One day we went to pick up our grandson Mark at his school. It was a beautiful spring day, so we went to the garden.
We noticed how sad Mark was. He said, “There is nothing special about me. Well, I am smaller than my elder brother and I am bigger than my younger brother.” I knew he felt that he, the middle son, was not getting the same attention.
We walked a little farther into the woods when Mark asked me if we could throw rocks into the brook (小溪) to see which one would go the farthest.
“OК,” I said.
Mark said, “I am going to throw the biggest rock, because I know it will go the farthest.” Mark picked up the biggest rock he could find and threw it. Although it made a very big splash (飞溅的水), it didn’t go very far. Mark thought for a minute and said, “I am going to throw a small rock instead.” He picked up a small rock and threw it, but it didn’t go very far because it was too light.
I thought this was a very good opportunity to teach. I said, “Why don’t you pick up a medium-sized rock and see what happens?”
Mark picked up a medium-sized rock and threw it. Mark said, “Look, the medium-sized rock went the farthest!”
I smiled, “You see, Mark, you are like the medium-sized rock. In this situation the small rock was too light, the big rock was too heavy, but the medium-sized rock was just right.”
“So, I am special?”
“Yes, Mark. Everyone and everything is special and has a special purpose, especially you.”
1. How many children were there in Mark’s family?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Because he was waiting for a good chance to teach. |
| B．Because he had no idea how to help Mark at that time. |
| C．Because he knew Mark would cheer up quickly. |
| D．Because he thought what Mark said was not true. |
| A．Brave. | B．Honest. | C．Serious. | D．Wise. |
| A．No person can do everything alone. |
| B．Anything larger isn’t necessarily better. |
| C．One can go farthest without pain. |
| D．Everyone is special as a matter of fact. |
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【推荐1】Tom was a little boy. Whenever (无论何时) he asked people to do things, no one would listen to him. He was sad. So he asked a wizard (巫师) to solve the problem by using magic. The old wizard tried a lot of spells, but it didn’t work.
A young man heard about the problem. He went to the boy and said that he knew the solution. He gave the boy two small pieces of paper.
“There are two spells, my boy. Use the first before you ask others to do something, and use the second after they did it. A smile is also necessary.” the young man said.
“Please” before his words and “Thank you” after they did it. People were very surprised that the boy could be polite. Soon, they agreed to do what the boy asked them to do.
The wizard was surprised, and asked the young man about the spells.
“It’s not magic. When I was a child, my teacher told me that without good manners one can get nothing he wants. And he was right. The boy only needed good manners to get what he wanted.”
1. What’s the boy’s problem?| A．He didn’t know how to use magic. |
| B．No one listened to him when he asked them to do things. |
| C．The wizard refused to help him. |
| D．He wanted to learn to practice magic. |
| A．His father. | B．No one. | C．The young man. | D．The wizard. |
| A．teach the boy to be polite | B．teach the boy how to use spells |
| C．ask the people to help the boy | D．tell the wizard what good manners are |
| A．不学礼，无以立 | B．己所不欲，勿施于人 |
| C．不在其位，不谋其政 | D．仁者不忧，勇者不惧 |
| A．a story book | B．a magazine | C．a newspaper | D．a travelling guide |
【推荐2】One day last December, a student who calls himself Muqing at Tsinghua University was doing his physics homework. Suddenly, he discovered a problem on page 11 of a report on the 2022 Noble Prize in physics. It seemed that two “-” signs there should be two “+” signs instead.
Muqing was not sure about his discovery at first. After all, he was just a newcomer to physics while the report was from the highest authority (权威) in the area. What’s more, the problem was not very important since it might be just a clerical (书写的) error (错误) .
But the problem kept being on his mind. So Muqing asked his teacher Wang Xiangbin for help. Wang patiently worked on the problem with Muqing tate into the night. After several rounds of calculations (计算) , they made sure that there was really a fault.
