1 . My brother and I were driving home together and we were deep in conversation. Because of his
We eventually reached an exit slipway and, as we took it, my brother
What I loved most was watching my brother throughout this
| A．happiness | B．carelessness | C．selfishness | D．weakness |
| A．bridge | B．corner | C．track | D．house |
| A．Nervously | B．Immediately | C．Unwillingly | D．Unfortunately |
| A．unusual | B．hateful | C．hopeless | D．needless |
| A．repaired | B．noticed | C．struck | D．helped |
| A．phoning | B．reminding | C．greeting | D．recalling |
| A．restaurant | B．gas station | C．hotel | D．way |
| A．pulled together | B．pulled away | C．pulled over | D．pulled through |
| A．flat | B．empty | C．old | D．dirty |
| A．clean | B．change | C．fill | D．choose |
| A．supposed | B．forced | C．allowed | D．required |
| A．different | B．opposite | C．wrong | D．distant |
| A．wish | B．ability | C．belief | D．opportunity |
| A．progress | B．arrangement | C．process | D．mistake |
| A．dangerous | B．destructive | C．expensive | D．negative |
2 . Volunteers make a significant difference in the lives of others. Often, they perform with the intention of helping those in need.
Volunteering helps you meet others and develop new relationships. One of the best ways to make new friends and strengthen existing relationships is to take part in a shared activity.
Volunteering helps you develop a feeling of gratitude. This social emotion isn’t always the easiest to express due to inherent vulnerability (固有的脆弱性), but it can strengthen relationships with those closest to you. Volunteering allows you to take a step back to look at the bigger picture, which can help you realize never take life for granted and always be appreciative of what you have.
Volunteering may reduce stress levels.
| A．What do you hope to get out of volunteering? |
| B．There are many organizations that actively seek volunteers. |
| C．It’s the little things you have that give you a sense of satisfaction. |
| D．Volunteering teaches valuable skills and gives a sense of purpose. |
| E．Volunteering may strengthen a person’s social networks to relieve stress. |
| F．But do you know that volunteering can benefit your own health as well? |
| G．Volunteering is a great way to meet new people who share common interests with you. |
3 . One of life’s challenging aspects is being in need of assistance and having no one to turn to. For many of us, asking for help is
I noticed that there were many opportunities to volunteer your time to help specific organizations.
Just recently a local resident, Helen, was asked to
Helen
Helping others gives you an opportunity to
| A．typical | B．difficult | C．informal | D．useless |
| A．admitting | B．creating | C．assuming | D．admiring |
| A．Besides | B．Otherwise | C．Therefore | D．However |
| A．job | B．base | C．gap | D．form |
| A．lock | B．count | C．gather | D．move |
| A．forced | B．trained | C．taught | D．inspired |
| A．along with | B．apart from | C．due to | D．instead of |
| A．deliver | B．replace | C．seek | D．lose |
| A．accounting | B．searching | C．applying | D．weeping |
| A．appeal | B．exposure | C．access | D．reference |
| A．mentioned | B．contacted | C．supported | D．joined |
| A．willing | B．grateful | C．afraid | D．responsible |
| A．appointment | B．performance | C．experience | D．achievement |
| A．judge | B．change | C．record | D．compare |
| A．learn from | B．wait for | C．smile at | D．depend on |
4 . Students at an elementary school in California, with the help of their art teacher, created a telephone hotline that people can call to get cheerful advice from kids during difficult times. In just days, the hotline began getting thousands of calls an hour.
The hotline is available in English and Spanish. It offers the happy voices of children of different ages sharing positive messages. For example, by pressing 3, you can hear a group of kindergartners saying together:“You can do it! Keep trying, don’t give up!” Pressing 4 triggers the sounds of children giggling and laughing—a sound certain to bring a smile to anyone’s face.
Jessica Martin, who teaches art at West Side School in Healdsburg, California, thought her students just might have the magic words needed to bring calm to people in difficult times. ”To hear the pure joy from kids is extremely comfortingshe says.
Students working on the hotline should first think of what they would like to say to encourage someone else. When they were ready, Ms. Martin recorded each one. Later, she sorted out the recordings into the different parts of the telephone hotline. Pressing 1 brings up ideas for people who are “feeling mad, frustrated, or nervous“. Helpful suggestions include: ”punch your pillow“, “jump on the trampoline”, or ”go get a cookie“. Pressing 2 results in “words of encouragement and life advice”, which includes messages like: ”The world is a better place with you in it.“ And “You are okay!”
