Everybody wants to succeed, but how can we be successful? We must keep working hard to achieve our goals and it always begins first with baby steps. Why do we call them baby steps?
Baby steps are the first steps we take as an act of faith (信念). Faith is the most important in taking baby steps. We see others stepping out and we want to show our ability to walk by following them. As we grow, we continue our development by taking extra (额外的) baby steps. Sometimes we fall; sometimes we fail. After that, all steps become an act of faith; we just become more practiced. If you say to yourself “I don’t want to make a fool of myself” or “I’d better wait until I’m good at this”, you’ll probably never take the baby steps towards your goals and end up lying in self-pity.
As a culture, we focus on results. We think about every risk that must be taken to reach our goals. There are few people who are excellent performers of any tasks the first time they try them. They practice their skills and use their talents through baby steps before they are ready to prove (证明) themselves to the whole world. So take those baby steps to reach the goals.
As your steps become a walk, become more experienced, your baby steps become a walk, then a jump, and finally a sprint. That’s how our baby steps lead us through the marathon (马拉松) of life.
1. What does the writer mainly discuss in the passage?| A．The cause of cultural differences. | B．The power of faith in our life. |
| C．The abilities to achieve success. | D．The importance of baby steps. |
| A．An aim. | B．Support. |
| C．Faith. | D．Practice. |
| A．We can’t expect to succeed without working hard. |
| B．Adults should learn from babies in dealing with hard tasks. |
| C．We must make full of our skills in order to succeed. |
| D．Baby steps are the first steps we take as an act of faith. |
| A．Long jump. | B．Sudden stop. |
| C．Hard climb. | D．Fast run. |
| A．Baby Steps | B．Life Goals |
| C．Practice Makes Perfect | D．How to Succeed |
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【推荐1】There was a park near my home. But I didn’t go there very often. Many people said there was nothing special. One afternoon I went into the park and found it was really small. I walked quickly and found myself standing in front of two paths (小径).
“Which way should I go?” I asked myself. I looked at one way, then the other.
The left one was wide and clean. There were lots of flowers on both sides of the path. Though the flowers weren’t very beautiful, they made me feel good. I decided to take this path. But wait! I looked at the right one. The path didn’t look nice. It seemed it had not been cleaned for months. Grass grew everywhere. For a long time I couldn’t make up my mind.
After a while, a strange feeling made me follow the dirty path. It wasn’t nice, but I didn’t want to give up. At last, I came to the end of the path. Ah! There was a small garden there. It was beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful garden I had ever seen. There were trees, flowers and chairs. I thought it was the nicest part of the park.
Many people told me that there was nothing much to see in the park. Now I’d like to tell them that if they had followed the right way, they would have felt differently. But when I told them about what I had seen in the park, they just smiled at me without saying a word. ________________. They couldn’t even remember that path because it was so small.
My trip to the park that day made me understand something about life. Don’t be afraid to choose a different path. You may get a big surprise!
1. The writer saw ________ when she came to the end of the path.| A．two different paths | B．many people smiling at her |
| C．a small but beautiful garden | D．a small park with nothing special |
| A．I couldn’t stand the dirty path. | B．I couldn’t make my own decision. |
| C．I didn’t realize how serious it was. | D．I didn’t know where I was. |
| A．I knew they didn’t believe me | B．They were interested in what I said |
| C．It was easy to find the garden | D．I wanted to go there again with them |
| A．the writer knew the way to the garden well | B．small paths always lead to a beautiful garden |
| C．few people have visited the nice garden | D．the dirty path has become wide and clean |
【推荐2】Last weekend, I had a trip in Sete, a small seaside town in the south of France. I went with a French friend and I stayed with her family. The sky was blue and the sun was shining.
When I was there, my friend took me to the cinema. I loved going to the cinema at home in England, but I had been in France for three months and I went to the cinema for the first time. I was worried because I was afraid that I couldn’t understand the film. It was a very small cinema with just three small rooms. It looked nothing like the cinema in my hometown. We chose to watch a Disney movie because the story was easy to follow.
I was surprised to find that I understood almost everything. However, it was a little difficult to know every word of the songs, but I understood the feelings and the stories behind them, so it wasn’t too bad. I recommend watching a film in a foreign language because it shows you how well you learn the language. I have no reason to be nervous, and now I think I will watch more movies in the local cinema of the French town.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. How was the weather when the writer stayed in Sete?
| A．Rainy. | B．Windy. | C．Cloudy. | D．Sunny. |
| A．Because the cinema was too small. |
| B．Because she couldn’t find a good film. |
| C．Because her English wasn’t good enough. |
| D．Because she was afraid not to know what the film talked about. |
①The writer’s friend took the writer to the cinema.
②The writer loved going to the cinema.
③The writer was worried that she couldn’t understand the film.
④The writer arrived in France.
| A．④②①③ | B．④①②③ | C．②④③① | D．②④①③ |
| A．tell somebody something is good |
| B．tell somebody not to do something |
| C．ask somebody for something |
| D．stop doing something |
| A．Stay with a friend from France, and you will be happy. |
| B．Take a trip in a foreign country, and you can see a movie. |
| C．Don’t be afraid to try something new, and you may get a surprise. |
| D．Go to the cinema at home, and you can follow the story. |
Even though I just had lunch not long ago, I was feeling hungry again. I went for something to eat. That was when I discovered the pudding (布丁) in the fridge. It was made from milk, sugar, eggs and fruits, and it looked so yummy. I noticed that there was only one left.
I was putting the pudding on a plate when my brother came into the kitchen. He found the pudding and asked for it. “It’s mine! I was the only one who found it!” I shouted. “You are my elder brother. You should give it to me!” said he. Then he started pulling the plate towards himself and I did the same.
