【推荐1】Never a dull moment
by Tony Bradman
(1)If you like to keep lively，
If you hate being bored，
Just come down to our house
And knock on the door．
(2)It’s the noisiest house
In the whole of our town，
There're doors always slamming(砰地关上)
And things falling down．
(3)My dad keeps shouting，
And my mum，who breaks things．
The baby will bite you，
And our dog runs rings．
(4)My sister cries
And my brother roars(咆哮)．
And a grandpa is stone deaf，
(He always slams doors．)
(5)So come down to our house，
You don’t need the address，
You will hear it ten miles away
And the outside’s a mess．
(6)You won’t mind the racket(嘻杂声)．
You'll just love the din(吵闹声)--
For there is never a dull moment
In the house we live in!
1. Who is the writer of the poem?

A．Tony Bradman．	B．Tony’s brother.
C．Tony’s   mum．	D．Tony’s grandpa．

2. How many characters(角色)are there in the poem?

A．Four．

B．Eight．

C．Five．

D．Seven.

3. How can you know which house speaker’s?

A．You can hear the noise from ten miles away and the outside’s a mess·

B．You can go there by train and find the house by yourself．

C．You can ask someone to tell you the address．

D．You can ask the speaker to have the address．

4. Which is NOT the reason why it is the noisiest house in the whole of our town?

A．Doors are always slamming.	B．My dad keeps shouting
C．My grandpa always slams the door．	D．I hate being bred

5. What do you think of the family?

A．Boring and unhappy．	B．Lively and funny
C．Slow and sad．	D．Beautiful and strange.

【推荐2】Families celebrate National Grandparents Day in many ways in our city. Every year at this time, we hear from our readers sharing their stories to give thanks and express love to their grandparents. Here is Cindy’s story.

My darling Grandfather, I don’t think I could ever find the words to describe the positive (积极的) influence you have had on my life. I’m writing to tell you how important you are in my life. Grandpa, I couldn’t imagine where I would be now without you and Grandma. Through all the difficulties, you two have been like a rock in my life and a peaceful island in a big lonely ocean. You have given me power in my life. Seeing you two again was always like a homecoming. When I came to visit, your loving arms welcomed me and we had wonderful times together talking and walking. You have shown me that there are men who are caring and good. I remember when I was a little girl, how you held me tightly (紧紧地) when I couldn’t sleep. You always spoke kindly to me. You have shown me what a family man is—a man who gives what is best for his children. You always gave, even when it was not easy for you or when you were tired and unwell. You have also shown me what a caring husband is—a man who loves his wife as much as he can. We know that no one is perfect, but in my whole life I never heard you raise your voice at Grandma or treat her disrespectfully (不尊重地). Grandpa, you gave me hope to believe that I could also be a responsible person one day: Thank you for your ongoing love and example to me. Your loving granddaughter, Cindy

1. Cindy is writing the letter to ________.

A．share stories with her grandparents

B．tell her grandparents she will visit them

C．let her grandpa know how important he is

D．show her grandpa what kind of person she has become

2. What does Cindy mean by saying the underlined sentence in the passage? ________

A．She can always depend on her grandparents

B．She is always welcome in her grandparents’ home.

C．Her grandparents give her too much pressure.

D．Her grandparents are always kind to her.

3. What kind of person is Cindy’s grandpa?   ________

A．Kind and strict.	B．Caring and responsible.
C．Serious and positive.	D．Loving and impatient.

4. Grandpa has influenced Cindy in a positive way by ________.

A．taking her to a peaceful island	B．solving her difficulties in life
C．speaking loudly to her	D．setting a good example for her

5. Where is the passage most likely from? ________

A．A poem collection.	B．A geography magazine.
C．A local newspaper.	D．A science-fiction novel.

【推荐3】Dear Grandpa
        How are you these days?This term I have many new subjects like geography and history．They are interesting and useful．On school days I always have seven classes in a day and I go to the music club every Tuesday after schoo1．I learn how to play the guitar there．Now it’s not easy for me．But I make some new friends there.Oh，I forgot to tell you that my favorite subject is math．And I am good at it．I always help my classmates with math after class．Next week we will(将)have a math test．I wish to get the first place(第1名)．I think my school lire is really great．
          It’ s ten o’clock at night now．My father is still working on the computer．He is really busy from Monday to Friday．My mother．Is taking the bed for me．I miss you and Grandma very much．The day after tomorrow is Saturday．1 will call you then．
        Best wishes!       

