There was a lovely vegetable patch(菜园). A large tree grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one knows that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow(阴影), because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.
The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.
The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch(施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.
1. Why didn’t the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other? ______| A．Because the vegetables wanted more light. |
| B．Because the tree drank almost all the water. |
| C．Because the vegetables weren’t the pride of the gardener. |
| D．Because the vegetables didn’t look as wonderful as the tree. |
| A．长久地 | B．小心地 |
| C．有效地 | D．和谐地 |
①The gardener worked on the patch even harder than before.
②The gardener stopped watering the vegetables and the tree.
③The vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground.
④The tree and the vegetables realized the importance of helping each other.
| A．③②④① | B．④②③① |
| C．②①④③ | D．①③④② |
| A．why the sunlight and water were very important |
| B．how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch |
| C．why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patch |
| D．what happened between the vegetables and the tree |
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【推荐1】Joe, 75, lived very happily and had a beautiful family. He had four grandchildren, and they all visited him during their holidays.
Before they came to visit, Joe got his home ready for the children: cleaning the house and buying their favorite food. But while he was working, he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife. She died when their first child was born. Joe loved the watch very much. He was sad.
When his grandchildren came, they told Joe that they would find the watch. One granddaughter asked, "Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?" Joe answered, "I think when I was cleaning the barn (谷仓)."
All the children went to the barn to look for the watch, except little Mike. They stayed in the barn for more than two hours but couldn't find it.
After they came back, Mike went to look for the watch in the barn. Joe asked why he was going there. The little boy just asked the other children not to follow him and to keep silent. He was there for about 15 minutes and then ran quickly to his grandfather. He found the watch!
Joe was very surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy answered, "I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so quiet. After a few minutes, I heard the' tick, tick' sound and found the watch." Joe hugged him and thanked the little boy.
This shows the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are able to find a solution (解决方法)!
1. Why was Joe very sad when he found he lost his watch?| A．Because it was very expensive. | B．Because he didn't like it. |
| C．Because it was a gift from his wife. | D．Because it was very beautiful. |
| A．About one hour | B．At least 50 minutes |
| C．About 15 minutes | D．More than 2 hours |
| A．Joe was a 75-year-old man and he had a beautiful family. |
| B．The little boy found he watch with the help of other grandchildren. |
| C．Joe was very surprised when he knew Mike found his watch. |
| D．Mike heard the "tick, tick" sound in the barn. |
| A．healthy | B．warm | C．quiet | D．quick |
| A．We should take good care of our watch. |
| B．Cleaning the house is very important for all of us. |
| C．When we meet problems, we should stay calm and find a solution. |
| D．The barn isn't a good place. |
The lion is afraid. He runs everywhere and shouts for his mother. But he still can’t find his way home. When he is tired and doesn’t know what to do, a sheep sees him and brings him to her home.
The sheep likes this small lion and feeds him very well. And the lion likes living with the sheep, too. After some weeks, the lion is big and tall. But he is afraid of other small animals like dogs!
Some days later, a big lion comes. He looks terrible. When he shouts, lots of animals are afraid and run away. But the small lion isn’t afraid. He is happy to meet the big lion and runs to play with him. Then he knows what he is really like. And other animals in the forest start to be afraid of him.
Sometimes we are like this small lion. But if we learn more about ourselves (我们自己), we will know we are strong!
1. This small lion is happy to live with the sheep, but__________.
| A．he looks like a dog | B．he isn’t like a lion |
| C．he never eats meat | D．other animals are afraid of him |
| A．runs away | B．is afraid of him |
| C．brings him to his home | D．runs to play with him |
| A．strong | B．funny | C．smart | D．friendly |
| A．the big lion is this small lion’s father |
| B．this small lion finds his way home at last |
| C．sometimes we need to know what we are really like |
| D．we must be friendly to the animals like small lions |
【推荐3】Once upon a time, an old woman had two large water pots. Each hung on the end of a pole(杆子)which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect, From the river to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. And the other pot was always full. The perfect pot took pride in its talent. But the poor cracked pot felt sad for its own disadvantages.
