【推荐1】The little,black-haired boy was waiting for us on the other side of the world.Ever since our adoption agency had matched us,I'd been crazily completing all the necessary paperwork.We knew we faced months of waiting before we could hold our new son in our arms,and he'd waited long enough already.

I made it a personal goal to never delay the process.If we had documents to get notarized(公证),we would do them on the very day we were told.On one late afternoon in June,I rushed from our Secretary of State's office toward the closest FedEx office.I had a document to send overnight.

I thought I knew where the FedEx office was.I drove there,only to find that the office was no longer located where I remembered it.I became very disappointed.I didn't bring my smart phone in my pockets.I had no way of finding the correct location.I started driving toward home.

Suddenly,at a stoplight,an oversized truck drove in front of my car.I became angry but my anger turned to shock when I saw the emblem(标记).It was a FedEx truck.I changed lanes quickly and followed closely behind the truck.What were the chances that the truck would lead me straight to the FedEx office I was seeking?

It turned out that the chances were good.Less than five minutes later,I saw a FedEx sign,and the truck made a turn into the parking lot.Our documents went out that night.Three months later,we flew halfway around the world to meet our son for the first time.We have been with him every day since.

Miracles are always around us if we are open to them.Sometimes,it's a smile at the right time or a kind word.And every now and then,it's even a big truck that cuts us off at the stoplight.

1. What can we infer about the author from the first two paragraphs?

A．She wanted to know more information about the boy.

B．She was looking forward to meeting her new son.

C．She spent a long time finishing the paperwork.

D．She felt dissatisfied with the adoption process.

2. Why did the author feel disappointed at first on that late afternoon?

A．She was cut off by a truck.

B．She couldn't contact her family.

C．She didn't find the FedEx office.

D．She failed to bring enough documents.

3. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．The truck parked at the parking lot.

B．The author's documents were accepted.

C．The truck led the author to the right place.

D．The author managed to pick up her new son.

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

A．A miracle at the stoplight.

B．Be patient for the miracles.

C．A stranger can change your life.

D．Be kind to a new family member.

【推荐2】It was Halloween（万圣节）, which is a big deal when you’re seven. I was sitting in my Sleeping Beauty costume, eagerly waiting for my dad to come home so he could take me to go trick or treating. My father had been away on a business trip. He was supposed to return earlier that day, but it was midnight…Finally I nodded off.

The next morning I guessed that my mom had already known something I didn’t find out for another couple of days. It was my dad who had a new identity（身份）: plane crash survivor. He told us about it later. It had been raining as he got on the plane for home. The plane was cleared for taking off on one runway but turned too far and ended up taking off on another runway, which was closed. Because of the rain, the pilot couldn’t see the heavy construction equipment（施工设施）blocking the runway, and the plane crashed right into it. The left wing was torn off, the fuselage（机身）split in two, and fire shot through the plane. Nearly half of the passengers died, but amazingly, my dad was unhurt. He couldn’t breathe because of the smoke, so he ran toward the exit and walked out.

My father told me when the plane crashed, he first thought of us. As sad as he felt at the thought of never seeing us again, he also felt a sense of relief（解脱）that all his business and financial（财务的）worries would be over. When he survived, he saw it as a second chance. He valued his second life, so he sold his business and started a new one. Now he is a successful businessman. I’m so proud of my dad for this.

1. The author was waiting for her father to return home so she could ________.

A．share his business trip story.	B．buy a Sleeping Beauty costume with him.
C．listen to his trick-or-treating stories.	D．celebrate Halloween with him.

2. The plane crashed mainly because ________.

A．a fire broke out in it.	B．the pilot couldn’t see the runway clearly.
C．it turned onto a wrong runway.	D．it hit a building while taking off.

3. Why did the author’s dad feel a sense of relief as the plane crashed?

A．He thought everyone would die.

B．He thought he wouldn’t be troubled by his business problems.

C．He thought he wouldn’t have to be controlled by his boss.

D．He thought he could escape the quarrels with his wife.

4. Which saying does the experience of the author’s father match?

A．You are blessed if surviving a disaster.

