【推荐2】Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors.

A small, happy little dog heard of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs to the ________ of the house. He looked through the doorway. His ears ________ high and his tail wagged （摇晃）as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1000 other happy little dogs with their ________ wagging just as fast as his. He started ________, and he saw 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to ________, “This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often.”

In this same ________, there lived another little dog. He was unhappy all the time. One day, he decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low ________ he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 ________ dogs staring back at him, he shouted at them and ________ to see 1000 little dogs shout back at him. As he left, he thought to himself “What a terrible place, and I will never go back there again.”

All the faces in the world are ________. What kind of reflections （反映）do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

1.

A．doorway

B．window

C．wall

2.

A．looked

B．rose

C．put

3.

A．heads

B．feet

C．tails

4.

A．to shout

B．to smile

C．to talk

5.

A．his

B．him

C．himself

6.

A．house

B．village

C．stair

7.

A．as

B．if

C．after

8.

A．ugly

B．unfriendly

C．lonely

9.

A．feared

B．meant

C．allowed

10.

A．treasures

B．memories

C．mirrors

【推荐3】One day, a strong woodcutter found a new job at a timer(木材) company. Because he was ________ the pay and the work, the man decided to work as hard as he could.

His boss gave him an axe (斧子) and told him ________ he should work by showing him around. On his first day, the woodcutter cut down 18 trees. “Amazing! Good for you!” his boss said. “Keep going!” After hearing his boss’s words, the woodcutter decided to work even harder the next day, ________ to his surprise, he could only cut down 15 trees. On the third day, although he did his best ________ trees back. Day after day, the man could do nothing but cut down fewer and fewer trees. “I must be losing my ________,” the woodcutter thought. He went to his boss and said that he could not understand what was going on.

“When was the ________ time you sharpened(磨) your axe?” his boss asked.

“Sharpen? I have ________ time to sharpen my axe. I am always busy trying to cut down trees.” Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we don’t take time to sharpen our “axe”. In today’s world, it seems that everyone is busier than ever, but also ________.

Why is this? There is ________ wrong with activity and hard work. Maybe it is because we forget how to stay “sharp(锋利)”. We spend little time ________ so we lose our efficiency(效率). Then we ourselves become more upset and worried.

What about you? Have you sharpened your axe today?

1.

A．happy with

B．angry at

C．sad about

D．worried about

2.

A．when

B．where

C．what

D．why

3.

A．if

B．because

C．but

D．so

4.

A．twenty

B．eighteen

C．fifteen

D．ten

5.

A．mind

B．way

C．decision

D．strength(力量)

6.

A．first

B．last

C．third

D．second

7.

A．no

B．some

C．any

D．much

8.

A．happier

B．lazier

C．less happy

D．more comfortable

9.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

10.

A．doing exercise

B．working hard

C．having fun

D．improving skills

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

One day, a baby snail (蜗牛) found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell at any time. He was ________, so he went up to his mother and asked, “Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy?” His mother said, “Because we don’t have bones to hold us up. We can only move ________, so we need a shell to protect us.”

The baby snail asked again, “The caterpillar (毛毛虫) has no bones either, ________ she can’t move quickly. Why can she live ________ a shell?” The mother snail answered, “That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly. She can fly high into the sky. The sky can protect her.”

The baby snail had one more ________, “But the earthworm (蚯蚓) moves like us. He has no bones and he won’t turn into a butterfly. Why doesn’t he carry a hard and heavy shell?” His mother said, “He can dig a hole and hide in the ground, and then the ________ can protect him.”

The baby snail then ________, “We are so poor! We have no ________ from the sky or from the ground!” His mother smiled at him, “That’s why we have a shell. My dear, imagine that if we don’t have the shells what will happen to us? Hot sun will dry out our bodies and we’ll have ________ to sleep. What’s worse we’ll die in the heavy rain. How terrible it is! We don’t ________ the sky or the ground for protection. We should try our best to protect ourselves.”

1.

A．bored

B．satisfied

C．unhappy

2.

A．slowly

B．silently

C．quickly

3.

A．so

B．and

C．but

4.

