【推荐2】A thief entered the bedroom of the 30th President of the United States, who met him and helped him escape punishment.

The event happened in the early rooming hours in one of the first days when Calvin Coolidge came into power, late in August, 1923. He and his family were living in the same third­floor suite (套房) at the Willard Hotel in Washington that they had occupied several years before. The former President's wife was still living in the White House.

Coolidge awoke to see a stranger go through his clothes, remove a wallet and a watch chain.

Coolidge spoke, “I wish you wouldn't take that.”

The thief, gaining his voice, said, “Why？”

“I don't mean the watch and chain, only the charm (表坠). Take it near the window and read what is impressed on its back.” the President said.

The thief read, “Presented to Calvin Coolidge.”

“Are you President Coolidge？” he asked.

The President answered, “Yes, and the House of Representatives (众议院) gave me that watch charm. I'm fond of it. It would do you no good. You want money. Let's talk this over.”

Holding up the wallet, the young man said in a low voice, “I'll take this and leave everything else.”

Coolidge, knowing there was $80 in it, persuaded the young man to sit down and talk. He told the President he and his college roommate had overspent during their holiday and did not have enough money to pay their hotel bill.

Coolidge decided to offer the man and his roommate two rail tickets back to the college. Then he counted out $32 and said it was a loan (借款)．

He then told the young man, “There is a guard in the corridor.” The young man nodded and left through the same window as he had entered.

1. Why did Calvin Coolidge live at the Willard Hotel in those days?

A．Because the former President was still living in the White House.

B．Because the former First Lady hadn't left the White House.

C．Because the First Lady liked to live there.

D．Because he liked there.

2. The young man and his roommate went back to the college ________.

A．by air	B．by water
C．by bus	D．by train

3. What is NOT the character of President Coolidge?

A．Considerate.	B．Kind.
C．Generous.	D．Selfish.

4. Which of the following might happen afterwards?

A．The young student repaid the $32.

B．The thief was put into prison.

C．The President told many reporters the thief's name.

D．The President ordered the young man to repay the money.

【推荐1】Food is necessary for offering energy to our bodies, but sometimes we buy too much of it at the store. When your food starts to go bad, there are many other ways you can still make use of it instead of throwing it away.

Before throwing away old bananas, you can use the peels (皮) to shine up metals and leathers. Press the peel against the surface, move it backwards and forwards and then polish clean it with an old cloth. Banana meat is also good for reducing wrinkles. Put a bit on those trouble spots, let it sit for a while, and then wash it off, and your wrinkles will go away. Lemons are great for lightening skin and hair. If you have trouble with some skin diseases, like red spots on your face, put a bit of fresh lemon juice on them and leave it overnight. You’ll notice a difference in the morning. Apples will help ripen (使成熟) tomatoes quickly when they are placed together in a paper bag, and orange peels are great fire starters for your next backyard campfire party.

If your dog or cat brings home fleas, using salt is a great way to get rid of them around the house. Just pour salt into the vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器). Let it sit, then vacuum up the fleas. The salt can kill the fleas. Be sure to throw away the vacuum bag or empty the vacuum bin immediately, or some of the fleas can climb out

Beer is a great hair lightener. If you are out of lemons, try dipping your hair in beer before going outside. Just don’t forget to wash it out afterwards. Milk is great for removing dirty marks, especially if it is some type of ink.

As you can see, there are many other uses for everyday foods around the house. So next time, before throwing food away thinking it is of no use, stop for a moment and think about all their uses talked about here.

1. How many ways we make use fruit are talked about in the passage?

A．3	B．4
C．5	D．6

2. Which of the Allowing can be used to lighten your hair?

A．Lemons and beer.	B．Bananas and lemon.
C．Oranges and beer	D．Milk and lemon.

3. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph s refer to?

A．Apples	B．Tomatoes
C．Apples tomatoes and a paper bag	D．Apples and tomatoes.

4. What’s the writer attitude to surprising use of everyday food?

A．Negative	B．Positive
C．Concerned	D．Careful

【推荐2】The gender gap in maths-related subjects is obvious. In almost all countries, far fewer women than men choose STEM（理工科）careers.

It's not that girls and women are bad at maths. In the UK in 2019, for example, 39% of 18-year-old girls who studied maths at A-level achieved an A or A*, compared to 42% of boys. For A-level physics, 29% of girls achieved the top two grades, compared to 28% of boys. But in both subjects, boys heavily outnumbered girls-by more than 3:1 in the case of physics. So why are so many girls turning their backs on these subjects?

