1 . Community ovens are a centuries-old tradition worldwide. There are actually records going back to the 12th century when home ovens were not
Fast forward to today, Brickyard Bakery has
Owner Ed Hamilton-Trewhitt told the BBC, “We’ve
“It struck me that if one was
The response to this attempt has been so
| A．reliable | B．available | C．safe | D．useful |
| A．saved | B．shared | C．displayed | D．cooked |
| A．witnessed | B．suggested | C．adopted | D．advertised |
| A．offers | B．fails | C．declines | D．happens |
| A．exactly | B．hardly | C．typically | D．occasionally |
| A．afford | B．wait | C．fear | D．refuse |
| A．challenged | B．explained | C．removed | D．reintroduced |
| A．bake | B．prepare | C．cut | D．enjoy |
| A．instead of | B．regardless of | C．due to | D．as for |
| A．returned | B．delivered | C．sold | D．lent |
| A．excited | B．curious | C．upset | D．certain |
| A．accustomed to | B．devoted to | C．satisfied with | D．faced with |
| A．difference | B．profit | C．decision | D．development |
| A．direct | B．positive | C．complex | D．timely |
| A．food | B．fuel | C．recipe | D．service |
“Marilyn, you have so much determination and so much heart. If you work at it you’ll be a fine swimmer,” Gus Ryder said to me after I finished a one-mile race in the freezing cold Lake Ontario.
I believed him and started swimming for Gus. Every day, we trained for hours in open water. But no matter how hard I worked, I still came in third or fourth. Four years later, it was clear that I was never going to the Olympics. That’s when Gus suggested I challenge the famous American long-distance swimmer Florence Chadwick to swim the thirty-two miles across Lake Ontario from New York to Toronto.
The idea had never occurred to me, but Gus had made up his mind. “I wasn’t sure Florence could make it. If we could swim one stroke further than her, it would be worth it,” Gus encouraged me.
Eventually, I decided to do it for Gus, and for myself.
The race started at 10 pm on September 6. It was cloudy, windy, and very dark. When I looked around, I couldn’t see where the lake ended and the sky began.
“Marilyn, just follow my light and I will guide you across this lake,” said Gus, who had a big flashlight and shone it just ahead of me from the lifeboat.
Florence swam for about four hours before she quit. But it wasn’t until several hours later, when I was having difficulty, that Gus told me that Florence was out and that I was the only one left!
I felt very encouraged. But it was such a long night that Gus had to do his best to keep me going. At the dawn, he even began writing messages on a chalkboard to keep my thoughts positive. Once he wrote, “You know you can do it. You can do it for me!” Another time he even wrote, “If you give up, I give up.”
By midday I felt so tired that I started falling asleep. So Gus started swimming with me to get my attention back. “I’m here to swim with you, Marilyn. Come on!” he said.
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At the very moment, I began to experience a very unusual feeling.
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After twenty-one hours in the water, we began approaching the shore.
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3 . I’ve been working hard with my children on recognizing when someone does something nice for us. He doesn’t have to do something super
Recently we were in a small shopping center and stopped for a (n)
It wasn’t a big gesture. However, it made my heart swell (充满) with
| A．annoying | B．touching | C．general | D．secret |
| A．ignore | B．build | C．cross | D．close |
| A．need | B．show | C．refuse | D．fear |
| A．in trouble | B．in common | C．in peace | D．in return |
| A．slow | B．quick | C．extra | D．safe |
| A．gifts | B．food | C．drinks | D．surprise |
| A．admit | B．breathe | C．prove | D．wait |
| A．buy | B．earn | C．open | D．book |
| A．no | B．sorry | C．yes | D．thanks |
| A．sign | B．smile | C．note | D．line |
| A．politely | B．rudely | C．suddenly | D．hardly |
| A．recorded | B．recalled | C．guessed | D．asked |
| A．pride | B．shyness | C．worry | D．hesitation |
| A．longer | B．easier | C．faster | D．sadder |
| A．approach | B．comment | C．effort | D．reward |
4 . It was early winter several years ago. I had pulled out my old winter coat for another year’s use. It was still in pretty good shape although it was looking dirty from so many winters’ wear. I didn’t really need a new one but I wanted one and casually mentioned it to my daughter one day. She was such a sweet, loving girl that I should have guessed what would happen next. A few weeks later she gave me a new winter coat as a gift.
