【推荐1】The Royal Hotel is the closest to the sea，so it is very popular. But it is expensive，so it is not the most crowded. It has the biggest swimming pool，but most of the guests go swimming in the sea.

The Promenade Hotel has the most popular restaurant in town. The food is the best and the waiters give the friendliest service. It has the smallest swimming pool, so the swimming pool is the most crowded.

The Super Hotel is in the city，so it is the busiest hotel. Its guests are the richest and the rooms and the swimming pool are the most comfortable. This hotel is the most expensive one in the city..

There are some other hotels around, such as Lucy's Hotel but they are just for guests to have a sleep，and they are cheap.

1. Why do most of the guests in Royal Hotel go swimming in the sea?

A．Because it's close to the sea.	B．Because its swimming pool is small.
C．Because the water of the swimming pool is not clean.	D．Because the swimming pool is too crowded.

2. Which hotel is the most expensive?

A．The Royal Hotel.	B．The Promenade Hotel.
C．The Super Hotel.	D．Lucy's Hotel.

3. What does the underlined word “guests” mean in Chinese?

A．工程师

B．工具

C．业余

D．客人

4. Maybe Lucy's Hotel doesn't have a(any)________.

A．beds

B．seats

C．swimming pool

D．people

5. Which statement is NOT TRUE?

A．The Royal Hotel has the smallest swimming pool.

B．The Promenade Hotel has the smallest swimming pool.

C．The Super Hotel is the busiest hotel in the city.

D．The waiters of the Promenade Hotel give the friendliest service.

【推荐2】Clarkson is a big town. It sits near a large river, the Clark River. Every day, people take the boat from North Clarkson to South Clarkson to go to work.

Most people live in North Clarkson. There are many trees along the streets. When it is sunny, children run and play in the safe streets. North Clarkson is really a wonderful place to live in.

South Clarkson has some shops and factories. People don’t live there, but they come in the morning to work. There is also a big stadium. On Sundays, many people go to watch their favorite sports games.

At the weekend, the people from Clarkson enjoy walking along the bank of the Clark River. They also take small boats on the water and if there is a little wind, they fly kites in the large park.

1. What is Clarkson?

A．A village.

B．A town.

C．A city.

D．A country.

2. People usually go from North Clarkson to South Clarkson________.

A．on foot

B．by bus

C．by subway

D．by boat

3. Which of the following(下面的) is TRUE?

A．North Clarkson is a good place to live in.

B．People usually live in South Clarkson.

C．There is a big stadium in North Clarkson.

D．There are many factories in North Clarkson.

4. The underlined word “stadium” means “________”.

A．a place for games and sports

B．a place for students to study in

C．a place for people to live in

D．a place for meals or sleep

5. We can learn from the last paragraph（段落）that________.

A．People from Clarkson are busy with their work

B．People from Clarkson take small boats to work

C．People from Clarkson have a good time on weekends

D．People from Clarkson don’t enjoy their work

【推荐3】As we know, Changsha has changed a lot in the past few years. People’s living conditions have improved a lot. The buildings are becoming taller and brighter. People can buy all kinds of food and clothes in the supermarkets. Trees are being planted every year and more gardens have appeared. Every morning, you can see many people do sports in the parks. Most of the people feel much safer on the streets now. The changes make the people in the city live a happy life. The small survey below is from people in Changsha. One hundred persons were chosen (被选出来) to answer the questions last month.

What they want	Health	Safety	Food
	62%	30%	8%
Where they like to live	In a quieter place	In a busier place	In a greener place
	48%	2%	50%
What they think of working in the city	Bad	Good	No idea
	10%	77%	13%
What they worry about	The high price of houses	Medical care	The education cost
	42%	39%	19%

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. From the survey, ________ of the people in Changsha care about safety.

A．62%

B．30%

C．8%

D．66%

2. 77% of the people think working in Changsha is ________.

A．bad

B．good

C．hard

D．sad

3. From the survey, we know very few people want to live ________.

A．in a busier place	B．in a quieter place
C．in a greener place	D．on a mountain

4. Every morning, you can see many people do sports ________.

A．on the playgrounds	B．by the rivers
C．in the gyms	D．in the parks

5. According to the passage and the survey, we know that ________.

A．most people worry about the high price of houses

B．13% people in Changsha think working in the city is bad

C．the changes in Changsha make people enjoy living there

D．the survey was made last week

【推荐2】In places of Asia, especially China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks. Chopsticks are two long thin tapered (锥形的) pieces of wood. Bamboo is the most material, but they are also be made of all kinds wood, as well as plastic, animal bone, ivory (象牙质), metal, coral (珊瑚) and so on.

Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Chopsticks can be covered with artwork. They might be made of gold and have Chinese calligraphy (书法) on them. A child’s plastic set of chopsticks might have a cartoon character, such as Mickey Mouse.

The Chinese have been using chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots, using twigs (小树枝) to remove it. Over time, as population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Small amount of food could be eaten without knives and so the twigs gradually turned into chopsticks.

Some people think that the great scholar Confucius, who lived from about 551 to 479 B. C. affected the development of chopsticks. As a vegetarian, Confucius believed knives were too violent to use at the table.

Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and central Asia, most people have traditionally eaten with their hands.

