【推荐1】One day, Tom's teacher, Miss Smith, held a class meeting. "There will be a flag day next Saturday. Does anyone want to join this meaningful event ?”asked Miss Smith. Tom was interested in raising money for homeless children, but he was not brave enough to talk to the strangers, so he kept quiet in his seat.

"Tom, you haven't sold flags before, "said Miss Smith suddenly. "Would you like to have a try?" Tom was hesitant(犹豫的), but he finally nodded.

On the flag day, Tom and Angela sold flags in a busy street."Excuse me. Could y-o-u pl-ea-se buy...? said Angela softly to the first person she met.The man smiled and put a five-dollar coin into Angela's collection bag. Then she said thanks and put a flag under his shoulder. "I did it! said Angela happily. "It's your turn now.”

Feeling nervous, Tom began to shake. Soon, he saw a young lady walking towards him. The lady was smiling and holding a few coins in her hand. She asked, "Are you selling flags for Fund for the Homeless Children?" Tom's face became red and said yes. Then the lady made the donation(捐赠) and Tom gave   her a flag. “You made it laughed Angela.

In the next couple of hours, Angela and Tom sold flags quickly and bravely. At last, their collection bags were so heavy that they had to hold them with both arms. They felt very proud.

1. Why did Tom keep quiet in his seat?

A．He had other plans.

B．He didn't like Miss Smith.

C．He was not interested in the activity.

D．He was not brave enough to talk to the strangers.

2. When Miss Smith asked Tom to have try, he finally________.

A．laughed

B．nodded

C．refused

D．cried

3. Where did Tom and Angela sell flags on the flag day?

A．In a busy street.

B．At school.

C．In a shop.

D．In a park.

4. How much did the first man pay Angela for the flag?

A．Five dollars.

B．Ten dollars.

C．Fifteen dollars.

D．Twenty dollars.

5. How did Tom and Angela feel after they sold the flags?

A．Bored.

B．Shy.

C．Confident.

D．Sad.

【推荐2】Dear One Family Members,
First, please accept our great thanks for your support, trust and donations towards our Ya’an earthquake relief (救济) work!
Recently, many worries were brought to our attention, and we managed to provide answers to some common questions.

Please read the Q&A in the following:
Q: Where may I find the latest news on One Foundation’s Ya’an earthquake relief work?
A: We warmly welcome you to visit our website, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo and you could get
all the news from there.
Q: How may I donate to One Foundation from abroad?
A: Thank you for your kind heart and support. At present, there are two official channels for
donations from abroad: Bank transfer and PayPal.
Q: How may I get a donation receipt (收据)?
A: If you have donated more than 20 U.S. dollars, please send your personal information to
______________ We will send the e-receipt by the end of May.
Because of the large number of donations we have received recently, try as we might, we may
not be able to send the receipt soon enough. Thank you very much for your patience.
Once again, we give our faithful thanks to you. We will carefully plan and use the donations from every One Family Member and we will do our best to help those who need your support. One Foundation
May 9, 2013
1. ______ about donating to One Foundation are answered in this passage.

A．Some questions	B．Few questions
C．All the questions	D．No questions

2. You can get up-to-date information by visiting the following websites except ______.

A．Tencent Weibo

B．Sina Weibo

C．the website of Red Cross

D．the website of One Foundation

3. How many official channels for donations from abroad are mentioned?
4. One.

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

4. Why can’t One Foundation send the receipt soon?

A．Because there aren’t enough receipts.

B．Because there are a large number of donations.

C．Because the people in the foundation are not experienced.

D．Because the people in the foundation are not hard-working.

5. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

A．One Foundation won’t accept donations from abroad.

B．No worries were brought to One Foundation’s attention.

C．One Family Members are trying to help people in Ya’an.

D．One Foundation will send e-receipts to all the people who have donated.

【推荐3】One bright morning, I was out for my usual run when I met an elderly lady who was waving her phone at me and speaking in a language I couldn’t understand. It sounded like she was in a hurry to get somewhere. I quickly realized that she was lost and couldn’t speak any English.

She showed me some map screenshots on her phone, but I had no clue (线索) how to read them. So, I quickly downloaded a translation app and we used the app to communicate. She spoke into the microphone (麦克风) in her language and it translated her words into English for me to understand. I typed my responses and we were able to communicate!

