【推荐1】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Mr. Chen living next door to us has a habit of drinking.     1     Now his eldest son buys him a bottle of Mao Tai.    2    , then writes “96” on the corner of the trademark(商标) with a pencil.     3     Two days later, a businessman comes and wants to pay five yuan for the empty Mao Tai bottle.     4     Some days later, it’s Mr. Chen’s birthday.     5    . When he is drinking it, he suddenly finds “96” – the mark(记号) on it.

A．He is glad and drinks it up.

B．His friend buys him another bottle of Mao Tao.

C．It means he has already drunk 96 bottles of the famous wine.

D．The best present to him, of course, is wine.

E．He often drinks a lot.

F．Mr. Chen is happy and sells it.

【推荐3】One January morning, Thomas Smith is walking his dog, Jack, in the park. Mr. Smith is sitting under a tree and Jack is running on the ice (冰) lake. Suddenly. the dog falls into(掉进) the water and can't get out.

"I must save my dog," says Mr. Smith. He doesn't think much,and jumps into the cold water. It's difficult for him to swim in the cold water, but he is just thinking about saving Jack.

Luckily, he helps Jack out of the water. And they are safe now." When we get out of the water, everybody asks how Jack is, and nobody is worried about me!"Mr. Smith says with a smile.

Julie Brown sees this thing, too. "The dog gets onto the ice lake," she says." Suddenly(突然地), it starts to go under. Many people see it and they are shouting for help. But only Mr. Smith jumps into the cold water to save it."

People think Mr. Smith is a hero (英雄)."In fact, many people in the world are doing the same as me," Mr. Smith says. "But from now on,I must let Jack be away from the ice lake."

Animals are our great friends. Can you do the same for them like Mr. Smith?

1. When does the story happen?

A．On a cold morning in February.	B．On a warm afternoon in January.
C．On a warm afternoon in February.	D．On a cold morning in January.

2. What's Mr. Smith doing while the dog is running on the ice lake?

A．He is taking a walk in the park.	B．He is sitting under a tree.
C．He is talking with someone.	D．He is playing with another dog.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mr. Smith feels angry because no one is worried about him.

B．Mr. Smith lets Jack get onto the ice and it falls into the water.

C．Mr. Smith won't let Jack play on the ice lake next time.

D．Julie Brown doesn't think it's necessary (必要的) for Mr. Smith to do so.

4. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A．To be good with animals.	B．To help people in danger.
C．To stay away from the ice lake.	D．To learn to swim in the lake.

【推荐1】Alice Black is an English girl. She has a big family. She lives with her grandparents, parents, two brothers and one sister in China. Alice has two dogs—Bobby and Tony. Bobby is black and Tony is white. Alice likes them very much. Alice is a middle school student. She has a good friend at school. Her name is Helen. They are cousins, too.

1. ________ is the girl’s last name.

A．White

B．Black

C．Brown

D．Alice

2. Alice’s parents have ________ children (孩子).

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

3. The underlined word “them” refers (指代) ________.

A．Alice’s friends

B．Alice’s brothers

C．Alice’s dogs

D．Alice’s sisters

4. Helen is Alice’s ________.

A．aunt

B．cousin

C．sister

D．brother

5. Which of the following is TRUE (正确的)?

A．Alice has two aunts.	B．Bobby is a white dog.
C．Alice’s sister is Helen.	D．Alice is in China.

【推荐3】Suzy——I’m really good at selling things and communicating with others. I also love helping people. I hope to work for the sales department in a big company. I think I can be a good saleswoman or a manager.

Daniel——I really like making things with my hands. I also enjoy searching for something better or different. I don’t enjoy working in the same place every day, and I hate being in noisy places. I think I’d like to be an artist or a computer engineer.

Billy——I’m good at talking and I really like children. I also want to keep people healthy. I’m patient and I’m willing to work extra hours. I think I can make a good doctor or a teacher.

Maria——I’m really interested in meeting people, and I enjoy wearing different clothes every day. I’m not so good at organizing time and computers. I am going to be a model or a social worker.

Millie——I enjoy helping people, but I can’t stand working at nights or weekends. I think it’s the time for me to relax. I want to be an accountant or a shopkeeper.

1. Suzy wants to be _________.

A．a nurse or a doctor	B．a model or a driver
C．a worker or a teacher	D．a saleswoman or a manager

2. Daniel doesn’t enjoy working in _________.

A．the office

B．quiet places

C．noisy places

D．different places

3. ________ wants to be a teacher or a doctor.

