It has become a daily routine(常规) for the students on bus No.7 in Arlington, Washington to wave to the “grandma in window”.
Every day for the past five years, you could find the old lady Louise Edlen sitting at her dining room table having breakfast as the kids were passing by. But one day in early October this year she was not found sitting in her usual place.
The kids didn’t see their old friend for a few days. They got worried. Finally, they learned that she had suffered a stroke(中风). “It was kind of heartbreaking to us because she was always there in the past five years,” seventh-grader Axtin Bandewerfhorst said.
But she was upset and was obviously still thinking about the 20 boys and girls who passed by her home every day. The day after the bus driver Carol Mitzelfeld brought a bouquet of flowers from the students to Edlen, the kids looked out of the window to find a sign reading “Thank you”.
“That really made me happy,” 10th-grader Cheyanne Holt said. “It shows how much we mean to her.”
So to welcome Edlen home from the hospital, they made her a sign of their own: a photo of the kids waving from inside the bus.
“Carol told us that a lot of times she even does not remember her daughter’s name, but she always remembers to wave to the kids on the bus,” Bandewerfhorst said. “That made me feel really special.”
Louise’s husband, Dave Elden, said, “The students’ daily move gives her something to look forward to every day.”
Elden has returned home, and is back to waving to the students every day.
1. When does the No. 7 bus pass Louise’s house?| A．In the morning. | B．At noon. |
| C．In the evening. | D．At night. |
| A．In front of the hospital. | B．On the school bus. |
| C．At the gate of the kids’ school. | D．In front of the dining room window. |
| A．she forgot her daughter’s name | B．the kids didn’t visit her |
| C．she couldn’t see those kids as usual | D．her illness made her suffer quite a lot |
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【推荐1】Jayce Crowder began noticing when he was in kindergarten that he looked different from his classmates. They had two hands. He had one. It started when one boy teased him, says his mother, Cortney Lewis. He’d return home with questions: Why am I different? Why me? Why? How could she provide answers to her son’s questions when she had never found those answers herself?
A few weeks later, Lewis came home from her work and turned on the TV to a news story about a six-foot-three eighth grader from Washington, Iowa. Trashaun Willis, then 14, had become an Internet sensation after posting videos of his slam dunks (扣篮), and, like Jayce, he was missing most of his left arm. Lewis called Jayce in. He was interested, watching dunk after dunk.
Later the boys met at Washington Middle School several months later, and immediately bonded. They rode bikes, took photos, played hide-and-seek, and shot baskets. Trashaun taught Jayce to finish (上篮) with a high release and put some backspin on the ball. He even gave Jayce a shirt that says “Ten fingers are overrated.” At one point, Trashaun did get serious with Jayce. He talked about their left arms. He said not to let anyone pull him down and that words don’t need to shake his confidence.
Since that meeting, Lewis has seen a pronounced difference in her son, who is now in Grade Two. He recently started wrestling and loves it. Lewis points to Trashaun’s influence. She said this made Jayce “understand that there are others like him.”
As for Trashaun, his relationship with Jayce made him look forward to helping more kids, perhaps as a youth coach with NubAbility, a nonprofit devoted to coaching kids with limb differences.
1. According to Lewis, she didn’t know ________.| A．where Jayce was different | B．how to comfort Jayce suitably |
| C．what happened to Jayce at school | D．why Jayce asked strange questions |
| A．To encourage him to be confident. | B．To hide his lack of left arm. |
| C．To help him fight against bullying. | D．To inspire him to be a basketball player. |
| A．Confused. | B．Ashamed. | C．Inspired. | D．Challenged. |
| A．Small. | B．Mysterious. | C．Strange. | D．Clear. |
【推荐2】My family just got back from a wonderful vacation. It was 10 days of good food, great sun and beautiful beaches. One day nearly ruined our trip, though. I had caught a bad cold, and I was thinking about staying at home. But my wife had her heart set on the beach, and because we have three small children, I came along to help out.
We arrived, and my wife was in heaven. I wasn't as enthusiastic. The sand wasn't nearly as soft as I like. And the surf was much rougher, which certainly didn't please my kids.
