When I was 10, I was always joked by my buddy Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) mates, including John. Words were like, “Dick is the best player in the CCA! He only knows how to play ‘Mary had a Little Lamb’ on the trumpet (小号)!”
Once the moment I left the school, I took out my earpiece, listening to recordings like a broken recorder. I got so concentrated (专注的) that I didn’t see the wall in front and fell on the ground. Luckily for me, a passer-by saw what had happened and immediately called the 120. When I woke up in the hospital, however, the nurse told me that I suffered serious leg injuries. I could have stopped practicing but that was not what I wanted. I wanted to practice even in the hospital. “One leg injury would not stop me; it would only make me feel more motivated,” I replied to the nurse.
That was a hard period of my life. If I had not been careless, I would not have this problem. Yet if haven’t gotten myself into this problem, I would not be as motivated and would not have that experience teaching me a life lesson. My parents and my best friend had come to give me emotional support, telling me what had happened during CCA today and advising me on how to become a better player. After day-and-night hard practice, I finally perfected and went back to my CCA.
On the selection day, the conductor (指挥) praised me and asked how I had improved so much. I explained that it was because of my determination, my family and my friends. The conductor then said that I was a role model and that the whole band should follow my motivation and practice instead of being like John.
This experience made me what I am today. Recently, I am the best player and the head of the secondary school military band.
1. What did the writer want to do after hearing the nurse’s words?| A．Leave his team. | B．Meet his family and friends. |
| C．Stop practicing and get some rest. | D．Continue his practice in the hospital. |
| A．He performed better than John | B．He didn’t give up even with leg injuries. |
| C．He was chosen to be the role model. | D．He got the first prize on the selection day. |
| A．organized | B．relaxed | C．regretted | D．encouraged |
| A．A Possible Chance | B．An Unexpected Result |
| C．An Experience to Shape Myself | D．A Wish to Be Better |
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【推荐1】My father was a cemetery（公墓）keeper. When I was a child, he often took me there. Before we left each time, he would lay some stones on some graves（坟墓）.I never asked why. I just thought that was his work.
Yesterday, I visited my sick father. He asked me to go to the cemetery and lay some stones. For some reason, it had to be done that day. I agreed. I hadn't been there for a long time.
When I got there, I found a woman in front of one of the graves I would lay a stone on.As I bent to lay it, I heard her whisper“ Thank you”. It was then that I noticed the date of death on the grave was that same day. The grave was that of a child, only five when he died fifteen years ago.
“ He's my son,” she said. “But, where’s your father? He was always the one to leave the stone.”
I told her that my father was ill but he asked me to do this. It seemed important to him. “Your father’s kindness means more to me than anything else. When my child died, I came often to see him. It is our custom to leave a stone. It tells the one who is here that he is thought of. But, then we moved away from here. so many painful memories…. I was so afraid that he would be alone. But your father marked the grave every time he came. Each time I returned here, I saw that stone and it always comforted me. Your father is the kind of man who would ease the pain of a mother’s heart though we are strangers. Just tell him you saw me today, won’t you?” She said.
It took me a minute to find my voice. That small stone marked the grave of a child and the heart of his mother.
1. The underlined phrase“ some reason＂ in Paragraph2 refers to(指代)_______.| A．the writer had been away from the cemetery for a long time |
| B．the woman’s child died on that day fifteen years ago |
| C．the writer's father was always the one to leave the stone |
| D．the writer’s father would meet the woman that day |
| A．Increase | B．Cause | C．Reduce | D．Express. |
| A．the writer understood his father in the end |
| B．laying stones was part of a cemetery keepers work |
| C．the woman knew the writers father well fifteen years ago |
| D．the stone marked the grave of a child and the heart of his mother |
| A．A Strange Custom | B．One Small Stone, Unforgotten |
| C．A Cemetery Keeper | D．Painful Memories, Unforgotten |
【推荐2】Li Yang is a Chinese boy with good habits. He has the same daily routine(日常生活) from Monday to Friday.
He usually gets up at six in the morning. He takes a shower and brushes his teeth after getting up. Then he gets dressed at a quarter past six. At half past six, he eats a healthy breakfast before going to school. He always goes to school by bus.
He has four classes in the morning. He eats lunch at school at twelve. He has three classes in the afternoon. After school, he plays basketball with his classmates for an hour. He is a member(成员) of the school sports club. At about a quarter past six, he goes home.
He eats dinner at seven. After dinner, he does his homework first. At about nine, he prepares his schoolbag. He puts the books and the homework for the next day in his schoolbag. Then he brushes his teeth and goes to bed.
1. Li Yang needs ________ minutes to take a shower and brush his teeth.| A．ten | B．fifteen | C．twenty | D．thirty |
| A．清理 | B．挑选 | C．准备 | D．分类 |
| A．He is a boy with good habits. | B．He likes playing volleyball. |
| C．He has different daily routines. | D．He only brushes his teeth in the morning. |
| A．Li Yang’s eating habits. | B．Li Yang’s cleaning habits. |
| C．Li Yang’s school life. | D．Li Yang’s daily routine. |
The pencil is green. It’s not mine. It’s my friend Kevin’s. The eraser is not Kevin’s. It’s Sally’s. She has three erasers. The red pen is Millie’s. The ruler is Millie’s, too. The blue notebook is not Millie’s. It’s John’s. What’s mine? The key is. It’s not in my schoolbag. It’s in my jacket. Thank you, Kevin, Sally, Millie and John.
