1 . At the age of 60, my father was hit by a car when he walked to a nearby supermarket to buy vegetables. After
Since I was his only child, it was my
Dad became the
It is eight years since the
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| A．Luckily | B．Amazingly | C．Unfortunately | D．Regularly |
| A．slowly | B．strangely | C．lightly | D．seriously |
| A．turn | B．duty | C．favor | D．habit |
| A．stopping | B．performing | C．accepting | D．planning |
| A．so | B．though | C．if | D．before |
| A．cleverest | B．oldest | C．bravest | D．kindest |
| A．repaired | B．designed | C．answered | D．cleaned |
| A．useless | B．wrong | C．dangerous | D．impolite |
| A．foolish | B．big | C．shy | D．foreign |
| A．show | B．lend | C．share | D．sell |
| A．graduation | B．invention | C．mistake | D．accident |
| A．weight | B．age | C．height | D．look |
| A．tiring | B．relaxing | C．amusing | D．interesting |
| A．perfect | B．important | C．easy | D．happy |
The sound of shoes running up and down the court, the loud whistle between periods, cheers from the audience, and coaches shouting encouraging words at athletes—Tyler loved every bit of it. The sights and sounds of basketball made his heart go fast. He longed to play the game, but he knew there was no point in thinking about it. Tyler looked down at his legs; they didn’t work like other kids’. His muscles were weak and, he thought to himself, the wheelchair would just get in the way out on the court.
After school, he and Royce, his big brother, would shoot a few hoops(篮圈)at home in the driveway.
Tyer liked to move the ball along with several short hits first. Then he’d quickly move his wheelchair away from Royce towards the hoop and throw the ball with all his might.
“ Crash!” It hit the backboard and feel through the net. ”I made it“ shouted Tyler. ”Lucky break, “smiled Royce. ”Let’s play again. Hey, I’ve got an idea. How about the loser has to clean the other person bedroom? It’s a deal, said Tyler with great confidence. And sure enough, he won!
After dinner, Royce unwillingly started to pick up clothes and magazines off Tyler’s bedroom floor. ”It’s an absolute mess here, “said Royce. ”Don’t worry about dusting the place, “ laughed Tyler. He thought his big brother was the best. Royce was going to continue to play basketball in college when he got older. He hoped his brother would be a great player, and he would go to all of his games and watch.
The next morning was Saturday and Tyler’s birthday. “Pretty nice having the day off from school on your special day, hey, sport?” said Tyler’s father. “Yep!” said Tyler. After lunch Tyler’s mother brought in a big chocolate cake and said, “Blow out the candles and make a wish. ”Tyler blew hard and wished that he could play basketball like everyone else.
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I also have a surprise for you!" said his father, taking out three tickets to a professional basketball game.
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Tyler found the coach was giving advice to his players—in a wheelchair
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3 . I stare at the row of jars filled with my parents’ homemade tomato sauce. Every time I
I have been saving these jars like
On a weekend of every September, my parents would take the tomatoes
My parents would make more than just sauce every
These traditions were hard to
I can’t keep these jars forever. But every time I go to reach for one,
What will it feel like to use that last jar? It would
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| A．friends | B．antiques | C．treasures | D．containers |
| A．compares | B．counts | C．differs | D．happens |
| A．grabbed | B．begged | C．displayed | D．collected |
| A．laid | B．passed | C．wrapped | D．pressed |
| A．make | B．break | C．separate | D．save |
| A．jars | B．bags | C．boxes | D．cases |
| A．holding | B．moving | C．closing | D．leaving |
| A．weekend | B．fall | C．holiday | D．attempt |
| A．slowly | B．gently | C．expertly | D．deliberately |
| A．control | B．maintain | C．complete | D．stay |
| A．joy | B．meal | C．machine | D．sauce |
| A．something | B．someone | C．willpower | D．self-knowledge |
| A．impatient | B．critical | C．mean | D．practical |
| A．put an end to | B．run into | C．start off | D．open up |
4 . People are often surprised by my fear of blood and needles. Working in a public health unit, I probably have more daily interaction with syringes (注射器) than the average person. But the truth is, having my blood drawn scares me.
When I was 9, I had an extremely high temperature. A nurse rudely stuck the needle into my arm causing a sharp pain. I avoided having blood taken from my body for the next years. A few months before I turned 30, my doctor ordered a blood test as part of my physical exam. I panicked. Sensing my fear, she gently suggested I see a psychiatrist (精神科医生). “Dr. M helped my other patients with the same fear, ”she said.
