“Please take my penny,” said Maggie to old Dan, the fisherman, who sat on a bench repairing his nets. Her brother Andrew drew her back whispering, “Maggie, he is not a beggar!” But Maggie paid no attention“Please take it,” she didn’t give up. Old Dan smiled, and took it, “Thank you, little miss,” he said, “It is kindly meant. ”
After that, Maggie went to the beach to enjoy herself. As time passing by, Maggie felt a bit tired, and she chose a rock to sit on. Soon the barking of a dog made her jump. Turning around. she found Rover, Dan’s large dog jumping down from a rock! He barked and then began to pull her coat. “Rover wishes me to leave here, I see. ” she said, and she rose from the rock. However, she found the places she had gone down easily very difficult to climb up, and as the tide had been coming in for some time, she found some of the stones wet and smooth. She felt afraid and cried but the waves made a much louder noise than she could make. What could poor Maggie do?
Rover jumped upon a big stone and raised his loud bark. The fisherman heard the loud barking. He felt sure that it was Rover, and Rover in trouble. He looked over the cliffs. There he saw it all—Rover barking for help, and the little child standing beside him. The fisherman hurried to his sons’ home. “Quick, boys, quick!” he said. “Get to the boat, and row fast to the bay. There is a poor child there just waiting for help. ” The young fishermen rushed to the boat, and soon little Maggie and Rover were rowed safely to land! Old Dan was waiting there to lift her out.
“It was the penny that did it. ” he said to Maggie’s mother later. “I saw Rover looking at her when she put the penny so kind-like into my hand—just as if he would have said, ‘Rover will be your friend now, little girl. ’ And I am thinking he had been looking after her all the day. ”
Some years later, Rover came to Maggie’s home with a little note, in which was written—“Will Maggie help Rover? —His owner is dead. ”
1. Why did Maggie give the penny to Dan? Because __________.| A．she would like to help Dan | B．Dan was busy repairing his nets |
| C．her brother advised her to do so | D．she wanted to make friends with Dan |
| A．Dan. | B．Rover. | C．Andrew. | D．Dan’s sons. |
| A．Money is not everything. | B．One kind act brings another. |
| C．You should match words with actions. | D．Actions speak louder than words. |
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Mayme Clayton collected books, magazines and letters written by African Americans. Her son, Avery Clayton, thought her collection was important. Unlike most books, these were rare and hard to find. They were written by writers who helped shape African American culture.
One book in the collection was written by Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley was a slave (奴隶)who wrote poetry. She was the first African American to publish a book. Wheatley herself signed (签名) the book in the Claytons’ collection. No one else owns a copy signed by Phillis Wheatley.
By the time she passed away at age 83, Mrs. Clayton had more than 30,000 books by or about black people. Her collection also includes papers about slaves, photos, movies, sheet music, and personal letters by black leaders and artists. It is one of the biggest personal collections of African American history and culture in the United States.
Avery Clayton’s dream was to create a museum for his mother’s treasures. Scholars say that Mrs. Clayton’s collection is very important. Without her work, part of African American heritage (遗产) would have been lost. “We didn’t know these things existed（存在）,” a man from California’s library says.
The collections new home is likely to be in Culver City, California. Part of Avery Clayton’s dream is to share the cultural riches(财富) his mother collected with others. He especially wants kids to have a chance to see the collection. “ At present African American culture is being explained by pop culture,” he says, “ It’s important to offer a more complete picture.”
| Mayme Clayton and Her Collection | |
| Personal information | ● She liked ●Shedied when she was 83years old. |
| Her collection | ● Compared with other books, the books she collected couldn’t be found ● The only copy ● She had a large collection , |
| Her son’s dream | ● A museum for the treasure would be created. ● He hopes to |
“I had to leave school when I was thirteen, if I had half the chances that you have, I’d…” Mr. Ridley was giving a lecture to his boy, Greg again. He was disappointed that Greg did poorly at school and didn’t allow him to play basketball anymore.
