George Ellet had a bright silver dollar from his mother for a New-year gift. He thought of all the fine things he might buy with it.
The ground was all covered with snow; but the sun shone out bright, and everything looked beautiful. So George put on his hat and ran into the street. As he went skipping along, he met some boys throwing snowballs. George soon engaged in the sport.
He sent a ball at James Mason, but it missed him, and broke a window on the other side of the street. George feared someone would come out of the house and find him. So he ran off as fast as he could.
As soon as he got round the next corner, George stopped, because he was very sorry for what he had done. He said to himself, “I have no right to spend my silver dollar now. I ought to go back, and pay for the glass I broke with my snowball.”
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He went up and down the street and felt very sad.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . “A new student is waiting in your room.” My principal told me. “Name’s Mary. I’ll talk to you about her.” I nodded, some materials in my hands. “Fine,” I said. “We’re making valentine envelopes, a good way for her to get
She sat in the back of the room, her hands
The bell rang, little time to worry about Mary. After
I returned and grabbed a chance to explain this to my students, urging them to be patient and kind towards her. “It may be a long time
Later on a March day, my children noticed the flowers
“Thank you, God, you’ve given us a
| A．involved | B．inspired | C．adopted | D．attended |
| A．waved | B．folded | C．swung | D．slid |
| A．respect | B．reply | C．review | D．request |
| A．formed | B．broadened | C．spread | D．froze |
| A．forcing | B．persuading | C．seating | D．trapping |
| A．developed | B．quit | C．survived | D．caused |
| A．crazy | B．silent | C．awkward | D．ashamed |
| A．support | B．luck | C．love | D．advice |
| A．after | B．when | C．until | D．before |
| A．expressions | B．comments | C．approaches | D．impressions |
| A．came across | B．come over | C．came out | D．come in |
| A．profits | B．spirits | C．images | D．qualities |
| A．otherwise | B．besides | C．therefore | D．however |
| A．normal | B．responsible | C．careful | D．friendly |
| A．gift | B．basket | C．wonder | D．tip |
Once there were two
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat, they
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, “I do not like living
4 . There was once a lazy crow (乌鸦). He thought it was too much trouble to
One day, he saw a fat pigeon (鸽子) flying by. “How happy and
Before long, an old man came along and brought them a large bag of food. When the man had gone, the crow flew over to the pigeons. “Caw! Caw!” said he. “Can I
“No, you can’t!” shouted the pigeons angrily. “We don’t know you. ”
The crow went home feeling
Sadly, the crow flew to his own forest. But when his old friends, the other crows saw him, they asked him to
“What looks easier isn’t always so,” the crow said to himself. “ I
| A．pick out | B．look for | C．hand in | D．put away |
| A．lovely | B．pretty | C．curious | D．happy |
| A．well-fed | B．hungry | C．thin | D．healthy |
| A．ignored | B．followed | C．attacked | D．imitated |
| A．visitors | B．men | C．crows | D．pigeons |
| A．join | B．feed | C．chase | D．watch |
| A．awkward | B．angry | C．sad | D．scared |
| A．goal | B．idea | C．choice | D．change |
| A．guess | B．hope | C．think | D．understand |
| A．welcomed | B．attracted | C．discovered | D．noticed |
| A．Strangely | B．Fortunately | C．Finally | D．Suddenly |
| A．hurry up | B．give up | C．set off | D．go away |
| A．satisfied | B．worse | C．relieved | D．better |
| A．friends | B．brothers | C．parents | D．sisters |
| A．regret | B．doubt | C．wish | D．dream |
5 . Being a writer in the 21st century can keep you in front of a screen for so long that it feels like the room is sideways. Being a human with the Internet can mean hours spent on social media, scrolling and posting for so long that your sense of reality
I grew up in the city, not hiking or camping, so I knew nothing about the outdoors. I have three kids with endless energy, so I figured I could solve two questions at once. I would get a breather from my job and the kids would play with insects and realize there is nothing better than nature.
We drove to Great Falls, Virginia, where hundreds of people on any given day spent hours meandering through the hillside and forest. The blue water pulsed, turning white and crashing powerfully hundreds of feet beneath us. The kids held their breath as if they had seen magics. But it’s just nature, just the outside, and that had been there all along. Since then, we’ve been fascinated.
Last summer I felt my home’s walls closing in, so I decided to go camping. I built my first fire. My kids watched my every move, asking every ten minutes to help get more branches and roast meat. About a month, my craving to take a break from the city grew again. We camped two more times before the cold came, each time seeing a bit more of what nature had to offer city folks.
