【推荐1】Billy Elliot is an 11-year-old boy. His mother passed away because of a terrible illness. He had to live with his father and his brother, who were both coal miners(矿工). They worked hard but didn’t get enough money.

One day, Billy saw a group of girls having ballet(芭蕾) lessons. He was interested in it and he joined the class. When Billy’s father found out his son was learning ballet, he got too angry and didn’t let his son take any lessons. But Billy carried on in secret for he loved it.

Billy’s ballet teacher, Georgia, found he danced better than those girls. So she spent all her time helping Billy. And Billy studied harder. He has made much progress in dancing soon. Later she encouraged him to take a test to go to the Royal Ballet School in London.

When Georgia told Billy’s father about this, the father said that Billy wasn’t allowed to dance any more for his family was too poor to afford his dancing. But one day, he saw Billy dancing and found that his son was talented in ballet. He knew Billy wasn’t going to give up dancing.

After that, Billy’s father did everything he can to support his son. He took Billy to London for the entrance test. Finally, Billy was accepted by the school and he trained harder than ever there. And after years of study, he ended up as a top professional(专业的) ballet dancer. And now he has performed ballet in many places around the world.

1. What did Billy do when his father didn’t let him go on learning ballet?

A．He asked his teacher for help.	B．He kept on learning secretly.
C．He learned it all by himself.	D．He had to give up in the end.

2. Why did Billy’s father change his idea?

A．He found Billy’s talent in ballet.	B．He watched a ballet show one day.
C．He saw others dancing ballet.	D．He met Billy’s ballet teacher.

3. Which of the following would Billy probably agree with?

A．Nobody can stop you except your parents.	B．A good teacher can lead a student to success.
C．Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.	D．To become successful, family is important.

【推荐2】What will the students do to celebrate after the exam in June? Here, three of them tell us what they plan to do.

Li Junzhe, 15, Huaihua, Hunan:

My friends and I will travel to Beijing and Shanghai after the exam. We planned to go by ourselves but were turned down by our parents. They said we were too young to travel alone. I am OK with it because I've already travelled by myself.

Zhu Hanlian, 15, Dexing, Jiangxi:

What am I going to do this summer? Of course I'll go to Shanghai! But before that, I will watch movies. Because of the big exam, I haven't seen any movies for a long time. I will watch whatever is at home!

Dong Xu, 14, Dalian, Liaoning:

I will, of course, play computer games for days after the big exam. My mother never lets me play games during the school days. I can't imagine how exciting it will be now. Also my friends and I will go to Shanghai.

1. The underlined part "turned down" in the passage means       .

A．promised

B．chosen

C．refused

D．built

2. Who has the experience of travelling alone?

A．Dong Xu.

B．No one.

C．Zhu Hanlian.

D．Li Junzhe

3. Zhu Hanlian will       before travelling to Shanghai.

A．watch movies at home	B．plan computer games
C．go to zoo	D．go to Beijing with his friends

4. The three students will be excited about their summer plans because .

A．they will go to Shanghai	B．they all want see movies
C．they will play games for days	D．they will travel to Beijing

5. The best title for the passage should be “     ”.

A．A plan to Shanghai	B．Summer Fun Ahead
C．A trip to Shanghai	D．The Big Exam

【推荐3】Today is the first day of the week. It is sunny and hot in the afternoon. Mr. White is driving his car to his sister’s school. Now he is very near the school. But he doesn’t know the way to it. At this time, he sees an old woman. Mr. White stops in front of a bank and gets out of the car.

“Excuse me, where’s the school, please?” he asks.

The old woman says, “It’s very near here. I want to go with you.”

Now the old woman is sitting in the car. Soon they come to a small house and she says, “Stop, please!” Mr. White stops the car and says, “But this is not a school.” “No,” says the old woman, “this is my house. I want to get home early before dinner time. Thanks for driving me home. The school is behind the bank. So go back to the bank and then turn right, and you can find the school.”

