When I was in seventh grade, my parents paid a tutor(家庭教师) forty dollars a week for her coming to my house and helping me with math. It ended up raising my marks from fifty to fifty-five.
I had to admit it was mainly my fault. Maybe I should have concentrated my math from the beginning. But studying math was a tough thing. Sitting on a chair to work on confusing math problems for two hours was a slow and painful process. During the process, I would fidget(坐立不安) and have many trips to the refrigerator in an attempt to get off that chair for at least five minutes.
During math tests, my teachers would always stay by my desk. My teachers and friends would frequently ask the question after tests,” How’s your math this time?" So I became extremely afraid of math. While normal people of my age were scared of some insects and adventurous travels, I feared anything to do with numbers. The thought of a teacher picking on me in class made me feel scared. The red marks on the test paper were also terrifying.
My fear of math got worse in ninth grade. Every report card I received from my new math teacher Ms Robbins had the comment to encourage me, "I'm glad to do what I can to help you.” But I couldn't tell her the real reason why I didn't ask for help-I didn’t want to be considered stupid. Every question I had was, in my opinion at the time, something that the whole class had understood but I. So instead, I ended up not caring about anything related to math, without working hard on math at all. And I concluded everything would work out in the end
Eventually, my classmates and I took the final test that would lead to our graduation from middle school and stepping into high school. Days after the exam-- on a rainy summer morning, Ms. Robbins called me.
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With worry and uncertainty, I entered her office.
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After I took the courage to tell my parents the bad news, they were silent.
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Just before we got married, my husband, Spode, and I bought the house from the Gehards, who were moving to Australia. As they couldn't take much abroad with them, they left almost everything in the house to us, among which were two bookshelves packed with thick books. I liked the fine furniture, the tasteful kitchenware and even the pictures on the wall but I didn't think much of the books.
The day they handed over the house to us, we walked around in the house with the Gehards for the last time. They told us about the good times they had and the stories behind the objects in the house, giving me a sense of warmth of a family. When Mr. Gehard led us to the bookshelves, he said to us, "These are great books written by the great minds in human history. I hope you can read them. " Though Spode and 1 were not much of bookworms, we promised them we would, because we knew we could make Mr. Gehard feel better that way. We could see that it was hard for him to say goodbye to the house as well as the books, both of which he treasured so much.
After we moved in, to keep our promise to Mr. Gehard, Spode managed to find some time each day to read some pages of those great books. It was not typical of him, because he was one of those who would rather spend most of their spare time before screens. Curiously enough, as time went by, his interest in the books grew gradually and he began talking to me about what he read with amazement. To find out what accounted for his newly developed fondness for those serious-looking thick books, I also picked one up. Finally, we both found attachment to the books and made it a rule to read in the evenings. Reading became part of our life. Those books opened up new worlds for us, gave us new visions and enriched our life in many ways.
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One evening as we were reading, a small piece of something fell onto the desk from between the pages of the book I was reading.
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But as we had lost touch with the Gehards, how could we return the stamp to them?
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1. How does the man feel about the football training?
| A．Hard and boring. |
| B．Exciting and funny. |
| C．Strict and long. |
| A．The man is sure that their team will win the cup. |
| B．The Northern City team will surely win the cup. |
| C．The man's team will surely score at least four goals in the match. |
| A．During the football training. |
| B．After the man scored a goal. |
| C．Before an important football match. |
4 . A woman was drowning and she put her hand in the air with her last energy. She was only moments away from
He had just walked in at 6:55 a. m. and a fellow lifeguard
Mr.Reid said as he
Another lifeguard, Anthony Carroll, raced to the rescue, and he even made a separate rescue. “She is a very lucky lady,” Mr. Reid said. “She had two of the country’s
The woman was
| A．sorrow | B．death | C．failure | D．disappointment |
| A．save | B．catch | C．take | D．bring |
| A．finally | B．possibly | C．usually | D．extremely |
| A．looked up | B．turned up | C．took up | D．rang up |
| A．firmly | B．gradually | C．actually | D．eventually |
| A．noticed | B．ignored | C．understood | D．hurt |
| A．lost | B．found | C．felt | D．made |
| A．lifeguards | B．swimmers | C．tourists | D．policemen |
| A．walk | B．swim | C．die | D．sink |
| A．screaming | B．laughing | C．smiling | D．singing |
| A．special | B．free | C．smart | D．best |
| A．method | B．boat | C．route | D．routine |
| A．see | B．reach | C．call | D．move |
| A．careful | B．useful | C．hopeful | D．grateful |
| A．acted | B．had | C．played | D．realized |
At noon that day, I drove back to my house after the performance. Just as I entered the living room, I heard a gentle sound coming from the bedroom upstairs—it was the sound of my favorite violin.
“Thief!”
I dashed upstairs. Sure enough, as expected, a boy of about 12 years old was petting my violin. The boy had messy hair and a thin face, his oversized coat seemingly filled with something. At first glance, I found a new pair of shoes missing. It seemed that he was surely a thief.
Then, I saw his eyes full of fear and despair. My anger was immediately replaced by a smile, I asked, “Are you Mr. Ram’s nephew, Michael? I’m his housekeeper. Two days ago, I heard his nephew living in the countryside will come. It must be you. You’re really like him!”
