【推荐1】If you go to the Rehabilitation Institute in Chicago, you will see someone working to help patients. The job, which takes patience and skills, helps people do more. These persons are Physical Therapists. And I'm glad to be one of them.

I work closely with people who have hurt themselves. Their injuries may be as mild as having a painful shoulder, knee or back, or as severe as having paralyzed legs and/or arms. It's my job to evaluate what their problems are and come up with ways to help make them better and stronger.

I need to be able communicate well with people of all ages and backgrounds every day. I need to be able to talk to people I’ve never met and ask them personal questions that help me to understand what is wrong with them.

I chose to go into physical therapy because I love to be with people and talk with them. I decided that I didn’t want to use the computer all day or answer the telephone or be in a lab doing experiments.

To prepare to become a Physical Therapist, I had to finish college and then went to graduate school for 3 years, attaining the master degree. In that time, I learned all the muscles in the body and all the organs and how they work. I mastered as much as possible in biology, chemistry, math, physics, physiology and psychology.

What I like about my job is that it is always very interesting and never boring. I like that I am never alone but surrounded by people all the time. They tell me that I have made a difference in their lives and when I go home at night, I know that I have touched someone else’s life and they appreciate the work I did for them.

1. According to the text, what does a Physical Therapist do?

A．Curing patients of their severe diseases.

B．Helping patients know more about the hospital.

C．Offering tips to make patients better in their life.

D．Making patients solve their problems independently.

2. What dose a person need most to be a Physical Therapist?

A．Good communication ability.	B．Good experimenting ability.
C．Good computer ability.	D．Good observing ability.

3. What can we know about the author?

A．The author just finished his college.

B．The author acquired all-round knowledge.

C．The author thinks his job is boring.

D．The author likes doing experiments.

【推荐2】Grey clouds move as low as smoke over the treetops at Lolo Pass. The ground is white. The day is June 10. It has been snowing for the past four days in the Bitterroot Mountains. Wayne Fairchild is getting worried about our trek over the Lolo Trail — 95 miles from Lolo Montana to Weippe in Idaho, across the roughest country in the West. Lewis and Clark were nearly defeated 200 years ago by snowstorms on the Lolo. Today Fairchild is nervously checking the weather reports. He has agreed to take me across the toughest, middle section of the trail.

When Lewis climbed on top of Lemhi Pass, 140 miles south of Missoula, on August 12, 1805, he was astonished by what was in front of him; “high mountain chains still to the West of us with their tops partially covered with snow.” Nobody in what was then the US knew the Rocky Mountains existed, with peaks twice as high as anything in the Appalachians back East.

Today their pathway through those mountains holds more attraction than any other ground over which they traveled, for its raw wilderness is an evidence to the character of two cultures: the explorers who braved its hardships and the Native Americans who prize and conserve the path as a sacred (神圣的) gift. It remains today the same condition as when Lewis and Clark walked it.

The Lolo is passable only from July to mid-September. Our luck is holding with the weather, although the snow keeps getting deeper. As we climb to Indian Post Office, the highest point on the trail at 7,033 ft, we have covered 13 miles in soft snow, and we hardly have enough energy to make dinner. After a meal of chicken, I sit on a rock on top of the ridge (山脊). There is no light visible in any direction, not even another campfire. For four days we do not see another human being. We are occupied with the things that mix fear with joy. In our imagination we have finally caught up with Lewis and Clark.

1. According to the passage, the word “trek” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.

A．a comfortable walk in a separate country

B．a pleasant journey across the countryside

C．a journey over untraveled pathways

D．a long, hard journey over rough areas

2. We learn from the text that before 1805 ________.

A．the Rocky Mountains were wholly covered with snow

B．there were no people living in the western part of America

C．no Americans knew of the existence of the Rocky Mountains

D．the Appalachians were the western frontier of the United States

3. We learn from the text that the Lolo Pass ________.

A．remains much the same as it was 200 years ago

B．is the meeting point of three cultures

C．has changed a lot since 1805

D．now attracts a large number of tourists to visit

4. Judging from the text, Lewis and Clark were most probably ________.

A．two native Indians

B．explorers of the early 19th century

C．merchants who did business with the Indians

D．travelers whose curiosity took them over the Lolo Pass

5. We can infer from the text that when crossing the Lolo Pass the author ________.

A．was attempting the impossible

B．was trying to set a world record

C．was following the trail of Lewis and Clark

D．was fighting with weather and taking unnecessary risks

【推荐3】The Power of a Name

My full name is Lily Myunghi M. When my parents gave me this name, they created an important part of my identity that will be part of me forever.

