One day Nils was studying at home when suddenly he fell asleep. When he woke up, he saw in the mirror— a tiny Nils! He had become only a little thumb toy figure!
But once he opened the door, he found all of swans circling around them. They chased him. They pinched (掐) him and laughed and said, “Now it is time for you to fear us!”
Then the wild swans flew in and saw their ancestors and said, “Hey, come on! Let us all go to beautiful Switzerland!”
A male swan named Max heard the wild swans, so he scooped up high into the sky. Nils found this good chance to experience new things and held on tight to Max’s neck. They both flew high above into the sky. Nils was very scared, so he didn’t open his eyes at first. At last, he got the courage to open his eyes and look down. He saw the white clouds high up the air and saw the black earth under the ground.
Max’s energy left him behind, so he fell behind the group. Max flapped his wings quickly and quickly, but he still felt down and down. Nils was very worried, so at first, he said, “Don’t worry, Max. You rest for a while and let’s go home!” Max liked his comfort, so he quickly caught up with the group.
The leader of the swans whose name was Oscar saw Nils and asked him, “Who are you?” Nils stood up and said: “My name is Nils. I was a human yesterday, but this morning…” Before Nils could finish his words, all the wild swans took a few steps back. Humans had been the swan’s enemy for centuries! No matter how hard Max tried to let Oscar agree to let Nils stay with them, Oscar still agreed to just let him stay with them for one night.
When they all slept snugly that night, a fox crept out behind a tree. He had kept his eyes on the wild swans for a while, and still thought of their delicious meat even as they slept. Oscar sensed this and told all the swans to get up and fly away to a safer place.
But Max left too quickly and dropped Nils down on the ground. Nils did not get hurt, but he did see the fox carrying the swan between his jaws. Nils shouted to him, “Hey, put the swan down!” He quickly grabbed the fox’s tail and pinched it with all his strength. This move allowed the fox to scream and so dropped the swan out of his mouth. Oscar said to Nils, “You are the first person to do good to a swan. So, you can stay with us for the rest of the journey.”
1. Which of the following can best describe Nils’ personality according to this story?| A．brave and curious | B．kind and humorous |
| C．naughty but confident | D．impolite but hard-working |
| A．Nils, who became tinier after sleep, is popular among the swans as usual. |
| B．Oscar, which is the leader of the swans, met Nils for the first time. |
| C．Max, which is good at flying, didn’t arrive in Switzerland finally. |
| D．The fox, which hid behind a tree, succeeded in catching the swan as its meal. |
| A．Nils’s Dream | B．Nils’s Enemies |
| C．Nils’s Adventure | D．Nils’s Friends |
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Rabbit loved his white fur (皮毛). He also loved to brag about(吹嘘) it.
One day, as he was out in the forest, Rabbit came across Bear. Bear was quite dirty. There was blackberry juice(蓝莓汁) and honey on his big mouth, and mud on his chest(胸膛).
“Oh, look at this,” said Rabbit. “A dirty bear! What a mess you’ve made of yourself! Don’t you take care of your fur? You should wash. Then your fur would be as nice as mine.”
“Yes,” said Bear. “Your fur is quite nice. How do you make it so perfect and white?”
“I wash and brush it every day!” the rabbit said. “Of course, I was born beautiful, but I work hard to make my fur even nicer. No animal has fur as nice as mine.”
“That’s right,” said Bear. “Is it easy to clean?”
“Yes,” said Rabbit. “It’s the easiest fur to clean. Man likes to make jackets from our fur!”
“I see,” said Bear. “What if there was a towel(毛巾) made of your fur?”
“It would be the best towel in the world,” Rabbit answered. “Soft and warm and easy to clean.”
Hearing that, Bear picked up Rabbit in his giant paws(爪子). He scrubbed(用劲擦) his mouth and chest clean with the rabbit, and then put the dirty rabbit back on the ground.
“You were right,” said Bear. “It is the best towel in the world!”
1. What does Rabbit think of Bear?| A．He is too lucky. | B．He is dirty. | C．He is nice. | D．He is noisy. |
| A．He takes good care of it. | B．He was born without fur. |
| C．It is not easy to clean. | D．People don’t like it at all. |
| A．He gave Rabbit some honey to eat. | B．He made Rabbit’s mouth and chest clean. |
| C．He used Rabbit’s fur as a towel. | D．He kicked Rabbit down and killed him. |
| A．Don’t kill small animals. | B．Don’t believe what others say. |
| C．Don’t talk about your looks. | D．Don’t brag about yourself. |
Son: Can I have another glass of water?
Father: Another? This will be your tenth!
Son: I know, but my room is on fire.
Mom’s grey hairs
One day, a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes in the kitchen. She suddenly saw that her mother had a few grey hairs.
