【推荐1】There's an old saying that dogs are man's best friends, but in Beth Mancuso's house, (1)猫是孩子们最好的朋友。 After seeing the relationship between her three young sons and their two cats, (5) Ms. Mancuso made a decision to take pictures for them.

(2) Each of the boys enjoys drawing cats and making toys for cats. "Cats aren't always the easiest animals to love. Anyone can love dogs, but loving cats takes patience and kindness. It is my hope that my boys are learning both these things from our favorite cats," said Ms. Mancuso. "Cats are very gentle animals. They offer companionship (友谊) when the kids are playing, exploring (探索) the outdoors, or quietly reading a book.

It is clear to see the relationship between the young boys and their cat friends through the heart-warming images (形象). They are going to continue with the heart-warming project and she will take pictures to record the relationship.

1. Translate sentence (1) into English.
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2. Translate sentence (2) into Chinese.
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3. What do the underlined "both these things" refer to?
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4. Find the right word according to the English meaning and the first letter.
p___________: the ability that can keep doing the same work and don't get bored
5. Write the sentence that has the same meaning as sentence (5).
Ms. Mancuso made a decision to take pictures for them.
Ms. Mancuso _________ _________ _________ picture for them.

【推荐2】Once there was an old farmer, he had a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out（出发）one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. The father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road . They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market(市场).” The farmer know that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked. Then they met two old ladies, “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired the boy is?” So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it. Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them, one said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on. Some time later, a young woman passed them, “Why aren't you walking?” she asked, “It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest.” So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.

1. How old was the horse？
The horse was almost __________________the farmer himself.
2. What did the old farmer want to do with(处理) the horse?
He wanted to __________________before it died.
3. What did the first two men mean?
They meant that it was __________________to get the market so they could ride__________________.
4. Why didn’t they ride on the horse at last?
Because a young woman said it wasn’t far to the market, they should give __________________.
5. What does the story tell us ?
The story tells us that __________________ all the time.

【推荐3】Once upon a time there lived a crow (乌鸦). She had built her nest in a tree. At the foot of the same tree, a snake had built his home. Whenever the crow laid eggs, the snake would eat them up. So the crow decided to do something.

The next morning, the crow went to the snake and said, “Please leave my eggs for me, dear friend. Let us live as good neighbors and not (A) disturb each other.”

“Eggs are what I eat. You cannot expect me to go hungry,” replied the snake.

The crow felt angry with the snake because he didn’t listen to her. She thought, “I must teach that snake a lesson.”

The very next day, when (B) she was flying past the king’s palace, the crow saw the princess wearing an expensive necklace (项链). An idea suddenly came into her mind. She flew down, picked up the necklace in her beak (喙) and flew off to her nest. The princess shouted loudly, “Help! The crow has taken my necklace.” Soon the palace guards were running around in search of the necklace. Within a short time the guards found the crow. She sat with the necklace hanging from her beak. Then she dropped the necklace which fell right outside the snake’s house. The snake heard the noise and came out of his house. The palace guards saw the snake and beat him to death. Then the guards took the necklace and went back to the princess. The crow said happily, “Now my eggs will be safe.”

1. 根据短文内容，猜测(A)处划线单词disturb的意思。

2. 从文中找出(B)处划线单词she所指代的内容。
3. 用英语列举乌鸦想教训蛇的两个原因。
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② __________________________________________________________________________
4. 从文中找出与 “Soon the palace guards looked for the necklace everywhere.”意思相同或相近的句子。
5. 根据短文内容填空，每空不超过3个单词。
The crow and the snake lived in the same tree. The snake ate the crow’s eggs, so the crow decided to teach him a lesson. She picked up ________________ and dropped it outside the snake’s house. Then _______________ beat the snake to death.

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

One day, a beautiful (漂亮的) woman goes into a restaurant (饭店).

A waiter (服务员) says to her, “Can I help you?” The woman says, “Yes, please. I want to have a big fruit salad.” “OK,” answers the waiter, “What fruit do you like?” “I like strawberries, oranges, bananas, and pears.” the woman says. Then the waiter brings the salad to her. The woman has her fruit salad happily. Then a boy comes in and sits down beside (在……旁边) the woman. She asks the waiter to get him an ice cream. Then the woman leaves quietly (悄悄离开). After the boy eats his ice cream, he stands up and goes to the door.

“Excuse me, your mother doesn’t pay (付钱) for her fruit salad or your ice cream.” The waiter says.

“Mother? She is not my mother. I don’t know her. I meet her in the street (街道)!” The boy says, crying.

1. Is the woman the boy’s mother?
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2. Does the woman pay (付钱) for her fruit salad or the boy’s ice cream?
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3. Where does the woman eat a big fruit salad?
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4. What does the boy eat?
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【推荐3】I met an interesting old man on a Saturday morning when the brothers from my host (房东)family played soccer against other children.

Bronson, 13, and Troy, 12 go to the same school as me. They are in our school’s soccer team. Every weekend they play against teams from other schools.

