It was a January afternoon. My wife, Savitri and I sat on the Sahyadri Express. As the train pulled out of the station, we could barely hide our excitement. We were finally on the way to a honeymoon to Matheran! This was the first time we had enough savings to go on a trip together.
The train stopped at Neral, where we were forced out of our reverie (白日梦). As we stepped out and started making inquiries, we realized it was unlikely that we would find a train to take us to the misty hill station we had been dreaming of for months. The afternoon gradually settled into a pink dusk as we sat in a corner at the station, waiting for news of the train services as the cold winter breeze rattled (使紧张)our bones. We unwrapped some biscuits when a little girl, no more than five or six, went past us, screaming, “But I want food! I am hungry!”
Savitri's eyes turned to the girl’s family. Smiling, she called out-her name was Mehrunisa，we overheard-and asked her to seek her parent’s permission to accept biscuits from us. Left with no option, her family accepted, And we began chatting.
After several hours, the train finally arrived. We entered alongside. As the short uphill journey progressed, Savitri and I softly discussed our trouble. It seemed unlikely that our reservation at Ragdi Hotel would still be held. As the train arrived and we rose to bid the family goodbye, Mehrunisa’s father, Viraaz, suggested that he would accompany us to make sure that we had a place to spend the night. He had overheard our anxious exchange.
His family headed to their guesthouse and Viraaz came with us to look for a hotel. To no one’s surprise, Ragdi Hotel was packed with people. The manager offered assistance by placing a few beds in the coal storage room but the cold made it uninhabitable. A gradual dread(恐惧)started to appear in my mind.
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Sensing our helplessness, Viraaz offered to put us up in their accommodation for the night.
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Our friendship has since continued for decades.
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2 . There is an older homeless woman who sometimes is sitting near where I am living, begging for money.
Whenever I see her, I will give her something. If I don’t take some money with me, I will
Today I was passing her again, giving her some
She
| A．Uncertainly | B．Naturally | C．Interestingly | D．Unfortunately |
| A．showed off | B．taken over | C．searched for | D．referred to |
| A．leave | B．buy | C．choose | D．protect |
| A．talk | B．explain | C．describe | D．report |
| A．information | B．money | C．advice | D．luck |
| A．satisfied | B．interested | C．surprised | D．excited |
| A．spend | B．waste | C．pass | D．miss |
| A．proved | B．discussed | C．mentioned | D．remembered |
| A．shocked | B．uncomfortable | C．fresh | D．unbelievable |
| A．yes | B．hello | C．sorry | D．thanks |
| A．seldom | B．always | C．sometimes | D．often |
| A．happy | B．tired | C．awkward | D．relaxed |
| A．asking | B．expecting | C．advising | D．inviting |
| A．rich | B．polite | C．lucky | D．normal |
| A．lights | B．pride | C．anger | D．tears |
At the end of the class, Mr. Smith announced our assignment for the next Monday was to talk about someone we were grateful to instead of a book report. Upon hearing it, I couldn’t help complaining to Mareya that I was so nervous about having to talk in front of the whole class.
“ Arizona ,you’ve been in at least three plays ,” Mareya pointed out.“ If you don’ t get stage fright in front of those big audiences, why are you bothered by a few kids in our class ?”
It was true, but in a play you were part of a group. I shook my head. Plus, there were so many people I was grateful to. There was no way I could possibly pick just one. Plus, even if I picked one I’ d have no idea what to say. Plus, even if I figured out what to say, I was a million- percent positive I’ d mess up if I tried to say it out loud! I’ d be standing there with everyone staring at me, waiting for words to come out of my mouth.“ Oh , my goodness !” I pulled my sweatshirt hood ( 兜 帽 ) over my face, put my hands over my ears and said,“ I don’t want to talk about it !”
But one thing about really good friends who knew you really well was that they didn’ t always do exactly what you asked them to. Mareya could be pretty pushy talking of being helpful. She scribbled(潦草地写) something on a piece of paper , lifted my hood, and smiled. She’ d drawn a funny elephant (named Franky) with the word BREATHE coming out of its trunk .
“ This is Franky, the ‘everything is going to be all right’ elephant ” Mareya giggled. She held the picture up to her ear and asked, “What’ s that you say, Franky? You think my friend Arizona should come over to my house this weekend so we can work on our talks together?”
