1 . Tyler had broken his arm in a bicycle accident. A car knocked Tyler down when it came out of a side street without stopping. The accident happened because there was no stop sign at the corner and the car didn’t stop. So Tyler decided to try to get the city to put up a stop sign.
First, Tyler wrote a petition (请愿书) to have a stop sign put up with his parents’ help. Then, Tyler and his parents asked their neighbors, friends, teachers, classmates ... almost everyone they knew to sign the petition. Soon, there were hundreds of names on the petition.
Tyler also got some information about other accidents at the same corner where he had had his own accident. If he could show the city that it was a dangerous corner, they might put up a stop sign there. He hoped that this information and his petition would work.
When the petition was ready, Tyler and his parents went to a meeting of the city council (政务委员会). They brought along the petition and the other information. After a long wait, Tyler got a chance to tell what had happened to him. He told the story of the bicycle accident and explained his idea. If there were a stop sign at the corner where the accident happened, other kids would be safer. After that, Tyler read the petition out loud. Then, he handed it and the other information to the council. The city council agreed to consider the request and make a decision before their next meeting.
The next month, Tyler and his parents attended another meeting of the city council. The head of the city council announced that the city had decided to agree to the petition! There would be a stop sign at the corner where Tyler had his accident. Now other kids would be safer when they rode their bikes.
1. Why did Tyler have the bicycle accident at the corner?| A．Tyler rode rather too fast. | B．There was no stop sign. |
| C．The car ran the red light. | D．The street was crowded. |
| A．He found out about other accidents. |
| B．He explained his idea to his neighbors. |
| C．He wrote a petition for the stop sign. |
| D．He attended a meeting of the city council. |
| A．As soon as Tyler handed it. | B．After Tyler’s parents handed it again. |
| C．After about a six-month wait. | D．Nearly a month after Tyler handed it. |
| A．Thankful. | B．Nervous. | C．Embarrassed. | D．Proud. |
| A．It is dangerous for people to ride bikes in the street. |
| B．Only adults have the responsibility to present a petition. |
| C．Kids can play a role in making their neighborhoods better, |
| D．Stop signs are supposed to be put up at every street corner. |
2 . I was at a new school in a new state and needed something solid to stand on: a place to feel grounded. I also needed to do laundry, so I walked to a nearby self-service laundry and stuffed a machine with my clothes. As I struggled to close the washer door, the woman working behind the counter told me to give it a good hit with my hand. The washer did its job, yet even after an hour, the dryer seemed to have barely warmed my clothes. I left, having decided to air-dry them on my car in the August heat.
A month later, I learned her name was Sandy, which she told me after I’d helped her stop a washing machine from moving across the floor. I was grading poems at a table when one of the washers broke loose and skipped an inch into the air. I jumped to the machine and held on while she unplugged it. The next week, Sandy told me dryer No. 8 was the fastest.
It went on like this. I’d do laundry once a week, usually Thursday or Friday. Sandy worked Tuesday through Saturday and we’d talk small while I folded clothes. She told me about her son and his grades, as well as the new dog they’d just adopted. She was fascinated that I was studying poetry. She teased (开玩笑) that it was harder making a living as a poet than as a laundry attendant. Even then I knew she was probably right.
I began to recognize others there: workers taking breaks by the door, a mother and her baby, and even some delivery drivers. But Sandy was the center of my community. For nearly three years and almost every week, I’d do laundry and talk with her. We checked on each other, expecting the other to be there. We asked where the other had gone when we missed a week. There was a note of concern for the other’s absence, a note of joy at their return.
I’d found a place to stand on solid ground.
1. Why did the author leave with his wet clothes?| A．He liked the August heat better. | B．He had to go back to the meeting. |
| C．He wanted to show off his new car. | D．He didn’t think the dryer worked well. |
| A．She was warm-hearted. | B．She needed a volunteer. |
| C．She wanted to thank him. | D．She was sorry for the mess. |
| A．It was harder to fulfill. | B．It was really fascinating. |
| C．It was badly-paid work. | D．It needed a lot of effort. |
| A．He formed a close friendship with Sandy. |
| B．He made a lot of friends in college. |
| C．He expected Sandy to do laundry for him. |
| D．He often wrote to Sandy after graduation. |
Kindness of Strangers
We rely on a community where helping others is highly appreciated. When we need help, it creates a web that ties us together.
