【推荐1】One of the most famous people in ancient China was a wise philosopher (哲学家) named Confucius (孔子) (circa 551—479 BC). He sometimes went by the names Kong Zi. He was born in the country of Lu.When Confucius was only three, his father died. His mother was very poor. He never had a good education. As Confucius grew up, he wanted to learn things. So he decided to teach himself. Confucius was a strange-looking boy. He got very upset, but he was also a kind boy. Confucius didn’t play with other children in his free time. But he always talked to artists and musicians and learned from them.

If he met with something difficult to do, he kept trying over and over again until he learned how to do it. Later, Confucius grew up to be a very clever man and became the leader of a city. He used his knowledge and skills in a wise and fair way to govern (管理) the city. He was very popular with his people.

People today believe Confucius was the wisest man who ever lived in China. He also made many wise sayings in ancient China that helped many people learn about nature, the world, and the human behavior. Many of his wise sayings are still inspiring (激励) us, such as “Is it not happy to receive friends coming from a far place?”.

1. Where was Confucius born?

A．In the country of Qi.

B．In Hong Kong.

C．In the country of Lu.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to this article?

A．Confucius was very handsome and kind.

B．Confucius learned by himself because of the poor family.

C．Confucius always played with other kids when he was free.

3. From the paragraph 2, What did Confucius do when he met with something difficult to do?

A．He kept trying many times until he knew how to do it.

B．He always talked to artists and musicians and learned from them.

C．He usually dealt with the people in his city.

4. What do people think about Confucius?

A．Confucius is unpopular with the people in his city.

B．Confucius was the wisest man who ever lived in China.

C．Confucius didn’t help any people in ancient China.

5. Which is the best title for this article?

A．How to be a wise man?

B．How to deal with difficulties?

C．A famous man Confucius.

【推荐2】

Confucius's main interest was to find out ways for the government to do a better job of taking good care of the people. Confucius is what English speakers call him now, but when he was a child his name was Kong Qiu. In Chinese, Confucius is Kung Fuzi. He was born in 551 BC (公元前) in Lu State, China, and his parents were poor, although his family had once been rich. They had gotten into trouble with the king, and he had taken away their money and their land.

And when he grew up, people said he was fair, and polite, and loved to learn things, so his family sent him to the big city, to Zhou, where the Zhou king lived, to go to school. Luckily, while he was in Zhou, Confucius got to know Lao Zi, who was later the creator (创始者) of the philosophy of Taoism (道教).

When Confucius finished school, he went back to his home in Lu and became a teacher there. When he was 35 years old, he tried to get involved in politics (介入政治), and maybe get the Duke of Lu to give him some land and money, but when this idea didn't work out Confucius went back to being a teacher. In his fifties he worked as a chief minister (首席宰相) of Lu, but when he saw that the Duke of Lu was not doing a good job, Confucius gave up and left his city.

Confucius spent the rest of his life travelling from town to town around China with his students and friends, giving advice to different rulers (统治者) wherever he went. Often they didn't like his advice! When he was 67, Confucius went back to Lu, and he died there when he was 72 years old.

1. This passage is mainly about Confucius's _________.

A．students

B．thoughts

C．books

D．life

2. Confucius wished to ________.

A．be a nice teacher

B．travel all over China

C．become a wise man

D．help the government

3. Confucius was a smart and hard-working child.
The sentence above is from the passage. And we should put it back to the beginning of Paragraph ________.

A．1

B．2

C．3

D．4

4. Why did Confucius leave Lu in his fifties?

A．Because he was not pleased with the Duke of Lu.

B．Because he wanted to travel around China.

C．Because his students and friends asked him to do so.

D．Because he didn't like his job any more.

5. From this passage, we can infer (推断出) that Confucius died in the year of ________.

A．623 BC

B．618 BC

C．479 BC

D．474 BC

【推荐3】Modesty(谦逊) is a valuable quality in many cultures around the world. In China, this is no different. However, the phrase “毛遂自荐” seems to disagree with this.

During the Warring States Period, the Qin army marched(进军) on Handan. Seeing that Handan was in danger, Prince Pingyuan sought help from the state of Chu. He wanted to pick 20 talented people to go with him. However, he could only find 19 people who were good enough. Then, a man named Mao Sui volunteered.

Prince Pingyuan looked at Mao Sui with doubt, “How long have you been here with me?”

“Three years,” Mao Sui answered.

“I hear that a person with talent is like an awl(锥子) in a cloth bag. Its sharp point will soon pierce(戳) through the bag. You’ve been here for a long time, but I haven’t seen any of your achievements. Maybe you don’t have any talent.” said Prince Pingyuan.

