【推荐1】There was a group of people who took the same bus every morning into the city. No one ever talked to each other.

One morning, an old man who was usually sad and alone got on the bus energetically, smiled and said in a loud voice: “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up and said “good morning”.

Over the following weeks, our new friend came dressed in an old suit and tie. He said good morning to us every day and we all gradually began to talk to each other more.

One morning he had a bunch of (一束) flowers in his hand. The driver turned around and asked: “Do you have a girlfriend, Charlie?” He nodded shyly and said yes.

The other passengers whistled (吹口哨) and clapped (鼓掌). Charlie smiled and sat down.

Every morning after that Charlie always brought flowers. Some passengers even brought flowers for his bouquet (花束). Everyone was happy and became friends. But one morning Charlie wasn’t waiting at his stop. And he wasn’t there for the next few days.

When the bus came to the senior center, one of the passengers asked the driver to wait while she went in. The staff said that the elderly gentleman was fine. But one of his close friends had died over the weekend.

Next Monday, Charlie was waiting at the stop, looking very sad. We were silent as he walked onto the bus. No one mentioned his friend, but we each handed him a bunch of flowers. We wanted to be there for this man who had brought us together that summer.

1. The “new friend” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.

A．a guide dog

B．a young lady

C．the bus driver

D．a cheerful old man

2. Who did Charlie bring flowers for?

A．His wife.	B．The driver.
C．The other passengers on the bus.	D．His close friend in the senior center.

3. What does the story tell us?

A．Kindness will be paid off one day.	B．Laughter is the best medicine.
C．Taking a bus is a good way to make friends.	D．Talking to strangers on the way will make your day.

【推荐2】The first time I saw Kai, she was sitting in my front yard, hugging my dog Harley. She and her husband Sean had just moved into a small house down the road from us. I thought she was drawn to (被吸引) Harley’s friendly personality, just as he was drawn to hers. From the second time I talked to her, I knew Kai would be a cherished (珍爱的) friend. Her smile and good cheer made me feel better just being around her. Her voice was always full of happiness.

It didn’t take long before Kai was beloved by everyone in our neighborhood. Children and adults visited her home often. Although she already had four cats, she also adopted (收养) a stray (流浪的) dog.

When we visited her, she would kindly listen to all of our troubles and then say something so wise, and we would leave her home with our hearts singing. Sometimes I would read her my stories and she would always encourage me to keep writing.

All of this time, though, Kai was slowly dying from cancer. She told me the first time we talked that she was terminal (晚期). But she lived each day with a positive attitude. Still, she died on a cold winter day with heavy snow falling down.

During the short time we had together, I learned so much from Kai about how to truly live. She taught us so many lessons about kindness, happiness, hope and cheer.

1. Kai ________ in the new neighborhood.

A．could not get on well with her neighbors

B．adopted many stray cats and dogs

C．was beloved by everyone

D．told everyone she suffered from cancer

2. Why did people leave Kai’s home with hearts singing?

A．Because Kai told them a moving story.

B．Because people always had a wonderful party at Kai’s home.

C．Because Kai could listen to them carefully and gave advice.

D．Because people know about Kai’s illness and her story encouraged them.

3. We can know that Kai was ________ from the passage.

A．healthy and rich	B．kind and cheerful
C．cold and honest	D．sick and silent

【推荐1】Life is full of unexpected. On a cold winter afternoon, a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car and clearly she needed help. So he stopped and got off his old truck. “Is he going to hurt me?” the old lady was worried.

The man could see that she was afraid, so he said in his friendliest voice, “My name is Ted Johnson, madam. I am here to help you.” Then Ted quickly fixed the car. The lady thanked him and asked how much she could pay him.

But Ted didn’t want any money. He said, “If you really want to repay (报答) me, next time you see some strangers in need, think of me and help then.”

After saying goodbye, the lady arrived at a small restaurant. When the pretty waitress look her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant (怀孕). The waitress looked very tired. When the lady was going to pay the $10 bill (账单), she remembered Ted’s words.

After the lady left, the waitress saw a small note on the table, It said, “Somebody once helped me in the way I help you. Continue being kind to other people.” Under the note were 500 dollars.

The waitress was so excited that she called her husband, “Ted. … Ted Johnson my dear… you’re not going to believe what just happened…”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What did Ted do for the old lady?

A．He repaired the old lady’s car.	B．He lent the old lady some money.
C．He gave the old lady warm clothes.	D．He took the old lady home by his truck.

2. Why was the waitress so excited?

A．Because she helped other people.	B．Because she got five hundred dollars.
C．Because she was going to have a baby.	D．Because she would meet her bushand soon.

3. What is the correct order accoding to the text?
a. Ted’s wife called him.                           b. Ted got off his old truck.
c. The lady left a note on the table.             d. The lady went to a small restaurant.

A．a-b-d-c

B．b-c-d-a

C．b-d-c-a

D．d-c-b-a

4. Which words can best describe Ted?

A．Honest and humorous.	B．Kind and helpful.
C．Serious and strict.	D．Active are creative.

5. What can we learn from the text?

A．Love is important in a family.	B．Work hard, or you will be poor.
C．Helping others is helping ourselves.	D．Don’t give up and you will be successful.

【推荐2】In our daily life, we always come to the question “What is the real beauty?” Different people have different ideas.

