【推荐1】Actress Jiang Yiyan has spent around a month a year volunteering as a teacher in mountainous villages in Guangxi for more than ten years in a row (连续地).

In 2007, when she took part in film shooting in that area, she was shocked by the poverty (贫穷) there. Children had to walk along mountainous roads to attend class at a neighbouring village school. So she came up with the idea of doing something for these children.

Besides giving classes, Jiang also plays games with children and sings songs to them. And she cares much for their daily life. Moreover, she donated a billion yuan to set up a fund (基金) for students there.

“Like the grass in stone clefts (裂缝), they have to try their best to find sunshine on their own rather than waiting for others to do it for them,” Jiang said.

“It’s not that I gave these kids love. I am actually learning about love,” Jiang added. To enjoy and share love is seen as the most important thing in her life.

At the same time, children in the big mountains have also influenced Jiang.

“Born in this kind of environment, they have to learn to face a lot of difficult things from birth. So, why can’t I?” said Jiang.

1. Jiang Yiyan spends about ________ as a teacher in mountainous villages in Guangxi.

A．a day a week

B．a day a month

C．a week a month

D．a month a year

2. When did Jiang Yiyan come up with the idea of doing something for the children there?

A．In 1987.

B．In 1997.

C．In 2007.

D．In 2017.

3. What’s the most important thing in Jiang Yiyan’s life?

A．To set up a fund.	B．To enjoy and share love.
C．To take part in film shooting.	D．To learn to face a lot of difficult things from birth.

【推荐2】Jack Brown was very quiet as Dr Johnson examined him. The doctor looked at the boy’s throat, took his temperature and listened to his heart. Finally, he asked Jack’s mother a few questions.

“When did Jack begin to feel ill?” “This morning, when he got up. He said he felt too sick to go to school today.” “What did he eat for breakfast?” “He got orange juice, two pieces of bread, an egg and a glass of milk.” “I see,” the doctor asked Jack, “How do you feel now, my boy?” Jack answered, “Terrible, I think I’m going to die.” The doctor said, “You won’t die. In fact, you’ll be fine by dinner time.” “Oh, doctor! Do you really think so?” Jack’s mother looked very glad. Dr Johnson answered, “Mrs Brown, your son has a sickness that is common to boys at a time like this. It comes and goes quickly.”

Mrs Brown said, “But I don’t understand.” “Today,” the doctor told her. “The most exciting football final of world cup is on television. If Jack feels well enough to watch television this afternoon, I think he does. He will be fine when the final is over. It’s the only cure I know for this sickness. Now, if you will excuse me, I must go across the street to see the Fords’ boy, Steve. He seems to have the same thing as Jack has today.”

1. Jack’s mother said that he didn’t feel well when he ________.

A．had breakfast

B．went to school

C．got up

D．took exercise

2. Jack’s mother ________.

A．brought Jack to the hospital	B．asked the doctor to come to see Jack
C．rang the doctor and asked many questions	D．examined Jack

3. Jack ate ________ for breakfast.

A．very little

B．a lot

C．nothing

D．too much

4. Fords’ home was ________ home.

A．near Jack’s	B．far away from Jack’s
C．next to Jack’s	D．a few kilometers away from Jack’s

5. In fact, Jack and Steve ________.

A．were not ill at all	B．wanted to watch the football final on TV
C．both A and B	D．are terribly ill

【推荐1】In 1987, a small company named Huawei was started in Shenzhen. After more than 30 years of development, the company has now beaten Apple and become the world’s second-largest maker of smartphones behind Korea’s Samsung. It has also become the world’s largest supplier (供应商) of 5G.

But recently, Huawei faced some difficulties. The U. S. government ordered a ban (禁令) on its sales in America. American officials said Huawei gave information that it collected to the Chinese government. At the same time, the USA government planned to stop selling parts and services to Huawei, which was believed that Huawei’s business would be hurt.

