【推荐1】William Dunn is the founder of Take a Kid Fishing, Inc., a nonprofit organization in Lakeland, Florida, who mentors underprivileged and fatherless kids through fishing.

A dozen years ago, William noticed his six-year-old neighbor, Camran, seemed angry. He’d storm out of the house, shouting at his mom. One day, William saw the boy outside and started a conversation. Camran shared his dad wasn’t in his life.

William asked Camran’s mom for permission to take him fishing. Camran was “captivated” from that first trip so the two fished together several times a week, and William saw positive changes in Camran’s behavior. “That’s when I realized God was calling me to help fatherless kids,” he says. Soon William was teaching Camran’s friends and other kids in the neighborhood to fish.

On weekends, William and other volunteers take kids out fishing. William reaches out to group homes to invite the kids to spend the day on the water. Many have never been fishing, so William starts by teaching the basics. Then come the life lessons that fishing offers: patience, teamwork and the simple joy of relaxing in the outdoors.

William grew up in Miami in a rough area. He and his dad had a great relationship. Fishing was a huge part of that. “Fishing was so peaceful,” William says. “It was like an escape.” He wants to share his love of fishing with kids who don’t have a father to take them. “I just want to show them that I care about them, that I’m there for them,” he says.

Take a Kid Fishing, Inc., has a huge impact, but it started because William wanted to help one kid. Do you know a child who might benefit from your friendship? Introduce them to fishing or another hobby you enjoy. The activity doesn’t matter as much as your presence in their lives.

1. Why did William invite Camran to go fishing?

A．William had a great passion for fishing.	B．William felt sympathetic to Camran.
C．William witnessed Camran’s misbehavior.	D．William founded a nonprofit organization:

2. Which one can best replace “captivated” underlined in paragraph 3?

A．Attracted.

B．Observed.

C．Permitted.

D．Instructed.

3. What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?

A．Inspire people to hold kids’ hands.	B．Praise the organization for its impact.
C．Get children to know more about fishing.	D．Encourage people to have other hobbies.

4. Which words can best describe William?

A．Humorous and gentle.	B．Enthusiastic and social.
C．Persuasive and ambitious.	D．Generous and warm-hearted.

【推荐2】A sunny morning was a great start to a wintry day in a new city. I booked a taxi which, surprisingly, arrived in less than a minute, stopping at my feet.

Taxis aren’t known for their punctuality (准时) in this city. It’s often a long wait and they always end up parking away from you, which often leads to a lot of conversations on the phone.

As I got in, I was warmly welcomed. The driver, Raju, started a conversation straight away as we set off. His conversation was full of polite English words and I could see that his vocabulary wasn’t too bad for someone who hadn’t gone beyond high school.

I was enjoying it. The only off-putting thing was the music. I asked him to turn it off and see if he liked the playlist on my phone. To my surprise, Raju knew names of the musicians and the singers. He told me his formative years were the early nineties — same as mine.

We enjoyed six old songs before we reached the destination. Raju thanked me for the music I played and refused to take any money. I knew there was no point in pressing him so I took out some chocolate and passed it to him. He was hesitant (犹豫的), but couldn’t say-no.

After spending an hour in the market, I decided to push off. I booked a taxi and to my surprise, it was Raju again. He welcomed me with a happy smile “The Earth is round.” I made him promise to accept the fare this time or I would cancel the booking. He agreed. I was glad there was no music playing in the taxi as I preferred to have a chat with him.

I learned Raju was a cancer (癌症) survivor and the lone breadwinner of the family. I asked him if he needed help, He said no and told me that he would keep working hard as long as his body allowed.

Before saying goodbye, I asked if I could do anything for him. “Say something nice about taxi drivers,” he laughed and drove away.

1. What was the author’s first impression of Raju?

A．He was on time.	B．He drove very slowly.
C．He was really serious.	D．He spoke little English.

2. How did Raju react to the author’s request to change the music?

A．He tried to argue.	B．He paid no attention.
C．He agreed to it happily.	D．He felt regretful about it.

3. What did the author do when he booked Raju’s taxi again?

A．He cancelled the booking.	B．He asked to hear some music.
C．He gave Raju some chocolate.	D．He made Raju accept the fare.

4. What can we learn about Raju from the text?

A．He has a strong fighting spirit.	B．He is willing to help out.
C．He is not very talkative.	D．He doesn’t like music.

