【推荐1】Long long ago, there was a blacksmith(铁匠). He was always unhappy with his life. “ I’m always hot as a blacksmith. I want to be a stone on the mountain. There it must be cool.” A wise man could change everything. The blacksmith went to the wise man. The wise man said, “Be a stone!” The blacksmith became a stone. A moment later, a stonemason(石匠) came and saw the stone. “It’s what I want,” he said and began to cut it. The stone cried, “Ouch! I don’t want to be a stone. I want to be the sun. That would be great.” The wise man said, “Be the sun!” And he became the sun. But the sun was much hotter, so he said, “ I don’t like this. I’d like to be the moon. It looks cool!” The wise man said again, “Be the moon!” And he became the moon. “This is hotter than being the sun, because the light from the sun shines（照射）on me” he said, “ I don’t want to be the moon. I want to be a blacksmith again. That’s the best life.”
But the wise man said, “ I’m tired of your changing. You want to be the moon, now you are the moon, and you’ll be the moon in the future.”
1. Why did the blacksmith want to be a stone on the mountain?

A．Because he didn’t like working.

B．Because he thought a stone was very happy.

C．Because he thought being a stone was cool.

D．Because a stone on the mountain could see everything.

2. What’s the right order that the blacksmith changed?

A．the sun----the moon----the stone	B．the stone----the moon----the sun
C．the moon----the sun----the stone	D．the stone----the sun----the moon

3. What’s the best title for this text?

A．The Hottest Work	B．A Poor Blacksmith
C．Enjoy Your Present (目前的)Life	D．Different kinds of life

【推荐2】For a long time, we had a fat, fluffy (毛茸茸的), black, stray (走失的) cat in our neighbourhood. Sometimes I saw her sitting on my porch (门廊). Sometimes I saw her hiding under my car. Each time I walked close to her, however, she ran away. Finally, I gave up and decided to give her some freedom.

Recently, something strange happened. This freedom stray cat decided to accept my daughter, Beth. Each time Beth walked over to my house from her place up the road, she was welcomed by the stray cat. The cat walked between her legs, purred and meowed until she got petted.

It happened day after day until this morning when Beth left her a bowl of cat food. I guessed that it ended the cat’s straying life because Beth even started calling the cat “Alice”. I doubted Alice would ever want to become an indoor cat but she seemed to have made Beth her forever friend. Beth has the kindness and love that draw (吸引) all kinds of animals to her.

Isn’t it amazing how love works its way into our hearts and lives? We are minding our own business and suddenly we have a new pet, or a new friend, or find a moment to share in an act of kindness. Let your love pass onto the lives of others, because to love is to truly live and to live is to truly love.

1. 【细节理解题】 Where did the writer find the cat?

A．In the street.

B．In the neighbourhood.

C．In a zoo.

D．In a library.

2. 【词义猜测题】The underlined phrase “gave up” has the closest meaning to ________.

A．rested

B．worked

C．waited

D．stopped

3. 【归纳概括题】What happened in recent days?

A．The cat began to get close to Beth.	B．The cat found its owner.
C．The cat was adopted (收养) by someone.	D．The cat entered the writer’s house.

4. 【推理判断题】The cat accepted Beth because ________.

A．Beth has no friends	B．Beth is as young as the cat
C．Beth has kindness and love	D．Beth gets on well with everyone

5. 【归纳概括题】What does the writer want the readers to do?

A．To adopt animals.	B．To pass our love.
C．To mind our business.	D．To share what we have.

【推荐3】

If you can’t be a pine on the top of the hill, Be a scrub in the valley. There’s big work to do, And there’s a small thing to do; Be a bush（灌木）if you can’t be a tree, If you can’t be a bush, be a ________, There’s big work to do, And there’s a small thing to do; We can’t all be the ship, then just be a boat, There’s something to do for all of us here. And the task you must do is the near. If you can’t be a highway（要道）, then just be a path（小路）, If you can’t be the sun, be a star; It isn’t by size that you win or you fail. Be the best of whatever you are!

1. In the first two lines of the poem, the size of “pine” and “scrub” may be ________.

A．small

B．huge

C．similar

D．opposite

2. Which of the following is the best to fill in ________?

A．cloud

B．bridge

C．grass

D．ball

3. The writer of the poem encourages us to be ________.

A．positive

B．honest

C．hardworking

D．kind

4. We can learn from the poem that ________.

A．where there is a will, there is a way	B．failure is the mother of success
C．we should never lose heart when in trouble	D．we should try to be the best of ourselves

【推荐1】Long ago, people lived happily under the rule of a king. The people of the kingdom were very happy as they lived a very rich life with much wealth and no misfortunes (不幸).

