There was magic in the secret garden that spring and summer. At first, everything turned green. Then the green changed to coloursb—blue, purple and red. There were flowers everywhere.
Dickon and Mary’s seeds grew and the roses—the roses! From small buds they grew into large flowers and filled the air with their perfume.
Colin saw it all. He watched the changes as they happened. Dickon pushed his wheelchair to the garden every morning and he spent the day there. Sometimes Colin sat on the grass watching the insects.
One day, he watched a mole（鼹鼠）digging a hole. He learnt a lot of things about the ways of these insects and animals. And Dickon taught him about the animals in the wood.
One morning, the children were in the secret garden as usual. When Ben Weatherstaff arrived, Colin said, “Good morning, Ben Weatherstaff. I want you and Dickon and Mary to listen to me because I’m going to tell you something very important.”
“Yes, sir!” answered Ben Weatherstaff.
“I’m going to do a scientific experiment（科学实验）,”he said. “When I grow up, I’m going to make scientific discoveries about magic and I’m going to start with this experiment. Do you understand?”
“Yes, sir!”said Ben Weatherstaff, but he didn’t really understand.
“I believe that there is magic in everything.”continued Colin. “Dickon knows some magic. He charms animals and people. Mary also knows a bit of magic because she was born in India. There’s magic in the garden, too. I’m going to try and put some in me because I want to be well and strong. I’m going to say: “Magic is in me! And you must all say it, too. That is my experiment. Are you going to help, Ben Weatherstaff?”
“Yes, sir!” answered Ben Weatherstaff.
They sat down in a circle. The crow, the fox, the squirrels and the lamb were very curious.
“Now, let’s begin,” Colin said, and they all started chanting（吟唱）.
“Magic is in me. Magic is in me. Magic is in all of us.”
Then Colin stood up and walked round the garden. He went in front with Dickon on one side and Mary on the other. Ben Weatherstaff walked behind.
Colin walked a bit then rested. Then he walked again and rested again. At first, he held Dickon’s arm, then he walked a few steps alone.
“I can walk! The magic worked!” he cried.
“What is the doctor going to say?” asked Mary.
“Nothing.”Colin answered, “because we aren’t going to tell him. No one must know that I can walk and run. It’s a surprise for my father when he comes back to Misselthwaite.”
“He’s going to think it’s a dream,”said Mary.
（Taken from The Secret Garden）
1. What did Colin learn in the secret garden?2. What did Colin want to do when he grew up?
3. Where was Mary born?
4. If Colin’s father knows that Colin can walk, how might he feel?
5. In your opinion, what does “magic” in the passage refer to?
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【推荐1】I’m Sam. My hobby is playing chess（棋）—one of the greatest games in the world. My mom taught me how to play when I was 7. She beat (打败) me every time for the first year. But then on my eighth birthday, I won for the first time. I nearly always beat her from then on.
It takes about a day to learn the rules (规则). But if you want to be good, you have to practice for years. You don’t need much to play chess—just a chess set (棋具) and someone to play with.
Chess sets can be quite cheap, or very expensive. Some people collect chess sets as a hobby, but some prefers playing.
There is a chess club in our school, and we meet every week to play with each other. I’m the best player in the club, and the captain of the school chess team. This year we won the All English Schools’ Championship (锦标赛), and I had to go up on stage (台子) in front of the whole school to accept the trophy (奖品).
I’m saving up my money to buy a chess computer. It’s very expensive, but very good for practice. In that way, I’ll always have someone to play with. One day I will be the world chess champion (冠军).
1. Is playing chess Sam’s hobby?2. Who taught Sam to play chess?
3. What do you need to play chess?
4. How do you like Sam?
【推荐2】George Reeder, 63, in Somerset has been given a bravery certificate（证书）for saving the life of a baby boy.
It was a cold and windy morning. The local harbour master, George Reeder, was carrying out his regular duties when he heard a noise that caught his attention. On the other side of the harbour, some people were pointing and shouting, so he cycled over quickly Mr Reeder expected to see a dog in the sea, bu instead, he saw a baby’s buggy（婴儿车）in about four metres of freezing cold water. A woman was screaming desperately - her baby boy was trapped into the buggy and was in the water. The strong wind had blown the buggy into the sea. Mr Reeder quickly decided to do something.
“I went over and saw that the buggy was upside - down ... and I jumped in,” said Mr Reeder. He pulled the buggy over to the sea wall. Then some other people came to help. They tired a rope to the buggy and managed to pull it out of the water and to safety.
Tanya Allen, a passer - by (who, fortunately, was a nurse), gave the baby CPR（心肺复苏术）and was able to get him to breathe again. Mr Reeder remembered seeing a little bit of breath coming out of the baby’s mouth. ‘I thought, he is all right. He’s alive. Brilliant!” he said. Then an air ambulance helicopter arrived and the baby was taken to hospital. Mr Reeder said it was unbelievable that baby survived. ‘It’s such a miracle,’ Mr Reeder added.
After he’d finished helping the baby and the helicopter had gone, Mr Reeder went home to recover from the experience. The child’s grandfather knew Mr Reeder and, a little later, went to his house to tell him that the boy was out of danger. Mr Reeder was very relieved and happy to hear that.
