【推荐1】I arrived at my mother’s home for our Saturday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt after quilt from the boxes proudly showing me their beauties. I knew they were all made herself. She was preparing for a quilt show on TV. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out. “What’s this？”I asked. “Oh？”Mom said，“That’s Mama’s quilt. ” I spread the quilt. It looked as if a group of school children had made the pieces together. “Grandmother made this？”I asked in surprise. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didn’t look like any of the quilts she had made. “Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes，” Mom said，“I’m still working on it. See，this is what I’ve done so far. ”I looked at it more closely. She had made a line straight（直的）At the center of the quilt, she had stitched a piece of cloth with these words:“ My mother made many quilts. She didn’t get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt. ” “Oh，this is so nice，Mom. ”I said. I was sure now that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother. I realized that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman，and continued with the loving hands of another.

1. When the writer got home，his mother________.

A．was cooking dinner

B．was preparing for a quilt show

C．was watching TV

D．was changing her mama’s quilt

2. How did the writer’s mother deal with her mama’s last quilt?

A．She took it to a TV show.

B．She brought it home and made some changes.

C．She gave it to her daughter as a family treasure.

D．She made some changes with a group of children.

3. From this passage we know the writer’s grandmother________.

A．was highly thought of by her daughter

B．wasn’t good at making quilts

C．was dead many years ago

D．lived with the writer before she died

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The writer wanted to know what their family treasure was.

B．The writer’s mother wanted to learn how to make a beautiful quilt.

C．The writer’s mother wanted to honor her own mama by finishing the quilt.

D．The writer’s mother wanted to take her mama’s quilts to the show.

【推荐2】I used to be an average student in Bohunt High school until I took Dr. Whitworth’s class. He was such a life-changer to me that I left that class determined never to underachieve again. He not only taught me to perform better and achieve more success than expected, he, more importantly, taught me to think. He convinced me, as much by example as words that it was my moral obligation to do so and to serve others.

Neither of us could know how our relationship would evolve over the years. When I came back to Bohunt to teach English, I worked for Dr. Whitworth, the department chair. My discussion with him was like graduate seminars in adolescent development, classroom management and school leadership.

After several years, I was named department chair, and our relationship shifted again. I thought that it might be awkward chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr. Whitworth supported me throughout. As the former chair, he knew when to give me advice about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me chart my own course.

In 1997, I needed his opinion about leaving Bohunt to become principal at another school.     If he had asked me to stay at Bohunt, I might have. Instead, he encouraged me to seize the opportunity.

Five years ago, I became the principal of Bohunt. Once again, Dr. Whitworth was there for me, letting me know that I could count on him. I have learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible (用不完的) wealth of lessons to teach.

1. The underlined word in Paragraph 1 could be best replaced by ________.

A．underperform	B．underestimate
C．undertake	D．understand

2. What did the author mean by “our relationship shifted again”?

A．They became teacher and student again.

B．They chaired the department together.

C．They were colleagues and Dr. Whitworth worked for him.

D．They were colleagues and he worked for Dr. Whitworth.

3. The story is mainly carried out ________.

A．in time order	B．in space order
C．by giving examples	D．by comparison

4. Where does this passage possibly come from?

A．A speech.	B．An autobiography.
C．A newspaper.	D．A poster.

【推荐3】Last week, while visiting my dad with my daughter, we went to a restaurant for dinner. When we were seated, my dad asked the waitress if there were any soldiers eating at the restaurant. Then waitress said there was a soldier having dinner with his friend. My dad told the waitress to tell the soldier and his friend that their dinner was paid for! He also said that he did not want to be known as the benefactor(施主).

Then waitress later commented on my dad’s thoughtful behavior saying that she had never seen anything like this before. At a local college, she had studied opera and so she used this to thank my dad by performing a piece from The Pearl Fisherman. Her voice brought me to tears because it sounded perfect!

After a while, the soldier appeared at our table (I don’t know how he knew my dad paid the bill for him.) and said that he would be sent to the front the next morning and that he could not leave this country without saying “thanks” to my dad. My dad replied that it was he who wanted to say “thanks”. They shook hands as the soldier left.

Before we left, the waitress came by again. She did a magic show as another way to show her “thanks” to my dad. Her show was really great. My dad left her a note with email address asking for her next performance time in addition to a $ 50 tip.

Everyone witnessed something exemplary (可作榜样的) in the human spirit that night. I can only hope to see more of this in the future.

1. My dad offered help to the soldier and his friend in the restaurant probably because ______.

A．he wanted to know more about them

B．he wanted to thank them for all they had done

C．he wanted the waitress to thank him

D．he wanted the soldiers to know his kindness

2. The waitress performed The Pearl Fisherman in the restaurant because ______.

A．she was asked to perform to the guests

B．she wanted to show off her wonderful skills

C．she wanted to attract more and more guests

D．she wanted to show her respect and thanks to the author’s dad

3. What did the soldier do in response to the author’s father’s kindness?

A．He gave something to author’s dad.

B．He gave a big tip to the waitress.

C．He did a magic show for the author and her father.

D．He said thanks to the author’s dad in person.

4. The author considered her father’s action to be ______.

A．funny

B．understandable

C．honorable

D．worthless

5. The passage mainly tells us that we should ______.

A．find ways to thank others	B．learn to be grateful to others
C．try to learn from each other	D．respect soldiers and waitresses

【推荐1】When I was 12, all I wanted was a signet (图章) ring. It was a in thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my mum gave me a signet ring with my initials carved into it. I was in heaven.

