boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.
One day they found a mirror (镜子) for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very happy and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!”
The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push(推). “Go away!” she said. Their father saw what was taking place. He went up to them and said to the boy, “You must always BE good as well as LOOK good.” Then to the girl he said, “my dear, if you help everyone and do your best to make him happy, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother.”
1. The boy was happy because he _______.
| A．found a mirror |
| B．was handsome |
| C．had a pretty sister |
| D．knew he looked as nice as his sister |
| A．she played a trick on him |
| B．what her brother said was wrong |
| C．she was not happy with her brother |
| D．her father loved her brother more than her |
| A．If you are good-looking, everyone will love you. |
| B．If you often help people, you will become more and more beautiful. |
| C．If you want to make yourself good-looking, you must be kind to people. |
| D．If you want people to love you, you can help them and make them happy. |
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【推荐1】Peter was the richest in town. He had earned himself a bad name because he was too proud of his money. One day, Peter became blind. Only by doing a cornea transplant surgery(角膜移植手术) could he see again, but there was no donor. Peter had to wait in the hospital sadly.
One afternoon, Peter wanted to sit in the sun, so he felt his way to the little square in front of the hospital. He raised his head to enjoy the sunshine. However he saw nothing but the whole darkness.
Just as Peter felt hopeless, someone hit him hard all of a sudden. That made Peter angry, so he shouted loudly, “Don’t you have eyes? Don’t you see who you hit! I’m Peter!”
The answer was from a little boy, “I’m sorry, Sir. I didn’t notice. Please forgive(原谅) me.
Peter changed his mind and said, “I can forgive you, but you must talk with me!”
The boy began to talk. “How beautiful! The grass is green, the sky is blue, the flowers are coming out everywhere, and little trees are also very lovely. The clouds are floating...”
As he was listening, Peter began to envy(嫉妒) that boy. Suddenly, he shouted, “Oh, my God, the little boy is so poor. He has nothing but a pair of eyes! Why do you give him light?”
“You are wrong!” came the voice of a lady, “My son is too poor to have eyes. What he just said is what I told him!” Peter sat on the square silently, tears coming up in his eyes.
Since then, the city charity(慈善机构) would receive a great deal of money every year from the richest person, Peter.
1. What do we know about Peter at the beginning of the story?| A．People treated Peter badly. | B．People were proud of Peter. | C．People disliked Peter. |
| A．A little boy. | B．A hopeless person. | C．A young lady. |
| A．Angry and afraid. | B．Worried and regretful. | C．Surprised and moved. |
| A．Money can buy you friends. | B．Light lies in people’s hearts. | C．Time brings a good return. |
【推荐2】Many kids think they are too common. They think they are not the prettiest or the smartest. Sometimes kids don’t know how special they are. When they see outstanding athletes or cool pop stars, they often think: Am I outstanding? What am I going to be when I grow up?
Growing up means understanding what you can do and what you can offer to the world. When you are young, you don’t see that. But when you get older, you may know that just by being yourself, you do offer something to other people.
Maybe you aren’t the best, but that doesn’t make you “not special”. Think about your friends. Write down some things that you like about them. Think about why you are friends. You are going to know that in the end, though they aren’t the smartest or the prettiest or the most talented, they are great in their way. And they feel just the same as you!
In fact it is great to be the best at something, but it’s OK if you can’t be the best. If you just live your life and try hard, you are still pretty amazing. And you can make your dream come true.
1. It is common that young students ________.| A．worry about their looks | B．want to be the worst |
| C．don’t care for their study | D．want to be different from others |
| A．you should always like your friends |
| B．you shouldn’t forget your friends |
| C．your friends are special and you’re special, too |
| D．you and your friends keep good friendship |
| A．借 | B．还 | C．买 | D．提供 |
| A．in the end | B．at first | C．when you grow older | D．when you offer something |
| A．how special you are | B．how you can easily grow up |
| C．why you’re so common | D．how you can become good friends |
【推荐3】One day, two boys were fighting badly over a toy. Their father saw this. He pulled (拉) them apart, and said, “Did you know how the hunter caught monkeys long ago? The hunter would put a small-neck jar (小口颈的罐子) on the ground. Then, inside the jar, he would put the monkeys’ favorite food.”
As the children listened carefully, the father went on, “The hunter would hide somewhere, waiting for monkeys to come over.”
“When a monkey found the jar,” the father said, “it would reach inside jar, take the food, and try to pull it out. But here’s the clever part: The small-neck jar stopped the monkey from getting its hand out without giving up the food.”
“No matter how hard the monkey pulled,” the father continued, “it couldn’t free its hand without letting go of the food. But do you know what happened next?”
The children shook their heads, asking, “What?”
The father said, “The monkey always refused to let go. It held onto the food, never giving up.”
