1 . I once rescued a distrustful horse and now he lives peacefully on my farm. But the
Paul came with his parents for a vacation. Bob kept his distance from the
To
| A．approach | B．key | C．road | D．answer |
| A．lookers-on | B．passers-by | C．grown-ups | D．standers-by |
| A．attracted | B．puzzled | C．surprised | D．annoyed |
| A．support | B．treat | C．greet | D．introduce |
| A．quickly | B．cautiously | C．casually | D．excitedly |
| A．patted | B．held | C．embraced | D．rubbed |
| A．calm | B．still | C．out | D．away |
| A．backed off | B．stepped forward | C．jumped up | D．looked out |
| A．appreciate | B．witness | C．allow | D．notice |
| A．amazing | B．promising | C．rewarding | D．disappointing |
| A．increased | B．restored | C．faded | D．developed |
| A．body | B．cheeks | C．neck | D．tail |
| A．free | B．uneasy | C．amused | D．scared |
| A．position | B．chance | C．balance | D．stage |
| A．interesting | B．satisfying | C．rescued | D．changed |
My middle child, Jake, was smart and good-looking, but he always sees the cup of life as half empty. Every day when he came home from school, Jake would list everything bad that happened that day!
On his ninth birthday, we saved enough money to take the family to Disneyland for two days. His dad and I didn’t make much then, so it cost a considerable amount, but we felt Jake’s birthday was worth it. After doing Disneyland to death (玩够了), we returned to our hotel room, all exhausted. And I asked the birthday boy, “Did you have fun today, Jake?”
All my fault-finding son could say to me was “Pirates (海盗) of the Caribbean was closed!” “Jake Marshall,” I was clearly unable to contain my anger, “we stood in line for an hour and a half to see The Haunted Mansion. We rode Space Mountain three times. We spent two days playing in the park, and all you can say is, Pirates of the Caribbean was closed?” Clearly, something had to be done about his negative attitude and I was going to be the one to do it!
I was determined to help him. I read every article and bought every book. With the help of great resources, I found my son had the tendency to see the worst in every situation. My research told me that people with negativity have an emotional need for order and sensitivity. That meant I needed to listen to my son’s daily pessimistic reports. My usual reaction was to try to talk Jake out of his negativity, but that wouldn’t satisfy his need for sensitivity, so I had to let him finish his complaints and ask what good things happened. Then I needed to wait until he could tell me. This would help Jake realize that good things really were happening to him.
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One day Jake came home from school and complained as usual.
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From then on, Jake came to understand the power of seeing good points.
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3 . In my first years of college I must admit I was still an angry adolescent. One day I had a serious fight with my father.
I saw him as
As I ran across the campus towards the classroom, I suddenly realized that I didn’t have the assignment that was
Now, I raced down the hallway, ten minutes late to class. Just outside the door, I took out an index card and wrote on it “I am the son of an IDIOT!”, as I could only think about the
Wednesday morning I got to the class early and hid in the back. Professor Simon began
Professor Simon’s comment kept coming up in my mind over the next few weeks. Slowly, my thinking began to
| A．controlling | B．demanding | C．frustrating | D．confusing |
| A．stole | B．stormed | C．marched | D．paced |
| A．bound | B．proper | C．tricky | D．due |
| A．put down | B．take up | C．bring along | D．hand out |
| A．comment | B．grade | C．criticism | D．standard |
| A．access | B．admission | C．entry | D．contribution |
| A．conflict | B．race | C．talk | D．deal |
| A．denied | B．recalled | C．regretted | D．delayed |
| A．connect | B．expose | C．recommend | D．introduce |
| A．correcting | B．collecting | C．illustrating | D．returning |
| A．cause | B．height | C．heart | D．surface |
| A．shift | B．focus | C．wander | D．form |
| A．credit | B．action | C．blame | D．responsibility |
| A．automatically | B．mildly | C．dramatically | D．generally |
| A．helped | B．started | C．proceeded | D．concluded |
4 . The morning that Devanshi Mavani reached the top of Kilimanjaro, the conditions were bitter. She had set off, like most hikers, the night before to time her arrival at the summit (山顶) with the sunrise. Immediately, heavy snow began to fall. “Normally people see Kenya on the other side. When we got to the summit, we saw nothing,” she says. “It was like a ski slope (斜坡). But I was crying with happiness.”
