【推荐1】A group of old classmates, who have succeeded in their work, got together to visit their old university professor. The conversation soon turned to complaining about the stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and many cups-china(瓷), plastic and glass, some plain(朴素的) looking, some expensive and some lovely. The professor told them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “Can you notice all the nice looking expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones? While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source(根源) of your problems and stress.”

“What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you went for the best cups and were eyeing each other’s cups.”

“Now think about this: life is the coffee, and the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and do not change the quality of life. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cups, we fail to enjoy the coffee. So don’t let the cups drive you, enjoy the coffee instead.”

1. What did the group of old classmates get together for?

A．Visiting their old university professor.

B．Seeing each other.

C．Complaining about their stress in work and life

D．Showing each other’s success.

2. What cups did the old professor give to his students?

A．All china cups.

B．Plastic and glass ups.

C．Beautiful cups.

D．Cups which are different in price, material and appearance.

3. According to the old professor, why did they have so much stress?

A．Because they paid too much attention on things that were not important.

B．Because they caught the main point of the meaning of life.

C．Because they concentrated on life and enjoyed it.

D．Because they drank too much coffee which was bad for them.

4. What is the best title of this passage?

A．Life Is the Coffee

B．An Old University Professor

C．Stress in Your Life

D．Coffee and Coffee Cups

5. What can we learn from the old professor’s words?

A．We should use the plain and cheap cups to drink coffee.

B．We should concentrate on the appearance of cups.

C．We should concentrate on life itself but not other unimportant things

D．We should learn how to work out problems in our work and life.

【推荐2】My father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and said," Get up. You're going with me to cut the grass in the garden."

The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business(生意) made me feel proud and excited. From sunrise to sunset, my father, my younger brother and I worked in the large garden, in a rich part of Atlanta, Georgia. By the end of the day I was too tired to say a word but I felt good. This was my first time to help my father in his business. I got for my work that day.

One day, my father found some leaves I had missed and pulled me aside. "Take away these leaves!" said seriously, "and don't make me have to tell you to do it again." The message was clear. Today I value it, which my father gave to me that day. It will always be helpful to impress (给……留下印象)the person you are working for.

After two years, I left home and went to another town to start my new life .Luckily for me, I quickly found a job to wash dishes in a restaurant. Every morning, I set off early, always with the same strong wish I got long long ago. I felt like I was old enough to be independent and make a living by myself.

In fact, washing dishes was not exciting, but that didn't matter. It taught me that any job was a good job and whatever I got from the job was more than had before. I could learn something meaningful from every job and it better and better .One day, a newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay. "If you only think about hard work and money, ▲ ”, I answered.

In every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, I've learned much. I've learned something that helps me in my next job.

1. The writer felt proud to cut the grass because ______.

A．he was not old enough to help his family

B．he thought he became important to his father's business

C．he could cut the grass without others' help

D．he could get $ 6that day by cutting grass

2. Which of the following sentences can be put in the ▲?

A．you will stay away from your family

B．you will make a lot of money

C．you won't any better than you're doing

D．you will learn a lot from your job

3. If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?
(①=Para.1       ②=Para.2       ③=Para.3       ④=Para.4        ⑤=Para.5       ⑥=Para.6)

A．①②③; ④⑤; ⑥	B．①; ②③④⑤; ⑥
C．①②; ③④; ⑤⑥	D．①②; ③④⑤; ⑥

4. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A．parents are the best teachers in our life

B．work hard and then you can succeed

C．we should help our parents with housework

D．we should keep learning from every job

【推荐3】A crow (乌鸦) lives happily in the forest. But he sees a swan (天鹅) and he thinks, “That beautiful white swan must be the happiest bird in the world.”
When he comes to share (分享) what he thinks with the swan, the swan says, “I feel that I am the happiest bird in the forest before I see a beautiful peacock (孔雀). They have so many colorful feathers(羽毛).”
The crow then visits a peacock in the zoo and sees that a lot of people are coming to see him. “Dear peacock,” the crow says, “you are so beautiful. Every day, many people come to see you. Not like me, people will ask me to go away when they see me. I think you are the happiest bird in the world.”
The peacock says, “I always think that I am the most beautiful and happiest bird in the world. But because of my beauty, I lose my freedom. You must be the happiest bird in the world because you are free.”
1. There are _______ kinds of birds in this passage.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

2. The peacock is _______.

A．in the forest

B．in the hospital.

