A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.
One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant it.
He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his woods (树林) where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. “What's the difference?” the farmer said angrily. “If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.”
“Yes, said the friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed (抢夺) everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (摧毁) a good apple tree! ”
1. What did the farmer's friend give him one day?| A．An apple | B．Some apples | C．A young tree | D．Some young trees |
| A．He thought strangers would steal the fruit | B．He thought the tree would die |
| C．He thought his children would take the fruit. | D．He thought his neighbors would steal the fruit |
| A．took care of the apple tree. | B．didn’t like his friend. |
| C．was a very selfish man. | D．got on well with his neighbors and children. |
| A．We should care about others' feelings. |
| B．We should learn to share beautiful things. |
| C．The young tree can provide apples for us when it grows up. |
| D．The young tree can grow up one day. |
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【推荐1】A mother planted many kinds of vegetables in her garden. One day ,she said to her daughter.“Betty,come here .Look at these small yellow ones on the leaves(叶子)of the vegetables .They are eggs(虫卵)of a kind of insect(昆虫).They are very bad for vegetables.This afternoon you must find all the eggs on the leaves and get them off.In this way ,you will help us have better ,greener and bigger vegetables.”
Betty didn’t think she could do it at once(立刻),and in the end she forgot all about it .The mother was ill for a few days and couldn’t work in her garden.When she was well,she took Betty with her to the garden to see the vegetables.
To their surprise ,the insects ate some of the leaves .When Betty saw this,she began to cry.Then her mother said to her,“We should never put off(推迟)today’s things till tomorrow.And you must learn to do with(处理) the bad things when they are small,or it will turn into a big problem.”
1. A mother planted many trees in her garden.2. The daughter did what her mother told her at once.
3. The insects ate up(吃光)all the vegetables leaves。
4. The mother couldn’t work for a few days because she was ill.
5. The passage tells us that we should never put off today’s things till tomorrow.
【推荐2】A teacher told students a story: Three dogs were running after a woodchuck (土拨鼠), which ran into a tree. Soon a white rabbit ran out from the tree quickly. Dogs started running it. Finally the rabbit climbed up another tree and dogs all shouted at it until a mouse came out. Again, dogs began following it.
Finishing the story, the teacher asked, “Are there anything wrong with the story?” One student said, “Rabbit cannot climb trees.” Another said, “It’s impossible for three dogs to miss a rabbit.”
When the students became quiet, the teacher said, “There is another problem. Where did the woodchuck go? The woodchuck was the goal (目标) that the dogs were running after first. But because of the rabbit and mouse, the dogs also changed the goal, and readers changed, too. The woodchuck disappeared in our minds.
Such is life. While working hard on our goals, a new movie, an invitation, a friend’s expensive computer interest us easily. And we may be interrupted (被打扰) by less important things, so we forget our goals.
1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?| A．The dogs were running after three animals at the same time. |
| B．The dogs kept changing goals as different animals came out. |
| C．The rabbit and the mouse volunteered to help the woodchuck. |
| D．The four animals were playing together very happily there. |
| A．couldn’t find any problems with the story |
| B．don’t know a rabbit can climb the tree |
| C．don’t understand the story’s meaning |
| D．forget the woodchuck in their mind |
| A．fix their eyes on their goals in their life |
| B．find as many problems as possible |
| C．keep a cool mind when facing difficulties |
| D．listen to what teachers say carefully |
| A．Three Dogs and A Rabbit |
| B．Forget Our Goals in Life |
| C．Where Did the Woodchuck Go? |
| D．Take the Goal Seriously |
【推荐3】Imagine that you have woken up on the first day of your vacation. You enjoy a delicious breakfast, take a walk on the beach, and read the morning newspaper as you drink coffee. You are feeling happy and relaxed. But you may start to feel bored by the time the late afternoon comes around!
If you have ever felt like this, you’re not alone. It turns out that having unlimited（无限的）free time is not always as great as we expected. What is the best amount （数量） of free time for our happiness?
Researchers tried to answer this question by surveying tens of thousands of people, collecting data（数据）on how they spent their time and how happy they were. After looking at the data, the research team found that having less than two hours of free time a day was not enough to be happy. People with under two hours of free time a day usually had more stress （压力）. It means that they were simply too busy with work to get their happiness.