Feeling upset, Greg left home and wanted to go away. Suddenly, it rained heavily. Greg entered an old apartment. There he met a homeless old man named Lemon Brown.
As they talked, Greg learnt that Lemon was a singer before he met some hard times.
Now he was hiding there to protect his treasure from the bad men in the town. “ ▲ ” Greg asked.
“Actually, everyone gets a treasure.” Lemon Brown said. “You want to see mine?” “If you want to show me.” Greg replied.
Lemon carefully took the rags away from his right leg, there was a piece of plastic.
Then he took out some yellowed newspaper. “Here it is,” he said.
Greg looked at the clippings in surprise. All of them were reviews of shows Lemon had been in when he was young.
“I used to travel around and sing to make money for my family. When my son Jesse grew up to be a soldier. I had nothing to give him except these things that told him who I was, and where he came from.”
“Then what happened?” Greg asked.
“One time I went home and got a letter saying Jesse was killed in the war. The army sent back all the things Jesse used to carry around—those old clippings. That was my treasure, and when I give it to him, he treated it just like that, a treasure. Isn’t that something?”
“I guess so,” Greg said. “But you really think that treasure of yours was worth fighting against the bad guys?”
“As a boy, you’re sure to ask such a foolish question. What else can be more valuable than what a man can pass on to his son or daughter?” Lemon said as he put his treasure back in place.
The rain stopped then, Greg decided to go home. He believed Lemon would be OK with his memories and treasure.
When he rang the bell, Greg thought of the lecture his father would give him next, and smiled.
1. What made Greg left home on the rainy night?| A．The terrible school life he had. | B．A homeless man’s treasure. |
| C．The punishment from his father. | D．His father’s hard childhood. |
| A．Where to find more treasures? | B．You really have a hard life? |
| C．What is the treasure you have? | D．You really have a treasure? |
| A．Because he thought the lecture from his father would be humorous. |
| B．Because he realized the lecture from his father would be a treasure. |
| C．Because he supposed he could offer something valuable to his father. |
| D．Because he discovered his father could provide a bright future for him. |
【推荐3】“Mom, what are you doing?” asked Susan.
“I’m making dinner for Mrs. Smith next door.”
“Why?” asked Susan, who was only six years old. “Because she is very sad, her daughter died in an earthquake (地震) and she has a broken heart. We need to look after her.”
“Why, Mommy?”
“You see, Susan, when someone is sad, they have trouble doing the little things like cooking dinner or other things. Because Mrs. Smith is our neighbor, we need to do something to help her. You are a smart girl, maybe you’ll think of some ways to take care of Mrs. Smith.”
Susan thought seriously about how she could care for Mrs. Smith. A few minutes later, Susan knocked on her door. “What can I do for you, Susan?” asked Mrs. Smith. “My mommy says that you lost your daughter and your heart is broken.” Susan held her hand out. In her hand there is a Band-Aid (创可贴). “This is for your broken heart.” Mrs. Smith said with tears in her eyes, “Thank you, darling girl, this will help me a lot.”
Mrs. Smith accepted (接受) Susan’s kindness and she put the Band-Aid in a small picture frame (相框). She feels better every time she sees it. She knows that healing (治愈) takes time and support (支持).
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答下列问题。
1. How many characters are there in the article?
2. What happened to Mrs. Smith?
3. What did Susan’s mother do for Mrs. Smith?
4. What did Mrs. Smith do with the Band-Aid?
5. Why does Mrs. Smith feel better every time she sees the Band-Aid?
【推荐1】Both of my two sons were born in Toronto, but they moved with us to Ottawa when they were quite young. They went to school there and grew up there. Later, one of my sons went to Canada’s east coast near a city called Halifax and the other moved to the west coast to Vancouver. My wife and I were left in the middle. As we nearly retired (退休), we started to think where we should spend our final years. For several reasons we moved to a small town on Vancouver Island, which was close to one of my sons. However, the son moved to Hollywood soon after he had got another job there. I helped him move.