I put the old one in my closet and started to wear the new coat every day. Each day, though, when I opened my closet, something troubled me. It seemed a shame that my old but still good coat should just sit there keeping no one warm during the cold winter days. After a few weeks, I took it out and drove to a local charity shop. I knew that there was someone who couldn’t afford a coat but could get my old one.
My new coat is my old coat now. It is getting a little dirty and worn, too. It has black marks on the sleeves. It is in too bad shape to even donate to charity. I wonder if I should buy a new one soon, but I think I will wait for a while. I don’t really need a new one and maybe I can find something else to give to the charity shop instead.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large enough to cover.” Perhaps the best way to deal with our wants then is to give instead. Love, after all, brings us the most joy. And the more of it you give away, the more of it you have.
1. Which word can best describe the author’s daughter?| A．Wealthy. | B．Thoughtful. | C．Easy-going. | D．Humorous. |
| A．It cost too much. | B．It was looking dirty. |
| C．There was not enough room for his new coat. | D．It was not sent to someone in need. |
| A．Telling his daughter. | B．Buying a new one soon. |
| C．Donating it to charity. | D．Sending something else to charity. |
| A．Giving fills our wants. | B．Love is the key to joy. |
| C．The more you give, the more you lose. | D．A coat is large enough to cover our wants. |
One morning in spring four students were walking to school.
There had been a rain, and the ground was very soft. Water was dropping from the trees, and the grass was wet.
The four students walked along, one behind another, because the pathway was narrow (狭窄的) and the mud (泥) on either side of it was deep. They walked, talked and laughed.
As they were passing through some small trees, they heard a great fluttering (拍翅膀) over their heads and a weak chirping (鸣叫) in the grass by the roadside.
“Tweet! Tweet! Tweet!” came from the leafy branches above them.“Cheep! Cheep! Cheep!” came from the wet grass.
“What is the matter here? ” asked the first student, whose name was Speed. “Oh, there are two young birds. Maybe the storm has blown two of the little ones out of the nest. They are too young to fly, ” said the second student, whose name was Hardin.
“What a pity! They'll die down there in the grass,” said the third student Martin.
“Oh, well! We still need to hurry to school. We're going to be late,” said Speed. “Why should we bother? ” After Speed's words, the first three students walked on, talking and laughing as before.
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But the fourth student, whose name was David, stopped.
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All were surprised to find that David was not with them when the roll call (点名) was made.
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6 . In casual conversations, there is a seemingly simple question I can never answer without hesitating — “Where are you from?”
I could say I am from Thailand, where I was born. Or I am from Mexico, where I spent the majority of my childhood. Or I am from the US, whose language is rooted into my life. In my mind, none of these answers are satisfying enough. After all, to be from somewhere carries expectations of understanding “your” culture and “your” home.
I feel envious whenever my friends say they’re “going home” for school breaks. As a student who frequently moves, I have never seen my living space as “home”, but “shelter”, another location to stay in before I unavoidably move again.
So, does this mean I do not have, and will never have, a home? I resign myself to living with this sense of sadness, until very recently.
In my dorm, inside my drawer is a specially designed white bath towel that I have not used since I brought it with me from my parents’ house. One day, I took it out, but stopped after smelling the soft, sweet laundry detergent (洗衣粉), the one my parents used back in Thailand. I felt my eyes water as that random smell brought my mixed emotions to the surface: sadness and nostalgia, a strong feeling of missing home. I still avoid using that towel until now because I don’t want to replace the smell of nostalgia with my newly-bought detergent.
Sadly, even with this new discovery, I will still struggle when answering where I am from, and I will always feel a sense of loss in not having a physical home to “go back to”. Yet, in random moments, when a smell catches me off guard (让我猝不及防) with the memories it brings, I like to believe that the things I feel then are things people feel when they are home. And if these moments can make me smile, even with a sense of loss, what better home can I ask for?
