1 . Getting out of my car one evening in late January, I met my neighbor Theresa, who had seen me drive in. “Mrs Taylor is in the hospital again,” she said. “I thought you’d like to know.” I had last seen Mrs Taylor a day or two before Christmas when I took her a little loaf of pumpkin bread, and she came from the backroom in her wheelchair to talk with me. Mrs Taylor and I had been neighbors for 17 years. I remember the dog she and her husband used to have. They called him Beau. He greeted everyone who walked by, and Mr Taylor loved him.
Most of my conversations with Mrs Taylor had been incidental — visits by the mailbox, running into one another at the gas station where she helped me put air in my tire, quiet talks at the funeral home where we went to honor the memory of a mutual (相互的) friend.
When my husband and I moved here with our four noisy, laughing kids, it must have seemed as if the peaceful quiet of the neighborhood had been forever broken. But we showed our enthusiasm to the neighbors sincerely although we had little in common with the mostly elderly folks on our street. Over the years they helped us love our children, picking them up when a bicycle overturned and sending the kids cards for their graduation. We have enjoyed the comfort of living beside people who help us if our tree falls on the fence and feed the cat when we’re away.
Mrs Taylor did not survive her latest set-back. Once again I walked into the funeral home to say good-bye to a neighbor. I remembered the barking dog, the chats by the mailbox, the friendly wave across the fence. I remembered, and I was sad, but I had no regrets. Now there is a new family moving into the Taylor place. I see children’s toys in the yard. It’s time to take a walk.
1. What can we know according to the first paragraph?| A．Mrs Taylor has a big and happy family. |
| B．The author likes Mrs Taylor’s dog very much. |
| C．The author would like to know Mrs Taylor is in the hospital. |
| D．Mrs Taylor had been in poor health before Theresa told the author. |
| A．Helpful. | B．Unprepared. | C．Unpleasant. | D．Delightful. |
| A．She let her children be less noisy and naughty. |
| B．She tried to know more elderly folks in her street. |
| C．She treated everyone in the neighborhood warmly. |
| D．She enjoyed the comfort of living beside neighbors. |
| A．The True Neighbor | B．Gratitude to my neighbor |
| C．Mrs Taylor — A Respectable Woman | D．Expectation for New Neighbor |
2 . In my memory, my dad always encouraged me to be my best self, explore the world, and believe in those who cared and loved me, which helped to make me who I am today. Besides, I’ve grown up with a pretty good model that my father always was.
One year, my father nearly lost his life. He was twenty-seven years old then. For several months, he’d been suffering from stomach pains. My dad was a former track star, so he knew how to handle pain. Convinced it was nothing serious, he just made a face until it was over whenever it flared up. My mom and dad were visiting his parents in Englewood, New Jersey when extreme pain struck my dad again. However, that time, the pain didn’t fade away although my father tried to take control of it. Meanwhile, my dad developed a high fever. My grandparents rushed him to a nearby hospital. The doctors in the emergency room were confused about his condition. My dad’s symptoms seemed consistent with appendicitis (阑尾炎), but the pain wasn’t localized to the lower part of his stomach, where the appendix (阑尾) is located. While they were debating what to do, a 33-year-old surgeon named Dr. Ibrahim, spoke up, “It must be an appendix.” Dr. Ibrahim guessed it was a rare condition and insisted that my dad should receive an operation immediately, although others were against his decision.
Dr. Ibrahim turned out to be very correct. My dad was wheeled into surgery and his appendix was removed just before it could burst and cause a deadly infection. At last, he got rid of danger.
What if my father hadn’t been in Englewood that day? What if young Dr. Ibrahim hadn’t considered? He was in the right place at the right time, and it saved his life. Now I am a father of two children. Like my father I will never forget Dr. Ibrahim.
