On a hot September afternoon, Peter and his friend Isabel were on their way to the library. When they passed by Tubman park, Isabel suggested cutting through it to get to the library. As they entered the park, the sight of the swings and the merry-go-round brought back a flood of memories of their childhood spent there. But now everything looked so old, sad, and dirty. Litter lay on the ground next to an overflowing trash bin. There were still young schoolchildren playing there but they had to avoid the trash that littered the playground. A little boy told them that the city took the other trash cans away and the remaining one never got emptied often.
As they headed toward the library, the two high school students wrinkled their forehead. In the library, they met Mrs. Evans, their kindhearted fifth-grade teacher, retired yet still passionate. Mrs. Evans listened as Isabel and Peter eagerly explained what they’d seen. Finally, she recommended them to go to the Go Green, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to protect the environment, for help. “This group is good at raising money for projects just like yours,” said Mrs. Evans. She promised to present their ideas to Go Green. Hearing this, their face lit up.
Two main tasks remained ahead: researching ways to clean up the park and preparing a convincing speech. As Isabel was good at researching while Peter always had a talent for speaking, they worked together quite well. Isabel learned from a science magazine that a new type of trash bin can squeeze the trash down without being emptied often, which saves time, money, and energy. Based on this, Peter practiced his speech over and over again.
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A week later, Peter stood nervously at the back of the hall where Go Green was meeting.
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After the meeting, Isabel excitedly told Peter the good news.
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The travel was part of a university program. We did many exciting things there, but it was our time of
| A．disappointed | B．scared | C．proud | D．excited |
| A．ignore | B．support | C．doubt | D．blame |
| A．persuading | B．contacting | C．following | D．postponing |
| A．consumed | B．shaped | C．resisted | D．welcomed |
| A．learning | B．investigating | C．volunteering | D．attacking |
| A．figure out | B．concentrate on | C．interact with | D．settle for |
| A．eye-opening | B．available | C．pleasant | D．challenging |
| A．as for | B．regardless of | C．except for | D．instead of |
| A．value | B．priority | C．accommodation | D．gap |
| A．belongings | B．achievements | C．arguments | D．requests |
| A．Gradually | B．Naturally | C．Hopefully | D．Simply |
| A．occasion | B．result | C．advantage | D．end |
| A．handle | B．explore | C．leave | D．monitor |
| A．encounter | B．involve | C．attract | D．identify |
| A．expressed | B．limited | C．matched | D．described |
3 . Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I changed my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn’t covered by water or mud. As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt, I wouldn’t have found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!
Having stopped, laughing, I took a step forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain. For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused. I wasn’t sure what to do. After all, it’s just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That’s when I discovered why my attacker was charging at me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was dying.
Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mate’s sake, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate’s safety seemed admirable. I couldn’t do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.
Since then, I’ve always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge barriers facing me.
1. Why did the writer change his direction while walking down a path?| A．To reach the pool. | B．To avoid getting his shoes dirty. |
| C．To escape a sudden attack. | D．To get close to a butterfly. |
| A．Not to get hurt. | B．Not knowing what to do. |
| C．Being attacked by a butterfly. | D．Stepping on a butterfly. |
| A．Horrible. | B．Amusing. | C．Aggressive. | D．Courageous. |
| A．what he should do when faced with trouble |
| B．people should show sympathy to the weak |
| C．how he should perform to protect his male |
| D．whether people should protect butterflies |
4 . There was a young boy at a beautiful beach digging sands using his plastic tools. While his other friends were playing the whole time, the little boy spent his day
After a whole long day, he finished his
