【推荐1】Classic books never go out of fashion. The book Outsider first came out in 1967. But even though the book is old，it is still worth reading. It is written by US writer S. E. Hinton.

The book tells the story of a 14-year-old boy called Ponyboy Curtis. He struggles with right and wrong in a society where he believes he is an outsider. The story took place in Oklahoma，US，in 1965.

In the book，the children are divided into two groups. One includes Curtis and Greasers，which are mostly made up of poor kids. They have longer hair and often smoke at a young age. The other group is called the Socs，which is made up of rich children. They wear expensive clothes and driver high-tech cars. Those two groups do not get along well. The book only shows us two weeks of the boy's life forever.

I was touched by the friendship among the boys. When any of them had a problem，the others would help. Although they are not well educated（教育），they are kind and brave. For example，when Johnny was hurt and in hospital，his friends visited him almost every day. They brought him food and told him interesting stories. I always dreamed of having kind and strong friendships like this.

This book shows the beautiful personalities（品质）in those ordinary people. I advise that teenagers read this book and I hope they can enjoy it.

1. What does the writer mean by saying“Classic books never go out of fashion.”？

A．Books for classroom reading are popular.

B．Good books are worth reading all the time.

C．Students should read some fashionable books.

2. The story in the book took place _________.

A．in 1965

B．in 1967

C．more than 14 years ago

3. The writer divided the boys into two groups according to _________.

A．their families' wealth

B．their books

C．their studies

4. The writer always dreamed about _________ in his life.

A．health

B．knowledge

C．friendship

5. The writer wrote this text to _________.

A．tell us his early life

B．introduce a book to teenagers

C．explain what is right and wrong to us

【推荐2】“Depend on yourself” is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. Others can still help you. But all these people only help you to help yourself.

There have been many great men in history. But many of them were very poor in childhood, and had no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. There were very few schools and they were not very good. They couldn’t depend on schools for an education. They saw how it was, and began to work with their own efforts to know something. They worked their own way to become well-known.

One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his students. “I can’t make worthy（值得尊敬的）men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves.”

Some young men have the best of everything, but they are to be pitied. They can never do things successfully if they don’t see their weak points and change their course. They are nobody now, and will be nobody as long as（只要）they don’t follow the advice of their parents and teachers and depend on their own honest efforts.

1. Many of the great men in history succeeded because ________.

A．they were very poor in childhood

B．they could not depend on schools for an education

C．they made great efforts to learn and work

D．they wanted very much to become famous

2. According to the famous teacher in England, a teacher can ________.

A．make his students worthy men	B．help his students make themselves useful men
C．make his students strong	D．help his students find a way to became well-known

3. Which is the best title of this passage?

A．How to Be Famous	B．What Nature Says to Every man
C．Depend on Yourself	D．Dare to Be the Best One

【推荐3】Once upon a time, there lived a wise man. Everyone loved him. His son, however, was very lazy and did nothing all day.

The wise man was worried about his son’s future. One day, he said to his son, “I want you to go to find some treasure (财宝). I have drawn a map to guide you.” Then he handed his son a bag. Inside the bag were clothes, some food, a little money and the map.

The son set out on his long journey the next day. He had to travel across forests, rivers and mountains. Along the way, he met a lot of people. Some helped him with food, and some with a place to live. He also met robbers（强盗） who tried to rob him but failed. He saw changing landscapes (风景) and experienced different kinds of weather.

Finally, after a long year, he reached the place of treasure. He spent two days looking and digging for the treasure, but found nothing.

Feeling sad, he headed back to his home. On his way back, he experienced the same changing landscapes and seasons. Sometimes, he would stop to enjoy the beauty of nature. He also learned to hunt and make meals. He had to fix (修补) his own clothes and the tent himself. He was now able to tell time by the sun and protect (保护) himself from wild animals. He met the same people who had helped him earlier. This time, he stayed and helped them in order to repay them.

When he reached home, he said sorry to his father for not finding the treasure.

“There wasn’t any treasure in the very first place, my son,” the father answered with a smile. “But I think you have found your life’s true meaning.”

