As a teenager, I was the most difficult guy. I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others. Slowly, most of the people around me tried to keep away from me.
One day, as I was getting ready for school, my busy mother handed me a vest (背心). When I saw it, I knew that was my father’s—I was getting to have a larger size than my father at that time. So as I put on the vest, I felt as if I wasn’t able to breathe! The feeling of anger was rising in my heart. My mother said sorry with a smile, but I was so angry that I let out a shout. Soon, I pulled the vest off my chest—so wildly that I made a hole in it. Then I put on my own vest and rushed out before she could stop me.
Later, my mother shared these with my father. Instead of saying he would scold (训斥) me, my father just calmly asked my mother to mend the vest. ____▲____ When my mother told me about my father’s action, I sat alone and thought a lot. Just imagining that he was wearing that broken vest in his office the whole day made me feel so terrible.
But I had to say, my father did set a great example for me.
That night, I thought a lot. I promised myself that I would never let anger control my mind any longer.
Of course, there are times when I get angry. However, whenever that happens, I will try to remember my father’s vest.
1. From the first two paragraphs, we know that ________.| A．the writer got much fatter those days | B．it was hard for the writer to control his anger |
| C．the mother had planned to send the vest to her husband | D．the writer was so angry that he decided to make a hole in the vest |
| A．felt angry about his son and decided to scold him | B．thought that breaking a vest wasn’t anything serious |
| C．controlled himself and treated the matter calmly | D．thought it was his wife’s mistake |
| A．She felt angry and refused him. | B．But there was no time to mend it. |
| C．I was sorry after knowing it. | D．Then he wore it to work as usual. |
| A．A good communication needs patience and understanding. | B．Learn to control yourself and feel more of what others feel. |
| C．Mistakes could be corrected, but hurt could never be mended. | D．Never judge (判断) a book by its cover. |
| A．My Mother’s Mistake | B．My Father’s Vest | C．An Angry Boy | D．A Patient Father |
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【推荐1】Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night, I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30a.m. When I arrived to collect my passenger, I saw a small woman in her eighties standing before me. I took her suitcase to the car and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we talked slowly toward the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”
“Oh, you’ re such a good man,” she said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive me throughout the downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said, “I’m on my way to hospice. I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long time.” I quietly shut off the meter(计价器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, and the neighborhood where she had lived. Sometimes she asked me to slow down in front of a special building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
As the day broke, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
“How much shall I give you?” she asked.
“Nothing,” I said.
“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.
Almost without thinking, I bent down and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly and said, “You gave an o ld woman a little moment of happiness.”
1. When did the story happen?| A．In an early morning twenty years ago. | B．In a late afternoon twenty years ago. |
| C．When the driver was twenty. | D．A few days ago. |
| A．Because she was quite sick and wanted to go to the hospital. |
| B．Because she got lost in the city and couldn’t find her way home. |
| C．Because she wanted to find an excuse to ask sympathy from the writer. |
| D．Because she couldn’t live long and wanted to see the city with the last look. |
| A．It took them about 2 hours to drive through the city. |
| B．The writer made a living by driving a taxi. |
| C．The old woman was a relative of the writer. |
| D．The old woman was happy because of the writer’s kindness. |
| A．He wanted to help her. | B．He shut off the meter by mistake. |
| C．Others had paid for her. | D．He was in a hurry to take other passengers. |
| A．Giving will always be rewarded. | B．People should respect each other. |
| C．An act of kindness can bring people pleasure. | D．We should help the old. |
【推荐2】Whenever things weren’t going my way, my mother would say, “Don’t worry, my son. One day your luck will change.”
Mother was right. After I finished my college education, I decided to find a job at a radio station. I wanted the host（主持）a sports program so I went to New York and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one radio station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “Get some work in a small station and work your way up,” she said.
I went back to my hometown but couldn’t get a job there, either. I felt really down. “Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. I kept trying and three months later, I tried another radio station in San Francisco. But the owner told me he had already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer（播音员）if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. “What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone（麦克风）and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game. That was my dream job and I succeeded.
On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change. And when it happens, you’ll feel so good because of all your hard work.” At that moment I knew what she meant.
根据短文内容判断正误。（注意，考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”）1. The writer’s dream was to be a sports announcer（播音员）at a TV station.
