1 . There’s a quote putting, “life doesn’t come with a manual (手册); it comes with a mother.” Thankfully, for Jabez and Christopher, their manual — or mother — found a creative way to keep her little boys’ fingers safe around a sewing machine. And as a result, she turned them into successful business owners.
Queenie Jenkins from Atlanta worked in the fashion industry and in her spare time, made matching scarves and skirts on her sewing machine at home. But once she became a mother with two energetic boys at her feet, her hobby became both difficult and dangerous. So, she turned the problem into a life lesson. Jenkins taught her boys how to use the sewing machine skilfully and safely. It wasn’t long before the boys were no longer green hands. As they grew older, they knew how to change the trousers into shorts for the summer months well.
When Jabez’s elementary school held a Career Day, he made 30 bow ties and 30 hair bows to sell. Within minutes, all of them had sold out. Then Jabez launched Kings and Gents Accessories, a small workshop, in 2018 with his brother. In addition to making and selling their bow ties, the brothers have also written a book and created a YouTube channel to host meetings for other potential “kidpreneurs (儿童企业家)”.
Now as a freshman in high school, Jabez said inspiring the next generation of business owners is an important part of their mission. “We just wanted to show younger kids how we got started, and how they can get started,” said Jabez, “We’re no different than any other kids.”
Jenkins has plenty to be proud of. Not only have her boys created a successful business, but they’ve gained valuable life skills along the way. “They’ve learned not to give up, to be more creative, and to be thinkers,” said Jenkins. “They don’t allow their fear to stop them.”
1. In which aspect do Jabez and Christopher benefit most from their mother’ sewing machine?| A．Life skills. | B．Safety rules. |
| C．Business plans. | D．Cloth materials. |
| A．Awkward learners. | B．Attractive experts. |
| C．Admirable pioneers. | D．Amazing artists. |
| A．Over-all. | B．One-sided. | C．Short-lived. | D．Far-reaching. |
| A．Mama’s sewing machine |
| B．Business on the rocks |
| C．Sewing the seeds of success |
| D．Developing creative thinking |
2 . Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to look for a job.
After the interview, only three people could enter the final round, which would later
On the day of the final interview, my son and the other two arrived at the interview place on time.
Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably
At nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me
Only then did I know that my son’s hope came in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not
| A．In spite of | B．Due to | C．Instead of | D．In addition to |
| A．inspired | B．allowed | C．supposed | D．intended |
| A．applying for | B．taking up | C．looking for | D．counting on |
| A．prove | B．attract | C．decide | D．represent |
| A．formal | B．normal | C．simple | D．sensitive |
| A．argument | B．reply | C．opinion | D．proposal |
| A．result | B．schedule | C．requirement | D．income |
| A．annoyed | B．puzzled | C．disappointed | D．shocked |
| A．patiently | B．worriedly | C．calmly | D．excitedly |
| A．Finally | B．Especially | C．Actually | D．Frequently |
| A．after | B．while | C．until | D．unless |
| A．expect | B．forget | C．pretend | D．regret |
| A．concern | B．confidence | C．admiration | D．respect |
| A．generosity | B．fancy | C．bravery | D．talent |
| A．achievements | B．strengths | C．challenges | D．opportunities |
3 . Age has never been a problem for Thessalonika Arzu-Embry. After all, she’s already got her master’s degree.
The North Chicago-area girl started homeschooling at the age of 4. She began having an influence on others soon after. When she was 6 years old, she was an inspirational speaker at an organization called Tabitha House Community Service, a shelter for people who were forced to leave their homes due to the situations such as earthquakes, flood and other natural disasters.
At the age of 11, she graduated from high school and then earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2013. She completed those classes online as she was traveling for leadership meetings.
She doesn’t stop there, though. The girl plans to focus on aviation psychology(航空心理学) for her further study, a decision inspired by her father who is a pilot. She grew up around airplanes and took flights all the time. Her goal is to use it to determine whether pilots are dealing with problems that could have deadly results once the plane takes off—a topic that has been in the news lately. For her, it’s a mix of two of her interests.
In her free time, Thessalonika enjoys playing tennis, swimming and being active in her youth group. She also has three self-published books, which are on her site. Jump the Education Barrier is written to help students finish college, and In the Future aims to help business owners deal with trends. Her third book The Genius Race has a wider appeal. It is designed to help people to be geniuses in various areas of life.
1. What can we know about Thessalonika from the passage?| A．She majored in science and technology. |
| B．She gained her master’s degree at the age of 11. |
| C．She started homeschooling when she was 6 years old. |
| D．She got her bachelor’s degree through online courses. |
| A．Majoring in aviation psychology. |
| B．Being active in her youth group. |
| C．Making inspiring speeches for leadership meetings. |
| D．Writing another book to help people to be geniuses. |
| A．To help people to be successful. |
| B．To raise concern about psychology. |
| C．To share her own experience with others. |
| D．To give students a hand to complete college. |
| A．Homeschooling | B．To Be a Genius |
| C．Three Published Books | D．The Story of Thessalonika |
4 . Jose Alberto Cutierrea’s life would never be the same again after finding a copy of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy in the garbage 20 years ago. It happened while he was driving his garbage truck through wealthier neighborhoods at night and seeing deserted books. It sparked his desire to start rescuing books from the garbage. He took home between 50 and 60 books every morning after his nine-hour shift. Eventually, he turned his book collection into a community library.
