I was walking along a busy road when I noticed a young man standing near the crossing selling toys. Usually I would hurry past such sellers. But I found this young man was blind, I wanted to see how he sold his things. So I stood for some time without crossing the street.
Soon, a young mother with a little girl came by and the child set her eyes on one of the teddy bears. The mother asked about the price and it was only one dollar. She pulled out a 10-dollar note from her handbag and told the young man that she was giving him 10 dollars and wanted the change back. I was wondering how he was going to do it. He told the young mother to put the money in the bag hanging around his neck and take out her change.
I realized that this young man depended on believing people not to cheat him. There was no way for him to know how someone would take out more than they should have. I was so moved. I bought a model car from him that I didn't need. As I walked down the street, I gave the model car to a kid walking with his father.
I kept thinking that the world would be a better place if we could all learn to trust (信任) others more, like the young blind street seller.
1. Did the young blind man trust the young mother?2. How much is a teddy bear?
3. Why did the writer buy a model car that he didn’t need from the blind man and then gave it to a kid?
4. Do you believe the world will be a better place if we always trust others? Why or why not?
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My grandson Jason was nowhere to be seen-normal behavior for a ten-year-old. I sat down on a chair and noticed the ladder (梯子) lying on the ground under the big tree beside the driveway. It seemed that Jason was up in that tree and had accidentally kicked the ladder away. He wasn’t about to come down, and he wouldn’t let me know he was trapped (被困). I could put up the ladder and rescue (拯救) him, but then I recalled an event in my youth.
Mr. Cutting was a white-haired gentleman, who entered my life when I was Jason’s age. One afternoon I went out with some older boys, who later left me alone in the mountain. I tried for an hour to find my way home. When climbing over fallen trees I got stuck in the bushes. Being afraid, I cried.
Suddenly I heard someone whistling (吹口哨). “Hello,” said Mr. Cutting. “Out for a walk?” I nodded, “I’ve just been out exploring (探索) the old quarry (采石场), but I’ve got to go home now. If you’d wait a minute, I’ll walk back to town with you after I finish this wood whistle.”
So we walked back home together, and the wood whistle was mine, sounding loud and clear. Now I suddenly realize what an unusual act of kindness that was—Mr. Cutting had heard me crying, but he didn’t play the role of a rescuer (救赎者). Instead, he whistled so that I could find him.
I got up from the chair and parked my truck right under the big tree, where Jason was. I picked up the ladder and carried it to the back of the house. When I returned, Jason was sitting in my chair.
“Where have you been?” I asked.
“Exploring,” Jason said. “I am a Cub Scout (童子军), you know.” “Yes,” I smiled and said, “I know.”
1. Was the writer afraid when he was alone in the mountain?2. Where was Jason trapped?
3. Why did the writer park his truck right under the tree and put back the ladder?
4. Do you think it is good to help people by directly giving what they need? Why or why not?
A little stream（小溪）ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert. “I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert,” she thought. As she started，she found herself slowly vanishing（消失）into the sand. After many tries，she still failed. “Maybe I can’t reach the ocean,” she said sadly to herself.
At this time, a deep voice said, “If wind can cross the desert, so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered,“That’s because the wind can fly, but I can not.”
“That’s because you can’t give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate（蒸发）into the wind and it can take you across me,” said the desert. “Give up what I am now？No！No！” The little stream could not accept this idea. “The wind can carry the vapor（蒸汽）across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,” said the desert. “And whether you're a river or vapor，your nature never changes.” After hearing this，the little stream went into the open arms of the wind. It carried her to the next stage of her life.
The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are.
