Adrian’s “Amazing Race” started early, when his parents realize that he, as a baby, couldn’t hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing-impaired (听觉受损的), he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words.
Later on, Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school. But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular schools couldn’t take care of a special-needs student. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work every day because they want to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge the pace was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn’t always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school.
The effort made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race 05/06 — being the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so.
But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother. “If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great result,” she often said.
1. Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school because_______.| A．they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong |
| B．they wanted him to live a normal life |
| C．he wouldn’t mix with other disabled children |
| D．he wasn’t taken good care of in the special school |
| A．He did a lot of outdoor activities. |
| B．He studied in a regular school. |
| C．He worked very hard both in and after class. |
| D．He attended private classes after school. |
| A．He did very well in his study. |
| B．He succeeded in entering a regular school. |
| C．He took part in the world Yacht Race 05/06. |
| D．He reached his goals in spite of his disability. |
| A．Knowledge is power. |
| B．Strike while the iron is hot. |
| C．Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. |
| D．If winter comes, can spring be far behind? |
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【推荐1】It was several days after my mom had passed away and I was at a loss how to carry on with my life. Therefore, when I received an email from a friend about a race benefiting cancer research, I ignored (忽略) it. It seemed to be heart-breaking, as cancer was the disease that had taken my mother away from me.
But a general responsibility for game organizing made me obliged to agree. In the weeks to come, I managed to re-enter t ho world of the living. I choked our team’s website daily. Feeling proud each time a donation added to our total. I knew my mom would have wanted it that way. She was the type who never got defeated. It was this very spirit that helped me get by.
When the race ended, I noticed the runners all had one thing in common: There were big smiles on their faces. They made it look so rewarding and effortless. I wanted in,
Therefore, I enrolled in another race two months later. Considering I could barely run a mile, it was ambitious. But my friend and I made a training plan so I wouldn’t come in last. I followed it religiously and didn’t let anything got in my way.
Running up and down the city’s hills, I was flooded with memories. I had lived there after college and my mother had visited often. I passed Bloomingdale’s, recalling the time she and I had gotten into a screaming argument there.
I was about to beat myself up when I remembered what Mom had said after her diagnosis (诊断) of cancer. “I don’t want you to feel guilty about anything.” Her paper-thin hands had held me tightly. A wright lifted from my shoulders.
When the race day arrived, I gave it my all for my mom and for all she had taught me and continued to teach me. As I ran, whenever I felt like slowing down, I pictured her cheering me on.
Crossing the finish line, I was filled with her love and a sense of peace.
1. Why did the author ignore the email in the beginning?| A．She felt it hard to finish the race. |
| B．She thought the race meaningless. |
| C．She had no time to join in the event. |
| D．She was reminded of her mom’s death. |
| A．The inspiration from her mom. | B．The company of her friends. |
| C．The pleasure in going for a run. | D．The success in organizing an event. |
| A．Thoughtful and polite. | B．Outgoing and humorous. |
| C．Strong-willed and caring. | D．Open-minded and patient. |
| A．The rewards of great friendship. | B．The loss of my sweet memories. |
| C．What matters most in running. | D．How I recovered in running. |
【推荐2】Now most children chat daily either online or through their mobile phones, They are connecting to a huge number of other children all over the world. Some are shy “in real life” but are confident to communicate with others online; others find support from people of their own age on relationship issues, or problems at home.
Sometimes the online world, just like the real world, can introduce problems, such as arguments, Going online is great fun, but there are also a few people who use the Internet for offensive(冒犯性的) or illegal aims. Children must be made aware of both the good things and the dangers.
To keep children safe your management must cover the family computer. Just as you decide which TV programs are suitable, you need to do the same for the websites and chat rooms your children visit. Remind your children that online friends are still strangers. Reminding them of the risks will keep them alert(警惕).
Computer studies are part of schoolwork now, so it’s likely that your children may know more than you do. We get left behind when it comes to the latest gad-gets and the interactive areas of websites, like chat rooms and message boards, which are especially strange. The language of chat is strange to many parents, too. Chatters love to use abbreviations(缩写) such as: atb—all the best, bbfn—bye bye for now, culter—see you later, grt—great, Idk—I don’t know, imbl—it must be love, kit—keep it touch, paw—parents are watching,lol—laugh out loud, xInt—excellent!