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Paragraph 1. And that was exactly what happened.
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Paragraph 2 .On Monday morning, however, I decided to talk about Mareya.
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1.时间、地点；
2.活动（打扫卫生、聊天等）；
3.你的感受。
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An Unforgettable Experience
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5 . John H. Johnson was born in a black family in Arkansas City in 1918. His father died in an accident when John was six. He was reaching high school age, but his hometown offered no high school for blacks.
Luckily, he had a strong-willed, caring mother. John remembers that his mother told him many times, “Son, you can be anything you really want to be if you just believe. She told him not to be dependent on others, including his mother. “You have to earn success,” said she. “All the people who work hard don’t succeed, but the only people who do succeed are those who work hard.”
These words came from a woman less than a third grade education. She also knew that believing and hard work don’t mean everything. So she worked hard as a cook for two years to save enough to take her son, who was then 15, to Chicago.
Chicago in1933 was not the promised land (乐土、希望之地) that black southerners were looking for, John’s mother and stepfather could not find work. But there John could go to school, and there he learned the power of words — as editor of the newspaper and yearbook of Du Stable High School. His wish was to publish a magazine for blacks.
While others discouraged him, John’s mother offered him more words to live by: “Nothing beats a failure but a try.” She also let him pawn (典当) her furniture to get the $500 he needed to start the Negro magazine.
It is natural the difficulties and failures followed John closely until he became very successful. He always keeps his mother’s words in mind. “Son, failure is not in your vocabulary.”
Now John H. Johnson is one of the 400 richest people in America — worth $150 million.
1. Why did John’s mother decide to move to Chicago? Because ________.| A．John’s father died in his hometown when he was very young |
| B．life was too hard for them to stay on in their hometown, while life in Chicago would be better for blacks |
| C．there were no schools for blacks in their hometown |
| D．John needed more education and he could go to school there |
| A．woman with little school education but knew a lot about life |
| B．woman who would not do anything for her son |
| C．strong woman with much knowledge |
| D．woman who didn’t know how to encourage her son |
| A．if you try, you will succeed in the end |
| B．a failure is difficult to beat, even if you try |
| C．a try is always followed by failure |
| D．nothing but a try can help you out of failure |
| A．How John H. Johnson became somebody. |
| B．The mental support John’s mother gave him. |
| C．The importance of a good education. |
| D．The key to success for blacks. |
6 . Amy Wright, founder of a non-profit coffee shop received an award for her work to help people with disabilities. Except two managers, everyone at the first coffee shop she
Last December, 10 incredible people were honored for their work helping others at “CNN Heroes: An All Star Tribute”. Amy Wright was
In the midst of her acceptance speech, she had a special message for her two youngest children, both of whom have Down syndrome and are the
Two months later, Amy was
For most of these 17 new employees, this is their first job. They've been learning about how to
People with intellectual disabilities aren't valued. And so, this coffee shop has
| A．sold | B．opened | C．bought | D．found |
| A．disability | B．responsibility | C．possibility | D．flexibility |
| A．adopted | B．received | C．recognized | D．organized |
| A．hires | B．monitors | C．saves | D．provides |
| A．ambition | B．inspiration | C．foundation | D．determination |
| A．brave | B．sure | C．free | D．ready |
| A．stuff | B．staff | C．agent | D．career |
| A．Frankly | B．Finally | C．Hopefully | D．Frequently |
| A．traditional | B．personal | C．additional | D．emotional |
| A．protect | B．supply | C．greet | D．tolerate |
| A．promising | B．asking | C．warning | D．showing |
| A．explored | B．searched | C．created | D．gathered |
| A．overlooked | B．overestimated | C．overburdened | D．overemphasized |
| A．possession | B．admission | C．mission | D．permission |
| A．look | B．view | C．cry | D．smile |
On 30th September, the war epic The Battle at Lake Chang jin came to
With well-known directors and all-star cast, the 176-minute-long film follows Chinese People's Volunteers who joined the battle, which turned
In 1950, Chinese People’s Volunteers (CPV) Army
The Battle at Lake Chang jin has generated strong scores with Chinese film goers——9.5 on Maoyan and 7.6 on Dou ban,
8 . Two weeks earlier, my son, Ben, had got in touch. He’d moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I’d
I was excited! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to meet. The bay was
The instructors called for an ambulance.
