1 . Elmer Whitaker sighed as he looked over his muddy crops. A terrible
"What a disaster, “Whitaker said.” My whole family has always survived on the harvests of this field. I feel
Thomas calmed him down and thought for a moment. “I see this not as a disaster but as an
Elmer Whitaker considered this. Thomas was right-he had become set in his ways. This disaster could push him to make his farm
And so Whitaker
A.force | B.smoke | C.war | D.storm |
A.mud | B.grass | C.mist | D.dust |
A.went on | B.set off | C.came by | D.burst in |
A.special | B.desperate | C.sensitive | D.tireless |
A.opportunity | B.agreement | C.intention | D.element |
A.as usual | B.in disbelief | C.on purpose | D.with pride |
A.innocently | B.gratefully | C.politely | D.cheerfully |
A.major | B.traditional | C.different | D.natural |
A.restore | B.exchange | C.donate | D.abandon |
A.formal | B.diverse | C.realistic | D.obvious |
A.informed | B.demanded | C.enlightened | D.promised |
A.tasted | B.planted | C.shared | D.received |
A.careful | B.troubled | C.familiar | D.impressed |
A.diversify | B.remove | C.deliver | D.observe |
A.manner | B.dream | C.symbol | D.cause |
2 . Kids are often stressed and scared when they break a bone, but Luis Ruiz makes getting a cast(打石膏)fun at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The doctor customizes(定制)casts of young
About ten years ago, a little boy asked Ruiz to
“It lit him up!” Ruiz remembers. That moment of joy
Since that first
“The kids just
A.patients | B.ladies | C.adults | D.partners |
A.revise | B.make | C.draw | D.cancel |
A.nurse | B.boy | C.reporter | D.doctor |
A.set | B.mix | C.clean | D.mess |
A.preferred | B.attempted | C.continued | D.recommended |
A.finally | B.personally | C.confidently | D.curiously |
A.disappointed | B.prepared | C.pleased | D.tired |
A.advised | B.inspired | C.enabled | D.allowed |
A.broken | B.strong | C.extra | D.bad |
A.came along | B.got on | C.let off | D.went by |
A.sight | B.distance | C.base | D.point |
A.ugly | B.smiley | C.lonely | D.smelly |
A.view | B.fact | C.part | D.comment |
A.bring | B.wish | C.lend | D.mail |
A.hosts | B.kids | C.parents | D.myself |
3 . A video about a homeless man went viral. Johal, a video-maker known for his social
In the video, approaching a
Johal sits beside the man, talking on the phone with a friend, asking if he can borrow some money for his daughter. The homeless man
In a(n)
A.service | B.skill | C.activities | D.experiments |
A.filmed | B.predicted | C.developed | D.commented |
A.hungry | B.sleeping | C.freezing | D.depressed |
A.blankets | B.food | C.clothes | D.candles |
A.casually | B.respectfully | C.patiently | D.attentively |
A.gifts | B.toys | C.medicines | D.meals |
A.lucky | B.unexpected | C.rough | D.awkward |
A.watch for | B.pack up | C.tie up | D.look for |
A.hard-headed | B.heavy-footed | C.empty-handed | D.low-spirited |
A.actor | B.parent | C.failure | D.stranger |
A.continues | B.explains | C.conducts | D.analyzes |
A.disbelief | B.relief | C.sorrow | D.anger |
A.Heartbroken | B.Imaginative | C.Incredible | D.Artificial |
A.losing | B.asking | C.owning | D.giving |
A.will | B.heart | C.thought | D.cause |
It is a hot sunny Saturday morning on the farm. Maya, Duksie and Doobie are helping Mama K in her vegetable garden. The children work all morning.
Mama K always gives the children a treat for helping her. Sometimes it’s cake or chocolate; sometimes it’s apples, pears or oranges. Mama K has only one rule. “Share it fair!” The children know they must share the treats equally, so they all get the same amount.
Today Mama K has baked a round strawberry cake with pink icing (糖霜) and berries from her garden. The children wait on the grass for their treat. “Here you go!” smiles Mama K. “But remember the rule. Share it fair!”
Maya has the first turn to share the cake. She uses the knife to draw lines in the icing. The others watch her. She does not cut the cake yet. The others must first agree if her way is fair. “I think I will make two cuts down like this. Now we have three slices, all the same!” Maya shows them. There is one line on the left and the other on the right.
“No way!” says Duksie. “The one in the middle is much too big!” Doobie also shakes his head. Maya laughs and tells Duksie to try.
“Pass me the knife.I’ll do it,” says Duksie First she rubs out Maya’s pattern in the icing, and then she makes one cut across and one down. “Look, I have made my three slices!” “That’s not fair!” shout Maya and Doobie together,.
“Why don’t you try, Doobie?” says Duksie. “I bet you can’t do it!”