Just 17 months earlier, this trip had seemed impossible. In May 2017, Mavani was diagnosed with type I diabetes (糖尿病). She says, “I felt so low, thinking, ‘What am I going to do now in life, stuck with this?’”
The news put in jeopardy all Mavani’s hopes of travelling. She retired the year before and her son eventually flew the nest. “I felt free. It was my chance. I thought, ‘Hooray, I can enjoy life.’” But her diagnosis made Mavani scared to leave the house. Her elder sister came to help, but Mavani “couldn’t walk to the local park” without feeling unwell. Very slowly, Mavani built herself up from walking around the block to taking gentle gym classes. It was there that she met Hazel, who invited her to a talk about climbing Kilimanjaro.
When Mavani returned home that evening, she told her husband that it was something she really wanted to do. “The hike was the following year, when I was turning 60. He said, ‘You’ve got time.’ It was the best thing I did. It took my focus away from worrying about my disease to something completely different. How am I going to get fit again? How am I going to cope with this huge hike so far outside my comfort zone?”
During the seven-day trek, Mavani had to inject (注射) herself five to eight times a day. “It was -16℃ outside; I had to take off all my clothes, lying on a snowy rock. I overcame all that,” she says. “I thought, I don’t fear the diabetes. If I can do this, I can do anything.”
Mavani recently completed the West Highland Way and the Cotswolds Way, and has booked a trip to Machu Picchu in Peru.
1. Why did Mavani cry at the top of Kilimanjaro?| A．She felt disappointed at not seeing the scene she had expected. |
| B．She was excited to finish something challenging. |
| C．She was afraid to be left behind by other hikers. |
| D．She couldn’t wait to ski down the mountain. |
| A．Revealed. | B．Inspired. | C．Announced. | D．Threatened. |
| A．Supportive. | B．Doubtful. | C．Disapproving. | D．Worried. |
| A．She has learnt a new way to connect with people. |
| B．Her physical health has recovered rapidly. |
| C．She has fallen in love with travelling. |
| D．Her confidence has been built up. |
5 . One day six months ago I found a tumour(肿块)under my left arm, but I thought it was harmless. Soon a second
Arriving home, I told my wife and son what my health condition was. After a quiet dinner, we were silently
Two days later, the surgeon confirmed it was cancer. He admitted to being
Soon it was November—-time for scans to
| A．composed | B．created | C．emerged | D．flooded |
| A．cried | B．struggled | C．went | D．planned |
| A．carefully | B．seriously | C．randomly | D．quickly |
| A．joke | B．cold | C．fate | D．cancer |
| A．finished | B．determined | C．imagined | D．inspected |
| A．possible | B．important | C．special | D．wonderful |
| A．defeated | B．impressed | C．inspired | D．shocked |
| A．arrangement | B．improvement | C．treatment | D．management |
| A．replace | B．update | C．recognoize | D．destroy |
| A．access | B．witness | C．approach | D．admission |
| A．patient | B．engaged | C．sensible | D．competitive |
| A．ran | B．swam | C．walked | D．Cycled |
| A．see | B．ignore | C．seek | D．read |
| A．deciding | B．trying | C．tending | D．Turning |
| A．blue | B．high | C．rainy | D．cloudy |
6 . Rachael Blackmore walked along the track the evening before the Grand National. The jockey (赛马师) was determined, and she would fight to the last bit of her strength to win.
But the way for her to be a jockey was not easy. She grew up a farmer’s daughter. “Being a professional jockey was something I had never thought of,” she said. She studied science at university. But through all that time she was riding because “I just love riding. And I love winning too.” When finishing college at 25, she assumed her riding days were over because “I had to get a real job.”
However, fortune smiled on her because she was filled with talent and banging on the door. Her coach said he would turn her professional. It was harder for female to get rides and open doors, yet she did not tell her story as a victory over hardship. “Once you break down that initial barrier, then you are fine.” she said.
On the day of the Grand National, she thought her horse, Minella, would take well to the fences. But the race was dominated by Jett at first. Rachael did not give up. It was with the last two fences to jump when Jett was fading. “I was beside him and Minella seemed to grab the opportunity.”
