1 . Most students, when asked about their ideal graduation gift, would probably reply, “Acar”, or “Money for a deposit on a house”. Cai Kaiyuan,21, made a different choice. As a graduation gift to himself, he decided to work as a volunteer teacher in a remote village in Tibet.
Cai, a senior majoring in electrical engineering at Huan Railway Professional Technology College, originally planned to cycle from Sichuan to Tibet. During his journey, Cai’s idea for a different graduation gift to himself began to take shape. “I did not know beforehand what the journey would mean to me. I just want to gain a unique experience and have pleasure in appreciating the view there,” he said.
It turned out cycling on a plateau (高原) was extremely challenging. And it has kept changing his view on life. Cai’s fingers even became frostbitten while cycling up a 5008-metre-high mountain, where temperatures often dropped to 18 below zero. At night, the ice covered the road and he fell off his bike three times. The lack of oxygen made him feel dizzy and weak. “At the most serious moment, I felt that my life was on the line,” said Cai.
However, he also gained something unexpected. At Ya’an, a city in Sichuan, he met a group of tourists who are also university students. A girl called Wu Ling told him that she planned to work as a teacher in a primary school in Tibet after her journey. He was impressed by the idea as she looked thin and weak.
It was not until he reached a family-run hotel in Shigats e that Cai’s spirits began to rise. The hotel manager’s two daughters enjoyed talking with him. The kids asked about his experiences on his trip, and showed him the beautiful local lakes. “They told me that they always liked to talk to guests, as they wanted to improve their Mandarin,” he said. “Their parents and many locals can only speak Tibetan. ”
Cai was touched by the girls’story. Their situation is tough and the local people have little chance to learn Mandarin because the schools are short of teachers. “I want to do something to improve the situation for kids like them,” said Cai. His parents finally gave their agreement and his teachers also supported him.
1. According to the passage, Cai Kaiyuan’s graduation gift to himself is ______.| A．to have money for a deposit on a house | B．to travel by cycling from Sichuan to Tibet |
| C．to own a new car and marry a slim girl | D．to work as a volunteer teacher in a Tibetan school |
| A．Unique and pleasant. | B．Freezing cold and boring. |
| C．Challenging but rewarding. | D．Relaxing but unexpected. |
| A．making a phone call | B．at risk |
| C．very hopeless | D．very painful |
| A．tell us about an unusual graduation gift | B．introduce a dangerous journey to us |
| C．give advice on how to travel to Tibet | D．encourage us to be a teacher in Tibet |
2 . When I retired, my wife Peg said “Great! You’ll have time to clean the garage (车库)!” After 30 years’
I pushed at the garage’s wooden doors, but they were as
I
Six weeks later, I was out in the yard when I
| A．dream | B．belief | C．study | D．service |
| A．purpose | B．freedom | C．trust | D．arrangement |
| A．stuck | B．visual | C．broken | D．lost |
| A．professional | B．hard | C．special | D．sharp |
| A．mastered | B．washed | C．removed | D．balanced |
| A．published | B．yellowed | C．selected | D．ruined |
| A．Skillfully | B．Sincerely | C．Curiously | D．Bravely |
| A．planted | B．collected | C．abandoned | D．stored |
| A．weak | B．wet | C．old | D．small |
| A．anger | B．regret | C．surprise | D．relief |
| A．delay | B．hesitate | C．reflect | D．disappoint |
| A．upset | B．awake | C．social | D．busy |
| A．expected | B．attempted | C．failed | D．happened |
| A．taken off | B．fallen off | C．showed up | D．put up |
| A．grow | B．compete | C．survive | D．relax |
3 . When I was eighteen, I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.
But it was difficult to get a work permit. One day I was dropped off by my parents at the
My parents did take me to specialists. After much time and money spent seeking an
Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life. An article I
Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled my
| A．station | B．company | C．clinic | D．lab |
| A．operation | B．treatment | C．argument | D．examination |
| A．announce | B．suspect | C．confirm | D．advocate |
| A．urgent | B．obvious | C．accurate | D．ordinary |
| A．reminded | B．robbed | C．warned | D．informed |
| A．assistance | B．medicine | C．allowance | D．balance |
| A．dance | B．shine | C．widen | D．tear |
| A．asked | B．permitted | C．encouraged | D．forced |
| A．pleasure | B．worry | C．trouble | D．stress |
| A．admitted | B．wrote | C．wanted | D．described |
| A．lit | B．gave | C．came | D．put |
| A．although | B．after | C．since | D．unless |
| A．feared | B．sought | C．brought | D．rejected |
| A．imagination | B．personality | C．motivation | D．responsibility |
| A．close | B．far | C．long | D．low |
4 . From her classroom window, Aynagul Bagjuli noticed the blooming flowers under the clear blue sky and had an idea. Out in the spring air, Aynagul Bagjuli taught her students “Late Spring,” a classic poem from the Tang Dynasty. The 27-year-old teaches literature at Jamatirki Middle School in Akto County.
