1 . I was a rising high school junior in the summer of 2021, when I took Philosophy 101 at Lehmon College, a   ____that allows New York City public school students to earn credits. Why philosophy?________, I chose it on impulse (一时冲动). I expected this course to be interesting. I didn’t expect this class, which________me to the words and works of Socrates, Plato and other moral philosophers, to change my________to college education.

But that’s what________. During the second week of class, when we________the work of Socrates, I read Socrates’ words, “The unexamined life is no life for a human being to live”. My eyes________in surprise and my posture was fixed. I read these words over and over until my professor broke my trance (出神、发呆), “Could anyone in the class interpret the_______ of Socrates’ words?”

Then I did my best to explain that the wise philosopher was making a________on how we should live. To me, this meant getting________about all aspects of yourself, putting yourself in academic, social and cultural spaces that will_______ your world view, and being open to personal growth along the way.

After reflecting on the words even after the course was over, I realized Socrates was________meaningful life means a(n)________to exploration. Being immersed in ideas such as Socrates’________me to think about the person I am. I began to see college as a place to gain knowledge and explore my interests,________just fulfill classes.

1.

A．interview

B．survey

C．camp

D．course

2.

A．Generally

B．Honestly

C．Roughly

D．Briefly

3.

A．recommended

B．pushed

C．introduced

D．compared

4.

A．secret

B．solution

C．attitude

D．behavior

5.

A．happened

B．started

C．worked

D．ended

6.

A．made up

B．put forward

C．went through

D．turned down

7.

A．widened

B．clouded

C．narrowed

D．shut

8.

A．difference

B．source

C．meaning

D．feature

9.

A．defence

B．bet

C．story

D．claim

10.

A．scared

B．curious

C．confident

D．confused

11.

A．satisfy

B．challenge

C．block

D．expand

12.

A．right

B．positive

C．rigid

D．cautious

13.

A．dignity

B．commitment

C．failure

D．adjustment

14.

A．inspired

B．forced

C．forgave

D．seized

15.

A．but

B．simply

C．even

D．not

2 . It was a sunny Sunday afternoon. My husband was taking care of our baby girl so that my six-year-old and I could do some yard work, just the two of us. It was sure to be _______. But soon, the clouds of mosquitos seemed _______ to our bug spray (喷雾). I was sweating, itchy, and arguing with my son about _______to pull weeds. I had told him the “right” way — getting those weeds out from the bottom, by the roots, removing them entirely.

However, my son went about things in his own way. He pulled the_______ of the weeds off, moving quickly down the line as he left the remaining part still in the soil. Somehow, I found this to be incredibly _______Why couldn’t he do it in my way and save me the time of having to_______ his portion (部分)? Why did he do it at all if he wasn’t going to do it properly?

“If you would do as told, we’d be done earlier and_______ a longer period before we would have to returm and pull weeds next time.” I said, trying to keep my tone _______ He went back to his work, shaking dirt from his handful of growing things and throwing _______stems into our shared basket. “People do things... __________, Mom.” He said innocently.

My fire soon faded, replaced by the__________ realization that I’d just received a valuable__________from the person that I was supposed to be teaching. While trying to__________my baby girl, my kindergartener, and the yard work, __________ was a lifeline for me, a coping mechanism. But my way was, perhaps, not the best way after all. His time shouldn’t be __________. His job was to be a kid and take his time, for as long as he was able.

1.

A．relaxing

B．disturbing

C．urgent

D．tough

2.

A．sensitive

B．resistant

C．harmful

D．addicted

3.

A．how

B．who

C．whether

D．why

4.

A．roots

B．fibres

C．tops

D．points

5.

A．amazing

B．boring

C．annoying

D．confusing

6.

A．recycle

B．redo

C．identify

D．ignore

7.

A．clarificd

B．launched

C．repeated

D．promised

8.

A．nervous

B．mysterious

C．light

D．loud

9.

A．long

B．broken

C．.dry

D．useful

10.

A．differently

B．separately

C．indirectly

D．absolutely

11.

