In 2018, 17-year-old Hemesh spent a life-changing summer with his grandmother Anne, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Witnessing the impact of the disease firsthand, Hemesh was awakened to the seriousness of the situation.
One night, Hemesh walked into the kitchen only to discover that his grandmother had left the gas stove (炉) on after making tea. Shocked by the dangerous consequences Alzheimer’s disease could bring about, he couldn’t help but wonder what might have happened if he hadn’t been there.
Hemesh’s worries increased as he observed his grandmother’s behavior. She would wake up in the early hours of the morning, believing she was on a train, and wander outside aimlessly. This wandering tendency could potentially lead her to get lost or put herself in risky situations.
Determined to make a difference, Hemesh engaged himself in extensive research about Alzheimer’s disease and its symptomatic (症状的) progression. Through his studies, he discovered that wandering was a common problem among dementia patients, especially those with Alzheimer’s disease.
Inspired by his newfound knowledge and fueled by his desire to help, Hemesh told his family, “I can’t just stand by and watch this happen. I need to do something to keep Grandma safe. I think I have an idea that might help not just her, but others in similar situations.”
With firm determination, he developed an inventive answer to the wandering dilemma, a device he called the Guardian Companion. It was a wearable device, similar to a smartwatch, specifically designed for Alzheimer’s patients. It integrated advanced GPS technology and a panic button to assist those who tended to wander, ensuring their safety and well-being. After the device got its official approval, Hemesh happily went to try it on for his grandmother.
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As Anne put on the Guardian Companion, Hemesh explained how it worked.
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . I didn’t quite know what I was looking for when I flew to Mongolia for a term abroad. I just needed something different, far from the late-night libraries of my college town. Most different, I hoped, would be my rural homestay: two weeks in central Mongolia with a family of nomadic(游牧的) herders.
I was studying Mongolian at the time, but still, there was so much I couldn’t say or understand. As we walked in the snow behind the goats, my host mom would ask me if I was cold, then giggle (咯咯地笑) and copy a big shiver to make sure I understood. In the evenings, she showed me how to make dumplings with her fingers. My host siblings would talk with me, speaking too fast for me to understand, as we explored the rocks around our tent; I’d listen and nod.
This verbal(言语的) barrier was strangely freeing. In the crowded dining hall at home, meeting new people made me anxious. I’d stay quiet, measuring out my words, struggling for something to say that wouldn’t expose me as unfunny or boring. In Mongolia, I couldn’t perfect my words. I could only smile, and try out one of the phrases I’d mastered: “May I help?” “Where is the dog?” “Are you tired?” My host family laughed at my pronunciation, at the way I threw up my hands and eyebrows in a frequent gesture of confusion. But in their laughter, I felt safe, unembarrassed.
With my Mongolian family on the grassland, I found a feeling of ease I’d never felt before. We were so different, they and I, and not just in language. Their skin was hardened and darkened by sun; I’d been hidden under hats and sunscreen since birth. My host siblings(兄弟姐妹) grew up drawing water from frozen streams and jogging behind herds of sheep; I spent summers at tennis camp.
For me, these gaps made all the difference. Without shared social measures, I wasted no time wondering how I was measuring up. Only real things—kindness, helpfulness—mattered.
1. Why did the author go to Mongolia for a term abroad?| A．She dreamed of living a nomadic life. | B．She was tired of studying late at night. |
| C．She had to study Mongolians’ normal life. | D．She was collecting information for libraries. |
| A．Hug. | B．Smile. | C．Attack. | D．Shake. |
| A．She felt at ease in the crowd. | B．She usually weighed her words. |
| C．She asked a lot of funny questions. | D．She often made others laugh with jokes. |
| A．You are judged wherever you go. | B．Nature makes humans feel insignificant. |
| C．Appearance reflects one’s standard of life. | D．Being kind is the common social standard. |
3 . It is difficult to name a female architect more iconic than Zaha Hadid, whose name can be translated from Arabic as glorious. She passed away five years ago at the age of 65, but the impact she has left on the world of architecture is profound.
Hadid was born into an upper-class Iraqi family in 1950. At the very beginning, she wanted to become a mathematician and studied science at the American University of Beirut, But at some point she realized that she preferred shapes to numbers. And she turned her concentration to architecture and went to London where she met the famous Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas.
“There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?” Hadid once said. Despite her abundance of amazing ideas, before the beginning of the 90s, not a single building based on her blueprints had been built. Her highly expressive style, while initially criticized and believed to be crazy, is now regarded as pioneering work. Her striking contemporary architecture, inspired by natural landforms, has graced the skylines of major metropolitan cities.
