1 . I grew up with a four-year gap between myself and my younger brother. It was a distance in age to keep us close as we got older, but also an age gap to make sure we lived our own lives in completely different ways. Having a younger brother while I was a girl was a lot of work, for there was a lot of fighting.
However, as we’ve got older, we’ve become closer, and I’ve learned several things in life from my younger brother that I didn’t realize I needed before.
My younger brother is one of the most talented and creative souls I’ve known. He’s continually feeding his creativity with new art forms and new instruments. He always seeks to understand and learn more about the world around him. He’s helped remind me through his actions and words that giving up on creativity is something a person should never do.
My younger brother has also been through hard times, but he’s able to focus on learning from the hard times, unlike me, who tends to hold on to every little thing from my life. It’s always been difficult for me to let things go and move on, but my younger brother has been an inspiration for me to try harder at letting go.
My younger brother has always been a more introverted type, and if you speak to him, you’re lucky to get over three words out of him at a time. Because of this, he’s certainly learned the whole “actions speak louder than words” thing. But, I’ve realized from my brother that I needn’t speak to fill the silence. Sometimes, it’s necessary to spend some of your time in silence and reflect in it.
1. What can we know about the author’s childhood according to paragraph 1?| A．The author thought the four-year gap made them distant. |
| B．The author had to do a lot of work for her brother. |
| C．There was a lot of fighting between the author and her brother. |
| D．The author often beat her brother. |
| A．New art forms. | B．Creativity. | C．New instruments. | D．Talents. |
| A．The attitude to hard times. | B．The ability of studying. |
| C．The aim of future. | D．The way to spend time. |
| A．Depressed. | B．Attractive. | C．Favorite. | D．Quiet. |
2 . Once upon a time, there lived an ant and a grasshopper(蟋蟀)in a grass field by a river. The ant would work hard all day long from dawn to dusk
Soon summer
Suddenly he remembered about the ant and decided to
To this, the ant replied that she had worked hard in summer to save enough
| A．painting | B．cleaning | C．collecting | D．covering |
| A．finally | B．hardly | C．gradually | D．frequently |
| A．avoid | B．admit | C．ignore | D．forget |
| A．started | B．faded | C．belonged | D．appeared |
| A．long | B．short | C．quiet | D．noisy |
| A．hope | B．effort | C．faith | D．interest |
| A．time | B．place | C．desire | D．intention |
| A．good | B．strange | C．tough | D．smooth |
| A．visit | B．invite | C．reject | D．hire |
| A．praise | B．help | C．service | D．answer |
| A．for fun | B．in case | C．for use | D．in return |
| A．food | B．money | C．shelter | D．medicine |
| A．make | B．sell | C．earn | D．buy |
| A．waited | B．saved | C．helped | D．danced |
| A．nervous | B．careful | C．polite | D．lazy |
3 . Anna and her husband, Gray, got an unexpected delivery earlier this month after a security guard from a local grocery store appeared at their front door.
Anna said when she was in a hurry shopping at a grocery store in Kahului, she lost her wallet. But luckily, one of the store’s security guards, Johnson, found the wallet. After he finished his work that day, he rode a bike over 5 miles to Anna’s address to return the wallet.
When asked, Johnson said, “You know, I once lost a wallet too and it’s the worst thing in the world. I was just doing what I felt was right.”
Anna and Gray were greatly moved because Johnson would put in so much effort to help a stranger. Gray was so thankful for Johnson’s kind act that he shared the story to Facebook. One of Gray’s friends, Adam, also praised Johnson’s selflessness and he organized a GoFundMe to raise money to buy him a car. Before Christmas, they sent the car to Johnson, who had been riding a bike to and from work for the past five years.
“It means a lot,” said Johnson when he received the gift. “It’s not only about having better transportation. I can do more for my family now. That’s the bigger part of the picture.” Johnson said he thanked the Anna family for their kindness, although he still believed he did not do much. He said he only did what he believed was right.
1. Who lost the wallet?| A．Anna. | B．Gray. | C．Adam. | D．Johnson. |
| A．By making friends with him. | B．By asking Adam to help Johnson. |
| C．By starting a GoFundMe project. | D．By posting the story on the Internet. |
| A．Honesty. | B．Wisdom. | C．Bravery. | D．Generosity. |
| A．To attract more viewers. | B．To recommend a website. |
| C．To motivate people to be good. | D．To introduce a grocery store. |
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Last Saturday evening, my friend and I went out to eat in the restaurant. While eat there, we happened to notice an elderly woman sitting alone. Before thinking about it for a while, I walked over to her and asked that if I could sit with her. She said yes and we began talking. Later I learned the woman has lost her husband and that that day would have been their 60 wedding anniversary. Hearing this, I asked her join me and my friend and she was exciting to do so. We shared a meal together and exchanged story. On our way back, I told my friend, “Always be kind to people. You never know what we are going through.”
