1 . Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man
Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman,
Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to
There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah`s Place”, something that Hannah is very
Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a
A.jumping | B.eating | C.crying | D.waving |
A.annoyed | B.nervous | C.ashamed | D.upset |
A.behave | B.manage | C.help | D.work |
A.pushing | B.carrying | C.buying | D.holding |
A.goods | B.bottles | C.foods | D.bags |
A.excited | B.determined | C.energetic | D.grateful |
A.since | B.unless | C.although | D.as |
A.sound | B.get | C.feel | D.look |
A.exchange | B.leave | C.keep | D.spread |
A.sell | B.deliver | C.host | D.pack |
A.contribute | B.lead | C.apply | D.agree |
A.campaign | B.trip | C.procedure | D.trial |
A.elderly | B.hungry | C.lonely | D.sick |
A.aware | B.afraid | C.proud | D.sure |
A.going | B.sleeping | C.traveling | D.playing |
A.praises | B.invitations | C.replies | D.appointments |
A.needs | B.interests | C.dreams | D.efforts |
A.for | B.through | C.besides | D.along |
A.healthy | B.public | C.normal | D.tough |
A.choice | B.profit | C.judgment | D.difference |
2 . On many days I admit that I feel depressed, days when it seems that the efforts, the struggles, and the sacrifices of so many people fighting for social and environmental justice, fighting prejudice and racism, are fighting a losing battle.
But without hope, all is lost. It is a crucial survival character that has supported our species from the time of our Stone Age ancestors. Certainly, my own improbable journey would have been impossible if I had lacked hope.
Like all people who live long enough, I have been through many dark periods and seen so much suffering. I was in New York on that terrible day in 2001. I still can remember the disbelief, the fear, the confusion as the city went quiet except the whistles of the police cars and ambulances on the streets emptied of people.
It was ten years after that day that I was introduced to the Survivor Tree, a Callery pear tree discovered a month after the collapse of the towers. All that was left was half a trunk that had been burned black, with roots that were broken and only one living branch.
She was almost sent to the dump, but the young woman who found her, Rebecca Clough, begged that the tree be given a chance. And so she went to be cared for in a nursery in the Bronx. Bringing that seriously damaged tree back to health was not an easy task, and it was touch-and-go for a while. But whenever you give her a chance, nature returns. Eventually the tree made it. In the spring, her branches are bright with blossoms. I’ve seen people looking at her and wiping away tears. She is a symbol of the resilience (适应力) of nature — and a reminder of all that was lost on that terrible day 20 years ago.
The Survivor Tree, brought back from the dead, had not only put out new leaves herself but also nurtured (养育) the lives of others. Now do you understand how I dare hope?
1. What can we know about the author?A.She wanted to fight for justice. |
B.She once lost hope in her journey. |
C.She felt hopeful despite many difficulties. |
D.She planned to remove prejudice and racism. |
A.Scared and annoyed. | B.Frightened and shocked. |
C.Thrilled and desperate. | D.Disappointed and puzzled. |
A.The tree was slightly damaged. | B.The tree nearly got abandoned. |
C.The tree was destroyed on the spot. | D.The tree got nothing but a trunk left. |
A.To call on people to protect nature. |
B.To show the great strength of a tree. |
C.To expect people to care for damaged trees. |
D.To share the author’s reasons to keep optimistic. |
Priscilla and I had been classmates for several years but we never really liked each other. We had different groups of friends. Priscilla’s friends were very good at sports while my friends and I performed well in our studies. Priscilla was our school’s top athlete and was constantly praised by our teachers. I was jealous of her athletic abilities and her popularity at school. Maliciously (怀有恶意地), I thought she was just manipulating the teachers and her friends with her charm. I felt she was an insincere and shallow person. Therefore, I wanted to have nothing to do with her.
One afternoon, our class attended an adventure camp. One of the activities we participated in was rock climbing. I was very keen to learn rock climbing. We practiced first on a rock climbing wall, and once we had mastered the skills, we could go on to climb the cliff in the forest reserve. Rock climbers must work with a partner. While one person climbs, the partner must hold on tightly to the other end of the rope for safety. If the climber falls, the partner is responsible for stopping the fall.
