【推荐2】Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile? We hope we can help you understand how we are trying to help children all over the world.

Operation Smile was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they went to Philippines to help children who had holes in their lips or inside their mouths. It was very difficult for them to eat and drink. These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not carry on with the work because they were short of money. Then they decided to start a charity so that they could help these needy children. They called it Operation Smile.
Operation Smile works in more than twenty developing countries and has cured over 10,000 children who have problems with their mouths. Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called“The World Journey of Hope”. 5,000 children in 18 countries are cured during the event.
On the other hand, Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that they can continue to help children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to America for further treatment.
So show your kindness and generosity to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local banks. Many thanks from the children who can smile now will come to you.
1. Operation Smile is a famous _____, which was started by a doctor and his wife.

A．school

B．charity

C．building

D．person

2. Operation Smile helps the children by _____.

A．curing the children who have problems with their mouths

B．helping poor children go back to school

C．helping blind children to see again

D．offering houses to homeless children

3. Five thousand children from _____ countries are cured during the event “The World Journey of Hope”.

A．ten                 B sixteen

B．eighteen

C．twenty

4. Why did they worry that they could not carry on with the work?
Because _____.

A．there were no more volunteers

B．they went to America for further study

C．they didn’t have enough money

D．the doctors were too busy

5. What does the writer ask us to do to show our kindness and generosity to the needy children?

A．To donate money at local banks.

B．To be a volunteer in Philippines.

C．To send cards to the needy children.

D．To be a doctor of Operation Smile.

【推荐3】You speak，write a letter，and make a telephone call. Your words carry a message. People communicate(交流)with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you raise your hand in class，the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake your head，and people know you are saying “No”. You nod and people know you are saying “Yes”. Other things can also carry messages. For example，a sign(招牌,标志)at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you get messages from them all the time?

People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains，about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books，newspapers, TVs, radios and films all help us to communicate with each other. They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

1. People communicate_____.

A．in many different ways	B．with words only
C．in letters and with drawings	D．with smiles, tears and hands

2. When we see somebody smile，then，he must be feeling_____.

A．angry

B．glad

C．surprised

D．sad

3. We can learn news from_____.

A．newspapers

B．radios

C．TVs

D．A, B and C

4. A sign at the bus stop tells you_____.

A．how many buses there are	B．what kind of bus it is
C．where the bus comes and goes	D．how much money you’ll pay for the ticket

5. The best title for this short passage is_____.

A．Signs Carry Messages	B．The important Communication
C．Words, Signs and Drawing	D．Ways of Communication.

【推荐1】根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。

If you have only three minutes to get something that you can take from your home, and the other things will be lost forever, what will you take? The following information will help you.

B. O. B.	B. O. B. is short for Bug of Bag（求生背包）. It’s a bag with a collection of things that are needed for life in it.
Reasons to use a B. O. B.	When disasters（灾难）like earthquakes and heavy rainstorms happen, many people will have to run away from their homes and they may not return for a long time. They need to continue to live without food, water or shelter in some unexpected situation.
Things in a B. O. B.	A sleeping bag, or at least a thin quilt. Drinking water, high-calorie foods, such as chocolate and biscuits. Necessary medicines. Sometimes for making a fire and a small pot to boil water or cook. A few basic tools like a knife and some ropes. A flash light. Money. A copy of all your important papers.（Be sure to make a B. O. B. as light as possible.）
Places to keep A B. O. B.	You should put a B. O. B. at a place where you can get it conveniently when disasters happen. Your home, your car, or your office can be a good place to put it.

1. A B. O. B. has a collection of things ________ in it.

A．for research

B．for traffic

C．for study

D．for life

2. Many people run away from their homes with a B. O. B because ________.

A．they have to save other people’s lives

B．they will be able to return in a short time

C．they need to continue to live after disasters happen

D．they have no other useful things to take

3. People should make a B. O. B as ________ as they can.

A．light

B．heavy

C．common

D．huge

4. People had better NOT put a B. O. B ________.

A．in the car

B．at home

C．at the office

D．on the road

5. According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?

A．Expensive things should be put in a B. O. B safely at first.

B．People should take a B. O. B with them everywhere.

C．It’s better to prepare more than one B. O. B if possible.

D．People are advised to put some more clothes in a B. O. B.

【推荐2】Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge(知识) and information, and to relax in their free time. But some of them are not using it in a good way. Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet.

◆Make rules for Internet use with your parents. For example, when you can go online, for how long and what activities you can do online.

◆Don't give your password(密码) to anyone else, and never give out the following information: your real name, home address, age, school, phone number or other personal information.

◆Check with your parents before giving out a credit(信用) card number.

◆Never send a photo of yourself to someone in e-mail unless(除非) your parents say it's OK.

◆Check with your parents before going into a chat(聊天) room. Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents will want to make sure it's a right place for you.

◆Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parent's permission(允许). Never meet anyone you met online alone.

◆Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Treat (视为)everyone online as if they were strangers.

◆If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable(不舒服), leave the site. Tell a parent or teacher right away.

◆Treat other people as you'd like to be treated. Never use bad language.

◆Remember—not everything you read on the Internet is true.

