It was 11:30 at night in the Alaskan village of Igiugig, population 70. Nelson heard the rumble of a small airplane circling the nearby airport. “Any time a plane flies over that late, you know something is wrong,” as she told New York Times.
Nelson and her sister ran to the window, and saw the problem: The airport's runway lights were out.
Nelson threw on some clothes, jumped into her ATV, and floored it to the airport, where she found a local pilot trying to turn on the lights manually.
“Normally, if you push the button 10 or 15 times, the lights will just light up,” Nelson told KTOO out of Juneau. Not this time. Meanwhile, she and the pilot learned of the plane's urgent mission: It was a medevac, there to transport a seriously ill local girl to the nearest hospital, 280 miles away in Anchorage.
Nelson had a plan. Driving her ATV to the end of the runway, she shone her headlights on the tarmac(停机坪) for the plane to follow. Great idea, but it wasn't enough. More light was needed, so a neighbor called nearly every home in the village—32 of them, Within 20 minutes, 20 vehicles arrived at the airport, many of the drivers still in pajamas. Following directions from the medevac pilot, the cars lined up on one side of the runway.
The medevac made its final approach and, guided by the headlights, landed safely. The young patient was loaded onto the aircraft, and the plane immediately took off again. Her illness was never publicly revealed, but she has since been released from the hospital.
In a world filled with uncertainty, the little community's positive activism was a big deal. Not so much for Nelson. As she told CNN, in Igiugig, coming together “is kind of a normal deal.”
1. Why did the small airplane circle the nearby airport without landing?| A．The runway lights of the airport didn't work. | B．Something was wrong with the small plane. |
| C．The plane was on an emergency mission. | D．It didn't pick up signals from the local pilot. |
| A．Under the direction of the medevac pilot. | B．By the airport's runway lights lit manually, |
| C．Under the guidance of the local pilot and Nelson. | D．By the headlights of lined cars along the runway. |
| A．Nelson did little during the process. | B．Nelson received so much attention |
| C．It's quite common for Nelson to do so. | D．There is no point mentioning the help. |
| A．Giving is better than taking. | B．More people, more power. |
| C．Kindness will be rewarded. | D．No practice, no voice. |
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【推荐1】Meeting people is the first step to make friends.
Make small talk even if you don’t feel like it
Small talk can make people feel false and meaningless.
When you talk to someone new and realize that you have similar interests, the conversation usually goes from stiff (生硬的) to fun and interesting. Therefore, make it a habit to find out if you have any mutual interests or something in common. You can do this by mentioning things that interest you and seeing how they answer.
Don’t write people off until you know them
Don’t judge people too quickly. Try not to think that they are shallow (肤浅的), boring, or that you have nothing to talk about. If everyone seems uninterested, it might be because you have been in small talk.
Make people like being around you
When you try to make people like you, it will become easier for you to make friends.
| A．But it does have a purpose. |
| B．Help people get to know you. |
| C．Being used to talking to people is important. |
| D．Figure out what you might have in common. |
| E．If you only make small talk, everyone will sound shallow. |
| F．But how do you actually become friends with someone? |
| G．When you make sure that people like being around you, they will like you. |
【推荐2】Good relationships are definitely good sources of happiness in life. We all want happy relationships but if we do not keep that relationship alive, it can also be one of the most upsetting things in life. There are no hard and fast rules in making good relationships, as each of us has different preferences and points of view as to what a great relationship is. The following are some key points in making relationships work.
It is often said that building good relationships is all about communication. Good communication indeed governs a good relationship — knowing the right thing to say, when to say it, how to say it, and accepting that some things are better left unsaid. I personally think communication must be broadened because relationships involve more decisions to make. From study to work, from money to entertainment and even things about yourself or about your friend that you do not know, communication is essential in these aspects of the relationships.
Of course, being with someone is not saying that you totally agree with him all the time. You and your friend come from different family backgrounds, raised in different environments so there may be disagreements here and there. However, it is important to express disagreements without pushing the relationship to an end. Again, good communication and learning to compromise at times are necessary.
