【推荐1】Elephant Transit Home In both Africa and Asia elephants are being threatened by changes in their natural habitats. People are moving into the elephants’ habitats and endangering their survival. In the country of Sri Lanka, there is one place where elephants are not only protected but also respected. It is called the Elephant Transit Home (ETH).

Set up in 1995, the ETH aims to protect and nurture baby elephants that are found injured or living without their mothers in the wild. Every year about 30 baby elephants in Sri Lanka need help. As many as possible are brought to the ETH. There they are given food, shelter, and medical care. Most importantly, they are given the chance to be with other elephants and become part of a herd (象群).

A day at the ETH begins early in the morning when the baby elephants are given their first feeding of milk. During the day, each baby will drink an average of 13 gallons of milk. Older elephants are fed mostly coconut leaves and other native plants. Then the elephants are allowed to walk around, eating the grass and forming a herd. The cost of caring for the baby elephants is high. The ETH spends about ＄125,000 each year on powdered milk for the baby elephants.

At the ETH, workers try to reduce human connection with the elephants. They also try to increase bonds (联系) between the elephants. It usually takes three years for a baby elephant to be set free into its natural habitat. The elephants are sent back to the wild together with other orphans with whom they have bonded. This program helps them return to the wild as members of a herd that will communicate with each other and take care of each other.

The ETH is considered one of the best animal protection sites in the world. Not only are the elephants cared for, they are treated with respect. Most importantly, they go back to live in the wild, where they belong.

1. What does the underlined word “nurture” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Set free.

B．Care for.

C．Focus on.

D．Relate to.

2. The workers reduce human connection with the elephants to ______ .

A．train them to stay away from hunters	B．provide them with more living space
C．study them better in a natural environment	D．help them make it in the wild as a herd

3. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To show the ways of wildlife protection.	B．To explain the threat baby elephants face.
C．To introduce an animal protection project.	D．To persuade the readers to protect elephants.

【推荐2】I love charity (慈善) shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them on every high street. The charity shop is a British institution, selling everything from clothes to electric goods, all at very good prices. You can get things you won't find in the shops anymore. The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies, and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods.

The first charity shop was opened in 1947 by Oxfam. The famous charity's appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful that it had been flooded with donations (捐赠物). They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal. Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK. My favourite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always find children's books, all 10 or 20 pence each.

Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager who gets paid. Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public. Every morning you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops, although they don't encourage this, rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open.

The shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity work. Charity shops raise more than ￡110 million a year, funding (资助) medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor children, homeless and disabled people, and much more. What better place to spend your money? You get something special for a very good price and a good moral sense. You provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on the environment.

1. The author loves the charity shop mainly because of ________.

A．its convenient location	B．its great variety of goods
C．its nice shopping environment	D．its spirit of goodwill

2. Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops?

A．The operating costs are very low.	B．The staff are usually well paid.
C．90% of the donations are second-hand.	D．They are open twenty-four hours a day.

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

A．What to Buy at Charity Shops.

B．Charity Shop: Where You Buy to Donate.

C．Charity Shop: Its Origin & Development.

D．The Public's Concern about Charity Shops.

【推荐3】Would you like to make contributions to your community?

Members of Love Zone are creative and responsible, making them perfectly ready to help handle various problems through volunteering.

If you want to make a difference in your community, or be a part of something bigger than yourself, then this is the place to start. Here are a few organizations of Love Zone with volunteer opportunities for teens!

Habitat for Humanity

Everyone deserves to have a place they call home. By volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, you can play a role in building up your community. Their Habitat Youth Programs accept volunteers between the ages of 5 and 40.

Meals on Wheels

For those teens who just got their licenses, here’s a volunteer opportunity that will make driving worthwhile. 200 million meals have been delivered so far. You can connect with your local provider to get involved. Meals on Wheels is on a mission to meet the nutritional and social needs of the elderly.

Key Club

As the oldest service program for high school students, the Key Club has quite a history of helping teens get involved in volunteering. Because clubs are student-led, you get a direct say in the kinds of service projects you want to do. Chances are, there’s already a chapter in your school, but if not, you can try taking the lead in one.

Best Buddies

Volunteer with Best Buddies to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and you can make them connected with other people. Join a school chapter (or start your own) to use friendship as a tool to improve the sense of belonging in your community.

And don’t worry. Even if you can’t volunteer physically, there are also tons of online volunteer opportunities available! If you want to find out more about joining a worthwhile volunteer organization, please click at www.Love Zone.org.

1. What is required for joining Meals on Wheels?

A．A driver’s license.	B．A nurse’s license.
C．A teacher certificate.	D．An architect certificate.

2. To help people with developmental disabilities, you can join       .

A．Habitat for Humanity	B．Meals on Wheels
C．Key Club	D．Best Buddies

3. The author writes this passage to       .

A．get more people to contribute to society

B．teach teens to be creative and responsible

C．raise public awareness of community affairs

D．instruct teens in ways to earn volunteer hours

【推荐1】Wu Ming is a young German born after 1995. Wu, a big fan of Chinese culture, has been learning traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) since 2016. Now he’s studying for his master degree at Henan University of Chinese Medicine.

