Miss Baugh taught seventh-grade social studies. She was the kind of teacher that perhaps everyone has had at least once: scary. In class, she always taught us to take school seriously. She had been teaching for a long time and I was as afraid of her as anyone, including the boys who were typically naughty in the back row.
But I also had a life outside of school and had just discovered cheap objects for pranks. One such prop had two parts: an ink bottle painted to look as though it had overturned, and a piece of shiny black metal shaped like a pool.
Of all the people I could have tricked, unexpectedly I chose Miss Baugh. At the beginning of the class, I opened her book and placed the props on one of the pages. Then I waited for the fun. When Miss Baugh saw the bottle and the spilled ink, she let out a little cry and looked for something to wipe up the ink with. The trick had succeeded beyond my expectations. But then I suddenly knew I had no control over what would happen next. When Miss Baugh tried to remove the ink with a paper towel, she discovered it was just a piece of black metal. She picked it up, her eyes sweeping the classroom with a deadly gaze. Then came the question: “Who did this?”
After some hesitation, I raised my hand. Miss Baugh fixed me with a stare that terrified me, and my classmates. And then, most unexpectedly, she laughed. “Well, it certainly fooled me!” she said. She returned the props to me, and for a few seconds a sweet little aged lady appeared right where Miss Baugh stood.
We got back to having a class. But something had changed for me. I began to realize that, if someone like Miss Baugh had a warm heart beneath that crusty surface, then other crusty people would probably do, too. That may have been the most valuable lesson I learned.
1. Which words best describe Miss Baugh according to paragraph 1?A.Serious and experienced. | B.Easy-going and selfless. |
C.Naughty and demanding. | D.Scary and narrow-minded. |
A.Bets. | B.Experiments. | C.Tricks. | D.Strategies. |
A.Miss Baugh’s stare wasn’t as terrifying as before. |
B.The author was given away and finally raised his hand. |
C.Miss Baugh burst into laughter and gave the props back. |
D.A little aged lady entered the classroom to give a lecture. |
A.Crusty people can be easily changed. | B.Crusty people may be friendly to others. |
C.Crusty people are difficult to get along with. | D.Crusty people are sensitive to others’ feelings. |
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【推荐1】When I was in the eighth grade, my class was assigned (指派) to be friends with the second-grade kids. I got this little girl named Shelley. The first time I saw her, she was silent and cold. She was small for her age, and she didn’t play with the other kids in her class.
I tried all kinds of things to get her to talk to me. I bought her toys, crayons and candies. But try as I might, nothing worked. One time, I gave her a coloring book and said, “Shelley, now you can color in it any time.”
Shelley looked at the coloring book and then looked up at me, and finally looked away. By that, I didn’t know how I was going to get through to the little girl, but I knew I wouldn’t give up on her.
One Friday, I decided to tell her a story about my childhood. I told her that I felt lonely when I was with my classmates, and how I thought only my teachers liked me. I also told her that every day was a battle (战役) for me and I fought back tears so people wouldn’t know how much I was hurting.
She sat there just listening, trying to decide whether I was lying or not. Finally, when my story ended, there were tears in her eyes. And then she did the unthinkable. She said, “Thank you.” From then on, Shelley was a different little girl. She started smiling and talking with other kids.
Looking back at this I’m in awe, because all I did was to help her realize that she wasn’t alone. I didn’t ask her to tell her story, because her story is my story.
1. What was Shelley like when the writer first saw her?A.Cold. | B.Lazy. | C.Noisy. | D.Slow. |
A.wrote her a book | B.made her a toy | C.drew her a picture | D.told her a story |
A.her teachers loved her | B.her classmates were kind |
C.the writer understood her | D.she had to study even harder |
【推荐2】A Guide to Freshman
Food Service
The URS Dining Hall opens from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. It serves all kinds of snacks drinks ice cream and meals. You can pay with your cash or ID cards. You can put your cash into your ID cards at the front desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the URS dining hall you can still use the tables to enjoy meals to have your meetings with your friends and even to study.
Transportation
The you are as experts is a bus service. The bus transports students between campus and the shopping center, leaving from the Mattson Center. Operation hours are between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm, Saturday only. Round trip fare is $2.
Academic Support
All students have access to the writing center on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door, two 30-minute appointments per week maximum. The service is free of charge.
Relaxation
The Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, Is available for relaxing, studying, cooking and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. Closed on Sundays.
