1 . 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 |
2 . J.K. Rowling frequently shows there is magic every day. Her Harry Potter series has helped people through times of stress and depression and she is always there to deliver wise words of encouragement.
She is one celebrity who is very active on Twitter. So when a single dad named Matt Burke sent her a message thanking her for the series, she noticed. Her series had helped strengthen his relationship with his 9-year-old daughter Bailey.
He included a link to his article titled Being a Broke Parent. He explained how he hadn’t found a level of financial stability that allowed him to pay bills on time and take his daughter on more activities and events. The family also doesn’t have the Internet or TV, which means there’s no “digital babysitter”, and he has to rely on his own creative ways to bond with his daughter. Since he received the series, the main thing that has occupied them these days is reading books together.
Burke admits that he thought he was “too cool” for the books when they first came out and he was in his twenties, but he’s loving reading them now. “We switch off chapter by chapter reading them out loud,” Burke explains. “This not only allows her to get more used to reading aloud in front of someone, but it gets me directly involved in something she loves, and it gives me the chance to be very dramatic when I read my chapters and bring myself into the characters in the book, which has proven to be a ton of fun.”
After hearing Burke’s story, Rowling said how honored she was when Harry Potter was a part of his family’s life and offered Burke more signed books. Besides, people are also offering to send Burke more books as gifts. For Burke, this experience, far more than gifts, will be what he treasures.
1. Why did Burke thank J.K. Rowling according to the text?| A．She guided him how to write a good story. |
| B．She encouraged him when he was in trouble. |
| C．Her books helped him through times of confusion. |
| D．Her books helped him improve his bond with his daughter. |
| A．He has found it interesting to read the series. |
| B．He was too old to understand the series better. |
| C．He has chosen a better way of reading the series. |
| D．He hopes to play a role in the drama in the future. |
| A．Unique. | B．Normal. | C．Precious. | D．Funny. |
| A．J.K. Rowling chooses to help improve kids’ health. |
| B．J.K. Rowling gives a magical gift to a single father. |
| C．J.K. Rowling has a deep influence on others’ growth. |
| D．Burke comes to know J.K. Rowling through her series. |
My mom only had one eye. I hated her. She was such an embarrassment.
She ran a small shop at a flea market, and collected old clothes and some other things to sell for the money we needed. Once during elementary school, it was field day, and my mom came. I was so embarrassed and wondered how could she do this to me? I threw her a hateful look and ignored her. The next day at school, my schoolmates asked me, “your mom only has one eye?” and taunted me.
I was so angry with my mom and wished that she would just disappear from this world. So l said to my mom, “Why don’t you have the other eye?! If you’re only gonna make me a laughing stock!” My mom did not respond, I guess I felt a little bad, but at the same time, I felt so good to have had said what I wanted to say. Maybe it was because I was full of anger then and there, I didn’t think that I had hurt her feelings very badly.
For the words I had said to her earlier, there was something pinching at me in the corner of my heart. Even so, I hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty. I told myself that I would become successful in the near future and get out of that house for good, so I studied very hard. Later I got accepted by the Seoul University, I left my mother and came to Seoul to study. Then I got married there.
I bought a house of my own. Then I had kids, too. Now I am living happily as a successful man. I enjoy the life in Seoul because it’s a place that doesn’t remind me of my mom past. This kind of happiness was getting bigger and bigger, until one day someone knocked at my door. It was my mom! And still with her one eye! It felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me. My little girl ran away, scared of my mom’s eye.
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I screamed at her, “Who are you? I don’t know you!”
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After the funeral (葬礼), the neighbor gave me a letter saying, “My dearest son...
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I walked all the way home from school with my eyes planted on the ground. It had to be around here somewhere. It had to be.
“Watch out!” someone shouted. I looked back and found it was my lab partner Meheer. I was usually glad to see Meheer. He could always make me laugh, even while we were working in class. But today, nothing could cheer me up.
Meheer jumped off his bike. “What’s wrong?”
“Oh, I lost a necklace (项链) that used to belong to my grandmother. I thought it might havefallen off on the way to school this morning.”
“What does it look like? I’ll help you find it.”
We searched around the path but found nothing.
“There’s always tomorrow,” said Meheer, patting (轻拍) me on the shoulder. “I have a feeling it will turn up.”
“I doubt it,” I said.
Alone, I stood on the front walk for a minute. I had promised my mother I’d be more responsible. What would she think of me now? Slowly, I walked to the front door, pressed the handle, and stepped inside.