1. Why did the author decide to go outside three years ago?| A．Because he was interested in nature. | B．Because he hoped to reduce anxiety. |
| C．Because he fell in love with camping. | D．Because he was eager for the outdoors. |
| A．Enjoy the beauty of nature. | B．Stay away from social media. |
| C．Learn to protect themselves. | D．Choose to do what they are fond of. |
| A．Tired. | B．Scared. | C．Bored. | D．Excited. |
| A．Memory. | B．Chance. | C．Desire. | D．Ability. |
6 . I was born in a poor community on the north side of Boston, US, raised by a single mother who didn’t finish 3rd grade, lived each day on food stamps and attended what the media called “the most dysfunctional (功能失调的) public school district”. Not many people expected much of me, so I had to expect.
On my 13th birthday, I bought a poster of Harvard to hang in my room. Being at Harvard became what I dreamt about. Even if my electricity was cut off, I still woke up at 5:30, because I knew that my poster of Harvard was still hanging only two feet away from me.
Reminding myself of my goal each day made it easy to say no to the same choices I saw my peers making, because those paths wouldn’t have had me closer to my goal. Being poor could not take away my power to decide what I choose to do with my day. The poster gave me the courage to send emails to about 50 Harvard students to ask for feedback on my application essays; it gave me the energy to study just one more hour on my SATs when my friends were asleep; and it gave me the determination to submit just one more scholarship application when 180 others had already turned me down.
Every day, I could feel myself getting closer and closer to my goal as my writing got better, my SAT score increased, and my scholarship checks started coming in. Finally, an email arrived from Harvard. The first word was “Congratulations!” A month later, Harvard flew me up to visit the campus where for the first time I stepped onto my dreaming land.
Who you are today is the result of the decisions you made yesterday, and who you will be tomorrow will be the result of the choices you make today. Who do you want to be tomorrow?
1. What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs?| A．All people expected too much of him. |
| B．He grew up in a happy family. |
| C．He accepted the greatest education. |
| D．He had high expectation of himself. |
| A．He spent more time preparing for the exams. |
| B．He learnt from his peers from time to time. |
| C．He often wrote feedbacks on others’ essays. |
| D．He turned to his teacher when facing problems. |
| A．Intelligent and humorous. | B．Generous and selfless. |
| C．Determined and hardworking. | D．Courageous and friendly. |
| A．Failure is the mother of success. |
| B．Perseverance can help realize your dream. |
| C．Easier said than done. |
| D．It’s never too late to study. |
I was home with my two young kids, when my mind started to wander. I was reflecting on my past and couldn’t help but think: Whatever happened to Kathy?
Kathy lived in a tiny Canadian town and she became my pen pal when I was 13. As a girl growing up in New Zealand, I was curious to learn more about the world and Kathy’s letters certainly showed me how different life could be in another country.
When I was 18, the letters had petered out (逐渐减少) and we lost contact. I’d gone on to marry my husband, Paul, and start a family, but the more I thought about it, the more I missed news of Kathy’s adventures. I decided to write to Kathy and knowing that her parents lived in such a small town, I addressed the letter to them and hoped for the best.
Three weeks later, my heart leapt when I got an envelope postmarked from Canada. “I recognized your handwriting straightaway,” Kathy wrote to me. It turned out that, like me, she’d also married but due to health problems, she was unable to have children. Her job as a nurse kept her busy and she enjoyed helping others.
Realizing how quickly life could change. I promised to keep writing to her no matter what. Her letters soon became a highlight for me, giving me the same excitement I’d felt as a 13-year-old.
One day, when Paul was using the saw (锯子) to cut some wood, a splinter (尖细条) flew into the center of my right eye and I lost my sight permanently. Paul felt terrible and while it was a huge blow (打击) for me, I tried to carry on as best I could. Soon, I needed an artificial eye (义眼, 假眼) and received financial compensation (赔偿) as a result of the accident in our yard.
One day, Paul advised “Gayel, you should use the money to do something for yourself.” “Maybe I should use it to meet Kathy,” I joked, thinking it would take a very long time and couldn’t really happen. I expected Paul to be against it, but he was all for it. “That’s exactly what you should do,” he insisted, knowing how much this friendship meant to me. I struggled so much inside that I tossed and turned at night. But I finally made up my mind to visit Kathy, a friend I knew well but hadn’t seen in years.
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So I left Paul and the kids to travel 30 hours to reach Kathy.
