Babloo was picking color papers and some watercolors while his mum was busy selecting the necessary daily supplies for this month. They both completed their selection of items and went to the checkout to pay the bill. Seetha was surprised to see the bill of Rs. 1000 (卢比), which was more than the budget that she had set. She wanted to return some of the items picked up by Babloo.
“But I like drawing. My teacher always shows my art to the class,” Babloo cried. He usually went to a secret place to work on creative artwork. He knew it was difficult for his parents to earn enough money. He was sure his artwork would be appreciated by the shop-keepers around and that he could give his parents a big surprise.
Seetha decided not to disappoint her son. Back at home, Babloo wanted to eagerly open the boxes and look at those items he had selected. But Seetha asked him to do his homework first. She was a litle worried about what her husband, Ramesh, would say about the additional bill amount.
Ramesh reached home around 7:00 P. M. He was very tired and Seetha offered him a cup of coffee. He was a sales executive. He had to work hard to complete the sales target to save his job in the company.
“We need to save at least a little more amount per month, Seetha. It might help us for any emergency expenses,” said Ramesh with a dull face. “What was the bill amount for this month? I hope that was within our budget.”
Seetha was silent for a moment and asked him to have his coffee first. Ramesh, with worry on his face, asked again, wondering if there was any problem.
“No... no issues at all. Only thing is this week’s spending has gone over the budget.” answered Seetha. “Babloo bought color papers and some watercolors and I did not want to disappoint him.”
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At this, Ramesh called Babloo and talked to him angrily and seriously.
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Four weeks later, Babloo ran towards his father with lots of excitement and 10 notes of Rs. 100.
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Good morning, everyone! It is a pleasure to talk about a topic that has played a crucial role in my life: self-discipline.
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In conclusion, self-discipline is the key to success in both academics and life.
A skywell, or “tian jing” in Chinese, dating back to the Ming dynasty, is a typical feature of a traditional home in southern and eastern China. It
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Due to the
4 . “This will never do.” I kept telling my husband as he set the table one Thanksgiving. I wanted everything to be
Then luckily, I read from a book, “Too much criticism hurts; necessary praise helps. Put your praise of someone in
So the next Thanksgiving, I
I no longer just focus on finding fault with others. I’m more
| A．perfect | B．new | C．permanent | D．normal |
| A．finally | B．constantly | C．merely | D．hardly |
| A．hid | B．contained | C．behaved | D．prepared |
| A．caused | B．passed | C．spread | D．stole |
| A．made sure of | B．got used to | C．lost sight of | D．paid attention to |
| A．punishing | B．interrupting | C．criticizing | D．declining |
| A．questions | B．lectures | C．writing | D．testing |
| A．reported | B．announced | C．replied | D．admitted |
| A．appreciate | B．forget | C．expect | D．ignore |
| A．designs | B．plans | C．gifts | D．notes |
| A．remembering | B．reading | C．explaining | D．translating |
| A．book | B．moment | C．mistake | D．promise |
| A．secret | B．festival | C．tradition | D．experiment |
| A．interested in | B．curious about | C．sympathetic to | D．thankful for |
| A．discussion | B．scene | C．decision | D．word |
5 . Have you ever wondered why different people react differently to the things you say and do? Maybe you told your parents a story that made them laugh, but found that the same story was upsetting to the kids at school. What caused them to react so differently?
Boundaries are the cut-off point between what a person finds funny and charming, and what they find hurtful and inappropriate.
While many people won’t tell you directly that you’ve made them uncomfortable, some people will.
| A．You aren’t sure of a person’s boundaries. |
| B．Different people have different boundaries. |
| C．The gateway to a healthy relationship is boundaries. |
| D．They may tell you that you’re standing too close to them. |
| E．Pay attention to the way they react to your ideas and jokes. |
| F．A person tends to tell you directly if you’ve made a mistake. |
| G．The answer has something to do with a tricky concept called boundaries. |
6 . The subject of Jay Owens’s new book has long been trying to kill me. Like millions of people around the world, I am allergic to dust. I have long considered it an enemy. But Owens is out to broaden our perspective.
