【推荐1】Long long ago in a small village, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors.

A small, happy little dog learned about this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs and to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway. His ears lifted up, and his tail( 尾 巴 ) wagged as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile and was answered with 1,000 great smiles that were just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself: “This is a wonderful place. I will come back to visit often.”

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the other one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the doorway. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly-looking dogs looking back at him, he growled at them. He was afraid when he saw 1,000 little dogs growling back. As he left, he thought to himself: “That is a terrible place. I will never go back there again.”

All the faces in the world are mirrors of you. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of people you meet?

1. The first dog wanted to visit the house often because               .

A．he liked the mirrors there	B．he made many friends there
C．he felt he was welcomed there	D．he got lots of knowledge there

2. How was the second dog feeling when he visited the house?

A．Excited.

B．Nervous.

C．Worried.

D．Unhappy.

3. The underlined word “growl” in Paragraph 3 probably means “              ”.

A．shout

B．smile

C．look

D．run

4. What does the story tell us?

A．Mirrors can tell whether you are happy or not.

B．If you show life a smile, life will smile back

C．Everyone in the world should believe in each other

D．Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones.

【推荐2】After arriving in New Jersey, US, for a one-year cultural exchange program, I noticed that many local people love Chinese culture. I felt like sharing our culture with them. As one of the 13th-generation disciples of Chen-style tai chi, I set up a tai chi club for local primary students. My tai chi program lasted for 10 weeks, with classes taking place every Tuesday.

I have been in several cultural exchange programs before, but I haven’t really worked with little kids. It was a little intimidating for me at first. Kids are extremely noisy and active. It was challenging enough just to take control of the class. In the beginning, we could only go over a few gestures during each class, as I spent most of my time working on class discipline (纪律).

However, as the class went on, we grew more and more familiar with each other. Slowly, I found the fun and sense of achievement that lies under the kids’ nervousness and tiredness. Watching the kids learn tai chi under my instruction was exciting. Nothing made me happier than seeing their smiles after learning a new gesture. With each punch, kick and stretch, I could sense their progress and their interest in learning. They asked me many questions about tai chi.

This experience also improved my leadership. I realized that it was important to unite the whole class and encourage kids to help one another when they meet difficulties. I will try my best to spread tai chi culture here.

1. What can we infer from Paragraph 1?

A．The author is good at tai chi.

B．Foreigners have no interest in tai chi.

C．There are many tai chi clubs in New Jersey.

D．The author went to New Jersey many years ago.

2. What was the biggest challenge for the author while teaching primary school students?

A．The age gap.	B．Language ability.
C．Class discipline.	D．Cultural differences.

3. The third paragraph mainly describes _____.

A．what the author taught

B．the difficulties that the author met

C．what the author gained through teaching

D．why the author decided to teach kids tai chi

4. The author thought that his experience was _____.

A．Intimidating.

B．Terrible.

C．Boring.

D．Meaningful.

【推荐3】Have you ever returned a book late to the library before? If so, you may pay a small fine(罚款). How much would you have to pay if the book is returned 65 years late?

A high school in Washington, Us had to deal with such a problem recently. A copy of Gone with the Wind was finally returned to its library 65 years late.

However, the school said that it would not ask Wayne to pay the fine, though that would be about $475.

The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school in 1949, and disappeared until it was found in Maine, Us by Wayne. Wayne found the book in his father’s basement(地下室) and then offered to send it back to the school.

“I feel very sorry about that,” Wayne said.

“We’re very pleased to have the book back. Wayne did the right thing,” Lori Wyborney, headmaster of the school said.

1. The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school _____.

A．in 1949	B．in 1965
C．in 1975	D．in 2014

2. Gone with the Wind is the name of _____.

A．a library	B．a school
C．a book	D．a magazine

3. _____ offered to send the book back to the school.

A．Wayne’s father	B．Wayne
C．Lori’s headmaster	D．Lori

【推荐1】

France is in Western Europe. It is a country with many beautiful places.

Paris is the capital of France. Here you will find many famous places of interest such as the Eiffel Tower. You can go to the Louvre Museum if you like art. The most famous street in Paris is the Champs-Elysees. This is the place to go if you want to visit some shops and department stores.

France is very famous for its wine. There are many vineyards in the centre of France and farmers grow grapes to make excellent French wine.

The south of France lies on the coast, and it is famous for its wonderful beaches. A French town by the sea is the fantastic place for a summer holiday, but if you want to visit France in winter, you can try skiing on the mountains in the French Alps.

France has something for everyone, so why not visit France this year?

1. We can learn about ________ in France from the passage.

A．languages

B．people

C．places

D．food

2. From the passage, we can know France is a good place to ________.
①enjoy art
②go shopping
③eat grapes
④go swimming

A．①②③

B．①②④

C．①③④

D．②③④

3. The purpose (意图) of the passage is to ________.

A．let people know about France	B．ask people to visit France
C．teach students about France	D．show the importance of France

【推荐2】Someday you may go to the moon. A tall rocket will take you into space. The rocket flies along way to a space station. You will stop there for a short time. Then a big spaceship will take you to the moon.

About 3 days later, the spaceship slowly goes down and lands on the moon. You are now on the moon, but you can’t leave your spaceship. You must first put on a spacesuit. The moon is very hot in the day and very cold at night. If you don’t wear the spacesuit, you can’t live there. You jump out of the spaceship and begin to walk. The moon is much smaller than the earth. The things on the moon are much lighter than those on the earth. You jump high in the air every time you take a step.

The moon moves slowly. It never rains on the moon, and everything on the moon is dry. There are no trees or other living things of any kind. There is nothing to do there. The earth is a better place to live on. but scientists are trying to make the best use of the moon.

1. How can you go into space? By ________.

A．plane

B．spaceship

C．rocket

D．ship

2. Things on the earth are ________ than those on the moon.

A．much heavier

B．much lighter

C．light

D．heavy

3. There is no life on the moon because ________.

A．the moon moves very slowly

B．there is no water

C．the moon is much smaller than the earth.

D．days are hotter but nights are colder

4. Which thing isn’t necessary for the man to get on the moon?

A．A spacesuit.

B．A spaceship.

C．A rocket.

D．A ship.