1 . We journalists live in a new age of storytelling, with many new multimedia tools. Many young people don’t even realize it’s new. For them, it’s just normal.
This hit home for me as I was sitting with my 2-year-old grandson on a sofa over the Spring Festival holiday. I had brought a children’s book to read. It had simple words and colorful pictures — a perfect match for his age.
Picture this: my grandson sitting on my lap as I hold the book in front so he can see the pictures. As I read, he reaches out and pokes (戳) the page with his finger.
What’s up with that? He just likes the pictures, I thought. Then I turned the page and continued. He poked the page even harder. I nearly dropped the book. I was confused: Is there something wrong with this kid?
Then I realized what was happening. He was actually a stranger to books. His father frequently amused the boy with a tablet computer which was loaded with colorful pictures that come alive when you poke them. He thought my storybook was like that.
Sorry, kid. This book is not part of your high-tech world. It’s an outdated, lifeless thing. An antique, like your grandfather. Well, I may be old, but I’m not hopelessly challenged, digitally speaking. I edit video and produce audio. I use mobile payment. I’ve even built websites.
There’s one notable gap in my new-media experience, however: I’ve spent little time in front of a camera, since I have a face made for radio. But that didn’t stop China Daily from asking me last week to share a personal story for a video project about the integration of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province.
Anyway, grandpa is now an internet star — two minutes of fame! I promise not to let it go to my head. But I will make sure my 2-year-old grandson sees it on his tablet.
1. What do the underlined words “hit home for me” mean in paragraph 2?A.Provided shelter for me. | B.Became very clear to me. |
C.Took the pressure off me. | D.Worked quite well on me. |
A.He took it for a tablet computer. | B.He disliked the colorful pictures. |
C.He was angry with his grandpa. | D.He wanted to read it by himself. |
A.Socially ambitious. | B.Physically attractive. |
C.Financially independent. | D.Digitally competent. |
A.He lacks experience in his job. | B.He seldom appears on television. |
C.He manages a video department. | D.He often interviews internet stars. |
2 . It’s about 250 miles from the hills of west-central Iowa to Ehlers’ home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting. Ehlers
Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that
A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one
Jeff had
Ehlers returned to Minnesota, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michigan. “It’s good to know there’s still someone out there who
“I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as
A.read | B.forgot | C.thought | D.heard |
A.fighting | B.trembling | C.eating | D.sleeping |
A.tried | B.agreed | C.promised | D.regretted |
A.calmed down | B.stood up | C.rolled over | D.run off |
A.injured | B.stolen | C.lost | D.rescued |
A.home | B.past | C.back | D.on |
A.preparation | B.explanation | C.test | D.search |
A.cautiously | B.casually | C.skillfully | D.angrily |
A.surprise | B.joy | C.hesitation | D.anxiety |
A.predicted | B.advertised | C.believed | D.recorded |
A.house | B.phone | C.street | D.car |
A.called | B.copied | C.counted | D.remembered |
A.fed | B.adopted | C.found | D.cured |
A.hunted | B.skied | C.lived | D.worked |
A.on purpose | B.on time | C.in turn | D.in vain |
A.cares | B.sees | C.suffers | D.learns |
A.place | B.trouble | C.waste | D.extreme |
A.service | B.plan | C.effort | D.team |
A.equal | B.allergic | C.grateful | D.close |
A.suitable | B.proud | C.wise | D.willing |
I had a secret. I had been considering the decision for some time, but hadn’t discussed it with anyone. As an English Language Arts teacher in my fourth year, I had to leave my beloved profession.
I kept praying for a sign to stay, but my father was very ill and needed someone to take care of him. Although many students liked my class and I had received hundreds of letters from former students appreciating my influence on their lives, I still made this difficult decision.
It was nearing the end of what I had come to think of as my last year. A senior named Lyric, who was my assistant, asked if I could meet him and another student named Ari for dinner to discuss how to prepare for college. I agreed but didn’t think anything of it.
It was on a Saturday evening and my schedule for that day was already packed. I attended an academic conference that morning and then spent the next four hours at the boys’ basketball game where I was the assistant coach of the school team. By the time the game ended, I had about an hour to get to the dinner. I was so tired that I almost called Lyric to re-schedule. But I had promised, so I got in my car and headed to the restaurant.
