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Yesterday, when Tim came home, his parent were already home. This was very unusual, because it was only 2: 00 pm. Most days, his father worked at at least 4: 00 pm. Before Tim got inside, his mother asked him sit down at the table. He noticed his father looking seriously, while his mother seemed to be gentle. Tim was very worried, because they rarely sat at the table except for meals or when she made trouble. However, his mother said that they will adopt a boy of the same age as Tim, whose family were died in a car accident. Tim was quite surprising by the news. He then told them he always wanted the brother.

2 . Kleon Papadimitriou, a Greek student, had been stuck in Scotland, where he studies, with no way to return to Athens while flights were shut down. So he decided to take a bike.

He began researching what it would take to make the trip on two wheels. He once competed in a race in 2019 and was briefly trained for several weeks — but that was about all the biking experience he carried with him.

Initially, he thought the idea was more of a “dream”— an absolutely hard long journey. But soon he began purchasing the equipment he'd need. He purchased a bike, and told the news to his parents and friends.

Papadimiriou travelled anywhere between 35 and 75 miles per day, crossing initially through England and then onto the Netherlands. He biked along the Rhine in Germany for several days, passed through Austria and cycled down along the eastern coast of Italy before he took a boat to the Greek port of Patras.

Throughout his trip, he set up camp in fields and forests. He spent the last few moments of each day writing down his progress, tracking the next day's path and checking in with family and friends.

“It's just now dawning on me how big of an achievement this was.” Papadimitriou says of his 48-day journey. “And I did learn a lot of things about myself, about my limits, my strengths and my weaknesses. I really hope that the trip can inspire at least one more person to go out of their comfort zone and try something new, something big.”

1. What can we infer about Kleon Papadimitriou?

A．He was forced to leave for Scotland on bike.	B．He had a few biking experience before.
C．He was a famous cyclist in his hometown.	D．He cycled to the Greek port of Patras.

2. Why did Kleon Papadimitriou consider his idea as a dream at first?

A．Because it seemed challenging to complete the journey.

B．Because he had no riding experience at all before.

C．Because his parents and friends didn't support his plan.

D．Because purchasing the equipment would cost too much.

3. According to the text, how many countries has Kleon Papadimiriou been to during the trip?

A．2.

B．4.

C．6.

D．8.

4. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A．Kleon Papadimitriou hardly communicated with his friends during the trip.

B．It took Kleon Papadimitriou 48 days to return to Greece.

C．Kleon Papadimitriou learned a lot of things about nature from the trip.

D．Many people have been inspired by Kleon Papadimiriou's story.

3 . I never forget the single act of kindness that changed my life over 25 years ago. During a vacation trip, I needed to find my _______to the Greyhound bus station, some 30 miles away. Being a _______ student, I had little money to get there.

I _______to call various taxis and shuttle services but they were all too _______or too far away to pick me up. Then, I got one person on the _______who managed to make out that I needed a ride to the Greyhound station but only had limited financial _______and he agreed to transport me! He came to pick me up about 45 minutes _______. The driver was old and I remember _______why the shuttle didn’t have a meter (计时器) but his ID was there and I could see this was his _______. The driver was so kind. He knew I was ________ so he distracted me with stories and good ________. He said I looked like his granddaughter.

At one point, I asked him why he ________ so little to others. Then, he patiently explained that he was ________retired and hadn’t removed his number from the phone book but when I called, clearly upset, he felt ________to help. This man drove an hour out of his way to help a person he didn’t know for a fee that only ________his gas. Because of his ________, I knew things were going to be okay. This man’s kindness warms my heart every time I think of him. ________, I didn’t get his name and his face has ________ gradually from my memory but he is on my mind often and I wish I could thank him ________. “Thank you Mr. Angel Shuttle-Man! I hope your granddaughter knows what a(n) ________grandfather she has!”

1.

A．way

B．entrance

C．connection

D．access

2.

A．wealthy

B．lucky

C．poor

D．talented

3.

A．forgot

B．managed

C．agreed

D．failed

4.

A．valuable

B．special

C．reasonable

D．expensive

5.

