【推荐1】Anvitha Vijay has built two educational apps and is at work on a third.She aims to use her skills to help others.

Need an app for that?Anvitha Vijay,9,can build it.With the help of YouTube videos,the young techie from Melbourne,Australia,learned to code at age 7.Soon,she was trying her hand at making apps.

"When I first got my iPad,I was fascinated by all the apps on it,"she said."It wasn't long before I wanted to create my own."

She built her first two apps with her younger sister.Smartkins Animals helps children identify more than 100 animals and their sounds.Smartkins Rainbow Colors teaches kids colors.Each app has been downloaded thousands of times.

Anvitha’s skills won her a scholarship to attend a big tech conference hosted by Apple in San Francisco, California.There,she got tips from the experts.She went to workshops where she learned about the latest software for app building.All that training led to an idea for a third app.This one,called GoalsHi,inspires kids to practice good habits.Users are rewarded for achieving goals,such as eating their vegetables or practicing the piano.Anvitha says the rewards are like getting a sticker for a job well done.“Kids can set goals with this app and get stars when they achieve them,”she said."The idea is to empower and motivate kids to achieve one little step a day."

Anvitha's goal is to continue creating technology that helps kids learn while having fun.But even more important to her is that the world sees the power of technology in kids' hands.“The more training we get in tech at an early age,"she said,"the better chance we have of becoming innovation champions who will one day change the world.

1. What can we know about Anvitha?

A．She made her first app at 7.

B．She first learned about apps through her iPad.

C．She made a speech at the conference in California.

D．She used her scholarship to try making her third app.

2. What's the function of GoalsHi?

A．To help kids identify colors.

B．To help kids recognize animals.

C．To inspire kids to achieve all goals.

D．To motivate kids to form good habits.

3. Why does Anvitha try to make apps?

A．To win a scholarship.

B．To help children have fun.

C．To help kids and in turn change the world.

D．To show her talent and skills of technology.

【推荐2】Sometimes just when we need the power of miracles, they arise in the places we would least expect.

On a cold January afternoon in 1989, I was climbing Egypt’s Mt. Horeb, hoping to get to the peak by sunset to see the valley below. As I was winding up the narrow path, I’d sometimes see other hikers who were coming down. While they would generally pass with simply a nod or a greeting in another language, there was one man who did neither.

I saw him coming and as he got closer, I could see that, unlike other hikers, he was wearing traditional Egyptian galabia( 长 袍 ). What made his appearance so strange was that the man didn’t even appear to be Egyptian, but was a small-framed Asian man with little hair and round glasses.

As we neared one another, I said Hello, but not a sound came from him. I thought maybe he hadn’t heard me. Suddenly he stopped directly in front of me, looked up from the ground, and spoke a single sentence to me in English, “Sometimes you don’t know what you have lost until you’ve lost it.” As I took in what I had just heard, he simply stepped around me and continued his going down.

That moment in my life was a small miracle. The reason is less about what the man said but more about the timing and the context. The year was 1989, and it was during my Egyptian pilgrimage (朝圣), and specifically during my hike to Mt. Horeb, that I’d set the time aside to make decisions that would affect my career, my friends, my family, and ultimately, my life.

I had to ask myself what the chances were of an Asian man dressed in an Egyptian galabia coming down from the top of this historic mountain just when I was walking up, stopping before me, and offering his wisdom, seemingly from out of nowhere. My answer to my own question was easy: nearly no chance! In a meet that lasted less than two minutes, a total stranger had brought something clear and something of a warning, regarding the huge changes that I would make within a matter of days. In my way of thinking, that’s a miracle.

Miracles are everywhere and occur every day for different reasons, in response to the different needs that we may have in the moment. Our job may be less about questioning the extraordinary things that happen in our daily lives and more about accepting the gifts they bring.

1. Before the Asian man spoke, how did the author think about him?

A．He was very rude and strange.

B．He was different from others.

C．He was shy and nod to strangers.