1. What can we know about the author’s father?| A．He was in poor health in his younger days. |
| B．He seldom helped the author overcome troubles. |
| C．He set a good example to the author. |
| D．He liked to learn from others to improve himself. |
| A．To show off his father’s achievements. |
| B．To prove his father’s strong will power. |
| C．To emphasize the importance of taking exercise. |
| D．To explain why his father always suffered pains. |
| A．broke out suddenly. | B．slid quietly. |
| C．stayed for a while | D．disappeared gradually. |
| A．It was boring but beneficial. | B．It was terrible and disappointing. |
| C．It was interesting and unforgettable. | D．It was dangerous but fortunate. |
A North Carolina woman had her first birthday party at 105 years old. Although she is so old, she never realized her dream—she wanted to have a birthday party. She also wished to receive 105 birthday cards, the same number as her age.
Lorene Summey is an elderly person at Somerset Court, a nursing home in Cherryville, North Carolina. Two months ago, a worker in the nursing home asked Summey what she would like for her upcoming birthday.
“We have an old lady that has a birthday next month and she will be 105 years old! She has never had a big birthday party before, so I asked her several months ago what she would like to do for her birthday. She said she would love to have square dance at her birthday party,” Jodie Lankford wrote in a Facebook post. “I think this wish is not quite too difficult, and we can help her to achieve.”
“She explained to us her experiences in her childhood. She said her sister could always go out to enjoy herself but she had to stay home most of the time to take care of the younger ones. She felt unfairly treated by her parents at the time,” she said. “She wanted her hair and makeup done, and she wanted to wear the same dress she wore when she was young.”
“She is also concerned about another thing—she doesn’t think she could have 105 birthday cards sent by mail to her for her birthday! I’ve told her that we will have more. I have made her believe that her wish is sure to come true,” Lankford added.
Last Friday night, her great birthday party began on the square of the nursing home. The time came for the old lady to realize her wish.
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Summey looked especially beautiful that day.
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Back to her room, the caregivers showed Summey the birthday cards.
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4 . There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a
In that instant, it
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to
His
| A．like | B．remember | C．forget | D．care |
| A．ignore | B．admire | C．love | D．hate |
| A．spent | B．earned | C．kept | D．saved |
| A．pay | B．charge | C．offer | D．provide |
| A．ride | B．leave | C．trip | D．hurry |
| A．as | B．although | C．but | D．since |
| A．ordinary | B．hot | C．work | D．special |
| A．tools | B．clothes | C．luggage | D．bag |
| A．fewer | B．more | C．longer | D．deeper |
| A．happened | B．seemed | C．occurred | D．appeared |
| A．putdown | B．sat down | C．got down | D．went down |
| A．forgive | B．thank | C．ask | D．complain |
| A．hand | B．pass | C．lend | D．take |
| A．help | B．advice | C．treat | D．reply |
| A．hands | B．smile | C．voice | D．eyes |
5 . In 1969, watching the landing of Apollo 11 on the Moon on TV from his parents’ farm in Canada, Chris Hadfield was amazed and excited. On that day, at only nine years old, Chris made the most important decision of his life: He was going to be an astronaut.
There wasn’t even a training program in Canada to become an astronaut; but Chris was determined. He spent a great deal of time studying and fixing engines. After school he joined the Canadian army where he learned to fly many different types of planes. Chris did a lot of research for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States and had special training. Finally, in 1995 he rode his first rocket into space.
Chris became the first Canadian astronaut to walk in spare, and went on a number of space missions throughout his career. The most memorable was his five-month stay on the International Space Station (ISS) as commander, between December 2012 and May 2013.He posted on social media thousands of photos of Earth and videos of himself explaining how things work in zero gravity. His followers could watch him sleeping, brushing his teeth, washing his hands, or preparing “space” snacks in zero gravity, which turned him into a social media phenomenon.
Today, Chris travels the world giving talks about his work. He once said, “Decide in your heart of hearts what really excites and challenges you, and start moving your life in that direction. Every decision you make, from what you eat to what you do with your time tonight, turns you into who you are tomorrow. Look at who you want to be, and start sculpting yourself into that person. You may not get exactly where you thought you’d be, but you will be doing things that suit you in a profession you believe in. Don’t let life randomly kick you into the adult you don’t want to become.”
