【推荐2】People communicate in many different ways. The most common way is by talking with others. Except for talking, we can also use body languages. When we use body languages, we need to use body to show what we mean. Sign language is a kind of body language. Let’s see more about it.
Sign language is popular among dumb people who are unable to speak or don’t want to speak. If you want to communicate with a foreigner ,but you can’t speak his language and he can’t speak Chinese, what can you do ? Maybe you can communicate by making signs. Now let’s learn some signs Indians often use.
★When they are hungry, they move their right hands back and forth in front of their stomachs.
★When they mean “ Let’s eat”, they put their right hands and move them up and down in front of their mouths.
★When they have had enough, they part their thumbs and first fingers, and move their hands from their chests to chins.
★If they have a stomach ache, they put both hands on their stomachs, and move them back and forth.
1. The most common way to communicate is ________.

A．by calling others

B．by talking with others

C．by using body language

D．by using signs

2. What is the synonym(近义词) of the underlined word “ dumb” ?

A．blind

B．deaf

C．disabled

D．ill

3. If you want to show you are hungry, you can ___________.

A．move your left hand up and down in front of your mouth.

B．put your right hand in front of your mouth.

C．move your right hand back and forth in front of your stomach.

D．move your right hand from your chest to chin.

4. If a person puts his hands on his legs and moves them back and forth, we can
infer(推断)____

A．he has a stomach ache

B．there’s something wrong with his legs

C．he is too tired to walk

D．he wants to sit down and have a rest

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Getting to Know Sign Language

B．The Most Common Way to Communicate

C．The Importance of Using Hands

D．Indians And Their Hands

【推荐3】Are you still doing the “V” for victory sign? It’s   out .The latest popular hand gesture (手势) is putting both your hands together to make a heart shape. It is called a ^“hand heart^”.

Many young pop stars in the USA do this in their photos. “The ‘hand heart gesture means something between “I love you”and ‘thank you’ said Taylor Swift, the country singer. “You can send a sweet and   simple message without saving a word.Taylor Swift often does it at her concerts. And some people think she makes this gesture popular.

Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did the ^“hand heart^” and put the photos online. They did it to help out three children, whose parents died from a car accident.       

In some Asian countries, the “hand heart”is popular too. but in a different way .People there put their hands above their heads and make a bigger heart shape with their arms. It means“I love you”。

根据短文内容，判断句子正（T)误（F)。（共5小题,每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

1. It’s out to do the ‘V’ for victory sign.
2. The “hand heart” gesture means “I don’t love you”.
3. No one can express one’s love without saying a word.
4. In this passage, some superstars did the ^“hand heart ^‘’to help out three children.
5. “Hand heart” is popular not only in the USA but also in some Asian countries.

【推荐1】It’s the age of globalization (全球化). Globalization influences our daily (日常的) lives, such as entertainment, clothing and food.

Popular culture has become more globalized. People in the US enjoy listening to South African music and reading Japanese comic books. American soap operas are popular in Israel.

India has a lively movie industry called “Bollywood”. Bollywood movies are popular in India. In fact, some Bollywood movies do much better in the US or the UK than they do in India.

Clothing styles have also become more uniform (统一的) because of globalization. In most parts of the world, bankers wear suits, and jeans and T-shirts are common for young people.

There has also been an increasing exchange of foods across the globe. People in England eat Indian curry, while people in Peru enjoy Japanese sushi. American fast food chains (连锁店) have become common around the world. McDonald’s has more than 37,000 restaurants in over 100 countries. And people all over the world are eating more meat and sugary foods.

The development of McDonald’s has become a symbol of globalization. Some menu foods are the same all over the world. Other menu foods are specific (特定的) to some areas. At McDonald’s in some countries in South America, a “McHuevo” is a burger topped with a fried egg. Globalization has brought McDonald’s to billions of consumers (消费者) worldwide.

1. What’s the structure (结构) of the text? (Paragraph 1=①)

A．

B．

C．

D．

2. According to the text, Bollywood movies are popular in ________.

A．India

B．England

C．Japan

D．America

3. Which paragraph explains the influence of globalization on entertainment?

A．Paragraph 1.

B．Paragraphs 1 and 2.

C．Paragraphs 2 and 3.

D．Paragraph 4.

4. From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that ________.

A．McDonald’s is a symbol of modern food

B．McDonald’s is famous for its sugary foods

C．McDonald’s restaurants all over the world are the same

D．globalization brings similarities while keeping some differences

5. What is the text mainly about?

A．How globalization started.

B．How globalization influences our daily lives.

C．How globalized the world is outside of China.

D．What problems globalization brings for us.