D．He looked ordinary and was talkative.

2. Why did the author make a pilgrimage to Mt Horeb in Egypt ?

A．He was in search of a miracle in his life.

B．It was a place for a religious person to head for.

C．He intended to make arrangements for his future life.

D．He waited patiently in expectation of meeting a wise person.

3. What does the underlined part “my own question” refer to in paragraph 6 ?

A．For what reason did the man stop before me ?

B．Why did the Asian man go to the mountain ?

C．What change would I make within a matter of days ?

D．What was the probability that others told us the right words ?

4. Why did the author view the meet with the Asian man as a miracle in his life?

A．Because the Asian man’s appearance had a deciding effect on his future life.

B．Because his words were in perfect response to the need he had at that moment.

C．Because what the Asian man said was meaningful in the philosophy of life.

D．Because the Asian man impressed on him the worth of what he had possessed.

5. What might be the best title for the passage ?

A．Can you recognize a miracle?	B．Is a miracle significant to us?
C．When might a miracle occur?	D．Why do we need a miracle?

【推荐3】On March 2, at the meeting held ahead of the yearly session of the CPPCC National Committee(全国政协大会), interpreter(口译员) Yao Mengyao caught the attention of many with her “quick reaction and correct translation, ”Xinhua noted.

Yao began her studies in English in primary school where she would listen to English tapes.

She often spoke to her teacher about English-related topics that were not limited to the ones in her textbooks, “They were always very professional uncommon topics, ”said Yao’s senior school teacher Shen Yingzi.

Like Yao, Zhang Lu is a regular interpreter for China's top leaders, including Premier Li Keqing and former Premier Wen Jiabao. Her effortless but on-point translations of ancient poems mentioned by former Premier Wen won praise.

So how do interpreters reach their top positions?

The reason for their success is largely hard work. Other than when they go out on visits with Chinese leaders, the interpreters follow a very strict schedule. Zhang called this schedule“an unshakable plan”. They listen to foreign media such as BBC, VOA or CNN through TV or radio for their training.

It is reported that a month before the two sessions(两会), the interpreters get notice of the spokesperson they are going to interpret for. They then make full use of this month to prepare themselves. They try to predict the questions that might be asked and consider the sayings the spokesperson might use when they answer the questions.

In truth, there is no secret to their success: It’s all a matter of skill and hard work.

1. What can be inferred from the second paragraph?

A．Yao tried to make a speech in English.	B．The textbooks didn't interest yao at all.
C．Yao showed a strong interest in English.	D．The teacher got tired of Yao's endless questions.

2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word in Paragraph 3?

A．Serious.

B．Ordinary.

C．Organized.

D．Frequent.

3. What should interpreters try to do before the two sessions?

A．Make a schedule for foreign visits.	B．Predict the questions to be asked.
C．Go out on visits with Chinese leaders.	D．Discuss with their teammates.

4. How do the interpreters reach the top positions?

A．By working hard.	B．By travelling abroad.
C．By making a strict schedule.	D．By following the leaders.

【推荐2】With the commercialization of so many holidays, we often forget the true meaning of the day we are celebrating. The National Retail Federation estimated that in 2018, the average person spent more than $180 on Mother’s Day with a total forecast at over $23 billion spent on the day. Mother’s Day, the day to honor the special women in our lives, was initially created as something very different.

The origins of Mother’s Day can date back to ancient Greek and Roman times when festivals honored the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele. Later, 16th century England celebrated Mothering Sunday with celebrations on the fourth Sunday of Lent. In America, our tradition began in 1908 with a woman named Anna Jarvis. While not a mother herself, she established the day to honor her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, who had passed away three years before.

This commitment to pay honor to and help other women ran in the Jarvis family. Living in West Virginia before the Civil War, Ann had an idea for a community-service based program to help mothers in need of assistance. This concept developed into the Mother’s Day Work Clubs, a program that taught women how to care for their children.

