The prince picked up the first doll and put the string into the ear with a hole. It came out from the other ear. “This is one type of person,” said the wise man. “Whatever you tell him comes out from the other ear. He doesn’t keep anything.”
The prince put the string into the second doll. It came out from the mouth. “This is one type of person,” said the wise man. “Whatever you tell him, he tells everybody else.”
The prince picked up the third doll and repeated the process. The string did not come out. “This is the third type of person,” said the man. “Whatever you tell him is locked up within him, it never comes out.”
“What is the best type of person?” asked the prince. The wise man handed him a fourth doll. When the prince put the string into the doll, it came out from the other ear. “Do it again.” said the wise man. The prince repeated the process. This time the string came out from the mouth. When he put the string into the doll for a third time, it did not come out at all.
“This is the best type of person,” said the wise man. “To be trustworthy（值得信赖的）a man must know when not to listen, when to speak out and when to keep silent.”
1. How many dolls did the wise man show the prince in all?| A．3. | B．4. | C．5. | D．6. |
| A．The string didn’t come out at all. |
| B．The string came out from the mouth. |
| C．The string came out from the ear first, and then from the mouth. |
| D．The string came out from the other ear. |
| A．The ear of the last doll. | B．The best type of the person. |
| C．Handing the prince a doll. | D．Putting the string into the doll. |
| A．The third type of person is the most trustworthy according to the wise man. |
| B．When the prince put the string into the second doll, it came out from the ear. |
| C．The prince passed the string three times through the last doll’s ear. |
| D．The first doll stands for the type of person who keeps everything to himself. |
| A．He wanted to give a gift to the future king. |
| B．He thought passing strings into dolls was an interesting game. |
| C．He wanted to show the prince how to tell different types of person. |
| D．He wanted the prince to know what the best type of person is. |
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【推荐1】When most people think of “beautiful”, they think of movie stars. I used to be one of them. But now my view of beauty has completely changed.
I was with my parents and little brothers at the McDonald’s. Since there are only tables with four chairs, I’m always the one to sit at a nearby table by myself. Usually, I’m a little unhappy, but not this time.
A woman was sitting at a table, two tables away. She was young and pretty, not the traditional beauty, but a warm one. She had thick dark-brown hair and wore common clothes, but none of those was why she was so beautiful to me.
Her children spread the ice-cream all over their clothes, and she just kissed them and that’s all. She didn’t get angry. The love and warmth this woman generated(产生) completely changed my view of beauty. She generated warmth like the Sun, and her children were little planets around her.
She made a difference to her children’s lives. Instead of making them feel bad about themselves, she made them feel great about everything. That is true beauty: to make a positive difference to another’s live through warmth and caring.
1. Where did the story happen?| A．In a park. | B．In a museum. |
| C．In a restaurant. | D．In a movie theatre. |
| A．was young and friendly |
| B．showed great love and warmth |
| C．was a traditional beauty |
| D．had dark-brown hair and white skin |
| A．The Sun. | B．The planet. |
| C．The tree. | D．The rose. |
| A．are tall and thin with beautiful looks |
| B．make a great influence to the world |
| C．are successful both in work and the family |
| D．make a positive difference to others’ lives |
【推荐2】Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo（柔道）though he had lost his left arm in a car accident.
The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, but he couldn't understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move.
“Teacher, "the boy finally said, "shouldn't I be learning more moves?”
"This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know, "the teacher replied.
Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.
Several months later, the teacher took the boy to his first competition.
Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent（对手）became impatient；the boy skillfully used his one move to win the match.
Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy seemed worried. The referee（裁判）was going to call a time out when the teacher said to him, “No, let him continue.”
Soon after the match restarted, his opponent made a big mistake. At once, the boy won the competition. He was the champion.
On the way home, the boy and the teacher talked about the competition. Then the boy gathered the courage to ask what was really on his mind.
“Teacher, how did I win the final with only one move?”
“You won for two reasons,” the teacher answered.
“First, you've almost mastered (掌握) one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second, the only known defense（防御）for that move is to catch your left arm. Your opponent in the final tried and made that big mistake.”
