I got through another long, annoying day teaching high school English via Zoom. Upon reaching my office, I pulled up my work email. There was a message from a woman who I didn’t know: Gigi Shepherd, who asked how she could join my class. “Was she a new teaching assistant?” I wondered. I’d never done any co-teaching. And I certainly wasn’t interested in doing it now with a stranger.
The email must be a mistake. Before I could figure it out, the principal called. She explained that Ms. Shepherd had got the passcode that would grant(同意) her admittance to my Zoom space.
“It’s good news!” the principal said. “Our district is trying to improve teachers’ skills by placing experienced part-time teachers with new full-time educators. It means more help for you.”
“Can’t you put her in another classroom?” I said. “I’m just fine alone.”
“The assignments have been made,” she said. “This will be fine.”
Deep down, I disliked changes. When things didn’t go as I wanted, I tended to get anxious. That evening, I emailed the stranger, as I’d come to think of her, with directions for joining us online.
The next morning, my screen was filled with the image of Gigi’s husband, as he helped her sign on. Gigi looked to be about my age. I put her on the spot, asking her to teach a lesson supporting the students’ emotional needs. To my surprise, the students became cheerful and lively as Gigi led them in a discussion on ways to stay connected. “Remember-even when we’re apart physically from friends and family, we needn’t feel alone, " she said in a breathy, sweet yet deliberate(从容的) voice, like a grade schoolteacher. And all the students responded. That was totally different from my teaching style.
Her kind words weren’t reserved only for students. “What a wonderful lesson,” she said before we signed off. “I really like the way you express yourself, Lori,” she told me.
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After school that day, Gigi and I got to know each other.
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Since then, I had learned a lot from Gigi.
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It was summer, and my dad wanted to treat me to a vacation like never before. He decided to take me on a trip to the Wild West. We took a plane to Albuquerque, a big city in the state of New Mexico. We reached Albuquerque in the late afternoon. Upon Paul, my dad’s friend, picked us up from the airport and drove us up to his farm in Pecos.
His wife Tina cooked us a delicious dinner and we got to know his sons Ryan and Kyle. My dad and I spent the night in the guestroom of the farm house listening to the frogs and water rolling down the river nearby. Very early in the morning, Uncle Paul woke us up to have breakfast. “The day starts at dawn on my farm,” he said. After breakfast, I went to help Aunt Tina feed the chickens, while my dad went with Uncle Paul to take the sheep out to graze (吃草). I was impressed to see my dad and Uncle Paul riding horses. They looked really cool.
In the afternoon, I asked Uncle Paul if I could take a horse ride, and he said yes, as long as my dad went with me. I wasn’t going to take a horse ride by myself anyway. So, my dad and I put on our new cowboy hats, got on our horses, and headed slowly towards the mountains. “Don’t be late for supper,” Uncle Paul cried, “and keep to the track (足迹；踪迹) so that you don’t get lost!” “OK!” my dad cried back. After a while Uncle Paul and his farm house were out of sight. It was so peaceful and quiet and the colors of the brown rocks, the deep green pine (松树) trees, and the late afternoon sun mixed to create a magic scene. It looked like a beautiful woven (编织的) blanket spread out upon the ground just for us.
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Suddenly a little rabbit jumped out in front of my horse.
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We had no idea where we were and it was getting dark.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 . After three decades of teaching, Jim Stanley, a chorus and piano teacher at Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia, Atlanta, is getting ready to retire. But before he goes, there was one thing he wanted to do:
Stanley
Little did he
“I choked up a little bit. But I tried to keep the
Stanley was
| A．exclaimed | B．restored | C．reunite | D．fortified |
| A．came out | B．calmed down | C．came true | D．woke up |
| A．viral | B．artificial | C．rewarding | D．accessible |
| A．stood by | B．came up with | C．resulted in | D．learned from |
| A．entering | B．thinking | C．confirming | D．showing |
| A．melody | B．emphasis | C．association | D．opportunity |
| A．mistake | B．launch | C．witness | D．know |
| A．gathering | B．jumping | C．winning | D．singing |
| A．swam | B．flew | C．bounded | D．sought |
| A．tears | B．ban | C．emotion | D．happiness |
| A．definitely | B．tightly | C．violently | D．deeply |
| A．smart | B．loyal | C．delightful | D．difficult |
| A．sent | B．inspired | C．achieved | D．reserved |
| A．acceptance | B．arrival | C．charm | D．encouragement |
| A．encounter | B．count | C．impact | D．mess |
Her birth name was Elizabeth, but a long-ago friend said that she had the presence of Buddha, so I just called her Budd. She was my friend, as she was the friend of many who knew her and who never met her but whose lives were improved by her selflessness and kindness.
