【推荐1】Wu Mengchao is known as the Father of Hepatobiliary Surgery in China. He devoted（奉献于）himself to saving people’s lives for nearly eighty years. He completed more than 16,000 operations.

He continued working until he was more than 90 years old and bid farewell to the operating table when he was 96. He treated patients with a warm heart.

Once he said, “Medicine may not cure（治愈）everything, but love will always bring sunshine to life.”

In 1922, Wu Mengchao was born in a mountain village in Fujian. Because his family didn’t have enough money to make a living, he went to Malaysia with his mother at the age of 5. He helped his father do the work while studying in Malaysia.

At the age of 18, Wu Mengchao returned to the motherland and then he entered Tongji Middle School in Shanghai.

In 2005, Wu was honored with the State Pre-eminent Science and Technology Award. However, he gave his 5 million yuan to help with his students’ research.

He once said, “My work alone is not enough to help Chinese people out of sickness. I hope to train more young people in the last years of my life.”

1. We can tell that Wu Mengchao worked for almost ________ years during his life.

A．70

B．80

C．90

D．96

2. Why did Wu Mengchao go to Malaysia?

A．Because he was a top student in his class.

B．Because he was too tired to go on studying.

C．Because his family was too poor to make a living.

D．Because he wanted to learn new things in Malaysia.

3. Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage above?

A．Wu Mengchao left China in 1940.	B．Wu Mengchao was born in Malaysia.
C．Wu Mengchao was born in a big city.	D．Wu Mengchao was very kind to his patients.

【推荐2】Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children’s book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusually funny animals and plants.

In 1954, Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children’s books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.

In 1957, Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old could be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In I960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.

In 1984, Doctor Seuss won the Pulitzer Prize. He was honored for the education and joy his books provided for American children and their parents.

He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, “I do not write for children. I write for people.”

1. Why do young people like Doctor Seuss’ books?

A．Because they are cheap and easy to get.

B．Because they are short.

C．Because they are written in different languages.

D．Because they are written with invented words and have pictures of unusually funny animals and plants.

2. Which of the following statements about the book The Cat in the Hat is true?

A．Doctor Seuss wrote the book at the age of 56.

B．Doctor Seuss used less than fifty words to write the book.

C．The book was a fun story and easy to read.

D．The book was written for only six-year-old children to read.

3. When did Doctor Seuss die?

A．In 1995.

B．In 1993.

C．In 1991.

D．In 1987.

4. What can we learn about Doctor Seuss from the passage?

A．He won the Pulitzer Prize soon after his death.

B．He sold millions of his books himself worldwide.

C．He wrote the largest number of books in the world.

D．He changed American children’s way of learning to read.

【推荐3】Recently, a math teacher from Peking University has become popular on the Internet. In a video, he introduced himself as a student who graduated from Peking University’s School of Mathematical Sciences and a gold medalist(金牌获得者) in the International Mathematical Olympiad.

Netizens immediately found that this was the celebrated assistant professor in Peking University—Wei Dongyi. He is known as “Chen Jingrun No.2” because he is a mathematical genius.

Wei Dongyi was born in Shandong Province in 1991. He showed great talent in mathematics from a very young age. When Wei was a student at High School Attached to Shandong Normal University, he joined the school’s Olympiad training team. Then he took part in the International Mathematical Olympiad training. Because of the wonderful experiences, he fell in love with math and went on to win many first place prizes.

In 2008 and 2009, his amazing performances at the 49th International Mathematical Olympiad and the 50th International Mathematical Olympiad made him famous around the world. Wei got two gold medals with full marks. After that, Wei studied at Peking University for four years. Then he got his master’s degree and PhD in only three and a half years. In 2019, Wei completed his post doctoral work and became an assistant professor of the university. He still has a love for math and enjoys a simple life. Hearing of his experience, many students were excited and showed their great respect for him.

To make sure of Wei’s peaceful life, the university called for reducing attention on Wei. “We hope that people who care about this great teacher will join us in creating an environment for young students to focus on research,” the university wrote.

1. What does Paragraph 1 tell us?

A．What the passage is about.	B．When the passage was written.
C．How the passage is developed.	D．Who the writer of the passage is.

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

A．Humorous.

B．Wise.

C．Famous.

D．Strict.

3. How old was Wei when he became an assistant professor?

A．About 17.

B．About 28.

C．About 18.

D．About 31.

4. Why did the university call for less attention on Wei?

A．To give him less work.	B．To make sure of his safety.
C．To save him lots of money.	D．To offer him a good environment.

5. What’s the purpose of this passage?

A．To introduce a famous person.	B．To show us a famous competition.
C．To tell us the importance of study.	D．To encourage students to study math.

【推荐1】①During the COVID-19 pandemic(流行病), many people under lockdown feel lonely and bored. “There is a loneliness epidemic,” said John Dattilo from Pennsylvania State University, US.

②To reduce loneliness, Dattilo made a study and found that “a state of flow”(心流状态) is of great help.

③Why? According to Dattilo’s study, reducing loneliness has something to do with doing enjoyable activities that require both concentration(注意力) and skill. When we are concentrated on what we like doing, it is easy for us to enter a state(状态) called “flow”. If we enter a state of flow, we will feel happy and forget loneliness easily, surprisingly finding how fast time has passed when we leave the state.

④ However, it is not easy to achieve a state of flow. There must be a balance between the challenge of the task and our skill level. For example, if we’re trying to create a complex(复杂的) computer program but our skill level is low, then we’re likely to feel stressed instead of achieving “flow”. On the contrary(相反), if the task is too easy, then boredom will set in and “flow” will not appear, either.

