【推荐1】A new library opens in the town. It’s a very big library. Some robots work there as library assistants. The robots can help you find the right books you want and do other things you tell them to. But you must say “Please” when you ask for something and “Thank you” when you get something. Li Ming wants to borrow a book from the new library. He comes to the library with Zhang Hua. They see a robot standing there.

Li：Hey，give me the book “Little Tom”．Why，the robot doesn’t work. There must be something wrong with it.
Zhang：No，there isn’t. When you borrow a book，you must say “Please”．
Li：Will you please give me the book “Little Tom”，Mr. Robot?
Zhang：Look！The robot is bringing you the book. Take it，Li Ming.
Li：What’s wrong with the robot？It won’t let me have the book.
Zhang：You must say “Thank you”．
Li：Oh，thank you very much，Mr. Robot.
The robot smiles and gives the book to Li Ming.
阅读短文，判断正误T或F。
1. In the library all the assistants are robots.
2. The robot will be glad to help you if you say “Please” and “Thank you”．
3. Li Ming asks for help from the robot in the library.
4. Mr. Robot is a young man.
5. People say “Please” and “Thank you” only to robots.

【推荐2】He is 11 years old. He often goes fishing with his father. One day, they go fishing early in the evening before bass season (河泸鱼期) opens next day, and it is the rule that nobody can fish bass before it opens.

       Suddenly, the boy’s rod (杆) starts to bend (曲). He knows something big is on the other end. He carefully pulls the fish out of the water. It is the largest fish he has ever seen, but it is a bass. It is 10 p. m. —two hours before the season opens. The father looks at the fish, then at the boy.
       “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he says.
       “Dad!” cries the boy.
       “There will be other fish,” says his father.
       “Not as big as this one,” cries the boy. There are no other fishermen or boats. He begs (恳求) his father to keep the fish.
       However, his father doesn’t agree and says, “It is not right to do wrong, even when, no one is looking.” The boy finally puts the bass back into the water.
       From then on, the decision (决定) to do right lives forever in his heart. Do we do right when no one is looking? If so, it will be a story we can proudly tell our friends and children.
1. What do the boy and his father often do?

A．They often fish bass.	B．They often go fishing.
C．They usually go skating.	D．They often read books by a river.

2. The father asks the boy to put the bass back because __________.

A．he wants to catch something bigger

B．the fish is too large to take home

C．bass season isn’t open yet

D．there are other fishermen watching them

3. How does the boy feel about putting the fish back in the water?

A．Happy.

B．Sad.

C．Excited.

D．Relaxed.

4. Which of the following is not true?

A．People can catch bass after the season is open.

B．His father never does wrong.

C．The boy doesn’t want to put the fish back at first.

D．The bass is the largest fish the boy has ever seen.

5. What does the story tell us?

A．Never go fishing with your father.

B．Fishing is a popular activity to kill time.

C．Listen to your father’s words.

D．Do the right thing, whether someone is looking or not.

【推荐3】①April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.

②One April Fool’s Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.

③In another famous trick in England was when a TV show reported the discovery of special water. They said this water would help people lose weight and that one customer had already lost a lot of weight in just four months. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.

④Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool’s Day. He asked her to marry him. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married. However, when she said “yes”, he replied, “April Fool!” That little joke didn’t have a very happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.

⑤One of the world’s most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than April. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States. Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The origin (起源) of April Fool’s Day.

B．The tradition of April Fool’s Day.

C．Some stories about famous tricks and jokes on April Fool’s Day.

2. How many jokes happened on April Fool’s Day?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Not all the jokes and tricks happened on April Fool’s Day.

B．The TV star’s joke had a happy ending.

C．The special water could help people lose weight.

4. Which of the following is the structure (结构) of the passage?

A．①—②③④—⑤

B．①—②③④⑤

C．①—②③—④⑤

【推荐1】Do you still hug your parents? How do you feel when you hug them? When do you need a hug the most?

It was a cold November morning several years ago. My alarm clock had just gone off, but I was having trouble getting out of bed. My dad died a few weeks ago. I felt weighed down by sadness and depression.

Tough and strong, my dad had worked so hard all of his life to support us. He would sometimes shout at my brothers and me, but I always knew that he loved me. Still, he had been raised (养育) in a traditional way and raised us in that way, too. I couldn’t remember, for example, ever being hugged by him.

After my mom and grandma passed away, my dad moved into grandma’s home. I was so happy to have him close by. I would often visit him and just talk with him about life. But we still seldom touched and never hugged. Finally, his own health began to rapidly fail and within a few months he left us. It was a cold morning when we had his memorial service (追悼会), but I was too cold inside myself to feel it. I couldn’t remember when we’d had our last hug.

I sighed (叹气气) and got out of my bed. I turned on the lights and walked into the hallway. I saw my son Jim walking down the hall to meet me. Suddenly, he opened his arms and gave me a heart-felt hug. And just as he did, I heard my dad’s voice deep inside of me say, “Joey, this hug is from me!” I cried and smiled at the same time. At that moment, in the place where heart, mind and spirit all meet, I felt loved. I felt loved by my dad. I felt loved by life.

1. According to Paragraph 2, the writer felt down because ________.

A．it was a cold November morning	B．his dad passed away
C．he had trouble getting up	D．his alarm clock didn’t go off

2. What did the writer think of his father?

A．Selfish.	B．Humorous.
C．Cold.	D．Tough and strong.

