1 . Chris Kyle is an entrepreneur(企业家), so he’s always looking for ways to support his fellow small business owners. Chris says he feels fortunate that his work allows him to spend a lot of time at home, so he can be fully present for each stage of his daughter Ava’s life. He was skeptical when his wife purchased Ava a toy kitchen set, but his daughter adores it and has now become a “small business owner” in her very own living room!
“When my wife made the purchase, I was hesitant about spending a few hundred dollars on it,” Chris explained. “It has been worth every penny. Ava is the star of her own little world when she is ready to play.” Chris paid a visit to his daughter’s at-home restaurant and shared his frank but funny “review” on his Instagram page. “So I tried to support another Black Owned Business for lunch today,” he wrote. “It’s called Ava’s Kitchen, just opened the end of April. It’s a very clean kitchenware, but let me tell you about this owner.”
“First of all, I asked why there are balloons on my chair, and it’s not my birthday?” Chris continued. “She said those are Mommy’s.” But Chris didn’t stop there. In addition to the questionable choice of balloons as a decoration, he said the service at Ava’s Kitchen was not exactly putting the establishment anywhere near the Zagat scale. “I have been waiting on my order to get done for 45minutes, and I’m the only customer here,” wrote Chris. “She was making good progress at first, then she stopped for 20 minutes to go to watch Paw Patrol. Overall the customer service could be better, but the cook is lovely. So I’ll give her another chance.”
Chris and Ava are thrilled that their post went viral. I’m glad to see our post shine bright in the lives or people around the world, said the proud dad.
1. Why does Chris mainly think he is lucky?| A．Because he has enough time to work at home. |
| B．Because he has been looking for some ways. |
| C．Because he can accompany his daughter. |
| D．Because he suspects Ava’s mother. |
| A．Buying a toy kitchen set. | B．Living in a small room. |
| C．Supporting another business. | D．Spending too much money. |
| A．On the Internet. | B．In the newspaper. |
| C．On a travel magazine. | D．In a notice. |
| A．Dad Leaves His Review After Visiting Ava’s Kitchen |
| B．Dad Is Honest And Funny After Talking With His Daughter |
| C．Dad Helps Ava Get a Good Chance to Surf the Internet |
| D．Dad Builds a Kitchen For His Own Daughter Happily |
2 . “But I want that blue car!”
The blue car didn’t make it through our checkout line. The tears
A car accident in my teens left me paralysed (瘫痪) from the chest down. From sixteen on I was
It wasn’t until having children that my abandon to independence was forced to
Kneeling down, I tried my hardest to
Becoming a
So, I tried again with a smile. I touched my now
| A．broke | B．welled | C．went | D．joined |
| A．embarrassment | B．disappointment | C．fright | D．amusement |
| A．hand over | B．hold on to | C．pick up | D．throw away |
| A．nursery | B．office | C．store | D．hospital |
| A．permitted | B．recommended | C．expected | D．forced |
| A．repeatedly | B．casually | C．cautiously | D．independently |
| A．panic-stricken | B．able-bodied | C．carefree | D．misshaped |
| A．refer to | B．conflict with | C．keep away from | D．make room for |
| A．consequences | B．availabilities | C．courses | D．intentions |
| A．approach | B．apologize | C．adapt | D．follow |
| A．reflect | B．explain | C．admit | D．contradict |
| A．in detail | B．on demand | C．on agreement | D．in vain |
| A．win | B．take | C．watch | D．get |
| A．worked | B．continued | C．faded | D．returned |
| A．mom | B．babysitter | C．shopper | D．victim |
| A．Meanwhile | B．Moreover | C．However | D．Otherwise |
| A．experience | B．example | C．partner | D．leader |
| A．aggressive | B．lovely | C．sweaty | D．cheerful |
| A．most desperate | B．most caring | C．greatest | D．worst |
| A．promised | B．struggled | C．prepared | D．managed |
Several years ago, as I was looking over my travel itinerary (行程) for a business trip from San Francisco to New Orleans, I noticed that I would be spending some time at the Dallas airport before catching a connecting flight. So I called my friend Luke who lived in Dallas, and said I would like to have dinner with him. Luke instantly agreed. However, the flight arrived in Dallas an hour late. Luke was waiting for me as I stepped off the plane.
“Hey, Luke,” I said apologetically, “thanks for coming out to meet me. I hope you didn’t wait here too long.” “ Oh, no problem.” he replied easily. “I called ahead and found out your flight was going to be late.” “Oh, good!” I replied. “Listen, I’m sorry about dinner, but I’ll owe (欠) you one next time. Come on! Find out which gate my next plane is leaving from. We can head over there together and talk for a while.”
I started walking but Luke didn’t budge (让步). “But I want to have dinner with you,” he said. I looked back at him questioningly. “What are you talking about?” “We’ re having dinner,” replied Luke with determination. “I have this whole thing examined thoroughly. I really know this airport well. Just follow me.”