Yours，

   Sarah

1. What’s Sarah’s favorite subject?

A．Music．

B．Geography．

C．Math．

D．History．

2. When does Sarah write the letter?

A．On Monday．	B．On Thursday．
C．On Tuesday．	D．On Saturday．

3. What is Sarah’s father doing?

A．He’s reading．	B．He’s working．
C．He’s sleeoing．	D．He’s making the bed．

4. What does Sarah think of her school life?

A．Busy．

B．Easy．

C．Relaxing．

D．Great．

5. We can learn that ________．

A．Sarah writes the letter in the afternoon

B．Sarah lives with her parents

C．Sarah is good at playing the guitar

D．Sarah joins a sports club at school

【推荐1】Choose the best answer (根据短文内容, 选择最恰当的答案)
Dear Arizona,

My brother is so lucky. Good things are always happening to him. Do you believe in luck? And if so, how can I get more of it?

Yours,

Looking for luck

Dear Looking,

It began one morning. I wore my brother, Tex’s hat and walked to school. That day, I didn’t miss the bus, because the bus was even later than me---that never happens! The luck went on. In the English class, I did well in spelling all the new words.

Then, when I came back to home, I asked Tex to borrow this hat one more day, because I had an audition（试镜）for the school play the next day. Tex agreed, and I gave him a warm hug. My audition was great. It was a super lucky day for me.

“Wow, Arizona!” said my friend Maria, “I can’t believe how amazingly you just did!”

“Thanks!” I said. “But honestly, the only reason is that I had a lucky hat.”

“What lucky hat?” asked Maria.

“This one,” I said, reaching into my backpack（背包）, where I thought I’d put Tex’s hat. But it wasn’t there! “Oh, no!” I cried. “It’s gone! What am I going to tell Tex?”

Maria helped me look for it. Luckily, we found Tex’s hat in my locker（寄物柜）. Also luckily, I discovered that I could be lucky with or without a hat.

“So it wasn’t the hat,” said Maria. “This is just a wild guess, but maybe it was all those hours you spent practicing over the past month.”

So, dear Looking, I guess you could say that luck is the result of being well prepared, believing in yourself, and maybe just a bit of magic! In other words, luck may come your way, but you have to be ready for it when it does!

Yours,

Arizona

1. Arizona didn’t miss the bus because ______________.

A．he had a lucky hat	B．he got up earlier than before
C．the bus was waiting for him	D．the bus was late

2. Why did Arizona borrow Tex’s hat one more day?

A．Because he needed luck for his audition the next day.

B．Because he needed a hat for his audition the next day.

C．Because he had a spelling test the next day.

D．Because he thought Tex’s hat was beautiful.

3. Where was Tex’s hat when Arizona was having his audition?

A．In Arizona’s backpack.	B．In Arizona’s locker.
C．In Tex’s backpack.	D．In Tex’s locker.

4. Which of the following sentence is not the writer’s opinion(观点) about luck?

A．Luck is being prepared.	B．Luck is believing in yourself.
C．Luck is a bit of magic.	D．Luck is natural.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

A．A lucky hat.

B．Looking for luck.

C．My lucky day.

D．My brother’s luck.

【推荐2】Mr. and Mrs Jones seldom(很少) go out in the evening , but last Sunday Mrs Jones said to her husband , “ There is a good film at the cinema this evening . Can we go to see it ? ”
Mr. Jones was quite happy about it . So they went there and they enjoyed the film . They came out of the cinema at 11 o’clock , going into the car and began to drive home . It was quite dark . Then Mrs Jones said , “ Bill , look , a woman is running along the road very fast and a man is running after her . Can we help her ? ’’
Mr. Jones said , “ Yes , I can .’’   He drove the car slowly near the woman and said to her , “ Can we help you ? ” “ No , thank you , ” the woman said , but she didn’t stop running . “ My husband and I run home after the film , and the last one will wash the dishes at home .”
1. Mr. and Mrs Jones were often ________in the evening .

A．at home	B．at the cinema
C．at work	D．out

2. They thought the film was very ________.

A．bad	B．popular
C．delicious	D．good

3. The film finished at _______o’clock .

A．twelve

B．ten

C．eleven

D．eight

4. The man ran after the woman because he ________.

A．wanted to get some money

B．was her husband

C．didn’t want to wash the dishes at home

D．was funny.

