My First Day of School
Fear started taking over, I was walking into my first school in America. I had traveled a long distance from India in order to join my parents, who had been for three years, hoping America would help my future. My father decided that I would be better off going to school here, so I enrolled(登记)in the local high school in my new town.
I was afraid how I would do. On the first day, I went to my second period class after I had missed my first. With anxiety, I reached for the door, opening it slowly. Without paying attention to my classmates, I went straight to the teacher and asked if this was the right class. With a soft voice he answered. “Yes.” His voice comforted me a little. He gave me a sheet called Course Requirements, which I would never get in India because we didn’t have anything like that. Then he asked me to choose where I would sit. I didn’t actually want to pick a seat. In India we had fixed seats, so I never needed to worry about that. I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the image produced by the overhead projector. In Indian schools, we didn’t use the technology we had. We had to take notes as the teacher spoke.
It was noon. I was very confused about when I would have lunch. I went to my next class and the bell rang as I entered. I went through the regular process of asking the teacher if I was in the right class. She said, “It’s still fourth period.”
“But the bell just rang,” I said.
Changing from a gentle tone to a harsher(刺耳的)one, she said, “That is the lunch bell, young man.”
I apologized. Without another word I headed for the cafeteria. I felt lucky because we didn’t have this in India. Every confusion seemed like a barrier I had to get through to reach my goal. At the end of the day, I was on my way to the bus which we didn’t have in India either. I spotted my bus and sat down inside happily. I was thinking, today wasn’t o bad.
1. The author attended an American high school because _______.A.his father preferred American schools |
B.his family wanted him to have a bright future |
C.his mother had worked in it for 3 years |
D.he had been longing to leave his homeland |
A.He went to the wrong class for the second period |
B.He met some enthusiastic teachers and classmates |
C.He got the Course Requirements sheet from his classmate |
D.He experienced differences from the Indian schools in many ways |
A.Worried | B.Puzzled |
C.Relieved | D.Excited |
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【推荐1】Tyler was a troublesome student, who sat in the back row of the classroom. Every time I called him to answer questions, he’d reply with a flip (轻率的) answer. If he got it wrong, he would get very angry.
Usually kids could sit quietly in class. However, Tyler was just loud. One day, Tyler was talking while I was teaching. I said to him, “Tyler, why not join in our discussion instead of having one of your own?” He got up from his chair, pushed it over, and shouted something I can’t remember. I sent him to the office and he received a week’s out-of-school punishment.
The week was a wonderful time for me without the noisy Tyler, but when it came to an end, I began to feel worried. So I came up with a plan. On the day of his return, I told him I wanted to start over with him. If he felt like he was going to lose control in class, he could step outside the door for a moment.
From then on, Tyler was a changed student in my classroom. In fact he was a smart child and he even stopped a fight between two students one day. And he never used the privilege (特权) to leave the class for moment. I believe that just letting him decide for himself made all the difference.
When the school year was over, he wrote me a thank-you note about how good the year had been for him. I still have it today and find it very moving to reread when I get stressed about teaching.
1. When Tyler was talking in class, what did the teacher advise him to do?A.go out of school | B.have his own discussion |
C.join in their discussion | D.raise his hand and wait for his turn to speak |
A.leaving the class for a moment | B.sitting in the back row |
C.stopping a fight between two students | D.not listening to teachers in class |
A.How the teacher felt about Tyler’s thank-you note |
B.How the teacher dealt with Tyler’s return |
C.How Tyler got the punishment |
D.How Tyler changed to be a good student |
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1. What can TEAN help students do?A.Travel abroad. | B.Experience overseas education. |
C.Save money for the future. | D.Understand popular foreign culture. |
A.Being an American citizen. | B.Filling the Statement from University form. |
C.Submitting an application twice in one cycle. | D.Turning in an application by June 1, 2023. |
A.The one performing well academically. |
B.The one doing excellently in the interview. |
C.The one choosing a program unrelated to his major. |
D.The one obtaining an outstanding recommendation essay. |
【推荐3】What to expect at high school
Are you super worried about what to expect at high school? Well, guess what? Everyone is! The following tips will help guide you safely through your first day!
► Understand that you’ll be moving a lot.
Depending on the school you’re at, there could be more subjects and you’ll have more classrooms!
► Understand the newness of high school.
There are usually more strict teachers and more classrooms! Don’t worry.
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Stay away from students who have higher grades than you! They’re older and you will be an easy target (目标), so watch your back! If they do try to threaten (恐吓) you or anything, tell your parents or teachers to help you with it.
► Be prepared for the dining room.
