【推荐1】“Quickly, Dorothy,” she shouted. “Go to the cellar(地窖). ”

Aunt Em ran to the door of the cellar and opened it. Dorothy picked up Toto and ran to the cellar door. Before she could climb down the ladder into the cellar, a great wind picked up the house. It turned it round and round and round and then carried it high into the sky.

It was not very dark. Dorothy felt as if she were riding through the sky. She held on to Toto and climbed under her bed, where she stayed for several hours. Then, although the house was still moving, she fell asleep.

When she woke up—he did not know how much later—the house was on the ground. It was in a field full of flowers, and there were hundreds of beautifully colored birds flying about and singing. Not far away, there was a stream with clear, fresh water.

Dorothy was still under her bed. She got up and left the house. She was surprised to see three little men and a little woman walking toward her. They were very strangely dressed. The men’s clothes were white and had little stars all over them.

When they saw Dorothy, they walked up to her and bowed.

“Welcome to the land of the Munchkins,” one of the little men said. “We thank you for killing the Wicked Witch of the East. Now our people are free. ”

“I’m afraid you are making a mistake,” Dorothy said. “I didn’t kill any witch.” “Your house did,” one of the little men said. “Look! ”

He pointed to the house. Dorothy saw two feet sticking out from under it. “Oh!” Dorothy shouted. “The house fell on her. What can I do? ”

“There is nothing to do,” the little woman said. “The Wicked Witch of the East is dead, and the Munchkins are thankful to you. ”

“Are you a Munchkin?” Dorothy asked.

“No, but I am their friend,” the little woman said. “I am the Witch of the North.”

1. Which of the following words can best describe Dorothy?

A．Kind but impatient.

B．Slow but organized.

C．Brave and calm.

D．Smart and curious.

2. What is the correct order of these events?
a. A great wind carried the house high into the air.
b. A witch was killed.
c. Aunt Em opened the cellar.       
d. Dorothy fell asleep under the bed.
e. Three little men walked towards Dorothy.

A．a-c-d-b-e

B．a-c-b-d-e

C．c-a-d-b-e

D．c-a-b-d-e

3. What can we infer from the story?

A．The land of the Munchkins must be a great place to live.

B．Dorothy had to be a Munchkin because she killed their leader.

C．The little man killed the Wicked Witch of the North by mistake.

D．The Wicked Witch of the East used to control the land of the Munchkins.

【推荐2】Wang Yaping is a Chinese spacewoman. She has made history when she was thirty three years old—she has been China’s first teacher in space. Wang taught Chinese primary and middle school students on Earth physics phenomena(现象) in space. She prepared well for the lecture and expressed full confidence about the lesson.

Meeting the media(媒体), she said, “We are all students facing the space. We are looking forward to encouraging our young friends to learn and research the beautiful space.”

Wang was born in January 1980. She is from east China’s Shandong Province. She was a pilot in the People’s Liberation Army Air Force(空军) with experience of 1,600 hours of flying.

Except the space lecture, Wang was responsible(负责的) for monitoring(监测) the conditions of spacecraft, space experiments(实验) and operation of equipment(设备), among others.

Wang has served the People’s Liberation Army since August 1997. In May 2010, Wang became a member of the second batch of Chinese astronauts. Wang was chosen to be the member of the Shenzhou—10 space group in April 2013. She was China’s second woman astronaut who was sent into space after Liu Yang who flew with the Shenzhou—9 spacecraft.

How great Wang Yaping is!

1. She has made history when she was _________ years old.

A．21

B．33

C．35

D．45

2. Wang was born in January _________.

A．1997

B．2013

C．1980

D．2010

3. _________ was China’s first woman astronaut was sent into space with the Shenzhou—9 spacecraft.

A．Liu Yang

B．Wang Yaping

C．Deng Yaping

D．Li Ping

4. Wang was chosen to be the member of the _________ space group in April 2013.

A．Shenzhou-1

B．Shenzhou-5

C．Shenzhou-9

D．Shenzhou-10

5. We can read this passage in the column(栏目) _________ of a newspaper.

A．Mum’ s Kitchen

B．Music Today

C．Famous Person

D．Food & Health

【推荐3】One morning an old man left his house with six donkeys (驴). After a time, he got tired and got on one of them. He counted the donkeys and there were only five. So he got off and went to look for the sixth. He looked and looked, but he did not find it, so he went back to the donkeys and counted them again. To his surprise, this time there were six. So he went on one of them again and they started. After a few minutes, he counted the donkeys again, and again there were only five! He became confused (糊涂的). Just then a friend of his passed him. The old man said to him, “I left my house with six donkeys. Then I had five, then I had six again, and now I have
only five! Look! One, two, there, four, five.”             
“But,” said his friend, “you are sitting on a donkey, too. This is the sixth. And you are the seventh!”
1. When did the story happen?

