【推荐1】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。

One evening my brother, John, a 2-year-old boy, felt very nervous when my father walked in. He knew he did something wrong. He opened father’s new book and draw all over the first page with a pen.

But to our surprise, my father wasn’t angry with John. He picked up his much-loved book and looked at it for a while. Without saying a word, he sat down and wrote something carefully beside John’s drawings. It said that John’s work, 1959, age 2. Then he walked to John and said with a smile, “Good guy. What a great thing you did! Now my book is priceless. Thanks for your drawings in my book.”

The years and the books came and went. From time to time, we opened the book, looked at the drawings, and read father’s words again and again.

Now I know what my father taught us deeply. Firstly, how trouble the event is in life. Gradually, it’ll become better in the end. When we look at it from another side, we’ll realize how unforgettable it is. My father also taught us about what really matters in life. People not things; tolerance (容忍), not judgment; love, not anger.

Each time I think about them, I will smile and whisper, “Thank you, Dad.”

1. How old was John?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

2. Who drew something on the new book?

A．John.

B．John’s father.

C．The writer.

3. What did the father write beside the drawings?

A．His own name and age.

B．The price of the new book.

C．The drawings’ writer and date.

4. How did the writer feel when he opened the book years later?

A．Sad.

B．Angry.

C．Encouraged.

5. What’s the main idea of the passage？

A．To tell a story of his family.

B．To express his father’s love.

C．To show his brother’s work.

【推荐2】B）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选出五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。

Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.

Successful people in life imagine how their life should be and set lots of goals.     1     It’s like having a sign to show you where you want to go. Think of it in this way. There are two drivers. One has a place to go to clearly in mind which can be found on a map. He can drive straight there surely without any wasted time. The other driver has no goal, or a map.     2     But she drives aimlessly(漫无目的地) around, never getting anywhere, just using up oil. Which driver do you want to be?     3     They decide what they want in life and then get there by setting goals and making plan. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set, and they aren’t difficult to reach.     4     You are the one who must decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.

Research tell us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it.     5     They are harder to forget. Also when you write your goals in your own way, you are able to make yourself realize situations that will bring you nearer to your goals.

A．Written goals can be reviewed usually.

B．She starts off at the same time from the same place.

C．It’s up to you to find out what your goals really are.

D．The winning goal was scored by Hill.

E．By setting goals you are taking control of your life.

F．I will be able to achieve my goal of losing 5 kilos before the summer.

G．Winners in life set goals and follow through on them.

【推荐3】One day, as a village chief (村长) was walking through the forest, he saw a woodcutter cutting wood. It was hard and heavy work. As the chief watched, he heard someone saying “Hunh” every time the axe (斧头) came down on the wood. Then the chief saw a man not far. He was the laziest man in the village. With every blow of the axe, the lazy man said, “hunh!” The village chief didn’t understand why the lazy man was doing this, but he didn’t say anything.

The next day, the woodcutter went to the market and sold his wood. As he was going to put the bag of coins (硬币) into his pocket, the lazy man ran up to him and said. “Half of the money is mine. I did half of the work.”

The woodcutter showed surprise and said angrily, “Why did you say so? I cut the wood all by myself.” The lazy man disagreed. The two began to argue. Finally, they went to the village chief. After listening to both sides, the chief told the woodcutter to put the coins on a desk. The coins jingled (发出叮当声) as they touched the desk. The chief then said to the lazy man, “Did you hear that?”

“Yes,” the lazy man replied.

“Great,” the village chief said. “_________”

Hearing this, the lazy man didn’t know what to say and left unhappily.

1. What was the village chief doing when he saw the woodcutter?

A．He was buying wood.	B．He was having a walk.
C．He was doing heavy work.	D．He was talking to the lazy man.

2. Which of the following sentences can be put in ________?

A．You must say sorry to the woodcutter.

B．You can take only one fourth of the coins.

C．The jingle is yours and the coins are the woodcutter’s.

D．Go and cut some wood and then you can get these coins.

3. Which of the following is the RIGHT order of the story?
①The woodcutter sold his wood.
②The wood cutter put the coins on a desk.
③The lazy man asked the woodcutter for money.

A．①②③

B．①③②

C．②①③

D．③①②

【推荐2】Three education experts in China have written a book titled Save the Boys. According to the book, boys today are failing to become men. Boys, it says, are becoming both physically and emotionally (情绪上) weak. In effect, they are becoming more girly!

The three experts say the education system is to blame (责备) for this terrible change. They say today’s boys have to sit still in classrooms all day. Most of their teachers are women. That means boy students don’t have good role models in school. Apart from school education, popular culture has to shoulder the blame, too. Many male role models today, the experts say, are effeminate.