1. How is the weather in the afternoon?

A．It’s wet and hot.	B．It is sunny and hot.
C．It’s windy and warm.	D．It is cloudy and cold.

2. What is Mr. White doing this afternoon?

A．He is going to his father’s farm.	B．He is buying a car for the woman.
C．He is driving his car to his sister’s school.	D．He is visiting an old friend in the countryside.

3. Where’s Mr. White’s sister’s school?

A．Behind the bank.	B．Near the farm.
C．In front of the woman’s house.	D．Behind the woman’s house.

4. What does the old woman want to do?

A．She wants to stop Mr. White’s car.	B．She wants to visit Mr. White’s sister.
C．She wants to go to the school with Mr. White.	D．She wants to get home in Mr. White’s car.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The bank is across from the school.

B．Mr. White wants to go to the woman’s home.

C．Mr. White met the woman at his sister’s home.

D．The woman told Mr. White the way to his sister’s school.

【推荐1】配对阅读。请将左栏5个人的个人情况的描述，右栏是组织或服务简介。请为左栏的每一个人选择一个最合适的组织或服务。

1     John is a 22-year-old young man. He can play the guitar and sing pop songs very well. But he is worried because he doesn’t have a job now.     2     Wang Mi, a 19-year-old girl, is a newcomer to Guangzhou. She has no friends here now. So she would like to find a place to make some friends.     3     Henry is an old man. He lives alone and has few friends. He wants to take part in some activities for the old people.     4     Lucy’ s money was stolen when she arrived at Guangzhou Railway Station. She is so helpless in the street. And she is hungry and cold.     5     Rose was walking along Dong Feng Road. Suddenly a car hit her and knocked her down. She was badly hurt. The driver ran away after the accident.

A. If you have problems, you can call us at the following numbers: 110 for anything urgent, 119 for a fire burning, and 112 for a sick person. We will come to help you in 10 minutes. B. If you have no place to stay, you can call us for help We’ll serve you a room to stay in for one or two nights for free. Our telephone number is 2233-5687. C. My bar needs a pop singer who is under 25 years old. He or she must be able to play the guitar and good at singing. If you know how to play the piano, that’s better. D. If you are over 60 years old, welcome to come here to enjoy yourself. You will no longer be lonely. You can play chess or cards with your new friends here. E. Our school needs an English teacher. He or she must have at least three years’ teaching experience. He or she must be friendly and warm-hearted. F. It’s a place for young people to make friends here. It’ s free for you to sign your name here. But you must help us to hand out some advertisements. G. More than 100 artists get together and show their works here. If you are interested in them, you can buy those you like at a low price. Come here to enjoy yourself.

【推荐3】Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(输血) from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies to fight the illness. The doctor talked to the little boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(迟疑) for a moment. He took a deep breath and said, “Yes, I’ll do it if it can save Lisa.” As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He looked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the color returned to his sister’s face, he didn’t smile and he looked a little afraid. He looked at the doctor and asked, “Will I start to die now?” He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.

1. What happened to the little girl named Lisa?

A．She lost her little brother.

B．She got better with the antibodies from her brother.

C．She died of a very serious disease

D．The transfusion failed and her illness got worse.

2. What does the underline word “antibodies” mean in Chinese?

A．维生素

B．细胞

C．药物

D．抗体

3. The doctor wanted the little boy to_______.

A．give all his blood to his sister	B．give his life to his sister
C．give some of his blood to his sister	D．get the same disease as his sister

4. What did the boy feel when the doctor talked to him about the transfusion?

A．He was willing to give his blood.

B．He was so afraid that he refused to do anything.

C．He was worried about his sister.

D．He was unhappy to help his sister.

