A poor boy lived in a small town. He sold goods from door to door to pay for school. One day, he only one cent left, and he was hungry. He decided that he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, when a young woman opened the door, the boy was shy, so he just asked for some water. The woman knew he was hungry, so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much should I pay for it?” “You won't pay for it. My mother has told me that it is good to help the people who are in trouble.” She replied. The boy said, “Then I thank you from my heart.” As the boy left that house, he felt stronger. He knew he had many things to do.
Many years later, the young woman became ill. The local doctors couldn't save her. People had to send her to a big city. When the doctor knew who the woman was, he was excited and tried his best to save her life. He succeeded. The woman needed to pay for the medical bill. The doctor learned that she couldn't afford it. So he wrote something down on the medical bill. The woman read the bill, “You have paid it with a glass of milk.”
1. The poor boy sold goods from door to door because __________.| A．he had no money left |
| B．he needed money to buy some food |
| C．he wanted to raise money for Project Hope |
| D．he had to make money for his school |
| A．Because she was seriously ill |
| B．Because she had lots of money |
| C．Because she wanted to visit the doctor |
| D．Because she knew the poor boy worked there |
| A．let the young woman pay for the bill |
| B．was always thankful for the young woman's kindness |
| C．didn't remember the young woman |
| D．failed to save the young woman's life |
| A．The young woman had a bad mother. |
| B．The poor boy asked for some money. |
| C．The young woman and her mother were both kind to others. |
| D．The poor boy became a famous engineer when he grew up. |
| A．A kind Mother | B．A Lovely Young Woman |
| C．A Poor Boy | D．A Glass of Milk |
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One day he came to New York by train. He went there to visit his best friend. After he got there in the evening, he found his friend wasn't at home. So he had to find a hotel to live in.
The next day, his friend didn't come back. In the afternoon he went to buy two bottles of wine. When he came back to his room, he found a fly(苍蝇）on the wall. But he thought it was a nail, so he put the bottles on it. Of course, it came down to the floor and they were broken. He had to buy another two bottles.
The waiter in the hotel knew this, and then he put a nail into the wall.
When he came back, he looked up at the wall and found the "fly" was there again. So he walked carefully and hit hard. At once he cried loudly.
1. People like Mr. Smith because_______.
| A．he is very old | B．he is very kind |
| C．he has two bottles of wine | D．he likes travelling |
| A．at his friend's home | B．at his parents' home |
| C．in a restaurant | D．in a hotel |
| A．a fly | B．a nail | C．a bottle of wine | D．a picture |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
My job was to help little children get on the back of a little horse. I kept telling the children to wait their turn and holding ice cream for them while they rode about. It’s clear that I was growing older and should be more responsible.
Suddenly, a boy came to the horse. He took the little horse's reins (缰绳)! The horse stopped, and the girl on its back started to fall. I was trying to reach the girl when I saw Tiger go by my legs. It held the horse's reins and pulled the horse away from my legs. I caught the girl just before we both hit the ground. The girl sat on top of me. She was laughing at the ice cream on my face. The horse's reins were in Tiger's mouth!
Thanks to Tiger's fast action, I saved the little girl. We were both heroes. And Tiger, the fastest dog I've ever known became my new best friend.
1. Tiger is ________.
| A．a tiger | B．the boy’s name |
| C．a dog | D．the girl’s name |
| A．feed the horse | B．look after the children |
| C．ride the horse | D．take care of the horse |
| A．A boy. | B．The writer. | C．The girl. | D．Tiger. |
| A．serious and outgoing |
| B．patient and interesting |
| C．brave and responsible |
| D．careful and hardworking |
【推荐3】Once a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But because it was not complete, it could only roll very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine along the way. It talked with worms. It found lots of different pieces. But none of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on looking for the missing piece.
Then one day, the circle found a piece that fit perfectly. The circle put the missing piece into itself. It could be whole with nothing missing. It was so happy and began to roll. As it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad that it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled away slowly.
Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something. A man who has everything is a poor man in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something better. He will never know someone is loving him or someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had.
We couldn’t be perfect, but we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, kind enough to share happiness with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always live a wonderful time in our lives.
1. Which of the following is true about the circle?| A．It could roll fast when it looked for the missing piece. |
| B．It talked with the flowers and the sunshine along the way. |
| C．The piece that it found first didn’t fit. |
| D．It didn’t find any flowers or the sunshine along the way. |
| A．spent much time talking to worms | B．wanted to enjoy the sunshine |
| C．was looking for its missing piece | D．lost a piece of its own |
| A．wanted to enjoy the world | B．found a different world |
| C．wanted to look for another missing piece | D．thought the world changed so quickly |
【推荐1】Volunteers are needed
Clean People’s Park!
