1 . On the outside, 12-year-old Luna seems like your average kid. It’s not until you get to know her that you learn that Luna is anything but average.
Bom with a heart defect (缺陷) called dextrocardia, Luna has had three open-heart operations and continues to pursue her interests in art and fashion. But when Luna was approached by athletic shoe company Saucony to design a shoe for sale across the country, it came as quite a surprise.
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“Rather than just a donation, we wanted to create an experience and a moment that would not only raise money, but also awareness to highlight all the amazing work that’s being done at BCH,” says Chris, Saucony’s vice president. “Specifically, we wanted to give some of the BCH kids an opportunity to share their story and their talents with the world.”
1. What can we learn from Chris’ words?| A．It’s unwise to raise money. |
| B．It’s optional to seek donations. |
| C．It’s wonderful to study art. |
| D．It’s necessary to show kids’ talents. |
| A．Gifted and determined. | B．Generous and serious. |
| C．Grateful and helpful. | D．Creative and sensitive. |
Alice was only five and it was her first camping trip with Mum and Dad. She was excited but was a little nervous, too. “What if the tent collapses and squashes us? What if the wind blows it away? What if it rains and the tent leaks? What if a wolf comes into the tent and eats us?...” she kept asking Mum these strange questions.
This made Mum laugh. Alice had read too many fairy stories with big bad wolves in them. Mum comforted Alice, saying that there weren’t any wolves in the city or even in the whole country, except in zoos. “Well, what if one has escaped from a zoo?” asked Alice. Mum laughed, “Zoos are careful enough not to let their animals escape.” Then Alice soon forgot about wolves as the v started getting ready for the camping trip.
Alice helped Dad load up the car. They put a tent into the car, which wasabi gone for the whole family to stay in. Then the sleeping bags, blankets and more. “It’s cold at night when you’re sleeping in a tent,” added Dad. When everything was packed, the car was full to bursting(爆棚). Dad started the car, and soon they were leaving the city behind them.
“Look at the hills!” shouted Mum excitedly. “Look at the cows on the grass!” They drove up a winding road until they reached the campsite, which belonged to a farmer and was in a big field. Once the tent was set up, Alice went to explore. There were trees to climb and a stream for paddling(戏水). Alice sat there watching the cows eating the grass. The day flew by and was: getting dark. Then the family had a barbecue near the tent.
As they were ready for sleep, strange rustling(沙沙声) noises came from the fence next to their tent in the darkness. “What are those noises? Is a wolf approaching?” Alice worried and moved closer to Mum, “Maybe it’s just the wind,” Mum gently patted Alice. Alice didn’t say, anything more. They were all tired after a day outdoors, and crawled into their sleeping bags. Soon Mum and Dad were asleep.
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It was the first time that Alice had slept in a tent outside.
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 . As a psychologist, one of my favorite practices was my meeting a teenager, Trevor. He had been struggling with anxiety and depression, finding few solutions
“When you break a bone, what is the
If children are in crisis, parents can try to make them realize their problems. Parents need to encourage and support them. In this
| A．available | B．sensitive | C．contrary | D．similar |
| A．increased | B．evaluated | C．tested | D．doubted |
| A．looked on | B．turned to | C．complained of | D．appealed to |
| A．pattern | B．source | C．policy | D．treatment |
| A．ensured | B．warned | C．reported | D．remembered |
| A．thrilled | B．confused | C．terrified | D．embarrassed |
| A．applied to | B．took to | C．occurred to | D．pointed to |
| A．character | B．value | C．improvement | D．flow |
| A．patiently | B．secretly | C．casually | D．blindly |
| A．selection | B．expense | C．function | D．course |
| A．accidently | B．exactly | C．abruptly | D．equally |
| A．criticize | B．qualify | C．monitor | D．back |
| A．humour | B．mind | C．pride | D．injury |
| A．stubborn | B．mistaken | C．normal | D．alone |
| A．case | B．age | C．field | D．order |
“WOW. I can’t believe how many people are showing up for this!” Dandelion Pinkley said. She stood in the wide parking lot of the E-Z Life Elephant Sanctuary, watching a lot of cars getting close. Her brother Doodlebug, their cousin Rudyard, and other kids were with her. All of them were ready to wash those cars.
