【推荐1】Once upon a time there was no tea at all in England. People there used to drink a light beer. No coffee or milk but large glasses of beer stood on the breakfast table.

When tea was first brought to England, an old couple got some as a special treat. But they do not know how it should be used. They cooked the leaves in hot water, and spread them on a piece of bacon (熏肉) which they were going to have for dinner. They ate the leaves, and threw the tea away! However, tea is becoming as popular as coffee and milk in England today.

Tea is the leaf of a plant which grows widely in China, Japan and some other countries. Tea farmers usually grow many tea plants on a large piece of land. When the leaves are ready to be picked, it is the busiest time for tea farmers in a year. They pull off the leaves and dry them. In their spare time, they pick out the best leaves and get them ready for market. In China, whenever a visitor comes into house, he is served with a cup of tea.

1. Beer was served for breakfast in England long ago.
2. Tea was first brought to England by an old couple.
3. The old couple threw the tea leaves away and enjoyed tea.
4. Tea farmers are the busiest in a year when they pick and dry tea leaves.
5. Tea, coffee and milk are all popular in England today.

【推荐3】Take a look at the children around. They are all dressing in baggy-pants (宽松裤) drinking soft drinks such as coke and reading Japanese cartoons. Whether you are in Beijing, Wuhan, Hong Kong, you will get the same impression (印象). But should we copy others or should we keep our differences?

It sounds convenient (方便的) that people around the world speak the same language, dress in the same style, eat the same food and play the same games. If the world was like this, you wouldn’t feel strange in any place of the world. But just imagine living in such a world. How colorless it would be!

Different kinds of food that people can taste, the colorful and fashionable clothes that we dress in and different languages we speak are all part of the different cultures that our ancestors (祖先) left us. These differences show their creativity (创造力) and talent. And we all enjoy different cultures in our daily lives. When you travel to other places, you want to see different things. When you talk to foreigners, you hope to listen to interesting stories. These differences in culture make our life colorful.

But with the development of globalization (全球化), the whole world is shrinking into a small village and many different cultures are disappearing. In most big cities around the world, people wear the same clothes. Fast food stores are everywhere. Hollywood movies are kicking traditional (传统的) arts out of our lives. The colors of our lives are disappearing.

There is a joke that even the panda and zebra want to live a colorful life. So let’s take action to protect our colorful culture before it becomes as simple as black and white.

It’s not difficult. We can learn different kinds of songs, try on traditional clothing and even eat food from different places instead of going to KFC. These can help. And we’re sure you will enjoy it.

1. The writer thinks that cultural differences ________.

A．make the world colorful	B．make communication difficult
C．will improve our creativity	D．will never disappear

2. The underlined word “shrinking” probably means ________.

A．becoming colorful

B．growing in size

C．becoming smaller

D．growing in number

3. Why does the writer write the passage?

A．To show us a strange world.	B．To tell us the future of globalization.
C．To explain cultural differences to us.	D．To encourage us to keep cultural differences.

【推荐1】Mr Guo is a teacher from Xi’an. He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code (二维码). “We spent an hour or two in class learning how to make the codes, and in the end everything got easier,” said Guo. “When students finish the homework, they keep it on WeChat. Then each student makes his/her own QR code and gives it to me. So I can check their homework everywhere using my computer or telephone.”

The QR codes can be sent to Mr Guo by email, QQ and WeChat. When Guo scans his students’ QR codes, their homework appears on his phone. He finds that their homework becomes more creative, with many pictures, music and even videos.

Guo’s students like the new way and think it is interesting. “We are living in the information ago. Many students like to work with computers, which makes learning more fun.” said Tingting, a student of Guo’s.

“The paper is not easy to keep, but the code is easy to keep and share.” Guo said, “It is worth trying to use new technology in education. Education itself is a kind of creation. I don’t want my students to fall behind the times.”

However, some parents are worried. They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers. But in fact, it’s unnecessary. Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the code when they hand in their homework, which doesn’t take them too much time. Also for teachers, it allows them to check the students’ homework at any time. And it’s also an easy way to share homework with other students.

1. Guo’s students think the new way is __________.

A．strange

B．interesting

C．boring

D．unnecessary

2. What does “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to (指代)?

A．The paper is not easy to keep.	B．Keeping and sharing the code easily.
C．Trying to use new technology in education.	D．Education itself is a kind of creation.

3. Some parents are worried, because they think their children will __________.

A．talk with teachers face to face

B．spend too much time on computers or phones

C．not like the new way of handing in homework

D．find the QR codes too difficult to use

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Teachers needn’t check homework any more.

B．Students needn’t hand in homework any more.

C．Using QR codes makes checking homework easier.

D．Some parents are worried about their children.

【推荐2】When I was in primary school, I had a big argument with a boy in my class. I can't remember what it was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson I learned that day.

I was sure that I was right and he was wrong. However, he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She came up with a good idea. She brought both of us to the front of the class and put him on one side of her grey desk and me on the other. In the middle of the desk was a large, round object. It was clear for me to see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. “White,” he answered in a loud voice.

I couldn't believe that the object was white, considering that it was certainly black！One more argument started between the boy and me, this time about the color of the object.

The teacher told me to stand where the boy was standing and told him to stand where I had been. We changed places, and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, "White." It was then that I knew what was wrong. It was an object with two differently colored sides, and from his side it was white. Only from my side was it black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must stand in another person's position and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their ideas.