“What I’m asking you now is to put me into that bag. If you do that, I will pierce through it. But not only the point—the whole awl,” Mao Sui said confidently.

Impressed, Prince Pingyuan allowed Mao to join his team, and Mao proved very helpful. Now the phrase “Mao Sui recommending himself” is used to describe someone who volunteers to do a task.

However, there is a fine line between self-confidence and arrogance(傲慢). It’s important to believe in yourself, but a strong ego can harm your career and professional relationships. So we recommend letting your work speak for itself.

1. Where was Mao Sui from?

A．Qin.

B．Chu.

C．Handan.

D．Pingyuan.

2. What does the phrase “毛遂自荐” mean?

A．Show modesty.

B．Feel unconfident.

C．Be professional.

D．Volunteering for a task.

3. The underlined word “that” means ________.

A．putting an awl into a bag	B．putting Mao Sui into a bag
C．letting Mao Sui join the army	D．refusing Mao Sui

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Modesty isn’t a valuable quality.	B．Mao Sui was a confident person.
C．Prince Pingyuan didn’t like Mao Sui.	D．The writer thinks we should have a strong ego.

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子正误，正确的填“A”， 错误的填“B”。
Can the “double reduction” policy (双减) really help you? Some students have different answers. Let’s have a look.

Shen Yuzhe, 13, Beijing It really helps me a lot. I don’t need to do too much homework. I can finish it at school. I don’t need to take it home. I can swim or play ping-pong with my father. I’m very happy. Zhang Hangming, 15, Tianjin I like the “double reduction” policy very much because I can have free time to do my favorite things on Saturday and Sunday. I like to play the piano and play volleyball. I join a music club and I can go there on Saturday. Yu Zhiyue, 14, Jiangsu With the “double reduction” policy, I really have less homework to do. But now I can only take tutoring classes (辅导课) from Monday to Friday. So Monday is a very long day for me. On that day, I need to have classes on the computer at home after school. I am very tired. Cui Ruqi, 13, Liaoning It makes me have happy weekends. I can play the piano or read my favorite books on the weekend. I want to be a musician like my mother. She can play the piano and the violin very well.

1. Four middle school students give their ideas about the “double reduction” policy. ________
2. Zhang Hangming can play sports with his father after school now. ________
3. Yu Zhiyue can go to the music club on Saturday. ________
4. Both Zhang Hangming and Cui Ruqi like to play the piano. ________
5. Two students like the “double reduction” policy according to the passage. ________

【推荐2】请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
From my father I have learned a lot. And I’m very thankful to him. I remember when I was a child my father always got up very early, quietly putting on his clothes and going off to work. To arrive in time to open his tiny store at 8:30, he needed to leave our apartment at 6:30. after all, he had to take a bus and then the subway. The last journey was a long walk through a neighborhood much of which was full of the smell of rubbish. I learned it was very important to work. No excuse.
When I was 12, I would, on some Saturdays, go to my father’s store to help out. After helping set up the outside clothing display, for the rest of the day, I’d watch to make sure no one stole anything. When I noticed someone looking unusual or strange, I would look the person in the eye, smile and say, “May I help you?” Usually that worked , but sometimes, someone would run off with something. The first time, I ran after the thief but my father shouted, “Martin, stop! There is no need to do that.” It’s true that safety is more important than money.
After 10 years of hard work, he saved up enough money to buy his first car, a cheap one--- he wouldn’t buy one until he could afford to pay for it without borrowing money. I learned you should buy only what you can afford. Buying necessary food and clothing won’t make us go in debt(债务). The unnecessary things won’t give us happiness, which comes from achievement only.
1. What shop did the author’s father own?

A．a bookshop	B．a coffee shop
C．a clothing shop	D．a food shop

2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The author ran after thieves many times.

B．The author thanked his father a lot.

C．The author‘s father worked very hard .

D．The author’s made some money.

3. All the following are talked about in the passage EXCEPT _________ .

A．the important of working

B．the good ways to keep healthy

C．that safety comes before money

D．that it’s bad to spend more money than you make

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．How to live a happy life

B．What makes a person successful

C．The help the author got from his father

D．What the author learned from his father

【推荐3】When I was in primary school, I had a big argument with a boy in my class. I can't remember what it was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson I learned that day.

I was sure that I was right and he was wrong. However, he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She came up with a good idea. She brought both of us to the front of the class and put him on one side of her grey desk and me on the other. In the middle of the desk was a large, round object. It was clear for me to see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. “White,” he answered in a loud voice.

I couldn't believe that the object was white, considering that it was certainly black！One more argument started between the boy and me, this time about the color of the object.

