When I first heard about Summit Learning, I admitted I was not a bit happy and excited at all. I thought it would require interactions with others. But later, I was astonished when I got to experience it firsthand.
Recently, we did a poetry project, and one of the activities was a peer (同伴) review. I would never have taken part if it was up to me, as I preferred to work independently. But when I got involved, I found in the experience, I had done something that I thought was nearly impossible — it made my poetry better. My partner informed me of my mistakes and told me where I could give more detail.
One of our final products of the project was to present our poetry to the class. I’ve always loved public speaking but I thought with Summit Learning, I would have fewer chances to speak. I was wrong. The peer activities we did with a partner gave me more belief in my ability and inspired me to do more to make my presentation the best it could possibly be.
Interactions like these are what Summit Learning is all about. This style of learning brings a positive and hard-working culture that allows us to push our boundaries and keep going It creates a sense of community since we are all working towards a similar goal.
As an active boy, I have always been ahead and advanced, but in a normal classroom, there are restrictions on what I can do. With Summit Learning, I can go beyond expectations in projects or move ahead in learning new content when I’m ready. I have ownership of my work and pursue my goals.
Summit Learning has showed me how much people can grow and change. It has helped me see people and myself differently. It has been one of the greatest experiences of my life, and I cannot see myself going back to a normal classroom.
1. What was the author’s initial response to Summit Learning?| A．He was astonished to hear about it. | B．He was a bit excited about it. |
| C．He was unwilling to attend it. | D．He was curious about how it worked. |
| A．It reminded him to be independent. | B．It improved his poem and confidence.. |
| C．It raised him a sense of responsibility. | D．It allowed him to deliver a public speech. |
| A．It has restrictions on what one can do. |
| B．It shows boundaries of one’s abilities. |
| C．It teaches poetry in a normal classroom. |
| D．It transforms the traditional way of learning. |
| A．Inspiring. | B．Enjoyable. | C．Challengıng. | D．Conservative. |
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【推荐1】Friendship is a beautiful relationship. While some friendships tend to come to an end as we grow in life, there are some rare and special ones that are meant to last forever. No matter how many years pass by, the connection stays alive.
Two childhood best friends who were “joined at the hip” as kids were reunited over a half century later—when they least expected it.
Irene Gresty and Janet Henderson were neighbors in the 1940s, growing up in England, but like many friends, they lost touch over the years. After getting married, Gresty moved with her husband who was in the navy and was shipped to many foreign places. However, Gresty, despite living in many countries, loved her own country. Gresty said, “I loved the area where I grew up, so I wanted to settle down to enjoy retirement (退休).” Thanks to an event hosted by Bield Housing and Care, a non-profit organization devoted to supporting residents over 55 years old, finally they met each other. Gresty said, “We sat down beside each other and she turned to me and said ‘Is that you Irene?’ and I just laughed and said ‘Yes. Are you Janet?’ ” They couldn’t believe that they were meeting each other after so long. They spent the rest of the afternoon talking to each other.
Henderson said that it is usual in life for people to often move away from the area and lose contact. As their family names changed, Henderson couldn’t recognize her friend’s name despite being told about her. The two have promised to never stay long without seeing each other. They exchanged numbers so they could meet in the future. They have many years to catch up on everything they have missed.
1. What does the underlined part “joined at the hip” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?| A．Grow fast. | B．Work hard. |
| C．Hang around. | D．Stay together. |
| A．Her friends’ invitation. | B．Her husband’s new job. |
| C．Her interest in traveling. | D．Her love for her hometown. |
| A．Unexpected. | B．Resultless. |
| C．Long-planned. | D．Well-organized |
| A．Keep in touch. | B．Travel abroad. |
| C．Post their stories. | D．Make more friends. |
【推荐2】Alice Moore is a teenager entrepreneur(创业者), who in May 2015 set up her business AilieCandy. By the time she was 13, her company was worth millions of dollars with the invention of a super-sweet treat that could save kids' teeth, instead of destroying them.
It all began when Moore visited a bank with her dad. On the outing, she was offered a candy bar. However, her dad reminded her that sugary treats were bad for her teeth. But Moore was sick of missing out on candies. So she desired to overcome the warning, "Why can't I make a healthy candy that's good for my teeth so that my parents can't say no to it?" With that in mind, Moore asked her dad if she could start her own candy company. He recommended that she do some research and talk to dentists about what a healthier candy would contain.
With her dad's permission, she spent the next two years researching online and conducting trials to get a recipe that was both tasty and tooth-friendly. She also consulted dentists to learn more about teeth cleaning. Consequently, she succeeded in making a kind of candy only using natural sweeteners, which can reduce oral bacteria.