One day by the river the cracked pot said to the woman, "I feel bad about myself, because the crack in me causes water to come out all the way back to your house.”
The old woman smiled and said, "Why are there flowers on your side of the road, but not on the other pot's side ? That's because I have always known about your crack. So I planted flowers on your side of the road, and every day while we walk back, you water them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my house, There would not be this beauty without you. Each of us has our own cracks. But the cracks make our lives so interesting and beautiful."
So, to all the cracked pot friends, have a great day and remember to smell the flowers on your side of the road !
1. If each of the two pots could be filled with 20 kilos of water, the woman would probably get ______ kilos of water from the river to the house.| A．10 | B．20 | C．30 | D．40 |
| A．Proud | B．Happy | C．Excited | D．Ashamed. |
| A．The woman preferred the perfect pot to the cracked pot. |
| B．The cracked pot felt more talented than the perfect pot. |
| C．There were beautiful flowers on both sides of the road. |
| D．The old woman decorated her house with some flowers. |
| A．缺陷 | B．过失 | C．笨拙 | D．才能 |
| A．Practice makes perfect. | B．Success never comes easily |
| C．Early bird catches worms first | D．Everyone has a talent. |
The movie came out on March 17, 2017. It tells how a cursed （被诅咒的）man-beast is changed into a handsome prince by the love of Belle.
To play the lead role in Beauty and the Beast, Waston turned down the offer of Land, which won six awards including the Best Actress at this year's Oscars. However, she does not regret it. She told Vanity Fair that she believes the movie says something that is important for people to hear.
This is not her first time being invited to play a Disney princess. She refused the offer to play Cinderella. But she happily took on Belle because she saw her as a better role model. Belle doesn't mind Beast’s ugly appearance and sees his good heart within. “She remains curious, compassionate （富有同情心）and open-minded,” she told Total Film.
“She is not easily changed by other people’s ideas.”
But to build her own version of Belle, Waston had a hand in shaping the character. She wanted Belle to be busy instead of just playing in the castle all day. So she had the idea of turning Belle into an inventor, like her father. And Belle even made a washing machine herself, though people broke it. She wanted it to free girls from housework and allow them to learn how to read. She told Entertainment Weekly that people breaking the washing machine was symbolic of people breaking Belle’s spirit and pushing her to become the woman they wanted her to be.
1. According to the passage, Emma Waston________
| A．is a 26-year-old actress from America | B．has both good voice and performance |
| C．sang for the role in La La Land | D．played the role of Cinderella |
| A．disagree | B．agree | C．accept | D．refuse |
| A．Waston’s understanding of Belle | B．Belle’s invention |
| C．Waston’s personal characteristics | D．Belle’s spirit |
【推荐2】Once upon a time，there lived a rich man.He had a servant(仆人)．He and the servant loved wine and nice food very much.Each time the rich man left his home，the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house.The rich man knew what his servant did，but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning，when he left home，he said to the servant，“There are two bottles of poison(毒药) and some nice food in the house.You must take care of them.” With these words，he went out.
But the servant knew what the rich man had said was not true.After the rich man was away from his home，he enjoyed a nice meal.Because he drank too much，he was drunk and fell to the ground.When the rich man came back，he couldn't find his food and his wine.He became very angry.He woke the servant up.But the servant told his story very well.He said a cat had eaten up everything.He was afraid to be punished，so he drank the poison to kill himself.
1. In the story，____liked wine and good food very much.| A．the rich man | B．the servant |
| C．both A and B | D．nobody |
| A．the cat | B．the servant |
| C．nobody | D．both A and B |
| A．there was real poison in the bottles |
| B．he did not want the servant to drink his wine |
| C．he wanted to kill the cat |
| D．he warned him not to drink the wine with poison |
| A．the servant | B．cat |
| C．the rich man | D．nobody |
| A．lazy | B．bad |
| C．clever | D．honest |
【推荐3】Long long ago, there was a giant(巨人)named Kua Fu. He was giant enough to touch the sky. He could cross Mount Erlang with one giant step.