B．Life is short and time is flying.

C．Where there is a will, there is a way.

D．Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.

【推荐3】Although people often say we look alike,they also say that our personalities are completely different from each other.They describe me as intelligent and dependable,but consider him as self-centered.

He is my younger brother, Bob. He was born only 18 months after I was born.We did not get along well with each other. Maybe I was unhappy, even at the age of 18 months, about the new arrival. Another problem was that Bob was often sick. I must have felt cheated out of my parents' attention. I didn't understand why the two people I wanted to be with were always with him. We were fighting all the time.

Then, just over a year ago, doctors thought my brother could have cancer. Suddenly I felt as if the whole world was going black. It was at that point in my life that I realized just how much he meant to me. The day he went into surgery(手术) was one of the most terrible days in my life. When the test result came back negative(阴性), I felt as if the weight of the world had been lifted off my family and my brother.Although Bob has to go every few years for tests just to make sure that he is healthy, right now he is the picture of health.

Now, with me away at college, our relationship has improved greatly. Suddenly, he is more responsible, and is showing it. When I am home on breaks, he treats me with some respect. He even tries to include me in some of his activities with his friends.

Many years ago, I had wished that my baby brother would go away. But now, I will never find another person like him. He has the ability to make me laugh now, instead of upsetting me. I won't give him up for anything.

1. What might be the most possible reason for their fighting?

A．The author's being self-centered.	B．The two brothers' age difference.
C．Bob's being younger than the author.	D．More of their parents' attention to Bob.

2. What was the turning point of their relationship?

A．Bob was thought to have a bad disease.	B．Bob began to show respect to the author.
C．The author showed understanding to Bob.	D．The author was away to attend university.

3. How does the author regard Bob now?

A．As a person who can go away.	B．As a person who must be changed.
C．As a person who will not upset him.	D．As a person who will never be replaced.

【推荐1】My motivation for starting our family tradition of reading in the car was purely selfish: I could not bear listening to A Sesame Street Christmas for another 10 hours. My three children had been addicted to this cassette (磁带) on our previous summer’s road trip.

As I began to prepare for our next 500 mile car trip, I came across a book—Jim Trelease’s The Read Aloud Handbook. This could be the answer to my problem, I thought. So I put Roald Dahl’s Jarnes and the Giant Peach into my bag. When I began to read aloud the tale of the boy who escapes the bad guys by hiding inside a giant peach, my three kids argued and wrestled in their seats. But after several lines, they were attracted into the rhythm of the words and began to listen.

We soon learned that the simple pleasure of listening to a well-written book makes the long miles pass more quickly. Sometimes the books we read became highlights of the trip. I read Wilson Rawls’s Summer of the Monkeys as we spent two days driving to the beach. We arrived just behind the power crews restoring (恢复) electricity after a tropical storm. The rain continued most of the week, and the beach was covered with oil washed up by the storm. When we returned home, I asked my son what he liked about the trip. He answered without hesitation, “The book you read in the car.”

Road trips still offer challenges even though my children now are teenagers. But we continue to read as we roll across the country. And I’m beginning to see that reading aloud has done more than help pass the time. For at least a little while, we are not shut in our own electronic worlds. And maybe we’ve started something that will pass on to the next generation.

1. What caused the author to read in the car trip?

A．She wanted to keep a family tradition.	B．Her children were addicted to reading.
C．She wanted to have a better journey.	D．Children were tired of the cassette.

2. What’s the reaction of the children when the author began to read?

A．They kept fighting.	B．They hid themselves.
C．They soon settled down.	D．They read together aloud.

3. What’s the advantage of reading during the trip according to the author?

A．To enjoy the nature.	B．To help pass the time.
C．To make more friends.	D．To read more books.

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

A．Better Travelling than Reading	B．Books that Changed My Children
C．Road Trips Full of Challenges	D．Reading Makes Great Road Trips

【推荐2】About six years ago I was going through a tough time, having two jobs to afford my rent. On a cold Sunday morning, I went to GameStop—a video game retailer(零售商), to cancel the game I’d booked. A woman in a car parked outside called me when I exited the store. Though it was in broad daylight, I was shy about it and kept some distance when I walked over. She said she couldn’t walk and requested me to purchase a Kinect, a popular game device, for her as her son’s Christmas gift. Because of her leg disease, it was painful for her to move around. She called ahead but the employee (雇员) wasn’t willing to help. She gave me about $100 in cash and her credit card.