5. From the passage, we can learn that the boy is__________.

A．quiet

B．selfish

C．brave

D．humorous

【推荐1】同学们,自从上了初中,我们的校园生活丰富多彩,可下面有五位来自贫困地区的同学,需要你的帮助。请根据他们的述说，从A～F六幅图中，为他们选出—份合适的礼物。希望他们开心、进步。

A                      B                    C                      D                       E
1. Lin Yang：I know Yao Ming．He is great．I want to play sports with my friends．But we have no soccer balls，basketballs，volleyballs．
2. Liu Wei：It’s very cold here，but I have only an old sweater(毛衣)．It’s my mother’s．I need new clothes．
3. Wang Li and Wang Xia：We are sisters．We don’t have a clock in our home．We don’t know the time to go to schoo1．We don’t want to be late for school，so we get up early．
4. Zheng Lei：Our teachers tell us，books are our friends．I want to read many books and I want to write books．
5. Dai Su：My shoes are broken(破旧)． I go to school with very old shoes．

【推荐2】An exhausted (筋疲力尽的) looking woman came into the doctor’s office.

She said, “Doctor, there are a lot of dogs all over my neighborhood. They bark (犬吠) all day and all night, and I can’t get a good sleep.”

“I have good news for you,” the doctor said, taking out a small bottle. “Here are some new sleeping pills (安眠药). A few of these and your trouble will be over.” “Great, thank you.” the woman was very glad to go back home with pills. A few weeks later, the woman came again, looked worse than ever. She said “Doctor, your pills are not good at all. I’m more tired than before.” “I don’t understand how that could be,” said the doctor, shaking his head, “Those are the strongest pills on the market.” “That may be true,” answered the woman, “but I’m still up all night running after those dogs and when I finally catch one, it’s hard to get him to eat the pills.”

1. The woman came to see the doctor because _____.

A．her dog was ill	B．she was bitten (被咬) by dogs
C．she couldn’t sleep well	D．her son was ill

2. The doctor gave some pills to the woman for _____.

A．the dogs

B．herself

C．her son

D．her neighbors

3. The woman got _____ in a few weeks.

A．worse

B．healthier `

C．better

D．stronger

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The doctor gave the woman wrong pills.

B．The woman liked to run with the dogs.

C．The woman took the pills but the pills didn’t work at all.

D．The woman might feel better if she took the pills.

5. When he heard what the woman said, the doctor might think that _____.

A．he gave the woman the right pills

B．the woman was a very clever person

C．the woman was very foolish (愚蠢的)

D．he should give the woman the pills again

【推荐3】There was once a boy in a village. Whenever he asked people to do things, no one would listen to him. He was sad. So he asked a wizard (巫师) to solve the problem by using magic. The old wizard tried a lot of spells (咒语), but it didn’t work.

A young man heard about the problem. He went to the boy and said that he knew the solution. He gave the boy two small pieces of paper.

“These are two spells, my boy. Use the first before you ask others to do something, and use the second when they have done it. A smile is also necessary,” the young man said.

The boy was happy and tried to use the spells. When he asked people to do something, he said “Please” before his words and “Thank you” after they had done it. People were very surprised that the boy could be polite. Soon, they became happy to do what the boy asked them to do.

The wizard was surprised, and asked the young man about the spells.

“It’s not magic. When I was a child, my teacher told me that with good manners you could get anything you want. And he was right. The boy only needed good manners to get what he wanted.”

1. At first, when the boy asked for help, ________.

A．everyone helped him	B．some people helped him
C．only a few people helped him	D．nobody helped him

2. The young man give the boy two ________.

A．magical spells	B．pieces of paper
C．smiles	D．wishes

3. Who taught the young man to be polite?

A．The wizard

B．The people in the village

C．His teacher

D．The boy

4. What is the meaning of the underlined word “manners”?

A．礼仪

B．魔法

C．规则

D．智慧

5. Which of the statements are not true?

A．The boy changed a lot after the young man gave him the paper.

B．Later, People were happy to help the boy.

C．The young man taught the wizard the spells.

D．Good manner is important to our life.