Suddenly, the plate moved to one side and the pudding slipped (滑动) out of the plate. It landed on the floor and turned into a yellow mess. My brother and I both looked at each other, feeling amazed and disappointed at the same time. It was such a waste!
To my surprise, Ollie, our pet dog, walked over to the mess on the floor. It began to lap up the pudding happily. Within minutes, the mess on the floor was gone. Ollie licked (舔) its lips when it was done.
After watching Ollie finishing the whole pudding by itself, we realized
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. The writer’s brother thought he should get the pudding because ________.
| A．he found it by himself | B．he made it by himself |
| C．it was wrong to keep a pet dog | D．he was younger |
| A．share | B．move | C．eat | D．pull |
①The writer felt hungry and found a pudding.
②Ollie ate the pudding.
③The writer and his brother pulled the plates to themselves.
④The pudding slipped out of the plate.
| A．①②④③ | B．①③④② | C．②①③④ | D．③④①② |
| A．how foolish we had been | B．how happy we both were |
| C．it was wrong to keep a pet dog | D．the pudding was not yummy |
| A．share things with each other | B．make pudding |
| C．wash the plates | D．clean the room |
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Three years ago, Bing Dwen Dwen became the mascot (吉祥物) for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
The design (设计) comes from 5,816 works from 38 countries and areas. Cao Xue, the designer of Bing Dwen Dwen, said the idea first came from the traditional Chinese snack bingtanghulu. But a simple snack couldn’t stand for a country by itself. Cao’s team tried many animals and plants and finally decided on a panda.
However, there were already too many cartoon heroes of pandas. Cao first decided that it should be a baby panda instead of a grown-up panda, so its body is as long as its head.
Cao’s team looked all over the world to collect all the panda designs they could find. They wanted to make sure their panda looked special. They visited the panda nature reserve in Wolong, Sichuan, to get ideas. They found that baby pandas walk in a funny way and can’t stand straight.
Now the panda in an ice shell (外壳) is made into toys and models, as well as printed on notebooks and bags. People of all ages like them very much. “We are pleased with our design as well.” Cao said.
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。1. Bing Dwen Dwen became the mascot for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics three years ago.
2. Cao Xue said the idea first came from the traditional Chinese snack bingtanghulu.
3. There were few cartoon heroes of pandas before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
4. They visited many places all over the world to get ideas.
5. Cao’s team have made great efforts to design the mascot for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
【推荐2】Everyone needs help sometimes. People depend on one another. That’s why communities (社区) have special people. They are ready to lend a helping hand to others in need.
For example, what would we do without a community fire station? If a home catches fire, as the Jackson place did last week, it might be burned down (被烧毁) and people get hurt. We’re so lucky to have firemen to come to save people and put out the fire. The Jacksons didn’t lose everything because the fire station came so fast.
And what about our police who protect (保护) our families, our homes and important things? The police have helped so many families this past year. They have saved people and pets, and protected our houses and things after the heavy rains.
Think about all the other service workers in this community. We have people cleaning the street and keeping our community sanitary. We have road workers fixing holes in the streets to protect not just us, but our cars! And where would this community be without the teachers in our school and the doctors and nurses in our community hospitals?
We get a lot from all these people and they keep our community running. We need these people in the community. We depend on each other. Let’s support (支持) each other and help each other. Only in this way can we make our community a better place.
1. What happened to the Jacksons last week?| A．Their pets were lost. | B．Their cars was badly burned. |
| C．Their house caught fire. | D．Their things were stolen. |
| A．Clean. | B．Safe. | C．Quiet. | D．Busy. |
| A．The fire station came so fast that the Jacksons didn’t lose everything. |
| B．Police offered help to families after the heavy rains. |
| C．The road workers fixing holes in the streets to protect us and our cars. |
| D．The community will be the same without the teachers, doctors and nurses. |
| A．①/②③④⑤ | B．①②/③④/⑤ | C．①/②③/④⑤ | D．①/②③④/⑤ |
| A．Police Save People’s lives | B．People Depend on Each Other |
| C．Service Workers Do Important Jobs | D．Workers Keep Community Running |
Do you ever find yourself standing in front of rubbish bins, not sure whether the piece of waste in your hand is recyclable or not? To solve this problem, four Hong Kong high school students have invented a smart rubbish bin that uses AI to sort(分类) the waste. The students named the bin Waste Collection Point.
Connected to a computer, the bin uses a camera to tell the kind of the waste it receives and sorts it into plastic, paper, glass, or other kinds. To make sure the bin can sort waste correctly, the team tested every product in the school shop and took at least500 pictures of each one. “To train the AI, we had to take many photos from different angles(角度), so it has a better rate of accuracy,” said one of the students who built the AI system.
The idea of the smart bin was born two years ago, when the students were in Grade Ten. At that time, people from the city crowded into their village because of the COVID-19. They left behind a lot of rubbish and caused more pollution.
“All the bins were full, and there was even rubbish on the mountain,” the students recalled, “Every weekend, we had to join the villagers in picking up the waste.”
The students decided to develop a special recycling bin that would encourage people to protect the environment. Although school ended at 2 pm, the team would continue to work on their invention until 6 or 7 pm at school. Even when their school was closed last year, they would still meet and work together online.
“Our bin is now in its third generation(代). Before graduation, we hope it can be widely used in the city.” The students said, “Then it will be easier than ever for people to recycle and protect our environment.”
1. According to the first paragraph we know the ________ of Waste Collection Point.| A．price | B．size | C．use |
| A．精准度 | B．参与度 | C．知名度 |
| A．the hit of the COVID-19 | B．villagers’ encouragement | C．picking up rubbish around |
| A．four young inventors | B．a new invention | C．the rubbish problem |
A． | B． | C． |
