John H. Johnson was born in a black family in Arkansas City in 1918. His father died in an accident when John was six. He was reaching high school age, but his hometown offered no high school for blacks.
Luckily, he had a strong-willed, caring mother. John remembers that his mother told him many times, “Son, you can be anything you really want to be if you just believe. She told him not to be dependent on others, including his mother. “You have to earn success,” said she. “All the people who work hard don’t succeed, but the only people who do succeed are those who work hard.”
These words came from a woman less than a third grade education. She also knew that believing and hard work don’t mean everything. So she worked hard as a cook for two years to save enough to take her son, who was then 15, to Chicago.
Chicago in1933 was not the promised land (乐土、希望之地) that black southerners were looking for, John’s mother and stepfather could not find work. But there John could go to school, and there he learned the power of words — as editor of the newspaper and yearbook of Du Stable High School. His wish was to publish a magazine for blacks.
While others discouraged him, John’s mother offered him more words to live by: “Nothing beats a failure but a try.” She also let him pawn (典当) her furniture to get the $500 he needed to start the Negro magazine.
It is natural the difficulties and failures followed John closely until he became very successful. He always keeps his mother’s words in mind. “Son, failure is not in your vocabulary.”
Now John H. Johnson is one of the 400 richest people in America — worth $150 million.
1. Why did John’s mother decide to move to Chicago? Because ________.| A．John’s father died in his hometown when he was very young |
| B．life was too hard for them to stay on in their hometown, while life in Chicago would be better for blacks |
| C．there were no schools for blacks in their hometown |
| D．John needed more education and he could go to school there |
| A．woman with little school education but knew a lot about life |
| B．woman who would not do anything for her son |
| C．strong woman with much knowledge |
| D．woman who didn’t know how to encourage her son |
| A．if you try, you will succeed in the end |
| B．a failure is difficult to beat, even if you try |
| C．a try is always followed by failure |
| D．nothing but a try can help you out of failure |
| A．How John H. Johnson became somebody. |
| B．The mental support John’s mother gave him. |
| C．The importance of a good education. |
| D．The key to success for blacks. |
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Lily turned to Mr. Huang, who sold herbs (草药), for help. She asked if he could give her some poison so that she could solve the problem once and for all. Mr. Huang thought for a while and said: “Lily, I will help you solve your problem, but you must listen to me and do what I tell you.” Lily agreed.
He told Lily, “You can’t use a quick-acting poison to get rid of your mother-in-law, because that would cause people to become suspicious. Therefore, I have given you a number of herbs that will slowly build up poison in her body. Every other day, prepare some delicious food and put a little of these herbs in her serving. Now, to make sure that nobody suspects you when she dies, you must be very friendly towards her.” Lily thanked Mr. Huang and hurried home to start her plot to murder her mother-in-law.
Thus every other day, Lily served the specially treated food to her mother-in-law. She controlled her temper, obeyed her mother-in-law, and treated her like her own mother. After six months had passed, the whole household changed. Lily and her mother-in-law were now treating each other like a real mother and daughter.
One day, Lily came to see Mr. Huang and asked for his help again. She said: “Mr. Huang, please help me to stop the poison from killing my mother-in-law! I do not want her to die.”
Mr. Huang smiled, saying, “Lily, there is nothing to worry about. I never gave you any poison. The herbs I gave you were vitamins to improve her health. The only poison was in your mind and your attitude towards her, but that has been all washed away by the love which you gave to her. ”
1. What can we learn about Lily?
| A．She was treated badly by her husband’s family. |
| B．She didn’t treat her mother-in-law sincerely at first. |
| C．Her mother-in-law didn’t agree to her marriage. |
| D．She didn’t respect the tradition of her husband’s family. |
| A．ask for some herbs to kill her mother-in-law |
| B．ask him to cure her mother-in-law’s illness |
| C．buy some herbs to improve her mother-in-law’s health |
| D．ask him for some advice on dealing with her mother-in-law |
| A．became more and more suspicious |
| B．changed all of her living habits to please her mother-in-law |
| C．prepared specially cooked food for her mother-in-law every day |
| D．changed her attitude towards her mother-in-law gradually |
| A．Buying poisonous herbs. |
| B．A negative attitude towards life. |
| C．Thinking ill of others. |
| D．Losing one’s temper randomly |
| A．Be aware of other people’s good qualities in relationships. |
| B．Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts will become your words. |
| C．True happiness is to enjoy the present, without depending anxiously on the future. |
| D．Don’t waste your time explaining, because people will only hear what they want to hear. |
【推荐2】“I have cancer.” Mom said and held me in a tight hug. I could feel her chest shaking as she tried not to cry but failed.
For all of my twenty-four years, my mom had been supportive. Strength and protection had always flowed from her to me. Now I knew it would have to flow the other way.
