【推荐1】Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making instruments. In his free time he liked             to play the violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.

One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an             idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.

Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin was very proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing             the violin. He was sure that everyone would be very surprised.

On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyone was really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with all eyes on             him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise. But nobody forgot Merlin’s wonderful entrance after that.

1. The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller-skating _______.

A．before the year 1750	B．before the invitation
C．because of Joseph Merlin	D．because it was dangerous

2. People called Merlin a dreamer because ___________.

A．he slept and dreamed a lot	B．he was full of different ideas
C．he was a talented violinist	D．he always made people’s dreams come true

3. ___________ made Merlin think of skating on wheels.

A．Merlin’s work

B．Merlin’s violin

C．A huge mirror

D．An important party

4. What was Merlin’s problem after he rolled into the room?

A．He couldn’t stop his roller-skating.	B．He couldn’t attract a lot of attention.
C．Everyone was surprised at him.	D．He couldn’t play the violin while rolling.

5. The text is mainly about_________.

A．a strange man

B．an unusual party

C．how roller skating began

D．how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century

【推荐2】Tabichi’s father,uncle,and cousins have all worked as teachers. He could see that his relatives were making a real difference to people’s lives and wanted to do the same. So for the past 12 years,Tabichi has worked as a math and science teacher in the hope that his lessons will give students a chance to improve their situations.

However,working at a remote village school in Kenya hasn’t been easy. The unique challenges and obstacles have forced Tabichi to find unique solutions for his students. The school only has one computer and unreliable Internet access.The school also has no library or laboratory. To make matters worse, there are not enough books for all the students and the school is desperately in need of more teachers. Most of the students are not able to concentrate because they haven’t had enough meals at home.

One of the other major challenges that Tabichi faces is keeping kids in school as long as possible. So Tabichi spends most of his time outside of the classroom working on ways to keep kids in school. When the 36-year-old gets the feeling that a student is at risk of dropping out, he works to persuade families to put more value in education. To help those in poverty afford food,uniforms, and books, Tabichi also gives away 80 percent of his salary. Despite all the obstacles he faces,Tabichi is credited for improving the school and keeping much of the village’s youth in school. He has also managed to set up science clubs and addressed food insecurity issues.

Thanks to his tireless work, his students have excelled. In recent years,students have won national and international science competitions. In March of 2019,Tabichi was voted the best teacher in the world and won the prize of $1 million.

1. What inspired Tabichi to be a teacher?

A．The high salary of teachers.

B．His father’s demand on him.

C．The significance of a teacher’s job.

D．His relatives’ encouragement.

2. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The difficulties Tabichi’s school faced.

B．The life of a remote village in Kenya.

C．Tabichi’s unique teaching ways for his students.

D．Most of the students’ distraction on their learning.

3. What occupied Tabichi’s most time?

A．Giving students the best lessons.

B．Helping students get rid of poverty.

C．Persuading students not to drop out.

D．Getting students away from any risk.

4. Which of the following can best describe Tabichi?

A．Pitiful.

B．Lucky.

C．Outgoing.

D．Selfless.

【推荐3】It was Thanksgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together on the top step.
“Any old papers, lady?” asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals （凉鞋）, wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I’ll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”
They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I saved them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started cooking.
The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”
“Am I rich? Pity, no!”
I looked at my worn-out slipcovers （椅套）. The girl put her cup back in its saucer （茶碟）carefully and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” They left after that, holding their papers against the wind. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.
Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.
I tasted the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a regular job, these matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy marks of little sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.
1. The writer let the two children come in and served them well because ______.

A．she wanted to sell old papers to them

B．she wanted to give them some presents

C．she showed great pity and care on them

D．she wanted to show her thanks to them

2. The writer left the muddy marks of little sandals on the floor for a while to _______.

A．show that she was a kind-hearted lady

B．remind her she shouldn’t forget how rich she was

C．leave room for readers to think about what being rich is

D．call up her memories of the good old days

3. It can be inferred from the text that whether you are rich depends on _______.

A．how much money you have made

B．what attitude you have had toward life

C．the way you help others

D．your social relationship

【推荐1】Maybe it's because it was our first purchase as homeowners. The salesman must have spotted just how green we were, so he began persuading. And soon he led us to a classic leather chair. All these years later, I remember he used words like rich and handsome, the thing every living room needed.

