【推荐1】How to Exercise Well

Warm up

It’s important to warm up before you exercise. Before you do any difficult activities,     1    

Find good places to exercise.

You do not need to spend a lot of money exercising.     2    You don’t need to buy equipment for your home. Just get your body moving.

    3    

Choose a sport that you enjoy and then your exercise will be fun. Also, you only need to exercise a few times each week. If you exercise for 30 minutes each time, you will stay healthy.

Drink enough water

It’s important to drink water when you exercise.     4    

Be careful!

If you hurt yourself while you are exercising,     5     Exercising when you are hurt is bad for your health.

A．Don’t work too hard.

B．You can run or play sports in a park or in your school gym.

C．rest until you feel better.

D．Your body needs it for energy and for keeping cool.

E．you need to stretch（伸展）your arms, back and neck.

【推荐2】It?s always hard to say goodbye to someone you love. In Washington DC, US, local (当地的) zoo-goers are sad about the news that their superstar panda Tai Shan is going to leave the National Zoo.
At a morning meeting on December 4, zoo director（主管） Steven Montfort said that the black-eared bear would be going off to China sometime over the winter, under an agreement（协议）with the Chinese government.
Tai Shan, whose name means “peaceful mountain,” was born at the DC zoo on July 9, 2005. He has been loved by zoo-goers since his first public show in December of that year.
But under the agreement that brought his mother, Mei Xiang, and father, Tian Tian, to the zoo from China, all three belong to (属于) China.
Tai Shan should have been returned to China when he was 2. But China gave him two extensions (延期) to stay at the National Zoo. Tai is old enough to breed (繁殖). So it?s time for him to come back to China and join a program to try to increase the panda population.
The National Zoo has tried to breed Mei Xiang a few times since Tai Shan was born, without success. Montfort said the zoo would try again soon in the hope of producing another baby panda. “We?re hopeful every year,” he said.
1. Where can the passage probably be taken from?

A．A dictionary.	B．A science book.
C．A newspaper.	D．A novel.

2. The word “zoo-goers” mean people who ______

A．live at the zoo	B．love to visit the zoo
C．work at the zoo	D．leave the zoo

3. According to the passage, who is going to leave the National Zoo?

A．Steven Montfort.	B．Mei Xiang.
C．Tian Tian.	D．Tai Shan.

4. We can tell from the passage that ______.

A．Tai Shan and his parents belong to China

B．Tai Shan first appeared in public in 2006

C．Tai Shan’s parents will be sent to China

D．Tai Shan belongs to the US because it’s born there

5. What does the National Zoo try to do every year?

A．To make Tai Shan stay there.

B．To make Mei Xiang give birth to new babies.

C．To attract more people to visit Tai Shan.

D．To send Tai Shan and his parents back to China.

【推荐1】

Tickets for the NBA basketball game are going on sale (出售). Lots of people like to go to watch the game because they are going to cheer for their teams. However, there are never enough tickets for everyone. So some people come the day before and sleep in front of the ticket office. At night, when they are waiting, some people play music, others dance and sing, and still others talk about their favorite players. Sometimes they argue (争论) with each other, because they like different teams. After waiting all night to buy the tickets, they will be too tired to enjoy the game.

1. Why do many people like to go to watch the basketball game?

A．Because it’s easy to buy the tickets.

B．Because they like to cheer for their teams.

C．Because they have free tickets.

D．Because they live near the basketball court.

2. Why is it hard to buy the tickets?

A．Because the ticket office is faraway.

B．Because the tickets are very expensive.

C．Because there aren’t enough tickets for everyone.

D．Because the tickets are sold in the evening.

3. What do some people do to buy the tickets?

A．They go to the ticket office right before the game.

B．They ask a basketball player for help.

C．They pay by credit card.

D．They wait in front of the ticket office.

