I sat in the breakfast corner with my four-year-old son, Matthew, trying to ignore the ache in my stomach. I was still recovering from a surgery. I hoped for strength and happiness. But the future seemed so hopeless.
Matthew jumped up from his spot on the kitchen floor. “Bird!” he shouted, rushing to the sliding door. Sure enough, there was a white dove seated on a rubber tree. It sat there a few moments, and then flew away. I’d never seen one in our neighborhood before.
When I dragged myself to the kitchen the next morning, the dove was back. This time it was with a mate carrying twigs (嫩枝), “Look, Matthew,” I said, pointing to the tree. “They’re going to make a nest.” The doves flew in and out of the courtyard all week, building on the top of the rubber tree. Matthew could hardly contain his excitement. Every morning, he’d run into the kitchen and take his spot by the sliding glass door, talking to the birds while they worked. As much as I was grieving (感到悲伤), I couldn’t help but look forward to the doves’ visits too. We watched their progress as if it were a real-life soap opera unfolding before us. Gradually, my pain disappeared, replaced by joy.
Then it all went wrong. The courtyard was a safe enough spot for a nest, but the rubber tree’s broad, thin leaves were far from stable. One night, a strong wind blew through, throwing the doves’ nest to the ground. I heard the twigs break apart. Nothing good ever lasts. I wouldn’t blame the doves if they never came back. But they returned. And they paid no attention to the pi le of sticks that had once been their nest. They started again from scratch, though the wind destroyed all their hard work. The next day, and the next, they renewed their efforts, as if nothing had happened.
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Paragraph 1: I knew I had to do something for the poor creatures.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2:“The birds were back!” Matthew announced.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Amy loved to draw, and her hands, always dirty from the pencil lead, moved on the paper, showing the pictures in her mind. She would sit for hours, lost in art. Trees on her pages seemed to swing in an unseen wind, and the faces she drew wore lifelike expressions. But Amy didn’t look like the art she made. Her clothes were old and had many patches (补丁) that her mother made with care. Amy’s family did not have much money, but they loved each other very much. Her mother worked hard at many jobs to take care of them after Amy’s father got sick and died.
Amy had her good times and hard times in school. She loved different corners of the school which were sources of her inspiration and expected the art lesson. Yet other kids’ laughing at her dress made her sad. She wanted to change the situation, but didn’t know how to go about it. Despite this, she would quietly help someone with a hard math problem or pick up garbage on her way home. She always found comfort in her drawing. In the middle of the term, an art contest on the theme of “My Dream” was to be held, which would select the top three winners, and the head teacher would award them prizes. This news thrilled the children, Amy in particular. They enthusiastically registered for the contest and, after thoughtful consideration, finished their own art pieces. The contest organizers gathered all submissions one week later and set up an exhibit showcasing every participant’s work in the school gym.
The school gym was filled with viewers as the walls displayed the efforts of the young artists. There were paintings of colorful landscapes where the sun burst through thick clouds. Some students had created portraits (肖像) of their heroes. In this sea of creativity, one painting stood out. In the painting, a community garden was drawn, a place where people from all walks of life were planting seeds together. The heartfelt work drew the viewers into a world where every detail had meaning. The exhibition would last a week and all the students and teachers could vote their favorite work.
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Finally came the day when the winners were announced.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The children who had laughed at Amy started to see her in a new way.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 . When I was young, my mother was very much concerned for my happiness and was always there to support me. We had healthy boundaries (界限). When my own turn came for being a mother, I was determined to do so.
But as my daughter and I sat down to choose courses for the seventh grade, I felt the boundaries begin to fall. Students were allowed three electives (选修课) each term. Several of these were year-long courses—band, orchestra, yearbook and Spanish, and the rest were random (随机的) — technology education, drama, leadership and PE. I hated PE in my own school days.
We read the elective options carefully and sweet relief flooded through me. “You can sign up for band, yearbook and Spanish, and you won’t have to take PE ever,” I told her. I settled back into my chair, a weight taken off my chest. My daughter, however, frowned. “But I’m not sure I want to take Spanish. And I want to do the leadership class... and try drama!”
I broke in on her words with more practical wisdom. “You can’t pick the electives you want, though. They’re organized randomly. So you might get drama and leadership..., or you might get gym class or technology education. You might get the classes you want, and you might not. Is it worth risking having to take PE?” Finally, she chose to take the chance and signed up for band, yearbook and one period of the unknown elective. I reminded myself she was not me.
Watching your child walk into the trap of middle school is worse than experiencing it yourself. Motherhood, after all, is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. I am not going into the seventh grade again. It is my daughter’s turn. She is her own person, and while she is delicate and easily hurt, she is also stronger and more confident than I was.
