【推荐1】判断正误(对的打T，错的打F)

It’s Sunday today. But Jackie is busy. He can’t play at home, because he must go to a singing class in the morning and have an English class in the afternoon. Is he not happy? No. Music and English are his favorite subjects. They are interesting to him. Mr. Smith is Jackie’s music teacher. And his English teacher is Ms. Cindy. They are his favorite teachers.

Jackie’s father wants Jackie to be a teacher like him, but Jackie doesn’t like it. He wants to be a musician (音乐家). He learns to sing and play the piano.

He has a busy life, but he is very happy. He says, “It is worth (值得) being busy for my dream (梦想).”

1. Jackie goes to singing and English classes on Saturday.
2. Art and music teachers are Jackie’s favorite teachers.
3. Jackie want to be a teacher.
4. We know Jackie’s father is a teacher.
5. The title (标题) of the passage is “Jackie’s Busy Life for the Dream.”

【推荐2】Joris Hutchison, 12, loves cheetahs (非洲猎豹). He was upset to learn that the big animals might be in great danger. “When he was six, he was reading a book about cheetahs. The book says cheetahs could be in great danger. He got very upset,” said Garine Boekee, Joris’mother.

Joris asked his mom what he could do to help. They got in touch with a wildlife sanctuary (野生动物保护中心) in Africa.

Joris began raising money. He sold T-shirts, flowers, and juice. He held yard sales and skating parties.   “I’m just a normal kid. I only want to do something to save them, ” Joris said.

So far, he has raised more than＄14, 000. The money is used to buy special collars (项圈). The collars track the cheetahs. This helps protect them from being killed. Joris has also visited the sanctuary in Africa. He has spent three summers volunteering there. “We need to raise awareness (意识) and tell people what’s happening,” Joris says.

“I’ve learned that everyone can make a difference, even if you’re just a kid!” says Joris. “You just have to start somewhere.”

1. How did Joris learn that cheetahs are in great danger?

A．His mother told him.	B．He learned it from a book.
C．His teacher told him.	D．He learned it from a piece of news.

2. What does the underlined word “track” mean in Chinese?

A．追踪

B．喂养

C．阻止

D．模仿

3. Where did Joris spend three summers in order to help save cheetahs?

A．In Africa.

B．In Canada.

C．In Australia.

D．In Russia.

4. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．cheetahs are in great danger	B．we should do something meaningful
C．kids can also make a difference	D．parents should help kids do something good

【推荐3】When I was 19 years old, I was at a dance club. As we were walking to my car one cold night, a man walked up to us. Behind him was a woman carrying a small child. The child had a jacket on but it wasn’t buttoned up(扣上). The man began to tell us he wanted to borrow some money for the night to get his wife and kid into a hotel. He had a job but no place to live in and was waiting for the first paycheck. He said he could get our mailing address and mail the money back.

The guy I was with reached into his pocket to give this man a $20 bill. As the man was reaching his hand out to take the money, I put my hand on my new friend’s hand and said, “Can I talk to you for a minute?”

I told him that every day people asked my mother for money on her way to work. She said they made more money than she did, simply begging for money. These people were cheating those with soft hearts. And if they were truly worried about their child, they would have at least buttoned his jacket or covered him with his blanket.

My new friend looked at me with disappointment and said, “Michelle, I know there are people out there that take advantage of(利用)others. I also know there are people out there that are one paycheck away from being homeless. If I give $20 to 10 people and only one of them really needs it and uses it for the right thing, it is worth it.”

I am now 37 years old and I have never forgotten what he said to me. I don’t even remember his name, but I do remember that the experience changes the way I look at different situations.

1. Where did the story happen?

A．Near a hotel.	B．Outside a dance club.
C．Behind a mailbox.	D．In the dance club.

2. What can we know about the stranger according to the passage?

A．He had been begging for a long time near the dance club.

B．He would spend the cold night at an expensive hotel.

C．He took good care of his child alone.

D．He might be just lying in order to get some money.

3. Why did the writer put her hand on her new friend’s hand?

A．She wanted to tell him to give some more money to the stranger.

B．She believed her mother had already given the stranger some money.

C．She wanted to warn him not to be cheated by the stranger.

D．She asked her friend to pay more attention to the baby instead.

