【推荐2】It was a Friday morning and a young man finally decided to ask his boss for a raise. Before leaving for work, he told his wife what he was going to do. All day long, he felt nervous. Finally, in the late afternoon, he talked to his boss, and to his happiness, the boss agreed to the raise.

The husband arrived home happily, and was surprised to see a beautiful table set with their best chair and lit candles. The food on the table smelt great. He thought that someone from his office had called his wife and told her about the good news.

Finding his wife in the kitchen, he shared his good news with her as soon as he could. They hugged each other and danced around the room before sitting down to have the wonderful meal. Next to his plate, he found a note that read, “Congratulations, darling! I know you’d get the raise! This dinner is to show you how much I love you.”

Later, on his way to the kitchen to help his wife serve the dessert, he saw another card that had fallen from her pocket. He picked it up and read, “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You should get it anyway! This dinner is to show how much I love you!”

1. The husband felt nervous all day until ________.

A．he told the wife what he was going to do	B．the boss agrees to his raise
C．his wife prepared him a good meal	D．he found his wife’s second card

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

A．募捐

B．假期

C．加薪

D．职位

3. What is welcoming the young man at home?

A．A piece of good news from his wife.	B．His wife’s kiss
C．A lot of kitchen work.	D．Two cards.

4. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．how much the wife loved her husband	B．the husband asked for a raise and got it
C．the boss was moved by the young man	D．the couple were happy with the raise

5. How would you feel at the second card if you were the young man?

A．Moved.

B．Angry.

C．Sad.

D．Cold.

【推荐3】One winter morning, Jim fell down from a tree and hurt his leg. So he had to stay in bed. Jim was sad because Christmas was coming and he couldn’t see the Christmas gifts in the shop windows.

Jim’s sister, Ann, wanted to help him. She went to the shop every day to look at the windows carefully. When she came home, she described what she saw to Jim.

Every time Ann described the windows, Jim closed his eyes and imagined himself looking at them. However, Ann didn’t tell Jim about a wooden (木制的) horse because she wanted to give it to him as a Christmas gift.

The day before Christmas, Ann found she didn’t have enough money. So she asked her parents if they could help her make some money. They agreed and let her help clean the house. With the money from the cleaning, Ann bought the wooden horse.

On Christmas morning, Jim woke up and saw the wooden horse. He was so happy! Ann was also happy because she made Jim happy. Their parents were the happiest because their daughter learned to give!

1. What happened to Jim one winter morning?

A．He planted a tree.

B．He hurt his leg.

C．He got some gifts.

2. ______ went to look at the shop windows and described them to Jim.

A．Jim’s dad

B．Jim’s sister

C．Jim’s mom

3. Ann wanted to give Jim ______ as a Christmas gift.

A．a wooden horse

B．a bag full of toys

C．a Christmas tree

4. Ann ______ to get enough money for the wooden horse.

A．cleaned the house

B．sold her old toys

C．asked her parents for some

5. This article might be ______.

A．a letter

B．a report

C．a story

【推荐1】Lucy and Lily had a good time last Sunday.They got up very early.After breakfast they went to a park.In the park, they saw a lot of flowers.Lucy wanted to pick one of them.But Lily stopped her.Then they went to the river. By the river they found a small boat.They got into (进入) the boat and started boating on the river.Two hours later, they left the boat and began to climb the hill near the river.They reached the top at half past eleven.There they had their lunch.What did they have for lunch? Eggs, bread and some oranges.In the afternoon, they went home.Their mother asked them, “Did you enjoy yourselves?”“Yes, very much.”They answered.

判断下列各句正(T)误(F)：
1. Lucy and Lily went to a park last Saturday.
2. In the park, Lucy picked some flowers.
3. They had lunch before they started to climb the hill.
4. They had eggs, bread and some oranges for lunch.
5. They had lunch in the boat.

【推荐2】Frederic Chopin was born in March 1810 near Warsaw in Poland (波兰). He was one of the greatest musicians in the world. In 1831, he went to Paris. No people but he could play the piano very well.

At that time people in Paris liked the Hungarian(匈牙利的) pianist Franz Liszt.

One night, at a concert, Liszt went to the piano and people shouted. As all the lights in the concert were turned off, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good that the listeners were all greatly interested. They kept praising(不停地赞扬) the pianist and thought that Liszt had reached something new in playing the piano.