1. The writer once had a big argument with a boy and now he forgets what it was about.
2. Their teacher thought of a good idea to teach them a lesson.
3. The writer saw the object was black from the middle of the desk.
4. In fact, the object was white.
5. You must stand in your position to look at the situation through your eyes in order to truly understand another person's idea.

【推荐3】Do you know how to clean rooms or grow plants? Could you cook by yourself? If not, you will soon. These will all be part of Chinese education starting this fall.

A new standard (标准) for labor (劳动) education recently came out. Students in primary and middle school will have at least one class a week to try and experience different kinds of chores and learn different life skills and even job skills for each grade.

Middle school students need to learn the following skills:

Everyday Chores

Seventh-to-ninth-graders have to clean up their rooms and classrooms.When there’s a travel plan, they should pick their proper clothes and pack a suitcase (行李箱) by themselves. While fifth-and sixth-graders know how to cook two or three common dishes, middle school students need to cook one or two more dishes than them. Making healthy daily eating plan is also necessary to learn. What’s more, they are asked to challenge themselves to look after and fix home appliances, such as washing the air conditioner(空调) and cleaning the washing machine.

Productive Labor

Middle school students have to take part in both local labor, such as planting and fishing, and one or two industrial products (工业产品), like paper-making. Making one or two kinds of traditional handicrafts (手工艺品) such as pottery (陶艺) and wood caving (木工) is in the standard, too.

Service Labor

It’s middle school students’ duty to do one or two kinds of volunteer work like helping put the shared bikes in order and be ready to take part in modern service labor.

This move is to make Chinese students’ life colorful and build their character through labor. Schools and homes are the main positions to achieve the goals of labor education. The standard also calls on families to take part in students’ labor education in order to help students be more independent.

So let us develop labor abilities and spirits on this summer vacation!

1. As a middle school student, what are the following everyday chores you should do?
①Clean your classrooms by yourself.
②Pack your personal belongings into the suitcase without your parents’ help.
③Learn to cook two or three common dishes.
④Eat healthy food on the table.
⑤Take care of the washing machine in your house.

A．①②⑤

B．①②④

C．③④⑤

2. What does the underlined word “appliances” mean?

A．电器

B．家具

C．厨具

3. What are the goals of labor education?

A．To make students’ life colorful and help with service labor.

B．To let students live colorfully and build an independent character.

C．To develop China’s labor education and call on families to work together.

4. How could we achieve the goals of labor education?

A．By building many schools with lots of labor work all year round.

B．By giving the chances of working and living alone to make students independent.

C．By setting up at least one Labor class a week at school and letting parents teach life skills at home.

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．How New Standard Works in China

B．The Development of Labor Education

C．Doing Labor to Build Students’ Character

【推荐1】Can Mobile Phone Be Taken to School?

Mobile phones have become a problem for middle school. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying phones during school hours.

Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for schools this year. Several children have received mobile phones as Christmas gifts. Teachers say mobile phone use is a distraction （注意力分散） to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classroom. Teachers also said that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat（作弊）during exams.

Some schools have tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children. Many teachers said students shouldn’t have mobile phones when at school but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at the school office.   

Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones but they think schools should let students know when they can use their mobile phones.

1. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones ________.

A．because they are students	B．when they are free
C．when they are at school	D．because they are children

2. We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from ________.

A．the makers and the sellers	B．the passers-by and strangers
C．their parents and friends	D．some mobile phone users

3. What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph One?

A．允许

B．核对

C．聊天

D．禁止

4. Some parents felt unhappy because they can’t _________ during school hours.

A．use their mobile phones

B．leave their mobile phones at school office

C．help the teachers with their work

D．get in touch with their children

5. The passage tells us that _______.

A．students should not have mobile phones at school except for special reasons

B．it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phones at school

C．some parents were unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school

D．parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

【推荐3】It is necessary to share your feelings with others. Sharing your feelings helps you to get closer to people you care about and who care about you.

Sometimes it can be really hard not to tell anyone that you’re feeling sad, worried, or upset. Don’t keep feelings locked inside. If that, it can even make you feel sick!

But if you talk with someone who cares for you, like your mom or dad, you will not be alone with your problems or worries. It doesn’t mean your problems and worries go off, but at least someone else knows what your trouble is and can help you find ways to do with it.

If the person doesn’t understand what you mean right away, try explaining it a different way or give an example that has something to do with you. Of course, there are many ways for you to speak up your feelings. If you think you’ll have trouble saying what’s on your mind, write it down on a piece of paper.

Some children, just like some adults, are more private (有隐私的) than others. That means some people will feel shy about sharing their feelings. A kid doesn’t have to share every feeling he or she has, but it is important to share feelings when he or she needs help.

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. The passage is mainly for ________.

A．the teenagers

B．the teachers

C．the parents

2. What does the underline sentence in the second paragraph tell us?

A．You should stay at home

B．You should share your feeling with others.

C．You should solve problems on your own.

3. Which of the following is NOT true ?

A．Teenagers are more private than adults.

B．There are many ways to speak up your feelings.

C．Sharing your feelings makes you closer to people.

4. In the writer’s opinion, what will they do if you talk with someone about your worries?

A．They will share the feeling with you.

B．They will tell others about your worries.

C．They will help you find ways.

5. What might be the best title for the passage?

A．Talking about your feelings

B．Why do you feel bad?

C．How to make friends