【推荐3】Come and see the Indian (印度的) elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears (熊) are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw (扔) things at you. The lovely kangaroos (袋鼠) from Australia (澳大利亚) are waiting to laugh (笑) at you, and the girafres (长颈鹿) from Zambia (赞比亚) are waiting to look down at you.

Tickets                                                                 Opening time Adults (成人): ¥20.00               Monday (周一)—Saturday (周六): Children:                                                         9: 00 am—4: 00 pm Over (超过)12: ¥10.00                              Sunday: Under 12: Free                                           10:00 am—3: 00 pm Keep the zoo clean! Do not touch (触摸), go near or give food to the animals.

1. How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Six.

D．Seven.

2. Mrs. Liu is in the zoo with her two sons. One is 14 years old and the other is 10 years old. How much are the tickets together?

A．¥20.00.

B．¥30.00.

C．¥40.00.

D．¥50.00.

3. Which of the following is the visiting time?

A．8:30 am on Friday.	B．9: 30 am on Sunday.
C．9: 30 am on Monday.	D．5: 00 pm on Tuesday.

4. Where are the elephants and the tigers from?

A．India and America.	B．America and England.
C．Australia and America.	D．Australia and India.

5. Which of the following (下列的) can we do in the zoo?

A．Give some food to the bears.

B．Touch the monkey on the head.

C．Throw things everywhere.

D．Take a few nice photos.

【推荐1】The diagram below shows the food teenagers ate for breakfast in the past and the food teenagers eat now.

1. What food was liked least in the past but now becomes the favourite among the teenagers?

A．Noodles.

B．Bread.

C．Porridge.

D．Dumplings

2. Which kind of food do one fifth of the teenagers like to eat now?

A．Cup noodles.

B．Hot dogs.

C．Bread.

D．Cakes.

【推荐1】Joseph really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk. It was from several of his classmates asking him to join them on a camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of school activity. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed to like him. In fact, he had been so lonely ___________________ As a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the kids something more to make fun of him.
Celina, who was standing near Joseph when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick had worked. Everyone was pleased that Joseph thought that was true. But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up.
At first, Celina thought it was fun. But later, when Joseph told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his savings, Celina had a second idea. She knew that Joseph’s family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his savings on something he would never use. Celina also hated to tell Joseph the truth. Her close friends would be angry with her.
What could she do now?
1. The underlined sentence “that he drowned his feelings with food” means ____.

A．he brought his food to his classmates

B．he asked for a lot of food from his classmates

C．he had a lot of food to put on weight

D．he ate a lot to make himself feel less lonely

2. What would happen if Celina told Joseph the truth?

A．Joseph would go on the camping trip himself.

B．Joseph’s family would be angry with Celina.

C．Celina might have trouble with her friends.

D．Joseph would be thankful to his classmates.

3. If Joseph bought a sleeping bag, _________________.

A．he would have it for no use.

B．everyone else would also buy one

C．it would be the best in the class

D．Celina would pay for it

4. From the story we can guess that ________________.

A．everybody would go camping in the class

B．Joseph had few friends in the class

C．Joseph joined in many out-of-class activities

D．Celina was Joseph’s best friend in the class

5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A．Joseph and his school

B．Joseph and his friends

C．A happy camping trip for Joseph

D．An Invitation to Joseph

【推荐2】根据短文内容,在A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个正确答案。

Beijing Opera is one of the Chinese traditional drama art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. Having a history of about 200 years, it is developed from many other drama forma, mostly from the local drama "Huiban". It was especially popular in south China during the 18th century.

Theatrical (戏剧的) art forms in many other countries do not have singing, dancing and spoken parts together in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor speaks on stage; there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play; in a dance drama, the dancer doesn't speak or sing. Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment. It includes spoken parts, singing and dancing.

Beijing Opera has spread to many other places. Mei Lanfang, one of the most famous performers of all, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.

"You will doubt and sometimes be a little bored, but you will be interested gradually. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera, even if you know nothing about the drama background." This is how one traveler described his first experience in watching Beijing Opera.

Beijing Opera is China's national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!

1. Beijing Opera is________.

A．unpopular in north China	B．only developed from the local drama "Huiban"
C．a much larger Chinese opera form	D．a Chinese traditional drama art form

2. After watching Beijing Opera for the first time, the traveler felt________.

A．busy

B．nervous

C．interested

D．uneasy

3. The underlined word "_it" in the last paragraph means ________.

A．Beijing Opera	B．local dramas
C．an opera singer	D．a modern play

4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Beijing Opera is a kind of entertainment.

B．An opera singer neither dances nor speaks on stage usually.

C．Only old people are interested in Beijing Opera.

D．Mei Lanfang was the first one to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners.

5. The main purpose of writing the passage is to ________.

A．ask young people to learn Beijing Opera	B．tell us something about Beijing Opera
C．show why Beijing Opera is popular in Europe	D．introduce everything about foreign Opera

【推荐3】Mr. Hunt came from a poor family. He had three brothers and two sisters. His father worked hard but wasn’t paid much. And his mother did all the housework at home. They were both able but they couldn’t get enough money for their family.

Mr. Hunt was in school for only three years and he had to stop to help his parents though he was good at his lessons. When he was sixteen, he came to the city and began to work in a small factory. He learned from an old worker and became a skilled worker. The old worker liked him and married his daughter to him. The young man did not have his own house and had to live with his parents-in-law(岳父母). His mother-in-law always thought he was poor and often chattered(唠叨). So the young man tried to save everything and hoped to have his own house.

It was one fine Sunday. The old woman wanted to have a picnic on the top of the hill. She told Mr. Hunt to drive her car. But sometimes she told him to turn left and sometimes to turn right. The young man had to listen to her. At a crossing the lights were red but she made him turn left. The policeman stopped them and told the young man to give his license（驾照）to him.

“If I did wrong, sir,” said Mr. Hunt, “It was my mother-in-law’s fault(过错). She was driving the car though she sat behind me!”

1. The Hunts were poor because ____.

A．they were lazy	B．they were too weak to work
C．they couldn’t make enough money	D．they weren’t able enough

2. The old woman was ____ to Mr. Hunt.

A．good

B．bad

C．friendly

D．useless

3. Which of the following is wrong?

A．The old woman herself drove the car that day.

B．It was the old woman’s fault.

C．Mr. Hunt hated his mother-in-law.

D．The old woman told Mr. Hunt to run the red lights.