【推荐1】Many years ago, my dad was facing a serious heart condition. He was unable to do a steady job. He suddenly fell ill and had to be admitted to the hospital.

He wanted to do something to keep himself busy, so he decided to volunteer at the local children’s hospital. My dad loved kids. It was a perfect job for him. He ended up working with the seriously ill children. He would talk, play, and do arts with them.

One of his kids was a girl with a rare disease that paralyzed (使瘫痪) her from the neck down. She couldn’t do anything, and she was very depressed. My dad decided to try to help her. He started visiting her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He stood the paper up, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn’t use his hands at all. All the while he would tell her, “See, you can do anything you set your mind to.” At the end of the day, she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. Soon after, the little girl was sent home because the doctors felt there was nothing else they could do for her. My dad also left the children’s hospital for a little while because he became ill. Some time later after my dad had recovered and returned to work, in came the little girl who had been paralyzed and only this time she was walking. She ran straight over to my dad and hugged him really tight. She gave him a picture she had done using her hands. At the bottom it read: “Thank you for helping me walk.”

My dad would cry every time he told us this story and so would we. He would say sometimes love is more powerful than doctors, and my dad — who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture — loved every single child in that hospital.

1. How did the author’s father help the paralyzed girl?

A．He helped her practice walking.	B．He visited her and made a toy for her.
C．He showed her that she could still do things.	D．He painted special pictures for her.

2. What can be learned about the paralyzed girl according to Paragraph 3?

A．She eventually became a unique painter.

B．She was sent home and never seen again.

C．She gradually recovered and walked.

D．She sent the author’s dad a picture painted with her mouth.

3. What message does the passage mainly convey?

A．It’s better to give than to receive.	B．A sick person should not focus on his disease.
C．Volunteering is a worthwhile thing to do.	D．Love can sometimes bring great results.

4. Why did the author’s father work at the local children’s hospital?

A．To make his serious heart condition less serious.	B．To keep himself occupied and pleased.
C．To realize his childhood dream.	D．To earn money to pay for treatment.

【推荐2】Papa, as a son of a dirt-poor farmer, left school early and went to work in a factory, for education was for the rich then. So, the world became his school. With great interest, he read everything he could lay his hands on, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown. “There’s so much to learn,” he’d say. “Though we’re born stupid, only the stupid remain that way.” He was determined that none of his children would be denied an education.

Thus, Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day. Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, it would never have occurred to us to deny Papa a request. And dinner time seemed perfect for sharing what we had learned. We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly. Papa would listen carefully and was ready with some comment, always to the point.

Then came the moment—the time to share the day’s new learning.

Papa, at the head of the table, would push back his chair and pour a glass of red wine, ready to listen.

“Felice,” he’d say, “tell me what you learned today.”

“I learned that the population of Nepal is ...”

Silence.

Papa was thinking about what was said, as if the salvation of the world would depend upon it. “The population of Nepal. Hmm. Well …” he’d say. “Get the map; let’s see where Nepal is.” And the whole family went on a search for Nepal.

This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn. Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.

As children, we thought very little about these educational wonders. Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and participating in one another’s education. And by looking at us, listening to us, respecting our input, affirming our value, giving us a sense of dignity, Papa was unquestionably our most influential teacher.

Later during my training as a future teacher, I studied with some of the most famous educators. They were imparting what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life. Not a single day has been wasted, though I can never tell when knowing the population of Nepal might prove useful.

1. What do we know from the first paragraph?

A．The poor could hardly afford school education.

B．Those born stupid could not change their life.

C．The town elders wanted to learn about the world.

D．The author’s father was born in a worker’s family.

2. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “__________”.

A．one new thing	B．a request
C．some comment	D．the news

3. It can be learned from the passage that the author ___________.

A．enjoyed talking about news	B．knew very well about Nepal
C．appreciated his father’s educational technique	D．felt regret about those wasted days

4. What is the greatest value of “dinner time” to the author?

A．Showing talents.	B．Continual learning.
C．Family get-together.	D．Winning Papa’s approval.

