Over the past 45 years, farmer Fu Benfa has planted countless trees on barren (不毛的) mountains near Qilita village in Suizhou, Hubei province. The task would have been a challenge for an able-bodied person, let alone a person with paralysis (瘫痪).
Fu, 65, was paralyzed in an accident in January 1978. News about green development through measures such as expanding forests in the province caught his attention. He got the idea that he might be able to contribute. Fu’s parents strongly disagreed because of his poor physical condition. But he insisted. His father finally acquiesced and made him a special shovel (铁锹) and straw mat (草席).
In the winter of 1978, Fu came to a barren mountain and began the task that would occupy him for decades. He sat on the straw mat and tried to dig a hole to plant a tree in, but he failed to finish it after working all day. He didn’t give up, however, and tried various kinds of movements until he became more efficient. Every day he spent more than 12 hours on the mountain. After a month, he had successfully planted 18 trees, 13 of which survived.
Three months later, he had planted more than 300 trees, most of which survived. Over the next 30 years, Fu brought green color to five mountains around his village. With the help of local governments, a forest protection volunteer service team was set up to carefully protect and guard the green mountains.
After years of study and exploration, Fu has gained rich experience and taken advantage of technology. He has taught more than 200 nearby farmers, free of charge, to increase their incomes by planting trees. Recent health problems have slowed Fu down. He has been recovering at home since February.
“Now it is difficult for me to continue planting trees in the mountains, but I will always guard this forest,” he said. “I will never change my dream.”
1. What does the underlined word “acquiesced” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．Quit. | B．Agreed. | C．Argued. | D．Opposed. |
| A．Fu Benfa was far-sighted. | B．Fu Benfa suffered little. |
| C．Fu Benfa was physically poor. | D．Fu Benfa was strong-willed. |
| A．To better their life. | B．To draw their interest. |
| C．To find more helpers. | D．To make more progress. |
| A．Planting Trees Changed the World |
| B．Fu Benfa Helped Farmers in the Village |
| C．An Able-bodied Man Amazed the Country |
| D．For 45 Years, a Paralyzed Man Planted Many Trees |
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【推荐1】Along with the birds flying over the Ailao Mountains in Yunnan province, a forest police team has similarly been “migrating” since September and will stay in the mountains until March to prevent poaching and other wildlife crimes.
Nicknamed the “migratory police station”, the seven officers with the forest police station of Hongtupo, Nanhua county, carry extra clothing, quilts and daily necessities while “migrating” in the forests on an annual mission to safeguard the bird travelers.
Zhang Yueping, who has worked at the station for 17 years, said the Ailao Mountains, which are rich in biodiversity, are located along an important route for 430 kinds of migratory birds.
According to Zhang, some local villagers who used to live in extreme poverty hunted birds for food or as a source of income, which resulted in a “silent mountain” where no birds were singing.
Jobs usually occur at night, when “we brave the darkness and bumpy mountain road with no torchlight to catch poachers,” according to Officer Yang Zhengqiang.
Officer Liu Yan, who once worked at the station, said winter was the hardest time, because her quilt was never dry due to the high humidity (潮湿) in the mountains.
Despite the hardships, officers said their work is worthwhile, with the number of birds as well as the number of species in the forests increasing over the years. Due to the combination of officers and technology, all kinds of animals and plants have returned to the reserve. “The environment is improving year by year, and people’s lives get better and they have stronger awareness of protection, making our jobs very fulfilling.” Zhang said.
1. What does the underlined word mean?| A．Killing. | B．Photographing. | C．Watching. | D．Raising. |
| A．Its thick forest. | B．Its special location. |
| C．The disappearance of birds. | D．The small human population. |
| A．They have to hunt for food because of poverty. |
| B．Their work becomes the hardest during summer. |
| C．They need to stay in the mountains throughout a year. |
| D．Their working conditions in the mountains are quite bad. |
| A．The life of the officers is difficult. |
| B．The officers’ hard work makes a difference. |
| C．The lives of the local people have become better. |
| D．The technology of protecting the birds has improved. |
【推荐2】Look! A polar bear is lying lifeless on a beach. On the shore, in the background, stand three guards, talking to each other. One of them has a deadly weapon hanging casually on his shoulder. This powerful image has thrown into question the motivation for this kind of tourism, or ecotourism. Does our proximity (接近) to large animals in the wild, frequently fueled by a desire for exciting images, lead to such animals becoming accustomed to human contact? If that is the case, surely the losing side will end up paying the ultimate price for such proximity.
