1 . I was sent this summer by my parents for a so-called walking tour of Switzerland, with a tutor. I need hardly say we travelled by train so far as the money lasted. The tutor and I climbed mountains. I longed to climb the Matterhorn, but this was not only too expensive but held by the tutor to be too dangerous. All this, however, might easily have been upset by an incident which happened to me in the lake of Lausanne.
I went for a row with another boy. When we were more than a mile from the shore, we decided to have a swim. When we had had enough, the boat was perhaps one hundred yards away. The boat had a small red awning(遮阳棚) over its hard seats. This awning acted as a sail by catching the wind. As we swam towards the boat, it drifted(漂浮) farther off. After this happened several times we had perhaps halved the distance. But meanwhile the breeze was freshening and we both, especially my companion, began to be tired.
Up to this point no idea of danger had crossed my mind. The sun played upon the dancing blue waters. But now I saw Death as near as I believe I have ever seen him. He was swimming in the water at our side, whispering from time to time in the rising wind which continued to carry the boat away from us at about the same speed we could swim. No help was near. Unaided, we could never reach the shore.
I now swam for my life. Twice I reached within a yard of the boat and each time a strong wind carried it just beyond my reach; but by my greatest effort I caught hold of its side just in time before a still stronger wind bumped the red awning again. I climbed in, and rowed back for my companion who, though tired, had not apparently realized the dull yellow glare of deadly riskiness that had so suddenly played around us. I said nothing to the tutor about this serious experience; but I have never forgotten it.
1. Why does the writer use “so-called” to describe the walking tour in paragraph 1?| A．The tutor walked while the writer went by train. |
| B．It was a climbing trip rather than a walking tour. |
| C．They only walked when they ran out of money. |
| D．They were all supposed to be travelling by train- |
| A．They didn’t know the lake had a strong current. |
| B．They were unaware of the coldness of the breeze. |
| C．They had no idea they had swum so far from the boat. |
| D．They didn’t realize the boat would move away from them. |
| A．Death. | B．A ghost. | C．The tutor. | D．The writer’s friend. |
| A．He was afraid his parents might be angry. | B．He became aware of some of life’s dangers. |
| C．He thought it was an unimportant incident. | D．He felt proud of saving the other boy’s life. |
2 . As 17-year-old Torri’ell Norwood drove through Florida, last February, the laughter and chatter from the four teenage girls inside her car quickly gave way to screams. As they approached an intersection, another car T-boned them, sending their car sailing into the yard of a nearby home, coming to a stop only when it crashed into a tree.
As smoke rose from the car, a bystander shouted, “It’s about to blow up! Get out!” Shaken, but otherwise OK, Norwood crawled out through the window as the driver’s side door couldn’t be opened. Along with two of her friends, who’d also managed to free themselves, she ran for her life. But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn’t with them. Norwood ran back and found Simmons unconscious in the back seat. She threw open the back door and pulled her friend out. She dragged Simmons a few feet to safety and laid her on the ground. After checking her pulse and found there was no sign of life, she started CPR.
Had the accident happened a few weeks earlier, she might not have known what to do. But just the day before, Norwood, who wanted to pursue a career in medicine, had earned her CPR certificate by learning on her own. Kneeling on the lawn and looking down at her dying friend, Norwood knew she had precious little time to practice what she’d learned.
She started pumping Simmons’s chest with her interlocked fingers and breathing into her friend's mouth in hopes of filling her lungs with the kiss of life. After quite a while, Simmons began coughing and taking quick deep breaths for air. The CPR had worked! Soon, the ambulance arrived and rushed Simmons to the hospital. And then she heard how her best friend had saved her life. “I wasn't shocked,” Simmons told others. “She will always help any way she can.”
