【推荐1】Millions of Americans return from long-distance trips by air, but their luggage doesn’t always come home with them. Airline identification tags（标签） can come loose, and the bags go who-knows-where. And passengers leave all kinds of things on planes.
The airlines collect the items and, for 90 days, attempt to find their owners. They don’t keep them, since they’re not in the warehouse business. And by law, they cannot sell the bags, because the airlines might be tempted to deliberately misplace luggage.
So once insurance companies have paid for lost bags and their contents, and they no longer belong to passengers, a unique store in the little town of Scottsboro, Alabama, buys them. The “Unclaimed Baggage Center,” is so popular that the building, which is set up like a department store, is the number-one tourist attraction in all of Alabama. More than one million visitors stop in each year and take one of the store’s shopping carts on a hunt for treasures.
Each day, clerks bring out 7,000 new items, and veteran（老练的）shoppers rush to paw over them. You can find everything from precious jewels to hockey sticks, best-selling novels, leather jackets, tape recorders, surfboards, even half -used tubes of toothpaste.
The store’s own laundry washes or cleans all the clothes found in luggage, then sells them. The Unclaimed Baggage Center has found guns, illegal drugs and even a live rattlesnake.
The store has a little museum where some of its most unusual acquisitions（获得物） have been preserved. They include highland bagpipes, a burial mask from an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, and a medieval suit of armor.
Statistics indicate that less than one-half of one percent of luggage checked on U.S. carriers is permanently lost and available to the store.
1. Paragraph1 shows that many passengers lose their luggage because______.

A．they are forgetful

B．the owners of some luggage can’t be identified

C．they are in a hurry

D．there is no lost and foundoffice in many airports

2. The reason why the airlines cannot sell the bags is that ______.

A．they have to find the owners

B．they have to keep the bags as long as possible

C．some bags are expensive

D．they are likely to make a profit on the bags on purpose

3. The Unclaimed Baggage Center is very popular because______.

A．visitors may purchase something undervalued.

B．all thethings there are very cheap.

C．there's a large variety of goods.

D．visitors will enjoy some amusing activities there.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．A little museum will keep all the precious unclaimed baggage.

B．The things in the Unclaimed Baggage Center are articles for daily use.

C．The percentage of passengers who lose their baggage for ever is small.

D．People are not allowed to buy the illegal things in the store.

5. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To introduce an attractive place to tourists.

B．To remind passengers of taking care of their baggage.

C．To advise the airlines to find the owners of the unclaimed baggage.

D．To introduce how the unclaimed baggage in the airports is handled in America.

【推荐2】While there is a slight chance that you touch down on the surface of the moon, there are some places you can visit that are tied to the Apollo 11.

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center; Huntsville, Alabama

Creating the Saturn V rocket that drove the crew of the Apollo 11 was the responsibility of a team of engineers in Huntsville. At the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, you can explore dozens of interactive exhibits, including “Space Craze “，a look at the public’s strong interest in all things related to space through the pop culture.

Meteor Crater, Flagstaff, Arizona

Armstrong and his fellow were trained for moon exploration at a variety of places, including Meteor Crater, one of the most perfectly preserved impact craters on the planet. Today the Meteor Crater Visitor Center includes the 4-D ride “Collision Experience” and breathtaking tours around the edge of the crater itself.

The Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Every Apollo mission was started from the Kennedy Space Center, which remains an active launch site. Bus tours visit mission-critical areas of Kennedy Space Center and the Apollo/Saturn V Center, which houses a complete Saturn V rocket and a moon rock you can touch. Come during a scheduled launch, and you can purchase a special viewing package getting you a clear view of the launch.

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center; Houston, Texas

It’s here that every aspect of the Apollo 11 mission was monitored. Now fully repaired, the control center is open to tour via the official visitor’s center. Space Center Houston. View astronaut training equipment and the largest collection of moon rocks.

