In Syria, there’s a library, and it has 15, 000 books on almost every subject you can think of. However, it is different from any libraries you know. It is a secret underground library, and only people in Syria know where it is.
Over the years, the war has destroyed Syria badly. Every day, houses are bombed and people are killed. Stores are closed one after another, and so are schools. To help the kids in Syria with their learning, Ahmad, a 19-year-old student, and his friends decided to build a library. They built the library under the ground to keep it safe from bombing. But it is dangerous to collect books for the library . Often, Ahmad and his friend look for books in houses that were bombed. They need to be careful because they may be killed in another bombing.
You may ask, “In a place like Syria, would people be interested on books?” “Just like the body need food, the mind needs books.” says one library user. In the library, people enjoy their time of reading and forget about the terrible world above, so their life doesn’t seem so hard. Through reading, they are able to dream of a better life after war.
| Word Bank Syria 叙利亚 war战争；战乱 bomb爆炸 |
1. Why do people in Syria go to the library even during the war?
| A．They can get free food. |
| B．They find joy and hope in reading. |
| C．They want to learn how to win the war. |
| D．Their school teachers give lessons there. |
| A．It was built during the war. |
| B．It has been bombed many times. |
| C．It was built to remember people who died in the war. |
| D．Most of its books are collected from outside of Syria. |
| A．Wars in Syria |
| B．Secret Underground Library |
| C．Where is the Library |
| D．Would People Be Interested in Books |
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【推荐1】Friendship comes before competition (比赛). It’s easy to say but hard to do. However, 11-year-old Jerome, a boy from Australia, did it and set (树立) us a good example.
Jerome was good at running. In all the races he took part in, he was always the first. But last November, after giving up winning a school race, the boy won hearts of thousands of people. In the race, kind Jerome ran back to help his good friend Seth to stand up again after he fell down. And then he walked with him and let him cross the finishing line first.
Seth, ten years old, was born with cerebral palsy (脑瘫). After he moved to the school last year, he got lots of problems. His teacher Mrs. Taylor asked Jerome to help him with things like going to the washroom and showing him around. The two boys soon became good friends. Because of his illness, Seth had a big head. Some students laughed at him. Jerome usually stopped them.
Seth’s father thanked Jerome for looking after his son, “He is such a good kid.” The two boys’ story spread quickly after Jerome’s mother Susan shared it on the Internet. “These boys didn’t win but they are champions (冠军).” said the mother.
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?
| A．Jerome was kind and helpful. | B．Jerome won thousands of people. |
| C．Seth fell down during the race. | D．Jerome did well in all races. |
| A．He could see nothing. | B．He had a serious illness. |
| C．He had no arms. | D．He couldn't hear anything. |
| A．传播 | B．发展 | C．产生 | D．中断 |
| A．Seth was two years older than Jerome |
| B．no one would help Seth except Jerome |
| C．Mrs. Taylor asked Jerome to help Seth |
| D．Seth’s father thanked Jerome’s mother on the Internet |
| A．Because they won the race. | B．Because they helped each other. |
| C．Because they were good friends. | D．Because she thought friendship comes first. |
【推荐2】Long long ago, there was a kind lady. Every day, she baked bread for her family and an extra loaf for any hungry passer-by. She placed the extra bread beside a window. When the woman placed the bread, she always gave a prayer for her son. Her son had gone to a faraway place and she hadn’t heard from his for a very long time.
Every day, a tramp came and took away the bread. He said when he was leaving, “The evil you do remains with you. The good you do comes back to you.”
The woman felt irritated. “Not even a word of thanks”, she said to herself with unhappiness.
This went on, day by day.
Finally, the woman became so angry that she decided to get rid of the tramp. She added poison to the bread she was going to offer to the tramp! When she was placing it, her hands shook. “Look at what I’ve done!” she immediately threw the bread into fire and made another one.
As usual, the tramp came and pick up the bread. “The evil you do remains with you. The good you do comes back to you,” he said again and left.
That evening, there was a knock on the door. Surprisingly, the women’s son was standing in the doorway. He was tired and weak. “Mum, it’s a miracle that I can come back home! While I was only a mile away, I was so hungry that I almost gave up. But just then an old tramp gave me a loaf of bread. He said that the bread was his food everyday. But today, I should get the bread, for I needed the bread much more than he did!”
The lady’s face turned pale when she heard those words. The tramp’s words suddenly came back to her, “The evil you do remains with you. The good you do comes back to you.”
