1 . It was a warm March evening, and I’d just taken a seat on the bus. A woman took a seat opposite me. Not speaking to anyone
A thief had
After a few minutes, an old man in ragged clothes got on the bus. The bus conductor started to collected
Upon hearing this, the bus conductor and the driver
The woman was observing the
”Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?“
”He doesn’t have any money!“ the driver shouted.
”Well, that’s no reason to throw him off the bus, she
She reached inside her blouse, took out her
On the road of life, the
| A．in particular | B．in doubt | C．in advance | D．in secret |
| A．announced | B．narrated | C．complained | D．expressed |
| A．stretched | B．seized | C．sought | D．stolen |
| A．fortunately | B．frankly | C．kindly | D．grateful |
| A．tickets | B．luggage | C．bags | D．currency |
| A．awkward | B．disappointed | C．honored | D．suspicious |
| A．excused | B．explained | C．urged | D．released |
| A．removed | B．contributed | C．ordered | D．permitted |
| A．begged | B．allowed | C．quested | D．advised |
| A．matter | B．accident | C．incident | D．story |
| A．indicated | B．expected | C．reminded | D．interrupted |
| A．demanded | B．insisted | C．promised | D．agreed |
| A．extra | B．available | C．remaining | D．original |
| A．sincerity | B．honesty | C．responsibility | D．generosity |
| A．improve | B．recover | C．lift | D．inspire |
2 . An unpleasant smell floated into my nose as the bowl of fried stinky tofu settled onto my grandmother’s dinner table. I immediately sat back. The smell ruined my appetite, and I pushed the dish away.
“It’s supposed to stink. Just give it a try!” my grandmother said.
Holding my breath, I unwillingly took a bite. To my surprise, the tofu beneath the fried skin was warm, soft, and mouthwatering. Thus, stinky tofu became more than a household tradition. It became my favorite dish.
Along with the stinky tofu, I would meet my Uncle Chan on every visit. As an immature boy, I never understood my uncle’s condition of Down syndrome(唐氏综合征).He was an unfriendly and terrible creature in my eyes. He constantly walked around the house, talking to himself. Whenever he was within view, I would run away in fear.
However, one day, my view of my uncle suddenly changed. I was just getting out of my bed when I heard soft steps approaching. It was my uncle. My muscles froze. He slowly sat next to me and touched my face gently, as a mother would stroke (抚摸)a baby. A wide smile emerged from his blank expression. How beautiful his smile was! I could not help but smile back. My fear disappeared gradually, and my muscles relaxed.
My uncle very much resembles stinky tofu. Stinky tofu smells unpleasant on the outside, yet feels warm and soft in the inside. Like stinky tofu, my uncle’s Down syndrome made me keep my distance at first. Yet, I learned that deep inside, he is harmless and has a loving nature.
The outside and inside of the stinky tofu exist as two extremely different worlds. Perhaps that is what makes it such a tasty dish. Not only is it delicious, stinky tofu offers a valuable lesson: never judge people at first glance, for true beauty comes from the inside.
1. Why did stinky tofu become the author’s favorite dish?| A．It was related to family tradition. | B．It turned out to be quite delicious. |
| C．Grandma encouraged him to try it. | D．His appetite for food had increased. |
| A．Chan’s footsteps woke up the author |
| B．Chan showed his friendliness to the author |
| C．Chan displayed his love towards his mother |
| D．Chan’s blank expression made the author smile |
| A．To highlight the nature of Uncle Chan | B．To analyze the family relationship |
| C．To describe a childhood memory | D．To introduce a traditional Chinese food |
| A．We shouldn’t judge by appearances. | B．A person’s taste changes over time. |
| C．Blood is thicker than water. | D．You are what you eat. |
When our youngest sister was born, my little brother Tom was six and I was eight. I had always been the “Big Sister” and he had always been “The Baby”.
Our sister’s arrival was a complete surprise to both of us. In those days no one worried much about sibling rivalry (兄弟姐妹间的较劲), and no “experts” told us how to deal with another child in the house. We had wise and loving grandpa and mom, however.
I was excited about the baby and loved to hold her and help care for her. Tom’s feelings were quite different! He just looked at her and left, preferring to spend the evening in his room. When I went to his room to talk to him and try to get him to play games with me, he just looked away. “Why did they have to get that baby?” Tom asked.
Later that night, Grandpa came over to see the new baby. As he held her, he said to Tom, “You know, she’s a lot like the baby lamb I’m raising on the bottle. I have to take care of her and feed her often, just the way your mom does with the baby.” Tom said, “I’d rather have the lamb.”
Grandpa heard and said, “Well, if you’d rather have a lamb, maybe we could trade your little sister for it. I’ll give you a day to think it over, and if you still want to trade tomorrow, we’ll do it.” I thought I saw him wink at Mom, but I knew I must have been mistaken because Grandpa never winked at anyone.
After Grandpa left, Mom read to Tom for a long while. Tom kept looking at the baby, and Mom asked him to hold our little sister while she went to the bathroom. When Mom came back. Tom was gently touching the baby’s smooth black hair, and as he held her hand, she took hold of his finger.
