1 . A huge fire broke out (爆发) on 2 September 1666 in London. The fire, known as the Great Fire of London, was the worst fire in the history of London. It burned down (烧毁) more than three quarters of the old city.
The fire started in the very early hours of Sunday morning in the house of the king’s baker. A strong wind blew the fire from the baker’s house into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
At that time, most of the buildings in London were made of wood, so it was easy for the fire to spread quickly. By eight o’clock, three hundred houses were on fire. By Monday, nearly a kilometre of the city was burning along the Thames River. On Tuesday, which was considered the worst day, the fire destroyed many well-known buildings, including the old St Paul’s Cathedral.
The fire burned until finally hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire were destroyed to create a firebreak. The fire then died out eventually with nothing left to burn.
1. Why is the fire of 1666 called the Great Fire of London?| A．The fire broke out in the capital of England. |
| B．People in England will never forget the fire. |
| C．The fire was the worst fire in the history of London. |
| D．The fire spread fast into Thames Street. |
| A．In Thames Street. | B．In the house of the king’s baker. |
| C．In the house of the baker’s neighbour. | D．In St Paul’s Cathedral. |
| A．Most of the buildings in London were wooden. |
| B．It broke out on a Sunday morning. |
| C．A hotel was next to the baker’s house. |
| D．It started in a baker’s house. |
| A．a bell or other device that gives people warning of a fire in a building |
| B．a bright ball of fire, especially one at the centre of an explosion |
| C．a special vehicle that carries equipment for fighting large fires. |
| D．a thing that stops a fire from spreading, for example a strip of land that has been cleared . |
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Dear Tom,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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4 . Find your new favorite hobby
Challenging and fun hobbies have the power to make us happier and healthier. They can lead to better physical health, lower stress, greater life satisfaction, a larger social network and improve work performance.
Ask yourself how you want to feel
Hobbies present an escape — they can help you get out of your head and calm down. Ask yourself how you want an activity to make you feel. Mentally engaged? Distracted? Relaxed? Socially connected?
Start small
When people feel guilty about spending time on leisure, they experience increased symptoms of depression and anxiety. Give yourself permission to do something that you like and keep in mind that if a hobby makes you healthier and happier, everyone around you will benefit. Think of discovering new hobbies as a way to add new dimensions to your life, and enjoy the process.
Take a trip back in time
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? The answer could point you toward an appealing hobby. Revisit some activities you loved when you were young, like drawing, putting together model kits, collecting things or building clay figures, which is really helpful to start your new hobbies.
Keep a list
Keep a list on your fridge or other things of all the things that strike you as interesting. Write down potential interests as they come to you, and you’ll have no shortage of options to explore when you’re ready.
| A．Remove guilt. |
| B．Keep optimistic. |
| C．Plus, they often promote connection with others. |
| D．Those childhood delights can easily develop into adult hobbies. |
| E．Don’t invest a ton of time and money in a new hobby immediately. |
| F．You should keep an open mind and don’t ignore some potential hobbies. |
| G．It’s also helpful to consider what your life is missing, like creativity or physical activity. |
5 . Whether it’s an overnight pre-college program, a local day camp, or a sleepaway adventure experience, summer programs for teens are a great opportunity to pursue new interests, improve existing skills, and make new friends outside of the classroom.
World Scholars Academy
World Scholars Academy offers elite (精英的) summer computer science courses for ages 12-18 designed and taught by world-leading software engineering scholars. Explore your future career path and accelerate your success with personalized college guidance and high-level instruction in coding and computer science led by the world’s most accomplished educations.
Cost: $1,500
Provided by: independent provider
Session length: two weeks
Entering grade: 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Hollinsummer
Hollinsummer is a summer program for young women with interests in creative writing, social justice, theater, or riding. Designed for passionate, talented high school girls, Hollin-summer brings together students from across the country for an exciting week of learning on one of Virginia’s most beautiful campuses.
Cost: $500
Provided by: college
Session length: one week
Entering grade:9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
ArtsBridge Summer
Sing, dance and act your heart out for two incredible weeks. These programs provide specialized guidance on what it takes to be a theater artist, from acting to song &dance with an eye on college admission in the performing arts.
Cost: $3,000
Provided by: college
Session length: two weeks
Entering grade: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Future Stars
The baseball camp is designed for campers of all skill levels, whether you’re a young player learning about the game or an experienced athlete looking to improve your talent. We put the time into group each camper accordingly. With these age and skill specific groupings, campers are able to improve their level of play and raise their confidence on the field in a fun, team-oriented environment.
Cost: $1,499
Provided by: independent provider
Session length: one week
Entering grade: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th,10th
1. What are the summer programs for teens mostly designed for?| A．To develop good habits. | B．To promote social skills. |
| C．To achieve teenagers’ dreams. | D．To experience adventures. |
| A．It is financed by a college. | B．It is aimed at cultivating passion. |
| C．It is targeted at young females. | D．It is programmed to raise confidence. |
| A．World Scholars Academy | B．Hollinsummer | C．ArtsBridge Summer | D．Future Stars |
6 . Many young Tibetan college graduates long for a stable job in the public sector after graduation, but Samdrub Norbu is an exception. The 23-year-old founder of Yangchak Art has been running a Tibetan guitar business for more than half a year since getting his degree from Tibet University last year.
