【推荐3】Gone are the days when being vegan(素食) meant settling for a sad-looking salad on the menu and not much else. As more people have embraced(欣然接受) a cruelty-free, plant-based diet, the variety on offer has skyrocketed. From fine dining to street food, vegan options are everywhere.

Perhaps best of all, creative bakeries have popped up to meet demand, offering amazing treats that are delicious on top of being vegan. You certainly don’t need to be vegan to appreciate the mouth-watering options on offer at these fabulous and fearless bakeries - absolutely everyone can appreciate their cakes, cookies and more.

Peacefood Cafe - New York City, New York

A deliciously sweet menu that nourishes(滋养) your mind and body? Yes, please! If you’ re looking for a sweet treat in the Big Apple, you really can’t go past the peaceful, sugary oasis that is the Peacefood bakery and cafe.

Just try to resist the temptation of all those vegan doughnuts, pies and cakes. Go on; we dare you! If you’ve got more willpower than us, they also do simple meals, too.

Address: 460 Amsterdam Ave, New York, New York 10024

Dulce Vegan Bakery & Cafe - Atlanta, Georgia

There’s something the south always brings to the table, freshly baked cakes - and that includes vegan cakes, too. Just take the mouth-wateringly delicious options on offer at Dulce Vegan Bakery in Atlanta, Georgia.

The menu changes occasionally to take advantage of the best produce, but it’s always sugar-free and utterly delicious. The lemon raspberry cake is a particular treat. Check out our post about other great Atlanta eats.

Address: 1994 Hosea L Williams Dr NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30317

Capital City Bakery - Austin, Texas

They say everything is bigger in Texas - and Capital City Bakery has clearly gone one better with their fabulous vegan bakery. Not only are their delicious treats cruelty-free, but they’re also environmentally sustainable —even their cake boxes are locally sourced and recycled.

Head down to check out their yummy offerings. And with the good they do for the planet, it’s (almost) guilt-free!

Address: 2211 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, Texas 78702

Pixie Retreat - Portland, Oregon

Anyone who says vegan food is boring clearly hasn’t set foot in the wonderland that is Pixie Retreat. Calling itself a “laboratorie and makery,” you just know it’s going to be good (and creative).

Pixie Retreat certainly delivers - the desserts are the stuff sweet dreams (and dentists’ nightmares) are made of.

The chocolate chip cookie dough with almond milk is basically happiness in a cup. So, grab a few friends and head down to find out what all the fuss is about. You certainly don’t need to be vegan to be won over by this all-around awesomeness.

Address: 236 N Larchmont BIvd, Los Angeles, California, 90004

As you can see, if you desire something sweet and vegan, there are options all over the country! The only problem is deciding what you’ll try first!

1. Where can you always find a sugar-free menu?

A．Peacefood Cafe.	B．Dulee Vegan Bakery & Cafe.
C．Capital City Bakery.	D．Pixic Retreat.

2. What’s special about Capital City Bakery?

A．It uses the best produce.	B．Its menu varies from season to season.
C．Its treats are environmentally friendly.	D．It has other delicious offerings.

3. If you are fed up with boring vegan food, which address had you better try?

A．236 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, California, 90004.

B．460 Amsterdam Ave, New York, New York 10024.

C．2211 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, Texas 78702.

D．1994 Hosea L Williams Dr NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30317.

【推荐2】This is a family story my father told me about his mother, my grandmother.

In 1949, my father had just returned home from the war. On every American highway you could see soldiers in uniform hitchhiking home to their families, as was the custom at that time in America.

Sadly, the thrill of his reunion with his family was soon overshadowed. My grandmother became very ill and had to be hospitalized. It was her kidneys, and the doctors told my father that she needed a blood transfusion immediately or she would not live through the night. The problem was that grandmother’s blood type was AB-, a very rare type even today, but even harder to get then because there were no blood banks or air flights to ship blood. All the family members were typed, but not one member was a match. So the doctors gave the family no hope; my grandmother was dying.

My father left the hospital in tears to gather up all the family members, so that everyone would get a chance to tell grandmother goodbye. As my father was driving down the highway, he passed a soldier in uniform hitchhiking home to his family. Deep in grief, my father had no inclination   at that moment to do a good deed. Yet it was almost as if something outside himself pulled him to a stop, and he waited as the stranger climbed into the car.

