A. He was thrown off his horse and broke his neck.
B. He became an advocate for people with back injuries.
C. He undertook an intense exercise programme to rebuild muscle.
D. His wife, family and friends helped him find the will to live again.
E. He wished that he was dead and even thought of ending his own life.
F. His injuries were so severe that he had no movement or feeling in his body.
The boat was on the inside of the huge whirlpool and we were going round in circles at great speed. I saw clearly that there were other objects in the whirlpool — trees and barrels. After a while, I became curious about the whirlpool itself. I then made three important observations. The first, the larger the bodies were, the more rapidly they fell; the second, between two objects of equal extent, spheres — round objects — fell down less rapidly; and the third, between two objects of the same size, cylinders — objects shaped like a tube-fell down more slowly. Although I didn’t know why it was so, I tied myself to a barrel to help me float. I tried to make my brother understand, but he was too frightened and stayed in the heavy boat. Without waiting, I jumped into the sea to try and escape.
Since my escape, I have had several conversations with an old physics teacher; and it was from him that I learned the use of the words “cylinder” and “sphere”. He explained to me the reasons for what I observed, although I have forgotten the explanation. He even showed me how it happened that a cylinder, swimming in a vortex (漩涡), was drawn in with greater difficulty than an equally big body, of any form whatever.
1. Why has the storyteller forgotten the teacher’s explanation?| A．He was too afraid to listen carefully. |
| B．He didn’t know much about physics. |
| C．The teacher didn’t explain the ideas clearly. |
| D．The teacher didn’t understand his observations. |
| A．He kept calm. | B．He observed carefully. |
| C．He jumped into the sea. | D．He tied himself to a barrel. |
3 . On September 17, 2022, a father and son set out to begin the first of three legs of the Ironman competition in Oxford. David, 59, and his son, John, 28, weren’t the typical competitors. Despite difficulty in walking, John has his dream of being an athlete. His father would act as his arms and legs, carrying the weight of his son throughout the race.
To qualify as having finished, competitors must complete a hard 140 miles of swimming, bicycling and running in under 17 hours. David and John had participated together in five Ironman competitions, but they had yet to finish in the required time.
The race began with a 2.4-mile swim in the Choptank River. With one end of a rope tied to a belt around his back and the other end to a boat with his son inside, the father eased himself into the water. Swimming while carrying another person is tough enough — David also had to fight with jellyfish (水母).
The pair completed the swim in 90 minutes, and went through with the 112-mile bicycle ride in about nine hours, then set their sights on the final leg of the 26.2-mile marathon with David pushing John in the racing chair.
With minutes left and 200 feet to the finish line, his mom, on the sidelines, handed him the rolling walker. Not that long ago, John could hardly walk 23 steps. But after years of painful training, he increased his step count and was determined to finish the race on his own. He knew time was almost running out and worried they wouldn’t make the cutoff. “Not because I wouldn’t get my moment,” he says, “but because dad had worked so hard.”
After 16 hours, 55 minutes and 35 seconds — with just four minutes and 25 seconds to spare — father and son crossed the finish line together.
As the crowd flooded and cheered on John, the weary father kept a low profile. “He didn’t want his finish line moment,” says John. “He wanted it to be mine.”
1. How did David help his son in the swimming part?| A．By pulling a rope tied to a boat. | B．By swimming beside his son. |
| C．By pushing his son’s lifebelt. | D．By carrying his son on his back. |
| A．He wouldn’t get his moment. |
| B．His mom would be disappointed. |
| C．His father had put in lots of effort. |
| D．The audience had high expectations. |
| A．Responsible and selfless. | B．Brave and honest. |
| C．Committed and friendly. | D．Gentle and determined. |
4 . Imunek narrowly avoided a disaster last year. At that time, Imunek already had a 1 year old and was eight months pregnant with her second kid. She was still working her job as a bus driver for local
The day was fairly
She
Although Imunek breathed in a good amount of smoke, she and her baby were found to be
| A．workers | B．travelers | C．students | D．villagers |
| A．tough | B．challenging | C．comfortable | D．natural |
| A．bus | B．car | C．street | D．world |
| A．smell | B．smoke | C．fire | D．noise |
| A．stopped | B．started | C．continued | D．tried |
| A．got off | B．went away | C．pulled over | D．stood up |
| A．afforded | B．agreed | C．promised | D．wanted |
| A．decide | B．hope | C．imagine | D．record |
| A．chance | B．lesson | C．conversation | D．task |
| A．chose | B．taught | C．knew | D．carried |
| A．politely | B．calmly | C．actively | D．easily |
| A．last | B．first | C．only | D．slow |
| A．healthy | B．weak | C．attractive | D．helpless |
| A．support | B．thanks | C．understanding | D．worries |
| A．good-looking | B．easy-going | C．fast-talking | D．quick-thinking |
5 . Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next to ours was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there and whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing (缝纫) and reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “Why doesn’t that woman clean her window? It really looks terrible.”
One morning I decided to clean my apartment, including cleaning the window. Late in the afternoon I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly seen. Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. From then on, whenever I want to judge (判断) someone, I ask myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I can see others’ world more clearly.
