【推荐1】

Hello! I’m Li Ming. This is my room. My schoolbag is on the sofa. What are those in the bookcase? Oh, they are my English books and dictionaries.

Hello! I’m Tom. This is my room. Look! My books are on the sofa. My blue quilt is on the bed. In the bookcase is my brother John’s dictionary. Where is my pencil box? Oh, it is on the desk.

Hi, I’m Sally. What can you see in my room? My computer is on the desk. The CDs are in the bookcase. What are those under the bed? Oh, they are three baseballs. They are my sister Alice’s.

1. Where are Li Ming’s English books?

A．On the sofa.

B．On the desk.

C．In the bookcase.

2. Who is John?

A．Tom’s brother.

B．Tom’s father.

C．Sally’s brother.

3. What’s under Sally’s bed?

A．The computer.

B．The pencil box.

C．Three baseballs.

【推荐3】Hello, boys and girls! I’m a girl from a middle school. My mother and I like books. You can see many (许多) books in our house(家).

With my mother’s help, our house is now a shared (共享的) library and it is tidy. Two bookcases are in the house. They are yellow. You can see six white chairs, three blue chairs, a green sofa and two yellow sofas, too.

At about 4: 00, some boys and girls come to our house. They read books on these chairs and sofas in our house. In our shared library, I meet many new friends.

Do you like reading books? Come here and read with us. You can call me at 813-8204.

1. What color are the bookcases in the house?

A．White.

B．Yellow.

C．Green.

D．Brown.

2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The library.

B．The sofa.

C．The middle school.

D．The bookcase.

3. How many chairs are there in the house?

A．Three.

B．Six.

C．Nine.

D．Ten.

4. What’s the best title?

A．The shared books.

B．My good friends.

C．My mother and I.

D．A house, a library.

【推荐1】One day, while our cab (出租马车) was waiting outside a park, a dirty old cab drove up beside us. The horse was an old chestnut (栗色马). Suddenly, she looked at me and said, “Black Beauty, is that you?”

I was Ginger! But how different she was! She was thin and tired from too much hard work. She looked miserable (悲惨的)and she had a bad cough. She told me her sad story. She had a year’s rest and then a gentleman bought her. For a while, she got on very well. Then one day after a long gallop (疾驰), her old problem returned, and her back hurt again. They bought and sold her several times after that.

“Then at last,” she said, “a man who has a lot of cabs and horses bought me. I work hard, all week, with no rest on Sundays. I wish I was dead.” I was very sad to hear this. I put my nose up to Ginger’s, but I didn’t know what to say to her. She said, “Black Beauty, you are my only friend.” Just then, her driver came back, and they drove off. I felt very sad indeed to see Ginger like this.

A short time after this, I saw a cart (二轮运货马车) with a dead horse in it. It was a chestnut horse with a long, thin neck. I think it was Ginger. I hope so, for then all her problems were over.

One day, a lady got into the cab. “Jerry Barker,” she said, “is that you? How are Polly and the children?” I listened to Jerry’s answer and found Mrs Fowler was a lady Polly once worked for. She asked Jerry: “How do you find the cab work in winter? I know Polly was worried about you last year.”

“Yes, ma’am. It was a hard winter and I had a bad cough,” he replied.

“Well, Barker,” Mrs. Fowler continued. “I know people who want good drivers or grooms. If you stop working on the cabs one day, let me know.”

“Certainly, ma’am,” smiled Jerry. “Thank you,” he said, and he seemed very pleased.

1. Who is Black Beauty?

A．A cab.

B．A horse.

C．A driver.

D．A lady.

2. The underlined word “her old problem” in Paragraph 2 refers to(所指) ________.

A．her cough

B．her fatness

C．her laziness

D．her backache

3. Why did Black Beauty hope it was Ginger when he saw the dead horse?

A．Because he wasn’t Ginger’s true friend.

B．Because the master didn’t need Ginger any more.

C．Because only death could free Ginger of all hard work.

D．Because Ginger told him that she wished she was dead.

4. What can you know about the lady?

A．Jerry used to work for her.	B．She was kind and helpful.
C．She was Ginger’s master.	D．She found a job for Jerry befo.

5. What can you infer (推断) from the passage?

A．Poor Ginger died of her old problem at last.

B．Black Beauty would be glad to work for the lady.

C．Polly was never worried about Jerry.

D．It was possible for Jerry to change his job in the future.

【推荐2】MY SON HAS COME HOME

Daisy Santiago

My son came home from war the other day.

It seemed like forever, as though this day would never come.

His body was whole, but his mind still wandered (徘徊) of memories;

Lost soldiers who fought well, and gave their all; who gave their last breath for country, for honor, for freedom, so that we could partake (享用) of another day.

Now we must remember and keep the memory of those left behind, still left to fight, to stay alive.

We honor the memory of those who died and gave their all, and pray for peace.

Maybe one day wars will cease (停止).

