【推荐1】I was born an albino(白化病人）in Pennsylvania in 1945．No one in my family had ever known what an albino was and what it meant to be an albino.
My family and friends treated me as everybody else．That was just about the best thing they could have done．It helped me believe in myself, so when troubles came along, I could deal with them．
Like most albinos, I had the terrible eyesight, but the fact that I could hardly see didn’t bother me that much .Kids would make fun of me, calling me“Whitey”． People looked at me when I held the books right at the tip of my nose so that I could see it well enough．Even when I was eight, movie-theater workers started asking me to pay full prices because I“looked older”．The worst thing for me was that because my eyesight was so bad, I couldn’t play sports very well．I didn’t give up trying, though．And I studied harder．Finally, I got better at school and loved it．When I got to university, I was double majoring(双修), going to summer school and busying myself with every activity I could find．I had learned to be proud of being an albino．I did my best to make“albino”a good word．And I decided to make my living with my eyes—and in sports．
I couldn’t see very well   to play sports, but with a good education and a drive to do it, I could make a living in the area I loved．I’ve done it now for more than thirty years in video, and now in cyberspace(网络空间)．People make jokes about how I’m the only“blind editor”they know, but the jokes are of goodwill and some of them are signs of respect(尊重)．
I was just a proud albino kid from the country of Pennsylvania．I now realize that being born an albino helped me to overcome difficulties, have confidence, and be proud of my personal achievement .
1. Which is one of the signs of being an albino?

A．He has a black face.

B．He can’t see clearly

C．He looks much older.

D．He has a little nose.

2. How did the author’s family and friends deal with him?

A．Regarding him as the best friend

B．Laughing at him

C．Treating him as a usual person

D．Being afraid to speak to him

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

A．The author has learned to face difficulties.

B．The author started to be brave after going to university.

C．The author could achieve everything because of his good education.

D．The author could play sports well because he never gave up

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

A．To give the reason of causing the albino.

B．To tell us how the albino was treated

C．To help us deal with kinds of challenges.

D．To tell us how an albino succeeded

【推荐2】阅读理解。
Mr. Dawson is an old man with a bad temper (脾气). Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples.
One day, 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson’ s house. When Janet saw him outside, she suggested they cross the street and walk on the other side. But Amy said they didn’t need to.
When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said: “ Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend with you today.” Amy smiled back. Mr. Dawson was friendly and gave them each a fresh apple.
Later, Janet asked Amy: “ Everyone says he is the most unwelcoming(不受欢迎的) person in town. Why was he kind to us?” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him. But she pretended(假装) there was an invisible(看不见的) smile on his face and started talking to him. At first she only said “hello” but then began talking to him more every time she saw him.
“An invisible smile?” Janet was puzzled (困惑的). “Yes,” answered Amy. “My grandma told me to try that. She says smiles can spread. So if we keep trying to smile at someone, sooner or later they will smile back.”
Amy’s grandma realized most people can’t refuse(拒绝) to smile at a friendly face.
1. People thought that Mr. Dawson was a(n) _______ person.

A．honest	B．kind
C．welcome	D．Unfriendly

2. What did Amy do when she first walked past Mr. Dawson’s house?

A．She went into his yard to pick apples.

B．She was so scared that she went away quickly.

C．She smiled to him and greeted him.

D．She talked with him like old friends.

3. What does the story tell us?

A．It’s important to take others’ advice.

B．Being friendly to others is very important.

C．People with bad temper can also make friends.

D．Smile to the world and it will smile at you back.

【推荐3】

A salt seller used to carry big bags of salt on his donkey’s back as he made his way to the market every day.

On the way there, they had to cross a river. One day, the donkey took a sudden fall into the river. The big bags of salt also fell into the water. The salt seller didn’t notice, but some of the salt dissolved in the water, making the bags much lighter to carry. The donkey realized this and felt much more comfortable on his way to the market.

The next day, the donkey did the same thing, except this time, he fell in the water on purpose. Again the bags were lighter and easier to carry. The salt seller soon found out what was going on and decided to teach his donkey a lesson. The next day, he put two big bags of cotton on the donkey’s back. Again the donkey played the same trick, hoping that the bags would become even lighter. But the cotton that fell into the water instead became very heavy to carry. The donkey learned a lesson and didn’t play this trick anymore after that day.

Sometimes, we might feel tempted to take shortcuts or cheat when we have a lot of hard work to do. However, taking shortcuts and cheating will often come back to harm us later. It is better to simply work honestly.

