At thirteen, I was diagnosed (诊断) with kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.
In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, “Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.”
She glanced down at me through her glasses, “You are not different from your classmates, young man.” I tried, but I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.
In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braile. He lived in a time when the blind couldn’t get much education. But Louis didn’t give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots (点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.
Wasn’t I the “blind” in my class, being made to learn like the “sighted” students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was not different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problem, why should I ever give up?
I didn’t expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day—with an “A” on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words, “See what you can do when you keep trying?”
1. What problem did the author meet when he was in class?| A．He didn’t like the teacher. | B．He was not fond of literature. |
| C．The classroom was too noisy. | D．He couldn’t focus his attention in class. |
| A．He managed to cure his blindness. |
| B．He got a good education at school. |
| C．He made an invention which helped the blind. |
| D．He couldn’t see and read for the whole life. |
| A．She encouraged him. | B．She looked down on him. |
| C．She hurt him. | D．She was angry with him. |
| A．The author couldn’t read. | B．The author overcame his difficulty. |
| C．The author gave up finally. | D．The author got a low grade. |
| A．How to be a great teacher. | B．Keep trying, and you can do it. |
| C．What should you do as a blind. | D．Ways to overcome attention disorder. |
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【推荐1】Last year, I fell into a deep depression(抑郁). It was caused by a car accident. I was in physical recovery from the accident and suddenly all of my old hurts started coming up. I found myself crying on the floor of my apartment.
I don't want you to bleed with me or to pity me. But I also don't want to gloss my reality. And the truth is, beneath the shiny photos you see on the Internet, I'm still a work in progress. I'm not perfect. Like all of us, I'm doing the best I can. Making the best choices I can. Back to the evening when I found myself lying on the floor.
What happened next? I started writing.
There was a TV show I absolutely loved. I started writing fan fiction. It provided a beautiful place of escape from the thoughts swimming in my head. The depression started to lift. I started to feel like myself again.
After completing a four-part fan fiction totaling around 12,000 words, I had an idea. I should write a novel to give a hand to those like me.
I continued writing, having no idea where it would lead. I didn't know I would publish it but, after much resistance on my part I finally made the decision to publish the book under my own name. No pen name. No hiding on the deep bowels of the internet.
And so here we are. The day before the release of the book. Sure, readers will enjoy the twists and turns. And I can see myself in the character. But that's not my real motivation. I wrote it to help people. To give them a place to belong to. A place to talk about this fictional world. The very same thing that saved me last year.
If the story provides this to just one person, I've done my job.
1. What does the underlined word “gloss” in Paragraph 3 mean?| A．Cover. | B．Expose. | C．Realize. | D．Face. |
| A．To earn a living. | B．To follow his dream. |
| C．To help people with depression. | D．To find a place to belong to. |
| A．Perfect. | B．Cautious. | C．Shy. | D．Honest. |
| A．My Hobby | B．Writing Can Help | C．A Moving Story | D．My New Book |
【推荐2】Joseph Bologne, also known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, is perhaps the most famous musician and composer you’ve never heard of.
Bologne was born in 1745 on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, son of an enslaved (使成为奴隶) Senegalese woman and a white plantation owner. Bologne’s father was eager for him to acquire a good education and he was sent to France to be schooled in literature and fencing. As well as showing great skill in sport, Bologne was intelligent and appealing.
As if being handsome, clever and a champion athlete wasn’t enough, Bologne was also a seriously skilled musician and composer. His main instrument was the violin, and in 1761, he was made a member of the Royal Guards as a soldier and musician. It is around this time that he became known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges in recognition of his skill as a fencer and horseman. He was then invited to join the incredibly distinguished Concert des Amateurs as the first violinist and became its leader in 1773.
Although things were going very well for Bologne, he still experienced apparent racism. Some of the opera s leading women campaigned against having what they called “a mixed-race person” in charge of the opera. Despite this attempt to undermine his career, he fell into favour with the influential playwright Madame de Montesson, who put him in charge of her private theatre and introduced him to her husband, the Duke of Orleans. When the French Revolution (革命) broke out in 1789, Bologne sided with the revolutionaries. However, he was later imprisoned for 18 months and ultimately died in 1799 due to a severe leg injury.
Shortly after Bolognes death, Napoleon reinstated slavery in the French colonies and also banned Bologne’s music in an attempt to erase him from French history. However, Afro-Caribbean communities in France, and on Guadeloupe and Martinique have been working tirelessly to keep his legacy alive and Joseph Bologne is now enjoying a long overdue and richly deserved revival.
