Another person’s enthusiasm（热情）was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in the countryside of Virginia. My father introduced me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is well known for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no later than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, raised my head slightly upward, and looked at me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are wrong. This is not the worst boy at all, but the smartest one who hasn’t yet found a way to give out his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart, My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She persuaded my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more successful and my brother and I could be better educated.
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand typewriter and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers and finally reached the goal she set for me. I wasn’t the only beneficiary. My father became the wealthiest man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
1. What does the author mean by “I wasn’t the only beneficiary”?| A．His stepmother bought typewriters for other family members, too. |
| B．Not only he but also his family gained from his stepmother’s enthusiasm. |
| C．Other family members’ enthusiasm has great effects on his stepmother. |
| D．There were other boys who behaved as badly as he did. |
| A．his father had been away from home for a long time |
| B．people had noticed his intelligence |
| C．he knew how to release his enthusiasm properly |
| D．he was considered a rude boy with wild behaviors |
| A．giving some writing lessons to him at home |
| B．moving the family into the centre of the county |
| C．planning the future for each family member |
| D．praising him from the bottom of her heart |
| A．Enthusiasm, a Source of Authority |
| B．Enthusiasm, a Gift from my Father |
| C．Enthusiasm, a Trend in Families |
| D．Enthusiasm, a Power for Success |
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【推荐1】My wife Hilary and I were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we saw a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.
Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, “Dad! The bear is right behind us!" An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back the sign of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. The bear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.
I held my camera tripod(三脚架)in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew 1 would not be able to hold it for long.
Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.
The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break.
Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back towards-the forest,before returning for another attack the first time I felt panic.
Obviously satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I'm proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.
1. How did the writer feel when faced with the brown bear?| A．Fearful but confident. | B．Nervous but brave. |
| C．Upset but determined. | D．Awful but hopeful. |
| A．got injured | B．felt safe |
| C．found some food | D．took away the camera |
| A．We should keep calm when troubles come |
| B．We should rise to the challenge when faced with difficulties. |
| C．We should not risk ourselves in some dangerous areas. |
| D．We should learn to take advantage of anything at hand when in trouble. |
【推荐2】A one-armed 13-year-old basketball player in a video moves China. He is Zhang Jiacheng, from Guangdong Province. In the video, facing a taller, stronger, and older opponent (对手), he isn’t afraid at all.
Attracted by his good skills in the video, many people even fail to know that Zhang Jiacheng has only one arm. Although the young boy lost one of his arms in an accident, he became crazy about playing basketball at 12. “Work hard or just give up,” he always says. Thus, he spent all of his free time on it without considering his body condition.
People’s attention has encouraged him to work harder towards his goal — to become a top basketball player. “I just keep practising every day to improve myself, whether at home or in the playground,” he says, “My biggest challenge (挑战) is to control the ball much better.” After only a year of hard practicing, Zhang Jiacheng has improved his skills greatly. Through patience, confidence and determination, the young basketball player is getting closer to his life goal.
His effort and courage finally caught the attention of Yi Jianlian, a Chinese professional (职业的) basketball player, who shared the video on his own Weibo.
1. Why do people fail to know the boy has only one arm?| A．Because his good skills attract people. |
| B．Because his life goal encourages people. |
| C．Because he jumps to an amazing height. |
| D．Because he hides the other arm carefully. |
| A．Controlling the ball better. | B．Keeping his balance. |
| C．Making some more friends. | D．Getting closer to his family. |
| A．To live a comfortable life | B．To become a top basketball player. |
| C．To set up a basketball team. | D．To build a large gym for his school. |
【推荐3】There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with his students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee(担任考试委员会主席), the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.
The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK.
Then the professor asked about the cure(药剂) for the illness, and the student, too, answered just as right.
“Good, ” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?”
“A full spoon, ”answered the student.
“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get, ” said the professor. At the same time, the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer.“A full spoon is too much, ” he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr. Professor, I’ve made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for the patient. He can take only five drops.”
