【推荐1】There was once a man called Mr. Flower, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions. He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup for the Rose of the Year.

Mr. Flower's glass-houses were very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen were often tempted to throw a stone at one of Mr. Flower's glass-houses. So Mr. Flower did his best to be in or near his glass-house at the beginning and end of the school day.

But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flower had tried in many ways to protect. his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden, but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.

At last Mr. Flower had a good idea. He put up a large notice made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no further trouble,the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. It was Mr. Flowers' hope to________.

A．build glass-houses in his free time

B．grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup

C．win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color

D．grow a rose with the longest name

2. Boys were often tempted to________.

A．throw stones at Mr. Flower from their school

B．throw stones at Mr. Flower's glass-house

C．be in or near by Mr. Flower's glass-houses

D．play with Mr. Flower near his glass -houses

3. Mr. Flower stayed in or near by his glass-houses________.

A．at times when school-boys were walking near them

B．all the school day when there were no boys about

C．in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day

D．where he could not be seen by the passing boys

4. Mr. Flower had tried to________to protect his glass.

A．be on watch in his free time	B．ask the headmaster for help
C．pick up all the stones around his garden	D．do all the above

5. Mr. Flower's good idea was to________.

A．write some words on the notice

B．put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses

C．send for policemen

D．give the boys something else to throw stones at

【推荐2】阅读理解
The sun says he is stronger than the wind. The wind says he is stronger than the sun.
A man is walking down the street with a hat and coat on.
The sun says, “Let’s see who can make the man take off his hat and coat. If you can do that, you are stronger than me.”
Now the wind begins to blow（吹）. But the harder he blows， the tighter（更紧地） the man holds his hat and coat. The wind can’t make the man take off his hat and coat.
Now the sun tries. He shines（照耀） brightly. Soon the man takes off his hat. Then the sun shines more brightly, and the man takes off his coat.
So the wind says, “That’s all. You are stronger than me.”
根据内容判断正误，对的填（T）错的填（F）
1. The wind is stronger than the sun.
2. The sun says he can make the man take off the hat and coat.
3. The harder the wind blows, the tighter the man holds his hat and coat.
4. The sun begins to shine brightly, and the man takes off his hat and coat.
5. The sun and the wind can’t make the man take off his hat and coat.

【推荐3】The moon was behind a cloud and there weren’t many stars in the sky.

It was a dark night. I saw a glow(光，光亮) in my neighbour’s kitchen. I thought he was having a night meal so I went back to my bed.

Soon, there was a smell of burning (烧东西的焦糊味) in the air and I thought there was probably something wrong. I jumped out of the bed quickly and went out to make sure. I saw a fire coming out of my neighbour’s kitchen. Then I shouted "Fire! Fire!" But no one in the neighbourhood heard my shouts for help.

I ran into my house, called the fire department (消防队) and went back to my neighbour’s house. I banged（猛敲）on the door and called out my neighbour’s name, but there was no answer. Finally I got into the house and rescued a cat and a dog.

I tried to pour water through the kitchen window but it was no use. It was a big fire. Luckily, the firemen arrived soon and stopped the fire.

When my neighbour came back, he was sad for his kitchen but he thanked me for calling the fire department and for saving his pets. He wanted to give me some money but I did not accept it.

Weeks later, my neighbour had a new kitchen. He invited me to see his new kitchen and we enjoyed a big meal there. It made me very happy.

1. When did the fire happen?

A．In the morning.

B．In the afternoon.

C．At noon.

D．At night.

2. Where was the writer when he found there was a smell of burning in the air?

A．In his bedroom.	B．In his kitchen.
C．In his neighbour’s kitchen.	D．In his neighbour’s living room.

3. The underlined word “rescued” means “               ” according to the passage.

A．saw

B．called

C．thanked

D．saved

4. What did the neighbour feel sad for?

A．His pets.

B．His kitchen.

C．The firemen.

D．The fire department.

5. How did the neighbour thank the writer?

A．He gave the writer some money.	B．He gave the writer his pet dog.
C．He invited the writer to a big meal.	D．He asked the writer to see a movie.

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。     

Do you want to have a healthy and close relationship with your parents? Here’s some advice from experts.

Do your own housework

Think of the things that your parents is always asking you to do around the house. Think of the housework that are your responsibility. If you don’t like doing housework because you find them boring or difficult, ask your parents for tips on how to do them.     1    

Keep your room tidy

Messy rooms are a common complaint among parents. Make your bed in the mornings as soon as you’re up.     2     Put dirty clothes in the laundry basket. In this way, they show that you can shoulder the responsibility of taking care of what’s yours.

