In ancient times， there was a king who loved flowers， His palace was always decorated with beautiful orchids（兰花） and other flowers． As the king grew older， he knew that one day he would have to give up his throne（王位）．So he had to find someone to rule the country．
The other day， the king had an idea． He asked his servants to travel to every part of the country and give every citizen a single orchid seed（种子）．He then announced that the person who grew the most beautiful orchid would take his throne．
Everyone in the country then got their own seed． One young man named David was especially excited about the news， because he had experience in growing flowers himself．
David planted his seed in a pot and put it in a place where it would get lots of sunlight． He watched it carefully every day． But as hard as he tried， his flower simply would not grow．
Finally， it was time for everyone to give their flowers to the king． David took his empty pot to the palace． "Your Majesty（尊敬的陛下），I am sorry to say that I could not grow an orchid， but I hope you can see that I tried my best，" he said．
The king was moved by David's honesty． Although he did not choose David as the new king，he gave David a job as a royal court judge（法官）．He believed that David's honesty would make him the right person to make sure the justice（公正） in the country．
（1）According to the king's order， who could be the next king？
A． The man who was the smartest．
B． The man who was the most honest．
C． The man who could plant the best seed．
D． The man who could grow the most beautiful orchid．
（2）What do we know about David？
A． He told a joke to the king．
B． He failed to grow the king's orchid．
C． He was good at growing orchids．
D．He was chosen to be the next king．
（3）What does the underlined word"it" refers to in Paragraph 4？
A． The pot．
B．His flower．
C．The seed．
D．The sunlight．
（4）What can we learn from the story？
A． David was the only winner in the end．
B． It is stupid of the king to choose David as a judge．
C． It is impolite of David to give an empty pot to the palace．
D． The king believed honesty was very important for a judge．
（5）Which of the following is the best title of the passage？
A． Honesty is the Best Policy
B．How to Grow Orchids
C． Flowers are the Best Gifts
D．It's Very Easy to Grow Orchids
After wandering （闲逛）around in the city for a long time， Tom finally found himself standing in front of the palace． He looked through its golden gate， hoping to take a look at a real prince（王子）．
There were some guards（卫兵） standing at both sides of the gate． Tom， dressed badly， was moving nervously past them when he suddenly caught sight of a well﹣dressed boy who was followed by several servants． He was no doubt the prince！
Tom was excited． He wanted to get close to the prince and have a good look at him． However， a guard saw him and stopped him rudely（粗鲁地）．
The young prince， whose name was Edward， was angry with the guard for his rudeness． He asked the guard to open the gate and took Tom to his room in the palace．
The two boys became good friends． They even exchanged their clothes after Tom told Edward that he had dreamt about dressing like a prince， As they stood side by side in front of a great mirror， they were surprised to find that they looked almost like twins!
The two boys were in each other's clothes when Edward suddenly noticed a bruise（淤伤） on Tom's hand． He soon realized that it was caused by the guard who had stopped Tom rudely． In a moment， the young prince ran out of the room． He decided to punish the guard．
However， the guard didn't realize that the prince was in Tom's old worn clothes． He hit Edward heavily on the ear and threw him out of the palace．
（1）Why did Tom look through the gate of the palace？
A． To talk with the guard．
B． To ask for a place to live in．
C． To have a look at a real prince．
（2）How did Tom feel while moving past the guards？
A． Nervous．
B．Excited．
C．Proud．
（3）When Tom was stopped， Edward got mad because of ．
A． the bad manners of Tom
B． the strict rules of the palace
C． the rude behavior of the guard
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A． Edward and Tom were twin brothers．
B． Edward was kind， caring and friendly．
C． Edward was tired of living in the palace．
（5）We can infer（推断） from the passage that ．
A． blood is thicker than water
B． two heads are better than one
C． never judge people by their looks
When I first arrived on this island， I had nothing． But I've found the ship and made a small boat． I've brought back many things I can use﹣food and drink， tools， knives and guns． Although I have lost everything， I have not lost my life． So I will not give up and I will wait for another ship． I have already cut down trees and built a house． I go out with my gun almost every day to kill animals and birds for food． I'm even learning to grow fruit and vegetables．
A few weeks ago， I found the marks of another man's feet on the sand． Who else is on my island？ Not long after that， I saw some cannibals trying to kill two men from a broken ship． One of them died but the other ran towards my house． I helped him kill the cannibals． This man now lives with me and helps me． I named him Friday because that day was the day I met him． He is smart and I have already taught him some English．
﹣Taken from Robinson Crusoe
（1）Did Robinson have anything when he first arrived on the island？
（2）What has Robinson brought back from the ship？
（3）What is Robinson learning to grow？
（4）Who tried to kill two men from a broken ship？
（5）Why did Robinson name the man Friday？
Don't Worry! Be Happy!
