【推荐1】The other day I was shopping at a local store and came upon a lady from India squatting（蹲）on the floor looking for a certain product on the bottom shelf. She sprang up when she saw me as if to get out of my way. Apologetically she explained that she was a cashier at a nearby store and was on her lunch break trying to geta few needed items before her time was up.

I reassured her, “I am in no hurry. Go ahead and do what you need to do.” While she searched for a particular brand, she said that sometimes customers were rude to her at the store and she really appreciated my kindness. I told her that I had noticed cashiers being treated rudely by some people.

I also explained to her that I was a retired nurse and understood some of what she was saying first hand. Sometimes patients, families, or doctors could be very rude or mean. But I tried to understand why they were feeling that way and let it go. “The world would be a better place if we all acted kindly toward each other. Those who are rude may have bad karma coming after them eventually.” I added.

She nodded and was surprised, “So you know about karma?” My reply was simple. “A little bit. Karma is the same thing as doing something bad and it comes back to bite you on the butt.” She paused, looked puzzled, then broke out in a big smile and covered her mouth with her hand, laughing as she walked away.

It felt so good that in a brief exchange I showed her there were kind people in the world, which might have helped her regain her faith in humanity.

1. How did the lady react when she saw the author in the store?

A．She stood up trying to make way for her.

B．She invited her to have lunch together.

C．She apologized for her rude manners.

D．She kept searching for the needed product.

2. Which of the following best describes the author?

A．Responsible and humorous.

B．Courageous and warm-hearted.

C．Kind and understanding.

D．Sympathetic and open-minded.

3. What is the main message the author wants to convey?

A．Working as a cashier is no easy job.

B．Those who are rude deserve bad karma.

C．Doing acts of kindness will make people feel good.

D．We should treat others the way we want to be treated.

【推荐1】One day, Daisy dreamed a strange dream. She flew in a wonderful carpet to talk with an antelope in Tibet. The antelope told her they were hunted because of their fur which can be used to make sweaters like hers.
Later, she flew to Zimbabwe where she talked with an elephant and got to know the farmers there no longer hunted them. That’s because the government decided to help and the farmers finally made a lot of money.
At last, she arrived at the thick rainforest where a monkey told her “no rain forest, no animals and no drugs.” Although finally everything was gone, she hadlearned so much.
1. How many places has Daisy been to?

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

2. Why the antelopes were hunted in Tibet?

A．Because their fur can be made into sweaters.

B．Because the number of them is large.

C．Because they are not wild animals.

D．Because they are not important.

3. Why the farmers in Zimbabwe no longer hunted elephants?

A．Because farmers knew the importance of wildlife protection.

B．Because elephants were endangered animals.

C．Because the government helped farmers to make money.

D．Because elephants and farmers lived in peace.

【推荐2】For many teenagers who are growing up in cities, the first things that catch their eyes when they come to the countryside are the animals, farm tools and above all, the rural scenery that is very different from that in cities.

But when Wang Zhicheng, a 17-year-old boy from Qingdao No. 2 High School went to his mother’s hometown for the first time during Spring Festival, he was shocked by the terrible condition of the roads.

Roads in the small village in Heze, Shangdong province were muddy and bumpy(崎岖的). “Complaining doesn’t solve any problems. I wondered what I could do to help rebuild the roads,” Wang said.

He talked to villagers and learned that a lack of money had been the major problem that had gotten in the way of the rebuilding project. Wang decided to donate 3,000 yuan of his gift money he had received for Chinese Lunar Ney Year over the past three years. But it was really only a drop in the ocean. What else could he do?

Then he realized he could use the Internet. Wang said he remembered the reports he had read on social networking sites about crowd funding helping cancer patients and other charity projects. So why not try Internet crowd funding for the village road?

Wang released the information on the Internet on Feb 22. “I was not sure whether I had expected too much from the Internet, but it was worth trying,” he said. Much to his surprise, he achieved that goal in just 10 days. Money continued to be transferred(转入)into the account and up to now, a total of 50,000 yuan has been collected.

The new road will hopefully be ready by the end of this year. “I had thought charity was just showing off, but I came to realize that it is a systematic project. It not only helps those in need, but also highlights the positive side of life for all the people involved.”

1. What do city children usually find in the countryside?

A．The environment is awfully terrible.

B．There are wild animals everywhere.

C．Different farm tools are used in farming.

D．The roads there are both muddy and bumpy.

2. What is Wang Zhicheng’s reaction to the terrible road condition he witnessed?

A．He complained to his parents angrily.

B．He thought it was natural and beautiful.

C．He was completely absorbed by the scenery.

D．The road is totally beyond his imagination.

3. What made Wang Zhicheng think of the Internet to solve the problem?

A．The reports about the crowd funding.

B．The charity projects he got through.

C．The social network he took part in.

D．His helping with cancer patients before.

4. What can we infer from the article?

A．Wang is good at building roads using the Internet.

B．Wang had expected too much from the Internet.

C．Charity was just showing off in Wang’s opinion.

D．Wang is effective at putting thought into action.

【推荐3】 There is a famous story about how Walt Disney was inspired to build Disneyland. The story goes that during an afternoon visit to Griffith Pack located near the Burbank Studios, Walt took a scat while his two young daughters rode the merry-go-round. Walt thought there should be a place where both children and their parents could enjoy spending some time together in an environment that would be both entertaining and pleasing to the eye, so with this thought came the idea for Disneyland.

Walt’s original plan was to build an eight-acre park located near the Burbank Studios that would be a place for his employees and their families. Those plans were put on hold because of the start of World War Ⅱ. By 1952, Walt had created a special department to build the park.

Finally in 1953, the first steps in building the park happened when Walt hired the Stanford Research Institute to make a survey to determine the best possible location for the future park. Considering population growth and the future freeway construction, they finally found a location in Anaheim and 160 acres of land were bought for the site of the new park.

The building of the park was very expensive and to create funding for the project Walt developed the idea of the “Walt Disney’s Disneyland” television show. It turned out to be a marvelous idea — not only gaining the money to build the park but also presenting the park to the American public.

Construction officially began on July 21, 1954, and it was an ambitious (野心勃勃的) building schedule of less than one year to complete the new park for the projected opening day. Walt watched over the park’s construction and progress continued with just a few minor hold-ups. Finally, the park was ready for the Opening Day on July 17, 1955.

1. What inspired Walt Disney to build Disneyland?

A．The special design of Griffith Park.	B．Requests from his family and employees.
C．A trip to a park with his daughters.	D．The idea to build a park for his daughters.

2. What is mainly considered in choosing the location of Disneyland?

A．Local traffic.	B．The natural environment.
C．The advice of the public.	D．Walt Disney’s personal preference.

3. What can we learn about the construction process?

A．It was influenced by a shortage of money.	B．It was affected by World War Ⅱ.
C．It was completed later than expected.	D．It was smooth generally.