In our daily lives, we are often so shy that we can’t deal with the situation that we are not used to. But what if something unusual or unexpected happens? That’s what I experienced one evening in April on my way home from work.
As I was riding my bike home in the evening, I saw a big dirty dog with orange and white fur. It looked sad and lost, simply sitting in the middle of the road by a pedestrian crossing (人行横道). It seemed unsure of what to do as it lay down and stared at the passing traffic. Nobody seemed to notice the dog either, only passing him by at a distance.
At first, I also crossed over to the other side, hoping that somebody else would care for the dog. But, realizing that the dog might suddenly get up and walk into traffic, I decided to do something to help the dog.
When the light changed, I saw my chance. I used my bike to guide the dog to a street corner to keep it safe from passing cars. Slowly but surely, I was able to encourage the dog to keep walking until finally, we both got to the street corner. I messaged a dog shelter group to let them know about where the dog is. Yet, by the time I turned to it again, the dog was gone.
Sometimes we don’t know what we will find or see in our daily lives. Still, what matters is how we deal with them. Although I am shy in these situations, I am glad 1found the courage to help a dog in need, even if just for a moment.
1. Why didn’t the writer help the dog in the beginning?| A．The writer didn’t want to hurt the lovely dog. |
| B．The writer didn’t know the small dog’s owner. |
| C．The writer was too shy to deal with the situation. |
| D．The writer was too busy to help the dog in need. |
| A．Everybody wanted to help the dog except me. |
| B．When I saw the dog, it was lying in the middle of the road. |
| C．I successfully helped the dog to walk to the street corner. |
| D．Before I decided to help the dog, it suddenly got up and walked into traffic. |
| A．Read a message for. | B．Sent message to. | C．Got a message from. | D．Took a message for. |
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【推荐1】Qi Haoran, a Junior 1 student at High School Attached to Harbin Institute of Technology, was quite busy over the past winter vacation—and not just with homework. Qi, together with 10 other classmate s made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign(光盘行动).
The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food. “Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat? Please don’t waste food.” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.
The Clean Your Plate Campaign began on the Internet in January. It calls on people to reduce food waste.
China in recent years has experienced serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的) and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food.
Luckily, the campaign has got the support(支持)of many. In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner gives the guests who have eaten all that they ordered a sticker. People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers. More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers home.
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time. It’s important that everyone does their bit, just like Qi. Did you finish your meals today?
1. What did the 11 students do in the winter vacation?| A．They helped each other with homework. |
| B．They opened a restaurant together. |
| C．They volunteered for a campaign. |
| D．They collected money from customers in restaurants. |
| A．to do volunteer work | B．not to waste food |
| C．to work in restaurants | D．to wash plates after dinner |
| A．wasting food is a serious problem in China |
| B．Chinese people waste the most food in the world |
| C．Chinese people want to be hospitable and generous |
| D．most Chinese people are afraid of losing face at the table |
| A．The owner would have dinner with those who had eaten up their food. |
| B．It encouraged customers to take leftovers home. |
| C．It gave stickers to the guests who ordered small dishes. |
| D．It offered a free meal to the guests who had finished all their food ten times. |
| A．Everyone should cook meals at home instead of eating in restaurants. |
| B．Everyone should eat as little as possible when having dinner. |
| C．Everyone should do something to help reduce wasting food. |
| D．Everyone should try their best to eat all the food. |
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his present. Finally he came to the checkout counter and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money! Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “ You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help.When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house to collecting blankets and clothes foe the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
1. When did the story probably happen?
| A．On Christmas Day. | B．Before Christmas Day. |
| C．On New Year’s Day. | D．After New Year’s Day. |
| A．His gifts were stolen. | B．He broke his basket. |
| C．He lost his money. | D．He lost his way. |
| A．When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in with the woman. |
| B．Mark’s family has no money. |
| C．Finally Mark accepted the woman’s help. |
| D．The woman asked Mark to collect the clothes and blankets. |
| A．Because she bought Mark a nice gift. |
| B．Because she always paid money for others. |
| C．Because she collected clothes for the homeless. |
| D．Because she taught Mark to help people in need. |
| A．A big supermarket. | B．A kind woman. |
| C．A happy holiday. | D．A wonderful gift. |
【推荐3】2024 is the 21st year of a free library in a mountain village in Shaoyang, Hunan Province. 77-year-old Yang Guangxun started the “Ziqiang Library”.
Yang was born in this village and became a book lover when he was very young. He owned over 300 books at home. When he retired in 2002, he and his wife sometimes went back to the village for they didn’t need to work any longer. Learning village children often had trouble finding enough books to work, Yang decided to give away all his books to start the library in August 2003. He hoped everyone in the village will make their lives rich and colorful through reading.