One year, the weather was very hot. Rivers dried up. Plants died. The people were very thirsty.
Kua Fu wanted to help. He looked up at the Sun. It moved across the sky. It baked(炙烤)the ground below.
Kua Fu wanted to catch the Sun. Then he could stop it from baking the ground. That night, Kua Fu found a tall peach tree. It was so tall that it reached heaven. It looked like a good tree to catch the Sun. He pulled up the tree. Then he ate the peaches.
When the Sun rose, Kua Fu picked up the tree. He ran fast. He ran hard. Mountains shook. Wind storms blew. The Gods watched. “Kua Fu is very fast!” they said. “Can he catch the Sun?”
The Sun wasn’t worried. Every morning, it came up. Every day it crossed the sky. Every evening it set.
Every day, Kua Fu ran. He ran, and his shoes filled with dirt. He stopped to empty his shoes. The dirt that fell out of his shoes turned into a hill. Kua Fu ran each day. He stretched up his arms to reach the sky. But he still didn’t catch the Sun.
After many days, Kua Fu got thirsty. He went to the nearest stream. He drank the stream dry! But it was not enough. He was still thirsty! He ran to the Yellow River. He drank it dry, too. But he was still thirsty! He drank every stream and lake he passed. He drank them all dry.
Kua Fu pushed on. He jumped as high as he could. He jumped at the Sun. He was good at playing ball with giants and shorter people. But he couldn’t catch the biggest ball of all. He couldn’t catch the Sun. He felt very mad. He roared! He shook his fist at the Sun! He threw the peach tree at the Sun! Then he fell to the ground, tired to death.
The Sun set that night, just like it always did. When it rose, the Gods saw that Kua Fu had turned into a mountain. The peach tree he had carried had become a forest of peach trees. The Sun no longer baked the ground. Today that land is called Denglin Forest. It is beautiful. Its peaches are sweet and juicy. They can quench the thirst of anyone who tries to chase the Sun!
1. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?| A．Kua Fu | B．the peach tree | C．the Gods | D．the sun |
①. Kua Fu pulled up a tall peach tree.
②. Kua Fu drank the Yellow River dry.
③. The sun baked the ground and people were very thirsty.
④. Kua Fu was tired to death and turned into a mountain.
⑤. The dirt from Kua Fu’s shoes turned into a hill.
| A．①②⑤③④ | B．②①③④⑤ | C．③①⑤②④ | D．③②⑤①④ |
| A．He is brave and kind. | B．He is talented and polite. |
| C．He is clever and patient. | D．He is fun and successful. |
| A．Science | B．Travel | C．Culture | D．News |
【推荐1】Once upon a time, a wealthy villager hid a huge piece of gold in a nearby rice field to protect it from thieves.
Many years later, the wealthy man died and no one else knew about the gold. One day, a poor farmer began to plough (犁) the field. After ploughing for some time, his plough struck the long forgotten treasure.
At first, he thought it must be a very hard tree root. However, when he went closer to look, he saw that it was a large piece of beautiful shining gold.
Waiting until midnight, the farmer started to take the gold home. He tried to lift the gold but it was too heavy. He tried to pull it out with ropes, but it was so huge that he could hardly move it. He became frustrated and thought how lucky he was to have found treasure, but unlucky too, as he could not move it. He even tried kicking the gold but it would not budge!
He sat down and began to use his head. He decided to break the gold into smaller pieces. This would enable him to carry the gold easily.
He thought to himself, “I will use one part for my daily needs and I will save the second part for a rainy day. I will invest the third part in my farming business. I will use the fourth part to help the poor and needy.”
Follow this, he calmly divided the huge piece of gold into smaller pieces. Finally, he took all the gold home easily and lived happily ever after.
