One day a woman was walking down the street when she saw a beggar sitting on the corner. As he sat there, passers-by walked by him giving him dirty looks. But when she saw him, the woman was willing to help him.
She stopped and looked down, asking him whether he was all right. The man slowly looked up. This was a woman clearly used to the finer things of life. She looked like that she had never missed a meal in her life. His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so many others had done before. “Leave me alone,” he said angrily.
To his surprise, the woman continued standing and smiled. “Are you hungry?” she asked.
"No," he answered. "I've just come from dining with the president. Now go away."
The woman's smile became even broader. Suddenly the man felt a gentle hand under his arm. "What are you doing, lady?" the man asked angrily. "I said to leave me alone." However, the woman insisted on getting him something to eat in the restaurant across the street. She even asked a passer-by to help grab his other arm and lift him up. Finally, Jack was taken into the restaurant. The woman explained to the manager that she would buy him something to eat.
"Not in here!" the manager replied angrily. "Having a person like that here is bad for business."
Old Jack smiled. "See, lady. I told you so. Can I leave now?"
The woman turned to the manager and smiled. "Sir, are you familiar with E&A, the banking firm down the street?"
"Of course I am," the manager answered impatiently. "They hold their weekly meetings in one of my banquet rooms."
"And do you make a good profit from that?"
"It’s none of your business."
"I am Penelope Eddy, CEO of the company."
1. When the beggar first saw the woman, he thought _______.| A．she would laugh at him |
| B．she would have meals with him |
| C．she might be fond of him |
| D．she wanted to give him a hand |
| A．show his pride |
| B．prove he was full |
| C．refuse the woman |
| D．pretend to be rich |
| A．Satisfied. | B．Embarrassed. |
| C．Excited. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．kind and honest |
| B．helpful and generous |
| C．funny and warm-hearted |
| D．modest and hard-working |
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【推荐1】If you love something enough but lose it, it may just find its way back to you.
That’s a lesson a Connecticut man learned this week, when he miraculously (神奇地) recovered a dollar bill that his wife had signed years before.
Peter and Grace Bilillo were married for 50 years before Grace lost her battle with cancer. They first met in Peter’s home in Sicily when his mother introduced her unmarried son to the pretty girl down the street.
It was love at first sight. “We got married in 40 days,” said the 86-year-old man.
About seven years ago, the devoted couple each took a dollar bill and signed the names - Grace on one and Peter on the other - as a sign of their love.
“I said, ‘This dollar bill is going to be in my wallet forever,”’ Peter Bilillo said.
Forever didn’t last as long as Peter hoped, though - two years after signing the two bills, he fortuitously spent them. When his wife died, he was heartbroken.
“I felt sorry, very sorry. I thought we were never going to see those two dollars back again,” he said.
So, imagine Peter’s surprise when seven months after his beloved wife’s death, he took his granddaughter to a local subway shop, glanced at the change handed back to him by the cashier and saw his beloved Grace’s name staring at him from one of the dollar bills.
“I never thought I was going to get that dollar back again,” he said. “The first thing I said was, ‘Grace, she did this to make me happy.’”
“It’s a miracle to get it back,” he told reporters. “Who knows how many millions of people got that dollar in their hands?”
Peter says he hopes that, with a little help from Grace, the dollar with his signature will make his way back to him as well.
1. What was Peter and Grace’s first meeting like?| A．They decided to marry at first sight. |
| B．Grace had just won her battle with cancer. |
| C．It was Peter’s mother who introduced them to each other. |
| D．Peter had just had a date with a pretty girl down the street. |
| A．To honor their 50th anniversary. |
| B．To put something special in Peter’s wallet. |
| C．To help Grace defeat her illness. |
| D．To witness their love. |
| A．Grace got the lost bill back to make Peter happy. |
| B．There is still one signed bill that hasn’t returned. |
| C．Peter took his granddaughter to look for the bill. |
| D．A cashier found the last bill and gave it to Peter. |
| A．accidentally. | B．intendedly. | C．expectedly. | D．intentionally. |
【推荐2】My wife isn’t a cat person. So when our daughter Flora started asking for a cat several years ago, my wife politely refused her requests and we didn’t give it a second thought. Flora, though, shares some of my wife’s persistence, so she continued to ask for a cat repeatedly for several years.
Then a couple of things happened that made us take a closer look at things. When we went to Flora’s parent-teacher conferences, the teacher first handed us an essay about how my daughter wanted a cat, and then an imaginary story about where she would like to go on vacation: Catville.
