1 . A dozen years ago, William Dunn noticed his six-year-old neighbor, Camran, shouted at his mom angrily. He started a (n)
William asked Camran’s mom for
On weekends, William and a few other
William wants to share his
A.conversation | B.fight | C.argument | D.experiment |
A.mother | B.grandma | C.dad | D.grandpa |
A.payment | B.invitation | C.permission | D.apology |
A.protected | B.attracted | C.stopped | D.chosen |
A.few | B.positive | C.normal | D.similar |
A.travel | B.learn | C.live | D.fish |
A.teachers | B.parents | C.journalists | D.volunteers |
A.subject | B.history | C.swim | D.basics |
A.lessons | B.challenges | C.choices | D.realities |
A.work | B.joy | C.function | D.form |
A.adults | B.retirees | C.children | D.consumers |
A.adventure | B.honor | C.love | D.friendship |
A.cared about | B.suffered from | C.depended on | D.belonged to |
A.homes | B.dreams | C.bridges | D.relationships |
A.hardly | B.regularly | C.finally | D.initially |
2 . A boy in Florida called 911 but didn’t have a real emergency. Instead, he wanted a hug from an officer, and the responding officer understood.
Footage (镜头) from the home’s doorbell camera
“We had a 911 call,” Pract says in the video.
“We can talk to my son.” the mother says.
Her young son
After hugging the boy, Pracht
Scott Pracht’s office
“Our officers are more than
A.analyzes | B.guides | C.shows | D.explores |
A.breaks | B.fixes | C.approaches | D.locks |
A.tightly | B.secretly | C.accidentally | D.awkwardly |
A.agreed | B.explained | C.complained | D.realized |
A.humble | B.grateful | C.patient | D.careful |
A.under protection | B.on vacation | C.in trouble | D.on duty |
A.supposed | B.required | C.reminded | D.proposed |
A.refuses | B.cheers | C.apologizes | D.suspects |
A.selected | B.posted | C.recognized | D.completed |
A.exchanged | B.examined | C.collected | D.viewed |
A.kindness | B.wisdom | C.independence | D.curiosity |
A.active | B.serious | C.generous | D.happy |
A.vital | B.difficult | C.possible | D.sufficient |
A.allow | B.encourage | C.train | D.warn |
A.flexible | B.creative | C.appropriate | D.occasional |
3 . Luke Coelho recently transferred from Brazil to attend school in the United States. He understands that integrity and
Andy’s Attic is a clothing donation program at Luke’s new school, and Luke recently
When Luke put on the coat,
Luke
Earlier this year, both Dave’s mother and wife passed away, so he was especially
A.courage | B.bravery | C.generosity | D.honesty |
A.exercise | B.check | C.promote | D.learn |
A.elements | B.treasures | C.traditions | D.memories |
A.forgotten | B.outdated | C.donated | D.worn |
A.discovered | B.received | C.found | D.changed |
A.to his surprise | B.in relief | C.out of curiosity | D.with joy |
A.gold | B.art | C.material | D.belongings |
A.excitedly | B.hesitantly | C.eventually | D.immediately |
A.locate | B.recognize | C.remind | D.inform |
A.eager | B.likely | C.able | D.ready |
A.supposed | B.excited | C.surprised | D.annoyed |
A.mentioned | B.imagined | C.admitted | D.realized |
A.grateful | B.determined | C.anxious | D.amazed |
A.led to | B.come from | C.belonged to | D.stood for |
A.accept | B.appreciate | C.support | D.understand |
5 . Jonathan Tiong came into the world with a rare disease that gradually damages muscles over time. A doctor
Yet, Tiong not only surpassed (超出) the doctor’s
Beginning his
Despite the
His goal is not to lower expectations for individuals with disabilities but to
A.required | B.organized | C.delivered | D.explored |
A.operation | B.prediction | C.dream | D.experience |
A.proudly | B.sadly | C.creatively | D.secretly |
A.joke | B.team | C.idea | D.position |
A.fought against | B.come by | C.shown off | D.figured out |
A.struggling | B.professional | C.unique | D.uncertain |
A.beat | B.meant | C.reduced | D.ended |
A.relief | B.fear | C.wisdom | D.anxiety |
A.responsibility | B.comparison | C.burden | D.difference |
A.loneliness | B.treatment | C.recognition | D.honesty |
A.unexpected | B.inspiring | C.terrible | D.amazing |
A.survive | B.overcome | C.observe | D.discover |
A.quietly | B.obviously | C.originally | D.regularly |
A.challenge | B.spread | C.define | D.confirm |
A.advancing | B.contributing | C.battling | D.succeeding |
6 . Last year, my friend, Kydee Williams, and I started a non-profit project because we wanted to do charity work differently. Thus, The Pop-Up Care Shop was
TPUCS is a traveling shop of
From our experience, we learned smaller shelters, especially those in less-commercialized areas were often
While material things like food, clothes, money, and shelter can help people survive, what
A.found | B.donated | C.born | D.purchased |
A.cheap | B.free | C.value | D.messy |
A.quit | B.chose | C.forbade | D.held |
A.homeless | B.fearless | C.guiltless | D.restless |
A.Ceasing | B.Highlighting | C.Starting | D.Monitoring |
A.hard | B.fun | C.odd | D.core |
A.crucial | B.unnecessary | C.impossible | D.logical |
A.breaking down | B.giving back | C.keeping up | D.pulling through |
A.ignored | B.emphasized | C.mentioned | D.estimated |
A.harmful | B.relevant | C.opposed | D.open |
A.shoppers | B.pioneers | C.officers | D.volunteers |
A.reliable | B.selfless | C.creative | D.courageous |
A.understand | B.satisfy | C.anticipate | D.illustrate |
A.originally | B.slightly | C.truly | D.barely |
A.identify | B.detect | C.reveal | D.make |
7 . In 1975, a San Diego homemaker named Marjorie Rice came across a column in Scientific American about tiling (瓷砖). There is a problem which has interested mathematicians since ancient Greek times. After Rice’s chance encounter with tiling, family members often saw her in the kitchen constantly drawing shapes. “I thought she was just drawing casually (随意),” her daughter Kathy said. But Rice who took only one year of math in high school, was actually discovering never-before-seen patterns.
