1 . In a remote village lived an elderly woman named Amelia. Despite the passing years, she remained as
One cool autumn morning, tragedy
Amelia realized she had to do something to
As days turned into weeks and the village slowly began to
As winter
A.energetic | B.gentle | C.creative | D.humble |
A.present | B.companion | C.possession | D.defender |
A.embraced | B.ruined | C.polished | D.struck |
A.polluted | B.flooded | C.occupied | D.deserted |
A.welcome | B.consult | C.assist | D.inform |
A.got down to | B.came up with | C.went on with | D.got close to |
A.hesitantly | B.secretly | C.tirelessly | D.fruitfully |
A.reward | B.comfort | C.pleasure | D.guidance |
A.recover | B.collapse | C.transform | D.decline |
A.accumulated | B.doubled | C.echoed | D.spread |
A.opportunities | B.difficulties | C.honor | D.success |
A.denying | B.promising | C.clarifying | D.insisting |
A.fell | B.rested | C.landed | D.depended |
A.motivated | B.annoyed | C.exhausted | D.thrilled |
A.conclusion | B.agreement | C.difference | D.comment |
2 . I have had no interest in football for as long as I can remember. While my classmates played, I
But occasionally, whether in a taxi or when meeting a friend's father, I found myself faced with a
I realized that my
Then I became a father. I didn’t want my boy to
During one victorious match, we even met David, the Captain, who happily
A.preferred | B.intended | C.wished | D.pretended |
A.believed | B.understood | C.noticed | D.hid |
A.confused | B.poisoned | C.defended | D.preserved |
A.doubt | B.smile | C.confidence | D.dislike |
A.well-informed | B.well-prepared | C.well-meant | D.well-presented |
A.challenge | B.disturb | C.amuse | D.disappoint |
A.attitude | B.personality | C.interest | D.habit |
A.otherwise | B.ever | C.still | D.therefore |
A.loser | B.fan | C.outsider | D.passer-by |
A.go wild for | B.turn away from | C.get the hang of | D.miss out on |
A.agreement | B.conversation | C.competition | D.connection |
A.stressed | B.engaged | C.successful | D.busy |
A.cheer | B.change | C.vote | D.play |
A.danced | B.waved | C.posed | D.clapped |
A.Gradually | B.Finally | C.Unexpectedly | D.Luckily |
3 . Three years after getting lost in an unexpected snowstorm in Sheffield, a cat named Oscar has been reunited with his family.
After Oscar’s
Three years later, Katie received a
Bill Lambert, a spokesperson for Petlog, said, “We’re so
A.operation | B.disappearance | C.growth | D.emergence |
A.spread | B.downloaded | C.expanded | D.mentioned |
A.escaping | B.missing | C.dying | D.falling |
A.questionnaire | B.advertisement | C.release | D.database |
A.fortunately | B.explicitly | C.tentatively | D.eventually |
A.eyes | B.minds | C.monitors | D.cars |
A.arose | B.stopped | C.compromised | D.occurred |
A.call | B.contribution | C.charge | D.contract |
A.secretary | B.worker | C.manager | D.owner |
A.memorial service | B.spiritual experience | C.medical care | D.local support |
A.tend | B.bother | C.contact | D.motivate |
A.associated | B.accomplished | C.mistaken | D.reunited |
A.pleased | B.astonished | C.disappointed | D.puzzled |
A.guard | B.chip | C.raise | D.track |
A.hold back | B.blow up | C.blow out | D.hold out |
4 . There I was, after 12 hours of travel, standing on Lexington Avenue and hoping for a New York miracle. I’d only been in Manhattan for an hour. and already 1 was flagging down a taxi late at night and shouting “Follow that cab! ”
Well, more accurately: “Follow that little dot on this tiny map.” Meaning the GPS-enabled dot moving around a screen as part of the Find My iPhone feature. The dot indicating that somewhere out there, in one of New York City’s other 13,000 taxi cabs, sat my daughter’s blue bag that she’d left behind, containing her diary, school laptop, notebooks, iPhone and AirPods she’d bought with her saved-up allowance.
The daughter who at that very moment was curled up on the hotel bed, regretting her thoughtlessness, in tears. I was a small-town dad in a huge, unfamiliar metropolis (大都市), with maybe half an idea of what I was doing, at best. But I couldn’t stand to see her crying. I had to get that bag back.
An explanation is in order: at the airport terminal, we’d had to switch to another taxicab to get a ride into Manhattan. Our first taxi driver quoted us a fare higher than it should cost, and when I asked why, he immediately threw us out of his cab. We piled into the next waiting taxi. It wasn’t until getting to our hotel, an hour later, that we realized the first taxi driver had sped away with the bag inside.
While I called 311(非紧急情况电话), my wife remembered she’d set up tracking on our daughter’s phone in case of emergencies, and pulled up its map, excited to discover a little dot that refreshed every 15 seconds or so, traveling around the streets of midtown. Talking to the woman working 311, I casually remarked, “I’m half-tempted (诱惑) to get another cab and have them chase after this dot on the map.”
