I begged my mom to let me make cookies by myself. Even though I had never attempted baking before, I was nine years old and my friend Emmie had been baking cupcakes by herself for a year. I was determined to prove that I could make it.
My brother, Caleb, laughed at the idea of me cooking alone, calling it a disaster. Having a big brother can be annoying. Despite his laughing, my mom agreed to let me try. She reminded me to take my time and be careful because I’d had some messy spills before I was nine.
I raced to the kitchen and went to work. I cracked eggs and put a cold stick of butter into the bowl. I turned on the mixer at medium speed—and whoa. Whoa. Whoa! What a disaster! I had to wipe butter off my face, then off the table and floor.
Caleb made fun of me again, calling me a mess. I chased him away with a spoon and turned back to the mixing bowl. I started again with softer butter. Referring to the recipe, I poured everything needed into the bowl and mixed it. After that, I put round batter (面糊) onto the cookie sheet and put it into the oven (烤箱). Within a minute, a fantastic smell filled the kitchen—the smell of cookie success!
I was going to prove that I was responsible. No more eye-rolling from my brother. No more “You’re too young” from my parents. I was grown up and in control.
I stared into the oven, and my heart sank. The neat, little balls had melted (融化) and overflowed to the edges of the cookie sheet. I pulled the pan out just as Caleb wandered back into the kitchen.
“What in the world?” He started to laugh. “Cookie soup?”
“You just be quiet,” I whispered, trying not to cry. “Just leave me alone.”
“How’s it going in there?” Dad called from the living room.
Caleb raised his eyebrows and bit his lip. I responded that everything was fine, pouring the melted batter into the bowl quickly.
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2 . I like joking. I was always the joker, the one who could make people laugh by some jokes. I was
However, it all changed when I changed schools. I used to make fun of everybody with my
I was never your normal high school mean girl. I never understood why what I said could hurt others. I
One day, while looking for my earphone in my room, I found a long lost video
At night in my room I started crying, tears of
| A．never | B．really | C．always | D．often |
| A．old | B．real | C．bad | D．young |
| A．loudly | B．purposely | C．happily | D．slowly |
| A．even if | B．as if | C．only if | D．what if |
| A．However | B．Therefore | C．Otherwise | D．Furthermore |
| A．quiet | B．noisy | C．sad | D．excited |
| A．discouraged | B．made | C．asked | D．gave |
| A．please | B．describe | C．interest | D．attract |
| A．hated | B．missed | C．encouraged | D．understood |
| A．home | B．school | C．church | D．farm |
| A．Confused | B．Surprised | C．Interested | D．Frightened |
| A．stricter | B．meaner | C．better | D．happier |
| A．box | B．earphone | C．TV | D．camera |
| A．realize | B．think | C．doubt | D．imagine |
| A．books | B．videos | C．photos | D．films |
| A．saw | B．recalled | C．dreamed | D．thought |
| A．loneliness | B．sadness | C．kindness | D．happiness |
| A．to | B．on | C．off | D．with |
| A．mattered | B．puzzled | C．happened | D．took |
| A．floor | B．sweat | C．tears | D．dust |
3 . Two weeks ago, a 5-year-old girl named Sunshine Oelfke emptied out her piggy bank (存钱罐) onto the living room floor and immediately started counting. Her grandmother, Jackie Oelfke, thought she was playing as she carefully lined up the coins, but then she saw the girl put the coins into a plastic bag and place it in her backpack.
“What are you doing with that money?” Jackie asked her granddaughter.
“I’m taking it to school,” Sunshine replied. “I’m going to take it for milk money. My friend Layla doesn’t get milk— her mom doesn’t have milk money and I do.”
Jackie’s heart melted at Sunshine’s words. Choked with strong feelings, Jackie held her sweet granddaughter tightly in her arms.
Last week, Jackie and Sunshine met with her teacher, Rita Hausher, and handed her the $30 the kindergartner had saved. There are 20 kids in Sunshine’s class and about half don’t get milk. It costs $ 0.45 a carton (纸盒). The total adds up to about $180 a month for every child in the class to have milk every day.
After dropping Sunshine off at school, Jackie posted a tearful video on Facebook to explain her granddaughter’s plan. To her surprise, many people offered to donate toward the cause. Within a week, Jackie raised more than $1,000. Now every student in Sunshine’s class can get free milk for the rest of the year.
