【推荐1】There once was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off, walking towards the king’s castle. After many years of walking, he saw the king’s castle at last. However, as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle, the guards(卫兵) noticed him.

“Get out of here!” ordered the guards.

Well, the little boy didn’t have to be told twice. He turned…and ran. All he wanted to do was to tell the king wonderful things, and see all the beautiful things in the king’s house. But he couldn’t even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running, sat down and cried.

A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and stopped. “What’s wrong, young man?” he asked.

“Sir, I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me afraid. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him!”

The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look, why don’t you try again. I’ll come with you this time.”

The little boy got up and took the man’s hand. The king’s guards spotted them.

“Look, mister, we don’t have to do this…I don’t want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”

The man held the little boy’s hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was amazed.

“Who are you?” asked the little boy in surprise.

“Why, I’m the king’s son. You can enter the castle and be with the king.” said the man. The little boy broke into a huge smile.

1. Why did the boy want to see the king?

A．To get some help from the king.	B．To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.
C．To share wonderful things with the king.	D．To ask the king to play with him.

2. What does the underlined sentence in the paragraph mean?

A．The little boy didn’t understand the guards’ words at first.

B．The guards repeated the words to the boy.

C．The little boy went to the castle twice.

D．The little boy understood the guards’ words at once.

3. According to the passage, the man is .

A．kind

B．foolish

C．rude

D．selfish(自私)

4. Which of the following best suits the story’s lesson for us?

A．Never judge a book by its cover.	B．Anything is possible if one tried hard enough.
C．Life can sometimes be unfair(不公平).	D．Make new friends and keep the old.

【推荐2】There is an elephant and a monkey. They’re friends, but one day they want to know who is stronger. One of them says, “Who can get apples over there, who is stronger.” There’s a river over there. Monkey says, “I can’t swim.” Elephant says, “I can swim. Please sit on my back.” They go across the river. The apple trees are very high. The elephant can’t reach the apples. The monkey climbs up the trees and gets many apples. Now they know they should help each other.

1. The elephant and the monkey want to know ________.

A．who is smarter

B．who is higher

C．who can swim

D．who is stronger

2. ________ can’t swim.

A．The elephant

B．The monkey

C．The big animals

D．The small animals

3. ________ can’t reach the apples.

A．The elephant

B．The monkey

C．The high animals

D．The short animals

4. At last the monkey goes across the river with the help of ________.

A．the elephant

B．the monkey

C．an animal

D．a boat

5. From the story we know we should ________.

A．know who is stronger

B．know who is weaker

C．both A and B

D．help each other

【推荐3】Almost every Chinese person can recite (背诵) the two lines of the famous poem, "Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ". But sadly, many of us don't actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don't waste food.

A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.

Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their friends have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a lot of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?

▲ Don't order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.

▲ Don't leave any food in your bowls while having meals.

▲ Don't buy too much food, especially for vegetables and fruit.

1. What's the real meaning of the underlined sentence?

A．春种一粒粟，秋收万颗籽。	B．谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。
C．吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮。	D．足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。

2. What should we do to waste less food?

A．Order more food in a restaurant.

B．Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.

C．Take all the food you ordered home.

D．Don't store too much food like vegetables and fruit.

3. What's the main idea of this passage?

A．Don't waste food.	B．Chinese people are friendly and generous.
C．We can't die of hunger.	D．Every grain is grown by farmers.

【推荐1】One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. After school he went to his grandfather and said angrily, "He is really bad. I hate him." The grandfather said, "Let me tell you my story. When I was a boy, sometimes I also hated others for what they did…"

The grandfather went on, “There are two tigers inside my heart. One is good. He gets on well with everyone around him. But the other is bad. Even the smallest thing will make him irate. He fights with others all the time, for no reason. He can't think carefully because he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control me.”

The boy asked, "Which tiger always controls you, Grandfather?" The grandfather said slowly. “The good tiger always controls me, so I don't hate others any more and get on well with them now.”

根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳的选项，并在答题卡上将其字母标号涂黑。
1. The boy had a fight with one of his ___________.

A．classmates

B．friends

C．brothers

2. The grandfather told the boy his ___________.

A．play

B．plan

C．story

3. In the grandfather's heart, the bad tiger likes to ___________with others all the time.

A．dance

B．fight

C．talk

4. The ___________tiger always controls the grandfather.

A．good

B．lazy

C．old

5. The underlined word "irate" in Paragraph 2 means ___________ in Chinese.

A．敏感的

B．暴怒的

C．嫉妒的

【推荐2】One day, all of the vegetables in the kitchen decide (决定) to have a meeting. Peter the tomato, Eric the carrot and Tom the cabbage all come. They all think that the fruits are attracting (吸引) all the attention (注意力) in the kitchen.

“No one likes us vegetables,” says Tom.

At the same time, the fruits decide to have a meeting of their own. John the apple, Paul the pear and Barry the strawberry all come. They think that the vegetables are getting all the attention in the kitchen.

At last, the vegetables and the fruits meet in the kitchen. Peter is the leader (领导) of the vegetables and John is the leader of the fruits.

Peter says, “You fruits are colourful and sweet, and everyone likes you.”

John talks back, “Everyone likes you. You are full of vitamins.”

Then Annie the milk comes out.

“Don’t argue! You both have vitamins and can work together to make people healthy.”

At last, the vegetables and the fruits decide to work together.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. The vegetables have the meeting to _______.