Words of the hotline spread quickly on social media. The hotline has become incredibly popular with stressed adults, patients in hospitals, older people in homes, and others who just want to hear the happy voices of children.
1. What is Jessica’s main purpose in launching the hotline project?| A．To get cheerful advice from kids. |
| B．To make hotline calls available to people in need. |
| C．To bring comfort to people in depression. |
| D．To spread the happy voices of children. |
| A．Pressing 1 | B．Pressing 2 |
| C．Pressing 3 | D．Pressing 4 |
| A．A child who wants to share positive messages. |
| B．An adult who has just been promoted in his career. |
| C．A youngster who embraces the comforts of ordinariness. |
| D．A senior who has been diagnosed cancer. |
| A．Thoughtful and cheerful. | B．Confident and diligent. |
| C．Hopeful and successful. | D．Optimistic and unbelievable. |
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赞成 | 帮助他人是美德； 帮助他人就是帮助自己； |
反对 | 怕陷入麻烦； 怕被误解； |
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6 . Jordan Mittler has been spending weekends teaching seniors in New York how to use technology for years, but he never expected he would be streaming(直播) a class about smartphones and computers on smartphones and computers.
The Manhattan resident has patiently taught texting, emailing and video chatting to dozens of seniors for years, beginning when his grandparents first got smartphones. Teaching them how to use apps and send messages inspired the tech-savvy(懂科技知识的) teen to offer his services to more older people. At age of 12, he created a formal course and started hosting free, hour-long sessions for seniors every Sunday. Immediately, he was flooded with interested participants. His course, spread out over 10 weeks, was an instant success.
But when the coronavirus hit New York City, Jordan had to end his classes. He wasn’t sure if he could move the lessons on line— it was much easier to help students understand their devices in person—but he knew the importance of keeping older folks connected online. Most of the attendees were retired or lived alone and needed to find ways to connect with family members remotely. “It gives them somewhere to be and something to do,” he said.
So he spent a week ensuring each student could use Zoom, an online video chat platform. For most of the seniors, that meant calling them individually with step-to-step instructions. Since then, online classes have been going smoothly.
His project, Mittler Senior Technology, has taught Jordan the value of making inter-generational relationships. He frequently invites his teenage friends to participate in his classes, hoping more young people will take time to help older relatives or neighbors.
“Any kid in our generation can show their grandparents how to send an email,”he said. “It’s very important to spend as much time with them as you can.”For family members trying to help older relatives surf the Internet, Jordan has some advice. He suggests starting with basic applications, like email or texting. From there, it’s easier to learn how to navigate more complex apps and websites. “Patience is really key,”he said.
1. What inspired Jordan Mittler to teach seniors how to use technology?| A．His interest in technology. |
| B．His ambition to become famous. |
| C．His determination to fight against coronavirus. |
| D．His experience of teaching his grandparents. |
| A．Creative and modest. | B．Strict and determined. |
| C．Thoughtful and warm-hearted. | D．Knowledgeable and humorous. |
| A．Young people are quite willing to teach older relatives how to surf the Internet. |
| B．Young people are trying to teach older relatives complex applications. |
| C．Seniors consider it easy to learn more complex apps and websites. |
| D．Young people tend to be impatient when helping older relatives with technology. |
| A．A teen keeps seniors connected online. |
| B．Seniors live a happy life. |
| C．New York City is a perfect place for seniors. |
| D．The Manhattan resident launched a project to deal with coronavirus. |
The people living in Wenchuan county will never forget the day 12 May, 2008. Now, more than 10 years on, the people in Wenchuan are living a new life. Many live in new towns
8 . Three women were sitting on the river bank. All were
But the old woman said, “I will tell you. But first please give me some water to drink. I am very
Hearing this, the three ladies at once
Having finished
| A．wealthy | B．healthy | C．young | D．energetic |
| A．fought | B．smiled | C．nodded | D．disagreed |
| A．dog | B．lantern | C．branch | D．river |
| A．slowly | B．rudely | C．peacefully | D．surprisingly |
| A．eyes | B．hands | C．ears | D．shoulders |
| A．dirty | B．poor | C．upset | D．thirsty |
| A．laughed | B．cried | C．escaped | D．disappeared |
| A．sang | B．relaxed | C．sighed | D．recovered |
| A．bottle | B．bag | C．pot | D．basket |
| A．Seeing | B．Hearing | C．Feeling | D．Smelling |
| A．boiled | B．chose | C．changed | D．poured |
| A．came across | B．gave away | C．put aside | D．took in |
| A．listening | B．talking | C．eating | D．washing |
| A．date | B．control | C．order | D．shape |
| A．point | B．serve | C．touch | D．refuse |
As the daughter of a truck driver and a secretary, I grew up knowing my mother far better than my father. As a young child I was “Daddy’s little girl,” but then I hit those teen years and my relationship with my father no longer existed. Now we were strangers. He didn’t know how to handle a teenage girl with crazy hormones and a big mouth. I was confused.
