1 . At the age of seven, while his friends were spending their allowances on candy and toys, Jose Adolfo Quisocola, Peru, came up with the creative idea of an eco-bank which allows kids of all ages to become economically independent and financially wise while helping the environment.
Established in 2012, The Bartselana Student Bank is the world’s first cooperative bank for kids. Whoever wants to join has to bring in at least 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of solid waste (paper or plastic) and establish a savings goal. Once accepted, all bank “partners” are required to deposit at least one additional kilogram (2* 2 pounds) of recydables on a monthly basis and obey other requirements, such as attending financial education and environmental management workshops. The waste accumulated is sold to local recycling companies, who, thanks to some clever negotiation by Jose, pay a higher-than-market rate for everything brought in by Bartselana Student Bank members. The funds received are placed in the individual’s account where they collect until his/her savings goal is reached. The account holder can then withdraw his/her money, or choose to leave it and continue to grow for a bigger target.
“At the beginning, my teachers thought I was crazy or that a child could not undertake this type of project,” Jose recalls. “They did not understand that we are not the future of the country but its present. Luckily, I had the support of the school principal and an assistant in my classroom.”
The youngster’s persistence paid off. Today, the eco-bank, which now has the support of several local institutions, has ten educational centers and begins accepting applications from kids all across Peru. On November 20, 2018, the young boy was awarded the famous Children’s Climate Prize (CCP). “Jose’s eco-bank is a brilliant way of linking economy and climate impact, both in thought and practice. The potential impact is amazing”, a judge said.
Hopefully, Jose’s success will inspire more kids and adults to come up with new ideas that create value while helping the environment. As the boy says, “Together we can change the world. we just need an opportunity.”
1. For what purpose was the eco-bank created?| A．To educate children how to spend their allowances. |
| B．To help children break away from their parents. |
| C．To raise children’s awareness of money and environment |
| D．To encourage children to buy whatever they want. |
| A．The history of the eco-bank |
| B．The requirements of membership, |
| C．The wisest way to deal with waste |
| D．The process of how the eco-bank works. |
| A．Lack of enough support. | B．Lack of experience. |
| C．Lack of investment. | D．Lack of workers. |
| A．The boy’s efforts were made in vain. |
| B．The eco-bank was highly appreciated. |
| C．The judge thought poorly of the eco-bank. |
| D．The boy’s success had no practical values. |
| A．Persistence Paid Off |
| B．Recycling does Count |
| C．An Opportunity to Change the World. |
| D．An Eco-bank, Economical and Ecological |
2 . Maybe you’ve heard about the saying, “A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high.” I’m sure that T. J. Ware was made to feel this way almost every day in school.
By high school, T. J. was the most famous troublemaker in his town. He got into lots of fights. He failed almost every exam but was passed on each year to a higher grade level. Teachers didn’t want to have him again the following year.
When I showed up to lead the first training for a leadership retreat, a program designed to have students become more involved in their communities, the community leaders told me about T. J. Ware, the boy with the longest arrest record in the history of town. Somehow, I knew that I wasn’t the first to hear about T. J.’s darker side as the first words of introduction.
At the start of the retreat, T. J, didn’t readily join the discussion groups and didn’t seem to have much to say. But when his group started a discussion about positive and negative things that had happened at school that year, he joined in and had clear thoughts on those situations, and the other students in his group welcomed his comments. Suddenly, T. J. felt like a part of the group, anti soon he was treated like a leader. He was saying things that made a lot of sense, and everyone was listening. By the end of the retreat he had joined the Homeless Project team. He knew something about poverty, hunger and hopelessness. The other students on the team were impressed (打动) with his ideas and love for the homeless. They elected T. J. vice-chairman of the team.
Two weeks later, the Homeless Project team organized a communitywide service project—a giant food drive. Seventy students led by T. J. collected a school record: 2,854 cans of food in just two hours, enough to take care of poor families in the area for 75 days. The local newspaper covered the event with a full-page article the next day. T. J.’s picture was up there for doing something great.
