Every community has an ice cream store, but not all of them have a mission. When Charles Foreman opened his store, Everyday Sundae, he had a goal in mind, “My objective is to make a positive impact in my community by treating people like family and remembering them,” he said.
With his business slogan,“A place for community,” Foreman’s store has quickly gained a devoted following. Customers visit to enjoy their favorite flavors; artwork and cards from them decorate the walls; and some purchase their paper napkins there to support the store. Foreman has also organized events like storybook readings accompanied by sweet treats for children. What truly sets this business apart is the free ice cream that Foreman generously gives out.
“You know when they come in, you can see it. It was natural to notice some of the kids have it and others don’t. So I’m going to sponsor them.” Foreman said as he talked about how he can tell when a visitor wants a treat they can’t afford.“I just want to do some positive things. I believe my community is missing a family-friendly ice cream shop.”
One day, Nicole Harkin, one of his regular customers, noticed Foreman give a free ice cream to children without money. For Foreman, this was a constant gesture that had just gone unnoticed, but Harkin reacted with surprise. She came back and handed him an envelope containing 100 dollars. Foreman was so touched by Harkin’s gift that he posted it on Instagram. Foreman and Harkin’s kind behaviors also moved other customers to cover Foreman’s free ice creams for people they didn’t know. Foreman’s ice cream fund has received many donations since then.
“When you see people doing their best, you want to do your best,” Foreman said. “Everything is contagious, whether you do something negative or positive. We’re supposed to do all we can to help each other.”
1. Why was Charles Foreman’s store so special?| A．It provides free goods to the community. | B．It offers children ice cream for free. |
| C．It is a place to show creativity. | D．It collects donations from others. |
| A．The motive for his generous action. | B．The sympathy for those poor children. |
| C．The urge for an ice cream shop. | D．The methods to help those in need. |
| A．A report on his unnoticed gesture. | B．An envelope with a letter in it. |
| C．A post of someone’s generous action. | D．A game between him and his customer. |
| A．Critical. | B．Influential. | C．Precious. | D．Optimistic. |
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1. Why did Laura Buxton release a balloon?| A．To tell a story. | B．To ask for help. |
| C．To have some fun. | D．To convey her kindness. |
| A．It is written by a British actor. | B．Hopkins found it written by his mother. |
| C．A passenger gave it to Hopkins. | D．The handwriting of Hopkins’ mother can be found in it. |
| A．Strange stories. | B．Moving stories. | C．Adventurous stories. | D．Fairy stories. |
【推荐2】During his first years at Cambridge University, Stephen Hawking’s life was full of color. He felt as if the world was in his hands and he had a promising future. But to his surprise, his life changed. A rare disease stood in the way of his university life. When he went to see a doctor, he got the saddest news of his life. He had motor neurone disease (运动神经元病), a disease that causes the muscles to become weaker and ends in paralysis (瘫痪).
For someone in his 20s, with lots of promise and dreams, it was no doubt terrible news. What was worse, the doctor told him that the average life expectancy for people with his disease was no more than two years. In one moment, his world broke into pieces. But rather than feel sorry for himself, he made peace with life. He accepted that he wouldn’t live long, but he wanted to make his life brighter. He continued studying physics and later, as we know, he made great contributions to the field.
When he lived past the average life expectancy of two years, he surprised everybody. And more surprisingly, he lived for decades more. During those years, he got married and became a father to three children. On March 14, 2018, Hawking died in Cambridge, UK at the age of 76.
Stephen Hawking didn’t stop when he had difficulties. He contributed to the world with his strong will. He is seen as the greatest scientist since Albert Einstein. Without a doubt. his life was still colorful and meaningful.
1. What does the phrase “stand in the way of...” mean?| A．to walk in a special way | B．to try to stop something |
| C．to make one look like something | D．to help somebody do better in something |
| A．He went to see the most famous doctor in the field. |
| B．He accepted that he should live peacefully. |
| C．He decided to help more people like him. |
| D．He tried to make the best of his life. |
| A．He never got married. | B．He adopted three children. |
| C．He went on studying physics. | D．He died at the age the doctor guessed. |
| A．He was a great man with a strong will. | B．He gave up in the face of difficulties. |
| C．He lived a colorful and meaningful life. | D．He made great contributions to the world. |
【推荐3】I arrived in the classroom，ready to share my knowledge and experience with 76 students who would be my English literature class.Having taught in the US for 17 years，I have no doubt about my ability to hold their attention and to impress on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue.
I was shocked when the monitor shouted，“stand up！”The entire class rose as I entered the room and I was somewhat confused about how to get them to sit down again，but once the embarrassment was over，I quickly regained my calmness and admiration.I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a strong sense of achievement.
My students kept diaries.However，as I read them，the rosy glow was gradually replaced by a strong sense of sadness.The first diary said，“Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today.Perhaps her next lecture will be better.”Greatly surprised，I read diary after diary，each expressing a similar theme.“Didn’t I teach them anything？I described the entire Western philosophy (哲学) and laid the historical background for all the works we will study in class，”I complained.“How should they say I didn’t teach them anything？”
It was a long term，and it gradually became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as those of my students.I thought a teacher’s job was to raise interesting questions and provide enough background so that students could draw their own conclusions.My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide exact information as directly and clearly as possible.What a difference!
However，I also learned a lot，and the experience with my Chinese students has made me a better American teacher，knowing how to teach in a different culture.
