1 . My wife and I parked by a rough path the same time as a young man covered in tattoos (纹身). I
Hours later we turned back
He continued, “During much surgery and
My
A.assumed | B.remembered | C.admitted | D.confirmed |
A.tell | B.distance | C.save | D.free |
A.turn away | B.set out | C.catch up | D.settle down |
A.politely | B.secretly | C.carelessly | D.accidentally |
A.though | B.unless | C.because | D.before |
A.impress | B.interrupt | C.persuade | D.engage |
A.target | B.story | C.plan | D.journey |
A.confused | B.discouraged | C.ignored | D.injured |
A.observe | B.judge | C.manage | D.challenge |
A.silence | B.pain | C.failure | D.guilt |
A.massive | B.funny | C.random | D.popular |
A.brilliant | B.gentle | C.weak | D.sensitive |
A.allowed | B.begged | C.forced | D.expected |
A.doubt | B.sympathy | C.prejudice | D.resistance |
A.reputation | B.message | C.appearance | D.insight |
2 . Emest Owusu was 13 in 1980 when he was given the opportunity to appear in the audience of a BBC show, and ask Thatcher how she felt about being called the Iron Lady. This encounter re-emerged in a BBC’s programme recently.
At the time of their meeting, Owusu was on free school meals, living on a public estate in Brixton, south London, where he and his sister were being raised by their mother Rose, a struggling hairdresser.
Now 57, Owusu looks remarkably similar even with a greying beard. But his life has been transformed. The father of three is a human resources director, and the first black captain of the Addington golf club in its 110-year history. As a black guy, it is about breaking the glass ceiling. Speaking in its clubhouse, Owusu describes his rise in social status (地位) as a “Thatcherite Journey”. And he says it began by asking the woman herself. “To this day it still has an impact. My confidence changed from that sliding-door moment. Something about her connected with me.”
Thatcher told Owusu she enjoyed being called the Iron Lady. “I think it’s rather a praise, don’t you?” she said, “Because so often people have said to me if you’re in your job you’ve got to be soft and warm and human, but you’ve got to have a touch of steel.” Owusu recalls the moment, “I just remember her eye contact. She was answering me, not the camera. She welcomed the question saying you’ve got to be firm in this world. And that stuck with me.”
After the show was broadcast, Owusu said he became “a little hero in Brixton for a good three months”. Owusu added, “It all gave me extra confidence. Doors might not have opened so quickly. It was one of those key moments to make you do things maybe you wouldn’t otherwise have done.”
1. What do we know about Owusu when he was 13?A.He met with Thatcher twice. |
B.He joined a famous golf club. |
C.He hosted a BBC’s programme. |
D.He lived at the bottom of society. |
A.Turning point. | B.Important decision. |
C.Social status. | D.Remarkable achievement. |
A.Others’ treating him equally at work. |
B.Others’ voting him a hero in Brixton. |
C.Thatcher’s efforts to preserve his dignity. |
D.Thatcher’s faith in the necessity of toughness. |
A.The Art of Dialogue | B.The Power of Confidence |
C.A Life-changing Meeting | D.A Status-improving Tale |
When we were finally dismissed from the last class of the day, the students streamed out of the classrooms. It was another boring day after school. I dragged my feet home as I sighed. Yet another uneventful day, I thought. Little did I know that the day would take a turn for the worse.
The lift lobby (电梯间) of my flat was old and dirty. The walls, which were painted white, had been dirtied over many years. I reached my flat’s lobby, and pressed the lift button and went in. Just then, Mrs Lim, my elderly neighbour, hobbled (蹒跚) in. She looked ancient with tissue paper white hair, wearing a faded old-fashioned dress. I held the lift door open, flashing a friendly smile, and politely greeted her. I asked her how she felt that day and pressed the buttons. She thanked me for being so polite, then we were silent for the rest of the ride.
The lift fell down increasingly fast. There were loud clanking sounds here and there while the lift grew slower and slower. My heart beat hard and fast as my hands turned cold and wet with sweat. Unfortunately, the lift came to an abrupt stop at the fifth floor. I pressed the buttons hard several times, but it was of no help. The lights on the buttons had gone out. It soon dawned on me that we were trapped. An icy fear crept up my spine. Mrs Lim was hysterical (歇斯底里).
“We will never get out!” she cried with her face pale. It had become a colourless mask. I had no time to lose. I pressed the bell in the lift immediately. The sound was surely deafening, but what other choice did I have? Mrs Lim burst into tears. I tried my very best to comfort her, telling her that everything would be all right and that we needed to find out how to get out safely. Mrs Lim began having trouble breathing, and I immediately helped her sit down and loosened her collar.
Paragraph 1: Several minutes passed, but no help came.
