【推荐1】七选五阅读
Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective (侦探) stories for magazines. One evening he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his pen in front of him,     1    . So he decided to go to the cinema.
When he came back,     2    . The man had a drink, smoked several of Tom’s cigarettes (香烟) and read the story. The man left a note, “I have read your story and I don’t think much of it.     3    . By the way, I am a thief. I am not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a famous writer, I will return.”
    4    . Then he sat down and finished the story.     5     but when he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half-finished story on his desk.
A. Please read my advice and you can write a wonderful story.
B. but had no idea.
C. Please write down my advice and you can finish you story.
D. Tom read the thief's advice.
E. Tom is famous now.
F. Tom is still not a famous writer.
G. he found that someone had broken into (闯入) his house.

【推荐2】The neighborhood kids heard Zeke banging（重击） in his garage. "What's Zeke doing now?" asked Kevin. "He's always busy with something, but today he's noisier than usual! I'd say strange things will happen. "

"He says he's building an airplane, " said Will. "My father gave him a broken lawnmower（割草机）. You know Zeke-he can create （创造） something out of anything!"

"Zeke bought six loaves of bread and a large jar of butter, " said Donny, He wondered nervously what Zeke was doing with those ordinary things.

Just then they heard a huge noise as something came crashing（撞坏） out of the garage.All the kids saw Zeke's determined（坚定的）, red face under his wild, curly hair. "I'll send postcards!" Zeke shouted bravely as he went up into the clouds.

1. What was Zeke like?

A．Quiet and shy.	B．Nervous and frightened.
C．Imaginative（充满想象力的） and creative.	D．Brave and helpful.

2. What did Zeke do at the end of the story?

A．Zeke made some noise in the garage.

B．Zeke created a machine that could fly and took off successfully.

C．Zeke went shopping for some bread and peanut butter.

D．Zeke sent some postcards to his friends from the airplane.

【推荐3】One fine day the Warthogs（疣猪）were walking among some trees.

“Remember,” said Mr. Warthog, “this is a dangerous place. Always stick to the paths and never go off exploring things that don’t concern you.”

Suddenly, a terrible noise came into their ears.

“Baby Warthog, I’ve warned you before,” said Mrs. Warthog. “Say pardon when you burp!”

“That wasn’t me,” said Baby Warthog. “It was the lion up there!”

Sure enough, a lion was hanging upside down from the tree above them. He was caught in a trap（陷阱）.

“Please,” said Lion, “let me down. I’ve been up here for three days and I think I’m hungry and thirsty to death.” “How silly do you think we are?” said Mr. Warthog. “If we let you down, you will eat us!” “I promise I won’t!” pleaded Lion. “I am so weak for lack of food, so I am as harmless as a small cat.” So the Warthogs undid the trap and set the Lion free.

“Thank you so much,” said Lion. “Dear Mr. Warthog, sweet Mrs. Warthog and lovely, delicious, good-enough-to-eat Baby Warthog, I am so grateful, I could just gobble you up!”

Mrs. Warthog didn’t like the sound of that. She didn’t like the way Lion was looking at Baby Warthog and licking his lips either. “Like this?” said Mrs. Warthog, and she pulled hard so that the rope went tight and Lion was once again hanging upside down from the tree.

“What did you do that for?” said Lion.

“My family and I set you free,” said Mrs. Warthog, “and you were going to thank us by eating Baby Warthog here! What an ungrateful guy you are!” The Warthogs turned their backs and walked away with their noses in the air. Lion hung upside down like that for another three days until Grass Mouse came by.

“Excuse me,” said Lion, who was now so weak for lack of food that his voice was just a whisper. “Would you please be kind enough to help me down? I promise I won’t hurt you.”

Grass Mouse’s mother had told him to stay away from lions, but she had also said that he should always help other animals in trouble. Grass Mouse climbed up the tree and with his sharp front teeth he gnawed through the rope that was holding Lion.

“Thank you so much,” said the Lion when he was back on solid ground.

Lion wasn’t going to make the same mistake twice, so instead of thinking about eating Grass Mouse, he promised to help him whenever he is in trouble.

1. The Warthogs decided to help Lion at first because ________.

A．They liked Lion	B．They were afraid of Lion
C．Lion promised not to hurt them	D．Lion looked weak

2. Why did Mrs. Warthog trap lion again?

A．Because Mrs. Warthog hated Lion.

B．Because Mrs. Warthog wanted to make fun of the Lion.

C．Because Lion made a terrible noise.

D．Because Lion wanted to eat Baby Warthog.

3. Which of the following is wrong according to the story?

A．The Lion was trapped twice.

B．Mr. Warthog is clever and brave and loves her baby.

C．The lion stayed upside down from the tree for at least a week.

D．The Lion decided not to eat Grass Mouse.

