【推荐1】Jane knows the value of a good doll. “Dolls have a power we don’t completely understand,” she said. It’s a conclusion (结论) she got while working as a social worker using dolls to help her young kids adapt to their changing medical situations. Many of the kids saw themselves in those dolls. But for the kids missing a limb (肢体) or who had lost their hair, there were none they could relate to (有关联).

So, seven years ago, when a friend said that her cousin was an albinism (白化病) girl, Jane Davis, now 49. knew what might help the youth through this potentially challenging period. “It’s hard to tell a kid, ‘You are perfect the way you are’ and to build confidence that way.” she says.

Jane Davis went about changing that. She made a doll by hand-using fabric (and markers that looked like the child and sent it off. After the friend posted a photo online of the happy child and doll, another woman asked Jane to make a doll that looked like her baby, who was missing a leg.

Word spread, and soon Jane was making dolls for children with scars, birthmarks, physical disabilities-in short, a doll that looked like them. She left her job and started a nonprofit organization (非营利机构), A Doll Like Me.

Working out of her home in Milwaukee, from photos sent by parents or care-givers, it takes Jane nearly seven hours to craft each doll. A GoFundMe web page helps her offset costs and allows her to donate her services. She hasn’t charged for a doll since she began her nonprofit.

In all, she’s made more than 400 dolls. The waiting list is so long, but Jane never gives up. As she explains on her GoFundMe page, “Every kid, regardless of gender, race, age, medical issue, or body type, should look into the sweet face of a doll and see their own.”

1. What does Jane think about a good doll?

A．Only kids with cancer know the value of a doll.

B．She doesn’t understand the doll’s power.

C．Dolls can help kids go through difficult time.

D．It’s useless of a doll for the kids missing a limb.

2. What can we know about A Doll Like Me?

A．It has a web page called GoFundMe.	B．Jane takes it as a part-time job.
C．You can find different toys there.	D．It’s an organization that gives help for free

3. The underlined word “offset” in Paragraph 5 probably means ________.

A．increase

B．print

C．cover

D．record

4. What is true according to the passage?

A．Jane’s daughter is an albinism girl.	B．All the dolls are made from a factory first.
C．Jane’s friend thanked her a lot.	D．Parents can buy dolls online.

5. The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.

A．Jane helps sick kids by making dolls like them

B．Parents order special dolls for their kids

C．There are many nonprofit organizations helping kids

D．Dolls are specially designed for sick kids

【推荐2】Haley Evans loves books very much. When she was little, she made a family newspaper with her mother. In the third grade, she worked with an organization to collect around 2, 000 books for children. In total, she has donated about 8, 000 books so far.

On March 30, the middle school student from the United States made another amazing project again. She opened a Free Little Library in Oakland University with her Girl Scout friend Megan Mac Kenzie.

Free Little Library is not a new idea. It is where people decorate a box outside their house and fill it with books. People can take or leave the books they want. They are welcome to donate books as well. So it is becoming popular in western countries.

Haley came up with the idea after reading a piece of news. In Detroit, US, people make Free Little Libraries for kids who don’t have enough money to buy books.

Megan is proud of their project. She told the Oakland Post, “I like the idea because I never got to read so much when I was a kid. And it really encourages reading, so hopefully kids can grow up with a really big vocabulary and get more interested in reading.”

Haley and Megan’s Free Little Library is mainly for children’s books now. But the girls plan to put in more books for adults next month. Their second library will open in May.

1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．Haley made a newspaper for her school.	B．Haley loves both reading and writing.
C．Haley has donated many books to children.	D．Haley set up an organization in the third grade.

2. Who did Haley work with to open the Free Little Library?

A．Oakland University.

B．Her mother.

C．The Girls Scouts.

D．Her friend.

3. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A．What the Free Little Library is.	B．Why the girls set up the Free Little Library.
C．Why the Free Little Library is popular.	D．How the girls worked for the Free Little Library.

