【推荐1】There are four seasons in a year. They are spring, summer, fall and winter.    1    So people must change their clothes from season to season.

    2    Trees and flowers come out. People wear light coats. It’s the best season for you to go out with your family. It’s very hot in summer.     3    Girls wear skirts and boys look good in their T-shirts and shorts.    4    It’s cool in fall. The weather is very nice but sometimes it changes. People wear sweaters in this season.    5    You need to wear heavy coats to keep warm.

Every season is nice. I like them all.

A．It’s warm in spring.

B．The weather of different seasons is different.

C．In cold winter, it often snows.

D．The weather doesn’t change too much in this season.

E．When you go out, it’s OK to wear your cool sports clothes and shoes.

【推荐2】There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer autumn and winter.

Spring is the best season of the year. The weather gets warmer and the days get longer. The crops(庄稼) begin to grow. The trees turn green and flowers come out.

Summer comes after spring. It is the warmest season. It often rains and the crops grow fast. The best sport in summer is swimming. Children often go swimming in rivers and lakes.

Autumn is a busy season. The days get shorter and the nights get longer. It is harvest time. The farmers are busy. They are getting in the crops.

Winter is the coldest season of the year. Sometimes it snows and the fields are all while. Skating is the best sport in winter. Many boys and girls often go skating. But the farmers are still busy. They are getting ready for the next year.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案

1. How many seasons are there in a year?

A．Three

B．Four

C．Five

D．Six

2. What is the weather like in spring?

A．Hot

B．Cool

C．Cold

D．Warm

3. Which season comes after spring?

A．Spring

B．Summer

C．Autumn

D．Winter

4. What sport is the best in winter?

A．Cycling

B．Skiing

C．Skating

D．Swimming

5. What are the farmers busy doing in winter?

A．They are busy getting in the crops.

B．They are busy doing sports.

C．They are busy planting trees and flowers

D．They are busy getting ready for the next year.

【推荐3】

Winter is cold, with piles of snow, When rain falls and no trees grow. For kids it’s the snow they desire, And cups of cocoa before the fire. When winter is gone, the grass grows, Roses and trees, light wind blows The bees are buzzing, the birds are singing, Sheep are grazing and cow bells are ringing. And then the sun starts to shine too brightly, It is so hot that fans are put on nightly. And then it’s off to the beach or pool, Where people swim about just to keep cool. All the leaves on the trees turn golden-brown, And when on the ground make a big sound. In autumn a lot of money he spends, For clearing leaves on the backyards. Each season has its own goods and its bads, But since they are different I am glad.

1. According to the poem, light wind starts to blow ________.

A．before winter	B．during winter
C．after winter	D．all year round

2. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The writer doesn’t like the cold winter.

B．The writer enjoys the differences of the four seasons.

C．The writer feels worried about the bad weather.

D．The writer likes summer best because it’s a season for swimming.

3. The title of the poem is most likely to be ________.

A．Weather	B．Tree leaves
C．Goods and bads	D．Seasons

【推荐1】If you go shopping in any toy store, you can see clearly the different games and toys for boys and girls: there are a lot of pink toys on one side of the store for girls; and dark colored cars, guns, and soldiers for boys. Some big stores with toys may even have a pink floor for girls and a blue floor for boys. In fact, it is difficult to buy a toy for a girl that is not pink.

Some people think that too much pink is bad for girls. Sue Palmer, writer of Taxic Childhood, is very worried that most girls over the age of three are crazy about the color. According to some scientists, this happens for two reasons. Firstly, most companies offer too many products in pink. Also, many parents think their little daughter looks cute in pink. Sue Palmer says that girls at this age cannot make proper decisions by themselves, but the pink can affect (影响) the choices and the decisions they will make in the future.

Some parents are worried too—for example, Vanessa Holburn, thirty-two, who has two girls under the age of four. Their bedrooms are a sea of pink and Vanessa is not happy. “Pink says that you are soft and gentle. Blue says that you are strong and powerful. I want my daughters to be strong and powerful. I’m worried that pink will not help them with that,” she says.

But not everyone thinks there’s something wrong with pink. Grayson Turner is a father of three girls and he isn’t worried at all. “People forget that things change all the time,” he says. “My girls used to love pink when they were little, but as they get older, they change.” Tumer explains that his twelve-year-old daughter never wears pink clothes anymore. “This love of pink is just a fashion and all fashions change,” he adds. “It’s only since the 1940s that people have started dressing girls in pink—before that it was a color for boys.”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. How many reasons are there for most girls are crazy about pink?

