1 . Parents everywhere are praising one Florida mom after she showed her daughter true love earlier this month in a lesson about being grateful. Haley Hassel was shopping for back-to-school supplies. She wanted to surprise her daughter Presleigh with a pencil case, which she knew her daughter would be happy about. Hassel was surprised, however, when her little girl threw the case in the garbage and stormed into her bedroom, slamming the door behind her.
“She yelled, ‘That’s stupid. Everyone in my class has that...I don’t want it anymore!’” Hassel explained in a Facebook post. Hassel said she didn’t immediately react because she wanted to deal with the anger properly.
“So by the time there was probably smoke coming out of my ears, I was trying really hard not to completely lose it with this kid whom I have worked so hard to completely take care of on my own,” she wrote. “I thought I had always taught her to be grateful and know how lucky she was, but she needed a small wake up call!”
Hassel grabbed a plastic sandwich bag, wrote Presleigh’s name on it and handed it to her.
“I told her to get the pencil case out of the trash and that we would give it to one whose mommy and daddy don’t have money for any school supplies or someone who may not even have a mommy or daddy.”
She continued, “I explained to her she’s not entitled to (享有) anything special and she is taking for granted how lucky she is. So for now she will be using a bag and will personally be delivering the nice box to a child that could benefit from it.”
1. What did Hassel’s daughter do after she received the pencil case?| A．Put it into her bag happily. | B．Threw the case in the garbage. |
| C．Sent Hassel a gift in return. | D．Hugged and kissed Hassel. |
| A．Presleigh was a stupid. |
| B．Presleigh hoped for something special. |
| C．Presleigh hated her mother so much. |
| D．Presleigh refused to accept any gift that her mother bought her. |
| A．But she needed to buy her something special. |
| B．But she needed to call her daughter to wake up everyday. |
| C．But she needed a timely remind for her daughter to be grateful. |
| D．But she needed to buy her an alarm clock to wake her up everyday. |
| A．Patient and calm. | B．Out-going and active. |
| C．Funny and brave. | D．Hardworking and determined. |
2 . I love my father. He’s the parent who I thought understood me. But when I was growing up, he was
One day my father was working at his desk. I
Moments later, he appeared at the top of the stairs,
My sense that I couldn’t reach my father stayed with me even when I was grown. Well into adulthood, I felt that I could never
The
I really cherish my father’s stories and will pass them on to the next generation.
1.| A．rarely | B．merely | C．frequently | D．gradually |
| A．watch | B．follow | C．share | D．support |
| A．impression | B．attention | C．explanation | D．presentation |
| A．approached | B．ignored | C．monitored | D．comforted |
| A．Concerned | B．Experienced | C．Disappointed | D．Absorbed |
| A．annoyed | B．depressed | C．scared | D．bored |
| A．crossed | B．spread | C．swung | D．moved |
| A．apologized | B．complained | C．hesitated | D．joked |
| A．view | B．message | C．voice | D．scene |
| A．cut back on | B．make up for | C．keep up with | D．look forward to |
| A．change | B．success | C．tradition | D．silence |
| A．but | B．or | C．for | D．so |
| A．proposed | B．discovered | C．recalled | D．predicted |
| A．serious | B．confident | C．eager | D．reasonable |
| A．reminding | B．pushing | C．requiring | D．inviting |
3 . Desperate to help his 96-year-old mother to speak her mother tongue again, Keith McDermott made an appeal on social media and was met with a flood of kind responses. The old lady, Ray, was moved to tears after talking on the phone with one of the enthusiastic respondents in Welsh.
Ray moved to America after meeting her husband when she was only 18, hence waving goodbye to her life in Wales. She continued to speak Welsh with her mum-keeping a little bit of home. But she lost her beloved mum four decades ago and hadn't spoken Welsh ever since.
Despite suffering from short-term memory loss and sometimes not remembering what she has done recently, Ray's childhood memories in Wales remain clear. “She wants to return but I know, given her age, such long-distance travel is out of the question.” said Keith, “Once she mentioned ‘I wish I could speak Welsh again but I suppose I never will.’ It was then that I thought I should make her wish happen.”
So Keith, 70, posted on social media in the New York Welsh area asking for any Welsh speakers that could speak Welsh with his mum. And he was touched, as well as a little shocked, to receive over 30 responses within half an hour. Keith thanked everyone and eventually asked Melisa to give his mum a phone call. “Speaking with Melisa, her (Ray's) Welsh was a little rusty. A few more Welsh conversations and I think she'd be fluent again,” added Keith.
“When you have a parent in their nineties, you will find you two have something in common: you're both old, so I am very sympathetic to my mother's feelings of loneliness and isolation (孤立). I'm feeling it myself.” Keith hopes to set up more Welsh phone conversations for his mum and Melisa has promised to send Ray some short stories in Welsh to remind her of her life in Wales.
1. Why did Keith post a message on social media?| A．To gather American Welsh speakers. |
| B．To help his mum speak Welsh again. |
| C．To slow down his mum's memory loss. |
| D．To track down his family's Welsh origin. |
| A．Surprised and moved. | B．Concerned and thankful. |
| C．Sympathetic and excited. | D．Astonished and isolated. |
| A．Social media contribute to closer family ties. |
| B．Mother tongue means more than a language. |
| C．Childhood experiences shape one's later life. |
| D．One will be more sensitive when getting older. |
| A．A community noticeboard. |
| B．A health magazine. |
| C．A language-learning website. |
| D．A local newspaper. |
4 . Long long ago, there was an old man who lived with his son, his daughter-in-law, and a four-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled(颤抖), his eyesight was very poor, and he couldn’t walk steadily (平稳地). The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Rice often dropped on the floor.