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

A．money

B．the jacket

C．time

D．a job

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

A．My Kindness Came to No Good	B．Never Lose Your Kindness
C．Be Thankful for the Kindness	D．Keep a Brave Heart Forever

【推荐1】All through primary school, I got much help with schoolwork. If I got a D (Pass), I was very happy. If I got a C-minus (C^-), I had achieved greatness. A’s and B’s were a kingdom I could never enter.

Once my teacher, Miss Mills, had given me a ten-word spelling test. My mother and I went over the list again and again until I knew those words. I felt great. I thought, “Wow! This time, I’m going to pass.” The next day, I went into the classroom and began to write down the words. The first word was truck. I wrote that one down: t-r-u-c-k. I was feeling pretty confident. Then came the word neighbor-I wrote down the letter n. I knew there was an r. Then I wrote n-i-r-b. My confidence failed me. I had gone from 100 percent to maybe a D-minus (D^-). Where did the words go?

Some people talk about information disappearing from your brain. That was my life. I was an underachiever, who was not able to learn as well as expected.

Now I know I have dyslexia (诵读困难症). A person with dyslexia might see the as teh, and bird as brid. My brain learns differently. A learning disability (障碍，缺陷) can really change the way you feel about yourself. Now I know that even if I learn differently, I can still be filled with greatness.

Today when I visit schools as an actor, director, and writer of children’s books, I tell children that everyone has something special inside. It’s our job to find out what that is and get it out, and give it to the world as a gift.

1. What is the the writer’s problem in primary school?

A．He had trouble spelling.	B．He often got a C-minus.
C．He could never pass a test.	D．He had a physical disability.

2. From the second paragraph, how did the writer most probably feel after the test?

A．Bored.	B．Confident.
C．Disappointed.	D．Enjoyable.

3. After the writer knew he had dyslexia, he ________.

A．was filled with sadness	B．changed his view of himself
C．felt the world differently	D．had more difficulties in study

4. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing the passage?

A．To share the method of word spelling.

B．To introduce some difficulties of dyslexia.

C．To tell people the importance of hard work.

D．To encourage people to bring out the best inside.

【推荐2】How far will you go when strangers ask you for help? For Mr. Cheng, an old security guard at Hangzhou Dianzi University, the answer is 17 years and 100,000 yuan.

One night in September 2005, a man and his kid got out of a taxi and came to Cheng. The father said that his kid was a freshman (大一新生) at the university and that 6,000 yuan they had was stolen. He asked if Cheng could help them by paying the taxi driver. “Of course,” Cheng replied. It was 68 yuan.

Several days later, he heard some stories about the kid he had helped. The kid had worked hard to get into the university. He was poor, and his parents had borrowed 6,000 yuan for his college education.

However, since the money was gone, the kid would probably drop out.

Cheng decided to help again. He wasn’t rich, but he paid 6,000 yuan for the kid’s education (教育) and didn’t tell it to anyone. Cheng also took out a few hundred yuan every month and sponsored (资助) the kid through college. In the following years, he also sponsored another five students, but these stories about him were never known by others until recently.

The greatest thing about people like Cheng isn’t what they do or how much they have; it’s how much they want to help and how far they want to go although they don’t have much to give.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Which is the right order of the following facts?
①Cheng helped the father and his son pay the taxi driver.
②The parents borrowed money for their son’s college education.
③Cheng sponsored the kid through his college study.

A．②①③

B．①③②

C．②③①

D．③①②

2. Why did the father and his kid come to Cheng for help?

A．Because they got lost.	B．Because the kid had an accident.
C．Because they had no money.	D．Because they had a fight with the driver.

3. What does the underlined phrase “drop out” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．miss the chance	B．leave school
C．refuse the help	D．stop working

4. What could be the best title of the passage?

A．A Lucky Kid	B．A Sweet Memory
C．A Touching Experience	D．A Quiet Sponsor

【推荐3】Most children don’t enjoy doing chores. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs. Black, have good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.

Here is an example.

“Mom, have you worked out next week’s chores? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can’t wait. It’s fun! ”

When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mom cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the weekday task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.

To help the children do chores, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the chores at weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.