1. What led Chris to make up his mind to be an astronaut?| A．The life on his parents’ farm. | B．His ability to fly various planes. |
| C．Apollo 11’s landing on the Moon. | D．His passion for studying engines. |
| A．The space tasks he conducted in his life. |
| B．The pictures and videos he posted online. |
| C．His inspiring talks about his work around the world. |
| D．His great contributions to Canada’s space industry. |
| A．Courage is what it takes to overcome difficulties. |
| B．Opportunities go hand in hand with challenges. |
| C．From small beginnings come treat endings. |
| D．The key to success lies in the firm aim. |
| A．Strong-willed and hardworking. | B．Honest and outgoing. |
| C．Optimistic and responsible. | D．Smart and knowledgeable. |
6 . For a teenager whose chances of survival were slim when he was born, just making it to the starting line at the Olympics is a miraculous achievement in itself.
William Flaherty was born in Cincinnati. When he was 3, he was diagnosed with HLH. It is an often-fatal disease where the immune system attacks the body’s organs. There were days when they didn’t know if he would live through. The 17-year-old Flaherty has had more than 30 operations in his life, including a bone-marrow transplant from his older brother Charles in 2008.
At five, William skied for the first time. It helped a lot with low bone density and got him back in good shape. One year later, William moved to Puerto Rico and fell in love with the island. Puerto Rico doesn’t have snow and balancing the island and skiing life was tough. During the first few years a lot of it was pushed by his father and older brother Charles—himself a former Olympic skier. Motivated by his older brother, William wanted to give it a try himself. When he brought up to represent Puerto Rico in Alpine skiing, his friends laughed. However, he didn’t let it hold him back.
As a teenager, Flaherty had to balance his training with medical appointments and going to school. Even a cold could lay him up for two weeks, so William took extra pre-cautions over the last two years. While training, he wore an N95 mask the whole time and couldn’t ride the lift with anyone. After training, he came home directly, hid in his bedroom and stayed away from people. He managed to maintain straight A’s despite having to study on chairlifts and do final exams sometimes only days before racing. He had his English final three days before he left for Beijing.
“All my medical problems have definitely helped with my motivation. Skiing is really helpful because it forces me to focus on one thing. I really want to prove to all the other transplant survivors that you can do whatever you want in life. Move on with your life and achieve whatever you want,” he said.
1. Why did William Flaherty start skiing at the age of five?| A．To entertain himself. | B．To participate in the Olympics. |
| C．To improve his health. | D．To follow in his father’s footsteps. |
| A．His studies gave way to his training for skiing. |
| B．Puerto Rico could offer him better training conditions. |
| C．He was inspired by his older brother Charles in skiing. |
| D．He started to learn skiing when he moved to Puerto Rico. |
| A．Brave and kind. | B．Creative and generous. |
| C．Modest and shy. | D．Optimistic and hardworking. |
| A．Skiing Life of a Teenager. | B．Preparing Well for the Olympics. |
| C．Surviving from Severe Illness. | D．Defeating Disease to Deliver Hope. |
My family moved from Taiwan to a smalltown in central Georgia, where my dad got a visa for his family and a job. I had just learned English, and from what little I could gather from my friends. Santa Claus would come down one’s chimney and put toys in one’s stocking on Christmas Eve! What a great country, I thought. After I looked up “stocking” in my Chinese-English dictionary, I knew what I had to do and always expected that day.
Finally, the big day came. On that wonderful night, after everyone went to bed, I sneaked out of bed, took my longest, cleanest knee sock and attached it to a nail already on the mantel (壁炉). Obviously, the previous owners of this house were no strangers to this Santa character. Gazing at the sock and imagining the delicately-packed gift in it, I couldn’t help giggling (咯咯笑). For the first time, I found it hard to fall asleep.
And for the first time, I woke up before everyone else in the early morning. Then I headed straight to the fireplace and was even ready for what to say after seeing the gift. However, what happened next was the least thing I wanted to mention. On the nail was the empty and lonely sock. I was hit with the reality of the empty sock and the biggest lie ever told. I tried my best to holdback my tears but failed. Bursting into tears, I quickly took down the sock and stuffed it in the back of a drawer.
