1 . It is true that human beings need some rest to stay alive, but it doesn’t matter when and how much a person sleeps. And that’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Herpin. Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
When the doctors paid a visit to him in his home in New Jersey, he was 90 years old. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw him sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 94.
1. The main idea of this passage is that_________.| A．large numbers of people do not need sleep |
| B．a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep |
| C．everyone needs some sleep to stay alive |
| D．people can live longer by trying not to sleep |
| A．to cure him of his sleeplessness |
| B．to find that his sleeplessness was not really true |
| C．to find out why some old people did not need any sleep |
| D．to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping |
| A．needed some kind of sleep | B．was too old to need any sleep |
| C．needed no sleep at all | D．often slept in a chair |
| A．a common one | B．one that could be cured |
| C．very healthy | D．an unusual one |
2 . Love pushes us to overcome various struggles in life! The reason why Keith Limbert learned to drive at his old age was a touching love story, as he was forced to face the lessons for driving a car for his wife. 79-year-old Keith from West Yorkshire put all his efforts into passing the driving test, so that he could take his wife for treatments every day.
Even though he had attempted (尝试) driving when he was 25, he couldn’t get through the first two tests. Since then, his loving wife Anne had always driven him around. However, when 58-year-old Anne’s health took a turn for the worse, he had to go back to the driving school again.
After Anne had a stroke (中风) in 2015, leaving her in a wheelchair, the couple had to rely on others for their travels. Annoyed with many difficulties, Keith realized that it was time for him to take up learning to drive again. Eventually, it became a necessity when Anne was diagnosed (诊断) with breast cancer in late 2016.
Unfortunately, his wife’s condition required regular trips to and from hospital and he was Anne’s full-time caregiver. He loved his wife so much that he did his best to pass his driving test on the third attempt. This time, his hard work paid off. Keith passed his driving test at the age of 79, so he could take his poor wife to hospital by himself.
Now this loving couple is leading a comfortable life and on most days, he takes himself to the gym and takes his wife for a coffee.
“I don’t feel like I am 79 at all,” Keith is happy to keep his youthful spirit with a pleasant smile on his face.
1. Why did Keith try his best to get his driving’s license?| A．He didn’t want to waste money. | B．He could travel to work conveniently. |
| C．He was persuaded by his family to do so. | D．He wanted to drive his wife for her treatments. |
| A．That she fell from a high place and injured her legs. |
| B．That she couldn’t move around due to her breast cancer. |
| C．That a blood tube in her brain burst or became blocked. |
| D．That she had a serious traffic accident and became disabled. |
| A．Optimistic and considerate. | B．Hardworking and generous. |
| C．Shy and cautious. | D．Stubborn and bad-tempered. |
| A．Old man realizes his dream of owning a car. | B．Old man learns to drive for his beloved one. |
| C．Self-help is better than help from others. | D．Never too old to learn to drive. |
3 . Addison Witulski is only 9 years old. Her 7-year-old brother, Kaden Witulski, was born with a heart condition, and now he
Overhearing what they said, Addison decided to
Addison’s best friend, Erika Borden, wanted to
“Halfway through the day, she came running into the house saying her butterfly pictures were selling
Erika’s mom, Mace Petty, promoted the lemonade stand on Facebook and within minutes, cars were lining up to have a drink to show their
| A．accepts | B．finishes | C．needs | D．conducts |
| A．safety | B．money | C．health | D．business |
| A．satisfied with | B．curious about | C．confident of | D．worried about |
| A．so | B．though | C．for | D．while |
| A．borrow | B．exchange | C．raise | D．return |
| A．setting up | B．closing up | C．taking over | D．looking over |
| A．free | B．luck | C．fun | D．good |
| A．lost | B．set aside | C．found | D．handed over |
| A．sad | B．shocked | C．angry | D．puzzled |
| A．save | B．encourage | C．believe | D．please |
| A．serve | B．help | C．taste | D．buy |
| A．cheaply | B．poorly | C．well | D．badly |
| A．calmly | B．quickly | C．creatively | D．seriously |
| A．support | B．respect | C．advice | D．opinion |
| A．plan | B．promise | C．confidence | D．purpose |
4 . Once there was a king who had given his daughter a beautiful diamond necklace. However, the necklace was stolen. Some said a bird might have taken it. The king then asked all his people to search for it. And he put up a reward of￡50,000 for anyone who found it.
One day, a man was walking along a river. Suddenly, he saw something shiny in the river. He thought that it might be the diamond necklace. So he decided to get it so that he could get the reward. He put his hand into the dirty river and tried to grab the necklace, but somehow he missed it. Having taken his hand out, he saw that the necklace was still there. Then he walked into the river and put his arm in to grab the necklace. He still missed it!
