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Most students do not enjoy doing housework. Some of them think that cleaning the bathroom or cooking dinner for their family is boring. However, if you try the following ways, you will find that housework is not as boring as you think.

◆ Learn to do small things:

You should learn to do small things, for example, you can do the dishes, sweep the floor or make the bed. Part of growing up is to be able to take care of yourself. Doing some small things around the house shows that you are becoming responsible (有责任感的).

◆ Divide housework among the family:

In fact, it’s too tiring for one person to do all the housework alone. It’s good to divide housework into different parts. All the family members will do the housework together. Dividing housework among all the family members will make everyone’s job much easier.

◆ Make it fun:

Cooking is one part of housework. Cooking can be very funny if you put your heart into it. If you learn how to cook your favorite food, you will also get a feeling of satisfaction.

1. Most students think doing housework is ________.

A．interesting

B．boring

C．difficult

D．easy

2. You can start by learning to do some small things except (除了……外) ________.

A．doing the dishes

B．sweeping the floor

C．making the bed

D．washing clothes

3. One person shouldn’t do all the housework alone because ________.

A．it is boring

B．it is difficult

C．it is tiring

D．it is not exciting

4. The underlined word “satisfaction” means ________.

A．满意

B．担忧

C．舒适

D．疲惫

5. How many ways can we try to do the housework according to the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

【推荐2】We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. It also gives you more energy. And you will feel better yourself. It’s best to exercise twice a week. Twenty minutes each time is enough.
There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, play sports, or swim. Many people go to special places to exercise. They are called “fitness centers”. These places have a lot of equitment. Some people buy equitment for their homes. But it is very expensive.
Exercising can be fun. Friends can exercise together at fithess center. Or they can play sports together, how do you exercise?
1. What is the main idea?

A．Exercise equitment is expensive.	B．Playing sports is a good way to exercise.
C．Every person should exercise.	D．Fitness centers are popular.

2. We should exercise ________.

A．every day	B．20 minutes a week.
C．twice a week	D．two times a month

3. At fitness cemters,________.

A．you can buy expensive equitment	B．people can do many kinds of exercise
C．it is very expensive	D．exercising is not fun

4. Which of these kinds of exercise is not mentioned（提及）in the article?

A．Sports .

B．Swimming.

C．Running.

D．Dancing.

5. Which of these sentences about exercising is true?

A．Exercising is expensive.	B．Exercising good for heart.
C．Only doctors exercise.	D．Friends never exercise together.

【推荐3】

Taking notes is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. It can make you confident when you are studying. But unluckily, most students don’t know how to take notes.

Write down key facts

If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on (关注) lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may say something important again and again.

Ask

Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you miss. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he is saying you can ask him after class.

Compare

Comparing your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.

Organize

Taking notes also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one notebook, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.

Taking good notes takes time. If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV. But you’ll save time in the coming test.

1. There are ________ main points about taking notes in this passage.

A．4

B．5

C．6

2. What should you write down in your notebook in class?

A．Every word.

B．Lots of dates.

C．The most important facts.

3. If you can’t follow your teachers in class, what should you do?

A．Ask them before class.

B．Ask them after class.

C．Stop listening in class.

4. Which way can help you correct mistakes in your notes?

A．Organizing the notes.

B．Asking your teachers for help.

C．Comparing your notes with others.

5. Which can be the best title for this passage?

A．How to Take Notes

B．What to Do in Class

C．How to Study for a Test

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1. The passage tells us how to make       .

A．bread

B．pancakes

C．dumplings

D．hamburgers

2. How much vegetable oil do you need?

A．1 cup of it.

B．1/2 teaspoon of it .

C．1/4 cup of it.

D．2 cups of it.

3. To make whole wheat apple pancakes, you need the following things EXCEPT      .

A．salt

B．butter

C．flour

D．milk

4. Which of the following pictures shows “flip”?

A．	B．
C．	D．

5. In which part of a magazine can we read the passage?

A．Travel

B．Health

C．Sports

D．Cooking

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	Egg Fried Rice Ingredients: a bowl of cooked rice; two eggs; four spoons of oil; some green onion slices and carrots; a big teaspoon of mayonnaise (蛋黄酱).
Instructions: Mix rice and mayonnaise really well. Heat the oil. Put the eggs into the oil. Remember not to cook them too long. Add the rice, heat it and mix it well. Add green onion slices and carrots, and cook them for a few minutes. Tips: Mayonnaise has all the important ingredients for fried rice—oil, salt and sugar. So try mixing them first.