The trainer assigned Priscilla to be my partner! I was very upset. How could I trust Priscilla? She would not stop me from falling. She would probably wish that I would fall. However, there was nothing I could do because the trainer wouldn’t allow us to change partners. So I climbed and Priscilla held on to the safety rope.
While climbing, a wave of joy and confidence came over me. I cautiously made my way up the wall, caught each notch (凹槽) above tightly, and pulled myself up. Every muscle in my body was shaking from the strain of climbing but I wanted to prove to everyone that I was a better rock climber than Priscilla. Thinking about outperforming Priscilla, my focus on climbing left me as I reached for a notch that was too far from my reach. I took a risk and jumped up to grab it.
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The next thing I knew was that I was falling down quickly.
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Fortunately, Priscilla came to the rescue just in time.
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4 . On one day my grandma died, I went for a walk to clear my mind. The small purse I carried with me was a gift from her. The bag only weighted several pounds but it felt like I was dragging heavy luggage.
As I was walking, I spotted Mary who gave me an excited hug. She asked how I was. “How are you” is a question that can turn meaningless or meaningful, depending on how you answer it. I considered going the meaningless route. Then I remembered that she is a friend from church. We once celebrated an activity together. Maybe I could lean on her for some comfort. I explained that my grandma died and I was feeling in bad shape emotionally.
Mary expressed kind regards. Then she asked the question everyone asks when you tell them someone died, “Were you two close?” It’s the main standard that determines the appropriate size someone’s sadness can take. The answer to this question depends on how someone defines closeness. I tend to feel close to people I can have heart-to-heart with. I nodded to Mary and said, “Yeah, we were.”
She nodded back, playing her role in the cultural script (剧本)we all know. Mary gathered information about the funeral arrangements, and then we parted. Seeing her was a catalyst (催化剂) to my quickly getting in touch with my sorrow. I cried loudly on the street directly.
Later that night I texted my friend Roger to tell him what had happened. I expected a text back with sympathy. Instead, the phone rang. Soon he was asking me what my favorite song was. While I hesitated, he started singing the hymn, “It Is Well With My Soul.” He finished it and prayed for me over the phone. It really made me exhilarated. I felt that a heavy burden was removed. But I cried again because of the spiritual synchronization(同步). I didn’t share stories of my grandmother or try to explain my complicated emotions over the phone.
Then I realized that courtesy (客套话) is generally good practice, but it can’t compare to personalized, thoughtful communication. And that kind of pat statement really has no place if you want to make a real connection.
1. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A.The author used to offer Mary advice to Mary. |
B.The author and Mary enjoyed social activities. |
C.The author and Mary often shared their secrets. |
D.The author hesitated to turn to Mary for comfort. |
A.judge how sad the author was |
B.determine what sadness it was |
C.prove that they were close friends |
D.see if the author needed comfort |
A.Mary decided to attend the funeral |
B.the author felt touched to see Mary |
C.the author got no real comfort from Mary |
D.Mary felt helpless about relieving the author’s pain |
A.Cheered me up | B.Made me satisfied |
C.Let me down | D.Kept me down |
A.A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
B.Spiritual communication is better than courtesy. |
C.Crying is an effective way to ease people’s pain. |
D.It’s hard to recover from the pain of losing a loved one. |
5 . 阅读短文,并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
In the years of my growing up, Dad was strict with me. He made sure I made my bed and did my homework. He would call in advance to make sure there was no alcohol at the party. I got so angry with him for laying down the law. I would scream, “ I hate you!” Dad would yell back, “Good! I don’t care!” Deep down I knew he did.
One time at a party, I drank too much alcohol and got so sick. I said, “ Call my dad.” Next thing, Dad was carrying me to the car. I woke up the next morning, thinking I would definitely be criticised. As expected, I got a roasting, but I now understand why I need discipline.
Dad was 29 when he got his big roles in films. I had an early start at the age of nine with a role in a 1990s TV series, but it wasn’t until I finished film studies that I pursued my career as an actress. Like those early days for Dad, I faced lots of rejections. Working in such a competitive industry, I’ve sometimes thought, “ I can’t do this any more.”
Once, after a trip to Hollywood, I returned to Australia so depressed and spent months in my bedroom painting, listening to Eckhart Tolle’s music and trying to find myself again. Dad sat me down and said,“Alice, I know it’s hard, but it’s all about persistence(坚持不懈).”