What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn’t being “replaced”. We’d been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything - so most of the “new” stuff (东西) we got was really just to replace what we’d lost. But not my ring. My ring was new.

Then, only one month later, I lost it. I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning. I was sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it, And two years later, we sold the house and moved away.

Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents’ when Mum told me that she had something for me. It wasn’t my birthday, nor was It Easter or Christmas or any other gift-giving occasion. Mum noticed my questioning look. “You’ll recognize this one,” she said, smiling.

Then she handed me a small ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside. The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecoration, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. As it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. They’d had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother. And it still fits me.

1. The underlined “in” in the first paragraph probably means ________.

A．funny

B．correct,

C．practical

D．fashionable

2. When she got the ring back, the writer was about ________.

A．28 years old

B．26 years old

C．15 years old

D．13 years old

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．the writer never stopped looking for her ring.

B．The writer’s family moved several times.

C．The writer’s ring was cleaned up by the new house owner.

D．The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off.

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

A．My new ring	B．An expensive ring
C．Lost and replaced	D．Lost and found

【推荐2】Alysa Liu is an ice skater In 2016, the then 10-year-old girl became the youngest intermediate figure skating (花样滑冰) champion in U. S. history. In 2018, Liu became the youngest to compete in and win the U. S. junior championships.

In January, 2019, she made history again at the Geico U. S. Womens Figure Skating Championships. At the championships, things were initially going well for the defending U. S. champion Bradie Tennell. But later Tennell had a falling in her performance. Meanwhile, Liu became the first and youngest U. S. woman to land three triple axels (三周半跳) in competition.

Though Liu made them look easy, triple axels are extremely challenging. The skater has to jump from the outside edge of one skate, turning in the air. “Double” or “triple” refers to the number of rotations (旋转) the skater completes before landing. The term is a little misleading given that the skater has to do an extra half rotation, meaning that for a triple, the skater is actually completing 3.5 rotations. To be successful, the skater has to have both incredible body strength and control.

When asked about her great performance, Liu thought it was not worth showing off. And she was enthusiastic about preparing for bigger games. But Liu was ineligible to compete at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships in Japan due to the minimum age requirement of 15. However, that didn’t bother her.

Liu fell in love with ice skating during her first lesson at a center. She showed such talent that Laura Lipetsky, who was teaching the group lessons, asked her father to let her receive private lessons. Lipetsky said, “She wanted to learn, and I wanted to guide.” The two have been inseparable since then. In 2017 Laura sent Liu to the University of Delaware for a certain analysis that researchers have created to help outstanding American skaters improve their jump techniques.

Liu has been homeschooled since the age of 10. She gets her homework done between daily practices, and usually eats dinner in the car on her way home. Though that might appear to be a lot for someone so young, Liu takes it happily.

1. What achievement did Alysa make at the age of 13?

A．She won the U. S. junior championships.

B．She was allowed to compete in the 2019 championships in Japan.

C．She became an intermediate figure skating champion.

D．She defeated the defending U. S. champion Bradie Tennell.

2. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The requirements for figure skating.	B．The difficulty of carrying out triple axels.
C．The skills needed in skating rotations.	D．The differences between double axels and triple axels.

3. What does the underlined word “ineligible”, in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Lacking time.	B．Lacking confidence.
C．Having no qualification.	D．Showing little enthusiasm.

4. What can we learn about Laura Lipetsky?

A．She was good at teaching group lessons.

B．She instructed Liu’s father in figure skating.

C．She made a contribution in Liu’s progress in sports.

D．She didn’t obtain great support from Liu and her father.

【推荐3】The other day I was doing some shopping and a homeless man, who was untidy and spent most of the time talking to no one in particular (特别的), walked toward a group of us at the checkout stand. I overheard him say to the man in front of me,” I don’t want to steal from this store would you buy me some food?”

The man in front of me pretended (假装) not to hear him; it was as if he were not there. I waited patiently for my turn to be questioned, but it never came. So I asked him, “Can I buy you something to eat?” He gladly accepted. The man got a bag and began putting cupcakes in the bag. As my things were being rung up I watched the man put the cupcakes into the bag: 1, 2, 3, ... He finally stopped and I asked him how many he had got and he replied 6.

The cashier looked at me in surprise and then added them to my order. After I was through, the man was walking around the store; he said he wanted something to drink, too. The cashier seemed to be keeping a close eye on him. I admit I was too, as I didn’t want him to steal anything either. I told the cashier that if he got a drink I’d just pay for it.

In the end, we both ended up leaving the store, but he stood right outside holding the cupcakes and talking to himself. Or maybe he was talking with someone who he thought was there.

This man’s circumstances (处境) saddened me. How many of our homeless also suffer from a mental (精神的) illness? Maybe that’s even what led him to be homeless. I also thought about the watchful eye the cashier and I kept over him. Maybe for different reasons, but still I hope to run into him again someday. Maybe we can sit down and have lunch together.

1. What did the man in front of the author do when the homeless man talked to him?

A．He walked to the checkout stand.	B．He asked the homeless man some questions.
C．He bought some food for the homeless man.	D．He paid no attention to the homeless man’s request.

2. Why did the cashier keep a close eye on the homeless man?

A．He was afraid that the homeless man would steal.	B．He had a great interest in the homeless man’s behavior.
C．He wanted to prevent the homeless man from making trouble.	D．He needed to make sure the homeless man would make a payment.

3. What did the homeless man do after leaving the store?

A．He talked with someone.

B．He spoke to himself.

C．He thanked the author.

D．He ate the cupcakes.

4. Which of the following can best describe the author?

A．Patient.

B．Honest.

C．Caring.

D．Responsible.