2. Thanks to his college education, the writer had some working experience.
3. In New York, the writer was refused every time.
4. From the passage we know that there were some small radio stations in the writer’s hometown.
5. The writer’s mother encouraged him to keep tying and never give up.
【推荐3】Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. Joe had four grandchildren, and they visited him during their holidays.
During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe loved the watch very much, especially after his wife’s death. He was very upset about losing it.
Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.
One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?”
“I guess when I was cleaning the barn (谷仓)!” Joe replied.
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort (安慰) their grandfather.
One grandson went back to the barn to search again. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to remain silent.
He was there for about fifteen minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: “I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”
Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.
1. From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe _________.| A．knew his grandchildren very well | B．liked doing housework very much |
| C．got tired of his grandchildren’s visits | D．looked forward to his grandchildren’s visits |
| A．Because it was very expensive. | B．Because it was full of memories with his wife. |
| C．Because it was a gift from his first child. | D．Because it had been with him since he was born. |
| A．He cleaned the barn carefully again. |
| B．He searched the barn carefully for two hours. |
| C．He made no noise and followed the ticking sound. |
| D．He asked other children for help. |
a. His grandchildren came. b. They looked for more than two hours.
c. The little boy sat in the barn without making a sound.
d. One grandson went back to the barn again. e. Joe lost his watch accidentally.
| A．e a b d c | B．e b a c d | C．a e d b c | D．a e c b d |
| A．Helping those in need can make you feel good. |
| B．We must learn to be silent and wait in order to help others. |
| C．Believe in yourself and you can surely succeed in the end. |
| D．Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice. |
【推荐1】Before the Big Test
It is the day before the big geography test (考试), and Maria is afraid of taking the test.
“Don’t worry, Maria,” says Ann, her good friend. “Just study hard tonight and you will do well.”
After school, Maria goes home. She makes a plan to study. She is going to study all evening. She just needs a good, comfortable (舒适的) place to start.
Maria goes to her bedroom. She sits at her desk. The desk is too small. She is not comfortable.
Maria goes to the kitchen. She sits at the table. The table is too hard. She is not comfortable.
Maria goes to the playroom. She sits on the floor. After a while, her back starts to hurt. She is not comfortable.
Maria goes to the living room. Her little brother, David, is watching TV. She sits down on the couch. She gets out her books. She gets out her class notes (笔记). She puts on her glasses. She is ready to study.
“David,” says Maria. “The TV is distracting me. I can’t study. Can you please turn it off?”
David doesn’t move. He doesn’t say anything. He just watches TV.
Maria sighs. She reads her notes. But she can still hear the TV. She looks up at it. “I love this programme,” she says. She tries to study her notes. But the TV is so interesting. She keeps looking up at it.
After a while, Maria stops studying. She watches the programme with David. The programme ends, and Maria is too tired to study. She goes to bed.
Maria wakes up late the next morning. She hurries to class. Her geography teacher is handing out the test. “Here you go, Maria,” he smiles. He puts the test on her desk. “Don’t worry. I’m sure you studied hard for this. You’ll do well.”
1. What does Maria plan to do after she gets home?| A．To read a new book. | B．To study for the test. |
| C．To watch a programme on TV. | D．To make her bedroom comfortable. |
| A．In the living room. | B．In the playroom. |
| C．In her bedroom. | D．In the kitchen. |
| A．get tired | B．feel happy |
| C．do something fast | D．stop doing something |
【推荐2】Mr. Brown isn’t an old man. But he has a big family. There are six people in his family. They are his parents, his wife, his son and daughter.
Mr. Brown’s father is from Canada. His mother is from America. They don’t work now. They are at home every day. Mr. Brown works in a TV factory (工厂) and his wife is an English teacher. Their children－Kate and Mike are students. Mike’s grandpa and grandma are under the tree. They are very happy.
根据短文内容，判断正（A）误（B）
1. Mr. Brown is old and has a big family.
2. Mr. Brown has two children.
3. Mr. Brown’s parents come from the same(相同) country（国家）.
4. Mr. Brown’s wife is a worker.
5. Mr. Brown’s daughter is Kate.
【推荐3】I am Tom Hanks. During my past thirty-eight years, my parents played an important role in my life. As many of you know, my father introduced me to the world of cycling. Because yesterday was his sixty-fifth birthday, I wrote the passage to him.
My father was not born to be a bike rider like me. When he was in Vietnam and lived with a roommate, he liked riding the bike, too, so my father began to cycle.