My first name, Lily, was inspired by a story my mom heard a long time ago. Some people wanted to get rid of their tiger lilies, so they dug a deep, deep hole and threw the tiger lily plants in. For years, they felt they had succeeded in killing the lilies. But one spring, strong, green stocks rose to the surface. My mom named me Lily because she hoped for a beautiful daughter, who would also be strong and resilient, just like those orange blossomed lily plants.

My middle name is Myunghi. My mom, who is of Korean heritage, wanted to honor our Asian roots. The middle name means "clear-eyed girl" in Korean. My parents chose it because they believe life is difficult, and they hoped being "clear-eyed" would help me find my way in the world.

However, in English, Myunghi loses its beautiful meaning. It becomes the hesitation on people's faces as they stumble over its mere two syllables(音节). It becomes the surprised expressions of classmates who have never heard a name anything like it before It becomes a blushing(脸红的)little girl, embarrassed by her own name, a name that her parents put so much thought into.

When I was younger, I hid my middle name, pre tending it didn't exist. Looking back, I pity the girl who was too ashamed to reveal her full name to anyone.

My grandparents were raised in Korea, where parents take great care choosing a name with a meaning that will help their child through life. My grandparents were born into the Japanese Occupation of Korea and assigned Japanese names, which stripped(剥夺) away their cultural identities bit by bit.

I've grown to love and appreciate my name. I no longer hide my name, but instead, proudly announce it, since my grandparents could not. I accept this special part of my identity that was chosen especially for me.

My full name is Lily Myunghi M. It paints a magnificent picture of unconditional love, hope, and heritage coming together to form a girl. And that girl, is me.

1. We can know from the story that tiger lilies

A．are strong plants

B．are green stocks

C．have white blossoms

D．grow in deep holes

2. Why did the author try to hide her middle name when she was younger?

A．She was ashamed of her Asian roots.

B．She felt awkward about her unusual name.

C．She felt it difficult to pronounce the name.

D．She was too shy to fit in with her classmates.

3. What does the author intend to tell us?

A．A good name brings a bright future.

B．Her name helps to keep her identity.

C．She appreciates the love from her parents.

D．Parents often pick an unusual name for the child.

【推荐1】Albert Einsein said，“Only a life lived for others is worth living.”

How does this job offer sound? You’ll need to be available on short notice，including late at night and on weekends. You could be asked to do anything from helping at community events to responding to life-threatening emergencies (sometimes putting your own safety at risk). This job also involves a lot of regular training. Oh, and you won't be paid for any of this. Would you take the job?

This job might not necessarily appeal to everyone, but if this sounds like an opportunity you’d eagerly accept，then you’d fit right in with Western Australia’s 26,000 emergency service volunteers. The emergency services aren't the only industry benefiting from volunteers. Across both Australia and America, between a quarter and half of the population volunteer each year in areas including education, sports, health, religion, and social services.

What motivates people to volunteer? Yes, volunteers don't get paid. But it doesn't mean people don't get benefits from volunteering. Indeed, research shows there are significant mental health benefits coming with volunteering. It can be a means to make new friends, build new skills or try things out of your comfort zone. It can also be a means to help loved ones. A case is someone close to me who recently lost her husband to a disease. When her husband was admitted to a nursing facility, she decided to volunteer for the patient advocacy committee. She found great support and felt she could make a difference in the lives of the patients. After her husband's passing, she decided to continue volunteering for the committee not only as a way to show gratitude for the great care her husband received but also because she made friends there. She found a way to put her career skills to use for the common good and keep active after retirement.

There are countless ways to volunteer. No matter how you do it, it is definitely worth every minute you put into it.

1. If we are committed to “this job” described in Para. 2, we are _______.

A．always in danger of losing our lives

B．on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

C．busy providing first-aid training in communities

D．going to work on weekends and rest on weekdays

2. What does the author mainly tell us in the third paragraph?

A．Not everyone is fit to be a volunteer.

