Like most students on international exchange programs, Shavia Westmoreland experienced culture shock (文化冲击) in Beijing, China.
Instead of hiding herself from the outside, Westmoreland overcame (克服) her culture shock by doing an activity she enjoys-volunteering.
“A friend brought me to an orphanage (孤儿院) to help me overcome culture shock,” she said. “He knew that I loved volunteering and language teaching, so he told me the orphanage would be a great place to ‘develop a feeling of home’ in a different culture and improve my language skills.”
Westmoreland enjoyed the visit so much that she started volunteering at the orphanage. She visited once a week to teach English. She also did several “non-purpose” visits on the weekends, just to spend time with the children.
Working with the children, staff and other volunteers taught her more about Chinese culture and gave her chances to practice Chinese.
“I experienced a better understanding of Chinese culture by working with the staff and volunteers. At the end of all conversations, I found that there were more similarities between us than there were differences,” she said.
Volunteering also gave Westmoreland a sense of achievements and the courage (勇气) to hang out around Beijing on her own.
“The experience developed my courage to hang out and learn more about Beijing on my own, giving me more chances to practice Chinese outside my class lessons,” Westmoreland said. “The feeling of independence is an achievement for an exchange student, and I believe my volunteering was helpful to my study in China and was also a huge help to my personal growth.”
1. What did Shavia Westmoreland like doing?| A．Teaching kids Chinese. | B．Experiencing the culture shock. |
| C．Volunteering to help others. | D．Hiding herself from the outside. |
| A．Shavia’s teacher. | B．Shavia’s friend. |
| C．A child from the orphanage, | D．A staff member at the orphanage. |
| A．To play her part as an exchange student. |
| B．To talk about her culture shock with others. |
| C．To learn more about Chinese culture and language. |
| D．To make friends with the staff and other volunteers. |
| A．Having fun at the Orphanage |
| B．Hanging Out in Beijing on Your Own |
| C．Joining in Exchange Programs in Beijing |
| D．Overcoming Culture Shock Through Volunteer Work |
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【推荐1】Dreams are like stars. You may never catch them, but if you follow them, they will lead you to success. Yan Ning is such a dream follower.
Yan is a rising star in the science world. When Yan Ning was only a little girl, she dreamed of being a great scientist. After years of hard work in 1996, she went to Tsinghua University to study biology. After graduating from Tsinghua in 2000, she went to Princeton University and finished her study there in 2007. Then she returned to Tsinghua and set up her own lab. At the age of 30, she became the youngest professor（教授）at Tsinghua.
Now, Yan, 42, has become a leading biology researcher at Princeton. On April 30, she was included among the 100 new members and 25 foreign associates（院士）into the US National Academy of Science.
However, it was a long and difficult road for her to make such achievements. She said that in order to realize her dream, she experienced a lot of failures and pains. But she never gave up her dream. Instead, she followed her dream and fought for it.
She usually works at least 14 hours a day. Sometimes she even forgets to eat and rest and works until late night. She never gets tired because she thinks doing research is the most “comfortable” job for her.
In a TV interview, Yan encouraged young people to work hard for their dreams. “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to follow them.”
1. Yan went to Tsinghua to study________in 1996.| A．biology | B．physics | C．medicine | D．chemistry |
| A．4 | B．7 | C．30 | D．42 |
| A．Yan wanted to give up when she had failures and pains in research |
| B．Yan never gets tired because doing research is the easiest job |
| C．Yan achieved her dream because she had the courage to follow it |
| D．Yan made these achievements mainly by asking others for help |
| A．A Difficult Research | B．A Famous University |
| C．A Smooth Road | D．A Dream Follower |
【推荐2】My heart beat a bit faster when I went down again the next day and saw him back in the same place again. By now he was slightly more vulnerable(脆弱的) and disheveled(凌乱的) than before. He looked cold and hungry and he was shaking a little.
“__________” I said, stroking(轻抚) him. “Not looking so good today.”
I decided that this had gone on for long enough.
So I knocked on the door of the flat. I felt I had to say something. If this was their pet, it was no way to treat him. He needed something to eat and drink — and maybe even some medical attention.
A guy appeared at the door. He looked like he’d been sleeping even though it was the middle of the afternoon.
“Sorry to bother you, mate. Is this your cat?” I asked him.
For a second he looked at me as if I was slightly mad(发疯的).