1. According to Paragraph 2, what happened to the big bags of salt?

A．One of the bags fell into the river.	B．There was a big hole in one of the bags.
C．The salt seller took some salt out of the bags.	D．The big hags of salt fell into the water.

2. The donkey fell into the river again because __________.

A．he knew it was comfortable in the water	B．he wanted to make the bags lighter
C．he wanted to swim across the river	D．he hoped to find the missing salt

3. What did the salt seller do after finding out the truth?

A．He taught the donkey how to cross the river.	B．He added some cotton to the bags of salt.
C．He put cotton in the bags instead of salt.	D．He put two bags of wet cotton on the donkey.

4. What lesson can we learn from this story?

A．Be strong enough to fight temptation.	B．Cheating is okay to do sometimes.
C．Telling a lie can be harmful to others.	D．Avoid taking shortcuts to deal with problems.

【推荐1】Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars will be sold and they will buy a camper(野营车).

A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded.

A camper can hold seven persons easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday journey. They could all travel together.

Americans call campers motorhomes. A motorhome is always used for holidays. When the family are travelling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motorhome for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are travelling together. That is why motorhomes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motorhomes.

1. Usually, a family with ________ will sell their car and buy a camper.

A．a baby	B．much money
C．more than two children	D．no baby

2. From the passage, a camper is also called a ________.

A．motor car	B．motorhome
C．motorbike	D．big truck

3. The underlined word “crowded” means “________” in Chinese.

A．大的

B．拥挤的

C．宽松的

D．小的

4. Americans usually use motorhomes to ________.

A．go on a holiday with family members

B．do some shopping with all the family members

C．visit their grandparents at weekends

D．drive their children to school every day

5. Motorhomes have become popular because ________.

A．they can take people to another city when people are free

B．they can let all the members of a big family have a happier life when they go out for their holidays

C．some people think motorhomes are cheap

D．there are many parks for motorhomes

【推荐2】I live in a nice new building in Beijing. It is very tall. It has eighteen floors. There are about eighty families in the building. That is to say (也就是说), about two hundred and forty people live in the building.

My home is on the twelfth (第十二) floor. We have two bedrooms and a living room. They are big and clean. There are a lot of big trees and beautiful flowers around our building. I like looking out of the window in my room. I can see cars and buses running in the street. I can see people walking in the street, too. They look so small! I can also see a lot of tall buildings. How beautiful Beijing is! I am happy to live in this nice, new and tall building.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. There are ________floors in the building.

A．twelve

B．twenty

C．eighteen

D．eighty

2. How many people are there in the building?

A．Two hundred.	B．Three hundred.
C．Two hundred and forty.	D．About two hundred and forty.

3. There are many ________ around the building.

A．cars	B．big trees and beautiful flowers
C．shops	D．buses

4. What can I see from the window in my room?

A．I can see cars and buses running in the street.	B．I can see people walking in the street.
C．I can see a lot of tall buildings.	D．A, B and C.

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The building is tall.	B．There are a lot of birds around the building.
C．Beijing is very beautiful.	D．The building is new.

【推荐3】

Everyone gets angry. Many things may make you angry. Maybe your teacher gave you too much homework. Or maybe a friend borrowed your favorite video game and then broke it. You may get angry when something doesn’t go your way. Maybe you get mad at yourself when your team loses an important game. Or maybe you become a road rager(路怒族) when a driver accidentally cuts in front of you. That makes you angry!

You need to know what to do with your anger. Here are some things you can do when you feel angry:

◆Talk to a friend you can trust.

◆Count to 10.

◆Get or give a hug.

◆Take some exercise.

◆Draw a picture of your anger.

◆Play a video game.

◆Run around the outside of the house five times as fast as you can.

◆Sing along with the CD player.

◆Pull weeds in the garden.

◆Think good thoughts (maybe about a fun vacation or your favorite sport)

◆Take a bike ride, go skating, play basketball —do something active!

Never getting angry is impossible. But when you’re angry, you can do something and it can make things better or worse. Don’t let anger be the boss of you. Take charge of it!

1. The underlined part “when something doesn’t go your way” probably means ______.

A．when you get lost.

B．when you are on a wrong way.

C．when you meet with something difficult.

D．when things don’t go as you imagine.

2. As for doing with anger, which of the following is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage?

A．Talk to a friend you believe.	B．Get a hug.
C．Pull weeds in the garden.	D．Have a fight with a friend.

3. The passage is mainly about ______.

A．how to deal with your anger.

B．letting anger be the boss of you.

C．drinking more water when you’re angry.

D．doing something active when you’re angry.

