【推荐1】Most students have biology classes in the classrooms or the labs in China. But several days ago, I had a biology class outside in my school. My biology teacher, Mr. Ji, asked us to play a game about how birds find food.

He gave us something like spoons or knives. I thought we were going hunting, so knives might work better. Surprisingly, he told us to pick up the beans on the grass with our tools.

When the game started, all of us ran to the grass area and looked for beans. It was hard to pick up something that small, especially from the grass. When I almost got a bean, it dropped back to the ground. When I finally picked up several beans, one of my friends ran into me. I couldn’t keep my balance and fell over. All beans dropped to the ground! Just at that moment, Mr. Ji called us back. I had to leave the game and of course I got a bad result. I couldn’t help thinking that if I were a bird, I would be dead soon.

The fun game made me realize everyone is trying his or her best to survive.

1. How many beans did the writer get at last?

A．None.

B．One.

C．Some.

D．Many.

2. What does the underlined word “survive” probably mean?

A．Play.

B．Fly.

C．Live.

D．Find.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The writer did a good job in the biology class.

B．The writer didn’t like biology classes in the school.

C．The writer found that picking up the beans from the grass was hard.

D．The writer didn't find enough food for the birds.

【推荐2】Most Valuable(最有价值的) Player was what I hoped to get. Back in Grade 6, soccer became my favorite sport. I wasn’t the best player on the team at the beginning of the year. But after a lot of hard work, by the end of the year, I felt that I was the MVP.

As the soccer season went on, we finally finished second in the city. Our team was a very good team, and I was a big part of that. Kenny was the captain(队长), but I was the player who scored the most goals in the team. Kenny would always pass the ball to all his players.

At the end of the year, there was a sports dinner at school. People got prizes for excellent performance. Everyone on the team felt that I would get the MVP. At the end of the dinner, the teacher stood up and announced(宣布) the winners for the prizes, “The winner for MVP is—Kenny.”

I was shocked. After the event, the teacher came up to me and explained. He said, “You were the best player on the team, but you did not pass the ball. You were out there for yourself but not for the team. You have to know that soccer is about the team, not about one individual player.” I was embarrassed(窘迫的) by what the teacher said.

But now I am in Grade 9 and the captain of the soccer team. I learned that a team sport is not just about you. It is about “us”. Now I am both a better player and a better captain because of this.

1. What can we know from the first and second paragraphs?

A．The writer got the MVP at the end of the year.

B．The writer’s team won the second place in the city.

C．The writer was the best player as he joined the team.

D．Kenny was the player who scored the most points for the team.

2. How might the others feel when the teacher announced Kenny got the MVP?

A．Excited.

B．Embarrassed.

C．Surprised.

D．Afraid.

3. Why did the teacher say those words to the writer in Paragraph 4?

A．To teach him the skills of soccer.

B．To tell him the spirits(精神) of soccer.

C．To ask the writer to play more.

D．To ask the writer not to play soccer.

4. What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．A team sport is about “us”.

B．The writer didn’t get the MVP.

C．The writer is a better soccer player.

D．Kenny was the MVP of the team.

5. What does the text mainly tell us?

A．Believe in yourself.

B．There is no end to learning.

C．Wasting(浪费) time is wasting one’s life.

D．The greatest power(力量) is to work together.

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。

A man was walking through the woods with his axe (斧头) when a small tree called to him. It said, “Hello friend. Can you cut down those bigger trees? They are stopping the sun.     1    . I can’t feel the wind.”

The little tree held out its tiny leaves.     2    . It continued, “If those trees were gone, I’d be able to grow. A year from now, I’d be the biggest tree here. But for now, I’m just a small tree.”

    3    . He walked over to the big trees and started cutting them down. Soon he cleared lots of places around the small tree. Now it would be able to feel the sun and wind. It would grow bigger and become the biggest tree in that area.

But something else happened instead. The sun’s heat came first, burning the small tree, which wasn’t used to so much sunlight. Heavy wind and rain came—without the bigger trees to protect it, the small tree was hit by the storm.     4    .

“You’ve been quite foolish,” said a snake that saw what had happened. “You thought this on yourself. If you’d left the bigger trees alone, the sun and storm wouldn’t have hurt you so badly.     5    . If you had just waited longer, you would have grown to be just as big as them. You will be strong. But now, you’re nearly gone.”

A．It looked so sad

B．It seemed very happy

C．The bigger trees hurt you

D．They protected you

E．Soon, the tree was nearly dead

F．The man thought for a while and then agreed

G．It is so crowded (拥挤的) here that I have no space to spread (展开) my roots

【推荐1】“It’s hard to be humble (谦虚的),” says an old country song, “when you’re perfect in every way.”     1     And being humble can help you enjoy richer relationships with others.

    2     No matter how talented you are, there is almost somebody who can do something better than you. Nobody is the best at anything.