3. What can we know from the fourth paragraph?

A．He talked about everything with his father.	B．He lived far from his father.
C．His father got serious health problem.	D．He often hugged his father.

4. The passage implies (暗示) that ________.

A．family members need to express love

B．parents should love their children

C．kids should be raised in a traditional way

D．family members need to understand each other

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Cold And Sad	B．My Father Died
C．A Father Who Doesn’t Love His Son	D．A Hug Is Important

【推荐2】School started again, and soon the ink in Tom’s spelling book was found. Tom said he hadn’t split the ink, but that made it look as if he were lying. Becky almost said Alfred Temple had done it, but she kept quiet. She thought that Tom would tell the teacher about her tearing (撕) his book, so she didn’t save him. Mr. Dobbins beat him and then Tom went back to his seat.

After an hour Mr. Dobbins unlocked his desk and took out his book. Tom looked over at Becky. She looked like a hunted and helpless rabbit. The next moment the master faced the children. There was a long silence, then he spoke, “Who tore this book?”

There wasn’t a sound. The teacher searched their faces.

“Benjamin Rogers, did you do it?”

Benjamin said no.

“Joseph Harper, did you?”

Joseph also said no. Dobbins looked at the rows of boys, thought for a moment, then turned to the girls.

“Amy Lawrence?”

A shake of the head.

“Gracie Miller?”

The same sign.

Becky was next. Tom was shaking from head to foot.

“Rebecca Thatcher?” (Tom looked at her face; it was white with terror) “Did you tear?” “No” “Look at my face, did you tear this book?”

Tom jumped to his feet and shouted, “I did it!”

The children stared in surprise at his foolish act.

And when he stepped forward for his punishment, he saw the surprise, the thanks, and the love that came from Becky’s eyes. This was enough for one hundred beatings. And he didn’t even mind staying for two hours after school, because he knew that Becky was waiting for him outside.

Tom went to bed that night planning some actions on Alfred Temple, for Becky had told him everything. And he fell asleep with Becky’s last words to him in his ear, “Tom, you are so great.”

—taken from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1. How do you like Mr. Dobbins?

A．Humorous.

B．Strict.

C．Friendly.

D．Mean.

2. What does the underlined word “This” in the passage mean?

A．Becky’s eyesight.	B．The teacher’s punishment.
C．Becky’s surprise, thanks and love.	D．The classmates’ surprise.

3. Which is the right order of the story?
①Gracie Miller replied to the teacher by shaking her head.
②The children were surprised at Tom’s foolish act.
③Tom was beaten for the ink split in his spelling book.
④Becky was thankful to Tom for what he did for her.
⑤Mr. Dobbins’ book was carelessly torn by Becky.

A．③①②④⑤

B．③④②⑤①

C．⑤③①④②

D．⑤③①②④

4. What can you infer from this passage?

A．Becky wasn’t afraid of being beaten by the teacher.

B．Becky tore the teacher’s book on purpose.

C．Becky waited for Tom outside the classroom after school.

D．Alfred Temple might be punished by Tom the next day.

【推荐3】When I was in the sixth grade, my teacher asked our class the question, “What does ‘doing the right thing’ mean to you? “She asked us to think about it over the weekend, and to talk to anyone else who we thought might have a good answer. By Monday, we were to hand in an article on it, and be prepared to live up to our answers. We should match word to what we do.

The whole weekend, I tried to come up with something special and easy to do. I talked to my parents, called my grandmother, and asked my next door neighbor. Everyone had good answers, but I didn’t feel like I could do them.

On Sunday afternoon, I met my four-year-old cousin Andrea. When Andrea was watching TV, I started to write my article. Soon I felt a pair of eyes on me. It was Andrea.

“What are you doing?” she asked.

“I have to write an article about what doing the right thing means to me.” I answered. Andrea laughed.

“That’s easy,” she said.

“OK, tell me the answer,” I said.

“Doing the right thing means being nice to your family and friends. Do what your mum says. Never lie. Take a bath when you’re dirty. Don’t waste water and electricity…”

I looked at Andrea amazingly. Not only had she answered a very difficult question for me, but I could easily follow all of her rules. So when I wrote my article, I included the story about Andrea and how she had answered my question.

Two weeks later, I received an A*along with a little note my teacher had written: “Always do the right thing—and give Andrea an A*, too!”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What does the underlined part “live up to our answers” mean in the first paragraph?

A．Write the articles on time.

B．Come up with good ideas before writing.

C．Do the things that we mentioned in our articles.

D．Talk to anyone who we thought might help solve the problem.

2. What is the correct order of the writer’s activities?
① She asked a lot of people about the question.
② She tried to think about something special and easy to do.
③ She wrote the article and introduced how Andrea helped her.
④ She asked Andrea to tell her the answer and she found it useful.

A．①②③④

B．②①④③

C．②③①④

D．④①③②

3. How did the writer feel when she heard her cousin’s answer?

A．Surprised.

B．Bored.

C．Doubtful.

D．Disappointed.

4. What can you infer from the text?

A．The writer won’t do what her parents say.

B．The writer may thank and praise her cousin.

C．The writer will probably be laughed at by others.

D．Maybe the writer will be angry with her neighbors.

5. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Working hard is the key to success.	B．Asking kids for help is a good choice.
C．Choosing what to do is up to yourself.	D．Doing right things is always around us.