【推荐1】阅读短文，将下面的五个句子还原到短文当中。

A hunter(猎人) once lost his way in the forest while running after a deer. As hard as he tried, he could not find a way out of the forest. For three days, he couldn’t find any food to eat. He felt so hungry that     1    . He lost all hope at that time, and it was the best surprise for him when he saw an apple tree the next day. He picked some apples to eat.

As he ate the first apple,     2    , and he also thanked the forest. He could not believe his luck when he ate the first apple, but he was less thankful while eating the second one and even less thankful after eating the third apple. With each passing apple, his hunger didn’t go away and     3    . He didn’t enjoy his tenth apple at all.

Why? He had already taken it for granted(理所当然) to find an apple tree in the forest. When he took the tenth apple in his hand, he was still very hungry,     4    . Scientists call the hunter’s experience the tenth apple effect(效应).

The tenth apple did not lack(缺少) taste and     5    . The only thing lacking was his thankfulness for finding food in the forest.

A．he thanked the apple tree a lot

B．but he did not feel like eating it at all

C．he could eat an elephant in one go

D．it could help end the man’s hunger

E．he became less and less happy

【推荐2】Days ago, I made a skirt for a friend’s daughter. Today, I noticed a message on my phone on WeChat (微信). It was my friend’s saying, “I know you worked hard on the skirt and it looks very nice, but Lingling doesn’t like the pattern (图案) on the skirt. Could you change it?”

I was angry and wanted to call her back. Then I suddenly thought of Grandma and what she had once done for me long ago.

It was a summer when I was eight. One day, Grandma decided to dress up my hair with some flowers. She spent a long time on it and she enjoyed doing that. When Grandma finished, she was so happy and I stood on a chair to look at myself in the mirror (镜子). My heart went cold.

“You can go out and play now,” Grandma said, smiling.

I nodded and slowly walked towards the door. I looked out of the small window in the door and saw some kids playing outside. My best friend, Liu Mei, saw me and waved (挥手) at me to go outside, but I couldn’t move. I knew everyone would laugh at my hair, but I couldn’t tell Grandma how I felt.

Finally, I went into Grandma’s room and said in a scared voice,   “Grandma, I don’t think the flowers in my hair look nice.”

Grandma looked sad, but didn’t say a word. She stood me back on the chair in front of the mirror. While Grandma was pulling out the flowers gently (轻柔地). I realised she loved me so deeply that she put my feelings before hers. And that is the kind of love I try to pass on today.

I picked up my phone and replied to my friend on WeChat. “I am glad to change it.”

1. How did the writer feel when she noticed the message on her phone on WeChat?

A．Angry.

B．Worried.

C．Excited.

D．Interested.

2. The writer didn’t tell her grandma how she felt at first because ________.

A．her grandma wasn’t at home that day.	B．her grandma was busy doing housework.
C．she was afraid her grandma would be angry.	D．she wanted to pull out the flowers by herself.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Learn to dress ourselves up.	B．Make more changes for others.
C．Be brave to tell our feelings of love.	D．Put others’ feelings first if we love them.

【推荐3】Peter wondered why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was that he was always taking, never giving.

One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday, I’d like you to come and bring Martha, too.” “Thanks, Peter. We’d be happy to come.” Bill said. “Perhaps you’d like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I’m sure everyone will want you to sing for us.” That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed.

The party was a big success. However, as the guests (客人) were leaving, they said “Thank you” to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “Thanks for the invitation.”

1. The party was held ________.

A．at Peter’s house

B．in a large hall

C．at Peter’s friend’s house

D．in a secret place

2. ________ liked Peter.

A．Many of his friends

B．Few people

C．Everyone

D．Nobody

3. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Betty made the best cake.	B．Mary Jackson sang well.
C．Bill could play the violin.	D．The guests did hard work for the party.

4. From the story, we can see Peter was ________.

A．a selfish man

B．good at making friends

C．a warm-hearted man

D．a welcomed friend

5. What does the story want to tell us?

A．Each dog has its day.

B．It’s better to give than to take.

C．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

D．Actions speak louder than the words.

【推荐1】

China’s 15-year-old Chen Ye won gold in the men’s park final of skateboarding at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sept.25.

