【推荐1】An Englishman goes to visit New York. One day he goes home late at night. When he walks in the dark street on his own, he feels there is somebody after him. He is very afraid, so he turns back and asks, “ Who are you?” In fact(事实上）, the man is going back, too. So the man has a puzzled(迷惑的) look on his face, “I’m a nobody, and I...”
But the Englishman thinks of “a nobody” as “not a human being”. “Oh, my God! Not a human being? It must be a ghost!” So he runs away as quickly as possible.
Generally speaking(一般来说), the meaning of “nobody” is “no one”. But in fact, the man wants to say, “59________________.”
And “somebody” usually means “there is a person”. However, in spoken English, it means “an important person” or “a famous person”. If you want to encourage(鼓励) your friend, you can say, “Be somebody!”
At the same time, “something” and “nothing” also have special meanings. So, if you want to praise(表扬）something, you can say, “That is really something.” It means, “It’s great!” And when a person praises you or says “thanks” to you, you should say, “It’s nothing.”
1. In fact, the man wants to say “_________________.”

A．I’m a ghost	B．I’m somebody
C．I’m a famous person	D．I’m an ordinary(普通的) person

2. What can you say to your friend if you want to encourage him?

A．You’re nothing

B．You’re somebody

C．You’re nobody

D．It’s nothing

3. Which one is NOT right?

A．Some words usually have special meanings.

B．Both “somebody” and “nobody” have special meanings.

C．The English man doesn’t meet a ghost in the street at night.

D．When others praise you, you can say, “That’s really something.”

【推荐2】左栏是五个人的情况介绍，右栏是七则谚语及其解释，请为每个人选择一个合适的谚语描述他/她的情况。

1     My grandpa used to be a professional (专业的) runner. Now he can’t run anymore because of his old age and there is something wrong with his knees.     2     Thomas didn’t catch the best chance to kick the ball to score the goal, so he felt sad.     3     Fiona wants to be a singer, but she can’t sing well. She never gives up. She knows practicing makes perfect and it takes time. She will work much harder.     4     My aunt gave birth to her son, my cousin Billy when she was 39 years old. She loves him very much and treats him as a treasure.     5     Jim is lazy and impolite. He always makes a mess of the classroom. So none of his classmates likes him.

A. The phrase “miss the boat” literally (字面上) means “not catch the boat”. However, what it really means is “missing a good chance”. B. Ducks have oily feathers (油脂羽毛) and water can’t get through them, so water runs off their backs. Then when others’ words have no influence on you, it is like water off a duck’s back. C. The older a person is, the longer his or her teeth are. The sentence “Someone is long in the tooth to do something” means that someone is too old to do something. D. Can pigs fly? Of course not. So “when pigs fly” is used to explain something that never happens or that it is impossible to do something. E. Building a house isn’t easy, and building a city is much more difficult and takes much more time. The sentence “Rome was not built in a day” means that we should be patient when we want to do something successfully. F. “Be in sb’s bad books” means “not have sb’s liking”. If you do something that makes others unhappy, we can say, “You are in others’ bad books.” G. Long ago, “apple” had the meaning of the “pupil (瞳孔)“ which is very important. Nowadays “the apple of one’s eye” is used to refer to someone who is important to you and you love him or her very much.

【推荐3】A great saying always helps a lot. There are a lot of great Chinese sayings and many of them are about how to live a good life. What’s your favorite saying? We have interviewed some foreign students in China. Here are some of their answers.

Carlos is an 18-year-old Australian boy. His favorite saying is, “To have faults and not to correct them, this, indeed, is to have faults.” He agrees with the saying. He said it took him much time to learn new words when he began learning Chinese. He didn’t want to put in the time to practice. That was his greatest weakness. So he tries to correct it by finding an enjoyable way to study. Reading is really a good start.

“When I have two others with me, I can always find one to be my teacher” is one of Rosa’s favorites. Rosa majors in Chinese painting in Shandong University. Whenever she talks with her classmates, she will think of this great saying. She can learn a lot from others, even from the mistakes.

What Alicia likes best is, “Even if it was just a little help from others, you should return the favor with all you can when others are in need.” She appreciates the idea of expressing thanks, so she tells her friends and family about it in France.

1. Who are Carlos, Rosa and Alicia?

A．They are foreign students.	B．They are foreign teachers.
C．They are classmates.	D．They are Australians.

2. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Good lives in China.

B．Chinese sayings.

C．Chinese painting.

D．Exchange programs.

3. What is Carlos’ great weakness?

A．Memorizing.

B．Not enough practice.

C．Reading.

D．Being careless.

4. What does Rosa learn from her favorite saying?

A．She can always learn something from others.	B．She should believe in her teachers.
C．She can be a good teacher in the future.	D．She believes others paint better than her.