If I were a bird．I'd fly up high，
Above the clouds，up in the sky．
I'd float and sing and soar and play，
Without any worries to ruin my day．
If I were a dolphin，I'd splash in the sea，
And dive and flip﹣great fun for me!
I'd play with friends under the sea so blue．
There'd be no chores or homework to do．
If I were a bear，I'd sleep all day，
And then wake up at night to play．
I'd fish and run and jump and climb，
With no one around to ruin my good time．
If I were a dog，daring the day I'd rest．
So when Master came home，I'd be at my best﹣
Ready to run or play balls or catch，
Ready to jump，roll over or fetch．
But I'm not a dog or a bird or a bear，
I'm not dolphin who can swim everywhere．
I'm just a kid who wants to have fun，
But I know I can't till my work's all
Word bank：
float v．漂浮 soar v．高飞
ruin v．毁灭 splash v．飞溅
31．The poem is probably written by a（an）
A．student
B．teacher
C．actor
D．zoo keeper
32．The author is trying to tell us he wants to
A．fly or swim all day
B．be free like animals
C．be a dog
D．fish and run in the forests
33．The best word for the blank in the poem is
A．checked
B．gone
C．done
D．finished．
A young queen was given a magic box by a wizard（男巫）． The box would bring happiness to the whole country whenever it was opened in a place full of the spirit of generosity（慷慨）．
The queen traveled all over the country， looking for the most generous people． If she collected them all， she would open the magic box． The queen felt disappointed because nothing special happened．
One day when the queen decided to return to her palace， she saw a poor little boy begging． She would like to give the boy some money， but she didn't have any with her． So the boy asked her if she could give him the old box． Then he could sell it for a little money． At first the queen hesitated（犹豫）， because she had been told the box had magical powers． But seeing how poor the boy was， she gave it to him． The boy took the box and opened it．
Immediately， all the most wonderful things one could imagine started flying out of the box and a voice said， "Why look for it in others？ Goodness always starts in yourself．"
While enjoying all the wonders of the magic box， the queen learned to set an example to others， and then became the best queen ever in history．
31． The young queen gave a magic box to a wizard．
32． The queen traveled all over the country to look for the most generous people．
33． From the story， we can learn that people should be generous．
34． According to the story， we can know that the boy and the wizard were good friends．
35． The queen became the best queen ever in history in the story．
Tape﹣Measure Murder is a short story by Agatha Christie．In the story，Miss Politt，the dressmaker，finds that Mrs．Spenlow is dead in her house in a small village called St Mary Mead．Everybody，including the police，thinks that Mr．Spenlow is the murderer （凶手） because he is so calm and quiet after discovering his wife's death．But after the police talk to Miss Marple，she finds out the real murderer．
The best part of the story is when Miss Marple explains how she solves the mystery （疑案） by noticing a tiny pin （别针） on a policeman's uniform．Her explanation is very clear and clever．Miss Marple is my favorite character in the story．I think she is very special because she is just an old lady but she is even smarter than the policemen．I never thought that an old lady could be the main character of a detective story!
Can you guess who the murderer is？Read the book to find out!You will enjoy the story very much because the ending is so surprising．
New Baby Brother
I was sitting in school
when I heard the news．
"Your baby brother is born，
and wants to see you!"
Dad got me from school
and to the hospital with no delay．
Hurrying on our journey，
he almost forgot the way!
My brother's hands were tiny，
and wrinkly soft，like a prune．
After he smiled at me，
Mom said，"He'll come home soon!"
