【推荐1】

Room for rent: 37 Tulip Avenue, Haddington Town. We have one room in a shared house. You will share with three other people. We have: *one large room with bed, desk, table, table lamp and private shower *shared kitchen with all equipment *shared bathroom *shared TV and DVD room The house is in a quiet street. There’s no car park but the house is only five minutes’ walk from the train station and shops. From the station it’s only ten minutes to the city. There’s a small garden. Nice views of the shops from the first floor! Rent: $100 per week. Three weeks’ rent paid in advance. No pets or children. For more information, please contact: Mrs. Edna Green, 25 Railway Street, Haddington. Tel: 01985756634 Email: EdnaG@yahoo.co.uk

Flat to rent, 25 Daffodil Road, Little Haddington Village We have a comfortable two-bedroom flat to rent. The flat is in very good condition! *one large living room *two bedrooms *kitchen *small garage Do you like the quiet life? Then this flat is for you! Large garden. Beautiful views of fields and woods. Only one hour by train to the city center. Animals and children are welcome! Only $500 per month (in advance, please). Interested? Please telephone: Harry Smith, Pool Farm, Little Haddington. Tel: 019405486574

1. How much is the rent for the room in the shared house?

A．$100 per week.

B．$500 per month.

C．$300 per week.

D．$800 per year.

2. How many bedrooms does the flat have?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

3. Who do you need to contact about the flat?

A．Edna Green.

B．Harry Smith.

C．Richard Smith.

D．Jerry Green.

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The flat is nearer to the city.

B．The shared house has a bigger garden.

C．It will be easier to park your car if you rent the shared room.

D．Peter has a good job in the city and a dog, so he may call 019405486574.

5. The passage is probably from ________.

A．a history book

B．a newspaper

C．a science magazine

D．a movie review

【推荐2】

Beijing Hotel Tel: 65137766 Address: NO. 33, Chang’an East Street Price: 360 yuan for a room with one bed; 450 yuan for a room with two beds

The Palace Museum Tel: 65132255 Address: NO. 4, Jingshan Front Street Opening time: 8:30—17:00

LCX Department Store(百货商店) Tel: 63158009 Address: NO. 88, Chang’an West Street Opening time: Monday—Friday 9:00—21:30 Saturday—Sunday 9:00—22:00

Beihai Park Tel: 64031102 Address: NO.1, Wenjin Street Opening time: 9:00—17:00

1. If you want to go out to enjoy nature, you can call at ________.

A．65137766

B．65132255

C．63158009

D．64031102

2. When can you visit the Palace Museum?

A．At 8:00.

B．At 10:30.

C．At 17:30.

D．At 18:00.

3. LCX Department Store is open for ________ hours on Sunday.

A．8

B．8.5

C．12.5

D．13

4. Staying in Beijing Hotel for two nights by yourself will cost you ________ yuan.

A．360

B．450

C．720

D．900

【推荐3】下面的材料   A-F 分别是六个中国传统文化活动。请根据五位外国学生的描述选择合适的活动，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
A.Traditional Chinese painting is a form of fine arts in Chinese culture. In our training class, Mr. Sun will teach you how to paint bamboo with brushes and ink step by step.
B.Beijing Opera is a form of traditional arts in China. Our club is set up for fans and welcomes you to join us. We have invited some famous local actors to give acting classes.
C.Paper cutting sounds simple but is difficult to do. Bring red paper and learn the making of paper cutting. You can take home the paper cutting you make in class.
D.We will hold a competition on the four great inventions of ancient China next month. The first round will be a written test. The next round will be a short speech in Chinese.
E.A show of traditional Chinese ink paintings will be held in the Art Museum this weekend. Many works of animals by famous artists will be on show.
F.A discussion will be held in our Reading Club this weekend. The topic is about Journey to the West, one of the four great classic Chinese works.
1. Lisa becomes interested in traditional Chinese painting and she wants to learn how to paint bamboo in ink.
2. Alan is from India. He is studying Chinese history. He has learnt a lot about the four great inventions of ancient China.
3. Sam is an Australian boy living in Beijing. He takes great interest in traditional Chinese opera (a musical play). He hopes to take a class of the local opera.
4. Mary likes classic Chinese works. She has read the story about Monkey King since she came to China.
5. Susan loves Chinese paper cutting. She wants to make a Chinese “Fu” to put up on her window this Spring Festival.