Make sure you have friends to sit with, or you’ll look lonely and feel lonely. Make some new friends to sit with.
► Remember to stay good in school.
A.One for every subject. |
B.Put your books in order. |
C.Know who to watch out for. |
D.There are some advantages! |
E.Try to eat healthily on your first day. |
F.Try to make a good impression on the teachers. |
G.Do your homework and make sure you study hard! |
【推荐1】When I was 12 years old, I already knew that my teen years were going to be the worst years of my life. I was a total outsider, bullied (欺凌) at school. I felt completely alone in my small town. But by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I turned my problem into a passion for helping others. The opportunity to practice kindness made me feel like my life had a greater purpose. The more positive energy I shared, the more kindness and appreciation I received. I realized that my purpose in life would be to reach out to people, specifically teenagers, and help them feel less alone.
Books were my true friends back then. I was so thankful that the authors wrote those books. The kindness they offered me with their books saved my life. One of my biggest dreams was to become an author so I could write books that would help other teenagers the way those books helped me.
After surviving terrible experiences at school and at home, I made a choice to take the optimistic, positive road in the next steps of my journey. My dream career, one I thought was only possible for the authors I loved, is what I am doing now. I have been a full-time author of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this amazing opportunity to reach out to readers every single day.
Kindness saved me when I needed help the most. Even small acts of kindness can change someone’s life. You never know what someone else is going through. But by practicing daily kindness, you become an architect of positive change.
1. What was the author’s life like when he was 12?A.Boring. | B.Peaceful. | C.Painful. | D.Meaningful. |
A.It made him popular in his town. | B.It helped him find the meaning of life. |
C.It helped him understand others’ lives better. | D.It helped to shape his dream career. |
A.He was inspired by his teacher. | B.He could pass positive energy to readers. |
C.He wanted to share his school experiences. | D.He found he had a talent for writing. |
【推荐2】The Cloud Runners
Today, the first thing you see when you drive into the small town of McFarland, California, is a welcome poster. “Home of the State Champions,” it says proudly. Written across the bottom are the names of the members of the running teams that have brought McFarland nine state championships over the past twenty years. Today, this little farming town is the “home of champions”, but things weren’t always like this.
It all began with a group of seven young men, who were McFarland High School’s first running team. They were called “cloud runners” because it looked like they were floating on a brown cloud of dust as they carved paths through the surrounding fields.
They weren’t a very good team. But the turning point came one hot summer afternoon when the young men were doing hill practice. As there were no hills in McFarland, their coach, Jim White, made them run up and down large piles of nut shells covered in white plastic sheets.
“Enough!” one of the young men cried. The sound of breaking shells could be heard as he beat his fists on the sheet. The plastic tore and a river of nut shells poured out. “Do you know what these are, Mr White? They’re almond(巴旦木)shells. Do you know where they come from? My family has been working on farms picking almonds for forty years. You and your family, living in your big comfortable home, eat these without giving a single thought to where they came from. And now you are making us run on them! I’ve had enough!”
“We’re losers, Mr White, not winners,” another young man continued, his face wet with tears and sweat. “Nothing has changed here for forty years and nothing’s ever going to change! Running is for rich kids in private schools in the big city, not for us poor farm boys. We can’t even afford real shoes for running. We belong in the fields, picking. We’re ‘pickers’. I’m going home!”
Something in Jim White’s heart changed that day. He went into the fields and worked with the “pickers”. He bought running shoes for the boys. He spent evenings having dinner with the boys’ families. His wife baked and sold cookies to raise money. One small act of kindness led to another. Other families began to take notice, and slowly, the entire town came to support Mr White as he helped these young men change from farm workers to champions.
1. Why is the small town of McFarland called “Home of the State Champions”?A.Because Jim White became state championship. |
B.Because the running teams got nine state championships. |
C.Because a group of seven young men got championships. |
D.Because Mr. White changed the farm workers to champions. |
A.The tiredness of running. | B.The pain of training. |
C.The difficulties of living. | D.The sound of breaking shells. |
A.Ambitious and strict. | B.Understanding and kind. |
C.Optimistic and persistent. | D.Responsible and confident. |
【推荐3】Linda was a sixteen-year-old girl in Britain. She was feeling bad for several days. Her mother took her to a hospital and the doctors found out that she had cancer.
Linda’s life changed. She began to go to the hospital often for treatment (治疗), and she also became depressed.
