1 . 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 |
2 . My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a yard with a lot of
Last summer, I found a tiny little plant in the yard that I could not immediately identify. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either.
We decided to let it
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the
That’s when I
We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the
A.flower | B.insects | C.vegetables | D.rocks |
A.water | B.fertilizer | C.color | D.shape |
A.stop | B.continue | C.improve | D.escape |
A.weak | B.strange | C.lonely | D.pretty |
A.collect | B.tend | C.remove | D.watch |
A.unusual | B.wonderful | C.terrible | D.valuable |
A.passed | B.started | C.left | D.died |
A.air | B.top | C.sun | D.house |
A.hoped | B.realized | C.doubted | D.regretted |
A.fill in | B.put in | C.worry about | D.believe in |
A.forget | B.hate | C.aim | D.wait |
A.wish | B.plan | C.ability | D.idea |
A.faith | B.energy | C.virtue | D.courage |
A.aware | B.afraid | C.proud | D.tired |
A.forgive | B.support | C.upset | D.affect |
3 . Daniel, at age 17, is a student support captain at Armidale High School, a motivational speaker and a published author. He also has autism (自闭症), something he says doesn’t define him but inspires him.
At just six months old Daniel had a stroke (中风) that left him physically impaired (受损的), unable to bear weight in his legs or move the left side of his body. Unable to walk and in a wheelchair until he was six years old, Daniel turned to books and could read fluently at age four.
According to the Autism Association of Western Australia, it is estimated that one in 100 people in Australia have autism. In 2018, there were 205, 200 Australians with autism, a 25. 1 percent increase from 164, 000 in 2015.
The idea of writing a book had been in Daniel’s mind for as long as he could remember. “It’s been one of my long-term goals and I feel very passionate and happy about doing it,” he said. With Mum’s help, Cracked As A Crab was born, the story of Chip, a crab who has autism and uses humour to make friends. “The response to it has been very positive. People are happy and excited for me,” Jacob said.
Now a published author, Daniel has plans to write more books. Not content with sitting idle (无所事事) while most students are studying for their exams, Daniel is busy involving others in his role as student support captain. He saw a gap in student support leaders within his school and wanted students with autism to be included. He is determined to have a long and successful career, and wants to inspire other people living with autism to achieve their dreams.
1. What happened to Daniel when he was 6?A.He started to read. | B.He was able to walk. |
C.He suffered a serious stroke. | D.He experienced a sudden weight gain. |
A.It has won positive recognition. | B.It was finished by Daniel independently. |
C.It is based on Daniel’s personal experiences. | D.It received financial support from Daniel’s friends. |
A.Prepare for his exams. | B.Continue writing books. |
C.Learn from other student support leaders. | D.Provide autistic students with career advice. |
A.More Autistic Students Serve as Support Leaders |
B.Mum Turns to Writing to Support Her Autistic Child |
C.High School Pays More Attention to Autistic Students |
D.Teenager Author with Autism Inspires Other Autistic Students |
4 . In casual conversations, there is a seemingly simple question I can never answer without hesitating — “Where are you from?”
I could say I am from Thailand, where I was born. Or I am from Mexico, where I spent the majority of my childhood. Or I am from the US, whose language is rooted into my life. In my mind, none of these answers are satisfying enough. After all, to be from somewhere carries expectations of understanding “your” culture and “your” home.
I feel envious whenever my friends say they’re “going home” for school breaks. As a student who frequently moves, I have never seen my living space as “home”, but “shelter”, another location to stay in before I unavoidably move again.
So, does this mean I do not have, and will never have, a home? I resign myself to living with this sense of sadness, until very recently.
In my dorm, inside my drawer is a specially designed white bath towel that I have not used since I brought it with me from my parents’ house. One day, I took it out, but stopped after smelling the soft, sweet laundry detergent (洗衣粉), the one my parents used back in Thailand. I felt my eyes water as that random smell brought my mixed emotions to the surface: sadness and nostalgia, a strong feeling of missing home. I still avoid using that towel until now because I don’t want to replace the smell of nostalgia with my newly-bought detergent.
Sadly, even with this new discovery, I will still struggle when answering where I am from, and I will always feel a sense of loss in not having a physical home to “go back to”. Yet, in random moments, when a smell catches me off guard (让我猝不及防) with the memories it brings, I like to believe that the things I feel then are things people feel when they are home. And if these moments can make me smile, even with a sense of loss, what better home can I ask for?
