He really did look like a tourist, with a camera around his neck and a bottle of sunscreen cream sticking out of his bag. The fat man sat on the terrace (平台), sipping lemonade and pretending to look at a tourism brochure. His sunglasses masked his eyes, but I knew he wasn’t looking at the brochure: he hadn’t turned a page for the last ten minutes. As I brought him his dishes, he coughed up a “thank you” and looked at me briefly. I tried not to stare at the tiny scar across his left eyebrow.
I walked back inside with my empty tray (托盘), shaking my head. He looked familiar, but I couldn’t quite place him. Then it hit me. The car accident. The mysterious stranger who helped me out of my crashed car, just before it exploded. I rushed back to his table. He was gone.
I moved his saucer and found his tip, along with a card: I am deeply grateful to you. The night of your car accident, I was on my way to rob a jewelry store. Saving your life brought things back in a right way. I now live an honest life, thanks to you. God bless you! Mr. D.
I shivered (颤抖). The night of my car accident, I was heading for an interview in an illegal dance club. Seeing human kindness through his heroic gesture turned my life around and brought faith back into my life. I unfolded the tip he left. Among the singles was a grand (一千块) with a pen mark underlining “In God We Trust.” I said a silent prayer for him and got back to work, smiling.
1. Why did the fat man look like a tourist?| A．Because be used money n it the same as the locals. |
| B．Because he carried what tourists usually have on. |
| C．Because he doesn’t look like a native citizen. |
| D．Because he ordered strange food and drinks. |
| A．He was drinking all the time. |
| B．He sat still with his sunglasses. |
| C．The page remained unturned. |
| D．He was staring at the writer. |
| A．They kept in touch with each other since then. |
| B．The writer had been searching for the man. |
| C．The man became a rich man years later. |
| D．The writer didn’t go to that interview. |
| A．Sympathetic. | B．Grateful. | C．Worried. | D．Trusty. |
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【推荐1】A boy shivered in the harsh Oslo winter, pathetically wrapping his arms around himself on a bus stop bench. He wasn’t wearing a coat and temperatures in the Norwegian capital regularly plunge to -10C during winter.
A heartbreaking scene, but the actions of the ordinary people who witnessed the difficult situation of 11-year-old Johanne Linnestad Flaaten were both joyous and inspiring.
A young woman sat next to the boy and noticed him rubbing his arms. She immediately asked him, “Don’t you have a jacket?”
“No, someone stole,” he replied. She questioned him and discovered he was on a school trip and was told to meet his teacher at the bus stop. She asked him the name of his school and where he was from as she selflessly covered her own coat around his shoulders.
Later, another older woman at first gave him her scarf, and then wrapped him in her large padded jacket.
Throughout the day, more and more people offered Johanne their gloves and even the coats off their backs as they waited for their bus.
Johanne’s predicament was a hidden camera experiment by Norwegian charity SOS Children’s Village as part of their winter campaign to gather donations to send much-needed coats and blankets to help Syrian children get through the winter. Many of the refugees have left their homes without winter clothing.
“People should care as much about children in Syria as they care about this boy,” Synne Runnine th information head of SOS Children’s Villages Norway, told The Local. She also noted that the child was a volunteer who was never in any danger during the filming.
1. Why did Johanne Linnestad Flaaten shiver on the bus stop bench?| A．His parents couldn’t afford him a warm coat |
| B．Someone stole his jacket. |
| C．He was a volunteer to do an experiment. |
| D．He was doing an experiment of cold resista |
| A．difficult situation | B．miserable life |
| C．inspiring courage | D．selfless spirit |
| A．People’s care about Johanne is enough. |
| B．People’s care about children in Syria is not enough. |
| C．People should care more about children in Syria than they care about Johanne. |
| D．People should care more about Johanne than they care about children in Syria. |
| A．When You Have No Coat in a Harsh Winter |
| B．When You Face Refugees Crowding into Your Country |
| C．When You Help Syrian Children without Winter Clothing |
| D．When You Meet a Boy Wearing No Coat |
【推荐2】Everyone has one special teacher who has shaped them in ways they would never expect. That teacher for me is my middle school English teacher, Mrs. Yerrington.
