Anna couldn’t wait to start her first day in the new school. However, when she first walked past the students in the school, her excitement turned to fear, and then to loneliness (孤独) over the next few days. “Why didn’t anyone say ‘hi’ to me or invite me to his or her lunch table? Is it because of my clothes or my hair?” she wondered. Almost every day during the first week, Anna stayed alone, thinking that there must have been something wrong with her or that nobody saw her at all!
What caused Anna’s problem? The reason was that nobody knew her. Most people don’t like talking with strangers. So it’s your job to volunteer to make contact (接触) with people who you want to know. The easiest way to catch their attention is to notice them first. Make eye contact with them and smile at them. When you smile at them, you are doing your best to show your kindness to them, and they are sure to understand that you are saying, “Hey, how’s everything going?” In this way, you are taking the first step towards the road to friendship. When Anna realized this, she started talking to her classmates. Guess what happened? It really worked. She had made two friends by the end of the month. In fact, saying “hi’’ or making friends with strangers is not hard. And the joy it brings you is really great. So try to open your heart to strangers!
1. How did Anna feel when she started her first day in the new school?| A．Surprised. | B．Sad. | C．Angry. | D．Excited. |
| A．Noticing them first. | B．Talking to them. |
| C．Doing something for them. | D．Making yourself cool. |
| A．Teenagers can’t get along well with each other. |
| B．Most people like talking with strangers. |
| C．Opening our heart to strangers can help us make friends. |
| D．It’s hard to take the first step towards the road to friendship. |
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【推荐1】Lily is a little girl at school. She is shy and many students do not know her. But she enjoys playing soccer. Her friends and classmates always laugh (笑) at Lily for her interest in soccer. ________, and she wants to become a great soccer player.
Every day, after coming back from school, Lily quickly finishes her homework and goes out to practice soccer. Her mother understands Lily’s love for the sport and always encourages her to go play.
One day, the school says there will be a soccer game. Lily wants to give it a try. She takes part in the game and her classmates laughs at her once again. Lily does not give up. She tries her best to score goals (进球), one after another.
The other students are surprised to see how well Lily plays. Their team does well with her help. They even win the game in the end. With her hard work. Lily proves (证明) herself to others. If you’re strong and determined like her, you can make your dream come true one day.
1. Which of the following can be put in ________?| A．However, Lily just wants to play her favorite sport |
| B．So she doesn’t score any goals |
| C．Because she helps her team win the game |
| D．But she also laughs at other players |
| A．friends | B．classmates | C．mother | D．teacher |
| A．Tall and strong. |
| B．Shy and hardworking. |
| C．Nice and outgoing. |
| D．Small and funny. |
| A．强壮的 | B．坚定的 | C．脆弱的 | D．勇敢的 |
| A．Don’t laugh at the little ones. |
| B．Don’t play the wrong sport. |
| C．Do your homework before playing. |
| D．Go for your dream. |
【推荐2】My friend’s grandfather came to America from a farm in Thailand. After arriving in New York, he went into a cafeteria in Manattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty (空的) table and waited for someone to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a big plate full of food came up to him. She sat own opposite (在……对面) him and told him how a cafeteria worked.
“Start out at that end,” she said “Just go along the line and choose what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”
“I soon learned that’s how everything works in America.” the grandfather told my friend later, “Life’s a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want as long as you want to pay the price. You can even get success (成功), but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”
1. What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “cafeteria”?| A．银行 | B．自助餐厅 | C．医院 | D．农场 |
| A．To meet his grandson. | B．To wait for someone. |
| C．To get some money. | D．To eat something. |
| A．His friend. | B．The woman. | C．Nobody. | D．The waiter. |
| A．Get it ourselves. | B．Ask someone for help. |
| C．Pay and wait. | D．Ask the waiter to take our orders. |
| A．Get up early if we don’t want to be late. |
| B．Pay less money and we’ll have more. |
| C．Wait and someone will bring success to us. |
| D．Work hard and get what we want on our own. |
【推荐3】Seiichi Sano, an 89-year-old Japanese man, rides a wave at Katase Nishihama Beach, Thursday, March 30, 2023. He has been recognized as the oldest male to surf（冲浪）by the Guinness World Records.
But maybe he will just keep surfing. “I think it would be interesting to try to surf until I’m 100,” Sano said. “I think I take better care of myself when I have dreams like this. Even now, I take better care of myself than I did before.”
Sano said he got the idea to try surfing from a worker at his local bank. The man’s skin was always dark and he did not look like a usual worker. His secret to keep healthy and energetic, he said, was surfing. So, Sano found a teacher.
Sano gets out most weekends on the black-sand beach. “I don’t consider myself an old man,” he said in his wet suit, board standing next to him. “I have never thought of myself as an old person. I always feel that I can still move forward. I can still do it. I can still enjoy it.”
Several young students who also work with Sano’s surf teacher talked about Sano.
