“Look!” I said to my husband, Roger, pointing to the branches. “The doves (鸽子) have built a nest.
On a chilly April day, we watched with horror as a hawk dived down and took one of the doves. By the next morning the other parent was gone too. Roger climbed up a ladder to take a look into the nest. Was it possible the hawk had spared the young? Yes, there sat a newly hatched baby dove! We brought him inside and set up the nesting box with the heat lamps we had used for raising chickens. Then we rushed to the pet shop to buy the formula (配方奶) which needed to look like the mother’s milk. But even with our care and prayers, we knew that the dove’s chances were slim. We were especially worried that our little bird, whom we’d named Hawkeye, hardly cooed (咕咕地叫) at all. That had to be a bad sign.
But to our surprise, Hawkeye not only survived but also thrived. Within a month, he was able to stand on the edge of a bowl and eat out of a baby spoon. And before we knew it, he was eating the seeds we gave him. Having the opportunity to nurture this new life brought me a greater measure of peace with each passing day.
As Hawkeye grew, we noticed that unlike all the other doves in our yard, he had a double breast with a line dividing it. When I did some research on the doves, I found out that females don’t often coo.
“We got it all wrong,” I told Roger. “Hawkeye is a girl!”
We realized that we’d have to teach her to fly. First, we urged her to fly from a finger to the bottom rung (梯子的横档) of a six-foot ladder, and in no time she was moving quickly to the top. She lit out (逃走，溜掉) for the kitchen whenever she heard the click of the spoon on her bowl. By mid-June she’d gained full confidence in her wings.
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Paragraph 1: At that time, we knew it was time to set our Hawkeye free.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2: But one May morning, Hawkeye and the other dove landed on the rooftop.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . When 19-year-old Emily Bhatnagar from Maryland, USA, found out her father had stage four thyroid cancer, her response was a little different than you might expect. To honour her father, who she also describes as her best friend, she decided to start a book drive called For Love and Buttercup, collecting books for kids with cancer.
“It was very much an overnight idea,” she explains. “I posted a message on an app called Nextdoor asking my neighbours for used book donations. I was only expecting a few here and there, but the response was truly incredible and it was just the push I needed to co-exist with my grief rather than letting it consume me.”
“It was absolutely heartbreaking to watch my dad go through cancer and see him lose a little bit of himself each day, but the book drive allowed me to develop a newfound sense of purpose connected with sympathy to help others in any shape or form. I wanted to help kids. They’ve always held a soft spot in my heart.”
Using tips she earns from working at her parents’ bread shop, Emily has bought many books out of her own pocket. In addition, she receives donations through her Amazon wish list, which can be found in the bio of the book drive’s Instagram account, @forloveandbuttercup.
The project has seen a huge success, with For Love and Buttercup donating over l5,000 books and being recognized by The Washington Post, Forbes, The President’s Volunteer Service Award and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation.
1. What was Emily’s reaction when she found out her father’s illness?| A．She lost herself in sadness. |
| B．She drove her father around the world. |
| C．She sought support from her best friend. |
| D．She showed her sympathy to kids with cancer. |
| A．It broke her heart. | B．It was her father’s dream. |
| C．It became a big challenge. | D．It gave her a sense of purpose. |
| A．Anyone who donated books received a special gift. |
| B．Emily wanted to arouse people’s awareness of cancer. |
| C．People donated money to her father through the book drive. |
| D．Emily’s cause has received positive response from the public. |
| A．An Inspiring Cause | B．A Lifesaving Decision |
| C．A Heartbreaking Story | D．An Award-winning App |
Wilson’s dog, Jack, was an energetic, six-year-old collie that would meet him every day at the trolley (电车) station when Wilson returned from work. This was a routine that had begun when Jack was a pup (小狗). The dog knew the route to and from the station like the back of his paw-and following that route was the highlight of his day. So when Wilson changed jobs and had to move to California, he thought it best to leave Jack at his home in Philadelphia with a relative. He explained all this to the dog upon leaving and told him that they both would have to adjust to new homes.
But Jack didn’t want a new home. He would not stay with the family he’d been left with. He returned to Wilson’s old house, even though it was boarded up, and there he passed his lonely days beside an abandoned chair in the porch (门廊). But every evening, tail wagging, he trotted (小跑) off to the trolley station. For as long as Jack had been in the world, Wilson had always taken the same trolley home from work, and Jack had been there to greet him. But evening after evening, there was no sign of the dog’s master, Confused and sad, he would return alone to the deserted house.
The dog’s depression grew. He refused the food left for him, and as the days passed, he became thinner and thinner and his ribs (骨) could be seen even through his thick blond coat. But every evening, ever hopeful, he’d go to the station to meet the trolley. And every evening, he’d return to the porch more depressed than before. No one knows why Jack’s new family didn’t contact Wilson.