Once upon a time, I was in the kitchen getting dinner ready when my fourteen-year-old daughter, Cassandra, called me from her room. “Mom, can you help me get downstairs?” She had lung disease and depended on oxygen twenty-four hours a day, so it was impossible for her to move up and down the stairs without help. I turned down the stove and ran upstairs to her room. Cassandra let out a sigh and closed her eyes. “Mom, I wish it wasn’t so hard for me to climb the stairs.”
“I know, honey. We’ll try to solve the problem.”
My daughter’s words reminded me of an incident. A month earlier, a company introduced an electric stairlift (座椅电梯) to us. My daughter could use this stairlift to go up and down stairs by herself without anyone helping her. Hearing the perfect product, our whole family was very excited and looking forward to it. The stairlift sounded wonderful because it would greatly improve my daughter’s life. Unluckily, we couldn’t afford it although John, my husband, even took two jobs to support the family.
To meet Cassandra’s wish, I got round to ask the charity organization in our community for help once again. They had lent us a wheelchair before we bought one. Maybe they could help with a stairlift, too. I held my breath while the phone rang. “Do you have a stairlift I could borrow?” I asked them hopefully. However, they hadn’t, but they promised to call us right away if they got one.
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Hanging up the phone, I told this to my family anxiously.
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4 . Jennifer Webb-McRae always knew what she wanted to be when she grew up.
She really never wanted to be anything else
Webb-McRae was raised in New Jersey and received her law degree there.
Now, she feels fortunate to get a job representing juvenile defendants. Her responsibilities are complex and she says she has a role to
To
“Our justice system certainly is not
| A．against | B．besides | C．but | D．from |
| A．argued | B．consulted | C．made | D．supported |
| A．Before long | B．Early on | C．At the same time | D．Once in a while |
| A．caught | B．blessed | C．involved | D．trapped |
| A．motive | B．passion | C．demand | D．tolerance |
| A．bring | B．direct | C．take | D．play |
| A．truly | B．obviously | C．especially | D．certainly |
| A．acquires | B．notes | C．predicts | D．follows |
| A．track | B．battle | C．seek | D．question |
| A．instructed | B．assumed | C．programmed | D．launched |
| A．existence | B．suggestion | C．treatment | D．expectation |
| A．figure out | B．point out | C．make sure | D．make sense |
| A．complete | B．persuasive | C．perfect | D．reliable |
| A．career | B．part | C．mission | D．thing |
| A．teach | B．inspire | C．help | D．attract |
5 . I had never been away from home, at least not for more than three days, much less two whole weeks. When I got the chance to go to Journalism Camp, I was
What if I had to go home during camp time because I wouldn’t be able to
Well, after the first night, nearly all of my
The two weeks nearly flew by, and I learned to take
However, in the process I didn’t realize how
On the last day, I couldn’t get myself to
Returning home, I was in the state of
This was my
| A．tired | B．scared | C．excited | D．surprised |
| A．match | B．behave | C．follow | D．adjust |
| A．work out | B．part with | C．get along | D．make up |
| A．questions | B．solutions | C．decisions | D．feelings |
| A．perfect | B．skillful | C．mean | D．modest |
| A．improvement | B．sympathy | C．responsibility | D．consideration |
| A．get | B．buy | C．spread | D．taste |
| A．patient | B．tied | C．lonely | D．direct |
| A．turn | B．put | C．take | D．hold |
| A．wrong | B．simple | C．hard | D．sure |
| A．take | B．push | C．save | D．set |
| A．disappointment | B．anger | C．tension | D．curiosity |
| A．award | B．practice | C．mistake | D．challenge |
| A．receive | B．withdraw | C．appreciate | D．accept |
| A．enjoy | B．last | C．hold | D．miss |
6 . One Second Every Day
I’ve been in advertising for eight years and used to work a lot of late nights and weekends for numerous projects.
