【推荐1】A 3 ­year-old boy who was lost in the woods for two days is now safe at home with his family. But Casey Hathaway told his rescuers that he was not alone in the rainy, freezing cold woods. He said he was with a friend—a bear.

The child went missing on January 22 while playing with friends at his grandmother’s house in the southern state of North Carolina. When the other children returned to the house and Casey did not, the family searched the area for almost an hour before calling the police. Police formed a rescue team to look for the young boy in the nearby woods. But two days went by and still—no Casey.

Then on January 24, someone called the police saying they heard a child crying in the woods. Police followed up on the information and found Casey at about 9:30 that night. Casey told the rescuers that he had hung out with a black bear for two days, a bear he called his “friend”. The woods of North Carolina are home to many black bears, like this one.

Sheriff Chip Hughes spoke with reporters from several news agencies. He said Casey did not say how he was able to survive in the woods for two days in the cold, rainy weather. However, the sheriff said, “He did say he had a friend in the woods that was a bear that was with him.”

Hundreds of people helped in the search efforts, including some 600 volunteers, and members of the military. Officer Hughes told reporters that at no point did he think Casey had been kidnapped. Doctors at Carolina East Medical Centre treated Casey for minor injuries. He was then released to his family on January 25.

His mother Brittany Hathaway talked with reporters from a local news agency, “We just want to tell everybody that we’re very thankful that you took the time out to come search for Casey, ” said his mother.

1. Who did not take part in the search and rescue work?

A．Volunteers.	B．Doctors.
C．Policemen.	D．Soldiers.

2. Which of the following is true about the boy?

A．The boy was captured by others.

B．The boy described how he managed to survive.

C．The boy finally saw his family on January 24.

D．The boy stayed with a black bear in the woods.

3. What did the boy’s mother want to express through the local news agency?

A．They were grateful to all the people who helped to rescue the boy.

B．They were grateful to the doctors for treating the boy’s injuries.

C．It is the black bear that truly saved the boy.

D．There are many black bears in the woods of North Carolina.

4. Where is possibly the article taken from?

A．A book.	B．A guide.
C．A newspaper.	D．A magazine.

【推荐2】Jerry was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason why the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, “You can’t be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?” Jerry replied, “Each morning I say to myself, ‘Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or in a bad mood.’ I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.”

Several years later, he went to open the door of the restaurant in the morning and was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness and he can’t recall the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local medical center. I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, “Wanna see my scars?” I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. “I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose to live.” Jerry lived thanks to the doctors, but also his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.

1. Why did some waiters follow Jerry in Para.1?

A．Because they could learn management.

B．Because they were curious about Jerry.

C．Because they could make more money.

D．Because they like Jerry’s attitude towards life.

2. What do you know about Jerry?

A．He must solve problems for others every day.

B．There is nothing bad happened in his life.

C．He will actively face people or things in life.

D．He has to adjust his mood every morning.

3. What is Jerry’s attitude towards life after he was shot?

A．Hopeless.

B．Optimistic.

C．Indifferent.

D．Complaining.

4. Who is the most likely to send Jerry to the hospital?

A．His parents.

B．His colleagues.

C．Three robbers.

D．Jerry himself.

【推荐3】An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “ Only a miracle(奇迹)can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.

“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “ It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “ He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” Pardon?” said the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry, “ the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “ What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know.” she answered with her eyes full of tears.” He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “ $ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.

“Well, what luck!” smiled the man. “ $ 1.11, the price of a miracle for your little brother.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said, “ Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost?

1. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be______ .

A．something interesting	B．something beautiful
C．some good food	D．some wonderful medicine

2. The little girl said again and again “ I can try and get some more.” That shows______ .

A．she had still kept some money	B．she hoped not to be refused
C．there was no need to worry about money	D．she thought money was easy to get

3. What made the miracle happen?

A．The girl’s love for her brother.	B．The girl’s money.
C．The medicine from the drugstore.	D．Nobody can tell.

4. From the passage, we can infer(推断)that ______ .

A．Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought

B．the little girl is lovely but not so clever

C．the doctor didn’t ask for any pay

D．you are sure to get anything you want if you keep trying

【推荐1】What do butterflies have in common with the human spirit? Meet Maggie, a middle-aged wife and mother who was about to find out.