“I’m sorry, sir, ” said the professor coldly, “But it’s too late. Your patient has died.”
1. The students were afraid of the professor because ________.| A．they often angered and disappointed him |
| B．their answers often astonished him |
| C．their answers seldom satisfied him |
| D．he often misunderstood them and give them bad marks |
| A．not correct | B．not satisfying |
| C．completely discouraging | D．accepted |
| A．The patient will be in danger if he’s taken as much as a full spoon. |
| B．The doctor will be in trouble if he’s given the patient a full spoon. |
| C．Since one spoon is less than five drops, the patient will be all right soon if he takes only one full spoon at a time. |
| D．If the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time. |
| A．The student must have passed the exam. |
| B．The students may not have passed the exam. |
| C．The student must have been very happy when he heard, “Your patient has died.” |
| D．The professor must have been very pleased and given the student a good mark. |
【推荐1】It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade, or so we thought. We bought her a lovely doll, and a doll house. Then much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else”.
But it was just too late. With such a lot of preparations to do for the Christmas dinner we did not have the time to buy our little girl a bike. So, here we were Christmas Eve around 9:00 p.m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, sleeping in their beds. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child. “What if I make a little bicycle out of clay (泥) and write a note that she could trade (交易，交换) the clay bike in for a real bike?” her dad asked. So he spent the next four hours making a tiny clay bike.
On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little gift box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud. “Does this mean that I can trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?” I said, “Yes.” Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I’d rather keep this than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle in the world!
1. Which is the right time order of the following events?a. The girl asked for a new bike.
b. The girl opened the little gift box.
c. The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll.
d. The father made the girl a bike with clay.
e. The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one .
| A．a-b-c-e-d | B．a-c-d-b-e | C．a-c-b-d-e | D．a-b-d-c-e |
| A．The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike forever. |
| B．Tears were in the girl’s eyes because she didn’t like the present at all. |
| C．The girl never lost her desire for a bike. |
| D．The parents paid little attention to the daughter’s desire for a bike. |
| A．Because he wanted to buy a real one.but he had no money. |
| B．Because he didn’t want to disappoint his daughter. |
| C．Because he thought his daughter would like it. |
| D．Because he wanted to give his daughter a surprise. |
| A．The parents were happy and encouraged. | B．The parents felt comfortable and relaxed. |
| C．The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl. | D．The parents felt disappointed and sorry for the girl. |
【推荐2】Some families choose to take extravagant(奢侈的) vacations, such as to the Grand Canyon. However, my favorite family "vacation"was different. Nine years ago, my parents made a plan to build the home of their dreams in the neighborhood.
Home Number I gradually turned into the management office for building Home Number 2. As Home Number 2 began to take shape, it drew our attention and our primary home became the place where we slept only. The three of us children worked and became soon-to-be-skilled workers. I quickly learned that personalities are readily displayed when we painted a wall. Some repeated his demand, refusing others to enter the area. Others systematically painted the wall, working from top to bottom in an organized fashion. And one might lose interest quickly and drew smiley faces and signed his name on the wall.
Of course, the journey doesn't come without a few lessons learned. I came to understand that paint would never be removed from my clothes no matter how many times I washed it. We learned other important lessons when my dad wanted to shingle(用瓦片覆盖) a roof in the air: Safety is indeed important, and sometimes money is well spent in the employment(雇用) of professional.
And a Mother's Day dinner served on a table could actually taste far better at the end of a long day's work than the everyday meals we remembered back at Home Number 1. Most importantly, I learned that my family can understand each other's' barks. When we finally“arrived after28 months,the“place of interest" we now call home was better than any other places, and our family grew closer because of it.