Last night, I read a true story from the newspaper. It’s about a poor, ordinary-looking old woman. She lived alone, making a living by picking things from rubbish bins. However, she took in(收留) more than ten homeless children and tried to bring them up. Every day she worked from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. In order to make as much money as possible to raise the children and to keep them in school, she even went to a local hospital to sell her blood once a month. She got so weak because of the loss of blood that she sometimes felt sick on her way home. When she was asked why she chose to look after so many children, she smiled and answered, “Oh, I love children and I like to live together with them because they always bring me great happiness.” Though the old woman was poor, she was full of love and rich in spirit. So the local government and people in her city truly respected her.

Maybe you can’t help thinking, “What makes that poor woman so different?” It is nothing else but her inner（内部的）beauty, her true devotion of love without any thought of money. So the real beauty is the beauty in one’s heart, that is, the inner beauty!

1. What’s the article mainly about?

A．How can we be a real beautiful person?

B．Why is it important to be a real beautiful person?

C．What is the meaning of the real beauty?

D．How did the old woman become a beautiful person?

2. How did the old woman bring the homeless children up?

A．By raising the money.	B．By picking rubbish and selling blood.
C．By working in a local hospital.	D．By working in the school.

3. Why does the woman take in some homeless children?

A．In order to be respected.	B．In order to make as much money as possible.
C．She wants to become a real beautiful person.	D．She loves children.

4. What does the underlined word “devotion” mean in Chinese?

A．索取

B．奉献

C．价值

D．因素

【推荐3】Lots of kids have been trying to find ways to help save the Earth. Some of them are encouraged by the “30 by 30” plan: Fifty countries have promised to protect 30% of Earth’s land and waters by 2030.

One of the kids is 11-year-old Beckett from Georgetown, Texas. He wants to help protect endangered species (物种). In 2019, he began working with Rainforest Trust. “I was really interested in trying to stop climate (气候) change,” he said.

With the help of his schoolmates, Beckett has started a group called Protection of Earth. The group organized a local Run and raised more than $700. The money helped to save more than 1,000 acres (英亩) of rainforest land. When the COVID-19 came, Beckett put together an online activity called Trivia: People could test their knowledge of birds, endangered species, and climate change. That raised $600 for rainforest land.

In Los Angeles, California, 10-year-old Justin is worried about frogs. Justin calls them “magical, because they come in different colors.” Last year he joined Rainforest Trust to help Ecuador’s rainforest and its frogs. He appeared on local TV news, and many people learned about what he had done. That helped him raise $2,000 to save almost three acres of Cloud Forest.

Justin hopes he can encourage other people to understand why frogs are so cool. “Frogs are telling us the planet needs help,” he said. “If frogs are dying wherever you are, that’s bad because it means the water you are drinking is polluted.”

1. How many kids are mentioned in the passage?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. What group did Beckett set up?

A．Rainforest Trust.

B．Magical Frogs.

C．Ecuador’s Cloud Forest.

D．Protection of Earth.

3. How did Beckett raise money during the COVID-19?

A．By organizing a local Run.	B．By speaking on local TV news.
C．By starting Trivia online.	D．By working for rainforest land.

4. The underlined word “him” in Paragraph 4 refers to (指代) ________.

A．Beckett

B．Justin

C．Beckett’s schoolmate

D．Justin’s brother

5. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?

A．Protecting frogs means protecting ourselves.	B．People put great interest in climate change.
C．Two kids raised money for COVID-19.	D．The water you are drinking is polluted.

【推荐1】阅读以下短文，判断短文后句子的意思是否与短文内容相符。用“T”表示相符，用“F”表示不相符。

Kang Jian is a 17-year-old student from Shanghai. Last year he went to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco. He found it interesting that so many products in the local shops were made in China. “I wanted to buy a toy car for my cousin, but even though most of the toys were American brands, they were made in China.”

Toys are not the only things made in China. “I wanted to buy a pair of basketball shoes,” he explains. “But I had to visit five or six stores before finding a pair made in America!” He realized that Americans can hardly avoid buying products made in China. “In fact,” he continues, “there were many other things there made in China—footballs, handbags, pet food, mobile phones. Even American flags are made in China!” Kang Jian thinks it’s great that China is good at making these everyday things. However, he hopes that in the future China will also get better at making high-technology products that people can buy in all parts of the world.

1. Kang Jian went to visit his aunt and uncle in America last year.
2. Most of the American brand toys were made in China.
3. Kang Jian bought basketball shoes in five or six stores.
4. Americans seldom use products made in China.
5. China is good at making both everyday things and high-technology products.

【推荐3】We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.
There is a story about an English sailor(水手) who went to countries in the east, the west and the south. Once he went to India and China. He bought some tea. One day he came home and brought the tea as a present for his mother. His mother told her friends about the present and asked them to a “tea party”. When her friends came to the “”, the old woman offered them brown tea—leaves. The old woman’s friends began to eat them. Of course, everyone didn’t like the tea—leaves.
At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, “Mother,what have you done with the tea?”
“I boiled it, as you said.”
“And what did you do with the water?”
“I threw it away, of course.”anwered the old woman.
“Now you may throw away the leaves, too,”said her son.
1. Most of the people in Europe______.

A．drank tea every day 300 years ago

B．liked to eat the tea—leaves

C．knew nothing about tea

2. One day the English sailor brought some tea from_____.

A．countries in the west

B．India or China

C．countries in the south

3. The sailor’s mother asked her friends to her house, because_____.

A．she liked to show off(炫耀)

B．she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea

C．she wanted to sample(品尝)the tea together with her friends

4. At the “tea party”,_______.

A．nobody knew what to do with the tea

B．the woman offered her friends some dried tea

C．the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water

5. What mistake did the old woman make?

A．She boiled the tea.

B．She did as the sailor said.

C．She poured away the water.