The son and the daughter-in-law became angry with the old man, so they put a small table in the corner. There, the grandfather ate alone, while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the table. Since the grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl.
The four-year-old son watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with a piece of wood on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, “What are you making?” The boy answered, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The four-year-old son smiled and went back to work. The words struck the parents so hard that they were in silence. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks (脸颊). Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather’s hand and gently led him back to the family table.
1. Why was the old man’s food served in a wooden bowl?| A．Because there was only a wooden bowl left. |
| B．Because the wooden bowl was light enough. |
| C．Because the old man had broken a few dishes. |
| D．Because the son and the daughter-in-law became angry with the old man. |
| A．shocked | B．annoyed | C．worried | D．confused |
| A．A Dinner Table | B．A Wooden Bowl |
| C．An Old Man and His Son | D．A Couple and Their Son |
5 . Ranjan and Sumer were good friends. They went to the same school and were in the same class.
Ranjan was not strong. He could not play football or other games with boys of his age.All that he did was to watch Sumer and other boys play. He usually went with them to the playground. When they ran off to play, he would sit under a tree and read storybooks. Books became his best friends. The reading made him successful in all the exams. He always stood first in the class.
Sumer was tall and athletic. He spent most of his time running, swimming or riding bicycles. He was an extremely good player in every game. He was a member of the school's football team and cricket team. The PE teacher thought he would make it big in the game when he grew up.
One day, the two friends went for a walk. Ranjan got tired soon.
“I have no strength. What is the use of all this knowledge? If I am not healthy? I would give away all my knowledge if I could be half as healthy and strong as you," said Ranjan.
Sumer was surprised and replied, “So you are not happy with yourself too? I always wished I could have done as well as you did in the studies. I even thought I could have given away my sporting skills for better grades in those exams. ”
The two friends looked at each other and cried out at the same time? “The grass looks greener on the other side of the hill. ”
1. What did Ranjan usually do when he went to the playground with Sumer?| A．He read the storybooks. | B．He played with his friend |
| C．He studied for the exams. | D．He took care of the clothes. |
| A．Sumer was very strong. | B．Sumer was good at playing football. |
| C．Sumer did well in every sport. | D．Sumer spent a lot of time playing sports. |
| A．Ranjan was proud of his knowledge. |
| B．Sumer was unhappy with his studies. |
| C．Sumer could do as well as Ranjan did in the studies. |
| D．Ranjan and Sumer decided to learn from each other. |
| A．Practice makes perfect. |
| B．Nobody knows his own strong points. |
| C．Grass usually appears greener in far away places. |
| D．We always want something better and feel unhappy. |
It was a beautiful sunny day, and Mary and I were playing in her new basement because it was so hot outside. The two of us were best friends, so we naturally did what best friends do-we did everything together. We went camping together, trusted each at her and always stuck up for each other.
But that day, something changed. I'll never forget the look on Mary's face when she knocked over her mother's favorite vase that was on the table. The flowers and vase crashed to the floor, and the vase cracked into tons of tiny little pieces. I looked at Mary and said, “There's no way to fix this!”
Mary burst into tears. “What am I going to do? What am I going to say?” She looked at me while she wiped her tears and asked, “Can you say that you did it?”
I was shocked. I didn't know what to do or say, and I started to pace back and forth. “Okay, I'll do it.” I said.
That very second, her mother came downstairs to ask about the loud noise she had just heard. Mary said, “Mom, we were sitting on the couch, and Michelle put her feet on the table and knocked on the vase.”
Her mother looked at me and shook her head. “I don't know how many times I have to tell you girls, you don't put your feet on the table.”
I apologized to Mary's mother and told her I would buy her a new vase. She said not to worry, but us be more careful. I felt so bad. I knew that I had kept Mary out of trouble, but I also felt that it wasn't right. I didn't go over to Mary's for a few days, and she didn't come to my house, either. I was busy cleaning and doing extra chore (杂活)
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Finally I earned enough money and set out to buy Mary's mother a new vase.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7 . I am on holiday here in Switzerland with my parents and I am having a fantastic time.
We have been on lots of walks in the mountains but we always go with a guide.
Yesterday we went for a boat trip around the lake but we had to go back to the hotel early.
| A．It’s safe to go out alone. |
| B．You don’t have to go with a guide but it’s safer. |
| C．It started to rain heavily and we couldn’t even see the shore. |
| D．It’s also the first time I’ve ever stayed in a hotel and I really like it. |
| E．It’s the second time I’ve been to Switzerland. |
| F．We’re staying in a hotel near a lake and I can see snowy mountain peaks from my bedroom window. |
| G．The best thing of all is the beautiful scenery. |
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2. 词数：120字左右。
The Person I Admire Most
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Lucy is a foreign student in our school. There is a pity that she is going to leave, which make us all very sad. She is a kind-hearted girl, but always offers to help us our English. I remember when I was preparing for a speaking contest two month ago, Lucy spent her spare time teach me for almost three days. I won the first prize in the contest. When I said thanks to her, and she gave me a big smile. I hoped that he can come to China again. I wish her a colorfully and interesting life.
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1.你的观点和做法：
2.你的理由：
3.你父母的反应。
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Dear Sir or Madam,
I'm writing to express my attitude towards the topic “whether teenagers' secrets should be kept from their parents”.
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