On my seventh birthday, my father gave me a red bike as a gift and I was glad to get it. Then my father began to teach me to ride it. I learned to ride it for about ten hours every day. With the time going on, my skills of cycling got better and better and my father took pride in me. Then when I was twelve years old, I took part in a cycle competition in my school. It was lucky that I won the first prize.
Later, I joined the national cycle team. During the last few years, I took part in many tests in the world. And in July, 2012, I also took part in the Olympic Games in London. Though I could not get a gold medal, I felt very lucky and happy. Dear father, give my many thanks to you.
根据文章内容，判断句子正（T）、误（F）
1. Tom’s father taught him to cycle.
2. Tom got his red bike on his father’s sixty-fifth birthday.
3. Every day Tom learned to ride for about eleven hours.
4. Tom took part in the cycle competition and won the second prize.
5. Tom took part in the Olympic Games in July, 2012.
| A. Are you interested in singing? If you are, join us please.We’ll help you improve your singing skill. If you are the best three in our club, you’ll have a chance to be a singer for CCTV. B.There are talks about history of Chinese Kung Fu. Some Kung Fu stars may come to do Kung Fu for us, such as Li Lianjie.You can see some action movies at night. Place: The City Gymnasium. Nov. 2th. C. Sanya is admired as a famous coastal tourist city, with a favourable climate, good sunshine, beaches, green vegetation（植被）, colourful fruit, blue water, beautiful waves and exciting surfing and diving. D. Street dance lovers, come here please. We need three members to join us. We’ll practise on the street and get ready for the coming street dance competition. E.Welcome to our club. We often get together to watch NBA or CBA on TV. Sometimes we also have basketball matches with other teams. F. Do you like table tennis? Welcome to join us to play table tennis and share your experience with members. We’ll invite Ma Lin to teach us once a month. G. On August 13th, many artists will draw pictures for the new city library. Their pictures will be on show for about a month. And some great artists will teach you how to draw. If you are interested in drawing, welcome. |
Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28th. Although he lived over 2,500 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today. Chinese look upon Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher.
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As he was a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius never gave up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.
Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.
Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”
He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”
Confucius’ ideas have been around in people’s everyday lives. Now they have gone far into Western countries and South Asia. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said.
1. Confucius was born in September over 2,500 years ago in Kingdom of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period.2. Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports by teaching himself when he was young.
3. In order to work to help his mother, Confucius had to give up studying and became a teacher.
4. According to Confucius’ ideas, we should be kind to ourselves, but be strict with others.
5. The passage mainly talks about Confucius, the greatest teacher and thinker in Chinese history.
【推荐3】Hi, I’m Bob. Today is Alice’s thirteenth birthday. Red is her favourite colour. I go to her birthday party and get her a red watch. John and Kate are Alice’s cousins. John gives a red schoolbag to Alice. Kate gets a red model plane for Alice.
Helen also comes. She and Alice are in the same class. She gives Alice a smart speaker (智能音箱). Alice says, “Hello. Today is my birthday.” The smart speaker says, “Hello! Happy birthday!” It is so interesting. But this is not the most (最) interesting thing today. When the party begins, Helen says, “Hello, music!” The smart speaker plays the song “Happy Birthday to You”. Alice likes the speaker very much.
The smart speaker is very interesting! When can I have a speaker like it?
1. How many gifts does Alice get on her birthday party?| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．Alice’s cousin. | B．Alice’s aunt. | C．Alice’s classmate. | D．Alice’s sister. |
| A．The smart speaker. | B．The smart speaker knows Alice. |
| C．The smart speaker can talk to Alice. | D．The smart speaker can play music. |
| A．Bob wants a speaker very much. | B．Bob has a speaker. |
| C．The smart speaker likes Bob very much. | D．The smart speaker can sing. |
Frightened(受惊吓的) by the strange spaceship，all the young people got into their cars and drove away as quickly as possible except Peter and Mary. They were more curious (好奇的) than frightened. They watched the spaceship land and saw a door open，but nobody came out，so they went to look into it. In the center of the floor，there was a lot of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not hear the door close behind him. The temperature fell in no time and very soon the two young people didn't know anything.
When they came to themselves，they were surprised to see that the spaceship disappeared, their car was near them.
“What happened？”asked Mary.
Peter scratched (搔) his head，saying slowly，“Don't ask me. Perhaps we had a problem. Come on. It's time to go home.”