1. What caused the car crash?| A．Another car hit Norwood’s car near the intersection. |
| B．Norwood drove the car too quickly that day. |
| C．Norwood’s car crashed into a tree in a yard. |
| D．The girls were too excited to notice another car. |
| A．She crawled out through the window and ran without stopping. |
| B．She dragged her friends out and performed CPR at once. |
| C．She ran for her life but turned back to save her friend. |
| D．She opened the driver’s side door and pulled her friend out. |
| A．She had learned CPR in school classes. | B．She pursued a career in medicine. |
| C．The bystander told her how to do it. | D．She just earned her CPR certificate. |
| A．Breath of Life. | B．A Frightening Night. |
| C．Power of Knowledge. | D．An Admirable Girl. |
3 . Huckleberry Finn didn’t have a home because his mother died and his father, who was often drunk, rarely stayed in one place. For a while, Huck lived with a kind old lady called Widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson. He liked Widow Douglas, but he was unhappy that she wanted him to wear clean clothes and went to school.
Huck was pleased when his father returned and took him to live in a hut in the woods. But soon Mr Finn started hitting the boy and locking him inside the hut when he went out. Huck ran away to Jackson Island, where he happened to meet Jim, Miss Watson's slave, who was hiding there. After a few days Huck dressed as a girl and went into town to find out what was happening. He discovered that people thought Jim was on the island and that there was a reward of $300 for anyone who found him. So Huck and Jim decided it's time to leave.
They got on the raft as fast as they could, put all their things on it, and moved off down the river. When it began to get light, they hid. When it was dark again, they traveled on. On the fifth night they passed St Louis, and they decided to go on down to Illinois. There were no slaves in Illinois.
They slept for most of that day and they began their journey again when it was dark. After some time, they saw lights on the Illinois side of the river and Jim got very excited.
After that, they went on down the river. Suddenly, a big steamboat came at them very fast, Jim and Huck jumped off the raft into the water.
When Huck came up out of the water. He couldn't see Jim anywhere. He called out his name again and again,but there was no answer.“He's dead!” Huck thought. Slowly, Huck swam to the side of the river and got out. Suddenly a lot of very angry dogs jumped out at him. They made a terrible noise and someone called from the house “Who’ s there?”
“George Jackson”, Huck answered quickly."I’ve fallen off a river boat.”
Well,the people who lived in that house were very kind, and they took Huck in and gave him some new clothes and a good meal. He told them that his family were all dead, so they said he could stay with them as long as he wanted. It was a beautiful house and the food was good there, so he stayed.
1. Why did Huck escape to Jackson Island?| A．He wanted a free life. | B．He didn’t want to go to school. |
| C．He liked to stay with Jim. | D．He went there to look for his father. |
| A．He wore a girl's dress for fun. | B．He didn't want to be recognized. |
| C．He didn’t have any other dress. | D．He was robbed of his own clothes. |
| A．The bright lights on the river bank. |
| B．That they finally got rid of the people who came to catch them. |
| C．The prospect of breaking away from slavery. |
| D．That they found a place to stay for a rest. |
| A．Huck was a clever and quick-minded boy |
| B．Huck was very happy to find his last home |
| C．Jim escaped alone to Illinois |
| D．the people who lived near the riverside wanted to take in Huck as a family laborer |
4 . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) —During his leisure time, Mahinda Dasanayaka packs his motorbike with books and rides his mobile library—across mostly muddy roads running through tea-growing mountain areas—to underprivileged children in backward rural parts of Sri Lanka.
Having witnessed the hardships faced by children whose villages have no library facilities, Dasanayaka, a child protection officer for the government, was looking for ways to help them. Then three years ago, he launched his program, called “Book and Me”.
He purchased a second-hand Honda motorbike for 30,000 Sri Lankan rupees($162), On his off days—mostly during weekends—he rides his motorbike, which is fixed with a steel box to hold books, to rural villages and distributes the reading material to children free of charge.
He began the program in 2017 with 150 books—some of his own and others donated by friends colleagues and well-wishers. His collection includes about 3,000 books on a variety of subjects. So far, he said, his program has benefited more than 1,500 children, as well as about 150 adults.
