【推荐1】Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son: suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents. “The door to his room is always shut.” Joanna noted.

Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. ”She used to cuddle up with me on the sofa and talk,” said Mark. “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something. Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady. The problem is figuring out which time is which.”

Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what’s on their minds. “ In fact, parents are first on the list.” Said Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. “This completely changes during the teen years.” Riera explained. “They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last.”

Parents who know what’s going on in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need freedom, though young. Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them.

1. What troubles Tina and Mark most is that______

A．their daughter isn't  as lovely as before.

B．they can't   read their   daughter's mind exactly.

C．they   don't know what to say to their daughter.

D．their daughter talks with them only when she needs help.

2. Which of the following best explains ”the wall of silence” in the last paragraph?

A．Teenagers talk a lot with their friends.

B．Teenagers do not want to understand their parents.

C．Teenagers do not talk much with their parents.

D．Teenagers talk little about their own lives.

3. What can be learned from the passage?

A．Parents are unhappy with their growing children.

B．Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers.

C．Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers.

D．Parent should try to understand their teenagers.

【推荐2】Grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare or provide support for others in their community tend to live longer than seniors who do not care for other people, according to a study

from Berlin, Germany.‘Having no contact with grandchildren at all can negatively impact grandparents’ health. This link could be deeply rooted in our evolutionary past when help with childcare was important for the survival of the human species,” said Sonja Hilbrand, one of the researchers. However, having full-time custody of grandchildren may harm their health.

The findings are drawn from data on more than 500 people over age 70 in the Berlin aging Study. The participants completed interviews and medical tests every two years. Overall after considering grandparents age and general state of health, the risk of dying was one-third lower for grandparents who cared for their grandchildren, compared with grandparents who didn’t provide any childcare.

Half of the grandparents who cared for grandchildren were still alive ten years after the initial interview. The same was true for participants who did not have grandchildren but supported their adult children in some way, such as helping with housework. In contrast about half of the participants who did not help others died within five years after the start of the study.

“Caregiving may be thought also as an activity that keeps caregivers physically and mentally active, said Professor Arpino, adding that previous studies suggest that caregiving may improve cognitive functioning, mental and physical health.

Arpino noted, however, that caregiving is not the only activity that can improve health, and too many caring responsibilities can take away benefits from other activities like working, being in social clubs, or volunteering.

“Children should take into account their parents' needs, willingness, and desires and agree with them on the timing and amount of childcare," Arpino suggested.

1. What is the caregiving study based on?

A．Data on elderly people.

B．Medical tests on children.

C．Human evolutionary history.

D．Interviews on local community.

2. What does the underline word“ participants”in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Researchers	B．Attendants
C．Care-givers	D．Specialists

3. Which statement about childcare may Arpino agree with?

A．Childcare is bound to be beneficial to grandparents.

B．Grandparenting is meant to become a growing trend.

C．Proper amounts of childcare make grandparents live longer.

D．More childcare can provide grandparents with more health.

【推荐3】The story began with a young mother who had three sons. Unfortunately, the youngest son developed slow thinking skills, not having the intelligence of his brothers.

With double duty as the mother of the household, she was exhausted, so that the youngest was often the garget of anger and annoyance. Bad words, such as “you little fool” and the like, served as a daily meal for the youngest.

The words and curses he got from the mother and ridicule from friends convinced him that he was distressing and embarrassing his family. Every morning he woke up with his own face staring from the mirror reflection, he started to say quietly and sadly, “The fool is going to school.”

As adult citizens, there was compulsory military service which should be lived. Thus, the youngest son also signed up and started to follow the various tests: a medical, physical ability test and other tests. On the day of the announcement, he was called into the board of examiners.

In his mind, he convinced himself that he was the fool and couldn’t pass the tests this time as he entered the room with his head down. It was not expected at all. The tests turned out to have the highest praise from the board of examiners.

“Congratulations, young man! Your test results are incredible! You are really a great and talented young man. ”Words from the board of examiners became the discovery of a new side of himself that was not known in advance. Voice kept echoing in his mind, such as “I, the great man, am in the shower”, “the great man washes his face”, “The talented young man again brushes his teeth” and so on. Confidence and improved self-image came beyond usual.

