Elizabeth Clay decided to drive her old car back to her hometown. But while she was driving home, she got a flat tire. Unfortunately, there was no spare tire in the trunk（后备箱）.
A couple were driving down the road and stopped to help Clay. The couple picked her up and drove her to a gas station nearby. But when they arrived, they found that the gas station didn’t have the right kind of tire for her car. So the couple invited Clay to go to their home.
The couple called around to look for a suitable tire, but couldn’t find anyone who had one. They finally decided to let her use their car. They gave her the keys and insisted that she take it, saying that they wouldn’t be using it during the holiday anyway.
Clay was surprised. “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina! I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she told them. “We know,” they said. “We’ll be here when you get back. Here’s our number if you need to get in touch with us.”
Clay watched as the couple put her luggage into the car and sent her on her way. Two weeks later, she returned to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires.
“Thank you so much,” she said. “You didn’t need to do this.” The couple said, “It is our pleasure to help others.” Clay realized that it can feel good to help others. She decided to help others like the couple helped her.
1. What’s wrong with Elizabeth Clay on her way to her hometown?| A．Her car was broken. | B．She was caught by a couple. |
| C．She lost her luggage. | D．She lost her way. |
| A．their home | B．her hometown | C．a car factory | D．a gas station |
| A．There was a spare tire in the couple’s truck. |
| B．The gas station didn’t have the right kind of tire. |
| C．The couple called around and found someone who had a suitable tire. |
| D．The couple asked her to stay at their home for a night and had a good sleep. |
| A．便宜的 | B．昂贵的 | C．合适的 | D．损坏的 |
| A．Her car was gone. |
| B．She couldn’t get in touch with the couple. |
| C．There was still no suitable tire for her car. |
| D．The couple had cleaned her old car inside and out with three new tires. |
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【推荐1】When it comes to helping develop village education, the first thing most people think of is to give away things like books, clothes and money. However, Hou Changliang doesn’t think so. He uses a saying to show his opinion, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
In 2017, he began to volunteer to teach at Xiangyang Primary School in Yunnan. Before he came here, he had taught in Hechi, Guangxi, for four years and in Bijie, Guizhou, for two years.
About five years has passed since he taught in Yunnan. “The longer I stay in the countryside, the deeper I understand the challenge in village education. Village schools need teachers, especially good ones,” Hou said, adding that a good teacher can make a real difference to a student and even a village.
Yang Feifan, a volunteer teacher at a village school in Guangxi, shared the same opinion as Hou. He said, “Once we received a lot of donations (捐赠物) from across the country. But I didn’t want the students to get something without giving, so I came up with an idea to open a supermarket selling these donations.”
“Students can get things by cleaning classrooms, cooking or helping others,” Yang said. “I believe good education can help students learn life skills and become responsible (有责任心的) people.”
1. What can we learn from Hou’s words in the first paragraph?| A．One fish is enough for a person to eat for a day. |
| B．Teaching a man how to fish is better than giving him a fish. |
| C．Most people would like to give away books and clothes. |
| D．It is important to teach students in the village how to fish. |
| A．For about two years. | B．For about four years. |
| C．For about five years. | D．For about eleven years. |
| A．warm clothes | B．all kinds of books |
| C．much money | D．excellent teachers |
| A．Cooking lunch for their family. | B．Learning one thing by themselves. |
| C．Cleaning the classroom after school. | D．Lending books to their classmates in need. |
| A．They both pay attention to village education. |
| B．They both opened a supermarket to sell donations. |
| C．They both donated books to students in the village. |
| D．They both think children in the village are unlucky. |
【推荐2】On June 17, 2023, 16-year-old Cao Chenzhe from Jiangsu gave away 5,000 yuan to the Disabled Persons’ Federation in Jiangsu to help children. The money was for his brave act of using the Heimlich maneuver (海姆立克急救法) to save a classmate’s life.
Cao clearly remembered that day. One evening in March, while having dinner at the school canteen, he noticed a classmate’s face turning purple as he tried to breathe. “Oh no, something is stuck in his throat!” Cao quickly realized the problem and performed the Heimlich maneuver. Standing behind his classmate, Cao pressed hard into his chest with upward thrusts (推力). After trying many times, a large rice ball came out of the classmate’s throat.
Cao learned the Heimlich maneuver during a safety education class at Jiangyan Licai Experimental School. “The teacher showed us the process in detail and we practiced with each other,” said Cao. The school organizes safety education classes every month and encourages students to take online courses on the Ministry of Education’s online safety education platform (教育部学校安全教育平台).
Sun Fu, the vice principal of Suzhou Foreign Language School, said that safety education should have different forms such as competitions, and role-playing activities. “The more forms the activities are, the more interested the students will be,” Sun said.