A．Suzy

B．Billy

C．Maria

D．Millie

4. Maria likes _________.

A．meeting people	B．wearing different clothes
C．working at nights and weekends	D．both A and B

5. What do the underlined words “can’t stand” mean in Chinese?

A．不能忍受

B．不能站立

C．不能坚持

D．不能代表

【推荐1】Going to an American friend’s house is very exciting. But you must remember to be polite.
When to arrive   If your friend tells you to come “ around 3:00”, that means you can go there a little bit after 3:00. But usually it is a good idea to arrive at the right time.
What to bring     It’s nice to bring something to your friend’s house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.
How to greet     When you visit your friend’s house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I call his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr or Mrs Smith. You can also call them Madam or Sir.
It is a cool thing to visit a friend’s house. Be polite to your friend and your friend’s parents, and you will be invited again!
1. If you are told to get to an American friend’s house around 5:00pm, it is polite to arrive at ______ pm.

A．5:02

B．4:50

C．4:30

D．6:00

2. If you go to a friend’s house, you’d better take _____ with you.

A．some money

B．some flowers

C．a car

D．a knife

3. When the writer want to visit his friend Paul, he called his friend’s father ___.

A．Mr Smith

B．John

C．Mary

D．Mrs Smith

4. The passage mainly tells us ______.

A．when to arrive at your friend’s home

B．how to greet people

C．what to bring to your friend

D．how to be a good visitor

5. The passage may be from ______

A．a notice on the wall

B．a letter to a friend

C．an article in a magazine

D．a news story in a paper

【推荐2】Luo Zhijie, 14, usually has lunch with his classmates in their dining hall at Tangwai Junior High School in Shanghai. But the other day, a newcomer joined them — the school principal (校长). They talked about the food the dining hall offers and had a nice talk.

Many students across China are also eating with their principals these days. The Chinese government made a new food safety regulation (安全规定) to make sure that students eat better and safer food in schools. The regulation started on April 1, 2019. It asks those who run schools to eat with students in their dining halls. Parents can also join in.

Luo’s school has some seats for school managers (管理者) to sit on and they can eat with students. After talking with the students, the managers have to write reports and give good ideas to the workers in their dining hall. “It helps us offer healthier and tastier food to students,” said the principal of Luo’s school. After eating with his students, he found that the food in their dining hall wasn’t very good. He also found that his students ate lots of meat and few vegetables. “We are thinking about how to change (改变) the dishes and make our students eat more healthily,” he said.

Liu Haoxuan, 14, from Beijing Dayu School, said he found some changes after the regulation went into his school. “Some of the unpopular dishes are gone. Some of the other dishes taste better!” he said. “I hope our school keeps on changing the dishes.”

1. Who joined Luo Zhijie and his classmates for lunch?

A．Their parents.

B．Their school manager.

C．Workers in their dining hall.

2. What is the new food safety regulation about?

A．Students should eat well and healthily.

B．Parents have to eat with their children at school.

C．The school principals must have talks with their students.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Luo dislikes the dishes in his school’s dining hall.

B．Many students are afraid to talk with the principal of their school.

C．Some students in Luo’s school don’t have good eating habits.

4. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A．The problems of the food in Liu’s school.

B．The changes in the dishes in Liu’s school.

C．Good ideas from the principal of Liu’s school.

5. In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage?

A．CULTURE

B．PEOPLE

C．HEALTH

【推荐3】

International Poetry Competition World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March. Its purpose is to improve people’s ability to read, write, and teach poems all over the world. This year, the International Poetry Centre is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the festival! The competition is open to all the poets(诗人)aged 18 and over from all over the world, and they will be divided into two groups: Open Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over) ESL Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over who can write in English as a Second Language) The winners of each group will receive￡1000. RULES: All the poems must be unpublished (未出版的) works. Poems will not be returned, so please keep a copy. The poem(s) must be in English and created by the poet himself/herself. Poems can be written on any proper subject. No subject on violence(暴力) or drugs. The competition begins on 3 March, 2017 and ends on 28 August, 2017. To enter the competition, please visit the Centre Shop to pay ￡5 for each poem. Once the payment is made, please email the poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk. Remember to mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of the document(文档) to show which group to enter before emailing your poem(s). Questions about the competition can be emailed to poetrycomp@center.uk.