He came out and decided to walk away. Just when he was about to leave, he saw the necklace again. This time, he jumped into the river and searched everywhere, yet he failed to find the necklace. He came out, puzzled.
Then a wise man saw him and asked him what had happened. The man told him nothing, thinking he might take the necklace for himself. Nevertheless, the wise man could see that he was in search of something. He asked him again, and promised that he wouldn’t tell anyone. After hearing this, the man told the wise man about the necklace and how he had tried to grab it, but kept failing. The wise man then told him that perhaps he should look up, towards the branches of a tree. The man raised his head, only to see the necklace on a branch of the tree. What he had been trying to get was just a reflection of the necklace all the time.
1. Why did the man try many times to get the necklace?| A．He liked diamonds very much. |
| B．He really wanted the reward. |
| C．He was very curious about it. |
| D．He was forced to do so by the king. |
| A．he didn’t think the wise man would be able to help him |
| B．he knew that it didn’t belong to the wise men |
| C．he was afraid that the wise man would take it |
| D．he didn’t think the wise man was interested in it |
| A．The man found the necklace with the help of the wise man. |
| B．The wise man had put the necklace on the branch. |
| C．There was no hope of the man finding the necklace. |
| D．The man regretted jumping into the river. |
| A．A wise man | B．A greedy man |
| C．A different way of thinking. | D．A diamond necklace |
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Mary Daniel is a student in England. This year she had a very interested summer holiday. He traveled with fifteen others people to the Tuwenzori Mountains in Africa. They went there to help make a road through a forest among two big towns. “It was very difficult because of there was no water to drink and no shops that we could buy food,” said Mary. “It was also very cold and wetter in the mountains. It is one of the wettest place in the world. ” Mary stays in the mountains for six weeks. It was hard work, but she said it was best thing she had ever done. She is hoping to return next year to do some more woke there.
6 . When I was young, I lived on an island in the north of Scotland, but I went to school in Edinburgh. It was a music school, and I studied the violin. We practiced for six hours every day. Our school was a boarding school. At the end of the term, we all packed our bags and our instruments to go home for the holidays. Most kids went by train, or bus, or their parents took them home by car. Not me! I went home by ferry (渡船) — 14 hours overnight on the open sea. I loved it!
One summer I packed my suitcase and violin and said goodbye to my friends. I took the train to the ferry station and then got on the ferry. When we started moving away, I remembered a terrible thing! I left my violin on the train! I went to ask one of the crew (船员) what to do, but he said he couldn’t stop the ferry for me.
What should I do? What would my dad say? He’d be really angry! I was worried, and didn’t sleep all night. The next morning I got off the ferry to meet my dad. I didn’t want to look at him. I told him what happened. He laughed. I looked at him and couldn’t believe it. Why was he laughing?
In my violin case, I always have a label with my address and a telephone number. My dad told me, “A cleaner found your violin by the label on the train in London and took it to the police. They called me. They put the violin on a plane and it arrived an hour before you did.” My dad had it in his car! Thanks to those people, my violin was safe home!
1. Where was the writer’s home?| A．On an island. | B．In London. |
| C．In Edinburgh. | D．In the south of Scotland. |
| A．He didn’t sleep all night. | B．He went back home alone. |
| C．His dad would be angry. | D．He left his address on the train. |
| A．模型 | B．标签 | C．绰号 | D．唱片公司 |
| A．His father. | B．The police. | C．A cleaner. | D．A crewman. |
| A．Travelling Violin | B．Boarding School |
| C．Unforgettable Train | D．Missing Suitcase |
7 . On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came to the same place, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat. Then he began to play the violin. It sounded more pleasant than ever.
Soon he was surrounded with people who were attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to get it soon.”
After about half an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said, “Yes, it’s you. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here.” The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr George Sang?” The man nodded. The violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “It’s a lottery ticket (彩票),” said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket and George Sang’s name was seen on it. “Is it?” he asked. George nodded and took the lottery ticket and kissed it, then danced with the violinist.
The violinist was a student at an arts college and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna. Later his classmate asked the violinist, “At that time you needed money to pay the tuition and you had to play the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”
The violinist said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.” During our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest always be with us.
