【推荐2】 Johnny lived with his parents in a small town. One day there was an earthquake near the town. Many houses were pulled down. Everyone thought that there would be another earthquake soon. They were worried that the second earthquake would be worse than the first.
“We must send Johnny to a safe place.” Johnny’s mother said to her husband. “Many of our friends are sending their children to relatives in other towns.”
“We’ll send him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said. “He lives a long way away. Johnny will be safe with him.”
He telephoned Johnny’s uncle, Peter, and asked him if he would let Johnny live with him.
“He’s a good boy,” he said, “ he won’t give you any trouble.”
“All right,” Johnny’s uncle said, “but I can’t be accustomed to staying with kids at this moment. I enjoy living a very quiet and peaceful life.”
“You won’t know Johnny’s in the house,” his father told him.
So Johnny, who was five,went to live with his uncle.
Two days later, Johnny’s parents received a letter from Peter. It said, “I am returning the child.                I can’t stand him.”
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1. The underlined words “be accustomed to” in the passage most probably means ____.

A．stick to

B．be used to

C．be sure about

2. Johnny and his parents lived ______.

A．in a small town

B．on the farm

C．in the countryside

3. Johnny’s parents sent him away because ______.

A．they didn’t want Johnny to get hurt

B．Peter wanted to protect Johnny

C．all the children in the town moved to Peter’s town

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

A．Peter couldn’t stand Johnny.

B．The five-year-old Johnny was a well-behaved boy.

C．Uncle Peter didn’t like a noisy life.

5. “ _______” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A．There’s no earthquake.

B．Please send me an earthquake.

C．Please send some food.

【推荐3】Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire (雇佣) a nurse to help with housework and take care of him.

One day, the old man interviewed two nurses—Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary (普通的). The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said,

"Anthony has given me a very bad account (描述) of you. He said you are rude and untrustworthy. Is this correct?"

Peter thought for a minute and said, "If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things."

The old man was very impressed by Peter's character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man. The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, "Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think about this?" After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started cursing (咒骂).

In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner (内在的) beauty.

1. What did the old man want a nurse to do?

A．Live with him.

B．Help with housework and look after his wife.

C．Work as a doctor.

D．Help with housework and look after him.

2. The old man told Peter that Anthony__________.

A．had had some bad words of him

B．had praised him

C．did not trust him

D．considered him to be not important

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Ordinary people are more trustworthy.

B．Handsome men must be good men.

C．Inner beauty is more important than appearance.

D．Others’ opinions are always correct.

【推荐2】阅读短文，将五个句子还原到短文当中。

We can often hear birds “sing”. Do you know why they sing? Maybe you think that     1    . But in fact, the singing is a language of their own.

Some scientists believe that birds sing some of the time because they are happy. However,     2    . There is a warning(警告) to other birds to stay out of their territory. Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male(雄性的), makes as its own place. Only he and his family can stay here.

Your garden and house are your territory. In these places,     3    . If an uninvited visitor wants to come to your territory, you might shout loudly. This can make the visitor go away, because     4    .

A bird can also do the same thing. And he does it almost any time, especially at nesting(筑巢) time. So he is screaming(尖叫) all the time, even when     5    . We call this kind of screaming “singing”, and it is usually enough to keep other birds away.

Now you may think that birds have a language of their own.

A．he doesn’t see any other birds

B．they are just happy

C．only your family and friends are welcome

D．they sing mostly for a very different reason

E．your shout can frighten(使惊吓) the visitor

【推荐1】Peter lived in a village. He was sad recently because he thought that he had nothing left. One day, Peter went to ask a wise man for help. He said to the wise man, I have nothing left, so I don’t want to live. The wise man smiled sympathetically (同情地).

The wise man took out a piece of paper and drew a straight line down the middle. He explained that he would write down the things Peter had lost on the left side and the things Peter still had on the right side.

The wise man asked, “When did your family leave you?”   “What do you mean? They haven’t left me. They love me.”

“That’s great!” said the wise man. “Then that will be the first thing on the right side—Family haven’t left. Now, do you have freedom (自由)?”

“That’s a silly question. Of course I do.”

“Good! That’s the second one on the right side—You have freedom.”said the wise man, writing it down. After Peter was asked some more questions in the same way, he finally understood and smiled. “Things will change when you think of them in a different way!” he said.

As a matter of fact, change your attitude (态度) and you will change your world. It’s necessary to have a positive (积极的) attitude to life.

Judge the following statements true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
1. Peter felt down recently because he thought his life was meaningless.
2. Peter thought he had nothing left except freedom.
3. The things that Peter still had were written down on the left side.
4. The wise man gave Peter some advice directly.
5. From the passage, we can know that we should have a positive attitude to life.

【推荐2】右面的材料A-F提供了六个网站，请根据下面各题中人物的需求，帮他们选择他们感兴趣的网站，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1     Lily likes searching the Internet for ideas. Father’s Day is coming. She wants to do something different to thank her father this year.     2     Judy likes listening to pop songs. She would like to download some to her smartphone so that she can enjoy them wherever she is.     3     Jenny is a schoolgirl. Reading short stories is her hobby. Every night, she would like to read one after finishing her homework.     4     Lucy likes to try many different kinds of food but doesn’t want to spend too much money on food. She is always free on weekends.     5     Henry is a very active boy. He likes playing ball games as well as watching them. He is also interested in searching for news about games and sports stars.

A. Welcome to the website: http://www.relaxing-reading.com. This website is good for those who are interested in reading stories and poems. You can experience the joy by reading such fine short works. B. Welcome to our website: http://www.search.com. Do you want to search for perfect gift suggestions? We have many for you, from expensive gifts to special and new ones. You will be pleased with our advice. C. Welcome to our website: http://www.ez-tracks.com. We have the greatest pop songs of all time. You can listen online or download (下载) some for future listening. D. Welcome to our website: http://www.sports-home.com. The best sports around the world include football, basketball, baseball, tennis and more. Get the latest sports scores, professional players, team news and videos. E. Welcome to our website: http://www.Chinesework.com. Classical Chinese novels can be found here, such as Journey to the West, The Legend of White Snake and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. You can know something about Chinese history by reading the long stories. F. Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. The food is delicious and cheap. If you want more information, you can visit http://www.bluesky.com.

【推荐3】I’m Linda Smith. I’m in a blue and yellow jacket. My phone number is 356-5703. Here is a photo of Ms. Green and Kate. Ms. Green is in a yellow jacket. She is my English teacher. She is nice. Her phone number is 836-2975. Kate is in a blue jacket. She is Ms. Green’s daughter. She is my good friend. Her phone number is 928-5760. What’s this? This is a red watch. It’s not my watch. Is it Ms. Green’s watch? No. Is it Kate’s watch? No. It’s Cindy’s watch. She is Kate’s cousin. Her phone number is764-0259.

1. What color is Linda’s jacket?

A．It’s yellow and blue.	B．It’s green and blue.
C．It’s yellow and green.	D．It’s red and yellow.

2. Who are in the photo?

A．Ms. Green and Linda.	B．Ms. Green and Kate.
C．Kate and Linda.	D．Linda and Cindy.

3. Linda is Kate’s _______.

A．sister

B．cousin

C．aunt

D．friend

4. 文中画线单词“She”指代的是“ _______ ” .

A．Kate

B．Linda

C．Cindy

D．Ms. Green

5. Who is my English teacher?

A．Cindy.

B．Linda.

C．Ms. Green.

D．I don’t know.