Everyone"oohing"and"aahing"，
they say"He is so sweet．
And one day he'll walk around
on those little baby feet!"
31．The writer was when hearing the news．
A．at school
B．at home
C．in the hospital
D．in the store
32．The writer's took the writer to the hospital to see the baby brother．
A．father
B．mother
C．brother
D．teacher
33．The family felt to have the new baby．
A．worried
B．surprised
C．relaxed
D．excited．
Once upon a time，in the forest there lived a baby elephant，who had no friends．None of the animals wanted to be his friend because he was too large．
One day，a wild fire happened in the forest．The animals ran to safer places．The dry trees caught fire and the fire was sure to go all around the forest．The baby elephant ran to the nearest river，collected much water in his trunk（象鼻） and rushed to the burning trees．He sprayed（喷） the water on the forest．Finally，he put out the fire．
Later，while he was resting after the hard job，all the animals and birds came to him and expressed their thanks for his kind help in time．They were now ready to regard him as their good friend and their hero．They said，"A friend in need is a friend indeed．"
The baby elephant was happy to get so many friends and played games with them．He walked through the forest，carrying several small animals and birds on his back．
（1）Why did the baby elephant have no friends at first？
（2）Where did the wild fire happen？
（3）Who put out the fire in the end？
（4）At last，did all the other animals regard the baby elephant as a good friend？
（5）What can we learn from the story？
An elephant and a monkey were arguing．
"Look，how big and strong I am!"The elephant said．
The monkey disagreed，"Look，how fast I can run and climb!Can you？"
At last they asked a wise tiger，"Which is better﹣to be strong or to be quick？"
The tiger said，"Go across the river and pick the fruit on that tree for me，then I can tell．"
So they went to the river，but the water ran fast and the monkey was afraid．
"Get on my back，"said the elephant proudly，"I shall carry you．"
Soon they crossed the river．There stood the tree．But the fruit was too high for the elephant to reach．He also tried to pull the tree down，but failed．
"Don't worry．"The monkey climbed quickly up the tree，and picked the fruit．
Then they returned and gave the tiger the fruit．"Which is better﹣to be strong or to be quick？"
The tiger smiled，"Neither of you could get the fruit alone．It took both the elephant's strength and the monkey's quickness to get it．"
（1）The elephant and the monkey argued about ．
A．who could climb faster
B．whose skill was better
C．how to be stronger
D．where to pick the fruit
（2）The monkey was afraid of ．
A．the fruit
B．the elephant
C．the tiger
D．the water
（3）Why couldn't the elephant get the fruit？
A．Because the elephant was ill．
B．Because the tree was not strong．
C．Because the monkey was fast．
D．Because the fruit was too high．
（4）What did the monkey think of his quickness？
A．Angry．
B．Proud．
C．Afraid．
D．Nervous．
（5）How did the monkey and the elephant finally get the fruit？
A．By working together．
B．By pulling down the tree．
C．By arguing with friends．
D．By asking the tiger for help．
There are many wonderful literature works（文学作品）in the world，they are still popular after so many years．
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Robinson Crusoe is one of the most famous adventure（探险）novels in England． It was written by Daniel Defoe，an English novelist． The novel has been popular for centuries． The main character in it is an Englishman named Robinson Crusoe．It tells about his adventure on a desert island after his ship was broken in a terrible storm．He is a hero fighting against nature and human fate（命运）．He is one of the most successful characters in English novels． |
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a work of children's literature by a British writer，Lewis carroll．It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit﹣hole into a wonderland． Many strange things happen to her and she also meets many playing cards and creatures（生物）that can talk． Finally，she finds everything is just a part of a wonderful dream． |
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Harry Potter is a set of fantasy（魔幻的）novels written by the British author J．K．Rowling． She was born on July 30，1965．The success of the novels has made her the most highly﹣paid novelist in history． The idea for Harry Potter came to her in 1990 during a train ride． The story is about seven years' life of an orphan （孤儿）Potter who learns magic． There are seven books in total． |
（1）Robinson had his adventure ．
| A． |
on the ship |
| B． |
on a desert island |
| C． |
in the forest |
| D． |
along the river |
（2）According to the passage， is a man who is fighting against nature and fate．