In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson declared Mother’s Day an official holiday. The yearly celebration would take place on the second Sunday in May. Anna’s original idea of Mother’s Day was a day to honor her mother Ann, but once it became a nationally recognized day, things changed dramatically. The idea of celebrating mom on Mother’s Day caught on quickly and became heavily commercialized with cards and flowers.

After seeing a Mother’s Day Salad on the menu in the John Wanamaker tearoom(茶馆) in Philadelphia in the early 1900s, Anna realized the day had become nothing but a marketing scheme. She then began to hold protests, and demand face-to-face meetings with the president.

In the end, she spent decades fighting a no-win battle to claim back the day as her own using every penny of hers. She died at age 84 in 1948, blind and alone in a hospital.

1. Which is the correct order of the following events?
① Mother’s Day became an official holiday
② England celebrated Mothering Sunday
③ Mother’s Day became heavily commercialized
④ Anna Jarvis established Mother’s Day

A．④①②③	B．④②③①
C．②④①③	D．②④③①

2. Why did Anna hold protests?

A．Because she hoped to meet with the president.

B．Because Mother’s Day had been heavily commercialized.

C．Because Mother’s Day Salad appeared on the menu without her permission.

D．Because she would fight a no-win battle to claim back the day as her own.

3. How does the passage mainly develop?

A．By providing examples.

B．By making comparisons.

C．By following the order of time.

D．By following the order of space.

4. Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Why the Founder of Mother’s Day Came to Regret Her Invention?

B．How Mother’s Day Commercialized?

C．How We Deal with the Commercialization of Mother’s Day Correctly?

D．Why Mother’s Day Commercialized?

【推荐1】In an era when fashion trends can change in a nanosecond(纳秒), people want to keep pace. They'll wear a look a few times and then move on to the next one. In reality, most people can't really afford this.

To meet this demand, online clothing rental services are growing in popularity. Shoppers can pay money online to rent the clothes they need, says the Fashion United website. The first company to put this idea into practice is Rent the Runway. The United States — based company has hit a $ 1 billion valuation. CEO Jennifer Hyman credits its success to the concepts of the sharing economy. She believes that the clothing rental business and the idea of dynamic ownership is a trend in the young generation. “The millennium generation(千禧一代)，the consumer, is so ready to adopt this behavior.” Hyman told CNBC.

She also points out that working women make up one of the biggest consumer groups subscribing to their services. They want more clothes but they have limited space and ability to purchase new fashion. “Rent the Runway can be a solution for them,” Hyman told CNBC, “where they can dress for the job they want and save money and time.”

Although the clothing rental business has many advantages, people still have some concerns. Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline wrote in Elle that “Renting the clothes is not as sustainable as it seems.”

Take shipping, for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented—receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest footprint of our collective fashion habit after manufacturing. Then there's the burden of washing, which has to happen to every item when it's returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most rental services, this usually means dry—-cleaning, a high— impact and polluting process. “They can produce hazardous waste and air pollution if not handled correctly, and they're often paired with stain removers that are more toxic than the solvents themselves,” she told the Fashion Platforms website.

1. What is the article mainly about?

A．The fast changes of fashion trends.

B．The development of the sharing economy.

C．What contributes to the popularity of online clothing rental services.

D．The advantages and disadvantages of online clothing rental services.

2. What is behind the success of Rent the Runway according to Hyman?

A．Different fashion tastes.	B．Growth of delivery services.
C．The trend of the sharing economy.	D．The financial pressures facing consumers.

3. What is the main problem of online clothing subscription services, according to the text?

A．Consumers tend to rent more than they need.

B．They could lead to other unsustainable fashion habits.

C．The shipping and washing involved are not environmentally friendly.

D．People can catch infectious diseases by renting clothes from sick people.

4. According to the passage, the author's attitude towards the rental service is

A．supportive	B．indifferent
C．objective	D．passive

【推荐2】I was in the middle of the Amazon (亚马逊) with my wife, who was there as a medical researcher. We flew on a small plane to a faraway village. We did not speak the local language, did not know the customs, and more often than not, did not entirely recognize the food. We could not have felt more foreign.