1. In which place are you required to tour in a bus?

A．The U.S. Space & Rocket Center.	B．Meteor Crater.
C．Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.	D．The Kennedy Space Center.

2. What can we learn about Meteor Crater?

A．It houses a complete Saturn V rocket and a moon rock.

B．It is one of the training places for astronauts of Apollo 11.

C．It allows one to view the largest collection of moon rocks.

D．It provides doze ns of interactive exhibits for visitors to explore.

3. What can you do in Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center?

A．Touch a moon rock.	B．Enjoy the 4-D ride.
C．See astronaut training equipment.	D．View a rocket launch.

【推荐3】Since 2017, AR Together has presented over 200 workshops, camps, events, and gathering spaces for immigrants to meet, connect, and build lasting connections in the community. Below are some of ARTogether’s past and present community workshops and events.

Water-coloring Workshop

Organized in cooperation with Story Center, Water-coloring Workshop is a free online channel accessible to immigrants. These Zoom workshops are a creative space for partcipants to paint, chat, listen to music, and share stories.

Y(our) Legacy: A Printmaking Workshop

This is designed to give high school partcipants a creative practice towards their personal journey of self-acceptance and healing. Led by artist Sen Mendez, participants gather at Oakland International High School and are given ten small blocks to create a visual story about themselves.

Women’s Craft Circle

ARTogether’s longest-running workshop series, the Women’s Craft Circle seeks to bring women together through the healing power of craft-making. In the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, participants are able to relax in a welcoming space, connecting through a love for art and shared experiences.

Expressive Art Class for Kids

At West Oakland Branch Library, kids aged 6-11 from immigrant backgrounds explore fun interactive activities such as free drawing. Painting, and free dance that will let youth appreciate art without pressure or strict rules. In each class, activity leaders follow the principle of guiding, not telling, which creates a stress-free environment that encourages creativity.

1. Which workshop is available for people living outside Oakland?

A．Water-coloring Workshop	B．Y(our) Legacy: A Printmaking Workshop.
C．Women’s Craft Circle	D．Expressive Art Class for Kids.

2. Who can sign up for Y(our) Legacy: A Printmaking Workshop?

A．Visiting teacher interested in painting.

B．A female artist specializing in craft-making

C．An exchange student in the international high school.

D．An experienced librarian from immigrant backgrounds.

3. What do the last two workshops have in common?

A．They take place at local libraries.

B．They require basic drawing skills.

C．They offer instructions with strict rules.

D．They encourage innovation or imagination.

【推荐1】Being able to find high quality health care at an affordable price is an issue in many countries.

In the United States, Walmart, a large chain store, is trying to help. It is offering something new to its employees: cutting the cost of a doctor’s appointment to only $4.

The catch is that the patient and doctor must meet electronically -- over the Internet. This online service is called “telemedicine.”

Walmart is the latest major business in the United States to push its workers toward a high-tech way to be examined and treated by doctors. Thanks to telemedicine, people can talk with medical experts from the privacy of their own homes, often using a secure video connection.

Online visits make it easier for patients to see an expert or quickly find help for problems considered non-emergencies. Plus, it can cut down on the time away from work. But many people continue to go to the doctor’s office.

Some areas of healthcare seem like a good choice for telemedicine. Patients who have had medical treatments and cannot move around easily can use telemedicine for their follow-up visits. Also, people seeking help for mental health issues can benefit from the privacy that telemedicine gives.

But generally, Americans have been slow to try virtual（虚拟的） health care. The Associated Press (AP) reports that 80 percent of middle-sized and large U.S. companies offered telemedicine services to their workers in 2018. That is up from only 18 percent in 2014. However, the AP found that only 8 percent of employees used telemedicine at least once in 2017.

Compared with seeing a real doctor personally, some people may think the quality of telemedicine is not as good. Parents, for example, may feel they are not giving their child the best care if they use a virtual doctor appointment. Another reason some adults may not use telemedicine services is trust. Tom Hill, age 66, lives in the state of Indiana. Hill told the AP he has no plans to ever use telemedicine. He does not buy anything online, let alone do something as personal as seeing a doctor. He says, for him, it is important to look his doctor in the eye and shake hands.