A study published recently in the journal PNAS suggests that the answer may in fact lie in male-female differences in academic ability, but the ability in question is reading, not maths. Thomas Breda, at Paris School of Economics, and Clotilde Napp, at Paris Dauphine University, wondered whether this male-female difference in reading could help explain the gender gap in STEM careers. Every three years, hundreds of thousands of 15-year-olds in more than 60 countries take part in the PISA study. Students complete tests in maths, reading and science, and answer questions about their future career intentions. When Breda and Napp looked at the data from PISA 2012, they realized they were on to something.

"There were small gender gaps in maths performance at 15 years old, but these gaps were too small to explain the huge gender segregation（隔离）in STEM," says Breda. But for reading, the tables were turned; the girls were much better than the boys. As a result, when a boy and a girl had similar scores in maths, the girl usually had an even better score in reading.

When Breda and Napp compared each student's scores in reading and maths, they found the greater a student's advantage in reading, the less likely they were to plan a career in maths, even when their maths score was also high. Notably, this was true for both boys and girls.

"It makes a lot of sense," says Sarah Cattan, of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. "It shows that what matters most when boys and girls choose their field of study is not how good they are in maths or in reading, but how good they are in maths relative to reading."

1. What do the data in Paragraph 2 show?

A．The average gender difference in maths performance is small.

B．Those who are good at maths are also good at physics.

C．Physics tends to be easier for girls than maths.

D．Girls are not better than boys at maths.

2. According to Breda and Napp, who is most likely to plan a career in maths?

A．Tom whose maths is worse than reading.

B．Lisa whose maths is better than reading.

C．Lily whose reading is better than maths.

D．Jack whose reading is as good as maths.

3. According to Sarah Cattan,what do students value much when making further study choices?

A．Their comparative strength instead of absolute ability.

B．Their gender advantages in a specific academic field.

C．Their future job landing possibility in an industry.

D．Their particular interest in a certain subject.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Why are we drawn to STEM careers?

B．Are boys worse at reading and writing?

C．Why are girls bad at maths-related subjects?

D．Are good readers more likely to give up maths?

【推荐3】Bright blue Citi Bikes are becoming a fine sight in the New Yorker street. New Yorkers are gradually getting used to more pedaling（骑车的) passengers on those blue Citi Bikes. But what about local bike shops ? Is City Bike booming at their expense? At Gotham Bikes in Tribeca, a manager who gave his name as "Ben W." said the shop has seen an increase in its overall sales due to the bike-share program. "It's getting more people on the road, more people learning about the sport and getting involved," he said. An employee at Danny's Cycles in Gramercy said Citi Bike is a good option for people in a city famed for its traffic jams and aggressive drivers. "They can try out a bike without buying one:' James Ryan said.
Rentals are not a big part of the business at either Gotham Bikes or Danny's Cycles. But for Frank's Bike Shop, a small business on Grand St., the bike-share program has been bad news. Owner Frank Arroyo said that his rental business has decreased by 90% since Citi Bike was launched last month. Arroyo's main rental customers are European tourists, who have since been drawn away by Citi Bikes.
However, Ben said the bike-share is good for bike sales at his shop. "People have used the bike-share and realized how great it is to bike in the city, then decide that they want something nicer for themselves," he noted.
Christian Farrell of Waterfront Bicycle Shop, on West St. said at first he was concerned about bike-share, though, he admitted, "I was happy to see people on bikes."
Farrell's early concerns were repeated by Andrew Crooks, owner of NYC Velo, at 64 Second Ave. "It seemed like a great idea, but one that would be difficult to put into use:' Crooks said of Citi Bike. He said he worried about inexperienced riders' lack of awareness of biking rules and strong negative reaction from non-cyclists. However, he said, it's still too early to tell if his business has been impacted (影响) .
While it's possible bike-share will cause a drop in business, Crooks agreed that the idea is a positive step forward for New York City.
1. What is the author's chief concern about the increasing use of Citi Bikes in New York?

A．Whether local bike shops will suffer.

B．How non-cyclists will respond to it.

C．Whether local bike businesses will oppose it.

D．How the safety of bike riders can be ensured.

2. What happened to Gotham Bikes as a result of the bike-share program?

A．It found its bike sales unaffected.

B．It changed its business to rentals.

C．It saw its bike sales on the rise.

D．It rented more bikes to tourists.

3. Why is the bike-share program bad news for Frank's Bike Shop?

A．Its customers have been drawn away by Citi Bikes.