5. What is the Chinese meaning of Alicia’s favorite saying?

A．众人拾柴火焰高。	B．前人种树，后人乘凉。
C．滴水之恩当涌泉相报。	D．不以善小而不为。

【推荐1】Do you want to be a volunteer? Maybe you need some ideas to get you started. Here are just a few. You can pick what you really love to do. 

Help kids learn and grow. Be a big brother or big sister at an after-school care center. You can help little kids to learn or play with them.

Give back during the holidays. Serve dinner to the homeless, volunteer at your local old people’s home, or give out toys to kids. In fact, many people need your help.

Help at a local animal shelter. Most shelters depend on volunteers to keep the cats and dogs happy and well exercised. And when you’re walking dogs, you get some exercise, too. 

Protect the environment. Take part in a local park clean-up day. Plant a tree in spring. Join a group to work together to protect your local river.

Help sick people. We are close to people who have medical problems. It can make you feel good to give your time or money to the people with an illness. When you cheer them up, you also feel happy. 

If you have more than one thing to love, find a way to do them all. For example, if you love kids and are good at painting and dancing, visit your local children’s hospital and teach them these interesting things.

1. The underlined word “shelter” means_________ in Chinese.

A．a place to swim	B．a place to live
C．a place to play	D．a place to exercise

2. Which is NOT mentioned as a way to protect the environment?

A．Planting trees.	B．Protecting rivers.
C．Setting up a green club.	D．Cleaning up the park.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Volunteers can feel good when they help sick people.

B．Volunteering at a children’s hospital is the best choice.

C．An after-school care center is a place for homeless kids.

D．The old people’s home needs more volunteers than other places.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Who can be a volunteer?	B．The time of being a volunteer.
C．Ways of being a volunteer.	D．Advantages of being a volunteer.

【推荐3】At first glance, there is little in Horton to attract people. The other nearby towns have much more to offer: Bradfield has its river and historic buildings, while Newtown has shops and entertainment. The buildings of Horton look dirty and unloved. For shops, there is a small supermarket, a few bargain shops, a bakery (面包店) which, strangely, does not sell bread and a flower shop which has one stand of sad-looking flowers. Even so, Horton has several advantages over its neighbouring towns.

Firstly, it has a country park. Four thousand years ago, this was an important fort (要塞). There are no historic remains here now, but there are wonderful views over the countryside. On sunny weekends you can often see kids out with their parents, kicking balls or flying kites.

There aren’t many job opportunities in Horton, and the roads to nearby cities aren’t really fast, but there are excellent rail links. You can be in London in an hour and a half, and other cities are less than an hour away. That means parents can work in other cities and still get home in time to

spend the evenings with their families. Houses in Horton aren’t pretty, but they’re functional and cheap. The streets are quiet and safe, and there are plenty of parks and playgrounds. It has a library, three primary schools and a secondary school, St. Mark’s. It’s not as excellent as other schools in the area, but it is friendly and offers a wide range of subjects and activities to children. The town also has a swimming and a sports centre, and the community halls hold regular clubs and events for people of all ages.
1. What part of Horton isn’t the writer satisfied with?

A．The shops.

B．The country park.

C．Transport links.

D．The schools.

2. What advantages does Horton bring to workers?

A．Plenty of jobs are easily found in the town.

B．You can get to several cities quickly by train.

C．You can drive to nearby cities in a short time.

D．Working conditions are better here than in other towns.

3. What type of people is Horton most suitable for?

A．People who have well-paid jobs.	B．People who have low-paid jobs.
C．Families which have elderly people.	D．Students who love sport and history.

4. Which of the following sentences described Horton best?

A．A quiet, country town which has a number of good places to relax.

B．A dirty, unpopular town which has little to offer visitors or local people.

C．A busy, industrial town which has good connections to neighbouring cities.

D．A friendly, historic town which is a great place to live, work and take a holiday.

【推荐1】Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called heads-down Tribe(低头族）". Are you heads-down tribe member? Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.

More and more traffic accidents are happening because drivers use mobile phones when they are driving. In order to make drivers pay more attention to driving, some new traffic rules have been made. For example, heads-down tribe members who use mobile phones while driving will be fined ¥200.

As we can see above, using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost money. Besides, more and more interesting things happen to the "Heads-down Tribe". According to a piece of interesting TV news, a man in America kept using his mobile phone on his way home. Suddenly, he bumped (撞上） into a big lost bear. When he lifted his eyes from the phone, he was so scared that he ran away as quickly as possible.

Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. It's strange that they don't talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone all the time.

Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. Are mobile phones good or bad? It depends on how people use them. Let's be "healthy" users and try not to be the" Heads-up Tribe".

