1 . Road trip stories are basically wild adventures of self-discovery. But the book Me (Moth) carves out a path through ancestry (祖先), pains and art.
Moth is a dancer with a loving, supportive family - until a terrible car accident takes them all away. Now she doesn't dance any more and lives with her sad aunt, wearing borrowed clothes and living on what feels like borrowed time, because not even the wisdom and Hoodoo (扶都教) passed down to her by her grandfather can bring back her family or ease her pain. Her survivor's guilt is so strong that she makes herself almost invisible.
Until the new boy at school, Sani, notices her. He sings when he thinks no one is listening and he sees Moth like no one else does. The two young people decide on a road trip across the country and hope to make some sense of their life on the way.
Novels in poetic language can sometimes feel awkward, but the book, Me (Moth) spills effortlessly across the page, becoming the song that Moth and Sani write together on their journey. It's all in Moth's voice, and her words dance, giving the reader a real sense of how she can move her body if she isn't afraid to. The language is sometimes so beautiful and terrible that it catches me off guard.
During their trip to the South, Moth and Sani stop to pay respect to the spirits of those who came before them, and to think about their strengths as well as the pains that they've suffered. As they do so, their own strengths and pains are connected with the ones that came before.
1. What can we learn from the underlined part in paragraphA.She is sad with her aunt. |
B.She wears borrowed clothes. |
C.She doesn't have time to dance. |
D.She feels guilty of surviving alone. |
A.Painful. | B.Joyful. | C.Rewarding. | D.Challenging. |
A.A biography. | B.A book review. |
C.A love story. | D.A travel journal. |
2 . On my first day of the sixth grade,I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus.”Don’t
Amy had many
Every day
But while I was insulting her, my heart
Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to
On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me
After graduation, I never
A.laugh at | B.ask about | C.talk to | D.be afraid of |
A.common | B.small | C.social | D.physical |
A.as | B.though | C.after | D.before |
A.pretty | B.strange | C.ordinary | D.lovely |
A.glasses | B.coat | C.shoes | D.hat |
A.frightening | B.interesting | C.encouraging | D.injuring |
A.Instead | B.After all | C.If so | D.Therefore |
A.beat | B.lost | C.ached | D.opened |
A.happier | B.taller | C.prettier | D.uglier |
A.give into | B.deal with | C.stand up for | D.believe in |
A.until | B.except | C.before | D.after |
A.stand | B.skate | C.play | D.walk |
A.catch up | B.have fun | C.sit down | D.fall over |
A.fear | B.surprise | C.comfort | D.joy |
A.talking | B.chatting | C.skating | D.travelling |
A.so | B.because | C.but | D.still |
A.wrote to | B.laughed at | C.heard from | D.made fun of |
A.hoped | B.wondered | C.thought | D.considered |
A.life | B.mind | C.interest | D.friend |
A.study | B.fight | C.act | D.play |
3 . The expression, "everybody's doing it," is very much at the center of the concept of peer pressure. It is a social influence applied on an individual in order to get that person to act or believe in a(n)
People are social creatures by nature, and so it is hardly
For certain individuals, seeking social acceptance is so important that it becomes a(n)
However, peer pressure is not always negative. A student whose friends are good at
Although peer pressure is sometimes quite obvious, it can also be so
A.traditional | B.similar | C.peculiar | D.opposite |
A.understandable | B.believable | C.acceptable | D.surprising |
