2024 is the 21st year of a free library in a mountain village in Shaoyang, Hunan Province. 77-year-old Yang Guangxun started the “Ziqiang Library”.
Yang was born in this village and became a book lover when he was very young. He owned over 300 books at home. When he retired in 2002, he and his wife sometimes went back to the village for they didn’t need to work any longer. Learning village children often had trouble finding enough books to work, Yang decided to give away all his books to start the library in August 2003. He hoped everyone in the village will make their lives rich and colorful through reading.
Over the past 21 years, Yang has given away plenty of money to buy more books for the library. With 6 reading rooms, it now stores over 54,000 books and has 30,000 visitors every year. Since Yang and his wife don’t always live in the village, they invite relatives and friends to work as volunteers and take care of the library. There are 16 volunteers working in the library all year round as the library is open every day, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thanks to the library, many villagers fall in love with reading, and many students get great grades or get into universities. They all think reading is the best thing in the world.
1. What does the underlined word “retire” mean in Chinese?| A．退休 | B．招聘 | C．升职 | D．患病 |
| A．To teach villagers learn to read. | B．To raise a lot of money for the library. |
| C．To help village children read books. | D．To make his life rich and meaningful. |
| A．Confident. | B．Kind. | C．Smart. | D．Outgoing. |
| A．Ziqiang Library can not develop any longer soon. | B．Villagers can read in the library just on weekdays. |
| C．Yang and his wife work in the library all the year. | D．Ziqiang Library has changed the life of the village. |
| A．Volunteers work in a library. | B．An old man set up a free library. |
| C．Many people fall in love in reading. | D．A couple spent lots of money on books. |
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I have always been fascinated by the animal world. Recently, I read a novel about animals called A Lion’s Traveling. Chinese writer Shen Shixi wrote it.
The book tells the story of five male lions. They are driven out of their home and begin their adventure (冒险). Unluckily, one is hurt by a giraffe. Another is killed by a hunter. The third one dies during a fight for water with a rhino. The fourth lion drowns (淹死). Only the youngest one, named Red Ribbon, is still alive. After going through many difficulties, he finally becomes the lion king.
The story shows the love and care between friends, the life and death faced by brothers, the determination to deal with challenges, and the love for life. The fact that the young lion finally becomes the king teaches me a great lesson: Those who cannot defeat (打败) you will make you stronger. Everyone will face lots of difficulties during their lifetime. We should learn to stay strong and continue to find our better selves.
The book is filled with exciting details about the life of lions. Together with vivid pictures, it gives readers an immersive (沉浸的) experience. You can not only read the great story but also learn a lot about the animals in the real world. I highly recommend it!
1. What is A Lion’s Traveling mainly about?| A．How to survive in the wild. | B．How to be a lion king. |
| C．The adventures of five lions. | D．The fights among lions. |
| A．It dies in a fight for water. | B．It is killed by a hunter. |
| C．It is killed by a giraffe. | D．It drowns. |
| A．What brings passion to life. |
| B．We should face up to difficulties and be better selves. |
| C．We should defeat people who challenge us. |
| D．How to make friends. |
| A．Because it has great pictures drawn by famous painters. |
| B．Because it tells people how to protect animals and the environment. |
| C．Because it teaches readers lots of scientific knowledge. |
| D．Because it offers a good reading experience with vivid pictures. |
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Must-reads for teenagers Hatchet Author: Gray Paulsen Price:¥32 Published in 2016 For kids aged 12-14 HATCHET  The book tells a survival（生存）story. Brain, the main character is alone in a jungle with only a hatchet because of a plane crash. There are tons of dangers hidden in jungle, such as wild animals, poisonous plants and terrible weather. He has to try his best to survive before being saved. |
Bud, Not Buddy Author: Christopher Paul Curtis Price:¥38 Published in 2001 For teenagers  Bud lost his mother when he was only 4 and had never seen his father. He brings the things that his mother left him and tries to find Colloway, a man who he thinks might be his father. He meets with many difficulties, such as hunger, fear, bad behaviors from others, but nothing can stop him finding his father and also a warm family. |
Turtle in Paradise |
| Author: Jennifer L. Holm Price:¥31 Published in 2010 For kids aged 8-12  It tells a story about family love. The story takes place during the Great Depression（经济大萧条）, a time of great hardships for many Americans. Turtle, an 11-year-old girl, has to leave her parents and starts a new life with her relatives who she has never met before. Life is full of the unexpected there. After experiencing happiness and sadness, she realized what she really wanted is a warm and loving family. |
Tuck Everlasting Author: Natalie Babbitt Price:¥30 Published in 2007 For Kids aged 10-15  If there is a magic spring, whose water prevents people from growing older, will you drink it at once? The main character, ten-year-old Winnie Foster thinks her life is meaningless and boring. The thought of living forever is exciting to her. As she gets to know the Tucks, who stay what they look like for many years, she comes to understand living forever might not be as good as it seems. |
