There is a saying that we should all just mind our own business and let the chips fall where they may, because no good comes from doing good. This, of course, is not necessarily true.
In Hawaiian culture, aloha has many meanings. First, it is a greeting. However, it is also an expression of love and friendship. One man was a living example of “aloha”, for he had a story to unfold.
Amanda was shopping with her young son, and she was absorbed in picking up their groceries for their family reunion. She was in such a hurry that she even forgot her wallet in the shopping cart, which contained her driver license, credit cards, plenty of cash, and even a gift card that could easily be redeemed (兑换) by anyone . It was not until she arrived home that she found her wallet gone. The woman returned to the supermarket, and started her search for the lost wallet by watching hours and hours of security footage in the supermarket. After turning to several different cameras around the store, but in vain, she completely gave up hope.
Andy Jose was a security guard at the World supermarket. He moved to Maui 5 years ago, and worked as a security guard at the grocery store to support the family and put himself through college. He rode his bike to work and school every day because he didn’t have a car.
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Para .1: He was busy collecting the shopping carts when something caught his eyes.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Para.2: Amanda and her husband decided to do something big to show their gratitude .
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . Yesterday, I was shopping in a store, minding my own business, when I saw someone
But the dog’s behavior got
At this point, I couldn’t stand it anymore, and
A.mistreating | B.walking | C.selling | D.greeting |
A.attention | B.praise | C.money | D.patience |
A.neck | B.legs | C.tail | D.teeth |
A.Probably | B.Luckily | C.Typically | D.Finally |
A.saved | B.helped | C.frightened | D.attracted |
A.looked at | B.made way for | C.searched for | D.fell in love with |
A.worker | B.teacher | C.reporter | D.hunter |
A.in safety | B.in need | C.in silence | D.in trouble |
A.politer | B.worse | C.sillier | D.simpler |
A.ground | B.tree | C.car | D.grass |
A.candy | B.bread | C.fruit | D.milk |
A.denied | B.considered | C.forgot | D.marked |
A.bank | B.hospital | C.store | D.office |
A.confident | B.sorry | C.worried | D.relieved |
A.generous | B.humorous | C.good | D.rude |
One day a friend invited me to join gymnastics class that she had belonged to for many years. My mom got the needed information and within a few days I was ready to start!
When I got there, I was extremely nervous. The group wasn’t very welcoming so I was regretting signing up. It seemed they were comfortable with the team they had, and they didn’t want anyone to be added to it. But after working together for a few days, we all soon became friends. A month passed and I learned to do many things. I was excited and ready to learn back handsprings(手翻). Back handsprings are one of the main things you need to know for gymnastics because they are done so often. In my opinion, they are the hardest to do, but I was ready to try.
My friend was the queen of back handsprings, so she helped me understand each and every step. Our coach pulled out a handspring machine to help the kids who were learning how to do them for the first time. This machine is a block that has cushion(垫子) all around it. You basically sit in the mouth of the machine and push off with your feet and go backwards until you land on your hands, then feet.
Even with the handspring machine, I couldn’t get my feet right, so I had to try again and again. Impatient, some of the girls seemed to get angry. I was feeling like the new kid in the group again. The new kid that didn’t know what she was doing but everyone else knew it!
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Luckily, my friend, the queen of back handsprings, kept encouraging me.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________One day, I finally got it right.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4 . I grew up playing sports. My husband, Kenny, was working as a basketball coach. We weren’t surprised when our daughter Kennedi showed early
By the time she turned 13 years old, our family life was full of practices and track meets. I had
I couldn’t help
The good news was that Kennedi
A.musical | B.academic | C.technical | D.athletic |
A.greatness | B.fairness | C.humbleness | D.vividness |
A.choices | B.comment | C.visions | D.experience |
A.promised | B.denied | C.admitted | D.announced |
A.starting | B.spending | C.recognizing | D.recalling |
A.priority | B.principle | C.wisdom | D.standard |
A.depended on | B.took over | C.gave way to | D.put up with |
A.appointment | B.vacation | C.practice | D.target |
A.appreciated | B.restricted | C.offered | D.stretched |
A.Reflecting on | B.Identifying with | C.Looking up to | D.Breaking up |
A.ignorant | B.afraid | C.proud | D.ashamed |
A.distinction | B.reservation | C.change | D.suggestion |
A.traditional | B.similar | C.different | D.healthy |
A.played | B.recovered | C.remembered | D.knew |
A.originally | B.completely | C.consequently | D.barely |
The boys at the back of the school bus were restless. Stevie did his best to ignore the others. “”Settled own!”Mr Taylor said. “We’ll be there soon. Wait till you see the climbing walls. You’ll be very happy.” Stevie hadn’t liked this “Boys Rulz” club from the start. They were troublemakers. Mom had made him join because she was worried that he didn’t seem to be fitting in. It was n this fault, thought Stevie, school was boring. None of the teachers trusted him, and no special boy’s group was to change that.