We believed him. So we bought that chair — just less than $100, a great deal in the 1970s for a young couple!

How we loved that chair! It always occupied a place of honor in our various living rooms, moving with us from our first tiny house to our beloved new house.

Somehow, conversations were better on that chair, and life was more fun around it. Three daughters spilled their secrets on it. Old friends seemed to be attracted by it on those wonderful occasions. Crazy as it sounds, that leather chair seemed to have — well, powers. All for good.

At first, we didn't really care that the leather was showing signs of wear or that it had lost its sheen (光泽). But in our most recent move, when the chair was moved in our new living room, it suddenly looked terribly lonely sitting close to newly painted walls and a couple of shiny new tables.

My husband and I tried but still we couldn't ignore the rough spots. Our chair had a skin disease. Even our adult kids raised eyebrows, urging us to at least remove the chair to some dark corner of the room. Neither of us could imagine such a retirement for it.

So we had an inspired idea. We'd call in an upholsterer (修理工) to give our old chair a whole new life. Our friend Joe studied the chair and then took out a simple leather conditioner. He explained that although it wouldn't work miracles, it would definitely get our weary chair looking younger again. It certainly doesn't look new, but its seat and back are shining, and some of its deeper wrinkles have lightened.

Best of all, it's back in the living room, looking like a wise old friend to the furniture around it. And, yes, there it will stay.

Because some things, like some people, just deserve a happy old age.

1. How did the salesman persuade the author into buying the chair?

A．By thinking highly of the author.

B．By saying that the author was green.

C．By describing how great the chair was.

D．By comparing the chair with others.

2. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A．Sweet memories with the chair.

B．Various functions of the chair.

C．People's comments on the chair.

D．Family activities and parties of friends.

3. Why did the author finally decide to repair the chair?

A．Because he was persuaded by Joe.

B．Because he didn't have enough money.

C．Because it showed signs of hardness.

D．Because it couldn't match his new house.

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．East or west, home is best.	B．From saving comes having.
C．It is never too late to mend.	D．Old friends and wine are best.

【推荐3】第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；
阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
To all of you at Chinese love links,

I am 44 years old and never married. I have always wanted to find that perfect someone that I dream about. For about the last five years I have almost given up the hope of ever finding the one I truly wish to spend the rest of my life with.

I have always tried to be a nice guy. I had found your website some four or five months before. I did not know what to expect. I don’t know how to speak Chinese and never thought truly of how I was to an Asian woman.

Well, I had a lot of replies from some very nice and pretty women. I had a hard time finding only a couple to write to. But one stood out from the rest. She was cute, nice and seemed to hold a lot of the same values as I do. In a short time I had decided to write only to her. We communicated via e-mails 2-3 times a day and phone calls once or twice a week.

I went and met her and her family only a week ago. Her name is Ying and she lives in Nanning. I found Nanning to be one of the most beautiful cities I had ever been to. We had even decided to marry and to bring her to the USA under the fiance visa. Not only did she meet everything I had ever hoped to find in someone else but turned out to be what every woman should be like, at least the ones I have met. We plan to marry as soon as she is here and start a family together as neither of us has children but we both want them.

So to anyone out there reading this, I can only say this: You may not find what you are looking for if you’re not honest with your partner and yourself. This site worked for me mostly because I was honest with something that I wanted in someone else. When I did find her, love can work even across the other side of the world, between language differences and cultural differences. I wish you all luck in finding your perfect match. I have finally found mine and wish to give all my thanks to those at Chinese love links to help make it happen.

Sincerely yours,

Arthur

1. We can infer from the letter that Chinese love links is a website to________.

A．help foreigners to travel in China

B．help both Chinese and foreigners to find one they want to marry

C．help Chinese and foreigners make friends

D．receive letters from the USA

2. Which of the following is true about Arthur’s story?

A．He was sure of finding a Chinese woman as his wife at first.

B．He was determined to find a Chinese woman as his wife.

C．He almost lost hope in finding a perfect wife until he found Ying.

D．No women wrote to him before Ying.

3. Ying stood out from the rest because________.

A．she was a Chinese	B．she had much in common with Arthur
C．other women stopped writing to Arthur	D．she was cute and nice and often phoned to Arthur

4. Arthur thinks________is the most important in finding someone one wants to marry.

A．being honest with the partner and oneself	B．help from the website
C．difference in languages and places	D．difference in cultures