【推荐1】The crow （乌鸦）is an ordinary（普通的） bird. It is about twenty inches（英寸） long and black all over. Crows are dirty birds because they live on old bad food. Crows eat a lot of waste food. In this way they are more useful to us than any birds. They clean up the dirty things in our streets. Crows are always hungry. They look for food all day long, and in the evening you can see them in large numbers flying back to their nests（窝） in the trees. They sleep there at night.
Crows are much noisier than other birds. Very often a large number of crows will get together on one house and talk. Sometimes they talk together, and sometimes they do it by turns like human beings（人类）. It is easy to tell from（区别） crows’ sounds whether they are pleased or angry. Perhaps crows talk a lot because they are friendly birds. A pair of crows will live together all their lives, and if one of them dies, the other one becomes very sad and quiet for the rest of its life and sometimes it dies, too.
1. Why are crows dirty?

A．They are black all over the body.

B．They like to eat dirty food.

C．They usually talk.

D．They don’t have baths.

2. Why are crows more useful to us than any birds?

A．They are usually noisy.

B．They are usually dirty.

C．They are flying in large numbers.

D．They eat a lot of waste food.

3. You can tell from crows’ sounds _________.

A．whether they are hungry or full

B．whether they are pleased or hungry

C．whether they are ill or healthy

D．whether they are living or dead.

【推荐3】Mr. Smith has a present shop. Every day many people go to his shop to buy presents for their friends.

One day Jim went to the shop. “Can I help you?” asks Mr. Smith.

“I want a present for my friend Mike’s birthday.” “What about some flowers?” “No, he never buys flowers, but he often listens to CDs.” “You can buy him a CD of Justin Bieber.” “He has many CDs. I want to give him a special present.” “Why don’t you give him an interesting book?” “Oh, yes. He always likes books. Thank you, Mr. Smith.” Jim was very happy and he bought a book called Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

1. What does Mr. Smith have?

A．A bookstore.

B．A zoo.

C．A present shop.

D．A shoe shop.

2. Who does Jim buy a present for?

A．Mike.

B．His father.

C．Mr. Smith.

D．His teacher.

3. How often （多久一次） does Mike listen to CDs?

A．Always.

B．Often.

C．Sometimes.

D．Never.

4. Why doesn’t Jim buy a CD for Mike?

A．Because Mike never listens to CDs.

B．Because the CD is too expensive.

C．Because there is no CD in the shop.

D．Because Mike has many CDs.

5. What does Jim buy for Mike?

A．Some beautiful flowers.

B．A pair of beautiful shoes.

C．A book called Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

D．A CD of Justin Bieber.

【推荐1】阅读理解。

Every January we celebrate the life of a great man, Martin Luther King who fought for civil rights. He believed that all Americans should be treated fairly, no matter what their skin colors were.

Dr. King was born in 1929 in Atlanta. Because he was black, he could not go to the same schools as white children. Black Americans also had to use separate restrooms, restaurants, theaters and swimming pools in some states.

Dr. King thought this was wrong. He was a Christian minister(牧师) who worked for equal rights for black people. He helped organizeproteststo change those unfair laws.

It was a hard fight. Dr. King was attracted and arrested(逮捕) many times. But more and more Americans grew to understand that it was wrong to treat black people differently from white people.

In 1963, Dr. King led many people in a march to Washington, D. C. where there he gave his famous speech “I Have a Dream”. He said people should be judged by their hearts, not by their skin colors. His efforts helped bring about new laws to create equal rights for all Americans.

The third Monday of January is a holiday to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King. We should respect his courage in working to improve the lives of so many people.

1. Martin Luther King said people should be judged by     .

A．their skin colors	B．their hearts
C．unfair laws	D．different rights

2. The passage is mainly about     .

A．the fight for civil right

B．the introduction of Martin Luther King

C．a holiday to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King

D．the differences between black people and white people

【推荐2】My neighbor is a very nice lady. Everyone calls her "Happy" because we never see her angry at anything and never hear her say a bad word to anyone or about anyone.

