During the 1930s，the Great War broke out. A 25-year-old American soldier, probably never thought that his life would change forever when he volunteered to go to France.
One night while the American unit was returning to the base after a bloody fight, Suleyman stumbled(绊倒) into the ground and noticed a bit of movement from the bush. Being stuck between two choices either its enemy or an animal, Suleyman found a five- year old girl from the bushes shivering with cold and utmost fear. Due to the atrocity of the war, the girl was abandoned by her family and the whole village was killed.
During the war, it was impossible to find the child’s family so Suleyman took this little French girl under his wings and gave her an American name Flora which means like the flower. Soon, Flora became the apple of the eye of everyone living in the army camp.
For one and a half years, Flora and Suleyman became inseparable; however, every fairy tale comes to an end. When the war ended, Suleyman was sent back to USA, while Flora was put in an orphanage (孤儿院), the Normandy School, which was founded by the American government for orphaned French children to have an education.
For years, Suleyman always thought about Flora. When the French National Olympic Team was playing in the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984, Suleyman gazed through the audience on TV, hoping to catch a glimpse of Flora, but he never could.
At the age of 85, Suleyman attended the 60th anniversary reception of the Great War where Suleyman shared his story with American and French officials. After hearing his story, a French journalist started to investigate the story, and all government files were read in detail. The moment the journalist helped dial the number, in tears, Flora said Suleyman was her hero, and everything came flooding back to her.
1. What does the underlined word “atrocity“ in Paragraph 2 probably mean?| A．Cruelty. | B．Challenge. |
| C．Range. | D．Stress. |
| A．Because Flora might be in the French team. |
| B．Because Suleyman was greatly interested in sports. |
| C．Because Flora might be watching the event. |
| D．Because Suleyman wanted to travel to Los Angeles. |
| A．Flora and Suleyman became attached to each other. |
| B．Suleyman sent Flora to an orphanage called Normandy School. |
| C．Suleyman found some animals in the bush. |
| D．Suleyman would never see Flora again. |
| A．A Tough Flower in the War |
| B．The Influence of the War |
| C．The Lost and Found Love |
| D．The Apple of the Father’s Eye |
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【推荐1】From the back seat of a rental car, 2-year-old Hagen repeatedly asked his parents the same question: “Where’s Buzz?” Ashley Davis realized she had left her son’s favorite Buzz Lightyear action figure on the plane. She calmly explained to her son that Buzz was on a “special mission” and would return to him shortly. In fact, she was planning to purchase a replacement toy at a nearby store. Little did Davis know that Buzz was, in fact, on a special mission and would soon be back.
Jason William Hamm, an operations agent at Southwest Airlines, discovered the toy in the plane. He noticed the name Hagen on the bottom of Buzz’s boot. “I was thinking about how this little boy is missing his little buddy, ” Hamm said. Once he tracked down Hagen’s boarding record, he sent an email to the family, asking for the address.
While waiting for a response, Hamm got creative. He took photos of Buzz in front of an airplane, an engine and even a cockpit (驾驶员座舱). And he didn’t stop there. Hamm wrote a letter to Hagen, complete with a Buzz Lightyear logo.
“To Commander Hagen,” the letter reads. “I am very excited to return to you upon completing my mission. I was able to explore the airport and spaceport in Little Rock, Arkansas while I was away, and I have included photos of my adventure. My journey has taught me a lot but I am so thankful to return to my buddy.” Once hearing back from the Davis family, Hamm printed out the photos he took, bubble-wrapped Buzz, and put in the handwritten letter. Then he decorated the outside of the cardboard box with a drawing of Buzz Lightyear, stars and planets.
Upon opening the package, Davis was speechless. “You could see all the love he put into it,” she said. Hagen was extremely surprised. His excitement was caught on camera, and the couple sent a video of his reaction to Hamm. “Seeing the boy’s smile made it all worth it,” Hamm said.
