1 . It was the cold winter months in the rural town Manton. Scott decided that the community needed an ice rink(溜冰场) to get people out in the cold.
In order to make his dream a(n)
Scott went door-to-door to
The rink was
When the community heard how much money Scott used to make this project, everyone
“I think the main thing that I want everybody to know is that pleasant
| A．mark | B．duty | C．interest | D．reality |
| A．require | B．remind | C．invite | D．arrange |
| A．house | B．honour | C．choice | D．creation |
| A．attraction | B．decision | C．recognition | D．attention |
| A．plate | B．fire | C．house | D．flood |
| A．convenient | B．immediate | C．open | D．reasonable |
| A．gathered | B．rented | C．stayed | D．survived |
| A．touch | B．smell | C．sense | D．type |
| A．imagined | B．returned | C．found | D．counted |
| A．naturally | B．socially | C．culturally | D．warmly |
| A．alarmed | B．changed | C．decided | D．helped |
| A．brought in | B．took in | C．dropped off | D．took off |
| A．meant | B．remembered | C．paid | D．blamed |
| A．memories | B．ideas | C．notes | D．classes |
| A．clear | B．possible | C．good | D．important |
On one stormy afternoon last year, I was running home from school with my umbrella when I heard a bird start to sing. Out of curiosity, I went to have a look. Then I saw a brightly colorful bird nesting in a big tree. But the nest suddenly fell off.
With mercy and love, I decided to see if the bird had a chance to survive. Just as I went closer, I noticed a little head sticking out of the nest. I found that it had a wet broken wing, so it couldn’t fly. It looked so weak as if it were dying. So I placed it gently in my hand and covered it with my umbrella.
I carefully took it home and thought down the road how to explain this to my parents. What if they would not want it and throw it away? I could not take that chance, so I went out and put it in the back garden and gave it a warm blanket for the night.
In the following days, I went to school as usual, but somehow, I fell in love with biology class, especially when the teacher explained something about birds. I learned to feed the bird, and I hurried to care for it when the school was over. It was slowly recovering and growing. Holiday came at last. I couldn’t help telling my good friends about it. Then we secretly went to the back garden to look at my lovely bird. However, we were amazed to find that it had been missing.
Just as I thought where it had gone, a great surprise came all of a sudden. I found it staring at my cat in the distance. Catching sight of my appearance, it turned and came towards me. So I went to get it some water and birdseed. It was then that I found it grew into a big bird like a phoenix(凤凰) in the fairy tale. My friends all praised it, “What a beautiful bird it is!” Hearing their words, I felt truly proud. Fortunately, my care was not in vain but paid off.
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Suddenly, my parents appeared in the back garden.
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Some days later, my friends and I wondered what to do with the bird.
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The frightening day of our diving test was here. Our parents thought we were lucky to have an Olympic-size swimming pool at the school. My mom stressed that the swimming pool was one of the best in our city. But I didn’t feel happy about it at all. Instead, I felt afraid of the swimming pool. It was mainly because I was terribly shy.
I was so shy that I always sat at the back of the room in class so I’d not be called upon to read. As for the present physical education class each Monday morning, I would work my way to the back of the line forming at the diving board so I would not have to practice the dives.
Now, it was another Monday morning - the morning of our diving test. My blood ran cold when the teacher Ms. Robbins announced that we would be graded for our final on the most difficult dive- the jackknife. And she added, “This diving test is important. The one who fails has to spare time in the following Monday mornings to practice diving in this swimming pool and attend this test again.”
My body kept shaking with fear as the line to the scary diving board shortened. As I watched, each student seemed to perform the challenging dive effortlessly. And shortly I would have to attempt something that I had never even practiced before.
Then I remembered someone telling me that when you picture yourself doing a skill over and over, it’s just as effective as physically practicing that skill. So I watched carefully as each classmate jumped at the end of the board once, added a jump for height, folded their body in half to reach for their toes, and finally straightened out like an arrow for going into the water. After carefully watching for a while, I was actually in a state of surprise, because all of a sudden I realized that it was possible for me to perform these four steps of diving.
Eventually all classmates except me finished jumping. The teacher announced that it was my turn.
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With my heart knocking wildly, I walked down the diving board towards its end.
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4 . A man sat at a metro station in Washington D.C. and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, 1,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by, and a middle-aged man noticed there was musician playing. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him. They stopped for a few seconds, and then hurried up to meet their schedule.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3-year-old boy. His mother followed him along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally, the mother pushed hard, and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded（鼓掌）, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the most talented musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most beautiful pieces ever written, on a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theatre in Boston where the seats averaged $100.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell’s playing in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment.