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4 . By the time he was 24 years old, Imran Nuri quit his job in a bold move, and emptied his savings account to carry out an ambitious
He
In Colorado Springs, Colorado, a man in his 50s who had stage 4 terminal cancer told Nuri, “Life is about the human
In Tillamook, Oregon, a waitress-a college student told him, “whether it’s changing your major or changing your whole life path, you don’t have to
Nuri found beauty in every place as well as
A.plan | B.policy | C.initiative | D.trick |
A.acquaintances | B.residents | C.strangers | D.peers |
A.embraced | B.inquired | C.misunderstood | D.known |
A.picture | B.navigate | C.enrich | D.interpret |
A.cracked up | B.backed away | C.set out | D.knocked off |
A.generous | B.wrong | C.pleasant | D.selfish |
A.dismiss | B.accompany | C.consult | D.beat |
A.courageous | B.stupid | C.unforgettable | D.glorious |
A.sailing | B.hiking | C.driving | D.wandering |
A.occasionally | B.permanently | C.later | D.earlier |
A.finally | B.excitedly | C.instantly | D.hesitantly |
A.potential | B.nature | C.connection | D.competition |
A.admire | B.reward | C.forgive | D.fault |
A.wisdom | B.fortune | C.confidence | D.perseverance |
A.objectively | B.differently | C.selectively | D.randomly |
5 . It was a winter after noon when I tripped over a high kerb (马路牙子). Suddenly, I was flying through the air. It was only the next morning when I tried to take a photo of some splendid sunlight
Soon I became impatient. I couldn’t travel much. Surfing online, I
Lyubomirsky’s instructions are
Taking a single photo was painful, but the
A.winding | B.streaming | C.sticking | D.knocking |
A.confirmed | B.removed | C.relieved | D.overcame |
A.broke into | B.made up | C.took down | D.came across |
A.dream | B.thought | C.mood | D.desire |
A.enthusiastic | B.confused | C.nervous | D.particular |
A.consulted | B.imagined | C.pioneered | D.observed |
A.lesson | B.skill | C.plan | D.practice |
A.complex | B.simple | C.normal | D.abstract |
A.occasionally | B.hardly | C.significantly | D.slightly |
A.interruption | B.loneliness | C.willingness | D.motivation |
A.struggle | B.excuse | C.opportunity | D.promise |
A.keep | B.balance | C.ruin | D.improve |
A.details | B.surprises | C.changes | D.achievements |
A.wonderful | B.meaningful | C.unfair | D.boring |
A.pain | B.anxiety | C.uniqueness | D.challenge |
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My Understanding of Home
Bing Xin once said, “I don’t know what ‘home’ is, but unhappiness and worries melt away once there.”
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7 . My plan to learn to play the cello (大提琴) was a health y choice. So I took the next innocent step of going to a shop that sells and rents string instruments, especially violins, violas, and cellos. The place was a hole-in-the-wall, up a steep flight of stairs. Instruments left a narrow path to the counter where a woman with grey hair and warm eyes greeted me. Since I couldn’t form a question about what I wanted, I just stood there exploring the scene, which felt immensely pleasurable.
I rented a cello, a bow, and a case to hold them. What attracted me to the cello was its enormous size and its soft, smooth, and memorable sounds. It’s an instrument made of beautifully polished wood that I could wrap my arms around and feel its powerful vibrations when the strings were played. That was a good starting point for me. The only problem was that I didn’t know how to play it.
There’s a popular belief that the cello is a particularly difficult instrument to learn. Another is the admonition, “Don’t bother if you are a beginner over age 10!” Well, I was 70, and what others thought no longer influenced me. And besides, I thought of the words of Dr. Cohen, who suggested that learning causes physical changes in the brain.
So I found a teacher who had respect for older adult beginners and I practiced diligently, daily for years, and sometimes disheartened, but I kept up. I’m happy to report that now, more than a decade later, I can hold my own in a string trio and two quartets (two violins, a viola, and me, the female cello)and even a senior community band. Of course, I’ll never sound like Yo-Yo Ma but you could recognize a Mozart piece if you heard me play it. And, more importantly, I don’t need to please anyone but myself.
Whether it’s a pleasurable pastime or a new career, the starting point is the same: wonder, curiosity, determination, and the desire to keep your brain sharp.
