【推荐1】John works in an office. He wants to ask for a few days off work. He would like to travel with his family.

Mark is the head of his office. He doesn’t want John to leave, but he doesn’t know how to say no to him and make him stay. So Mark says to John, “OK. I’ll write ‘Yes’ on one piece of paper and ‘No’ on the other piece. You can choose only one piece. If you get ‘Yes’, you’ll be lucky.”

“I’m sure he’ll write ‘No’ on both pieces of paper,” thinks John. “What should I do?”

After a few minutes, John has an idea. He takes one piece,and then he quickly puts it in his mouth and eats it up.

Mark’s face turns red. Then he says,“OK,John. Go and enjoy your holiday.”

1. John asks for a few days off work to _________.

A．spend a holiday by himself	B．travel with his friends
C．have a good rest at home	D．enjoy a holiday with his family

2. Mark plays this game because ________.

A．he wants to see John’s luck	B．he wants John to stay
C．he wants to have a holiday	D．he wants to make fun

3. Why does Mark’s face turn red?

A．Because Mark feels very sorry.

B．Because Mark knows his trick works.

C．Because John doesn’t want to stay.

D．Because John finds out what’s going on.

4. What do you think will happen at last?

A．John will feel sorry for what he does.

B．Mark will have to work longer hours.

C．John will have a good time with his family.

D．Mark will ask John to eat the other piece.

5. What is John like?

A．Kind.

B．Popular.

C．Clever.

D．Lazy.

【推荐2】Poor Alice was very unhappy. "What a wonderful garden!" she said to herself. "I'd like to be out there - not in this dark room. Why can't I get smaller?" It was already a very strange day. and Alice was beginning to think that anything was possible.
After a while she locked the door again, got up and went back to the glass table. She put the key down and she saw a little bottle on the table. Round the neck of the bottle was a piece of paper with the words DRINK ME in large letters.
But Alice was a careful girl. "It can be dangerous to drink out of strange bottles," she said. "What will it do to me?" She drank a little bit very slowly. The taste was very nice. like chocolate and oranges and hot sweet coffee. and very soon Alice finished the bottle.
"What a strange feeling!" said Alice. "I think I' m getting smaller and smaller every second."
And she was. A few minutes later she was only 25 centimeters high. "And now," she said happily,
"I can get through the little door into that beautiful garden."
She ran at once to the door. When she got there. she remembered that the little gold key was back on the glass table. She ran back to the table for it, but of course, she was now much too small! There was the key, high above her, on top of the table. She tried very hard to climb up the table leg, but she could not do it.
At last, tired and unhappy, Alice sat down on the floor and cried. But after a while she spoke to herself angrily.
"Come now," she said, "Stop crying at once. What's the use of crying?" She was a strange child, and often talked to herself like this.
Soon she saw a little glass box near her on the floor. She opened it and found a very small cake with the words EAT ME on it.
Nothing could surprise Alice now. "Well, I'II eat it," she said. "If I get taller, I can take the key off the table. And if I get smaller, I can get under the door__________. I'll get into the garden. So it doesn't matter what happens!" She went on eating, but nothing happened.
1. Why couldn't Alice get into the beautiful garden?

A．She couldn't find the key to the door.

B．She was too small to get the key to the door.

C．She didn't know how to get through the door.

D．She was not allowed to go into the garden.

2. What made Alice become smaller?

A．Some hot sweet coffee.

B．A piece of chocolate.

C．Something in a little bottle.

D．Some orange juice.

3. The underlined sentence "One way or another" probably means "_______ ".

A．Whether I get smaller or taller

B．I can eat it in this way or another

C．If I get taller and taller

D．If I get smaller and smaller

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

A．Alice drank something that made her smaller.

B．Alice was excited to become small.

C．Alice ate a small cake and became bigger.

D．Alice met with some strange things.

【推荐3】Next week there will be a special sports competition in the forest. All the animals will take part in it, and they’re preparing for it now.

Mr Rabbit is a famous runner. He did badly in the 100-meter race against a tortoise last year. This time he won’t fall asleep again. He’ll be more careful. And he asked birds to cheer him on. He is sure that he can be the first one to cross the finish line. Mr Monkey is good at jumping. He’ll take part in the high jump and the long jump. It’s bad that he only took the second place in the long jump last year. Now he keeps practicing jumping early in the morning. He believes he’ll be the winner. Tigers will play against lions in the 800-meter relay race. Tigers are practicing passing the stick to each other. A tiger’s feet were hurt not long ago. However, he keeps on running. Tigers will do their best to win first place. Of course, some other animals, such as cats, dogs and elephants are busy playing sports too.

