Jason was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got at his family’s small house on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake.
On the day before the bass season (鲈鱼季) opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching sunfish. Before long, it seems to be something very big on the hook (挂钩). It was the largest fish he had ever seen, but it was a bass.
Jason and his father looked at the handsome fish, the fish jumped up and down in the moonlight. The father looked at his watch. It was 10 P.M.—two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “You will have to put it back, my son,” he said. “I have never seen such a big fish before,” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. Jason looked around the lake. Even though no other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight, the boy could tell by his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the water.
That was 34 years ago. And he has never again caught such a beautiful fish as the one he landed that night long ago. But he does see the fish again and again — every time he comes up against a question of ethics. For, as his father taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.
1. In the end, the story tells us Jason and his father ________.| A．put the fish back | B．take the fish home | C．practice fishing a lot |
| A．法规 | B．情绪 | C．道德 |
| A．As time goes by, the writer can still remember every detail clearly. |
| B．The writer and his father usually went fishing together in a lake. |
| C．Jason and his father got the fish on the early evening of the day after the bass season. |
| A．people can’t catch bass if it’s not in bass season |
| B．fishing is a good hobby not only for teens but also adults |
| C．Jason and his father are examples of working out problems |
| A．Benefits of Fishing |
| B．An Unforgettable Experience |
| C．Catch of an Unbelievable Fish |
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Sarah didn’t realize that she had given Billy not only all her change but also her diamond ring that she had put in her change purse earlier until the following morning．She and her husband，Bill Krejci，rushed to see if they could find Billy．The homeless man was not only in the same place，he also immediately returned the ring．The grateful couple paid him back for his honesty by emptying out their pockets of all the money they had．
Bill Krejci，a web designer，felt that he needed to do something more for this amazingly
honest man．So on February 18th，he set up a special page to raise money for him．In just four days，Billy received over $ 85，000 and there seems to be no end yet．
That is not enough．Billy is 1iving with a person who is generous instead of living in the streets．And that’s not all—thanks to the news report，he got together again with his older brother，Edwin Harris who he had been unable to find for 27 years．
All the good luck is just because Billy did the right thing—returning something that did not belong to him．
1. When did Sarah realize that she had also given Billy her diamond ring?
| A．On February 9 th，2013． |
| B．On February 10th，2013． |
| C．On February 18th，2013． |
| D．On February 22nd，2013． |
| A．Billy is living with a generous person． |
| B．Billy has found his brother． |
| C．Billy bought a diamond ring． |
| D．Billy appeared in the new report． |
| A．Generous Woman Changed Her Own Life |
| B．Kind Man Set Up Special Page |
| C．Homeless Man Returned Diamond Ring |
| D．Many People Donated Much Money |
【推荐2】Have you noticed that some people succeed, while others may not? This is because some people own certain qualities while others don’t have. If you want to be successful, you should remember the following things.
The first thing you must remember is that in order to succeed, you must have a strong wish. If you do not expect to win, you will not try as hard as those who do expect to win. You also need to have a clear purpose and reason for doing something. If you do not have a purpose, you will not do your best to work hard and make sure that every de tail you have done is right.
Reading is another thing to remember, as it will help you learn about how other people have achieved success. If you want to learn how to set up a successful business, you should read books about some successful people who have achieved amazing success in their areas of business, such as Jerry Yang.
Another thing that helps people succeed is creativity—thinking about things differently and wondering how others will do the same thing. Think about some successful people you know. They might be successful with a little creativity, but the most successful people are the most creative ones.
Practicing is essential if you want to succeed because practice makes perfect. Practice every day for the job you are in, and by doing so, you will see yourself, your business and your self-confidence begin to grow. If you feel confident about what you do, this confidence will make other people believe in you more as well. Your workmates will be happy to work with you, and your boss will give you more important things to do.
Finally, if you succeed, you will get respect from people and do more for our world.
1. What does the writer think is the most important?| A．One’s boss and workmates | B．Wishes and purposes |
| C．Purposes and plans | D．Famous stories |
| A．Reading makes a full man. | B．Reading guides people to learn from him. |
| C．Reading makes people creative. | D．Reading makes people active. |
| A．Easy | B．Confident | C．Important | D．Difficult |
| A．We should be confident. | B．We should practice every day. |
| C．We should be happy. | D．We should make others believe us. |
| A．People We Learn from | B．The Road to Success |
| C．Ways to be Better | D．Qualities of Successful People |
On the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi, Handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.”
“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?” I asked. She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids, and then retire and travel.”