| A． |
Robinson Crusoe |
| B． |
Daniel Defoe |
| C． |
Harry Potter |
| D． |
Lewis Carroll |
（3）In fact，Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a story of a ．
| A． |
real adventure |
| B． |
magical boy |
| C． |
terrible experience |
| D． |
wonderful dream |
（4）We can know that has been the most highly﹣paid novelist in history．
| A． |
Hemingway |
| B． |
J．K．Rowling |
| C． |
Lewis Carroll |
| D． |
Alice |
（5）Which is NOT mentioned in the passage？
| A． |
Adventure novels． |
| B． |
Fantasy novels． |
| C． |
Children's literature． |
| D． |
Historical novels． |
Me Before You is my favorite romance（浪漫）novel by British writer Jojo Moyes．It tells the story of Louisa Clark and William Traynor（known as Will）．At the end of the book，Will dies and leaves Louisa a lot of money．What happens next？You can find out in the book's sequel（续集）After You．
Will wants Louisa to use the money to live her life happily and richly﹣to travel，discover new chances and continue her education．However，Louisa is too sad and finds it difficult to forget Will．Louisa now works at a bar in an airport，watching people fly to amazing places．Her boss is really unfriendly and she lives in an apartment that doesn't feel like home．
However，all of this is about to change．One night，Louisa meets a girl at her doorstep（门阶）．She tells Louisa where she is and Louisa can't believe her cars．If she closes the door，her life will stay the same．If she opens the door，she will accept challenges and become the woman Will wanted her to be．Which will she choose？You'll have to find out the answer for yourself．
Jojo Moyes wrote After You because she wanted to give her characters from Me Before You a future．Her use of language is as descriptive（描写性的）and powerful as that in Me Before You．One special quote（引文），"Because me being here sort of means you're still here"，deeply touched me．I think this line is really emotional（有感染力的）and powerful．
（1）Who is the main character in the book After You？
（2）What's the relationship between Will and Louisa？
（3）Where does Louisa work after Will's death？
（4）Why did Jojo Moyes write After You？
（5）What does the writer of this passage think of the quote？
The play takes place in a typical（经典的）， old Being teahouse． The main characters are teahouse's owner（Wang Lifa） and his customers， who all live in the same neighborhood． They come in and （A） of the teahouse and talk to each other．
The play reflects（反映） changes in the lives of almost70characters．（B） 它包括三个部分The first act takes place in 1898at the time of the Qing dynasty． The second act jumps forward 20years and the （C）final act takes place in 1948．
In Teahouse， the writer Lao She says goodbye to the old Chinese society（社会）and hello to the new one．（D） It's about the changes that have taken place in Chinese society in almost 50years． All types of people come to the teahouse in Beijing． Some come to do business． Others come just to sit and （E） passthe time． There are some good， kind people and there are also some bad， nasty（讨厌的） characters． They meet， they talk， they argue， they gossip（闲聊）and then they get on with their lives．
Teahouse was（F） _____put on in 1958． It is still one of the most popular plays in China． It is a favourite work by Lao She， one of Chinas most popular writers． Anyone who is interested in Chinese life and history should see the play． It helps one to understand Chinese culture better．
（1）在文中（A）和（F）的空白处填入适当的单词： ；
（2）将文中画线部分（B）译成英语：
（3）写出文中画线部分（C）和（E）的同义词或近义词： ；
（4）将文中画线部分（D）改写为：It' s about the changes that have taken place in Chinese society in almost half
（5）从文中找出老舍先生的著作名称：
A book Review of The Adventure of Tom Sawyer
One of my favorite great books is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer， by Mark Twain． The story is set in the state of Missouri， in the U．S， in the nineteenth century． （1） ．
Tom， the hero of the book，is a lively and clever boy． He doesn't like people telling him what to do，（2） ．He and his best friend， Huck Finn， run away to an island in the middle of Mississipi River． Tom has more trouble because a bad man named Injun Joe is looking for him． Later， Tom escapes from a cave with another friend， Becky， He also finds Injun Joe's treasure box and takes it away．
My favourite funny story in The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is when Tom is told by his aunt Polly to paint the gate white． The work is a punishment because missed school one day． At first， Tom is watched by his friends and laughed at，so he feels quite bad． But soon he turns the situation round，（3） ．Tom says that he enjoys painting the gate white，and his friends want to try．He asks each friend to give him something valuable． In return， they are allowed to do some of Tom's work!