They jumped the last with a lead. “I couldn’t hear or feel another horse behind me and Minella was still going forward for me. I tried to keep balance and we hit the line,” she said, “I definitely started crying.”
She became a history maker but she was not proud at all. “I am looking forward to next year, looking at my upcoming races. I know, my best race is certainly the next one!” she said.
1. What does “that initial barrier” in paragraph 3 refer to?| A．The financial hardship. |
| B．The improper education background. |
| C．The lack of an excellent and qualified jockey coach. |
| D．The prejudice against being a professional woman jockey. |
| A．Rachael’s difficult process of being a real jockey. |
| B．The fortunes Rachael had when growing up. |
| C．The friendship between Rachael and her coach. |
| D．The good personalities helping Rachael succeed. |
| A．She lost her chance. | B．She fell off Minella. |
| C．She was stopped by a line. | D．She won the Grand National. |
| A．Reflective. | B．Carefree. |
| C．Ambitious. | D．Practical. |
An impossible peace
Once upon a time, on a piece of land there lived giants and dragons, who had been enemies for years on end. However, after years of bloody fights, they had learned a lot. They were no longer so foolish as to wage wars with terrible battles in which thousands died. Now, every year they held bowling matches instead. A giant competed against a dragon. Whoever lost would become the winner’s slave. If a dragon won, he could use the giant’s muscles for all that heavy lifting. If a giant won, he would have free flights and fire for the whole year.
That was how they prevented their deaths and yet with the match going round and round, they hated each other more and more. Every year the winners were so cruel to the losers, in revenge (报复) for the time they had lost. The losers would be at the mercy of the winners, giants tired from lifting loads while dragons worn out from constant flying and breathing fire. There came a time when what mattered most was not winning the bowling match, but not losing.
Yonk the Giant was the best bowler, and the most afraid. He had never lost. Many dragons had been his slaves and they were dying to see him lose so they could get their revenge. This was why Yonk was terrified of losing. Especially since last year’s match, when he missed his first ever strike, he had decided that something had to change.
The following year he won again. When he arrived home, his slave dragon feared the worst but Yonk did nothing bad to him, for he had a different idea in mind.
“This year you will not be my slave. We will go bowling and I will teach you all of my techniques and secrets. But you must promise me one thing: when you win your match next year, you will not be cruel to your giant. Do the same as I am doing with you.”
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The dragon gladly accepted.
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Much later Yonk lost his first bowling match but he was no longer afraid of losing.
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From the moment my husband brought home a box of six chicks from Tractor Supply Company, our nine-year-old, Sophie, didn’t let them out of her sight. She named them Trixie, Beauty, Sweet Pea, Speedie, Captain Flint, and Adrian (we were reading Treasure Island and watching Rocky at the time).
Sophie made a promise that she would take good care of them and took at least one chicken everywhere we let her. We were content with this; after all, it was a good way to make her dutiful and responsible. So when we wouldn’t let them sleep in her bed, she was very upset. She, actually, argued about this issue again and again, claiming that it is Duty NO.1 to company her baby chickens to sleep. Later, we made a compromise that we’ve allowed one inside at a time if Sophie immediately cleans up after the visit.
On a special festival, she dressed as a chicken and convinced us it was the turn of Trixie and Sweet to come with her to get candies from the neighbors — that’s Duty NO.2 to company her baby to have fun. The reactions from neighbors were quite amusing. “Wait, are these real chickens you’re holding?” “Of course! They’re my babies, and I am the mother.” Sophie answered excitedly. Trixie and Sweet cooed (咕咕叫) the whole time, seeming to make response.
One hot day, I buried myself in piles of work when Sophie rushed into the room, asking “Mommy, can I take Captain Flint to the pond?” To be frank, I didn’t quite catch what she said but still nodded, even without taking my eyes off the screen. She jumped to cheer. “Captain Flint, let’s head for the pond now!” “Coo, coo.” Then they rushed out of the room.
Several minutes later, I suddenly realized that Sophie just went to the pond with a chicken! Could Sophie swim? No!!! Could chickens swim? No!!! Could anything unexpected happen?
