【推荐1】Dear World:

My son starts school today. It's going to be strange and new to him for a while. And I wish you would sort of treat him gently.

You see, up to now, he's been king of the house. He's been boss of the backyard. I have always been around to repair his wounds, and to ease his feelings.

But now things are going to be different.

This morning, he's going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great adventure that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow.

So, World, I wish you would sort of take him by his young hand and teach him the things he will have to know. Teach him but gently, if you can. Teach him the wonders of books. Give him quiet time to ponder(思考) the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hill. Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone else tells him they are wrong. Teach him to sell his physical strength and brains to the person who offers the most money, but never to put a price on his heart and soul. Teach him to close his ears to a criminal gang (团伙) ...and to stand and fight if he thinks he's right. Teach him gently, World, but don't coddle him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel.

A Mother

1. Why does the mother write this letter?

A．Her son is afraid to go to school.

B．She hopes not to see his son fail in school.

C．Her son begins to touch a new world.

D．She thinks the world is really terrible

2. What can we know about the son?

A．He cannot adapt himself to the new world.

B．He is taken good care of by his family.

C．He has learnt a lot from difficulties.

D．He is very naughty at home.

3. What does the underlined word "coddle" mean in the last paragraph?

A．Love somebody and allow him to do whatever he wants.

B．Like to find fault with somebody.

C．Treat somebody with too much punishment.

D．Dislike somebody very much.

4. What does the author stress in the last paragraph?

A．How to acquire knowledge at school.

B．How to be an=excellent teacher.

C．How to succeed in learning.

D．How to train her son.

【推荐2】To son, Cecil,

When I wrote this you were 8, still a little boy. In 2002, I was called to active duty in the Marine Corps in the war on Terrorism (恐怖主义). On the 11th of September 2001 when America was attacked, I knew that I would eventually have to go and I was filled with a deep sense of sadness. That night as you and Keiko were asleep, I looked at your little faces and couldn’t help but fight the tears.

I knew it would be hard for you because I had a similar experience. When I was a little boy aged 6, my Dad, your Grandpa, was sent to Vietnam during the war there. I remember how much I missed him, too. But now unfortunately I have come to realize just how rough it must have been for Grandpa to be away from his children for a year. Thinking about this, I wanted to put my thoughts and feelings down for you and your sister. I am so sorry that I had to leave for such a long time. There is no place I would rather be than with you and Keiko. You two are the lights of my life. I have known no greater joy than in the few years since you two were born. I hope to have many more years with you. If this doesn’t happen, you should know that I love you more than words can express.

If for some reason I don’t make it home, I will need you to take care of your little sister and your Mom. You will be the man of the Cawley family. Be good my son and God will watch over you as he has me. I will be waiting impatiently for the time when we can all be together again.

1. The writer felt sad because __________.

A．His country was under attack	B．His father was killed in Vietnam
C．He was afraid of the war on Terrorism	D．He had to be away from his family

2. What words could be used to describe the writer?

A．Caring and considerate.	B．Clever and responsible.
C．Brave and determined.	D．Ambitious and diligent.

3. Why did the writer write the letter?

A．To let his son know his father is a hero.

B．To express his love and expectation of his son.

C．To offer his apology for leaving his family.

D．To remind Cecil of his responsibility for his country.

【推荐3】Last year, my mother brought out an old college-ruled notebook: one of the journals in which she has kept a record of all the dinner parties she has hosted since 1976. I have a similar journal. But I am a writer, and she is a chemist. Mine features descriptions and feelings about the dinners I’ve hosted, while hers reads like laboratory notes — just the meal plan and who was invited.

“Salmon mousse (慕斯),” she announced, reading the first enrty. “My God, I must have made that a hundred times. Do you remember them?” I did not. But I did remember that salmon mousse.

Old friends came and went in her journal. New favorites joined the menu. My husband’s name first shows up in 1997, along with a meal of just hors d’oeuvres because he loved it. My sister-in-law’s name arrived in 2006, and with it, all shellfish disappeared from family menus — she would get sick after eating it. There is my mother’s partner, Ruth, who appeared in 1991, signaling almost five years of vegetarian (素食主义者) dishes before she gave in to my mother’s ham. And there is my father, who, despite being her ex-husband, appeared every year after their divorce.

While my mother has always written in her journal before a dinner party, I write in mine afterward. In my mother’s books, everything is clear. Hers passes from early motherhood through divorce and the deaths of friends without a break. I, on the other hand, have three entire years unaccounted for. I see her journals and am envious: By 45, I should not be winging it at dinner. I should practice with old favorites. I should have a salmon mousse.

And so I am putting this decision into practice at a dinner party for writer friends. The menu is already written in my book. To start, a favorite of mine has already been cured in the fridge: salmon gravlax. And for this I must apologize to my mother: It is as close as I can get. I love you; I do. But I have always hated that salmon mousse.