1. Why is the author unable to see his living space as “home”?| A．His living places often change. | B．He is unsatisfied with the place. |
| C．His expectations of “home” are high. | D．He can’t understand the culture there. |
| A．It was made in his hometown. | B．It is a present from his parents. |
| C．Its smell awakened his memories. | D．Its design wins his preference. |
| A．He no longer feels a sense of loss. |
| B．He feels a physical home is unnecessary. |
| C．He has got the answer to “Where are you from?” |
| D．He has found a sense of home in some moments. |
| A．A Man’s Home Is His Castle | B．There Is No Place Like Home |
| C．The Smell Brings Me Home | D．The Emotion Connects Me With Home |
7 . My name is Linda. I am from Isla de Maipo, Chile. I live with my dad, my mom and a rabbit happily. But I was born with a cleft lip (唇裂).
I don’t remember anything about my first years with my cleft lip. All I know is that when I was young, my parents found Fundación Gantz in Santiago, where I had been for free treatment.
Every time when I went to Fundación Gantz, my heart was full of thanks to my parents. It was not easy to arrive on time for medical examination. We had to get up at six in the morning to drive for more than an hour and be careful not to get hit by other cars, but my parents never complained about such busy and tiring days.
Doctors at Fundación Gantz helped me a lot. First, they healed my cleft lip. Then, with orthodontic treatment (正畸治疗), they managed to correct my bite, and later they performed an operation on my jawbone.
I thank the doctors there who treated me, and Dr. Angus is my favorite — he has known me since I was born. When I was in the waiting room waiting for my operation on my jawbone, I was sweating all over in fear. Dr. Angus came to my side and talked to me endlessly about the things I was interested in, such as Kayros’ music and Bolano’s books, making me feel relaxed.
In the past, before the treatment, I had no confidence, and children made jokes on my cleft lip at school. I started training in Taekwondo (跆拳道) at the age of four in a gym next to my kindergarten and it was just what I needed at that time. It changed me and the children around me — before, children played tricks on me, but later they respected me. Today, when people talk about something on my lip, I will tell them the little mark never bothers me because it is so small that it can hardly be seen.
I want to tell the medical experts at Gantz to keep it up because their work is admirable, and they help a lot of people in need.
1. Which of the following can best describe the author’s parents?| A．Selfless. | B．Impatient. | C．Fair. | D．Outgoing. |
| A．He read to her. | B．He talked about interesting things with her. |
| C．He played music for her. | D．He changed her operation plan. |
| A．It made her school time colorful. | B．It built her confidence. |
| C．It improved her school performances. | D．It prepared her for her future career. |
| A．The color. | B．The cost. | C．The operation. | D．The mark. |
8 . Tended by Amanda Montgomery, the garden in northern Chesterfield County is home to Hummingbird Flower Company, which is on a mission to promote the wonders of locally grown flowers.
When Montgomery was growing up, most of her family wasn’t interested in gardening except her grandmother. It wasn’t until college that Montgomery began to appreciate plants. She worked at Churchview Farm in Pittsburgh in 2010 before returning to Richmond. In 2015, while resting on her swing and looking at her suburban yard, Montgomery had an idea, “What if I planted something other than grass?”
After speaking with Stephanie Ganz, a food business consultant, Montgomery was inspired to start growing herbs and eatable flowers for restaurants. Word spread, and soon she began to supply them to many local restaurants. One day, a customer asked if Montgomery could provide flowers to decorate their tables. On hearing that, she decided to give it a try, and thus Hummingbird Flower Company was born.
Demand steadily grew, and her front yard became too small, so Montgomery expanded her business to a friend’s 2,500-square-footbackyard. Now, the friend helps in the garden once a week, but at other times Montgomery tends it on her own. She carefully avoids overwatering and provides the soil with rich compost (堆肥). “You’re never really in control. Mother Nature will humble you every time,” she says.
Montgomery sells her flowers through a subscription program —subscribers receive a bunch of flowers per week or month—and at the River City Flower Exchange, a flower market she co-founded a few years ago. She also makes dry flowers from each year’s harvest for later sale.
