Cindy was a single mother who lived with her little son. She lost her job three years ago and they lived a very hard life. It was terrible. She was sad when her son asked. "Can I have some more bread, please, Mummy?"
One day, when her son asked the same question again, she decided to prepare a big meal for him with the only 5 dollars in her hand. She went to the supermarket, bought some food and cooked at home. "It's time to make a change." she thought. She used to love writing. In order to make some money, she began to write articles for magazines day and night. Things went better. The local food bank started to provide her with some free vegetables every month. Her son finally had enough to eat. Once her son told Cindy that the dishes she made were delicious. Suddenly, an idea came to Cindy's mind, "Why not share my recipes(食谱) on the internet?" She did. Many people liked her recipes and she became popular. Soon after that, some reporters interviewed her and asked her to write a book on cooking. When Cindy got the money for the book she wrote, she had a good sleep for the first night during the three years.
1. When did Cindy lose her job?2. Why did Cindy begin to write articles for magazines?
3. Did Cindy's son think that her dishes were delicious?
4. Where did Cindy share her recipes?
5. What do you think of Cindy?
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【推荐1】Once upon a time there was a little prince. He was so spoilt(宠坏的) that he wouldn’ t let anybody have a new toy if he didn't have one first.
①The prince invited him to spend a year in the palace(宫殿), asking the toymaker to make him a new toy every day. The toymaker said, "My toys are very special. They
need an owner to play with them. Will you spend a little time with each one every day?” “Of course, I will, the prince replied.
From then on, every morning the prince received a new toy. The prince appeared very happy. But the toy collection kept growing. Soon there were too many toys for him to play with. The prince couldn’t get to sleep until midnight, because he had to play with each toy. He was so tired and sleepy. And he hardly had time to enjoy playing. Even worse, the toys were getting angry because he spent less time playing with them.
One day, the prince saw some children playing outside the palace. ② When they finished playing, they could take home the toys they liked the most.
At the end of the year, all the toys were shared out and the palace turned into the best playroom.
1. 任务一:从下面四个选项中选出能填入文中 ① 和 ② 处的最佳选项。| A．The prince met a magician one day. |
| B．One day a wonderful toymaker came to the land. |
| C．They refused to play with the prince. |
| D．Then he invited them to play with him. |
3. 任务三:Do you think we should learn to share?
It was getting dark and it was snowing heavily when Scrooge moved along the street with the ghost.
When they arrived at a door, they heard a laugh. It was a great surprise to Scrooge to recognize the laugh from his own nephew（侄子）Fred.
They entered. About twenty people sat and talked happily. They couldn’t see Scrooge and the ghost.
“Ha, ha, ha!” cried Fred, “My uncle said that Christmas was a trick! And he believed it too!”
“Shame for him, Fred!” said Mary, Fred’s nice wife, angrily.
“He’s a funny old fellow,” said Fred, “He’s rich, but his wealth is of no use to him. He doesn’t do any good with it. And I have nothing to say against him.”
After that, they began to play a game. All the people did it happily, young and old, and so did Scrooge. He was really enjoying himself. He even forgot that they couldn’t see or hear him.
The Ghost was greatly pleased to find Scrooge in this mood, and Scrooge didn’t want to leave.
“Here is another game,” said Scrooge. “Allow me to stay one half hour, Spirit, only one half hour.”
That was a Game called “Yes and No”—When someone thought of something, the rest must find out what it was by getting the answer “yes” or “no”.
It was Fred’s turn. He laughed and laughed. At last, his wife Mary cried out, “I have found it out! It’s your Uncle Scro-o-o-o-oge!”
“Certainly it is! He has given us plenty of merriment, I am sure,” said Fred, “Here is a glass of wine ready to our hand now, and I say, ‘Uncle Scrooge!’ ”
“Well! Uncle Scrooge!” hey cried.
“A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the old man, whatever he is!” said Fred.
Uncle Scrooge imperceptibly became so happy and light of heart. If the Ghost had given him time, he would like to say something. But the whole scene passed off in the breath of the last word spoken by his nephew. （取材于扬州市“五个一百工程”指定阅读书目《圣诞颂歌》）
