【推荐1】What do you like most when you can get one of such things: freedom, true friends, love, honesty and so on? Here are some choices of students:

Chen Cheng, 14, Jiangsu: I think I need a true friend. I had some friends before. However, it seemed that they didn't treat me well. I .told them my secrets but they didn't tell me theirs. What's worse, they told my secrets to others, which made me very unhappy. I hope to find a true lifelong friend who can share happiness and sadness with me and keep my secrets.

Gan Xiaoning, 14, Heilongjiang: Freedom is what I want most. I am a bird in two cages. In school, I have to follow the school's' rules and listen to teachers. At home, my parents don't allow me to do what I like, either. I have to do everything that they tell me to do: study, study and study some more. So, freedom is the only thing I really want!

Yuan Siyu, 15, Guangxi: I am a boy from a poor family. My father works very hard but only makes a little money every month to support the family. I want to go to a key university so that I can find a good job in the future. Then, I can earn enough money to get my family out of poverty (贫困) and offer my parents a happy life.

Qu Yi, 15, Hebei: I want a complete family. My parents got divorced (离婚) three years ago. Since then, I have had no chance to be together with both of them any more. Now, I am living with my mom and get her love, but I also want my dad's love. I am envious (羡慕) of my classmates who live with their parents. So, I want to have a complete family.

1. What is not talked about in the passage?

A．Hobby.	B．Love.
C．A true friend.	D．Freedom.

2. Chen Cheng wants a friend ________.

A．who often tells secrets to her	B．who can share her feelings and keep secrets
C．who can play with her	D．who can study with her

3. According to the passage which of the following is TRUE?

A．Yuan Siyu’s father works very hard and makes much money to support his family.

B．Chen Cheng gets along very well with his friends.

C．If Qu Yi's parents didn’t get divorced, he would be much happier.

D．Gan Xiaoning says he is a bird because he wants to fly like a bird.

【推荐3】Once upon a time there lived two friends in a small village. Jay and Victor had been friends since they were little children. Now they were studying in a school which was far away from their village. They had to cross a river, climb hills and go through sandy areas on their way to school.
One rainy day, the two friends went to school as usual. They were chatting while walking. Perhaps they were discussing something important, but the two had different opinions, which led to a big argument. Things got so bad that Jay suddenly hit Victor. Then Victor looked at his friend and wrote in the sand, “ Today, my best friend hit me.” They both continued walking without saying anything . Later, they reached a river. Victor was not a good swimmer. By accident, he fell into the river and was going to be carried away by the water. Jay saw this and jumped into the river at once. With difficulty he pulled victor out of the river when Victor became safe, he wrote on a stone, “Today, my friend saved my life.”
Jay, who was watching all this, asked,“So way did you write it in the sand when I hit you, and why did you write on a stone when I saved your life?” Victor replied, “ we should soon forget the wrong done by our friends as words in sand get erased easily, but if they do something good for us, we should always remember their kindness, just as words in stones are kept forever.” Then the two friends walked on as if nothing had happened.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is right?

A．Jay pushed Victor into the river.

B．Victor would remember the good things his friend did for him forever

C．Jay hit Victor because Victor didn’t say anything on the way.

D．Jay and Victor broke off their friendship in the end.

2. From the first paragraph, we can infer that           .

A．Jay and Victor were good students at school.

B．Jay and Victor had to walk a long time before they got to school.

C．Jay and Victor were good friends.

D．Jay and Victor didn’t do well in their schoolwork.

3. According to the passage, the underlined word “ erased” means         in Chinese.

A．消失

B．删掉

C．刮走

D．抹掉

4. This passage mainly want to tell us         .

A．we shouldn’t go to school if the school is far from our home

B．we should remember the good things others have done for us, and forgive others easily

C．good friends shouldn’t argue with each other.

D．we should turn to our friends for help when we are in danger.

【推荐1】One day, a little squirrel meets a big dog. She says to the dog, “Hi, Brother Dog, how are you?” The dog looks at the little squirrel and says, “Who are you? I can’t be your brother. I have no sisters like you --- short and small!”

The squirrel says shyly, “I can climb the tree.”

“That’s a piece of cake. I don’t think it’s a talent（才能）.”

At this time, they see a tiger behind the tree. The squirrel quickly climbs a tree, but the dog runs away. The tiger runs very fast and he catches up with the dog. The squirrel says to the dog   from the tree, “Brother Dog, use your talents to help yourself!”

Well, the dog can’t do anything. The tiger eats him quickly.

1. What does the squirrel look like?

A．Tall.

B．Big.

C．Lovely.

D．Short and small.

2. What is the squirrel’s talent?

A．Singing.

B．Fishing.

C．Climbing the tree.

D．Running.

3. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence?