1. Which ingredient isn’t mentioned (提及) in the passage?

A．Four spoons of oil.

B．Two eggs.

C．A big teaspoon of milk.

D．A bowl of cooked rice.

2. What does the underlined word them refer to?

A．All the ingredients.

B．Eggs and rice.

C．Oil, salt and sugar.

D．Rice and mayonnaise.

3. Why is it better to use mayonnaise?

A．Because it is one of the ingredients.	B．Because it can be cooked long.
C．Because it has oil, salt and sugar.	D．Because it tastes sweet and delicious.

【推荐3】Do you like the banana cake? Do you know how to make it? Do you want to enjoy the delicious banana cake made by yourself? Please read the instructions (操作指南) carefully, and they can help you to make the cake.

What you need 3 bananas 2 eggs 2 cups of flour (面粉) 2 spoons of baking powder (发酵粉) 1 spoon of baking soda (小苏打) and salt 2 small cups of sugar and 1 small cup of vegetable oil (油)

What to do *Preheat (预热) the oven to 180℃. *Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a large bowl. *Add the vegetable oil and the sugar to the bowl and mix them together. *Pour the eggs into a small bowl and beat them well. *Cut up bananas and put the bananas and eggs into the large bowl. And then mix them together. *Pour the mixture on a plate and put the plate into the oven. Bake it for twenty minutes and another five minutes to get a more beautiful color. *Get the cake out of the oven, and cut it into pieces.

1. We need ________ of salt to make the banana cake.

A．1 spoon

B．2 cups

C．1 cup

D．2 spoons

2. What don’t we need to make the banana cake according to the material?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. How long do we need to bake a banana cake with a beautiful color?

A．Five minutes.	B．Twenty minutes.
C．Twenty-five minutes.	D．Thirty minutes.

4. What can we learn from the material?

A．Where we can buy a banana cake.	B．How to make the banana cake.
C．How to read the instructions.	D．How to cut the cake into pieces.

5. Where may we find the material?

A．In a storybook.	B．In a cook book.
C．In a traveling book.	D．On a map.

【推荐1】Come and look at the photo. It's an English family. The woman in the middle is Beth White. She is a teacher. The old woman next to Beth is her mother. She is Mrs. White. The man next to Beth is her father, Mr. White. He is a manager of a theatre. The young woman is Lucy White. She is a doctor. Lucy White has a son and a daughter. Tony Bush is her son and Kate Bush is her daughter. They are students. Kate is next to her grandmother.

1. This is an _____ family photo.

A．English

B．Japanese

C．Chinese

D．Canadian

2. There are _____ people（人）in the photo.

A．nine

B．seven

C．six

D．eight

3. Beth's family name is _____.

A．Smith

B．Beth White

C．Bush

D．White

4. Mr. White is _____.

A．a teacher

B．a manager

C．a student

D．a doctor

5. Tony is Kate's _____.

A．sister

B．brother

C．son

D．daughter

【推荐3】Do you know how to make friends with a group of people? Let me tell you the steps and maybe it’s helpful for you.

First, you need to know what kind of group they are. If people of the group are shy, never ask them “Why don’t you talk?” “Why are you quiet?” or “Why do you look shy?” They don’t like such questions.

Next, remember that each group is different. They may use different words, like different things or have different ways of “hanging out’’.

Then, the important thing is that you should try to be outgoing. If you are outgoing, you would become very popular. Remember, nobody wants to make friends with a shy person.

Finally, find a right topic to talk about with the group. For example, you can talk with them about the weather, the news, their hobbies or their school life.

1. What question can you ask when you want to talk with a shy person?

A．Why don’t you talk?	B．Why are you quiet?
C．Why do you look shy?	D．It’s a nice day, isn’t it?

