【推荐1】There was once a farmer. He lived near a road. It was not a busy road, but from time to time cars passed the farm. Near the farm gate, there was a large hole (洞) in the road. The hole was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep (深) the hole was. They thought that it was not deep. Then when they drove their cars into the hole, they could not drive out of it because it was so deep. The farmer didn’t spend much time working on his farm. He spent most of it watching the hole. When a car drove into it, he pulled (拉) the car out with his tractor and asked the driver a lot of money for doing this.

One day, the driver of a car said to him, “You must make a lot of money by pulling cars out of this hole day and night.” “Oh, no,” said the farmer, “I don’t pull the cars out of the hole at night. At night, I fill the hole with water.”

根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。

1. Where did the farmer live?

A．At the gate.

B．Beside the hole.

C．In the road.

D．Near the road.

2. Why did many cars go into the hole?

A．Because the drivers went too fast and couldn’t stop.

B．Because the drivers didn’t see the hole.

C．Because the drivers didn’t know the hole was very deep.

D．Because the drivers like driving in the water.

3. What did the farmer usually do every day?

A．He pulled the cars out of the hole.	B．He filled the hole with water.
C．He worked on his farm.	D．Both A and B.

4. The farmer made money by ________.

A．growing things on his farm	B．pulling cars out of the hole
C．selling water to the drivers	D．driving his car

5. From the story, we know ________.

A．the farmer wasn’t friendly	B．the farmer was a good man
C．the farmer was a hard-working man	D．the farmer liked to help others

【推荐2】The days pass. Dorothy works very hard in the kitchen. She remembers Uncle Kerry and Aunt Em in Kansas. She remembers her friends the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. She’s very sad and she often cries. At night she goes to see the Lion. The Witch doesn’t give him anything to eat or drink, so Dorothy takes him food and water from the kitchen. Then she lies down next to him, puts her head on his warm body and sleeps until the morning.

The Witch watches Dorothy all the time. She’s waiting for the right moment to take the silver shoes. Dorothy wears them all the time. She loves them. The only time she takes them off is when she has a bath. The Witch doesn’t like water, so she’s afraid to go near the girl when she’s in the bath.

One day Dorothy is cleaning the kitchen and she slips on the wet floor. She falls over and one of the silver shoes comes off. The Witch is watching. She picks it up quickly and puts it on.

“Give me back my shoe!” Dorothy says.

‘No! It’s my shoe now?” the Witch replies.

“You are a wicked woman!” Dorothy shouts, “I want my shoe!”

There’s a bucket of water near the door. The girl picks it up and throws the water over the Witch.

“Aarrgh!” The Witch cries. “Water is the end of me!” And she starts to disappear in front of Dorothy’s eyes.   “The witch is dead!” Dorothy shouts, “I’m finally free.”

1. What does the Witch want from Dorothy?

A．Her lion.

B．Her shoes.

C．Her hard work.

D．Her friends.

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

A．躺

B．滑倒

C．趴下

D．踩倒

3. What is the relationship (关系) between Dorothy and the Lion in the story?

A．They are friends.

B．They are strangers.

C．They are neighbors.

D．They are enemies.

【推荐3】We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book.Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down.While I watched with my mouth open in surprise,Mum took off   her   hat and coat and gave them to me to hold.She walked quietly to a small room and took out a wet mop (拖把).She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up,Mum nodded and said,“Very dirty floors.”
“Yes,I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them,”the nurse answered.She looked at Mum strangely and said,“But aren't you working late?”
Mum just pushed harder,each swipe (拖一下) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall.I watched until she was out of sight (视野) and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.
After a long time Mum came back.Her eyes were shining She quickly put the mop back and took my hand.As we turned to go out of the door,Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said,“Thankyou”
Outside,Mum told me,“Jane is fine.No fever.”
“Yes,saw her Mum?”
“Of course.I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not see us until tomorrow.Dad well.It 's a fine hospital.But such floors! A mop is no good.You need a brush.”
1. When she took a mop from the small room, what Mum really wanted to do was ________________.

A．to clean the floor	B．to please the nurse
C．to suprise the stoy-teller	D．to see a patient

2. When the nurse talked to Mum, she thought Mum was a ________________.

A．nurse

B．cleaner

C．patient

D．visitor

3. After reading the story,what can we infer(推断)about   the hospital?

A．It has strict rules about visiting hours.

B．It is a children's hospital.

C．The environment there is very good.

D．The nurses and doctors there don't work hard.

4. From the text we know that maybe Jane is ________________.

A．Dad's boss	B．the story-teller's sister
C．the story-teller's classmate	D．Mum's friend

5. Which of the following words best describes Mum?

A．strange

B．wamm-hearted

C．clever

D．hard-working