If you’re walking down a city street and Dino Serrao asks to take a photo of you, say yes.
Dino is a photographer (摄影师). He comes from Italy and now lives in Norway. He travels around the world to take photos of common people on the street and show them how beautiful they are. He believes beauty is in everybody, everywhere and that his work shows the beauty to others.
Dino points his camera (照相机) at common people on the street. These people are often walking or doing something else. Dino just stops them and asks to take their photos. As he uses a camera to take photos, he has another person following him to film the process (过程).
Often, the stories behind the photos are also beautiful. Once, Dino met an old woman in Italy. He walked to her and asked to take some photos of her, but she refused because she said she was “too old”. When he told her he would delete all of the photos if she didn’t like them, she finally said yes. In the end, even the old woman herself was surprised to see how lovely she was!
Dino’s photos show us that things like age and jobs don’t mean a thing when it comes to beauty. True beauty comes from people’s inner world (内心世界), and Dino has a way to share that with the world.
1. Dino takes photos of people on the street to ________.| A．make friends | B．prepare for his videos |
| C．show the beauty of people | D．record the life of common people |
| A．work process | B．future plan | C．special cameras | D．excellent pictures |
| A．Because she was busy. | B．Because she thought she was too old. |
| C．Because she was too sad to take photos. | D．Because she thought Dino was dangerous. |
①angry ②happy ③surprised ④tired
| A．①③ | B．③④ | C．②③ | D．①④ |
| A．films | B．travel | C．education | D．photography |
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【推荐1】It was Saturday and Juan was going to his friend’s house for the day. He was so excited. He thought it would be fun to bring some video games to play with his friend, Tom.
Tom lived on the other side of the town and did not own any video games. He didn’t really ever play them, but he didn’t want to tell Juan. He was afraid Juan would tell the other kids at school. When Juan arrived and suggested playing video games, Tom looked a bit uncomfortable.
“I thought we could go outside and play tag or hide-and-seek,” said Tom.
“I don’t usually play such kind of games,” said Juan.
“Well, we don’t have a television or a computer because my parents don’t have much money, and we can’t afford those extra things, so I usually play old-fashioned games, like tag or hide-and-seek, or dodgeball. Would you please not tell anyone at school that we are poor?” asked Tom.
“You shouldn’t worry about what other people think,” Juan told Tom. “I’m sure the games you play are just as fun as video games.”
The two boys went outside and began playing hide-and-seek. Tom’s parents had a big backyard with many cool places to hide. Juan and Tom played for over an hour! After lunch, they played tag. Juan had so much fun. “I should play these games more often,” he said to Tom.
Three o’clock came and Juan’s mom was there to pick him up. On their way back home, Juan told his mom about not having a television or a computer at Tom’s home. He also told her that he learned to play some great games.
“Sweetie, there are plenty of ways to have fun without video games. When I was growing up, we played hopscotch,” Juan’s mom said.
“What’s hopscotch?” asked Juan.
“I’ll show you when we get home. You will like it.” When they got home, Juan’s mom showed him how she played hopscotch.
“That looks like fun!” said Juan. “Now I have another game to add to my list.”
Juan never told anyone at school that Tom was poor, but thought to himself that Tom was rich in kindness and honesty.
1. How did Tom feel when Juan suggested playing video games?| A．Excited. | B．Unhappy. | C．Interested. | D．Uncomfortable. |
| A．Video games. | B．Hide-and-seek. | C．Hopscotch. | D．Dodgeball. |
| A．life can be fun without video games |
| B．playing games can help one make new friends |
| C．it is important to spend time doing things with parents |
| D．people should take action to protect old-fashioned games |
【推荐2】When I was a teenager, I became interested in music. I can still remember listening to my father playing the piano for hours. I used to give myself concerts in my bedroom.
I raised my kids with a lot of music, too. The first song my oldest son learned was sung by the Carpenters. My oldest daughter would dance happily when she heard Abba’s Thank You for the Music. We would sing different songs to each other. It usually lasted for about an hour each night before they went to sleep.
Now I am a grandmother and music still plays an important part in our family’s everyday life. My youngest grandson loves music very much! He has his own CD player in his room. When we play the one that he likes best, he will jump up and down.
Someone once asked me if music says things that words can’t. At first, I would say no. Then I remembered Grand Canyon Suite and some other music. They are so good and I can’t express myself when I listen to them. So, yes, music can say things that words can’t.
1. The writer might become interested in music when she was ________ years old.| A．5 | B．14 | C．34 | D．43 |
| A．In the park. | B．In her classroom. | C．In the yard. | D．In her bedroom. |
| A．before they woke up | B．before they got asleep |
| C．after they had dinner | D．after they came back home |
| A．keep quiet | B．cry badly |
| C．listen carefully | D．jump up and down |
| A．The first song the writer’s oldest son learned was sung by the Carpenters. |
| B．The writer’s youngest grandson really loves music. |
| C．The writer’s youngest grandson has a piano in his room. |
| D．The writer didn’t think music could say things at first. |
Mabel and Mary live in the forest. The two little foxes wake up early and run to the field to play every morning.