It was a cool November day when she and I traveled to a conference for children’s rights in Washington, D.C. We often traveled together for work, and I treasured those trips. We had wonderful talks and met fascinating people, all working for the causes of children, single mothers, or people who just needed a little help. It was fascinating to see the world through her eyes.
She was much older than I was, and, in those days, she walked with a cane (手杖). We usually had a quiet breakfast together before we started our long days of meetings and presentations.
That morning, I awoke a little late and was surprised that she had not already woken me. I hurriedly got dressed and knocked at her door, calling her name. No answer. I checked her room and found it empty and her bed made. Curious, I wondered where she could be before 6:00 am. I was a little worried.
I decided she must have gone for coffee without me, so quickly I headed for the hotel coffee shop. There was no one around, not even at the front desk. I could see the wind blowing leaves around and wondered how cold it was out there. I hurried over to speak to the man behind the counter. I said, “I’m looking for my friend, an older lady with a cane.”
His face lit up in a big smile, and he said, “Oh, yes, she was here. She had a cup of coffee. She bought every donut (甜甜圈) I had this morning!”
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Then I knew Budd must go to the nearby community we could see from the hotel.
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I walked to her and sat beside her, listening to her chatting with the adults in the community.
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5 . Being named the valedictorian (致告别辞的最优生) would be a massive accomplishment for any high-schooler. After all, it’s
For years, Martin Folsom and his mother have been homeless. While they had a
Despite being in and out of homelessness throughout high school, Martin was determined to
When asked how he
All kids who think they can’t
| A．peacefully | B．typically | C．anxiously | D．gradually |
| A．debt | B．voice | C．ranking | D．warrior |
| A．roof | B．title | C．hat | D．door |
| A．family | B．park | C．church | D．shelter |
| A．pretend | B．study | C．live | D．integrate |
| A．graduate | B．leave | C．wait | D．cease |
| A．calm | B．powerful | C．devoted | D．energetic |
| A．taken | B．told | C．called | D．named |
| A．impression | B．situation | C．credit | D．pressure |
| A．felt | B．did | C．went | D．came |
| A．after all | B．as well | C．kind of | D．or rather |
| A．moral | B．feature | C．doubt | D．sense |
| A．forget | B．beat | C．find | D．trust |
| A．inspiration | B．fan | C．youth | D．dreamer |
| A．passive | B．absolute | C．amazing | D．ordinary |
Mom sat down at the kitchen table and looked at the awards dinner invitation as though she had received bad news from far away. “ Baby,it might be a mistake. Sometimes they accidentally send these things out to the wrong people.” She spoke slowly and with sympathy in her voice. I was only in the first grade; I didn’t understand the big deal and didn’t really care about a mistake.
I was embarrassed by the process of learning. On the first day of school my mom talked to my teacher for a long time while l sat at one of the little tables and met people who would be my friends for years, including Katie. I was so absorbed in my friend-making that I did not care what my mom was saying to my new teacher, and I certainly could not have known that she was expressing her concern about me possibly having a learning disability.
My academic progress was never a topic of conversation. I did not know anything about grades or scholarly competition. I didn’t care. I just liked my beautiful teachers. I loved my friends. I enjoyed doing all the worksheets and activities. My grades did not mean anything to me.
At the awards dinner, we sat by my best friend Katie and her family. She and I talked and laughed all through the meal. But Mom looked like she was still expecting bad news. She reached across the table and held my hand right before the principal started handing out awards. “Remember, sweetie, we’re just here to enjoy the dinner.”
The awards were given out by subject. Within each subject, the grade winners were announced and received a certificate, Math. No Rebecca, Science. No Rebecca. Reading. Katie got that one. She smiled broadly. I caught my mom’s face. She was near tears. She looked at me as if I were hurt. But I was fine. She was the one who was hurt, watching all the other children get awards while her own was passed over again and again.
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All the subject awards were given out, and my name was not called.
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A few seconds later, “Okay, the overall achievement medal for the first grade — Rebecca Youngblood.”
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One afternoon after school, Mary and her brother, Keith, were eating at a cafe near their home. That afternoon, they had to share their table with another person. That person was a young lady in her twenties. After eating, she went to the restroom. Without realizing, she had left her cellphone on the table. Five minutes later, she came out and walked out of the cafe without looking back.
Mary saw the cellphone on the table. She quickly told Keith, “Keith, the girl left behind her cellphone.”Keith looked at the cellphone. It took his breath away. It was one of the latest models on the market. Keith had always wanted a cellphone. But his parents had told him, “You don’t need one. You can always use the house phone.” He stared at it for some minutes. Then, he said slowly, pausing on every word, “I want to take the cellphone.” Mary could not believe her ears. She only stared at her brother, “You can’t! What if the owner comes to look for it?”
After making the decision, Keith quickly got the cellphone and put it in his schoolbag. Then, he took Mary’s hand and led her out of the cafe quickly.