1. Why is the author unable to see his living space as “home”?A.His living places often change. | B.He is unsatisfied with the place. |
C.His expectations of “home” are high. | D.He can’t understand the culture there. |
A.It was made in his hometown. | B.It is a present from his parents. |
C.Its smell awakened his memories. | D.Its design wins his preference. |
A.He no longer feels a sense of loss. |
B.He feels a physical home is unnecessary. |
C.He has got the answer to “Where are you from?” |
D.He has found a sense of home in some moments. |
A.A Man’s Home Is His Castle | B.There Is No Place Like Home |
C.The Smell Brings Me Home | D.The Emotion Connects Me With Home |
Once there lived a girl named Melanie. The little girl was living with a dream. She wanted to be a ballet dancer. Her body was very flexible and she had a strong will power. Melanie’s parents never knew of the great dancing skills their daughter had until one day, they saw the little girl dancing with the beautiful steps of a ballerina.
“Isn’t it strange? Melanie is dancing so well without any formal training!” the mother said.
“We must give her ballet lessons to help her improve her skills,” her father said.
The following day, Melanie’s parents took her to a local dance training school. The teacher asked Melanie to dance. The little girl was happy and showed some of her favorite dance steps. However, the teacher didn’t seem interested in her performance.
“That’s OK. You can leave now!”the teacher said.
Melanie was shocked to hear this. So were her parents. They couldn’t believe their ears.
“The girl is common. She does not have the possibility to become a ballerina, ”the dance teacher said. “Don’t let her waste her time dreaming of becoming a dancer.”
Disappointed, Melanie and her parents returned home. Tears rolled down Melanie’s face. Her dreams were broken within a matter of minutes. Without confidence, Melanie never attempted to dance again. She completed her studies and went on to become a teacher in school.Life was good and she kept herself busy with family and work. However, whenever she happened to pass the school’s ballet room, memories of childhood dreams danced before her eyes.
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One day, the ballet teacher in her school was late.
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“What a performance, Melanie! You are a true ballerina!” said the ballet teacher entering the classroom.
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6 . 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. |
7 . Twelve years ago, Danny called me from a dark, damp subway station. “A baby!” he shouted. “Get down here, and flag down a police car or something.” By nature, Danny is a very calm person, so when I could almost feel his heartbeat through the phone line, I ran.
When I got to the subway station, Danny was holding a light-brown-skinned baby, about a day old. The baby had been wrapped (被包裹) in an oversize black sweatshirt and left on the ground in a corner behind the gate.
What neither of us knew, or could have assumed, was that Danny had not just saved an abandoned infant; he had found our son.
Three months later, Danny appeared in family court to tell the story of finding the baby. Suddenly, the judge asked, “Would you be interested in adopting this baby?” The question surprised everyone in the courtroom, except Danny, who answered, simply, “Yes.”
“But I know it’s not that easy,” he said.
“Well, it can be,” said the judge before giving orders to allow me to be a parent-to-be.
My first reaction, when I heard, went something like, “Are you crazy? How could you say yes without asking me?
In three years as a couple, we had never discussed adopting a child: I was an devoted playwright (剧作家) working as a part-time word clerk. Danny was a respected yet wildly under-paid social worker. We had a roommate, who slept in our living room, to help pay the rent.
We knew how many challenges couples usually faced when they want to have a baby. And while Danny had patience and selflessness, I didn’t know how to change a diaper (尿布), let alone nurse a child. I didn’t trust the social system and was sure there would be difficulties. Also, I couldn’t handle parenthood. So I promised myself I wouldn’t devote to it.
The caretaker held the baby and then placed him in my arms. But when the baby stared up at me, with all the innocence and hope he showed to me, I, like Danny, completely fell for him.
1. Why did the author rush to the subway station?A.Because Danny finally found their son. |
B.Because she sensed Danny met something urgent. |
C.Because Danny had a heart disease. |
D.Because someone gave birth to a baby there. |
A.Excited by Danny’s words. |
B.Crazy to be a parent-to-be. |
C.Angry about Danny’s decision. |
D.Upset about losing her authority. |
A.the author will adopt the baby |
B.the couple were not to take the baby |
C.the baby will bring hope to the family |
D.the couple love each other very much |
A.To introduce a story of a poor family. |
B.To inform people of the difficulty of adopting a baby. |
C.To call on people to donate money to them. |
D.To show human’s kindness and love by nature. |
8 . Jessica Long, from Baltimore, Maryland, USA is a champion by all definitions of the word. She is one of the world’s most decorated swimmers. Jessica was the youngest athlete to win a Paralympics (残奥会) medal. But her path to becoming a champion has been anything but easy.