I knew she was joking. I was curious what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends. Every day we would talk after class. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat (喉咙) and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.”
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity (机会) in change...”
1. When the author and Rose first met, they began their conversation in a ________ manner.| A．polite | B．impolite |
| C．serious | D．humorous |
| A．she always came to class on time |
| B．she made friends easily at university |
| C．she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience |
| D．she knew the difference between growing older and growing up |
| A．growing older | B．growing up |
| C．staying young | D．being happy |
| A．“Easier said than done.” |
| B．“Well begun is half done.” |
| C．“It is never too late to learn.” |
| D．“Reading makes a full man.” |
【推荐1】Asha, 13, lives in America. She comes from Japan. She can’t go to school these days. Her school is closed because of COVID-19. She loves school, so she expects her school to open soon.
Asha does many things every day. She studies by herself at home. Asha doesn’t have a computer, so she goes to the school to get her schoolwork. Her teacher leaves her work on the reception desk(服务台) and Asha gets it every Monday morning. She does her homework for two or three hours in the early afternoon.
There is a park near Asha’s house and she goes there every day. She meets her friends there. They usually meet at 5:00 p.m. and play for an hour. Asha wants to learn English well. She watches TV and reads storybooks. And sometimes she talks in English with her sister, Idil.
Every day, Asha writes down the good things in her life. She can’t go to school, but she thinks she can still have fun.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. The underlined word “expects” in Paragraph 1 means “________” in Chinese.
| A．猜测 | B．指责 | C．期待 |
| A．She asks her friends for it. |
| B．She finds it on the computer. |
| C．She goes to her school to get it. |
| A．In the early morning. |
| B．In the early afternoon. |
| C．In the late afternoon. |
①watches TV ②listens to music ③reads books ④talks to Idil
| A．①②③ | B．①③④ | C．①②④ |
| A．Asha goes to the park every day |
| B．Asha wants to leave America |
| C．homework is difficult for Asha |
【推荐2】“I spent my whole life doing one thing,” Gu Fangzhou once said. Known as “the father of sugar pills (糖丸)”, Gu passed away on January 2, 2019. Eight months later, he received a national honorary-title (荣誉称号) “the People’s Scientist” for his polio (脊髓灰质炎) research.
Gu Fangzhou, a famous medical scientist, was born in June, 1926. Gu’s family faced a difficult time with the sudden death of his father. He studied hard and finally entered Peking University as a medical student in 1944. After graduation, Gu made the decision to work to help improve public health.
In 1955, polio broke out in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. It paralyzed (使瘫痪) 1,680 people, mostly children aged below seven. It spread to neighboring areas and resulted in 466 deaths. Gu was asked to lead polio research in 1957. “At that time the only way to prevent polio was to invent a vaccine (疫苗),” said Gu.
In 1959 Gu succeeded in developing the first polio live vaccine. Later, he developed the “sugar-coated pill” vaccine in the early 1960s. It not only tasted better but was more affordable and easier to keep. To test the vaccine, Gu tried the vaccine in person and later his one-month-old son was vaccinated. This inspired his team to vaccinate their kids. They became the first group of people in China to try a polio vaccine. “If we don’t believe in what we produce, how can others believe in it?” said Gu.
Gradually, the sugar-coated polio vaccine was made available in China. It saved millions of people, especially kids, from being disabled. In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that China was already a polio-free country. “We feel satisfied. I can tell people that I tried my best, and your kids will no longer get polio,” said Gu. “That’s all we hoped for. ”
1. What was Gu Fangzhou’s age when he passed away?| A．About 89. | B．About 93. | C．About 95. | D．About 96. |
① Gu Fangzhou himself.
② Gu Fangzhou’s partners’ kids.
③ Gu Fangzhou’s parents.
④ Gu Fangzhou’s son.
| A．①②③ | B．①③④ | C．②③④ | D．①②④ |
| A．Gu got married in his twenties. |
| B．Gu entered Peking University to study medicine in 1944. |
| C．Since 2000, China has become a polio-free country. |
| D．Gu received a national honorary-title “the People’s Scientist” after his death. |
| A．To introduce the research about the polio vaccine. |
| B．To report an important medical invention. |
| C．To introduce a great medical scientist. |
| D．To show Chinese polio vaccine to the world. |
【推荐3】Betty and I are best friends.Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year, we had a costurne party（化妆舞会）instead.
While we were writing the invitations, my mom came in and asked, “Why not invite John?” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class. “Mom, he wears the same trousers to school every day. How could he even afford a costurne?” Mom said nothing.