1. The material above is probably ______.

A．a letter

B．a poem

C．a play

D．a story

2. The soldiers fought for the following EXCEPT ______.

A．freedom

B．country

C．honor

D．money

3. According to the material, the writer is against ______.

A．wars

B．peace

C．diseases

D．dreams

【推荐1】Learning about the environment is very important. There are many good books that will help you learn. To get started, ask your teacher or a librarian for some suggestions. You can also look at some good websites with information about the environment and climate (气候) change. Climate change may be a big problem, but there are many little things we can do to make a difference.

Driving a car or using electricity is not wrong. We just have to be smart about it. Some people use less energy by carpooling. For example, four people can ride together in one car instead of driving four cars to work. Whenever we use electricity, we put greenhouse gases (气体) into the air. By turning off lights, the television, and the computer when they aren't needed, you can help a lot.

Don't buy products that use too much energy. Some products, like certain cars, are made specially to save energy. These cars can travel longer on a smaller amount of gas. They don't pollute as much, either. Products like computers, TVs, and VCRS with the ENERGY STAR label (标签) are made to save energy. Buying products with these labels will help protect the environment.

Buy recyclable (可回收利用的) products, instead of non-recyclable ones. Recyclable products are usually made out of things that have already been used. It usually takes less energy to make recyclable products than to make new ones. So when you go shopping, look for the recycle mark on the package-three arrows (箭头) that make a circle. The less energy we use, the better.

1. According to this passage, people can look at some good websites in order to get information about ________.

A．some environmental books

B．the environment and climate change

C．the teacher s suggestions

2. The underlined word "carpooling" in Paragraph 2 most probably means "________"

A．sharing a car

B．pulling a car

C．selling a car

3. From the passage, we can learn that________.

A．turning off the electricity when it isn't needed can save a lot of energy

B．using electricity will cause trouble to our environment

C．cars using less energy will not put greenhouse gases into the air

4. Which statement (表述) in the following sentences is WRONG according to the passage?

A．Recyclable products are usually made out of used things.

B．It usually takes more energy to make new products than to make recyclable ones.

C．The recycle mark on the package is three arrows (箭头) that make a line.

5. Which of the following can be the writer's opinion?

A．No pains, no gains.

B．Rome was not built in one day.

C．Little things can make a big difference.

【推荐2】There are 50 students in our class. I made a research (调查). Forty students say they love doing exercise. Most boys play volleyball (排球) together three times a week. But girls think volleyball is not easy for them. They would like to play ping-pong together three times a week.

My friend, Mike, does well in running. He runs quickly in our class. He runs for 30 minutes every day. Tony is good at swimming. He usually goes to the swimming club once a week in winter and four times a week in summer. So he has a good body. Most of my classmates always eat healthy food, for example, meat and vegetables. 80% of them drink milk every day. Twenty students drink milk five times a week. But other students love eating junk food (垃圾食品), especially Sally. It's an unhealthy life way that she does not do exercise. And she is very fat. She always says, "I am going to exercise tomorrow."

1. How often do most boys play volleyball?

A．Every day.	B．Three times a week.
C．Twice a week.	D．Twice a month.

2. Why don't the girls like to play volleyball?

A．Because they have no time.

B．Because they think it's difficult for them.

C．Because they don't like to play with the boys.

D．Because they don't like to exercise at all.

3. How often does Tony swim in winter?

A．Once a month.	B．Three times a week.
C．Never.	D．Four times a month.

4. Who eats too much junk food but doesn't exercise?

A．Tony.

B．Gray.

C．Mike.

D．Sally.

5. How many kinds of sports are there in the passage?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Six.

D．Three.

【推荐3】At school I have a new classmate. He is an English boy. His name is Tom. He is twelve. We are in No. 3 Middle School. We’re not in the same class. He is in Class 2, Grade 1. Tom’s sister is not a student. Her name is Jane. She is five. She is a nice girl. Miss Gao is my English teacher. She is thirty. Mr. Wang is Tom’s Chinese teacher. He is thirty, too. They’re good teachers.

1. Tom is __________.

A．English

B．American

C．Chinese

D．French

2. Tom is in __________.

A．Class Four, Grade Two	B．Class Two, Grade One
C．Class Four, Grade One	D．Class Three, Grade One

3. How old is Jane?

A．Four

B．Five

C．Twelve

D．Six

4. Miss Gao is my __________ teacher.

A．French

B．math

C．Chinese

D．English

【推荐1】China Eastern Airlines and other domestic airlines have begun to allow mobile phone use on their flights or announced plans to cancel the ban(禁令).

On Thursday, China Eastern Airlines and Hainan Airlines began to allow passengers to use portable electronic devices( PED,便携式电子设备), such as smart phones and tablets, but phones still have to be changed to airplane mode(飞行模式). China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines announced Thursday they would allow mobile phone use on all their flights soon.

The permission comes after the Civil Aviation Administration of China(中国民用航空局) , it announced that the ban would be canceled earlier. According to the guideline before, staff in the planes needed to ask passengers to turn off any devices which could break up the flight, and even airplane mode was not permitted.