1. What happened to Hagen’s toy?| A．It was missing accidentally. |
| B．It didn’t get aboard the plane. |
| C．It got replaced at a nearby store. |
| D．It was assigned a special mission. |
| A．He made a phone call to its owner. |
| B．He turned to the airport staff for help. |
| C．He traced the information about its owner. |
| D．He took photos of it and posted them online. |
| A．To surprise Hagen with an interesting story. |
| B．To convince Hagen that the toy is humanlike. |
| C．To share his adventurous experience with Hagen. |
| D．To show the toy’s strong attachment to its owner. |
| A．Creative. |
| B．Caring. |
| C．Heroic. |
| D．Charitable. |
【推荐2】Pat McGee noticed her daughter hadn’t returned to the dentist’s waiting room just before her surgery (外科手术) was supposed to start. She walked to the bathroom and found Jessica,32, there, crying. “We’re going to say goodbye to the old Jessica,” she said. “And hi to the new Jessica.”Jessica, from St. Louis, US, had been wishing for this day since high school, when the bullying (欺凌) about her teeth started. Now that it was finally happening, she was nervous.
It was a social media post two months ago that got her there. Someone posted a photo of Jessica with a comment about her overbite—a serious problem that affects the teeth. The post was shared many times with many people making unkind remarks about her appearance.
The bullies didn’t know the road Jessica had traveled. She underwent nine operations on her ears from age 2 to 12 years old. She was almost deaf in her right ear. Her adult teeth didn’t start coming in until she was 11 or 12, and doctors couldn’t figure out why they were pushed outward. It got worse as she got older. Jessica had been trying for years to get her teeth fixed, but it was always too costly.
When her story got out, dentists wanted to help her. One of them, Maryann Udy, got in contact with Jessica and offered her new smile free of charge. The surgery was long and complicated. It took weeks for the swelling (肿胀) to go down and several months before Jessica’s new smile was ready.
Later that year, she looked at her old photos online and smiled. “I loved her,” she said. She’s grateful to be in less pain, to be on the path to a new smile. Sometimes, though, it feels like something is missing from who she was. Still, she loves taking selfies (自拍) and admiring her new appearance. “I looked good before,” she said. “I look even better now.”
1. Why didn’t Jessica appear before the surgery?| A．She was too excited to face it. |
| B．She was anxious due to the long-time wishing. |
| C．She was hesitant because of those bad memories. |
| D．She was not sure about the success of the surgery. |
| A．Jessica couldn’t afford the surgery. |
| B．Her overbite was related to her car problem. |
| C．Jessica underwent nine operations on her teeth. |
| D．A photo of Jessica was posted online to seek help. |
| A．Jessica’s confidence. | B．Jessica’s old photos online. |
| C．Jessica’s individuality. | D．The bullying about Jessica’s teeth. |
| A．A new smile | B．A free surgery | C．A lucky post | D．Face-to-face with bullying |
【推荐3】In the 2010s, 34-year-old Brianne Miller travelled around the world as a marine biologist. No matter how remote the location, she made the same alarming discovery: Copious amounts of plastic littering the water and threatening marine life.
Canadians throw out three million tons of plastic waste each year. Approximately one third of all food produced worldwide goes to waste, too, according to a United Nations study. Miller, determined to fix the problem at the source, envisioned a shop that went further than banning plastic bags—a place that eschewed both wasteful packaging and the bad habit of wasting food itself.
In 2015, she called a store in Vancouver, explaining how her mission mirrored that brand’s emphasis on sustainability, and convinced its managers to host her first pop-up. She sold out in one afternoon—and knew she was onto something.
In June 2018, after another year and a half of successful pop-ups, Miller opened one of the first zero-waste grocery stores in Canada. She named it Nada, and ensured everything was designed to make the zero-waste shopping experience easy. You can bring your own containers, though it’s not necessary: right by the front door are well-organized bins of “upcycled” sanitized glass or plastic containers, free for the taking.
Nada sells the food items you’d expect and hundreds you wouldn’t, all 100 percent package-free. The suppliers must have a social or environmental mission, and just as importantly, they must work to reduce waste in their own supply chain.
