【推荐2】Nobody likes staying at home on vacation—when the weather is fine. Last August we decided to spend the day in the countryside. The problem was that millions of (数百万) other people had the same idea. We moved out of the city slowly behind a long line of cars, but in the end we came to a quiet country road. After some time, we stopped at a farm near the town. We had carried enough food with us and we got it out of the car. Now everything was ready so we sat down near a path (路) at the foot of the hill. It was very quiet in the cool grass until (直到) we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up (捡起) our things and ran back to the car. There were about two hundred sheep (羊) coming towards us along the path.

根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。
1. From the passage we know the writer likes ________ on vacation.

A．staying at home	B．spending a holiday in the open air
C．watching sheep	D．likes playing with friends

2. They went there ________.

A．by bus

B．by car

C．by train

D．on foot

3. Which of the following is not true?

A．Few people wanted to spend the vacation in the countryside that day.

B．They spent their vacation in the countryside.

C．They had much food to eat.

D．They had their food on the grass.

4. We can infer (推断) from the passage that ________.

A．the weather was very fine that day

B．the traffic (交通) wasn’t very busy

C．they found a quiet place

D．they picked up their food and ran away

5. What happened when the sheep were coming towards them?

A．They stayed there.	B．They called for the farmers.
C．They left the food there	D．They picked up their food and ran.

【推荐3】Mr. Zhang was a sports fan. He worked in a hospital in the capital. He was busy all the time and had little time to have a rest. And one day he felt unwell and couldn’t go on working. He decided to spend a week’s holiday in a quiet village where he could go swimming or fishing. He got off at a small railway station and soon got to a quiet village. He took a room hotel and went to sleep as soon as he had a good meal.

At first Mr. Zhang enjoyed himself there. He could do everything he wanted and went wherever he liked. Nobody disturbed him and knocked at the door at midnight. But on the fourth day he was in trouble. After lunch it was very hot. He went swimming in the river. Suddenly he saw a beautiful bird in a big tree. He wanted to catch it, so he walked to it, but it found him and flew away as soon as gone. He began to pick some flowers in the forest and before long he lost his way.

The sun had gone down and night had fallen before Mr. Zhang found a small restaurant in another village. He came in and told them to bring him some bread, two eggs and a glass of tea. After a while his food was brought. Soon he ate up all the bread and eggs. When he was going to have the tea, he found there was a fly in the glass.

“What’s in my tea?” Mr. Zhang called out, “ A fly”

“It’s impossible, sir.” said the owner of the restaurant, “ I had told them to pick all the flies out of your tea before they brought it to you!”

1. From the story we can guess Mr. Zhang may be a          .

A．engineer

B．doctor

C．tour guide

D．translator

2. Mr. Zhang decided to take this holiday because          .

A．he was too tired to go on working	B．he was very busy all the time
C．he was paid a lot of money	D．he liked swimming and fishing

3. Mr. Zhang hoped to spend a week’s holiday by          .

A．catching birds	B．swimming or fishing
C．picking flowers	D．having good meals every day

4. Mr. Zhang went to the village from home          .

A．by bus

B．by car

C．on foot

D．by train

5. Mr. Zhang didn’t enjoy himself in the village, did he?

A．No, he wasn’t.	B．Yes, he was
C．No, he didn’t	D．Yes, he did.

【推荐1】Like all big cities, Paris has a traffic problem: lots of traffic jams and lots of pollution from exhaust fumes. So in 2007, the city began a scheme(计划) to improve the situation.

Under the Velib scheme(bicycle freedom), people can take a bicycle, use it for as long as they want, and then leave it at the same or another bicycle station. The first half-hour on the bike is free, but if you don’t return it after 30 minutes, you have to pay. But it’s only 1 euro a day or 29 euros a year! The bicycles are heavy (25 kilograms). They are all grey and have baskets. There are about 20,000 of them in the city, and around 1,450 bicycle stations. So there are a lot more Velib stations than the 298 metro stations!

Paris is not the first city to have a scheme like this — not even in France. Many years ago, Lyon started a free bicycle scheme. However, not everybody in Paris thinks it’s a great idea. One Parisian said, “These bicycles are only for short journeys. If people want to travel across the city, they won’t use a bicycle; they’ll still use their cars.”

