1 . It was a sunny weekend. I had planned to go mountain climbing in the suburbs with Daniel. However, a sudden heavy rain that morning disrupted my plan. Looking out of the window, I couldn’t help feeling a little
However, Daniel
We walked through the narrow streets and admired the
After hearing
This experience made me realize that life always has unexpected surprises and twists. Sometimes,
A.disabled | B.disappointed | C.disgraceful | D.disturbed |
A.suggested | B.claimed | C.answered | D.demanded |
A.museum | B.community | C.street | D.neighborhood |
A.admired | B.agreed | C.jumped | D.permitted |
A.sunny | B.chilly | C.gloomy | D.clear |
A.ancient | B.crowded | C.spacious | D.various |
A.Gradually | B.Slowly | C.Suddenly | D.Quickly |
A.tired | B.angry | C.energetic | D.relieved |
A.question | B.curiosity | C.control | D.danger |
A.action | B.measures | C.responsibility | D.initiative |
A.about | B.from | C.out | D.into |
A.listened | B.talked | C.came | D.pointed |
A.complete | B.correct | C.full | D.useful |
A.with | B.up | C.in | D.to |
A.changing | B.scheduling | C.making | D.following |
2 . At age 10, McCullough got a glimpse of her dream job. It sparkled in the eyes of the Packard Children’s nurses who cared for her brother Matthew, who had brain cancer. As a child, McCullough spent hours at her brother’s bedside. “I looked up to the nurses. I found their unconditional commitment to my brother’s care remarkable," McCullough says.
As a young girl, McCullough practiced nursing by caring for her brother, a desire born out of her intense love for him. She would rub his back, bring him drinks, and even help adjust his lines. She was a natural. Her parents said that she was very caring and always put people first from a young age.
When Matthew passed away, McCullough became even more committed to becoming a nurse. She took steps through the years to make her dream come true. In high school, she volunteered at cancer centers and hospitals. “My becoming a nurse is 100% in honor of Matt. I felt the need to channel my grief and turn that tragic moment into something positive," McCullough says.
Over time, McCullough realized that she didn’t just want to be a nurse. She wanted to be a pediatric oncology (儿科肿瘤) nurse at Packard Children’s. McCullough wanted to give back to the hospital that had done so much for her brother.
Despite feeling like school never came easy, McCullough persisted and got into a respected nursing school. She feels like she worked 10 times harder than other nursing students at the university. She traded going out and spending time with friends for the library.
In college, each step brought McCullough closer to her dream. She worked as a nursing assistant at Stanford Health Care for adults with cancer. Then, she transferred to Packard Children’s and worked as a nursing assistant in the Pediatric Transplant Center.
Today, She’s a nurse on the same unit that cared for her brother years ago. She is one of those nurses she admired so much as a child. She finds the time, even on very busy days, to truly be there for patients and families to make them feel loved and welcomed.
1. What makes McCullough want to become a nurse?A.Her love for her brother. | B.The pain of cancer patients. |
C.Her natural ability of nursing. | D.The volunteering experience. |
A.She volunteered at cancer centers. |
B.She worked harder than at high school. |
C.She acted as a nursing assistant for children. |
D.She spent much time with friends in the library. |
A.Changeable and respectable. |
B.Hardworking and demanding. |
C.Professional and adventurous. |
D.Considerate and persistent. |
A.God helps those who help themselves. |
B.Where there is a will there is a way. |
C.Behind bad luck comes good luck. |
D.He who laughs last laughs best. |
3 . Johan and his younger brother, Rahim, had an unforgettable fishing experience. They could not spend the evening
That evening, Rahim decided to
While out at sea Rahim helped
Excited about the
”A big fish must have damaged the net while trying to escape,“ Johan
A.changing | B.revising | C.neglecting | D.assigning |
A.unwell | B.unfair | C.unhappy | D.unwilling |
A.purchase | B.sell | C.assess | D.feed |
A.dive into | B.watch for | C.leave for | D.sail across |
A.spot | B.view | C.net | D.help |
A.float | B.equip | C.load | D.weave |
A.lift | B.control | C.take | D.push |
A.practical | B.promising | C.boring | D.tough |
A.books | B.compasses | C.purses | D.glasses |
A.balanced | B.rocked | C.wound | D.worked |
A.casually | B.eventually | C.tightly | D.sharply |
A.satisfied | B.confused | C.experienced | D.scared |
A.edge | B.board | C.shelter | D.direction |
A.wave | B.sound | C.catch | D.plan |
A.gentler | B.farther | C.quicker | D.closer |
A.knife | B.fish | C.stone | D.hole |
A.responded | B.admitted | C.sighed | D.added |
A.Empty-handed | B.Cold-hearted | C.Bad-tempered | D.Single-minded |
A.hopeful | B.proud | C.doubtful | D.cautious |
A.solution | B.vain | C.virtue | D.effort |
4 . British teen Kitty Tait wakes up at 5 am every day to bake bread, but it’s not just any old bread. The young girl who runs the Orange Bakery in her home town, with her dad Alex, adds a little humor to her bakes.