Miller is clear that the store doesn’t try to compete on price. For example, popcorn kernels at a generic store may cost 70 cents per 100 grams; at Nada, a customer might pay $1 per 100 grams, knowing that the kernels are organic and non-GMO.
The early days of the pandemic were tough on the business. Nada closed its doors to the public for 18 months. Miller turned to online ordering and delivery, though in a very Nada way. Carbon neutral deliveries are made by c-bike and, as of February, via a fleet of electric vehicles.
Those containers do so much more than just reduce waste. They get people thinking big, just as Miller had hoped they would. “They’re tagged with Nada stickers, so you can see how many times the container has been used,” she says, and then smiles.
1. When travelling around the world, what did Brianne Miller discover?| A．One third of all food produced worldwide went to waste. |
| B．Most of what Canadians picked up came from food packaging. |
| C．Lots of plastic littering the water was threatening marine life. |
| D．Everything could be designed to make the zero-waste shopping experience easy. |
| A．Avoided and stayed away from. | B．The activity of offering |
| C．Worried about or feared something | D．Left something undone. |
a. Miller determined to solve the problem about waste at the source.
b. Miller opened one of the first zero-waste grocery stores named Nada.
c. Miller convinced a store to host her first pop-up.
d. Miller closed Nada to the public for 18 months and then turned to online ordering and delivery
| A．a-b-c-d. | B．a-c-b-d. | C．c-d-b-a | D．b-c-a-d. |
| A．Because Nada tries to compete on price. |
| B．Because bulk food sales were restricted. |
| C．Because zero-waste shopping can come with savings. |
| D．Because the kernels at Nada are organic and non-GMO. |
【推荐1】Helen Thayer, one of the greatest explorers of the 20th century, loves challenges. She says, “I like to see what’s on the other side of the hill.” She has gone almost everywhere to do that.
In 1988, at the age of 50, she became the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. She pulled her own sled piled with 160 pounds of supplies, and during her trip no one brought her fresh supplies. Accompanied only by her dog Charlie, she survived cold weather and meetings with polar bears. In fact, Charlie saved her life when one of them attacked her. Near the end of her trip, a forceful wind blew away the majority of her supplies. The last week of the trip, she survived on a handful of nuts and a little water each day.
Helen goes to challenging places not only for adventure, but also for education. Before her Arctic journey, she started a website called Adventure Classroom. On the site, she shares her adventures in order to motivate students. She explains, “Although kids often see the world in a negative way, without hope for their future, we work to inspire them to set goals, plan for success and never give up…”
Helen grew up in New Zealand. Her parents were athletes and mountain climbers. Following her parents’ example, she climbed her first mountain at 9. Later, she climbed the highest mountains in North and South America, New Zealand, etc.
In 1996, she took on another challenge-the Sahara Desert. She and her husband, Bill, walked 2,400 miles across it! In 2001, she and Bill traveled on foot from west to east through the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. They hope to travel in mainland China into Sichuan and Tibet to study pandas.
Helen plans to continue taking trips. She’ll use her explorations, writing, photography and environmental works to create programs for her Adventure Classroom website. She wants to inspire her students never to stop facing challenges!
1. We learn from Paragraph 2 that _________| A．Helen Thayer is the first person to reach the North Pole |
| B．Helen Thayer ate nothing during the last week of her trip |
| C．Helen Thayer traveled to the North Pole together with her husband |
| D．Charlie prevented Helen being attacked by polar bears |
| A．For fun. | B．For education. | C．For money. | D．For fame. |
| A．She was eager to go on with her adventures. | B．She dreamed of visiting strange land. |
| C．Her parents instructed her to do so. | D．Her parents had a great influence on her. |
| A．The Woman Who Loves Adventure | B．A Famous Woman |
| C．A Woman Mountain Climber | D．The Owner of Adventure Classroom |
【推荐2】Michelle Rasul, aged 9, is one of the world’s top DJs—people who play recorded music on the radio or at celebrations or parties. Rasul even competed in this year’s international championship and placed 14th out of 85 DJ stars from around the world.