The elephants who lived at E-Z Life had been saved. Now they enjoyed a safe home. And every clean car meant a few more dollars to support their well-being. So working the car wash was a great way to spend a summer day!
The first few cars parked. The drivers paid, and the kids got to work.
“My car is messy!” one driver said as she paid up.
“You’re not kidding.” Doodlebug said. He began washing it.
Nearby, Cousin Rudyard began shining the bumpers (保险杠) on a classic car. “Whoopee!” he shouted. “I love this car, and it’s perfect now!”
He turned to the next car, singing a funny elephant song along with some other kids. A few elephants began to come together at the wooden fence (栅栏).
“They’re happy,” Dandelion’s best friend, Tomiko, said.
“And look at the babies,” Dandelion said, as one put its trunk (象鼻) through the fence and waved at them. “We need to work faster, so we can get them more money!”
All the kids stepped up the action. For a while, it was a lot of fun. The car wash went perfectly. People drove up and paid their money. But the noise and the summer heat began to wear the young car washers down.
“I can’t take this too much longer,” Doodlebug said to his sister.
“I know,” Dandelion agreed, “but there are still so many cars waiting for a wash.” The line of cars seemed endless.
“I need a break,” Rudyard said.
“But we need to help the elephants!” Dandelion said, wanting nothing more than to take a rest. A second later she did.
“What’s the matter with you kids?” one driver complained (抱怨). “It’s only midmorning. You can’t stop working because of tiredness. You’re kids!”
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Doodlebug complained, but he started to work again.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________But before Dandelion reached the next car in line, the elephants had begun shooting water out their trunks and spraying (喷洒) each car clean.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Logan was a brilliant student. He had committed to doing everything it took to win a scholarship to study at a good university. But nothing was more important to the 17-year-old boy than supporting his mother who was sick. After school hours, he would work as a bagboy at the local grocery store. Together, Logan and his mother managed to make ends meet while still fighting to achieve bigger dreams.
Now right outside the grocery store, Logan spotted a familiar face. “Mr. Peters!” Logan called out to the old man holding crutches (拐杖), whom he recognized as his new neighbor. Mr. Peters waved at Logan. Logan happily helped the old man find what he needed and helped him bill the items, too.
“That will be $23, Mr. Peters,” Logan said.
Mr. Peters was taken aback by the bill’s amount. He asked, “And how much without the fruits?”
“$19, sir.”
“I see.” Mr. Peters looked in his wallet. He studied the bill and said, “Actually, I’ll just take the greens, thank you.”
“You know what? Here, let me pay for your order. It looks like you may have … left your card at home or something.”
Mr. Peters didn’t see this kind gesture coming, and even though it hurt his pride a little, he accepted the boy’s help.
Logan paid for the order and handed the bags to the old man. But Mr. Peters could only move a few steps forward as he tried to hold all the groceries without the crutches slipping away Logan rushed to Mr. Peters and offered to carry the groceries to his home. It was a short walk, but the two men were engaged in conversation all the way.
“What are you doing working at a grocery store? You look like you should be in college!” Mr. Peter asked.
On listening to Logan’s story, Mr. Peters was moved and thought he should do something. “It was lovely to meet you, Logan. Maybe you could pop in after your shift at the store today?” he asked.
Logan agreed, suspecting that the man probably needed some help around the house.
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After work, Logan knocked on his neighbor’s door and discovered the most astonishing thing about the old man.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________“I’ve asked some former workmates to notice a scholarship application from a young man named Logan,” Mr. Peters continued.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________It was Christmas Eve when my sister and I decided to open our presents before our mom got home from work. She usually came home about an hour after we got home from school, which we thought was plenty of time to sneak a peek at (偷看) the gifts under the tree. My sister opened the first gift while I was ordered to stand guard at the big picture window in our front room.
