【推荐1】It’s Really a Miracle
Mr. Brown works in New York and he brought his family to China last summer. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for New York, the Browns climbed the Great Wall. It was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel, they couldn’t find the bag in which their expensive camera was. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They could not miss the plane!
That evening they didn’t have supper. Mr. Brown hoped to make them happy, so he said, “Well, let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-floor building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn’t hurt himself.”
“It was a miracle!” called out his children, “Why?”
“Because he lived on the first floor!”
They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.
“It’s really a miracle!” the Browns said happily.
1. Where did the Browns enjoy themselves before they left for New York?

A．In London.	B．In Beijing.
C．In Shanghai.	D．In Hong Kong.

2. Why didn’t they have anything that evening?

A．Because they were not hungry.

B．Because they were sorry for losing the camera.

C．Because they had nothing to eat.

D．Because they had no time to have supper.

3. What did Mr. Browns tell a story to his family for?

A．He wanted to make his family happy.

B．His children asked him to do so.

C．He wanted to tell them a miracle.

D．He liked telling stories.

4. Who found the bag?

A．Two policemen.	B．An American boy.
C．A Chinese girl.	D．A Chinese boy.

5. From this story, you can guess the meaning of the miracle is:

A．奇迹

B．奇观

C．奇怪

D．惊讶

【推荐2】A Two-day Trip to Sunshine Island

Day 1（Oct. 6th） 9:00 Meet at Red Star Airport（机场） →The Old Town →Great Bridge →The Historical House 12:00 Lunch（The famous fish dinner） →Windmill Park →Turtle watching →Sunset on the beach 18:00 Dinner（Rice noodles） →Rainbow Bridge →Hotel	Day 2（Oct. 7th） 9:00 Breakfast（At hotel） →Rose Mountain 12:00 Lunch（A BBQ） →Waterside Farm →Back 18:00 End at Green Bush Airport
Cost: $ 200 each person PS1: If you book this trip before the Farmers’ Harvest Festival（Sept. 23）, you can get 20% off. PS2: Kids under 9 are free.

1. What do visitors have for lunch on Day 1?

A．A BBQ.

B．Fish.

C．Rice noodles.

D．Noodles

2. Mr. Li with his parents will visit Sunshine Island. If he books the trip on Sept. 22th, how much should he pay?

A．$ $ 600.

B．$ 480.

C．$ 360.

D．$ 120.

3. Where are they at 18:00 on Day 2?

A．At Red Star Airport.

B．At hotel.

C．At Green Bush Airport.

D．On the beach.

4. What’s the purpose（目的）of the text?

A．To give some funny facts about Sunshine Island.

B．To give some health advice to people.

C．To introduce a trip plan of Sunshine Island.

D．To talk about a trip experience.（经历）

【推荐1】An elephant wants to have some friends. He sees a monkey in a tree. “Can you be my friend?” asks the elephant. “You are too big. You can’t swing (摇荡) in the tree like me.” Then the elephant meets a rabbit. “Please be my friend,” he says. “How can I? Sorry, sir. You are strong.”

The elephant is very disappointed. Then he goes home. The next day, he sees all the animals running. He doesn’t know why. The monkey says a tiger is near here. He will come to eat the animals. The elephant goes to the tiger, “Please, Mr. Tiger. Don’t eat the animals.” “Go away!” says the tiger. The elephant isn’t happy and kicks (踢) the tiger. Then the tiger goes away. At last, all the animals want the elephant to be their friends.

1. Why don’t the monkey and the rabbit want the elephant to be their friend?

A．Because they are big and strong.

B．Because the elephant is big and strong.

C．Because the elephant is scared of them.

D．Because they are scared of the elephant.

2. The underlined word “disappointed” means “________” in the passage.

A．happy

B．excited

C．sad

D．interesting

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The elephant has many friends at last.

B．The rabbit wants to be the tiger’s friend.

