1 . When Simon Beck creates artwork, he doesn’t use paint or pencils.
The idea to make a snow picture
At that time, Mr. Beck
He then
Mr. Beck has worked to build a collection of
| A．Therefore | B．However | C．Instead | D．Besides |
| A．compass | B．ruler | C．brush | D．camera |
| A．grass | B．land | C．dirt | D．snow |
| A．complex | B．colorful | C．simple | D．traditional |
| A．stuck | B．hit | C．escaped | D．changed |
| A．thought | B．promised | C．confirmed | D．insisted |
| A．circle | B．star | C．hill | D．map |
| A．organized | B．played | C．worked | D．travelled |
| A．win | B．occupy | C．mark | D．find |
| A．skills | B．experiences | C．tips | D．activities |
| A．sent | B．added | C．transformed | D．led |
| A．failed | B．removed | C．cleaned | D．tried |
| A．After all | B．In addition | C．As usual | D．On average |
| A．blanket | B．luggage | C．clothes | D．tools |
| A．stories | B．photos | C．shoes | D．footprints |
“Sophie would make a good therapy(治疗) dog.”
The day my dog trainer said those words, I didn’t even know what a therapy dog was. I certainly had no idea what features my little dog had that would make her a candidate. But why not, I thought, if we can help people in need of some cheering up?
Last week, I accompanied Sophie to a hospital for our first day on the job. In the year and a half I had spent getting her certified, I had learned what to expect. I would bring Sophie into a patient’s room to be a pleaser, and then we would move on. Of course, Sophie herself couldn’t understand her purpose in all of this, but she was always happy to meet new people, and that was enough.
We walked through the wide automatic sliding glass doors and into the hall, where we were met by a nurse who ran the therapy dog program at the hospital. “Welcome,” Sophie, she said. “I’ll be taking you two around today.”
I followed the nurse down the hall. Sophie trotted (小跑) along at my side, just as she had been trained. “We’re a care unit,” the nurse explained. “Most of our patients are seniors.” I knew how important it was for Sophie to be her gentlest. “She was trained and ready for this, I reminded myself.
Up ahead was an old lady making her way down the hall with a walker. A nurse walked beside her, holding on to a gait belt (步态训练带)to keep her steady. We caught up with them, but the patient remained focused on her walker. As we were passing by at a safe distance, the lady turned her walker towards a chair against the wall. “Okay, we’ll stop for a rest,” her nurse said. Once the lady was settled, she pointed a finger at Sophie, as if to say “Please bring me that dog.”
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I picked up Sophie and placed her in the lady’s lap.
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“It’s a wonder! We had thought the lady lost the ability to speak,” the nurse told me excitedly.
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3 . Jimmy, an automatic mechanic, lost his job a few months ago. He has a good heart, but always feared to apply for a new job.
One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job
Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of
Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s
The manager said, “Sorry, I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into this office. I just know you’d be a trust worthy worker. Congratulations !” Jimmy sat down and they
| A．interview | B．performance | C．management | D．description |
| A．cleaning | B．painting | C．kicking | D．lifting |
| A．Suddenly | B．Obviously | C．Occasionally | D．Slightly . |
| A．unwillingly | B．carefully | C．steadily | D．immediately |
| A．driving away | B．working on | C．turning down | D．leaving behind |
| A．rush | B．account | C．send | D．pay |
| A．viewers | B．students | C．customers | D．applicants . |
| A．trade | B．exchange | C．repair | D．accident |
| A．sensitive | B．frank | C．annoyed | D．disappointed |
| A．mechanic | B．salesman | C．interviewer | D．reporter |
| A．sank | B．beat | C．approached | D．stopped |
| A．surprise | B．upset | C．sadness | D．anger |
| A．picked out | B．came out | C．brought out | D．turned out |
| A．cooked | B．ordered | C．shared | D．seized |
| A．recommended | B．got | C．lost | D．refused |
4 . I was never very neat while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but my always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Overtime, Kate got neater and I got my merriser. She moved to push my dirty clothing over and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.
Who broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! why under my bed!” Suddenly I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up. She quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, crying. Obviously. that was something she could not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy (同情) rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bad. Cleaned the suckers and swept the floor even on her side. I got so absorbed into my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching. Her tears dried and her expression was such disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. “Thanks.”