【推荐3】Sarah came running in. “Look what I found.” Over the top of the paper I was reading came a crispy long object that caused me to jump. It was a snake skin that had been shed by one of our many garden snakes.

“Isn’t it beautiful?” said my wide-eyed seven-year-old.

I stared at the organic wrapper and thought to myself that it really wasn’t that beautiful, but I have learned never to appear uninterested with children. They see only good quality and excellence in the world until educated otherwise.

“Why does it do this?” Sarah asked.

“Snakes shed their skin because they need to renew themselves,” I explained. “Why do they need to renew themselves?” Sarah asked.

I suddenly remembered an article on this page many years ago where the writer was expressing her concept of renewal. She used layers of paper over a wall to describe how we hide our original selves, and said that by peeling away those layers one by one, we see the original beneath. “We often need to shed our skins and those coatings that we cover ourselves with,” I said to my now absorbed daughter. “We outgrow some things and find other ones unwanted or unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too crinkly（起皱的）for him, and he probably doesn’t think he looks as smart in it as he once did.”

Sarah was getting the point. As we talked, I knew that she began to understand, although slightly, that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, our rooms, schoolwork and creativity, and see what we need to keep and what we need to cast off. I was careful to point out that this is a natural consequence of their growth.

“I see, Dad,” said Sarah and jumped off my lap and ran off.

I hoped she would remember this. That often, in order to find our real selves underneath the layers of community and culture with which we cover ourselves year after year, we need to start examining these layers. We need to gently peel some away, as we recognize them to be worthless or unnecessary; or at best, store the ones thrown away as mementoes（念想）of our promotion to a better vitality or spirit.

1. At the first sight of the snake skin, the author was        .

A．scared	B．puzzled
C．uninterested	D．excited

2. Sarah learned from her father that renewal is        .

A．to recover the layers inside

B．to review what has been done

C．a natural part of getting mature

D．the process of finding the unwanted

3. It can be inferred from the passage that the author ________.

A．dislikes the snake skin at all

B．shows concern for nature and culture

C．can grasp the chance to educate children

D．often encourages his daughter to raise questions

4. The author mainly tells the reader that ________.

A．snakes cast off the layers to look smarter

B．we should renew ourselves to get improved

C．snakes shed their skins to renew themselves

D．we should explore our original nature underneath

【推荐1】One day, I was on a bus and saw something sad. A father kept playing a game, completely ignoring his daughter sitting beside his. The little girl, aged 5, was talking to her father about her day, praising her father’s long nails--trying to draw his attention. He just nodded with his eyes fixed on the screen, busy passing the levels of the game. I watched the girl give a final try to at least get him to look at her, but it was no use. Then the little girl turned silent. It was a shame the father didn't notice that.

It broke my heart and got me wondering--what kind of game would make the father forget he has the most beautiful thing in the world, the person he loves with all his heart. W hat it meant when she couldn't look into her daughter's eyes and even stop to listen to the girl

Some parents are almost like the teenagers, always on their phones with mindless games. Perhaps parents have many things to deal with, but sometimes they are everything to their kids. The scene used to be seen among teenagers very often when parents complained how their children were crazy about their mobile phones. Look how the situation has changed! I'm uncertain whether to laugh or to cry. But my hope is that this storm passes.

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

A．The girl failed to attract her father's attention.

B．The father felt sorry after his daughter turned silent.

C．The writer has much experience about being a parent.

D．Middle-aged parents have many mobile phones.

2. In the passage, the writer mainly wants to show_______.

A．children are crazy about mobile phones

B．parents are now able to use modern technology

C．the best smart phones cost parents too much money

D．parents should use new phones properly

3. What's the best title of the passage？

A．Middle-aged parents

B．A scene on the bus

C．Technology slaves（奴隶）

D．Harmful phone games

【推荐3】“I want my video to record my high school memory and that of everyone in China who has gone through gaokao,” said Lian Yingcheng, 20, a student from Shenzhen University. The 18-minute vlog got over 1 million views on Bilibili.

