Grandpa’s Bee
A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. On weekend they dug a garden to grow some of their own food.
Everybody worked to keep the garden growing. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden and enjoyed the beautiful flowers. Grandma put up strawberry jam, tomatoes, beans, peppers, pears and peaches in canning jam. They were good to eat through the long winter.
Grandchildren grow up, and grandparents grow older. It became harder for Grandma and Grandpa to keep up the garden. So they made it a little smaller. There was still plenty to eat from the garden and lovely flowers to enjoy.
Then one summer when Grandpa was eighty-nine years old, all he could do was watch from his lawn chair as the vegetables grew and the roses bloomed. Summer slowly faded, and Grandpa died before it was time to bring in the harvest.
It was a lonely winter for Grandma. She sat near the window, looking out at the yard and wondering if she could plant the garden in the spring. It would be hard to care for it by herself. When spring came, she planted only a little garden.
One sunny day in the early summer, Grandma heard a commotion(喧闹) in the front yard and looked out the window to see a frightening sight—a large group of bees filled the air between two tall trees. There was thousands of bees in the air, so many that the group reached the tree-tops! The buzzing sound was disturbing(令人烦恼的). Grandma watched as the bees made their way into a hole up in one of the trees. Before long, every one of those bees had disappeared into its new home.
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Grandma wondered what in the world she could do.
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One day, Grandma’s brother Frank visited from Arizona.
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Ecuadorian(厄瓜多尔的) writer Veronica Bonilla has received the Special Book Award for 2021,
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4 . I used to walk around the store with my parents and beg them for something. I remember the
When I was about twelve years old, my dad always
A few years later when I was in high school, I got a job information. I started to think about the money I could make, so I
After being trained for several months, I
A.signal | B.sight | C.insight | D.fiction |
A.press | B.buy | C.bare | D.charge |
A.money | B.life | C.blood | D.belief |
A.praised | B.resolved | C.refused | D.funded |
A.brought out | B.accounted for | C.argued with | D.listened to |
A.reminded | B.ensured | C.decided | D.proved |
A.old | B.experienced | C.capable | D.brilliant |
A.chapter | B.flash | C.job | D.certificate |
A.measured | B.applied | C.imagined | D.declared |
A.forced | B.related | C.invited | D.attached |
A.trick | B.exhibition | C.experiment | D.training |
A.finally | B.entirely | C.generously | D.definitely |
A.spend | B.lend | C.share | D.count |
A.procedure | B.realization | C.attempt | D.demonstration |
A.reduce | B.raise | C.balance | D.value |
5 . Many people were never taught how to express their emotions. Because they do not know how to express them, they end up repressing(压抑) their emotions instead. For people who have gone through painful life situations, they can end up engaging in unhealthy behaviours to avoid expressing their emotions, such as performing self-injuries or developing eating disorders.
●Recognize the importance of expressing emotions.
●Label your emotions appropriately.
Many people who have never learned how to express their emotions have a difficult time even labeling what those emotions are. Some people might feel anger when the emotion that they are actually dealing with is pain. Others might cry and feel sad in situations in which anger is really the more appropriate(合适的) emotion.
●Express your anger physically.
Anger can be a frightening emotion for many people to express. Anger is best expressed physically, especially if you have a lot of repressed anger to process.
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Tears really do heal a wounded spirit. However, many people have a hard time expressing their sorrow. Try watching a sad movie and allowing yourself to cry for the characters. You will feel much better after a good cry.
A.Unexpressed emotions affect your life. |
B.Practise labeling the emotion that you are actually having. |
C.A good laugh can do wonders for a person’s emotional state. |
D.Everyone must express his or her emotions immediately. |
E.Expressing emotions is the best way to release repressed feelings. |
F.Cry out your pain. |
G.Choose a physical activity that will not harm another person or yourself. |
6 . Smart Highway is a creative idea for smart roads of tomorrow: Smart Highway is the result of the teamwork between builder and developer Heijmans and designer Daan Roosegaarde.
Among them, Glowing Lines, the world’s first light-emitting (发光的) highway, is a safe and environment-friendly road. The site of the pilot project is a part of the N329 Highway in Oss, located in the province of Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands.
The road was built by Heijmans and was designed by Daan Roosegaarde, using light- emitting paints. The paints absorb ultraviolet light (紫外线) during the day and give it off for up to 10 hours at night. Solar energy panels (太阳能板) or other sources of power can provide energy to make sure that the road continues to provide light as required, despite weather or daylight hours.
