【推荐1】There are so many people in this world who don’t like to read. They are scared by all the knowledge that we can find when we open the books. But “reading” doesn’t have to be only our textbooks from school or books that our teachers ask us to read.

       “Reading” has such great pleasure. Some of us find this pleasure or enjoyment in novels, and some find it in newspapers or magazines, while even some of us find it in stories of romance. Whatever the book we choose may be, read it because we love it. Read for fun!
       By picking up a book we can develop in so many different ways. Reading not only Increases our vocabulary, but it can increase our confidence（信心）and self-esteem（自尊）as well. In fact, it’s fun to discuss books with others who have read them. Actually, I have found that reading even can increase our communication skills. There is so much knowledge out there just waiting for us to discover.
       We are always reading in our daily lives, such as signs, instructions, labels on products in all kinds of stores. But that’s just the start. We can develop a love for reading when what we are reading something we love. So making reading what we love a part of your daily life! We can do wonders for our future! It can take us to places we have never seen and give us knowledge that will be useful for our lives ahead of us!
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正T误F。
1. Some people don’t like to read because they are scared by the books they read. ____________
2. The reading of novels, newspapers and other books may offer pleasure to us. _____________
3. Reading only increases our communication skills. ____________
4. We can develop a love for reading when we are reading something we love. _____________
5. Reading better prepares us for the future! It’s useful for our lives. ____________

【推荐2】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

These days so many things are going digital, and books are too. People can buy e-books or cheap books online.     1     This isn’t a new problem, but things are finally starting to turn around.

    2    , according to the US Census Bureau. They have found success but trying new things like holding events, adding a coffee shop and food and creating a fun experience for book lovers. “That’s what small bookstores have to offer, “Nicole Sullivan, owner of Denver’s Book Bar, told the Denver Post, “a more personalized(个性化的) experience and a sense of community.”

Also, bookstores are trying to bring in new shoppers in cool ways. The Shakespeare and Co. bookstore in New York is adding the Espresso Book Machine,     3    . This special machine can help people search for books easily.

And sometimes,     4    . Many stores like Second Story Books in Washington, DC, use online bookstores like Amazon to their advantage. They have two bookstores. People can pick out new books they like and enjoy themselves in the actual bookstores(实体店). And they also sell books on Amazon to make more money.

While bookstores still face difficulties,     5    .

A．It seems that there are no ways for them to succeed

B．it seems there are ways for them to succeed

C．if you can’t succeed, you can give up

D．which can print any book you want in five minutes at the store

E．This means that some bookstores have a hard time staying open

F．if you can’t beat them, it’s okay to join them

G．Bookstore sales in the US went up 2.5 percent from 2014 to 2015

【推荐3】You love reading, but you've read all your books four times, and are tired of reading the same ones. You're planning to go to the library，but don't know what kind of books to get. With the right knowledge(知识)，it's easy to choose a good book!
Answer these questions first.   What are your interests? Type your hobbies into your library catalog search.   By doing this, you will find books that you might like.
Search your house next. Often good books are quietly collecting dust(灰层)in your own house.   Maybe you forget about one，or someone who is living with you has some good books. Also by searching your house, you can find some books that you can read, and they won't even cost you any money.
Then join a book club，please. Being a book club member is often a way to experience(体验)new books with other members. Joining a book club or setting up a book club helps you know who else likes the same books as you，you can also read and discuss the books with others.
Finally，read the first part of each book. Of course，if you have many books, this can be time-consuming. Reading the first part of a book can help you know what books and types of books that you like，and you won't have a hard time looking for books again.
1. This article is mainly written to help you         .

A．buy a good book	B．read a good book
C．choose a good book	D．borrow a good book

2. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph maybe means that         .

A．you don't often clean the house	B．you haven't touched the books for a long time
C．your friends don't read your books	D．your friends don't visit your house

3. What is NOT mentioned about joining a book club ?

A．Experiencing new books with other members.

B．Knowing who else likes the same books as you.

C．Reading and discussing books with others.

D．Helping you make more and more close friends.

4. What does the underlined word “time-consuming” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Using a little time.	B．Wasting a little time.
C．Taking much time.	D．Saving much time.