My mother was in the kitchen, cutting carrots for her famous vegetable soup. “You’re late,” she said. “You didn’t tell me anything you had after school today.”
“I’m sorry. I guess I should have called.”
“Kari, you may be in the eighth grade now, but I still need to know where you are. I’m responsible for what happens to you.”
That was my mother: never failing in her responsibilities. I, on the other hand, couldn’t even manage the smallest thing.
“So,” she said, “what was it that kept you at school?”
“I lost Grandma’s necklace,” I blurted out (脱口而出). “I’m so sorry. I looked every wherefor it. Mum, please don’t be angry with me. It was an accident.”
My mother stopped cutting and her expression was one I’d never seen before. She said nothing. Then she walked out of the room. Oh, this was worse than I thought. She couldn’t even stand looking at me. A moment later, she reappeared in the doorway. “Do you remember what I said when I gave you the necklace?” I nodded. “You said I was old enough now to be trusted with greater responsibilities.”
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As I brushed away a tear, my mother smiled at me.
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Jenny was the only child in her home. She had a quarrel with her mother that afternoon and she ran out of the house angrily. She couldn’t help weeping (哭泣) sorrowfully when she thought of the scolding (责骂) from her mother. Wandering aimlessly in the street for hours, she felt a little hungry and wished for something to eat, but it was not possible for her, since she had nothing with her. She stood beside a stand for a while, watching the middle-aged seller busy doing his business. However, with no money in hand, she sighed and had to leave.
The seller behind the stand noticed the young girl and asked, “Hey, girl, you want to have the noodles?”
“Oh, yes. . . but I don’t have money on me…” she replied.
“That’s nothing. I’ll treat you today,” said the man. “Come in.”
The seller brought her a bowl of noodles, whose smell was so attractive. As she was eating, Jenny cried silently.
“What is it?” asked the man kindly.
“Nothing, actually I was just touched by your kindness!” said Jenny as she wiped her tears. “Even a stranger on the street will give me a bowl of noodles, while my mother drove me out of the house. She showed no care for me. She is so merciless (无情的) compared to a stranger!”
Hearing the words, the seller smiled, “Girl,do you really think so? I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you thank me a lot. But it is your mother who has raised you since you were baby. Can you remember the times she cooked for you? Have you expressed your gratitude to her?”
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2. After running out of the house, how did Jenny feel? （no more than 6 word）
3. What do you think Jenny will do in the end? （no more than 15 word）
6 . As the other four players enjoy the crucial victory in an Arena Of Valor competition, they remained unaware that their teammate Lu Dong is a Paralympic
At 32, Lu Dong has
Lu
Losing her
Changing from a (n)
“It was swimming that
| A．swimming | B．running | C．dancing | D．singing |
| A．accounted | B．accommodated | C．accomplished | D．accumulated |
| A．looking | B．diving | C．leaping | D．bumping |
| A．developed | B．created | C．made | D．built |
| A．Eventually | B．Formally | C．Initially | D．Firstly |
| A．confident | B．comfortable | C．uneasy | D．annoyed |
| A．approved | B．witnessed | C．learned | D．practiced |
| A．responsibility | B．belonging | C．identity | D．achievement |
| A．dedicated | B．lasted | C．waited | D．offered |
| A．found | B．kept | C．required | D．showcased |
| A．hands | B．arms | C．legs | D．feet |
| A．wounds | B．damage | C．injuries | D．loss |
| A．vulnerable | B．capable | C．strong | D．tired |
| A．degree | B．living | C．position | D．point |
| A．unique | B．ordinary | C．typical | D．exceptional |
| A．changing | B．marking | C．following | D．proving |
| A．uncommunicative | B．unambitious | C．selfish | D．impatient |
| A．managed | B．attempted | C．expected | D．hesitated |
| A．found out | B．brought back | C．waken up | D．taken away |
| A．understand | B．accept | C．challenge | D．shape |
Sarah Thompson lived at Number Six, Elm Street.She loved living here.The community was warm and friendly. All her friends were around and the smells from the neighboring bakery were sweet! However, one problem emerged — Sarah’s parents planned to move.With her mum expecting twins, they needed an additional bedroom. “This house is too small,” said her mum.The following day, a “For Sale” sign was hung on Sarah’s door, casting a shadow over her and her closest friend Mia.“What should I do, Mia?” said Sarah in low spirits.
Mia frowned (皱眉头). “Has your house got problems? Number fifty’s got problems and no one wants to buy it.” Sarah stared at number fifty.It looked all right to her. “What kind of problems?” she asked.
