【推荐1】When Alan was young, he played a lot of basketball and he was very good at it. But later he went and worked in a town, and there was no team for him, so he stopped playing.

He began to get fat soon, so he thought, “I’m getting fat now because I stopped playing basketball. What am I going to do?” He thought about it for a few days, and then he said to himself, “I know I’ll play tennis.”

He had a few lessons, and then played for a few days.

He met a nice girl one day, and they played a game of tennis against another young man and woman. Alan didn’t play well, he was very angry with himself. “I never played so badly before.” he said to the girl.

“Oh,” she said, “did you play tennis before?”

1. Alan ________ when he was young.

A．played tennis well	B．played basketball well
C．had many basketball.	D．was in the school team

2. Alan stopped playing basketball because ________.

A．he became too fat	B．the people in the town played badly
C．he didn’t like it at all	D．there was no team for him in the town

3. Alan began to play tennis because he wanted to ________.

A．keep fit

B．enjoy himself

C．meet a girl

D．join the tennis team

4. Alan played against ________ one day.

A．a girl

B．two men

C．a man

D．a man and a woman

5. Which is WRONG?

A．Alan worked in a town.

B．Alan wasn’t good at playing tennis.

C．The girl thought Alan played badly.

D．The girl was angry with Alan after the game.

【推荐3】One day, a young painter passed by a garden. He was deeply attracted (吸引) by the beautiful flowers in the garden. An old gardener was working there, but suddenly the young painter found the old gardener was blind.

“Wow, your flowers are so beautiful. Do you need a favour?” the young painter asked.

“No, thanks. I have planted flowers for years. And it’s part of my life.” the old gardener smiled.

“But you can’t see the flowers. Why do you keep doing that?” said the young painter.

“Although I can’t see them, I can touch them and smell the sweetness.” the old gardener said, “And it’s also for you.”

“For me? But you don’t know me,” said the painter.

“Yes, I don’t know you. But I know many people like you will stop here. The beauty of my flowers will make them happy,” said the old gardener.

The two men had a wonderful conversation and shared the beauty together. The beauty is what we can see and what we can feel.

根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1. The painter worked in the garden.
2. The old gardener couldn’t see.
3. The gardener has planted flowers for years.
4. The beautiful flowers were only for the painter.
5. The two men were happy to share the beauty together.

【推荐1】3D printing is becoming more and more popular. We are now able to create things we need very quickly and easily using 3D printers. But can you imagine printing food?

Some scientists are trying to change the dining experience by doing this. They hope that having a 3D printer in the kitchen will be as common as the microwave. Scientists say that it’ll be quite easy: you simply have to choose a recipe and put the uncooked food “inks” into the printer to make the food you want. This means that it would be very quick and easy to create tasty and healthy meals.

Using 3D printers to create your meals would also be saving the environment. There would be less need for traditional growing, shipping and packaging processes as food production would be a lot more efficient. Printing food could also help people who have a swallowing trouble. They could print softer kinds of their favorite foods so that they would not have trouble in swallowing them.

However, some people think that the future of 3D food printing would be a disaster. It could take away many jobs，including those for growing, shipping and packaging food. And traditional cafes and restaurants might lose business. Also, there are concerns about the healthy value of printed food: is it really possible to get what we need from food—based “inks”?

What’s more, cooking and eating together with family and friends has long been a traditional and enjoyable activity. It is hard to imagine a world where the pleasure of cooking is dead and meals can be created at the touch of a button.

1. Which of the following best describes 3D food printing?

A．Easy and efficient.	B．Quick and popular.
C．Healthy and tasty.	D．Soft and suitable.

2. What does the underlined word “swallowing" mean in Chinese?

A．品尝

B．吞咽

C．享受

D．烹饪

3. Why do some think that 3D food printing would be a disaster?

A．Traditional food would disappear.	B．Many people could lose their jobs.
C．It would affect the people's health.	D．We could all eat the same food.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．The future of 3D food printing is uncertain.

B．3D food printing would be a failure.

C．It would hurt our tradition of food culture.

D．3D food printing will replace traditional cooking.

5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．3D food printing is coming to the kitchen	B．Can 3D printing create everything?
C．3D—printing food will be in fashion!	D．The disadvantage of 3D food printing

【推荐1】

Judy	I like reading novels and newspapers best. Novels can make me remember the past and dream about the future. Reading newspapers makes me care about others and the whole world. I think reading books is like making friends. It gives me much pleasure.	Bolt	My hobby is making kites, collecting kites and flying kites. I began to make my first kite when I was nine years old. It wasn’t beautiful, but I liked it very much. Now I have different kinds of kites. On Sunday, I often fly kites with my friends in the park, and it’s my happiest time.
Dick	I’m a schoolboy. I have many hobbies, but I’m interested in keeping pets best. I have a lazy pet cat. Her name is Mimi. She’s very fat. She’s black and white. When I come back home, she usually runs to me and plays with me. She always lies under the table quietly when I’m doing my homework. What a cute cat she is!	Lisa	Different people have different hobbies. My favorite hobby is cooking. I enjoy cooking because it keeps me happy in my life and shows my love to my family. I often help my mum cook meals on weekends. Now I can cook a lot, for example, I can cook tomatoes with eggs and potatoes with beef. Cooking is so much fun. I love it.