1. The pencil is ________.
| A．Danny’s | B．Sally’s | C．Millie’s | D．Kevin’s |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．green | B．red | C．black | D．blue |
| A．pencil | B．eraser | C．notebook | D．ruler |
| A．schoolbag | B．pencil box | C．cup | D．jacket |
【推荐1】I used to be shy and I didn’t like to be noticed. I listened carefully in class but never answered the teachers’ questions.
After I joined the basketball club, everything changed. At first, I thought it was crazy because I didn’t have the ability to keep up with the others in the club and they would laugh at me. But my teacher kept asking me to go for it. I agreed and decided to try.
Taking the courage to try was only the half of it. When I first started attending the practice courses, I didn’t even know the rules of the game. That made me feel really stupid. Luckily, I wasn’t the only “new” one at the game, so I decided to learn the game, do my best, and not to find any excuse.
I practiced a lot. Soon I knew much about the game and learned the movements (运动) from the coach. Being part of a team was so exciting. Very soon I had some basic ability though I didn’t have much confidence. As time passed by, I learned how to play basketball and how to work together. I have changed a lot since then. When having class, I often raise my hand to answer the teachers’ questions. I have got much praise. More importantly, now I have more confidence in myself.
1. What was the writer like?| A．Active. | B．Shy. | C．Stupid. | D．Confident. |
| A．His teacher. | B．His classmates. | C．His friends. | D．His parents. |
| A．Never answering teachers’ questions. |
| B．Finding lots of excuses for something. |
| C．Not knowing the rules of basketball games. |
| D．Being the only new player in the club. |
| A．Stupid→Exciting→Crazy→Confident. |
| B．Crazy→Stupid→Exciting→Confident. |
| C．Confident→Stupid→Crazy→Exciting. |
| D．Exciting→Confident→Crazy→Stupid. |
【推荐2】For my work experience this year I decided to apply for a placement (申请一份实习工作) at the Museum of London as I’m really interested in history. I had to write an application letter and I was thrilled when I was accepted. I jumped up and down a lot. I am having a great time. You don’t need to be an expert on antiques(古董) to work here- - but you should have an interest in the past.
I’m a museum assistant (助理) and I have to do a lot of things from selling books in the gift shop to searching for information on the Internet! There are a large number of rules here as you can imagine! Visitors mustn’t touch the collections and they can’t bring over-sized luggage (行李) in the museum. As for me, the good thing is that I don’t have to wear a uniform! The bad thing is that I have to get up really early every morning to get here on time!
For all those students trying to decide where to go for work experience, I think they need to do some research to find a placement which is really interesting. And they must apply quickly, or the place they want will be gone.
1. The underlined word “thrilled” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.| A．nervous | B．angry | C．excited | D．worried |
| A．He has to get up early. | B．He has to wear a uniform. |
| C．There are too many rules. | D．There are too many things to do. |
| A．To express his thanks to the museum. | B．To explain the importance of a placement. |
| C．To describe his future plans. | D．To give advice to some students. |
Six months, five continents (大洲), forty-one countries, fifty-two thousand kilometers. At the age of 19, Zara Rutherford has broken two Guinness World Records. She became the youngest female (女性) to fly alone around the world and the first woman to do so in a microlight aircraft (超轻型飞机).
The Belgian-British teenager landed in Belgium on Jan. 20. “It’s just really exciting.” she told CNN.
Rutherford started learning to fly at the age of 14 and got her first license (证件) at the age of 17. To achieve her dream of flying around the world alone, she sold her car to pay for the trip. She also found some sponsors (赞助者). One of them is Shark Aero. The company offered her a two-seat microlight.
In August 2021, when everything was ready, Rutherford set off. She planned to finish her trip in three months. Instead, it took nearly half a year because of the bad weather.
The most difficult part of the trip was flying over Russia’s Siberia region (地区). “It was -35℃ on the ground and -20℃ in the air. If the engine was to stop, I’d be away from rescue (救援) and I don’t know how long I could live.” Rutherford said.
Rutherford hopes her flight will guide more girls to take up jobs in aviation (航空业). “If you don’t try and see how high you can fly, then you’ll never know how excellent you are.” Rutherford told CNN.
1. What does the underlined word “offered” mean in Chinese?| A．拒绝 | B．提供 | C．接住 |
| A．About three months. | B．About four months. | C．About six months. |
| A．The cold weather. |
| B．The unfriendly people. |
| C．The high mountains. |
| A．Rutherford is a helpful and lazy girl. |
| B．Rutherford broke four Guinness World Records. |
| C．It took Rutherford 3 years to get her first pilot’s license. |
| A．To guide us to take up jobs in aviation. |
| B．To tell us how to keep away from danger. |
| C．To tell us something about Zara Rutherford. |