Once, the king decided to visit places of historical importance in distant places. He decided to travel on foot to communicate with his people. People of distant places were very excited to have a conversation with their king. They were proud that their king had a kind heart.

After several weeks of travel, the king returned to the palace. He was quite pleased that he had seen his people living a wealthy life. However, he had one regret. He had much pain in his feet as it was his first trip on foot covering a long distance. He complained to his ministers (大臣) that the roads didn’t feel comfortable. He could not stand the pain. He said he was very worried about the people who had to walk along those roads as it would be painful for them!

Considering all this, he ordered his soldiers to cover the roads in the whole country with leather (皮革) so that the people of his kingdom could walk comfortably. The king's ministers were surprised to hear his order as it would mean that thousands of cows would have to be killed in order to get enough leather. And it would also cost a huge amount of money.

Finally, a wise man came to the king and said that he had another idea. The king asked what it was. He said, “Instead of covering the roads with leather, why don’t you just have a piece of leather cut in appropriate shape to cover your feet?” The king was very satisfied with his suggestion and praised the wisdom of the wise man.

1. The people of the kingdom loved their king, didn’t they?

A．Yes, they did.	B．No, they didn’t.
C．Yes, they didn’t.	D．No, they did.

2. Where did the king decide to go?

A．A leather road.	B．Places of interest.
C．Places of historical importance.	D．His palace.

3. Why did the king order his soldiers to cover the road with leather? Because ________.

A．it would cost a huge amount of money	B．the people could walk comfortably
C．he could walk comfortably	D．the people could be happy

4. What does the underlined word “appropriate” mean?

A．合理的

B．完美的

C．贵的

D．合适的

5. Who came up with the suggestion at last?

A．The king.

B．A minister.

C．A wise man.

D．A soldier.

【推荐2】David is an American. Last week, he took a train to Dijon. On the train, he wanted to have a sleep, so he asked the conductor (乘务员) to wake him up (唤醒) when the train got to Dijon. Then he went to sleep. After a long time, David woke up. It was early the next morning and the train got to Paris. David was very angry (生气的). He ran up to the conductor and asked, “Why didn’t you wake me up in Dijon?”
The conductor looked at him and said, “Another American may be more angry  than you. But you can’t see him now. I put him off(让……下车) the train in Dijon last night.”
根据材料内容判断正(T)误(F)。
1. David is from the USA.
2. David wanted to write a letter (信) on the train.
3. The train got to Dijon when David woke up.
4. David was angry because the conductor didn’t wake him up in time (及时).
5. Another American got off (下车) in Dijon last night.

【推荐3】I spent an hour writing out all the invitations to my daughter's classmates. She told me who said they were coming.We spent so much time and money making gifts.“Tina would love the sunglasses，and Mike would love this pencil…” Jenny said.She helped me make cupcakes，60 of them with different colors and tastes.
Everything was ready.At four，it started to rain.And it didn't seem to stop soon.“Will they come at five？” Jenny asked me.She looked worried.I was not sure，either.We sat on the sofa and waited.At 4：50，Lisa，Jenny's best friend arrived.We were both happy and welcomed her.Until 5：20，seven of thirty classmates came.
I thought Jenny would be sad.“I'm happy today，Mom，” Jenny told me after the party was over.“It was rainy, but some of my classmates still came.I know who are my real friends.”
“Yes，it's the most important thing，” I said.
1. Who is the writer of the passage?

A．Jenny.	B．Jenny's mother.
C．Jenny's teacher.	D．Jenny's classmate.

2. What is the first paragraph mainly talking about?

A．The party invitations.

B．The party preparations.

C．The guests at the party.

D．How to make cupcakes.

3. Why was Jenny worried?

A．Something was not ready for the party.

B．Her classmates didn't love the gifts.

C．Her classmates might not come because of the rain.

D．There weren't enough cupcakes for her classmates.

4. How did Jenny feel about the party?

A．She was sad.

B．She was happy.

C．She was surprised.

D．She was tired.

5. What does the passage tell us?

A．Real friends always support (支持) us.

B．It's not easy to have a birthday party.

C．Never believe what others said easily.

D．Don't try to be friends with everyone.