Harry Potter, a pirate, a baseball player and a gentleman in a bowler hat — Logan Houghtelling turned into all of them, in class, and way before Halloween.
Life was difficult for the San Francisco Bay area teenager. He worried about his father, a firefighter who was battling wildfires, and missed his friends during the coronavirus pandemic. "I know other people are feeling like this. So, why don't I dress up and try to bring happiness to people? "
So starting in August, he set out to cheer up his classmates, his family and others who have come to wonder what he'll wear next for his classes on Zoom. One day, he popped up on screen in a toga （宽袍）；another day, he wore a cowboy hat and a Western shirt. In September, he wore the uniform of the Chicago Cubs. In October, he was Seymour Krelborn from Little Shop of Horrors. He even dressed up as a bottle of sriracha sauce（辣椒酱）. "I've had two teachers just stop in mid-sentence and start laughing, " the 15-year-old boy said. "I've had classmates text me like, 'What are you wearing today?
Most ideas come from Halloween costumes that he wore in previous years and clothes from around the house that he adapted with the help of his mother, Meredith, an elementary school teacher. "I've actually had friends who I’ve bumped into in the grocery store saying, 4 You haven't been posting his pictures lately. I look forward to his pictures every day, '" she said.
Houghtelling said that it's important to try to focus on the positive and help lift others up. “I think there need to be people who go out and bring people happiness, " he said. "More people need to do that. We just need to spread positivity. "
1. What's Houghtelling's purpose of dressing himself up?| A．To comfort his father. | B．To celebrate Halloween. |
| C．To make people happy. | D．To attract fans on social media. |
| A．Because they were afraid of the coronavirus. |
| B．Because they were shocked by the sriracha sauce. |
| C．Because they were annoyed at Houghtelling's action. |
| D．Because they were amused by Hough telling's funny looks. |
| A．Heroic and determined. | B．Friendly and generous. |
| C．Creative and optimistic. | D．Naughty and troublesome. |
| A．Teen changes roles during the pandemic |
| B．Teen dresses in costumes to cheer others |
| C．Homemade costumes prepared for Halloween |
| D．San Francisco boy stays positive by playing tricks |
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【推荐1】Just as certain actors led me to acting, certain cooking show hosts should be responsible for my strong interest in the subject of food. The first is of course Julia Child, the queen of culinary (烹饪的) TV.
Child not only changed what Americans cooked and ate, but also greatly influenced their diet of weekly television viewing. Her show The French Chef, which aired in 1963, was one of the first cooking shows on American television and lasted for 10 years. Watching her expertly cook, often making mistakes along the way, made viewers feel that they too could create such dishes. Her achievements were amazing, from her first work, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, to countless others, as well as season upon season of shows.
Child has always interested me. Watching The French Chef with my mom was a way to spend some time with her because with three kids and a full-time job, she was extremely busy. In fact, we would often watch the show when she was doing housework. My mother admired Child and in turn passed the feeling to me along with an interest in how someone goes about cooking a meal.
Years later, I caught an old episode (集) of the show at my parents’ home and watched it with even more attentiveness than I had when I was young. When Child said in her last episode, “This is Julia Child, bon appétit (祝您好胃口)!” Tears suddenly welled up in my eyes. I realized that I was moved by Child not only because she brought back happy boyhood memories but also because Child herself was so happy to be doing what she was doing.
I saw at that moment the embodiment (典型) of what I and so many of us want to become. To spend your life doing what you love and doing it well.
1. What do we know about Julia Child?| A．She took part in many cooking competitions. |
| B．She pioneered cooking shows in America. |
| C．She worked as a director for a TV show. |
| D．She wrote books about American food. |
| A．To relax after finishing housework. |
| B．To enjoy his mother’s company. |
| C．To learn to cook meals for his mother. |
| D．To free his mother from looking after kids. |
| A．He was surprised by her words. |
| B．He felt regret for his boyhood. |
| C．He understood the meaning of life. |
| D．He found he had a talent for cooking. |
| A．Julia Child’s effects on me. | B．Julia Child’s achievements. |
| C．Julia Child’s wonderful life. | D．Julia Child’s amazing show. |
【推荐2】High school began with meeting new friends, which was the most exciting part of that period. However, I noticed the difference with middle school right away since students around me were trying their best to get good grades. As for me, I saw these years as our last opportunity to spend time together as a group.
