Age has never been a problem for Thessalonika Arzu-Embry. After all, she’s already got her master’s degree.
The North Chicago-area girl started homeschooling at the age of 4. She began having an influence on others soon after. When she was 6 years old, she was an inspirational (鼓舞人心的) speaker at an organization called Tabitha House Community Service, a shelter for people who were forced to leave their homes due to the situations such as earthquakes, flood and other natural disasters.
At the age of 11, she graduated from high school and then earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2013. She completed those classes online as she was traveling for leadership meetings.
She doesn’t stop there, though. The girl plans to focus on aviation psychology (航空心理学) for her further study, a decision inspired by her father who is a pilot. She grew up around airplanes and took flights all the time. Her goal is to use it to determine whether pilots are dealing with problems that could have deadly results once the plane takes off — a topic that has been in the news lately. For her, it’s a mix of two of her interests.
In her free time, Thessalonika enjoys playing tennis, swimming and being active in her youth group. She also has three self-published books, which are on her site. Jump the Education Barrier is written to help students finish college, and In the Future aims to help business owners deal with trends. Her third book The Genius Race has a wider appeal. It is designed to help people to be geniuses in various areas of life.
1. What can we know about Thessalonika from the passage?| A．She majored in science and technology. |
| B．She gained her master’s degree at the age of 11. |
| C．She started homeschooling when she was 6 years old. |
| D．She got her bachelor’s degree through online courses. |
| A．Majoring in aviation psychology. |
| B．Being active in her youth group. |
| C．Making inspiring speeches for leadership meetings. |
| D．Writing another book to help people to be geniuses. |
| A．To help people to be successful. |
| B．To raise concern about psychology. |
| C．To share her own experience with others. |
| D．To give students a hand to complete college. |
| A．Homeschooling |
| B．To Be a Genius |
| C．Three Published Books |
| D．The Story of Thessalonika |
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【推荐1】It was a day in late December. The Christmas tree had been taken down. The lights and decorations had been boxed up and put in the closet until next year. And I was feeling a little empty. Surely I wasn't looking forward to the long, cold, dark winter to come. I had always been a light lover on the inside. I tried to take comfort in knowing that a few more minutes of daylight was being added each day, but it hardly worked.
I was both surprised and delighted when I looked, out of my window and saw that a spring-like day had suddenly arrived. I could hear the neighborhood children outside playing in the warm air. I smiled when I saw them and my inner little girl longed to be out there riding bikes and playing games as well.
I tied my dogs for their afternoon walk hoping to enjoy some of the sunshine myself. As I was about to head out the door, however, I decided to do something a little different. I reached down and pulled my shoes and socks off. I hadn't been barefoot outside since the summer. I slowly stepped out on the cool damp grass. It felt so alive under my feet. I laughed as I walked along. I remembered something I once read too, “Walk as if you were kissing the earth with your feet.” And with each step I did so. My walk felt sacred and holy. I felt a oneness with the world and the love of Heaven all around me. With love in my heart, I thanked God for the gift of this day and no longer dreaded the coming of the winter. I thought I had gathered enough energy and courage to welcome it.
AH of us are walking through this life. But it is up to each of us how we do so. Are you going to trip and walk with heavy steps and complain with each step you take? Or are you going to kiss the earth with your feet and Heaven with your heart? The choice is yours.
1. How did the author feel shortly after Christmas at first?| A．Surprised. | B．Delighted. | C．Unhappy. | D．Relaxed. |
| A．She was inspired by delighted children. | B．She had to walk her dogs in the afternoon. |
| C．She intended to give the neighbors warmth. | D．She was touched by her childhood memories. |
| A．She kissed the earth lovingly. | B．She walked barefoot outside. |
| C．She read a book on the grass. | D．She dried her feet in the sun. |
| A．Forgot. | B．Judged. | C．Desired. | D．Feared. |
【推荐2】When I was 6 years old, my mom bought me a goldfish. His name was King. Some weeks after King arrived we decided to give him some friends, so I ended up with an aquarium(鱼缸) with 15 fish.
Every month, one or two fish would die and my mom used to replace them with new ones. After 3 years I lost interest in the aquarium, and my mom stopped buying new fish. The only fish remaining was King. He lived for 3 years!
Five years ago, when I was 18, I was telling to a friend how long my goldfish stayed with us, when my mom interrupted me and told me the truth, “Son, your fish didn’t live for 3 years. I’ve replaced him every time he died and you never noticed it”.
My mother is creative when it comes to deceiving. If you don’t dry yourself properly after showering, your body hair is going to grow out making you look like a furry bear. she dropped this on a 4-year-old me. The image of looking like a bear scared the living day lights out of me.