Maggie wasn’t rich like a millionaire or poor in a manner of being homeless. She was living an average comfortable life. It was made even better when a baby girl came her way. She and her husband made sure their daughter had her needs met and they were still able to take a yearly vacation by the beach.

Maggie was a partner in her husband’s business. They both had a different set of duties and everything was in balance. One day a severe blow came to her husband’s business, and over a three-year period the business dropped out of sight. Her husband had to totally reinvent himself and was eager to start a new business. She was happy for him and supported him fully, but still the money was not coming in.

Maggie began to feel guilty that she wasn’t contributing with any kind of income. She began job-hunting and found filling out applications somewhat difficult, especially the part asking for job references. She was self-employed with her husband for almost 20 years, which seemed to mean nothing as she was never called for an interview.

When she was job-hunting her mom became more ill than she had been and ended up in the hospital for a week. Once Maggie’s mom returned home she became her mom’s helper one day a week. She did everything that her mother was not able to do any more. Of course her mom would pay her for her lime and labor but she still felt she needed to find another source of income.

One of the first applications she had filled out finally came through. She passed the interview and was told she was exactly what they were looking for. Although it was only part-time it was exactly what she wanted. It was important for her to be home when her daughter arrived home from school.

Within a few weeks, though, she received an e-mail saying that the company had changed the job into a full-time position so that she was not qualified. Maggie felt betrayed and felt she had been lied to. That evening she was alone at home. She welcomed the aloneness and wanted to put herself in the bathtub to kill the lonely time.

As she knew she would, Maggie began to cry, softly at first just from the sharp pain of being rejected. Three long years of struggle had finally overwhelmed her.

When she was able to cry no more, she became worn out and gave up. It was at that moment that a silent idea came to her: why not offer elderly people home care assistance? Using another talent for computers she printed off some flyers and cards and distributed them to her church, grocery stores and even placed a small ad in the newspaper. Within a week she had procured two new customers. Now, even though she’s not a CEO of a major company she feels happy and productive again.

Before a butterfly can come out of its chrysalis (茧) it has to go through a lot of struggling. Each time it pushes out to escape, acids are being removed from its wings. If someone were to come along and break the chrysalis open for it then the butterfly would die from those acids. Actually the struggle is necessary for the butterfly to survive. Then in the stillness, when the struggle is over, the butterfly can come out and share its beauty with the world.

We as humans are not any different.

1. When Maggie was job-hunting, she realized that       .

A．she had rich work experience

B．everything would be okay pretty soon

C．there were few positions suitable for her

D．she shouldn’t have worked for her husband

2. How did Maggie react hearing that the job had become a full-time position?

A．She considered it unacceptable.

B．She knew she was qualified for it.

C．She became very angry with herself.

D．She was so sad that she wanted to kill herself.

3. What does the underlined word “procured” in Paragraph 9 mean?

A．Recovered.	B．Supported.
C．Interviewed.	D．Obtained.

4. What does the passage mainly want to tell us?

A．We should always have faith in ourselves.

B．Sadness, fear and anger are part of our life.

C．It’s important to prepare for the unexpected.

D．Sometimes we must struggle for a better life.

【推荐3】七选五阅读根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。有两项多余。
When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important present.    1    .It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away.    2    I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart broken, I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual.    3    I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face. Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.    4    I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now!    5    I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

A．That smile changed my life.

B．It was a smile.

C．It doesn’t matter because all the lonely days have gone.

D．He’s living in Australia now and he loves it.

E．At that moment, a boy entered the classroom.

F．It’s impossible to make friends here.

G．As a result, no one knew who I was.

【推荐3】It all started with a simple question: “Can I paint your portrait?”

One day in the summer of 2015, Peterson was relaxing in his living room, reading the book Love Does, about the power of love in action, when his quiet was disturbed by a homeless man outside his apartment. Inspired by the book’s compassionate message, Peterson made a decision; he was going to go outside and introduce himself.

In that first conversation, Peterson learned that the man’s name was Matt Faris. He’d moved to Southern California from Kentucky to pursue a career in music, but he soon fell on hard times and ended up living on the street for more than a decade. “I saw beauty on the face of a man who hadn’t shaved in probably a year, because his story, the life inside of him, inspired me,” Peterson recalled. Therefore, Peterson asked if he could paint Faris’ portrait. Faris agreed.

