【推荐2】Here is the school day in an English school．
Morning   The students have an English lesson and a Maths lesson．The first lesson begins at 9:00 a．m．The children have a break from 10:00 a．m．to 10:20 a．m．They usually eat snacks or play games in the playground．After the break, they have the second lesson．It lasts for an hour and fifteen minutes．They usually take a test during the first fifteen minutes．
Lunchtime   Lunchtime is from 12 at noon to 1:10 p．m．Most children bring their own lunch from home．Some children have lunch in the school canteen．After lunch, they play games in the playground．
Afternoon   The students do some reading．Then they have one or two lessons．They study Art, History and Science, etc．School is over at 3:15 p．m．Then they go home．
1. The students have_____ lessons in the morning．

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

2. The children have a break for _______ in the morning．

A．10 minutes	B．15 minutes
C．20 minutes	D．25 minutes

3. The students have lunch_______．

A．From 10:00 to 10:20	B．From 9:00 to 10:00
C．From 1:10 to 3:15	D．From 12:00 to 1:10

4. What do the children do after lunch?

A．Have lessons．	B．Do some reading．
C．Eat snacks．	D．Play games．

5. Which of the following is true?

A．All the children bring lunch from home．

B．The students have an English lesson and History in the morning．

C．Students go home after 3:15 p．m．

D．The students play games in the school canteen．

【推荐3】Once upon a time, there lived a king. He loved birds and animals, and had a large bird protection area in the kingdom. He hated harming the animals and birds. He did not kill them for meat. One day, the king was sent two beautiful birds by a businessman. The king ordered the trainer to make them feel comfortable in their country.

One day, the king saw one bird fly very high, very quickly. However, the other bird just sat on the branch (树枝) and didn’t move even a step. The trainer said that he had tried everything he could but still failed to make the bird move. Later, the king decided to find someone in the country to make it move and fly.

A few weeks later, an old man reached the king’s palace and assured him that he would make the bird fly like the other one. The king asked the trainer to take the old man to train the bird. The next day, the king went to visit the old man. He was surprised to see the other bird fly like the first one to great height at rapid speed. The king was very happy and sent the old man some gold coins and asked the old man what he had done to make the bird fly in a day.

The old man simply said, “I just cut down the branch of the tree where the bird used to sit on.”

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. What was the king like?

A．Kind.

B．Proud.

C．Humorous.

2. What do we know about the two birds?

A．One bird ate while the other didn’t.

B．One bird sang while the other didn’t.

C．One bird flew high while the other didn’t.

3. What does the underlined word “assured” mean in the passage?

A．承诺

B．背叛

C．求助

4. What did the old man do to the bird?

A．He gave some gold coins to the bird.

B．He climbed up the tree to get the bird to fly.

C．He cut down the branch where the bird sat on.

5. What can we learn from the story?

A．The early bird has the best chance.

B．Open your wings and you can fly high.

C．The higher you stand, the farther you can fly.

【推荐1】When he was a little boy,his uncle called him"Sparky”. Schooling was very hard for him. He failed every subject in the seventh and eighth grades.And he failed in physics, Latin,math and English in high school. Even his sports wasn't any better.

Sparky lived a difficult and lonely life. It was that no one really cared about him or what he did. In fact, Sparky would be surprised if a classmate ever said hello to him outside of school hours. He never asked a girl out in high school. He was too afraid of being refused(拒绝) or laughed at. Sparky was a loser. Almost everyone knew it.

One thing was important to Sparky—drawing. He was good at his artwork. No one else appreciated(欣赏) it. But that didn't seem to matter him.He sent some cartoons to the editors(编辑) but was refused. However,Sparky was sure of his ability. He even decided to become an artist in the future. So, after high school, Sparky wrote to Walt Disney studios. They asked for some of his artwork. Finally,he was also refused again. But Sparky still didn't give up. Instead, he decided to tell his own life story in cartoons.The main character would be a little boy who was always a loser. He made people think of the difficult moments in the past. The character—Charlie Brown, soon became famous in the world. Sparky, his failures never kept him from trying, his work was refused again and again, is the very successful cartoonist Charles Schultz.He is the man behind Snoopy.

We all face difficulties from time to time. If we keep trying,we won't be a loser all the time.

