2 . At the end of a long week, Mike and I were going to invite friends for dinner. Just before I got home, Mike said he had to stay late at work.
Already running late myself, I started feeling
Just as we finished our last errand (差事), the boys reminded me to stop at the
I pulled into the driveway with only 45 minutes left before my guests arrived. I started barking orders at the boys, but all they
As I watched the boys running after the crickets with laughter, I realized I had only two
Things go wrong from time to time. We can't stop that, but we can decide how we're going to
| A．However | B．Therefore | C．Moreover | D．Instead |
| A．sick | B．happy | C．upset | D．guilty |
| A．stops | B．promises | C．remarks | D．updates |
| A．share | B．tidy | C．repair | D．paint |
| A．worrying | B．doubting | C．quarreling | D．complaining |
| A．comment | B．warning | C．explanation | D．smile |
| A．annoyed | B．amazed | C．scared | D．concerned |
| A．invited | B．followed | C．dragged | D．approached |
| A．bargain | B．ргерагe | C．revise | D．hurry |
| A．influence | B．popularity | C．patience | D．confidence |
| A．pet | B．grocery | C．convenience | D．department |
| A．diners | B．consumers | C．passengers | D．families |
| A．relied on | B．acted on | C．lived on | D．focused on |
| A．In particular | B．Even worse | C．By the way | D．All in all |
| A．escape | B．frighten | C．search | D．attract |
| A．goals | B．beliefs | C．parties | D．choices |
| A．enjoy | B．forgive | C．celebrate | D．memorize |
| A．praised | B．joined | C．defended | D．impressed |
| A．simply | B．cautiously | C．practically | D．enthusiastically |
| A．forget | B．ргоvе | C．treat | D．select |
Freedom above snow
With the Tokyo Summer Olympics behind us, people are turning their eyes to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games,
Born to an American father and a Chinese mother, Gu
People say she is
Gu said she wants to encourage more girls in China to try skiing and other extreme sports , many of which have only been known there for 20 years, according to the Olympics website. She said skiing gives her “
Now she
4 . Sitting here, I go through my mum's old journals, reading them very differently from the first time I found them.
It was a number of years ago, when I was twelve, I found
Then she ran into the room and shoved (推) our puzzle off the table, smashing it into the five thousand pieces we had
My
I always wondered
As I think about the past, I see that mum was
| A．them | B．those | C．it | D．myself |
| A．empty | B．strange | C．clear | D．messy |
| A．joy | B．astonishment | C．doubt | D．happiness |
| A．protect | B．comfort | C．kill | D．confirm |
| A．Yet | B．Then | C．However | D．Though |
| A．nervous | B．relaxed | C．angry | D．surprised |
| A．lifetime | B．day | C．minute | D．moment |
| A．prepared | B．made | C．begun with | D．looked for |
| A．Luckily | B．Even | C．Still | D．Obviously |
| A．wrong with | B．connected with | C．cautious about | D．worried about |
| A．hard time | B．childhood | C．bad luck | D．memories |
| A．forgive | B．miss | C．ignore | D．overcome |
| A．felt | B．heard | C．hoped | D．expected |
| A．where | B．when | C．which | D．what |
| A．depend on | B．face | C．concentrate on | D．calculate |
| A．waiting | B．talking | C．singing | D．smiling |
| A．buy | B．play | C．talk with | D．turn to |
| A．devoted to | B．charged with | C．led to | D．robbed of |
| A．toy | B．puzzle | C．page | D．journal |
| A．fall apart | B．come up | C．come off | D．fall over |
5 . Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881—1973 ) was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. It was said that everything his brush touched turned to gold. But in truth, his works could be worth more than any precious metal. Picasso created more than 20,000 works in his life, including two of the world's 10 most expensive paintings.
Between 1907 and 1913, Picasso and his colleague Georges Braque started a revolution(革命) in painting. Before that, paintings were like windows—they were painted to look as if they had depth. You could tell which objects were "close" to you and which objects were "far away". But Picasso and Braque didn't want to paint like that any more. To them, a painting wasn't a window to the world; it was marks and lines on a flat surface. Why, they thought, should an object like a guitar be shown only from one angle (角度)? A guitar can look very different depending on which angle one looks at it from. Their answer was to show all the angles. They broke the guitar up into pieces. Their style of painting is called cubism (立体主义).
But why did they feel such a need to change things? Well, the world around them was changing, too. Science was turning people's ideas upside down. Albert Einstein's theory proved that what we knew about time and space was wrong. The world was becoming different; artists needed to start seeing and painting it differently.