1. What makes the author's family vacation different from others'?| A．The way of spending the vacation. |
| B．The cost of spending the vacati |
| C．The length of time they spent on vacation. |
| D．People who they spent the vacation with. |
| A．Developed. | B．Shown. |
| C．Changed. | D．Controlled. |
| A．How hard the job was! | B．His father's professional level. |
| C．The value of building the home. | D．The need to employ a professional. |
| A．Creating close family |
| B．Life lessons I learned from a trip |
| C．A different house---building vacation |
| D．Why a family vacation is important |
【推荐3】It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. 'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. 'I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.'
'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said.
'What are you doing?' she asked.
'I'm having breakfast,' I repeated.
'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!'
1. Who came to see the author last Sunday?| A．His aunt. | B．His father |
| C．His friend. | D．His classmate. |
| A．Sunny. | B．Cloudy. |
| C．Rainy. | D．Foggy. |
| A．In the morning. | B．At noon. |
| C．In the afternoon. | D．In the evening. |
【推荐1】Last week the manager of an old shop received a letter. As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till teatime. Then he opened it and $100 fell out onto his desk. Together with it was a short letter. It reads:
Dear Sir,
In 1935 I got engaged (订婚), but unluckily I lost my job. At that time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring (结婚戒指). The girl took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girlfriend’s finger. So I left the shop without paying.
My wife died a short while ago and I had felt ashamed (羞愧的) for not paying for the ring all these years. At that time the ring cost$20, so I think it may cost $100 now, and I am sending you the money.
Yours truly,
A customer
“well, well, well,” said the manager. “Life is full of surprises.”
1. The writer of the letter sent $100 ______.| A．to buy a ring for his wife | B．to thank the girl for her kindness |
| C．to pay for his wife’s ring | D．to give an order for a ring |
| A．The girl gave it to him. | B．He bought it from the shop. |
| C．He borrowed it from the shop. | D．He took it from the shop without paying. |
| A．afraid of seeing the money | B．too excited to say a word |
| C．surprised to get the money unexpectedly (出乎意料) | D．sorry for what the young man had done |
【推荐2】Two years ago, a small town in Thailand started to grow a kind of healthy rice. The healthy rice was not grown by farmers but by students from a small school of only about fifty people.
The idea of growing rice came from the school teachers. When making teaching plans, the teachers decided to teach students to grow healthy rice on school land. They wanted the students to get closer to the land and learn to help each other when doing the rice farming outside the classroom.
What’s better, the school made money from selling the rice and giving farming classes to the public. With the money, the school could help students who wished to travel abroad some day. Today the dream is coming true — the students are flying to Japan to share their special farming experiences, and have fun over there! “We all feel very proud that even students from a small town can make themselves seen in the world,” said one of the teachers.
1. Who got the idea of growing healthy rice?| A．The headmaster. | B．The students. |
| C．The teachers. | D．The farmers. |
| A．The teachers’ plan to grow healthy rice. |
| B．The school’s aim to make more money. |
| C．The farmers’ hope to build more schools. |
| D．The students’ wish to visit foreign countries. |
| A．A successful school project. | B．A farming class for farmers. |
| C．A new way to make money. | D．An exciting trip to Japan. |
【推荐3】My wife Hilary and I were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we saw a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.
Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, “Dad! The bear is right behind us!" An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back the sign of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. The bear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.
I held my camera tripod(三脚架)in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew 1 would not be able to hold it for long.
Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.
The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break.
Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back towards-the forest,before returning for another attack the first time I felt panic.
Obviously satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I'm proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.
1. How did the writer feel when faced with the brown bear?| A．Fearful but confident. | B．Nervous but brave. |
| C．Upset but determined. | D．Awful but hopeful. |
| A．got injured | B．felt safe |
| C．found some food | D．took away the camera |
| A．We should keep calm when troubles come |
| B．We should rise to the challenge when faced with difficulties. |
| C．We should not risk ourselves in some dangerous areas. |
| D．We should learn to take advantage of anything at hand when in trouble. |
Fun day To celebrate the Year of the Pig Organized by Lam Tin Youth Centre and Kwun Tong High school Date：2 January 2019 Time：10 am – 5 pm Place：Kwun Tong Playground Fee: $ 20 (buy three get one free) Programme：drama, lion dance, magic show and ballet performance Highlights: 1) enter the lucky draw to win a digital camera 2) learn to make festival food Join us on the Fun day! Free Soft Drinks. All are welcome! Note: ★Ticket are available at the General Office of Lam Tin Youth Centre. ★For those who would like to be a volunteer, please contact Miss Olivia Wong one week before the activity. |