【推荐3】One day, a man visited an art factory. He saw a sculptor making a sculpture (雕塑). As he watched the man work on the sculpture found that there was a similar sculpture nearby.

He felt so strange and asked the sculptor, “Why are you making two same sculptures? Do you need two to put in different places?”

“No,” the man said without looking up, “We need only one, but the first one was damaged before I finished it, so I’m making a new one.”

The visitor picked up the damaged sculpture and checked it. But he couldn’t find anything wrong with it.

“Where is the damage?” he questioned.

“There is a scratch (划痕) on the sculptures nose,” the sculptor said while he was going on his work.

The man then asked, “Where are you going to show the sculpture?”

The sculptor replied that it would be shown on a six-meter platform (平台). “if the sculpture is up so high, who will see that there is a scratch on the nose?” the man asked.

The sculptor stopped his work, looked up at the man and said, “I will know it.”

The sculptor chose to keep to a high standard (标准) of excellence in his work. Even if other people didn’t notice it, he tried to make his work the best. We should work hard to keep on it.

1. Why did the visitor feel strange at the beginning of the story?

A．Because he would like to buy two sculptures.

B．Because he preferred one of the sculptures.

C．Because the sculptor was making two same sculptures.

D．Because the sculptor made this sculpture in an art factory.

2. The underlined word “damaged” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A．broken

B．completed

C．caught

D．hidden

3. What’s the problem with the first sculpture’s nose?

A．It looked so bad.	B．There was nothing wrong with it.
C．There was a hole on it.	D．There was a scratch on it.

4. What do you think of the sculptor?

A．Kind.

B．Careful.

C．Gentle.

D．Impolite.

5. From the story, we learn that ________.

A．the sculptor worked hard and replied people without looking up

B．the sculptor hoped to make more works to choose

C．the sculptor didn’t care about what people said

D．the sculptor tried to make his works perfect

【推荐1】Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.
If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering(不开花的) plants.
Flowering plants can make seeds(种子). The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit.
Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores(孢子). Spores are very, very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores fall on wet and shady(阴凉的) places, they usually grow into new plants.
1. What fact does the passage lead you to believe?

A．Of all living things, animals are most important.

B．Spores are seeds.

C．All fruits of flowering plants have seeds.

D．Without plants, man will die out.

2. The paragraph following the passage will be about ________.

A．how plants can make food from air

B．how spores grow into new plants

C．why some plants have no seeds

D．why non-flowering plants are more important than flowering plants

3. This passage is most likely to be taken from ________.

A．a story book	B．a novel
C．a science magazine	D．a laboratory report

【推荐2】People are playing video games everywhere these days, whether they're riding a bus or sitting in a restaurant. Some of them enjoy these games so much that they can't put them down. But is this a healthy habit? The World Health Organization (WHO) doesn't think so. In June, it recognized“ gaming disorder(障碍)” as a mental disorder in its International Classification of Diseases, CNN reported.

"Gaming disorder means continuous or repeated video-gaming behavior, whether online or offline. Of course, not everyone who plays video games has this disorder. It has three main signs.

The first sign is when the player loses control over his or her gaming habits. The second is when playing games becomes more important than other activities for the player. The third is when the condition leads to serious problems in the player's personal and family life.

In fact, some countries are already working to solve this problem. South Korea has introduced a law banning (A iE) children under 16 from playing online games between midnight and 6 a.m., USA Today reported. Chinese tech company Tencent is also setting limits on the amount of time that teenagers can play its games. Children between 12 and 18 years old can only play two hours every day.

If you have “gaming disorder", you should ask for professional medical (E 7) help. But if your condition is not that serious, you don’t have to see a doctor. You can use delayed satisfaction to deal with it.

For example, if you want to play video games on weekdays, you can wait to play them during the weekend for three hours. Or if you really want to play them after school, you can tell yourself that you cannot do so until you have finished your homework.

1. According to the passage, which of the following persons may NOT have "gaming disorder"?

A．A person who loves playing video games with his friends.

B．A person who loses control over his or her gaming habits.

C．A person who thinks playing games is the most important.

D．A person who can't communicate well with his parents because of the game.