Now, if you are a boy reading this, you shouldn’t get too nervous. The book just talks about social changes in general. These changes have been happening all over the world, not just in China. The world has become richer. As a result, the traditional roles of men and women have changed. We no longer live in primitive (远古的) times. There is no need for men to protect their families from man-eating tigers. And women don’t depend on men on money any longer. Most of them have their own jobs and careers.

Becoming a man is a difficult process. It takes a long time. Perhaps your best role model is your father. From our fathers, we learn that a man should be honest and kind. He is responsible and hardworking. He faces difficulties bravely and doesn’t complain or make excuses. Your father may not have big muscles (肌肉). However, he does have a big heart.

As long as there are good fathers, there is no need to worry about “saving” the boys.

1. According to the article, the book Save the Boys mainly discusses the problem that ________.

A．boys are becoming more like girls

B．girls are becoming smarter than boys

C．there are now more girls than boys in China

D．fathers are becoming less responsible for their families

2. According to the authors of Save the Boys, which of the following is a reason that has led many boys to become more girly?

A．All women have their own jobs now.	B．There are too few good fathers.
C．There are few male teachers in schools.	D．Many boys are watching too much TV.

3. The underlined word “effeminate” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”.

A．looking and behaving like men	B．looking and behaving like fathers
C．looking and behaving like women	D．looking and behaving like children

4. According to the author, a man should be ________.
①kind ②understanding ③responsible ④hardworking ⑤honest ⑥humorous

A．①②③④

B．①③④⑤

C．②③④⑤

D．②④⑤⑥

5. We can learn from the article that ________.

A．the author is going to write a book titled Don’t Save the Boys

B．it has become more and more difficult for boys to become men

C．the author thinks boys who behave like girls are not worth saving

D．the author believes fathers play an important role in raising their sons

【推荐3】We have a two-day weekend every week. It is too short, but we can plan the time well.

★ Get up early.

The weekend is not only a time to sleep in. Some of us get up for lunch! That’s too bad. You get up early and you can have more free time.

★ Do the homework early.

We have a lot of homework. Do it early! You can do homework on Saturday morning. And then you call play well. I often do my homework on Saturday morning, so I don’t have to be busy on Saturday or Sunday.

★ Go for fun.

Think about what you like to do. Do spots like playing soccer. Or you can go somewhere interesting.

1. From the passage we can know “I” am a           .

A．teacher

B．student

C．parent

D．brother

2. Be underlined phrase (下划短语) “sleep in” here means                .

A．睡午觉

B．晚睡

C．睡懒觉

D．早起

3. The second idea (观点) is about              .

A．Doing homework

B．Getting up

C．Sports

D．Habits

4. On Saturdays and Sundays, it’s good to              .

A．go home

B．meet grandparents

C．do sports

D．find friends

5. What’s the best title (最佳题目)?

A．Get Up Early	B．Do Homework Early
C．Go for Fun	D．Plan a Weekend Well

【推荐1】At 19 years old, John Kraus is a professional photographer. He has been taking photos of rocket launches for different magazines since 2016, as well as selling them to different buyers. He's even traveled to California just to take photos of two different rocket launches.

He started his journey in early 2015. At that time he was a 15-year-old boy living in Satellite Beach, Florida, near the Kennedy Space Center. He had used his birthday and Christmas cash to buy a DSLR camera and began practising by shooting rocket launches. Living on Florida's Space Coast gave him many chances to practise.

However, he wasn't sure his hobby was going to be his life's work, "When I first started in early 2015, photographing rockets was just like 'Oh, look, there's a launch tomorrow night. I guess I'll take photos! " Kraus wrote.

But online attention and increasing photo sales led him to take a look deeper at his hobby.

Could he really turn his hobby into his career? After graduating from high school, he decided to work as a full-time photographer.

Kraus spoke about some of the challenges of deciding what kind of job he wanted to do.

"Parents, teachers and all of those around us often say we should know as soon as possible what we want to do with our life," he said. "It's okay to not know what you want to do! But it's important to try new things. Never pass down a chance to try or experience something new. You'll never know when you find the aim of your life; it could be right in front of you."

1. When did Kraus become a professional photographer?

A．When he was 15 years old.	B．After he finished high school.
C．Before he went to Florida.	D．When he first shot rockets.

2. Which of the following is the main reason why Kraus works as a photographer?

A．His home near the space center.	B．Encouragement from people around.
C．s ability to save money for buying camera.	D．Online attention to his photos and photo sales.

