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2 . A couple from Miami , Bill and Simone Butler , spent sixty-six days in a life-raft (救生艇)in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.
Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Simony, they met some whales(鲸鱼). “They started to hit the side of the boat, ” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water. ”Two minutes later , the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.
For twenty days they had tins of food , biscuits , and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water-two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw(生的). Then the line broke. “So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks(鲨鱼) came to feed , and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands. ”
About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea, their life- raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldn't stand up. So the captain carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over.
1. Bill and Simone were traveling________ when they met some whales.A.in a life-raft . | B.in Miami . | C.in Simony | D.in Panama |
A.the boat was sinking | B.they bit the boat |
C.they pulled the boat | D.they bit the couple |
A.jumped into the life-raft | B.heard water |
C.watched the boat go under water | D.stayed in the life-raft |
A.They were too excited to stand up. |
B.They knew their two months at sea would end. |
C.They couldn’t wait to climb onto the boat. |
D.Their life-raft was beginning to break up. |
3 . It was 1504, and Columbus was making another trip to the New World. Columbus and his men needed fresh water and food after three months at sea. They saw an island and went on shore. On the island there were unfriendly Indians who refused to give food to them.
Columbus' men were afraid of the Indians, but he had a clever plan.He used body language to tell the Indians about his mysterious (神秘的) power to turn off the light in the sky. He knew about a lunar eclipse (月食) the next night because the information was in his almanac (天文历书).
Columbus told the Indians, “Tomorrow night I'll turn off the light in the sky.”But they didn't believe him. When the eclipse began the next night, the Indians became very frightened. They begged Columbus to turn on the light again, and they quickly gave him all the food and water he wanted. Immediately Columbus and his men hurried back to the ship and sailed away in the moonless night.
1. The Indians ________ Columbus and his men.A.were not kind to | B.were glad to see |
C.welcomed | D.were strict with |
A.they wanted to meet the Indians there |
B.they had planned to visit it |
C.they had never been on the island before |
D.they hoped to get supplies of food and water |
A.were clever | B.were interested in Columbus' trip |
C.wanted to help Columbus | D.believed Columbus was a man with mysterious power |
4 . Gabby Goodwin and her mother, Rozalynn, had a problem: Even after careful styling, barrettes (发夹) kept slipping out of the 5-year-old’s hair. Gabby hated losing bows, and her mom was tired of buying replacements. As Rozalynn shared her frustration with other parents on social media, someone suggested that the Goodwins try creating their own barrettes.
“I was super excited,” said Gabby, now l4. “I was nagging (唠叨) my mom every single day about these barrettes.” Gabby’s persistence persuaded her mother, and they began to deal with the problem.
First they examined Gabby’s hair bows to see why they were falling out. Then they came up with a design for a double-face, double-snap barrette that attaches securely to hair.
When the Goodwins first showed their design to business investors, it was rejected. The product wasn’t the right fit or the business plan wasn’t good, companies told them. The setbacks made Gabby more determined.
Gabby and her mother didn’t give up, and in 2014 they began selling the bows online. The barrettes were so popular that the Goodwins received a patent. Today Gabby is chief of Confidence by GaBBY Goodwin, and the barrettes-called GaBBY Bows-are available online and in 74 Target stores across the country. In 2018 Black Enterprise selected Gabbyas its Teenpreneur of the year. The following year, Gabby and Rozalynn set up a virtual academy to help girls learn business skills.
If you watch Gabby deliver a speech on a Facebook video, it’s hard to imagine the South Carolina eighth-grader as anything other than confident. But learning to be the public face of her company was “really hard at first,” she said.
Over the years, with a lot of practice speaking to audiences, Gabby grew more comfortable in her role. She offers this advice to kids: “Keep doing what you’re passionate about, then you’ll be able to grow in confidence.”
1. What did the Goodwins do after listening to someone’s suggestion?A.They asked for help online. | B.They designed a new barrette. |
C.They looked for stylish barrettes. | D.They bought more replacements. |
A.She sold her products online. | B.She gave up working on barrettes. |
C.She decided to redesign her barrettes. | D.She told her business plan to a virtual academy. |
A.It has suffered a downturn. | B.It is expanding fast. |
C.It has failed to get a patent. | D.It hardly makes ends meet. |
A.Every dog has its day. | B.Never be ashamed to fail. |
C.Confidence is important in public speaking. | D.Interest and hard work lead to success. |
5 . Mac Carter, a British father of 14-year-old Ben who has autism (自闭症), searched on the Internet to find a specific kind of little blue cup for his son.