1. What is the function of paragraph 1?| A．To present a fact. | B．To provide an example. |
| C．To introduce the topic. | D．To make a comparison. |
| A．Drama was her daughter’s favorite. | B．Her daughter followed her advice. |
| C．There were many year-long courses. | D．PE was optional for her daughter. |
| A．It seemed organized. | B．It was uncertain. |
| C．It was made at random. | D．It sounded reasonable. |
| A．Motherhood is rewarding. | B．Mothers should learn to let go. |
| C．Children should ask for help if necessary. | D．Children are too young to make a decision. |
4 . In 2013, Alie Ward’s life was falling apart. Her relationship with her husband
When Ward arrived at the museum, Higgins
Despite her
“It helped me
The worm has turned.
1.| A．improved | B．continued | C．ended | D．began |
| A．unfamiliar | B．unhappy | C．excited | D．satisfied |
| A．duty | B．plan | C．habit | D．addiction |
| A．post | B．sell | C．discuss | D．search |
| A．Unfortunately | B．Unreasonably | C．Unexpectedly | D．Unavoidably |
| A．cooled down | B．went away | C．jumped up | D．reached out |
| A．tour | B．picture | C．introduction | D．handbook |
| A．visited | B．greeted | C．missed | D．thanked |
| A．light | B．grow | C．speed | D．get |
| A．ordered | B．reminded | C．refused | D．invited |
| A．needs | B．doubts | C．illness | D．business |
| A．discover | B．express | C．hide | D．change |
| A．did | B．lost | C．quit | D．found |
| A．guest | B．fan | C．supporter | D．host |
| A．show | B．film | C．poster | D．speech |
I’ve always thought of my mother Lee-Ann as a superhero. Not that she can fly or shoot lasers (激光) out of her eyes, but because she never runs out of room in her heart for anyone or anything.
I could write about all of the wonderful things she has done, but I want to focus on the one project she does every year that has shaped my whole family and everyone around us: She collects the money she finds in the washer and dryer, and she puts it in a little jar that we refer to as “The Charity Jar”. Every year, she takes this money and puts it toward something — a cause, an act of kindness, anything that can help someone. Sometimes, she buys coffee for the next people in line at a coffee shop. Other times, she buys something for an organization that needs it.
If you ask her about this tradition, she will tell you that she is carrying on something that her mother used to do around the holidays. If you ask anyone else who knows her, however, they will tell you that she has a huge heart. She manages to get our whole family involved in this movement every year.
Last year, for example, my younger brother Bob and I volunteered in a shelter for the homeless. Once, when we helped with delivering daily supplies there, he noticed the wish list on the wall: comforters, a DVD player, a coffee maker and supplies. We told Mum, and she quickly organized a family meeting to discuss how to help the shelter. We all agreed that the coffee maker would be the best thing for our family to work on together. We found a coffee maker online and decided to buy one.
Bob opened “The Charity Jar” and we counted the money Mum collected. Unfortunately, it was 50 dollars short. “Any way to make it up?” Mum asked me and Bob.
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“I’ve learned that Mr. Smith needs someone to tidy his big garden,” I told Bob.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The next weekend, we went to the shelter with the new coffee maker excitedly.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6 . The summer after my freshman year college, I had to get my first job. This was probably one of the
At first, it was very hard. I filled out dozens of
However, halfway through the third week, I finally got a call back from one of the places I
When I started, it was very clear that I was not
After working a while, I got better at orders, and always
| A．funniest | B．worst | C．hardest | D．lightest |
| A．energy | B．motivation | C．wisdom | D．ambition |
| A．questionnaires | B．surveys | C．certifications | D．applications |
| A．exactly | B．absolutely | C．partly | D．doubtfully |
| A．explain | B．claim | C．interpret | D．offer |
| A．signed up | B．applied to | C．checked in | D．headed for |
| A．interview | B．graduation | C．arrangement | D．performance |
| A．surprised | B．disappointed | C．excited | D．worried |
| A．skilled | B．frightened | C．patient | D．satisfied |
| A．avoided | B．abandoned | C．postponed | D．forgot |
| A．spend | B．last | C．continue | D．wait |
| A．ideas | B．expectations | C．jobs | D．instructions |
| A．sold | B．produced | C．kept | D．recommended |
| A．confirmed | B．received | C．guaranteed | D．become |
| A．confidence | B．importance | C．expectation | D．hope |
7 . Since my childhood my grandmother had noticed how shy I was about letting people do things for me. She was always pointing out to me, “Linda, it’s a blessing to do a good deed for someone else, but sometimes it’s a blessing to let another person do something for you.” I never really understood what she meant until recently.