The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.
1. The main idea of this passage is ________.| A．the disabled may get success | B．Judo’s history can influence us |
| C．weakness can become strength | D．every dog has its day |
| A．was shy to ask the reason | B．trusted the master very much |
| C．wanted to be a champion | D．took part in many competitions |
| A．He fell down on the ground. | B．He forgot to throw the boy to the ground. |
| C．He only remembered that he would win. | D．He tried to catch the boy's left arm and failed. |
【推荐3】Ben is a middle school student. He lives with his parents in a small town. One Sunday morning, Ben got up early and set out to climb a mountain not far away from his house. Although his parents felt a little worried about him since it was his first time to go climbing alone, they decided to let him try. Finally as the sun was going down and it was getting dark, little Ben came back home, with tears in his eyes.
“What’s the matter, Ben? How’s your trip?” his mother asked. “I failed (失败). Although the mountain is very high and the way is full of stones, I still went ahead. But I was tired and it was so late that I had to come back,” Ben cried. “It doesn’t matter. You are only 14 years old after all. You will have another chance,” his mother said. “But standing at the top of the mountain is my dream!” Ben said. His father came over and asked, “Did you feel the beauty of nature?” “Yes. The blue sky, the white clouds, the green trees and the colorful flowers made a nice picture,” Ben answered. “That’s enough!” his father smiled and said. “Please remember, my son, most of the time, achieving (获得) what you expect is not the most important thing. Although you didn’t reach the top of the mountain, you got a lot on the way.”
It is true that not every work will end with success, and not every dream will come true. The most beautiful scenery (风景) is on the way.
1. Which word can take the place of “set out” in Paragraph 1?| A．Relaxed. | B．Started. | C．Crossed. | D．Followed. |
| A．Because he got to the top of the mountain. |
| B．Because he was afraid when the sun went down. |
| C．Because he was too tired after a whole day’s climbing. |
| D．Because he was unable to reach the top of the mountain. |
| A．The mountain is very high. | B．The way is full of stones. |
| C．He was tired and it was so late. | D．He was only 14 years old. |
| A．The dream is not important. | B．The mountain is very beautiful. |
| C．Everyone should climb the mountain. | D．The act is more important than the result. |
【推荐1】There once lived a man with his wife and children in a very small house. There was always noise in his house as his children played, laughed and sang. He could find no peace at all.
Life in this noisy house was unbearable (无法容忍的). So the man decided to turn to a wise old woman nearby. He told her about his problem. As she was a wise lady, she had an answer for him at once.
“Go home and bring all of your farm animals to live in your house,” advised the woman. “Bring in your sheep, horses, cows, chickens…” The man thought it was not a good idea. But since the old woman was known for her wisdom, he agreed to do as she said. He went home and brought inside all the farm animals he had. As you can imagine, it was out of order at home. The animals made all kinds of noise. The dogs barked. The sheep cried.
The man could find no peace at all. So he went back to ask the wise old lady. She listened patiently and then said, “Go home and take all of the animals out of your home.” The man was confused(困惑的) as it had been only a few days since she had advised him to bring them all into his house. But he agreed to follow her instructions. He returned to his house and drove all the animals outside. Surprisingly, there was peace in his home.
Sometimes, we need to see how bad things can get before we appreciate (感激)what we already have.
1. What was the man’s problem according to the passage?| A．His house was too small. | B．He couldn’t find peace at home. |
| C．He had many naughty children. | D．He raised too many animals. |
| A．The man’s children never make noise in the house. |
| B．The man couldn’t always sleep well at night at all. |
| C．The man asked his wife to sell some of the animals. |
| D．The old wise woman’s advice to the man was useful. |
| A．find some wise people to help us | B．value what we have now |
| C．try to communicate with children | D．understand each other |
【推荐2】Jane Eyre（简爱）tells the story of a good and independent woman, who does not depend on others and does not give up even facing many difficulties. Jane is poor and an orphan（孤儿）and is treated badly by her rich aunt and cousins. She is sent away to a school where the pupils are treated very badly. Jane remains strong, because she knows she is good. And when she had the chance to run away, she does. Jane takes a job in the house of a rich man called Mr Rochester.