Born in Florida, she loved learning and particularly her brief exposure to math, but tight budget and social culture prevented her family from even considering that she might attend college. “For Rice, math was a pleasure,” her son David once said.
Rice gave one of her sons a subscription to Scientific American partly because she could read it carefully while the children were at school. When she read Gardner’s column about tiling as she later recalled in an interview: “I thought it must be wonderful that someone could discover these beautiful patterns which no one had seen before.” She also wrote in an essay, “My interest was engaged by the subject and I wanted to understand every detail of it. Lacking a mathematical background, I developed my own symbol system and in a few months discovered a new type.”
Astonished and delighted, she sent her work to Gardner, who sent it to Doris, a tiling expert at Moravian College. Doris confirmed that Rice’s finding was correct.
Later, Rice declined to lecture on her discoveries, citing shyness, but at Doris’s invitation, she attended a university mathematics meeting, where she was introduced to the audience. Rice still said nothing of her achievements to her children, but they eventually found out as the awards mounted.
1. Why did Rice often draw shapes in the kitchen?A.To become a mathematician. | B.To explore the secret of tiling. |
C.To fill her leisure time. | D.To show her passion for drawing. |
A.She longed to start a column. | B.She was rejected from a college. |
C.She was good at designing patterns. | D.She succeeded in developing a system. |
A.The magic of math. | B.The efforts of Rice. |
C.The humility of Rice. | D.The patterns of tiling. |
A.Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. | B.Actions speak louder than words. |
C.Every cloud has a silver lining. | D.Practice makes perfect. |
Mac was pedalling along the mountain road when he saw a wolf chasing him, opening its bloody mouth.
9 . 23-year-old Taleigh Loven walked downstairs to her graduation party last October. She was
Mike Loven, 47, decided four years earlier that he was going to restart his study in Grand Canyon University, the
“There was no real reason for
The
A.expecting | B.enjoying | C.receiving | D.checking |
A.uncle | B.brother | C.dad | D.friend |
A.Imagining | B.Noticing | C.Having | D.Sending |
A.very | B.former | C.nearby | D.public |
A.introduced | B.registered | C.admitted | D.invited |
A.advanced | B.online | C.professional | D.crash |
A.idea | B.doubt | C.chance | D.certainty |
A.requesting | B.leaving | C.keeping | D.preferring |
A.attempt | B.goal | C.achievement | D.surprise |
A.immediately | B.partly | C.really | D.hardly |
A.responsibility | B.experiment | C.recognition | D.school |
A.saddest | B.toughest | C.greatest | D.largest |
A.stressful | B.boring | C.awkward | D.discouraging |
A.plan | B.practice | C.advantage | D.struggle |
A.kept pace with | B.contributed to | C.made up for | D.broke away from |
10 . At 13, I resolved to be an amazing teacher, overwhelmingly driven by a
In fifth grade, Ms. Charlotte, an English teacher could magically
She told us stories from books we would otherwise never
What a man! So Ms. Charlotte inspired us to fight for our own pride and defend it,
Now, dear teachers, we love you and thank you from the bottom of our heart! I will keep the
When your dreams come alive you’re unstoppable
Take a shot, chase the sun, find the beautiful
We will glow in the dark turning dust to gold
1.A.depressing | B.burning | C.living | D.entertaining |
A.transport | B.interpret | C.deliver | D.transform |
A.feature | B.factor | C.function | D.flavour |
A.attached | B.advocated | C.breathed | D.exposed |
A.pursue | B.contract | C.emerge | D.correspond |
A.pick up | B.put up | C.set up | D.get up |
A.catching | B.carving | C.casting | D.ceasing |
A.seal | B.seashell | C.fish | D.dolphin |
A.declare | B.contain | C.encounter | D.integrate |
A.drilled | B.soiled | C.nailed | D.covered |
A.genuine | B.identical | C.tough | D.internal |
A.right away | B.at once | C.on the spot | D.on end |
A.embarrassed | B.depressed | C.disappointed | D.exhausted |
A.in addition | B.despite | C.due to | D.given |
A.stick | B.hit | C.strike | D.rank |