A.disapproval | B.failure | C.absence | D.independence |
A.uncertain | B.practical | C.impossible | D.vague |
A.promotes | B.prevents | C.simplifies | D.increases |
A.challenge | B.inspiration | C.promise | D.addiction |
A.recognize | B.abandon | C.decrease | D.define |
A.avoid | B.encourage | C.decline | D.punish |
A.pressured | B.respected | C.delighted | D.regretted |
A.catch sight of | B.stay away from | C.make fun of | D.keep up with |
A.competitions | B.interaction | C.academics | D.adaptation |
A.knowledge | B.interest | C.assistance | D.influence |
A.abstract | B.ridiculous | C.subtle | D.reasonable |
A.consciousness | B.motivation | C.instinct | D.encouragement |
A.motivation | B.danger | C.support | D.achievement |
4 . Though people have discussed the relationship between science and nature for many years, there is no consensual(统一的) explanation. While some view science as a powerful tool in
Despite the different presentations of the concepts, though time separated the two men, both pieces express a similar view on the relationship between science and nature. Both pieces suggest that nature is
As Commoner’s article suggests, nature only allows science to have limited power and success. Both men believe that complete trust in science is
Commoner’s article clearly represents science as weak and useless, but more importantly, dangerous. It gives evidence to support the suggested dangers
A.building | B.defining | C.showing | D.uncovering |
A.concerns | B.views | C.findings | D.achievements |
A.interests | B.ambitions | C.discoveries | D.thoughts |
A.preventing | B.earning | C.destroying | D.breaking |
A.mysterious | B.powerful | C.fantastic | D.special |
A.prosperity | B.perfection | C.improvement | D.integrity |
A.beliefs | B.experiences | C.actions | D.attempts |
A.disappointing | B.meaningful | C.useless | D.significant |
A.throws | B.expresses | C.holds | D.casts |
A.improper | B.unbelievable | C.dangerous | D.unwise |
A.reforms | B.failures | C.experiments | D.changes |
A.controlled | B.digested | C.shared | D.applied |
A.question | B.doubt | C.hope | D.use |
A.provided | B.supplied | C.associated | D.compared |
A.directly | B.especially | C.definitely | D.necessarily |
5 . We love letters. Just as John Donne, a poet,
A UK-wide survey undertaken by Sunday Times suggests that one in four of us has not
We
The thought behind a letter
Who wouldn’t love to receive a letter like that? Let’s get writing!
1.A.made | B.put | C.helped | D.managed |
A.rather than | B.less than | C.more than | D.other than |
A.absent | B.active | C.amused | D.admirable |
A.also | B.yet | C.already | D.still |
A.popular | B.common | C.rare | D.simple |
A.received | B.sent | C.written | D.rejected |
A.success | B.pleasure | C.concern | D.calmness |
A.engineer | B.doctor | C.police | D.postman |
A.seizing | B.tearing | C.hiding | D.carrying |
A.can | B.must | C.may | D.shall |
A.American | B.Chinese | C.Australian | D.British |
A.forget | B.change | C.remember | D.notice |
A.money | B.room | C.history | D.time |
A.contacted | B.interviewed | C.consulted | D.admired |
A.guests | B.visitors | C.friends | D.partners |
A.force | B.strength | C.source | D.energy |
A.effort | B.comfort | C.surprise | D.experience |
A.educates | B.guides | C.matters | D.rewards |
A.nothing | B.anything | C.something | D.everything |
A.looks after | B.cares about | C.struggles for | D.agrees with |
6 . Decan Andersen unexpectedly became a father of three and in the cutest way possible. One damp afternoon in 2014, a baby red squirrel
Because his children, Nicole, now 11, and Markus, 6, had been watching the cartoon movie, The Adventures of Tintin, Andersen
