Even in the face of fire, smoke and flood, firefighter Li Shengli doesn’t draw back. He simply says it is his job as a firefighter and his duty as a member of the Communist Party of China.
Li, 51, who became a firefighter in 1991, has fought at the forefront in firefighting and rescue over the past 30 years. He has participated in over 11,000 tasks, saving about 30,000 trapped people.
In one task in May 1993, a fire broke out in a mall in Nanchang. When firefighters arrived at the scene, smoke and fire had blocked all the exits for people inside the building, leaving hundreds of people upstairs in danger. Facing smoke and flames, the then 21-year-old rushed to the front and climbed up the aerial ladder (云梯) to evacuate people from a height of more than 20 meters. Finally, about 270 people were rescued.
“Fear is a human nature, but not retreating is a kind of responsibility. With so many people waiting to be rescued, I couldn’t be afraid, let alone withdraw,” he said.
In July 2021, when several cities in Henan Province were hit by severe floods, Li joined the rescue. He and his teammates used a small boat to transfer trapped people. The boat suddenly lost power and stopped in the water. Without hesitation, Li jumped into the deep water and grabbed a rope to move them to a safe place several hundred meters away.
“The people on the boat were all villagers from my hometown. I brought my teammates to my hometown to fight the flood, and of course I needed to get down into the water first to help,” he said.
In September 2021, Li was transferred to the command center of Jiangxi Fire and Rescue Brigade due to many physical injuries. “The platform has changed, but the heart of being a firefighter is the same. You have to get to the front line when the emergency appears, then others would trust you.”
1. Why was the aerial ladder used in the rescue of the Nanchang fire?| A．All the exits of the mall were blocked. |
| B．The mall was too high for people to get down. |
| C．People trapped in the mall suffered from injuries. |
| D．It was funny to carry people with the aerial ladder. |
| A．Energetic and humorous. | B．Honest and confident. |
| C．Devoted and responsible. | D．Curious and brave. |
| A．He is willing to pass his belief down. |
| B．He expects to find more favour with people. |
| C．He has benefited a lot from his career experiences. |
| D．He is determined to devote himself to serving people. |
| A．Disasters call for more firefighters |
| B．Hard work pays off, career takes off |
| C．Firefighter braves dangers to save lives |
| D．Firefighter jumps into water to save teammates |
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【推荐1】Once, during my summer holidays, my father was sick, but he worked in the rice field just the same, because there was so much to do. As I looked at his thin figure, crawling (缓慢移动) ahead of me, I thought of my own depressing future. I was tied to the land by job after backbreaking job, unlike other boys who had freedom to pursue happiness. Why were there people in the world who would never know what it was like to toil (苦干), and others, like me, who had been toiling ever since they were small boys, season after season, year after year? Why were some people sitting before electric fans or in air-conditioned rooms, while I was out of breath and sweating under the blazing sun? Why was there mud and more mud in front of me?
Only we farmers were willing to crawl, to assume the lowliest of positions in order to have a better harvest. Even a horse, when working for man, stands tall. I was suddenly consumed with great pity and great respect for poor farmers, and the focus of my attention began to extend beyond myself and my family. This was an important turning point in my life.
While resting beside a field one day, my brothers and I resolved to pursue useful knowledge and technology to help ourselves and other farmers improve our circumstances, and lighten our burden of labour. This resolve gave me strength so that when I went to university, lighten our burden of labour. This resolve gave me strength so that when I went to university, and later to the US on a scholarship, my spirit rose above personal hardships. Crawling in the mud had taught me to lake bleeding and sweating as part of my life, and not to be afraid in the face of difficulties. But what was more important was that I had learned the meaning of “You reap what you sow”.
Mother used to say, “Judge a man not by his face, but by his fields.” I appreciate more and more the meaning of these words. The land is dependable, as long as you are willing to toil on it. When the wind blew and the green rice plants moved like waves in a sea, stunningly beautiful, a deep sense of satisfaction swelled up (充满) in me.
I laboured hard in the simple, isolated countryside of my home, and I am proud of this. Although later I went into academic research, I shall always remember what working in the rice fields taught me: plant your feet firmly on the ground, work hard and you will be rewarded.
1. What did the author think of his job as a farmer in Paragraph 1?| A．Unhappy but promising. | B．Free and meaningful. |
| C．Busy but rewarding. | D．Exhausting and hopeless. |
| A．The concern for his father’s sickness. | B．His pity and respect for poor farmers. |
| C．His eagerness for knowledge and technology. | D．His wish to have a better harvest. |
| A．A man should be judged by his academic background. |
| B．A man’s sense of satisfaction comes from the land. |
| C．A man willing to toil in his field is bound to reap a harvest. |
| D．A man shouldn’t be proud of his appearance. |
| A．achieves great success in his academic career | B．benefits a lot from his previous experience |
| C．lives in the isolated countryside | D．takes pride in his hometown |
| A．Crawling in the Rice Fields | B．Sticking to Your Dreams |
| C．Lightening the Burden of Labour | D．Sparing No Effort to Work |
【推荐2】When Peter Zhuo was a kid he could barely hold pencil properly. He’d either wrap all his fingers around it or hold it uncomfortably between his middle and fourth finger. Through practice he managed to get it right when he was about eight. Now at 23, not only can he use a pencil competently, he’s using it to change the world, one stroke at a time.