All of the animals hope to get good grades in this sports competition.

1. Mr Rabbit didn’t win the 100-meter race last year because ________.

A．he ran slowly	B．one of his feet was hurt
C．he fell asleep	D．the tortoise was too strong

2. The “tortoise” is a kind of ________.

A．plant

B．animal

C．people

D．food

3. Who did Mr Rabbit ask to. cheer him on?

A．Rabbits.

B．Tortoises

C．Birds.

D．Monkeys.

4. What does Mr Monkey practice every morning?

A．Running.

B．Passing the stick.

C．Swimming.

D．Jumping.

5. Lions will take part in ________.

A．the 100-meter race

B．the relay race

C．the long jump

D．the high jump

【推荐3】One afternoon, four black youths walked into a restaurant that served “whites” only. They sat down and ordered bread and milk. The white waiter just said “We don’t serve blacks”. The young men did not move. They were tired to death of segregation（种族分离） and of being kicked around. The manager was called. When he saw the angry look in their eyes, he said that he was sorry, but it was not possible to serve them.
The next day, more young black people came, and even more came the day after to the restaurant. Then a gang of white youths came in and attacked them. Most of the blacks were beaten up and were black and blue all over. After that the police rushed in, the several people were put in prison---all of them were black, although they had not done anything wrong---just because they were black.
The news spread quickly through the black living areas in the city. A large crowd held a meeting round the restaurant the following day, forcing(迫使) the restaurant to shut. Young men, black and white, made speeches protesting against segregation and pointing out that black people only wanted to live a life in the same way that whites did. They gave out leaflets and soon the movement spread to other cities. Business became so bad at that particular restaurant that the owners were forced to give and served blacks.
Nowadays, all the blacks are served in all restaurants open to the public in America.
1. The manager said that he was sorry because ___________.

A．he found the four blacks were very angry

B．he knew there was no food left

C．he was kind

D．it was wrong for him not to serve blacks

2. The four blacks didn’t leave the restaurant because ___________.

A．it was warmer there than outside

B．they hated the manager

C．they were hungry

D．they were against segregation

3. The police rushed in___________.

A．to catch a gang of white youths

B．to catch the manager

C．to catch the black people

D．to advise people there to stop quarrelling

4. The purpose of helding a meeting round the restaurant to___________.

A．fight for their freedom and rights

B．make speeches

C．force the restaurant to open

D．force the restaurant to close down

5. The reason why “all the black are served in all restaurants now” is that___________.

A．making restaurants shut is important

B．people in other cities supported them

C．a meeting is necessary

D．black people are strong

【推荐1】It is the year 1026, the time of the Song Dynasty. You are trained to become a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctor. You are about to take your final exam. What kind of thing will you face?

During the Song Dynasty, doctors needed to show they understood meridians (经络) — paths of energy running through the body.

If you were the one to take the exam, you would be asked to show how you would treat symptoms on a life-sized model covered in wax (蜡). Under the wax, the model would be made of bronze (铜), filled with water, and covered in holes running along the meridian paths.

You would need to place an acupuncture needle (针灸用的针) into the correct part of a meridian to pass the exam. If you got it right, the needle would go straight through he hole, and water would pour out of the model. If you picked the wrong spot, the needle would hit the bronze model and you failed.

The exams wanted to make sure all young doctors knew how to treat patients hitting the same correct acupuncture points.

The first “bronze man” acupuncture model was made in 1026 by one of the great doctors named Wang Weiyi. Wang also wrote a book that was used across the country to teach how to use the model. Now you can see a copy of one of these bronze men in China’s National Museum.

1. Why was there wax on the model?

A．Because the model was totally made of wax.

B．Because wax can protect the model well.

C．Because wax stopped test takers seeing the holes.

D．Because the meridians of the body were covered with wax.

2. What does the underlined word “spot” mean in the passage?

A．地点

B．斑点

C．职位

D．疤痕

3. What would happen if a test taker put his needle into a wrong point?

A．The water would pour out of the model.

B．The needle wouldn’t go straight through the hole.

C．There would be one more hole in the bronze model.

D．The hole would be covered with wax.

4. From the last paragraph, we learn that________ .

A．Wang Weiyi invented the bronze man to test doctors

B．Wang Weiyi was also a teacher in the Song Dynasty

C．doctors now still take the bronze men now

D．we can’t see any of the bronze men now

5. What does the story mainly talk about?

A．Why TCM is still popular now.

B．The use of a bronze model in acupuncture.

C．How doctors in the Song Dynasty treated different symptoms.

D．The exam for the TCM doctors in the Song Dynasty.

