【推荐1】Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing.

You can start becoming outgoing with your best friend. But the difficulty comes when you meet strangers or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will return your smile. In this way, you may have more talks. Start a talk, and just a simple “Hello!” or “How is it going?” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in newspapers and prepare your views（看法）, or surf the Internet for new information and then keep them in mind.

The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun.

1. You should start to be outgoing with ________.

A．your parents

B．your teachers

C．your best friend

D．your new friend

2. The easiest way to become more outgoing is ________.

A．talking

B．smiling

C．playing

D．going out

3. Can shy people be outgoing?

A．Yes.

B．No.

C．Never.

D．It is not mentioned in the article.

4. The underlined word “they” refers to________.

A．strangers or new friends

B．your best friend

C．lots of people

D．yourself

5. Which is NOT the writer’s idea?

A．Being outgoing is really difficult.	B．Being outgoing is good for your life.
C．Being outgoing helps people have more fun.	D．Being outgoing with strangers is not easy.

【推荐3】American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them, People of many other countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.

You should say “thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking before you keeps the open for you. When someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful.

“Thank you” is used not only between parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives.

“Excuse me” is another short sentence they often use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you.

It is impolite to interrupt others while they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you want to cough or make any unpleasant noise before others.

Let’s all learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.

根据短文内容判断句子正(T)误(F).
1. American people like to say “Excuse me” when others help them or say something kind to them.
2. You should say “Thank you” when someone says you have done your work well.
3. “Thank you” is only used between friends.
4. When you hear someone say” Excuse me” behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you.
5. You should also say “Excuse me” when you want to cough or make any unpleasant noise before others.

【推荐1】What do you often do when you wait for a bus or a train at the station?

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line; others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. The teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station café. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子)on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates, came in and sat with Tom. “What time is your bus?” asked Mike. “There’s plenty of time yet.” answered Tom. “Well, I’ll get you more tea then.” said Mike.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward!” he cried, “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”

“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then, Tom has never liked mirrors.

1. Tom went into the station café because _________.

A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea together

B．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

C．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls

D．it was quite early and he couldn’t find a seat in the station

2. What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in a mirror?

A．Half past eleven.

B．Twenty to twelve.

C．Half past twelve.

D．Half past one

3. From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find _________.

A．it’s going backward	B．it’s going slower
C．the time is right	D．it’s going faster

4. Which of the following is true?

A．Tom arrived in Paris on time that day.

B．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once.

C．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer.

D．The next bus would leave in half an hour.

5. Which of the following is the best title of the story?

A．The Clock in the Mirror

B．Not a Careful Man

C．Being Late for a Bus

D．The Mirror of the Station

【推荐2】What is a Chinatown？Is it a town in China？Of course not！It is in a foreign（外国的）country.It is a place where many overseas（海外的）Chinese live together.

There are lots of Chinatowns in America.The biggest one is in New York.There are about 150，000 people in it. It is the home of Chinese New Yorkers.And it is also a good place to go.

Shopping in Chinatown

Shopping in Chinatown is fun.You can find lots of things there.Most of them are made in China.Mott Street is the best place to shop because the things there are very cheap.

Eating in Chinatown

Chinatown has more than 200 restaurants.You can enjoy traditional（传统的）Chinese food there.New Silver Palace Restaurant is one of the best restaurants.Why don't you have breakfast with a cup of green tea in it？You can eat some Shanghai food in Evergreen Restaurant.

Living in Chinatown Living in Chinatown is comfortable.You can find hospitals，schools，banks，libraries and supermarkets in it.In some schools，students must study Chinese.Many overseas Chinese send their children to these schools.They want their children to learn more about China and its culture（文化）.

1. The Chinatown in New York has _____.

A．200,000 people

B．no hospitals

C．schools but no hospitals

D．some shops, restaurants and schools

2. Which sentence is NOT right?

A．It is fun to shop in Chinatown.

B．Many things in Chinatown are made in the USA.

C．The things in Mott Street are cheap.

D．The Chinese can have green tea in Chinatown.

3. If you want to eat Shanghai food in Chinatown，you may go to _____.

A．Evergreen Restaurant.5

B．Shanghai Restaurant

C．Beijing Restaurant

D．New Silver Palace Restaurant C

4. Why do many overseas Chinese send their children to the schools where they must study Chinese？

A．Because their children don't like English.

B．Because it is cheap to study in these schools

C．Because there is no English schools for Chinese students there.

D．Because they want their children to learn more about China and its culture.V

【推荐3】

During the Jin Dynasty (265-420), there was a child named Che Yin. He was smart and loved to read. He grew up in a poor family and couldn’t afford lamp oil to study at night.