I soon figured out that she needed to get home, which was a long walk away. She didn’t want to use any transportation but I offered to walk her to a bus stop where she could call her daughter for a ride. As we walked, we laughed and joked, even though we couldn’t understand each other’s language. It was a pretty fun experience!

The elderly lady was very grateful for my help and kept thanking me for my time. I had to keep reminding her that it was no trouble at all and that I was happy to help. It was amazing how just a small act of kindness made such a big difference to her.

Finally, we reached the bus stop and she made her call. We said our goodbyes and she gave me a heartwarming message that made me believe in the goodness of humanity (人性). Even though we used technology to communicate, it was lucky that we could help each other out and not be stopped by our different languages.

Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to the passage.
1. What did the elderly lady show the writer on her phone?

A．Photos of her daughter.

B．Pictures of a map.

C．A video of her house.

2. How did the writer know the elderly lady’s problem?

A．They spoke in English.

B．They used sign language.

C．They used a translation app.

3. What did the writer do to help the elderly lady get home?

A．She drove her home.

B．She walked her to a bus stop.

C．She made a call to her daughter.

4. What does the underlined phrase “figured out” mean in Chinese?

A．弄明白

B．疑惑

C．承认

5. What is the main idea of the story?

A．The importance of learning a foreign language.

B．The value of developing technology.

C．The power of small acts of kindness.

【推荐1】YUXI, China — Many people of this city in southwester China spent Saturday night in tents, too scared to sleep in their homes after an earthquake which killed 188 people early that morning.
Countless homes were destroyed and lots of people became homeless after the earthquake which is believed to have a magnitude of 7.
The quake was not as serious as the 7.9-magnitude earthquake in 2008 that left more than 70,000 people dead in the Wenchuan area. But villagers who work in Chengdu, about 100 miles away, hurried back home Sunday morning, many on foot, the lucky ones on motorbikes, to check on their homes.
Song Yuanqing, 43, a worker, arrived back after a 22-hour trip and found his house was still there but had already been very unstable(摇摇欲坠). “We would like to do something, but we can’t do anything,” Mr. Song said as he sat with neighbors around an outdoor fire built by the village leader in his backyard.
In all, the government sent about 7,000 soldiers and People’s Armed Police officers to the earthquake-hit area. By Saturday evening, there were so many rescue workers in the area that the government asked volunteers to stop coming.
Li Keqiang, China’s prime minister, flew to the area and slept in a tent on Saturday evening in Lushan County.
The earthquake shook Sichuan Province at 8 a.m., when people were getting up a little later than usual because schools and universities were closed.
“We were just getting up and getting dressed in our dormitory when the building shook, and I looked outside from our window and saw a row of houses had collapsed,” Xu Yan, 22, a student at the Agricultural University in Ya’an, said in a telephone interview. “____________________”
The Chinese government said early Sunday that the death toll was 174, and about 5,700 people had been injured.
The earthquake was also felt in Chengdu, one of China’s biggest cities and the capital of Sichuan Province. People described water getting out of home aquariums and things like balls falling to the floor.
In the town of Longmen, another hard-hit area near Ya’an, a local man, Zhang Yan, said 90 percent of the buildings had collapsed.
“About 100 people died around here,” Ms. Zhang said in a telephone interview. “Rescue teams have not yet arrived. There is no water or electricity.”
In the 2008 quake, many schools of poor quality collapsed and killed thousands of students. This time, many people also expressed their worries about students on their micro-blogs.
Sichuan Province is also one of China’s best-known hometowns for pandas, and at the Bifengxia reserve, about six miles north of Ya’an, workers said that 20 pandas in the park were safe. “We examined the panda area after the quake, and they were not affected,” said Chen Yong, an officer of the reserve.
1. When did the quake take place in Ya’an? On_______________________.

A．Saturday morning	B．Sunday morning
C．Saturday night	D．Sunday night

2. Why did many people hurriy home after the earthquake.

A．They wanted to provide rescue to the hit area and give other people a helping hand as volunteers.

B．They wanted to find out the situation of their home.

C．They felt it too dangerous to stay where they had been.

D．There weren’t enough soldiers in the hit-area.

3. What does the underlined sentence mean?

A．Xu Yan didn’t make it through the stairs.

B．Xu Yan get out of the dorm quickly.

C．Xu Yan felt the earthquake shaking the stair.

D．Xu Yan was scared that he wouldn’t be able to catch up with the stair.

