【推荐1】Hello, everyone. Be quiet, please. The following is what we will do in the following three days.

Day 1——Shanghai to Xi’an

Go to the airport for the flight to Xi’an. Check into the hotel before taking a tour. We’re visiting the Ancient Wall and the Wild Goose Pagoda. In the evening we can enjoy the wonderful Tang Dynasty (唐朝) Song and Dance dinner show.

Day 2——Xi’an to Beijing

Today we’re visiting the famous Terra Cotta Warriors (秦始皇兵马俑). It’s famous as the eighth wonder (奇迹). Then we’re going back to Xi’an airport for an evening flight to Beijing.

Day 3——Beijing to Shanghai

After breakfast, we are going to get on a bus for a morning tour of Tian’anmen Square, the largest public square in the world. Then we’re visiting the Palace Museum. After lunch we are going to the Summer Palace. We can walk along the famous Long Corridor (长廊) and take a boat ride on Lake Kunming. Then after a Peking duck dinner, we are going back to Shanghai.

1. How many cities are they visiting?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

2. Where are they visiting on the first day?

A．The Terra Cotta Warriors.

B．The Palace Museum.

C．The Wild Goose Pagoda.

3. What are they doing on the evening of the second day?

A．Enjoy the Tang Dynasty Song and Dance dinner show.

B．Take an evening flight to Beijing.

C．Enjoy a Peking duck dinner.

4. The underlined word “wonderful” means ________.

A．great

B．important

C．comfortable

5. The best title (题目) for the passage is ________.

A．A Three-day Tour

B．Terra Cotta Warriors

C．The famous Places to Visit

【推荐2】I am off on a trip on my own. Yes ! Alone! I can't wait to get going to Europe to see some cities I really want to visit. It is great because I can choose what I want to do in each city. I am going to travel by train on the Eurorail.
The train trip was fast and the views of the countryside were amazing. Now 1 am in Salzburg, Austria. The quiet hills of Austria are a great place to relax. The movie The Sound of   Music was filmed around this area. Mozart, the famous musician, was from here. I listened to some of his classical music.
The train ride to Amsterdam was a long one. It gave me time to write some postcards to send back home. Amsterdam is a fun city, full of friendly locals and many tourists. I spent the whole day visiting the art museums here. The museum about the famous Dutch artist Van Gogh is filled with history and beautiful art. I took a boat ride and saw local people in traditional dress. I even got to taste some delicious Dutch cheese.
Copenhagen, Denmark, is one of the safest places in the world. I spent a busy and nice day at the Tivoli Amusement Park. It is a huge park which even has concerts and dance   shows. Hans Christian Anderson, a famous writer of children's books, was born in this city. I found a lovely bookshop and bought two of his fairy tale books, The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling.
My travels alone are done! What an adventure this trip has been! I love it.
1. The passage is probably taken from the _____ part of a magazine.

A．Food	B．Travel
C．Society	D．Business

2. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．Salzburg is famous for Anderson, the great writer.

B．The movie The Sound of Music was filmed in Austria.

C．Local people in Copenhagen like wearing traditional dress.

D．Amsterdam has a park which has concerts and dance shows.

3. Which of the following words best describes the writer's feeling about the travel?

A．Bored.	B．Brave.
C．Lonely.	D．Excited.

【推荐3】阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

We had a school trip yesterday.     1    . The bus was very slow. When we arrived at the foot of the mountain, it was 9 o’clock. We began to climb the mountain. Along the way, we saw a lot of beautiful flowers and trees. Some students took their cameras（照相机） with them.     2    

The guide was our English teacher—Mr. Wang. His parents lived in the mountains.

    3    . After we climbed to the middle of the mountain, it was about 11 o’clock.     4     But Mr. Wang told us it was not far from his parents’ house, so we walked on. We had delicious food in Mr. Wang’s parents’ house.

The trip was tiring, but we felt very happy!

A．So he knew the way very well.

B．We went there by bus.

C．The trip was wonderful.

D．I forgot to take my camera, so I didn’t take any photos in the mountains.

E．We all felt tired and we didn’t want to walk any further.

【推荐1】① My name is Li Hua. I am a middle school student I study in No 9 Middle School. Everyone has his or her favourite subject. Some like English best, others like Chinese best. For me, I am best at history.