Jane falls in love with Mr Rochester who is twenty years older than her. Jane is sad when Rochester brings a beautiful woman Blanche to his house. Jane thinks Rochester will marry Blanche. So she decides to leave. Rochester asks her to stay but she will not. She tells him she loves him and says that she is poor and not beautiful, but it does not mean that she has no feelings. She speaks to Rochester as a ‘spiritual equal’.
Rochester asks Jane to marry him and she agrees, but on the day of the wedding she finds out that Rochester is already married. Jane decides to leave and even though Rochester says his wife is mad and begs Jane to stay, she cannot. Jane will not stay with a man who is already married. She has no family to protect her and no money, but she is proud and she wants to do the right thing.
When Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte was first published, it was called an autobiography（自传）. In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte, like Charles Dickens, shows the double-standards in Victorian Britain. The poor and especially orphans were not given any protection by the law, they were seen as animals not humans. The rich lived a life of luxury(奢侈) and by giving a little money to charity they thought they had done their best.
1. What does the underlined “independent” mean in the first paragraph?| A．坚强的 | B．大方的 | C．自立的 | D．严谨的 |
| A．Rochester is twenty years older than her | B．Jane thinks Rochester will marry Blanche |
| C．Rochester is already married | D．Jane has no family to protect her and no money |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．the unequal rights between men and women |
| B．the different thoughts between adults and children |
| C．the huge differences between the rich and the poor |
| D．the different lives between material and spiritual worlds |
| A．British life in the 19th century | B．English literature |
| C．Charlotte Bronter’s life and works | D．the book Jane Eyre and its value |
【推荐3】Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet shop. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the shop, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it. One day a man went into the shop. "That's a beautiful bird," he said to the pet shop owner. "But why is it so expensive? Is it an unusual bird?"
"No, it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk," the pet shop owner said.
"I see. How can I make it talk?" the man asked.
The pet shop owner asked him, "Do you see those strings tied to both of the bird's legs?"
"Yes," the man answered.
"Well, you pull those strings," the pet shop owner told him. "That will make the parrot talk."
The man asked, "Do you mind if I try?"
"Not at all," the pet owner said.
The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, "Good morning."
The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said, "How are you today?"
"That's not very interesting," said the man. "Any parrot could do that." Then he laughed, "But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?"
"I'll fall off my perch, you fool!" the parrot said.
1. The parrot was expensive because________.| A．it was pretty beautiful | B．it could talk with people |
| C．it was a very unusual bird | D．it was in the middle of the shop |
| A．people came into the pet shop | B．it saw the pet shop owner |
| C．people said it was beautiful | D．people pulled the strings on its legs |
| A．Good morning. | B．How are you today? |
| C．That's not very interesting. | D．I'll fall off my perch，you fool! |
| A．Good morning. | B．How are you today? |
| C．That's not very interesting. | D．I'll fall off my perch,you fool! |
| A．foolish | B．usual | C．clever | D．afraid |
【推荐1】Tom has a happy family. There are some rules in his family.
Keep healthy
Being healthy is important. Tom’s family play sports for one hour every day. Tom is in the school swimming club. And his parents run every morning.
Evening time is family time
They can’t watch TV or play computer games after dinner. They usually sit (坐) on the sofa and talk. Tom always talks about his school and friends. Sometimes they take a walk together.
Always say “I love you” and “Thank you”
Tom says “I love you” to his parents in the morning before he goes to school, and in the evening before he goes to bed. His parents say it to him, too. When Tom helps his mother, she says “Thank you”. They show their love and thanks all the time (一直).
1. What club does Tom join?| A．The swimming club. | B．The running club. |
| C．The tennis club. | D．The soccer club. |
| A．plays computer games | B．talks with his parents |
| C．takes a walk with his parents | D．listens to music |
| A．Before he gets up. | B．At lunch. |
| C．In the afternoon. | D．Before he goes to bed. |
Who is Li Ziqi? For 7 million YouTube viewers and 20 million Weibo users, it’s easy to answer. The 29-year-old vlogger’s videos about her country life recently went viral (走红). Her fans call her “the goddess of nature”.
