【推荐1】My name is Cindy Wang, I’ve been a pop singer for 9 years. I used to be really shy and took up singing to overcome my shyness. As I got better I dared to sing in front of the class, then for the whole school. Now I’m not shy anymore and love singing in front of the crowds.

After being famous my life has changed a lot. There are many good things like being able to travel and meet new people. Everywhere I go I get tons of attention. However, too much attention is a bad thing. I always have to worry about how to appeal to others, and I don’t have to be very careful about what I say or do. And I don’t have much private time anymore, when shopping with friends there are always guards around me.

I want to tell teenagers: if you dream to be famous, you have to give up normal life. Not everyone can make it to top. Many times I thought about giving up, but fought on. So the secret to success is hard work and strong will. Only by this can you be anything one day!

1. How is the writer?

A．Shy.

B．Quiet.

C．Unfriendly.

D．Outgoing and hardworking.

2. What makes her life change a lot?

A．Being famous.

B．travel.

C．new people.

D．shyness.

3. How many ways are there to influence her when she was famous?

A．2.

B．3.

C．4.

D．5.

4. What does the writer want to tell the teenagers?

A．Everyone can succeed.	B．Boring to be famous.
C．Success is hard work and strong will.	D．She is a talent.

【推荐2】As is often the case, parents are very shocked to discover their children have lied to them for the first time. But new research has suggested many parents may not even notice many of the lies their children tell them.

Psychologists have discovered that most parents are over-confident in their children’s honesty and this may impair their ability to discover a lie.

The findings may help to explain why some parents seem to be willing to let their children get away with almost anything even in the face of the evidence (迹象). They say parents suffer from a “truth bias (偏见)” with their own teenagers, but when faced with lies from other people’s children, they have less difficulty telling if a statement is true or not.

Dr. Angela Evans, a psychologist at Brock University in Canada, said, “The close relationship that parents share with their own children may lead to parents failing to discover their children’s lies. Parents’ truth bias may result in parents being less doubtable of their children, allowing them to successfully cheat (欺骗) them.”

Most children are thought to start lying as early as two years old but start telling more believable lies at around the age of four years old. Learning how to lie is considered as a key part of cognitive (认知的) and social development in children. But many parents are shocked when their children start lying to them. In their study, Dr Evans and her colleagues filmed 108 children aged between 8 and 16 as they performed a test after being asked not to look at the answers. They were then asked afterwards if they had looked, with 50 truthfully denying (否认) looking, 49 lying about looking and 9 admitting (承认) to looking.

Videos of those denying looking were then shown to 152 parents of children aged 8 to 16, 80 of whom had children who had taken part in the test. The researchers found that the parents were less able to discover lies told by their own children than by other people’s children.

1. What does the underlined word “impair” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Show.

B．Harm.

C．Realize.

D．Develop.

2. When lying to their parents, children can’t be easily found because ________.

A．their parents aren’t prepared for the lies

B．their parents can’t notice any of their lies

C．they are very good at telling lies

D．they know how to lie to their parents

3. What does Dr. Evans want to find about children’s lying?

A．What makes parents lose trust in their children.

B．What causes children to tell lies to their parents.

C．What makes parents fail to see their children’s lies.

D．What affects children’s relations with their parents.

4. What can be inferred from Dr. Evans’s study in the last two paragraphs?

A．Parents prefer to protect their own children.

B．Lying is a part of children’s development.

C．Children aged 8 to 16 are very likely to tell lies.

D．Parents can easily discover lies told by children of others.

【推荐1】

Hi Sam! Sorry I haven’t emailed recently—I’ve been revising for my exams. I have finished them now and I have got some time to relax and some money to spend on going out. Last weekend, I went to see a great film called Yes Man. If you haven’t seen it, you must go! Jim Carrey plays the main character and it’s very funny—and also quite encouraging. It’s based on a book by Danny Wallace which is also called Yes Man. I read the book a few months ago and that’s hilarious, too—I really laughed out loud!

The book is a true story about what happens to the writer, Danny. Basically, he found that he was doing nothing all the time, just worrying about things and complaining about his life. He wasn’t seeing his friends much, so he was lonely and bored. Then one day, he was on a bus in London when he sat down next to a man. The man was a stranger, but they started talking. Danny told him about his boring life and the man just gave him three words: ‘Say “yes” more.’ And for Danny this was a turning point in his life. Those three words influenced everything he did. At that moment, he made a decision: ‘I will say “yes” to everything!’ And he wrote a book about what happened to him in the next year or so. Three years later, the book was made into a hit film.

The film is based on the book although there are some differences. First, it’s set in the US instead of England. Secondly, the main character is based on Danny, but he called Carl in the film. And what’s more, he doesn’t meet a man on a bus. His turning point comes when he goes to a self-help class and they advise him to say “yes” more.

