【推荐1】It was a cold November morning several years ago. My alarm clock had just gone off but I was having trouble getting out of bed. My dad had died a few weeks before. I felt weighed down, by sadness and depression.

Tough （结实的）and strong, my dad had worked so hard all of his life to support us. He had a temper and would sometimes shout at my brothers and me, but I always knew that he loved me. Still, he had been raised in a traditional way and raised us that way too. I couldn’t remember, for example, ever being hugged by him.

But finally my mom and grandma passed away. My dad moved into grandma’s home right up the road from where I lived. I was so happy to have him close by. I would often visit him and just talk with him about life. But we still hardly touched and never hugged. Finally his own health began to rapidly fail and within a few months he left us. It was a cold morning when we had his service, but I was too cold and numb （麻木的）inside myself to feel it. I couldn’t remember when we had our last hug.

I sighed （叹气）and got out of my bed. I turned on the lights and walked into the hallway. I saw my son Jefier walking down the hall to meet me. Suddenly, he opened his arms and gave me a heart-felt hug. And just as he did, I heard my dad’s voice deep inside of me say, “Joey, this hug is from me!” I cried and smiled at the same time. In that moment, in the place where heart, mind, and spirit all meet, I felt loved. I felt loved by my dad. I felt loved by life.

1. What made the writer feel happier in Paragraph 3?

A．His mom and grandma stopped talking.	B．His dad moved out of his house.
C．His dad moved into a nearby house.	D．His dad could look after his grandma.

2. Put the following events in the order in which they happened.
①The writer recalled his dad as he lay in bed.
②The mother and grandmother died.
③The father passed away a few months later.
④The father raised the children as he was raised.
⑤The writer felt like his dad was hugging him.
⑥The writer’s son came to give him a hug.

A．①④②③⑤⑥	B．①⑥⑤④③②
C．④③②①⑥⑤	D．④②③①⑥⑤

3. What made the writer feel better in the end?

A．His son’s hug.	B．His son’s smile.
C．His father’s voice.	D．His father’s spirit.

【推荐2】Here are two pictures. A man and a boy are in one picture. Who are they?

Let me tell you. The man is Mr. White and the boy’s name is Bill. He’s the man’s son. Now they are in Bill’s bedroom. We can see some Chinese books on the desk. And on the bed, there is a shirt. It’s Bill’s. His trousers are on it, under his shirt, too.

Now let’s look at the other (另一) picture. You can see a woman and a girl in it. The woman is the girl’s mother and she’s in her daughter Ann’s room. You can see a photo of the Whites on the white wall (墙壁). Under the photo is a desk. A clock is on the desk. It’s eleven. What’s that on the floor (地板)? Oh, it’s Ann’s hat. It looks like a brown hat.

1. Mr. White is ________.

A．Bill’s brother

B．Bill’s father

C．Bill’s friend

D．Bill’s mother

2. Bill’s trousers are ________.

A．under the floor

B．in the desk

C．on the bed

D．on the wall

3. What color is Ann’s hat?

A．Black

B．Blue

C．Brown

D．White

【推荐3】“Everything happens for the best.” Whenever I faced disappointment, my mother would say this to me.

After I graduated from college in 2002, I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer (播音员). I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But unluckily, I was refused every time.

At one station, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn’t hire (雇用) an inexperienced (无经验的) person and suggested that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her advice, I went back to Dixon. There were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newly-opened store wanted a local sportsman to work for it. I applied for (申请) the job, but I was refused again.

“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Lowa. The program director, Peter, told me they had already hired an announcer.

I left his office, and felt totally disappointed. While I was waiting for the elevator (电梯), I heard someone calling. It was Peter. “What do you know about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to broadcast (播报) an imaginary game. Pleased with my performance, he offered me a chance to work there.

On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words, “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous (先前的) disappointment.”

1. After graduating from college, the writer ________.

A．found a job in a radio station	B．couldn’t find a job as a sports announcer
C．was already experienced	D．decided to stay in Dixon

2. ________ first offered the writer a chance to work as an announcer.

A．A kind lady

B．A program director

C．Her mother

D．A sports announcer

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．A kind lady offered the writer a job at first.	B．The writer’s parents were disappointed at her.
C．Big stations usually hire experienced people.	D．It’s very easy to get a job in small radio stations.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．There was a small radio station in Dixon Illinois.	B．There was a radio-announcing job at college.
C．The writer didn’t want to be a sports announcer at all.	D．The writer learned a lot from what her mother said.

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Everything happens for the best.	B．You can find a job without any experience.
C．Something happens because of the disappointment.	D．Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.

【推荐1】My name is Jane. I’m in Green Middle School. This is a picture of my room. It’s tidy. My computer game is in the bookcase. On the bed are my red quilt and a blue jacket. Where is my soccer ball? It’s under the bed.

I have a friend. His name is Jim. He’s my classmate, too. He’s a nice boy, but his room is messy. Look! His books are everywhere—on the sofa, on the bed, under the chair. Where is his schoolbag? It isn’t on his bed. It isn’t under his desk. Oh! My God! He lost it in the school library! Who found his schoolbag? Please call Jim at 527­9651.

1. What is under Jane’s bed?

A．A soccer ball.	B．A computer game.
C．A blue jacket.	D．A red quilt.

2. Where can you find Jim’s books in his room?
① On the sofa.        ② In the bookcase.          ③ Under the chair.          ④ On the bed.

A．①②③

B．①③④

C．①②④

D．②③④

3. What can we know about Jim from the passage?

A．He isn’t nice to Jane.	B．His room is not tidy.
C．He doesn’t have a telephone.	D．His schoolbag is under his desk.

4. What does the passage mainly（主要地）talk about?

A．Jane’s friend Jim.	B．Jenny and her family.
C．Jane’s school things.	D．Jenny’s and Jim’s rooms.