When Dr. M called to set up an appointment, I hesitated. Talking about personal problems to a medical licensed stranger was uncommon in my family. “A psychiatrist?” Mother asked “He’ll just put you on drugs. Can’t you get over this yourself? I almost listened. But I went to Dr. M’s clinic finally. “Phobias(恐惧症) are pretty easy to treat, ”he said. I wasn’t convinced of his words, but was running out of options
We started with basic exposure treatment. I watched videos of blood being drawn every day. As I started to feel more at ease with needles, Dr. M suggested drawing blood. As he gently pressed the needle into my flesh I felt dizzy and breathed deeply. After a few minutes, I looked at the needle. It wasn’t so bad. I didn’t pass out. “You’re doing well, ” Dr. M said.
I still find it unpleasant getting blood drawn, but thanks to several months of treatment, I'm less scared. I hate to admit it but Dr. M is right—phobias can be treated. Sometimes, we have to leave our comfort zone and face our fears. And this can lead to freedom in the end.
1. What caused the author's phobia?| A．Her sensitivity to pains. | B．Her anxiety about the blood test. |
| C．Her bad medical experience | D．Her regular contact with syringes |
| A．Skeptical. | B．Hopeless. | C．Disappointed. | D．Hesitant. |
| A．It eased the author’s pain totally. | B．It was smoother than expected |
| C．It centered on exposure treatment. | D．It turned to video-based technology. |
| A．Ups and Downs Make One Strong | B．Walk Toward What Scares Us |
| C．Bravery Brings Us a Happier Life | D．Nurse Our Mental Health Carefully |
A little girl had been shopping with her mom in WalMart. She must have been 6 years old with brown hair and an innocent face. It was pouring with rain outside. We all stood just inside the door of the supermarket, carrying our shopping bags.
We waited. Some were patient, while others were irritated because it ruined their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the rain washing away the dirt and dust of the world.
The little girl’s voice was so sweet as it broke the trance (昏睡状态) we were caught in. “Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said. “What?” Mom asked. “Let’s run through the rain!” she repeated.
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it slows down a bit,” Mom replied.
This young child waited about another minute and repeated, “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she pulled her mom’s arm.
“This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you talked about Daddy’s cancer, you said, ‘If we all believe that we can get through this, then we can get through anything!’”
The entire crowd fell silent. I swear you couldn’t hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.
“Honey, you are absolutely right. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, then maybe we just need washing,” Mom said.
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Then off they ran.
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The little girl was right.
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6 . This story happened when I was in Saint Lucia with my family. My sister, Diana, who also
One night during our holiday, a hotel
The next day, I was sitting with Diana and her husband Ted. While we were talking, the photographer who had been at the dinner the night before,
Her eyes filled up with tears. It was very healing for her
I have always loved the saying: “The world is full of good people. If you can’t
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| A．concerned | B．disappointed | C．annoyed | D．puzzled |
| A．when | B．until | C．before | D．because |
| A．painful | B．dangerous | C．shiny | D．dark |
| A．guest | B．manager | C．waiter | D．photographer |
| A．realize | B．remember | C．keep | D．remind |
| A．sent | B．handed | C．delivered | D．presented |
| A．changed | B．fixed | C．matched | D．painted |
| A．eye | B．lens | C．photo | D．shoulder |
| A．looked | B．walked | C．hung | D．turned |
| A．eventually | B．simply | C．frequently | D．cautiously |
| A．ear | B．husband | C．heart | D．family |
| A．sense | B．difference | C．inspiration | D．profit |
| A．recognize | B．know | C．understand | D．find |
| A．sympathy | B．trust | C．generosity | D．kindness |
Jenny was a pretty five-yearold girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at a grocery store, Jenny saw a pretty plastic pearl necklace(珍珠项链).“Oh please, Mommy. Can I have it? Please!” Quickly the mother checked its price. “It costs a dollar and ninety-five cents. That’s almost $2. If you really want it, I’ll think about some extra housework for you to earn more money. Besides, your birthday is only a week later and you might get another dollar bill from your grandma.”
Jenny worked very hard, and sure enough, her grandma gave her a brandnew dollar bill on her birthday. Soon Jenny had enough money to buy the necklace.
Jenny loved her pearls. They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere — Sunday school, kindergarten, even to bed. The only time she took them off was when she had a bath. Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her neck green.
Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to tell her a story. One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny, “Do you love me?”
“Oh yes, Daddy. You know I love you.”
“Then give me your pearls.”
“Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess — the white horse from my collection. She’s my favorite.”
“That’s okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Good night.” And he brushed her cheek with a kiss.
About a week later, after the story time, Jenny’s daddy asked again, “Do you love me?”
“Of course, Daddy.”
“Then give me your pearls.”
“Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my new doll. She is so beautiful.”