To my sorrow, I have recently returned from a trip to Svalbard, and indeed stood two weeks ago on the very beach where the bear was shot. The bear’s death should never have happened. Was the beach examined from the ship offshore beforehand? Was there access to flares (照明弹) to scare off a bear that appeared suddenly? These are standard measures for any respected operator. The incident is probably the result of a terrible systemic failure.
Nevertheless, the incident should not negate the value of ecotourism. In its best form, this kind of travel has very little impact, or indeed has a positive effect, on the environment where it takes place. This can be by making financial donations to conservation groups, providing income to local communities, or ensuring protection of certain areas or animals. In Svalbard, visitors become ambassadors for the endangered polar bear, increasing awareness of the fact that the far greater danger facing them is sea-ice melt in the Arctic Ocean.
Ecotourism is expanding market that brings benefits as well as challenges to the regions around the world in which it operates. Simply closing off these regions is not the answer.
1. Why was the polar bear dead?| A．It was probably hunt for its fur by tourists. |
| B．It was probably frightened to death by flares. |
| C．The proper procedures weren’t probably followed. |
| D．The beach wasn’t probably equipped with safety devices. |
| A．Ecotourism could be developed properly. |
| B．Financial awareness has greatly advocated. |
| C．Environmental awareness has greatly increased. |
| D．Visitors have a guilty conscience about ecotourism. |
| A．More challenges from guards haven’t yet been accepted. |
| B．Better measures for conducting ecotourism are a good choice. |
| C．The environmental benefits from ecotourism are very obvious. |
| D．The positive effects of protecting tourists haven’t yet been felt. |
| A．To cause readers to focus on polar bears. |
| B．To stimulate readers to reflect on ecotourism. |
| C．To stress side effects that ecotourism has caused. |
| D．To analyze the reason why the polar bear was killed. |
【推荐3】Animal rescuer and cinematographer Douglas Thron’s passion for animals began when he was a little kid and he started rescuing orphaned baby animals. When he grew up, he worked as a cinematographer for shows like Discovery Channel’s “Shark Wee”. But Thron said a fire in California “pushed” him to rescue animals, using his cinematography skills well.
At the time, Thron was working as a cinematographer filming a man who was rescuing cats after the fire using an infrared (使用红外线的) handheld camera. The camera uses heat to detect the animals at night. Thron and the man talked about how incredible it would be to put one on a drone (无人机) to detect animals easily. “The animals’ body temperature will flash on the screen and you can pick them out among the rubble (瓦砾),” explains Thron.
The first animal Thron ever rescued was a dog in the Bahamas after a category 5 hurricane hit there. Thron tested out putting an infrared scope on a drone and found the dog exactly in the middle of the huge rubble pile where hundreds of houses had been destroyed. “I flew the drone over and I found him. I was able to rescue him,” he says.
“My dream is to one day have a large animal rescue farm where I can train others on flying drones and make infrared drones as popular for rescuing animals as helicopters are for rescuing people after a disaster,” he says.
1. Which of the following best describes little Thron?| A．Lonely. | B．Optimistic. | C．Sympathetic. | D．Generous. |
| A．A heater. | B．An infrared camera. |
| C．A flashlight. | D．A temperature detector. |
| A．The dog was reunited with its family. | B．Douglas was injured during the rescue. |
| C．The Bahamas was hit by the strongest flood. | D．Douglas’ infrared drone test was a success. |
| A．Infrared drones in animal rescue will be popular. |
| B．More and more people are willing to fly drones. |
| C．Helicopters will be widely used in rescuing animals. |
| D．Infrared drones will replace helicopters in disaster relief. |
【推荐1】I spent over a year working with Kris at the Creamery, an ice-cream shop in our city. He was a year younger than me, about sixteen. Outside of work I didn’t know a lot about him. But at work, I knew him well.