20 years later, the youngest established himself as a successful businessman who was admired and respected, and received many awards.

The mindset and belief are the power behind the success that is within us. Whatever we think and believe in or mind continuously, it will eventually materialize in reality. That’s the universally applicable law.

1. Why was the youngest often scolded by his mother?

A．He was not as clever as his brother.

B．He considered himself to be a fool.

C．He didn’t behave himself at school.

D．He didn’t cook meals for his mother.

2. From the story we know that the young mother is ____.

A．selfish and lazy	B．gentle and caring
C．ill-tempered and impatient	D．kind-hearted and diligent

3. What happened to the youngest son later on?

A．He received aid from others.

B．He became an admirable psychologist.

C．He became confident and successful.

D．He developed strange mental diseases.

4. From this passage, the author mainly tells us that____.

A．Military service can change a person completely.

B．Mothers should treat every child equally.

C．Even a fool can become a successful businessman.

D．Think big and you will get big results.

【推荐2】I have learned something about myself since I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago. Even though I own a home in Port St, Lucie just minutes from the ocean, an un- controllable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south. I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse. Instead of enjoying Florida’s mild winters, I willingly endure the severe weather on Long Island, the place I called home for 65 years.

I’m like a migratory bird (候鸟) that has lost its sense of timing and direction, my wings flapping against season.

So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds? The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am. Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees, I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire. I also long for the bright display of colors-first in the fall trees, and then in the lights around homes and at Rockefeller Center. Floridians decorate too, but can’t create the special feel of a New England winter.

I suppose the biggest reason why I return is to celebrate the holidays with people I haven’t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors children excitedly open gifts on Christmas? Even the first snowfall seems special. I especially enjoy seeing a bright red bird settling on a snow-covered branch. (My wife and I spend winters at a retirement community in Ridge, and I’m grateful that I don’t have to shovel.)

While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reasons why I come back. Who says you can’t go home?

1. What’s the difference between Florida and Long Island?

A．Winters in Florida are milder.

B．The snowbirds in Florida are rarer.

C．Weather in Florida is severer.

D．Florida is nearer to the ocean.

2. What does the underlined word “reluctance” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Unwillingness.

B．Expectation.

C．Coincidence.

D．Motivation.

3. Which of the following words can best describe the author?

A．Imaginative and outspoken.

B．Hard-working and serious.

C．Homesick and easy-going

D．Anxious and painful.

4. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To describe his dream to be a free bird.

B．To express his feeling of missing his hometown.

C．To praise the beauty and warmth of his hometown.

D．To explain the reasons for moving from his hometown.

【推荐3】When I was young, I thought that boys and grown men shouldn’t cry. The tears were signs of being weak. A man isn’t supposed to be like that. This was even strengthened in my young mind with the popular song, Boys Don’t cry, in the early 1980s.

But just last June, I discovered that courage wasn’t all about trying to keep all the pain inside. Courage wasn’t all about trying to hide the tears. It was the opposite — the tears reinforced (加强) the heart’s courage. And I saw this in my father.

My 18-year-old sister eloped and with it, I saw how vulnerable (脆弱的) my father’s heart was. We were used to seeing him as a strong figure and an iron-willed father. For three days after my sister eloped, he wouldn’t talk. He would just sit quietly outside our house in the dark. On the fourth night, I sat beside him and asked him to tell me what he felt about everything.

It has been years since I have laid my hand on my father’s shoulder as we have drifted farther while I am growing up. That night, I sensed my father trying to control his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out. We all cried over what had happened except him.

The simple touch and my words “Dad, it’s not your fault”broke my father’s dam. In the darkness, he began to cry. I felt his shoulders shaking as he whispered, “Where did I go wrong? All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up right. Why couldn’t your sister wait? How can she go away with such a boy?”

I understood then why he preferred to be in the dark. By being there, he hoped to spare his family’s feelings. His tears, though we didn’t see them before that night, were there all the same.

I saw his courage that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and understood his pain.

