1 . Hey! You have a hairless spot on the back of your head! " Mom’s alarmed cry hit me like a shock.
I tried to shrug it off. “It’ll grow back.” I worked to sound
At first, the loss was minimal.
As days went by, my hair started to fall faster and more.
We went to see a doctor, who diagnosed my condition as alopecia (脱发症) . He recommended an injection to try, which would be
I had to wear a wig to school every day, worried it might slip one day and that everything would
I came to realize that what had happened was not my fault, and not something I should feel
A.mid | B.calm | C.upset | D.relieved |
A.Checking | B.Polishing | C.Clearing | D.Covering |
A.sense | B.chance | C.sign | D.way |
A.wonder | B.panic | C.expand | D.relieve |
A.Reaching | B.Shifting | C.Feeling | D.Running |
A.delay | B.avoid | C.cease | D.keep |
A.attached | B.connected | C.guided | D.applied |
A.After all | B.Worse still | C.In brief | D.By contrast |
A.motion | B.procedure | C.routine | D.mission |
A.break out | B.draw to a close | C.fade away | D.come to light |
A.reveal | B.restrict | C.distribute | D.highlight |
A.Instead | B.Furthermore | C.Anyway | D.Thus |
A.blow | B.credit | C.exception | D.miracle |
A.proud | B.ashamed | C.fond | D.guilty |
A.evaluation | B.introduction | C.acceptance | D.dependence |
2 . Sitting in the garden for my friend’s birthday. I felt a buzz (振动) in my pocket. My heart raced when I saw the email sender’s name. The email started off: “Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest” and “the review process took longer than expected.” It ended with “We are sorry to inform you…” and my vision blurred (模糊). The position—measuring soil quality in the Sahara Desert as part of an undergraduate research programme — had felt like the answer I had spent years looking for.
I had put so much time and emotional energy into applying, and I thought the rejection meant the end of the road for my science career.
So I was shocked when, not long after the email, Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was equally shocked—and overjoyed—when she invited me to talk with her about potential projects I could pursue in her lab. What she proposed didn’t seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all.
I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn’t. In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue.
When I applied to graduate school, I found three programmes promising to allow me to follow my desired research direction. And I applied with the same anxious excitement as before. When I was rejected from one that had seemed like a perfect fit, it was undoubtedly difficult. But this time I had the perspective (视角) to keep it from sending me into panic. It helped that in the end I was accepted into one of the other programmes I was also excited about.
Rather than setting plans in stone, I’ve learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don’t sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them.
1. How did the author feel upon seeing the email sender’s name?A.Anxious. | B.Angry. | C.Surprised. | D.Settled. |
A.criticise the review process | B.stay longer in the Sahara Desert |
C.apply to the original project again | D.put his heart and soul into the lab work |
A.demanding | B.inspiring | C.misleading | D.amusing |
A.An invitation is a reputation. | B.An innovation is a resolution. |
C.A rejection can be a redirection. | D.A reflection can be a restriction. |
3 . Many years ago, I bought a house in the Garfagnana, where we still go every summer. The first time we
What we discovered is that it’s
It’s good to eat things at the correct time, when they’re
A.waited | B.met | C.camped | D.stayed |
A.making | B.searching | C.squeezing | D.feeling |
A.customer | B.neighbor | C.relative | D.passenger |
A.lend | B.send | C.bring | D.show |
A.choice | B.comment | C.promise | D.gesture |
A.worried | B.moved | C.thrilled | D.bored |
A.simple | B.real | C.shiny | D.fun |
A.more | B.good | C.new | D.easy |
A.sympathetic to | B.thankful for | C.cautious about | D.interested in |
A.tried | B.sold | C.returned | D.mixed |
A.unnecessary | B.uncertain | C.unwise | D.unusual |
A.appearance | B.quality | C.origin | D.price |
A.size | B.shape | C.color | D.taste |
A.smell | B.look | C.become | D.work |
A.happy | B.vivid | C.short | D.vague |
A.clean | B.check | C.count | D.pack |
A.perfect | B.useful | C.convenient | D.familiar |
A.on view | B.on sale | C.in season | D.in need |
A.finished | B.stored | C.found | D.grown |
A.cooked | B.given | C.bought | D.told |
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Last Friday my mom decided to color his hair. She studied with all the hair products at the drugstore. The color she choose came in a box which had a picture of a woman that hair color looked just perfect. Mom was sure same color would look great on her. She put the new color on her hair or sat still for 30 minutes, just as the directions saying. However, instead of the brownish red hair she had hoped for, she final got purple hair. She went right into the shower to washing it, but it was no use. At least one thing proved truth: the color wouldn’t wash out.
