【推荐1】There were two men who lived next to each other. One of them was a retired (退休的) teacher and the other was a businessman(商人).     1    . The retired teacher seldom watered his plants and didn’t pay a lot of attention to them. But his neighbor was very careful with his plants and watered them often.

The retired teacher’s plants were small, but still looked okay, while the businessman’s plants were much bigger and greener. One night, there came a storm with a heavy rain and wind. The next morning, both of the neighbors came out to check in their gardens.     2     and were totally out of life. But the retired teacher’s plants nicely stood where they were.

The businessman was surprised. He went to consult (请教) the retired teacher, “We both grew the same plants and I cared for my plants better than you did.     3    ?”

The retired teacher smiled and said, “Because you gave your plants too much attention. You made it too easy for them to grow.     4    , so their roots (根) had to grow deeper to take in more water.     5    .”

A．How could your plants still be okay

B．They all like planting plants in the garden

C．That is why my plants survived (幸存)

D．But my plants died

E．The businessman saw that his plants had come out from the earth

F．Both of them had planted many different plants in their gardens

G．I gave my plants just a little bit of water

【推荐2】Many of us enjoy watching animals in the wild. They usually make us pleased, cheer us up and, sometimes, even get us scared. But did you know they can teach us? Geese, for example, teach a very good lesson about teamwork.

In fall, Canada geese fly south to get away from Canada’s cold winter weather. They lift off in no order. Yet very quickly they form a V shape, with one bird leading the flock (雁群). Scientists have discovered that geese flying in a V-shaped formation can help them to save energy. In this way, they can fly 70 percent farther without rest than birds flying alone.

How does this apply to (适用于) humans?

Work together. Whether it is in our personal lives or our professional ones, we need other people. We are encouraged by their enthusiasm and energy. If we face the difficulties in life alone, the risks are greater.

Be an encourager. We have found that geese make sound in flight to encourage those up front to keep up the speed. Team members should regularly communicate with each other while working towards a common goal.

Take turns. The goose out in front has the hardest job as it breaks up the air currents. When it gets tired, it moves behind, and another goose moves into the lead. By sharing the role, the flock can travel great distances. Teams can benefit from the same idea. Based on their experience and skills, people can take turns sharing the leadership role.

Set a good example. When geese are on land, if something scares the leader, it might fly off. So does the flock. But if the leader remains calm, the flock will do the same. Geese and people usually imitate their leaders. When leading, we must remember that our actions and emotions are passed on to our followers.

Like geese, when we work together, our burdens are lighter.

1. How do geese encourage each other during the flight?

A．By making sound.

B．By following the leader.

C．By flying in V shape.

D．By taking turns to fly in front.

2. The underlined word “imitate” in the passage means ________.

A．control

B．stop

C．warn

D．follow

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Taking turns to be the leader while flying is to search for food.

B．It seems that working together can only be needed on our jobs.

C．By helping and sharing, our problems in life can be less difficult.

D．It is always useless for leaders to set an example to group members.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Art of Leadership

B．Life of Geese

C．Lessons from Geese

D．Secrets of Flight

【推荐3】One day, my four-year-old granddaughter, Cindy, finds a small freckle (斑点) on her left arm. She dislikes it and tries to pick it off.

       Then I say to her, “Oh dear, that’s a beautiful mark. Don’t pick it off.”
       She takes another look at it and says, “It’s not a beauty mark. I want it off.” She is so sad.
       “Each of us is born with special marks. Some of them can be seen, while some of them are invisible.” “What kind of mark is invisible?” she asks.
       “Well, a mark of kindness, even the mark of a loving heart. We can’t see them, but they are very special marks.” “Why can’t mine all be invisible?” she asks.
       “Oh, then it will be so bad! You have so many special marks, such as the beautiful color of your eyes, the shape of your nose and the smile on your face. They make you special! Nobody else in the world has those exact things. Only you. Special marks, inside and outside, are the things that make each of us different and special.”
       She doesn’t understand my words completely, but she stops crying.
       The next morning, Cindy runs into the garden happily. She proudly asks me, “I have a beauty mark. Want to see it?”
       “OK.” I laugh.
       “I didn’t like it yesterday, but now I do.” she says.
1. Cindy is not happy mostly because ________.