Now I get to work with Dad a lot, which I love. We both passionate about acting, which comes from us being so interested in people. If it weren’t for Dad, I wouldn’t be where I am today. He’s my biggest fan, and when you have that in your life you can go a long way.
1. What rules did Alice’s father set for her when she was growing up?(no more than 15 words)2. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?(no more than 5 words)
3. What did Alice’s father do when she felt depressed?(no more than 5 words)
4. According to the last paragraph, what do Alice and her father have in common?(no more than 10 words)
5. What do you think of Alice’s father? Please explain.(no more than 20 words)
6 . All he wanted was some juice. As high school students sat in a cafeteria on that cloudy afternoon, he was
He stood at the drink machine on purpose, fumbling(摸索) in his
With a determined expression, he continued to
Although it was clear that they were from very different
A.hungry | B.thirsty | C.anxious | D.popular |
A.worrying | B.arguing | C.taking | D.learning |
A.expected | B.volunteered | C.forced | D.preferred |
A.real | B.beautiful | C.expensive | D.fake |
A.nervously | B.proudly | C.carelessly | D.angrily |
A.Under | B.With | C.At | D.For |
A.test | B.mark | C.accept | D.prove |
A.shouting | B.quarreling | C.singing | D.laughing |
A.tremble | B.shout | C.smile | D.fight |
A.satisfied | B.defeated | C.tired | D.bored |
A.praise | B.comfort | C.drink | D.reward |
A.carelessly | B.regularly | C.patiently | D.secretly |
A.rose | B.struggled | C.jumped | D.fell |
A.cafeteria | B.waitress | C.shop | D.machine |
A.what | B.where | C.why | D.when |
A.feelings | B.manners | C.directions | D.steps |
A.worlds | B.schools | C.villages | D.offices |
A.understanding | B.choice | C.offer | D.opinion |
A.juice | B.dollar | C.girl | D.change |
A.selfish | B.wise | C.caring | D.brave |
7 . Double Trouble
When I was eight, I wanted a toy and needed $10 to buy it. But, as usual, I was broken. I decided to ask my 11-year-old sister, Kathleen, for a loan. I went to her room,
“Compound interest---what’s that?” I asked.
“Well, interest is what you call the
“Sure. I get it,” I said. Though truthfully, I was getting
Kathleen lent me the money, and I bought the toy. My birthday came a month later, and my mom gave me $10.
Several months later, on Christmas morning, my sister and I each found a $02 bill in our stockings. I was just putting it into my pocket
“Sorry, kiddo. That’s mine. I’m
“Huh?” Then I remembered the loan. “Hey! How can it be that much? I
“True,” she said, “but interest has been compounding for eight months. Now you
I
My head
A.blaming | B.begging | C.searching | D.preparing |
A.pay | B.send | C.lend | D.hand |
A.month | B.year | C.week | D.day |
A.little | B.same | C.enough | D.extra |
A.shorter | B.longer | C.more | D.less |
A.cash | B.saving | C.note | D.debt |
A.total | B.cost | C.number | D.bill |
A.encouraged | B.shocked | C.confused | D.satisfied |
A.Gradually | B.Obviously | C.Unfortunately | D.Hopefully |
A.seriously | B.anxiously | C.secretly | D.desperately |
A.forgot | B.knew | C.talked | D.cared |
A.after | B.until | C.while | D.when |
A.carrying | B.collecting | C.relying | D.focusing |
A.normally | B.nearly | C.only | D.really |
A.owe | B.offer | C.take | D.give |
A.decided | B.refused | C.pretended | D.managed |
A.relief | B.delight | C.annoyance | D.regret |
A.turned | B.nodded | C.stuck | D.hurt |
A.calculations | B.excuses | C.directions | D.discoveries |
A.explored | B.learned | C.explained | D.questioned |
I walked to Mrs. Windsor’s house as I always did when I heard the piano. Before ringing the bell, I stood against the wall and sighed sadly. I daydreamed what I’d rather be doing. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn’t have a gift for it. But Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt it my duty to try.
The door opened. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music. Today Mrs. Windsor introduced her niece Pasha to teach me. With a smile, Pasha sat beside me on the piano bench, opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys. Then I frowned (皱眉) and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I had to admit I was a rather mechanical pianist.