A．paper

B．email

C．phone

D．Internet

6.

A．difficulties

B．support

C．market

D．system

7.

A．before

B．earlier

C．later

D．after

8.

A．wondering

B．doubting

C．admiring

D．knowing

9.

A．field

B．function

C．duty

D．business

10.

A．upset

B．excited

C．hurt

D．crazy

11.

A．speech

B．conversation

C．introduction

D．connection

12.

A．spent

B．demanded

C．offered

D．charged

13.

A．actually

B．easily

C．certainly

D．clearly

14.

A．disturbed

B．driven

C．troubled

D．permitted

15.

A．provided

B．included

C．involved

D．covered

16.

A．courage

B．honesty

C．kindness

D．patience

17.

A．Unfortunately

B．Thankfully

C．Surprisingly

D．Delightedly

18.

A．abandoned

B．disappeared

C．existed

D．fixed

19.

A．secretly

B．in particular

C．privately

D．in person

20.

A．ordinary

B．strange

C．wonderful

D．brave

4 . The Most Valuable Skill

My grandmother, who had Alzheimer disease, got worse two years ago. My father had her taken good care of in a famous nursing home nearby. My grandmother was a retired university professor, which often made her have an ocean of_________who she had taught before. The old man next door almost had no visitors at all, in deep_________with my grandmother. When I kept her company, he was always_________,sitting on his wheelchair and bathing himself in the sunshine.

Once I_________him, “How are you doing recently?” He gave me a look, but said nothing. I thought he could not hear well, so I_________my voice, “I was asking, ‘How are you doing recently?’” He_________ his head slightly. After a long while finding I was still there, he just said, “Fine.” Then he looked away. I had to choose to _________.

Later, a nurse accidentally told me that the old man had been a businessman, after getting tons of money and companies._________ he was not a good speaker, he annoyed many people and _________made his family and friends pull away. Then he went broke.

That day, my father asked, “What is the most valuable__________a person can have for their entire life?” Before I answered, he continued, “You think making money is the answer. huh? No! But the ability to express your __________is. Seriously, I believe this is something most of us__________.”

It’s extremely__________for a person to learn to put into words, what he thinks. It makes a relationship__________. It creates a(n) __________on the person you’re talking to. It gives you a chance to__________what others think about your ideas. It lets you say something in a________ other people understand. How many of us have said something that has__________whoever loves us deeply? Whatever you say, on purpose or__________,will matter.

So Hemingway concluded, “It takes two years to learn to __________,and a lifetime to learn to shut up.”

1.

A．friends

B．colleagues

C．visitors

D．relatives

2.

A．connection

B．competition

C．conflict

D．contrast

3.

A．alone

B．sad

C．different

D．silent

4.

A．interrupted

B．greeted

C．consulted

D．approached

5.

A．lost

B．sharpened

C．raised

D．lowered

6.

A．shook

B．nodded

C．hid

D．buried

7.

A．go up

B．break up

C．hurry up

D．shut up

8.

A．Once

B．Although

C．Since

D．Unless

9.

A．even

B．also

C．still

D．just

10.

A．gift

B．character

C．skill

D．potential

11.

A．thoughts

B．actions

C．views

D．words

12.

A．possess

B．lack

C．seek

D．accumulate

13.

A．difficult

B．enjoyable

C．urgent

D．valuable

14.

A．extend

B．last

C．change

D．appear

15.

A．impression

B．opportunity

C．influence

D．memory

16.

A．convey

B．explore

C．feel

D．search

17.

A．situation

B．sense

C．way

D．position

18.

A．attacked

B．damaged

C．injured

D．hurt

19.

A．unconsciously

B．deliberately

C．seriously

D．gently

20.

A．eat

B．speak

C．walk

D．communicate

5 . Last summer, Steller pulled off the freeway on her way to work. She ______ at a traffic light, where a man was sitting with a ______ asking for help. She rolled down her ______. “Hey!” she shouted. “I’m driving around giving ______ haircuts. Do you want one right now?”

The man looked to be in his 60s. He was strongly built, and missing a few ______. “Actually,” he said, “I have a funeral to go to this week. I was really hoping to get a ______.”

