1 . On a bright September day in the French Alps in 2022, John McAvoy was 38 kilometres into the ultramarathon through rugged mountain paths. Battling exhaustion, he pushed his body and mind through the final stretch of the race. In that moment, McAvoy welled up with emotion, feeling so free and alive.
Having just completed a ten-year prison term for armed robbery in the UK, John McAvoy, now 40, has spent the past decade rehabilitating himself, trying to reshape his life with purpose. After his release, he began speaking at schools and young offenders’institutions. But it was on this day, while running the Mont Blanc race, that he realized how impactful conquering this mountain run could be for inner-city kids. After all, sport had helped him open up his world. It could do the same for others.
McAvoy’s troubled history, marked by the absence of his father and the influence of his stepfather, Billy Tobinan, an infamous bank robber, steered him towards a path of criminality. He entered jail at 19 and faced jail again in his early 20s. McAvoy’s turning point came when his best friend, Aaron, died in a police chase following a robbery. He vowed to distance himself from bad influences and threw himself into training in the prison gym, where his athletic skills caught the attention of officer Darren Davis. Guided by Davis, McAvoy achieved multiple rowing records. Upon his release in 2012, McAvoy embraced a professional athletic career while advocating for prison reform and youth in sports.
Assisted by Youth Beyond Borders, McAvoy started the Alpine Run Project, leading 12 disadvantaged British youth through their own Mont Blanc races. McAvoy said the significant moment for him was watching Yasmin Mahamud, a 20-year-old Syrian refugee, run through the finish arch and into the arms of her new friends. Mahamud kept running, took up martial arts and went to university to study physiotherapy.
1. What does the underlined word “rehabilitating” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．Transforming. | B．Pitying. | C．Entertaining. | D．Calming. |
| A．Two prison terms that he served. | B．An unfavorable growing environment. |
| C．Aaron’s death after an attempted robbery. | D．Davis’ recognition of his athletic abilities. |
| A．To exhibit her athletic performance. | B．To stress her academic achievements. |
| C．To show the project’s rebuilding effect. | D．To display the project’s financial success. |
| A．Demanding and encouraging. | B．Sympathetic and determined. |
| C．Modest and faithful. | D．Cooperative and sensitive. |
2 . Biar Kon, a 17-year-old student, whose parents were working in neighboring Sudan, moved to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to attend school. Once he
The woman told Kon that she had seen him asking questions of multiple people as they
They cleared up the
Today, it’s an encounter he
| A．worked | B．arrived | C．changed | D．graduated |
| A．permission | B．comments | C．explanation | D．directions |
| A．passed | B．watched | C．struggled | D．hesitated |
| A．awkward | B．homeless | C．careful | D．shy |
| A．evidence | B．difficulty | C．confusion | D．conflict |
| A．generosity | B．wisdom | C．responsibility | D．confidence |
| A．put it aside | B．take it easy | C．kick it off | D．pay it forward |
| A．persuaded | B．spotted | C．questioned | D．inspired |
| A．witnessed | B．reported | C．recalled | D．shared |
| A．praised | B．thanked | C．blamed | D．mistaken |
| A．common | B．unintended | C．serious | D．similar |
| A．clue | B．rise | C．job | D．solution |
| A．creates | B．expects | C．deserves | D．values |
| A．reminder | B．protector | C．challenge | D．practice |
| A．secretly | B．actively | C．loudly | D．anxiously |
3 . My two-year-old daughter was playing with groceries in my shopping cart (购物车). A gentleman stood behind me with three
When the line moved forward I started
I was always willing to help others. However, there was a new feeling I
| A．toys | B．bags | C．items | D．dollars |
| A．behaving | B．studying | C．eating | D．resting |
| A．panic | B．hurry | C．mess | D．mood |
| A．failed | B．offered | C．agreed | D．promised |
| A．patiently | B．constantly | C．appreciatively | D．eventually |
| A．respect | B．confidence | C．determination | D．pleasure |
| A．unloading | B．unfolding | C．unwrapping | D．uncovering |
| A．ached | B．broke | C．beat | D．sank |
| A．picking up | B．looking over | C．handing out | D．giving away |
| A．purse | B．card | C．daughter | D．stuff |
| A．annoyed | B．discouraged | C．confused | D．astonished |
| A．hesitated | B．panicked | C．regretted | D．rejected |
| A．confirmed | B．joked | C．smiled | D．insisted |
| A．remembered | B．feared | C．experienced | D．shared |
| A．trust | B．praise | C．thank | D．reward |
I really like my job—teaching, in which I can watch children grow up and understand slowly, especially when I can play a part in it. However, it can be a challenging job. There are times when students can seem uninterested in learning and troublesome in class. Tyler is just one of them.