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“Mom, look! She’s holding my hand!” Tom smiled.
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“She’s a day older now. I think she’s worth five lambs now,” Tom said.
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4 . Lots of kids like to talk about sports, but Joseph D’Avirro talks about sports like a professional host in a show called Sliders & Curveballs. The 9-year-old from Newington, Connecticut is a natural at sports talk and has been broadcasting the show—which is about baseball, basketball and other sports—with his dad, Mike D’Avirro, since September 2019.
The D’Avirro started the broadcast after two former college roommates of Mike died, which made Mike want to spend more time with his son. Then the idea came to him. So far, they have done about 50 programs. Joseph’s favorite is when the father-and-son team interviewed Jim Calhoun, the coach leading the Connecticut Huskies to three national titles. They have also interviewed important sports authors.
The father and son make about one 30- to 40-minute podcast each month. They prepare for the podcasts by deciding on the questions they want to ask the guest. Joseph asks half of the questions, and Mike handles the other half. Joseph reads his questions again and again to get them in his brain well. It is a lot of work, but Joseph says it is “a lot more fun than homework”. Joseph has also learned to speak up and speak clearly. He has to listen and to go with the flow of the conversation. For example, he said, “If the guest is talking about sports in the 1990s, you have to think about sports in the 1990s.”
When asked how long he and his dad will continue doing the show, he answered, “Until my dad starts growing gray hairs.” Joseph has other ambitions when he grows up—to be a sports player, a sports broadcaster or to own a basketball team. Those are big dreams, but Joseph is already living a dream: talking sports and spending time with his dad.
1. What is Joseph’s show about?| A．Some talk shows on sports. |
| B．Ways to get along with parents. |
| C．Stories about famous sports players. |
| D．Sports that his family loves playing. |
| A．His son’s talent for sports. |
| B．His wish to be a host since college. |
| C．The deaths of his college roommates. |
| D．The encouragement from his roommates. |
| A．It’s as boring as homework. |
| B．It’s challenging to his brain. |
| C．It takes a lot of time but means a lot. |
| D．It’s more interesting than homework. |
| A．A rising sports broadcaster |
| B．A long road to go to success |
| C．The father-and-son team hosts |
| D．Joseph D’Avirro’s big dream |
5 . It was a cold winter night and I was sleeping in my warm and cosy bed. My cousins had come to stay with me at my house. The sound of thunder could be heard in the distance, but getting closer by each passing minute.
I woke up and saw that my cousins were not sleeping in the spare beds in my room. They were gone! I had a thousand questions in my mind, “Where were they? Had someone kidnapped (绑架) them?”
This filled me with fear. I wondered if I should go and tell my parents, then I decided to check downstairs first to see if they were playing tricks with me or trying to pull my leg. I stepped out of the room and decided to go downstairs to investigate.
When I stepped on the top step, I slipped and rolled down the stairs like a ball. It was the most miserable experience rolling down the stairs! My legs were hurting and I had a bump (肿块) on my forehead.
When I entered the living room, the electricity went off, and because I couldn’t see anything, I accidentally bumped into the wall. This made me feel dizzy. When I looked beside me, I saw a figure but couldn’t make out what it was. The figure started to move here and there, and then I heard strange and frightening sounds.
I glanced back towards the direction of the figure, but there was no sign of it this time. This made me frightened. Again I could hear someone talking and jumping in the room. I stayed rooted where I was.
Suddenly the TV switched on by itself. I was totally scared now. Then I felt as if someone was patting my shoulder. I hurried in the direction of the electricity switch and turned it on. Suddenly a person appeared in front of me and turned off the lights. I froze with fright for a moment but managed to get enough courage to move away, only to trip over a rope.
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Someone then switched the lights on again.
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But soon I was also laughing with them after I had calmed down.
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6 . I found a wonderful picture of Maolan karst cones online and presented it to the innkeeper. “You can’t go there,” the innkeeper
Though disappointed, we
The next morning, we set off with a local
Our guide, in his 50s, behaved like a botanist, introducing the locally specific plants to us, but I was hardly in the
Sinkholes and entrances to underground rivers kept popping up along our
Wandering in a green chaos without any obvious landmarks is also breathtaking.