As the relationship lasts longer, you may also discover things about you and your friend that you may not have known before. Therefore, supporting each other on both your “hidden selves” can also make a good relationship.
Love is an important aspect of building relationships and for me, I always believe that love needs open communication, respect, support and understanding in making relationships work.
1. Why are there no fixed rules in making good relationships?| A．It's difficult to build good relationships. |
| B．Good relationships can be affected easily. |
| C．Everyone has different opinions about good relationships. |
| D．Many factors should be considered to make good relationships. |
| A．The methods of communication. | B．The importance of communication. |
| C．The experience of making decisions. | D．The process of knowing about yourselves. |
| A．Help out. | B．Pull your weight. | C．Let off steam. | D．Come to terms. |
| A．To show the key to making relationships work. |
| B．To show different opinions on good relationships. |
| C．To show the importance of expressing disagreements. |
| D．To show forbidden rules in building good relationships. |
【推荐3】If you are a motivated person, it is easy to put your personal goals ahead of those of the people around you. It is natural and not necessarily a bad thing. However, it is crucial t learn to be a team player. Acting as a part of a team builds character, teacher empathy （共鸣）, and eventually achieves goals.
Group Effort Is More Effective than Individual Effort. You can run a small business pretty independently, but if you ever plan on being employed or running a business that employs others, you’ll have to learn how to work with other people.
Improving Others Equals Improving Yourself. If you’re on a team, your personal success helps make you a good team player. This is because most people are at least a little bit competitive, whether they admit it or not. When you do well, you set a standard that others will want to meet. By pushing yourself, you help push the people on your team.
Your Attitude Matters
| A．Of course, this works both ways |
| B．These is a mutual（相互的）effect between personal success and team achievement |
| C．People with team spirit try hard to make their team the best of all |
| D．You should be the kind of person who wants to be a team player |
| E．Those who show respect for others will be respected in turn |
| F．All of these things, in turn, contribute to your personal success |
| G．The most impressive achievements are accomplished by groups of people, not individuals |
[1] I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability — to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It’s like this… [2] When you’re going to have a baby, it’s like planning an extraordinary vacation trip to Italy. You buy a bunch of guidebooks and make wonderful plans: the Coloseum①, the Michelangelo② David, the gondolas③in Venice, etc. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It’s all very exciting. [3] After months of eager expectation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The airhostess comes in and says, “Welcome to the Netherlands.” [4] “The Netherlands?!” you say. “What do you mean, the Netherlands?? I signed up for Italy! I’m supposed to be in Italy. All my life I’ve dreamed of going to Italy.” [5] But there’s been a change in the flight plan. They’ve landed in the Netherlands and there you must stay. [6] The important thing is that they haven’t taken you to a horrible, awful, dirty place, full of diseases. It’s just a different place. [7] So you must go out and buy new guidebooks. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met. [8] It’s just a place. It’s slower paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you’ve been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around and you begin to notice that the Netherlands has windmills④…and the Netherlands has tulips⑤. The Netherlands even has Rembrandts⑥. [9] But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy and they’re all saying what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say, “Yes, that’s where I was supposed to go. That’s what I had planned. [10] And the pain of that will never, ever, ever go away because the loss of that dream is a very, very significant loss. [11] But if you spend your life regretting the fact that you didn’t get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things about the Netherlands. | ① ②(1475~1564) Italian artist and architect ③  ④  ⑤  ⑥(1606~1669) Dutch painter |
| A．her involvement in traveling abroad |
| B．her journey to an unplanned destination |
| C．her dream of enjoying beautiful scenery |
| D．her experience with an unfamiliar task |
| A．the Netherlands has many scenic spots to visit and enjoy |
| B．the Netherlands is a country with many paintings to appreciate |
| C．a mother of a disabled child can also feel the bright side of her life |
| D．a mother who has traveled a lot can receive a special treat from her child |
| A．proud | B．anxious | C．sociable | D．sensible |
| A．comparable to going to Italy | B．something she can hardly bear |
| C．worthy of others `sympathy | D．what she treats more as a gift than a loss |
【推荐2】One day, my wife and I were listening to Disney songs with our two little girls when the romantic love song I See the Light came on. I walked over to my wife, who was in the kitchen, took her in my arms and started dancing with her slowly. I could tell it caught her off-guard and embarrassed her a little. Thankfully, she stayed in my arms and danced with me anyway. As the song approached the final chorus, I suddenly realized we weren’t alone. Our daughters were standing there watching us in silence.