One night, he saw fireflies outside his house and came up with an idea. He caught some fireflies in a cloth bag and hung the bag up as a lamp. It was said that he spent all of his summer nights reading like this.

Another child named Sun Kang who lived during the same time period also loved reading. One night during winter, Sun used up all of his lamp oil and couldn’t study at night. When he suddenly woke up at midnight, he saw the thick snow reflecting the moonlight outside his house. His first thought was “Oh, I can use the reflected light to read!” He took out his books and read, even though he was freezing cold.

Both of these kids later became successful men. People were touched by their hardworking spirit and their stories inspired the Chinese idiom nangying yingxue, or “to read by the light of bagged fireflies or the reflected light of snow”.

In the past, people had a much harder time studying than we do. They might have had to copy books by hand because books were very rare. For poor families, paper and writing brushes were often too expensive to afford. Students even had to travel over mountains and rivers in order to find a good teacher. However, these tough conditions did not stop young minds from pursuing knowledge.

Although some may sound a little exaggerated(夸张) and romanticized, they are just like the dim light of fireflies-they light up the road to knowledge.

1. What did Sun Kang use to read outside?

A．A lamp.	B．A campfire.
C．A bag of fireflies.	D．Light that reflected off the snow.

2. What do we know about the two children?

A．They wasted their time during the day.	B．They helped each other read.
C．They were hard-working and smart.	D．They invented a Chinese idiom.

3. What might the author of the passage agree with?

A．Having a good teacher is important.	B．These stories are encouraging.
C．People used to read more books.	D．These stories are not real.

【推荐1】Hi! I’m Lilly. My family and I live in a big house. I’m 11 and I have a brother, Tom. He is 8.

My mom is a nurse, and she works in a hospital. She works a lot, and usually at night. She doesn’t have enough time to do the housework, so my dad often helps her and he likes it. My dad works in a bank. He arrives home at about 4 p.m., so he can do a lot of things at home.

In the morning, Mom makes breakfast. Tom and I make our beds. Then Dad takes us to school by car. Every evening Dad cooks dinner. My brother and I help him. After dinner Dad does the dishes and I help him dry them. Then we take a shower and Dad reads us short stories.

On Saturday, we clean the house. I clean the furniture (家具) and Dad sweeps the floor. Tom takes the rubbish out and waters the plants. Dad likes cleaning the windows but he hates ironing (熨). He never does it. My grandma comes to us twice a week and she irons our clothes. On Sunday, we wash the car together and Dad often takes us to play in the park and eat in our favorite restaurant.

根据材料内容判断正(T)误(F)。
1. Lilly is four years older than Tom.
2. Lilly’s mom never works at night.
3. Lilly and her brother go to school by car.
4. Lilly’s brother is so little that he can’t do any housework.
5. Lilly’s father doesn’t like ironing, but he likes cleaning the windows.

【推荐2】I was filled with worries until my grandfather told me to stand tall.

For me, height was my trouble. I was much taller than other girls, so I often bent (弯曲) my body at the back of the line. I had always felt unsafe as the tallest student of my class. And I wasn’t looking forward to entering the ninth grade. My grandfather didn’t laugh at me. Instead, whenever I tried to bend myself in order to look shorter, he would tell me “Stand straight and tall, Alisa.” I trusted my grandfather more than anyone else in my childhood. And whenever I was afraid of something, he always told me stories of his life.

My grandfather grew up in war-torn (战乱的) time. “Stand straight, stand tall” meant something else then. “If they could do it, why couldn’t I?” “Stand straight, stand tall.” he often told himself. After the war, he lived a hard life. Thanks to the help of a friend, my grandfather got a job. He once told me that he was very nervous at first. He was trying to learn this hard new job but also other new skills.

“Stand straight, stand tall.” he would always tell himself. I am so proud of my grandfather. After listening to my grandfather’s unusual experiences, I have changed the way I look at my own life. “Stand straight, stand tall.” has become not only a piece of advice to improve my posture (身姿). It also tells me to be proud of who I am. And I do.

根据短文内容判断正、误。（正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”）
1. Alisa often bent her body because she didn’t want to enter the 9th grade.
2. Alisa trusted her grandmother more than anyone else in her childhood.
3. Alisa’s grandfather advised her to stay away from her friends.
4. Alisa’s grandfather’s experiences taught her to accept herself.
5. “Stand straight, stand tall.” means being proud of yourself in the passage.

【推荐3】When you are trying to make friends, you’ll probably meet someone who just doesn’t like you, though you’ve never done anything personally to him or her. What should you do? Here’s some advice.