The first project ends up being something I call “One Second Every Day”. Basically I record one second of every day for the rest of my life, combining these moments into one single continuous video until I can’t record them anymore.
I don’t use any filters (滤镜), just trying to catch the moment as much as possible as it is. I started a rule of the first person view. Early on, I thought I should have a couple of videos where people would see me, but I realized that wasn’t the way to go.
The project has many possibilities. I encourage you all to record just a small piece of your life every day, so you can never forget that day and treasure every moment.
| A．It instantly inspired me. |
| B．The purpose is to remember what I’ve done. |
| C．I’m always energetic when doing things I love. |
| D．People might have different interpretations of it. |
| E．It’s difficult, sometimes, to pick that one second. |
| F．But I never had time for one I wanted to work on on my own. |
| G．The essence of my project should be recording the thing as I actually see it. |
7 . Most of us take the task of buying a cup of coffee for granted, as it seems simple enough. However, we have no idea just how stressful tasks like this can be for people who suffer from disabilities. That’s why it’s so heart-warming to see a story like this in which a barista (咖啡师) does something small to make life a little easier for someone who is deaf.
Ibby Piracha lost his hearing when he was only two years old, and he now goes to his local cafe in Leesburg, Virginia to order a cup of coffee at least three times a week. Though all the baristas who work there have his order memorized, Ibby always write his order on his phone and shows it to the barista.
One day, however, one of the baristas did something that changed everything! After Ibby ordered his coffee, he was amazed when barista Krystal pane handed him a note in response. “I’ve been learning sign language just so you can have the same experience as everyone else,” the note read. Krystal then asked Ibby in sign language what he would like to order.
Ibby was touched that she would learn sign language just to help him feel welcome. “I was just so moved that she actually wanted to learn sign language. It is really a totally different language and it was something that she wanted to do because of me. Because I was a deaf customer. I was very, very impressed,” Ibby said.
Krystal had spent hours watching teaching videos so that she could learn enough sign language to give Ibby the best customer service that she could! “My job is to make sure people have the experience they expect and that’s what I gave him,” Krystal says.
Ibby posted a photo of Krystal’s note online, and it quickly went viral, getting hundreds of likes and comments that praised Krystal for her kind action.
1. What can we learn about Ibby Piracha from paragraph 2?| A．He was born deaf. | B．He lives a hard life. |
| C．He loves to order take-out food. | D．He visits the cafe regularly. |
| A．To serve Ibby better. | B．To attract more customers. |
| C．To give Ibby a big surprise. | D．To make herself more popular. |
| A．Kind and considerate. | B．Honest and responsible. |
| C．Sociable and humorous. | D．Ambitious and sensitive. |
| A．Two heads are better than one. | B．A small act makes a difference. |
| C．One good turn deserves another. | D．Actions speak louder than words. |
8 . As usual, Lily bought expensive gifts for her children Alice and Peter before Christmas. Her job kept her busy, and she
Lily
On Christmas Eve, Lily
All the guests present were moved by the scene. Lily
| A．usually | B．rarely | C．always | D．never |
| A．around | B．beyond | C．without | D．for |
| A．family | B．heart | C．body | D．job |
| A．watched | B．laid | C．hid | D．made |
| A．Fortunately | B．Eventually | C．Suddenly | D．Amusingly |
| A．shocked | B．touched | C．happy | D．free |
| A．attend | B．throw | C．delay | D．rule |
| A．blesses | B．regards | C．letters | D．invitations |
| A．confident | B．warm | C．relaxed | D．cool |
| A．shy | B．worried | C．easy | D．eager |
| A．welcomed | B．led | C．signaled | D．waved |
| A．uncomfortable | B．refreshed | C．surprised | D．calm |
| A．respect | B．pity | C．enthusiasm | D．love |
| A．noticed | B．realized | C．learned | D．witnessed |
| A．money | B．passion | C．knowledge | D．attention |
9 . My mother-in-law asked me to climb a mountain in her rural village. We went through tall and weedy expanse of grass, pulling ourselves up with the help of smooth bamboo trees. Weathered gray rocks dotted tracks only visible to an experienced hiker. The view we were rewarded with halfway up the mountain, fixing our eyes upon the colorful pieces of fields and whitewashed homes set against the deep green hills and a sky so blue that it looked digitally polished, was a side benefit of being there.
