【推荐1】Gangsoo was a fifteen-year-old boy living with his little sister, Jisoo. Their parents had passed away long ago. Gangsoo had taken care of Jisoo by himself.

One day, Gangsoo woke up at three in the morning as usual. When Jisoo was sleeping alone, Gangsoo left their little house to deliver(送) newspapers. He was surprised to find one old man was sitting in front of his house. It was an icy morning and he looked very cold.

The poor old man didn’t have anything to cover himself with. Gangsoo went into his house to get the old man a blanket(毯子).

However, there were no extra blankets, so Gangsoo thought hard and took his father’s coat. It was the only thing of his father’s that he had left. He covered the old man with the coat and went to work. When he came back three hours later, both the man and the coat were gone. Gangsoo thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father’s coat.

That afternoon, Gangsoo hurried home after school because Jisoo was sitting home alone. However, Jisoo and the old man were standing in front of the house, and Jisoo shouted to Gangsoo, “Brother! He’s our grandfather!”

The grandfather smiled and said, “Gangsoo. I have been looking for you all around the country for 8 years. I’m not rich. But I can take care of you two. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know how good my grandson is. This coat was the one that I gave my son a long time ago!”

1. What did Gangsoo do in his spare time?

A．Played games.	B．Delivered newspapers.
C．Took care of old people.	D．Looked after his grandfather.

2. How was the weather when Gangsoo saw an old man in front of his house?

A．Rainy.

B．Cloudy.

C．Icy and cold.

D．Hot and sunny.

3. What did Gangsoo do after he found the old man?

A．He gave him some money.	B．He covered him with a coat.
C．He gave him something to eat.	D．He covered him with a blanket.

4. How long had Gangsoo’s grandfather looked for them?

A．For two hours.

B．For three hours.

C．For eight years.

D．For fifteen years.

5. What is this story mainly about?

A．Father’s coat was missing.

B．An old man was freezing to death.

C．A boy looked after his sister after their parents’ death.

D．Two children found their grandfather by an act of kindness.

【推荐2】About 10 years ago, I started a job as a trainer. In one of my first classes, the head trainer told us a very encouraging story.

He began by drawing a man standing in the middle of a circle. To make it more interesting, he drew things like a house, a car, and a few friends inside the circle.

He asked the question, “Can anyone tell me what this is?” In a long silence, one guy decided to throw out, “The world?” The trainer said, “That’s close. Actually, this is your Comfort Zone. Inside your circle, you have all the things that are important to you. Your home, your family, your friends and your job. People feel that inside this circle they are safe from any danger.”

“Can anyone tell me what happens when you step out of this circle?” A strong silence came over the room. The same guy finally started, “You are afraid.” Another guy said, “You make mistakes.” The silence continued and the trainer smiled and said, “When you make mistakes, what can the result be?” The first guy shouted, “You learn something.”

“Exactly, you are learning.” The trainer turned to the board and drew an arrow (箭头) pointing from the man to the outside of the circle. He continued to say, “When you leave your Comfort Zone, you put yourself out there, in front of the world to be in situations that you are not comfortable with. The end result is that you have learned something that you did not know and you slowly become a better person.” He turned again to the board and drew a bigger circle around the first one, and added a few new things like more friends, a bigger house,...

1. According to the passage, the Comfort Zone is like ________.

A．a house which can offer us safety

B．a circle which we draw around ourselves

C．a place where we can have comfortable lives

D．a group of people who can provide us with pleasure

2. If we step out of the first circle, we may ________.

A．have fewer friends	B．learn something more
C．he more afraid to talk	D．feel safer and happier

3. The final drawing on the board might be

A．

B．

C．

D．

4. According to the passage the trainer wants to tell us “________”.

A．To keep safe, please stay inside the Comfort Zone.

B．You can make more friends if you leave the Comfort Zone.

C．Step out of the Comfort Zone, and you can be a better person.

D．If you want to get more, you’d better stay in the Comfort Zone.

【推荐1】Two men are walking in the park. One is Mr. Brown, a worker, the other is Mr. Black. Mr. Brown is going to a chair. It is next to the road. Mr. Black is after him. Mr. Brown finds Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black begins to walk faster (更快). Because he wants to get to the chair before Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black begins to walk faster because he also wants to get to the chair first. Then they both run. Mr. Black runs faster than (比) Mr. Brown. So he gets to the chair first and sits down on it. Mr. Brown runs after Mr. Black. When he gets to the chair. He sees Mr. Black sitting on it. He is sorry to show a notice(通知)with the words“Wet Paint(油漆未干)”to Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black knows why Mr. Brown is going to the chair.
1. Where are Mr. Brown and Mr. Black?