The next day, mom gave me an envelope with a shopping card in it. “I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John”, Mom said. But how? We didn’t want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.
On the day of our party, John arrived, in an old sheet（床单）,but still in the same brown trousers as usual. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, “Now it’s time for the great prize game.” It was a math game.None of us were surprised when John came up with the right answer first and won the envelope.
Everything went well as we planned. John wore a new pair of trousers and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.
1. ________and the writer were born on the same day.| A．Betty | B．John | C．the writer’s mom | D．the teacher |
| A．rich | B．poor | C．big | D．small |
| A．helping cut the cake | B．getting good grades in study | C．winning the math game | D．dressing up beautifully |
| A．He held a birthday party. | B．He invited the sisters to dinner. | C．He bought some math books. | D．He bought something to wear. |
| A．help others in a proper way | B．always have big parties | C．wear nice clothes to parties |
| D．make a plan before doing things | ||
For cell phone users
◆Keep your voice down when you make a phone call in public. Shouting on the phone may make others feel uncomfortable. And you’d better not use it during an appointment（约会）.
◆Stop sending messages or playing games with your cellphone at a dinner or a party. It’s a good time to communicate with your family and friends.
◆Don’t make or answer a call while driving. It is very dangerous for both you and your passengers.
For subway passengers
◆You are supposed to wait in line while buying tickets and getting on the subway.
◆You’re not allowed to eat, drink or smoke on the subway train. The smell and noise may trouble others. It’s our duty to keep the train clean and tidy. Besides, smoking is bad for health.
◆You can’t take pets on the train. As we all know, animals may spread diseases (疾病)， get the train dirty and make much noise.
◆You’d better not lie across the subway seats even if the train isn’t crowded. Offering your seat to someone who needs it is regarded as good manners.
1. When you join in a party or eat at a dinner, you can .
| A．talk about the weather with friends |
| B．play games with cell phones |
| C．send messages with cell phones |
| D．make a telephone with cell phones |
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．7 |
| A．No smoking on the subway. |
| B．Making a phone in a low voice in public. |
| C．Answering a telephone while driving |
| D．Offering your seat to someone who needs. |
| A．A Guidebook on Proper Behaviors |
| B．A Handbook on Chinese History |
| C．A Handbook on Using Cell Phone |
| D．A Guidebook on Taking Subways |
【推荐2】Once there was a boy and his little sister living in a small village. The boy was good-looking but his sister was not. One day they found a mirror(镜子) and they saw what they looked like for the first time. The boy was very pleased and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look nicer than you!” The girl didn’t like what her brother said and gave him a hard push. “Go away!” she said angrily. Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy, “You must always be good as well as look good.” Then the father said to the girl, “My dear, a beautiful heart is more important than a beautiful face. If you are good to others, you will be happy too.”
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的为“T”，错误的为“F”。1. The sister was good-looking but the boy was not.
2. The boy and his sister saw what they looked like in the mirror.
3. The girl was angry at what her brother said and pushed him.
4. Their father said nothing to them after seeing what happened.
5. Their father thought being good to others could make the girl happy.
I have finished reading Little Women. It is written by an American writer and it is about the life experiences of four sisters. Though the book is a little bit boring, I have still learned to be kind to others and to be brave in the face of difficulties.
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Mary, 14
It took me a week to read Robinson Crusoe. The book is amazing. It is about a man who wanted to sail abroad to learn more about the world. When he was the only one alive on an island, he didn’t give up his hope but tried his best to live. And finally he successfully went back to his home.
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Bob, 14
I have read the Treasure Island many times because it is so exciting. It is written by the English writer Stevenson. The book is full of excitement and imagination. It is about the journey of a boy and a group of people looking for the treasure.
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Peter, 15
I haven’t finished reading Harry Potter because it is too long. But I have watched some of the Harry Potter movies. I think the movies are much more interesting than the books.
1. Who hasn’t finished reading his book.
| A．Tom. | B．Mary. | C．Bob. | D．Peter. |
| A．It is a little boring. | B．He learned nothing from it. |
| C．It is too long to read. | D．The movie is better than the book. |
| A．Four sisters and their life experiences. |
| B．A man succeeding in living alone on an island. |
| C．A boy and a group of people looking for treasure. |
| D．The students in a magic school. |
| A．Mary isn’t the oldest among the four children. |
| B．The Treasure Island is written by an American. |
| C．Tom learned a lot from Little Women. |
| D．Peter prefers watching the Harry Potter movies to reading Harry Potter. |
| A．Four children. | B．Four lessons. | C．Four books. | D．Four stories. |
【推荐1】One morning, Mr. Black is driving in the country and looking for the Sun Hotel. When he sees an old woman on the side of the road, he stops his car and says to the woman, “Excuse me, I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it?”