Happy and her husband, Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. As the vegetables got more and more expensive, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could pick beans in her yard.

Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an "all-day food activity". They told us to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn't know what was going on.

By 9:00 a.m., there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans and cucumbers. By 10:00 a.m., there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of funny stories in the afternoon. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving. Happy and Ben gave each of us a shopping bag filled with the things we got. What a good gift!

Well, the point wasn't so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another's company. It was all because of Happy and Ben's garden that we could get together and had a good time. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!

1. According to the passage, we can learn that Happy and her husband Ben __________.

A．are kind and friendly people	B．sometimes say bad words to others
C．don't like spending time with others	D．only eat the food they grow in their garden

2. What's the meaning of the underlined word "company"?

A．公司

B．陪伴

C．美食

D．收入

3. Why did Happy and Ben ask the neighbors to their garden?

A．To celebrate Ben's birthday.	B．To have a planting lesson.
C．To share what they grew in the garden.	D．To tell them interesting stories.

4. From the passage, we can infer(推断) that __________.

A．Happy and Ben lead a boring and hard life

B．the writer's neighborhood has an "all-day food activity" every week

C．the writer thinks he spent too much time in the garden

D．the writer enjoys the friendship with his neighbors

【推荐3】Nearly everyone likes to talk to a polite person who always seems kind and friendly. It’s not difficult to learn how to be polite to others. The following tips may help you.

Keep a smile.

A sweet smile is the best way to show your kindness and start a good conversation. Never forget to smile in front of others. You won’t lose anything if you smile first when you meet someone.

Be friendly and helpful.

Everyone likes a person that is always being kind to strangers and helpful to those in need. If someone refuses your help kindly, smile politely and walk away.

Remember “please”, “thank you” and “sorry”.

It is easy to say “please”, “thank you” and “sorry”. Whenever you need something from someone, do say “please” to them. If someone has helped you, never forget to say “thank you”. Or if you’ve done something wrong, accept it and say “sorry”. These simple words can show how polite you are. And others might be glad to help you in the future. If you follow these tips, you will be a polite person.

根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）。
1. It’s very hard to learn to be polite to others.
2. You should smile at others only after they smile at you.
3. You shouldn’t feel angry if others don’t accept your help.
4. When you do something wrong, you just need to accept it.
5. The last paragraph tells us about some polite words.

【推荐1】阅读理解。
Do you like painting? Have you ever seen a painting in a tree hole? Now you can see many paintings in tree holes on a road in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. What's up?
These paintings are painted by Wang Yue, 23, a college student at Dalian Polytechnic University. Wang describes her tree hole paintings as "a beautiful journey" through which she adds fun to her hometown.
"When I saw that the trees by the roadside had lost all their leaves, the ugly tree holes became obvious(明显的)," she said.
"I thought if I could paint some interesting scenes in these holes they might add some color to the city. "
But Wang was worried that the pigments(颜料) in her watercolors could hurt the trees. After asking environmental specialists and getting permission from city officials, Wang gathered her color palette(调色板), brushes and other things to get to work.
"Painting on a tree hole is not as easy as painting on a canvas(帆布). I had to think about the shapes and sizes of the tree holes and adjust my designs accordingly," she said. "Before I began, I also had to clean off the dust from the tree holes first."
"I was glad to let people see life's beauty. I hope more artists can join me in painting the tree holes," Wang said.
1. What special things can you see on a road in Shijiazhuang now?

A．Some colourful trees.

B．Paintings in tree holes.

C．Many posters on destroyed trees.

D．Some ads on both sides of the roads.

2. Wang Yue paints the tree hole paintings to .

A．make the ugly tree holes beautiful

B．make ads for her paintings

C．let people love painting

D．clean the tree holes

3. What does Wang Yue worry about before she begins her tree hole painting?

A．The cost she will spend.