“Women are always being told, ‘you’re not going to make it; It’s too difficult. You can’t do that Don’t enter this competition; You’ll never win it’,” Hadid said. “They need confidence in themselves and people around them for support.”
Never one to be boxed in by conventions, Hadid proved society wrong. She received her first prize, the “Gold Medal Architectural Design” for her British Architecture in 1982. From then on, the awards kept rolling in. But the true triumph for Hadid came in 2004. Her project for the London Olympics Aquatic Center won her the Pritzker Architecture Prize. She became the first woman and first Muslim to earn the award, making a name for herself and paving the way for female architects.
Hadid’s genius lives on in the array of many other spectacular buildings she has left behind in the world. Among them are the Guangzhou Opera House, the Beijing Daxing International Airport, as well as the Al Wakrah Stadium in Qatar where the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be held.
Hadid may be gone, but her global influence on a new generation of female architects is here to stay.
1. What made Hadid quit science to learn architecture?| A．Her talent in architecture. |
| B．Her interest in architecture. |
| C．Her difficulty in learning science. |
| D．Her encounter with Rem Koolhaas. |
| A．Her architecture was inspired by mathematics |
| B．Her British Architecture won her the Pritzker Architecture Prize. |
| C．Her architecture style was too bold to be accepted at the very beginning. |
| D．Her works can only be found in European countries and the Middle East. |
| A．The talk between Hadid and her colleague. |
| B．The reason why women fail to be architects. |
| C．The prejudice from society against women. |
| D．The difficulty Hadid faced being an architect. |
| A．She formed a unique style. |
| B．She broke away from the convention. |
| C．She received various architecture awards |
| D．She encouraged other women architects. |
4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Which generation is Liu Wenwen for performing suona in her family?| A．The seventh generation. |
| B．The eighth generation. |
| C．The third generation. |
| A．Because the voice of the instrument annoyed her neighbors. |
| B．Because the park is beautiful. |
| C．Because she didn’t like practicing at home. |
| A．Liu had a personal concert in Sydney. |
| B．Liu performed with award-winning composer. |
| C．Liu was followed by Chinese. |
| A．About 20 years. |
| B．Less than 20 years. |
| C．More than 20 years. |
5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who will the man go with?| A．With the woman. | B．With his pen friend. | C．Nobody. |
| A．The man’s hometown. |
| B．The UN’s liveable city. |
| C．The town of fruit. |
| A．Have a trip with her. | B．Send emails. | C．Take some photos. |
| A．On December 22nd. |
| B．On December 20th. |
| C．On December 25th. |
1. What can we know about the girl?
| A．She got a bad mark in the exam. |
| B．She got some advice in the exam. |
| C．She got a good mark in the exam. |
| A．Do lots of reading comprehension exercises. |
| B．Try to speak English more. |
| C．Read some English books. |
| A．Read a book. |
| B．Watch a film. |
| C．Learn twenty new words. |
7 . Types Of Students You Will Meet In College
There are thousands of universities around the world, and each school boasts its own traditions and slogans. Some schools pride themselves on sports, while others emphasize their research facilities. While there are a myriad of differences among each and every school, there will always be these three types of students in class.
The one who sits in the front row
There’s at least one of these people in every single class,whether it’s a required General Education class or an upper division major course. These students always sit in the front row and ask at least five questions every lecture.
They attend all the discussions and office hours, and try to turn in homework at least a week in advance. These are also the people who remind professors about assigned homework and upcoming exams. Nothing bad about being studious, but are they even human?
The one who never studies (but still aces the class)
Standing as probably the most frustrating category of people in this list, these students won’t know about a midterm until two days before. They go to class every once in a while when the class time doesn’t clash with one of their many elaborate social plans, but never pay attention. Somehow, they still ace all their exams and end up with the top grade in the class.
The one who always falls asleep
This person comes to class every day, but somehow never stays awake for more than 20 minutes. You can sometimes hear the occasional snore from a corner of a large lecture hall, or catch their heads nodding like a pendulum near the front of the class if they’re the studious type. But let’s be real here: we’ve all been one of those students at some point.
