【推荐1】Growing up, I never wore makeup and I was always more afraid of the mirror than anything else. I hadn’t thought makeup was meant for me, a disabled woman, until I saw Ulta’s new advertisement: a huge full-color photo of a model in a wheelchair.

The world of fashion and beauty is rarely related to disabilities, and even though Hollywood has made steps toward greater inclusion and clothing brand Aerie has featured women with disabilities in their advertisements, seeing disabilities in the mainstream is definitely unusual. The reason why these things make headlines is that they’re so rare.

I learned from a very young age that because of my disability, I would never be connected with beauty or charm. I’d spent so long feeling separated from so many parts of society, but Ulta is sending a powerful message with a single photo: It’s time to challenge conventional beauty standards because beauty comes in all forms.

We all want to feel included. When it comes to disabilities, it is so important, especially for children and teens with disabilities. I was well into my 30s when I rolled into a makeup store for the first time. I had no idea what I was doing and felt like entering a new world without a map; I felt like I was out of place, as if I was peeking (偷看；窥视) at a club without being invited. Imagine how my experience would have been different if I had seen a model in a wheelchair, smiling, as if to say, “Welcome. Yes, you belong!”

That message of inclusion was loud and clear for Maren Anderson, a 4-year-old girl who has a rare genetic disease and just started using a wheelchair. The moment she spotted the advertisement was caught on camera by her mom Carolyn Anderson, and quickly spread last month on Facebook. “It’s just really saying that she feels included, and she feels like she identifies with that, and belongs here just like everybody else. So, thank you, Ulta,” said Carolyn Anderson.

1. What can be learned from paragraph 2?

A．There will be more products for the disabled.

B．Aerie is the author’s favorite clothing brand.

C．Hollywood works with Ulta to help the disabled.

D．It’s hard for the public to associate beauty with disabilities.

2. What does the author think of Ulta’s new advertisement?

A．It creates a new trend in the fashion world.

B．It makes society offer more jobs to the disabled.

C．It helps make the disabled feel confident and involved.

D．It breaks the barrier between the disabled and the able-bodied.

3. How did the author feel when she first stepped into the makeup store?

A．Nervous and embarrassed.	B．Sad and guilty.
C．Excited and proud.	D．Bored and disappointed.

4. Why is Maren Anderson’s photo mentioned in the last paragraph?

A．To expose the condition of the disabled.

B．To show the effect of Ulta’s advertisement.

C．To emphasize the sense of belonging.

D．To explore the contemporary beauty standards.

【推荐2】Esquire Magazine

Price: $38.00

Esquire Magazine is a lifestyle magazine aimed at professional men. The goal of the editors is to provide a broad choice of information on business, health, fashion, sports, fiction, entertainment, family life, and arts.

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Boys’ Life magazine

Price: $24.00

Boys’ Life magazine is a general-interest magazine published in three types for boys from first grade through high school. It includes a mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, entertainment, and comics.

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Nick Magazine

Price: $29.00

Nick Magazine is filled with wonderful entertainment for children aged 6 to 14. It is wholesome (有益健康的), imaginative, and truly from a child’s point of view. Share the award-winning entertainment and humor magazine from Nickelodeon with your kids.

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Seventeen Magazine

Price: $36.00

Seventeen is the world’s most popular magazine for today’s young women. Every issue brings you everything you need to know—about everything that’s important to you. Seventeen covers everything from high school to Hollywood! In every issue you’ll get the latest information on style, friends, guys, college, careers, love, as well as hot tips on beauty, fashion, fitness, entertainment, and relationships.

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1. If Mr. Smith, a business man, wants to buy a magazine about his career, he may pay         .

A．$24.00

B．$29.99

C．$36.00

D．$38.00

2. For Nick Magazine what is special is that it         .

A．has three types

B．has many jokes for children

C．sees the world in a child’s eye

D．involves many professional areas

3. What information is contained in all of the magazines?

A．Entertainment.

B．Sports.

C．News.

D．Fashion.

【推荐2】Long Island’s hiking routes offer an escape for family time or your own mental or physical health. There’s lots to see, so open your senses because it's a relaxing thing to do in a stressful time.

Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay

Walk along the same path that President Theodore Roosevelt walked with his family and guests. Sagamore Hill, now a national park, was once the summer home of the 26th president. The expansive property has a nature path through thick woodlands where hikers can walk over a little bridge over a stream. It’s a short, three-quarter-mile path through oak and tulip trees.

INFO: Open sunrise to sunset daily year-round; free; 516-922-4788.

