【推荐1】Online teacher

Great Online Teacher has many excellent teachers. Check them out now!

	Tammy Brown                                   English 4. 8, 120 reviews ●Good at teaching grammar, vocabulary, and reading skills. ●Connect learning with life.
	Bruce Martinez                                Maths 4. 6, 248 reviews ●Make concepts(概念) easy to understand. ●Introduce different skills in solving problems.
	Jamic Clark                                    History 4. 7, 392 reviews ●Help remember names, dates, and events(大事) quickly and accurately (准确地) ●Introduce ways to write better answers.
	Michael Anderson                          Science 4. 9, 196 reviews ●Explain concepts with fun and proper examples. ●Help improve understanding in all areas of science.
Price ●$20 an hour—each lesson is two hours long. ●Get 10% off when you sign up for 10 lessons at once; 20% off for 20 lessons. Contact(联系) Information ●Email: greatonlineteacher@yahoo. com ●Phone number:(626)   527-4836 Business hours: Monday—Friday. 9:00—18:00; Saturday, 10:00—17:00

1. Helen is interested in improving her English reading skills. Which teacher should she choose?

A．Jamie Clark.

B．Tammy Brown.

C．Bruce Martinez.

D．Michael Anderson.

2. Which subject does Jamie Clark teach?

A．English.

B．Maths.

C．History.

D．Science.

3. How much should Vicky pay if she signs up for 15 science lessons?

A．$270.

B．$480.

C．$540.

D．S600.

4. What do we know from the material?

A．Bruce Martinez has the most reviews.

B．People can call Great Online Teacher any time at weekends.

C．People can only choose to study with one teacher.

D．There are two ways for people to contact Great Online Teacher.

5. In which part of a website can we see the material?

A．Travel.

B．People.

C．Culture.

D．Education.

【推荐2】Every school has notice boards. Let's see what is on the notice board of an American school.

1. 46. From       , parents can get information on the parents meeting.

A．School Policy	B．Report Card
C．After-school Program	D．Class Announcement

2. Report Card shows parents        .

A．certain school rules	B．after-school activities
C．plans for classes and tests	D．children's school life and work.

3. Suppose Tony doesn't do well at school but makes progress, he will get      on the
Report Card.

A．1

B．2

C．3

D．4

4. Students do their homework and read books           .

A．from 3:30 to 4:30	B．from 3:30 to 6:00
C．from 4:30 to 6:00	D．from 6:00 to 7:00

5. According to School Policy visitors have to ________ when entering the school .

A．hand in a note	B．call at 524-9752
C．check in at the office	D．telephone the school

【推荐3】Films in Grand Movie Theatre This Week

HARRY POTTER (Ⅲ) American film Director : Alfonso Cuarón Stars: Daniel Redcliffe, Rupert Grint. Emma Waston Time: From Monday to Wednesday. At 6 p.m. Ticket Price: $ 4.5	KUNGFU HUSTLE Chinese Hong Kong film Director: Zhou Xingchi Stars: Zhou Xingchi, Yuan Hua, Liang Xiaolong Time: From Wednesday to Friday, at 9:00 p.m. Ticket Price: $ 5
A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES Chinese film Director: Feng Xiaogang Stars: Liu Dehua, Liu Ruoying, Ge You, Li Bingbing Time: From Friday to Sunday, at 6:30 p.m. Ticket Price: $ 6 (Half on Sunday for children)	TROY American film Director: Wolfgang Peterson Stars: Julian Glover, Brian Cox, Nathan Jones, Adoni Maropis Time: From Tuesday to Saturday, at 9:30 a.m. Ticket Price: $ 5.5

1. If a man with his child goes to Grand Movie Theater on Sunday, they will pay __________ for the film.

A．$ 12

B．$ 9

C．$ 6

2. If you are free on Friday morning, you can see the film __________ in Grand Movie Theater.

A．KUNGFU HUSTLE

B．A WORLD WTTHOUT THIEVES

C．TROY

D．HARRY POTTER（Ⅲ）

3. From the poster, we know __________ is a director and actor in the film.

A．Alfonso Cuarón

B．Feng Xiaogang

C．Zhou Xingchi

【推荐1】

Word bank: kit n. 成套设备          diagram n. 示意图
1. How large is the Tree Mansion?

A．It is 2.4 m high.

B．It is 1.8 m wide.

C．It weighs 23 kg.