1. Did the little stream want to reach the ocean or the desert at last？2. Was the little stream able to cross the desert at first？
3. Who gave the advice to the little stream？
4. What did the little stream do after hearing the desert's words？
5. What can you realize from the experience of the little stream in this passage？
Kentucky man cooks up a recipe for success
Once, there was an old man living in Kentucky, US. He was poor. He lived in a small house. His car always broke down. At the age of 65, the old man decided to make some changes. So he thought about what he could do. His friends really liked his fried chicken. He thought this was his best chance to make a change. He left Kentucky and traveled to different places to try to sell his recipe(食谱). He told restaurant owners he had an amazing fried chicken recipe.
Unluckily, most of the restaurants were not interested. The old man heard "no" more than 1,000 times. But he didn't give up. He believed his recipe was something special. Finally, after he heard “no" for the 1,009th time, he finally heard his first “yes.” With that one success, Colonel Hartland Sanders changed the way Americans eat chicken. He soon opened his own restaurants and named them Kentucky Fried Chicken. Today, they are popularly known as KFC around the world.
1. 判断正误Colonel Sanders was from Kentucky.(T or F)2. 完成句子Colonel Sanders left Kentucky because he wanted to
3. 完成句子After hearing “no” for
4. 将划线句子译成中文
5. 根据短文选出正确答案What is the main idea of the story?
| A．KFC's success is not a secret. | B．Why Colonel Sanders could make the best chicken. |
| C．What it takes to be a successful man. | D．Never give up and always believe in yourself. |
【推荐1】Nobody wants to feel bad, but some teenagers don’t how to feel good and happy. In fact, you can manage your feelings. Here are some ideas and they can help you feel happy.
Exercise can make you feel happier. When you are feeling angry, bad or sad, try different kinds of exercise. You can go running of take a walk. You can dance or swim. You will feel good after exercising.
Eating makes you feel happy. Many people choose to eat chocolate and ice cream when they feel sad, but don’t eat too much of them, because they can make you fat.
Music is always helpful. You can listen to music.
Think about positive (积极的) things. You can make a list and write them down or remember them in your mind. Even the smallest things can make you feel good.
Enjoy natural things. You can look at natural things like the sky, flowers and birds. Then you will realize how lucky you are to experience these things.
1题判断正（T）误（F）；2和3题简略回答问题；4题写出全文的中心句；5题将文中的划线句子翻译成汉语。
1. Natural things can never make people feel happy.
2. How many kinds of exercise are mentioned (提到) in the second paragraph?
3. What will happen to you if you eat too much chocolate or ice cream?
4.
5.
【推荐2】In English, when someone is very angry, we say this person “sees red”, like the way a bull goes wild after seeing a red cloth. Now it turns out that “seeing red” is not just an expression for angry people, but also a scientific fact.
Researchers at North Dakota State University in the US found that there is a connection between the color red and anger. Angry people really do “see red” where others don’t. And a preference (偏爱) for red over blue may even suggest a more hostile (怀有敌意的) personality (性格).
The study includes a number of experiments. In the first, researchers asked a group of people which color they preferred, red or blue. Participants (参加者) then did personality tests. Results showed that those who chose red tended to be more hostile.
During a second test, participants looked at faded (褪色的) images that could be seen as either red or blue. Those who saw red scored 25 percent higher on hostility in the personality test.
“Hostile people have hostile thoughts; hostile thoughts are connected with the color red, and therefore hostile people see this color more often,” the researchers told The Independent.
Finally, the participants were told about imaginary situations in which they could take different actions. Results showed that in these situations, red-preferring people were more likely to show that they would hurt another person than those who preferred blue.
“An important message from this research is that color can send psychological (心理的) meaning,” the researchers said.
1. What does it mean by saying someone “sees red”?2. What may people be like if they prefer the color red over blue?
3. What did the participants do in the first test?
4. What were the results of the second test?
5. Did the results of the third test go against the first and second tests?
6. What’s the meaning of the findings?
【推荐3】I stood in the doorway, watching my older brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally realizing that I was there. Rocky turned toward me with a sad smile.
“I’m leaving tomorrow.” He said.
“I know.” My ① was almost a whisper(耳语). I was angry at myself for being so weak, but I wasn’t about to cry.
