【推荐1】六、任务型阅读。
根据短文内容，按座位顺序在表格的空白处填入正确的名字。

I’m Jack. In my classroom, Tom’s desk is next to John’s desk. Wu Yifan is on the right of me. John’s desk is in front of Wu Yifan’s desk and Tom’s desk is in front of my desk. My desk and Wu Yifan’s desk are behind their desks. Zhang Peng’s and Amy’s desks are behind our desks. Zhang Peng’s desk is behind my desk and Amy’s desk is behind Wu Yifan’s desk.

blackboard
1	2
Jack	3
4	5

【推荐2】Have you ever wondered what an American high school is real like? Now let me describe a typical (典型的)   American high school and students in it.

A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student has a locker to put away their textbooks and to hang up(搁置)their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather(宁愿) loan (租借) than buy them. Students have to pay if they lose any of them.

American students have different kinds of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students pass the driving exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.

Each day, students take six or seven subjects. They must take Science, Maths, English and Social Studies. They can choose from Art, Homemaking, and other classes.

In some schools, students have to take one or more of the following special subjects: Health Education, Physical Education or Foreign Language Studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has his or her own classroom.

The school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students are involved in after-school activities. These activities include sports like football, basketball, baseball, and different kinds of clubs, such as Yearbook Club, Speech Club, and so on.

A typical     1     high school
Outline	Details（细节）
Lockers and textbooks	Every student has a locker for textbooks and     2     clothes. They prefer loaning textbooks to buying them.
3     transport	Students usually go to school by bus or on foot. Sometimes their     4     take them to school by car. They can     5     to school on their own when they are over 16 and have passed necessary tests.
6	Students have to take one or more     7     courses. They go to     8     classrooms for the subjects.
After-school activities	After school most of the students take     9     in various kinds of activities,     10     sports and clubs.

【推荐3】Stanford is a world famous university on the west coast of the U.S.. It was built by Stanford and his wife in memory of their only son who died of a strange disease.

Tourists are often surprised at the beauty of Stanford. Among the green trees, buildings with yellow walls and red tops make up a beautiful picture. Many tourists wonder why yellow and red were chosen. That’s because they were the favorites of Mrs. Stanford.

The Big Church is the most important building in Stanford. It stands at the centre. It was built by Mrs. Stanford to remember her husband who devoted(贡献) himself to the university. There, students and teachers can communicate with God and hold great activities, such as concerts and celebrations.

The tallest building in Stanford is Hoover Tower, which is the land mark of the university. A man named Hoover had done a lot for the university. The things he once used can be seen on the first floor. On the top of the tower, tourists can have a good look at the whole campus (校园).

As one of the world top universities, Stanford has many subjects that stand among the top ones in the world. And computer science has been the first for many years. If you want to study computer in a university abroad, maybe it is your best choice.

根据上面的短文内容填空,每空一个单词。
1. According to the passage, Stanford is one of the most famous ________ all over the world and it is on the ________ coast of the United States of America.
2. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford built the university to ________ their only son who died of a strange ________.
3. Mrs. Stanford’s  ________ colors are yellow and red. That’s ________ they choose yellow walls and red tops .
4. The most important building in Stanford is the Big ________, and Mrs. Stanford built it to ________ her husband who devoted himself to the university.
5. Visitors can see the ________ campus of Stanford on the top of Hoover Tower. And many subjects are also among the top ones in the world, computer sciencehas been the ________ for many years.

【推荐1】Cats are great hunters. Mice are often on their top five kill list. But sometimes, a cat will not kill the animal it catches. ① __________, the catch becomes kind of a toy or plaything.

The first expression is “play cat and mice with someone”.The cat seizes a mouse. Then lets it go. Catches it. Lets it go. Over and over again! It is good fun for the cat but frightening for the poor mouse. So, if you play cat and mouse with someone, you play a power game with them. You, the person with the power, are the cat. Maybe you pretend to give the other person something they want but then take it away. You toy with them.

Now, let's leave the game of cat and mouse and talk about playing in a different way. Let's imagine a classroom filled with young children. The teacher must leave the room for a couple of minutes. At first, everybody is well-behaved. ②But the longer the teacher is gone, the naughtier the class will be. It starts out slowly. Someone throws a piece of paper. A couple of students get up and walk around. Others start laughing loudly. Someone yells! Suddenly, all of the students are doing things they would never do with the teacher in the room.