Samdrub Norbu, born to a Tibetan family in Lhokha, a cradle of Tibetan civilization, is captivated by Tibetan culture. “The Tibetan guitar is what I love. That’s why I chose this business,” Samdrub Norbu said. “I don’t know what the future hold, but I am happy every day about what I have been trying so far, never feeling tired.” He has a distinctive dual motive: earning a profit while preserving Tibetan musical instrument culture.
Despite finally achieving success, Samdrub Norbu’s business activities in Tibetan instruments got off to a shaky start. While still studying in college three years ago, he opened a shop in his home county selling music al instruments. However, the business failed and he lost almost 500,000 yuan ($69,000), which had a huge impact on him and his family.
“The most pain I suffered while having difficulties was not physical, but mental,” he said. During his darkest days, his relatives—apart from his supportive mother and father—friends and even his girlfriend, abandoned him.
In spite of the failure and setbacks in life, his strong determination to fulfill his dream emboldened him once more and supported him in the success of running the same business again after his graduation. In just a few months since opening the first shop in Lhasa last year, his business has already expanded, with a second shop opening in Lhasa four months ago. The number of staff in his workshop has grown to 10.
Besides selling various Tibetan guitars, he also operates a workshop to produce them himself and runs Tibetan guitar learning courses for beginners. He aims to found an art school in the future.
“Like the Tibetan saying, ‘There is no room for sorrow in a place where one can find music and dancing’, I believe what I have been doing can bring happiness to others.”
1. Why is Samdrub Norbu referred to as an exception?| A．He graduated with honours. | B．He pursued a stable job. |
| C．He enjoyed playing the Tibetan guitar. | D．He started his own business. |
| A．Confused. | B．Attracted. | C．Identified. | D．Represented. |
| A．His academic achievement. | B．His trustworthy relatives.: |
| C．His strong resolution. | D．His wealthy families. |
| A．A man can do no more than he can. | B．Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. |
| C．A good beginning makes a good ending. | D．Do what you love and love what you do. |
7 . In summer the extreme heat often makes people sweaty and restless. While people are annoyed by it, experts suggest summer is the best season to discharge your body’s toxins (毒素) and recover your energy.
One popular option is hot-stone treatment. Therapists (治疗师) use smooth and heated stones, usually river rocks, to rub or press certain parts of the body, or place them on key points of the body. The warmth of the hot stones will improve blood circulation and also help relax muscles, while sweating is also believed to be good for discharging the body’s toxins.
Another popular option is hot-stone baths. The hot-stone bath will help the body discharge toxins and humidity (湿气) that accumulated during the last winter. Summer is the best season to build a good body. Rather than use water or steam to heat and wash the body, people simply wear a coat or something comfortable, and then lie on heated stone tablets made of hot stones, which are warmed to around 45℃. The body will gradually warm up and blood circulation will also be improved. More sweat will come out quickly. The sweat is smooth and fresh, not smelly like that released after sports activities. Such baths bring a number of health benefits, such as anti-aging, improved blood circulation and stress relief. The slimming effect of dieting can even be promoted.
Using hot stones for health benefits dates back to ancient times, but the modern renewal of hot-stone massage is generally credited to Mary Nelson, a native of Tucson, Arizona, America, whose trademark is “LaStone Therapy”.
The therapy is gaining wide popularity with many people, especially those who have jobs in cool air-conditioned rooms. The hot-stone therapy can help cure many diseases, including back pain.
1. What does the hot-stone treatment can not do?| A．Relax your muscle. | B．Better your blood circulation. |
| C．Improve your dieting. | D．Discharge the toxins inside. |
| A．Accumulate toxins during last winter. | B．Bath in hot water or steam. |
| C．Participate in sports activities before it. | D．Lie on some hot flat stones. |
| A．It successfully cured many diseases by itself. | B．Its popularity lies in its benefits on health. |
| C．Its origin comes from modern concepts. | D．It can help people sweat little in summer. |
| A．Small hot stones, big healthy functions | B．Summer, the best time to recover your energy |
| C．Hot-stone therapy, a way to cure all diseases | D．Sweating, the best way to release toxins |
8 . Praying for Bea
I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night with Bea on my mind. I could not seem to
Bea had been my son’s
The next morning, I had my usual Bible study group to
When I arrived early and entered the meeting room, a friend called out to me to see this woman who had to decide whether or not to
The woman was Bea. In shock, I told my friend, “I have been
I had no idea that Bea had been on the waiting list for a heart transplant at UCLA, looking out a window at Bea sitting in her car making that
I have often wondered since that night how many other people might also have had the same wake-up call to pray for Bea.
