1 . Joshua williams was five years old when something came into his heart that would change his life and the lives of thousands of others. His journey began with a $20 birthday gift from his grandmother. She said he could use it any way he wanted.
On his way to the mall that morning, the five-year-old began thinking about all the things he could buy with the money. Then, looking out of the car window, Joshua noticed a homeless man standing on the street corner. That moment changed his life forever. Joshua instantly gave the man his $20 bill in the hope that it would make a small difference.
With this gesture, Joshua discovered his life’s calling to help the needy. At just five years old, Joshua knew he would need help in order to make his dream — to wipe out hunger — a reality. He enlisted his family, and soon they were delivering meals to the homeless every Saturday. Joshua began to realize, however, that he needed a “bigger, better and easier way to distribute food.” He and his family came up with the idea to have the homeless community come to a centralized distribution point. On their first distribution day, Joshua and his team of helpers provided more than 300 families with food. They continued distributing groceries this way every month for two years.
With the success of his work, Joshua eventually created the Joshua’s Heart Foundation to continue his mission of feeding the homeless. Now, several years later, his foundation continues to provide food and cooking classes for needy families.
Joshua and his team have helped feed over 20,000 people over the past eight years and they’re still working to increase that number. Each bag of groceries represents a brighter day in the lives of these individuals and families, and it all began with one young person who saw a need and decided to make a difference.
1. Joshua’s grandma gave him a $20 bill to let him ______.| A．buy food for the homeless | B．help some people in need |
| C．celebrate his fifth birthday | D．buy a birthday cake for her |
| A．used to help others | B．was sympathetic |
| C．had little pocket money | D．was indifferent |
| A．He persuaded his family to help him. |
| B．He asked his family for advice. |
| C．He was encouraged by his family. |
| D．He disagreed with his family. |
| A．was created by Joshua and his teacher |
| B．organizes the homeless community |
| C．mainly offers education to the homeless |
| D．mainly offers food to needy people |
| A．Joshua grew up in a rich family |
| B．Joshua started the foundation at the age of five |
| C．Joshua would help more people in the future |
| D．more than 20,000 homeless people have taken cooking classes |
2 . Best Four Washington, D.C. Museums
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
ADDRESS: 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560, the USA
PHONE: +1202-633-1000
This museum is the most popular Washington, D.C. museum and is worth taking your parents and children to visit. And there are so many artifacts(手工艺品) that you can’t possibly see them all in one visit. The dinosaur exhibits are fascinating and great for kids.
Visiting Tips: Arrive early in the morning to avoid crowds. If you are visiting with kids, be sure to see the Discovery Room where there are lots of hands—on activities.
Newseum
ADDRESS: 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, the USA
PHONE: +1202-292-6100
The six-level, high-tech and interactive attraction traces(追溯) the history of news reporting from the 16th century to the present day. Some favorite exhibits are the Pulitzer Prize Photo Gallery, Today’s Front Pages and the 9/11 Gallery. This is a fascinating attraction and well worth the entrance fee(费用).
National Gallery of Art
ADDRESS: Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565, the USA
PHONE: +1202-737-4215
This museum spans(跨越) two buildings, with an East and West Wing and countless priceless artworks from Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, John Singleton Copley, Johannes Vermeer, Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse and more famous artists. Check out the schedule of daily, free docent(讲解员)-led tours here.
The Phillips Collection
ADDRESS: 1600 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20009, the USA
PHONE: +1202-387-2151
Dupont Circle’s The Phillips Collection is not to be missed for art lovers, with pieces by Paul C zanne, Edgar Degas, Winslow Homer, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent van Gogh. Tickets run from $8 to $12 per visitor, and visitors aged 18 and under are free. The first Thursday of every month is “Phillips after 5,” a popular event that runs from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
1. What do you know about Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History?| A．It is free to the public the whole year. |
| B．It is a museum that is suitable for all ages. |
| C．It is the most popular museum around the world. |
| D．It provides practical activities for kids to explore oceans. |
| A．is worth visiting |
| B．also functions as a television station |
| C．only collects fun and exciting news |
| D．has an advantageous geographical location |
| A．have to book tickets ahead of time |
| B．can create artworks with artists together |
| C．have the chance of taking a free docent—led tour |
| D．can enjoy the performances of famous artists |
| A．“Phillips after 5” is held every Thursday. |
| B．“Phillips after 5” features original creation. |
| C．The Phillips Collection’s opening hours are three hours. |
| D．Not all visitors need to buy tickets when visiting the Phillips Collection. |
a. They both have valuable pieces.
b. They are both suitable for art lovers.
c. They both provide free docent-led tours
d. They are both free for the public to visit.
e. They are both far away from the center of Washington.
