1 . Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to (属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed (服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant (仆人) took him to the room where the rich man was sitting. “I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for,” he said. “But why have you brought a half-empty basket?” the rich man asked. “I met your children outside, and they stole (偷) some of the apples.”
1. Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because .| A．he was poor | B．he liked the rich man |
| C．his farm belonged to the rich man | D．the rich man’s children liked apples |
| A．They jumped and jumped. | B．They played. |
| C．They ran away. | D．They ate some of the apples. |
| A．they had thrown apples on the ground |
| B．the farmer had politely asked them to get off |
| C．they were afraid of the hat |
| D．the farmer was angry with them |
| A．pleased | B．unhappy | C．excited | D．moved |
| A．The monkeys. | B．The servant | C．The children | D．the rich man |
2 . Six years ago, Libby and Joseph Lombardo gave birth to their first daughter Isabella. To the new parents, Isabella was surely perfect and they went home
| A．secretly | B．excitedly | C．worriedly | D．hurriedly |
| A．checking | B．moving | C．touching | D．training |
| A．misunderstood | B．expected | C．feared | D．dreamed |
| A．puzzled | B．amazed | C．angry | D．glad |
| A．exit | B．solution | C．suggestion | D．aim |
| A．remembered | B．realized | C．ignored | D．believed |
| A．unfortunately | B．luckily | C．similarly | D．unexpectedly |
| A．heard | B．predicted | C．promised | D．discovered |
| A．live | B．walk | C．speak | D．sleep |
| A．opportunity | B．point | C．possibility | D．rule |
| A．strength | B．independence | C．responsibility | D．confidence |
| A．discuss | B．report | C．observe | D．compare |
| A．admitted | B．requested | C．complained | D．warned |
| A．traditional | B．hopeful | C．popular | D．normal |
| A．results | B．problems | C．disappointment | D．failure |
3 . Our church has a way of helping those who have
There came a time when my husband and I were among those who needed
A year later, our seventeen-year-old son who
Finally, in tears, and with great reluctance (勉强), my son
| A．mental | B．physical | C．financial | D．spiritual |
| A．hardly | B．never | C．seldom | D．always |
| A．assistance | B．faith | C．equipment | D．respect |
| A．returned | B．exported | C．offered | D．directed |
| A．significant | B．pleased | C．graceful | D．curious |
| A．graduated | B．failed | C．retired | D．settled |
| A．enough | B．empty | C．available | D．full |
| A．typical | B．absolute | C．lucky | D．unbelievable |
| A．schooling | B．job | C．dance | D．interest |
| A．in time | B．on purpose | C．at risk | D．on earth |
| A．made | B．gone | C．torn | D．stolen |
| A．admitted | B．expected | C．proved | D．discovered |
| A．gifts | B．achievements | C．savings | D．collections |
| A．angry | B．voiceless | C．nervous | D．desperate |
| A．for | B．toward | C．without | D．of |
Once upon a time, a young girl whose name was Lily, lived in a small village in the heart of a forest. She was known throughout the village for her kind heart. She spent her days helping her neighbors, taking care of the animals and exploring the forests.
One day, as she was walking through the forest, she came across a small, injured bird lying on the ground. Its wing was broken, and it looked up at her with painful eyes. Lily knew she had to help the bird, so she carefully picked it up and put it in her arms.
She took the bird back to her house and dealt with its wounds. She fed it and gave it water, and soon the bird was on the way to recovering (康复). As the days passed, Lily came to love the bird. But she knew it belonged to the forest, so she helped the bird fly back to the forest.
Another day, Lily happened to see a group of children playing a joke on a young boy for his height, and the boy seemed to cry. Seeing that, Lily realized she had to do something to help.
She walked to the group of children and asked them to stop laughing at the boy. They looked at her doubtfully, but Lily seriously told them that it wasn’t kind to make fun of others. Finally, the children listened to her. They stopped laughing at the boy and even apologized (道歉) to him. Lily smiled, feeling proud of herself for standing up for what was right.
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As the years went by, Lily continued to spread kindness throughout the village.
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5 . Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker. He liked to tell funny stories to make people laugh. He also liked to play jokes on his friends.
Once Mark Twain was travelling with a friend of his. His friend lost his money, so he asked Mark Twain to buy a train ticket for him.
“But I don’t have enough money to buy two tickets,” said Mark Twain. His friend didn’t know what to do.
“You can hide under my seat when the conductor(列车员) comes to check the tickets,” Mark Twain said to him.
When the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets, one for himself and one for his friend. He said to the conductor, “My friend is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he does not like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat.” Everyone in the train looked at his friend under the seat and laughed.