Using a little
“With so much negativity in the world, I thought it could help
A.flew | B.hung | C.fell | D.returned |
A.worried | B.injured | C.embarrassed | D.confused |
A.left | B.approached | C.greeted | D.seized |
A.pretending | B.thinking | C.saying | D.promising |
A.cure | B.hide | C.bury | D.rescue |
A.doubted | B.appreciated | C.knew | D.remembered |
A.Secretly | B.Quickly | C.Gently | D.Violently |
A.wet | B.thick | C.loose | D.clean |
A.regularly | B.hardly | C.occasionally | D.instantly |
A.hand | B.face | C.paw | D.tongue |
A.familiar | B.new | C.ordinary | D.large |
A.scratching | B.smelling | C.cutting | D.nursing |
A.named | B.gave | C.brought | D.made |
A.growth | B.operation | C.recovery | D.development |
A.board | B.stick | C.gun | D.rope |
A.conscious | B.tolerant | C.favorite | D.aware |
A.downloading | B.following | C.documenting | D.exploring |
A.lift | B.save | C.break | D.turn |
A.happiness | B.troubles | C.competitions | D.ambition |
A.attention | B.interest | C.charm | D.bond |
1. Who are the listeners?
A.Staff who work at children’s organizations |
B.Young people who want to volunteer |
C.People who donated money in the past |
A.85%. | B.95%. | C.100% |
A.After-schoolprograms |
B.Scholarships of low-income students |
C.Working opportunities for students |
A.Equipment only. |
B.Volunteers and equipment. |
C.Financial donations and volunteers |
8 . Several years ago I started riding a bike. At first, I thought it was only a
When I signed my name, the
The ride began on a Sunday morning in the Georgia countryside,
As I topped the hill, the nice sunset
My focus
It rained all the second day. I
A.free | B.short | C.hard | D.boring |
A.trips | B.fights | C.swims | D.jumps |
A.gives | B.borrows | C.counts | D.raises |
A.dream | B.life | C.idea | D.advice |
A.record | B.distance | C.job | D.fame |
A.self-doubt | B.self-respect | C.self-control | D.self-love |
A.hike | B.walk | C.bike | D.drive |
A.but | B.so | C.and | D.or |
A.adventure | B.experience | C.excitement | D.struggle |
A.low | B.proud | C.brave | D.high |
A.carry on | B.give up | C.break out | D.hold back |
A.kept | B.protected | C.stopped | D.found |
A.called | B.interviewed | C.saw | D.missed |
A.approved | B.hoped | C.remembered | D.noticed |
A.look back | B.pay back | C.cheer up | D.catch up |
A.determined | B.forced | C.strange | D.shy |
A.strengthened | B.changed | C.built | D.fixed |
A.person | B.will | C.bicycle | D.cause |
A.never | B.often | C.even | D.still |
A.tired | B.comfortable | C.strong | D.injured |
9 . Ferdinand de Lesseps, once a French diplomat(外交官),became
In 1854,
De Lesseps’ plan was
De Lesseps was no
A.fascinated | B.tired | C.adapted | D.expected |
A.conflict | B.sea | C.trade | D.product |
A.beyond | B.in | C.out | D.to |
A.when | B.where | C.which | D.what |
A.in | B.off | C.through | D.on |
A.paid | B.imagined | C.pictured | D.inspired |
A.river | B.lake | C.canal | D.pass |
A.constantly | B.directly | C.instantly | D.theoretically |
A.cutting | B.putting | C.finding | D.setting |
A.supposed | B.objected | C.backed | D.suspected |
A.though | B.despite | C.even | D.otherwise |
A.beneficially | B.eventually | C.surprisingly | D.adequately |
A.engineer | B.officer | C.emperor | D.planner |
A.on | B.down | C.of | D.in |
A.secure | B.present | C.necessary | D.abundant |
A.Contribution | B.Consultation | C.Constitution | D.Construction |
A.opened | B.closed | C.challenged | D.traded |
A.union | B.movement | C.success | D.pressure |
A.goods | B.shares | C.project | D.power |
A.made | B.challenged | C.agreed | D.bought |
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A.What present Jim will give Granny. |
B.How Jim will celebrate Granny’s birthday. |
C.Whether Jim will go to Granny’s birthday. |
A.10:00. | B.12:00. | C.12:30. |
A.By bike. | B.By car. | C.By bus. |
A.He will ride back home after the match. |
B.He will prepare lunch for his mother tomorrow. |
C.He will stay with some friends tomorrow evening. |