John Reid decided to donate his son Dakota’s organs after the 16-year-old died in a car crash last year. This month，he got a thank you gift from the man who received his son’s heart：a teddy bear with a very special heartbeat inside.
John’s wife Stephanie posted an emotional video showing her husband’s reaction as he opened the package from the receiver of his son’s heart，Robert O’Connor. “I would have preferred to give this to you in person，but not sure when that would happen，” John said，as he read from the letter O’Connor sent.
John eventually began to break down as he opened the package to reveal a bear dressed in a shirt reading，“Best Dad Ever. " He then heard the audio recording inside the bear：his son’s heart beating inside the man it saved.
“When I got the bear，my heart was filled with joy. I did not expect any of this，” said John. “I never left Dakota’s side. At night I would lay my head on his chest for hours at a time，every night，listening to his heartbeat. Now，I can listen to his heartbeat again!”
Dakota was killed in a car crash in January 2019. He was riding as a passenger in the car when the accident happened.
“When they said，‘It’s time,’ they rolled him out and we followed，” John said. “Both sides of the hallway were lined up with nurses，doctors and staff as we walked between them in Dakota’s honor to the operating room to say our final ‘see you soon’. ”
At the beginning，the family didn’t know where their son’s organs would be going，but eventually O’Connor’s daughter tracked the Reid family down and contacted them. It wasn’t long before O’Connor sent John the bear. John speaks with O’Connor daily about the importance of organ donation and how they hope to spread the word about the good it can do.
1. Who received the young boy’s heart?| A．Robert O’Connor. | B．Dakota. |
| C．Stephanie Reid. | D．O’Connor’s daughter. |
| A．Angry and shocked. | B．Surprised and happy. |
| C．Amazed and hurt. | D．Excited and relieved. |
| A．The Reids didn’t agree on the donation. |
| B．Dakota was driving without a license. |
| C．Teenagers will be banned from driving. |
| D．John had a close relationship with his son. |
| A．They believed the boy would recover soon. |
| B．They didn’t know about the organ donation. |
| C．They didn’t have confidence in the doctors. |
| D．The boy’s life would continue in another form. |
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【推荐1】Kazuo Ishiguro, who won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature, has a number of strings to his bow, or rather his guitar. The 64-year-old is world-famous as a writer of fiction, but his early dream was to be a great singer and songwriter, like 2016’s winner, Bob Dylan.
As his name indicates, Ishiguro comes from a Japanese background, although he came to Britain from Japan at the age of 5 and is a British citizen who writes in English. He was educated at the University of East Anglia, a school that has become known for training writers.
Ishiguro’s writing is highly self-contained. This certainly gives his writing a quality in common with that of Jane Austen, an author to whom he is often compared. The best example of this is his novel The Remains of the Day, which later became a successful film.
The central character of the book is a butler(男管家) called Stevens. He is a loyal servant to an English lord, and a character who some people might call repressed. He misses out on affection and love because he will not admit his feelings to anyone. We have to read between the lines to uncover the ＂real＂ story, which isn’t quite the one the butler is telling. Stevens finds it a challenge to communicate, and communication is often a theme in Ishiguro’s novels.
In this author’s works, there is a gap between our feelings and our ability to communicate them. The Nobel Committee stressed it when talking about Ishiguro’s works: The writer has uncovered the abyss(深渊) beneath our unreal sense of connection with the world.
1. What did Ishiguro want to be in the beginning?| A．A famous writer. | B．A guitar player. |
| C．A second Bob Dylan. | D．A singer and songwriter. |
| A．Because he is not allowed to tell the truth. |
| B．Because he misses out on what he desires. |
| C．Because he doesn’t express himself truly. |
| D．Because he has low social status as a servant. |
| A．The author’s sense of the world. |
| B．The theme of Ishiguro’s works. |
| C．The reason for choosing the winner. |
| D．Our ability to communicate feelings. |
| A．The Remains of the Day |
| B．Quiet writing style of a great author |
| C．Kazuo Ishiguro, winner of Nobel Prize in Literature |
| D．How Kazuo Ishiguro’s writing made him the Nobel Prize winner |
【推荐2】Saihanba is a green miracle passed on from generation to generation.