Over the past 21 years, Yang has given away plenty of money to buy more books for the library. With 6 reading rooms, it now stores over 54,000 books and has 30,000 visitors every year. Since Yang and his wife don’t always live in the village, they invite relatives and friends to work as volunteers and take care of the library. There are 16 volunteers working in the library all year round as the library is open every day, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thanks to the library, many villagers fall in love with reading, and many students get great grades or get into universities. They all think reading is the best thing in the world.
1. What does the underlined word “retire” mean in Chinese?| A．退休 | B．招聘 | C．升职 | D．患病 |
| A．To teach villagers learn to read. | B．To raise a lot of money for the library. |
| C．To help village children read books. | D．To make his life rich and meaningful. |
| A．Confident. | B．Kind. | C．Smart. | D．Outgoing. |
| A．Ziqiang Library can not develop any longer soon. | B．Villagers can read in the library just on weekdays. |
| C．Yang and his wife work in the library all the year. | D．Ziqiang Library has changed the life of the village. |
| A．Volunteers work in a library. | B．An old man set up a free library. |
| C．Many people fall in love in reading. | D．A couple spent lots of money on books. |
【推荐1】Max lived with his family in a rural area to the south of Warwick, Queensland, Australia, a wonderful setting for a young dog who liked to run around and go on adventures. But Max was getting on in years, with his decline of hearing he was much more interested in spending time with his family, especially a 3-year-old human named Aurora.
One day, Aurora was outside playing in some wet April weather. But somehow, the girl lost track of exactly where her house was. In the meantime, Aurora's family realized she wasn't where they thought she was. The family was in a panic.
By the next morning, the word had spread about the missing 3-year-old. Over 100 people were out looking for Aurora. Among those searching was Aurora's grandmother, Leisa Bennett. It was out amongst that brush that Leisa was calling her granddaughter's name when she heard a reply.
When I heard her yell 'Granny' I knew it was her," said Leisa. "I rushed to the mountain... and when I got to the top, Max came to me."... As Leisa got close to Max, the elderly dog turned around and led Aurora's grandmother right to the frightened girl. What followed was an emotional reunion with "a lot of tears”, which frightened the little girl. "I think Aurora was a bit overwhelmed by the tears and the howling, but I explained to her how happy those tears were," Leisa said. Against the odds, Aurora was alive and completely unharmed aside from some minor cuts.
She had apparently taken shelter under a rock and was kept safe and warm there by Max, who had stayed with her throughout the night, keeping her warm as the temperature dropped in the night and guarding her against any potential attackers.
In recognition of his efforts in keeping the girl safe, Max was declared an honorary police dog though it's unlikely he got the message.
1. What can we know about Max?| A．His hearing is beginning to fail. | B．He has lost his sight. |
| C．He is old but still overactive. | D．He has difficulty running around. |
| A．inspired | B．disappointed | C．moved | D．confused |
| A．Max went back to seek for help. | B．She heard Granny's calling and responded. |
| C．The police dog smelled her under the rock. | D．Granny heard her crying in the bush. |
| A．A Girl Lost in the Forest | B．People Went Out to Search for a Girl | C．The Friendship between Human and Animal | D．A Dog Proves His Worth as Man's Friend |
So you’re my new pen friend. Let me tell you a bit about myself. I’m 14 years old and I live in New York. I have two older brothers, Brian and Sam. I’m the only girl.
I love sports and I’m always looking for exciting new hobbies to try. I like playing baseball in winter. It’s fun beating the boys! But summer is my favorite time of the year. I love skateboarding（滑板运动）and rock climbing（攀岩）in summer.
Skateboarding is great because it’s so fun and easy to learn! I often skateboard after school. There are many places in the park where I can do stunts（特技）. I’m good at stunts like jumping and turning the skateboard!
Rock climbing is also really fun and challenging. I usually climb with my dad on weekends. We can’t do it on real mountains very often because we live in the city. We can do indoor rock climbing instead but it’s a bit expensive.
So that’s me. What about you? Please write back soon!
Bye for now!
Anne
1. Where does Anne live?| A．In the UK. | B．In the USA. |
| C．In Canada. | D．In Japan. |
| A．difficult | B．exciting | C．useful | D．expensive |
| A．They always climb the real mountain. | B．Sometimes they do it indoors. |
| C．They do indoor rock climbing only. | D．We don’t know. |
| A．To describe some exciting sports. | B．To look for a suitable pen friend. |
| C．To show others her hobbies. | D．To make a self-introduction. |
It was 8:30 in the evening. Don was driving home. He was surprised to see some large, green light(光) in the sky. The light was over a field(田地).
The light was coming nearer and nearer. It was a spaceship(宇宙飞船). And it went down and stopped in the field.
“What’s that? Maybe there are travelers from other planets in the spaceship.” Don thought. Then he started to walk across the field.
Later, a large door on the spaceship opened. Something came out! It went nearer to Don. Two round blue balls were on its face. Under the round things, there were three holes(洞).