I was so excited that I could barely stand still. I also couldn’t keep my eyes on the window very long. My head moved from the window to my sister and back to the window again. I felt like I was watching a Ping-Pong match.
“All right!” my sister shouted. She pulled out a jewelry box. “You know what that means, don’t you?”
I jumped up and down. “Yeah, it’s my turn!”
“No,” she said. “It means that there must be some jewelry under here. I watched my sister rummage (翻找) through the presents under the tree trying to find one she thought was small enough to be a necklace or earrings.
“Hey, that’s not fair!” I said, stomping my foot. I couldn’t do anything except stand guard as she opened present after present. Finally, when my sister’s curiosity was satisfied and she had finished, wrapping her last present back up, we traded places.
My heart hammered so hard that it felt like my chest was moving in and out. My sister reminded me to be careful not to tear the paper, and wrap the presents back up the same way that I had found them.
After unwrapping a few presents, I found it faster to open one end of a present and peek inside. “Cool! Mom and Dad got me headphones for my stereo (立体声音响设备)!” I pulled the headphones out of the box and was about to put them on when my sister shouted, “Quick! Wrap it back up! Mom’s coming!”
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“Come on!” My sister’s face was as white as the paint on the wall.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Our secret was safe, but somehow Christmas morning didn’t feel the same.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7 . I was 68 when I first stepped on stage as a standup comedian in 2003. I’d never set foot in a comedy
It was then that I started to think about comedy. I realised people needed to laugh, to enjoy themselves again, and thought that with a little
In New York, comedians are
Now my sets differ. I might be on stage for 10 minutes in front of a dozen people, or my one-woman show is a full hour in front of a crowd of 100.
After a show, people young and old come up to me, saying what a(n)
| A．club | B．society | C．stage | D．site |
| A．audience | B．performer | C．worker | D．producer |
| A．modern | B．beautiful | C．grand | D．picturesque |
| A．entertained | B．seen | C．active | D．public |
| A．exercise | B．practice | C．training | D．meditation |
| A．held on | B．got together | C．took up | D．plucked up |
| A．make | B．react | C．criticize | D．applaud |
| A．exclusively | B．typically | C．rarely | D．occasionally |
| A．fight | B．rise | C．stand | D．break |
| A．amused | B．expected | C．surprised | D．indifferent |
| A．silence | B．hesitation | C．disbelief | D．applause |
| A．bored | B．addicted | C．disinterested | D．unexpected |
| A．reminder | B．motivation | C．challenge | D．inspiration |
| A．reach | B．arrive | C．approach | D．surpass |
| A．dominant | B．leading | C．back | D．passive |
8 . Just before New Year, the principal (校长) called me into his office and asked me to read a poem written by me at the New Year party. “Sure,” I said with a smile, my dreams of being a famous
For weeks, I worked on my poem,
Well, I was confident until I looked around and realized how many people were there. And how big the hall was, and how
Suddenly, I was on stage with the bright white lights blinding my view of the audience and the feeling that my
The room was
The room was dead silent. Maybe no one liked it. I felt like I was going to faint. Then out of the silence there was
| A．singer | B．performer | C．poet | D．speaker |
| A．quickly | B．carefully | C．gently | D．intelligently |
| A．relaxation | B．comfort | C．pleasure | D．inspiration |
| A．ready | B．right | C．excited | D．tired |
| A．strong | B．little | C．passive | D．shallow |
| A．print | B．give | C．present | D．write |
| A．see | B．feel | C．notice | D．hear |
| A．audience | B．principal | C．poet | D．host |
| A．throat | B．mind | C．dream | D．heart |
| A．microphone | B．poem | C．voice | D．audience |
| A．silent | B．clean | C．empty | D．noisy |
| A．entertain | B．cheer | C．forget | D．observe |
| A．gave out | B．ended up | C．spoke out | D．came out |
| A．stress | B．translate | C．erase | D．choose |
| A．whispering | B．clapping | C．crying | D．chatting |
9 . When it comes to adopting a dog from a shelter, senior dogs are often overlooked favor of puppies. And while younger animals are often seen as cute, older pets have great charm, too—and they still have a lot of love to give!