Less than three years into her teaching job, Aynagul Bagjuli has won widespread recognition from her colleagues and students for her passion and extraordinary teaching skills. Aynagul Bagjuli is a native of Akto, where over 90 percent of the land is mountainous. Life there is tough.
Aynagul Bagjuli spent her high school years in Wenzhou. Later, she studied at the Capital Normal University in Beijing. She is among more than 100,000 students from Xinjiang’s remote areas to have received better education in the central and eastern regions of China, under a program financed by the central government since 2000. The program, aiming at cultivating (培养) professionals among ethnic groups in Xinjiang, covers part of their tuition and living expenses.
Aynagul Bagjuli’s father died when she was three, leaving her mother to raise three children. “Without the government-sponsored program, I would not have even dreamed of going anywhere outside Xinjiang, let alone attending university in the capital,” she said.
Aynagul Bagjuli gave up several employment opportunities in cities to return to her hometown. Before securing a teaching job in her hometown, she traveled to several cities and villages in different provinces, learning about diverse cultures. She loves sharing her experience with her students and believes this is an effective way to arouse their interest.
1. Where did Aynagul Bagjuli receive her college education?| A．In Urumqi. | B．In Wenzhou. | C．In Akto. | D．In Beijing. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Grateful. | C．Critical. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．To raise her students’ interest. |
| B．To show her learning experience. |
| C．To encourage her students to travel. |
| D．To find a way to communicate with her students. |
| A．Aynagul Bagjuli’s Learning Experience |
| B．Aynagul Bagjuli’s Excellent Teaching Skills |
| C．Aynagul Bagjuli Teaching in Her Hometown after College |
| D．A Government-sponsored Program Supporting Poor Students |
Jenny was a brighteyed, pretty fiveyearold girl.
One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at$2.50. How she wanted that necklace, and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, “Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I’ll tell you what. I’ll buy you the necklace, and when we get home we can make up a list of chores that you can do to pay for the necklace. And don’t forget that for your birthday Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill, too. Okay？” Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her.
Jenny worked on her chores very hard every day, and sure enough, her grandma gave her a brandnew dollar bill for her birthday. Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls. How Jenny loved those pearls. She wore them everywhere to kindergarten, bed and when she went out with her mother to run errands.
The only time she didn’t wear them was in the shower. Her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green!
Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her favorite story.
One night when he finished the story, he said, “Jenny, do you love me?”
“Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you, ” the little girl said.
“Well, then, give me your pearls.”
“Oh! Daddy, not my pearls！” Jenny said. “But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit, too. Okay?”
“Oh no, darling, that’s okay.” Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. “Good night, little one.”
A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story, “Do you love me?”
“Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you.”
“Well, then, give me your pearls.”
“Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She’s my favorite. Her hair is so soft, and you can play with it and braid it and everything. You can have Ribbons if you want her, Daddy.” the little girl said to her father.
“No, that’s okay.” her father said and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. “God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams.”
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Several days later, Jenny’s father came in to read her a story.
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With one hand her father held the plastic pearls and the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue velvet box.
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6 . My mother looks just like many grandmothers — short and white-haired. She comes from an old, traditional family in Canada, where she now still lives. She was a civil servant. In short, she didn’t do
That all changed a few years ago. She began to
In early 2015, the year she turned 75, she informed me she’d
My mother paid no attention to me. Off she went. When she returned, she told us it had been a wonderful success. As it
I couldn’t believe her naivety (幼稚) and explained that she had been
Well, I was
To my great shock, her rugs did arrive some weeks later, along with a lovely note from Mustafa. To my even greater surprise, the following year Mustafa himself arrived in Canada.
“I invited him for a cup of tea and he came,” my mother told me. I was
I wondered: “Is she not thinking straight?”
Her
I don’t think Mum knows what her next big “thing” is going to be. But I am sure, she is open to any
| A．complex | B．crazy | C．humorous | D．sensitive |
| A．surprise | B．amuse | C．comfort | D．attract |
| A．founded | B．taken | C．designed | D．canceled |
| A．allow | B．demand | C．chatter | D．delay |
| A．intention | B．knowledge | C．view | D．fear |
| A．turned out | B．came true | C．made sense | D．went ahead |
| A．approving | B．chasing | C．hiring | D．highlighting |
| A．invite | B．consume | C．switch | D．ship |
| A．dominated | B．ignored | C．cheated | D．abandoned |
| A．right | B．lucky | C．serious | D．wrong |
| A．frightened | B．depressed | C．disappointed | D．ashamed |
| A．If | B．Since | C．While | D．Once |
| A．promotion | B．interaction | C．independence | D．preference |
| A．enhanced | B．imitated | C．pretended | D．reminded |
| A．anxiety | B．adventure | C．embarrassment | D．well-being |
One holiday, my cousins and I decided to play a trick on my grandma. We planned to do it —not because we didn't like her. She was the sweetest grandma a kid could ever have, and we really loved her. We decided to play the trick just wanting to have some fun. And at that time, to our mind, it was just a harmless little kids' trick.
