“Have you checked the oil in the car, Ted?” my father used to say to me. Sometimes our phone calls would begin and end with an only inquiry(询问) about the oil, without asking anything else. Fathers have lots of love to give, but it’s often provided through useful advice. In my experience, it’s mostly about the car.
Why can’t fathers just say “I love you” or “It’s great to see you”? Why can’t the sentences “I care about you” and “You made my life better from the moment you were born” be heard? Because fathers tend to express their true feelings indirectly. You just have to understand the language—Fatherlish(父亲式语言).
When I was 17 years old, I went on my first road trip in that old car. My father stood on the corner on a cold early morning to say goodbye. “Roads are dangerous,” he said, “so don’t try driving faster than a horse. And remember to take a break every two hours. And every time you stop for gas, you really should check the oil.” At the time I thought his speech was pretty funny and old.
Dad’s long gone now. But after all these years, I realize that if I had owned a copy of the Fatherlish-to-English dictionary, I would have understood that the speech that I always laughed at was simply Dad’s way to express love and care.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?| A．The author’s father expressed his love differently. |
| B．The author forgot to check the oil regularly. |
| C．The author wanted to buy a new car badly. |
| D．The author’s father preferred to make phone calls. |
| A．To show the danger of the trip. | B．To tell a very exciting experience. |
| C．To explain the rules of driving. | D．To present his father’s hidden love. |
| A．Caring. | B．Traditional. | C．Funny. | D．Old. |
| A．Checking the Oil | B．Making Phone Calls |
| C．Speaking Fatherlish | D．Taking Helpful Advice |
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【推荐1】When our second child was born, Jim and I thought she was perfect, but the doctor pointed out that her feet were turned inward. “Left uncorrected, it would be a problem,” he told us.
We decided to do anything we could to help our baby. When she was only two weeks old, I brought her back to the doctor, just as he had directed, and the doctor put her tiny feet into casts（模子）, her precious baby toes just barely visible. Because she was growing, I had to take her back to the doctor every two weeks to have each foot recast.
Eventually the casting was finished and it was time for corrective shoes and bars. Jim and I watched with hope and concern as she struggled to walk. Those first, awkward（笨拙的）steps made us so proud. By the time she entered preschool, her steps had appeared quite normal. Encouraged by her progress, we expected her to become much stronger.
As is turned out, she loved the ice!
When she turned six, we persuaded her to attend skating lessons and soon she was very good. Of course, she had to work hard at every new movement, but she loved the ice and her dedication（奉献）paid off. At fifteen, she competed in both pair skating and the ladies’ single skating at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Australia, winning both events! At the World Championships in 1991, she won the ladies’ single skating. Then we found ourselves filled with love and admiration in France, at the 1992 Winter Olympics, as our daughter, Kristi Yamaguchi won the gold medal.
I thought back to the early years of challenge for Kristi. During those years, we didn’t expect gold medals and professional career ahead of her. We respected her strength and hard work. In our eyes, Kristi had always walked in the life with the grace（优美）of a true champion.
1. According to the first paragraph, all the followings are true EXCEPT that _________.| A．Jim is the author’s husband |
| B．the author’s second child is female |
| C．the author’s second child’s feet were normal |
| D．the author’s second child’s feet were unusual |
| A．she tried to learn to walk |
| B．she could not walk at all |
| C．she walked with other’s help |
| D．she seemed to walk normally |
| A．the author’s daughter was worried about by her parents |
| B．the author’s daughter was hard-working and succeeded finally |
| C．the author’s daughter spent a lot of money in learning to skate |
| D．the author’s daughter was encouraged to learn to skate by her parents |
| A．19 | B．16 | C．18 | D．15 |
| A．unlucky and sad | B．kind and helpful |
| C．happy and proud | D．anxious and hopeless |
As the youngest girl in my family, I always considered myself to be “Daddy’s little girl”. While I grew up, it always made me sad to see so many of my friends and neighbors without a father or father-like figure around. This helped me appreciate how my father always takes an interest in his children’s lives. In every aspect of my life my father continuously pushes me to excel, so I could accomplish my work outstandingly among my people. Whenever I feel like giving up, or have a question or a concern, I know I can always call on him for advice. From him I have also learned that sometimes you have to put others’ needs ahead of your own, but you should make sure you are not taken advantage of by others. His strength seems to be unbreakable during hard times, and he is extremely determined to accomplish anything he sets his mind on, no matter how tiny it is. I highly respect him for how he stands up for what he believes in, and will never back down. I have always admired his open mind, compassion for people, and sense of understanding. He is a very reserved man, but to everybody’s surprise, he has a great sense of humor, and always knows how to put a smile on the faces of his wife, his children and his friends.