“There is still enough time to come to the airport,” he said. Seeing the sad look on my face，he quickly added, “I promise I won’t leave without saying goodbye.”
I tried to say ② , but I didn’t. It’s always better to keep quiet if you’re about to cry. “You promised you wouldn’t cry,” he said to me, thinking that I was close to tears.
I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. At first I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from falling. I was happy with this, but he knew he couldn’t hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.
His coughing stopped my thinking. What else was left to say? How could I say goodbye to the person who taught me everything?
The next morning I woke up, looked at my alarm clock and realized he had left hours ago. We never even said goodbye.
Goodbye, Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart.
任务一 选择
1. My ① was almost a whisper.
| A．voice | B．words | C．noise | D．ears |
| A．anything | B．everything | C．something | D．nothing |
任务二 填空
3. My older brother’s name is
任务三 英译汉
4. I was close to tears.
5. What else was left to say?
任务四 用英语回答问题
6. Did the writer say goodbye to his/her older brother? Why or why not?
The Spirit of Giving
Terry Crossman is an American who lives in Beijing now. He is 64 years old and he is retired (退休). He has lived in Beijing for 24 years. Now he spends some of his time volunteering to help tourists find their way around the beautiful area of Xicheng District in Beijing. He can even give people directions in fluent (流利的) Chinese.
Things were not easy for him when he started volunteering in March 2017, since he was unfamiliar (不熟悉) with the neighborhood. At first, he walked around for a long time until he could give right directions. And he worked harder to study Chinese every night.
Being a foreigner speaking fluent Chinese and the only male in the volunteer group called “Aunties from Xicheng District”, Terry has been famous on the Internet. He has attracted many tourists who come just to take a photo with him. Some people ask him for directions, and a lot of time he is asked to take photos.
He says. “The spirit of volunteering is you get more than what you give in a way. I love volunteering because I love doing things for people. I also want to make people happy.” He thinks it’s like throwing a stone into the river and then you have little waves. Then happiness can be given to other people.
Volunteering is a sure sign of an advanced and civilized society. According to a survey, there are over 129,000 community voluntary groups, 10.72 million volunteers like Crossman. They have volunteered for 23.88 million hours. Volunteers are serving the world beyond borders (国界).
1. Can Terry help tourists find the way in Chinese?2. When did Terry start volunteering?
3. What’s the spirit of volunteering?
4. Why does he love volunteering?
5. What do you think of volunteering?
On Christmas Eve — the night before Christmas Day — children all over Britain put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night.
Father Christmas is very kind and hearted. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.
Of course, Father Christmas isn’t real. In Jim and Kate’s house, “Father Christmas” is really Mr. Green. Mr. Green doesn’t climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they were very young, Mr. Green sometimes wore a red coat. But he doesn’t do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who “Father Christmas” really is. But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.
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In a bus station, there was a little girl sitting alone on a bench. All the busy travelers passed her quickly and no one stopped.
After some time, a man walked up to her. He felt worried about her because he didn’t see her parents anywhere. He asked, “Are you OK? Are your parents here with you?”
The little girl didn’t even look up at him! He sat down next to her and touched her shoulder（肩膀）. The little girl raised her head and he saw that she was crying. He felt terrible.
He gave her a warm smile and reached out his hand. She looked scared, but she took his hand and let him take her to the information desk. He told the security guard（保安人员） about the situation and the guard made an announcement（公告） over the speakers（喇叭）.
Minutes later, a woman came running to the desk. When she saw the girl, she was happy to hug（拥抱） her. Then she turned to the man and said, “Thank you, sir. I was looking for her here and there. I couldn’t make an announcement because there is something wrong with her ears.”
Now the man understood why the little girl didn’t answer him at first. He just felt glad that he had helped her.
A man found a little girl in a bus station. All the travelers were too busy to |
Do you want to be a football coach or a policeman? If you could do any job for a day, what would it be? Takeover Day offers young people this chance.