5 . One piece of advice I give young people is that they don’t have to decide what they want to do for the rest of their life at age 22. Just think of all the jobs that didn’t exist 10 years ago and what might exist 10 years from now. Just think how much the nursing field has changed over the years and how many opportunities and different paths nurses can take these days.
My oldest daughter is a nurse practitioner(从业者). But she didn’t start there when she went to college. She got her undergraduate degree in hotel and restaurant management with a minor(辅修课程)in business. On graduation day she looked at me and said, “Mom, I don’t know what I’m going to do with my life that’s meaningful.” I looked at her and said, “Just get a job and then figure it out.”
She struggled for a year or two after college with a couple of different jobs. Whenever she talked to me about becoming a nurse, I told her she’d be a great nurse—super organized, able to multi-task better than anyone I knew, with amazing skills. But I also told her that she’d have to work very hard and study the sciences if she wanted to be a nurse.
She considered her choices and decided to participate in a combined nursing / nurse practitioner program getting her second bachelor’s degree then her master’s. Her nursing career since 2005 has progressed and she now has a mix of leadership, administrative, and clinical work.
1. What is the author’s suggestion for young people?| A．Decide their careers before age 22. |
| B．Consider all the jobs existing 10 years ago. |
| C．Think twice before choosing their careers. |
| D．Develop as many interests as possible. |
| A．She worked in various fields. |
| B．She majored in business in college. |
| C．She turned to her professor for career advice. |
| D．She knew exactly her future career while in college. |
| A．Generous. | B．Humorous. |
| C．Successful. | D．Traditional. |
| A．By listing facts. | B．By analyzing causes. |
| C．By making comparisons. | D．By providing a typical example. |
6 . It was mid-afternoon. I looked outside my dorm window, and saw the lifeless gray sky, the snow and the trackless sidewalks. There was no one in the snow but a squirrel. The brown-gray North American squirrel,a look of terror in his shining eyes, braved the cold to throw himself over snow. In his mouth was a large acorn(橡实)—I was surprised it fit in his mouth.
I moved closer to my window, outside of which is a medium-sized tree, lacking its warm-weather leaves. The squirrel ran up rapidly, higher and higher in the tree, and his small body held onto his dear acorn.
Up he went, to the tip of one of the highest branches. I held my breath—I wondered if that slender branch could support him. I wondered if his winter food store was in this tree—squirrels are known to hide their nuts, mushrooms, and vegetation high up in trees. Outside, the squirrel firmly grasped that branch, jaw clamping(夹紧)on his acorn.
Then came the wind blowing violently, shaking the tree, the branch and the squirrel. He hung on for dear life, and both arms wrapped around the branch in the wind. I held my breath: If he fell from a height like this, then.... Seeing this little squirrel, I had my heart in my mouth. As the wind became stronger, the squirrel’s precious acorn fell to the ground. The squirrel followed its downward progress only by sight—if he let go the branch, he would fall downwards as well. I was so nervous that I didn’t take my gaze off the squirrel for one minute. Surprisingly, he then climbed down the tree and was now half-buried in the snow, searching desperately for his acorn. Finally, he made it.
The brave animal is able to survive in nature all because of its desperate efforts.The same goes for us humans. We all work hard to survive, and this is the law of nature. So effort is not something special, but a matter for all living things to do to survive.
1. What did the author discover outside the window?| A．A squirrel was freezing nearly to death. |
| B．A squirrel was choked by a large acorn. |
| C．A squirrel was picking acorns from a tree. |
| D．A squirrel was climbing to the top of a tree. |
| A．Dead. | B．Straight. | C．Slim. | D．Thick. |
| A．Concerned. | B．Unfriendly. | C．Uncaring. | D．Curious. |
| A．Stop struggling, life is stopped. |
| B．Facts speak louder than words. |
| C．Failure is the mother of success. |
| D．Teaching others teaches yourself. |
A thin young boy loved football with all his heart. Practice after practice, he eagerly gave everything he had. But being half the size of the other boys, he got absolutely nowhere. At all the games, this hopeful athlete sat on the bench and hardly ever played. This teenager lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. Even though his son was always on the bench, the father was always in the stands cheering.
He never missed a game. This young boy was still the smallest of the class when he entered high school. His father continued to encourage him but made it very clear that he did not have to play football if he didn’t want to. But the young boy loved football and decided to hang in there. He was determined to try his best at every practice, and perhaps he would play when he became a senior.
When the young boy went to college, he decided to try out for the football team. Everyone was sure he could never make the cut, but he did. The coach admitted that he kept him in the team because he always put his heart and soul into every practice, and at the same time, provided the other team members with the spirit they badly needed. The news thrilled him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and called his father. His father shared his excitement. This persistent young athlete never missed practice during his four years at college, but he never got to play in a game.