In-flight Wi-Fi is available on 74 of China Eastern Airlines' aircrafts, covering all international routes and 166 domestic routes. Hainan Airlines has enabled in-flight Wi-Fi on 17 of its airplanes.

“Before I just slept aboard the airplane, sometimes read magazines in front of me and then had nothing to do. But now, I can use my social network accounts like Weibo or We-chat ,” said a passenger named Zuo, who took a flight with Wi-Fi from Shanghai Thursday

Before 2018, mobile phone use on aircraft was banned over safety concerns. The ban is a common international practice, but with technological development and a higher demand from passengers, the ban has been canceled by some airlines.

Other Chinese airlines are also considering allowing mobile phone use. A number of airlines from other countries already provide in-flight Wi-Fi service, an important factor for passengers choosing flights of different airlines.

1. Which airlines allow mobile phones to be used in the flight now?

A．China Eastern Airlines and China Southern airline

B．Hainan Airlines and Xiamen Airlines.

C．China Eastern Airlines and Hainan Airlines

D．China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines

2. When you took the plane, you were asked________according to the old guideline.

A．to turn off your smart phone	B．to change your smart phone to airplane mode
C．to interrupt the flight	D．not to take the smart phone

3. What does the underlined word " available " mean?

A．impossible

B．easy to get

C．limited

D．necessary

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Passengers can call their friends in all airplanes during the flight in all airplanes according to the new rule.

B．Passengers used to have nothing to do but sleep during the flight

C．Passengers were banned to use mobile phones because of safety.

D．All the airlines in China allow passengers to use portable electronic devices now

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Airlines in China began to allow passengers to use portable electronic devices.

B．Civil Aviation Administration of China has canceled the ban.

C．Important factors for passengers of choosing flights.

D．Why the Civil Aviation Administration of China decides to cancel the ban.

【推荐2】根据短文内容，判断正误(正确“T”，错误“F”)，并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。

Why do we say maidongxi (买东西) instead of mainanbei, yijian xiangzuo (意见相左) instead of yijian xiangyou, and shangcesuo (上厕所) instead of xiacesuo? Many Chinese words have directions in them, and there is lots of history and culture hidden behind.

Where to buy things

When going shopping, Chinese people say maidongxi, instead of mainanbei. It is said that in the Tang Dynasty, there were two popular markets in Chang’an. One was called the East Market, and the other was called the West Market. When shopping, people usually went to the East Market first, and then went to the West Market. As time went by, people started to describe shopping as maidongxi.

Left or right

In Chinese, we say yijian xiangzuo when we have different opinions. Why is it not yijian xiangyou?

Most people are right-handed. They feel uncomfortable if they try to use their left hands to write or use chopsticks. This was true in old times as well. So in Chinese, “left” is always thought to be different, such as yijian xiangzuo.

Up or down

We use shangcesuo instead of xiacesuo to mean “go to the bathroom”. Why?

In ancient times, houses were laid out in a certain way. The gate of the house would face south, with the bathroom in the northeastern part of the house. On maps, north is usually at the top. In Chinese, we talk about “the north” as shang. So people would say they were going “up” to the bathroom rather than going “down” to the bathroom.

1. In the Tang Dynasty, people usually went shopping in the West Market first.
2. People think that “left” means being different in Chinese.
3. In ancient times, Chinese people built their houses with the gates facing south.
4. On maps, north is usually at the top, so Chinese people describe it as xia.
5. This passage is mainly about the changes of Chinese words.

【推荐3】You may know May Day, but do you know Lei Day? Like May Day, Lei Day is also celebrated (庆祝) on May 1st. People wear leis (花环) on this day. A lei is a big circle usually made of flowers . On Lei Day, people give leis to each other. Where do you know this holiday is celebrated? Hawaii, of course! People give leis on birthdays, weddings (婚礼) and as a way to say "I love you". In 1928, a writer, Don Blanding, wrote an article saying that this tradition should become a holiday. Another writer, Grace Tower Warren, thought of the idea of celebrating this day on May 1st and said, "May Day is Lei Day."On this day in 1928, people wore leis and celebrated with music, dancing and a lei-making competition. The next year, Lei Day became a public (公共的) holiday. Today, people still celebrate Lei Day in Hawaii. We hope they all have a happy May Day and a happy Lei Day!
1. The underli ned word "circle" can be replaced (替代) by "_________".

A．ring

B．card

C．garden

D．watch

2. What do people give each other on Lei Day?

A．Clothes.

B．Books.

C．Leis.

D．Cakes.

3. Lei Day became a public holiday in _____.

A．1928

B．1929

C．1930

D．1931

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

A．Lei Day is on the day after May Day.

B．Lei Day was first celebrated in 1928.

C．Don Blanding said "May Day is Lei Day".

D．People all over the world celebrate Lei Day.

5. What is the passage about?

A．Lei Day in Hawaii.	B．May Day in Hawaii.
C．How to make a lei.	D．How to celebrate May Day.