Wang later emailed the Roval Swedish Academy of Sciences. The organization made the report and pointed out the problem. Soon Sara Gustavsson, a member of the organization, replied to Wang, thanking him and his student for telling them the error.
Muqing was very pleased, but after the story went around, he asked reporters not to show his real name. “When I get to achieve something really amazing, then please show my real name.” he said.
Through this event, Wang said his students should learn that in science, there is no absolute (绝对的). “Everybody can raise a fair question. Such is the beauty of science.” he said.
1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?| A．How important Muqing’s discovery is. | B．What the highest authority in physics is. |
| C．Whether it is necessary to correct a clerical error. | D．Why Muqing was not sure about his discovery. |
①Muqing and Wang Xiangbin worked on the problem.
②Wang Xiangbin emailed the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
③Muqing discovered a problem in a report.
④Muqing asked reporters not to show his real name.
| A．①③②④ | B．③④①② | C．③①②④ | D．①④②③ |
| A．Muging knows he should put his teacher first. |
| B．Muqing hopes he can make a real achievement one day. |
| C．Muging believes there is no absolute authority in science. |
| D．Muging thinks it’s important to protect his personal information. |
| A．Be brave to question and think wisely. | B．We should never believe others. |
| C．Show your name if you succeed. | D．Don’t be afraid to face difficulty. |
【推荐3】A big company wanted to find someone to work for them. Lots of young college students came to ask for the job, but only a small part of them were left. And this time, the company didn’t plan to choose the right person as usual.
Here came the day when they took the final interview. A big box full of papers was placed on the way to the interview room, and a few papers were lying around the box.
The first student came. He hurried along the way to take the interview. “Who put this box in the middle of the road?” the student said to himself, but he did not try to move the box away. Instead, he passed around the box and continued his way.
The second student came along and did the same thing. Then another came, and another. All of them complained (抱怨) about the box but none of them tried to move it. What’s worse, someone even stepped (踩) on the papers and left without having a look at the things on the ground.
Half an hour later, a thin young man with glasses came. He was also among those who were left to take the interview. He saw the box and the papers around it. Without thinking twice, he stopped and began to pick up the papers and put them into the box. Then he managed to move the box to the side. To his great surprise, he found an invitation under the box. On it were the following words, “Congratulations, young man! You are the right person we are looking for! Would you like to join us?”
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写(A)，错误的写(B)。
1. Many young college students came to ask for the job and they were all left.
2. The box full of papers was placed on the way to the interview room to help choose the right person.
3. All of the students complained about the box and nobody tried to move it except a young man.
4. At last the fat young man with glasses got the invitation of the company.
5. From this passage, we can know that sometimes helping others is helping ourselves.
【推荐1】When I was a boy, my family would sometimes gather together at my great aunt’s tiny house over the summer. Relatives from all over the country would come to visit.
The adults would crowd together in the living room, around the kitchen table and on the front porch(门廊) to talk and catch up on each other’s lives. All of us kids would be sent out onto the front yard to play.
Those were the days before video games and smart phones, so we often ended up playing a good old-fashioned game of tag(捉人). I remember one of those times especially I was the youngest and smallest of all the kids there, so I got caught first and couldn’t catch anyone else. Although I tried my best to chase after my brothers and cousins, they were all too fast for me. I grew more and more frustrated.
I finally lunged(猛扑) at one of my brothers and fell face first into the dirt. I got up with tears in my eyes. Then I saw one of my cousins standing there. She started to run but ran much more slowly than before. I easily caught up and tagged her. Then she turned to me, smiled and said, “I’m it! You’d better run!” I ran off laughing with joy while she turned and started to chase one of my older brothers.
I see now how her act of kindness that day saved me from sadness and returned me to joy. It didn’t matter that we hardly ever saw each other. We were family and she loved me. We are all one, we all belong to each other and we are one big beautiful family.