“Oh, mice and coldness and really horrible wallpaper.” Sarah sighed.Her house was warm and clean and it had just been repainted recently, which was an unfortunate contrast.
Mrs. Green lived next door to Sarah in a big house that had once been a grocery store.Just then, she came out, followed by her cat Whiskers.
“I’m sorry to hear that you’re moving,” Mrs. Green said with sympathy. “So am I,” Sarah grumbled (发牢骚) in response. Mrs. Green offered a comforting pat on Sarah’s arm. “Never mind. Your house might take months to sell.”
However, a few days later, Sarah came home from school and found a man in the living room. His name was Mr. Anderson and he expressed keen interest in buying the house. Sarah’s heart sank when Mr. Anderson said he wanted to come back for a second visit on Sunday morning.
At school, Sarah asked, “Mia. Does your elder brother still work in the fish shop?” Mia nodded. “Good. Listen, I’ve got a job for you...”
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Sarah whispered her plan to Mia.
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Sarah’s parents got very angry and asked for an explanation.
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8 . My office is almost twenty kilometers from my residence. On my way back home, I
The boy selling peanuts is a thin,
One evening, as I was chewing peanuts, a certain bus
That evening I had the heart to offer five rupees to him so as to show my concern for the
The young peanuts
| A．stop | B．sleep | C．think | D．exercise |
| A．picks | B．drops | C．calls | D．greets |
| A．clever | B．humorous | C．cheerful | D．honest |
| A．With curiosity | B．By accident | C．At last | D．In return |
| A．forget | B．promise | C．hope | D．bother |
| A．generosity | B．assistance | C．tolerance | D．loyalty |
| A．repairman | B．designer | C．conductor | D．driver |
| A．chewing | B．receiving | C．smelling | D．finding |
| A．kind | B．strict | C．gentle | D．rude |
| A．shamelessly | B．thoughtfully | C．strangely | D．responsibly |
| A．pain | B．loss | C．disapproval | D．threat |
| A．leave | B．appear | C．pay | D．reply |
| A．divide | B．study | C．investigate | D．insist |
| A．seller | B．purchaser | C．producer | D．planter |
| A．refuse | B．accept | C．return | D．do |
9 . The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we hadn’t already known. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.
She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked.
She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...”
“No seriously,” I asked. I was curious about what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and took delight in the attention bestowed (授予) upon her from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet.
I’ll never forget what she taught us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old.”
At the end of that year, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.
One week after graduation, Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
1. What motivated Rose to attend college at an elderly age?| A．To make friends. |
| B．To find a rich husband. |
| C．To fulfill her lifelong dream. |
| D．To speak at a football banquet. |
| A．Because she was a famous campus icon. |
| B．Because she was a person of many words. |
| C．Because she was an elderly person attending college. |
| D．Because she was an experienced and wise old woman. |
| A．The difference between aging and maturing. |
| B．The relationship between play and aging. |
| C．The tips to play football at an elderly age. |
| D．The ways to win friends on campus. |
| A．Ambitious and demanding. |
| B．Humorous and open-minded. |
| C．Wealthy and experienced. |
| D．Enthusiastic and innocent. |
10 . My job, as a driver, was to wait for the film crew. So my van (货车) often pulled up near the shoot. It was a cold and snowy early morning. The streets in Los Angeles were
We both sat there for over an hour. I was reading. He was watching the filming. He then stood up, and
“For what?” I
I honestly didn’t know what to say before he turned, picked up a dirty backpack, and walked away quickly. I was shocked. I hadn’t done anything
After several seconds of inner confusion, I unexpectedly realized that my
| A．lively | B．noisy | C．clean | D．empty |
| A．reading | B．studying | C．filming | D．moving |
| A．called for | B．looked for | C．waited for | D．traveled for |
| A．path | B．café | C．corner | D．bench |
| A．end | B．top | C．bottom | D．side |
| A．excitedly | B．oddly | C．fiercely | D．happily |
| A．wrote | B．thought | C．discovered | D．acted |
| A．stink | B．taste | C．scent | D．glimpse |
| A．aloud | B．again | C．later | D．back |
| A．jumped | B．ran | C．cried | D．walked |
| A．clear | B．angry | C．powerful | D．rude |
| A．nodded | B．lifted | C．buried | D．shook |
| A．whispering | B．singing | C．shouting | D．listening |
| A．different | B．interesting | C．special | D．strange |
| A．actions | B．words | C．smiles | D．books |
