Samuel, aged 49, was resting on the glass wall which encircled the tiger at the time. After a long wait, the opportunity to face the tiger arrived. Samuel was uncertain if the large cat could recognize him after his five-year absence because of his wife’s new job in another city.
Samuel has had a lifelong craziness with animals. Born and raised in a forest-surrounded area, he often brought home animals he had not seen before. Thus, when Samuel announced to everybody that he had been planning to become an animal keeper, nobody was shocked.
Nothing pleased Samuel more than being employed by someone close to his birthplace, who was a zookeeper. He finally did something that made him happy each day. Furthermore, this job paid well enough for Samuel! This made the situation even better!
Luna, the zoo’s sole (唯一的) female white tiger, liked Samuel. Samuel liked it too. Nobody could comprehend their extraordinary relationship. Luna seldom approached humans. When Luna was younger, it was mistreated at the hotel’s tourist attractions. When the zoo rescued Luna, it made no attempt to interact with anyone. Samuel was able to break through Luna’s fearful shell with a lot of support and patience.
Luna was going to have a baby as part of a plan to save white tigers. Luna had a rough pregnancy (怀孕), but its delivery was terrible. As Luna struggled, Samuel looked after it for hours. Unfortunately, Luna died during her delivery. Samuel was not able to stop crying over its death, but he needed Luna’s children out as quickly as possible!
Luna was taken to a veterinary hospital (兽医院). Samuel wandered outside, waiting for word. The veterinarian soon presented Samuel with a baby tiger. But who would look after it? As its mother passed away, Samuel took on the responsibility. He had been caring for the baby’s mum all along, and now the baby, which Samuel named Blanca.
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However, things did not go well as expected.
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Five years later, Samuel persuaded his wife to return home.
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2 . During Brandi Tuck’s junior year at the University of Florida in 2004, her spring break plans fell through and it changed the course of her life.
All of her friends were going on alternative spring break trips, which gave them an opportunity to serve a diverse set of communities and she reluctantly signed up because nobody was going to the beach with her.
There were several trips to choose from, each focused on a cause like AIDs, women’s rights or the environment. But none of them spoke to Tuck. She’ d done community service for years, but more out of just a desire to enrich her resume (简历). “I picked the homelessness and poverty trip. I thought it was the least bad of the choices,” she recalled.
That spring, she and a dozen other students headed to Atlanta, Georgia, to spend a week volunteering at homeless shelters. The experience was eye-opening. At one shelter, one young boy’s request stopped her in her tracks. He said, “Oh, I love you. Can you please not go? Stay with me.” Tuck knew they didn’t have a lot of attention because the moms were so stressed. So she stayed. In that moment, Tuck decided to continue working at the shelter.
In 2008, Tuck started a nonprofit organization, now known as Path Home, which provides shelter, support, and a host of services to families experiencing homelessness in Portland, Oregon. The organization has since helped more than 10,000 parents and children. She also bought an old church to create an environment that would help families recover mentally as well as physically, giving them the sense of emotional, physical, and psychological safety.
Tuck says her wish is a society where every family receives the support and compassion they need to boom, which is all that she needs to continue doing the work.
1. What happened during Tuck’s spring break in 2004?| A．She traveled to the beach by herself. |
| B．She joined in a community service activity. |
| C．She was admitted to the University of Florida. |
| D．She organized a number of holiday study tours. |
| A．Excitedly. | B．Proudly. | C．Unwillingly. | D．Fortunately. |
| A．Tuck’s sympathy for the poor. | B．The effort that Tuck made. |
| C．Tuck’s reason for volunteering. | D．The honor that Tuck received. |
| A．The little boy’s invitation. | B．Her wish to help all the homeless out. |
| C．The challenges from her volunteering. | D．Path Home’s development. |
3 . Remember the woman in Port Hood, N. S. whose recipe for meat rolls spread all over the internet? The dog from Quebec that attracted hundreds of thousands of followers for its advice on surviving social isolation? The pilot whose path over Nova Scotia formed the shape of a heart?