“If something is fun to eat, it makes it even tastier!” the teen baking star, who overcame depression after discovering the art of bread making, said. It was watching her dad make a simple loaf of white bread that changed her life forever. “Something that was so unpromising — a bit like how my brain felt at the time — had turned into something so magical,” she recalls.
Soon, Kitty was baking loaves for her neighbors. And before she knew it, there was a subscription service followed by a pop-up in her neighbor’s garage where she sold almost 100 loaves of bread and doughnuts (甜甜圈) in half an hour. “At that moment, I realized that this was what I wanted to do with my life,” she says.
A few months later, after raising enough money through crowdfunding,the teen rented a small retail space in town and her dad quit his job to become her business partner. They’ve been running the Orange Bakery ever since, selling everything from Marmite and cheese swirls to Danish pastries.
“I’m just really excited about people eating good bread, whether it is made by themselves or bought from a bakery,” says Kitty. “My main mission is to make bread inclusive and joyful because I have found so much joy in it.”
Today, the Taits are part of the global baking community, running baking classes at local schools.
1. What can we learn about Kitty before her picking up baking?A.She worked part-time at a bakery. |
B.She suffered from a mental illness. |
C.She turned something magical into reality. |
D.She learned baking from her mom and neighbors. |
A.Popular. |
B.Graceful. |
C.Updated. |
D.Ordinary. |
A.He had ever been a good teacher. |
B.He bought the Orange Bakery for Kitty. |
C.He made a contribution to Kitty's cause. |
D.He had ever done foreign trade in a company. |
A.Making baking a fun thing. |
B.Earning as much as possible. |
C.Running joyful baking classes. |
D.Thinking up better ways of baking. |
5 . My biggest problem is that I’m too busy. When I was young, I used to have so much time, but these days I get up early and stay in school all day. Then I go right home and eat dinner before I started high school, I used to spend a lot of time playing games with my friends, but I just don’t have the time anymore.In the evening, I used to watch TV or chat with my grandmother, but now I have to study. I love music, and my father used to take me to concerts. These days, I hardly ever have time for concerts. I do my homework and go to bed. I really miss the old days.
1. What’s my biggest problem?A.I’m too lazy. | B.I’m too busy. | C.I’m free. | D.I get up early. |
A.Yes, I have. | B.No, I haven’t. |
C.I don’t know. | D./. |
A.late | B.early | C.don’t known | D.too late |
A.music | B.football | C.doing homework | D.sleep |
A.I am older | B.I have lots of friends | C.I miss the old days | D.I have a TV. |
6 . This is Chester. He’s now back home with his owner, but a few months ago he went
“I went for a walk up to a local beauty spot and Chester was running about out of nowhere because two lurchers (大猎狗) appeared and
The family had almost lost hope until Erica decided to offer her
Having saved hundreds of dogs, the method is clearly
A.travelling | B.missing | C.hiking | D.hunting |
A.touched | B.attacked | C.protected | D.obeyed |
A.general | B.changed | C.unfamiliar | D.right |
A.sleep | B.run | C.cry | D.scream |
A.stories | B.sights | C.dogs | D.services |
A.detect | B.test | C.remove | D.recover |
A.display | B.demand | C.search | D.purchase |
A.fruitless | B.successful | C.touching | D.profitable |
A.effective | B.amusing | C.clear | D.impossible |
A.angrily | B.unusually | C.safely | D.suddenly |
A.failing | B.improving | C.evolving | D.working |
A.care | B.apologize | C.excuse | D.charge |
A.pleasure | B.reputation | C.tradition | D.profit |
A.worthless | B.priceless | C.heartless | D.hopeless |
A.accidents | B.jokes | C.endings | D.explanations |
7 . When I was a child, I suffered from a disease. It is a
In my 20s, I
Everyone is
A.nice | B.bad | C.dangerous | D.normal |
A.concerned | B.experienced | C.disappointed | D.interested |
A.decisions | B.challenges | C.conflicts | D.changes |
A.but | B.so | C.or | D.and |
A.victory | B.design | C.target | D.memory |
A.reflected | B.improved | C.affected | D.forgot |
A.moved | B.escaped | C.rushed | D.gathered |
A.prepared for | B.put away | C.applied for | D.turned down |
A.drove | B.encouraged | C.sent | D.accompanied |
A.introduce | B.identify | C.consider | D.connect |
A.advertisements | B.spots | C.reasons | D.habits |
A.In time | B.In addition | C.For example | D.At first |
A.chiefly | B.personally | C.specially | D.especially |
A.favored | B.treated | C.helped | D.relaxed |
A.take | B.learn | C.prepare | D.teach |
A.entertain | B.trust | C.hire | D.educate |
A.stop | B.work | C.wait | D.follow |
A.difficult | B.terrible | C.bright | D.unique |
A.believe | B.realize | C.wonder | D.admit |
A.difference | B.promise | C.choice | D.sacrifice |
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。
The frightening day of our diving test was here. Our parents thought we were lucky to have an Olympic-size swimming pool at the school. My mom stressed that the swimming pool was one of the best in our city. But I didn’t feel happy about it at all. Instead, I felt afraid of the swimming pool. It was mainly because I was terribly shy.
