【推荐1】“David, what sport do you like best?” Ms. Green asked. David was nervous (紧张的) because everyone in the class was looking at him. He needed a good answer. “I like soccer, ” he said.

Everyone smiled. Some kids said, “I like soccer, too!” That was a safe answer. David really liked ice hockey (冰球), but no one else in the class liked it. He wished he could be honest, but his classmates knew nothing about it.

He asked his dad when he got home, “Why don’t my classmates like ice hockey?” His dad smiled, “Their families grew up watching soccer, so they like soccer. We grew up watching hockey, so we like hockey. Why don’t you invite (邀请) your classmates to the next game?” David did that. He asked his friends Daniel and Tommy to join him. They did not know about ice hockey. They had never seen a game before. They were excited to watch the game. At the game, they had hot dogs and drinks. They watched with great interest. All of them had fun.

The next time at school when Ms. Green asked David what his favorite sport was, he said, “Ice hockey.” Daniel and Tommy agreed and said, “We like hockey, too!” David was happy. He likes it when other people like the things he likes. It makes him feel like he has friends who understand him.

1. What sport does David really like?

A．Soccer.

B．Baseball.

C．Basketball.

D．Ice hockey.

2. Why didn’t David tell people about his favorite sport at first?

A．He liked soccer so much.

B．He didn’t want others to get to know it.

C．He didn’t have a favorite sport.

D．He was afraid that no one would like it.

3. The underlined sentence “David did that.” means he ________.

A．studied hard at school

B．gave his classmates hot dogs and drinks

C．tried to like soccer more

D．asked his classmates to watch a hockey game

4. We can learn from the text that ________.

A．it’s OK to be different

B．ice hockey is better than soccer

C．we should learn from others

D．to help others is to help ourselves

【推荐2】阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The story happened some time ago.     1     As their family was not rich at that time, he became angry when the child tried to decorate（装饰）a gift box.

    2     The man felt sorry for how he earlier thought of his daughter, but his anger came up again when he opened the box and found out that it was empty. He shouted at her, saying, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside?     3    ” The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and said sorry to her.

Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child.     4     Whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold box filled with love... from our children, family members, friends, and ...     5    

A．It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years.

B．The little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”

C．There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more valuable than this.

D．A man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper.

E．It is very rude to send someone an empty box.

【推荐3】It was a usual morning. After snoozing (瞌睡) twice, I took care of my three cats, and then hurried to complete housework while drinking some coffee. Oh, my dear! I nearly forgot my mid-morning appointment. I raced out!

By the time I finished my appointment, I felt a little hungry. I stopped at Moe’s to order a pie to take home and eat while working.

Since it was a little before noon, there was a line of people. A woman, who I later learned was Marcella, was paying at the register (柜台). She asked the woman behind her in line if she would like a drink and then asked me. We both said no, and must have looked confused (困惑的), because she said, ‘I got you.’ She continued to pay for both of our meals – even though we were strangers.

I asked Marcella why she did this, and she shared that someone once did something similar for her. The person asked that she might pay it forward some day and she was making good on her promise.

Before leaving, she gave me a warm hug (拥抱) and asked me to do an act of kindness for a stranger when I could. I nodded. I arrived home, but instead of working through lunch, I sat and kept thinking of her kindness.

Marcella didn’t need to pay for my lunch. But she did, and it brightened my day. Not because I got to keep my $15, but because she was kind – and did not want to receive anything in return.

▲ I’ll make a small difference in someone else’s life, and the ripple effect (连锁反应) will continue. Because that’s what being human is all about – being kind – even to a stranger.

1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．I was very kind.

B．I was very poor.

C．I was very relaxed.

D．I was very busy.

2. What is the correct order for the following events according to the passage?
a. Marcella hugged me and left.
b. I raced out to my appointment.
c. Marcella paid for my lunch.
d. I stood in line to order a pie.
e. I knew her name was Marcella.

A．cabde

B．bacde

C．bdcea

D．dabec

3. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．I knew Marcella before.	B．Moe’s is a restaurant.
C．The pie cost me $15.	D．I didn’t keep the promise.

4. Which of the following sentences can be filled in ▲ ?

A．I must refuse others’ kindness.	B．I have to break my promise.
C．I have been friends with Marcella.	D．I plan on paying my kindness forward.

【推荐2】You’ve probably heard the expression, “a leopard can’t change its spots.” which, of course, is true of leopards.     1     Can people change? Are we human just creatures of habit?

One guy said, “Bad habits are like a comfortable bed: they’re easy to get into, but hard to get out of.” Someone else said, “The chains (枷锁) of habits are too small to feel until they’re too strong to break.”     2    

Habits are like the roads we take through life every day. The problem is that not every road takes us where we need to go. That’s why we must change our bad habits as soon as possible before they become our “second nature”. Because our habits become our character (性格) and our character becomes our life. As one wise person said, “    3    ”

But we humans don’t like to change, do we? So we come up with excuses, like “I can’t be different, that’s just the way I am,” or “    4    ” and the good old saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” But that’s just it: we’re not dogs or animals. In fact, we’re the only creatures who have the freedom and power to change and choose the kind of person we want to become.     5    

A．So what habits do you need to start changing today?

B．I was born this way.

C．So breaking our bad habits takes effort.

D．First we make our habits, then our habits make us.

E．But is it true of people?

【推荐3】Imagine that your body is like a factory. It takes in “materials（材料）” and puts out “goods（商品）”. If you start with poor materials, your body won’t be probably very high-quality（高质量的）. But if you use better materials, your goods will come out much better.

What does this mean in real life? It means getting the right amount of sleep, eating food that is good for you, and exercising. You might not think about this much as a student, but believe me—as you get older, it becomes very important.

It’s good to start building a better “factory” at a young age. Getting into the habit of living healthy can help you in many ways. If you get enough sleep (not too little, not too much), you’ll be able to focus better on your studies. Eating healthy food helps your body grow strong and fight off sickness. And exercise can help you stay fit both physically and mentally（精神上）.

This sounds like a lot to do. So start small—try to go to bed at the same time each night and wake up at the same time as well. Find time to eat a single apple each day—they say “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Try to exercise just a little bit each day, even if it’s only for 10 minutes. Doing these life things will help you build a great “factory”.

1. What does the writer want to show in Paragraph 1?

A．How to run a factory.

B．Which materials are best to use.

C．Materials are important for the quality of goods.

D．Factories can’t use poor materials.

2. Which is NOT a good “material” for the body?

A．Getting enough sleep.

B．Eating healthy food.

C．Exercising to stay fit.

D．Sleeping until late morning.

3. What does the underlined word “physically” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．物质上

B．身体上

C．物理

D．心理上

4. What is the writer’s suggestion?

A．It is not easy to start good habits.

B．Improve your life by doing small thing.

C．Youth is the best time to dream big.

D．It is best to live a simple and easy life.