As I kept comparing this beach to other ones, my mood deteriorated. I was about to get into another big argument with my wife when I remembered three little words: "Disagree and commit". It's a principle that encourages healthy discussion and disagreement during the decision-making process, but that requires full support for a decision once made.
In the case of our vacation, I had agreed to let my wife pick the beach for the day. Because of my cold, I would have found something wrong with just about any beach. And complaining would have just made everyone else unhappy, too. So, I did the opposite. I looked for all the great things about the beach and voiced them out loud. And guess what? I survived those hours on the beach.
In all our relationships, we're looking for support. Of course, good friends should be able to have healthy disagreements. But when it comes to making decisions, there are times when all the discussion in the world won't change another person's mind. When that happens, ask yourself: Can I disagree and commit? If you can, you'll show your partner you're willing to go all in and they'll do the same for you.
I know it's saved my most precious relationships countless times over the years. And it's a major reason why after 11 years of marriage, three kids, and even the stress of a family vacation, the relationship between my wife and me is stronger than ever.
1. What almost ruined the author's family vacation?| A．The trip to the beach. | B．The kid's bad cold. |
| C．The author's three kids. | D．The heart attack of his wife. |
| A．Got silent. | B．Turned thrilled. |
| C．Became terrible. | D．Remained calm. |
| A．By comparing the beach to others. |
| B．By complaining about the dry sand. |
| C．By pointing out good things about the beach. |
| D．By having a violent argument with his dear wife. |
| A．Trying to change others' minds. |
| B．Finding disagreements with others. |
| C．Expressing the complaint and anger. |
| D．Supporting others though disagreeing. |
Always honest
Honesty is important to keep a relationship alive. A true friend always tells you the truth. It may be hard sometimes but lying can destroy a friendship. It is important that your friend speaks honestly and never makes up stories.
There are always periods in your life when you have problems or difficulties. A true friend will always have time to listen to your problems and give advice. It may not be able to offer a solution to your problems but the fact that your friend made time to listen is a sign he/she cares for you. Your friend is not a true friend if he/she can never make time for you when you are in trouble. You also need to be reasonable and accept that your friend also has other things to do so he/she can’t always listen immediately to your problems.
Always respectful
A true friend will always respect your opinion no matter whether he/she agrees or not. Your true friend may disagree but never insists that he/she is correct.
Always understanding
It is possible that some problems will arise between you and your friend. A true friend will always be forgiving and understanding even if it isn’t his /her fault. We are all different people and we all make mistakes. A true friend is always forgiving and understanding because he/she doesn’t want to take the risk of losing his/her best friend.
1. What’s the best title for the third paragraph?
| A．Always happy for you |
| B．Always there for you |
| C．Always solve your problems |
| D．Always remember your important days |
| A．Share the same interests with you. |
| B．Offer a solution for your problems in time. |
| C．Respect your opinion even if he/she disagrees with it. |
| D．Be a good listener and listen immediately to your troubles. |
| A．To teach us how to make true friends. |
| B．To find out how long a friendship can last. |
| C．To introduce his experience in making friends. |
| D．To tell us how to find out if a friend is a true friend. |
【推荐1】For more than a decade, Nancy Richards Farese has been taking heartwarming photos of children around the world. Throughout her travels, the American photographer has noticed a common characteristic(特点) that seems to go beyond cultures. “They play no matter what’s going on,” she said on a video call.
When Nancy Richards Farese visited Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, she took photos of the poor children there. Among the hardship, children played with what they made for themselves. They blew pinwheels(玩具风车) and pulled a water bottle as a toy with wheels and an old rope. She said, “The other adults and I had a thought of the seriousness of this situation. We were sorry they were in a difficult situation. However, the kids were actually doing something, quite naturally, to help themselves feel good.”
Farese’s new book brings together almost 100 photos she has shot while examining children’s play across 14 countries. Her young subjects play chess in Jordan and in Cuba; they jump, laugh and run; they kick and throw balls, climb and jump ropes. Dolls and kites often appear. Many games are seemingly global.
The photographer said, “We sometimes pay no attention to the importance of playing, but when you talk to scientists, they will say it is one of the most fundamental(基本的) things we ever do in our lives. It is something we were born with. It helps shape our ideas and other characteristics. It’s just interesting to realize that our abilities to work together, to understand tolerance(容忍) are just simple developmental sides that we practice in a game. And they are so important.”