She looked at her mother and curiously asked, “Why are some of your hairs grey, Mom?”
Her mother said. “Well, every time you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy. One of my hairs turns grey”
The girl thought for a while and then said, “Mom, why are all of Grandma’s hairs grey?”
The big head son
“Mom, many kids make fun of me,” the boy cried to his mother. “They say I have a big head.”
“Don’t listen to them.” his mother said. “You have a beautiful head. Now stop crying and go to the supermarket for 10 pounds of potatoes.”
“Where’s the shopping bag?”
“I haven’t got one--er, use your hat.”
1. The three short passages are among the favorite ________ of American children.| A．jokes | B．reports | C．news | D．diaries |
| A．drink because he is thirsty | B．put out the fire | C．set the room on fire | D．clean the room |
| A．Her mother made her grandmother cry a lot. | B．Her mother made her grandmother laugh a lot. |
| C．Her grandmother made her mother cry a lot. | D．Her grandmother made her mother laugh a lot. |
| A．the son’s head is small | B．the son’s hat is small | C．the son’s head is big | D．the son’s hat is beautiful |
【推荐3】Wrinkle is the name of a duck. And the duck is from Kentucky, the US. And she is a marathon (马拉松) runner!
Wrinkle’s owner (主人) takes Wrinkle everywhere she goes to watch some of the marathons. Wrinkle joins in the new York City Marathon and everyone knows her. Then she goes to Boston Marathon. Now, she is in the Jovia Long island marathon Weekend as a special guest. She runs the race with a pair of special red duck shoes. And she gets a medal (奖牌) with her number 332 on the front!
How fun is this little runner! If we see Wrinkle running with us, we may stop because we are laughing (笑) too hard.
1. Which of the followings is TRUE about Wrinkle?| A．She is a dog. | B．She comes from the UK. | C．She is a marathon runner. |
| A．two | B．three | C．four |
| A．特别来宾 | B．普通客人 | C．跑步健将 |
| A．people fell surprised to see a duck run | B．it’s funny (有趣的) to see Wrinkle running. |
| C．People want Wrinkle to win a medal | |
| A．Wrinkle Makes People Laugh | B．Fun Marathons | C．Duck Runs Marathon |
【推荐1】Su Yiming believes the two Olympic medals he earned at the Beijing Winter Games were the best gifts on his 18th birthday on Friday.
“The gold medal is for sure the best gift for my birthday. The gold and silver medals mean a lot to me. People can see how hard I’ve been working to achieve them,” Su said in an interview in Beijing on Thursday.
Su won China’s first Olympic gold in the men’s snowboard Big Air(单板滑雪大跳台) competition on Feb.15, after winning a slopestyle(单板滑雪自由式) competition on Feb.7. His excellent performance, including the gold-winning 1800 tricks, has made him a well-known name in China. He said that before he was 14 years old, snowboarding was just a sport for fun during vacations. But after he knew about the Beijing Winter Games, he realized this could be a life-changing opportunity(机会). He was still part of the TV audience(观众) during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, but he told his parents that one day he wanted to compete at the Olympic Games.
“I told myself that I was going to try to reach the Olympic Games, and I would never give up trying to win medals. The reason why I’m doing all this training, and taking part in competitions and the Olympic Games is because of love. I started to practice snowboarding when I was 4 because my parents both love snowboarding,” said Su.
The first time when Su competed at a World Cup, the Shougang Big Air venue(体育场) hosted its first international event. Su, who was just 15 years old, failed for the finals. “I still remember over three years ago at Shougang, the same place and the same jump, it was my first Big Air World Cup. That was a great contest for me as I had never taken part in a World Cup before,” Su said.
“I missed the final by just one spot at that time at 11th place. So from that time, I saw the difference between me and those top riders. That has pushed me harder in the past three years. Now finally I got my best birthday gift.”
1. What does the word “them” in paragraph 2 refer to?| A．Getting his birthday present. |
| B．Winning medals. |
| C．Competing in Beijing Winter Games. |
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 |
| A．In 2017. | B．In 2021. | C．In 2019. |
| A．Because his parents both love snowboarding, and he wants to make them happy. |
| B．Because he loves winning medals. |
| C．Because he has a deep love for the sport. |
| A．Su Yiming’s dream comes true |
| B．Su wins memorable 18th birthday “gifts” |
| C．Su Yiming, the Chinese Snowboarding superstar |
【推荐2】Look, this is my classroom. It's big and bright(明亮的). In the front, there is a big teacher's desk. In the teacher's desk, there is a box of chalk. On the teacher's desk, there is a computer. There are thirty-one desks and thirty chairs in it. Behind each chair, there is a bag. There are four big and clean windows in the walls of our classroom. And on the front wall there is a red flag(旗帜). There is a big TV on the front wall, too.
