A girl pulled back on the rope, making the homemade swing(秋千) fly higher. Her red sweater flashed brightly in the morning sunlight. She was mad at her brother, David. "How could he have been so mean?" she asked herself, remembering how he had made a face and called her a “big baby”. “He hates me,” she thought, “Just because I took the last biscuit from under his nose.”
On a distant hill behind the swing, a huge bull (公牛) with long, sharp horns was watching her. It was ready to attack anything that moved. Then it lowered its head and bean charging (猛冲) across the field toward the red sweater.
Meanwhile, David was in the farmyard, feeding the chicken. He saw his little sister on the swing and the bull heading straight for his sister. Without a second thought, David screamed as loudly as he could, “Look out behind you! Get out of there!”
His sister didn't hear him. The bull was halfway across the field and closing in fast. David's heart pounded. It was now or never. He ran across the chicken yard, jumped the fence and dashed toward his sister. He ran faster than he had ever run before.
David gabbed the swing to stop and pulled his sister sideways to the ground only a second before the bull charged at the place she had been. She let out a terrified cry. The bull turned around and charged again. David quickly pulled of the sealer of his sister and threw it far away as he could. The bull followed it. As the bull was tearing the sweater into pieces, David half-dragged, half-carried his sister to safety. A weak smile crossed the little girl’s face as she had realized something important that day.
1. Why was the sister mad at her brother?A.She was not allowed to swing by her brother. |
B.She thought her brother didn't treat her fairly |
C.Her sweater was thrown away by her brother |
D.Her brother did not leave the last biscuit to her. |
A.Stubborn and selfish. | B.Brave and protective. |
C.Clever but rude. | D.Quick-minded but mean. |
A.she shouldn't swing in red before a bull |
B.her brother ran faster than the bull |
C.animals sometimes could be very dangerous |
D.her brother actually loved her deeply |
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【推荐1】Donald lived in three different foster (寄养的) homes and changed schools with each move, which left him upset and often poorly performing in the school. Then he met Mr. Felipe, the CIS site coordinator (协调员) at his latest school.
Mr. Felipe immediately developed a plan to meet Donald’s needs. He bought school supplies and clothes for Donald and encouraged him to join the school’s karate (空手道) program. After months of working with Mr. Felipe, Donald’s attitude changed. He became more optimistic. He began making friends at school and building relationships with his teachers and classmates. Most importantly, his grades improved as well.
“My mom has noticed that my attitude has changed a lot, and my grades are improving a lot too. I like to come to the CIS classroom because it is fun to be here. Mr. Felipe gives us snacks and provides school supplies for us. We work in the garden and we get the help we need to study and do our homework. I feel happy and inspired (激励) when I come to this program. I had been in foster care since I was 4 or 5 years old and didn’t live with my brother for part of the time. I’m back with my family now and happy to have them in my life,” said Donald. “But I still remember that time and the sadness I felt. At school, art and football helped me forget and let it all go. It was Mr. Felipe who helped me change a few things when I was upset. Because of him, I became more serious about school and work.”
For Donald, Mr. Felipe is the person who changed his life. Today, Donald is back with his family and continues to work on building strong relationships with his teachers and classmates.
1. What was Donald’s problem?A.He argued with his teacher. |
B.He fought with his classmates. |
C.He was driven out of school. |
D.He was not active in attending school. |
A.He taught Donald karate every day. |
B.He helped Donald with his studies. |
C.He provided Donald with everything he wanted. |
D.He inspired Donald to take part in a school program. |
A.He realized the value of education. |
B.He got in touch with his lost brother. |
C.He was thankful for Mr. Felipe’s help. |
D.He made great progress in playing football. |
A.A coordinator changed Donald’s life |
B.Donald regained confidence from karate. |
C.A homeless boy got along with his teacher. |
D.Donald found his family with a teacher’s help. |
【推荐2】Once upon a time a little leaf was heard to sigh and cry, as leaves often do when a gentle wind is about.
And the twig (细枝) said, “What is the matter, little leaf?”
And the leaf said, “The wind just told me that one day it would pull me off and throw me down to lie on the ground!”
The twig told it to the branch on which it grew, and the branch told it to the tree. And when the tree heard it, it rustled all over, and sent back word to the leaf, “Do not be afraid; hold on tightly, and you shall not go till you want to.”
And so the leaf stopped sighing, but went on nestling and singing. Every time the tree shook itself and stirred up all its leaves, the branches shook themselves, and the little twig shook itself, and the little leaf danced up and down merrily, as if nothing could ever pull it off.
And so it grew all summer long until October.
And when the bright days of autumn came, the little leaf saw all the leaves around becoming very beautiful. Some were yellow, and some scarlet, and some mixed with both colors.
Then it asked the tree what it meant. And the tree said, “All these leaves are getting ready to fly away, and they have put on these beautiful colors because of joy.”
Then the little leaf began to want to go, and grew very beautiful in thinking of it, and when it was very bright, it saw that the branches of the tree had no color in them, and so the leaf said, “Oh branches, why are you lead color and we golden?”
“We must keep on our work clothes, for our life is not done; but your clothes are for holiday...”
Just then a little puff of wind came, and the leaf let go without thinking of it, and the wind took it up, and turned it over and over, and whirled it like a spark of fire in the air, and then it fell gently down under the fence among hundreds of other leaves, and began to dream — a dream so beautiful that perhaps it will last forever.
