【推荐1】阅读短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Most English people have three names.     1     Their family name comes last.

For example, my full name is Jim Allan Green.     2     My parents gave me both of my other names. People don’t use their middle names much. So “John Henry Brown” is usually called “John Brown”. They use Mr. Mrs. or Miss. with the family name.     3     So you can say John Brown, or Mr. Brown; but you should never say Mr. John.

Sometimes people ask me about my name. “    4    ” they ask. “Why do they choose (挑选) that name?” The answer is that they don’t call me Jim.     5     James is the name of my grandfather. In England, people usually call me Jim for short. That’s because it is shorter and easier than James.

A．They call me James.

B．Green is my family name.

C．Why do your parents call you Jim?

D．But they never use them with the first name.

E．A first name, a middle name and a family name.

【推荐2】In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is always on the fourth Thursday in November, but in Canada it falls on the second Monday in October. And it is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn and other good things people enjoy in life. At this time, people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago. These travelers had a long, hard winter, and many of them died. In the next autumn, they gave thanks for life and food in their new home. These days, most families see Thanksgiving as a time to get together and usually celebrate it with a big family meal. The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird. To go with the turkey, people often prepare other things, such as gravy, cornbread, mashed potatoes and pumpkin or apple pie.

根据文章内容，判断句子正（T） 误（F）。
1. People only in America celebrate Thanksgiving. ________
2. Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Monday in November. ________
3. People usually eat turkey on Thanksgiving in America. ________

【推荐3】

In Lopburi, Thailand, there is an interesting festival—the Monkey Buffet Festival (猴子自助餐节). It is on the last Sunday of November and it is a great day for monkeys. People there think monkeys can bring good luck to them, so they have this special festival to thank monkeys. Now, the monkey is one of Lopburi’s symbols.

Every year on that day, people prepare (准备) more than 300 kg of fruit, vegetables, cakes and even drinks for the monkeys. About 20000 monkeys enjoy their delicious food during the festival. People from different places come to see the monkeys on that day.

During the festival, there are a lot of interesting activities about monkeys. People always dress up as (打扮成) monkeys and they sing, dance and play music on the street. People take photos of the monkeys and play with them. Everyone has a great time there.

Monkeys are smart animals. They always live in groups. When they are in danger, they fight with their enemies (敌人). Most of them live in the trees. They are good at climbing trees. Monkeys can do some easy work for people. They can even work out some easy maths problems.

1. The Monkey Buffet Festival is in ________ in Thailand.

A．September

B．November

C．December

D．October

2. Why do people in Lopburi have the festival?

A．Because monkeys are cute.

B．Because monkeys are smart.

C．Because monkeys are their friends.

D．Because they think monkeys are a symbol of good luck.

3. On that day, people don’t prepare ________ for monkeys to eat.

A．fruit

B．cakes

C．drinks

D．hamburgers

4. What do people do on that day?

A．Sing and dance.	B．Work out maths problems.
C．Climb trees.	D．Eat all kinds of delicious food.

5. From the last paragraph (段落), we know ________.

A．fruit is monkeys’ favorite food	B．the festival is interesting
C．monkeys are smart animals	D．monkeys are in danger now

【推荐1】What’s Cool?
By Maria Lee
This week, I asked students about fashion(时尚).I showed each student six things and asked them about each one. Some of their answers were interesting. Here are their likes and dislikes.
Judy Smith likes the key ring(钥匙环).Her friend Jeff says he can’t stand the scarf(围巾).“It’s for moms!”he said. William Jones loves the wallet, and his classmate Gina Taylor loves the watch.(Her best friend Ann Rice doesn’t mind the watch, but she really likes the sunglasses!) Jerry Green also likes the sunglasses(太阳镜).
And the coolest(最酷的) thing was the belt. Everyone loved it!
1. Judy Smith likes the key ring.
2. Gina Taylor doesn’t love the watch.
3. William Jones loves the wallet.
4. Ann Rice really likes the sunglasses.
5. The coolest thing was the scarf.

【推荐2】I have three children and I make them do housework. However, my mother-in-law (婆婆) doesn’t agree with me. She thinks I’m too harsh (严厉的). In her opinion, it is adults’ (成人的) job to do housework.

Our family is made up of five family members. No one in the family is more important than another, so each member should help with chores. I don’t ask my children to do the same chores, because their ages are different.

At the end of the day, after they finish playing with their toys (玩具), I ask them to put the toys away. If they don’t, they will have to say goodbye to their toys. I expect my children to set the table at night and help fold their own clothes. I don’t think I’m asking too much.

I know they are tired after a long day’s study at school, but that’s life ― harsh but real. I don’t want to pay them for doing some chores. They live in the house, so they should help out with some things in the house. No one is going to pay them for cleaning up their rooms later in life and I’m not going to do it.

Some parents protect their children too much from anything unpleasant and make their children’s lives too comfortable and safe, but I’m not interested in that way. I hope my children are able to look after themselves and can be independent early.

1. What can we learn about the writer’s mother-in-law?

A．She doesn’t get on well with the kids.

B．She doesn’t like doing housework.

C．She doesn’t want the writer to do housework.

D．She doesn’t want the children to do housework.

2. When the writer asks her children to do chores, ________.

A．She often asks them to do the hard ones

B．She always asks them to do the easy ones

C．She asks them to do different ones

D．she asks her mother-in-law for advice

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the writer’s opinion?

A．Only parents should do housework.

B．Parents shouldn’t coddle (溺爱) their children

C．Children shouldn’t do housework for money.

D．Children should help with housework at home.

【推荐3】Have you still remembered what happened when you went to school on the first day? I still remember my interesting first day of school. On that day, I hurried to my science class in the morning and found a seat in the back. I waited there for 15 minutes before the bell rang. The science teacher told us about some class rules. No one talked to me, nor did I talk to anyone else. I was one of those very shy girls. After the science class, I had an English class. I thought it would be boring but it turned out to be very funny.

When the classes of the morning ended I went to lunch. I sat outside the dining room with no one to talk to and no food because I was too nervous to join the lunch line. I kept looking around hoping to see someone I knew but I never saw anyone.

Lunch ended and I went to have my art class. I was the first one there and not even my teacher was there yet. So I sat at my desk and started drawing some pictures. I didn’t notice the rest of the class walking in or the girl that was standing behind me until I was surprised by the voice. “So what are you drawing?” It was a girl who had really long hair. She ended up being my best friend and one of the kindest and liveliest girls I know.

In the next class meeting, the teacher asked us to talk about the past holiday. I was glad to make some new friends in the class. The first day of high school was hard for me but I got through it.

1. Why did the writer have no lunch?

A．Because she wasn’t hungry.	B．Because she forgot the lunchtime.
C．Because she was afraid to stand in line.	D．Because she didn’t like the dining room.

2. What did the writer do in the art class?

A．She drew some pictures about her class.	B．She met someone she knew before.
C．She talked about her past holiday.	D．She got to know a lively girl.

3. What is the best title of the passage?

A．My first science class.	B．My best friend.
C．My lunch time at school.	D．My first day of school.