The Saihanba Forest Farm is the world’s largest manmade forest, a 750-square-kilometer barrier (屏障), 300 kilometers north of Beijing, planted to save the Chinese capital from desertification (the gradual change of habitable land into desert, which is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land).
Today, overlooking the sea of green, it would be hard to imagine that a half century ago, the area was wasteland.
The big change began 59 years ago with the effort of a group of foresters and engineers who were determined to turn the area into a forest. In 1962, the Ministry of Forestry Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm was formally established. Some 369 young people from different parts of the country went all the way north to Saihanba.
Food and shelter was in short supply, so the group grew their own potatoes and corn and set up simple shelters and tents, sometimes using only brunches and straw that gave little shelter from the freezing wind.
In the beginning, planting trees on the very cold highland was an impossible task due to the high winds. Over 90 percent of the young seedlings planted in the first two years died and the forest farm was nearly shut down. After trying different ways of planting trees, the survival rate of the newly planted young trees topped 90 percent in 1964.
Planting trees is not enough. Carefully protecting the woods and managing well the whole forest farm is even harder. That is what later generations will do.
During fire prevention periods in spring and autumn, they check the vast expanse of forest every 15 minutes during the day, and once an hour at night.
Now as third-generation tree planters in Saihanba, they need to solve even more difficult problems in the never-ending effort of planting more trees. Since there is much less flat land left for planting trees, they have to work on the rocky mountain slopes (斜坡) where the topsoil is only 10 centimeters thick. But before giving the young trees a home, they need to dig holes about 40 centimeters deep.
Three generations of hard work have turned Saihanba from a nascent (新生的) stand of trees into a million acres of forest, from a desert into an oasis.
1. The author showed the difficulty of planting trees in Saihanba by ________.| A．telling stories | B．showing causes | C．listing numbers | D．giving examples |
| A．was changed by 369 engineers |
| B．used to be a 750-square-kilometer farm |
| C．provided good living conditions for people there |
| D．was turned into the world’s largest manmade forest |
| A．how people created a green miracle |
| B．why it was hard to manage the forest well |
| C．what people did to deal with climate change |
| D．what measures were taken to protect the capital |
【推荐3】Some people have a very poor sense of direction.Unluckily，I am one of them.I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl，I never dared to ask strangers the way.And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now，I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions，but I often receive helpless or even wrong information.So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions.If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere，I would say，“Sorry，I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps，I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However，I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him waiting.
When I just got to my office，the secretary(秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight.
1. The writer always refuses to give people directions because ________.| A．she is a stranger to the city | B．she doesn't know the people |
| C．she has no time to help others | D．she's afraid of giving wrong directions |
| A．sell her something | B．ask her the time |
| C．make friends with her | D．ask for the direction |
| A．lives | B．studies | C．works | D．teaches |
| A．The writer is too shy to give others directions. |
| B．The writer felt sorry for not showing the man the way |
| C．The writer never got lost when she was young. |
| D．The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer |
【推荐1】"Get up, get up, Jim. It's time to get up!" my mother said while she was pushing me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. "Oh dear! It's a quarter to eight already. I'll be late for school again," I thought. I jumped out of the bed, washed my face, then hurried to the bus stop without breakfast. As soon as I got on the bus, it started running. "I'm sure I can get to the school on time," I said to myself. Suddenly the bus stopped. The bus driver got off the bus, then got on the bus again and said, "I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen. There's something wrong with the bus. Please get off the bus and wait for another one." "I couldn't wait. The school is not far. I'd better run to the school," I thought, and then I began to run. But before I got to the school, it began to rain hard.
I reached the classroom but I was wet shivering with cold. The physics teacher had already begun his lesson. It was Mr. Smith. He was about fifty years old. All the students were a little afraid of him and so was I. I liked neither him nor his physics lessons. I hesitated for a moment and then I opened the door. "I'm very sorry, Mr. Smith. I'm late again," I said with a red face.