Peter—who goes by the name Peter Draw felt the desire to draw with a purpose after meeting Daniel, a teenager with cerebral palsy (脑瘫) in November 2016. When Daniel first joined Peter’s drawing class at the Spastic Children’s Association of Singapore, Peter doubted if Daniel could even complete a drawing. But stroke by stroke the then 17-year-old did.
“His passion for drawing really touched me. I felt I should do more with my drawing and help children at the same time,” says Peter, who has since taken on some impressive projects to raise awareness for his cause.
Last October, he earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records for drawing the world’s largest caricature (人物漫画) . His 360-square-metre drawing of Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan is twice the size of the previous record. Peter completed it in just three-and-a-half hours while the previous record-holder took three days.
And in December, he took on the challenge of drawing caricatures for 24 hours non-stop in order to raise money for Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that builds homes for the less fortunate. Peter completed 952 sketches (素描) during the time. The event raised $6,000 through donations and his accomplishment earned him a mention in the Singapore Book of Records.
1. What can we know about Peter when he was a child?| A．He was interested in drawing. | B．He was not good at drawing. |
| C．He was keen on caricatures. | D．He couldn’t move around. |
| A．He was kindhearted and generous. | B．He was a talented young artist. |
| C．He had great difficulty in drawing. | D．He would be popular sooner or later. |
| A．Because he drew the most caricatures. |
| B．Because he drew the caricature in the least time. |
| C．Because he donated the most money to Habitat for Humanity. |
| D．Because he drew the world’s largest caricature. |
| A．Confident and talented. | B．Hardworking and warmhearted. |
| C．Aggressive and ambitious. | D．Considerate and modest. |
【推荐3】My daughter has a new app on her phone that can clear up and improve old photos. She used it to make copies of pictures from my old photo albums, brighten them up, and email them back to me. There were pictures of Mom, Dad, Grandma, my brothers, me and my first dog Duke. Looking at them brought back so many loving, happy memories. I even put one on my laptop computer as my new screensaver.
It is a picture of me sitting in my favorite chair, across from the woodstove, next to a bookcase full of old books. I am wearing my special Snoopy sweatshirt. There is a big smile on my face and a joyful shine in my eyes. It was how I spent a lot of my winter afternoons as a boy, reading an old book.
It is strange too that 50 years later that boy still lives inside of me. I still love comfortable chairs, warm stoves, old books, Snoopy, hugging dogs, and reading books on cold winter days. Yet, when I look in the mirror now all I see is thinning, graying hair, age spots, and lots of wrinkles.
Once in a while I look into my eyes in the mirror. They are hiding behind glasses now. They are set a little deeper in my eyes. The innocence (天真) in them has been replaced with wisdom. But they still have that same joyful shine.
Looking at the little boy smiling at me from the computer screen and that 56-year-old man looking back at me in the mirror can be a bit confusing at times. They seem so different. Still, they are both me.
1. What did the author’s daughter do for him?| A．She updated his computer. | B．She improved his old photos. |
| C．She downloaded a new app for him. | D．She helped him forget bad memories. |
| A．A sunny boy. | B．A lovely dog. |
| C．His reading room. | D．His family members. |
| A．The author’s competitive spirit. | B．The author’s innocent eyes. |
| C．The author’s old bookcase. | D．The author’s living habits. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Unclear. | C．Appreciative. | D．Uncaring. |
【推荐1】Although heat wasn’t an issue at first, as it would become later, coming from New York to India would shock any foreign tourists. Quickly, however, I noticed how nice and helpful everyone was to us. The guest house we stayed in was full of people willing to help. The other two volunteers also helped to calm my nerves about being in India so far away from my home. After the first few days I was eager to get to Bal Ashram.
Upon getting to Bal Ashram, I was able to meet the boys, who called Bal Ashram their home. The center itself helps to rescue boys from child labor in various areas of India and give them a jumpstart into education for free where they will then return to their families and continue their education. They are taught that without education there can be no future. Through education, Bal Ashram also builds a sense of community which can be seen with everyone who works and is taught here. Teaching English here to the children gave me great pride in knowing that these children would be helped within their own experiences here at Bal Ashram and their future lives. Each child was always willing to learn more.
Boys there were always seen laughing. Afternoon sports and nightly social events, including dancing, were just one of the many highlights with me and the children. Even my inner life was enriched (充实), let alone theirs. Living in Bal Ashram also gave us a first hand view of village, life in India, as well as the culture and religion that surrounds this country.
