【推荐1】The baby elephant, Sheila, was moved out of Belfast Zoo because of fears she might be hit by bombers during the Belfast Blitz (闪电战) of 1941.
She was one of the lucky ones. A lot of the animals were killed because of fears they might escape during the bombing and attack people. They included a tiger, a black bear, a wolf, a penguin, and two polar bears.
But Sheila was walked down the road by zoo-keepers to a nearby house where a woman took her in and kept her in her backyard for several months until the bombing was over.
The woman has never been identified (确认) and the zoo knows her only as “the elephant angel”. As the zoo celebrates its 75^th birthday, people have decided to try to find the elephant’s saver. Mark Challis is the manager of Belfast Zoo. He explained a bit more about Sheila’s story.
“Well, we know that Sheila, the elephant that was in the zoo at that time spent some time living with a lady relatively near to the zoo and we have one sweet photo, you can see it on our zoo website.”
“In the photo you can see the elephant with the lady in her back garden and that’s almost all we know. So we’re just trying to find a little bit more information and we are not even sure if the lady is alive today, but maybe her relatives or somebody will recognize the back of that house and we can fill in some detail on this story.”
Once the bombing was over, Sheila went back to the zoo and lived for another quarter of a century. She died of a skin disease in 1966.
1. How many years has the zoo been open?

A．For 25 years.	B．For 75 years.
C．For half a century.	D．For several months.

2. Which of the following is right according to Paragraph Three?

A．The zoo-keepers walked her there.

B．The zoo-keepers used a big truck to get her there.

C．The elephant escaped and ran to the garden herself.

D．The zoo-keepers used bombers to frighten her away from the zoo.

3. What happened to the unlucky animals in the zoo before the bombing?

A．They were taken to a safe place.

B．They started to attack people.

C．They were killed.

D．They all escaped from the zoo.

4. What information do people have about “the elephant angel”?

A．She owned a zoo website.

B．She used to live close to the zoo.

C．She is still alive.

D．Her relatives live in her old house.

5. Why was the photo posted on the website?

A．To attract more visitors to the zoo.

B．To celebrate the zoo‘s birthday.

C．To find the elephant angel.

D．To explain the war to the public.

【推荐2】Since last December, an outbreak of NCP, or COVID-19 as named by WHO, first broke out in Wuhan, Hubei province. It later became a national epidemic and even spread to other parts of the world.     1    

Speaking at an inspection(调研) of epidemic prevention and control work in Beijing on Feb 10, Xi said the Party, the armed forces and the people of all ethnic(民族的) groups stand together with Hubei and Wuhan, the center of the outbreak.

    2    Wuhan had built 11 mobile cabin hospitals by Feb 7, which can offer thousands of beds to treat patients, China Daily reported. As of Feb 11, over 10,000 medical workers from outside the province had been sent to Hubei.     3    

On Feb 5, President Xi Jinping held a meeting in Beijing. Xi stressed the utmost importance of carrying out this work in a law-based and orderly manner.     4     Infected areas are being locked down. Large public gatherings are being discouraged.

    5     These crimes include attacking medical workers, increasing the price of medical supplies such as masks and disposable gloves, and spreading rumors(谣言).

China has full confidence and capability to win the battle against the outbreak of NCP, Xi said.

A．So, Chinese government has paid great attention to the spread of the disease and made efforts to fight it.

B．President Xi Jinping inspects NCP prevention and control work in Beijing.

C．By Feb 10, a total of 160,000 tons of daily necessities had been sent to Hubei.

D．Xi pointed out that epidemic prevention and control needs not only medical efforts, but also social efforts.

E．Xi also called for punishing those who commit crimes that make epidemic prevention and control more difficult.

F．For example, persons and organizations should report both confirmed and suspected cases to hospitals or control centers.

G．Nothing matters more than people’s safety and health.

【推荐3】The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected(连接) Europe, Africa and Asia. People reached these different places along these roads. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world. The Silk Road covered almost 6,500 kilometers. It is from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.