【推荐3】

Give your dead batteries a new life. Recycle them!         Batteries(电池) are used to power clocks, computers, tools and more. However, your batteries have some serious power when their lives are over. WHY TO RECYCLE BATTERIES: Remember, batteries are harmful waste. This means we should properly throw them away. You may not think one little battery can cause that much pollution. But don't think of it as just one battery—there can be millions. In Canada, each person uses about 20 single-use batteries every year. That's about 700 million batteries! If all these batteries end up in landfills(垃圾填埋场), the heavy metals inside them can get into the water, land and air. It can be harmful to humans and wildlife. By recycling single-use batteries instead of throwing them away, you can cut down pollution and also help save energy. All batteries are mainly made of plastic and valuable metals. Through recycling programs, dead batteries can be changed into something useful like steel products, or even new batteries! HOW TO RECYCLE BATTERIES: Make a difference by starting to collect batteries at your home or school today. You can prepare a box for battery collection and invite friends, family and classmates to bring in old batteries to be recycled. There are many safe ways to deal with your batteries. You can: ● Find a Recycle public collection station near you. ● Ask the store where you bought the batteries if you can return them there. ● Communicate with your local city government to find out if there are special programs for recycling used batteries! For more information, visit https://ecokids.ca/batteries.

1. The phrase "serious power" in the first paragraph shows that _______.

A．dead batteries are still valuable	B．batteries are very useful in our life
C．dead batteries can still supply power	D．dead batteries can bring bad effects to our life

2. From the passage, we can learn that the population of Canada is around _______.

A．20 million

B．35 million

C．350 million

D．700 million

3. The pollution caused by dead batteries mainly comes from _______.

A．land

B．water

C．heavy metals

D．steel products

4. If you want to recycle your batteries correctly, you can _______ in your city.

A．build a public collection station	B．no more buy batteries from stores
C．sell old batteries to some stores	D．learn more about batteries recycling

5. The passage is probably written for _______.

A．battery sellers

B．landfill workers

C．community groups

D．young children

【推荐1】Will you be excited when you finally get to relax? Here, three of the studetns tell us what they plan to do after the big exam.
Li Junzhe, 15, Huaihua, Hunan Province (省)   My friends and I will travel to Beijing right after the exam. We planned to go by ourselves but were turned down by our parents. They said we were too young to travel alone. They said they would go with us. I'm okay with it because I've already traveled by myself.
Zhu Hangian, 15, Dexing, Jiangxi Province     What am I going to do this summer? Of course I'll go to see the Great Wall! But before that, I will watch movies. Because of the big exam, I haven't seen any movies for a long time. I will watch whatever is in the cinema! As for the Great Wall, I can't wait to see the beautiful views.
Dong Xu, 14, Dalian, Liaoning Province   I will, no doubt, play computer games for days after the big exam. My mother never let me during the past few years. I can't imagine how exciting it will be. Also my friends and I will go to see the Great Wall.
1. Who has the experience of travelling alone?

A．Dong Xu	B．Nobody
C．Zhu Hangjian	D．Li Junzhe

2. Zhu Hangian will ________ before traveling to Beijing.

A．watch movies at home

B．play computer games

C．see films in the cinema

D．go to Beijing with his friends

3. The three students will be excited about their summer plans because_______.

A．they will go to see Shanghai Expo

B．they all want to see movies

C．they will play games for days

D．they will travel to Beijing

【推荐2】On February 3rd, 1949, New York Harbor（港）was an exciting place. Many people were there to greet a ship from France. On the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars（火车车厢）filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of America. These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train（Merci：a French word meaning “thank you”）.
After World War II, a lot of factories, roads and farms in France had been destroyed. Many French people had no jobs or money and had little to wear and little to eat. In the winter of 1947, a train was sent across the United States, stopping in cities and towns along the way. At every stop, people gave whatever they could. Factories gave clothing and medicine. Farmers gave food. Families gave money. Even school children gave away their pocket money. All the things were then taken to France by ship.
By 1949,the French had begun to recover（恢复）from the war. The Merci Train was their way of saying “thank you” to America. French people had filled the boxcars with gifts. Most of them were personal, like hand-made toys, children’s drawings, or postcards. But the boxcars themselves were perhaps the most meaningful of the gifts. On each car, the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces. with an American eagle on the front. The boxcars were taken to each state of America, where they were warmly greeted.
Now many of the states still keep their boxcars. Gifts sent by the French people can still be seen in some museums. The Merci Train came out of the war, but it now reminds the world that countries can also work together in peace.
1. Many people crowded at New York Harbor on February 3rd, 1949 to ________.

A．welcome the Merci Train	B．meet their families
C．have a big party	D．start a trip by ship

2. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to（指）________.

A．the American people	B．the French people
C．the boxcars	D．the gifts

3. The French people painted their 40 provinces and an American eagle on each boxcar because________.

A．they thought France was stronger than America

B．it could show the friendship between the two countries

C．the boxcars would be more beautiful

D．they were very good at painting pictures

4. The best title for this passage is ________.

A．The Story Of The Merci Train

B．American Museums Where The Boxcars Kept

C．Gifts That American People Liked

D．World War II

【推荐3】My favourite sport is basketball because it is very exciting. I like basketball because the NBA stars play very well. Basketball is very cheap and it is a good sport for our health. We can grow taller if we play basketball often. Also it keeps me fit. I play basketball three times a week. Most often I play it in my school, I often play it with my friends or I may play it myself I feel very happy when I play basketball at school with my classmates. Sometimes I play basketball in the playground near my home. Basketball is very easy to play. If you play basketball very well, you can form a basketball team to take part in the competition. If you win the basketball competition, you will have the prize. You may become a famous basketball star.