When talking about safety education, Cao hoped students of his age to take it seriously. Every student should learn to protect themselves and others in a scientific way,” he said.
1. How did Cao Chenzhe get 5,000 yuan?| A．People gave it away to him. |
| B．He got a prize for saving a classmate’s life. |
| C．He saved the money by himself. |
| D．His parents gave him for his brave act. |
| A．He had a fever. | B．He hurt his face. |
| C．His throat was stuck. | D．He had a headache. |
| A．Schools needn’t have safety education. |
| B．Only one kind of safety education is enough. |
| C．The more forms of safety education, the better. |
| D．Parents should know about safety education. |
| A．Brave and kind. | B．Quiet and shy. |
| C．Hard-working and creative. | D．Outgoing and smart. |
【推荐3】Ten years ago, I lost my job in Hangzhou. I had to move to Shanghai to find another job. I left my wife and children behind. I missed them very much, so I went home on weekends to see them.
A few days after New Year's Day, I drove my old car back to Hangzhou. On the way, my car broke down (发生故障). It was so cold and I didn't know what to do. Suddenly, a young man drove up. He tried his best to help me repair the car. He soon got it started.
I was so thankful that I gave him all the money in my purse, but he refused. Then I got to know that he helped the drivers in trouble on the road every weekend. What a kind man! How lucky I was to meet him in my life!
Many years later. I still often remember that great man.
1. Why did the writer move to Shanghai ten years ago?| A．To find another job. | B．To live with his family. |
| C．To help the young man. | |
| A．By bus. | B．By train. | C．By car. |
| A．in January | B．in May | C．in July |
| A．Drive the car. | B．Repair the car. | C．Move to Shanghai. |
| A．Angry. | B．Worried. | C．Thankful. |
【推荐1】Can you think of any actors（actresses）, hosts（hostesses）or sports players who are short? How did they find success?
Sarmiento was born in Guam（关岛）, a very small island in Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean（太平洋）.Like his home, Sarmiento himself is on the small side, standing just 165 cm tall. Bigger kids bullied（欺凌）him when he was young. As he grew up, he couldn’t join his favorite soccer team because they thought he was too short. But then, Elijah was born. Elijah is Sarmiento's nephew（侄子）. He's also quite short. Sarmiento started to worry for his nephew. Would he face the same challenges and difficulties that Sarmiento faced? "I didn't want him to dislike himself because he was short, but how could I help him?" he said in a TED speech. And so, he started to ask himself: In what ways am I strong?
He came to understand that one's strength doesn't depend only on one's size. It's on one's character and abilities（能力）. Sarmiento once saw himself as a small kid from a small island. But now, Sarmiento said he should see himself as "a young man from Micronesia, a place rich with culture, talent and perseveranc（毅力）." "And I know well next to Guam is the Marianas Trench（马里亚纳海沟）, the deepest place on Earth," he said. "It is a world so wonderful, just like the depths of our character and our abilities."
1. What does the writer mean by saying "on the small side"?| A．Someone's country. | B．Someone's house. |
| C．Someone's size. | D．Someone's weight. |
| A．Some bigger kids bullied him. |
| B．He couldn't join his favorite soccer team. |
| C．The birth of his nephew. |
| D．He gave a speech onstage. |
| A．He imagined himself as a rich man. |
| B．He changed his natiơnality. |
| C．He started to travel around the world. |
| D．He changed the way he thought about the meaning of strength. |
| A．Sarmiento was a short person but very successful. |
| B．Bigger kids were unfriendly to bully smaller kids. |
| C．One's strength doesn't depend only on one's size. |
| D．Adults should care much about kids. |
【推荐2】My friend Alice visited my city last week . She arrived in HongKong on Wednesday morning .She is from Australia. I showed her around the city.
We visited the Clock Tower first. The Clock Tower was very tall. We took some photos there. Then we went to the City Museum. After that, we saw a good movie.
The next day, we visited the Ladies’ Street. There were a lot of clothes shops. The clothes were cheap and beautiful. Alice bought some clothes for her parents and friends. Then we went to the Seafood Street. We bought some seafood. We also had seafood in a restaurant. Both of us enjoyed the meal. Then we went to a concert in the evening. The music was fantastic!
On the third day, the weather was very hot, so we decided to visit Hong Kong Wetland Park . We saw many kinds of plants and animals in it.They were very interesting.
Alice went back to Australia on Friday evening. She enjoyed the trip. She invited me to visit Australia next summer.