“We move through the world every day with this treasure. We should allow ourselves to play as a regular practice — to be creative, to set aside even five minutes every day as a time when we’re in nature,” she added.
1. How did the poor children in Cox’s Bazar make themselves feel good?| A．By taking pictures. |
| B．By making video calls. |
| C．By asking the adults for help. |
| D．By making their own toys to play with. |
| A．Natural. | B．Difficult. | C．Creative. | D．Useless. |
| A．Play with the children. |
| B．Allow children to play in nature. |
| C．Think of some special ways to play. |
| D．Spend time playing and relaxing ourselves. |
| A．A diary. | B．A magazine. |
| C．A travel guide. | D．A history book. |
【推荐2】Before the dark cloud cast a shadow over my life, I was a 39-year-old woman who enjoyed traveling, listening to jazz music and reading. Then my whole life changed. On November 10th 2019, I awoke from sleep with the worst headache of my life. I was rushed to hospital and diagnosed with brain aneurysm (动脉瘤)! After emergency surgery, I lay on the bed feeling shocked and lost. Yet, I knew I had to face the music.
Nine months later, my doctor recommended I start cycling to help flood my brain with oxygen, which benefited my physical recovery. I hadn’t used one in almost two decades, so I was scared. However, with the support of my wonderful cheerleader, Brian, my husband, I got on a bike cautiously. After only three minutes, I was tired and my hands were shaking. I felt powerless and wanted to give up, but Brian encouraged me with smiling eyes. I rode for a few minutes, stopped to rest and rode again. Little by little I could ride continuously for ten minutes! My husband joked I deserved the first prize!
Now, I ride whenever I have the energy. Usually, I get on the bike a few times a week. Last year I participated in a benefit ride for the local school. I enjoy traveling internationally, but haven’t had the opportunity to do so since my surgeries. I hope to one day be able to ride in another country. Until then, though, I’ll participate annually in the Good Old Summertime Classic and continue my local routes.
Biking not only restores my body but also my soul. It feels empowering to take charge of my body and life again. I know I will ride on.
1. What does the underlined phrase “face the music” in paragraph 1 refer to? :| A．Enjoy jazz music. | B．Accept the fact. | C．Lose the feeling. | D．Have the surgery. |
| A．She quit halfway. | B．She felt disappointed. |
| C．She made it. | D．She got the first prize. |
| A．To help the local school. | B．To go cycling abroad. |
| C．To have enough energy. | D．To participate in local routes. |
| A．One is never too old to learn. | B．Love breaks down barriers. |
| C．Exercise is the best medicine. | D．Happiness lies in good health. |
【推荐3】Grandma celebrated her fifty-third birthday just weeks before grandpa died of cancer in 1965. Although his passing was very difficult for her, I think their shared struggle to make his life longer taught grandma that good health was not to be taken for granted, and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as fully and as long as she could. One day, when she announced to attend lessons at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Portland, Oregon, where she lived, we rolled our eyes in embarrassment and helplessly wished she would just stay home and bake cookies as normal grandmothers did. Many years filled with countless dance lessons passed before we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a dancing grandma.
I suppose grandma's primary motivation for wanting to learn to dance was social. She had been a shy girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpa's quiet lifestyle before developing any elegance or confidence in her personal appearance. Dancing, on the other hand, filled her life with flash lights, wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, handsome young dance instructors, and the challenge of learning. Although the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample, two-hundred-pound figure, grandma surprised everyone with energetic performances on the dance floor, which soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any Miss American competitor.
Having taken weekly dance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances easily and was soon participating in dancing matches all over the Northwest. When I was fourteen, grandma proudly invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches to be held in the grand ballroom of the Red Lion Inn. My attitude was still unenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and I attended the match. As if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing in every event she entered. I thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance, and my thoughts were shared by the judges a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.
