57-year-old Li Xiaoxia is known online as “Sister Xia, the Yantai Apple Lady”. This retired high school English teacher has become an unexpected Internet star by selling apples in fluent English. Her simple farming appearance mixed with excellent language skills has won the hearts of over 150,000 followers on short video platforms.

It all started on January 30th when Xiaoxia posted her first video introducing Yantai apples in English. The video quickly spread widely, receiving 179,000 likes and 11,000 comments. Netizens were amazed, leaving messages like, “Your English is so impressive!” “You’re the best English speaker among apple farmers!”

Behind her success is her niece, Li Xiaoya, who helps write scripts (脚本), edit videos, and manage the account. Xiaoya explained, “Our goal is to sell apples from our 1,500-acre orchard (果园).” Since their first live stream during the Spring Festival, Xiaoxia has hosted 10 live streams, with viewers increasing from a few hundred to over a thousand per stream.

But Xiaoxia’s story isn’t just about selling apples. In her videos, she shares life lessons and encourages learning. “I’m nearly 60 years old, but I still read every day,” she says. Her message is clear:    ▲    In one video, she also asks her young followers, “Dear children, is reading useful?”

From teacher to apple seller to online influencer, Xiaoxia shows the power of lifelong learning. As she puts it, “Keep trying new things, and you’ll always find surprises in life!”

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1.1. What was Li Xiaoxia’s job before she became an online star?

A A farmer.

B A doctor.

C An editor.

D A teacher.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段中的“This retired high school English teacher”可知，她之前是一名英语老师。故选D。

2.2. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us about Li Xiaoxia?

A Xiaoxia’s first video gained in popularity.

B People don’t like Xiaoxia’s English video.

C It was hard to understand what Xiaoxia said.

D Xiaoxia liked sharing ideas with people.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The video quickly spread widely, receiving 179,000 likes and 11,000 comments.”这段视频迅速传播开来，获得了17.9万个赞和1.1万条评论。由此可知她的第一条视频爆火。故选A。

3.3. What doesn’t Li Xiaoya do according to the passage?

A Write scripts.

B Edit videos.

C Teach English online.

D Manage the account.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第三段的“Li Xiaoya, who helps write scripts (脚本), edit videos, and manage the account.”可知，李晓霞的侄女李小丫帮助她写脚本、编辑视频、管理账号。并未提及在网上教授英语。故选C。

4.4. Which sentence can be put in the “ ▲ ”?

A Learning is the eye of the mind‌.

B It’s never too late to learn.

C Practice makes perfect‌.

D Rome wasn’t built in a day.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据题空前一句“I’m nearly 60 years old, but I still read every day,” she says. 李晓霞说：“我快60岁了，但我仍然每天读书”，意即虽然我年龄大了，但是还是在读书学习，由此推断她以此来告诉粉丝们，学习永不嫌晚。故选B。

5.5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A How to Sell Apples Online

B A Retired Teacher’s Daily Life

C Apple Lady’s Fluent English Wins Hearts Online

D Spring Festival Live Stream Success

解析：选C。主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了57岁的退休英语老师，用流利的英语销售苹果，在网上大火出圈，赢得网友喜爱的故事，C项最符合文意。故选C。