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
1. Why did few people stop to listen to Joshua Bell playing?| A．People were in a hurry. |
| B．They were not interested in music. |
| C．It was too cold in the subway. |
| D．The performance was not good enough. |
| A．They would applaud for the performance. |
| B．They would urge them to continue walking. |
| C．They would stop to enjoy the music. |
| D．They would give him some money. |
| A．To make more money. |
| B．To practise his skills in playing music. |
| C．To made an advertisement for his concert. |
| D．To find out people’s reaction under such a circumstance. |
| A．To tell us the importance of music. |
| B．To show us how to play music. |
| C．To set us to think about our life. |
| D．To report a subway performance. |
5 . Asha looked out of the window on the plane. What a
Asha was on vacation in New York City. She was very
But Asha was only staying for fourteen
In New York Asha wanted to do
Before leaving, her friends told her that New York was a
| A．sight | B．day | C．mess | D．plane |
| A．afraid | B．excited | C．sad | D．relaxed |
| A．weather | B．education | C．population | D．history |
| A．ever | B．still | C．only | D．also |
| A．asked for | B．came up with | C．dreamed of | D．found out |
| A．days | B．weeks | C．months | D．years |
| A．ask | B．drive | C．prepare | D．follow |
| A．country | B．house | C．school | D．town |
| A．carefully | B．comfortably | C．freely | D．secretly |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．easy | B．hard | C．necessary | D．proper |
| A．learn | B．review | C．practise | D．teach |
| A．why | B．how | C．if | D．when |
| A．small | B．large | C．safe | D．dangerous |
| A．All of a sudden | B．From then on | C．In a hurry | D．Once again |
6 . Last summer holiday, Aunt Emily took us to a safari park (野生动物园), not far from Liverpool.
I was very happy to go as I had never been to a safari park before. It’s a very interesting park, full of wild animals running freely.
When we got there, we bought our tickets and drove into the park. We were very excited at the thought of going to see the lions. But to get to the lions’ place we had to go through the monkeys’ land first. And that was an unforgettable experience because they climbed all over the car, ate apples and bananas, and threw all kinds of things at us. They seemed very unfriendly.
Anyway, we went on our way to the lions’ place where we had to lock ourselves in the car as we knew lions could be dangerous. A lion came up very close to us. Then it was on the bonnet (车盖). It looked calm but we felt terrified. Aunt Emily, who isn’t very brave, started to call for help. The kids started crying. Only my brother, George, stayed cool. I sounded the horn (喇叭) but nobody heard us.
In the end a guard arrived in his car, and the lion just got off our car and started smelling the guard’s hand as if nothing was the matter.
1. Which animal did the author want to see the most?| A．The lions. | B．The elephants. | C．The monkeys. | D．All of them. |
| A．Because the monkeys might steal things. | B．Because they were afraid of being robbed. |
| C．Because the lions might be dangerous. | D．Because something was wrong with the car. |
| A．Excited. | B．Bored. | C．Interested | D．Scared |
| A．Aunt Emily. | B．George. | C．The guard. | D．The author. |
7 . Two teenagers from Montgomery Blair High School, Dhruv Pai, 16, and Matt Casertano, 15, were both buying groceries(食品杂货)for their grandparents in early March, as coronavirus(冠状病毒)cases started to appear in the Washington area. That’s when Dhruv realized the greater need — and a possible way to solve the problem.
The two created Teens Helping Seniors, which connects older people with volunteers who will deliver(递送)groceries right to their doorstep for free. They developed the idea in March just before schools closed because of the outbreak, which suddenly gave them and their classmates a lot more time to help out. Matt said they planned for Teens Helping Seniors to be a network for classmates at their high school at first, but within a week they started to develop because of the high demand(需求). By the end of the second week, Matt and Dhruv already had their first chapter outside Montgomery County, in Albany, N. Y. The group now has more than ten chapters in the United States and one forming abroad in Montreal.
Regula Guess, who lives in Potomac, heard about Teens Helping Seniors from a neighbor, when the area started to shut down in mid-March. Guess, 65, said her husband is at risk because of his age, and she was afraid of going to the store.
Teens Helping Seniors connected Guess with Jacob Kaplan-Davis, a junior at Wootton High School. Guess said Jacob would call her from the store if he had questions. “I was just so thankful for what these young people were doing,” she said. “It’s just amazing how this brings out the good in people.”
