【推荐1】A long vacation is coming after the exam. What’s your plan? Studying? Relaxing? Or doing volunteer work? Here are two ads. Maybe they are useful for you.

1. Lucy has $3100. After paying for the study tour, which two optional activities can she choose?

A．To visit Disneyland and go to Akon’s concert

B．To visit Universal Studios Hollywood and go to Akon’s concert

C．To visit Disneyland and watch American High School Basketball Tournament

D．To visit Universal Studios Hollywood and watch American High School Basketball Tournament

2. Which of the following volunteer work lasts(持续) the longest ?

A．Helpers to raise books

B．Transportation assistants

C．Cleaners at the park

D．Library assistants

3. Andy is 8 and his sister Mary is 15, and they want to do the same volunteer work at the same time. Which one can they choose?

A．Cleaners at the park.	B．Environmental guards.
C．Helpers at the old people’s home.	D．Guides at the hospital.

4. Tom wants to practice his English and he is free from July 15^th to August 7^th. Which two activities can he choose?

A．American Study tour, to be a judge for the English speech

B．To be a library assistant, to be an interpreter for Agricultural Products Exhibition

C．American Study tour, to be an interpreter for Agricultural Products Exhibition

D．To be a judge for the English speech , to be a guide at the hospital.

5. Which is NOT TRUE about the American Study Tour?

A．You can study with American children

B．Your host family may take you to some places around the city

C．If you like, you can watch American High School Basketball Tournament.

D．You have a chance to visit Akon

【推荐2】

Ivy and Bean Make the Rules	Price: $14.99 Number of pages: 127 ． Storyline: Bean and her best friend, Ivy, decide to create their own camp. They think up all the activities and , of course, they make the rules... Recommendation: I’d give this book a 10 because I love the characters. They are funny and creative.
White Fur Flying	Price: $15.99 Number of pages: 128 Storyline: Zoe and Alice’s mother might just have the coolest job ever. She saves great pyrenees dogs(大白熊犬)… Recommendation: I'd give this book an 8 because it is a little sad. I think kids who love animals and a good story will really like it.
Stick Dog	Price: $12. 99 Number of pages: 192 Storyline：A dog lives in an empty pipe under Highway 16. He has four dog friends. One day, they decide to go on an adventure to steal the food from a human family．．． Recommendation: I'd give this book a 9. It is funny．I was laughing out loud at all the funny scenes.
Gingernap	Price: $15. 99 Number of pages: 160 Storyline: After their parents are killed in a car accident, Jayna and her elder brother Rob are each other's only family. Soon, Rob goes off to serve in the navy. Recommendation: I'd give this book a 9. I'm interested in romantic novels and science fiction, but not so much in historical fiction. Gingersnap really changed my opinion.

1. Which of the four novels is the thinnest?

A．Ivy and Bean Make the Rules.	B．White Fur Flying.
C．Stick Dog.	D．Gingersnap.

2. White Fur Flying _________.

A．tells us about the life of four dogs

B．is a historical fiction

C．is a book about saving dogs

D．shows us the camp life

3. If you read Stick Dog, you will _________.

A．know how the homeless dogs steal food

B．. know what rules the two girls have made

C．learn what happened to Jayna

D．know something about saving dogs

4. Tom wants to buy a copy of Stick Dog and a copy of Gingersnap. He should pay________ for the two books.

A．$14. 99

B．$28. 98

C．$12. 99

D．$15. 99

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The characters of Stick Dog are creative.

B．White Fur Flying tells us a funny story.

C．The recommender is not interested in Gingersnap.

D．The recommender likes Ivy and Bean Make the Rules best.

【推荐3】

We’ve Moved! Please come to the party in our new house. 8:00pm.on November 5 Betty and Jack Add:31 Station Street Tel:342-1525 E-mail:betty12@email.net

Must Sell $275 Best washing machine Only 6 months old Owner going abroad Call Mike Green Add:10 Park Street Tel:342-2691 E-mail:mikegreen@hotmail.com

Smith’s Book Club New and old books Over 1,000 kinds Good coffee and tea Open every day 10:00 to 22:00 Add:15 North Street Tel:342-7391 or 342-7350 E-mail:smith15@yahoo.com

1. If you want to go to Betty and Jack’s party, you can call .

A．342-1525

B．342-7391

C．342-2691

D．342-7350

2. Mike Green has to sell his washing machine because        .

A．he wants to buy a new one

B．he will go abroad

C．he wants to buy a new house

D．There’s something wrong with it

3. Smith’s Book Club is open a day.

A．8 hours

B．10 hours

C．12 hours

D．20 hours

4. If you want to read some books, you can go to .

A．31 Station Street	B．15 North Street
C．10 park Street	D．15 Apple Street

5. You can use the e-mail mikegreen@hotmail. com if you want to .

A．read some books	B．go to a family party
C．drink some good coffee	D．buy a washing machine

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①The sun sets on a field in southern England. When it rises again the following morning, that field has become a huge work of art. A large part of the crop has been pressed into a pattern of circles, squares and other shapes.

②Farmers have reported finding strange circles in their fields for centuries. The earliest mention of a crop circle dates back to the 1500s. A woodcut（木版画）from the time showed a “mowing devil” making a crop circle. Crop circles, however, didn’t get attention until 1980, when a farmer in England, discovered three circles, each about 18 meters across, in his field. The world first began to learn about crop circles.