“I wanted to do something for children who are burdened with an exam-centered education. . . And to change the way kids look at society, to change their perspectives and broaden their imagination,” he said.
Apart from giving away books, Dasanayaka also speaks to the children for a few minutes, usually under a roadside tree, highlighting the value of reading, books and authors. He then conducts a discussion on books the children have read, with the aim of eventually forming reading clubs.
While Dasanayaka spends his own money on his program, he is not wealthy, with a take- home income of 20,000 rupees ($108) a month from his job. He said he spends about a quarter of that on gasoline for his mobile library.
1. How did Dasanayaka start “Book and Me”?| A．With a large sum of money. |
| B．With a used motorbike and 150 books. |
| C．By subscribing to books for children. |
| D．By borrowing a steel box from his workmate. |
| A．He is uncertain about his program. |
| B．He is trying to better kids’ living conditions. |
| C．He is seeking to change kids’ ways of thinking. |
| D．He is optimistic about the existing schooling system. |
| A．To keep in touch with them. |
| B．To prepare to start reading clubs. |
| C．To check their reading assignments. |
| D．To know about their preferences of books. |
| A．A Reading Program | B．An Education Officer |
| C．A Library on Wheels | D．A Motorbike on Road |
5 . When we found him, he was a sorry sight. His clothes were torn, his hands bleeding. Before we reached him, we saw him fall. He lay a moment. Then he pulled himself to his feet, walked unsteadily a few yards through the woods and fell again. After we got him out, we went back to find the gun that he had thrown down. His tracks showed that for two days he had circled in the forest, within 200 yards of the road. His senses were so dulled by fear and tiredness that he did not hear the cars going by or see the lights at night. We found him just in time.
This man, like others before him, had simply been frightened when he knew he was lost. What had been a near disaster might have turned out as only a pleasant walk, if he had made a few preparations before he stepped from the highway or off a known path.
Whatever sense of direction that a man may have, it’s still largely a question of observation. A skilled woodsman always keeps an eye on his surroundings. He notes the shape of a mountain, the direction water flows through a swamp, and the way a tree leans across a path. With these in mind, he is still likely to turn around many times, but he is seldom lost.
There are exceptions, of course, and once in a while a man does come across some strange problem that puts him into the “lost” situation. A rainstorm may catch him without a compass in his pocket. Darkness may find him in a rough area, where travel is dangerous without a light.
When this happens, the normal first reaction is the fear of being laughed at as a result of his poor knowledge in the woods. He may also be concerned about the inconvenience that he will cause his friends when he doesn’t show up. This false pride may lead him to keep on the move in a false effort to find his way against all difficulties.
The person who thinks ahead is seldom in great danger. He’ll be safe if he observes carefully, thinks ahead, and remains calm.
1. The writer suggested that if the man had not been found, ___________.| A．he would have been shot by a gun |
| B．he would have become confused |
| C．he would have been attacked by wild animals |
| D．he would have been in great danger |
| A．he will worry about being laughed at |
| B．he will push himself to find his way out |
| C．he will feel sorry that he didn’t prepare well enough |
| D．he will feel it is convenient to ask for help from his friends |
| A．Intelligence. | B．Observation. |
| C．Direction. | D．Chance. |
| A．go into the woods by themselves |
| B．keep their head when they are in trouble |
| C．are frightened when they think they are lost |
| D．don’t know how to signal for help properly |
6 . As a first responder, you never know what type of situation you might walk into, or who you’ll meet along the way. That’s definitely been the case for Jeffrey Lanenberg, a 51-year-old paramedic(急救医务人员) since 1984.
Ten years into the job, Lanenberg received a call that reported that a man in his early 30s had fallen down in the Mall of America. When Lanenberg and his partner arrived at the scene, they found the young male face down on the ground. He had gone unconscious, making weak attempts to breathe. His wife stood beside him holding their small son in horror. They quickly rushed to defibrillate(除颤) and calm the man to keep him under control. After Lanenberg dropped the patient off at the neighboring hospital, he thought about the man and his family for a long time.
