【推荐1】Everybody talks about the weather. It’s the most popular topic of conversation. For example, people may sat to each other “Isn’t it a nice day?”, “Do you think it is going to rain?” or “I think it is going to snow.”     1    

Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like.     2     One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It is going to rain tomorrow.” But another man may say, “Yes, it’s cloudy in the east, so we are going to have a fine day tomorrow.”

    3     When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it is going to rain. He won’t believe other things. When people are having a picnic but it begins to rain, they will be so sure about something that shows the weather is going to be fine very quickly.     4    

Almost everyone listens to what the weather man says. But he does not always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistakes.     5    

A．People often hope for the weather they want.

B．However, compared with other people, he still probably get more correct results about the weather.

C．But they don’t always agree with each other.

D．They won’t believe that they will finish their lunch in the rain.

E．All these are the common ways to start a conversation.

【推荐2】What will the weather be like? Some animals can tell the weather. If people want to know the weather, they can watch the animals.

	When the weather is not good, sea birds will stay on the shore（海岸）. They don’t like to fly in the strong wind. They may stay in a tree when a heavy rain is coming. But when they see sea birds flying high in the sky, they know it will be a sunny day.
	When the rain is on the way, the ants will move their houses from the low places to the high places, because they are afraid the rain will submerge their homes.
	When it’s going to rain, the frogs will stay in the water and make big noise with “croak, croak”. But if it is a fine day, the frogs will be out of the water and make big noise.
	People living on the farm can also watch the animals to tell the weather. When a heavy rain is coming, the chickens will make big noise with “peep, peep” and run here and there.

1. When the weather is sunny, the sea birds will _______.

A．stay in a tree

B．fly high in the sky

C．fly in the strong wind

D．stay on the shore

2. When you see the ants moving their houses, the weather will be _______.

A．windy

B．sunny

C．rainy

D．snowy

3. If _______, it will be rainy.

A．the sea birds stay in a tree	B．the chickens keep quiet
C．the frogs make no big noise	D．all of the above

4. What does the underlined word “submerge” mean in Chinese?

A．烧毁

B．淹没

C．侵占

D．修葺

5. These passages are mainly about _______.

A．different kinds of the weather	B．how to watch the animals
C．some smart animals	D．some animals can tell the weather

【推荐3】Here’s the weather report for some main cities from four continents(大洲).

City	Min (0C)	Max (0C)	Weather	City	Min (0C)	Max (0C)	Weather
Beijing	24	31	cloudy	Paris	15	29	clear
London	13	27	cloudy	Singapore	27	30	Thunder shower
Moscow	11	22	cloudy	Sydney	13	19	windy
New York	22	26	cloudy	Tokyo	23	27	rainy

1. Which city was the hottest on that day?

A．Beijing

B．London

C．Moscow

D．New York

2. How many kinds of weather were on the form?

A．Three

B．Four

C．Five

D．Six

3. Can you guess what ‘min’ means and ‘max’ means?

A．‘min’ means the temperature at night and ‘max’ means the temperature in the day.

B．‘min’ means the biggest number and ‘max’ means the smallest number.

C．‘min’ means the temperature in the day and ‘max’ means the temperature at night.

D．‘min’ means the smallest number and ‘max’ means the biggest number.

4. How many continents are the cities in ?

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

5. It is in winter in ____________.

A．Sydney

B．Paris

C．London

D．Tokyo

【推荐2】A—F introduce 6 different kinds of information. Choose the proper information for the 5 situations. Then fill in the blanks with the correct options.
    1     I decide to buy a sweater, but I don’t know where to buy one. Do you know?
    2     I want to find a pen pal. I want to learn English well. Can you help me?
    3     Today is really unforgettable to me and I have great fun. Do you know why?
    4     I am a big fan of Jackie Chan. Do you know about his movies?
    5     I enjoy playing chess, and Robert likes playing soccer. But we have no time to play them on school days. Can you give us some advice?

A．It is my birthday today. My good friends come to my house and they sing the birthday song for me. My parents cook them nice dinner.

B．Welcome to join the chess and soccer clubs. We have classes on weekends. Let’s meet in the park.

C．Jim is from USA. He wants to find a new friend in China.

D．Rush Hour is an action movie and it is very exciting. Jackie Chan’s acting is wonderful.

E．Welcome to Uncle Wang’s store. There are all kinds of clothes in his store and they are at very good prices.

F．I like playing computer games, and Jim likes playing basketball. We both like to make friends.

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1. You can buy hats, sweaters, socks, ________ in Lejin Clothes Store.

A．shoes and pens	B．bags and shoes
C．bags and T­shirts	D．T­shirts and rulers

2. Hats in Lejin Clothes Store are ________.

A．$10

B．$30

C．$4

D．$2

3. A T­shirt in white in the store is ________.

A．$30

B．$4

C．$14

D．$10

4. You can’t buy a ________ T­shirt in the store.

A．red

B．black

C．white

D．blue

5. Lejin Clothes Store has red and ________ hats.

A．black

B．blue

C．white

D．yellow

【推荐2】People eat different things in different countries.
In some countries, people eat rice every day. Sometimes they eat it twice or three times a day for breakfast, lunch and supper. Some people do not eat some kinds of meat. Muslims, for example, do not eat pork.
Japanese eat lots of fish. They are near the sea. So it is easy for them to get fish.
In the West, such as England and the USA, the most important food is potatoes. People there can cook potatoes in many different ways.
Some people eat only fruit and vegetables. They do not eat meat or fish or anything else from animals. They eat food only from plants(植物). They say the food from plants is better for us than meat. These people are called ______.
1. In some countries, people eat _______every day.

A．fish	B．Vegetables
C．fruit	D．rice

2. Why do Japanese eat lots of fish?

A．Because they like fish better than the other food.

B．Because it is easy for them to get fish.

C．Because fish can give them lots of calories(热量).

D．Because there is no other food.

3. What is the most important food in some Western countries?

A．Fish.	B．Potatoes.
C．Vegetables.	D．Fruit and vegetables.

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．People in different countries eat different food.

B．Food from plants is better for us than meat.

C．Muslims are vegetarians.

D．People in some Western countries can cook tomatoes in many ways.

【推荐3】阅读理解

I'm Linda. This is my parents' room. What's on the sofa in my parents' room? Oh, it's my brother Mike's hat. Under the bed I see my mother's watch. Oh, no, it's my father's. This watch is brown, but my mother's is a white one. Where's the clock? It should（应该）be on the table. But now it's on the chair.

My room is tidy. The books are in the bookcase. The computer is on the desk. Where's my schoolbag? It's under my chair now. What's in it? Oh, it's our little dog, Qiqi!

1. The hat on the sofa is ______.

A．Linda's

B．Linda's father's

C．Mike's

D．Linda's mother's

2. Linda's mother's watch is ______.

A．black

B．white

C．brown

D．yellow

3. The clock is on the   ______now.

A．chair

B．table

C．sofa

D．bed

4. Linda's ______ is on the desk.

A．book

B．photo

C．bag

D．computer

5. ______ is in Linda's schoolbag.

A．A phone

B．A cat

C．A dog

D．A watch