The fact that being too busy cuts happiness is true. It might lead to the answer that more free time is simply better. Surprisingly, having a lot of free time is not a panacea for happiness. People surely get a certain sense of joy from finishing tasks. Having more than five hours of free time a day makes us lose the sense of joy. It is in fact cutting our happiness. But I think it is how we spend our free time that matters. When free time is used in more active ways, like playing a team sport, then five or more hours a day can keep of even produce happiness. However, spending five or more hours of free time alone can stop happiness.
1. What may make people feel bored during the vacation?| A．The morning newspaper. | B．The delicious breakfast. |
| C．The unlimited free time. | D．The walk on the beach. |
| A．People’s ages. | B．People’s jobs. | C．People’s feelings. | D．People’s hobbies. |
| A．Good person. | B．Good medicine. | C．Good example. | D．Good prize. |
| A．A longest vacation. | B．An unexpected surprise. |
| C．A certain sense of joy. | D．Ways of enjoying free time. |
| A．What Should Our Vacation Be Like? | B．Why Do We Need More Free Time? |
| C．How Can We Spend Our Daily Free Time? | D．How Much Free Time Do We Need to Be Happy? |
【推荐1】A bus stops at the bus station. It's 8:00 am. Mr. Smith looks out of the window and sees a woman. She is selling cakes. People from other buses buy a lot. "The cakes must be nice." Mr. Smith thinks. He doesn't have breakfast at home this morning, so he also wants to buy one. But the woman is far from his bus. And he doesn't want to go out.
At that time, Mr. Smith sees a boy. The boy is near the window. "Come here, boy!" Mr. Smith calls to him.
"Do you know how much the cake is?"
"Thirty cents for one, sir." the boy answers.
Mr. Smith gives the boy sixty cents and asks him to buy two cakes. "One is for me and the other is for you." says Mr. Smith.
After five minutes, the boy comes back with one cake. He eats the cake and gives thirty cents to Mr. Smith. "There is only one left." says the boy.
1. Mr. Smith asks the boy to buy cakes because ________.| A．the boy knows the woman | B．he doesn't want to leave the bus |
| C．he wants to help the woman sell her cakes | D．he wants to buy one for the boy |
| A．离开的 | B．好吃的 | C．剩下的 | D．左边的 |
| A．one cake | B．two cakes | C．three cakes | D．some cakes |
| A．Many people tell Mr. Smith the cake is nice | B．The bus leaves before the boy comes back. |
| C．The boy doesn't want to buy the cake for Mr. Smith. | D．Mr. Smith doesn't have the cake at last. |
【推荐2】A mother gets on a train with her kids: 7yearold John and 5yearold Ronny.
John always asks many questions. He is excited to travel by train. So he asks his mom many questions.
“Mommy, what is an emergency brake(紧急刹车)？” “Mommy, why do the workers ask to see our tickets？” “Mommy, why can't I lean out of(探出) the window？”
His mother feels(感觉) impatient(不耐烦的) and angry with him.
Finally(最后), John asks, “Mom, what is the name of the station(站) we just left？”
“I don't know, John. Will you please stop bothering me? I'm reading the newspaper.” his mother says.
After a few minutes, John says, “It's too bad you don't know the name of the last station. Ronny got off the train there.”
1. How does John's mother feel when John asks her many questions?| A．She feels excited. | B．She feels patient. |
| C．She feels angry. | D．She feels happy. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．打扰 | B．抱怨 | C．催促 | D．告诉 |
| A．Ronny is seven years old. | B．John knows the name of every station. |
| C．The workers don't ask to see their tickets. | D．The mother doesn't know Ronny gets off the train. |
Yang Zhen was a government officer during the Eastern Han Dynasty（25-220）.
One day, Yang met his old workmate Wang Mi on a trip. They had fun talking about their life experiences and good wishes to the nation. Once, Wang’s ability and political ideas were not accepted by the people around him. But Yang Zhen saw his talent and promoted him（提拔）. The chance helped Wang to be successful. So Wang invited him to stay over for the night.
It was near midnight when Wang knocked on the door of Yang’s bedroom. He handed Yang a bag and said, “This is to thank you for teaching me and helping me become who I am today. ” Yang looked in the bag. It was full of gold.
“Do I look like a person who accepts bribes（贿赂）from others? I thought you knew me well!” Yang said angrily.
