【推荐1】One day after school, I went to the teacher's office to see my teacher but none there. When I wanted to leave, I found a piece of paper on the floor. I picked it up and saw the words "FINAL-TERM EXAMINATION" at the top. I put the paper into my schoolbag quietly and ran out of the room.

After I came back home, I took the paper quickly. It was the exam paper（试卷）of my worst subject history. I felt excited. I took out my history book and started working on the answers. I had never answered any questions so seriously.

On the day of the history exam, I went into the exam hall confidently（自信地）. When I got the paper, I dreamed of getting the highest grades of all the students and could not help smiling. "My history teacher always encouraged（鼓励）me to work hard and get better grades, but I let him down over and over again. This time I will give him a big surprise," I thought.

When the teacher said we could start, I turned the paper over. To my surprise, all the questions were different. Later I felt nervous（紧张的）. In the end, I almost left the paper undone（未完成的）. After the exam, I ran to the restroom, took out the paper and read it from the top. Oh! It was last year's exam paper. I read all the questions but I didn't read the date.

This is a lesson I'll never forget. I know I have to put my feet on the ground. I felt sorry for such a thing. After that, I told everything to my teacher and I promised（承诺）to be honest. From then on, I worked harder than ever before.

1. After he left the teachers' office, the writer ________.

A．went home to work on the paper

B．went home without the paper

C．telephoned his history teacher

D．did his homework very seriously

2. What does the underlined phrase "let…down" mean in Chinese?

A．使……高兴

B．使……激动

C．使……失望

D．使……震惊

3. The writer felt ________ when he first saw the questions were different.

A．tired

B．surprised

C．nervous

D．excited

4. The 4^th paragraph tells us that the writer ________.

A．got very good grades	B．finished the exam soon
C．went back home happily	D．did badly in the exam

5. If the writer wants to write a diary about his experience, what may you read?

A．"I'm glad that I did very well in the exam. I gave my teacher…"

B．"After the exam, my teacher asked me to go to his office. My heart…"

C．"When I turned over the paper, I couldn't help smiling. My teacher…"

D．"I'm truly sorry for what I did. Everyone should be honest. I'll…"

【推荐2】The teacher introduced（介绍）a new boy to the class. His name was Richard. He looked tired and his clothes were ragged（破旧的）and dirty. After class, “Hey, new boy, what’s up with your clothes? Don’t you have enough money to buy yourself new clothes? Do you have enough money to buy food?” Ray and his friends laughed loudly. The next day the same thing happened.

One evening, Ray was taking a walk across the street. He saw Richard was feeding a piece of bread to a dog which was tied in front of a very dirty old house. At the time, a tall drunk man came out. He grabbed（抓住）Richard around the neck. But then suddenly the man fell forward. Ray had kicked the man from his back. The man got up and he was in a really bad anger. He was ready to hit Ray with a glass bottle. But both Ray and Richard pushed the man hard and ran away.

After some time, they stopped running and Richard thanked Ray. Ray apologize（道歉）for his behavior（行为）.

From then on, Ray and Richard became friends.

1. Why did Ray and his friends laugh at Richard?

A．He was shy.

B．He was short.

C．He was wearing ragged clothes.

D．He didn’t have money to buy food.

2. What was Richard doing when Ray saw him one evening?

A．He was walking across the street.

B．He was feeding his dog in front of his old house.

C．He was talking to a drunk man.

D．He was feeding a dog in front of an old house.

3. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．How Richard and Ray became friends.

B．The friendship between Ray and his classmates.

C．How Richard fed the dog.

D．Why Richard was in a new school.

【推荐3】A wonderful moment was across China after a big win in the women’s volleyball final at Rio Olympics. China beat Serbia 3-1 and won the gold medal in the women’s volleyball. This is China’s third Olympic women’s volleyball gold medal after the ones in 1984 and 2004. Here’s a review of their triumphant journey in Rio.

The Chinese women’s volleyball team first lost to Netherlands. But you’d have never known it two days later. The team beat a strong Italy. And they gave a repeat performance against Puerto Rico. But after a short time happiness, they had to fight with European champions Serbia and the US.

Facing host Brazil, the Chinese girls tried their best to play each ball. At last they beat Brazil. Facing the Netherlands again in the semi-finals, they won 3-1.

The final was difficult as China and Serbia battled hard in each set of the match which lasted ninety-seven minutes. China lost the opening set at 19-25, but Chinese girls never gave up, and they took the next three sets at 25-17, 25-22, 25-23.

For the Chinese, the women’s volleyball team has always been a symbol of perseverance. And once again, their perseverance paid off.

