【推荐1】Mr. Green works in a high school. He likes reading and often borrows some books from the library. He keeps reading newspapers after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His students loves him very much. Mike, his little son, is only nine. He also likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr. Green always answers difficult ones.

One day Mike read something about phones and he was interested in it. He asked his father a few questions, and his father answered all. His father said, “Fathers always know much, but sons always know little!” The boy thought for a minute and said,”I don’t agree with(同意) you.”

“Oh? Why?”

Mike didn’t answer but asked,“Who invented the phone?”

“Bell.” answered Mr. Green.

“Why didn’t his father invent them?”

Looking at his son, Mr. Green didn’t know how to answer it.

1. What does Mr. Green do?

A．A reporter.

B．A teacher.

C．A waiter.

2. What does Mr. Green often do after supper?

A．He often takes a walk.

B．He often watches TV.

C．He often reads newspapers.

3. Why do the students love Mr. Green?

A．Because he works hard.

B．Because he is friendly to them.

C．Because he knows a lot and teaches well.

4. Who invented the phones?

A．Bell.

B．Mr. Green.

C．Bell’s father.

5. From the story ,we know that Mike is a ______ boy.

A．lazy

B．seven-year-old

C．clever

【推荐2】

Someone once said that only change itself never changes. That certainly seems to be the case with me.

I can measure (测量) my life by the changes that have taken place. And now I am deciding on another change. We are selling our boat after fifteen years of summers on the water.

We bought the boat shortly after we moved to Canada’s west coast. We then joined a boating club and we enjoyed cruising among the Southern Gulf Islands, meeting friends who likes doing cruising on the sea. Skukum, as well we call the boat, has carried us safely through both smooth and very rough water. At about ten meters long it is large enough to be comfortable to live on for days at a time. Also, the scenery in our part of the world is fantastic with sea birds, dolphins and even whales.

We feel it is time, however, to do something different. Admittedly, this change will be made partly because boating is an expensive hobby. Boats require a lot of maintenance (维修), use lots of gas and cost a lot even when they are sitting still (静止的). Beyond the cost is the feeling that we have done just about everything we want to do with the boat. We could continue to spend summer weekends on the water or we could make a change in our lifestyle and start doing road trips to places we haven’t seen across North America. As we have children and grandchildren on both the east and west coasts, driving trips will be more necessary. So it’s time to make a choice and, having now made it, it’s time to make a change.

Like most changes there will be both benefits and regrets but we feel the time has come. There is no doubt that we will miss the boat but we will also open a new door in our lives. Hopefully, we have made the right decision.

1. What never changes that the writer believes?

A．Himself.

B．Change.

C．Life

D．Hobby.

2. What change did the writer decide on?

A．Selling their boat to change the lifestyle.	B．Moving to Canada’s west coast.
C．Meeting more friends who like boating.	D．Joining a boating club.

3. According to Paragraphs 2&3, what can we learn about the boat?

A．The writer’s family bought the boat fifteen years ago.

B．The boat is called Skukum and usually driven on rivers.

C．The boat is large enough to live for months at a time.

D．The boat has many sea-birds, dolphins and whales inside.

4. From Paragraph 4, which is NOT the reason why the writer has made such a decision?

A．Besides maintenance and gas, the boat costs much even when it’s still.

B．They have done everything they want to do with the boat.

C．They want to see more across North America through road trip.

D．Their children and grandchildren will move to the east coast.

5. From the last paragraph, what does the writer think of their decision?

A．He has regretted doing so and missed the boat.

B．He hopes the decision will bring them a new lifestyle.

C．He believes this is a correct decision without doubt.

D．he doesn’t like to open a new door in their lives.

【推荐3】Today we take our pictures to school. Let’s see what we are doing in the pictures.

	Here is Li Fei’s picture. His picture makes us laugh (笑). He is so young in the picture. What is he doing? Oh, he is crying (哭).
	Jenny’s picture makes us feel hungry. She is eating a hamburger with many vegetables.
	Look at Li Ming’s picture. He is singing with his mother and father. He has a happy family. Li Ming is a good son. He often does the housework at home.
	Look at that picture. Who is he? He is Zhang Feng. Is he a doctor? No, he isn’t. He is wearing his brother’s uniform.

We are happy to see the pictures. The teacher is happy, too.

1. Who is crying in the picture?

A．Li Fei.

B．Jenny.

C．Li Ming.

D．Zhang Feng.