Steller unloaded a red chair from her car. The man took the ______, and she ______ his curly graying hair. He ______ her about growing up in Mississippi about moving to Minnesota to be closer to his adult children, and how he still talks to his mom every day.

After Steller was ______, Edward looked in a ______. “ I look good!” he said. “I’ll have to remember to put my teeth in next time.”

Steller knows that a haircut can ______ a life. One changed hers: As a teen, she suffered from a severe ______, and her hair thinned too much. Seeing this, her mother arranged for Steller’s first professional haircut.

“To sit down and have somebody ______ me and talk to me like a ______ and not just an illness, it helped me feel ______ about.” She says. After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own salon (美发厅) so she could help people ______ the way she’d felt that day.

“It’s more than a free haircut.” Steller says. “I listen to people’s stories of loss, addiction, and ______ to get back on their feet. I can’t ______ their problems, but maybe I can help them feel less ______ for a moment.”

1.

A．settled

B．stood

C．stopped

D．met

2.

A．sign

B．video

C．book

D．friend

3.

A．door

B．window

C．chair

D．lamp

4.

A．regular

B．fancy

C．latest

D．free

5.

A．years

B．teeth

C．things

D．meals

6.

A．pound

B．job

C．haircut

D．response

7.

A．seat

B．risk

C．advice

D．chance

8.

A．brushed

B．colored

C．pulled

D．cut

9.

A．asked

B．told

C．informed

D．consulted

10.

A．done

B．paid

C．left

D．gone

11.

A．box

B．direction

C．spot

D．mirror

12.

A．start

B．save

C．change

D．escape

13.

A．condition

B．loss

C．failure

D．disease

14.

A．look at

B．believe

C．call on

D．judge

15.

A．servant

B．person

C．poet

D．fool

16.

A．sorry

B．proud

C．bitter

D．cared

17.

A．clear

B．lead

C．feel

D．smooth

18.

A．ability

B．struggle

C．permission

D．decision

19.

A．fix

B．cause

C．ignore

D．recognize

20.

A．guilty

B．ashamed

C．alone

D．connected

6 . About a week after Glenda and Raphi Savitz welcomed their daughter Samantha to the world, they learned that she was deaf. “_________, it was a surprise and a challenge,” Glenda says. “We knew we had to get _________ in the deaf community, learn about the culture, and learn American Sign Language (ASL).”

What the new parents didn’t _________ was that their neighbors would start learning sign language, too.

The Savitzes had moved to their _________ just three months earlier. It’s a place where people are _________ about being good neighbors. When young Samantha was out with her parents, neighbors like Jill McNeil were _________ that they couldn’t talk to her.

“We really wanted to communicate with her,” says McNeil, “_________ she couldn’t learn our language, we decided to learn hers.”

McNeil and three other neighbors quietly _________ up for local adult education classes in American Sign Language. The classes have been such a _________ that the number of neighbors learning the language __________ about 40.

Learning ASL __________ time. But McNeil says, “The classes are __________. We have learned some __________ to communicate with Samantha, who’s now a(n) __________ and curious 3-year-old. But sometimes her parents have to __________ for us because her fingers are very small right now and she signs very fast. We’re trying and we’re getting better.”

As a result of that neighborly __________, Samantha often moves with ease and stops in at neighbors’ homes just to draw pictures and chat.

“It’s absolutely __________ that she feels so at home and they’re signing to her,” says Raphi Savitz, “It’s like being surrounded by family. I couldn’t think of a better __________ for my daughter.”

And they’re not the only ones who are grateful. “We are really enjoying the whole __________ of the learning of ASL together. It’s made our neighborhood a __________ place.” says McNeil.

1.

A．Strangely

B．Obviously

C．Similarly

D．Traditionally

2.

A．changed

B．trapped

C．involved

D．paid

3.

A．know

B．control

C．intend

D．care

4.

A．department

B．organization

C．institution

D．neighborhood

5.

A．worried

B．anxious

C．confused

D．serious

6.

A．ashamed

B．thrilled

C．frustrated

D．delighted

7.

A．Since

B．Until

C．Although

D．Unless

8.