1. Who wrote a book about a boy finding his father?
| A．Gray Paulsen. | B．Natalie Babbitt. |
| C．Jennifer L. Holm. | D．Christopher Paul Curtis. |
| A．Tuck Everlasting and Bud, Not Buddy. |
| B．Bud,Not Buddy and Hatchet. |
| C．Hatchet and Turtle in Paradise. |
| D．Turtle in Paradise and Tuck Everlasting. |
| A．Hatchet. | B．Turtle in Paradise. |
| C．Tuck Everlasting. | D．Bud, Not Buddy. |
| A．It was published in 2001. | B．It tells us it is good to live forever. |
| C．It is the cheapest among the 4 books. | D．It is for kids aged 9-14. |
| A．Science and technology. | B．Business and markets. |
| C．Health and life. | D．Books and art. |
A young prince had just recently become King.
During the next few years, the wise men worked hard to condense the 50 books into one book and presented it to the king.
Waiting for wisdom to come to you is a way of being lazy.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文字意思通顺、内容完整。
| A．The king took no interest in reading this book, nor did he have time to learn from it. |
| B．If there is no action, there can be no gain (收获). |
| C．Five more years passed and the wise men brought back 50 books. |
| D．In order to rule his kingdom (王国), he decided to learn all the wisdom of the world. |
| E．So he ordered the wise men to condense (精简) the books and bring them back to him. |
【推荐1】Volunteer activities are a way for people to give their time and energy to help others. Many people describe volunteering as an unpaid (无报酬的) job. They think volunteers put in the effort and get nothing in return. But actually, volunteering is a job full of challenges and rewards (奖赏). It also can offer you chances.
People can do different volunteer activities, such as working at hospitals schools or community centers as well as volunteering at animal shelters (保护区), environmental organizations, or charities. For example, you can volunteer as a panda keeper. The main jobs include looking after the pandas, giving them food and cleaning their houses.
Also, volunteer activities can be done alone or as part of a group. Some people prefer to volunteer alone, while others enjoy working with other members to achieve a common goal. No matter how they volunteer, all volunteers share a common goal—to help others and make a difference to the world.
In addition, if you have no time go in person to an organization to volunteer, think about volunteering by doing wok online such as teaching Chinese to foreigners online.
Above all, volunteering is a way for you to give back to the community while you also develop basic social skills and acquire valuable experience. If you wish to make a huge difference in the world around you, you will have to go all for it. What makes one a good volunteer is their enthusiasm (热情) to bring changes through their work.
1. We can get ________ by doing volunteer activities.| A．time and energy | B．money and opportunities |
| C．jobs and experience | D．challenges and rewards |
| A．the time to do volunteering | B．how to look after pandas |
| C．the types of volunteer activities | D．how to do volunteer work |
| A．get | B．teach | C．promise | D．change |
| A．Ways of Holding Activities | B．Ideas of Doing Volunteering |
| C．The Key to Becoming a Good Leaner | D．Suggestions on Doing Things with Love |
【推荐2】Here is a charity sale(义卖) for the poor kids in the mountain area. We’ll give away the money we raise in the charity sale. Come and see our things.