B．Many industries in the world need volunteers.

C．Many emergency services exist in Western Australia.

D．Many people devote themselves to volunteering in Australia and America.

3. We can come to the conclusion that volunteering _______.

A．is a win-win situation

B．benefits both the body and the mind

C．spreads quickly among people

D．is hard to stick to without rewards

4. The author's friend kept volunteering after her husband's death _________.

A．for her interest to learn career skills

B．to stay helpful and related to people

C．as a means to get over her great loss

D．because it was her husband's last will

5. What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

A．To encourage volunteering.

B．To advertise a job opportunity.

C．To express gratitude to volunteers.

D．To give advice on volunteering.

【推荐1】Dining halls of the Hilton Wuhan Riverside have been busting with military personnel ever since the first delegations 24 and staff of the International Sports Military Council (CISM ) started checking into the hotel over a week ago.

This marks the first time China is staging a CISM event, with nearly 10,000 participants attending the 7th Military World Games in Wuhan. Many of them, along with some of the staff from CISM and the organizing committee, are staying at the Hilton Wuhan Riverside.

Dharmendra Singh from India doesn’t belong to either category of guests, even though his military-style haircut and two pins - a CISM pin and a Wuhan 2019 Games pin - on the lapel of his black suit might suggest otherwise. His ability to talk in Mandarin complicates things even further.

Singh is in charge of tending to the guests at the hotel, in particular those who take their meals in the dining halls. Yet, by his own admission, the 31-year-old, who has been a chef at the Hilton for nearly two years, feels as though he is also part of the “army family” at the hotel, and being part of Wuhan Games is fulfilling his “army dream”.

As a teen, he dreamed about serving his country as a soldier. However, the pressure of being the older of the two siblings in a financially challenged family meant Singh had to put his military dream on hold. To provide for his parents and younger brother, at 17 he set out to earn an income by making use of his culinary (烹饪的) skills.

“And, as fate would have it, a friend helped me get a job at the hotel.”

Pointing to the Wuhan Games and CISM pins that two diners gave him, Singh added: “Military people command respect due to their selflessness and honesty towards their work. I am glad that I am able to serve them and to honor their commitment to serve their nations.”

By the time the Games end on Oct 27, some of the guests might have handed Singh a few more pins to add to his collection; others might say goodbye with just a “thank you”.   Either way, he will remain grateful to them for providing memories for a lifetime.

1. What can we learn from paragraph three?

A．Singh used to serve in Indian army.

B．Singh’s identity seems to be confusing.

C．Singh tends to wear a black suit every day.

D．Singh pretends to be one of the staff of CISM.

2. Why will Singh be grateful to his guests?

A．Because they may show respect to him.

B．Because they will give him precious memories.

C．Because they will present him with some decorations.

D．Because they may help fulfill his dream to be a soldier.

3. Which may be the best title of the passage?

A．Cooking up some special memories.	B．Gathering of peace.
C．The thrill of World Military Game.	D．Closing with a cultural flourish.

【推荐2】A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man's garden, and talking about children. The young man said, “How strict should parents be with their children？”

The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one.   “Please untie（解开）that string, ” he said. The young man untied it, and the young tree bent（弯）over to one side. “Now tie it again, please, ” said the old man, “but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again. ”

The young man did so. Then the old man said, “There, it is the same with children. You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the string away. ”

1. The story is about ________.

A．how to take care of young trees	B．how to tie and untie the string
C．how the young father should get on with his old neighbor	D．how strict parents should be with their children