Traders traveling along the Silk Road carried silk, of course. They also carried and traded spices(香料) cloth, valuable stones and gold. There is a famous old story along the old road. It is said that Roman soldiers(罗马士兵) traveled through central Asia. They started to live somewhere near the Chinese villages. Some of these Romans married(和……结婚) local Chinese women and the story of blue-eyed villages of China was stared.

During its busiest time, the Silk Road allowed(允许) people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable goods and new ideas. These included people and trading goods from different areas. All these peoples traveled the Silk Road, and they shared good stories, languages, and cultures.

In modern times, the old Silk Road routes(路线) are still used. But now they are crossed by trains instead of horses. There is even a silk route museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35,000 objects from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China kept the history of many countries and people.

1. How many kilometers did the Silk Road cover?

A．About 3,000.

B．Nearly 6,500.

C．Almost 2,000.

D．Over 35,000.

2. Traders carried all kinds of things along the Silk Road. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

A．Silk.

B．Cloth.

C．Gold.

D．Tea.

3. Who married ancient Chinese women in the story of blue-eyed villages of China?

A．Asian soldiers.

B．African soldiers.

C．European soldiers.

D．American soldiers.

4. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A．Valuable things could not be sold along the Silk Road.

B．The Silk Road allowed people from different countries to mix.

C．Ancient Chinese along the Silk Road may be able to speak different languages.

D．The things in the museum in Jiuquan in China aren’t from all along the Silk Road.

5. Which part of a magazine can this passage come from?

A．History and Geography

B．Sports World

C．Man and Animals

D．Popular Science

【推荐1】Tom and Mike are good friends. They are kind to children. They want to find summer jobs. One day Tom tells Mike that Beidaihe Kids Summer Camp needs help with sports，music and computers. They are both very glad to hear（听说）this.

Tom can play basketball and volleyball，and he can swim，too. Mike can play the violin，the trumpet，the drums and the guitar. Tom and Mike like computers very much. Can they join Beidaihe Kids Summer Camp?

1. Tom and Mike want to ________.

A．make friends	B．be good with children
C．join Beidaihe Kids Summer Camp	D．get help from Beidaihe Kids Summer Camp

2. What does Beidaihe Kids Summer Camp need help with?

A．Flying kites.	B．Sports, music and computers.
C．Making cakes.	D．Drawing pictures.

3. Tom can play ________.

A．ball game

B．computer games

C．music

D．the violin

4. Mike can play ________.

A．the drums

B．volleyball

C．basketball

D．football

5. What do Tom and Mike both like?

A．Football.

B．Computers

C．Swimming.

D．Sports.

【推荐2】I hired a man to help me repair an old farmhouse. His first day on the job made him mad—a flat tire (轮胎) made him lose an hour of work. He cut his finger with a knife and his old truck refused to start. While I drove him home, he sat in silence.

On arriving, he invited me to meet his family. As we walked towards the front door, he stopped at a small tree and touched the tips of the branches with both hands. When opening the door, his face was full of smiles and he hugged his two children and gave his wife a kiss.

Afterwards, he walked with me to the car. We passed the tree. I was so surprised that I asked him about what I had seen earlier. “Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied. “I know I can’t help having troubles on the job, but one thing is for sure. Those troubles don’t belong to my children and wife. So I hang them in the tree every night and ask God to take care of them. Then in the morning, I pick them up again.”

“The funny thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out to pick them up in the morning, there aren’t as many as those hung up the night before.”

1. What did NOT happen on the man’s first day of repairing the old farmhouse?

A．He arrived an hour earlier.	B．His finger was cut by a knife.
C．He couldn’t start his old truck.	D．One of his truck’s tires had no air.

2. What did the writer feel when seeing the man touch the tree?

A．Bored.

B．Worried.

C．Unhappy.

D．Surprised.

3. What does the underlined word “them” refer to?

A．The man’s children.	B．The trees.
C．The man’s children and wife.	D．The troubles on the man’s job.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The man invited the writer to meet his family.

B．Seeing his children and wife, the man was very sad.

C．What the man did was very funny.

D．The man hung the troubles he met on his job in the tree and never took them again.

