【推荐1】Guess what Facbook CẸO Mark Zuckerberg and the United States President Donald Trump’s granddaughter Aabella Kushner have in common? They all study Chinese as a second language.

Although Chinese is known as one of the hardest languages to learn, a lot of people from different backgrounds are studying it with hopes of big advantages.

More than 120 people, representing 105 countries, had a competition in the finals of the 12th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for foreign secondary school students on November 2. Held in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, the finals included speech contests and talent shows. The contestants also visited the Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes (石窟) and other places of interest.

While reasons for learning Chinese varied (变化) among contestants, a common one was enthusiasm (热情) for the country’s rich culture and quick development.

Raissa, 17, from the Union of the Comọros, developed a strong emotional connection with China after her grandmother was cured by the doctors of the Chinese medical team in Africa three years ago. This led her to learn Chinese at a local Confucius Institute (孔子学院).

Attracted by Chinese culture, the contestant took part in activities on traditional Chinese medicine and folk arts during her first trip to China. Her dream is to study medicine in China so that she could cure patients like the Chinese doctors did.

For Marcell Zoltan Fekete, 17, from the Hungarian-Chinese Bilingual (双语的) School, studying Chinese may help him get a future job as a Hungarian diplomat (外交官) to China. After graduating from high school, he would like to go to China for further studies.

Now that a bridge has been built between the contestants and China, where will their journeys take them? Robert Davis, director of the Chinese-language program in Chicago’s public school, says, “Chinese isn’t the new French. It’s the new English.”

1. Who took part in Chinese Bridge according to the passage?

A．Marcell Zoltan Fekete.	B．Mark Zuckerberg.
C．Trump’s granddaughter.	D．Robert Davis.

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “contestants” in Paragraph 3?

A．Audience.

B．Competitors.

C．Tourists.

D．Teachers

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

A．Raissa has studied Chinese medicine in China.

B．Chinese medicine team saved Raissa three years ago.

C．Marcell became a diplomat after finishing high school.

D．Marcell and Raissa are of the same age, from different countries.

4. From the passage we know that ________.

A．over 105 foreign students take part in Chinese Bridge competition

B．the foreigners learn Chinese because of China’s quick development

C．the foreigners learn Chinese to find a job as a doctor in the future

D．the foreigners learn Chinese because Chinese is a difficult language

5. What does the last sentence “Chinese isn’t the new French. It’s the new English.” most probably mean?

A．Chinese is quite different from French.

B．Chinese is one of the hardest languages to learn.

C．Chinese is more important than French and English.

D．Chinese is widely used in the world, just like English.

【推荐2】Cats are one of the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are many American slang（俚语）expressions about cats. Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries（金丝雀）. If someone looks very proud and satisfied with himself, we can say “he looks like the cat that ate the canary”.

Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it has caught. So if you “play cat and mouse” with someone, it means that you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a girl might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when he reaches for it.

Americans might say that something is “the cat’s miaow” or “the cat’s pajamas” to describe something that is the best or finest. “A copycat” is someone who acts just like someone else or copies another person’s work. “A fat cat” is a person with a lot of money.

If you tell someone about something that is supposed to be a secret, but he tells it to others, we say, “you let the cat out of the bag”. If you are not able to speak or answer a question, someone might ask you if “the cat has got your tongue（舌头）”。

Have you ever watched children in a classroom when their teacher is away for a few minutes? “When the cat’s away, the mice will play” means people sometimes act badly when there is no supervision（监管）. You may have heard the expression “curiosity（好奇心）killed the cat”. This means caring too much about things that are not your business might cause problems.

If you have ever had cats as pets, you may know it is difficult to train them or to get them to do something. Cats are not like sheep or cows that can be made to move along as a group. So we say a difficult or impossible job is like “herding cats”.

1. If someone has just won a prize and thinks highly of himself, we can say “________”.

A．he is the cat eating small birds	B．he is like the cat that looks very proud
C．he likes cats catching canaries	D．he looks like the cat that ate the canary

2. In which of the following situations do we use the expression “let the cat out of the bag”?

A．Someone asked a lady about her age and weight and it made her get mad.

B．Someone has a broken leg, but he wants to swim across the Yangtze River.

C．Someone promised to keep something that you told him to himself but failed to do so.

D．Someone buys the same clothes and gets the same haircut as a famous movie star does.

3. The passage is most probably taken from ________.

A．a scientific research paper	B．a language book
C．a magazine of funny jokes	D．a news website

【推荐3】 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断其后面所给句子的对错。正确的为A，错误的为B。

English is spoken mostly in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In China and many other countries, English is the most important foreign language that children learn at school, because when they grow up, it will be quite possible for them to meet people from other countries. They will need a common language to communicate with each other. English is now used by nearly a quarter of the world’s population, and anywhere you go in the world, there is a good chance that you will meet someone who speaks English.