It was then that my wife and I came to the realization that our daughter wasn’t just messing around here. And it was time for us to break down. But before we brought our new cat home, my wife sternly warned us that she was not going to be the one to take care of or clean up after the cat. Flora was going to take full responsibility. Fine, my daughter said.
We welcomed our mini family member into the house right around Christmas. We named her Goldy. When we got her, she peed everywhere. But other than that, she was perfect. My tough-talking wife gradually fell in love with Goldy. And Goldy fell in love with her. Of course, it’s not just my wife who loves Goldy. We all do.
There are so many things about that cat that absolutely brighten our life, highlighted by how she nearly bursts with affection when we come home or wake up in the morning. From the moment Goldy came into our house, it seemed unreasonable that we didn’t have a cat before then. We should have settled down to the decision much earlier.
1. What led the family to rethink about the idea of keeping a cat?| A．The author’s promise. | B．The teacher’s advice |
| C．The wife’s expectation. | D．The daughter’s effort. |
| A．Seriously. | B．Defensively. | C．Anxiously. | D．Mildly. |
| A．Inspiring and patient. | B．Principled and kindhearted. |
| C．Ethical and traditional. | D．Positive and professional. |
| A．A Healing Cat | B．My Determined daughter |
| C．Best Decision Ever | D．Family Means Everything |
【推荐3】Wang Dakang is well-known in his hometown of Leshan City in Sichuan Province for his great life story. He is a model of lifelong learning. Wang, aged 86, was born in 1935. In the 1980s, he became the first person in China to finish a round trip of the country using only a bicycle. From Leshan, he rode to 29 areas between 1981 and 1984. During the 1,278 days, he traveled more than 60,000 kilometers and later was invited to write a book about his experience. However, it didn’t come out because it was too long.
In order to better write his book, Wang, who had only finished middle school, decided to continue his studies and go to university. At the age of 61, he attended Sichuan Normal University to study journalism (新闻学).
His search for knowledge did not stop there. In 2000, Wang began his graduate studies in the same university and studied travel literature. In 2008, he went to Leshan Normal University to study music and graduated in 2012. His purpose of learning had changed from writing a better book to getting more knowledge. Wang’s 560,000-word book about his trip in the 1980s finally came out in 2016.
At present, Wang lives in a village in Leshan. Every morning, he gets up at 4:30 to exercise for half an hour. His study starts at 6:00. He also keeps a diary every day. “Right now I just feel there’s not enough time every day as there is so much to learn,” Wang says. “I want to continue learning even though I’m old and I will study until the very end.”
1. Which of the following about Wang Dakang is TRUE according to the first paragraph?| A．He is famous throughout China. |
| B．His bike trip lasted over three years. |
| C．His bike trip covered 1,278 kilometers. |
| D．He is the first person in the world to finish a round trip of the country. |
| A．He wanted to learn how to write. | B．He had only finished middle school. |
| C．He wanted to achieve his childhood dream. | D．He wanted to do something for his hometown. |
| A．Humorous. | B．Generous. | C．Determined. | D．Considerate. |
| A．Knowledge is strength. | B．Failure is the mother of success . |
| C．Interest is the best teacher. | D．It’s never too old to learn . |
【推荐1】Let’s get inspired by reading about the following four young people.
Reshma Kosaraju
At 12, her family moved to Northern California. Soon after, the Camp Fire started. “It was one of the largest fires in California history,” Reshma, now 17, said. Her school was about 200 miles south of the fire. But students had to wear masks because of the smoke, which made her create away to use artificial intelligence (AI) to predict forest fires.
Nihal Tammana
On his10th birthday, he learned that every year 15 billion batteries are thrown out. They harm the environment. Nihal’s organization, Recycle My Battery, provides recycling boxes for batteries. It has a team of 250 student volunteers around the world. In the past three years, they’ve helped recycle over 260,000 batteries. “My biggest goal is to bring the 15 billion batteries being thrown away each year worldwide to zero,” the 14-year-old boy says.
Miles Fetherston-Resch
Miles, now 10, is in the business of saving oceans. Learning sharks were in trouble, he persuaded his mom to help him start a non-profit organization called Kids Saving Oceans, whose website sells T-shirts and hats made out of recycled plastic found in the ocean. Some $40,000 so far has been donated to organizations that support clean waterways.
Mia Price
Mia, 18, is the chair of the sustainability committee (可持续发展委员会) at the Kinkaid School, in Houston, Texas. The committee recently met its goal of getting rid of plastic water bottles from the school dining center. Now Mia wants to make the school campus greener. Her ideas included installing (安装) solar panels and LED light bulbs and recycling materials from the old gym.