B．The thoughts from people about the environment.

C．Something harmful in her pigments.

D．Pressure from environmental specialists.

4. What does Wang Yue think of painting on a tree hole?

A．It's a boring job.

B．It's a hard job.

C．It's an easy and interesting job.

D．It's an expensive job.

5. What's the best title for this passage?

A．Trees in Shijiazhuang	B．Making Our Roads Beautiful
C．A College Student	D．Tree Hole Paintings

【推荐2】Jogging is good for us and helps us live longer and healthier. It’s easy to do and free. You do not have to spend money jogging. You can do it in a park or even in your home. But many people find it boring after jogging for a while. Then how can we keep jogging fun? Here are some ideas to make your jogging more interesting.
First, you should choose to wear your favourite sports clothes and shoes when you jog. They make you more comfortable.
Second, always jog outdoors. By changing(改变) your route, you can choose another street, and you will always have something interesting to enjoy when you jog.
Third, take your MP3 player with you and listen to your favourite songs when you jog. The music can make you excited and run further without feeling bored.
At last, it’s always more enjoyable with a friend. Make friends while jogging. Join a running club, find a new running partner, or invite an old friend to go jogging. It’s better to find a friend who runs a little faster than you. Then you can try to follow him or her.
1. How many ideas does the writer tell us to help make jogging fun?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

2. What does the underlined word“route”mean in Chinese?

A．规律

B．习惯

C．路线

D．区域

3. Music helps our jogging by making us____________.

A．think about jogging.	B．excited and run further.
C．run faster .	D．become stronger.

4. What can be the best title （题目）for the passage?

A．Why do We Jog	B．How to Jog with Others
C．Ways to Make Jogging Fun	D．Help Your Friends Jog

【推荐3】

I recently watched a TV program Real Sports where the presenter looked into the culture of handing out participation（参与）trophies to children. There's no doubt that today's kids live in a world of scoreless games and everyone gets a trophy. Sometimes when a league decides to award（奖励）just the winners instead of all participants, the parents buy their own trophies for the whole team!        

However, when we try to protect children from losing at the early ages, are they less prepared when real competition kicks in? People who support giving trophies say they want to make each child feel special, but how does this make them feel special? Stanford University looked at this recently and found that although kids react positively to praise-they enjoy hearing that they're talented, smart and so on, they break down at the first experience of difficulty. Discouraged by their failure, they say they'd rather cheat than risk failing again.

There are also endless social-science studies showing the harmful effects of easy competition, not just on the psyche（精神）but more surprisingly on achievement. If children know they will get an award simply by showing up, what is the reason for improvement? Jean Twenge, writer of Generation Me, warns that when living rooms are filled with participation trophies, it's part of a larger cultural message:   to succeed, you just have to show up. In college, those who've grown up receiving these endless awards do the required work, but don't see the need to do it well. In the office, they still believe that attendance is all it takes to get a promotion（晋升）.

When I was a child, I earned my fair share of trophies but none of them was for just showing up. I also missed out on even more and had to watch my friends collect them while I stood by and clapped. I realized that in life, I'm going to lose more often than I win, even if I'm good at something, and I've got to get used to that to keep going.

When children make mistakes, our job should not be to turn those losses into decorated（装饰性的）victories. Instead, our job is to help kids overcome difficulties, to help them see that progress over time is more important than a certain win or loss, and to help them politely congratulate those who succeed when they fail. To do that, we need to refuse all the meaningless trophies.

1. The writer mentions Stanford University's study to show that

A．kids should be awarded for their special talents

B．necessary protection helps kids deal with failure

C．parents should try their best to keep kids out of competition

D．overpraise is likely to reduce kids' ability to face difficulties

2. The writer probably agrees that

A．attendance is the key to making progress

B．participation is more important than victory

C．getting awards easily stops kids from working hard

D．participation trophies give kids a sense of achievement

3. From his childhood experience, the writer has learned that

A．it's difficult to accept friends' victories

B．it's beneficial to learn from teammates

C．it's important to face winning or losing properly

D．it's necessary to be excellent at something to succeed

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

A．Participation Trophies:   Do They Really Matter?