1. The passage is meant for___.| A．children | B．teachers |
| C．parents | D．net bar owners |
| A．The Internet is no good for children. |
| B．The Internet is a good place for children. |
| C．Children shouldn’t chat so much online. |
| D．The chat language is strange to adults. |
| A．not let them use the Internet |
| B．teach them use the Internet |
| C．surf the Internet together with them |
| D．choose suitable websites and chat rooms for them |
| A．paw | B．lol |
| C．bbfn D.culer | |
Recently, your mother and I were searching for an answer on Google. Halfway through entering the question, Google returned a list of the most popular searches in the world. At the top of the list was “How to keep him interested.”
It surprised me a lot. I scanned several of the countless articles about how to be sexy and sexual, when to bring him a beer versus a sandwich, and the ways to make him feel smart and superior.
And I got angry.
Little One, it is not, has never been, and never will be your job to “keep him interested.”
Little One, your only task is to know deeply in your soul — in that unshakeable place that isn’t upset by rejection and loss - that you are worthy of interest.
If you can trust your worth in this way, you will be attractive in the most important sense of the world: you will attract a boy who is both capable of interest and who wants to spend his one life investing all of his interest in you.
Little One, I want to tell you about the boy who doesn’t need to be kept interested, because he knows you are interesting.
I don’t care if he can’t play a bit of golf with me — as long as he can play with the children you give him and revel in all the glorious and frustrating ways they are just like you. I don’t care if he doesn’t follow his wallet — as long as he follows his heart and it always leads him back to you. I don’t care if he is strong — as long as he gives you the space to exercise the strength that is in your heart. I couldn’t care less how he votes — as long as he wakes up every morning and daily elects you to a place of honor in your home and a place of respect in his heart. I don't care about the color of his skin. I don’t care if he was raised in this religion or that religion or no religion
Little One, if you come across a man like that and he and I have nothing else in common, we will have the most important thing in common: You.
Because in the end, Little One, the only thing you should have to do to “keep him interested” is to be you.
Your eternally interested guy,
Daddy
1. What shocked Daddy when he was surfing on the Internet?| A．Girls’ knowing nothing about trusting themselves. |
| B．Girls’ giving priority to finding ways to please boys. |
| C．Girls’ bringing foods and drinks to boys from time to time. |
| D．Girls’ being upset by being rejected constantly. |
| A．keep the boy interested. | B．know she deserves a boy’ interest. |
| C．attract a boy willing to invest all in her. | D．find a boy who can please her. |
| A．feel depressed. | B．become puzzled. | C．look around. | D．enjoy himself. |
| A．To advise his daughter to trust her worth. |
| B．To inform his daughter how to keep others interested. |
| C．To show his daughter how to find her true love. |
| D．To help his daughter find someone with common interests. |
War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, "Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, sobbing.
Obviously, that was something she should not go through phone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't noticed Kate had sat up.
She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. "Thanks."
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
1. What made Kate angry one evening?
| A．She couldn't find her books. |
| B．She heard the author shouting loud. |
| C．She got the news that her grandma was ill. |
| D．She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed. |
| A．she was scared by Kate's anger |
| B．she hated herself for being so messy |
| C．she wanted to show her care |
| D．she was asked by Kate to do so |
| A．My Friend Kate | B．Hard Work Pays Off |
| C．How to Be Organized | D．Learning to Be Roommates |
【推荐2】The pandemic (流行病）has left a lot of families in financial difficulty. Not only have many found it difficult to pay bills, they’ve also had to deal with huge unpaid debts. Thankfully, one very kind-hearted doctor, Omar Atiq, from Arkansas decided to forgive the $ 650,000 debt that his patients still had to pay.
Dr. Omar Atiq closed his clinic in Pine Bluff after 30 years of offering patients radiation therapy (治疗），and CAT scans. While putting his affairs in order，with the help of a debt collection agency, Dr. Atiq realized that his patients were really struggling to pay off their debts. “So my wife and I，as a family，thought about it andlooked at forgiving all the debts. We saw that we could do it and then just went ahead and did it.”
The reasoning behind the decision comes from his understanding toward those he's seen suffer throughout his years as a doctor： “Since I started practicing，I’ve always been rather uncomfortable with sick patients not only having to worry about their own health, quality of life, their longevity，their families and their jobs but also money. That’s always concerned me.” Atiq’s wife, Mehreen, shares his caring nature and supported her husband in his decision.
So Omar sent the following letter at Christmas to around 200 of his patients： Although various health insurances pay most of the bills for the majority of patients，the deductibles (自负额） and co-pays can be burdensome. Unfortunately, that is the way our health care system currently works. My clinic has decided to forgive all the debts owed to the'clinic by its patients.
