【推荐1】When I was a little girl, my mother worked all day, so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time, my little brother was about four years old and he missed mum all the time.

One day, after having dinner, he started crying for mum. He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell asleep. About half an hour later, I found that one of his shoes was lost while he was sleeping. I knew I needed to find that shoe because my mother couldn’t afford new shoes. I had to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there. A man passing by heard what I said. He stopped and asked me, “What will you do if your brother is not here when you return?” I had no idea. He continued, “It’s OK if you can’t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother.” Then he sent us to my mum’s workplace by taxi.

During my whole life, I have received the kindness from many strangers. I do not even remember what their faces looked like, but slowly, I came to know people are always more important than things. They taught me this lesson.

1. Why did the writer need to find her brother’s shoe?（不超过10个词）
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2. How did the man send the writer and her brother to their mum’s workplace?（不超过10个词）
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3. What lesson did the strangers teach the writer?（不超过15个词）
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【推荐2】There was once a boy in a village. Whenever he asked people to do things, no one would listen to him. He was sad. So he asked a magician to solve the problem by using magic. The magician tried a lot of magic, but it didn’t work.

A young man heard about the problem. He went to the boy and said that he knew how to help him. He gave him two pieces of paper with two words.

“These are two words, my boy. Use the first before you ask others to do something, and use the second when they have done it. A smile is also necessary,” the young man said.

The boy was happy and tried to use them. When he asked people to do something, he said “Please” before his words, and “Thanks” after they had done it. People were very surprised that the boy could be polite. Soon, they became happy to do what the boy asked them to.

The magician was surprised, and asked the young man for the reason.

“It’s not magic. When I was a child, my teacher told me that with good manners (礼仪) you could get anything you want.” And he was right. The boy finally learnt that he should be polite first if he wanted to get something.

1. Who did the boy ask to solve his problem at first? (不超过5个词)
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2. What should the boy say after other people have done the things he tells them to? (不超过5个词)
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3. What did the boy learn at last? (不超过15个词)
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【推荐3】Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbors. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.

Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter (尖刻的) words, and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream (小溪) between the two farms. “It must be Bob,” John thought.

Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter (木匠) standing at the doorway.

“I’m looking for a few days’ work,” the carpenter said.

“I do have a job for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbour Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence — an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbour!”

The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that makes you satisfied.”

Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day.

At about sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all!

It was a bridge! And the neighbour, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched (伸出) . “Hi, John! You’re quite a fellow (朋友) to build this bridge!”

Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other.” said Farmer Bob.

Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. How did their friendship break up?
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2. Who dug a stream between the two farms?
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3. Why did Farmer John ask the carpenter to build a fence?
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4. Did the carpenter do a job that made Farmer John and Farmer Bob satisfied?
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5. What’s the main idea of the passage?
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【推荐1】In the Middle Eastern country of Syria (叙利亚), there are over 4 million refugees (难民). Youssef was 10 years old when a local Syrian musician discovered his talent: a deep, powerful voice. However, Syria’s civil (内部的) war took place. He and his family lost their home.

When the Action for Hope Music School announced that it was looking for talented children to train, his family encouraged him to attend the school. A year and half later, the now 14-year-old, Youssef, with another 11 children, was chosen to take part in a concert.

Youssef, a shy boy, was a lead singer in the concert. He gave a confident performance of traditional Syrian songs. “We only heard the sound of a mortar (迫击炮). It fell near us. Many buildings fell down. That is all I remember,” said Youssef. “Music makes me forget everything. Music is the most important thing.”

Basma, director of Action for Hope, said the music school offers strength to the children who suffer (遭受) from the war.They can find a good way to express themselves and stop thinking of themselves as refugees.

“Art gives strength. It comes from the ability to create,” Basma said. “People who are in difficult conditions need this strength much more than the rich.”

A.根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1. Why did Youssef and his family lose their home?
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2. How many children were chosen to take part in the concert?
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B.将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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C.请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
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【推荐3】When I was about 12, a girl in my class liked to point out (指出) my problems. I was too thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too proud (骄傲) and so on. At last, I became very unhappy and ran to my father.

He listened to me quietly. Then he asked, “Are these things true or not? Do you know what you are really like? Go and make a list of what she said and find the things that are true.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but there were things I could and wanted to change. For the first time, I got a clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Dad. He didn’t take it, “That’s just for you,” he said “You know the truth (真相) about yourself better than anyone else. When people say something that doesn’t sound nice, don’t be unhappy and feel hurt. Listen to them and you’ll find it helpful.”

1. How did the writer feel when her classmate pointed out her problems?（根据短文内容回答问题）
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2. What did the father tell the writer to do?（根据短文内容回答问题）
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3. Which thing did the writer want to change? Please give one example.（根据短文内容回答问题）
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4. In the passage, the underlined word “it” refers to (指) _______________________________.
5. The topic sentence in this passage is “______________”.

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。

It was a Friday. I can still remember that day clearly. I got up early in the morning. After washing up, I went to school nervously without breakfast because I did not feel like eating anything.

At school, I saw some of my classmates talking at a corner so I went over to join them. They were just as nervous as I was. After a few minutes, my class teacher, Miss Anne, came out from the teachers’ office. In her hands were the school reports. As she was handing out the reports, my heart beat wildly. Soon, it was my turn. My legs were trembling (颤抖) badly as I walked over to my teacher. There was a big smile on her face and she showed me my report. I could not believe my eyes when I saw my report! I scored straight A’s (全优) in the final exam! I couldn’t help jumping up and down in excitement.

It was an unforgettable day to me as I was not born to be a smart girl. However, I did not look down upon myself. I kept working harder to improve my grades. With all my sweat (汗水), my hard work has finally paid off. To students like me, I would say: ____________

1. How did the students feel before the teacher handed out the reports? (不超过5个词)
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2. Why did the writer jump up and down after she saw her report? (不超过10个词)
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3. What would the writer say at the end of the text? (不超过10个词)
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【推荐2】Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people got slight wound. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.

“I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise,” he said. “A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”

Mrs. Smith said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

“There was no time to take anything,” she said. “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”

Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (淹没的) area and the welfare department (福利部) brought them food, clothes and shelter.

根据短文内容完成表格。

The time of the storm	1
The number of villages swept in the storm	2
The number of destroyed homes	Fourteen
The number of persons killed	3
4	Over two hundred people
The people who helped them	5

【推荐3】阅读短文，根据短文内容完成各小题所缺的信息，每空1至3词。

My daughter, Cindy, used to be shy but now she’s kind of active and outgoing.

I still remembered one thing. One day last month, Cindy got an upset stomach, so I took her to see a doctor. When we waited in line outside the waiting room, we saw a lady beside us. She looked very upset. Then Cindy gave a smile card to the lady, saying, “I hope everything goes well.” The lady hugged(拥抱) Cindy and said nothing. Later, Cindy gave out five more smile cards that day.

Last Monday, I went shopping with Cindy in a supermarket. After shopping, we went to the cash register(收银台). To my surprise, I couldn’t find my wallet and I didn’t know what to do. At that time, a lady came to us and paid the bill for us. She was just the lady who was at the doctor’s that day. I said “thank you” to her. She said, “I was moved by your daughter’s kindness.” Then I returned the money to her the next day.

Now our family members always enjoy helping others. And giving out smile cards is a good way to help.

What Cindy used to be like?	1
Where they saw the lady for the first time?	Outside     2
What Cindy gave the lady?	3
How many smile cards Cindy gave out altogether that day?	4
What the lady did for the writer in the supermarket?	She     5     for her