“It’s late at night. No one will know if we keep it secret, ” said Wang.
“What do you mean no one will know? Heaven（天）knows, Earth knows, ” said Yang. “You can cheat anyone but not your own heart.”
1. According to the passage, what made Wang Mi successful? ________| A．Yang Zhen gave him a chance. |
| B．Wang Mi gave Yang a bag of gold. |
| C．They both have good wishes to the nation. |
| A．Because they are workmates. |
| B．Because they understand each other well. |
| C．Because Wang Mi wanted to bribe Yang Zhen. |
| A．angry | B．shameful | C．unsatisfied |
| A．Wang Mi knows Yang Zhen very well. |
| B．Yang Zhen was an honest and clean officer. |
| C．Nobody knows the secret between Yang and Wang. |
| A．The Secret Between Two Workmates! |
| B．Bribes, Another Way to Success! |
| C．Heaven Knows, Earth Knows! |
After I was certain that the man was just giving away the ice cream, I talked with him for a long time. He told me that his dream had always been to travel around giving away ice cream, and that's what he was now doing. With his mother's support, he kept doing what he loved even during hard times. Now, however, some large companies are helping him his plan.
The man said he wanted to encourage people to do exactly what their heart told them to do with their lives. I kept asking him, "So your dream was just to drive around and give away ice cream? It seems like a very unusual goal." "Yes, just meeting people and making them smile," he replied. At that point he handed me my ice cream. I thanked him, but what I got from him was much more than just an ice cream. It can't easily be explained in words. I believe what he is doing is exactly what a great person does all the time: small acts of big love.
1. From the story we know that the writer was most probably_______ at that time.
| A．a primary school teacher |
| B．a primary school student |
| C．a middle school student |
| D．a middle school teacher |
| A．Because he was not sure whether what he had heard was true. |
| B．Because the ice cream truck had never been here before. |
| C．Because the ice cream man said in a low voice and he couldn't hear. |
| D．Because he didn't pay attention to the ice cream truck. |
| A．the man became rich |
| B．the man could produce ice cream |
| C．the man could travel |
| D．the man's dream came true |
| A．A great man. | B．Small acts of big love. |
| C．A kind of charity. | D．My dream. |
【推荐2】Emma is a fifteen-year-old girl. She has two sisters and a brother. Her sisters Rose and Linda are eleven years old, and her brother John is nine. They live with their parents and grandparents. Next Sunday is their grandma’s birthday. They are talking about it.
“Our grandma’s birthday is coming. What can we do?” asks Emma.
“I want to buy a red sweater for her,” says John. “Grandma likes red best.”
“Oh, you can’t, because you only have three dollars!” says Linda. “Let’s sing a song to her.”
“But we can’t sing well,” says Rose. “And Grandma is good at singing.”
“What do you think, Emma?” asks Linda.
“Yes, we can sing a song. But we must do more,” says Emma.
“I can make a birthday card,” says John.
“I can tell her a funny story. You can draw a picture, Linda. You’re good at drawing,” says Rose.
“Great! I can play chess with her. We can make her happy. That’s important,” says Emma.
1. John has _________ sisters.| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．Sunday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Thursday |
| A．purple | B．green | C．blue | D．red |
| A．singing | B．telling stories | C．drawing | D．playing chess |
| A．Happy Children | B．A Beautiful Sweater |
| C．Grandma’s Birthday | D．My Family |
【推荐3】Mike is fifty years old. He lives alone in northern Germany. He felt tired for some days. A noise was so boring that he couldn’t sleep well. To fight against the noise, he took his neighbor to court because of the terrible noise. Mike called the police after he woke up three times every night for a week by the sound of a cock crowing（啼叫）. “The animal cried loudly for 20 minutes between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m., and it was terrible,” Mike said. “At first I thought the man next door left a bird in his home on vacation. But later, I found that it was just a recording（录音）.”
Police went to the home on Monday. They found a recording of a cock on a timer（定时器）to play every day. The speaker was just beside Mike’s wall. The policemen said that they didn’t know why. But they would help Mike to live a quiet life. They said that they would try to find why the man did that.