【推荐1】Every winter people talk about the inconveniences (不便) that snow brings and no one really takes time to fully enjoy it. On the night of the first snow this season I went outside and just stood in it, happily looking up at the dancing snow that greeted me with kisses as they landed on my face.

While people complain about snow, the old saying is completely right in this case: you never know what you have until it's gone. Do you remember the winter two years ago when it hardly snowed and wildfires and drought (干旱) ran across the state the next summers? People should love snow instead of hating it, since if it snows more we'll have more water. Now the drought in California, which has troubled the state since 2011, has been less terrible, because of increased levels of rain and snow throughout the state. Without enough snow, the soil for crops isn't ready for spring, and food prices rise. Without snow, it doesn't feel like the holidays.

I understand why people hate snow. It's cold, it freezes everything and it's hard to drive in. However, there is something beyond these inconveniences. Last winter, half the towns cars were stuck in the snow. The other half were helping. Everyone who wasn't stuck got a tool and stopped to help everyone in need. People at school whom I had never talked to helped me dig out my car. Because of the snow, everyone came together and was filled with holiday spirit.

Here in Utah we should be especially obliged for the snow. Utah is famous for its skiing sports and with the snow come tourists and outdoor fun for ourselves. Even if you can't afford expensive activities such as skiing or snowboarding, there are still snowmen to be built and ice houses to be set up.

Remember: we can't control the weather but we can control our attitudes.

1. How did the author feel on the night of the first snow that season?

A．Worried.

B．Surprised.

C．Bored.

D．Excited

2. What does the author want to show by mentioning California?

A．People there prefer winter to summer.	B．The weather there changes frequently.
C．There is more snow in California.	D．Snow helps California a lot.

3. What's Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The good things coming with snow.	B．The inconveniences caused by snow.
C．The reason why some people hate snow.	D．The funny activities connected with snow.

4. What does the underlined word "obliged" in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Prepared.

B．Grateful.

C．Concerned.

D．Careful.

【推荐2】【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】

You can bend but don’t break

As a child, one of my favorite things to do was to go to the river and sit on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet. Watching the river, listening to the chirps of the birds and the rustling of leaves in the trees relaxed me after a tough day at school.

I noticed that the bamboo trees would bend in the wind. However, after the wind had died down they would stand up again.

When I think about the bamboo tree’s ability, the word resilience comes to mind. This word means the ability to get over shock, depression and other difficult situations quickly.

Have you ever felt like you are about to snap? Have you ever felt like you are at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived such an experience.

During the experience you probably felt a mix of emotions. You felt exhausted.

Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are having a bad time or unhappy moment, bend but don’t break. Try your hardest not to let the situation get the best of you.

Hope will get you through the unhappy times. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be.

If life gets tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo tree, bend, but don’t break!

1. What did the author enjoy doing as a child?

A．Playing with friends in the park.	B．Sitting by the river and observing nature.
C．Going to the mountains for a hike.	D．Riding bicycles in the neighborhood.

2. According to the author, what does the ability of bamboo trees to bend symbolize?

A．Fragility.

B．Resilience.

C．Rigidity.

D．Weakness.

3. What does the word “resilience” mean in the context of the passage?

A．The ability to withstand pressure.

B．The ability to break easily.

C．The tendency to avoid challenges.

D．The ability to recover quickly from difficulties.

4. How does the author suggest dealing with tough situations in life?

A．By avoiding challenges.	B．By giving up the things you do now.
C．By breaking under pressure.	D．By trying your best but not being beaten.

5. What is the role of hope in the author’s message?

A．It makes situations worse.	B．It helps to get through tough times.
C．It is unnecessary.	D．It is a temporary feeling.

【推荐3】A survey made in the UK shows that only 40% of young people know that personal information online stays there forever. There are about 250 million blogs coming out every day, which means a lot of information is shared online. So, are young people using the Internet safely?

Do you know how to change your privacy settings (隐私设置) on social media? For example, you can click on the “settings” on your blog to get to your privacy settings. Then you can decide who sees your personal information: friends, friends of friends or everyone. Do you want everyone in the world to be able to see your email address or just friends?