We need five people who are strong and can help clean up people’s Park. We need to help to collect rubbish. If you are free for four hours this weekend, come and join us!
Tel: 0398-8651518
Email: park699@126.com
Teach Music!
We need three volunteers to work as music teachers in SOS Children’s Villages. You need to be good at singing and dancing, and open-minded with a loving heart.
If you are free for two hours every weekend, join us!
Tel: 0398-8858518
Email: lovekids@sinA.com
Help old people!
We need four volunteers to help at Xinxin Nursing Home. You need to be good with older people. Your job is to wash clothes for them.
If you can spare three hours on May 6, come and join us!
Tel: 0398-8656869
Email: homelove@163.com
1. If you are free for ________ this weekend, you can help clean People’s Park.| A．two hours | B．three hours | C．four hours | D．five hours |
| A．strong and helpful | B．interested in nature |
| C．creative and love kids | D．good with kids |
| A．wash clothes | B．teach English |
| C．learn music | D．collect rubbish |
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Twelve |
| A．If you can help collect rubbish, you can call 0398-8651518 |
| B．Music teachers need to work for two hours every weekend. |
| C．You can send an email to homelove@163.com to help kid. |
| D．Xinxin Nursing Home needs volunteers to wash clothes on May 6. |
【推荐2】I was playing at the front gate, trying to decide whether to walk down the street to play with Jenny, when I saw a poor man coming up the road.
“Hello, little girl,” he said, “Is your mama at home?”
I nodded and opened the gate to let him get in the yard. He looked like all the homeless men who came to my home before. His messy hair hung below a shapeless hat, and his old shirt and trousers had been rained on and slept in. He smelled bad.
He walked to the door. When my mother appeared, he asked, “Lady, could you spare something to eat?”
“I think so. Please sit on the step.”
Later, my mother came back and banded him a sandwich made from homemade bread and generous pieces of boiled meat. She also gave him a bottle of milk. “I thank you, lady.” he said.
I played at the gate, watching the man wolf down the sandwich and empty the cup. After finishing the food, he stood up and walked back through the gate. “ ▲ “He told me on the way out.
Jenny had said all the homeless men told each other who would feed them. “They never come to my house!” she had said proudly and happily.
“So why does Mama feed the poor man?” I wondered. I walked inside. “Jenny’s mama says those men are too lazy to work. Why do we feed them?”
My mother smiled. “Sweetheart, we don’t know why these men don’t work,” she said, “but they were babies once. And their mamas loved them, just like I love you.” She put her hands on my shoulders and drew me close to her.
“For me, I fed them for their mothers, because if you were ever hungry and had nothing to eat, I would want others’ mothers to feed you.”
I seemed to find out the answer to my question and understand that.
1. After the poor man came to the writer’s home, the mother ________.| A．made bread for him | B．gave him some water |
| C．asked him to have a rest | D．offered him a sandwich |
a. My mother communicated with the poor man.
b. I understood my mother after talking to her.
c. I played at the gate and watched the poor man having food.
d. I opened the gate to let him get in the yard.
e. The poor man stood up and walked back through the gate.
| A．d-c-a-b-e | B．a-e-d-c-b | C．c-a-e-d-b | D．d-a-c-e-b |
| A．They said your mama would feed me. |
| B．I would like to come to play with you again. |
| C．It’s kind of you to let me stay here for one night. |
| D．We will ask Jenny’s mother to feed us, too. |
| A．the reason why the mother fed the poor man |
| B．the talk between the mother and the writer |
| C．the question that Jenny didn’t know before |
| D．the fact that Jenny’s family wouldn’t let the poor men in |
【推荐3】In many British schools, the pupils usually wear their school uniforms to go to school on weekdays. However, recently the students at LVS Ascot Junior School in England wore something quite different. What they wore was what people wear when they go to bed-pyjamas (睡衣). They did this not only for fun, but for a local charity called Christopher’s Smile.
Christopher’s Smile was set up by Karen & Kevin Capel whose only son Christopher died of cancer at a young age. They hope their charity will help to pay for more research into children’s cancers. Since then, the charity has raised a lot of money and gotten more and more volunteers. Every year, thousands of people take part in different activities such as charity walk or run to show their support for Christopher’s Smile.
The students of Grade 6 at LVS Ascot Junior School also wanted to do something for the sick children. They organized the event “Pyjama Day” to support Christopher’s Smile. “We wanted to raise money for our charity in a way that the whole school could join in, so each pupil paid £l to wear his or her pyjamas to school on Pyjama Day,” said the young organizers. Both the students and their teachers took part in the event with great interest. Together they not only raised some money, but also had a good time.