1. What can we do in the URS Dining Hall?A.Sell snacks, drinks, ice cream and meals. |
B.Have a discussion with our friends. |
C.Buy drinks and enjoying concerts. |
D.Cook the meals by ourselves. |
A.Provide the students with campus tools. |
B.Take students to the Douglas Hall. |
C.Transport the students to and from the stores. |
D.Carried the students to the lecture halls. |
A.The professors. | B.Volunteers. | C.Trainers. | D.Classmates. |
Information for New Students
CLASS TIME: 8:30a.m.—10:00a.m., 10:30a.m.—12:00a.m., 1:30p.m.—3:00p.m..
The Language Center is open Monday to Friday. Each class has one afternoon free per week. On the first day, go to the lecture hall to check your timetable.
SELF-ACCESS: The language laboratory (Room 1110) is open Monday to Friday from 3:15p.m. to 5:00p.m. for all full-time students.
You can learn how to use computers for language games or word-processing(文字处理). There are tapes for students to borrow to practice their English. Go in and ask the teacher to show you. If you plan to take public examinations, there are dictation and listening comprehension tapes for you to practice with. There are cloze exercises on the computers. Ask your class teacher for a list of past exam essays. Students can borrow tapes to take home but they must be returned after two days.
ATTENDANCE(出勤):All students are expected to attend classes as it is required. Students who do not attend classes will be reported to OSS. Eighty percent attendance is required for students to receive their certificates(证书)when they finish their courses. It is also required by OSS for an extension to your visa.
BOOKS: If students are given course books, the books are their responsibility. If a book is lost, the student will be expected to pay for it.
If students wish to buy books, there is a bookshop in the college specializing in English books (Room 3520).
1. When do classes begin and end on a full day?
A.8:30a.m.—1:30p.m.. | B.8:30a.m.—3:00p.m.. |
C.8:30a.m.—3:15p.m.. | D.3:15p.m.—5:00p.m.. |
A.No teachers are in the language lab. |
B.90% attendance is required for the students. |
C.Books can’t be taken out of the center. |
D.Students can prepare for exams by listening to tapes. |
A.the lecture hall | B.Room 3520 |
C.the classroom | D.Room 1110 |
A.library | B.bookshop in the college |
C.street | D.classroom |
【推荐1】Timothy is a 5-year-old boy with autism(自闭症). In October of 2018, doctors told his parents that he suffered brain tumor(肿瘤).
Two thieves who specialized in stealing packages from people’s front gates had no idea that one of those packages contained a WWE wrestling belt belonging to Timothy. At the time, the belt was on the front gate of Sergio Moriers’s house, whose job was decorating stuff. “Timothy’s father doesn’t make a lot of money. But he wanted to give his son an amazing gift, and I told him I would do everything for free. I said, ‘Just ship it over and I’ll do everything you want on the belt, and he’ll have the belt of a lifetime.’” He said.
When the belt was taken, Sergio was extremely disturbed, “I want them to know they took hope from a 5-year-old boy who is looking forward to that item coming back to him… You stole that from him. You broke a child’s heart.” Timothy’s father shared what that belt meant to his son, “Timothy would not go anywhere without that belt… Most kids have balls, while he had a belt.” All hope was lost.
Then something unexpected happened. “I saw two women appeared at the gate. They put down the bag there. My guard went over and I realized what was happening. That bag contained the stolen wrestling belt,” Sergio said. The two women apologized to Sergio. They said that they were thrown out of a friend’s apartment after the friend saw the news report of the theft on TV. In fact, they were trying to kick a drug habit. They cried with guilt and shame.
Seeing the returned belt, Timothy’s father said, “It’s one of those things you always hear about, those crazy stories about people, but you never think it’ll happen to yourself. I’m still taken aback, to be honest.”
1. What was Sergio’s original intention?A.To buy the boy a wonderful gift. |
B.To beautify the boy’s belt for free. |
C.To help the boy win a competition. |
D.To earn money from decorating the belt. |
A.They were addicted to drug. |
B.They were caught by the police. |
C.Their friend reported them on TV. |
D.They were punished by the guard. |
A.He was annoyed about crazy stories. |
B.He felt he was cheated by the thieves. |
C.He was astonished at the returned belt. |
D.He couldn’t believe his stuff was stolen. |
A.A Sick Boy Wins a Wrestling Belt |
B.Caring People Show Love for a Kid |
C.An Immoral Act of Theft Is Revealed |
D.Thieves Return Wrestling Belt to the Sick Boy |
【推荐2】While many people prefer to buy a new dog from a breeder, another option is to adopt a rescue dog. As the Svilicics already had a healthy daughter Charlotte, they felt fortunate enough to save another life. Thus, Catherine adopted a dog and named it Khan. Catherine was hopeful this would provide valuable lessons for her baby, such as sharing, learning to love and responsibility to care for animals.
