【推荐1】Class 1, Grade 9 were having their last class meeting. Their topic was “Thinking back and Being thankful”.
Zhang Lei, student: I’m so lucky to meet my best friend An Jing. She is nice and helpful. We go to class together, have lunch together, and even go to the washroom together.
Wu Gang, physics teacher: It’s necessary for us to have some friends. Teens always don’t tell their parents about their secrets. Sometimes your best friends can help you out.
Qian Jin, student: I want to say sorry to parents and teachers. I didn’t listen to you. And even I talk back to you. What I did made you sad and angry. I am sorry for my rebellion.
Liu Wei, student: We must try our best to prepare for the final exams now. The exam is coming. But I don’t worry about it, I always work hard. I want to thank my parents by my good grades.
Guo Xia, head teacher: Everyone should be thankful. We must thank for all who helped us, our parents, teachers and classmates. As for your study, try your best from now on.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. How many students share their ideas in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

2. Whose best friend is An Jing?

A．Zhang Lei’s.

B．Wu Gang’s.

C．Qian Jin’s.

D．Liu Wei’s.

3. The underlined word “rebellion” means ________ in Chinese.

A．良知

B．沉默

C．善意

D．叛逆

4. Which is true about Liu Wei?

A．He is sure about the final exams.

B．He didn’t listen to his parents.

C．He thinks good friends can help him out.

D．He thinks it’s too late to catch up.

5. The main purpose of the class meeting is ________.

A．to tell students not to forget best friends

B．to ask students to respect parents

C．to order students to study hard for the final exams

D．to teach students to be thankful all the time

【推荐2】Want to enjoy some extreme sports (极限运动)? Here are some extreme sport clubs across universities(大学) in the UK.

Octopush (水中曲棍球) Oxford, York, Aberdeen and Warwick are only some of the universities that offer this unusual sport. Anyone who is able to swim can play. Two teams of six players play together. Everyone wears a mask and carries a small wood stick.
Skiing and snowboarding Nearly every university in the UK has a skiing and snowboarding club. For example, Brumski & Board Club of Birmingham University has run for 30 years and has about 500 members. They hold Christmas and Easter ski trips every year and take part in competitions.
Skateboarding Warwick University is home to the Longboarding Club. A Longboard is two or three feet longer than a usual skateboard and has a wider wheel base. Without offering club T-shirts, the Longboarding Chub lets members have their personal socks.
BASE jumping The University of Lincoln offers BASE jumping. In BASE jumping, players jump from fixed objects and use a parachute (降落伞) to break their fall. They go on weekly trips to Skydive Hibaldstow.

1. If a student wants to take part in Octopush, he or she should be able to _______.

A．ski

B．swim

C．skate

D．skydive

2. How many members are there in Brumski & Board Club?

A．About 30.

B．About 300.

C．About 50.

D．About 500.

3. A usual skateboard is __________ than a longboard.

A．shorter

B．longer

C．wider

D．bigger

4. Which university offers BASE jumping?

A．Oxford.

B．York.

C．Lincoln.

D．Warwick.

5. According to the passage, which of the following is the most common sport in UK universities?

A．Octopush.

B．Snowboarding.

C．Skateboarding.

D．BASE jumping.

【推荐3】 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。

New rules and behavior standards (行为规范) for middle school students came out in March. Middle school is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are.     1    They will also be kids who don't dye (染) their hair, smoke or drink. Here are some of the new rules.

Tell the truth.

Have you ever copied someone else's work on an exam? Don't do it again! That's not honest. If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, don't tell your parents that you have done homework.

    2    

Good students love animals and care for other people. April is Bird-Loving Month in our country. Is your school doing anything to celebrate it?     3     That way, you can learn more about animals and how to protect them. Have you ever quarreled(吵架)with your teammates when your basketball team lost? Only working together can make your team stronger. Be friendly to the people you are with. Try to think of others, not only yourself.

Be open to new ideas.

Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Perhaps you'll discover Earth II someday. Don't look down at anyone. Everyone's ideas are important.     4    

Protect yourself.

Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don't let it happen to you. If you have to go home late, you should let your parents know.

Use the Internet carefully.      

    5    But some things on the Internet aren't for kids, so try to look at Web pages that are good for you. You can use the Web for fun or homework.

A．Do more at school

B．Try to learn from others.

C．You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.

D．The Internet can be useful for your studies.

E．Everyone can be top students.

F．The best students won't only have high marks.

G．You should join!

【推荐2】A 14-year-old boy named Cao Rui always wants to make a pen friend. Yesterday he read an English magazine and found some information about three pen friends. Let’s get to know them.

Alice: She is 13. She comes from London and she would like to find a Chinese pen friend. She loves playing the piano. She is interested in Geography, History and P.E., but   she hates Maths. She hopes to visit the Great Wall some day.

Tom: He is 14 years old. He lives in New York. He loves travelling and hopes to visit Nanjing in the future. He would like a Chinese pen friend to talk about the differences between the two countries. He loves riding bikes and playing football.

Helen: The 13-year-old girl comes from California. She loves riding horses and listening to R&B music. She hopes her pen friend speaks different languages. Then they can talk about learning on the computer.

根据短文选择正确答案。
1. Cao Rui is      years old.

