1 . Do you think you are too old to do something? Just go online and
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John loved swimming. He still tried to keep
John was born in Farnborough on 25 July, 1914. And his
“My parents
However, John didn’t start swimming
| A．change | B．watch | C．use | D．make |
| A．broke | B．held | C．quit | D．put |
| A．carefully | B．proudly | C．correctly | D．freely |
| A．interesting | B．brief | C．private | D．amazing |
| A．safe | B．close | C．fit | D．warm |
| A．simply | B．highly | C．openly | D．lightly |
| A．position | B．belief | C．start | D．success |
| A．humorously | B．angrily | C．finally | D．shortly |
| A．guessed | B．discovered | C．hoped | D．repeated |
| A．happy | B．curious | C．sad | D．mad |
| A．began | B．increased | C．disappeared | D．remained |
| A．taught | B．forced | C．advised | D．reminded |
| A．competitively | B．dramatically | C．comfortably | D．necessarily |
| A．work out | B．take up | C．depend on | D．go through |
| A．found | B．answered | C．supported | D．introduced |
Sometimes, making a decision is hard for adults while easy for kids. The Jackson family had been meaning to buy some new furniture (家具) for ages, but somehow they never got round to it. There were always so many other things to do. Then one day there was a big shout from the room of Jason, 12. The rest of the family ran to see what happened.
Jason’s desk had broken. There were bits of wood and pens and papers all over the floor. And in the middle was Jason! “I was just doing my homework.” he said, “and then -bang! The desk broke. Everything fell over. I was so surprised that I fell over too!” Laughed Jane, 5. “That decides it.” said Mum. “We need to buy some new furniture before anything else breaks. Jane needs a new bed. And Jason needs a desk, so that he can do his homework. ”
So that weekend, the family got up early, and set off for the big furniture store outside town. It was huge. There was so much furniture, some of it was arranged like in a real house.
“Look, I’m playing houses (过家家),” said Jane, crawling ( 爬 ) under a table. Jane loved playing houses. “That’s enough,” Mum said, taking tight hold of Jane’s hand. Jane didn’t like it, but she had to stay close. The family chose a new bed for Jane, who was bored now, and tired. She didn’t say much, while the rest of the family discussed which desk to get. Jason had found one he liked but Mum and Dad couldn’t agree.
“It’s too big.” said Mum. “There’s not enough space in his room.”
“It’s too small,” said Dad. “There’s not enough space for his homework. ”
“I think it’s just right!” said Jason.
“Let’s get a cup of tea while we try and decide,” said Mum.“There’s a cafe in the store.” Dad thought this was a good idea. He needed a sit down, he said, and Jason really wanted a milkshake (奶昔). “What do you think, Jane?” asked Mum. Then she looked round. “Where is she? I think she’s jumping on the sofa!”
But there was no sign of Jane on the sofa. Then Jason wondered if she could be lying on her new bed!
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But there was no Jane on the bed. Mum and Dad were really worried now.
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When Jason pushed Jane softly, she woke up and came crawling out. “What were you doing?” Jason asked.
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3 . When Joseph Novetske finished raking (清理) leaves in his backyard a few weeks ago, he suddenly stopped. “I happened to look at my hand. No ring,” said Novetske, 80, who lives in Charlotte, Michigan, with his wife, Mary Ann. His handmade gold wedding ring, which he wore for 42 years, had gone missing. Worried, he began to look for it.
The couple searched the yard with no luck and it was getting dark. “I was feeling a little hopeless,” said Mary Ann Novetske, 71.
The following morning on Nov. 5, she posted in a private Facebook group called “What’s happening in Charlotte, Michigan now.” “Does anyone have a metal detector (探测器)?” she wrote in a post, explaining what had happened.
Shortly after sharing the post, Mary Ann Novetske had dozens of responses on her post. That afternoon, eight people showed up at their home, five of whom were strangers, and the other three were neighbors, to look for the ring. A few of them had brought metal detectors.
They searched the large backyard. It was filled with several tall piles (堆) of leaves Joseph Novetske had raked the day before. “They didn’t know us, but here they were,” said Mary Ann Novetske. “It was exciting to see so many people care about this.” Her husband was also touched. “We love community,” he said.
When the search had hit hour three, the group collectively began working on a pile of leaves at the back of the yard. Then Joseph Novetske saw something shiny. “I saw the ring shining because it was a beautiful sunny day,” he said. “There it was!” The searchers were overjoyed. While losing the ring was stressful, the couple said that finding it filled them with hope.
“It was a community hunt,” said Lisa Delcamp, who lives next door to the Novetskes. “We should lend a hand and be willing to step in when our neighbors are in need.”
1. What happened to Joseph a few weeks ago?| A．He lost his gold ring. | B．He fell in his backyard. |
| C．He couldn’t find his home. | D．He couldn’t contact his wife. |
| A．To start a group discussion. | B．To show her experiences. |
| C．To ask for a special tool. | D．To share happy moments. |
| A．They invited neighbors over. | B．They cleaned the leaves. |
| C．They were stressful. | D．They were moved. |
| A．Attend. | B．Help | C．Change | D．Challenge |
4 . A 40-minute taxi drive has, unexpectedly but luckily, become a ride for a lifetime. One day in October 2021, Bill Sumiel, 71, who had dealt with kidney failure(肾衰竭)for 2 years, was
Timothy Letts, 31, the driver who took the
Letts believes in helping others, so donating a kidney “was something that was always on my
“I was
Letts got in touch with Sumiel just a few hours later, and by the next week, Letts had
Months after they ended up in the same car by
| A．paying | B．preparing | C．hoping | D．waiting |
| A．matches | B．plans | C．ideas | D．suggestions |
| A．advice | B．action | C．order | D．lead |
| A．operation | B．meeting | C．class | D．drive |
| A．joked | B．argued | C．remembered | D．forgot |
| A．sleep | B．cry | C．smell | D．smoke |
| A．moreover | B．however | C．in addition | D．as well |
| A．back | B．schedule | C．side | D．mind |
| A．lend | B．bring | C．give | D．buy |
| A．surprised | B．frightened | C．relaxed | D．tired |
| A．reviewed | B．exchanged | C．protected | D．published |
| A．built | B．designed | C．contacted | D．managed |
| A．popular | B．perfect | C．polite | D．practical |
| A．chance | B．choice | C．force | D．mistake |
| A．survey | B．focus | C．success | D．support |
One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about
6 . I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt’s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see — the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving and never to come back was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism (乐观), but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost — having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times.”
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers (移民局官员), took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles go away at last! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.
1. How did the author get to know America?| A．From radio programs | B．From books and pictures |
| C．From her mother | D．From her relatives |
| A．excited | B．confused |
| C．worried | D．amazed |
| A．often lost her way |
| B．did not think about her future |
| C．studied in three different schools |
| D．got on well with her stepfather |
| A．She worked as a translator. |
| B．She attended a lot of job interviews. |
| C．She paid telephone bills for her family. |
| D．She helped her family with her English. |