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
1. What made Kate so angry one evening?| A．She couldn’t find her books. |
| B．She heard the writer shouting loud. |
| C．She got the news that her grandma was ill. |
| D．She saw the writer’s shoes beneath her bed. |
| A．Because she was scared by Kate’s anger. |
| B．Because she hated herself for being so messy. |
| C．Because she wanted to show her care. |
| D．Because she was asked by Kate to do so. |
| A．By analyzing courses. |
| B．By showing differences. |
| C．By describing a process. |
| D．By following time order. |
| A．My Friend Kate. |
| B．Hard Work Pays off. |
| C．How to Be Organized? |
| D．Learning to Be Roommates. |
The sun was burning hot on July 26th. To seek shelter from the heat, two policemen went into a grocery store to treat themselves to a cold drink. As soon as they stepped into the store, the guard in the store walked towards them. The guard told them that he saw an ongoing crime (犯罪)
The policemen took the woman to the security office and searched her bag carefully. The woman didn’t seem like an experienced shoplifter (商店扒手). All they found was just some food, nothing else. She was obviously terrified, and her face was wet with tears. One policeman asked the other, “It
6 . Province pays tribute (致敬) to a man, 24, who died trying to rescue a suicidal (自杀的) woman. Chen Jianjun, a 24-year-old firefighter from Anhui province, was granted the Anhui May 4th medal after his death—the highest honor for outstanding young people in the province on Saturday, a day after he died while trying to rescue a woman who was threatening to jump off a building.
On Friday morning, the public security bureau in Mengcheng county, Bozhou, received a call about a woman who was attempting to commit suicide.
During the rescue effort, Chen and the woman fell from the roof of a four-story shopping mall. Both of them died after emergency treatment failed, according to a statement released by Mengcheng police.
“The woman was emotional and ignored the persuasion of police and firefighters. She suddenly jumped off the building, and a firefighter moved forward to rescue her. They both fell in the process,” it said. A video clip (片段) circulated online showed a woman in black walking on the roof while Chen, dressed in an orange uniform, was trying to approach her from behind. As the woman suddenly stepped forward, he rushed to grab her, but they suddenly fell off the roof together. Chen held on to the woman as they fell.
On Sunday, an eyewitness told Jimu News—a news portal of Chutian Metropolis Daily, a newspaper based in Hubei province—that an air cushion (垫子) was laid on the ground, and firefighters kept moving it to match the movements of the woman on the roof, but she kept changing her position too quickly for them to keep up with her.
Chen was from Huainan, Anhui. A firefighter since 2014, he helped fight more than 1,300 fires and saved about 100 people, China Fire and Rescue said on its WeChat social media account.
People hailed the young firefighter as a hero and expressed their respect on social media platforms. On Saturday night, dozens of Mengcheng residents gathered at the site of the tragedy (不幸) to pay tribute to Chen, lighting candles to honor his sacrifice.
The video showed Chen was attached to a safety rope while falling, but it is not clear why it failed to hold him and the woman.
1. Why did the woman want to kill herself?| A．The report didn’t tell us. | B．The boss had just fired her. |
| C．She had some mental problems. | D．She didn’t get along well with her family. |
| A．The safety rope was broken as they fell. |
| B．Chen held on to the woman as they fell. |
| C．The woman grabbed Chen and they both fell. |
| D．The air cushion was too small to catch them. |
| A．Reviewed. | B．Understood. |
| C．Analyzed. | D．Praised. |
| A．Late Anhui firefighter given honors |
| B．Late Anhui firefighter saves about 100 people |
| C．Anhui firefighter trying to rescue suicidal woman |
| D．Anhui firefighter helps fight more than 1,300 fires |
7 . Surgery (外科手术) and hospital stays are scary things to face for a child. At the Akron Children’s Hospital in Ohio, there’s a creative doctor called Dr. Robert Parry doing his part to ease young minds. Not only is he a doctor, but he’s also an artist.
Dr. Robert Parry has been working at the hospital since 2011 and has performed over 10,000 surgeries. Each time, he takes the opportunity to decorate a child’s wound dressing by drawing something special for them on it. It takes him just five minutes, but for the children, it makes all the difference.
“It’s been a pretty special thing for everyone,” Dr. Parry explained. “It’s fun for me to do that. The parents and the children really enjoy it.”
Samantha Manning got to experience Dr. Parry’s work. He got operated on her 11-month daughter, Rose in 2017. “We had no idea ahead of time that this was Dr. Parry’s special skill,” she recalled.
“We were really moved by it,” she continued. “The rose garden showed how much they cared and they really lifted our spirits.”
As for what inspired Dr. Parry to provide the personal touch, he said that another doctor’s similar practice gave him the idea. Dr. Perry Stafford would cut dressing material into fun shapes for patients at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland during Dr. Parry’s residency (实习期).
Dr. Parry has also mastered the art of drawing on the dressings without infection (感染). “I use Telfa dressings (not an ideal material for art) and cut out the outline of the image by hand,” he explains. “Then I color it by using color pens. It does not go directly on the wound—it’s protected by a plastic dressing.”
“During a time of stress for families, it is nice to be able to help them smile and laugh,” Dr. Parry said. “This is something positive that I can do for them, which is what I like most about it.”