Lanenberg thought he had experienced everything under the sun until one random visit to Office Max three years ago, where he met a man repeatedly walk back and forth while staring at him. As it turned out, the man was the patient he had saved 20 years earlier.
＂You gave me 20 years more than I ever thought I’d have,＂ the man said. He thanked Lanenberg repeatedly and told him he had someone he wanted him to meet. He stepped around the corner and reappeared with a 20-something-year-old man. Lanenberg instantly knew that it was the son he had seen standing by his mother all those years ago.
＂That day changed my life,＂ Lanenberg said. ＂Before that, everything was about work…When I talk to my beginner-training class, I tell them you never know the impact you can have on someone’s life.＂
1. What did Lanenberg do with the young man?| A．He gave the man the first aid. | B．He cured the man at the scene. |
| C．He only sent the man to hospital. | D．He took care of the man’s wife and son. |
| A．It was unbelievable. | B．It was a common routine. |
| C．It was a matter of course. | D．It was a dangerous situation. |
| A．Lanenberg helped bring up his little son. |
| B．Lanenberg donated to support his family. |
| C．Lanenberg gave him the present happy life. |
| D．Lanenberg taught his son to be a new doctor. |
| A．He changed his attitude to his job. |
| B．He was rewarded with much money. |
| C．He got a promotion to be a team leader. |
| D．He took up teaching work to train newcomers. |
7 . I started out in life with few advantages. I did not graduate from high school. I worked at menial(不体面的) jobs. I had limited education, limited skills and a limited future.
And then I began asking, "Why are some people more successful than others?" This question changed my life.
Over the years, I have read thousands of books and articles on the subjects of success and achievement(成就). It seems that the reasons for these accomplishments have been discussed and written about for more than two thousand years, in every possible way. One quality that most philosophers, teachers and experts agree on is the importance of self﹣discipline(自律). As Al Tomsik summarized it years ago, "Success is tons of discipline."
Some years ago, I attended a conference in Washington. It was the lunch break and I was eating at a nearby food fair. The area was crowded and I sat down at the last open table by myself, even though it was a table for four. A few minutes later, an older gentleman and a younger woman who was his assistant came along carrying trays of food, obviously looking for a place to sit. With plenty of room at my table, I immediately arose and invited the older gentleman to join me. He was hesitant, but I insisted. Finally, thanking me as he sat down, we began to chat over lunch.
It turned out that his name was Kop Kopmeyer. As it happened, I immediately knew who he was. He was a legend in the field of success and achievement. Kop Kopmeyer had written four large books, each of which contained 250 success principles that he had obtained from more than fifty years of research and study. I had read all four books from cover to cover, more than once.
After we had chatted for a while, I asked him the question that many people in this situation would ask, "Of all the one thousand success principles that you have discovered, which do you think is the most important?”
He smiled at me with a twinkle in his eye, as if he had been asked this question many times, and replied, without hesitating, "The most important success principle of all was stated by Thomas Huxley many years ag. He said, 'Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.'"
He went on to say, "There are 999 other success principles that I have found in my reading and experience, but without self﹣discipline, none of them work."
1. Why did the writer ask the question in Paragraph 2 ?| A．Because he wasn't satisfied with himself. |
| B．Because he was a person of self﹣discipline. |
| C．Because he dislike those successful people. |
| D．Because he wanted to share his idea on success. |
| A．His great kindness. |
| B．Then gentleman's fame. |
| C．His eagerness for success. |
| D．The gentleman's good manners. |
| A．Personal changes |
| B．The secret of success |
| C．Sayings of wisdom |
| D．The gentleman's legend. |
| A．The Magic of Reading |
| B．An Unexpected Conversation |
| C．A Question that Changed My Life |
| D．The Power of Self-discipline |
8 . When I was in fourth grade, I worked part-time as a paperboy. Mrs. Stanley was one of my customers. She’d watch me coming down her street, and by the time I’d biked up to her doorstep, there’d be a cold drink waiting. I’d sit and drink while she talked.
