【推荐1】Rain beat against the window, matching my mood. I should have known that my new job at the hospital was too good to be true. Throughout the day, rumors (谣言) warned that the newest employee (雇员) from each department would be laid off (解雇) . I was the newest one in the training department.

My boss appeared. “You probably know we're cutting back,” he said. “Administration wants us to offer outplacement (安排新工作) classes to help those employees find other jobs, showing them how to act in an interview, for example.” “Fine,” I answered unwillingly, not knowing what else to say.

I decided to go home early that day. In the hall, I met the lady who brought us cookies every Friday. She was a little woman with gray hair. Only her head and the top of her green apron (围裙) were visible over the cart（小车）loaded with cleaning supplies. At least she had a job!

At the final meeting, laid-off workers formed a line at the door. A colleague whispered, “I can't believe our Cookie Lady is being laid off. We'll miss her as much as we'll miss her cookies.” When the colleague spoke to her in Spanish, I knew my classes would be useless for her and I realized how much better off was than this poor woman.

I decided to do something for her. I wrote to a newspaper expressing how I felt about the unselfishness of the Cookie Lady who needed a job. A few days later, my article appeared in the newspaper and the Cookie Lady was allowed to stay in her position. On the same day, I received a letter, which seemed so unlikely that I read it twice.

“An editor of a local magazine likes your piece and wants you to call her next time you're looking for work....”

1. What was the author asked to do?

A．Take care of patients.	B．Leave earlier that day.
C．Resign from the hospital.	D．Help the laid-off workers.

2. How did the author help the Cookie Lady?

A．He offered her a high-paid job.	B．He gave her advice on job hunting.
C．He made her story known to others.	D．He taught her how to pass an interview.

3. What does the story tell us?

A．Good deeds have their rewards.	B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C．Little people can make a big difference.	D．Love brings more joy to people than work does.

【推荐3】Fire can help people in many ways. But can also be very harmful. Fire can heat water warm your houses, give light, and cook food. But fire can burn things too. It can burn trees, houses, animals, or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests.
Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting, old stories about the first time a man or woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down.
Today people know how to make a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast.
Fires kill many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen they die. There is oxygen in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or in an emergency, with your coat or something else. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it.
Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you.
1. Which is true?

A．We are not sure how people started to use fire.

B．It is an Australian who started a fire.

C．We know how people began to use fire.

D．Nobody knows how to make a fire.

2. Children mustn’t play with matches because ______.

A．matches burn paper

B．it is not interesting

C．matches can be dangerous

D．they don’t know how to make a fire with matches

3. If you are going to put out a fire, you ______.

A．must be careful with matches

B．ought to know it can be harmful

C．have to cover it with water only

D．should keep air away from it

4. We must be careful with fire, or it ______.

A．can be	B．warms our houses
C．might burn us	D．will help us

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Fire can help people in many ways.

B．Fire can be both helpful and harmful.

C．Fire can burn things and people

D．We must be careful with matches.

【推荐1】My name is Xue Yan. My home is in Shanchong, Changtai. Do you know where it is? It’s in Zhangzhou. It’s very nice and clean. There are many beautiful flowers and delicious strawberries(草莓) there. The trees are green.

Our house is in the middle of Shanchong village(村庄). You can see a big old tree in the village. My grandfather tells me that the tree is very, very old. Many birds are in the tree. We call it a “bird tree”. Our house is near a mountain(山). There are a lot of animals on the mountain. After school, I often play with my friends. We are very happy.

根据短文内容，判断正（A）误（B）

1. Xue Yan is from Fujian.
2. Her parents are not mentioned(提到) in the passage(短文)。
3. You can’t see a lot of birds in the big old tree.
4. Xue Yan’s grandmother tells her that the tree is very, very old.
5. From the passage, we know that Xue Yan likes her hometown(家乡) very much.

【推荐2】I’m Liu Yang. I’m a girl. I’m in Class 2, Grade 1. Liu Yang is my Chinese name. My English name is Kate. Li Ying is my good friend. She is in Class 4, Grade 1. Miss Zhang is my Chinese teacher, and Mr Li is my English teacher.

1. Liu Yang is a 　　 .

A．boy

B．girl

C．teacher

D．worker

2. 　　　 is Liu Yang’s good friend.

A．Kate

B．Miss Zhang

C．Li Ying

D．Mr Li

3. Li Ying and I are in 　 　 .

A．Class 2

B．Class 1

C．Class 4

D．Grade 1

4. Miss Zhang is Liu Yang’s 　　 teacher.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．maths

D．PE

5. From the passage, we know Liu Yang is 　　　.

A．Li Ying

B．Mr Li

C．Miss Zhang

D．Kate

【推荐3】

I’ve been playing in rock bands since I was about 14 years old. It’s my favorite hobby in the world and I don, t think I’ll ever give it up. When I moved to China, I wasn’t sure what it would be like to play in a band here. Would it be hard to find people to play with? Or places to play at? As it turns out, Beijing is a great place to play music.