The song approached the end and as the strings played the last notes, I decided to give the girls a Hollywood ending. I took my wife’s face in my hands and kissed her. After I pulled away, I looked over and saw my elder daughter’s face lit up with admiration, and her eyes filled with tears. Then she came over, buried her face in my wife’s legs. and cried.
“Why are you crying?” my wife asked.
My daughter was at a loss for words, so I tried a different angle.
“Can you at least give me one word to describe how you’re feeling?” I asked.
My daughter paused, looked up at us and said,“Loved.”
It reminded me of seeing my dad kiss my mom, leaving me feeling pleasantly embarrassed as a child. I wanted to watch them kiss each other and hide my face at the same time. And while there were no words to describe how I felt at the time, looking back, I know what it was: I felt loved.
Never overlook the power of your love for your spouse (配偶). Your kids are watching as you smile and give each other a kiss when you say goodbye to each other in the morning. They’re listening when you praise one another. Showing marital love in front of our children is a unique chance to be both a good parent and a good spouse.
1. What were the author’s daughters doing while he was dancing with his wife?| A．Cooking in the kitchen. | B．Watching a Disney film. |
| C．Looking at them silently. | D．Exchanging loving kisses. |
| A．She was desperate to be kissed by her mom. | B．She hated it when her dad kissed her mom. |
| C．She felt deeply touched by her parents’ love. | D．She thought her dad completely ignored her. |
| A．Proud and calm. | B．Sad and ashamed. | C．Interested but annoyed. | D．Embarrassed but pleased. |
| A．Remember to praise their children in public. | B．Avoid close contact in front of their children. |
| C．Set a good example in terms of good manners. | D．Show their love for each other to their children. |
【推荐3】I am Lucy, a 15-year-old girl from India and I think believing is a great power that can change anything in your life.
When I was 13, almost everyone just thought I was a kid so I did not have to worry about anything. But that was not true because I was bored with everything I was learning. Besides, my mother didn’t understand me.
When I was 14, things changed. My friend encouraged me to learn music and I just found out that I had a strong interest in music so I started spending much time on it. Soon I wanted to be a part of it. So I researched it and then I wanted to be a part of an academy(专科院校) that trains musicians. But the problem was that it was in a different country. Although my parents might not be on my side, I never gave up my dream.
During the next year, I practised my skills in dancing, singing and flexibility. I was in senior high school and had to be a boarder(寄宿生). My mother made me focus on my study. But I was busy preparing for auditions(试镜) of that academy and I was doing everything I could to prove it. To get what I wanted, I had that academy’s photos all over my room and that city’s main monument on my phone’s wallpaper.
After a year in 2022, I finally gave my best audition of that academy on the Internet and I got in! I was happy but sometimes I wondered whether my parents were going to agree to it or not, Fortunately, my parents agreed and I flew to that country to give the last phase of an interview to join that academy. I passed and later was sent there for training.
It was not surprising that I finally got the chance to live in the city of my dream and train in the academy of my dream, as I believed everything was going to work out as long as I held on to my dream.
1. What can we infer about the 13-year-old Lucy?| A．She had fun every day. | B．Everyone supported her. |
| C．She was unhappy with her life. | D．A dream started in her heart. |
| A．Her teacher. | B．Her mother. | C．Her friend. | D．Her father. |
| A．Her effort and determination. | B．Her family background. |
| C．Her curiosity about new things | D．Her talent for performance. |
| A．It was a stage to make her famous. | B．It was within her expectation after hard work. |
| C．It made her love her mother more. | D．It was a new way to make friends. |