It was surprising for me to find out that my friends, including my best friend, were no longer willing to meet very often after school. This made me realize that perhaps I failed to realize the true meaning of these final years. I should state that it became especially clear after I talked to my best friend. He told me that he was really worried because I seemed to have no plan when it came to preparing for college. To be completely honest, he was right.
Luckily, my best friend was wise and able to explain his point of view to me. Also, he offered to spend time studying with me and getting me ready for the test to make sure I did not miss out on anything meaningful from the textbook. This was surprising for me since I was confident that activities like reading textbooks could not be enjoyable. I was wrong, and this challenge taught me that having fun in high school does not just mean going to parties or spending time in-cafes. Instead, you can have an enjoyable experience that will also be good for your future.
I am glad that I was able to learn from this situation. After sometime had passed, I understood and was able to change my behavior and attitude toward studying in high school just in time. Now, I am studying harder to get more knowledge and try to understand which subjects I am most interested into find out what I want to study in the future.
1. For the author, how do students in high school differ from those in middle school?| A．They like to stay together. |
| B．They prefer to study in groups. |
| C．They are busy meeting new friends. |
| D．They are working on getting good grades. |
| A．The author’s best friend worrying about him. |
| B．The author’s friends not meeting like before. |
| C．The author failing to fit in with the final years. |
| D．The author having no plans for entering college. |
| A．Being confident is helpful to get great grades. |
| B．Having a smart friend is important in school. |
| C．High school students should spend time on relaxing activities. |
| D．High school students should do activities that are good for their future. |
| A．His high school challenges. | B．His favorite subject. |
| C．His future goals. | D．His friendship. |
After the death of her second husband, Greek shipping magnate(巨头)Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline’s close friend and former White House social secretary Letitia Baldrige made a suggestion that she consider a career（职业）in publishing. After consideration, Jacqueline accepted it. Perhaps she hoped to find there some idea about how to live her own life. She became not less but more interested in reading. For the last 20 years of her life, Jacqueline worked as a publisher’s editor, first at Viking, then at Doubleday, pursuing(追求)a late-life career longer than her two marriages combined. During her time in publishing, she was responsible for managing and editing more than 100 successfully marketed books. Among the first books were In the Russian Style and Inventive Paris Clothes. She also succeeded in persuading TV hosts Bill Moyer’s and Jose Campbell to transform their popular television conversations into a book, The Power of Myth. The book went on to become an international best-seller. She dealt, too, with Michael Jackson as he prepared his autobiography(自传), Moonwalk.
Jacqueline may have been hired for name and for her social relations, but she soon proved her worth. Her choices, suggestions and widespread social relations were of benefit both to the publishing firms and to Jacqueline herself. In the books she selected for publication, she built on a lifetime of spending time by herself as a reader and left a record of the growth of her mind. Her books are the autobiography she never wrote. Her role as First Lady, in the end, was overshadowed by her performance as an editor. However, few knew that she had achieved so much.
1. We can learn from the passage that Jacqueline _________.
| A．because fond of reading after working as an editor |
| B．was in charge of publishing 100 books |
| C．promoted her books through social relations |
| D．gained a lot from her career as an editor |
| A．Jacqueline ended up as an editor rather as First Lady |
| B．Jacqueline’s life as First Lady was more colorful than as an editor |
| C．Jacqueline was more successful as an editor than as First Lady |
| D．Jacqueline’s role as First Lady was more brilliant than as an editor |
| A．Jacqueline’s two marriages lasted more than 20 years. |
| B．Jacqueline’s own publishing firm was set up eventually. |
| C．Jacqueline’s views and beliefs were reflected in the books she edited. |
| D．Jacqueline’s achievements were widely known. |
| A．an introduction of Jacqueline’s life both as First Lady and as an editor |
| B．a brief description of Jacqueline’s lifelong experiences |
| C．a brief account of Jacqueline’s career as an editor in her last 20 years |
| D．an analysis of Jacqueline’s social relations in publishing |
【推荐1】I still remember my father’s embarrassment the day when he was invited to have dinner at a colleague’s house. Freshly arriving in Brazil, and not being able to look up on the Internet, he offended his hosts by making a hand gesture — a circle with the thumb and index finger. He had always understood it to mean “OK”, but in Brazil, it meant something different.
