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Teens help students in remote（偏远的） areas. Luo, a Chinese university student, only turned 18 in January, but he’s already made a big difference to the lives of many poor young people living in China’s remote areas. His online English, lessons have offered them a chance to know a world they could only imagine before. Many have achieved university dreams.

Luban Lock: magic Chinese puzzle 2,000 years ago, a famous Chinese carpenter（木匠）named Luban created a magic Chinese puzzle called “Luban Lock”, which he used to test how smart his son was. Watch as Rachel learns to make this Chinese puzzle and tries to solve it! Do you want to have a try?

First picture of the black hole The first picture of the huge black hole at the heart of the Milky Way（银河）was shown on Thursday, thanks to the efforts of astronomers（天文学家）from around the world, including 17 from China. Shen Zhiqiang says that the future purpose of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is to get video pictures of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

China's healthcare China has made progress in public health over the past years. In 1949, average life expectancy（平均寿命）was 35. It reached nearly 77 in 2019, much higher than the world average of 72. In 1949, there were just 3,670 medical and health organizations in the whole country. The number increased to nearly 1 million at the end of 2018. Health insurance（保险）has also benefited over 95 percent of the population.

1. What did Luo do for the young people in the remote areas?

A．He went to their hometowns to teach them.

B．He improved their living conditions.

C．He helped them choose dream universities.

D．He gave them online English lessons.

2. What does Rachel want to know?

A．If he can make Luban Lock.	B．How Luban Lock works.
C．Why Luban created Luban Lock.	D．Whether Luban’s son was clever.

3. Who took the first picture of the black hole?

A．A foreign astronomer team.	B．A Chinese astronomer team.
C．An international astronomer team.	D．An American astronomer team.

4. Why are the numbers given in the fourth passage?

A．To show China’s progress in healthcare.

B．To express the past situation of China’s healthcare.

C．To describe the present situation of China’s healthcare.

D．To introduce the government’s plans.

5. What’s the theme of the four passages?

A．How China changes!	B．East meets west!
C．For a better future!	D．Great Chinese, great China!

【推荐2】Some students often complain (抱怨) about learning English. The subject, they say, takes up too much of their time. They have to read many passages, look up new words in the dictionary and do lots of exercises. Although they work hard, they still can’t get good scores on tests. “Why?” they ask. “How can I enjoy success?”

The story of Chinese astronaut Deng Qingming might help to answer their questions.

Deng was chosen as an astronaut trainee (接受培训者) in 1998. That was long ago—you readers hadn’t even been born yet. Since that day, he had spent almost all of his time training hard to become an astronaut. Over the years, Deng has seen other trainees with him go into space one after another. However, he was always a backup (后备人员) . He often felt sad. Sometimes, he even cried.

But Deng never gave up. Although he is now in his fifties, he keeps training hard. “I must be ready whenever the chance comes to me,” he once said. Finally, on the night of November 29, 2022, he and two other astronauts boarded the Shenzhou 15 spaceship and flew into space. Deng had waited 24 years for this very moment.

So, if you want to give up learning English (or something else), think about Deng’s story. Your efforts might not pay off immediately. Be patient, though. Try to improve your methods and keep going. One day, success will knock at your door. Being different from Deng, you probably won’t even have to wait 24 years for that moment!

1. Which one is not mentioned about learning English in paragraph 1?

A．Looking up new words in the dictionary.

B．Doing lots of English exercises.

C．Reading many English passages.

D．Writing more short articles.

2. What was Deng Qingming always doing after he was chosen as an astronaut trainee?

A．Learning English.	B．Flying into space.
C．Keeping training hard.	D．Seeing others training.

3. How did Deng Qingming feel when he was always a backup?

A．Sad.

B．Angry.

C．Nervous.

D．Surprised.

4. How many astronauts boarded the Shenzhou 15 spaceship and flew into space?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

5. What does the writer want to show by telling the story of Deng Qingming?

A．Don’t complain when you meet difficulties.