Every December since then, the topic of Christmas memories would unavoidably come up, and I would amuse my friends with my poor-little-me story. I had to make it as funny as possible, or else I would cry once again. I didn’t know whether any of my audience ever noticed the sparkling tears hidden in my eyes.
How could I know that Santa was just late? Nine years ago, on Christmas Eve, I heard a knock on the door when I was watching TV. Unwillingly, I dragged my feet and opened the door.
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Outside the door stood an old man with a white beard and a red cap, holding a well-packed box.
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8 . If not for the kindness of a stranger, Jamaican hurdler (跨栏运动员) Hans le Parchment may not be a Tokyo Olympic gold medalist today.
The 31-year-old athlete took the
“By the time I
With time running out quickly, it was impossible for him to
Parchment was
He
Parchment also showed his
| A．regular | B．wrong | C．punctual | D．final |
| A．Lost | B．Experienced | C．Skillful | D．Successful |
| A．looked up | B．calmed down | C．walked around | D．went ahead |
| A．seats | B．athletes | C．citizens | D．surroundings |
| A．follow | B．grab | C．drive | D．order |
| A．bus | B．island | C．race | D．house |
| A．cheer up | B．think over | C．take off | D．warm up |
| A．hesitant | B．satisfied | C．careful | D．determined |
| A．turned | B．delivered | C．drew | D．welcomed |
| A．mistakenly | B．previously | C．incredibly | D．intentionally |
| A．approached | B．invited | C．interviewed | D．convinced |
| A．saving | B．returning | C．handing | D．leaving |
| A．appreciation | B．ambition | C．regret | D．concern |
| A．counting | B．checking | C．repaying | D．charging |
| A．cancel | B．spread | C．stop | D．continue |
9 . Two years ago, I lost my wallet. I made the poor decision of keeping my identity card, my credit card, a large amount of money and other various things inside my
About a week
After that, I decided that I wanted to do
That’s why I
| A．handbag | B．wallet | C．pocket | D．car |
| A．money | B．food | C．gold | D．card |
| A．satisfied | B．excited | C．worried | D．puzzled |
| A．bad | B．good | C．beautiful | D．wonderful |
| A．ahead | B．earlier | C．long | D．later |
| A．threw | B．searched | C．returned | D．suggested |
| A．the people | B．the police | C．the students | D．the children |
| A．sadness | B．surprise | C．regret | D．disappointment |
| A．got up | B．looked up | C．gave up | D．picked up |
| A．it | B．her | C．him | D．them |
| A．kind | B．funny | C．stupid | D．serious |
| A．protect | B．respect | C．help | D．recognize |
| A．bad | B．good | C．free | D．sick |
| A．allow | B．force | C．choose | D．encourage |
| A．herself | B．himself | C．itself | D．yourself |
10 . My father was always able to cheer me on to complete any task. No matter what I
In my mid-twenties, still trying to
When my father called one day to invite me out for dinner, I almost
He asked why I looked so
Now, I’m still
| A．faced | B．expected | C．admitted | D．realized |
| A．heard | B．answered | C．doubted | D．repeated |
| A．give up | B．find out | C．pass down | D．clear away |
| A．clothes | B．jobs | C．hobbies | D．schools |
| A．happy | B．calm | C．short | D．popular |
| A．refused | B．interrupted | C．noticed | D．pardoned |
| A．eventually | B．directly | C．anxiously | D．naturally |
| A．quality | B．standard | C．opinion | D．goal |
| A．shy | B．down | C．energetic | D．frightened |
| A．poor | B．different | C．lonely | D．stupid |
| A．choice | B．luck | C．hope | D．patience |
| A．surprised | B．moved | C．nervous | D．careful |
| A．promises | B．schedules | C．possibilities | D．difficulties |
| A．giving away | B．searching for | C．thinking about | D．going through |
| A．Instead of | B．As for | C．Thanks to | D．Along with |