1. Why was the little leaf anxious?A.It would lose the twig soon. | B.It would be blown off by the wind. |
C.It couldn’t nestle on the tree. | D.It would fly away from the tree. |
A.The tree taught the leaf to be merry. | B.The branches are the nest of the leaf. |
C.The tree was strong to fight against the wind. | D.The little leaf conquered its fear and anxiety. |
A.The leaf was changing its color for holiday. | B.The branches were of tired of the leaf. |
C.The leaf was on the way to falling off. | D.The branches were jealous of the leaf. |
A.Every dark cloud has a silver lining. | B.Everything on earth goes with the law of nature. |
C.The grass is always greener on the other side. | D.Life is of high value but freedom is more precious. |
Jessica Tandy was born in London in 1909. After her father died, her mother taught and took other jobs at night to make extra money to raise her, three children. Jessica’s older brothers showed an interest in the theater and often put on shows at home. Jessica said later that she was terrible in all of them. But she said taking part in those plays as a child created a desire in her to be someone else.
Jessica loved going to the theater. This love led her to attend an acting school in 1924. She performed in her first play called The Manderson Girls at 18. But few people watched this play. In 1932, she married the famous actor Jack Hawkins. Their wedding pictures were on the front page of many British newspapers. In the same year, critics in London recognized her great acting skill in her performance in the play Children in Uniform.
In 1940, Jessica ended her first marriage and moved to the USA. In New York, she met actor Hume Cronyn. Two years later, they married and moved to Hollywood.
Her turning point came in 1947 when she played the lead part in Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire. Tandy won the first of her four Tony awards for best actress in it. After that Hollywood producers began to choose her to be in the movie.
Jessica Tandy said she hated seeing herself in the movies. She was surprised when she won the Academy Award for Driving Miss Daisy. She said that the wonderful part she had made up for her lack of experience in movies.
1. Jessica’s early interest in acting came from __________.
A.her natural gift for acting | B.her brothers’ influence |
C.her hope of helping raise her family | D.her mother’s encouragement |
A.Attending an acting school. |
B.Her first play The Manderson Girls. |
C.Her marriage with Jack Hawkins. |
D.Her wonderful performance in Driving Miss Daisy. |
a. Jessica performed in The Manderson Girls.
b. Jessica married Hume Cronyn
c. Jessica played the lead part in A Streetcar Named Desire.
d. Jessica moved to the USA.
A.a, d, b, c | B.a, b, c, d | C.b, d, a, c | D.b, c, a, d |
A.Jessica wasn’t interested in acting in movies |
B.winning the Academy Award was a surprise to Jessica |
C.Jessica would perform better if given a better part |
D.Jessica was as confident as commonly considered |
【推荐1】Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in London. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.
On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said goodbye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.
“Wait a minute, sir, ” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!” Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry, “Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam!I didn’t mean it!”
Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women. ”She thought.
1. We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was________.A.a conductor . | B.a worker. |
C.a thief . | D.an umbrella maker. |
A.Because he was lost in thought. |
B.Because it was much like his own umbrella. |
C.Because he thought the woman would not notice it. |
D.Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown. |
A.surprised . | B.angry. |
C.fortunate | D.sad. |
A.He picked them on the train. |
B.He brought them from his small town. |
C.He bought them in London. |
D.He stole them from four women. |
1. The children shouted when the traveller was taking pictures of them because ______.
A.they didn’t want to stop playing |
B.the traveller forgot to take off the cap on her head |
C.they didn’t want to have their pictures taken |
D.the traveller was not doing well with her camera |
A.she thought it was not right to take people’s pictures without telling them beforehand (事先) |
B.the children would lose their souls |
C.she had stayed in the village too long |
D.she didn’t take a picture of the head first |
A.the head was very interested in her camera |
B.the head wanted to learn to take pictures |
C.she was afraid of the head |
D.she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing |
A.the children wanted to play with her |
B.the traveller didn’t know what the children meant |
C.he wanted the traveller to tell him something else |
D.the traveller didn’t let him speak |
A.The traveller knew something about people in some countries. |
B.The children wouldn’t mind if the traveller took pictures of them. |
C.The head was afraid that the traveller’s camera would hurt the children. |
D.The traveller didn’t understand why the children shouted. |
【推荐3】When the pandemic hit last year, substitute teacher Jose Villaruel found himself out of work as lessons went online. The consequences were unbearable for the septuagenarian, who’d been sending his income to his sick wife and children living in Mexico.
In fact, the devoted husband had been living out of his car for the past eight years so he could send his family the money they needed. Now, with no job, Villaruel is living off his Social Security check, most of which he sent to his loved ones.
Thankfully, a former student, Steven Nava, came across his struggling teacher in a parking lot at 5:00 am on the way to work. He approached his old teacher and asked about his circumstances. When Villaruea explained his struggles, the 21-year-old decided to help. “He was so nice around his students. He’d be really, really funny when he took attendance,” Nava said.
Nava gave him the $300 he had on him at the time. The teacher was moved, as his former student shared, “He came over to give me a hug and as he was hugging me, I saw tears running down his face.”
Villaruel’s response only encouraged Nava to help further, as he promised the teacher he’d do whatever it took to get him out of his predicament. “Seeing him living and going through that struggle made me want to do this. He helped us with our futures and helped us become the persons we are today, so I wanted to help him and make sure he’s in a situation where he doesn’t have to worry anymore,” the young man explained.
Later, Nava set up a GoFundMe page and t he donations quickly mounted up to $27,000. So along with other former students, he presented the check to a delighted “Mr. V” on his 77th birthday.
The impressed teacher is now planning to have a little vacation in Mexico to spend time with his family.
1. What can we know about Jose Villaruel during the pandemic?A.He led a hard life. | B.He lived on driving. |
C.He lost his family. | D.He was busy teaching. |
A.He found a job for him. | B.He gave him some cash. |
C.He helped him park his car. | D.He attended his live lecture. |
A.Lifestyle. | B.Work. | C.Dilemma. | D.Loss. |
A.Brave and adventurous. | B.Hard-working and creative. |
C.Ambitious and successful. | D.Grateful and warm-hearted. |