【推荐1】

Seven Stories Seven Stories is a great place for your kid’s special birthday party. Opening time: Tuesday～Saturday: 10:10 a.m.～9:00 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m.～8:00 p.m.

★To book (预订) a party, please call us at 330-1095 between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ★Book a party at least three weeks before it. ★10 to 20 kids per party. ★13 dollars per kid. ★The price includes (包括) the room, the party host and food for every kid.

1. You can make a call to book a birthday party at ________.

A．8:30 a.m.

B．9:30 a.m.

C．11:00 a.m.

D．6: 30 p.m.

2. If Kate’s birthday is on December 25th, her family should book the party on ________.

A．December 3rd

B．December 9th

C．December 15th

D．December 22nd

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Seven Stories is closed every Tuesday.

B．The number of the kids at the party should be less than 15.

C．People can book a party by calling.

D．Seven Stories is closed earlier on Saturdays than on Sundays.

【推荐2】

Place：Xi’an Places of interest: The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, The Bell Tower, The Drum Tower, The Terra Cotta Warriors Open times: Weekdays: 8: 00am—5: 00pm Weekends: 8: 30am—11: 30am

Place： Gansu Places of interest: The Mogao Caves, Kongtong Mountains, Fuxi Temple Open times: Weekdays: 9: 00am—4: 00pm Weekends: 8: 00am—10: 00am

Place： Lanzhou Places of interest: The Yellow River, The Lanzhou Zhongshan Bridge Open times: Weekdays: 8: 00am—5: 00am Weekends: 9: 00am—4: 00pm

Place： Beijing Places of interest: The Tian’anmen Square, The Bird’s Nest Open times: Weekdays: 9: 00am—5: 30pm Weekends: 9: 00am—4: 00pm

1. If you want to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, you can go to _______.

A．Xi’an

B．Gansu

C．Lanzhou

D．Beijing

2. The Zhongshan Bridge is in _______.

A．Xi’an

B．Gansu

C．Lanzhou

D．Beijing

3. We can visit the Bell Tower at _______ in the afternoon on Monday.

A．4: 00

B．5: 30

C．6: 00

D．6: 30

4. It’s 5: 30 in the afternoon, you can visit _______.

A．the Terra Cotta Warriors

B．Kongtong Mountains

C．the Lanzhou Zhongshan Bridge

D．the Tian’anmen Square

5. You can go to Fuxi Temple _______.

A．in the afternoon on Saturday

B．in the afternoon on Sunday

C．in the morning every day

D．only on weekends

【推荐3】Lost & Found

Lost: My school ID card. Its number is 200-7712. My name is Mary Brown. Please call 695-6385.

Found: Backpack. Is this your backpack? It’s black and white. My name is Tony Green. Phone #236-0731.

Cindy, Your red notebook is in the lost and found case.                                                  Mike

1. Mary’s school ID card number is ____.

A．236-0731

B．695-6385

C．200-7712

D．659-8635

2. The backpack is ________.

A．green

B．white

C．red

D．black and white

3. Mary’s phone number is ________.

A．695-6385

B．2007712

C．236-0731

D．659-6385

4. Tony’s last name is ________.

A．Brown

B．Green

C．Mike

D．Cindy

5. Cindy’s ________ is in the lost and found case.

A．school ID card

B．backpack

C．notebook

D．baseball

【推荐2】

House for Rent（出租） 4 sunny bedrooms with one big kitchen. 2,000 yuan a month. Call Mr. Green at 8074-2457.	Lost Cat It’s black and white with blue eyes. It’s big. Call Mr. Brown at 8074-9887.
School Bus Driver Wanted Experience（经验）needed. Call Mrs. Chen at 8074-8988 between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm on weekdays.	American Dreams in China Saturday and Sunday. Peace Cinema. 40 yuan（free for children under 12）. Call 8074-8866 for more information.

根据表格内容，选择最佳选项。
1. If you want to rent a house, you can call ________.

A．8074-2457

B．8074-9887

C．8074-8988

D．8074-8866

2. ________ lost a black and white cat.

A．Mr. Green

B．Mr. Brown

C．Mrs. Chen

D．Mr. Smith

3. You can call Mrs. Chen ________.

A．at 9:00 am on Monday	B．at 3:00 pm on Tuesday
C．at 11:00 am on Sunday	D．at 6:00 pm on Thursday

4. If Mr. Smith wants to see American Dreams in China with his 11-year-old son, he will pay ________.

A．12 yuan.

B．24 yuan.

C．40 yuan.

D．60 yuan.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mr. Green wants to buy a house.

B．We can’t get any information about the film.

C．If you find a cat, you can call Mr. Green.

D．Mrs. Chen needs a school bus driver with experience.

【推荐3】

●Stay active. Don't spend all your time in front of screen. Your body gets weak if you don't use it. Play a sport. Go running or just go for a walk, but get outside.		●Be careful of what you put in your schoolbag. Too many books can give you backache. Try to take only two or three books home at a time. And leave anything you don't need at school. If your bag is still too heavy, ask someone to help you carry something.
●Make sure you eat different types of healthy foods, including lots of fruit and vegetables. And drink lots of water to keep your body hydrated (有水分). Especially when you are exercising or outside in the sun.	Tips for healthy living ●Kids don't often think about aches and pains. They just want to play and have fun, don't they? And even kids need to make sure they take good care of themselves. Follow these easy tips to have a health life.
	●Make sure you visit the doctor every year. Even you don't feel ill, it's important that your doctor sees you. She might discover a problem that you didn't know about. You should also talk to your doctor about things like your plan to try out new sports.