【推荐3】Robert was a student in a high school. His father wanted him to study in a good university in the future. But the young man didn’t study hard and liked playing cards. He had to go out after his parents fell asleep at night.

One night, when Robert came back, his father saw him. He was very angry and let him live upstairs. Of course it was not easy for him to go out again.

Last night Robert listened carefully. When he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play cards. He won some money and was very happy. When he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. He heard a noise in his parents’ bedroom. Then he saw a man come out. He knew it was a thief. He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and gave all the things back to him.

“Tell me how you didn’t wake my parents up.” said Robert, “Or I’ll take you to the police station!”

1. Why did Robert have to go out after his parents fell asleep?

A．Because he had to stay at school all day.

B．Because he could play cards only when his parents fell asleep.

C．Because he wanted to catch a thief.

D．Because his parents didn’t let him sleep at night.

2. Why did Robert’s father let him live upstairs?

A．Because he was old.

B．Because Robert didn’t like any noise.

C．Because the room upstairs was better than the one downstairs.

D．Because they could hear if Robert went out at night.

3. Robert listened carefully because he wanted to know ________.

A．if his parents fell asleep	B．if his parents were angry
C．if there was a noise in his parents’ room	D．if there was someone outside

4. The thief gave back all the things because ________.

A．Robert was afraid

B．Robert gave him some money

C．he was afraid that Robert would take him to the police station

D．he wanted to teach Robert how to steal (偷盗)

5. Which of the statements is NOT right according to the passage?

A．Robert might not take the thief to the police station.

B．Robert’s father didn’t want his son to play cards outside.

C．Robert’s parents caught the thief in their bedroom last night.

D．Robert wanted to know how the thief didn’t wake up his parents.

【推荐1】Six years ago, Chinese skater Wu Dajing introduced himself to the skating world by winning a silver medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games. At the year of 2018’s Pyeong Chang Olympics, Wu not only returned, but also made history.

On Feb 22th,2018, Wu won the gold medal in the men’s short-track 500-metre race. He set a new world record with a time of 39.584 seconds. He also became the first Chinese man to take home an Olympic short-track gold medal. BBC said Wu’s win was “flawless”, because he was much faster than all of the other skaters.

“I didn’t give them a chance and I kept my speed from the start,” he told the media after the match.

But China’s short-track teams didn’t do well in general at the Games. Chinese skaters in the women’s 500 metres,3000-metre relay and men’s 1500 metres all failed to take home the gold. Wu was China’s biggest hope, which put a lot of pressure on him. But he proved himself with his great performance.

Wu is now known as a highly talented skater. But things were not always that way. When Wu joined the national team in 2010, he was seen as almost “nothing” compared to gifted skaters like Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin, as his coaches said at the time. Their comments made him quite upset. But as the saying goes, “Winners never quit and quitters never win”. Wu didn’t want to give up and worked as hard as he could. He practiced skating all year round. He even didn’t return to his hometown for the holidays for 10 years. “I believe in myself,” he told the media after his match at the Olympics.

1. At the Pyeong Chang Olympics, Wu Dajing won the gold medal in the men’s short-track ________ race.

A．500-meter

B．1000-meter

C．1500-meter

D．3 000-meter

2. What does the underlined word “flawless” mean?

A．ordinary

B．valuable

C．perfect

D．difficult

3. According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?

A．Wu won a gold medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games six years ago.

B．Wu broke the world record with a time of 39.584 seconds and made history.

C．Wu’s coaches placed great hope on him when he joined the national team.

D．Chinese skaters in women’s 500 metres,3000-metre relay took home the gold.

4. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

A．The national team and coaches regarded Wu as a talented skater all the way.

B．Wu kept on practicing skating all year round even in the holidays for 10 years.

C．Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin were more and more hard-working on skating than Wu Dajing.

D．It is the hardwork, confidence and strong will that have made Wu a champion.

5. Which one might be the best title of this passage?

A．From Zero to Skating Hero	B．The Dream of a Skater, Wu
C．Pyeong Chang Winner Olympics	D．Rising of China’s Bright Skiing Star

【推荐2】David and Peter are good friends. What sports do they do? Come and look!

