Last year, 28-year-old Jane Bell moved to a suburb of Philadelphia for her newly found job and rent a house with a big yard in a village.
Jane had the habit of rising early for exercise. One cold morning, she was jogging through the nearby park when she spotted a weak husky lying by the path, seeming to have been deserted. She approached and checked it, only to find one of the dog’s legs severely broken. The pitiful dog looked at her with its sad blue eyes as if asking her for help. Blaming the dog’s previous owner for the selfish and irresponsible action, Jane, without hesitation, bent down and carried the dog home. Then she drove the dog to an animal clinic for a checkup and treatment, where a doctor told Jane it would take about 3 months before the dog got well.
Jane returned home with the dog, which she called Kobe. She made a comfortable den (窝) in the front yard and took great trouble to look after it. With time going on, Kobe gradually recovered and was able to get around with her. Every morning, Jane would take Kobe for a run. Every evening Jane came home from work, Kobe would welcome her, excitedly wagging (摇) its tail at her. Kobe kept Jane company and became her inseparable and loyal friend.
Jane’s furry companion was usually gentle and quiet. But one dawn Jane was woken up by Kobe’s loud barking and the constant noise of its pawing (用爪子抓) at the door. The moment she opened the door, Kobe pulled on her clothes with its mouth, attempting to lead her away from the yard. Initially dismissing it as typical dog behavior, Jane patted Kobe on the head to quiet it, saying firmly, “No, Kobe! Good boy, ca lm down!” However, the dog didn’t stop behaving strangely. It arched its back, its nose moving against a piece of ground in the yard anxiously. Jane was surprised and confused.
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Then Kobe began to dig the ground with its paws.
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Soon gas workers came.
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Returns
When I saw my mother at her home last month, it was a hot Sunday. I travelled there by train. As the train reduced its speed, I knew I was going to see her.
Leaving the station, I headed to the town center where I bought cakes — the kind she used to tell me to bring home. And I bought a cat, which I think can accompany her for along time. Until I got home, I didn’t think anything besides, I’m going to see her again and she’s waiting for me.
I knocked on the narrow door of the ground-floor apartment. She called out, “Yes. Come in!” “You should lock the door!” “I knew it was you. There’s no one else it could have been.”
When she saw the cat, she was very pleased as if it were my kid. She took the cakes, a little uneasy, but thanked me with a happy tone to her voice. That’s because she had already bought some for us on her way back home.
She was laughing, standing by the table. She put her hand on my shoulder, tilting her face up for me to kiss. At the same time, she was firing off questions about my trip, my children, my husband, my work...
We sat opposite each other at the table that, along with the meal she had already prepared for me, almost filled her apartment. She bought it big — it can seat at least ten people! But in six years, not once...
After meal, she tried to come up with more subjects of conversation, so that I wouldn’t go too soon, leaving her alone with her desire for me, her longing to live with me, her daughter, forever. Meanwhile, the cat approached us, which kept us busy for along time — watching it, taking turns holding it... My mother was the happiest she’d been since I got home. She seemed to have forgotten that I was going to leave.
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It’s time for me to say goodbye to her.
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A month later, I, along with my husband and kids, came back to visit my mother.
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3 . Thor came to us with the name Sterling, but it didn’t suit him. Therefore, we
This 20-year-old Haflinger horse is my favorite pony, the
We
Thor is very
Initially, I had no
| A．ran | B．took | C．saw | D．named |
| A．stop | B．appear | C．fit | D．change |
| A．choice | B．fulfillment | C．challenge | D．expectation |
| A．board | B．bring | C．describe | D．observe |
| A．weight | B．sight | C．mood | D．brain |
| A．pass | B．lend | C．feed | D．post |
| A．free | B．safe | C．tired | D．different |
| A．unrideable | B．unfortunate | C．unafraid | D．unhurt |
| A．quit | B．begin | C．delay | D．escape |
| A．interest | B．habit | C．trust | D．goal |
| A．experience | B．intention | C．perseverance | D．right |
| A．journey | B．work | C．break | D．ride |
| A．directly | B．regularly | C．easily | D．secretly |
| A．checked out | B．cut down | C．gave away | D．built up |
| A．grateful | B．worried | C．curious | D．interested |
My baby Reese started screaming and I struggled to hold him in my arms as we pushed our way through the crowd to the side of the taekwondo (跆拳道) studio, where I would send my boy for the training.