1. From the passage we know that most children like _______.

A．doing chores

B．playing computer games

C．playing cards

2. Jim and Robert are ________ to choose the cards and do the chores on them from Monday to Friday.

A．worried

B．excited

C．angry

3. Jim likes to　　　　.

A．clean the bathroom

B．make the bed

C．feed the fish

4. The underlined phrase “came up with” in the last paragraph probably means“       ”.

A．thought of

B．gave up

C．looked at

5. Who did the chores at weekends?

A．Jim.

B．Robert.

C．The parents.

【推荐1】Dr. Clark was a very busy man. He always worked hard. He often forgot his family’s birthday. Yesterday afternoon he remembered it was his wife’s birthday. He loved his wife. He wanted to give her a present. On his way home from his hospital he bought some beautiful flowers in a shop. When got home he gave his wife the flowers and said, “Happy birthday to you, dear! It’s September 28 today. I remembered your birthday this year.” Mrs. Clark laughed and said. “My birthday was the day before yesterday. But thank you all the same. Better late than never!”

根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1. Dr. Clark worked in a factory.
2. Dr. Clark often forgot his family’s birthday.
3. Dr. Clark remembered his wife’s birthday this year.
4. Mrs. Clark’s birthday was on September 28th.
5. Mrs. Clark was happy to get his present.

【推荐2】The British love word-play and they’re enthusiastic about protecting the use of their language. In recent years, books about the grammar, pronunciation and punctuation (标点) of English have been written by the dozen, and sold extremely well, reflecting people’s love of the English language. People want to protect the “correct” use of their language, but also to keep its ability to develop along with society. Lynne Truss’s book Eats, Shoots & Leaves is an excellent example of these two opposite ideas. Its title shows the way that punctuation can change meaning in a sentence. “Eats shoots and leaves” is a perfectly normal description of a panda’s diet: he eats the shoots(嫩芽) and leaves of bamboo trees. But the position of the comma (逗号) turns those nouns into verbs, and makes up a ridiculous little story: the panda eats (his dinner), he shoots (a gun), and he leaves (the building). It’s a silly joke, but it shows how changing something as simple as a comma can change the entire meaning of a sentence.

Published in 2003, Eats, Shoots & Leaves was an unexpectedly huge success. It is easy to assume the typical reader of this kind of book as the humourless type. However, the book has sold thousands and thousands of copies—it must be attractive to a wide range of people. The book’s winning secret is this: it makes some serious points about language and punctuation, but also has an amusing aspect, and uses stories and jokes to show its points. It has invited some tough criticism, too, especially from the US. On a broader range, Eats, Shoots & Leaves has opened up a lot of public argument on Truss’s ideas. Whether they agree with her or not, punctuation and grammar has become a popular topic to discuss.

In every generation there will be people who think that the standard of language is dropping, and who are more than happy to write to the newspapers to express their concern and opinions. Truss’s book also interest those who think that texting and blogging (博客) is lowering the standard of literacy(读写能力). Whether the standard of the English language is decreasing, or simply evolving into new forms, the success of Eats, Shoots & Leaves proves that this is a subject that many English speakers find interesting and important.

1. The title of the book Eats, Shoots & Leaves is a joke which shows ______.

A．a funny feeling	B．a tradition in writing
C．a grammatical point	D．a fact about animals

2. The book has been successful because ______.

A．it presents the new research on English

B．it solves a serious English language problem

C．it shows the British like to teach English to other people

D．it causes concern for proper use of language in a fun way

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The English language was better in the past.

B．The English language is being improved by technology.

C．There is often dissatisfaction with the standard of English.

D．There have always been arguments on the use of punctuation.

【推荐3】Amy was looking for a gift for her little daughter．Suddenly she stopped before a store of dolls．“Girls like dolls，”she thought as she stepped into it．Looking around，she saw a grandma doll…one with gray hair and a pair of glasses．In her mind appeared Joyce，her mother．
When Amy was a little girl，she got her first doll from Joyce for her birthday．Then the second，the third．．．A doll a year never arrived late．
“ Why always a doll? ” This question had been in Amy’s mind until one day her father gave the answer．
Little Joyce dreamed to have a doll．Her parents promised(答应)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)in her eyes．
Her mother’s story being recalled，Amy got an idea． It was Joyce’s birthday．A package(包裹)was sent to her with a card that read：
Dear Joyce ,
I forget to send you the package that you should have received on May 20,1 956,your fifth Birthday．The gift inside has aged ,but I thought that you might still wish to have it。
Love ,Angel of Joy
Joyce opened the package and saw a lovely grandma doll．She clasped the doll that she had waited so many years for ,crying softly．The doll given by “Angel of Joy”，made her the happiest “child” in the world．
1. Why did Joyce think dolls were the best birthday gifts for Amy?