Bea decided to get the
God answered her prayers and the new transplanted heart
Bea received yet a second heart transplant and is
| A．shake | B．have | C．get | D．bring |
| A．high school | B．primary school | C．college | D．kindergarten |
| A．envy | B．sympathy | C．urge | D．belief |
| A．go | B．attend | C．prepare | D．skip |
| A．undergo | B．relieve | C．cease | D．examine |
| A．stopped | B．retired | C．injured | D．died |
| A．sustain | B．restore | C．make | D．refresh |
| A．praying | B．criticizing | C．thinking | D．starving |
| A．policy | B．guarantee | C．decision | D．plan |
| A．favour | B．examination | C．transplant | D．guidance |
| A．turned down | B．wore out | C．stressed out | D．gave off |
| A．refreshed | B．submitted | C．invested | D．lasted |
| A．arisen | B．raised | C．risen | D．cared |
| A．currently. | B．frequently | C．repeatedly | D．tightly |
| A．motive | B．bonus | C．comfort | D．expectation |
9 . The maleo, a bird with black feathers and a pink chest, is native to Indonesia’s Sulawesi island and a few neighboring ones. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IU-CN), which identifies wildlife across the world currently facing threats, estimates only 800 to 1,400 adult maleos remain in the wild. Experts do not know how many maleos still live across West Sulawesi island. They were only able to record the presence of nesting grounds in 23 villages based on reports from locals in the area. But of those, only 18 are considered active nesting areas.
Recently, the birds have been faced with new threats, which accelerate their decline. The Indonesian government plans to move the nation’s capital from Jakarta to a new city on Borneo island, which is just a six-hour boat trip apart from Sulawesi island. The island takes on the building of new roads and seaports to be used to transport materials to the new capital. Activities also include tree clearing, digging, and removing stones. The process already has changed the forest environment on West Sulawesi and is harming maleo nesting areas near the beach. These changes have made the trip for maleos to lay their eggs increasingly difficult.
Another problem has been poachers. The Associated Press reports that, regardless of official ban, they steal maleo eggs that the males’ parents have hidden in the sand, and sell the eggs for about $1 to people as food. The eggs are a traditional gift for many people in Mamu-ju and other parts of Sulawesi.
“As far as I know, maleo birds are in decline,” said Andi Aco Takdir, chief of the West Sulawesi Forestry Agency. He pointed to several reasons for the decline, including destruction of beach areas, and expanding human development activities. He added that government officials there are prepared to take steps to protect the maleos even with the new capital development. Andi said, “Nature must be used as an achievement and must not be built leaving be-hind problems.”
1. What do the numbers in the first paragraph suggest?| A．The maleos are popular with locals. | B．The maleos are in need of protection. |
| C．The maleos are adaptable to the climate. | D．The maleos are neglected by natives. |
| A．The shortage of food. | B．The damage of wildlife. |
| C．The development of Sulawesi island. | D．The supporting work for the new capital. |
| A．To earn money. | B．To make gifts. | C．To have fun. | D．To follow blindly. |
| A．The new capital development might be stopped at once. |
| B．The government will balance conservation and development. |
| C．There seems to be a tough way for the new capital to develop. |
| D．The government will concentrate on solving urban problems. |
POOR DAVY
It was break time at the village school, surrounded by acres of vibrant flower fields. The bell had rung, and the children had run out into the bright sunshine, wild with laughter and fun.
All the children but poor Davy. He came out last, very slowly, but he did not laugh. He was in trouble, and the bright, golden sunlight failed to cheer him up.
As he walked across the yard, his eyes fell upon the vibrant flowers that bloomed in vivid colors among the rolling green fields. All kinds of violets (紫罗兰) nodded their heads in the breeze, as if trying to cheer him up. Yet Davy’s heart was too heavy to appreciate their beauty.
He walked across the fields, and sat down on a stone behind the old maple. A little bird on the highest branch sang just to make him laugh. But Davy did not notice it. He was thinking of the cruel words that had been said about his ragged (破烂的) clothes. Tears welled up in his eyes, and streamed down his cheeks.
Poor Davy had no father, and his mother had to work hard to keep him at school.
That evening, Davy took the path home that led across the fields and through the woods. The sun was setting, casting a golden hue over the flowering meadows. But Davy’s heart was still heavy, so he walked with his head bowed.
Davy did not wish to trouble his mother; so he lingered a while among the trees, and at last threw himself on the green moss (苔藓) under them. Just then, his teacher came along. She saw who it was, stopped, and then kindly asked,“What is the matter, Davy?”
He did not speak, but the tears began again to start. “Won’t you tell me? Perhaps I can help you.” she asked gently, kneeling beside him.
Then he told her all his trouble. When he ended, she said, cheerily, “I have a plan, Davy, that I think will help you.”
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“Oh, what is it?” he said, sitting up with a look of hope, while a tear fell upon a blue violet.
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