Blydenburgh County Park, Hauppauge

The east side of the park is flat, making the walk very kid-friendly. The west side is a bit more hilly, but both have splendid water views of the pond. On the east side is also the rowboat area and benches, as well as picnic tables.

When you’re at Blydenburgh County Park, go in the north entrance off Route 347, where the main office of the Greenbelt Trail Conference is situated. The office, also the start of the routes, provides information and maps.

INFO: Dawn to dusk; 631-854-3712. No fee collected from the main gate in the fall and winter.

Tackapausha Preserve, Seaford

The preserve has self-guided routes for the public and is a fun walk for kids with a stop at the museum to complete the visit. Guided walks at the museum are available with advance reservations for organizations and school groups. The paths are flat, well-maintained and clearly marked, with a pond with bridges and a waterfall along the way. It’s a great place to bring your family to bird watch, enjoy animals and connect with nature.

INFO: Free and open sunrise to sunset; 516-571-7443.

1. What is Sagamore Hill probably famous for?

A．A nature path.

B．A little bridge.

C．The thick woodlands.

D．A president’s summer home.

2. What do Blydenburgh County Park and Tackapausha Preserve have in common?

A．They are free.

B．They have water views.

C．They have picnic service.

D．They favor the elderly.

3. What should a group of students do for a better visit to the museum in Tackapausha Preserve?

A．Book guided walks.

B．Take a new route.

C．Make additional payment.

D．Consult museum guides.

【推荐3】Canadians are blessed with an abundance of natural wonders with enough lakes, mountains and rivers to explore for a lifetime. We’ve also got some of the most shocking waterfalls on Earth.

Pissing Mare Falls-Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador

Pissing Mare Falls may have a funny sounding name but they' re no joke: in fact, they' re one of the highest waterfalls in Canada. Located in the beautiful Gros Morne National Park, the falls are only   accessible by boat tour.

Takakkaw Falls-Yoho National Park, British Columbia

Takakkaw translated from Cree loosely means the "magnificent", and it's a suitable word for the second-highest waterfalls in Canada. After a steep drive up a winding road, these falls are only a short hike from the parking lot along a wheelchair accessible path.

Niagara Falls-Niagara Falls, Ontario

Niagara Falls are the most famous waterfalls in Canada.Actually they are made up of three different falls—the Horseshoe Falls, the most powerful in North America, are the only one located on the Canadian side.Melting glaciers（冰川）formed the falls thousands of years ago and the beautiful green color is due to dissolved salt and finely ground（磨）rock.

Bridal Veil Falls-Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park, British Columbia

Pretty and delicate, the Bridal Veil Falls are located just east of Chilliwack, British Columbia, and really do look like a bride with a beautiful veil（ 面 纱 ）, with water gently pouring over smooth rock. An easy 15-minute walk to the falls takes you through rich leaves. Picnic tables are available, and there are lots of opportunities for viewing wildlife along the way.

1. Where are Pissing Mare Falls?

A．Near British Columbia.

B．In a beautiful small park.

C．On the highest mountain in Canada.

D．Between Newfoundland and Labrador.

2. How did Niagara Falls come into being?

A．It remains a mystery.

B．It originated from several rivers.

C．It was formed by the melting glaciers.

D．It was made by dissolved salt and finely ground rock.

3. What can you do in Bridal Veil Falls?

A．Hunting wildlife.	B．Having a picnic.
C．Collecting salt.	D．Buying veils.

【推荐1】I was thrilled to go on an adventure with my master Rev.Young, a tall man with kind eyes.Mr. Muir was going too. But he said, “Such a helpless creature will only be in the way.” I was disappointed when I heard what he said, and yet I still wanted to follow him.

One stormy morning, Mr. Muir set out alone to study nature. He ordered me to stay behind. But I could not let him go alone, so I followed him into the wild weather. We crossed Taylor Glacier and endless sheet of ice, which was cut by cracks. I was unafraid and sailed over these bottomless holes. Mr. Muir was delighted that he was not crossing them alone.

As dusk fell, we reached an enormous crack that was impossible to jump across. In between the two sides was a U-shaped bridge of ice, so thin that one wrong step would mean dropping to your death. Daylight was disappearing, and gusty winds blew snow into my eyes. I turned to return to camp the way we came. However, Mr. Muir decided to cross the crack. He sat down and rode the narrow U-strip as if it were a horse. Once safe on the other side, he called out to me. But I had never been so terrified before. “I am not good at climbing steep slopes.” I was scared and thought.

Then I looked at Mr. Muir, already across on the safe side. Slowly, I began to cross it. I could feel his eyes on me the entire way. Before I knew it, I made the happiest landing of my life. I ran round and round and jumped up and hugged him. From that day on, we spent every moment together.

