【推荐1】When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn’t very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn’t catch anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish”, I remember being even more upset then because, “I’m not a fish!” I didn’t know how to think like a fish. Besides, I reasoned, how could what I think influence what a fish does?

As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer.

Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish don’t have any eyelids and the sun huts their eyes… The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and catching them.

When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like sales people.” But it didn’t completely make sense. My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was, “You need to think like a fish.” Years later, with great efforts to promote long-term services to people much older and richer than me, I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers. It is not an easy job. I will show you how in the following chapters.

1. What did the author’s father really mean?

A．To read about fish.	B．To learn fishing by oneself.
C．To understand what fish think.	D．To study fishing in many ways.

2. After entering the business world, the author found ________.

A．it easy to think like a customer	B．his father’s fishing advice inspiring
C．his first boss’s sales ideas reasonable	D．it difficult to sell services to poor people

3. This passage most likely comes from ________.

A．a fishing guide	B．a popular sales book
C．a novel on childhood	D．a millionaire’s biography

【推荐3】Many years ago in a small village, an old man was hired to clear the spring (泉水) up on the mountain. He patrolled (巡逻) the spring every day, and swept away all the leaves and other things that would dirty the fresh flow of water. Soon, beautiful swans (天鹅) came to the clear spring, and the village became a popular attraction for visitors.

Years passed. One evening the town leaders held a meeting. As they looked at the salary list, one of them said, “Why do we keep this old man on year after year? I don’t think we need him or his work.” Later, the old man was asked to leave.

For several weeks, nothing changed. By early autumn, the leaves began to fall off the trees, and the spring was covered with leaves. A few days later, the water was much darker. Only a few months after the old man left, all the swans left, as did the tourists. Disease reached deeply into the village.

Quickly, the leaders held a special meeting. Realizing their mistake, they rehired the old man. Then within a few weeks, the spring began to clear up. Soon new life returned to the village.

So, my friends, do you see? No matter how small your work or your life seems to be, never overlook it. Anything we can do will make a difference.

1. The leaders decided to ask the old man to leave because they thought ______.

A．his work was unnecessary	B．he did his work carelessly
C．he was too old to do the job	D．he could do other better jobs

2. What does the underlined word “overlook” mean in the last paragraph?

A．Believe.

B．Ignore.

C．Praise.

D．Punish.

3. With this story, the writer wants to tell us that ______.

A．even a small job can be important

B．work can bring old people happiness

C．everyone should always help others

D．everyone can be his own hero

【推荐1】This year at the Olympic Games in Rio, you might stumble across a pretty interesting sight outside of the various stadiums holding competitions around the city.

Meet Chen Guanming, a 60-year-old Chinese farmer who pedaled his rickshaw (人力车) all the way from China to Rio. He calls himself “Olympic madman,” and surely he deserves it: this is the third Olympic Games he rode to. Brazilians welcomed him with the best friendship and a splendid show after he arrived in Rio a week earlier.

Seventeen years ago, he embarked the crazy adventure as an Olympics chaser: he toured around China before attending the Beijing Olympics in 2008, then made it to London in 2012, and now he’s in Rio. He plans to finish his global journey in Tokyo for the 2020 Olympics.

He doesn’t really have money, but strangers he met on the road have been pouring support to him: a heartfelt encouragement, a warm meal, or a lift up a hill — the rickshaw, his good buddy, carries all his luggage and weighs as heavy as 400 pounds.

Zsofia Korodi, a Hungarian living in London, set up a Facebook fan page after being “inspired by his actions,” so that supporters keep track of him. That way his journeys are pieced together, and people call out the next town to look out and take care of him. When there’s water to cross, people he met fly him over, and he will patiently wait for the rickshaw to arrive by ship.

Chen spent two years, traveled almost 40,000 miles to get to the London Olympics. For Rio, he hopped a plane to Canada and then made his way from Canada through the US, South America to Rio. Chen said he does it all to enhance the Olympic spirit. “My biggest hope is to encourage the vulnerable, the weak, and those who are afraid of challenges.”

In Rio, he’s apparently becoming an Olympic celebrity— a sportsman that compete out of the fields, with himself and gets stopped wherever he goes to take pictures. Even though he couldn’t watch the games at the scene, he’s completely happy by helping to pick trash and clean the surrounding areas of the stadiums. That’s what the Olympics is about. “It is to challenge the boundaries, to compete in a friendly manner, and to win the honor of the higher calling.” He said.

See you in Japan in 2020, Mr. Chen!

1. Mr. Chen calls himself “Olympic madman” because ________.

A．he has a bad temper whenever Olympic Games come

B．he rides to Olympic Games as a crazy Olympics chaser

C．he becomes super busy with his business in Olympic season

D．he gets splendid results every time he competes in Olympic Games

2. Which city didn’t Mr. Chen ride to for Olympic Games?

A．Beijing	B．Rio
C．London	D．Tokyo

3. Why did Mr. Chen ride to Rio?

A．He wanted to win the honor of Olympics at the scene.

B．He planned to challenge and compete in a friendly manner.

C．He hoped to promote the Olympic spirit and encourage others.

D．He intended to pick trash and clean the surrounding areas of the stadiums.

4. Which word can be used to describe Mr. Chen best?

A．Enthusiastic	B．Intelligent
C．Sensitive	D．Competitive.

【推荐2】Situated in the east of Shaanxi Province, 120 kilometers away from Xi’an, Mount Hua is the highest of China’s five great mountains. And it’s well-known as the most dangerous mountain in China. Having made reservations at a simple hotel on the West Peak ahead of time, my brother and I determined to spend a night in the mountain last week.

We went through the east entrance. Our plan was to climb, on foot and with hands, up to the West Peak, then take the cable car (缆车) down the next day.

We started the climb in the early afternoon. The path consists of many stone steps with rough chain link handrails (扶手) in the narrowest and steepest areas. Physically, it is more like climbing the narrow steps of a skyscraper than trails. The most dangerous 100-metre-long path is called “Plank Road in the Sky”. We had never seen that steep cliff. Most climbers were frightened to tremble. Holding the chains tightly, we didn’t dare to look downward, and had a very difficult time in inching that distance carefully.

Tired but excited, we reached the West Peak before 6 p.m. and rested at the hotel. After dinner, we spent some time talking with our guides, and picked up some interesting local stories. That night we watched the sky become spectacular with thousands of stars. This was the clearest sky that we had seen in our lives. The fresh air at Mount Hua was a treat!

Next my brother and I made sleep a priority. We did happen to wake up a bit before sunrise. At about 5, an incredibly splendid rising sun unfolded before our eyes. That scene, as well as the terrifying climbing, did leave an everlasting impression on us.

1. Where did the writer sleep that night?

A．At a luxury hotel in Xi’an.	B．In a small tent under the stars.
C．At a hotel on the West Peak.	D．On the mountainside Mount Hua.

2. What does the underlined word “inching” in paragraph three probably mean?

A．Moving slowly.	B．Lying quietly.
C．Shaking violently.	D．Walking swiftly.

3. What’s the main idea of paragraph 4?

A．They watched the sky and observed stars.

B．They made friends with some local tourists.

C．They had a hard time climbing Mount Hua.

D．They enjoyed themselves having a good rest.

4. How did the author feel about their trip to Mount Hua?

A．Different but relaxing.	B．Depressing and tiring.
C．Difficult but impressive.	D．Familiar and comfortable.