Looking at her worn-out sneakers (运动鞋), Sarah felt embarrassed (尴尬的)going to school wearing them.
“What’s the matter, Sarah? Is there something wrong with the food?” her mother asked.
Sarah, in a high voice, shouted, “I am sick of these shoes! I am no longer wearing these to my school! Do you know how embarrassing it is?”
Meghan, (Sarah’s mother) was a single mother working in a nearby town cafe. She explained, “Right now, we’re on a tight budget(预算很紧). I’ll make sure to get you a new pair next month.”
Sarah picked up her schoolbag and walked to school, giving her mother a dissatisfied look.
The school was going to organize a sports competition and Sarah was filled out the form for a 100-meter race.
When one of her friends saw this, she asked Sarah if she was certain about running the race. Sarah didn’t understand what her friend meant.
”Dear, if you have a new pair of shoes, then it’s fine. But if you choose to wear the ones you are wearing now, I’m afraid you will lose the race!“ the friend said, pointing at Sarah’s shoes. Sarah simply nodded and returned to her classroom without saying anything.
Later that day, on her way home, Sarah realized she hadn’t eaten her lunch, so she stopped at a bus stop to finish it.
When she began eating, she noticed that a child was standing next to her in poor clothes. Sarah knew the kid needed that sandwich that she was eating since the kid stared at her and then at her food.
Sarah handed the sandwich to the child, who ran up to her, excitedly got the sandwich from Sarah’s hand and began eating it. After finishing the sandwich, the child thanked Sarah, saying, ”I haven’t had such a tasty sandwich in a long time. My father is a cleaner in a house down the street and my mother is a patient at a hospital. Oh, and my name is Sam.”
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Sarah felt very sad after hearing this.
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The winning prize was a surprise and all the students wanted to know what it was.
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2 . A few years ago, I visited my daughter Sandra and my granddaughters, Jocelyn and Hailey.
One evening I noticed Hailey was a bit unhappy. I asked her what the
I asked her, “Do you know what Grandpa does when he is feeling sad? I go to my
“Where is your happy place, Grandpa?” Jocelyn
“My happy place is on the inside of your hugs (拥抱),” I replied. “It’s the best place in the world. Don’t ever
Extra big hugs were
The next morning, Sandra was under a bit of pressure to complete an assignment (任务). She lost her
Jocelyn said, “Mom, are you having a
Jocelyn said, “Would you like to go to Grandpa’s happy place?” With that
After some
I cherish (珍爱) my time with
A.purpose | B.problem | C.plan | D.choice |
A.slowly | B.late | C.early | D.suddenly |
A.shy | B.tired | C.nervous | D.sad |
A.happy | B.secret | C.new | D.proper |
A.wondered | B.warned | C.answered | D.repeated |
A.put up with | B.go back to | C.look down on | D.get out of |
A.changed | B.expected | C.offered | D.refused |
A.power | B.patience | C.balance | D.trust |
A.bad | B.long | C.special | D.lonely |
A.helped | B.found | C.thanked | D.held |
A.safe | B.favorite | C.famous | D.personal |
A.closed | B.wide | C.bright | D.watery |
A.play | B.service | C.work | D.life |
A.friends | B.family | C.strangers | D.audience |
A.pride | B.humor | C.truth | D.love |
Robert and Henry were two friends in the same class. They always played together and went home together. One day, Robert and Henry were going home from school, when, on turning a corner, Robert cried out, “A fight! Let's go and see!”
“No,” said Henry. “Let us go quietly home and not meddle with (插手) this quarrel. We have nothing to do with it and may get into trouble. Also our parents are expecting to have dinner with us together at home and I don't want them to worry about me.”
“You are a coward (懦夫), and afraid to go,” said Robert, and he ran. Henry went straight home and in the afternoon went to school as usual.
But Robert had told all the boys that Henry was a coward, and they laughed at him a great deal. From then on, they looked down upon Henry and didn’t want to play with him together. Henry was sad but he wasn't angry with Robert for his rude behavior, because he learned that true courage is shown most in bearing misunderstanding when it was not deserved, and that he ought to be afraid of nothing but doing wrong. Thus, he just ignored (忽视) the other boys' laughter and continued to go to school and study as well. However, Robert didn't invite Henry to go home with him anymore. Instead, he had some other boys who also thought Henry was a coward. Everyday after school, they didn't go home directly but went to the river or somewhere to play games and had a lot of fun.
A few days later, Robert was bathing with his new friends in a river, and got out of his depth. He struggled, and screamed for help, but all in vain. The boys who had called Henry a coward got out of the water as fast as they could, but they did not even try to help him.
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Robert was fast sinking.
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Thus, Robert’s life was saved.