My father was too upset to even ask the soldier his name, but the soldier noticed my father’s tears right away and inquired about them. Through his tears, my father told this total stranger that his mother was lying in a hospital dying because the doctors had been unable to locate her blood type, AB-, and if they did not do it before nightfall, she would surely die.

It got very quiet in the car. Then this unidentified soldier extended his hand out to my father, palm up. Resting in the palm of his hand were the dog tags from around his neck. The blood type on the tags was AB-. The soldier told my father to turn the car around and get him to the hospital.

My grandmother lived until 1996, 47 years later, and to this day no one in our family knows the soldier’s name. But he is always remembered by us.

1. The author’s father left the hospital _______   .

A．to purchase basic necessities that grandmother needed

B．to ask the family members to have their blood tested

C．to pick up a solider whose blood type was the same as grandmother’s

D．to gather the family members to pay their last respects to grandmother

2. The word “inclination” in Paragraph 4 most probably means _______ .

A．determination	B．willingness
C．compromise	D．motivation

3. What may be the best title for the passage?

A．A Friend in Need	B．A Soldier in Hospital
C．An Angel in Uniform	D．A Gift in Disguise

【推荐3】Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone's life? If yes, don't care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you'll make it!
Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant (No Pay with Free Meals)
Place: Manchester
Hours: Part Time
We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don't miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!
Role:
You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.
Skills and Experience Required:
You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you'll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.
1. The purpose of the text is to ______ .

A．leave a note	B．send an invitation
C．present a document	D．carry an advertisement

2. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．You'll make others' lives more meaningful with this job.

B．You'll arrive home just in time from this job.

C．You'll earn a good salary from this job.

D．You'll succeed in getting this job.

3. The volunteers' primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities ______.

A．to get some financial support

B．to properly protect themselves

C．to learn some new living skills

D．to realize their own importance

【推荐1】Getting to work by bicycle has never been more popular. Governments and nations are transforming their cities and highways to meet the needs of this new generation of cycling enthusiasts, and in a world where green alternatives are the new must-have, average citizens are eagerly seizing their chance to help make their streets and their bodies cleaner than ever before.

Become an EBTC Member-Click Here.

The Edmonton Bicycle and Touring Club (EBTC) is a recreational not-for-profit volunteer-run group devoted to promoting its members to cooperatively run bicycling trips during the spring, summer and fall, cross-country skiing trips in the winter, and social events all the year round. We welcome both road bike and mountain bike riders!

Benefits of Joining EBTC :

•Opportunity to create the kinds of events you like: enjoy dozens of events all year round,organized by members like you!

•Participation in the local cycling community.

•Use of club bicycle tools on tour and library materials.

•Discounts at various bicycle shops.

Why Cycle with a Group?

•It's more FUN !

•It encourages you to come out often and get healthy exercise without going to a gym.

•Develop skills and gain through the experience of others.

•Meet new and interesting people with a common interest in cycling.

•Meet a fun-loving, energetic and different group of individuals who enjoy a healthy lifestyle.

•Enjoy the outdoors experience with the companionship and security of a group.

•Group atmosphere provides challenge to strong cyclists and support and confidence to the green hand.

For more information on the EBTC:

Phone the Club Hotline at 780-424-2453 (780-424-BIKE)

E-mail: jprimeau edmontonbicycle. com

Mail us at :

Edmonton Bicycle & Touring Club

P. O. Box 52017

Garneau Postal Stn.

Edmonton, AB T6G 2T5 Canada

1. What is the aim of EBTC?

A．To call for governments to produce more bicycles.

B．To make money by organizing bicycling trips.

C．To popularize cycling by attracting more members.

D．To look for young volunteers for sporting events.

2. What's the advantage of cycling with a group?

A．Participating in whatever events.	B．Meeting more new people.
C．Having bicycles free of charge.	D．Enjoying discounts in a gym.