3. When he was facing the challenges in choosing jobs, Kraus_______.

A．was sure what he really wanted	B．gave up the chances to find his dream job
C．was brave enough to try everything new to him	D．talked about his dream with parents and teachers

4. The underlined phrase "pass down" is closest in meaning to "

A．compare

B．refuse

C．catch

D．notice

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Kraus grew up in Satellite Beach, Florida.

B．Kraus had a change of jobs because of his interests.

C．Kraus was encouraged by his teachers to take photos.

D．Kraus has turned his hobby into a successful career.

【推荐2】My father and I started our morning by moving quickly into the local store. I waited in the line at the Starbucks counter while he shopped around to pick up a few things.
As I was starting there I become aware of an elderly women, with untidy hair, wearing layers upon layers of old clothing, hunchbacked (弯背的) behind me in line. She had a few things for washing and seemed to want the Starbucks cashier to ring up since that queue was shorter than the queues in the store.
At some point I became aware of her edging (慢慢挪动) closer behind me — closer than I was comfortable with! I instinctively (本能地) placed a hand over my purse and drew it close to me. My fear and imagination raced creating wild stories about this homeless woman who might try to steal from me.
Then it was my turn to order. As the cashier rang up my total, I discovered I was 67 cents short. I called my father but he was hard of hearing. He asked me to repeat what I said but he still couldn’t make me out. At that point, a long, grey arm, with holes in its sleeves, reached over from behind me. She laid 67 cents out on the counter, saying, “Here, we all need some help sometimes.”
I was stunned! Here was a woman who clearly had very little to give and was in great need herself. I had judged her wrongly and she had offered to reach out to help me!
What an amazing gift and lesson this woman gave me about judging others! Thank you, God!
1. From the passage, we can learn that the elderly women           .

A．probably lived a poor life

B．tried to steal money from the writer

C．always followed close behind the writer

D．often went to the store to buy a few things.

2. The elderly woman decided to help the writer         .

A．the moment she saw the writer

B．when she noticed the writer watching her

C．after the writer failed to get help from her father

D．when the writer discovered she was 67 cents short

3. The underline word “stunned” in paragraph 5 probably means “        ”.

A．happy

B．surprised

C．angry

D．disappointed

4. What lesson does the writer learn from the story?

A．We should look at things from two sides.

B．It’s wise to give help to those in need.

C．The world is full of love and surprises.

D．Never judge a person from his appearance.

【推荐3】Frozen rocks

Here is a simple force that is powerful enough to tear down huge mountains.

You’ll need

●A refrigerator.

●A plastic bag

●Several pieces of small sandstone. This kind of stone is gritty like sandpaper.

If you need help to find these,ask a rock collector or a science teacher for them.

1Soak the small rocks in water overnight.

2Put them into the bag.Soal the bag and put the bag in the refrigerator.

3The next day, taken the bag out and put it somewhere for an hour.See if the rocks have changed.

4Repeat steps 2 and 3 daily for 10 days.

What will happen?

Tiny pieces of the rocks will start to break off.

Water can go into cracks and holes in a rock.

The water expands when it freezes and places of the rock slowly chip.

If it goes on for millions of winters and summers,it can tear down a mountain into sand.

Word Bank:soak浸泡；seal密封

1. How many kinds of materials are needed in the experiment?

A．Two.

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

2. Who can offer sandstone according to the information?

A．A science teacher	B．A physics teacher
C．A music teacher	D．A biology teacher

3. The small rocks soaked are put into the refrigerator to keep the rocks ___________.

A．fresh

B．frozen

C．longer

D．more beautiful

4. What is the RIGHT order in which a mountain is torn down into sand?
①Water freezes.②Water expands.③Rocks are turned into sand.
④Pieces of the rock chip slowly.⑤Water goes into cracks in a rock.

A．②⑤①③④	B．②①⑤④③
C．⑤④①②③	D．⑤①②④③

5. The information mainly tells us___________________.

A．how sand forms

B．the force of nature is not huge

C．a simple force can tear down huge mountains

D．why rocks soaked are put into the refrigerator for 10 days

【推荐1】When you do your homework, you may often meet some problems. How do you solve them? Tom, a middle school student, would take out his smart phone, open a special app（应用）and search the problem. Answers soon appear on the screen.

Nowadays, many students do homework with the help of the special apps like Tom. "It's convenient. You don't have to go out or wait for a tutor（家庭教师）at home," Tom said. "You also learn by seeing how others work them out. It’s very helpful and improves students' abilities." said John, another student. He said it was especially true for new types of homework.

John's Chinese teacher often asks students to give speeches on great writers. When it comes to John's turn, he usually searches online, picks out certain stories and makes PPTS（演示文稿）. "I've become skilled at finding information online and using Microsoft Office." John said.