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8 . The old man walked slowly into the restaurant. With head tilted(倾斜), and shoulders bent forward he leaned on his trusty(可信赖的) stick with each unhurried step. His torn cloth jacket, patched(打补丁的) trousers, worn-out shoes, and warm personality made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. He stopped, turned with his whole body, and winked(眨眼) at a little girl seated by the door. She flashed a big smile right back at him.
A young waitress named Mary watched him walk toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said, “Here, Sir. Let me give you a hand with that chair.” She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying him with one arm, she helped him move in front of the chair, and get comfortably seated. Then she moved the table up close to him, and leaned his stick against the table where he could reach it.
In a soft, clear voice he said, “Thank you, Miss. And bless you for your kind gestures.”
“You’re welcome, Sir.” She replied. “And my name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment, and if you need anything at all in the meantime, just wave at me!”
After he had finished a hearty meal, Mary brought him the change. He left it on the table. She helped him and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, Sir!” He turned and nodded a thank-you. “You are very kind,” he said softly, smiling
When Mary went to clean his table, she almost fainted(昏厥). Under his plate she found a business card, and a note scribbled on a napkin(餐巾纸). Under the napkin was a one-hundred-dollar bill.
The note on the napkin read, “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you.”
The man she had waited on was the owner of the restaurant where she worked. This was the first time that she, or any of his employees had ever seen him in person.
1. The old man left $ 100 under the napkin because he ________.| A．was grateful for Mary’s kindness |
| B．appreciated Mary’s kindness and work attitude |
| C．wanted to encourage Mary to do more good deeds |
| D．thought highly of the tasty meal in the restaurant |
| A．The old man was an old acquaintance(认识的人) of Mary. |
| B．Mary recognized the old man when she served him. |
| C．The old man intended to have Mary as his secretary. |
| D．It was the first time that Mary had seen her boss in the flesh. |
| A．have a good meal | B．enjoy good service |
| C．have an on-site visit | D．show his generosity |
| A．providing examples | B．making comparisons |
| C．following the order of space | D．following the order of events |
We climbed up to Baxter Peak, at the top of Mount Katahdin. That’s the highest peak in Maine. Joni, my counselor (顾问) took a photo of each of us as we reached the top. She took a group photo, too. I’ll show you the photos when I get home.
The night before our climb, Joni told us about the different paths on Katahding We talked about them and then took a vote on our route (路线). Most of us wanted to go up the Knife Edge, which is really difficult. In some places the path is only a few feet wide and the ground slopes down steeply on both sides. The drop is about 2,000 feet — and this goes on for a mile!
I voted for the Knife Edge because it’s the most famous path on the mountain. Still, when the votes were counted, I was pretty nervous. I really wondered if I could manage it.
Well, the photos are living proof that I did! It was an amazing experience. We got up at 5:00 in the morning. We knew it would be a long day. I think everyone was a bit nervous — even Lee. The counselors had done this dozens of times before. They were excited, but not nervous. They told us over and over that we could do it, no sweat. Joni took me aside and said, “You are well prepared for this climb. You can do it, and you will love it!” She was right. I did love it, and I’ll never forget what a great feeling it was to reach the top.
To reach the Knife Edge, we started out on the Chimney Pond Path, which was easy at first. It got more difficult as we climbed, and before long we were clambering up and over huge rocks. On the Knife Edge, we walked along carefully. We had to go single file. That’s how narrow the path was. I was shaking, but I made it! All of us made it. I think these guys are going to be my best friends for life after what we went through together!
It was a clear day, and the view from the top was spectacular. We stopped, rested, ate, and enjoyed the view for about an hour. Then Joni reminded us that it would take us another six hours to get back down.
I’ll have lots more to tell when I see you. Don’t worry, Mom. I am taking good care of myself.
Love,
Cary
1. Where was Cary when she wrote this letter?| A．At a city park. | B．At Joni’s house. | C．At school. | D．At a summer camp. |
| A．To make the group not so scared. | B．Because the group didn’t listen at first. |
| C．To make the group understand better. | D．Because they forgot they had told them. |
① Took a photo of the group. ② Took a vote on their route.
③ Climbed up to Baxter Peak. ④ Got to the Chimney Pond Path.
| A．②③①④ | B．③①②④ | C．②④③① | D．③④②① |
| A．To encourage her mum to climb up to Baxter Peak. |
| B．To share her wonderful experiences with her mum. |
| C．To tell her mum she was quite nervous at that time. |
| D．To explain why she chose to climb the Knife Edge. |
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