The famous and terrifying painting Guernica (1937) shows a terrible scene during the Spanish Civil War. In the painting, you can actually see the sky falling. Picasso couldn't have painted it without the skills he learned during his cubist period. Breaking a guitar up into pieces was his preparation for showing the world being blown to pieces.
1. What is mainly discussed about Picasso in this article？| A．The high price of his paintings. |
| B．His difficulties in career. |
| C．The popularity of his paintings. |
| D．His achievements in art. |
| A．They painted objects with different depth. |
| B．They made their paintings look like windows. |
| C．They painted an object from different angles. |
| D．They broke objects up into pieces and painted them. |
| A．Einstein's theory. |
| B．The changing world. |
| C．A broken guitar. |
| D．Spanish Civil War. |
| A．To show the theme of Picasso's paintings. |
| B．To express Picasso's anger at the war. |
| C．To describe the preparations Picasso made before. |
| D．To present the artistic effect of cubism. |
6 . My First Marathon
A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.
I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my firs P.E. class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didn't do either well. He later informed me that I was “not athletic”.
The idea that I was “not athletic” stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. I was all about the batter against my own body and mind. A test of will!
The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn't even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.
Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces(鞋带) became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!
At mile 3.1 passed sign: “GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!”
By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.
By mile 21, I was starving!
As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.
I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.
Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签), 1 can now call myself a “marathon winner”.
1. A month before the marathon, the author________.| A．was well trained | B．felt scared |
| C．made up his mind to run | D．lost hope |
| A．To admit the support of his teacher. | B．To amuse the readers with a funny story. |
| C．To show he was not talented in sports. | D．To share a precious memory. |
| A．To show the author's injured ankle. | B．To show the length the Marahon |
| C．To show the wife's support to the author. | D．To show the author’s great perseverance |
| A．He made it. | B．He quit halfway. |
| C．He got the first prize. | D．He walked to the end. |
The Xi’an City Wall is the most complete city wall that has survived China’s long history. It
We accessed the wall through the South Gate. The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and outside the City Wall.
After
We
Johnson lived alone in a small town, Salem. Once he suffered a minor stroke (中风). He didn't usually go outside of his home unless it was to get his favorite food: pizza. He only ordered from Domino’s Pizza, and due to him frequently ordering, the staff was well familiar with his name.
Although Johnson was a loyal customer, the staff had never heard his voice or seen is face. It was only the delivery drivers who caught a glance of the man. Many neighbors went on to say that he just liked to keep to himself.
The manager of Johnson’s local Domino’s Pizza, Mary, said that he was always so polite to the delivery staff. Throughout the seven years of him placing orders at and supporting the particular Domino’s store, there had never been a problem.
And so none of the employees at Johnson's local Domino’s seemed to notice anything unusual the first couple of days. However, this quickly changed when Mary realized that they hadn't had an order from Johnson in a while. Johnson was considered to be one of the branch's most loyal customers. It was unusual that Johnson hadn't ordered anything for more than 12 days. They felt something might be off. A member of the staff, Tom, was sent to Johnson’s house to see if they could notice anything unusual.
As Tom approached Johnson’s house, he was relieved to see that the lights were on. Johnson wasn't answering the door, even though the lights and TV were on in his room. Tom decided to knock once again and called him on his phone, but there was no answer. There was a horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach. Tom decided to call the police. After hearing the situation, the police arrived quickly. They knocked on the door just as Tom had, but there was no answer once again. Just then one of the officers heard a faint voice coming from inside of the home.
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The voice was calling out for help.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________In the hospital, Johnson was getting better after the stroke.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9 . The National Gallery
Description:
The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance.
Layout:
The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.
The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci , Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titian and Veronese.
The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van de Dyck, Velázquez, Claude and Vermeer.
The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.
Opening Hours:
The Gallery is open every day from 10 am to 6 pm (Fridays 10 am to 9 pm ) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.
Getting There:
Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).
1. In which wing can you see religious paintings?| A．In the West Wing | B．In the North Wing |
| C．In the East Wing | D．In the Sainsbury Wing |
| A．The National Gallery is the biggest British national art museum. |
| B．The Gallery is open every day from 10 am to 6 pm. |
| C．The Gallery is completely free. |
| D．There are four exhibition areas in the National Gallery. |
| A．A museum guide. | B．An artist magazine. |
| C．A news report. | D．A tourist map. |
If you live in northeastern China, you expect long, cold winters. People
The festival includes several thousand ice sculptures. Some of these works are the recreations of castles, historic landmarks and famous people, lit up at night in bright colors. There
The city started
