【推荐1】

News Review

Head-on Train Crash　On May 18，two trains had a head-on crash near New York City.Over 250 people were on the trains then.About 60 people were hurt，but no deaths were reported.

Travel Time　Tourists came together to Mount Tai on May 1.Over 180，000 tourists visited the place of great interest during the three-day holiday，from April 29 to May 1.

Brave Volunteer　Liao Zhi，a dance teacher from Chengdu who lost her 1-year-old daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake，arrived in Ya'an 13 hours after the earthquake.The dancer said she had had a terrible time herself and knew what people needed most，so she decided to come and offer help.

Tomato Competition　A tomato competition was held in Huainan，Anhui Province，on April 16.The best tomatoes were chosen according to their shape，color and taste.The competition hoped to encourage the farmers to grow better tomatoes.

1. About ________ people were hurt in the head-on crash.

A．18

B．29

C．60

D．250

2. Liao Zhi lost her daughter and her legs ________．

A．in Wenchuan earthquake	B．in Ya'an earthquake
C．when she took a train	D．when she climbed mountains

3. The tomato competition in Anhui Province was held to ________．

A．help the people in Ya'an	B．save the people on the trains
C．forget the terrible time	D．help grow better tomatoes

【推荐2】The phrase “southern spuds” becomes popular, thanks to Harbin, a city in Northeastern China that has taken the Internet by storm.

Over 3 million tourists poured into Harbin during the three-day New Year holiday. And many of them came from southern China where snow was nowhere to be found. Harbin locals gave these visitors a cute nickname “nanfang xiaotudou” or “southern spuds”. It is because southern people are usually shorter and they look like small potatoes when wearing thick jackets and hats. To Harbin people, this name is not to make fun of southerners, but to create a sense of warmth with humor.

Harbin tried everything to meet tourists’ needs, especially those from the south. Cooks carefully cut the local frozen pear into small pieces. Symphony (交响乐) concerts find their way into shopping malls. A drone (无人机) lifts a man-made moon for tourists to take photos. Harbin really went all out to make them happy.

However, even though they did all these to please the southern tourists, this nickname “southern spuds” sparked a debate (辩论) on the Internet. While Harbin locals use the name to show warmth and goodwill, some sightseers feel that calling them “small potatoes” is making fun of their height.

Even though people from the Northeast are sincere and warm, we have to admit (承认) that there is regional stereotype (地区刻板印象) in some parts of China. Nowadays, people travel all the time. Therefore, it’s important to make the world a more welcoming place. After all, everyone likes kindness and dislikes discrimination (歧视), whether it’s on purpose or not.

1. Why do Harbin people call southerners “southern spuds”?

A．Because southerners like to eat small potatoes.

B．Because southerners sell small potatoes in Harbin.

C．Because southerners look like spuds in thick jackets and hats.

D．Because Harbin locals want to make fun of southerners’ height.

2. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A．Southern travelers were very happy with Harbin tourism.

B．Harbin tried their best to attract tourists and make them happy.

C．Harbin cooks made some nice food for southern tourists.

D．Food, shopping malls, and the man-made moon attracted many tourists.

3. Why did some visitors dislike the nickname “small spuds”?

A．Because they did not like to debate on the Internet.

B．Because they were not pleased with Harbin tourism.

C．Because they felt that Harbin locals thought they were short.

D．Because they believed that they did not look like small potatoes.

4. What does the author think of the nickname “southern spuds”?

A．He think it’s funny.	B．He thinks it’s unfair.
C．He thinks it’s welcoming.	D．He doesn’t express his own opinion.

【推荐3】Many people dream of going on a challenging（有挑战性的）travel. Most of them keep dreaming; others make it happen. Gregg Bleakney dreamed of bike riding from North America to South America after finishing a pleasant bike ride. So did Gregg’s friend, Brooks Allen.

To pay for the trip, the two friends worked for years. When they were on the road, they often camped outdoors or stayed in cheap hotels. In many places, local people opened their homes to the two friends and gave them food.

During their trip, Gregg and Brooks rode through deserts, rainforests, and mountains. They visited modern cities and ancient buildings. On the way they met other bicyclists from all over the world. After some time Brooks had to return to the USA near the bottom of South America and Gregg continued without him. In May 2007, Gregg reached his goal. He traveled twelve countries and finished the 30,500-kilometer trip.

Gregg and Brooks kept a record of their trips in a blog. The trips taught both men a lot about traveling.
________:

Travel light. The less luggages（行李）you have, the less you’ll worry about them.

Get ready. Don’t plan everything. Always be ready for something out of plan. Then you’ll be more relaxed and happier, even when you meet some challenges along the way.