A．那是一块蛋糕。

B．了不起。

C．我不喜欢蛋糕。

D．小事一桩。

【推荐2】There is a zoo in our city. There are a lot of animals in the zoo. The elephant is very big. We all like to see it because it is kind of cute. The tiger is from the Mountain(山) Changbai of China. It walks in a room. The lion’s room is next to the tiger’s. The panda in the zoo is kind of shy. It is interesting. It is eating bamboo(竹子). The giraffe is very tall（高）. It is very fun. We all like animals because they are our friends. Some boys and girls, men and women often come to the zoo and see them.

根据短文内容, 判断正(T)误(F)
1. There are four animals in the zoo.
2. The lion and the tiger are in the same room.
3. The tiger is from China.
4. The giraffe is kind of shy.
5. The panda is eating bamboo(竹子).

【推荐3】Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big. And they can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus Flytrap.

            The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.
       Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all these important things, especially nitrogen(氮). Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea!
1. The Venus flytrap grows in ________.

A．most parts of the world	B．dry parts of the United States
C．some parts of Africa	D．wet parts of England

2. The underlined word “presses” probably means ________in Chinese.

A．关上

B．挤压

C．打开

D．松开

3. Why do some plants eat animal meat?

A．Because plants are dangerous to animals.

B．Because animals are dangerous to plants.

C．Because plants want to protect themselves against animals.

D．Because plants want to get what they need from animal meat.

【推荐1】Andrew Engel was puzzled. He was sitting in class, but had no idea what the other students were talking about. He had done his homework, paid attention to lectures, and taken notes, but nothing was familiar. “Everyone is so much cleverer than I am,” he thought. It was a strange feeling, as he was always a good student in high school.

He felt even more puzzled a few days later. He got lost on his way to his favorite cinema. What’s worse, he began having trouble finding the right words when speaking. He asked, “What’s for dinner, Mom?” after he had just eaten. Poor Andrew, he was only 15!

His parents were worried and took Andrew to see a doctor. A brain scan(扫描) made it clear: Andrew had a malignant brain turnor (恶性脑肿瘤). It was pressing on the part of the brain that makes a new memory. He should be operated on as soon as possible. Andrew was scared!

Doctors removed the turnor, but Andrew’s memory was still poor. He was told he would probably never go back to school. Andrew was eager to enter a university, but it seemed that his dream wouldn’t come true.

“Even though they told me this, I knew I wanted to go back to school,” Andrew said. “I wanted to get my memory back.”

Andrew began by auditing(旁听) an English class at a nearby school. In class, he took notes carefully and read his notes several times a day, then typed them again and again. He studied twelve hours a day, seven days a week. He worked ten times harder than other students. In 2007, at age 29, he graduated from a local university. Six months later, Andrew found a job.

1. Andrew’s strange behavior including all the following except ________.

A．having no idea what the other students were talking about

B．getting lost on his way to his favorite cinema

C．having trouble finding the right words when speaking

D．not knowing who he was and where he was

2. The underlined phrase “was eager to” in the Paragraph 4 means “________”.

A．decided to

B．refused to

C．strongly wanted to

D．failed to

3. The turnor in Andrew’s brain _________.

A．didn’t damage his memory

B．didn’t have to be removed

C．caused his forgetfulness

D．is still in his brain

4. Andrew studied very hard at the nearby school because _________.

A．he wanted to realize his dream

B．he liked to stay with other students

C．he wanted to forget his illness

D．his parents wanted him to do so

【推荐3】One day a very rich family went on a trip to the countryside. The father wanted to tell his son that people will live a hard life if they are poor, so they spent a day and a night on the farm of a very poor family.

When they got back from their trip, the father asked his son, “My dear son, how was the trip?”

“Very good, Dad!”

“Did you see how poor people lived?” the farther asked.

“Yeah!”

“And what did you learn?” the father asked.

The son answered, “We have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that is in the middle of the garden and they have a river that has no end. We have very expensive lamps in the garden and they have the stars.”

When the little boy finished, his father was speechless. He had no idea how to answer his son.

1. Where did the father and the son go one day?

A．To a friend’s home in the countryside.	B．To their farm in the countryside.
C．To a poor family in the countryside.	D．To a garden in the countryside.

2. How long was the trip there?

A．About 12 hours.

B．About 24 hours.

C．About 48 hours.

D．About 36 hours

3. The father wanted to show his son ________.

A．how poor their family was	B．how rich their family was
C．where the poor family lived	D．how the poor family lived

4. How many dogs does the poor family have?

A．Only one.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．None.

