1 . As a writer, I miss rejection slips. Not that I enjoyed receiving those pre-printed slips of paper, but at least when I got one, I was pretty sure that a flesh-and-blood
Nowadays, rejection slips seem to have disappeared with the use of online submissions. Most editors don’t feel it a must to
For me, there are three
Learning to
A.writer | B.reader | C.mailman | D.editor |
A.demanding | B.indicating | C.suspecting | D.arguing |
A.boring | B.novel | C.lengthy | D.particular |
A.thrilling | B.upsetting | C.embarrassing | D.amusing |
A.buy | B.reject | C.check | D.substitute |
A.prove | B.determine | C.explain | D.acknowledge |
A.proposals | B.drafts | C.contributions | D.instructions |
A.meanings | B.stages | C.wonders | D.rewards |
A.relief | B.frustration | C.anger | D.hesitation |
A.valueless | B.expensive | C.characterless | D.shiny |
A.make up | B.put away | C.turn down | D.insist on |
A.easier | B.better | C.shorter | D.longer |
A.print | B.revise | C.download | D.submit |
A.accept | B.criticize | C.judge | D.evaluate |
A.thinner | B.fatter | C.older | D.newer |
2 . The doorbell rang one mid-December evening. I frequently had unexpected visitors in those early days after my husband’s
Sam had died that fall,
The next night, the doorbell rang again. Another
For the next couple of nights, my boys waited near the front door to see who was leaving the gifts, but the bearer would always choose the moment they left to
I didn’t know who the secret Santa was. But there was one thing I did know. In those dark days of
After 11 days of offerings, we weren’t sure what to
A.promotion | B.death | C.retirement | D.operation |
A.Otherwise | B.Besides | C.Instead | D.Therefore |
A.rope | B.paper | C.flower | D.ribbon |
A.leaving | B.finding | C.naming | D.considering |
A.agreed | B.planned | C.managed | D.promised |
A.arrived | B.returned | C.ended | D.escaped |
A.book | B.toy | C.box | D.pet |
A.designing | B.including | C.showing | D.making |
A.get through | B.set off | C.move on | D.turn up |
A.regret | B.sadness | C.anger | D.disappointment |
A.annoying | B.funny | C.urgent | D.powerful |
A.dream | B.light | C.future | D.home |
A.difference | B.effort | C.comparison | D.contribution |
A.support | B.offer | C.expect | D.appreciate |
A.something | B.nothing | C.anything | D.everything |
3 . The true test of an effective team is one where the members operate as a self-managing team. The
I followed up with one of our customers to see first-hand what a very successful team looked and felt like. Here is their story on what they do to
This team
The reason why I know this information is that when you have the opportunity to see how a team really works, you want to
As I stayed and communicated with the team members to find out how they worked together, they described to me their requirements for team development.
They said, “Each member has a good time, and we are in tune (协调)with each other, and we have a great
Their hard work and effort paid off as they became known as “the stars” of the company. They were described as “
It is clear that this team developed to compete for the goal instead of against each other. This team has stayed
A.leader | B.learner | C.waiter | D.customer |
A.defend against | B.look into | C.leave out | D.serve as |
A.set out | B.stand out | C.work out | D.run out |
A.accounts for | B.concentrates on | C.consists of | D.cares about |
A.conditions | B.habits | C.states | D.attitudes |
A.bothered | B.reminded | C.trained | D.observed |
A.far from | B.in return for | C.apart from | D.in case of |
A.pay | B.mood | C.diet | D.rent |
A.delivery | B.smell | C.quality | D.shape |
A.compare | B.uncover | C.adjust | D.keep |
A.taste | B.bite | C.review | D.sense |
A.limitation | B.prejudice | C.purpose | D.complaint |
A.special | B.normal | C.hesitant | D.ridiculous |
A.pity | B.security | C.pride | D.tense |
A.self-centered | B.self-employed | C.self-funded | D.self-driven |
I had a very special teacher in high school. Her husband unexpectedly died of a heart disease. About a week after his
When the class was nearly over, she
Her eyes began to water,
The class was completely quiet.