Colombia’s capital city of Bogota has 13 million residents and 19 public libraries. However, these libraries tend to be far away from where rural and poorer communities live. The option of buying new books is non-existent for families struggling to make ends meet. Having access to a library of books and being taken away to another world while immersed in a book is a luxury for the kids who visit Gutierrez’s library.
Gutierrez grew up poor, and his family could not afford to educate him beyond primary school. Nevertheless, his mother was a keen reader and read stories to him every night. Her love for books left a deep impression on Gutierrez, who never let a lack of formal education stop him from reading classics by the likes of Victor Hugo, Mario Vargas Llosa and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Today, his community library, called “The Strength of Words”, occupies most of his home and is piled from floor to ceiling with fiction and non-fiction titles. Everything from school textbooks to story books can be found in his collection of more than 20,000 books!
The Strength of Words library opens every weekend. It is not just school-going children who are enjoying the benefits of The Strength of Words library. Adults are also welcome to expand their horizons and develop new skills to build a better life for themselves.
Despite having done so much for his community, Gutierrez is not yet content to call it a day. He continues to search through bins for reading material and has even travelled to book fairs in Mexico and Chile to sell his idea of building library from unwanted books.
1. What is Gutierrez’s source of inspiration to build a community library?| A．A book in the trash. |
| B．The miserable childhood. |
| C．The desire to collect books. |
| D．A journey through wealthier neighborhoods. |
| A．She was born into a poor family. | B．She influenced Gutierrez greatly. |
| C．She bought Gutierrez many books. | D．She enjoyed reading Hugo’s works. |
| A．Generous and brave. | B．Ambitious and curious. |
| C．Determined and sympathetic. | D．Creative and productive. |
| A．The power of love is infinite. |
| B．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
| C．Turn trash into treasure to help others. |
| D．Books are the ladder of human progress. |
It is hard not to desire victory in all your efforts when the world seems so competitive and especially if you’re a boy growing up with those values. A boy grew up in a similar environment where winning was all that was valued and he longed to succeed. The boy was good at running, so he called everyone in the nearby villages for a race. A large group of people came to see this exciting event!
The boy had been training hard for this race. He ran among the strongest boys from around the villages and it looked like heat on a finish line, but the young boy came out victorious! The crowd went wild with delight as they cheerfully waved banners(横幅) praising him. The boy loved the attention. It made him feel happy.
There were several types of races, sprint, long distances, relays etc. The boy was unbeatable in all the races he competed in. The crowd loved him even more after each victory; they clapped with excitement. The boy felt very proud of his accomplishments.
But among the crowd was a wise older man who did not seem as impressed with the boy’s victory as the rest. Just as the boy thought all the races for the day were over. The old man shouted from the crowd, “there is one more race left—the most important one.” The boy was surprised by the additional race, but he was confident he could win any race.
The old man brought two new competitors for the boy, a blind man and a weak old lady. “What type of race is this? I can easily win them.” the boy exclaimed. “The most important one,” said the old man. So, the boy ran the race as he knew he would win this time too. When the boy crossed the finish line, the blind man was still at the start and the old lady had just started to move. The boy raised his hands after his victory, waiting for the familiar cheering.
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To his disbelief, the crowd was silent.
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The boy raced again.
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6 . For Aravind Tharunsri and Thaaragai Aarathana, every day is Environment Day and every hour is Earth Hour. And they are on a mission to
Thaaragai was never afraid of water. She started floating even when under one. Being a passionate diver, Aravind always wanted to make his daughter
Now, Thaaragai can call attention to the issue of
The eight-year-old girl
Thaaragai hopes more kids can join. “Why wait for Ocean’s Day or Environment Day? Every day is important when we
| A．clean up | B．focus on | C．make up | D．make out |
| A．accept | B．abandon | C．quit | D．learn |
| A．thrilled | B．disappointed | C．qualified | D．excited |
| A．eventually | B．suddenly | C．frequently | D．relatively |
| A．dangerous | B．extinct | C．energetic | D．endangered |
| A．intention | B．responsibility | C．attention | D．memory |
| A．broke | B．kept | C．witnessed | D．set |
| A．protection | B．pollution | C．development | D．damage |
| A．treated | B．completed | C．celebrated | D．proved |
| A．ignore | B．deal | C．manage | D．value: |
| A．bought | B．collected | C．packed | D．threw |
| A．diver | B．dancer | C．singer | D．swimmer |
| A．switch | B．connect | C．raise | D．compare |
| A．swim | B．compete | C．go | D．fight |
| A．reluctant | B．determined | C．patient | D．talented |
7 . 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 |
8 . It was 1963 in the Toronto suburb. I was eight years old and hockey (冰球) -crazy. My next-to-zero skills had not stopped my passion for the game. The players of the great hockey club Toronto Maple Leafs were of course my heroes, and their posters and photos covered the walls of my room.
