1 . Hey! You have a hairless spot on the back of your head! " Mom’s alarmed cry hit me like a shock.
I tried to shrug it off. “It’ll grow back.” I worked to sound
At first, the loss was minimal.
As days went by, my hair started to fall faster and more.
We went to see a doctor, who diagnosed my condition as alopecia (脱发症) . He recommended an injection to try, which would be
I had to wear a wig to school every day, worried it might slip one day and that everything would
I came to realize that what had happened was not my fault, and not something I should feel
A.mid | B.calm | C.upset | D.relieved |
A.Checking | B.Polishing | C.Clearing | D.Covering |
A.sense | B.chance | C.sign | D.way |
A.wonder | B.panic | C.expand | D.relieve |
A.Reaching | B.Shifting | C.Feeling | D.Running |
A.delay | B.avoid | C.cease | D.keep |
A.attached | B.connected | C.guided | D.applied |
A.After all | B.Worse still | C.In brief | D.By contrast |
A.motion | B.procedure | C.routine | D.mission |
A.break out | B.draw to a close | C.fade away | D.come to light |
A.reveal | B.restrict | C.distribute | D.highlight |
A.Instead | B.Furthermore | C.Anyway | D.Thus |
A.blow | B.credit | C.exception | D.miracle |
A.proud | B.ashamed | C.fond | D.guilty |
A.evaluation | B.introduction | C.acceptance | D.dependence |
6-year-old Quinn Hill became her family’s hero when she took immediate action during an emergency that saved her mother’s life with the help of her neighbor, Mrs. Smith.
Jennifer, a 39-year-old single mother, began the day by sending her child, Hill, to school. Having no idea what would happen, Jennifer was filled with anxiety. After all, it was the first day of a new school year for Hill, a fresh start! On the way school. she repeatedly reminded Hill to solve problems positively and fit in. Though worried, Jennifer had to wave goodbye to her daughter, watching her towards the school gate.
The whole day was packed with housework. Jennifer tidied the house, washed clothes, and prepared for the evening meal. As the school bell rang, signaling the end of the day, Jennifer picked Hill up from school. On seeing Jennifer, Hill couldn’t wait to hug her, sharing the school experiences. Chatting and laughing accompanied them all the way. Hill’s innocent laughter was like Jennifer’s ray of sunshine.
Approaching home, they encountered Mrs. Smith, a most kind and thoughtful housewife living in their neighborhood for many years. Mrs. Smith often invited Jennifer and Hill to her home and shared her homemade desserts and cookies. The two families developed a close relationship and Hill liked to stay with Mrs. Smith, who always brightened her days with willingness and timely help. After exchanging greetings, they went back to their own homes.
On arriving home, Jennifer set out to prepare dinner. As the sun began to set, the house was full of a pleasant smell of cooking food. Jennifer and Hill sat at the kitchen table when Jennifer suddenly began to seize. She was sitting in a chair, looking up at the ceiling. and experiencing abnormal breathing. She then fell out of the chair onto her left side, her hands balled into fists, and her body was shaking violently. Her eyes were open, and Hill kept calling “Mommy, Mommy”, but she could not respond.
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Realizing the severe situation, Hill ran out for help.
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Jennifer finally came to herself in the hospital.
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3 . When Param Jaggi was five years old, he had a passion to take things apart to see what was inside. He started with toys and even broke a computer, which made his parents not too pleased. As he got older, he shifted from breaking things to building things, which greatly comforted his parents. In middle school. he started working on projects in his kitchen laboratory, and his first project was making biofuels.
Although Jaggi’s parents initially thought his experiments were just. a boyhood fancy, he remained determined to make a difference to the environment. Eventually, his parents came around and started supporting his dreams. Jaggi’s interest continued as he grew up, but he focused more on solving real problems, especially those related to the environment.
At 17, Jaggi went beyond his school projects and. co-founded Ecoviate, a company that uses technology to solve everyday energy and environmental problems. He planned to transform people’s idea that going green is expensive, by making available a series of affordable products that are easy to use. Through Ecoviate, he designed products that could contribute to a greener future. One of his notable inventions was the “CO2ube”, a device that could be attached to vehicle tailpipes to reduce carbon emissions, and it’s available to many people at low prices. He also created a smartwatch that changed body heat into energy, which can be used to power up the watch as well as mobile phones.
Young Jaggi, now a third-grade college student studying engineering and economics, has become a famous eco-innovator and his company is developing promisingly. However, Jaggi’s vision to save the environment goes beyond creating products. He plans to launch an online platform through Ecoviate, which will encourage young students interested in science and technology to get actively involved in innovation and invention. Students can submit a science project online, and talk about the help that they need to make the project a reality.