The hospitals and the doctors were good, but Linda did not have hope herself. Linda’s mother called a flower shop close to the hospital. “I want some beautiful flowers for my daughter. She is a teen girl with cancer. ” She told the shop owner. Later, the flowers arrived. Then Linda saw something unusual. It was a card. It read:
Linda,
I own (拥有) this flower shop. I had cancer when I was fifteen years old. I am 24 years old now. Good luck. My heart goes out to you.
Yours,
Alice.
Linda smiled. She finally felt some real hope. She found the will (意志) to live.
Little things make a big difference. All of us can give little things like kindness, encouragement and hope to others.
1. What does the underline word “depressed” mean in Paragraph 2?A.safe. | B.serious. | C.sad. | D.excited. |
A.Her mother. | B.A doctor. | C.A shop owner. | D.Her friend. |
A.She became hopeful about life. |
B.She wanted to work with Alice. |
C.She thanked her mother a lot. |
D.She liked the card very much. |
A.Be kind to yourself. |
B.Little things make a big difference. |
C.Try something different. |
D.Be kind to others. |
【推荐1】When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write and illustrate my own books. Half the students sneered. The rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this semester.” I was so humiliated(羞辱) that I cried.
That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capri’s Weekly newspaper. To my astonishment, they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed it to my teacher and fellow students. They laughed. “Just plain dumb luck, "the teacher said. I tasted success. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of poems, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I graduated from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I never mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams.
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. While the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months, just like a baby.
A month later Crying Wind, the title of my book, became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and Braille and sold worldwide. I appeared on TV talk shows. I traveled from New York to California and Canada on promotional tours. My first book also became required reading in native American schools in Canada.
People ask what college I attended, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I’m not gifted and I don’t write right. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right but I’ve beaten the odds. Writing is easy, it’s fun and anyone can do it. Of course, a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.
1. Why did many students laugh after hearing what the writer said?A.Because they didn’t like him. |
B.Because they wished he could be successful as a writer. |
C.Because their teacher laughed, too. |
D.Because they felt it impossible for him to succeed. |
A.The characters in his story. | B.His teacher. |
C.His early experience. | D.His parents. |
A.It is difficult for a person, who cares about what others say, to succeed. |
B.It is important for a person to tell others what he wants to do. |
C.It is necessary for a person, who wants to succeed, to take others’ advice. |
D.It is impossible for an ordinary person to be a writer in the future. |
A.A Famous Person | B.I Hate My Classmates and Teachers |
C.I Never Write Right | D.A Genius Can Be a Writer |
【推荐2】Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic (全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.
Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.
Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventually take, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn’t want to mess with that.
Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.
This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined” it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured (捕捉) and frozen on some stranger’s bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman I don’t even know has been immortalized (使……永存). In some ways, she lives in my house.
Perhaps we all live in each others’ spaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.
That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.
1. What happened when the author was about to take a photo?A.Her camera stopped working. |
B.A woman blocked her view. |
C.Someone asked her to leave. |
D.A friend approached from behind. |
A.the need to be close to nature |
B.the importance of private space |
C.the joy of the vacation in Italy |
D.the shared passion for beauty |
A.a particular life experience | B.the pleasure of traveling |
C.the art of photography | D.a lost friendship |
【推荐3】You may have heard of Stephen Curry... basketball player . Many people think he is the best shooter (射手) that ever played the sport And, last year, he was the NBA’s MVP and his team won the final match with the help of him.
Although his dad was on NBA player himself. Stephen didn’t start off with much .When he was young, he could only play old basketballs and no one taught him how to play, because his father was really busy. As he grew older, he had other problems, including his size.
So how did he make it? With a tot of hard work and his passion to basketball, he played day and night, practicing as hard as he could, year after year.
Now that he’s a star basketball player for the NBA, Stephon Curry is giving back. He starts to offer sleeping nets (蚊帐) to families in Africa. Curry has promised to donate (捐赠) 3 nets for every 3-point shot (三分球) he makes. From 2012 to 2015. Curry donated almost 2,500 nets! And he is calling on his fans to do the same. He believes these donated nets can, and do, save many lives.
Stephen Curry is a role model in both basketball and daily life.
1. Which is not mentioned about Curry?A.He is the best shooter in many people’s mind. |
B.He helped his team win the match last year. |
C.Curry’s mother died when he was young. |
D.Curry was the MVP last year. |
A.He was too short as a basketball player. |
B.He couldn’t play basketball well. |
C.He was too busy to play basketball. |
D.He was in poor health. |
A.时间 | B.热情 | C.陪伴 | D.练习 |
A.2,500 | B.300 | C.830. | D.900 |
A.He is a star basketball. |
B.His fans asked him to do that. |
C.It can help him become a role model. |
D.It can help to save many lives Africa. |