【推荐1】

	Hello, I'm Daniel. I'm a student at Sunshine Middle School. On Tuesday, I have three lessons in the morning. They're English, maths and music. We have our morning break at 9:50. I always play football with my classmates.
	Hi, my name is Kitty. I always go to school at 7:10 in the morning. On Tuesday, I am very busy. I have maths, art and English in the morning. And I have maths at 8:10. It's difficult. At 9:05, I have art. It is very interesting. My favorite subject is English. After school, I play volleyball with my classmates.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What doesn't Daniel have on Tuesday morning?

A．English.

B．Art.

C．Maths.

2. Kitty has art at ________ on Tuesday morning.

A．7:10

B．8:10

C．9:05

3. The underlined (画线的)word “break” means(表示) “________” in Chinese.

A．休息

B．聚会

C．理解

4. Kitty thinks her Tuesday is ________.

A．happy

B．busy

C．interesting

5. 下面哪项叙述是正确的？

A．Daniel is a middle school student.

B．Daniel ’s favorite subject is English.

C．Daniel and Kitty like playing volleyball after school.

【推荐2】Electives (选修课) are always popular with students because they offer the chance to learn something exciting, and they’re a welcome break from regular courses like math and physics. Here are just a few of the exciting electives lucky teenagers can take in some of China’s middle schools.

Self-defense (防卫) skills A school from Chongqing The school offers a self-defense course-just for girls. Those who attend the lessons have the chance to study basic self-protection skills in a one-on-one practice. They learn how to get away when they need to and defend themselves against attacks. “I feel safer by myself now,” said Zhang Yi, 15, a girl student.

Pottery A school from Tianjin The famous pottery scene in a movie called Ghost is a lasting memory for many movie-goers. Young artists at the school love to get their hands dirty creating beautiful pieces. Students learn how to design and make various clay projects. At the end, they have the skills to make their own clay bowls, cups, vases and pots.

Horse riding A school from Beijing Equestrians (马术) can look pretty cool, can’t they? Teenagers at this school can now choose a course in riding skills. They’re taught to communicate with their horses and how to use reins (缰绳).To ride a horse in the proper way, a student must hold the head forward and keep his back straight. Students come away from this elective not only knowing how to ride a horse gracefully, but also physically fitter!

Couplets(对联) A school from Nanjing         How many of you can write a couplet? This old literary (文学的) form is slowly disappearing, but Chinese culture lovers at the school are trying to make it alive. For their elective, teenagers study old couplets and try to rhyme (押韵) their own lines. Many of this year’s students can’t wait for the Spring Festival, when they’ll be able to show off their new skills.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Which elective course is especially designed for girl students?

A．Pottery.

B．Couplets.

C．Self-defense skills.

D．Horse riding.

2. How many electives in Chinese middle schools are introduced in the article?

A．Seven.

B．Six.

C．Five.

D．Four.

3. What are the common advantages of “self-defense skills” and “horse riding”?

A．Both of the electives enable students to become fitter, stronger and more confident.

B．Both of the electives enable students to know how to ride a horse gracefully.

C．Both of the electives enable students to communicate with their horses and how to use reins.

D．Both of the electives enable students to learn how to get away when they need to and defend themselves Against attacks.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Girls who take self-defense skills electives may feel safer.

B．Math and physics are electives in middle schools of China.

C．When students take electives, they can take a break from schoolwork.

D．The famous pottery scene in a movie called Ghost is a lasting memory for many movie-goers.

5. The following are probably the reasons why some Chinese culture lovers choose the elective “couplets”, except for “________”

A．They can make the disappearing skill alive.

B．They can learn the traditional way of writing couplets.

C．They can try creating new couplets in the coming Spring Festival and show the beauty of traditional Chinese skill.

D．They can master the skill to have their own clay bowls, cups, vases and pots.

【推荐3】I’m Wang Kai, a student in Hefei No.5 Junior High School. At school, I learn many subjects. My favorite subject is science. My science teacher, Ms. Lee, is my friend Li Ming’s mother. She teaches us very well.

I also like math because it’s so interesting. I am good at（擅长）it. My friends say I am clever, but I don’t think so. I just work very hard.

I like geography, too. I like learning something about people and places of different countries. I also like maps very much.

I don’t like English ________ the class is very boring. We read a lot, sometimes write, but don’t often speak or listen. I hope my English teacher can change his way of teaching English.