The episode was swiftly forgotten. My father’s colleague understood that he probably wasn’t yet aware of the local meaning of the gesture. He gently explained it meant something rude, and then it was filed away under “things not to be done in Rio”.
I was reminded myself in China. After I replied to a friend’s WeChat message with a Van Gogh sticker that I thought meant “keep fighting”, another friend told me I used it wrong.
“The Chinese version is a bit different,” she said, taking out her phone and showing to me. “See these characters? They mean ‘I will hit you!’”
Life is full of crossed meanings. In India, you sign to someone to come over with your palm down, not up. And in the Middle East, you never use your left hand for anything public.
As adults, we understand that even if it hurts, a mistake is only an insult (侮辱) when it is deliberate. Yet, many conflicts come from misunderstanding, and history is full of the unfortunate outcomes of cross-cultural communication.
My father’s pre-Internet Brazilian mistake was forgiven because of context — he had just arrived and he didn’t know its local meaning. But when context is absent or simply differently understood — especially in the social media — perhaps it is time we all think twice before typing or talking, especially when the consequences can be more severe than the misuse of a WeChat sticker.
1. What is the topic of the text?| A．Cultural difference. | B．Language and culture. |
| C．Sign language. | D．Good manners. |
| A．The OK sign means differently in Brazil. |
| B．Cross-cultural mistakes are common. |
| C．The Internet helps to avoid mistakes. |
| D．Misunderstandings lead to bad results. |
| A．To greet his friend. | B．To encourage his friend. |
| C．To threaten his friend. | D．To make fun of his friend. |
| A．Cultural conflicts. | B．Forgiveness. | C．Cultural gaps. | D．Mutual respect. |
【推荐2】Kemira Boyd had just jumped in the shower when she heard her stepmother, Tammy Boyd, banging on the door. Kemira's 12-day-old daughter was choking. Having fed baby Ryleigh just 30 minutes earlier, the 24-year-old new mother burst out of the bathroom and began patting her daughter on the back. Ryleigh was usually quick to cry. Now she didn't make a sound. “I'd been told to raise their arms when babies are choking, so I tried that, but she still was hesitating to breathe,” Kemira told Today. She knew Ryleigh needed to get to the hospital fast.
The trio had barely made it out of their Summerville, South Carolina, neighborhood when the flashing lights of a police patrol car appeared behind them. Deputy Will Kimbro figured that the speeding driver was either too distracted to notice him or simply unconcerned. (1) Kimbro soon found cut it was a frightening combination of the two.
Once she had pulled over to the roadside, a crazy Tammy jumped out of the car, exclaiming that her granddaughter had stopped breathing. Desperate for help, Kemira handed the baby to Kimbro. He put a hand on her little chest. Ryleigh's heart was barely beating.
Kimbro radioed for an ambulance-it was seven minutes out, and the hospital was even further away. That was seven minutes Ryleigh didn't have, her lips already a bad shade of blue. ② He is a school resource officer who usually spends his days patrolling the halls of the middle school ten miles away. But he travels farther away when school is out in the summer. Even luckier: he had recently completed a CPR class and knew exactly how to treat a baby. “Although I was shocked, my training kicked in, and I went to work to keep that baby alive,” says Kimbro.