A．Amy dreamed to have all kinds of lovely dolls．

B．Amy Iooked like a doll when she was a little girl．

C．Joyce received a lot of lovely dolls from her parents．

D．Joyce had never got the dream doll from her parents．

2. Who sent a grandma doll to Joyce indeed(真正的)on her birthday?

A．Amy．	B．Angel of Joy．
C．Joyce’s parents．	D．Amy’s daughter．

3. The underlined word “clasped” means“        ”in the passage．

A．held

B．threw

C．made

D．bought

4. What can we learn from the story?

A．Dolls are every little girl’s dream toys．

B．Grandma dolls are best gifts for parents．

C．Parents sometimes need their“Angel of Joy”．

D．Parents’birthdays are very important．

【推荐1】I am sitting on a beach on this hot summer day and watching two children, a boy and a girl, playing in the sand. They are working hard at building a sandcastle (沙堡). Just when they are successful, a big wave (波浪) comes along and puts it down.

I think the children may cry because all their hard work turns to nothing, but they surprise me. They run up away from the water, hand in hand, and sit down to build another one.

They really teach me a lesson. We can’t always be successful. Being sad is doing no good. What we need to do is to start again, hand in hand with our friends.

1. Who is playing in the sand?

A．Two children.	B．Four children.
C．Two children and the writer.	D．It’s not mentioned.

2. What do the children do after a big wave puts down the sandcastle?

A．They cry sadly.	B．They just sit on the beach.
C．They start to build another one.	D．They start to sing.

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

A．The writer is a teacher.

B．The wave destroys (毁坏) the sandcastle.

C．The write knows the children.

D．The children are sad because they’re not successful.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Friends are always there with you.	B．Children know more about life.
C．All of us want to be successful.	D．We have to start again.

【推荐3】

My daughter used a new app to clear up and improve some of my old photos. There were pictures of Mom, Dad, Nana, my brothers, me and my first dog Duke. Looking at them brought back so many loving, happy memories. I even used one as my computer screen saver (屏保).

It is a picture of me sitting in my favorite chair, across from the wood stove (炉子), next to a bookcase full of old books. I am wearing my special Snoopy sweatshirt and hugging Duke. There is a big smile on my face and a joyful twinkle (闪烁) in my eyes. It was how I spent a lot of my winter afternoons as a boy, hugging Duke and reading an old book.

It is strange too how 50 years later that boy still lives inside of me. I still love comfortable chairs, warm stoves, Snoopy clothes, hugging dogs and reading books on cold winter days. Yet, when I look in the mirror now, all I see is a thin face, gray hair, and lots of wrinkles (皱纹). The only thing that hasn’t completely changed is the eyes. They are hiding behind glasses now. Instead of innocence (天真), there is wisdom (智慧). But they still have that same joyful twinkle.

Looking at the little boy smiling at me from the computer screen and that 56-year-old man looking back at me in the mirror can be a bit confusing (困惑的) at times. They seem so different. Still, they are both me. We can’t stop aging, but we can remain both joyful and young at heart forever.

1. What did the writer’s daughter do with the old photos?

A．She improved them with a new app.	B．She threw them away.
C．She used one of them as a screen saver.	D．She remembered many of her family members.

2. What can we learn about the writer’s memories of his family?

A．They were too painful for him to revisit.

B．They were happy and sweet.

C．They were all forgotten over time.

D．They were mostly sad.

3. What has changed about the writer over time?

A．He no longer likes to read.

B．He looks less joyful than before.

C．There aren’t twinkles in his eyes anymore.

D．There is no longer innocence but wisdom.

4. What is the writer’s attitude towards aging?

A．Excited.

B．Sad.

C．Accepting.

D．Unbelieving.