1 . On a hot afternoon Rhiannon was driving her old van down the highway. As she
A medical student witnessed the accident and came to her
Luckily, Rhiannon was saved. Not for the bandage, she would not have
Rhiannon also had a message for the other
| A．rolled down | B．broke off | C．turned down | D．switched off |
| A．stick | B．grab | C．touch | D．possess |
| A．handle | B．engine | C．window | D．wheel |
| A．Consequently | B．Automatically | C．Frequently | D．Slowly |
| A．awake | B．astonished | C．unconscious | D．crazy |
| A．vision | B．action | C．rescue | D．mind |
| A．bandaging | B．curing | C．pressing | D．uncovering |
| A．Without delay | B．Out of sympathy | C．For certainty | D．In despair |
| A．tidying | B．removing | C．collecting | D．checking |
| A．suffered | B．struggled | C．stayed | D．survived |
| A．searched | B．browsed | C．received | D．posted |
| A．guidance | B．gesture | C．expression | D．encouragement |
| A．tireless | B．faultless | C．nameless | D．speechless |
| A．apology | B．application | C．invitation | D．appreciation |
| A．peers | B．strangers | C．relatives | D．fellows |
2 . UK taxpayers will pay tens of millions of pounds towards the cost of the King’s coronation.
The strain has pushed record numbers of people toward the UK’s legions of food banks providing free groceries as wages have failed to keep pace with inflation.
The Trussell Trust, which distributes groceries to about 1,200 food banks, said last week that its network had handed out nearly 3 million emergency food parcels in the year to the end of March.
“We are experiencing an unprecedented rise in the number of people coming to the food bank.
| A．That’s a record for a single year |
| B．Food price rises show no signs of pulling back |
| C．Inflation in the UK has rocketed over the past year |
| D．The increasingly higher prices are beyond people’s expectations. |
| E．Food banks have finally removed those long-accumulated products. |
| F．But millions of people are struggling to make ends meet as prices rise |
| G．They are no longer able to balance a low income against rising living costs |
3 . AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside the house, after the family asked him to stop firing in his yard because they were trying to sleep, authorities said Saturday.
Sheriff Greg Capers said authorities were still searching for the 39-year-old suspect following the night shooting in the town of Cleveland, about 45 miles north of Houston. He said the suspect used an AR-style rifle in the shooting.
Capers said there were 10 people in the house and that no one else was injured. He said two of the victims, believed to be from Honduras, were found laying over two children inside.
“The Honduran ladies that were laying over these children were doing it in such an effort as to protect the child,” Capers said.
The conflict followed family members walking up to the fence and asking the suspect to stop shooting rounds, Capers said. The suspect responded by telling them that it was his property, according to Capers, and that one person in the house got a video of the suspect walking up to the front door with the rifle.
Three of the victims were women and one was a man. Their names were not released. Capers said the victims were between the ages of 8 and about 40 years old.
Authorities have previously been to the suspect’s home, according to Capers. “Police officers have come over and spoke with him about the shooting his gun in the yard,” he said.
Capers said some of those in the house had just moved from Houston earlier in the week, but he did not know whether they were planning to stay there.
The US is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023. The violence is sparked by a range of motives: murder-suicides and domestic violence; gang revenge ; school shootings and so on. All have taken the lives of four or more people at once since Jan 1.
1. Where was the suspect when the conflict started?| A．In his own yard. | B．In the police office. |
| C．In the neighbor’s house. | D．Together with the policemen. |
| A．4. | B．8. | C．5. | D．10. |
| A．He hates neighboring others. |
| B．He owns the freedom of doing so. |
| C．He is willing to give up if warned. |
| D．He speaks up for the mass violence. |
| A．More firings may happen in the area of Honduras. |
| B．More victims may lose their lives in social violence. |
| C．Immigrants will be mostly targeted in mass killings. |
| D．The Honduran family will suffer a violent revenge. |
4 . On most Sundays, the sound of hammers(锤子)and other tools hitting stone can be heard in a village in the Chimalhuacan area, on Mexico City’s east side. The sounds come from stone carvers(石雕师)who still work on a skill that has been passed down for generations(世代)—even after the local stone was used up. The village is filled with meter-high religious(宗教的)figures and other beautiful stone objects.
Generations of stone carvers in Chimalhuacan also created much of the stonework found on buildings and in parks in the capital’s downtown.
While carvers in other areas long ago turned to machines, the workers here only use hammers and other special hand tools. Many are self-taught, but some, like Tomás Ugarte, aged 86, learned in the traditional way. This method of rock cutting has been passed down between family members, dating back about five generations.
The rock cutters are generally old. There were about 600 official stone carvers about 10 years ago. Now, there are probably only around 300. The carvers are dying and their children generally do not want to take up the trade.
Still, the stone carvers keep the old traditions alive. Many people in the area use stone tools made by the stone carvers.
Rev. Alberto Sandoval, who has known the stone workers since 1990, described them as “the backbone of the community.” Most of the carvers have work areas at home, which provides them with some money. They sell carvings for prices from $500 to $2,000. But they often do not sell much.