All of their stories, and dozens more, are collected in a new book by two Canadian authors. It took Heather Down and Catherine Kenwell just a little more than seven weeks to collect the stories behind the 49 uplifting moments they recorded during the pandemic.
The book includes everything from the tale of Robbie Griffiths, the father from Paradise, N. L. who dressed up as Spider-Man so kids could have something positive in their day, to Carter Mann, the Grade 5 student from Sudbury, Ont, who wrote a poem to encourage front-line heroes including his own father, who is a health carer.
“Not Canceled: Canadian Caremongering in the Face of COVID-19” is a reminder that a lot of positive things happened during lockdown. The book’s title is a nod to the Canadian attitude and reaction to the pandemic, as the word “caremongering” has Canadian roots. Even the number of stories is no accident: it’s a reference to the 49th parallel, along which runs the Canada-U. S. border between Manitoba and B. C.
One of the stories in “Not Canceled” centers on the marriage of a couple in B. C. They may have had to shift their celebrations to a living room, but the ceremony was far from lonely. Friends showed up in their cars outside, with everyone tuned into the same radio station, so the bride and groom could have their first dance in the middle of the street.
Down wanted to document how the nation navigated such dark times with kindness. She told CTV News that “the response has been amazing. I’m so pleased.”
The stories included in the book are just the tip of the iceberg. Down says that there are so many stories left over that she and Kenwell might just have to do a second book.
1. What does the underlined word “uplifting” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．Inspiring. | B．Embarrassing. | C．Mysterious. | D．Humorous. |
| A．He trained hard to become a health carer. |
| B．He wrote poems with the help of his father. |
| C．He used words to cheer up essential workers. |
| D．He dressed up as Spider-Man to please other kids. |
| A．It shows Canadian attitude and response. |
| B．It shows the total number of the stories. |
| C．It has the new-made word “caremongering”. |
| D．It contains Canada’s geographical information. |
| A．It was canceled halfway. | B．It was held completely indoor. |
| C．It was witnessed by a group of friends. | D．It was broadcast live by a radio station. |
4 . Suri was a sweet boy and he was fond of elephants. However, he never had a(n)
As they
After spending two to three
In
| A．idea | B．chance | C．choice |
| A．Suddenly | B．Specially | C．Luckily |
| A．touch | B．see | C．catch |
| A．passed by | B．left for | C．lived in |
| A．bored | B．moved | C．excited |
| A．minutes | B．hours | C．days |
| A．thin | B．strong | C．heavy |
| A．when | B．how | C．why |
| A．but | B．so | C．or |
| A．his | B．their | C．our |
5 . When Brian and Lauren got married last November, one very important person was missing: Brian's 91yearold grandmother, Peg. After breaking her ankle, she was unable to
Peg was living for this wedding.
When they walked into that room, Peg was so
This is what
Just a month later, Peg
| A．explain | B．make | C．admit | D．prepare |
| A．In spite of | B．In case of | C．In consequence of | D．In terms of |
| A．invite | B．persuade | C．encourage | D．accompany |
| A．question | B．occasion | C．opportunity | D．agreement |
| A．disturb | B．cheat | C．worry | D．complain |
| A．memorize | B．enjoy | C．capture | D．acknowledge |
| A．weak | B．surprised | C．lucky | D．relieved |
| A．so that | B．even if | C．unless | D．though |
| A．suggestion | B．promise | C．reaction | D．conclusion |
| A．swelled up | B．cleaned up | C．turned up | D．lit up |
| A．manners | B．conversations | C．experiments | D．weddings |
| A．nicest | B．most considerate | C．happiest | D．most intelligent |
| A．possibly | B．regularly | C．hardly | D．absolutely |
| A．moved away | B．drove away | C．passed away | D．broke away |
| A．content | B．strict | C．concerned | D．patient |