Gossip (流言蜚语) can make meeting new people difficult, especially when people hear something bad about you. It can stop someone from getting to know you at all. When you are in a situation like this, it feels awful. However, you should just be yourself instead of working hard to try to win them over. In time, they will see that the gossip about you is wrong. Or, they may choose to believe it. Don’t worry about it and move on by friending the people who deserve (值得) to have you in their life.

You’d think that your friend’s friends would also become your friends. But it doesn’t work that way. Sometimes people are happy with the friendship they have, and they aren’t interested in adding any more. If someone chooses not to be friends with you just because you’re new to the group, it’s fine. There is nothing wrong about you or them.

An even more difficult situation is when someone has actually met you and just doesn’t like you. Every joke you make is taken the wrong way. Every time you try to do something nice, they find fault (找茬). As much as it hurts, accept that not everyone is going to be your friend. Don’t take it personally. These things could happen to everyone. There are just some people you’re not going to make friends with.

In friendship, it’s important to focus on the bright sides with people. If someone doesn’t want to be your friend, that’s okay. Don’t get mad at them because it’s their choice. Instead, give your time and attention to the people that are interested in hanging out with you.

1. When people choose to believe the gossip about you, you should ________.

A．try to stop the spread of the gossip

B．tell the truth to other people

C．forget about it and move on

2. Why don’t people want to make new friends sometimes?

A．Because they think it’s a waste of time making new friends.

B．Because they are satisfied with the friends they have now.

C．Because they worry that a new friend will influence their old friendship.

3. What does the underlined sentence “Don’t take it personally.” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．You shouldn’t share it with others.

B．You shouldn’t deal with it in person.

C．You shouldn’t be too serious about it.

4. Which of the following suggestions is NOT mentioned in paragraph 5?

A．Spend time hanging out with those who like you.

B．Pay more attention to others’ advantages in friendship

C．Show your anger to people who don’t want to be your friends.

5. The writer mainly (主要) wants to tell people ________.

A．how to avoid being hurt by gossip

B．how to be popular with our friends

C．what to do when we’re not liked by others

【推荐2】Cars make our lives more convenient. But they can also be a problem. For example, fossil fuel (化石燃料) cars mainly cause air pollution.

To improve the environment, many countries are developing electric vehicles (EVs, 电动车). Among them, China is taking a leading role and has created the world’s largest EV market. Last year, over 40 percent of the 753 ,000 EVs sold in the world were sold in China, more than twice as many as the number sold in the United States.

“Filling up a fossil fuel car with gas (汽油) is more expensive than charging (充电) an electric car,” said Wu Hao, who bought an electric car this year.

However, there are still some problems. It can be hard to find charging piles (充电桩) and the cars can’t go far before needing to be recharged.

Some of these problems are being solved. In 2014, China had 31 ,000 charging piles, Now China has the world’s largest EV charging network, with more than 167,000 charging piles in total.

Developing EVs is one of many efforts that China has made to cut down pressure on its environment after the government promised to stop increases in carbon dioxide emissions (二氧化碳排放量) by 2030.

“As China goes, so will the world’s car industry,” The Wall Street Journal said. China has taken a leading role in the world’s electric vehicle industry.

1. According to the passage, electric vehicles mainly cause air pollution.
2. Wu Hao thinks of charging an electric car is less expensive than fling up a fossil fuel car with gas.
3. Over 301, 200 electric vehicles were sold in China last year.
4. The passage tells us that fossil fuel cars will disappear in the future.

【推荐3】When I was about twelve years old, a girl in my class liked to point out my disadvantages.

My disadvantages: I was very thin; I wasn't good at math; I talked too much; I was too proud and so on. At last. I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and asked. "Are those things true or not? Jane. didn't you ever think about what you're really like?" Then he added, "Well, you have that girl's opinions. Make a list of everything she said and mark（做标记）the true points."

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found out that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change, like being very thin, but many I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy, and he said, "Now you know better about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears angrily and feel hurt. When something said about you is true, you'll find it will be of great help to you. Don't shut your ears. Listen to the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do."

Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life. I've never had a better piece of advice.

1. When the writer Jane was ______, a girl in her class liked to point out her disadvantages.

A．about 10

B．about 12

C．about 14

D．about 16

2. Jane thought she couldn't change one thing. It was that ______.

A．she was very thin	B．she wasn't good at math.
C．she talked too much	D．she was too proud

3. Who changed the writer's opinion?

A．Her father

B．Her mother

C．Her sister

D．Her brother

4. What did Jane's father really mean by saying "Make a list of everything...?"

A．Forget it.	B．Make a shopping list.
C．Don't make friends with the girl.	D．Finding out what is right and what is wrong.

5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A．My disadvantages.	B．A girl in my class.
C．A girl's opinions.	D．The Best Advice.