From her garden, Montgomery has realized gardening isn’t something you do just for yourself. “Your garden is meant to be shared,” she says. “Whether it’s food or flowers, it’s a really good thing. It gives inspiration to others to see what’s possible.”
1. Montgomery thought of planting something in her garden ______.| A．by accident | B．because of her childhood interest |
| C．as scheduled | D．after listening to a friend’s suggestion |
| A．The influence of her grandmother. | B．A request from one of her customers. |
| C．A food business consultant’s proposal. | D．Her college education and experience. |
| A．It is inspiring. | B．It is rewarding. |
| C．It is demanding. | D．It is promising. |
| A．It is something she does just for herself. |
| B．It provides no help in developing her company. |
| C．Dry flowers are not popular with her consumers. |
| D．It is good to share food or flowers from a garden. |
9 . During 20 years of stacking (码放) shelves with goods at his family’s supermarket in Pollenca on the Spanish island of Mallorca, Jose Luis-Reig, known as Pep, never gave a thought to the academic world. It was only when visiting the classrooms and passages of mainland universities with his two teenage daughters that he suddenly felt himself at home among the books and atmosphere of learning.
After school Pep had intended to do a degree in biology at Barcelona University but had been called on to help run the family business instead.
But the question of “What’s my role in life?“ still kept coming back to him. It wasn’t until a year later that the answer suddenly struck him. When he was at school, other children would come to him with their problems. He developed a reputation and so was invited onto local radio, where the interviewer said, “You’re like a young psychologist.”
Pep was no stranger to change. The family business had originally been a sawmill (锯木厂), but when Pep, then 27, was asked if he wanted to take over, he decided to transform the mill into the town’s first supermarket.
One day in the shop, what the radio presenter said came back to him. After running the idea past his family, he applied to university in Palma to study psychology and, aged 46, was accepted.
“I had to get used to being much older than all the other students,” he says.“ In fact, I was older than my professor. But I believe disadvantages can always be advantages. And I ended up helping the others because I’d had more life experience that carries psychological impact, which could reflect classroom theory.
Pep came top of his year and impressed his tutors so much that he was offered a job researching and teaching, which he still does while studying for a master’s in neuropsychology. Now 52, and still in the job, he adds, “My only regret is not having done it earlier.
1. What can we know about Pep in the first paragraph?| A．He felt relaxed in the academic atmosphere. |
| B．He visited his daughters’ universities frequently. |
| C．He supported his daughters by arranging shelves. |
| D．He never quit the thought of going to mainland colleges. |
| A．To win a reputation. | B．To study psychology. |
| C．To take over his family business. | D．To cure children of their problems. |
| A．His pursuit of a better career. | B．The radio presenter’s comment. |
| C．His classmates’ encouragement. | D．The proposal of the family members. |
| A．Integrity. | B．Self-discipline. | C．Sensitivity. | D．Optimism. |
10 . Marley Christian found a young koala, next to his dying mother. However, becoming motherless wasn’t his only
Marley did her best for Triumph, the koala. She used socks to
Marley did find a company specializing in animal prostheses that would like to
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| A．accident | B．misfortune | C．result | D．difference |
| A．suspected | B．wondered | C．concluded | D．noticed |
| A．cover | B．cure | C．warm | D．solidify |
| A．emphasis | B．hope | C．burden | D．weight |
| A．continue | B．leave | C．cease | D．stick |
| A．helpful | B．available | C．convenient | D．satisfactory |
| A．take on | B．figure out | C．seek for | D．look into |
| A．examinations | B．attempts | C．discussions | D．treatments |
| A．inspiration | B．support | C．response | D．solution |
| A．happened | B．agreed | C．volunteered | D．recommended |
| A．Naturally | B．Surprisingly | C．Thankfully | D．Strangely |
| A．example | B．model | C．issue | D．mark |
| A．preference | B．memory | C．freedom | D．intention |
| A．ordinary | B．touching | C．imperfect | D．unlikely |
| A．adjusted | B．completed | C．attached | D．confirmed |
