It was snowing outside. The old toymaker Cornelius was busy working in his shop. “Only two more days left till Christmas,” he said to himself. He knew that the children in his town were looking forward to receiving their Christmas toys.
Just then, a poor woman came in with three children. The children’s eyes opened wide when they looked at the wonderful toys. “Look at that toy train!” said the oldest boy, Peter. “How I wish I could have it for my very own!” Lisa, his sister, smiled shyly at the beautiful princess doll. Little Karen touched the cute pink rabbit. But the mother didn’t have enough money for these wonderful toys. They had to leave with nothing.
Old Cornelius shook his head sadly. “I wish I could give the children the toys they want, but I have no time left to make any more.”
That night after Cornelius left, the toys in the small shop suddenly seemed to wake up and come to life. They began talking among themselves, “We can help. We can make the special gifts for the children for Christmas!”
When Cornelius opened the shop the next day, he saw three toys he had never seen before. There was a train, a princess doll, and a lovely pink rabbit...
1. The story happened two days before2. When the children looked at the wonderful toys they were
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5. What may happen next?
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Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.
His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn’t know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one’s heart like a knife.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” She said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled（吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” He repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog.” Tige raised its ears as if it understood.
“Hmm! Even a dog likes it!” he said. “Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.” Tige waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed（种子）of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power it has!”
1. How old was Jim when his parents died?
2. Did he help a young lady when her bags dropped?
3. Why did the boy repeat the words “Thank you, dear! You’re a nice little boy”?
4. What made the boy start his new life?
5. What’s the best title of this passage?
【推荐2】Many years ago, there was a Greek king named Midas. King Midas loved gold very much. He had the most gold in the world, but he still wanted more.
One day, a beautiful fairy（仙女）came to his palace. “Midas, you are richer than any other man in the world,” said the fairy. “Yes,” said the king, “but I want more gold because gold is the most wonderful thing in the world!” “Your wish will come true,” said the fairy. “From tomorrow morning, everything you touch will be turned into gold.”
King Midas got up very early the next morning to see if his wish had really come true. He touched his bed with his finger and the bed was turned into gold. The king was wild with joy. He ran around his palace and touched everything he saw. Everything was armed into gold!
The king felt hungry after running around for a long time. However, as soon as he touched a bowl of milk, the bowl, together with the milk in it, was turned into gold. What’s more, the bread and the meat were also turned into gold when he touched them. In the end, the king didn’t eat anything.
King Midas was siting hungrily at the dinner table when his little daughter ran to him. He hugged her and the little girl became a gold statue（雕像）right away. The king felt afraid. “Fairy,” he shouted, “take away this terrible gift! Give me back my little girl!”
In a moment, the fairy was standing before him. “Do you still think that gold is the greatest thing in the world?” asked the fairy. “No, no!” cried the king. “I have learned my lesson!” “Very well,” said the fairy. “There is a spring（泉）in the garden. Sprinkle（洒）things that you have touched with the water from the spring.”
| The King and the Gold | |
| Once upon a time | There was a king who was the |
| A beautiful fairy appeared | •The king could •The •At last, the king ate |
| What he learned | Please translate “I have learned my lesson!” into Chinese: |
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| _________ It was a hot summer day. A group of ants were working hard. They were carrying food. Some grasshoppers were playing in the shade of a tree. | _________ Summer was over and winter came. The grasshopper could not find food anywhere. He was both cold and hungry. |
| _________ One of the grasshoppers asked an ant, “Why are you working so hard on such a hot day?” “Because you cannot find food in winter. We are getting food for winter,” answered the ant. “It’s so early to find food for winter. You are a fool to work on such a hot day,” he teased the ant. The ant was very angry and shouted at the grasshopper, “Well, go and play！ You will have a bad time in winter.” | _________ He went to the ant’s home and knocked at the door. “Mr. Ant, I’m very cold and hungry. I’m dying. Please let me have something to eat,” he said. The ant opened the door and said, “Mr. Grasshopper, you played and sang and teased us in the summer. Please go to play and sing now.” The Ant hurried down into his warm nest, knowing that he’d never ever see that Grasshopper again. |
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5. What can we learn from the story?
| A．Not everything you see is what it appears to be. |
| B．It is best to prepare for the days of necessity. |
| C．We should be patient and not give up. |
| D．Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. |
One day, Mary was on her way to school when she looked in a store window. She saw lovely red apples. “Oh”, she said, “If only Mom could have one!”
