1 . This is a talk by a London taxi driver.
“I’ve been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis.” “It’s a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon.”
“I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning.”
“Some very strange things happened late at night. The other day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows.” “I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came.” They thought I was a thief.
“Luckily, the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!”
1. The driver always worked at night because it was easier to ______.| A．drive | B．make money |
| C．climb in through the window | D．meet a lot of people |
| A．she wanted to have a sleep | B．her husband didn’t open the door for her |
| C．she didn’t want to pay the driver | D．she couldn’t find her key |
| A．early in the morning | B．late at night |
| C．20 miles outside London | D．near the police station |
| A．The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning. |
| B．The police made a mistake. |
| C．The woman had no money to pay the driver. |
| D．The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog. |
2 . A man came home from work late,
“Daddy, may I ask you a question?”
“Yeah, sure.”
“Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”
“That’s
“I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?”
“If you
“Oh”, the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please borrow $10?” The father got angry immediately and flatly
The man stepped into the little boy’s room
The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to
| A．satisfied | B．excited | C．tired | D．surprised |
| A．nothing | B．not | C．none | D．nobody |
| A．specifically | B．strictly | C．seriously | D．impatiently |
| A．need | B．must | C．should | D．dare |
| A．refused | B．accepted | C．opposed | D．denied |
| A．turned down | B．sat down | C．calmed down | D．put down |
| A．quietly | B．rudely | C．politely | D．confidently |
| A．light | B．mood | C．condition | D．company |
| A．asked for | B．waited for | C．paid | D．worked for |
| A．down | B．aside | C．straight | D．still |
| A．yelled | B．said | C．sighed | D．apologized |
| A．hear | B．worry | C．wonder | D．know |
| A．made | B．spent | C．counted | D．lost |
| A．actively | B．carefully | C．directly | D．curiously |
| A．borrow | B．lend | C．buy | D．use |
Nancy did cleaning in a commercial building with a fancy supermarket, a gym, a spa (温泉疗养中心), and a few fast food places. It was fairly populated, and people often showed kindness to her.
She often bought bread that was to be expired (过期的) soon in the supermarket and the employees there were familiar with her. During her break time, she liked to observe people, especially families. Nancy often saw a lady in the building. Usually the lady went to the gym first and then headed to the spa. Later, she’d come out dressed like a manager. One day, the woman took her kid with her. The little boy was no more than eight years old and didn’t look happy to be there with his mom.
“Henry, come on. I have to go to the gym now and hurry to get to work on time later,” the mother said in a rush.
The boy protested (反对) with a sad voice,“What am I going to do while you’re working out?” “Just sit still and read your book in the waiting area,” the mother replied.
“Can you at least buy me some candy? You promised earlier,” the boy complained. “I don’t have time right now. Please hurry inside,” the mother answered.
Then the mother took the son’s hand and rushed into the gym. Nancy witnessed this all and was reminded of her own similar busy life in the past. She was once also a young busy woman. Her personal and work-related matters always came first in her life. She failed to spare enough time for her son and attach enough importance to his wishes. When she realized her problems, it was too late. Her son lost his life in an accident, leaving her with deep sadness and regret. To make matters worse, her company went bankrupt (破产) soon after.
Reflecting on her past life, Nancy had a thought. Though she was not wealthy, she wanted to do something nice for the boy: buy him a bar of chocolate.
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Nancy knew where to buy a bar of chocolate.
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Nancy thought the boy must be happy to accept the bar of chocolate.
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4 . The Glover kids in Newburgh, New York, want to make a little extra money themselves before the school opens. So, earlier this week, they set up a lemonade stand on the side of the road.
Now, in most stories, that’s when the police
Whitney posted the picture on social media with explanatory words. The
Dozens of customers have
| A．Progress | B．Business | C．Budget | D．Service |
| A．demanded | B．proposed | C．warned | D．informed |
| A．angry | B．generous | C．anxious | D．responsible |
| A．take over | B．leave out | C．shut down | D．tear apart |
| A．course | B．licence | C．fund | D．record |
| A．surprised | B．tired | C．upset | D．confused |
| A．context | B．case | C．reason | D．issue |
| A．other than | B．instead of | C．as for | D．due to |
| A．investigated | B．prevented | C．praised | D．punished |
| A．contributions | B．differences | C．objections | D．adjustments |
| A．posing | B．exchanging | C．preparing | D．searching |
| A．refreshing | B．effective | C．amusing | D．creative |
| A．apology | B．development | C．support | D．debate |
| A．stood out | B．stood by | C．stopped out | D．stopped by |
| A．change | B．donation | C．supply | D．application |
When coming to this city for high school, I moved into the new house with my parents. We were very grateful to the owner for renting us this house at a cheap price. The house was really comfortable to live in. It was warm inside and full of life outside.