1. Chopsticks can be made of all the following except ________.

A．plastic

B．animal bone

C．cloth

D．wood

2. Artistic chopsticks might ________.

A．be covered with artwork	B．be made of gold
C．have a cartoon character	D．all of the above

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

A．Food is eaten with chopsticks in all Asian countries.

B．People like to use silver chopsticks during the middle ages.

C．Most people eat with knives in Central Asia.

D．Confucius had an important effect on the development of the chopsticks.

【推荐3】“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” says Wang Lin, 28, a writer in Beijing.

Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.

A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop online than men. Clothing and home-use products are the most popular online.

It was reported that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year, 80% through Taobao.

Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players.

You may question the security of online shopping, Wang Lin said, “It’s very safe and convenient. Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”

1. Taobao is ________.

A．a shopping mall	B．home-use products
C．an online shopping site	D．the name of a young girl

2. ________ was occupied(占据) by Taobao on online shopping last year.

A．80%

B．70%

C．60%

D．25%

3. Which is the best title（标题）of the passage?

A．Online shoppers.	B．Online shopping in China.
C．Joys of online shopping.	D．Let’s shop online.

【推荐1】With the Year of the Rat (鼠)coming up, I'm reminded of going out for Chinese food when I was a kid in the US. In Chinese restaurants, there are always pictures of the zodiac animals (十二生肖) on the wall. For most people in the US, this might be the deepest look they ever get about Chinese culture. When we learned that my aunt is a rat, all of us laughed. It is because in our culture, rats are animals that eat garbage and carry diseases. So we think they are dirty. Calling someone a rat means you fail to believe in him or her. As a kid, this caused me to feel bad for people born in the Year of the Rat. I wondered if Chinese children were ever bullied (欺负) for being a rat.

Probably not! Human culture is funny. There are always different ways to look at the same thing. I did some researches and found that although Chinese people also see rats as dirty animals, but there is a reason for being one of the zodiac animals.

According to what I found, rats are considered thrifty (勤俭的) by Chinese people. It is the one that can bring people wealth. They are also very fertile, which makes them a symbol of good luck-traditionally, as you know Chinese people prefer to have large families with many children. Rats are believed to be intelligent as well. Such animals must be clever.

So now, I'm entering the new year with a fresh way of looking at rats. Perhaps I need to find a new understanding for other things-animals, ideas or even people!

1. Americans mostly learn about Chinese culture from________.

A．the Year of the Rat

B．going out for food

C．pictures of the zodiac animals on the wall in Chinese restaurants

2. Chinese people think the people who were born in the Year of the Rat________.

A．can bring health

B．are intelligent

C．are unbelievable

3. The underlined word "fertile" in the passage means ________in Chinese.

A．善持家的

B．能生育的

C．孝顺的

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

A．My uncle was born in the Year of the Rat.

B．Both Americans and Chinese see rats as dirty animals.

C．Chinese children were ever bullied for being a rat.

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

A．Different Cultures in Different Countries

B．The Same Way to Look at the different Things

C．Zodiac Animals

【推荐2】John’s father finds work in the town and takes his family there. He takes his son to a school and the boy has no friends there. The students are friendly to him and they help him. Only a boy named Peter thinks he comes from a small village and wants to bully( 欺负) him.
“ You must listen to me,” Peter says after school today.
“But why?” asks John.
The boy can’t answer. He asks,” How old are you?”
“ Eight,” says John.
“ I am nine now,” says Peter. “ You are young. So you must do that.”
“ I will be ten in two years, and then you will be young. Will you listen to me then?”
“ Of course, I will not.”
“ So why must I listen to you now?”
1. John and his family are in the _________ now.

A．village	B．town
C．factory	D．school

2. John has no friends now because __________ .

A．he is too young

B．He is very bad

C．He is new in his school

D．He is not good at his lessons

3. Why does Peter want to bully John? Because ____________

A．he is only eight	B．he is not friendly to him
C．he is not his friends	D．he comes from a village

4. Peter thinks ________, so he lets John listen to him.

A．he is from a town

B．he is nine and the boy is eight

C．he is a good student

D．he is very tall

5. Which of the following(下面的) is right?

A．John wants to listen to Peter.

B．John doesn’t want to listen to Peter

C．John wants to make friends with Peter.

D．Peter will be nine in two years.

【推荐3】Maybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you heard of typhoons?

Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.

How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates（蒸发）into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles（圆圈）and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.   

A typhoon has two parts, one is called the "eye". In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. Here are the strongest winds and hardest rains.

Typhoons are very dangerous. What shall we do when a typhoon hits?

● Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.

● Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!

● Listen to the radio or TV for important information. .

● If you're told to go to a safer place, do it right now.

1. This passage is most probably from_______.

A．an advertisement of a typhoon	B．a travel record
C．a weather report	D．a science magazine

2. Typhoons often happen_______.

A．in the hot season

B．in the cold season

C．all over China

D．under the sea

3. In which order（顺序）does a typhoon happen?
a. The wind moves fast enough, a typhoon starts.
b. The air moves quickly, making wind.
c. The sun makes sea water hot.
d. The air gets warmer.

A．d-c-b-a

B．c-d-b-a

C．c-d-a-b

D．d-b-a-c