T. J. reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. But once it has healed, it can fly higher than the rest.
1. Which is the best title for the passage?| A．Love Leads to Success | B．Love Changes Everything |
| C．A Bird with Broken Wing. | D．A Broken Wing Mended |
| A．He didn’t have a good teacher. | B．He was feeling hurt every day. |
| C．He would graduate the next year. | D．He was not welcome in the school. |
| A．The leadership retreat. |
| B．The group discussion. |
| C．The communitywide service project. |
| D．The school record in the food drive. |
| A．his words was meaningful | B．he was part of the group |
| C．he joined the leadership retreat | D．his deeds were famous at school |
| A．life on campus | B．cultural discoveries |
| C．encouraging stories | D．training programs |
3 . I was traveling by train from Perth to Central one morning. Quietly sitting there reading, I found myself suddenly listening to the train guard’s
As best I can recall, the guard said something along the
Everyone started smiling, even the
I was thinking about this and as I exited the train, I
Then I
“Are you the guard on the 7:35 train from Perth?”
“Oh, oh, yes, yes.” replied the guard, a bit
“Well, I just want to thank you for your message. It is so upbeat and pleasant. Thank you for giving us such a good
When people are happy in their
| A．announcement | B．explanation | C．appreciation | D．arrangement |
| A．confidently | B．deliberately | C．anxiously | D．previously |
| A．object to | B．pay attention to | C．get across | D．give out |
| A．rows | B．texts | C．lines | D．passages |
| A．busy | B．violent | C．free | D．lovely |
| A．falling | B．singing | C．trembling | D．hiding |
| A．leaving | B．decorating | C．taking | D．cleaning |
| A．friends | B．cleaners | C．acquaintances | D．strangers |
| A．message | B．instruction | C．requirement | D．warning |
| A．watched | B．approached | C．ignored | D．escaped |
| A．shift | B．speech | C．advertisement | D．vacation |
| A．went | B．fell | C．raced | D．broke |
| A．missed | B．caught | C．mistook | D．avoided |
| A．honored | B．relaxed | C．moved | D．shocked |
| A．arrangement | B．conclusion | C．start | D．excuse |
| A．keep | B．remember | C．imagine | D．risk |
| A．lecture | B．work | C．challenge | D．traveling |
| A．conversation | B．promise | C．difference | D．compromise |
| A．got | B．left | C．missed | D．drove |
| A．followed | B．frightened | C．embarrassed | D．thanked |
Rock climbing requires not only physical strength, but also complete mental concentration. So it is not an easy sport. But this may not be true for 20-year-old Sasha diGuilian. This fearless girl who has been dominating the sport ever since she entered this field is just getting warmed up.
The youngster who is also studying for a creative writing degree at Columbia University says that she began climbing even before she could walk. As a baby, she constantly escaped from her bed and led her friends to the nearest rocks or hills. Then at the age of seven she attended brother’s birthday party at a local rock climbing gym and found her gift for it.
Soon after, she joined the local center in her hometown of Alexandria, Virginia and began climbing— first once a week, then twice and soon, almost every day. At the age of nine, she won her first climbing competition by participating in an event that she hadn’t even been aware of, until she went to the gym for her normal climbing routine. Her competitive nature and love for the sport immediately reached the peak and she began training seriously, but this time outside the gym—climbing real mountains.
As a youngster, she dominated the Junior Continental Championships from 2004 to 2010. Then she went on to catch the Pan American Championship and the US National Championship as soon as she was old enough. And in 2011, at just 18 years old, she was crowned(加冕)Female Overall World Champion in Arco, Italy in her first attempt.
Sasha diGuilian is also the youngest woman who has completed the 5.14d graded climb in which climbers must climb rocks that are vertical. The 5.14d graded climb is regarded as the most difficult climb and it is something that even the most experienced climbers are a little afraid to take on, because a small slip could result in a severe injury or even death.
1. What does the underlined word “dominating” (Paragraph 1) mean?
(1 word)
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2. Where and when did Sasha diGuilian find she had the talent for rock climbing? (No more than 12 words)
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3. What made Sasha diGuilian begin training seriously to climb real mountains? (No more than 10 words)
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4. Why is the 5.14d graded climb considered the most difficult climb?
(No more than 7 words)
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5. Please explain how you are inspired by Sasha diGuilian.(No more than25 words)
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