1. The wise man gave his son ________ to leave.

A．some treasure

B．a tour guide

C．a map

2. What didn’t the son do during the first journey? ________

A．He passed by woods, rivers and mountains.

B．He got help from some kind people.

C．He lost a lot of money because of the robbery.

3. After the journey, the son ________.

A．found the treasure and gave it to his father

B．made up his mind to live by himself

C．learned some life skills and became smarter

4. The underlined word “repay” means ________.

A．支付

B．信任

C．报答

5. What is the best title for the passage? ________

A．Wonderful Experiences

B．Find Life’s True Meaning

C．Always Help Others

【推荐1】Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal（偷）the bell on his neighbor's door, he walked up to the door, took hold of（抓住） the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.

Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise, ” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I'll put some cotton（棉花） in my ears. Then I won't be able to hear the noise. ” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came running out. “Steal my bell? I'll teach you a lesson,” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.

The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered（感到疑惑）.

1. The thief was trying to get ________

A．his neighbor	B．his neighbor's doorbell
C．some cotton	D．a door with a bell on it

2. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be ________ for him to steal the doorbell.

A．safe

B．difficult

C．dangerous

D．easy

3. The neighbor ran out probably（很可能）because ________.

A．he knew his doorbell was being stolen

B．he thought someone was eager（渴望的）to visit him

C．he realized（意识到）something strange happened

D．Both B and C

4. The neighbor hit the thief to ________.

A．punish（惩罚）him for coming to his house	B．give him lessons
C．help him with the bell	D．be his teacher.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.

B．The thief knew why the neighbour came out

C．The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell.

D．The thief didn't want to know why the neighbour ran out when he stole the doorbell.

【推荐2】

Bill sells (卖) fish in a shop. One day, a man comes and says, “Tell me, Bill. What makes you so clever? I want to be like you.” “Fish heads,” Bill says. “If you eat many fish heads, you’ll become clever as me.” “How much are they?” the man asks. “Only $4 for each one,” says Bill. So the man buys three.

After a week, the man comes back and complains (抱怨) that the fish heads don’t help him at all. “You have to eat more,” says Bill. So the man goes home with twenty fish heads.

Another two weeks later. he comes to the shop again. “Hey, Bill,” he says. “You are selling me fish heads for $4 each, but the whole (整个的) fish is only $2.” “You see!” says Bill. “You are clever now!”

1. What’s Bill's job?

A．A teacher.

B．A doctor.

C．A seller.

D．A student.

2. How many fish heads does the man buy in all (总共)?

A．Three.

B．Twelve.

C．Twenty.

D．Twenty-three.

3. What do you think of the man?

A．Clever.

B．Silly.

C．Kind.

D．Funny.

4. Which one of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Bill only sells fish head.

B．The man pays $92 for the fish head.

C．The man becomes clever after eating the fish heads.

D．The fish head is cheaper than the fish.

【推荐3】“The zoo has money problem,” Grandmother Sandy said.
Angel listened. She heard that Fresno’s Chaffee Zoo didn’t have enough money to take care of its animals.
Angel loved animals. She planned to study them when she grew up. Angel’s family had four cats. Angel took good care of them and made sure that they always had food and water.
Angel felt sorry for the zoo animals. While the others in the family were cooking dinner, Angel was cooking up a way to help the animals. She decided to write a letter to show how she felt. At the end of the letter, she wrote: “Give a dollar, help an animal.” She sent the letter and a dollar to The Fresno Bee, a local newspaper.
A few days after that, Angel’s letter was published. Almost immediately, people began sending in money. Angel’s letter was having effect!
At school, Angel went to each classroom to read the letter that appeared on the newspaper. She asked students in her school to give money to the zoo. Next, Angel was asked to appear on television. She was invited to be on a popular talk show.
The workers in the zoo were very happy. Ray Navarro is the person most responsible(有责任的)for the animals. “Angel opened the eyes of Fresno,” said Ray. “She made us see that people can make a difference.”
1. By saying “Angel was cooking up a way to help the animals”, the writer means ___________

A．Angel wanted to cook the animals for food

B．Angel was cooking a meal for the animals

C．Angel wanted to help the animals to run away

D．Angel was thinking of an idea to help the animals

2. Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. Angel appeared on television.                    b. People began sending in money.
c. Angel’s letter was published.                    d. Angel asked her schoolmates to give money.
e. Angel wrote the letter to a local newspaper.

