【推荐1】根据短文内容，从短文后的方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Progress means the act of going forward. We can make progress in our life.

To make more progress in life, start looking at problems in a different way. Whatever happens, if we think positively, it can be useful and helpful.     1     After we solve problems one after another, we can make more progress and become stronger.

    2     Confidence comes from different places, such as proper education, training or having good relationships. We should also stay with people who believe in our success and actively support us. These people can help to push us towards progress.

Slow progress is still progress. Just as the old saying goes, “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Progress usually comes a lot more slowly than we expect. Even if progress is slow, try not to be worried. One important thing is that we keep taking steps towards our goals, and another is that we clearly remember what our goals are all the time.     3    

    4     Most progress often comes with setbacks (挫折) along the way. Sometimes, maybe it feels like we’re taking one step forward and three steps back, but it won’t always be like that. Keep going towards our goals and we can much more easily make the progress we want.

Progress doesn’t always happen in a straight line.     5    

A．The actual speed isn’t important.

B．We need to know that problems are part of our life.

C．Having confidence is helpful for us to make progress.

D．As long as we keep working, we will achieve higher levels.

E．The road to progress is not always smooth.

【推荐2】A girl went to her father to ask for his advice. She was having a hard time in life, and it seemed that as soon as one problem disappeared, another one appeared in its place.

Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He poured water into three pans and put them on to boil. After the water boiled, he put some carrots into the first pan, some eggs into the second pan and coffee beans into the last one. He waited without saying a word.

After 20 minutes, her father turned off the stove, took out carrots and eggs, and put them in the bowl. He poured the coffee into the cup.

He asked his daughter, “Dear, what do you see?” “Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she replied.

“Touch the carrots, ”he told her. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take an egg and break it. She found that the egg was hard. At last, her father asked her to taste the coffee.

She asked, “What’s the meaning, dad?”

Her father said,“As you see, each thing reacted differently to the boiling water. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after boiling. The fragile(脆弱的) eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee beans were very special, but they changed the colour of the water.”

“Who are you?”asked her father,“When trouble knocks at your door, how do you react? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee beans?”

1. What does the first paragraph tell us?

A．A girl’s father had much advice.

B．A girl was having a lot of difficulties.

C．A girl had no problems.

D．A girl could solve the problems alone.

2. The father cooked three kinds of things EXCEPT ________.

A．some carrots

B．some bananas

C．some coffee beans

D．some eggs

3. What does the underlined word “reacted” mean in Chinese?

A．作出回答

B．作出划分

C．作出反应

D．作出规划

4. Which sentence is NOT right according to this passage?

A．The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after boiling.

B．The fragile eggs became hard after being cooked.

C．The coffee beans changed the colour of the water.

D．Only the carrots reacted differently to the boiling water.

5. The main idea of this passage is ________.

A．doing some cooking can help you solve your problems

B．you can ask a cook for help

C．you should face your problems bravely

D．you shouldn’t think about your problems

【推荐3】On the first day of school, our professor challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a little old lady looking up at me with a smile. She said, “Hi, handsome! I’m Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”

I laughed, “Of course! Why are you in college at such a young, innocent(幼稚的) age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children and then travel around.”

“No seriously,” I asked. I was curious(好奇的) why she took on this challenge at this age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education, and now I’m getting one,” she told me.

We became friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk for hours. Listening to this human “time machine” as she shared her years of wisdom(智慧) and experience with me was so interesting.

Over the year, Rose became a campus icon(校园偶像) and she easily made friends wherever she went.

She loved to dress up and enjoyed the attention from other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the term, we invited Rose to speak at a student gathering. I’ll never forget what she taught us. “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only a few secrets to staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. There are many people walking around who are dead, and they don’t even know it,” she said.

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability,” she added. “But growing up requires finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. People usually don’t have regrets for what they did, but rather for things they did not do.”

Rose taught us by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.