I looked up, and that is when I saw the photo on a poster, a woman with a bright white smile surrounded by her daughters. “OUR MOM NEEDS A KIDNEY (肾脏),” it said above the photo. “My name is Vonchelle Knight, and I have polycystic kidney disease,” it said below. “I am a single mother of two girls and have been on the transplant waitlist for eight years.”
As I continued to read, I thought about how desperately this momma needed a kidney. And then the idea struck me. I wanted to donate my kidney to the woman whom I had never met.
On the drive home, I told my husband I wanted to donate my kidney to a stranger. By the look on his face, he clearly thought I had lost my mind. I was a busy mom of two boys working a full-time job as a sales account manager. I had a calendar filled with sporting events, group fitness and volunteer church hours.
“Where is this coming from?” he asked. I was excited and slightly terrified as I explained the poster. I told him I wanted to at least call Vonchelle’s nurse and get more information.
Several weeks later, the results were in. We were a perfect match! The nervous excitement filled my body. Thoughts swirled in my head as I realized I had the ability to give this momma a new lease on life. Vonchelle had already waited eight years and obviously didn’t have any family members who could donate.
I told my husband that the doctor could do the transplant on January twenty-fifth. His eyes filled with tears as he stared at me and nodded. Vonchelle’s daughter worked at my son’s taekwondo studio, so I shared the news with her.
One day before the donation, the doctors scheduled me to meet Vonchelle.
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As she walked through the door of the meeting room, I walked up to her, my heart beating wildly.
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After the successful transplant, Vonchelle was recovering well.
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5 . Ella Smith in California learned a lesson on an ordinary 2016 day. That is, a simple act of kindness can make a
The video begins with Ella, aged 6, sitting with a full plate of steak and potatoes. “Can I just give it to him?” Ella
From the
“Good job, Ella!” her father shouts. “I think you just made his week. How does that make you feel?” Ella responds with her face
Ella’s father describes the moment full of
It’s a(n)
| A．formal | B．sympathetic | C．significant | D．necessary |
| A．sincerely | B．intensely | C．guiltily | D．humorously |
| A．challenges | B．designs | C．distributes | D．approves |
| A．motion | B．motive | C．entertainment | D．prediction |
| A．structure | B．reception | C．column | D．painting |
| A．assesses | B．transforms | C．approaches | D．introduces |
| A．confidently | B．happily | C．curiously | D．successfully |
| A．contain | B．defeat | C．seize | D．distinguish |
| A．putting down | B．breaking down | C．knocking into | D．digging into |
| A．lifting | B．pitying | C．shining | D．clarifying |
| A．recreation | B．pride | C．stimulation | D．confusion |
| A．consultation | B．reference | C．encounter | D．difficulty |
| A．anticipates | B．reserves | C．counts | D．takes |
| A．go | B．strike | C．decline | D．illustrate |
| A．strength | B．age | C．education | D．tolerance |
6 . One year before, at age 18, Leszyeski had aged out of foster care (寄养中心), having been in the system since she was four when her single mother was no longer able to care for her. Leszyeski was now enrolled in college hoping to become a doctor. And the only furniture she had in her apartment was an air mattress with a hole in it.
Then she learned about an organization Chairity. The organization provides furniture and household goods for young adults who have left foster care. Leszyeski reached out to Charity, a nonprofit formed by 23-year-old Maria Paparella.
Paparella first became aware of foster care in elementary school when her parents were considering adopting a child. The plan didn't work out, but Paparella often found herself thinking about that child. “I'm really close with my family, and I just couldn't imagine being completely on my own at 18,” she says.