When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing contest. I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil, so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play, where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did.
So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail? His reply: “Because I love your stories. If you’re willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words, I agreed to give it a try.
I chose Paul Revere’s horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith (银匠) in Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18, 1775 to Lexington to warn people that British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horse’s mouth. Not a brilliant idea, but funny; and unlikely to be anyone else’s choice.
What did the horse think, as he sped through the night? Did he get tired? Have doubts? Did he want to quit? I sympathized immediately. I got tired. I had doubts. I wanted to quit. But, like Revere’s horse, I kept going. I worked hard. I checked my spelling. I asked my older sister to correct my grammar. I checked out a half dozen books on Paul Revere from the library. I even read a few of them.
When I handed in the essay to my teacher, he read it, laughed out loud, and said, “Great. Now, write it again.” I wrote it again, and again and again. When I finally finished it, the thought of winning had given way to the enjoyment of writing. If I didn’t win, I wouldn’t care.
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A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6 . In April last year, I saw a post on the PNP (Pilots N Paws) website from a family in Topeka. They had to move to Virginia but they were on a very tight
It just
When I met Tiffy’s owners, they seemed very
After some goodbyes, I asked George and his wife to help me
The flight was
A.turn | B.budget | C.schedule | D.connection |
A.food | B.shelter | C.medicine | D.transportation |
A.desperately | B.temporarily | C.secretly | D.originally |
A.appeared | B.proved | C.happened | D.showed |
A.waited | B.offered | C.hurried | D.failed |
A.see off | B.look for | C.hand over | D.pick up |
A.confused | B.nervous | C.annoyed | D.curious |
A.hard | B.fine | C.common | D.lucky |
A.coworker | B.passenger | C.stranger | D.neighbor |
A.speed up | B.work out | C.come back | D.take off |
A.feed | B.follow | C.change | D.load |
A.call | B.join | C.leave | D.serve |
A.unnecessary | B.unexpected | C.unavoidable | D.uneventful |
A.returned | B.fought | C.flew | D.agreed |
A.thankful | B.generous | C.proud | D.sympathetic |
7 . Kristin Schell is the founder of The Turquoise Table (绿松石桌), a movement of ordinary people who want to create community right in their own front yards. Ten years ago, Kristin and her family
One day. Kristin needed some backyard furniture for a party and
“People often
“Hospitality (好客) doesn’t always mean
A decade after their Texas beginnings, thousands of Turquoise Tables
A.cycled | B.returned | C.moved | D.traveled |
A.exchanged | B.accepted | C.discovered | D.purchased |
A.in advance | B.by mistake | C.in time | D.on purpose |
A.favorite | B.original | C.strange | D.new |
A.Hopefully | B.Similarly | C.Unexpectedly | D.Fortunately |
A.defend | B.prepare | C.express | D.introduce |
A.allowed | B.invited | C.advised | D.encouraged |
A.company | B.countryside | C.city | D.neighborhood |
A.shelter | B.relaxation | C.safety | D.pleasure |
A.movement | B.miracle | C.organization | D.business |
A.hesitate | B.pretend | C.prefer | D.offer |
A.distant | B.quiet | C.messy | D.beautiful |
A.doubts | B.excuses | C.results | D.topics |
A.attracting | B.cheating | C.surprising | D.entertaining |
A.show up | B.dress up | C.ring up | D.cheer up |
A.trains | B.instructs | C.enables | D.forces |
A.poverty | B.loneliness | C.disappointment | D.failure |
A.change | B.melt | C.disappear | D.exist |
A.actually | B.probably | C.specially | D.obviously |
A.dream | B.family | C.friendship | D.schoolwork |
8 . It was eight o’ clock on Christmas morning, and Uncle Tom said he wanted to listen to the news. My 11-year-old self was wondering why grown-ups would be interested in the news when there were important things to be done, such as handing out presents. However, while I was only half-listening to the radio broadcast, I was confused that I had heard that report earlier.