“I wish the cake was a square, and then it would be easy!” says Doobie thoughtfully. And then! A picture comes into Doobie’s head. He sees the silver badge (标识) at the front of his father’s big red Benz truck. “I’ve got it! I’ve got it! I know how to do it,” shouts Doobie.
“How did you work it out?” Maya asks. Doobie smiles to himself. For now it’s his secret. Later, he will tell his dad.
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First Doobie uses a knife to smooth Duksie’s lines in the icing.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________With Mama K’s encouragement, Maya takes charge, expertly cutting along Doobie’s lines to make three equal slices.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5 . I was in first grade in Mrs. Bauer’s class at a time when elementary schools held student gift swaps. I was to
I bought a Matchbox car for Paul. After all, all boys
As Paul and other boys raced their new Matchbox cars delightedly in the classroom, I tried to hold back hot tears. Though I felt
When school was over, Mrs. Bauer asked me to remain behind for a moment. I sat
Afterwards, I became
A.arrange | B.exchange | C.create | D.share |
A.needed | B.identified | C.possessed | D.loved |
A.took apart | B.put away | C.picked out | D.checked up |
A.excited | B.sorrowful | C.concerned | D.proud |
A.amusement | B.punishment | C.puzzlement | D.embarrassment |
A.generally | B.simply | C.eventually | D.instantly |
A.nervously | B.shyly | C.comfortably | D.casually |
A.respect | B.courage | C.kindness | D.confidence |
A.shame | B.regret | C.intention | D.disappointment |
A.toy | B.tool | C.decoration | D.prize |
A.certain | B.hopeful | C.happy | D.serious |
A.understand | B.assess | C.remember | D.ignore |
A.strict | B.content | C.popular | D.familiar |
A.afford | B.choose | C.expect | D.agree |
A.useful | B.fashionable | C.precious | D.necessary |
“Will you do me a favor, Achenyo?” Mama called as she looked up from her weaving. Beside her was a pile of wild-grass stalks (秆). Mama took a stalk, laid it along the length of the half-finished bag, and began to weave (编织). In the corner were pots of dyes (染料) she’d use to paint the finished bags. “Will you get me some water for the dyes?” “Of course, Mama!” Achenyo picked up a pot as she ran outside. She didn’t like weaving, although it was a tradition for a mother to pass on the trade to her daughter. Outside, Achenyo called to her neighbor Ajuma. Both girls, with pots balanced on their heads, made their way to the river.
Achenyo and Ajuma soon arrived at the water’s edge, and they found a huge surprise. The river was gone! In its place was a blanket of dark green leaves and lavender-colored (淡紫色的) flowers. “Oh no!” Achenyo cried. “Mama won’t have water to mix the dyes for her bags.” When the adults arrived at the riverbank, they shook their heads, saying “They’ve struck again!”
Last year, the rainy season had brought an invasion (入侵) of water hyacinths. The plants had covered the river and left no room to dip a pot to get water. And now they were back. The adults walked into the water. They began pulling up water hyacinths and throwing them onto the riverbank. When they’d cleared enough plants, the girls filled their pots with water. A pile of water hyacinths lay on the riverbank. What a shame to waste such pretty flowers, Achenyo thought. She picked some for Mama, and then the girls headed home. Each day, they found the river covered by water hyacinths as if no one had cleared the waterfront (水边地) the day before. To fill their pots, they again had to pull up and throw water hyacinths onto the riverbank. The pile on the sand grew taller.
One day, as Achenyo moved an armful of dried water hyacinths out of her way, she had an idea. Carrying the plants under her arm, she ran home.
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3. 参考词汇:weave vt. & vi. (wove, woven) 编织
“Mama, will you teach me to weave?” asked Achenyo eagerly.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________One afternoon, Achenyo held up her finished work made from water hyacinths.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7 . Christian Bowers, now 24, has Down Syndrome (唐氏综合征) and it’s been hard for him to find good friends. His mom, Donna Herter, said his lack of friends was making him feel
Herter didn’t know who to turn to. So, she posted it on Facebook. “I just basically said that I was looking for a young
Herter said Christian attends events for people with special
Herter sent the post at I am and when she woke up, it had about 5,000 comments. She saw parents
After
James Hasting was one of the men she
“Though on the
A.independent | B.depressed | C.curious | D.surprised |
A.man | B.teacher | C.girl | D.student |
A.show off | B.hang out | C.move on | D.calm down |
A.suddenly | B.regularly | C.temporarily | D.really |
A.skills | B.hobbies | C.needs | D.choices |
A.normal | B.strong | C.professional | D.brilliant |
A.collecting | B.rejecting | C.offering | D.comparing |
A.waving | B.crossing | C.aching | D.shaking |
A.consulting | B.interviewing | C.informing | D.persuading |
A.broke | B.wrote | C.narrowed | D.turned |
A.selected | B.refused | C.assisted | D.protected |
A.indicator | B.requirement | C.mode | D.passion |
A.education | B.spot | C.strength | D.surface |
A.similarities | B.experiences | C.responsibilities | D.feelings |
A.allow | B.inspire | C.warn | D.request |
All I wanted was to sit with them at "the popular table". Jill had the best clothes. She looked like she walked straight out of a store window. Brett had the coolest haircut, plus she was already on the field hockey team and we were only in the sixth grade! Aimee was a cheerleader and Shannon could boss people around and they'd do whatever she said. I sure didn't have that kind of power, but then again, I wasn't popular.
