1 . An old man went to live with his son, his daughter-in-law, and a four-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was very poor, and he couldn’t walk steadily (平稳地). The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Rice often dropped on the floor.
The son and the daughter-in-law became angry with the old man, so they put a small table in the corner. There, the grandfather ate alone, while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the table. Since the grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl.
The four-year-old son watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with a piece of wood on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, “What are you making?” The boy answered, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The four-year-old son smiled and went back to work. The words struck the parents so hard that they were in silence. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks (脸颊). Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather’s hand and gently led him back to the family table.
1. Why was the old man’s food served in a wooden bowl?| A．Because the wooden bowl was light enough. |
| B．Because the old man had broken a few bowls. |
| C．Because there was only a wooden bowl left. |
| D．Because the son and the daughter-in-law became angry with the old man. |
| A．annoyed | B．worried | C．scared | D．shocked |
| A．Led the old man back to the family table. | B．Ignored. |
| C．Kicked the old man out of their house. | D．Blamed the boy. |
| A．An Old Man and His Son | B．A Couple and Their Son |
| C．A Wooden Bowl | D．A Dinner Table |
1. What was Mrs. Brown doing when she found the bears?
| A．Having breakfast. | B．Going shopping. | C．Going to work. |
| A．Upset. | B．Afraid | C．Surprised. |
| A．They took some pictures, |
| B．They woke the bears up. |
| C．They stopped the bears going anywhere. |
| A．Through a broken window. |
| B．Through an open door. |
| C．Through an open window. |
3 . My great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father are all farmers. My father expects me to become a farmer and
Three years ago, my father took me to an airport to visit one of his friends. His friend
Since then, if I had time, my father’s friend would teach me how to fly. He
At the age of 18, I had to tell my father what I wanted to do but I didn’t want to make him
| A．respect | B．join | C．remember | D．believe |
| A．introduced | B．examined | C．needed | D．owned |
| A．real | B．special | C．huge | D．popular |
| A．ordered | B．allowed | C．forced | D．trained |
| A．return to | B．look at | C．think about | D．care for |
| A．problem | B．custom | C．challenge | D．goal |
| A．even | B．still | C．never | D．already |
| A．for | B．through | C．after | D．against |
| A．sick | B．worried | C．angry | D．excited |
| A．waited | B．followed | C．left | D．ran |
| A．plan | B．love | C．excuse | D．explanation |
| A．terrible | B．amazing | C．important | D．encouraging |
| A．silence | B．sadness | C．surprise | D．anger |
| A．counting | B．searching | C．saving | D．changing |
| A．different | B．strange | C．lost | D．deep |
A friend of mine whose name was John Smith had a bad memory, which made him famous. He was so forgetful that he sometimes forgot what he was talking about in the middle of a sentence. His wife had to constantly remind him about his meetings, his classes — even his meals! Once he forgot he had eaten breakfast twice, at home and at school. His wife liked to remind her neighbours, “If John didn’t have his head tied on, he would forget that too!” Since Smith was a professor at a well-known university, his forgetfulness was often an embarrassment to him. It wasn’t that he was not clever, as some critical people tended to say, but just very absent-minded.
One hot summer day, Professor Smith decided to take his children to a seaside town about a three-hour train ride away. To make the trip more interesting for his young children, he kept the name of the town a secret. However, by the time they arrived at the station, Smith forgot the name of the town he was planning to visit. Luckily, a friend of his happened to be in the station. He offered to take care of the children while Smith hurried back home to find out where he was going.
The professor’s wife was surprised to see him again so soon.
“Oh, my dear, I forget the name of the town.”
“What? You forget the name? Maybe one day you will forget my name! Now I’ll write the name of that town on a piece of paper, and you put it in your pocket and please, please don’t forget where you put it.”
Satisfied that she had solved the problem, she sent her husband off again. Ten minutes later she was astonished to see him outside the house for the third time.
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“What is the matter now?” asked his wife.
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Hearing the cry, out rushed their neighbours, trying to find out what had happened.
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5 . A 23-year-old man can do weightlifting in many ways as hard as any other gym-goer, but he only has one leg. Nathan Seawood doesn’t let his disability keep him from the weight room. Instead, he’s learning to bear a different load.
“This isn’t just a physical battle in the gym,” Seawood said. “It’s a mental battle for myself.” Refusing to be weighed down by his disability, Seawood draws strength from his mind, as he fights to make it through each step. “That takes a lot out of me. I push my body so hard that I’m tired,” said Seawood, who once thought he might have to give up the weights forever.
Seawood ended up in a hospital bed with one leg after falling off a boat in Long Lake near Traverse City in June, 2019. His left leg got caught in the propeller and had to be cut.
