【推荐1】It is summer. An ant(蚂蚁) works all day long. Now she is carrying(搬运) some cakes to her home near a big tree.

A cicada(蝉) is in the tree. He says to the ant, “How do you do , Ant? Why are you working so hard today? Look, the sun is good and the sky is blue. It’s warm and fine. Have a rest. Come and play together(一起).” But the ant says, “ No, I have to work. Winter will come and it will be cold. Where can I get the food then?”

“You can work in autumn, too. I sing every day. How happy I am!”

Summer and autumn go. Now winter comes. There is snow everywhere. The cicada doesn’t have any food. So she goes to the ant’s house to eat some food.

1. The ant works all day long in ______.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

2. The ant lives ______ a tree.

A．on

B．in

C．far from

D．near

3. The cicada_______ when the ant works.

A．plays

B．works

C．sings

D．sleeps

4. The cicada asks the ant to _________.

A．play with him	B．work together
C．sleep	D．eat leaves

5. The cicada goes to the ant’s house for______.

A．playing with the ant	B．saying sorry to the ant
C．some food	D．the ant’s party

【推荐2】Long long ago, a young man found a spring of delicious clean water while he was going through the desert. He brought some back to the oldest man in his village, who had been his teacher before. After a four-day journey he sent the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village happily. The next day, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was awful. It went bad because it had stayed in the old leather container(皮革容器) for so many days in such hot weather. The student asked his teacher why he pretended(假装) to like the awful water. The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for love and kindness. And nothing could be sweeter than these."
　　I think we understand this lesson best when we receive small gifts of love from very young kids. Whether it's a slice of bread or a piece of colored paper, the natural and right response(反应) is to show our thanks and happiness because we get love from the gift.
　 To show our thanks doesn't always come naturally. Unfortunately, most children and many adults only see the thing itself. They never feel the meaning of the thing. We should tell ourselves and teach our children about showing thanks and happiness to the persons who give the gifts from their hearts because gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
1. Where did the young man find the water?

A．In a spring.

B．In a river.

C．In a lake.

D．In a village.

2. How long did the water stay in the old leather container?

A．Six days.

B．Five days.

C．Four days.

D．Three days.

3. What does the word “replied” mean?

A．smiled

B．cried

C．answered

D．got angry

4. According to the passage, what is the right response when we get gifts from others?

A．We eat it up at once.

B．We only see the thing itself.

C．We think about the meaning of the bread.

D．We usually show our thanks and happiness naturally.

5. What does the writer want to tell us?

A．We should never receive anything from others.

B．We should show thanks and happiness when we get the gifts from the heart.

C．We should pretend to love the things given by others all the time.

D．We should give gifts from our hearts.

【推荐1】A man was tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed home. He wanted her to see what he went through. He prayed one day: “I go to work every day and put in eight hours while my wife stays at home. I want her to know what I go through, so please exchange our bodies.”

The next morning, the man was surprised to wake up as a woman. He got out of bed, cooked breakfast for his mate, woke up his kids, set out their school clothes, fed them breakfast, packed their lunches, drove them to school, came home and took the clothes that needed dry cleaning to the cleaners and stopped at the bank to take out some money, drove to pay the bills, went grocery shopping, and finally returned home.

But he couldn’t rest after getting home. He cleaned the cat’s litter box and bathed the dog. By then it was already 1 p.m.. He hurried to finish the chores. When he finished everything, he ran to school to pick up the kids. He brought them home, arranged for them to do their homework, and then headed into the kitchen.

At 4:30 p.m., he began peeling potatoes and washing greens for salad, breaded pork chops and cooked some fresh beans for dinner. After dinner, he cleaned the kitchen, ran the dishwasher, folded laundry, bathed the kids, and put them to bed. By 9 p.m., he was already exhausted and couldn’t wait to go to bed himself.

The next morning, he awoke, immediately knelt by the bed and prayed: “I was so wrong to envy my wife’s daily work. Oh please, let us trade back.” He respected his wife much more after spending a day in her shoes.