1. Judy’s hobby is ________.

A．keeping pets

B．collecting kites

C．reading books

D．cooking meals

2. Bolt often flies kites with ________.

A．his cousins

B．his classmates

C．his friends

D．his teammates

3. Dick’s pet cat is ________.

A．cute and lazy

B．gray and white

C．quiet and thin

D．funny and brave

4. Lisa often ________ on weekends.

A．plays with her pet cat	B．helps her mother cook meals
C．makes kites with her grandmother	D．reads her favorite novels

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The name of Dick’s pet is Maomao.	B．Judy likes to make friends.
C．Lisa enjoys walking a pet pig.	D．When Bolt was 9 years old, he made his first kite.

【推荐2】At the start of his new term, Zhou Ziyu, a student from Heilongjiang, got some big news. Her school plans to delay (延迟) its start time to 8 a.m. She was quite happy.        

Zhou used to get up at 6 a.m., but would study until 10 or 11 p.m. the night before. She worked very hard. Her school asked students to arrive at 6:30 a.m. in summer and 7 a.m. in winter. She didn't get enough sleep. “ I often felt sleepy in class. But if my school plans to delay the start time, I'll be very glad.” Zhou said.

In fact, all of the schools in Heilongjiang plan to change their start time. Primary and middle schools will expect students to arrive at 8 a.m. or later. The change will help more students get enough sleep. In general, most Chinese middle school students have to arrive at school at around 7 a.m. Students have to get up at 6 a.m. or even earlier if they live far from school. While they often say up late in the evening, they can get the nine hours of sleep that they need to stay healthy.

In the future, more places might carry out similar policies. However, some students still worry about the rule. They prefer to have some study time before class begins in the morning. They think this is the best time o study and remember things.

1. How aid Zhou Ziyu feel when she heard the news about delaying the start time of school?

A．Excited.

B．Sad

C．Worried

D．Disappointed.

2. Why does the government carry out such a policy?

A．Because they hope the students will study before classes begin.

B．Because they hope the students will eat well in the morning.

C．Because they hope the students will get enough time to sleep.

D．Because they hope the students will play happily.

3. According to the passage, how many hours do the students need to sleep in one night?

A．Six.

B．Seven.

C．Eight.

D．Nine.

4. Why do some students still worry about the rule?

A．Because they want to have some time to study before class

B．Because they think it's hard to carry out.

C．Because they will never get enough sleep.

D．Because their parents won't allow them to sleep.

【推荐3】When I was in the middle school, I seldom raised my hands to answer questions in class. When the teacher asked a question, I always lowered my head because I was afraid that the teacher saw me. And I found lots of my classmates were just like me.

One day, in a foreign language class, Mr. Black gave us a lesson. He wanted us to be active in class, so he asked us some questions, but no one answered. “At the beginning of the class, let me tell you a story.” He said.

“When I came to the United States to study, the university often invited famous people to make speeches. Before the beginning of every speech, I found an interesting thing. The students around me always took a cardboard folded in half, wrote their names in bold (粗体) with the most eye-catching color, and then placed the cardboard on their seats. So when the speaker needed the answers from the students, he could see and call a listener’s name directly.”

“I couldn’t understand that my classmates told me the speakers were all top people who meant chances. When your answer was to their surprise, it means they might give you more chances. In fact, I really saw a few students got great chances because of that.”

After listening to the story, I understood that the chance will not find you itself. You must show yourself all the time so that you can find a chance and then catch it.

1. What did the writer’s classmates do when they were asked questions?

A．They raised their hands.	B．They shook their heads.
C．They closed their eyes.	D．They lowered their heads.

2. What did Mr. Black want the students to do in his class?

A．Be active.

B．Take notes carefully.

C．Read loudly.

D．Keep quiet.

3. What did the students around Mr. Black do before the speech?
①invited famous people to make speeches                    ②took a cardboard folded in half
③wrote their names in bold on the cardboard             ④placed the cardboard on their seats

A．①②③

B．①③④

C．①②④

D．②③④

4. How did the speaker at the university get to know the students’ names?

A．On the computer.	B．By looking at the card-boards.
C．By his memory.	D．By looking at the name list.

5. What does the writer mainly tell us?

A．Doing as others do is necessary.

B．Being active in class is interesting.

C．Answering questions bravely is easy.

D．Showing yourself bravely can win chances.