I walked back in and bought the Kinect.Then it occurred to me that this woman, a complete stranger, trusted me. What was it that stopped me from lying about the payment method and just pocketing her cash? She couldn’t know I wasn’t a cheat; and how could she possibly believe in someone so much?

I handed her the cash back, explaining I had to pay with her card—it was above $100 at the time, and handed over the game device and her credit card. “This is what my son’s been longing for.Thank you! By the way, just from glancing at you, I know you are the one who will be a friend to someone in need. You have a face of an angel!”she said. She gave me $10 and refused to take it back. Then she drove away.

She had no idea how much of a difference even $10 made. I was able to buy a few cheap groceries for the week and it really made the hard time in my life a little better. She might think I helped her; however, I truly felt like the one who was being gifted something amazing.

1. What can we infer from Paragraph 1?

A．The author cancelled the video game for saving money．

B．The author worked so hard that there was no time for games．

C．The author was unwilling to help and kept a distance from the woman．

D．The woman requested the author to purchase a Kinect for her son’s birthday．

2. What can we know about the woman?

A．She gave the author $10 for the game device．

B．She chose the author because he was handsome．

C．She might not know exactly how much the game device would cost．

D．She didn’t buy the game device by herself because of her laziness．

3. Which of the following words can best describe the author?

A．Kind and honest．	B．Brave and curious．
C．Humorous and wise．	D．Determined and energetic．

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

A．Kinect, a Popular Game Device	B．Help Others, Help Yourself
C．A Stranger Who Had Faith in Me	D．An Experience That Changed My Life

【推荐2】My family and I never talked about school as the ticket to a future. I was in the classroom, but I wasn’t there to learn to write, read or even speak. When it was my turn to read, I wanted to hide. I was 13 years old, but I already hated being who I was.

I had an English teacher, Mr. Creech, who knew I couldn’t read. In one of my first lessons the teacher said that anyone who had a reading age below six had to stand up. I felt so embarrassed. But at the same time, it made me realize that I needed to change the situation. I was determined it wouldn’t happen again. Later that day, Mr. Creech encouraged me and promised he would try his best to help me learn to read. From then on, I never gave up practicing reading.

Then when I was 41 years old, one day, I planned to fly back to Texas to visit my friends and family. On my way from the airport, I saw Mr. Creech buying himself a drink. I rushed over and reached into my pocket to pay for him. “Do I know you?” he asked. “Yes, sir, you do know me,” I answered excitedly. “My name is Anthony Hamilton. You taught me English.” The look on his face told me that he remembered the boy he’d once encouraged.

“I’m so glad I had a chance to see you,” I said. “And Mr. Creech, I have great news to share.” I told him I had learned to read. But that wasn’t all. I had become a published author and an active speaker. “The next time you get another Anthony Hamilton in your classroom, please encourage him to read as well,” I added.

The experts say what once worried me has a name: dyslexia (诵读困难). But I can tell you it was a lack of desire for education.

1. Why did the author want to hide?

A．Because he felt sorry for himself.	B．Because he hated being laughed at.
C．Because he couldn’t read at all.	D．Because he didn’t have a ticket.

2. Which of the following could best describe Mr. Creech?

A．Considerate and dutiful.	B．Demanding and enthusiastic.
C．Emotional and dedicated.	D．Friendly and ambitious.

3. Why couldn’t the author read before meeting Mr. Creech?

A．Because his reading age was not long enough.

B．Because his parents didn’t teach him how to read.

C．Because he was afraid of reading before the class.

D．Because he didn’t have inner driving force to learn to read.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The author was grateful to Mr. Creech.

B．Dyslexia made the author unable to read.

C．The author had become an active speaker.

D．Mr. Creech taught two Anthony Hamiltons.

