【推荐1】Tom and his best friend Rob were out of school for the summer. They had been swimming, gone to the movies, played video games, and even built a castle out of some old cardboard boxes. But today they were so bored. “At least we would have something to do.” Tom thought for a while and suggested, “Let’s make some popcorn and lemonade and sell it outside.”
The boys went to the kitchen and asked Tom’s mom if she would help them make some lemonade while they popped the popcorn. Tom’s mom got the lemons from the refrigerator and also a small amount of sugar. She mixed up the lemonade while the boys started popping the popcorn.
Tom and Rob got a small table from the garage and set it up near the sidewalk. They made a red sign telling everyone that popcorn and lemonade was for sale. The boys sat for about ten minutes before they got their first sale. Mrs. Jenkins, one of their neighbors, was walking her dog. “It’s so hot today.” “I sure can use a drink,” she said. Soon the boys were busy handing out popcorn to Mr. Baker. He was walking down the street sending the mail. “I need a break,” he said. “Walking all over the neighborhood gave me an appetite.”
The boys had only three popcorn bags left and enough lemonade for three more cups. “Wow, I didn’t think the popcorn and lemonade would sell that fast. We made six dollars,” said Tom. “If we get bored again before school starts, we can try selling more lemonade with cookies(饼干) next time,” laughed Rob.
1. What did Tom suggest?

A．Swimming with their friends.

B．Buying some sugar and cookies.

C．Making some popcorn and lemonade.

D．Going to the movies and playing games.

2. Where did Tom and Rob set up the table?

A．Near the sidewalk.	B．In the kitchen.
C．At the supermarket.	D．Outside the school.

3. What did Tom and Rob learn from this experience?

A．People might prefer to buy things on sale.

B．They could do something new to have fun.

C．Mr. Baker liked sending mails very much.

D．Mrs. Jenkins needed help to walk the dog.

【推荐1】Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, close to 50 percent of people are shy. Almost 80 percent of people feel shy sometimes in their lives.

Is it possible to be born shy? Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents. As a result, scientists think that some shyness is genetic(遗传的).

Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Scientists studied shy children. They found that 66 percent of them had elder brothers and sisters. As a result, they became shy.

You may also be shy because of where you were born. Scientists found in Japan, most people said they were shy. But in Israel, only one of three people said so. Why? One scientist says the Japanese and Israelis have different opinions of failure(失败). In Japan, when people fail, they blame themselves and feel bad about themselves. In Israel, people often blame failure on outside reasons, such as family, friends, or bad luck. In Israel, freedom of opinion and risk taking are strongly supported. This may be why Israelis worry less about failure and are less shy.

However, scientists say you can deal with your shyness. They suggest trying new things and practicing conversations. And don’t forget—if you are shy, you are not the only one.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Happiness.

B．Shyness.

C．Kindness.

D．Loneliness.

2. What can be learned from the passage?

A．Most little babies are born shy and quiet.

B．If you are shy now, you will be shy forever.

C．Many shy children have elder brothers and sisters.

D．Most Israeli people are shy of expressing opinions.

3. We can learn from the passage that ________ may cause shyness.

A．genetics, adults and birthplaces

B．family size, adults and failure

C．genetics, family size and freedom

D．genetics, family size and birthplaces

4. Scientists suggest that shy people can deal with their shyness by _________.

A．blaming their failure on outside reasons

B．trying new things and practicing conversations

C．getting themselves away from their shy parents

D．trying to understand reasons for their shyness

【推荐3】We touch our faces all the time, and it had never seemed to be a big problem—until COVID-19 arrived. Touching our faces—the “T-zone” of our eyes, nose and mouth—can mean giving ourselves this virus.

This is why some organizations have suggested that we should avoid touching our faces. William Sawyer, from Henry the Hand, told The Washington Post, “Just stop this simple behavior, and that would be better than any vaccine （疫苗） ever created.”

However, stopping this “simple” behavior might be harder than you think because we are used to it.

Some face-touching is an automatic reaction—like when there is an itch(痒) on your nose, you'll touch it again and again without thinking. A 2014 study found that touching your face also helps you to have less stress. For example, it's possible for you to do it when you feel embarrassed. According to Dacher Keltner, a psychologist at the University of California Berkeley, US, this action may also have a social use: When you are talking to someone, for example, touching your face means you want to talk about another thing.

Besides, it's very hard to change this face-touching “because you don't even know you're doing it”, said Sawyer.