② I want to be a history teacher. I like reading history books. I read lots of stories and learned about great people in Chinese history. History is a special subject for me, I learn about the wisdom (智慧) of people.

③ Here are some tips to learn history. First, I usually listen to teachers in class. For example, I write down some useful words on my notebook. Next, I will ask my history teacher for help when I can’t understand some knowledge. At last, I love watching some movies about history on weekends.

④ In a word, the road to success (成功) is not easy, but I believe my dream will come true as long a I study hard.

1. What is the writer’s favourite subject?

A．Chinese.

B．English.

C．Math.

D．History.

2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The writer likes reading history books.	B．The writer gives us four tips to learn history.
C．History is a special subject for the writer.	D．The writer is a middle school student.

3. Which is the structure (结构) of the passage (文章) ?

A．① — ②③ — ④

B．① — ②③④

C．①② — ③ — ④

D．①②③ — ④

【推荐2】There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn to be patient and wise. So he asked them to take turns looking at a pear tree that was far from their home.

The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in fall.

After they came back, he called them together and asked them what they saw.

The first son said that the tree was ugly and weak.

The second son didn’t think so—he said it was covered with green buds(花蕾) and full of hope.

The third son didn’t agree with them. He said it was covered in flowers that smelled sweet and looked beautiful.

The last son also had his own idea. He said the tree was ripe(成熟的) and full of fruit, ready to be picked.

The man then explained (解释) to his sons that they were all correct because each of them saw just one season in the tree’s life.

He told them that you cannot judge (评价) a tree or a person by only one season. You can see how someone changes and grows as time goes by—some periods(期间) are happy, while others are sad. If you give up on someone when they are living through the “winter” of their lives, you will miss thepromiseof their spring, the beauty of their summer, and the greatness(伟大) of their fall.

1. Why did the man ask his four sons to look at the pear tree in turns?

A．To teach them a lesson.	B．To help the pear tree grow.
C．To train them to be strong men.	D．To check the tree’s health.

2. In which season did the third son visit the tree?

A．In spring.

B．In summer.

C．In autumn.

D．In winter.

3. Which word has similar(相似的) meaning to the underlined word “promise” ?

A．growth

B．weakness

C．agreement

D．hope

4. What does the story teach us?

A．There is no need to follow other people.

B．There is strength in numbers.

C．Don’t judge a whole life by just one period.

D．Don’t make a decision too quickly.

【推荐3】During COVID-19, we have prepared a back-to-school guide for parents to check. Join us to prepare for your kid’s back-to-school life together!

	The COVID-19 is still spreading. If your kids go to school alone and do not go home in time after school, that’s probably because they play games or hang out with friends after school. Parents will certainly worry that their kids might be going to a dangerous place. So parents should ask their kids to get home at a regular time and never go to dangerous places.
	The digital world is so interesting that kids can easily be attracted by games, videos, e-books, social interactions(互动) and so on. Once it is out of control, the kids will easily lose themselves in it. Kids aged 8—18 spend a lot of time on screen nowadays, and this is one of the reasons why they’re short-sighted, sleepy and fat. So parents should limit(限制) the screen time available to kids.
	If your kid is often in a bad mood(情绪), stays in the room most of the time and has no interest in social activities, you must pay more attention to him or her. If these signs have appeared, they are likely to be lonely at school or come across sad things such as bullying(欺凌). They need the care then. So parents should keep an eye on their kid’s behavior, and give love and care in time.

1. Who is this back-to-school guide written for?

A．Students.

B．Teachers.

C．Parents.

D．Schools.

2. According to the guide, parents will certainly worry about their kids ________.

A．health

B．safety

C．study

D．mood

3. Kids like ________ in the digital world.
①e-books       ②games       ③videos       ④bullying

A．①②④

B．②③④

C．①③④

D．①②③

4. ________ may be the reason that kids are short-sighted.

A．Feeling lonely	B．Spending too much time on screen
C．Being bullied	D．Going to dangerous places differences.

5. Which of the following shows kids may come across bullying?

A．Hardly staying in the room.	B．Showing much interest in social activities.
C．Paying no attention to their studies.	D．Being in a bad mood all day long.

