At a moment’s notice, quick thinking can save lives. Nothing illustrates this better than the story of 13-year-old hero named Dillon Reeves, who jumped into action when his school bus driver experienced a medical emergency, bringing the bus to a stop and avoiding what could have been a very tragic accident. Reeves’ parents expressed their pride at his actions.
“It’s an honor, said his dad Steve. ”I am a bus driver, too. Because of that, Reeves could probably know how to hold the steering wheel (方向盘) and step on the brakes. "
That day, Reeves came back home from school and was riding a school bus full of students in Michigan. And he sat in the fifth rows as usual.
The school bus driver has ten years of driving experience, and during these years, he has never had a driving accident. He held the steering wheel confidently, and he stepped on the brakes carefully. All the students were chatting as usual. Everything went smoothly.
A few minutes later, Reeves noticed something was off, but others didn’t feel anything wrong at the beginning.
The bus driver felt lightheaded and said on the intercom (对讲机)， “I am going to pullover for a moment. Hearing that, students thought the bus would stopped in a certain parking area.
However, the bus didn’t make it to the pull-off area, and began to drift onto on coming traffic. Security camera footage showed the driver already lost consciousness. Seeing that, all the students shouted loudly and shook all over, feeling like sitting on pins and needles, but Reeves kept his head at that time and told himself he should take some actions quickly.
Noticing the danger of the situation, he knew it was time for him to do something.
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Without hesitation, Reeves sprang from five rows back.
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Emergency services arrived at the scene in no time.
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My dad is a helpful police off and I respect him very much. In his spare time, he likes volunteering to give lectures on law to the children in our community.
I remember my father took a special care of a family made up of a struggling single father, Jack, and his three sons. The elder boys seemed kind and understanding while the youngest boy, Tom, was naughty and wild. When helping Jack in life and work, my father always taught his children to obey the law.
During one visit, my dad and Jack had a deep conversation. During their talk, Jack expressed his concern about the future of his youngest boy, and said, “As we know, Tom is a clever boy, but he is too competitive. He always behaves badly at school. For some reason, he fought with his classmate again yesterday. I don’t know how to deal with him.” Obviously, he felt powerless to guide Tom. So, he asked for my father’s advice and ideas. “Will you allow your boy to leave the city for a few days? I want to take him to spend the summer with my son in the suburbs(郊区) of our hometown.” My dad offered the only solution he could think of on the spot. However, Jack agreed and was grateful to my father.
My dad decided that it would be good for Tom to see another side of family life, which he had never been experiencing. Then he discussed the plan with me. I couldn’t agree more.
When the summer vacation came, we had a new member, Tom, in our family. Although we seemed very unfamiliar to him, he had no trouble adapting to the new home environment. Amazingly, we found that he was an honest and open boy and got along well with the whole family. He seemed to like playing in the backyard and particularly enjoyed swimming in the pool. Wherever my father went, he took both of us with him. It wasn’t long before Tom and I became good friends. I felt so lucky to have him with me, and I even shared everything interesting with him.
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My father took Tom and I to participate in all kinds of activities.
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 . On a busy Thursday morning, Hill, a wildlife rescuer received an odd call while at work. A baby deer was reportedly
Upon arriving, Hill prepared to climb 25 feet through mud and dirt under the house. With a flashlight in her hand, she began her
When Hill finally
| A．killed | B．employed | C．trapped | D．monitored |
| A．hesitation | B．escape | C．agreement | D．gratitude |
| A．curious | B．eager | C．unwilling | D．unhurried |
| A．launch | B．publish | C．collection | D．rescue |
| A．midnight | B．darkness | C．clinic | D．bush |
| A．fitness | B．failure | C．doubt | D．disappointment |
| A．inspired | B．defended | C．confused | D．frightened |
| A．fed | B．hid | C．harmed | D．reached |
| A．Instead | B．Therefore | C．Previously | D．Especially |
| A．annoyed | B．relieved | C．sensitive | D．upset |
| A．In case of | B．In memory of | C．In spite of | D．In place of |
| A．buy | B．prepare | C．exchange | D．mistake |
| A．responsibility | B．belonging | C．loss | D．despair |
| A．pretend | B．need | C．hate | D．reject |
| A．ignored | B．limited | C．celebrated | D．researched |
4 . When Ann was 13, she was accepted into a university to study medicine. Shortly after getting the acceptance letter, she shared the exciting news on the Internet. “I graduated from highschool last year at 12 years old. One year later, I was accepted into a university at 13. I’m a junior at college,” she wrote. “I’ve worked so hard to reach my goals and realize my dreams,” she added, going on to credit her mother because her mother gave Ann all her support.
“Mom, I made it,” Ann wrote. “I couldn’t have done it without you. You gave me every opportunity possible to be successful. You are the best mother a kid could ever ask for. You always believed in me. You allowed me space to grow and make mistakes without making me feel bad. You allowed me the opportunity to experience the world.”
The teen is currently a student in two undergraduate programs studying biological sciences in two universities. She has extremely good time management skills and is very disciplined(自律的).