Be polite. As one traveler told Gregg, “Always remember that nobody wants to fight or cheat a nice person.”

Anything worth doing needs time, energy and action. If you hold on to your dream, you can make it like that of Gregg and Brooks and have fun while you’re at it.

1. How did Gregg and Brooks travel from North America to South America?

A．By bike.

B．On foot.

C．By bus.

D．By car.

2. Why did the two friends work for years before their trip?

A．Because they wanted to buy new cars.	B．Because they wanted to know about the trips.
C．Because they wanted to make money for the trip.	D．Because they wanted to make more friends.

3. What happened during the trip to South America?

A．Gregg and Brooks often stayed in expensive hotels.

B．Brooks had to return to the USA when in the middle of North America.

C．Brooks and Gregg finished the 30,500-kilometer trip.

D．Gregg and Brooks met other bicyclists from all over the world.

4. Which of the following may we put in the blank “________” in Paragraph 4?

A．Here is a report of Gregg and Brooks.

B．Here is some of Gregg and Brooks’ advice.

C．Here are some of Gregg and Brooks’ diaries.

D．Here are some of the cities and buildings on their trips.

5. Which is Not mentioned about the trip in the two men’s blog?

A．Be a nice person.	B．Travel with less luggage.
C．Have dream in your trip.	D．Be ready for some difficulties.

【推荐1】请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

One evening my brother, John, a 2-year-old boy, felt very nervous when my father walked in. He knew he did something wrong. He opened father’s new book and draw all over the first page with a pen.

But to our surprise, my father wasn’t angry with John. He picked up his much-loved book and looked at it for a while. Without saying a word, he sat down and wrote something carefully beside John’s drawings. It said that John’s work, 1959, age 2. Then he walked to John and said with a smile, “Good guy. What a great thing you did! Now my book is priceless. Thanks for your drawings in my book.”

The years and the books came and went. From time to time, we opened the book, looked at the drawings, and read father’s words again and again.

Now I know what my father taught us deeply. Firstly, how trouble the event is in life. Gradually, it’ll become better in the end. When we look at it from another side, we’ll realize how unforgettable it is. My father also taught us about what really matters in life. People not things; tolerance (容忍), not judgment; love, not anger.

Each time I think about them, I will smile and whisper, “Thank you, Dad.”

1. How old was John?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

2. Who drew something on the new book?

A．John.

B．John’s father.

C．The writer.

3. What did the father write beside the drawings?

A．His own name and age.

B．The price of the new book.

C．The drawings’ writer and date.

4. How did the writer feel when he opened the book years later?

A．Sad.

B．Angry.

C．Encouraged.

5. What’s the main idea of the passage？

A．To tell a story of his family.

B．To express his father’s love.

C．To show his brother’s work.

【推荐2】Steve Jobs, the ex-CEO of Apple, was not a good student when he was in school. At that time, he always got into trouble with his schoolmates. When he went to college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out. But he was full of new ideas.

After that, Steve Jobs worked as a video game designer in a company. He worked there only for a few months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and a new chance to change his life.

Steve Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India. In 1976, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the first Apple computer with his friend in his garage. He chose the name “Apple” just because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent in an apple garden.

His first Apple computer was a great success. Because of this, Steve Jobs soon became famous all over the world.

1. Steve Jobs always got into trouble with ________ in school.

A．his schoolmates

B．his parents

C．his teachers

D．his brothers

2. What do the underlined words “dropped out” mean in Chinese?

A．上学

B．上班

C．回家

D．辍学

3. Steve Jobs designed (设计) the first Apple computer with his friend ________.

A．in his school

B．in his company

C．in his garage

D．at home

4. Why did Steve Jobs call his first computer “Apple”? Because ________.

A．he liked apples

B．it looked like an apple

C．it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent in an apple garden

D．he saw some apples when he finished it

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college.

B．Steve Jobs worked as a video game designer in a company for a few months.

C．Steve Jobs soon became famous all over the world because of his first Apple computer.

D．Steve Jobs chose the name “Apple” just because he liked eating apples.

【推荐3】A man came back home from work late, tired, to find his six-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you want to know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think why you are being so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now,” said the man. “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” the boy said gladly. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had some money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
1. How much does the man make if he works 10 hours?

A．$20.

B．$50.

C．$100.

D．$200.

