【推荐1】When I was in 7th grade, my family traveled to Florida for winter vacation by car. All was going well while we were driving back, until we stopped at a gas station in Kentucky at 4:00 a.m., my diary fell out onto the cold, dark sidewalk. And my deepest darkest 7th grade secrets lay there for the whole world to read.

… But I didn’t even notice.

Instead I hopped back into the car, and we drove away. When I got home, I was very angry at my stupidity. For weeks Until one day,something amazing happened. I went to school and my name was called on the school radio-I had gotten a package (包裹) from New York. I opened the yellow paper, and inside was my diary! Although the cover was dirty, it was there, and had been sent from the town in Kentucky to New York where it was then shipped to me.

Along with the diary was a note from a man. He said after picking up my diary, he found my report card in the back, and shipped it to the address of my school. He also told me that he did not invade (侵犯), which made the stone fall away from my heart.

To this day, I am moved by his unbelievable thoughtfulness and kindness-seeing my diary, taking time out of his day and money out of his pocket to send it to me. I realized how important it is to be considerate of others.

1. The writer’s diary was gone ________.

A．before sunrise	B．at a bus station
C．on the way to Florida	D．because of her sister

2. When the writer got her diary back, she found ________.

A．a yellow paper was in it	B．someone else read it
C．her report card in it was gone	D．its cover was dirty

3. How did the writer probably feel after reading the note?

A．Proud.

B．Surprised.

C．Relaxed.

D．Worried.

4. What might the writer want to say to the man most?

A．I’m sorry for doubting you.	B．I’d like to return your money.
C．Your wisdom really surprised me.	D．Thank you for being so thoughtful.

【推荐2】I was in the lift in a market. There was an old man and about five of six people in front of me. People behind him were all in a hurry and saw him as a rock. The old man knew these clearly and tried hard to step aside.
I remember sometimes when walking or driving behind an older person, I was impatient and upset.
‘I’m sorry. Please forgive me!’ said the old man, ‘I don’t mean to hold you up.’ He then tried his best to get out of the lift.
I suddenly saw this in a whole new light. I felt sick to my stomach. The old man was apologizing to everyone, when we should have helped him to calm his fears.
By the time I got to him, I asked, ‘Sir, can I help you?’
The man thought for a while, then said, ‘Well, yes, thank you!’
I placed my hand under his left arm and walked away from the rush of people quickly.
‘So what are you shopping for, sir?’
‘Oh, today is Mother’s Day. I want to buy something for my neighbour. She’s a single mother and she is always so nice to me,’ he said, stopping suddenly as he searched his pocket.
‘Oh, they are here! I always carry them with me,’ he said. Then he took out some business cards and handed me one which read:
‘John Smith.
Friend to all… enemy to no one!
I said a prayer today and you were the answer.
Thank you!’
‘That’s for you, ’ he said. ‘Thanks for stopping to help an old man.’
‘My friend, you helped me. I discovered why I was unhappy with the world. Now I know how to solve the problem. No more with me!’
1. Why did the old man try hard to step aside?

A．Because he was in a hurry.

B．Because he didn’t want to be in other people’s way.

C．Because the lift was very crowded.

D．Because he was as heavy as a rock.

2. . The writer felt sick to his stomach most because_____________.

A．the old man tried hard to step aside.

B．the old man was difficult to get out of the lift.

C．he was impatient and upset for the old man.

D．the old man was apologizing to everyone.

3. What did the writer think about the people that passed by?

A．Cold.

B．Boring.

C．Warm.

D．Friendly.

4. . Where can we put the sentence ‘One by one, people went around him quickly.’ in the article?

A．At the beginning of the Paragraph 2.

B．At the beginning of the Paragraph 3.

C．At the beginning of the Paragraph 4.

D．At the beginning of the Paragraph 5.

5. From the passage we can see that___________.

A．we should always help old people

B．we should share our enjoyment with our friends.

C．it’s valuable to make friends with the old man.

D．if we are kind to others, we will be happy in our lives.

