【推荐1】Henry was a very vain(爱慕虚荣的) man and he spent plenty of time looking at himself in the mirror. He even went to the barber's shop every week to have his hair cut. He was nearly fifty, but he didn't want people to know his age, so he always tried his best to make himself look younger. He also spent most of his money on clothes. He believed that every woman thought he was handsome. He did not have women friends, but he had an explanation(解释) for this. "I'm so excellent that the women can't make a perfect match with(和……般配) me. That's why they don't make friends with me."

One day he bought a new special shirt from a high-fashion men's shop. It was very expensive. When he got home and took it out of the box, he found a note in it. The note said, "Please write to me and give me a photo of yourself." The note was signed "Julia" and there was an address to write to. Henry wrote to Julia at once, telling her about himself. Then he put a photo of himself in the envelope(信封) and posted it.

A week passed and then he received a reply. He opened it quickly, hoping there would be a photo of a beautiful woman inside and that she would like to make friends with him.

However, it was very disappointing(令……失望的) to him. The letter said, "Dear Henry, thank you for writing to me. I work in the clothes factory. Everyone in the factory wants to know what kind of fool will buy such an ugly shirt."

1. Henry went to the barber's shop every month.
2. Henry didn't want people to know how old he was.
3. Henry bought a beautiful shirt from a high-fashion men's shop.
4. Henry didn't receive Julia's photo.
5. Julia made friends with Henry according to the passage.

【推荐2】Huck is my name, Huckleberry Finn.   I live in the town of St. Petersburg in the state of Missouri. It is a small town but it is near a very big river called Mississippi. This is a story of a journey that I made down the river on a raft and the adventures I had on the way.

It all started when my best friend, Tom Sawyer and I found $12,000 in a cave. That money made us rich. We got $6,000 each.   Judge Thatcher, an important man in St.   Petersburg, put it in the bank, and now we get a dollar a day interest(利息).

Then a kind old lady called Widow Douglas invited me to live with her. Because I haven't got a family or a home. My mother died a long time ago, then my dad, Pap, went away. He was an unkind man especially when he drank a lot, which was, most of the time, and he often beat me. I was afraid of him. I didn't go to school like the other boys of my age. I lived on the streets and in the woods.

My life changed after I lived with the widow(寡妇). She gave me a bed to sleep in and bought new clothes for me. She read stories to me and taught me how to eat at a table.

But then her sister Miss Watson arrived. She brought her black slave Jim with her. I liked Jim but I didn't like Miss Watson very much. She often shouted at me.

"Don't put your feet on the table. Huckleberry! Sit up straight! Why don't you try and behave well, Huckleberry?"

1. What was the relationship between Huckleberry and Tom Sawyer?

A．Friends.

B．Relatives.

C．Brothers.

D．Neighbors.

2. From the passage we can know that ________.

A．Miss Douglas was very kind to Huckleberry

B．Mr. Thatcher was unimportant to Huckleberry

C．Miss Watson was rather patient with Huckleberry

D．Huckleberry's dad was very generous to him

3. What can we Learn about Huckleberry Finn according to the passage?

A．Huckleberry had a happy life with his parents.

B．It was Widow Douglas who helped Huckleberry when he was in trouble.

C．Huckleberry was thankful to Thatcher because he offered a bed to him to sleep in

D．Both Miss Watson and Miss Douglas had a heart full of love.

【推荐3】One day, the North Wind met the Sun. They began to quarrel（争吵）. The North Wind is a cold wind. It blows with great force. In Europe it brings rain and snow, especially in northern Europe.

"I am stronger than you", the North Wind said to the Sun. "I can blow the roofs off houses. I can make typhoons and huge waves on the sea."

“No." said the Sun quietly, "I am stronger than you. I can melt ice and snow. I make the trees blossom and the flowers bloom."

A man came walking along, wearing a big coat.

"Look at that man," said the North Wind. "I can blow off his coat, You can't do that."

The North Wind blew hard at the man. The man's coat blew open. The North Wind blew with more force. The man said, "I am cold". He put on his coat and turned up his collar. The North Wind howled and blew harder still. The man was nearly blown off the coat. He put his hands deep into the pockets of his coat and he kept on walking. The wind could not blow off his coat.

The Sun smiled.

"Now watch me," he said. "I'll show you a better way to take off the man's coat."

The Sun came out from behind a cloud. It shone down on the man. The man said, "I am warm." He turned down the collar of his coat. The Sun shone more strongly upon the man. The man began to feel hot. He looked up at the sky.

"The sun is shining," he said, "and the wind has gone. I am hot. I'll take off my coat."

He undid his coat and took it off. He put the coat on his arm and walked away. The Sun laughed, but the North Wind howled angrily and rushed away to the hills.

Persuasion（说服）is better than force.

1. What were the North Wind and the Sun quarrel for?

A．Who was stronger.

B．Why northern Europe was rainy.

C．How to blow the roofs away

D．When the flowers bloom.

2. How may the North Wind feel when he said to the Sun in paragraph 2?

A．Surprised.

B．Shy.

C．Nervous.

D．Proud.

3. Why did the Sun win?

A．The North Wind didn't have strong force to blow off the man's coat

B．The man's coat was so heavy so he took off his coat and walked away

C．The Sun used heat to persuade（说服）the man, while the North Wind just forced the man.

D．The North Wind was so angry that he did not want to compete with the Sun any more

4. How does the writer make his idea clear?

A．By giving explanation.

B．By telling a story.

C．By showing numbers.

D．By offering suggestions.