1. The underlined word “Those” in Paragraph 3 refers to “________”.| A．the days when the writer was a boy | B．the family members who got together |
| C．the topics adults talked about | D．the places which the kids were sent to |
| A．To make fun of the writer. | B．To let the writer catch her. |
| C．To lead the writer to fall over again. | D．To help the writer catch others. |
| A．Angry. | B．Embarrassed. | C．Thankful. | D．Afraid. |
【推荐2】My father is tall and has short, gray hair. He wears glasses with heavy, black frames(框架). But I just saw a picture of him from 1968.What a surprise!
In the picture, he’s 15 years old. He’s short and he has glasses with small, round frames. He has long, brown hair and it’s really straight. He’s wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt with the word “Love”. I’m 15 years old now. I’m of average height (中等身材) and I have short hair. My hair isn’t brown. It’s blue. My dad thinks it’s strange, but my friends think it’s great. I wear glasses, but glasses with bright red frames. They’re so cool! I have an earring in one ear, too. Dad really can’t understand that. I never wear blue jeans.I like big,baggy pants and long T-shirts. Most of my T-shirts have pictures of my favorite rock bands(乐队) on them.
1. What kind of glasses did Father wear when he was fifteen years old?| A．glasses with heavy,black frames | B．long and yellow glasses |
| C．glasses with bright red frames | D．glasses with small,round frames |
| A．brown | B．blue | C．gray | D．red |
| A．blue jeans and a T-shirt | B．yellow jeans and a T-shirt,with the word “Love” |
| C．big and baggy pants and long T-shirts | D．blue jeans and an earring |
| A．The word “love”. | B．Heavy and black frames. |
| C．Pictures of rock bands. | D．An earring. |
| A．My mother does. | B．I do. | C．My father does. | D．My friend does. |
【推荐3】My name is Liu Shiya. I’m thirteen years old. I have one brother. He is Liu Wenjun. My family are from Hefei, but now my parents, brother and I are in Nanchang. My brother and I are in the same school. This is my bedroom. My bed is black but my quilt is white. My desk and chair are brown. My books are on the desk. It’s very nice. But my brother’s room isn’t tidy. What a mess! His things are everywhere. His books are on his bed, on the chair and under the desk. His schoolbag is under his bed. His jacket is under the chair. He always asks, “Where are my pens? Where are my notebooks? Where is my schoolbag?”
1. Where is Liu Wenjun’s family now?| A．In Nanchang. | B．In Hefei. | C．In Shanghai. | D．In Beijing. |
| A．Black. | B．White. | C．Brown. | D．Blue. |
| A．Liu Wenjun’s bedroom is big. |
| B．Liu Wenjun’s bedroom is small（小的）. |
| C．Liu Wenjun’s bedroom is clean. |
| D．Liu Wenjun’s bedroom is not tidy. |
| A．On the bed. | B．On the chair. | C．Under the bed. | D．Under the chair. |
| A．Liu Shiya’s family | B．Liu Wenjun’s bedroom |
| C．Liu Shiya’s quilt | D．Liu Wenjun’s desk |
【推荐1】Josh Bangert is a high school student in Illinois, USA. In June, 2019, he started having trouble seeing. His mom took him to the eye doctor. She thought he needed glasses. The news was much worse.
In September, Josh learned from the doctor that he had Leber's disease (利伯病). It causes blindness. Josh had only three to five months left to see.
“I went home and cried on my bed,” Josh said. Then he went for a bike ride. when he came back, his family were hugging and crying.
That's when everything changed for Josh. He decided he didn't want his family to suffer (遭受痛苦) going blind bad enough. “I realized the best way to deal with going blind was to be positive(积极的),” he said.
Before that, Josh had never seen the sea, mountains or a desert. Now, he was racing to see as many places as he could. His family and friends raised money to help him.