【推荐1】It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger all day. When he went by the train station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked, “Where are you going ,sir ?” “To the MP Hotel,” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this, he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the train station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city. After a long time, they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me seventeen dollars, please,” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Seventeen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the train station to this hotel and I only gave the driver fifteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”

根据文章内容，判断句子正(T)误(F)。
1. It was cold that night.
2. The MP Hotel was far from the train station.
3. The taxi driver and the young man got to the hotel after a long time.
4. The young man thought he should pay fifteen dollars for the trip.
5. From the passage, we know that the young man knew the way to the MP Hotel.

【推荐2】Years ago, if someone wanted to write about things he saw, heard or thought, he would usually write a diary. Now he is more likely to get on the Internet and write in a blog(博客).

Differences between a blog and a diary

Usually, a person thinks of his diary as a book full of secrets. He does not want to share. But in the blog, anyone can read what he writes.

Problems with blogging

The biggest problem with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. It is easy to hurt others’ feelings in a blog. Because we do not always think about things carefully before we write about our days. So we have to be very careful about what we write.

Keeping in touch with friends

Blogging has both good and bad points of course. People choose to blog because they know that their friends will read what they write.

Blogs are a very good way to write about daily life, if people are careful about what they write. However, I still prefer writing in my diary!

1. What’s the difference between blogs and diaries according to the passage?

A．Blogs can be read by others while diaries only by writers themselves.

B．Blogs are used by young people while diaries are kept by old people.

C．Blogs are always good while diaries are sometimes bad to writers.

D．Blogs are a good way to write about life while diaries about other things.

2. It’s easy to hurt others’ feelings in blogs, because people _________.

A．usually write about their daily life there

B．only write something bad about others there

C．don’t always think carefully before writing there

D．play tricks there on each other

3. Blogging can help us ________.

A．write better diaries	B．do well in exams
C．learn how to use a computer	D．know more about the people around us

4. What does the underlined word “prefer” mean in Chinese?

A．讨厌

B．喜欢

C．反对

D．鼓励

5. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．the writer will choose to blog so that others can keep in touch with him

B．the writer would rather(宁愿) keep diaries than write in a blog

C．the writer has never blogged because he hates blog

D．the writer doesn’t like his friend’s writing in a blog

【推荐3】Accident Report Form

Accident	A car crashed into a tree. People were all trapped in the car.
Weather conditions	There was a heavy snow.
Date of call	December 3,2009
Time of call	9:30 pm
Name of caller	Mrs. Green
Place	Zhongshan Road, Harbin
Conditions of victims	Mr Green hurt his head. Mrs Green hurt her left leg. Their daughter felt terrified.
Action	Policement arrived at 9:40 pm and sent the victims to Gulou Hospital at 9:45 pm.

1. What time did Mrs Green call the police?

A．At 9:30 am

B．At 9:30 pm

C．At 9:40 pm

2. How many people were trapped in the car?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

3. Whose left leg was hurt?

A．Mrs Green’s

B．Mr Green’s

C．Mrs Green’s daughter’s.

4. How was the weather that day?

A．It was sunny

B．It was snowy

C．It was rainy.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The car crashed into a wall.

B．The policemen arrived half an hour later and sent the victims to the hospital.

C．The car accident happened on Zhongshan Road in Harbin.

【推荐1】

Tasty banana are hard to turn down. They taste good and you don’t have to wash them before eating them. However, British scientists say that the fruit may disappear by 2050.

One reason for this is climate change. Scientists at the university of Exeter collected data from 27countries and areas that produce 86 percent of the world’s bananas. They found that climate change has improved growing conditions in 21 of these countries. For the past 60 years, the annual yields（年均产量）have been increasing by 1.37 tonnes（公吨）bananas per hectare.

In this way, if temperature keep rising, this advantage will disappear. Ten of the countries, including India, the world’s biggest producer of bananas. By 2050, the fruits may die out.

Shouldn’t banana plants grow more easily if it’s hotter outside?In fact, the perfect temperature for growing banana plants is between 24℃ and 32℃. If temperature get too high, they will stop growing.

Diseases are another danger to banana plants. Unlike other crops, the banana plants we grow come from shoot cutting（茎段）rather than seeds. This shows that all banana plants have the same genotype（基因型）. In other words, if a disease is able to kill one plant, it could kill them all.

For example, one serious disease is called Panama. Caused by fungi in the soil, it spreads across South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia. If one banana plantation（种植园）suffers from the disease, it will take 30 years until it is able to grow banana plants again. Scientists have to find a cure for this disease.

1. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraphy 2 refer to?