【推荐3】Never before had a Kitchen so much of a History

It tells of Freedom, Success, and of the Architecture of big American cities. Because that is where it started: in the second half of the 19th century!

Welcome to a new Era of Kitchen Interior Design

Back then, a Generation of successful American Entrepreneurs dreamt of a new style of Architecture to express their personal wealth. This dream was realized by young architects such as Daniel Burnham and Stanford White. They all had studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. And they created a new style for Architecture and Interior Design, named after the famous French Art Institute: Beaux-Arts.

SieMatic BeauxArts Breaks and Creates

In fact, it was not a new style at all, but a composition of styles from different periods and cultures. Many world-famous structures such as the Chicago Art Institute and the Statue of Liberty account for it. But what does that have to do with your kitchen? Just as much as you want it to. Because in the same way that the anti-conventional architects back then took the freedom to combine elements from different historical eras, today, you too can break the conventional rules of style and create something new: your own personal composition of your kitchen. For that, SieMatic BeauxArts offers unique opportunities: A broad range of seemingly conflicting features that you combine to a harmonious design of your own. You can choose from menu of various forms, appealing colors, and precious materials, to create an environment that is much more than just a kitchen: a reflection of your personality.

1. Why did the BeauxArts style attract American entrepreneurs?

A．It helped display their money status.

B．It was created by famous architects.

C．It was named after a famous institute.

D．It represented the 19th century urban culture.

2. What is unique of SieMatic BeauxArts?

A．Its designs are anti-conventional.

B．Its designs come from famous structures.

C．Its customers can enjoy their own composition.

D．Its customers can choose from various new styles.

【推荐1】China has 410K 5G base stations

China built 257,000 new 5G base stations in the first half of the year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

Shipments of 5G phones reached 8623 million unis in China, with 5G package users hitting 66 million by the end of June, said Wen Ku, head of information and communication at the ministry.

To give full play to the commercialization of 5G, more policies should be implemented to boost the vitality of the market, Wen said, adding that international cooperation in 5G technology, industry and application should be strengthened.

AG600 seaplane’s test flight

Kunlong, China’s homegrown AG600 large amphibious aircraft, conducted its first sea-based test flight on Sunday morning, marking a new milestone in the program.

The AG600 is China’s second amphibious aircraft, after the SH-5, which was developed in the 1970s for military purposes and has been retired for a long time.

These specifications make it the world’s biggest amphibious aircraft, surpassing Japan’s ShinMaywa US-2 and Russia’s Beriev Be-200.

Once in service, it will put an end to the absence of a large rescue aircraft in China and will be very useful in the national emergency rescue and disaster relief systems.

Beidou products land abroad

According to Ran Chengqi, director general of China Satellite Navigation Office, Beidou has been constantly deepening its compatibility, interoperability and cooperation with the US’ GPS, Russia’s GLONASS and the EU’s Galileo. It has also entered international organizations of civil aviation, maritime affairs, search and rescue satellites and mobile communication.

BDS-based services have been successfully applied in land mapping, precision farming, digital development and smart port construction in member countries of ASEAN, South Asia, Eastern Europe, West Asia and Africa.

1. What can we learn from this passage?

A．The total number of 5G phones has reached a new level.

B．Kunlong, unlike SH-5, is not just for military purposes.

C．Technologies mentioned above need more cooperation with others.

D．BDS-based services have been provided for users in many countries.

2. Which of the following is most probably related to agriculture?

A．5G phones	B．BDS-based services
C．AG600 seaplane	D．Beriev Be-200

3. If your friend did a course in marketing management, he may choose a job in a ________.

A．5G technology related market	B．large amphibious aircraft
C．BDS-based project	D．China Satellite Navigation Office