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1. Few pupils wear school uniforms to school on weekdays in Britain.2. Christopher’s parents founded Christopher’s Smile.
3. Each pupil paid £l0 to wear his or her pyjamas to school on Pyjama Day.
4. Not only the students but also their teachers took part in the event with great interest at LVS Ascot Junior School.
5. Organizing the event “Pyjama Day” is the only way that people support Christopher’s Smile.
When talking about livestreaming (直播), you might think of makeup vloggers (视频博主) and movie stars. But Zeng Qinghuan, a 30-year-old from Xinhua County in Loudi, Hunan, has turned her whole village into a livestreaming room, using e-commerce (电商) to help her people live a better life.
Known as “Xiangmei Xinbao” on Douyin, Zeng now has more than 3 million followers and almost 40 million “likes”. During the past two-and-a-half years, she has posted about 370 short videos showing the culture and life of people in her hometown. Through livestreaming, she has sold more than 100 million yuan worth of local agricultural products, like fermented tofu (腐乳), preserved pork (腊肉) and dried sweet potatoes.
Zeng used to study fashion design (服装设计) and worked in big cities. She returned to her village to care for her sick grandmother, but later found that she could also build a career (事业) there. “I’m a daughter of the great mountains. I can also be a contributor (建设者) to rural development in this new era (时代),” she said.
Rural revitalization (乡村振兴) is a key part of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021 -25). In June 2021, a law took effect to promote it as a national strategy, including attracting talent and protecting the natural environment.
Zeng hopes her experience can encourage more young people to return to their rural hometowns and make a difference. In 2021, after she became a deputy (代表) of the Loudi Municipal People’s Congress (市人民代表大会), she put forward a proposal (建议) called “each village has one product and one livestreaming host of its own”. She plans to help cultivate (培养) 100 social media influencers (网红) for her county within three years, and now two villages have taken part in the project.
1. What is Zeng Qinghuan’s Douyin channel mainly about?| A．Fashion trends in big cities. | B．The life of her grandmother. |
| C．Farming in a big city. | D．The people and culture of her hometown. |
| A．Zeng wants to set up a program to help sick people. |
| B．Zeng came back home to build a career in livestreaming. |
| C．Zeng plans to help villages develop. |
| D．Zeng spent three years learning to livestream. |
| A．Deputies in Loudi will join it. |
| B．Many young people returned to support it over the past three years. |
| C．More than 100 social media influencers are helping with it. |
| D．More villages might take part in it. |
| A．Zeng has cultivated 100 social media influencers for her county. |
| B．Zeng was a deputy of the Loudi Municipal People’s Congress. |
| C．Rural revitalization includes attracting talent and protecting the natural environment. |
| D．Zeng used to study fashion design and worked in big cities. |
【推荐2】With the help of their mother, 9-year-old Ella and 7-year-old Caitlin Wood started an online petition in order to stop McDonald’s giving free plastic toys as gifts with kids’ meals. Many people followed them.
Since starting the petition, the girls have got over 350,000 signatures, only 150,000 signatures away from their final goal. Their call to the activity has already got further support from adults and children as well.
“We’ve learnt all about the environment at school and the problem of plastic. It made us very sad to see how plastic hurts wildlife and pollutes the ocean, and we want to change this,” reads the petition. “That’s why we want McDonald’s to think of the environment and stop giving plastic toys with their kids’ meals.”
“We like to go to eat at McDonald’s. But children only play with the plastic toys they give us for a few minutes before throwing them away and hurting animals and polluting the sea. We want anything they give us to be sustainable so we can protect the world for us and for future people.” they continued.
The little girls’ story became popular and caught worldwide attention. McDonald’s has emailed CNN telling about their plans for making their free toys more sustainable.
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1. Who started the online petition to stop giving free plastic toys?
| A．Schools. | B．Two little girls. | C．Adults and children. | D．McDonald’s. |
| A．150,000. | B．200,000. | C．350,000. | D．500,000. |
| A．Because they wanted to draw more attention. |
| B．Because they found McDonald’s sold plastic toys. |
| C．Because they wanted to stop McDonald’s giving plastic toys. |
| D．Because they were supported by adults and children. |
| A．可持续的. | B．有效的. | C．安全的. | D．稳定的. |
| A．McDonald’s may send more free toys. | B．McDonald’s may stop sending free toys. |
| C．McDonald’s may improve its toys. | D．McDonald’s won’t answer the petition. |
【推荐3】My interest in cooking started when I was 11, partly thanks to my mother. She didn’t really like cooking and when she did cook, I didn’t like her food. Once I was watching something about cooking on TV and I thought I could do this, so I went to the bookstore and looked for the biggest cookbook I could find.