“We have never received such a request from the Chinese government and we have never tried to get into other systems to collect information.” Ren Zhengfei, Huawei’s founder and president said. “This ban from the U. S. would have little effect on our company. Huawei has enough ability to deal with the problems.” Ren added.

In an interview several years ago, Ren Zhengfei said, “I started Huawei with only 4,000 yuan at the beginning, but now it has become a $100 billion company. The experience was not as romantic as you imagine.”

Facing the ban of the USA, Huawei is growing. Huawei’s smartphone sales around the world rose 50 percent compared to a year earlier in the first three months of 2019. However, sales from both Samsung and Apple declined. So far, Huawei has grown into the world’s largest telecommunications equipment (电信设备) supplier, selling in 170 countries. It may beat Samsung as the largest smartphone maker in the near future.

1. Which company is the world’s largest maker of smartphones?

A．Apple.

B．Huawei.

C．Samsung.

D．Lenovo.

2. Why did the U. S. government order a ban on Huawei?

A．Because they stopped selling parts and services to Huawei.

B．Because the sales of Huawei in America were growing faster than Apple.

C．Because they wanted Huawei to collect information for the U. S. government.

D．Because they thought Huawei collected information for the Chinese government.

3. What can we know about Huawei from Ren Zhengfei’s words?

A．Huawei is deeply affected by the ban.

B．Huawei has got into the system of the USA.

C．Huawei can solve the problems they are facing.

D．Huawei is asked to supply information to Chinese government.

4. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．The experience of Huawei’s development was hard.

B．People can easily imagine Huawei’s development.

C．It is romantic to start a company with 4, 000 yuan.

D．Huawei’s development is full of romantic stories.

5. What is the writer’s attitude towards Huawei’s future?

A．Worried.

B．Indifferent.

C．Hopeful.

D．Doubtful.

【推荐3】Recently, a research on how a new virtual reality (VR虚拟现实) experience educated children about the fire disasters (灾害) was done. The new VR experience was developed by the University of South Australia, hoping to educate children to learn how to be safe in a fire. It presents a situation for children aged 10—12. In the situation, they are tasked to look after a friend’s dog just before a fire event begins. They take part in a set of problem-solving activities to help save and protect themselves and the dog.

The findings showed that over 80% of children could calmly tell the advantages and disadvantages of different choices. They also learned to make wise decisions to protect themselves from a fire. Children thought it especially important and meaningful, because 91% of them didn’t have knowledge of fires at the beginning, and 67% had said that they were too young to make safety decisions in a fire.

The researchers believed such VR experiences made it possible to engage, educate and empower (增加自主权) the young. “As children born in modern times, they are interested in such technology and they can experience events in a real situation yet within the safe environment,” said Delene Weber, one of the researchers. “Well-designed VR can provide surprisingly valuable learning tools for children.” Meanwhile, because children have fewer life experiences, aren’t as physically strong, and are less likely to have learned much about fire safety, they’re often most at risk. However, the role that children play in the fire safety at their homes should not be underestimated (低估). “Children don’t need to be always waiting for help in disasters. With these VR experiences, we can make children understand the risks and realize they can help,” said Weber.

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1. The University of South Australia developed the new VR experience in order to ________.

A．introduce ways of avoiding a fire to children

B．to teach children to save themselves in a fire

C．to increase children’s interest in VR experiences

2. The findings showed that ________ of the children had no knowledge of fires at the beginning.

A．many

B．most

C．half

3. What does the underlined word “engage” in the passage mean?

A．to give sb a job

B．to begin fighting with somebody

C．to draw one’s attention and keep them interested

4. From Para 3, we mainly get to know the ________ of the new VR experience.

A．development

B．introduction

C．advantages

5. According to the passage, which of the following is not WRONG?

A．Children make no difference in the fire safety at their homes.

B．Well-designed VR can offer children amazing valuable learning tools.

C．VR experiences are mainly designed for children in high school.