1.| A．motivated | B．told | C．followed | D．favored |
| A．surroundings | B．matters | C．concerns | D．conclusions |
| A．worked out | B．took in | C．poured out | D．broke down |
| A．unwilling | B．ambitious | C．bound | D．modest |
| A．anticipated | B．promoted | C．interpreted | D．noticed |
| A．shortly | B．lately | C．eventually | D．severely |
| A．taste | B．trick | C．smile | D．temper |
| A．botanist | B．keeper | C．farmer | D．guide |
| A．managed | B．exposed | C．subscribed | D．yielded |
| A．adaptation | B．mixture | C．antique | D．presentation |
| A．zone | B．mood | C．angle | D．peak |
| A．association | B．adaptation | C．participation | D．challenge |
| A．prediction | B．line | C．trace | D．comfort |
| A．route | B．landmark | C．platform | D．intervention |
| A．guarantee | B．occupy | C．reveal | D．appreciate |
7 . The management of a software company decided to teach its employees (雇员) about finding real
Now it was the third and final level. The employees were asked to pick any balloon in the room and give it to the person
The team leader said that this was the real way to solve problems. Often everyone is crazily
| A．suggestions | B．reasons | C．ways | D．rules |
| A．game | B．match | C．card | D．part |
| A．frightened | B．satisfied | C．tired | D．surprised |
| A．persuaded | B．allowed | C．trained | D．required |
| A．write | B．change | C．explain | D．hide |
| A．knew | B．made | C．found | D．showed |
| A．tried | B．finished | C．failed | D．escaped |
| A．place | B．top | C．floor | D．level |
| A．prepare | B．blow | C．cover | D．get |
| A．thrown | B．collected | C．damaged | D．painted |
| A．named | B．remembered | C．impressed | D．described |
| A．one | B．that | C．every | D．any |
| A．looking for | B．dealing with | C．waiting for | D．pointing to |
| A．shortest | B．latest | C．strangest | D．best |
| A．concentrating | B．sharing | C．discovering | D．fighting |
8 . Last month, Koch went to make breakfast and found a(n)
“I looked out in the backyard and there’s the moose absolutely panicked and
Koch has noticed more wildlife around his home in Ottawa,
The wild moose seemed to be having trouble finding her way out of the pool, so Koch called the police and wildlife services to see if they could
Workers from wildlife services intended that they would get her to a safer spot, but they couldn’t
The moose
| A．informal | B．ordinary | C．usual | D．uninvited |
| A．abandoned | B．wrapped | C．removed | D．forbidden |
| A．struggling | B．shaking | C．shouting | D．searching |
| A．shoulder | B．foot | C．face | D．back |
| A．narrowly | B．likely | C．desperately | D．unwillingly |
| A．for | B．so | C．but | D．or |
| A．so | B．well | C．almost | D．rather |
| A．relaxed | B．happy | C．tired | D．poor |
| A．around | B．beneath | C．outside | D．beyond |
| A．donate | B．hurt | C．lend | D．cure |
| A．lift | B．hug | C．smile | D．credit |
| A．update | B．witness | C．cancel | D．manage |
| A．watched out | B．cut down | C．jumped over | D．dived into |
| A．escaped | B．participated | C．hesitated | D．insisted |
| A．feet | B．holes | C．walls | D．covers |
It was a beautiful day outside. The sky was a pale blue and the clouds were big and fluffy which made me delighted. I decided to take a walk in the park and enjoy the lovely weather. As I was walking, I saw a little girl sitting on a bench, looking sad and lonely. I approached her and asked if she was okay. She looked up at me with big, round eyes filled with tears and shook her head.
I sat down next to her and asked her what was wrong. She said that she had lost her doll and couldn’t find it anywhere. I offered to help her look for it and we searched the park together. We looked in every nook and cranny, behind trees and bushes, but couldn’t find the doll. We all felt frustrated and depressed. Just when we were about to give up, I saw a glimmer of pink behind a park bench. I picked up the doll and handed it to the little girl.
She was so grateful and gave me a big, warm hug. She told me that her doll was very special to her because the gift was given by her best friend who had gone abroad and she missed the best friend very much. She couldn’t thank me enough for helping her find it. As we walked back to her house, the little girl told me that she was new to the area and didn’t have any friends yet. She always felt lonely and sad and didn’t want to go to school. I comforted her and promised to come back and visit her again, and we exchanged phone numbers.
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Paragraph 1: As promised, I went to visit the little girl the following week.
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Paragraph 2: Years passed, and I received a wedding invitation from my childhood friend.
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10 . On July 4, 2016, Kelly Burch was celebrating on a friend’s boat. At that time she wasn’t paying attention to the tide. When she
When the inpatient rehabilitation was over, she wanted to join a gym to
But that gym cost $100 an hour. She knew that’s completely unattainable to the many people with the disabilities who are on fixed
Last year, she
Kelly can now transfer herself from her
Her life isn’t about who she was yesterday. It’s about who she has to be tomorrow. She wants to help her clients
| A．burst | B．bounced | C．slip | D．dove |
| A．took up | B．woke up | C．showed up | D．got up |
| A．Gradually | B．Necessarily | C．Fortunately | D．Unexpectedly |
| A．carriage | B．category | C．center | D．hospital |
| A．identify | B．increase | C．record | D．consume |
| A．disabled | B．unhealthy | C．harmonious | D．infectious |
| A．convincing | B．mature | C．empty | D．urgent |
| A．worries | B．sympathy | C．consequence | D．limits |
| A．schedules | B．incomes | C．conditions | D．expectations |
| A．opened | B．explored | C．improved | D．found |
| A．function | B．significance | C．service | D．concern |
| A．vehicle | B．conservation | C．desperation | D．chair |
| A．easier | B．more mysterious | C．riskier | D．more significant |
| A．terrifying | B．similar | C．like | D．familiar |
| A．explain | B．control | C．see | D．spread |