1. The writer couldn’t see anything clearly through the window because .| A．the woman’s window was dirty |
| B．the writer’s window was dirty |
| C．the woman lived far away |
| D．the writer was near-sighted |
| A．the woman was sitting by her window | B．the woman’s window was still terrible |
| C．the woman was cleaning her window | D．the woman’s window was clean |
| A．angry | B．surprised | C．funny | D．strange |
| A．I began to understand it | B．it cheered me up |
| C．I could see myself through the window | D．it began to get light |
| A．one shouldn’t criticize others very often |
| B．one should often keep his windows clean |
| C．one should judge himself before he judges others |
| D．one should look at others through his dirty window |
6 . Lisa never had the chance to know her father. He and her mother divorced when she was just a young child. Even though he didn’t move far, he never came to visit his children.
Lisa often wondered about her father. What did he looked like and what he was doing. All she knew was his name: Jeff White.
After Lisa grew up she became a nurse at a hospital where she would help provide medicine and comfort for patients in their final days. A few weeks ago she received a new patient whose name was Jeff White.
When Jeff came into his room Lisa asked him if he had any children. Jeff told her that he had two daughters, Lisa and Emily. Lisa couldn’t hold her tears back. She told him, “I am Lisa, your daughter.”
Jeff embraced her, saying that he was not a good father. And the daughter held his hand and kissed him. Then Jeff began to sing This Magic Moment.
Jeff could have just weeks left to live, so Lisa wanted to make the most of the time she had with him. Lisa also brought her kids to the hospital to meet their grandfather. The kid made cards for him with the words, “I love you.”
Forgiveness is also a kind of love.
1. What happened to Lisa when she was young?| A．Her father lost his job. | B．Her mother died. |
| C．Her family moved to another country. | D．Her father left the family. |
| A．Her father’s looks. | B．Her father’s name. |
| C．Her father’s hobby. | D．Her father’s job. |
| A．Doctor. | B．Sick people. | C．Family. | D．Operation. |
| A．Lisa has a brother | B．Lisa hates his father |
| C．Lisa has a sister | D．Lisa’s father hates her daughter |
| A．kids should love their father | B．the father should love his kids |
| C．forgiveness is also a kind of love | D．fathers shouldn’t leave their families |
7 . When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive. After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels (地道). I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy (悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity (逆境) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.
Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.
1. What did the writer’s family do for him when he was seven?| A．They built a farm of ants. | B．They bought a few ants. |
| C．They caught a lot of ants. | D．They found an ant city. |
| A．The writer broke the glass box because it made his face dirty. |
| B．The ants died one by one because the tunnels were destroyed. |
| C．Unlike people, teamwork is not so important for the ants. |
| D．Giving up is a good way when we meet trouble. |
| A．a series of work | B．a group of members work together |
| C．hard work | D．work for long hours |
| A．Working together is useless. | B．Teamwork is important. |
| C．He can’t accept adversity. | D．Working alone is amazing. |
| A．Ants Fear Adversity | B．My Family and Ants |
| C．Giving Up in Adversity | D．A Good Lesson from Ants |
An old woman had
Then the old woman became very
9 . I sat behind the wheel of my dad’s car and tried to fight back my fear of driving. For years, my dad
Now he pushed me to drive and I wondered what had caused this
I couldn’t believe it. I was
“Remember your first cycle ride?” He tried to
“Why did you make me drive today?” I asked. He said, “My
| A．walked | B．drove | C．led | D．helped |
| A．fond | B．tired | C．frightened | D．proud |
| A．enjoyed | B．forgot | C．understood | D．ignored |
| A．loss | B．challenge | C．disappointment | D．change |
| A．ride | B．fight | C．breathe | D．interrupt |
| A．comfort | B．inspire | C．defend | D．inform |
| A．replied | B．nodded | C．admitted | D．refused |
| A．actually | B．unwillingly | C．hardly | D．immediately |
| A．thought-provoking | B．life-threatening | C．eye-catching | D．brain-washing |
| A．feel | B．notice | C．relieve | D．describe |
| A．brave | B．scared | C．smart | D．anxious |
| A．memory | B．strength | C．situation | D．eyesight |
| A．Helplessly | B．Sadly | C．Frankly | D．Obviously |
| A．pressure | B．headache | C．cancer | D．coughing |
| A．carried on | B．thought of | C．took up | D．gave up |
10 . One day, a small boy named Johnny was walking to school. Suddenly he heard a
When he arrived at school, he showed his new
| A．secret | B．sound | C．song | D．speech |
| A．pretended | B．agreed | C．stopped | D．expected |
| A．looking at | B．marching to | C．shouting at | D．flying to |
| A．anxiety | B．disappointment | C．relief | D．surprise |
| A．hug | B．kiss | C．smile | D．touch |
| A．sleeping | B．searching | C．hesitating | D．feeding |
| A．school | B．house | C．friend’s | D．teacher’s |
| A．boring | B．horrible | C．lucky | D．amazing |
| A．classmate | B．pet | C．brother | D．insect |
| A．slowly | B．doubtfully | C．sadly | D．excitedly |
| A．jump | B．play | C．talk | D．cry |
| A．thought | B．behaved | C．lied | D．moved |
| A．just | B．even | C．already | D．almost |
| A．nothing | B．everything | C．something | D．anything |
| A．answered | B．shouted | C．coughed | D．laughed |
