【推荐1】Mrs. Green is a young woman. She lives in New York with her family.

It was Mother’s Day last Sunday, but Mrs. Green was not very happy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs (丁香) in the yard.

Later that day, when she told Mr. Green, her husband, about the lilacs, he said, “I know where we can find all that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went, driving down the country roads.

There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. Mrs. Green ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home, there was a smile on her face. When they were going past an old people’s home, Mrs. Green saw an old woman sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They stopped the car and Mrs. Green walked to the old woman and put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old woman thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.

When Mrs. Green came back to the car, her children asked her, “Who is that old woman? Why did you give our flowers to her?”

“I don’t know her,” Mrs. Green said. “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her.”

1. Mrs. Green was not very happy on Mother’s Day because ________.

A．her kids didn’t give her a gift

B．she had to look after her family

C．her kids lived 800 miles away

D．she was far away from her mother

2. From the phone call, Mrs. Green knew there were many beautiful lilacs ________.

A．in her mother’s yard

B．on the hill

C．near the lake

D．in her son’s bag

3. How did the Greens get to the small hill?

A．On foot.

B．By bike.

C．By car.

D．By train.

4. Mrs. Green gave the flowers to the old woman because ________.

A．the old woman was her friend

B．she wanted to make the old woman happy

C．her children asked her to do so

D．those flowers in her hands were not fresh

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Mrs. Green missed her mother very much,

B．Mrs. Green was a very friendly young woman.

C．Mrs. Green thought she was luckier than the old woman.

D．Mrs. Green picked lots of beautiful flowers for her mother.

【推荐3】Gladys Holm was a secretary . She worked in an office all her life. Gladys made about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise—$18 million! She gave the money to a children’s hospital.
Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend’s daughter was ill in hospital, Gladys brought her a toy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “Toy Bear Lady”.
Gladys always gave toys and other presents to her friends but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned that she was a millionaire. One of her friends said, “She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn’t know she was rich.”
How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to make more money, and she listened to what he said. She bought the stocks (股票) that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about “giving something to the children’s hospital”. No one knew that the “something” was $18 million!
1. Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children toy bears because______.

A．she had too much money

B．she had a lot of toy bears

C．she liked children very much

D．she had never got married and had no children

2. People started to call Gladys the “Toy Bear Lady”_______.

A．after she died

B．after she visited the children in hospital many times

C．before her friend’s daughter was ill

3. Everyone was surprised that________.

A．Gladys lived such a long life

B．Gladys had so much money

C．Gladys lived in a small house outside Chicago

D．Gladys always gave her friends nice presents

4. ________, so she got rich.

A．Gladys made $15,000 a year as a secretary

B．Gladys did another job in the hospital

C．Gladys got the money from the boss

D．Gladys did what the boss told her to do

5. When Gladys Holm became a millionaire,________.

A．she spent most of the money on nice presents and things

B．she stopped working

C．she still lived in the same way

D．she could hardly wait to tell her friends and family

【推荐1】Dr. Wade is my hero. He saved my life when I could have died.   He saved lots of children’ s lives. He worked hard and studied a lot to get the job he has got now. He has done very difficult operations. He has to work almost every day at the hospital. He has studied the heart and got his MD(医学博士)at Queens University. He is a great doctor and he is easy to talk to．
He is willing to take a risk to save someone’s life.   He saved my life from a heart attack when I was in hospital.   He worked very hard to find out what exactly was wrong with my heart and why it wasn’t working properly.
He _________ for someone like me and my parents, because he had to explain to them what was wrong with me and did lots of different tests to find the medicine to cure me. His life has made a difference in the lives of others. I saw him look after many other children in hospital and help them get well. Also, he is always there helping by teaching other doctors about being heart specialists(专家). He works very hard to keep others alive. You can phone him anytime and he will phone you back as soon as possible to see how he can help you. He has a group of medical workers who make his appointments(预约) and make sure you get the medicine that Dr. Wade tells them to give you.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。
1. From the passage, we know that the writer once got a(n) _______.

A．lung	B．heart
C．eye	D．stomach

2. The doctor got his MD at_______.

A．Tsinghua University	B．Harvard University
C．Queens University	D．Beijing University

3. The underlined phrase "went out of his way" probably means_______.

A．宽以待人	B．竭尽全力
C．马虎应付	D．黔驴技穷

4. We can learn from the passage that the doctor_______.

A．was difficult to talk with

B．saved the writer’s life easily

C．helped several doctors become heart specialists

D．wasn’ t willing to save some serious patients

5. Which one of the following sentences is WRONG?

A．Dr. Wade is the writer’s hero.

B．The doctor saved the writer’s life.

C．The doctor saved many children’s lives.

D．The doctor saved the lives of the writer’s parents.

【推荐2】Over the past six years, Zhang Chaofan has given away (捐赠) 1.35 million yuan and raised 5.2 million yuan to help more than 400 people with health problems.

Zhang was born without a left arm, but her hard work has encouraged many. She was chosen (被选) along with 67 other honorees (领奖人) on Friday to receive the National Ethical Role Model (全国道德模范) award.

In 2015, Zhang built a painting school in Changchun. When she found that some parents were not able to pay for the cost of their children’s education, she made the lessons free and began providing 300,000 yuan every year to help them. “I will try my best to help them get enough opportunities to follow their dreams and encourage them to do their best.” she said. In early 2020, her school had to suspend all lessons because of COVID-19 (新冠) but it didn’t stop her from helping the poor families. She raised some donations (捐赠物) worth more than 8.9 million yuan. She sent medical masks (口罩) to medical workers to fight against COVID-19.