Peterson’s connection with Faris led him to form Faces of Santa Ana, a nonprofit organization focused on befriending and painting portraits of members of the community who are unhoused. Peterson sells the paintings for money, splitting the proceeds and putting half into a “love account” for his model. He then helps people use the money to get back on their feet.

Many of Peterson’s new friends use the donations to secure immediate necessities — medical care, hotel rooms, food. Faris used the funds from his portrait to record an album, fulfilling his musical dreams. Another subject, Kimberly Sondoval, had never been able to financially support her daughter. She asked, “Can I use the money to pay my daughter’s rent?” When the check was delivered, “They both wept in my arms,” Peterson recalls.

Peterson has painted 41 of these portraits himself. But there’s more to the finished products than the money they bring to someone who’s down and out. He’s discovered that the buyers tend to connect to the story of the person in the painting, finding similarities and often friendship with someone they might have otherwise overlooked or stereotyped.

“People often tell me, ‘I was the one that would cross the street, but I see homeless people differently now,” Peterson says. “I didn’t know that would happen.”

1. What made Peterson start a conversation?

A．The curiosity about strangers.	B．The touching story of Matt Faris.
C．The disturbance by a homeless man.	D．The sympathetic message in Love Does.

2. What do we know about Faces of Santa Ana?

A．It pays the homeless salaries.

B．It is an official nonprofit organization.

C．It tries to restore the lives of Peterson’s models.

D．It spends all the money on helping the unhoused.

3. What does the underlined phrase “get back on their feet” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．regain their financial stability and independence	B．physically recover from an injury
C．become more self-confident	D．return to their original home

4. How might a buyer view the homeless after buying a portrait?

A．lazy and poor	B．odd but inspiring
C．disturbing and untidy	D．pitiful but respectable

【推荐1】A higher proportion of Americans are living alone and spending time alone than in past decades. According to the U.S. Census Bureau，a third of U.S. adults over 45 reports being lonely. Less than half of U.S. adults participate in an organized religious group and less than a quarter participate in a social club or a local sports league. And the problem has been getting worse.

It sounds bad, but, after all, some people like being alone, and we all have to do it sometimes, so what’s the problem? According to a widely reported 2019 analysis of studies, being socially isolated, feeling lonely and living alone corresponded with an increased risk of mortality (死亡) by 29 percent, 26 percent, and 32 percent respectively. Lacking social connection carries a risk that is comparable, and in many cases, exceeds that of other well-accepted risk factors, including smoking up to 15 cigarettes per day, obesity, physical inactivity. and air pollution.

“Loneliness is the subjective feeling of being alone,” Dr. Holt-Lunstad, the lead author of that study tells The Healthy. “It’s defined as the discrepancy between one’s actual level of social connection and one’s desired level of social connection.” “Social isolation means having few relationships and infrequent social contacts,” Dr. Holt-Lunstad adds, “someone who is isolated is at greater risk of becoming lonely, but you can be lonely and not isolated and isolated and not lonely.”

The epidemic of loneliness is compounded today by the coronavirus pandemic which makes the government ask people to stay by themselves. What can we do to mitigate the negative healthy effects? Dr. Holt-Lunstad recommends. “You could view your situation as being tapped or forced to stay home, or you could change your concept to thinking about this as ‘this is something I am doing to protect the ones I love’. And helping care for someone, an animal or even a plant can help reduce the feeling of loneliness and improve survival rate. Another step you can take is to connect with people in your life who you haven’t reached out to in a while.” Dr. Holt-Lunstad also says, “The greatest gift we can give people is our full attention. That means not just sharing but listening and listening deeply.”

1. What can be inferred from the first two paragraphs?

A．Americans gradually dislike participating in social activities.

B．Feeling lonely accounts for about one third of deaths in America.

C．Living alone can result in smoking more and physical inactivity.

D．The problem of loneliness in America is very serious.

2. What do we know about loneliness according to the passage?

A．Someone who is alone must be lonely.

B．Someone who is isolated must be lonely.

C．Someone who is isolated may not be lonely.

D．Someone who has frequent social contact can’t be lonely.

3. Which measure can be used to deal with loneliness?

A．Shifting our concept.	B．Self-supporting.
C．Reaching out to strangers.	D．Light listening.

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

A．Are you feeling isolated?	B．Loneliness is worsening in America.
C．The risks of being lonely.	D．How can we deal with loneliness?

