【推荐1】A small boy tried to move a heavy box out of his room. The box was much bigger than the boy. He tried his best to move it, but the box would not move at all. After resting（休息）for a short time, the boy tried to move it again. He pushed（推）very hard, but he couldn’t even move the box a bit. He was too tired to go on, and he lost heart.

The boy’s father came home from work around that time. He stopped to watch what his son did. The father asked the boy, “Son, did you try your best and do everything you can?”

“Yes, I did! ” the boy cried.

“No,” his father said quietly, “you didn’t. You didn’t ask me to help you.”

Asking for help isn’t a weakness（弱点）. At some point, even the best of us need help. It’s important to know when to ask for help and why you need it. Never be afraid to ask others for help when you’re in trouble（困境中）.

1. What did the boy try to move out of his room?

A．A large heavy box.	B．A small heavy box.
C．Two heavy boxes.	D．Two big boxes.

2. The boy tried to do the thing ________.

A．with his parents

B．with his father

C．with his friends

D．all by himself

3. The underlined phrase means “ ________ ” in Chinese.

A．增强信心

B．失去信心

C．心跳加速

D．心力衰竭

4. The father wanted his son to ________.

A．find a right way to push	B．ask someone for help
C．stop doing everything	D．move something else first

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A．People feel sad when they’re in trouble.	B．People should always ask others for help.
C．People shouldn’t be afraid to ask others for help.	D．It’s possible（可能的）for anyone to get into trouble

【推荐2】Both of my two sons were born in Toronto, but they moved with us to Ottawa when they were quite young. They went to school there, grew up there. Later, one or my sons went to Canada’s east coast (海岸) near a city called Halifax and the other moved to the west coast to Vancouver. My wife and I were left in the middle.

As we nearly retired (退休), we started to think where we should spend our final years. We decided to live in a small town on Vancouver Island, where was close to one of my sons. However, the son moved to Hollywood soon after he had got another job there. I helped him move.

We still lived a happy life in our little west coast town, but we have paid a price. We have not been there for some important events such as the births of our grandchildren, We have missed watching them grow up; we have missed backyard barbecues (烧烤) and basketball weekends with them. Our home, while very comfortable, was also very quiet.

Every fall we travel to see the children. We usually fly, first to California to see our son Scott and spend a week or more with him trying to catch up on everything we’ve missed, Then, usually in November, we make the even longer trip east across Canada to see Travis and our grandchildren, who were about their twenties.

Fortunately, both our sons are doing well and grandchildren are growing up straight and tall. We love all of them and they love us. We’re very happy but there are times I think about the things we didn’t see — the tears or the smile on the granddaughter’s face, their school graduations, my sons’ joy at successes in business.

Life has been good for our family but we have all paid a price.

1. Where did the writer’s two sons grow up?

A．In Toronto.

B．In Ottawa.

C．In London.

D．In New York

2. Why did the writer and his wife decide to live in a small town?

A．Because they liked quiet places.	B．Because they were tired of city life.
C．Because it was their hometown.	D．Because it was close to one of their sons.

3. Which of the following did the writer miss?

A．Watching the grandchildren grow up.	B．Basketball weekends with his sons.
C．The births of his two sons.	D．Scott’s school graduation.

4. When does the writer travel to see his sons and grandchildren?

A．In December.

B．In spring.

C．Every fall.

D．Every summer.

5. What’s the best title (标题) of this passage?

A．My Sons and Grandchildren	B．Living a Happy Life
C．A Price to Pay	D．Moving from the East to the West

【推荐3】A young lady was driving a family car home with her father when they were caught in a heavy storm. Sand and stone were beating against the car window heavily. The young lady was a little afraid and asked her father,“What should I do, stop or keep driving?” Her father said calmly, “Keep driving.”

After driving a few kilometers, the storm was becoming heavier and heavier. The sky became dark because of the terrible weather. The young lady noticed that some cars and big trucks were pulling over to the side of the road. The young lady asked her father again if they should stop. But her father said nothing. So, she had to keep on driving. Ten minutes later, the storm started to become small and she could see a little more clearly.