In the film, Carl succeeds in changing his life and doing lots of crazy things: he has flying lessons, he learns to speak Korean and he rides a motorbike with no clothes on! The storyline isn’t very strong. It’s quite weak, I suppose, but all Carl’s stories are very interesting—especially because Jim Carrey is a very funny actor.

I’m really interested in the film because there’s a serious message, too. I believe in making the most of life and I’ve decided I’m going to be more positive. I’ve decided I’m not going to stay at home so much. I’m going to do more things, see my friends more and everything. Actually, that’s why I’m emailing you! It would be great if we could meet up soon. Let me know when you are free.

All the best,
Adam
1. The underlined word hilarious in Paragraph1 most probably means _____.

A．simple

B．helpful

C．humorous

D．meaningful

2. In Paragraph 3, there are _____ differences mentioned between the book and the film.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

3. Adam wrote this email mainly _____.

A．to talk about what he was doing recently

B．to introduce the book Yes Manwritten by Danny to Sam

C．to advise Sam to watch the film Yes Man made in US

D．to talk about why and how he wants to change his life

4. From the email we can infer (推断) that _____.

A．Sam will love Yes Man as much as Adam does

B．Yes Man must be the most popular book in the US

C．Adam used to stay at home a lot before seeing Yes Man

D．Jim Carrey is now a very funny actor because of Yes Man

【推荐2】O·Henry was an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in 1862 in North Carolina.

At the age of three, his mother died. He didn’t go to school for very long, but he taught himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O·Henry went to Texas. Later he tried different jobs. He first worked for a newspaper, and then found a job in a bank. But the bank thought he took away the money, so he was in prison (监狱) for three years. There he began to write short stories.

In 1902 he moved to New York. He continued (继续) writing and became successful and rich. He died in 1910. In his life, he wrote lots of short stories. His stories always finished with a very special ending. People like them very much.

1. Where was O·Henry from?

A．Australia.

B．America.

C．England.

D．France.

2. When did O·Henry go to Texas?

A．In about 1865.	B．In about 1862.
C．In about 1885.	D．In about 1882.

3. What does the underlined word “There” refer to (指的是)?

A．In the prison.	B．In North Carolina.
C．In the school.	D．In New York.

4. How old was O·Henry when he died?

A．40.

B．48.

C．50.

D．58.

5. Which is NOT true about O·Henry?

A．He learned everything from his teachers.

B．He wrote many stories during his life.

C．He had different jobs when he was young.

D．His mother died in 1865.

【推荐3】Star runner Su Bingtian said China’s first Olympic sprint medal（短跑奖牌）means a lot to him. On May 19th, 2022, the International Olympic Committee（国际奥委会）decided to give the Tokyo 2020 men’s 4×100m third prize to the Chinese relay（接力）team.

Su, along with Tang Xingqiang, Xie Zhenye and Wu Zhiqiang, finished fourth in the final at last summer’s Tokyo Olympic Games. But the British silver winner broke anti-doping（反兴奋剂）rules and his medal was canceled.

The 32-year-old became a national hero after running 9.83 seconds to make the men’s 100m final at Tokyo 2020. He set a new Asian record. He led the Chinese men’s 4×100m relay team to the fourth place in 37.79 seconds at last summer’s Tokyo Olympic Games.

“I want to borrow the gold medal from her and take a photo because I never saw an Olympic medal,” he said after he saw the shot（铅球）putter Gong Lijiao win the gold in Tokyo last year. Now, his dream has come true.

“This is the first step. As for the future, I believe more and more young Chinese runners will get the Olympic medals in their own ways. I believe more Chinese runners will do everything they can to get medals for our homeland. Go, Chinese runners!” Su said.

1. Chinese relay team got the ______ prize in men’s 4×100m at last year’s Tokyo Olympic Games.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

2. Why didn’t the British team become silver winner?

A．Because they were not polite.	B．Because they broke anti-doping rules.
C．Because they broke running rules.	D．Because they didn’t run fast enough.

3. How did the 32-year-old become a national hero?

A．By setting a new Asian record.	B．By setting a new world record.
C．By setting a new Chinese record.	D．By setting a new European record.

4. What was Su Bingtian’s dream in Tokyo last year?

A．To win a medal of running.	B．To win a medal of the shot-put.
C．To take part in Olympic Games.	D．To take pictures with Gong Lijiao.

5. What does the writer talk about?

A．Art.

B．Sports.

C．History.

D．Nature.

