【推荐1】After spending 40 hours playing the online game King of Glory, a 17-year-old boy had a stroke(中分) and almost died. This happened in Guangzhou in April last year. It shows how bad things can get if one becomes addicted(沉迷的) to the Internet.

According to China Internet Network Information Center Among China’s 772 million Internet users, about 151 million of them are between the ages of 10 and 19. It is necessary for parents and school to educate children to use the Internet in a good way. And the government begins to take it seriously.

In order to stop more teenagers from becoming addicted to the Internet, the Ministry of Education(MOE)(教育部) sent a letter on April 20 to all parents in China. It calls on them to pay more attention(注意) to their children’s online activities. It is also advised that children should limit their screen time to less than 1.5 hours a day. In South Korea, there’s a law that stops children under the age of 16 from playing online games between midnight and 6 am.

The MOE also sent a notice to primary and middle schools, asking them to monitor(监督) students’ Internet use including smart phones. Internet is full of all kinds of information. Some is useful and proper for students, helping them know more about the world while others may not. Schools are told to teach students how to avoid unhealthy content, such as violence(暴力) or vulgar(粗俗的) languages.     

MOE’s messages leave us to think about why some of our children choose to sit before the screen day and night instead of going out to breathe the fresh air. Maybe children should develop some healthy habits, like reading, playing sports and playing instruments. Also, it’s better to fill children’s weekends with family activities like doing housework together or visiting somewhere. The Internet can be part of children’s life but not everything.

1. MOE sent messages to ________ for Internet use.

A．parents

B．students

C．schools and parents

2. The underline word “avoid” means ________ in Chinese.

A．更改

B．查阅

C．避免

3. What healthy habit is not mentioned in this passage?

A．Reading.

B．Playing sports.

C．Eating fruit and vegetables.

4. If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?
(=Para.1 =Para.2 =Para.3 =Para.4 =Para.5)

A．①②/③④/⑤

B．①②③/④/⑤

C．①/②③/④⑤

5. ________ is the best title for the passage.

A．MOE’s Advice on Using the Internet

B．How to Make Good Use of Internet

C．Internet Isn’t Everything

【推荐2】Middle school students have far too much homework. They usually have to sit up three or four hours every night doing their homework. Now one school in my hometown has made a rule of limiting (限制) homework. The homework is limited to an hour a day and the students have no homework on the weekend. I think this is an excellent idea that will allow (允许) students to live better and healthier lives.

Less homework will give students more time to enjoy other pastimes (休闲娱乐). I have many books which I received as gifts from my parents and friends. They have been kept there on my shelf for several years! Because of homework, I have not read a single one of them. With less homework, students will be freer to develop their interests in art, music and other hobbies.

More time free from homework will get our physical health better. Many students like sports, but they have little time to play football, basketball, volleyball and so on. They hardly have time to have a trip or take part in any social (社会的) activities. They must spend so much time solving math problems and doing grammar exercises. Besides, staying up late to finish their homework leaves many students exhausted (精疲力竭的) in the morning. Not getting enough sleep is not only unpleasant, it also makes students more likely (有可能) to get colds and other illnesses.

1. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Students Dislike Homework	B．No Use Doing Homework
C．Homework Is Good For Study	D．Homework Should Be Limited

2. According to the passage, what is an effect (影响) of having a lot of homework?

A．Students have little time for their hobbies.	B．Students have to finish their homework.
C．Students are more active in class.	D．Students are good at their lessons.

【推荐3】Do teenagers in small villages do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? Here is a survey. We asked 4,000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The others are from small villages. We made a diagram (图表) of the result of our survey. Let’s have a look at it. We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.

Chores	2000 teenagers in small villages	2000 teenagers in big cities
Take out the rubbish	1600	1000
Sweep the floor	1200	850
Make the bed	1400	750
Do the dishes	1100	600
Fold the clothes	900	1500

1. According to the survey, ________of the teenagers are from small villages.

A．20 percent

B．50 percent

C．80 percent

2. There are 1,000 teenagers from the cities who ________.

A．make the bed

B．do the dishes

C．take out the rubbish

3. Fewer than ________ teenagers in big cities sweep the floor and make the bed.

A．2000

B．1,000

C．1,500

4. The number of teenagers ________ in big cities is bigger than that in small villages.

A．making the bed

B．folding the clothes

C．doing the dishes

5. Why did they make the survey?

A．Because they don’t want teenagers in China to do chores at home.

B．Because they thought it would help teenagers to take good care of themselves to do chores at home.

C．Because they wanted to know if teenagers in China do chores at home.

【推荐1】There is an old Chinese saying, “If someone gives you a little drop of water, you should return a spring of water.” That means if someone helps you a bit, you should remember it and thank them gratefully in return.

We should live in a world of gratitude (感恩). We should prove it with actions, not just words. We thank people who hurt us, because they teach us important things. We thank people who give us up, because we learn how to be independent. We thank people who are selfish, because we can learn the importance of being kind. Of course, we should thank people who help us. We should thank people who teach us. We should thank people who care about us.

We thank our parents because they do a lot for us. They work hard all the time in order to give their sons and daughters a better life. They cook meals for us, they do the chores for us, they always give us food and clothes, they teach us what is right and what is wrong.

We thank our teachers who give us dreams. They teach us a lot of things, but they ask for nothing from us. We are well-educated because of them.

There are a lot of people that we should be grateful to in our life. We should find a way to thank them.

1. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ________.

A．the old Chinese saying	B．a drop of water
C．a spring of water	D．someone helps you

2. How many kinds of people that we should thank are mentioned in the second paragraph?

A．Ten.

B．Eight.

C．Six.

D．Four.

3. Who does a lot for us according to the passage?

A．People who care about us.	B．People who hurt us.
C．People who give us up.	D．Our parents.