He picked up one of my bags and carried it out through the security check. I ran after him, thinking to myself. “There is no way we are going to get into his car, drive to a restaurant, have dinner, and still get back in time for me to catch the plane!”
The two of us moved hurriedly in the parking lot until we came to Luke’s car. Luke opened the trunk (后备箱) of his car.
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I was shocked that Luke brought the dinner here!
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There were about seven minutes to go.
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4 . A few years ago, I visited my daughter Sandra and my granddaughters, Jocelyn and Hailey.
One evening I noticed Hailey was a bit unhappy. I asked her what the
I asked her, “Do you know what Grandpa does when he is feeling sad? I go to my
“Where is your happy place, Grandpa?” Jocelyn
“My happy place is on the inside of your hugs (拥抱),” I replied. “It’s the best place in the world. Don’t ever
Extra big hugs were
The next morning, Sandra was under a bit of pressure to complete an assignment (任务). She lost her
Jocelyn said, “Mom, are you having a
Jocelyn said, “Would you like to go to Grandpa’s happy place?” With that
After some
I cherish (珍爱) my time with
| A．purpose | B．problem | C．plan | D．choice |
| A．slowly | B．late | C．early | D．suddenly |
| A．shy | B．tired | C．nervous | D．sad |
| A．happy | B．secret | C．new | D．proper |
| A．wondered | B．warned | C．answered | D．repeated |
| A．put up with | B．go back to | C．look down on | D．get out of |
| A．changed | B．expected | C．offered | D．refused |
| A．power | B．patience | C．balance | D．trust |
| A．bad | B．long | C．special | D．lonely |
| A．helped | B．found | C．thanked | D．held |
| A．safe | B．favorite | C．famous | D．personal |
| A．closed | B．wide | C．bright | D．watery |
| A．play | B．service | C．work | D．life |
| A．friends | B．family | C．strangers | D．audience |
| A．pride | B．humor | C．truth | D．love |
5 . There are some people who are always surrounded by friends, and there are others who are always standing on the outside, looking at the crowd of friends.
1. Be yourself.
Nobody likes a liar.
2. Start with people you know.
Even if you don’t think that you have a lot of friends, you are likely to know a lot of people. Reach out to get in touch with acquaintances and reconnect with old friends you haven’t seen for a long time. Don’t forget about friends of friends.
3. Be open-minded.
4. Be there.
In order to have a good relationship with your friends, you need to be a friend. This means that you need to be there when your friends need you. For example, if one of your friends calls you in the middle of the night crying, don’t hang up.
| A．You may see some really cool people just by hanging out with your friends and their friends. |
| B．When you meet new people, ask them questions about themselves. |
| C．In fact, if you aren’t yourself, it isn’t you that others are becoming friends with. |
| D．If you don’t know where to start, join a community group or a club. |
| E．He calls you because he considers you to be a friend. |
| F．If you are one of the outsiders, it is time to come out of your shell and start making new friends. |
| G．Don’t go into a situation with a judgmental attitude which will make you less popular. |
6 . Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change.
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and
“Why are you in college at such a(n)
At the year’s end Rose finished the college
| A．persuaded | B．challenged | C．questioned | D．required |
| A．laugh | B．book | C．hand | D．hug |
| A．actively | B．reluctantly | C．enthusiastically | D．passionately |
| A．retired | B．old | C．young | D．senior |
| A．jokingly | B．seriously | C．hurriedly | D．happily |
| A．involved | B．engaged | C．married | D．touched |
| A．forced | B．motivated | C．cheated | D．caught |
| A．lacked of | B．thought of | C．consisted of | D．dreamed of |
| A．made | B．bought | C．found | D．shared |
| A．instant | B．strong | C．permanent | D．loyal |
| A．join | B．have | C．leave | D．quiz |
| A．nonstop | B．frankly | C．merrily | D．first |
| A．lesson | B．memory | C．snack | D．wisdom |
| A．course | B．school | C．state | D．exam |
| A．secretly | B．shyly | C．closely | D．easily |
| A．period | B．degree | C．campus | D．tour |
| A．dinner | B．graduation | C．ceremony | D．congratulation |
| A．at risk | B．in person | C．by example | D．with joy |
| A．late | B．early | C．much | D．little |
| A．efficient | B．natural | C．difficult | D．optional |
7 . Out of all the relationships we have in our lifetime, the one with our parents is the most important. When you think about it, no other relationship is like the one we have with our mom and dad: when we’re young, our parents care for us; when our parents are old, we care for them. But in the middle of this long bond, there usually comes a time when it seems like our parents are our biggest enemies: when we’re teenagers.
As kids, we love nothing more than spending as much time as we can with our parents.
As US psychologist Lisa Damour wrote recently, “Many parents of teenagers long for the days when their preteen laughed at their jokes and happily came along on errands.” So, why is it that as we begin to enter adulthood, we feel so different about the two people who brought us into the world? “Teenagers are going through a very stressful time in their lives: they want to please us, but they also want to break away,” US psychologist Michele Borba said. Borba’s second point is perhaps the biggest reason why our attitude toward our parents changes as we grow older.