The deputy gave Ryleigh to Kemira to hold, his hands busy as he checked for a pulse. Then he began tapping and pressing Ryleigh's chest, hoping to massage her heart back into action. Thanks to the CPR class, Kimbro knew the choking baby didn't have a chance if there was a blockage, and he used one finger to clear her airway. That was the magic touch; 20 seconds later, Ryleigh began to fuss. Then came a weak crying sound. “If she is crying like that, she is breathing, said kimbro, the relief apparent in his trembling voice.” As long as she is crying, she is breathing.
But they still had five more minutes until EMT would arrive, and Kimbro worried that Ryleigh would be unable to breathe again. He continued with delicate chest compressions and periodically clearing her airway. “The whole time I was thinking ' Do not let this baby die in front of her mother and grandmother',” he later told Inside Edition.
③ In the body cam footage, Kimbro can be heard reassuring Kemira, the approaching sirens wailing in the background: “I didn't feel a heartbeat earlier, so I started massaging her heart, and now I feel it. It's real strong now.”
After transferring Ryleigh to an EMT, Kimbro peeked into the windows of the ambulance until it pulled away. ④ At the hospital, Ryleigh recovered quickly, and she was back to her usual active self in no time-thanks to a determined school police officer who was in the right place at the right time. Said Kimbro to the Washington Post, “That baby was living no matter what I had to do.”
1. Why did Kemira decide to send Ryleigh to hospital?| A．Ryleigh remained asleep. | B．Ryleigh was quick to cry. |
| C．Ryleigh frightened Tammy to death. | D．Ryleigh had difficulty breathing. |
| A．Hardly had the police car appeared when Kemira spotted it and made a stop. |
| B．Tammy and Kemira were so anxious for help that they were caught speeding. |
| C．Knowing Kimbro could save the baby, Kemira handed her daughter to him. |
| D．A CPR lesson is a must for police officers in Summerville, South Carolina. |
| A．① | B．② | C．③ | D．④ |
| A．It was professional and delicate. | B．It was vital for Kimbro's career. |
| C．It was tense and tiresome for Kimbro. | D．It was awkward and shocking. |
| A．The baby would have survived even if he hadn’t done anything. |
| B．He patrolled away from the middle school in order to save the baby's life. |
| C．He considered it his responsibility to be in the right place at the right time. |
| D．He was determined to keep the baby alive and not to let the mother down. |
| A．A Lifesaving Traffic Stop | B．Life Miracle for Kemira |
| C．The Power of the Policeman | D．The Value of Determination |
【推荐3】This time we thought we would go trekking（徒步）. I was so excited that I could not sleep for days. I have only seen in movies and read in books how difficult it is and-how one does trekking. I couldn't believe I was going to do this myself one day, and not alone but with my family.
On the big day we were so excited that we kids could not control it. With lots of instructions and warnings, we started our journey and the much awaited journey came to an end. When we reached our destination, It was real fun.
First we kids were allowed to climb for a small height. It was really adventurous. Stepping on the foot of a mountain to climb it is really exciting. We tried hard, but could not make it to a good height that we could. Then our parents went and they too had a tough time. Slipping and falling and then again retrying, it was all so much fun. We then took a break and tried climbing once again, this time getting better. We were told about the risks of climbing to great heights, and so we were not ready to take so much of the risk. This was truly an adventurous journey that I've had so far.
Lots of excitement, dangers involved fun and on the whole a great experience was what this journey gifted us. If given a chance, we would all go for a second time for this great expedition, with no second thoughts. For those who love adventures and challenges, trekking is a wonderful activity to be done.
1. What do we know about paragraph 1?| A．Trekking excited the author a lot. |
| B．The author would go trekking alone. |
| C．Trekking is very difficult to do in reality. |
| D．The author was bored about the idea of trekking. |
| A．Took the risks and made it to the top. |
| B．Slipped the rocks and was afraid to try again. |
| C．Climbed to a great height after learning the instructions. |
| D．Managed to get to a better height on trying a second time. |
| A．stubborn and independent | B．brave and wise |
| C．calm and patient | D．determined and caring |
| A．Disappointing Family Day out. | B．Trekking, a Wonderful Activity. |
| C．Accept Adventures and Challenges. | D．Never Stop Trying in Face of Difficulty. |