“Well,” she said, “that’s probably what a New Yorker would do.” Challenge accepted. The first taxi driver that pulled over laughed at my wild goose chase, but the second said, “Yeah. Get in.” His name was Gani. And so began our three-hour hunt for the missing bag.
1. How did the author discover that his daughter’s bag was lost?A.They realized it when they got to the hotel. |
B.The daughter called and told him. |
C.He saw the taxi driver speeding away with the bag. |
D.They found the bag was missing when they got into the taxi. |
A.Disappointed. | B.Cross. | C.Discouraged. | D.Panicky. |
A.Continuing to call 311. | B.Waiting for the dot to come to him. |
C.Finding another cab to pursue the dot. | D.Giving up on looking for the lost item. |
A.People in big cities were more helpful than his hometown. |
B.Technology could sometimes make a difference. |
C.New York was a dangerous and scary city. |
D.He was close to quitting tracking the bag’s location. |
5 . When The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern begins, we meet George Pratt the day before New Year.
After the man
As George walks around town, he notices he is a
First George learns that his beloved brother
George realizes these dark changes may stay forever unless he does something. He returns to the
A.Depressed | B.Bored | C.Merciful | D.Sensitive |
A.easy-going | B.warm-hearted | C.mysterious | D.committed |
A.comment | B.talk | C.complain | D.whisper |
A.dominant | B.important | C.incomplete | D.insignificant |
A.chance | B.gift | C.family | D.lesson |
A.disappears | B.emerges | C.remarks | D.remains |
A.out of nowhere | B.out of date | C.out of control | D.out of place |
A.awesome | B.awful | C.whole | D.broken |
A.acquaintance | B.stranger | C.friend | D.colleague |
A.worse | B.tougher | C.more colorful | D.more smooth |
A.left | B.returned | C.died | D.resigned |
A.growing | B.saddening | C.aging | D.hard-working |
A.mistake | B.marriage | C.message | D.mindset |
A.bridge | B.town | C.tree | D.home |
A.prays | B.begs | C.adjusts | D.applies |
6 . The fear of rejection is one of my biggest fears. Keeping myself in a
The
This fear is
Luckily, getting over the fear takes just a shift in
This fear will never truly
A.safe | B.small | C.stable | D.thin |
A.consequence | B.practice | C.experience | D.promise |
A.reason | B.memory | C.impact | D.process |
A.nervously | B.casually | C.curiously | D.randomly |
A.interview | B.request | C.consideration | D.application |
A.applicable | B.avoidable | C.ungrounded | D.unjustified |
A.picked out | B.turned down | C.built up | D.laughed at |
A.in private | B.in person | C.by design | D.by mistake |
A.visual | B.timely | C.painful | D.fading |
A.capitalized on | B.sought for | C.looked forward to | D.missed out on |
A.priorities | B.tone | C.mindset | D.strategies |
A.surviving | B.receiving | C.anticipating | D.hating |
A.ease | B.cause | C.intensify | D.overlook |
A.change | B.emerge | C.last | D.disappear |
A.relative | B.significant | C.relevant | D.scary |
I jumped into my mother’s car, shut the door and poured out my recent trouble. “Jenny is playing her mind games again. Training is less tiring than dealing with her and her feelings,” I complained.
Jenny and I were co-captains of our cross-country team. We’d been training for the coming tournament (锦标赛) for weeks: stretching, running, and making the seven of us into a team. Jenny, with exceptional running talent, always had a way to get ahead of her competitors on the course. She also helped all of us run faster and cheered us on. It seemed that she was anticipating the final show.
However, this week, her attitude shifted. She kept making excuses not to run with the team, from aching legs to headaches. I had to beg her, telling her repeatedly that the team couldn’t do without her. It went on all day and I was worn out. What’s her deal?
Mom pulled into our driveway, and turned toward me, “Well, I know a little about Jenny. She and her little brother have been together in foster care (寄养家庭). So close were they that every time they moved, Jenny would say that as long as they were together, they had a family.” My heart sank as Mom continued, “Jenny’s stepfather (继父) came for her brother this week, with gifts, hugs and big plans for their future. But Jenny wasn’t even part of his big plans.” My chest felt tight. “Poor Jenny, not to have a family.” I was close to tears. My mother patted my knee. “That’s it, honey. You got it.” And I did.
I decided that I should do something. I proposed that we organize a team gathering before the tournament. Each member was to write a heartfelt message for every teammate and prepare a special gift for the one they felt most connected to. I made sure that Jenny would come. It took some persuading, though.
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As the team gathering began, there was tension in the air.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The day of the tournament arrived.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8 . Leadership is not just the ability to lead a team, it is a journey of selflessness.