【推荐2】Hi, I'm Anna. This is my grandmother Kelsey Clark. She is kind（和蔼的）She is 70．She has two sons and a daughter．My father is her first son． His name is Mike. He is 42. My mother's name is Sally．David is my uncle．Emma is my aunt．My uncle has a son．His name is Jim. He is my cousin．My aunt has a daughter and a son.They are Kim and Tony． I like Kim．She is my good friend．

1. Mike Clark is Anna's ______ ．

A．son

B．grandfather

C．father

D．brother

2. Anna's mother is ______ ．

A．Sally

B．Kelsey

C．Emma

D．Kim

3. Anna has ______ cousin（s）．

A．one

B．three

C．two

D．four

4. Emma is ______ ．

A．Anna's sister	B．Sally's daughter
C．Tony's mother	D．Anna’s mother

5. Which is TRUE （哪一个正确）？

A．Anna's grandparents are 70．	B．Kim is Anna’s uncle’s daughter．
C．Anna has a brother and a sister．	D．Anna's uncle's son is Jim．

【推荐3】The last time I saw my best friend was about a year and a half ago. It was her 16th birthday, and I flew hundreds of miles to see her. It was a total movie moment. She came into the room. And suddenly I jumped out of the closet and screamed, "Happy Birthday! "As someone who’ s had a lot of practice maintaining a long-distance friendship, I thought I'd share some tips with you.

●Video chat Talking to your friends often keeps the friendship going! If the phone call doesn't always include a deep conversation, that’s fine. Sometimes friendship is about knowing that someone’ s on the other line.

●Keep sharing everything Spare no details, no matter how insignificant they seem. It's a lot easier to pretend your best friend is there with you if you share the same information you would share in person.

●Be there for them Here's the deal: Life happens. While you probably won't be able to be there for your friend as much as you used to, it is worth it to lose an hour of sleep when they need help.

●Space is also OK People need space, and that’s fine. If the friendship is strong enough, going a little while without talking won't hurt.

●Presents! This is a fun one and a must. It's always the thought that counts. It doesn't have to be a lot, but it will let them know you are thinking about them.

●Be ready for growth Realize that people change and that your friends won't stay the same no matter how much you want them to. Though your friend might start to seem more and more like a different person, criticism won 't strengthen your friendship. You’ re changing too.

1. How many tips are mentioned to help you maintain a long-distance friendship?

A．Four

B．Five

C．Six

D．Seven

2. What does the underlined word "insignificant" mean?

A．useful

B．important

C．necessary

D．unimportant

3. Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A．Sometimes friendship is about knowing that someone’s on the other line.

B．It is worth it to lose an hour of sleep when your friends need help.

C．The present is a fun one and a must and have to be a lot.

D．Presents will let your friends know you are thinking about them.

4. After growing up, we should realize________.

A．our friend might seem the same as before.	B．our friends won't stay the same.
C．the friendship is strong enough.	D．criticism sometimes strengthens the friendship

5. Which of the following sentences may be the ending of the passage?

A．Remember to be always there for your friends

B．Everything around us is changing, including ourselves.

C．If you want to have a long distance friendship, you’d better follow my advice and have a try.

D．Let's be friends forever

【推荐1】When you think of robots, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Do you think of science fiction movies like Star Wars, where robots of all shapes and sizes are part of daily life? The word “robot” itself comes from a play written in 1920 by Karel Capek. In the play, people create robots to do some everyday tasks.

Today, most robots don’t look human. Modern robots take many forms and are good at many things, from sweeping the floors in your home to working in factories. They are even exploring the surface of the moon. But there is an interesting irony(讽刺) in the world of robotics which describes a surprising problem: What humans find easy is extremely complicated for a robot. However, what humans find difficult is pretty easy for a robot. For example, picking up clothes in a messy room is simple for people. But that kind of chore is very hard for a robot. Another example is the game of chess. People might find it difficult to win the game of chess all the time. But robots like Alpha-Go can be programmed to play it very well.

This is because robots are very good at doing things in controlled environments. However, moving through a room filled with random(随机的) objects is hard for robots, along with picking up objects of different shapes and sizes without damaging them. In short, it is very difficult for them to deal with certain types of variables.

It turns out that one of the most difficult things to improve in robots is their ability to control objects. Luckily, great progress is being made in the development of robots. On the one hand, exciting developments in making human-like hands and legs are underway. On the other hand, the biggest progress might result from using virtual learning(虚拟学习) to “teach” robots through computer simulations(模拟). In this way, robots can “guess” what to do without an order when they meet unfamiliar things in the real world.