When Ben was two, Mac gave him a little blue cup that was made in China and ever since the cup has become one of the most important things in Ben’s life. Mac never thought that the little cup would cause such a big problem. Ben became dependent on this cup because ever since he received the gift he would only drink water from the exact type of little blue cup. Over 12 years, Ben refused to drink water without the cup. Mac was worried about this because their current cup could break soon and he needed to find a replacement for his son to drink with. The problem was that the cup was no longer being produced.
Mac tried to take Ben to a doctor to solve the cup problem, but it was of no use. So Mac decided to seek help from the public on Twitter. He got a lot of responses and the enthusiasm people from all over the world showed gave him confidence and hope. Many strangers found their identical cup and offered to send them to Ben. Though Mac received a lot of help, he still was concerned. All the cups he received would eventually break. As time passed, it would be even harder to find the same cups.
The situation took a surprising turn when the baby products company Tommee Tippee UK got in touch with Mac. They sent a team to China, and they found the same exact mould (模具) for the cup in the factory that first made it. The company and the Chinese factory decided to make as many as 50 cups for Ben, and Mac was thrilled about all this.
1. What would happen to Ben without the cup?A.He would feel sad. |
B.He would break other cups. |
C.He would refuse to drink water. |
D.He would suffer from autism. |
A.From a social network. |
B.From a British company. |
C.From a team of researchers. |
D.From a Chinese factory. |
A.Exactly alike. | B.Nearly broken. |
C.Of good quality. | D.Of different size. |
A.Enthusiastic People Gave Cups to Ben |
B.British Boy Preferred Chinese Cup |
C.Concerned Father Sought Medical Treatment for Ben |
D.Chinese Factory Helped British Boy Find Favorite Cup |
6 . In Rochester, if you are a coffee lover, you must have heard of Java Joe’s Cafe. For the local students, the Java Joe’s on Gibbs Street has become a place of solace during stressful testing times, and on more heartwarming occasions, a social center.
Slowly approaching its thirties, Java Joe’s has enjoyed a good reputation in its local. In 1978, Java Joe created a coffee farm in Hawaii. With great dedication to his craft, the great master of coffee beans made his way to Rochester then. In 1992, Joe decided to start selling coffee at the Public Market and opened up a store on Gibbs Street with the help of Michael Calabrese. So this store was originally named as the Gibbs Cafe. This location, next to the Eastman School of Music, is the first of many shops Java Joe opened. As a lover of the blues, Joe enthusiastically decorated this flagship store with artistic and musical influence.
After Gibbs’ location, Joe planted another one where he was first starting out — in the Public Market. Later, it moved to a nearby building and received a name change — Java’s at the Market Coffee Roasters. This building served as a place where those who visited would often catch a glimpse of Joe skillfully roasting his coffee beans in the dancing flames and cultivating his drinks with care. However, in 1997 he licensed “the Gibbs Cafe” to Calabrese, who then renamed it to what we know today — Java Joe’s Cafe.
Joe remained in the Public Market location until he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Joe died of lung cancer at 68. The influence he had poured into his business is well-known and highly regarded. He has won many awards in his life.
The next time you head down to Gibbs Street for your morning cup, keep in mind the extraordinary story of how that cup came to be, all thanks to Java Joe.
1. What does the underlined word “solace” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A.Tension. | B.Relief. |
C.Anxiety. | D.Safety. |
A.It is the flagship store and has won an award. |
B.Java Joe had the ownership of the shop in 1997. |
C.The name of the shop keeps unchanged up to now. |
D.It was popular with the locals and students as well. |
A.Joe’s specially-made coffee beans. |
B.Its super-quality coffee and service. |
C.Joe’s display of coffee-making skills. |
D.Its attraction to the music school students. |
A.The popularity of Java Joe’s Cafe. |
B.The development of the coffee industry. |
C.The contribution Joe made to Rochester. |
D.The founder and development of Java Joe’s Cafe. |
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After school, I was about to enter into my apartment then I saw a little dirty dog lying beside the dustbin. He looked extremely weak. Immediate the homeless dog filled me with sympathy. So I decided to take him home. I gave him some food and bath. After the bath he looked energy and refreshed. What a lovely dog!
