【推荐1】Henry was going through a very hard time. His wife passed away one month ago! He thought his life became pointless. Henry sat in his house sadly and did nothing.

One day, Henry’s neighbor, Lisa, saw him from her yard. She hadn’t seen him outside for several days. She wanted to help Henry. Then she had an idea.

Lisa said to Henry, “Hello, Henry! Just look at this fence between our houses. It is falling apart. You are a strong man. Can you help me fix this fence?”

After hearing Lisa’s words, Henry was a little angry. He didn’t want to help her. He thought he was the one who needed help. He thought Lisa was kind of rude. However, he agreed to help Lisa because Lisa was too old to fix the fence herself.

Henry spent a few days fixing the fence. When he finished, Lisa thanked him. Henry gave her a smile. It was his first time to smile after his wife passed away. “What a wonderful job! Could you please paint it for me?” Lisa said to him.

Henry thought for a while and agreed. Then he began to paint the fence in the hot sun. As their neighbors passed by, they all praised Henry for what he did. Henry felt happy and proud. He felt like his life was not pointless any more.

Henry finally understood Lisa’s purpose. She wanted Henry to know that staving busy could help him forget his sorrows. Henry thanked Lisa a lot.

根据短文内容，选出最佳答案。
1. When Henry was asked to fix the fence, he ________.

A．felt a bit angry	B．refused her quickly
C．agreed to do it happily	D．said nothing and went away

2. How did Lisa help Henry to forget his sadness?

A．She encouraged him to make friends with other neighbors.

B．She forced him to get to know more neighbors.

C．She advised him to find a new part-time job in his free time.

D．She kept asking him to do some things to make him busy.

3. What does the underlined word “pointless” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Useless.

B．Meaningless.

C．Hopeful.

D．Positive.

4. What can we learn from the story?

A．Asking others for help isn’t rude.	B．We should help others at any time.
C．Staving busy can help us forget our sadness.	D．It is hard to make friends with neighbors.

5. Which of the following words best describes Lisa?

A．Clever and helpful.

B．Silly and lazy.

C．Patient and hard-working.

D．Rude and lazy.

【推荐2】A little stream (小溪 ) ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert. “I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert,” she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly vanishing (消失) into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. “Maybe I can’t reach the ocean,”she said sadly to herself.

At this time, a deep voice said, “If wind can cross the desert, so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered, “That’s because the wind can fly, but I can’t.”

“That’s because you can’t give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate (蒸发) into the wind and it can take you across me,” said the desert. “Give up what I am now? No! No!” The little stream could not accept this idea. “The wind can carry the vapor (蒸汽) across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,” said the desert. “And whether you’re a river or vapor, your nature never changes.” After hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the wind. It carried her to the next stage of her life.

The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are.

1. The stream came from ________.

A．a village

B．a high mountain

C．a forest

D．a desert

2. What did the stream think when it reached the desert?

A．It could cross the desert successfully.	B．It wanted to give up.
C．It was impossible for the stream to cross the desert.	D．It wanted to fly through the desert like wind.

3. What did the dessert advise the stream to do?

A．To change into the rain.	B．To turn itself into the wind.
C．To evaporate into the wind.	D．To wait for the wind.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The stream didn’t go through any difficulties before it reached the desert.

B．The stream changed its nature if it became the vapor.

C．The stream crossed the desert because it changed into the vapor.

D．When the streamed met problems, it gave up.

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

A．Working hard is the only way to success.

B．The road to success is easy.

C．You’d better not listen to other’s advice.

D．If you want to be successful, you can change the way you are.

【推荐3】One day, I was very sad when I arrived home. As a ten-year-old boy, I was too young to control my feelings. My grandmother asked what had happened to me. I told her, “I was picked on (故意刁难) at school. A girl kept hitting me and saying terrible things that hurt me a lot. I kept crying all day.”

My grandmother looked at me with her loving eyes. She touched my head softly and said to me, “Do you know that you have two magic pockets? One has a hole. The other doesn’t. When someone says something good that cheers you up, put it in the pocket that is sealed (密封的) and strong. Save it. When you go to bed, take it out and enjoy it.”

“But how about the other pocket, Grandma?”

She smiled at me and replied, “If somebody says hurtful things to you, put it in the pocket with a hole. Let it go quickly. Then it won’t hurt you anymore. The hole is for all the problems that you don’t want.”

After that, I have changed a lot. I used to be a pessimistic (悲观的) boy and keep bad words or things in mind. I thought my life was full of sadness. But after my grandma told me about the two magic pockets, I began to learn to deal with my problems. Now my classmates often say that I am outgoing and confident.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Why did the boy feel sad?

A．Because he argued with his teacher.	B．Because he was picked on at school.
C．Because he failed the test that day.	D．Because he didn’t know how to learn well.

2. Which of the following should be put in the pocket with a hole according to the text?

A．You look stupid.	B．Your jacket fits well.
C．Your schoolbag is heavy.	D．Do not stay up too late.

3. From the text, we can learn that ________.

A．the boy did not like to go to school	B．the boy lived with his grandparents
C．the boy was older than his classmates	D．the boy changed to be outgoing and confident

4. What do you think of the boy’s grandma after reading the story?

A．Wise.

B．Humorous.

C．Brave.

D．Beautiful.

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

A．My School Life

B．A Sad Day

C．Two Magic Pockets

D．My Childhood