At 16, Paparella visited Summit County Children Services, with a list of questions, trying to understand what aging out looked like. One of her questions was “What's not being met for these young people?” Near the top of the list was furniture. “That struck home,” says Paparella. The idea of “moving into an apartment without a bed to sleep on or a sofa to sit on” pulled at her heartstrings.
Paparella contacted her parents' friends, asking if they had spare furniture to donate. A local furniture store offered free ware-house space and its delivery truck. Watching the recipients' faces when they received a bed, a couch — whatever — was amazing. Paparella remembers delivering a gold lamp to a woman and watching her polish it lovingly, getting rid of dirt and fingerprints.
Today, Chairity has given furniture to nearly 200 young adults in homes across six Ohio counties. Paparella is convinced these contributions give the recipients hope and confidence. Leszyeski agrees.“It makes me feel like I'm not different from other people. My whole life, I've felt abnormal,”she says,“Now, I feel normal.”
1. Which can best describe Leszyeski's life after leaving foster care?| A．Tough but hopeful. | B．Poor and aimless. |
| C．Wealthy but boring. | D．Independent and carefree. |
| A．To get some financial benefits from it. | B．To help those aging out of foster care. |
| C．To aid the needy couple adopt a child. | D．To ask people to donate some couches. |
| A．Living without parents. | B．Moving into a new house. |
| C．Getting free truck delivery. | D．Visiting a foster care center. |
| A．It changes young adults' whole life. | B．It brings confidence to the recipients. |
| C．It has helped lots of homeless people. | D．It makes people different from others. |
7 . Me? On the Internet? My three daughters were crazy. They knew I hated the computer. Each of them had tried to teach me how to use it. Two of them even came up with the idea of “Mom on Match,” which I immediately rejected. Did they really think I, at age eighty-seven, was going to find a date with some old man that way? Some had told me earlier about the criminals out there who prey on older women like me. I wanted no part of that nonsense. I didn't care if I was Internet iliterate.
But they wouldn't give up. So, one night, when I felt very tired and wanted to shut them up, I reluctantly agreed to let them put me on Match. com. I didn't have to do anything. They did it all and then instructed me on how to use it. I didn't take a single note.
About a month later, all three girls wanted to see the results I'd received from Match. com. None existed! They found out then that I hadn't used it. So the one who lived closest took over. She got on the computer, found a gentleman who hadn't given up when I didn't reply on Match earlier, and answered him. After talking on the phone for two weeks, I reluctantly agreed to meet him for lunch. Surprisingly, I found that we had much in common, so we continued to meet, had dinner dates, enjoyed ballroom dancing and went to football games. Feeling comfortable with each other, we began seeing each other more.
Then, one evening, a surprise proposal came in the middle of a dance floor. I love surprises, but I wasn't ready for that. At our age we had to address possible challenges for the future. However, with time passing, we grew even closer together. Our small wedding took place a year later. Now, almost two years later, we still feel like newlyweds and have recommended Match. com to others. And, yes, I use the computer constantly these days, often to write down such stories as this一which, I admit to my daughters, is a lot of fun.
1. Why did the mum refuse to accept the online dating?| A．She showed no interest in any affairs online. |
| B．She was iliterate, not knowing how to type. |
| C．She cared much about her daughters' nonsense. |
| D．She felt there was not a gentleman online. |
| A．Match websites are not reliable. |
| B．Her daughter's effort paid off. |
| C．She didn't have much wealth to live on. |
| D．She had a clear head about her future life. |
| A．A good bargain. | B．A ridiculous love. |
| C．A happy choice. | D．A crazy decision. |
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Julia Koch began what was only her second year as a firstgrade teacher in a virtual classroom at Edgewood Elementary School. One September afternoon a few weeks into the school year, she received a call from Cynthia Phillips, who was having technical difficulties with her granddaughter’s tools for online learning.
Koch immediately noticed something was wrong with Phillips. They had spoken many times before, but Koch had never heard Phillips sound quite like this. Her words were so jumbled（混乱）that Koch could barely understand her, though she was able to make out that Phillips had fallen four times that day. Koch called her principal, Charlie, who assured her that he would call and check on Phillips himself.