1. What can we infer from paragraph 1 and 2?

A．Few can afford high quality health care.

B．Telemedicine is sure to be well-received.

C．Why Walmart is such a great success.

D．Quality health care is normally costly.

2. Who is most likely to try telemedicine?

A．A busy employee.	B．A worried mother.
C．A retired worker.	D．A private physician.

3. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A．High Quality Health Care at a Low Price

B．People Unsure about Virtual Doctor Visits

C．Telemedicine, a New Trend of Appointment

D．Visits to Doctors in Walmart in America

【推荐2】Music is magic! Music speaks louder than words and it is a “language” that the whole world can understand. A piece of music can produce a response in the heart and mind. Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal, music has a spiritual effect on a person. Different kinds of music influence people in different ways.
I have listened to music all my life. When I was twelve years old, the Beatles came to America and my whole world opened up. Maybe young people today cannot understand the influence of the Beatles when they exploded across America. Their influence changed the way we dressed, looked, acted and spoke... even our culture. The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just three months after the assassination(暗杀) of President John Kennedy, which had put America into a great depression. And the freshness and lively spirit of the Beatles was exactly what the country needed to refresh itself.
Music links the heart of the hearer with that of the composer. This means that it mixes the spirit of the composer with your spirit when you listen to it. And the music can take your spirit out of your body and transport you into another world. Music has a great way of touching people. Music can make you laugh, cry or shout. It's also a great source of inspiration.
Try this one day and notice what happens: make yourself a cup of tea, sit on your sofa and play one of your favorite songs. Close your eyes, and soon you'll find yourself creating vivid mental images—matching the music that you are listening to.
1. Music has magical power because it ________.

A．is a kind of language

B．can be played much louder than words

C．receives a personal radio signal

D．can influence a person's spirit

2. What can we learn about the Beatles from the passage?

A．They were the biggest band in American history.

B．They are not accepted by modern American people.

C．They appeared at a special time in American politics.

D．They represented the roots of American culture.

3. Music influences people in the following ways except ________.

A．connecting the listener and the composer mentally

B．transporting people from one place to another

C．allowing people to express their emotions

D．touching and inspiring people

4. What does the writer suggest people do in the last paragraph?

A．Relax and listen to their favorite music.

B．Enjoy drinking in spare time.

C．Create vivid pictures.

D．Notice everything happening around.

【推荐3】Would you drink water that had once been flushed down a toilet? After it’s been cleaned, that is. The climate is warming, and the population of drought-prone states California continues to grow. So recycling wastewater into drinking water may become a necessity.

But, it can be really hard for people to get over their disgust at the thought of drinking recycled water. People are grossed out by cycled water, because it was once wastewater—you know, the stuff that goes down your kitchen drains, your showers, your toilets. And even though it’s cleaned up to a standard that is identical, if not better, than commercially bottled water, the key barrier to recycled water acceptance is people’s disgust regarding it,” said Daniel Harmon, a psychologist in University of California.

In one experiment, the researchers had some participants watch a short video promoting water conservation. And in another experiment, they added a video explaining why recycled water might trigger disgust even though all pollutants have been removed. And neither video had a strong effect on people’s willingness to drink recycled water or to support the practice.

The messages were not enough to get them to actually use recycled water more. “Disgust is such a powerful reaction that simply giving more information is not going to really be effective.” The study appears in the journal Basic and Applied Social Psychology.

Researchers say it’s probably going to take a lot more to get people to embrace recycled water. For example, it might help to see members of their community drinking water that’s gone, as it’s called, from “toilet to tap,” with no ill effects.

It is clear that these kinds of more direct campaigns for acceptance are necessary to get people to get over that psychological barrier—to take that first sip, so to speak. Cheers!