A．have a birthday dinner	B．get attention in the kitchen
C．choose a leader	D．make friends with the fruits

2. What do the vegetables think of the fruits?

A．They’re full of vitamins.	B．They’re not healthy.
C．They’re colourful and sweet.	D．They’re bad and no one likes them.

3. The underlined word “argue” means “_______” in Chinese.

A．谦虚

B．骄傲

C．争论

D．伤心

4. What’s the result (结果) of the meeting?

A．The vegetables get more attention.	B．The fruits get more attention.
C．They fight (打架) with each other.	D．They decide to work together.

5. From the pssage, we can know that _______.

A．the vegetables and the fruits can work together to make people healthy

B．the vegetables are more useful than the fruits

C．the fruits are more useful than the vegetables

D．Annie the milk is the most useful in the kitchen

【推荐3】There are two seeds(种子). They are good friends. They often play together when they are free. Sometimes they have nothing to do. They lie on the ground, look up at the sky and have a chat with each other.

       The first seed says, “I want to grow! Then I can enjoy the sun and the rain!” Later, it grows. It has a chance to enjoy the sun and the rain.
       The second seed says, “I am afraid of growing up. If I grow, I have to live in the soil. Little animals may come up to me and eat me. How terrible! If I become a beautiful flower, a child will come and pick me. It is much better for me to wait. It’s a dangerous way to be alive.” It does nothing and refuses(拒绝) to grow.
       Spring comes soon. A duck comes up to the seeds. It eats the second seed and goes away. See? We shouldn’t act like the second seed. We should face our life bravely.
1. There are ________ seeds in the passage.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

2. What do they do sometimes?

A．They sing songs together.	B．They play by the river.
C．They fly in the sky.	D．They have a chat with each other.

3. The first seed wants to grow because ________.

A．it can enjoy the sun and the rain	B．it wants to be small
C．it can help others	D．it can go everywhere

4. In the third paragraph, the underlined word “soil” means ________.

A．油

B．土壤

C．海洋

D．社会

5. What do you learn from the passage?

A．We should hide ourselves.	B．We should face our life bravely.
C．We should refuse to grow.	D．We should run away when we are in trouble.

【推荐1】There are two seeds(种子). They are good friends. They often play together when they are free. Sometimes they have nothing to do. They lie on the ground, look up at the sky and have a chat with each other.

       The first seed says, “I want to grow! Then I can enjoy the sun and the rain!” Later, it grows. It has a chance to enjoy the sun and the rain.
       The second seed says, “I am afraid of growing up. If I grow, I have to live in the soil. Little animals may come up to me and eat me. How terrible! If I become a beautiful flower, a child will come and pick me. It is much better for me to wait. It’s a dangerous way to be alive.” It does nothing and refuses(拒绝) to grow.
       Spring comes soon. A duck comes up to the seeds. It eats the second seed and goes away. See? We shouldn’t act like the second seed. We should face our life bravely.
1. There are ________ seeds in the passage.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

2. What do they do sometimes?

A．They sing songs together.	B．They play by the river.
C．They fly in the sky.	D．They have a chat with each other.

3. The first seed wants to grow because ________.

A．it can enjoy the sun and the rain	B．it wants to be small
C．it can help others	D．it can go everywhere

4. In the third paragraph, the underlined word “soil” means ________.

A．油

B．土壤

C．海洋

D．社会

5. What do you learn from the passage?

A．We should hide ourselves.	B．We should face our life bravely.
C．We should refuse to grow.	D．We should run away when we are in trouble.

【推荐2】Have you ever entered a tropical rainforest (热带雨林)? Rainforests make up only a small part of the Earth’s surface, about six percent, but there are more kinds of trees than any other area in the whole world.

Tropical rainforests are in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Australia, and on the Pacific islands. The largest tropical rainforest is the Amazon (亚马逊) Rainforest in South America, which covers almost five million square kilometers. The second largest rainforest is in Western Africa.

Rainforests provide us with many things. In fact, the Amazon Rainforest is “the lungs (肺) of our planet” because it produces 20% of the world’s oxygen (氧气). One fifth of the world’s fresh water is also found in the Amazon Rainforest. Furthermore, one half of the world’s species of animals, plants and insects live in the Earths rainforests. 80% of the food we eat first grew in the rainforest. 25% of the drugs we take when we are sick are made of plants that grow only in rainforests. Some of these drugs are even used to fight and cure cancer.

There are four different levels of trees in a rainforest. The forest floor is the lowest layer full of animal life and receives the least amount of light. The under storey (下层植物) is the dark, cool environment under the leaves but over the ground. The canopy layer (树冠层) is the upper parts of most of the trees. The emergent layer (露生层)contains a small number of very tall trees. These different parts of a rainforest exist together to create an ecosystem for many animals, plants and human beings.

1. Where is the largest tropical rainforest according to the passage?

A．In Africa.	B．In Australia.
C．In South America.	D．On the Pacific islands.

2. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “drugs”?

A．果子

B．树根

C．原料

D．药

3. Why is Amazon Rainforest “the lungs of our planet”?

A．Because it produces 20% of the world’s oxygen.

B．Because 1/5 of the world’s fresh water is found in it.

C．Because one half of the world’s species of plants live in it.

D．Because 80% of the food we eat first grew in it.

4. Which level of trees has a small number of very tall trees in a rainforest?

A．The forest floor.	B．The under storey.
C．The canopy layer.	D．The emergent layer.