I parked outside the grocery store that weekend, still tired after another stressful week of work. I’m an accountant, and it was the middle of busy season, which meant tight deadlines and crazy hours. A long weekend was coming up, and a friend suggested that I relax at a nearby woman recover center. I moved through the passageway with my shopping cart, hurrying to beat out a few others who were heading for the already long checkout line. It took me more than an hour to finish the shopping.
When I got back to my car, groceries in hand, I found a note on my car. In beautiful handwriting and blue ink, the writer explained that her car had scraped(刮擦) my Honda Civic when she pulled into the space next to mine. “I’m sorry!” she wrote, and added her insurance policy(保险单) number and cell phone number. At the bottom, she signed her name, Elyse.
What an honest person！I was quite surprised. Few people act like that nowadays. Most people would have just driven away. A few weeks later I got the estimate for the repair: $1,500! There’s no way she’ll pay this much, I thought. I picked up that note with the beautiful blue script and dialed the number, ready for an argument.
“Hello?” Elyse answered cheerily. “Hi, you left a note on my car?” I began. But even when she heard how much the bill was going to be, Elyse still sounded just like she had in her note, so friendly—and calm. How was it possible for her to be like that? I wondered. Believe it or not, I got the money for the repair.
When the busy period at work finally passed, I decided to go to the recover center that my friend had suggested. I had my doubts if it would help, but it couldn’t hurt, right?
Checking in at the front desk, I looked through the guest book, looking for a blank spot to write my name. Finally, I reached the last page. There, at the top, in the same perfect handwriting that she had used in her note to me, was Elyse’s name.
1. The author got her car scraped when she was _______.| A．parking her car outside the grocery store |
| B．doing some shopping in the grocery store |
| C．driving to the grocery store |
| D．on her way to the woman recover center |
| A．Elyse is a woman who is difficult to deal with |
| B．anyone who scrapes others’ car should write down his name and address |
| C．the grocery store where the author did shopping was not busy |
| D．the author didn’t expect Elyse could pay for the repair voluntarily |
| A．She is an accountant and usually very busy. |
| B．She is always too busy to make any friends. |
| C．She is quite selfless and likes helping others. |
| D．She is poor and always trying to get money from others. |
| A．A fixed amount. |
| B．A repair price. |
| C．A guessed amount. |
| D．An exact price. |
| A．Elyse is the boss of the woman recover center |
| B．the author would return the money for the repair to Elyse |
| C．the author is eager to learn perfect handwriting from Elyse |
| D．the author may meet Elyse and they might become friends |
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【推荐1】It all started because Lynn and her two teenage children needed to get from Georgia to Alaska, where Lynn’s husband, an American officer, is stationed (驻扎). Lynn packed up all their belongings, bought a 4x4 truck, and started a cross-country family adventure. The first 3,000 miles of the trip went well.
The farther north they traveled, the worse the weather got. Lynn, who was raised in the South, met her first winter white-out conditions. Then she used up windscreen wiping fluid. Slush (雪泥) covered her windows and she couldn’t see to drive. Even scarier — her tires seemed to be sliding on the ground.
After changing the summer tires at a tire store, Lynn decided to give up driving. She phoned her husband and asked if he could just come and get them where they were. Her husband was worried but he wasn’t legally able to get them himself. Then the family had to find a motel and went to bed. That’s when the kind people there put out a request on Facebook for someone to drive them the last 1,056 miles to the border.
Gary Bath was at home when he saw his friend’s post about the trapped family. After watching the post for a while and seeing no one was able to help, he and his wife made the decision that he would drive them the whole way to the border.
Both families met over the Internet, and when they decided they were all comfortable with the plan, the Baths drove to meet the family at the motel. It took Gary two days to drive them to a border checkpoint (边防关卡) where the family was greeted by Lynn’s husband and the new friends parted ways.
