Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to make money for my schooling.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (缝被子). I silently sat beside her.
“Mum, is there love between you and Dad?” I asked in a very low voice.
With surprise in her eyes, she stopped her work for a while. Then she said, “Susan, look at this thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there. It makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, love should be a thread. Love is inside.”
I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.
After they were back. My mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day. They were so kind to each other and it seemed they were the happiest couple.
After two months my father still couldn’t walk by himself.
“Dad, how are you feeling now? I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said. “I just like walking with your mum. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I knew he loves my mother deeply.
Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
1. The underlined word “thread” probably means “________”.| A．线 | B．螺旋 | C．胶带 | D．绳子 |
| A．To send Susan to school. | B．To go to see the doctor. |
| C．To buy a strong quilt. | D．To show their love. |
| A．one day | B．one month | C．two months | D．three months |
| A．Susan’s father is very lazy. | B．Susan’s mother is a nurse. | C．Susan’s parents love each other. | D．Susan doesn’t like her father. |
| A．while her mother was sewing a quilt | B．before her father was in hospital |
| C．when she was sitting beside her mother | D．after her father was seriously sick |
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Peter is very happy because he gets a lot of presents for his 10th birthday—he gets a blue hat from his mother, a black watch from his father, a model plane from his uncle, and two books from his grandparents.
Peter’s favourite present is from his father. He takes it to school. He can’t find it, so he is not happy.
Peter tells his parents about it after getting home. “It’s OK, Peter. “ We can buy a new watch for you. But this time, you need to do some thinking. Is that okay with you? ”his parents say.
“ It sounds（听起来）_▲_. “ Peter thinks. So he says, ” Yes!”
What does Peter need to do? Eat an egg for breakfast and eat vegetables for lunch!He needs to make his bed every day, too. His parents think, in this way, after some days Peter can develop（培养） good habits（习惯）. Of course he can get a new watch!
1. What does Peter’s uncle buy for his 10th birthday?| A．A hat. | B．A book. | C．A watch. | D．A model plane. |
| A．He can’t find his black watch. | B．He can’t have a birthday party. |
| C．He doesn’t want to go to school. | D．He doesn’t like eating vegetables. |
| A．right. | B．great. | C．true. | D．difficult. |
①To make his bed.
②To help his parents at home.
③To sell（卖） his old things.
④To eat eggs and vegetables.
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．③④ | D．①④ |
| A．Eggs are his favourite food. |
| B．Now he has a new watch from his parents. |
| C．His parents want him to have good habits. |
| D．He can’t find the present from his uncle. |
Yesterday I went to a restaurant to eat beef noodles. On my way back home, I thought I should learn to make beef noodles. If I can cook them, I will make beef noodles for my mother on her birthday, October 28.She must be very happy. So when I got home, I began to learn to make beef noodles on the computer.
First boil some noodles. Then cut up some beef. Next mix them up and add some relish. Now you can eat them! They are not only delicious, but also good for our bodies.
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。
1. Wei Yan likes Duck best?
2. Wei Yan often eats her favorite food in the restaurant.
3. Wei Yan’s mother’s birthday is on October 28.
4. Wei Yan learned to make her favorite food from her mother.
5. Wei Yan wants to make her favorite food on her birthday.
【推荐3】This is Frank and his brother Alan’s room. Their things are everywhere.
Today the boys don’t go to school. Now it’s 10:30 in the morning. Frank comes back home from his friend’s. He comes to the room and puts(放) a blue schoolbag on the chair. Then he sees his note(便条) on the desk. He puts it there this morning.
Then Alan comes to the room, with a blue schoolbag in his hand. “Frank, you’re home. This is not my schoolbag. I took yours by mistake( 拿错) this morning.”
“Yes, it’s mine. Yours is on the chair now. Our schoolbags look the same. Next time we need to look in the school bag first,” Frank says.
“You’re right,” Alan says. And then he sees the note. “You want(想要) to play baseball this afternoon? That’s great. I want to play it, too. How about meeting at 4 at school?”
“OK,” says Frank.
1. We know Frank and Alan are not ________ according to(根据) the passage.| A．welcome | B．fun | C．tidy | D．good |
| A．On the bed. | B．On the sofa. | C．On the desk. | D．On the chair. |
| A．忙碌的 | B．空闲的 | C．正确的 | D．错误的 |
| A．Meet friends. | B．Play baseball. | C．Go to the library. | D．Play computer games. |
| A．Frank’s room is tidy, but his brother’s is not. |
| B．Alan can find his brother at school in the afternoon. |
| C．Alan thinks he lost his schoolbag at school. |
| D．Alan’s schoolbag is blue and Frank’s is black. |
Linda’s life changed. She began to go to hospital often for treatment （治疗）, and she also became
The hospital and doctors were good, but Linda didn’t have hope herself. Linda’s mother called a flower shop close to the hospital “I want some beautiful flowers for my daughter .She is a teen girl with cancer.” She told the shop owner.