1. What’s Wang Kai’s favorite subject?

A．Chinese.

B．Science.

C．Geography.

D．English.

2. What can we know about Ms. Lee?

A．She teaches English.	B．She has a big family.
C．She is Li Ming’s mother.	D．She likes her students.

3. Wang Kai is good at math because

A．he is clever	B．he works hard
C．he can teach himself（他自己）	D．his math teacher teaches well

4. Why does Wang Kai like geography?

A．Because geography is easy.	B．Because his likes maps very much.
C．Because he likes traveling very much.	D．Because he likes learning about people and places.

5. 选一个适当的单词，填入文中空格处。

A．so

B．but

C．and

D．because

【推荐1】British Schools offer new experiences for Chinese students

I am delighted to introduce this new column bringing news from UK schools.

In recent years many students from China come to the UK to attend school.     1     Quite a few decide to apply to a UK university after attending British secondary schools. It’s a wonderful opportunity(机会) for them to improve their written and spoken English, find out more about a different culture and to experience very high-quality teaching.

Studying in the UK will be a unique(独特的) and enjoyable experience.     2     Its furthest mainland points are only 1, 350 km apart. It’s possible to see many great cities in a short time, such as London, Cambridge and Oxford. You are never more than 113 km from the sea and can explore Britain’s 18, 000 km of coastline.

    3     Children start school at the age of 4. At 11, children go to secondary school where they may study 10 subjects including maths, sciences, English, history and one or more languages such as French. Classes in UK schools often have between 20 or 30 students.     4    

Children do not just learn from books or a screen, but enjoy a range of sports as part of their normal day, such as soccer rugby(英式橄榄球), field hockey(曲棍球) and cricket(板球).     5    

In this column, we will invite students from the UK boarding schools to write about their school life to help you learn more.

A．They can attend clubs after school.

B．Isn’t it nice to sit by the beach and think?

C．Unlike China, the UK isn’t a large country.

D．Over 4, 000 new students came in 2018 alone.

E．Life for a student studying in the UK can be very exciting.

F．They have to study the same 10 subjects as Chinese students.

G．Most schools do not make students sit in the same seat for every lesson.

【推荐2】Do you always care about studying and getting “A” grades in school? But in the United States, you might be considered (被认为) a bookworm if you cannot socialize (交际). Socializing is as important as your grade. If you just study all the time and don’t socialize, your life won’t be wonderful. So, how does one socialize with students in the US?

Lots of high schools often have soccer games during the autumn term. I didn’t know anything about soccer, but I joined some of the soccer games in order to have fun with my friends. I thought I could learn the rules from others. However, to my surprise, some American students don’t even know the rules but still go to the games in order to socialize. They cheer for the soccer players and have fun together.

The other common way to socialize is to join after-school clubs. You can choose clubs that you are interested in and make a lot of new friends. For example, one of my friends started a sketch (素描) club. I was interested in sketching. So I joined it. We soon became friends with each other.

Socializing is an important thing in the US. But grades are still important, too. An excellent student should have the ability to balance (平衡) his or her studying and socializing.

1. You might be considered (被认为) ________ if you cannot socialize in the United States.

A．a good student	B．a bookworm
C．a lazy student	D．a hard-working student

2. How many ways to socialize are mentioned in the passage?

A．Five.

B．Four.

C．Three.

D．Two.

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

A．Most American students are considered bookworms.

B．All American students who go to the soccer games know the rules.

C．The writer joined some of the soccer games in order to play soccer.

D．If you want to make lots of new friends, you can join clubs that you are interested in.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．How to Make New Friends

B．Balance Studying and Socializing

C．Socializing Is Not As Important As Your Grades

D．Socializing Is the Most Important Thing in the US.

【推荐1】Do you like drinking coffee? If you are polite when ordering in a cafe (咖啡馆) in America, you may pay less for your order.

The cafe in America has tried to encourage customers (顾客) to be more polite in a new way. The cafe offers rewards to those who are polite to others. There is a sign outside the cafe. It says different prices for a cup of coffee depending on how polite the customer is. The cafe owner writes down prices with the typical expressions that the customers might use when they are ordering. They include: “A small coffee” at 5 dollars, “A small coffee, please” at 3 dollars and “Hello, one small coffee, please” at 1.75 dollars.