Mary’s mother was very poor, but now she was sick. 4 After school, Mary saw a man drop (掉下) his wallet on her way home. Running quickly forward she picked it up. “How I wish I could keep it. Then I could buy Mom a red apple.” She knew this would not be right, so she ran to the man.
She said, “Please, Sir, you dropped your wallet.” “Thank you,”said the man taking the wallet. He said, “Why did you not keep the wallet?” “Because that would be stealing (偷),” replied Mary. He smiled and said, “You are a good little girl. I’d like to give you a gift.” He gave her a dollar. Mary was so surprised that she ran to the store. The store owner quickly picked out the biggest and reddest apple he could find. He said, “Would you like this one?”She took the apple and gave him the dollar. “No charge (免费),” he said. She thanked him. He smiled and gave her another. “For you, too,” he said. 5 When Mary reached home, she put the apples and dollar on a plate. When she told Mom the wonderful story, Mom kissed her and said, “You see, dear, it always pays (值得) to be honest (诚实的).”
根据短文内容完成下面小题。
1. Why didn’t Mary keep the wallet?
2. How many apples did the store owner give Mary?
3. What does the story tell us?
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【推荐2】At most high schools in the US, students are asked to have a certain number of community service(服务) hours each year. At my school, 40 service hours are asked by the time we graduate (毕业). I volunteer at an organization named the Book Truck.
The Book Truck goes to communities and areas with underserved(服务资源匮乏的) teenagers and invites them to choose from all kinds of books. This is a non-profit charity service, which means that the people who run it don’t make money from providing this service.
I have volunteered at the Book Truck for a few years. Once or twice a month, we take a van filled with new books and give them to poor teenagers because they can’t easily get books. Being well-read is useful to improve the writing, speaking and thinking skills of teens, and help them to go further in life. I am happy that I am able to help someone in my community to become a reader.
I am also a member of the Teen Council of the Book Truck, which makes decisions on organizing events. Recently, my friend Justine—who is also a Teen Council member—and I have started to run an Instagram account(账号) for it. We want to make the organization more popular. We believe that more people will join us.
1. How long should the writer volunteer before graduating?2. How often do the members of the Book Truck volunteer?
3. Who does the Book Truck help?
4. What does the writer think of being well-read?
5. Why do the writer and Justine run an Instagram account for the organization?
【推荐3】Several months ago, 8-year-old Alex McKelvey set out to do some nice things for people she didn’t even know.
For the past year, since her grandmother Linda died, the Washington girl and her family have performed hundreds of acts of kindness. “This is what her life was about, giving to others.” Alex said. She recently reached a goal that helped her family and hundreds of people who had received their special gifts.
Alex was up before dawn on Sunday volunteering in a local town. That alone could have been her good deed for the day. But she was just getting started. By 8 a.m., the McKelveys were ready for breakfast at a restaurant where they would complete their next task.
Before they paid their bill, they asked the server to swipe their card for a couple sitting a few tables away. But Alex wasn’t done yet. She then handed her server a 100-dollar tip.
“Thank you, you guys are too sweet!” the server said, holding back tears.
But these good deeds aren’t as random (随机的) as you might think. They’re part of an important list. “Sixty-one different acts of kindness,” said Sarah McKelvey, Alex’s mom. And that was just for Sunday. The McKelveys have taken a lot of time over the past year to make other people’s days. “It’s been fun to come up with all these ideas, but it also kind of helps us too,” said Sarah.
In all, the McKelvey family completed 600 acts of kindness in time for what would have been Linda’s 60th birthday on Sunday.
1. Where does Alex come from? (不超过4个词)2. What did they want to do for the couple? ( 不超过7个词）
3. Why did the McKelveys do so many good deeds?（不超过 10个词)
For pupils at a village school in Yiyuan county, Shandong province, Ren Jilan has not only been teaching them but also showing them how to face life bravely, especially when things just don’t seem to be working out.
Ren came from a poor family in a Yiyuan county village. She had to do more housework than other children when she was young because both her father and mother were in bad health.