A．satisfying

B．corresponding

C．depressing

D．humbling

12.

A．behavior

B．waming

C．reminder

D．review

13.

A．raise

B．land

C．teach

D．balance

14.

A．efficiency

B．concentration

C．discipline

D．quality

15.

A．run out of

B．set limits to

C．made up for

D．kept pace with

3 . When I was young, I liked a book about a little girl who lost her grandma’s company. Before falling asleep one night, I requested my grandmother to read it to me. I closed my eyes as I heard her _________ the story. When she finished reading, I stared at her and asked, “Will you ever die like that girl’s grandma?”

“I will _________ you as long as I live,” she whispered.

“But what if you die?” I _________.

“It is hard to _________ it since you never know how much you appreciate something until you lose it. It takes losing something to know its _________. There is no _________ of losing something if you have it forever.”

I lay in bed that night, thinking about what she said without understanding her, yet I knew _________ what she had said.

The next night I sat on my parents’ bed watching TV with them. The phone rang. A feeling of _________ ran down my back just before my dad _________ it. I saw his smiling expression tighten into __________. Then he looked straight at my mom and me, __________ unblinkingly (不眨眼地) for what seemed like forever. Then he said, “Grandma has __________.”

I then sat there __________ for a long time. At that moment, I had loved my grandma more than I ever had before and then I __________ everything she did for me. Beyond that, I definitely understood her words-you don’t __________ anything you think you will have it for good until you lose it forever.

1.

A．retell

B．compose

C．adapt

D．review

2.

A．hug

B．accompany

C．lose

D．possess

3.

A．questioned

B．protested

C．argued

D．claimed

4.

A．accept

B．explain

C．avoid

D．skip

5.

A．origin

B．principle

C．value

D．creation

6.

A．expectation

B．need

C．point

D．worry

7.

A．totally

B．immediately

C．exactly

D．specially

8.

A．excitement

B．fear

C．pity

D．delight

9.

A．refused

B．answered

C．discovered

D．ignored

10.

A．fright

B．anxiety

C．disappointment

D．depression

11.

A．trembling

B．nodding

C．staring

D．bouncing

12.

A．passed by

B．passed away

C．come around

D．come in

13.

A．fearful

B．still

C．anxious

D．regretful

14.

A．recalled

B．owned

C．dismissed

D．forgot

15.

A．save

B．treasure

C．abandon

D．remember

4 . Last week, four speakers shared, at the Skoll World Forum, why they find themselves smiling in spite of everything.

Ava Duvernay

I don’t believe that all of the problems are happening to us. I believe they’re happening for us. Lonnie Holley is a wonderful artist who uses waste material to create artworks. He says we shouldn’t think of it as garbage. Rather, it can be turned into something new.

Mahali Hlasa

I love my family. I was brought up in a very close family. Of course we fight, but we also laugh together. We share all the joys and the pains and find comfort in that. When I want to be happy, my family is always there for me. With these people who I love, I know that I am safe.

Rodrigo Paris Rojas

I find optimism in villages and slums (贫民窟). That’s because despite the difficult environment around them, they still come together and celebrate at different times of year.   They bring so many smiles and so much joy. When I see that, I say, “I have more money and more education than them, but they’re way happier than me. ”So I find optimism in those ways of celebrating life and building community.

Edgard Gouveia Jr.

I’ve found optimism among kids — Black, white, poor, rich. They play. They enjoy life. They connect. It’s only later that they learn about differences and start to behave differently. But when I see how they interact as children, it’s all about playfulness. Even during war times or in very poor neighborhoods, I see kids finding ways to create joy among themselves.

1. What is Lonnie Holley?

A．An artist.

B．A consultant.

C．A teacher.

D．A waste collector.

2. What did Mahali Hlasa stress in the speech at the Skoll World Forum?

A．Charity and voluntary work.

B．Positive thinking and creativity.

C．Money and comfortable life.

D．Family life and close relationship.

3. What did Edgard Gouveia Jr. most likely mean?

A．Don’t send children to schools.