1. Mark Twain was a writer and _______. .| A．scientist | B．speaker | C．pianist | D．singer |
| A．he was very poor | B．he forgot to buy one |
| C．he lost his money | D．he arrived too late |
| A．Under the seat. | B．Behind the door. |
| C．Under the train. | D．Behind Mark Twain. |
| A．shy | B．strict | C．serious | D．funny |
6 . Sirine Jahangir has been singing, writing and performing music since she was a little girl. She lost all her vision in one eye by the time she turned 5, so now the teen uses her gift “as a way to —not escape, but to help me through.” Not only did her passion get her through some difficult times, but when she was 14 it also brought her to the “Britain’s Got Talent” stage, where she impressed everyone with her performance.
Sirine has a rare condition that left her completely blind by the time she was 10 years old. While her parents and doctors have tried to find treatments for her, there isn’t much they can do. So her parents focused on helping her adjust to her new life, which was when her dad said she was first introduced to music. “I remember one day, we were driving in the car. This is about when she was getting to the stage where she couldn’t look out the window anymore to see things, and I didn’t know what to do. I just put the music on really loud. She started singing in the car, and she was so happy. And then she just found happiness every time I put it on,” her father said.
It didn’t take long for them to realize Sirine has tremendous talent. When she appeared on “Britain’s Got Talent”, she told everyone just how much her passion means to her. “I guess music is my vision,” she said. “That’s just what I live by, and music is my thing.” Then she headed over to the piano, where she played the piano and sang beautifully enough to bring the audience to tears! Unsurprisingly to everyone but Sirine, all four judges voted her into the next round of the competition!
Afterward, she said, “I can’t even say it’s a dream come true, because I didn’t even dream of it at any point... I never thought that would be realistic in my life.”
1. What helped Sirine get through her difficult times?| A．Britain’s Got Talent. | B．Her passion for music. |
| C．Support from her parents and doctors. | D．Encouragement from four judges. |
| A．Sirine displayed all her passion on stage. | B．Sirine lost her sight totally at the age of five. |
| C．Her parents focused on treatments all the way. | D．Sirine was not surprised at the judges’ decision. |
| A．Music. | B．Clothes. | C．Talent. | D．Microphone. |
| A．Never give up your dream. | B．Music lights up the world. |
| C．True happiness lies in competition. | D．Life can be too good to be true. |
7 . It was a dark day, one of depression, sorrow and anger. As I climbed out of the
I was lying on my cool bed when an idea
Finally came the day when I had to
With the starting gun
I had done it! I had achieved my best time! Joy filled my
I have
| A．pond | B．sea | C．pool | D．bed |
| A．made | B．achieved | C．reached | D．realized |
| A．Otherwise | B．However | C．Besides | D．In addition |
| A．occurred | B．broke | C．stuck | D．hit |
| A．opportunity | B．action | C．cause | D．ability |
| A．keeping | B．losing | C．reducing | D．decreasing |
| A．somehow | B．somewhat | C．anyhow | D．anywhere |
| A．magical | B．reasonable | C．confident | D．achievable |
| A．promise | B．provide | C．present | D．prove |
| A．consideration | B．impression | C．belief | D．desire |
| A．setting out | B．going off | C．breaking out | D．getting off |
| A．through | B．above | C．across | D．to |
| A．turn | B．jump | C．struggle | D．shoot |
| A．next | B．previous | C．very | D．last |
| A．pushed | B．reached | C．got | D．touched |
| A．whole | B．perfect | C．first | D．best |
| A．heart | B．head | C．mind | D．face |
| A．expressions | B．emotions | C．feelings | D．responses |
| A．ran | B．climbed | C．stood | D．jumped |
| A．gained | B．dreamed | C．learned | D．remembered |
Little Tom was a student in senior high school. He was not good at his work and failed many times in the exams, and he never knew why he couldn’t catch up with others.
One day, Tom and his teacher were walking through the forest. He was disturbed by the fact that his mind was in constant unrest. He asked his teacher, “Why most people’s minds are restless, and only a few have a calm mind? What can one do to calm the mind down?”
The teacher looked at Tom, smiled and told him a story:
On one beautiful day, an elephant was standing by the shade of a tree, eating its leaves. Suddenly, a small fly came buzzingly and landed on the elephant’s ear. The elephant stayed calm and continued eating, ignoring the fly. The fly flew around the elephant’s ear, buzzing noisily, yet the elephant seemed to be unaffected. This confused the fly, and it asked, “Are you deaf?”
“No!” the elephant answered.
“Why aren’t you bothered by my buzz?” the fly asked.
“Why are you so restless and noisy? Why can’t you stay calm just for a few moments?” asked the elephant, and peacefully continued eating the leaves.