One hot morning, they get tired of playing in the field.
“Shall we go to play under that big tree? I guess it will be cool there,” says Mabel.
“OK. Let’s go!”
When they get to the tree, they sit down and Mabel begins to tell Mary jokes（笑话）. Her jokes are fun so Mary laughs loudly.
A moment later, a hazelnut （榛子） suddenly falls and hits Mabel’s head. Both foxes look up and see a squirrel（松鼠） above their heads. “Please keep quiet!” the squirrel says angrily. “My babies are sleeping. You make too much noise（噪音）.”
★ “We’re sorry,” they say. Then they keep quiet for a few minutes. But when Mary thinks of Mabel’s jokes, she laughs. Mabel tries to stop her, but it is too late. Mary guffaws again. Then they see more squirrels in the tree. Before the mother squirrels throw more hazelnuts at them, Mabel and Mary run away quickly.
“We should go back to the field to play. Then we can have a good time without （没有）bringing trouble（麻烦） to the squirrel family,” says Mabel.
“You are right,” Mary says.
1. Mabel and Mary feel ________ when they play in the field one day.| A．sad | B．bored (厌烦的) | C．excited | D．worried（担心的） |
| A．listens to Mabel’s jokes | B．tells Mabel jokes |
| C．plays with Mabel | D．looks for hazelnuts |
| A．Mabel and Mary leave（离开）the forest. |
| B．The squirrel throws a hazelnut again. |
| C．Mabel and Mary stop laughing. |
| D．The squirrel’s babies start to cry. |
| A．talks quietly | B．cries loudly | C．sings quietly | D．laughs loudly |
| A．Playing under trees is dangerous（危险的）. |
| B．Being happy is very important（重要的）. |
| C．Don’t put others to trouble. |
| D．Everyone should be kind to animals. |
【推荐1】An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money for an operation.
When she heard her daddy say “Only a miracle（奇迹）can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.
“What do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my brother, Andrew” the girl answered. “He has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?”
“We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I’ve brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“$1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.
“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$1.11, the price of a miracle for your little brother.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to your house. I want to see your brother. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost?
1. When the girl said, “but I can try and get some more,” she ________.| A．thought she was good at saving money |
| B．thought money was easy to get |
| C．hoped not to be refused |
| D．believed money was more important than her brother |
| A．something interesting | B．something beautiful |
| C．some wonderful medicine | D．some good food |
| A．The girl’s love for her brother. |
| B．The girl’s money. |
| C．The medicine from the drugstore. |
| D．Nobody can tell. |
| A．A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on |
| B．The doctor didn’t ask for any pay |
| C．The little girl is lovely but not so clever |
| D．Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought |
| A．The little girl’s act moved the doctor. |
| B．The drugstore salesman didn’t want to help the little girl. |
| C．The little girl’s parents loved her more than her little brother. |
| D．The little girl’s parents knew from the beginning that there would be miracle. |
Sunny He Huang is an Edinburgh nurse. Huang is from Liaoning Province. Last year, she became the first person from China to have climbed all 282 of the highest mountains in Scotland. The mountains, all higher than 3, 000 feet, are known as Munros Mountain.
Huang started the 70 Munros Challenge three years ago to raise money for Christian Aid which helps end poverty（贫穷）. She really enjoyed climbing mountains so she decided to climb all 282.
“When I heard that I was the first person from China to have climbed all 282 Munros, I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep the first night,” said Huang. Huang climbed more than 100 on her own and others with friends.
Huang discovered her love for mountain climbing when her son went to university. She climbed her first Munro, Beinn Narnain in July 2015 and completed her final one, Meall Chuaich on November 18, 2017.
“What I enjoyed the most about these walks is when you reach the top,” she said. “... you forget all the worries at work, your life, and just don’t think about anything at all ...”
Huang came to the UK in 2004. Her next goal is to walk Hadrian's wall and climb some of Scotland’s small mountains.
1. Huang started the 70 Munros Challenge in order to stay healthy.2. Huang felt excited when she heard that she was the first Chinese to have climbed all 282 Munros.
3. Huang didn’t climbed all 282 Munros alone.
4. It took Huang over three years to finish climbing all 282 Munros.
5. Huang’s next goal is to climb the highest mountain in the UK.
Volunteers are those who give up their time and energy to improve social service and promote (推动) social progress without payment. How can you become an excellent volunteer? Here are what you need.
Be organized and adaptable
Work as a team
The team is just like a big family.
Make sure you support each other and care about each other. And always share happiness and problems.
Believe in yourself
Always believe in yourself. It’s important for you to be self-confident (自信的).
