【推荐1】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。

It is said that the eyes are the windows of our soul. Therefore,     1     Your eyes need everyday attention.

Firstly, you have to pay more attention to your diet. Have more fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, eggs and milk. It’s good for your eyes.     2    

Secondly, you must have a regular and enough sleep. It relaxes the eye muscles and gives them the rest required. It can also help the body to repair its tired tissues（组织）.     3     Loss of sleep can give you dark circles under the eyes.

    4     Blink（眨眼）your eyes at regular periods, which makes the eyeballs watery, and then gives them a good wash.

Lastly, you should use your eyes in right ways. For example, if a small thing goes into your eye, you start rubbing it, which is wrong.     5     Don’t read in the sun. Use sunglasses to stop the sunshine from shining directly into your eyes. Too much reading, writing, watching television or working on the computer can also cause eye tiredness, so a good rest is required.

If you always take care of your eyes, your life will be very colorful!

A．Rubbing is harmful to your eyes.

B．you have to look after them properly.

C．you don’t need to sleep too long.

D．Usually, you must sleep for at least seven to eight hours every day.

E．Next, it’s necessary for you to exercise eyes every day.

F．Besides, a regular amount of Vitamins A and B2 should also be taken.

G．Don’t watch TV too much, because it’s bad for your eyes.

【推荐2】Most people at some time or another have dreamed of being a kid at school. Being popular in middle school is much easier than it sounds. Just follow a few steps and finally see what it feels like to be a popular kid.

First, why do you want to be popular? Ask yourself if your desire (渴望) for being popular comes from looking down on yourself or an unlucky situation. If it does, then work first on your self-confidence.

Be friendly to everyone, even people that other people think are weird or different. If you are strange or different, realize (意识到) that everyone is strange in their own way. Take part in school activities and make yourself more visible(可见的) to the school population.

Find a talent or special skill that you have. Whether your skill is telling jokes, drawing, singing or playing soccer, show your skill in a right way.

Volunteer to help with classroom or school activities that will help you leave a good impression(印象) on teachers. Develop a personal style that you feel goes well with your personality .

Be yourself and have fun. Keep your strong sense and personality. Join school clubs, sporting teams and student government to show yourself as someone who makes a difference at your school.

1. How many ways can you be a popular kid at school?

A．Three

B．Four

C．Five

D．Six

2. What does the underlined word "weird" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．strange

B．popular

C．exciting

D．common

3. What does the writer probably think is important to do according to the last paragraph?

A．Not losing a sense of self.	B．Creating a club of
C．Making a difference to our school	D．Following other students example.

4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the writer?

A．Be nice to other people at school.	B．Find something that you are good at.
C．Make your teachers know you’re a good student.	D．Make friends with some students who are popular.

5. The writer writes the passage to tell us ________.

A．what to do in high school	B．how to get along well with others
C．how to become popular in middle school	D．what kinds of students are popular at school

【推荐3】Giving a gift can mean a lot. It can be a way to deepen (加深) a friendship. Before you get a gift for someone, spend time really thinking about what makes him or her special. Think about their interests, hobbies, needs and happiest moments. For example, friends and families with children might love a special calendar that contains everyone’s birthday and other special dates and events.
For music fans, a CD filled (填充) with their favourite music always makes a special gift.
Spending time with loved ones is also a way to give them a gift. You might take that special person out for a birthday dinner at your favourite restaurant.
Making a gift for someone using your own skills is very special. It is much more meaningful than a store-bought gift and shows how much you care!
Writing your feelings in a greeting card can be a simple way to make a keepsake (纪念品) that will be remembered for years.
1. The writer thinks that we should think about someone’s ____ before we get him or her a gift.
①interests ②hobbies ③needs ④height

A．①②④

B．①②③

C．②③④

D．①③④

2. According to the passage, _____ gifts are the best.

A．special

B．popular

C．expensive

D．store-bought

3. For music fans, _____ is a special gift.

A．a calendar

B．nice food

C．a music CD

D．a greeting card

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A．Never go to a shop to buy a gift.

B．We make a gift by ourselves to show our skills.

C．A greeting card is too simple and cheap to be a gift.

D．Having dinner with a loved one can be a special kind of gift.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

A．How to Give Special Gifts	B．How to Remember Friends’ Birthdays
C．How to make Yourself Special	D．How to Be a Good Gift Receiver

【推荐1】Mark is my friend. One day, I asked him to help me repair my old farmhouse. After half a day’s hard work, he was on his way back. However, there was something wrong with his car, and he didn’t bring his toolbox. And he couldn’t start his car. So he asked me to drive him home.