4. What do they do when they are waiting for the ticket office to open?

A．They sing, dance, and talk.	B．They play basketball.
C．They cheer for their teams.	D．They go for a walk.

5. Which is the best title?

A．Waiting to sell tickets	B．NBA basketball game
C．The Ticket office	D．Tickets on sale

【推荐3】

Have you ever heard of "a ball of energy"? People often use it to describe very active children. But today we tell about an invention called the soccket, that is a real soccer ball of energy. Julia Silverman explains that in fact the soccket is a portable generator (便携式发电机).

Julin Silverman and Jessica Matthews developed the soccket as part of a group project for an engineering class at Harvard University.

There are mechanisms (装置) in a soccket. When you kick, hit or throw it, energy is then kept in it by these mechanisms instead of disappearing into the environment.

Then the user can put something directly into the ball, like a lamp, or a mobile phone charger (充电器)  so that they can get energy from it.

For every fifteen minutes of the game play, the soccket can provide enough electricity(电) for an LED lamp for three hours, and the ball can store(储藏) up to 24 hours' electricity.

The International Energy Association reported last year that nearly one and a half billion people in the world had no electricity to use, and most of them live in Africa, India and other countries in Asia.

Julia Silverman and Jessica Matthews both had experiences in developing countries before they began the project. They knew that power shortages are a serious problem in really areas.

There's an energy crisis in the world. One out of every five people in the world don't have any electricity. And besides that, there are a lot of health problems because what people use instead of the electricity are harmful choices like kerosene(煤油) lamps, which produce a lot of smoke.

Julia Silverman says the soccket ball is one small solution to a big problem.

Jessica Matthews and Julia Silverman hope their soccket ball will shine more light on the problem of power shortages. It offers people a chance to put their energy into the world's most popular sport and get some energy in return.

1. From the passage, we know the soccket is ____________.

A．an active child

B．an invention

C．a lamp

D．a mobile phone

2. The underlined word "crisis" in the passage means ____________.

A．a time of safety

B．a time of difficulty

C．a time of success

D．a time of pride

3. We can infer(推断) from the passage that ____________.

A．Julia Silverman has never been to developing countries before

B．Active children like to play soccket

C．kicking a soccket can let the energy disappear into the environment

D．people are expected to get some energy by playing soccket

4. The best title for the passage should be "____________".

A．The only way to produce electricity

B．The best way to solve energy crisis

C．A soccer ball that gives energy

D．An invention changing the world

【推荐1】John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him some cough medicine. Look at the instruction on the bottle of the medicine and then choose the right answers:
　　 Cough Medicine
　　Shake(摇动)it well before use.
Take it three times each day before meals.
　　Dose (药量):
　　Age：over 14 2 teaspoonfuls(勺)
　　8—13 1 teaspoonful
　　4—7 1／2 teaspoonful
Not right for children below the age of three. Put it in a cold place.
Use it before December 1st 2012.
1. John should take ____ a day.

A．2 teaspoonfuls

B．3 teaspoonfuls

C．4 teaspoonfuls

D．1 teaspoonful

2. The medicine should be kept in _______.

A．a fridge（冰箱）	B．hot water
C．any place	D．the sun

3. John should ____ before he takes it.

A．shake the medicine well

B．eat nothing

C．do some exercise

D．drink a cup of tea

4. When people are ____ years old, they cannot take this medicine.

A．eighty

B．thirty

C．two

D．twelve

5. John will ____ the medicine when it is left after Dec.1st, 2012.

A．throw（扔） away

B．stop to take

C．take once

D．take six times more

【推荐2】Working as a Team

At Uppingham School, there is a program called the Duke of Edinburgh Awards. It encourages students to challenge themselves in a number of ways and helps them develop physical strength and personal skills. The time that is required to be spent on each task varies according to the type of award one wants to win. For the gold award, either the “physical” or “skill” test should last for 12 months.