After driving about fifty meters，they found a thick wall made of something like glass stood in their way. On the other side of the wall，a few strange aliens(外星人) were looking through the wall and reading a notice，it said，“New comers at the zoo: a pair of earth villagers with their
1. How did Peter and Mary feel when they saw the strange spaceship? They felt ______.
| A．frightened | B．surprised |
| C．amazed | D．curious |
| A．Someone asked them to eat much food. |
| B．The temperature went up. |
| C．Someone beat them. |
| D．The spaceship flew away with them. |
| A．car | B．space | C．wall | D．zoo |
| A．Peter and Mary became villagers. |
| B．Peter and Mary were in another planet. |
| C．Peter and Mary went back home. |
| D．Peter and Mary visited the zoo. |
| A．Peter saw the spaceship first. |
| B．The spaceship landed on the river. |
| C．All the young people went for the picnic by car. |
| D．When Peter went into the spaceship，Mary followed him. |
Hello and welcome to my blog!
My name is Naomi. I am 16 years old. For the past two months, I have been living in Southampton, England, as an exchange student.
I arrived in Southampton on July 13. It felt unreal to think about living in a new country and in a new family for one year. On my first day, my host mum Tracy showed me around the neighborhood, and we drove down to the sea. The weather was great, and everything looked beautiful.
My school started the week after. I had chosen my subjects before. I had to do English and Math, and I chose History, Geography and Film Studies. The Itchen Sixth Form College is a big school with about 2,000 students who are between the ages of 16 and 19. My school day starts at 8:40 and ends at 15:30. During the week, I don’t do that much with my free time. Sometimes, I stay in school a little longer to talk with my friends, and then I go home and do my homework.
Due to COVID-19, students take only two classes per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. In this way, we don’t have to change rooms very often and won’t need to walk too close to one another in the narrow hallways. All the teachers are really nice and supportive.
The school used to organize trips to London or Winchester for its exchange students. However, because of COVID-19, everything is canceled right now. That’s why we have planned some day trips ourselves! A few weeks ago, I went with some of my friends to Portsmouth, a seaside city about an hour’s drive from Southampton. We visited the Spinnaker Tower and saw the city from above. The view was magnificent.
So, this has been my first two months in England. I hope you enjoyed reading my first entry. I am looking forward to telling you about all of the experiences I have over the coming months.
1. This article has probably been taken from ________.| A．a magazine | B．a travel website |
| C．a personal blog | D．a school newspaper |
① the sea ② Winchester
③ her new neighborhood ④ the Itchen Sixth Form College
| A．①③ | B．②④ | C．①② | D．③④ |
| A．Three. | B．Five. | C．Two. | D．Ten. |
| A．attends two classes | B．attends only one class |
| C．has no class to attend | D．changes classroom to attend classes |
| A．The Itchen Sixth Form College | B．The host family |
| C．The teachers | D．Naomi and her friends |
| A．September 13 | B．July 13 | C．August 27 | D．July 27 |
【推荐3】One day, a teacher went into her classroom with a glass of water. She wanted to explain stress (压力) management to her students. First, she asked her students, “How heavy is this glass of water?”
They gave many different answers. Some students said it weighed 200 grams, others simply said they didn’t know.
She smiled and replied, “Actually, the weight of the glass doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, I’ll have to call an ambulance(救护车). In each case, it’s the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”
She continued, “That’s the way it is with stress. If we carry our burdens(负担) all the time, sooner or later, as they become increasingly heavy, we won’t be able to carry on.”
“Just like putting down this glass of water, you have to put your stress down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we’re refreshed, we can carry on with our burdens---holding them more easily each time.”
As this teacher said, we shouldn’t carry our burdens around all the time. Forget them today and pick them up tomorrow. No matter what burdens you’re carrying now, put them down for a while and get some rest. Your mind will thank you for it.
1. What might you feel if you hold the glass for too long?| A．It goes wrong. | B．It remains the same. |
| C．It becomes lighter. | D．It gets heavier. |
| A．The stress. | B．The problem. | C．The weight. | D．The ambulance. |
| A．The teacher needs more exercise. | B．The students have some trouble. |
| C．It’s wise to rest from the burdens. | D．It’s painful to raise the burden high. |
| A．It’s polite. | B．It’s useless. | C．It’s meaningful. | D．It’s disappointed. |