1. Where did the writer and Alice go on the first day?| A．The Ladies’ Street. | B．The Clock Tower. | C．The Monkey Hill. | D．The Seafood Street |
| A．Seafood | B．photo | C．clothes | D．shoe |
| A．delicious | B．bad | C．terrible  | D．pretty |
| A．go to the concert | B．buy any clothes | C．go to the beach | D．visit the museum |
| A．Three days. | B．Four days | C．Five days | D．Seven days. |
【推荐3】My name is Ella, and I’m 22. Last year I went to Thailand for two weeks as part of a group of volunteers at an elephant sanctuary—a place where people look after sick and rescued elephants. To be honest, I was worried that the rest of the group might not like to talk with me because they were much older than me. I was also nervous because it was the first time I’d done anything like that. In the end, though, there was no need to worry.
One of our main jobs at the sanctuary was to collect the elephants’ food. Elephants eat huge amounts of grass and banana plants, so collecting this took most of the day. It was really hard work, but it was worth seeing the elephants enjoy their meals. We also helped wash the elephants in the river using big brushes. I found that so much fun, even if I got wetter than the elephants did! The part of the day I most look forward to was the evening. By the light of the moon, we led the elephants on foot into the forest area where they spent the night.
All the volunteers stayed in a small house, so we didn’t have much space. The weather was uncomfortably hot and wet, especially at night. The meals were delicious, which all of us enjoy. After dinner, all the volunteers and workers spent the evenings talking and playing games.
Now that I am back in the UK, I miss my friends there too much. When I look back, I can see how lucky I was to go there. Maybe I’ll go back one day-I certainly will!
1. At first, Ella might worry about ________.| A．staying with the elephants alone | B．the small and crowded living place |
| C．the communication with the other volunteers | D．the long working hours |
| A．Preparing food for the elephants. | B．Feeding the elephants. |
| C．Cleaning the elephants. | D．Walking with the elephants. |
| A．Ella is lucky to see her friends in the UK. | B．The nights there were boring. |
| C．The food they ate was delicious. | D．The weather was generally good. |
| A．We had a wonderful time. We were relaxed and went for exciting elephant rides. |
| B．We fed elephants in a zoo. We were surprised how much food they needed. |
| C．We went sightseeing around Thailand and saw elephants in the beautiful forests. |
| D．We had a great time taking care of some elephants. It will be a fantastic memory. |
My mother is a kind and nice woman.
| A．But she is very strict with me. |
| B．because she wanted me to have a good rest. |
| C．Then she got angry and turned off the TV. |
| D．I loved the film so much |
| E．Why doesn’t mother allow me to watch TV? |
【推荐2】Mr. White lives in a tall building. He lives on the sixteenth floor. Every day he takes a lift up and down. One Saturday afternoon he went shopping with his little son in the supermarket and bought many things. They drove back and carried all the things up to the lift. Suddenly they saw a piece of paper on the wall. It said “Dear sirs there’s something wrong with the lift. Please use the stairs now.” The son took a bag and ran upstairs quickly. But Mr. White walked and walked. At last they stood in front of their door feeling very tired. Mr. White began to look for the keys but he could not find them. Suddenly he shouted in a loud voice “Oh no I’ve left my keys in the car.”
1. Mr. White lives on the ________ floor.| A．13th | B．14th | C．16th | D．60th |
| A．lift | B．bus | C．car | D．bicycle |
| A．In the supermarket. | B．In the shop. | C．In the restaurant. | D．In the shopping centre. |
| A．Because they liked walking. |
| B．Because there was something wrong with the lift. |
| C．Because they didn’t like to use the lift. |
| D．Because there were too many people. |
| A．In the lift. | B．In the bag. | C．In the supermarket. | D．In the car. |
【推荐3】Mrs. Green was eighty, but she had a small car, and she always drove to the shops in it on Saturday and bought her food.
She did not drive fast, because she was old, but she drove well and never hit anything. Sometimes her grandchildren said to her, “Please don’t drive your car, Grandmother. We can take you to the shops.”
But she always said, “No, I like driving. I’ve driven for fifty years, and I’m not going to stop now.”
Last Saturday she stopped her car at some traffic lights because they were red, and then it did not start again. The lights were green, then yellow, then red, then green again, but the car did not start.
“What am I going to do now?” she said.
But then a policeman came and said to her kindly, “Good morning. Don’t you like any of our colours today?”
1. Mrs.Green usually went to buy food ________.| A．on Saturday | B．on Friday | C．on Sunday | D．at the weekend |
| A．she was not busy | B．she was eighty | C．she has an old car | D．she was not good at driving |
| A．she would ask her grandchildren to buy it for her | B．she would ask her son to give her help |
| C．she would buy it herself | D．she has it sent to her home |
| A．there was something wrong with it | B．she didn’t see the lights clearly |
| C．she didn’t know how to start it | D．she wanted to have a rest there |
| A．if she liked the colour | B．to stay here | C．what colour she liked best | D．to leave right now |