【推荐1】It is Saturday and it is a fine day. Mr. and Mrs. Wu don’t go to work. Their children don’t go to school. After breakfast, Mr. and Mrs. Wu go out. Now Mr. Wu is walking in a park. He sees some people playing soccer in the park. He thinks it is really interesting. Mrs. Wu is buying some meat, fruit (水果) and vegetables in a big store. She wants to make a big lunch for her family. There are some drinks at home, so she doesn’t need to buy them.

Wu Ling is Mr. Wu’s daughter. She is playing computer games in her room now. Her cousin Chen Hua is staying with her. She is reading a storybook. Wu Peng is Wu Ling’s brother. He is playing ping-pong with his friends outside the house.

1. Mrs. Wu doesn’t need to buy ________.

A．meat

B．fruit

C．drinks

D．vegetables

2. Chen Hua is in ________ now.

A．the park	B．the library
C．Wu Peng’s room	D．Wu Ling’s room

3. Wu Peng is ________.

A．walking in the park

B．buying something in the store

C．playing ping-pong with his friends

D．playing soccer with his cousin

4. From the passage, we can know that ________.

A．Mr. Wu has three children

B．Mr. Wu will cook the lunch

C．Mr. Wu goes to work today

D．Mr. Wu likes watching the soccer game

【推荐2】Terry Fox was only seventeen when he got cancer (癌症) . He must have felt hopeless when the doctor said his right leg would have to be cut off 6 inches (英寸) above the knee.

But to everyone’s surprise, Terry Fox made up his mind to become a long-distance (长距离的) runner and do something about the cancer. What a dream!

Although it seemed impossible, Terry decided to run across the whole country. He hoped to raise one million dollars for cancer research. Few people believed he would make it. Anyway, on April 12, 1980, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope. For the first few days of his marathon, Terry Fox was alone. He started running at 4: 30 am. Day by day, people began to realize that something big was happening on the lonely road. As people saw Terry, they stopped and donated (捐赠) money for cancer research.

However, his health took a rapid turn for the worse several months later. He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980. Terry died three months later, at the age of 22. In his short life, he raised $24 million for cancer research—one dollar for each person in his motherland.

Since his death, the yearly Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to be the world’s largest one—day fundraiser (募捐活动) for cancer research.

1. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．The dream was very strange.	B．It was such a silly dream.
C．The dream was easy to achieve.	D．It was almost an impossible dream.

2. Terry gave up his marathon in 1980 because ________.

A．he found it too tiring	B．nobody supported him
C．he was too sick to continue	D．he raised enough money

3. When did Terry Fox get cancer?

A．In 1975.

B．In 1980.

C．In 1981.

D．In 1958.

4. How much money did Terry raise for cancer research in his short life?

A．$2.4 million.

B．$24 billion.

C．$24 million.

D．$2.4 billion.

5. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To tell us when Terry Fox Run was first held.

B．To tell us not to give up when facing difficulties.

C．To advise us to donate money for cancer research.

D．To call on us to take part in Marathon of Hope.

【推荐3】My Best Friend Dan

Walking home from school one day, I saw Dan, a kid from my school, “He must be a real nerd (书呆子),” as he was carrying a lot of books. When I continued walking, I saw a group of kids run into Dan, knocking his books out of his arms and he fell over. I ran over to help him, and as we were picking up his books, I saw tears in his eyes.

While I helped him stand up, he looked at me and said, “Thank you so much.” There was a grateful (感激的) smile on his face.

We started talking and soon realized that we lived near each other. We talked all the way home. Dan turned out to be a pretty cool kid. We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Dan, the more I liked him. Dan and I became best friends.

Over the years in middle school, he became more popular. In our last year, Dan got the best grades in our class, and had to give a speech for graduation.

As Dan started his speech, he looked at me. “Graduation is a time to thank the people who helped you survive those difficult years—your parents, your teachers, but mostly your friends. Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from making a huge mistake.” Everyone was surprised as he told us about his weakest moment.

1. Why did the writer think Dan was a nerd when they first met？

A．Dan had no smile.	B．Dan always cried.
C．Dan had few friends.	D．Dan carried many books.