While each particle (微粒) of dust may be tiny, together they have outsized consequences. Approximately 2bn tons of dust are lifted into the Earth’s atmosphere each year, Owens tells us, both absorbing and reflecting the sun’s energy and seeding clouds — therefore directly affecting global temperatures and climate. Like water, dust is part of an essential ecological cycle.
Owens’s own fascination with dust started in 2015, with a road trip through California. Owens was transfixed by the story of Los Angeles, whose growth and modern existence was only possible through the systematic theft of water and the creation of a dust desert to the east.
Early in the book, Owens unpacks the history of hygiene (卫生), exploring how dirt and our relation to it has changed over centuries, and cleanliness — or the pursuit of it — defines our modern lives. After the Industrial Revolution, emerging ideas about the relationship between dirt and disease made dust something to be fought against- a responsibility that fell on women. The poorest people tended to have the least time and money to clean a house; often, their jobs were to clean the houses of others. “The history of 20th-century cleanliness is, thus, a history not only of the making of sex and class distinctions, but racialised inequalities.”
Perhaps the most emotionally stirring chapter in the book is that in which Owens retells the story of the nuclear age not through mushroom clouds, but through the radioactive dust they left behind. One study estimated that the effects of atmospheric nuclear testing would eventually result in the deaths of 2. 4 million people from cancer, a threat “that has gone substantially unnoticed because radioactive dust is such a delayed killer”.
One reason to think about dust, Owens writes in Dust, is “to challenge ourselves to try to see the world beyond our easy imaginings”.
1. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?| A．The impact of dust on temperatures. |
| B．The amount of dust in the atmosphere. |
| C．The comparison between dust and water. |
| D．The traveling course of dust around the world. |
| A．Thrilled. | B．Inspired. | C．Embarrassed. | D．Shocked. |
| A．It is a distant concern. |
| B．It carries political meanings. |
| C．It changes our relation to nature. |
| D．It is a reflection of tech advancement. |
| A．To introduce a book. | B．To support an author. |
| C．To present a phenomenon. | D．To correct misunderstandings. |
7 . Years ago, I interviewed James Patterson, an advertising manager, about the latest campaign. But all he wanted to talk about was fiction-writing. “I hope to be a writer. It is always in my head,” he said.
I remember thinking: Sure, you and everybody else.
A decade or so later, however, I was surprised to see James on TV, holding up his new book.
Mr. Patterson’s ability to see himself as a writer illustrates a concept known as “possible selves.” The term, coined in 1986 by the social psychologists Hazel Markus and Paula Nurius, grew out of research on self-concept. While self-concepts – “I am a kind person” or “I am a good parent”- are rooted in the present, the researchers found people are also informed by ideas about what they might become and how they might change.
These possible selves, both positive and negative, are closely related to motivation. A violin student who envisions life as a professional musician might be motivated to practice. A person whose feared possible self is an alcoholic may become a non-drinker. In a small study, when young adults were encouraged to envision themselves as either regular exercisers (hoped-for selves) or inactive(feared selves), both groups exercised more in the weeks afterward.
A possible self can take you beyond daydreams, which are often not necessarily grounded in reality. It can come to fruition if you build a bridge from your “now” self to the possible self. “If you’re regularly dreaming of a different career, enroll in a course, shadow someone, take up a hobby or a side job. Making the transition requires you to say now, today, this week, these are the steps I can actually take to attain the goal,” said Daphna Oyserman, a psychology professor at the University of Southern California.
But don’t quit your job just yet. An analysis of career-transition research concluded that successful reinventions require adjustments and re-evaluations as you go. Mr. Patterson, for example, wrote almost a dozen books while still at his ad agency; he found his style only after many tries.
1. Why does the author mention the interview?| A．To show his expectation. | B．To explain his surprise. |
| C．To display Patterson’s ability. | D．To introduce a concept. |
| A．It involves three aspects. |
| B．It allows for personal growth. |
| C．It ensures one a promising future. |
| D．It includes the idea of self-concept. |
| A．The idea of “now”self. |
| B．The wish for the career transition. |
| C．The importance of concrete action. |
| D．The necessity of expert-consulting. |
| A．Different writing styles. |
| B．Multiple research methods. |
| C．Patterson’s success in his advertising business. |
| D．The exploration and adaptation of job transition. |
8 . Windy City Harvest Farm Tours
Visit one of the Windy City Harvest farm sites and learn more about our program. We offer different tours which include information about the program history, job-training mission, and growing practices. All profits from the tour fees help fund the education of the city.