Takeover Day is an event for young people to “take over” the day from adults. Of course, it’s difficult to give someone the job of a film star or a model! However, Takeover Day has offered young people jobs as news reporters, teachers and even politicians. There are two purposes.
First, it gives young people experience in different kinds of jobs. Second, adults can learn from young people’s opinions and fresh ideas.
Here is what some students say about their Takeover Day.
Simon, 15, went to a football club. He became a coach of the football team for a day. “It was an important experience,” said Simon. “If I had the chance, I would do this job every day.”
Sally, 14, became the head teacher of her school. She learned a lot. “I’d go crazy if I were a head teacher! So many meetings!” she said. “My favorite part of the day was meeting the school cook and improving the school menus for the week. It was a great chance to tell her what we really like eating!”
Paul, 13, spent the day with an important politician. He even went to a meeting at Buckingham Palace! Paul thought that if everyone had the chance to follow a politician for a day, they would be surprised. “It isn’t a nine-to-five job. It’s 24 hours a day or 7 days in a week,” he said. “We even had no time for lunch.”
1. What is Takeover Day?2. List one of the purposes of Takeover Day.
3. What may Simon choose to be in the future?
4. What does Paul think of the job as a politician?
5. How do you like Takeover Day?
Climb like the snail
In China, there is a song called “Snail and the Oriole Birds《蜗牛与黄鹂鸟》”. A little snail works hard to climb a grape tree. Two orioles laugh at it. But the snail doesn’t give up. This summer, I did the same thing as the snail.
When my summer holiday started, I wanted to learn to remember English stories. I was surprised on the first day because the stories were too difficult. I was so worried, so I asked my teacher for help: “Think about the snail on the tree. It wants to get to the top. It moves slowly, but it is still climbing. See? The top of the tree is like your goal. You have to climb to get to the top like the snail. Then you will reach your goal one day.” she said to me.
So each day I remembered that advice and slowly realized my goal! Everyone is like a snail. If we never stop climbing, our goals will come true.
1. Is Snail and the Oriole Birds a song?2. What do the two orioles do when the little snail works hard to climb a grape tree?
3. Why the writer was surprised on the first day when he began to remember English stories?
4. Do you have your goals? How do you make your goals come true?
A Bag of Cookies
Last year I got a part-time job working at the coffee shop near my home. I thought that the job would be easy, pleasant and relaxing. I pictured myself pouring (倒) the best coffees, making delicious cookies, and becoming close friends with the customers.
But I never thought about the women who complained the coffee was much too creamy, or the men who wanted their iced coffees remade again and again. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, and not enough milk. I couldn’t seem to please anyone, so I was a little sad.
One rainy afternoon, one of my customers, Hank, came in and looked unhappy. I asked what his trouble was. He just said he wanted to go back home and threw himself into bed. I knew truly how he felt. Before he left, I handed him a bag with his iced coffee. He looked at me questioningly because he hadn’t ordered anything but the coffee. He opened the bag and saw his favorite cookies.
“It’s on me, my treat (请客)” I told him. “Have a nice day.”
The next day the rain was still pouring down from the sky. I spent my afternoon working with the open windows, handing people their orders and waiting as they slowly paid for. I tried to smile as the customers complained about the weather, but it was difficult.
At about ten o’clock that morning, Hank drove up to the window. But he didn’t order anything, he handed me some flowers and a little note. With a friendly wave he drove away. I read the note:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday. I was really moved by you. Please don’t change your ways because I truly believe that you can make the world warm. Have a great day! Hank
As time went on, I did meet more complaining customers. But anytime I was down, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high and ask politely, “How can I help you?”
1. Did Christine get a part-time job last year?2. Why was Christine a little sad?
3. How did Hank look when he came in one rainy afternoon?
4. What did Hank hand Christine at ten o’clock the next day?
5. What does Christine’s story mainly tell us?