We were raised on books and computers, highways and cell phones, but now we were living in a village without running water or electricity It was easy for us to go to sleep at the end of the day feeling a little misunderstood.

Then one perfect Amazonian evening, with monkeys calling from beyond the village green, we played soccer. I am not good at soccer, but that evening it was wonderful. Everyone knew the rules. We all spoke the same language of passes and shots. We understood one another perfectly. As darkness came over the field and the match ended, the goal keeper, Juan, walked over to me and said in a matter-of-fact way, “In your home, do you have a moon too?” I was surprised.

After I explained to Juan that yes, we did have a moon and yes, it was very similar to his, I felt a sort of awe (敬畏) at the possibilities that existed in his world. In Juan’s world, each village could have its own moon. In Juan’s world, the unknown and undiscovered was vast and marvelous. Anything was possible.

In our society, we know that Earth has only one moon. We have looked at our planet from every angle and found all of the wildest things left to find. I can, from my computer at home, pull up satellite images of Juan’s village. There are no more continents and no more moons to search for, little left to discover. At least it seems that way.

Yet, as I thought about Juan’s question, I was not sure how much more we could really rule out. I am, in part, an ant biologist, so my thoughts turned to what we know about insect life and I knew that much in the world of insects remains unknown. How much, though? How ignorant (无知的) are we? The question of what we know and do not know constantly bothered me.

I began collecting newspaper articles about new species, new monkey, new spider…, and on and on they appear. My drawer quickly filled. I began a second drawer for more general discoveries: new cave system discovered with dozens of nameless species, four hundred species of bacteria found in the human stomach. The second drawer began to fill and as it did I wondered whether there were bigger discoveries out there, not just species, but life that depends on things thought to be useless, life even without DNA. I started a third drawer for these big discoveries. It fills more slowly, but all the same, it fills.

In looking into the stories of biological discovery, I also began to find something else, a collection of scientists, usually brilliant occasionally half-mad, who made the discoveries. Those scientists very often see the same things that other scientists see, but they pay more attention to them, and they focus on them to the point of exhaustion (穷尽), and at the risk of the ridicule of their peers. In looking for the stories of discovery, I found the stories of these people and how their lives changed our view of the world.

We are repeatedly willing to imagine we have found most of what is left to discover. We used to think that insects were the smallest organisms (生物), and that nothing lived deeper than six hundred meters. Yet, when something new turns up, more often than not, we do not even know its name.

1. What made that Amazonian evening wonderful?

A．He learned more about the local language.

B．They had a nice conversation with each other.

C．They understood each other while playing.

D．He won the soccer game with the goal keeper.

2. Why was the author surprised at Juan’s question about the moon?

A．The question was too straightforward.

B．Juan knew so little about the world.

C．The author didn’t know how to answer.

D．The author didn’t think Juan was sincere.

3. What was the author’s initial purpose of collecting newspaper articles?

A．To sort out what we have known.

B．To deepen his research into Amazonians.

C．To improve his reputation as a biologist.

D．To learn more about local cultures.

4. How did those brilliant scientists make great discoveries?

A．They shifted their viewpoints frequently.

B．They followed other scientists closely.

C．They often criticized their fellow scientists.

D．They conducted in-depth and close studies.

【推荐3】The movie theater is a fantasy land that takes the dreams of anyone. It attracts groups of different tastes. There are certain characteristics that distinguish these people from one another. And the characteristics also help guide directors towards what is going to be the next big cinematic presentation.

The Regulars

They are basically amateur movie critics themselves due to the amount of movies they watch. They do not decide more between movies and can generally see two or even three in one sitting. So older people are the regulars due to their plenty of free time they have.

The Young Parents

Children’s movies are their entertainment of choice, and they tend to choose light-hearted humor over everything. Usually friendly, this group are great at socializing. As for the movie category for children, directors trust this group as they know what is wanted and expected in the types of movies.