Early in the evening of that holiday, we began our trick. We secretly walked up to her doorstep with a can of red paint. Grandma was hard of hearing. So we didn't have to worry about being very quiet. Every time we thought about how funny it would be to see Grandma try to pick up a gift that was just painted on her doorstep, we couldn't stop laughing. It didn't take long to finish painting the gift two red roses. It wasn't very artistic. But for us little farm kids and an old woman with poor eyesight, it would do.
As soon as we were satisfied with the painting, we knocked on the door and ran to hide behind bushes and trees to watch the fun. There was a lot of giggling going on as we waited for Grandma to open the door. When she finally appeared, she stood in the doorway for a minute. She looked into the darkness, with her gray hair pulled back tightly into her usual style, wiping her hands on her usual white apron. And she said, “Who could be knocking at my door this hour of the night?” Hearing it, my stomach and cheeks ached from trying to hold back the laughter. Then she looked down at her doorstep. Even from fifteen meters away, we could see the joy that shone in her eyes when she spotted the red gift at her feet.
“Oh, how wonderful!” she called out happily. “A holiday gift for Grandma! I thought I was going to be forgotten again this year!”
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Grandma bent down to pick up her gift.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________At that moment, I regretted playing the trick and wanted to do something to make up for it
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Holding the book, the manager
We can learn a（n）
| A．response | B．apply | C．research | D．prepare |
| A．interviewed | B．contacted | C．questioned | D．appreciated |
| A．slowly | B．immediately | C．fluently | D．generally |
| A．thrilled | B．grateful | C．enthusiastic | D．confident |
| A．called | B．restored | C．answered | D．rang |
| A．knowledge | B．arrangements | C．contracts | D．information |
| A．picture | B．cover | C．mark | D．character |
| A．politely | B．desperately | C．quickly | D．gradually |
| A．picked up | B．searched for | C．hung up | D．held up |
| A．helpless | B．astonished | C．anxious | D．embarrassed |
| A．feedbacks | B．complaints | C．reasons | D．instances |
| A．run | B．wander | C．advance | D．walk |
| A．facts | B．parts | C．causes | D．details |
| A．Seemingly | B．Eventually | C．Unusually | D．Initially |
| A．idea | B．topic | C．technique | D．lesson |
| A．involve | B．mind | C．provide | D．ignore |
| A．count | B．affect | C．impress | D．highlight |
| A．replace | B．describe | C．determine | D．forecast |
| A．significance | B．selection | C．competition | D．balance |
| A．quantity | B．quality | C．promise | D．safety |
Boys like to be considered to be brave, but what kind of things can be considered to be brave? It is not a question that can be answered by words, but by the actual deed. A boy with the name Henry gave us a good example. Ronny and Henry were two friends in the same class. They always played together and went home together. One day as Ronny and Henry were going home after school, they saw some people fighting in the street corner. Ronny said excitedly, “Some people are fighting! Let’s go and have a look!” But Henry refused, “It’s none of our business. We’d better go home and don’t get close to them. Also our parents are expecting to have dinner with us together at home and I don’t want them to worry about me.”
“You are a coward, and afraid to go,” said Ronny, and off he ran to the spot with some other boys. Henry had to go home alone and didn't think about it anymore.
But Ronny thought Henry was a coward and told all the boys that. They laughed at him a great deal. From then on, they looked down upon Henry and didn’t want to play with him.
Henry was sad but he wasn’t angry with Ronny for his rude behavior, because he had learned that true courage was shown most in bearing misunderstanding when it was not deserved, and that he ought to be afraid of nothing but doing wrong. Thus, he just ignored the other boys’ laughter and continued to stick to his thought and go to school and study as well. However, Ronny didn’t invite Henry to go home with him anymore. Instead, he had his new friends who also thought Henry was a coward. Every day after school, they didn't go home directly but went to the river or somewhere to play games and had lots of fun.
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A few days later, something terrible happened to Ronny.
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At that moment, Henry happened to pass by.
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10 . One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried
He invited all his
A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The best way of
| A．sadly | B．happily | C．frequently | D．gradually |
| A．how | B．what | C．that | D．which |
| A．strong | B．old | C．tall | D．powerful |
| A．dug | B．flowed | C．covered | D．emptied |
| A．important | B．possible | C．necessary | D．worth |
| A．neighbors | B．relatives | C．partners | D．friends |
| A．dust | B．pain | C．stone | D．dirt |
| A．determined | B．recognized | C．realized | D．allowed |
| A．relief | B．surprise | C．fear | D．joy |
| A．down | B．around | C．for | D．after |
| A．annoyed | B．delighted | C．surprised | D．disappointed |
| A．attacked | B．packed | C．returned | D．hit |
| A．shake | B．blow | C．take | D．wash |
| A．made | B．continued | C．decided | D．volunteered |
| A．base | B．stage | C．step | D．breath |
| A．bottom | B．track | C．appearance | D．entrance |
| A．holding | B．getting | C．sorting | D．sticking |
| A．troubles | B．happiness | C．successes | D．losses |
| A．reality | B．distance | C．caves | D．wells |
| A．setting up | B．going up | C．giving up | D．picking up |
