【推荐1】Mr. King comes from Sydney（悉尼）and now he is the headmaster（校长）of a language school in Canada. It is a new school year. He is making a speech（演讲）to his new foreign students from different countries. Some are from Japan; some are Chinese; some are Germans and some come from Italy.

“Hello, everyone. My name is Robert King. Welcome to our school. I hope you all will enjoy your time with us. Every morning from 8:30 to 11:30, you will be in the classroom learning English. In the afternoon and evening, you are free to do what you want to do. You can stay at the library. You can do sports. You can surf the Internet. You can visit some places of interest. And you’ll be able to speak English. There will be lots of time for speaking. Next, here is some news about your exam（考试）. You will take it after three weeks. You may use a dictionary in the exam. Don’t be too worried about this. The exam is not very difficult. We will send your results（结果）to your home address about four weeks later. That’s all, thank you.”

1. Where does Mr. King come from?

A．Australia.

B．Italy.

C．Canada.

D．Germany.

2. The new students are from ________ countries.

A．four

B．five

C．two

D．six

3. Where may he go in the afternoon if the new student Tom likes reading?

A．To go to the sports ground.	B．To go to the computer house.
C．To go to the school library.	D．To go to visit interesting places.

4. What does the underlined word “this” refer to（指代）?

A．The dictionary.

B．The exam.

C．The address.

D．English.

【推荐2】阅读短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。

Your schooldays should be the best time in your life.     1     The following ways may help you.

Be active at school.     2     Take an interest in school life. Do different activities actively. Put up your hands in class. If you are not working or learning, you are wasting(浪费) your time at school.

Keep healthy. If you don’t eat breakfast, you will be hungry in class. If you don’t have enough sleep, you will be sleepy in class.     3     Exercise can make you strong.

    4     Everyone fails(不通过) some tests, loses some races and has bad days. Don’t make small problems very serious. Don’t forget to ask for help. You are young, and no one thinks you must do everything quite well!

Spend the weekends meaningfully. Don’t waste time lying(躺) in bed on Saturday or Sunday morning. Go and play sports, learn to play the piano or help someone with problems.     5     You can read a book, practice English or help your mother with the housework.

Follow our ways, and you will have a happy school life!

A．Don’t say things are difficult or boring.

B．Do you know how to have a happy school life?

C．Don’t be unhappy if things sometimes go badly.

D．If you don’t want to go out, there are also a lot of things to do.

E．You should play sports every day.

【推荐3】This is my first day in our new school. In the morning, I help my new teacher Mr. Hu put some new English textbooks into a big box. And then I carry it to the classroom. The box is very heavy.

I walk very slowly(慢) with the big heavy box in my arms. A boy runs very fast to me. He can’t stop(停止). Oh, dear! The box drops on the floor and there are books everywhere on the floor.

“I’m very sorry.” The boy says again and again. He helps me pick up(捡起) all the books. He then helps me carry the books to our classroom.

Who is he? He is my classmate. His name is Jim. He comes to China with his father. He comes from England.

1. In the morning, I help            to carry the box to our classroom.

A．my parents

B．my new classmate

C．my new teacher

D．my good friend Jim

2. The box drops on the floor because             .

A．I walk very slowly with it	B．I walk very fast with it
C．Jim walks very slowly to me	D．Jim runs very fast and he can’t stop

3. Jim is new. He is             .

A．an American boy	B．an English boy
C．a teacher	D．a Chinese boy

4. Later,             carry the box of books to our classroom.

A．Jim and I

B．Jim, Mr. Hu and I

C．Mr. Hu and Jim

D．some of my classmates and I

5. Jim and I are            .

A．the same age

B．in the same bedroom

C．in the same class

D．Mr. Hu’s workmates(同事)

【推荐1】On television, talk shows are very popular. Many people enjoy watching them. American host (节目主持人) Oprah Winfrey once had a number—one talk show on TV. Oprah is very smart and she is really good at talking to people. She asked people interesting questions on her show. She laughed and cried with them. She got them to open up and tell the true stories about themselves.

Oprah is far more than a talk show host! She is also an actress and has her own magazine. She does all she can to help children. She gets people to read more, help others, and work hard for a better life. In her eyes, all these things are worthwhile (值得做的). She’s happy, she has a full life.

Oprah’s life isn’t always so happy. When she was a little kid, her mother was poor and young and could not take care of (照顾) her. Oprah lived on her grandmother’s farm and she had no friends and no toys there. Sometimes she got into fights with other kids. Luckily, she went to live with her father later. Oprah said her father saved her life. He took good care of her and made her follow his rules. She became a good student. Then she got a job reading the news on the radio when she was still in high school!

1. What do the first two paragraphs talk about?

A．Oprah’s books.

B．Oprah’s family.