【推荐3】One day, when I arrived at school, an ice cream truck was parked in the schoolyard. Ice cream men usually drove their trucks to primary schools. I had never thought one ice cream truck would come to bring ice cream to us older kids. When I went up to the truck, I was quite surprised to hear the man call out, "Free ice cream!" To make sure of his words, I asked, "I'm sorry, what did you say?" "Free ice cream. Choose whichever you like." he said, smiling.
After I was certain that the man was just giving away the ice cream, I talked with him for a long time. He told me that his dream had always been to travel around giving away ice cream, and that's what he was now doing. With his mother's support, he kept doing what he loved even during hard times. Now, however, some large companies are helping him his plan.
The man said he wanted to encourage people to do exactly what their heart told them to do with their lives. I kept asking him, "So your dream was just to drive around and give away ice cream? It seems like a very unusual goal." "Yes, just meeting people and making them smile," he replied. At that point he handed me my ice cream. I thanked him, but what I got from him was much more than just an ice cream. It can't easily be explained in words. I believe what he is doing is exactly what a great person does all the time: small acts of big love.
1. From the story we know that the writer was most probably_______ at that time.

A．a primary school teacher

B．a primary school student

C．a middle school student

D．a middle school teacher

2. Why did the writer ask the ice cream man what he had said again?

A．Because he was not sure whether what he had heard was true.

B．Because the ice cream truck had never been here before.

C．Because the ice cream man said in a low voice and he couldn't hear.

D．Because he didn't pay attention to the ice cream truck.

3. With his mother's and some large companies' support, _______.

A．the man became rich

B．the man could produce ice cream

C．the man could travel

D．the man's dream came true

4. What's the best title of this story?

A．A great man.	B．Small acts of big love.
C．A kind of charity.	D．My dream.

【推荐1】Several years ago, Ed’s teacher asked him to take part in a volunteer activity. It brought normal children and disabled children together. Each week Ed spent an hour in the special school helping the disabled children with their schoolwork, games and eating. Ed’s mother was a teacher, so he often met a lot of children. At first, Ed thought it would be scary to be with children who were so different, but later he found there was something special with those children.

Every Wednesday, Tom, Susan and Anna couldn’t wait to see Ed. Tom had to sit on the wheelchair. He was only able to say some simple words like yes or no. Susan, a deaf girl, always welcomed Ed with a big smile. As for Anna she was born with an illness, and it made her really small for her age. In a normal classroom, it would be common to stop children playing with something, speaking loudly or making noises. However, in that school, the teachers didn’t mind noises. They were signs of the children’s feelings.

Working with those children made Ed learn to notice others’ needs. One of Ed’s teachers said, “We should be part of something bigger than ourselves.” Ed never understood that until he worked with those children.

1. What did Ed NOT help the disabled children do?

A．Have meals.	B．Do their homework.
C．Play games.	D．Repair broken things.

2. What was the matter with Tom?

A．He was deaf.	B．He was blind.
C．He couldn’t walk.	D．He couldn’t say anything.

3. Why did the teachers NOT mind the children making noises in that school?

A．Because the teachers tried to make their classes interesting.

B．Because it was a special way for the teachers to give classes.

C．Because the children showed their feelings in that way.

D．Because the teachers didn’t want to be angry with those disabled children.

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Anna, Tom and Susan didn’t like Ed.

B．Ed’s mother was a teacher in that special school.

C．Ed was excited to go to that special school at first.

D．Ed understood his teacher’s words through the activity.

5. What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Try to be kind in life

B．Volunteer in a special school

C．Learn to work with other people

D．Give disabled children more care

【推荐3】One day an ant was drinking at a small river and fell in. She made desperate（不顾一切的） efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant was very tired, but she was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft（筏子）, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted（光脚） with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.

1. The ant could not reach the side though ________.

A．she cried for help	B．she asked the dove to save her
C．she tried very hard	D．she could swim well

2. The dove saved the ant because ________.

A．she was the ant’s friend	B．the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time
C．the ant was very tired	D．she took pity on the poor ant

3. The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of ________.

A．a leaf

B．raft

C．a piece of wood

D．a blade of grass

4. Just as the man shot at the dove, ________.

A．he felt something biting him in the foot	B．the dove hid himself in the grass
C．the ant told the dove to leave at once	D．the dove immediately flew away

5. In writing the story, the writer wants to show ________.

A．how clever the ant was

B．how kind the dove was

C．how the ant and the dove helped each other

D．we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can.