【推荐1】One day, a boy walks through a forest (森林). He finds a big blackboard on an old tree. There is also some chalk. The boy takes a piece of chalk and starts to draw on the board: first a tree, then a rabbit, then a flower… To his surprise, when he finishes a picture, it comes to life (复活) and jumps out of the blackboard. Very soon, the place becomes a wonderful green forest, many animals play happily. Excitedly, the boy also draws his parents, brothers and sisters, they enjoy a picnic, with their drinks and food. He also draws the paper bowls and the empty bottles, he and his family use and throw them everywhere. But when the rubbish (垃圾) comes to life, something terrible happens (发生): around every paper bowl and every empty bottle, the forest turns grey, then the grass, the flowers, the animals, then the boy knows it is because of the rubbish, so he runs through the forest and cleans the blackboard. The forest turns green again, and the animals are happy again. The boy never sees that blackboard again. But now, every time he goes for a picnic with his family, he is the first to pick up the rubbish, he also tells others to do that.

1. The boy finds ________ on an old tree when he is walking through a forest.

A．a rabbit

B．a picture

C．a flower

D．a blackboard

2. When the boy begins to draw, he ________.

A．draws the forest grey everywhere	B．remembered his picnic
C．knows it is a magic (神奇的) blackboard	D．doesn’t know the things can come to life

3. What does the boy do when they are having a picnic?

A．He eat too much.	B．He plays with animals.
C．He throws the rubbish around.	D．He draws some pictures.

4. The forest turns grey because ________.

A．it is autumn	B．there is lots of rubbish
C．they cut the trees	D．the boy makes it grey

5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．A magic blackboard.	B．A wonderful forest.
C．An exciting picnic.	D．An interesting picture.

【推荐2】An old man lived in a village. He was one of the rudest people in the world. The whole village was tired of him.     1     He was always complaining and was always in a bad mood (情绪). When people tried to cheer him up, he would rudely turn them away.

The longer he lived, the more bad-tempered he became. People stayed away from him because his bad mood was contagious（传染性的）. It was even unusual and impolite to feel happy around him.    2    

But one day—the day he turned 80 years old, in fact—an unbelievable thing happened.

The villagers said among themselves, "The old man is happy today. He hasn't complained about anything.     3     It is surprising that he is polite to others and seems to be happy every day. "

The whole village went to see the old man. One of the villagers asked the old man, "What happened to you? Why are you so happy now?"

"Nothing special has happened, in fact," the man said. "For 80 years I've been looking for happiness, but it was no use.     4    That's why I'm happy now. "

It is important to realize that your mood can affect（影响）the moods of those around you. Everyone has bad days sometimes.     5     Just try to accept their help.

Will you feel happy if your friends are happy? If your friends are sad, how will you feel? Do you have any ways to cheer yourself up when you feel sad? Please share your ideas with us.

A．Because he was always unhappy.

B．He is smiling and his face looks kind.

C．I want to affect others around me and help them a lot.

D．If someone tries to cheer you up, don't be rude to them.

E．Most of villagers felt happy while the rest felt sad every day.

F．And then I decided to live without happiness and just enjoy life.

G．By behaving like this, he made the rest of the village feel unhappy as well.

【推荐3】Passage 2
Colin is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he got a job in a store. Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied（满意） with him.
One day, on his way home, he met Nancy. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house. She agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about the school life they spent together, their teachers, classmates and their future（未来）. They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Colin. “Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Colin thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Colin. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
1. Colin was ______ when he finished middle school.

A．seventeen

B．twenty

C．eighteen

D．twenty-two

2. The old woman is satisfied with Colin because ______.

A．he buys food for her	B．he’s smart
C．he can keep quiet	D．he gets home on time

3. From the story, we can know that Nancy was Colin’s ______.

A．classmate

B．co-worker（同事，同仁）

C．aunt

D．cousin

4. The underlined word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A．集邮

B．站立

C．贴邮票

D．跺脚

5. Colin stamped his foot on the floor in order ______.

A．to wake his neighbor

B．to make his grandma angry

C．that his grandma would tell him the time

D．that his grandma would buy his a watch

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1. TV Ears can help you         .