“What cat?” he said, before looking down and seeing something like a ball on the doormat.
“Oh. No,” he said, with a disinterested shrug. “Nothing to do with me, mate.”
“He’s been there for days,” I said, again drawing a blank look.
“Has he? Must have smelled cooking or something. Well, as I say, nothing to do with me.”
He then closed the door heavily.
I made up my mind at once.
“OK, mate, you are coming with me,” I said, digging into my bag for the box of biscuits I carried specifically to give treats to the cats and dogs that regularly approached me when I was busking.
(adapted from A Street cat Named Bob)
1. Which of the following is the most suitable for the blank(空格) in Paragraph 2?| A．Still here then! | B．Glad to see you! |
| C．What a beautiful pet! | D．How lovely you are! |
| A．The writer. | B．The guy in a flat. | C．A cat. | D．A dog. |
| A．The cat was weaker later. | B．The writer would have the cat. |
| C．The writer was a bit mad. | D．The man had something to do with the cat. |
【推荐3】A poor boy lived in a small town. He sold things from door to door to pay for school. One day, he had only one cent left, and he was hungry. He decided that he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, when a young woman opened the door, the boy was shy, so he just asked for some water. The woman knew he was hungry, so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much should I pay for it?” “You needn’t pay for it. My mother has told me that it is good to help the people who are in trouble,” she replied. The boy said, “Then I thank you from my heart.” As the boy left that house, he felt stronger. He knew he had many things to do.
Many years later, the young woman became ill. The local doctors couldn’t save her. Her family had to send her to a big city. When the doctor knew who the woman was, he was excited and did his best to save her life. He succeeded. The woman needed to pay for the medical bill (账单). The doctor learned that she couldn’t afford it, so he wrote something down on the medical bill. The woman read the bill, “You paid it with a glass of milk.”
1. The poor boy sold things from door to door because ________.| A．he needed money to buy toys | B．he made money for his family |
| C．he earned money to help the poor | D．he had to make money for school |
| A．a bottle of water | B．a good meal | C．a glass of milk | D．a hamburger |
| A．She became a doctor. | B．She helped the poor boy again. |
| C．She became ill and was sent to a hospital in a big city. | D．She asked the doctor to pay for her bill. |
| A．The doctor failed to save the woman. |
| B．The local doctors finally saved the woman |
| C．The poor boy paid a glass of milk for the woman. |
| D．The doctor paid back the young woman’s kindness. |
【推荐1】I come from Canada and now live in Shanghai, China. I love planes very much and have a lot of model planes. A model of the C919 passenger plane is one of my favourites. The C919 is the first China-made passenger plane. It made its first commercial flight (商业飞行) from Shanghai to Beijing on 28th May this year. The next day, it started regular service (服务), flying between Shanghai and Chengdu. As soon as I heard about the first regular flight, I decided to buy a ticket online. Luckily, I bought one just before they sold out.
However, the flight was so popular that I could only choose a middle seat (座位) on the day of the flight. There were 164 passengers on the plane that day. You could see that everyone was happy to take their home—grown passenger plane. I sat with two plane lovers. To my left was a young man from Chengdu. He flew to Shanghai just to take the first C919 flight back to his home town. To my right was a young plane lover from Hong Kong. He made his way to Shanghai to take pictures of the first commercial flight of the C919. When he knew that the C919 started its service to Chengdu, he quickly bought a ticket.
It was a wonderful flight. But it was too short for me. Luckily, I will take a C919 flight back to Shanghai the day after tomorrow. I can have that wonderful flight again!
1. What do we know about the writer from Paragraph 1?| A．He loves planes. | B．He works on the C919. |
| C．He comes from Chengdu. | D．He has many models of the C919. |
| A．28th May | B．29th May | C．30th May | D．31st May |
| A．The C919 is very important. |
| B．Many people loved the C919. |
| C．The C919 is a great help for trips. |
| D．Many people had useful ideas about the C919. |
| A．Wonderful but short. | B．Comfortable but noisy. |
| C．Comfortable but boring. | D．Wonderful but expensive. |
| A．A good service | B．A friendly passenger |
| C．A flight on the C919 | D．A new model of the C919 |
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Measuring cup
“I hate fractions (分数),” Ella said as she walked into the kitchen.
“It’s not nice to hate,” Mom said as she finished cutting the onions. “Why don’t you like fractions?” she asked.