Never give up
Persistence (坚持) is the key to success. Mr. Churchill, the British Prime Minister, has used his life’s successful experience to tell people there are no secrets to success. If you want to say something, there are only two.
| A．The first is to stick to it and never give up. |
| B．Be confident, and you can be good volunteers. |
| C．Self-confidence can help us do well in everything. |
| D．As volunteers, it is very necessary to strictly follow the rules. |
| E．You need to work together in order to finish your work better. |
【推荐1】A man was washing his new car in front of the house. His 4-year-old son picked up a stone (石头) and scratched (划) the car with it. When the man saw this, he got very angry. He beat the child.
The child cried and cried. The father soon found that his son couldn’t move his fingers (手指头). He took him to a hospital at once. At the hospital, a doctor told the father that the child would lose all of his fingers.
When the child saw his father, he asked, “Dad, when will my fingers grow back?” The man felt very sad and couldn’t say a word. After he went back home, he walked over to his car. He sat down next to his car and thought about it. Then he saw the scratches and the child’s words, “DAD I LOVE YOU”. The man cried. He felt so sorry for himself.
Sometimes being angry can make you do things that you feel bad about later. You’d better think before you act.
1. What did the man feel when he saw his son scratched the car?| A．sad | B．sorry | C．angry |
| A．He couldn’t move his fingers. | B．He ran away quickly. | C．His scratched the car again. |
| A．感动 | B．伸展 | C．活动 |
| A．to help him wash the car | B．to play a game with him | C．to show his love for him |
| A．It’s not good to beat children. | B．Don’t get angry too easily. | C．Never beat children. |
【推荐2】Once upon a time, there was a king who could not sleep for all his worries about what tomorrow might bring.
One day the king found a cobbler in the market, who wore ragged clothes and looked very thin, but his smile was bright as the moon.
“Surely you must worry, how could you smile so brightly?” the king walked close and asked.
“Today I earned enough money fixing shoes to buy a loaf of bread!”
“But what if not tomorrow?”
“I have faith,” the cobbler answered. “All will be well. ”
This impressed the king, and when he left, he wondered what would happen if the cobbler could not earn his bread.
The next morning in the market, the king decreed: no one was allowed to repair shoes. Whenever someone’s shoes wore out, that person must buy a new pair.
That evening the king dressed in rags and secretly followed to the cobbler’s house to see if he was crying, but through the window, he saw the cobbler drinking soup and smiling.
The king knocked. “I came to see if you were all right,” he said.
“You saw the new decree? How did you pay for this soup?” the king broke in.
“I carried water for an old woman, and she rewarded me with a coin.” the man said. “Please come and share my soup. You look hungry. ”
“But what will you do tomorrow?” the king asked.
“I have faith,” the man said. “All will be well.”
The king went up and asked, “Do you know who I am?”
“Of course,” the man said, “you are the king.”
The king shook his head and said, “I am the beggar （乞丐）who came to your door. ”
1. What does a cobbler do?| A．Repair shoes. | B．Sell bread. | C．Carry water. | D．Beg for food. |
| A．申请 | B．颁布 | C．投诉 | D．赞同 |
| A．To learn how to fix shoes. | B．To ask the cobbler for some soup. |
| C．To make friends with the cobbler. | D．To find out how to drive away his worries. |
| A．The King’s Worries. | B．The Cobbler’s Faith. |
| C．The King’s Decree. | D．The Beggar’s soup. |
【推荐3】Just a few days after his 18th birthday, Beijing 2022 gold medal winner Su Yiming received a surprise gift—a letter from Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China.
In the letter, Xi expressed his congratulations to Su and other sportsmen in ice and snow sports for their great achievements at the Beijing Winter Olympics, hoping what they had achieved would encourage young Chinese to aim(立目标) high.
When Su first stepped onto a snowboard at the age of four, a future as a world-class sportsman seemed to be “a dream too big” for him. Little did he know that he would not only compete for his country but also take home gold. With the great excitement of winning an Olympic gold medal still fresh in his mind, Su wrote a letter to the president, telling him how lucky he felt to have made his dream come true.
Su still remembers what Xi wrote in the reply, “The new era is the time for young people to realize their dreams.”
“I have always kept those words in my mind,” Su said.
“When I made up my mind to be a professional(职业的) snowboarder, I know there is a big gap between my performance(表现) and that of the top sportsmen in the world. But I have been working hard to realize my dream. Now my story shows the fact that hard work will pay off.” Su said.
Su believes the sky is the limit. “Find the thing you love, believe in yourself and do your very best. Finally, your dream will come true.”
Now Su has his strong wish to win all the competitions in his sporting field.
1. What was the surprise gift Su Yiming got after his birthday?| A．A letter. | B．A gold medal. | C．A birthday cake. | D．A snowboard. |
| A．invite young Chinese to try snow sports |
| B．encourage young Chinese to make big plans |
| C．express his excitement of realizing his dream |
| D．congratulate Chinese sportsmen on their achievements |
| A．agreement | B．difference | C．fight | D．relationship |
| A．Ice and snow sports | B．Aim high and win big |
| C．The secret to success | D．Fight for a bright future |