My older brother, Colin, figured out what was happening. “Pete, it’s a tape recorder! We’ve got our tape recorder!” This was one of those rare moments when my inside gave an involuntary lurch (倾斜). Colin and I had both been blind from birth. In the late 1950s, tape recorders were definitely the top choice for blind kids, especially with the rise of rock ‘n’ roll.
But it wasn’t the first time I had been attracted to a tape recorder. I vividly remember walking into a room when I was four and hearing a child’s beautiful singing. It turned out that my dad had borrowed a tape recorder for preparing his projects. And for the first time, in the same way that a sighted child might react to seeing themselves in a mirror or a photograph, I got the sense of myself as a separate person who existed outside my head and was experienced by other people.
Then I became a broadcaster at school. I would wander around the school with my microphone, recording my thoughts in the style of the voices I heard on the radio. But the biggest challenge was not finding things to do with the tape recorder but taking it away from Colin. His generosity on the first day we got it did not extend to handing it over to his brother at school. “You’ll break it,” he would say.
But ten years later, I drew on the confidence gained from those early explorations of the sound and walked into a radio station, in the hopes of selling myself as a broadcast journalist. Eight years later, I presented my first report for BBC’s Six O’Clock News. I never thought that a Christmas present had changed my life.
1. Why did Uncle Tom probably listen to the news on Christmas morning?A.To keep up with the times. |
B.To carry on the holiday tradition. |
C.To create a happy festival mood. |
D.To surprise Colin and the author. |
A.His interest in music. |
B.His love of broadcasting. |
C.The real existence of himself. |
D.An understanding of his father. |
A.Learning the voice style of radio hosts. |
B.Getting the tape recorder from Colin. |
C.Balancing broadcasting and study. |
D.Finding fun things to record. |
A.His experiences of exploring the sound. |
B.His talent for recording. |
C.His father’s encouragement. |
D.His rich broadcasting knowledge. |
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At the age of 10, I begin to chat with foreigners. At first, I was very shy, and gradually with foreigners’ help, I became more and more confidence. The following year, I went to Lintong with two foreigners as our guide. We visited the Terra-Cotta Warriors Museum where we took lots of photos, enjoying the beautiful scenery. After that, they went to buy souvenir. The sellers couldn’t speak English. Though it was little hard for me, I tried my best to translate their words on both sides. Finally, the two foreigners accompanying by me bought satisfactory goods. This unforgettable experience made me to understand where “Practice makes perfect.” means.
10 . With nothing but her small boat for company, British lawyer Victoria Evans succeeded in crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
The 35-year-old
Evans had spent four years preparing for this
“It’s a very
A.flew | B.drove | C.measured | D.covered |
A.avoiding | B.battling | C.facing | D.surviving |
A.aid | B.match | C.record | D.meet |
A.problems | B.tricks | C.successes | D.surprises |
A.casually | B.magically | C.naturally | D.eventually |
A.tougher | B.stranger | C.busier | D.funnier |
A.smooth | B.huge | C.surprising | D.common |
A.expectation | B.destination | C.journey | D.discovery |
A.wisdom | B.discouragement | C.reality | D.flag |
A.troubled | B.destroyed | C.guided | D.monitored |
A.motivated | B.postponed | C.accumulated | D.shortened |
A.halfway | B.nearby | C.overhead | D.underway |
A.bay | B.port | C.track | D.island |
A.stored | B.stuck | C.fixed | D.discovered |
A.drawer | B.cupboard | C.shelter | D.door |
A.lock | B.chain | C.wheel | D.zipper |
A.rescue | B.escape | C.lose | D.recover |
A.easy | B.attractive | C.mild | D.basic |
A.deal with | B.break into | C.take up | D.come across |
A.forced | B.ordered | C.inspired | D.asked |