【推荐1】There is a bar （酒吧）in our town with the name “The White Horse”. It is Mr. Webster’s. Few people went to the bar last year, but things are quite different now.
There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something, looked around the bar, and then said to Mr. Webster, “Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse instead. ”
“But the name of the bar is ‘The White Horse’. ”Mr. Webster said.
“Yes, but do it. ”the man said. Then he went out of the bar.
Mr. Webster went to an artist and said, “I want a picture of a black horse. ”
The next day a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of that of the white horse. Soon after the door opened, a man came in and said, “There’s a mistake on the door of your bar, and the picture is different from the name. ”The man looked, sat down and drank something.
Then another man came in and said the same, and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said, “The picture on your door is wrong. ”and they all stopped and drank in Mr. Webster’s bar.
1. The stranger told Mr. Webster to take down the picture of the white horse because he knew ______.

A．a picture of a black horse showed good luck

B．the picture of the white horse wasn’t good for the bar

C．people would understand the picture different from the name

D．people would come in and tell the picture was different from the name

2. Mr. Webster agreed with the stranger _______.

A．though he wasn’t ready to do it like that at first	B．though he didn’t like the black horse
C．because he knew he was an artist	D．because he also wanted to change the picture

3. More and more people came to the bar because _______.

A．it had changed its name	B．the black horse was better than the white one
C．the bar had a black horse	D．they wanted to show the mistake

4. The stranger _______.

A．was cleverer than Mr. Webster	B．didn’t like the white horse at the beginning
C．knew Mr. Webster and the artist	D．got much money by teaching Mr. Webster

5. From the story we have learnt that _______.

A．if your business is not good, you’d better change the name or the picture

B．if you are in trouble, you should take others’ ideas

C．when you have difficulty, don’t give up

D．when a good name is given, it can cause success

【推荐2】“I don’t like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Zhang Hua, a middle school student in Guangzhou. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children’s eyes?

One of the biggest problems is when someone becomes a parent, he or she likes worrying about things. They worry about everything about you from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.

So how can you make things easier on yourself? It’s easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Phone them if you stay somewhere else late so that your parents don’t call every hospital in the phone book looking for you. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility (责任) for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.

Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help you can give them.Some day, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you how to get on with your children.

1. The writer thinks one of the biggest problems for parents is to ________.

A．worry about themselves	B．worry about their children
C．do everything for their children	D．be friendly with their children

2. All the things that parents do is to ________.

A．make their children angry

B．want their children to love them

C．want their children to grow up healthily and happily

D．want their children to do everything well in the future if we go back home later than usual

3. The writer thinks we should ________.

A．tell our friends	B．tell the teacher
C．say sorry to our parents	D．make a telephone call to our parents

4. The writer thinks ________.

A．it’s wrong for parents to worry about their children too much

B．some parents are unfriendly, which makes their children angry

C．children should do everything as their parents say

D．parents love their children very much and the children should understand them

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Parents’ responsibility.	B．How to get on with parents.
C．Zhang Hua’s problem.	D．What parents are worrying about.

【推荐3】Homework is a problem for students all over the world. As a student, you have a lot of homework do every day. It’s the best way to review what you have learned in class, while sometimes it may cost you too much time and energy.     1    

•Be sure you understand the homework.

Write your homework down in your notebook if you need to.     2     It’s much easier to ask the teacher during or after class than to try to remember later that night!   

•     3    

Many schools have a study hall. It is designed (设计) to allow students to study on their own. It’s more interesting to play with friends. But the more homework you finish at school, the less you’ll have to do that night.

•Take a break.

It’s difficult to hold your attention for too long. Sitting for too long without relaxing will make you feel very tired.     4    

•Make a plan.

Most students have between 1 and 3 hours of homework at night. If it’s a heavy homework day, you’ll need to spend more time on it.     5    , especially when you want to enjoy sports or other activities.

根据短文内容，将文后的选项还原到文中空白处,使短文内容完整、通顺（每个选项只能用一次）。

A．It’s a good idea to make a homework timetable

B．Luckily, there are several things you can do to make homework less difficult.

C．Don’t be afraid to ask questions about it.

D．Use your time at school.

E．So taking a 15-minute break every hour is a good idea for most people.

【推荐3】One day, Confucius (孔子) led his students to the State of Chu.

When crossing through a large forest, they saw an old man standing under a tree, catching cicadas (蝉) with a bamboo stick. Confucius said, “You are very good at catching cicadas. You must have some special skills.” “That’s right!” the old man answered. “Cicadas are clever little insects. If they hear the noise of the leaves in the wind, they will fly away. So people who want to catch cicadas must train their hands to hold a bamboo stick without shaking. If you can place three pellets (小球) on top of the bamboo stick without them falling off, you might be able to catch cicadas; when five pellets are placed on top without falling off, catching cicadas is as easy as picking a ball up from the ground.” He then added, “But that is not enough. People must be good at hiding themselves. Right now, I am standing under a tree like half of a tree sturmp, with my arm reaching out like part of a withered twig (枯萎的树枝). Last but not least, one must be careful. When I am catching cicadas, I only see the cicadas’ wings. No matter what happens, I will concentrate.”

Hearing this, Confucius turned to his students and said, “No matter what you do, you can only succeed if you love what you are doing and pay enough attention to it. This is what this old man has taught us.”

1. How many special skills does the old man mention?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

2. What’s the right order of the story?
a. They saw an old man catching cicadas.
b. The old man told them some special skills.
c. Confucius took his students to the State of Chu.
d. Confucius told his students something meaningful.

A．a-b-c-d.

B．c-d-a-b.

C．c-a-b-d.

D．a-c-b-d.

3. What does the underlined word “concentrate” mean in Chinese?

A．捕捉

B．专心

C．继续

D．离开

4. What does the story mainly want to tell us?

A．No matter what you do, you should succeed by speaking.

B．No matter what you do, you should have some special skills.

C．No matter what you do, you should know what you are doing.

D．No matter what you do, you should pay enough attention to it.

5. Where can we most probably find the passage?

A．In a storybook.

B．In a newspaper.

C．In a guidebook.

D．In a science magazine.