The most challenging part of the program is the expedition（探险旅行）. In the gold group,we have to spend four days and three nights outdoors. We chose to go canoeing（划独木舟）for our trip. It took months for us to prepare, as we had to learn some survival skills.

Although we trained hard and learned all the skills beforehand, our practice expedition was much more difficult than we expected. We had to canoe for at least six hours a day, keeping rowing（划船）through the water. We also dealt with various difficulties, such as falling into the water and having to get out of the canoe and drug it over some rocks.

Although physical strength is important, it was teamwork that really got us through the four days. We learned to cooperate with our teammates to find the right way to paddle（划桨）. When we were in trouble, we helped each other out, as well as shared our food and dry clothes. It was an unforgettable experience that turned me into a stronger and more tolerant（宽容的）person. I learned to work with both other people and with nature. I am looking forward to receiving my gold award.

1. The Duke of Edinburgh Awards are intended to _______.
a. improve students' personal skills                                b. develop students' physical strength
c. give scholarships to students from poor families            d. encourage students to challenge themselves

A．abc

B．abd

C．acd

D．bcd

2. What do we know about the writer's expedition group?

A．They went camping by a lake.

B．They prepared a lot before the trip.

C．They failed because they didn't have any survival skills.

D．They spent six hours swimming in the water.

3. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．Physical strength is necessary for expeditions.	B．Teamwork is necessary to achieve success.
C．The writer had a good relationship with other students.	D．Students need to get close to nature.

4. How might the writer describe this experience?

A．Fair

B．Effortless

C．Boring

D．Meaningful

【推荐3】Paula and his noodles with tomato soup

Dear Allen,

How’s it going? I’m in Beijing now, at Beijing International School. I’m in Class 2 with twelve other students. They’re from different countries.

I’m living with a Chinese family. They are very friendly. They like to eat dumplings, noodles and rice. Now I'm very interested in cooking. Yesterday they taught me to make noodles with tomato soup—their favorite food. Now, let me tell you how to make them.

First, cut up some green onions and two tomatoes. Turn on the gas cooker and heat about three teaspoons of oil in a pan. Put in the green onions, then the tomatoes, mix well with the oil and cook for about five minutes. Next pour two bowls of water into the pan and cook for about eight minutes. Then crack two eggs into a bowl, beat it up and pour it slowly into the pan. After one or two minutes, add one teaspoon of salt. Now the soup is OK. Finally, pour the soup over the noodles. It's very delicious! Do you want to have a try?

Write to me soon.

Love, Paula

1. From the letter we know there are _____ students in Paula's class.

A．twelve

B．thirteen

C．fourteen

D．fifteen

2. Paula needs ____ to make the tomato soup.

A．green onions, tomatoes, eggs, oil, water and salt

B．green onions, oil, tomatoes, eggs and yogurt

C．green onions，tomatoes, relish, water and salt

D．tomatoes, eggs, butter, oil and salt

3. The undrained phrase “gas cooker” probably means “______ in Chinese.

A．搅拌机

B．平底锅

C．水龙头

D．煤气灶

4. It takes Paula _______ to make the tomato soup.

A．an hour

B．about five minutes

C．about fifteen minutes

D．less than ten minutes

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

A．Dumplings are the Chinese family's favorite food.

B．Paula is studying in China now.

C．Paula is very interested in cooking.

D．Paula's classmates are from different countries.

【推荐1】Jobless people just held an Unemployment Olympics in New York. About 60 people took part in the first-ever games in a park.

Most of the Olympians have college or graduate degrees and they didn't expect to be out of work. They are aged from 23 to 61. They have been unemployed for an average of four months and most of them showed up alone. "Who am I going to bring?" asked Erika Garcia, an out-of-work lawyer. "My friends still have jobs. " Though the event is not encouraging, things at the Unemployment Olympics are generally cheerful. The prizes are mostly the gift certificates (礼券) to local restaurants and bars. Goddard tried to get free medical insurance as prizes but was unable to do so.