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Jack’s worsening condition did not go unnoticed.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The trolley soon took Wilson to the station.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4 . Bryanna Cook and her mum, Yolanda Cook, were headed to see Bryanna’s grandma when Ms Cook had a stroke while
Recalling the scary incident, Bryanna said: “I was scared, so I called my grandmother.” Her grandmother told her to call 911. After she
Ms Malone said that while she had Bryanna on the 911 line, she used her phone to talk to Bryanna’s grandmother for more
Information from Bryanna and her grandmother
“Her teachers and the school principal were all very supportive,” Ms Cook said. Bryanna is a first grader at Fairview Elementary School. Fairview Principal Johnson said Bryanna displayed values the teachers try to
| A．driving | B．surfing | C．jogging | D．cooking |
| A．overcoat | B．medicine | C．cellphone | D．equipment |
| A．cared for | B．looked for | C．responded to | D．connected with |
| A．enjoyed | B．observed | C．described | D．ignored |
| A．appearance | B．condition | C．marriage | D．background |
| A．money | B．information | C．trust | D．fun |
| A．followed | B．refused | C．recalled | D．forgot |
| A．freezing | B．fresh | C．warm | D．sweet |
| A．ask | B．question | C．doubt | D．see |
| A．personally | B．privately | C．constantly | D．eventually |
| A．station | B．school | C．hospital | D．gate |
| A．teach | B．rescue | C．blame | D．harm |
| A．regret | B．sadness | C．pride | D．surprise |
| A．content | B．calm | C．creative | D．friendly |
| A．understand | B．predict | C．summarize | D．choose |
5 . I fell in love with a minister’s son when I turned twenty. He was not Chinese. When I found out that my parents had
And then they arrived—the minister’s family and all my relatives. Robert said hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of
After everyone had gone, my mother said to me, “You want to be the same as American girls on the outside. But inside you must always be Chinese. You must be
| A．helped | B．invited | C．tracked | D．expected |
| A．behaviour | B．secrets | C．recipes | D．manners |
| A．fried | B．steamed | C．roasted | D．smelled |
| A．strange | B．ordinary | C．absurd | D．graceful |
| A．separated | B．loaded | C．provided | D．integrated |
| A．escaped | B．appeared | C．charged | D．froze |
| A．appearance | B．appreciation | C．cooperation | D．respect |
| A．persuaded | B．put | C．freed | D．threw |
| A．knocked on | B．reached across | C．came across | D．leaned on |
| A．after | B．when | C．while | D．because |
| A．calmly | B．casually | C．patiently | D．nervously |
| A．cheered | B．jumped | C．selected | D．wrinkled |
| A．struggle | B．disturb | C．continue | D．disappear |
| A．proud | B．envious | C．pleased | D．relaxed |
| A．efforts | B．wishes | C．roots | D．talents |
It was a quiet and peaceful afternoon. Connie, already home from school, was sitting comfortably in a chair at the kitchen table, doing her homework. Baby Sister was in the living room, building a castle with her bricks and singing softly to herself.
Suddenly they heard a familiar and unwelcome sound: “La-la-la-la-la-la.”
Connie remarked that trouble was coming, and she was right. A moment later the back door flew open and banged against the kitchen wall. As 8-year-old Benjy ran into the dining room, he inquired about everyone’s whereabouts, accidentally crashing the door against the wall with such force that a small vase dropped to the floor and broke into-pieces.
“Benjy, you naughty boy!” cried Connie. “Whatever will Mom say?”
“Hi, Con. What are you doing here? You don’t want to read anymore, do you?” said Benjy excitedly. “Let’s play something. Look what I found today.”
As Benjy emptied his pockets, sticks, rocks, and candies dropped on the floor and rolled in every direction. However, Connie refused to play. She mentioned that she needed to learn the poetry for a test. To Connie’s shock, Benjy suddenly knocked her book out of her hand and ordered her to play with him first.
Connie was annoyed and jumped out of her chair. “Why did you do that?” she cried. “Why can’t you leave people alone?”
“Oh, stuck-up (趾高气扬的), are you?” teased Benjy, pulling Connie’s hair and kicking her book across the room. Unfortunately it hit Baby Sister’s castle and brought it crashing down in ruins.
“Boo-hoo-hoo!” cried Baby Sister. “You’ve broken my castle, and I wanted Mamma to see it. Boo-hoo-hoo!” She picked up a block and cast it as hard as she could at Benjy’s head. He ducked (躲避), and it missed him, striking a picture and breaking the glass.
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At this moment the back door opened again and their mother walked in.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Benjy thought a lot about Mom’s advice and decided to make a change.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lani Williams and her mother, Sincerity, have lived in the historic town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui for most of their lives.
Last week, as wildfires began to destroy their beloved town, both the mother and daughter jumped in their car to escape.
Embers (灰烬) were already falling down on them. So Lani got her mom into the car. But then the traffic already stood still. Then she saw another fire beside them on a whole house. Lani thought they were going to die in the car.