【推荐1】It was the first time for Sidebottom from New York to visit Paris (巴黎). He was staying at a hotel. He went down to have breakfast on the first day, and sat with a Frenchman. The Frenchman smiled and said friendly, “Bon appetite.” “That is his name.” thought Sidebottom. He smiled back and said his own name. “Sidebottom.” The next morning, Sidebottom came down for breakfast and saw the Frenchman again. “Bon appetite!” the Frenchman said again. Sidebottom was a bit surprised to hear his name again. But he answered in the same way. “Sidebottom.” This happened every morning for about a week. At the end of the week, a friend of Sidebottom’s from Canada arrived in the evening. “I am having a very good time.” he said. “meet a very nice Frenchman. His name is Bon Appetite.”

“That isn’t his name.” said the friend. “The French (法国人) often say it before they eat something. It means enjoy your meal.”

The next morning, the American and the Frenchman sat at the same table. “Bon appetite!” Sidebottom shouted.

The Frenchman looked at him and smiled, “Sidebottom.” he answered.

1. From the passage we know Sidebottom came from________.

A．England

B．Canada

C．France(法国)

D．America

2. They said “Bon appetite” and “Sidebottom” to each other________.

A．for four days

B．for a week

C．for one evening

D．for one morning

3. Sidebottom told his friend that he was       when he was staying in the hotel.

A．happy

B．surprised

C．friendly

D．lucky

4. The Frenchman thought “Sidebottom” in English meant (意思是) ________.

A．the American’s name	B．having a good time
C．“Bon appetite” in French	D．“nice to meet you”

【推荐2】With her snow-white hair and a pair of glasses, my grandma is a kind traveler and she loves adventures（冒险）.

During the summer of last year, my grandma and I went to Japan together. We ate delicious Japanese food, visited beautiful buildings, and took the speedy train. She was so open-minded about the new things we saw there. We also bought things from special machines that we would never find in America. We went to Tokyo, Hiroshima and Kyoto, which were all different and very fantastic.

This summer break, my family and I flew to visit my grandma in Maine, a state about 3,000 miles away from Los Angeles. The town she lives in is small and pretty with many local shops. Her house is right on a lake, and we went swimming with her in the water. Paulinka, my grandma’s dog, would join in the fun and jump in the water as well.

Maine is on the east coast and near the Atlantic Ocean, so we ate fish and chips and lobster（龙虾）very often. Sometimes, my grandma and her friends took us on a boat to catch lobsters. In a little hidden town, the whole family got to walk in nature, lay under the stars and most importantly, enjoyed each other’s company.

I’m looking forward to the winter break because my grandma is going to come over and stay with us for some time. I’m sure my house will light up while she is here.

1. The writer thinks her grandma is ________.

A．just like the Snow White	B．open-minded and adventurous
C．tired of visiting buildings	D．afraid of taking the speedy train

2. The writer went to visit her grandma ________.

A．in Los Angeles	B．with Paulinka
C．by air	D．in January

3. During this winter break, the writer is sure that her grandma will ________.

A．buy a special machine	B．lie under the stars in nature
C．eat fish and chips in Japan	D．bring happiness to the family

【推荐3】Jenny was new in this city. She didn’t have any friends. And her classmates didn’t seem friendly to her. Sometimes she complained to her mom, and her mom always said that Jenny could get used to (习惯) that and that everything would be OK.

A card arrived on Monday: Come to Melissa’s 10th birthday party! Jenny was excited to receive the card. She didn’t know Melissa very well, but she was glad to think that Melissa wanted to be her friend. Jenny put the card into her schoolbag. After dinner, she showed it to her mother. “It’s a swimming party, Jenny.” her mother said. Hearing that, she grabbed (抢) it and read each word aloud. She stopped when she read where it would be: the Elm Street Pool.

Jenny didn’t even have a bathing suit (游泳衣). She liked skating. She played baseball. She was very good at playing chess. But in her mind, swimming was for ducks, and she wanted no part of it.

“This might be a good time to learn to swim,” her mother said. “I can take you to the pool every day after school. Really, you might even like it.”

Even the idea of swimming scared (使害怕) Jenny. And right then, in her own swimming pool, she felt like she was drowning (溺水). However, when she thought that she could make a lot of friends, she decided to have a try.

1. The underlined word “complained” means “________” in Chinese.

A．抱怨

B．炫耀

C．解释

2. How did Jenny feel when she got the card?

A．Worried.

B．Happy.

C．Angry.

3. What can’t we know about the party from the passage?

A．Why Melissa was going to have the party.

B．Where the party was going to take place.

C．When the party was going to take place.

4. What was Jenny’s problem?

A．She wasn’t able to swim.

B．She didn’t have a beautiful dress.

C．She wasn’t Melissa’s good friend.

5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．A Good Friend

B．A Swimming Party

C．New City