【推荐1】About 70,000,000 Americans are trying to lose weight. That is almost one out of every three people in the United States. Some people eat less food and they hardly have fats or sweets. Others do running exercise with machines, take medicines, or even have operations. So you can see losing weight is hard work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But why do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?

Many people in United States worry about their look of the body. For many people, looking nice also means to be thin. Other people worry about their health as many doctors say overweight is not good.

Losing weight can be expensive. Some overweight people go to health centers, like La Costa in California. Men and women pay several hundred dollars at these health centers. People live there for one week or two, taking exercise and eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All these work for losing weight. After 4 days on the program, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds(2.27 kg). At $400 a day, she spent $320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still glad to do so.

Health centers, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise all need a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing money too.

1. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．Why so many Americans want to lose weight.	B．The ways of Americans losing weight.
C．Losing weight can cost lots of money.	D．Losing weight is hard work.

2. La Costa in California is ________.

A．a person’s name	B．a health center
C．a kind of food	D．a kind of machine

3. In Paragraph 3, the writer tells of Mrs. Warren to show that ________.

A．she had a lot of money spent on her foods

B．losing weight can be expensive but effective

C．health centers in America make lots of money

D．only women will spend money losing weight

4. The best title for this passage should be ________.

A．Americans Often Go to Health Centers	B．Do You Want to Lose Weight?
C．Is Losing Weight Worth or Not?	D．Losing Weight in America

【推荐2】Walt Disney was born in 1901. He created the Mickey Mouse in 1927 . It made him very famous . He died in 1966, but his work and his dreams did not die. Now people all over the world enjoy his Mickey Mouse and other cartoons.
Walt Disney was a man who did not____ easily. One summer, he wanted a job in a post
office, but they told him that he was too young. He went home, drew some lines on his face. And put on his father's suit and hat. Then he went back to the same office and told them he was 18. He got the job finally.
Later in his life, Mr. Disney had a dream . He wanted to build a new kind of amusement park. It would be clean and beautiful. The children could play happily there and the adults could live in nice hotels . It would be fun for people of all ages .   It was called Disneyland. Engineers told him it was an impossible dream. His family and friends thought he was mad. But Mr. Disney did not give up his idea. In1955, Disneyland opened to the public and became the most successful amusement park in the USA. Walt Disney's dream came true.
1. When did Walt Disney creative   his Mickey Mouse ?

A．in 1927	B．in 1955
C．in 1901	D．in 1966

2. Walt Disney might be ____ years old when he got a job in a post office .

A．less than 18

B．19

C．22

D．18

3. What does the words “   give up” mean in China ?

A．吃惊

B．高兴

C．给予

D．放弃

4. The first Disneyland opened to the public in ____ in 1955 .

A．China	B．America
C．Japan	D．We don’t know

5. Which people can play or live in the Disneyland ?

A．Children	B．Adults
C．Students	D．All the above

【推荐3】Dear Dr. Know,

Can you help me? I need your advice（建议）.

I'm a middle school student. My life is terrible, because there are too many rules. I'm very busy every day. At school, I have many subjects to learn. After school, I have to do a lot of homework. I think I can have fun and relax at home. But I'm wrong. My parents are strict with me. From Monday to Friday, I must get up early to read English books for half an hour before going to school. After school, I must go home quickly to do my homework. In the evening, I can't go out with friends. I have to review and preview（复习和预习）school lessons at home. On weekends, I can't play, either. I have to take some lessons, like the piano and swimming lessons.

My parents think these rules can help me a lot. They always say learning is very important for me. But I don't think it's the only thing in life. I'm not happy. What can I do?

Yours,

Wendy

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What does Wendy probably（可能）do on Saturday?

A．Play the piano.	B．Read books.
C．Go out to play.	D．Relax at home.

2. The underlined word "wrong" has the opposite meaning（相反的含义）to the word "________"

A．quiet

B．sorry

C．right

D．late

3. What do Wendy's parents think of these family rules?

A．Fun.

B．Strict.

C．Relaxing.

D．Useful.

4. Which statement（陈述）is TRUE from the passage?

A．Wendy doesn't like her life now.	B．Wendy is always happy at home.
C．Wendy is free every Sunday.	D．Wendy reads English books every evening.

5. Wendy writes to Dr. Know to ________.

A．say sorry to him	B．ask for advice
C．say thanks to him	D．make friends with him