I still can’t believe what a coincidence(巧合) it was. I’m just so glad I was there
| A．also | B．often | C．even | D．last |
| A．delight | B．relief | C．anger | D．worry |
| A．bathed | B．clean | C．deep | D．formed |
| A．faster | B．closer | C．heavier | D．wiser |
| A．trouble | B．advance | C．question | D．battle |
| A．real | B．right | C．fair | D．fit |
| A．stared | B．sank | C．dived | D．fell |
| A．lead | B．persuade | C．carry | D．keep |
| A．happened | B．occurred | C．applied | D．appealed |
| A．sharp | B．pleasant | C．attractive | D．familiar |
| A．Fortunately | B．Frankly | C．Sadly | D．Suddenly |
| A．return | B．relax | C．speak | D．leave |
| A．joked | B．turned | C．listened | D．pointed |
| A．created | B．honored | C．saved | D．guided |
| A．on board | B．in time | C．for sure | D．on purpose |
9 . Lots of people dream of a beach vacation, but hesitate to take one because they don't want to leave a pet behind.
Find a hotel that is pet-friendly. Most hotels that accept pets will advertise themselves as pet-friendly on their websites.
Clean up after your pet. When vacationing with your pet it doesn't mean that all responsibility is gone. Picking up after it, whether that is when it goes to the bathroom or it makes a mess with its food, is still your responsibility.
Be considerate of others.
| A．Protect your pet from the sun. |
| B．Make sure you choose a beach that allows pets. |
| C．However, there is no need to settle for a pet sitter. |
| D．You never know how an animal will react in public. |
| E．You could also try to stay with a friend who loves your pet. |
| F．If you are unsure whether a hotel accepts pets, call it and ask. |
| G．This is especially important at the beach where many people move around. |
10 . The moment he saw an organ, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart knew what to do with it, Aged six, already skilled at the clavier（键盘乐器）, he came across pedals （踏板） and stops for the first time in an Austrian church. Within moments he was playing an accompaniment and composing on the spot freely. In the following year, 1763, an official in Heidelberg was so astonished by his organ-playing that he had a plate carved for his church to mark the boy's visit. Mozart composed his first symphony at eight.
Youthful promise often declines. With Mozart the opposite was true. Through him classical music may have found its most ideal expression. As Jan Swafford writes in his outstanding biography, Mozart's compositions displayed “a kind of effortless perfection so easily worn that they seem almost to have written themselves”. He drafted quickly, often without needing to revise. He “could express delight by the yard”. A man of his time, Mozart was equally at home composing for the concert salon or the opera stage.
He is the subject of many biographies, but the leading one, by Hermann Aber, is 100 years old and 1, 600 pages long. Safford, himself a composer and a programme-writer, offers an updated and authoritative life, easy to understand, beautifully written, and full of critical judgments and sharp notes on the works.
Mozart' s way with melody （旋律） and keen view of human nature-his letters reveal an almost Dickensian ability to paint characters-combined to promote opera from desserts to a serious medium, the author argues. “His wisdom, his ability to observe people and their weaknesses, his fascination with the craze for love - al this made him the perfect composer" of the form, Mr Swafford thinks.
He was admired in his time. Most of his music stuck to conventional structures yet went over the heads of the average listener. Legend has it that his most important fan, Emperor Joseph II, reacted to one performance with an impressive comment: “Too beautiful for our ears, my dear Mozart!”
1. What does paragraph 1 mainly discuss?| A．The true origin of the symphony. |
| B．Musical instruments in Mozart's time. |
| C．Mozart's remarkable talent for music. |
| D．A friendship between Mozart and an official. |
| A．They sounded perfect. | B．They expressed his criticism. |
| C．They were created hurriedly. | D．They should be performed outdoors. |
| A．By comparing contemporary musicians' works. |
| B．By giving professional and accessible comments. |
| C．By including the remarks of Emperor Joseph II. |
| D．By referring to other writers' constructive advice. |
| A．Creating music for folk stories. |
| B．Inspirations for Dickens' works. |
| C．Reforms of conventional structures. |
| D．Transforming opera to a serious art form. |