1. What's the purpose of staying active?

A．To carry more books.	B．To make the body strong.
C．To avoid aches and pains.	D．To cut down the times to visit the doctor.

2. Why should we take only two or three books home at time?

A．Because we don't need them at school.

B．Because too much weight might hurt our back.

C．Because someone else would carry the others for us.

D．Because we only need a few books at home.

3. What information can we mainly get from the poster?

A．We should have a healthy life.	B．We should make plans for sports.
C．We should have a good eating habit.	D．We should see the doctor often.

【推荐1】When taking an elevator, do you often push the “close” button? You hope by pushing it, the elevator door will close faster. But what if the button is actually fake（假的）?

Karen Penafiel is the executive director（执行董事）of the US National Elevator Industry. She said that elevators’ “close” buttons are a complete trick, at least in the US, and that doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you push.

In the 1990s the Americans with Disabilities Act（《美国残疾人法案》）was passed in the US. It means all elevators have to stay open long enough to allow disabled（残疾的）people to enter. Only US firefighters and elevator workers can really use the buttons with special keys.

But the buttons aren’t completely useless. According to psychologists（心理学家）, fake buttons can make you feel better. They give you a sense of control that can help reduce stress. That’s why some other buttons in our lives are fake, too.

For example, many offices in the US have fake thermostats（温控器）. People may feel better when they think they can control the temperature in their workspace.

You were told that traffic light buttons could help make the traffic signals change faster. But they may not really work either.

However, even when people know these little “white lies”, they still push fake buttons. As long as the doors finally close, it seems worthy.

John Kounios is a psychology professor at Drexel University in the US. He told The New YorkTimes that he always pushes the traffic light buttons. “After all, I’ve got nothing else to do while waiting. So why not push the button on the off chance that this one will work?”

1. You push the “close” button in the US, the elevator door will ________.

A．close immediately	B．not be completely open
C．play a trick on you	D．not close as fast as you wish

2. The US, in order for disabled people to go in safely, ________.

A．elevator workers will press the “open” button for them

B．they will be given a special key to use in the elevators

C．all elevators are designed to open long enough

D．no “close” button is fixed on the elevators

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as fake?

A．Thermostat buttons.	B．Elevator buttons.
C．Traffic light buttons.	D．Power buttons.

4. There are quite a few fake buttons in our lives because they can ________.

A．control people’s senses	B．help people feel better
C．control the temperature	D．tell “white lies”

5. The underlined words “on the off chance” in the last paragraph most probably mean “______”.

A．with the little hope	B．without any plan
C．with a great opportunity	D．without any possibility

6. The best title for the passage is ________.

A．Button pushing society	B．Useless buttons
C．Buttons for disabled people	D．Fake elevator buttons

【推荐2】Dear Tommy,
I’m writing to you on your third birthday. I want to tell you something about your grandma’s time. I was born sixty-eight years ago in a small village.
Transportation used to be a big problem. When we traveled from village to village,   we used to walk or ride horses.
Shopping was not an easy job, either. There were no supermarkets in the neighborhood. We used to grow most of our own food: rice and vegetables. We kept things cool in a special underground room.
The biggest difference is that you have electricity. We didn’t have electricity until very late in our small village. We didn’t have any televisions of course. We used to perform our local（地方的）music and enjoy it very much.
Life used to be very hard, but I was not upset. I would like you to know about the old days and be happy about what you have when you grow up. Remember, feeling good about life is the key to happiness.
Love,
Your grandma
1. This letter is written by ______.

A．a grandfather to a grandson

B．a grandmother to a grandson

C．a grandfather to a granddaughter

D．a grandmother to a granddaughter

2. Tommy is _______ when the letter is written.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

3. This letter is mostly about ______ .

A．the writer’s old life experience

B．the writer’s future life

C．what a kid can do for old people

D．how the writer has changed

4. Which is NOT true about the writer?

A．She was born in the countryside.

B．She felt good about the village life.

C．She used to grow vegetables in the village.

5. Why did the writer write this letter?

A．She wanted to show that life now is really happy.

B．She wanted to tell others that life was so hard in the past.

C．She wanted the kid to be positive about life in the future.

D．She wanted the kid to dream about his future life.

【推荐3】Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there's too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.

Preview - if it's long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.

Here's how to preview.

◆ Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.

◆ Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.

Previewing doesn't give you all the details. It keeps you from spending time on things you don't really want- or need- to read.

Skim- if it's short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.

Here's how to skim.

◆ Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.

◆ Pick up only a few key words in each line.

Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we'll get a similar idea of what it's all about.

1. What does the underlined word "preview" mean in English?

A．Read carefully and thoroughly	B．Read silently
C．Read aloud	D．Read fast and skim for the general idea

2. What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage?

A．Read the last two paragraphs carefully

B．Get our eyes to move fast.

C．Sweep our eyes across each line.

D．Pick up only a few key words in each line.

3. Which of the following is WRONG?

A．Skim means reading quickly. It's a good way to read.

B．There are ways for you to read more in less time.

C．By previewing you can get all the details of the passage.

D．People can spend less time doing more reading.

4. What is the best title for this passage?

A．How to Read Faster.	B．What to Read.
C．When to Read.	D．Why We Should Read.