“I don’t understand them at all! I’m just not a clever girl.”
“Everyone learns at a different speed, Ella. You are a very smart girl.”
“I don’t even know why I have to learn them. What’s the point? I’m never going to need a fraction in my whole life.”
“Let’s not worry about fractions right now. Instead, would you like to help me make cookies?”
“Okay.” Ella said.
“Here. You put the ingredients in the pan and I will cook them.” Mom placed sugar, milk, peanut butter and some measuring cups close to the pan. “First, put one full cup of sugar into the pan.”
Ella gently pulled out a full cup of sugar and poured it into the pan.
“Good,” Mom said. “Now, I need a little more. I need three-fourths of a cup. That is more than half of the cup, but not all the way to the top. Fill it halfway first.” Ella filled the cup halfway full.
“Okay. Now, see that line a little way up? That is three-fourths of a cup. Add enough sugar until it reaches that line.”
Ella put a little more sugar into the cup until it reached the line.
“Great! Pour it into the pan. Next, we need one-half cup of milk. Here is the measuring cup. Fill it to the half cup line with milk.”
Ella slowly poured one-half cup of milk.
“Now I have to cook it for one and a half minutes. After that, all we need to do is to add one teaspoon of vanilla and one-half cup of peanut butter.” Mom turned to Ella.
“I see what you are doing. You are showing me I need to understand fractions,” Ella said with a smile.
Mom laughed. “And you were understanding! You just need a little more practice.”
“Okay. I understand now. Fractions are important. Without fractions, we wouldn’t be able to make cookies!”
Ella and Mom both laughed.
1. What did Ella think of fractions at first?| A．Difficult and useless. | B．Important but boring. |
| C．Necessary and interesting. | D．Unusual but challenging. |
| A．she was talking about her worries | B．Mom told her that she was smart |
| C．she was helping Mom make cookies | D．Mom asked her to do more exercises |
| A．Life is not as boring as we think. |
| B．Interest is the best teacher for us. |
| C．Food usually brings us life-long happiness. |
| D．Learning comes from hands-on experiences. |
【推荐3】Chinese astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu headed to the core module(核心舱) of China’s space station at 00: 23 a. m. Beijing Time on October 16, 2021.
 | Born in October 1966, Zhai is the first Chinese to conduct a spacewalk, making China the third country in the world to master the technology for extravehicular(舱外的) activities. As the most experienced crew member of Shenzhou-13, he works as the commander(指挥官) of the mission. Zhai was admitted to the first group of astronauts in 1998. He was among the final groups to train for the Shenzhou-5 and Shenzhou-6 flights, but finally flew abroad the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft. During the Shenzhou-7 mission in September, 2008, he performed a landmark 20-minute spacewalk with the help of Liu Boming, who later became one of the Shenzhou-12 crew. |
 | Born in 1980, Wang is China’s second female astronaut who has been to space. She has become the country’s first female astronaut to conduct extravehicular activities. In June 2013, Wang and two other crewmates, Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang, were sent to space abroad Shenzhou-10. She was also the first Chinese person to give a lecture in space nine years ago. |
 | Ye was also born in 1980. The mission of Shenzhou-13 is his first flight in space. He was once an air force pilot with 1,100 hours of jet fighter flight time. He speaks fluent English and is regarded as one of the key astronauts to host foreign counterparts(同行) when China’s space station becomes fully operational. |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
a. Zhai Zhigang was born.
b. He performed a landmark 20-minute walk.
c. He serves as the commander of the Shenzhou-13 spaceflight mission.
d. He was selected to be a member of the first group astronauts.
e. He was among the final groups to train for the Shenzhou-5 and Shenzhou-6 flights.
| A．a—d—e—b—c | B．a—b—d—c—e | C．a—d—b—e—c | D．a—e—b—d—c |
| A．She is the first astronaut to visit China’s space station. |
| B．She is the first woman astronaut to conduct extravehicular activities. |
| C．She first gave a lecture in space in 2021. |
| D．This is her first time to be sent to space. |
| A．Zhai Zhigang is the first Chinese to conduct a 20-minute spacewalk. |
| B．Wang Yaping,Ye Guangfu and Zhai Zhigang are of the same age. |
| C．Ye Guangfu is making his first journey to space. |
| D．Liu Boming was one of the Shenzhou-12 crew. |
| A．story book | B．advertisement | C．science newspaper | D．travel guidebook |