1. Rose went to college because she ________.

A．wanted to live longer

B．loved to stay with the young

C．wanted to realize her dream

D．planned to enjoy her life there

2. In Rose’s opinion, “growing up” means ________.

A．taking on more responsibilities

B．people stop playing

C．people have a lot of regrets

D．the opportunities of change

3. What is the correct order of the following events?
a. Rose became popular among students.
b. Rose explained why she went to college.
c. Rose gave an inspiring speech.
d. Rose and the author became friends.
e. Rose introduced herself to the author.

A．e-d-a-b-c

B．e-b-d-a-c

C．d-e-a-c-b

D．d-a-c-e-b

4. From Rose’s life and experience, we can learn ________.

A．being nice to people can get respect from them

B．the secret of staying young is never stopping studying

C．do what we dream of and live without regret

D．no matter how old we are, we should keep playing

【推荐1】There is a quiet and beautiful valley．Po is a lazy panda．He lives there．He is a waiter in a noodle restaurant．One day, a group of snow leopards（美洲豹）want to occupy the valley．ALL the animals decide to find a kung fu leader（领袖）To everyone’s surprise, Po becomes their leader。Po must learn kung fu to save the valley from powerful foes（仇敌）．Po learns kung fu from his teacher every day．At last the snow leopards are defeated（打败）by Po．He saves the valley and all the other animals．Po knows that if he believes in himself, he can do anything well．
Kung Fu Panda is a computer-animated comedy．Many famous stars dub（配音）the characters．You must know Jackie Chan．He also dubs a character in this film．
1. —What does the panda do?
—He is a_________．

A．student

B．teacher

C．player

D．waiter

2. Who teaches Po kung fu?

A．His father	B．His teacher
C．His brother	D．Himself

3. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underline word?

A．占领

B．保护

C．使用

D．修建

4. Why can Po save the valley and all the other animals?

A．Because he is very tall．

B．Because he is very big．

C．Because he believes in himself．

D．Because he likes fighting．

5. Who dubs a character in Kung Fu Panda?

A．Jet Li	B．Jolin Tsai
C．Jackie Chan	D．Zac Ffron

【推荐2】One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. He didn’t wait until school was over, and hurried home to his grandfather. He told him his story angrily. “He is really bad,” the boy said, “and I hate him.”

The grandfather said, “Let me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I sometimes hated others for what they did”.

As the boy listened carefully, the grandfather went on. “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is good and kind. He gets on well with everything around him. But the other is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can’t think carefully because he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control（控制）me.”

The boy looked into his grandfather’s eyes and asked, “Which tiger always controls you, Grandfather?”

The old man said slowly and seriously, “The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom get angry now.”

1. The boy went to his grandfather ________.

A．before he went to school	B．when he went to school
C．after school was over	D．after he had a fight

2. The good tiger can control the grandfather because ________.

A．the good tiger is much stronger	B．the good tiger can get along well with others
C．the grandfather treats the tiger very well	D．the grandfather hates the bad tiger

3. The writer wants to tell us ________ in the passage.

A．how to feed tigers well	B．how to control our feelings
C．how to get along with others	D．how to fight with others

【推荐3】下面的材料A~F分别介绍了六个不同的建议。请根据五位年轻人在周末期间遇到的一些问题，帮助他们选择合适的建议。
A. You can come to the Sunshine Farm. Unlike the city centre, it is quiet. In the morning, birds will wake you up. You can see many farm animals and help farmers pick vegetables here, or you can cook meals by yourself.
B. You should tell them your ideas. Tell them that you need to relax on weekends so that you can study better during the weekdays. If they don’t listen to you, talk to your teachers or grandparents and ask them for help.
C. I agree with your parents. Health is the most important. On weekdays, you sit on the desk and read books all day long. On weekends, why not do something that can exercise your body?
D. For a student, school always comes first. Every student needs to do homework. I think you can listen to music when doing homework. You can also tell your teachers and parents that too much homework doesn’t always work well.
E. I hear there is a nice park near our school. It’s a new one, so not many people go there. You may do many interesting activities there, like flying kites or catching butterflies.
F. It’s important to listen to your parents, so stop playing sports and finish your homework first.
1. Every weekend I have too much homework to do. Some is from my teachers and some is from my parents. I want to do something relaxing, but I can’t. I really don’t like it. Who can help me?
2. This weekend I’d like to go to a place with trees and flowers and the place can’t be too far. I want to have a picnic and do some fun activities with my friends there.
3. My parents are too strict with me. They never let me watch TV even on weekends. This Sunday there will be an important tennis game on TV. I really want to watch it. But will my parents agree?
4. On weekends, I want to play computer games or chat with my friends online, but my parents don’t agree. They ask me to do more exercise. I can’t stand it. At school, I’m really busy and tired. Shouldn’t I relax on weekends?
5. Every weekend I go to the movies with my parents, but I want to do something new and exciting this weekend. It doesn’t need much money, and I can learn something about animals or a new way of life. Can you give me some advice?