They trained Khan during the first few days and everything began smoothly. Charlotte and the new dog made a habit of playing out in the backyard. However, things were different this day. They began running through the backyard grass together. That was until Khan’s temperament seemed to change dramatically. Khan began acting wildly aggressively (富于攻击性的), grabbing the baby.
This was not the normal play between the two. Mouth open, Catherine watched in complete and utter shock. She watched as Khan tossed (抛) Charlotte across their lawn. What happened next alarmed Catherine and everyone present. He tightly clenched his jaws into her diaper to toss her back and forth. Therefore, with urgency, she ran to Charlotte and carried her to safety.
Miraculously, her child was unharmed. While Catherine brought her baby to shelter, Khan barked madly and then collapsed. The dog began crying. No one understood what was going on! Khan was obviously not doing well. The dog continued crying and then fell lifeless. Catherine focused on the dog, watching his dying eyes and realized he had been protecting her child. It turned out that Khan was protecting Charlotte from a poisonous, dangerous snake. She used all her strength to bring the dog to her car and sped for the vet, hearing his breath slow. When the vet took over, Catherine cried and felt totally helpless, so she prayed for his recovery.
The vet had to remove all the snake poison from the body. Quite a few days later, Khan was slowly getting stronger through the vet’s effort. Eventually, he made progress and the snake’s venom was removed. Actually, Khan impressed even the vet with his rapid recovery and progress.
The whole family could be reunited once again with this amazing and heroic animal. Catherine was determined to protect this amazing animal as if it were her own child.
1. What caused Catherine to carry her child away from Khan?A.That Khan tossed her child back and forth. |
B.That Khan grabbed her child aggressively. |
C.That Khan tossed her child across their lawn. |
D.That her child played with Khan for such a long time. |
A.Catherine adopted Khan to protect her child. |
B.Khan’s sickness was too serious to be cured. |
C.The child was hurt because she was treated badly. |
D.Khan was attacked by a snake in order to protect the child. |
A.Outgoing. | B.Caring. | C.Faithful. | D.Honest. |
【推荐3】Most of us travel with our parents as children and teenagers. For some of us, during the travel, our parents are our inspiration. These trips are normally full of rental cars, beaches, and hamburgers. My family would go to Galiano island every summer, and we did a week in Mexico in 1995, and then we did two different trips to Anaheim to experience the magic of Disney, Universal, and Knott’s Berry Farm.
But all of these are childhood experiences and memories. I didn’t really truly travel with my parents until I was an adult when I got the chance to travel with mom and dad.
I was in New Zealand for a study abroad, and invited my parents to come down for a 2-week road trip around the North Island and then 10 days in Fiji. Why not? They said, as if this was something they were invited to do every day. I didn’t really plan anything, but my mom had done some reading and I knew some highlights after living in New Zealand for 5 months.
I had booked a hotel for their first night in Auckland. The only other preparation I had done was to book a rental car. My parents immediately reached an agreement that I should be the driver, for the whole two weeks. The main reason for this, understandably, was that neither of them had ever been in a country where you drive on the left hand side of the road and on the right hand side of the car. This led to me driving my parents around the entire North Island of New Zealand for 2 weeks! But still, everybody had jobs. Dad had the maps, and mom had the guidebook, and I just took them where they told me to go.
Sometimes, I was asked who I was traveling with. When I said “my parents”, the response was, “Ohhh, older people.” Actually, I have some tips on travelling with parents happily.
1. Which can replace the underlined word “inspiration” in Para. 1?A.Cooks. | B.Guides. | C.Drivers. | D.Translators. |
A.They were not used to the driving rules. |
B.They were afraid of the mountain roads. |
C.They were too old to drive for a long time. |
D.They were not familiar with the brand of the car. |
A.Drive on the Way. | B.Travel with Parents. |
C.Enjoy New Zealand. | D.Recall the Childhood. |
A.The argument with parents. | B.The memory in Fiji as a child. |
C.The scenery during the road trip. | D.The advice on outing with parents. |
【推荐1】I first saw a real durian (榴莲) in an Asian supermarket in Queens. That strange-looking fruit was big, heavy, and covered with sharp pricks (刺). I decided to buy one. The Chinese checkout girl carefully wrapped it thickly in a newspaper before putting it into a shopping bag.
On the train home, I cautiously opened the Chinese newspaper and lifted it out. Its strangeness made me think of kung fu, yoga and Taijiquan.
Upon arriving home, I dug out the biggest knife and cut through the tough prickly husk (壳). I tasted the pale-yellow flesh, delicious!
After that, durian was my favourite fruit. My skill at cutting durian open was improving. I showed the skill to my girlfriend.