Her concept was simple: if you water plants, they grow. Similarly, if you water your body and you don’t dry, your hair grows.
Well played, mom! Well played!
When I was little my Dad told me that pressing the button on the handbrake (手刹) would make the car fly and that he only used it as it was very very dangerous.
Back then I half knew he was joking but now, when I am stuck in awful traffic, I gently touch the button and tell myself it’s always there for me in case I need to use it as a comfort.
1. What can we learn about King from the first three paragraphs?| A．King was the only fish that lived for 3 years. |
| B．King was bought with an aquarium of 15 fish. |
| C．Mom bought other goldfish in place of King. |
| D．Mom kept the death of King a secret all the time. |
| A．cheating | B．educating | C．blaming | D．explaining |
| A．doubtful | B．unconcerned | C．positive | D．negative |
【推荐3】One of the greatest stories of rags to riches success is that of Andrew Carnegie,who started life in Poverty but became the richest man in the world.
Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1837,the son of a weaver.In 1848,the.family moved to the United States and at 13 Carnegie began work in a cotton mill,earning $1.5 per week.About three years later,he found a better job as a telegraph messenger boy.At work,his superiors were impressed by his abilities and willingness to work hard.In 1853, he gained an office job at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.This was his first big break.He continued to impress and rose rapidly through the company,gaining more and more responsibility.At the same time,Carnegie loved reading very much and made use of every opportunity to visit the library.He rend widely on all subjects,particularly literature.
Carnegie now began to save a little money and,with the help of his employer,began to make some successful investments（投资).He invested in the iron industry and eventually set up in business himself,owning several iron and steel plants.This was where he made his fortune.By the 1890s,the Carnegie Steel Company was the biggest and most successful business in the world.
Carnegie had always believed that the pursuit（追求）of wealth was never an end in itself.In his view,successful, wealthy people should give away their wealth for the benefit of everyone in society.True to his word,in 1901,at the age of 66,he retired from business and devoted the rest of his life to charity work.
Carnegie's lack of formal education and his poor family background clearly didn't influence his success.His rapid rise from poverty to wealth was due to his willingness to work hard,his intelligence and good business sense, and his talent for making things happen.He died in 1919 at the age of 83.
1. What can be learnt from the text?| A．Carnegie was highly thought of by his employers. |
| B．Carnegie made his investments independently. |
| C．Carnegie believed that money was everything. |
| D．Carnegie could have been more successful if he had been formally educated. |
| A．Becoming more and more intelligent. | B．Being put to higher positions. |
| C．Having a better sense of confidence. | D．Reading more and more books. |
| A．His employer helped him. | B．He was much paid when working. |
| C．He set up his own business. | D．He saved money year by year. |
| A．Andrew Carnegie: A Wealthy Man |
| B．Steel & Iron: The Most Profitable Business |
| C．From Rags to Riches: The Story of Andrew Carnegie |
| D．Intelligence and Good Business Sense: Two Factors in Becoming Rich |
【推荐1】David Chipperfield, the British designer known for his minimalist and inclusive spaces, has won the Pritzker Prize, often called “the Nobel Prize of architecture”. With this honor, he joins the company of groundbreaking designers such as Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Richard Rogers and Oscar Niemeyer.
Chipperfield has distinguished his works by creating sharp, minimalist socially conscious buildings. The Pritzker committee wrote, “His architectural language balances consistency with the fundamental design principles and flexibility towards the local cultures ...The work of David Chipperfield harmonizes European classicism, the complex nature of Britain and even the delicateness of Japan.”
In 1997, Chipperfield’s firm was chosen to renovate Berlin’s Neues Museum, which was a mess long after being damaged by World War I. Chipperfield approached the project in honor of the building’s history. For more than a decade, he searched through stones and bricks from the original structure for pieces to use,some of which had bullet (子弹) holes in them.
The architect has applied the same belief to his recent works, including the expansion of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, where he renovated galleries, created a new auditorium (礼堂) and built a concrete bridge to connect its original buildings.
“While some architects may use the attention that comes with the Pritzker Prize to go big and advance their commercial ambitions, Chipperfield’s win is unlikely to result in steel-and-glass supertall skyscrapers,” writes Bloomberg’s Kriston Capps.
Instead, Chipperfield says he will work harder to create architecture that has a specific mission.“I regard this award as an encouragement, continuing to direct my attention not only to the substance of architecture and its meaning but also to the contribution that we can make as architects to address the existing challenges of climate change and social inequality,” he says in a statement. He adds,” We must rise to these challenges and help inspire the next generation to shoulder this responsibility with vision and courage.”