1. I like basketball best because it's ________ .

A．cheap

B．exciting

C．good

D．famous

2. I often play basketball ________ .

A．myself	B．with my friends
C．with my cousin	D．with my parents

3. The best title（标题）for the passage is “   ________ ”.

A．Basketball Player	B．My Favorite Sport
C．Basketball Star	D．My Favorite Basketball Star

【推荐1】A young man went to visit a wise man who lived deep in the mountain.

“Excuse me! Could you tell me what is the most important day in our lives? Is it the day we were born or the day we die? Is it the day we fall in love or the day we are successful?” the young man asked.

“None. The most important day in our lives is today,” the wise man replied calmly.

“Why?” the young man was surprised. “Is it because there is some unusual event taking place today?”

“No, nothing has happened today.”

“So it is because of my visit?”

“Even if nobody visited me today, today is still very important, because today is the only wealth we have.”

“No matter how important yesterday is, it has gone by; no matter how wonderful tomorrow may be, it hasn’t come; no matter how ordinary and boring today is, it’s in our hands.”

The young man still wanted to ask something, but the wise man stopped him and said, “When talking about the importance of today, we have wasted a lot of it. That is to say, part of “today” has passed.”

Having understood this, the young man nodded and then went down the mountain.

Actually today is the only wealth and chance we have. Therefore, what we should do now is to forget yesterday and tomorrow and catch hold of today.

1. Where did the wise man live?

A．In a village.

B．In a town.

C．In a mountain.

D．In a city.

2. Why did the young man visit the wise man?

A．For wisdom of life.	B．For secrets of success.
C．For ways of getting rich.	D．For the healthy lifestyle.

3. What day might the young man think is the most important?

A．The day when we get married.	B．The day when people succeed.
C．The day when some important people arrive.	D．The day when we begin to go to school.

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

A．The wise man didn’t explain the reason to the young man.

B．The wise man think today is boring and ordinary.

C．The young man thinks the past time is wealthy.

D．The young man went down the mountain with satisfaction.

5. What’s the author’s purpose of writing this passage?

A．To tell people to do for tomorrow.	B．To tell people the important day in life.
C．To tell people not to forget yesterday.	D．To tell people to catch hold of today.

【推荐2】Now if you go out or surf(冲浪；浏览)the Internet,   one word is very popular among young people. That is the word “fashion". But lots of young people don't know what it really means. They just think an iPhone 6 is fashionable, new hair style is fashionable, a new kind of clothes is fashionable, and even smoking or drinking is fashionable. So they just try to do something to make themselves look fashionable.
These young people often do something wrong. Some children buy cigarettes(烟)and smoke them without letting their teachers or parents know. Some students learn to drink and it costs them a lot of money. Some children want their parents to buy them mobile phones, but they just use their phones to play games and chat with their friends. Some young students like to run after "fashionable" stars. They often do their best to see music stars and sometimes they have to go far away to see the stars face to face. They often have to look everywhere for the information(信息)of the "fashionable" stars.
But many other people don' t think so. They think fashion means everything modern and useful things to people around us. Children should try to be really fashionable.
1. What do some children want their parents to buy for them ?

A．Mobile phones.	B．Cigarettes.
C．Clothes.	D．Computer games.

2. How do some students do for their stars in the passage?

A．Buy their CDs.

B．Collect photos of them.

C．Go far away to see the stars face to face.

D．Sing their songs.

3. .Fashion means something       according to(根据)the 3rd paragraph.

A．new	B．loved by many people
C．expensive	D．modern and useful

4. What does this passage mainly(主要地)tell use

A．Smoking is wrong.	B．We shouldn't drink.
C．What is real fashion.	D．We can't play games.

【推荐3】Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12,a white gardenia（栀子花）was sent to my house. No card came with it．Calls to the flower shops were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender's name and was just very pleased with the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.
But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be, Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged this imagining. She'd ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man who I looked after when he was ill. As a girl, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy.
One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt very sad and didn't want to go to the   coming graduation dance at all. And I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.
My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.
1. Which statement is true according to the passage?

A．The author found the sender by calling the flower shops.

B．In fact, the flower was sent by a boy.

C．It was a pleasant moment for the girl to imagine the sender.

D．The author got a gardenia every year after she was married.

2. The mother let her daughter go to the graduation dance because_______.

A．She hoped she would miss her father.

B．She thought education was most important.

C．She hoped she would find a friend.

D．She wanted her to be happy and strong.

3. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．A Childhood Dream.	B．A Mother's Love.
C．A Graduation Party.	D．A Special Birthday.