【推荐1】Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons. First, reading books is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading. This is especially (尤其) useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby, too. You can really become lost in a book.

Next, you can read a book anywhere: in a car, in a waiting room, on a plane or in bed. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient (方便的) hobby because it is easy to stop and then start again.

Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you keep reading as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. This makes you read faster and become easier at understanding what you read. If you read enough, you will probably find that your schoolwork becomes much better. Some people say that reading is out of date (过时的). This is not true. You can read on computers, and the more you read, the better your computer skills will be.

Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby. Why not start reading right now?

1. From the passage we know that reading can keep you ________.

A．sad

B．tired

C．boring

D．happy

2. You can read anywhere EXCEPT ________ according to the passage.

A．in a waiting-room

B．in a car

C．on a bus

D．on a plane

3. What does the underlined word “understanding” mean in Chinese?

A．理解

B．听见

C．遵循

D．跟随

4. What will you be if you are a good reader from the last paragraph?

A．A good doctor.

B．A good writer.

C．A good singer.

D．A good worker.

5. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．how to read books	B．why reading is a good hobby
C．the best place to read books	D．reading is bad for our eyes

【推荐2】

A	How to Learn Math	D	How to Be Health
B	How to Teach English Well	E	How to Use the Internet
C	How to Communicate with Children	F	How to Cook Delicious Food

1. Mary is worried about her math. She doesn't know what to do.
2. Miss Lin is an English teacher. She wants to teach her students better.
3. Jenny is very interested in the Internet. She wants to know more about it.
4. Sandy's parents are very busy. She wants to help them do some housework.
5. Kate has a 10-year-old son. But her son doesn't like to talk with her. Kate doesn't know what to do.

【推荐3】以下材料A~F分别是六个故事或小说的梗概。请根据五位读者的需求帮助他们选择合适的故事或小说，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
A. The Secret Garden, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, a good buy for your children. This book tells a story of an Indian young girl who lost her parents being sent to England to start her new life, where she met new friends and explored all nature’s wonders.
B. Lake Wobegon Days is a collection of humorous stories happened in the fictional (虚构的) American Midwestern small town of Lake Wobegon.
C. Lies My Teacher Told me is a book written by sociologist (社会学家) James W. Loewen, who evaluates (评估) and explores the topics that American history textbooks often leave out and has given useful suggestions on adaptation (改编) of the textbooks.
D. The Fault in Our Stars tells a story about a 17-year-old young girl named Hazel who suffers from thyroid cancer (甲状腺癌) but still enjoys the rest of her life with her loved ones and has found the true meaning of life.
E. The Hall of Horrors is one of 16 books of the Goose Bumps Series. This book tells a horrific and exciting adventure story about two teenagers fighting against a mysterious cat with evil powers.
F. The Picture of Dorian Grey, written by Oscar Wilde, is a novel about a good-looking young man who sells his soul to his self-portrait (自画像) in exchange for eternal youth (青春永驻).
1. Mike is a history teacher in American public school. He wants to find a book that can provide him with some suggestions on choosing textbooks for his class.
2. Jenny wants to find a book as a present for her best friend Rosie to cheer her up and help her find hope in her life again, as Rosie has tough times recently.
3. Daniel wants to find a book of stories about small town life.
4. Zoe wants to find several books for her little son. She prefers to find some books that are of the same series.
5. Max is a big fan of novels with mystery stories. He wants to buy a new book of this kind to read.

【推荐1】On the first day of school, children can be very nervous. However, sometimes parents are more nervous than the students themselves. A new British survey shows that one in three parents are worried that their children will not make friends when they start school.

The survey was carried out by Action for Children, a children’s charity in the UK. They questioned more than 2, 200 parents and found that parents are more likely to care about their children’s ability to make friends than their lessons. 33% of the parents put not making friends on top of the list of their worries about their children, while just 11% of the parents said their main worry is that their children will not be able to keep up with the schoolwork.

Everyone needs friends. They are a basic source of happiness and hope in our lives. However, the ability to make friends varies from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult. We all have the ability to make friends. Unluckily, many people never reach their potential. Making friends is a skill, and the first step in developing that skill is to know how to get along with others.

Experts say it’s natural for some children to feel nervous if they don’t know how to get on well with others in a new environment. However, parents and teachers should help them learn some basic social skills such as sharing, helping, cooperation and communication.

“Teach your child to know the importance of having friends. Let him or her know having hundreds of online friends is not the same as having a friend he or she can connect and be with in person every day,” stressed an expert.

1. What does the underlined word “potential” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．动力

B．力量

C．潜力

D．努力

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

A．Making friends online is the same as making friends in real life.

B．The ability to make friends is different from person to person.

C．One in three parents are worried that their children’s health.

D．It’s unnecessary that parents help children learn to make friends.