Later, the flowers arrived. Then Linda saw something unusual. It was a card. It read: I own this flower shop. I had cancer when I was fifteen years old, I am 24 years old now .Good luck to you. My heart goes out to you.
Yours Alice
Linda smiled. She finally felt some real hope .She found the will to live.
Little things make a big difference .All of us can give little things like kindness , encouragement（鼓励） and hope to others .
1. Why was Linda feeling bad for several days?
| A．Because she was seriously ill |
| B．Because she had no friends |
| C．Because her life changed |
| A．Safe | B．Serious | C．Sad |
| A．Her mother | B．A doctor | C．A flower shop owner |
| A．She became hopeful（希望） about life. |
| B．She wanted to work with Alice |
| C．She thanks her mother a lot. |
| A．Be kind to yourself |
| B．Little things make a big difference |
| C．Try something different |
【推荐2】“Dad,” I say one day, “let’s take a trip. Why don’t you fly and meet me?”
My father has just retired after 27 years as a manager for IBM. His job filled his day, his thoughts and his life. When he woke up and took a warm shower, I screamed under a freezing waterfall in Peru. When he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch, I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks.
My father sees me drifting aimlessly, nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down, but now I want him to find an adventure.
He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later in Rapid City.
“What is our first stop?” asks my father.
“What time is it?”
“Still don’t have a watch?”
Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite (花岗岩), his mouth and eyes open slowly, like those of a little boy.
“Unbelievable,” he says, “How was this done?”
A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years to the sculpture(雕像) and then left the final touches to his son.
We stare up and I ask myself, “Would I ever devote my life to anything?”
No directions, no goals. I used to hear those words in my father’s voice. Now I hear them in my own.
The next day we’re at Yellowstone National Park, where we have a picnic.
“Have you ever travelled with your dad?” I ask.
“Only once,” he says. “I never spoke much with my father. We loved each other—but never said it. Whatever he could give me, he gave.”
The last sentence—it’s probably the same thing I’d say about my father. And what I’d want my child to say about me.
In Glacier National Park, my father says, “I’ve never seen water so blue.” I have, in several places of the world. I can keep traveling and I realize—maybe a regular job won’t be as dull as I feared.
Weeks after our trip, I call my father.
“The photos from the trip are wonderful,” he says. “We have got to take another trip like that sometime.”
I tell him I’ve decided to settle down, and I’m wearing a watch.
1. We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father ________.| A．followed the fashion |
| B．got bored with his job |
| C．was unhappy with the author’s lifestyle |
| D．liked the author’s collection of stamps |
| A．He should have a specific aim in life. |
| B．His father is as innocent as a little boy. |
| C．He should learn sculpture in the future. |
| D．His father is interested in sculpture. |
| A．wants his children to learn from their grandfather |
| B．comes to understand what parental love means |
| C．learns how to communicate with his father |
| D．hopes to give whatever he can to his father |
| A．The call solves their disagreements. |
| B．The Swiss watch has drawn them closer. |
| C．They decide to learn photography together. |
| D．They begin to change their attitudes to life. |
【推荐3】In the doorway, I looked closely at the face of my 23-year-old son, Daniel. We were saying goodbye. In a few hours, he would be flying to France. It was a transitional (过波的) time in Daniel’s life, a passage from college into the adult world. I wanted to leave him some words that would have some meaning, some importance beyond the moment. But nothing came from my lips. No sound broke the silence of my beachside home. I stood frozen and quiet, looking into the searching eyes of my son, which I knew was not the first time I had let such a moment pass.
When Daniel was five. I took him to the school bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. I felt the fear in my hand holding mine as the bus turned the corner. I saw his hot cheeks as the bus pulled up. He looked at me as he did now. “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it? Will I be OK?” Then he walked up the bus steps and disappeared inside. The bus drove away, and I said nothing.
Ten years later, a similar scene played itself out. I drove him to college in Virginia. As I started to make the trip home, I tried to think of something to say to give him courage and confidence as he started this new period of life. I left, only mumbling, “Hope you feel better Dan.”
I once told Daniel about my great regret that I didn’t take a year off to travel. Daniel thought about this. After graduation, he worked as a waiter, a bike messenger, and a painter. Now he had enough money for Paris. The night before he left, I tossed and turned in bed. I was trying to figure out something to say. Nothing came. Maybe it wasn’t necessary to say anything.
