【推荐2】Helen has always been interested in helping others. Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross (美国红十字会) when she was in high school.     1    

After she retired (退休), she started volunteering to help the old. When her father was very old, he was not able to see things clearly. He loved reading but he couldn’t read because of his poor eyesight (视力). That made Helen very sad.     2     She was sure that reading to them could bring them fun and pleasure.

She also helped one woman write her stories. Ann was almost 100 years old.     3     Then she gave the notebook to Ann. Ann was very excited because she could share her life stories with her children.

After a strong storm in some cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross.     4     Everyone in the care center said that she was kind and helpful.

Helen hopes to do more volunteer work. She says, “The real value (价值) of my volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help.     5     Volunteer work also makes a difference to their life.”

根据短文内容，将下面的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺。

A．The friends make my life meaningful.

B．Helen wrote down the stories in a notebook.

C．When She was a school teacher, she also found time to volunteer.

D．She prepared food and answered phones in a care center.

E．Then she decided to read to her father and some old people.

【推荐3】Can one paper bag change the world? Sarah Murphy believes it can and she tries to do something about it.

The seventh grader Murphy from Massachusetts, in the United States, decorates(装饰) lunch bags for the homeless. She wants to bring hope to those people. The decorated bags, together with a lunch, will be given to homeless people in the town of Beverly, through a charity(慈善) program.

To get more help from children, she and some students set up a coloring station in the library. Children might take a bag, draw and write a message of hope on it and leave it on the front desk. The program began on the first Saturday in August and has developed since then. Murphy bought 100 brown lunch bags and put them in the library. Children in the library have colored them. She will buy more happily.

Murphy first heard about the charity program from her friends. She has great interest in charity. She once gave money to charities and made gift bags for seniors at her school. And she wanted to do something special.

A summer reading program she joined further encouraged her with its theme(主题) “Build a Better World”. After that, Murphy got the idea of coloring lunch bags and hoping to make the world a better place.

1. Murphy is a student in grade ________ from the United States.

A．six

B．seven

C．eight

D．nine

2. What did Murphy and some students do to get more help from children?

A．They put up a notice in school.

B．They held a party to call on more children to join them.

C．They set up a coloring station in the library.

D．They sent gifts to children who would join them.

3. Murphy first heard about the charity program from ________.

A．her friends

B．her parents

C．her teachers

D．her relatives

4. What gave Murphy the idea of coloring lunch bags?

A．A writing competition about hope.	B．An experience of helping the homeless.
C．An English examination.	D．A summer reading program.

5. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Help Others in a Special Way	B．Pick up Reading as a Hobby
C．Library Is Necessary in Schools	D．Have Healthy and Delicious Lunch

【推荐1】The doctor examined Nuala’s leg. Nuala tried not to cry, but it was a challenge. Her leg really ached.

“How did you hurt yourself?” asked the doctor.

“I jumped off a swing.” said Nuala. “Is it broken?”

“It sure is.” said the doctor, holding out the X-ray. “See right here?”

Two hours later, Nuala left the hospital on crutches. Her leg was in a cast (石膏).

“What will I tell Ms. Chang?” she asked her mother in the car.

Ms. Chang was Nuala’s dance teacher. The spring dance performance was only two weeks away. Nuala’s cast would be on for at least six weeks!

“She’s going to be so mad at me!” cried Nuala.

But Ms. Chang wasn’t mad. She said. “We’ll think of something.”

Nuala felt embarrassed going on stage with her crutches. “I look stupid,” she complained. “I can’t dance with these.”

“Have you ever heard the famous expression ‘The show must go on’?” said Ms. Chang. Together, they went through the show. They thought of how Nuala could move to the music on crutches.

The night of the performance, Ms. Chang almost had to push Nuala on the stage. Nuala’s cast looked big and clumsy, but she went out and danced. At the end, the audience gave a big round of applause. Some even threw roses at Nuala’s feet! The show did go on!

1. How did Nuala feel as she told Ms. Chang about her broken leg?

A．Worried.

B．Mad.

C．Cruel.

D．Embarrassed.

2. Why wasn’t Ms. Chang mad at Nuala?

A．She got relaxed from a famous expression.

B．Nuala would recover rapidly in two weeks.

C．She believed they could solve the problem.

D．Nuala thought out how to dance on crutches.

3. How was Nuala’s performance on the show?

A．The audience was impressed by her dance.

B．She could move to the music without cast.

C．The audience threw roses to end her dancing.

D．She danced perfectly as usual with no pain.

4. What would Nuala probably write in her diary after the show?

A．“They forced me to dance on the show. I felt painful and nervous.”

B．“Never believe something is impossible just because it seems difficult.”

C．“I’ve never been afraid of dancing with crutches. The show must go on.”

D．“Believe in yourself even if you have to face the problems on your own.”