A city spokesman said, “The bicycle scheme won’t solve all of our traffic problems, of course. But it might reduce pollution levels in the atmosphere. Traffic, together with factory fumes, is a big problem. Everyone knows about global warming. We know this is partly because rainforests are disappearing, but it’s also because there’s so much pollution in the world. We can help improve the situation right here. The Velib bikes might help people to lead a healthier life, too.”

“There aren’t any simple answers to traffic problems and pollution in cities,” the spokesman added. “But unless we do something now, there will be more traffic jams and temperatures will continue to rise. The problems in our environment will only get worse.”

1. How did Paris improve the situation of its traffic problem?

A．It built many bicycle stations.	B．It is renting heavy bicycles to visitors.
C．It sold more bicycles to people.	D．It is providing shared bikes for people.

2. How much will you have to pay if you use the bike for 45 minutes?

A．29 euros.

B．1.5 euros.

C．1 euro.

D．Nothing.

3. According to the city spokesman, which of the following statements is true?

A．Traffic is not the only cause of global warming.

B．There aren’t any solutions to the city’s traffic problems.

C．Riding bikes is a perfect way to solve pollution problems.

D．It’s better to drive a car than to ride a bike to travel across the city.

4. What of the following is NOT a way to deal with global warming?

A．Using bicycles often.	B．Protecting the rainforests.
C．Reducing factory fumes.	D．Traveling across a city by car.

5. Which of the following may be a suitable title for the passage?

A．Traffic Jams in Paris	B．Taking Action for the Environment
C．Bicycles and the Future	D．The Advantages of the Velib Scheme

【推荐2】The world is changing all the time. Life today is getting easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but the changes have brought some new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. We can see it, smell it, drink it, and even hear it.

People are building the Earth but they are also polluting it at the same time. The more people there are, the more pollution we have. People always take away farmlands to build houses or factories. They kill animals to eat them or make money with their fur. They throw waste things here and there and dump waste water into rivers directly.

Now air pollution is still the biggest one in all kinds of pollution. It is bad for all living things. That’s mainly because of the heavy traffic. Some scientists say it will be much better if people ride bikes instead of driving cars. When you are riding, there is no pollution. But in many countries, people don’t want to go to work by bike. It is not because bikes are expensive or people are tired if they ride to work, but because the roads for cars become better than before. More people put away their bikes and go to work by car or by bus. Then things are getting worse and worse.

1. What does the writer think of the changes to the world?

A．Life today is getting more difficult than it was hundreds of years ago.

B．They have brought some new problems.

C．There is no pollution.

D．More and more people would like to ride bikes.

2. What’s the biggest pollution according to this passage?

A．Air pollution.

B．Water pollution.

C．Noise pollution.

D．Soil pollution.

3. According to some scientists, if ________, it will be much better.

A．people ride bikes instead of driving cars	B．people drive cars instead of riding bikes
C．people always drive cars to work	D．people sell their cars

4. Why don’t people want to go to work by bike in many countries?

A．Because bikes are too expensive.

B．Because people are tired if they ride to work.

C．Because they are very rich.

D．Because the roads for cars become better than before.

5. Now air pollution is still bad for all living things. That’s mainly because of ________.

A．the roads

B．the cars

C．the drivers

D．the heavy traffic

【推荐3】Shanghai is one of the first cities in China to see bike sharing fever. Shared bikes can now be found all over the city.     1    On streets see riders of your age. Some might even be younger than you. Unluckily, there have been some accidents involving (涉及) shared bikes.    2    

One of the most serious accidents took place in March. One Sunday afternoon, a boy was riding an ofo bike (共享单车). He was hit by a bus and later died. The boy’s parents were not by his side.     3    He was only about 10 years old.

The good news is that Shanghai has been trying to manage bike sharing by making rules. The rules are still being discussed, but some of the rules have been decided on.     4    Users must be between 1. 45 and 1.95 meters tall.