B．Don’t give up and keep going, you will succeed.

C．You’ll get good scores on tests if you work hard.

D．You’ll have to wait 24 years if you want to succeed.

【推荐3】Kindergartens( 幼儿园 ) may teach you very important things you need to know. Dancy, a 5-year-old boy, saved his father’s life with the skills he learned.
The boy’s father became seriously ill on the way home from a father-son shopping. He couldn’t speak and could hardly move, but he tried hard to stop the car safely. At that point, Dancy used his father’s phone to call his mother for help. The 5-year-old boy tried his best to give her useful information and he was able to tell where they were. Just as he had learned in the kindergarten, Dancy read the letters he saw on a nearby store sign: “F,U,R,N,I,T,U,R,E.” But that wasn’t enough for his mother to find them. Then he added that they were near a bridge. Finally, his mother understood he was talking about a store called Furniture 22 on New Jersey’s Route22.The mother called 911 and the father was saved in time.
“He just thought his dad needed help,” Dancy’s mother told the reporter. She also pointed out that her husband was a hero, too. “ It is surprising for him to get off   the highway ( 高速路 ) and get himself and his child to safety even when he was so sick,” she said.
Shine, head of the kindergarten, took pride in his pupil. “ Dancy’s spelling skills helped him ____the moment,” he said. “And that’s the real value (价值 ) of education.”
1. When the father became seriously ill, he and his son were ________.

A．in a hospital

B．on the highway

C．at home

D．in a shopping center

2. Dancy called ________for help when his father couldn’t speak.

A．Shine	B．the reporter
C．his mother	D．911the reporter

3. The Chinese meaning of the word “seize” in this passage is probably“________”.

A．成功

B．失去

C．救援

D．抓住

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Dancy saved his father with his spelling skills.

B．The reporter was really a hero.

C．Dancy drove his father home.

D．Shine sent Dancy’s father to hospital

【推荐1】It was a terrible day for Mr. and Mrs. Lin. The two were on holiday in a mountain. They were taking a walk in the early afternoon when suddenly the ground started to shake. In just two minutes, everything was different! They were in the middle of a very strong earthquake (地震)!

The Lins tried to find some other people first. One by one, they found 23 other people. Many were visitors, young and old. Soon it was dark and it started to rain heavily. Some cried and some lost hope.

At that point, Mr.Lin decided to do something. He said, “The roads are too dangerous. We can’t go down the mountain until tomorrow. We must stay here tonight.” Then Mr. Lin and a few young men went back to look for food. They found some, but not enough for everyone. The young people gave theirs to the older ones.

After that, Mr. Lin divided (分开) the people into five groups. He also brought all the mobile phones and made sure each group had one. They used them as flashlights (手电筒).

Early the next morning, the groups started to go down the mountain. It was difficult, ▲ . After twelve hours’ walking, they finally got out safely. By then it was 30 hours after the earthquake. Everyone was tired but they felt lucky because they were part of a special team. This special team gave them hope for life.

1. What happened when the Lins were taking a walk?

A．It started to rain heavily.	B．There was an earthquake.
C．The weather got really cold.	D．They found someone was crying.

2. The underlined word in Paragraph 3 refers to (指代)________.

A．the flashlights

B．the food

C．the mobile phones

D．the clothes

3. Which of the following is the right order?
①The Lins found another 23 people.
②The people were divided into five groups.
③Mr.Lin looked for food with the young people.
④Mr.Lin asked others to go down the mountain the next day.

A．①④②③

B．③②①④

C．③①②④

D．①④③②

4. Which of the following can be put in “ ▲ ”?

A．so the group members cried and gave up

B．but the group members talked and laughed happily

C．but the group members helped and cared for each other

D．so the group members stopped walking and sat on the road

【推荐2】As a mountain, l 642-foot Squaw Peak isn’t that amazing. But its views attract many hikers (远足者). Henry Grant, a student at Ithaca College, was one of them.