1. Why did the husband want to exchange bodies with his wife?

A．Because he wanted his wife to see what his life was like.

B．Because he wanted to stay at home and look after their children.

C．Because he wanted to experience his wife’s life for a day.

D．Because his wife was very tired and he wanted to help her.

2. From Paragraphs 2-4 we can infer that the husband ________.

A．didn’t know how to do chores	B．didn’t get to rest
C．had trouble cooking dinner	D．enjoyed doing household chores

3. What does the underlined word “exhausted” probably mean?

A．patient

B．energetic

C．tired

D．excited

4. What might the husband do after this one-day experience?

A．Quarrel with his wife.	B．Continue experiencing.
C．Do less housework.	D．Respect his wife’s work more.

【推荐2】Dan was the doorman of a club in a big city. Every day, thousands of people passed his door, and a lot of them stopped and asked him, “What’s the time, please？”
After a few months, Dan said to himself, “I’m not going to answer all those stupid people any more. I’m going to buy a big clock and put it on the wall here.” Then he did so.
“Now people aren’t going to stop and ask me the time.” He thought happily.
But after that, a lot of people stopped, looked at the clock and asked Dan, “Is that clock right?”
1. What does Dan do?

A．a policeman

B．a doorman

C．a worker

D．a waiter

2. What question did thousands of people ask Dan a few months ago?

A．Is that clock right?

B．What’s the price of the big clock?

C．How are you?

D．What time is it,please?

3. What does the underlined word “stupid” in the second paragraph mean?

A．聪明的

B．空闲的

C．无耻的

D．愚蠢的

4. At last, did Dan solve (解决) his problem?

A．Yes, he did	B．Maybe
C．No, he didn’t	D．Of course

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

A．Hardworking Dan	B．A Big Clock
C．Stupid Question	D．Boring People

【推荐3】In the 1930s, a young traveler was climbing the French Alps（阿尔卑斯山）. He arrived at a big piece of land without living things. It was ugly. It was the kind of place you hurried away from.

Then, suddenly, the young traveler stopped on the way. In the middle of this large land there was an old man. On his back was a bag of seeds. He dug a hole in the ground. Then from the bag he took a seed and put it in the hole. He did this again and again. Later, the old man told the traveler, “I’ve planted over 10, 000 seeds. Perhaps only a tenth of them will grow.” The old man’s wife and son had died, and this was how he chose to spend his final years. “ I want to do something useful to make a difference,” he said.

Twenty years later, the traveler was not young any longer. He returned to the place. What he saw amazed him. He could not believe his eyes. The land was covered with a beautiful forest two miles wide and five miles long. Birds were singing, animals were playing, and wild flowers were here and there. The traveler stood there remembering the lifeless picture of the place that it once used to be. A beautiful forest stood there now, all because someone cared.

根据短文内容判断正、误。（注意: 考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂 “A”, 错误的涂“B”）
1. In the 1930s, an old traveler was climbing the French Alps.
2. The young traveler found an old man planting seeds in the middle of a big piece of land with lots of living things.
3. The old man knew that maybe only 1/10 of his seeds would grow, but he still wanted to do something useful with his son and wife.
4. Twenty years later, the big land became a beautiful land with forest, birds, animals and wild flowers.
5. From this story, we know that no matter how impossible something is, we can make a difference as long as we try our best.

【推荐1】My grandfather Jack is 96 years old，and he has had an interesting life. He has traveled a lot in his life in the Far East. He visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt. He hunted （狩猎） lions in Africa, and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert. He says the most beautiful place he has traveled to is Kathmandu in Nepal.

Jack has married twice. His first wife died when she was 32. He met his second wife Maria while he was cycling round France. They have been married for 50 years, and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married.

Jack says that he has never been ill in his life. The secret of good health, according to my grandfather, is exercise. He goes swimming every morning. He has done this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of wine every night！Perhaps that is his secret！

1. Which of the following does Jack think is the most beautiful place?

A．Kathmandu.	B．The Pyramids.
C．The Sahara Desert.	D．Taj Mahal.