C．in the zoo

D．at people’s home

3. Which one is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The crow is the happiest bird after he sees the swan.

B．The swan has many colorful feathers.

C．Many people come to see the peacock in the zoo.

D．Because of the beauty, the peacock gets freedom.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．We should (应当) always be happy with what we have.

B．We should learn how to be beautiful.

C．We should always feel bad about ourselves.

D．We should love all the birds in the world.

【推荐1】Have you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WeChat (微信) without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “type” of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name — phubbers (低头族).

Recently, a cartoon created by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people in their short film. Phubbers with different social identities(身份) lose themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die. A pretty woman takes selfie (自拍) at the scene of a car accident. A father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A series of similar events finally leads to the destruction(毁灭) of the world.

Although the ending sounds overstated(夸大), the harm phubbing can do is real. Your health is the first to face the effect and result of it. “ Bending your head to check your cell phone could be harmful to your neck,” A famous doctor said. “Also, staring at(盯着) cell phones for a long time will damage(损害) your eyesight little by little.”

But that’s not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. Many people pay more attention to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and this creates a strange situation.

It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight.

1. Why does the author give the example of a cartoon in Para. 2?

A．To advertise the cartoon made by students.

B．To tell us the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers.

C．To inform people of the bad effects of phubbing.

D．To warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients.

2. Which of the following is NOT a risk(危险）a phubber may have?

A．His social skills could be affected.

B．He will cause the destruction of the world.

C．His neck and eyesight will be gradually harmed.

D．He might get separated from his friends and family.

3. What may the passage talk about next?

A．Advice on how to use WeChat.	B．People addicted to phubbing.
C．Results of phubbing.	D．Ways to reduce the risks of phubbing.

【推荐2】In the early days, children went to school without phones, and they did quite well. Now , as the cellphone is becoming an important part of life, a discussion on whether or not a student should take a cellphone to school becomes necessary. However , the decision must be made after an analysis( 分析) of the advantages( 优点) and disadvantages(缺点) of cellphones in school.
With a phone, parents can be in contact (联系) with their children. A cellphone makes the child easily reachable (可到达的). It stops harmful things happening. Also, the children feel safe knowing that they can contact their parents. Parents also feel relaxed.
However, a cellphone can prove (证明) to be distracting (分心的) and take the child’s interest and attention away from the activities in school. Using a cellphone in between classes can have a bad effect on progress of students. They would be more interested in sending a text message than reading a story or solving a maths problem. Some students may also use their cellphone for the wrong reasons, such as playing games.
A school is the best place for the general development of children. School not only teaches children things, but also takes care of their physical and mental development. So these advantages of cellphone use in school must be studied carefully before giving a conclusion.
1. What is the advantages of using cellphones in school?

A．It helps children solve maths problems.

B．It makes children easily reachable.

C．It makes children feel relaxed.

D．It is helpful for the progress of students.

2. The underlined word “mental” means in the last paragraph “_________” in Chinese.

A．身体上的

B．知识上的

C．心理上的

D．整体上的

3. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Children’s School Life	B．Hot Topic School
C．Cellphone in School	D．The Development of Children

【推荐1】Recently, the decision to include eyesight as part of high school entrance exam（中考）has caused a lot of discussion. Students in the city of Changzhi, Shanxi Province will be tested on their “physical health”, including eyesight. If you fail to meet the requirement of “normal” eyesight, you will not get the full five points in their high school entrance exam. That means you can’t get accepted by the high school of your choice.