1. The writer tells children to ________.

A．send their own photos to him	B．make rules for Internet use with parents
C．believe everything they read on the Internet	D．give out their personal information

2. It's good for children to ________ on the Internet.

A．give password to others	B．get useful knowledge and information
C．give out a credit card number	D．go into a chat room as they'd like to

3. What shouldn't be done when you are on line? ________.

A．Using bad language	B．Sending messages and e-mails
C．Leaving the site if you feel uncomfortable	D．Treating everyone online as strangers

4. If your parents don't agree, never ________.

A．read anything on the Internet

B．relax in your free time

C．have a face-to-face meeting with anyone you met online

D．treat other people as you'd like to be treated

5. The best title for this passage is "________".

A．How to use computers	B．Surfing on the Internet
C．Information on the Internet	D．Internet safety rules

【推荐3】What are you going to do if you are in danger? How will you get out of a fire? Please read the following passage.

A fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. First, you should call the firemen at 119, tell them your address, then, they can help you right now. Before the firemen come, you should learn how to save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as hallways, windows and doors, but not the elevator（电梯）that may stop working at any time.

To go through windows from the lower floors of buildings. Learn the right way of leaving by windows with the best chance.

The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. It is about the height of a young man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a fire.

Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may go into the rooms. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air. Remember not to open the window, the wind will make the fire stronger and stronger.

On a second or third floor, the best windows are those which are open onto a roof. From the roof, a person can jump to the ground more safely. Jumping onto cement（水泥）might make you feel much pain. Grass can do good to your body.

根据文章内容，判断句子正 (T) 或错误 (F).
1. The firemen can find anybody although they have no address.
2. It’s right to go through the windows if you are on a lower floor and strong enough.
3. During a fire you can use an elevator to come down at once.
4. Open the window so that you can get fresh air if the building is on fire.
5. Jumping onto cement is safer than the grass.

【推荐1】Trains have long been an important form of transportation. Yet they have changed a lot since 1804, when the first train moved at 8 km/hr. Today’s high speed trains can go 300 km/hr or faster. Besides their speed, they have many advantages over other transportation types.
Japan built the world’s first high speed railway. In 1964, Japan’s “Shinkansen” trains started traveling between Osaka and Tokyo at 200 km/hr. Over time, more lines, as well as faster trains, were built.
Korea, England, and the USA, now have their own high speed systems. Taiwan Province’s started running in 2007. Its trains are based on two types of Shinkansen trains. They can carry 989 people and travel from Taipei to Kaohsiung in less than two hours.
These systems are expensive to build, but they have many advantages. For example, they are good for the environment. Trains on the London to Paris line create 1/10 the pollution that planes create. High speed trains are also safer and cleaner than cars.
Super fast trains can even help a country’s economy(经济). They make it easier to travel to faraway places. That helps businesses and land values in those areas. It’s no wonder so many countries are building their own high speed railways.
1. The world’s first high speed trains started traveling at ______.

A．8 km/hr	B．200 km/hr
C．300 km/hr	D．500 km/hr

2. In Taiwan Province, the high speed trains are based on trains from ______.

A．Japan

B．Korea

C．China

D．the USA

3. According to the passage, high speed trains ______ than planes.

A．are cheaper	B．are safer and cleaner
C．make traveling easier	D．cause less pollution

4. One of the disadvantages of high speed trains mentioned in this passage is that ______.

A．they are safer than some other transportation types

B．it costs a lot to build the whole high speed systems

C．they’re good for a country’s businesses and land values

D．super fast trains can help a country’s economy(经济)

5. The main idea of this passage is that ______.

A．trains are the most popular form of transportation in the world

B．Japan built the world’s first high speed railway

C．we should do everything that we can to help the environment

D．there are a lot of good reasons to build high speed railways

【推荐2】Vicuna, a small town in the north of Chile, is a great place for watching stars all year round. Although it is near the sea, the cold, wet air from the coast does not bring clouds. Instead, dry winds from the desert keep the clouds away at night. In fact, the sky is so clear in Vicuna that it is possible to see many stars that can be seen only with advanced(先进的) instruments in other parts of the world.

In Vicuna, distant(遥远的) star systems such as Magellanic Clouds can be seen without the help of an instrument. That is why the town was chosen as the home of a number of sky observatories(天文台). One of them, the Mamalluca, is quite different from the typical observatories used by scientists. This observatory was built for tourists who like to look at the stars. During the year, Vicunas hotels accommodate thousands of tourists who come from all over the world to see the night sky as they have only seen it in books. The cloudless sky is clearly a moneymaker for the town, which plans to set up even more observatories. It was recently decided that building observatories would go on for another few years.

At one point, however, the town faced a serious problem. As the town grew, more streetlights were added, making it more and more difficult to see the stars at night. The town saved the night sky by building a new system of lights that lit up the streets without influencing the view of the sky.

1. What can we know from Paragraph One?

A．The sky in Vicuna is clear all year round.

B．Vicuna is a small town far from the ocean.

C．The wet air from the coast keep the clouds away.

D．We can see wonderful clouds in the sky over Vicuna.

2. What does the underlined word “accommodate” most probably mean in Chinese?

A．建议

B．控制

C．容纳

D．欢迎

3. Why did Vicuna spend money on a new streetlight system?

A．The old streetlights used lots of electricity.

B．The old streetlights made it hard to see the stars at night.

C．The new streetlights would make streets more beautiful.

D．The new streetlights would make the sky more beautiful.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Vicuna Has a Problem	B．The observatories in Vicuna
C．A Town to Watch the Stars	D．The new system of lights in Vicuna