B．Try to grow up as slowly as possible.

C．Being playful is still important in adult life.

D．It is necessary to help kids affected by wars.

5 . Both my parents were educators, and for the past 40 years, I’ve done the same thing. For years, I have watched people teach. And one of the things that are not often noticed is the importance of relationships. Someone says that no important learning can happen without an important relationship. That’s true. Kids may not even learn from people they don’t like.

How do I build relationships with kids and look after kids? I once gave a test — 20 questions. A student missed 18. I put a “+2” on his paper and a big smiling face. I said to him, “You got two right. You didn’t miss them all. And when we review this, won’t you do better?” He said, “Yes, I can do better.” You see, “-18” may be a blow to his pride, but “+2” said, “I am not all bad.”

And for years, I watched my mother take the time at recess (课间休息) to review, go on home visits in the afternoon, and buy small gifts for kids. After she retired (退休), some of her kids came and said to her, “You know, Ms. Walker, you made a difference in my life. You made me feel like I was somebody.” When my mama died, there were so many students at her funeral (葬礼). It brought tears to my eyes, not because she was gone, but because she left a treasure of relationships that could never disappear. Can we have more relationships? Of course, yes. And we teach anyway, no matter what kinds of kids we have.

Teaching and learning should bring joy. How influential our world would be if we had kids who were not afraid to take risks, Who were not afraid to think, and who had a champion (拥护者)! Every child should have a champion, an adult who will never give up on them, and who understands the influence of connection and believes that they can become the best.

1. What is the author’s purpose in writing the first paragraph?

A．To show the key to people’s success.

B．To show the importance of education.

C．To tell us the value of relationship in teaching.

D．To introduce his parents’ teaching experience.

2. Why did the author put “+2” on the student’s paper?

A．To draw his attention.

B．To tell him grades didn’t matter.

C．To show the two sides of the same coin.

D．To make him feel better and encourage him.

3. What do we know about Ms. Walker?

A．Her students were full of thanks to her.

B．She was strict with her students.

C．Many of her students were successful.

D．Her death made the author hopeless.

4. What may be the best title for the text?

A．What a teacher does

B．Every child needs a champion

C．How students learn from their teachers

D．Relationship influences kids’ school life

6 . Are you terrified of what’s to come in the future? What if we don’t get into our dream schools?   What’s plan B? So much is on our 17-to 18-year-old minds. I didn’t exactly create aback up plan. I just adapted to every new situation I was put in.Here’s how my life didn’t go as planned, but I’m happier than ever.

In the year of 2016, I went into my dream school—Washington State University, where I’d beat tending school to study engineering. I visited my future school after I was already accepted. It was a school away from a major city. Cold feet came over me and I backed out of the school just before orientation (适应). This was a tough decision, but my heart wasn’t in it.When your heart isn’t in it, all you need to do is adjust.

My mom and I went to the Army recruiter’s (征兵人员的) office, where I enlisted in the U.S. Army as an Engineer. I’d never had a firm grasp of my identity from high school, so attending a military boot camp gave me a clean slate (新的开始), where I could become the person I wanted to be. When I came back home as an Army Engineer, I became one of the most confident people in my household. Everything seemed to be going to a plan that I had barely thought out. By the time I returned home in July of 2017 from Engineer training, I decided to enroll in my local community college. I had no high expectations for how community college would go. Turns out that my college was one of the best in the area and had a very diverse group of people from high schools I’d never interacted with. The people I met through clubs and classes at community college were beyond amazing people. I have friends for life.

I would not be where I am today without taking so many risks. I am grateful to my supportive parents and enlightening friends.

1. What’s the author’s purpose in raising the questions in paragraph 1?

A．To introduce the topic.

B．To explain a concept.

C．To give background information.

D．To present an important fact.

2. What was the author’s difficult decision before attending his dream school?

A．Changing his major.

B．Dropping out of school.

C．Accepting the cold weather.

D．Moving to a big city.

3. What was the author like after returning home from the army?

A．More easy-going.