However, many people think this trend（趋势）also brings up problems. Some students just copy the answers online without thinking. They become lazy.

Head teacher Mr. Wang in Tom and John's school thinks that knowing how to use the Internet is important. The key is to have good self-control. "No matter how difficult the problem is, think about it by yourself first. Remember not to depend on the Internet too much." the teacher said. "Be sure to understand the reasons behind the answers, or you won't make progress. If you don't have confidence in your self-control, ask your parents for help."

根据短文内容判断对错，对的为“T”，错的为“F”。
1. Tom and John are in different schools.
2. Doing homework with the help of the special apps is convenient.
3. Mr. Wang thinks the key to use the apps well is to have good self-control.
4. All the students become lazy by doing homework with the help of the apps.
5. Mr. Wang advised students not to depend on the apps too much when doing homework.

【推荐2】Do you know that you can eat a rainbow (彩虹) ? You can't eat a rainbow in the sky, of course. You can make a healthy rainbow out of all the different colors of fruits and vegetables.

A red apple can help you keep your heart(心脏) strong. Eat an apple for a healthy snack. Red berries can help you from getting sick. Eat a handful of them instead of(代替) candy.

An orange carrot can help keep your eyes healthy. This vegetable is just fun to eat between your teeth. An orange has vitamins that can help keep you from catching a cold. Eat an orange or drink some orange juice with breakfast in the morning.

A yellow banana can give you lots of energy. Eat this fruit before you play. Yellow corn(玉米) can help keep your stomach(胃) healthy. Eat this vegetable at a picnic.

Green beans are rich in vitamin B group, vitamin C and vitamin K. Beans and peas are very good vegetables. They make you strong.

Blue berries can help you remember things. Eat this fruit every day to help you do well in school.

1. We can learn from paragraph (段落)   2 that ________ .

A．a red apple isn't a good snack	B．red apples are better than red berries
C．red berries are better than red apples	D．a red apple is good for health

2. Andy wants to be strong and he needs lots of vitamins too, he can eat ________ .

A．oranges and green beans	B．oranges and blue berries
C．bananas and green beans	D．bananas and apples

3. There is one paragraph missing(缺失) , it may be about________ .

A．white fruits and vegetables	B．black fruits and vegetables
C．pink fruits and vegetables	D．purple fruits and vegetables

4. Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Rainbow in the sky	B．Eat a rainbow
C．Fruits of different colours	D．Vegetables of different colours

【推荐3】A Brown University sleep researcher has some advice for people who run high schools: Don’t start classes so early in the morning. It may not be that the students who nod off at their desks are lazy. And it may not be that their parents have failed to enforce(确保) bedtime. Instead, it may be that biologically(生物学上)these sleepyhead(贪睡者)students aren’t used to the early hour.
　　“Maybe these kids are being asked to rise at the wrong time for their bodies,” says Mary Carskadon, a professor looking at problem of adolescent (青春期的)sleep at Brown’s School of Medicine.
　　Carskadon is trying to understand more about the effects of early school time in adolescents. And, at a more basic level, she and her team are trying to learn more about how the biological changes of adolescence affect sleep needs and patterns(方式).
　　Carskadon says her work suggests that adolescents may need more sleep than they did at childhood, no less, as commonly thought.
　　Sleep patterns change during adolescence, as any parent of an adolescent can prove. Most adolescents prefer to stay up later at night and sleep later in the morning. But it’s not just a matter of choice---their bodies are going through a change of sleep patterns.
　　All of this makes the transfer(迁移)from middle school to high school---which may start one hour earlier in the morning----all the more difficult, Carskadon says. With their increased need for sleep and their biological clocks set on the “sleep late, rise late” pattern, adolescents are up against difficulties when they try to be up by 5 or 6 a.m. for a 7:30 a.m. first bell. A short sleep on a desktop may be their body’s way of saying. “I need a timeout.”
1. Carskadon suggests that high schools should not start classes so early in the morning because _______.

A．it is really tough for parents to enforce bedtime

B．it is biologically difficult for students to rise early

C．students work so late at night that they can’t get up early

D．students are so lazy that they don’t like to go to school early

2. The underlined phrase nod off most probably means _______.

A．turn around

B．agree with others

C．fall asleep

D．refuse to work

3. What might be a reason for the hard transfer from middle school to high school?

A．Adolescents depend more on their parents.

B．Adolescents have to choose their sleep patterns.

C．Adolescents sleep better than they did at childhood.

D．Adolescents need more sleep than they used to.

4. What is the test mainly about?

A．Adolescent health care.

B．Problems in adolescent learning.

C．Adolescent sleep difficulties.

D．Changes in adolescent sleep needs and patterns.