1. Why is it hard for people to accept recycled water?

A．They have a psychological barrier.	B．Recycled water contains pollutants.
C．People know little about recycled water.	D．Drinking recycled water can lead to illness.

2. What is the author’s attitude towards drinking recycled water?

A．Disapproving.

B．Tolerant.

C．Ambiguous.

D．Supportive.

3. Where is the text probably from?

A．A news report.	B．A health handbook.
C．A science fiction.	D．A popular magazine.

【推荐1】Australia is home to some of the world’s deadliest animals. However, few are as dangerous as the cane toad（蔗蟾蜍）. Native to Central and South America, the innocent-looking animal is an invasive species that was imported to Australia in 1935 to control the native cane beetles that were harming sugarcane crops. With very few natural enemies, their population began to grow rapidly. Experts say that there are currently over 200 million cane toads in Australia, and the number is still growing.

The increasing population is proving to be deadly for some native Australian animal species that prey（捕食）on the toads. That’s because when the toads sense danger, they release a milky substance that is so poisonous that it kills the predator（捕食者）almost instantly.

While some animals have learned to avoid the toads altogether or just attack their belly, the Australian monitor lizards（大蜥蜴）continue to be affected seriously. The lizards are well-known for trapping these poisonous toads. Unfortunately, in most cases, it turns out to be their last meal since it takes the cane toad less than 30 seconds to release enough poison to kill the hunter.

After extensive efforts to control the toad’s population growth failed, a team of researchers from the University of Sydney came up with a creative plan. They decided to train the monitor lizards to avoid the cane toads! To carry out the plan, they went to a remote area in the Kimberley region of Australia that had not yet been invaded by the toads, and fed the wild lizards on young cane toads. Though the smaller animals release the same poison as the adults, they do so in smaller doses. Therefore, while the poison does make the predators sick, it does not kill them. The researchers say it took just one or two trials to teach the lizards to avoid cane toads altogether. They could avoid the animals even when the larger cane toads arrived. According to the researchers, eighteen months after the study started most of the trained lizards keep alive, while those that were not exposed to the small toads die from their poison.

1. Why were cane toads imported to Australia in 1935?

A．Because they were poisonous.	B．Because they looked harmless.
C．Because they could feed predators.	D．Because they preyed on cane beetles.

2. What happened to cane toads after they were imported to Australia?

A．They harmed sugarcane crops.	B．They soon became out of control.
C．They spread everywhere in Australia.	D．They attracted many natural predators.

3. Which of the following could best describe the result of the team’s plan?

A．Puzzling.

B．Shocking.

C．Encouraging.

D．Embarrassing.

4. What type of writing is the article likely to be?

A．Science fiction.

B．A news story.

C．A medical report.

D．Popular science.

【推荐2】People are making more and more demands on the world’s natural resources. If babies born in 1991 live for eighty years, the human population of the world may be anything from twice to three times the present total by 2070. In other words, they will have to share what is left of the earth’s resources with 15 billion other people. But hopefully there will be a significant decrease in the growth of population. What if this does not happen? The answer is that by the time before the babies born in 1991 reach the age of 40 they could be sharing resources with as many as 10 billion other people.

Limiting the pollution of water and the atmosphere, controlling the output of the chemicals that may be causing the global warming and climate change, and eating less meat may go some way to help, but can anyone seriously imagine that these are going to solve the problems of the“baby class”of 1991?

There is no getting away from the fact that people are responsible for the present state of the world, and only people can solve the problems. The decisions have to be taken by people as members of national and local governments, as leaders and decision-makers in industry; as scientists and technologists; as professional engineers and designers; as religious leaders and individual citizens.

1. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．Making More Demands on the Natural Resources.

B．Limiting the Pollution of Air and Water

C．Reducing the World Population

D．Saving the Babies of 1991

2. What is meant by“the problems of the ‘baby class’of 1991”?

A．A large number of babies will be born after 1991.

