It was a sunny day. Anabia, an 11-year-old girl, was excited because today was the drawing contest at her school. Anabia was really good at drawing and usually got the highest marks in art. Her teachers would often ask her to make posters for school plays and call on her during free periods to help with cuttings, drawing, shading, colouring and much more. There was an art competition taking place in school and Anabia had worked really hard and wanted to win it. But there was one thing that was disturbing her today.
Recently, a new girl, Rida, had joined her class. She was also interested in art but she was not as good at drawing as Anabia was. Miss Saima, the art teacher, helped Rida and taught her tips and tricks to improve her drawing skill. And now Rida was also considered among the best artists in grade six.
Rida was quick, smart and intelligent. Anabia became jealous of Rida’s intelligence and felt that the new girl would be tough to beat.
So that day, for the art competition, Miss Saima took all the students to the art room, told them their roll numbers and gave important instructions. Anabia’s roll number was 16, while Rida was number 17. The bell rang, indicating the beginning of the contest. Miss Saima wrote on the board: make a scene of a sunset with a flowing river and a sailing boat.
Anabia knew that the best tools to make a sunset were oil pastels (油画棒). Anabia started to look for her oil pastels in her art bag. Then, after looking through the bag, she remembered that she had left them at home. Immediately, she got up to tell Miss Saima.
Miss Saima was disappointed at Anabia’s carelessness and told her that she could not help her, as it was her responsibility to come prepared for the contest that had been announced a week in advance. Anabia’s best friends were also there, but none of them offered to share anything, much to Anabia’s surprise and disappointment.
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Anabia’ s eyes filled with tears.
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Then Rida held Anabia’s hand, and the two girls waited for the winners to be announced.
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Many years ago, I was at a girls, school and our teacher made all the girls in the class sit next to someone different every day.
On one of the days, my teacher paired Madhuri, who I had never talked to, and me to sit next to each other. I noticed that she seemed very anxious. I asked her what was wrong. She remained silent at first, but eventually, she told me that she had three sisters in her family and that her father couldn’t afford school books for all of them.
My primary school was strict, as was the standard then, and if you didn’t have your school books the teacher would make you leave the class. Madhuri was very anxious that day because she thought that the teacher would tell her to leave the class. When the teacher saw that she didn’t have the books, he told Madhuri that she couldn’t attend class for a week.
Madhuri was very sad. I felt so bad when I saw her pain that I decided to help her. I went to speak to her and offered to buy the books for her. She refused my offer to help. She had very strong principles and she would never accept things bought by others.
When I got home from school I told my mom the story. She said that it was good that I had tried to help but I should stop worrying about it because there was nothing more that I could do if she had refused my offer to help. I couldn’t stop worrying about it though. Then I had an idea. My elder brother, who had once used the same series of books, graduated from school last year. Why not turn to him for help?
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Maybe those old books were the solution to the problem.
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The next day, I got up early so that I could go to her house before going to school.
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3 . It was several days after my mom had passed away and I was at a loss how to carry on with my life. Therefore, when I received an email from a friend about a race benefiting cancer research, I ignored (忽略) it. It seemed to be heart-breaking, as cancer was the disease that had taken my mother away from me.
But a general responsibility for game organizing made me obliged to agree. In the weeks to come, I managed to re-enter t ho world of the living. I choked our team’s website daily. Feeling proud each time a donation added to our total. I knew my mom would have wanted it that way. She was the type who never got defeated. It was this very spirit that helped me get by.
When the race ended, I noticed the runners all had one thing in common: There were big smiles on their faces. They made it look so rewarding and effortless. I wanted in,
Therefore, I enrolled in another race two months later. Considering I could barely run a mile, it was ambitious. But my friend and I made a training plan so I wouldn’t come in last. I followed it religiously and didn’t let anything got in my way.
Running up and down the city’s hills, I was flooded with memories. I had lived there after college and my mother had visited often. I passed Bloomingdale’s, recalling the time she and I had gotten into a screaming argument there.
I was about to beat myself up when I remembered what Mom had said after her diagnosis (诊断) of cancer. “I don’t want you to feel guilty about anything.” Her paper-thin hands had held me tightly. A wright lifted from my shoulders.
When the race day arrived, I gave it my all for my mom and for all she had taught me and continued to teach me. As I ran, whenever I felt like slowing down, I pictured her cheering me on.
Crossing the finish line, I was filled with her love and a sense of peace.