1. Why did the American family set off for Alaska?| A．To enjoy the beautiful scenery. |
| B．To visit an old friend. |
| C．To have an adventure. |
| D．To have a family reunion. |
| A．The birth place of Lynn. |
| B．The difficulties Lynn got into. |
| C．The direction of this journey. |
| D．The weather conditions on the way. |
| A．By asking for public help. |
| B．By telephoning the husband. |
| C．By offering them free meals. |
| D．By driving them to the border. |
| A．Serious and careful. |
| B．Smart and honest. |
| C．Kind and caring. |
| D．Brave and determined. |
You can learn a lot sitting in a parking lot. The other day I was sitting in my car with my sons reading a book while my daughter finished grocery shopping. From time to time, I would look up and observe what was going on outside. One of those times I saw a huge, new, bright red, Cadillac SUV pull up in the parking spot beside me. Out of it stepped a well-dressed young woman in high heels. Her face was tight and determined and her eyes hidden behind sunglasses. I watched her as she headed for the store and wondered about her life.
A moment later a 30-year-old station wagon pulled up beside the SUV. It smelled of burning oil and probably didn’t have many months of life left in its engine. Out of it stepped a young mom with 4 little girls all under the age of 12. All were dressed in worn clothes. She gathered them together and they headed to the store laughing and talking all the way.
A while later I saw the Cadillac lady coming out, pushing a cart filled with a new television set. She threw it in the back and pulled out quickly, her eyes still hidden, her face still frowning. Fifteen minutes after her the station wagon mom emerged with her little girls. They had a week’s worth of groceries in their cart. After unloading it, the mom took out two pieces of cookies, broke both in half, and gave each girl a half of cookie. They smiled like it was the most priceless gift in the world. As they pulled out I thought about the two women. I clearly knew which one had the most money, but I wasn’t sure which one really had the most.
In this life there are many kinds of riches but the most valuable one of all is love. The truth is the one who loves the most: learns the most, lives the most, gives the most, and grows the most in this life. It is the real riches of this life.
1. What was the station wagon like? (no more than 5 words)2. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 probably mean? (1 word)
3. What caused the author to think about the real riches? (no more than 15 words)
4. What’s the author’s main purpose in writing the text? (no more than 10 words)
5. What are the real riches in your life? Please explain. (no more than 20 words)
【推荐3】Twain was born in a small town, which happened to be called A City but anyway, he also lived in a small town. He probably died in a small town, and that's probably where they buried him. As a boy, Mark watched the ships on the Mrs. Ippy River, and dreamed of one day being the captain of a ship. Mark was an outgoing, fun-loving boy, and often got into trouble. In school, he was the class clown. His teachers often had trouble getting him to pay attention so eventually he was expelled(开除). Finding nothing but farm work at home, Mark decided to head west as part of the California Golden Grahams Rush.
In California, Twain attempted to make his fortune in the Golden Grahams field.Then he determined that writers, and especially newspaper writers, don't have to work very hard. Unfortunately, Mark never got rich by writing in California, because most of the miners were illiterate. A keen observer of life, Twain used his observations to write humorous stories.
1. Where did Twain spent his childhood?| A．in a city | B．on a ship | C．in a town | D．on the river |
| A．He didn’t like the teachers in the school. |
| B．He dreamed of being a captain of a ship. |
| C．He wanted to make money in the Golden Rush. |
| D．He didn’t concentrate on study in school. |
【推荐1】Every day when Glen Oliver orders his morning coffee at the drive-through window of a local cafe, he insists on paying for the order of the person behind him. He also asks the restaurant workers to tell the customer to have a great day, in case they’re not already having one.
Oliver has never made a big deal out of his own generous actions until a letter was published by a news website in November. He found out that he had not just bought someone his breakfast —he had saved a life.
According to the website, someone had written a letter stating that on July 18th, he was planning on committing suicide. The writer said that while he was at the drive-through window, he was planning on going home, writing a note and ending his life. When he went to pay for his coffee and muffin, however, the cashier told him that the man in the SUV in front of him had picked up the tab and told him to have a great day.