| Nick | I have an MP3 player. I have had it for half a year. It still works very well now. It stays with me whenever I feel sad. And I have downloaded some pop songs in it. I hope it can be with you when you are unhappy. It costs 180 dollars. Now, you can take it with 60 dollars. |
| Karen | I’d like to sell some of my fiction. I started to buy fiction when I was twelve years old. My favorite fiction is Treasure Island. I believe anyone like me will learn a lot from this fiction. Each book only costs 20 dollars. You can get the second at half price. |
| Mandy | I have some soft toys to sell. The toy bear is my fourteenth birthday present. I have had it for one year. It still looks very new. Its original(原始的) price is 50 dollars. You only need to pay 15 dollars for it now. Other toys are very new but cheap, too. |
1. What may Nick do when he isn’t happy?
| A．Read fiction. | B．Listen to music. | C．Play with toys. |
| A．下载 | B．演唱 | C．制作 |
| A．forty | B．twenty | C．thirty |
| A．A disabled man in hospital. |
| B．The poor kids in the mountain area. |
| C．A homeless man from the countryside. |
| A．The three kids sell different things. |
| B．Karen learns a lot from Treasure Island. |
| C．Sarah can buy the toy bear at half price. |
【推荐3】That year, I was a Junior 2 student. Falling off the stairs hurt me in the head. Almost everyone thought I was dead. But they were wrong. However, it was difficult to get back to normal (正常的) life. I had to leave school and learn everything, walking, talking, and yes, maths.
To help me with that task, Mrs. Pillar volunteered to come to the hospital and later to my house once a week. We began with basic maths skills. As time passed by, I made progress.
I remembered very vividly how she came to my home on Sundays, sat with me at the kitchen table, and threw different coins on the table. She asked me to show her 38 cents, 17 cents, 63 cents. It was challenging, but she also made it fun.
After a year and a half, I had progressed a lot, both in body and mind, to return to school. Seven years later, I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class.
As years went by, I always kept in touch with Mrs. Pillar. Unluckily, one day my parents told me that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital because she suffered a stroke (中风).
Now it was my turn to help her. Mrs. Pillar lay in bed, unable to speak and know anybody around. I pulled some coins out of my pocket, dropped them on her bed, and asked her to show me 12 cents. The nurse thought that my action was very strange until one day Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with her-just as she had worked with me years before. She made progress every day and was moved out of ICU and finally out of hospital.
One day, I called to wish her a happy New Year. She spoke into the phone excitedly, “Happy New Year to you and your family, Michael. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.” I quickly said, “Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.”
Mrs. Pillar was one of my Junior 2 teachers, but she taught me so much more about life than only maths.
1. Which of the following is the correct order of what happened in the story?a. Mrs. Pillar suffered a stroke and was in hospital.
b. I fell off the stairs and had to leave school.
c. I returned to school with Mrs. Pillar’s help.
d. Mrs. Pillar got better with my help.
| A．b-c-d-a | B．c-a-b-d | C．b-c-a-d | D．b-d-c-a |
| A．模糊的 | B．清晰地 | C．彻底地 | D．感激地 |
| A．He was clever than his classmates. |
| B．He worked very hard on maths. |
| C．His classmates failed to graduate. |
| D．Mrs. Pillar’s help greatly influenced him. |
| A．A Great Teacher | B．Always Have A Dream |
| C．Never Give up | D．Kindness Makes Wonders |
【推荐1】For everyone, running from Zhejiang to Tibet is not easy. It is such a long trip. But 54-year-old Liu Zhenqian made it!
Liu works in Zhejiang as a businessman. He often goes running in his free time. In fact, he is also a marathon（马拉松）runner. Two years ago, he had the idea of running to Lhasa, but didn’t have the chance（机会）. Last November, when his business was not so good, he thought about it again. Liu loved running and he hoped this trip would tell more people to have a healthy life.
Then Liu began to make a plan and get ready for it. He thought about different things along the way and wrote them down. He trained hard and ran a few marathons. On November 17, 2019, Liu set off.
Liu planned to run about 42 kilometers every day. It was difficult, but he still decided to finish the trip. Every day, Liu livestreamed（直播）his trip. Many people watched him online and encouraged（鼓励）him. He made many new friends. He said that was a great gift for him.
On the afternoon of May 6, 2020, Liu arrived in Lhasa. He finally finished the 4,500-kilometre trip. “It is just like life. There are always ups and downs but with a good ending,” he said.
