【推荐1】

Look at the photo. Do you know the nice woman? She is Peng Liyuan. She wears a nice dress. She looks so tall and pretty. Many people like her very much because she sings very well. And her songs are famous. The man in black is her husband(丈夫), Xi Jinping. We all know the man, because he is the leader(领导人)of our country. He has much work to do every day. He is very busy. He is a man of great ability(能力).

1. Peng Liyuan is very _________.

A．big

B．long

C．short

D．beautiful

2. What does the woman do?

A．A writer

B．A policewoman

C．A singer

D．A doctor

3. What colour is the man’s coat?

A．Yellow

B．Black.

C．Red.

D．Purple.

【推荐2】

A Star Woman—Wang Zhenyi
Wang Zhenyi, born (出生) in 1768, was a great woman scientist in Qing Dynasty (朝代). At that time, girls couldn’t get good education, but her father encouraged her to read books and educate herself. She became interested in astronomy (天文学), math, geography, medicine and poems (诗歌). In 1786, she decided to give much attention (注意) to astronomy, math and poems. After years of hard work, she achieved a lot.
Wang Zhenyi (1768—1797)	Her achievements (成就) •Found out when the eclipses (日蚀; 月蚀) of the sun and the moon would happen. •Learned a lot about how the sun, the moon and the earth move in space. •Made some new rules in math. •Wrote many books and poems.
Sadly, Wang Zhenyi died when she was only 29 years old. Even though she didn’t live a long life, her thoughts and discoveries live on. In 2000, a planet was named after her. Her spirit and hard work continue to inspire (激励) people today.

1. When was Wang Zhenyi born?

A．In 1768.

B．In 1786.

C．In 1797.

2. According to the passage, what did Wang Zhenyi decide to give much attention to?

A．Poems, geography and history.

B．Astronomy, writing and poems.

C．Astronomy, math and poems.

3. What does the underline word “spirit” mean in Chinese?

A．经历

B．著作

C．精神

4. How many achievement s does she have?

A．4

B．5

C．6

5. In which part of a magazine can you probably read the passage?

A．Healthy Eating

B．Great People.

C．Animal World

【推荐1】A lovely surprise has magic power. That’s probably why many people, especially the young, love blind boxes, or mystery boxes. Now a young man in Anhui Province has put a fresh thing into the magic box—healthy vegetables.

A common day for Zheng Tao, 34, is spent with vegetables. Each of his “mystery veg boxes” has seven to eight kinds of seasonal vegetables. Zheng offers two types (类型) of veg boxes: 2 kilos (36.8 yuan) and 4 kilos (72.8 yuan). All vegetables are planted in the open air without chemicals (化学物质). “The number of each kind of vegetables is just enough for one or two meals to avoid waste,” said Zheng, who left his job in the city to become a new farmer in his hometown.

The idea of the mystery veg box came by accident. In July 2021, Zheng’s parents produced more vegetables than the family needed. Then he shared some pictures of the vegetables online and asked if anyone wanted them. After a couple of minutes, he got four to five orders. Two weeks later, Zheng started his veg box business.

His vegetables got very popular. At its peak, Zheng sold more than 200 kilo blind boxes daily. That was more than 600 kg of vegetables. To offer vegetables to more customers, the new farmer rented (租) some land in July 2022 and began working with local villagers.

In the future, Zheng wants to build a place where customers can plant, pick, and even process vegetables by themselves. “Many office workers are tired of stressful life in cities. Here, they can have a break by enjoying the beauty and fun of nature,” Zheng said.

1. What’s the mystery of Zheng’s veg boxes?

A．How much the vegetables are.	B．How heavy the vegetables are.
C．What vegetables are provided.	D．Where the vegetables are grown.

2. Paragraph 3 is mainly about __________.

A．the development of Zheng’s home town

B．the start of Zheng’s veg box business

C．the relationship between Zheng and his parents

D．the accidental discovery of some pictures online

3. What does Zheng plan to do next?

A．Find a job in the city.	B．Build a farm for his parents.
C．Bring customers better services.	D．Take a break from his busy life.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Find magic in blind boxes

B．How to grow healthy vegetables

C．Office workers deal with pressure in nature

D．New farmer sells vegetables in mystery boxes

【推荐2】Lao She wrote Teahouse in 1956. The play shows the audience (观众) life in China between 1898 and 1945. It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and his customers (顾客) in a teahouse in old Beijing. It asks us to see the teahouse as the center of the neighborhood. Finally, it says goodbye to old Beijing and its people.

The story starts in 1898 during the Qing Dynasty. It continues in 1916, and finally, it brings the audience to the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (抗日战争) in1945. After the war, Wang loses the teahouse and he dies.

Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. His parents sent him to the Teacher’s School in Beijing and he learned to teach. From 1924 to 1929 he taught Chinese in London. He wrote many plays, novels (小说) and short stories. He was named “A People’s Artist” and “A Great Master of Language”. He was one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century.

In Lao She’s Teahouse today, waiters bring tea to the customers and sell them delicious Chinese food. If you like Beijing Opera, folk music, acrobatics (杂技) or magic shows, you can enjoy them in the teahouse. Lao She’s Teahouse gives a wonderful welcome to everyone from China and from all over the world.

1. When does Wang Lifa lose his teahouse?

A．In 1898.

B．In 1916.

C．Before 1945.

D．After 1945.

2. Where did Lao She teach Chinese from 1924 to 1929?

A．In New York.

B．In London.

C．In Paris.

D．In Tokyo.

3. Who are welcome to Lao She’s Teahouse today?

A．Only Chinese customers.	B．Only foreign customers.
C．Every customer from home and abroad.	D．Only Beijing Opera audience.

【推荐3】A man had a parrot. It was a very beautiful bird and every day the man talked to it.

“Pretty Polly,” he said. “You are a pretty polly.”

Every day the man spoke new words to the parrot.

One day the parrot was not in its cage. It was flying in the room. The man came into the room and saw the parrot. “What are you doing?” he asked.

“What are you doing?” the parrot repeated.

The man laughed. Then he put the parrot into the cage and went out to visit his friends.

That evening, a thief came to the house. He walked around the house and looked into the windows.

There was no one at home. The thief broke the door and entered the house. First he went into the sitting room, he found some bowls and vases and put them in a bag. Then he found a golden watch and some money in the bedroom. He put these into the bag, too. He stole many things from the house and put them into his bag.

The bag was soon full. The thief put it over his shoulder and walked to the door. He opened the door and looked. There was no one there. Suddenly a voice said, “What are you doing?” Hearing this, the thief jumped high into the air and dropped his bag. Quickly he ran out of the house.

“What are you doing?” the voice said again. “Pretty Polly. Hello. Goodbye. What are you doing?”

1. What did the man had as his pet?

A．A cat

B．A dog

C．A parrot

D．A tortoise

2. How did the thief get into the room?

A．He broke the window.	B．He had the key to the door.
C．He asked the parrot to open the door.	D．He broke the door.

3. Why did the thief run out of the house quickly?

A．Because he was ashamed.	B．Because he was too excited.
C．Because he had something important to do.	D．Because he thought someone found him.

4. What did the thief take out of the house?

A．Nothing.

B．A gold watch.

C．A lot of money.

D．Some bowls and vases.

【推荐1】Stephen Hawkins was born in Oxford, England on 8^th January, 1942. He went to school in St. Albans—a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology. As he himself admits, he didn’t work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got good marks.
It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump（碰撞） into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23.
At first, Hawking became very sad, after a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, “Before my illness was diagnosed（诊断）, I had been very bored with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do.” Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, and had three children. He also went on to do some of the most important scientific research.
Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, however bad their situation is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair,” he once said. “You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”
1. As a university student, Stephen Hawking ________.

A．worked very hard

B．studied maths and physics

C．was the best student in his class

D．was lazy and did very little work

2. Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when ________.

A．he was sent to hospital for tests

B．his mother made him see a doctor

C．he was twenty

D．he visited his family at Christmas time one year

3. When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neural disease, he ________.

A．made up his mind to get married

B．began to see his life in a different way

C．thought that nothing in life was worth doing

D．became very sad

4. Today, Hawking ________.

A．works at Oxford University

B．works at Cambridge University

C．carries out research into motor neural disease

D．does not rely on a machine to speak

5. What would be the best title for this passage? ________.

A．Motor Neural Disease	B．Life Is Fair
C．Professor Stephen Hawking	D．A Lazy Boy

【推荐3】

Photos of Scientists	Brief Introduction(简介)	Achievements(贡献)
	Tu Youyou, pharmacologist, born in December 1930	Tu,winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for the discovery of artemisinin, a kind of medicine used to fight against malaria(疟疾)has solved the problem of fighting against malaria and done a lot for scientific and technological inventions in traditional Chinese medicine and human health.
	Yuan Longping, agriculturalist, born in September	Yuan, the Father of Hybrid Rice, was the first person in the world to develop a hybrid rice strain, and his research on higher rice yields (产量) helped provide a solution to worldwide hunger and starvation.

1. Which of the following is Tu Youyou’s great achievement?

A．Discovering artemisinin.

B．Serving the people in the poor region.

C．Preventing and controlling sand.

2. How do people call Yuan Longping?

A．The Father of Hybrid Rice.

B．A war hero.

C．The winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize.

3. The passage may come from ________.

A．A storybook.

B．A novel.

C．A newspaper.