1 . Lots of kids like to talk about sports, but Joseph D’Avirro talks about sports like a professional host in a show called Sliders & Curveballs. The 9-year-old from Newington, Connecticut is a natural at sports talk and has been broadcasting the show—which is about baseball, basketball and other sports—with his dad, Mike D’Avirro, since September 2019.
The D’Avirro started the broadcast after two former college roommates of Mike died, which made Mike want to spend more time with his son. Then the idea came to him. So far, they have done about 50 programs. Joseph’s favorite is when the father-and-son team interviewed Jim Calhoun, the coach leading the Connecticut Huskies to three national titles. They have also interviewed important sports authors.
The father and son make about one 30- to 40-minute podcast each month. They prepare for the podcasts by deciding on the questions they want to ask the guest. Joseph asks half of the questions, and Mike handles the other half. Joseph reads his questions again and again to get them in his brain well. It is a lot of work, but Joseph says it is “a lot more fun than homework”. Joseph has also learned to speak up and speak clearly. He has to listen and to go with the flow of the conversation. For example, he said, “If the guest is talking about sports in the 1990s, you have to think about sports in the 1990s.”
When asked how long he and his dad will continue doing the show, he answered, “Until my dad starts growing gray hairs.” Joseph has other ambitions when he grows up—to be a sports player, a sports broadcaster or to own a basketball team. Those are big dreams, but Joseph is already living a dream: talking sports and spending time with his dad.
1. What is Joseph’s show about?A.Some talk shows on sports. |
B.Ways to get along with parents. |
C.Stories about famous sports players. |
D.Sports that his family loves playing. |
A.His son’s talent for sports. |
B.His wish to be a host since college. |
C.The deaths of his college roommates. |
D.The encouragement from his roommates. |
A.It’s as boring as homework. |
B.It’s challenging to his brain. |
C.It takes a lot of time but means a lot. |
D.It’s more interesting than homework. |
A.A rising sports broadcaster |
B.A long road to go to success |
C.The father-and-son team hosts |
D.Joseph D’Avirro’s big dream |
2 . I was halfway across Indiana headed home to Kentucky when my car broke down. My phone was
I sat alongside my car for several hours trying to
Right then and there, this total
A.busy | B.loud | C.dead | D.secure |
A.mechanic | B.policeman | C.manager | D.guide |
A.washing | B.parking | C.purchasing | D.maintaining |
A.feel | B.beat | C.absorb | D.produce |
A.promised | B.refused | C.stopped | D.volunteered |
A.solved | B.noticed | C.escaped | D.explained |
A.surprise | B.regret | C.amusement | D.disappointment |
A.called up | B.pulled out | C.put down | D.threw away |
A.liar | B.beginner | C.stranger | D.loser |
A.free | B.ready | C.uncertain | D.unable |
A.pronounced | B.agreed | C.discovered | D.doubted |
A.Tiredness | B.Kindness | C.Loneliness | D.Carefulness |
A.Folding | B.Drying | C.Soiling | D.Mending |
A.saved | B.called | C.judged | D.banned |
A.friend | B.daughter | C.coworker | D.customer |
3 . A 37-year-old fast food courier(外卖小哥), Lei Haiwei, got the first prize in the third season of The Chinese Poetry Conference on CCTV on April 4th, 2018.
“My interest in ancient poems began as early as I was six years old,” Lei said after winning the poetry competition.
Lei Haiwei was born in a small village in Hunan Province. When he was young, his father taught him ancient poems by putting them on the kitchen wall for him to read.
“My father hoped I would grow up to be a man who keeps the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas in mind.” Lei said.
In 2001, Lei Haiwei graduated from a technical secondary school and found a job in Shanghai. There, he began to read books on ancient poems at bookstores or libraries in his free time because he didn’t have enough money to buy books. He also developed a habit of reciting(背诵)poems he liked and wrote them down after coming back home.
Lei Haiwei came to Hangzhou in 2008 and worked as a fast food courier. Every day, he had to take fast food to different people. On his busiest workdays, Lei Haiwei had to deliver more than 50 orders(订单)a day. Even so, his love for poems went on and he seized(抓住)any chance to recite poems.
As for his future plans, Lei Haiwei said he would go on reading and reciting more poems.
Will he take part in the next poetry competition?