1. The wealthy villager hid the gold in the rice field to _______.| A．plough the field | B．keep it safe |
| C．donate it to the farmer | D．leave it to his children |
| A．lifted | B．pulled | C．divided | D．kicked |
| A．the treasure | B．the rice field |
| C．the plough | D．the tree root |
| A．use the gold to keep the rain out |
| B．use the gold when it rains |
| C．use the money to pray for rain |
| D．use the gold when money is in great need. |
【推荐2】How would you feel if your textbooks turned into comic books? This is what comic (喜剧的) artist “Brother Hunzi (混子哥)”, or Chen Lei, has been working on. He wants to help spread knowledge through comic books. The 37-year-old thinks that information could be more interesting through the exaggerated (夸张的) facial expressions and funny dialogue of comic characters.
Chen published his first comic book about Chinese history in 2017. Now, Chen’s brand “ErHunzhi” has millions of followers on social media platforms. “When I was in middle school, I had no interest in history, ” Chen said, “I couldn’t remember historical facts even though I studied hard.” However, in college, Chen played a computer game about World War II, which sparked his interest in history. The experience made him question why he loved studying but still couldn’t get good results in exams. “I didn’t master effective learning methods,” Chen said, “or my interest hadn’t been aroused.”
In 2015, Chen decided to start his own educational comic book business. Working with others, he’s made comic books on topics including how contagious (传染的) diseases have affected people and about the history of the Communist Party of China. In making comics, Chen says it’s important to be creative. “You must have your unique understanding and presentation to attract readers,” he said. For example, he compared the Eastern Zhou Dynasty as a class, and the State of Qi as the class monitor, with other States being the rest of the students. They always argued with each other. By helping people to learn more easily, Chen sees himself as a a “porter (搬运工)” of knowledge.
1. Chen Lei turns textbooks into comic books to ________.| A．work with others better | B．help spread knowledge |
| C．attract more readers | D．get good grades in exams |
| A．knowledge of comics | B．living habits | C．teamwork with others | D．ways of learning |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．humorous | B．creative | C．educational | D．interesting |
| A．ways of reading comic books | B．some good learning methods |
| C．the experience of Chen Lei | D．knowledge about comic books |
I learned to carry my master on my back and pull a coach. I learned to wear reins(缰绳) and a bit in my mouth. I did not like them, but all of the horses had to wear them.
My master had two horses. One of them was Ginger. She was not friendly. She bit and kicked people.
Ginger and I pulled a coach together. The coachman’s name was John. Ginger and I worked very hard. We became friends.
Ginger told me about her life when she was young. She told me, “My master was not kind to me. My reins and bit hurt me. My master didn’t care.”
Squire Gordon and his men felt sorry for Ginger. They were always kind to her. She stopped biting and kicking people. She became a happy horse.
One day in autumn, Squire Gordon went on a long journey. John went with him and I pulled the coach. The weather was rainy and windy. Mr. Gordon and John could not see well in the rain. We came to a bridge. I stopped. “Something is wrong,” I thought. I didn’t want to go on to the bridge. Mr. Gordon and John wanted me to go on to the bridge. I didn’t move. Just then a man saw us. “Stop!” he cried.
“The bridge is broken in the middle. If you go on to it, you are all going to drown in the river.”
“Thank God!” said the Squire.
Then John said, “Black Beauty saved our lives. He knew the bridge was dangerous.”
When we returned home, Squire Gordon told his wife, “We are all safe, thanks to Black Beauty.”
That night, I was glad though I was very tired.
—Adapted from Black Beauty
1. All the horses have to wear ________ and bits in the mouths.| A．reins | B．hats | C．scarves | D．coats |
| A．master’s | B．horse’s | C．coach’s | D．coachman’s |
| A．I knew the bridge was dangerous | B．I was too tired at that time |
| C．it was rainy and windy | D．the bridge was very long |
a. Ginger bit and kicked people. b. We didn’t cross the bridge.
c. Ginger and I became friends. d. John began a long journey.
| A．a-b-c-d | B．d-a-c-b | C．a-c-d-b | D．d-b-a-c |
| A．sorry | B．generous | C．thankful | D．unkind |
