Mr Jason has taught math in a remote rural area for ten years. Last year, he was awarded (奖励) $2,000 as “The Amazing Teacher”. People thought he would move with his parents to a nice house in the city. But he surprised then all. When students came back from their holiday, they found the chairs, desks and projectors (投影仪) were all replaced. Even the walls of the classroom were painted white.
As a teacher, Mr Jason not only focuses on students’ studies, but also helps students overcome the difficulties in life. In the rural area, most families are poor and some students often dropped out of school. Mr Jason always tries to help then out.
When interviewed, he said, “When I was in middle school, a Mr Smith helped me until I graduated from university. I attempted many times to find him after graduation, but failed. I thought maybe what he most wished was not my thankfulness but another Mr Smith. So I am here.”
“Mr Jason is the best teacher I have ever had. Without his help, my whole life would end in the village. When I was in Senior Two, my family couldn’t afford my tuition (学费) so I stayed at home. At that time, I felt hopeless. It was Mr Jason who asked my parents to send me back to school. Luckily, I was admitted into my ideal university finally,” said Julia, a fresh college student. “Now, I believe the road ahead is promising.”
Mr Jason’s goodwill touches many people. When the activity “The Amazing Teacher” was launched, someone posted his story on the Internet. And it soon spread over.
Later, Mr Jason wrote: I just have done what a teacher should do. I hope people could pay attention to those children in need and help them realize their dreams.
1. What did Mr Jason do with the money he was awarded?| A．He settled down with his family in a big city. |
| B．He improved the study environment for students. |
| C．He helped the poor improve their living conditions. |
| D．He built many schools in rural areas. |
| A．To finish Mr Smith’s last wish. |
| B．To escape from the noisy city life. |
| C．To do research on education there. |
| D．To continue Mr Smith’s kindness. |
| A．She wants to become a teacher like Mr Jason. |
| B．It’s difficult for her to communicate with her parents. |
| C．Mr Jason makes her future filled with opportunities. |
| D．It’s a great challenge for her to study in college. |
| A．Wish. | B．Admiration. |
| C．Kindness. | D．Confidence. |
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【推荐1】It was last weekend when my kids and I flew to Texas for my daughter’s trampoline (蹦床) competition, plus a couple of side trips. We would tour the Dallas Cowboys Stadium. We would visit Waco’s Magnolia Market. We would play outdoor mini golf in January.
We would have nothing to complain about! We would be leaving behind school and work for a hotel pool and having wall-to-wall fun!
And yet — we found things to complain about. The pool was bigger in that other hotel! Why do you get to shower first? They call this coffee?
Luckily, I remembered to take my imaginary coat of armor (盔甲) with me. I’ve learned to put it on as soon as we arrive somewhere as no complaint can get through it. They simply bounce off it and land harmlessly at my feet. I shrug (耸肩). I smile.
For three days, we had great fun. Silly complaints were ignored, and we had greater fun. Until it was time to return the car, get on a plane, and fly home.
Except our flight was canceled. And so was the flight after that. And once that airline resumed (恢复) flying, there would be no room on any of its flights for another 21 hours.
We spent the next couple of hours securing seats for the next evening, tracking down our already-checked bags, and finding a hotel room. We hit the hotel pool before bed. We swam well into the night, my kids making up songs and singing and jumping and laughing.
And that was when it hit me that family travel is a lot more than I thought before. It’s discovering that things don’t have to go right to go well. It’s remembering that joy and memories are where you make them, not where you find them. My kids made them at the tail end of a very long day, in a tiny pool near a Texas airport. So I did too.