A．c-a-b-e-d

B．e-a-b-d-c

C．e-c-b-d-a

D．b-d-e-c-a

3. Ray Navarro thought that Angel _________.

A．was most responsible for the animals	B．was good at making animals happy
C．helped the people in Fresno	D．could cure blind people

【推荐1】Heavy smoke. Burned-down houses. Burnt land. These can be seen in Australia because of bush fires that burned from September 2019 to March 2020. Around 1.25 billion animals died in the fires, a reporter reported. 

Like millions of others around the world, 18-year-old Rachel Ratelle from the US saw news of the fires. She felt sad as she watched a poor koala(考拉) trying to climb a tree to safety. 

But unlike many people, she decided to do something about it.

She looked for information about wildlife saving organizations in Australia to find out what they needed most. Many groups were asking for hand-made pouches(育儿袋) for animals like koalas and kangaroos that lost their homes and parents in the fires. 

Ratelle wanted to provide these things, but there was just one problem.

“I’ve never sewn(缝) in my life,” Ratelle said. “Giving money seemed like something too simple. I wanted to directly help these animals by doing something myself, so I decided to learn how to sew.”

Over the next month, Ratelle bought her own sewing machine and taught herself how to sew by watching online videos. She sewed 25 pouches of different sizes and sent them to wildlife saving organizations in Australia. 

A week later, she received a photo from an organization with a baby kangaroo in one of her pouches. She said it was a great feeling.

“It made me feel like I gave much help to the world, and it showed how a simple act of kindness can go a long way,” Ratelle said. “I plan to use my new sewing skills to help other animals and people.”

1. The bush fires in Australia lasted(持续) for about ________ .

A．100 days.

B．200 days.

C．300 days.

D．400 days.

2. ________ in Australia because of the bush fires.

A．A large number of animals were killed

B．More organizations were needed most

C．Millions of people lost their lives

D．A lot of hand-made pouches were burned

3. Why did Ratelle sew pouches for animals?

A．Because she wanted to make money by herself.

B．Because she would like to offer direct help.

C．Because no one donated hand-made pouches.

D．Because she could show her skills in this way.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A．Wildlife saving organizations in Australia needed money most.

B．Ratelle learnt how to sew by watching online pictures.

C．Many people went to Australia and helped the animals.

D．Ratelle felt proud and she will keep sewing to help others.

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

A．The bush fires in Australia	B．Learning to sew pouches
C．Helping her own way	D．Donating money to organizations

【推荐2】Every evening at six o’clock an old man goes to a restaurant near his house. He eats dinner. After dinner, he drinks coffee and talks to the people at the restaurant.
The old man’s name is Bill. Bill eats at the restaurant every evening because he is lonely. His wife died and he has no children.
Every evening the same waitress(女服务员)brings Bill to his dinner. Her name is Cara. She is 17 years old. Cara is kind to Bill. She knows he is lonely, so she talks to him. If Bill is late for dinner, she calls him on the telephone. “Are you OK?” she asks him.
One evening Bill doesn’t come to the restaurant. Cara calls him, but he doesn’t answer the phone. Cara calls the police. “Please go to Bill’s house.” Cara tells the police. Later the police call Cara at the restaurant. “Bill died in his sleep,” the police tell her. Bill was 82 years old.
A week later, a man comes to the restaurant. “I have something for Cara,” the man says. The man gives Cara a check(支票) for $500000. The money is from Bill.
“This money is for me? From Bill?” Cara asks the man.
“Yes,” the man answers.
“But…why?” Cara asks the man.
“Bill liked you,” the man says. “You were kind to him”
1. ---Why does Cara often talk to Bill? ---____.

A．Because she has no friend

B．Because she knows Bill is lonely

C．Because she has nothing to do

D．Because she knows Bill is very rich

2. ---What does Cara do if Bill is late for dinner? ---_____.