“In recent years, I have noticed that the No.1 problem that needs attention is poor eyesight. What makes this so terrible is that these students don’t wear glasses. They even hate to say they have this problem, because they seem greatly ashamed. But how can you learn if you can’t see well?” says Alexander, an American teacher in China.

However, not everyone holds the same view. Some believe that environmental problems can influence the eyesight. Eye illnesses, accidental injury and improper use of eyes can also cause poor eyesight. Each of these should be considered before making this decision. It seems unfair, not well considered and may fail to reach the goal.

Here is what I think. First, why some students have shortsightedness（近视）is that their parents have it. Second, some being shortsighted is most probably a result of hard work. If those who work hard get lower scores than those who do not, it’s unfair for the hard-working students. Third, rich families can afford expensive treatment of shortsightedness while common family cannot. I just feel so sad for students nowadays, for they are already under such heavy stress from the competitive environment. Yet they still have to pay for such a policy（政策）.

1. If you want to be accepted by a high school, you have to ________ according to Paragraph 1.

A．get the normal eyesight	B．pass the P.E. test
C．keep your body healthy	D．test your eyesight

2. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Shortsightedness can be passed down to children by their parents.

B．Some students don’t like wearing glasses because they feel ashamed.

C．All Chinese students will be tested on “physical health” , including eyesight.

D．Some people think that it’s not fair to include eyesight in high school entrance exam.

3. The underlined word “injury” probably means ________ in Chinese in this passage.

A．受伤

B．治疗

C．使用

D．处理

4. According to the passage, we can see that the writer might ________ the decision to include the eyesight test in high school entrance exam.

A．be for

B．not care about

C．be against

D．be pleased with

5. The best title of this passage is “________”.

A．Schools should pay attention to protecting eyesight.

B．Should eyesight be included in high school entrance exam?

C．It’s a great idea to include eyesight in high school entrance exam.

D．Patents warmly welcome the decision to include eyesight in high school entrance exam.

【推荐2】根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to envy（羡慕，妒忌）those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country road in their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents will always take good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct（纠正）it, and when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice these things, you can find that happiness is always around you.

1. Happiness is always around rich people.
2. People are happy because they can walk on the country road in their free time.
3. When you get success, people around you will help you correct it.
4. When you are in trouble, your friends will help you. We can say “You are happy.”
5. You can find our happiness everywhere if you notice good things.

【推荐3】When I was in school, I could always tell when my class was about to take a test.

You could feel the anxiety in the air. Their smiles were tight (紧绷的). Pencils were knocking lightly on desks. A few students were trying to tell jokes to relax.

Every once in a while, a teacher would give us a break and announce (宣布) that the test was going to be an open book one. Right away, you could see our smiles return. A few students would laugh, and you even heard a cheer or two. The pressure (压力) went away. As we took out our books, all of us knew that the answers would be right in front of us. All we had to do was to find them.

Many people say that life is one long series (系列)of tests we have to face. This is true. But what most people don’t realize is that they are all open book ones. The answers are always right there in front of you, and they are so simple. You just have to open the book of your soul (灵魂) to any page, and you will see the words: “JUST LOVE”. Just love yourself. Just love everyone as yourself. When you do this, you will pass every test that life throws at you. When you do this,   you will make the world a brighter, better and happier place.

1. What does the underlined word “anxiety” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．茫然

B．喜悦

C．无聊

D．焦虑

2. What did the writer’s classmates do after the teacher’s announcement?

A．They smiled tightly.	B．They laughed and cheered.
C．They knocked their pencils lightly on the desk.	D．They told jokes to relax.

3. How can we pass the tests of life according to the writer?

A．By finding the answers in books.	B．By changing our ideas about human souls.
C．By loving ourselves and others.	D．By learning to face the tests ourselves.