B．It cannot meet the demand of the bike-share program.

C．Its bike prices have to be lowered again and again.

D．It has to compete with the city's bike rental shops.

4. What is the general attitude of the local bike shops towards Citi Bike?

A．Doubtful.	B．Negative.
C．Uninterested.	D．Approving.

【推荐1】The world’s oceans are some of the most interesting and breathtaking places on the entire planet. A lot of these oceans have witnessed a variety of disappearances and other mysteries, most of which cannot and have not been explained by modern science. Here are some interesting unsolved sea mysteries of the world.

USS Scorpion

In February 1969, the USS Scorpion, an American submarine, departed from Norfolk, Virginia, on its way towards the Mediterranean. The crew had almost a decade of experience, and yet the sub disappeared and broke into pieces on the sea floor. There were 99 men aboard the sub, all of whom lost their lives.

Baltic Sea Sub

In the later half of 2014, a mysterious vessel( 大 船 ) was spotted by Swedish citizens, many of whom described it as a Russian submarine, in the Baltic Sea. The military spent much time in investigating, but found no sign of the mysterious sub. The search was named “the hunt for Reds in October.”

Bermeja Island

During the 1970s, Bermeja Island served as a bit of a marker for Mexico and their economic zone. Around 20 years later, the island disappeared without any sign. Along with the island, numerous important documents about major oil reserves also went missing.

Gulf of Mexico Shipwreck

In 2001, ExxonMobil was laying pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico when they ran into a shipwreck around 2,600 feet under the surface. Upon exploring the shipwreck, archaeologists believed it to be a terrible spell, as something would constantly go wrong when they went down to explore.

SS Edmund Fitzgerald

Lake Superior is so large that it behaves like an inland ocean, including terrific storms. In November 1975, one such storm struck the vessel SS Edmund Fitzgerald, which was headed to Detroit. The Fitzgerald disappeared after communications were lost. A week later, a sonar( 声呐) ship found the vessel 500 feet under the water. Not one body was found, though.

1. Why does the author think of USS Scorpion as a mystery?

A．Because 99 men died aboard the sub.

B．Because it lost its way towards the Mediterranean.

C．Because the sub still sank even with experienced crew.

D．Because there is no information of the unknown sub.

2. What do Baltic Sea Sub and Gulf of Mexico Shipwreck have in common?

A．Both are highly put on a bad spell.

B．Both the names of the vessels are unknown.

C．Both are found on the beaches.

D．Both are said to be Russian vessels.

3. Which mystery is different from the others?

A．SS Edmund Fitzgerald	B．Bermeja Island
C．Gulf of Mexico Shipwreck	D．USS Scorpion

【推荐2】In the UK you will see people wearing all kinds of clothing. School children usually wear a uniform until the age of 16. For older students, UK schools, colleges and universities are typically informal environments where you can choose what to wear.

For classes, students tend to wear casual clothes. Some courses require you to wear special clothing for health and safety. For example, if you are in a science laboratory, you may need to wear protective glasses and a white lab coat. Check with your course provider what you need and if you need to buy them yourself.

For parties and nights out, people dress in many different styles. If it's a more formal evening event, such as a university ball, this might mean wearing a dress or suit and tie. You can avoid the expense of buying formal wear by renting it from a local shop.

The weather in the UK is rarely extreme, but it can change quickly. In just one day, you might have warm sunshine, rain and cold wind. Wear several layers so you can put them on or take them off as the weather changes, and always carry an umbrella.

The UK is a multicultural place and it is common for people to wear clothing associated with their culture and religion, for example, a head scarf, kippah, turban, sari or long skirt. In major towns and cities, you will find special shops selling clothing from around the world, particularly Asian and Middle Eastern clothing.

Most UK towns and cities have a large range of shops selling clothes to suit all styles and budgets. As well as high-street shops, there are plenty of second-hand and old shops. These are perfect for bargain-hunting and are often found in student areas.

1. What does the author suggest you do if you want to join in a university ball?

A．Buy a modern dress.

B．Have an expensive tie on.

C．Avoid refusing others' invitation.

D．Wear clothes rented from the shop.

2. Why do you need to wear several layers in UK?

A．It is extremely cool.

B．Weather changes a lot.

C．It is very hot in the day.

D．It is hard to put on clothes outside.

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

A．What to Wear as a UK Students?

B．How to Buy Clothes in the UK?

C．All Kinds of Clothes in the UK.

D．Multicultural Country in the World.