The BBC Share Take Care campaign (活动), is all about helping everybody, from little kids to the over 55s, to make their online activity safer and protect themselves on the web. The campaign says adults and teenagers need to be more careful with personal information and photos online.

Everybody knows that we should be polite and kind to people in real life and online. Unluckily this doesn't always happen. Where can you report online abuse (辱骂) or unkind messages to yourself or your friends? Do you know how to report such messages online? For example, if you see an unkind message you can click on “more” and then choose “Report”. You can then block (屏蔽) all further messages from that user.

1. How many young people know information online stays there forever?

A．Only a few people.	B．Less than a half.
C．More than a half.	D．Almost everyone.

2. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?

A．How to post one's blogs online.	B．How to change our email address.
C．How to change our privacy settings.	D．How to share our personal information.

3. What's the aim of the BBC Share Take Care campaign?

A．To teach adults to surf the Internet.	B．To increase the safety of online activity.
C．To advise kids to stay away from the web.	D．To ask teenagers to be careful with Internet.

4. What are you advised to do with an unkind message?

A．Save it.

B．Forget it.

C．Ignore it.

D．Report it.

【推荐1】

Balalaika	Is this a picture of Chinese pipa? No. This instrument（乐器）is from Russia. It has a triangle-shaped（三角形的）body and three strings（弦）. It comes in six different sizes. People in Russia often use it to play folk music and dancing music.
Koto	It came from the Chinese guzheng. Guzheng first came to Japan from China in the 7th and 8th century. But Koto isn't the same as the Chinese instrument guzheng. It's a traditional（传统的）Japanese instrument. It is about 180 cm long and has 13 strings.
erhu	This two-string instrument comes from China. Its history goes back to more than a thousand years ago. The music Erquan Yingyue played on erhu is very famous. People in western countries think it is the Chinese violin.

Please visit http: //yueqi. baike. com for more information.
1. Balalaika is a(n) _________ instrument.

A．Chinese

B．Russian

C．Indian

D．Japanese

2. When did erhu appear（出现）in China?

A．Over 1,000 years ago.	B．Over 100 years ago.
C．Less than 1,000 years ago.	D．Less than 100 years ago.

3. Which of the following is No true?

A．All the above instruments have strings.	B．Koto has something to do with guzheng.
C．Chinese violin is another name of erhu.	D．Balalaika is the same as Chinese pipa.

【推荐2】

Readers The show invites different people to read aloud on the stage. It tells the moving stories behind those people. At the same time, it shows us how important reading is in our daily life Channel: CCTV! Producer & Hostess: Doing Qing Time: 8:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. on Friday & Sunday

Everlasting Classics《经典咏流传》 In this show, we can know many classic poems at different times. And many popular singers give us great performances by singing the poems. In this way, we can know our rich poetry(诗歌) culture better. Channel: CCTV1 Host: Sa Beining Time: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. on Saturday

1. What does Doing Qing do?

A．A director and designer.

B．A director and producer.

C．A producer and hostess.

2. When is Everlasting Classics on?

A．8:00 p.m.-9:00 p. m on Friday.

B．8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. on Sunday.

C．8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. on Saturday

【推荐3】If someone asks me, "Do you like music?" I will answer him or her. "Of course. I do." Because I think music is an important part of our lives.

Different people have different ideas about music. For me, I like rock music because it's so exciting and my favourite rock band(乐队) is Foxy Ladies (酷妹). I also like pop music. My classmate Li Lan loves dance music, because she enjoys dancing. My best friend Jane likes jazz (爵士乐) music. She thinks it is really cool.

"I love dance and rock music very much." says my brother, "because they are interesting." But my mother thinks rock is boring. "I like some relaxing music." she says. That's why she likes country music, I think.

Dear friends, do you like music? What kind of music do you like?

Music—an important part of our lives.

1. The writer thinks rock is ________.

A．interesting

B．relaxing

C．exciting

D．boring

2. ________ loves dance music.

A．The writer

B．The writer's classmate

C．The writer's mother

D．The writer's brother

3. How many kinds of music are mentioned(提到)here?

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

4. Jane thinks ________ is cool.

A．pop music

B．jazz music

C．rock music

D．country music

5. What's the best title of the passage?

A．Music—an important part of our lives.

B．Different people have different ideas about music.

C．The kinds of music.

D．The most famous band Foxy Ladies