Moore then used her savings to get her business off the ground. Afterwards, she and her father got their first business meeting with a supermarket owner, who finally agreed to sell Moore's product—Cancandy.
As CanCandy's success grows, so does Moore’s reliability as an entrepreneur. Moore is enthusiastic about the candy she created, and she hopes that every kid can have a clean mouth and a broad smile.
Meanwhile, with her parents' help, Moore is generally able to live a normal teenage life. Although she founded her company early in life, she wasn't driven primarily by profit. Moore wants to use her unique talent to help others find their smiles. She donates 10% of AilicCandy's profits to Big Smiles.
1. How did Moore react to her dad's warning?| A．She didn’t care. | B．She argued with him. |
| C．She tried to find a way out. | D．She chose to consult dentists. |
| A．It is free of sweeteners. | B．It is beneficial to dental health. |
| C．It is sweeter than other candies. | D．It is produced to a dentists' recipe. |
| A．Success means getting personal desires satisfied. |
| B．Positive thinking and action result in success. |
| C．A youth is to be regarded with respect. |
| D．Fame is a great thirst of the young. |
【推荐3】In the busy and crowded Mexico City, an excellent woman has managed to build a shelter (庇护所) for one of nature’s most beautiful creatures—the hummingbird (蜂鸟) . Meet 73-year-old Catia Lattouf, an eager bird lover who has turned her apartment into a home for these tiny, lively birds.
In a city where green spaces are not enough, and city wildlife is often pushed to the edges, Lattouf’s love for hummingbirds began in 2011, just a year after recovering from a deadly illness, when she began caring for a hummingbird that had an eye injured by another bird. She named the bird Gucci after the brand (品牌) of the eyeglasses case where she kept it and soon they became the best of friends. The tiny hummingbird rested on Lattouf’s computer screen while she worked.
“It was a good medicine for my spirit,” Lattouf said of Gucei, adding, “It gave me a new life.” Gucci was the first, but many hummingbirds came to be cared for by Lattouf.
For years Lattouf’s home had been a bird shelter, but she was concerned about whether she would be able to meet the requirements of hummingbirds. However, since then, Lattouf has worked to make the public realize the importance of hummingbirds and has saved and freed hundreds of them.
Hummingbirds are an important part of the American food web. They help control the population of insects. Although they’re small in size, their diet includes the mosquitoes, spiders and fruit flies. Hummingbirds also pollinate (授粉) a wide variety of flowering plants from Alaska to the southernmost point of South America, which is especially important for native plant species. In fact, some plants depend almost completely on hummingbirds for pollination.
Through her effort, Lattouf has shown that even in the heart of a big city, it is possible to coexist (共存) with and protect the natural world. In a city that can sometimes feel disconnected from nature, Lattouf’s apartment is a wonder that can be found when we make space for the wild in our everyday lives.
1. Where did the bird’s name come from?| A．The shape of the eyeglasses case. | B．The place where Lattouf put it. |
| C．The park where Lattouf found it. | D．The picture on Lattouf’s computer screen. |
| A．It was hard to care for. | B．It nearly died of its serious injury. |
| C．It brought some trouble to the author’s work. | D．It benefited Lattouf’s health greatly. |
| A．Making good use of hummingbirds. | B．Protecting hummingbirds from injury. |
| C．Calling on people to protect hummingbirds. | D．Improving the living environment of hummingbirds. |
| A．The value of hummingbirds to humans. | B．The possibility of man living with nature. |
| C．The growing conditions of flowering plants. | D．The plants that are pollinated by hummingbirds. |
【推荐1】An 87-year-old great grandfather in Japan has earned his degree in economics(经济学) in a university. For this achievement, Yoshimichi Harada may be the country’s oldest college student. Although he doesn’t expect to get full-time employment, Mr. Harada intends to learn more.
In Harada’s time, children were expected to start working after completing just five years of primary education. Of his 53 classmates, only ten percent who came from wealthy families went on to attend high school. Harada, like the majority of his classmates, joined the army. Upon returning home, he had to work to support his family for half a century even until his children were already senior citizens. He retired(退休) at the age of 76. The Japanese great grandpa said even when he began working in the building trades, he was always reading textbooks, writing reports and memorizing important knowledge.
One day, he just told his children and grandchildren that he had to cut off their financial support to spend for his own education. Surprisingly, his family welcomed Harada’s decision and gave him new clothes, shoes and bags for use during his schooling. While in the university, this senior student shared notes with his classmates before exams and even joined friends for drinks at bars after school.
In fact, many senior citizens in Japan would like to continue their education. It's sad, however, that many of them find it hard to spare the money they earned because of their responsibility to their children and families. A government survey shows that more than 20% of the Japanese are now over 65 years old and continue to support their families. Harada, however, thinks that they should also make use of their earnings and take new directions in their life similar to what he did. He not only earned his college degree but was able to get modern education and technology in school that most old people haven’t known.