The teacher told me to stand where the boy was standing and told him to stand where I had been. We changed places, and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, "White." It was then that I knew what was wrong. It was an object with two differently colored sides, and from his side it was white. Only from my side was it black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must stand in another person's position and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their ideas.

1. The writer once had a big argument with a boy and now he forgets what it was about.
2. Their teacher thought of a good idea to teach them a lesson.
3. The writer saw the object was black from the middle of the desk.
4. In fact, the object was white.
5. You must stand in your position to look at the situation through your eyes in order to truly understand another person's idea.

【推荐1】There was a boy called Billy. Billy’s favorite color was orange. But he couldn’t see what orange looked like.

A month after he was born, his mother found that his eyes weren’t as big as a normal (正常的) baby’s. “Billy would never be able to see. He is blind,” the doctor said. Even so, with the hope to help Billy learn about the world around him, his mother kept describing everything she saw for him.

Not just through his mother’s words, Billy saw with his ears and hands, too. He had perfect hearing. “In fact, he can see many things that normal people don’t notice.”

Although Billy lived in the dark, he always believed a dream would light up his life. He found that he was interested in computer science. So he began learning it at seven years old. As a young boy, he looked forward to going to Stanford University some day. And for years of efforts, he finally achieved his dream.

Many people wanted to find out the secret of his success. Billy explained, “Just move forward! Don’t let any difficulty stop your dream from coming true.”

You cannot choose what you are given, but you can choose how you make use of it.

1. What is the matter with Billy?

A．Billy is deaf.	B．Billy is unable to see.
C．Billy can’t use his hands easily.	D．Billy can’t speak.

2. How did Billy see the world?   

A．Through his mother’s words.	B．With his own hands.
C．With his own ears.	D．All of the above.

3. When did Billy begin to learn computer science?   　   

A．At four years old.

B．At fourteen years old.

C．At seven years old.

D．At seventeen years.

4. Where can we probably read the passage?

A．In a travel guide.

B．In a science report.

C．In a notice.

D．In a magazine.

5. What can we learn from Billy?

A．To study computer science.	B．To go to Stanford University.
C．To choose what we’re given.	D．Never give up.

【推荐2】In the morning Mr Smith comes into the garden at the back of his house. He sees much snow in the garden. Mr Smith wants to take his car out, so he asks a man to clean the road from his garage(车库), to the gate. He says to the man, “Don’t throw any snow on that side. It’ll damage(损害, 毁坏) the flowers in the street, or policeman will come.” Then he goes out. When he comes back, his road is clean. There is no snow on the flowers, on the wall or in the street. But when he opens the garage he sees the garage is full of snow, the snow from the road, and his car is under the snow!
1. In the morning Mr Smith finds there is a lot of snow in _______________.

A．his garden	B．his garage
C．his house	D．his car

2. He tells a man to clean the road, because he                 ______________.

A．doesn’t like snow

B．wants to take his car out of the garage

C．wants to keep the road clean

D．often tells the man to do something

3. —Where does Mr Smith ask the man to throw the snow? —__________.

A．On the flowers	B．Into the street
C．On the wall	D．We don’t know

4. He opens the garage and ___________.

A．takes his car out	B．finds it is full of snow
C．finds the car isn’t in it	D．takes the snow out

5. —Where’s Mr Smith’s car?   —__________.

A．Under the snow	B．In the street
C．Near the road	D．In front of his house

【推荐3】On a small farm in Mexico (墨西哥), there are no schools. A bus is the school. The driver of the bus is the teacher.

It’s a school bus, but it doesn’t take the children to school. It just goes round from place to place, and sometimes it comes to this farm. The bus will stay (停留) here for three weeks. The farmers call it a school on wheels (车轮). Every time when the bus comes, the farmers will come, running to it, they are all happy and warmly (热烈地) welcome the school bus.

When the bus is on the farm, in the morning, the teacher teaches the small children. In the afternoon, the bigger children come to have their lessons because they must work in the morning. At night, the fathers and mothers come to school. They want to learn, too. How the farmers hope that some day they can have a real school on their farm!

1. Who is the teacher of the bus school?

A．A big child.

B．An old farmer.

C．The bus driver.

D．A clever father.

2. What can we know about the bus?

A．It takes the children to school.	B．It stays on the farm all the time.
C．It takes the farmers to school.	D．It goes round from place to place.

3. When the school bus comes, the farmers will ________.

A．live in it

B．be happy

C．have a big dinner

D．clean the farm

4. Why do the bigger children have their lessons in the afternoon?

A．They go to work in the morning.

B．They often get up late in the morning.

C．They have to do their homework in the morning.

D．They have to teach the small children in the morning.

5. What’s the best title for the text?

A．A School Bus	B．Classes on the Bus
C．A School on Wheels	D．People on a Small Farm