【推荐1】Zara Rutherford, who is just 19 years old, is flying around the world by herself in a small plane. When she finishes her trip, which will take over two months, she’ll become the youngest woman to fly all the way around the globe by herself.

Ms Rutherford, who’s British-Belgian, began her trip in Belgium on August 18. She plans to fly across five continents, through 52 countries before returning to Belgium in November.

Shaesta Waiz, the current record holder, was 30 years old when she flew around the world. She says she’s happy Ms Rutherford is trying to break her record.

Ms Rutherford’s parents are both pilots, and they helped her practice. She’s been learning to fly planes since she was 14 years old. She got her pilot’s license in 2020 and has hundreds of hours of flying practice.

She’s making this trip in a small two-seater plane called a microlight. One of the seats has been replaced with an extra gas tank, which will allow Ms Rutherford to cover longer distances. The plane has had several other updates for safety, including a second radio, and satellite communications that let her talk to people whenever she needs to.

To follow her route, Ms Rutherford needs to be able to see, since her plane can’t be guided using its instruments alone. That means she can’t fly at night or in bad weather. To avoid clouds, she has to fly close to the land or ocean, which can be dangerous.

Because of the danger, Ms Rutherford worked hard to prepare for emergencies. She has even been trained in escaping from a plane landing in the ocean.

She plans to stay a night or two in each place to visit with schools and youth groups. She advises young girls to explore areas like aviation, science, mathematics, and engineering. As her father points out, currently, only about 5% of pilots are women.

“It’s an easy thing to say, but just go for it,” Ms Rutherford says. “If you don’t try and see how high you can fly, then you’ll never know.”

1. What do we learn about Zara Rutherford?

A．She will fly with her parents.	B．She will stay in 52 countries.
C．She knows Shaesta Waiz well.	D．She is well prepared for the trip.

2. What makes Zara Rutherford’s trip very dangerous?

A．Flying during the day.	B．Flying at a lower altitude.
C．The plane's small body.	D．Lacking updates for safety.

3. What message does Zara Rutherford try to convey to young girls?

A．Choosing what you love.	B．Treasuring what you have.
C．Challenging difficult things.	D．Struggling for better grades.

4. Which of the following can best describe Zara Rutherford?

A．Lovely and intelligent.	B．Ambitious and inspiring.
C．Hardworking and modest.	D．Generous and kindhearted.

【推荐3】My high school life has been filled with many ups and downs, whether it was social or academic. Even though my current high school was not my first choice, I never regretted attending Southside High School. “Since you have chosen it, then it is the best for you,” said my parents.

Up until the junior year I did not realize my capabilities (能力) as a student. Being in the IB Program, I was told that my junior year would be the toughest in all the years of high school. With this “little” piece of information, I walked into my junior year, scared of my grades. As weeks went by, I started to believe that the junior year was not as hard as everyone had said, but I was wrong. My grades were rapidly declining (下降) and by the end of the first term I had had five Cs in seven of my classes!I could not believe it — I did not want to believe it. I tried my best to get my grades up myself without any help from anyone, but my pride just made my grades worse. And I had to miss out on one of the most important speech and debate competitions all year: States. I was heartbroken. I realized that I could not survive my junior year on my own, so I had to get help fast.

Once I got a tutor, my grades went from Cs, Ds, and even some Fs, to nothing but As and Bs. I slowly started to gain my confidence back in all of my classes and even myself. By the time the third and fourth quarter came around, I had been on the honor roll twice, and I had received awards from speeches and debates, tennis and school.

Southside has taught me to always keep my head up and never give up on myself no matter what life throws at me. I am proud to be a Southside Tiger.

1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．The writer always thought Southside High School was the best.

B．The writer’s parents persuaded her into attending Southside High School.

C．The writer has met many challenges since she attended high school.

D．Life has become easier since the writer came to Southside High School.

2. How did the writer feel when she walked into her junior year?

A．Excited.	B．Worried.
C．Curious.	D．Uninterested.

3. Why was the writer’s study worse and worse?

A．She didn’t work hard enough.

B．She didn’t ask others for help because of her pride.

C．She missed many important speeches.

D．No one would like to help her.

4. What important lesson has the writer learned at Southside High School?

A．Students should face challenges bravely.

B．Students should be careful in choosing school.

C．Students should be proud of their school.

D．Students should better learn about life.