A．13

B．14

C．15

2. What does the underlined word “hates”mean? It means“      ”.

A．is good at

B．enjoys

C．doesn’t

3. Tom wants a Chinese pen friend because he wants to       .

A．go cycling with him or her	B．travel with him or her
C．talk about the differences between America and China

4. If Cao Rui can be Helen’s friend, what will they talk about on the computer?

A．Football.

B．Riding bikes.

C．Learning.

5. What is the passage about?

A．Pen friends.

B．Hobbies.

C．Different languages.

【推荐1】English words don’t stay the same. People need new words for new ideas and new inventions. Different words come into use, or old words are used in a new way.

English can be changed by borrowing words from other languages. The word＂tomato＂was borrowed from Mexico and＂tea＂came from China and so on. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. New words can be formed by adding two words together.＂countryside＂and＂earthquake＂are made up of two parts. Sometimes new words are shorter forms of old words. The word＂photo＂ was made from＂photograph＂by cutting off the end of the longer word.＂Plane＂was made by cutting off the front part of＂airplane＂. The names of people and products can become new words, too. Our＂sandwich＂was named after a man called Sandwich and＂sellotape＂(透明胶带) was a name given by the company that first made the product.

1. New English words are needed because _________.

A．people use old words in a new way

B．the old words are not enough

C．new ideas and new inventions appear all the time

2. Which of the following words was taken to English from another country?

A．Tomato.

B．Sandwich.

C．Countryside.

3. Which of the following words came from China?

A．Tea.

B．Earthquake.

C．Airplane.

4. How many ways of developing English words does the passage tell us?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

5. The main idea of this passage is _________.

A．that the English language is always changing

B．how people name new products and inventions

C．how people use old words in a new way

【推荐2】Have you ever tried to find something in your cupboard but the inside was a complete mess? You may need a decluttering consultant (整理收纳师).

Li Jiaxin, 30, started her own business two years ago, forming a team in Beijing. “I wasn’t satisfied with my old job, so I chose to be a decluttering consultant as most of my friends have said that I’m good at tidying things up.”

Li finds joy in decluttering. “One of my customers, in her 20s, once came to me and said that her messy room was giving her a sense of bad feeling,” Li recalled. After we discussed the decluttering plan, it took the team three days to finish the work.

They started by emptying all the cupboards, finding the objects the customer really needed and clearing out the rest. They also added more boxes to better classify (分类) things. “There were so many clothes that we had to sit on the floor during our lunch break as this was the only free space,” Li said.

After the work was done, the customer was surprised to see that there was more space in her house. “It was then that I realized our work wasn't only about organizing things-we bring brighter feelings to customers and let them wake up every morning with a better view,” Li added.

These days there is no recognized certificate (资格证) for decluttering consultants. Although some may believe that this job has a low requirement, Li argues that understanding design and art is necessary. This knowledge helps the decluttering consultant quickly come up with a plan. Being able to deal with unexpected situations is also important for decluttering consultants.

根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)、误(F) 。
1. Li chose to be a decluttering consultant because her friends believed she did well in tidying things up.
2. Li’s team helped the young customer with her messy house by adding more cupboards.
3. After the work of Lis team, the customer surprisingly found her house had more free space.
4. It’s necessary to get a recognized certificate as a decluttering consultant.
5. Li agrees that being a decluttering consultant is a low-skill job that is easy to do.

【推荐3】For over 1,300 years, this large rock has been in Mahabalipuram, a beach town in Southern India. The rock is on hill at a 45-degree angle(角).

The rock is popularly known as“Krishna's Butter Ball,” which means a favorite food, butter, fallen from the sky. The rock is 20 feet high and five meters in diameter(直径), and weighs over 250 tons. It 1ooks like it might slip(滑落) any moment and run down the hill, but it has stayed that way for several centuries now

Some say the rock is a natural formation(形成), but scientists think that's impossible because natural corrosion(腐蚀) couldn't produce such an unusual shape. Others, think that the rock might have been placed there by Gods from the sky, or the aliens who visited Earth thousands of years ago.

One of the earliest known attempts(尝试) to move the rock was made by Narasimhavarman, a Pallava king who ruled Southern India from 630 to 668 C. E. The strongest of his men could not move it at all. More recently, in 1908, Governor of Madras Arthur Lawley decided that he wanted to get rid of(除掉) the rock, fearing that it would slide down the hill. He used seven elephants to do the task, but much to his surprise, it did not budge.

Krishna's Butter Ball is now a popular tourist spot, attracting thousands of visitors each year. Visitors make their own attempt to move the rock-they fail, of course, but always come away with amazing photos!

1. Krishna's Butter Ball is ________.

A．a kind of Indian food	B．a popular sport in Mahabalipuram
C．a 250-ton rock on hill	D．a beach town is Southern India

2. The writer implies(暗示)that ________.

A．It's hard to move the rock though it looks easy to slip

B．Even wind can blow the rock down the hill

C．We are sure that where the rock came from

D．Narasimhavarman ruled Southern India for fifty years

3. The underlined word “budge” in the passage probably means “________”.

A．slide down the hill

B．move slightly(轻微的)

C．fall from the sky

D．stay there quietly

4. Which of the following is TRUE about the rock?

A．It's dangerous to touch the rock.	B．Someone knows who placed the rock there.
C．The aliens from other star once visited the rock.	D．Men and seven elephants have tried moving it.

5. What do visitors usually do with the rock?

A．Some of them move it a little successfully.	B．They write their names on the rock.
C．They take photos of the rock.	D．None of them want to move the rock