（4） ．Mark Twain wrote it in 1876． It describes people's lives in the southern states of America at that time． It tells how young people grow， how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions． Today， it is still read and loved by people all over the world， and it is thought to be one of the greatest American stories．
| A． so he always gets into trouble． B． The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is a truly great book． C． but he enjoys reading adventure stories． D． It tells some exciting stories full of fun． E． and he is helped by his friends instead． F． Mark Twain is one of the most famous writers in America． |
This Side of Wild （2015）
Written by Gary Paulsen， US
If you are interested in nature and animas， this book is for you! It tells the true stories of animals the writer loved and that changed his life for the better． You'll be surprised to find out that one animal even saved his life．
Diary of a Wimpy Kid： Old School （2015）
Written by Jeff Kinney， US
Greg Hefley， a middle school student，is facing new problems．His town decides that everyone should stop using all electronics! This book shows that while there are always going to be a few bumps in the road， you can still laugh about them．
A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic （2015）
Written by Lisa Papademetriou， US
Kai and Leila live in different countries． One day， they both find copies of a book called The Exquisite Corpse． The book is blank， but when they write in il， it starts to write a whole story on its own． This is a great book and you should be prepared for a major plot twist．，
（1）If you love nature and animals， which book will you probably choose？
| A． |
This Side of Wild， |
| B． |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid： Old School． |
| C． |
A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic． |
（2）What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid： Old School mainly about？
| A． |
How to stop using electrics． |
| B． |
How to pass bumps in roads． |
| C． |
How to deal with difficulties． |
（3）What do we know about the three books？
| A． |
They had the same background． |
| B． |
They came out in the same year． |
| C． |
They were written by the same author． |
Pippi Longstocking， the 9﹣year﹣old， red haired hero of children's books， turned 75 on May 21， 2020．
Pippi Longstocking first came to life in 1941， when Astrid Lindgren's daughter Karin was sick in bed for a long time． Karin suddenly said to her， "Tell me about Pippi Longstocking， Mum．"
Ms. Lindgren's stories were about a wild but good﹣hearted young girl． She lived by herself in a house called Villa Villekulla． She lived with her horse and her monkey． But three years later． Ms. Lindgren began to write down the stories she had told her daughter． When she finished her book， she sent it to a famous publisher（ 出版社 ）， but the book was refused．
Ms. Lindgren kept working on the book． In 1945，Ms. Lindgren entered her book in a competition．Pippi Longstocking won first prize， and the book came out in November．Pippi Longstocking was quickly a hit with young readers． They laughed at her jokes， and admired her bravery． Who wouldn't love a girl strong enough to lift a horse， and willing to risk her life to save children in a burning building？ Some adults felt like Pippi set a bad example to children． Pippi didn't go to school． She lived by herself， and only followed the rules she liked． But with time， Pippi's good heart won over readers of all ages．
Ms. Lindgren wrote many other books， including over 30 books for children． The three P ippi Longstocking books have been translated into over 75 languages．
So why is Pippi's birthday celebrated on May 21？ May 21 is the birthday of Ms. Lindgren's daughter Karin， who first requested the stories all those years ago．
（1）When did Ms. Lindgren start writing the story about Pippi Longstocking？
| A． |
In 1941． |
| B． |
In 1942． |
| C． |
In 1944． |
| D． |
In 1945． |
（2）What is Pippi like？
| A． |
Kind and brave． |
| B． |
Smart but unfriendly． |
| C． |
Humorous and beautiful |
| D． |
Outgoing but weak． |
（3）How did some adults like pippi Longstocking at the beginning？
| A． |
It was too expensive． |
| B． |
It was very interesting． |
| C． |
It wasn't fit for children． |
| D． |
It was hard to understand． |
（4）What's the best title for the text？
| A． |
Ms. Lindgren， a popular writer |
| B． |
Pippi， a popular hero |
| C． |
Pippi Longstocking， a popular book |
| D． |
May 21， a popular birthday |
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