David	Mon.	Tennis	15:30-17:30
	Tue.	Running	6:00-6:30
	Wed.	Swimming	16:00-17:00
	Thur.	Running	6:00-6:30
	Fri.	Tennis	15:30-17:30
	Sat.	Running	7:00-8:00
		Basketball	14:00-17:00
	Sun.	Running	7:00-8:00
		Football	9:00-11:00

Peter	Mon.	Volleyball	16:00-17:30
	Tue.	/	/
	Wed.	Swimming	16:00-17:00
	Thur.	Volleyball	16:00-17:00
	Fri.	Basketball	15:30-17:30
	Sat.	Tennis	8:00-10:00
		Swimming	10:30-12:30
	Sun.	Swimming	14:00-16:00

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. How many kinds of activities does David do at weekends(周末)?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

2. How many times(多少次) does David play tennis a week?

A．Once.

B．Twice.

C．Three times.

3. How long does Peter exercise on Saturday?

A．One hour.

B．Two hours.

C．Four hours.

4. When（当……时） Peter is playing basketball, David is _______.

A．playing tennis

B．playing football

C．running

5. Which of the following is TRUE(正确的)?

A．Peter likes running a lot.

B．David swims in the morning.

C．Peter doesn't do any sports on Tuesday.

【推荐1】

Make your own rainbow（彩虹） Learn how to make a rainbow with this fun science experiment for kids. This will help bring the exciting world of science to life. What you’ll need ●A glass of water.（about three quarters full）. ●White paper ●A sunny day Instructions 1. Take the glasses of water and paper to a part of the room with sunlight（better near a window）. 2. Hold the glass of water above the paper and watch as sunlight passes through the glass of water. The sunlight is refracted and forms a rainbow of colors on your paper. 3. Try holding the glass of water at different heights and angles(角度) to see what may happen. Rainbows form in the sky when sunlight is refracted as it passes through raindrops; it acts in the same way when it passes through your glass of water. The sunlight refracts, separating it into the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.

1. What’s the experiment about?

A．Physics.

B．Chemistry.

C．History.

D．The environment.

2. To make rainbows by ourselves, we should have ________ conditions.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

3. What should we do to make a rainbow?

A．Start the experiment at late night.	B．Hold the glass of water at the same height.
C．Put the paper above the glass of water.	D．Put the paper under the glass of water.

【推荐3】Dear Merry,
These days, I have problems with my study. In school I can't listen to teachers carefully because I always feel tired and sleepy. I don't spend time with friends after class either, because I think it's a waste(浪费) of time. I even miss writing some answers in the test.
At home, I can't get my homework done every night. My parents don't let me stay up. So I have to get up early the next morning to finish it. Lately, I even get a bad headache.
How can I solve these problems?
Yours,
Liu Ya
Dear Liu Ya,
When you have problems listening to teachers carefully in class, you can ask your teachers or deskmate to remind you often. Then spending time talking about many different things with friends can make you happy. It's not a waste of time.
As for homework, when it's hard to get it finished, one thing you can try is setting goals for yourself. Ask your parents to help you. You must take a break if you don't feel well. You might be surprised but a short rest can help you get more done! Lastly, if you don't worry and have enough sleep, your headache will leave you.
Yours,
Merry
1. Liu Ya wrote the letter to Merry in order to ________.

A．ask for help	B．express worries
C．share her experience	D．share her happiness

2. Liu Ya doesn't want to stay with friends after class because ________.

A．she needs to sleep	B．she thinks it's a waste of time
C．she has problems with her classmates	D．she is afraid of talking with others

3. Merry thinks ________.

A．taking a rest is necessary	B．being with parents is helpful
C．setting goals by parents is important	D．listening to music is necessary

4. According to the underlined part, what might Liu Ya's teacher say to remind her?

A．Sleep for a minute.	B．Listen carefully.
C．Stop talking.	D．Well done.

5. From Liu Ya's letter, we can find that she is too ________.

A．happy	B．careless
C．nervous	D．excited