Suddenly, all the lights were turned on again as the music came to an end. And there stood a young man instead of the famous Hungarian Pianist Franz Liszt.

Liszt planned all this. As the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. So with the help of Liszt and his own talent(天赋), Chopin soon became famous.

根据短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
1. Chopin was ________.

A．a famous Paris pianist	B．the greatest musician in the world
C．a famous polish(波兰的) pianist	D．one of the greatest musicians in Hungary

2. The wonderful piano concert started ________.

A．after all the lights were turned on	B．when Liszt sat down at the piano
C．after the lights were turned off	D．when Chopin went to the piano

3. When the music came to an end, ________.

A．Chopin stood at the piano	B．people went out of the hall
C．Liszt stood at the piano	D．all the lights were turned off again

4. Chopin became famous ________.

A．before he came to the concert	B．because he was a student of Liszt’s
C．because people in Paris liked him very much	D．since he played so well at the concert

5. From the passage, we know ________.

A．Liszt planed to make Chopin famous

B．Chopin could be famous because of his own talent and the help from Liszt

C．Liszt was Chopin’s teacher

D．one could be famous only with the help of a famous pianist

【推荐3】John is an American boy. His family is in China now. John likes chocolate(巧克力)very much. But his mother doesn’t give him. Chocolate is not good for him， she thinks. But John has a very nice uncle. The old man loves him very much， and sometimes he buys John some chocolate.   Then his mother lets him eat them. Because she wants to make the old man happy. One Sunday evening， John says in his room，“ Please， God (上帝) makes them give me a big box of chocolate tomorrow(明天)， it’s my eighth birthday！” His mother says to him ， “God can’t hear(听到) you， my boy.” “I know， but my uncle is in the next(隔壁) room， and he can hear.” John says to his mother.
1. John is          .

A．American boy

B．Chinese

C．American

D．China

2. John’s family is in         now.

A．America

B．UK

C．Paris

D．China

3. What day is John’s birthday according to the passage(根据文章)?

A．Sunday

B．Monday

C．Tuesday

D．Saturday

4. Does John’s uncle love him?

A．Yes， he is.	B．No.
C．Yes， he does.	D．No， he isn’t.

5. Where is John’s uncle on that Sunday evening?

A．In his school.	B．In a park.
C．In the next room.	D．In John’s room.

【推荐1】11 March, 2216

It was another usual day at school. My parents still ask me to go to the school building, even thought half the students in my class are hardly ever there at all. They prefer to use computers at home to watch and listen to our teacher, and then send their homework by e-mail. My parents have different ideas-they think it is good for me to spend more time with friends of a similar age. I suppose they are right, but I also wish I could spend more time with my robot, as well.

It was raining today, so I was very happy that Mr. Right, the house robot, was waiting to take me home. Mr. Right always takes me to school in the morning and picks me up in the afternoon. It is fun to sit on his back while he flies to the flat where we live. I cannot imagine travelling any other way.

Mr. Right does so many other things, as well. He cleans the house, washes and dries clothes, and cooks a wonderful dinner-as he can tell what temperature the food is and knows exactly when meat or vegetables are perfectly cooked. He also has special eyes, which means when he looks at me, he can tell whether there is anything wrong inside my body. If there is, he can then prepare medicine to cure whatever sickness he has found.

One thing I really like about Mr. Right is that his brain has a connection to the Internet, so he can answer any of my questions in just a few seconds. Another great thing is that when my parents are not at home, he makes me happy. He knows millions of jokes and lots of funny stories. I am so happy he is part of my life.

Today my homework is to write an article about which piece of technology has made my life different. I think you can guess what I will write about. I should go and start my homework.

1. The passage is about a boys’ life in the ___________ century.

A．twenty-first

B．twenty-second

C．twenty-third

D．twenty-fourth

2. The boy’s parents think studying in the school building enables him to _________.

A．know more about his school	B．spend more time with his friends
C．had in his homework more easily	D．hear the teachers more clearly

3. The boy goes back home from school by __________ every day.

A．travelling on Mr. Right	B．flying himself
C．riding Mr. Right’s bike	D．taking a bus

4. Mr. Right’s special eyes make him a good ____________.

A．cook

B．engineer

C．cleaner

D．doctor

5. Mr. Right can answer the boy’s questions with the help of __________.

A．books

B．dictionaries

C．the Internet

D．his friends

6. For today’s homework, the boy probably writes about his ___________.

A．school life

B．parents’ jobs

C．ways of travelling

D．house robot

【推荐2】Science Week is coming from May 20 to May 24. If you are a science fan, you will be interested in the following information.