1. Every day, ______ came and took away the bread.| A．an hungry passer-by | B．her son | C．her husband | D．a tramp |
| A．Worried. | B．Angry. | C．Pleased. | D．Happy. |
| A．She added poison to the bread. | B．She threw away the extra bread. |
| C．She made terrible bread for the tramp. | D．She said something bad to the tramp. |
| A．She baked bread for her family and an extra loaf for any hungry passer-by |
| B．She placed the extra bread beside a window |
| C．She always gave a prayer for her son when she placed the bread |
| D．She had received a letter from her son recently |
| A．Because her son was seriously ill. |
| B．Because the tramp died of the bread. |
| C．Because if she placed the poisoned bread out, her son might die. |
| D．Because somebody would come soon and took her son away. |
| A．A kind lady and her soon | B．A loaf of bread |
| C．The evil you do remains with you | D．The good you do comes back to you |
【推荐3】I can’t remember whether I was nine or ten years old. I remember that it was the last day of my 4-H camp. I was looking in the mirror and checking my face for bruises (瘀伤). The day before, for some silly reason, I had a fight with another boy. My head was still sore. We hadn’t talked since the fight, but only stared (盯) coldly at each other.
Still, I was in a good mood (心情) in the morning because I knew my mom was bringing some of her homemade pizzas as a treat for my brother, me, and our friends. Soon, I saw her walking towards our room. She had been bringing these pizzas to us every 4-H camp for years. I saw her smile as my brother and his friends all picked up the big pieces. She saved the last two pieces for me. I thanked her with a smile and started to eat when I saw that boy standing off to the side by himself. At that moment, something moved my heart. I walked over to him and gave him one of the pieces. We talked, laughed and ate. And for some reason that I didn’t understand at the time, the pizza tasted better than ever before.
I can see now what moved my heart: A little miracle (奇迹) was working inside me. It was moving me to forgive (原谅), to give, and to love. And I’m so happy that I followed that guidance.
May you forgive, give, and love. And may your pizzas always taste delicious.
1. What can we infer (推断) from the first paragraph?| A．The writer was younger than the other boy. |
| B．The writer wanted to say sorry to the other boy. |
| C．Both the writer and the other boy were hurt. |
| D．The writer and the other boy were angry with each other. |
| A．He was praised by the teacher. |
| B．His 4-H camp was coming to an end. |
| C．His mother would bring some delicious food. |
| D．His brother and friends came to the camp to visit him. |
| A．The 4-H camp. | B．The mother’s treat. |
| C．The brother’s sharing. | D．The writer’s forgiveness and love. |
| A．We should forgive, give and love to live a happier life. |
| B．To help others is to help ourselves. |
| C．We shouldn’t fight with each other but get on with each other. |
| D．A good friend is the one who can share happiness and sadness with us. |
| A．My Favorite Food | B．A Piece of Pizza |
| C．An Unforgettable Camp | D．A Fight with My Friend |
| A. Do you watch TV and get online every day? Do you know how the TV and the computer were invented? This book will tell you the stories about them. B. Are you interested in singing songs? If you are, this book can help you a lot. There are 250 popular songs in this book. They can make you happy and relaxed while singing. C. You can enjoy more than 100 short stories in this book. It’s a good book for you to relax yourself. Sometimes you can’t help laughing while reading the stories. D. Are you afraid of writing compositions? If you read this book, you won’t be afraid to do it from now on. It will tell you how to write a good composition. E. This book can tell you the places of interest in China for you to visit and the best time to visit them. It also tells you the weather there all the year round. F. If you easily get ill, you can read or borrow this book. It will tell you how to keep healthy and how to be stronger. Do as it says, and you will get fewer illnesses. G. Do you often have problems with your computer? Can you deal with it by yourself? Maybe some of the computer problems are easy to deal with. But you don’t know how. This book will teach you how. |
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| Build it, Make it, Play it! Guide for Children and Teens Bomhold Catharine; Elder Terri, 2004 | 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 | View details | Add to Collection |
| Circle Time for Young Children Mosley Jenny, 2014 | 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 | View details | Add to Collection |
| Connecting Animals and children in Early Childhood Selly Patty Born, 2014 | Redleaf Press ◎ Available Understand the value of connecting animals and children. From family’s 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 | View details | Add to Collection |
| Education and Disadvantaged Children and Young People Matsumoto Mitsuko; Brool Colin, 2013 | Bloomsbury Publishing Series: Education as a Humanitarian Response ◎ Available Do street children go to 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 | View details | Add to Collection |
| Children with School problem: A Physician’s Manual The children Paediatric Society; Andrews Debra; Mahoney William, 2012 | 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 identify, diagnose, treat, and manage children… Read this book | View details | Add to Collection |
| Songs in Their Heads: Music and Its Meaning In Children’s Lives Campbell Patricia Shehan, 1989 | Oxford University Press ■ Available This book explores the interest and needs of children in their expressed sounds and actual “music-making” behaviors. This text examines the songs they sing, the rhythms… Read this book | View details | Add to Collection |
1. How many books published in 2015 are found in this search?
| A．639. | B．637. | C．90. | D．290. |
| A．educators | B．doctors | C．librarians | D．artists |
| A．Built It, Make It, Play It! Guides for Children and Teens |
| B．Circle Time for Young Children |
| C．Children with School problem: A Physician’s Manual |
| D．Education and Disadvantaged Children and Young People |
【推荐3】It seems that self-help books are topping best-seller lists more often these days. More people are turning to self-help books for advice on how to live their lives. Last year, sales of these books in the UK rose 20 percent, reaching a record high of 3 million, The Guardian reported.