【推荐3】At the Green Free School in Copenhagen, students learn how to read and write and they study math and science. But the curriculum centers on sustainability.

The goal of the school is to prepare the students—about 200 of them, ranging in age from 6 to 15—for the green “transition.” That’s the transformation toward a sustainable society.

As a filmmaker, Ambo says she has always learned how to be around the world in a respectful way. Yet, she never saw that respect taught to children in Danish schools.

“So we founded a school where sustainable learning was the focus,” she says.

The school’s syllabus is modeled on systems thinking and project learning. System thinking is a way of learning that looks at how the pieces of a puzzle are related, instead of just looking at one small part. For example, how is a tree interconnected with other living things and what happens if part of the connection breaks along the way? Students also focus on project learning and hands-on thinking. They grow vegetables in the garden or look for wild mushrooms, draw pictures of them, then learn how to cook them and eat them. They do experiments on fibers and clothing, learning how much heat it takes to melt a piece of thread.

“They learn at an early age how to make their own data and be critical and curious about what kind of data they are presented with,” Ambo says.

They take classes to identify greenwashing as well, which is learning how to see through misleading claims about whether a company or a product or a material is truly sustainable or environmentally sound.

Although traditional education is still important at the school, students don’t have tests or exams, which make it different from other kinds of schools. Those parents who choose the school just because of its smaller size sometimes don’t stay very long, Ambo says.

1. What does Ambo aim to do?

A．Train filmmakers	B．Teach sustainable learning
C．Popularize compulsory education	D．Educate kids to respect others

2. What does paragraph 5 mainly talk about?

A．Learning styles	B．Teaching aims
C．The concept of syllabus	D．Examples of system thinking

3. What does the underlined word “greenwashing” probably mean?

A．A method of ridding products of green color

B．A skill to see through misleading claims or lies

C．A technique to make materials truly sustainable

D．A behavior to pretend to be environmentally concerned

4. What makes the Green Free School special?

A．The school is free for poor children	B．The students cook meals on their own
C．Students don’t need to worry about exams	D．Traditional education is especially important

【推荐1】A 1400-year-old Peruvian method of diverting (转向) water could supply up to 100 million cubic meters of water—equal to 40,000 Olympic-size swimming pools' worth of water—to Lima each year, according to a new study published in Nature Sustainability. It's one example of how ancient methods could support existing modern ones in countries without enough water.

More than a billion people across the world face water shortages. Man-made reservoirs store rainwater and water overflow for use during drier times. But reservoirs are costly, require years to plan and can still fail to meet water needs.

Peru's capital, Lima, depends on water from rivers high in the Andes Mountains. It takes only a few days for water to flow down to the city. So when the dry season begins in the mountains, the water supply quickly disappears. The city suffers shortages of 43 million cubic meters during the dry season. It solves this with modern structures such as man-made reservoirs. These reservoirs are not the only solution, however. Over a thousand years ago, indigenous (本地的) people developed another way to solve water problems.

Boris Ochoa-Tocachi is a researcher at Imperial College London and lead writer of the study. He explored one of the last remaining water-harvesting systems in the small mountain community of Huamantanga, Peru. The system was developed even before the ancient Inca civilization.

The 1,400-year-old system is designed to increase the water supply during the dry season by diverting and slowing water as it travels down the mountains. This nature-based method is made of special canals that guide water from its source to a series of water bodies and hillsides. The water goes slowly into the ground, then flows downhill through the soil and reappears in water bodies near the community.

The researchers measured how much the system slowed the flow of water by injecting special dye in the highlands and noting when it reappeared in water bodies. The dyed water started to surface two weeks later and continued flowing for eight months—a huge improvement over the hours or days it would normally take.

1. How much water does an Olympic-size swimming pool need?

A．2,500 cubic meters.	B．4,000 cubic meters.
C．1,000 cubic meters.	D．1,400 cubic meters.

2. What can be learned about the ancient water system?

A．It was developed during the ancient Inca civilization.

B．It is nature-based and made of special canals.

C．It is the last water system left in Huamantanga.

D．It can satisfy water needs of Lima throughout the year.

3. What does the underlined word "this" probably refer to in Para.3?

A．Water resources.	B．Water supply.
C．Water shortage.	D．Water system.

4. Which of the following order shows how the ancient system works?
a.The water flows downhill through the soil.
b.The water surfaces in water bodies.
c.The water goes slowly into the ground.
d.The water flows to water bodies and hillsides.