Black Holes On April 10, people around the world got their first look at a real black hole. Want to know more? Come and enjoy a film about black holes at 3 p.m. on Thursday in the school hall!	5G is coming! Come and experience what it is like! Time: 2:30 p.m…4:30 p.m. Day: Monday Place: Science Center Teachers: Miss Yang, Mr. Zhu
Why can’t we gr ow to be 3 meter s? Speaker: Doctor Hu Time: 9:00 a.m…11:00 a.m. Day: Friday Place: Biology Lab Two	3D-printed pr oducts must br ingyou different feelings! Time：9:20 a.m…10:20 a.m. Day: Tuesday Place:       Computer Room       Four Teacher: Mr Wang

1. You can enjoy a film ________ on Thursday afternoon.

A．in the school hall	B．in Computer Room Four
C．in Biology Lab Two	D．in Science Center

2. On Friday ________ will tell you why we can’t grow to be 3 meters.

A．Mr Wang

B．Miss Yang

C．Doctor Hu

D．Mr Zhu

3. From 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, you can ________.

A．watch a film	B．enjoy 3D-printed products
C．listen to a talk	D．experience what 5G is like

4. If you want to experience 3D-printed products, you can visit Computer Room Four at ________ on Tuesday.

A．3 p.m.

B．11 a.m.

C．9:30 a.m.

D．4 p.m.

5. The material above is probably ________.

A．a poem

B．a notice

C．a map

D．a diary

【推荐3】

There are many Starbucks in Europe. People never found Starbucks in Italy, though. That changed after the company opened the first coffee shop in Italy in September, 2018.

Many Italians love coffee so much that they drink it every day. In Rome, coffee bars are very popular. Sant’Eustachio is one of the city’s best coffee bars. It serves about 5,000 shots of coffee a day. A shot is a tiny glass. Outside of Italy, a shot of coffee is called an espresso.

Raimondo Ricci owns Sant’Eustachio. People do not bring their laptops to the bar and relax, he said. People do bring their laptops and relax at Starbucks. Raimondo Ricci’s bar is very small. There   is no room to even sit inside. Customers stand at the bar and drink. Then they leave. Sant’Eustachio is the opposite of Starbucks. At Starbucks, people like to buy large drinks. They eat packaged sandwiches. They like the comfortable seats and free Wi-Fi. Often people will stay for hours. Italian coffee bars are very different. Starbucks also charges more for coffee than Italian coffee bars do. That could be a good thing. Raimondo Ricci said coffee prices in Italy are too low.

Some Italians go to the bar five times a day. Workers move fast there. They make coffees and   serve sweets or sandwiches quickly. No one writes a person’s name on a cup like at Starbucks. They do not shout out the person’s name 10 minutes later, either. Many Italians might visit the new Starbucks. Coffee shop owners do not believe they will be popular, though. Italians will still love Italian bars the best.

Carlo Alberto Carnevale Maffè teaches business at an Italian school. He said Italians might look down on Starbucks. Yet, he said, “there is room” for all coffee shops.

1. When did Starbucks appear in Italy?

A．Never.	B．Before September, 2018.
C．Every day.	D．In September, 2018.

2. What does the writer want to tell us in Paragraph 3?

A．The similarities between the two coffee shops.

B．Where the two coffee shops are located.

C．The differences between the two coffee shops.

D．The kinds of drinks people buy at the two coffee shops.

3. What does the underlined word charges in Paragraph 3 most probably mean in Chinese?

A．改变

B．收费

C．创新

D．装饰

4. Which of the statements is true according to the article?

A．Italian workers go to coffee bars quickly to relax.

B．Italians like a kind of coffee called espresso.

C．Starbucks is not as comfortable as Sant’Eustachio.

D．Carnevale Maffè looks down on Starbucks.