1. What did grandma learn from grandpa's death?| A．Good health was not there for everyone. | B．She should take dance lessons. |
| C．She had to struggle to live a better life. | D．She should wear beautiful dresses. |
| A．Hopeless. | B．Helpless. | C．Embarrassed. | D．Proud. |
| A．happy | B．proud | C．excited | D．uninterested |
| A．my grandma's confidence | B．my dancing grandma |
| C．my grandma's dancing | D．my grandma's gold cup |
【推荐1】Every child who grows up in a big family needs a little peace sometimes. As a little girl, Nalini Nadkarni discovered one place where she could always find it. She would climb up into the tall trees around her home. There, high in the trees, she made herself a promise. One day, she would become someone who could use her love of trees to help protect them.
As she grew, she became interested in the rainforest. Looking up into the forest trees, Nalini thought there were surely things to be learned in the treetops. She was told, however, that there was nothing important to learn high above her head. Luckily, that didn't stop her. Instead, she used her rock climbing skills to safely reach the forest treetops. There, she discovered the whole ecosystem. It needed to be studied so scientists could get deeper understanding of the rainforest.
Dr Nadkarni also discovered the importance of canopy soil(树冠层土壤). When mosses(藓)and other plants that live on trees die, they slowly become canopy soil. The soil is nutrient—rich, and the whole ecosystem depends on it. Even the trees themselves take nutrients from canopy soil.
To create greater interest in forest studies, Dr Nadkarni really got creative. In the early 2000s, she bought second hand Barbie dolls and turned them into "forest Barbies". Finally, Mattel, the company behind Barbie, used Dr Nadkarni's idea to create dolls to make science interesting to children everywhere. Now, Dr Nadkarni can truly consider her childhood promise well kept.
1. The underlined word "that" in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.| A．the forest treetops | B．a different opinion |
| C．Dr Nadkarni's bad luck | D．the dangers of climbing trees |
| A．What canopy soil is. |
| B．How a new ecosystem was found. |
| C．Dr Nadkarni's childhood promise. |
| D．One of Dr Nadkarni's discoveries. |
| A．raise money for her research |
| B．help Mattel reach more children |
| C．make the company earn much money |
| D．make children more interested in science |
| A．She is a creative scientist. |
| B．She can't keep her promise. |
| C．She was born into a small family. |
| D．She loved Barbie dolls as a little girl. |
【推荐2】I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.
War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, sobbing.
Obviously, that was something she should not go through phone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart. Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’t noticed Kate had sat up.
She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
1. How is Paragraph l mainly developed?| A．By showing differences. | B．By analyzing causes. |
| C．By describing a process. | D．By following time order. |
| A．coughing | B．moaning | C．whispering | D．weeping |
| A．she wanted to show her care | B．she was asked by Kate to do so |
| C．she was scared by Kate’s anger | D．she hated herself for being so messy |
| A．How to Make Friends | B．Hard Work Pays Off |
| C．Learning to Be Roommates | D．How to Be Organized |
【推荐3】As a youngster, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding stone walls, the house and field provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me. I was used to tidy living rooms that seemed to whisper, “Not to be touched!”
I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the farm, I had wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stone walls surrounding the houses. My parents would never approve. The walls were old; some stones were missing, others loose and falling. Still, my idea to climb across those walls grew so strong that finally, one spring afternoon, I had all my courage to enter the living room, where the adults had gathered after Sunday dinner.
“I, uh—I want to climb the stone walls,” I said. Everyone looked up. “Can I climb the stone walls?” Immediately voices of disagreement went up from the women in the room. “Heavens, no! You’ll hurt yourself!” I wasn’t too disappointed; the response was just as I’d expected. But before I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather’s loud voice. “Now hold on just a minute,” I heard him say. “Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things for himself.”
“Go,” he said to me, “and come and see me when you get back.” For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls—and had the time of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my adventures. I’ll never forget what he said. “Fred,” he said, smiling, “You made this day a special day just by being yourself. Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are.”
Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been changes over the years, but one thing remains the same: my message to children at the end of almost every visit. “There’s only one person in this whole world like you.” the kids can count on hearing me say, “and people can like you exactly as you are.”
1. When the writer was small, he lived ________.| A．in the city | B．on the farm |
| C．with his grandparents | D．away from his parents |
| A．prove | B．suppose | C．allow | D．mind |
| A．adventurous | B．funny | C．smart | D．talkative |
| A．To do things for others. | B．To do whatever he liked. |
| C．To be proud of himself. | D．To be himself. |