This isn’t the first time that a coffee shop has tried to teach customers a lesson. A cafe called Petite Syrah in France also encourages customers to be more polite with different prices. Customers need to pay 5.96 pounds for “A coffee”, but 3.62 pounds for “A coffee, please”.

The manager of Petite Syrah talked about the reason, “At lunchtime, people would come under great stress and were sometimes impolite to us when they ordered a coffee.” And he added, “I know people may say that our service can be impolite, but it is also true that customers can be impolite when they are busy.”

The American cafe is copying the French cafe because it has got great success in changing customers’ behavior (行为). The manager of Petite Syrah says that he has seen great differences in his customers’ behavior since the sign was put up.

1. The Chinese meaning of “rewards” in Paragraph 2 is ________.

A．宣传	B．帮助
C．表扬	D．奖励

2. According to the passage, the owner of the American cafe writes the following things on the sign outside the shop EXCEPT ________.

A．the names of polite customers

B．the expressions of ordering coffee

C．the size of the coffee

D．the prices of the coffee

3. If you say “A small coffee, please” when ordering in the American cafe, you should pay ________.

A．5 dollars	B．3.62 dollars
C．3 dollars	D．1.75 dollars

4. ________ first came up with the idea of encouraging customers to be polite.

A．An American cafe

B．A French cafe

C．An American restaurant

D．A French store

5. From the passage, we can know ________.

A．when customers are busy or under great stress, they might be impolite

B．the idea of encouraging the customers to be polite is not good for the cafe

C．customers’ behavior didn’t change much after what the cafe has done

D．customers didn’t know how they could get rewards when ordering coffee

【推荐2】Fan Shenghua is one of the inheritors（继承人）of West Lake Longjing tea roasting technique（炒茶技艺）. He has been making Longjing tea for more than forty years.

Longjing tea leaves are famous for their colour, taste and shape.

“You have to touch the leaves with your hands to feel how much water is being removed（去除）,” Fan said. “If too much is removed, the leaves will break into pieces; if not enough is removed, the tea will taste bitter（苦的）.”

This traditional technique began from the Ming and Qing dynasties. It not only makes the tea taste good, but has also become an important part of Chinese tea culture.

These days, however, more people are using machines to do the job. “It’s easier, but the quality is not as good,” Fan said. “Machine-made tea floats longer in water and tastes bitter.”

In March this year, when President Xi Jinping visited Hangzhou, he watched Fan roast tea. Fan changed the strength and movement of his hands as he roasted leaves. Xi later said, “The things made by two palms（手掌）cannot be replaced（代替）by modern technology.”

Fan is now teaching some young men. His son, a 27-year-old college graduate（大学毕业生）, is one of them. “It’s a tradition. We need to pass it down,” he said.

1. What will happen to tea leaves if they have too much water?

A．They will go bad quickly.	B．They will break into pieces.
C．They will lose their fresh taste.	D．They will have a bitter taste.

2. What does Fan think of making tea by machine?

A．It is easier than by hand.	B．It has a long history in China.
C．It makes tea taste better and better.	D．It becomes an important part of tea culture.

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

A．Longjing tea leaves are the best in the world.

B．Fan’s son studies tea culture in college.

C．Fan’s son is learning the tea roasting technique.

D．Longjing tea roasting technique is popular in the world.

【推荐3】What do you think of British people and American people? You might think that there are no differences between the people in the two countries. After all, they speak the same language, don’t they? But if you ask a British or an American person, the differences are quite great.

What do British people think Americans are like? The British think Americans are very strange. They make a lot of noise and they laugh too loudly. They are rich, and they only think about money. But the British do say that Americans are kind, friendly people. They are happy to help you if you are in trouble.

What do Americans think of the British? Well, they think the British are cold and very unfriendly. They are not interested in success or in making lots of money. They think Britain is the best country in the world. They look down upon other countries. But Americans say that the British are quite good workers. They are brave and honest. And in time of trouble they face difficulties happily.

You can see that these ideas can cause misunderstanding between the British and Americans. But when American and British people become friends, they usually find things are not as bad as they expected.

1. What do the British think Americans are like?

A．They are strange but friendly.	B．They are poor.
C．They are rich but unfriendly	D．They are happy in trouble.

2. The American and British people usually get along quite well when they_________.

A．play ball games	B．become friends
C．have a talk	D．fight with each other

3. Which do you think is the best title of this passage?

A．The differences are great.

B．America and Britain.

C．The differences between American and British people.

D．The misunderstanding between the British and Americans.