A．called

B．signed

C．kept

D．set

9.

A．balance

B．blow

C．shock

D．hit

10.

A．improves

B．obtains

C．reaches

D．achieves

11.

A．spends

B．takes

C．saves

D．wastes

12.

A．improving

B．failing

C．working

D．beating

13.

A．skills

B．subjects

C．passage

D．mistakes

14.

A．reliable

B．faithful

C．energetic

D．greedy

15.

A．perform

B．examine

C．act

D．translate

16.

A．request

B．effort

C．treatment

D．effect

17.

A．interesting

B．amazing

C．puzzling

D．embarrassing

18.

A．situation

B．coach

C．contribution

D．purpose

19.

A．construction

B．progress

C．reward

D．process

20.

A．closer

B．cleaner

C．quieter

D．wider

7 . When I was little, my classmate and neighbor Paul would take wonderful Santa face cookies to school every year as his birthday ________. In those days, I would always follow him when he shared the cookies with other classmates, just in case someone had been ________ and as a result he had an extra ________ or two. Somehow, one cookie ________ long enough for me to show it to my mother. She got the ________ from Paul’s mother and bought the special cookie cutter at Morley Brothers, our local hardware shop.

Over the years, my mother and I would ________ to make these cookies. After I got married, I bought my own cookie cutter and the cookies remained a ________ for the Christmas time. Later, my mother gave me her cutter. I ________ both of the Santa face cookie cutters because Morley Brothers had ________ years before and we never saw anything that even ________ these wonderful Santa faces.

One year, after I made the cookies, the two cutters were waiting to be hand washed and ________ for another year. Well, my oldest daughter decided to help out by ________ the dishwasher. You guessed it. ________, the two treasured plastic cutters, came out distorted and totally ________. I knew if I couldn’t ________ them, a long-standing tradition would come to a ________.

After making several telephone ________, I learned a woman named Pat Kimbrel had ________ the hardware business from her grandmother. I was excited! Immediately, I called and managed to talk with Pat about the happy memories connected with her grandmother’s cookie cutters. Eventually, through Pat I got four Santa face cookie cutters.

Now the family tradition is ________ in both our and our daughters’ houses. So, Paul, thanks to you and your grandmother. I’ll bet you never know how many lives you affect or for how many years the ________ will be felt.

1.

A．benefit

B．wish

C．treat

D．game

2.

A．curious

B．absent

C．free

D．cautious

3.

A．gift

B．class

C．cookie

D．cutter

4.

A．appeared

B．expanded

C．sold

D．survived

5.

A．recipe

B．response

C．award

D．comment

6.

A．manage

B．continue

C．expect

D．struggle

7.

A．program

B．challenge

C．must

D．memory

8.

A．equipped

B．accepted

C．spared

D．guarded

9.

A．closed

B．enlarged

C．existed

D．opened

10.

A．combined

B．resembled

C．represented

D．suited

11.

A．put away

B．saved on

C．set down

D．brought up

12.

A．loading

B．handling

C．covering

D．fixing

13.

A．Obviously

B．Surprisingly

C．hopefully

D．Unfortunately

14.

A．invalid

B．invaluable

C．unusable

D．unavailable

15.

A．copy

B．replace

C．identify

D．share

16.

A．fall

B．head

C．deal

D．stop

17.

A．businesses

B．services

C．lines

D．enquiries

18.

A．taken over

B．taken up

C．taken down

D．taken to

19.

A．inspired

B．observed

C．learnt

D．taught

20.

A．appreciation

B．pleasure

C．influence

D．motivation

8 . I wanted a change of pace, a break from routine. The past few years found me working long hours at my marketing job while my husband, Steven, put in equally full days as a physics tutor. We were both burned out from the constant boredom.

Vacation experiences at first glance seem a little difficult for us. How do you find comfort in an ever-changing environment? And I, someone who enjoys more planned fun, had to adapt.