1. Liu wanted to run to Lhasa because ________.| A．he liked the city | B．he loved running |
| C．he wanted to keep healthy | D．he didn’t do well in business |
| A．careful | B．tired | C．busy | D．worried |
| A．running marathons | B．finishing the trip |
| C．livestreaming his trip | D．making new friends |
| A．Live a healthy life by running. | B．Find out the true meaning of life. |
| C．A successful businessman from Zhejiang. | D．A man finishes 4,500-km run to Tibet. |
【推荐2】It has more than 845 million users worldwide. If it were a country, it would have the third largest population(人口) in the world, behind China and India. This is Facebook, a popular website from the US. It is similar to Renren in China.
Mark Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984. As a little kid, he loved creating little fun computer programs. He set up the network in February of 2004. He was then a second-year student at Harvard University. One day, he had the idea of building a website for Harvard students to get to know each other. He set up the Facebook website. Harvard students could share photos and their personal information there. Soon, the website became very famous. Zuckerberg decided to leave Harvard to run Facebook full time. It was the biggest adventure(冒险) in his life and later brought him great success. Now, the service is popular around the world.
Greeting such as “Have you checked your Facebook page today?” became a part of young people’s everyday language in the US. People can exchange messages and get the latest information about their friends on Facebook. Zuckerberg’s dream is to connect people through the Internet. “Facebook is to make the world more open and connected,’’ he said.
What’s the young man’s secret to success? Zuekerberg believes it’s important to have an open mind and be ready to try new things. “The riskiest thing is to take no risks,” he once said in an open letter. Sometimes the simplest ideas go furthest. We hope Mark can go much further, maybe even further than Bill Gates.
1. People can NOT _______ on Facebook.| A．exchange messages | B．do online shopping | C．share information | D．put up photos |
| A．he wanted to collect some money | B．he felt bored when studying in Harvard |
| C．he didn’t know his classmates very well | D．he wanted to connect people through the Internet |
a. Zuckerberg attended Harward University.
b. Facebook is popular around the world.
c. Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard.
d. Zuckerberg set up the Facebook website.
| A．a-b-c-d | B．a-c-b-d | C．a-d-b-c | D．a-d-c-b |
| A．He is not afraid of risks. | B．He likes trying new things. |
| C．He is richer than anyone else. | D．He has an open mind. |
Ding Junhui, 34, is China’s best snooker(斯诺克) player. However, he didn’t win any titles for the last 28 months—that is, until Dec. 9, 2019.
On that day, he beat Stephen Maguire 10-6 and won the UK Championship(锦标赛). Ding won the title back in 2005 and 2009 before adding his third in 2019. This win helped Ding get back into the world’s top 10. He now moves up to No. 9 in the world.
In the opening game, Ding missed a red to a middle pocket. But then he had five straight(连续的) wins. After beating Michael Georgiou 6-2, he succeeded in meeting Ali Carter in the third round.
“This is very special. When I beat Ronnie O’Sullivan on the way to the final, I started to believe that I could win again. Now I believe I can win more, and this is a good start,” Ding said.
Over the last few years, Ding met many difficulties. The worst was when his mother died in 2017. This distracted(使分心) him a lot. He lost games one after another, which put him under great pressure to win again.
However, his family gave him much support. His daughter was born in 2018. “I am going to do my best for my daughter so that when she grows up, she’ll believe that she has the best daddy,” he said.
1. When was Ding Junhui born?| A．In 1985. | B．In 1987. | C．In 1990. | D．In 2005. |
| A．About two years. | B．Four years. |
| C．About ten years. | D．Twenty-eight months. |
| A．Stephen Maguire. | B．Michael Georgiou. |
| C．Ali Carter. | D．Ronnie O’Sullivan. |
| A．动力 | B．压力 | C．信心 | D．魅力 |
(1) He won the UK Championship for the first time.
(2) He moved up to No. 9 in the world.
(3) His mother passed away.
(4) His daughter was born.
| A．(1) (3) (4) (2) | B．(1) (3) (2) (4) | C．(2) (3) (1) (4) | D．(3) (1) (2) (4) |
【推荐1】I still remember that three years ago, my grandma moved to a new townhouse. Her house is connected to the houses right beside hers. The townhouses are all brand new and look the same. My brother and I wanted to make something special as a gift for her new house. We thought we would surprise her and build a wooden deck (平台) in her little backyard.
