【推荐1】This is Bruce’s Noodle House. We have different kinds of noodles. A large bowl of noodles with mutton is only 4 dollars, and 3 dollars for a medium bowl. Each bowl of beef noodles is just 3.5 dollars. And a large bowl of chicken noodles is 2 dollars. Each bowl of pork noodles is just 3.5 dollars. One dollar is for a large bowl of vegetable noodles.

Come and enjoy the delicious noodles here! If you order any meat noodles, fruit is free. If you are too busy to come. Please call us at 2888998, and you will get the food in half an hour. Our Noodle House is open for 24 hours a day, from Monday afternoon to Sunday.

根据材料内容，选择正确选项。
1. Bruce’s Noodle House sells ________ kinds of noodles.

A．five

B．eight

C．seven

D．four

2. If Tom calls Bruce’s Noodle House for pork noodles at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, he can get the food at ________ a.m.

A．8:50

B．7:50

C．8:30

D．7:30

3. Tom’s family would like two large bowls of chicken noodles and a medium bowl of mutton noodles. They will pay ________ for the food.

A．$6.5

B．$7

C．$5

D．$8

4. If you want to eat some fruit, you can order ________ noodles.

A．vegetable or beef	B．vegetable or chicken
C．mutton or beef or pork	D．cabbage or mutton

5. We can eat noodles in Bruce’s Noodle House except on ________.

A．Monday morning

B．Monday afternoon

C．Saturday afternoon

D．Sunday morning

【推荐2】

Stop wasting food! Activity update The activity to reduce food waste has just entered its third week, and we’re already seeing some great results. We’d like every student and teacher to join in the activity at school and at home, so if you haven’t started yet, read on and join in!

Stop wasting food at school According to school lunch director Marge Kaplan, “The children are making a big effort to think in a sensible way about the food they put on their plates. We now have about 15% less waste and we think this percentage will grow as more children join in the activity.” The school canteen now offers two sizes for all main meals: small and large. This week they’ll replace single bread rolls with slices of bread. You can take as many slices as you want, but one at a time to save waste.

Stop wasting food at home Every year, we waste about a third of our food. A lot of this waste is cereals, fruit and vegetables. In the UK, more than 97% of waste ends up in a landfill site. That’s a lot! Come to a special meeting with supermarket owner Carlos Rodriguez to learn how we can save food and money at home!

Activity meeting! How to save food and money at home When: Friday 12 May, 5—6 p.m. Where: School hall Who: Carlos Rodriguez What: Top tips on how to store food, measure sensible portion sizes and cook tasty meals from leftovers Students and families welcome!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. How long has the activity lasted?

A．For three weeks.

B．For two weeks.

C．It has just started.

D．We don’t know.

2. What does the underlined word “sensible” mean in the article?

A．可感觉的

B．过量的

C．明智的

D．有意识的

3. What does Marge Kaplan think of the result of the activity?

A．It’s disappointing.

B．It’s embarrassing.

C．It’s satisfying.

D．It’s perfect.

4. What will NOT be talked about in the meeting?

A．What to choose—bread rolls or slices of bread.

B．How to keep food.

C．The way to measure the sizes of food we need.

D．How to use leftovers to make delicious food.

5. Where is the text probably from?

A．A fashion magazine.

B．A school website.

C．A local guide book.

D．A newspaper about food.

【推荐1】          What is the first thing you want to do when you see someone yawn(打哈欠)? You want to yawn, too! Yawning is contagious.
          Scientists have found that all people yawn. Babies start to yawn even before they are born. The earliest yawn takes place when a baby is still inside its mother. When young children are about one year old, they start to yawn when they see others yawning. That’s why scientists seem to think yawning is contagious.
          It’s no secret that yawning is contagious, but why do we yawn? Well, scientists are not really sure.
          Some think we yawn because we feel bored. Recently scientists studied two groups of students between the ages of 17 and 19. One group watched music videos, and the other watched a boring color test. Scientists compared the numbers of their yawns and found that the color test group yawned more times than the video group.
          Another reason about yawning has to do with breathing. Some scientists believe that when we are bored or tired, we breathe more slowly. As our breathing slows down, we cannot get rid of(去除) enough carbon dioxide (CO₂) in our bodies. When there is too much carbon dioxide, our bodies will tell the brains (大脑) to breathe deeply. The result is a big yawn.
          In 2007, scientists suggested a new reason. They said that the reason people yawned was to cool down their brains. These scientists found that people who were warmer than others yawned more often.
          Scientists are still trying to find out why yawning happens and why it is so contagious. But they are only sure that when one person yawns, almost everyone else nearby wants to yawn, too.
1. According to the scientists, people start to yawn when they are __________.

A．born

B．inside their mothers

C．17 or 19 years old

D．one year old

2. Which of the following are the possible reasons about yawning according to the passage?
1 People yawn because they are bored.
2 People yawn to catch others’ attention.
3 People yawn to cool down their brains.
4 People yawn to get rid of carbon dioxide.

A．123

B．234

C．124

D．134

3. We can probably read this passage in a __________.

A．story book	B．travel guidebook
C．science magazine	D．movie poster

【推荐2】

The koala Size: 70—90cm           Weight: 5—14kg The koala with thick hair looks cute but it has very sharp (锋利的) teeth and claws (爪子).The male koala is larger than the female one. Food: The koala eats eucalyptus leaves (桉树叶). Each koala eats about 500 grams of leaves per day. Habit: The koala sleeps for up to 16—18 hours. It prefers to move around in the evening. Baby fact: A healthy female koala can have one child each year. A baby koala is very small when it is born—only a quarter of an inch. It has no hair and it can’t see either. It lives in its mother’s pouch (育儿袋) for half a year. During this time, it only drinks its mother’s milk. Danger: The number of koalas in Australia is getting smaller every year, mainly because of people. People cut down a lot of trees, so many koalas have no places to live in and they don’t have enough leaves to eat. There are fewer than 100,000 koalas in the world. Some scientists say if people don’t protect them, we won’t have any koalas within 30 years

1. When does the koala often move around during a day?

A．In the morning.