1. What was Harada's purpose in going to university?| A．To get a better job. | B．To gain more knowledge. |
| C．To stay with young people. | D．To set a good example to the old. |
| A．His family was poor. | B．He hated going to school. |
| C．He dreamt of becoming a soldier. | D．He didn't get on well with others. |
| A．Uninterested. | B．Surprised. | C．Supportive. | D．Worried. |
| A．From a guidebook. | B．From a science report. | C．From a history book. | D．From a newspaper. |
【推荐2】Math had never been something I was good at since middle school. Classes became harder in high school, and I was even further from a math teacher’s dream student. So at the start of my freshman year, I had a dislike to math. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to do well, but simply that I didn’t think I was able to do well. “I can’t” became my state of mind in all things related (有关的) to math.
However, I was soon to learn that “I can’t” was not a choice in Mr. A’s class.
Mr. A always greeted (迎接) us with open arms as he said, “Welcome! Smile! It’s a great day to be alive!” It was clear that Mr. A had a true passion (热情) not only for math but for teaching. If Mr. A ever experienced bad days in life, he never showed it. Mr. A greeted us with that same smile every day. He encouraged each student, from the top achiever to the “I can’t” student.
I found myself looking forward to math class, although I still hated the subject itself. Being in Mr. A’s presence made me feel good, as if I had the chance to succeed. As the year progressed, I spent increasingly more time on my homework, and I met with Mr. A weekly. My classmates began to do the same, and it became “cool” to have lunch and a talk with Mr. A. We didn’t know it at the time, but he was changing our attitudes (态度).
Though my story is not one of overnight success and I didn’t become a straight-A math student, my hard work did begin to pay off and my grades slowly began to climb. There were hard times, of course. Difficult math questions sometimes succeeded in bringing me down, but Mr. A kept reminding (提醒) me, “Kate, smile! It’s a great day to be alive!”
1. What can we know about the author from Paragraph 1?| A．He was the math teacher’s dream student. |
| B．He was satisfied with his current situation. |
| C．He did not believe his ability to learn math well. |
| D．He was good at math before high school. |
| A．Responsible and honest. | B．Optimistic and passionate. |
| C．Enthusiastic and humorous. | D．Creative and patient. |
| A．He gradually improved his math grades. | B．He never met any difficulties again. |
| C．He lived a more happier life than before. | D．He fell in love with math. |
| A．Math requires much more time to master. |
| B．Good schools have good teaching qualities. |
| C．Students should face difficulties bravely while learning. |
| D．A good teacher can motivate students’ interest in learning. |
【推荐3】Basketball had always been a huge part of my life ever since I was little, and it had been my favorite sport until high school. I was captain of the team in my second year of high school. I felt I had to do very well. The stress I put myself under was unhealthy: I felt as if I couldn’t make mistakes, and that stopped me enjoying the game I once loved. I finished my second-year basketball season and had no fun at all.
My Spanish teacher came up to me after my second-year basketball season, asking if I had ever thought about playing Unified (融合的) Basketball. Unified Sports joins people with intellectual or physical disabilities (智力或身体缺陷) (called Athletes), and people without disabilities (called Partners), on the same team. The main goal is to build friendships and encourage inclusivity. I had thought about it before, but there was a rule that said I couldn’t play Unified if I played basketball for the school. So, I finally decided to quit school basketball.
Quitting basketball was not easy. I received strong opposition from my parents and the coaches as well as my friends who were on the team. It was not a popular or traditional decision, but I knew it was the right one for me.
Walking into my first Unified practice, I did not know what to expect. I awkwardly (尴尬地) introduced myself to a few of the Unified Athletes, but after the first day, it already seemed like we were becoming a family. We won a lot of games, but we also had the most fun I’ve ever had. All the stress I used to feel disappeared when I played with them. Seeing the Athletes score their first points of the season and then dance down the whole court excitedly is one of my favorite basketball memories.
Unified Sports opened my eyes to how much more there is to sports than winning and losing. The Athletes on the team thought that I was there to help them, but they did not know how much they helped me.
1. How did the author find playing basketball in his second year of high school?| A．It did no good to his physical health. | B．It took up too much of his free time. |
| C．It needed some special skills. | D．It brought him too much pressure. |
| A．They were against it. | B．They thought it was right for him. |
| C．They introduced another coach to the author. | D．They took the author to hospital. |
| A．Awkward and silly. | B．Stressed and bored. |
| C．Safe and confident. | D．Relaxed and happy. |
| A．My Love of Basketball |
| B．Unified Sports Changed My Life |
| C．My Memories of Playing Basketball |
| D．Sports Helped Me Make Lasting Friendships |