4. Which of the following is TRUE of Megan?

A．She read a lot with her friends when she was a little girl.

B．She thought their project would help kids with reading.

C．She is a leader of the Girls Scouts and likes reading a lot.

D．She plans to open a library only or adults in May.

【推荐3】On winter nights, the wind usually blows strongly. Most of us stay inside our warm homes. Few of us think about the homeless. They have no choices but to sleep on the streets. Some of them are so poor that they have no money to buy food.

A young man in Birmingham, England, decided to do something about this. Every night, he puts on a Spider Man suit and gives food to the homeless he meets. He makes sure that these people won’t go hungry.

The man refuses to make his name public. The local people call him the “Birmingham Spider-Man.” The young man hopes his action will show others that everybody should give helping hand.

The 24-year-old started his night rounds in 2015. Every night at 9:00, he buys some sandwiches. Then, he finds a quiet alley (小巷) and puts on his “uniform”. After that, the “Spider- Man” starts handing his food out to people in need.

The man said he wore the Spider-Man suit in order to draw attention. Without the suit, few people took a second look at him when he was handing out food. When people see the “Spider-Man,” however, they come over and ask what he is doing.

“The Birmingham Spider Man” has already attracted lots of attention. Many people have offered to give away money to him. But the young man never accepts donations. Instead, he encourages people to go out and help people in need on their own. He said, “If more people offer a helping hand, the cold winter nights won’t be so cold any longer.”

1. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 refers to ________.

A．the poor

B．the old

C．the young

D．the homeless

2. The young man gives food to others to ________.

A．make himself famous	B．make money
C．help people in need	D．show his action

3. Without the “uniform”, people may ________.

A．pay little attention to the young man	B．give more money to the young man
C．help the young man to hand out food	D．come over and ask what the young man is doing

4. According to the passage, we can know that ________.

A．people don’t know the young man’s real name

B．the “Spider Man” often accepts the money from other people

C．the “Spider Man” has handed out the food every night for nine years

D．the winter nights in Birmingham will get shorter

5. It can be inferred that the young man wants more people to ________.

A．offer more money to him	B．encourage him to go out at night
C．go out and give necessary help themselves	D．wear warmer clothes on cold winter nights

【推荐1】It’s autumn in America. Henry is in a restaurant. It’s raining hard. Henry likes autumn because the weather is usually cool. But sometimes Henry feels sad when it is raining. He is from China. He often misses his home, his parents and his friends on rainy days.

But today everything is great. Henry is happy. It’s twelve o’clock now. All the Chinese people here are having a good time. Some are eating food. Some are talking happily. A young man is playing the guitar. The music is really good. There are five people around him. They are listening to him. A young woman is standing in front of a picture. There is a camera in her hand. She is going to take a photo of this picture. A boy is watching TV. It’s an action movie. A cat is lying near the TV set. Henry is surprised that it is sleeping! In a big chair is an old man. He is sitting quietly, watching the people in the restaurant. All of them are relaxed.

1. Where is Henry from ________.

A．he’s from America

B．he’s from China

C．he’s from England

2. Why does Henry like autumn?

A．Because it’s raining.

B．Because it’s usually cool.

C．Because it’s usually cold.

3. What is the young man doing?

A．He is playing the guitar.

B．He is standing in front of a picture.

C．He is watching an action movie.

4. How do the people in the restaurant feel?

A．Sad.

B．Angry.

C．Relaxed.

5. Why is Henry surprised when he sees the cat sleeping in the restaurant?

A．Because it’s raining.

B．Because it’s very noisy there.

C．Because it’s quiet there.

【推荐2】John spent his holiday at his uncle’s house. From the first day John realized that his uncle’s dog, Oliver, was unhappy in the house.

“Your uncle bought Oliver so that the dog could protect his house from thieves (小偷) but actually neither he nor his wife loves him,” the gardener told John. John felt sad.