1. What is going to take place on 2 January, 2019?
| A．A big event to welcome a Chinese new year. |
| B．A social gathering to raise money for wildlife. |
| C．A party for close friends to meet and have fun. |
| D．A meeting of Kwun Tong High School students. |
| A．$20 | B．$40 | C．$60 | D．$80 |
| A．Tickets are sold in Kwun Tong High School. |
| B．It’s unnecessary to take soft drinks with you. |
| C．Free digital cameras are provided for everybody. |
| D．Students can have festival food as much as they can. |
| HIKING CLUB Join us for a 10-mile country walk On Saturday, October 5th Children at the Market Square at 2 p.m. Call Jeff on 3338651 | SINGLES’ CLUB A club for single people looking for friends. Aged 25 — 40. ACTIVITIES: Parties, meals, swimming, concerts… We meet every Thursday at 8:30 p.m. Tel: 7026449 E-mail:singleclub@yahoo.com |
| SUMMER JOB Do you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? Do you want to work for a magazine? Then come and work for us as a reporter. Please call Karen at 5558823. | |
| WANTED A 2-bedroom house in the city center. Under ￥800 a month. Call Tony at 3802692. |
1. Mr. Green wants to go hiking with his children. They should meet at the Market Square ______.
| A．at 2 p.m. on October 5th | B．on Saturday morning |
| C．at 8: 30 a.m. on October 5th | D．on Sunday morning |
| A．in the countryside | B．in the city center |
| C．near the station | D．next to the school |
| A．send an e-mail to Singles’ Club | B．join the Hiking Club |
| C．make a phone call to Karen | D．call Tony at 3338651 |
【推荐3】Our open-top tours enable you to fully appreciate vibrant （充满生机的）Brighton and its renowned seafront, its best shopping areas, and the top-class restaurants at Brighton. Discover the city across 15 stops located to get you to visit it all!
Places of interest
Brighton City Sightseeing Tour takes you to visit one of the south-coast's most popular resorts. This city offers many things to do and places to go, from the striking Royal Pavilion, Regency architecture, and Victorian aquariums, to the famous Brighton Pier, Sea Life Centre, and pebble beach.
Tours
Buy your 24h ticket online and hop on and off our comfortable double-deckers as much as you like, to get to know the city at your own pace . You can also buy a Tour Plus ticket which includes all day travel on the local Brighton & Hove buses.
The hop-on and hop-off tours start just west of Brighton Pier. Further information including a lull timetable and map of the route is available at www. city-sightseeing, com.
Accommodation
If you need to stay, Brighton & Hove has a wide variety of options to suit all tastes and budgets. There are guest houses and bed and breakfasts in Brighton & Hove. This is a bustling （热闹的）area of the city with independent restaurants, antique shops and a lively village atmosphere and just a stone's throw from the beach. Pub Entertainment
If you are looking for some entertainment to go with your drinks then there are plenty of options at pubs in Brighton. Mrs. Fitzherbert's regularly has live bands playing and the Ladies' Mile host swing & jazz nights. Above the Grand Central you'll find the Nightingale Room with a regular program of events including theatre and comedy.
1. Where will you choose to visit if you are interested in ocean animal?| A．Royal Pavilion. | B．Brighton Pier. |
| C．Regency architecture. | D．Sea Life Centre. |
| A．It used to be a village. | B．It has many old shops. |
| C．It is very peaceful area. | D．It is not far from the beach. |
| A．Having drinks. | B．Watching comedies. |
| C．Performing with actors. | D．Enjoying a live play. |