Jacob, 16, said he spends six to eight hours a week buying groceries. Usually, he makes two deliveries a week.
“The first time I went, it took me forever to find everything. But soon I started to learn the layout(布局)and got faster,” said Jacob, who seldom went grocery shopping before volunteering for Teens Helping Seniors. “It’s given me a greater understanding of my mom when she goes grocery shopping,” he said.
1. What made Dhruv have the idea of setting up Teens Helping Seniors?| A．The experience of buying groceries for his grandparents. |
| B．The fact that the old are unable to go to the stores. |
| C．The encouragement from the old he had helped. |
| D．The greatly increasing cases of coronavirus. |
| A．It has been a network only at a high school. | B．It was set up after schools closed. |
| C．It has been largely developed. | D．It was created by Dhruv alone. |
| A．She thought highly of the teen volunteers. |
| B．She looked forward to joining the organization. |
| C．She encouraged people to follow the teens’ lead. |
| D．She thought the teens should have worked harder. |
| A．He knew how to make choices. | B．He understood his mom better. |
| C．He became organized and brave. | D．He started to try to talk to strangers. |
8 . A thief dropped a winning lottery ticket (彩票) at the scene of his crime, but he has been given a lesson in
The robbery happened when Professor Sabbatucci was changing a tyre on a highway. Another motorist, who stopped “to
The next day, the professor saw the lottery
The professor received hundreds of
The robber gave back the
| A．friendship | B．honesty | C．bravery | D．adventure |
| A．held out | B．took out | C．made up | D．picked up |
| A．crime | B．lecture | C．money | D．evidence |
| A．explore | B．rest | C．watch | D．help |
| A．stolen | B．dropped | C．forgotten | D．damaged |
| A．results | B．story | C．loss | D．sales |
| A．presented | B．took | C．donated | D．shared |
| A．joking | B．saying | C．wondering | D．replying |
| A．number | B．case | C．win | D．receipt |
| A．notes | B．emails | C．letters | D．calls |
| A．trick | B．find | C．lead | D．draw |
| A．recognised | B．reminded | C．recorded | D．recovered |
| A．car | B．suitcase | C．package | D．check |
| A．explain | B．blame | C．believe | D．realise |
| A．deal | B．promise | C．payment | D．offer |
Poncho, a pack rat, was happy. He had a big storeroom for all his stuff. Every day, Poncho went outside and came back with leaves for lunch and seeds for supper and treasures to fill his storeroom.
One day, as Poncho was walking, he saw a shiny silver spoon. He picked up the spoon and took it home.
“ Oh no,” said Poncho, looking around his storeroom. “There is no room for my spoon. I will have to move things around to find a place for it.”
But even after Poncho had moved everything, there was no space for the spoon.
“I will sort my stuff into two piles,” Poncho said. “I will make a pile of things I want to save and a pile of things to throw away.”
When Poncho finished sorting, he didn’t have two piles. He had one pile. He wanted to save everything. His plan had not worked. Poncho was sad. “ I will think of my birthday. It will be here soon. My friends will come. They’ll probably bring presents.”
Poncho thought of something that made him sad again. “My friends cannot bring presents. I have no room for presents!”
Then Poncho clapped his paws. “I know how I will make space for my spoon! I have an upside-down birthday. I will give presents instead of getting them. Each friend can pick something to take home.”
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Poncho made invitations.
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The party turned wild after hearing Poncho’s words.
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10 . My husband Russ and I drove through the place we’d called home for 28 years. The nearby hills, once thick with tall trees, were difficult to
Two weeks earlier, we’d got an early-morning call telling us to leave
Now we’d been given permission to
Russ loaded what we’d found in the car.“ Let’s go,” he said. That’s when I noticed a small piece of
| A．move | B．change | C．recognize | D．ignore |
| A．suddenly | B．truly | C．eagerly | D．immediately |
| A．spread | B．stopped | C．stayed | D．waited |
| A．gave up | B．arrived at | C．wished for | D．jumped in |
| A．space | B．news | C．help | D．time |
| A．power | B．pattern | C．path | D．name |
| A．settle | B．return | C．work | D．join |
| A．house | B．shop | C．ground | D．school |
| A．lovely | B．real | C．gone | D．fresh |
| A．occur | B．stand | C．gather | D．struggle |
| A．glass | B．board | C．tool | D．paper |
| A．simple | B．plain | C．difficult | D．strange |
| A．courage | B．fact | C．failure | D．information |
| A．asked | B．needed | C．refused | D．hated |
| A．former | B．early | C．various | D．next |