Accept your own faults and stop judging (评价) others.     3     Judging others may cause arguments in relationships. Everybody makes mistakes. Work to improve your disadvantages. Remember that growth and improvement is a lifelong process that never stops happening, even when you’re very skilled at something.

    4     Look at what you already have, be thankful for it and work hard for better. Remember that with a bad choice yesterday, your whole life could be different today.

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.     5     You won’t be so stressful if you realize this. However, this doesn’t mean that you should be lazy. Don’t be afraid to try new methods of finishing your goals.

A．Be thankful for what you have.

B．You’re not the best at everything.

C．Remember to be thankful for your friends.

D．It is important to learn to be humble.

E．You can do everything best all by yourself.

F．We judge others because it’s easier than looking at ourselves.

G．Part of being humble is understanding that you will make mistakes.

【推荐2】Dear Sunday Globe,
I am writing to tell you about your article Smartphones Make Life Easier in last Sunday’s newspaper. You did an excellent job explaining the good points of smartphones, but you didn’t talk about their bad points at all. So, I hope you’ll let me give your readers some advice on smartphone etiquette (礼仪).
The first point I’d like to address is loudness. When you talk on your smartphone in public, please don’t shout. In fact, the microphones in smartphones are very sensitive (灵敏的). So, you can be heard even if you speak quietly.
Another point is about personal space. I don’t think it is polite to make calls in small spaces full of people. This makes others uncomfortable and forces them to listen to your personal business. What’s worse, it stops many face-to-face conversations from ever beginning.
Lastly, doing two things at the same time is dangerous. For example, making calls while driving is a bad habit. Pay attention to the road! Similarly, when staying with your friends, turn off your smartphone and enjoy their company.

Yours truly,

Amber Jala

1. Amber Jala wrote the letter to ________ .

A．find a good job	B．provide advice
C．make her life easier	D．buy a smartphone

2. What does the underlined word “address” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．致函

B．称呼

C．陈述

D．选址

3. According to Paragraph 3, what makes people around you uncomfortable?

A．Discussing face-to-face.	B．Speaking quietly on your phone.
C．Minding your own business.	D．Calling in small spaces full of people.

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．It is dangerous to drive on the road.

B．It is easy to start a company with others.

C．It is bad to turn off our phones while driving.

D．It is important to use our smartphones properly.

【推荐1】Here are three students’ stories about studying in another country.

Mariko Okada—Tokyo

My year in the USA was full of fun. I like talking to others, so I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about America. When I got home, my friends said I was better! I hope to go back to America again in the future.

Carla Fonseca—Rio de Janeiro

I spent the last year studying English in London. There were so many people speaking English there, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family very much. I think it was great to study in London, but I prefer to be at home!

Alvin Chen—Hong Kong

Studying in New Zealand had lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week. I also kept a diary. I like writing, and I wrote about many things in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay（寄宿）family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things. I was really glad to stay there for a year!

1. The students went to another country to _______.

A．study English

B．visit friends

C．have fun

D．look for jobs

2. Who dislikes the stay in another country？

A．Mariko.

B．Carla.

C．Alvin.

D．A,B&C.

3. Which of the following is NOT true？

A．All of the three students spent one year in another country.

B．Carla Fonseca didn’t feel good about her English.

C．Alvin Chen wrote a lot in his diary.

D．Alvin Chen stayed in a hotel when he was in New Zealand.

【推荐3】My elder cousin Ted liked complaining almost about everything. When he faced a problem, he always chose to complain about it instead of finding a way to solve it. That was not right. Ted was healthy and had received a good education. He should and could find a good job and work hard to feed himself, but he just complained all day, drifting from one job to another. One day, I read about a farmer called Chris and told Ted about him.

Chris works hard and performs many jobs around the farm. But Chris is not exactly like other farmers. What makes him different is that he was born without arms or legs. But this has not stopped him from working hard and getting things done.

Now, you may ask, is this possible? Like many other amazing people who have no arms or legs, Chris does not focus on what he can’t do, but rather on what he can do. And he can do a lot! He drives farm vehicles and looks after crops. Once you see Chris in action, you will think there is nothing he can’t do. Chris is a great example of a person who is making the most of his gifts. His positive attitude and courage make him a true inspiration.

After I told Ted about Chris, he became silent. Compared with Chris, Ted was much luckier. Then luckily, I saw Ted’s change. Do you like complaining? If you do, think about Chris. Such a man chooses to stay positive. Why don’t we?

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Why did the writer tell Ted about the farmer?

A．Because Ted had a good job.	B．Because Ted liked complaining.
C．Because Ted was healthy.	D．Because Ted had a good education.

2. Which word can replace the underlined word in Paragraph 1?

A．Thinking.

B．Changing.

C．Making.

D．Following.