One child asked, “What happened to the monkey, Dad?”
With a smile, the father said, “The hunter would then come over and catch the monkey, my dear. So, my little sons, remember this story. In life, you must choose your battles (战斗) wisely. Know when to give up, when to move on, and when to let go of whatever is holding you back. Just like the monkey, sometimes, it’s better to give up and find a better way to reach your dreams.”
1. What were the boys doing before their father told the story?| A．They were reading books. |
| B．They were fighting. |
| C．They were sleeping. |
| A．猎人 | B．厨师 | C．武士 |
| A．To make the jar look like it was full of food. |
| B．To help the monkey get the food easily. |
| C．To stop the monkey from taking the food away easily. |
| A．It found a better way to eat the food. |
| B．It let go of the food and ran away. |
| C．The hunter caught it. |
| A．To know when to let go. |
| B．To fight for what you want. |
| C．To hold onto things whatever happens |
【推荐1】Before Monica goes to bed, she looks out of her window and sees the Moon. The Moon looks so beautiful. “I wish I could get the Moon,” thinks Monica. But no matter how hard she tries, she cannot get the Moon. “Papa,” says Monica to her father, “please get the Moon for me.”
Papa gets a very long ladder(梯子). He carries the very long ladder to a very high mountain. Then Papa puts the very long ladder on top of it. Up and up and up he climbs. At last, Papa gets to the Moon.
“My daughter Monica would like to play with you, but you are much too big,” says Papa.
“Every night I get a little smaller,” says the Moon. “When I am just the right size, you can take me with you.” After a few days, Papa takes it. Down and down and down he climbs.
“Here,” says Papa to Monica, “I have the Moon for you.” Monica jumps and dances with the Moon. But the Moon keeps getting smaller and smaller. And at last, it disappears.
Then, one night, Monica sees a small Moon come out. Each night the Moon grows, grows and grows.
1. Where does Papa put the long ladder?| A．In the water. | B．On a tall tree. |
| C．On top of a tall building | D．On a mountain. |
| A．Because the Moon is too big | B．Because he is very tired. |
| C．Because the Moon is too small. | D．Because the Moon doesn’t like him. |
| A．Thinks of. | B．Throws away | C．Comes out. | D．Goes away. |
| A．Monica is very beautiful. | B．Papa loves Monica very much. |
| C．Monica cannot dance. | D．Monica’s father likes climbing. |
【推荐2】Mrs. Li is over seventy years old, and has lived in Shanghai all her life. Jenny, a reporter, asked her a few questions.
Q1: Tell me about your parents, brothers and sisters.
My parents, my sister and three brothers lived in a tiny house with a toilet we shared with our neighbours. There was no electricity. The house was lit by candles. We weren’t very rich, but we were happy. My sister was the oldest child and she left school when she was only twelve to help my mother at home.
Families have changed a lot since I was young. They were much bigger. Today most people only have only have one child!
Q2: Did your parents have jobs?
My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day. My mum was she met my father. But looking after us was a full-time job, so she stayed at home. Today the position of women has changed. It’s usual for married women to go out to work, but it was less common in the past. My father had the same job the whole of his working life. These days people change their jobs much more often.
Q3: 72
Well, I remember the family meals, three times a day. My mother was always cooking for us. The food was always freshly cooked, with lots of fish my grandfather was a fisherman, and my mother never bought ready-made food as people do today, so it was much better for us. And we didn’t have television, so we played games together a lot after supper.
Q4: Where did you meet your husband?
I first met him over fifty years ago. My parents liked him because they thought he came from a good family, so we got married when I was only nineteen. These days most couples meet at work, and they just hope their parents will be happy for them if they marry.
Our life is better now. One day I’ll be talking to my grandchildren.
1. How many children were there in Mrs. Li’s family when she was young?| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
| A．they weren’t very rich | B．they lived in a tiny house |
| C．she had to help her mother | D．she was the oldest children |
| A．idea | B．view | C．role | D．power |
| A．What did you eat for meals? | B．What did your grandfather do? |
| C．What did you do after supper? | D．What was life like at home?- |
| A．Mrs. Li’s parents liked Mr. Li. | B．Mr. and Mrs. Li married 19 years ago. |
| C．Mr. and Mrs. Li first met at work. | D．Mr. Li was from a poor family. |
| A．The families in Shanghai | B．The changes in Shanghai |
| C．The people in the past | D．The life in the past |
【推荐3】I usually wake up late on Saturdays. But today I woke up early because it was our vacation day—I was going camping for the first time of my life.
I stayed in my room and thought about what the camping trip would be like. My friend Harry told me that when his family went camping, they swam in a big lake. My grandpa told me that he enjoyed taking long walks through the forest when going camping. My cousin Edward said that when his family went camping, they made a campfire, had a barbecue (烧烤) and told funny stories. I wasn’t sure what my parents had in store for us, but I knew it would be fun.
