【推荐1】An old man was sitting on the sofa with Mike, his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a dove (鸽子) landed on the ground.

The father asked his son, “What is this?”

The son replied, “It is a dove.”

After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is this?”

The son said, “Father, I have just told you. It’s a dove.”

After a little while, the old father asked his son for the third time, “What is this?”

This time Mike could not control his anger and shouted, “It’s a dove, a dove. Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you so many times ‘IT IS A DOVE!’ Don’t you understand this?”

The old man silently took out an old diary, turned to a page and showed it to Mike. Though a little impatient (不耐烦), Mike began to read it.

“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a dove landed on the ground, and my son asked me what it was. I smiled at him, said it was a dove and hugged (拥抱) him. After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same. Pointing to the same dove, little Mike asked me what it was 23 times and I kept on answering his question and hugging him every time.”

Something gently touched Mike’s heart. His face turned red with shame for being so impatient to his father and he hugged him tightly (紧紧地).

Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime, but you may not realize that until they are gone.

1. How many times did the father ask his son the same question?

A．Twice.

B．Three times.

C．Five times.

D．Twenty-three times.

2. What did the father do after Mike asked him the question?

A．Shouting at him.

B．Hugging him.

C．Keeping silent.

D．Being angry with him.

3. What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Doves

B．Parents.

C．Things in their lifetime.

D．The son.

4. What really touched Mike’s heart according to the passage?

A．His father’s diary.	B．His father’s answers.
C．His father’s love.	D．His father’s hugs.

【推荐2】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Hi, my name is Mike. This is my family tree.     1     Many people are teachers in my family. I’m an English teacher.     2     We’re both 40 years old. We have two children. Jack is our son, and Sonia is our daughter. They’re in Happy Middle School.     3     They’re both teachers. Jeff is 67 and Anna is 64. Tony is my brother. He’s a math teacher.     4    

Nancy is my wife’s sister. She’s a Chinese teacher and she can speak Chinese very well.     5     Can you see how many teachers there are in my family?

A．My wife’s parents are teachers, too.

B．He has two boys, Martin and Ken.

C．I have a big family.

D．I have a sister.

E．My daughter’s name is Nancy.

F．My wife (妻子) Danielle is an English teacher, too.

G．My father’s name is Jeff and my mother’s name is Anna.

【推荐1】In the opinion of many people, the two­parent family is the correct way to raise children. Traditionally, this has been as the most natural way, but single­parent families have had to face prejudices(偏见) against their life­style. However, the single­parent family is the fastest growing type of family. In the United States, a national survey showed that at least 50% of children will be members of a single­parent family. So we think it is important to throw prejudices away and to see the advantages of single­parent families.

When compared to two­parent families, single­parent families are usually at a disadvantage in some ways. They are often in short of money, and children receive less attention. What’s more, single parents can find themselves under too much pressure(压力) of both work and home. Despite(尽管) these disadvantages, it is possible for single­parent families to look for support from friends, schools, communities or other organizations. They need to remember that nobody can do it alone.

Surprisingly, single­parent families also have some advantages over two­parent families. Single parents have greater flexibility(灵活性) in spending time with children, because they don’t have to consider the needs of a husband or wife. So they can develop closer relationships with their children. Another advantage comes from the fact that single parents often work together with their children to solve problems, which makes children feel more needed and valued.

It’s important to remember that single­parent families have, until now suffered prejudices from some people. They think that it’s easier for the children in single­parent families to drop out of school in teens, and to be jobless in their early twenties. But, with the support from friends, schools and communities, single­parent families become more accepted by society, and this situation is certain to improve. In the future we will probably see these prejudices disappear.

1. What does the writer mainly tell us in Paragraph 1?

A．People shouldn’t have prejudices against single­parent families.

B．The single­parent family is not good for raising children.

C．The two­parent family is the correct way to raise children.

D．50% of children will be members of a single­parent family in the USA.

2. Which disadvantage of single­parent families is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A．They are often in short of money.

B．Children may receive less attention.