【推荐2】At Christmas,1871, Edison, the famous American scientist, got married to Marry. Lots of their friends came to their wedding ceremony (婚礼). At about two in the afternoon , Edison suddenly thought out a good way to solve the problem on automatic telegraph(自动电报) after the wedding . So he said to the bride (新娘)，“I will have to go to the factory because I have something important to do. Then I’ll come back to have dinner with you.”The bride had no way but to agree.
On the night of the festival, other families were full of joy while the bride alone stayed in the house, just looking out of the window . How lonely she was!
Now a worker went into the lab( 实验室), and said as soon as he saw Edison, “My goodness! I have never seen a bridegroom (新郎) like you. I didn’t know you were here . It’s already twelve now ! ” Edison was great surprised , “Twelve ? Too bad ! I said I would have supper with Mary .” he said as he ran downstairs.
That’s how hard Edison worked . He gave all his life to the inventions of lights , films ,telephones and over two thousand other things . A new invention came into being（问世） every fifteen days.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1. Edison          at Christmas of 1871 in America.

A．asked lots of his friends to come to his birthday party

B．became a famous scientist

C．got married to Marry

D．stayed at home with his bride most of the time

2. After the wedding , Edison hurried to go to the factory, because       .

A．he forgot his wedding ceremony

B．he had something to do with the bride

C．he thought out a way to solve problem on the telegraph

D．he could make out a new automatic telegraph

3. Edison put his heart into his invention , so            .

A．he forgot his bride

B．he forgot his supper

C．he forgot his festival

D．all of three above

4. It took Edison           to work in his factory.

A．two hours	B．eight hours
C．ten hours	D．twelve hours

5. In all Edison’s life ,            new inventions came into being .

A．fifteen thousand	B．one thousand
C．two thousand	D．over two thousand

【推荐1】Mr. Li was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring . He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was half past twelve. “Who can it be at this time of night?” he wondered. He decided to go and find out .So he got out of bed, put on his dressing gown and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. “That’s very strange.” He thought. Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes later he heard the bell ring again. Mr. Li jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He shut the door and found a piece of paper with some words on it: “It is now after midnight, so it is April 1st. April fool to you!”
“Oh, it was the English boy next door!” Mr. Li exclaimed, and almost smiled, He went back to bed and fell asleep immediately. The bell did not ring again.
1. Mr. Li was trying to go to sleep when he heard ________.

A．the telephone ring

B．the bell ring

C．someone knock at the door

D．someone shout

2. He turned on the light and _______.

A．got out of bed

B．looked out of the window

C．looked at his watch

D．looked at his clock

3. When he opened the door for the first time, there was ________ there.

A．a boy

B．a piece of paper

C．someone

D．nobody

4. There were some words on the piece of paper: “It is now_____ April 1st . April fool to you!”

A．before midnight, so it is

B．after midnight, so it is

C．before noon, so it will be

D．after noon, so it was

5. The English boy rang the bell because he ________.

A．had something important to tell Mr. Li

B．Wanted to give Mr. Li a piece of paper

C．Wanted to make fun of Mr. Li

D．Wanted to borrow Mr. Li’s bell

【推荐2】Think rock, paper, scissors is a children’s game? Think again.
Top players from around the world came together in Toronto to compete for a ten thousand Canadian dollar prize and the title of world champion.
More than 500 players, including national champions from Australia, Norway and New Zealand, attended.
The simple game is often used to make decisions and solve some simple problems.
Players hold their fists closed and count to three before making a fist (rock), a flat hand (paper) or two fingers (scissors). Paper covers rock, scissors cut paper and rock breaks scissors.
Players have different ideas about the history of the game, but it is commonly believed to have been played for centuries in Japan.
The Paper Scissors Stone Club opened in England in 1842 and players could play together there.
In 1918, the name was changed to World RPS Club and its headquarters moved from London to Toronto.
The world championship has been held since 2002, which is held once every year.
1. The winner of the game can get ___________ Canadian dollars as a prize.

A．10,000

B．100,000

C．1,000,000

2. The game has been played in Japan ___________.

A．since people invented it	B．for about one thousand years
C．since several hundred years ago

3. When did World RPS Club’s headquarters move to Toronto?

A．In 1842

B．In 1898

C．In 1918

4. The ___________ world championship will be held in 2012.

A．ninth

B．tenth

C．eleventh

5. In the writer’s opinion, ___________.

A．the game is often used to solve big problems.

B．the game is not just a children’s game

C．the game was first played in Japan

【推荐3】Dear editor,
I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city every year because there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here.
The peacocks mostly live on the grassland of Dongfeng Square. Visitors usually throw food to them, but they don’t think about at all whether the food is good or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, and some even died, eating the bad food given by visitors.
I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the bird, but they don’t realize that they may be doing them harm. Visitors should be told that what they have done is harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must be stopped.
Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food. For us every person, it is our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Wang Yang
1. The letter will be sent to ________________.

A．a school

B．a hospital

C．a newspaper

D．a museum

2. Many visitors come to the writer’s city every year to ______________.

A．give peacocks food	B．see peacocks
C．do some shopping	D．look after peacocks

3. Some peacocks became ill and died because __________________.

A．they weren’t given any food

B．they were given too much food

C．they were given some bad food

D．they weren’t given enough food

【推荐1】Balancing(平衡）your diet(饮食）is important. But how to balance your diet？Let me tell you.