A．She calls him on the telephone

B．She calls the police on the phone

C．She brings dinner to Bill’s house

D．She waits for him at the door

3. ---Why doesn’t Bill come to the restaurant that evening? --____.

A．Because Cara isn’t kind to him

B．Because he died in his sleep

C．Because he is very tired

D．Because he stays at home for dinner

4. --From whom is the money for Cara? ---____________.

A．The police

B．The man with glasses in the picture

C．Bill

D．Cara’s parents

【推荐3】Rosen made his living by playing the guitar in a street, but he was always in a good state and saw things from a different side. He often said, “When the sun sets, it will rise again. When the sun rises, it will also set. That is life.”

Rosen loved cars, but it was impossible for him to buy one himself. When he was with his friends, he always said, “If only I had a car!” His eyes were full of hope. Someone said to him as if it was joking, “Go and buy a lottery ticket. If you win, you’ll have a car!”

So he bought a two-dollar lottery ticket. Perhaps with all his luck, Mr. Rosen won the lottery. Mr. Rosen got his wish. He bought a car with his prize money, drove it all day, went to the public, and was often seen a smile on his face. What’s more, he washed his car as clean as a new one.

One day, however, Mr. Rosen left the car outside his room and, half an hour later, found it was stolen when he went out. When his friends heard the news, they worried that he could not stand it. They thought that he loved his car so much, but the car he had bought for tens of thousands of dollars had gone in the blink of an eye. So they got together to comfort him, “Rosen, the car has lost. Don’t be too sad!”

“Hey, why should I be sad?” Mr. Rosen laughed. The friends looked at each other with doubt. “If one of you lost two dollars by chance, would you be sad?” Mr. Rosen continued.

“Of course not!” Some people said that.

“Yes, I just lost two dollars!” Mr. Rosen laughed.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What did Rosen do to make a living?

A．Sold lottery.

B．Washed cars.

C．Played the guitar.

D．Drove cars.

2. What’s the dream of Rosen?

A．Having a car.	B．Winning prize money.
C．Opening a car company.	D．Being happy every day.

3. Why were Rosen’s friends worried about him?

A．Because Rosen was very sad.

B．Because Rosen found the car would never return.

C．Because Rosen had no ability to buy another new car.

D．Because Rosen loved his car very much but it was lost.

4. The last sentence of the text means that________.

A．Rosen was always in a bad state in his life

B．Rosen didn’t care about how to make his dream come true

C．Rosen does hold an active view towards his life

D．Rosen felt sad about losing two dollars

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

A．A lottery story.	B．A two-dollar car.
C．A guitar player.	D．A wonderful dream.

【推荐1】My father was a keen baseball fan. Whenever he could, Dad took me out to the park and threw balls for me to hit.

One day at the park, a woman pushing a young boy in a wheelchair stopped to watch us play. My dad was over to them in a flash to ask if the child could join our game. The woman explained that her son had polio（小儿麻痹症）and wouldn't be able to get out of the chair. That didn't stop my dad. He placed the bat in the youngster's hand, pushed him out to home plate（本垒板）and helped him hold the bat. Then he yelled out to me, "Anne，throw one into us.”

I saw the pleasure in the boy's eyes, so I aimed at the bat and let the ball fly. The ball made contact with the bat with help from my dad and the child screamed with joy. As I turned, I heard my dad singing the song Take Me Out to the Ball Game.

An hour later we all left the field, very tired but very happy. Dad told the mother to bring the boy back next Saturday and we would play another game.

Dad and I were at the field-the-next Saturday but the mother and son never came. Twenty years passed, with my dad gone. I had very mixed feeling about leaving the neighborhood. Before moving, I decided to take on last walk around the park where Dad and I had spent so many happy moments. Two Little League teams were on the field just about to start a game. I felt the sting of tears in my eyes as I watched the children play the game.

