【推荐2】Australia is one of the largest island countries in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is early as large as that of Shanghai.

Enough laws（法律）have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well, too.

Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flower exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring, Perth has the wild flower exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.

Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town you will find yourself in the middle of the white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.

1. Australia is ________.

A．the largest country in the world	B．larger than China
C．as large as Shanghai	D．not so large as China

2. Enough laws have been made to ________.

A．increase the population	B．grow more plants
C．fight against pollution	D．show wild flowers

3. Perth is ________.

A．the capital of Australia	B．in the west of Australia
C．in the east of Australia	D．the biggest city in Australia

4. In Perth you may visit a wild flower exhibition in ________.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

5. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．All the big cities in Australia are seriously polluted.

B．Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and large population.

C．We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep.

D．If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep.

【推荐1】阅读理解

Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world. By contrast it has a very small population. There are only about 29 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin(后裔), and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45% of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc, come from Britain. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French­Canadians live in the province of Quebec.

Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world. They are from Europe and also from China, besides other Asian countries.

However, Canada was not an empty country before the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today, there are only about 350，000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27，000 Canadian­Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.

1. The phrase “By contrast” in the passage means   ______.

A．同时

B．相比之下

C．而且

D．实际上

2. ________   live in Quebec.

A．Most of the French­Canadians	B．45% of the Canadians
C．27，000 people	D．350，000 French­Canadians

3. The official languages of Canada are   ________.

A．English and Chinese	B．French and English
C．Indian and French	D．Chinese and Inuit

4. About 23% of people in Canada come from ________.

A．China	B．England
C．France	D．some other countries except France and Britain

【推荐3】There are a lot of great cities to take a holiday around the world. Would you like to visit any of the cities? Let’s try to know more or less about these great cities.

City	Beijing	New York	Sydney	London
Location	in North China	in Northeast US	on Australia’s east coast	in Southeast UK
Population	about 21,540,000	about 8,390,000	about 5,230,000	about 8,900,000
Climate	★hot and rainy in Summer cold and dry in winter	not too hot but rainy in summer not too cold but rainy in winter	the coldest month: July the warmest month: January ★rainy all year round	★cool in summer warm in winter rainy and foggy (多雾的)
Feature	China’s capital	the US’ most populous (人口稠密的) city	Australia’s most populous city	Britain’s capital
Places of interest	the Great Wall Tian’anmen Square the Palace Museum	Statue of Liberty Time Square Metropolitan Museum of Art	Sydney Opera House Bondi Beach Sydney Tower	Big Ben British Museum Tower Bridge

1. Of the four cities, _______ has the smallest population.

A．Beijing

B．New York

C．Sydney

D．London

2. Cindy doesn’t like cold weather, so she shouldn’t go to Sydney in _______.

A．January

B．February

C．March

D．July

3. It’s clear that the weather in New York and London is ________.

A．often rainy

B．often foggy

C．hot in summer

D．cold in winter

【推荐1】Some visitors to new places take pictures of animals, but other visitors hunt (打猎) and kill them. They do not kill animals for food, but because they like hunting. In many countries people can make a lot of money from animals.

Elephants die because people want ivory. Rhinoceros (犀牛) die because people want to buy their horns.

Pollution (污染) of our land, sea, rivers and sky is getting worse and worse. We are making our world a much dirtier place, so many animals cannot live in it. Pollution is bad for all of us. It’s killing animals. Sooner or later it is going to kill people too. We put new buildings on empty land and don’t think about animals. We make new roads, move rivers and cut down trees. So we are taking the natural homes of animals very fast. Where can they go? In the end, the answer is often nowhere and the animals die. Animals are in danger from natural accidents. Some animals die because the weather changes and some animals are also in danger from our behaviour (行为). We can not protect animals or people from accidents or changing the weather, but we can think about our behaviors and change that!          

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. The meaning of the underlined word “ivory” in the passage is ________ in Chinese.