D．It covers 3.24 m2.

2. How can a child of 30 kg go up to the Tree Mansion?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. Where is the text most probably from?

A．A storybook.

B．A science report.

C．A travel magazine.

D．A shopping poster.

【推荐2】Welcome to Blue Sky Hotel and we will do all we can to make your stay an enjoyable one. We hope you will find the following useful to you.

Hotel Facilities
General	Dining room	Room	Safe box
	Coffee shop		Air-condition
	Gym centre		International direct dial
	Outdoor swimming pool		Hair drier
	Business Centre		Mini-fridge
	Elevator/lift		A private bathroom
	ATM		Television
	Nightclub	Internet	Wi-Fi free in the whole hotel
Hotel Services
Services	24-hour front desk, morning call, ticket service, taxi service, message and fax service, etc.
Charges	A single room: ¥ 150 yuan per night.
	Double room: ¥ 200 yuan per night.
	¥ 30 per meal, children under 12 years are half off.
Hotel Rules
Pets are not allowed.
Guests are responsible for their own property and safety.
Smoke only in smoking area.
Thinks to remember
Check-in time 2:00(present your ID card, passport)
Check-out time: noon
Meal time: Breakfast(8:00-9:30) Lunch( 12:00-14:00) Dinner(18:30-20:30)
Your reservation is absolutely safe. All personal data is encrypted and will only be used for your booking.

Blue Sky Hotel, sincerely looks forward to your arrival!
1. Which of the following is true?

A．No free Wi-Fi in the hotel.	B．You can enjoy dinner at 18:00.
C．You can check out at 12 o’clock.	D．You can take a pet with you in the hotel.

2. If Mr. Brown and his 8-year-old son have a meal in the hotel, how much should they pay?

A．¥30.

B．¥45.

C．¥60.

D．¥70.

3. The purpose of the passage is ________.

A．to introduce the hotel	B．to make people enjoy their trips
C．to attract more people to live in the hotel	D．to make people love the hotel

【推荐3】Dear John,

Thank you very much for your letter. I am glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me. We had a great time together. We hope that you will be able to come again next year. A week is not really long enough, is it? If your school has a long holiday next year, perhaps you’ll be able to stay with us for more weeks.

We have been back to school for three weeks now. I hope that you are working very hard now because you are in Grade Eight. I am working hard although when I am in Grade Seven.

Yesterday I went for a picnic with Tom. We went to an island and enjoyed ourselves there. Do you still remember the island? We spent the last day of our holiday there. Dave didn’t go with us because he cut his foot and he couldn’t walk very well.

We send our best wishes to you. We hope to see you soon.

Yours,

Michael

1. Who stayed with Michael for a holiday?

A．John.

B．Jim.

C．Ann.

D．Betty.

2. How long did John stay there?

A．A day.

B．Two days.

C．A week.

D．Two weeks.

3. What grade is John in?

A．Grade Six.

B．Grade Seven.

C．Grade Eight.

D．Grade Nine.

4. Where did Michael go yesterday?

A．To a school.

B．To an island.

C．To a cinema.

D．To a station.

5. Why didn’t Dave have a picnic with Michael?

A．Because he went to school.

B．Because he lived far from the island.

C．Because he had to do his homework.

D．Because he cut his foot and he couldn’t walk very well.

【推荐1】Every day, life is made and lost. Every day, life goes on. Every day we experience some of the most important parts of life and may not even realize it: love, generosity, and perseverance. These values aren’t just important to us, they make the world what it is.
Scientists say that the gravity makes the world turn, but some people say that love makes ____ go around. Love can be found anywhere: in families, friends, even strangers. Even if you can’t see it, you know it’s there.
Love may connect people all over the world, but what would the world be without generosity? Whether after a national disaster or a school fund raiser, one thing is certain--- it is better to give than to receive. Generosity is found everywhere and whether it’s a large or small act, it makes a difference. Most of all, generosity is not something you need any qualifications（资格）for, and no matter what you do, it can make a difference. Sometimes, though, it takes effort to be generous, which leads us to perseverance.
Founding a country, riding a bike, or finishing a novel, these are all finished with perseverance. Perseverance is the one thing that can help us achieve whatever we want. It is what helps scientists discover cures for illnesses, and athletes become winners. You may fail, but every time you make a mistake, that’s one less to make the next time.
There is an infinite(无限的) number of things we value. But without love, generosity, and perseverance, we just don’t think that our lives or the world would be the way it is.
1. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph means         .