A．In the garden

B．On the chair

C．In the park

D．Next to the road

2. What are they doing? They are________

A．talking

B．walking to the chair

C．holding a notice

D．sitting on a chair

3. ________is after _________at first

A．Mr. Black , Mr. Brown	B．The worker, Mr. Brown
C．Mr. Brown ,Mr. Black	D．Mr. Brown The worker

4. ________get to chair first.

A．The worker

B．Mr. Brown

C．Mr. Black

D．A student

5. Mr. Brown goes to the chair because__________.

A．he wants to sit there

B．it is his chair

C．he wants to talk to Mr. Black on the chair

D．he wants to tell people “Wet Paint”

【推荐2】You may think gymnastics (体操) is only for players in their teens and twenties. But Oksana Chusovitina has broken the unwritten rule of the sport. The 48-year-old woman made her return to the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. This is her fifth time to take part in the Asian Games. Also she is the only woman who has competed in eight Olympics. Chusovitina was born in Uzbekistan in 1975. At the age of 17, she attended her first Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She won a gold medal in the team event.

In 1999, she gave birth to her first son, Alisher. She thought the Sydney 2000 Games were meant to be the last one for her. But it was not to be. In 2002, the family moved to Germany. In 2003, she returned to international competitions to raise money for her son. Luckily, both her comeback and her son's treatment were successful.

After finishing a disappointing fifth at the London 2012 Games, Chusovitina told everybody that she decided to stop her career. But gymnastics was in her blood (血).“At night, I told everyone I had decided to stop my career. The next morning, I woke up and changed my mind,” she said. At the Tokyo 2020 Games, Chusovitina failed to reach the final event. Though she said once again that she would stop her career, she decided to return very soon.

This year, her return to the Hangzhou Asian Games added another touch of color to her career. Although she missed a medal, she said she would continue to train and compete for the Olympics in Paris.

“I love gymnastics, and it brings me great joy. I’m just doing what I love.” Chusovitina said, “I can leave at any time. But I must do what I can today, so I won’t regret it tomorrow.”

1. The passage is probably a (n) ________:

A．novel

B．interview

C．introduction

D．advertisement.

2. From Paragraph 1, we can know that ________.

A．sports rules only allow young players to take part in sports competition

B．Chusovitina won a gold medal in the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games

C．taking part in eight Olympics seldom happens to a player

D．she took part in the eighth Olympics in her fifties.

3. In what order did the following things take place in Chusovitina's life?
a. Chusovitina couldnt join in the final event at the Tokyo Games.
b. Chusovitina won her first gold medal as a team member.
c. Chusovitina became a mother of a son.
d. Chusovitina returned to competitions to raise money for her sick son.
e. Chusovitina took part in the Asian Games for the fifth time.

A．b-c-d-a-e

B．b-c-d-e-a

C．c-b-d-e-a

D．c-b-d-a-e

4. How do you understand the sentence “But gymnastics was in her blood.” in Paragraph 3?

A．But all her family members were good at gymnastics.

B．But she got hurt often during her training for gymnastics.

C．But she was the only genius in gymnastics.

D．But her deep love for gymnastics pushed her forward.

5. According to the passage, which of the following words best describe Chusovitina?

A．Strong-minded and hard-working.

B．Active and wise.

C．Creative and responsible

D．Strict and humorous

【推荐3】My name is Michael. This is my neighborhood. There is a big supermarket near my house. The Things there are cheap, so many people like shopping there. Across from the supermarket is a school. It's my school. There is a library next to my school. I like reading books there.

I am Nick. My neighborhood is busy. There are a lot of stores and restaurants in my neighborhood. My house is on a street corner. There is a post office near it. And next to the post office is a pay phone.

My name is Amy. In my neighborhood, there is a big park. Lots of people go there to have fun. I like to play there, too. There is a restaurant across from the park. A bank is next to the restaurant. And some clothes stores are near the bank.

1. How is the supermarket near Michael’s house?

A．Quiet.

B．Small

C．Big

D．Far.

2. Where s Nick’s house?

A．Next to a restaurant	B．Near a post office
C．On the Center Street.	D．Across from the park

3. In Amy's neighborhood, there is_________.
① a park        ② a bank          ③ a restaurant        ④ a supermarket

A．①②③.

B．①②④

C．②③④

D．①③④

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Nick’s neighborhood is very quiet	B．Amy likes to play in a small park
C．Michael enjoys reading books in the library.	D．Their houses are far from the shopping center.

5. The best title(标题) of the passage is   ________.

A．Our Neighborhood	B．Our Family
C．Our supermarket	D．Our Park