    3    

This is especially important that your parents are the ones paying for your phone bills and the Internet connection. You have to show them that you respect the values they teach you.     4     Using the Internet and your phone is an advantage, not your right.

Take care of your brothers and sisters

    5     It helps to give your parents a peaceful, comfortable and warm environment. Don’t bully (凌) your younger ones and don’t annoy your older ones. Help them with any problem they might be going through. Do fun things together.

A．Use the Internet and your phone responsibly.

B．Perhaps they can help you think of new ways of doing them.

C．Try your hardest to get along with your family members.

D．Keep your closet tidy by hanging up your clothes.

E．You also have to respect the money they pay for you.

【推荐2】When it comes to shopping for clothes, my mother and I have always disagreed on what fits (适合) me well. To me, if it zips (拉上拉链), it fits. My mom, however, usually says I need a bigger size. When I was a teenager, I wanted to dress like my friends, but my body size made it impossible. When mom told me something didn’t suit me, or I needed a bigger size, all I heard was                    that my body was wrong. To avoid arguments, we stopped going shopping together.

This continued until I got engaged (订婚) last year and needed to buy a wedding dress. Maybe I could buy it alone, of course, but my mom is the most important person in my life. The idea of looking for a wedding dress without her seemed just inappropriate (不恰当的). Although the experience of taking her with me sounds pretty scary, I would still like to try it.

And so the day came. As I tried on a simple white dress, I saw tears in my mom’s eyes. “You look beautiful!” she told me. Nothing could have shocked me more. This one didn’t zip up at the back and I did actually need a bigger size, but my mother didn’t say that. She just told me how beautiful I looked. At that moment, all the arguments in the past were erased off (抹去).

We didn’t buy a dress that day. We decided to see more, which I would never have predicted. A few weeks and many shopping trips later, we found the perfect dress. We both loved it as soon as I put it on. And during those few weeks, mom and I also found the perfect fit (搭配) for our shopping relationship.

1. According to the first paragraph, we know that _______________.

A．The writer liked clothes with zippers while her mother didn’t

B．The writer and her mom always argued about the size of the her clothes

C．The writer’s mom could always find perfect clothes for her

D．The writer tried to lose weight when she was a teenager

2. Why did the writer go shopping with her mom to buy the wedding dress?

A．Because she couldn’t find any friends to go with her.

B．Because her mom was very experienced in choosing a wedding dress.

C．Because it was inappropriate to shop for a wedding dress without her mom.

D．Because they always had a great shopping relationship.

3. When they went shopping for the wedding dress, the writer felt shocked because _________.

A．none of the wedding dresses could zip up at her back

B．her mom asked her to try on a bigger—sized dress again

C．her mom said she looked beautiful even though the dress didn’t fit her

D．they found the perfect dress more quickly than she had expected

4. Which is the best word to describe the perfect fit for their shopping relationship?

A．Understanding.

B．Exciting.

C．Missing.

D．Encouraging.

5. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Finding the Perfect Fit.

B．The Perfect Zipper.

C．Crying Mother.

D．Shopping Alone.

【推荐1】Four students from different (不同的) countries are camping (野营) and they are talking about the weather. Let’s listen to them!

Tiffany: It’s cool and sunny most of the time in our country. I live in Beijing, a beautiful city (城市). It’s summer now. It is a little hot, but I still feel good.

Lolita: I live in Moscow. It’s usually windy there. It makes me feel bad. I don’t like that.

Ben: I live in the north (北方) of Canada. It’s very cold in winter, so we wear warm clothes. Many people like snowy weather because they can make snowmen and Canada is beautiful then.

Jeff: I come from Australia. I never see a snowy day. It’s very hot most of the time in our country. And in winter it’s not very cold. Many people like to come to my country for their vacation

1. It can be________ in Beijing now.

A．March

B．July

C．December

D．February

2. ________ doesn’t like the weather of his / her country.

A．Jeff

B．Lolita

C．Tiffany

D．Ben

3. Jeff never sees a ________ day in Australia.

A．snowy

B．rainy

C．windy

D．cloudy

4. We can learn that ________.

A．Tiffany comes from Australia	B．it’s usually warm in Moscow
C．Ben lives in the south of Canada	D．many people like to go to Jeff’s country for their vacation

5. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．different habits	B．different talks in different cities
C．different countries	D．the weather in different countries

【推荐2】Most great inventors often met with much trouble in their work. Before they could succeed, they had to overcome thousands of difficulties which were put in their way. The following is one of such examples.       