All the boys stared up in wonder at the huge climbing walls. Stevie looked down at his thin arms and wondered how he could climb up that. Mr Taylor and a man called Rick helped the boys get into their harnesses (保护带) and showed them how to climb up. “Now find a partner and get them to check all your straps (带子) and everything,” said Mr Taylor. The boys quickly paired off, leaving Stevie standing there alone. “Cool, you’re with me,” said Rick, holding up his hand for a high-five. Stevie high-five d him back weakly. Stevie was on a tiny wall which the others had called the “baby wall”. He gritted his teeth (咬紧牙关), his face pressed against the rough surface and reached for the next, hold. “Done!” he called down from the top. “Now let go of the rock and walk down as I showed you,” said Rick. “It’s perfectly safe.” Stevie did as instructed, and Rick started to let him down slowly. “Well done,” said Rick when Stevie got to the bottom.
Then someone pointed out that Mr Taylor hadn’t done any climbing himself.” I plan to, “said Mr Taylor.” But I’ll need a partner, someone I can really trust. “The boys volunteered actively, but Mr Taylor pretended he hadn’t heard. He looked around the group. “How about you, Stevie?” he said at last. “Fancy being my belayer?” A be layer is somebody who controls how you come down, the one that stops you from falling.
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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Stevie looked up, greatly surprised.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________“Ready to let me down?” Mr Taylor called down to Stevie.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6 . Thomas was a well-known wise man. One day, he wandered in a beautiful small town. Because of his fame, people from nearby towns who heard of his arrival all came to visit and seek his advice.
Many who came sought help with difficulties in daily life, and Thomas, unable to bear turning them away, patiently offered suggestions. Word spread quickly, and more and more people came to see Thomas for guidance.
One day, dozens of people crowded outside Thomas’s door, all clamoring (大声地要求) that their problems were the most serious and urgent, each insisting that Thomas address their concerns first, with no one willing to yield (让步).
After a moment of thought, Thomas took out some paper and a pen and said, “I can’t hear clearly with everyone talking at once. How about everyone write down your problem on a piece of paper and place it in this basket beside me?”
Once everyone had placed their notes in the basket, Thomas shook the basket and said, “Please each take a piece of paper from the basket and read what it says.”
As everyone read a note from someone else, they all realized that indeed, each person has their own troubles, and every household has its own challenges. Then Thomas spoke up, “Now, whose problem is the most urgent to solve?” Hearing that question, no one spoke again, because now no one dared to claim that their problem was the most severe.
Often, we are bound by our immediate feelings. When difficulties and problems strike, it feels as though we are caught in a vortex of pain. But if we shift our focus from ourselves and look towards others, we might discover that the problems we face are not so significant. Perhaps others are the ones who need help more urgently, or maybe there is something within our power that we can do for them.
1. Why did people visit Thomas?A.For advice. | B.For a meeting. |
C.For a competition. | D.For introductions. |
A.He ignored them. | B.He listened to each one individually. |
C.He prioritized the problems himself. | D.He asked them to write down their problems. |
A.The complexity of their difficulties. | B.The similarity of their situations. |
C.Their need for more advice. | D.Their living conditions. |
A.Competition. | B.Sympathy. | C.Prioritization. | D.Self-confidence. |
7 . If you walk around the Rahway Trail in the South Mountain Reservation of Millburn, New Jersey, you might spot more than vegetation and creatures. Small fantastic
“So she found Rahway Trail and started constructing the houses and leaving
The South Mountain Conservancy later noticed the sudden
“She thought this was a(n)
Ojibway and her son moved out of the area a few years ago, but the Fairy Trail
“To give these kids
A.courts | B.cottages | C.woods | D.galleries |
A.obviously | B.temporarily | C.otherwise | D.indeed |
A.lift | B.deliver | C.move | D.add |
A.explore | B.design | C.harvest | D.recommend |
A.luxury | B.sweet | C.odd | D.serious |
A.restoration | B.collapse | C.appearance | D.attack |
A.permitted | B.prepared | C.appointed | D.preferred |
A.accurate | B.visual | C.traditional | D.fantastic |
A.forcing | B.stimulating | C.persuading | D.urging |
A.functions | B.survives | C.remains | D.varies |
A.officially | B.previously | C.unluckily | D.illegally |
A.investors | B.consultants | C.instructors | D.volunteers |
A.remote | B.secure | C.permanent | D.firm |
A.show up | B.catch on | C.break down | D.come over |
A.rewarded | B.cheated | C.defeated | D.supported |
In a distant village surrounded by rolling hills and large fields, there lived a young boy named Lei. At the age of 15, Lei stood out with excellent study performance. His journey to this point, however, was full of challenges and struggles.