How many times have we let such moments pass? What does it matter over the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?
1. The father stood quiet without talking to his son probably because _________.| A．his son didn’t want to break the silence |
| B．his son left home hurriedly to travel alone |
| C．he was a person not good at expressing himself |
| D．he thought it was unnecessary to say something |
| A．proud | B．careless | C．calm | D．worried |
①Daniel’s dad couldn’t sleep well in bed.
②Daniel’s dad left, only mumbling something.
③Daniel left home and started his travel to Paris.
④Daniel walked up the bus steps and disappeared inside.
| A．③④②① | B．④②①③ | C．③④①② | D．④②③① |
| A．Keep Alone | B．Say Goodbye |
| C．Silent Love | D．Sad Moment |
【推荐1】I’m planning to visit Xi’an for my vacation this summer. I’ll fly there on July 28 and stay there until August 6. First I want to see the old city wall. There were many old city walls in Xi’an in the past. But now there are only a few left. They are more than 700 years old. People pulled down lots of the walls in the 1960s. People thought them useless (无用的) and they made the traffic heavy and the streets crowded. Some of them were even dangerous. Today, the government is rebuilding some of the old city walls, because they have a lot of value (价值).
Second, I’m visiting Qin Shihuang’s Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses (秦始皇兵马俑). It’s very famous in China. And I will take the camera with me. I’m taking photos there.
I think my trip will be very interesting and I can’t wait for it.
1. How many places is the writer going to visit in Xi’an?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four |
| A．They made streets crowded. | B．They made traffic heavy. |
| C．They were dangerous. | D．They were too high. |
| A．For a month. | B．Less than a week. | C．Only 3 days. | D．For 10 days. |
| A．拆毁 | B．出售 | C．复原，重建 | D．破坏 |
| A．There were a few walls in Xi’an in the past. |
| B．The government rebuild the old walls because they are valuable. |
| C．The writer isn’t taking any photos during his vacation. |
| D．The writer is going to Xi’an by train. |
【推荐2】The 24th Winter Olympics were held successfully in Beijing this year. There were many great moments during the competitions. What impressed you most?
“Welcome to China!” This simple greeting from volunteer Sun Zeyu warmed the heart of a US snowboarder (单板滑雪运动员) Tessa Maud at the Olympics opening ceremony (开幕式).
“That guy who had said ‘Welcome to China’ really just makes me tear up every time because they [volunteers] are so nice. We feel so welcomed, “said Maud in the video she shared on Tik Tok.
Sun, a junior student from Tsinghua University, is an example of how Generation Z (people born between 1995 and 2010) promoted cultural and people-to-people exchanges at the Beijing Winter Games. Active and open-minded, they bridge gaps in their own ways. Their pleasant personalities, global vision and new-age thinking made the Games even more fantastic.
Gen Z athletes shared their Chinese travels on social media. Some became big fans of Chinese food. Maud shared what she ate every day on Tik Tok-fried rice, Kung Pao chicken and Peking duck. What to eat each day was a hard choice for her. “Everything is so good,” she said.
Jenise Spiteri is a snowboarder from Malta. She became known as the “red bean bun girl” in China after she took a big bite while waiting for her score. “Goodbye to the amazing workers who served our food every day,” she wrote on social media when she left the Olympic Village. In the picture，she holds a big red bean bun.
Gen Z volunteers served the event with heart and soul. Alexandra Pozhidaeva, 23, from Russia, had a heart-warming moment with her Chinese peers. When the stadium (体育馆) was very cold, they lent her their gloves. She said it was touching as they didn’t know each other.
Another volunteer, Yang Jinhe, 18, started to work on COVID-related matters in mid-December. He will also work at the Paralympic Games. Back in 2008, he was impressed by the song You and Me. Now he said he really understands the meaning of “you and me” as well as the Olympic spirit of togetherness. “Even though the pandemic is going on, we are standing here in Beijing 2022,” he said on the show Youth Power (《少年会客厅》).
1. Why did Maud cry over her video?| A．Because she was touched by the volunteers. |
| B．Because she was stressed from traveling. |
| C．Because she missed his family and wanted more care. |
| D．Because she won the first gold medal. |
| A．to become more famous | B．to create new gaps |
| C．to bring people closer to each other | D．to improve oneself |
| A．The food is not only delicious but also inexpensive. |
| B．It all seems good to her. |
| C．It is not soft enough. |
| D．It’s just like the food at home. |
| A．He was a volunteer at the 2008 Olympic Games. |
| B．He sang You and Me in 2008. |
| C．He will take part in the Paralympic Games as an athlete. |
| D．He understands the Olympic spirit better after volunteering. |
| A．Beijing 2022 has provided a totally new and enjoyable experience for Maud. |
| B．Many Overseas athletes are crazy about Chinese food at Beijing Winter Olympics. |
| C．The passage is mainly about the introduction of food at Beijing Winter Olympics. |
| D．Gen Z volunteers have received praises from athletes all over the world. |
“Hello, who’s that?” she asks.