As he thought some diseases can’t be treated completely with Western medicine, he decided to dig into TCM. Wu came to Central China’s Hénan Province in 2015, where TCM culture can be enjoyed because Henan Province is the hometown of Zhang Zhongjing, the medical sage (圣人) of ancient China. After one year of learning the Chinese language, he started to learn Chinese medicine.

In the early stages, Wu always tasted some Chinese herbal medicine by himself. He also tried his best to learn and practise Chinese,especially the Henan dialect, as his teachers, schoolmates, and even some patients speak the Henan dialect in their daily conversations.

Studying TCM made a difference to Wu’s life. He used to be crazy about electronic products and stay up late every night, and he was trapped in (陷入) the fast-paced but unhealthy daily life. But now, he lives a balanced and peaceful life, practising good habits like drinking tea, as well as reading ancient books.

Wu also uses what he has learned to help his family. With acupuncture (针灸), various physical disorders of his family have been well treated. Now, he always provides his family members with some advice about staying fit after he checks their skin or tongues online. Over time, his family begin to understand his love for TCM.

In Wu’s opinion, there’s no big difference between China and Western countries. “We are the same. Misunderstanding comes from being out of touch,” said Wu. He plans to run a traditional Chinese clinic (诊所) in Germany after graduation, which could serve as a bridge between the two countries and publicize TCM and its culture.

1. What did Wu Ming begin with as soon as he got to Henan Province?

A．Visiting places of interest.

B．Practising speaking Chinese.

C．Learning about Zhang Zhongjing.

D．Tasting herbal medicine in person.

2. How did studying TCM influence Wu?

A．It changed his lifestyle.

B．It made him stay up late.

C．It made him fond of reading.

D．It quickened the speed of his life.

3. What do we know about Wu according to Paragraph 5?

A．He teaches himself acupuncture.

B．He often gives strangers good advice.

C．He can put what he has learned into practise.

D．He has made his family fall in love with TCM.

4. Why does Wu plan to run a traditional Chinese Clinic in Germany?

A．To help more patients get treated.

B．To meet his family members’ expectations.

C．To combine Chinese medicine and Western medicine.

D．To make more Germans learn about TCM and its culture.

【推荐2】At present, animated (动画) films are popular with us. Most of them rely heavily on computer technology. But this magical world — where witches (魔法师) cast spells and castles float in the sky — is brought to life by hand, Nevertheless, Hayao Miyazaki is referred to as Japan’s Walt Disney and considered by many to be the world’s greatest living animator．
This month, the 72-year-old Miyazaki announced his retirement. The Japanese animator has directed 11 animated full-length films over the past four decades, including the Oscar-winning Spirited Away (《千与千寻》) and his latest release, The Wind Rises (《起风了》), which tells the life story of a man who designed Japanese World War II fighter planes．
Just as The Wind Rises shows, Miyazaki is well-known for his obsession with flight, especially human flight. Other attractive aspects of Miyazaki’s films include his themes of environmental protection and the horrors of war.
Miyazaki’s work is also famous for its lack of clearly defined good and evil characters. He sees the 21st century as a complex time when old standards need to be re-examined.
As a storyteller, he is an inventor of fairy tales full of mystery. In the Miyazakian universe, wizards (巫师) turn into birds of prey; young girls are transformed overnight into 90-year-old women; greedy parents are changed into pigs; and shooting stars become fire demons (恶魔).
People attribute Miyazaki’s success to his long pursuit of his hand-drawn technique, although in an interview with CNN he called himself an “extinct species” in the age of digital animation.
A recent television documentary on the making of The Wind Rises showed a disappointed Miyazaki throwing a pile of drawings into the trash. He is said to have redrawn thousands of frames of the much-praised Princess Mononoke (《幽灵公主》) when they did not meet his standards.
But his huge attention to detail has earned him the respect of the entire animated film world. Even John Lasseter — head of Pixar, the famous US computer animation studio — once called Miyazaki “one of the greatest filmmakers of our time”.
1. What can we know about Miyazaki’s film The Wind Rises?

A．It was put on a long time ago.

B．Miyaznki was once unsatisfied with some of the drawings.

C．It describes environmental protection.

D．It is an Oscar-winning film.

2. What does the underlined word “obsession” mean in paragraph 3?

A．Hatred.

B．Enthusiasm.

C．Envy.

D．Sympathy.

3. What makes Miyazaki earn the respect of the entire animated film world?

A．His emphasis on detail.

B．His pursuit of the hand-drawn technique.

C．His dependence on computer technology.

D．His definition of good and evil characters.

【推荐3】Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic (全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.

Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.

Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventually take, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn’t want to mess with that.

Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.

This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined” it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured (捕捉) and frozen on some stranger’s bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman I don’t even know has been immortalized (使……永存). In some ways, she lives in my house.

Perhaps we all live in each others’ spaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.

That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.

1. What happened when the author was about to take a photo?

A．Her camera stopped working.

B．A woman blocked her view.

C．Someone asked her to leave.

D．A friend approached from behind.

2. The photo on the bedroom wall enables the author to better understand ____________.

A．the need to be close to nature

B．the importance of private space

C．the joy of the vacation in Italy

D．the shared passion for beauty

3. The passage can be seen as the author’s reflections upon _____________.

A．a particular life experience	B．the pleasure of traveling
C．the art of photography	D．a lost friendship