1. What was the author’s main reason for travelling to Texas?| A．To visit a football stadium. |
| B．To take part in a golf event. |
| C．To accompany her daughter to a game. |
| D．To shop on a famous international market. |
| A．She paid no attention to them. |
| B．She turned to strangers for help. |
| C．She put on her armor to avoid them. |
| D．She asked her children to solve them. |
| A．Travel more with children. | B．Happiness is something you make. |
| C．Book a flight in advance. | D．Respect children’s rights. |
| A．The Best Family Vacation Ever |
| B．The Best Things About Travelling |
| C．Find the Source of Happy Memories |
| D．Travelling with Children Around the World |
【推荐2】When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy Christmas presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, 1know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
1. When did the story probably happen?| A．On Christmas Day. | B．Before Christmas Day. |
| C．On New Year’s Day. | D．After New Year’s Day. |
| A．with the writer | B．by himself |
| C．with the woman | D．with his friends |
| A．His gifts were stolen. | B．He broke his basket. |
| C．He lost his money. | D．He lost his way. |
| A．Because she bought Mark a nice present. |
| B．Because she always paid money for others. |
| C．Because she collected clothes for the homeless. |
| D．Becausc she taught Mark to help people in need. |
| A．A big supermarket | B．A kind woman | C．A happy family | D．A wonderful gift |
【推荐3】Born on April 2, 1805, in Odense, Denmark, Hans Christian Andersen was an emotional, yet imaginative, child. His father, a poor shoemaker, died in 1816. With a mother who was very superstitious(迷信的)and unable to read or write, the boy received little education as a child.
Andersen traveled to Copenhagen. There, he hoped to become an actor or singer. He was lucky enough to spend some time with the Royal Theater, but when his voice changed, he had to leave. Luckily, one of the directors helped him by arranging his education.
Andersen gained admission to the University of Copenhagen in 1828, and his literary career began soon afterwards. He hoped to achieve success with poems and plays, but underestimated the kind of stories which have made him famous. Though not particularly fond of children, he had a gift for entertaining them. This led a friend to suggest he write down the stories he invented.
Many of Andersen’s tales are based on folklore, and many are products of his own imagination. All of them are told in a humorous and informal style that children loved from the start. Few serious critics, however, took notice of them when they first appeared.
Before his death in 1875, Andersen regularly traveled around Europe, and was enthusiastically welcomed everywhere he went. Because he had always wanted to be famous, he worked hard to gain a reputation in European literary circles. Being a rather vain man, he complained in ”The Fairy Tale of My Life“, one of three autobiographies he wrote, that people were not interested in his “serious” writing.
Nowadays, of course, Hans Christian Andersen is a household name. Whether he would have liked it or not, millions of children and adults will always be grateful for the magic his stories have brought to their lives.
1. Why did Andersen decide to write down the stories he invented?| A．Because he liked his stories. |
| B．Because he liked children very much. |
| C．Because people were fond of his ”serious“ writing. |
| D．Because he was suggested to do so by one of his friends. |
| A．Supported. | B．Understood. |
| C．Undervalued. | D．Reviewed. |
| A．Intelligent and honest. |
| B．Creative and determined. |
| C．Aggressive and curious. |
| D．Generous and outgoing. |
| A．Andersen is also a magician. |
| B．Andersen is still famous now. |
| C．Andersen didn’t like his name. |
| D．Andersen gave lives to many children and adults. |
【推荐1】In the late 1990s, a family visited the public elementary school where I taught deaf students. They said they would be moving to the district and planned to enroll (报名) their deaf daughter as a first grader. They were upset that their child’s kindergarten teacher Jane cautioned them not to have high hopes for her academically. Based upon assessment results, the teacher painted a discouraging picture for their little girl’s future. Standing behind them was Fiona, a beautiful five-year -old with long shiny brown hair and dark flashing eyes. The whole time her parents were there she didn’t make a sound or use sign language, even when her parents encouraged her.
After a few weeks with Fiona, I discovered I was dealing with a very bright, very strong-willed child. Although I was able to engage her in a variety of learning activities, writing was a continual struggle. I tried all kinds of ways to interest her in writing. Every time the pencils came out, she would shut down and refuse to participate.
One day Fiona got off her bus and stood in front of the school, weeping. The staff members present did not know enough sign language to ask her why she was crying. Finally they took her into the office where they handed her a pen and notepad. Fiona wrote: “PACBAK”. Immediately the office staff realized she left her backpack on the bus. They asked the bus to come back to school and soon Fiona was reunited with her backpack.