A．d,a,b,c

B．b,c,a,d

C．a,b,c,d

D．d,c,a,b

【推荐2】One day, a man saw an old lady sitting inside her car at the side of the road. Though it was dark, he could see she needed help. So he stopped his car and walked towards her. The old lady was worried, even though she noticed the smile on his face. Was he going to hurt her?“I’11 help you start your car, madam. By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson,”he said.

While Anderson was fitting a spare tire(备胎)to her car, the lady began to talk to him. She thanked him much for coming to help.

Anderson just smiled as he put his tools away. The lady asked how much she should pay him. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give them the help they needed. He waited until she started her car and drove off.

A few miles down the road, the lady saw a small restaurant. She went in and a waitress came over with a sweet smile. The old lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕的), but she never let the pains and aches change her smile when she served her

The lady finished her meal and paid with a hundred-dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change, but the old lady was gone when the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she found there was a note on the napkin(餐巾), “You don’t need to give me anything back. Somebody once helped me out the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do—do not let this chain(链子)of love end with you.”

Under the napkin were four more$ 100 bills．

1. Why did Anderson tell his name to the old lady?

A．Because he wanted to check if the lady knew him．

B．Because he hoped that may help relax the lady．

C．Because he thought he could be paid back one day．

D．Because he wanted to leave his name for doing good things．

2. What does the underlined word they refer to(指的是)?

A．The old lady and Anderson．	B．The people who need help．
C．The old lady and the waitress．	D．The people who help others．

3. Which is the right order of the old lady’s feelings?
①Thankful②Happy③Worried④Helpless⑤Willing and ready to help

A．④③①⑤②	B．④①③②⑤
C．③②①⑤④	D．③①④⑤②

4. What can be inferred(推断)from the passage?

A．The meal cost the old lady 400 dollars．

B．Anderson must be helped by someone before．

C．The old lady was able to fit a spare tire herself．

D．The waitress will probably help someone later．

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The Help of Strangers	B．The Power of Smile
C．The Chain of Love	D．The Bill of Kindness

【推荐3】Yellowstone National Park became America’s first national park in 1872.The National Park Service was formed 44 years later. Yellowstone, which is mostly in the state of Wyoming, is considered as a great example of the National Park System. Humans have been present in Yellowstone for more than 11,000 years.

The first organized exploration of the area which lies close to the Continental Divide of North America took place in 1870.Those first organized explorers must have seen right away how special the land was. Yellowstone contains beautiful mountains, deep canyons, lakes and rivers.

The name Yellowstone comes from the river running through the area. At first known as Rock Yellow River, later it became known as the Yellowstone River. Yellowstone is home to many different species of plants. However, the park is most special because of what lies underneath it. It sits on top of an ancient super volcano. And it remains an active volcano. It is believed that the last time the volcano erupted was a half million years ago. The area has had three major eruptions in the last three million years. Experts say it may erupt again in another 1,000 to 10,000 years. But each year, there are thousands of earthquakes at Yellowstone. Most are too small to be felt by people visiting the park.

Yellowstone is filled with the beauty of many hot water springs. Of all the geothermal(地热的)places in the world, half are in Yellowstone. In places of geothermal activity, hot water and gases are trapped under the earth’s crust. In places like Yellowstone, they rush to the surface in the form of hot water and steam to form geysers(喷泉).There are more geysers and hot springs in Yellowstone than anywhere else on Earth. The most famous geyser is Old Faithful. It erupts about every hour or hour and a half. The eruption can last from one and a half minutes up to 5 minutes. The amount of hot water it pours in that time can be as much as 31,000 liters or more.

1. Which shows the correct time order according to the text?
a. Explorers organized the first exploration of Yellowstone.
b. The National Park Service was formed.
c. The park became the first national park in America.
d. Humans showed up in Yellowstone.

A．a,d,c,b	B．d,c,b,a
C．d,a,c,b	D．d,a,b,c

2. What makes the landscape of the Yellowstone National Park different?

A．The beautiful mountains and deep canyons.

B．The different species of plants.

C．The ancient active volcano.

D．The lakes and rivers.

3. What do we know about the Old Faithful from the text?

A．It is the largest geyser in Yellowstone.

B．It may erupt over twenty times every 24 hours.

C．It can be easily affected by active volcanoes.

D．It pours over 31,000 liters of hot water every minute.

4. What can be learned from the text?

A．Yellowstone lies in the state of Wyoming.

B．Rock Yellow River is near the Yellowstone River.

C．Yellowstone has the most famous plants in the world.

D．Yellowstone National Park is successful in National Park System.