1. Why did the author ignore the email in the beginning?| A．She felt it hard to finish the race. |
| B．She thought the race meaningless. |
| C．She had no time to join in the event. |
| D．She was reminded of her mom’s death. |
| A．The inspiration from her mom. | B．The company of her friends. |
| C．The pleasure in going for a run. | D．The success in organizing an event. |
| A．Thoughtful and polite. | B．Outgoing and humorous. |
| C．Strong-willed and caring. | D．Open-minded and patient. |
| A．The rewards of great friendship. | B．The loss of my sweet memories. |
| C．What matters most in running. | D．How I recovered in running. |
| A．Took a trip |
| B．Check the mailbox |
| C．Celebrated their anniversary. |
A Great Monday
Monday started out well. I woke up on time, ate breakfast and did some last minute studying for my math test later that morning. I was confident of getting good grades. I left my house and ten minutes later, I sat with my friends on the school bus. We were busy chatting about how we spent our weekend. At the next stop, a student named Ryan got on the bus. He was in a rush and tripped (绊倒) over someone’s foot. There was a loud noise as he fell to the floor.
Every one of us on the bus laughed. Ryan got up, brushed his jacket and went to an empty seat. He tried to laugh with us, but his face was red with embarrassment. The rest of the morning went by quickly. I did well in my math test. I read two more chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird in English class. Soon we heard the lunch bell. I met my friends from the cheerleading team in the dining hall. I noticed Ryan a few tables away, sitting by himself. He caught me looking at him. I smiled at him quickly and looked away.
When we finished eating, we went to the courtyard to practice a cheer we would do at that night’s football game. After much practice, we finally managed to do the cheer perfectly. We decided to practice it again one last time. Just like the rest of my day so far, the cheer was going great. I raised my leg for one last toe touch. That was when I felt my jeans (牛仔裤) split (裂开) down the middle of my backside.
I froze. I had no idea what to do. I heard people burst out laughing and I saw them pointing at my torn jeans. I tried to cover myself with my hands, I tried to laugh too, but I felt tears begin to well up in my eyes.
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Then I saw Ryan running towards me.
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But then, instead of being
Finding pleasure in another person’s good
| A．flew | B．rose | C．swam | D．sank |
| A．bought | B．needed | C．tore | D．divided |
| A．upset | B．anxious | C．delighted | D．scared |
| A．committed | B．admitted | C．permitted | D．submitted |
| A．energy | B．expectation | C．envy | D．effort |
| A．direction | B．aim | C．fantasy | D．attitude |
| A．hurt | B．attracted | C．inspired | D．persuaded |
| A．appreciated | B．realized | C．praised | D．doubted |
| A．fear | B．experience | C．journey | D．concern |
| A．respond to | B．agree with | C．compete with | D．turn to |
| A．definitely | B．eventually | C．merely | D．hardly |
| A．kind | B．gentle | C．close | D．secure |
| A．purpose | B．fortune | C．impression | D．income |
| A．Recognizing | B．Showing | C．Sharing | D．Envying |
| A．application | B．tradition | C．profession | D．satisfaction |
7 . Problems between parents and children are common and timeless. If you are looking to improve your relationship with your parents, you are not alone. There are a number of steps that can be taken to make that happen.
This is not to say that you should not care for and love your parents. But, if you are less emotionally attached to your parents, you may be less invested in arguments or disagreements with them. This way you can walk away from a situation more easily and not let it damage the relationship.
Take their perspective.
Develop your own identity.
It is OK and even healthy for you to think for yourself and to have your own opinion on matters.
Don’t ask for their advice unless you really want it.
Sometimes problems arise between parents and children, particularly at the teenage years and beyond, because parents try to give advice in an overpowering way that makes the kids feeling uncomfortable.
Establish boundaries and make rules.
If you want to maintain a positive relationship with parents, but find that you always end up disagreeing, consider setting up some topics as off-limits. This may work better if you are older or no longer live with your parents.
| A．In this way, you gain your own identity. |
| B．Separate from your parents emotionally. |
| C．Parents’ opinions on your issues are constructive. |
| D．Construct strong emotional attachment with your parents. |
| E．Also try creating rules that both you and your parents agree to abide by (遵守). |
| F．Often, kids and parents do not get along because they fail to consider each other’s perspectives. |
| G．To get around this, try only asking for their advice when you are sure that you really want their view. |
Her mouth open in both wonder and horror, Mia stares at the bush cricket that has landed in front of her on the picnic table. The girl is camping with her parents near Fish River Canyon in Namibia, in southwest Africa. During the first few months of a year-long trip through Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Mia is seeing the world with her parents. It is a family’s journey to see the world before it’s too late though.