1. How did the writer feel in the shop?A.Amused by the shop assistant. |
B.Anxious for a live performance. |
C.Pleased at the nice music atmosphere. |
D.Curious about where to find a teacher. |
A.Approval. | B.Criticism. |
C.Puzzlement. | D.Warning. |
A.To recommend a reliable doctor. |
B.To provide proof for common belief. |
C.To add another reason for her decision. |
D.To stress the crucial function of the brain. |
A.Art is man’s second nature. |
B.One is never too old to learn. |
C.Education is the key to success. |
D.Happiness is the best form of health. |
8 . Last Christmas, I volunteered for WNWNB, a charity which takes surplus (剩余的) produce from New Covent Garden Market and
The food was already in containers. So we set up the stand and got ready to distribute some Christmas
It was then time to deliver meals to those who weren’t able to come. This is
I had similar responses to my next
As a local politician I knock on doors and talk to people a lot, but there was something deeper about those
A.distributes | B.introduces | C.sells | D.exhibits |
A.forgiveness | B.images | C.recipes | D.cheer |
A.easy | B.nice | C.slow | D.safe |
A.broke away from | B.put up with | C.cut in on | D.warmed up to |
A.threaten | B.encourage | C.allow | D.command |
A.why | B.how | C.where | D.when |
A.opened | B.repaired | C.cleaned | D.guarded |
A.costly | B.unfinished | C.deserted | D.ready |
A.declined | B.reacted | C.argued | D.traded |
A.purchases | B.interviews | C.deliveries | D.schedules |
A.meal | B.chat | C.report | D.silence |
A.proud | B.free | C.lonely | D.content |
A.connect with | B.look after | C.turn to | D.rely on |
A.conversations | B.budgets | C.explanations | D.deals |
A.hesitated | B.started | C.ignored | D.struggled |
9 . People always tell me I was brave to apply to medical school in my 30s. But for me, the bravest thing was to
I’d always wanted to study medicine to help release the world from sufferings but, believing I was not bright enough, I left school at 15 and didn’t return to education until my 30s.
I spent five years at medical school learning how to fix things, but after graduation, when I worked in a hospital, I soon discovered there were many things in life I was unable to
I knew I needed a solution to it, and I finally
I still work on the wards (病房) now, but as a(n)
A.leave | B.suffer | C.hide | D.lean |
A.For | B.With | C.Given | D.Despite |
A.sufficient | B.tight | C.worthless | D.missing |
A.wish | B.decision | C.difference | D.application |
A.handle | B.recognize | C.choose | D.decide |
A.amazing | B.essential | C.impossible | D.significant |
A.cause | B.abandon | C.witness | D.fix |
A.gift | B.practice | C.burden | D.luck |
A.turned to | B.gave up | C.run for | D.figured out |
A.wipe out | B.find out | C.hand out | D.pick out |
A.Recently | B.Originally | C.Gradually | D.Apparently |
A.quitted | B.regained | C.continued | D.led |
A.seriously | B.lightly | C.aimlessly | D.sadly |
A.expert | B.leader | C.doctor | D.volunteer |
A.easy | B.fortunate | C.hard | D.wise |
10 . Recently, I accidentally found a set of Hanfu l only wore once from the bottom of the cupboard. I remember buying them simply to match the ancient-style hair accessories (配饰) a friend gave me. It occurred to me that 1 had been trapped in the “birdcage effect”.
“Birdcage effect” means that when you get an item one day, you will prepare more things to match it. Weeks ago, I was in the company of friends engaged in shopping. One said that she wanted to buy a good writing pen to match the delicate notebook that her sister gave her, so that she would fall in love with taking notes on reading, and thus love reading, not just reading. I joked that she must have fallen for the “birdcage effect”. But the friend said with a smile: “Why not use the ‘birdcage effect’ instead?”
For the first time, I heard that the “birdcage effect” can be used in reverse (逆向). However, this can’t help but remind me of middle school, and I seem to have used the “birdcage effect”. Passing by a bookstore one day, I purchased a magazine and saw the call for contributions published in the magazine, so I started writing with eager hands, and then I fell in love with writing.
After shopping with my friends that time, I began to proceed to use the “birdcage effect”. I bought a small fresh tablecloth to decorate my desk, and a beautiful notebook to record my inspiration. When everything was ready, I started writing again.
But how can we get rid of the “birdcage effect” in many things, and even use the “birdcage effect” in the opposite way? Various “birdcages” unavoidably appear in life, but we can distinguish them. If it is not in line with the actual situation, it is a “negative birdcage”, then we must learn to stop losses in time and maintain a heart of abandonment and separation. If it is a “positive birdcage” that motivates us to develop upward, we can clarify our goals, shop or decorate appropriately, and motivate ourselves to move towards our goals. At this time, you will find that the “birdcage effect” is actually not so terrible!
1. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?A.The application of the “birdcage effect” in life. |
B.The necessity of using the “birdcage effect” in life. |
C.The turning point of the author’s idea on the “birdcage effect”. |
D.The author’s conflict with her friend over the “birdcage effect”. |
A.To recall her delightful days at school. |
B.To explain the reason for her love with writing. |
C.To confirm the positive of the “birdcage effect”. |
D.To prove her knowledge of the “birdcage effect”. |
A.By realizing this effect has two sides. |
B.By promoting our personal consumption. |
C.By recognizing this effect is not so terrible. |
D.By guiding our acts to go with reasonable goals. |
A.Getting Rid of the Birdcage Effect Confidently |
B.Motivating Ourselves to Move Towards Our Goals |
C.The Birdcage Effect: Influence on Consumer Behavior |
D.The Birdcage Effect: How to Use It to Your Advantage |