1. We can know from the first paragraph that ________.

A．the author often cried when he was young

B．the tears are not the signs of being weak

C．Boys Don’t cry was popular in the early 1980s

D．men are supposed to keep their secrets

2. According to the author, people with courage ________.

A．should try to keep all the pain inside

B．should do what they can to show they are brave

C．shouldn’t hide the tears if they want to cry

D．shouldn’t be so strict with their children

3. The author’s father didn’t cry at first because ________.

A．he should set an example to people around

B．he was very disappointed with his daughter

C．he had been trying to control his great pain

D．he felt sorry for what he had done before

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Boys don’t cry.	B．My great father.
C．Never lose heart.	D．The day father cried.

【推荐1】After the heavy rain passes, a man at a company that lies on the riverbank arrives for work. At the water’s edge, he notices a baby beaver (海狸) balls up on the ground.Realizing that the animal needs help, the man picks him up and drives to a nearby animal hospital.From here the beaver is sent to the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (CWRS), where he will begin his recovery.

Vets check the beaver — now named Birch — for wounds or broken bones. Luckily they find no injuries.“But he’s a real little animal — only three and a half pounds,” says Andrea Hunt, a worker at the rehab center.According to his weight, they think that Birch is about eight weeks old.“Baby beavers stay with their families for one to two years,” Hunt says.“He’s not ready to care for himself.If he hadn’t been saved, he almost certainly wouldn’t have survived.”

To keep Birch from getting lonely, Hunt pairs him with another baby beaver named Aspen. At first they’re fed a milky cereal. A few weeks later, Birch and Aspen begin a diet of solid food that includes leafy kale and collard greens. Wood is also on the menu.For exercise, each beaver receives its own pool to swim in.

About a year later, Birch weighs 27 pounds. “Not only is he healthy, but he’s also learned good survival skills,” Hunt says. “It’s time to let him go.” Early one morning the beaver is driven into a Canadian forest to be set free.Birch is carried in a cage (笼子) to the bank of a lake. When the door opens, he carefully steps out, then jumps into the water and swims away. “We’ll miss Birch,” Hunt says.“But nothing feels better than putting an animal back where it should be.”

1. On his way to work, the man ________.

A．gets caught in heavy rain	B．saves a little young animal
C．is driven to a hospital	D．sends a beaver home

2. According to Paragraph 2, Birch ________.

A．moves to the rehab center with Hunt	B．loses his parents when he is born
C．is too young to care for himself	D．breaks his bones in an accident

3. Which of the following may Andrea Hunt agree with?

A．If you love him, stay with him forever.	B．It is dangerous to get close to animals.
C．Just keep a beaver as your pet.	D．Save animals, save the world.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．Birch: a lucky beaver	B．Aspen: a special friend
C．Andrea Hunt: a skilled worker	D．The CWRS: home to injured animals

【推荐2】The first two years of Stuart Singer’s retirement were pure play, killing time in the New York City by bike and visiting museums and art galleries.

“At some point, I realised I should do more than this,” said Mr Singer, a former high school teacher.

Now Mr Singer, 74, and his wife Madine, 69, are involved in the Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme. Mr Singer volunteers with the Community Health Advocates Programme, which started in 2010. The programme helps consumers to know better about the health insurance coverage(医疗保险). And it helps them to find access to low-cost or free care. Mr Singer’s main task is to answer phones for the Community Health Advocates’ helpline.

“There are lots of calls from different people who need medical care, but they can’t get it because their insurance company won’t pay for it,” he said. “And you got to go through doctors, and get the papers filled out. But when you get it done, yeah, it feels good.”

The helpline helps about 250 callers each week and has saved consumers $12.1 million since it began. Mr Singer comes in once a week, helping 10 callers every shift. In total, he estimates he has saved New Yorkers $443,000.

Despite the challenges, the work is a joy, not drudgery for Mr Singer, which inspired his wife to sign up for volunteer training after she retired in late 2014 as vice president of the Insurance Information Institute. It put her fear of retirement at ease.

Mrs Singer trained with the Advocacy, Counseling and Entitlement Services Project before being placed with the Actor’s Fund, a national human services organization for performing arts and entertainment professionals founded in 1882. “It just seems so unfair that these people have trouble finding housing,” said Mrs Singer. Since she started in early 2015, Mrs Singer has had more than 270 appointments with clients, from ticket takers to screenwriters to dancers. “Having someone help them really means a lot to them,” Mrs Singer said.