One day, when my grandma was away with her neighbor Jenny, we came over with some wood, nails, some saws and two hammers. We took out our tools and started the building project immediately (立刻).
It was hard work. We worked all day and even into the evening. When we finished, we took a deep breath and went home, satisfied. We called her the next morning and said, “Please go out into your backyard. We have something special for you.”
Fifteen minutes later when we came over and opened the back door, to our surprise, our deck was gone! Someone had stolen it. Just then, Grandma’s neighbor Jenny came out and said, “Hey look! Someone built a deck in my back yard!”
“Oh no!” we cried. The houses looked so much alike that we had gotten mixed up!
Grandma laughed. And we all laughed. We left the deck at Jenny’s and built a new one for our grandma. Then we had a deck party. It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun too.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What are the townhouses like?
| A．They all have decks. |
| B．They are new and the same. |
| C．They don’t have backyards. |
| D．They are large and different. |
| A．Because they can play on the deck. |
| B．Because they can help their neighbor. |
| C．Because they want to give their grandma a gift. |
| D．Because they can make the backyard more beautiful. |
| A．Saws. | B．Nails. | C．Hammers. | D．Scissors. |
| A．Friendly but careless. | B．Shy but careful. |
| C．Foolish and careless. | D．Easy-going and careful. |
| A．Unit1 Happy family. | B．Unit2 Healthy lifestyle. |
| C．Unit3 Fun experience. | D．Unit4 Interesting invention. |
【推荐2】My name is Tom. I’m a middle school student. I’m in No. I Middle School in Beijing. This term, we have many interesting things in our school. School trip is relaxing. We have it on September 10th. That day is Teachers’ Day (教师节), too. Do you love volleyball? On October 12th, we have a volleyball game at 4:00 p.m. It’s fun for us. And I like volleyball. November is a busy month, too. School Day and English Day are in this month. The School Day is on November 3rd. The English Day is on November 18th. We have a book sale on December Ist. I have three old books and I want to sell them. My grandmother’s birthday is on December 12th. I want to make a birthday card for her. I think she will be very pleased.
1. Tom’s school has a (n) __________on Teachers’ Day.| A．School Day | B．English Day | C．volleyball game | D．school trip |
| A．November 12th | B．December 12th | C．November 20th | D．December 20th |
| A．高兴的 | B．难过的 | C．生气的 | D．害怕的 |
| A．Tom’s favorite month. | B．School activities (活动) at Tom’s school. |
| C．Tom’s good friends. | D．Tom’s favorite sports. |
【推荐3】①One pleasant Sunday evening, I was holding grandpa’s hand and taking a walk in the park. “Where are the nuts?” He suddenly said. “William, the monkeys will come out when they’re awake.” I knew he was lost in one of his memories again. It was the memory when he was a kid. So he acted like a kid. Why did he do like this?
②At last, my parents tried their best to bring grandpa to live with us for his safety. Often he would forget my name and ask me who I was and what I was doing in his house. Each time I would answer softly, “It’s me, Ray, grandpa!” Even if he had forgotten who I was, he would always be my best grandfather. Because I love him, we are family.
③But my grandpa refused and said he liked living alone. Not long after that, he forgot to turn off the fire after cooking. Luckily, one of the neighbors came to help him before the fire could spread. Two weeks ago, a policeman called us because the old man couldn’t find the way home.
④This was because he fell ill with Alzheimer’s disease (阿尔茨海默症) last year. The doctor said it was a kind of terrible illness which could break a person’s memory. The worst part was that it was lifelong illness. My parents were worried about him, so they planned to bring him to live with us.
1. The right order of this passage should be ________.| A．①④②③ | B．①②③④ | C．①④③② | D．①②④③ |
| A．In a zoo. | B．In a park. | C．In the hospital. | D．In the police station. |
| A．For his safety. | B．For his money. | C．For his house. | D．For his car. |
| A．Forgot to turn off the fire. | B．Couldn’t find the way home. |
| C．Acted as a kid. | D．A, B and C. |
| A．Grandpa has a very bad neighbour. |
| B．Grandpa lived with us as soon as he was ill. |
| C．The writer and his parents love the grandpa very much. |
| D．The person who falls in Alzheimer’s disease will fire the house. |