We still lived a happy life in our little west coast town, but we have paid a price. We have not been there for some important events such as the births of our grandchildren. We have missed watching them grow up and we have missed, backyard barbecues and basketball weekends with them. Although our home was very comfortable, it was also very quiet.
Every fall we travel to see the children. We usually fly, first to California to see our son Scott and spend a week or more with him trying to catch up on everything we’ve missed. Then, usually in November, we make the even longer trip east across Canada to see Travis and our grandchildren, who were about in their twenties.
Fortunately, both our sons are doing well and grandchildren are growing up tall. We love all of them and they love us. We’re very happy but it is also a pity that we didn’t see many things: the tears or the smile on the grandchildren’s faces, their school graduations and my son’s joy at successes in business.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. Where did the writer and his wife live to spend their final years?
2. What is the price the writer and his wife have paid?
3. How do the writer and his wife go to see their son Scott?
4. How does the writer feel about his life in the end?
5. Why does the writer feel it is a pity that he didn’t see many things?
【推荐2】Stuffy Pete sat down on a bench in the New York City Park. It was the third bench to the left as you enter the park from the east.
Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, an old gentleman had come to find Stuffy there at one in the afternoon. He led Stuffy to a restaurant and watched him eat a big dinner. He was trying to make it a tradition.
Stuffy had just come from a dinner so big that he had almost no power to move. How he expected that gentleman would not come this year! Then his eyes grew wider and his breath stopped.
The old gentleman was thin and tall, dressed all in black. He wore eye-glasses. His hair was whiter and thinner than it was last year. His legs did not seem as strong as they had seemed the year before, but he moved, straight and proud, to Stuffy and toward the tradition that he was building.
“I am glad to see everything’s fine with you. For that blessing you and I can give thanks on this day of thanksgiving. If you will come with me, my man, I will give you a dinner that will surely make your body feel as thankful as your mind,” said the gentleman. The words themselves were almost a tradition.
Stuffy was very full, but he understood that his desire for food on Thanksgiving Day was not his own. It belonged to this kind gentleman.
The gentleman led Stuffy to the restaurant and to the same table where they had always gone. He sat at the table, watching.
The turkey and all the other food were gone almost as quickly as they appeared. Stuffy saw the look of happiness on the gentleman’s face. He continued to eat to keep it there.
In an hour, the battle was finished.
“Thank you for my Thanksgiving dinner,” Stuffy stood up heavily.
They said goodbye, as they did each year, at the door.
Stuffy went around the first corner, stood for one minute, and fell. He was picked up and taken to a hospital.
An hour later, the Old Gentleman was brought to the same hospital.
“That nice old gentleman over there,” a doctor was talking to another. “Do you know what’s wrong with him? He’s almost dead for the need of food. A very proud old man, I think. He told me he hadn’t eaten anything for three days.”
1. How many Thanksgiving dinners had the Old Gentleman invited Stuffy to have?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Nine. | D．Ten. |
| A．He felt awful because he was too full. |
| B．He was afraid to have another big dinner. |
| C．He felt excited to see the gentleman was fine. |
| D．He was surprised to meet the gentleman there. |
| A．The gentleman’s need of food. | B．Stuffy’s effort to finish all the food. |
| C．Stuffy’s thanks to the gentleman. | D．The happiness on the gentleman’s face. |
【推荐3】I am Lily I have a piece of good news to tell you. We have a new apartment. The rooms are not very large, but they are all comfortable. There are more rooms here than in our old apartment.
I have my own room. It's so great! Right? In the old apartment, I must share（分享）a room with my little sister and grandmother.
My bedroom is my favourite in our apartment. I can be alone in it. I can read and draw. I can listen to music. I can play games and send my friends e-mails on my computer.
My second favourite room is the kitchen. I like helping my mother cook my meals. She is a very good cook and I often learn different ways of making food from her. She lived in Morocco when she was a girl, and she can cook Morocco food. It is delicious.
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| Lily's family has a new apartment. There're some rooms in it. The rooms are |