When we arrived, he invited me to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he stopped at a small tree and touched it with two hands. He looked sad and tired.

After opening the door, he had an amazing change. With a big smile on his face, he hugged his two children and gave his wife a kiss.

After I enjoyed a cup of tea served by his wife, he walked me to, my car. We passed the tree and I asked him about it.

“Oh, that’s my trouble tree. I may have troubles sometimes, but they don’t belong to my wife and children. So I just hang them on the tree. Then in the next morning, I pick them up again. But when I come out in the morning, there aren’t nearly as many as I remember hanging up die night before,” he said.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What happened to Mark on his way back home that day?.

A．He was in a traffic accident.	B．He couldn’t find his toolbox.
C．No one could drive him home.	D．There was something wrong with his car.

2. Why did Mark feel sad when he stood in front of the tree?

A．Because he didn’t make money that day.	B．Because he had some troubles.
C．Because he missed his trouble tree so much.	D．Because he couldn’t buy a new car.

3. What does the underlined word “them” refer to?

A．Mark’s friends.	B．Mark’s children.
C．Mark’s clothes.	D．Mark’s troubles.

4. When Mark got home, he did the following EXCEPT ______.

A．hugging his children	B．kissing his wife
C．being kind to his family	D．serving his friend a cup of tea

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

A．A trouble tree.

B．A strange friend.

C．A kind friend.

D．A happy family.

【推荐2】I’m Li Shan from China. Spring Festival is very important in my country. Like Christmas, it happens every year, but not on the same day. It usually comes in February, but sometimes it comes in January. I’ve got some photos of it. Have a look at them.

Here’s the first one! It’s a few days before Spring Festival. My mother’s cleaning our house and sweeping away bad luck. This is another photo. Look at the food on the table! We always buy a lot of food before the festival. Oh, I love this photo. We are celebrating Spring Festival with a traditional family dinner on the evening before Spring Festival. There’s so much delicious food. I’m eating jiaozi——a kind of dumpling. After the dinner, we usually watch a special programme on TV. Look at the last photo. My parents and I are visiting my uncles and aunts. We are wearing new sweaters and coats. I always get a hongbao. It means lucky money.

1. When does Spring Festival happen?

A．It comes in January.	B．It comes in December.
C．It comes in February.	D．It comes in January or February.

2. How many photos have been introduced(介绍) by Li Shan?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

3. The underlined word “traditional” means “ ________ ” in Chinese.

A．美味的

B．特殊的

C．传统的

D．有意义的

4. Which statement is NOT TRUE?

A．Spring Festival happens every year.

B．Li Shan’s mother sweeps away bad luck a few days before Spring Festival.

C．Li Shan eats jiaozi on the evening before Spring Festival.

D．We usually watch a special programme on TV after Spring Festival.

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

A．Li Shan’s family photos	B．The Spring Festival
C．The evening before Spring Festival	D．A Happy family

【推荐3】I’m Linda. In my home, there’s a black and white thing. We call it Xiaodu. When you say “Xiaodu, Xiaodu”, it says to you, “I’m here!”

In the morning, it is my clock. When it is 7:00, it tells (告诉) me the time.

For my mom, Xiaodu is a library. It reads books to her every day.

My grandmother often talks with Xiaodu. When she says, “Tell me a joke (笑话).” It tells a good one. My grandmother says Xiaodu is her good friend.

My brother is 3 years old. He often asks Xiaodu for help, “What’s a telephone?” “What’s a tape player?” For him, Xiaodu is a dictionary. We love it. Oh, where is it? It’s on the desk now.

1. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph (段落) 2 refer to (指的是)?

A．Xiao du.

B．The time.

C．The library.

D．The dictionary.

2. What can’t Xiaodu do?

A．Tell jokes.

B．Tell the time.

C．Read books.

D．Find things.

3. For Linda’s grandmother, what is Xiaodu?

A．A clock.

B．A friend.

C．A library.

D．A dictionary.

【推荐1】Here is a story shared by Mr.Sweet on his blog.

Today, our little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was preparing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is what it said:

For going to the store for you ＄4.00. For cutting the grass in the garden ＄4.00. For cleaning up the yard this week ＄3.00. For cleaning up my room this week ＄2.00. For setting the table for meals this week ＄1.00. For baby-sitting my kid brother while you went slipping ＄1.50. For getting a good report card ＄5.00. Total owed: ＄17.00.

