【推荐2】When l6-year-old Grayden Brunet joined the Sackets Harbor, New York, volunteer fire department in 2017, he was the youngest on the team in 20 years. He was so thrilled to be following in his dad’s footsteps that he persuaded two classmates, Niklas Brazie and Dalton Hardison, to sign up too.

A few years later, the older firefighters quit over COVID-19 concerns. Suddenly, the three teens were not only helping the Sackets Harbor volunteer fire department, they were the Sackets Harbor volunteer fire department. They were the ones responding to heart attacks, car accidents, and suicides. They were the ones speeding COVID-19 patients to hospitals.

“We went from not even having our licenses to saving people’s lives,” Dalton told Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).

As far as the teens were concerned, they couldn’t quit. If they did, Grayden told North County Public Radio (NCPR), “The community would lose the ambulance.”

The trio (三人组) worked hard alone for a year until help arrived in the form of five more teens, all motivated to serve their neighbors in the town of 1,300.“When they call 911, they’re expecting someone to help them,” says Sophia DeVito, who was 16 when she joined.

The job is demanding. One night last fall, the crew responded to two ambulance calls and a fire. They got home at 5:30 a.m. just two hours before school started. “It’s definitely hard coming back from the calls and having to take an algebra test,” Grayden told NCPR. But they don’t mind the exhausting work. And the looks on the faces of 91l callers when they meet their rescuers? Priceless, says Grayden Brunet.

1. According to Paragraph 1, we can tell that     

A．Grayden is not the first firefighter in his family

B．all the teens in the department are of the same age

C．Grayden’s father persuaded him to join the fire department

D．there has never been anyone on the team younger than 16

2. The older firefighters left their jobs because      

A．they didn’t have their licenses

B．the trio were not helping the fire department

C．speeding patients to hospitals was a huge burden

D．the virus made them feel alarmed and insecure

3. Which of the following words can best describe the teenage crew?

A．Hesitant.

B．Intelligent.

C．Determined.

D．Worthless.

4. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．The crew feel too exhausted to carry on.

B．The crew are considered to be untrustworthy.

C．The crew find their job challenging yet rewarding.

D．The crew sometimes miss their tests due to their work.

【推荐1】There once lived a woman who had been blind for decades. Then one day, she found a doctor who treated the woman with a new device she had invented called the Laserphaco Probe. For the first time in over 30 years, the woman could regain her eyesight. The doctor responsible for this life-changing surgery was called Dr. Patricia E. Bath.

Dr. Bath was an American ophthalmologist (眼科医生), researcher, and an advocate for the prevention, treatment, and cure of blindness. She had an interest in science and medicine from a young age, which she said was first evoked by a chemistry kit her mother had bought for her when she was young.

During a fellowship at Columbia University, Dr. Bath realized that African Americans were twice as likely to suffer from blindness than other patients she attended to. This observation led to her development of a community ophthalmology system, which increased the amount of eye care given to underserved communities. This allowed thousands of people to get early preventative care for conditions that would have otherwise been untreated, saving the eyesight of many.

Dr. Bath also invented a new technique to remove cataracts (白内障) by the Laserphaco Probe. This technique is still used around the world, and it has allowed doctors to restore patients eyesight in a more precise, and less painful manner than techniques before it.

Cataracts develop as people age. They form when the proteins in the lens (晶状体) of the eye break down, making the lens cloudy. This can significantly affect vision. Traditional cataract surgery involved removing the cloudy lens of the eye and replacing it with an artificial lens. However, this surgery was not always successful, and could be quite painful. Dr. Bath succeeded in solving the problem.

Dr. Bath made innovative contributions to the field of medicine which had long-lasting impacts on the communities she served.

1. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “evoked” in paragraph 2?

A．Displayed.

B．Decreased.

C．Stimulated.

D．Maintained.

2. Why did Dr. Bath create a community ophthalmology system?

A．To offer eye care treatment to the poor.

B．To help the blind regain their eyesight.

C．To provide eye surgery for African Americans.

D．To give real care to blind people.

3. What can we say about Dr. Bath’s device?

A．It prevents proteins in the lens breaking down.

B．It needs to be advertised around the world.

C．It helps patients avoid getting cataracts.

D．It makes cataract surgery better than before.

4. What would be the main idea for the text?

A．A woman improved vision for millions.

B．An inventor changed the face of science.

C．A doctor had various medical skills.

D．A researcher advocated the well-being of the poor.

【推荐2】Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of the most private women in the world, yet when she went to work as an editor in the last two decades of her life, she revealed (展现) herself as she did nowhere else.
After the death of her second husband, Greek shipping magnate(巨头)Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline’s close friend and former White House social secretary Letitia Baldrige made a suggestion that she consider a career（职业）in publishing. After consideration, Jacqueline accepted it. Perhaps she hoped to find there some idea about how to live her own life. She became not less but more interested in reading. For the last 20 years of her life, Jacqueline worked as a publisher’s editor, first at Viking, then at Doubleday, pursuing(追求)a late-life career longer than her two marriages combined. During her time in publishing, she was responsible for managing and editing more than 100 successfully marketed books. Among the first books were In the Russian Style and Inventive Paris Clothes. She also succeeded in persuading TV hosts Bill Moyer’s and Jose Campbell to transform their popular television conversations into a book, The Power of Myth. The book went on to become an international best-seller. She dealt, too, with Michael Jackson as he prepared his autobiography(自传), Moonwalk.
Jacqueline may have been hired for name and for her social relations, but she soon proved her worth. Her choices, suggestions and widespread social relations were of benefit both to the publishing firms and to Jacqueline herself. In the books she selected for publication, she built on a lifetime of spending time by herself as a reader and left a record of the growth of her mind. Her books are the autobiography she never wrote. Her role as First Lady, in the end, was overshadowed by her performance as an editor. However, few knew that she had achieved so much.
1. We can learn from the passage that Jacqueline _________.

A．because fond of reading after working as an editor

B．was in charge of publishing 100 books

C．promoted her books through social relations

D．gained a lot from her career as an editor

2. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that_________.

A．Jacqueline ended up as an editor rather as First Lady

B．Jacqueline’s life as First Lady was more colorful than as an editor

C．Jacqueline was more successful as an editor than as First Lady

D．Jacqueline’s role as First Lady was more brilliant than as an editor

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Jacqueline’s two marriages lasted more than 20 years.

B．Jacqueline’s own publishing firm was set up eventually.

C．Jacqueline’s views and beliefs were reflected in the books she edited.

D．Jacqueline’s achievements were widely known.

4. The passage is mainly______________.

A．an introduction of Jacqueline’s life both as First Lady and as an editor

B．a brief description of Jacqueline’s lifelong experiences

C．a brief account of Jacqueline’s career as an editor in her last 20 years

D．an analysis of Jacqueline’s social relations in publishing

【推荐3】Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28. Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.

Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.

Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”

He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. He said, “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled, while all thinking but no study makes people lazy.” Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness(仁) and good manners(礼). He said, “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.”

1. Today we still remember Confucius mainly because________.

A．he lived a poor life in his childhood

B．he traveled with his students from state to state

C．he lived during the Spring and Autumn Period

D．he had wise thoughts and great views about education

2. The underlined word “noble” in Paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to   .

A．poor

B．wealthy

C．fool

D．cute

3. What can we learn from Confucius according to the passage?

A．Thinking is very important in study.

B．We can learn everything from others.

C．We should always care for ourselves.

D．Learning music and sports is popular.

4. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A．Confucius’ teaching methods

B．A great man with a hard childhood

C．A person who changed Chinese history

D．Confucius-a great teacher and thinker