1. How was Sparky's schooling in high school?

A．He was good at sports.	B．He liked all his subjects.
C．He failed all his subjects.	D．He did well in all his subjects.

2. Sparky never asked a girl out in high school because________.

A．the girls didn't like him	B．he didn’t want to be refused
C．he was a great student	D．he always laughed at them

3. Which of the following is the right order?
a. Sparky wrote to Walt Disney studios,
b.He sent some cartoons to the editors(编辑) but was refused.
c.He decided to tell his own life story in cartoons.
d. He failed every subject in the seventh and eighth grade.
e. He made people think of the difficult moments in the past.

A．d-a-c-b-e

B．e-b-a-d-c

C．c-b-d-a-c

D．d-b-a-c-e

4. Why did Charlie Brown soon become famous in the world?

A．Because people were sure of his ability.

B．Because people were moved by his spirit of keep trying.

C．Because he told his life in cartoons.

D．Because he made people think of the difficult moments

5. What can we learn from Sparky's story?

A．Success doesn't come to people easily.

B．We should love drawing cartoons and become an artist.

C．We needn't do well in our lessons at school.

D．We should keep trying new ideas.

【推荐2】Ray Charles, a black singer and pianist of the USA. He had won 12 Grammy Awards(格莱美奖) and performed at 10, 000 concerts around the world. Many musicians called him simply “The Genius”(天才).

Ray Charles was born into a poor family, without a father. When he was 5 years old, his younger brother died, and around the same time, Charles started to lose his sight. By the age of 7, he was completely blind. He had already been learning the piano for a year, and when he went blind, his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future. All his life, Charles remembered her saying: “Do it right, or don't do it at all.”

Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children. There the teachers also encouraged him to study music. Sadly, while he was still at school, his mother died. He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players. He sang, played the piano and wrote music. He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles.

In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made. The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx. The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles. After they had been playing together for two hours, Charles, then aged 73, jumped up and said, “He's the one. He can do it.” A year later Charles died aged 74. The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles' music will live on.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1. What can we learn from Ray's childhood story?

A．His father died when he was 5 years old.

B．He started to lose his sight at the age of 7.

C．He was born in a rich musician family.

D．He started to learn the piano when he was 6.

2. Ray Charles' mother encouraged him to play music because ________.

A．his father was a musician as well

B．it would help him get used to being blind

C．it was a good way for a blind person to get money

D．his teacher thought he was a genius

3. Ray Charles went to a school for ________.

A．normal children	B．deaf and blind children
C．talented children only	D．children without parents

4. Ray Charles thought that Jamie Foxx ________.

A．was the right person to play him in the film	B．was a good film-maker
C．was the wrong person to play him in the film	D．was a good director

5. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．Becoming a musician.	B．Childhood story.
C．The film of Ray's life.	D．Master of many styles.

【推荐3】On a snowy day, there was a man walking in a hurry on the road. His clothes were in poor condition. You might think he was a beggar（乞丐）, but in fact he was a painter. His name was Vincent Willem van Gogh. With a painting he had just finished, the poor Vincent went into a painting store.

“Can you buy this painting to help me pay the rent（租金）?”

“I don’t really like your painting, but it is said that you are gifted（有天赋的） and I want to help you. Here is five francs（法郎）.”

Although it was only five francs, Vincent was very happy.

He took the money and said thanks, thinking that he could buy some food and pay the rent.

Near his home, Vincent saw a little girl in dirty clothes shaking in the snow. The girl smiled sadly at the painter asking for some help. It was clear that the girl was hungry and cold.

“Poor child! I should help her!”

Vincent put the five francs into the girl’s hands, totally forgetting that he still needed money to pay the rent. Before the girl expressed her thanks, the kind Vincent had gone away with his empty stomach.

1. From the passage, we can know that the man was a _________.

A．beggar

B．painter

C．singer

D．house owner

2. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The girl refused Vincent’s help.

B．Both the girl and Vincent were hungry.

C．The girl had expressed thanks before Vincent left.

D．After selling his painting, Vincent bought some food.

3. Which word can best describe Vincent?

A．Helpful

B．Funny

C．Careless

D．Stupid

4. This passage is mainly about ________.

A．a poor girl	B．Vincent’s great painting
C．Vincent’s kindness to a stranger	D．a man selling a painting to pay the rent