【推荐2】Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
In the early years, these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could study in Harvard's law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them. Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer all.
1. In the early years, people learned_______ in colleges.

A．science

B．medicine

C．law

D．Latin and Greek

2. Most of college graduates became_______ in the early years.

A．lawyers

B．doctors

C．ministers or teachers

D．businessmen

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

A．In the early years, everyone can go to colleges.

B．In 1782, Harvard began to teach German.

C．More and more courses were taught in college with the improvement of knowledge.

D．In the early years, different colleges majored in different fields.

4. Nowadays college students_______.

A．can learn everything they are interested in

B．learn the same subjects

C．must learn Latin and Greek

D．go to different smaller schools

【推荐3】Ⅰ.根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。

Places of Interest	Water Cube	West Lake	Disneyland	Dragon Tower
Location(位置)	Beijing	Hangzhou	Hong Kong	Harbin
Phone Number	010-28135589	0571-68345576	00852-28029822	0451-82187899
Price of Ticket	￥60	￥50	￥300	￥150
Feature(特征)	Special bubbly (气泡状的) design	The Broken Bridge	Cartoon character	Skywalk

1. If you go to Hangzhou, you can visit ________.

A．Water Cube.

B．West Lake.

C．Disneyland.

2. If you want to visit Disneyland, you should go to _______.

A．Hangzhou

B．HongKong

C．Beijing

3. Which phone we should call to get information if we want to visit Water Cube?

A．00852-28029822

B．0451-82187899

C．010-28135589

4. Two travelers plan to have a bird’s-eye view (俯视) of Harbin, and they need to pay______.

A．￥300

B．￥150

C．￥450

5. Which of the following isTrue?

A．The price of a ticket for West Lake is the highest.

B．Water Cube is special in design．

C．You can ride a bike on Dragon Tower．

【推荐1】

China National Film Museum 9 Nanying Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing Tel: (010)8435 5959 Open: 9:00-16:30 except (除了) Mon. www. cnfm. org. cn Gift shop with legitimate DVDs/ cafeteria/snack shops	the Palace Museum 4 Jiangshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing Tel: (010) 8500 7421/7420 Open: 8:30-17:00, Apr.1-Oct. 31; 8:30-16:30, Nov.1- Mar. 31 www.dpm.org.cn Gift shop/ book shop/ /restaurant/ coffee shop
National Art Museum of China 1 WusidaStreet, Dongcheng District, Beijing Tel: (010) 6400 1467 Open: 9:00-17:00 www. namoc. org Cafeteria at the back of the building	National Museum of China 16 East Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing Tel: (010)6511 6188 Open:9:00-17:00 except Mon. www. chnmuseum. cn Gift shop/audio guide

1. What is the address of National Museum of China?

A．16 East Changan Street, Dongcheng District.	B．9 Nanying Road, Chaoyang District.
C．4 Jiangshanqian Street, Dongcheng District.	D．1 Wusida Street, Dongcheng District.

2. What’s the telephone number of China National Film Museum?

A．(010) 8500 7420

B．(010)8435 5959

C．(010) 6400 1467

D．(010)6511 6188

3. You can’t visit the Palace Museum ________ on December 15th.

A．At 10:00.

B．At 12:00.

C．At 16:00.

D．At 17:00.

【推荐2】Going Green
Green is no longer just a color. It is a new way of thinking about the world and a way of living your life. It’s _____ all over the world. More and more people decide to “go green” because they know that we only have one planet to live on. We won’t be able to live on it much longer if we keep wasting energy, and destroying(破坏) our home with air, land, and water pollution.