“I wondered why someone would buy coffee for a stranger for no reason,” said the writer. “Why me? Why today? If I were a religious man, I would take this as a sign. This random act of kindness was directed at me on this day for a purpose.”
When the writer arrived home, he couldn’t hold back his tears and started to think about the simple good deed that had affected him so deeply. “I decided at that moment to change my plans for the day and do something nice for someone. I ended up helping a neighbor take groceries out of her car and into the house.”
The writer says that in the months following that fateful event, he does at least one kind thing for others every day. “To the nice man in the SUV, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Please know your kind gesture has truly saved a life,” he said. “On July 18, 2017, I had the greatest day.”
1. What is Oliver’s act of kindness every day?| A．Publishing positive news. | B．Greeting restaurant workers. |
| C．Buying others breakfast. | D．Taking groceries for neighbors. |
| A．It brought him thank-you letters. |
| B．It was reported on a news website. |
| C．It was the first time he’d paid for others. |
| D．It prevented someone from killing himself. |
| A．Paid the bill. | B．Parked the car. |
| C．Left a message. | D．Ordered a drink. |
| A．He felt guilty. | B．He felt grateful. |
| C．He felt confused. | D．He felt saddened. |
【推荐2】A 10-year-old swimmer with sky-high dreams and a name to match them has broken a record previously held by Olympian Michael Phelps.
Clark Kent Apuada, whose friends call him“Superman", swam the 100-meter butterfly in 1:09.38 at the Far Western Long Course Championships in his home state of California this Sunday. That's a second faster than the record Phelps set at the same event in 1995 with a time of 1: 10. 48 in the same category of boys under 10.
Clark, a rising fifth-grader who is Filipino-American, told HuffPost he's been dreaming about breaking Phelps' record ever since he started swimming competitively at age 7."I was so motivated,"Clark said about his win."I was so happy that I was able to beat that record.”
Phelps competed in his first Olympics at age 15. He went on to become the most decorated Olympian in history, with 28 medals overall. “Everyone in the crowd was excited when they realized what a special swim they had just seen when we announced the long-standing record had been broken,"Cindy Rowland,Pacific Swimming's director, wrote in an email.
Clark won first place for all the swimming events he competed in at this year's Far Western Championships. Pacific Swimming or PacSwim, a regional association that is part of USA Swimming, organizes the Far Western Long Course Championships. Cynthia Apuada,Clark' s mother,said that her child seems to be “living by his name at this point”。
Asked about the champion swimmer's unusual name,she said she'd always loved the name Clark. And her husband's favorite superhero just happened to be Superman. So when their child was born, they decided to give him the name“Clark Kent". The nickname “Superman" appeared naturally.
1. What can be learned about Clark Kent Apuada?| A．He is in grade four now. |
| B．He dreams big and is promising. |
| C．He is a native American. |
| D．He broke Phelps' record at age 7. |
| A．Being popular. |
| B．Being respected. |
| C．Being talked about most. |
| D．Being awarded medals. |
| A．His friends called him the name. |
| B．He lived by his name at that point. |
| C．His father named him after his superhero. |
| D．His mother loved the name. |
| A．A 10-Year-Old Beats Michael Phelps'Previous Swimming Record |
| B．A 10-Year-Old Swimmer with Sky-high Dreams |
| C．Phelps and His Amazing Swimming Record |
| D．Clark Kent-the Greatest Athlete of All Time |
【推荐3】I am a resident physician working at SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital in Syracuse, New York. My first encounter with a Covid-19 positive patient is something I will never forget. she passed away due to severe respiratory（呼吸的）failure, despite maximal medical supportive therapy. When I learned this, I went from being anxious to scared and then eventually numb. I believe my anxiety came from three causes： The clinical unpredictability or the disease, its high transmissibility and, more importantly, not being able to ease my patient's distress
Ever since then, every time I have entered a patient room with a potential Covid-19 infection I have felt scared—scared that I will infect other patients, my colleagues or my loved ones. Health care providers forget the emotional cost the job can take. If you meet any of us in the hallway, you may forget for a moment that we are in an ongoing pandemic. We walk into work, smiling, calm and composed.