【推荐2】Steve Sterner's job as a pianist playing music for silent movies started on a fancy idea about four decades ago.

He was at a friend's party and decided to make sound by beating the ivories(象牙)while a silent cartoon played. Impressed with the performance, his friend invited him to play along to a full-length feature silent film at the theater.

This fall, Mr. Sterner, 67 years old, is celebrating his 35th anniversary as a piano accompanist at Film Forum by playing 12 silent movies of his choice at the theater in Greenwich Village, He has picked movies starring Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton and ones directed by Frank Borzage. The series started in August and goes until early November.

''All these films are wonderfulsaid Mr. Sterner, who is also an actor and a singer. '' People might not have heard of or seen them, but they are little gems(宝石)waiting to be discovered. "The silent-film era peaked almost a century ago and fizzled out with the arrival of the talkies, or movies with synchronized(同步的)sound. But now, silent films are making a comeback in New York City, with increasing popularity among young people.

Film Forum, a nonprofit, puts on two to three silent movies with live accompanying music every quarter, including at least one silent comedy for its junior audience. These showings are always popular and often sold out, with at least 100 people typically attending each screening, according to its program director Bruce Goldstein.

Over the past three decades, he said he has seen more people, especially younger audiences, coming to see silent films.

"For many years people didn't pay attention to silent films," Mr. Goldstein said. "But now people discover that silent films are the roots for movies,"

“I feel like today because of smart phones and social media, our left brain is filled with information. Silent films, more than other forms of cinema, engage your right brain and use your imagination, Mr. Model said.

1. Why did Steve Sterner begin to accompany silent films?

A．He was invited by his friends.	B．He was a famous actor and singer.
C．He was impressed with the cartoon.	D．He liked beating ivories.

2. What do we know about Film Forum?

A．It was started by Steve Sterner.	B．It makes money by giving shows.
C．It's designed to show popular films.	D．It contributed to the popularity of silent films.

3. Which can replace the underlined phrase "fizzled out" in Para. 4?

A．Found its way.	B．Became less popular.
C．Took off.	D．Died out.

4. What is the purpose of this passage?

A．To introduce silent films.

B．To advertise the Film Forum.

C．To praise Steve Sterner's job.

D．To show the comeback of silent films.

【推荐3】Hillside Secondary School year is divided into two 18-week semesters. Semester One runs from September to the end of January. Semester Two runs from February to late June.

The school day runs from 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and is made up of five 78-minute periods. Students take four classes and have one period for lunch.

In February, 2000, the school introduced a new system of computerized attendance in order to provide accurate records of student lates and absences and to enable communication with parents.

Student evaluation is a continual process based upon class performance, tests, homework and reports, as well as special projects or formal examinations held at the end of the semester. There will be at least three reports to parents during each semester. After five weeks of class, students carry Early-bird Report home. The semester one Parent/Teacher interview date appears on this report. Mid-term Report is at the ninth week. Marks are then calculated. Mid-term Reports are prepared and mailed in mid November and late April. Students with marks under 60% after 11 weeks of class will receive an In-Danger Report to remind them that more effort is required as well as careful preparation for final exams. Those notices are mailed home. Final Reports are mailed home in February and July.

The Newsletter is an excellent way for the school to communicate with parents. In addition to providing a profile of our many activities, it contains key dates and information—upcoming events such as parent interviews or exams, changes being considered at the school, messages from school office—Parents regularly tell us they value and appreciate learning about what is happening in their children’s school. Parents receive four newsletters each year. Keep them on the refrigerator!

1. Each semester, the parents may get at least __________from the school.

A．an Early-bird Report, a Mid-term Report and the Newsletters

B．an Early-bird Report, a Mid-term Report and the Final Report

C．a Mid-term Report, an In-Danger Report and a Final Report

D．a Mid-term Report, a Final Report and the Newsletters

2. We can infer from the passage that_________.

A．parents get little information about their children’s performance at school

B．a student has to spend more than 5 periods learning lessons at school

C．both school and parents think highly of the newsletters

D．students with a mark above 95% might fail the exams

3. The purpose in writing this passage is________.

A．to tell about the contents in different report cards to parents

B．to tell about the duration of a school year and a school day

C．to introduce a new method to record student attendance

D．to give some general information of school