A．虎骨

B．象牙

C．羊绒

D．鹿茸

2. The number of the animals is becoming smaller and smaller because of ________.

A．natural accidents	B．people’s behaviors
C．the changing weather	D．all of the above

3. Without animals or plants, ________.

A．people will be happy	B．people will have less room
C．people will die sooner or later	D．there will be no pollution

4. We should ________ to protect animals and ourselves.

A．take away more land	B．change our bad behaviors
C．cut down trees	D．make new roads

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

A．My favorite animals	B．Natural accidents
C．Pollution	D．Animals in danger

【推荐2】For many people of Norway(挪威)，skiing(滑雪) is the best way to have fun in winter. Almost everyone can ski. Children learn to ski after they learn to walk. Long long ago in Norway ，there were no buses， trains or cars. People had to find a way to walk over the deep (深的)snow. Skis were the right answer!
Although they love winter， the people of Norway are also happy to see summer come. They enjoy the out-door activities at any time of the year. In summer they swim and sunbathe(日光浴) near the beach. Some people go hiking and go mountain climbing. Sail-boating is also very popular during the warm sunny summer months.
The Norwegians(挪威人)， like people everywhere， find many in-door ways to have a good time. During the long winter they also enjoy movies. They like to read books from the libraries in all seasons(季节). Family life is very important to the people of Norway.
1. In winter， ______ is the most popular sport for Norwegians to have a good time.

A．skiing.

B．skating .

C．swimming

2. Long long time ago， Norwegians skied for______.

A．having fun

B．crossing the deep snow

C．making money

3. How many activities can you find in the passage?

A．6

B．7

C．8

4. Which sentence is right?

A．Norwegians like winter， but they don’t like summer.

B．Norwegians don’t think family life is very important.

C．Norwegians also like indoor activities.

【推荐3】Wang Meimei is a girl from Shanghai, China. Today is July 1st. She is chatting (聊天) with her new friends on QQ at home.

Li Hua (19:58:01) I’m a girl from China, and I live in Sanya, Hainan Island. It’s summer here now. It is usually sunny and hot in summer. I like to play volleyball on the beach and swim in the sea.

Linda (19:59:12) I’m from Sydney(悉尼), Australia. It’s snowing here these days. It's very cold. I’m wearing a coat. I like snowy days because I can make a snowman with my brother. I also like skating in the snow.

Jenny (20:00:20) I live in London, the UK. It’s summer now, and it is sunny and hot. I think it’s the best time to travel (旅行). I usually travel around the country with my parents.

1. Wang Meimei is chatting with her friends at about ______.

A．8:00 a. m.

B．9:00 a. m.

C．8:00 p. m.

D．7:00 p. m.

2. The weather is ______ in Sanya now.

A．sunny and hot	B．windy and cold
C．warm and cloudy	D．cold and rainy

3. What does Jenny usually do in summer?

A．Swim.	B．Go to the movies.
C．Go to the mountains.	D．Travel around the country.

4. It is ______ in Sydney these days.

A．windy

B．rainy

C．cloudy

D．snowy

【推荐1】Jim, an out-of-work mime actor (哑剧演员), had to make money by giving some shows on the street. One day, a zoo keeper came to him. He said the most popular animal of the zoo, a gorilla (大猩猩), died suddenly. He gave Jim a job to dress-up as (装扮) the gorilla until they could get another one. Jim agreed.

The next morning, Jim put on the gorilla clothes and got into the cage (笼) before the visitors came. He thought that it was a great job. He jumped, played and made people laugh. After a while, he became more popular than before.

However, soon he found that visitors were not interested in his shows anymore, so he wanted to make some changes. He climbed to the top of a lion's cage and danced there. That made the lion furious, but the visitors got excited. Again, the visitors loved the cute and brave “gorilla”. Of course. the zoo keeper gave him a raise for doing a good job. More and more people came to watch his shows and he made too much money. Then one terrible day when he was dangling (悬荡) over the lion, he fell into the cage and the lion began to run after him in the cage. Jim was so scared that he shouted.

“Help-me! Help me!”

But voice from the lion came to his ears, "Stop shouting! Do you want both of us to lose the job?"