A．the world

B．the gravity

C．the value

D．the experience

2. To be generous, the writer thinks       .

A．you needn’t make effort

B．you should be qualified(有资格的)

C．you should give all you have

D．you find it meaningful whatever you do

3. The meaning of the word “perseverance” is       .

A．财富

B．体力

C．毅力

D．机遇

4. Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A．Perseverance is the only thing to help us achieve success.

B．People don’t understand life they experience at all.

C．Helping others is always better than receiving help.

D．What the world is like depends on the gravity and love.

5. The best title for the passage may be       .

A．Success and failure

B．Three values

C．Endless love

D．Hard life

【推荐2】Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your mind was a million miles away? You probably felt sorry and decided to pay attention and never have daydreaming again. Most of us have been told from earliest school days that daydreaming is a waste of time. I don’t think so.
L. Giambra, a psychologist, says, “Daydreaming isn’t a waste of time. _______ , daydreaming is quite necessary. Without it, the mind couldn’t do all the thinking that it has to do during a normal day. You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a conscious（神志清醒的）mind. Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming may be one way that the unconscious and conscious states（状态）of mind have silent conversations .”
Early psychologists paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even thought they were harmful(有害的). At one time people thought that some psychological illness caused daydreaming. They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s. Eric Klinges, a professor, is the writer of the book Daydreaming. Klinges says, “We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures. Daydreams really are a window on the things that we are afraid and the things we long for (渴望) in life.”
Daydreams are usually very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams. Sleep dreams may be hard to understand. It’s easier to get a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine (分析)your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help you know the difficult situations in your life and found out a possible way of dealing with them.
Daydreams cannot be predicted: they move off in unexpected directions which may be creative and full of useful ideas. For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source(来源) of creative energy.
1. The passage is mainly about _______ .

A．winter sleeps	B．sleep dreams
C．daydreaming	D．predictions

2. The underlined phrase “On the contrary” means _________ in Chinese .

A．总之	B．相反
C．毕竟	D．因此

3. Psychologists now believe that ________.

A．daydreams cause some psychological illness

B．daydreams are usually difficult to understand

C．daydreams may be creative and full of useful ideas

D．daydreams are usually very simple and can be predicted

4. The writer quoted (引用) L. Giambra and Eric Klinges to ________.

A．list out two opposite ideas

B．point out the wrong ideas of early experts

C．support his own ideas

D．report the latest research on daydreaming

【推荐3】A few years ago, Maxine Bedat— who is now in her early 30s —looked in her closet. It was full of clothes, but she had nothing to wear. And that was because it was a closet full of fast fashion that was falling apart.

"Fast fashion" means clothes that are inexpensive but look like the latest designs from top fashion houses. Well-known fast fashion stores include H&M, Forever 21, Zara and Topshop.

One reason for the success of fast fashion is social media. A report found that Millennials— people born in the 1980s and 90s—want to wear different types of clothes in the photos they post on social websites. As a result, many businesses that offer trendy, low-cost clothes are growing. But some Millenmials are not happy with the rise of fast fashion.

Maxine Bedat, the woman with the closet full of clothes but nothing to wear, was tired of always shopping for what was in style. Instead, she wanted to buy fewer clothes that she could wear over and over. Other people wanted the same thing, she says. So Ms. Bedat and a business partner, Soraya Darabi, started a "slow fashion" clothing company called Zady.

"Slow fashion" means clothes that last a long time. They are often classic colors and shapes, and are made from natural materials that are biodegradable (生物降解的) over time.

The terms"fast fashion" and "slow fashion" are similar to "fast food" and"slow food". Like slow food, slow fashion also aims to use sources that are good for the environment and workers. Zady aims to tell shoppers where their clothes come from, where they go, and how they influence the world.

1. What can we know about fast fashion?

A．It refers to inexpensive but higher-quality clothes.

B．It is the latest design from top fashion houses.

C．It can fall apart easily and quickly.

D．It's highly possible for all the Millenials to like the changeable but cheap clothes.

2. Which of the following is the leader of slow fashion?

A．H&M.

B．Forever 21.

C．Topshop.

D．Zady.

3. The passage is developed mainly by __________.

A．giving examples

B．making comparisons (对比)

C．offering explanations (说明)

D．providing statistics (数据)