The Unemployment Olympians laughed, but they were not really happy. They had moved into small apartments with friends and asked their parents for help. Three people said that they had cut back on groceries（食品杂货） and had actually lost weight. Some were thinking about leaving the city altogether. They are tired and bored, but on this last afternoon in March they were making light of their situation.

26-year-old Nick Goddard is the organizer of the Unemployment Olympics. He said, "The Unemployment Olympics is trying to put a smile on everyone's face, and I think it worked out really well today. " Shira Miller, who recently lost her job, said, "It seems like a fun event. I know that most people who have jobs don't realize, but the biggest problem is, you don't have anything to do. So this is a nice try from the usual. "

The unemployment rate in America is now about 8 percent, the highest since late 1983.

1. Those who took part in the Unemployment Olympics are mainly ________.

A．white-collar workers	B．people in their twenties
C．people without good education	D．people who lost their jobs

2. What does the underlined part "cut back on" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Studied.

B．Reduced.

C．Stored.

D．Improved.

3. From what Nick Goddard said in Paragraph 4, we can infer (推断) that the Unemployment Olympics aims to _________.

A．help people find a new job	B．lower the unemployment rate
C．cheer up jobless people	D．help people make some friends

【推荐2】A Glass of Milk

A poor boy Tony lived in a small town. He sold flowers from door to door because he had to pay for school. One day, he had only one cent left, and he was hungry. He decided that he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, when a young woman opened door, the boy was shy, so he just asked for some water. The woman knew he was hungry, so she bought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much should I pay for it?” You won’t pay for it. My mother has told me that it is good to help the people who are in trouble,” she replied. The boy said, “Then I thank you from my heart. May I have your name?” “I’m Kate Smith,” the woman answered. As the boy left that house, he felt stronger. He knew he had many things to do.

Many years later, Kate Smith became seriously ill. he local doctors couldn’t save her. So people had to send her to a hospital in a big city, where Tony worked. When Tony knew who the woman was, he was excited and tried his best to save her life. He succeeded. Kate needed to pay for the medical bill. Tony learned that she couldn’t afford it. So he paid for her medical bill. He also wrote something down on the medical bill. Kate read the bill, “You have paid it with a glass of milk. Your kindness once helped a poor boy.”

1. The poor boy sold flowers from door to door because __________.

A．he had no money left	B．he wanted to buy some food
C．he wanted to raise money	D．he had to pay for his school

2. Kate Smith was sent to a big city because __________.

A．she was seriously ill	B．she had lots of money
C．she wanted to visit the doctor	D．she knew the poorboy worked there

3. From the passage we can know Tony __________.

A．didn’t remember the young woman	B．thanked Kate for her kindness
C．failed to save Kate Smith’s life	D．gave Kate a glass of milk

【推荐3】Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. Who can it be at this time of night? He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got off bed, put on his dressing gown(浴袍) and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. That is very strange. Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.

A few minutes later, he heard the bell again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it: It is now after midnight, so it is April Fool's Day. April fool to you.

Oh, it was the English boy next door! Mr. Lee exclaimed(惊叫) and almost smiled. He went back to bed and fell asleep at once. The bell did not ring again.

1. Mr. Lee was trying to go to sleep when he heard ________.

A．the telephone

B．the bell ring

C．someone knock at the door

D．someone shout

2. He turned on the light and ________.

A．got out of bed

B．looked out of the window

C．looked at his watch

D．looked at his clock

3. When he opened the door for the first time, there was ________ there.

A．a boy

B．a piece of paper

C．someone

D．nobody

4. The English boy rang the bell because he ________.

A．had something important to tell Mr. Lee	B．wanted to give Mr. Lee something
C．wanted to make fun of Mr. Lee	D．wanted to borrow Mr. Lee's bell

5. In the end, what do you think of Mr. Lee's feeling?

A．Happy

B．Angry

C．Sad.

D．Well