This act of bravery comes at a deep personal cost. The accumulating emotions chip away little parts of you without your even knowing, leading to suppressed disturbance and eventually—for some—exhaustion. We do not show our vulnerabilities（脆弱）to the world, as we believe that doing so would cause more panic to those on the outside
It is completely justified to be overwhelmed. But we know that panic and chaos can never side with you when you are managing a dying patient, or a pandemic for that matter. lf we take one day at a time, calmly focus on our role in this fight, then we might be able to see the light at the end of this tunnel, and probably soon. I am a soldier in this battle, I am fighting my piece, and I ask you to fight yours. Breathe and keep fighting.
1. What directly caused the author to be emotionally affected?| A．His failing to save the patient's life after great efforts. |
| B．Being unable to predict the symptoms of the illness. |
| C．Human's being infected by the virus easily. |
| D．Being unable to relieve people's suffering |
| A．It was encouraged of them to face the situation. |
| B．It might arouse great fear and chaos in society |
| C．They overcame the problem of emotion for no reason. |
| D．They were too exhausted from their daily routine. |
| A．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. |
| B．All things are difficult before they are easy. |
| C．The dawn of victory is just ahead, |
| D．A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. |
| A．The tough fight against Covid-19. |
| B．The responsibilities of being a doctor. |
| C．The efforts to save the world. |
| D．The helplessness of being a doctor. |
【推荐1】Recently, a homeowner in Illinois came face to face with five furry chipmunk (花栗鼠) babies that crowded together in a window well. Shocked and concerned, the homeowner contacted Wildlife Allies (WA), a team committed to the caring removal and rescue of sick and injured wildlife.
Wildlife technician Cat Downs soon arrived at the scene along with an assistant. Together, Downs and the assistant netted the chipmunks, removing them from the window well, and placed them inside a new plastic carrier. The rescuers then moved the five chipmunk babies to a grassy area nearby and put them under a wooden basket where the mother could see them. To make sure the reunion was a success, the rescuers set up cameras and hoped the chipmunk mom would soon return.
“The chipmunk babies were enveloped in fear and tiredness,” a representative from Wildlife Allies recalled. Rescuers didn’t wait long and soon found an empty wooden basket. Then, checking the camera recording, they joyfully realized that the whole family had been reunited. “When we loaded the photos on to our computer and saw the mom, a burden was lifted from our hearts and pure joy came over us,” one Wildlife Allies representative said.
The Wildlife Allies team watched in satisfaction as the chipmunk mom tended to each of her babies. “The chipmunk mom emerged and heroically freed her precious babies from the wooden basket,” Anderson Humane wrote in a post about the rescue. “With determination, she made multiple trips, releasing all five babies and carrying the last one away to safety!”
According to Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control, chipmunk babies rely heavily on their mother throughout the first few months of their lives, as she teaches them what to eat and how to survive. Usually, families like these stick together until the fall, when the babies are old enough to stand on their own feet.
Together at last, this little family is filled with happiness, thanks to those rescuers.
1. Where did the chipmunk mom find her babies?| A．Beside a grassy area. | B．Inside a window well. |
| C．In a new plastic carrier. | D．Under a wooden basket. |
| A．Relieved. | B．Regretful. | C．Discouraged. | D．Motivated. |
| A．They stick together for food. | B．They can standup afterbirth. |
| C．They are dependent on moms. | D．They get survival skills in the fall. |
| A．Wildlife Allies: Our Last Hope | B．Guide for Wildlife Rescuers |
| C．Chipmunk Mom’s Rescue Trip | D．Reunite a Chipmunk Family |
【推荐2】Wanda Smith always wanted to be a school teacher but sometimes meeting life’s demanding realities could mean a dream delayed. A mother of three, Smith also cared for her mom. While shouldering her family responsibilities, she took jobs as bus monitor and custodian (管理员) for Brenham Independent School District in Texas. The hours were tiring, but rather than let her dream die, at age 37, with the support and encouragement of her husband, she added night classes to her schedule. Nine years on, she finally graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University. She was a certified teacher at last.
