【推荐1】It was break time at the village school. After the bell rang, the children ran out into the sunshine playing with fun and laughter.

All but poor Davy. He came out last and very slowly, but he was not laughing. He was thinking of the bad words that his classmates said about his old clothes. Poor Davy had no father, and his mother had to work hard to keep him at school.

That night, he went home by the path (小道) that went across the fields. He still felt sad. Just then his teacher came along. She saw who it was, and stopped, saying kindly, “What is the matter, Davy?”

He did not speak, but tears (眼泪) began to start. Then he told her all his trouble.

When his story ended, she said, “I have a plan, Davy, that I think will help you. How would you like to be a little flower merchant?”

“And make money?” said Davy. “That would be exciting. But where shall I get my flowers?”

“Right in the fields,” said his teacher. “Pick and bring them all to my house, and I will help you arrange them.”

So, day after day. Davy looked for beautiful flowers in the fields. He soon made enough money to buy new clothes.

1. Why did Davy feel sad after class?

A．He couldn’t go to school anymore.

B．His classmates laughed at his old clothes.

C．His dad couldn’t come to pick him from school.

2. What does the underlined word “merchant” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A．A shop that mainly sells flowers.

B．A bottle that people can put flowers in.

C．A person whose job is to buy and sell things.

3. How did David make enough money?

A．By picking flowers in the field.

B．By asking his mother for help.

C．By managing a flower shop.

4. What does the writer want to tell us?

A．Don’t pick flowers in the fields.

B．Don’t care too much about clothes.

C．We can change our life with our own hands.

【推荐2】A story tells of a businessman in a small town who had twin sons. The boys worked for their father in the store he owned, and when he died, they took over the store.

Everything went well until the day a dollar bill disappeared. One of the brothers had left the bill on the cash register（收银机）and walked outside with a customer. When he returned, the money was gone. He asked his brother, “Did you see that dollar bill on the cash register?” His brother replied that he hadn’t. But the young man kept questioning. “Dollar bills just don’t get up and walk away! Surely you must have seen it!”

There was a little of anger in his voice. Resentment（怨恨）set in and it divided（使……分歧）the young men. They finally decided they could no longer work together and they built a wall in the center of the store. For twenty years anger grew, spreading to their family.

Then one day a man in a car stopped in front of the store. He walked in and asked the clerk, “How long have you been here?” The clerk replied that he’d been there all his life. The customer said, “I must share something with you. Twenty years ago, I came into this town. I hadn’t eaten for three days. I came into this store from the back door and saw a dollar bill on the cash register. I put it in my pocket and walked out. All these years I haven’t been able to forget that. I know it wasn’t much money, but I had to come back and ask your forgiveness.”

The stranger was amazed to see tears well up in the eyes of this middle-aged man. “Would you please go next door and tell that same story to the man in the store?” he said. Then the man was even more amazed to see two middle-aged men, who looked very much alike, hugging each other and weeping together in the front of the store.

After twenty years, the wall of resentment that divided them came down.

1. What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?

A．I didn’t see the customer off with the dollar bill.

B．There is no possibility that the money disappears itself.

C．It is a pity that money can’t move like human.

D．I don’t walk away with dollar bills.

2. Why did the man come back to the store after 20 years?

A．Because he wanted to pay back the money he owed.

B．Because he wanted to thank the owner for having lent him money.

C．Because he wanted to help the twins become united again.

D．Because he wanted to apologize to the owner for stealing money.

3. According to the passage, what is the correct order for the following event?
①One of the brothers found the money was gone and kept asking his brother.
②The stranger came back to the store and told the story to the twins.
③The stranger took a dollar bill away from the store.
④The twins hugged each other and wept together.
⑤A wall was built in the center of the store by the twins.

A．①⑤②③④

B．①③⑤②④

C．③⑤②①④

D．③①⑤②④

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．It is so often the little things that finally divide people.

B．Once twins are divided, they may never come together again.

C．Twins and the stranger can easily be hurt by words spoken in a hurry.

D．The stranger help the twins make the store wall come down.

【推荐3】Onceupon a time, some visitors went to an island for a vacation, and each was having a good time. Suddenly a warning of a strong storm came to them, so all rushed to their boats. Yet, Love did not wish to run away quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds got darker, Love realized it was time to leave. But there was no boat to go into. Love looked around with hope.
Just then Richness was passing by in a great large boat. Love shouted, “Richness, can you take me with you? Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold in my boat. There is no place here for you. ”
Love decided to ask Vanity（虚荣） for help who was also passing by in a beautiful boat. But Vanity said with a cold voice, “No, I can’t take you with me. My boat will get dirty with your wet feet. ”
Sadness passed by after some time. Again, Love asked for help. But it was useless. “No, I can’t take you with me. I am so sad. I want to be alone. ”
When Happiness passed by a few minutes later, Love again called for help. But Happiness was so happy that he didn’t hear Love calling to him.
Love was becoming restless and hopeless. Just then somebody called out, “Come, Love! I will take you with me. ” Love did not know who was so kind, but jumped into the boat happily.
After getting off the boat, Love met Knowledge. Love asked, “Knowledge, do you know who was so kind to give me a lift when no one else wished to help?” [来源：Zxxk.Com]
Knowledge smiled, “Oh, that was Time. ”
“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?” Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is. ”
1. According to the passage, which one did not go to an island for a vacation?