1. What do we know about Recycle My Battery?| A．It was founded by accident. | B．It was Nihal’s birthday gift. |
| C．It has finished its biggest goal. | D．It has attracted worldwide attention. |
| A．Reshma. | B．Mia. | C．Nihal. | D．Miles. |
| A．They all need volunteers badly. | B．They’ve set up their societies. |
| C．They are kid heroes for nature. | D．They are all young inventors. |
Dr. Witt is the medical director for the newborn intensive care unit (重症监护室) at Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital. It was 2 a. m. on October 9th,2017, and Dr. Scott Witt was at home with his family when he received a call from the hospital telling him that they were going to evacuate (疏散) the patients because a deadly wildfire was spreading.
Witt sent his wife and four children to safety at a nearby church but decided to head for the hospital since he needed to make sure his patents were safe. “The only way I could get there was to get on my motorcycle,” said Witt because the parts of the roads were impassable to big vehicles.“I had to skirt around (绕开) where the fire had spread to,” he said.
“The intensive care unit already smelled with a lot of smoke when I arrived and I wanted to move everybody to a parking lot without any fire in it,” Witt said. With the hospital staff’s help, Witt managed to evacuate all eight preemie babies (早产儿) into an ambulance that rushed them to a nearby hospital.
Even though Witt had done more than enough, he decided to follow the ambulance to make sure the babies made it to the hospital. “At one point, there was some live wire on the freeway,” Witt said.
After seeing the babies to safety, Witt went back to check on his home, which had been burned to the ground. But Witt is grateful that his family was unharmed. “We didn’t have any injuries; we were just happy to be together.”
Now, Wit t is being hailed as a hero for his bravery, but he insists he just did what be felt was right. “I feel like these babies are like my own babies,” Witt said.“I just wanted to make sure I was there to help them,” he said.
1. Why were patients evacuated from Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital?(no more than 10 words)2. How did D₁. Witt reach the hospital during the wildfire?(no more than 10 words)
3. What happened to Dr. Witt’s home during the wildfire?(no more than 10 words)
4. What does the underlined word in the last paragraph mean?(1 word)
5. What do you think of Dr. Witt? Please explain.(no more than 20 words)
【推荐3】We were on our way! In Wyoming we would have a new home. It was 1980 and my husband Gary and I were driving to Wyoming with our kids. After driving all day, we were hungry. So we stopped at a restaurant to have dinner.
After the dinner, we were on our way again. Suddenly our vehicle hit ice on a bridge. As soon as the car started to slide, Gary touched the brakes (刹车) but failed to control the car. We were thrown from side to side against the guardrails (护栏).It took some time before we slid to a stop, but unfortunately our car was totally destroyed.
Only minutes later, a car stopped by and the driver asked how he might help. With his help, my husband was able to have our car taken to Rapid City. Then he drove us to a hotel in the city. He made sure we were safe before he said goodnight and left. The next morning, the driver returned and drove us to find our car so that we could take back our valuables. He lost at least half a day of work, all for a family he had never met and would never see again.
With no car, our family finally arrived in Gillette, where we had no friends. Though we were a little lonely, we all felt lucky and thankful to the amazing stranger whose service made such a difference to our family.
1. Why did the family go to Wyoming?| A．They liked to go traveling. |
| B．They had a restaurant to run there. |
| C．They would have a new home there. |
| A．It hit ice on a bridge. |
| B．It was touched by a car. |
| C．It slid into the river. |
| A．To repair the family’s car. |
| B．To say goodbye to the family. |
| C．To help the family get their valuables. |
| A．Helpful. | B．Honest. | C．Humorous. |
【推荐1】My husband David is so warm hearted that he is concerned about and always helps the elders in our community.
Mr. Smith had been fishing with David for over 10 years and a friendship was established between them. Unluckily, Mrs Smith died three years ago. Mr. Smith felt lost and heartbroken. So David took Mr Smith fishing regularly. A few years later, as a result of a stroke (中风), Mr Smith lost his speech and even couldn't move his left side. He was put into a nursing home as no one would look after him at home. Unable to talk a walk, Mr Smith began to suffer from depression. David felt sorry for Mr Smith. Therefore, he tried to get permitted from the nursing home to take Mr. Smith out for a ride every a few days. Finally, he made it. But it was painful for Mr. Smith to get into David's truck. Seeing this, David was worried so much.