| A．abc | B．ad | C．ab | D．bce |
3 . I have learned the French language over the past few years. I have found some
I don’t
Listening to the radio is a
I used to be one of those students who lacked
We should
| A．answers | B．difficulties | C．words | D．tricks |
| A．classical | B．useful | C．foreign | D．original |
| A．make up | B．rely on | C．think of | D．laugh at |
| A．hope | B．prove | C．tell | D．doubt |
| A．However | B．Therefore | C．Meanwhile | D．Also |
| A．remember | B．keep | C．start | D．quit |
| A．helpless | B．costly | C．great | D．familiar |
| A．invited | B．forced | C．expected | D．encouraged |
| A．Luckily | B．Certainly | C．Frequently | D．Gradually |
| A．made use of | B．made fun of | C．got used to | D．looked forward to |
| A．money | B．space | C．time | D．energy |
| A．happiness | B．experience | C．power | D．confidence |
| A．handwriting | B．pronunciation | C．grammar | D．expression |
| A．realized | B．checked | C．explained | D．mentioned |
| A．plan | B．design | C．improve | D．struggle |
| A．educated | B．kind | C．rich | D．native |
| A．learn | B．avoid | C．advocate | D．consider |
| A．course | B．goal | C．situation | D．part |
| A．unusually | B．rarely | C．regularly | D．suddenly |
| A．creating | B．underlining | C．correcting | D．recognizing |
4 . As I walked onto the soccer field I had a knot(结) in my stomach. I was too shy to
When the coaches came, I felt as if I was going to pass out. With no
This
Like most high school students, my
| A．give up | B．pass by | C．try out | D．walk away |
| A．logic | B．sports | C．language | D．communication |
| A．just | B．even | C．never | D．always |
| A．warm up | B．make up | C．calm down | D．turn around |
| A．ask | B．pass | C．show | D．throw |
| A．nearly | B．really | C．hardly | D．partly |
| A．kept | B．expressed | C．proved | D．admitted |
| A．match | B．activity | C．experience | D．performance |
| A．checking | B．realizing | C．practicing | D．considering |
| A．When | B．After | C．Unless | D．Before |
| A．quick | B．clever | C．perfect | D．pleased |
| A．speed | B．record | C．position | D．standard |
| A．break | B．escape | C．change | D．holiday |
| A．life | B．team | C．friends | D．coaches |
| A．better | B．kinder | C．warmer | D．quieter |
| A．beg | B．feel | C．pretend | D．imagine |
| A．add | B．buy | C．deserve | D．promise |
| A．ideas | B．attitudes | C．creations | D．qualities |
| A．effort | B．money | C．brain | D．trust |
| A．happy | B．strict | C．careful | D．patient |
5 . The library of Pharaoh Ramesses II is said to have borne the inscription (碑文) “the house of healing for the soul”. Dylan Thomas, an English writer, reportedly liked to relax by reading Agatha Christie’s detective novels. As for the novelist Yiyun Li, it was War and Peace that helped her get through the toughest times; when she launched a virtual reading group of Leo Tolstoy’s masterpiece in lockdown, 3,000 people signed up.
In recent years, a growing body of research has backed up the idea that books not only entertain, but also help us recover and grow. They offer companionship to the lonely, insight to the anxious, and release to those who feel trapped.
This feature has motivated Ann Cleeves to turn her attention to the old long-lasting bibliotherapy. She then co-sponsored such a program in northeast England, working with public health teams. Bibliotherapy is an approach using books and other forms of literature to improve a patient’s mental health. A review of several studies found such programs have a long-term effect on people’s well-being.
But Cleeves has a broader idea in mind. Writing for The Guardian, she described how reading and writing fiction helped her understand her own response and allowed her to escape into a different world. The reading coaches will match their patients with appropriate poetry and novels as well as non-fiction based on patients’ condition, and will introduce them to librarians and other readers. After all, what’s uplifting to one reader will seem twee (花哨的) to another and what one finds unpleasant may be reassuring to the next.
For Cleeves, it is happy to see people seek self-discovery in the world of books. Some may respond to children’s classic The Secret Garden; others will recognize themselves in Toni Morrison’s novels. An ancient idea has found fresh resonance (共鸣).
1. What did Dylan Thomas and Yiyun Li have in common?| A．They sought inspiration in foreign countries. |
| B．They turned to books for spiritual comfort. |
| C．They had a great influence on the world literature. |
| D．They once launched a reading group during tough times. |
| A．The healing power of books. |
| B．The support from public health teams. |
| C．The popularity of the program among people. |
| D．The lack of such a program in northeast England. |
| A．It can greatly improve public health. |
| B．It can bring a boom in book markets. |
| C．It can be used as a cure for depression. |
| D．It can bring in diverse forms of literature. |
| A．By suiting specific books to patients. |
| B．By helping librarians sort out all kinds of books. |
| C．By assisting readers in writing their own fiction. |
| D．By recording readers’ response to different books. |
| A．Virtual reading groups: the rising industry in lockdown |
| B．An inscription: the house of healing for the soul |
| C．Novel reading: two sides to mental troubles |
| D．Bibliotherapy: an old idea finds new life |
6 . How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his parents, he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong.