Lei was born in a happy family. His parents, hardworking farmers, grew crops from the land to support their family’s life. Lei grew up, surrounded by the love and care of his family, with his days filled with laughter and the simple joys of childhood. However, his life took a sudden turn when his parents decided to move to the city in search of greater opportunities to support their family. Therefore, Lei had to be left behind and taken care of by his grandparents. Although Lei was taken good care of, he felt lonely and sad without his parents around. The house was once filled with his parents’ voices, but now only he and his grandparents were at home. He missed his parents and the happy time he spent with them.
This emotional struggle began to affect Lei’s schoolwork. Once as a curious and eager student, Lei found himself losing interest in his studies. He even didn’t want to go to school from time to time and his grades began to fall greatly. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, his parents made a difficult decision to send Lei to a boarding (寄宿制) school, hoping it would provide him with a fresh start.
However, adjusting to the boarding school life was not easy for Lei. His shy nature made it difficult for him to connect with his classmates and he often felt like an outsider. The pressure and loneliness increased until one day Lei told his teacher about his feeling and thoughts. Concerned about Lei’s health, the teacher immediately reached out to his parents, expecting them to have a heart-to-heart conversation with their son. Taking the teacher’s advice to heart, Lei’s parents took on a long journey, traveling by train and bus for almost a day to reach him.
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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Then Lei’s parents had a heart-to-heart conversation with Lei.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The conversation was a turning point for Lei.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9 . Born to be likeable, my older sister grew up with lots of friends, parties and attention. I wanted the
That led to my
One day, my mom said to me, “You’ll never be anything your heart won’t let you be. Start looking inside,
A.kindness | B.intelligence | C.popularity | D.generosity |
A.studied | B.helped | C.missed | D.attended |
A.turned to | B.worked with | C.heard from | D.waited for |
A.program | B.plan | C.job | D.strategy |
A.afraid | B.nervous | C.puzzled | D.excited |
A.perform | B.explain | C.play | D.feel |
A.duty | B.decision | C.regret | D.failure |
A.lack | B.discovery | C.sense | D.understanding |
A.show | B.chance | C.mistake | D.concern |
A.reminded | B.invited | C.liked | D.thanked |
A.Besides | B.However | C.Otherwise | D.Therefore |
A.presenting | B.promising | C.appearing | D.hiding |
A.because of | B.in exchange for | C.instead of | D.in addition to |
A.words | B.lessons | C.choices | D.excuses |
A.risked | B.stopped | C.imagined | D.remembered |
10 . In a heartwarming turn of events, a two-year-old girl who had gone lost in Newberry County was found safe and sound after a careful search. The young child had last been
What followed was a remarkable chain of events that led to her safe
Around 6:00 pm, the situation took a hopeful turn when a deer
Newberry County 911 operators sprang into action,
With the location data
A.recognized | B.seen | C.checked | D.saved |
A.safe | B.dead | C.missing | D.sick |
A.rescue | B.arrival | C.journey | D.departure |
A.lover | B.raiser | C.protector | D.hunter |
A.Leaving | B.Adapting | C.Reacting | D.Writing |
A.placed | B.forgot | C.answered | D.presented |
A.progress | B.location | C.need | D.identity |
A.introducing | B.providing | C.developing | D.using |
A.creatively | B.mostly | C.accurately | D.likely |
A.useless | B.crucial | C.wrong | D.cheap |
A.in hand | B.in return | C.in secret | D.in order |
A.parking | B.crowded | C.playing | D.wooded |
A.uneducated | B.bored | C.unharmed | D.confused |
A.purposes | B.efforts | C.words | D.stories |
A.gift | B.movie | C.tradition | D.reunion |