Tyler was enrolled in my senior American government class for a term. He had impulse-control and anger-management issues. He had been suspended (停课) many times before. When he entered my class in his senior year, I expected the worst.
Every time I talked at the front of the class. I would ask questions of students, calling them by name. Doing this helped me to get to know them and learn their names. Unfortunately, every time I called on Tyler, he would respond with a glib (未经思考的) answer. If he got an answer wrong, he would become angry.
About a month into the year, I was still trying to connect with Tyler. I could usually get students to join in class discussions or at least encourage them to sit quietly; by contrast, Tyler was just loud.
One day, Tyler was talking while I was teaching. In the middle of the lesson, I said, “Tyler, why don’t you join in our discussion instead of having one of your own?” With that, he got up from his chair, pushed it over and yelled something, some dirty word even included.
Due to his terrible performance in my class, he was sent to the office with a discipline referral (纪律处罚表), and he received a week-long out-of-school suspension.
To this point this was one of my worst teaching experiences. I feared that class every day. Tyler’s anger was almost too much for me, like a bomb, ready to explode anytime. The week Tyler was out of school was a wonderful time, and we got a lot achieved as a class.
On the day of Tyler’s return, I stood at the door waiting for him, ready to have a talk with him.
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As part of my efforts to build connections with him, I managed to meet him regularly after class to learn about his study problems and his advice on how to manage class better.
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5 . A girl of 12 has raised more than £8,000 for a cancer charity by running three kilometres every day for a year in honour of her grandad. Emily Talman, of Birkenhead, Merseyside, was inspired by the Daily Mirror’s “Pride of Britain Awards” to take on the challenge. She started running on November 8 last year after Grandad Pete Talman recovered from prostate (前列腺) cancer.
Emily said she did it for all grandads. She added: “I remember watching the ‘Pride of Britain Awards’ last year, when my grandad was better, and I wanted to do something to help other families who are going through what we did.”
Pete, 69, was diagnosed with cancer in 2019. He had successful surgery to remove his prostate the following July. “My grandad always told me, ‘Never give up, never give in’ and that’s what I’ve told myself during my challenge. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to still have him in my life.”
Emily had to face all weather for her runs. But she said thinking about families who have lost loved ones to cancer kept her going. The determined schoolgirl, who has three sisters, added, “I always think about the people who can’t be with their grandad, dad, uncle, or brother because of prostate cancer.”
Liverpool fan Emily even made time on Christmas Day and her 12th birthday on August 15 for her runs. She plans to “have a little break from running” but hopes to complete 100 more days every year in the future to keep spreading awareness of prostate cancer.
Parents Ricky Talman and Stacey Williams told of their pride in her. Ricky said, “It was a tough challenge but she’s just been a warrior and everyone in the family is so proud of her.”
1. What does Emily run for?| A．The family’s dream. | B．A meaningful cause. |
| C．Her education funds. | D．Her physical health. |
| A．A TV program. | B．A prize awarded to her. |
| C．Her terrible disease. | D．Her grandad’s words. |
| A．To commit to spreading awareness of running. |
| B．To get down to promoting her academic performance. |
| C．To run about 1/3 year for cancer charity. |
| D．To take on a tougher challenge to prove herself. |
| A．Lovely and innocent. | B．Proud and humorous. |
| C．Considerate and talkative. | D．Caring and determined. |
It was a sunny summer morning, the breeze blowing gently. As planned, Jackson took a trip into the remote wilds near Olom Village, in the Sakha Republic, Russia. His four-year-old daughter, Karina, found him leaving and wanted to follow him to give her dad a surprise. She slipped out of the house, with nobody realizing it, even Jackson.