Much of her work is helping clients who are applying for affordable housing sort through a variety of income sources they receive. “It keeps the mind going,” Mrs Singer said. “It keeps the social life going, and I’m doing something.”

1. In paragraph 2, this refers to_________.

A．riding bikes in New York City	B．visiting museums and art galleries
C．spending Mr Singer’s life purely for fun	D．teaching in a high school

2. The word drudgery in paragraph 6 most probably means ________.

A．tiring training	B．boring work
C．inspiring training	D．exciting work

3. What does Mrs Singer think of her volunteer work?

A．Meaningful.

B．Easy.

C．Affordable.

D．Relaxing.

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

A．Live a Simple Life after Retirement

B．Adapt to Social Life after Retirement

C．Find Rewards in Volunteering after Retirement

D．Overcome Difficulties in Volunteering after Retirement

【推荐3】On a Wednesday morning, when most kids of his age are just settling into class. 9-year- old Camden Myers and his mom are settling into the grand opening of his new coffee shop.

“My favorite coffee is Cappuccino," Cam says. This work isn't really a tiring thing for him, but it's a labor of love, as he says "The most fun part is making the coffee, and I can earn what I need for my life."

Cam's Coffee Creations on South Broad Street in Winston-Salem was brewed from heartache. Cam suffered a serious brain injury when he was born. It has impacted his speech and motor skills, but not his passion or drive. “A little over a year ago, we both were in a car crying because we were asked to leave school. The school didn't have resources to support him,” says Cam's mom Latasha Barr-Lewis. “Fast forward a year later, we are now a resource for students like him.” Cam says, “I want to help people with special needs because I have special needs.”

In fact, this mother-son team says Cam’s Coffee Creations is the first coffee shop in the triad to provide job training and employment opportunities for people with special needs.

Already on opening day, Cam has got his site set on something more. Cam says he wants to have a bigger coffee shop. For his mom, the dream is bigger than an early-morning pick him up, “We don't want to be a coffee shop. We want to be an experience. We want to be a community partner,” Barr-Lewis says. She hopes they can expand to somewhere with classroom space and training rooms.

Cam's Coffee Creations is open from 7:00 am to 12:30 pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The shop is located at 930 S. Broad St. in Winston-Salem.

1. Why Cam refused to enter the school to study?

A．He needed his mother to help him study together.

B．There wasn't a good course for him to study.

C．The school couldn't give him special support in study.

D．His physical condition was too bad to go to school.

2. What is Cam's purpose in opening the coffee shop?

A．To train People in starting a business.	B．To raise money to help disabled people.
C．To give people some different experiences.	D．To give a hand to people in need of special help.

3. What do Cam and Barr-Lewis plan to do in the future?

A．Find a suitable school to continue Cam s study.

B．Enlarge their business size and help more people.

C．Open more coffee shops in most communities.

D．Run the coffee shop well to become a part of the school.

4. What may be the best title for the text?

A．The Labor of Love	B．A New Coffee Shop
C．A Kind Young Boy	D．The Unhappy Experience

【推荐1】Peter, a 5-year- old boy, showed such great interest in seashells that he would rush to pick them up with his 3-year-old sister, Shirley. They screamed out their joy as Peter collected his treasure into his pockets. For Peter, sea shells lay shining on the peaceful beach, waiting for him, just like stars twinkling in the sky. As waves touched them, they seemed to be flowers blooming in gentle wind.

One day, Peter was wandering through a market with Shirley with some shells in his pocket. Suddenly Peter found his younger sister was lagging (落后) behind. He stopped and looked back, finding Shirley standing in front of a toy shop and staring at something with great interest. The boy went back to her and asked, “What do you want?” Shirley pointed at the doll, wearing a smile on her innocent face. Peter held his younger sister’s tiny hand, walking into the shop. He tiptoed to reach for the doll, and like fulfilling an elder brother’s duty, gave the precious doll to Shirley. Holding tightly the doll, the sister was very happy.

The shopkeeper was watching everything and enjoyed seeing the mature (成熟的) behavior of the boy. Now the boy came to the counter and asked the shopkeeper, “How much does this doll cost, sir?” “The shopkeeper was a cool man, who had suffered from something in his life. So he asked the boy with love, “Well, what can you pay?” Peter reached into his clothes for money that was intended for these two little kids’ breakfast. Having counted the money, Peter put it with care on the counter, asking again, “Sir, is it enough for my little sister’s doll?” The amusing scene just in front of the shopkeeper eventually brought a smile to his face. Shaking his head slightly, he replied, “My boy, I am afraid it seems not to be enough.”