B．More thoughtful.

C．More optimistic.

D．More communicative.

4. What can we know from the author’s experience?

A．Living from the heart can be happier.

B．Attending college is never late.

C．Future is impossible to predict.

D．Lucky people always take risks.

7 . I wasn’t raised to be a fan of snails (蜗牛). I was always taught that if we see a snail on a plant, we should pick it off and_________on it. This brought us the kind of giggly (咯咯傻笑的) _________that only children experience. We loved it. However, my_________on snails has changed, as I’ve grown older. They bring me a different kind of happiness.

The first time I thought of snails as more than a_________was when I saw something that_________ me in my garden. A small snail, _________a hard shell, moved slowly toward one_________bud and explored it. The exploration lasted for quite a while and, _________enough, the bud turned into a full bloom. Watching the snail carefully touching the flower_________me of the lyric: “Snails see the beauty in every inch.” I realized that the snail is probably a best representation of__________and taking life slowly.

Then, I__________the snail in my palm. It was scared by the sudden move and immediately__________back into its shell. I thought it would__________inside for several minutes, but shortly after gutting used to the takeaway, the snail poked its head out again. It was not just hiding but__________.

Giving ourselves time to nourish (滋养) inside and out, and waiting for the right__________to reenter the exciting life, is extremely restorative and worthwhile.

1.

A．knock

B．stamp

C．lean

D．click

2.

A．relief

B．satisfaction

C．sympathy

D．scare

3.

A．view

B．focus

C．debate

D．article

4.

A．pet

B．toy

C．pest

D．mascot

5.

A．puzzles

B．interests

C．comforts

D．distracts

6.

A．dragging

B．using

C．lifting

D．pushing

7.

A．eye-catching

B．breathtaking

C．familiar-looking

D．half-blooming

8.

A．magically

B．secretly

C．swiftly

D．silently

9.

A．cured

B．reminded

C．warned

D．informed

10.

A．curiosity

B．excitement

C．calmness

D．eagerness

11.

A．placed

B．covered

C．stuck

D．wrapped

12.

A．stepped

B．drew

C．crawled

D．walked

13.

A．wander

B．sleep

C．hide

D．struggle

14.

A．competing

B．resisting

C．exploring

D．adjusting

15.

A．reason

B．position

C．moment

D．choice

8 . I once wrote to my Future Self. The _________ text is as follows: here I am, a senior in college and about to graduate. I cannot help but _________ what the future “you” has in store for us. The endless unanswered _________ of where will I be in ten years, will I have my _________ job, living in the sweet south, _________, with three kids?

And then I think: does any of it _________ where I am or what I am doing if I am not happy? I desire to do big things, to make my parents proud, and to make something great of myself, but it all _________ nothing without happiness. So I ask you, my Future Me: be _________. Think about yourself more often than you’d like to. Do something different every day, get lost in the moment and take it all in because today only happens _________ and if you don’t __________ it and take advantage of every __________ that comes our way, my friend, it will be __________.

Do you remember when we were wishing our life away in high school? We couldn’t wait to go to college, to grow up and be an adult. But now we are wishing time would __________ because these last four years have flown by. __________ my advice to you, right now, for today, tomorrow, and every day in between is that please don’t wish any more of our time away or wish that you had done anything different. The only __________ is to just do it! You may never get that chance again.

1.

A．outdated

B．original

C．revised

D．secondhand

2.

A．promote

B．forget

C．ignore

D．wonder

3.

A．solutions

B．answers

C．questions

D．projects

4.

A．dream

B．temporary

C．old

D．routine

5.

A．confident

B．married

C．intelligent

D．separated

6.

A．hurt

B．weigh

C．rise

D．matter

7.

A．requires

B．gives

C．means

D．includes

8.

A．selfish

B．selfless

C．considerate

D．generous

9.

A．seldom

B．twice

C．often

D．once

10.

A．release

B．grab

C．abandon

D．refuse

11.

A．disaster

B．misfortune

C．chance

D．week

12.