1. What do the groundbreaking designers mentioned in paragraph 1 indicate?| A．The fierce competition for the Pritzker Prize. |
| B．The inspiration for Chipperfield’s design features. |
| C．Chipperfield’s goal to become a leading architect. |
| D．Chipperfield’s amazing architectural achievements. |
| A．The creation of visually striking buildings. |
| B．The integration of different cultural elements. |
| C．The consistent design style in different projects. |
| D．The flexible selection of architectural materials. |
| A．Research. | B．Restore. | C．Build. | D．Decorate. |
| A．Realize personal commercial ambitions. |
| B．Take up environmental protection industry. |
| C．Make a positive impact on critical social issues. |
| D．Encourage more people to major in architecture. |
【推荐2】Fabien Cousteau was born with deep love for the ocean. His grandfather and his father were ocean explorers and documentary filmmakers. Fabien spent his early years on his grandfather's ships. Today, Fabien follows in his family's footsteps to protect the planet's endangered ocean life. With his vast knowledge and experience, he tries to strike a balance between environmental problems and market economies.
Fabien is well known for his study of sharks. During 2000-2002, he created a TV special called Attack of the Mystery Shark based on the shark attacks that occurred along the New Jersey shoreline in the summer of 1916. Then in 2003-2006, with the help of a large crew, Fabien created a shark submarine (潜艇) that enabled him to put himself inside the shark world, providing people with a rare view of the mysterious and often misunderstood creatures.
For the next four years (2006-2010), Fabien was part of a series called, Ocean Adventures, which offered a rare look into some of the most fantastic ocean species (物种) and environments.
In 2010, Fabien started Plant A Fish, a nonprofit project for children to help restore local water ecosystems by replanting key ocean species. Save the world, one fish at a time. The project is still in progress now and its final goal is to plant 1 billion “fish” worldwide.
From June 1 to July 2, 2014, Fabien and his team spent 31 days underwater to research how climate change and pollution are affecting the oceans. Fabien's Mission 31 broke new ground by going deeper, longer and further, exposing (显露) the world to the adventure and the mystique (神秘) of what lies beneath.
Fabien is currently working on a documentary film about the adventures of Mission 31, as well as building an Ocean Learning Center to provide children around the world with the opportunity to learn about oceans and engage with ocean explorers directly through social media.
1. What is Not Fabien’s job?| A．Ocean explorer | B．Documentary filmmaker |
| C．Environmentalist | D．Media manager |
| A．By providing facts. | B．By offering analyses. |
| C．By making comparisons. | D．By drawing conclusions. |
| A．Fabien's “Plant A Fish” project has already achieved its final goal |
| B．Fabien's Mission 31 broke the records of former ocean explorations |
| C．Fabien's TV special about sharks is based on his childhood experiences |
| D．It took Fabien four years to produce Ocean Adventures all on his own |
| A．Modern Technology. | B．Space Exploration. |
| C．Outstanding Figures. | D．Fantastic Wildlife. |
Gadgil is a professor and physicist at the University of California. When he’s not teaching，he works to find solutions to global problems such as energy efficiency and water safety. “I chose to focus on problems where my knowledge of science could help，”he said
In the 1980s he came up with a program to make energy-efficient light bulbs more affordable for people in developing countries. Then in the 1990s，Gadgil designed his first life—saving invention，UV Waterworks .The device kills deadly disease —carrying germs(病菌)from drinking water. It costs just one cent to clean five liters of water .Gadgil was inspired to find an inexpensive solution to the clean water crisis after more than 10，000 people in his home country of India died from an outbreak of Bengal cholera，in 1993 The disease is spread through contaminated food and drinking water .So far，the invention has provided safe drinking water to more than five million people in poor areas.
As a professor，Gadgil encourages his students to stay positive about finding solutions to hard problems.“Be optimistic when you try a hard problem．”he says. “It’s when you solve a large problem that you can have a big impact on the world”
1. Gadgil was given Lemelson-MIT Award for___________.
| A．his teaching experience | B．his new physical research |
| C．his vast knowledge | D．his helpful inventions |
| A．It's Gadgil’s first invention | B．It’s used to clean water． |
| C．it was designed for his home country | D．It saved 10，000 people in total |
| A．wasted | B．consumed | C．polluted | D．canned |
| A．to learn lessons from failures |
| B．to find problems in peaceful life |
| C．to make inventions to help poor people |
| D．to be confident when facing difficulties |
| A．Caring and optimistic. | B．Independent and positive. |
| C．Powerful and strict. | D．Responsible and sensitive. |