Our eyes were mostly on the wild eatable plants that grew on the mountainside. We first came upon the wild mountain bamboo, a plant that was the main part in my mother-in-law’s salted bamboo shoots that, once preserved, could be used all year long in cooking. Along the way, we also encountered another precious wild food — fiddlehead ferns (蕨菜). Those delicate leaves, when stir-fired, were a tasty treat. Once I had purchased fiddleheads at a market in the US. Yet there we were, picking this prized vegetable on our own, with only our labor as the cost.
What we had collected that afternoon looked the same as any other wild mountain bamboo shoots and fiddlehead ferns I had seen before in my mother-in-law’s kitchen. And yet, they felt different to me because I had used my own hands to help pick them and carry them back down the mountain. Spending time and energy gathering these wild plants gave me a deeper appreciation for the food that ends up on the dinner table.
“Many generations have kept this natural lifestyle. We depend on the mountains for our life,” my mother-in-law says. Those mountains and rivers supporting her life aren’t some abstract concept. They are right there, outside her door and within her rural village. Once I saw them through her angle that afternoon, I realized they are closer to me than I ever imagined.
1. Why was the author asked to climb a mountain?| A．To pull some bamboo trees. | B．To enjoy its beautiful scenery. |
| C．To get some wild vegetables. | D．To lake some digital pictures. |
| A．The fresh leaves. | B．The input of labor. |
| C．The rich nutrition. | D．The help from Mother-in-law. |
| A．Nature feeds villagers and sustains their life. |
| B．City people want to settle down in mountains. |
| C．Rural areas are inaccessible to some outsiders. |
| D．Farmers dream of changing the natural lifestyle. |
| A．Humorous. | B．Anxious. | C．Satisfied. | D．Tolerant. |
Sara, my neighbor, and I were sitting in our yard, chatting, and frowning at the wooden house across the street.
Nobody in the neighborhood had met these two young men there yet. The two men had long hair and beards and dressed strangely. They kept to themselves. When they came outside, they never made eye contact with anyone. “They sure don’t fit into the neighborhood,” Sara said, the corners of her mouth turning down as she stared at that house.
Sara said, “What about our street parties? We’ve always included everyone. Should we invite them?” I sighed, “Try being nice, Sara.” Suddenly, Sara sat up straight and her eyes grew wide with curiosity when a government car pulled up before Mrs Swain’s house next door. We hurried over. Mrs Swain was recovering from cancer and lived alone. Sara and I tried to keep an eye on her.
The man from the car put a piece of paper on Mrs Swain’s door and hurriedly left. Mrs Swain looked old, thin, and very tired when she opened the door. We three looked at the paper. It read: “Someone complained your grass’ length is against city rules. Please cut it in five days, or you’ll be fined.”
It was a shame that nobody had cut her grass for her. However, Sara and I lived alone, and we were both pregnant. What was worse, we were on a tight budget, and the other families here were on vacation.
Sara and I comforted Mrs Swain, telling her we’d figure out a way. Mrs Swain blinked in confusion, “Who would complain? Everyone knows that my old lawn mower is broken. And I’ve been sick too.” “It may be those two guys across the street,” Sara whispered, angrily staring at that wooden house.
Just then, a voice that seemed too gentle to be coming from the strange young man behind me said, “What is going on? Is she alright?” He nodded toward Mrs Swain. Sara looked at him coldly and said, “Some guys reported her because her grass is too high.” Her eyes ran over him disapprovingly, but he didn’t seem to notice.
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The young man and his friend quickly made eye contact and nodded seriously.
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After they finished the work, Sara and I walked in shame to apologize for judging them.
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