A．in

B．with

C．without

5.

A．chance

B．advice

C．question

6.

A．sky

B．sea

C．earth

7.

A．cried

B．smiled

C．argued

8.

A．research

B．invitation

C．protection

9.

A．nowhere

B．somewhere

C．anywhere

10.

A．go into

B．look for

C．depend on

【推荐2】One day, two boys were fighting badly over a toy. Their father saw this, pulled _______ apart, and said, “Did you know _______ hunters (猎人) used to catch monkeys? They would place a glass jar (罐子) with a small _______ on the ground. Then, inside the jar, they would put the monkeys’ favorite food.”

_______ the children listened carefully, the father went on, “The hunters would come back, hiding somewhere, _______ for monkeys to come over.”

“When a monkey _______ the jar,” the father said, “it would reach inside, take the food, and try to pull it out. But here’s the _______ part: the small neck of the jar stopped the monkey _______ getting its hand out without giving up the food.”

“No matter how _______ the monkey pulled,” the father continued, “it couldn’t free its hand without giving up the food. But do you know what happened ________?”

The children ________ their heads, asking, “What?”

The father replied, “The monkey only wanted to get its favorite ________, never giving up.”

One child asked, “What happened to the monkey, Dad?”

With a smile, the father said, “The hunters would then come over and ________ the monkey, my dear.”

“So, my little sons, remember this story. In life, you must choose your battles (战斗) ________. Know when to give up and when to move on. Just like the monkey, sometimes, it’s ________ to give up and find a better way to reach your dreams.”

1.

A．it

B．them

C．us

D．him

2.

A．how

B．what

C．why

D．where

3.

A．head

B．hand

C．foot

D．neck

4.

A．As

B．Before

C．After

D．Until

5.

A．jumping

B．running

C．waiting

D．caring

6.

A．threw

B．looked

C．found

D．showed

7.

A．interesting

B．clever

C．stupid

D．comfortable

8.

A．to

B．on

C．in

D．from

9.

A．hard

B．well

C．badly

D．fast

10.

A．least

B．once

C．next

D．first

11.

A．nodded

B．shook

C．lifted

D．turned

12.

A．tail

B．gun

C．food

D．jar

13.

A．find

B．stop

C．leave

D．catch

14.

A．wisely

B．loudly

C．quietly

D．hardly

15.

A．worse

B．better

C．healthier

D．clearer

【推荐3】完形填空
先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项徐黑。
It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed (叹气). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn’t be much fun playing __________ in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but couldn’t.
The phone rang at about 8:00. It was Dad: “Paul, I’m ____________ , but I couldn’t play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work at the office. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend?....”
Paul couldn’t understand why Dad was so busy. He threw ___________   into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the first page.
The next day at school, Paul didn’t hand in his homework and _____________ a test. Mrs. Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. “Paul, you didn’t do your homework. You didn’t pass the test and only got a D. This isn’t like you. What’s wrong?”
Paul just sat there____________ . “Paul, if you don’t want to talk, I will. I know that something’s worrying with you, but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone.”
As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs. Green said. Maybe he didn’t do his homework because he wanted to get his dad’s ____________ . He knew Mrs. Green was right. He decided to take her advice.
When Paul got home, he _____________ his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail. Paul began talking: “Dad, I can’t play with you next weekend. I’ve got lots of problems with my homework. Also, I really don’t want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you ____________ our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It’s not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my ____________ sometime. Dad, I love you.”
As Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn’t know whether his dad would be different, but it didn’t matter. He himself ____________ . He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.1.

A．baseball

B．cards

C．chess

D．toys

2.

A．lucky

B．sorry

C．surprised

D．pleased

3.

A．it

B．them

C．him

D．himself

4.

A．made

B．missed

C．failed

D．chose

5.

A．cheerfully

B．angrily

C．hopefully

D．quietly

6.

A．attention

B．message

C．praise

D．trust

7.

A．saw

B．thanked

C．called

D．greeted

8.

A．make

B．break

C．follow

D．forget

9.

A．choice

B．homework

C．speech

D．decision

10.

A．regretted

B．complained

C．insisted

D．changed