The soccer field is near our school. The sky was blue and clear. Under the sky there were at least 100 people watching the game. Most of them were parents and friends of the players.

Bronson and Troy’s team wore blue and the other team wore red. A loud whistle(口哨)blew and the game began. As I watched the game, an old man standing next to me said “hello” to me.

“Bernard (the father of my host family) was a champion(冠军),” he said.

Bernard does not look like a strong man, so I was surprised to hear that he was a champion. The old man said. “Oh, he is the champion of a beer-drinking competition! He who drank the most beer(啤酒) became the winner,” the old man said cheerfully.

Later I found out that the old man is a teacher in my school. And he loves to tell funny jokes.

The soccer competition went on for an hour. At last we lost the game. But we all had fun.

1. When did I meet an interesting old man?
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2. What do Bronson and Troy do every weekend?
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3. How many people were watching the game?     
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4. What is the old man?
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5. Why was the writer surprised to hear that Bernard was the champion?
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【推荐1】阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（每题答案不超过5个单词）

I was coming back from hunting and walking along a broad path on the garden, with my dog running in front of me. Suddenly he started running slower, and began to walk quietly as if(好像) there were some wild animals nearby. I looked along the path, and I knew he saw a baby sparrow, with yellow about its beak(喙的四周长着嫩黄色羽毛) and down(绒毛) on its head. It fell out of the nest(鸟巢) because of the strong wind and sat unable to move on the ground.

My dog was slowly going near it. Moving with great speed down the tree nearby, an old sparrow fell like a stone right before the nose of my dog, untidy, very afraid and making pitiful sounds. It ran to save. It lay beside the young sparrow. In full fear, it gave itself up to the dog. My dog must have looked really big and terrible to it! But it left the safety to risk saving its child, bringing a powerful force to my dog. At first, my dog stopped moving, then moved back... It was clear that he knew this force. I moved fast to call my dog back and went away full of respect.

Yes, do not laugh. I felt a deep respect to the old bird because it showed great courage and love. Love, I thought, is stronger than death or the fear of death. Only by it, by love, life is kept together and moves forward.

1. What did the dog see at first?
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2. Why did the young sparrow come down from its nest?
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3. Why did the old bird fly down from the tree?
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4. What did the writer think the old bird showed?
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5. What did the writer think is stronger than death or the fear of death?
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【推荐2】Only half of the class handed in their homework one day. The teacher got an A. ___________ while he was giving his students a lesson about weight. He walked around the classroom while holding a glass of water up in the air. He asked his students, “How B. ___________ is this glass of water?”①

② “The weight of this glass isn’t hard to find out,” the teacher said. “The problem is C. 我举它多久. If I hold it for two minutes, it doesn’t feel like much of a problem. If I hold it for an hour, it might feel heavier as my arm begins to tire. If I hold it for a day or a week, my arm will hurt. It’ll feel painful. D. I will be unable to think about anything but the pain that I’m in. In all of these situations, the actual weight of the glass will be the same. But the longer I hold onto it, the heavier it feels to me and the harder it is to hold it.”

③ “Your homework is like this glass of water,” the teacher said. The class then understood.

1. 在画线部分A.和B.的空白处各填入一个适当的单词. ______ ______
2. 将画线部分C.译成英语. ______
3. 将画线部分D.改写为：I’m ______ to be able to think about anything.
4. 将“The students started to shout out their answers.”填入文中①②③处的最佳位置 ______
5. 在文中找出老师揭示道理的一句话 ______

【推荐3】阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题 (请注意每小题的词数要求)。

Jenny was a smart little girl, but she always spent time thinking about the tasks she had to do instead of doing them at once as she should have.

In the village, Mr. Thompson kept a store where he sold all kinds of fruit, including fine strawberries when in season. One morning, he said to Jenny, “Well, Jenny, I noticed some strawberries on Mr. Green’s farm today. He said that anybody was welcome to have them. I will pay you 15 cents a kilogram for all the strawberries you pick for me.”

Jenny was excited about the thought of making some money to help her mom, so she quickly ran home to get a basket to hold the berries. Then she thought she would like to know how much money she would get if she picked five kilograms. After finding out that she would get 75 cents, she started to dream big, “Suppose I should pick a dozen kilograms, how much should I make then?”

“Dear me!” she shouted, after calculating for a while, “I should make a dollar and eighty cents!”

She kept dreaming bigger and bigger until it was nearly lunchtime and so she had to wait. As soon as lunch was over, she took her basket and hurried to the farm. Some boys had been there before lunch, and all the fine berries had been picked. She could not find half a kilogram to fill her basket. Then she thought of what her teacher often told her, “Do your task at once, then think about it. One doer is worth 100 dreamers.”

1. Where could Jenny pick strawberries?
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2. How much would Jenny earn if she could pick ten kilograms of berries?
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3. Why was Jenny excited about the thought of making some money?
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4. Why couldn’t Amy find enough fine strawberries to fill her basket?
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5. Do you agree with “One doer is worth 100 dreamers.”? Why or why not?
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