A．present

B．gone

C．valuable

D．fallen

13.

A．slow down

B．hold up

C．break up

D．pay off

14.

A．And

B．While

C．So

D．But

15.

A．choice

B．task

C．career

D．arrangement

9 . Sitting outside of my house, I was watching those kids playing in our neighborhood. Then, I saw a five-year-old girl just sitting and watching her siblings________with those other kids. After a while, I________that little girl gradually and asked her why she didn’t________ them, but she just didn’t________me. Instead she smiled at me.

Then I asked her if she knew how to write her name and read. She told me________that she could write her name, but she looked unhappy when she said that she couldn’t read and didn’t know________ how to read a single letter. She didn’t receive any________because of financial problems. I felt________when I heard that. So I told her to get a piece of paper and a pencil. I taught her how to read and pronounce the________. When I saw her smile and happiness after the________ I gave her, I realized that it was the most________ gift that I had ever received.

I didn’t have the________to take my dream course in college-education. However, I am now________ my dream to be a teacher. Even it is not about having the profession or degree, but the ________thing is that I shared my________ with that little girl.

1.

A．argue

B．discuss

C．live

D．play

2.

A．approached

B．encouraged

C．discovered

D．inspired

3.

A．observe

B．impress

C．join

D．remind

4.

A．reward

B．answer

C．admire

D．consult

5.

A．secretly

B．calmly

C．smilingly

D．loudly

6.

A．ever

B．already

C．often

D．even

7.

A．treatment

B．education

C．invitation

D．response

8.

A．sad

B．glad

C．angry

D．nervous

9.

A．stories

B．emails

C．notes

D．letters

10.

A．advice

B．award

C．lesson

D．gift

11.

A．thoughtful

B．expensive

C．disappointing

D．special

12.

A．decision

B．opportunity

C．responsibility

D．ability

13.

A．realizing

B．destroying

C．believing

D．working

14.

A．obvious

B．strange

C．important

D．similar

15.

A．campaign

B．opinion

C．project

D．dream

10 . A quick scan of any social media will confirm something everyone already knows: People love inspirational quotes. We pick them up and share them from a variety of places, whether they come from the brilliant Maya Angelou, reminding us to “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better,” or live on a T-shirt that you proudly wear, proclaiming “I have superpowers… I TEACH!”

Every educator knows that words matter a whole lot! A thoughtless comment about another canceled school day can feel very personal to a teacher who shows up every day. Hearing a simple “thank you” for all that you do from a family member can fill your tank and keep you going even when you’re tired. Encouragement and kind words are especially important in times of hardship or self-doubt. So, reading a great quote reminds us of who we are or who we expect to be.

Since we couldn’t physically bring together the educators from all over the country, we asked you to send us the inspirational quotes that you most wanted to share with your fellow teachers. We hoped that you would share quotes that would provide a much-needed pick-me-up and reenergize those who may be feeling tired. You didn’t disappoint! In 24 hours, we received over 1,000 responses.

Some were very timely.

★ “Spread kindness, not germs.” (Some were timeless.)

★ “If you can dream it, you can do it.” (Some were very practical.)

★ “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” (Arthur Ashe. And others were just about remembering how awesome you are.)

★ “YOU ARE DOING AMAZING, SWEETIE” (Kris Jenner).

So why do we love inspirational quotes? Because, in a way, reading them is kind of like having a conversation with a really great friend who always cheers you on to be the very best you. So, remember this.

1. Which word can replace the underlined word “proclaiming” in paragraph 1?

A．Announcing.

B．Advocating.

C．Warning.

D．Discussing.

2. Who can benefit from the quotes?

A．A teacher who feels tired.	B．A student who is confident.
C．A person who does little for his family.	D．A member who is part of a community.

3. Who is the text mainly intended for?

A．Students.

B．Teachers.

C．Parents.

D．Children.

4. What’s the best title of the text?

A．The Power of Words	B．The Importance of Education
C．People Love Inspirational Quotes	D．Famous People Share Kind Words