B．In the evening.

C．In the afternoon.

D．At weekends.

2. If someone sees a newly born koala, he will find that ___________________.

A．it can see everything	B．it is really small
C．it has thick hair	D．it is very big

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The female koala is smaller than the male one.	B．An adult koala often weighs more than 16kg.
C．The koala doesn’t have sharp paws or teeth.	D．The koala often sleeps for more than 20 hours.

【推荐3】April 22nd is World Earth Day—a day to remind (提醒) people to protect the earth. So on that day, our family held an activity “bottle of trash (垃圾) challenge (挑战)”. That means the trash needs to be put in a 600ml bottle. We decided to challenge ourselves and produce as little trash as possible.

My father worked online all day, so he didn’t produce any paper waste except paper napkins. He made the least trash in our family.

My mother cooked and produced plenty of kitchen waste, such as vegetable leaves, eggshells and food bags. It was not easy for Mom to deal with all the trash, but she found a way to put all into the bottle. How amazing!

My sister, a 16-year-old student, was busy preparing for her exams. She had to use paper to work out math or physics problems. She used only one side of the paper in the past. But that day, she tried to use both sides of the paper because she realized(意识到) we were challenging ourselves. She did a good job!

I was different from my sister. I love snacks and drinks. So my trash was almost from them. I was highly alert (警觉的) that I must produce less waste. I hardly ever had snacks or drinks. It was too difficult, but I did it!

I’ve learnt a lot from this activity. I realize that everyone can produce less trash. We should start with small actions to protect the earth!

1. What activity did the writer’s family hold on April 22nd?

A．A trip.

B．A party.

C．A picnic.

D．A challenge.

2. Who made the least trash in the family?

A．The writer.

B．The writer’s father.

C．The writer’s sister.

D．The writer’s mother.

3. What was the writer’s sister busy doing?

A．Watching TV.	B．Eating snacks.
C．Preparing for her exams.	D．Playing the piano.

4. The underlined words “work out” in Paragraph4 mean ________ in Chinese.

A．解决

B．排除

C．干扰

D．屏蔽

5. The writer hopes that we can ________.

A．use both sides of the paper	B．have less snacks and drinks
C．eat up all the food of the dinner	D．protect the earth by starting with small actions

【推荐1】Look! The girl looks like a Barbie doll(芭比娃娃). She has long blond hair. Her blue eyes are big, but her mouth and nose are small. She is a nice girl. Who is she?

Oh, she is Sally. She is from England. She is thirteen years old. Her mom and dad are English. Both (两者) of them (他们) are in Beijing now. Her mom is my English teacher. She and I are good friends. Well, green is Sally’s favorite color, and she is in green. We are in the same school, but we are in different classes.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What color are her eyes?

A．Red.	B．Yellow.
C．Blond.	D．Blue.

2. Where is Sally’s dad from?

A．China.	B．The USA.
C．England.	D．Canada.

3. The underlined (下划线的) word (单词) like means (意思是) ________ in Chinese.

A．喜欢	B．喜爱
C．爱好	D．像……一样

4. What is Sally’s favorite color?

A．Red.	B．Green.
C．Blue.	D．Blond.

5. Which is WRONG (错误的)?

A．Sally’s mouth is small.

B．Sally is an English girl.

C．Sally and I are in the same class.

D．Sally’s hair is blond.

【推荐2】Daisy likes reading Modern Girl magazine because it often has some tests about personal preferences (喜好). By answering the questions and reading the explanations (解释) of your score, you can know what kind of person you are.

Here is one of Daisy’s completed tests. Give her 1 point for each (a) she chose, 2 points for each (b) and 3 points for each (c).

1. I like spending my free time □(a) with my family. (b) with my friends. □(c) on my own. 2. If I have a problem, I will □(a) talk to my parents. (b) talk to my friends. □(c) deal with it by myself. 3. I like to study □(a) at home with my family around. □(b) with my friends. (c) on my own. 4. For my birthday, I would like to □(a) be with my family. □(b) have a party with lots of friends. (c) go out with just my best friend.

Score: 4~6 Your family are very important to you. You enjoy being with friends but your family come first. 7~9 You have lots of friends and like to have fun. You are close to your family but your friends are also important to you. 10~12 You probably have one or two close friends, but you’d rather relax with a good book than go to a party. You are independent (独立的) and happy to do things for yourself.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. You can _________ by answering the questions in the test.

A．get gifts from the magazine	B．get a lot of knowledge
C．test your English level	D．know what kind of person you are

2. What is Daisy’s score for this test?

A．4.

B．6.

C．9.

D．12.

3. What may Daisy do if she has a problem?

A．She would write a letter to the magazine for help.

B．She would tell her parents to get some help.

C．She would tell her friends to get some help.

D．She would deal with the problem on her own.

4. How important are Daisy’s friends to her?

A．More important than her family.	B．Less important than her family.
C．As important as her family.	D．Not very important.

5. If Peter’s score is 11, which of the following is TRUE about him?

A．He has lots of friends.	B．He likes to go to parties.
C．He prefers to stay alone by himself.	D．He would rather do everything with others.