My time spent at Bal Ashram was one I will never forget. Through the simplicity and life of the people and the children who are full of innocence (天真) and joy, I have taken with me so much more than when I arrived.
1. Why did the author come to India?| A．To learn about Indian culture and religion. |
| B．To learn about the life in Indian villages. |
| C．To work as a volunteer English teacher. |
| D．To rescue Indian boys from hard labor. |
| A．The unfair treatment by other volunteers. |
| B．The hot weather. |
| C．The communication problems. |
| D．The culture and religion differences |
| A．encourage boys to get close to strangers |
| B．develop the boys’ interest in studying |
| C．offer those boys a family atmosphere |
| D．enrich the inner life of those boys |
【推荐2】In 2019, Wang Jibing, a food delivery rider, had an unpleasant experience due to the wrong address left by a customer. Wang searched three buildings and climbed 18 floors before he finally managed to deliver the food to the customer, who rudely scolded Wang for arriving late. Wang was sad and frustrated. As a husband and father of three children, who shouldered the majority of the financial responsibility in his family, he had to bear all silently. On his way home that day, Wang wrote a poem, Man in a Hurry, expressing his feelings.
Since then, Wang has been writing poems inspired by his daily life, including a poem New Temple, which occurred to him after he delivered food to construction workers repairing an old temple, and Forgive, based on his observation of a young couple fighting.
Wang’s poems, simple yet real, are seen as a tool to process his emotions, especially the personal experiences he has during his work. His heart is healed by writing the poems, and he has shared them with his friends. In 2022, one of his friends posted Man in a Hurry online. It quickly went viral and was viewed for over 20 million times. The same year, Wang published a collection of more than 180 poems, under the same title. So far, Wang has written about 4,000 poems. This April, Wang published his second poetry collection, titled I Love This World Clumsily, featuring about 130 poems he has written since July 2022.
“Poetry is like a distraction from stress and an opportunity to record my life. Whether it’s coping with pain, dealing with stressful situations, or coming to terms with life’s struggles, poetry makes me confident and happy,” says Wang.
“The feedback from the readers is a big encouragement to me. Those poems carne to me naturally and I enjoyed writing them very much. However, the priority is to look after my family, so I will keep my regular job delivering food,” says Wang.
1. What can we know from paragraph 1?| A．Wang was in a hurry for the bad weather. |
| B．Wang released his feelings by writing a poem. |
| C．Wang lost his job for an unpleasant experience. |
| D．Wang misunderstood the customer’s need. |
| A．Became a hit. | B．Got updated. |
| C．Disappeared online. | D．Received criticism. |
| A．Talented and generous. | B．Responsible and creative. |
| C．Ambitious and considerate. | D．Intelligent and humorous. |
| A．An unpleasant experience. |
| B．A good way to process emotions. |
| C．A man delivering a feast of poetry. |
| D．A popular collection of poems online. |
【推荐3】I love football. I started playing football when I was nine years old. It helped make me who I am today. And even though I did not reach the National Football League, I sometimes think I got more from pursuing (追求) that dream. My romance with football started when my dad dragged me, kicking and screaming, to make me join a league. I had no desire to be there. I was naturally weak and the smallest kid by far. Fear turned to awe (敬畏) when I met my coach, Jim Graham, a huge guy. And he is really strict and old-school.
Coach Graham used to train me hard. I remember one practice in particular. “You’re doing it all wrong, Pausch. Go back! Do it again!” I tried to do what he wanted. It wasn’t enough. “You owe me. Pausch! You’re doing push-ups after practice.”
When I was finally dismissed, one of the assistant coaches came up to me. “Coach Graham trained you pretty hard, didn’t he?” he said.
“Yeah.”
“That’s a good thing,” the assistant told me. “When you’re doing the bad and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they’ve given up on you.”
That conversation has influenced me in my whole life. When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody’s willing to tell you anymore, that’s a bad place to be. You may not want to hear it, but your critics (批评者) are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better.
There’s a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem (自尊). It’s not something you can give; it’s something they have to build. Coach Graham knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can’t do, and they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process
When Coach Graham first got hold of me, I was that weak kid with no skills and no physical strength. But he made me realize that if I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow and that I can’t do today. I really felt grateful to Coach Graham for what he had done to me, though it surely didn’t feel good at that time to do so many push-ups after practice.
1. Which words can best describe Coach graham?| A．Strict and mean. | B．Big and proud |
| C．Strict and wise. | D．Careful and strong. |
| A．make fun of you | B．encourage you to do better |
| C．think ill of you | D．give up on you |
| A．made him a member of NFL |
| B．made him do lots of push-ups |
| C．taught him the importance of playing football |
| D．taught him the value of hard work |
| A．Behind bad luck comes good luck. |
| B．Never offer to teach fish to swim. |
| C．No pains, no gains. |
| D．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