As I was walking up to the restaurant, I saw Lyric, Ari, and Sal, another former student, all dressed up. I asked Lyric, “Why are you guys so dressed up?” He responded, “Follow us and you’ll see. “The three of them led me to the outside patio (露台) where there was a long table full of some forty students. They had decorated the patio with fairy lights and flowers, and the table was adorned (装饰) with a beautiful tablecloth and candles. They had even prepared my favorite dishes and drinks!
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When they saw me, they all stood up and started clapping.
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A week later, I was voted Teacher of the Year.
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4 . Alice Moore is a teenager entrepreneur(创业者), who in May 2015 set up her business AilieCandy. By the time she was 13, her company was worth millions of dollars with the invention of a super-sweet treat that could save kids’ teeth, instead of destroying them.
It all began when Moore visited a bank with her dad. On the outing, she was offered a candy bar. However, her dad reminded her that sugary treats were bad for her teeth. But Moore was sick of missing out on candies. So she desired to get round the warning, “Why can’t I make a healthy candy that’s good for my teeth so that my parents can’t say no to it?” With that in mind, Moore asked her dad if she could start her own candy company. He recommended that she do some research and talk to dentists about what a healthier candy would contain.
With her dad’s permission, she spent the next two years researching online and conducting trials to get a recipe that was both tasty and tooth-friendly. She also approached dentists to learn more about teeth cleaning. Consequently, she succeeded in making a kind of candy only using natural sweeteners, which can reduce oral bacteria.
Moore then used her savings to get her business off the ground. Afterwards, she and her father secured their first business meeting with a supermarket owner, who finally agreed to sell Moore’s product—CanCandy.
As CanCandy’s success grows, so does Moore’s credibility as a young entrepreneur. Moore is enthusiastic about the candy she created, and she’s also positive about what the future might bring. She hopes that every kid can have a clean mouth and a broad smile.
Meanwhile, with her parents’ help, Moore is generally able to live a normal teenage life. Although she founded her company early on in life, she wasn’t driven primarily by profit. Moore wants to use her unique talent to help others find their smiles. She donates 10% of AilicCandy’s profits to Big Smiles. With her talent and determination, it appears that the sky could be the limit for Alice Moore.
1. How did Moore react to her dad’s warning?A.She argued with him. | B.She tried to find a way out. |
C.She paid no attention. | D.She chose to consult dentists. |
A.It is beneficial to dental health. | B.It is free of sweeteners. |
C.It is sweeter than other candies. | D.It is produced to a dentists’ recipe. |
A.To earn more money. | B.To help others find smiles. |
C.To make herself stand out. | D.To beat other candy companies. |
A.Fame is a great thirst of the young. |
B.A youth is to be regarded with respect. |
C.Positive thinking and action result in success. |
D.Success means getting personal desires satisfied |
At the age of 17, I formed a band with three classmates. After we won the first prize at our school’s talent show, we decided to see if we could get some local performances. When we found out we’d gotten booked for a charitable event at a large hospital, we were excited. For two weeks, we practiced hard, getting together every day after school to sharpen our skills and learn enough songs to fill a one-hour show.
On the day of the concert, we showed up early to check out the stage. We set up and did a quick sound check, then went backstage to have a soda and rest. While we were back there, the hospital’s entertainment director came over to talk to us.
“Okay, boys, I just want to fill you in on a couple of important details,” she told us. “A lot of the people in the audience are suffering from severe physical or mental disabilities. Also, many of them are very old. Don’t let that alarm you. They have very few chances to see live entertainment of any kind, so they enjoy any kind of musical talent. Just play your regular show, and you’ll do fine.” With that, she left, going to help the volunteers and staff that were assisting the patients to their seats.
Soon enough, it was showtime. Everything was perfect, and we played probably the best show of our lives. We hardly missed a note on any of our songs. Unfortunately, we couldn’t enjoy our performance. As each song finished, there was a short pause. This was the time when the audience would normally applaud. Now, we were getting nothing. Zero. The deafening silence only made us more determined to win the audience over. We tried harder. Loud songs, soft songs, it made no difference. After forty-five minutes, we decided to end our set early. Why bother finishing when no one was appreciating us anyway? We unplugged (拔去) our instruments and went backstage.