A tree in the front yard attracted my attention, and all I could confirm was that it was a fruit tree. My father thought it was a fig(无花果) tree, and sure enough, as the months went by, the tree grew huge leaves and finally bore the fruit—figs, the size of my fist. How wonderful they were! I took many pictures of the fig tree. And then we wondered how to deal with the figs. My mother thought for a while and said, “Why not try making fig jam?” I responded quickly, “That’s a good idea!”
Jack, one of our neighbors, just visited us and asked if he could pick some figs from our tree. Certainly, we encouraged him to take as many as he liked. In fact, Jack was extremely polite and friendly to us. He introduced himself at the first sight of us. He always waved to me as he came home or as he left for work.
When I picked the figs with him, he told me about how he had been living in the house next door for close to twenty years. He said, “Bruce, the owner of the house you live in now, used to be my best friend. And we had planted this very fig tree a few years before he went to the nursing home.” I was amazed to know that we actually enjoyed the fruit of his work. He told me that he was so impressed by the quality of the fruit this year. I found a fruit box for him to put the figs in. Both of us enjoyed the pleasure of sharing.
When Jack set out for his home, I turned to my parents and advised doing something in return for Jack and Bruce’s kindness and friendliness.
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Finally, we decided to invite Jack and his family to dinner that night.
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The next day, our family and Jack visited Bruce in the nursing home.
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6 . A Chinese girl Tan Fanglin overcame a world-class mathematics problem and was invited again to attend the World Laureates Forum when she was 15. Communicating with 65 top scientists in the world, she became a rising star in this meeting of the world’s sharpest minds.
Her discovery has won her many prizes in youth innovation competitions in China. However, Tan is not a “genius” in the traditional sense. Tan was born in a scholarly family. Her father was a professor of mathematics. Tan showed a high interest in mathematics when she was very young. She likes to find questions on her own. The more difficult the problem is, the more potential she will unlock. In this process, her father will only give proper guidance.
Tan took part in many research projects. So devoted to the projects, she once made serious mistakes during the exam at school. Instead of severely rebuking her, her parents let her find the problem by herself and achieve a better balance between textbook study and research. It was because of the respect and trust of her parents that Tan began to plan her study time scientifically and applied the learning methods summarized in the process of mathematics research to the classroom. With her hard work, she made great achievements in mathematics.
Attending this meeting enabled Tan to get more inspiration from the world’s top scientists. She even got the opportunity to talk with germ Miesenböck, who is pioneering the field of Optogenetics (光遗传学). Miesenböc has encouraged her not to lose her passion and love for what she does and said accepting failure is important to researchers. He has stressed that people all know that even Thomas Edison went through hundreds of unsuccessful attempts before finally inventing the light bulb. Tan has met many difficulties in her research and often feels upset. The words have made her feel inspired.
1. What can we learn about Tan Fanglin?| A．She went to the meeting with her father. | B．She has a strong love for mathematics. |
| C．She never made mistakes in her school exams. | D．She was invited to attend the Forum for the first time. |
| A．Helping. | B．Challenging. | C．Criticizing. | D．Praising. |
| A．By correcting her mistakes. |
| B．By offering extra training for her research. |
| C．By stressing the importance of scientific research. |
| D．By respecting her and encouraging her in self-development. |
| A．All roads lead to Rome. | B．Nothing is impossible. |
| C．Where there is a will, there is a way. | D．Failure is the mother of success. |
7 . John entered a college and often worked late until 12 at night . He fell into the
John’s friend, Frank,
Before long John
“If not,” said the doctor, “you will never
| A．hole | B．habit | C．interest | D．love |
| A．still | B．sometimes | C．never | D．always |
| A．ever | B．just | C．even | D．only |
| A．happy | B．angry | C．doubtful | D．curious |
| A．forgot | B．explained | C．left | D．tried |
| A．advise | B．force | C．order | D．call |
| A．continue | B．work | C．return | D．answer |
| A．recognized | B．understood | C．found | D．showed |
| A．saw | B．judged | C．watched | D．examined |
| A．truth | B．reason | C．accident | D．disease |
| A．followed | B．kept | C．caused | D．resulted |
| A．differ | B．recover | C．hear | D．suffer |
| A．disappointed | B．sad | C．sorry | D．worried |
| A．day | B．time | C．way | D．second |
| A．surprised at | B．certain about | C．afraid of | D．interested in |
8 . Years ago, I was on a long flight, during which a voice from the speaker said, “We won’t
Then I noticed the little girl next to me. Surprisingly, the storm seemed to mean
When the plane was out of
Many kinds of storms may
| A．serve | B．take | C．get | D．sell |
| A．excited | B．comfortable | C．happy | D．nervous |
| A．noisy | B．quiet | C．warm | D．cold |
| A．broke out | B．came about | C．lit up | D．gave off |
| A．ship | B．plane | C．train | D．seat |
| A．lifted | B．cut | C．turned | D．shut |
| A．jump | B．fly | C．land | D．drop |
| A．surprised | B．scared | C．glad | D．Interested |
| A．weather | B．question | C．future | D．action |
| A．make | B．reach | C．win | D．finish |
| A．something | B．anything | C．everything | D．nothing |
| A．funny | B．frustrated | C．sad | D．calm |
| A．talk | B．read | C．play | D．sleep |
| A．book | B．story | C．expression | D．impression |
| A．and | B．while | C．so | D．since |
| A．order | B．date | C．fashion | D．danger |
| A．turn | B．time | C．return | D．front |
| A．trouble | B．help | C．encourage | D．stop |
| A．introduce | B．invite | C．throw | D．change |
| A．ask | B．remember | C．explain | D．wonder |
9 . We moved to Elmont in 1956. I was 4 years old. Elmont was a wonderful place to grow up. There were lots of kids，great schools and we had a big yard. Having grown up a city kid, my father, Nicholas Denaro, believed that grass was not just to look at, but that children were meant to play on it. We played games and badminton there. A white fence separated our backyard from a small wood. My friends and I jumped the fence and climbed trees.