After a couple of kilometers, she drove out of the storm. Moreover, the sun came out and the road ahead was dry. Her father told her to stop and get out of the car. “But why now, Father?” she asked in surprise. Her father said, “When you get out, you can look back at all the people in cars and big trucks that gave up and they are still in the storm. Now, your storm is over because you didn’t give up. “Don’t give up, even if you face the stronger. If you keep going, soon your “personal storms”will be over. The sun will shine on you again and the road ahead will be dry and clear.

1. How did the father feel when they were caught in the storm?

A．Afraid.

B．Calm.

C．Excited.

2. What does the underlined phrase“puling over” mean?

A．停靠

B．拥挤

C．拖拽

3. How did the young lady get out of the storm?

A．By driving after others.

B．By driving to the side of the road.

C．By driving down without stopping.

4. What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To tell people not to give up.

B．To tell people not to doubt fathers.

C．To tell people not to drive in storms.

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．A Heavy Storm

B．A Non-stop Drive

C．A Strict Father

【推荐1】Mrs. Smith is Jim’s mother. She loves her family very much. She often goes to the store to buy food, fruit and clothes for Jim and Jim’s father.

Now many clothes are on sale at the clothes store. They are very cheap. Mrs. Smith comes to the store and she wants to buy some clothes for her family. There they have sweaters in all colors for ￥20 each and sports shoes for only ￥28. Mrs. Smith likes the red sweater and she buys one for herself (她自己). She buys a pair of sports shoes for her son. The T-shirts in the store are just ￥18! She buys a white one for Mr. Smith. But that’s not all. The socks in all colors are ￥2 each pair. She buys six pairs in different colors for her family. She is really a good mother and a good wife (妻子).

根据语篇内容, 选出最佳选项。
1. Mrs. Smith often buys ________ for her family.

A．clothes, food and books

B．fruit, food and sports things

C．clothes, fruit and food

2. Mrs. Smith likes the ________.

A．red sweater

B．blue T-shirt

C．green sweater

3. She buys ________ for Mr. Smith.

A．a pair of shoes

B．a pair of shorts

C．a white T-shirt

4. Mrs. Smith pays (支付) ________ for all the things she buys.

A．￥48

B．￥68

C．￥78

5. What does the passage mainly tell us？________

A．Jim and his mother.

B．The clothes Mrs. Smith buys.

C．The clothes at the store are very cheap.

【推荐2】I love music. I learned to play the guitar at 11 and I wrote my first song four years later. My dream -----to become a country singer.
After years of hard work, a record company was showing interest in me. One day during a trip to mountains, a friend gave me a bit of meth, a kind of drugs(毒品). I smoked it. And that was all that I thought about for the next year and a half. I couldn’t live without it.
When the police came to me, I looked like death. The first seven days in prison(监狱), I just slept. When I woke up on the eighth day, I had never known such shame and guilt(罪恶感). I walked down the hall to the pay phone. My mama is the best person on the earth, and I knew this was going to break her heart. When I heard her voice on the phone, I told her where I was. She just said, “Son, no matter what you did, I love you forever(永远).
Her words gave me the confidence to face my trouble(麻烦). And I also realized(意识到) this was my chance to start a new life.
When people hear my words, I hope they will not make the same mistake(错误) as I have, but I know that you can overcome(克服) almost anything, especially smoking drug. That’s why I share my story here.
1. The writer wrote his first song when he was ____ years old.

A．11

B．13

C．15

D．17

2. Why was the writer put into prison?

A．Because he offered others meth.

B．Because he took drugs.

C．Because he refused the company.

D．Because he didn’t pay for his phone.

3. Which is right according to ( 根据 ) the passage?

A．He will start a new life.

B．He gave his friends a bit of meth.

C．His father helped him a lot.

D．He goes on smoking drug.

【推荐1】My problems started after I went to a boarding school. I was only 14, and at first I missed my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school.