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A moment later, the entertainment director ran back to us.
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Returning to the stage, we played our final three songs.
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6 . When reading, my mother likes to slice a paragraph or a sentence out and attach it to the wall of her kitchen. She picks boring sentences that puzzle me. But I prefer copying favorite bright lines into a journal in soft, gray No. 2 pencil, word by word.
She doesn’t know any of this. There's nothing shocking: for our chatting. we seldom begin certain conversations though we talk on the phone weekly, sometimes making each other laugh so hard that I choke and she cries. But what we don't say could fill up rooms. Fights with my father. Small failures in school. Anything that really upsets us.
My mother has never told me “I love you, Lisa.”—as if the four-word absence explains who I am—so I carry it with me, like a label on me. The last time she almost spoke the words was two years ago, when she called to tell me a friend had been in hospital. I said, “I love you, Mom.” She stopped for a while and then said, “Thank you.” I haven't said it since, but I've wondered why my mother doesn't until I've found a poem that supplies words for the blank spaces I try to understand in our conversations:
Don’t fill up on bread. I say absent-mindedly. The servings here are huge.
My son, middle-aged, says: Did you really just say that to me?
What he doesn’t know is that when we’re walking together, I desire to reach for his hand.
It's humble, yet heartbreaking. After copying it down in my journal, I emailed it to mom, adding “This poem makes me think of you.” My mother doesn’t read poetry—or at least, she doesn’t tell me, and I felt nervous clicking “Send”.
She never mentioned the poem. But the next time I went home for vacation, I noticed something new in the kitchen fixed to an antique board: the poem. The board hung above the heater, the warmest spot in the kitchen. The poem still hangs there. Neither my mother nor I have ever spoken about it.
1. What's the function of paragraph 1?A.To stress the theme. | B.To establish the setting. |
C.To represent the characters. | D.To create the atmosphere. |
A.Shaky. | B.Distant. | C.Reserved. | D.Intense. |
A.It reminded her of mom's love. |
B.She wanted to apologize to mom. |
C.It suited mom's taste of literature. |
D.She needed an interpretation from mom. |
A.A memory of golden days. |
B.Daughter’s gratefulness to her. |
C.A decoration in the plain kitchen. |
D.Daughter's understanding of her. |
7 . It was a week after my mom had passed away and I didn’t know how to go on with life. So when I received an email from a friend about a race benefiting cancer research, I ignored it. It seemed to prick my heart, as cancer was the disease that had taken my mother away from me.
But something about my friend’s words—“I can help organize the whole thing”—stuck with me. I felt obliged(有义务的)to agree. In the weeks to come, I managed to re-enter the world of the living. I checked our team’s website daily, feeling proud each time a donation ticked up our total. I knew my mom would have wanted it that way. She was the type who never got defeated. It was this very spirit that helped me get by.
When the race ended, I noticed the runners all had one thing in common: There were big smiles on their faces. They made it look so rewarding and effortless. I wanted in.
So I enrolled in another race two months later. Considering I could barely run a mile, it was ambitious. But my friend and I made a training plan so I wouldn’t come in last. I followed it religiously and didn’t let anything get in my way.
Running up and down the city’s hills, I was flooded with memories. I had lived there after college and my mother had visited often. I passed Bloomingdale’s, recalling the time she and I had gotten into a screaming argument there.
I was about to beat myself up when I remembered what Mom had said after her diagnosis of cancer. “I don’t want you to feel guilty about anything.” Her paper-thin hands had held me tightly. A weight lifted from my shoulders.
When the race day arrived, I gave it my all for my mom and for all she had taught me and continued to teach me. As I ran, whenever I felt like slowing down, I pictured her cheering me on.
Crossing the finish line, I was filled with her love and a sense of peace.