His friends took him to see his favorite baseball team play in Missouri. He went to a Chicago Bulls game. He spent time on the beach in Northern California. He saw the Golden Gate Bridge, the Sierra Nevada mountains, Niagara Falls, and the Grand Canyon.
Josh's biggest goal was to play basketball for one last season. He had played since third grade, It was his favorite thing to do. That season, Josh's father coached the team. They painted bright lines on the gym floor to help josh.
“Like lots of people, I took my eyesight for granted(不把……当回事),” Josh said. “I'm thankful to have a chance to see what I can in the time I have left.”
1. Josh learned he had Leber's disease________ months after starting having trouble seeing.| A．8 | B．6 | C．5 | D．3 |
| A．crying on his bed | B．riding his bike | C．hugging his family | D．calling his friends |
| A．the doctor hugged him | B．he saw his family suffer |
| C．he felt he could still do many things | D．his family and friends raised money for him |
| A．describes how Josh's family supported him |
| B．describes what Josh did to cheer up his family |
| C．lists things Josh raced to see and do while he could |
| D．lists things Josh saw and did before he had trouble seeing |
| A．To paint on the gym floor. | B．To see the sea and mountains. |
| C．To play basketball for one last season. | D．To see his favorite baseball team play. |
【推荐2】He and his wife (妻子) Victoria have three sons. Harper is their younger child and the only daughter. She’s the apple of everyone’s eye in this family.
Harper celebrated her 9th birthday in 2020. To have a wonderful party, the whole family got ready for it carefully. All of them had a wonderful day at their home in the Cotswolds, England. They wore special T-shirts with words “Happy Birthday, Harper!”
After stopping his football life, Beckham became interested in many things. He worked as an actor. He learned to keep bees (蜜蜂). At Harper’s birthday party, he showed a new skill to us.
The superstar shared a video (视频) of himself and Harper on Sina Weibo. In the video, both of them dressed in red clothes. The girl was practicing writing Chinese calligraphy (书法) with the help of her father. Harper was slowly writing the Chinese word “qi”. It means “seven” in English and it’s also her middle name. Relaxing in their Cotswolds home, they looked happy with their work and showed it in front of the camera (相 机).
1. What does the underlined sentence mean?| A．Harper likes eating apples best. |
| B．Harper’s face is round like an apple. |
| C．Harper’s family love her very much. |
| D．Everyone likes to buy apples for Harper. |
| A．Everyone wore a red T-shirt. |
| B．They all had a wonderful time. |
| C．It was Harper’s seventh birthday party. |
| D．They celebrated it in their home in London. |
| A．Keeping bees. | B．Teaching football. |
| C．Acting in a movie. | D．Writing Chinese calligraphy. |
| A．Beckham has a big family of five people. |
| B．Beckham shared Chinese culture on the Internet. |
| C．The name of the birthday girl is Seven Harper Beckham. |
| D．Victoria and Beckham wrote Chinese calligraphy in the video. |
【推荐3】John is my best friend.We live in the same building.We study in the same school but not in the same class.We often chat and play football together after school.I first met him four years ago and we have been good friends for two years.
John is tall and strong with black hair.He has a round face,a small nose and big,brown eyes.I like his eyes because they are always bright and smiling.I think he is handsome.Many people want to be his friends.
John is always friendly and helpful.When I feel bored or unhappy,he tells me funny jokes and makes me happy.
John is very clever.He reads a lot of books.He is good at singing.He would like to make people happy with his songs when he grows up.I believe that he will become as popular as Jackie Chan and be famous around the world in the future.
1. The writer and John are .| A．classmates | B．friends | C．brothers | D．sisters |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．He is friendly and helpful. | B．He is tall and strong. |
| C．He tells me funny jokes. | D．He is very clever. |
| A．To play football. | B．To make people happy with his songs. |
| C．To read a lot of books. | D．To become Jackie Chan. |
| A．John’s interests. | B．My friend Jackie Chan. |
| C．A Chinese student. | D．My friend John. |