Don was scared, but he walked nearer and listened to the terrible sound.
“Hello,” the strange thing said. “My name is Zeeb. I’m from the planet Mars. This is my first trip to the Earth. Nice to meet you.”
1. Don was walking home at 8:30 in the evening.2. When Don saw the light , it was over the field.
3. The strange thing had three balls on its face.
4. Don was too scared to walk nearer to the strange thing.
5. The strange thing was friendly to Don.
【推荐1】A couple had a son eleven years after they married. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eye. When the boy was around four years old, one day the father was very tired after work, so he asked his wife to pick up their son. The mother, who was very busy in the kitchen, totally forgot about it.
Later the boy lost his way on the street. When the son was found missing, the mother hurried to look for him, but she didn’t find him. The mother felt very sad and didn’t know how to face her husband.
When the father went to the police station after hearing that his son was missing, he looked at his wife and said just four words. What do you think the four words were? The husband just said “I love you, darling.”
The son was missing. If she had picked him up earlier, this would not have happened. There is no point in blaming anyone. His wife had also lost her only child. What his wife needed at that moment was comfort and understanding from her husband. That is what the husband gave his wife. Several weeks later, with the help of the police, the couple finally found their lost son. The family’s relationship became stronger over that time.
Sometimes we spend lots of time asking who is to blame. We miss many chances to give each other support and let each other feel the warmth of human relationships. Get rid of all your unwillingness to forgive, selfishness and fears, and you will find the world is much more wonderful.
1. What does the underlined phrase “the apple of their eye” mean?| A．A person who is like an apple. |
| B．A person who is as pretty as an apple. |
| C．A person who always has a sweet smile. |
| D．A person who is loved more than anyone else. |
| A．Sad. | B．Worried. | C．Comfortable. | D．Angry. |
| A．The police station helped them. |
| B．His son was missing and the wife felt worried. |
| C．The husband felt worried but he comforted his wife. |
| D．The husband was busy with his work and didn’t come back. |
| A．Learn to understand others. | B．Take care of the child. |
| C．Get more information from others. | D．Be careful with everything you do. |
【推荐2】Lin Tao is 20 years old. He was brave (勇敢的）enough to save his neighbor from a fire.
On May 10, Lin Tao was at home working on his computer. His parents were out. Suddenly, he heard someone shouting “Fire! Fire! Help!” He ran outside and saw a lot of smoke (烟）from next door. He went in and found his neighbor, the 79-year-old Mrs. Sun, in the kitchen. Her left leg was badly hurt (受伤) and she could not get out.
Lin Tao ran quickly into Mrs. Sun’s bathroom (卫生间）and got his clothes wet. Then he ran into the kitchen. There was heavy smoke and it was very hot in the room. He put a wet coat over Mrs. Sun and helped her out. After that, be called 119. Later some firemen came and put out the fire.
The fire hurt Lin Tao’s arms, legs and face. He was in hospital for two weeks. Many people visited him and gave him flowers and gifts. “How brave you are!” they said. “Were you afraid at that time?” “Yes, a little,” Lin Tao answered, “but I didn’t have time to think about it. Mrs. Sun needed my help.”
“Fire is very dangerous. We should be careful with it,” he also said.
1. Mrs. Sun couldn’t get out from her house because _________.| A．one of her legs was badly hurt |
| B．she was so old that she couldn’t move |
| C．the room was too hot and the smoke was heavy |
| A．扑灭 | B．生产 | C．公布 |
| A．why Lin Tao saved Mrs. Sun |
| B．how Lin Tao saved Mrs. Sun |
| C．when Lin Tao saved Mrs. Sun |
| A．A Big Fire | B．An Old Woman | C．A Brave Young Man |
【推荐3】This is a cute girl. Her name is Heidi. She is 8 years old. She is tall and slim. She has short brown hair. She is a young orphan(孤儿). She always lives with her aunt.
One day, Heidi has to live with her grandfather. He lives in the Alps. He is an old man, and lots of people say he is a bad man. Heidi is a kind and warm girl. She helps her grandfather to look after his sheep(羊). Her grandfather makes a chair and a sled(雪撬) for her. Heidi is very happy with him. She loves him very much.
Later, Heidi leaves the Alps and lives with a girl. But she missed her grandfather and goes back to see him again.
This is the story of the movie Heidi. It tells us to be kind. Let’s go and watch it.
1. Which is NOT true about Heidi?| A．She is 8 years old. | B．Her hair is brown. |
| C．She has a little sister. | D．She has no parents. |
| A．mother | B．aunt | C．grandma | D．cousin |
| A．Kind. | B．Warm. | C．Bad. | D．Happy. |
| A．照顾 | B．减少 | C．弃养 | D．采用 |
| A．Some stories about Heidi’s aunt. |
| B．Heidi and her grandfather. |
| C．A cute and warm boy. |
| D．Heidi’s family member. |