However, Lian said that he didn’t expect this video to go viral at all when he was making it. “I have loved using videos to record my life for a long time,” Lian said. “The idea of this long vlog has been in my mind since I started high school.”

Throughout the three years of high school life, Lian’s camera went everywhere. No matter if it was a tug-of-war (拔河) activity, before a big exam, or simply just a Tuesday noon when everyone was running towards the canteen, Lian was always there to catch the reactions (反应) of himself and his classmates. “I didn’t want to design any scene,” he said.

With Lian’s words in the background, the video tells the story of an ordinary high school boy who struggles to fight gaokao, repeatedly questioning himself and rebuilding his confidence. The friendship between him and his classmates, and his broad outlook after failure are all recorded in the scenes. “The original idea in my mind was to tell an encouraging story of gaokao, but then my gaokao result didn’t turn out that well. After dealing with the pain, I realized that accepting failure and regrets is a more important lesson to learn than ‘getting my wish’,” Lian said.

People online expressed how much they could relate to the feelings in the video. Some said that Lian did something they couldn’t do. “I realized that this means more than just recording my life and thoughts,” Lian said. “I want to keep on running this channel, to touch and warm more people in the future.”

1. What is the 18-minute vlog about?

A．School activities.	B．Gaokao in China.
C．University students.	D．Lian’s high school life.

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

A．Crazy.

B．Popular.

C．Clear.

D．Bad.

3. Which can best describe Lian’s gaokao?

A．Creative.

B．Successful.

C．Boring.

D．Unsatisfying.

4. What can we know from the text?

A．The video is for parents.

B．Lian will continue to make more videos.

C．The vlog records the happy moments only.

D．Every scene in Lian’s video was designed by himself.

【推荐2】Anita is a mother who clearly likes her son. From the moment she found out that she was to give birth to her son with a cleft (裂口), she protected him, loved him, and dreamed of the day his lip would be healed.

Anita lives in a small village about two hours from Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines. She already had six children when they found out she would have Aljay, her seventh.

When the doctor performed an ultrasound (超声波) in Anita’s seventh month of pregnancy (怀孕), he saw that her unborn child had a cleft. “He told me to get rid of him.” Anita said, tears pouring down her cheeks. “I told him that you don’t just give birth and then give it up. I told him I want this child.”

When Anita showed her new baby to her neighbors, they were horrified. “Your son looks like a monster (怪物)” they told me, and “to get rid of him”. In many places around the world there is a widespread and severe social shame associated with cleft conditions and families are often forced to hide newborns from their family members and communities.

Hearing her son being laughed at was not the worst of it. “When I tried to feed him, the milk came out of his nose. I was worried that he could die.”

Aljay survived and loved school, but what he suffered from the other children was hard to bear. They teased him, laughed at him, and called him a monster.

When the teasing became too much Anita would take Aljay to the cornfields so he was hidden from view and nobody could tease him anymore. When the family heard that Operation Smile was coming to Cagayan de Oro they began saving money to afford transport to get to the city. At the medical mission Anita finally received news she was waiting for: Aljay was healthy enough to receive surgery. After just over 45 minutes his lip was repaired and his life was transformed.

Today Aljay is a happy and cheerful boy who loves going to school and playing with other children.

1. What problem did Aljay have to face?

A．He was born with a cleft lip

B．He was called a monster

C．He was teased by his neighbors

D．He was forced to hide himself

2. Besides her son being teased, what else did Anita worry about?

A．whether she could afford to heal the cleft lip

B．whether they could return home after Aljay was hidden

C．whether Aljay could survive

D．whether Aljay could be healthy enough to receive the operation

3. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．A mother’s love

B．A boy with cleft lip

C．Aljay’s new smile

D．Unkind neighbors