1. What can we know from Paragraph 3?

A．The writer's husband is a vegetarian.

B．The writer’s sister-in-law is allergic to shellfish.

C．Ruth didn't like the ham made by the writer’s mom.

D．The writer’s father never came back home since his divorce.

2. Which statement may come from the writer’s journal?

A．Salmon gravlax for writer friends.

B．Thanksgiving, friends coming.

C．I am glad lots of writer friends came last night.

D．Tom and Lily are coming as well as Mr. Green tonight.

3. How can we describe the writer’s mother?

A．Considerate and strong-minded.	B．Stubborn but organized.
C．Outgoing and generous.	D．Warm-hearted but disloyal.

4. Why does the author write this passage?

A．To show her love for her mother.	B．To put her decision into practice.
C．To compare two different journals.	D．To express her hate for salmon mousse.

【推荐2】Before the exams began, God told me in my mind several times, “Don’t cheat.” But I did not listen because I knew it was not easy for me to get good marks in exams. Taking out my notebook, I copied the answers from it and passed the exams with very good marks.

I felt guilty and ashamed and asked God to forgive me, which I thought was all I needed to do to give me peace. Using my good exam results I went on further with my education. Studying in Kwara State College of Education, I could not have peace in my mind, thinking, “You have done wrong. The result is not yours.”

At last I went to the leaders of my church to ask for help, who told me that it is not enough to say sorry to God. I must show that I am sorry by putting right what I did wrong. For me, that meant telling the principal of the college that I cheated in the exams and that I should not have got into the college. I wrote a letter to him, telling him what I had done and took the letter to the principal’s office and gave it to his secretary, who read it first. “If this gets to the principal you will go to prison, ” she said, “Go away and think about it.”

I went back to the church leaders and told them what the secretary said and they said I must still go to the principal. So the next day, I went back to the secretary, who took me to see the principal this time. To my surprise, he told me not to be afraid but to go to the person who was in charge of the exams. I did as required and that person let me take the exams again. I passed! Now I am back at the college, but, more important, God has taken away the feelings of guilt and I have peace in my mind.

1. What does the writer tell us with the story?

A．Why he cheated in a exam.

B．Why he wrote to the principal.

C．How he recovered a peaceful mind.

D．How he prepared for the college entrance exam.

2. What played the most important part in correcting what the writer did wrong?

A．Working hard at his lessons.	B．Doing as the church leaders said.
C．Going to the church to say sorry to God.	D．Communicating with the school leaders.

3. How did the principal react when the writer saw him?

A．He was good to him.	B．He was angry with him.
C．He refused to accept his apology.	D．He thought he had done nothing wrong.

4. What finally helped the writer feel good again?

A．His generosity.

B．His tolerance.

C．His hard work.

D．His honesty.

【推荐3】       In October 2013, Davion Only made an appeal on the Internet. He had learned that his biological mother had died not long before. ”My name is Davion and I've been in foster care (寄养照管) since I was born," he said, “but I'm not giving up hope. "
        The heartbreaking appeal spread quickly, and Only's foster agency received calls from more than 10,000 people. Only ended up travelling to Ohio to live with a family. But after Only got into a physical fight with one of his elder would-be brothers, the family changed their minds.
        Back in Florida, Only passed through four different temporary homes over the following year, until he called Connie Going, his adoption case worker, to make a special request. Only had known Going for nearly ten years, and had asked every year if she would adopt him, but she always hesitated. “I always believed there was a better family than us out there," Going said in an interview. But last July, when Only called and asked again if she might adopt him, Going said something felt different. "When he asked me, my heart felt this ache and I just
knew he was my son," she said.
        So Going, 52, invited Only to start spending time with the rest of her family-her two daughters, Sydney, 21, and Carly 17, and a son Taylor, 14, who she also adopted out of foster care.   Eventually, after seeing how well the arrangement was working, Going, who had rented a bigger home, started adopting Only. Only moved in with her family last December.He officially joined Going's family on April 22, 2015 when the adoption papers went through.
       "Today, I feel blessed and honored to have been chosen to be the parent of all my children," Going said.
1. By making the appeal, Davion Only hoped that

A．service in his foster agency would improve

B．his biological mother would come to him

C．a foster agency would accept him

D．he would be adopted by a family

2. Davion Only didn't live with the family in Ohio because

A．he hated living with them

B．they finally refused to accept him

C．he has received another invitation

D．he often fought with his would-be brothers

3. What do we know from Paragraph 3?

A．Davion Only had fun living in different homes.

B．Connie Going had cared about Davion Only for over ten years.

C．Davion Only had a strong desire to be adopted by Connie Going.

D．Connie Going believed she would give Davion Only what he wanted.

4. After Davion Only joined Connie Going's family,

A．Connie Going bought a bigger house

B．the four kids often had physical fights

C．Connie Going didn't regret her decision

D．another three kids were later adopted as well