1. This is China’s __________ Olympic women’s volleyball gold medal.

A．second

B．third

C．fourth

D．fifth

2. At Rio Olympics, the Chinese women’s volleyball team first had a match with ________.

A．Serbia

B．the US

C．Netherlands

D．Puerto Rico

3. Which is the right order of the volleyball matches at Rio Olympics?
a, China beat Italy          b, China lost to Netherlands          c, China beat Brazil
d, China beat Serbia 3-1            e, China beat Netherlands 3-1

A．a-b-c-d-e

B．b-a-c-e-d

C．b-c-a-e-d

D．d-b-a-c-e

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．In 1948 and 2008, the Chinese women’s volleyball team got the Olympics gold medal.

B．It is believed that Serbia’s women’s volleyball team is the Asian champions.

C．The Chinese girls never give up in the face of difficulties.

D．The Chinese women’s volleyball team has always been a symbol of friendship.

【推荐1】A Trip into a Farmer’s Mind

Chickens can talk? Cows (牛) can dance? They are all in Louis Black’s comic (漫画) books.

Louis Black was born on a farm. The young man spent most of his life helping his parents on the farm. When he was nine, he started to draw the animals on the farm. Later, he put them into his comic books in his funny way. His family enjoyed his comic books very much but never showed them to people outside (在……之外) the farm.

The farmer’s comic books became famous only after he passed away in a fire. When the fire happened, he was only 35. To remember him, his family showed his comic books in the town museum, and people liked them very much. Now people can see the original (原始的) pictures of Louis Black’s farm animals at the City Art Center for one month. Come and visit the beautiful world of Louis Black!

1. When did Louis begin to draw the animals on the farm?

A．At the age of 9.

B．At the age of 13.

C．At the age of 23.

2. The underlined part “passed away” means _______?

A．sat

B．rose

C．died

3. Which is the right order (顺序) of the following things?
a. His books became popular (受欢迎的).
b. His family enjoyed his books.
c. He passed away in a fire.
d. He started to draw animals.
e. He was born on a farm.

A．a-b-c-d-e

B．e-b-d-a-c

C．e-d-b-c-a

4. What is the purpose (目的) of the passage?

A．To plan to visit a farm.

B．To tell people about an art show.

C．To share ideas of drawing comic books.

5. You can read the passage in the ________ part of the newspaper.

A．art

B．sports

C．food

【推荐2】What are the cultural differences between China and the West? You might be able to find the answer in Cao Siyu’s comics（漫画）.

Cao, 32, was born in Beijing, but left home at 20 and has studied and lived in the US, the UK, and France for 12 years. Having seen so many cultures, Cao wanted to use her drawing skills to show the differences she has experienced. So she created the cartoon series Tiny Eyes Comics.

“My experience shows that although travel is much easier and faster today, the distance（距离）between cultures hasn’t shortened,” Cao said. She hopes to build bridges and break down misunderstandings between different cultures. One of her cartoons shows water forms in different countries. Three glasses of water are shown. The glass of water from the US has ice; the one from France is full of sparkling water（气泡水）; the one from China is steaming（冒热气的）.

Cao also uses her cartoons to show different ways of thinking and social customs. During the COVID-19 pandemic（疫情）, she used her comics to explain why Chinese people prefer to wear masks while western people don’t. “Her simple pictures have played a big part in reflecting Chinese culture,” Italian magazine Grazia reported.

Many foreign readers say that Cao’s comics help them understand China, while Chinese living abroad have felt that they are seen and understood.

She says that this voice has been the biggest motivation（动力）for her to keep creating.

Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to the passage.
1. Cao Siyu shows people the cultural differences by ________.

A．creating comics

B．living abroad

C．talking about her experience

2. Cao was born in ________.

A．China

B．France

C．America

3. The underlined word “misunderstandings” means “________” in Chinese.

A．融合

B．差异

C．误解

4. We can infer from the passage that _________ is more popular in China.

A．ice water

B．hot water

C．sparkling water

5. The best title of the passage is “________”.

A．Travel is much easier and faster today

B．Comics show us how we are different

C．School life abroad is busy and lonely

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。

Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse are two of the most popular cartoon (卡通) characters (角色) in the world. In the short cartoons, Tom is always trying to catch Jerry.     1     Almost every cartoon ends with Tom in trouble and Jerry laughing at him.     2    

William Hanna and Joseph Barbera both worked for MGM in the late 1930s.     3     Together they thought of the idea of a cat and a mouse. They thought it would be funny if the mouse was clever and always got the cat into trouble.

The first Tom and Jerry cartoon was shown in cinemas in 1940.     4     Over the next 17 years, they made many Tom and Jerry cartoons. The cartoons were so good that they won a number of awards (奖项). In total, Hanna and Barbera made 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons.     5     The famous cat and mouse remain (依然) popular today, as the cartoons are still shown on television around the world.

A．It was a great success.

B．But he never has any success.

C．Most of them are around seven minutes long.

D．Their boss told them to make funny cartoons.

E．The stories are full of fun and have a long history.