We’re no longer kids, and as young adults, we try to be as independent as possible. We soon start to put our friends before our parents. Before we know it, things at home are completely different. But rather than pushing our parents away, we should pay attention to their advice instead of ignoring it.
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Although sometimes it may seem impossible to follow everything our parents tell us, there’s one thing we should remember - respect is something that works two ways:
It means that instead of not following our parents’ wishes, we should show how mature we are by trusting their wisdom. Indeed, as the girl pointed out, “
| A．Friendship is the most important thing to me. |
| B．Family is the most important thing to me. |
| C．But as we approach our teenage years, it seems like everything our parents do is just annoying. |
| D．In our mid-to-late teenage years, this is when we start to discover who we really are. |
| E．Friends are great, but they’ll come and go. |
| F．If we show respect to others, it will be shown back to us. |
| G．With time passing by, we want to stay with our friends for long. |
“Why did Dad’s job make us move to South America anyway?” I asked Mom. “The TV shows are in Spanish and I miss going to school. The worst part is that I don’t have any friends here. All of the kids speak Spanish.”
“I know it’s hard, sweetheart. I’m lonely here too,” Mom said. “It’s hard to make friends when I can’t talk to anybody.”
Mom hugged (拥抱) me. “We’ll only be living here for eight more months.”
At that moment, eight months sounded like forever. A few days later, Dad said that a man at his work had a daughter my age. “Would you like to invite her over to play?”
“Does she speak English?”
“No,” Dad said, “but I can teach you a few Spanish words so the two of you can talk a little bit.” I shrugged ( 耸 肩 ). “It’s hard to be friends with someone when you can’t really talk to them.” Dad nodded. “I understand, but you wished for a friend.”
“I mean a friend who speaks English.”
“I know, but this might be fun anyway. I’m going to ask her dad to bring her over to our house.”
The following afternoon, Maria and her dad came over. I felt funny because I didn’t know how we’d play together without being able to talk to one another.
“Hola,” I said quietly, which means “hi” in Spanish.
Maria smiled and said something I didn’t understand. I looked at Dad and whispered (低声说), “This isn’t going to work.”
“Give it a chance,” he said.
Then Maria showed me a cardboard box. She’d brought a game called Connect Four. Dad smiled. “You don’t need to speak the same language to play that game.”
Maria and I went to my bedroom and set up the game. We took turns putting the colored disks (圆片) into the board, trying to get four in a row. Suddenly Maria smiled and pointed at the four red pieces in a row.
I smiled and said, “You won. Good game.”
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Although I’m sure Maria didn’t understand my words, I could tell she understood my smile.
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As we were both laughing, I realized that although we spoke different languages, I’d actually made a friend.
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9 . Conflict (冲突) between teenagers and parents happens for a lot of reasons. Sometimes conflict happens between teenagers and parents just because conflict happens between human beings anyway. Humans have different needs, different feelings, different opinions about what they want, and the relationship with people can be really difficult. However, teenagers can cause further conflict because of the hormonal (生理的) changes that are happening and the stage of life that they're in.
Teenagers and parents have different understanding about rules and at times they find it difficult to look into the future. So parents and teenagers will often experience conflict about many things, do chores, homework, whether teenagers speak respectfully or not and about what they're allowed to do.
Before we think about rule boundaries (界线) for teenagers, we need to make sure that we have a really good relationship base. There's no point saying “From now on, you have to listen to me”: if you don't have a positive relationship with your teenager. We need to go back and make sure there is some degree of shared respect, and some degree of positive communication and enjoyment being together. you do that first, it means that rule boundaries are a lot easier to set up.
Often we're dealing with conflict on the fly. This is not the right time to be dealing with it. We really want parents and teenagers to sit down and think about the kinds of things that may happen in the house before the problems come. The more detailed your rule boundaries are for teenagers, the more likely it is that they are going to follow them. So this means we don't have rule boundaries like “Have the bathroom cleaned”. It needs to be “The floors mopped, nothing on the countertop and the mirrors cleaned by ten o'clock every Saturday”: Rule boundaries need to be written down, and set out ahead of time so the teenager knows exactly what's expected.
1. What's important to set up a rule boundary easily for teenagers?| A．Being strict from the start. | B．Developing a good relationship with them first. |
| C．Saying"No" to their requirements. | D．Avoiding close talks with them. |
| A．Doing some housework. | B．Having a good reading habit. |
| C．Cleaning the bathroom. | D．Finishing your homework by five. |
| A．In a hurry. | B．On the plane. | C．By oneself. | D．Another day. |
| A．Growing Pains | B．Teenage Problems |
| C．Parent-Child Conflict and Solutions | D．Knowing the Conflict |
1. What does the woman see?
| A．A birthday cake. | B．A photo. | C．A well-prepared party. |
| A．She is still healthy. | B．She was born in America. | C．She hates to have birthday parties. |
| A．2. | B．3. | C．5. |
