Frank and his brother Jack lived near the ocean. Frank was outgoing while Jack was shy. They liked doing different things. Frank was famous for organizing games of beach volleyball, football, and any other sport imaginable. Jack loved to draw, paint, or build sandcastles (沙堡).
Frank didn't understand why Jack would rather do artistic things than play ball. He believed sports often allowed many kids to play together. That was when Jack's idea hatched. He would show Frank what doing things together looked like!
After Jack finished creating a special sandcastle with stairs, towers and walls, he took pictures of it. Then he painted colorful posters featuring (突出) his sandcastle and the question, "Can you top this?" He hung his posters everywhere in town, announcing his plan for a day of sandcastle artistry — all ages welcome.
When Frank saw posters, he not so nicely told Jack that no one would come. Still, shortly after sunrise on Saturday, Jack was on the beach digging in the sand. By mid-morning, four kids were sculpting (雕塑) the sand alongside him. By noon, the number had increased a lot.
After Frank came back from his ball game, he went to check how his brother's plan turned out. He couldn't believe what he saw. At least 30 people were building a city of sandcastles, and everyone was chatting and laughing and working together! It was the most beautiful thing he had seen on the beach.
"I guess you've proved me wrong," Frank said. "You should make this sandcastle day a yearly tradition!" Handing Frank a shovel (铲子) with a smile, Jack got started together with his brother on their super creation in the sand.
1. What does the underlined word "hatched" in Paragraph 2 probably mean in Chinese?A.产生 | B.改变 | C.消失 | D.中断 |
A.Beautiful towers. | B.Colorful posters. | C.A town building. | D.A sandcastle day. |
A.doubtful | B.interested | C.satisfied | D.disappointed |
A.It came from picture. | B.It needed 30 people's support. |
C.It proved Frank right. | D.It did work well. |
A.Honest. | B.Creative. | C.Outgoing. | D.Caring. |
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【推荐1】One year, our son Tom, who was six years old, asked for a new sound system. "Please bring me a new stereo so I don't have to listen to my dad's old music," he told the shop's Santa. Jenny and I took note.
On Christmas Eve, we let Tom sleep in our bed at the back of the house, where the sound of Santa wouldn't wake him. Then I went to my NASA-level workshop in the spare bedroom and spent the whole night putting together that stereo.
At one point, I took a break to move Tom from our bed to his — he was afraid that Santa might think he wasn't home and would forget to leave presents behind. He moved a bit while I carried him but never opened his eyes. At last, I finished the stereo and positioned it by the tree. Jenny and I fell asleep early that Christmas morning, filled with satisfaction. At 7 a.m., Tom woke us up and led us to the Christmas tree in the hall. He fell in love with the sound system.
A few days passed, and Tom asked me a surprising question. "Dad, how did I get from your bed to mine?" Ever the clever one, I said, "Santa moved you! Isn't that fun?” He said nothing, walking into the hall and looking closely at the floor. He came back, arms folded. "Dad, we need to talk, but Mom can't hear. You are Santa Claus! Look at the wheel marks on the carpet. The stereo was rolled out of that bedroom and down the hallway." I was shocked. He was only six.
His big concern was that we should not tell his mother, because he was certain she didn't know. "It will be our little secret forever," I told him, much to his delight. "We men have to stick together."
After that, Tom got to be Santa on Christmas when we donated presents to a needy family — he just loved it.
1. Why did Tom's parents move Tom from their bed to his?A.Because they wanted him to sleep alone. |
B.Because they knew his worry that he would possibly miss Santa's presents. |
C.Because they wanted to put together the stereo. |
D.Because they would prepare another gift for him. |
A.He didn't want his mother to hear. |
B.He discovered the wheel marks on the floor. |
C.He wanted to confirm that his father was Santa. |
D.He saw his father putting together the stereo at night. |
A.Smart and kind |
B.Considerate and curious |
C.Naughty and aggressive |
D.Responsible and cautious |
A.The secret well keep forever |
B.The gift Tom likes best |
C.The holiday I'll never forget |
D.The kid I've teased |
【推荐2】It was so thoughtful. My daughter gave me an address book for my birthday. She knows the one I have is worn. The gift is lovely; the cover is colourful; the pages are creamy white. But I don’t feel free to use this gift; I’m tied to my old book.
My address book tells stories, not only my own but also my friends’. My friends came and went. Some friends married each other and I combined them with lines. Children’s names were added one by one above their parents’. Some got their own addresses as they moved out. I turn the page and see the addresses of a dead friend. I never cross them out. I want their name there. I don’t want to forget.
