【推荐1】Why are so many people so afraid to fail? Quite simply because no one tells us how to face the failure (失败). In fact, failure can become experience that means growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the chance to fail.

Most parents work hard to prevent failure or protect their children. One way is to lower standards. Nearly 60% of parents choose this way. When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesn’t stand stable (牢固的). The other way is to blame (责怪) others. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.

There’s a problem with the two ways. It makes a child unprepared for the real life if they don’t meet enough failure. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything. No one can win all the time. The young should be allowed to experience failure.

Failure never gives people pleasure. It hurts both grown-ups and children. But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it.

1. How many ways do most parents choose to prevent failure and protect their children? What are they?
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2. Does the writer agree parents to do so? Why?
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3. What do you think of failure? And tell the reason.
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【推荐2】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
Learning Is Like a Journey(旅行)

We can remember some important times in our lives. Some things have become good memories. The memories are always in the corner of our mind.

When I was in a kindergarten(幼儿园), I had many toys and friends. They made me laugh and cry. The teachers taught us many songs and games. We played all day. Although we did not know what learning was at that time, we were learning every day.

When I was in a primary school, I was excited to learn school subjects. Nearly every subject caught my attention. However, my favorite subject was science. I remembered on the first day our science teacher told us the sun was like a big fire ball. We were quite surprises and kept our mouths open. We began to wonder at the secret of nature. Later many other things came to our ears. We began to learn carefully.

When I was ten years old, I began to read newspapers, keep a diary, visit museums and make many friends. Every day was something new, interesting and exciting.

Now I am in the middle school. Each day is new to me. Happily, I am still learning. It is like a journey to me. I have learned a lot, but there’s still a long way for me to go. I hope to become a learned(有学问的) person some day.

1. We can’t forget____in our lives.
2. Although we knew nothing about learning, we learned____in the kindergarten.
3. Among all the subjects, I like_____most in a primary school.
4. At the age of ten, I began to ____________
5. “There is still a long way for me to go.” in this story means “I won’t stop______.”

【推荐3】Nothing could stop this man after suffering serious burns on his legs at the age of eight. Glenn Cunningham was given up by doctors who believed he would be a hopeless disabled man to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. “He will never be able to walk again,” they said, “no chance.”
The doctors examined his legs, but they had no way of looking into Glenn’s heart. He didn’t listen to the doctors and set out to walk again. Lying in bed, his thin, red legs covered with scar tissue (瘢痕组织), Glenn promised, “Next week, I’m going to get out of bed. I’m going to walk.” And he did just that.
His mother told how she used to look out of the windows to watch Glenn reach up and take hold of an old plow(犁) in the yard. With a hand on each handle (把手), he began to make his hurt legs function (起作用). And with every step of pain, he came closer to walking. Soon he began to run slower, before long he was running. When he started to run, he became even more determined(坚决的).
“I always believed that I could walk, and I did. Now I’m going to run faster than ever.” And so he did. He became a great runner who, in 1934, set the world record of 4’06’’ in one-mile race. He was honored as the outstanding athlete of the century at Madison Square Garden.
1. What was the matter with Glenn when he was eight?

A．He had bad heart disease.	B．A car accident happened to him.
C．His legs suffered serious burns.	D．He met a serious medical accident.

2. What made Glenn walk again?

A．Good medicine.	B．His determination.
C．Doctors’ encouragement.	D．His mother’s confidence.

3. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us _________.

A．how Glenn made himself walk again	B．how Glenn ran faster than ever
C．how Glenn’s mother loved him	D．how Glenn trained his legs with the plow

4. Which of the following isNOT TRUEaccording to the passage?

A．Glenn had pain in each of his steps when he started to walk again.

B．Glenn’s legs were covered with scar tissue when he was born.

C．Glenn set the world record in one-mile race when he grew up.

D．Glenn was the outstanding athlete in the 20thcentury.

5. What lesson do we learn from Glenn’s story?
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【推荐2】Travelers’ tales

Every year, a magazine called Executive Travel organizes a competition to find the best airline of the year. Travelers from all over the world are invited to vote (投票) for the most punctual (准时的), the safest and the friendliest airline. The competition also invites them to tell their most horrible stories during their travels. Now let’s read some travelers’ tales of bad flying experiences.

One traveler shared his story which happened on a certain African airline. Even if some passengers had boarding cards, they couldn’t still get the seats. They complained and shouted at the airport. Finally, the flight attendants solved the problem by setting a funny rule. Those passengers who ran fastest around the plane twice could get the seats at last.

An overbooked flight that was going from Heathrow Airport to America gave another traveler a bit of a shock. Dressed only in trousers, a shirt and socks, the traveler had been allowed by the flight attendants to leave the aircraft to see if he could get a workmate aboard. But when he returned a few minutes later, he found the plane closed up and about to start moving—with his shoes, wallet, passport and luggage on board. He knocked heavily on the door and then was allowed to get back inside.

Luggage is also a rich source of horror stories. There was the unlucky traveler who left Chicago where the temperature was minus (零下) 11 degrees centigrade. He was going to attend an important meeting in Dallas where the temperature was as high as 26.7 degrees centigrade. Unfortunately, his suitcase had gone to Los Angeles and wasn’t able to be sent to him before the meeting. So he had to _________.

1. Whom does Executive Travel invite to take part in the vote?
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2. Why couldn’t some passengers with boarding cards still get the seats on the African airline?
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3. In the second tale, why did the traveler leave the aircraft?
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4. What can be filled in the blank of the last sentence to make the tale complete (完整的) and reasonable (合理的)?
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【推荐3】阅读下面的短文，根据短文后的要求答题。

Chinese President Xi Jinping once said, “Greatness is forged in the ordinary. Heroes come from the people.” Every year there are ordinary people spreading positive energy and touching our hearts.

On March 3, 2021 Annual People Award（感动中国年度人物）Ceremony was held on CCTV. 10 role models were on the list. Let’s take a look at one of them—Zhu Yanfu.

In 2021, audiences were impressed by the soldiers in The Battle at Lake Changjin（《长津湖》）. Zhu Yanfu was one of the real soldiers. In freezing cold, Zhu, 17 years old then, fought against the US army at Lake Changjin in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. After endless bombing（轰炸）, Zhu ________all his fellow soldiers and was seriously injured. After 93 days of treatment and operations, Zhu lost his hands, left eye and both legs below the knees.

Even so, Zhu never stopped giving himself to his country. In 1956, he returned to his mountain village of Zibo, Shandong. Fitted with artificial limbs（义肢） , Zhu became secretary of the village party branch（党支部）in 1957. After that, he worked hard to help villagers out of poverty.

Knowing that the best way to end poverty was through education, in 1957 Zhu used all his savings to open a reading room. Later he set up the first evening school in the village.

At the same time, he also encouraged villagers to dig three wells in the mountain and to create 7. 3 hectares of farmland. On this land, Zhu led the villagers to plant apples and Sichuan pepper. With these fruits and vegetables selling in different parts of the country, the villagers have made more money for the past 25 years. He said, “There are two ways to spend life. One is to rot（腐烂） , while the other is to burn. I prefer to burn.”

1. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. （将文中划线句子翻译成汉语）
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2. Fill in the blank with a proper word in Paragraph 3. （请在第三段横线上填一个恰当的词）
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3. What does Zhu Yanfu look like after the battle? （根据短文内容回答）
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4. Please list two ways to help the villagers out of poverty. （请列举文中两个帮助农民脱贫的方法）
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5. How does Zhu Yanfu “burn” himself in his life ? （根据短文内容回答问题）
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