【推荐2】Tom is my bother. He isn’t tidy. He always asks “Where is my English book? Where is my radio?     1    ”     2    You can see the watch, English book, radio, ID card, notebook, keys and hat.     3     The English book is on the desk, too. The yellow radio is on the bed.       4     The bag is in the desk. The ID card is in the notebook. His keys are in the schoolbag. Can you see his hat?     5     No, it’s on the bed.

A．It is on the wall.

B．Is it on the chair?

C．Where is my notebook?

D．Where is your notebook?

E．The watch is on the desk.

F．Here is a photo of his room.

G．The notebook is in the bookcase.

【推荐3】Dear Jenny,

Please take (带) these things to school for your brother Alan. He needs (需要) them for an English class (课). He needs his English book, tape player, English-English dictionary, pencil box and notebook. The English book is under the chair. The tape player is on the table. The dictionary is in the bookcase. The pencil box is under the table. The notebook is on the bed.

Mom

根据材料内容判断正（T）误（F）。
1. Jenny and Alan are sister and brother.
2. Jenny needs some things for class.
3. Jenny will (将要) take five things to school.
4. Alan needs an English-Chinese dictionary.
5. The dictionary is on the table.

【推荐1】Tatse, 33, is from Tibet. He uses picture books to create（创造）a colourful world for children there. Why picture books?

“I remember I was quite interested in painting, and I often drew on the blackboard. When I was in sixth grade, my uncle brought me a set of picture books, with the world’s most famous fairy tales（童话故事）in them, said Tatse. With both pictures and characters, the books were easy to read, and Tatse finished reading them quickly. “I was quite excited after reading them.” he said.

In 2009, after finishing university, Tatse became an English teacher in Chengdu and got interested in education（教育）. He learned that many parents knew picture books well and wanted their children to read picture books. So he had the idea of creating picture books for children.

In 2013, he came back to Tibet and started his picture book work. The next year, Tatse and his friends started to create a picture book of Tibetan old stories. In 2018, the picture book came out. In the same year, Tatse went abroad to study children’s early education.

Learning more about it, he started a public account（公众号）called “Bedtime Stories for Children” on WeChat. He also opened a bookshop selling all kinds of children’s picture books in different languages.

“I hope that more children will enjoy the happiness brought by picture books.” he said.

1. When Tatse was in Grade Six, ________.

A．he often went to the bookshop

B．he became interested in painting

C．he often read fairy tales to his friends

D．he got a set of picture books from his uncle

2. Tatse had the idea of creating picture books because of ________.

A．an English teacher	B．many children’s parents
C．his parents	D．his uncle

3. Which is the right order of the following things Tatse did?
① He started his picture book work.
② He worked as an English teacher in Chengdu.
③ He went abroad to study children’s early education.

A．①②③

B．②③①

C．②①③

D．③②①

4. The word “it” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________.

A．children’s early education	B．the public account
C．a picture book	D．the bookshop

5. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Tatse got a good education.

B．Tatse enjoys creating picture books.

C．Tatse did a good job in children’s early education.

D．Tatse tries to create a colourful world for children through picture books.

【推荐2】Hello! Do you know the boy? He is Paul Brown. He is eight. He is an American boy. He is sad now. He lost his schoolbag. His schoolbag is nice. It’s green and blue. His English book, two dictionaries and a jacket are in it. His English book is green and yellow. His dictionaries are all red and blue. His jacket is green and blue. An ID card is in his schoolbag, too. The ID card isn’t Paul’s. It’s Eric’s. Eric is Paul’s friend. His family name is Smith. If you find the schoolbag, you can call Paul or Eric. Paul’s telephone number is 312-5561. Eric’s telephone number is 517-6249.

1. Paul lost his ________.

A．ID card

B．dog

C．schoolbag

D．telephone

2. Paul’s jacket is ________.

A．green and yellow

B．red and blue

C．green and yellow

D．green and blue

3. What does the word “sad” mean in Chinese?

A．开心的

B．激动的

C．平静的

D．难过的

4. How many things are in Paul’s schoolbag?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Six.

D．Seven.

5. You can call Eric at ________.

A．312﹣5561

B．517﹣6429

C．321﹣5516

D．517﹣6249

【推荐3】One day Mrs Black took Tom and Jim to go shopping. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping mall. “Why do you buy things here, Mom?” Tom asked. “Because they are cheaper than those at the corner store,” Mrs Black said.

The Blacks didn’t have enough money and Mrs Black was always careful with her money. She looked carefully at the prices of things she bought in the supermarket.

When they got home, the children said, “We don’t think you spent less money by going to the supermarket there.” “Why?” said Mrs Black. “Everything was cheaper there.” “We know,” said the children, “but we came home by taxi because we had too many things to carry. The cost of the taxi was more than the money you saved!” Mrs Black added(加起来) everything up and found her children were right. “Well done,” she said. “Next time we will do shopping near our home. ”

1. Mrs Black took Tom and Jim ________.

A．to the new shopping mall	B．to the zoo
C．to the park	D．to the museum

2. Mrs Black bought things in the new shopping mall because ________.

A．things there had good quality	B．there were many things there
C．things there were cheap	D．things there were expensive

3. Mrs Black looked carefully at ________.

A．the prices of things	B．the quality of things
C．the quantity of things	D．the shopping mall

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The Blacks were rich and they bought a lot of things in the supermarket.

B．The Blacks were not rich and they bought things in a cheaper supermarket.

C．The Blacks enjoyed shopping in the shopping mall because it was large.

D．The Blacks were poor and they never went shopping.

5. Mrs Black decided to go shopping ________ the next time.

A．in the shopping mall far away	B．in the cheapest shop
C．in the most expensive shop	D．near her home