1. Mike comes from _______.| A．America | B．China | C．Japan | D．Germany |
| A．happy | B．boring | C．bored | D．worried |
| A．球场 | B．朝廷 | C．庭院 | D．法院 |
| A．For 20 minutes. | B．At 4 a.m. | C．At 2 a.m. | D．At midnight. |
| A．We may play in the night. | B．We may call the police anytime. |
| C．We may help this old man. | D．We should not trouble our neighbors. |
【推荐1】The three-day May Day holiday is the best time to enjoy fresh air and have fun with family and friends. And this year, the plan is better than ever before. I’m going to Midi Music Festival.
I’m going to Midi Music Festival. As the oldest outdoor music festival, Midi is also said to be the only “real” rock festival in China. This year, the three-day music carnivals（狂欢）will rock from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. every day, bringing 64 popular bands from around the world.
When: April 30-May 2 Where: Mentougou Jinglangdao Park, Mentougou District Price: 80 yuan (April 30/May 2), 150 yuan (May 1), 200 yuan（three-day pass） Booking: 400-610-3721 |
1. The writer often ________ for May Day holiday before.
| A．went traveling outside | B．read books at home |
| C．went shopping | D．went Midi Music Festival |
| A．Two days. | B．Three days. | C．Four days. | D．Five days. |
| A．¥150 | B．¥160 | C．¥200 | D．¥300 |
Mary and I
Hello! My name is Sara and I’m thirteen years old. I’m from Spain. My best friend is Mary. She is from Poland and one year older than me. She came to Spain with her family five years ago. At the beginning (开始) she couldn’t speak Spanish well but now it's different. She’s very hard-working at school and she’s fluent in Spanish now.
Mary is tall and beautiful. She has long curly brown hair and brown eyes. We are in the same school and she lives not far from my home. We often go home together. After school we also spend some time together. Because I’m better at math and science and she is better at history and geography, we can always help each other with our homework. She also likes reading very much. Last year she won a special prize (奖）for the best reader in our class.
My friend is not very sporty. She doesn’t like team games (团队运动）but she likes swimming. I like sports and we go swimming together every Saturday morning. She’s a little shy with new people but with me she's friendly! I like her and she always brings out the best in me. I really hope we can be best friends for life!
1. How old is Mary?| A．12. | B．13. | C．14. | D．15. |
| A．乐观的 | B．悲观的 | C．生硬的 | D．流利的 |
| A．comes from Spain | B．is short but beautiful |
| C．lives near Sara's home | D．has long curly blonde hair |
| A．Math and history. | B．Science and geography. |
| C．Math and science. | D．History and geography. |
| A．Mary is sporty and likes team sports a lot. |
| B．Sara and Mary go swimming once a week. |
| C．Sara got a prize for the best reader last year. |
| D．Sara and Mary are both shy with new people. |
When I left school five years ago, I said to myself,
Eve
I haven’t much interest in studying．To be honest, I don’t like reading very much, except for magazines and that sort of thing．Just reading, that is, to kill the time．But I do enjoy watching TV．Not that I watch everything．In fact, I choose my programmes very carefully．I’m particularly interested in current affairs(时事)．In some ways I think I learn more in this way than I did at school．
Ted
I’m a very different sort of person－I simply love doing things．That’s why I enjoy sports so much．I mean, actually playing．I hardly ever watch it on TV, but I do read quite a bit about it．I’m even interested in the history of sports．I don’t have much time for anything else, except that I quite like dancing．Some people say I’m not very good at it, though．
Joan
I should say I have great interest in studying．I’d rather do this than anything else．Since I left school．I’ve taken courses in all sorts of things．I go to the city library once a week, but I much prefer evening classes because it’s more fun that way．My latest “craze（狂热）”－if you can call it that －is foreign languages．I’m learning two, not one!
1. According to what they say, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
| A．Ben was pleased to leave school． |
| B．Eve does not spend much time in reading． |
| C．Ted spends a lot of time watching his favorite sport on TV． |
| D．Joan is learning languages in the evening school． |
| A．Ben and Eve | B．Eve and Ted |
| C．Ted and Joan | D．Ben and Joan |
| A．Joan may speak one of foreign languages well． |
| B．Eve will study computers |
| C．Ben is interested in current affairs． |
| D．Joan prefers going to the city libraries． |
| A．Ben thinks he never need to learn |
| B．Ben wants to learn that |
| C．Ben would like to go on studying |
| D．Ben will learn from others |