Our classroom is on the first floor in the teaching building. On this floor there are three classrooms and two teachers' offices. And on the second floor, there are three classrooms and two teachers' offices, too. On the ground floor, there is a reading room, a library and two classrooms.
1. There are students in our class.| A．thirty | B．thirty-one | C．sixty-one | D．no |
| A．three | B．two | C．eight | D．four |
| A．three | B．two | C．eight | D．four |
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．no |
| A．On the teacher's desk | B．In the teacher's desk |
| C．On the front wall | D．In the front wall |
【推荐3】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断其后面所给句子的对错，并在答题卡上将所选的对应选项涂黑。选“对”涂A，选“错”涂B。
Yesterday afternoon, it was very hot. Mr. Green, with his family, planned to go swimming. There was a new and large swimming pool near their house. It was free for the first week. So they wanted to have a try there. When they got to the swimming pool, they were told to read the notice first.
Swimming Pool Rules
*The swimming pool is open from 8:00 till 22:00.
*Wear a swimming suit before using the pool.
*Take a shower before entering the pool.
*Don’t smoke in the whole area.
*Watch your children all the time while swimming.
*Don’t move the sun chairs or umbrellas without permission.
*Diving (跳水) into the pool is not allowed (允许).
*Stay away from the deep area if your swimming skills are not so good.
*People who have drunk, caught colds or who have skin diseases (皮肤病) can’t enter the pool.
After reading the notice, the Greens were all very clear about what they should do and how they could keep themselves safe in the swimming pool. They enjoyed themselves there all afternoon.
1. There was a new and large swimming pool near Mr. Green’s house.2. The Greens were told to buy tickets first when they got to the pool.
3. The rules allow people to dive into the pool when they swim in the pool.
4. The swimming pool is open about eleven hours every day.
5. The people who have caught colds can enter the pool.
【推荐1】The Mysterious Stranger by I C U First is one of the most exciting books I have ever read. It's not only a mystery (神秘的) story, but it’s also very funny. It will make you laugh out loud!
The story is set in New York, and it’s all about a man called Harry who meets a stranger one day while eating his lunch in the park. The stranger, Mervin, manages to change Harry’s life forever. I won’t tell you how — you will have to read the story yourself to find out! Mervin has special powers, but he only uses these powers when Harry gets himself into trouble, which he often does!
It’s an easy read and not too difficult. It moves at a fast pace and lots of things happen on every page, so you won’t get bored reading it. You might get a bit fed up with Harry, though, as he seems to never learn his lesson and keeps on making the same mistakes. I won’ t spoil (剧透) the ending for you, but if you enjoy a good mystery — and a good laugh — you will completely enjoy this book.
First has written two other books called The lonely Child and Whispering Mountain. In my opinion, this book is his best. I highly recommend (推荐) The Mysterious Stranger to readers over the age of eight.
1. Harry meets the stranger ________.| A．in a restaurant | B．in the park | C．in a bookstore | D．in the library |
| A．Readers for any age. | B．Readers over the age of eight. |
| C．Readers at the age of eight. | D．Readers under the age of eight. |
| A．To tell a story. | B．To change people’s life. |
| C．To make people laugh out loud. | D．To recommend the book to readers. |
Oliver didn’t know where to go. He walked for a long time and he was very tired, he sat down on a milestone to rest. The milestone said: LONDON 70 miles.
“London!” he thought. “Mr. Fumble can’t find me in London!”
On the seventh day, Oliver was exhausted. He arrived in a little town near London.
Then a strange boy looked at Oliver and said, “Hello! What’s the matter?” The boy had big ears and little eyes. He was short. He was Oliver’s age.
“Come with me!” said the strange boy. “I can help you.” He smiled and took Oliver to an inn.
The boy asked, “Are you going to London?” “Yes,” answered Oliver.
“Do you want a place to sleep?” “Oh, yes please,” said Oliver. “I slept outside in the cold for several nights.”
“Stay with me! I know an old man in London. You can sleep at his house.” Oliver was happy to accept his help, “My name’s Jack Dawkins, but they call me ‘Dodger’.” The two boys walked to the big city together.
| A．The next morning he was cold and hungry |
| B．There Oliver had bread, ham, and something to drink |
| C．He sat near the road to rest |
| D．There was an awful smell everywhere |
| E．He wore a long man’s coat and a man’s hat |
| F．So Oliver began walking again |
| G．Oliver was happy to eat some hot food in a warm room |
【推荐3】Spring Morn
by Meng Haoran
Awakened to the dawn (黎明) of spring
And everywhere I hear birds sing.
Last night was filled with wind and rain,
How many blooms aground they bring?
1. The writer wrote the poem in ________.| A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
| A．Dogs. | B．Fish. | C．Birds. | D．Sheep. |
| A．mountains | B．houses | C．roads | D．flowers |