③By the 1990s, crop circles had become something of a tourist attraction. In 1990 alone, more than 500 circles appeared in Europe. Within the next few years, there were thousands.

④Crop circles can be in many different shapes. Most early crop circles were simple circular designs. But after 1990, the circles changed. Crops can be made to look like just about anything—smiling faces, flowers of even words.

⑤People have long been wondering who or what is creating these crop circles. Possibly the most widely known idea is that crop circles are the work of visitors from other planets. Those who agree with the idea say the circles are either the mark left by landing spacecraft or messages brought from afar for us.

⑥Probably the most scientific opinion says that crop circles are created by vortices（漩涡）. They force the air down to the ground, which presses the crops down. Dr. Terence Meaden, an expert in this field, says when the dust gets caught up in a vortex, it can appear to glow, which may explain the UFO—like glowing lights many people have seen. But no one can explain how the air can create such perfect shaped crop circles in just a few seconds.

1. The writer introduce the topic by ______.

A．telling a story	B．asking a question
C．giving a comparison	D．describing a scene

2. The right order of the statements may be ______.
a.More than 500 circles appeared in Europe.
b.The world first began to learn about crop circles.
c.Farmers reported finding strange circles in their field.
d.The circles changed into anything—smiling faces, flowers or words.

A．a-b-c-d

B．b-c-a-d

C．c-b-a-d

D．c-d-a-b

3. The structure of the passage is ______.

A．	B．
C．	D．

4. The best title of the passage probably is ______.

A．Farmers and Strange Circles	B．Different Shapes of Crop Circles
C．Creators of Crop Circles	D．The Mystery of Crop Circles

【推荐2】

What subject do you worry about the most at school? Many students worry about math. Some students can’t sleep well the day before a math exam. Others may feel very nervous during the exam itself. But there might be a way to make the subject less stressful.

“For people who are anxious about math, posture (姿势) makes a big difference,” Erik Peper from San Francisco State University told the Daily Mail. That’s right – sitting up straight can help you do better on math exams.

Scientists tested 125 college students. They asked them to do a simple math quiz while sitting in a slumped-over (趴倒的) position, or sitting up straight. After the test, 56 percent of students said the exam was easier to do if they were sitting up straight.

Slumping over is a defensive posture. It can trigger (激发) negative (消极的) memories in the body and brain. This can stop you from thinking clearly, Peper said.

Students who were not nervous about taking the math exam did not necessarily benefit from better posture. But they did find that doing math while slumped over was more difficult, Science Daily reported.

Good posture isn’t just helpful for taking math exams. Athletes, musicians and public speakers can all benefit from better posture. When you feel stressed out, you can also try to sit up straight or stand tall. It can help you feel more positive and focus better.

1. According to the passage, how do some students feel when they face math?

A．Cool and calm.

B．Sleepy.

C．Stressed.

D．Relaxed.

2. How many students found it easier to do the math quiz when sitting straight?

A．125

B．70

C．56

D．60

3. What do we know from the passage?

A．Sitting up straight can help people feel better.

B．Good posture is just helpful for taking math exams.

C．Right posture can help students remember faster.

D．Slumping over can sometimes have a good influence.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Who usually slumps over.	B．How to relax in an exam.
C．The benefits of positive postures.	D．A good way to have math tests.

5. In which section of a newspaper can you read the text?

A．Travel

B．Sports news

C．Science

D．Advertisement

【推荐3】For a whole day, forget about the clock. Eat when you’re hungry and sleep when you’re tired. What do you think will happen?

You may be surprised to find that your day is much like most other days. You’ll get hungry when you normally(正常地)eat and tired when you normally sleep. Even though you don’t know what time it is, your body does.

These types of daily life are called circadian rhythms(生理节律), and they are more than just habits. Inside our bodies are several clocklike systems that follow a 24-hour cycle. Throughout the day and night, our inner clocks directly change in temperature, body chemicals, hunger, sleepiness and more.

Everyone’s rhythms are different, which is why you might like to stay up late while your sister always wants to go to bed early. But on the whole, everyone is programmed to feel tired at night and energetic during the day.

Learning about our body clocks may help scientists understand why problems arise when we act out of step with our circadian rhythms. For example, travelling across time zones(时区) can make people wake up in the middle of the night. Regularly staying up late can make kids do worse in tests.

“There is a growing sense that when we eat and when we sleep are important parts of how healthy we are,” says Steven Shea, director of the Sleep Disorders Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. One way to learn about how our body clocks work is to mess them up and see what happens. That’s what scientist Frank Scheer and his workmates did in a recent study.

Staying up night after night, their studies suggest, could make kids extra hungry and more likely to gain weight. And regularly sleeping too little, Scheer says, may be one cause of the recent increase in childhood obesity(肥胖症).

1. What will happen if you forget about the clock according to the passage?

A．You will feel stressed.	B．You will behave as usual.
C．Your body will not know what time it is.	D．You will get hungry more easily.

2. Mike feels energetic at midnight while Tom feels sleepy. What advice would be given by the writer?

A．Both should see a doctor.	B．Tom should see a doctor.
C．Both should take it easy.	D．Mike should have a watch.

3. What can the writer talk about next?

A．Other examples of what people will do when their body clocks go wrong.

B．Medicine that can keep people from putting on weight.

C．Why it is important to have a normal body clock.

D．What circadian rhythms are.