C．The monkey will come to eat the animals.

D．The tiger kicks the elephant away.

【推荐2】If someone said they would pay you 1,800 dollars to stay away from social media (社交媒体) for six years, would you do it? Could you?

Sivert Klefsaas did just that.

In 2016, Loma Goldstrand Klefsaas challenged (挑战) her 12-year-old son Sivert to stay away from social media for six years. If he completed, she would give him the money on his birthday. On February 19, 2022, Sivert got his prize.

Sivert said it wasn’t too difficult to live without social media, and he didn’t think about it much during the six years. As a 12-year-old boy, Sivert said he wasn’t using social media very often. “I wouldn’t say there was ever a time when I thought I was about to break,” he said. “As it went on, it was more of an interesting thing.”

He also had his friends talk about the latest information with him. “I said no to all the unnecessary things happening around,” Sivert added. It also meant he had more time for schoolwork and sports instead.

“We are not against social media, but it’s the healthy using of it,” Lorna noted. “It’s about not letting yourself feel sad and worried about it, or affected (影响) by things that people share.”

“It was affecting their lifestyles,” she said. When one of her daughters was 16, Lorna took away her phone because of it. Lorna says her daughter later thanked her for doing so, as it made her feel better.

1. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Sivert is the only child in his family.

B．Sivert went through a hard time without social media.

C．Lorna thinks it is bad to live with social media.

D．Loma gave Sivert the prize when Sivert was 18.

2. How did Sivert feel after he lived without social media for six years?

A．Proud(自豪的).

B．Bored.

C．Worried.

D．Surprised.

3. We can read this passage in a ________.

A．travel guide

B．story book

C．newspaper

D．diary

【推荐3】

“Milano Cortina 2026 might be my last Winter Olympics. Whatever the result will be, I have only one goal, which is to go beyond my earlier results,” 33-year-old Olympic champion Xu Mengtao said at her book launch party (新书发布会).

Xu was born in 1990 in Liaoning Province. Her parents ran a BBQ restaurant, where Xu would help out during holidays. Xu started her sports career at the age of 4 as a gymnast, before changing to freestyle skiing aerials (自由式滑雪空中技巧) at the age of 12, when she was considered too tall to continue gymnastics.

Xu has won 55 freestyle skiing aerials championships so far,but they have come at a cost.

Xu has had four operations on her knees.When she took part in the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, there were steel pins (钢钉) in her knees. Just as at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, she wanted to get an Olympic gold medal. Unluckily, she failed to achieve her goal, although she tried her best.

But failures, painful injuries and lonely months of recovery didn’t stop her. Xu finally realized her dream at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics,by completing three somersaults (空翻) on her final jump.

In her book, Xu records her true feelings about her life over the past 30 years, her memories of heart-stopping international competitions, the number of medals she won, the low points she managed to overcome and her full preparation for each competition.“Plan each jump, review each problem and look for every possibility. The real situation is unpredictable, so I have to be fully prepared,” Xu wrote in the book.

“I hope my personal experience can encourage more people to go after their dreams,” Xu added. “Don’t stop trying. It’s hard to say when your efforts will pay off, but they will do surely at the most important moment.”

1. Why did Xu take up another sport when she was 12?

A．She was too old to do gymnastics.	B．She wanted to try something else.
C．Her physical condition had changed.	D．Her parents didn’t allow her to continue.

2. In Xu’s book,we can learn ________.
①how she got along with her schoolwork   ②what honors she received
③what she plans to do in the next ten years   ④how she got through those difficult moments

A．①②

B．①③

C．②④

D．③④

3. Which of the following words can best describe Xu?

A．Lucky and kind.	B．Quiet and patient.
C．Calm and talented.	D．Strong and hard-working.

4. What does Xu want to tell us through her story?

A．Never waste time.	B．Keep your goal in mind.
C．Be so proud of yourself.	D．It’s never too old to learn.