A．there are too many marks on her face

B．the writer doesn’t like her special marks

C．the marks on her body can’t be picked off

D．she doesn’t like her freckle on the arm

2. The underlined word “invisible” probably means ________ in the passage.

A．看不见的

B．听不见的

C．秘密的

D．公开的

3. What does the writer try to tell Cindy that day?

A．Only beautiful girls have special beauty marks.

B．Everyone has special marks.

C．The freckle makes Cindy more beautiful.

D．Cindy should dislike her differences.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Cindy loves her mark outside at first.

B．Cindy gets the mark off in the end.

C．Cindy wants to see her grandmother’s marks.

D．Cindy finally accepts (接受) the mark.

5. The best title of the passage could be ________.

A．Only You Are Special

B．Cindy’s Story

C．A Beautiful Mark

D．I Want It off

【推荐1】It’s a Sunday morning. Lin Tao has no school today. He has breakfast and goes out. He is going to his grandfather’s home. Now he is on his way there. He walks and walks. Then he comes to a river. The river is not wide(宽的).There is a board over the river. Lin Tao walks onto the board. Suddenly he falls into the river. “Help! Help!”Lin Tao is crying. But no one comes. There is no one nearby. He waits in the water for some time. But nothing happens. He begins to get up. The water is not very deep(深的). It only comes to half his legs.
1. Lin Tao goes to his grandfather’s home __________

A．on a school day

B．on a rainy day

C．when there is no school

2. The river is   __________

A．very wide but not deep

B．very deep but not wide

C．not wide or deep

3. Lin Tao falls into the river __________

A．when he is walking on the board

B．when he comes to a river

C．when he gets to his grandfather’s home

4. __________ comes to help him.

A．No one

B．A man nearby

C．His grandfather

5. Lin Tao __________the river at last.

A．walks out of

B．waits in

C．walks alone

【推荐2】Dear Anna,
It is nice to see the photo of your room. Here is a photo of my room. These are my bed and my desk. My clock and some books are on the desk. Sometimes the books are on the bed. I like ____books on the bed. Oh, that is my hat on the bed. It is yellow. My quilt is yellow, too. My schoolbag is on the sofa. It is green. I take(带到) it to school every day.
Yours,
Mona
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. The letter(信) is from      .

A．Anna

B．Mona

C．Allan

D．Emma

2. It is a photo of .

A．a room	B．a library
C．a computer	D．a school

3. are on the desk.

A．Some pictures and a map

B．Some books and an eraser

C．A clock and a pencil

D．A clock and some books

4. The underlined word “reading” means       in Chinese.

A．听

B．说

C．读

D．写

5. A schoolbag is on the sofa.

A．green

B．black

C．yellow

D．blue

【推荐3】It is a fine day today. The sky is blue. Now it’s nine o’clock in the morning. There’s a sports meeting in the forest on the big mountain.

Look! A horse, a panda and a cat are running. Over there a dog and two tigers are jumping. Two Monkeys are climbing the trees. Four birds are flying around and singing. There’re some other animals there, too. The elephants are standing. A monkey is sitting on an old elephant. The monkey has a flag in his hand. A fox, a baby panda and some small animals are sitting under the trees. They are all watching.

1. The sky is ________ today.

A．black

B．blue

C．yellow

D．white

2. ________ animals are running and jumping.

A．Five

B．Fourteen

C．Six

D．Eleven

3. ________ are climbing the trees.

A．The pandas and the foxes

B．Two monkeys

C．The horses and the pandas

D．The elephants and the cats

4. There’re ________ at the sports meet.

A．many people

B．many monkeys

C．a lot of animals

D．not any birds

5. ________ are sitting under the trees.

A．A tiger, a baby horse and some cats	B．A fox, a baby panda and some small animals
C．A monkey, an old panda and some animals	D．A monkey, a baby cat and some birds

【推荐1】The first night that I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited. A servant came to my house one day with an invitation from his Mr. Gatsby. However, most of the people at his parties were not invited—they just went there. Sometimes they came to the party and left without ever having met Gatsby.