George Stephenson ( 1781-1848 ) , a famous British inventor, made the first train in 1825, using a steam engine. When he was experimenting with the engine on the train he met with trouble from the government(政府) , the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would kill cows, horses and sheep, that the engine would burst or that the hot coals from it would set fire to their houses. People believe what they said.       

George Stephenson told the people that the train could go on small rails, could pull carriages full of goods and passengers and that there was no great danger to them. It was a very difficult matter for him to make them believe. However, after some time, he was able to do it, and the first train that was driven by Stephenson himself proved what he had said. On the train there was a new steam engine. It was invented by him, and was proved a complete success.        

The first day when the train ran to the rails, people along the way heard the noise of the train in the distance, and saw it running quickly to them. They thought it was a genie(妖怪) . They ran quickly back home for fear（恐惧）and closed their doors tightly. They did not dare to come out until it had passed. A week later an old woman still said that her hen had been so frightened that it hadn’t laid any eggs for three days.

1. The story tells us something about _________.

A．the life of George Stephenson

B．the invention of the train

C．the trouble of Stephenson in his invention

D．the use of the engine on the train.

2. The first train was made in Britain _________.

A．in 1848

B．in 1825

C．in 1781

D．from 1781 to 1848

3. Trouble came from _________ during the experiment with the engine on the train.

A．the government	B．the newspapers
C．the gentlemen in the country	D．not only A and B, but also C

4. People along the way were ________ when the first train ran on the rails.

A．greatly frightened	B．very happy
C．running quickly to it	D．proud of the invention

5. People ran quickly back home because they thought _______.

A．a genie was coming	B．the train would kill them
C．the train would set fire to their house	D．the smoke would choke them

【推荐3】Beijing Opera used to sound strange to Dou Yi. The 14-year-old Beijinger said whenever she came across Beijing Opera on TV, she changed the channel (频道). Like most of today’s teenagers, Dou loves pop music.

But since Dou entered the Xuanwu Branch School of Beijing No. 15 Middle School, she has been studying Beijing Opera in music class every week.

Dou and her classmates listen to Beijing Opera and learn the basics (基础知识) from professional actors. They also sing along with the operas.

“We laugh sometimes because the tunes (声调) are really hard to learn,” said Dou. But she said that now she would watch Beijing Opera on TV.

“After all, I am no longer a layman,” she said.

Since 2008, schools around the country have been teaching students Beijing Opera. It’s part of a plan to introduce young people to the country’s artistic traditions. Clearly, Dou’s school has been taking the job seriously.

Yang Ning, 14, is Dou’s classmate. She has been studying Beijing Opera since she was 8. She is a member of the school’s Beijing Opera club.

Yang said she had learned a lot from Beijing Opera.

“I learned a lot of history from the operas,” she said. “I’ve also found out about many ancient poems, since there are so many of them in the operas.”

Yang doesn’t think everyone can learn to sing Beijing Opera well, but she does say that it’s helpful for all people to learn about it.

“The more you learn about it, the more you understand it. If people do study it, this old art form won’t disappear. It would be a great pity if it did!” she said.

1. Dou Yi ________.

A．was a 14-year-old boy

B．was a middle school student

C．liked today’s teenagers

D．first met the Beijinger at the TV station

2. From the passage we know ________.

A．Dou Yi listened to pop songs every week

B．the students could watch Beijing Opera on TV in class

C．even some professional actors came to the school to study

D．Beijing Opera has become a studying subject in Dou Yi’s school

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

A．悠闲的人

B．外行的人

C．懒惰的人

D．初学的人

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

A．Most of the teenagers prefer pop music to Beijing Opera.

B．Yang Ning started learning Beijing Opera earlier than Dou Yi.

C．Dou Yi is as old as Yang Ning and she is Yang Ning’s classmate.

D．Both Dou Yi and Yang Ning are members of the school’s Beijing Opera club.

5. Why have schools around the country taught students Beijing Opera since 2008?

A．To give the students more history knowledge.

B．To help the students to learn the ancient poems.

C．To introduce the young people to the traditional art.

D．To help the students to find a good job after graduation.