Many of the self-help books are written by famous people or psychologists（心理学家）. They teach you how to deal with problems in your life—for example, how to get along with your classmates or coworkers, how to manage your time well and how to find happiness in daily life.
But can these books really help us with our lives? People have lots of different opinions about this.
Julie Hall from London is a big fan of self-help books. After reading more than 300 of them, she set up her own self-help website. Her site helps women succeed in the business world. “They（self-help books）can give you the courage（勇气）and motivation（动力）to do whatever you want to do,” she told the Independent.
However, recent research by the University of Montreal in Canada might not agree with that. Researchers surveyed two groups of people—one of the groups had read many self-help books, while the other hadn’t. They found that people in the first group were more stressed out and depressed （沮丧的）.
There is no single “quick fix” that can improve our lives. However, it’s always good to know that help is at hand when we need it.
1. What do self-help books teach?a. How to get along with people around you.
b. How to manage your time well.
c. How to make progress in your study.
d. How to live happily every day.
| A．abc | B．bcd | C．abd | D．acd |
| A．Self-help books give people courage and motivation. |
| B．Self-help books don’t have any influence on people. |
| C．People who have motivation don’t read self-help books. |
| D．People who read many self-help books are more depressed. |
| A．an easy way | B．a difficult way | C．a thoughtful way | D．an impractical way |
| A．Self-help books can fix everything. |
| B．Are self-help books helpful? |
| C．How can self-help books help people? |
| D．Reasons for self-help books being best-sellers. |
China Daily—On Sunday, fifteen world’s leading scientific and technological inventions in the Internet part were shown at the 6th World Internet Meeting. The meeting was held in the river town of Wuzhen in east China’s Zhejiang Province. The inventions included AI, 5G, self-driving, cloud computing and so on. |
Xinhua—The Untamed, or Chen Qing Ling becomes one of the most popular topics on Twitter, drawing worldwide attention. Netflix says the Chinese TV series will be shown to the people in North America, South America and Europe. Japan and South Korea will also show this TV series later. |
CRI—Forbes has given the Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award (终身成就奖) to Alibaba Group creator Jack Ma. “Jack Ma has created Alibaba Group, which not only is one of the world’s most amazing companies but also helps small businesses both in China and around the world,” Forbes chairman said. |
1. The inventions at the 6th World Internet Meeting didn’t include ________.
| A．AI | B．5G | C．self-driving | D．computers |
| A．Europe | B．North Korea | C．Japan | D．South Korea |
| A．he is the richest man in China | B．he has saved many poor people |
| C．he has created Alibaba Group | D．he is a businessman from China |
| Urban farmers bring joy Farming has always been a countryside thing. But now, farms are coming to the balconies (阳台) of city apartments. Zhang Chao, 17, is one young “urban farmer”. He learned to grow vegetables from his grandpa, who has been a farmer for life in the countryside. Zhang said he felt proud when he saw seeds turn into plants. Now Zhang still keeps up his hobby with a balcony garden. “Growing not only brings delicious food, but it also reminds me of the happy times with my grandpa,” said Zhang. Planting vegetables is now more than just a way for living. It also brings joy to young people’s lives. ____________________________ While long-distance travel is not a top choice during the COVID-19 pandemic, camping has risen as a new travel trend (趋势) for people living in Chinese cities. A report showed that during the recent May Day holiday, camping-related searches increased by 117 percent compared with April. Forests and islands were the two most popular location types. Ji Nan, 31, from Zhejiang, went camping with her friends in the mountains during the holiday. She said camping is a good way to get closer to nature and enjoy outdoor activities. Farm has followers Zeng Qinghuan, a 30-year-old from Loudi, Hunan, has turned her whole village into a livestreaming (直播) room, using e-commerce (电商) to help her people live a better life. Known as “Xiangmei Xinbao” on Douyin, Zeng now has more than 3 million followers and almost 40 million “likes”. And she has posted about 370 short videos showing the culture and life of people in her hometown. Through livestreaming, she has sold more than 100 million yuan worth of local agricultural products (农产品). Zeng used to work in big cities. She returned to her village to care for her sick grandmother, but later found that she could also help rural development there. |
| A．lifestyle | B．travel | C．farming | D．new jobs |
| A．He thinks that it is easy to farm. |
| B．It is too hard for young people. |
| C．He loves farming and feels proud of the results. |
| D．It was just a way for older generations to make a living. |
| A．Enjoy holiday | B．Back to nature |
| C．A report about travel | D．Camping with friends |
| A．Forests and city parks. | B．Islands and mountains. |
| C．Forests and islands. | D．Islands and city parks. |
| A．farming in a big city | B．fashion trends in big cities |
| C．the life of her grandmother | D．the people and culture of her hometown |
Luckily, when dining out is part of everyday life, more and more people have realized packing up the leftovers(剩菜) when dinning might be the right thing to do.