1. 根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中，每词限用一次，有两词为多余选项

amuse     build     attract     desire     innocence     responsible make     observe     refuse     loving     care        passion
Peter and his 3-year-old sister________the habit of collecting seashells, because the charming features of seashells were so________.
Wandering on the beach, Peter found his sister lagging behind at a toy store. The little girl drooled on（痴迷）a doll and________to purchase it. The shopkeeper________the whole scene.	The little girl showed her longing for the toy with her big and________smile. The boy immediately felt it his     _____to help. The shopkeeper found the two kids’ behavior________.
The boy asked for the price of the doll and decided to sacrifice his and his sister’ breakfast fund to get it, while the shopkeeper________to seal the deal saying that the money would not be enough.	The little boy took out his money________and the shopkeeper looked at him________.

2. What words can be used to describe the little boy?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. How did the little boy intend to pay?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What might happen next?（at least 20 words）
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

【推荐2】I had not hugged a friend or a family member for more than two years until recently when my sister-in-law flew in for a brief visit. For everyone’s safety, we met outside. Despite the wintry weather, her hug warmed me from the inside out. It’s strange, but only now do I truly realize how much I’ve missed embracing loved ones—the warmth that remains long after our arms have untwined (松开).

Growing up through war in my hometown of Sarajevo, Bosnia, every moment was full of danger. On one peaceful morning, I had begged my mom to let me go outside after spending weeks wilting (蔫) indoors. She finally agreed. I was outside for only 10 minutes when I was caught in an explosion. I ran to my neighbor’s house for safety and draped (悬挂) my arms around her neck just as my legs collapsed (瘫倒) underneath me. She hugged me with both arms and dragged me into her house. I was still in her arms when the ambulance arrived.

Thankfully, I made a full physical recovery, but the emotional scars never left me. Years later there was another explosion near my house. I was safely inside, but my father had left to buy a loaf of bread. He had only just missed the blast. When he came back inside, I gave him the biggest hug imaginable. I was caked in tears as I held him tight.

That same night my parents managed to arrange my escape from our war-torn city. They desperately wanted at least some of my childhood to be normal. I was 16 and came to America on my own. A generous host family took me in and I began learning English and going to school. They had a large dog called Oscar. Over the next several months, I secretly struggled with feeling homesick and worried about my family back home. Despite managing quite well at school, I couldn’t express my feelings. The only way I shared how I felt was by giving Oscar a big hug.

It is yet another sad aspect of our pandemic lives that hugging a stranger is the last thing on our minds. For many of us, even hugging a relative or a friend comes with stress and anxiety over risks and precautions (防范). Perhaps we have undervalued the impact of a simple hug. As I look back on my past, I count myself truly lucky to have been held, shielded and encouraged at some of the most key moments of my life by the almost otherworldly (超世俗的) power of a hug. I pray that in the not-so-distant future we can safely hold one another again -a friend, relative, or even a stranger.

1. Why did the author mention her sister-in-law’s visit at the beginning?

A．It reminded the author of her past hugs.

B．It encouraged the author to hug strangers.

C．It made the author think of her large family.

D．It made the author forget the pandemic temporarily.

2. What happened to the author when she lived in her hometown of Sarajevo, Bosnia?

A．Her father died from a blast.

B．Her arms were hurt in an explosion.

C．She was warmed by her neighbor’s hug.

D．She recovered quickly from the wounds of the war.

3. Why did the author’s parents send her to America?

A．Their relatives lived there.

B．They wanted the author to have a further education.

C．They wanted the author to have a safe environment to live.

D．They didn’t want the author to live with them.

4. What problem did the author find after she came to America?

A．She was treated badly by her host family.

B．She couldn’t catch up with her classmates at school.

C．She couldn’t adapt to the new environment.

D．She missed and worried about her family members.

5. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?

A．To express how she feels about war.

B．To share how important hugs are to her.

C．To introduce the ups and downs in her life.

D．To complain about the impact of the pandemic.