Soon, robots may be able to do those things that humans find simple. That means big changes in what robots can do and how they can help us with daily tasks. Robots might make movies a reality.

1. What’s the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To give an example.

B．To present the topic.

C．To explain what robots are.

D．To show how robots develop.

2. According to the passage, what might be difficult for robots?

A．Playing chess.

B．Washing the dishes.

C．Making cars in factories.

D．Gathering up clothes in a mess.

3. What’s the writer’s opinion about robots in the future?

A．They will cause further problems for people.

B．They will deal with new things depend on orders.

C．They can hardly develop until they look like human.

D．They can benefit people more by making improvements.

【推荐2】This week, we answer a question from a listener who writes: I work with some native speakers of English. I want to practice speaking with them so I’ll improve my English. But sometimes, I get nervous, so our conversation ends quickly. How can I talk with these friends for a long time?

You are right. It is not always easy to keep a conversation going in English. You might not be sure about what to say. Or maybe you are afraid that your pronunciation is not good.

First, remember the importance of listening. Listen to the other person carefully. So that you can ask a follow-up question. For example, let's say the other person tells you, "I just got back from a trip to Canada." You can follow up with a question using Who, What, Where, When, Why, or How: Where did you go in Canada? What was your favorite place there? How was the food there? If you want to keep a conversation going, it's a good idea to ask questions that cannot be answered with a simple “yes” or “no”. If the other person asks you a “yes” or “no” question, try to give a longer answer to help keep the conversation going. For example, a friend might ask, “Hey, have you seen the new Star Wars movie?” You could just answer, “No, I haven't.” Or, you could say more. You could answer, “No, but I plan to see it soon. How about you?”

Do not worry about your pronunciation. If your pronunciation is a little different, the other person will still understand your message if you try speaking slowly and clearly. When you're travelling in an English-speaking country and have some free time, be brave and speak in English with someone who does not look too busy. You may make a new friend.

OK, that's it. We would like to hear from you. Please understand that we cannot answer all of the questions our listeners send us.

1. Which problem does the listener mainly face according to this passage?

A．He can't understand what the native speakers say.

B．He always get nervous when he listens to English.

C．He always worries about his pronunciation when speaking.

D．He doesn't know how to continue his conversation in English.

2. In the third paragraph, how does the adviser support his suggestion?

A．By explaining reasons.	B．By giving examples.
C．By comparing facts.	D．By using what other say.

3. According to this passage, which of the following statement is RIGHT?

A．It's a good way to ask "WH" questions to keep the conversation going successful.

B．Asking questions that are answered with a “yes” or “no” can help keep on talking.

C．When you talk with others, you should make sure your pronunciation is prefect.

D．You don't need to listen to others carefully to communicate with others well.

4. What is this passage probably from?

A．A magazine.

B．A radio program.

C．A TV program.

D．A newspaper.

【推荐3】Passage 4   

You may know about "junk food" like French fries. But do you know about "junk sleep"?

Recently, a British survey found that electronic products in teenagers' bedrooms are affecting their sleep.

The survey was done among 1 000 British kids aged 12 to 16. It found that 30 percent of them got just 4 to 7 hours sleep every day. But experts say they need 8 to 9 hours.

Almost a quarter of the kids said they fell asleep more than once a week while watching TV, listening to music or using other electronic products.

"This is very worrying," said Dr Chris Idzikowski, a British expert. "We call it 'junk sleep'. It means you don't get enough sleep and the quality of the sleep is bad too. If you don't get good rest, you don't perform well in school the next day." The survey found that 40 percent of the kids felt tired each day, with girls aged 15 to 16 feeling the worst.

Nearly all the teenagers have a phone, MP4 or TV in their bedroom. And around two-thirds of them have all three.

1. "Junk food" and "junk sleep" are similar to each other in the way that _____.

A．they are both good to people's health	B．they are both low in quality
C．people enjoy both in their spare time	D．they are both produced in factories

2. _____ of the children surveyed sleep only 4 to 7 hours a day.

A．300

B．250

C．500

D．400

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage？

A．Teenagers need 4 to 7 hours of sleep each day.

B．Teenagers spend too much time on electronic products.

C．Girls aged 15 to 16 spend the least time on electronic products.

D．Electronic products harm the teenagers by producing harmful rays.

4. The best title for the passage would be _____.

A．Electronic Products	B．A Survey about Kids
C．The Importance of Sleeping	D．Junk Sleep

5. Which should be the best choice to solve the problem?

A．Parents must take the electronic problem.

B．Parents prevent the teenagers from using any electronic product.

C．Teenagers should make a rule to spend less time on the electronic product.

D．Teenagers should make a decision not to use the electronic products at school.