2. If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?
(①=Para.1②=Para2③=Para.3④=Para.4⑤=Para.5)

A．①:②③④⑤;⑥

B．①:②③;④⑤⑥

C．①②;③④;⑤⑥

D．①②③;④⑤;⑥

3. The underlined words in the passage mean           in Chinese

A．延迟满足

B．及时满足

C．强制解除

D．循循善诱

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Playing video games every day is a healthy habit.

B．In South Korea, children under 16 can play online games at midnight.

C．In China, children of 15 years old can play 2 hours every day at most.

D．If you have "gaming disorder, you can only ask for professional medical help.

【推荐3】All big cities are quite similar. Living in a modern Asian city is not very different from living in an American city. But it is different from living on farms however.

In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or towns. In the United States, however, each family lives on its own fields and often can't see any neighbor. Instead of traveling from a village to the fields every morning. American farmers stay on their land all the week. They travel to the nearest town on Saturdays for shopping or on Sundays for church. The children ride on horses to large schools which serve all of the farm families living in the area. In some areas there are some small schools serving a few families and the children walk to school.

Of course, life keeps changing for everyone including farmers. Today there are cars, good roads, radios and TV sets. And of course, there are modern machines for faming now. All these have greatly changed farmers’ life.

Before, farming in America was often a lonely way of living for a long time. Farmers had to deal with their own problems, instead of getting help from others. They learned to try new ways, and thought of their own ideas instead of following old ways.

1. Where do the farmers live in the United States?

A．Villages

B．Towns

C．Buildings

D．Fields

2. Why do the farmers in America travel to the nearest town on Saturdays?

A．Because they want to meet friends	B．Because they want to buy something
C．Because they want to go church	D．Because they want to sell fruit

3. What are the lives of the farmers in America like today?

A．They have a modern life	B．They don’t change their lives
C．They have a lonely way of living	D．They have many problems about their lives

4. Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The life in the cities should be the same.

B．There is no difference between cities.

C．The life on the farm is different in different countries.

D．The life on farms doesn’t change all the time.

【推荐1】Why would someone decide to stop eating? We know that the body needs food in order to work well. However, many people fast at some time during their lives. Why is this?

Some people fast for political reasons. In the early 20^th century, women in England and the United States weren’t allowed to vote. So many women went on fast. They hoped that fasting would bring attention to it. Mohandas Gandhi, the famous Indian leader, fasted 17 times during his life. For Gandhi, fasting was a powerful political tool. In 1943, he fasted to bring attention to his country’s need for independence. For 21 days, he went without food. Another famous faster was Cesar Chavez. In the 1960s, he fasted for three weeks. Why? His goal was to bring attention to the terrible working conditions of farm workers in the United States.

Fasting is also a practice in many religions(宗教). Every year during the month of Ramadan, which is a religious holiday, Muslims(穆斯林) fast from sunrise to sunset. Many Indians fast at special time, and there was also a fasting holiday in ancient China.

Of course, not everyone fasts for political or religious reasons. People sometimes fast just because it makes them feel better. The American writer Mark Twain thought fasting was the best medicine for common illnesses. Whenever he had a cold or a fever, he stopped eating completely. He said that this always made his cold or fever go away. Another American writer, Upton Sinclair, discovered fasting after years of eating too much and headaches. His first fast lasted for 12 days. During this time, his headaches and stomachaches went away. Sinclair said that fasting also made him more alert and energetic.

Choosing to go without food can be very dangerous. However, that doesn’t stop people from fasting for political, religious, or health reasons.

1. The underlined word “fast” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “________”.

A．quickly

B．go on a diet

C．refuse to eat

D．lose weight

2. Mohandas Gandhi fasted in 1943 for ________.

A．a religious holiday for Muslims	B．his country’s need for independence
C．the women’s voting rights in Great Britain	D．the equal rights of the black people in America

3. Which fasting is for health reason?

A．Upton Sinclair fasted for 12 days.	B．Mohandas Gandhi fasted in 1943.
C．Cesar Chavez fasted for two weeks.	D．Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Women like to go on fasting for politics.

B．You will be very famous if you fast for religions.

C．Fasting sometimes would be better for your health.

D．You needn’t take any medicine if you fast when you’re ill.

5. What may be the best title of the passage?

A．Reasons for fasting.	B．Ways of fasting.
C．Advantages of fasting.	D．Results of fasting.