Before I had her as a teacher, I only did work just to get by. I wrote basic papers and essays, not putting much thought or effort into any of them. I viewed writing as a sort of chore that I was forced into doing just to pass a class. It never occurred to me that I had the potential to do more with my writing. I had the basic skills but my writing lacked creativity.
Our first big task for the class was to enter a writing contest, and I was less than excited. I wanted something short and easy, so I decided on the Patriots Pen essay; little did I know it wasn’t as easy as I hoped it would be. I turned in my first draft (草稿) to Mrs. Yerrington and she gave a lot of feedback to me. She said my writing lacked meaning. She told me I had the potential to do so much more that I shouldn’t accept less than my full potential. She taught me that writing is an art that takes practice and that you couldn’t always expect to get a piece right the first time. I took in all her feedback and rewrote the paper with more feelings. A few weeks later I won a prize in the contest.
From that day on I have always tried my best in everything I do. I know that without her I wouldn’t have grown into the person I am today. She believed in me, and now I believe in myself. I am now a senior in high school and have grown so much as not only a writer but as a person. I hope that everyone has a teacher who has shaped their lives in such a positive way as Mrs. Yerrington did mine.
1. What does Paragraph 2 imply about the author?| A．He had been wasting his talent for writing. |
| B．He had not learned the writing skills well. |
| C．He had no thought to write about. |
| D．He was a highly creative student. |
| A．It was surely a work of art. |
| B．It was too short and simple. |
| C．It would win in the writing contest. |
| D．It failed to show his real writing level. |
| A．grew into a worldwide famous writer |
| B．became more confident in himself |
| C．found his potential to be an artist |
| D．developed an interest in writing |
| A．He has made great changes in senior high. |
| B．Mrs. Yerrington was an amazing teacher. |
| C．Mrs. Yerrington had a great influence on him. |
| D．Everyone needs an influential teacher in their life. |
【推荐3】For many pop idol fans, having the opportunity to participate in a music video for their favorite pop songs might be a dream coming true.
I had taken lessons at a Chinese-owned dance studio, and they began to hold auditions (试镜) for a special project-filming a music video! Those who passed the auditions would rehearse (排练) a well-designed dance and be filmed by a professional camera crew. I really like the song they chose, which is from a famous group I really like, so I auditioned.
I was confident at first in the audition, but as I felt more pressure, I forgot a few moves. This definitely hurt my chances, so I became very on edge about the results. Additionally, because the group was a four-member group, the studio was only looking for four people, and over 20 people had auditioned. I was very unsure if my performance would be good enough for a callback.
Two weeks later when I had just about given up hearing back, I got a text from the studio manager, saying, “Congratulations! You have passed the audition.” I could barely contain my excitement, but wanting to seem mature, I replied to her in a calm and collected manner.
We were scheduled for five rehearsals in total, and the filming date was set for the middle of April. What really stirred up my excitement was knowing that we would be filmed in public. I would also be dancing the part of my favorite member.
Our first rehearsal was on a Wednesday. The studio had rented the basement of a theater. There were, of course, difficulties. The dance routine included formations, so we had to learn the positions and transitions — things that we did not usually learn in our regular dance lessons. But it was just the four of us, and our teacher had enough time to work with each of us individually.
I have been practicing hard for my dream. I hope everything goes well, and I look forward to the upcoming performance!
1. How did the author feel about the results after forgetting a few moves?| A．Confident | B．Ambitious. | C．Confused. | D．Worried. |
| A．Because she intended to present a mature image to the manager. |
| B．Because she was trained well enough to contain her feelings. |
| C．Because she knew that she was good enough for such a callback. |
| D．Because she had known the result before the manager informed her of it. |
| A．Confusing but practical. | B．Challenging but helpful. |
| C．Difficult but entertaining. | D．Regular but rewarding. |
| A．To express the burning passion for the group. |
| B．To show the difficulty in attending an audition. |
| C．To share a personal experience in pursuit of a dream. |
| D．To convey the excitement of engaging in a rehearsal |
【推荐1】A hero schoolgirl who saved people trapped in a burning apartment raised the alarm after being inspired by a TV show about the emergency services.
l4-year-old Lily Swanson is obsessed (着迷的) with the Disney+ show 9-1-1, so when she noticed a strong burning smell she immediately stopped to investigate. She had been on a walk with her dog near her home in Leyland, but decided to try and find the source of the smell. The quick-thinking teenager looked around and finally spotted black smoke billowing out of an apartment window on Hough Lane. Lily ran home to wake her dad Mike Swanson and rang 911. Mike grabbed his ladders and ran to the scene to help those trapped inside before the building was engulfed (吞没) in flames.