4. What is not the reason why we should thank our teachers according to the passage?

A．Because they teach us what is right and what is wrong.

B．Because they teach us a lot of things, but they ask for nothing from us.

C．Because they make us become well-educated persons.

D．Because they give us dreams.

【推荐2】阅读D部分的材料，将1-5小题中五位学生的情况与适合他们的英文歌曲A-E进行匹配。

1    . Alice is an exchange student. She has lived in China for three years. She misses her hometown and her family a lot.     2    . Jimmy is having a hard time learning physics. Sometimes he even wants to give up. Now he needs to cheer himself up.     3    . Hans wants to join a music band and play with others. He likes listening to exciting music and dance to it.     4    . Under the stress from her parents and teachers, Cathy often worries about her scores and doesn’t know what to do. She expects to have someone to talk to.     5    . Joe plans to sing a song at the school leavers’ party to show his best wishes to all his classmates. He expects all his friends to have a bright and wonderful future.

A. When You Believe by the two super female singers tells you that when you meet difficulties in life, you can make it as long as you believe it. It provides you with strength and love. B. The Sound of Silence is a 1960s folk song sung by Simon & Garfunkel. The melody is slow and the lyrics are sad. The song may comfort you when you’re helpless. C. Don’t cry is a great song sung by Gun N’ Roses. It’s a well-known rock music for people to dance. The most special part is its exciting melody. D. Take Me Home, Country Road, whenever it is sung, brings people back to the beauty of their hometown as well as the happy old times. E. Auld Lang Syne is a poem at first, and later changed into a song. Students like to sing it at the farewell party to recall the old good times and show their best wishes for the future.

【推荐1】Hello! My name’s Mary Brown. I’m a girl. I like(喜欢)red. I have（有）a red schoolbag. What’s this? It’s my red pencil box. Is that my ruler? Yes, it is. It is a red ruler. What’s that? It is a watch. Is it my watch? No, it isn’t. It’s Bob’s watch. It’s blue.
1. What’s the girl’s family name?

A．Green

B．Brown

C．Miller

D．Hand

2. The girl’s favorite(最喜欢的) color is______.

A．red

B．blue

C．brown

D．yellow

3. What color is the watch? It’s ______.

A．red

B．blue

C．brown

D．yellow

4. Is that Bob’s ruler?

A．Yes, it is.

B．No, it is.

C．Yes, it’s.

D．No, it isn’t.

5. That is _______ watch.

A．my

B．your

C．Bob’s

D．Mary’s

【推荐2】

Tibet's capital city Lhasa is labeled one of the most dreamed-about cities in the world. May to July is the best time to visit Lhasa. The Potala Palace is considered to be a model of Tibetan architecture. It has 13 storeys. It was first constructed in 641, by Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo, in order to welcome his bride, Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty. This structure was later burned to the ground during a war and rebuilt in the17th century by the Fifth Dalai Lama. Over the past three centuries, the palace has gradually become a place where the Dalai Lama lives and works and a place for preserving the remains of previous Dalai Lamas. Admission: 200 yuan (May 1-Oct 31); 100 yuan (Nov 1-Apr 30) Namtso, or Lake Nam, is one of three holy lakes in the Tibet autonomous region and should not be missed by any traveler to the region. In Tibetan, Namtso means "Heavenly Lake". It is famous for its high altitude and imposing scenery. It is the second largest salt lake in China. Admission: 120 yuan (May 1-Oct 31); 60 yuan (Nov 1-Apr 30) Barkhor is a small neighborhood consisting of ancient streets and a public square surrounding Jokhang Temple in the old area of Lhasa. The oldest street appeared about 1,300 years ago. The streets are filled with a religious atmosphere and show the original Lhasa. Shops offer prayer wheels, chubas (traditional Tibetan clothing), Tibetan knives and religious article. Admission: Free The Tibet Museum is the first large and modern museum within the Tibet autonomous region. It was set up in October 1999, with a permanent collection related to the cultural history of Tibet. The museum displays more than 1,000 artifacts, including Tibetan art and architectural design. Admission: Free

1. The best time of the following to visit Lhasa is in ______

A．April

B．June

C．August

D．September

2. Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo built The Potala Palace to ______

A．welcome his bride	B．live and work there
C．show the original Lhasa	D．preserve the remains of previous Dalai Lamas

3. Mr Smith wants to learn more about the history of Tibet, he can visit ______.

A．The Potala Palace

B．Namtso

C．Barkhor

D．The Tibet Museum

4. Mr Wang is going to visit these four places next winter holiday with his wife. He can at least save ______ yuan

A．160

B．220

C．320

D．380

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

A．The Potala Palace was rebuilt by the fourth Dalai Lama.	B．Namtso is the largest salt lake in China.
C．You can enjoy the original Lhasa in Barkhor.	D．You can see about 1,000 artifacts in the Tibet Museum.

【推荐3】B)判断正误 阅读下面的材料，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的填写“T”，不符合的填写“F”。(T=True，F=False)
Dear Diana

Thanks for your e-mail(电子邮件).

Five people(人) are in my family — my mother, my father, my grandparents and I. My parents are workers(工人). I have an aunt. I have no uncles, brothers or sisters. I am in Yuxin Middle School. My telephone number is 540-4862.

I have an English friend. Her name’s Mary Brown. Mary and her parents are in China now. Her mom is an English teacher. Her father is a worker. Mary is in Yuxin Middle School, too. Her telephone number is 362-7586. She has an uncle and two cousins.

Your friend,

Zhang Yao

1. Five people are in Diana’s family.
2. Zhang Yao’s father is a worker.
3. Zhang Yao has one aunt and one uncle.
4. Mary Brown is Zhang Yao’s friend.
5. Mary and Diana are in the same (相同的) middle school.