“Green Living” means:
Understanding that your choices affect(影响) not just you, but everybody everywhere.
Understanding that your choices affect not just today, but the future.
Understanding that when we talk about “saving the planet” or “saving the environment,” we are actually talking about saving ourselves!
You may be thinking: “Hey, I’m just one person, on a planet with billions. I can’t really make a difference.” Well, have you ever seen a group of people do “the wave(波浪)”? It always starts off with one or two people, jumping up and down like crazy. Soon thousands of people are joining in. “Going green” is just like that. It starts with small, simple actions. It can soon build into a wave that will change the whole planet and lead us all to healthier, happier lives.
Many students have already shared with us their efforts to help the environment:
Gabrielle, 12, writes, “I have helped my community plant a garden and I ride my bike or skateboard to school.”
Kaitlyn, 10, says, “Lots of paper towels are thrown away, so I use a reusable cloth towel to dry my hands instead.”
“I always recycle(重复利用)” says Natalie, 13. “You can call me a recycler! I always look at the bottom of things. I want to see whether they have the little sign that tells you it can be recycled. So I almost recycle everything!”
Now it’s your turn to think about how you can “go green”. Make important choices and take actions to improve the environment right around you and the health of the whole world.
1. What does the expression “catch on” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Go worse.

B．Come to an end.

C．Get help.

D．Become popular.

2. From the passage we can learn that ______.

A．our choices can’t affect the future

B．one person can’t make a difference

C．our planet is destroyed by pollution

D．going green starts with small actions

3. The writer may agree that ______.

A．going green is hard for students

B．going green means changing others

C．going green is actually a choice

D．going green remains far away from us

【推荐3】Dear Mr. Smith,

I am Lisa, Dean studying in a high school and I’ve noticed that forests are disappearing.

You know, forests are disappearing around the world each year because of many different reasons including farming, tourism, pollution, etc. If we stop doing these things, there will be a good future for people of tomorrow.

Now I’m writing to ask you to help stop forests from disappearing. You can help by getting shops to stop selling paper made from trees and by persuading people not to use tree-free paper (paper not made from trees). This will help forests so much. There are many, many things we can do to help forests. If you would like to know more, please visit http.//www. Rainforestweb. Org/.By changing the little things, we can make a big difference.

If you would like to contact（联系）me, please see the above address or e-mail me at SunnyLisa@hotmail.com.Thank you for taking your time in reading this letter.

Yours sincerely,

Lisa, Dean

1. _________ is one of the reasons why the forests are disappearing.

A．Rain

B．Tourism

C．Planting

D．Breathing

2. The writer advises Mr. Smith to _________.

A．stop shops from using paper any more	B．use paper which is made from tress
C．stop shops selling paper made from trees	D．plant more and more trees in the future

3. How can Mr.Smith contact the writer? _________.

A．By calling her	B．By interviewing her
C．By visiting her	D．By e-mailing her

4. What’s the purpose of this letter? _________.

A．To know more about Mr.Smith	B．To make friends with Mr.Smith
C．To ask Mr.Smith to teach in the school	D．To ask Mr.Smith to help protect forests

【推荐1】Five interesting sports

Our most unusual sports from around the world

Every country has a national sport and some popular sports are now played across the world. However, in most countries, people also play unusual sports, with strange or interesting rules.

Here are our top five unusual sports from around the planet.

Man vs. Horse Marathon

This race takes place in a small town in Wales, about 200 miles from London. It's called a marathon(马拉松), but it’s actually 35.4 km, not 42.2 km like a usual marathon. People race against horses across the hills and mountains. It started in 1981, but a human did not win until 2004.

Camel Wrestling

In Turkey, camel wrestling is a very old sport. The largest camel wrestling competition takes place every year and thousands of people come. In the sport, two camels fight against each other.

Sometimes the camels do not want to fight and they run through the crowds, which can be dangerous.

Dragon Boat Racing

Every year in China, thousands of people watch dragon boat races. A dragon boat is a traditional Chinese boat with a painted dragon's head on one end. There can be up to 36 people or more racing in each boat in the water. Dragon boat racing is also popular in some other Asian countries.

Caber Toss

In this sport, players compete to throw a large piece of wood called a caber as far as they can. There is no rule about the size of the caber, but it’s usually the size of a small tree. It's an ancient Scottish sport. Visitors to the UK can check it out.

Chess Boxing

A good chess boxer needs to be both strong and smart. Players play a round of chess, followed by a round of boxing. There are eleven rounds in total. Chess boring was invented in 1992 by an English comic book writer. The sport is more popular in England and Germany.

1. What can we learn about Man vs. Horse Marathon?

A．It is an outdoor sport.	B．It first appeared 16 years ago.
C．No human has ever won the game.	D．It follows the rules of a usual marathon.