1. When did Lei Haiwei get the first prize in the competition?A.On March 7th, 2019. | B.On April 4th, 2018. |
C.On May 5th, 2017. | D.On June 6th, 2016. |
A.His sister. | B.His brother. | C.His mother. | D.His father. |
A.he wanted to learn English there |
B.he wanted to have a good rest there |
C.he didn’t have any friends in the city |
D.he didn’t have enough money to buy books |
A.To take something to somebody. | B.To say something to somebody. |
C.To lend something to somebody. | D.To speak something to somebody. |
A.Fast Food Courier Won Sports Competition |
B.Fast Food Courier Won Singing Competition |
C.Fast Food Courier Won Poetry Competition |
D.Fast Food Courier Won Dancing Competition |
4 . On sunny and warm days, I love to wander through high mountains. I also love it when fog goes down and
One day while I was visiting a mountaintop, the fog blew in. I was
As I sat there, I began to see things that I’d never
As I
The nature has used those times when everything around me seemed like
A.covers | B.surrounds | C.buries | D.floats |
A.surprised | B.worried | C.disappointed | D.frightened |
A.water | B.voyage | C.direction | D.distance |
A.filled with | B.caught in | C.robbed of | D.stopped from |
A.road | B.approach | C.way | D.trip |
A.clear up | B.take up | C.make up | D.give up |
A.noticed | B.believed | C.accepted | D.met |
A.dresses | B.shapes | C.functions | D.models |
A.ordered | B.showed | C.drew | D.urged |
A.studying | B.decorating | C.searching | D.exploring |
A.drove | B.passed | C.rode | D.walked |
A.concern | B.gratitude | C.regret | D.pride |
A.white | B.pink | C.black | D.gray |
A.otherwise | B.therefore | C.moreover | D.meanwhile |
A.danger | B.despair | C.loneliness | D.amazement |
5 . Born with severe hearing loss, Li has found her way to communicate with the world—through painting.
Before learning to paint, Li always felt lonely in a silent world. She knew she was different from her peers because she could not hear. But a painting class in primary school opened for her a door to creativity and a way of expression.
“I still remember my first mural, which was to help a kindergarten to design and paint its wall,” Li says. “The project made me realize how happy I was immersing myself into painting.”
To pursue her passion for art, Li went to study advertising design at a vocational and technical school. “Painting brushes can help me create a colorful world in my imagination, telling my thoughts on paper, instead of through voices,” Li said.
Graduating from college in 2005, Li got a job as a typist at a public institute. But she could not communicate well with her other colleagues. Her husband understood how she felt because he lost his hearing due to medication when he was 1 year old. He is also an art lover. In March 2016, under her husband’s suggestion, Li quit her job and joined her husband’s company, which specializes in 3D wall and ground paintings.
Wall painting is a demanding job because it requires people to work outdoors, whether in extremely cold or hot weather. As all the people are hearing-impaired in their company, communication with clients is the most common challenge that the team faces.
Now in many parks and scenic spots, the couple have created large-scale murals and interactive pavement painting that make onlookers a part of the drawings.
“My husband and I want to introduce painting to more people like us and help them find their own way to make a living,” Li says. Now Li has an apprentice who just graduated from college. While coaching the newcomer, Li is exploring her own style and hopes to become an illustrator and open her own exhibition one day.
“They’re energetic young people with a passion to create new things, and you can feel that in their paintings,” one of their clients said. “They’re also a professional, dedicated team, often working late into the night on the designs for us.”
Li hopes that their stories can encourage more hearing-impaired people to build their own careers and achieve their goals, regardless of how tough it may be.
1. According to the passage, the painting class in primary school ________.A.started Li’s first advertising design |
B.helped Li find a new way to express herself |
C.made Li learn about 3D wall and ground paintings |
D.turned Li’s dream of opening an exhibition into reality |
A.Li can communicate with her clients easily. |
B.Li lost her hearing when she was I year old. |
C.Li and her husband have created many wonderful paintings. |
D.Li and her husband hope to become illustrators in the future. |
A.Donate money to them. | B.Design painting gifts for them. |
C.Inspire them to create their own careers. | D.Support them to complete college education. |
A.One is never too old to learn. | B.Failure is the mother of success. |
C.Accepting what you have makes you happy. | D.Nothing is impossible to the man who will try. |
Lost & Found
Emily was very sad because her little sister drew pictures on her science project. This was not the first time that her sister had ruined her school work. So, Emily requested her parents to buy her a study table with drawers (抽屉) where she could safely keep her books.
Emily’s parents could not afford to buy a new table. However, they agreed to buy her a second-hand table. One day after school, Emily’s mother took her to the second-hand store so that she could buy the table of her choice. By accident, she opened a drawer in an old black table. And, guess what? A small plastic bag with some dollar bills!
“Maybe I have found somebody’s secret bag. Am I the luckiest twelve-year-old? My birthday is coming up soon. With this money, I can buy myself great presents. And maybe I can even buy things for my family.” Emily thought. She stared at it with greedy (贪婪的) eyes and quickly pushed the bag to the end of the drawer. She told her mother she wanted that black table and later it was organized in her room.
When everybody left, she locked the room, quickly opened the drawer and took the plastic bag with dollars out. There was a note in the money bag. It seemed that some old lady was saving the money for her children and grandchildren. She could hear her heart beat louder and louder when finally she counted twelve thousand dollars.
But now, with the money she had, she thought that she would have to make up many lies to spend it. She would have to hide the money all the time. She thought, “This money is not meant for me.” She had felt the worst fear of getting caught from the moment she thought of stealing.
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Finally, she called her parents into her room.
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The store owner was quite surprised on hearing the story.
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