“We opened the ladders and leaned them against the building and there were two or three people trying to climb out. They were desperate.”
Thankfully, everyone was evacuated quickly after emergency services arrived at the scene just minutes later. Lily added, “And soon the fire brigade showed up very quickly and took over.”
Mike said, “She’s been obsessed with this TV program on Disney+. It’s about emergency services in America that deal with things like this. Then this happened practically on our doorstep and she handled it brilliantly.
Leyland fire station manager Jonny Nottingham, who was the incident commander on the night of the fire, praised Lily for her quick and calm response. Mr Nottingham said, “We’d like to thank Lily for calling us so quickly after spotting the fire in the apartment. We have seen in the past that people can have lots of different reactions to seeing a fire but Lily showed maturity and calmness beyond her years to quickly and effectively notify us.”
1. What did Lily do the moment she noticed the burning smell?| A．She continued her walk. | B．She tried to spot the source. |
| C．She ran home and called 911. | D．She looked around the apartment. |
| A．Dug out from a hidden place. |
| B．Driven away from a safe place. |
| C．Ordered to leave for other places. |
| D．Carried out from a dangerous place. |
| A．To report a person’s heroic action. |
| B．To encourage people to pay attention to safety. |
| C．To recommend a TV program about emergency. |
| D．To praise people for their quick reaction to the fire. |
| A．Lily loves watching TV programs on Disney+. |
| B．People have various responses of seeing a fire. |
| C．Lily is physically and mentally mature than her age. |
| D．People praised Lily for her strong sense of responsibility. |
【推荐2】To raise money for restaurant workers who had to stay at home during COVID-19, two brothers, Aiden and Louis Ardine, decided to walk 3,200 miles across America.
Having just arrived on the sands of the Pacific Ocean, Aiden and Louis Ardine have now completed their five-month walk. They had hoped to raise $ 30,000 for some charities (慈善组织) that were helping restaurant workers waiting for lockdown (隔离) to end, but ended up making $ 70,000 — which they gave away to the COCO Fund and the Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation.
“This would not have been possible without the help of a huge community of people, whether people were donating or helping us guide our way across the United States.” said Aiden Ardine. “This was surely an adventure full of hope, and it proved people are born good and want to help their neighbors.”
Just like cross-country trips in this nation, their journey was characterized by amazing views, long roads, and helpful strangers: like a man who passed them in the extreme heat of summertime Iowa, before doubling back and giving them a cold drink; or a Nevada campground manager who let them stay for free.
In Utah they had what the naturalist John Muir would have described as an “interview” with a black bear. When rounding a corner in the path, they found themselves within a few feet of it.
When they reached San Francisco, their supporters were waiting for them on the beach. Afterwards they flew home along with their mom who had been there to meet them. After their adventurous stay away from home, we can only imagine she was really feeling proud of her sons.
1. Why did the two brothers collect money?| A．To set up some charities. |
| B．To help end the lockdown. |
| C．To complete their five-month walk. |
| D．To help restaurant workers stuck at home. |
| A．Humorous. | B．Caring. | C．Intelligent. | D．Honest. |
| A．They met with a bear. | B．They were interviewed. |
| C．They saw a naturalist. | D．They were injured in an accident. |
| A．A Long Journey | B．Walk With Love |
| C．A Proud Mother | D．Adventure With Fun |
【推荐3】The Man with the Golden Arm
When James Harrison was 14, he was required to go through a blood transfusion. Ever since, despite the transfusion saving his life, he's hated needles to go in his arm. Yet every two weeks, without fail, James offers his right arm and waits for the needles.