C．Oprah’s talents.

D．Oprah’s dreams.

2. ________ brought Oprah a better life.

A．Her grandmother

B．Her friends

C．Her mother

D．Her father

3. What do you think of Oprah’s life in her childhood?

A．Happy.

B．Bad.

C．Interesting.

D．Exciting.

4. In which part of a newspaper can we find the passage?

A．Sports.

B．Health.

C．Food.

D．People.

【推荐2】Just like a movie, a dream has a story to tell and it has something to do with your life. So, take a closer look at your dreams, they can open doors into your world.

Martha, 35 years old, said that last night she had an unusual dream. She dreamed that she was flying. When she moved her arms up and down, she moved higher into the sky. She felt as free as a bird. Flying is a good symbol in a dream. Flying in dreams may mean success (成功), confidence (自信), and “being on top of it all”.

Jason, a 14-year-old boy, said that he had a bad dream that kept coming back. He walked out of his bedroom, and a monster (怪物) came out and ran after him. Monsters in dreams often show fears (恐惧). For Jason, the monsters may stand for the adults who control (控制) his life. Or it may mean Jason’s fears about growing up and he is very sad.

Here are some other common symbols in dreams. Mountains are difficulties, so to dream of successfully climbing a mountain can show a true feeling of achievement (成就). Water is peaceful in life. But a big wave (波浪) in dreams probably means an emotional (情绪的) worry. Food is a symbol of knowledge (知识), because it nourishes (滋养) the body just as information nourishes the brain. However, it could just be food.

Dreaming is a way to make a memory (记忆) of your emotions. You may dream the same things again and again. They are like a bridge which connects your experience with your emotion and memories. They will help you get a better understanding of yourself.

1. ________ might happen to Jason before he slept according to his dream.

A．Being asked to take after-school classes	B．Reading a book about making Russian soup
C．Feeling very confident about his schoolwork	D．Playing a computer game with his friends

2. According to the passage, Picture ________ is a symbol of knowledge.

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. The structure (结构) of the passage is ________.
(①＝para. 1     ②＝para. 2     ③＝para. 3     ④＝para. 4     ⑤＝para. 5)

A．①/②③④/⑤

B．①②③/④/⑤

C．①/②③/④⑤

D．①②/③④/⑤

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Jason ran after the monster in his dream.

B．Bad dream means the fear of your life.

C．You won’t dream about the same things again.

D．You may know more about yourself from dreams.

【推荐3】“Come on, Kyle,” Dad called. “We need to leave for the swim-team tryouts (选拔)!”

Kyle sat sadly on his bed. He liked swimming, but he was afraid he wouldn’t be fast enough to impress the coach (教练). And he didn’t want to embarrassed (尴尬的).

“I changed my mind,” he shouted back. “I’ve decided not to go.”

Now Kyle heard his father’s footsteps on the staircase (楼梯). Dad walked into Kyle’s room. “Why not?” he asked. “I thought you enjoyed swimming.”

“I do, but …”

“… but you’re afraid you won’t make the team, right?”

Kyle looked up. How had Dad guessed?

“Listen,” Dad said. “You’re probably afraid, but why not at least have the coach time (计时) you? There’s nothing to lose by trying, even if you don’t make the team. And who knows? You might even surprise yourself.”

Kyle thought about it for a short time. “Okay, I guess I’ll go.” he finally said.

Half an hour later, Kyle was nervously waiting with everyone else who wanted to try out. He hated the idea of disappointing his father, so when the coach called his name, he forced himself to the edge (边缘) of the swimming pool. The coach blew his whistle (哨子) and Kyle jumped in, swimming through the water as quickly as he could. When he reached the other side of the pool, he held his head up and took the steel part at the pool’s edge, shaking his wet hair out of his eyes. He climbed out of the water and returned to where the coach was standing.

“How did I do?” he asked quietly.

The coach looked at his stopwatch and then smiled at Kyle. “You had a wonderful time! In fact, you got one of the fastest times I’ve seen today. You’ll do a fantastic job on the swim team.”

1. What did Kyle worry?

A．He couldn’t change his decision.	B．He wouldn’t join the team.
C．He couldn’t keep his interest in swim.	D．He wouldn’t be the fastest swimmer.

2. What does Dad mean by saying these underlined words?

A．You should just try.	B．You might lose anything.
C．You should make your decision.	D．You can cheer the coach up.

3. How did Kyle feel when he climbed out of the swimming pool?

A．Nervous.

B．Happy.

C．Angry.

D．Excited.

4. Which situation might be similar to Kyle’s experience?

A．Adam refused to swim and made his father angry.

B．James was training for the Olympics and succeeded.

C．John was worried about a test but got a good grade.

D．Tom tried to solve the problem but without a better result.