Jackie said Sunshine doesn’t see her kind act as a big deal. She was just trying to look out for her friends. “She doesn’t understand the effect she’s brought about,” Jackie said. “But now she knows she can do whatever she puts her mind to.”
1. Why did Sunshine empty her piggy bank?| A．She hoped to show off her savings in class. | B．She needed to train her counting skills. |
| C．She wanted to play with the coins. | D．She intended to pay for her friend’s milk. |
| A．Relieved. | B．Touched. | C．Curious. | D．Proud. |
| A．Two heads are better than one. | B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| C．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. | D．There’s no such thing as a free lunch. |
| A．Small Coins, Big Changes. | B．Jackie’s Piggy Bank. |
| C．Piggy Bank and Carton Milk. | D．A Moved Grandmother. |
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I have a younger sister and his name is Xiaomei. She is a youngest member of my family. She was small, but she is the most important member of my family. Everyone love her a lot. Xiaomei is a very much good student. She is in the second grade, but she is so smart. She can learning anything very quickly. She often likes to go the kitchen to help Mom with the cooking. She loves dancing and singing song. She always fills the entirely house with laughter. She is the treasure of my family.
5 . One Monday, a teacher cheerfully asked his students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend was not good at all; he had a lot of trouble. Then he asked the teacher
He told the students a story, “ One day a few weeks ago I drove 17miles to the school as
“I
The student sat there with his eyes opened
| A．why | B．how | C．what | D．when |
| A．interesting | B．excited | C．helpful | D．cheerful |
| A．right | B．choice | C．decision | D．conclusion |
| A．pretend | B．enjoy | C．choose | D．plan |
| A．usual | B．common | C．general | D．ordinary |
| A．other | B．again | C．else | D．another |
| A．begin | B．start | C．finish | D．compete |
| A．luggage | B．suitcase | C．book | D．car |
| A．arranged | B．provided | C．supplied | D．ordered |
| A．meeting | B．experiment | C．trip | D．class |
| A．unlucky | B．lucky | C．worst | D．hard |
| A．turned | B．ran | C．broke | D．fell |
| A．puzzled | B．curious | C．sorry | D．regretful |
| A．work | B．live | C．study | D．go |
| A．Otherwise | B．Instead | C．Therefore | D．Besides |
| A．reach | B．sight | C．distance | D．view |
| A．even | B．still | C．ever | D．also |
| A．widely | B．huge | C．board | D．wide |
| A．Because | B．Although | C．Since | D．However |
| A．cheerful | B．happy | C．sleepy | D．excited |
6 . I was never very neat while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but my always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Overtime, Kate got neater and I got my merriser. She moved to push my dirty clothing over and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.
Who broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! why under my bed!” Suddenly I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up. She quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, crying. Obviously. that was something she could not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy (同情) rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bad. Cleaned the suckers and swept the floor even on her side. I got so absorbed into my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching. Her tears dried and her expression was such disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. “Thanks.”
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
1. What made Kate so angry one evening?| A．She couldn’t find her books. |
| B．She heard the writer shouting loud. |
| C．She got the news that her grandma was ill. |
| D．She saw the writer’s shoes beneath her bed. |
| A．Because she was scared by Kate’s anger. |
| B．Because she hated herself for being so messy. |
| C．Because she wanted to show her care. |
| D．Because she was asked by Kate to do so. |
| A．By analyzing courses. |
| B．By showing differences. |
| C．By describing a process. |
| D．By following time order. |
| A．My Friend Kate. |
| B．Hard Work Pays off. |
| C．How to Be Organized? |
| D．Learning to Be Roommates. |
7 . On his way to the airport one afternoon, Phillip asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler ‘s checks.