1. Who are called the "Heads-down Tribe" according to the passage?

A．People who are always looking for something with their heads down.

B．People who are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down.

C．People who are always sad with their heads down.

D．People who are always thinking with their heads down.

2. What will happen to heads-down tribe members if they use mobile phones while driving ?

A．They will be fined.	B．Their phones will be taken away.
C．They will be given ¥200.	D．Their driving license will be taken away.

3. Where did the American probably bump into the bear?

A．At a zoo.	B．In the street.
C．In his house.	D．In the mountains.

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Mobile phones are helpful and necessary.	B．Let's try to be the " Heads-down Tribe".
C．We should use mobile phones right.	D．We shouldn't use mobile phones any more.

【推荐2】This is a happy family. There are three members (成员) in it.

Hi! My name is Da Tou. I have a big head and two small hands. I have two big eyes. I am wearing(穿) a yellow T-shirt. I have no brothers or sisters. My parents love me very much.

This is my father. He is also my good friend. He has a small head and two big hands. He wears a pair of glasses. He is a reporter(记者), so he knows a lot. He often plays games with me.

This is my mother. She is a little fat. She often wears an apron(围裙). She is good at cooking. She works in a shop near our house. My mother is a kind woman.

1. Da Tou has______.

A．a small head	B．two big hands
C．a green T-shirt.	D．two big eyes

2. What is Da Tou’s father’s job?

A．He is a teacher.	B．He is a doctor.
C．He is a reporter.	D．He is a worker.

3. Da Tou’s mother is good at　　　.

A．reading	B．cooking
C．writing	D．playing games

4. Which is NOT TRUE(不正确的) according to the passage?

A．Da Tou has a brother and a sister.

B．His father wears a pair of glasses.

C．His mother is a kind woman.

D．His mother works in a shop near their house.

5. What’s the best title（最好的标题）of the passage?

A．A good reporter	B．Da Tou and his friends
C．A happy boy	D．A happy family

【推荐3】If you live in Shanghai, Beijing or many other cities, you may see many orange bicycles on the streets these days.

These bikes are owned by a company called Mobike. You can order a bike through an app on your phone. When you find a bike, you just scan a QR code (扫描二维码) on the bike so you can use it. You don’t need to return the bike to a station — you can park it anywhere.

China was known as “the kingdom of bicycles” about 30 years ago. But more people choose to drive cars and catch the subway these days. Bike rental (租赁的) services like Mobike are bringing bikes back.

“Back then, I got the feeling that Chinese people were trying to be modern and push away the past. So they did not want to be linked with bicycles,” said Ines Brunn, a German woman who runs a bike store in Beijing. “I do believe changes in people’s tastes will shape new thinking about bikes.”

Online rental services are making biking more convenient, but it’s still not easy to ride bikes in Chinese cities. Cars often take up bicycle lanes (道路). Bikers have to ride next to cars in car lanes, which can be very dangerous.

Beijing plans to build over 3,200 km of new bike lanes. Drivers who drive in bike lanes will be punished. Traffic signs will be put up to better protect bikers.

1. If you want to use a Mobike, ________.

A．you have to scan a QR code	B．you don’t need to pay for it
C．you don’t have to return it	D．you have to pay for an app

2. Which of the following is NOT true, according to Paragraph 3?

A．China had the most bicycles in the world about 30 years ago.

B．There are more bicyclists than motorists these days.

C．More people are driving cars or taking the subway these days.

D．Bike rental services are becoming more popular.

3. What does Ines Brunn mean when she says people’s tastes are changing?

A．Chinese people like modern things.	B．Chinese people like riding bicycles.
C．People in Beijing are changing their tastes.	D．More people will start riding bikes.

4. How will Beijing stop cars from taking up bicycle lanes?
① People will not be allowed to ride bikes next to cars.
② Beijing will build new bike lanes.
③ Beijing will punish drivers who drive in bike lanes.
④ Beijing will put up traffic signs to protect bikers.

A．①③④	B．②③④
C．①②③	D．①②④

5. Which is the best title for the story?

A．How to use a Mobike	B．Orange bikes will be fashionable
C．Bringing back bikes	D．Why is Beijing building new bike lanes?

【推荐1】I am Betty Smith.I ask my friends a question.Here are their answers.

Lisa Hand	I live in New York with my family.My school is not far from my home.So I always walk to school with my friends.It's very fun to talk with them on the way to school.My parents are teachers and they work in the same school.I They drive to work.They think it's convenient
David Miller	I live in Wuhan with my brother and sister.I usually go to school by bike.But sometimes I take a bus to school.My brother Paul is a salesman in a clothes store: He usually takes the subway to the store.How about my sister Mandy? She likes to go to work by bike.She says it's good exercise.
Tommy Daley	I live in Cambidge in England with my grandparents.I usually take a bus to school.The bus ride is never boring for me.I can see many funny things in the city.My grandparents are old but they are healthy. They like walking. They always walk to buy things.