2. Where did Jack meet Maria?

A．In India.

B．In Nepal.

C．In France.

D．In Egypt.

3. What does Jack do every night?

A．He has a glass of wine.	B．He goes swimming.
C．He hunts lions.	D．He rides a camel

【推荐2】Old David went to see a doctor. The doctor examined(检查) and said, “Medicine(药) can't help you.You must have a good rest. Go to a quiet place for a month, go to bed early, drink some milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar(雪茄烟)a day.”

“Thank you very much.”said Old David, “I want to do everything you say.”

A month later Old David came to the doctor again. “Well.” said the doctor, “I'm glad to see you. You look much younger.”

“Oh, doctor,” said Old David, “I feel quite well now. I had a good rest. I went to bed early, I drank a lot of milk, and I walked a lot.Your advice certainly helped me. But you asked me to smoke one cigar a day, and the one cigar a day nearly killed me at first. It's no joke to start smoking at my age.”

1. The doctor ________.

A．asked him to take some medicine

B．asked him not to take any medicine

C．didn't say any word about medicine

2. Old David ________ after a month.

A．didn't get well

B．got well

C．was young

3. Which of the following is right?

A．Old David didn't smoke before.

B．Old David smoked before.

C．Old David didn't smoke a cigar a day.

4. When Old David was ill, he looked ________.

A．young

B．old

C．older

5. Which is the best title(题目) of this passage?

A．Old David

B．Old David Is Ill

C．The Doctor's Advice

【推荐3】Once there was a boy in London. His name was Jimmy. He started painting when he was three years old, and when he was five years old, he was already very good at it. He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures. They said, "This boy is going to be famous when he's a little older, and then we're going to sell these pictures for a lot of money." 
Jimmy's pictures were different from others' because he never painted on the whole of the paper. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty. 
"That's very clever," people said. "No other painters have ever done that!" 
One day someone asked Jimmy, "Please tell me, Jimmy, why do you only paint on the bottom (底) half of the paper, but not on the top half?"
"Because I'm small," Jimmy said, "and my brushes can't reach very high."
1. From the passage, we know Jimmy lives in          .

A．China	B．England
C．America	D．Canada

2.           ，he begins painting.

A．When he was three years old.

B．When he was five years old. 

C．When he was eight years old.

D．When he was ten years old.

3. How are Jimmy's pictures ?

A．Beautiful.	B．Interesting.
C．Bad	D．Beautiful and interesting.

4. Which part of paper did Jimmy paint?

A．The whole of the paper	B．The top half.
C．The bottom half.	D．The middle part.

5. Jimmy only paints half of the paper because             .
he is very clever.

A．he is very short.	B．he is very tall.
C．he is very big.

【推荐1】We spend around one third of our lives in bed, and the body does a lot of its repair work as we sleep, so enough good quality sleep is very important to our health. It doesn’t stop there, though—some sleep positions are healthier than others. So which sleep position is the healthiest?

Sleeping on your back is the healthiest sleep position. Health benefits include avoiding back and neck pain. Because the head is raised above the stomach when you sleep on your back. This position is best for people who suffer from nighttime acid reflux(胃酸逆流)as well. Around 80% of heartburn sufferers have problems during the night, so sleeping on their back could help a lot of people. If the sleep position alone is not enough to alleviate the problem, try raising the head of the bed by up to 4 inches by placing blocks under it. Besides, when you sleep on your back, your face is in a natural position. This means less wrinkles(皱纹).

If you really can’t stand sleeping on your back, another healthy sleep position is the side sleep. It’s almost as good as the back position, and it’s better for people who snore(打鼾)and their partners. Whichever sleep position you choose, use a pillow to support the head and the neck without raising the head unnaturally.

1. Which is NOT one of the benefits of sleeping on the back?

A．It can avoid acid reflux.	B．It makes people have less wrinkles.
C．It’s good for heartburn sufferers.	D．It helps people stop snoring.