While waiting for his mother one day in August 2019, Henry watched other hikers enjoy the views. One hiker, dressed in pink, was looking over the cliff (悬崖) with her husband.

When Henry’s mother rejoined him, the two continued on their way. Suddenly, he heard something. “Paula! Paula!” a man shouted crazily. Henry turned around quickly.

Several hikers started looking for her, but their view was screened (遮蔽) by trees. Henry and his mother headed down the path. But when he saw some hikers still searching, he decided to lend a hand. After telling his mother that he would be safe, he went on alone.

After 15 minutes of climbing over large rocks, pushing past bushes, and slipping (滑) down loose earth. Henry found the woman had fallen about 75 feet, Luckily, she was alive.

“Paula! Paula!” Henry shouted. The woman didn’t reply. She was badly hurt. Henry called the police. Afraid that she might fall off the rock, Henry climbed up a tight (陡的), narrow path by digging into the earth with his fingers and feet until he reached Paula.

Paula was almost senseless. Henry gently put her hand in his, trying to keep her mind off the pain (疼痛) by keeping asking her questions: “Where are you from? Do you have kids?” Soon, they were joined on their perch (歇脚处) by another hiker named Simon.

About 45 minutes later, rescuers (救援者) arrived. Paula and her husband were flown to a hospital. Paula, who has fully recovered (康复), said, “Henry has already taken part in building the rest of my life.”

1. Which sentence should go in “________” in Paragraph 3?

A．He ran as fast as possible to save Paula.

B．His mother turned around at the same time.

C．The woman in pink was nowhere to be seen.

D．Other hikers were scared (惊) by the terrible shout.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Henry had no difficulty in reaching Paula.

B．Simon and Henry’s mother joined in saving Paula.

C．Paula and her husband were both badly hurt and saved.

D．Henry asked Paula questions to keep her mind off the pain.

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

A．A Perfect Trip	B．A Terrible Accident
C．A Great Rescue	D．An Amazing Mountain

【推荐3】Jan was a window cleaner. At nine o’clock one morning, Jan was in a lift of a high building with his window cleaning tools when the building was on fire.

There were six other passengers in the lift. All of a sudden, the lift stopped. Although they didn’t know what had happened outside, they had only less than 100 minutes to get out of the building before it would fall into the dust.

Soon smoke began coming into the lift. The men knew that something was wrong. They tried to open the door but found a wall in front of them. The wall had the number 15 on it and they knew they were on the 15th floor. But their lift usually didn’t stop there, so there was no opening for them to escape. Jan decided they would have to make their own.

Knowing that the wall was made of a material that could be cut through, Jan took out his window cleaning tools, and began knocking a hole through the wall. When he felt tired, others helped.

Starting with one small hole, they cut through the three-inch-thick wall. Then they kicked hard at the wall. The wall cracked apart. They saw before them a tile(瓷砖) wall! Refusing to give up, they knocked a hole through the tile, then made the opening big enough to get through. Surprisingly, the fire-fighters were outside the hole, they took Jan and his partners to the nearest stairs and they ran down the stairs as quickly as possible. By 10:23, Jan and the others ran out of the building. Five minutes later, the building burned down.

1. According to the passage, how many people were there in the lift?

A．6.

B．7.

C．10.

D．We don’t know.

2. How long did it take them to get out of the building?

A．83 minutes.

B．85 minutes.

C．95 minutes.

D．100 minutes.

3. What did they do when they saw a tile wall?

A．They didn’t know what to do.	B．They went on knocking through the wall.
C．They had to wait for the fire-fighters.	D．They were disappointed and gave up.

4. What can you learn about Jan and his partners from the passage?

A．They called the firefighters for help.	B．They did nothing to help themselves escape.
C．They stayed calm and tried hard to get out.	D．They were so worried that they hit the door.