The plane was to
What could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little
| A．check in | B．lead off | C．take off | D．go up |
| A．long | B．short | C．pleasant | D．rough |
| A．as | B．so | C．but | D．because |
| A．buying | B．taking | C．putting | D．checking |
| A．plane | B．trip | C．company | D．flight |
| A．realized | B．promised | C．recognized | D．suggested |
| A．at home | B．at the bank | C．at the office | D．in the taxi |
| A．time | B．chance | C．possibility | D．use |
| A．golden | B．last | C．only | D．first |
| A．in | B．to | C．at | D．with |
| A．sad | B．unable | C．nervous | D．difficult |
| A．stopped | B．ran | C．went | D．opened |
| A．off | B．back | C．out | D．away |
| A．started | B．caught | C．noticed | D．left |
| A．speech | B．signal | C．call | D．voice |
| A．apologize | B．announce | C．worry | D．regret |
| A．advised | B．forced | C．allowed | D．persuaded |
| A．ideas | B．plans | C．information | D．time |
| A．person | B．situation | C．place | D．airport |
| A．return | B．show | C．recover | D．change |
8 . The word “happy” would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by hardship. The circular motion (循环运动) between happiness and
A year ago, I developed troubling symptoms in my left
Over that long week, I
Finally, I gained a
| A．loneliness | B．tiredness | C．sadness | D．greatness |
| A．eye | B．arm | C．leg | D．ear |
| A．suddenly | B．carelessly | C．secretly | D．immediately |
| A．luck | B．treatment | C．apology | D．discussion |
| A．needed | B．expected | C．managed | D．congratulated |
| A．in relief | B．in anger | C．in peace | D．in panic |
| A．new | B．traditional | C．strong | D．folk |
| A．rarely | B．frequently | C．occasionally | D．mistakenly |
| A．forbade | B．encourages | C．forced | D．permitted |
| A．lay down | B．hold back | C．fall into | D．meet with |
| A．desired | B．promised | C．refused | D．attempted |
| A．gave in | B．cheered up | C．gave up | D．broken down |
| A．terrible | B．sweet | C．spare | D．precious |
| A．election | B．challenge | C．goal | D．choice |
| A．guilt | B．pride | C．hope | D．joy |
| A．stresses | B．analyzed | C．investigated | D．guaranteed |
| A．wrong | B．unique | C．funny | D．valuable |
| A．equal | B．important | C．similar | D．close |
| A．afraid | B．bound | C．ready | D．willing |
| A．admit to | B．listen to | C．adapt to | D．contribute to |
9 . On January 9, 2022, it was another cold morning. Temperatures reached lows of 17. 6 °F (-8℃). Dusti Talavera, a housewife in the south suburbs of Denver, was washing dishes in her kitchen when she witnessed a frightening scene outside her kitchen window. Glancing out her kitchen window, she noticed a group of young children playing on an icy pond. Moments later, the children fell through the ice.
Dusti’s heart raced as she saw the children fall through the ice, and she immediately grabbed her shoes to run outside. Submerged（淹没）in the freezing water, the children had lost the strength to stay above the surface. Their fingers were only visible as they desperately tried to grab onto the edges of the ice.
Without hesitation, Dusti placed her own life at risk by stepping on the thin, unstable ice to try to reach the three children. As she reached her hands out to grab them, she also broke the ice and fell into the 15-foot deep pond.
Dusti was first able to reach and pull out the 4-year-old girl and 11-year-old boy. She struggled to reach the last child, a 6-year-old girl. After hearing the loud screams for help, the young girl’s 16-year-old cousin suddenly arrived on scene. He threw Dusti a rope, which she used to drag herself and the young girl out of the water.
All three children were pulled out of the icy water as first responders arrived on scene. The 6-year-old girl was not breathing and had no pulse after being submerged in the icy water for two minutes. First responders performed life-saving CPR. Once the girl was able to breathe on her own, the EMTs (emergency medical technicians) rushed her to the hospital.
1. What did Dusti witness outside her kitchen window?| A．The pond was frozen overnight. | B．Her children fell into the icy pond. |
| C．A couple of kids were in danger. | D．Temperatures reached a new low. |
| A．Generous. | B．Brave. |
| C．Demanding. | D．Impatient. |
| A．He cried out for help, | B．He called the EMTs. |
| C．He performed CPR. | D．He got a rope to come to the rescue. |
| A．Three children were found playing on the ice. |
| B．A woman risked her life to save three children. |
| C．EMTs did a great job at the moment of truth. |
| D．Life-saving CPR got spread everywhere. |
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A men asked Socrates the secret to success and Socrates asked him walk with him to a river. When in the middle of a river, Socrates ducked him into the water all for a sudden. The man struggled to get out but was failed and started turning blue. On seeing this, Socrates pulled him out of the water but the man took a deep breath of air immediately. Socrates asked that he wanted the most just now, the man reply, "Air." Socrates said, "That’s the secret! When you want success as bad as you wanted the air, you will get it. There is no others secret.”