“Women in the new time should have the courage to create value and also have sense of social duty (责任).” she said. “I’m happy to be chosen as a model. This will make me move ahead and keep helping the poor or the disabled.”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. How much has Zhang Chaofan given away in the past six years?

A．300,000 yuan.	B．1,350,000 yuan.
C．5, 200,000 yuan.	D．8,900,000 yuan.

2. Why was Zhang Chaofan chosen as one of the honorees?

A．She did well in painting.	B．She did well in teaching.
C．She was disabled but brave.	D．She helped the poor and the disabled.

3. What does the underlined word “suspend” mean?

A．欢迎

B．远离

C．暂停

D．分享

4. Which words can best describe Zhang Chaofan?

A．Kind and helpful.	B．Quiet and friendly.
C．Brave and honest.	D．Serious and polite.

5. What can we learn from the text?

A．Zhang Chaofan was born without a right arm.

B．In 2020, Zhang built a painting school in Changchun.

C．Zhang didn’t receive a good education.

D．Zhang will keep helping the poor or the disabled.

【推荐1】Pacheco is a senior at Cathedral Catholic High School in California, US. When she was a little girl, her parents let her choose an American Girl doll. She picked one with a hair color and style that matched her own. “She looked like me, and I felt there was a piece of me in her,” said Pacheco. “You see yourself in a doll, and it’s really special to have that connection.”

But what about children with medical condition who don’t like anyone else? Pacheco wanted to give these children the same gift she got as a child. Over the past several months, she has made dolls for kids who have unique facial appearances. “Each of these kids is so special. I hope through these dolls they can see themselves in a new light and really appreciate their beauty.”

Pacheco got the idea for the doll project after remembering a magazine story about “A Doll Like Me”. This is a project that makes custom dolls for children with disabilities. Pacheco reached out to Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, an organization that provides free operations and other medical treatment for children. She asked if she could create similar dolls for some of its clients (顾客).

For this project, Pacheco watched doll-making course, then designed her own patterns and figured out how to make dolls that looked like her clients. It was important to her that the children could see themselves in the dolls, but that their differences would not be the most noticeable feature (特征).

Zulema Gillett got one of Pacheco’s dolls. She said she loved the idea. “Who doesn’t want a doll that looks like them and that they could relate to (产生联系)?” Gillett said.

Michelle Pius, chief development officer for Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, was impressed by Pacheco’s dolls. “It is a very kind and warm-hearted gesture to make dolls that will help a child feel like they’re not alone,” Pius said.

1. What is special about dolls made by Pacheco?

A．They have similar hair color to hers.	B．They are dolls just for girls.
C．They look like her clients.	D．They are all connected to each other.

2. Why did Pacheco make dolls for special children?

A．To offer their parents more gift choices.	B．To get them interested in her school project.
C．To make advertisements for American Girl dolls.	D．To encourage them to appreciate their own beauty.

3. From the passage, we know Pacheco ________.

A．is a girl with a disability

B．dreams to run her own business

C．was inspired by the “A Doll Like Me” project

D．raised money to provide free treatment for special children

4. How did Zulema Gillett probably feel after getting the doll?

A．Angry.

B．Happy.

C．Embarrassed.

D．Upset.

5. What do we know from the last paragraph?

A．Pius spoke highly of Pacheco’s work.

B．Pius wanted Pacheco to join Fresh Start Surgical Gifts.

C．Pius advised Pacheco to be more confident.

D．Pius helped Pacheco deal with her loneliness.

【推荐2】John had a busy weekend. On Saturday morning, he went to the library. He studied math. On Saturday afternoon, he went to the park. He played tennis with his friend, Lee. Lisa was very busy on Saturday, too. She cleaned her room in the morning. In the afternoon she visited her friend, Kim. They played computer games together.

On Sunday morning John and Lisa played tennis. They had fun. In the afternoon Lisa was very busy. She studied math and science at the library. John was bored. He watched TV.

1. John went to the ________ on Saturday morning.

A．post office

B．library

C．restaurant

D．supermarket

2. John played tennis with ________ on Saturday afternoon.

A．Tom

B．Lisa

C．Lee

D．Jack

3. What did Lisa do on Saturday morning?

A．She visited her friend.

B．She played tennis.

C．She watched TV.

D．She cleaned her room.

4. Where did Lisa study math and science?

A．At the library.

B．At home.

C．At school.

D．In the park.

5. Were John and Lisa busy last Saturday?

A．Yes, they were.

B．No, they weren’t.

C．Yes, they did.

D．No, they didn’t.

【推荐3】Do you like singing or playing musical instruments (乐器)? If you say “yes”, you can join us! We have piano lessons every Friday evening in our club. We also have guitar lessons on Monday evening. You don’t have to pay (付款) — The lessons are all free. Just come and have a try!We also have classes to teach students singing skills (技巧) on Tuesday evening. If you like singing, you will find them useful. In our club you can meet many students from different (不同的) classes and you can make friends with them. Come on! Join us!
1. You can’t have ______ lessons in the club.

A．guitar

B．piano

C．singing

D．violin

2. You can have piano lessons _________.

A．every evening

B．on Monday evening

C．every Friday evening

D．every Friday morning

3. On Tuesday evening, you can _________.

A．have piano lessons

B．have guitar lessons

C．have classes for singing skills

D．have dancing lessons

4. From the poster (海报), we can know that _____________________.

A．students must (必须) pay to join this club

B．students must play musical instruments very well to join this club

C．students must sing very well to join this club

D．students can make some new friends in the club

5. What does the underlined word “free” mean?

A．昂贵的

B．付费的

C．免费的

D．便宜的