The reason why English is spoken everywhere is that in the nineteenth century, English became the language of world trade. And in the twentieth century, the US spread English to the world through newspapers, television and films. It is now the common language for international travel, science, industry, and recently, information technology and the Internet.

It is also important to know that English has borrowed many words from other languages, for example, “restaurant” from French, “zero” from Arabic, “piano” from Italian, and “tofu” from Chinese.

Will the importance of English last? As China continues to grow, many people think that Chinese will become as common as English by the middle of the twenty-first century. However, most people still think that English will be used most around the world, at least for the next twenty or thirty years.

So who owns English? The answer is everyone who speaks it. Even though we speak different types of English, we are all part of an international club. We all own English.

1. In China, English is the most important language that children learn at school.
2. Nearly a quarter of the world’s population speak English.
3. English became the language of world trade about one hundred years ago.
4. ”Tofu” was first used by Chinese people.
5. In the future, English won’t be spoken by Chinese people.

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What is bullying (欺凌)?	What is cyber bullying?
Bullying is when someone makes you feel bad and hurts you again and again, you may easily lose confidence, lose trust of everyone around you or even get sick. Bullying can happen at school, out of school or online. Bullying includes: *Calling people mean names *Laughing at people *Telling lies about people *Talking someone’s things without permission *Not letting someone play in a group *Hitting people	Cyber bullying happens online and includes: *Sending mean messages *Sharing photos without permission *Not letting someone be part of an online group
What can you do?
★If someone is mean to you, tell an adult that you know well and trust. For example, talk to a parent or a teacher. ★You can block (拉黑) a person who sends mean messages online. Ask an adult to help you. Don’t reply. ★Talk to your parents or teachers or an adult that you know well if you see bullying or if you are worried about a friend. ★Say sorry if you are mean to someone. You can write a message or talk to the person. We can all help to say no to bullying.

1. How many behaviors of bullying are mentioned in the passage?

A．6.

B．7.

C．8.

2. Which of the following is about cyber bullying?

A．Tom always takes away other people’s books without permission.

B．Jane posted Mary’s photo on the Internet without her permission.

C．Kevin doesn’t allow Ben to join in their football game.

3. Who is not the right person to ask for help when you get bullied?

A．A parent.

B．A teacher.

C．A stranger.

【推荐2】The stereotype(模式化的思想) is that Americans are lazy, but studies show that people in the USA get less vacation time than people in other parts of the world. A typical American worker gets two or three weeks off out of a whole year for vacation, but most US workers cannot. They usually have to be spread out throughout the year. Even when US workers are on vacation. they are often expected to be in communication with their bosses by email and mobile phone. Most US businesses do not encourage their employees(雇员) to take all the vacation days they are allowed to. In fact. most US companies discourage it.

Other countries, especially countries in Europe, have much more vacation time. In Germany many people have six weeks of paid vacation. Maybe this is why Europeans and other travellers take a vacation in far-off foreign places. Most American families like to stay closer to their homes, hardly leaving the country.

Most companies in countries outside the USA have to give paid time off to their employees. However, in the USA there is no law requiring employers to give workers paid vacation. In fact the USA is the only developed country that doesn't promise to give yearly time off to workers. There have been efforts to pass laws giving US workers one week of paid vacation, but so far those efforts have not been successful.

Even when US workers do have time off, many are afraid to take it because they worry they may lose their jobs. Other workers worry that if they go on vacation, they will have a mountain of work when they return.

1. The underlined word "discourage" in Paragraph 1 means             .

A．encourage

B．protect

C．look forward to

D．ask someone not to do

2. From Paragraph 3, we can infer Americans probably expect      .

A．to get one week of paid vacation	B．to pass a law that protects children
C．to work in foreign companies	D．to travel in foreign countries

3. Americans choose not to have a vacation because         .

A．they feel tired when they travel in a faraway place	B．they are afraid to lose their jobs when they return
C．the law in the USA doesn't allow them to go to a faraway place	D．it's not easy to communicate with their bosses outside

4. Which is the right order of the passage?
a. Many Germans have six weeks of paid vacation.
b. Many American workers are afraid to take their vacations.
c. The USA has no law requiring employers to give workers paid vacation.
d. US workers usually keep communicating with their bosses on vacation.
e. US workers have less vacation time than people in other countries in the world.

A．d-b-e-a-c

B．e-d-a-c-b

C．d-a-e-b-c

D．e-a-b-d-c

5. What are Americans like from the passage?

A．Hard.

B．Free.

C．Lazy.

D．Silly.