B．Participation Trophies:   Why Are They Special?

C．Participation Trophies:   How Do They Help Kids?

D．Participation Trophies:   Who Should Award Them?

【推荐1】Du Fu, one of the greatest Chinese poets, is well-known in China.     1     Recently, the BBC’s (英国广播公司) one-hour documentary Du Fu: China’s Greatest Poet is spreading through the Internet.

The film introduces the great poet to Western audiences (观众). As the first English language documentary about Du, it compares him to Dante and Shakespeare, two of the greatest writers of the West.     2     Du was born in 712 and lived a hard life. Du never stopped writing, although life was difficult for him. Even though he never held a high position in the government, Du still cared about common people.     3    

The documentary explains why Du’s works have been popular for centuries. Chinese people really value the recording of history and Du is better than anyone at reflecting (反映) history in his poetry.     4    

Du’s 1,400 poems have been collected by Stephen Owen from the USA.     5     It is expected to help Du’s works reach more readers.

There is no doubt that Du is a cultural symbol of ancient China, but his brilliant (辉煌的) works and spirits have also inspired people abroad.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。

A．It also introduces the poet’s life experiences in detail.

B．However, Du has still been unknown in the Western world.

C．In his poems, he cared about his country as well as the people.

D．He spent eight years translating them into English and published a book.

E．That’s because the historical events were mirrored (反映) in his own life.

【推荐2】William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.

He was born in 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582, he married a farmer’s daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins. In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.

At twenty-eight, he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599. He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He made almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. With the money he bought a large house in his hometown.

At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeare retired and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two in 1616. He left his money to his family. He left the genius (天才) to the world. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.

据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1. Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except ________.

A．Hamlet

B．Macbeth

C．Romeo and Juliet

D．Man and Superman

2. Shakespeare decided to be an actor in ________.

A．1578

B．1582

C．1599

D．1616

3. In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon ________.

A．with his wife

B．alone

C．with his daughter

D．with his wife and children

4. Shakespeare got much money from ________.

A．writing

B．plays

C．acting

D．retirement

5. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Shakespeare had two children.

B．Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems.

C．Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre.

D．Now we can see Shakespeare’s plays only in English.

【推荐3】Mark Twain, the famous American writer, was travelling in France. Once he was going by train to Dijon. That afternoon he was very tired and wanted to sleep, so he asked the conductor(列车员) to wake him up when they came to Dijon. But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. “I'll probably protest(表示不满) loudly when you try to wake me up,” he said to the conductor, “but do not take any notice, just put me off the train anyway.”

Then Mark Twain went to sleep. Later, when he woke up, it was night－time and the train was in Paris already. He realized at once that the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Dijon. He was very angry. He ran up to the conductor and began to shout at him. “I have never been so angry in all my life,” Mark Twain said.

The conductor looked at him calmly(冷静地). “You are not half so angry as the American whom I put off at Dijon,” he said.

1. Mark Twain wanted to sleep because ________.

A．he was tired	B．he was hungry
C．he was a lazy man	D．he liked sleeping

2. He wanted to wake up ________.

A．in France	B．in America
C．on the train	D．in Dijon

3. Heavy sleeper means ________.

A．a person who was not easily to sleep	B．a person who was not easily to wake up
C．a person who liked to protest	D．a person who was calm

4. When he woke up, the train got to ________.

A．Dijon	B．London
C．Paris	D．New York

5. From the conductor's word at the end of the passage we know ________.

A．the conductor forgot Mark Twain's word

B．Mark Twain's word made the conductor angry

C．the train didn't stop at Dijon

D．the conductor made another American angry