A．Love.

B．Richness.

C．Vanity.

D．Knowledge.

2. Other visitors passed by in their boats one by one. Which is the right order according to the passage?

A．Richness→ Vanity→ Sadness→ Happiness→ Time

B．Richness→ Happiness→ Sadness→ Vanity→ Time

C．Time→ Richness→ Vanity→ Sadness→ Happiness

D．Richness→ Happiness→ Vanity → Sadness→ Time

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．When we are rich, we may pay more attention to Love．

B．All the feelings are important in our life except Love．

C．As time goes by, we can realize the importance of Love．

D．When we are happy and sad, we shouldn’t remember Love．

【推荐2】It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product（产物） of Robert Stevenson's imagination（想象）. However, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work. Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived abroad for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a holiday. With him were his American wife Fanny and his son Lloyd.

Each morning they would go out for a long walk over the hills. They had been enjoyed this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd, Stevenson's son, felt the days boring. To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some drawings.

One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert realized that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of the island. "What's that?" he asked. "That's the treasure," said the boy. Robert suddenly saw something of an adventure story in the boy's picture.

While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the hero a 12-year-old boy just like Lloyd. But who would be molded（塑造） into the hero—a pirate（海盗）?

Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked with the help of a wooden leg, Robert had always wanted to include such a man in a story. So, Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was born.

So thanks to the rainy September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest adventure stories in the English language.

1. Why did Robert go back to Scotland?

A．Because he wanted to have a holiday.	B．Because he wanted to look for inspiration（灵感）.
C．Because he wanted to visit a famous island.	D．Because he wanted to look after his wife and son.

2. What did Lloyd do on the rainy days?

A．He read a map.	B．He made up a story.
C．He did some drawings.	D．He buried some treasure.

3. Where did Robert get the idea for Treasure Island?

A．From the heavy rain.	B．From his son's picture.
C．From the wooden leg.	D．From his son's treasure.

4. What can we learn about Treasure Island?

A．It was started in November.	B．It was written for a friend of the writer.
C．It was a product of its writer’s imagination.	D．It was a story about a pirate and a 12-year-old boy.

5. What is the best title for the text?

A．A boy and his drawing	B．An unforgettable holiday
C．The greatest adventure story	D．The true story of Treasure Island

【推荐1】Jack White’s house is near the river. Every morning， Mr White goes to work， and the children go to school. Their father takes them to school in his car every day. Mrs White stays at home. Every day， she does the housework. She often has lunch at 12:00. In the afternoon she often sees her friends. They often drink tea together (一起). In the evening， the children come home from school. They get home early. But Mr White comes from work late. At night， the children often do their homework. Then they go to bed. Mr White often reads books and sometimes he watches TV with Mrs White.
1. The children go to school ________ every day.

A．with their mother	B．with their friends
C．in Mr White’s car	D．on their bikes

2. ________ does the housework at home.

A．Mr White	B．Mrs White
C．Mrs White’s friend	D．The children

3. Sometimes Mr White ________ with Mrs White in the evening.

A．gets home	B．goes to work
C．goes to bed	D．watches TV

4. Mr White often ________ in the evening.

A．reads books	B．does housework
C．drinks tea	D．watches TV

5. Which can be the title (标题)？

A．Mr White’s House	B．At Home
C．With the Friend	D．The White Family

【推荐2】Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans own their homes and the rest rent(租) their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments(公寓).
74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average（平均）,2.64 people lived in a home in the early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves, on the average，twelve times in his or her life. In Japan, a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.
1. According to (根据) the passage ,where do most Americans live?

A．In the countries.	B．Around the farms.
C．In the towns near the sea.	D．In or around the cities.

2. How many American families own a cat?

A．40%

B．26%

C．74%

D．20%

3. Families in the US are              .

A．becoming bigger

B．becoming smaller

C．no change

D．not sure

4. Do all the children in the US have their own bedrooms?

A．Yes, they do.	B．No. Half of them do.
C．No, 5% of the them do.	D．I don’t know.

5. The passage is about _________________.

A．people and homes in the United States

B．dogs and cats in American homes

C．teenagers’ bedrooms

D．moving house

【推荐3】After 16 years, the Chinese women’s soccer team once again lifted the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup.

On Feb 6, China beat South Korea 3-2 to get their ninth Asian championship . The last time they won was in 2006. Then the team went through a “low period”.

This time, the team showed a fighting spirit. In the first half, China was losing 0-2. But they didn’t stop trying and scored three goals to take the lead and win.

“We encouraged each other, and none of us ever thought about giving up. I’m so proud of us,” said team captain Wang Shanshan. Wang was named the game’s Most Valuable Player (MVP, 最有价值球员).