When my parents got home, I asked that I could keep the dog. To my surprised and joy, they agreed. Up to now, he has become a member of our family and everyone had enjoyed his company. Looked at the cute and happy dog today, I realize that I was right to help him. We offered him a shelter and he has brought ourselves great happiness and laughter.
8 . If you walk into Larkin Street Laundry around closing time, you might get an extra-special greeting. Every night, an 8-year-old golden retriever (猎犬) named Cody helps Stephanie’s dad close up the laundromat (自助洗衣店). Cody takes his job very seriously; While Stephanie’s dad cleans and puts everything away, Cody takes a nap on top of the washing machines.
Luckily, Stephanie’s dad doesn’t mind that Cody isn’t the best worker. “My dad owns the laundromat and has always taken our dogs there with him when he closes up at the end of the day,” Stephanie told The Dodo. “Our old dog loved to sit in the chairs to watch customers and people pass by, but Cody is more flexible than him.” “After we tried to get him to just sit on the chairs, be figured out a way to climb from the chair to the smaller washers and then to the bigger ones,” she added. “He’s a little lazier than our old dog, so he’d rather lay down and wait for pets and treats.”
Cody has become the main attraction at the laundromat, providing the perfect distraction for customers waiting for their clothes to finish drying. This arrangement works out for the independent Cody, who loves attention but prefers people come to him. And from his high—up advantage point, Cody can keep watch on everything going on at the laundromat. “I think helikes how he can see everyone at eye level when he’s on top of the washers,” Stephanie said. “I have a theory he likes to feel like a king up there.”
After years of laundromat service, Cody has become famous in local— and even the subject of a few big activities, But the good boy doesn’t let fame distract him. After all, he has a job to do, and those washers aren’t going to sit on themselves.
1. What will Cody do when Stephanie’s father put away things?A.Help to do some cleaning. | B.Play games happily. |
C.Help put away things. | D.Take a sleep. |
A.Quiet. | B.Lazy. | C.Lovely. | D.Humorous. |
A.Cody often offers service for Stephanie’s father. |
B.Cody may enjoy seeing things happening at the laundromat. |
C.Cody can lead customers to wait for their clothes. |
D.Cody looks like a king that frightens customers. |
A.He likes waiting for pets and treats. |
B.He likes sitting on tops of the washers. |
C.He is the subject of several big activities. |
D.He does a good job at the laundromat. |
9 . I never forget the single act of kindness that changed my life over 25 years ago. During a vacation trip , I needed to find my
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A.highway | B.entrance | C.routine | D.way |
A.lucky | B.poor | C.wealthy | D.talented |
A.forgot | B.failed | C.agreed | D.managed |
A.expensive | B.valuable | C.reasonable | D.special |
A.paper | B.email | C.phone | D.Internet |
A.support | B.difficulty | C.market | D.system |
A.after | B.earlier | C.before | D.later |
A.admired | B.doubted | C.wondered | D.knew |
A.business | B.function | C.duty | D.field |
A.excited | B.upset | C.hurt | D.crazy |
A.conversation | B.introduction | C.speech | D.connection |
A.spent | B.demanded | C.charged | D.offered |
A.easily | B.actually | C.certainly | D.clearly |
A.disturbed | B.troubled | C.permitted | D.driven |
A.involved | B.included | C.covered | D.provided |
10 . One day when I was 5, my mother scolded (责骂) me for not finishing my breakfast and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not to be made to finish eating my breakfast. When angrily opening the screen door with my foot, I kicked back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no remorse, for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.
Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have scolded my child, and told him about how expensive this new screen door was, and I would have delivered a spanking (打屁股) for it. My parents never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door pushed out, creating an opening, a breach (裂缝) in the defense against unwanted insects.
For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would constantly make me think about my mistake. For years, I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing (嗡嗡) in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a flying insect entered our home, making life more terrible for us all. My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not deliver. Their silent punishment for what I had done delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.
1. When the author damaged the door, his parents ________.A.gave him a spanking |
B.left the door unrepaired |
C.scolded him for what he had done |
D.told him how expensive it was |
A.regret | B.joy | C.anger | D.notice |
A.to hide his anger away from others |
B.not to go against his parents’ will |
C.to have a better control of himself |
D.not to make mistakes in the future |
A.Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior. |
B.Parents are the best teachers of their children. |
C.Patience is the key to becoming a better person. |
D.One learns most when shown the result of his/her action. |