“I think age doesn’t matter in surfing,” a 12-year-old surfer said.
“He is so amazing,” added his younger brother.
“To be honest, I was surprised by his age,” said Sano’s surfing teacher. “I was worried that he would get hurt. I did not know how fit he was.”
Sano still works 9-to-5 at his job. Surfing helps make him less stressed. “People often say that surfing is life itself,” he said. “I think it is true.”
1. What does the underlined word “recognized” in paragraph 1 probably mean?| A．Led. | B．Given. | C．Accepted. | D．Collected. |
| A．where Sano learnt to surf | B．why Sano tried surfing |
| C．how Sano planned to surf | D．when Sano went surfing |
| A．they respect Sano very much | B．Sano’s age influences his surfing |
| C．they’re worried about Sano’s work | D．Sano is often hurt when practising |
| A．is too old to start surfing | B．gets bored with surfing |
| C．feels stressed after surfing | D．enjoys a lot from surfing |
【推荐1】Mr. Benson is an art teacher in a middle school. His wife(妻子), Mrs. Benson, Jennifer, works in a hospital. They have three children—two boys, Peter and Don, and a daughter, Alice.
Mr. Benson is 42 years old. He is tall. He has short black hair and a beard (胡须). He likes wearing a hat when he goes out. Jennifer is of medium height. She likes sports very much. She goes to the sports center every Friday evening. Jennifer wears glasses and she has long blonde hair.
Peter is 15. He has short black hair, like his father. He is tall. His brother, Don, is 13 years old. He has brown hair and is not very tall.
Their sister, Alice, is 17. She has beautiful long black hair. She has a new computer. That’s from her parents for her 17th birthday. She is very happy.
The Benson family has a pet dog, Victor. Victor is friendly and looks cute. Many people in the neighborhood like it.
1. What does Mr. Benson look like?| A．He is short. | B．He has a beard. | C．He wears glasses. | D．He has brown hair. |
| A．Jennifer. | B．Peter. | C．Don. | D．Alice. |
| A．Mrs. Benson works in a hospital. | B．There are three children in the Benson family. |
| C．Alice’s 17th birthday gift is a computer. | D．Victor is the name of a pet cat. |
【推荐2】Sally Smith is a teacher in a middle school. She goes to school at seven thirty. Her classes are from 8:00 to 8:40. All the students like her Chinese classes a lot.
But in March, the students are always sleepy in class. They don’t listen to her in class. Sally Smith thinks, “How can I make my classes more (更加) interesting?”
Then she has a good idea (主意). She comes to the classroom, and then she starts to tell her students some interesting riddles (谜语). All the students like the riddles. They are very happy in class. They like Sally’s classes again.
1. What subject does Sally Smith teach?| A．English. | B．Math. | C．Chinese. | D．Music. |
| A．悲伤的 | B．酣睡的 | C．困倦的 | D．高兴的 |
| A．her students don’t like her | B．she doesn’t like her students |
| C．her students only like riddles | D．her students don’t listen to her in class |
| A．She tells her students some interesting riddles. |
| B．She asks her students some questions. |
| C．She sings songs in class. |
| D．She shows her students some photos. |
Six months, five continents (大洲), forty-one countries, fifty-two thousand kilometers. At the age of 19, Zara Rutherford has broken two Guinness World Records. She became the youngest female (女性) to fly alone around the world and the first woman to do so in a microlight aircraft (超轻型飞机).
The Belgian-British teenager landed in Belgium on Jan. 20. “It’s just really exciting.” she told CNN.
Rutherford started learning to fly at the age of 14 and got her first license (证件) at the age of 17. To achieve her dream of flying around the world alone, she sold her car to pay for the trip. She also found some sponsors (赞助者). One of them is Shark Aero. The company offered her a two-seat microlight.
In August 2021, when everything was ready, Rutherford set off. She planned to finish her trip in three months. Instead, it took nearly half a year because of the bad weather.
The most difficult part of the trip was flying over Russia’s Siberia region (地区). “It was -35℃ on the ground and -20℃ in the air. If the engine was to stop, I’d be away from rescue (救援) and I don’t know how long I could live.” Rutherford said.
Rutherford hopes her flight will guide more girls to take up jobs in aviation (航空业). “If you don’t try and see how high you can fly, then you’ll never know how excellent you are.” Rutherford told CNN.
1. What does the underlined word “offered” mean in Chinese?| A．拒绝 | B．提供 | C．接住 |
| A．About three months. | B．About four months. | C．About six months. |
| A．The cold weather. |
| B．The unfriendly people. |
| C．The high mountains. |
| A．Rutherford is a helpful and lazy girl. |
| B．Rutherford broke four Guinness World Records. |
| C．It took Rutherford 3 years to get her first pilot’s license. |
| A．To guide us to take up jobs in aviation. |
| B．To tell us how to keep away from danger. |
| C．To tell us something about Zara Rutherford. |