Far from their home in Quebec, the families’ experiences, brimming with colour, shape, touch and smell, are especially important to them. Because unless science makes a break-through soon, the little daughter Mia will become blind, likely in adulthood. She has been diagnosed with a disease that has no effective treatment as it gradually robs her of sight.
For Mia’s parents, mom Edith and dad Sebastien, the diagnose came after a four-year search for the reason their daughter couldn’t see at night. Then Mia, banged into furniture that her mom and dad could make out once their eyes adjusted to the dark.
In 2013, when Mia was three, the family began a frustrating series of visits to doctors, none of whom had an answer for her lack of night vision. In 2015, as a last resort, a pediatric ophthalmologist (儿童眼科医生) enrolled the family in a research project in which their entire gene was mapped out. RP, the name of the disease which haunted the poor girl, affected the tissue at the back of the eye that interpreted images in both black and white, and colour. As the disease progresses, the cells in the middle, used for seeing in colour and for everyday activities like reading and writing, die off, too. The parents were called into the doctor’s office, where the specialist gave it to them straight: “So far, no cure.”
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Mia waiting at home, the badly stricken parents stumbled back.
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And so the idea of a year-long trip was born.
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9 . My twelve-year-old daughter, Clementine. is obsessed with the character Eleven from Netflix’s Stranger Things. Sandwiched between two brothers, Clementine is rough and awkward at times, what back in my day people called a tomboy. For a while I feared, despite all the female empowerment messages on TV and T-shirts, she was starting to think girls were stupid. Then along came Stranger Things, with its tongue-tied and bald rebel who can smash train cars with the power of her mind.
For the most part, I’m thrilled that Clementine wants to be Eleven, who is the rare young heroine, equally brilliant and raw and possessed of perseverance and hope, with a desire for human connection and the skill to battle the evil. She is an enormous set up from my childhood girl-crushes including all six Iadies in Charlie’s Angels and the Lynda Carter version of Wonder Woman who are all competitive and smart. But it’s interesting to me that my daughter lit upon a character whose primary emotion is this massive anger and whose main role in the show consists of learning to channel her anger to defeat a dark force. Is Clementine seeing what she longs for or identifies with? If she had such powers, what would she want to do?
Parents everywhere understand there is a mental health crisis amongst young people. Girls especially are losing hope. We just don’t know how or even what to fix. Maybe Eleven can give these girls a blueprint, or faith that they can one day be in charge again. Maybe she can encourage those girls to fight back. Somewhere deep down, they sense that rage is exactly the right thing to feel. And why waste that passion slamming doors and cursing brothers when their anger could be employed to conquer so much more?
For our daughters, Eleven lays out a path into the future. Simply being ambitious and resourceful is no longer enough. Circumstances are calling for a new sort of heroine, one with a brain potent enough to make the best of her anger.
1. What can we know about Clementine according to paragraph 1?| A．Clementine considers girls foolish. |
| B．Clementine is obsessed with TV dramas. |
| C．Clementine possesses supernatural power. |
| D．Clementine sometimes behaves in a boyish way. |
| A．Because the author is curious about how the dark force is defeated. |
| B．Because the author is not sure whether her daughter is powerful enough. |
| C．Because the author tries to understand if her daughter does admire Eleven. |
| D．Because the author wants to figure out whether Eleven is a proper idol to follow. |
| A．Brilliance and desire. | B．Competence and smartness. |
| C．Anger and its application. | D．Hope and its crisis. |
| A．Young girls should have their own models to follow. |
| B．It is necessary for girls to manage their negative emotions. |
| C．The world never expects girls to be angry with people around them. |
| D．Being ambitious and resourceful is no longer important for girls’ growth. |
Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks.
One day, Ali took Zahra's shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn’t until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it a secret. Zahra agreed and the two decided to share Ali’s running shoes. Zahra's school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school.
Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city.When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes.
The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more exhausted he thought only of Zahra and his promise to her. Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength, and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners, determined to finish third. Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, another runner collided(碰撞) with Ali from behind and he crashed to the ground.
Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead.
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