2. What topic can’t you talk with the group?

A．The weather.

B．The news.

C．Their hobbies.

D．Their ages.

3. How can you become popular?

A．Be outgoing.

B．Be shy.

C．Be different.

D．Be quiet.

4. Which is the correct order of the following things in this passage?
a. Know that each group is different.
b. Try to be an outgoing person.
c. Find a right topic to talk about with the group.
d. Know what kind of group they are.

A．a-b-c-d

B．d-a-b-c

C．a-d-b-c

D．d-b-a-c

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Finding Differences Between the Two Groups

B．Good Topics to Make Conversation

C．How to Make Friends with a Group of People

D．Making Friends with Parents

【推荐1】This year, we begin doing waste sorting in our city, and we can reuse the available resources(资源). How can we do waste sorting in our daily life?

At home, we can remind everybody to do waste sorting. Plastic bottles, cans and waste paper can be packed together to sell, it can also make money. Something like the waste battery can be put into the recycling bins. In our school, we divide the waste into four different kinds, hazardous waste(有害垃圾), recyclable waste(可回收垃圾), household food waste(湿垃圾) and residual waste(干垃圾). As students, we should learn from our classmates and discuss ways to sort waste.

If everyone can sort waste, the earth will be more beautiful. We will see the thick wood, the clear water, the blue sky and the blue sea. Everyone will have a sweet smile.

1. What does the phrase “waste sorting” mean in the passage?

A．废物回收

B．废物利用

C．垃圾清洁

D．垃圾分类

2. What does the underline word “it” refer to?

A．Plastic bottles.	B．Waste paper.
C．Cans.	D．Pack plastic bottles, cans and waste paper together to sell.

3. How many kinds of waste can be divided in the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．We should remind family members to do waste sorting.

B．We can discuss ways to sort waste with the classmates.

C．If we can sort waste, we will see the dirty water.

D．If we can sort waste, the earth will be more beautiful.

【推荐2】Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the most famous and successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers.

In 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read well. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish.

In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old could read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.

In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored(被授予) for the education(教育) and happiness his books gave American children and their parents.

He died at the age of 87, people say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. However, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write for children. I write for people.”

1. Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that ________.

A．some school children could not read well

B．many children’s books were interesting

C．children wanted to learn to read

2. People like his books because the books________.

A．are cheap and easy to get

B．are easy and interesting to read

C．were written in different languages

3. He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of ________.

A．50

B．53

C．56

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

A．Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham which more than 230 words.

B．Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States

C．His books are educational and make Americans happy

5. Which of the best title of this passage?

A．A famous And successful Children’s Book Writer.

B．Some Interesting Books for Children.

C．Doctor Seuss Has Many Readers.

【推荐3】It was Mary’s birthday. She got a present from her uncle: “Dear Mary”, he wrote in the letter, “Happy birthday. I’m sending you some chickens. I hope you like them. Uncle Toby”.

Mary was very pleased. She liked eating eggs and chicken. “I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them,” she thought.

When the chickens arrived the next day, they were all in a box. Mary was very happy. She took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden, but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped it.

The box fell on the ground and it was open. The chickens all ran out. They ran here and there. Mary spent hours in trying to find them.

A few days later her uncle came. He asked. “Did the chickens arrive safely?”

“Yes, but I dropped the box. It broke open and the chickens ran everywhere. It took me the whole morning to look for them.” Mary said.

“Did you find them all?” asked her uncle. “I hope so,” Mary answered. “But I only caught eleven of them.” “That’s very interesting. I only sent you six.” her uncle said with a smile.

1. How many chickens did Mary’s uncle send her?

A．Eleven

B．Six

C．Twelve

D．Five

2. Which statement is NOT true?

A．Mary likes eating eggs and chickens.

B．The chickens arrived after the letter.

C．It took Mary a whole day to find all the chickens.

D．The chickens ran everywhere.

3. From the story, we can infer (推断) that ________ before Mary received the chickens.

A．there were no chickens in the garden.

B．there were five chickens in the garden at least

C．Mary didn’t like chickens

D．Mary likes eggs better