I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends—but only friends. I never guessed my friendships with boys would become a problem.

Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out with boys all day long in order to get attention from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Students’ Union. I thought I could win for I was doing well in school. I’d already won prizes for the best math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didn’t include me. I was sad.

Mr. Wang came to me and said, “Don’t be sad. I know you’re excellent! Maybe you’re a little distant from the girls in our class. They don’t know much about you, so some of them didn’t choose you. It doesn’t matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you’ll make it next time.”

1. What was the writer’s problem when she first entered the boarding school?

A．She didn’t like her new school.

B．She didn’t like her new teacher.

C．She missed her family very much.

D．She didn’t get along well with her classmates.

2. Why did the writer fail to join the Students’ Union?

A．Her teachers didn’t like her.	B．She was a poor student.
C．Some girls didn’t choose her.	D．She likes showing off herself.

3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “distant” in Chinese?

A．生疏的

B．好斗的

C．热心的

D．粗鲁的

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The teacher thought the writer was an excellent student.

B．The writer won prizes for the best science and English exams.

C．The writer was sad because she failed to join the Students’ Union.

D．The writer didn’t realize that her friendships with boys would cause problems.

【推荐2】Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. “Who can it be at this time of night?” He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got out of bed, put on his dressing gown (浴袍) and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. “That is very strange.” Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.

A few minutes later he heard the bell again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it: “It is now after midnight (午夜), so it is April Fool’s Day (愚人节). April fool to you!”

“Oh, it was the English boy next door!” Mr. Lee exclaimed (惊叫) and almost smiled. He went back to bed and feel asleep at once. The bell did not ring again.

1. When did Mr. Lee go to bed? He went to bed ________.

A．before twelve o’clock	B．after twelve o’clock
C．when the bell rang	D．when he saw the boy

2. Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time?

A．He wanted to open the door for the visitor.

B．He wanted to find out who the visitor was.

C．He was afraid of the ring.

D．He was waiting for someone.

3. From this passage, we learn that we can ________ on April Fool’s Day.

A．say “Hello” to each other	B．dance and sing at night
C．play jokes on each other	D．send presents to children

4. What did Mr. Lee think about the English boy? He thought he ________.

A．was a good boy

B．was friendly with him

C．shouldn’t ring the bell at midnight

D．did a dangerous thing just now

5. The boy rang the doorbell because he wanted to ________.

A．borrowed Mr. Lee’s clock

B．ask Mr. Lee for a piece of paper

C．make fun of Mr. Lee

D．tell Mr. Lee a story

【推荐3】“I feel great!” said Wang Yaping when she came out of the Tiangong space station, waving (招手) back to Earth.

On Nov. 7, the 41-year-old made history. She became China’s first female (女性) spacewalker! Wang, together with astronaut Zhai Zhigang, completed a 6.5-hour spacewalk. They adjusted (调整) the station’s robotic arm. They also tested the safety (安全) of their spacesuits (太空服). These spacesuits were made by China.

Since 1984, only 16 women (including Wang) around the world have ever done spacewalks. Yang said that humans may live on other planets someday. If we don’t let women take part in this, our efforts (努力) would be incomplete. Female spacewalkers can help scientists learn about how space affects (影响) women’s bodies. That’s why Wang’s spacewalk is important, Yang told Global Times.

1. How did Wang Yaping feel when she walked out of the station?

A．Cold.

B．Tired.

C．Great.

2. What can we learn about the spacewalk on Nov. 7?

A．It lasted about six-and-a-half hours.

B．Wang Yaping did the spacewalk alone (独自).

C．It was the world’s first female spacewalk.

3. What did Wang help test during her spacewalk?

A．The safety of the station.

B．The safety of the robotic arm.

C．The safety of astronauts’ spacesuits.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．How female bodies change in space.

B．Why Wang’s spacewalk is important.

C．When humans can live on other planets.

5. From which is the passage probably taken?

A．A story book.

B．A newspaper.

C．A health magazine.