However, it could be hard to make these rules work. Ou Jing is ofo’s manager in Shanghai. He said the company had banned (禁止) children under 12 from using its service. Yet, young children can still be seen riding ofo bikes. That’s because many ofo bikes use manual (手动的) locks.     5    Ofo has developed electronic locks. However, it will take some time for the company to fix the new locks on all of its bikes.

Most of you are old enough to ride a shared bike. Still, please ride slowly for your own safety. When you finish using the bike, don’t forget to park and lock it properly—for everybody’s safety.

A．If a user doesn’t lock the bike properly after using it, anyone can ride it away.

B．In fact, they are popular not only among adults but also among teens.

C．All of the children under 12 have stopped riding ofo bikes.

D．Besides, the boy was considered too young to ride a bike.

E．For example, only people aged between 12 and 70 can ride shared bikes.

F．These accidents warn us that shared bikes are not for everybody.

【推荐2】We all know that the eyes are the windows of the soul. People use different methods to protect them, such as exercising, taking some medicine, eating some kinds of food and so on.

Do you know what kind of common food is good for our eyes? The answer, of course, is carrots which are common in our daily life. However, a new study suggests that besides carrots, grapes are also good for our eyes.

Researchers from the National University of Singapore have found that eating just a few grapes a day can improve our vision (视力). This is especially good for people who are older. Dr. Eun Kim, the lead researcher, said, “Our study is the first to show that eating grapes is good for our eyes, which is very exciting, especially with a growing and ageing population.” Dr. Kim added that grapes were fruits that can easily get. This is good news for people who don’t really like carrots.

The study is published in Food &Function. Thirty-four adults took part in experiments over 16 weeks. Half of them ate one-and-a-half cups of grapes per day. The other half ate a snack (小吃). Dr. Kim did not tell them whether she was testing the grapes or the snack. She thought that not telling this information would give better test results. She found that people who ate the grapes had improved muscle strength (肌肉力量) around the retina (视网膜). The retina passes information about light to the brain. It protects the eyes from blue light which is bad for our eyes. A lot of blue light comes from computers, smartphones and LED lights.

In a word, although food has a certain effect on protecting our eyes, we still need to take good care of them. Let’s start now!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. How does the writer lead into the topic “grapes are good for eyes” in Paragraph 2?

A．By asking a question.	B．By telling a joke.
C．By using an old saying.	D．By making a survey.

2. Who are grapes especially good for?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A．The process and the result of the study.

B．The suggestions and opinions from the researchers.

C．The exercise people take to improve their muscle strength.

D．The harmful blue light that people get from smartphones.

4. What’s the structure of the text?（P1 =Paragraph 1）

A．

B．

C．

D．

5. Where can we read this text?

A．www. childrenclub.com	B．www. sportsworld.com
C．www. healthylife.com	D．www. aroundtheworld.com

【推荐3】Hello, my name is Alice. Do you want to know something about Chinese food? In China, there are many different kinds of food. Some of them are popular. Among them, dumplings（饺子）are the real Chinese food.

Everyone in China likes dumplings very much, and there are many different kinds of dumplings. Some have beef and vegetables in them, and some have eggs and carrots in them. But I love eating dumplings with vegetables and pork （猪肉）.

Usually people make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them, you can buy them in a supermarket. Then you take them home and eat them with vinegar （醋）.

The Spring Festival is very important in China. When it comes, we make dumplings, and usually we put a coin （硬币） in a dumpling. We think that if one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he can be lucky in the new year.

Welcome to China. I’ll ask you to eat the real Chinese food: dumplings.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What does the underlined word “popular” mean?

A．liked by a lot of people	B．bought at a high price
C．liked by few people	D．had to stay healthy

2. Alice likes dumplings with ________.

A．beef and vegetables

B．eggs and carrots

C．vegetables and pork

D．meat and carrots

3. People put a coin in a dumpling, because ________.

A．it is good for health	B．they think it is lucky
C．it is a real Chinese food	D．they have many coins

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

A．Alice may live in China.	B．You must eat dumplings with vinegar.
C．People eat dumplings only in the Spring Festival.	D．Everyone across the world likes dumplings.

5. Which can be the best title of the passage?

A．The Spring Festival	B．Alice’s Favorite Food
C．A Real Chinese Food	D．Dumplings with Coins