【推荐3】My family moved around a lot when I was growing up．In 2nd grade，I lived here in Washington D．C，where I made an amazing group of friends．I was upset when my parents told me we were moving again and I would have to leave all my best friends behind．
In 7th grade．we moved back to Washington D．C．And I could not have been more excited and I felt like I was finally home again．But things had changed．There were two new girls，who decided that they didn’t like me，which meant no one else could，not even all my former best friends．
And then one day during school，I opened my locker，only to find a note lying on the floor．The note said：Die．Nobody likes you．
My heart started beating faster and I felt the blood rushing to my face．I had no idea what to do．The note wasn’t signed and I had no idea who had written it，but I figured the new girls were behind it．I had to sit in class all day with my head down，wondering who else knew about this shame．I felt horrible and sure that nothing would ever be good again．
I decided that the perfect way to end all of this was with another note，left on the bathroom mirror at school．
It’s sad for someone to bully(欺负)other classmates to make themselves feel better or look cool．Bullying others is a way to impress others．It’s common，but that doesn’t mean it's okay．Looking cool is not worth making others feel bad．Obviously I’m very happy now，but it doesn’t mean I’11 ever forget about that note or how it made me feel．And to those of you that are current victims(目前的受害者) of bullying—know that you are NOT alone．It will get better．I promise．
1. Why was the author unhappy when she left Washington D．C．?

A．She couldn’t adapt herself

B．She had to leave best friends．

C．She was growing up there．

D．She hated traveling a lot．

2. When the author opened the locker，she felt           .

A．satisfied

B．cheerful

C．amused

D．ashamed

3. In the end，the author turned things around          ．

A．under her teacher’s guide

B．by compromising to others

C．with her best friends’ help

D．through her own efforts

4. What suggestion does the author give to the teenagers?

A．Meet friends whenever possible．

B．Make efforts to fight back hard．

C．Be optimistic and let a thing slide．

D．Go on well with others．

【推荐1】SGT. JACOB KOHUT finally had some downtime during his 12-hour shift standing guard outside the U.S. Capitol. He could have spent his lone break napping or cracking jokes with fellow National Guardsmen. Instead, he sat in the back of a Humvee, flute in hand, teaching students via his laptop how to play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.”

Kohut, 35, was one of the more than 20,000 troops providing security ahead of then President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration(就职) in January. That meant he was on double duty, as an active member of the National Guard and as a devoted school band teacher.

Kohut has been in the military for 11 years as part of the 257^th Army Band, playing the basson and saxophone. He also has been a band teacher for more than a decade, and for the past five years, he’s taught music at two schools in Virginia---Canterbury Woods Elementary School in the morning and Frost Middle school in the afternoon.

When he was called up for duty, “my first thought was, What about my kids?” says Kohut. “The last thing these students need is a disruption(中断) in their teaching. I would rather teach the class, even if that means I’m tired.”

When on duty, Kohut’s days began in the morning with teaching his elementary class remotely from the drill floor of the DC Armory, finishing the lesson mere minutes before his Guard shift started at 10 a.m. Later in the day,during his break, he would go online to teach his middle school students from the back of a Humvee.

Kohut’s double duty has caught the attention of parents at Canterbury Woods Elementary.“I just wanted to share how impressed I am with Dr. Kohut this week,” Susi Brittain wrote in an e-mail to Leipzig. “This morning he taught band online from DC, in his fatigues--which just seems so beyond the expectations of a teacher in these circumstances.”

Kohut insists he is not doing anything extraordinary--he’s simply taking care of what needs to get done.”We are here to do what’s needed, and if that means standing outside for 18 hours straight in the freezing cold, we’re ready to do that,”he says.

But during the long and sometimes stressful hours of standing guard, Kohut said his teaching time offers comfort.As the 11 instruments played by his virtual students synchronized in song, the familiar melody of “Ode to Joy” rang through the Humvee.In that moment, Kohut realized there wasn’t a timelier tune to teach his students.

“It’s a symbol of unity and peace,” he says. “And that’s what the world needs right now.”

1. We can know that Kohut is a ______ person.

A．eager and confident	B．generous and strict
C．determined and selfless	D．talented and energetic

2. What can we infer about the Kohut’s words in paragraph7?

A．He was too tired to carry out the teaching practice online.

B．He was willing to do whatever was needed for kids and army.

C．He was ready to stand outside for 18 hours straight just for fun.

D．He would rather stand outside for 18 hours straight than teach the kids online.

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

A．Providing security for Joe Biden

B．Fighting for country and Beethoven

C．Teaching music online at two schools

D．Being an active member of the National Guard

【推荐2】It’s still there, the Vietnamese school where my brother and I used to go. Even with a new coat of paint and the high wire fence, the school I knew ten years ago remains the same.

Every day at 5 p.m., instead of flying kites with our friends, my brother and I had to go to Vietnamese school. No amount of kicking, screaming, or arguing could stop my mother, who was determined to have us learn the language of our culture. She held us by the collar and walked with us the seven long, hilly blocks from our home to school, leaving our tearful faces before the front of the school.