2. Which is the best sleep position for people who snore?

A．Sleep on the face.	B．Sleep on the side.
C．Sleep on the back.	D．Sleep without pillows.

3. The underlined word “alleviate” in Paragraph 2 probably means__________.

A．make it less serious	B．make people forget
C．make it less useful	D．make people enjoy

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．Ways to keep us healthy.	B．The importance of sleep.
C．Sleep’s repairing functions.	D．Healthy positions of sleep.

【推荐2】In the sea there are many islands. In its warm water there are some little ones. We call them “coral Islands” (珊瑚岛).

A coral island is very nice to look at. It looks like a ring of land(一圈陆地) with trees, grass, and flowers on it. One part of the ring is open to the water. There is a little round lake inside the island.

If you look into this lake, you will see beautiful coral. You may think they are flowers. If you look at a piece of coral, you will see many little holes in it. In each of these holes a very small sea animal lives. These sea animals make the coral.

They began to build under the water. Year after year, the coral grew higher and higher. At last it grew out of the water.

Then the sea brought it small trees and something else. After some years, these things changed into earth. Sometimes the wind brought seeds(种子) to this earth. Sometimes birds flew over it and brought seeds to the island.

The little seeds grew. In a few years there were plants all over the island. In a few more years there were trees growing there.

So you see, these islands were built little by little. The workers were very small. Do they not teach us a lesson? Can you think what the lesson is?

1. In the sea _____.

A．there are coral islands in all places

B．there are some coral islands

C．the water is always warm

D．we can see many flowers

2. A coral island looks like _____.

A．a round cake	B．trees, grass and flowers
C．a ring of land	D．a round lake

3. There are _____ in the holes in corals.

A．flowers	B．little corals
C．grass	D．sea animals

4. How did seeds of trees, grass and flowers come to the coral islands?

A．The wind and birds brought them to the coral islands

B．Only the wind brought them there

C．People brought them there

D．Fishes brought them there

5. From the article, we know _____________.

A．small workers can’t do big things

B．only big workers can do big things

C．small workers can do things if they work hard and work a long time

D．all small things can do big things

【推荐3】People around the world have many different customs to follow. It’s necessary to do as the Romans do when in Rome. Here you can know about some different customs to avoid making mistakes.

Italian families often get together for a Sunday lunch, which sometimes lasts more than two hours. Grandparents are normally served first, then young children. Italian children are taught to eat spaghetti(意大利面) with forks only, never touch their hair at table, and avoid speaking with their mouths full.

In Japan, kids use bright-colored chopsticks to eat at dinner. And they are not allowed to stab(捅) the food or point at anything with chopsticks. When children are punished by adults, they must look down at the floor and avoid seeing the adults’ eyes.

Egyptian children need to keep both feet on the ground when sitting. Boys and girls are encouraged to wear long clothes that cover the body. An Egyptian child can eat traditional food only with the right hand. The left hand is considered unclean.

In South Africa, before the class starts, children stand in two lines outside the door, girls on one side and boys on the other. Girls walk in first, then boys follow, and all stand behind their desks. The teacher greets the children first. Children reply and then take their seats.

1. Italian children shouldn’t ________ at table.

A．speak loudly	B．touch their hair
C．tell stories	D．stand behind the table

2. Kids in Japan use bright-colored ________ to eat at dinner.

A．spoons

B．forks

C．knives

D．chopsticks

3. Why do Egyptian children eat traditional food only with the right hand?

A．Because they got used to using the right hand.

B．Because it’s convenient to use the right hand.

C．Because the left hand is considered unclean.

D．Because it’s unlucky to use the left hand to eat.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．You can speak with your mouth full in Italy.

B．In Japan, parents never punish their kids.

C．Egyptian children never wear long clothes that cover the body.

D．In South Africa, children can take seats after they reply to their teacher.

5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Different customs in different countries.	B．Good behavior at table.
C．Kind people in different countries.	D．Foreign languages we should learn.