I was so shy that I always sat at the back of the room in class so I’d not be called upon to read. As for the present physical education class each Monday morning, I would work my way to the back of the line forming at the diving board so I would not have to practice the dives.
Now, it was another Monday morning - the morning of our diving test. My blood ran cold when the teacher Ms. Robbins announced that we would be graded for our final on the most difficult dive- the jackknife. And she added, “This diving test is important. The one who fails has to spare time in the following Monday mornings to practice diving in this swimming pool and attend this test again.”
My body kept shaking with fear as the line to the scary diving board shortened. As I watched, each student seemed to perform the challenging dive effortlessly. And shortly I would have to attempt something that I had never even practiced before.
Then I remembered someone telling me that when you picture yourself doing a skill over and over, it’s just as effective as physically practicing that skill. So I watched carefully as each classmate jumped at the end of the board once, added a jump for height, folded their body in half to reach for their toes, and finally straightened out like an arrow for going into the water. After carefully watching for a while, I was actually in a state of surprise, because all of a sudden I realized that it was possible for me to perform these four steps of diving.
Eventually all classmates except me finished jumping. The teacher announced that it was my turn.
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With my heart knocking wildly, I walked down the diving board towards its end.
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Knowing I failed, I climbed out of the pool, embarrassed.
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9 . I was in the second year of my PhD program when a colleague asked what I would do if I had a 25th hour every day. Without much
A short time later, I started to
I was a bit
I started to volunteer about 3 hours every weekend — time I otherwise would have wasted
A.thinking | B.attending | C.worrying | D.working |
A.charged | B.compared | C.awarded | D.occupied |
A.research | B.adventure | C.ceremonies | D.hobbies |
A.Otherwise | B.Besides | C.Still | D.Therefore |
A.valuable | B.dull | C.important | D.extra |
A.pay | B.prepare | C.apply | D.volunteer |
A.entertainment | B.transportation | C.accommodation | D.treatment |
A.surprise | B.puzzlement | C.embarrassment | D.relief |
A.calm | B.cause | C.inspect | D.tolerate |
A.mad | B.anxious | C.sad | D.curious |
A.agreed | B.concerned | C.interacted | D.competed |
A.reached for | B.heard from | C.called on | D.picked up |
A.confused | B.amused | C.frightened | D.disappointed |
A.education | B.salary | C.background | D.ambition |
A.class | B.worship | C.celebration | D.court |
A.Courses | B.Gatherings | C.Appointments | D.Connections |
A.trained | B.convinced | C.inspired | D.allowed |
A.experiencing | B.oversleeping | C.reflecting | D.comparing |
A.challenging | B.shocking | C.rewarding | D.depressing |
A.countable | B.manageable | C.reliable | D.enjoyable |
10 . It has been difficult to sit on the bench most of the time, watching my team from the sideline. I always
Away from the game, it’s easier to put my thoughts together, rather than letting my
Even if I don’t play much, I participate in every
Should I move on?Or should I stay with my team and continue playing basketball with great passion just a little longer?The
A.wonder | B.promise | C.accept | D.realize |
A.careless | B.worthless | C.selfless | D.homeless |
A.quit | B.stay | C.struggle | D.delay |
A.beliefs | B.chances | C.efforts | D.experiences |
A.related to | B.attached to | C.added to | D.devoted to |
A.perform | B.respond | C.identify | D.survive |
A.call | B.give | C.take | D.hold |
A.upset over | B.nervous about | C.scared of | D.annoyed at |
A.hardships | B.possessions | C.feelings | D.thoughts |
A.imagination | B.admission | C.desire | D.passion |
A.encouragement | B.embarrassment | C.excitement | D.amusement |
A.bravely | B.proudly | C.regretfully | D.painfully |
A.team | B.day | C.time | D.game |
A.conflict | B.conclusion | C.challenge | D.decision |
A.attracts | B.brings | C.instructs | D.controls |