Unfortunately, she walked too slowly on her way and soon she was lost in the vast, dangerous Siberian wilderness. Luckily for her, her dog, Naida, followed Karina just as the girl followed her father. The two suddenly found themselves walking with no one in sight, drifting away from their home as the hours went by.
Night fell. Karina’s father returned home, and it didn’t take long after that for the whole family to realize what had happened. They couldn’t find Karina anywhere. They turned to the police for help immediately. And they took action at once in search of the lost girl.
A whole week had gone by and there was no progress of the rescue in sight. The whole family was stuck in desperation, but Karina’s mum never lost hope. “Many stopped believing that she was alive, but as a mother I felt that she would be found soon.”
In fact, Karina did survive. Although Siberia is an extremely dangerous place even for otherwise fit adults due to its wildlife and climate, she made it. She survived by eating wild fruits and drinking water from nearby rivers, and she faced the freezing nighttime temperatures by cozying up in a bed of grass. Naida did its best too, scaring away the wild animals and keeping each other warm by sleeping close together at night.
After nine days struggling to survive, scared and alone, Karina could only be grateful about one thing: her good friend was by her side. Naida gave its strength, and actively helped the four-year-old to stay alive for that long.
This morning, Naida suddenly walked away and headed back into town, ignoring Karina’s hopeless cry and leaving her completely alone.
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Naida did what it could to lead the rescue team to where Karina was.
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7 . Squaw Peak, with its breathtaking scenery, has attracted numerous hikers. But
Henry Grant was well
After 15 minutes of pushing past bushes and slipping down, Grant spotted Paula crumpling (瘫倒) on a small flat rock. He called 911 to
About 45 minutes later, first responders arrived. They carried Paula on a stretcher (担架) to a waiting ATV and sent her to a hospital.
Paula, who has fully
| A．injury | B．danger | C．pain | D．fortune |
| A．proud | B．innocent | C．ignorant | D．aware |
| A．stayed | B．jumped | C．walked | D．lived |
| A．impress | B．disturb | C．enjoy | D．prefer |
| A．fantastic | B．desperate | C．disappointed | D．enthusiastic |
| A．extended | B．wheeled | C．facilitated | D．guaranteed |
| A．anywhere | B．somewhere | C．nowhere | D．elsewhere |
| A．sight | B．position | C．route | D．location |
| A．predicting | B．imagining | C．deciding | D．hoping |
| A．report | B．find | C．determine | D．check |
| A．found | B．grasped | C．saved | D．reached |
| A．examinations | B．operations | C．measures | D．means |
| A．nervously | B．tightly | C．gently | D．silently |
| A．free | B．comfort | C．distract | D．spare |
| A．improved | B．recovered | C．returned | D．survived |
8 . Sydney Raley has been working at McDonald’s for about seven months and it’s been her typical after-school job. When she headed into her weekend shift on Saturday, December 18, she likely expected to do more of the same: Stand at the drive-through window, take orders over the headset, and hand each customer their meal with a smile.
In fact, that’s exactly how it started. But a few hours into her shift, things took a dramatic turn. After handing a customer some of their food, Sydney let them know that more would be coming as soon as it was ready. But just seconds later, she noticed a terrible look of panic spread across the woman’s face. Then came the coughing. She was coughing like crazy. Her daughter in the passenger seat looked terrified.
Sydney immediately knew she was choking. For an instant, Sydney remembered the first aid training she had received more than four years earlier. Most 15-year-olds might panic at the sight of this (even most adults might, too). But not Sydney. Instead, the teen remained calm and quickly shouted to both her manager and the woman’s daughter to call 911. Then, she drove through the drive-through window and came to the rescue.