B．Babies born in 1991 won’t live a long life.

C．The children of 1991 are not given good education.

D．The problems caused by babies born in 1991.

3. This short passage is probably taken from

A．a news report

B．a science fiction

C．an article by a medical worker

D．a government report

4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the last paragraph as people responsible for the present state of the world?

A．Officials.	B．Industrialists.
C．Businessmen.	D．Scientists.

【推荐3】When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn't a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, then he asked. ''Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn't you ever wonder what you're really like ? Well, you now have that girl's opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said. ''

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. ''That's just for you, '' he said. ''You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you'll find it will be of help to you. ''

Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don't shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do. Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I've never had a better piece of advice.

1. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter's complaint?

A．He agreed with her "enemy".

B．he let her continue to put up with her "enemy".

C．He told her not to pay attention to what her "enemy" had said.

D．He told her to write down all her "enemy" had said about her.

2. What does "Week by week her list grew" mean?

A．Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

B．She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

C．I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

D．Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

3. Why did her father listen to her quietly?

A．Because he believed that what her daughter's "enemy" said was mostly true.

B．Because he had been so angry with her daughter and wanted to keep silent

C．Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

D．Because he was not quite sure which girl was telling the truths.

4. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A．Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend

B．My Father

C．The Best Advice I've Ever Had

D．My Childhood

【推荐1】The Handshake

I don’t remember the exact date I met Marty for the first time. Like a lot of people who want to get through a checkout line, I found my thoughts on speed, nothing more. The line I was standing in wasn’t moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier, who was busy receiving money from customers.

He was an old man in his sixties. I thought, well, it probably took him a little longer to get the jobs done. For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before he began scanning the goods they were purchasing. Sure, his words were the usual, “How’s it going?” But he did something different—he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and talk with them briefly.

I thought it was strange, but I guessed I had grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of a conversation without thinking. Usually, after a while, you don’t give any thought to the question and just say something back quietly.

This old cashier seemed sincere about wanting to know how people were feeling. Meanwhile, the high-tech cash register rang up their purchases and he announced what they owed. When customers handed money to him, he pushed the appropriate keys, the cash drawer popped open, and he counted out their change.

Then magic happened.

He placed the change in his left hand, walked around the counter to the customers, and extended his right hand in an act of friendship. As their hands met, the old cashier looked the customers in the eyes. “I want to thank you for shopping here today,” he told them. “You have a great day. Bye-bye.” The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless.

Now it was my turn. I glanced down at the name tag on his red waistcoat, the kind experienced Wal-Mart cashier wore. It read, “Marty.”

Marty told me how much I owed and I handed him some money. The next thing I knew he was standing beside me, offering his right hand and holding my change in his left hand. His kind eyes locked onto mine. Smiling, and with a firm handshake...

1. While the author stood in the checkout line, she felt ______.

A．comfortable

B．enthusiastic

C．impatient

D．embarrassed

2. In the opinion of the author, people would like to ______.

A．keep calm while having a talk	B．talk about unimportant topics
C．develop a mindless conversation	D．face communication problems

3. The author thought Marty special because ______.

A．he spent as much time as possible serving customers

B．he was patient with all the questions from customers

C．he showed particular interest in customers’ personal life

D．he expressed his sincerity while giving back the change

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Marty was a talkative man.

B．Marty cared a lot about what he did.

C．The author failed to get along well with others.

D．The author was dissatisfied with such a waste of time.

【推荐2】With a growing number of people wearing hanfu in modern times and occasions，it sees revival（复兴）as elegant Chinese look wins new admirers.

The hanfu movement is believed to have started about 16 years ago when Wang Letian，from Henan province，wore the ancient style of dress in public. Since then，the people following him to adopt hanfu has gradually spread over China. Though there are no official numbers showing the recent increase，people can easily see others wearing hanfu on the street in everyday life. Some clubs dedicated to hanfu appreciation are being set up at many universities across China，providing plenty of evidence of its popularity among young people.