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Jim slumped on the couch. Mother’s Day was coming up, and he didn’t have a present. “How can I buy a present without money?” he thought.
Jim picked up the newspaper that was lying on the couch. He noticed a large advertisement on the front page. The local department store was sponsoring a contest. “Tell us why your mom is special and win a shopping spree(疯狂购物) for her,” said the ad.
“This is perfect!” thought Jim. He ran to his room with the newspaper, taking a pencil and a blank piece of paper from his desk, he started to write.
“My mom is the best mother in the world. She always makes a lunch for me to take to school, and she never forgets my dessert. She reads as many books to me before bed as I want. She always remembers to check under the bed for monsters. And she gives the best hug, but never in front of my friends, who would laugh at me for hugging my mom.”
Jim liked what he had written. He copied it neatly and got an envelope and a stamp from his dad. He ran to the mailbox with his entry(参赛作品), “Mom will love having a shopping spree,” he thought.
Jim checked the mailbox every day for his prize. Days passed by, and then weeks. Soon it was the day before Mother’s Day. Jim still hadn’t heard anything about the contest.
“What am I going to do now?” he wondered. He didn’t have a present, and he didn’t have a shopping spree, and he still didn’t have any money. He had to think of something. Jim closed his eyes and curled his toes and thought so hard that his ears hurt.
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Suddenly he had an idea.
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The next morning, Jim handed his present to his mom.
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5 . It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War 3. She’ll talk about my lack of bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major (主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.
“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she bemoans all the time. Her coworker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I am the type of the person who loved to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of a fame or salary.
I understand why my mother is anxious about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6 pm. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.
1. Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?A.the writer’s future job |
B.wars around the world |
C.dinner plans |
D.the writer’s studies |
A.doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor |
B.doesn’t want the writer to major in English |
C.gets along very well with the writer |
D.doesn’t think working in the scientific field is a good idea |
A.disagrees | B.cries |
C.smiles | D.complains |
A.He wants to be like his mother’s co-worker’s son. |
B.He wants to find a job in his community in the future. |
C.He wants to do something he really likes in the future. |
D.He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect. |
6 . It was a cold winter. The wind blew all night and the snow was blinding. When the morning came, my three children and I got up and made our way to the windows. As we looked out of the window, we saw that the hen house was gone. Our three hens had been blown away.
I looked at the emptiness outside. Then I saw all three chickens sitting around the edge of a white bucket. How was this violent wind not blowing them into the field beyond?
I quickly pulled on my husband’s long snow pants and heavy winter coat, wrapped a scarf and stuck my feet into very large boots.
I shouted at the wind as it blew. I was alone, except my children. They stared out of the window into the vast white sea of snow and their eyes peeled for any sign of movement. Outside I heard the sound of my boots as I walked against the wind.
The snow circling around me, I steadily made my way to the soft cluck-cluck-cluck sound my hens always made. When I reached them, I saw that their little feet were holding on to the edge of the bucket, heads bent forward and away from the wind. I gently lifted each hen and put it carefully into the warm inside. Then I began the freezing walk back to the small shed directly behind our house. One by one I laid my chickens on the cold floor, and they began to cluck softly.
As I shut the shed doors, my eyes went directly to the window where my children were watching. They jumped up and down cheering, and so did I! I wasn’t some dragon slayer (屠杀者) from a fairy tale. I was simply a mom, but the look on my children’s faces told me that they thought I was a hero mom.
1. Seeing all three chickens sitting around the bucket, the author felt ________.A.incredible | B.worried | C.shy | D.confident |
A.By searching for the white bucket. | B.By wearing protective clothes. |
C.By following the sound of the hens. | D.By shouting at the hen house. |
A.the author’s children liked dragon slayers | B.the children watched their mother all the way |
C.the author struggled to be a hero | D.the author enjoyed herself in the snow |
7 . I’ve heard such a story. On a Friday
The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of
The young violinist asked, ”Did you
The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it?” he asked.
The man was too
Someone asked the violinist why he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, ”Although I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."