2. Which picture best describes Caber Toss?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. How many sports have animals as players?

A．1

B．2.

C．3.

D．4.

【推荐2】Weekday mornings are very busy for us middle school students．People are running into each other, shouting across the house，knocking on the bathroom door and always，always running late．When you＇re late for the carpool，though，you also make everyone else late．
When your school doesn’t have a bus，and you live too far away to walk，you need a carpoo1．A carpool is a group of people sharing the responsibility(责任)of driving to school in the morning．There are usually four or five kids in a carpool and their parents take turns driving the kids in their cars．
Someone’s car smells like wet dogs，some kids get to eat desserts for breakfast and   some parents shout so much that all you try to do is stay quiet and go unnoticed．When your mom or dad drives the carpool，your classmates get a close-up look at how strange your parents can be．It might be your first sociological(社会学的)study and your first experience with real teamwork．
Teamwork is really important in the carpool because nobody wants to make everyone else late．It’s a great lesson in responsibility(责任)．Imagine sitting in the car outside of a classmate’s house，watching the clock and tapping your toes．Then you start to understand how your carpool friends might feel when you are still inside the house at 7：48．You really begin to learn all your real life lessons just moments before the start of school in the carpoo1．
1. What is a carpool? www.szzx100.com

A．Kids go to school in their parents＇cars．

B．Parents take turns to drive their kids to schoo1．

C．Parents send kids to schools on their way to work．

D．Kids drive their own cars to schoo1．www.szzx100.com

2. How many kids are usually in a carpool?

A．Two or three．	B．Three or four．
C．four or five．	D．Five or six．

3. What can students learn from a carpool? www.szzx100.com

A．How to drive a car．

B．How to get along with others．

C．How to deal with parents．

D．Real teamwork．

4. Which of the following is TRUE? www.szzx100.com

A．If kids live far away from school，they are always late for schoo1．

B．US children enjoy carpooling rather than taking a school bus．

C．Kids often have enough time to study in a carpoo1．

D．Kids can learn real life lessons in a carpoo1．

【推荐3】Can you see the girl in red?She is my friend.What’s her name?Her name is Rose Smith.She is 13 years old.She loves number 7 best.And her favorite color is yellow.A big yellow seven is on her jacket.Her phone number also has many sevens.Her phone number is 477-6757.
I’m Ann.I’m a student in No.3 Middle School.Rose and I are in the same class.We are in Class 7.I can play with her in my classroom.She is the first one in school.Opposite to her,I’m not good at my studies.My favorite color is the same as Rose’s.The color of my phone is my favorite color.My phone number is 482-8365.I have many cups.One cup is red,three cups are blue,two cups are yellow,and the last one is purple.
Rose and I are good friends.I like her.
1. Rose’s phone number has many sevens because(因为)______.

A．a big seven is on her jacket	B．her favorite number is seven
C．she learns number seven first	D．she is in Class seven

2. The underlined word “Opposite”in the passage means(意思是)______in Chinese.

A．赞成的

B．同样的

C．相反的

D．错误的

3. How many different(不同的) colors does Ann’s cup have?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four.

4. What can we know from the passage?

A．Ann is 13 years old.	B．Ann has a red phone.
C．Rose has a yellow jacket	D．Rose is in Ann’s school

5. What is the best title(标题)of the passage?

A．My Friend and I	B．My Friend in School
C．My Favorite Color	D．My Favorite Number

【推荐1】Many young people want to become pop-stars. It is their great ambition（雄心） in life. They think pop-stars earn a lot of money, they lead interesting and exciting lives, thousands of fans love them, and they become famous!
Yes, but first they must become stars. Most performers star life with a group. This is the pattern nowadays. But there are many groups and competitions are hard. Groups appear and disappear almost overnight. Only a small number survive. Almost without exception they have to work very hard before they reach the top.
And very few reach the top and stay there. In England there are perhaps thirty or so groups at the top. Most of these do not earn so much money, perhaps 500 pounds each time they perform. What’s more, they have quite a lot of expenses(开销). They have to pay a manager, for example. He is the key person in their lives and takes about 20% of their earnings-perhaps more. Then there are their clothes, their instruments and their van. Sometimes they are still playing for the last two items.
And don’t forget, they have to travel a great deal-sometimes 2,000 miles in one week. At times they even sleep in their van instead of a hotel, just to save money.
So now, what do you think? Are pop-stars so rich? And do they have such exciting lives?
1. Which of the following is the reason that many young people want to become pop-stars?