I went over to Gatsby’s house at about seven o’clock. I felt nervous among all these people I didn’t know, so I walked around looking for Gatsby. I asked many guests where he was, but they all stared at me in such a surprised way that I decided to go and sit at the bar. I sat at a table where a man was sitting. The man at the table looked at me and smiled.

“I think I have seen you before,” he said politely. “Were you in the army during the war? Were you in the First Division?”

“Why, yes I was.” I was surprised.

The man and I talked for a while about some of the places we had been in the war. I learned that he lived in this neighborhood too, because he told me that he had just bought an airplane and planned to try it in the morning.

“Do you want to fly with me tomorrow, young fellow?” he asked.

I wanted to go and accepted. I was about to ask his name when he said to me, “Having you had a good time now?”

I smiled to my new friend, “This party is strange for me. I don’t even know the host. I haven’t met him yet. I live over there—I turned around and pointed my hand toward my house and this man, Gatsby, sent over his servant with an invitation.”

For a moment, the man I was talking to looked at me as if he didn’t understand. “I’m Gatsby,” he said suddenly.

“What!” I cried. “Oh, I didn’t—I’m so sorry.”

“I thought you knew, young fellow. I’m sorry—I suppose I’m not a very good host.”

He smiled at me. His smiles had a quality of comfort in it. It was a smile that you may only see four or five times in life. His smile seemed to say that the whole world was good and that you were also good. His smile understood you and it believed you.

His smile disappeared, and I looked at Mr. Gatsby for the first time. He was a handsome young man, about thirty years old and dressed very well. He spoke very politely and it was a little funny to me; most men his age were not so polite. He spoke as if he was carefully choosing his words.

1. In what order did the following events take place?
a. “I” arrived at Gatsby’s house.
b. “I” talked with Gatsby about the old days.
c. Gatsby and “I” went to fly his new airplane.
d. Gatsby and “I” were soldiers during the war.
e. “I” found out the man “I” had talked to was Gatsby.

A．d-a-b-e-c

B．a-d-b-c-e

C．a-d-c-b-e

D．d-a-c-b-c

2. Why did Gatsby say “I suppose I’m not a very good host”?

A．Because he didn’t hold a wonderful party.

B．Because he didn’t know “I” was his neighbour.

C．Because he didn’t understand what “I” was talking.

D．Because he didn’t make himself known to the guests.

3. Which of the following words best described Gatsby?

A．Selfish and proud.	B．Smart and careful.
C．Friendly and polite.	D．Funny and careless.

4. What did “I” probably want to do next?

A．Chat with other guests.	B．Introduce Gatsby to other guests.
C．Tell Gatsby how to be a good host.	D．Have further communication with Gatsby.

【推荐2】Recently, a video story has spread among people.

James Anthony has cleaned the halls of Hickerson Primary for 15 years. Although he is deaf, he never complains . Instead, he greets every child and teacher with smile. Teachers and children love him very much and call him Mr. James.

On the day Anthony turned 60, the school wanted to give him a very special surprise. That day when Anthony walked into a classroom, a group of children started to sign (打手势) and sing “Happy Birthday” to him. Anthony started smiling as usual. Then his jaw (下巴) dropped open and he laughed for joy as he realized what was going on. A few teachers led the kids through the whole song as Anthony watched. A wild smile was on his face. As they finished, tears came out from his eyes.

Scott, secretary (秘书) of the school said, “The children love and respect Mr. James. They give him high fives in the halls, and he even teaches them sign language. Today he has put smiles on faces all around the world.”

根据短文内容判断下列句子的正误，正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示。
1. James Anthony is a cleaner at Hickerson Primary School.
2. James Anthony got a special surprise on his fiftieth birthday.
3. James Anthony was deeply moved when the kids and teachers finished singing the song.
4. Anthony cried because he lost his job.
5. Mr. James is loved and respected by the teachers and children because of his excellent work.