“This championship is a new start for the Chinese women’s soccer team. Through it, we showed the world our strength ,” she added.

China’s national women’s soccer team is going great. But they get less salaries (工资) and attention than the men’s team. In fact, almost every college in China has a men’s soccer team. But women’s soccer teams are much fewer. After this championship, media and the public asked for bigger support for the development of the women’s game. 

根据上文内容判断正（T）误（F)。
1. The South Korea women’s soccer team won Women’s Asian Cup in 2022.
2. Chinese women’s soccer team got nine Asian championships.
3. The Chinese national women's soccer team showed a spirit of fighting by coming from behind to win.
4. Chinese women’s soccer players get more salaries and attention than the men’s team.
5. After this championship, it is a new start for the Chinese women’s soccer team.

【推荐1】Last year I travelled to Finland. I enjoyed the time in the plane because I knew a friendly man there. He was from Italy, but we had no problem communicating with each other. We both talked in English.
When I got to Finland, I visited Espoo, Oulu, Lahti and Tampere. The people there were very friendly. I also spent a lot of time in Helsinki — the capital of Finland. People also called it the daughter of the sea. It was very clean. There I watched the Baltic Sea. It was very beautiful. One night, I went to the theatre to see a very interesting local play. Everything was OK but the sun, because the sunset (日落) there was too early.
I had a very nice time in this country and I want to travel to it again.
1. How did the writer go to Finland?

A．By train.	B．By air.
C．By bus.	D．By ship

2. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “communicating”?

A．憎恨

B．误导

C．交流

D．支持

3. Where is the Baltic Sea?

A．In Espoo.	B．In Lahti.
C．In Tampere.	D．In Helsinki.

4. What didn’t the writer like about Finland from the passage?

A．Its sunset.	B．Its people.
C．Its play.	D．Its sea.

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Finland, My Hometown

B．The Capital of Finland, Helsinki

C．My Journey to Finland

D．Finland, the Best Country

【推荐2】You may know about “junk food” like French fries. But do you know about “junk sleep”?

Recently, a British survey found that electronic products in teenagers’ bedrooms are having a bad influence on their sleep.

The survey was done among 1,000 British kids from 12 to 16. It found that fifty percent of them got just 4 to 7 hours’ sleep every day. But doctors say they need 8 to 9 hours.

Almost a quarter of the kids said they fell asleep more than once a week while watching TV, listening to music or using electronic products.

“This is very worrying,” said Dr Chris Idzikowski, a British professor. “We call it ‘junk sleep’. It means you don’t get enough sleep and the quality of the sleep is bad, too. If you don’t get a good rest, you can’t perform well in school the next day.”

The survey found that quite a few of the kids felt tired each day, with girls between 13 to 16 feeling the worst. Nearly all teenagers have a phone, an MP5 or a TV in their bedrooms. And lots of them have all the three.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．Junk food.

B．Junk sleep.

C．Electronic products.

D．The importance of sleep.

2. _________ of the children in the survey sleep only 4 to 7 hours a day.

A．200

B．250

C．500

D．1,000

3. “Junk food” and “Junk sleep” are similar to each other in the way that _________.

A．they are both low in quality	B．they are both needed in our life
C．they are both enjoyed on weekends	D．they are both necessary for people’s health

4. We can learn _________ is wrong from the passage.

A．children need 9 to 12 hours’ sleep every day

B．250 children in the survey said that they fell asleep more than once a week while using electronic products

C．the survey found 13 to 16 girls feel the worst

D．almost every child in the survey has one electronic product

5. Which should be the best choice to solve the problem?

A．Parents must take the electronic products away from their children.

B．Parents prevent the teenagers from using any electronic products.

C．Teenagers should make a rule to spend less time on the electronic products.

D．Teenagers should make a decision not to use the electronic products at school.

【推荐3】There are some easy things you can do to protect(保护) the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.
● Plant flowers, grass or trees.
●Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there----keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin (垃圾箱).
●Turn off the lights, TV sets when you leave the room. This saves (节约)a lot of electricity.
●Turn off the tap (水笼头)when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.
●Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.
●Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.
●Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.
●Use both sides of paper.
●Stop pouring (倒)dirty water into the rivers or the lakes nearby (附近).
●Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth.
You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day.
If everyone makes a contribution (贡献)to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.
1. From the above, we know that this is ____________.

A．a sign

B．a notice

C．an advertisement

D．a proposal (提议)

2. The writer tells us _____________.

A．to throw rubbish into a dustbin

B．to pour dirty water into the river

C．to save water by letting it run while we are brushing our teeth

D．that we can’t do all these things until Earth Day

3. We can ___________to save paper.

A．use a paper cup	B．use both sides of paper
C．give old books to a library	D．pick up waste paper at school

4. Which of the following is WRONG according to the writer?

A．Turn off the lights when you leave the room.	B．Close the doors in winter.
C．Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth.	D．Give your old clothes to the poor children.

5. The main idea of this passage is how to _________.

A．save money	B．save water and electricity
C．make better use of old things	D．protect the earth