2. The young man untied the string ________ .

A．in order to throw it away

B．only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side

C．so that both of the trees would grow straight

D．in order to let the old man teach him

3. When can the string be taken away？

A．When the old man has left

B．After you have untied it

C．When the young man has untied it next time

D．When the young tree grows strong enough

【推荐3】       Hetty Robinson learnt all about money when very young. As a child, she read the financial pages of the newspaper to her rich father. Her father died when Hetty was 30, and she inherited $1 million. When she herself died in 1916, she left almost $100 million to her two children.
       Hetty made her money on the New York stock(股票) exchange. She was a financial genius. She made money so easily that people called her the Witch of Wall Street. But although she was one of the richest women in the world, she counted every cent and spent as little as possible. She didn’t own a house, because she didn’t want to pay taxes. So she and her children lived in cheap hotels. She spent almost nothing on clothes, and always wore the same long black dress. She washed it herself, but to save soap she only washed the bottom of the dress, where it touched the ground. Other people had their own offices, but Hetty used a desk in the bank where she kept her money, because it didn’t cost anything. She sat in the bank and ate her sandwiches while she bought and sold stocks and shares. If the bank complained, she just moved all her money to another bank.
       Hetty’s family paid the price for her meanness. When she was 33 she married a millionaire, Edward Green, and they had two children. But Green lost all his money, so she left him. When her son, Ned, injured his knee, Hetty didn’t want to pay for a doctor, so she took him to a free hospital for poor people. Unfortunately the doctor knew Hetty was rich and he asked for money. Hetty refused and took the boy away. His leg got worse and two years later doctors removed it.
       But eventually Ned got his revenge(报复). At the age of 81, Hetty had an argument with a shop assistant about the price of a bottle of milk. She became so angry that she had a heart attack and died. So Hetty’s meanness finally killed her. Ned inherited half his mother’s fortune, and he spent it all on parties, holidays and expensive jewellery.
1. What fact can be learned about Hetty Robinson from the passage?

A．She was nice to her son.	B．She worked for a bank.
C．She came from a poor family.	D．She died from extreme anger.

2. Why was Hetty Robinson called the Witch of Wall Street?

A．She turned out to be the richest woman in New York.

B．She liked wearing the same long black dress every day.

C．She made a huge fortune easily through stocks and shares.

D．She was fond of reading financial pages of the newspaper.

3. Which of the following best describes Hetty Robinson?

A．Talented but not generous.	B．Wealthy and selfless.
C．Easy-going but selfish.	D．Curious and lucky.

4. Which is the best title of this passage?

A．A Mean Genius	B．A Financial Success
C．A Lifelong Bad Luck	D．A Good Way to Earn Money

【推荐1】In the mid-1950s, I was a somewhat bored early-adolescent male student who believed that doing any more than necessary was wasted effort. One day, this approach threw me into embarrassment.

In Mrs. Totten’s eighth-grade math class at Central Avenue School in Anderson, Indiana, we were learning to add and subtract decimals (小数).

Our teacher typically assigned daily homework, which would be recited in class the following day. On most days, our grades were based on our oral answer to homework questions.

Mrs. Totten usually walked up and down the rows of desks requesting answers from student after student in the order the questions had appeared on our homework sheets. She would start either at the front or the back of the classroom and work toward the other end.

Since I was seated near the middle of about 35 students, it was easy to figure out which questions I might have to answer. This particular time, I had completed my usual two or three problems according to my calculations.

What I failed to expect was that several students were absent, which threw off my estimate. As Mrs. Totten made her way from the beginning of the class, I desperately tried to determine which math problem I would get. I tried to work it out before she got to me, but I had brain freeze and couldn’t function.

When Mrs. Totten reached my desk, she asked what answer I’d got for problem No. 14. “I…I didn’t get anything,” I answered, and my face felt warm.

“Correct,” she said.

It turned out that the correct answer was zero.

What did I learn that day? First, always do all your homework. Second, in real life it isn’t always what you say but how you say it that matters. Third, I would never make it as a mathematician.

If I could choose one school day that taught me the most, it would be that one.

1. Usually, Mrs. Totten asked her students to ________.

A．recite their homework together

B．grade their homework themselves

C．answer their homework questions orally

D．check the answers to their homework questions

2. The author could work out which questions to answer since the teacher always ________.

A．asked questions in a regular way

B．walked up and down when asking questions

C．chose two or three questions for the students

D．requested her students to finish their usual questions

3. The author failed to get the questions he had expected because ________.

A．the class didn’t begin as usual

B．several students didn’t come to school

C．he didn’t try hard to make his estimate

D．Mrs. Totten didn’t start from the back of the class

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．An Unforgettable Teacher	B．A Future Mathematician
C．An Effective Approach	D．A Valuable Lesson

【推荐2】On the roof of an apartment building in one of Gaza’s most crowded cities live two baby lions. One is male, the other female. They walk among the water tanks and eat chicken for food. Children play with the animals and some take selfies (自拍) with them. The baby lions have become pets for a 27-year-old bakery owner Naseem Abu Jamea. They have become popular playthings for many people in the neighborhood.