When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.
1. According to the second paragraph, the writer thinks that _______.| A．only children are interested in life |
| B．life for a child is comparatively easy |
| C．a child is always loved whatever he does |
| D．if much is given to a child, he must do something in return |
| A．will have little time playing |
| B．has to be successful in finding a job |
| C．can still ask for help in time of trouble |
| D．should be able to take care of himself |
| A．People are often satisfied with their life. |
| B．Life is less interesting for old people. |
| C．Adults are freer to do what they want to do. |
| D．Adults should no longer rely on others. |
| A．life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains |
| B．young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard |
| C．childhood is the more enjoyable time in one’s life |
| D．one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life |
| A．examples of successful young men |
| B．how to build up one’s position in society |
| C．pleasures and pains of old people |
| D．what to do when one has problems in life |
7 . Heroes Stamp Design Competition
Welcome to the Heroes Stamp Design Competition! Children aged 4-14years are invited to design a stamp. Eight designs will be chosen for this stamp series from the Royal Mail. One of the designs could be yours. There are 120 great prizes on offer for area winners and runners-up. Plus, cash prizes for the winning schools too.
Stamp Designing
The stamp design will be based on your hero or heroes of the coronavirus pandemic. The past year has been very difficult for so many people. There are countless frontline workers and volunteers who have continued to work tirelessly to keep the country moving.
Being a stamp designer is a very skilled job. One of the jobs of a stamp designer is to reduce the size of a picture to fit the stamp. When designing your stamp, have a think about what kind of image of your hero or heroes would make a good miniature (微型的) design for a stamp. The final stamps produced will be about 3.7cm wide×3.5cm high.
Things to consider
Your stamp design must be drawn on the official competition entry form (报名表) which your teacher will give you.
Your design must be your own original work.
Drawings must be flat, so please don’t stick any materials or textures (纹理) to your design.
Please use lots of colour (no black and white images) in your design.
Please avoid using highlighter pens (荧光笔).
Good Luck
The closing date for the competition is 28th May. Please ask your teacher, or parent, for one of the official entry forms. You’re then ready to start designing! We can’t wait to see all of the amazing designs from gifted children across the country.
Good Luck!
1. Who would probably take part in the competition?| A．Students. | B．Doctors. |
| C．School teachers. | D．Professional designers. |
| A．It will begin on 28th May. |
| B．It is for a series of four stamps. |
| C．It asks competitors to honour heroes on their stamps. |
| D．It will provide each competing school with cash prizes. |
| A．About 3.5cm wide×3.5cm high. | B．About 3.7cm wide×3.7cm high. |
| C．About 3.5cm wide×3.7cm high. | D．About 3.7cm wide×3.5cm high. |
| A．It should be black and white. |
| B．It should be drawn with highlighter pens. |
| C．It should be flat with textures. |
| D．It should be drawn on a given form. |
| A．advertise for some newly issued stamps | B．send a notice about designing stamps |
| C．call on people to respect modern heroes | D．encourage people to be frontline workers |
8 . It is easy to get carried away in an argument.
While having a rational conversation with someone who has a different opinion might seem like a challenge, it is possible. One way is to approach the other person with empathy.
The Empathy Challenge is an exercise created by Zoe Chance, senior lecturer at the Yale School of Management. At Yale, Chance teaches a course called “Mastering Influence and Persuasion” where -students learn to communicate more effectively.
In her blog, Chance explains that it’s important to listen to people who disagree with you. “As they explain their position, you listen for their underlying values. Finally, you look for common ground as you reflect those values back. That’s it.”
Chance first took this challenge herself before asking her students to try. As she couldn’t understand why many people chose to vote for Donald Trump, she found three Trump’s voters and spoke with them.
Through asking questions, Chance was able to empathize with them and realize they had similar feelings. One man, an Orthodox Jew, explained that he supported Trump because Trump’s daughter and son-in-law are Jewish. The next man was a Russian immigrant passionate about freedom. The third was a lawyer who believed that authenticity(真诚) was important in political leaders.
Although Chance and Chose people had different political beliefs, they were able to relate to the life values of others. And that’s the point of the exercise-to understand others as fellow human beings.