After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “Jennifer, what are you hearing in the music?” I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn’t know what she meant.
“Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha advised.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play.
“See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?”
Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys. “Now the princess appears and she’s picking flowers from the water’s edge.” A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha’s dancing fingers. “Oh, but she slips!” The music changed. “And our princess is being carried off by the fast-flowing stream. Quickly, the princess’ horse sees her plight (困境) and races to the river’s edge where he swims out to let her catch hold of him. Luckily, they make it to the bank and she hugs her faithful horse.” Pasha finished with a big smile and then looked at me.
I was delighted and advised to try another one. Pasha smiled and together we played many pieces of music that afternoon, finding the stories in the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you out of the river onto dry land again.
1. Why did the author sigh sadly? (no more than 15 words)2. How did Pasha inspire the author to play the piano? (no more than 8 words)
3. What made the music change in Pasha’s playing? (no more than 10 words)
4. Please explain the meaning of the underlined sentence. (no more than 15 words)
5. What do you think of Pasha? Why? (no more than 25 words)
My dad is a kind, gentle man, and a man of few words. Throughout my life, he offered advice rarely. But the words were always appropriate to the situation I was facing.
As a teen when I struggled with making sense of the world around me, he said, “All things are relative.” He taught me the right view of the world. When I was offered the opportunity to be a manager of an organization as an undergraduate student, I asked him for advice because he was a senior manager of a large company. His advice was simple, “Only when you become the manager can you have a vision for how you can make the organization better; management isn’t about power and it’s about leadership.” I learned what I needed was not only to be responsible for my team but also to have leading ability. When I was feeling down, he explained, “Think that you make the wrong choices in life, sometimes.”
My dad is 86 now, living on his own and enjoying life while struggling with the challenges that aging brings. He keeps a positive attitude despite long pain and the losses that come in life. Although we live quite far away from each other, we talk daily on the phone, and he shares the joys of my young family. As I tell him how we’re heading off cycling or on a trip or out to play tennis, now his typical response is, “Do it while you can.” This is very important. We can’t be sure of the future. My father’s advice is like the ancient dictum(格言)of “ carpe diem”— seize the day and enjoy it to the fullest.
My dad rarely “lectured me”. He trusted me, and helped me when I needed help. His patience and wisdom have been true gifts in my life. As I doubt my ability and my motivation, I recall his most recent gift of wisdom, “Do it while you can”. It’s enough to “just get me started”.
1. Why did the author’s dad tell him “All things are relative.”? (No more than 10 words)2. What qualities should a manager have according to the author? (No more than 5 words)
3. What is the purpose of the author’s father talking with him on the phone every day? (No more than 10 words)
4. How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? (No more than 10 words)
5. How do you feel about the ancient dictum of “carpe diem”? (No more than 20 words)
10 . I grew up seeing handwritten notes as the best expression of love. My mom often
Starting in elementary school, my mom
The words, “You make me
However, my greatest lifelines came from my daughter, Avery. One day I put a yellow note on her
“I love you Avery.”
I reached up and stuck my daughter’s
“I love you . I will love you for my whole life.”
Until today my daughter still
Because the untraditional spelling has become
A.carried | B.left | C.covered | D.collected |
A.story | B.diary | C.sign | D.face |
A.in | B.on | C.without | D.at |
A.allowed | B.witnessed | C.requested | D.prevented |
A.hardly | B.always | C.gradually | D.never |
A.mailbox | B.pocket | C.parcel | D.basket |
A.changed | B.grew | C.fell | D.disappeared |
A.predict | B.tell | C.explain | D.doubt |
A.proud | B.famous | C.confident | D.surprised |
A.sort out | B.pack up | C.throw away | D.take up |
A.coat | B.sandwich | C.schoolbag | D.pencil-box |
A.referred | B.approached | C.belonged | D.attached |
A.gone | B.increased | C.worked | D.moved |
A.picture | B.love | C.hope | D.note |
A.duty | B.encouragement | C.schedule | D.motto |
A.dressed | B.raised | C.prepared | D.arranged |
A.shoes | B.floors | C.teeth | D.walls |
A.carefully | B.generally | C.regularly | D.timely |
A.as if | B.even if | C.although | D.as |
A.traditional | B.special | C.funny | D.valuable |