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

2. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A．being soft and gentle	B．being strong and powerful
C．being gentle but powerful	D．being cute and beautiful

4. According to Grayson Turner, ________.

A．parents needn’t worry about pink toys	B．all little kids love the color pink
C．pink has always been a color for girls	D．his girls now prefer the color blue

5. The purpose (目的) of this passage is to ________.

A．explain (解释) why girls are crazy about the color pink

B．make parents less worried about the color pink

C．encourage (鼓励) girls to give up playing with pink toys

D．show people’s different opinions about the color pink

【推荐2】Some people think just letter grades or scores of the report card can’t be a good way to encourage students to work hard. Nowadays, students’ grades are shown in many different ways in schools. Some schools just give students some comments (评语) in a card where teachers describe the skills a student needs to work on without giving letter grades such as A or exact numbers.

These schools give their reasons. The grades don’t say much about which skills a student has learned. What’s more, it stops the parents from comparing their children with others. In fact, they think that worse grades just mean you are having trouble with it. A teacher’s comment usually gives more information. Besides, it can avoid hurting children’s pride.

Many students feel happy because they don’t need to be compared with others. More importantly, they don’t need to feel upset if their grades are not that good. Many parents also feel that the letter grades or number grades are out of date. It time to change.

In fact, the grades or ranking (排名) of an exam can’t show that a student is a “good” one or a “bad” one. Students should pay close attention to the teachers’ comments instead of grades. They will guide students in the steps to improve.

1. According to the first paragraph, teachers can _________ in the comments.

A．give letter grades or scores	B．order students to work hard
C．describe skills students need to improve	D．show students’ exact numbers

2. What can bad grades show about a student?

A．Problems he has with study.	B．More information about him.
C．The skills he has learned.	D．The difference between him and others.

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

A．Teachers’ comments can help to protect students’ pride.

B．Many parents disagree that ways of grading should be changed.

C．Many students feel happy if they aren’t compared with others.

D．Giving comments can guide students to improve themselves.

4. What’s best title of the passage?

A．Giving letter grades in the card	B．Showing exact numbers on paper
C．Giving teachers’ comments in a card	D．Showing ranking in an exam

【推荐3】Everyone dreams of changing the world. But can teenagers really make a difference? And how can they go about it?
Michael Norton's book 365 Ways to Change the World is a good starting point. The book gives an idea or task for every single day of the year. The tasks include offering to work at a local homeless shelter (庇护所) and planting a tree.
The book says that one simple act, no matter how small, can help someone in need. It may even influence (影响) other teens to do something.
Nathan Anthony, a student at Maple High School in Modesto, California, US, agrees. “It is impossible to get anything in life without giving something to someone or working hard at school or workplace," Anthony said.
Another Maple student, Ariane Mota, has the same idea." Giving is our way of repaying those who help us," she said." Whether it is a helping hand or a donation, we should help others to make their day or life better."
But how often do teens see peers (同龄人) helping a stranger or doing something nice for someone?
According to Anthony, not a lot. He and Mota both believe this needs to be changed.
"I help my friends by telling them that their lives are better than those poorer people," Anthony said." Humor is also a great tool."
So whether you're helping to find a cure (疗法) for bad illness or simply smiling at a stranger, do something every day to help change the world for the better.
1. 365 Ways of Changing the World is a book __________.

A．written about Michael Norton.

B．about what teenagers learn at school

C．that gives teenagers an idea or task for every single day of the year

D．about how to work in a shelter.

2. Which of the following does not change the world for the better?

A．Eating a delicious meal

B．Telling friends that their lives are better

C．Helping find a cure for cancer (癌症)

D．Smiling at a stranger

3. According to Nathan Anthony, how many teens can be seen helping a stranger or do something nice for someone?

A．a lot of teens	B．Hundreds of teens
C．Some teens	D．Millions of teens

4. How often does the passage tell us to do something to change the world better?

A．Once a year	B．Every day
C．Once a week	D．Twice a day

5. From the article, we know _____________.

A．Michael Norton dreams of changing the world most

B．only great acts can influence other teens to do something

C．Nathan Anthony and Ariane Mota are both teenagers at Maple High School

D．humor does not belong to what teenagers should do to change the world

【推荐1】

HIGH-JUMPER and punk(朋克) rocker Kimi Qiao, 22, is very confident. In fact, he's something of a big mouth about his talent. “No one will ever forget me,” said Qiao.
The 2007 My Show winner has recently published Private Life, a photo-book. It records everything about the days when he was young.
As a teenager, he was a keen athlete, training every weekend and holiday. His event (项目) was the high jump and he won a number of national championships. He even shared a coach with Liu Xiang.
However, Qiao's parents wanted him to concentrate more on his studies and he finally went to a university in his city. It was during this time he became interested in music. When he was 18, he took part in a singing contest, where he met Wang Lee-hom. Later, he started a student band called Pink17. He was a drummer. Since then Qiao has known that music will be his life.
Today he's still a dreamer. He wants to make punk rock popular in China. “Although I've only been into it for a year, I'll do my best to make it big,” he said.
1. From the first paragraph, we can know Kimi Qiao ________.