The Couple

They are quick to get into the cinema and usually buy what is required by the female partner. What is usually a similar theme in their movies is at least a hinting at a love story of some sort. These groups are excellent test subjects for the production of Nicholas Sparks type movies as they feel like their love story is the next big production and thus directors are drawn towards them.

The Noisy Teens

These types can interrupt a movie countless times. Though they may buy tons of food, they seem somehow not to send the food into their mouths and employees find much food is left on the floor as if a food fight went on during the film. Action and adventure movies come out usually for this crowd because the plot and fast-paced nature of the film usually keep the teens at bay for that time period.

1. The text would most benefit ________.

A．film lovers	B．movie directors
C．theater visitors	D．cinema bosses

2. What do we learn about the Couple?

A．They are required to get into the cinema soon.

B．Both of them enjoy movies of different themes.

C．The female partner often decides what they see.

D．They like to judge the quality of the love-story films.

3. Which group will probably pay little attention to the subject of the movie?

A．The Regulars.	B．The Young Parents.
C．The Couple.	D．The Rowdy Teens.

4. What kind of movies most likely attracts the teens?

A．Light-hearted humor movies.	B．Nicholas Sparks type movies.
C．Exciting movies about the war.	D．Romantic love-story movies.

5. What’s the text mainly about?

A．Analysis of movie theater goers.

B．Movies for people with different tastes.

C．Approaches to attracting audiences.

D．The recipe to pick a popular movie.

【推荐1】Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet... We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically.

Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brains to admit that our weight problem lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale(秤) instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels.

On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.

The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients. Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemicals that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.

Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological and physical harm that comes from using them.

1. From Paragraph 1, we can learn that ________.

A．people are fed up with diet products

B．diet products are misleading people

C．diet products fail to bring out people’s potential

D．people have difficult in choosing diet products

2. In paragraph 3, “gain come without pain” probably means ________.

A．diet products bring to harm	B．diet products have not calorie
C．it costs little to stay healthy	D．losing weight is effortless

3. Diet products indirectly affect people physically because such products ________.

A．lack basic nutrients	B．are over-consumed
C．are short of chemicals	D．provide too much energy

【推荐2】B
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Build it ,Make it ,Play it ! Guides for Children and Teens Bomhold Catharine ;Elder Terri,2004 l ABC-CLIO Series: Children’s and Young Adult Literature Reference Available For busy librarians and educators ,finding instructions for projects ,activities ,sports ,and games that children and teens will find interesting is a constant challenge, This guide is a time-saving,one-stop…. Read this book l View details l Add to Collection

Circle Time for Young Children Mosley Jenny,2014 l Taylor and Francis Series: Essential Guides for Early Years Practitioners Available Jenny Mosley’s quality circle time model involves setting up an on-going, timetable process Of circle-meeting for adults and children ,As a basis for teaching relationship skills, building up self-esteem….. Read this book l View details l Add to Collection

Connecting Animals and children in Early Childhood Selly Patty Born,2014 l Redleaf Press Available Understand the value of connecting animals and children .From familys pets and wild animals to toys ,stuffed animal ,and media images ,animals are a central part of every child’s world .This book examines…. Read this book l View details l Add to Collection

Education and Disadvantaged Children and Young People Matsumoto Mitsuko; Brool Colin,2013 l Bloomsbury Publishiing Series: Education as a Humanitarian Response Available Do street children go ti school ,and if not ,why not? What kind of education can be ‘meaningful’ to young people affected by conflict? The contributors explore groups of children and young people who have…. Read this book l View details l Add to Collection

Children   with School   problme:A Physkian’s Manual

The children paediatric Society; Andrews Debra;Mahoney WilliamJ,2012 I wiley Available The physician’s guide to diagnosing and treating learning disabilities in children.1 to 10 Canadians have a learning disability,and doctors must be able to idcntify,diagnose,trear,and manage children… Read this book I view details I Add to Collection