4. Which of the following is NOT true.

A．Tens of thousands of students were killed in Ya’an.

B．The earthquake also influenced some other cities.

C．The government took very quick actions.

D．Most buildings has collapsed in Longmen.

5. Where would you most probably read this passage?

A．Reader.

B．A History of China’s Earthquakes

C．How to Survive(求生) in an Earthquake

D．China Weekly

【推荐2】Qian Xuesen was born in Shanghai on December 11th, 1911. He is known as “the father of China’s space program” and “the king of the rocket”.

When he was 24 years old, Qian went to America for further study. After graduation, he worked in America for a few years, where his working conditions were better. In the early 1950s, he heard New China had been founded and decided not to stay in America any longer. He succeeded in coming back to his motherland in 1955 though the American government tried to stop him.

In 1956, Qian Xuesen suggested setting up a special organization, which later became the leading organization for China’s rocket and air travel programs. In June 1964, China successfully created its first medium rocket. Qian also played an important role in developing China’s first man made satellite (卫星). On April 24th, 1970, “Dong fanghong-Ⅰ” was successfully sent into the air.

Zhu Yilin, who was said to be the last student of Qian Xuesen, once said, I learned a lot of professional knowledge as well as the spirit and attitude that a scientist should have from Mr. Qian, especially his deep love for the motherland. Without that, he couldn’t have helped to develop science and technology when New China was badly in need of scientists for its development. Without that, he would not have made the great contributions(贡献)to rocket industry in the late 1950s and early 1960s when conditions in China were too hard.”

Mr. Qian has been dead for few years, but he will live in the memory of Chinese people forever.

1. Why did Qian Xuesen go to America when he was young?

A．To find a new job.	B．To receive further study.
C．To meet with his parents.	D．To find better working conditions.

2. When was China’s first medium rocket created?

A．In 1955.

B．In 1956.

C．In 1964.

D．In 1970.

3. In Zhu Yilin’s opinion, what made Qian Xuesen work hard for his motherland?

A．His love for the motherland.	B．His professional knowledge.
C．His working experience.	D．His anger towards America.

4. We can learn from the text that ________.

A．Qian was not welcome in America in the 1950s

B．Qian came back to China from America easily in 1955

C．New China was in great need of scientists like Qian

D．Hard conditions made it easier to develop rocket industry

【推荐3】Model United Nations(MUN模拟联合国) offers a fantastic program to the youth worldwide.In MUN, student delegates(代表) step into the shoes of ambassadors(大使) from UN members to debate the latest problems. Any student can take part in MUN, as long as they have the dream to learn something new and to work with people to try and make a difference in the world.

This year, MUN has become a hot topic in Futian middle schools because every school has formed an MUN club. The young members took up some global issues like vaccine(疫苗)safety.Soon to come was the 2018 Futian MUN Youth Conference (Ai) which took place in Shixia Middle School on December 18th. About 60 student delegates from thirteen junior high schools came together to listen, present, debate, and offer solutions to our planets most serious problem The theme was carbon emissions(碳排量) and global climate。

A team of four named Beyond, from Futian Foreign Language School, as one of the 14 teams from Futian schools. attended this conference. This team survived two rounds of MUN competitions before reaching the final. During the meeting, they played the role of British delegates.They made speeches and debated on how to reduce Carbon emission. They exchanged ideas with student delegates from other teams. They worked hard to find solutions to the global climate problems.

Futian MUN provides the students a platform to improve their English, critical (批判的)thinking and communicative skills. Schools are preparing students for the future.

1. What does the underlined phrase"step into the shoes of in the first paragraph mean?

A．Take charge of

B．Play the role of

C．Wear the shoes of

D．Are made up of

2. What's the theme topic of the 2018 Futian MUN Youth Conference?

A．Vaccine safety

B．Global issues including vaccine safety

C．Health problem

D．Carbon emissions and global climate

3. Why does the writer introduce Beyond in the third paragraph?

A．To use an example to present how MUN works

B．To show us Futian MUN Youth Conference

C．To tell us the theme topic in the conference

D．To make sure students can make a difference

4. What does the last sentence imply(暗指)?

A．In the future, English and MUN activities are very important to the students

B．In the future, English and performances are very important to the students

C．In the future, Critical thinking and communicative skills are very important to the students

D．In the future, Public speaking and English performance are very important to the Students