The fly answered, “Everything I see, hear and feel attracts my attention, and all noises and movements around me affect my behavior.”
“What is your secret? How can you stay so calm and still, while I am buzzing around your ears?”
“I can continue eating peacefully, because my five senses do not disturb my peace.”
“How is it possible?” asked the fly amazed and confused.
“Because I don’t let them rule my attention,” answered the elephant.
“I am in control of my mind and my thoughts, and therefore, I can direct my attention where I want, and ignore any disturbance including your buzz.”
“And therefore,” continued the elephant, “I am completely lost in the act of eating, enjoying my food and chewing it peacefully.”
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After listening to the story, Tom’s eyes opened wide and smiled.
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From that day on, he paid his attention to whatever he was doing.
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9 . I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could.
I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone, sometimes until dark. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She looked directly in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a scholarship. I like basketball. I decided that if I were good enough, I would get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count. Then she smiled and ran towards the court to repeat the routine I had seen her over and over again.
One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head cradled in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. Quietly, I asked what was wrong. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply, “I’m just too short.” The coach told her that because of her height she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team — much less offered a scholarship — so she should stop dreaming about college.
She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I sensed her disappointment. I asked whether she had talked to her dad about it yet. She lifted her head from her hands and told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just didn’t understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, that nothing could stop her except one thing — her own attitude. He told her again, “if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter. She was indeed offered a full scholarship to a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women’s basketball team. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked toward for all those years.
It’s true: If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.
1. Which of the following is TRUE about the girl according to the passage?| A．She sometimes played basketball alone because she had no friends. |
| B．She believed that girls had to pay a bit more than boys to succeed. |
| C．She played basketball so well that she could compete against some boys. |
| D．She felt sad when her coach didn’t allow her to play for the college team. |
| A．Because he thought her height was of little advantage. |
| B．Because he thought her confidence in her ability had gone away. |
| C．Because he thought she had been good enough to get a scholarship. |
| D．Because he thought she couldn’t get along well with her teammates. |
| A．Competitive. | B．Determined. | C．Demanding. | D．Humorous. |
| A．Failure is the mother of success. |
| B．Whoever wants to succeed must work hard. |
| C．Only if you have a good result can you succeed. |
| D．Follow your dream and you’ll make it sooner or later. |
10 . Xing Yifan and his parents were thrilled to learn that he had been admitted to Beihang University with a score of 645 out of a possible 750 points in this (2021) year’s national college entrance examination, or gaokao. It would take most high school graduates great effort to score that high.
But the challenge for 18-year-old Xing was greater, as he was born with congenital muscular dystrophy (营养不良), a group of disorders characterized by muscle weakness and problems with the eyes and central nervous system.
After the Spring Festival in 2004, the Xing couple took Yifan to Beijing for treatment, and he was finally diagnosed with CMD (先天性肌营养不良亚型) at Peking University First Hospital.
When relatives and friends heard the news,they advised the couple to have another baby, but they were determined to pour all their love and care into their son.
“Yifan is an angel who came to our family,” the father said. “He might have broken wings, but we will never give him up.”
The young man’s health continued to deteriorate (恶化). As a result of his condition，he is unable to grow much muscle, so his skeleton (骨骼) suffers from a lack of support and protection.
“He has never walked independently and can only sit against a support,” said Xing Dacheng.
“And every 30minutes,he has to lie down to rest,even in the classroom.”
The condition has also deformed Xing Yifan’s spine and fingers, making it difficult for him to write. “His teachers and principals from primary school to senior high school never refused him. The opportunity of education gave us lots of help,” his father added.
Hou Suyun, head teacher at Xing Yifan’s primary school,carried him up and down stairs during the six years he spent at the school.
Yang Weihong, head teacher at Xing Yifan’s junior high school, gave him extra care but subjected him to the same strict academic requirements as his classmates. “I tried everything I could to stimulate his desire to study, hoping to give him more confidence,” Yang said. “I also hoped he would discover his own sense of worth.”
Yang’s methods worked. Xing Yifan got the highest score in his school for the senior high school entrance examination in 2018.
1. Which word can take the place of the underlined word “thrilled” in Paragraph 1?| A．Excited. | B．Relaxed. | C．Moved. | D．Astonished. |
| A．In 2001. | B．In 2002. | C．In 2003. | D．In 2004. |
| A．His parents never gave him up. |
| B．He’s suffered a lot from sickness since his birth. |
| C．His teachers helped him a lot. |
| D．He studied harder than his classmates. |
| A．Head teacher at Xing’s primary school. |
| B．Kind and careful, like Xing’s mother. |
| C．Responsible for Xing’s life at school. |
| D．A strict teacher with wisdom and strategies. |