With support from her relatives and villagers, Ren completed her 12-year school study and was accepted by Qufu Normal University. But the four year university experience didn’t go well. Her father died and then she had to care for her mother. At the difficult moment, it was her teacher, Li Zhenhua, who came to her and offered help.
After graduation (毕业), Ren was faced with chances to work as a teacher in cities, but she chose to return to her hometown and work as a country teacher at Fuluping Primary School.
“Teacher Li gave up a well-paid job in a big city to teach children at the village school. I’d like to follow his path to play my part for the education in my hometown.” Ren says.
Fuluping Primary School is 50 kilometers away from downtown Yiyuan county. It was once among the schools with the worst conditions in the county. But the school has its own beautiful and comfortable playground now.
Ren works hard on teaching and taking care of her students. She also spends a part of her money helping two poor students. She received the China Youth May 4th Medal-the country’s top honor for excellent young people.
“Life was not easy for me, but luckily I had nice people around me. They gave me a helping hand when I was in need, and it encouraged me to go on.” says Ren.
1. Who helped Ren complete her 12-year school study?2. Where did Ren choose to work after graduation from university?
3. How is the playground of Fuluping Primary School now?
4. According to Ren, what encouraged her to go on?
5. What can you learn from Ren Jilan?（请自拟一句话作答）
【推荐2】Jack arrived at the SOC（Scottish Outdoor Challenge）centre and went to the hall where Mr Riley， the leader of the SOC Centre， was speaking． "This is a two﹣day course about being a leader，"Mr Riley said．"There are two challenges（挑战）． Try to finish them but remember the rules． One： work as a team． Two： don't do anything dangerous． And three： use your intelligence．"
For the first challenge， Mr Riley took groups to a forest， about three miles from the SOC Centre．
"It's half past three． I've given you a map and a compass． You must find your way back to the SOC centre． The first team back is the winner． Good luck!"
Jack was in a team with Lisa， Edward and Kim．"Hi，"Jack said．"We haven't met before but I'm usually the leader at school． Shall I be the leader of our group？"
"Why don't we just work as a team？"Lisa asked．
"It's better if I'm the leader，"Jack said． He kept the map and the compass．
Half an hour later， Jack and his team were lost．
"Why don't I read the map？"Lisa said．
"Good idea，"Edward said．"I've hurt my ankle so let's get back．"
"I've got a better idea，"Jack replied．"There's a house over there． I'm going to ask for a ride．"
"Are you crazy？"Lisa said．"It's against the rules．"
"Which rules？"Jack asked．"Edward has hurt his ankle and Mr Riley said‘Use your intelligence'． Come on， let's go．"
Twenty minutes later， Jack， Lisa， Kim and Edward arrived back at the centre in a car． They walked into the centre where Mr Riley was working on his computer．
"Congratulations!"said Mr Riley．"You are the winners． How do you feel？"
Lisa， Edward and Kim looked at Jack．"Why don't you ask our leader？"said Lisa．
1. Where was Mr Riley speaking at the beginning of the story？2. How long did Jack's course last？
3. What was the first challenge？
4. How did Jack's team with the challenge？
5. According to Lisa， which rule did Jack break？
6. Was Jack a good leader？ Why or why not？
【推荐3】Hello, everyone. I come from Zhejiang. I live in a beautiful town here. Would you like to learn something about my hometown?
The name of my hometown is Wuzhen. It has a history of about 7,000 years. Wuzhen is Well-known (出名的) for its history and culture. And it is one of the most popular water towns in China.
The old stone bridge, stone roads and houses make the town look very beautiful. The old canal (运河) runs through it. You can see some shops and restaurants along the canal.
There are many tourist attractions (旅游景点) in the town. Xizha and Dongzha are two beautiful places in Wuzhen. Many people feel relaxed when they come here. In Xizha, some houses are hundreds of years old. But many people still live in some of them now. The colors of many old houses are grey and white. There are free buses and boats running between Dongzha and Xizha. And it only takes about 10 minutes if you want to walk between the two places.
There are all kinds of historical sites (历史遗迹), workshops, and relaxing places in Wuzhen. Come to my hometown and I believe you’ll love it.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题
1. What is Wuzhen famous for?
2. What can you see along the old canal in Wuzhen?
3. How do people feel when they come to Wuzhen?
4. What color are many old houses in Wuzhen?
5. How long does it take to walk between Xizha and Dongzha?