Chen started getting into this sport in 2016. “I remember one day I went to a sports store, and by chance, I saw a skate board. I decided to give it a try,” Chen said to China Youth Daily. Although it was really challenging (挑战) to stay on the board at first, Chen found it very interesting. “Every time I did some difficult moves, I felt the joy of making progress,” said Chen. Slowly, Chen needed a better skate park for training. To meet this need, his father decided to make a skate bowl himself. “He would work on it late into the night, sometimes until three or four in the morning,” said Chen. “I'm really thankful for my father’s support.”

As a junior high school student, Chen needed to find a balance between his schoolwork and skateboarding. His only “privilege (特权)” was not having to take PE classes, so he could use that time to do his schoolwork. After school he needed to practice skateboarding for hours in his own skate bowl. He trained in the morning, studied in the afternoon and sometimes had to have special classes with the teachers’ help. While getting ready for the match this year, Chen even disagreed with his father over his study plan. He wanted to train for more hours at night to avoid influencing with daytime classes.

Looking back on his seven years of learning to skate, Chen said this experience made him stronger and braver to do something he truly loves.

1. Why did Chen Ye first get into skateboarding?

A．It was by chance at a sports store.	B．To avoid studying.
C．At the suggestion of a friend.	D．To finish a school requirement.

2. Which class was Chen Ye free from to practice his skateboarding?

A．Physics.

B．PE.

C．Art.

D．Math.

3. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Chen Ye’s Gold Medal Story	B．Chen Ye’s Love for Skateboarding
C．Chen Ye’s Confident Journey	D．Chen Ye’s Skateboarding Pleasure

【推荐2】One day an old man is selling a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly.
Then the old man goes up to him and says in his ears, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it, then I will give you some meat.”
“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man some meat and says, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant?”
“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why do you look at the elephant?” asks the old man.
The young man answers, “Because I never saw an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
1. What is the old man doing?

A．He is giving some meat to the young man.

B．He is selling an elephant.

C．He is looking at an elephant.

D．He is finding the bad ears of the elephant.

2. The young man looks at the elephant slowly because ______.

A．he never saw an elephant before

B．He wants some meat

C．he want to help the old man

D．he wants to find the bad ears

3. Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A．The old man sells the elephant.

B．The young man doesn’t say anything about the elephant before the old man sells it.

C．The old man doesn’t give the young man any meat.

D．The young man doesn’t know there is something wrong with the elephant.

4. The old man promised to give some _________ to the young man.

A．presents

B．money

C．food

D．meat

5. How does the young man look at the elephant?

A．Quickly.

B．Carefully.

C．Fast.

D．Happily.

【推荐3】请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Since it came out in 1908, Anne of Green Gables (《绿山墙的安妮》) has been a favorite book of teenagers all over the world. What it teaches us is simple: How to grow up to be a happy and useful person.

Anne is an 11-year old orphan (孤儿) who arrives in the town of Avonlea, Canada. She helps Mathew and Marilla Cuthbert, a brother and sister, on their farm.

At first, Mathew and Marilla hope to adopt (收养) a boy, not a thin girl. Will she be of any use on the farm? It seems unlikely: Anne is very imaginative, talkative and easily distracted. That’s not what is needed on farm.

And yet, Anne proves that she can actually be useful. She works really hard. But she doesn’t lose her powerful sense of fun—and this is why readers love the story. She doesn’t become “a good girl”, if “good girl” means knowing only how to work and live unhappily. We see Anne’s love for life everywhere. She knows how to enjoy herself, whether it’s by eating ice cream or trying on a new dress.

Many stories for children are written to tell them how to behave well. Usually it means doing one’s duty and not having any fun. But that’s not the kind of story Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery wanted to tell. The book gives readers a helping hand rather than trying to scare them into being “good” girls and boys.

1. How long has the book Anne of Green Gables been printed so far?

A．For over a century.

B．For about 50 years.

C．For less than 100 years.

2. What is Anne like in the book?

A．She is a shy, quiet and thin Canadian girl.

B．She lives together with her brother and sister.

C．She is thought not to be fit for the farm work at first.

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

A．证明

B．推断

C．想象

4. How does Anne win the love of the readers?

A．By acting like a good girl.

B．By becoming another Cinderella.

C．By having fun and getting the job done.

5. Why is the book so popular with teenagers?

A．Because it tells us what a good kid should be truly like.

B．Because it educates us to work hard to be a useful person.

C．Because it helps us know how to behave well when we grow up.