It was the end of the football season, and as he ran to the practice field shortly before a big playoff game, the coach met him with a telegram (电报). The young boy read the telegram and he became deathly silent. Crying hard, he said, “My father died this morning. Is it all right if I miss practice today?” The coach put his arm gently around his shoulder and said, “Take the rest of the week off, son. And don’t even plan to come back to the game on Saturday.”
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Saturday arrived, and the game wasn’t going well.
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8 . Mack was watching a soccer match on TV. He was
Mack kept considering how to achieve it soon. He found his mother
One day, his mother was busy as usual. After work, she went home and stared in great
“Now, it will remain as your memorable work out of your thirst for football.
| A．grateful | B．responsible | C．thirsty | D．famous |
| A．ambition | B．response | C．difficulty | D．hesitation |
| A．gave up | B．agreed to | C．thought of | D．put forward |
| A．bored | B．content | C．disappointed | D．occupied |
| A．find | B．wear | C．paint | D．buy |
| A．familiar | B．anxious | C．annoyed | D．pleased |
| A．regret | B．relief | C．surprise | D．comfort |
| A．warning | B．decision | C．change | D．arrival |
| A．produce | B．get | C．require | D．design |
| A．remember | B．show | C．realize | D．repeat |
| A．future | B．discovery | C．research | D．action |
| A．thank | B．admire | C．protect | D．remember |
| A．mind | B．know | C．accept | D．value |
| A．Thus | B．However | C．Instead | D．Anyway |
| A．quality | B．method | C．comment | D．difference |
9 . Gabriela worked for a multinational (跨国的) company as a successful project manager in Brazil and was transferred to Sweden. She was
Despite their friendliness, Gabriela didn't feel respected as a
After weeks of frustration(郁闷), Gabriela emailed her Swedish manager about the
What Gabriela was experiencing was a
When Gabriela became
The conversation led to a better understanding. From then on, Gabriela and her team were able to
| A．upset | B．excited | C．worried | D．shocked |
| A．leader | B．friend | C．teammate | D．winner |
| A．follow | B．avoid | C．understand | D．question |
| A．turn on | B．turn to | C．carry out | D．carry away |
| A．checking | B．quarreling | C．debating | D．bargaining |
| A．start | B．continue | C．delay | D．risk |
| A．satisfaction | B．problems | C．amusement | D．illnesses |
| A．unwillingly | B．hardly | C．simply | D．quickly |
| A．deal with | B．argue with | C．live with | D．work with |
| A．cultural | B．religious | C．abnormal | D．necessary |
| A．abstract | B．uncertain | C．specific | D．similar |
| A．challenged | B．trusted | C．judged | D．accepted |
| A．therefore | B．however | C．furthermore | D．besides |
| A．relatives | B．assistants | C．parents | D．bosses |
| A．laugh at | B．cheer for | C．rely on | D．act as |
| A．common | B．independent | C．regretful | D．traditional |
| A．aware of | B．proud of | C．fond of | D．afraid of |
| A．argument | B．apology | C．conversation | D．conflict |
| A．choose | B．continue | C．adapt | D．keep |
| A．doubt | B．predict | C．stop | D．achieve |
10 . It's amazing how often we take advantage of things in life. When we're used to something, we don't always appreciate how lucky we are to have it. While we're here complaining that our WiFi isn't fast enough and our videos keep buffering (卡顿), there are people in Africa who don't even get to eat three meals a day. While most people work hard for the things they own, it's important to stop and think of what others don't have every now and again. You may not think that shoes are something worth going crazy over, but the Uganda woman would disagree. After all, she went wild when she put a pair on for the first time in her life.
That's what Laura Grier did one day. The woman was in Bwindi National Park, Uganda, when she felt it necessary to stop and help someone by the side of the road. The person in question was standing around without any shoes on, and the sight convinced Grier to give up her own footwear. She had more shoes at home, while this woman had never even worn a pair before.
Laura's generosity was definitely appreciated by the stranger who treated her benefactor (恩人) to a celebratory dance. The woman couldn't keep the smile from her face as she went wild in her brand-new shoes. Grier was thrilled that her good deed had made the stranger so happy, and she cheered on the Ugandan woman as she danced in the street.
The next time you buy a pair of shoes, remember how lucky you are to have them.
1. What does the author talk about in the first paragraph?| A．Her view about what we have. | B．Something that we are used to. |
| C．The appreciation of her shoes. | D．Her opinion about the Uganda woman. |
| A．To offer some help to her. | B．To show off extra shoes. |
| C．To show her curiosity. | D．To exchange it for a meal. |
| A．Strange. | B．Thankful. | C．Shocked. | D．Reasonable. |
| A．Never Expect Too Much of Life | B．Don't Admire What Others Have. |
| C．Value What We Already Have. | D．Know More About Africa. |