根据材料内容,选择最佳选项。
1. How does Lisa go to school?

A．On foot

B．By car

C．By bus

D．By subway.

2. What's Mandy's last name?

A．Smith

B．Hand

C．Miller

D．Daley.

3. Tommy thinks taking a bus to school is________.

A．convenient

B．healthy

C．boring

D．interesting

4. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Lisa and her parents are in the same school.

B．David usually takes a bus to school.

C．David s parents may have two sons and a daughter.

D．Tommy's grandparents like to drive a car to buy food.

5. What do you think is Betty's question?

A．How do you and your family go to school or work?	B．How many people are there in your family?
C．What are your and your family' s jobs?	D．What do you and your family like to do?

【推荐2】Best Ways to Improve Online Experience

Zhao Yuchen, Beijing To me, the biggest headache about studying online is my poor internet connection. During one online class, 1 couldn't hear my English teacher's voice and I had to reconnect. It wasted lots of time. Since then, I have checked my network before class every day and asked other family members not to use the internet while I'm in class.

Qiu Ziyin, Shenzhen During the first day of studying online, I was excited and listened carefully. But I soon realized that my self-discipline (自律) was weak. I've set screen time for all of my electronic devices. At night, I do preview (预习) work for the next day instead of playing with my mobile phone.

Zhao Jiawen, Shanghai It's important to know how to choose wisely when we pick online courses. For example, I had difficulty understanding certain English grammar points, so I searched for key words on our national cloud learning platform and watched several videos from teachers across China. It's good for us to get different teachers.

Zhang Penghui, Heilongjiang Online learning takes strong self-discipline and willpower. There are lots of distractions (分心) while studying at home. My mom likes to offer me snacks and drinks, which sometimes distracts me from listening during my classes. A quiet room and clean desk can help us stay focused.

1. Who does preview work for the next day a night?

A．Zhao Yuchen.

B．Qiu Ziyin.

C．Zhao Jiawen.

D．Zhang Penghui.

2. Zhao Yuchen __________ while having class online.

A．has asked other family members not to use the internet

B．watches several video from teachers

C．likes to have snacks and drinks

D．plays with the mobile phone

3. Zhang Penghui thinks that __________.

A．students' self discipline is weak

B．it's good for students to get different teachers from China

C．a quiet room and clean desk can help students stay focused

D．the biggest problem about studying online is the poor internet connection

【推荐3】

Physic book or e-book
William April 16, 2020	I'm a book addict（书迷）. I have loved reading books—I mean physic books, ever since I learned how to do it. I read them while eating, on the bus, and even in the bath! As an adult, I have just graduated with a degree in English Literature, so I have spent the recent three years doing even more reading than usual!
Lenara Dec. 12, 2019	I have lots of books. My room is full of books, not only my childhood favorites but also those I haven't even read yet. When I decided to move to Spain to work as Language assistant, I faced a big problem. I had only one suitcase for a ten-month stay, so I had to pack lightly. It would be impossible to pack enough physical books for nearly a whole year. My only choice was e-books.
Amelia Dec. 23, 2019	I agree with my friend, physical books are better than e-books. But a big problem is about the cost of physical books. And another problem, we have to cut a lot of trees to produce paper.
Gianggi Sept. 9, 2019	I have always been hating e-readers! I even wrote an article about it when I was at school. I love physical books so much. Compared with physical books, e-books seemed emotionless（无情感的）. But while traveling, my choice was e-books or no books, so my brother bought me an Amazon Kindle for my birthday. Now I am on my sixth e-book, and I'm starting to love my Kindle! The e-reader means I never have to worry about there's nothing to read. Yes, there is something I hate, but in general it has become one of the most important parts in my life!

1. Why has William read more books in recent years?

A．To get a degree.	B．To enter college.
C．To learn English.	D．To be a book addict.

2. Lenara had to choose e-books because ________.

A．e-books were more interesting	B．physical books were difficult to carry
C．she would work on e-books in Spain	D．she had no more physical books to read

3. Who will choose to read e-books in order to protect the environment?

A．William.

B．Lenara.

C．Amelia.

D．Gianggi.

4. What was Gianggi's article written at school probably about?

A．Her traveling experiences.	B．Her Amazon Kindle.
C．The advantages of books.	D．Her dislike of e-readers.

5. What can we learn from the four opinions?

A．It is quite difficult to buy e-books.	B．Physical books cost less than e-books.
C．More people will choose to read e-books.	D．Physical books are more colorful than e-books.