【推荐3】Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand , Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.
People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new names ” for themselves instead of the names their parents gave them when they were born.
Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.
In many countries , a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she got married. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes, women use their own names in some situations and their husbands’ in other situations. And some use both their own names and their husbands’.
1. Hanna changed her name to____________

A．Anne

B．Hans

C．Hnne

D．Anna

2. Joseph is thinking about changing his name because he wants to______.

A．move to another place

B．have a name with special sound

C．be different

D．make life easier in a new country

3. In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband,s ____.

A．in all situations

B．because she loves her husband

C．before she got married

D．after she got married

4. People change their names because______________

A．there is only one reason

B．there are two reasons

C．there may be many reasons

D．there are five reasons

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Anne and Joseph are talking about changing their names.

B．People like to be usual, so they change their names.

C．In many countries, women change their names after they got married.

D．There are many reasons for people to change their names.

【推荐1】Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendships don’t last（持续）very long. To have a friend, you must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous; be understanding.

Honesty helps start a good friendship. Friends must be able to trust（信任）each other. If you don’t tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you are not honest, you may lose your friend’s trust. Good friends should always speak and act honestly.

Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You don’t have to give your lunch money or your clothes, or enjoyments, like your hobbies and your interests. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know you better.

Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve（解决）. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so you can understand the problem better.

No two friendships are ever exactly alike. But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friendships, you must practice honesty, generosity and understanding.

1. Some friendships don’t last very long because ________.

A．too many people want to make friends

B．some people receive friendship but don’t give friendship back

C．some people give others friendship and receive friendship from others

D．they don’t know friendship is something important

2. According to the text, honesty is ________.

A．something unimportant	B．the base（基础）of friendship
C．as important as money	D．more important than anything else

3. From the text, we know the word “generous” means ________.

A．友好的

B．善良的

C．大方的

D．善解人意的

4. What does the word “them” refer to（指代）in the third paragraph?

A．your ideas and feelings	B．your hobbies and interests
C．your lunch money and clothes	D．your clothes and enjoyments

5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE in the text?

A．Friends should always speak and act honestly.

B．Sharing your ideas with your friend is very important.

C．A friend who gives you his lunch money is a true friend.

D．Talking about your problems with your friend often helps to solve the problem.

【推荐2】The story of the English language is a story of change. Old English is very different from Modern English. While some of the words stay the same, many of the old words are no longer used. The story of the English language began some time after the year of A.D. 449 when many groups of people came to England from North-West Europe. They helped to make up Old English. In Old English, the ends of words were very important because they carried many meanings such as past and present time. In Modern English most of these endings are gone. This is one example of the differences between old and Modern English.

All languages change over time and this is often influenced by some outside events. For example, when the church became important, Old English became a written language. Before this, only a few people could read and write. Latin, the old language of Italy, was used in the church and because of this, many Latin words entered the English language. For example, the word “school” came from the Latin language.

In the year of 1066, France attacked England and for a long time French became the language used by the royal family(王室) and the rich people in England. However, everybody else continued to use English. However, slowly English became important again and many of the schools began to use English instead of French. English language between about 1150 and 1500 is called Middle English. Over this time, many French words came into the English language. Often there were two words for one thing, a French word and an English word. Some time after 1500 we had the beginning of Modern English. Modern English was becoming more widely used. Writers, like William Shakespeare, used the language in beautiful and new ways.

1. How does the writer explain the differences between Old and Modern English?

A．By listing reasons.	B．By telling a story.
C．By listing numbers.	D．By giving examples.

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．In Old English, the beginnings of words carried many meanings.

B．Latin, the old language of Italy, was not used in the church.

C．French was used by the royal family and rich people after 1066.

D．There were two words for one thing, an English word and a Latin word.

3. William Shakespeare’s works were in _________.

A．Old English

B．Middle English

C．Modern English

D．French and English

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．There’re many differences between Old English and Modern English.

B．English language develops from Old English to Modern English.

C．English language is greatly influenced by some outside events.

D．Shakespeare used English language in beautiful and new ways.

【推荐3】It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around —   maybe because he or she moved to a different school or a different class. You may feel left out during breaks or lunchtime. You want to make new friends, but how do you find them?

Start by looking around your classroom. Think about who you want to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them and smile. Offer to share something or show your appreciation(欣赏) to them. Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When you’re at break, walk over to those you want to play with and say “Hi, may I join you?” or just join in.

If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually good at matching people up.

The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Being kind, sharing and saying nice things. Soon, you’ll have one, two or even more new friends.

1. How may kids feel at break or lunchtime when they have no friends around?

A．Excited.

B．Lonely.

C．Surprised.

D．Frightened.

2. Which are good ways to make new friends?
a. Keep asking others for help.
b. Join others and play with them.
c. Invite others and share your happiness.
d. Say “hello” to those you want to play with.