A．has a big mouth	B．thought everyone would forget him
C．is confident of his talent	D．is a very shy girl

2. Private Life ________.

A．is a photo-book	B．is about the 2007 My Show
C．was published in 2007	D．is an album

3. The Chinese meaning of the underline word “keen” is ___________.

A．懒惰的	B．热衷的
C．愚笨的	D．创造力的

4. When he took part in a singing contest, he was ________ years old.

A．22

B．17

C．18

D．20

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

A．Kimi was a high jumper before going to university.

B．Kimi formed a band called Pink17 when he was 17.

C．Kimi’s parents prefer him to be a drummer.

D．Kimi is always dreaming to be an athlete like Liu Xiang.

【推荐2】Writing is a much newer invention than talking. Nobody knows when people first began to talk, but so far as we know, they did not begin to write until seven or eight thousand years ago.

In Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China, and later in Palestine and Greece, people began to make marks and pictures with sticks and sharp stones from which others, or they themselves later could see what they had thought.

These early records were the beginning of writing. The first writing was picture writing. Here are some early Chinese picture words. Can you see what they represent （代表）?

Later Chinese writing is less like pictures than the earlier writing was, but we can see the pictures in some of its words. For example：

In picture writing, each picture represents a word; you need a different picture or mark for each word. In present﹣day Chinese writing most of the marks are not pictures of anything,   and a reader has to learn how the Chinese write about two thousand of these words before being able to read a newspaper.

With some of these marks you may be able to see what the idea is. For example：

The sun and the moon明Its meanings are："bright" and "open".

A man and two marks仁One of the meanings is "humanity".

1. When did people begin to write?　 　

A．Seven or eight hundred years ago．

B．Before people first began to talk．

C．Seven or eight thousand years ago．

2. Which of the following is the earliest Chinese picture word?　 　

A．

B．

C．雨

3. What does the明in the passage mean?　 　

A．Day and night．

B．Bright and open．

C．Humanity．

4. What's the passage mainly about?　 　

A．The history of Chinese writing．

B．When Chinese people began to write．

C．How the Chinese began to talk．

【推荐3】To travel around the world is the dream of many adventurous people.But very few people can afford a global tour because hotels，food and airplane tickets are too expensive.Some people，however，have thought of some ways to realize their dreams.
Laura Cody and Tanbay Theune，a couple from Britain，decided to travel around the world.They have found a good way to pay for their trips.They look after pets for rich house owners.In exchange，they can stay in the houses for free.They have looked after horses，cows，cats，dogs and fish.In two years，the couple has been to Australia，Germany，Spain and Italy.They have stayed in big cities and small villages.The home owners are usually very generous and have given them food，wine and day trips.
Another person who tries to realize her travel dream is photographer Rhiannon Taylor.She travels around the world to visit，review and take photos of the best hotels.She shares the places she stays and the food she eats on the Internet with tens of thousands of followers.
With these ways of making money，traveling around the world is no longer a dream.More and more young people are thinking creatively to make their dream come true.
1. Why do most people feel hard to make their travel dream come true?

A．Because they can hardly find hotels.

B．Because the food is not healthy.

C．Because the cost of travel is high.

D．Because they are afraid of adventure.

2. The best word to describe the ways of realizing the travel dream is “________”．

A．special	B．creative
C．rich	D．adventurous

3. It is known from the passage that Laura and Tanbay paid for their trips by ________.

A．staying in the houses for free

B．being given food and drinks

C．going to Australia and other countries

D．looking after pets for rich house owners

4. According to the passage，Taylor is a photographer who shares her photos ________.

A．on the Internet

B．during her travel

C．with hundreds of followers

D．during staying in hotels

5. What does the underlined word “generous” mean in Chinese?

A．吝啬的	B．友善的
C．慷慨的	D．冷漠的

【推荐1】On July 1, 2019, Shanghai began the waste sorting programme. There are four kinds of waste: wet waste, dry waste, dangerous waste and recyclable waste, Under the new rules, people must put their waste in the right place. Or they will be fined more than 50 yuan and less than 200 yuan.

Sorting waste is very important. By doing so, we can take out non-degradable(不可降解的)waste and save resources(资源)In return，we can get a better environment.     ▲ Luckily. Internet companies like Wechat, Baidu and Alipay made apps to help.