A．In the morning.

B．In the afternoon.

C．In the evening.

D．At night.

2. In fact, how many donkeys were there?

A．Four.	B．Five.
C．Six.	D．Seven.

3. Why did the old man get on one of the donkeys?

A．Because he wanted to count them.

B．Because he got tired.

C．Because he wanted to look for the sixth.

D．Because he got lost.

4. Why couldn’t the old man get the right number?

A．Because he left one donkey at his house.

B．Because he gave one of the donkeys to his friend.

C．Because he didn’t see one of the donkeys

D．Because he forgot to count the one he got on.

5. What can we learn about from the passage?

A．The old man was silly.

B．The old man was funny.

C．One of the donkeys died.

D．The old man didn’t see any donkeys.

【推荐1】A policeman is looking for a thief (小偷) on the street. A young man is running slowly in the park. When he sees the policeman, he begins to run fast. The policeman runs after him. The man runs fast, but the policeman runs much faster. At a crossing, the policeman stops him. “Where are you going?” asks the policeman. “You are the thief. You have long curly hair. You look like the thief” “No, no,” says the man. “I am not a thief at all. You see, I am just too fat. I just want to become thin.”

根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑， 错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1. A young man is running quickly in the park.
2. When the young man sees the policeman he begins to run fast.
3. The policeman runs after the young man because he thinks he is a bad man.
4. The thief has short curly hair.
5. From the passage, we know the young man is a thief.

【推荐2】There was once a very wise man who lived in ancient times. He was elderly and educated.

One day while on a walk, he realized that his shoes were starting to wear out. He knew he had to buy a new pair. But he didn’t want to buy the wrong shoes. He collected some books and spent a lot of time reading about how to know if a pair of shoes fit properly.

Following the books’ instructions, the man took a stick and measured his feet with it. He then went to the market. However, he left the stick at home, which was far away from the shop.

By the time the man returned to the market, the shop was closed. And by that point, his shoes were completely worn out, so he had to return home barefoot.

The next morning, he walked back to the market with bare feet, but the shoes that he had chosen the day before had been sold. The wise man explained what had happened to the shopkeeper, who asked, “Why didn’t you buy the shoes yesterday?”

The wise man replied, “Because I left the stick that I had used to measure my feet at home. And you have to have the correct measurements of your feet before you can buy shoes. I didn’t want to buy the wrong size.”

Even more surprised, the shopkeeper asked, “But your feet are always with you. Why didn’t you just try the shoes on?”

The wise man said, “All the books say shoes must be bought with the exact measurements of the shoes you already own.”

Laughing, the shop owner replied, “You don’t need advice from books to buy shoes. You just need to have your feet, some money, and some common sense not to make things more difficult.”

1. How did the man prepare to buy shoes?

A．He read lots of books about making shoes.

B．He used a stick to measure his feet.

C．He measured his worn-out shoes.

D．He asked the shopkeeper for advice.

2. Why didn’t the man buy shoes the second time he went to the market?

A．Because he didn’t know his measurements.

B．Because the shoe store was already closed.

C．Because he forgot to take his stick along.

D．Because the shoes he wanted were sold out.

3. What was the man like?

A．He was old and humorous.

B．He was a real wise man.

C．He was educated and hard-working.

D．He had little life experience.

4. Which sentence is TRUE according to the story?

A．The man went to the market twice.

B．The man bought the shoes he wanted at last.

C．He returned home without shoes the second time.

D．People usually measured their feet before buying shoes in ancient times.

5. What does the story teach us?

A．Books tell you everything you need.

B．It’s necessary to get more education.

C．Common sense can serve you well.

D．Deal with difficult things in a simple way.

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，从后面所给的A、B、C、D、E五句话中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使对话通顺完整。

Lu Xun, born in Shaoxinng County in Zhejiang Province on September 25, 1881, was one of the country’s greatest thinkers and writers in the 20th century.     1    

    2     Many people like reading them, such as The True Story of Ah Q, A Madman’s Diary, Kong Yiji and Medicine, which show the ugly side of human nature and emancipated (解放) people’s minds. Some people said Lu Xun’s works are like weapons (武器). Famous writer Lin Yutang called him a “warrior”. His works show the dark side of society and tradition in a special way.

    3     They provided a guiding light for Chinese youths at that time.

Over the past years, thousands of people around the world have studied his works from different angles (角度), such as culture, psychology (心理学), arts, linguistics (语言学), the outlook of love and the opinion towards life.

    4     Such as English, Russian, German and Korean. “His works do not belong only to one nation.     5    ” a Chinese writer said.

A．Lu Xun wrote a number of novels.

B．They are also important to the world.

C．Lu Xun’s works have been translated into many languages.

D．He died in 1936.

E．When he was alive, his works were like a lighthouse.