A．abc

B．bcd

C．acd

D．abd

3. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refers to _______.

A．feeling shy	B．saying nice things
C．playing with friends	D．making new friends by yourself

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．How to make new friends.	B．Who can be our friends.
C．How many kinds of friends we have.	D．Why we need friends.

5. Who does the writer write this passage for?

A．Parents.

B．Teachers.

C．Kids.

D．Grandparents.

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That night, Holly puts her glass of water next to her bed, reads for ten minutes, then falls asleep. And she finds herself in a beautiful forest. The trees are tall above her head and they are covered in big, green leaves. Small birds fly between the trees, singing all the time. And as Holly walks through the forest, she sees smiling green frogs and red and purple butterflies. There are no people anywhere. There are no houses or cars or computers. There is only the sound of the moving leaves and birdsong and insects and … something else.

In her dream, Holly stops and listens.

Lap, lap, lap.

What is that noise? It sounds like water. Is it rain? But Holly can see the sky and it is clear and blue. Is it a river? Or a stream?

Lap, lap, lap.

Holly walks towards the sound.

Lap, lap, lap.

The sound is quite loud now. It seems very close.

Lap, lap, lap.

Holly wakes up and rubs her eyes. She isn't dreaming. But she can still hear the sound.

Lap, lap, lap.

Holly turns on the bedside lamp and sees Eco. He is drinking from her glass of water! He wags his tail, jumps onto the bed and licks her face.

1. What doesn't Holly see in the forest?

A．Birds.

B．Frogs.

C．Houses.

D．Leaves.

2. What's the meaning of the underlined (带下划线的) word "close"?

A．很近的

B．大声的

C．很远的

D．美丽的

3. Which of the following is right?

A．There are some white and purple butterflies in the forest.

B．There is only the sound of birdsong.

C．The sky is clear and blue.

D．The insects make the noise "Lap, lap, lap".

4. Which is the best title (题目) about the passage?

A．The beautiful forest.	B．An interesting dream.
C．Lovely animals.	D．Holly and a glass of water.

【推荐2】We drink tea every day. But more than 400 years ago,most people in Europe did not know anything about tea. Some had heard about it,but very few knew what to do with it.

Here is a story about a sailor(水手)who went to countries all over the world. He had been to China and India. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and invited them to a “tea party”. When her friends came to the “tea party”,the old woman gave them brown tea leaves. Her friends began to eat them of course,but nobody liked the tea leaves. At that moment the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said,“Mother,what have you done with the tea?”

“I boiled it,as you said.”

“And what have you done with the water?”

“I poured it out,of course.” answered the mother.

“Now you may throw away the leaves,too.”said her son.

1. At the “tea party”,________.

A．everybody enjoyed the brown tea leaves

B．some of her friends enjoyed the brown tea leaves

C．nobody enjoyed the brown tea leaves

D．the old woman enjoyed the brown tea leaves

2. The son asked his mother to throw away the leaves,because________.

A．his mother had treated(招待)her friends with the wrong thing

B．the tea his mother had made was too strong

C．he didn't like his mother's friends

D．he himself didn't like the tea leaves

3. Where might the sailor come from?

A．America.	B．Canada.
C．Thailand.	D．England.

4. The sailor had been to________.

A．China and Australia

B．Brazil and Chile

C．China and Brazil

D．India and China

【推荐3】Starting a stamp collection is easy and not very expensive. Before you start, you need to decide what kind of stamps you want to collect. Most people collect stamps that they are interested in: a certain country or an animal, a famous person or even a sport. Whatever you choose, you will find that there is a world of knowledge in stamps: you will learn about people, geography, building, history and culture.
You can collect stamps from letters, ask your friends to let you have their old stamps, or you can buy used stamps. When you get a letter with a stamp on it, carefully cut out the stamp. Leave lots of space around the stamp so that you will not damage it. Put the stamp in water and wait until you can safely remove the stamp. Carefully remove the stamp off the letter. Place the wet stamp between two clean pieces of paper. A stamp can get wrinkled(褶皱的) when it dries, so put some books on top.
1. What does the writer think of collecting stamps?

A．Hard

B．Expensive

C．Useful

D．Boring

2. What does the underlined work “damage” mean?

A．损坏

B．保存

C．利用

D．删除

3. What’s the correct order when we try to get a stamp on a letter?
①Remove the stamp off the letter.
②Place the wet stamp between two pieces of paper.
③Cut out the stamp.
④Put the stamp in water.
⑤Put some books on top.

A．①→②→⑤→③→④	B．③→④→①→②→⑤
C．④→①→②→⑤→③	D．③→①→④→②→⑤