Kris loved to joke around, and he often had so much energy and was always the first to do the jobs the rest of us hated, such as cleaning the bathrooms. I loved nights that I got to work with him. He was the only boy working at the Creamery, so I felt safe when I walked out the door, sometimes around midnight, to go home.
I remember one summer night working with Kris in particular. I was in a terrible mood and Kris could tell my low spirit right away. He tried to cheer me up, but it was pretty much to no avail. I had decided that there was nothing anyone could do to change that rotten day. We finished up early, said goodnight and then walked to our cars. Suddenly, I heard someone chasing after me. It was Kris. He picked me up and successfully turned me over so that he was holding me in the air upside down. I screamed until he finally let go and asked why he was doing so. He said, “You just had to be upside down to see it.” He was basically implicating that my frown had been turned upside down. He flashed me a smile and I smiled all the way home.
Later, Kris resigned for family reasons, and I hadn’t met him since then. Later, I got word that he passed away for a serious disease. His smile flashed through my mind. My heart stopped, and my whole body went numb. Something changed for me after Kris died. I realized that nothing in our future is certain. The only thing I am ever going to have control over is my own attitude. And it is because of Kris that I now know how to turn my own frowns upside down.
1. Why did the author love working with Kris at night?| A．He brought joy to the author at work. | B．He gave the author a feeling of security. |
| C．He was about the similar age as the author. | D．He did the work the author was unwilling to do. |
| A．Of no use. | B．Of no harm. | C．Of no value. | D．Of no account. |
| A．Generous. | B．Uplifting. | C．Modest. | D．Hardworking. |
| A．Cherish everyone you meet. | B．Accept the uncertain future. |
| C．See misfortune from a different angle. | D．Never say no to your best friend. |
【推荐2】It’s the time of year when package thefts are on the rise, but when a delivery driver tried to drop off a package at a home in Rogers, a very good dog wanted to make sure that he didn’t leave anything behind.
“The FedEx driver dropped off the package, and Nixon ran up and grabbed it and ran it back to the driver,” said Megan Sand, the owner of the dog. She was at work when it happened, but the whole interaction was caught on her doorbell’s camera.
The video showed the playful dog grabbed the package between his teeth seconds after the driver left it at Sand’s doorstep, and then ran down the driveway with his tail wagging. The driver laughed when he saw Nixon dutifully bringing back the item.
Nixon is popular with the regular delivery drivers in the area. When drivers park their trucks at the end of the driveway, he’ll walk with them to the front door.
“Nixon loves to relax but is also incredibly friendly. The garbage men know him, and they often stop to give him treats,” said Sand.
Sand said Nixon becomes very excited when anyone comes to the house and is particularly fond of delivery people, who all know Nixon and give him treats.
Though Sand isn’t usually one to post much on social media, this one was too good not to share. “I’ve never seen that, and it just made me laugh. I just kind of wanted to share that laughter with everyone and hopefully someone, or hopefully a lot of people found it funny and just made their day. And I’m sure it made the FedEx driver’s day,” Sand told CBS Minnesota.
1. What happened to the FedEx driver?| A．He lost Sand’s package. | B．He sent a wrong package. |
| C．He got a delivered package back. | D．He reached a wrong address. |
| A．Worried. | B．Confused. |
| C．Amused. | D．Frightened. |
| A．He likes playing with packages. |
| B．He isn’t friendly to the garbage men. |
| C．He met the FedEx driver for the first time. |
| D．He gets along well with the delivery people. |
| A．To express her thanks. | B．To share the happiness. |
| C．To make Nixon well-known. | D．To complain about the driver. |
【推荐3】At the age of seven I started taking violin lessons. I practiced half an hour every day, went to lessons once a week, and occasionally played in a group concert. Like most kids, I always thought practicing was boring. If my parents hadn't been there to make me practice, I probably would have put down my violin and never have picked it up again.
I met Moira when I was 11 at an Irish music party. Moira hosted the party that night, playing the violin, singing and dancing. She made sure that everyone in the room got involved and had a great time. I immediately fell in love with the music she played and the energy that she brought to it. Just a few days after that party, I took my first lesson with Moira, and I continued taking lessons with Moira throughout middle school.