1. What does Dr. Robert Parry do to ease the fears of young patients?| A．He draws lovely pictures on their bandages. | B．He tells jokes to make them laugh. |
| C．He teaches them to draw. | D．He dresses himself up. |
| A．Playing with children. | B．Doing surgery on Rose. |
| C．Drawing an image of a rose garden. | D．Making Rose relaxed during the surgery. |
| A．Through his interest in art. | B．Through his great medical skill. |
| C．From his concern for children. | D．From a doctor doing a similar thing. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Pleased. | C．Disappointed. | D．Embarrassed. |
We had two dogs, Lucky and Lily Bit. Either of them
Whenever the two got out together, on a regular basis, they could
I remember one time,
“I saw your two dogs the other day,” Carl said with a smile.
“Oh, yes? I’m so sorry. They have been so good lately, so it was such a surprise when they got out. I sure hope they didn’t cause any trouble,” my wife responded to his question. “Oh, no, no trouble at all. Did you have any idea where they went?”
“No,” my wife answered.
“They attended my dog’s funeral (葬礼). Their unexpected
“Oh, no. I didn’t know Toby had died,” Ann said,
“Yep, it died a couple days ago. He was buried in the back lot when your two dogs came running up. They sat down not far from me and watched
“Wow, that’s amazing!” my wife replied. “Toby was Lily Bit’s father, you know. Now they can’t be reunited
9 . Aeron McQuillin, 18, Bailey Campbell, 17, and Billy Tarbett, 15, were on their way to a supermarket in Fonthill, Ontario, when they spotted a woman on the side of the road with smoke coming out of her car. They quickly found the problem and determined the car was too dangerous to drive.
The driver couldn’t afford a tow truck (拖车). So, Billy suggested that they push the car. The woman lives more than five miles away. Dan Morrison, who also stopped to help, told CNN the driver's jaw dropped on hearing the teens' offer. Bailey told CNN they just wouldn't want to be stuck like that, so they insisted.
The three bought bottles of water and a speaker and started their journey. Morrison drove behind them with his hazard lights (警示灯) on for safety. Bailey said they faced several problems. The first was a big hill 300 yards from the start. Halfway through, they took a break and the battery died.
After more than two and a half hours of pushing, they finally delivered the car back home. Bailey described the motorist as both thankful and amazed. They exchanged hugs, and everyone went home for some much-needed rest. The teens never got the woman's full name.
Morrison took a couple of pictures of the teens, hoping to turn them into hometown heroes on social media. His Facebook post went viral, with positive comments coming in from as far away as Australia.
1. Who proposed pushing the woman's car?| A．Dan Morrison. | B．Billy Tarbett. | C．Aeron McQuillin. | D．Bailey Campbell. |
| A．To meet the teens' request. | B．To record their good deeds. |
| C．To praise them on social media. | D．To make himself go viral on social media. |
| A．Tough. | B．Joyful. | C．Adventurous. | D．Thrilling. |
| A．They told the driver their names. | B．They had a rest at the driver's home. |
| C．They drank some water at the driver's home. | D．They each put their arms around the driver. |
10 . When Simon Cane was in the second grade, he began learning about all the ways humans have an impact on the environment and really took those classroom lessons to heart in a way that set him apart from his schoolmates at his elementary school, P. S. 81, in the Bronx. “He told me we drove too much and made too much pollution,” his dad, Jonathan Cane, told Runner’s World. So Simon convinced his parents to start hanging their clothes to dry, taking the stairs instead of elevators, and other “green” measures.
“For much of kindergarten and first grade I rode my bike to Simon’s school with him on the back,” Jonathan said. As Simon got bigger, though, it wasn’t practical for him to ride on the back — because there was no place to put away Simon’s bike. So, most of the time they drove the 1.5 miles to school.
But in 2019, when Simon was going into third grade, the 8-year-old boy came up with a new way to help the planet: running the 1.5miles to P. S. 81. And Jonathan promised his son he’d join him for as long as he wanted.
“We did a test run one day in August, and decided to give it a go. To be honest, I thought he’d blink (眨眼) after it got really cold or rainy, but he never did,” Jonathan said.
He recalled one day when the weather was particularly bad. “It’s raining out there today,” he told Simon. And Simon said, “Well then we’re going to get wet!” He took pride in toughing it out, and it became a fun family routine.
Since the start, Simon has run with his dad and their black dog, Lola, and has even inspired his mom, Nicole Sin Quee, to join in. They soon became known as “the family that runs to school”.
1. What can we infer about Simon when he was in the second grade from the first paragraph?| A．He was unwilling to take the stairs. |
| B．He often helped his family wash clothes. |
| C．He cared about taking care of the environment. |
| D．He was more intelligent than most of his schoolmates. |
| A．His father carried him on the bike. | B．His father drove him there. |
| C．He went to school by running. | D．He took the school bus there. |
| A．He was so hesitant. | B．He was quite impatient. |
| C．He was very stubborn. | D．He was rather determined. |
| A．They leave their black dog at home when they run. |
| B．Simon’s mother was persuaded to run by her husband. |
| C．Simon’s mother participates in the run influenced by him. |
| D．They run to Simon’s school only in order to build their bodies. |