Living in his affection and instruction, I am very proud of my father. He also professes how proud he is of his children, and is still there to support us in whatever we are involved in.
1. What is the best title for the passage?
| A．How my father loved me |
| B．My father—the person I admire most |
| C．I am the apple on my father’s palm |
| D．My father—the one who influenced me most |
| A．Considerate and humorous |
| B．Affectionate and open-minded |
| C．Knowledgeable and sociable |
| D．Energetic and helpful |
| A．Do better than others. | B．Show off. |
| C．Be cleverer than others. | D．Keep healthy |
| A．She appreciated her father because he solved all the problems for her. |
| B．She considered her father humorous and was often made to laugh by him. |
| C．She had sympathy for the fatherless. |
| D．She was outstanding in work because her father pushed her hard. |
【推荐3】My name is Thomas: My belief began when I was just a kid. I dreamed of becoming a doctor.
My mother was a servant. Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot of time reading. She announced that my brother and I had to read two books every month and submit our book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks. Years later we realized her marks were a trick. My mother was nearly illiterate; she had only received a third-grade education. Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere and be anybody.
When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student and then to a C-student, but I didn’t care; being cool was enough for me.
One night my mother came home from work and I complained about not having enough Italian shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all the Italian shirts you want.” I was very pleased with that arrangement. But once I got through allocating money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial talent to be able to keep a roof over our heads and feed us with the food on the table. I also realized that immediate satisfaction was going to get me nowhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again, and eventually I realized my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story — a woman with little formal education who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children. There is no job more important than parenting. This I firmly believe.
1. Why did the author’s mother ask his brother and him to read?| A．Because she found they liked reading. |
| B．Because she wanted them to succeed. |
| C．Because she wanted them to realize her dream. |
| D．Because she found reading was very interesting. |
| A．Uneducated. | B．Successful. |
| C．Intelligent. | D．Dishonest. |
| A．He kept being a C-student. | B．He became more fashionable. |
| C．He discontinued his schooling. | D．He wasn’t concerned with study. |
| A．Proud and satisfied. | B．Admirable and grateful. |
| C．Regretful and guilty. | D．Understanding and supportive. |
【推荐1】I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt’s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see — the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving and never to come back was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism (乐观), but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost — having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times.”
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers (移民局官员), took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles go away at last! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.
1. How did the author get to know America?| A．From radio programs | B．From books and pictures |
| C．From her mother | D．From her relatives |
| A．excited | B．confused |
| C．worried | D．amazed |
| A．often lost her way |
| B．did not think about her future |
| C．studied in three different schools |
| D．got on well with her stepfather |
| A．She worked as a translator. |
| B．She attended a lot of job interviews. |
| C．She paid telephone bills for her family. |
| D．She helped her family with her English. |
【推荐2】I was born with a rare disease that prevented the normal growth of my right arm. I was heart-broken at school. Those cruel experiences won’t affect me now, but back then they struck me very hard.
My parents realised playing with Lego was a great way to improve my flexibility, so they bought me a set when I was five. I built planes and cars, and even a prosthetic (义肢的) arm, though I had already decided I didn’t need a prosthetic arm — it was very expensive, and I was doing just fine.