A．Living an exciting life.

B．Becoming a rich man.

C．Being loved by thousands of fans.

D．All of the above.

2. Why is the group’s manager well paid? Because __________.

A．he runs this group

B．he looks after them

C．he is important to them

D．he buys them clothes and instruments

3. The writer makes us believe ___________.

A．it is pleasant to become a pop-star

B．if you work very hard in pop groups, you will reach the top

C．pop-stars are neither too rich nor too happy

D．general persons had better not dream of pop-stars

【推荐2】As we know, toothpaste(牙膏)is necessary in our life and we use it every day.In fact,it does more than just keep our teeth bright and white.It can be used wisely in many other ways.Here are some useful tips.

Clean a Dirty Mirror

If you want to clean a dirty bathroom mirror, try to put a bit of toothpaste on the mirror and wipe it dry.The glass can be cleaned up beautifully.And doing this can also stop the mirror from fogging.Then you can still see yourself in the mirror after taking a shower.

Remove(移除) the Unpleasant Food Smell

Have some bad food smell, like the smell of onions or fish, on your hands? You can remove it by washing your hands with toothpaste.You’ll be fresh-smelling in no time .

Make Your Sports Shoes Whiter

This time, clean your sports shoes by yourself, not by your mother.Wipe some toothpaste around your shoes and then clean it with a wet cloth.See? Your shoes are white as new! A.little toothpaste also does an amazing job of removing scuffs(磨痕)from leather shoes.Just put a little on the scuffed area and clean with a soft cloth.The leather will look like new.

Keep the Metal(金属) Shining

Rings will get not so bright or shiny over time, yet with a little bit of toothpaste and a good washing, they'll be shining away right away.But do not use it on pearls(珍珠), as it will hurt the surface(表面).

1. The passage is mainly about_________.

A．how we use the toothpaste in other ways	B．where to buy cheaper toothpaste
C．what we need to make the toothpaste	D．why we use the toothpaste to brush teeth

2. With the help of the toothpaste, the mirror will be_________.

A．white

B．foggy

C．clear

D．warm

3. According to the passage, we can do many things with the toothpaste except(除了)_________

A．stop the mirror from fogging	B．remove some bad food smell
C．keep pearls bright	D．keep the rings shining longer

4. In which column(栏目 )of the newspaper can we find the passage?

A．Life.

B．Culture.

C．travel.

D．Health.

【推荐3】

Summer Camps for Children

ZEM, Education Language Summer Camp Ages:8-14 You can come to this 2-week camp to learn Spanish in a good environment. There you can take part in lots of activities, such as camping, swimming and mountain-biking with Spanish children.

Anglia Summer School Ages: 8-19 Our summer school is something special. You can learn about stage work, such as acting, singing and dancing. As well as improving these skills you will also be able to learn about teamwork.

Science Camp Ages: 4-14 Our camp provides the chance for children to make discoveries. It is not only fun but also educational. This camp has many activities in areas such as chemistry, nature and technology. You can also do plenty of exciting science experiments here.

A Rock Star Camp Ages:8-16 This camp is perfect for creating superstars. We are ready to discover and train musical children who want to become superstars.

1. How many days does the language summer camp last?

A．7 days

B．10 days

C．14 days

D．15 days

2. Which of the following cannot you learn in Anglia Summer Camp?

A．Acting

B．Singing

C．Dancing

D．Camping

3. Peter is very interested in animals. Which summer camp do you think he should take part in?

A．A Rock Star Camp

B．Anglia Summer School

C．Science Camp

D．ZEM, Education Language Summer Camp

4. If you are fifteen years old this year, how many summer camps can you take part in?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

5. Where can you probably read this passage?

A．In a book about children’s education.

B．On a poster about summer activities for children.

C．In a magazine about superstars.

D．On a website about schools for children.