A．People’s love for bananas.	B．The taste of bananas.
C．The convenience of eating bananas.	D．The future disappearance of bananas.

2. What might happen if temperatures keep going higher?

A．More countries will stat to grow bananas.	B．Bananas will grow better in most countries.
C．Bananas will not able to grow any more.	D．Bananas won’t be as tasty as before.

3. What does Paragraph 5 tell us?

A．What díseases bananas may suffer from.	B．How bananas are grown.
C．How diseases can easily kill bananas.	D．Which diseases can kill bananas.

4. The passage is written to__________.

A．offer tips for growing bananas	B．Explain why bananas may die out
C．Show the difficulties of growing bananas	D．describe bananas’ growing conditions

5. What should we do to stop bananas disappearing?

A．Eat less bananas in daily life.	B．Plant more banana trees.
C．Do something to protect the environment.	D．Find a way to cure some serious diseases.

【推荐2】I’ve been working in a school for more than twenty years. Many parents often ask me, “How can you teach your child good study skills? How can he or she get the homework done as quickly as possible?” Here are some tips:

1. If the child is as young as nine or ten, ask him or her to prepare a small notebook to write down the homework given by his or her teachers. By developing this habit, he or she will learn to be much more responsible（负责的）.

2. Find a good place to study. This should be a quiet place that is free from everything but study things. No games, radios, or televisions. Once you have decided on a place to study, this should be the only place where your child does his or her homework and studies. There should also be a very specific time for homework to be done. Usually, homework should be done as soon as the child gets home from school. This also goes for the kids who take part in after-school activities. Of course, it is a good idea to allow the child to have a healthy snack before the work begins.

3. Also remember, that it is the child’s duty to do his or her homework. Some children give up easily and go to Mom and Dad for help when they have a problem. Try to let them solve it first. By doing this, they will get a sense of success from overcoming problems. In this way we help them to help themselves.

根据上面的文章选择最佳答案。
1. Asking the kids to keep a notebook to remember their homework will make them_______.

A．remember more	B．learn more
C．more responsible	D．more interested in studying

2. The place where the children study must______.

A．be free for everything

B．have a TV set and a computer

C．be quiet, bright and free from things for entertainment

D．be big, clean and tidy

3. What does the underlined word "overcoming" mean in the passage?

A．Forgetting.

B．Leaving.

C．Realizing.

D．Beating

4. According to the passage, the children should_______ when they have trouble with their homework.

A．ask their parents for help	B．try to solve the problems by themselves
C．wait for their teachers’ help	D．put it away and have a snack

5. This passage is written_______.

A．for parents to help their children study well

B．for the children who want to improve their work

C．for teachers to teach their students

D．for housewives to make their kids happy

【推荐3】Traffic lights are red, yellow and green. They are very important signals (信号). Traffic lights are usually placed at busy street corners to help control traffic. Sometimes, they are on streets near schools and shops, too. Most young children are taught what each of the colored lights means, so everybody can stay safe.

The first traffic signals were used for trains. The signals were put alongside railway tracks   (轨道). The color red was used to mean “stop” because it warned people of danger. A red light was also the easiest color to see from a distance. Train drivers could see the red “stop” light ahead and had enough time to slow down and stop their trains. A green light was used to mean “take care” and a white light meant “go”.

However, there were many dangerous accidents on the train tracks. Some train drivers thought a star shining in the night sky was a white light that meant “go”. So the signals were swapped. The “go” light was changed to green and the “take care” light was changed to white.

During these times, people travelled by train or in carts pulled by horses. Years later, when cars were built, people began to drive them because they could travel much faster than horses. However, the road rules for drivers were not very clear and many people were hurt crossing the roads. Yellow warning signs had to be placed beside the roads to remind drivers to take care and allow people to cross safely.

Today, towns and cities all over the world have traffic lights. Red and green lights match the signals used on the railways. Yellow lights are easy to see, so they are used to warn drivers that they should slow down and prepare to stop.

1. Why was the color red used to mean “stop”?

A．It reminded people of traffic rules.

B．It helped trains run smoothly.

C．It gave people a warning of danger.

D．It was the first color people thought of.

2. What does the underlined word “swapped” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Designed.

B．Exchanged.

C．Suggested.

D．Compared.

3. In which order did the “take care” light develop?
a. A white light               b. A green light.                      c. A yellow light.

A．a一c一b

B．b一c一a

C．a一b一c

D．b一a一c

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The advantages of traffic lights.	B．The history of traffic lights.
C．The importance of traffic lights.	D．The meanings of traffic lights.