The Van Gogh-Roosegaarde bicycle path is a creative path, inspired by Van Gogh’s The Starry Night and designed by Daan Roosegaarde. There are thousands of light-emitting stones, giving visitors an experience of poetry and design. The path gets energy at daytime and emits light during the night. It is supported by LED light to make sure of safety, quality and light during the whole night. Art and technology merge in this new, public view. The bicycle path is 600 metres long and is part of the Van Gogh cycling path.
The Van Gogh-Roosegaarde bicycle path is set up as a cultural and enjoyable road, based on the light-emitting technologies developed for the Smart Highway. Riding a bicycle at this site is a wonderful experience. Furthermore, the path is lit up in such an environment-friendly way without destroying the ecology. As a tourist attraction, the bicycle path also offers economic added value to the Eindhoven region: Visitors can experience the pathway in the evening and will likely stay in the region longer.
1. What can we know about the Glowing Lines?A.It cannot provide light continuously in bad weather. |
B.It brings light pollution to the environment. |
C.It’s the result of the teamwork among builders, developers and designers. |
D.It’s the only highway in the world which can emit light. |
A.Come out. | B.Take off. | C.Take over. | D.Mix together. |
A.It only attracts cyclists to Eindhoven. |
B.It should be built in other cities. |
C.It can promote the local economy. |
D.Its light has bad effects on ecology. |
A.To tell us what future roads are like. |
B.To show the history of the road development. |
C.To stress the high technology of the Netherlands. |
D.To introduce two smart roads. |
7 . Last November, a kindergarten teacher, Robin Hughes, read her class a book about snow. The students listened closely. But Hughes noticed that some children looked puzzled because only a couple of kids had seen snow.
Hughes decided to call in a favour to her sister, Amber Estes. “Would you be willing to ship a snowman to us if it snows?” Hughes called. Estes laughed it off and agreed, as Hughes always shared some uncommon ideas with her. A few days later, her neighbourhood got nearly 10 inches of snow. So, she walked out into the snow and built “Lucky”, a small snowman with blueberry eyes, a carrot nose.
After about 10 days of refrigeration and planning, Lucky was on a nearly 800-mile flight from Kentucky to Florida. Estes mailed Lucky in an insulated (绝缘) container filled with ice packs. “If Lucky arrived in one piece, the plan was for him to keep his name,” Estes said. “If the experiment failed, he would be renamed Puddles (水坑).” That night, Estes stayed up late tracking the package.
On January 19, a postal driver delivered the snowman to the school. Hughes cut the box open before she presented the snowman to her students. To her surprise, Lucky had arrived almost whole. “I was so excited because he made it,” said Hughes. “All the children wanted to touch him. They asked if he is coming to life.” Ever since, at least twice a day, Hughes said she brings Lucky out from the cafeteria freezer so students can touch the snowman and ask questions. Cheers and wows fill the room every time Lucky is brought in. When his coat starts to get shiny, she takes him back to the freezer.
This year, things are not normal for kids in the classroom or for adults, she said. “This little snowman has created happiness.” Hughes plans to melt Lucky before Earth Day and will use the water while planting a garden at the school.
1. What caused Robin Hughes to ask her sister to mail a snowman?A.Some students hated the hot weather. |
B.Some students had never seen snow. |
C.Some students did not believe the snowman was real. |
D.Some students had never done a science experiment. |
A.She was used to her sister’s strange requests. |
B.She knew it would never snow in Kentucky. |
C.She thought her sister’s idea would bring joy to her students. |
D.She had not seen her sister in a long time and missed her. |
A.Estes was happy to help her sister’s students. |
B.Lucky would probably arrive in one piece. |
C.The students did not agree on a name for the snowman. |
D.Estes was unsure if Lucky would melt in the mail. |
A.Humorous. | B.Bored. | C.Serious. | D.Caring. |
1. How did the man learn to play the piano?
A.By listening to music online. |
B.By taking piano lessons. |
C.By practising at his friend’s house. |
A.For four years. | B.For one year. | C.For six years. |
A.Being grateful. | B.Being confident. | C.Being determined. |
1. Who is the CNA programme aimed for?
A.College graduates. | B.High school students. | C.Retired people. |
A.For 60 hours. | B.For 20 hours. | C.For 88 hours. |
A.At a college. | B.On a farm. | C.In a community. |
A.Give Linda a call. | B.Meet Linda. | C.Go to Linda’s house. |
1. When did the man go to bed?
A.At 4 a.m. | B.At 2 a. m. | C.At 6 a.m. |
A.Art history. | B.American history. | C.English literature. |
A.Review his notes. | B.Meet the teacher. | C.Get more sleep. |