One of the main differences is that the music scene here is much smaller than those in most big Western cities. This might seem like a disadvantage, but I actually kind of (有点) like it. It means that most of the people involved, whether they are promoters (宣传人员) or musicians or Just music fans, know each other well. It’s like having a big family. I’ve met some amazing friends by playing music here.

Another big difference is that every practice studio and live-house in Beijing has the basic equipment (设备) for playing music. When I played drums in the US, I had to bring my whole drum kit everywhere we played. But here, I just bring my drumsticks and cymbals (钹). This makes it way more convenient to practice, record and play music.

And I’ve definitely had some unique experiences since I’ve been playing here. For one concert, we played on an outdoor stage next to a farm in the suburbs of Baoding in Hebei province. For another show, we played at a tiny bar inside of a huge shopping mall. These kinds of experiences are rare in the US. It’s definitely been a lot of fun to play music here.

1. In the first paragraph the writer wasn’t sure ________?

A．whether he would miss his friends

B．whether he would bring his whole drum kit

C．whether he could continue playing music

D．whether he could start a new hobby

2. From the second paragraph we know ________.

A．the music scene in Beijing is the same size as Western cities

B．people in the music scene come from a big family

C．the writer gets on well with people in Western cities

D．the writer makes some new friends by playing music

3. What does the underlined word “unique” mean in the last paragraph?

A．独特的

B．危险的

C．艰难的

D．可怕的

4. What do we know from the passage?

A．The writer has played rock music for 14 years.

B．Rock bands in Beijing are not very popular.

C．The writer enjoys playing music in China.

D．The writer once played on an outdoor stage on a farm.

【推荐1】阅读理解。
We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded.
When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration (迁徙) is probably the migration of fish, which is called “salmon”. This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.
Recently (近来), scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster (龙虾). Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t. Maybe living things just like to travel.
1. Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _______.

A．give birth	B．find food more easily
C．enjoy warmer weather	D．find beautiful places

2. The fish called “salmon” spends a long time in ______.

A．fresh water	B．rivers
C．salt water	D．its birthplace

3. The mice in northern Europe move when _______.

A．they give birth	B．they haven’t enough food
C．the weather is bad	D．the place gets too crowded

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Animals move to find food more easily.

B．The migration of the fish called “salmon” is the most famous migration.

C．Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another, but sometimes we don’t.

D．Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel.

【推荐2】

	I’m Jiang Ling from Hangzhou and I’m in Class 2. There are forty-five students in my class — twenty boys and twenty-five girls. I have got two good friends. One is Hu Ning. He is on my left. He is good at maths. The other is Tu Guo. He is on my right. IT is his favourite. After school, we usually read in the library or work on the computer. Now we are having a history lesson.
	I’m Paul from London and I’m in Class 4. There are twenty-two students in my class — twelve girls and ten boys. Tim is my good friend. He is behind me. He is tall and he is good at PE. We usually play basketball on Friday afternoon. Now it’s cool. We’re playing basketball in the playground.

1. There are ________ boys in Jiang Ling’s class.

A．10

B．12

C．20

D．25

2. Where does Hu Ning sit?

A．On Jiang Ling’s left.

B．Behind Tu Guo.

C．On Jiang Ling’s right.

D．In front of Tu Guo.

3. What are Jiang Ling and his friends doing now?

A．Playing in the playground.	B．Reading in the library.
C．Working on the computer.	D．Having a history lesson.

4. What’s Paul’s good friend good at?

A．Maths.

B．PE.

C．IT.

D．History.

5. When do Paul and his friend usually play basketball?

A．On Wednesday afternoon.	B．On Friday afternoon.
C．On Saturday morning.	D．On Sunday morning.

【推荐3】Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples grow(生长) in nearly every part of the world. The United States produces(生产) more apples than any other country except France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples. New York is on the east coast and Washington is on the west near Canada.
Apples are red, yellow or green. _____________________. Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches. Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook, so they often have their lunches very simply. Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite dessert of many Americans. The state of Washington is proud(自豪) of its apples. The trees there produce nearly five billion(十亿) apples every year - one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world.
1. What can we know from the underlined sentence?   (理解并判断)

A．American apples taste good.

B．We can see apples everywhere in America.

C．Americans like to eat apples.

D．Americans regard (把……视为) apples as their best food.

2. _________ produces the most apples in the world. (阅读并判断或推理)

A．The United States

B．Canada

C．China

D．France

3. Many Americans like to eat apples during lunch because they _________ at noon.

A．eat nothing but apples

B．feel it better to eat apples

C．always eat simple food

D．can get apples easily

4. The state of Washington is proud of its apples because they think _________.

A．everyone in the world can share their happiness.