3. The survey made by Action for Children shows that _________.

A．11% of the students can’t keep up with the schoolwork

B．parents care more about lessons of their children than friends making

C．more than 2, 200 parents and children were questioned

D．33% of the parents are most worried about their children’s making friends

4. Which of the following statements is NOT basic social skills?

A．Sharing your traveling experience with others.

B．Finishing a project together with others.

C．Reading an interesting book.

D．Giving a hand to those in need.

【推荐3】Maybe most of us do not enjoy doing housework. We hate to do it. But I think it’s our job to do housework. Here is some advice for you.

★Learn to do little things

Doing housework is really not as bad as it sounds. If we all do our parts of housework, it will seem much less tiring. We can do little things first. It will show that you are growing up.

★Divide housework among（在……之中）the family

Your parents are also busy. They work all day and they have to keep the house clean. So it’s necessary to make everyone do housework. It will make everyone’s job easier.

★Make it fun

If you can make housework a funny thing, that will be great. Most people think cooking can be fun if you put your heart into it. For example, if you cook a wonderful meal, your family or friends will be proud（骄傲的）of you.

1. How many pieces of advice does the writer give us?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

2. If we do our parts of the housework, it will seem _________.

A．tiring

B．relaxing

C．difficult

3. The underlined word “divide” means “_________” in Chinese.

A．分配

B．提供

C．管理

4. According to the passage the writer thinks that _________.

A．parents should do all the housework

B．everybody in the family should do housework

C．dividing housework among the family is not necessary

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

A．It’s our job to do housework.

B．Small things we should do.

C．How to divide housework among the family.

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂A，错误的涂B。

A girl named Maria was killed. Someone found her at 6:40 pm and called the police. At 7:30 pm, the police got four suspects(嫌疑人). The police asked them the same question, “ What were you doing at around 6:20 pm?”

Name:Lucy Job:A student Relationship:Friends I was doing my homework in the classroom from six to seven and several other classmates were in the classroom, too.

Name:Miss White Job:The own of a barbershop Relationship:Neighbors A young woman was getting her hair cut in my shop. She left at 7:50 p. m. Then I closed my shop and went back home.

Name:Bob Job:A cook Relationship: He is a bad young man and he is not friendly to Maria. I was playing computer games with my friends in the net bar(网吧). We didn’t stop playing until midnight.

Name:John Job:A worker in a factory Relationship:He’s Maria’s ex-boyfriend (前男友) I didn’t kill her. I was a few kilometers away from the street where she died and I was sleeping at that time.

1. Maria was killed at about 6:20pm.
2. Lucy was doing her homework when Maria was killed.
3. Miss White went to a net bar after she closed the shop.
4. Bob was staying with his friends when Maria was killed.
5. John most probably killed Maria because he knew where Maria was killed.

【推荐2】A bus stops at a small bus stop. A man is hungry and he wants to buy some cakes. It’s raining(下雨) hard. He doesn’t want to go out in the rain. He sees a boy. 'Come here, boy!' he cries. 'Do you know how much the cakes are?' The boy says yes. The man gives the boy four dollars and asks him to buy two cakes. 'One is for you and one is for me.' Three minutes later, the boy comes back. He’s eating a cake. He gives the man two dollars and says, 'Sorry, there is only one cake left.
1. The man doesn’t want to go out because__________.

A．he is tired

B．he doesn’t like rain

C．he is hungry

D．it’s raining hard

2. How many cakes does the boy get?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

3. How much are they if we buy five cakes?

A．five dollars	B．Four dollars
C．Ten dollars	D．Fifteen dollars

4. What’s the result (结果)?

A．The man eats the cake.

B．The boy eats the cake.

C．The boy doesn’t eat the cake.

D．The boy and the man both eat the cakes.

【推荐3】Jane is a nice girl. She lives in London. She studies in a middle school, she gets up at six every day. She likes learning English. She’s a clever girl. She draws pictures well. After school, she often reads newspapers (报纸) with her grandmother. At seven o’clock in the evening. Jane has supper at home. Every day at eight she does her homework and goes to bed at nine.
1. Jane lives in         .

A．England	B．New York
C．Paris	D．USA

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

A．Jane likes reading storybooks.

B．Jane likes drawing big pictures.

C．Jane likes learning English.

D．Jane likes doing her homework.

3. She is a          girl.

A．nice

B．clever

C．nice and clever

D．lazy

4. What does she often do after school?

A．She draws pictures.

B．She has supper.

C．She does her homework.

D．She does some reading with her grandma.

5. What time does she go to bed?

A．At 8:00.	B．At 9:00.
C．At 8:35.	D．At 9:35.