Once back home, Keith locked his room door with trembling (颤抖的) hands. Inside his room, he took out the piece of beauty. Oh, he liked it so much. He had his own cellphone. Soon, he was polishing it happily. But Mary told him, “Keith, you cannot keep the cellphone. What will you tell our father about this? He will ask you how you got the cellphone.” Keith said quickly, “I will say a friend lent it to me.” Mary said, “Now you are lying too. Oh dear! When had Keith turned so dishonest?”
Then, Mary saw a house phone number on the cover of the cellphone. “This is the girl’s phone number. Why don’t we just call this number? We will talk to her and ask her to come and take back her cellphone,” she was trying to talk some sense into him.
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That night, Keith turned over in bed from time to time.
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When I was about ten years old, my brother and I received a great gift—a basketball. But the problem was there wasn’t a basketball court (球场) near our home.
One Saturday morning, my brother came up with a good idea. He said, “Hey, let’s take our ball to the school to play.”
I thought it was a great idea, so I agreed. When we arrived at the school, we started playing. But suddenly, something terrible happened. The ball got out of control and hit through one of the classroom windows, breaking the glass into pieces. We looked around and saw that nobody was there, except for an old man sitting nearby.
I whispered to my brother, “What should we do now?”
“Well,” my brother replied, “Nobody saw us, except for that old man. But he probably can’t see this far, and he doesn’t know who we are anyway.”
As we got the ball and started going home, we talked about whether we should tell Mom and Dad what had happened. Would we get punished for our mistake? Or should we just keep it a secret? We thought about these things again and again on our way home.
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When we arrived at home, we decided to tell the truth to our parents.
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On Monday, my brother and I went to see the headmaster (校长).
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9 . Emma is a lively girl. She applied to join the school’s dance club as soon as she
As the school’s 100th anniversary (周年纪念日) drew near, Emma’s club needed to perform at the celebration. Emma was excited but
The day finally came. Emma
With her teammates’ help, Emma picked herself up and
When it was all over, the audience
| A．finished | B．started | C．left | D．passed |
| A．actions | B．dreams | C．stories | D．situations |
| A．surprised | B．annoyed | C．bored | D．nervous |
| A．chosen | B．proved | C．found | D．expected |
| A．in exchange | B．in public | C．in pairs | D．in secret |
| A．interest | B．health | C．skill | D．confidence |
| A．enjoyed | B．designed | C．practiced | D．learned |
| A．waiting | B．performing | C．talking | D．arguing |
| A．Quickly | B．Clearly | C．Suddenly | D．Beautifully |
| A．dead | B．frightened | C．wounded | D．cute |
| A．but | B．or | C．and | D．so |
| A．stopped | B．failed | C．forgot | D．continued |
| A．trusted | B．showered | C．troubled | D．compared |
| A．famous | B．suitable | C．thankful | D．responsible |
| A．qualities | B．views | C．styles | D．topics |
10 . When I was two years old, my parents were still getting used to the lifestyle of raising a kid, but what they had noticed was what they considered “out of the ordinary” behavior. Whatever toys I played with, I placed them in a straight line. When others were unfriendly to me, I became changeable. My diagnosis (诊断) was in 1999, a time when a type of autism (孤独症) called PDD-NOS was still not commonly understood and was still being observed. My parents were initially shocked at this result.
As I got older, I began to develop from keeping to myself to interacting with other kids once I entered a public school in first grade. I noticed how the other kids were able to answer questions in class a lot faster than I could understand. Since fourth grade, I joined my school’s marching band, something I never had any interest in, but my mom made me believe that it was a great way to not only make friends, but to help gain more confidence in myself.
At the same time during fourth grade, I discovered my talent for creative writing. I realized, on the day I wrote my first story about superheroes, my processed thinking and my imagination provided a basic feature for my character: a hidden talent. As the years passed, I helped my fellow classmates with articles, and I even shared the original pieces I wrote with my classmates occasionally, although I was still unaware about my diagnosis.
However, one day when I was fifteen years old, I learned the real truth about myself. My parents kept it from me because they thought it would affect my self-respect. I understood why they’d hide this from me because they really love me, and ever since then, I’ve accepted who I am, and I use my talents to help others who need a friend.
1. What happened to the author when he was two years old?| A．He liked playing toys. | B．He behaved uncommonly |
| C．He found a new hobby. | D．He often felt shocked |
| A．She kept in touch with the school marching band. |
| B．She was concerned about the author’s grades. |
| C．She requested the author’s classmates to assist him. |
| D．She helped the author to grow positively. |
| A．The author spotted and made use of his strength. |
| B．The author wrote many stories about superheroes. |
| C．The author got badly on with his classmates. |
| D．The author published some originals. |
| A．Caring and helpful. | B．Strict and curious. |
| C．Careful and passive. | D．Humorous and honest. |