Unlike many craftspeople who want to see their works shown in museums, the carvers here also work for free at repairing the stonework at the 250-year-old local church, Santa Maria de Guadalupe.
Asked if the trade will continue, carver Mario Olivares read a poem written on the church wall: “Your art, your tradition, your culture and the nobility(高贵)of the people keep the spirit of this town alive.”
1. What is special about the stone carvers in Chimalhuacan?| A．They have turned to machines. | B．They only use hand tools. |
| C．They are self-taught. | D．They mainly create religious figures. |
| A．The great loss of the local stone. | B．Different jobs the young choose. |
| C．The worrying future for the trade. | D．The long history of stone carving. |
| A．They work for free most of the time. | B．They like giving their works to museums. |
| C．They sell carvings at high prices. | D．They often make a little money. |
| A．Confident. | B．Uncaring. |
| C．Helpless. | D．Worried. |
We ate a big breakfast at a local restaurant, like we did every Father’s Day. The present my daughter gave me was a T-shirt with the words “World’s Coolest Dad”. I put it on, feeling that was what made Father’s Day so great.
Just then my volunteer fire-department pager (呼机) went off: “Attention, Pocahontas-Old Ripley firefighters! House fire on Simpson Street. Repeat. House fire on Simpson Street.”
“Gotta go,” I said. I ran to my car and took off. I got to the firehouse in minutes. Another firefighter, Tom Smith, and the chief were waiting. “Don, Tommy, take truck 253. Roll!” he ordered. “The rest of the guys will be right behind you.” As the first on the scene, our job was to make sure everyone was out of the house, locate the nearest hydrant (消防栓), and then wait for backup.
A small crowd had gathered in front of number 907 when we got there. They watched the fire in panic. Thick black smoke could be seen pouring from the one-story house’s open front door. A large man burst through the door, red eyes streaming with tears. “Please hurry!” he called. “My boy’s still in there. I couldn’t get to him!”
There was no time to wait for backup. I left Tommy outside and rushed into the house.
“Anyone here?” I shouted. No answer. I searched every inch of the first two rooms. No child. The fire had grown so fierce by then. It seemed that the roof would collapse at any time. All at once a vision was put into my head—that father begging us to save his child. I mustn’t give up. Not today, I thought. There still might be a chance.
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Suddenly I heard a weak cry from the next room.
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I had always enjoyed living in my flat on the top floor of a Victorian building in Wimbledon. Being so high up made me feel safe and secure, and I enjoyed wonderful views across the tree tops. I had never expected that I would experience a fire in the flat.
One night I went to sleep as usual after setting my alarm clock for 7 am and switching off the bedside light. A few hours later, I woke up puzzled. I could smell smoke and I could see that the bedroom was extremely dark. Then I realized the room was so dark because it was filled with smoke. I immediately left my bed and stood by the door. I was in panic. I was also convinced that I had somehow caused the fire without knowing it. I thought, “What will my neighbors think? I must get rid of the smoke before it gets into their flats.”
I managed to make my way to the curtains and tried to draw them open. This simple everyday act proved quite beyond me. When I finally opened the window, I saw all my neighbors standing on the lawn below, tightly wrapped up in their dressing gowns against the December cold. Then I realized it wasn’t me that had caused the fire. It was someone else.
Even though I had taken many fire awareness courses at work, I forgot everything I’d ever been taught at that time. My one instinct was to flee down the stairs.
“There’s a fire! Stay by the window!” someone shouted below the building. And that man’s words of warning stopped me and helped save my life. If I had opened my front door at the top of the stairwell to escape, the flames raging below would have been drawn upwards by the rush of oxygen and would have swept over me in an instant. I knew I should go to the kitchen and wait for help by the window there. I knew the firemen would save me using a ladder.
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So I went to the kitchen.
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Finally, the firemen arrived.
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7 . In less than two months, a newly opened minimarket in a remote village in Xigaze City, southwest China's Tibet, has attracted a large number of customers. The secret behind its success is the idea “rubbish for goods”. Villagers can redeem (兑换) goods with used cartons (硬纸盒) and drink bottles.
Early in the morning, Drukhyun, the first secretary of Chumik Village, came to check the stock (库存). “More and more people are coming to redeem goods and we need to timely ensure plentiful stocks,” Drukhyun said. Yet the move was not quite well received in the beginning, until they put their eyes on the pupils. The children used recyclables in exchange for snacks and soon the news spread. Now over 100 villagers have redeemed goods with a value of over 5, 100 yuan.
The market has also provided jobs for four local residents that once lived under the poverty line, each earning a monthly salary of 3, 000 yuan. Tenzin Drolma is responsible for counting and weighing the goods. “Thanks to the market, I can get such a meaningful job. Local residents are highly motivated and I'm pretty busy every day.”