We all sat in little chairs in a big empty room, which had a slight smell of old clothes that had been stored for a long time. I hated that smell. There was a stage far to the right, with an American flag on one side and the flag of the Republic of Vietnam on the other side.

Although the school mainly taught language - speaking, reading, dictation - the lessons always began with an exercise in politeness. With the entrance of the teacher, the best student would tap a bell and everyone would get up, and say in Vietnamese, “How are you, teacher?”

The language always made me embarrassed. More often than not, I had tried to separate myself from the loud voice that followed me whenever I went to the American supermarket outside our area. The voice belonged to my grandmother, a small old woman who could shout louder than anyone on the street. Her Vietnamese was quick, it was loud, it was not beautiful.

In our area, the comings and goings of hundreds of Vietnamese on their daily tasks sounded crazy. I did not want to be thought of as being mad, as talking stupid. When I spoke English, people nodded at me, smiled and encouraged me. Even Vietnamese people would laugh and say that I’d do well in life.

My brother was even stricter than I about speaking English. He was especially cruel towards my mother, scolding her for her poor English. Bits of Vietnamese were often mixed in her conversation.

After two years of struggle, I finally divorced my culture. I was permitted to stop Vietnamese school. I thought of myself as American. At last, I thought I was one of you; I wasn’t one of them.

Sadly, I am only an American.

1. What can be learned from the passage?

A．The author’s brother liked learning Vietnamese.

B．The author’s mother taught him English at home.

C．The author didn’t like learning Vietnamese when he was young.

D．The author’s mother put her sons in a language school in Vietnam.

2. The author often felt embarrassed because ________.

A．his Vietnamese was not beautiful enough

B．he could not fly kites like other kids at school

C．his grandma spoke Vietnamese loudly in public

D．his mother always treated him rudely in the market

3. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author feels ________.

A．scared

B．peaceful

C．satisfied

D．regretful

4. What’s the theme of the passage?

A．It is important to adapt to a new environment.

B．It is important to appreciate your own culture.

C．It is important to remember your childhood.

D．It is important to learn a foreign language.

【推荐3】Jamil Jan Kochai, the author of 99 Nights in Logar, searched for more than a decade for Susan Lung — the second-grade teacher who had changed his life over 20 years earlier. On Saturday night, the two were finally reunited at one of his book-reading events.

The writer was born in a refugee camp for Afghans in Peshawar, Pakistan, and his family moved to California when he was just a year old. At home, they spoke mostly Pashto and some Farsi, so by the time he reached first grade, he was at a total loss because he could hardly speak English. Then came Mrs. Lung, who quickly realized that Kochai was deeply struggling at Alyce Norman Elementary School.

The two got to work, meeting for one-on-one lessons nearly every day after school. At the end of the school year, Kochai won reading-comprehension competitions.

Lung and Kochai lost touch when Kochai’s father got a job in another city and the boy moved on, with a new love of reading and writing. When he grew older, Kochai’s parents encouraged him to find his former teacher to thank her. But despite his efforts, he failed to track her down.

“I didn’t know her first name. She was always just Mrs. Lung to me, so when I called places to ask about her, they couldn’t find any records of her,” Kochai said.

Then, while promoting his first novel, he wrote an essay for Literary Hub magazine touching on the transformative impact that Lung had on his life. Lung’s doctor happened to read it, and told the now-retired educator about that.

Lung’s husband saw a Facebook post about Kochai’s reading event on Saturday in Davis, California and suggested he drive his wife there.

“I had no idea they were going to be there,” Kochai said. “It was just like a sweet dream. Mrs. Lung was sitting in the front row. She was just the same Mrs. Lung. Just as sweet, kind and warm as ever.”

Kochai and Lung hugged, and Kochai finally got the chance to express to her how much he still thought of her and how much she meant to him.

1. How did Mrs. Lung help Kochai?

A．By dropping by his house regularly.	B．By asking him to read more in class.
C．By spending extra time tutoring him.	D．By saving him out of a refugee camp.

2. Why did Kochai have difficulty finding Mrs. Lung?

A．There were few records about her.	B．His parents provided little support.
C．He was too young to remember her.	D．He had limited information about her.

3. How did Kochai feel when seeing Mrs. Lung at his reading event?

A．Surprised and delighted.	B．Discouraged and frustrated.
C．Uneasy and curious.	D．Alarmed and awe-inspiring.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．A Distinguished Guest Showed Up at a Reading Event

B．A Writer Was Finally Reunited With His Former Teacher

C．A Famous Teacher Saved a Poor Student’s Whole Life

D．A Book Changed a Celebrity and a Retired Teacher