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In case of emergency, I took a river tube (救生圈) and hurried to the pond.
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Captain Flint’s ship would start its first sail.
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On a Friday evening in December, two weeks before Christmas, I lost my job. I hadn’t seen it coming. I was excited for the weekend, when my daughter, Kristil, then 12, and I planned to get our Christmas tree. Then I listened to my voicemail: “We’re sorry but your work assignment has ended as of today.” My heart sank.
I wasn’t just a single parent; I was the only parent. My paycheck was survival. The next day as we searched for our tree, I struggled to be cheerful as I eyed each price tag. “Is everything OK?” Kristil asked. “You seem worried.” “I got some bad news yesterday,” I told her. “I lost my job.” “Oh no,” Kristil said. “Well, I have $100 from Grandma I can give you.”
“Absolutely not,” I told her. On Monday morning, I dropped Kristil at school and set off on my moneymaking pursuits. I headed to the pawnshop (当铺) with a ring that my mother had given me a decade earlier. “Best I can do is $70,” the owner said. “The stones are worthless. We’re only interested in the gold.”
Over the next week, I constantly applied for jobs as my bank account grew smaller. I felt as if the world was closing in on me.
On a weekend afternoon, I dropped Kristil in a wealthy gated community for a birthday party. I watched as she went in, surrounded by all the nice things we couldn’t afford. I drove home defeated.
Back at home, I glanced out the window. It had been snowing on and off all morning wind.
I noticed a small woman with short white hair struggling to open her car door against the
As she got out, I realized it was my old professor, Sister Esther Heffernan. I hadn’t seen her since we’d met for lunch three months ago. I’d first met Sister Esther 10 years earlier when I was her student at Edgewood College in Madison. Kristil was three at the time, and I sometimes took her to class. Sister Esther was understanding and would bring coloring books to occupy Kristil.
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I rushed to the front of my building.
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When I opened her card, I gasped (喘息) in shock.
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10 . For most graduating students, the college-admission season, usually in July and August, is a nervous time that is often described as a life-changing moment.
An anxious 18-year-old Peng Lanxi got his admission letter from Hunan University of Science and Technology on July 26, bringing his dream closer-making prosthetic limbs (假肢) more advanced and accessible to people like him. His mother Wang Chunmei couldn’t hold back her tears because she knew how her son had overcome the difficulties.
Peng Lanxi lost his legs in a car accident in 2005, when he was a baby. Having learned to walk using just his hands, he enjoys life as much as the teenagers around him. On his wheelchair, he plays basketball and badminton. Once a week, he goes for a 40-minute swim, and his best time for 100 meters is one minute and 15 seconds.
“I believe that obstacles (障碍) are there to be conquered. Someone says that life is like a mirror, and we get the best results when we smile at it,” Peng Lanxi says.
His story has gone viral (在网上快速传播的) on social media platform Sina Weibo, which has been viewed more than 19 million times and he won admiration from its users for his courage, determination and hard work. A user named Shuangpi comments that Peng lost his legs, but he doesn’t let that get in his way.
The official account of Hunan University of Science and Technology on the platform has even commented, “Welcome Peng to the university.” Lu Ming says that the school will help Peng to pursue his dream—to be a prosthetics engineer, a career that will change lives. Peng is not alone, as authorities have improved the presence of disabled people on mainstream campuses in recent years. 14,559 students facing physical challenges entered college last year. From 2016 to 2020, about 57,500 special needs students were admitted into universities, a more than 50 percent increase compared with the 2011-2015 period.
1. Why did Wang Chunmei burst into tears?| A．Her son can act like a healthy person. | B．Her son’s achievement was a shock to her. |
| C．Her son succeeded after too much difficulty. | D．She hoped to put on prosthetic limbs for her son. |
| A．His bitter childhood. | B．His game experience. |
| C．His positive attitude to life. | D．His preference for various sports. |
| A．His mother. | B．His talents. | C．His hard work. | D．Shuangpi’s comment. |
| A．Lu Ming was once in charge of admission. |
| B．Prosthetics engineers can find jobs much easier. |
| C．Disabled people at universities are looked down on. |
| D．Being admitted into the university will contribute to Peng Lanxi’s future. |