2. In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ___________.

A．very angry

B．quite happy

C．too excited

D．a little tired

3. The boy wanted to buy ___________ with twenty dollars.

A．a new book for himself	B．a nice present for his father
C．a toy for his own birthday	D．an hour of his father’s time

4. From this passage, we can infer (推断) that the boy’s father __________.

A．often played with his son	B．spent little time with his son
C．didn’t love his son at all	D．often came back home early

【推荐1】“ Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy , wealthy and wise.”   This is an old English saying. It means that when we go to bed early , we can get up early the next morning. Then we will become healthy. We will also become rich and clever.

This is true. To keep healthy，we must have enough sleep. Experts(专家) say that adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Teenagers need nine to ten hours. And school-aged children may need more than ten hours of sleep. Children who do not have enough sleep can't do their work very well. They won't be wise and they may not become wealthy！

We also need exercise. Walking , running, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps us strong. It also helps the blood to move around the body. This is very important. Our blood takes the nutrition( 营养 ) from food to all parts of our body.

The head also needs blood. So exercise that moves the blood to our head helps us think better！

1. If we get up early and go to bed early, we'll        .

A．become weak	B．have more time
C．be healthy	D．have more work to do

2. Who needs most hours of sleep to keep healthy？

A．Adults.	B．Teenagers.
C．Experts.	D．School-aged children.

3. A child         when he does not have enough sleep.

A．can't study well	B．will be wise
C．will be wealthy	D．will be active in class

4. A person needs exercise because        .

A．he is not strong enough	B．it helps make him healthy
C．he has a lot of   homework to do	D．it can bring him much blood

5. Which of the following is NOT true？

A．Exercise helps the blood to move.

B．Exercise is good for a person's head.

C．If we have enough blood, we'll be wise.

D．It's good for us to get up early and go to bed early.

【推荐2】Lost in the Mountain

Teenager Jake Deham was skiing (滑雪) with his family in the USA when he fell over and lost one of his skis. His family didn’t know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no sign of Jake.

Jake couldn’t find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn’t work out the right way to go.

It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures. But Jake kept calm(镇定). At home, Jake watched a lot of programs about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programs and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn’t blow into it. Outside his hole, the temperature fell to a dangerous —15℃that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.

But he had to get down the mountain. The TV programs always said,“ If you are lost, you should find someone else’ s tracks (足迹) through the snow and follow them.” “I wanted to live my life.” remembers Jake. “So I got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those.” He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours after he lost his ski, he found a team of worker who came to save him. He was safe!

His mum was very happy when she heard the news. Amazingly, Jake didn’t even have to go to hospital. He got through the terrible experience without any injuries.

So, the next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TV can save your life!

1. Jake’s parents didn’t know that he was missing until.

A．they reached the foot of the mountain

B．they began to ski down the mountain

C．a team of workers found Jake

D．Jake lost one of his skis

2. What was the most important decision Jake made for his safety?

A．To go skiing with his family in the USA.

B．To search for the ski that he had lost in the snow.

C．To take off his other ski and walk down the mountain.

D．To build a hole in the snow to keep himself warm.

3. How did Jake get down the mountain the next morning?

A．He followed his parents.

B．He followed the workers.

C．He followed some ski tracks.

D．He followed some light.

4. What was the correct order in which these events happened?
a. Jake made a hole in the snow.
b. Jake lost one of his skis.
c. Jake finally saw lights.
d. He followed some tracks.

A．d-b-a-c

B．a-b-c-d

C．b-a-d-c

D．c-b-a-d

【推荐3】Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge(知识). If you remember the following information, your life will be much safer.

◇Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn’t walk alone outside. Make sure where the public phones are. If anything dangerous happens, you can find them easily.

◇Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting on your back. When a bus is full of people, it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back.

◇If you are followed by someone you don’t know, cross the street and go to the other way, let the person understand that you know he or she is after you. Next, don’t go home at once. You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift.

◇If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves. This stops other people from studying you. On the bus, don’t sit alone. Sit behind the driver or with other people. Don’t sleep.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1. Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out?

A．Go home alone late at night.

B．Make sure where the public phones are.

C．Don’t get to the bus stop too early.

D．Always notice the environment around you.

2. You’d better put your bag _______ when there are too many people on a bus.

A．on your back

B．beside you

C．in front of you

D．behind the driver

3. When you are followed by someone on your way home, you should _______ to make yourself safe.

A．run home as quickly as possible

B．find a lift and go in

C．cross the street and go to the other way

D．turn back and walk towards him or her at once

4. When you take a bus alone, it’s safe for you _______.

A．to get off the bus at once

B．to call your friends

C．to talk with the driver

D．to sit behind the driver or with other people, but not to sleep

5. What can you learn from the passage?

A．How to use the public phones.

B．How to be safe in your everyday life.

C．How to cross the street.

D．How to notice the environment around you.