A．improve the volume of your TV	B．listen to the TV more clearly
C．have a better sleep	D．play a part in the TV

2. TV Ears is different from the other headsets because      .

A．it can easily set TV on mute	B．it’s much cheaper
C．it helps you easily choose what to watch	D．it can cut down the outside noise

3. The writer tries to make more people trust TV Ears by       .

A．showing the result of a research

B．explaining how it is made

C．introducing users’ good experience with it

D．comparing it with other similar products

4. The passage is probably a/an           .

A．ad

B．letter

C．notice

D．interview

【推荐3】A man makes a nice talking machine. It can weigh people’s weight (称人们的体重). The man wants to find a place with lots of people to test the machine. So he puts it in the waiting room (候车室) of a station.

A Thai (泰国的) woman first comes to use the machine. When she stands on the machine, the machine speaks in Thai, “Good morning, Madam. Your weight is 72kg. That’s 3kg more than (多于) your normal (正常的) body weight. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you can be all right. Have a nice day.”

Then a Chinese girl stands on the machine. “Good morning, Miss,” the machine speaks in Chinese. Your weight is 45kg. It’s all right for your age. Go on eating what you eat every day. Have a nice day.”

The third one to use the machine is an American woman. When she stands on the machine, the machine speaks quickly in English, “Good morning. Will one of you get off (下去)?”

根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)、误(F)。
1. The man puts the machine in the station to tell funny things.
2. From the machine, we know the Thai woman’s weight is 75kg.
3. The Chinese girl needs to do more sports.
4. The third woman is too fat for the machine.
5. The machine can speak different languages (语言).

【推荐2】I am a bird. I fly in the sky. I like the clouds. They are nice. I live in a tree. The tree is near a river. There aren’t any fish in the river. There is only one tree. I feel lonely(孤独).

One day, I see some students. They plant trees. They grow flowers, too. I like the trees and the flowers. They are very beautiful. Then there are trees and flowers. There are many fish in the river. The air is cleaner and the clouds are whiter. Many birds come. I am happy.

1. In the passage, “ I am a _________”.

A．bird

B．tree

C．flower

D．sky

2. I live ________ .

A．in the sky

B．in a tree

C．in the river

D．in the flowers

3. The tree is ________ .

A．in the river

B．over the river

C．near the river

D．behind the river

4. __________ plant(s) the trees and flowers.

A．Some students

B．Some birds

C．Some fish

D．Some tea

5. After reading this passage, what should you do?

A．Water the flowers and trees

B．Cook the meals

C．Make the bed

D．Study hard

【推荐3】请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

When he was a teenager, Hunter Adams was very unhappy and he spent many years in a special hospital for people with mental(精神的) health problems.

When he left the hospital, Adams decided to become a doctor. He went to a medical school in Virginia, USA. But when he was there, he did things in a different way. For example, he didn’t like the doctors’ white coats, so he wore shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients and he tried to make them laugh. The doctors at the medical school didn’t like Adams because he was too different.

But Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine. He saw unhappy and lonely people, and he tried to help them as patients, but as people too. He spent a lot of time staying with children in the hospital and often dressed up like a clown to make the children laugh.

When he finished medical school and became a doctor, Adams opened his own hospital together with some other doctors. They wanted it to be a place with a different way of working with sick people.

Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s, and in 1988, Universal Pictures made a film about his life. It was very successful. In the film, Robin Williams played Adams. Williams said, “Hunter is a really warm person, who believes that patients need a doctor who is a friend. I enjoyed playing him.”

1. Why did Adams spend many years in a hospital?

A．Because he worked there as a doctor.

B．Because he wanted to study medicine.

C．Because he had mental health problems.

2. What’s the second paragraph mainly about?

A．How Adams was different from others.

B．What Adams did to open his hospital.

C．Why Adams disliked the doctors at school.

3. How did Adams treat his patients?

A．He dressed for them.

B．He cared about their feelings.

C．He used the best medicine.

4. What made Adams famous?

A．The film about his life.

B．The doctors in his hospital.

C．The way he worked with sick people.

5. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．It’s very difficult to be a good doctor.

B．Patients need a doctor who is like a friend.

C．Mental health problems make people lonely.

【推荐1】Mr. King was the manager of a hotel. One weekend all the hotels in the city were full because there was a large meeting. On Friday night， three men came into the hotel and asked for rooms. Mr. King said there were no rooms ready because of the meeting. The men were unhappy.
Mr. King wanted to help them. He remembered that Room 418， a very small room， was empty. He asked them if they would share a room. The three men said they would. Mr. King said the room would be thirty dollars： ten for each one. Each man gave him the money and then went up to the room.
Mr. King soon began to feel sorry. "Thirty dollars is a lot to ask as price for that small room. " he thought. He called his assistant over and said， "Here is five dollars. Take it to the men in Room 418. I asked too much for their room."
The assistant took the money. While he was on the way there， he started to think， "How can three men divide five dollars? I'll give them each only one dollar and keep the two dollars for myself. The men will be happy to get something back， and Mr. King will never know. " So the assistant returned one dollar to each man.
Each man had at first paid ten dollars. After the assistant returned them one dollar each， each had paid nine. There were three men， $ 9 ×3 =" $" 27. The assistant kept $ 2. $ 27 + $ 2 =" $" 29. Where is the missing dollar?
1. The three men were not happy because_________.

A．there was a large meeting

B．it was weekend

C．there was only one small room

D．they wouldn't have a place to stay

2. With the help of the manager， the three men________.

A．went to another hotel

B．each got a small room for the night

C．stayed together in a small room

D．got a small room Mr. King kept for himself

3. At first_________.

A．$ 27 was paid by the three men

B．$ 30 was paid by each of the three

C．$ 25 was paid by the three men

D．$10 was paid by each of the three

4. The assistant_______.

A．helped the men to divide the money

B．kept two dollars for himself

C．kept three dollars for himself

D．returned three to the three men and two to the manager

5. Where is the missing dollar?

A．There wasn’t any missing dollar.

B．It was taken by the assistant， too.

C．It was taken by Mr. King

D．It was taken by the three men.

【推荐2】This is Mr Brown’s family. In his family there are four people:Mr Brown, Mrs Brown, their son Tony and their daughter Sally.
Mr Brown is sitting in a chair. He is reading a newspaper. Mrs Brown is sitting at the desk. She is writing a letter. Tony is lying in the bed. He is reading a storybook. Sally is sitting on the floor. She is playing with her toy car. There is a cat under the desk. What is the cat doing? It is sleeping.
1. How many people are there in Mr Brown’s family?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

2. What is Mr Brown doing?

A．He is reading a newspaper.

B．He is writing a letter.

C．He is lying in the bed.

D．He is reading a storybook.

3. Where is Tony reading?

A．In a chair.	B．Near the window.
C．In the bed.	D．On the floor.

4. What is Sally playing with?

A．A cat.

B．A book.

C．Tony.

D．A toy car

5. What is under the desk?

A．A dog.

B．A cat.

C．A book.

D．A ball.

【推荐3】Do you want to know how and why a fall leaf changes color? We first have to understand what leaves are and what they do.

Leaves are the world’s food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots and take CO2from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and CO₂into glucose（葡萄糖）, a kind of sugar. Plants use it as food for energy and growing.

A chemical called "chlorophyll" in the leaves gives plants their green colour. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter, and trees “know” to begin getting ready for winter.

During winter, there is not enough sunlight or water. Trees rest during this time and live on the food they store during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories. As the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves.

The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples（枫树）, sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn the glucose in the leaves into a red colour. And we can enjoy the beautiful red leaves during autumn.

1. Which should be in the box? Sunlight+（）+CO₂=glucose.

A．air

B．sugar

C．water

D．wind

2. The underlined word "chlorophyll" means________.

A．蛋白质

B．脂肪

C．叶绿素

D．淀粉

3. The leaves turn yellow because they are short of________.

A．water and CO2	B．glucose and energy
C．sunlight and water	D．sunlight and CO2

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．Season changing	B．Colorful leaves
C．Sunlight and water	D．Colour changing of leaves