So serious is this style of dress to some people that they have started running businesses centered on promoting hanfu and Chinese culture appreciation. Among them is 25-year-old Sichuan province native Zhuo Tongzhou. After graduating with a master's degree in management from Australia's University of Sydney，she，along with her boyfriend，turned down a job offer from Price Waterhouse Coopers and set up a business in Sydney dedicated to promoting Chinese culture.

However，the movement is still faced with several critics and doubts on the authenticity of modern adaptations of hanfu，claiming that the followers did not do sufficient historical research before recreating the outfits. Some have even gone on to say that the movement is entrenched（根深蒂固的）in racism and linked to nationalist movements which could spark conflict between the Han ethnic group and the other 55 ethnic groups.

Despite the ongoing debate over hanfu，many young people still adopt hanfu as their daily fashion choice to show appreciation for their heritage and to feel a connection to their roots. For example，Zhou，continues to promote wearing hanfu as a lifestyle choice and hope that it will one day be accepted as mainstream fashion.

1. How did the hanfu movement begin?

A．Wang Letian was dressed in hanfu in public.

B．The government advises people to wear hanfu.

C．Some clubs for appreciating hanfu were set up.

D．Zhuo Tongzhou set up a company about hanfu.

2. How did the author introduce the popularity of hanfu in Paragraph 3?

A．By listing statistics.	B．By giving examples.
C．By comparison.	D．By cause and effect.

3. What is NOT criticized about the hanfu movement?

A．The movement may be related to racism.

B．The followers didn't learn the history of hanfu well.

C．The modern adaptations of hanfu are not authentic.

D．Hanfu is a connection to the roots of the Han ethnic group.

4. What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To teach the design of hanfu.

B．To discuss the future of hanfu.

C．To stress the beauty of hanfu

D．To introduce the revival of hanfu.

【推荐3】If you’re one of the people who find it difficult to make small talk at parties, it may be because you’re asking the wrong questions, experts said.

For example, while the question "What do you do? "is a classic conversation starter，it may lead to an embarrassing moment if your conversation partner is unemployed or simply doesn’t want to talk about work.

Instead of “What do you do?”, try asking "What keeps you busy?"expert Daniel Post Senning said. That way, the question applies to people whether or not they have traditional jobs.

As it turns out, Senning considers work life one of the most intimate(私密的) conversation topics, right up there with family, health, and finance. Slightly less intimate topics include politics and dating, while the safest topics to discuss include sports, weather and pop culture.

Meanwhile, in other countries, the "What do you do? " question could even be taken as offensive (冒犯的). In France,for example, "They will be offended, believing you’ re trying to put them into a box, "culture writer Julie Barlow said. “And they just don’t think it’s interesting to work for a living. There are other things they’d much rather talk about.”

But other than rephrasing(改述) the question, there are plenty of other strategies you can use to start meaningful conversations with strangers.

For one, it helps to ask your conversation partner open-ended questions, which prompt(引起)more detailed answers than yes-or-no questions. A question like "Did you have a good weekend? "will get a less thought-provoking (发人深思的) response than “What was the best part of your weekend?”

Communication expert Yasmin Sara Merchant also recommends preparing a few conversation topics in advance related to the event, like "How do you know the host? "or “What is your connection to this event?”

1. What may Senning think about the “What do you do? "question?

A．It is a less private topic.

B．It is better than topics about family

C．It may discomfort those who are unemployed

D．It can hardly be replaced by the“What keeps you busy? ”question

2. How will the French feel when they are asked about their work?

A．Confident

B．Puzzled

C．Angry

D．Unconcerned

3. What does Merchant suggest?

A．Giving detailed answers

B．Asking open-ended questions

C．Avoiding asking intimate questions.

D．Preparing event-related topics ahead of time

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．What kind of questions people prefer to ask

B．How to make friends at parties

C．Why some people hate small talk

D．How to ask small talk questions properly