Mom didn’t stay down for long. After the shock of breast-cancer, she armed herself with a notebook and a pen and a thousand questions for the doctors. She took notes on white blood cell counts and medications (药物) with long names as though she were studying for entrance exams into medical school. “The not-knowing is the worst.” she said.
The operation was successful. The chemo (化疗) was the harder part. I went with Mom to every chemo treatment. She rarely complained, though her hair was gone and her toenails and fingernails fell out one by one. She joked that she could save money on nail polish and put it toward the doctor bills, even though she never wore nail polish. “Cancer can take my hair, my nails, my health, my very life. But it can’t take my smile.” Mom said.
Mom learned to share her fears with me, and it formed an even deeper bond between us. Yet I am certain there were fears she didn’t share because she was still protecting me — worries she only shared with Dad. Even in the darkest hours, she would just joke about the cancer. Mom always said, “When you look your greatest fear in the eye and laugh at it, you take away some of its power.”
Mom was one of the lucky ones. She did beat her cancer, though not without scars. From her, I’ve learned I may not get to choose what I face, but I do get to choose how I face it.
1. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
| A．There were other ways to treat cancer. |
| B．I should be the one being there for Mom. |
| C．Mom had to stay stronger to beat cancer. |
| D．Knowledge of cancer would be helpful. |
| A．Optimistic and determined. |
| B．Considerate and ambitious. |
| C．Humorous and generous. |
| D．Caring and knowledgeable. |
| A．She only shared with Dad. |
| B．She would just joke about the cancer. |
| C．She wanted to protect the author. |
| D．She formed a deeper bond with the author. |
| A．Luck counts in beating diseases. |
| B．Complaint does no good to one’s health. |
| C．Sharing feelings helps reduce sufferings a lot. |
| D．Positive attitudes get one through hardship. |
【推荐3】Mom said the unforgettable words, “I have cancer,” and gave me a tight hug. I could feel her chest shaking as she tried not to cry but failed.
If adulthood is started in a moment, that was it. For all of my twenty-four years, my Mom had been strong and supportive. For a moment, I was the adult, and she was the child. And I promised her with a smile that I’d help her through anything.
Shortly, Mom was given surgery and received chemo. We knew chemo would take her hair, so before it fell out, Mom and I went wig shopping together. We tried on everything. Mom had been wearing the same short hair for over two decades. When she put on a shoulder-length wig, I held my breath and stared. Honestly, I didn’t recognize my own mother. But then she smiled.
I went with Mom to every chemo treatment. During the two-hour IV drips, she joked about life, medical issues and even the pain. We spoke on the phone almost daily. She rarely complained. “Cancer can take my hair, my health and my life. But it can’t take my smile.” she said.
Mom was the most sociable patient the cancer center ever had. She made homemade noodles for the medical staff. She was grateful to the hands that tried to help her.
One day when I went to visit her, I found Mom sitting at the table doing her crossword puzzle without her wig. She looked up and smiled. I’d never seen a stronger or more beautiful woman. Months later, after the final chemo treatment, we held a graduation ceremony for Mom. Mom did beat her cancer!
Most of all, I saw a change in Mom. Nothing afterward seemed to worry her quite as much. From her, I learned I may not get to choose what I face, but I do get to choose how I face it.
1. How did the author respond after knowing her mother’s cancer?| A．She failed to hold back her tears. | B．She felt lost and was in a panic. |
| C．She was grateful to her mother. | D．She felt a wave of protectiveness. |
| A．Helpful. | B．Optimistic. | C．Smart. | D．Unlucky. |
| A．She helped others out of trouble. | B．She shared her personal belongings. |
| C．She chatted socially. | D．She did some cooking for patients. |
| A．Be brave to face difficulties. | B．Try to make wise choices. |
| C．Try our best to help others. | D．Work hard toward our choices. |
【推荐1】In April 2008, I came across an essay a boy with autism (自闭症) had written when he was 14. I was impressed. I thought there was potential for a documentary. The director agreed. “Find the boy!” he said. A couple of months later, I found him, Anton. So it began -a film about Anton’s transformation. At least, that’s what I thought at the time.
During filming, I helped put him into different hospitals and camps for treatment and we became close. There were lots of unforgettable moments. I remember one visit when we sat together, talking quietly and eating food I’d made. Then it was time for me to go. Without saying a word, Anton stood up and started to bang his head against the wall. BAM. BAM. Blood streamed down his face. At that moment, looking at the despair on Anton’s face, I recognized myself. What I recognized was an emotional abundance in him that I had myself. Like Anton, I was over the top. If I loved someone, I loved them completely. If I was upset, I let it show. But unlike Anton, I’d learned to edit emotions as if they were a film. But lately, I was waking up in the morning with one terrifying thought: “Who am I?” Anton helped me to answer this. He was the only person in my life who let me love without any holding back and who loved me the same way.