Omar, the father of four children who are also doctors or becoming doctors, seems to have always put the patients first. “I have never refused to see a patient，not for lack of health insurance or funds nor for any other reason. Tve always considered it a high honor and privilege to be someone’s physician — more important than anything else，’’ Omar shared with the local media.
1. When did Atiq realize his patients’ inability to pay off their debts?| A．As the debt collection agency helped him. |
| B．When he was collecting the debt in person. |
| C．After he clearly knew the details of the debt. |
| D．After he found out the pandemic was serious. |
| A．His responsibility. | B．His wife’s support. |
| C．His sympathy. | D．His medical practice. |
| A．He values his patients and his job. |
| B．He works together with his children. |
| C．He will start another clinic in the future. |
| D．He thinks that being a doctor is profitable. |
| A．Dr. Atiq has made a very important decision. |
| B．Dr. Atiq removes his patients' financial burden. |
| C．Dr. Atiq has contributed a lot to the medical field. |
| D．Dr. Atiq has set a good example for all the doctors. |
【推荐3】I live in a second-floor flat with an ancient tree right on the corner of the house. House and tree have been here, side by side, for well over a century. No one really knows how old the tree is, but it was already there when builders started on the house at the beginning of the 1900s.
It was still rather young and flexible back then, so it easily welcomed the new structure into its path. It bent and adjusted itself to make room, and to find the space to grow big and strong and wise, which means that some hundred years later, the solid, strong branches of the tree reach around two full sides of my home. It’s covered in moss（苔藓）, which is, in turn, crawling with all sorts of insects. I have never seen the insects, by the way, I just know that they’re there because of all the birds trying to pick them out. They are always hopping around, looking for this and that and singing songs.
I feel like I have become part of the ecosystem. When I’m eating breakfast or making dinner in the kitchen, I can look out and see a bird hopping around skillfully, gathering its own meal while I tend to mine. When I’m sitting in the living room, reading or drinking tea, I can suddenly find myself face to face with another bird. We’ll be staring at each other and, after some time, decide we can both carry on with our business, living side by side. Even as I write this—the large windows open to a lovely, soft evening—a white feather comes floating down by my side, probably from one of the resident pigeons.
As I don’t have the luxury of a garden, this tree makes me feel connected to the outdoors. Such is an ancient tree, a tree that is itself home to many other creatures—that feels different. It is as if it has adopted me and made me a part of its world, without ever asking for something in return. But if needs be, I know that it can count on me and I will protect it with all my strength.
1. The flat that author lives in is _________.| A．built in an ancient tree | B．hugged by a giant tree |
| C．decorated with branches | D．surrounded by a garden |
| A．birds keep her warm company | B．she has adopted the residents. |
| C．moss makes her flat nice and cool | D．she has been bothered by the insects |
| A．A close-to-nature life. | B．A luxurious garden. |
| C．A spacious house. | D．A sociable neighbor. |
| A．Jealous. | B．Inferior. |
| C．Content. | D．Passionate. |
【推荐1】Thousands of brave souls have ventured into the Rocky Mountains for the past decade to search for a treasure chest filled with gold, rubies, emeralds and diamonds. But that adventure has finally come to an end. The treasure has been found.
Forrest Fenn, the 89-year-old art and antiquity collector who created the treasure hunt, made the announcement on his website. “It is under a starry sky, in the forested vegetation of the Rocky Mountains and has not been moved from the site where I hid it more than 10 years ago,” Fenn wrote in his announcement.
“The treasure was found a few days ago by a man who did not want to be named,” Fenn told the Santa Fe New Mexican. The treasure, estimated to be worth over $1 million, was a way for Fenn to inspire people to explore nature and give hope to people affected by the great economic depression, he said. Clues leading to the treasure’s location were included in a 24-line poem published in Fenn’s 2010 autobiography The Thrill of the Chase.
Fenn roughly calculated that as many as 350,000 people from all over the world went hunting for the treasure, travelling mountains and streams, and enjoying the magnificent scenery along the way. Some even quit their jobs to fully devote their lives to the hunt.
“I congratulate the thousands of people who participated in the search and hope they will continue to be drawn by the promise of other discoveries,” Fenn said on his website.