Ann doesn’t only focus on the classroom when it comes to her education. In 2021, she became the youngest inter (实习生) ever at a government department. Ann said the dream started early for her. Her final goal is to become a flight surgeon(外科医生) and work with astronauts.
Ann’s impressive achievements don’t even stop there. She also founded an organization for girls of color who are interested in exploring careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
You may think you’re too young to do anything. But from Ann’s story, I think you need to change the view. With her effort, Ann has proved that one can do anything if they can do what they can to do what they want to.
1. What can we learn about Ann from Paragraph 1?| A．She has been admitted into a university. |
| B．She wanted to show off her high school. |
| C．She was too young to go to university. |
| D．She is studying in a high school. |
| A．Ann’s opportunity to succeed. |
| B．Ann’s gratitude to her mother. |
| C．The stress Ann got from her parents. |
| D．The educational methods in Ann’s school. |
| A．To found an organization for girls. |
| B．To explore careers in science. |
| C．To work with astronauts as a surgeon. |
| D．To become the youngest worker in the government. |
| A．Adventurous and creative. | B．Humorous and mysterious. |
| C．Determined and imaginative. | D．Self-controlled and successful. |
In the building I’d just moved into, a note was posted, reading: Sign up to drive Mrs Black for her chemotherapy treatments twice a month. Since I wasn’t a driver, I couldn’t add my name. But my grandma’s words often came into my thoughts. ”Dear, it’s a blessing to do a good deed for someone else, but sometimes it’s a blessing to let another person do something for you.“
I was a university student. In this December storm, it was a hard journey to go to school and get out of school on time. One day before the night of my final exam, the snow fell heavily. The next morning, I walked to the bus stop. For an hour, I stretched my neck, hoping that a bus would come. Then I gave up. I hoped I could find some help from my neighbours as the cold wind pushed me toward my apartment. Opening the door, I found myself face to face with a woman at the mailbox. She had a set of keys in her hand. Obviously she had a car and she was just going out. At that moment, despair overcame pride. I asked her whether she could possibly give me a lift.
An odd look crossed the woman’s face, and I added, “Oh, I live here. I moved in recently, and I can’t drive. I am in an urgent need to go to school for my final exam.” Then, she agreed without delay, “Sure!”
On our way to my school, she spoke so warmly that I stopped feeling uncomfortable. “You remind me of my grandmother,” I said. A slight smile crossed her lips. “Just call me Grandma Alice as grandchildren do.”
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When I got off, I thanked her again and again, waving as she drove away.
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Waving to my classmate, I walked home and heard a neighbour saying to Grandma Alice, “Good night, Mrs Black.”
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6 . Helping someone in need is a virtue. Even a small kind act can make a difference. Rita was
Jasmine was blown away by the
After hearing more of her
Thanks to Rita’s kíndness, now, with a new friendship, and a renewed sense of
| A．learning | B．forgetting | C．refusing | D．preparing |
| A．confidently | B．truly | C．curiously | D．personally |
| A．amazing | B．puzzling | C．worrying | D．addicting |
| A．strength | B．power | C．gratitude | D．anxiety |
| A．stressful | B．unique | C．fresh | D．generous |
| A．kindness | B．calmness | C．awareness | D．description |
| A．switching | B．struggling | C．looking | D．living |
| A．determine | B．choose | C．change | D．afford |
| A．opinion | B．wish | C．story | D．emotion |
| A．waitress | B．driver | C．nurse | D．colleague |
| A．got through | B．turned to | C．set down | D．took out |
| A．husband | B．mother | C．friend | D．daughter |
| A．respond | B．calculate | C．pretend | D．survive |
| A．donated | B．made | C．received | D．solved |
| A．doubt | B．faith | C．voice | D．harmony |
Liam was an introvert(内向的人). On his first day of transferring to a new school,he felt nervous and didn’t talk to anyone. However, when he was eating his lunch alone in the cafeteria, a boy named Joel approached him and talked to him. And coincidentally, they became deskmates.
As days passed, Liam and Joel became friends. After school, they often played catch together. It was a game they both loved playing.
One day, Joel skipped school, and Liam had to sit alone in class, At noon, his class teacher Mary said that Joel got into an accident and he lost his parents in the car crash. Joel was severely injured and was in the hospital.
After returning home that day, Liam cried while telling his mother what had happened to Joel, He asked his mother if he could see Joel at the hospital, but she told him the doctors weren’t allowing any visitors at that time. “Don’t worry, Liam. Joel’s grandmother is looking after him at the hospital. He will be fine,” his mother assured him.
Meanwhile, Liam missed his best friend at school and wished he would join him at school soon. Since Joel was his only friend and other students didn’t like talking to him, he spent most of the time in school alone.
Fifteen days later, Joel returned home and Liam couldn’t wait to see his friend. Liam rushed to Joel’s house with a candy bar and the ball they used to play catch with. However,his friend was now confined to a wheelchair and depended on his grandmother to move around.Liam felt terrible knowing Joel could never walk again. Moreover, seeing his elderly grandma struggle to push the wheelchair made Liam feel even worse.