1.A.morning | B.afternoon | C.noon | D.night |
A.quiet | B.beautiful | C.shocking | D.interesting |
A.slowed down | B.sped up | C.passed by | D.went away |
A.paper | B.glass | C.plastic | D.cloth |
A.working | B.sliding | C.singing | D.playing |
A.poems | B.articles | C.words | D.texts |
A.important | B.fantastic | C.dangerous | D.lovely |
A.talked | B.cared | C.expected | D.guessed |
A.came | B.rushed | C.walked | D.left |
A.damage | B.discover | C.forget | D.lose |
A.proudly | B.worriedly | C.seriously | D.carefully |
A.tired | B.disappointed | C.excited | D.surprised |
A.bought | B.made | C.drew | D.sold |
A.handed out | B.took out | C.lifted up | D.picked up |
A.destroyed | B.noticed | C.guided | D.caught |
8 . Today, I went hiking with a friend of mine. The sky suddenly became covered with
Left behind were a young boy and his
I only took a few steps forward before feeling that there was more that could be done. I said
The
A.dark | B.thin | C.white | D.light |
A.easier | B.slower | C.quicker | D.harder |
A.remembered | B.met | C.heard | D.mentioned |
A.crowded | B.flat | C.wide | D.empty |
A.reach | B.control | C.breath | D.sight |
A.father | B.mother | C.sister | D.brother |
A.compete | B.fight | C.talk | D.argue |
A.turned up | B.shut up | C.caught up | D.called up |
A.rudely | B.patiently | C.pleasantly | D.successfully |
A.laughing | B.shouting | C.sleeping | D.crying |
A.head | B.knee | C.leg | D.arm |
A.fear | B.pity | C.surprise | D.anger |
A.announcing | B.praising | C.advertising | D.explaining |
A.push | B.exam | C.beat | D.bite |
A.because | B.when | C.after | D.before |
A.sorry | B.goodbye | C.hello | D.thanks |
A.wait | B.leave | C.come | D.go |
A.gave | B.stood | C.got | D.woke |
A.spring | B.summer | C.autumn | D.winter |
A.honestly | B.happily | C.politely | D.loudly |
9 . I was born in the city of York, in England, in 1632. My father was a man of some wealth, able to give the me a good home and send me to school. It was his wish that I should be a lawyer but my head began to be filled very early with thoughts of travel, and I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea. One day, being at Hull, met one of my friends who was about to sail for London in his father’s ship, and he invited me to go with him. Without telling my father, I went on board.
On the way to London, our ship was destroyed by a storm, and we almost lost our lives. I went on foot to London, where I met with the master of a large ship which did business with countries on the coast of Africa. He offered me a chance to go with him, which I gladly accepted.
A great storm came up, and the ship was tossed (颠簸) about for many days, until we did not know where we were. Suddenly we hit a bank of sand, and the sea broke over the ship in such a way that we could not hope to have her hold many moments without breaking into pieces. So we used a boat instead. After we had been driven four or five miles,a mountainous wave (波浪) hit us so hard that it overturned the boat at once. I swam well but the waves were so strong that I was pushed against a rock with such force, and left unconscious. But I recovered a little before the waves returned, and, running forward, got to the mainland safely. I never regretted my decisions.
1. What the author want to do most when he was young?A.To visit Africa. | B.To sail the seas. |
C.To practice law. | D.To move to London. |
A.alone | B.hungry |
C.sleepy | D.senseless |
A.what he did on the ship | B.what he went through at sea |
C.how he became a man of wealth | D.how he got to know a ship owner |
A.He could not swim at all. | B.He made his father very proud. |
C.He was not afraid of taking risks. | D.He did business with African countries. |
10 . When she was 2 years old, Blosberg’s dad was diagnosed (诊断) with a serious illness that disrupts the central nervous system — MS (多发性硬化症). But 13 years later, her eyes started moving around rapidly and uncontrollably and her skin became extremely sensitive. The symptoms she was experiencing felt “familiar” because they really looked a lot like the things that her dad was experiencing.
After Blosberg was officially diagnosed with MS in 2011, she realized she needed to connect with other teenagers who had MS and truly understood what she was going through. “I knew there had to be other kids out there, and I wanted to connect with them,” she says. Blosberg then decided to create a Facebook page for young people with MS and obtained the help of the National MS Society. “If you find anyone else young, let me know,” Blosberg recalls saying to the organization. “I want to talk to them. I want them to know that they’re not alone.”
MS is often considered “an adult illness”. Blosberg’s Facebook page was her way of bringing young people with MS together. But she decided to take things one step further by founding a nonprofit, the MS Monkey, that supports children and teenagers who have been diagnosed with the illness. Through it all, Blosberg says her entire family has been proud of her — especially her father. “He knows what it’s like to live with MS,” she shares. “He’s my role model, though. I grew up watching him live with MS and not let MS get in the way.”
1. What can we know about Blosberg?A.She had difficulty in her study. | B.She was diagnosed with an illness. |
C.She helped her dad out of trouble. | D.She followed his father’s dream. |
A.To advertise the National MS Society. |
B.To record her experience to fight against MS. |
C.To call for more volunteers like her father. |
D.To connect more young people with MS. |
A.Outgoing and humorous. | B.Open-minded and generous. |
C.Warm-hearted and strong-willed. | D.Determined and energetic. |
A.No one has to fight alone | B.A common illness |
C.My dad and I | D.A charity for treating MS |