When I started playing the violin with Moira, playing music became something that I loved. She introduced me to so many types of music, from Irish to Old Time, to Cajun. Moira also taught me to play the guitar. Soon we started performing together and were shocked to discover that people actually wanted to hear us! When I began to play the violin, practicing was something that I did at home in my living room, but with Moira's influence it quickly became something that I did everywhere. I played on street corners, at festivals, at the beach, at parties, at weddings, and late at night in my friends' kitchens.
Moira took the music out of the classroom and brought it to life. Her passion (激情) was not only for playing music, but also for sharing it. My time with Moira allowed me to grow both musically and personally. I have met so many special people and had so many invaluable experiences. Moira has proven to be the most important influence in my musical development, and also my invaluable friend.
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?| A．The writer had her violin lessons every day. |
| B．The writer disliked the kids who hated the violin. |
| C．The writer usually played music in school concerts. |
| D．At first the writer was not active in learning the violin. |
| A．The writer was proud of Moira’s achievements in music. |
| B．The writer became a popular local actress. |
| C．The writer spent all her spare time playing the violin. |
| D．The writer had more selfconfidence in terms of performing. |
| A．Moira didn't like to play music in the classroom. |
| B．Moira helped the writer a lot with her personal life. |
| C．Moira had great influence on the writer's life. |
| D．Moira was very thankful for the writer's support. |
| A．My Way to Success. |
| B．My Invaluable Friend. |
| C．My Middle School Life. |
| D．How I Learned the Violin. |
【推荐1】The chasm (鸿沟) separating Garang Piol from his dream of attending Cape Town University, the top university of Africa, in 2018 was wide. The former soldier from the Republic of South Sudan needed money to pay tuition.
In the years after the war’s ending in 2005, he had worked as an electrician in a school where he found a chance at education. Later, he worked for Atlanta’s Carter Center in South Sudan, helping root out Guinea worm disease. His salary paid for his living expenses and for his education at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Kenya, where he earned a degree in sustainable development.
David Stobbelaar was in charge of the Carter Center in South Sudan in 2008 when Garang was assigned to his team. Stobbelaar says Garang impressed Carter Center staff with his intelligence, organization and communication abilities. The two became good friends over years and Garang told Stobbelaar his experience of being a soldier.
When Stobbelaar was talking in 2015 to Dickstein Hughes, a friend who is a teacher, she was leading her 10th grade English class through a book, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Soldier. “I was talking to David about some of my concerns and bringing my students closer to the humanity of the memoir, and he suggested that he could connect me with a former soldier,” she said.
Garang soon was answering questions via Internet from the students. His talk was so impactful that Dickstein Hughes continued contacting him for the next three years, became Garang’s friend and came to know of his hopes of coming to Cape Town University for more schooling. Recommended by Dickstein Hughes, Garang was accepted at Cape Town, but the money became the sticking point. Thus Dickstein Hughes and her class started a GoFundMe account, went door to door and held fundraisers. “Life has challenged him time and time again, and Garang has proved himself time and time again.” Dickstein Hughes said.
Now Garang is one year into earning master’s degrees at Cape Town in international development and public health. He is anxious to return home and recreate the process that changed him. “I hope to change the life of others ─ to help them know they have a future,” Garang said.
1. What is the text mainly about?| A．A chasm separated a Sudanese soldier from his dream. |
| B．A Sudanese soldier fulfilled his dream with the help of friends. |
| C．A Sudanese soldier realized his dream by telling his stories. |
| D．A former Sudanese soldier hopes to change the life of others. |
| A．He went to school in 2005. |
| B．He managed to get more schooling. |
| C．He did different jobs to make money. |
| D．He made contributions in rooting out Guinea worm disease. |
| A．He used to be a soldier. |
| B．He communicated with friends via Internet. |
| C．He received high level education. |
| D．His behavior impressed friends deeply. |
| A．Disadvantage. | B．Mistake. | C．Difficulty. | D．Disappointment. |
【推荐2】Michael Yellow-lees set off to complete a 5,000-mile walk across Canada in the spring of 2021. wearing a kilt (短褶裙) and carrying a few items in a handcart, including a guitar. The 32-year-old musician from Dunked, Scotland, walked from the shores of the Pacific Ocean to the east coast of Newfoundland on the edge of the North Atlantic with his pet dog, Luna, an Alaskan husky, by his side.