Jessica was born in Irkutsk, Russia with a severe and rare disease — fibular hemimelia (腓侧半肢畸形). This means that part of her leg bones was missing or abnormal. Because of that, her young mother placed her in a Russian orphanage (孤儿院), fearing she could not care for Jessica.
Fortunately, she was adopted by an American family when she was 13 months old. She required 25 different surgeries to help her leg condition. But unfortunately, both of her legs had to be removed when she was just 18 months old. Jessica learned to walk with artificial legs. As a child, she took to sports including gymnastics, cheerleading, ice skating, biking and rock climbing.
She began swimming at her grandparents’ house when she was 6. She started competitive swimming about 4 years later. She did really well in swimming. Shortly after she started competing, Jessica was selected as Maryland’s Female Swimmer of the Year with a Disability. Even though Jessica was annoyed with her physical limitations, she was encouraged to enter her first Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. She won three gold medals in swimming at 12! But she did not rest on her success.
Jessica has gone on to win 23 medals for Team USA at the Paralympics! While she began her career out of anger and annoyance, she now has a positive force on a mission to inspire the next generation of Paralympians! Her attitude and growth have been keys to her success. Jessica always believed she could do anything. As she says, “The only disability in life is a negative attitude.”
1. What happened to Jessica when she was a baby?A.She was abandoned in the wild. | B.She had 25 operations on her leg. |
C.She had her legs cut because of a disease. | D.She was adopted by a Russian family. |
A.At the age of 4. | B.At the age of 6. |
C.At the age of 10. | D.At the age of 12. |
A.She was the youngest athlete in US history. |
B.She has set a good example to Paralympians. |
C.She has won 23 gold medals in Paralympics. |
D.She took part in several sports in Paralympics. |
A.Difficult the first time, easy the second. |
B.Never hit a man when he is down. |
C.A common danger causes common action. |
D.Nothing is impossible to a determined heart. |
9 . There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校)
But the boy changed after
His parents started
They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and
The boy answered back, “To
“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most
These words
Now the boy had
A.After | B.Before | C.When | D.While |
A.hardest | B.naughtiest | C.brightest | D.dullest |
A.exam | B.activity | C.game | D.class |
A.coming | B.returning | C.leaving | D.reaching |
A.rising | B.increasing | C.reducing | D.dropping |
A.group | B.term | C.company | D.party |
A.led to | B.felt like | C.thought back | D.looked for |
A.worthless | B.careless | C.concerned | D.annoyed |
A.caring | B.turning | C.worrying | D.speaking |
A.crazy | B.true | C.possible | D.wrong |
A.talk with | B.listen to | C.tell to | D.care about |
A.family | B.friends | C.study | D.grades |
A.realize | B.analyze | C.check | D.test |
A.outstanding | B.important | C.famous | D.familiar |
A.happy | B.excellent | C.interested | D.satisfied |
A.caused | B.wanted | C.encouraged | D.forced |
A.answered | B.ignored | C.hated | D.hugged |
A.nothing | B.something | C.everything | D.anything |
A.showed | B.meant | C.intended | D.expressed |
A.sad | B.angry | C.pleasant | D.joyful |
10 . Music is something I could never live without. Without music, I was
Everyone who wanted to be in show choir auditioned for the
A year passed, I was at a
A.calm | B.mad | C.anxious | D.quiet |
A.teach | B.express | C.praise | D.help |
A.heart | B.brain | C.mind | D.head |
A.looking forward to | B.getting along with | C.trying out for | D.picking up |
A.pride | B.adventure | C.passion | D.courage |
A.activity | B.programme | C.service | D.job |
A.suggested | B.recorded | C.permitted | D.written |
A.sound | B.scene | C.play | D.answer |
A.relief | B.concern | C.anger | D.sympathy |
A.removed | B.signed | C.expected | D.posted |
A.signature | B.mark | C.name | D.position |
A.kindness | B.confidence | C.pressure | D.luck |
A.crashed | B.started | C.continued | D.existed |
A.theatre | B.restaurant | C.garden | D.park |
A.eat | B.dance | C.sing | D.drink |
A.create | B.write | C.play | D.choose |
A.struggled | B.stopped | C.cheered | D.voted |
A.efforts | B.ideas | C.knowledge | D.hope |
A.picked out | B.turned down | C.brought up | D.left behind |
A.love | B.connection | C.touch | D.common |