Breakfast is the most important meal of a day. If you don't have time to sit down and have a healthy breakfast, try vegetable juice before you go to school. This is better than coffee.

Eat less salt（盐）. Foods like hot dogs have a lot of salt in them. So eat less or give them up. Stay away from foods with too much fat（脂肪）. You can eat vegetables, fruits, fish and chicken. They are healthy for you. For example, you can eat chicken hamburgers instead of(而不是）beef hamburgers.

Don't often go out for lunch. You can let your mother make lunch at home and take it to   school. Also, drink lots of water every day.

Balancing your diet to relax is as important as exercise.

1. What is the most important meal of a day?

A．Breakfast.

B．Lunch.

C．Supper.

D．Afternoon tea.

2. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Coffee is better than vegetable juice.	B．Hot dogs have less salt.
C．Chicken hamburgers have less fat than beef hamburgers.	D．Food with much salt is good for health.

3. How many ways does the writer talk about?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

4. What' the main idea of the passage?

A．Exercise is better than balancing diet.	B．Balancing diet is better than exercise.
C．Exercise is the most important.	D．Balancing diet is also very important for people's health.

5. Who is the passage written for?

A．Students.

B．Teachers.

C．Parents.

D．Doctors.

【推荐2】Walter Dean Myers, born on August 12, 1937, was an American writer of children’s books. He was known for young adult literature (文学). He wrote more than 100 books, including picture books and non-fiction. “I care about writing for young people because I remember how much I needed help and guidance at that time in my life," Myers said in his book.

Myers loved writing. He got up at five o’clock every morning. He worked at home in a small office that used to be his son’s bedroom.

Myers would first write an outline (提纲) for every book. He called this prewriting. He imagined what the story would be and write down ideas in a notebook. To make sure there are enough actions and dialogues for a good story, he thought of 30 scenes. He wrote a short description of each scene in his notebook.

He also cut down the pictures of real people and put them in his office wall. He looked at those pictures and came up with ideas. Once he knew what the story would be and who the characters were, he began to write the book. He wrote five pages a day on his computer.

Myers usually worked on three books at a time. When he was not prewriting or writing a book, he might rewriting something he had already completed. Then he would send his story to his agent. He or she made suggestion for the story.

After these final changes were made, the book was published and made its way to bookstores and libraries. By that time, Myers would begin to write his next book. “I want to do that I can with my writing” said Myers.

1. From the first paragraph, we know Myers __________.

A．was born in 1973	B．was famous as a writer
C．was born in Britain	D．didn’t write non-fiction books

2. The underlined word (in Paragraph 3) “this” refers to __________.

A．imagining a story	B．describing scene
C．writing down the idea	D．making an outline

3. __________ helped Myers get ideas for the characters.

A．Children’s books	B．other people’s stores
C．his friends and family	D．pictures of real people

4. The passage is mainly about __________.

A．the life story of Myers	B．how Myers wrote Myers’ books
C．the main characters in Myers’ books	D．what Myers was famous for

【推荐3】Science and technology can be seen everywhere. They are making our life more convenient(方便的) and comfortable. Some scientists recently added amazing ideas to four common things and made great changes to them.

It’s not just a phone. China has taken the leading place in several scientific fields. In February, 2019, Huawei introduced Mate X, the first 5G phone that can be folded(折叠) in the world. It allows users to read e-books or watch movies on a larger screen. The Mate X supports(支持) 5G. It means you can get a movie from the Internet about 100 times faster than using 4G.

They are not just chopsticks. Scientists at an American university have invented a pair of electronic chopsticks that can change the taste of food. When you put the chopsticks in your mouth, they can make you feel the taste becomes better, such as making sweet food taste sweeter or salty food less salty. Soon the scientists are going to try their technology on bottles, cups and spoons(勺子).

It’s not just a sticker(粘贴). It’s said that about 52% of the fruits of the earth go bad before reaching the buyers. Scientists from Malaysia(马来西亚) thought of a simple way to solve the problem — tiny stickers that are made out of some natural materials(材料). Put the stickers on fruits, and the fruits can keep fresh up to two weeks.

They are not just shoes. Every step you take is helping cut down air pollution. This is not in science fiction(科幻小说). A team from Europe has invented such a pair of shoes. The shoes can take in dirty air and send out clean air. If you wear the shoes and walk one kilometer, the shoes can clean the air polluted by eight cars.

1. The first 5G phone that can be folded in the world is from ________.

A．China

B．Germany

C．Malaysia

D．America

2. If you think your food is too salty, you can use the ________ mentioned in the passage.

A．spoons

B．cups

C．chopsticks

D．bottles

3. The tiny stickers made by Malaysian scientists can keep fruits fresh up to ________.

A．2 weeks

B．4 weeks

C．5 weeks

D．8 weeks

4. In the passage, the shoes invented by the team from Europe can ________.

A．send out dirty air	B．take in dirty air
C．wash our feet	D．make noise pollution

5. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．the changes of mobile phones	B．the importance of living a healthy life
C．the way to keep fruits fresh for a longer time	D．the development of science and technology