1. Which of the following does the Empathy Challenge faces on?| A．Leadership skills. | B．Public speaking skills. |
| C．Communication skills. | D．Problem solving skills. |
| A．Defend their position. | B．Find common ground. |
| C．Reflect on their own values. | D．Meet the needs of others. |
| A．The challenge of performing empathy. |
| B．The importance of empathy. |
| C．How Chance practiced empathy. |
| D．How Chance helped people develop empathy. |
| A．Their life values. | B．Their career history. |
| C．Their family background. | D．Their childhood experience. |
| A．Respect different perspectives | B．Zoe Chance’s empathy |
| C．Vote for Trump | D．Chancels challenge |
Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
November 21—December 10, 2022
Wednesday-Sunday: 11:00 am-4:00 pm
19 Mann Island, Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool.
Travel Photographer of the YearChester Cathedral
December 2-28, 2022
Monday to Saturday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm; Sunday: 11:30 ain-4:00 pm
9 Abbey Square, Chester, Cheshire
An exhibition of selected winning images from the TPOTY awards will be traveling to Chester Cathedral.
Bird Photographer of the Year 2022September 2022-January 2023
Dates and venues(地点) to be confirmed, more information soon.
An exhibition of 70-80 of the winning images will go on an international tour.
International Photography Exhibition 163RPS Gallery, Bristol
Until October 21, 2022
Thursday-Sunday 10:00 am-5:00 pm
The Royal Photographic Society, RPS House, Arnos Vale, Bristol
A total of 105 works by 57 photographers will be on display in the International Photography Exhibition 163 at RPS Gallery.
1. Which show is already finished?| A．Sony World Photography Awards. |
| B．Travel Photographer of the Year. |
| C．Bird Photographer of the Year 2022. |
| D．International Photography Exhibition 163. |
| A．A month. | B．27 days. | C．A year. | D．Unknown. |
| A．Its topic. | B．Its exact starting date. |
| C．Its address. | D．Its ticket information. |
| A．Sony World Photography Awards |
| B．Travel Photographer of the Year |
| C．Bird Photographer of the Year 2022 |
| D．International Photography Exhibition 163 |
| A．Photography theoretical study. |
| B．Photography review. |
| C．Photography show. |
| D．Photography award ceremonies. |
10 . A major new facility to pull CO2 out of the atmosphere has started operating in Iceland, which is a boost to an emerging technology that experts say could eventually play an important role in reducing greenhouse gases.
The plant in southwest Iceland is the biggest of its kind, its builder says. It is able to capture 900 tons of CO2 every year but it needs heat and electricity to work. It is using energy produced from waste and is built on the roof of a waste incineration plant, and through the burning of rubbish, energy is generated.
Human-sized fans are built into a series of boxes. They take CO2 out of the air, catching it in spongelike filters (过滤器). The filters are blasted with heat, freeing the gas, which is then mixed with water and pumped deep into deep underground basalt caves, where over time it turns into dark-gray stone. Pumping CO2 into the ground is just one way to deal with it. The makers are also selling the gas to be used again. The CO2 can be captured just a few 100 miles away. It is pumped through an underground pipeline directly into a greenhouse. Vegetables and plants love CO2 and higher concentrations of the gas within the greenhouse improve the growth of plants.
By 2050, humanity will need to pull nearly a billion metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere every year through direct air capture technology to achieve carbon neutral goals, according to International Energy Agency recommendations. The plant in Iceland will be able to capture 4000 metric tons annually — just a small amount of what will be necessary, but an engineer in Climeworks, the company that built it, says it can grow rapidly as efficiency improves and costs decrease.
“This is a market that does not yet exist, but a market that urgently needs to be built,” said Christoph Gebald who co-founded Climeworks. “This plant that we have here is really the blueprint to further increase the size and really industrialize.”
1. What do we know about the carbon capture facility from paragraph 2?| A．It is built at high altitudes. | B．It uses waste to produce power. |
| C．It makes Iceland free of air pollution. | D．lt produces lots of heat during operation. |
| A．The methods of breaking down CO2. |
| B．The approaches to reusing waste gas. |
| C．The necessity of building greenhouses. |
| D．The workings of the carbon-catching plant. |
| A．It will decrease the cost of energy production. |
| B．It can help reach the carbon neutral goals in advance. |
| C．It will speed up the reduction of CO2 levels in the air. |
| D．It may replace the traditional carbon storage system. |
| A．The capture of CO2 in the atmosphere is able to kill many birds with one stone. |
| B．CO2 will be delivered to greenhouses after being turned into dark-gray stones. |
| C．A major new market to pull CO2 out of the atmosphere has started operating. |
| D．The plants in Iceland greenhouses can capture a small amount of CO2. |
| A．Ambiguous. | B．Neutral. |
| C．Disapproving. | D．Supportive. |