At 74, James is the world's most prolific (多产的) blood donor. He earned the Guinness World Record in 2003 and he's kept on giving. This year, James is on track to make his 1000th donation—and he has no plans to stop.
James's blood has a particular use: it saves women's babies.
According to the biomedical company CSL, which turns the blood donations into hospital products. James's donations of anti-D plasma (血浆) have helped up to 2.2 million babies since 1967. The product made from James's blood is given to mothers with Rb negative blood types, who are carrying Rh positive babies.
Most donors who donate anti-D have negative blood types and are stimulated to produce antibodies with injections: James produces the antibodies himself. When he had the blood transfusion aged 14, he was mistakenly given positive blood. As a result, he produces so many antibodies that if he were to receive positive blood again he could die. But it also means he's an anti-D goldmine. So, every two weeks, James makes his way to the blood donation centre. He quite enjoys the trip.
James became a blood donor two days after he turned 18. All his life he's volunteered for Meals on Wheels. His father had donated before him, and when he saw the ad for a blood donation drive, he jumped at the chance. In 1966, he was called into the office and told that he could save Rh negative mothers' babies. Gradually, James was encouraged to come into the hospital more regularly. For the past 30 years, he's donated on average 33 times a year.
Once, at one country music festival where his story was told, four women thanked him for their healthy children. James responded with these words, “my 1000 donations are no more important than somebody's first donation. It costs me nothing—only time. And to be some help to others is a great pleasure.”
1. James earned the Guinness World Record by ________.| A．saving some women's lives | B．keeping on donating his blood |
| C．helping women with blood disease | D．producing medicine to save babies |
| A．Creative and talented. | B．wealthy and positive. |
| C．Generous and warm-hearted. | D．Strong-minded and outgoing. |
| A．Helping others brings happiness. |
| B．Standing in arms helps to overcome fear |
| C．Good things will happen if one keeps trying. |
| D．Success belongs to the person who sticks to his aim. |
【推荐1】Rain beat against the window, matching my mood. I should have known that my new job at the hospital was too good to be true. Throughout the day, rumors (传言) warned that the newest employee from each department would be laid off. I was the newest one in the training department.
My boss appeared. “You probably know we’re cutting back,” he said. “Administration wants us to offer outplacement classes to help those employees find other jobs, showing them how to act in an interview, for example.” “Fine,” I answered unwillingly, not knowing what else to say.
I decided to go home early that day. In the hall, I met the lady who brought us cookies every Friday. She was a little woman with gray hair. Only her head and the top of her green apron (围裙) were visible over the cart (小车) loaded with cleaning supplies. At least she had a job!
At the final meeting, laid-off workers formed a line at the door. A colleague whispered, “I can’t believe our Cookie Lady is being laid off. We’ll miss her as much as we’ll miss her cookies.” When the colleague spoke to her in Spanish, I knew my classes would be useless for her and I realized how much better off I was than this poor woman.
I decided to do something for her. I wrote to a newspaper expressing how I felt about the unselfishness of the Cookie Lady who needed a job. A few days later, my article appeared in the newspaper and the Cookie Lady was allowed to stay in her position. On the same day, I received a letter, which seemed so unlikely that I read it twice. “An editor of a local magazine likes your piece and wants you to call her next time you’re looking for work…”
1. How did the author feel on that rainy day?| A．Nervous. | B．Excited. | C．Embarrassed. | D．Proud. |
| A．Take care of patients. | B．Leave earlier that day. |
| C．Help the laid-off workers. | D．Give up the job in the hospital. |
| A．He offered her a high-paid job. | B．He gave her advice on job hunting. |
| C．He made her story known to others. | D．He taught her how to pass an interview. |
| A．Good deeds have their rewards. |
| B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| C．Little people can make a big difference. |
| D．Love brings more joy to people than work does. |
【推荐2】Do you know the following expressions?
Homeric laughter
The “Homer” in this expression is the Greek poet who wrote The Iliad and the Odyssey. People laugh differently. Some laugh silently, while others tend to laugh loudly. “Homeric laughter” refers to laughter of the latter (后者) kind. It is at times uncontrollable, and the entire body shakes during the process. This kind of laughter is called Homeric laughter because this is how the gods laughed in Homer’s classics.