C．Children also suffer from the prejudice.

D．Parents are under pressure of both work and home.

3. How can single parents make their children feel more needed and valued?

A．Don’t consider the needs of others.

B．Pay more attention to their children.

C．Develop closer relationships with their children.

D．Discuss and solve problems together with their children.

4. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A．Advantages and Disadvantages

B．Changing Views on Single­parent Families

C．Best Life­style for Children

D．Comparing Two Types of Family

【推荐2】Do you feel happy in your life? Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads during their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you. While you study hard, your parents are always taking care of your life and your health. When you have success, your friends will say congratulations to you. When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you begin to notice even a few of them, you will see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling in your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying go “Life is like a revolving door.” When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

1. Those who have big houses may often feel ________.

A．happy

B．lonely

C．free

D．excited

2. Which is NOT right according to the passage?

A．People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.

B．You can get help from others when you make mistakes.

C．You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D．Happiness is always around you though you have difficulties.

3. Which picture shows a “revolving door”?

A．	B．
C．	D．

4. Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Happiness

B．Good luck

C．Bad luck

D．Life

【推荐1】A poor man worked for a rich man. The rich man made the poor man work all day, but didn’t give him enough food. So the poor man often felt hungry.
One day, when the poor man was having breakfast, the rich man came in and said to the poor man, “It’s very troublesome to come back for the other meals. So I want you to have your breakfast, lunch and dinner together now before you go to the fields.” “How can I eat three meals at breakfast time?” the poor man answered but he said, “All right.” He finished his meals and went out. Two hours later, the rich man went out for a walk, he saw the poor man sleeping under a tree. He was very angry and said, “Why don’t you work in the fields?” the poor man sat up and said with a smile, “I have already had my dinner and you know very well that after dinner it is time to go to sleep.”
1. Why did the poor man often feel hungry?

A．The rich man didn’t give him enough food.

B．His parents didn’t give him enough food.

C．He ate only one meal a day.

D．He was poor and lazy.

2. What was the poor man doing when the rich man saw him again?

A．He was working in the fields.

B．He was sleeping under a tree.

C．He was still having breakfast.

D．He was cutting a tree.

3. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “troublesome”?

A．迅速的

B．悠闲的

C．麻烦的

D．辛苦的

4. From the story, we can learn that ________

A．the poor man ate too much.

B．the rich man had only one meal a day.

C．the poor man was clever.

D．the rich man was kind to the poor man.

【推荐2】Mr. and Mrs. Hand have a cute brown dog. His name is Dave. He is 3 years old now. He likes eating meat and vegetables but he doesn’t eat rice. Mr. and Mrs. Hand like their dog very much. They are often at home with him and never take him out for a walk(散步).

One day, Dave is ill(生病) and he doesn’t eat any food. Mrs. Hand worries about(担心) him very much, so she takes Dave to the animal(动物) hospital. The doctor says, “Can you let your dog be here for two days? I’m sure I can let him eat food.”

She agrees. The doctor tells his helper to put(放) Dave in a small room and give him only(仅仅) water.

Mrs. Hand goes to see the doctor two days later(以后). Dave looks very different.

“Does he eat food now?” Mrs. Hand asks. Then the doctor gives some rice to Dave. Mrs. Hand says, “He doesn’t like eating rice.” But Dave eats all the rice. Mrs. Hand thanks the doctor and gives him the money.

“But what lets Dave eat rice?” she asks.

“Water!” says the doctor!

1. Mr. and Mrs. Hand _______.

A．often take Dave out for a walk	B．let Dave eat rice every day
C．often stay at home with Dave	D．don’t like Dave

2. Dave is in the small room in the animal hospital for _______.

A．1 year

B．2 days

C．3 days

D．3 years

3. _______ puts Dave in a small room.

A．Mrs. Hand

B．The doctor

C．The helper

D．Mr. Hand

4. Dave eats all the rice because(因为) the doctor only gives him _______.

A．water

B．rice

C．meat

D．vegetables