B．they can produce apples for every person all over the world.

C．their apples are better than any other fruit.

D．their apple trees are the best in the world.

5. How many kinds of food made(由……制成) from apples are mentioned(提到) in the passage?

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．Four

【推荐1】Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost mention recycling, which is the process (过程) of treating used things, such as paper or steel so that they can be used again. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more things than we need. We are now dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the possible greenest way, but it would be far better if we did not bring so many things home in the first place.
Here is an example. In the UK, the total of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a household’s waste. In many supermarkets, foods are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.
Too much packaging causes serious environmental problems. The UK is running out of different kinds of ways for dealing with this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect (效果). Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The best way of avoiding this problem is to stop producing such unnecessary things in the first place. Food waste is another serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers (消费者) to buy more than they need. They seldom encourage customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue.
But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to connect packaging with quality (质量). We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. Is it true for all the products? In fact, more and more companies realized the importance of protecting the environment. They try to package what really should be packaged, including products in good quality.
As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize how many unnecessary things are being collected. We need to face the waste of our daily life. Although many people have taken action to recycle, we have a high mountain to climb.
1. What does the underlined word “over-consumption” mean?

A．Making the environment green.

B．Recycling as much as possible.

C．Making more products than necessary.

D．Having more things than being needed.

2. What is the main purpose of the second paragraph?

A．To show the facts of over-used packaging.

B．To talk about the possible greenest ways.

C．To teach people how to do recycling at home.

D．To express worries about environmental problems.

3. What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?

A．Unpackaged products are of bad quality.

B．Other products are better packaged than food.

C．We can’t always connect quality with packaging.

D．Supermarkets should care more about packaging.

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Supermarkets should recycle first.

B．Packaging causes serious problems.

C．Needless things are mostly recycled.

D．Recycling should be done in the first place.

【推荐2】"Red envelope" fever has swept the country recently. Cash (现金) can be sent through electronic payments. Children can get more money than before. But everyone needs to understand something about money: where it comes from, how to save it and how to spend it wisely. Too many parents don't take time to teach their children about money, and as a result, many of those children don't know how to deal with money when they grow up.

When should parents begin teaching their children about money? Experts agree that it's never too early. The more children learn about money, the more wisely they will be able to deal with money as they grow older. To begin with, parents can teach kids how to count money.

Next, parents can teach kids how to save money. For example, a kid wants a new bicycle. Parents can teach them to save part of their pocket money for that bike, while still keeping some money for ice cream and movies.   In this way they will begin to understand the meaning of saving.

Also it's never too early to teach children different ways to make money besides snatching (抢)red envelope. For example, they can wash cars, clean gardens, look after babies. Sit down with children and talk with them about some ways they could make money.   You'll be surprised and glad at the effort they will begin making.

Teach children about money when they're young and their future will be brighter.

1. When should children begin to learn about money according to the passage?

A．The earlier, the better.	B．When they grow up.
C．When they are old enough.	D．After they can make money.

2. What should parents do if their children want a new bicycle?

A．Buy it for them.	B．Tell them it is not a good idea.
C．Ask them to do housework for that.	D．Teach them to save pocket money for that.

3. How many ways of making money are mentioned in Paragraph 4?

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

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

A．Children should understand the meaning of saving money.

B．Children should know how to make money at school

C．Children should study hard instead of making money.

D．Children should talk about their future with their parents.

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A．How to save money.	B．How to deal with money.
C．How to make money.	D．How to talk about money.

【推荐3】Master Class is a very good TV show. In the show, there is a head teacher（校长）and four music teachers. They teach children（孩子）to sing. These children love music and they are all between six and thirteen years old.

In Master Class I, every music teacher has four students, so there are sixteen children. But there are seventeen children in Master Class II. Do you know why? Well, the four teachers of Master Class II are Han Lei, Tian Zhen, Gu Jui and Sa Dingding. Music teacher Sa Dingding has five students. Two of them are brother and sister.

Master Class II is a good music show for you and your parents to watch. You can watch it every Saturday. Do you want to watch it? Then turn on your TV at 9: 18 P. m. I’m sure you will like the music show.

1. Children between_______ and ______ years old can talk part in（参加）Master Class.

A．3; 13

B．6; 13

C．3; 16

D．6; 16

2. Which music teacher has five students in Master Class II?

A．Han Lei	B．Tian Zhen
C．Gu Juji	D．Sa Dingding.

3. Tina wants to watch Master Class II. She can watch it on_________.

A．Sunday evening	B．Sunday afternoon
C．Saturday evening	D．Saturday afternoon

4. The underlined phrase “turn on” means “______” in Chinese.

A．打开	B．扔掉
C．收起	D．更换

5. What's the passage about?

A．It’s about a good TV show.

B．It’s about some music teachers.

C．It’s about how to sing well.

D．It’s about when to watch TV.