This book has my family stories, especially the addresses of my loved ones who’ve died. I can picture their houses in detail-the feel of the crocheted doilies on grandma`s coffee table, the cupboard under Uncle Ed`s staircase(perfect for hiding from the other cousins), the clean smell of Aunt Lily`s living room.
Maybe it’s time for being smart and stylish. I can keep this old one in the attic, after all.
“Don’t you have all that on your phone?” my daughter asked me once when she saw me thumbing through my address book. And yes, I do have some of the contact information there, too. I admit, having it on a device is super handy. My daughter’s generation doesn’t use address books. But changing addresses on a phone is so permanent; the old address is wiped out without a trace. You don’t see the person any more? Press delete. It’s like they were never there.
The old address book sits on top of the new one, for now. But my new address book whispers a story of new possibilities, leaving space for friends who I don’t know yet. I’ll get to it. It’s just a matter of time.
1. Why doesn’t the author feel free to use her birthday gift?A.She thought it too precious. | B.She was too old to use it. |
C.She lived an economical life. | D.She was attached to her old book. |
A.The stories her address book tells. | B.The ups and downs of her life. |
C.The changes she has experienced. | D.The coming and going of her friends. |
A.It serves as a valuable antique. | B.It often gives her endless happiness. |
C.It is a way of keeping memories. | D.It always reminds her of her family. |
A.Thoughtful and thankful. | B.Conservative and cautious. |
C.Smart and stylish. | D.Affectionate and emotional. |
【推荐3】When it comes to relationships, conflict(冲突)is unavoidable. Couples can disagree and even fight while still showing respect for each other.
·Be curious about your fights
·Schedule a time for conflict
·Make requests instead of complaints
Fights often start with the same two words“You always.” It’s easier for people to ask their partner why they never do something than it is to simply request that they do it. Saying, “I’m not feeling happy about the way the house looks. Would you mind picking some stuff up?”is more direct and respectful than putting your loved one down.
·Learn the right way to apologize to your partner
Just as people have different love languages, we have different apology languages, too. It’s not enough to recognise that you’ve hurt your loved one and you owe them an apology.
A.Apologies should be made to them face to face. |
B.It’s also more likely to result in your partner completing the task. |
C.Married couples often don’t have the skills to talk about their conflicts properly. |
D.However, you can deal with conflicts with your partner in a healthier way. |
E.You have to know them enough to make your apology right for their needs. |
F.Couples often have the same fight over and over without solving anything. |
G.Though they even have the most open lines of communication, conflicts still happen. |
【推荐1】Planting and growing things offers a lot more than fresh vegetables and flowers. Working in a cozy space can make you delighted, help you stay fit, and broaden your horizons — and that’s just for starters.
Strong shoulder muscles and flexible hands are essential for everyday tasks like opening jars, carrying packages and picking up bags of garbage. Gardening works as an effective way to exercise them from pulling weeds and moving pots to carrying garbage and pushing lawnmowers. With time going by, you will find doing some daily tasks related to shoulders and hands easier than before.
It’s a fun workout.
It’s wonderful to get out in the garden on a beautiful day to give it a tidy. But if you find the idea of pottering around in a garden a bit dull, knowing it’s doing you good physically might make it more entertaining. Planting seeds, pulling up weeds, carrying bags of mulch (覆盖物), moving pots, pushing a lawnmower.
It reduces your risk of heart disease.
It boosts your immune (免疫) system.
Having dirt under your fingernails may be a sign of untidiness, but scientists say it could also be a mark of good health. Thanks to beneficial things found in soil, gardening may improve your immune system.
A.It sharpens mind. |
B.It increases strength and flexibility. |
C.If you insist on doing this, there are more advantages. |
D.Therefore, you will get sick less and fight off infections easier. |
E.These entertaining activities well replace traditional exercises. |
F.Scientists found that planting and caring seeds relieve people’s stress. |
G.Without involving heart-related activities, it still provides heart benefits. |
【推荐2】Tips for making small talk
Some people are not good at small talk. Making small talk doesn’t have to be either awkward or boring.
●Have some conversation starters ready.
When you are sharing the same experience with someone, it’s easy to start a conversation.
●Ask open-ended(开放式的) questions.
These types of questions require more thought and more than a simple one-word answer. If you ask questions that need more details to answer, the conversation will go on longer. If you are at a summer pool party, don’t ask people if they like summer.
●Become a student.
Nobody knows everything. So, as someone is answering one of your open-ended questions, they raise something about which you know nothing. So, tell them!