How do we use the apps? Just open one waste-sorting app and write down the keyword. Then the app will tell us the answer and why, Alipay says its waste-sorting app got one million users in just three days and the number is still growing. They are working on the app and people may use it by taking photos in the future.

The waste-sorting programme is the talk of the whole country now, And another 21. 3 billion yuan will be used on the programme in 46 cities by the end of 2020.

1. What can’t we do by sorting waste?

A．Save resources.	B．Become smarter.
C．Get a better environment.	D．Take out non-degradable waste.

2. Which of the following is the best to put into ?

A．Shanghai will be a cleaner place to live.

B．Let me talk about the waste-sorting programme first.

C．Here are some things we can do to protect the environment.

D．But someone thinks it is difficult to sort the waste right.

3. What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A．How to use waste-sorting apps.

B．Why to sort waste in Shanghai.

C．The importance of Internet companies.

D．The future of the waste-sorting programme.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Shanghai began the waste-sorting programme in June.

B．People use waste-sorting apps by taking photos now.

C．The waste-sorting app of Alipay is very popular.

D．46 cities have begun the waste-sorting programme.

【推荐2】Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢)on a cliff(山崖).The baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm, soft and comfortable. And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give. Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.
He was growing happily day after day. But suddenly his world changed. His mother stopped coming to the nest. He was full of sadness and fear. He thought he would die soon. He cried, but nobody heard him. Two days later his mother appeared with some nice food, the baby eagle was wild with joy. But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby. The baby eagle cried out. “Mum, why did you do this to me? I’m hungry. Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”
“Here is the last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself.” his mother said. Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest. The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster. He looked up at his mum, “Why do you abandon me?” He looked down at the earth. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn’t moving to the ground any more. Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.
“You are flying! You can make it!” His mother smiled.

1. According to the passage, the baby eagle’s nest was _____.

A．warm	B．comfortable
C．soft	D．above all

2. What did the baby eagle’s mother do when she came the last time?

A．She put some food in the nest.

B．She shouted at her baby eagle and flew away.

C．She just came to see him again.

D．She pushed her baby eagle out of the nest.

3. What was the baby eagle’s feeling when his mother didn’t come back?

A．He was full of sadness and fear	B．He was excited.
C．He was surprised.	D．He was with joy.

4. What does the word“abandon” mean?

A．歧视

B．保护

C．抛弃

D．拯救

5. We can infer(推断)from the story that_________.

A．The baby eagle lost his mother

B．The baby eagle could get food himself

C．The baby eagle fell down and died

D．The baby eagle was still angry with his mother

【推荐3】There isn't any doubt that positive thinking is valuable after you find out you have cancer. But will positive thoughts help the cancer go away?

There have been a number of studies on this subject, but none of the studies say that positive thinking is a factor(因素) in helping cancer go away, or that negative feelings can make cancer worse.

So, is there a reason to have a positive attitude? Of course there is.

While I understand the danger of my illness, I choose not to focus on statistics(数据统计). I always imagine myself as being among the smaller group of patients who survive. Why do I do that? So I can sleep well; so I can plan a trip for two days from now; so I have a reason to begin writing another book with the expectation that I'll finish it; so my husband and I can enjoy lunch out; so I can reach out to someone else who's having a difficult time and offer them encouragement.

A positive attitude can also help family members feel better so they can contribute to a more loving family environment. Most cancer patients, as well as their family members, know all too well how dangerous cancer can be.

It's difficult to carry on when patients receive bad news. But a positive attitude helps me want to do things that I know are good for my health, and helps me through the thinning hair, tiredness and low blood counts which are the side effects of my treatment.

So, I prefer to stay happy and positive. I do my best not to think too much about all the hospital visits, and I try not to panic if I feel any pain. Instead, I seek joy as much as I can, and because I am seeking joy, I find joy. Being positive might not save you from cancer, but I can almost guarantee(保证) you that if you are positive, you will find meaning in your life, as well as happiness in every day that you live.

1. According to the first two paragraphs, studies show that ________.

A．positive thinking can save patients from cancer

B．negative thinking is very likely to make cancer worse

C．positive thinking cannot help patients get rid of cancer

D．one's attitude has a direct effect on cancer

2. After the author found out she had cancer, __________.

A．she was sure she would survive

B．she tried to enjoy her life and help others

C．she refused to go through painful treatment

D．she was quite troubled by the seriousness of her illness

3. It can be concluded from the author's experiences that positive thinking ________.

A．makes cancer treatment less painful for patients

B．makes it much easier for people to accept bad news

C．prepares family members for what may happen next

D．helps create a good environment for patients

4. The author wrote this article mainly to ________.

A．tell patients how to fight against illness

B．explain the danger of cancer to readers

C．stress the importance of a positive attitude

D．help readers find meaning and happiness in life