Well, I’ll tell you, his mother looked at him standing there with expectation, and boy, I could see the memories flashing through her mind. So, she picked up the pen, turned over the paper he had written on, and this is what she wrote:

For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me, No Charge. For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored you and prayed for you, No Charge. For all the tiring times and all the tears that you’ve caused through the years, there’s No Charge. For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping up your nose, there’s No Charge. So, when you add it all up, the cost of my love is No Charge, son.

When our son finished reading what his mother had written, there were great big old tears in his eyes, and he looked straight up at his mother and said, “Mom, I am sure do love you.”And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: “PAID IN FULL”.

1. What does the underlined word “I” refer to?

A．The little boy.

B．Mr. Sweet.

C．Ms Sweet.

D．The reader.

2. Learned from the blog, how many family members are there in the family?

A．2.

B．3.

C．4.

D．5.

3. The mother wrote “No Charge ” on the piece of paper because ________.

A．her selfless love needed no repay	B．the mother didn’t pay her son then
C．she didn’t want to hurt her son	D．she had no money at that moment

4. We can learn that in the end ________.

A．the boy paid the mother the money in full

B．the mother paid the boy the money he asked for

C．the mother was angry with the boy about his selfishness

D．the boy understood how much her mother loved him

5. Where can we probably find this article?

A．In a story book.

B．In a magazine.

C．On a blog.

D．On a notice board.

【推荐2】Do you still hug your parents? How do you feel when you hug them? When do you need a hug the most?

It was a cold November morning several years ago. My alarm clock had just gone off, but I was having trouble getting out of bed. My dad had died a few weeks before. I felt weighed down by sadness and depression.

Tough and strong, my dad had worked so hard all of his life to support us. He would sometimes shout at my brothers and me, but I always knew that he loved me. Still, he had been raised (养育) in a traditional way and raised us that way too. I couldn’t remember, for example, ever being hugged by him.

After my mom and grandma passed away, my dad moved into grandma’s home. I was so happy to have him close by. I would often visit him and just talk with him about life. But we still seldom touched and never hugged. Finally his own health began to rapidly fail and within a few months he left us. It was a cold morning when we had his service (追悼会), but I was too cold inside myself to feel it. I couldn’t remember when we’d had our last hug.

I sighed (叹气) and got out of my bed. I turned on the lights and walked into the hallway. I saw my son Jim walking down the hall to meet me. Suddenly, he opened his arms and gave me a heart-felt hug. And just as he did, I heard my dad’s voice deep inside of me say, “Joey, this hug is from me!” I cried and smiled at the same time. In that moment, in the place where heart, mind, and spirit all meet, I felt loved. I felt loved by my dad. I felt loved by life.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. The writer felt down because ________.

A．he was cold	B．his alarm clock didn’t go off
C．he had trouble getting up	D．his dad had died

2. What did the writer think of his father?

A．Tough and strong.

B．Hard-working.

C．Full of love.

D．All of the above.

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to paragraph 4?

A．He talked about everything with his father.	B．He lived near his father.
C．His father got serious health problem.	D．He felt so sad in the service.

4. The passage implies (暗示) that ________.

A．kids shouldn’t be raised in a traditional way

B．parents should set good examples for children

C．love needs to be expressed

D．family members need to understand each other

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

A．Sad but moved.	B．Sometimes people need a hug.
C．A father who doesn’t know love.	D．Missing my father.

【推荐3】My dad and I both love music. He taught me how to play some pop songs on the piano and he is teaching me to play the drums and sing. He even creates custom tracks (自定义音轨) for me to help me perform my best!
— Samantha, age 11, California, USA
My dad encourages me to do my best in school so I can achieve my dream of being an animal doctor someday. He also encourages me to try new things and do sports. We often go camping, rock climb, hike, and ride bikes. I love that my dad likes to go on adventures (冒险) with me!
— Isabella, age 10, Nevada, USA
My dad is funny, and he has given me a good sense of humor (幽默感), too. He teaches me to make the best of a situation, even if it’s difficult or scary. He also tells me that laughter is the best thing to make me feel better. Z_X_X_K]
— Lila, age 12, California, USA
My dad has taught me never to give up, no matter how hard things get. He helps me realize that even if I don’t get a perfect mark on a test or something, it is not the end of the world. He has taught me that I can learn from my mistakes and work harder the next time.
— Jane, age 11, British Columbia, Canada
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. We can learn from the material that Samantha’s father ______.

A．is a musician

B．can play the piano

C．wants her to be a singer

D．is good at writing pop songs

2. Isabella’s father encourages her to do many things EXCEPT ______ .

A．to play sports

B．to try new things

C．to work hard for her dream

D．to travel around the world

3. What does Lila think of her father?

A．Hard-working.	B．Patient.
C．Brave.	D．Humorous.