1. Which sentence below best explains the underlined sentence in paragraph two?| A．Because the violinist loved to play the violin at the station. |
| B．Because the artist felt happier when he did a good thing. |
| C．Because the violinist felt happy when people surrounded him. |
| D．Because he felt happy to attend advanced studies. |
| A．The paper asked a gentleman named George Sang to get his hat. |
| B．The paper was a lottery ticket and he needed to find the owner. |
| C．The paper asked a gentleman named George Sang to get his important thing. |
| D．The owner of the lottery ticket is unknown. |
| A．was afraid of blame if he kept it for himself | B．didn’t need the money |
| C．thought the lottery was worth nothing | D．chose to be honest |
| A．we should share with others if we find something valuable |
| B．keep the lottery if you find one |
| C．we should know the importance of honesty and lead a happy life |
| D．playing the violin could make you feel happy |
8 . Daniella was brushing her daughter’s long brown hair when she noticed that bunches of it were coming out. That was January 1, 2017. Within 20 days, seven-year-old Gianessa’s hair and eyebrows were completely gone, and her doctor said they would never grow back. Gianessa had become one of the 6.8 million Americans with alopecia, a disease that causes hair loss.
Alopecia isn’t painful, but for kids who suffer from it, the acute mental pain comes from standing out from the crowd. For the most part, the students in Gianessa’s first-grade class in Salem, Utah, were understanding. But occasionally, she still felt like an outcast(被排斥者). “I did not want her to not feel beautiful,” her mother told Today.
Then the school announced its “Crazy Hair Day” competition in April, and Daniella and Gianessa decided that rather than hiding Gianessa’s baldness(光头), they would celebrate it. Daniella bought sticker jewels and decorated her daughter’s head with colorful designs. “They just fit her personality,” Daniella told CNN. “She’s so full of life.”
On the morning of the competition, Gianessa was nervous. Would her friends think it was funny? She had nothing to fear. Gianessa was a hit—and the winner of the crazy-hair competition. Gianessa is now glad she dared to go bare. “I was sad at first when I lost all my hair,” she told People, “but now I love being bald. I can do things to my head that other kids can’t. I’m thinking now it might be fun to decorate my head with some shiny butterflies and flowers.”
1. What symptom might alopecia have?| A．Loss of hair. | B．Failing eyesight. |
| C．Brown hair. | D．Slow growth. |
| A．Alopecia brought physical pain to Gianessa. |
| B．Gianessa was completely free of mental pain. |
| C．Gianessa’s schoolmates are mostly friendly. |
| D．Daniella thought Gianessa was not beautiful. |
| A．By hiding Gianessa’s baldness. | B．By decorating Gianessa’s baldness. |
| C．By showing Gianessa’s personality. | D．By purchasing many sticker jewels. |
| A．Being bald is her favorite in her view. |
| B．She is still filled with sadness and sorrow. |
| C．Having access to nature is her future commitment. |
| D．She has overcome her psychological problem. |
1. What did Lucia’s father give her as a birthday gift?
| A．A cat. | B．A dog. | C．A bird. |
| A．In a village. | B．In the forest. | C．On a farm. |
| A．Her parents. | B．The owner. | C．The police. |
| A．A small shop. | B．A lot of jewels. | C．A large sum of money. |
10 . Rob Kenney’s dad left him when he was little. At a time when he was on the path to young adulthood, he had no father to guide him on the way. He had a painful experience as a young boy, but learned, with the help of his marriage, to forgive his dad just before his dad died in his 80s. Now, with a wife of 29 years and two successful adult children — Kristine, 27, who works with kids, and Kyle, a software engineer — Kenney wants to pay it forward.
“My goal in life was to raise good adults, not good children,” he explains. The fact that his kids have both grown up and left the house left him thinking how he might help others. And the quarantine (隔离期) was actually the perfect time for him to finally share some key life skills with other kids who might be growing up in difficult situations — maybe they’ve lost a parent or have parents who are absent.
So the dad set up a heart-warming YouTube program called Dad, How Do I?, a program that shares instructional videos like how to cook a meal and tie a perfect tie.
His practical tips have really touched the viewers, which are growing in number day by day. Rob Kenney is just what the Internet needs — a caring dad who wants to share his skills. It’s no wonder that he has gotten as many as 1.9 million fans in return.
The unbelievable success of Rob Kenney’s videos suggests the need for a good father figure in a child’s life. From teaching basic life skills to encouraging them to be kind, a father figure helps kids develop into active members of society. He especially instructs them in good manners, being honest, and being grateful.
1. What do we know about Kenney?| A．He learnt a lot from his dad. | B．He learnt life skills from his wife. |
| C．He once hated his father so much. | D．He recognised his failing as a father. |
| A．To offer tips on how to deal with loneliness. | B．To teach life skills to kids with absent parents. |
| C．To prepare his own children for the adulthood. | D．To encourage people to lead a healthy life. |
| A．Their popularity is no surprise. | B．They are beautifully made. |
| C．They should cover more skills. | D．They need something moving. |
| A．Best qualities of a good father figure. | B．Lessons learnt from Kenney’s success. |
| C．A father figure’s role in child development. | D．Kenney’s achievements as a father figure. |