I was a rebellious teenager. When my mother attempted to guide me, of course I fought every inch of the way. But she never let go, and finally I got rid of those raging hormones and improper behaviors. It was during this time that I learned an important lesson from my father.
One evening on his way home he saw a woman opening her trunk to take out a spare tire. He stopped, introduced himself and began to take over the task of changing the blown-out tire. When Dad finished changing the tire and returning all of the equipment to the trunk of her car, she offered him a $20 bill for his help. He smiled at her and said, “No need. I have a wife and a daughter who just started driving, and my only hope is that if ever one of them breaks down on the side of the road, someone honest and friendly will stop and do for them what I just did for you.” He said good-bye and left.
This was a side of my father I didn’t see often. Instead, throughout my life, my father taught me the rules of the road and life through loud funny stories. I was 24 years old before I realized how much I had really learned from him.
In 1992, as a volunteer I headed to western Kansas to join the “Walk Across America for Mother Earth.” We were almost halfway there when the left back tire blew out. Quite upset, I maintained control of the car and pulled off of I-70 onto the shoulder of the road. As I went into the trunk for the spare tire and the jack, an 18-wheeler went flying past us at top speed. I was positioning the jack when I heard the loud, harsh sound of air brakes across the road.
Paragraph1: I looked up to see a trucker running to our aid.
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Paragraph2: I told the driver about my father and his experience in New Jersey.
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10 . Medha Pappula, an eighth-grader at Brambleton Middle School, is using her skill set to solve a problem — bullying. She recently earned an award from National Bullying Prevention Center (NBPC) for her anti-bullying (反霸凌) efforts in software development and animation (动画).
Pappula, 13, said she discovered that a classmate had experienced cyberbullying, which was painful for her to learn about. “Even though I didn’t experience it, I wouldn’t wish that on anyone, even my worst enemy,” Pappula said.
Then she developed a program that recognizes when digital and text-based messages include bullying language. The program takes a message, and then recognizes signs of bullying and gives a rating to the cyberbullying, the teen said. If the rating is high, she said, “the program can be used to carry out things like removing that message or reporting it.”
Pappula first designed and tested the program for Discord, a popular community-based messaging platform (平台), and said she plans to develop it for even bigger platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
In addition to this program, the NBPC awarded Pappula for a three-minute animated video about Unity Day, which she created and shared on YouTube last October. Unity Day, according to the video, was started by the NBPC in 2011 to raise bullying awareness among school-age children. Schools encourage their students to wear orange on Unity Day, as it is “a color that is connected with safety,” the website reads.
Pappula visited different websites to develop her animation skills several years ago. She spent more than a month creating her 2-D animated video using an animation software called Krita. The effort paid off, as nearly 6,000 people have already viewed the “Unity Day” video on YouTube. Along with being posted to the NBPC webpage, her animation was also shared by Cartoon Network. Moving forward, Pappula hopes to continue to work with the NBPC and to use her skills to lift those around her.
1. How did Pappula feel about bullying?| A．It upset her life a lot. |
| B．It could be stopped easily. |
| C．It happened online most often. |
| D．It shouldn’t happen to anyone. |
| A．By sending voice messages. |
| B．By removing useless messages. |
| C．By sending its users important reports. |
| D．By rating messages according to the language used. |
| A．She asked the NBPC for help. |
| B．She taught herself animation. |
| C．She learned from an expert. |
| D．She created Krita. |
| A．Honest. | B．kind. |
| C．Polite. | D．Proud. |