I made one because it’s fun. I have since made several new versions. And my latest model is the most advanced and comfortable. It has a control unit that can send and receive orders from sensors on the arm to the motors, with cables that contract like muscles.
A lot of people don’t have the ability to buy a prosthetic. I hate it when people have to pay up to €100,000 for a prosthetic. They shouldn’t pay that much — it’s not a luxury. My goal is to try to make some that more people can afford.
When I was 19, the parents of an eight-year-old boy got in touch to ask if I could build him a prosthetic. His arms and legs are underdeveloped as part of his condition, so I made two prosthetic arms using Lego units costing only €15. His smile when he used them for the first time was very encouraging.
To me, my creations don’t necessarily tell the story of how I overcame my condition with Lego; they’re about how I overcame the tough period almost every day at school.
1. Which word best describes the author’s school life?| A．Rewarding. | B．Demanding. | C．Unpleasant. | D．Satisfactory. |
| A．To make them reliable. | B．To make them advanced. |
| C．To make them flexible. | D．To make them affordable. |
| A．He has gained great popularity. | B．He has become more optimistic. |
| C．He has enjoyed his school life. | D．He has recovered his flexibility. |
| A．He is sympathetic and creative. | B．He is outgoing and adaptable. |
| C．He is patient but aggressive. | D．He is ambitious but proud. |
【推荐3】That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in Urumqi (capital of Xinjiang autonomous region, 准噶尔蒙古语, 意为“优美的牧场”) . There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and Urumqi. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside “Alisa Guli?” (古丽，维吾尔语，意为美丽的花朵) I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 A.M. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
1. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?| A．Cold and sick | B．Fortunate and hopeful |
| C．Satisfied and cheerful | D．Disappointed and helpless |
| A．preparing for the first night show |
| B．solving her problem at the bank |
| C．learning acting in an evening school |
| D．taking part in various city activities |
| A．Someone offered to take her back home. |
| B．A red-haired man came to see her. |
| C．Her wallet was found in a garbage truck. |
| D．She heard someone call her name. |
| A．give up her job at the bank | B．stay on in Urumqi |
| C．make friends with cleaners | D．stop working at night |
【推荐1】Mr. Jackson was tired of living in his old house in the countryside and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He tried to sell it for a long time, but was not successful, so at last he decided to go to an estate agent.
The agent advertised (登广告) the house straight away, and a few days later, the owner saw a very beautiful photo of his house, with a wonderful description (描述) of his garden in an expensive magazine.
Having read the advertisement through, the house owner hurried to phone the estate agent, saying, “I’m sorry, Mr. Jones, but I’ve decided not to sell my house after all.” “Why?” the agent asked in a surprised voice. “Because from the advertisement in that magazine I can see it’s just the kind of house I’ve wanted to live in all my life.”
1. Mr. Jackson wanted to sell his house because ________.| A．he needed some money to support his family |
| B．his house was too old to live in |
| C．he wanted some money to buy a new one |
| D．he didn’t want to live in the house any longer |
| A．he had failed in selling his house by himself |
| B．he wanted the estate agent to help him to get a good price |
| C．he was sure that the estate agent could help him |
| D．he wanted the estate to advertise his house in the magazine |
| A．They are worth reading. |
| B．They usually make things far better than they really are. |
| C．They are a great help to those who want to buy something. |
| D．They describe things as they really are. |
| A．A person who has a house to sell. |
| B．A person who helps others to advertise houses in magazines. |
| C．A person whose work is to sell houses for others. |
| D．A person who likes beautiful houses. |
【推荐2】Born to an adventure loving mom and a National Geogra phic’s photographer dad, Alison Teal was already exploring the world as a baby. The family traveled the globe staying not at five-star hotels but in a six-foot- wide tent. From cold mountaintops to hot jungles, they completely involved themselves in local nature and culture.