【推荐1】Now, there is a new-type school in New York, which has no everyday lessons, no class teachers and even no school buildings. It is called “City-as-School”. Students just learn their lessons in the city. They are from the age of 15 to 18. The students choose areas of work they are interested in. Then they help to do that work. One girl spends her week in a Mayor’s(市长) office helping with problems like housing. Then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends a week for first-year courses at college.

Well, students have to pass Maths and Science exams before they go into the “school”. These subjects are not easy to learn in “City-as-School”. Teachers watch the progress of the students. About 80% of the students can go to college after the “City-as-School”.

The students won’t forget the duty of their work. They know a lot about different kinds of work in the city. Liz Martin, writes “I do not know where I will be right now if I never become part of City-as-School. Leaving the high school and then going to City-as-School is the best decision(决定)I make. The way is wonderful because the school let you go out there and learn different fields. If you are between “in school” and “dropping out”(退学), go to CAS and it will change your life forever.”

1. What can we learn about “City-as-School”?

A．It is good for students of all ages.	B．It has no school buildings.
C．There are only girl students.	D．It is the only school in the city.

2. What do students do in “City-as-School” most of the time?

A．They do anything they like.	B．They learn Maths and Science.
C．They help with work in some areas.	D．They learn all the college courses.

3. According to the passage, “City-as-School” can help           .

A．students learn a lot about different kinds of work

B．all the students go to college

C．students make much money when studying

D．students forget the duty of their work

4. What is the underlined word “progress” in Chinese?

A．进步

B．退步

C．失败

D．失误

5. What is the best title for the Passage?

A．A New City.	B．A New School.
C．A New-type School.	D．A Girl in New York.

【推荐2】The United Nations lists the rights（权利）of children. Most countries agree with all of them, but some countries do not. The following are some of the most important rights of children.

●Children have the right to be fed, clothed and sheltered by their family. If their family cannot do so, the government should take responsibility.
●Children have the right to an education and medical care.
●Children must not be tortured（虐待）or cruelly punished by their parents or any others.
●Children have the right to expect the government to protect them from all kinds of abuse（虐待）.
●No child under fifteen should fight in an army.
●Children have the right to be protected（保护）from working too hard to make money for other people.

In some countries children do not have these rights. Many young children are made to work long hours in factories and on farms. In some countries there are so few schools that only rich children get an education. And there aren't enough doctors or nurses to help many children when they are sick, either.

The rights of children are the rights people think children should have. They are not always the rights children really have.

1. What's the main idea of this passage?

A．The United Nations is useful.

B．The United Nations has made a list of the rights all children have.

C．The United Nations has listed the rights it thinks children should have.

D．Children have the right to be properly fed, clothed and sheltered.

2. Who agrees with the United Nations' list of children's rights?

A．All countries.	B．A few countries.
C．No countries.	D．Most countries.

3. Which of the following is true?

A．Parents should punish their children.

B．Governments should protect children from abuse.

C．Children under sixteen should not fight in an army.

D．Children should make money for other people.

4. Why don't children get help when they are sick?

A．Because there are too many doctors and nurses.

B．Because there are so few school.

C．Because there aren't enough doctors and nurses.

D．Because they have to work long hours.

5. Responsibility in paragraph 2 means ________ in Chinese.

A．利益

B．要求

C．负责

D．谴责

【推荐3】When you are interested in something and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to find interesting answers. The following steps can guide you during the study.

Step 1 Write down the subject(主题) that you are interested in on a piece of paper. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write:

Find out more about robots(机器人).

Step 2 Stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about you subject. List what you have already known like the sentences below:

1. The first robot came out in the USA in 1959.

2. A robot can do housework and act as a teacher.

3. Sometimes a robot catches viruses(病毒)and causes a lot of problems.

Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions, start writing down questions about the robots on the paper:

1. What might robots be like in the future?

2. What other things can robots do for people?

3. What kind of power will robots possibly use in five years?

Step 4 Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your study. As you learn more about your subject, you'll probably find out some new questions.

For example, you might find that robots can help scientists work in dangerous place, like the sea and outer space. How? What happened? Asking new questions can help you study your subject more widely.

The next time you find something interesting to study, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember that learning more always brings more questions.

1. What does the writer ask us to do when we're interested in something?

A．To read more books about it.	B．To ask parents more questions.
C．To turn to the teacher for help.	D．To list questions and find the answers.

2. What does the underlined part "Armed with your list of questions” mean?

A．Writing down your list of questions.	B．Talking about your questions with others.
C．Taking your list of questions with you.	D．Putting your list of questions under your arm

3. What might be the correct order of the steps during the study?
a. Write down what you want to learn.
b. Find out new problems.
c. Write down what you know.
d. Choose a subject.

A．d c a b

B．d a c b

C．b c d a

D．c b a d

4. What might be the best title for this passage?

A．Studying Robots	B．Asking Good Questions While Studying
C．Having Interesting Answers on Robots	D．Finding Subjects Before Studying