【推荐2】A horse fair is an interesting place. There were young horses from the country, little Welsh ponies and many beautiful horses too. But there were also a lot of poor, thin horses, tired from hard work. I was very sad to see them.

At the horse fair there was a man with a gentle voice and kind grey eyes. He offered 23 pounds for me, but they refused. Then a man with a very loud voice came. I was afraid he was going to buy me, but he walked off. Then the grey-eyed man came back again and said:

“I’ll give 24 for him.”

“Done,” said the salesman. “He’s a quality horse and if you want him for cab（出租马车）work, he’s a bargain.”

Half an hour later we set off for London, along country roads, until we came to that great city. There were streets to the right, and streets to the left. We went into one of the small streets, and then into a very narrow street, with small, old houses.

My owner stopped at a house. The door opened, and a woman, a little girl and boy, came out.

“Is he gentle, father?”

“Yes, Dolly, as gentle as a kitten; you can pat him.”

Dolly, the little girl, patted my shoulder without fear. It felt so good! They led me into a comfortable, clean stable, and after a delicious meal I lay down to sleep, thinking “I’m going to very happy here”.

My new owner’s name was Jerry. His wife was called Polly and they had two children, Harry and Dolly. The next morning they came to see me. I loved it when they patted me and spoke in gentle voices.

“Let’s call him ‘Jack’, after the old horse, shall we, Harry?” said Dolly.

“Yes, let’s,” said Harry.

The first week of my life as Jack, the London cab horse was very hard. The noise and the people and the traffic on the streets scared me. But Jerry was a very good driver, and that helped a lot Jerry soon found that I was ready to work hard and do my best, and he didn’t whip（鞭打）me.

He kept us very clean, and gave us as much food as we wanted. But the best thing was that we had Sundays off.

1. A horse fair is a place for__________.

A．people to sell and buy horses	B．horses to learn new skills
C．people to learn to ride horses	D．horses to meet new friends

2. What did the salesman mean by saying “he is a bargain”?

A．The buyer is a good driver.	B．The horse is well worth the price.
C．The buyer is gentle and kind.	D．The horse is as gentle as a kitten.

3. Living and working in London with Jerry’s family, “I” felt___________.

A．sad and helpless	B．challenged but satisfied
C．tired and afraid	D．curious but impatient

4. What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A．The experiences of visiting a horse fair.

B．The chance of having a new owner.

C．The disadvantages of working in London.

D．The start of a London-cab-horse life.

【推荐3】阅读理解

When someone who is in good health dies suddenly, there is usually an inquest(审问). A coroner(验尸官)will do it. His job is to find out exactly how a person died.

If there is nothing suspicious about the death, he will decide that the person died from natural causes or an accident, if, however, he is suspicious, he may decide that the person’s death was caused by a person or persons unknown.

One day the coroner was trying to find out exactly what had caused the death of a local businessman, Henry Watson.

The man’s wife was explaining something. She was very sad and had to stop from time to time. The coroner did not want to make her sadder than necessary, but he had to find out the truth. There were questions he had to ask. “Mrs. Watson, I know this is painful for you,” he said, “but I want you to think very carefully and then answer my questions. You and your husband were having dinner at home. Is that correct? ”

“Yes.” ‘‘Suddenly he fell to the floor? ” “Yes.”

“You stood up and hurried to him? You knelt(跪下)beside him? His stomach was in great pain? ” “Yes.” “Did he say anything? ” The wife kept her head down．

“Please, Mrs. Watson, you must answer the question. What were his last words? ”

The wife took a deep breath and then spoke. “He said,” She replied in a very low voice, “I'm not surprised that seafood we had for dinner cost you only 50 cents.”

1. What is the purpose(目的)of an inquest when a healthy person dies suddenly?

A．To help the poor family.	B．To do a research on death.
C．To find out the cause of death.	D．To ask questions about the person.

2. What is the meaning of the underlined(划线的) word “suspicious” in the passage?

A．可怕的

B．可怜的

C．可能的

D．可疑的

3. What was the probable cause of Henry Watson’s death?

A．Eating the food that went bad.	B．Getting too old.
C．Having a serious heart attack.	D．Being murdered by his cook.

4. According to the story, what would probably happen to the wife after this inquest?

A．She would become a bad woman.	B．She would never buy any seafood.
C．She would be much healthier.	D．She would ask the coroner to keep the secret.