Lani and her mom determined the only way out of the fire’s path was to get out of their car and climb over a nearby seawall, into the ocean water.
That escape route, though, proved too difficult as Sincerity has trouble walking and uses a walker for assistance.
As Lani and Sincerity was thinking what to do, a man, a complete stranger, came to their aid.
The man, later identified as Benny Reinicke, told Sincerity to lean on his back so that he could carry her over the seawall and into the water.
He said, “Auntie, put your weight on me. I got you there.”
Reinicke carried Sincerity on his back over the seawall, and then stayed with Sincerity and her daughter in the ocean water for over eight hours as they waited for the fires to die out.
“I just kept thinking to myself, like, this is a young guy that could have just left. He could have swum around to safety, leaving us behind,” Lani said. “But he didn’t. He stayed with us the whole entire time and made sure that all of us were safe.”
After they made it out of the ocean to safety, Lani and Sincerity lost touch with Reinicke.
When everything came to normal, Sincerity told her daughter that they should find Reinicke and say thank you to him. Lani tried her neighborhood for some information about Reinicke but she found nothing.
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So Lani decided to turn to the social media.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lani told Reinicke that she and her mother would arrange a face-to-face meeting with him.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8 . It lasted just 24 seconds, but it’s an unforgettable moment that has caught hearts everywhere. During a basketball game at Zeeland East High School in Zeeland, Michigan, the crowd fell quiet, giving high school junior Jules Hoogland an opportunity to take a shot.
Hoogland, who is blind, followed along as a woman tapped (轻敲) a yellow pole against the backboard and a teammate guided her to the perfect position. Thirteen seconds later, the 11th grader nailed a free throw and the silent audience erupted in roaring cheers and applause.
Zeeland Public Schools shared the extraordinary moment, filmed by Brandy Navetta, the school district’s communications and marketing director on Twitter, along with the words, “You thought national basketball tournaments were infusive, but Zeeland Public Schools Unified Basketball took over the court this morning. And the crowd went wild!”
Hoogland’s mom Karen said she was so proud of her achievement. She also praised the young students for their respect and sensitivity towards her daughter. Hoogland set a new record on what blind people can achieve and wanted this video to inspire all those who are facing challenges. “I’m hoping this video will inspire others to keep trying no matter what their challenges are,” she said.
Students from both Zeeland East and Zeeland West High School witnessed Hoogland’s uplifting shot, part of an inclusive basketball game with zLinks. Nathan VandeGuchte, a special education teacher with Zeeland West, added that inclusive sports has made a significant impact on students at Zeeland schools since the zLinks program started. “It was so moving to see Hoogland hit that shot again in front of 2,500 people,” said Nathan. “The lens (视角) with which many of our special education students are viewed has now been forever changed. They know that they are important, and they recognize that they are contributing members of our student body!”
1. Why did the crowd go wild as Hoogland nailed a free throw?| A．Because she couldn’t see. | B．Because she was competitive. |
| C．Because it was her first shot. | D．Because it was the end of the game. |
| A．Addictive. | B．Puzzling. |
| C．Informative. | D．Exciting. |
| A．Dream big, dream early. | B．Never fear to fight challenges. |
| C．Interest is the best teacher. | D．The more one does, the more one can do. |
| A．They were usually overestimated. |
| B．They got confidence from the program. |
| C．They should be given more opportunities. |
| D．They were eager to explore the unknown. |
Chinese speakers tend to use “spear and shield”
Nearly 2, 000 years ago, there was a man living in the State of Chu. One day, he went to a market to sell spears and shields—two most common
Then some of the potential buyers came closer to have a careful examination of the shields,
So today, instead of saying “you are contradicting yourself”, Chinese will say “you are attacking your shield
10 . My heart raced as I read Noelle’s message. She was
Noelle’s
Later that day, ashamed of both my actions and my cover-up, I approached Noelle. “Noelle, I need to
Noelle
Tears welled up in my eyes as I
| A．happy | B．excited | C．exhausted | D．upset |
| A．slip | B．end | C．disappear | D．exchange |
| A．mind | B．world | C．circle | D．field |
| A．message | B．post | C．text | D．story |
| A．regretted | B．declared | C．typed | D．Sighed |
| A．confess | B．distinguish | C．add | D．reveal |
| A．special | B．important | C．personal | D．business |
| A．careful | B．positive | C．modest | D．truthful |
| A．called in | B．agreed with | C．pointed at | D．looked at |
| A．nervously | B．softly | C．coldly | D．cautiously |
| A．honored | B．thanked | C．admired | D．rewarded |
| A．mistake | B．secret | C．fault | D．apology |
| A．establishing | B．discovering | C．choosing | D．exploring |
| A．separated | B．freed | C．distanced | D．discouraged |
| A．changed | B．celebrated | C．formed | D．continued |