But you're not alone. In a 2015 study, it was found that a group of medical students touched their faces about 23 times an hour-with 44 percent of the touches in the “T-zones”. That was very surprising because medical students should know better.

Since it's so hard to shake the habit, maybe the easiest way is to wash our hands more often. This way, we can be sure that our hands are safe from COVID-19.

1. The “T-zone” is formed from _____.

A．our eyes

B．our nose and mouth

C．our eyes, nose and mouth

2. In the second paragraph, Sawyer thinks that _____.

A．face-touching is simple and helpful

B．we should avoid touching our faces

C．face-touching may be better than vaccine

3. Dacher Keltner believes that _____.

A．face-touching may increase stress

B．face-touching may have a social use

C．face-touching may cause an itch on your face

4. The last paragraph tells us to _____.

A．wash our hands more often

B．stop the habit of touching our faces

C．ask medical students not to touch their faces

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Face-touching may give us COVID-19.

B．Face-touching may be very useful for us.

C．Stopping face-touching might be harder than we think.

【推荐1】

Hello, Garfield will meet you again on the screen. This time, America’s favourite cat Garfield travels to London.     Garfield gets lost on the way. However, he enjoys his new life in his new     home. But danger is near him…	How exciting it is to see Superman on the screen again! Like before, he is again saving the world. But his enemy, Lax     Luther, is still planning to kill him so that he can control the world.	Captain Jack Sparrow again appears on the screen. This time, he finds himself in a heavy debt(债) to Davy Jones. The only way to get     out of it is to find the Dead Man’s Chest. He asks his old fiends for     help and they start out to the sea.

1. The story of Garfied2 in this movie happens in ____.

A．America

B．London

C．The sea

D．the world

2. Why does Lex Luthor plan to kill superman?

A．Because he tries to save the world	B．Because he never sees Superman on the screen
C．Because he finds it hard to like the story	D．Because he wants to control the world

3. What is the trouble for captain Jack Sparrow this time?

A．He again appears on the screen	B．He turns to his friends for help
C．He is in a heavy debt to Davey Jones	D．He finds the Dead Man’s Chest

【推荐2】

Art Festival
Name	Act	Time	Place
Ben	Play the violin	Monday 9:00 a.m	In the music room
Martin	Paint	Tuesday 3:20 p.m	In the drawing room
Cindy	Sing	Wednesday 2:20 p.m	In the music room
Selina	Beijing Opera	Thursday 3:40 p.m	In the hall
Jet	Chinese KungFu	Saturday 8:30 a.m	In Class Four

1. ______ can sing for us.

A．Ben

B．Martin

C．Cindy

D．Selina

2. We can see the violin show in ______.

A．the drawing room	B．Class Five
C．the hall	D．the music room

3. You can watch Beijing Opera _______.

A．at 3:50 a.m on Wednesday	B．at 2:00 a.m on Tuesday
C．at 3:40 p.m on Wednesday	D．at 3:40 p.m on Thursday

4. On the weekend, we can watch _____ in Class Four.

A．Chinese KungFu	B．Beijing Opera
C．Paint	D．Dance

5. _______ can paint for us ______.

A．Ben, in the music room	B．Martin, in the drawing room
C．Cindy, at 3:40 p.m on Thursday	D．Jet, at 3:20 p.m on Tuesday

【推荐3】Chinese has a history of thousands of years. But Pinyin doesn't. It tells people how to pronounce (发音) Chinese characters. This year, Pinyin turns 62 years old.

In 1958, Chinese linguist (语言学家) Zhou Youguang and his team created Pinyin. Before that, Chinese people used many other ways to show how to pronounce Chinese characters. But these ways are not as easy to use as Pinyin. Because of Pinyin, more people learn how to pronounce.

Pinyin is a big part of our daily life. We learn to speak Putonghua with the help of Pinyin. We write Chinese characters on computers by using Pinyin.

Pinyin is young. But it is now very popular outside China. It is becoming a bridge between China and the world. Many people around the world start to learn Chinese by learning Pinyin. You might say "nihao" to mean "hello" to a foreign friend.

People are using Pinyin more often than before. For example, fewer foreigners use "dumplings". They like to use "jiaozi". And "mantou" is for "steamed bun". The Oxford English Dictionary (《牛津英语词典》) has more than 100 Chinese words in Pinyin, such as zhongguomeng for "Chinese dream" , and wanggou for "online shopping" .

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. Chinese people began to use Pinyin ________.