3. Apart from the website, how many other ways can people gain information from EBTC?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【推荐2】

Dear Principal Stanton, The date for our annual Desert Path Pride Spirit Week is rapidly coming and the Student Council has been discussing some new ideas about how to celebrate school pride this year. Since Spirit Week is the week before scheduled testing, we would like to suggest combining student festivities with preparation for testing. We want to assure you that all activities would focus on academics while providing fun for those involved. Our plan for the week is as follows: Monday—Math Day would include fun math games in the classrooms and school-wide activities such as guessing the number of bricks in a building, recording times at relay races, and competitions for multiplication facts. Tuesday—Reader’s Roundup would focus on books and authors. Students and teachers can come dressed as their favorite author or character from a book. This day would be great for the contest of “Best Reader”. Older students can share reading time with younger aged buddies. Wednesday—Writer’s Day would display student writing from previously held competitions for types of writing like poems, stories and essays. Of course there would be prizes given for outstanding writing in each category. Thursday—No Fear Day would be where we have our spirited assembly (集合) to get us ready for testing. The Student Council could even put on a skit(短剧) showing how all of us at Desert Path are ready for test week. These are just a few of the ideas we are asking you to consider. We would like to have the opportunity to meet with you and discuss our plan and to hear what ideas you may have for Spirit Week. Please let us know when you can schedule some time to meet. Respectfully yours, The Student Council

1. Why does the Student Council write this letter to Principal Stanton?

A．To discuss their plan.

B．To advertise Spirit Week.

C．To explain their test schedule.

D．To invite the principal to Spirit Week.

2. If you want to read your favorite books to others, you will take part in activities ______.

A．on Monday	B．on Tuesday
C．on Wednesday	D．on Thursday

3. If you do good jobs on Writer’s Day, you may probably _______.

A．be given prizes

B．dress as you like

C．get high marks in the test

D．have fun in school-wide activities

4. Which of the following will most likely happen as a result of this letter?

A．The principal will give prizes.

B．Spirit Week will be cancelled.

C．Spirit Week will be postponed.

D．The principal will meet the Student Council.

【推荐1】Police Officer Tidwell left the station just after 8 a.m. on Sunday June 4. He had spent a boring night on duty and was looking forward to his day of rest. By habit he took a short-cut down the path behind Dugby Hall road and after a minute or two he saw a man climbing down a drainpipe (雨水管)from an open bedroom window of Number 29. In silence, Tidwell crept into the garden. The man reached the ground and was dusting himself down when he felt his arm caught.

“It's 8:15 on a Sunday morning,” said the officer, “and this sort of thing seems an unlikely adventure at such a time. Would you mind explaining?”

The man was obviously scared but tried to keep calm. He said, “I know what you are thinking, officer, but it isn't true. This is a funny mistake.”

“It's part of my job to take an interest in unusual events. I think you've just left this house in a manner other than the customary one. That may be quite innocent, but I'd like to make sure." Tidwell took out his notebook and a pen. “Name, address and occupation and then, please, tell me your story..."

“Charlie Crane, a lorry driver, from Nottingham, 51 Breton Street. My story...”

“ Yes. What were you doing like a fly on that wall, Mr. Crane?”

“Well, I had a breakdown yesterday and had to stay the night here. Bed and breakfast. The land-lady’s name is Mrs. Fern. She gave me breakfast at seven, and I was out of here in the right way and down at the lorry park by half past seven. Only when I felt around for a cigarette did I realize I’d left $80 in my envelope under the pillow here at number 29. I always put it under my pillow at night. It's a habit I've got into. I even do it at home...”

“I see. Why didn't you miss it when you went to pay Mrs.... What’s her name?”

“I’d paid her last night. You’ve got to pay when you take the room, see? So I came rushing back, but it’s Sunday, and she’d gone back to bed, and could I wake her? I rang the bell and banged on the front door for ten minutes before I came round here to the back and spotted my bedroom window still open. Up I went, then, up this pipe. It’s a trick I learned in the army. She didn’t make the bed, and money was still there. You know the rest, I hope you believe it because...”

“Mr. Crane, whatever are you doing here? I thought you’d gone an hour ago.” It was Mrs. Fern speaking from the kitchen at the corner of the house.

1. The police officer questioned the man because __________________.

A．the man had fallen and needed attention

B．he thought he knew him

C．he had seen him do a strange thing

D．the man had tried to escape from a window

2. Crane stayed the night at number 29 because __________________.

A．he had lost his way in the dark

B．he had suddenly fallen ill that night

C．Nottingham was too far for him to drive that night

D．there was something wrong with his lorry

3. Why didn't the man realize he had left his money at the landlady's earlier?

A．Because he had no occasion to remember the money thing.