5 . My 10-year-old son attended an amazing half-day basketball camp with more than 60 kids. I watched how much
Before the camp ended, there was a
When the camp ended, I could see how
In my mind, the day was
It’s my job to help my kids think more
A.patience | B.luck | C.fun | D.duty |
A.shooting | B.kicking | C.striking | D.passing |
A.practise | B.debate | C.speak | D.compete |
A.judges | B.volunteers | C.winners | D.organizers |
A.interest | B.friendship | C.knowledge | D.skill |
A.chosen | B.replaced | C.tested | D.forgiven |
A.relaxed | B.frightened | C.disappointed | D.excited |
A.impressive | B.average | C.poor | D.limited |
A.start up | B.break down | C.work out | D.go about |
A.empty | B.quiet | C.boring | D.wonderful |
A.guarded | B.shook | C.hugged | D.told |
A.save | B.ruin | C.enrich | D.remove |
A.honestly | B.positively | C.freely | D.quickly |
A.understood | B.enjoyed | C.questioned | D.quitted |
A.prevent | B.promote | C.explore | D.accept |
6 . If you think that this is about a ten-year-old boy adopting a blind deer, you are wrong. If you think this is about a deer giving her love for her savior then you’re wrong again.
A ten-year-old boy in Chicago, Illinois spotted a blind deer that had wandered into his neighborhood, and he decided to help it find a safe place and give it some food. He made a regular morning habit of doing this before going to school. The roads are a dangerous place for blind animals.
When the Illinois Department of Natural Resources got to know about this, they immediately adopted the deer. They provided her with a proper, legal shelter.
The blind deer and the boy spent very little time as friends. The boy did not let his feelings for her overpower himself.
A.What can we draw from the story? |
B.But it doesn’t mean that we cannot see his humanity and love. |
C.It was a generous use of his early morning time before school. |
D.How would you reward a kid who helped a blind deer in need? |
E.That was when people knew that the boy hadn’t named the deer. |
F.So he carefully guided the creature across the streets and sidewalks. |
G.Rather, this is about a boy who was kind enough to help a blind deer. |
7 . I had always felt like I didn’t fit in the school. My true friends weren’t in the crowd of
Parading before me was “the fun group”— the popular kids — always laughing and whispering (窃窃私语). I wanted to be just like them and wished to be
Later, my dream came true when I joined a cheer leading team. Immediately, I
However, the more I was included with the “in crowd”, the more confused I became.
Worst of all, I
A.busy | B.clever | C.popular | D.serious |
A.accepted | B.praised | C.challenged | D.helped |
A.thought | B.learned | C.requested | D.changed |
A.teachers | B.classmates | C.neighbors | D.friends |
A.finally | B.responsibly | C.strangely | D.privately |
A.In shock | B.On hand | C.In fact | D.On earth |
A.alone | B.certain | C.perfect | D.unique |
A.dreamed | B.pretended | C.demanded | D.chose |
A.searched for | B.cared about | C.watched over | D.looked after |
A.excitement | B.curiosity | C.peace | D.disappointment |
A.begged | B.wondered | C.explained | D.realized |
A.order | B.need | C.advance | D.common |
A.stopped | B.began | C.continued | D.enjoyed |
A.cheated | B.left | C.helped | D.supported |
A.lucky | B.popular | C.former | D.confident |
8 . My long-distance cycling career of 13 years and 35,000 kilometres ended as I approached 75 in 2019. The realisation of this dawned on me slowly during my last ride in the US summer of that same year. Although I am now no longer strong enough to endure the long days and big climbs, day in and day out, I have my memories.
Long distance cycling brings pain, anxiety and exhaustion, but these pale into insignificance compared to the joy and satisfaction of climbing huge mountains or seeing spectacular sights for the first time. Real joy would come when I was alone, on my bicycle, in some remote and beautiful place. You could say that these same feelings could have been experienced in a car, but I know this not to be true. I had time to observe nature and life, all of which would have been bypassed in a car.
I enjoyed meeting and beating the daily schedule I had set for myself. I enjoyed the ever-changing vegetation, the people, kind, unkind and indifferent, whom I met along the way. No matter how hard or easy the ride was, I always enjoyed the achievement of arriving, followed by a hot shower and bed, when I could find a motel. On the other nights, I was happy to camp. Meeting a diversity of people with different perspectives on life was easy. The cycling devices allowed me to strike up conversations in pubs and cafes and I got to see and experience the very best in people.