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Some people do not like their jobs or maybe they don’t want to talk about them. So, instead of asking, “What do you do for a living?” ask something like, “So, what have you been doing these days?” or “So, what have you been up to?” One general question can contribute to an opportunity to share something you have in common. Ask people about their families, their passions, their ambitions or even their fears. However, balance these questions with comments about yourself. Asking too many questions may make people feel they are in an interview rather man in a conversation.
A.Don’t ask, “So, what do you do?” |
B.This lets the other person become the teacher. |
C.By doing do, you can show that you are a modest person. |
D.Here are some tips to improve your small-talking ability. |
E.Instead, ask them what they like or dislike about summer. |
F.It can be a lot of fun if you practice doing it,again and again. |
G.You simply notice and comment on what’s going on around you. |
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A.the exhibition of film equipment | B.the impact of the film industry on world culture |
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A.promote the Academy Museum and make movie history |
B.arouse people’s interest in the Academy Museum |
C.raise enough money for the Academy Museum |
D.help realize the Academy Museum founding supporters’ dreams |
【推荐1】Fred Rogers was a curious man, six feet tall and without pretense (虚伪). He liked to pray, to play the piano, to swim, and to write, and he somehow lived in a different world than I did. We became friends for some 20 years, and I made lifelong friends with his wife, Joanne. I remember thinking that it seemed as if Fred had access to another realm (领域) like the way pigeons have some special magnetic compass that helps them find home.
Fred died in 2003, somewhat quickly, of stomach cancer. He was 74. “Just don′t make Fred into a saint (圣人),” That has become Joanne's refrain (叠句).91 now, still full of energy, she lives alone in the same roomy apartment, in the university section of Pittsburgh, that she and Fred moved into after they raised their two boys. Throughout her 50-year marriage to Fred, she wasn't the type to hang out on the set or attend production meetings. That was Fred′s thing. He had his career, and she had hers as a concert pianist. For decades she toured the country with her college classmate, Jeannine Morrison, as a piano duo; they didn′t retire the performance until 2008.
“If you make him out to be a saint, people might not know how hard he worked,” Joanne said. Disciplined, focused; a perfectionist - an artist. That was the Fred she and the cast and crew knew. “I think people think of Fred as a. child-development expert,” David Newell, the actor who played Mr. “Speedy Delivery” MeFeely, told me recently. “As a moral example maybe. But as an artist? I don't think they think of that.” that was the Fred I came to know. Creating, the creative impulse (冲动),and the creative process were our common interests. He wrote or co-wrote all the scripts for the program - all 33 years of it. He wrote the melodies. He wrote the lyrics. He structured a week of programming around a single theme, many of them difficult topics, like war, divorce, or death.
I don′t know that he cared whether people saw him as an artist. He seemed more intent (急切的) that people not see him at all. The focus was always on you. Or children. Or the tiny things. It was hard to see Fred.
I like you just the way you are. One day he told me where that core message came from. His grandfather, Fred Brooks MeFeely, who like the rest of the Rogers family lived in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, about 40 miles east of Pittsburgh. “He was a character,” he said. “Oh, a lot of me came from him.”
His grandfather represented a life of risk and adventure, the very things Fred's boyhood lacked. He was a lonely kid, an only child until he was 11, when his sister came. He was bullied. Here comes Fat Freddie! He was sickly. He had asthma. He was not allowed to play outside by himself. He spent much of his childhood in his bedroom.
He had music, and he had puppets to keep himself amused. He didn′t need much. He was expected to fill his father′s shoes, become his business partner at the brick company. “My dad was pretty much Mr. Latrobe, he told me.” He worked hard to accomplish all that he did, and I've always felt that that was way beyond me. And yet I'm so grateful that he didn’t push me to do the kinds of things that he did or to become a miniature (缩小的) version of him. It certainly would have been miniature.
Fred wanted to be like his grandfather. “He taught me all kinds of really neat stuff!” he told me. “I remember one day my grandmother and my mother were telling me to get down, or not to climb, and my grandfather said: ‘Let the kid climb on the wall! He’s got to learn to do things for himself!’ I heard that. I will never forget that. What a support that was. He had a lot of stone walls on his place.” I think it was when I was leaving one time to go home after our time together, Fred told me, “that my grandfather said to me: ‘You know, you made this day a really special day. Just by being yourself. There′s only one person in the world like you. And I happen to like you just the way you are.”’