The boy was aware of the
Basically, no matter where you are, the waves of life will always
| A．creating | B．picturing | C．drawing | D．watching |
| A．kept | B．made | C．crossed | D．defended |
| A．bucket | B．stone | C．rope | D．stick |
| A．old | B．royal | C．dream | D．solid |
| A．therefore | B．instead | C．still | D．nevertheless |
| A．supported | B．perfected | C．copied | D．destroyed |
| A．castle | B．construction | C．sand | D．tide |
| A．sorrow | B．doubt | C．harm | D．excitement |
| A．held up | B．picked up | C．searched for | D．threw away |
| A．belief | B．repair | C．control | D．awareness |
| A．talk about | B．refer to | C．react to | D．fight against |
| A．settle | B．take | C．recognize | D．find |
| A．know | B．teach | C．judge | D．beat |
| A．distance | B．line | C．journey | D．circle |
| A．changes | B．crashes | C．events | D．attacks |
5 . Agnes Lloyd’s 70th birthday came, but the day went normally. Her husband
The last bell of the day rang. She picked up her
The thought made her smile as she
Her students were standing there carrying birthday signs. She hadn’t
As the song continued, tears
Some of the students parted and her three children stepped out holding a birthday cake with two
Don’t forget your parents,
| A．showed up | B．set out | C．fell ill | D．passed away |
| A．worrying | B．depressing | C．surprising | D．puzzling |
| A．purse | B．book | C．chair | D．food |
| A．recognize | B．admire | C．demand | D．recommend |
| A．promised | B．ignored | C．deserved | D．permitted |
| A．approached | B．discovered | C．started | D．touched |
| A．moved | B．frightened | C．delighted | D．satisfied |
| A．disturbed | B．inspired | C．amused | D．shocked |
| A．mentioned | B．realized | C．doubted | D．admitted |
| A．followed | B．invited | C．guided | D．introduced |
| A．gathered | B．dried | C．disappeared | D．remained |
| A．gradually | B．frequently | C．secretly | D．suddenly |
| A．presents | B．flowers | C．candles | D．cards |
| A．strength | B．enthusiasm | C．calmness | D．interest |
| A．as if | B．even if | C．so that | D．now that |
6 . Since young, Aisha Ismail has said she let labels (标签) define what she could be. “I was a black girl, from a refugee (难民) family,” Aisha said. “It seemed
After a high school chemistry class
Born and
When Aisha was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to
“I always want to be the
Aisha’s efforts
When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Aisha warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Don’t tell yourself that the scholarship is too
| A．as if | B．even if | C．as soon as | D．as long as |
| A．cycle | B．explore | C．sleep | D．establish |
| A．warned | B．ordered | C．inspired | D．asked |
| A．subjects | B．life | C．jobs | D．labels |
| A．raised | B．worked | C．observed | D．recovered |
| A．Because | B．While | C．Once | D．Whether |
| A．affected | B．famous | C．enthusiastic | D．fearful |
| A．abandon | B．blame | C．move | D．support |
| A．fortune | B．difference | C．shadow | D．shelter |
| A．richest | B．favorite | C．perfect | D．luckiest |
| A．made sense | B．died down | C．came to nothing | D．paid off |
| A．admitted | B．devoted | C．close | D．equal |
| A．by comparison with | B．in addition to | C．instead of | D．regardless of |
| A．easy | B．small | C．far | D．unnecessary |
| A．joining | B．flooding | C．handing | D．breaking |
7 . After a serious earthquake happened, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to his sons school, only to find that the building where his son studied had collapsed and looked like a pancake.
He was shocked. He didn’t know what he should do for a while, then he remembered the words he had said to his son, “No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. He started digging through the ruins.
As he was digging, other helpless parents and the firemen arrived and tried to pull him off the ruins, saying, “It’s too late! They’re all dead! There’s nothing you can do!” To them he replied with one line, “Are you going to help me now?” And then he kept on digging.
No one helped, however. He went on alone because he needed to know for himself, “Is my boy alive or is he dead?” He dug for eight hours…12 hours.….24 hours.….36 hours.. then in the 39th hour, he pulled back a rock and heard his son’s words. He shouted his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?! It’s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you’d save me and when you saved me, they’d be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it Dad!”
“What’s going on there? How is it?” the father asked.
“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. We’re frightened, hungry, thirsty and thankful you’re here. When the building fell down, it made a triangle, and it saved us.”
“Come out, boy!”