Smith’s story came full circle when she was hired as a first-grade teacher back at Brenham Elementary School. “When I stand in front of my classroom, I am living my dream.” Smith said during a TODAY show. During the pandemic, as some of her students struggled to meet the demands of distance learning, Smith stepped up to the challenge. Noting that many of the kids she teaches came from single-parent families, she began delivering packets of schoolwork to them at home. It’s no wonder Smith’s kids loved her. In a special surprise ceremony, they shouted their praise and held up big colorful signs declaring their devotion.
The feeling was repeated by Brenham’s mayor, Milton Tate Jr., who officially declared May 4, 2021 as “Be the Best You Can Be” Wanda Smith Day. The phrase was also carved on a schoolyard bench, and in addition, a scholarship for up-and-coming teachers at Sam Houston State University has been established in her name.
Smith’s life is an example as well as an inspiration. By always trying to be the best she could be, with hard work and the strong will, she graduated from cleaning classrooms to leading classrooms.
1. What prevented Smith from achieving her dream at a younger age?| A．Special academic requirements. | B．Her strong love for mother. |
| C．The lack of family support. | D．Her heavy family burden. |
| A．Concerned. | B．Doubtful. | C．Respectful. | D．Negative. |
| A．A scholarship was created in her honor. |
| B．Her name was carved on schoolyard benches. |
| C．Colorful signs were held by her students. |
| D．A day was celebrated nationwide in her name. |
| A．To stress the importance of setting up a life dream. |
| B．To suggest lifelong learning by introducing Smith’s story, |
| C．To illustrate how Smith’s experience inspired the people around. |
| D．To show how Smith achieved her best with heart and devotion. |
【推荐3】When no one else was able to save a drowning (溺水的) 34-year-old man, a boy weighing only 80 pounds quickly became his hero.
11-year-old Adam was hanging out at the pool of his apartment building with his family when the man sank (下沉) to the bottom of the deep end, his arms spread out and his eyes wide from eight feet down in the water.
Surprisingly, Adam was the only one at the pool who could swim at the time. Before his family had moved to St. Paul, Minnesota three years ago, his parents had never had the ability to take swimming lessons. Luckily, they believed that Adam should have a few swimming lessons. “Some survival skills are a must,” his father said.
When trouble struck in the pool, however, Adam’s father had tried to help the man from a swim ring, but he couldn’t reach the man’s hand. Then, Adam jumped into the pool.
Despite the man weighing almost 100 pounds heavier than the boy, Adam successfully managed to pull the man up to the surface and get him out of the pool. Though Adam’s uncle had never received CPR training, he started CPR on the man based on what he had seen in movies and television.
A few minutes later, the man started to move his hands. Doctors then arrived and took the man to the hospital where he has since made a full recovery (恢复). The man stopped by the boy’s house later the very same week to thank him for saving his life.
“It’s simply wonderful,” said Adam’s uncle. “If he had not been there, I don’t know. I’m sure it would not be a happy ending.” Adam’s father also says that he plans on taking swimming lessons with his son in the near future.
1. Why was Adam sent to take swimming lessons?| A．To build up his body. | B．To save other people’s life. |
| C．To keep a healthy weight. | D．To keep himself safe in the water. |
| A．He sent for doctors. | B．He called others for help. |
| C．He asked Adam to save the man. | D．He tried to save the man by himself. |
| A．He thanked Adam. | B．Doctors operated on him. |
| C．He was sent to hospital at once. | D．Adam’s uncle gave him first aid. |
| A．Brave. | B．Polite. | C．Clever. | D．Proud. |
