【推荐1】“Time flies. Youth fades; treasure each moment of your life,” accompanied by guitar and drums, the Band for One, made up of five people, sang the lyrics soulfully during a performance in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, on November 7.

Behind the band, there was a picture of a young man named Philip Hancock shown on the screen. And he is the reason they were all there. Hancock was a 27-year-old Australian who taught English in Chongqing. When he died in 2018 due to complications from diabetes, his parents followed his wishes and donated his organs with the help of the Red Cross Society of China’s Chongqing branch.

“I’m Philip’s liver”; “I’m Philip’s kidney”; “I’m Philip’s eyes.” The five people — a real estate salesperson, a famer, a former truck driver and two doctors introduced themselves onstage. They are the ones who received Philip’s organs.

Last year, Chen Xianjun, former truck driver, knew from Red Cross officials that Philip loved music and dreamed of having his own band one day. Chen and the other four recipients instantly decided to form a band in memory of Philip.

Since they had no music experience, they had to start from scratch. From learning the guitar to mastering the maracas and taking on the drums, they took time out of their busy lives to rehearse over the past year, even during the pandemic.

“Picking up a new instrument is certainly difficult at my age, but we managed to achieve it,” said Mo Li, the 36-year- old real estate salesman. “I think Philip not only gave me a renewed life, but also some ‘musical cells’ that enable me to appreciate beautiful melodies.”

Organ donation is not only the best way to memorialize a loved one, but also a remarkable way to save the lives of others. But according to Xinhua, China faces a serious shortage of organs, with about 300,000 people waiting for organ transplant surgeries each year. But the good news is that more and more people are joining Philip.

1. Band for One was formed to         .

A．remember Philip

B．celebrate their renewed life

C．raise money for Philip’s parents

D．raise public awareness of organ donation

2. Which of the following best describes the members of the band?

A．Successful.

B．Skillful.

C．Grateful.

D．Helpful.

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The pandemic once stopped their rehearsal.

B．Mo Li was 36 years old when he joined the band.

C．The recipients are from different walks of life.

D．About 300,000 people have organ transplant surgeries each year.

4. What’s the writing purpose of the last paragraph?

A．To call on more organ donations.

B．To let more people know what Philip did.

C．To make the severe shortage of organs known to the public.

D．To inform the public the importance of organ transplant surgeries.

【推荐2】As a boy he was taught by his father to hunt and fish along the shores and in the forests surrounding Lake Michigan. The Hemingways had a summer house called Windemere on Walloon Lake in northern Michigan, and the family would spend the summer months there trying to stay cook Hemingway would either fish the different streams that ran into the lake, or would take the row boat out to do some fishing there. He would also go squirrel hunting in the woods near the summer house, discovering early in life the peacefulness to be found while alone in the forest or walking through a stream. It was something he could always go back to throughout his life, wherever he was. Nature would be the touchstone of Hemingway’s life and work, and though he often found himself living in major cities like Chicago, Toronto and Paris early in his career, once he became successful he chose somewhat remote places to live like Key West, or San Francisco de Paula, Cuba, or Ketchum, Idaho. All were convenient places for hunting and fishing.

When he wasn’t hunting or fishing, his mother taught him the knowledge of music. Grace was an accomplished singer who once had ambition of a career on stage, but eventually settled down with her husband and occupied her time by giving voice and music lessons to local children, including her own. Hemingway never had a skill for music and suffered through choir practices and violin cello lessons. However, the musical knowledge he acquired from his mother helped him share in his first wife Hadley’s interest in the piano.

1. Why did the Hemingways build a summer house on Walloon Lake in northern Michigan?

A．Because the parents must work there.

B．Because the weather there was cool in summer.

C．Because Hemingway liked hunting and fishing there.

D．Because Hemingway wanted to write his novel there.

2. Why did Hemingway like living in remote places in his later life?

A．Because he liked living with his parents there.

B．Because he had a job to do there.

C．Because he liked getting close to the nature.

D．Because he didn't like communicating with others.

3. The name “Grace” in the second paragraph refers to__________.

A．Hemingway’s teacher

B．Hemingway’s wife

C．an unfamiliar singer

D．Hemingway’s mother

4. We can learn from the last paragraph that_____________.

A．Hemingway’s mother was a famous singer

B．Hemingway wasn’t interested in music when he was young

C．Hemingway married twice in his life

D．Hemingway didn’t like writing when he was young

【推荐3】Mice are used in lab tests all over the world. But why should they suffer this pain?

In the United States alone, more than 100 million lab mice are killed every year. Some of them are slowly poisoned (毒害) to death. Some are placed on hot plates, heated to 60 ℃, to see how long it takes for them to respond to the heat. Some are given deadly diseases. Some have holes drilled into their skulls (头盖骨) for brain experiments. And in some experiments, mice's tails are cut off without painkillers.

Mice are mammals (哺乳动物).They have nervous systems similar to ours. They also feel pain, fear and loneliness — just as we do. Mice are social animals. They also love their families. They “talk” with each other using sounds that the human ear cannot hear.

Although lab mice suffer as much as lab dogs and lab cats, they are not given as much protection as the dogs and the cats are. Labs can use as many mice as they want to. They don’t even have to count the mice they kill. Few of them are looking for modern alternatives.

Perhaps you can help make a difference. Do not support companies that test on mice or other animals. You can let more people know the facts about lab mice by setting up open classes in your neighborhood. Also, you can ask the local labs to think twice before doing experiments using mice.

1. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “respond”in Paragragh 2?

A．Explain.

B．React.

C．Recover.

D．Answer.

2. We can learn from the third paragraph that _______.

A．both human beings and mice have the same nervous systems

B．mice can talk with each other, but human beings cannot hear their talks

C．mice are often given painkillers before painful experiments

D．many labs have realized that mice should be given more protection

3. According to the author, we can do all of the following to “make a difference” EXCEPT _______.

A．stopping supporting companies that test on mice

B．letting more people know the facts about lab mice

C．supporting companies that test on animals except mice

D．asking the local labs to think twice before testing on mice

4. By writing this article, the author mainly wanted to ________.

A．explain why labs around the world used mice in experiments

B．introduce his experiences of saving mice from painful experiments

C．tell people that mice had played an important role in scientific development

D．encourage people to do something to protect lab mice