“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”
1. The underlined word “collapsed” probably means_________| A．fallen down | B．shaken violently | C．stood by | D．gone off |
| A．he was mad | B．all the children had died in the earthquake |
| C．he was too dangerous to others | D．it was not his job to dig |
| A．Fourteen. | B．Thirty three | C．Forty seven | D．Nineteen. |
| A．it took the father one day to find his son and other students |
| B．his wife died in the earthquake |
| C．his son was the last one to come out of the ruins |
| D．the son didn’t believe his father would come to save him |
A Turning-point Party
The cold snow was falling as Kelly struggled home from school in December. How much she hated the snow---and everything else about Pinetree, Wyoming, America. How much she missed Thailand! “I hate it here! I want to go home!” Kelly thought.
She reached for a small white envelope in her pocket. In it was an invitation to Jennifer’s party: Kelly didn’t want to go. She felt awkward at the thought of being at a party with a bunch of kids she barely knew. She closed her eyes and remembered this time of year people would hold a festival to thank the Mother of Water in Thailand, They used banana leaves to make a little boat with a candle lit in it, made a wish for the coming year and set the boat floating on the river.
Kelly sighed and pushed open the door to her parents’ restaurant. They were busy working. “Maybe I should go just this once for Mama and Papa. They are so worried that I’m not making any friends.” Kelly went over and tied an apron around her waist. As she was washing dishes, she told her mother that she had been invited to a party on Friday night. Mama smiled saying now she might be happy in their new home. Kelly nodded, thinking Pinetree could never be her home.
On Friday evening, Papa drove Kelly to the party. Jennifer met her at the door and led her into the dining room. Six kids from her classes were seated around the table, on which were sitting small brown cookie houses. They were selecting colorful candies and gluing them to their own houses, Wow, she loved making things. For this part of the party, she could be herself. She decided to decorate her cottage like one of the golden temples of Thailand. As she was making it, Jennifer wondered how she did it. The others joined staring at Kelly with admiration, Kelly felt a warm glow. Maybe I could fit in here-----a little, she thought.
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After dinner, the party went on and the talk turned to the coming holidays.
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Suddenly, Kelly came up with an idea.
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9 . About three years ago, a tornado attacked our town. My father and I
Then, Grandma turned to me and asked with
Soon, my father asked if I was ready to go home. I silently
It took him a long time to respond, “Yes. She may not know where she is, but she will be there, no matter what.” The rest of the car ride home was
Ever since that talk with my Grandma, I have matured and
| A．flew | B．cycled | C．drove | D．walked |
| A．chatted | B．argued | C．consulted | D．whispered |
| A．Finally | B．Suddenly | C．Immediately | D．Constantly |
| A．loving | B．bright | C．watery | D．empty |
| A．concerned | B．confused | C．cautious | D．curious |
| A．identify | B．remind | C．persuade | D．tell |
| A．Shocked | B．Amazed | C．Disappointed | D．Excited |
| A．assistant | B．freshman | C．senior | D．genius |
| A．shook | B．nodded | C．raised | D．lowered |
| A．calmed down | B．cut in | C．called out | D．broke down |
| A．attend | B．forget | C．celebrate | D．cancel |
| A．dull | B．smooth | C．silent | D．uneasy |
| A．character | B．status | C．power | D．role |
| A．grown up | B．given up | C．cheered up | D．kept up |
| A．exploded | B．burst | C．rang | D．flashed |
10 . I never saw my father back home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a night out with the boys. He had no hobbies but just took care of his family.
For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. He was always interested in my life — how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.
Nine years ago when I bought my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day for three days, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, for I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.
Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set (秋千) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him. But again, I had the laundry to do, and the house to clean.
The morning on Sunday, January 15, 1995, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before. I had to go to church, and I cut the conversation short.
The call came at 4:40 p.m. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed (发誓) that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him and really get to know him.
I arrived in Florida at 1:00 a.m., but my father had passed away at 9:12 p.m. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.
In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father, and even more about every single day.
1. We know from the reading that the father ________.| A．liked to paint houses |
| B．had no friends around him |
| C．was not healthy in his youth |
| D．thought of his family as his all |
| A．could only afford a glass of iced tea |
| B．was too busy to talk to her father |
| C．could do nothing but hold a paintbrush |
| D．spent eight hours a day working with her father |
| A．Painting Houses | B．Daughter’s Family |
| C．Father and I | D．Father’s phone calls |