Between journeys, they would return home to a quiet and faraway part of the Big Island of Hawaii, where they built a solar- powered oceanfront rest center. The front yard was the ocean, and Alison’s friends were dolphins. She would dive into the water and release sea-weed. A dolphin would catch it on its nose or fin and throw it to the next player. Over the years, the dolphins grew to trust Alison. They looked for her and came close to her in the water.
After graduating from university, she continued her world travels. Her adventurous childhood and life skills landed her a spot in the reality show Naked and Afraid, in which she and her partner had to live on an unwelcoming island for 21 days. Alison’s deep knowledge of how to live in a wilderness saved the pair, but what shocked her was the amount of trash washed up on the shore.
“After that, I couldn’t ignore our plastic problem. I shifted my focus and started to protect our greatest resource, the ocean,” says Alison. Swimming in familiar waters back home, she also found her dolphin friends were no longer tossing (抛) seaweed to each other, but plastic. “That was distressing,” she says.
Her book, Alison’s Adventures: Your Passport to the World, is filled with travel tales and environmental lessons. She also offers free adventure films to go along with each chapter on her YouTube and TikTok. Alison believes all of us can make changes to protect the Earth and, in turn, those we love. “Whether you’re a lawyer, a gardener, an artist, a teacher or a surfer, we can all help in our own ways,” she says.
1. What can we learn about Alison’s early life?| A．She led a lifestyle close to nature. |
| B．She failed to get on well with her parents. |
| C．She often felt lonely at her faraway home. |
| D．She trained dolphins for an oceanfront rest center. |
| A．It was directed by Alison. |
| B．It was designed to protect the ocean. |
| C．Alison showed good survival skills in it. |
| D．Alison fell in love with writing books in it. |
| A．Upsetting. | B．Peaceful. | C．Powerful. | D．Unchangeable. |
| A．People should make better use of social media. |
| B．It is helpful to take some adventurous travels in life. |
| C．Everyone should do their part in environmental protection. |
| D．One has to make suitable changes to achieve a successful career. |
【推荐3】Yesterday Matt was sick. I picked up Archie from the sitter and Eloise from school and decided to run to the supermarket for a few things. I had hoped to be in and leave in a hurry.
I found just one person ahead of me and began organizing my items on the cart in advance. After placing my items, I looked up to see that the person ahead of me was an elderly woman. She was paying for her items with change and wanted to purchase each separately. I watched the young employee help her count her change, ever so carefully taking it from her shaking hands. I listened to him repeatedly saying “yes, mam” to her. When he asked if she had enough to buy a reusable bag, she told him she did. He went two lines over to get one for her and then repackaged her items. Never once did this employee roll his eyes. He was nothing but patient and kind.
As I was watching them, I saw that Eloise was too. She was standing next to the woman, watching the employee count the change. I realized I hadn’t been inconvenienced at all. My daughter was being taught this valuable lesson by a complete stranger.
When the woman was finished, the employee began ringing up my items and thanked me for my patience. I then thanked him for teaching us patience and kindness by his treatment of that elderly woman. When he finished, I pushed my cart through the store trying to find the manager. I wanted her to know of the employee’s great quality. After sharing the story with her, we left. But what is more, a heart full of gratefulness for such an invaluable lesson.
1. Why did the writer organize her items in advance?| A．Because she had to pick up Archie. | B．Because her baby was seriously sick. |
| C．Because she wanted to be very quick. | D．Because she saw a woman before her. |
| A．The elderly woman paid each item with change. |
| B．The young employee’s hands shook all the time. |
| C．The elderly woman could not afford a large bag. |
| D．The young employee rolled eyes now and then. |
| A．Going two lines to buy the old woman a bag. | B．Learning to count the change very quickly. |
| C．Showing patience and kindness to the others. | D．Standing next to the others without speaking. |
| A．Complaining the long time waiting. | B．Praising the patient and kind employee. |
| C．Thanking for their high-quality goods. | D．Discussing the proper attitude to others. |