1. The writer wants to tell us through his experience that ________.| A．Chinese students are hard to teach |
| B．he has no experience in teaching Chinese students |
| C．Chinese students has made him a better American teacher |
| D．different countries have different cultures even in teaching |
| A．was disappointed at her students’ performance | B．felt very confident about herself at first |
| C．felt she didn’t teach them much | D．was very confident about her students |
| A．cultural differences | B．her own embarrassment |
| C．students’ embarrassment | D．students’ admiration |
| A．raise interesting questions | B．know more about background |
| C．draw their own conclusions | D．know more about exact facts |
【推荐1】Powerful storms had rocked Columbia, Missouri, leaving behind deep floodwaters that continued to rise. Monica Viet’s 16-year-old son Dominic Viet and his 17-year-old friend, Joseph Diener, had gone out to ride bikes and check out the storm damage. With more storms on the way, Monica thought it was best for children to stay home in this situation. Then, she texted him. However, she needn’t have worried. Dominic sent her a reply saying, “Mom, we just saved a girl’s life.”
Here’s what happened. The teens were riding past a basketball court that was deeply flooded when they spotted a girl holding on to a pole and calling out for help. They realized she was seriously in trouble. Fortunately, in school, they had both earned lifesaving medals that included water rescues, and as they glanced around at the other concerned bystanders, they knew they needed to take action. Together, they jumped into the water and fought the fast-flowing water to push the drowning 18-year-old girl to shore. Ten minutes later, they made it.
Once on dry land, the girl began to throw up water. First responders quickly arrived and took her to the hospital, where she is recovering.
The boys’ headmaster said being prepared for emergency situations is attached great importance to in the daily training of our school. He hopes the teens will get special medals for their extraordinary actions that day!
The two boys are now regarded as heroes for risking their own lives to help a stranger. “I feel like if you’re able to save somebody like that,” Joseph said. “You certainly will, because that’s what every one of us will do.” “We didn’t think much about it, and we just had to get her out. That’s it! Besides, we’re trained for this!” Dominic added.
1. Why did Dominic’s mum text him?| A．To warn him of the coming storms. | B．To urge him to come back quickly. |
| C．To have him go to the basketball court. | D．To tell him to record the storm damage. |
| A．Their training and skills. | B．Their parents’ encouragement. |
| C．First responders’ instant help. | D．The support from the passers-by. |
| A．Ambitious. | B．Demanding. | C．Modest. | D．Honest. |
【推荐2】Last Monday, as part of a program called RD Cares, we headed over to a community aid organization called Sun Youth to help pack food baskets for the less fortunate. About 20 of us arrived at Sun Youth's warehouse at 9 a.m., where bins full of foodstuffs were waiting to be packed.
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We got into a pretty good rhythm, and, with music playing in the background and people chatting as they worked, it was a nice atmosphere, plus it felt great to be “ giving back” to the community, even in a small way.
Sun Youth receives about five tons of food donations at Christmas time, but that supply is gone six months later. So, when those donations run out, Sun Youth uses cash donations they've received to buy food from wholesalers in order to meet the demand. With one woman who runs the place, all the people who work there are volunteers－they prepare and distribute approximately 3, 500 bags of food a month.
The bags we filled contain basics such as soup, pasta, pasta sauce, Kraft Dinner, rice and tins of fruit and fish. Each bag provides enough food to feed a small family for 72 hours.
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1. Which of the following is the right order of the assembly line?a. The full bags were put in a big bin.
b. The double bags were put together.
c. The huge bin filled with bags was sent away.
d. We filled the bags with soup.
| A．c→d→a→b | B．d→c→b→a |
| C．a→c→b→d | D． b→d→a→c |
| A．fish, meat and eggs | B．soup, fish and milk |
| C．soup, rice and fruit | D．rice, bread and soup |
| A．Nobody donates any at all. | B．People downtown need more. |
| C．Food donations only last a month. | D．Most foods are eaten by the volunteers. |
| A．raising our heads | B．taking off our hats |
| C．offering enough pay | D．showing our respect |
| A．Work as a Volunteer | B．Visit My Friends |
| C．Sell Soup to the Poor | D．Collect Food Baskets |
When I was ten years old, on a family vacation to Las Vegas, I felt very uncomfortable. I was immediately taken to the hospital. It turned out that I had a big stroke(中风). It made me no longer able to talk, read, write and understand what anyone was saying to me. The entire right side of my body had no feeling.
I stayed in the hospital for months. There I met my favorite doctor. Her last visit was the most important visit of all. She sent me a box as a gift. Inside was a little toy figure of a soldier. She said, “He’s a fighter. You should be like him, David. As long as you try to be him, you can triumph over your illness at last.” She moved her arms as she was fighting to help me understand.
The next few years’ fighting was really hard. I went to lots of speech and physical treatments. I did learn to walk again, but my right arm remained unable to feel anything. Slowly, I learned to talk again. I started with one syllable(音节)-then more. It allowed me to go to a special school. But I couldn’t even spell my own name. Everything was about language and letters. Talking was hard. So was reading. I was sad. But I was still intelligent. Eventually, I decided to let life move on and do something for other stroke survivors.
To help them, I founded a nonprofit organization. I wrote a book on stroke recovery, which has become a guide for stroke survivors and their family members. To help people like me, I also keep speaking at national conferences and hospitals about how to better recover from the disease. Recently, I was invited to speak at a stroke conference to doctors and patients and tell my story.
Today, I can walk, run, and drive. But I still can’t use my right arm. However, there are so many things I can do. The fight to recover is hard. I’ll never, ever give up.
1. What happened to the author when he was ten years old?(No more than 10 words)2. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?(1 word)
3. Why was the author sad in the special school? (No more than 10 words)
4. What’s Paragraph 4 mainly about?(No more than 10 words)
5. What do you think of the author? Please explain.(No more than 20 words)