She is worthy of this title. Cooking, painting, designing, farming ... she practises and is master of many kinds of skills. In her videos, Li wears hanfu that she made herself. She also rears silkworms in order to sew quilts. Li grows plants as well. She is often seen preparing meals with vegetables picked from her backyard. She eats a seasonal diet.
“She performs the work of a farmer with the grace (优雅) of a fairy (仙子),” the South China Morning Post said.
Li was raised by her grandparents in a small village in Sichuan province. When she was 14, she went to the city to work, but returned to the countryside in 2012 to take care of her sick grandmother.
To make a living, Li runs an online store. At first, she just used her videos to advertise her products. But the simple pleasures she presented quickly won her many fans. “In such a tech-driven age, where everything comes so quickly, it’s beautiful to watch such a slow process unfold (展现) without her getting stressed,” one of her fans said online.
For her global audience, what is even more interesting is Li’s deep knowledge of food, nature and Chinese culture. “I can see how good Chinese people are at cooking! I never thought of preserving (保存) meat like that!” one foreign fan wrote on YouTube.
As China Daily said, Li shows the world that Chinese people love good food and are good at making art out of the simplest materials. With her videos, she has spread Chinese culture to the world.
1. Why does the writer think Li Ziqi is worth of this title “the goddess of nature”.| A．because her country life recently went viral. | B．because she masters many kinds of skills. |
| C．because she has many fans. | D．because she has the ability to make a living through net. |
| A．蝉 | B．蚕 | C．蝗虫 | D．萤火虫 |
| A．why Li made the videos. | B．why Li runs an online store. |
| C．how fans got less stressed | D．why fans liked Li and her videos. |
① Li came back to the village to look after her sick grandmother.
② Li made videos to advertise the products she sold in her online store.
③ Li grew up in a small village with her grandmother.
④ Li became famous at home and abroad because of the videos.
⑤ Li practised all kinds of skills, such as cooking, painting, designing, farming.
| A．③⑤①②④ | B．③①⑤②④ | C．⑤③①②④ | D．⑤②③①④ |
| A．an advertisement | B．a science book | C．a newspaper | D．a storybook |
【推荐3】The first wonderful Chinese garden(花园) in the English city of Cambridge was open during the fourth annual(年度的) Cambridge Xu Zhimo Poetry(诗歌) and Art Festival.
The China-UK Friendship Garden is also known as Xu Zhimo Garden. We build this garden to remember the late Chinese poet Xu Zhimo, who was once an associate member(准会员) of King’s College in 1921~1922.
In 1928, after Xu’s third visit to the English city, he wrote the poem(诗) Second Farewell to Cambridge(再别康桥), which is so famous and popular not only in China but also all over the world. This poem is filled with his true love for Cambridge, as well as his own thoughts and feelings about his first love.
The poem’s first and last lines have been carved(雕刻) into a granite(花岗岩) stone. Since the garden opened, it has become one of the Cambridge’s most popular places.
Steven Coghill is a gardener at King’s College. And he first bring out the idea to create the Xu Zhimo Garden. It took three years to plan and build the garden, and it has many trees and flowers that grow naturally in Zhejiang Province(省). Steven Coghill wants to build a garden to remember Xu Zhimo, because he really has deep love for the Chinese culture and Xu’s poems.
1. “This poem is filled with his true love for Cambridge” shows ____.| A．Xu Zhimo is a warm and kind person | B．Xu Zhimo love the life in Cambridge |
| C．We can know more about Cambridge | D．The poem tells us about Xu’s friends |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．has some good ideas | B．lives in King’s College |
| C．builds many gardens | D．loves Chinese culture |
| A．The Poem of Xu Zhimo | B．A Garden for Xu Zhimo |
| C．Cambridge’s Best Place | D．Chinese Culture and Xu |