Since a rule of sorting the waste into categories (种类) in Lhasa was carried out in November 2020, several green markets have opened one after another. In another similar supermarket in Lhasa, the shelves are filled with edible oil, washing liquid, toothpaste and other daily products. All the products are only available by redeeming points. One kilogram of plastic waste can be redeemed for 13 points while one kilogram of cartons is worth of 5 points.
Technology has also made the low-carbon lifestyle smarter and cleaner. In a community in Lhasa's Chengguan District, the intelligent recycling bins can calculate the weight and upload (上传) the redeemed points to cards of local residents. “When the trash bins are full, it will automatically remind the cleaning staff to empty them,” said Pendran, director of the district's waste sorting office.
1. What do we know about the minimarket in Tibet?| A．It was an immediate success when first founded. |
| B．It began to spread with the help the local kids. |
| C．It was not accepted for environmental damage. |
| D．It allowed villagers to buy daily goods with cash. |
| A．It starts the local rule of waste sorting. |
| B．It helps the locals get rid of poverty. |
| C．It offers more diverse goods for the locals. |
| D．It provides employment opportunities. |
| A．Appreciative. | B．Worried. | C．Disapproving. | D．Uncertain. |
| A．Make cards for local residents. | B．Sort the waste into several categories. |
| C．Figure out the value of the recycles. | D．Remind the residents to empty the bin. |
8 . As Americans slowly return to the office, they are rethinking their clothing choices at work. After two years of working from home in exercise clothes, many people now want to be comfortable while looking professional in the office. And companies are trying to keep up with the demand for “business comfort” clothing.
Kay Martin-Pence, who works for a drug company, used to wear structured business clothes, like dress pants and blazers (统一服装), and high-heel shoes to work before the pandemic, but now wears comfortable clothes, including stylish jeans and flowing shirts, along with lower-heel shoes.
Adam Galinsky, a social psychologist at Columbia Business School, who studies the connection between what people wear and how they think, said that people will knowingly think about what they will wear to the office. They may compare themselves to others and think about the situation they are in.
Clothing companies also witnessed the changing demand. From January to March of 2022, money from sales of sports pants for office wears increased three times. There is a high demand for comfortable shirts and pull-on pants. The most common kind of shoe for the workplace is sneakers. And sales of dress shoes are 34 percent lower than in 2019.
As more workers want to feel comfortable in their work clothes, some are excited to trick themselves up again. One such worker is 42-year-old Emily Kirchner of Stevensville, Michigan. She said she is spending money on new clothes including blue jeans, shirts, and even blazers. As a mother of a young child, she wants to feel her best when she leaves the house. "It's kind of fun to trick up," Kirchner said. "It's kind of like that back-to-school feeling."
1. What leads to the changes in clothing choice at work?| A．Demand of business. | B．Influence of pandemic. |
| C．Following the trend. | D．Dressing in comfort long. |
| A．People judge by feelings. | B．People like to be unique. |
| C．People consult others in wear. | D．People care about their wear. |
| A．She differs from others. | B．She prefers professional clothes. |
| C．She is fond of dressing up. | D．She overspends on new clothes. |
| A．Comfortable Changes to Office Wear | B．Urgent Demand for Comfortable Clothing |
| C．Increased Sales in Sports Jeans Globally | D．Connection between Wear and Concept |
9 . It is early 5:30 a. m. I am seated in a restaurant near my gate, considering breakfast. You are seated at the bar. I hear the waitress tell you that she is forbidden to serve alcohol until 6 a. m. You look at your watches and say you’ll wait.
Then a young girl appears and sits between the two of you. From the way you interact, I guess that she is your daughter. I watch her spin on the bar stool. Then she jumps up and enters a newsstand. In a few minutes, she returns with a purchase. You check your watches. I watch your daughter put her head down on the bar for a few moments. At 6:00, the waitress ceremoniously serves you beer. Your daughter twirls again.
And then I wonder judgmentally “What is going on here? What are you doing here at a bar at 6:00 a.m. with your young daughter at your side?” My next thought, in an effort to be more charitable, is “What happened that made you want to drink at a time and in a way that would likely raise a lot of eyebrows?”
Adults, of course, are free to do as they choose. But you are here with your young daughter. Has it crossed your mind that you are quite possibly influencing her future drinking behavior?
For better or worse, many life lessons are “caught” rather than taught. Kids have a way of learning the things we never get around to talking about with them—and they learn from watching us. From the time they learn to walk, our children are observing and imitating us. The truth is that the best way to teach children any healthy behavior is to model it ourselves.
To the parents at the bar, look into the mirror hanging over that bar and try to see what I see—a beautiful young girl, watching you and looking for clues on how to best live her adult life. You are her most influential teachers. Teach her well.
1. What do the parents do in the early morning?| A．Drink beer. | B．Have breakfast. | C．Wait for a friend. | D．Play with their kid. |
| A．Cheer others up. | B．Waste much time. | C．Shock many people. | D．Make one feel better. |
| A．Worried. | B．Tolerant. | C．Admiring. | D．Disapproving. |
| A．To thank a family. | B．To praise a pretty girl. |
| C．To tell an interesting story. | D．To criticize a girl’s parents. |
