There was something wrong with grandma Mommika’s fingers. The doctor said that she had arthritis (关节炎): He said Mommika should keep her hands warm. I made her cups of tea to hold and moved her chair closer to the fire. But her fingers were stiff (僵硬的).
I wasn’t used to seeing Mommika’s hands like this. Her quiet hands made herself quieter too.
This year there were no knitted (编织的) hats for Christmas, no colorful socks or soft sweaters.
One day, Mom asked me to throw away some sweaters which had big holes. Mommika was looking down at her hands, and was shocked as I walked by.
“Wait, Annuska,” she said. “Let me see those.”
She picked up a blue sweater on top. She began pulling gently at a piece of yarn (纱线) near the neck.
“What are you doing?” I asked.
“Unknitting, make it into a ball like this. Then you can use the yarn to knit something new.” Mommika said.
Mommika wrapped yarn around and around her stiff fingers, first in one direction and then the other to keep the ball round.
Mommika happily told me how Peti, her youngest brother, used to play with their mother’s yarn balls. I picked up three yarn balls and tried to do like Peti. Mommika watched me and then smiled.
After dinner, I got an idea. I decided to do something for Mommika. I picked up a pair of old gloves and sewed up the holes as she had taught me before. Then I sewed the faces of Mommika and her brothers and sisters on the tips of the fingers.
“Your family,” I said, handing the gloves to her.
“Oh, Annuska! This one must be me,” she said, laughing. “And this must be Peti.” Mommika put the gloves on and told me about her life with her brothers and sisters happily until my bedtime.
“I think I’ll sleep with my family gloves on tonight,” Mommika said, taking my hand in her gloved one.
1. Why were there no new knitted hats for Christmas this year?| A．Because the family didn’t like knitted hats. |
| B．Because they have bought some from the shop. |
| C．Because it was difficult for Mommika to make them. |
| D．Because Mommika didn’t want to make them any more. |
| A．Annuska thought Grandmother was angry with her. |
| B．Grandmother didn’t like to communicate with anyone. |
| C．Annuska didn’t get used to seeing Grandmother’s nice hands. |
| D．Grandmother became quieter and quieter because of her illness. |
| A．Family Gloves | B．Soft Sweaters | C．Stiff Fingers | D．Old Grandma |
| A．Because Annuska thought it was interesting to sew the hole gloves for her grandma. |
| B．Because Annuska wanted to keep grandma’s fingers warm and make her happy. |
| C．Because Annuska thought it was a challenge for her to make gloves. |
| D．Because Annuska wanted to help grandma miss her brothers and sisters. |
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【推荐1】Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with with them.
The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.
Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn’t do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to tired(讨厌) of her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn’t know what to do.
One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的) for her grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised(惊讶的) and asked, “Why did you buy two plates, son?”
“One is for my grandma,” answered the boy. “The other is for you.” She cried for long. She’s kind to her mother as she did before.
1. Sandra asked her mother to live with them because ________.| A．the old woman lived alone |
| B．she needed her help |
| C．the old woman couldn’t look after herself |
| D．the old woman could give her much money |
| A．she was rich |
| B．she could watched their door |
| C．she could do the housework for them |
| D．she was friendly to them all |
| A．she had no house to live in |
| B．she couldn’t look after herself |
| C．Sandra couldn’t go to see her any more |
| D．she couldn’t buy a house and none takes care of her |
| A．her mother could broke another plate |
| B．her mother didn’t want to live |
| C．her husband could be tired of her mother |
| D．her mother couldn’t do anything at home |
| A．she knows she did wrong |
| B．she was afraid of her son |
| C．the old is poor |
| D．it’s her duty |
【推荐2】Amy was looking for a gift for her little daughter. She stopped in front of a store full of dolls.
“Girls like dolls,” she thought as she stepped into the store.
Looking around, she saw a grandma doll that has gray hair and wears a pair of glasses. In her mind appeared Joyce, her own mother.
When Amy was a little girl, she got her first doll from Joyce for her birthday. Then the second, the third ... the dolls never arrived late, year after year.
“Why always a doll?” This question had been in Amy’s mind until one day her father gave the answer.
Joyce dreamed of having a doll when she was a child herself. Her parents promised one for her fifth birthday. Sadly, they both died in a traffic accident before it arrived. The never-received gift was the most precious (珍贵的) one in her eyes.
Recalling her mother’s story, Amy got an idea.
It was Joyce’s 60th birthday. She got a package with a card that read:
Dear Joyce,
I forgot to send you a package that you should have received on your fifth birthday, in 1956.
The gift inside has aged, but I felt that you might still want to have it.
Love,
Angel of Joy
Joyce opened the package and saw a lovely grandma doll. She clasped (紧抱) the doll that she had waited so many years for, with tears running down her face. The doll, given by her “Angel of Joy”, made her the happiest “child” in the world.
1. Amy was looking for a gift for ________.| A．her daughter | B．her mother | C．her father |
| A．A birthday card | B．A grandma doll | C．A gift package |
| A．she liked dolls when she was young |
| B．her mother wanted to make her happy |
| C．it was her mother’s dream to get a doll |
| A．in 1956 | B．in 1961 | C．in 1951 |
| A．sad | B．moved | C．cold |
【推荐3】Whenever the sun rose and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations（对话）and I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals（目标）like climbing the mountain.” We both enjoyed the mountain-climbing, without it, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience（耐力）.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later in my life I got new hope and confidence（信心）. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal.
1. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ________ for both the father and the son.| A．hard | B．enjoyable | C．sad | D．comfortable |
| A．carry on | B．put off | C．give up | D．pick up |
| A．You will get all you need at the top of the mountain. | B．The sky is always as clear as crystal. |
| C．You can find life is full of nice things. | D．Never give up half-way. |
| A．Because he wanted his son to enjoy the success after insisting on（坚持）doing something hard. |
| B．Because he wanted to stand at the top of the Mountain. |
| C．Because he wanted to have a conversation with his son at the top of the Mountain. |
| D．Because he wanted to teach his son how to get to the top of the Mountain. |
【推荐1】When I was seven years old, my family built an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive. After the ants were in the glass box, they started to make tunnels(隧道). Each had its own job.
On the fifth day, a tragedy(悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass box that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after the earthquake, they never tried to rebuild the tunnels. I felt sorry when I watched them give up.
My mom said that the ants simply couldn’t stand that their tunnels were gone. Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.
Years later, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work.
Adversity(逆境) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. If a tunnel is gone, we must build another. Unlike the ants, we shouldn’t give up building our own world.
1. After the ants arrived at the glass box, they started to ________.| A．run behind each other | B．make tunnels together |
| C．lie down in the box | D．climb up to the top of the box |
| A．Teamwork is very important. | B．Hard work is useless when being in difficult situations. |
| C．Ants are not able to build a world for themselves. | D．Little ants are clever animals. |
| A．Don’t build two tunnels at a time. | B．Learn from the ants to work hard. |
| C．Think twice before you make a decision. | D．Don’t give up easily but keep trying. |
| A．An Ant Farm | B．Good Lessons from Ants |
| C．My Family and Ants | D．Ants and Tunnels |
【推荐2】October 1st is the Chinese National Day, our country's 70th birthday. China is becoming stronger and richer. Many Chinese people once worked hard to make it happen. Who are they? Let's have a look.
 #1_____________ Yu Min,1926-2019 | On June 17,1967,China tested its first hydrogen bomb(氢弹).It was a big success in China's nuclear development(核发展). Yu put all his heart into this test. It took China only two years and eight months to do that. It was a big surprise to the world! |
 #2_____________ Shen Jilan,1929-present | Shen is a great farmer in a village in Shanxi Province. She works hard to make Chinese farmers life better in her life. She thought women and men should get the same pay for the same work.Her idea was written in China's first constitution in 1954. |
 #3_____________ Yuan Longping,1930-present | Yuan is a great scientist. He is the first one in the world to develop a kind of hybrid rice. His studies helped farmers in China and other parts of the world to have more rice to eat. |
 #4_____________ Tu Youyou,1930-present | Tu is known for winning the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2015.She is the first one to find a kind of medicine to treat malaria, a serious disease. Her finding can save many people's lives. |
| Word Bank bomb 氢弹 development 核发展 constitution 宪法 hybrid rice 杂交水稻 |
1. Who plays an important role in our country's nuclear development?
| A．Yu Min. | B．Shen Jilan. |
| C．Yuan Longping. | D．Tu Youyou. |
| A．She once won the Nobel Prize for Medicine. |
| B．She is a great scientist from Shanxi Province. |
| C．She was born in the same year as Yuan Longping. |
| D．She thought women should get the same pay as men. |
| A．It can make our country stronger. | B．It can give farmers more rice to eat. |
| C．It can save a lot of people's lives. | D．It can help farmers make more money. |
a.Deputy to the NPC(人大代表) b."Father of hybrid rice"
c.Medical scientist d.Nuclear scientist
| A．d-b-a-c | B．d-a-b-c |
| C．d-a-c-b | D．d-c-b-a |
| A．A movie poster. | B．A newspaper. |
| C．A science report. | D．A sports magazine. |
【推荐3】A young man liked puppets(木偶), so he learned to make puppets. But he was very clumsy. His teacher and other learners always laughed at him.
But he enjoyed it very much. He worked hard on his puppets every day and he never gave up. He decided to spend all his time making just one kind of puppet. When he found something wrong with his puppet, he threw it away and started to make a new one. In this way, he couldn’t make any money and he was still poor. But he worked so hard that his puppets became more and more wonderful. They were much better than other learners.
When he was very old, his puppets were truly wonderful. He stopped making them and said, “I can’t find anything wrong with them. They are perfect now.” And for the first time in all those years, he put them on the shelf, and felt truly happy.
1. The young man learned to make puppets because ________.| A．he didn't have anything to do | B．he wanted to make money |
| C．he liked them very much | D．his parents asked him to do that |
| A．he kept on making one kind of puppet and improving it |
| B．other learners told him how to make it well |
| C．his teacher told him how to make it better |
| D．he learned to make it on the Internet |
| A．聪明的 | B．懒惰的 | C．笨拙的 | D．勤快的 |
| A．gave up making puppets | B．couldn’t make good puppets |
| C．made a great success | D．made a mistake in making puppets |
| A．it’s easy to learn how to make puppets | B．we shouldn’t give up doing things easily |
| C．the young man became clever at last | D．we can learn to do difficult things from others |