1. What was the weather like that night?2. Why did Mary shame for Scrooge?
3. How many games did they play at the party?
4. Why didn’t Scrooge want to leave?
5. According to the underlined sentence, what do you think Scrooge would like to say?
【推荐3】
In the middle of the dark forest，there lives an owl（猫头鹰）．All the animals know that he is the wisest among all of them．So they often go to him and tell him their problems．Then the owl always teaches them what to do．
One day，a little bird goes up to the owl．She starts crying．
"I'm not happy at all．I don't want to be a bird，" says the bird．
"Why don't you want to be a bird？"asks the owl．
"I am so small，weak and useless．I want to be big and strong like the lion．He is very important，but I am not,"she cries．
Then the owl whispers（耳语）something in her ear．At once the bird dries her tears and goes away．One week later，the bird comes back．"Oh，thank you very much．You are a very wise owl，"she says to the owl．"I am very happy now．Every day，I sit on the tallest tree and watch for lions and tigers．When they come near，I shout at the top of my voice．Then my friends all run and hide．They are very thankful to me．I am useful and important now．"
The wise owl smiles and says，"No one in this world is useless．"
1. Why doesn't the bird want to be a bird at the beginning of the story？2. Does the owl help the bird？
3. When does the bird come back to say she is happy now？
4. How does the bird tell her friends that they are in danger？
5. What can you learn from the passage？
【推荐1】Languages are powerful, sometimes more than one can imagine. Most recently an ancient saying “山川异域，风月同天” has deeply touched the Chinese people, which means even though the landscapes are different, we share the wind and moon under the same sky.
The saying was printed on packages of masks sent to Wuhan, Hubei Province from Japan when the novel coronavirus (新冠状病毒) broke out in China. On the packages, there were also Chinese and Japanese national flags, as well as encouraging Chinese characters “加油，中国”. It’s not only the friendship behind the masks (口罩), but also the special beauty of the ancient Chinese language.
Although it is written in ancient Chinese language, the saying is from a Japanese prince. The ancient saying first appeared on the frocks (袈裟) which were sent to the monks in the Chinese Tang dynasty.
The Chinese monk Jianzhen was touched by the words, so he decided to start his journey to Japan. He tried six times in 11 years before finally arriving in the country and then helped a lot with the development of Japanese arts and medical studies. Jianzhen was known as the messenger of culture between China and Japan. He was remembered by the people of both countries.
Now once again, the Chinese are deeply touched by the meaning in the ancient saying: understanding, sharing, and support. It feels like walking into the house from outdoors in the freezing winter and having a cup of hot tea. The warmth is inside.
根据材料内容回答问题 1-5：
1. Are Chinese people touched by the saying “山川异域，风月同天”?
2. When were the packages of masks sent to Wuhan?
3. Is the saying from a Chinese monk or a Japanese prince?
4. 请把文中划线句子译成汉语。
5. What does the ancient saying mean?
One day, two friends, Tom and Jack, were walking in a desert(沙漠). During some point of the journey they had an argument. Then Jack hit Tom in the face.
Tom was badly hurt, but he didn’t say anything. Instead, he wrote in the sand(沙子) “Today my best friend hit me in the face.”
They kept on walking until they found an oasis(绿洲). They decided to get some water. Suddenly Tom slipped down and fell into the mire(泥潭). His life was in danger, but his friend saved him at once.
When he felt all right, he wrote on a stone, “Today my best friend saved my life.”
Jack asked him, “After I hit you, you wrote in the sand and now you write it on a stone. Why?”
Tom answered, “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, then the wind can blow（吹） it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must write it on a stone where no wind can ever blow it away.”
Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in stone.
1. Were Tom and Jack walking in an oasis (绿洲)?2. What did Tom do, when he was hurt?
3. Who saved Tom’s life when Tom fell into the mire (泥潭)?
4. Where did Tom write “Today my best friend saved my life. ”
5. Why did Tom wrote in the sand at the first time and write on a stone at the second time?
6. What do you think of Tom?
【推荐3】George and Ellen owned a cafe. They kept it clean and served good inexpensive food. George and Ellen were very friendly with people who came to eat at their cafe because they liked being friendly and helpful.
One day an old man and his wife came into the cafe. The old man ordered a hamburger and some French fries. His wife didn't order anything. George made the food and served it to the man.
The old man and his wife sat at a table and the man cut the hamburger in half. Then he divided the French fries into two equal parts. He put one half of the hamburger and half of the French fries in front of his wife. Then he began to eat his half of the hamburger and French fries. His wife sat and watched him.
Ellen watched the old couple. She thought that perhaps they couldn’t afford another hamburger. She felt sorry for them, so she went to their table and offered them another hamburger free of charge.
The old man was too busy eating to reply, but the woman said, “Oh, no! Don’t worry about us. We like to share. We share everything.”
The old man nodded, and said “everything” before he put more French fries into his mouth.
Ellen smiled at them and went back to the counter. She took some orders from other customers and then watched the old couple again. She noticed that the woman was still not eating. Her half of the hamburger and French fries were still on the plate on the table in front of her. She thought that perhaps she intended（打算）to give her share to her husband if he was still hungry after eating his share. Ellen frowned（皱眉）. She went back to their table.
The old woman saw her and started to tell her not to worry because they liked to share.
“I know,” said Ellen. “You’ve already told me that. I was just wondering why you are not eating your half.”
“Oh,” said the woman. “I’m just waiting for my turn to use the false teeth.”
Questions 1—5: Please complete the summary of the passage above with no more than three words for each blank.（请完成上文的摘要，每空不超过三个单词。）
George and Ellen owned a cafe. They always kept it clean and |