“Alright, class! We are going to work in groups to create a mind map!” Mrs. Low said. “This is a great
for our group leaders to prove themselves worthy of that
Taking a deep breath and
A.task | B.place | C.opportunity | D.reward |
A.title | B.name | C.headline | D.subtitle |
A.arms | B.lips | C.eyebrows | D.hands |
A.cheering | B.clapping | C.laughing | D.chattering |
A.surprisingly | B.casually | C.proudly | D.aimlessly |
A.wrist | B.uniform | C.school bag | D.waist |
A.approve | B.react | C.obey | D.protest |
A.complained | B.asked | C.added | D.blamed |
A.illumination | B.reflection | C.observation | D.illustration |
A.explode | B.pour | C.fire | D.tremble |
A.selfless | B.meaningful | C.excellent | D.awesome |
A.sweeping away | B.giving away | C.throwing away | D.putting away |
A.consuming | B.swallowing | C.removing | D.digesting |
A.stood for | B.took on | C.brought out | D.turned into |
A.equal | B.tolerant | C.harmonious | D.balanced |
9 . Emest Owusu was 13 in 1980 when he was given the opportunity to appear in the audience of a BBC show, and ask Thacher how she felt about being called the Iron Lady. This encounter re-emerged in a BBC’s programme recently.
At the time of their meeting, Owusu was on free school meals, living on a public housing in Brixton, south London, where he and his sister were being raised by their mother Rose, a struggling hairdresser.
Now 57, Owusu looks remarkably similar even with a graying beard. But his life has been transformed. The father of three is a human resources director, and the first black captain of the Addington golf club in its 110-year history. As a black guy, it is about breaking the glass ceiling. Speaking in its clubhouse, Owusu describes his rise in social status as a “Thatcherite Journey. And he says it began by asking the woman herself. “To this day it still has an impact. My confidence changed from that sliding-door moment. Something about her connected with me. Thatcher told Owusu she enjoyed being called their on Lady. “I think is rather a praise, don’t you,” she said, “Because so often people have said to me if you’re in your job you’ve got to be soft and warm and human, but you’ve got to have a touch of steel.” Owusu recalled the moment, I just remember her eye contact. She was answering me, not the camera. She welcomed the question saying you’ve got to be firm in this world. And that stuck with me.”
After the show was broadcast, Owusu said he became “a little heroin Brixton for a good three months”. Owusu added, “It all gave me extra confidence. Doors might not have opened so quickly. It was one of those key moments to make you do things maybe you wouldn’t otherwise have done.”
1. What did Owusu describe as the beginning of his “Thatcherite Journey”?A.His meeting with Thatcher in 1980. | B.His promotion to HR director. |
C.His question to Thatcher on TV. | D.His moment on the BBC show. |
A.Because it boosted his confidence. |
B.Because it earned him a good reputation. |
C.Because it contributed to his high social status |
D.Because it made him the first recognized black man. |
A.Ambitious and moderate. | B.Wise and approachable. |
C.Capable and positive. | D.Inspiring and generous. |
A.Every man has his price. | B.Suffering is the wealth of life. |
C.Fortune favors the prepared mind. | D.If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. |
10 . When he flagged me down, I thought he was an elder collecting a “customs fee”, the few dollars it costs to use village roads that lead to many of Samoa’s sights. He’d been sitting lazily in a greying roadside shack (棚子) built for such occasions. Normally I wouldn’t pick up a free rider. But I tried to live out a dream.
I’d wanted to go to Pulemelei Mound since I’d heard it mentioned in an archaeology class years ago. The “mound” is actually a pyramid 40 feet high and roughly 200 feet across at its base. So, I asked, “Do you know how to get to Pulemelei Mound?”
“Mmm,” he said, raising his eyebrows in the classic Polynesian gesture for “yes”. “I need to pick up my car at the mechanic but no hurry, I’ll take you there first if you want.”
You’d think that a giant pyramid would be a major sight, or at least something many people had heard of, but it isn’t. My accidental friend’s raise of the eyebrows was the most promising prospect I’d had in a week.
We drove along the road in silence for a few minutes. Then my new friend broke the silence and, meanwhile, my hopes. “I’ve never been to Pulemelei,” he said. “I’ve lived here but I never thought of going.” My heart sank. But we pressed on, crossing a stream, walking through waist-high grass, and then another mile of hot walk until we found a sign. There, barely visible, were the words: “Pulemelei Mound 150m”. The sign marked a dark tunnel of jungle. Then the path opened to rays of sunshine. We climbed. And then, magic. We were standing on top of a Polynesian pyramid.
Just then, my friend, obviously awed by what he saw, turned toward me, and placed his big Samoan hands on my shoulders. In the most natural way, he bent down and kissed me gently on the cheek.
“Thank you,” he said.
1. What’s the purpose of the Samoan man flagging me down?A.To thumb a ride. | B.To ask for directions. |
C.To collect a customs fee. | D.To warn of a road accident. |
A.Informed but rigid. | B.Hesitant but agreeable. |
C.Skeptical and reserved. | D.Curious and adventurous. |
A.He had lived out his dream. | B.He was taken to the mechanic. |
C.He enjoyed the author’s company. | D.He experienced the thrill of discovery. |
A.A Polynesian village. | B.A famous Samoan sight. |
C.A chance encounter. | D.An elder protecting local roads. |