My parents packed the car (把行李装车). I never knew it could take so long. I also had no idea why we needed so many things just for a weekend away! At 10:00 a.m., we finally could leave!
“Emily, you didn’t get much sleep last night. You can get some in our car,” Mom said.
I said no. I didn’t want to miss anything—not even the car ride!
1. Why did Emily get up so early today?| A．Because she heard a big noise. |
| B．Because she needed to pack for the trip. |
| C．Because she felt excited (兴奋的) about the trip. |
| D．Because she was worried about the trip. |
| A．interesting | B．special | C．meaningless | D．serious |
| A．got bored with camping | B．couldn’t wait to go camping |
| C．would go camping with her grandpa | D．would spend a week on the camping trip |
【推荐1】Kate lives in London with her parents. She is a schoolgirl. Today is Kate’s birthday and she’s fifteen years old. Her father’s name is Smith. He works in a hospital. People think he is a good doctor. Kate’s mother is a nurse. She is a very good nurse. Kate has two brothers and a sister, and they study in China. Her elder brother speaks Chinese very well and has many friends there. He is a college student. But her younger brother and sister are middle-school students. Both of them are studying Chinese very hard and want to be teachers of Chinese in their country.
1. Today Kate is _________.| A．fifteen | B．sixteen | C．seventeen | D．eighteen |
| A．A teacher. | B．A nurse. | C．A doctor. | D．A worker. |
| A．Teachers of English. | B．Teachers of Chinese. |
| C．Teachers of maths. | D．Teachers of art. |
| A．In his country. | B．In the hospital. | C．In China. | D．In the USA. |
| A．English | B．American | C．Chinese | D．China |
【推荐2】At the age of 50, Phoebe was told that she had cancer, with less than a year to live. Hearing the news, she decided to spend the rest of her life doing what she loved most—watching birds.
She went off to some of the world’s most amazing natural places at once. Her trips were really hard. But Phoebe surprised her doctors and her family as she carried on travelling. Years came and went, she was still alive.
Ten years later, the cancer came back. But as she continued with her trips, the cancer went away again. At the age of 61, she had seen 7, 530 kinds of birds and was named “the world’s leading bird watcher.”
Four years later, during a trip to Mexico, she set a new record when she found number 8, 000. In fact, at that time only 12 people around the world had seen more than 7, 000 kinds of birds!
When she moved to Missouri, she joined a group of people who were interested in birds, insects and plants. She became very worried about pollution and its influence on the environment. “We have to protect nature, or the future people won’t be able to watch these beautiful birds.” she said.
Sadly, when she was 68, she died in a car accident on the island where she had stayed for two weeks and added another five to her list. Four years later, the American Birding Association made her memoirs (回忆录) available. Many people have enjoyed reading this moving book. It isn’t just a story about a bird watcher’s travels, but a touching one of how her hobby helped her to live much longer than expected.
1. Phoebe did the bird watching mainly to ________.| A．protect the birds | B．follow her heart |
| C．make her family happy | D．overcome cancer |
| A．her long travels | B．the difficulties she met |
| C．her strong life force | D．the discoveries she made |
① Phoebe made a name for watching birds. ② Phoebe picked up cancer.
③ Phoebe found 8, 000 kinds of birds. ④ Phoebe stayed at an island for two weeks.
| A．①③④② | B．②④③① | C．②①③④ | D．③②①④ |
| A．Facing up to Changes | B．Fighting for the Environment |
| C．Birding on Borrowed Time | D．Enjoying the Beauty of Nature |
| A．hobbies influence health | B．family support is important |
| C．nature is the best doctor | D．challenges are everywhere |
【推荐3】More and more Chinese are having English names, but not everyone is good at finding one. Why not offer (提供)them help? An American girl called Lindsay Jemigan is now teaching people how to get better English names.
While working in Shanghai, Lindsay met many Chinese people with strange English names.
Some of them chose a lucky number of “Seven”, a favorite fruit, “Apple”, and a cartoon character, “Snow White”. Others had names like “July”and “Rabbit”.
After noticing the problem, Lindsay had an idea. She quit her job and set up a website (bestenglishname.com) to help Chinese people get better English names.
The website helps people in two ways. After they take an online quiz (小测试), people will get five English names based on their personal information, such as age, job and even future plans. This costs 18 yuan. People can also meet with Lindsay to talk about their English name. But that costs more.
Now, about 2, 000 people each day visit the website. Most of them are preparing to study or work abroad (在国外). Lindsay is planning to offer them more help, such as helping them write resumes (简历).