Now here is some advice about how.
When packing leftovers, take staple foods(主食) such as steamed bread. However, leftovers of cold dishes should not be packed up, because the cold dishes can not be heated after being brought home and may go bad and cause illness. Also, leftovers should be kept in the right way after being brought home. Food should be kept at temperatures below 10 ℃ or higher than 70 ℃.But if the packed food is put under room temperatures, they should be eaten within four hours.
Packing leftovers in the right way is important, but it’s more important to know how to order the right number of dishes. Don’t be afraid of losing face by ordering less. After all, food doesn’t come easily.
1. Food waste is usually seen in ___________________.
| A．wedding banquets | B．birthday banquets |
| C．business meals | D．All above |
| A．taking the food we order back home |
| B．taking cold dishes back home |
| C．ordering more than we can eat |
| D．packing up the leftovers |
| A．at the temperature of 2℃ |
| B．at the temperature of 20℃ |
| C．at the temperature of 30℃ |
| D．at the temperature of 50℃ |
| A．How to save food |
| B．How to pack up leftovers |
| C．Food problems in China |
| D．Food waste and its solution |
【推荐1】Welcome to Jiefang Street. It’s a very busy street. On the right of the street is the History Museum. That is a very big building. It is a great place to learn Chinese history. Opposite the museum is the Bank of China. Every day lots of people come here and save their money or get their money. Next to the bank is a post office. There is a bus stop behind the post office.
A big supermarket is on the left of Jiefang Street. It is Huaxia Supermarket. There are all kinds of nice things in it. If you want to buy something to eat, you can go to the first floor. On the second floor, there are some TV sets, and CD players. If you want to buy nice clothes, you can go to the third floor. And on the fourth floor is some furniture（家具）.
If you are tired, you can go to the Queen Coffee House and have a rest. The coffee house is between the supermarket and the bookstore.
1. The underlined word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to（指的是）_________.| A．Jiefang Street | B．Chinese history | C．the History Museum | D．the Bank of China |
| A．It’s next to the bus stop. | B．It’s next to the post office. |
| C．It’s opposite the supermarket. | D．It’s behind Jiefang Street. |
| A．Delicious food. | B．Nice furniture. | C．Beautiful clothes. | D．Interesting books. |
| A．Huaxia Suprmarkt. | B．The bookstore. |
| C．Jiefang Street. | D．The Queen Coffee House. |
| A．a guidebook | B．a science report | C．a storybook | D．a cartoon book |
【推荐2】A library is a place to keep books and store knowledge. Nowadays libraries are not as popular as before because people prefer to use the Internet to find out information. With a click of a mouse, it is possible to find out almost anything.
Getting into a room full of all kinds of books, it is a fantastic thing. Just think about how many books there are in a library, and thousands of people choose carefully. That must make it a special place to be.
Maybe all kinds of things can happen in libraries. They are not just places for reading. They are also centers for learning. Many libraries host events and programs for all ages, from story times for children to book clubs for adults.
Lots of schools have libraries. If your school has a library, it’s probably not just a place to read books. Libraries are also quiet places. The books there can keep us calm and peaceful.
1. Why are the libraries nowadays not as popular as before?| A．Because people can’t find the libraries easily. |
| B．Because people like to use the Internet better. |
| C．Because the books in the libraries are fewer than before. |
| A．A book. | B．A library. | C．A mouse. |
| A．The Internet must replace (取代) the libraries. |
| B．All the libraries host programs for the people. |
| C．Libraries are quiet places for reading and learning. |
| A．A library is a good place for all ages. |
| B．Libraries are just places for playing. |
| C．You can buy some books from libraries. |
【推荐3】
The Beijing Library in Beijing’s Tongzhou District opened to the public on December 27th, 2023. It offers the public a modern and inviting space to enjoy reading.
It provides people with a relaxing space for reading and learning about the culture of Beijing.
To welcome the readers, the library held a number of immersive (沉浸式的) activities on the opening day, including a concert, a traditional dress-up experience, and the creation of artistic works.
| A．There are about eight million books in the library. |
| B．The Beijing Library covers 75,000 square meters. |
| C．The library will hold more than 1,000 activities in the future. |
| D．With the help of robots, people can easily get the book they want. |
| E．The library is called “the forest of knowledge” because of the shape of its roof. |