1. What can we learn from paragraph 2 about Bologne?| A．He was a man of determination. |
| B．He was passionate about literature. |
| C．He received great support from his father. |
| D．He had a difficult and troubled childhood. |
| A．His military service. |
| B．His exceptional athletic abilities. |
| C．His noble birth. |
| D．His musical achievements. |
| A．Bologne faced significant discrimination. |
| B．Bologne’s talents were a threat to the opera. |
| C．Bologne shouldn’t have joined the private theatre. |
| D．Bologne’s leadership suffered from a lack of foresight. |
| A．It’s being recognized and celebrated. |
| B．It’s receiving conflicting opinions. |
| C．It’s leading to a revolution in music. |
| D．It’s still being overlooked in France. |
【推荐3】Stewart, a California vet at an animal shelter, makes calls to pet owners who have no place to call home again. He has his own practice in town, yet he still finds time for street pets. He’s helped roughly 400 animals since 2011, mostly dogs but also a few cats.
It all started in 2011, and the Great Recession (大萧条) had spilled a lot of unfortunate people onto the streets. A small dog sat in a homeless man’s lap. Stewart noticed its signs of an allergic reaction to fleas. He approached the man and offered to bring flea medication for the dog’s skin. The man said after the treatment, his dog was soon restored to health.
Since then, Stewart has often been found wandering dark alleyways (小巷) and underpass, anywhere he thinks the homeless might be camped out. Stewart pays for almost all of the expenses out of his own pocket.
As for the question whether the homeless should even have pets, Stewart determines that more than anybody, they need a pet and deserve a pet and the owner is the pet’s home. There’s one more pressing reason for the homeless to have their pets. “I can’t tell you how many times people told me their animals are their reason for getting up in the morning,” Stewart says.
One of those people is Joe, a white-haired middle-aged man who has landed on rough times. He says that his black-and-white mixed breed is his life. “When I first hit the streets, I was almost to the point where I had given up,” he says. “It is so lucky to have somebody like Dr. Stewart come out here to take care of my dog, which matters a lot”.
“When you give back, there is something you get in return that feels much larger. I knew I wanted to keep doing it,” Stewart says.
1. What’s Paragraph 2 mainly about?| A．The unexpected financial crisis in 2011. |
| B．The medical treatment to homeless pets. |
| C．The motivation for Stewart’s being a street vet. |
| D．Steward’s encounter with his first street pet patient. |
| A．Some homeless people are in need of pets’ company. |
| B．The homeless are incapable of attending to their pets. |
| C．Steward is devoted to practicing medicine in the street. |
| D．People have a negative attitude to the homeless having pets. |
| A．To show sympathy to the homeless. |
| B．To argue for the significance of pets. |
| C．To give credit to what Stewart did. |
| D．To call on people to care for the homeless. |
| A．It’s never too late to mend. |
| B．Street pets serve as life savers. |
| C．Small deeds make a big difference. |
| D．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
【推荐1】I never saw daffodils (水仙花) in Gaza.
My father used to say, “English is a window looking over the world.” He specialised in English Language and Literature. At home lively debates would erupt about literature or philosophy.
In the following years, I studied hard and finally worked as a research fellow to investigate the impact of conflict on health in the Middle East and North Africa. During this time, I attended an artistic workshop, which offered the skills to share my research findings through artistic media like poetry.
Recently, a poem inspired by my research will be featured in the Creative Encounters exhibition, which forms part of the Cambridge Festival.
| A．In this way, I rediscovered my love of poetry. |
| B．I specifically focused on the health of people in Gaza. |
| C．So they enrolled at the English Department of a top University in Gaza. |
| D．Despite the happy atmosphere in our home, a shadow lay across our lives. |
| E．They knew from experience that even if everything was lost education remained. |
| F．It was only when I came to University of Cambridge that I saw them for the first time. |
| G．While my research can’t express Gazans’ sufferings, my words can be a voice for them. |
【推荐2】With a satisfied smile, Keisha finished the last sentence of her English essay about one of her heroes, Rosa Parks, an important figure in the Civil Rights Movement.
“Keisha,” her mother shouted from downstairs. “It’s almost 4:15.”
“Don’t worry. I won’t be late.” Keisha pulled down a storybook from her bookshelf, as she always read to the nursing home’s residents. And on an impulse (一时心血来潮), she added her English notebook as well.
As Keisha came running in the door, the manager told her, “We have a new resident this week, Mrs. Ruby Watson. She’s still adjusting to her new surroundings. You’ll find her in Room 28. And by the way, Keisha, good luck.”