【推荐1】One day I took a taxi to the airport.

While we were driving on the road, suddenly a black car jumped out in front of us. Though my taxi driver pushed his brakes (刹车) immediately, it nearly hit another car. The driver of the black car started shouting. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the man: and I mean he was really friendly.

So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This man almost ruined (毁坏) your car and sent us to the hospital!” This is what my taxi driver taught me. Now I call it “the rule of the rubbish”.

He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around full of rubbish, full of sadness, full of anger and full of disappointment. As their rubbish piles up, they need a place to dump (倾倒) it and sometimes they’ll dump it on you. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well and move on. Don’t take their rubbish and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

Successful people do not let rubbish trucks take over their day. Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So “Love the people who treat you right. Pray (祝福) for the ones who don’t.”

1. According to the second paragraph, the taxi driver ________ the driver of the black car.

A．shouted back to

B．threw rubbish to

C．fought with

D．was friendly to

2. The underlined phrase “piles up” means “________” in Chinese.

A．循环

B．堆积

C．制造

D．应用

3. According to the passage, the people who are like rubbish trucks are ________.

A．interested in collecting rubbish	B．bad people
C．full of bad emotions (情绪)	D．not tidy

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．We should love the people who treat us right and wish the ones well who don’t.

B．We should get away from people who like rubbish trucks.

C．We shouldn’t regret because life is short.

D．We should follow the traffic rules.

5. What is the best title of this passage?

A．The Traffic Rule	B．A Strange Taxi Driver
C．An Unfriendly Car Driver	D．The Rule of The Rubbish

【推荐3】As a little boy, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather's farm in western Pennsylvania.Surrounded (包围) by miles of winding stone walls, the house and farm provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me.

I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. For a long time after my first visit to the farm, I'd wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stone walls. My parents would never agree. The walls were old. Some stones were missing, and others were falling into pieces. Still, my wish to climb across those walls grew so strong that finally, one spring afternoon, I summoned (鼓起) all my courage and entered the living room, where the adults had got together after Sunday dinner.

“I, uh, I want to climb the stone walls,” I said hesitantly (犹豫地). Everyone looked up.“Can I climb the stone walls?” Immediately the women shouted, “Heavens! No! You'll hurt yourself!” The reply was just as I'd expected. But before I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather's loud voice.“Now hold on just a minute. Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things for himself.”

“Go,” he said to me,“and come and see me when you get back.” For the next two hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my adventure. I'll never forget what he said.“Fred,” he said, smiling widely, “you made this day special just by being yourself. Always remember: there's only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you as you are.”

Many years have passed, but I still remember what my grandfather said at that moment.

1. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A．Fred's grandfather encouraged him to do things for himself

B．as a city kid，Fred didn't want to go to his grandfather's farm

C．Fred helped his grandfather build the stone walls to protect the farm

D．Fred was sure that his parents would agree with his climbing the stone walls

2. Fred wasn't allowed to climb the stone walls at first because ______.

A．his parents were very strict with him

B．some of his family thought it was dangerous

C．his grandpa didn't like him going out by himself

D．he was too young to climb the stone walls on his own

3. Which   of the following words can best describe the writer?

A．Naughty.	B．Adventurous.
C．Friendly.	D．Serious.

4. The underlined sentence probably means “______”.

A．everyone in this world likes Fred

B．grandfather wants Fred to like himself

C．only one person in this world likes Fred

D．grandfather would like Fred to be himself