That day Fiona discovered the power of the pen. From then on, she had a new appreciation for writing. She is a young woman now and has become an excellent writer, public speaker and student leader. During her senior year in high school, Fiona became the Douglas County Rodeo Queen and the following year she enrolled at the University of Northern Colorado, determined to become a teacher. In the summer of 2008, I traveled to the National Association of the Deaf Conference in New Orleans and watched her perform competitively as Miss Deaf Colorado. Fiona keeps in touch and I especially treasure her e-mails with term papers attached. This young lady has a very powerful pen!
1. What made Fiona’s parents upset?| A．Fiona’s being unable to hear anything at birth. |
| B．Fiona’s being refused by the elementary school. |
| C．Fiona failure to use the sign language properly. |
| D．Fiona’s possible unpromising future in Jane’s mind. |
| A．Fiona’s lack of determination in learning. |
| B．Fiona’s extreme unwillingness to write. |
| C．Fiona’s bad relationship with the teacher. |
| D．Fiona’s incompetence in handling pencils. |
| A．She treasured the e-mails from her teacher very much. |
| B．She travelled to New Orleans to give thanks to her teacher. |
| C．She succeeded as a result of her affection for writing. |
| D．She decided to be a writer at the University of Northern Colorado. |
| A．Power of the Pen | B．Ambition of a Deaf Girl |
| C．Appreciation of the Pen | D．Spelling of a Backpack |
【推荐2】As a child, Shade Ajayi worked in her aunt’s shop instead of attending school. She now runs her own business making and selling purses and bags. But she believes her inability to read or write is holding her back. Until recently, Ajayi had never gone to school. Now 50, the businesswoman is learning to read and write alongside students nearly 40 years younger than her.
Ajayi attends a school in Ilorin, in Nigera’s western Kwara state. She wears the same uniform, or school clothing, as hundreds of girls at the school. “I’m not ashamed (惭愧的) that I wear a uniform,” she said.
Ajayi signed up to attend school last year, but the school closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Schools reopened in January and Ajayi finally got her chance. She sits in a class with students aged 11 to 13 and raises her hand to answer questions. Ajayi’s teacher, Nasrat Busari, said she did not appear worried about the age difference with other students. She has been coping well with them: playing together, talking together and discussing things together.
Ajayi’s daughter, Shola Adeboye, said at first, she was embarrassed that her mother attended school alongside children. But later, she supported her mother’s efforts. “She has always wanted to be educated but she couldn’t until now,” Adeboye said.
Ajayi still makes bags and purses after finishing classes. A helper serves her customers during school hours. She plans to continue her education for four more years, saying it will help her business. “People around me can read and write and they are succeeding in their businesses,” said Ajayi. And she does not seem to care what others may say about her. Ajayi said, “It’s my duty not to pay attention to what they’re saying.”
1. Why does Ajayi go to school at such an age?| A．She’d like to accept her friend’s advice. |
| B．She believes that it will help her business. |
| C．She is sad that she has never gone to school. |
| D．She doesn’t want to miss the last chance to learn. |
| A．She failed to go to school. |
| B．She was refused by the school. |
| C．She was laughed at by her classmates. |
| D．Her daughter prevented her from going to school. |
| A．She refuses to wear uniforms. |
| B．She is embarrassed to be a student. |
| C．She is shy to answer questions in class. |
| D．She gets along well with other students. |
| A．Disappointed. | B．Uncertain(未知的). | C．Confident. | D．Worried. |
【推荐3】Occasionally, misfortune will happen in our life and no one can avoid it. If you choose only to complain and escape from the misfortune, it will constantly follow you no matter where you go.
A girl, called Selina, lost her arms in a traffic accident that caused her father’s death — who was the main source of support for the whole family.
One day, the girl and the boy were both interviewed on a television program. The girl complained to the TV host about her uncertain future at being left on her own, but the boy was full of enthusiasm for his life.
| A．A similar misfortune happened to a boy named Jerry, too. |
| B．Since then, she had had to depend on her elder brother’s arms. |
| C．So his father went out looking for his mother, leaving him alone at home. |
| D．One night her mother, who suffered from chronic mental illness disappeared. |
| E．They both were invited to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. |
| F．They had both encountered the same misfortune, but had completely different attitudes towards lives. |
| G．But if you decide to be will-powered, the sufferings will turn out to be a fortune where new hopes will arise. |