The film Anton’s Right Here was released in October 2012 and shown at film festivals in Russia where it received prizes at several major Russian film festivals.
After the film was shown by the First TV Channel -Russia’s main TV channel - letters flowed in. Autistic individuals and their families needed help. That’s when the idea of a foundation began to take shape in my mind. The foundation, called Anton’s Right Here, officially opened in December 2013. It’s Russia’s first-ever centre for adults with autism. It keeps helping people with autism like Anton.
When we started to film, Anton was 19. He’s now 31. I’m still very much a part of his life. With his unedited emotions, Anton reminds me every day of what it’s like to be really, unreservedly loved and to love back in return.
1. Why did the writer want to find Anton?| A．She intended to make a film about Anton. | B．She saw Anton’s potential to be a writer. |
| C．She wanted to transform Anton’s life. | D．She was asked to do so by the director. |
| A．He was lost for words. | B．His condition was getting worse. |
| C．He tended to lose his temper for no reason. | D．He did not want the writer to leave. |
| A．It took 5 years to shoot. | B．It aroused little social concern. |
| C．A foundation of the same name was established by Anton. | D．Shooting it made a difference to the writer’s life. |
| A．How to deal with autism. | B．How to edit her emotions. |
| C．How to love and be loved. | D．How to live life to the fullest. |
【推荐2】One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn (谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out. A while later they really saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing (挤) out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts, the mice finally got out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately. Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.
Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape.
After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to talk about what happened to the two mice.
One serious American official said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard.” The others thought for a while and said, “That was why!”
A clever French said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense.
A Japanese said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.” Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed agreement another time.
At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”
Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer.
In fact, true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship. Instead, it is built on no relationship.
1. Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ________.| A．one was biting the other |
| B．the mouth of the hole was too small |
| C．they were not afraid of smoke |
| D．one was trying to help the blind one |
| A．They did not dare to answer. |
| B．They had mistaken the relationship of the mice. |
| C．They regretted driving a poor blind mouse away. |
| D．They did not express themselves much better. |
| A．all the mice came out of the hole easily |
| B．each of the people understood the relationship differently |
| C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke |
| D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at first sight |
| A．it was correct | B．it was strange |
| C．it was funny | D．it was sweet |
| A．Two Lovely Mice | B．Help Produces Love |
| C．Friends In Need | D．Love Is All |
【推荐3】Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but he doesn’t let this stop him.
The brave 26-year-old man plays football and golf, and swims, in spite of the fact that he has no arms or legs.
Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and makes him able to kick. He uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up.
“I call it my chicken drumstick,” joked Nick, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, but now lives in Los Angeles. “I’d be lost without it. When I get in the water I float because 80 percent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller.”
“He’s very modest, but he gets marriage proposals from women all the time,” said Nick’s friend Steve Appel. “He would love to get married and start a family, but he’s waiting for the right girl to come along.”
When Nick was born, his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room. His distraught mother couldn’t bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.
His disability came without any medical explanation, which was a rare case. Nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them.
“My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy but she still blamed herself,” he said.
“It was so hard for them, but right from the start they did their best to make me independent. My dad put me in the water at 18 months and gave me the courage to learn how to swim.”
1. We can learn from the text that Nick ________.| A．has a poor sense of balance | B．understands his mother very well |
| C．considers his small foot ugly | D．is disappointed with his health condition |
| A．Nick Vujicic is serious about his marriage. | B．Nick Vujicic is not popular with women. |
| C．Nick Vujicic is afraid of starting a family. | D．Nick Vujicic is not willing to get married. |
| A．cold-blooded | B．bad-tempered | C．really shy | D．extremely upset |
| A．Nick’s parents couldn’t afford the hospital bill. |
| B．Nick is living in Melbourne, Australia now. |
| C．Nick’s father was to blame for his disability. |
| D．Nick learned to be independent at a young age. |
【推荐1】Clark and Dale were staying in the same room in hospital. Clark was so sick that he could not even move his body. He had to spend all his time lying on his back. Dale could sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was next to the room’s only window.
Over time, Clark and Dale became good friends. Every afternoon, Dale would look out of the room’s only window, describing the scenery outside for his friend. He told Clark about the flowers in a park outside the window, the people walking by, the green trees beside the roads-anything that might interest a man.
One morning, when a nurse came only to check the two men, she found that Dale had died in his sleep. As soon as the room seemed tidy again. Clark asked if he could move to the bed next to the window so that he could look out of the window himself. The nurse agreed. Slowly, he could take his first look at the world outside. To his surprise, he could see nothing but a blank wall of another building.
The nurse explained that Dale had been blind. He had never seen anything outside the window at all-but he described beautiful scenes to help his friend feel better.
1. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph One mean?| A．Clark was too sick to move his body. |
| B．Although Clark was sick, he could move his body. |
| C．Clark was sick, so he didn’t want to move his body. |
| D．Although Clark was sick, he was asked to move his body. |
| A．The doctor. | B．The nurse. | C．His family. | D．His friend Dale. |
| A．Because he missed his friend very much. | B．The bed there was tidier than his. |
| C．He wanted to look at the world outside. | D．Because he felt worse and worse. |
| A．The flowers in a park. | B．The green trees beside roads. |
| C．The people walking by. | D．A blank wall of another building. |
①Clark was so sick.
②Dale described the scenery outside for his friend.
③Clark and Dale became good friends.
④Dale had died in his sleep.
| A．①②③④ | B．①③②④ | C．③②①④ | D．③①②④ |
【推荐2】The summer I turned 16, my father gave me his car --- a gift wasted on me at that age. The important thing was that Hannah and I could drive around.
Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much taller, almost five foot ten. " Hannah's a knockout, "my mother always said. And that summer she signed with a modeling agency. She was already doing runway work.
A month after my birthday, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we stopped at the McDonald’s drive-through, putting the fries on the seat between us to share. "Let’s ride around a while, "I said. It was a clear night, full moon slung(悬挂)low over the desert. Taking a turning too fast, I plowed (撞)through a neighbor’s wall and drove into a full-grown tree.
We were taken in separate ambulances.I’d cracked(使裂开)my cheek bone;Hannah’s forehead had split wide open. End of her modeling career.What would I say to her?
When her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry. She sat beside me and took my hand.“I rear-ended(追尾) my best friend when I was your age, ”she said. “I totaled her car and mine.”
“I’m so sorry，” I said.
“ You’re both alive，” she said.“ The rest is window dressing. I forgive you. Hannah will too.”
Sharon’s forgiveness allowed Hannah and me to stay friends throughout high school and college, to be at each other’s weddings … The scars are so faded no one else would notice, but in the sunlight I can still see it just below her hairline --- for me, a mark of grace(优雅).
1. Why did the author think her father’s present was a waste?| A．It wasn’t necessary for her. | B．She had already owned a car. |
| C．Her family was very poor then. | D．She didn’t have a driving license. |
| A．Honest person. | B．Famous person |
| C．Friendly person. | D．Attractive person |
| A．They went for a drive. | B．They enjoyed beautiful scenery. |
| C．They made a visit to a neighbor. | D．They worked at the Mcdonald. |
| A．A valuable gift from my father. | B．The meaning of friendship. |
| C．An unforgettable journey. | D．The gift of forgiveness. |
【推荐3】Cyndi Decker, a schoolteacher in Florida, had recently taken an art class and made a painting of a huge white bird called an egret (白鹭). Her proud son posted a photograph of Decker on Reddit, shyly holding her painting. Below it he wrote, “My mom painted this and said no one would like it.“
Then Kristoffer Zetterstrand, an artist in Sweden, saw the photo, deciding to pay respect to the teacher by painting Decker holding her painting. He even captured the shy look on her face. Zetterstrand photographed himself holding his painting of Decker holding her painting. He posted the image on Reddit. The caption for his photograph is “I painted somebody’s mom.” Two days later, Amer, a student in Canada, painted a picture of Zetterstrand holding his painting of Decker holding her painting. Her caption read, “I painted the guy who painted the other guy’s mom.” The artist Vince Law was the next to join in. The caption for his photo of his painting is “I painted the girl who painted the guy who painted the other guy’s mom who painted an egret.” Artist Travis Simpson continued the fun.
And it happened again and again and again!
By this time, more than one million people had seen the paintings and pictures of paintings on a number of social media websites. Many artists around the world jumped into the process, many at the same time.
“I was in fear I was going to read a lot of hateful comments. You all have proven me so wrong. I’m assuming most of you could be my kids, and you all get an unjust accusation in this world. You all are caring and a ton of fun! Thanks for uplifting me! You all have inspired me instead,” she wrote on Reddit.
1. How did people join in the painting?| A．By painting the same bird. |
| B．By means of sharing painting process. |
| C．By organizing voluntary painters on the Internet. |
| D．By painting the photo posted by the previous painter. |
| A．Considerate and entertaining. | B．Ambitious and patient. |
| C．Demanding and stubborn. | D．Caring and funny. |
| A．She was afraid of her painting skill. |
| B．Most of kids like non-photorealistic art form. |
| C．There exists language violence on the Internet. |
| D．She was instructed by the professionals. |
| A．The Social Media Changed a Woman Art-lover. |
| B．One Painting Started a Worldwide Painting Party. |
| C．How the Painters Reacted to a Kid’s Hope. |
| D．How a Woman Won the Respect of People. |