SITE
North Lawndale Farm
This farm site is located on the west side of Chicago on a 1/5-acre (英亩) lot. It has been a training site since our programme was launched in 2003. Currently this space can serve up to 20 people at a time.
McCormick Place Farm
It is a 3/5-acre rooftop farm at McCormick Place West in cooperation with Savor Chicago, the food service team for McCormick Place. Produce grown on the rooftop farm is harvested and then delivered directly to Savor Chicago. This 12-year-old farm is a sought-after training site for WCH program participants.
Washington Park Farm
Established in 2012, Washington Park Farm is a major job-training center. Located on the east of Chicago Park District, this 3/4-acre site hosts up to 25 participants during the growing season.
PRICE
Tour | Price |
Nonprofit and School Group | $5 per person(starting at $50) |
Private Group | $10 per person (starting at $100) |
Reservation is required. Provide payment in the form of check or money order payable to Windy City Harvest or in cash upon your arrival at the tour site except Washington Park Farm. For groups interested in visiting two or more farm sites during the tour, an additional fee will apply. It’s important to note that tour groups should arrange for their own transportation.
1. What is special about McCormick Place Farm?| A．It is the smallest farm. | B．It has the longest history. |
| C．It is on the top of a building. | D．It provides courses for job seekers. |
| A．$100. | B．$75. | C．$50. | D．$35. |
| A．Washington Park Farm is free. |
| B．Booking in advance is a must. |
| C．Four kinds of payment are mentioned. |
| D．A lower price is offered for the second site. |
9 . Once upon a time, there lived an ant and a grasshopper(蟋蟀)in a grass field by a river. The ant would work hard all day long from dawn to dusk
Soon summer
Suddenly he remembered about the ant and decided to
To this, the ant replied that she had worked hard in summer to save enough
| A．painting | B．cleaning | C．collecting | D．covering |
| A．finally | B．hardly | C．gradually | D．frequently |
| A．avoid | B．admit | C．ignore | D．forget |
| A．started | B．faded | C．belonged | D．appeared |
| A．long | B．short | C．quiet | D．noisy |
| A．hope | B．effort | C．faith | D．interest |
| A．time | B．place | C．desire | D．intention |
| A．good | B．strange | C．tough | D．smooth |
| A．visit | B．invite | C．reject | D．hire |
| A．praise | B．help | C．service | D．answer |
| A．for fun | B．in case | C．for use | D．in return |
| A．food | B．money | C．shelter | D．medicine |
| A．make | B．sell | C．earn | D．buy |
| A．waited | B．saved | C．helped | D．danced |
| A．nervous | B．careful | C．polite | D．lazy |
Now that Emily was 12, she could walk to school without her parents. And even better, she could go with her best friend, Heidi, who lived on the same street as her.
The only problem was that Emily had to walk the long way round, which took them a good 15 minutes longer. She just could not take the shortcut through the park.
But Heidi never complained. They had been hanging out at each other’s houses for as long as they could remember. The best times were when they had sleepovers and could sit up late talking about anything and everything and everyone.
So if anyone understood why Emily could not walk through the park, it was Heidi.
Emily was a sweet girl except that she was frightened at dogs! So she had to avoid certain places where they might be. She was always conscious of where she went and got quite good at finding ways to avoid encountering any of them. She planned ahead good and proper before she headed outdoors or to a friend’s home. She could even spot one a mile away!
But the strange thing was, she didn’t dislike dogs. In fact she was quite fond of the idea of them. She was feeling that her fear was preventing her from living life to the full. She was starting to become tired of constantly avoiding her big fear. She wanted so badly to be able to pet a dog like “normal” people did. She tried to overcome her fear, but it usually ended in tears and a feeling of disappointment.
As her best friend, Heidi couldn’t stand by. She believed that power of friendship could help Emily overcome the fear.
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One day Heidi got a dog.
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After several restless nights, Emily went to Heidi’s house and rang the bell.
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