【推荐1】Henry found work in a bookstore after he finished middle school. He wouldn’t do anything but wanted to get rich. Mr. King thought he was too lazy and was going to send him away. Henry was afraid and had to work hard.
It was a cold morning. It was snowing and there was thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy the books and the young man had nothing to do. He hated to read, so he watched the traffic. Suddenly he saw a bag fall off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street.
“It must be full of expensive things,” Henry said to himself. “I have to get it, or others will take it away. ”
He went out of the shop and ran across the street. A driver saw him and began to whistle (鸣笛), but he didn’t hear it and went on running. The man drove aside, hit a big tree and was hurt in the accident. Two weeks later Henry was taken to court (法庭). A judge asked if he heard the whistle when he was running across the street. He said that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing.
“But you’ve heard me this time.” said the judge.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Now I can hear with one ear.”
“Cover the ear with your hand and listen to me with your deaf (聋的)one. Well, can you hear me? ”
“No, I can’t, Sir.”
1. What was Mr. King?

A．a driver

B．a doctor

C．a policeman

D．a shopkeeper

2. Why did Mr. King want to send Henry away?

A．Because Henry was too lazy.	B．Because Henry hoped to be rich.
C．Because Henry finished middle school.	D．Because Henry sold few books.

3. What did a driver do when he saw Henry run across the street?

A．He drove aside and hit a big tree.	B．He began to whistle to him.
C．He went out of the bookstore.	D．He shouted at him.

4. Why did Henry say that he was deaf?

A．He wanted to have a joke with the judge.

B．He wanted to get the judge’s help

C．He wanted to find another piece of work

D．He didn’t want to pay for the accident.

【推荐2】One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he had only one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.
However, he became nervous when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal, he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied, “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Haward Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later, the young woman became seriously ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists could be called in to study her rare disease. Dr. Haward Kelly, now famous was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day, he gave special attention to her case.
After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was positive that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words,
“Paid in full with one glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Haward Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently, “Thank You, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
1. After finishing the milk, the boy ______________.

A．felt angry because what he was really hungry

B．regretted that he didn’t ask for any food

C．felt more hungry than ever before

D．had a stronger faith in God and the human race

2. The underlined word “baffled” in Para. 4 probably means_______.

A．puzzled

B．excited

C．amazed

D．encouraged

3. What did the local doctors finally do when the young woman became seriously ill?

A．They looked on indifferently.

B．They asked for Dr. Howard Kelly’s help.

C．They sent her to a hospital with specialists.

D．They believed that his faith in God would cure her.

4. Which of the following statement is RIGHT according to the passage?

A．The young woman knew that Dr. Howard Kelly would help her and save her life.

B．The doctor walked away the moment he heard the name of the town she came from.

C．The doctor saved the woman’s life and paid off the bill.

D．We shouldn’t ask for help because one day we will pay a lot for it.

【推荐3】Not so long ago, Shelly Ann Francis Pryce was just an average high school athlete. There was every indication that she was just another American teenager without much of a future. However, Stephen Francis observed then eighteen-year-old Shelly Ann and was convinced that he had seen the beginning of true greatness. Her time was not exactly impressive, but even so, he believed there was something the other coaches had overlooked when they had assessed her and found her lacking. He decided to offer Shelly Ann a place in his very strict training seasons. Their cooperation quickly produced results, and at Jamaica’s Olympic games in early 2008, Shelly Annbeat Jamaica’s unchallenged queen of the sprint(短跑).

Then, at the Beijing Olympic she became the first Jamaican woman ever to win the 100 meters Olympic gold. She did it again one year on at the World Championship in Briton, becoming world champion with a time of 10.73—the fourth record ever.

Shelly-Anner’s journey to becoming the fastest woman on earth has been anything but smooth and effortless. She grew up in one of Jamaica’s toughest inner-city communities known as Waterhouse, where she lived in a one-room apartment, sleeping four in a bed with her mother and two brothers. Waterhouse, one of the poorest communities in Jamaica, is a really violent and overpopulated place. Her mother Maxime, one of a family of fourteen, had been an athlete herself as a young girl but had to stop after she had her first baby. However, Maxime determined to ensure that her kids would not end up in Waterhouse’s poverty. One of the first things Maxime used to do was taking Shelly-Ann to the track.

Shelly-Ann’s victory was far greater than personal glory. The night she won Olympic gold, the routine murders in Waterhouse and the drug wars in the neighbouring streets stopped. The dark cloud above one of the world’s toughest criminal neighbourhoods simply disappeared for a few days. “I have so much fire burning for my country,” Shelly said. She plans to start a foundation for homeless children and wants to build a community centre in Waterhouse. She hopes to inspire the Jamaicans to lay down their weapons. She intends to fight to make it a woman’s as well as a man’s world.

1. Why did Stephen Francis decide to coach Shelly-Ann?

A．He had a strong desire to free her family from trouble.

B．He sensed a great potential in her despite her weaknesses.

C．She had big problems maintaining her performance.

D．She suffered a lot of defeats at the previous track meets.

2. What made Maxime decide to train her daughter on the track?

A．Her success and lessons in her career.

B．Her wish to get Shelly-Ann out of poverty.

C．Her interest in Shelly-Ann’s quick profit.

D．Her early entrance into the sprinting world.

3. What can we infer from Shelly-Ann’s statement underlined in Paragraph 4?

A．She was highly rewarded for her efforts.

B．She was eager to do more for her country.

C．She became an athletic star in her country.

D．She was the envy of the whole community.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．The Making of a Great Athlete	B．The Dream for Championship
C．The Key to High Performance	D．The Power of Full Responsibility

【推荐2】It was a hot, humid day, and my brother Walt and I had decided that the only way to survive it would be to go swimming in a deep swimming hole across Mr. Blickez’s pasture(牧场) and through some woods.

The only problem with our plan was that this pasture was guarded by a huge, mean Hereford bull. Mr. Blickez had told us that Elsie was the meanest bull in the township, maybe even the county, and we believed him. But the hotter it got, the more we thought there was something doubtful about his claim. For one thing, we remembered Mr. Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like an odd name for a bull.

Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk through the pasture, but then another problem surfaced. Mom said she would talk to Mr. Blickez if we would take our cousin Joanie along with us. Joanie was almost two years older than me and a head taller. If her teasing ever got around my grade school, it would be all over for me. In fact, I still had a headache from a quarrel with her that morning. “I’m not going swimming with that dumb girl cousin.” I told my mom.

“Either Joanie goes with, or you stay home alone,” Mom said in her serious tone. I gave in and we set out. On our way across the pasture, Walt yelled suddenly. Elsie had approached him quietly and was licking(舔) his back. Joanie and I dove under the wire fence, but while I was on the ground I looked up and saw that Elsie wasn’t a big mean bull after all. She was going to keep licking my brother’s back as long as he stood still.

We had many good days growing up and visiting our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”. And as it turned out, for a girl cousin, Joanie hasn’t been too bad. She’s been one of my best friends over the years.

1. What’s the second problem the author has to face?

A．His mother insisted on his cousin going with him.

B．His cousin made jokes on him in his grade school.

C．He quarreled with his cousin and had a headache.

D．His mother failed to ask permission for him.

2. What does the author think of Elsie in the end?

A．Aggressive.	B．Unkind.
C．Bad-tempered.	D．Friendly.

3. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．The bull guarding Mr. Blickez’s farm.

B．The story of visiting the swimming hole.

C．How friendly the so-called mean bull was.

D．How the author changed his attitude to Joanie.