1. What can we learn about Jaggi?A.He was curious by nature. | B.He dreamed to be an engineer. |
C.He always annoyed his parents. | D.He was addicted to playing toys. |
A.Won out. | B.Changed their minds. |
C.Walked around. | D.Paid a visit. |
A.His love for greener devices. | B.His pursuit of academic career. |
C.His desire to make a difference. | D.His hope to boost green industry. |
A.To promote smart products. | B.To empower young inventors. |
C.To provide eco-themed courses. | D.To offer environmentalists funds. |
4 . The 13-year-old girl Anna Grace is a volleyball manager, a basketball manager, and a theater volunteer, but perhaps her greatest
Anna was first diagnosed(诊断)with a rare type of
For the following weekends after the surgery, doctors scanned her
And throughout all of this, Anna has had to
Anna is doing well these days though. She’s
A.excitement | B.achievement | C.devotion | D.ambition |
A.pain | B.cold | C.cancer | D.fever |
A.weakness | B.growth | C.recovery | D.relief |
A.perform | B.have | C.attend | D.refuse |
A.briefly | B.occasionally | C.partly | D.regularly |
A.noticed | B.erased | C.ignored | D.marked |
A.assessment | B.appointment | C.examination | D.operation |
A.harder | B.easier | C.stranger | D.better |
A.solve | B.connect | C.abandon | D.balance |
A.apply | B.control | C.convince | D.forgive |
A.caught up | B.held back | C.dropped out | D.blown up |
A.spare | B.appreciate | C.imagine | D.create |
A.active | B.graceful | C.dominant | D.cautious |
A.vacation | B.trust | C.treatment | D.duty |
A.declines | B.suffers | C.matters | D.waits |
5 . “Do you want to run Radio 4’s Any Questions?” the BBC asked. I knew it was a great opportunity, but I wondered how
In many ways Mama had a
Mama kindled in me a flame of courage, determination and hope, which has affected me deeply. Keeping that flame alight is the only way I know to
A.on earth | B.after all | C.in time | D.at random |
A.withdrew | B.regretted | C.panicked | D.resigned |
A.trouble | B.confusion | C.frustration | D.despair |
A.pass | B.attempt | C.experiment | D.cope |
A.reluctant | B.ambitious | C.ready | D.brave |
A.tough | B.miserable | C.mysterious | D.brilliant |
A.overlooked | B.pardoned | C.tolerated | D.complained |
A.opportunities | B.limits | C.capacities | D.potentials |
A.Anyhow | B.Anyway | C.Somehow | D.Somewhat |
A.apply | B.make | C.devote | D.commit |
A.calm | B.anxious | C.patient | D.thrilled |
A.position | B.atmosphere | C.case | D.occurrence |
A.mainly | B.completely | C.thoroughly | D.hugely |
A.evaluate | B.digest | C.glimpse | D.consume |
A.repay | B.award | C.memorize | D.respect |
“Don’t bug me! Hug me!” Bumper Sticker Lee Shapiro is a retired judge. He is also one of the most genuinely loving people we know. At one point in his career, Lee realized that love is the greatest power there is. As a result, Lee became a hugger. He began offering everybody a hug. His colleagues dubbed him “the hugging judge”, which is opposed to the hanging judge. The bumper sticker on his car reads, “Don’t bug me! Hug me!”
About six years ago Lee created what he called his Hugger Kit. On the outside it reads “A heart for a hug.” The inside contains thirty little red embroidered hearts with stickers on the back. Lee will take out his Hugger Kit, go around to people and offer them a little red heart in exchange for a hug. Lee has become so well known for this that he is often invited to keynote conferences and conventions, where he shares his message of unconditional love.
At a conference in San Francisco, the local news media challenged him by saying, “It is easy to give out hugs here in the conference to people who self-selected to be here. But this would never work in the real world.” They challenged Lee to give away some hugs on the streets of San Francisco. Followed by a television crew from the local news station, Lee went out onto the street. First he approached a woman walking by. “Hi, I’m Lee Shapiro, the hugging judge. I’m giving out these hearts in exchange for a hug.” “Sure,” she replied. “Too easy,” challenged the local commentator. Lee looked around. He saw a meter maid who was being given a hard time by a traffic police, who was giving a ticket to her for illegal car parking. He marched up to her, camera crew in tow, and said, “You look like you could use a hug. I’m the hugging judge and I’m offering you one.” She delightedly accepted it. The television commentator threw down a more hug challenge to Lee.
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He had never before hugged people who were severely terminally ill as Leonard.
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Several years ago, I worked as a writing teacher in a rural middle school. I knew all my students. They trusted me with their stories and so I was given the privilege of having a secret bond with each one of them. I taught my students about the power of words, and tried to let them find expression through writing. We learned to trust each other, because we learned how hard it was to write openly and honestly, and we learned sharing your words took courage. I was always amazed at the words that came from my students’ hearts.