Mrs. Stanley talked mostly about her dead husband, “Mr. Stanley and I went shopping this morning.” she’d say. The first time she said that, soda(汽水) went up my nose.
I told my father how Mrs. Stanley talked as if Mr. Stanley were still alive. Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and maybe she’d work it out of her system. So that’s what I did, and it turned out Dad was right. After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery(墓地).
I finally quit delivering newspapers and didn’t see Mrs. Stanley for several years. Then we crossed paths at a church fund-raiser(募捐活动). She was spooning mashed potatoes and looking happy. Four years before, she’d had to offer her paperboy a drink to have someone to talk with. Now she had friends. Her husband was gone, but life went on.
I live in the city now, and my paperboy is a lady named Edna with three kids. She asks me how I’m doing. When I don’t say “fine”, she sticks around to hear my problems. She’s lived in the city most of her life, but she knows about community. Community isn’t so much a place as it is a state of mind. You find it whenever people ask how you’re doing because they care, and not because they’re getting paid to do so. Sometimes it’s good to just smile, nod your head and listen.
1. Why did soda go up the author’s nose one time?| A．He was talking fast. | B．He was shocked. |
| C．He was in a hurry. | D．He was absent-minded. |
| A．He enjoyed the drink. | B．He wanted to be helpful. |
| C．He took the chance to rest. | D．He tried to please his dad. |
| A．recover from her sadness | B．move out of the neighborhood |
| C．turn to her old friends | D．speak out about her past |
| A．Open up to others. | B．Depend on each other. |
| C．Pay for other’s help | D．Care about one another. |
A few months later, much to my surprise, it was me that she passed him to. Lemon-Aide went with me to all of my treatments.
One day while waiting for my doctor I decided we could market the idea to fight cancer. Lesa thought it was a great idea so we founded the organization that came to be known as Lemon-Aide’s Friends, Inc. We designed our organization to remind people fighting cancer that there are people who love and care about them all the time. Today we have totally 5013 volunteers. The money raised is donated to cancer patients who do not have insurance. The physicians on our Board of Advisors determine how and where our money is donated.
Lemon-Aide is for men, women, and children of all ages and to date has been sent to 34 states and 33 countries to provide smiling support for people fighting cancer. When life gave us lemons we made Lemon-Aide, a soft smiling toy that represents love, support, and encouragement.
1. The author went to the hospital with her friend ________.
| A．to operate on Lesa |
| B．to treat her disease |
| C．to accompany Lesa |
| D．to look after Lemon-Aide |
| A．he represented her organization |
| B．he could help weaken her pain |
| C．she would think of her friends |
| D．her friends tried to comfort her |
| A．the author had suffered from cancer |
| B．Lemon-Aide had suffered from cancer |
| C．Lesa had recovered from cancer |
| D．Lemon-Aide learned to look after the author |
| A．cure cancer |
| B．raise money |
| C．help cancer patients |
| D．help their friend |
The two young men waited for a few moments, and then ran quickly and quietly towards Mrs. Riley. The tall one held her from behind while the other one tried to seize her handbag.
Suddenly Mrs. Riley threw the tall one over her shoulder. He crashed into the other one and they both landed on the ground. Without speaking, Mrs. Riley struck both of them on the head with her handbag and walked calmly away.
The two surprised young men were still sitting on the ground when Mrs. Riley crossed the street towards a door with a lighted sign above it. Mrs. Riley paused, turned round, smiled at them and walked into the South West London Judo Club.
1. The two young men were standing in a dark shop doorway because .
| A．they had nothing to do |
| B．they were homeless |
| C．they were waiting for a victim |
| D．they were guarding the shop |
| A．The woman was robbed of her handbag. |
| B．The woman taught the two young men a lesson. |
| C．The woman reported the two young men to the police. |
| D．The woman sent the two young men to a judo club. |
| A．went shopping at night |
| B．was on her way home |
| C．had just left a shopping center |
| D．had a skill of self-defense |