Actually David had bought his favorite truck just two years earlier. But he sold it so as to buy a van (厢式货车) which has enough room to be equipped with a wheelchair. With the newly bought one, Mr. Smith could go out more easily. Because of the van, they both enjoy their outing much more. They are so close and harmonious (和谐的) that all staff in the nursing home are moved and believe David is Mr. Smith’s son.
1. Mr Smith__________| A．liked fishing very much | B．felt down after his wife died |
| C．had no children | D．had a stroke because of fishing |
| A．recovered quickly |
| B．didn’t want to do anything |
| C．had difficulty in talking and thinking normally |
| D．felt depressed and unhappy |
| A．The truck was too old. |
| B．He wanted to do business. |
| C．He would like to help Mr Smith for his outing. |
| D．It was more convenient for him to go fishing. |
【推荐2】In their letters to Santa Claus, most kids ask for toys, dolls or maybe a new Xbox. All Jonah Simons wanted was a coronavirus cure to save the world. That was last year. This holiday season, the 10-year-old Florida boy is back with a different request for Santa.
“Dear Santa, it’s Jonah. Do you remember me? I was the one who asked for a covid cure,” he wrote in a letter addressed to the North Pole and shared with CNN. “Thank you so much for the vaccine! You helped save lives. This year, can I please have a Santa costume to spread your joy around the world?”
With a relentless virus and threats of the Omicron variant still plaguing a weary nation, Jonah has big plans for the Santa suit. “I want to wear it and go around the neighborhood and spread Santa’s joy, asking people what they want for Christmas,” the fifth-grader said.
Jonah turned 10 in July, and instead of gifts he asked his family and friends to donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. His birthday effort raised $1,000 in donations from family and friends all over—even his favorite employees at the local Publix store, his mother says.
He also marked his birthday by donating his hair to Locks of Love, the charity that makes wigs for kids with cancer or other medical conditions. During a year of lockdown, he teamed up with some friends and grew out his hair to nine inches.
Jonah’s good deeds are not limited to birthdays. He works to help his community all year, including donating and sorting food for the homeless with the organization Feeding South Florida, and packing holiday gifts for children.
1. What does Jonah want as a Christmas gift this year?| A．A covid cure. | B．Toys and dolls. |
| C．Anew Xbox. | D．A Santa suit. |
| A．Donating his hair to a charity. |
| B．Sending his birthday gifts to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. |
| C．Wrapping holiday gifts for kids. |
| D．Contributing food to the homeless. |
| A．Kind and courageous. | B．Generous and brave. |
| C．Caring and helpful. | D．Friendly and innocent. |
| A．Jonah didn’t realize his wish last year. |
| B．The coronavirus is still not under complete control. |
| C．Jonah raised $1,000 from his family and friends all over. |
| D．Jonah wants to wear a Santa suit and go around the neighborhood and spread Santa’s joy. |
【推荐3】Many years ago I went for my eye check-up at the specialist’s office. I had hoped that they wouldn’t use those eye drops that make your eyes very sensitive (敏感) to light for hours — but they did. I came out of the office into bright afternoon sunshine.
To catch a train back to my job in downtown Calgary, I headed toward the station. But half blinded by sunlight, I stumbled and fell. My glasses flew off my face. I looked around for them, or rather felt around for them, found them and picked them up. They had landed in the worst possible way and broken. That was terrible. Without my glasses I’m so nearsighted that I’m legally blind. I cannot see the big E on the eye chart.
There I was in an unfamiliar part of town, eyes ultra-sensitive to light, on a sunny day, couldn’t see a thing, all alone. I couldn’t help it: tears ran down my cheeks. I was getting pretty panicky.
It was about then that a young girl, somewhere in her teen years, asked me what was wrong and whether she could help me. I told her what had happened. She helped calm me down and offered to call someone for me. She put the coins in the pay phone and dialed my husband’s office number, which I couldn’t do for myself. He said he’d come get me. Then she waited with me until he arrived and handed me over to him.
That girl was a complete stranger. She could have ignored me. She could have left me to wait for my husband alone. But she certainly missed whatever train she had been waiting for. She didn’t make me feel foolish. She made me feel safe. So many years has passed. She’s probably forgotten the whole incident, but I sure haven’t.
1. What happened to the author after the eye check-up?| A．She lost her way. |
| B．She missed her train. |
| C．She broke her glasses. |
| D．She became nearsighted. |
| A．Surprised. | B．Scared. | C．Tired. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．Selfless and patient. | B．Generous and honest. |
| C．Flexible and grateful. | D．Confident and fair. |