It was three months ago, and I’d just moved into an apartment for college in Brooklyn, New York. Several of my friends had offered to help me settle in after the moving men left, but I’d said I could manage. Letting them help did not ft my image of myself as a capable and independent woman of 21.
As December arrived, getting to school became more difficult. One day, snowflakes had been falling past my window for several hours when it came time to leave for class. I put on two sweaters, a coat, a wool hat and boots, making for the bus stop near apartment. In this December storm it was a hard journey. As I tied around my neck the blue scarf that Grandma had knitted (编织) for me, I could almost hear her voice: “Why don’t you see if you can find a lift?” A thousand reasons came into my mind: I don’t know my neighbors; I feel funny asking for favors. Pride would not let me ask even though I came across three neighbors at the door of the apartment building. One of them was the woman living upstairs, and in her hand there was an obvious car key.
Result? An hour of waiting in the bitter cold before the bus finally arrived, followed by another half-hour journey. When I slid into the classroom, the class was almost over. If only I had taken the chance and asked for help! It would have been a 10-minute ride by car. Grandma would be shaking her head at my stubbornness (固执).
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On the day of my final exam, I again walked to the bus stop through heavy snow.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________As I pushed open the door of my apartment building, I found myself face to face with the woman form upstairs
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8 . Cheng Yuzhu is a teacher at a kindergarten in Dalian. 20 years ago, one child
With
Cheng’s
Her
| A．disturbed | B．changed | C．blocked | D．interrupted |
| A．fond | B．afraid | C．aware | D．Ignorant |
| A．habit | B．routine | C．activity | D．behavior |
| A．advice | B．right | C．permission | D．reminding |
| A．conducting | B．organizing | C．learning | D．founding |
| A．smoothly | B．completely | C．quickly | D．gradually |
| A．doubted | B．expected | C．predicted | D．witnessed |
| A．find | B．engage | C．assist | D．distinguish |
| A．basic | B．social | C．exceptional | D．necessary |
| A．owed | B．cost | C．earned | D．promised |
| A．hobby | B．passion | C．reward | D．curiosity |
| A．arranged | B．demanded | C．persuaded | D．motivated |
| A．insist | B．depart | C．include | D．participate |
| A．virtue | B．honor | C．benefit | D．pleasure |
| A．passed on | B．handed up | C．handed over | D．passed over |
9 . Hammond is the only wheelchair nurse in the UK with an assistance dog. Having disabilities most of her life, she was always
She loves being able to
Her assistance dog, Ocho aids Hammond with her
Hammond would love to see more disabled doctors and nurses working in this field. Like her, they would bring their own
| A．uncertain | B．surprised | C．afraid | D．aware |
| A．pass on | B．hold back | C．wake up | D．result in |
| A．shape | B．inspire | C．force | D．follow |
| A．deliver | B．update | C．access | D．express |
| A．depression | B．fortune | C．sympathy | D．freedom |
| A．struggled | B．waited | C．worked | D．retired |
| A．duties | B．challenges | C．excuses | D．hobbies |
| A．schedule | B．track | C．purpose | D．guard |
| A．comment | B．award | C．behave | D．rediscover |
| A．secret | B．social | C．physical | D．financial |
| A．safe | B．worn | C．private | D．remote |
| A．visit | B．operation | C．accident | D．tour |
| A．guess | B．response | C．service | D．choice |
| A．temporarily | B．gradually | C．generally | D．casually |
| A．honors | B．experiences | C．researches | D．needs |
10 . It was a winter afternoon when I tripped over a high kerb(马路牙子). Suddenly, I was flying through the air. It was only the next morning when I tried to take a photo of some splendid sunlight
Soon I became impatient. I couldn’t travel much. Surfing online, I
Lyubomirsky’s instructions are
Taking a single photo was painful, but the
| A．emerging | B．slicing | C．streaming | D．sticking |
| A．eased | B．confirmed | C．relieved | D．disturbed |
| A．made up | B．came across | C．took down | D．proceeded with |
| A．mood | B．recognition | C．rank | D．desire |
| A．particular | B．dynamic | C．realistic | D．enthusiastic |
| A．consulted | B．dominated | C．guaranteed | D．pioneered |
| A．technique | B．plan | C．practice | D．motion |
| A．simple | B．complex | C．consistent | D．abstract |
| A．significantly | B．subsequently | C．elegantly | D．slightly |
| A．anticipation | B．abuse | C．loneliness | D．motivation |
| A．promise | B．struggle | C．urgency | D．decline |
| A．justify | B．balance | C．improve | D．ruin |
| A．stuff | B．details | C．panic | D．achievements |
| A．desperate | B．unfair | C．boring | D．meaningful |
| A．liberation | B．anxiety | C．challenge | D．uniqueness |