Everyone else called them the "popular girls" and at lunch I’d watch them from across the middle school cafeteria and wonder how on earth I could get a seat at their table. I imagined how much fun they had sitting there, the envy of the lunchroom, while I ate sandwiches at the table near the dustbins. This wasn’t how I thought middle school was going to be at all.
One day, I had the nerve to walk past their table and Shannon and Jill started making fun of me, saying I smelled.
"I hate them," I sighed, sitting down beside my three friends and opening my lunch bag. "The popular girls are so mean."
"Well, we aren't mean!" said one friend, and she was right.
I looked towards the popular table. Aimee appeared to be in a fight with Jill, while the others were laughing at a red-headed boy, who was the smartest kid in our grade and maybe even our whole school. He was in tears when they got done with him. He took his tray to an empty table in the far corner of the room to eat alone.
That was when it hit me. Why would I even want to be friends with people who were so mean? My friends were far nicer and from the looks of it, we had a lot more fun. None of us fought or made fun of people. We laughed, sang, and joked to entertain one another.
"Maybe I should ask him to come eat with us," I said, gesturing towards the lonely, red-haired boy.
"Sure," said my friends.
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From then on, we invited everyone the popular girls made fun of to eat at our lunch table
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Later, I looked up the word "popular" in the dictionary.
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9 . I was annoyed that my mom had even scheduled the appointment with a doctor for me. As doctors so often do, when he arrived he went straight into the basic small talk about my
But then he
“You don’t know? Well, why don’t you go to college to become a
He looked me straight in the eyes when he
I
I was
A.career | B.health | C.credit | D.growth |
A.threw in | B.took in | C.consisted in | D.broke in |
A.account | B.activity | C.direction | D.movement |
A.idea | B.evidence | C.reason | D.discovery |
A.protected | B.explored | C.provided | D.emphasized |
A.professor | B.doctor | C.lawyer | D.lecturer |
A.crazy | B.anxious | C.violent | D.greedy |
A.casually | B.automatically | C.seriously | D.doubtfully |
A.got away | B.passed out | C.put down | D.rushed off |
A.continued | B.hesitated | C.intended | D.pretended |
A.comment | B.conclusion | C.impression | D.burden |
A.park | B.campus | C.workshop | D.stadium |
A.frightened | B.annoyed | C.surprised | D.discouraged |
A.anxiety | B.sympathy | C.guilt | D.confidence |
A.argument | B.conversation | C.conflict | D.negotiation |
10 . Sometimes one plus one does equal three, as was the case when Dave McNee met Claudia Mandekic 14 years ago. McNee was at a dentist appointment in Toronto when he chatted with Mandekic, who was studying to be a teacher. When she told McNee what a headache it was to get students excited about math, he made a surprising suggestion, “Why not throw in something they enjoy, like sports?”
The idea of mixing basketball and mathematics got its first shot in 2011, when the colleagues were invited to run a summer-school program for kids who’d failed Grade 9 math at Georges Secondary School.
When the students showed up for their first day, they weren’t exactly thrilled. Over the next few hours, Mandekic and McNee gave the kids techniques to improve their shooting while also helping them calculate their field-goal percentage, which, in turn, taught them about fractions (分数). The winning team would be determined based on which group had the highest total percentage and had done the most efficient math. “When the bell rang, they were so fixated on collecting their data and figuring out which team won that they didn’t leave,” says Mandekic. “I realized we might be onto something.”
The classes, later named BallMatics, soon spread to other Toronto schools. “I was terrible at math,” says Duane Douglas, an 8th grader. “But once I started BallMatics and realized the sport I loved was directly tied to math, it made me a lot better at it. Every time I played basketball, I was thinking about math.”
McNee and Mandekic have established a private high school called Uchenna Academy since 2019, where kids with excellent basketball skills can study all subjects, train at their sport and work part-time.
The value of BallMatics is clear: last year, the boys landed university scholarships for their performance in the classroom, not on the court. McNee and Mandekic believe the school’s commitment to academics is the key reason why it’s been a winner.
1. What did Mandekic think of teaching math at the beginning?A.Worrying. | B.Shocking. | C.Boring. | D.Exciting. |
A.Calm. | B.Impressed. | C.Focused. | D.Dependent. |
A.show the simplicity of math | B.prove the success of BallMatics |
C.stress the significance of playing | D.display his passion for the school |
A.A Simple Entertainment | B.A Surprising Discovery |
C.A Beautiful Coincidence | D.A Winning Combination |