Later that night, Liam kept thinking of all the ways he could help Joel and then realized buying an electric wheelchair would be the best option. Since an electric wheelchair would be expensive, he decided to set up a charity contest at school. But he needed to ask his teacher first.
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The next day, Liam approached his teacher Mary and shared his idea.
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After the event, Liam counted the money people had left in the donation box.
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8 . Jacob McFarland loves making and bringing his parents coffee. And now the 21-year-old, who has autism (孤独症), has his own cafe.
Making coffee for his dad is a passion. It makes him feel very
His parents
The coffee cart was a way to keep
Not only was the coffee business successful, it helped
| A．famous | B．injured | C．happy | D．tired |
| A．fan | B．son | C．problem | D．concern |
| A．celebrating | B．serving | C．educating | D．absorbing |
| A．lecture | B．technology | C．point | D．depth |
| A．own | B．buy | C．need | D．build |
| A．fluently | B．gradually | C．absolutely | D．temporarily |
| A．honorable | B．exciting | C．essential | D．accessible |
| A．spread | B．stopped | C．existed | D．indicated |
| A．businessmen | B．guests | C．passengers | D．customers |
| A．records | B．vegetables | C．equipment | D．clothes |
| A．go through | B．come up | C．live out | D．cut in |
| A．plan | B．change | C．design | D．imagine |
| A．disabilities | B．skills | C．knowledge | D．experience |
| A．original | B．artificial | C．inner | D．social |
| A．adventure | B．anxiety | C．progress | D．promise |
It was thirty years ago, and I was twenty years old as a new teacher in an elementary school in Toronto, Canada. My class was made up of thirty-eight kids, one of them named Mike. Mike was a street kid. He never knew his parents and lived with an uncaring grandmother. His clothing was in need of repair. He was ten years old and looked in bad health. Like most new, young teachers, I was full of enthusiasm and wanted to make a difference. I decided to reach out to help the kid in need.
So it was that early in September that my special “foster father(养父)” relationship with Mike began with the permission of his grandmother. I became the only parent figure he ever had. Each day, I’d take him for meals. I showed him how to repair clothes. I taught him a lot of new skills like using a computer, taking photos and knowing about nature. Mike would then help me teach the rest of the class these skills. We all had a lot of fun, and a kind of un-spoken trust began to build up between us. Surprisingly, he appeared eager to join in this new father-son relationship.
Early in our special relationship, Mike told me his dream. Most of the kids in the class wanted to be doctors, musicians, teachers or some such things, but not Mike. “I want to be a gangster(土匪), Mr. Kowalchuk!” he said. This was no joke—this was his wish, and he was most serious about it.
I believe all children have a gift. Everyone has the same chance to be the best person they can be. I realized this boy was smart, and that with a little love, attention, understanding, guidance and encouragement, he could probably achieve whatever he put his mind to. I explained to him that a good gangster had to read a large number of books on law in the law library and know criminal law(刑法) well like an excellent lawyer(律师). His young mind was eager and interested.
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If he wanted to be a “gangster”, I would do something to help him.
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10 . When Roosevelt was a kid, his doctors claimed that he was too weak to live a normal life like most children of his age. They strongly recommended him to avoid participation in any physical activities, fearing that it could worsen his health condition and potentially lead to his death. Their opinions implied that he would face up to a life full of all kinds of limitations. Instead of permitting their limiting beliefs about what he could do and achieve, he chose to live a meaningful life.
Despite his doctors’ strong suggestions that he remain inactive, he didn’t want to be a carefree observer of the world as it passed him by. He was determined to force himself to be active. Roosevelt had daily adventures in the woods as a boy.
He continued to play sports when he got to college. In fact, he didn’t just play, but he excelled in both boxing and rowing, both of which require astonishing levels of strength and endurance. When Roosevelt graduated from college, his doctors were still not completely sure about his health condition. They still believed that he would be putting himself in serious danger, because his heart problems had not improved. They firmly believed that it would be best to find a desk job for him after completing a college degree. Once again, Roosevelt decided to challenge himself to his physical limits by living an extremely energetic adult life. In about every field he took part, he would aim to push his physical limits. Impressively, he was excellent as an explorer, a hunter, an author, a soldier and a politician.
Eventually, Roosevelt went beyond the mistaken limitation upon him and lived an amazing life.
1. What would happen if Roosevelt followed his doctors’ suggestions?| A．He would live a meaningful life. |
| B．His life would be full of limitations. |
| C．His parents would feel satisfied with him. |
| D．He would become an extraordinary person. |
| A．An explorer. | B．A boxing player. |
| C．An office clerk. | D．A politician. |
| A．By following time order. | B．By listing obvious reasons. |
| C．By giving some examples. | D．By making necessary comparisons. |
| A．Humorous. | B．Generous. | C．Considerate. | D．Ambitious. |