1. Why did the author ignore the email in the beginning?
A.She felt it hard to finish the race. |
B.She had no time to join in the event. |
C.She thought the research meaningless. |
D.She was reminded of her mother’s death. |
A.The company of her friends. | B.The inspiration from her mom. |
C.The pleasure in going for a run. | D.The success in organizing an event. |
A.Considerate and polite. | B.Brave and humorous. |
C.Strong-willed and caring. | D.Outgoing and patient. |
A.How I Got Healed in Running | B.The Loss of Sweet Memories |
C.What Matters Most in Running | D.The Rewards of Great Friendship |
Bob and I hung out the whole summer, running in the field, swimming in the lake and exploring everywhere joyfully.
It was a typical summer afternoon. Bob suggested we skip a language lesson to play basketball. Ahal I would show my defense, lay-ups and three-point shooting. I loved to explore, I loved sports, and I loved basketball most. I believed I would be the next LeBron James.
But my passion for sports came to a sudden stop when I began experiencing extreme back pain later that day. After several visits to doctors, finally I was told that a spine(脊柱) surgery was necessary. Unfortunately, the surgery accidentally damaged my spinal cord(脊髓). I was in the ward hanging face down to relieve the pressure on my spine.
After four-month rehabilitation training(康复训练) in hospital, reality slowly set in—I was unable to walk again. I couldn’t believe this should have happened to me, that it wasn’t possible to recover, that I wouldn’t become a famous basketball player, that my life as I had known it, was over. My future would be chained to a wheelchair. I was just 16 years old!
Back home, I learned how hard it was going to be to get around in a wheelchair. I withdrew from my friends and my basketball. At Bob’s repeated invitation, I agreed to go to our regular swimming hole. Unable to make it down the riverbank alone, I was too proud to ask for help. When I finally realized my pride would keep me away from people and sports I loved, I let Bob carry me on his back to the river’s edge.
Allowing others to help was a turning point. I realized my attitude was the biggest barrier I had to face. How could I expect others to see my potential if I didn’t see it myself? How could I realize my basketball dream if I withdrew into myself?
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One day, Bob took me to a wheelchair basketball game.
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With Bob’s encouragement, I decided to have a try at my dream.
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9 . As I walked to the market this morning, I saw a poorly dressed old man with a towel covering his face sitting in front of a shop. I
A few feet away was a young man on the pavement
As I stood there,
He noticed that I was still there so he said , “That young boy has not eaten for two days and has no energy even to sit up. That is why he
A.decided | B.suspected | C.recalled | D.admitted |
A.food | B.opportunity | C.change | D.job |
A.suddenly | B.obviously | C.probably | D.gradually |
A.chance | B.picture | C.advantage | D.notice |
A.wasted | B.made | C.earned | D.raised |
A.towards | B.over | C.past | D.for |
A.shouted | B.insisted | C.compromised | D.commanded |
A.jealous | B.confident | C.proud | D.hopeful |
A.showing | B.leaving | C.handing | D.asking |
A.joy | B.amazement | C.thrill | D.disappointment |
A.delivered | B.shared | C.collected | D.brought |
A.sit | B.lie | C.stand | D.wash |
A.begged | B.collapsed | C.died | D.slept |
A.sad | B.down | C.great | D.small |
A.patience | B.tolerance | C.integrity | D.generosity |
10 . A video of Tommy Carroll skating near his home has been viewed millions of times around the globe, gaining him fame as a skateboarder. He can’t see, but he can pull off some of the most incredible
Carroll, was born with the retinal (视网膜) cancer and lost his
“I am always constantly using the sound of my wheels to
Though courageous, Carroll learns to be
A.images | B.tricks | C.rides | D.jumps |
A.curiosity | B.complaint | C.fear | D.interest |
A.weaken | B.spot | C.avoid | D.overcome |
A.vision | B.patience | C.mind | D.touch |
A.hoped | B.started | C.plotted | D.hesitated |
A.navigate | B.transfer | C.balance | D.distinguish |
A.prove | B.see | C.explore | D.check |
A.achievement | B.security | C.direction | D.danger |
A.affection | B.reason | C.talent | D.capacity |
A.discouraged | B.misunderstood | C.motivated | D.abused |
A.forgave | B.defeated | C.mouthed | D.ignored |
A.modest | B.brave | C.safe | D.confident |
A.helps | B.familiarizes | C.compares | D.connects |
A.demanding | B.beneficial | C.complicated | D.thrilling |
A.childish | B.wrong | C.impolite | D.incompetent |