“That’s okay. Sleep well, little one. Daddy loves you.” And as usual, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.
A few nights later, when the daddy came in, he noticed her hands were trembling(颤抖) and one silent tear was rolling down her cheek. “What is it, Jenny? What’s the matter?”
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Jenny didn’t say anything but lifted her little hands up to her daddy.
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With tears gathering in his eyes，Jenny’s kind daddy
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Tom spent a lot of time with his aunt when he was a little boy. At that time, his parents were too busy with their work, so they sent him to his aunt. It was his aunt who took care of him for a long time. He remembered that back then a girl sometimes played with him. But he couldn’t remember her clearly. After all, it was so many years before.
Last week, Tom decided to visit his aunt. And he called her first.
“Hello, Auntie. This is Tom. How are you?” asked Tom over the phone.
“I’m fine, Tom. Thanks. I’m just a bit lonely,” said Tom’s aunt. Hearing that, he knew he had made a right decision.
“I’m coming this weekend. I want to spend the weekend with you,” he immediately said, thinking his aunt would be surely full of joy.
“Really? That’s great! I miss you so much,” his aunt said excitedly.
Tom set off on Friday afternoon. He thought he would arrive by taxi in the evening, but there was an accident on the road and all the traffic was stopped for almost an hour. When he got off the bus, it was getting dark.
It’s a ten-minute walk from the bus station to his aunt’s house. The village had experienced a lot of changes. Tom looked around curiously. Just at that moment, another bus stopped and a girl got off the bus. The girl passed by Tom and began to walk into the village. Thinking that his aunt was waiting for him, Tom began to walk into the village, too.
He walked behind the girl. After about two minutes, it seemed that the girl noticed him. She looked back hurriedly, and then continued to walk. Moments later, the girl looked back again and then quickened her pace.
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It seemed that the girl was a bit scared.
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Clearly, it frightened the girl even more.
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9 . For a little girl growing up in Colombia, a science career with NASA may seem impossible. Trujillo, however, is an aerospace
How did Trujillo go from simply dreaming about the universe to
Born in 1983, even as a young girl Trujillo was
Trujillo took a series of housekeeping
Then came another life-changing moment. She became the first Hispanic (西班牙语国家的) woman to be
This February, when the Perseverance rover
Trujillo's own story is
| A．astronaut | B．pilot | C．engineer | D．guide |
| A．eager | B．responsible | C．concerned | D．grateful |
| A．actually | B．hardly | C．precisely | D．repeatedly |
| A．innocence | B．kindness | C．perseverance | D．sympathy |
| A．certain | B．tolerant | C．afraid | D．fond |
| A．respond | B．rise | C．invest | D．apply |
| A．made up | B．turned up | C．picked up | D．took up |
| A．measures | B．activities | C．jobs | D．courses |
| A．studies | B．purchases | C．recreations | D．trips |
| A．skip | B．panic | C．reform | D．complain |
| A．applied | B．admitted | C．assigned | D．introduced |
| A．originated | B．sank | C．landed | D．waited |
| A．accompanied | B．restricted | C．enhanced | D．teased |
| A．theory | B．broadcast | C．criticism | D．performance |
| A．enterprise | B．information | C．competence | D．proof |
When I was in seventh grade, my parents paid a tutor(家庭教师) forty dollars a week for her coming to my house and helping me with math. It ended up raising my marks from fifty to fifty-five.
I had to admit it was mainly my fault. Maybe I should have concentrated my math from the beginning. But studying math was a tough thing. Sitting on a chair to work on confusing math problems for two hours was a slow and painful process. During the process, I would fidget(坐立不安) and have many trips to the refrigerator in an attempt to get off that chair for at least five minutes.
During math tests, my teachers would always stay by my desk. My teachers and friends would frequently ask the question after tests,” How’s your math this time?" So I became extremely afraid of math. While normal people of my age were scared of some insects and adventurous travels, I feared anything to do with numbers. The thought of a teacher picking on me in class made me feel scared. The red marks on the test paper were also terrifying.
My fear of math got worse in ninth grade. Every report card I received from my new math teacher Ms Robbins had the comment to encourage me, "I'm glad to do what I can to help you.” But I couldn't tell her the real reason why I didn't ask for help-I didn’t want to be considered stupid. Every question I had was, in my opinion at the time, something that the whole class had understood but I. So instead, I ended up not caring about anything related to math, without working hard on math at all. And I concluded everything would work out in the end
Eventually, my classmates and I took the final test that would lead to our graduation from middle school and stepping into high school. Days after the exam-- on a rainy summer morning, Ms. Robbins called me.
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With worry and uncertainty, I entered her office.
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After I took the courage to tell my parents the bad news, they were silent.
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