1. The World Poetry Day is on_____.

A．March 28th

B．March 3rd

C．March 21st

D．August 28th

2. The purpose of the World Poetry Day is_____.

A．to encourage the British to write poems

B．to teach children how to read and write poems

C．to raise money for the poets from all over the world

D．to help people to read, write and teach poems better

3. The rules for the competition include the following EXCEPT_____.

A．that poets can write poems in any language

B．that poets must use their unpublished poems

C．that poems can’t be taken back after the competition

D．that poems can’t be written on the subject of violence or drugs.

4. Poets can get ￡1000 if_____.

A．they win in the group	B．their poems are published
C．they enter the competition	D．their poems are written by themselves

5. Which is the correct order for poets to enter the competition?
①Pay￡5 for each poem.
②Visit the Centre Shop.
③Email their poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk.
④Mark Open or ESL in the top right –hand corner of their document.

A．①②③④

B．②①③④

C．②①④③

D．③④②①

【推荐1】“It’s so cold”

“Yes, it is. I wear my long johns(秋裤)today.”This little talk happens when you run into your classroom at school. It’s an example of “ small talk” .In our everyday life, small talk is a big deal. It can help you meet new peopleand make new riends. The topics(话题) of small talk usually include(包括) the weather, hobbies,family and travel. These topics are great because they are easy to talk about.You can also talk about what is around you. For example, you can talk to yourclassmates about an interesting teacher in your class. If you’re at a party, you can talk about the food, music or the people there. Sometimes, it is a bit difficult to start talking with someone you don’t know. But that’s OK! Just be nice and show people that you like them. Share (分享)your happiness or worries with them. People can be friendlier than you think.

根据材料内容判断下列句子正(T)误(F),并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. The example at the beginning is about family.
2. Small talk can help you meet new people and friends
3. Weather and hobbies are difficult to talk about
4. Talking about the food at a party is small talk.
5. It is a good start to show people that you like them

【推荐2】There was a beautiful garden. Every year the king would go to the garden to decide(决定) which flower was the most beautiful one.

For the last few years, the rose was always Number One. Because of this, the rose garden became arrogant. It would never let birds stay on its flower. Then all the birds started staying away from the garden.

Behind the garden, there was a little yellow flower. People called it Jungle. Jungle wasn't more beautiful than the rose, but it welcomed the birds to stay on its flower. All the birds in the garden liked it.

This year the king went to the garden as before. The gardener(园丁) pointed at the rose and said to the king, “Your favorite flower, my king.”

Of course, the king also saw the yellow flower behind it and asked, “What flower is that?”

“Oh! That's Jungle, a wild flower.”

“I didn't see a flower like it before. There are so many birds on it. I think it's much more beautiful than the rose. It will be the King Flower of this year!” said the king.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. From the passage, we can know that Jungle was ________.

A．famous

B．serious

C．friendly

D．smart

2. The underlined word “arrogant” means “________” in Chinese.

A．骄傲的

B．粗心的

C．易怒的

D．开朗的

3. What do you think this passage is?

A．An ad.

B．A story.

C．A piece of news.

D．A diary.

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

A．All the birds liked the garden.

B．The birds liked to stay on Jungle.

C．The garden became ugly this year.

D．The king didn't like Jungle.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．The king's garden	B．The clever king
C．The flowers and the birds	D．The most beautiful flower

【推荐3】Fryderyk F. Chopin was born in March, 1810 in Poland. He was one of the greatest musicians in the world. In 1831, when he went to Paris, no one knew he could play the piano very well.

At that time in Paris the most popular musician is the Hungarian（匈牙利）pianist Franz Liszt.

One night, at a concert, when Liszt went to the piano and all the people shouted his name. When the worker turned off all the lights in the concert, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good that the listeners were all greatly interested.

They kept praising（夸奖）the pianist and thought that Liszt was much talented in playing the piano. It felt like that he had already reached something new in playing the piano.

At last, all the lights were turned on again as the music came to an end. And there stood a young man but not the famous Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt.

Liszt planned all this. When the lights were turned off, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place, so with the help of Liszt and his own talent, Chopin soon became famous.

1. Chopin was______________.

A．the greatest singer in the world	B．a famous pianist from Poland
C．a famous pianist from Paris	D．one of the most famous musicians in Hungary

2. The wonderful piano concert started ______________.

A．after the worker turned on all the lights	B．when Liszt sat down at the piano
C．after the worker turned off all the lights	D．when Chopin went to the concert

3. Chopin became famous ______________.

A．because he came to the concert	B．because he was a student of Liszt's
C．because he took Liszt's place at the concert	D．because he played so well at the concert

4. The best title of the passage may be “_____________”.

A．To Be Hard-working	B．To Be Outgoing
C．To Be Famous	D．To Be More Creative