At her home in Dubai, the rising star from Azerbaijan described how she got her start. “I looked at my dad while he was practicing DJ-ing, ‘Wow, is he doing magic or something? He’s a real magician(魔术师).’” Michelle said recently. She added, “When I turned 5 on my birthday, I told him, ‘Dad, I want to be a world-famous DJ. I’m going to start practicing.’”
Rasul is the youngest-ever person in the DMC World DJ Championship. She placed 14th out of 85 DJ stars from around the world. Although she did not go to the next round this time, she is determined to beat her father, Vagif “DJ Shock” Rasulov, in next year’s competition. Rasulov came in 9th place this year and taught Rasul how to DJ.
Sadia Rasulova, a former violinist, is Rasul’s mother. “She just catches things so fast,” she said. “I realized that she’s a star, and that she’s really talented(有天赋的). When children of her age were listening to children’s music, she listened to rap artists like Tupac Shakur, Chuck D, Jay-Z, the Notorious B. I. G. and Michael Jackson, who remains her favorite.”
Her parents started putting video of her DJ-ing online, and Rasul’s popularity grew. Her Instagram page has around 110,000 followers. Online messages from DJs aged 6 to 65 came in from around the world.
While the rest of the world pay attention to her achievements(成就)as a DJ star, Rasul is busy attending online school, reading and hanging out with friends and dogs at her neighborhood park. But her heart is always in turntables. “I can’t imagine my life without music,”she said.
1. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?| A．When Rasul began to learn music. | B．How Rasul’s great dream formed. |
| C．What a good DJ Rasul’s father is. | D．How important the family background is. |
| A．To keep her own record. | B．To learn more skills from her father. |
| C．To try to place ninth in the competition. | D．To challenge her father in the competition. |
| A．Much concern. | B．Mother’s love. | C．Great expectation. | D．High praise. |
| A．She prefers school life. | B．She focuses on music completely. |
| C．She lives a normal life as a kid. | D．She does her best to please her followers. |
【推荐3】As a teenager in the 1990s, Melissa Blake was interested in fashion. Unfortunately, fashion wasn’t much interested in her. Born disabled, Blake couldn’t find jeans or dresses in her size. Paging through fashion magazines, she didn’t see a single person who looked like her, and it hurt. “When you’re a teenager—disabled or not—you’re troubled by self-worth.”
Blake, 39, has spent her adult life trying to make up for that. She is a disability-rights activist and a writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times. But she gained national attention in 2019 after clapping back at people, who said she should be banned from posting photos of herself because she’s too ugly. Over the next year, Blake posted a new selfie (自拍照) every day. “I feel like every time I post my selfie or share something about my life as a disabled woman, I’m fighting against this ableism (残障歧视),” Blake said.
Her fans went wild, calling Blake a goddess and a powerful woman. Among her fans is Mindy Scheier, the founder and CEO of Runway of Dreams. The company shows fashion for people with disabilities. Last fall, Scheier asked Blake to be a model in the biggest fashion event of the year.
Scheier said, “Putting Melissa in the event made people realize how important it is to expand who consumers are in the fashion industry, or who should be on stage, or what we’re really standing for in the word model.”
“Often, when we think of access for people with disabilities, we think of buildings and employment,” Blake says. “But it’s also important to have access to what’s fun and enjoyable. When disabled people are included, it sends a message that we deserve a seat at the table in all aspects of life.”
1. What can we know about Blake from paragraph 1?| A．She didn’t have a good taste in fashion. | B．She couldn’t follow fashion for her disability. |
| C．She couldn’t find fashion items in magazines. | D．She didn’t see other disabled people in her life. |
| A．To defend her equal rights. | B．To attract public attention. |
| C．To share her life experience. | D．To expose unkind comments. |
| A．To show her admiration for her. | B．To increase fashion consumers. |
| C．To present the world of models. | D．To include the disabled in fashion. |
| A．From Role Model to Fashion Model. | B．From Teenager Model to Adult Model. |
| C．From Fashion Sufferer to Fashion Fighter. | D．From Fashion Follower to Fashion Leader. |