In order to help get its elderly residents the attention they deserve, Florida-based Flagler Humane Society came up with a funny idea-dressing the older dogs in senior citizen clothes. The scarf dressed up their senior dogs as if they’re senior citizens for an adorable photoshoot. They worked together with their adoption specialist, who is a photographer, and carried out the great adoption promotion, to find a warm home for the senior dogs.
The final photos showed the adorable residents dressed in hats, wigs, and glasses. One dog, named Bambi, wore a wig, a beautiful scarf, and a purse. “She was so scared when she first came to us. It didn’t take her too long to get used to the staff, and we’d love to get her into a loving home as soon as possible,” said the Flagler Humane Society. “Don’t let her age impede you. Bambi is ready for walks, play, hug, and rolling in the grass wherever you are!” There’s also Kale, who was styled in a hat, glasses, and a baby blue sweater. “This sweet senior boy is looking for a second chance at the life he deserves,” said the shelter. “While he has some limits to his vision, it doesn’t stop him from being right next to his people and asking for all the love and affection he can get!”
All in all, the photoshoot was a success! All but three of the senior dogs have already been adopted.
1. What problem did old dogs in the shelter face?| A．They received little care from people. |
| B．They were ignored by adopters. |
| C．They were afraid of human contact. |
| D．They couldn’t play with other dogs. |
| A．To get senior dogs adopted. |
| B．To advertise for the shelter. |
| C．To catch the residents’ attention. |
| D．To take pictures of old dogs. |
| A．Attract. | B．Stop. | C．Inspire. | D．Impress. |
①Successful. ②Influential. ③Creative. ④Moving.
| A．①④ | B．②④ | C．③④ | D．①③ |
10 . I was on the train one afternoon. Our carriage was almost empty, just a few people. At one station, a drunk man suddenly entered the train. He shouted and swung his fists (拳头) at a woman holding a baby. Luckily the baby wasn’t hurt. Then he tried to kick an old woman. Everyone was scared.
I’d been learning aikido (合气道，功夫的一种) for the past three years. But I’d never fought in real life. As students of aikido, we are not allowed to start a fight. “Aikido,” my teacher always told us, “is about solving conflict, not starting it.”
I decided that this was my moment. If I didn’t do something fast, somebody might get hurt. So I stood up, ready to fight.
Just then, someone shouted, “Hey!” It was an old man. He was smiling at the drunk man. “What have you been drinking?” he asked.
“I’ve been drinking wine , but it’s none of your business!” said the drunk man angrily. “Oh, that’s wonderful,” said the old man. Then he told how he loved drinking wine with his wife and eating watermelon.
“I also love watermelon,” said the drunk man.
“And I’m sure you have a wonderful wife, too,” said the old man.
“No,” replied the drunk man. “My wife died,” Then he began to sob (啜泣), “I have no wife, no home, no job. I’m so ashamed of myself.”
“Oh, that is so difficult. Sit down here and tell me about it,” said the old man.
As I got off the train, I realized I’d just seen real aikido in action. This was the spirit of how to solve conflict.
1. What happened on the train?| A．A man was drinking wine. | B．A drunk man was acting wildly. |
| C．A baby was hurt by a man’s fists. | D．An old woman was knocked down. |
| A．Students shouldn’t learn aikido. | B．Aikido is not used to start fights. |
| C．Aikido can’t actually solve conflicts. | D．Using aikido may start conflicts. |
| A．His business went broke. | B．He had a wonderful wife. |
| C．He was living a great life. | D．He had no place to live. |
| A．There are real and fake (假的) forms of aikido. |
| B．The real spirit of aikido is to start conflict. |
| C．Fighting is not the only way to solve conflicts. |
| D．Everyone should learn aikido to protect themselves. |