B．Because he had put the money under the pillow.

C．Because he trusted the landlady.

D．Because he was in such a hurry that morning.

4. In the end, Officer Tidwell would probably ____________.

A．take Crane back to his office.

B．accuse Crane of misbehaving.

C．force Crane to pay Mrs. Fern some money.

D．just let Crane go.

【推荐2】The blue planet is going green. Since the 1980s, satellite images have shown that leafy cover across the globe has grown by 2.3 percent per decade. A new study, published on February 11 in Nature Sustainability, helps explain why. One main driver is the “fertilization (施肥) effect”, brought about by humans burning fossil fuels. As CO₂ increases in the atmosphere, this increases photosynthesis (光合作用) — as long as water, light, and nutrients are not limited. When plants take up more of the gas, they produce more food and new leaves.

But researchers also found another cause for the change in color: planting more crops and trees. China and India, the two most populous countries on Earth, have contributed about a third of the greening seen since 2000, mainly in the form of forests and farms.

In this most recent paper, scientists at Boston University took a closerlook at this greening trend. They used data from NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (光谱辐射计), or MODIS, which uses advanced satellite technology to document the Earth’s surface on a near-daily basis. From 2000 to 2017, the researchers looked at the change in greenness in plant-covered regions, including croplands, forests, and grasslands.

The satellite data showed that globally, one-third of plant-covered areas are greening, while only five percent are browning. “Human land use management in many regions is more important than those indirect factors [ of climate change and CO₂ fertilization ],” says Chi Chen, lead author of the study. “China and India, two developing countries, contribute the most in the increase in leaf area.” According to the study, the two nations contributed more greening relative to their plant-covered area than other countries.

While only 6.6 percent of the world’s vegetated area is in China, the country is responsible for 25 percent of the increase in global greening. The study found that most of China’s greening occurred in its forests, with croplands also contributing.

1. How is the text mainly organized?

A．By listing facts and data.	B．By making contrast.
C．By giving examples.	D．By displaying time order.

2. What does Chi Chen think is the direct factor of the global greening?

A．H umans burning fossilfuels.	B．Humans planting.
C．The CO2 fertilization.	D．The climate change.

3. According to the study, what contributes most to the increase of global greening?

A．China’s forests and grasslands.

B．India’s forests and farmlands.

C．China’s and India’s grasslands and croplands.

D．China’s and India’s forests and croplands.

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

A．A New Study on Earth

B．The Change in Greeeness on Earth

C．Why Our Blue Planet Is Getting Greener?

D．Who Is Responsible for the Increase in Global Greening?

【推荐3】♦ How It Feels to Float
by Helena Fox

If you’re looking for a moving story that explores themes of mental illness，grief, and love, pick up a copy of How It Feels to Float and follow Biz as she comes of age. This moving novel will stay with you long after you finish reading it.

♦ Two Can Keep a Secret
by Karen M. McManus

Put on your crime-solving cap and get swept away in this thriller about a girl, a boy, and a string of unsolved murders. As threats and hints pile up, you’ll be burning the midnight oil trying to finish the book before dawn.

♦ Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
by Julie C. Dao

The first book in the Rise of the Empress series takes the bones of a traditional fairy tale—a poor girl fated for power, an evil queen determined to stop her, love for someone who doesn’t love back . and magic— and gives them a richly imagined East Asian setting.

♦ Dune
by Frank Herbert

If the Star Wars movies have made you fall in love with the space opera, eventually you’re going to read, Dune Trilogy (沙丘三部曲), Frank Herbert’s most famous creation. The story of centuries-old political plotting—about warring factions battling over control of the extremely valuable planet Arrakis—is a classic and remains a wonderful introduction to the larger, more complex world of science fiction, the Dune Trilogy, just beyond the Star Wars trilogy.

1. What is How It Feels to Float mainly about?

A．A girl’s space adventures.

B．Challenges of growing up.

C．The murder of a teenage girl.

D．An old women’s happy life.

2. What kind of book is Two Can Keep a Secret ?

A．A fairy tale.

B．A love story.

C．A mystery story.

D．A science-fiction story.

3. What do Forest of a Thousand Lanterns and Dune have in common?

A．Both are one of a book series.

B．Both have an authentic setting.

C．Both have been adapted to movies.

D．Both involve seeking magic power.