5. What does the word “speechless” mean?

A．寡言少语的

B．毫无兴趣的

C．无话可说的

D．没有帮助的

【推荐1】Juan's mum signed him up (报名) late for baseball. Juan was unhappy! He was not on his old team. He couldn't play with Tyler, Joe and Brad. And they all loved Dave—he was a great coach. Juan was not sure if he wanted to play. He just knew it would not be any fun.
Juan walked slowly to the field(球场). His new team was practising there. First he saw two boys. They didn't play well. "So bad!" thought Juan. "I will be on such a terrible(糟糕的) team!"
Then Juan remembered that Eric, a friend from school, was on the team. Eric played well! "Well, maybe I will stay for some time," Juan said to himself.
Juan started looking around. He saw two other boys. They played well. One of them was a fast runner. "Hey! This team might be okay!" thought Juan.
Eric was excited to see Juan. "Hey, Juan! I'm glad you are on our team. We are going to have a great team. Do you know who our coach will be?"
"So, who will be the coach, Eric?" asked Juan.
"It's Home Run Harvey!" Eric answered excitedly.
"Home Run Harvey!" Juan said loudly. "The only Home Run Harvey from the university team?"
"That is right," said Eric.
Juan could not believe how lucky he was to be on Home Run Harvey's team! He could not wait to tell his friends about his new team and coach!
1. Which is TRUE about Tyler, Joe and Brad?

A．They were Juan's classmates.

B．They were Juan's cousins.

C．They were all fast runners.

D．They were on the same team.

2. What was Juan's new team doing?

A．They were practising.	B．They were swimming.
C．They were having lunch.	D．They were reading.

3. Juan started feeling good about the new team when      .

A．he saw a fast runner

B．he talked with Dave

C．he remembered Eric was on the team

D．he learned who his new coach would be

4. What would Home Run Harvey do?

A．He would go to university.

B．He would teach baseball.

C．He would play with Dave.

D．He would make more friends.

5. Juan felt          at the end of the story.

A．tired

B．sad

C．excited

D．worried

【推荐2】When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But one thing wasn’t very fun about it. He could catch many fish while I couldn’t catch anything. I usually got a little unhappy and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish”, I remember being even more upset then, because “I’m not a fish!” I didn’t know how to think like a fish. Besides, how could what I think change what a fish does?

As I got a little older, I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the shallow water is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in sunlight than in the shadow. Yet, fish don’t have any eyelids and the sun hurts their eyes... The more I understood fish, the better I became at finding and catching them.

When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like salesmen.” But it didn’t completely make sense. My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was, “You need to think like a fish.” Years later, with great efforts to do long-term business with people much older and richer than me, I slowly learned what we all need is to think more like customers. It is not an easy job. I will show you how in the following...

1. Why was the writer unhappy in fishing trips when he was nine?

A．He could not catch a fish.	B．His father was not patient with him.
C．His father did not teach him fishing.	D．He could not change a fish as his father did.

2. According to the writer, fish are most likely to be found ________.

A．in deep water on sunny days	B．in deep water on cloudy days
C．in shallow water under waterside trees	D．in shallow water under direct sunlight

3. After entering the business world, the writer found ________.

A．it easy to think like a customer	B．his first boss’s sales idea useful
C．his father’s fishing advice useful	D．it difficult to sell services to poor people

4. What will the writer talk about at the end of the passage?

A．How to think like customers	B．Why to think like customers
C．How to think like salesmen	D．Why to think like salesmen

【推荐3】When I was a teenager, I did a six-week summer learning program at a college. It helped kids get a taste of what college was like. We had classes in the mornings and the evenings were filled with fun activities. We did have a break in the afternoons, however. One afternoon, my friend Claude and I found an old basketball. We went to an outdoor basketball court（球场）for a game of one-on-one.

At the time, Claude was taller than me. He was also better at basketball. I fell behind fast. I was not willing to lose. So I drove hard to the basket, but I missed it! The ball bounced back（弹回）and I jumped up to catch it. Just as I was about to catch it, I saw an elbow（肘）above my face. As Claude caught the ball, his elbow came down hard, right into my eye. I saw stars everywhere. The pain was terrible. Claude kept saying “sorry” over and over. I laughed through the pain.

I spent the next few days walking around with a black eye, but it was worth it. For years afterward, I got a laugh whenever I told the story and joked about Claude’s elbows of death. In this life, we all get an elbow to the eye sometimes. Our plans fail. Things work against us. Our ups become downs. When this happens, it’s best to face it with laughter and forgiveness. In this way, you can turn your pain to joy and you can learn and grow.

1. What was the summer learning program for?

A．To let kids learn knowledge in college.	B．To let kids have fun.
C．To help kids experience the college life.	D．To train kids for the basketball competition.

2. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The writer was not so good as Claude at basketball.	B．Claude’s elbow hit the writer in his eye.
C．Just the writer and Claude played the basketball game.	D．Claude hit the writer to make fun of him.

3. The writer said “it was worth it” in the third paragraph because ________.

A．he learned something from it	B．he got help from Claude later on
C．he could joke about Claude	D．he became better at basketball

4. The underlined word “forgiveness” in this passage mans “________”.

A．sorry

B．pardon

C．cry

D．joy

5. Which can be the best title for this passage?

A．An Unforgettable Game	B．Laugh Through the Pain
C．A Special Summer Program	D．It Was Worth It