Faustian bargain
According to most stories, Faust was a German scholar who was rather unhappy with his life. The devil(魔鬼), Mephistopheles, promises him that in exchange for his soul, he will give Faust unlimited power and knowledge. Faust agrees and experiences all kinds of pleasures, but, in the end, his soul is condemned to the hell (下地狱). A “Faustian bargain” therefore is a deal that finally results in one’s ruin. It means a bargain made for temporary gain without taking future consequences into consideration.
A three-ring circus (马戏团)
When you refer to a situation as being a three-ring circus, you are saying that it is a situation of complete confusion. There are so many activities taking place all together that they leave you confused or annoyed. The expression comes from the world of entertainment — the circus. The area where the artists perform their acts is called the “ring”. In the past, some of the circuses were so grand that they had three acts taking place simultaneously in three different “rings”. The audience had to decide which “ring” they wanted to focus on.
In the swim (of things)
When someone is in the swim of things, the individual is actively participating in the things happening around him, as in “I’ve been ill, but soon I’ll be back in the swim of things.” In the world of fishing, fishermen use the word “swim” to refer to the section of the lake/river where fish can be found in plenty. So, if you are a fisherman and wish to catch a lot of fish, where would you be? You would be “in the swim”!
1. According to the text, Homeric laughter ________.| A．was the way Homer laughed |
| B．means nervous, silent laughter |
| C．is a way to show disagreement |
| D．comes from a Greek poet’s works |
| A．he might come to a bad end |
| B．he would be considered clever |
| C．his life would become satisfying |
| D．he would gain power and knowledge |
| A．It means having a lot of things to do. |
| B．It has nothing to do with swimming. |
| C．Originally it was used to refer to “going fishing”. |
| D．Patients use it to express their desire for health. |
【推荐3】Childhood is all about the slow expansion of your world, from birth when you are quite clearly the centre of the universe, through the great shock of realising, when you are about three, that you are not actually kings and queens, that there is a whole world beyond the kitchen table and the bedtime story. It’s entirely up to you to let your children know that, while they may be blessed with a loving home, a warm bed, plenty to eat, many people are not.
My oldest son, Sam, is six now and a lovely boy, thoughtful and concerned about the world, kind to his brothers and in love with nature, insects and animals. I get nervous at the fact that it is my responsibility to make him aware of the dark side of life — war, starvation, environmental disasters — part of me wants to preserve his innocence, but most of me thinks he needs to know and I should be the one to tell him.
We’ve talked a little bit, about climate change, but I find it hard to be really honest with him. I sat down with him recently, to read something that Green Books sent to me, called How to Turn Your Parents Green. I thought a light-hearted book might be an easy way to talk to him about what he’s going to have to deal with.
I asked him if he knew about climate change and he said no and then yes. I asked him if he knew what was causing it and he said: “It’s because there are more and more cars on the roads. Maybe too many planes too. Maybe trains as well, but only a little bit.” He likes trains.
I said it was because we had too many lights on too — he jumped up and turned off the light straight away.
“What do you think it means?” I asked him. “I don’t know. Is the world getting hotter? What will happen?” he asked. “Well, some people’s homes may get covered in water, and other people may not have enough food,” I said. “There might be some big storms and hurricanes.”
He was quiet and thoughtful, and I couldn’t bear to push it any further. We did some colouring instead. But later that afternoon, he came back to me and put his hand in my back pocket. “I didn’t like that book, Mum. It made me feel really worried,” he said.
I still feel upset thinking about it now.
1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?| A．Slow development of a child’s intelligence. |
| B．Better understanding of the things around a child. |
| C．Natural response to what happens around a child. |
| D．Gradual process of a child knowing more about the world. |
| A．Very sorry. | B．Quite pleased. | C．A little hesitant. | D．Quite confident. |
| A．He hated to talk about lights. | B．His mother told him to do so. |
| C．Lights would cause climate change. | D．He wanted to save electricity for trains. |
| A．To make him less upset. | B．To take a short break with him. |
| C．To give him some time to think. | D．To develop his interest in colouring. |