“I didn’t want people to see me,” Seawood said. “I couldn’t accept what had happened to me because it’s a lifestyle change. And that was hard. I was down bad.”
Seawood said a therapist helped lift his spirits. “I wanted to be able to walk and that was difficult because I’m using muscles that never really get noticed as much,” Seawood said. Now he’s using those muscles to train hard at Grand Rapids City Gym, inspiring those around him to keep pushing.
“He faces difficulties most of us don’t have to,” Jeff Phillips, who owns the gym, said. “I mean, he’s in here and he only has one leg, but he’s doing a lot of the same lifts everybody with two legs are doing. It’s surely encouraging to see him doing that.”
Despite life’s best attempt to knock him down, Seawood is still standing, and while he may exercise differently from others, he’s thankful to still be moving. “I might have a disability, but I’m not disabled,” Seawood said.
1. What plays the key role in Seawood’s weightlifting?| A．His right leg. | B．The others’ encouragement. |
| C．His strong will. | D．His family. |
| A．An accident. | B．An early birth. | C．A serious disease. | D．A medical mistake. |
| A．Confident and honest. | B．Smart and hardworking. |
| C．Calm and modest. | D．Determined and positive. |
| A．To tell Seawood’s sad story. | B．To draw attention to weightlifting. |
| C．To speak highly of Seawood. | D．To show sympathy for Seawood. |
It was the most beautiful motorbike and the first of its kind in the neighborhood, a magic blue one with two smart rear-view mirrors. It belonged to Ranjan’s uncle. Overnight, Ranjan had become a prince among us boys.
We surrounded him the next day, wanting to learn more details. Ranjan’s uncle had come from Bombay, riding the new motorbike. Every afternoon when he slept, we would gather around the blue bike, admiring it. Sometimes Ranjan managed to take out his uncle's red helmet (头盔). We would wear it in turn and sit on the bike, imagining starting it and being off. In the evenings, we watched Ranjan go out for a ride with his uncle and our eyes were filled with envy (羡慕).
One Monday morning I was struggling with the homework when Ranjan whispered in my ear, “I am learning to ride it, Tony.” “What?” I doubted. “I will show you this afternoon. ”Ranjan sounded confident.
Ranjan, like the rest of us, knew everything about the motorbike, every part of it. But to ride it was another story. Like all grown-ups, his uncle had this belief that fourteen-year-olds could not ride things like motorbikes. It is unfair really.
The big moment came at last. After lunch, I came to meet Ranjan, who appeared at the gate seconds later, wearing the red helmet. Noiselessly, he wheeled the bike out of the gate. He looked around carefully, pushed it down the road, and started it. “Get on, boy!”I felt excited as I climbed onto the back seat, but still could not believe that he could ride it. “Ready?”Ranjan shouted. “Yeah. What are you waiting for?”
We were off. The road was nearly empty and we were moving smoothly. I had a look at the speedometer (速度计): 30 kmph. How cool it was!
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Suddenly, a dog rushed out and ran across the road.
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7 . One day, when I was going to check in at an airport, I noticed there was a big problem. The counter person was telling everyone that all the planes were having problems and they would not be able to fly! And it was suggested that a bus would be provided to take us to Seattle. Everyone was worried, as we only had an hour and a half to make the connecting flight, and the bus was not even at the airport yet.
Finally, the bus pulled up, and the driver said, “They just pulled me out of bed after an all-night shift (夜班), and they expect me to get you to Seattle in time to catch your flight. Good Luck!”
Needless to say, everyone was in a really bad mood. I was loading my luggage into the bus and had slung (吊) my banjo over my back when the driver said, “What? Are you going to play that in my bus?” “Well, really did not plan on it,” I replied. “I was only kidding,” said the driver. But I started thinking about it, and I pulled out the banjo. A worried, angry woman said, “Well, what if I don't like it?” “Then tell me and I will stop,” I replied.
We drove off, and the tension (紧张) made the atmosphere in the bus horrendous! Then I started plucking (弹奏) the old song Blue Skies. In a few minutes, I noticed everyone was singing along. I started to sing, too, and before long, the whole bus burst into song.
One song led to another and everyone seemed to have a request. “Do you know You Are My Sunshine?” Everyone laughed and sang, with food passed around the bus, and before long, the airport was in sight.
The bus driver called, “We made it! We never would have done it without the help of our banjo player.” Shouts of approval rang through the bus. The driver said to me, “This was the best ride I ever had. Thanks for your music.”
A few weeks later, my mailbox was filled with letters from my new friends. Their letters reminded me of how, by reaching out with just a song, you can turn a very tense situation into a peaceful experience-a magical, musical bus ride.