A few years later, we moved to Taiwan. One day I noticed some durians had begun to open by themselves. The owner tried to get me to buy one but I shook my head, thinking it was far-gone. Instead I selected one whose outer husk wasn’t open.
The next morning I woke up to a strong durian smell. I found a small crack (裂缝) had appeared all on its own. I used the smallest pressure and tasted a more delicious durian. Suddenly, I realized something. I ha felt so satisfied with my own skill in opening the durian that I never thought about letting the durian open itself. The higher art was not in doing but in not doing — letting the thing happen on its own in the way it happens best.
1. Why did the Chinese checkout girl wrap the durian thickly in a newspaper?A.To decorate the durian. | B.To stop the durian from falling apart. |
C.To prevent the author from being hurt. | D.To encourage the author to read Chinese. |
A.A strange fruit. | B.A delicious dinner. |
C.Other passengers’ attention. | D.Some symbols of Asian culture. |
A.He thought it was too ripe. | B.He enjoyed the selection of durian. |
C.He wanted a chance to show his skill. | D.He preferred the durian with open husk. |
A.Practice makes perfect. | B.Let nature take its course. |
C.Interest is the best teacher. | D.Kill two birds with one stone. |
【推荐2】Days after Argentina canceled all international passenger flights to protect the country from the new coronavirus, Peter began his journey home the only way possible: He stepped aboard his small sailboat for what turned out to be an 85-day voyage across the Atlantic.
The 47-year-old sailor could have stayed on an island spared by the virus to survive the period of lockdown and social distancing. But the idea of spending what he thought could be “the end of the world”away from his family, especially his father who was going to turn 90,was unbearable.
“I didn’t want to stay like a coward(胆小鬼) on an island where there were no cases,”Peter said.“I wanted to do everything possible to return home. The most important thing for me was to be with my family.”
He bought his sailboat in 2017, desiring to take a round-the-world tour. “I wasn’t afraid, but I did have a lot of uncertainty,” he said.“It was very strange to sail in the middle of a pandemic.” Sailing can be lonely passion, and it was particularly so on this voyage for Peter.Despite the vastness of the ocean, Peter felt he was in separation, and buried in an intense steam of not knowing what the future held. “I was locked up in my own freedom,” he recalled.
When he came back home on June 17,he was shocked by the hero’s welcome he received. “Entering my port where my father had his sailboat, where he taught me so many things, where I learned how to sail and where all this originated, gave me the taste of a mission accomplished,” he said.
1. Why did Peter decide on his Trans-Atlantic sailing?A.To return home and see his family. |
B.To explore scenic places of the world. |
C.To avoid being considered as a coward. |
D.To stay away from the new coronavirus. |
A.To keep fit. |
B.To try a new hobby. |
C.To accompany the family. |
D.To travel around the world. |
A.Free and lonely. |
B.Frightened but proud. |
C.Uncertain and separated. |
D.Passionate but regretful. |
A.His father was eager to welcome him home. |
B.He gained a sense of achievement and belonging. |
C.He completed the task and therefore became a hero. |
D.His father gave him the inspiration to sail single-handed. |
【推荐3】In a town there lived a little, beautiful and smart girl. Her name was Rose. Everyone was very brave, but she was scared of the doctor. One day, one of her teeth was moving. Her mom saw it. She said, "One of your teeth is moving, and you need to visit Doctor Tim."
Rose said, "No! I'm not going to the doctor."Mom said, "Don't worry. It's not wobbly(摆动的) we needn't go to the doctor at once." That made Rose feel better.
After five weeks, Rose forgot about her tooth but her mom didn't. She checked her tooth again and it was wobblier, so she said, "It's time to see the doctor."
Rose was scared but she had to do what her mom told her, so they went to see the doctor Tim. They had to wait in the waiting room.
When it was her turn, her heart was beating very fast. She went into Doctor Tim's room. He was smiling. She sat on the chair. Doctor Tim said, "Close your eyes." Rose closed her eyes, but just before Doctor Tim started, tears started coming down from her eyes. When she opened her eyes, she saw Doctor Tim holding her tooth, smiling. Rose smiled. Then Doctor Tim gave her a teddy bear. From that time Rose wasn't scared of doctors anymore.
1. At he beginning of the story, Rose was scared of________.A.her mom | B.the doctor | C.her teeth |
A.five months | B.many years | C.five weeks |
A.nervous | B.sad | C.excited |
A.Rose mother asked Rose to see the doctor because of her moving teeth. |
B.Rose mother was angry when Rose refused to see the doctor. |
C.Everyone in the town liked Rose because she was a smart girl. |
A.kind | B.brave | C.careless |