Just like Koch, Charlie could barely understand Phillips. He suspected she might be having a stroke-he recognized the signs from when his own father had suffered one. Meanwhile, Charlie immediately became concerned that Phillips’s two grand children, ages six and eight, were probably home alone with her. Charlie asked his office manager to send an ambulance to the grandmother’s home. Then he called Mathews and Keytria, two deans in the school district, to tell them what was going on. Both of them dropped everything and drove to the family’s home.
When they pulled up less than ten minutes later, the doctors were treating Phillips while the two girls, looking visibly shaken, were outside with a neighbor. The quick response from Koch and Charlie saved Phillips’s life. She arrived at the hospital in time to get treatment and before chronic damage occurred.
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Koch and Charlie rush to the hospital to see Phillips.
Koch and Charlie were excited and proud of Phillips’ words.
9 . I tightly held the seat under me as the jeep raced forward, bouncing me into the air. I, a bookish Manhattanite,
I booked a Husky sledding tour and
After struggling into multiple layers of clothing. I boarded and looked like a fat monster. With the pack of Huskies,
Eventually, the pack of Huskies had brought my
I strained my eyes as far as they could see
| A．hiked | B．settled | C．traveled | D．dreamed |
| A．get along with | B．look back on | C．make up for | D．keep up with |
| A．fullest | B．largest | C．fairest | D．coldest |
| A．requested | B．declared | C．forgave | D．convinced |
| A．freezing | B．emotional | C．dangerous | D．energetic |
| A．car | B．ice | C．rock | D．air |
| A．erupting | B．training | C．feeding | D．living |
| A．watchful | B．sensitive | C．patient | D．generous |
| A．with ease | B．under control | C．at risk | D．in return |
| A．thought | B．work | C．future | D．journey |
| A．grew | B．created | C．lifted | D．covered |
| A．alert | B．absent | C．dull | D．obvious |
| A．muddy | B．snowy | C．tough | D．busy |
| A．loosening | B．fixing | C．tightening | D．breaking |
| A．pain | B．sorrow | C．hope | D．joy |
10 . When Kerry Irving heard a whimper and caught sight of a young dog peering at him through a gap in the railings, he was at rock bottom.
A car accident in 2006 had left him housebound and in chronic（长期）pain. His mental health suffered and he went on to be diagnosed with severe depression.
Three years after the crash, while out for a rare walk, he met Max and began to turn his life around. He ended up becoming the dog's owner. Max has helped to give Irving a more positive outlook on life. Irving began charting their joint adventures on his Facebook page and quickly the number of their followers began to grow. Irving has used Max's uplifting nature to help others.
There were hundreds of requests from fans desperate to meet Max and to help more people he trained as a therapy dog with Assistance Dogs UK in 2016. He was then able to make special visits to schools, hospitals and hospices. When his popularity continued to grow. Irving began organizing walks for charity, so that large groups of people could come together and meet him.
Today the dog from Keswick in the Lake District becomes the first pet to win what has been called an animal OBE in recognition of the service he has provided to thousands as a virtual “therapet”.
“I think it's the look that he gives you,” Irving said, “He just looks straight into your soul and just fixes people. He can walk into a room and literally sit next to someone and just look at them.”
Max's skills have been put to use online, cheering up thousands of followers through videos on social media. Anyone feeling lonely or anxious has been able to join Kerry and his dog on daily walks through Facebook Live.
As well as his new accolade online, Max has met the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and is even getting a statue in his honour that will be unveiled in a local park this spring.
1. What happened after Irving met Max?| A．He was diagnosed with severe depression. | B．He had a car accident caused by a rock. |
| C．He had a more positive attitude to life. | D．He was housebound and rarely walked out. |
| A．To lift their spirits through hard times. | B．To meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. |
| C．To have a picture taken with Max. | D．To join Irving and his dog on daily walks. |
| A．Statue. | B．Praise. | C．Service. | D．Charity. |
| A．A dog saved by Kerry Irving. | B．A man turning his life around. |
| C．A therapy to cure chronic pain. | D．A pet look mending troubled minds |