1. What does Lindsay think of the name of “Rabbit”?| A．Wonderful. | B．Strange. | C．Creative. | D．Boring. |
| A．寻找 | B．放弃 | C．讨论 | D．决定 |
| A．She plans to give more help to people. |
| B．Her idea came from her work experience in China. |
| C．Her website mainly helps the English-speaking people. |
| D．She helps people to get names in two ways. |
| A．A hard-working American girl |
| B．How to find a good English name |
| C．Don’t choose English names without thinking |
| D．American girl helps to choose an English name |
Earthquakes can kill people and knock down houses．Animals may help to save lives．
Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake．Farmers know about this．Dogs that are usually quiet start to bark．Horses on farms run around in circles．Mice leave their holes and run away．Cows give less milk．
In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group．That happened only a few hours before an earthquake．In San Francisco．a man kept tiny pet frogs．One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever．They made loud noise．That night, an earthquake struck the city．People want to know when an earthquake is coming．Then they could get away safely．Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time．Maybe the best way is to watch the animals．
1. This story is mostly about _________．
| A．how animals act before an earthquake |
| B．how an earthquake starts |
| C．how mice leave their homes |
| D．when an earthquake begins |
| A．run away | B．start to bark |
| C．climb trees | D．race down streets |
| A．sing |
| B．leave their homes |
| C．jumped around a lot |
| D．become quiet |
| A．most countries |
| B．Italy and San Francisco, the USA |
| C．Chicago and Spain |
| D．all the western countries |
| A．be in an earthquake |
| B．find out early about an earthquake |
| C．run around in circles |
| D．get away from earthquakes |
More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However， things are different in Malawi(马拉维). Bikes are the most popular in this African country.
Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people， including tourists. These years， taking a “ bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world. If you go to Malawi， you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on. You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.
Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi，” she says. “It’s easy and cheap.” Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.
28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job. “I used to make boats for a living， but that’s a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don’t mind carrying heavy people，” he says.
1. In Malawi ________ are the most popular way for people to get somewhere.
| A．cars | B．bikes | C．trains | D．buses |
| A．people are too poor to buy cars |
| B．visitors don’t like taking taxis |
| C．they travel faster than cars |
| D．they are cheap and easy |
| A．going shopping is easy |
| B．making boats for a living is difficult |
| C．riding a bike taxi is cheap |
| D．carrying heavy people is interesting |
| A．The easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike in the world. |
| B．More and more people are using bike taxis in many places in Africa today. |
| C．People in Malawi only use bike to carry tourists. |
| D．A tourist can get around Malawi at a very low cost on a bike. |
| A．Bike Riders | B．A Special Country |
| C．Bike Taxis | D．A Cheap Journey |
Most of us spend all day at school or work. After a long and busy day, all we want to do is return to a comfortable home. Smart technology can turn any home into a nicer place to live.
Smart homes have been around for some time. Scottish company Pico Electronics invented a type of technology called X10 in 1975. It allows household devices (家用设备), such as lights and alarms, to communicate with each other by using radio waves (无线电波), according to AVSytemsMag, a specialized magazine in the audiovisual (AV, 视听的) and automation industry.
Of course, 5G network connectivity has made smart homes much more sophisticated (复杂的) than X10. Perhaps the most widespread smart home technology is the voice-activated assistant (语音激活助手). Google Home and Amazon's Alexa allow users to interact with nearly any device in their home simply by speaking a few words. This is especially convenient for children and people with physical disabilities, as they can finish tasks that would normally be too difficult, according to How-To Geek.
Common household appliances (家用电器) can become "smart" as well. For example, a smart trash bin can keep track of the things you've thrown away and place an online order for new items, while smart refrigerators can create dinner recipes (菜谱) based on the vegetables that are being kept inside, according to HowStuffWorks.
But it's not just about convenience. Smart homes are also good for the environment. By regularly checking your energy use and automatically (自动地) turning off lights and other devices that you're not using, smart homes can lower how much electricity you use overall. Using less energy means that we use fewer natural resources, which is good for the environment.
1. X10 technology allows household devices to communicate by ________.| A．using lights | B．using voices | C．using radio waves | D．connecting to a 5G network |
| A．Voice-activated assistants. |
| B．How smart homes are built. |
| C．The difference between X10 and 5G technologies. |
| D．Technologies designed for children and the disabled. |
| A．X10 is created by a Scottish company. |
| B．Smart refrigerators can cook your dinner based on the vegetables you have inside. |
| C．The voice-activated assistant is more sophisticated smart home technology. |
| D．A smart trash bin can place an online order for new items. |
| A．They use recyclable household appliances. |
| B．They are built with special materials. |
| C．They have smart trash bins. |
| D．They help us save energy. |
| A．how 5G develops. | B．how to use 5G. |
| C．how our home is like with the use of 5G. | D．we also can be environmental with the use of 5G. |