4. Jane’s father has taught her ______.

A．to learn from her mistakes

B．to learn from her classmates

C．how to work smartly

D．how to get a perfect mark on a test

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the material?

A．The four children are of the same age.

B．Samantha and Jane are from the same country.

C．The four children learn a lot from their fathers.

D．Isabella thinks that laughter is the best thing to make a person feel better.

【推荐1】“How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?”

How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now! you can google it and find the answer immediately!

Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world. It was invented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met in 1993, when they were studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.

Internet search engines at that time were slow and gave many websites that weren't useful. In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites.

Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then, in 1998, they were given a cheque for $100,000, and they started their own company. Their first office was in a friend's garage. The company's name is Google, a word which comes from mathematics. A “google” is a very high number----1 followed by a hundred zeros.

The google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now, more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service, from sport to science, and from music to medicine. Google hopes that in the future all the world's information will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything.

1. Why did the writer begin this passage by asking you a question?

A．Because he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question.

B．Because he or she was afraid that the readers didn't know this question.

C．Because he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage.

D．Because Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world.

2. From the passage we know that at the beginning of their project,______.

A．there was not any search engine on the Internet.

B．nobody supported them except their family and friends.

C．Larry Page and Sergey Brin dreamed to answer any question.

D．one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100,000.

3. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Now the Google search engine is used worldwide.

B．The google search engine was not the biggest one before 2002.

C．Larry Page and Sergey Brin named google after a hundred zeros.

D．The service of the Google search engine is very popular.

4. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．the development of the Google search engine.

B．about Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

C．how to find information on the Internet.

D．how to use the Google search engine.

【推荐2】Welcome to Our School Library
Our Library is in the south of our school. The Library is open to every student and the library card is free. You can borrow five books, one CD and four videos —three weeks for books, one week for CDs and videos, at the same time.
BOOKS
1You can borrow picture books for children and all kinds of story books
2You can enjoy newspapers and magazines in the reading room.
3You can’t take any newspapers or magazines out of the library
VIDEO
1You can borrow all kinds of video films, TV plays and music videos.
2You can’t watch videos here.
AUDIO
1You can borrow music audios (音频) and language (语言) audios.
2You can enjoy listening in the special rooms here.
1. If you want to get a library card, you _________.

A．have to pay one dollar for it	B．needn’t pay for it
C．need to borrow five books first	D．need to make a card

2. You can borrow _________ at a time.

A．only one video

B．two CDs

C．five books

D．six books

3. At the library, you can _________.

A．buy CDs

B．read

C．watch the videos

D．buy cartoons

4. According to (根据) the library rules, you can’t _________.

A．take newspapers home	B．borrow CDs from the library
C．listen to music at the library	D．read newspapers at the library

5. The library has _________.

A．only picture books for children	B．all kinds of music shows
C．only language audios.	D．different kinds of video films

【推荐3】

These days, many kids are ill. They have a special kind of pneumonia (肺炎). The trouble maker (麻烦制造者) is MP (肺炎支原体). MP is smart. When it goes into our bodies, it is there for one to three weeks. It takes time for us to find it.

Does MP always make us get pneumonia?

No. Some people may only have a cold. But kids can get pneumonia from MP more easily. They may cough (咳嗽) for a long time, have a fever and chest pain (胸痛) and find it hard to breathe (呼吸).

Don’t worry too much.

Usually, MP is not very severe. You don’t need to stay in the hospital. So, it is also called “walking pneumonia”.

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MP can spread (传播) from one person to another when people talk or cough. Protect (保护) yourself by opening the windows in your home to keep the air fresh; washing your hands often with water and soap; covering your mouth and nose with a tissue (纸巾) when coughing.

1. What can we learn about MP?

A．We can find MP in our bodies quickly.	B．Kids can get pneumonia from it more easily.
C．We need to stay in the hospital when getting it.	D．MP always makes us get pneumonia.

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

A．严重的

B．激烈的

C．狡猾的

D．容易对付的

3. What is the best subtitle (小标题) for the last paragraph?

A．How does MP spread from one to another?	B．Why should we protect ourselves from MP?
C．How can we keep the air clean from MP?	D．How can we protect ourselves from MP?

4. What’s the writer’s purpose (目的) of writing this passage?

A．To tell us what MP is and how to protect ourselves.	B．To tell us that we shouldn’t be afraid of MP.
C．To tell us some ways to be in good health.	D．To tell us how people feel when they get MP.