But you know what we say: When the cat's away, the mice will play!

③_____________ So, the teacher is the cat and the students are the mice. We often use this expression when talking about children and parents, employees and office supervisors and even people in committed relationships.

1. What’s on top of the kill list of cats?   
_____________________________________________
2. 根据上下文在①处填入恰当的单词, 使句子意思完整。
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3. Translate the underlined sentence at ②into Chinese.
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4. 在③处选入适当的选项。_______________________

A．This expression means that students should behave well whenever teachers are in the classroom or not.

B．This expression means that people sometimes behave badly when no one is there to watch them.

C．This expression means that some people act like mice when there are no cats around them.

5. “A child might offer something sweet to her little brother and then take it away when he reaches for it.” Which expression in the passage can be used to describe the situation?
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【推荐2】People love proverbs. They are always impressed because the proverbs express a lot of information in just a few words. A good proverb quickly sums up ideas that are sometimes hard to express. And the person can understand it at once.

Proverbs come from two main places-ordinary people and famous people. These two sources（来源）are not always distinct（明显的）. Common and popular proverbs are often used by famous people. And the common people often borrow something that is said or written down by a well-known person. For example, "Bad news travels fast" probably comes from the experience of housewives. However, "All's well that ends well" was written by the famous writer-William Shakespeare.

Proverbs are used everywhere in the world. If you can understand a culture's proverbs, you can better understand the culture itself. There are many different ways that we use proverbs in our life. Here are some examples.

Proverbs can	Proverbs	Meanings
give advice	①A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Something you have is better than something you might get.
teach a lesson	② Money doesn't grow on trees.	It isn't easy to get money.
express a com- mon truth	③One person's meat is another one's poison （毒药）.	What one person loves, another person may hate.
give a warning	④____________	Don't plan on a good result until it actually happens.

1. 请将表格中的①②③句谚语与下列图片匹配。将图片字母代号填写在横线上。
①_________     ②________   ③____________
A               B        C
2. 请从文中找出第一段画线单词it指代的内容。
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3. 请从文中找出第二段的段落大意句。
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4. 请将画线句子“There are many different ways that we use proverbs in our life. ”译为汉语。
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5. 请选出表格中④处所缺的谚语。__________

A．One finger can't lift a small stone.

B．Don't count your chickens before they hatch（孵化）.

C．You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.

【推荐3】In a school, you may hear a student saying in Chinese，“我对汉语很感兴趣。“__but you're not in China. You're in a foreign country. Like the student, many foreigners are learning Chinese. But it's not easy. The Chinese use a different character( 汉 字 ) for each word. People have to memorize about 600 characters before they can do even basic reading and writing. For foreigners, it's hard to memorize them. And the following chart shows the top 3 difficulties for foreigners while learning Chinese.

However, Chinese is more popular around the world today. The long history and colorful culture of China attract many foreigners to learn Chinese. With the rapid development, China is staying ahead in many fields and is playing its role in the world. Chinese is becoming a global (全球的) language and its popularity has risen around the world. Many countries set up Chinese courses in their schools.

For example, in the UK, students used to choose between Spanish, Latin, French and other foreign languages. But now schools encourage their students to study Chinese. The increase in popularity of Chinese has been surprising. 1031 people took Chinese language exams in 2001, and the number was 2062 last year, while 2561 people chose Spanish. It's predicted that studying Chinese in the UK could overtake (超过) Spanish in less than five years.

Just like the foreigners do, we also learn foreign languages. Different languages carry different cultures. So exchanges are necessary. By learning a foreign language, we not only have a useful tool of communicating, but experience a new culture, what's more important, learning a foreign language well will help us tell our own stories to the world.

1. Please translate the underlined sentence into English.
2. According to the passage, why is it difficult for foreigners to learn Chinese?
3. Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
4. How does the UN celebrates Chinese Language Day?
5. Compared with 2001, how many more people took Chinese language exams in the UK last year? What does the result tell us?
6. What can you do by learning a foreign language?