Keisha walked down the hallway at a quick pace. As she entered Room 28, she met two sharp brown eyes staring at her doubtfully.
“I’m Keisha Jackson, a volunteer,” Keisha explained. “I come here to help pass the time with residents, or read to them, or...” Keisha started stammering (结巴) as Mrs. Watson continued to stare at her.
“I didn’t request anyone to keep me company,” Mrs. Watson interrupted. “I’m alone most of the time, and that’s how I prefer it.”
“I’ve brought along some funny stories,” Keisha said hesitantly.
“I’m not in the mood for funny stories,” Mrs. Watson replied angrily, “What else do you have?”
Nervously, Keisha opened her notebook to her essay. She read the title aloud, “Rosa Parks: A Woman of Courage and Conviction (信念).” She glanced at Mrs. Watson to see how she might react, but to her surprise, Mrs. Watson’s face relaxed and her eyes shone. (para. 10)
“Read to me about Rosa,” Mrs. Watson said.
Keisha read how Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in 1955 inspired the protest that became a turning point in the struggle for civil rights.
“I walked with Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King,” Mrs. Watson said with pride, “That was the greatest moment of my life because...” She paused.
“Because... you were a woman of courage and conviction too.”
Sitting up straighter, Mrs. Watson said, “Yes, I was and I still am. Thank you for reminding me, Keisha. Next Thursday, I will tell you my story.”
1. Why did the manager wish Keisha good luck before she visited Mrs. Watson?| A．Mrs. Watson could be difficult. | B．Mrs. Watson was in poor health. |
| C．Keisha was feeling nervous. | D．Keisha was a shy person. |
| A．amused | B．puzzled | C．annoyed | D．interested |
| A．It aroused her curiosity in volunteer work. |
| B．It built up her expectation for more visitors. |
| C．It awoke her pride in her struggle for civil rights. |
| D．It changed her attitude to the Civil Rights Movement. |
| A．a girl enjoys learning about her heroes. |
| B．a girl helps someone feel appreciated. |
| C．a woman overcomes hardship by herself. |
| D．a woman gathers the courage for life. |
【推荐3】Christian Liden decided that he would not pick out a ring from a jeweler’s like most other people. He hatched an ambitious plan to create a personalized ring for his future wife, Desirae Glovis. Therefore, he made up his mind to go into the wild to find his own materials: the diamond, the gold and the accompanying jewels.
So, in May 2022, Liden told Clovis that he and Josh Tucker, his best friend, were heading out on a camp to Yellowstone. Instead, he and Tucker made for Crater of Diamonds State Park, Arkansas, which is set on a volcanic crater. The park is one of the few places in the world where the public is welcome to search for real diamonds and can keep them for free. Since its opening, only 1 in 10,000 park visitors is lucky enough to find a diamond that weighs a carat or more. Still, he was up for the challenge.
On their way, Liden and Tucker stopped in Helena, Montana, to mine for accompanying jewels to add to the diamond they hoped to score. In Arkansas, the pair paid $10 each to get into the park and spent almost three days searching through the volcanic dirt.
On the third morning, Liden suddenly spotted something reflecting light in the sands. “I was so excited that I started shaking.” he said, “It was oily and shiny, and we both just knew it was a Diamond.”
It was confirmed that Liden had found a 2.2-carat yellow diamond. Similarly-sized diamonds go for $2,500 to $20,000 per carat, depending on quality, color and cut. But the value wasn’t what was important to Liden.
When he pulled out the diamond and got on his knee upon his return, Clovis was amazed. “I knew that he was going to propose someday,” she said, “but I certainly didn’t expect this.”
1. What was Christian Liden’s ambitious plan?| A．He planned to hunt for a natural diamond to create a ring. |
| B．He would get a personalized ring from a jeweler’s. |
| C．He decided to make a ring together with his future wife. |
| D．He intended his ring to consist of various jewels. |
| A．The public was allowed to keep any diamond found there. |
| B．They were likely to find more than just natural diamonds. |
| C．The majority of park visitors had got their ideal diamonds. |
| D．It was the only place that charged jewel hunters nothing. |
| A．He had got the largest diamond in the park’s history. |
| B．The value of the diamond was above his expectations. |
| C．The quality and color of his diamond ranked among the best. |
| D．He was lucky to acquire the diamond for his dream ring. |
| A．True love stories never have endings. |
| B．Absence makes two hearts grow fonder. |
| C．Love shows more in action than in words. |
| D．A life lived in love will never be boring. |