But I was surprised at how easily I was able to adapt to a new mode of operation, a more relaxed version of myself who wasn’t worried where we’d park and sleep each night. The fact that we both became so accustomed to sleeping in the back of a cargo van is another surprise we experienced on this journey. The van was our main transportation and, with a full-size bed in the back, it also provided us with a bit of comfort that made us continue. At first, every sound outside was foreign, and we both took longer to fall-and stay-asleep. But, after a couple of weeks into van life, we let the sounds fade into soft background music.

Over the course of our seven- month trip, one of our big goals was to come away from each park with one spectacular image. That shared goal placed us on the same team: It brought us together, even more than before, gave us more to talk about, and encouraged us to motivate each other along the way.

By this point, you’re probably wondering how we paid for all of this, or maybe you’re assuming we come from wealthy backgrounds. The truth is, we actually managed this entire adventure on a middle-class budget. Steven did part-time remote work about 10 hours per week for his employer from the road. I ended up finding some temporary jobs through the trip. We also continued our photography business, setting up an online shop to sell our landscapes.

We only visited some parks in the 48 states. And the experience would still be worth every penny. It is really a chance to lose and find ourselves in our nation’s park lands.

1. Why did the author want to change?

A．Because she wanted a rest from daily routine.

B．Because she was interested in travelling.

C．Because she fell ill with long working hours.

D．Because she didn't like her marketing job.

2. What did the author think of the vacation before the journey?

A．Exciting.	B．Helpful.
C．Doubtful.	D．Boring.

3. What can we infer from the last but one paragraph?

A．The couple visited 48 states during the trip.

B．The couple tried different jobs to maintain their trip.

C．The husband worked harder than the wife.

D．The couple came from a middle-class family.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Introducing a couple’s daily life.

B．Sharing a couple’s travel experience.

C．Showing the importance of traveling.

D．Advising some travel plans to readers.

9 . When Stephen Mills spotted a dusty old safe (保险箱) in a museum in Canada, he thought he’d try to crack the code (破解密码), “just like in the movies”. But when he began turning the dial, he wasn’t expecting a Hollywood ending.

For years, anyone who visited the Vermillion Heritage Museum in Alberta would have passed by a large, black metal box. Staff knew it had come from the long-gone Brunswick hotel and was donated to the museum in the 1990s, but its code and contents remained a mystery for decades — until Mills unexpectedly cracked the code.

Mills, who lived in Fort McMurray, Alberta, was visiting the museum with his family last month over a holiday weekend. As they wandered around the exhibits with the museum guide, Tom Kibblewhite, they spotted the safe.

Kibblewhite told the family what he told all other guests: the 900kg black box with a silver dial had remained closed for generations. For years, the safe has confused volunteers at the museum. The manufacturer was unable to provide advice on how to open its thick door.

A locksmith (锁匠) once suggested that years of inactivity might have slowed down the gears, making it inoperable. But Mills, who is a “mechanically-minded person”, asked whether he could give it a try. “Kibblewhite kept saying no one had opened it and that it was a mystery what was inside,” Mills said. “I thought this would be a great thing to do for a laugh for the kids. Maybe they can find some interesting historical things in it — like a time capsule.”

After pressing his ear against the cool metal, he began spinning the dial. With numbers ranging from zero to 60, he turned clockwise (顺时针方向地) three times to 20, counter-clockwise two times to 40, and then clockwise one time to 60. He was astonished to hear a click. “I jumped up and told everyone I’m buying a lottery ticket (彩票),” he said.

1. What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean?

A．He didn’t think he would open the safe.

B．The museum trip was like a Hollywood film.

C．He didn’t want to turn the dial in the beginning.

D．It was unbelievable for him to win a lottery ticket in the end.

2. What do we know about the safe?

A．The dial on the safe was broken.

B．It was a donation from a rich businessman.

C．It was one of the most valuable exhibits in the museum.

D．It has been long closed since it was brought to the museum.

3. Why did Mills compare the safe to a time capsule?

A．To tell people how fast time flies.

B．To remind visitors of the time limit.

C．To indicate the safe’s special meaning.

D．To explain the content of the safe.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Mills won a prize for cracking the code.

B．Mills had plenty of luck to break the code.

C．Mills knew what the code was in advance.

D．Mills tried a dozen times until he cracked the code.