1. Jim worked as a street artist because ________.

A．He loved giving shows on the street

B．He wanted to meet the zoo keeper

C．He lost his old job

2. The zoo keeper wanted Jim to ________ .

A．work as a keeper of the zoo

B．feed the animals in the zoo

C．act as a gorilla

3. What did Jim think of his job in the zoo first?

A．Wonderful.

B．Dangerous.

C．Hard.

4. What is the meaning of the underlined word "furious" in paragraph 3?

A．开心的

B．愤怒的

C．害怕的

5. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The zoo keeper was not satisfied (满意) with Jim at all.

B．Another man dressed up as a lion in the zoo.

C．Jim jumped into the lion's cage to attract (吸引) more visitors.

【推荐2】My elder brother Steve gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult after my father died when I was six years old.

Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who took some time to ask me what happened. When I told him that my baseball broke Mrs. Holt’s basement window, Steve encouraged me to tell her the truth. After all, I played basement in a wrong place. As I explained to Mrs. Holt, my voice shook. Of course, I had to pay for the broken window from my pocket money.

I also learned from Steve that personal property (财产) is a sacred(神圣的) thing. After I found a shiny pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it. Then Steve explained that it might be important to the loser although it had little value. He also reminded me of how sad I was when I lost the small wooden dog my father made. At last, I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids. I still remembered the smell of her perfume(香水) when she gave a hug.

Of all the lessons Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve, I killed an old brown bird in the garden with a gun. With excitement, I asked Steve to come from the house to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “Even if it hurts you first, you should think a long time and then decide whether you will kill it or not.” I really felt terrible then, but that moment I will never forget.

1. How many lessons Steve gave to Mark are mentioned in the passage?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?

A．开心的

B．清晰的

C．有趣的

D．可怕的

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

A．Mark was a boy when he wrote this passage.

B．When a living thing hurts you, you should kill it.

C．Mark lost the small dog his father bought somewhere.

D．Even if a living thing hurts you, you should not kill it at once.

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

A．My Guide in Childhood	B．My Lovely Brother
C．My Early Memory	D．My Sweet Childhood

【推荐3】If you knew you had only three years left to live, how would you use your time? It' s a hard question and few of us would even like to think about it. But 18-year-old Huang Ge has to answer this question and he says, "I want to thank the people who have helped me. "
At age one, Huang' s mother left the family. Six years later, he was badly ill. He has been using a wheelchair since 9 years old. Doctors said he would only live to be 18.
After Huang' s story went on TV, hundreds of Chinese sent money to help him, the boy was so moved that he decided to thank every one of them. But it is not an easy job, because Huang was too sick even to drive(驱赶) a mosquito (蚊子) away from his leg. Huang has to be tied to his wheelchair to stop him from falling out. And the family can only afford a three- wheeled motorcycle(三轮摩托). Since 2003, the father and son have traveled 14,000 kilometres, to 10 provinces, and thanked more than30 helpers. "I am moved by the story of this boy. We need the courage to face death, and we should also feel the thankfulness for those who help us," reads an online post on cctv. com.
1. After hundreds of people sent money to help him,______

A．Huang Ge decided to ask for more

B．Huang Ge decided to thank everyone who had helped him

C．Huang Ge's story went on TV

D．Huang Ge had a happy life with his father at home

2. They______ to thank the helpers.

A．took a train	B．took a ship
C．took a motorcycle	D．took a bus

3. What does the underlined word "thankfulness" mean?____

A．感恩

B．宽容

C．诚信

D．奉献

4. Put the following sentences into correct order.________
a. Hundreds of Chinese sent money to help Huang Ge.
b. Huang Ge decided to thank everyone who had helped him.
c. Huang' s story went on TV.
d. Huang' s mother left the family.
e. Huang Ge was badly ill.

A．d -c-e -b-a	B．e-d - b- c- a
C．c-d-e-a-b	D．d-e-c-a-b

5. Which is the best title of the passage?______

A．A Way to Success	B．An Interesting Trip
C．A Grateful（感恩的） Heart	D．A TV Show