The teen flung the driver’s side door open and got the choking woman to her feet. Then she began to use the Heimlich maneuver(海姆立克急救法). However, she had never actually had to use the life-saving technique before, and after a few tries, it wasn’t quite working. Luckily, another customer was just a few feet away in the parking lot. She shouted for help, hoping that another person’s strength combined with hers, would help force whatever was in the woman’s mouth to finally come out. Next, a man who heard the call for help ran over and started using Heimlich with the woman. Fortunately, it worked and the woman spat out the food stuck in her throat. Needless to say, the woman was very grateful. Just as she began to catch her breath, first responders arrived on the scene, and when officers asked what happened, she told them all about Sydney’s heroic act. “They said, ‘Congratulations, you’re a lifesaver; you’re a hero.’” Sydney recalled.
1. What can we learn about Sydney from the first two paragraphs?| A．She is patient and confident. | B．She is kind and knowledgeable. |
| C．She is hard-working and careful. | D．She is generous and warm-hearted. |
| A．She was in the car. | B．She was on the street. |
| C．She was in the parking lot. | D．She was in a restaurant. |
| A．Pulled violently. | B．Slipped gently. |
| C．Threw suddenly. | D．Rushed hurriedly. |
| A．What happened to the woman. |
| B．How to do the Heimlich maneuver. |
| C．How the chocked woman was rescued. |
| D．Why Sydney failed to use the Heimlich maneuver. |
I frequently joke that my family heirlooms (传家宝)are plastic. My parents grew up poor and over the years, as a family we were comfortable but didn’t have a lot of things which would be considered luxuries: jewelry, family vacations, china, fancy cars, etc. My father went on a trip to Italy with my aunts one year and brought my mother a ring. It was her favorite stone. She valued that ring because it was one of the nicest things she ever had and represented my dad’s love for her. Sometimes they quarreled but had a deep love for each other. He died in 1980, aged 53 after a difficult battle with cancer.
She had lost some weight and wore the ring to work on a different finger. During her shift the ring slipped off and she realized it the following day. She was sick about it after having tried to find it with no luck. At the point when I talked to her she was trying to face the fact that she would never see it again. Her voice sounded hollow and weak which I assumed was due to the nature of the conversation. She choked back some tears.
I decided to look for the ring at my mom’s work. She was working at the Burlington Coat Factory Department store at the time in the Youth Dept. The Youth Dept was huge and packed with clothes, toys and tables. It was always a mess even when someone was working in it. I started row by row crawling (爬行) on the floor to see if I could find the ring under all the clothes. As I worked my way through the Youth Dept, I tried not to panic. I was amazed that no one asked me what I was doing. At that time I encountered one of my mom’s co-workers who didn’t understand English very well and tried to explain what I was doing. She didn’t seem to understand but she didn’t try to stop me either.
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When I got to the last row, I still didn’t find the ring.
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That ring meant so much to my mom, so I never gave up.
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10 . One evening I went to the park to refresh myself as usual. I rested on the bench and sat back with my legs
While playing, the little girl came running towards me to hide behind the
Suddenly Grace
They both sat there for some time. Grace was
| A．crossed | B．shaking | C．aching | D．swollen |
| A．fighting | B．playing | C．wrestling | D．walking |
| A．applied to | B．occurred to | C．contributed to | D．appealed to |
| A．equipped | B．associated | C．involved | D．defended |
| A．sign | B．barrier | C．quarrel | D．picture |
| A．caught | B．convinced | C．affected | D．ignored |
| A．curtain | B．fence | C．wheel | D．bench |
| A．down | B．patiently | C．straight | D．skillfully |
| A．spotted | B．left | C．dragged | D．followed |
| A．marched | B．reached | C．waved | D．rushed |
| A．relief | B．ease | C．pain | D．dignity |
| A．tired | B．alone | C．troublesome | D．annoying |
| A．interest | B．compensation | C．respect | D．attention |
| A．paint | B．wound | C．blow | D．scene |
| A．wrapped | B．linked | C．washed | D．opened |
| A．hunger | B．appetite | C．interest | D．thirst |
| A．quickly | B．merely | C．softly | D．gradually |
| A．prepared | B．unwilling | C．desperate | D．intended |
| A．shaped | B．measured | C．corrected | D．graded |
| A．forgiveness | B．curiosity | C．sympathy | D．passion |