1. Who always sit in the front row?| A．The studious students. |
| B．The sleepy students. |
| C．The smart students. |
| D．The frustrated students. |
| A．Some students never go to classes but still get top grades. |
| B．Some students never go to classes and get bad grades. |
| C．Some students go to lectures occasionally but still ace the class. |
| D．Some students go to lectures everyday and still ace the class. |
| A．The one who always falls asleep |
| B．The one who sits in the front row |
| C．The one who never falls asleep |
| D．The one who never studies (but still aces the class) |
8 . Do you find yourself looking at your Facebook page or watching YouTube videos instead of getting work done? Are you
I am in my second year at college. In almost every
Yes, we live in a digital age where we even use
My
There is no easier solution to this; you must turn off digital devices, or you won’t focus. It just takes some
| A．looking for | B．asking for | C．thinking about | D．talking about |
| A．careful | B．happy | C．right | D．alone |
| A．show | B．lecture | C．direction | D．interview |
| A．letting down | B．setting aside | C．looking at | D．looking after |
| A．natural | B．interesting | C．useless | D．bad |
| A．improve | B．check | C．correct | D．share |
| A．knowing | B．accepting | C．telling | D．finishing |
| A．offering | B．advertising | C．reading | D．writing |
| A．hardly | B．slowly | C．strangely | D．fully |
| A．keys | B．cellphones | C．cameras | D．umbrellas |
| A．shorter | B．better | C．wider | D．deeper |
| A．change | B．question | C．study | D．debate |
| A．avoid | B．need | C．control | D．lose |
| A．comfortable | B．helpful | C．hard | D．necessary |
| A．feel | B．wish | C．mention | D．wonder |
| A．attitude | B．advice | C．information | D．worry |
| A．happens | B．aims | C．prefers | D．dislikes |
| A．because | B．unless | C．though | D．when |
| A．chances | B．ways | C．times | D．places |
| A．courage | B．patience | C．encouragement | D．confidence |
9 . “I don’t want to see that cat in our yard again,” my husband said as he shooed the beautiful cat back into the neighbor’s yard. “I don’t appreciate her cat
The following morning, John stood at the window in our bedroom. “You aren’t going to
That evening, we spotted the sweet yellow cat in our yard searching mice. The groundhogs were nowhere to be
| A．hunting | B．appearing | C．dashing | D．rolling |
| A．note | B．letter | C．mail | D．text |
| A．affection | B．dislike | C．fancy | D．choice |
| A．controlling | B．telling | C．ordering | D．persuading |
| A．forget | B．miss | C．believe | D．catch |
| A．in anger | B．in mess | C．in surprise | D．in caution |
| A．enormous | B．cute | C．fierce | D．elegant |
| A．curtain | B．glass | C．window | D．flag |
| A．leisurely | B．quietly | C．proudly | D．directly |
| A．damage | B．worry | C．disease | D．fault |
| A．died off | B．taken off | C．laid off | D．driven off |
| A．confusing | B．interesting | C．encouraging | D．disgusting |
| A．feel | B．taste | C．smell | D．sound |
| A．polished | B．removed | C．eased | D．resolved |
| A．caught | B．seen | C．held | D．touched |
As an independent, self-reliant person who always handled everything by myself, I didn’t expect parenting to be hard. Oh, sure, it’s difficult for other people. I heard parents complaining all the time — kids are challenging; nothing is ever clean; there’s not enough time in the day to do everything. But that was “other people” and I knew I could handle it. How complicated could it be?
I’d always dreamed of adopting a child, and finally my dream came true one summer afternoon. Even though we had requested only one child, the worker asked, “Could you take another baby and his eleven-year-old brother?” Of course, we could. We had room to have all three boys together.
The first week after they moved in, I spent my days rushing from task to task, cleaning and making sure they had all they needed. I constantly organized our living room, which was suddenly full of toys, and picked up the path of destruction left in the boys’ wake. Cooking and cleaning after meals and snacks seemed to take half of my day. I hardly ever sat; something always needed to be done.
“I think we need a break,” my husband told me one evening as I was falling asleep on the couch as usual.
“No,” I refused. The idea of sending them to a stranger sickened me. However, with each passing day, I was growing more and more exhausted. Besides meeting the physical needs of the boys, there were medical and emotional needs. Both the little ones constantly clung (黏住) to me. It was never quiet in our house; I felt overwhelmed.
One night, my husband said firmly that he needed a break. Whether I “needed” one or not, we were going to take one. With tears rolling down my cheeks, I nodded, knowing it was true, although I didn’t want to admit my weakness.
I called my parents.
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Asking for help is something I must keep re-learning as time goes on, but it’s getting easier.
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