During a year, I had produced most of its recipes(食谱) and was ready for a bigger challenge(挑战). I wanted to create my own dishes and I started cooking for more people than just my family. To my joy, my parents allowed me to build a test kitchen. I did much cooking to test my dishes in it and my skill improved quickly. Later, my mom and I set up a dinner club that organized monthly events inside my home. Now as a teen chef(主厨), I have also cooked in top-class restaurants around the country. I am not doing it for the money, but because I love cooking.
Now I know that when you stop caring whether you’ll be famous or do well, your dream will come to you.
1. The writer is now ________.| A．a TV star | B．a news reporter |
| C．a well-known bookseller | D．a good chef |
| A．His parents’ wish. | B．The customers’ advice. |
| C．His mother’s delicious food. | D．The information about cooking on TV. |
| A．the bookstore | B．a test kitchen | C．a dinner club | D．the country |
| A．Finding a good job. | B．Making lots of money. |
| C．Doing what he loves. | D．Becoming famous. |
During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When I traveled across to the other side of the island, I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, “Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”
So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I
had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn’t I think about it before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.
That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.
My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.
I kept food and tools at both my houses, and also wild goats (山羊). There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats’ milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn (玉米) fields. And so many years went by.
1. The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to ______.| A．escape in it | B．get to the other side of the island |
| C．use it for food | D．go around the island |
| A．keeping goats for milk | B．making clothes from animal skins |
| C．working in the corn fields | D．going fishing in the sea |
| A．Because it was too small for a long journey. | B．Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea. |
| C．Because there was something wrong with it. | D．Because the writer was busy building a second house. |
a. I made fields with high fences to keep goats in. b. I did make myself a smaller canoe.
c. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals d. I owned two houses.
| A．cdba | B．bdac | C．bdca | D．dbca |
| A．the writer tried to make his stay comfortable on the island |
| B．the writer had nothing to do on the wild island |
| C．the writer tried to escape in the second canoe, but failed |
| D．the writer was in prison on the island, losing his freedom |
【推荐2】We go to many places every day. How do you travel? Do you usually walk or ride bikes?
In a modern city, there are many ways for you to choose (选择) when you go travelling. If you are busy, you can take a taxi. Taxis don’t need to stop often on the road. And the driver can take you anywhere you want to go, but it is too expensive. Of course you can also choose to take the subway. It is safe and quick and you don’t pay a lot. When you aren’t busy, you can take a bus, so you can enjoy the scenery (风景) of the city on it.
If you want to get some exercise, travelling on foot or by bike may be good for you. Walking can make you healthy and it is very cheap.
Today, many people have cars. But I think it isn’t a good thing because there are many cars in the street. They have to move (移动) very slowly and it takes more time to get to the places they want to go.
1. Some people choose to take the subway because it’s a/an ________ way to travel.| A．quick | B．relaxing | C．funny | D．quiet |
| A．going on foot | B．taking a taxi |
| C．travelling by car | D．taking the underground |
| A．people never take buses to travel | B．if people are free, they can take taxis |
| C．the writer doesn’t like travelling by car | D．people like to choose the same way to travel |
| A．the cars to choose | B．the ways to travel |
| C．the places to visit | D．the scenery of the city |
One day， Bertha said that her aunt Margaret had invited（邀请） her to spend the summer holiday with her. And they would have picnics and parties as well. But Grace told Bertha that she planned to stay in Clarkman’s bookstore until the new term began.
Grace had to do something to feed herself because her parents died many years ago. Bertha watched her friend’s pale (苍白的) face. Just then she got a good idea. The next day when Grace came back， Bertha showed her an invitation letter from her aunt Margaret.
“Grace， would you like to spend your holiday with us? I will help you find a part-time job in our town.” Grace cried after reading it.
“Grace， please spend the holiday with me， or Margaret will be disappointed (失望的). I want you to be happy，” Bertha said.
The holiday quickly passed by， and finally one letter from Margaret came to Bertha.
“Bertha， Grace is the sweetest girl in the world， and I am very grateful(感激的) to you for sending her here.”
1. Grace planned to ________ for her summer holiday.
| A．visit her aunt |
| B．see her parents |
| C．stay in Clarkman’s bookstore |
| D．work in a restaurant |
| A．aunt | B．grandmother | C．mother | D．teacher |
| A．a book | B．an invitation letter |
| C．some money | D．a part-time job |
| A．Bertha went to work in Clarkman’s bookstore at last. |
| B．Grace went to Margaret’s house with Bertha. |
| C．Bertha felt sorry for inviting Grace to spend holiday with her. |
| D．Grace wrote a letter to thank Bertha after the holiday. |
| A．honest | B．brave | C．kind | D．poor |