"It's you again, Jim," Mr. smith said angrily. "I've told you not be late, but you…" he suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. He turned to the class and said, "I'm very sorry, my boys and girls." With these words he quickly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. "Now take off your wet coat and put this one or you'll catch cold," he said kindly.
I went to my seat with Mr. Smith's jacket on. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well I could understand it!
1. Jim was late for school because _______.| A．he got up too late | B．there was something wrong with the bus |
| C．it rained heavily | D．he had to wait for the bus |
| A．felt sad | B．looked kind |
| C．looked worried | D．was unhappy |
| A．the jacket was large enough to keep him warm |
| B．Mr. Smith took good care of him |
| C．he understood what Mr. Smith said all the time |
| D．physics is easy if you like the physics teachers |
| A．students can't be late for school |
| B．students can learn better if teachers love them |
| C．physics is easy if you like the physics teachers |
| D．you'll catch cold if your clothes are wet |
【推荐2】I don’t think there is anything more important than health. “Health is the greatest wealth,” wise people say. You can’t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.
If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you should go to see the doctor. The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. After that, he will advise some treatment, or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.
Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can’t help telling you a funny story. An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease. He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat with pleasure, drink with pleasure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day. A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office. He looked cheerful and happy. He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man. “But you know, doctor,” he said, “it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”
1. The writer thinks that _______.| A．health is more important than wealth | B．work is as important as studies |
| C．medicine is more important than pleasure | D．nothing is more important than money |
| A．without examining the patient | B．after he has examined the patient |
| C．if the patient doesn’t take medicine | D．unless the patient feels pain |
| A．he was feeling better than ever | B．he wasn’t a healthy man |
| C．he was feeling worse than before | D．he will be well again |
| A．was a heavy smoker | B．didn’t smoke so much |
| C．didn’t smoke | D．began to learn to smoke |
【推荐3】“Serena, don’t forget your promise to me that you will mow Mrs Martin’s yard this weekend,” said Dad. “Don't let me down.”
Serena was the oldest child in the family, and one of her tasks was to mow their yard. Mrs Martin, their elderly neighbor, was unable to take care of her yard, so Serena's dad had volunteered Serena for this job. Since Mrs Martin’s yard was not very big, Serena knew the job would go quickly. However, she still resented her dad’s promise.
“Why didn’t you ask me first?” Serena had complained.
“Did you ask me first when you volunteered me to be in the school festival last fall?” asked Serena’s father.
“Well, no, I didn't ask you first, but you would have done those things anyway. You're always willing to help.”
“I try when I can,” Dad answered. “Serena, we have known Mrs Martin for a very long time. She has often helped our family. Now we can do something for her. Besides, the feeling you get from helping someone makes you wonder who is really helping whom."
“I don’t know, Dad,” said Serena. “The only feeling I get from mowing our yard is tired.”
“Just you wait and see,” said Dad.
After breakfast, Serena made her way to Mrs Martin’s yard. She was good at her job and soon had Mrs Martin’s yard looking tidy. Mrs Martin came outside with a big glass of orange juice and offered it to her. Serena stopped her work and thankfully enjoyed the drink, while Mrs Martin talked to her about all of the flowers in her yard. Seeing the joy in Mrs Martin’s eyes, Serena began to understand how much the yard meant to Mrs Martin.
After finishing her drink, Serena returned to work with a new attitude. A warm feeling began to spread through her body. Her dad was right. It was hard to tell who was helping whom!
1. What does the underlined word “resented” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．Understood. | B．Welcomed. | C．Disliked. | D．Broke. |
| A．Honest and thankful. | B．Kind and considerate. |
| C．Brave and determined. | D．Demanding and humorous. |
| A．Surprised. | B．Tired. | C．Annoyed. | D．Pleased. |
| A．Serena likes the job of mowing her family’s yard. |
| B．Mrs Martin and Serena did the yard work together. |
| C．Mrs Martin shared her love for the yard with Serena. |
| D．Dad volunteered himself to take part in the school festival. |