4. What is the moral（寓意）of the story?

A．Be grateful to those who help us.	B．Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
C．Still water runs deep.	D．All roads lead to Rome.

【推荐1】An old man saw his grandson having an argument with his wife. He asked his grandson, “Why do you raise your voice every time you argue with your wife?” His grandson answered, “I raise my voice so that my voice is heard.” “Your wife is close enough to hear you when you say the same words. Why do you have to raise your voice?” the grandfather asked. “Maybe because I need to let off some steam by raising my voice,” his grandson replied. “The steam will go out in the same way if you speak to her in a low voice. So why is that?” “Or because I’m angry when she doesn’t understand me,” the man said unwillingly.

“But that is not the real reason why you raise your voice. The real reason is that when you are angry with your wife, your heart moves away from her heart. So even though you are close to each other, you feel that you are far away from one another. You feel like you have to shout,” the grandfather replied. “So what should I do to solve this?” the grandson asked. “When two people are in love, their hearts are close to each other. If you say to her kindly, you can both hear each other clearly. This is how you should talk to each other,” the grandfather replied.

1. What was wrong with the grandson?

A．He had a hearing problem.	B．He wouldn’t talk to his wife.
C．He was shouting at his wife.	D．He had a bad voice.

2. Why did the grandson act that way, according to the old man?

A．Because he was angry.	B．Because he wanted himself to be heard.
C．Because he wanted to let off some steam.	D．Because he felt far away from his wife at heart.

3. What advice does the old man give?

A．Listen carefully.	B．Keep love in your heart.
C．Shout loudly if you want to be heard.	D．Stand closer if you can’t hear someone.

4. What does the underlined word “unwillingly” mean in Chinese?

A．不情愿地

B．乐意地

C．积极地

D．意外地

5. What does the story teach us?

A．It’s good to let others speak first.	B．We should be kind to those we love.
C．It’s hard to have an important discussion.	D．We should help others when they have problems.

【推荐2】
1. Jack comes from Russia. He is studying in Beijing now. So he misses his hometown(家乡) very much. He wishes to go to a city where he can find the feeling of home.
2. Mary is an American girl. She likes going shopping. She is planning to travel to a city where she can find a job.
3. Frank is from Canada. He is interested in swimming in the sea. But he lives far from the sea. He wishes to go to a place where he can swim and eat bananas and pineapples(菠萝).
4. Helen comes from England. She doesn’t like hot weather. She likes to go somewhere cool, clean and beautiful.
5. Nick is a Japanese(日本人). He likes taking photos. He would like to stay close to nature(自然). He even wishes to take a boat when taking photos. But he doesn’t like hot food.

A．City: Lhasa Temperature(温度)in July: 15℃-17℃ Attractions(有吸引力的地方): blue sky, clean places and beautiful dances

B．City: Harbin Temperature in July: 24℃-30℃ Attractions: some old buildings in Russian style(样式)

C．City: Hong Kong Temperature in July: 29℃-30℃ Attractions: nice and cheap clothes, all kinds of delicious food and jobs easy to find

D．City: Guilin Temperature in July: 29℃-30℃ Attractions: clean rivers and many other natural views(景色)

E．City: Sanya Temperature in July: 27℃-32℃ Attractions：good places for swimming, lovely beaches and great fruit like bananas and pineapples(菠萝)

【推荐3】After dinner, my wife (妻子) gives me a telephone and asks me to call a woman. She says, “It’s good for you to see her tomorrow and have dinner with her. These days I have many things to do. I know you don’t have much time but the woman needs you, Bob.” She says, “She is very old now. You need to spend (花费) time with her.” She is right, so I call the woman and ask her to have dinner with me, she says “OK”.

The next day, I see the woman. She is very neat. She is in nice and clean clothes and her hair is very beautiful. I take her to a restaurant (餐厅). We have dinner and have a talk. She is a nice woman. We have a good time. Then I take her to her home. She is very happy.

The woman is my mother. She is seventy-five years old now. She doesn’t live with us and she lives with her dog. She does many things for me and my family. She is a great mother.

Thanks, mom. Thank you for what you do for me and my family. I want to say “I love you!”

1. What does the underlined word “neat” in Paragraph (段落) 2 mean in Chinese?

A．整洁的

B．慷慨的

C．善良的

2. Which of the following is NOT right about the woman?

A．She is very old .

B．She has dinner with Bob.

C．She lives with her son..

3. Which is the right order (顺序) of the passage?
a. The woman is very happy.
b. I take the woman to a restaurant.
c. My wife asks me to have dinner with a woman.
d. The woman and I have dinner and have a talk.

A．c-b-a-d

B．c-d-a-b

C．c-b-d-a

4. What’s the best title (最好的标题) of the passage?

A．A good dinner

B．I love you, mom

C．I love my wife