1. What is the author′s impression of Fred?A.Fred had many lifelong friends. | B.Fred lived in a strange world. |
C.Fred could always find way home. | D.Fred was an amazing person. |
A.To show the great success the couple achieved. |
B.To underline the great pains Fred spared At work. |
C.To remind people of the contributions she made. |
D.To keep the weaknesses of Fred′s character hidden. |
A.Write scripts and music on his own. | B.Act as the man behind the curtain. |
C.Focus more on difficult topics. | D.Present himself as an artist. |
A.The making of Fred Rogers. | B.The importance of a good wife. |
C.The influence of a moral example. | D.The achievements of Fred and his wife. |
【推荐2】Peter loved to shop used articles. Almost a month ago, he bought popular word game that used little pieces of wood with different letters on them. As he was purchasing it, the salesgirl said, “Uh, look, the game box haven’t even been opened yet. That might be worth some money. ”
Peter examined the box, and, sure enough, it was completely covered in factory-sealed plastic. And he saw a date of 1973 on the back of the box.
“You should put that up for auction (拍卖) on the Internet, and see what happens.”the salesgirl said.
“Yes, you’re right. People like something rare.” Peter agreed, “I can’t imagine there being very many unopened boxes of this game still around 40 years later.”
“Don’t forget to tell me if you sell it.” the salesgirl smiled.
“No problem.” Peter said.
After he got home, Peter went online to several auction websites looking for his game. But he couldn’t find it. Then he typed in the name of the word game and hit Search. The search result was 543 websites containing information about the changes of the game. Over the years, the game had been produced using letters in different sizes and game boards in different colors. He also found some lists of game fans looking for various versions of the game. Peter emailed some of them, telling them what he had.
Two weeks later, Peter went back to the shop.
“Hello. Do you still remember the unopened word game?”
The salesgirl looked at him for a second, then recognized him and said, “Oh, hi!”
“I’ve got something for you,” Peter said. “I sold the game and made $1,000. Thank you for your suggestion.” He handed her three $ 100 bills.
“Wow!” the salesgirl cried out. “Thank you, I never expected it.”
1. Which of the following best describes Peter’s word game?A.It was made around 40 years ago. |
B.It had game boards in different sizes. |
C.It was kept in a plastic bag with a seal. |
D.It had little pieces of wood in different colors. |
A.Old and handy. |
B.Rare and valuable. |
C.Classic and attractive. |
D.Colorful and interesting |
A.an auction. |
B.the Internet. |
C.a game shop. |
D.the second-hand shop. |
A.It’s important to keep a promise. |
B.It’s great to share in other people’s happiness. |
C.We should be grateful for the help from others. |
D.Something rare is worth a large amount of money. |
【推荐3】The light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis’s Swamp (沼泽地) creeping into their bones. It was a strange place. Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jack’s dare. They liked camping, but not near this swamp.
“So,” Martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals. “How did this place get its name?”
“Are you sure you want to hear it? It’s a scary story,” warned Jack.
“Of course!” cried out Tom. “If there were anything to be scared of, you wouldn’t have chosen this place!”
“Ok, but don’t say I didn’t warn you,” said Jack, and he began this tale.
“Way back in time, a man called Dennis tried to start a farm here. He built that cottage over there to live in. In those days, the area looked quite different — it was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystal-clear river. After three hard years, Dennis had cleared several fields and planted crops. He was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice.
“You are clearing too much land,” warned one old man. “The land is a living thing. It will hit back at you if you abuse it.”
“Silly fool,” said Dennis to himself. “If I clear more land, I can grow more crops. I’ll become wealthier. He’s just jealous!”
“Dennis continued to chop down trees. Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed. He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door. He did not notice salt seeping (渗透) to the surface of the land. He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.”
“What happened?” Martin asked. It was growing colder. He trembled, twisting his body closer to the fire.
“The land hit back — just as the old man warmed,” Jack shrugged. “Dennis disappeared. Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater. His body was never found.”
“What a stupid story,” laughed Tom. “Plants can’t…” Before he had finished speaking, he screamed and fainted. The other two boys jumped up with fright, staring at Tom. Suddenly, they burst out laughing. Some green swamp ivy had covered Tom’s face. It was a while before Tom could appreciate the joke.
1. What does the underlined word “dare” in Paragraph 1 mean?A.courage | B.assistance | C.challenge | D.instruction |
A.He saw Dennis’s shadow. | B.The weather became extremely cold. |
C.His friends played a joke on him. | D.He was scared by a plant. |
A.He was ambitious and hardworking. | B.He was greedy and stubborn. |
C.He was selfish and jealous. | D.He was anxious and suspicious. |
A.Grasp all, lose all. |
B.No sweat, no sweet. |
C.It is no use crying over spilt milk. |
D.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. |