【推荐1】Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today.” “You are yellow.” “He has a green thumb”. “He told a little white lie.” “she is a green hand in teaching English” and so on. And she went to her teacher for help.

The teacher Mary Green: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad. Sometimes it has other meaning. Yellow means afraid. “He has a green thumb” means “He grows plants well”. And “a white lie” is not a bad one.

Mary: Would you give me an example for “a white lie”?

Mrs Green: Certainly, now I give you a cake. You don’t like it but you won’t say it. Instead, you say “No, thanks I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.

Mary: Oh, I see. By the way, what does “she is a green hand in teaching English” mean?

Mrs Green: It means “She is a new English teacher.”

Mary: Thank you very much.

1. “She is blue” means ________.

A．She wears blue clothes

B．She likes blue

C．She is sad

D．She is happy

2. Tom is ________ to climb the tree. He’s yellow.

A．happy

B．afraid

C．sad

D．clever

3. What does the phrase “a white lie” mean in Chinese?

A．谎言

B．一个白色的领带

C．白色蝴蝶结

D．善意的谎言

4. “He has a green thump” means ________.

A．He is good at growing plants.	B．He is good at telling lies.
C．He is not hungry.	D．His thump was painted in green.

5. “She is a green hand in teaching English” means ________.

A．She is an old English teacher.	B．She is a friendly English learner.
C．She is a new English teacher.	D．She is a new English learner.

【推荐2】You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.

Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chineseblood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.

But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang（杨振宁）. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.

1. “ABCs” in this passage means_____________.

A．three English letters	B．a kind of banana
C．Chinese born in America	D．Americans born in China

2. Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because_____.

A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside

B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese

C．they were born in China but go to study in America

D．they like to eat bananas

3. The underlined word “blood” may probably mean ________.

A．洪水

B．祖先

C．身份

D．血统

4. Which of the sentences is WRONG about ABCs?

A．They are Chinese citizens.

B．They are overseas Chinese.

C．They may speak little Chinese.

D．ABCs may know little about China.

5. This passage mainly talks about________.

A．different kinds of bananas

B．overseas Chinese

C．the Nobel Prize

D．the story of C.N. Yang

【推荐3】How do you feel when your teacher asks you to work on a group project with other students? Do you like to work together with others or work alone?

The program for International Student Assessment(PISA), which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students, carried out a survey of students’ ability to work together in groups. They found that students who do well on tests by themselves are also likely to be better at working with other people.

This finding was true for many countries. Students in Japan, South Korea, Finland and Canada, where test scores are high, also did well in working together to solve problems. But this was not the case for every country. Chinese students, who usually can get high scores as well, displayed just common collaborative(合作的)skills.

“One reason might be that Chinese parents and teachers focus too much on grades, said Zhao Zhongxin, former   vice   president   ( 前副经理 ) of the Chinese Family Education Association. “Students have a lot of exam pressure and they regard school as a place for competition.”

“However, collaborative skills are very important for preparing students today’s society,” he added. “Luckily, more Chinese parents and teachers are realizing the importance of this and are thinking of ways to help students improve it.”

Another interesting finding from the PISA survey was that girls are most likely to be better than boys at working together. They said girls show more positive attitude(   态 度 ) toward relationships, which means they are more willing to listen to others’ opinions.

PISA also found that the classroom environment tends to influence how well students collaborate. In classes where there are a lot of activities that require communication, such as class discussion, students would have better attitudes towards collaborating.

1. From Paragraph 2, we can know PISA is________.

A．a survey system	B．a skill system
C．a program group	D．a finding result

2. According to the passage, the survey focuses on students’ ability to________.

A．prepare society	B．work with others
C．get good grades	D．win the competition

3. In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “it”refers to________.

A．students today’s society	B．parents’ realization
C．collaborative importance	D．collaborative skill

4. According to the passage, teachers can to help students work together.

A．give students high scores on tests.	B．help students reduce exam pressure.
C．provide more communicative activities	D．make girls work with girls instead of boys

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

A．The better grades, the better at teamwork.

B．Gender(性别) has no influence on collaboration.

C．Please focus as much on collaboration as on grades.

D．It's important for students to develop collaboration.