My father had the most amazing hands. He could fix anything. He gave those amazing hands to his son, my younger brother, Frank, who also became handy around the house. But my father saved his green fingers for me. He grew flowers, tomatoes, strawberries and figs and he shared his love of gardening with me.
Fourteen years ago, I went to a local nursery and purchased a fig tree for Dad for Father’s Day. My mother, Bridget Denaro, called it the best gift I could have given him. He planted it exactly in the middle of the front yard.
He loved that tree and enjoyed delicious figs every year, except just after Sandy hit in 2012. He was so disappointed when cold weather just after the superstorm froze all the remaining figs.
In 2015，my father died of aspirating pneumonia (呼吸性肺炎) at 97. We sold our family home of 61years last year. We left behind Dad's tree, full of figs waiting to ripen. We briefly-considered taking it with us, but decided that his Father's Day fig tree belonged in Elmont. The new owners generously allowed me to take some branches so that I could have a precious reminder of my much-loved father and the Elmont home.
1. What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph?| A．She grew up in a city. | B．She only liked climbing trees. |
| C．She had a happy childhood. | D．She was naughty and stubborn. |
| A．How to garden well. | B．How to play games. |
| C．How to color fingers. | D．How to fix everything. |
| A．He was ill in hospital. | B．The cold hit the fig tree. |
| C．The tree didn’t bear figs. | D．He moved to another city. |
| A．To show her love of figs. | B．To share her childhood. |
| C．To remember her father. | D．To introduce her experience. |
10 . One weekend, Taylor, an eight-year-old girl, went shopping with her parents. She asked her parents to buy a toy she wanted. Instead of giving her money to buy the toy, Taylor’s father encouraged her to make money by herself. “How can I make money?” Taylor thought for a while and had an idea, “Why not make cakes and sell them at church to raise money to buy the toy?”
The next day. Taylor started her plan. She first needed some money for tools and materials. So she borrowed $40 from her parents and promised to pay it back. Then she began to make cakes by herself. To her parents’ surprise, she made $175 by selling the cakes that Sunday.
Everyone thought Taylor would buy the toy she wanted. She certainly had made enough money for it, but she didn’t. Instead, Taylor decided to buy business cards and had her father’s phone number on them. Then she began handing the cards out. More people knew Taylor and came to buy her cakes. Even large companies began to try buying her delicious cakes.
Though Taylor has made a lot of money, she still works hard at school. She also likes to take part in other activities. So Taylor must carefully manage her time. For example, instead of watching TV after school, Taylor might have to bake（烘焙）a lot of cakes for customers. When she has dance lessons on some days, she needs to get her baking done on time so she isn’t late for class.
Making cakes may take time and be hard work, but Taylor sees the fun in it. “I think making cakes is mostly my hobby.” she says. She also decorates（装饰）the boxes that are used to pack the cakes. Taylor uses all kinds of decorations to make sure each box looks special for her customers. People love the extra feeling Taylor gives them by decorating the boxes, so more and more people come for her cakes.
Taylor’s cakes are becoming very popular. She achieves a sweet success.
1. Why dig Taylor start selling cakes?| A．Because she loved baking cakes very much. |
| B．Because she wanted to make a lot of money. |
| C．Because her parents encouraged her to sell cakes. |
| D．Because she needed money to buy the toy she wanted. |
| A．By handing out business cards. |
| B．By selling her cakes at church. |
| C．By advertising at her dance class. |
| D．By inviting large companies to buy her cakes. |
| A．She doesn’t work hard at school. |
| B．She can’t manage her time well. |
| C．She sees the fun in her cake business. |
| D．She is too busy to take part in other activities. |
| A．To explain how to buy a toy. |
| B．To teach us how to make good cakes. |
| C．To show us that it is fun to sell cakes. |
| D．To introduce a girl who is talented in business. |