1. What can we learn about the driver from his words in Paragraph 2?| A．He was glad to take those people to the airport. |
| B．He was late because he just returned from an all-night shift. |
| C．He thought it was hard to get those people to the airport in time. |
| D．He thought he was lucky to take those people to the airport. |
| A．the driver fully supported him | B．not all the passengers preferred that idea |
| C．all the passengers disliked that idea | D．the whole bus burst into song |
| A．changeable | B．strange |
| C．very bad | D．cheerful |
| A．A wonderful musical bus ride. | B．An unforgettable flight to Seattle. |
| C．A great banjo player. | D．The amazing friendship on a bus. |
8 . In a town there lived a little, beautiful and smart girl. Her name was Rose. Everyone was very brave, but she was scared of the doctor. One day, one of her teeth was moving. Her mom saw it. She said, "One of your teeth is moving, and you need to visit Doctor Tim."
Rose said, "No! I'm not going to the doctor."Mom said, "Don't worry. It's not wobbly(摆动的) we needn't go to the doctor at once." That made Rose feel better.
After five weeks, Rose forgot about her tooth but her mom didn't. She checked her tooth again and it was wobblier, so she said, "It's time to see the doctor."
Rose was scared but she had to do what her mom told her, so they went to see the doctor Tim. They had to wait in the waiting room.
When it was her turn, her heart was beating very fast. She went into Doctor Tim's room. He was smiling. She sat on the chair. Doctor Tim said, "Close your eyes." Rose closed her eyes, but just before Doctor Tim started, tears started coming down from her eyes. When she opened her eyes, she saw Doctor Tim holding her tooth, smiling. Rose smiled. Then Doctor Tim gave her a teddy bear. From that time Rose wasn't scared of doctors anymore.
1. At he beginning of the story, Rose was scared of________.| A．her mom | B．the doctor | C．her teeth |
| A．five months | B．many years | C．five weeks |
| A．nervous | B．sad | C．excited |
| A．Rose mother asked Rose to see the doctor because of her moving teeth. |
| B．Rose mother was angry when Rose refused to see the doctor. |
| C．Everyone in the town liked Rose because she was a smart girl. |
| A．kind | B．brave | C．careless |
9 . My wife and I spent two weeks in London last year. We went there in the autumn. We think it is the best season to visit England. The weather is usually good and there aren’t too many tourists in October.
We stayed in a small hotel in the West End. It was convenient as we did most of our sightseeing on foot. Taxis were too expensive, we couldn’t understand the bus routes, and my wife didn’t like traveling under the ground. She said it made her feel sick.
We went to look at the places which all tourists visit. We saw Buckingham Palace and the National Gallery. We went shopping in Oxford Street and spent too much money. What we liked most, though, was going to the theatre. We didn’t have the chance to see such wonderful plays at home. A lot of people say English food is bad. We didn’t think so. It is true that most of the restaurants are French or Italian or Chinese, but we had some very good meals.
In fact, we enjoyed our holiday so much that we have already booked again for this year. We are going to take our umbrellas, though. I’m sure we’ll need them sometimes.
1. The couple chose a small hotel in the West End to stay in because _________.| A．taxis were too expensive | B．they could go sightseeing on foot |
| C．the underground made the wife feel sick. | D．all the above |
| A．booking in the hotel | B．finding the bus routes |
| C．going sightseeing on foot | D．having meals |
| A．were satisfied with | B．disliked |
| C．were a bit unhappy about | D．regretted |
| A．They thought English food was bad. | B．They will visit London again. |
| C．They visited London last October. | D．They didn’t take their umbrella last year. |
10 . Sare Niccoli, the 17-year-old daughter of a rich textile owner was freed by her kidnappers(绑匪)after 118 days. She said she
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| A．got | B．had | C．took | D．spent |
| A．and | B．including | C．with | D．although |
| A．She | B．Her friend | C．Her father | D．Her mother |
| A．so | B．after | C．unless | D．if |
| A．lot | B．amount | C．total | D．figure |
| A．treated | B．understood | C．considered | D．tested |
| A．family | B．reporters | C．police | D．friends |
| A．a bit | B．at times | C．somewhat | D．containing |
| A．dangerous | B．wooded | C．kidnapping | D．farm |
| A．watched | B．remembered | C．saw | D．looked at |
| A．cried | B．sang | C．spoke | D．laughed |
| A．purpose | B．average | C．holiday | D．time |
| A．repeating | B．doing | C．talking | D．asking for |
| A．society | B．family | C．class | D．school |
| A．which | B．what | C．why | D．where |