The road ahead always loomed large, as did the mountains, the cold, the mosquitoes and the rain. The road behind is just memories, lack of pain and anxiety, some soon to be forgotten, others to be valued and boosted with the retelling.
Cycling taught me to like who I am. I am finally happy with and accepting of my introverted (内向的) personality. I have more persistence and courage than I ever imagined. These trips all required courage, courage which I never knew I possessed.
1. What made the author end his cycling career?A.Financial problems. |
B.Lack of interest in cycling. |
C.Desire to pursue other hobbies. |
D.Physical inability to bear long rides. |
A.Meeting different people. | B.Beating the daily schedule. |
C.Experiencing nature up close. | D.Climbing huge mountains. |
A.Nature deserves exploring. |
B.One could find a real self. |
C.Introverted people could be sociable. |
D.Communication with strangers helps a lot. |
A.A magazine. | B.A brochure. | C.A novel. | D.A manual. |
Once upon a time, there lived a poor but cheerful shoemaker. He was so happy that he sang all day long. The children loved to stand around his window to listen to him.
Next door to the shoemaker lived a rich man. He used to sit up all night to count his gold. In the morning, he went to bed, but he could not sleep because of the sound of the shoemaker’s singing. One day, he thought of a way to stop the singing. He wrote a letter to the shoemaker inviting him over for a cup of tea.
The shoemaker came at once, and to his great surprise, the rich man gave him a bag of gold as a gift. The shoemaker took the bag and thanked the rich man. When he returned home, the shoemaker couldn’t wait to open the bag. He had never seen so much gold in his life! He sat down at his bench and began, carefully, to count it. The children watched through the window.
There was so much there that the shoemaker was afraid to let it out of his sight. So he took it to bed with him. But he could not sleep for worrying about it. So he got out of bed and went to hide it in the attic (阁楼), but he was not sure if that was a good place.
Very early in the morning, he got up and brought his gold down from the attic. He had decided to hide it up the chimney (烟囱) instead. But after breakfast, he thought it would be safer in the chicken house. So he hid it there. But he was still uneasy, and in a little while he dug a hole in the garden and buried his bag of gold in it.
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10 . Looking back, I spent many unhappy days. In middle school I didn’t think I was as smart as everyone else; I didn’t have cool enough clothes. Junior high was the same. I wasn’t as tall and thin as all the other girls; my baby teeth hadn’t fallen out yet. Fast forward to high school. Still everyone was smarter; still everyone dressed better. Eventually, in my first job out of college I wasn’t making as much money as my friends did.
I come from a long line of people who’ve suffered from depression. When I was single, I thought that was just who I was — it was the genes (基因) I was born with. When I was twenty-six, I got married, and three years later I had my first child.
Once we had kids, my excuse of “it’s-in-the-genes” didn’t work so well for me anymore because that meant my kids would be depressed. Although I realized that still might be the case, I began looking at my unhappiness in new ways.
Over the years many things helped me fight depression: healthy eating, exercise, fresh air, friends and medicine. They all helped. But I had a little secret, too. It’s an exercise I did every night before bed. By the side of my bed, I had a small datebook — every day I only had enough space to write one line.
Every night I asked myself: “What made me the happiest today?” Because I didn’t have space to write a lot, it only took me a few seconds. But in those seconds I replayed my day and decided on its happiest moment.
Some days it was “reading before bed with the kids” or “laughing with a friend on the phone”. And other days it was “finally getting to get into bed” or “not having to cook dinner again”. Anyway, I actively sought the positive every day. Today, when I have a difficult day, I look back through the datebook, read and remember those happy moments in the past.
1. What can be inferred from paragraph 1?A.The author led a poor life. |
B.The author got a high-pay job. |
C.The author challenged herself bravely. |
D.The author usually compared herself with others. |
A.Her first career. | B.Her happy marriage. |
C.Her care for her children. | D.Her knowledge of genes. |
A.To ease her loneliness. | B.To have a sound sleep. |
C.To recall happy moments. | D.To serve as bedtime stories. |
A.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. |
B.Mother should set a good example for kids. |
C.There could be a solution to any problem. |
D.We should appreciate life’s bright aspects. |