1. What is one reason for Fenn’s creating this hunt?| A．To attract people to his autobiography. |
| B．To inspire exploration and hope. |
| C．To encourage people to evaluate the worth of the treasure. |
| D．To appeal to people to protect the environment. |
| A．By observing the stars in the sky. |
| B．By venturing into mountains and streams. |
| C．By spotting clues hidden in a poem written by Fenn. |
| D．By planting vegetable gardens in the Rocky Mountains. |
| A．They changed their names. | B．They gathered 350,000 participants. |
| C．They expanded the search around the world. | D．They abandoned their former careers. |
| A．Frank and gentle. | B．Generous and optimistic. |
| C．Independent and humorous. | D．Creative and tolerant. |
【推荐2】Janet Fein, aged 84, received her bachelor's degree from the University last week, having waited a long time for her chance to reach that goal.
Growing up in the Bronx area of New York City, Fein worked at a dress manufacturer after graduating early at the age of 16. After getting married, she spent 18 years staying home with her children. She held several jobs through her life, including 20 years as a secretary at a hospital until her retirement at age 77.
Fein has had a full life. But even then, she was not ready to take it easy and rest during a well-earned retirement. She decided to major in sociology because she felt it was “substantial.”
Fein took part in a state program that lets people who are 65 and older take free classes at public universities in Texasand kept going to class even as her health conditions worsened. During her studies, it became necessary for her to use a walker to get around and she required oxygen. She also developed knee problems. So, Fein took online classes to finish the last part of her degree requirements.
Sheila Rollerson, Fein' scollege advisor, and Carol, the professor told the media that Fein never showed signs of giving up even with all of her difficulties. She would speak up a lot in class and it just made for a more interesting class.
Fein has also inspired Renee Brown, one of Fein's caregivers. At 53, Renee plans to begin nursing school to further her career. “Renee, you can do it. If I can do it you can do it, and you will feel so good about it,” Brown remembers what Fein told her.
1. What is the second paragraph mainly about?| A．Janet Fein's growth | B．Janet Fein's aim | C．Janet Fein's job experiences | D．Janet Fein's regrets |
| A．Interesting | B．Valuable | C．Easy | D．Affordable |
| A．Fein lived on little money after her retirement. |
| B．Fein had a problem with her arms while at universities. |
| C．The Internet played a role in Fein's university education. |
| D．The good health helped Fein get her bachelor's degree. |
| A．Hardworking and humorous. | B．Determined and generous. |
| C．Positive and patient. | D．Inspiring and perseverant. |
【推荐3】Bookstores are fascinating places. That’s because the books on the shelves can take you away to magical lands, help you learn a foreign language, or cook a delicious meal. But when your community is too small to house a real brick bookstore, sometimes you have to make a compromise. A mobile bookstore that brings books around the country was the result. That is the case for Rita Collins, 70, who dreamed of opening a used bookstore after retiring from teaching.
A business planning class from the American Booksellers Association convinced Collins to abandon her idea that opening a bookstore in the small town where she lives, which would not be sustainable. Eureka, Montana, located just seven miles from the Canadian border, only has a population of 1,517. Collins asked her instructors about a traveling bookstore on wheels and they were skeptical. But she persevered.
Collins was inspired by Dylans Mobile Bookstore, a traveling bookstore in Wales run by Jeff Towns. She contacted Jeff for advice but she was largely on her own when it came to building her bookstore. First, she had to find a vehicle large enough to stand in. Then she had to have it refitted with shelves that would hold the books at a 15-degree angle so that they would stay in place while in transit. Collins named her bookstore St Rita’s Traveling Bookstore, which has been on the road since 2015.
At first, she drove through Montana and then she made her first cross-country trip in 2016. After she retired in 2017, it became a full-time job all year round. Collins and her mobile bookstore have visited 30 states, stopping at festivals and events along the way. While the locations change, some things always stay the same. Collins loves meeting people and making connections. While she loves what she does, Collins doesn’t think she can keep doing it. In several years, she hopes to pass her traveling bookstore onto another bibliophile who shares the same interest and will keep it on the road.
1. Why did Collins abandon opening a bookstore?| A．It would cost a lot of money. | B．It was not promising. |
| C．It would be out of date. | D．It was not approved. |
| A．To beautify the mobile bookstore. |
| B．To make full use of space of the shelves. |
| C．To keep the bookstore’s balance. |
| D．To protect the books from falling down. |
| A．Merciful and delightful. | B．Intelligent and reasonable. |
| C．Determined and social. | D．Generous and lovely. |
| A．A book lover. | B．A publisher. |
| C．A famous writer. | D．An editor. |