⑤ If we have artistic skills, for example, playing the piano or painting can lead to flow. So whether can things like skiing, writing and storytelling lead to flow depends on what skills we have. But can watching television help people enter flow? Of course not! Because there aren’t any challenges.

⑥“People tend to thrive(茁壮成长) on healthy activities and challenge, so it is quite important for us to enter the flow state.” said Dattilo. “We hope this research will help people live fuller, happier, and healthier lives.”

1. The writer starts the passage by ________.

A．giving an example	B．telling a story
C．making a comparison	D．describing a social phenomenon(现象)

2. How do people feel when they leave the “flow” state?

A．They feel happy and easy to forget loneliness.	B．They feel time passes quickly.
C．They feel stressed and tired.	D．They are lonely and bored.

3. From the passage, we can infer that ________ can help to reduce loneliness during lockdown.

A．following a healthy lifestyle	B．learning as many skills as possible
C．doing some enjoyable and challenging tasks	D．completing impossible challenges

4. The best structure of the passage may be ________.

A．	B．
C．	D．

【推荐2】People like to give gifts to others on big days. Do you know how to choose(挑选) gifts? You should choose gifts that your family or friends like. Different gifts are for different people. For example, boys often like to play with robots(机器人),toy guns(枪)and balls. And girls may like something lovely, like flowers, dolls and beautiful clothes. Of course, you don’t need to choose something expensive. Your feeling is much more important than money. There is a Chinese saying, “_______________
1. The word “big” in the first sentence means “      ”.

A．beautiful

B．interesting

C．important

D．funny

2. When you buy your friend a gift, you should choose something that        .

A．you like	B．he or she enjoys
C．is expensive	D．is very big

3. Michael wants to buy a birthday gift for his sister, he may choose a        .

A．teddy bear	B．basketball
C．water gun	D．robot

4. What does the underlined sentence mean in Chinese?

A．礼多人不怪	B．心有灵犀一点通
C．礼轻情义重	D．来而不往非礼也

5. Which is the best title (标题) for the passage?

A．Everyone needs gifts	B．Where to buy expensive gifts
C．The meanings of gifts	D．How to choose a gift

【推荐2】How do you usually do the shopping? Do you buy things in real shops or online? If you like shopping online, do you buy things on Taobao or Jingdong? Do you know live-streaming industry (直播行业)? It is a new and fashion way to buy and sell things these days. Many people begin to buy things on live-streaming platforms (直播平台). “Sales (销售) through live-streaming in 2021 give people hope and a new way to make money.” says Andrea Fenn.

There are many live-streaming platforms, such as Douyin and Kuaishou, and Alibaba’s Taobao. Many people begin to sell things in this way.

One of them is Li Jiaqi. He is 27 years old. He can sell 15,000 lipsticks (口红) in five minutes. Unlike many women sellers, he always tries the lipsticks on his mouth, not on his arms. His interesting sales make him get the name “Lipstick Brother No. 1”.

In February 2020, Taobao sells a lot of things, because many people can not go shopping outside.

▲ . Andrea Fenn says that there are too many people on the live-streaming platforms. “Now there are thousands of live-streaming. And people start to think about the question: Why are we buying things on TV, just like the 1990s shopping style? Some companies can not get money from live-streaming because of shoppers’ fatigue. They are tired of doing that.” he says.

1. What is a new and fashion way to buy and sell things these days?

A．Buying things in real shops.	B．Buying things on Taobao.
C．Buying things on Jingdong.	D．Buying things on live-streaming platforms.

2. Li Jiaqi is called “Lipstick Brother No. 1” because ________.

A．selling lipsticks brings him much money	B．Andrea Fenn gives him the nickname
C．he has a different way to sell lipsticks	D．he is the first man to sell lipsticks to ladies

3. Which of the following sentences should be on the line (横线) in the last paragraph?

A．Of course, everyone will make money.

B．And all companies can get money from live-streaming.

C．Luckily, everyone likes live-streaming activities sales.

D．Live-streaming is like TV shopping show.

【推荐3】The live-streaming by New Oriental is very popular now. You can learn English and shop online at the same time.

Dong Yuhui, one of the teachers at New Oriental, became a famous star on Douyin. There were about 108, 000 people in the online studio on Friday, with sales hitting 15. 34 million yuan. Such a way of teaching English and selling things at the same time made young people show great interest in it. For example, when Dong sold rice, he also introduced the English word “rice”, and how to use “rice” in a phrase or a sentence. In this way, Dong sold more than 6,700 bags of rice in just a few minutes. Many people left messages in the comment section, saying it seemed to send them back to class at New Oriental.

Yu Minhong, the company’s leader, also showed in the studio, selling things with the teachers or hosts. So far, the studio has had about 2. 5 million followers. On the evening of December 28, 2021, Yu just had the first live streaming of agricultural products on Douyin. But it set his studio “on fire” in less than a week. Yu talked about selling products in two languages, and he said this was a very important change for New Oriental.

“They have changed from being teachers to being live-streaming hosts.” Yu said.

1. How does the writer describe the famous star Dong Yuhui on Douyin?
①By giving an example.        ②By giving numbers.
③By asking a question.               ④By making a contrast.

A．①④

B．①③

C．②④

D．①②

2. According to Yu Minghong, what is the important change for New Oriental?

A．From teachers to live-streaming hosts.

B．From live-streaming hosts to teachers.

C．From the company leader to teachers.

D．From teachers to the company leader.

3. Why do young people show great interest in the live-streaming by New Oriental?

A．Because they can learn some English.

B．Because they can shop online.

C．Because their hosts are very popular.

D．Because they can both learn English and buy things at the same time.

4. This passage is probably from _______.

A．an advertisement	B．a weekly newspaper
C．a health magazine	D．a history book