2. What is Jenny doing in her picture?

A．Eating a hamburger.	B．Singing.
C．Doing the housework.	D．Getting dressed.

3. How many people are there in Li Ming’s picture?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

4. Who may be a doctor?

A．Zhang Feng.	B．Zhang Feng’s father.
C．Zhang Feng’s brother.	D．Zhang Feng’s mother.

5. ________ picture is very funny.

A．Li Fei’s

B．Jenny’s

C．Li Ming’s

D．Zhang Feng’s

【推荐1】Mr. Black wanted to find out what his students’ parents did. He had just called Kelly when some girls burst out laughing. Shirley shouted, “Kelly’s Daddy is a garbageman!”

Everybody in the class laughed out loud, except Kelly. She felt her face turn red.

“Silence!” Mr. Black said, “Being a garbageman is a difficult and useful job. We should all be thankful to Kelly’s father.”

Kelly’s father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn’t run up to him the way she always did. When they got back home, Kelly went to her room and cried for a long time. Her father came into her room, “What happened, Kelly? Why are you so sad?”

Kelly told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn’t seem angry or hurt. “Well,” he said, “They are right. Being a garbageman is a dirty job. Tomorrow’s Saturday. Come to work with me, Kelly.”

The place was really smelly. Kelly wrinkled her nose. “Don’t worry, kid. In five minutes you won’t smell a thing.” said her father.

Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Kelly’s father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.

It was fun, but also hard work. Kelly’s arms got tired not long later. At last, no more garbage was left and Kelly felt very happy.

“Garbage makes us uncomfortable, but when we clear it away, everything’s nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making others happy. That’s why I like being a garbageman so much.”

Kelly gave her dirty, smelly garbageman daddy a big kiss. She said, “When I grow up, I would like to be a garbagegirl!”

Now whenever someone asks Kelly what her daddy does, she says, “He’s a garbageman! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!”

1. What happened in Mr. Black’s class?

A．He wanted to show what job was the most useful.

B．He asked an improper question.

C．Kelly gave an honest answer.

D．The other students laughed at Kelly.

2. Which of the following is NOT true according to this story?

A．She didn’t run up to her father the way she always did.

B．She gave her father a sweet kiss after school as usual.

C．Kelly went to her room and cried for a long time after she got back home.

D．Kelly told her father what had happened and had a talk with her father.

3. Why did Kelly’s father take her to his workplace?

A．To make Kelly cool down.	B．To prove how dirty his job was.
C．To help Kelly learn about his job.	D．To keep Kelly away from her classmates.

4. Kelly gave her father a big kiss mainly because .

A．he was kind	B．he was cheerful
C．he was unselfish (无私的)	D．he was hardworking

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．How Kelly changed her mind about her father’s job.

B．Why Kelly’s teacher asked the students such a question.

C．What Kelly’s father’s job was.

D．What garbagemen did in their daily life.

【推荐2】【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】

Finding a way on my own

Henry Bond was about 10 years old when his father died. His mother found it difficult to provide for a large family. Still, she decided to send her oldest child Henry to school and buy him the books he needed.

At one time, Henry wanted a grammar book in order to join a class. But the book was so expensive that his mother couldn’t afford it.

He was very upset about this and went to bed with a heavy heart, thinking about what could be done to get the book.

As soon as he woke in the morning, he found that a heavy snow had fallen and the cold wind was blowing hard.

“Ah,” he said, “every problem brings a solution for some people.”

He rose, ran to his neighbor’s house and offered to clean the snow from their sidewalk (人行道). His offer was accepted. After he completed this work and received his pay, he went to another neighbor and offered the same service.

Then he went to several other houses until he had enough money to buy the grammar book.

When school began, Henry was in his seat, the happiest boy there, ready to begin studying with his new book.

From that time on, Henry always did well in all of his classes.

Because he had the will (意志), he always found a way.

1. Henry’s mother________ the grammar book.

A．bought

B．sold

C．could afford

D．couldn’t afford

2. Henry came up with a solution on_________.

A．a sunny morning	B．a sunny evening
C．a snowy morning	D．a snowy evening

3. Henry told his solution to________.

A．his mother

B．his neighbor

C．his classmate

D．his teacher

4. How did Henry earn money?

A．He cleaned the snow from the neighbor’s sidewalk.

B．He cleaned his neighbor’s house.

C．He did a part-time job.

D．He swept the sidewalk.

5. Did Henry buy the grammar book in the end?

A．Yes, he did.

B．No, he didn’t.

C．It doesn’t say.

D．We don’t know.