2. What happened to Dan in the last year of middle school？

A．He decided to go to another school.

B．He got the best grades in his class.

C．He experienced a difficult year.

D．He turned out to be a weak kid.

3. What does the writer want to tell us？

A．All roads lead to Rome.

B．Well begun is half done.

C．Kindness is the sunshine of life.

D．Failure is the mother of success.

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At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a young Chinese girl became famous. She is 14-year-old Quan Hongchan. She is the youngest athlete of Team China at the Olympics. On August 5th, she won the women’s 10-meter platform diving event (跳台跳水项目).

“I want to thank my parents and coach (教练). They tell me to just relax and go for my dives freely,” she said after winning the gold medal. In September, she got two golds at the 14th National Games in Northwest China’s Shanxi Province.

Quan was born in a small town in the city of Zhanjiang, South China’s Guangdong Province. She started diving at the age of seven. In 2018, she joined the Guangdong Diving Team. Then she joined the national team at the end of 2020 when she was thirteen years old.

Quan wanted to become an athlete because of her mother. Her mother was ill and she wanted to win the prize and make money to help her mother. Luckily, Quan’s dream comes true. A hospital in her hometown will help treat her mother.

Like any other girl, Quan likes to eat snacks (零食) and play games on her phone.

Her favorite snack is latiao.

Quan says, “I am not a talent (天才). Hard work is all I can do. When I entered the national team, I knew that everyone was better than me. So I must try hard and keep practicing.”

1. Quan got ________ at the 14th National Games.

A．

B．

C．

D．

2. Quan ________ at the age of 13.

A．started diving	B．met her coach
C．joined the national team	D．joined the Guangdong Diving Team

3. Why did Quan decide to become a diving athlete?

A．To get golds at the Olympics.

B．To become famous.

C．To follow her parents’ advice (建议).

D．To make money to treat her sick mother.

4. What does the underlined word “treat” mean?

A．对待

B．治疗

C．盼望

D．想念

5. We can find the passage in ________ of a newspaper.

A．Sports World	B．Lost and Found
C．Popular Science	D．Man and Animals

【推荐3】Jan was a window cleaner. At nine o’clock one morning, Jan was in a lift of a high building with his window cleaning tools when the building was on fire.

There were six other passengers in the lift. All of a sudden, the lift stopped. Although they didn’t know what had happened outside, they had only less than 100 minutes to get out of the building before it would fall into the dust.

Soon smoke began coming into the lift. The men knew that something was wrong. They tried to open the door but found a wall in front of them. The wall had the number 15 on it and they knew they were on the 15th floor. But their lift usually didn’t stop there, so there was no opening for them to escape. Jan decided they would have to make their own.

Knowing that the wall was made of a material that could be cut through, Jan took out his window cleaning tools, and began knocking a hole through the wall. When he felt tired, others helped.

Starting with one small hole, they cut through the three-inch-thick wall. Then they kicked hard at the wall. The wall cracked apart. They saw before them a tile(瓷砖) wall! Refusing to give up, they knocked a hole through the tile, then made the opening big enough to get through. Surprisingly, the fire-fighters were outside the hole, they took Jan and his partners to the nearest stairs and they ran down the stairs as quickly as possible. By 10:23, Jan and the others ran out of the building. Five minutes later, the building burned down.

1. According to the passage, how many people were there in the lift?

A．6.

B．7.

C．10.

D．We don’t know.

2. How long did it take them to get out of the building?

A．83 minutes.

B．85 minutes.

C．95 minutes.

D．100 minutes.

3. What did they do when they saw a tile wall?

A．They didn’t know what to do.	B．They went on knocking through the wall.
C．They had to wait for the fire-fighters.	D．They were disappointed and gave up.

4. What can you learn about Jan and his partners from the passage?

A．They called the firefighters for help.	B．They did nothing to help themselves escape.
C．They stayed calm and tried hard to get out.	D．They were so worried that they hit the door.