5. The passage is most probably taken from ________.

A．a news report

B．a recipe book

C．a travel map

D．a fashion magazine

【推荐1】I have a happy family. My father is from Shanghai, China. He is of medium build. His face is long. He has short straight hair. He often wears a pair of glasses. He likes wearing a white T-shirt and pants in summer. He likes reading and playing chess. My mother is from New York, America. She is tall with a round face. Her nose is big and her long curly hair is blonde. She often wears a blue dress. My mother can speak both Chinese and English. She likes watching TV and telling jokes. My name is Wang Kang. I'm not tall, but my short curly hair makes me look great. I'm very heavy. I need to do more exercise. I have a younger sister. She's only four years old. She has long curly hair. She is good-looking. She often wears a red skirt. She likes talking. She never stops talking.

1. Who has straight hair in the family?

A．Father.

B．Mother.

C．Sister.

2. What's the mother's hobby?

A．Reading.

B．Telling jokes.

C．Paying basketball.

3. What color is the mother's dress?

A．Red.

B．Blonde.

C．Blue.

4. What does Wang Kang look like?

A．He is tall.

B．He is fat.

C．He is thin.

5. How many people are there in the family?

A．Four.

B．Three.

C．Five.

【推荐2】Today there are many fires than in the past. Over 100,000 wildfires burn each year in America. Russia has 20,000 to 35,000 wildfires every year. Australia has on average 60,000 each year. These fires destroy（损害）huge areas of forests and burn hundreds of homes.

       Many experts believe there are several reasons for this sudden increase in fires. The first reason is climate（气候）change. Recent weather has been warmer and drier. This leads to dangerous fire conditions. When lightening strikes（发生雷电），dry grass easily catches fire. Hot winds add to the problem. The wind spreads a fire quickly. In 2010, Russia had the hottest and driest summer in a century. In just one month, 500 fires destroyed over 2,000 homes. Some people lost their lives.
       Traditional fire-fighting practices are another reason for the increase in fires. In America, firefighters used to quickly put out every fire. They didn’t allow the grass and trees to burn. As a result, today many forests have thicker vegetation（植被）.Thicker vegetation means more fuel（燃料）for fires. Also, without fires from time to time, forests become overcrowded and unhealthy. Some trees are dead. The dead wood then easily catches fire. So surprisingly, America has many more fires today partly because of its past fire-fighting practices.
       Scientists now understand that a fire can be a natural part of a healthy forest. As a result, countries like Australia allow more fires to burn naturally. Sometimes, fire fighters even start fires to get rid of（去除）dead wood. Of course, they carefully control the fires. The fire thins out old trees. This allows sunlight to reach the ground. As a result, fires help new trees to grow. Therefore, if a fire is not a serious threat（威胁）to people, firefighters may let it burn naturally.
1. Why did Russia have so many fires in one month in 2010?

A．Because lightening spread the fire.

B．Because there was much fuel for fires.

C．Because there were not enough firefighters.

D．Because it was unusually hot, dry and windy.

2. What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?

A．Fires are serious threats to human beings.

B．Australian firefighters don’t put out fires.

C．Fires can play an important role I forests.

D．It’s difficult for firefighters to control the fires.

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Not all the fires in the forests must be put out.

B．People’s carelessness leads to dangerous fires.

C．Australia allows all the fires to burn naturally.

D．There are more fires in Russia than in the USA.

【推荐3】There are many festivals (节日) in our school. This month is October. In October, there is a Sports Festival. We have a basketball game and a volleyball game during (在……之间) the festival. In the middle of this month, we have an English test during the English Festival. October the nineteenth is the day for a school trip; we go to Beijing with the teachers. On the last day of this month, there is a Music Festival. On that day we can enjoy beautiful songs, dances and piano music. It is really wonderful. Next month, there is an Art Festival. Students often display(展示) their pictures on that day.

1. How many festivals are there in October?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

2. The English test is on ______.

A．October 10

B．October 15

C．October 31

D．November 15

3. The Music Festival is on ______.

A．October 15

B．October 30

C．October 31

D．November 1

4. Which of the following is in November?

A．A volleyball game.

B．A school trip.

C．An Art Festival.

D．The English test.

5. Which one is NOT true (正确的)?

A．We can see many pictures during the Art Festival.

B．Students play the piano during the Music Festival.

C．Students go to Beijing on October 19.

D．There are many festivals in November.