【推荐2】Narrator: There once was a beautiful princess whose favorite amusement was a golden ball. One day, the princess tossed the ball too high, and it landed in the well. As the princess cried over her lost treasure, she heard someone ask a question.
Frog: Why are you so sad, beautiful princess?
Narrator: The princess looked around and saw only a frog.
Princess: My favorite golden ball fell into the well.
Frog: I can bring it back for you. But first, you must agree to one condition. You must promise to take me home and be my friend.
Narrator: The princess didn’t want to be friends with a frog, but she promised anyway. When the frog brought her the ball, the princess snatched it from him and hurried home!
Frog: What a selfish princess! I’m certain that she has forgotten her promise. I’ll just hop over to the castle to remind her.
Narrator: The frog hop-hop-hopped through the grass and knocked on the heavy door of the castle.
Princes: What are you doing here, you bumbling frog?
Frog: Dear princess, I am here to remind you of the promise you made.
Narrator: The princess slammed the door in the frog’ face with a big BANG.
King: I heard a door slam. What’s happening? If you made a promise, you must honor it.
Narrator: The princess was angry but obeyed her father. So, the king, the princess, and the frog enjoyed dinner together. It was mutton stew, the cook’s specialty.
Frog: I was hungry, but now I’m full, Thank you for dinner. Kindly show me to my bed now.
Narrator: The princess did as she was asked. but the frog looked sad!
Frog: You have welcomed me into your home, but I can tell that you don’t want to be my friend.
Narrator: The princess’s face went red, for what the frog said was true. She bent down to kiss the frog, but ended up kissing a prince.
Frog: I am a prince who was turned into a frog, and your kiss turned me back. Thank you, dear friend!
Narrator: The prince and princess were wonderful friends from that day on and lived happily ever after.
1. The reading material above is _______.

A．a poem

B．a play

C．an interview

D．a questionnaire

2. Why did he frog hop over to the castle?

A．To ask the king for help.

B．To visit bis friends in the castle.

C．To give the ball to the princess.

D．To remind the princess of her promise.

3. What is the right order of what the princess did in the story?
①She went back to the castle.
②She bent down to kiss the frog.
③She got help from the frog and made a promise.
④She obeyed her father and ate the meal with the guest.

A．②④③①

B．③①④②

C．③④①②

D．④③②①

4. What can we learn from the story?

A．It is often difficult to keep a friendship.

B．We shouldn’t be afraid of making friends.

C．Once you make a promise, you must keep it.

D．We should ask for help when we are in trouble.

【推荐3】下面材料A〜F分别介绍了一些活动(地方)。请根据Jimmy，Lisa，Bill，Maria和Anna五个人的个人情况，帮助他们找到适合他们的活动(地方)，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1. Jimmy loves nature and he is very interested in visiting some places with lots of animals and plants.
2. Lisa is not good at her computer lesson and she wants to study it.
3. Bill got first prize in the English speech competition and he is going to ask his classmates to celebrate.
4. Maria is very fat, so she would like to find a way to keep healthy.
5. Anna often feels nervous and tired, so she hopes to do right exercise to relax herself at weekends.

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B．Our two-month program helps you find how to be thin and healthy! Call us at 75763457.

C．You can learn the skills of painting a bird, flower, or person with brushes. We have both day and night lessons.

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E．Put on your warm clothes, and come for a night walk along the Wild Animal Park. On this trip, you can see many of the animals. Welcome to join us.

F．Yoga is a good way to build your bodies and relax your minds. Unlike ball games or climbing, it doesn’t make you feel tired.

【推荐1】Good news for fans of Chinese animations (动漫)! The year 2021 will bring plenty of works. According to news website TMT, 188 Chinese animated series will come out this year on Tencent Video, iQiyi, Youku and Bilibili. Among them are new seasons of older shows, including the fourth season of Douluo Dalu and the second season of Shaonian Gexing.

Nearly half of the new works are in guofeng (国风) style, or “traditional Chinese style”. The stories are mostly based on Chinese legends (传说) or literature. For example, The Westward comes from Journey to the West. The Legend of Qin VII follows the Qin Dynasty from when the Emperor of the Kingdom of Qin, Ying Zheng to the rise of the king of Western Chu, Xiang Yu.

Other animations are different. Modao Zushi is one of them. It’s based on fiction, but the animation has many elements of traditional Chinese culture. For example, it brings the traditional Chinese water-ink paintings and guofeng music together.

“As our society gets wealthier, it’s natural that Chinese people take greater pride and confidence in their own cultural,” Mou Aili, associate professor at the School of Animation with Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in Chongqing, told China Daily. This is why these guofeng animations are rising in China.

1. From the passage what can’t we learn about guofeng style?

A．It means traditional Chinese style.

B．It’s based on Chinese legends.

C．It’s based on Chinese literature.

D．All the new works are in guofeng style.

2. Which of the following is wrong about Maodao Zushi?

A．It’s based on fiction.

B．It has many elements of traditional Chinese culture.

C．It comes from Journey to the West.

D．It brings the traditional Chinese water-ink paintings and guofeng music together.

3. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Animations around the world.	B．Chinese animations.
C．Chinese legends.	D．Guofeng animations.

【推荐2】Parents often find children watch cartoons for three to four hours a day. Studies show that children start watching cartoons on TV at an early age of six months, when they reach the age of two or three, they become cartoon fans and they would like to spend much time on it. Parents often see this as a problem because most of the children are found to become addicted (上瘾的) to watching cartoons. Parents think if children spend too much time on cartoons, they will fall behind (落后) in study.

Some people think cartoons are worth watching. It helps the working parents a lot because they can do much work by making their children watch cartoons on TV.

When they watch educational cartoons, they can learn many things. They also help to improve their language. Educational cartoons help them to try different languages. Children can learn English well with the help of those cartoons. At the same time, some children can learn about the friendship and teamwork from the cartoons.

So sometimes we needn’t stop kids from watching cartoons, but parents should make sure that their children are watching the right things.

1. Why are children addicted to TV in the passage?

A．Because their parents don’t take care of them.

B．Because they have nothing to do at home.

C．Because they are not cartoon fans.

D．Because they like to watch cartoons

2. According to the passage, what can’t children learn from cartoons ?

A．Different languages.

B．Friendship.

C．Teamwork.

D．History.

3. Who is the passage mainly writen for?

A．Teachers.

B．Children.

C．Parents.

D．Cartoon makers.

4. What is the writer’s opinion about cartoons?

A．Children can’t watch any kinds of cartoons.

B．It’s useful to stop children from watching cartoon.

C．Children can spend time watching cartoons on weekends.

D．Parents should let their kids spend some time watching the right cartoons.