One day John went out for a walk with Oliver when a storm suddenly came. Oliver was missing in the heavy rain. John’s uncle put an advertisement (广告) in the paper to find him. After all, he had spent a lot of money buying Oliver and did not want to lose him.

It was a half-an-hour ride by bus. A lady and her husband greeted John. They had answered John’s uncle’s advertisement. John was sent to check on the dog.

Oliver was sleeping and covered with a warm quilt. A pot of milk stood in a corner of the room possibly for his next feed.

“I found him on the back seat of my car. He must have climbed in during the storm,” the lady said.“In a few days he has become a part of the family. Ever since Cooper, our dog died, we decided not to have any pets and then suddenly...” her voice quivered (颤抖).

“For a moment we thought of not replying to the advertisement,” the husband said. “My wife loves the dog so much.” John smiled. “I am sorry, but this is not our Oliver.”

There was a cry of joy from the lady. John would have to lie to his uncle but in return, Oliver would get a life of love and care. John knew he had done the right thing.

1. Why did John’s uncle buy Oliver?

A．Because he liked the dog.

B．Because his wife loved the dog.

C．Because the dog could guard his house.

D．Because the dog could bring him happiness.

2. Which of the following is TRUE about the lady and her husband?

A．They shouted at Oliver.

B．They replied to the advertisement.

C．They stayed home on that stormy day.

D．They were sorry for having taken Oliver home.

3. Who was Cooper?

A．A thief.

B．The lady’s old dog.

C．A bus driver.

D．The lady’s husband.

4. What does the underlined word “lie” in the last paragraph mean in Chinese?

A．撒谎

B．发誓

C．怨恨

D．承诺

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．John’s holiday	B．An advertisement
C．Oliver’s new home	D．The right decision

【推荐3】My grandmother grew up in a world different from me. She experienced many things in her long life.

Though she never told stories, her stories were in the way she ate—she savored(品尝) her food, cherished it. Often she would be the first to sit at the dinner table, and the last to leave. Food had been really scarce(缺乏的) when she grew up.

Her stories were in the way she handed me lucky money. From a young age, my grandmother was brought up to understand the importance of hard work and the necessity of saving. Every Chinese New Year, I would be handed, or sent a small red envelope that contained money, but never more than twenty yuan. When I was young, I didn’t understand why my grandmother gave me such a small amount of money. As I grew older, I realized that she wasn’t teaching me about money, but about tradition and hard work and family. The money was not the main point. I would probably spend it on any toy that I would lose soon after; it was the meaning behind her gift that mattered. It was her saying, “I love you; I am your family and I want you to work hard as your family has before you.”

My grandmother’s stories were lessons. But they were never told in words. From the time that I was very young, up until she could barely remember my name, I remember her calling me “good girl”. Those two little words, in the course of my growing up, were a constant reminder that I was still so young, with still so far to go.

Now my grandmother is gone, but I see her every day. I see her in the women around me and in the mirror. She lives with me, inside me, and in the legacies(遗产) that I will create. And I know she would be proud.

1. The writer’s grandmother spent so much time eating at the table because ________.

A．she had no teeth	B．she was not so hungry at first
C．she was preparing to clean the table	D．she really wanted to enjoy the food

2. What did the writer learn from the way her grandmother gave her lucky money?

A．Her grandmother didn’t have much money.

B．Her grandmother preferred boys to girls.

C．It was important for her to work hard.

D．It was impolite to accept others’ money.

3. What did the writer realize when hearing her grandmother call her “good girl”?

A．She was really a good girl.

B．She needed to keep improving herself.

C．She should be proud of her manners and behavior.

D．She was always a good girl in her grandmother’s eyes.

4. What can we know about the writer’s grandmother after reading the passage?

A．She loved telling stories about the past.

B．She was poor throughout all her life.

C．She set a great example for the writer.

D．She was a mean woman with old-fashioned values.