On hearing my words, the boy was first astonished, but then quickly said, “Has my uncle gone out? I think I’d better first go out for a walk and visit him again in a while.”
I nodded and asked the boy who was preparing to put down the violin, “Do you like to play the violin so much?”
“Yes, but I’m so poor that I can’t afford it,” the boy replied.
“Then, I give this violin to you.” The boy looked at me questioningly, but he picked up the violin. Going out to the living room, he suddenly saw on the wall my huge color photo I performed in the Sydney Opera House. He involuntarily trembled for a moment and ran out without looking back.
I was sure that the boy had understood what happened because no one would decorate the living room with the housekeeper’s photo.
Paragraph 1:A few years later, I was invited to be a judge at a music competition of senior high school students.
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After the competition, “Michael” ran to me, holding a violin box.
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| A．Friends. |
| B．Strangers. |
| C．Husband and wife. |
| A．Boring. | B．Wonderful. | C．Adventurous. |
| A．Send him an email. |
| B．Write a letter to him. |
| C．Give him a call. |
1. How old was Rose when she left school?
| A．16. | B．17. | C．18. |
| A．Computer. | B．English. | C．Typing. |
| A．$30. | B．$27. | C．$20. |
Once in a kingdom, a man named Liam protested against(反对)the King. The King was so angry because he didn't like anyone going against him so he ordered his soldiers to arrest(逮捕)and hang the man. Liam didn't show any fear and said, "My Lord. I will gladly accept your punishment but please grant(允许)me one last wish. Please give me some time. Before dying I just want to visit my home and see my children one last time."
The King refused his request, saying, "No. I can't allow it. There is no guarantee(担保)that once you leave you will come back."
Just then a man from the crowd came forward and said, "My Lord, please arrest me instead of him as a guarantee. If he doesn't come back on time, you can hang me instead of him."
The King was surprised because he had never seen a man who would offer his own life for someone else. He believed that there was no real friendship in the world. The King asked him. "Why are you ready to take this person's place?"
The man replied, "My Lord, Liam is my best friend and I have trust in him. He is a man who always keeps his promise. I am sure that he will be back once he finishes meeting his family."
The King agreed and allowed Liam to leave for his home. He was given six hours in all. He would need one hour to go and come back from his house, so he had at most five hours to meet his family. Liam left for his house. He met his family. He still had enough time to reach the King's palace before the time of his hanging.
Liam wanted to come back to the hanging place as soon as possible, but on his way he fell from his horse and got hurt. Because of this, he got delayed(耽搁).
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At the same time, as time passed his friend was being held and prepared for hanging.
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Listening to this, Liam went up to his friend and said
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9 . Like most people living in the suburb, Janice Monkowski, who lives some 30 miles east of San Francisco, gets around mainly by car. For much of her life, public transportation was not even an afterthought. That changed recently when Monkowski, a self﹣described technophobe(技术恐惧者), discovered Moovit. When she goes to San Francisco to meet friends, the smart- phone app let her plan bus and train trips down to the minute. “Moovit tells me where to walk and how long it might take to catch a bus to get to the train station,” Monkowski says.
Much like the navigation app Waze, which follows its users on the road to determine the best driving routes， Moovit collects location data of nearby users to show how to travel along the way with less time and energy between two locations. Nir Erez who cofounded Moovit says, “Most commuters(每天长途上班的人) don’t know when a bus might arrive, let alone how it might connect with another transit service, or when walking or bicycling might be faster.”
In just several years Moovit has had 100 million users. Moovit is available in 44 languages and 82 countries, and commuters in more than 2,500 cities rely on it to get to and from work. In 2016 Moovit became the official transit app for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In 2018, Moovit was also chosen as the official mobility app of the Asian Games. When public transit doesn’t get a user all the way to where they want to go, Moovit may connect her to bike﹣share programs or services like Uber.
As Moovit has grown to 100 employees, with headquarters(总部) near Tel Aviv and offices in big cities such as San Francisco, Athens and Rio, Moovit can provide better, more up﹣to﹣date information at a lower cost. Best of all: It’s all built one data point at a time by people like Monkowski. When you go to San Francisco and don't want to drive before the city’s “terrible” parking and traffic, Moovit can give you another option. It’s very simple.
1. How does Moovit help Janice Monkowski?| A．By helping her have a comfortable trip. |
| B．By helping her learn advanced technology. |
| C．By helping her balance her tight travel budget. |
| D．By helping her arrive at where she wants to go. |
| A．It provides more good services. |
| B．It involves more simple orders. |
| C．It predicts the most efficient trip. |
| D．It stores more available information. |
| A．The exact location of Moovit. |
| B．The bright future of Moovit. |
| C．The development of big cities. |
| D．Some special opinions on public transportation. |
| A．The wide use of Moovit |
| B．The unique development of Moovit |
| C．The quick development of Moovit |
| D．The obvious advantage of Moovit |
One day, when I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. “Move out of the way,” I said impatiently. She walked away, and her little heart was
When I
By this time, my tears began to fall. I quietly went and sat by her bed. “Are these the flowers you picked
You should be aware that if we were to die tomorrow, the family we left behind would feel the