“Yes,” the woman says. “I’ll show you the way .” She gets into Mr. Black’s car, and they drive about twelve kilometers. When they come to a small house, the old woman says, “Stop here.” Mr. Black stops, and looks at the house. “But this is not a hotel,” he says to the old woman.
“You are right,” the old woman answers. “This is my house. And I’ll show you the way to the hotel. Turn round and drive nine kilometers. Then you’ll see the hotel!”
1. What’s Mr. Black doing that morning?| A．He is walking in the country. | B．He is working for a restaurant. |
| C．He is looking for a hotel. | D．He is driving a small bus. |
| A．to take his car | B．the way to the hotel |
| C．to help mend his car | D．the way back home |
| A．nine kilometers | B．twenty kilometers |
| C． twelve kilometers | D．twenty-one kilometers |
| A．Because she gets home. | B．Because she is too hungry. |
| C．Because there is something wrong with the car. | D．Because they get to the hotel. |
| A．The woman doesn’t know the way to the hotel. |
| B．The old woman doesn’t get off and goes to the hotel with Mr. Black. |
| C．Mr. Black drives twenty-four kilometers all together. |
| D．Mr. Black drives eighteen more kilometers in fact（实际上）. |
【推荐2】Albert Einstein and Wolfgang Mozart are possibly the two most famous examples of people who are geniuses (天才). But unlike Mozart, Einstein wasn’t very talented as a kid. Born in Germany in 1879, he was slow to learn to speak, and he was a normal student at school. He was interested in math and science, but he liked to study at home better. Later he studied to be a teacher, but he didn’t find a job in a school and for some years, he was an office worker. A lot of Einstein’s most famous ideas were the result of study in his free time, when he also played the violin to relax.
From 1908, he was a university teacher for many years, first in Europe and then in the US. He was the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. He was famous for the theory of relativity (相对论), but only several scientists could understand it. His biggest dream was to find one explanation for the basic (基础的) ideas in physics but he died before this was possible.
As a famous scientist, Einstein got letters from people around the world. Some of the letters were from children and he always answered them. One letter was from a girl with math problems at school. “Do not worry about your difficulties in math” was his answer. “I can tell you that mine are still greater.”
Einstein died in a hospital in 1955. He was named “Person of the Century” in 1999 by Time Magazine.
1. Einstein ________ when he was a kid.| A．liked to study at home | B．had no friends at school |
| C．was a very talented student | D．showed no interest in science |
| A．read books | B．took long walks |
| C．watched movies | D．played the violin |
| A．Einstein died before his dream came true. |
| B．Einstein’s dream came true before he died. |
| C．Einstein died before winning the Nobel Prize in Physics. |
| D．Einstein died before discovering the theory of relativity. |
| A．44 | B．55 | C．76 | D．79 |
| A．The Theory of Relativity | B．Two Great Geniuses |
| C．Einstein’s answer to a letter | D．Person of the Century |
【推荐3】On the morning of Thanksgiving Day, it snowed heavily. Nobody (没有人) could come to visit Mary’s family. She was not happy. “It is not interesting,” she thought. And her neighbors were not happy, either (也).
“I planned to go to my son’s home,” said Mr. Smith. “I didn’t make turkey.”
“I planned to go to my sister’s home,” said Mrs. Black. “I made special bread, but no turkey.”
“I didn’t have turkey, either,” said Ms. Green.
Mary had an idea. She told it to her mother. “Good idea,” said her mother.
“I invite (邀请) you to come to my home for thanksgiving dinner,” Mary told her neighbors. “We have turkey.”
The neighbors were very happy and went to Mary’s home. There was lots of nice food to eat. Mary was thankful to share good food with her neighbors on Thanksgiving Day.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What was the weather like on Thanksgiving Day?
| A．Windy. | B．Rainy. | C．Snowy. | D．Sunny. |
| A．His son’s home. | B．His daughter’s home. |
| C．His sister’s home. | D．His brother’s home. |
| A．To make a turkey for her neighbors. | B．To invite her neighbors to have dinner. |
| C．To visit her neighbors’ home for dinner. | D．To play games with her neighbors. |
| A．好奇的 | B．内疚的 | C．认真的 | D．欣慰的 |
| A．lucky | B．friendly | C．noisy | D．special |