Songs in Their Heads:Music and Its Meaning In Children’s Lives Campbell Patricia Shehan,1989 I Oxford University Press Available This book explores the intrest and needs of children in their expressed thounts and actual “musicking”behaviours, This text examines the songs they sing,the ryhthms… Read this book I view details I Add to Collection

Young Children as Artists:Art and Design in the Earty Years and Kay Stage 1 Tutchell Suzy 2014 I Taylor Francis Available From the monment a child is born,they intctract with the world,looking at colours,feeding texrures;constructing mental and physical images of what they see and experience.Within all early years… Read this book I view details I Add to Collection

Big Ideas for Littles Kids:TEAching Philosophy Through Children’s Liferature Wartnberg Thomas E.2014 I Rowman&Littlefield Publishers Available Big Ideas for Little Kids includes everything a teacher,or a college student needs to teach philosophy to elementary school children from picture books.Written in a clear and accessible style… Read this book I view details I Add to Collection

1. Suppose you are doing research on children’s relationship skills,you may want to read______.

A．Circle Time for Young Children

B．Children with School Problems:A Phsysician’s Manual

C．Education and Disaddvantaged Children and Young People

D．Build It,Make It,Do It,Play It!Guides for Children and Teens

2. Which book would you recommend to someone interested in children’s mental images?

A．Connecting Animals and Children in Early Childhood.

B．Songs in Their Heads:Music and Its Meaning in children’sLives.

C．Big Ideas for Little Kids: Teaching Philosophy Through children’s Literature.

D．Young Children as Artists:Art and Design in the Early Years and Key Stage 1.

3. How many books published in 2015 are found in this search?

A．9.

B．90.

C．118.

D．290.

4. Children with School Problems:A Phsysician’s   Manua lis most likely intended   for________.

A．educators

B．librarians

C．doctors

D．artists

【推荐3】The student arrived early, sat front and center, and stood out in my classroom in more ways than one. I’d say that he had about 40 years on his classmates in my class. He eagerly jumped into class discussions, with his self-deprecating humor and wisdom of experience. And he was always respectful of the other students’ opinions, as if each of them were a teacher. Jerry Valencia walked in with a smile-and he left with one too.

One day, Valencia said he would have to stop taking classes that semester and reapply for next year. By then, he hoped to have earned enough money from construction jobs and have his student-loan papers in order. But he said he was still coming to campus to attend events or see friends. He asked seriously whether he could still sit in on my communications class.

Sure, I said. But he wouldn’t get any credit. No problem, he said.

Soon there he was again, back at his old desk, front and center, jumping into our discussions on how to find and tell stories in Los Angeles – a 63-year-old junior with as much energy and curiosity as any of the youngsters in class.

“Here he is, willingly taking a class for the joy of it and benefit of learning,” says Jessica Espinosa, a 25-year old junior. “You may not see that in our generation.”

Valencia showed up and took the final exam too. Afterward, I overheard Valencia say he wanted to stay in school until he earned a master’s degree, but it had taken him 12 years to finish community college, so he had a long way to go.

Twelve years? He was in and out of school, he said, subject to his work schedule and whether he had money for classes. He had earned his associate of arts degree over the summer, then transferred to Cal State LA to start on his bachelor’s.

1. What’s Paragraph 1 mainly about?

A．Valencia’s daily life at school.

B．Valencia’s interest in learning.

C．Valencia’s participation in class.

D．Valencia’s academic performance.

2. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

A．Valencia gave up taking classes.

B．Loans supported Valencia’s life.

C．Valencia met with financial problems.

D．Valencia was prepared to reapply for classes.

3. What can we learn from Jessica’s words?

A．Jessica dislikes the way Valencia learns.

B．Young people benefit a lot from learning.

C．Young students are content with learning.

D．She appreciates Valencia’s attitude to study.

4. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Curiosity is source of success.

B．A person is never too old to learn.

C．Kindness deserves being respected.

D．The early bird catches the first worm.