A．hundreds of years ago

B．thousands of years ago

C．62 years ago

D．a few years ago

2. Paragraph (段落) 3 tells us ________.

A．why people started using Pinyin	B．how people started using Pinyin
C．what people use Pinyin for	D．what will happen to Pinyin

3. What does "steamed bun" mean in Chinese?

A．字典

B．馒头

C．你好

D．网购

4. The Oxford English Dictionary now ________.

A．helps foreigners learn Pinyin	B．is more popular in China
C．has more Chinese words than before	D．has more Pinyin than before

5. Which of the following is TRUE about the article?

A．Pinyin helps foreigners learn Chinese.	B．Pinyin has hundreds of English words.
C．Pinyin is as old as Chinese characters.	D．Pinyin is easier than English words.

【推荐1】In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera, He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.

The next important date in the history of photography(摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading-room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. The kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all round the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.

Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生).

Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just taken of the real world; they showed ideas and feelings, like other kinds of art.

1. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ________.

A．his business

B．his house

C．his garden

D．his window

2. The Daguerreotype was ________.

A．a Frenchman

B．a kind of picture

C．a kind of camera

D．a photographer

3. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to ________.

A．watch lots of films	B．buy an expensive camera
C．stop in most cities	D．take a lot of film and something else with him

4. Mathew Brady ________.

A．was very lifelike	B．was famous for his unusual pictures
C．was quite strong	D．took many pictures of moving people

5. This passage tells us ________.

A．how photography was developed	B．how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures
C．how to take pictures in the world	D．how to use different cameras

【推荐2】The summer holiday began on July 5^th. I stayed at home and had nothing to do in the hot summer. I called my grandma, and she asked me to visit her. My grandma lived in the countryside. It took me three hours to get there by bus. There were many trees around her house. I liked to play games with other children during the day. At night, her neighbors came and sat together to chat. My grandma liked telling stories. My new friends and I enjoyed her stories very much.
There was a pool near my grandma’s house. My friends and I often went there and caught fish in the pool. It wasn’t easy to catch fish, but it was interesting and exciting. I stayed there for a month, and then I went back home.
1. What did the writer do in the countryside ?

A．He told the stories.	B．He swam in the pool.
C．He caught fish.	D．He did his homework.

2. When did the writer go back home?

A．On June 5th	B．On July 5th
C．On August 5th	D．On September 10th.

3. The underlined word “chat”means ____________ in Chinese.

A．聊天

B．打牌

C．打闹

D．纳凉

4. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．My grandma’s stories.

B．Children’s life in the countryside.

C．My summer holiday in the countryside.

D．My new friends and I

【推荐3】The summer solstice, the longest day of the year, is celebrated by different cultures all over the world. For the last 40 years a farmer in England has arranged a special celebration on his farm.

Each June, thousands of people travel to a field six miles from Glastonbury, a small town in southwest England. The local population grows from about 10,000 to over 185,000, with many people arriving from abroad during the weekend. They’re taking part in the Glastonbury Festival, one of the biggest open-air festivals in the world.

If you go, you will have the chance to see famous performers and enjoy lots of different activities. There are over 15 stages where you can listen to nearly any music, including jazz, hip-hop, folk and Latin music.

▲ .There are many other kinds of performing arts. There is a comedy stage, a cinema tent and a poetry area.You can watch one of Shakespeare 's plays or have your face painted.You can take part in art activities or learn how to juggle. Children under 12 years old can get in for free. They can watch puppet shows or enjoy a picnic. If you want to celebrate the start of summer in a more traditional way, you can go to the stone circle on a hill above the festival and light a candle or lie down and look at the stars.

While the festival is great fun, it's not exactly a luxury weekend. It is difficult to travel to and from the festival site on country roads and you can sometimes get trapped in traffic jams for hours. In bad weather, the field can turn into a mud bath. But once you are there, it is an experience of a lifetime.

1. All the activities are held just to celebrate_________.

A．the summer holidays	B．the music festival
C．a family celebration	D．the longest day of the year

2. Which is a more traditional way to celebrate the festival?

A．Having a-picnic on the field	B．Looking at the stars on the hill.
C．Enjoying all kinds of music on the stage.	D．Watching Shakespeare's plays in a tent.

3. Which of the following sentence can be put in ▲ in Paragraph 4?

A．However, it is not just a music festival

B．However, it just shows performing arts

C．If you go, you can learn about local customs

D．If you go, you can experience different cultures

4. What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about?

A．The activities of the festival.	B．The reasons of the festival.
C．The problems of the festival.	D．The popularity of the festival.