【推荐1】A six-year-old girl has become an enthusiastic business helper in a "silent" foot spa where the owner and all of the employees are hearing-impaired (听力受损的), serving as a sign language translator for customers. Hu Yunjia, nicknamed Niu Niu, is the daughter of the foot spa owner Hu Yong. The father Hu, 34, lost his hearing and speech due to a severe fever in his childhood, making it difficult for him to get a permanent job. After finishing training in the foot spa and pedicure (修指甲术) abilities, Hu started the business in Chengdu, the capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan province, in 2019. Peng Feng, the mother, who is also deaf, works together with her husband at the shop. Despite its modest size, the shop attracts a steady stream of customers due to the couple's solid skills.

Evenings witness a peak in business at the foot spa, and this is when Niu Niu finishes school and plays a role as a sign language translator. "Madam, how is your day and what help do you need?" "Sir, my dad asked you to take this ointment (药膏) back home and apply it." Niu Niu delivers her father's messages to the customers in her sweet child voice and with rich body language, frequently amusing the guests. Besides translating, she enjoys introducing and promoting services to customers and answering phone calls.

Niu Niu started learning sign language from her parents at the age of two and began assisting at the shop at the age of four after kindergarten hours and on holidays.

"She is always cheerful, positive, enthusiastic and outgoing." said the customers and the school teachers. "Dad taught me to be hard working." Niu Niu explained. In her view, her parents are like superheroes who look after the family and her although they're unable to hear and speak. "Though my dad is different from other people, he is the best for me," she added.

Hu also recruited two hearing impaired persons in the hope of providing opportunities for people with disabilities like him. Niu Niu graduated from kindergarten and began attending a local primary school last summer.“She made me proud, and I am grateful to have such an 'angel' in my life. Now that she is a primary school student, I want her to focus more on her studies and less on my business. No matter what, I will give her my full support.”said the father.

1. What does Niu Niu do in the spa according to the second paragraph?
①She washes towels and bed sheets.
②She does some cooking for her family.
③She answers phone calls from customers.
④She passes her father's messages to the customers.
⑤She introduces and promotes services to customers.

A．②④⑤

B．①②④

C．③④⑤

D．②③④

2. How did Niu Niu begin to learn sign language?

A．By learning from one of their relatives.

B．By learning from her parents.

C．By learning from a teacher in a kindergarten.

D．By learning from videos on the Internet.

3. Which can replace the underlined word "recruited" in the last paragraph?

A．Brought up.

B．Took on.

C．Cared about.

D．Referred to

4. What is the best title for the news report?

A．Deaf couple runs foot spa business in Chengdu

B．Deaf couple's solid skills attract steady stream of customers

C．Girl,6, acts as translator for her deaf parents doing foot spa business

D．Girl,6, treat her parents as superheroes who look after family and her

【推荐2】My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it the very day and I washed a lot of things.

Everything worked well, but I found one of my husband’s socks (短袜) missing. I looked everywhere for it , but I couldn’t find it anywhere.

The next morning, I got ready for school as usual. When the bell rang, the students came in. I greeted them and told them what we were going to do that day.

When I turned around to write on the blackboard, the class burst into a roar (大笑声)! They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I was afraid the headmaster would come in to see all this.

I asked the class to stop, but the more I talked, the more they laughed. I decided to pay no attention to them and I continued to write on the blackboard. When I did this, they roared even more.

Finally, the teacher who had the room next to mine came in to see what all the laughter was about.

“Good heavens,” I said, “Will someone please tell me what is so funny?”

“Oh, God,” said the teacher, “You have a brown sock to the back of your skirt !”

So that’s how I found my husband’s missing sock.

“Oh, well,” I said to the class, “Let’s just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity (静电).”

1. What was the writer?

A．A washer.	B．A student.
C．A headmaster.	D．A teacher.

2. What happened when the writer turned around to write on the blackboard?

A．The class roared with anger.

B．The class began to laugh loudly.

C．Another teacher came in.

D．There was a loud noise outside the room.

3. Why couldn’t she find one of her husband’s socks?

A．Because some students had hidden it.

B．Because her husband had taken it away.

C．Because she had left it in the classroom.

D．Because she never expected that it would stick to her skirt.

4. What did the writer do when she got to know why her students laughed?

A．She did nothing but laugh.

B．She got angry with the class.

C．She did nothing.

D．She explained the matter in a clever way.