1. Why didn’t Mr. Muir want to take me with him at the beginning?

A．He suggested that I need some rest.

B．He possessed great self-confidence.

C．He considered me as a burden to him.

D．He thought I was too weak to make a trip.

2. How did Mr. Muir manage to cross the crack?

A．By climbing steep slopes.

B．By sliding over the U-strip.

C．By leaping across the crack.

D．By riding the narrow ice bridge.

3. Which of the following words best describes their trip?

A．Horrible.

B．Risky.

C．Well-planned.

D．Pleasant.

【推荐2】Lizzy Brown, a 42-year-old mother of three from East Riding, Yorkshire, was diagnosed with cancer when she was 14 years old. Ms Brown received the diagnosis having woken up frightened on her 14th birthday. She was admitted to a hospital in Cambridge in 1989, where she was told that she shouldn’t expect to survive into adulthood.

While being monitored (监护) at the hospital, Ms Brown was looked after by a kind nurse called Debbie Bye. Ms Brown has never forgotten the good care that Ms Bye provided during her time of need. “My prognosis (预断) was very poor,”' Ms Brown said. “I wasn’t expected to live more than five years, but now I’m 42 with three children and there’s not a wheelchair in sight. She might have thought she was doing her job but it went above and beyond that. I remember watching Debbie work and being so inspired by the way that she did things. She showed me that children are children no matter what is wrong with them and she treated us all the same.”

The childhood cancer survivor always wondered what had happened to the nurse over the years,which is why she decided to put a call out on Twitter. Ms Brown tweeted an appeal to find Ms Bye, with her tweet being shared more than 1,000 times. Her action proved successful, as the two women were eventually able to make contact (取得联系) thanks to the power of social media.

“To be there when Lizzy was given her prognosis was something I will never forget,’’ said Ms Bye, who has since retired (退休) from hospital work and now works part-time in a school. “She was a teenager in denial and over the years I have often wondered what happened to her and came to the only conclusion I could and thought she had passed away. I am blown away.”

1. What do we know about Ms Bye?

A．She is in poor health now.

B．She still works in the same hospital.

C．She forgot about Lizzy Brown’s situation.

D．She once worked whole-heartedly as a nurse.

2. What did Lizzy Brown do to find Ms Bye?

A．She turned to the Internet.

B．She visited quite a few places.

C．She asked many relatives for help.

D．She made a public appeal in local papers.

3. By saying “I am blown away.”, Ms Bye means that she felt__________.

A．scared

B．excited

C．pitiful

D．nervous

4. What is the purpose of the text?

A．To report a moving reunion.

B．To warn us of the danger of cancer.

C．To show us how to live a healthy life.

D．To give advice on how to treat nurses.

【推荐3】A gymnastics balance beam (平衡木) is just 4 inches wide, but whether it sits an inch off the floor or the standard 4 feet, the challenge it causes for excellent gymnasts is the same.

That’s how gymnast Morgan Hurd explains it. “Beam is one of those things that are more mental than anything,” she said. “If you can do it on the floor, you can do it on the beam.” That’s the way she is taking as she trains for the delayed Tokyo Olympic Games in the living room of her Delaware home.

First State Gymnastics has been her training site since fifth grade but it is closed because of the coronavirus ( 新冠病毒) pandemic. Hurd has only one piece of gymnastics equipment: a balance beam that is quite close the ground and is roughly half the standard length of 16 feet, 5 inches. But she has no uneven bars (高低杠) in her house. “The hardest thing will be bars just because that feeling can not be replaced, no matter what you do or how strong you are,” Hurd said.

These days, Hurd’s self-directed training includes two workouts daily, three hours in the morning and another two hours in the afternoon, six days a week. She regularly talks to Slava Glazounov, who has been her coach since fifth grade. Hurd is in charge of her practising, such as the stretches and exercises that keep up her strength.

Equally important to Hurd is staying in touch with her teammates on the U.S. national team.

Sunisa Lee is a close friend, who, in April, shared a video of herself in her yard.

1. According to Morgan Hurd, balance beam .

A．is a special kind of mental training

B．needs to be trained in the living room

C．is a more mentally challenging sport

D．is more challenging than uneven bars

2. Morgan Hurd prepares for the delayed Tokyo Olympic Games mainly by .

A．keeping sharing videos with friends

B．keeping in touch with her teammates

C．keeping taking regular exercise home

D．keeping communicating with her coach

3. Which of the following best describes Morgan Hurd’s personality ?

A．Self-centered.

B．Self-controlled.

C．Honest.

D．Sensitive.