Mr Reeder said that he hadn’t really been brave. ‘It was everyone - from Tanya doing the CPR to the helicopter pilot,’ he said. ‘I’m just glad I could help. But when Mr Reeder got the certificate, a reporter said that what he’d done was very brave. ‘This was an extremely brave act, as he put his own life at risk.’ The reporter has advised local people to avoid walking along the seafront in very windy weather.
1. Why was George Reeder given a bravery certificate?_____________________________________________________________________
2. How was the weatehr when Mr Reeder was carrying out his duties that morning?
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3. Before other people came to help, what did Mr Reeder do to save the baby?
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4. Who came to help Mr Reeder, some people around, Tanya Allen or the helicopter pilot?
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5. According to the reporter, what should the local people do in very windy weather?
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6. How do you like Mr Reeder? Give your reason(s).
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A king wanted to find the answers to three questions. The questions are: when is the right time for every action, who are the most important people, and what is the most important thing to do? The king asked learned men, but their answers didn’t please him. In the end, he decided to visit a wise man who lived in the woods.
When he got close to the wise man’s hut, he asked his bodyguards to wait behind. He found the wise man digging. He asked the wise man his three questions, but the wise man didn’t respond. Seeing how old the wise man was, the king helped him dig. The king dug for hours, but the wise man never said anything. Just as the king was about to leave, a wounded (受伤的) man run to the hut and fainted (晕倒) before them. Then the king carried the wounded man to the hut and looked after him. The wounded man said that he was the king’s enemy and had wanted to kill the king. He asked for forgiveness and promised to serve the king faithfully (忠诚地).
Afterwards, the king repeated his questions to the wise man. The wise man replied, “If you had not helped me dig earlier, you would have left and been killed. So, the most important man back then was me, and the most important time was when you were digging. The most important thing to do was to be kind to me. When the wounded man arrived, he was the most important person, and saving him was the most important thing. By doing so, you made peace with an enemy.”
1. Was the king pleased with the answers given by learned men?2. Where did the wise man live?
3. Why did the king help the wise man dig?
Because he thought
4. Who was the wounded man?
5. The king didn’t find the answers to his three questions, did he?
6. What were the king’s rewards (奖赏) after he helped the wise man and the wounded man?
【推荐1】When talking about “good people”, who first comes to your mind? Many Chinese might think of Lei Feng. In China, the young soldier is a symbol of the giving spirit. People who act selflessly(无私地)are sometimes called “living Lei Feng.”
Lei Feng was born in a countryside in Hunan in 1940, so he grew up poor. He became a soldier in 1960. But just two years later, the young man died after being hit on the head by a falling pole(杆子).
During his short life, he did not fight in any wars, nor did he achieve any world-changing success. But he has been remembered as a national hero.
Lei Feng gave his whole life to help others. He carried luggage for the elderly and gave food to children. He once gave all the money he had to the sick parents of a friend. He darned(缝补)pants and socks for other soldiers and taught them how to read.
According to Chairman Mao Zedong, Lei did more than just these good deeds — he served the people with all his heart. Lei Feng is not a “superman”, but a role model for every common person. Being kind to others is something that everyone should try to do. Let’s start from small things like Lei Feng, then we can make the world a much better place.
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1. Lei Feng is a symbol of the
2. Lei Feng became a
3. How many years did Lei Feng stay in the army?
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Three days ago, Li Yang arrived in England. There he had three days of hamburgers, sandwiches, and potatoes. Yesterday he was very excited when he heard that there was going to be a meal of hot pot to welcome the new students.
He went into the room and sat next to an American girl. To his surprise, he saw potatoes and bread in front of him. Where was the hot pot?
When she saw Li Yang was very surprised, the American girl told him that hotpot is NOT hot pot. China has hot pot in two words but English hotpot is written in one word.
Hotpot is made from meat, potatoes and onions. People put it in the oven (烤箱) all day in a heavy pot and on a low heat. It is easy to cook.
Hotpot tastes nice. But Li Yang still misses hot pot, two words!
1. Do many Chinese people like hot pot? (no more than 3 words)
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2. When did Li Yang arrive in England? (no more than 3 words)
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3. Who told Li Yang that hotpot is not hot pot? (no more than 3 words)
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4. Which country has hot pot in two words? (no more than 1 word)
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5. What is English hotpot made from? (no more than 4 words)
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【推荐3】Her School Journey
Eleven-year-old Emily Jones lives on an island (岛) in the Orkneys. Emily’s island is very small and there are only thirty people living there. Emily enjoys her life on the island.
She often goes fishing and swimming. But what about school?
Emily can see her school from her garden. It’s a few kilometers away. The problem is that the building is on a different island and the journey is very long. She travels by bike, by bus and by ship to get there.
Like other children, Emily goes to school five days a week. She can 5 every day in summer, and from Monday to Saturday in winter. The ship is small and only has space for twenty passengers (乘客). Sometimes, Emily is the only passenger, but the workers in the ship are friendly and Emily likes them.
Sometimes, the weather is bad and Emily gets to school late. The teachers understand this and never get angry with her. Classes like sport and music are never the first ones on a school day. She usually has maths, and the teachers often give her help at lunchtime.
Sometimes the weather is fine in the morning, but then it’s bad in the afternoon. When this happens, Emily doesn’t go home. She sleeps at a friend’s house.
注意：每题答案不超过6个词。
1. What does Emily often do on the island?
2. How far is it from the island to her school?
3. Do the teachers help her in the morning or at lunchtime?
4. What are the workers in the ship like?
5. Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 4.