Speaking about the Scottish Highlands, Mr. Yellow-lees said, “It is a beautiful landscape, but with a strong sense of sadness because of the absence of woodland, wildlife and people. So I decided to walk across the great wildernesses of Canada to raise funds for Trees for Life, a Scottish rewilding charity, and its work to restore Scotland’s Caledonian Forest. ”
The enthusiastic walker shared some of his experiences, including meeting black bears and hearing wolves cry loudly at night. He also mentioned a moment when he lost Luna after she jumped out of a little boat during a trip in the waterway section of the Trans Canada Trail in Nor-them Ontario.
Yet Mr Yellow-lees was deeply touched by the warmth of the people along the way. In every town and village, people offered him food, shelter and donations. And he was accompanied into towns and cities by marching pipe bands and interviewed by newspapers, the radio and TV.
Steve Mickiewright, chief executive officer of Trees for Life, said, “We followed Michael’s joumey across Canada with respect and admiration. Restoring native habitats and wildlife to the Highlands is a big task that no one can do alone. But Michael’s extraordinary journey is proof that an individual can really play an important role.”
Bob Davidson, one of Michael Yellow-lees’ friends, said, “This is not a slow walk in the park, but a long march with heavy equipment on the rough road at an incredible pace. He’s an amazing guy.”
1. Why did Michael start the journey?| A．To spread Scottish culture across the world. |
| B．To do some research on endangered animals. |
| C．To find some inspiration for his new songs. |
| D．To support an environmental organization. |
| A．involved great excitement and fun |
| B．was troubled by his companion Luna |
| C．was a challenging experience |
| D．once made him regret his decision |
| A．Neutral. | B．Supportive. | C．Doubtful. | D．Indifferent. |
| A．The restoration of the Highlands is not as difficult as expected. |
| B．It is not wise to take a long journey alone in the wild. |
| C．Ordinary people who aim high can work wonders. |
| D．People needs great survival skills in daily life. |
Most of us probably dreamed about becoming an astronaut when we were little. But how many of us actually became one, or are at least working toward it?
The advice ''Always follow your dreams'' is something that is typically easier said than done.
But still, this is the one piece of advice that Alyssa Carson wants to share with her peers. This 17-year-old girl from the US has become one of the candidates for NASA's 2033 project to go to Mars.
Carson has dreamed of going to Mars since she was only three years old. Watching an astronaut-themed cartoon and learning that humans have only been to the moon but not Mars， Carson decided that she wanted to be the first one to do so. Since then, she has worked hard toward this goal. Now 17, Carson is continuing with her space training while still taking on her high school work like a ''normal'' teenager, except that she studies all her subjects in four languages—English, French, Spanish and Chinese.
''I don't think there's anything specific that makes it easier for me or makes it something that others can't do, '' Carson said in an interview with Uproxx News. ''I've just really focused myself on what I want to accomplish. ''
And Carson is willing to make sacrifices for her dream. She's fully aware of the danger of the mission and the possibility that she might never be able to come back. She also accepts the fact that she can't get married and start a family. But Carson believes that it's all worth it, summarizing her view with this ancient Greek proverb she once quoted? ''A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they’ll never sit in. ''
So after all the hard work that Carson has done and all the sacrifices she's made, every — thing still boils down to the simple phrase, ''follow your dreams''. And while some people's dreams may sound out of this world, in Carson's case, they literally (毫不夸张地) are.
1. What will happen to Carson in 2033 if everything goes well? (no more than 8 words)2. Why did Carson decide to be the first one to go to Mars? (no more than 20 words)
3. How does Carson differ from other students for the school work? (no more than 10 words)
4. How do you understand the underlined sentence? (no more than 20 words)
5. What do you think of the girl? And why? (no more than 25 words)