"Jeff, protect your base，"one coach yelled. I cheered the runner on when the ball was hit far into the outfield. The coach turned and smiled. I never thought I'd ever be a coach playing on this field. You see, I had polio as a child and was restricted to a wheelchair. Thanks to a man's assistance, I was able to hit the ball and hear him singing the song Take Me Out to the Ball Game. I believe that experience gave me the desire to walk again. I hope that someday I'll look up in the stands and see that man and his daughter again. I sure would like to thank him. "

1. The author was tearful when watching the children playing the game because___________

A．she still felt sad because of the loss of her father.

B．she was reminded of her father playing with her in the park.

C．she realized that her father hadn't received thanks from others.

D．she was moved by the son who became a coach twenty years later.

2. Which is the right order of the following events?
a. The author's father died             b. The author played with the boy
c. The author left the neighborhood.          d. The author waited for the boy to turn up.
e. The author saw the boy coaching a team.

A．d-b-e-a-c

B．d-b-e-c-a

C．b-d-a-c-e

D．b-d-a-e-c

3. The passage tells us that _________.

A．the boy who can play baseball is unbelievable	B．the father of the author is a real hero
C．a simple act of kindness can change a life	D．ball games have a great effect on people's life

【推荐2】According to a research, more than 130 billion pounds of uneaten food go to waste in Laure’s country each year. That is about 30% of the yearly food supply. It is a sad fact, especially when you consider how many families and homeless people are in hunger.

When Laura saw her school dining hall throw away food that was not eaten at all every day, she came up with an idea. She started a project to help her school dining hall to give away uneaten food to homeless shelters in her community. In the past three years, the same project has spread to other schools and some fast food restaurants throughout the city. The project is called Feed & Find, and has already fed thousands of people in her city.

How does it work? Through an App, Feed & Find matches local homeless shelters with school dining halls and restaurants that have uneaten food to provide. When dining halls or restaurants have uneaten food left, they can use the App to share the information about the food. A truck driver working for the project is then sent to pick it up and take it to a shelter.

Pretty cool, right? It’s not surprising that people in other cities have got in touch with Laura, hoping that she could help develop similar projects for their communities.

Some people, however, have concerns about the safety of the uneaten food. They think such food may not be clean enough. Still, this project is a clever way to help solve the problem of food waste and it helps those in need.

1. The numbers in paragraph 1 tell us ________.

A．food waste is serious	B．the research is interesting
C．the population is large	D．some people are poor

2. Laura’s project first got food from ________.

A．other cities	B．a homeless shelter restaurant
C．her school dining hall	D．a fast food restaurant

3. People in other cities would like Laura to ________.

A．give away food to them	B．help develop projects like hers
C．visit their communities	D．find a truck driver

4. The underlined word “concerns” means ________.

A．ways

B．decisions

C．secrets

D．worries

5. Which can be the best title for this passage?

A．A Driving Service App	B．A Dining Guide App
C．A Food Sharing Project	D．A Food Safety Project

【推荐3】A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and lay around it every day. He climbed up the tree, ate the apples, took a nap in the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. As time went by, the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a kid, I don’t play around trees anymore.’’ The boy replied, “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, but I don’t have money, but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money. The boy was very excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.

One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me, the tree said. I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?” “Sorry, but I don’t have a house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house.”So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.

One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and play with me!” the tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy. ” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time. Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy, but I don’t have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you, the tree said. “I don’t have teeth to bite” the boy replied. “No more trunk for you to climb on…” “I am too old for that now.” the boy said. “I really can’t give you anything...the only thing left is my dying root,” the tree said with tears.

“I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, come to sit down.”

1. Where did the little boy take a nap?

A．On the tree top

B．At home

C．In the shadow

D．On the branch

2. What happened as the boy grew up?

A．He came to the tree every day.	B．He no longer played around the tree everyday.
C．He often played around the tree.	D．He came to the tree once a week.

3. What did the tree give to the boy when he said he needed money to buy toys?

A．Branches

B．The tree trunk

C．Apples

D．Leaves

4. Why did the tree give its branches to the boy?

A．Because he needed money.	B．Because he wanted a boat.
C．Because he needed a house.	D．Because he wanted furniture.

5. Why did the boy come to the tree when he was old?

A．To get more apples.	B．To get more branches.
C．To get more tree trunk.	D．To have a rest.