“It’s me, David.”
David is a friend of Sam’s. Sam is Jodie’s brother, the only boy in the family.
“Oh, hello, David. What’s up?” says Jodie.
“Can I speak to Sam?”
“No,” says Jodie, “You can’t speak to him now. He is busy. He is getting ready for school. He is eating his breakfast. Grandmother is combing (梳) his hair. Sister is under the table, putting his shoes on. Mother is getting his books and putting them in his schoolbag. I have to go now. I have to open the door for him. The school bus is coming. Goodbye!”
1. It’s seven forty-five in the morning, and the doorbell rings.
2. David wants to speak to Jodie’s brother.
3. Jodie’s sister is putting her shoes on.
4. Their mother is putting Sam’s toys in the schoolbag.
5. Jodie has to open the door for Sam because the school bus is coming.
I lately gave my adult class homework, which was to “go to someone you love and tell them you love them. It has to be someone you have never said those words to before or haven’t shared those words with for a long time”.
That doesn’t sound like a difficult task, but most of the men in that group were over 35 and were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho (男子汉的)”.
At the beginning of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to share what happened when they told someone they loved them. One of the men raised his hand. He appeared quite moved and a bit shaken.
He began by saying, “I didn’t feel that I had anyone to say those words to. But as I began driving home, I knew exactly who I needed to say ‘I love you’ to. Five years ago, my father and I had a quarrel (吵架) and never solved it. We hardly spoke to each other.”
“The next morning, I called my dad. When he answered the phone, I said, ‘Dad, can I come over tonight? I have something to tell you.’ I told him it wouldn’t take long, so he finally agreed.”
“At 5:30, I was at my parents’ house ringing the doorbell. As luck would have it, Dad answered the door.”
“I took one step in the door and said, ‘Dad, I just came over to tell you that I love you.’”
“His face softened, his wrinkles (皱纹) disappeared and he began to cry. He reached out and hugged me and said, ‘I love you too, son, but I’ve never been able to say it.’”
“Dad and I hugged for a moment longer. I hadn’t felt that great in a long time.”
“Two days after that visit, my dad had a heart attack and ended up unconscious (昏迷) in the hospital. I don’t know if he’ll make it.”
“My message to all of you is this: Don’t wait to do the things that need to be done. Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!”
1. We can know from the first two paragraphs that ________.| A．the students were taught to hide their emotions |
| B．the students thought homework was easy to finish |
| C．the students are middle-aged and not manly enough |
| D．the students didn’t know how to show their feelings |
| A．they were close to each other | B．they often quarreled with each other |
| C．they didn’t trust each other | D．they seldom talked to each other |
| A．he regretted quarreling with his son | B．he was touched by his son’s words |
| C．he hadn’t seen his son for five years | D．he was aware of his poor physical condition |
| A．teach others when to say sorry | B．teach us how to repair a broken relationship |
| C．show the relationship between fathers and sons | D．encourage us to express our love without waiting |
Family is a word that has special meaning to everyone. A happy family is what everyone is thirsty for. But because of different personalities, values, likes and dislikes, some unhappy things happen among family members once in a while.
Learn to say thanks and sorry. We are used to saying thanks and sorry to others but often fail to do that to our family members. Sometimes we forget.
Communicate with each other often.
Share housework.
| A．Spend more time together. |
| B．Protect our family members when they are alone. |
| C．Sometimes we are too shy. |
| D．How can we achieve family happiness? |
| E．Communication can happen in any place at any time. |
| F．Helping around the house brings family members closer. |
【推荐3】根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余。
Are your parents often angry with you? Or do you always disagree with your parents? Maybe the situations are terrible. It’s difficult to make your home a happy and healthy place.
Respect
You can communicate with your mother and father. You may not get what you want, but explaining your thoughts in a calm way may show that you are no longer a kid, not just a kid.
Trust
How can your parents build trust in you? It depends on what you do. For example, if you get home late without calling first, next time your parents may not believe you. To win their trust, you can’t fight with them. You should pay attention to the ways you do things.
Spending time together
| A．Communication |
| B．Some teenagers find that sharing time together can build trust. |
| C．It’s important to show your respect and care about your parents’ feelings. |
| D．It will make your life much easier. |
| E．In fact, you can improve the relationships between you and your parents by the four good keys. |
| F．That is difficult enough. |
| G．Listening to others is a good way. |