However, as children in his family and from the neighborhood played with the animals, Abu Jamea had little concern about the risks. “When you raise them as babies”, he said,“a harmony will grow between both of you.” This harmony, he added, would keep the lions from hurting him and others.

Abu Jamea said he got the baby lions from a local zoo but would not give more details. He did, however, share a dream of his.“It is my hobby. I was attached to them and I love to have them,” he said. He added he hopes one day to have his own zoo.

One animal doctor, Amir Khalil, has a different opinion. He has led several trips to Gaza with the animal welfare organization Four Paws to rescue mistreated zoo animals. “I advise the Gaza authorities to take away those lions,” he said. “At the age of six months a lion becomes more dangerous as his size gets bigger and his muscles become stronger.” Khalil also fears for the baby lions’ own welfare. He said lions raised in a home may not get the food and medical care they need. This could result in long-term health problems, especially difficulties with muscles, joints, and bones.

During the COVID-19 outbreak, zoos in Gaza have experienced a drop in the number of visitors. Without paying visitors, they are struggling to feed and care for the animals. Hassan Azzam is an official with Gaza’s agriculture ministry. When asked about the baby lions, he said the ministry does not know about any public objections to the animals. But he said the ministry would investigate.

1. What is known about the baby lions from the text?

A．They are taken good care of.

B．They are of opposite sexes.

C．Their lives are in danger.

D．They enjoy life with people.

2. What is Abu Jamea’s attitude towards the risks of the baby lions?

A．Cautious.

B．Upset.

C．Suspicious.

D．Unconcerned.

3. What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．The two baby lions being kept as pets.

B．The two baby lions being taken away.

C．The two baby lions being mistreated in the zoo.

D．The two baby lions living in harmony with humans.

4. What measure will Gaza’s agriculture ministry take?

A．Provide financial assistance for the local zoos.

B．Require the zoo to take back the baby lions.

C．Make a survey about the local citizens’ reactions.

D．Publish a statement to express their sorry and concern.

【推荐3】When it comes to the greatest inventions of the world, China's name is sure to be mentioned several times. There are hundreds of things which were invented by the Chinese.

Alcohol

Shocked? It was because when they said alcohol I thought about either the US or the UK. China had never crossed my mind. In China, alcohol was made by two legendary persons named Yi Di and Du Kang who belonged to the Xia Dynasty. This period was about 2000 BC—1600 BC. Research says that in ancient China, beer with 4% alcoholic content was widely consumed by people.

Tea

China is the proud inventor of tea which was first drunk by Shen Nong, a Chinese emperor around 2737 BC. Tea production was rapidly developed, making tea a popular drink during the Tang and Song Dynasties.

The Mechanical Clock

Have you ever wondered what on earth we would be doing without any idea of time? A clock really is an invention without which things were incomplete. The credit of making the first mechanical clock goes to ancient China. The first mechanical clock was invented by Yi Xing in the Tang Dynasty. This was during 618 AD and 907 AD.

Silk Fabric

Silk, the favorite fabric of many girls out there, is also a Chinese invention. Although we all know that silk is made by silkworms, it was Chinese people who first invented a way to harvest the silk and then use it to make clothes. The oldest silk which has been found so far is in Henan Province and dates back to 3630 BC.

1. What can we learn from paragraph 2?

A．Beer was popular in the Xia Dynasty.	B．Yi Di and Du Kang invented alcohol.
C．Alcohol was first invented in the US.	D．It is well known that alcohol is a Chinese invention.

2. The author asks the question in paragraph 4 to show          .

A．ancient Chinese inventors were wiser	B．many things in our lives are incomplete
C．ancient Chinese people never wasted time	D．the mechanical clock is an important invention

3. Which of the following inventions has a longer history?

A．Silk fabric.	B．Tea.
C．Alcohol.	D．The mechanical clock.