【推荐2】Would you like to be an actor, but aren’t the right age or physical type for the part? Don’t give up: there may be a place for you in the world of voice-acting.
____________________________________________ In addition to many appearances on television and in movies, Rickey is a voice-over actor, someone we hear but don’t see. Rickey has acted since he was 6, both on and off camera. After school, his grandmother-- a manager and acting coach--helped him develop his skills by doing voice exercises and reading aloud.
Voice-over actors do many kinds of acting. They are the voices of cartoon characters on television, in movies and video games, and for communicating toys. In films, they replace the foreign language conversation with English version. They create crowd noises, make commercials, act in radio plays, and record telephone instructions and public announcements. They read books on tape and even record museum tours.
Like other actors, voice-over actors need to understand scripts, interpret characters, and breathe correctly. They have to master voice techniques, such as pacing, volume, and range. Sometimes they use their normal voices; other times they change their voices to create different characters or noises. Rickey receives his Danny Phantom scripts only a few days before he tapes each episode(集). He writes helpful notes on the script to guide himself on speaking his part.
Rickey practices, then tapes at the recording studio. He and the other cast members sit in a soundproof booth, acting out their characters as they read their lines into the microphones. “The cartoon gets created after we record the words, so we have to imagine everything in our mind,” says Rickey. Later, the recorded words, music, and sound effects are combined with the cartoon art to create the cartoon we enjoy on TV. Sound interesting? Maybe you can have a “voice” in acting after all!
1. The underlined sentence in paragraph 2 means _______.

A．Rickey draws the character

B．Rickey names Tucker Foley

C．Rickey makes the character seem real

D．Rickey decides the future of Tucker Foley

2. From the passage we can infer that _______.

A．it’s very complex to become a cartoon film voice-over actor

B．Rickey has been involved with acting most of his life

C．Rickey’s mother helped him a lot with acting

D．many people have nice voices

3. Paragraph 4 mainly tells us that _______.

A．a voice-over actor works very hard

B．being a voice-over actor needs talents

C．being a voice-over actor requires skills

D．voice-over actors have more techniques than other actors

4. The information in this article would be most valuable to people _______.

A．who want to build a career around their voices

B．who need to develop their stage-acting skills

C．who want to understand scriptwriting

D．who need to practice voice exercises

5. Which is true about voice-over actors?

A．They usually create characters according to the films.

B．They act as a guide on the museum tours.

C．They have to act both on and off camera.

D．They must use different voices for different characters and situations.

【推荐3】Smoking in your own home in Thailand may now be considered a crime, if the smoke is considered harmful to other people in the house.

The new law, Family Protection and Development Promotion Act, aiming at controlling smoking at home which might be hazardous for others' health living under the same roof，was initiated by the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and was announced in the Royal Gazette on May 22, 2019. It came into force on August 20.

According to the center for research and knowledge management for tobacco control, at the Faculty of Medical Science of Mahidol University, there are about 4.9 million households where one or more family members smoke. An average of 10.3 million people have unwittingly（不知不觉地） become passive smokers because they’ve been breathing smoke at home. Scientific studies show that passive smokers are at greater risk of being affected by cancer. Of 75 child patients from houses where smoking is practiced, 76% of them were found to have nicotine traces in their urine（尿液）, with 43% of them having nicotine content exceeding（超过） permissible levels.

Smoking at home also “may lead to physical or emotional violence” because of aggressiveness when there is a lack of smoking, and might as well ruin relationships between smokers and non-smoker family members.

According to the new law, anyone who thinks they are affected by domestic smoking can report to government departments concerned so that officials will be sent to investigate and take legal action against the smokers. Once convicted(证明有罪的), the court may order a person to receive treatment to quit smoking in an attempt to protect the person's family.

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

A．risky	B．beneficial
C．influential	D．dangerous

2. How does the author organize Paragraph 3 ?

A．by listing figures	B．by giving examples
C．by comparing the differences	D．by explaining the reasons

3. We can learn from the passage that__________

A．smoking anywhere in Thailand is considered a crime.

B．passive smokers are more likely to have lung cancer .

C．76% of the children in Thailand have nicotine traces in their urine.

D．smoking at home may hurt other family members both physically and emotionally.

4. According to the new law, ___________

A．anybody must report to the officials once they are affected.

B．officials will take legal action against all the people concerned .

C．smoking in one’s own home in Thailand may now be considered a crime.

D．the court may order a smoker to stop smoking to protect all nonsmokers .