Later, we had a new student to the school, Al. Al was small and looked younger than other students in my class. He was with us for only a short while and still trying to fit in. So I was a little surprised when he volunteered to read. I smiled and nodded for him to do, while in my mind I was afraid that the others would make fun of the new kid after he read. The room fell silent, and Al began to read.
“If I had one wish, it would be to meet my dad...” He started out loud and clear.
He had held the attention of my usually restless students for what seemed like 15 minutes. He told of how he had never known his father, who had left the family when he was a baby. He shared the intimate details of his struggles to be the only man in the house at such a young age, of having to mow the lawn and fix broken pipes. He revealed to us the thoughts that went through his mind constantly about where his father might be and why he might have left.
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I looked around the classroom, finding no snickers (窃笑).
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When Al finished the last sentence, all the class stood up and applauded.
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8 . As an eldly man with dementia (痴呆), Gene MoGehee was finding his golden years to be his loneliest. That all
When Gene
Gene’s
Gene’s daughter, Cathy, said he suffered from
What a beautiful way these children and Megan have been spreading
A.began | B.changed | C.mattered | D.happened |
A.laughter | B.cry | C.story | D.breath |
A.rushed | B.left | C.stepped | D.stayed |
A.afraid | B.willing | C.annoyed | D.curious |
A.expected | B.paid | C.damaged | D.born |
A.secret | B.wild | C.serious | D.simple |
A.meeting | B.impressing | C.missing | D.caring |
A.leg | B.eye | C.arm | D.brain |
A.happiness | B.loneliness | C.friendship | D.hate |
A.broke | B.designed | C.brightened | D.explored |
A.eventually | B.frequently | C.regularly | D.happily |
A.breaks in | B.sets up | C.makes up | D.joins in |
A.rise | B.disappear | C.move | D.fall |
A.normal | B.necessary | C.special | D.formal |
A.love | B.music | C.patience | D.cleverness |
9 . Sumiel, a 71-year-old, was no stranger to the struggles of kidney (肾) disease. He was on the transplant list (移植名单), but no matches had yet
One day, he took a taxi home after his
Letts was
Fourteen months after they ended up in the same taxi by
A.happened | B.appeared | C.proved | D.showed |
A.argument | B.agreement | C.promise | D.appointment |
A.drive | B.walk | C.chance | D.march |
A.bargaining | B.complaining | C.chatting | D.reasoning |
A.struggling | B.volunteering | C.competing | D.wandering |
A.usually | B.basically | C.extremely | D.normally |
A.searching for | B.picking out | C.preparing for | D.getting through |
A.partner | B.game | C.pair | D.match |
A.predict | B.think | C.learn | D.work |
A.fair | B.strange | C.true | D.certain |
A.contacted | B.connected | C.abandoned | D.launched |
A.decision | B.operation | C.practice | D.process |
A.solutions | B.results | C.purposes | D.evidences |
A.arrangement | B.design | C.chance | D.invitation |
A.success | B.task | C.responsibility | D.glory |
Normally, Levi greeted the bus driver, Larry Farrish, with his usual cheerful smile and a warm wave. He was always the first to board the bus, excited to start the day ahead with his friends. However, on this particular day, Levi’s behaviour was strikingly different.
As the bus came to the scheduled station, Levi slowly made his way onto the vehicle, his head bowed and his steps heavy. Farrish, who had come to expect Levi’s bright smile and enthusiastic greeting, couldn’t help but notice the change in the boy’s manner. He watched as Levi took his usual seat at the back of the bus, his shoulders sunk and his eyes fixed on the floor.
Farrish, a kind and considerate man, couldn’t bear to see Levi’s sadness. As he drove the bus through the familiar route, he considered what could be causing the boy's sufferings. He knew that Levi was a happy and outgoing child, so the sudden change was puzzling. He felt it a must to figure out the source of the little boy’s depression.
As the bus neared Levi’s school, Farrish turned around in his seat, gently called Levi out and inquired about what was wrong. The boy looked up, his eyes red and swollen from crying. Levi hesitated for a moment, and then whispered in a quiet voice, “I forgot my pajamas for Pajama (睡衣) Day.” Farrish’s heart sank. He knew how much Levi had been looking forward to Pajama Day, a special event at his school where students could come dressed in their comfortable pajamas and enjoy a relaxing atmosphere. It was a day that Levi had talked about for weeks, eagerly anticipating the opportunity to show off his pajamas.
Now, however, his excitement had turned into disappointment. He had simply forgotten to pack his pajamas, and as a result, he would be unable to participate in the festivities. Farrish could see sadness stand on Levi’s face, and he knew that he had to do something to help relieve the boy’s pain.
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Waving goodbye, Farrish decided to take action.
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