3. Which of the following sentences is wrong?

A．The author cares about his cousin.	B．Ted learns a lot from Chris.
C．Chris is a hard-working farmer.	D．Ted isn’t as lucky as Chris.

4. What may happen to Ted?

A．He will go to help Chris.	B．He will change his job more often.
C．He will get a higher education.	D．He will try to get good results at work.

5. What is the best title of this passage?

A．Work harder than before	B．Care for the disabled people
C．Make the best of every day	D．Learn to value what you have

【推荐1】During the summer holidays, my grandpa went fishing and let me come with him. He handed me the rod (鱼竿), held my arms and taught me how to throw my line into the water.

The sun was warming us. A gentle wind was blowing. There were birds circling overhead. We were in a good mood (心情), sitting and talking. “I remember when I could sit here and watch the fish swimming in the water.” he said. “Sometimes, they’d jump out and land beside me. I didn’t even need a fishing rod then.”

“We have to be patient.” he continued. “The fish may come or they may not. It doesn’t matter. We’re out in the sun. It’s a beautiful day. If it rained, we couldn’t be here. We’re lucky to have the warmth of the sun.”

He leaned back against a tree. “Yes, it’s a great day.” he said.

I watched our bobbers (浮子). No fish pulled them under the water that day. It didn’t matter. I was with Grandpa. I felt grown up. Just being with him was special.

He was well liked by everyone. He had worked hard all his life for what little he had, but he could still find time to laugh. I wanted to be like him when I grew up.

He was an amazing man. In the short time we were together, he taught me many things: how to fish, the value of a good laugh, the value of a good friend, respect for the elders and the importance of working hard. The list is long.

1. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the underlined sentences in Paragraph 2?

A．To show the weather was very good.

B．To teach us how to describe the environment.

C．To set off (衬托) the writer’s good mood.

D．To explain why the writer loved fishing.

2. According to the second and third paragraphs, the grandpa didn’t care ________.

A．where he could fish with others	B．who he could go fishing with
C．how he could catch more fish	D．whether fish may come or not

3. After fishing with his grandpa, the writer ________.

A．felt upset for not catching any fish

B．learned some useful fishing experience

C．wouldn’t need a fishing rod to fish

D．got impressed by his grandpa’s life lessons

4. What does the writer want to tell us through the passage?

A．Fishing helps a person keep a cool mind.

B．We should keep a good heart and enjoy life.

C．Working hard makes a better life.

D．We should care for the old and learn from them.

【推荐2】I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “Son, remember: Be slow and steady, and that will win the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”
Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”
I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep!”
“He must wish that already,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”
“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by pushing on steadily.”
Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare didn’t happen to fall asleep, the tortoise would never win the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never win the race. That’s for sure.”
I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.
1. The writer argued with his son because ______________.

A．he liked tortoises while his son liked hares

B．they disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolish

C．he tried to teach his son a lesson but the son had totally different opinion

D．he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn’t.

2. Sonny believed that the tortoise ______________.

A．won the race by his own hard working

B．took a risk by agreeing to run a race

C．was not given a fair chance in the race

D．in fact did win the race luckily

3. Billy, Tony and Sandy must be_______________.

A．boys who were unknown to Sonny’s father

B．boys who Sonny has run races with before

C．boys who Sonny has never raced with before

D．boys who Sonny did not hope to race with again

4. According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson? ______________.

A．The tortoise	B．Sonny
C．The hare	D．Sonny’s father

【推荐3】根据短文内容，将下面A-E五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使得补全后的短文意思通顺，结构完整。

On the day of the interview, I got up at 6:00 in the morning. I got to the interview place without having breakfast. I was the 16th interviewee(应聘者) and the 12th was a short ordinary-looking girl. I nodded to her.     1     “I didn’t graduate from a famous college,” she told me in a low voice.

I didn’t expect the interview would last so long.     2     I had to sit by the table for a rest. Just at that time, the girl came and asked me what happened. I told her, “I didn’t have breakfast this morning, so I had a stomachache.”

After a while, a worker came in and handed me a bottle of milk and a piece of bread.     3     I felt warm over my heart because I didn’t imagine she would be so nice to help me—her rival(竞争对手).

Luckily, I got the job. The first day I went to work, I was surprised to see the girl there. She also got the job. Later I asked her why she got the job. She said with a smile, “That day when I bought you the food, an interviewer went to the toilet with papers in hands.     4     I helped him. After I came back to him, he asked me why I took the food in hands. I told him the truth. Then I got the job.” At that moment, I came to know that when the girl helped me and the interviewer, she also helped herself.     5    

A．As I didn’t have breakfast, my stomachache came to me.

B．It was certain that they were bought by the girl.

C．Helping others will benefit yourself as well.

D．I asked her where she graduated.

E．He asked me if I could help him to copy those papers.