There is always some price to pay for maintaining a love. I raised funds in an old-fashioned way, selling something the public could actually sink their teeth into. I joined the local annual event — Margaret’s Doughnuts (甜甜圈) to sell doughnuts, which offered choices of honey-glazed or chocolate-glazed.
Door-to-door I went, notebook in hand to record. I sold dozens of dozens; hardly a soul turned me down. My notebook was almost full, and my stomach was almost empty when I went up the last house on the south side.
I rang the doorbell and went over my speech while staring at the screen door. Suddenly, the door opened. My unforgettable memory was looking up from a large pair of fuzzy slippers, way up, to the face staring down. I stood there speechless for what seemed 10 years, opening and closing my mouth like a fish out of water. Collecting my calmness, but still unable to go into doughnut-promoting overdrive, I told him something he seemed have already known and he replied with a nod and a smile.
I have an unclear memory of murmuring through my speech “Please-buy-some-doughnuts”, and then a vivid memory of him taking the notebook from my hand. I followed with new information — that we shared our given name. With pride from our first-name-basis farewells, I flew home holding the notebook tightly to my chest.
The next morning before the school bell, I cautiously showed off the precious paper. It is surely mine alone to claim: I sold a dozen doughnuts to Tim Horton, one of my most respected players who lived a mere three blocks away!
1. What can we know about the author?| A．He obtained posters and photos from a star team. |
| B．He joined Toronto Maple Leafs as a young child. |
| C．He was not much of an experienced hockey player. |
| D．His love for hockey was influenced by a star team. |
| A．To follow the fashion. | B．To respond to an event. |
| C．To taste more flavors. | D．To pursue his hobby. |
| A．He was so speechless with astonishment. | B．He was looked down upon by the owner. |
| C．He was scared by the owner’s appearance. | D．He forgot his speech for selling doughnuts. |
| A．A Successful Sale Promotion Of Doughnuts |
| B．An Amazing Journey To Following My Dream |
| C．A Grateful Doughnut Helping Awaken My Dream |
| D．An Unexpected Meeting With My Favorite Hockey |
Marmi, my big sister, was eagerly looking for a pup (小狗) to look after and love all her life, so she would ask Mummy many times for a pup of her own, but the answer was always no. You see, my mum is not very fond of dogs, never has been, and always says they're too big a responsibility. She's just not a dog person. Well, that didn't stop my sister from looking or hoping for a dog. She used to search online for her favourite breed (品种). Until one day Marni found some Cavapoo pups advertised for sale. She immediately showed Mummy and begged to go and see them. Not sure how my sister persuaded her, but to our surprise, Mummy said we could go and have a look at them but not to get high hopes. Marni rushed everyone in the car before Mummy changed her mind. Off we sped to the advertised breeder's house which luckily wasn't too far. We got to the house and I bet I could hear my sister's heart dancing with excitement. As we rang the doorbell, we could hear cute little barks coming from inside. We went in and saw lots of little black pups excitedly jumping around. There were other people there too, so we needed to choose one fast if you know what I mean. It was rather crowded but the breeder let us hold and cuddle (搂抱) the pups. The breeder handed a little confident pup to Marni. The little pup seemed an old friend with my sister. But after a lot of cuddles, Mummy said we had to go and would have to think about it.
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As we were walking towards the door, the little pup followed my sister.
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The little pup made a mess (杂乱) of our home.
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10 . When I tried out for the football team during the summer before 9th grade, I never imagined how important this sport would become in my life. Football is a
In the first year, I played on the defensive line. This was an amazing
In September, during my junior year, my name was mentioned in the local newspaper as the key defensive lineman on the team. After playing a fantastic season, I was given the
In this sense, the world of football has taught me an important life lesson:
| A．tough | B．popular | C．typical | D．dynamic |
| A．set | B．control | C．test | D．require |
| A．mistakes | B．adventures | C．accidents | D．injuries |
| A．performance | B．position | C．moment | D．advantage |
| A．with | B．over | C．through | D．into |
| A．valuable | B．lost | C．extra | D．regular |
| A．pride | B．choice | C．name | D．honor |
| A．Unfortunately | B．Similarly | C．Happily | D．Gradually |
| A．practices | B．tryouts | C．seasons | D．operations |
| A．But | B．Or | C．So | D．And |
| A．examined | B．changed | C．provided | D．completed |
| A．shoulder | B．hand | C．leg | D．foot |
| A．explore | B．avoid | C．love | D．support |
| A．Knowledge | B．Belief | C．Experience | D．Opinion |
| A．enjoyable | B．possible | C．sensible | D．responsible |
