1 . There is a man who I’d like to tell you about. His name is Sandy Greenberg. Sandy was a very good student, but he came from a poor family. And so he went to Columbia University, but while there, he became blind.
But something else happened to Sandy that may surprise you. Sandy said that when he lost his sight, his roommate would read his textbooks to him, every night. As a result, Sandy went on to graduate. He got a scholarship, and he went off to study at Oxford.
One day, Sandy got a call at Oxford, and his former roommate said, “Sandy, I’m really unhappy. I really don’t like being in graduate school, and I don’t want to do this.”
So Sandy asked, “Well, what do you want to do?”
And his roommate told him, “Sandy, I really love to sing. I have a high school friend who plays the guitar. And we would really like to try the music business. But we need to make a record, and in order to do that I need $500.”
So Sandy Greenberg told me he took all his life savings and sent it to his roommate. He told me, “You know, what else could I do? He made my life; I needed to help make his life.”
I almost forgot. You probably are wanting to know who Sandy’s roommate was. I think you’ve heard of him. Sandy’s roommate was a fellow by the name of Art Garfunkel, and he teamed up with another musician by the name of Paul Simon. That $500 helped them make a record that eventually became “The Sound of Silence.”
I hope you’ll remember the power of doing well by doing good. Each of you, in your own lives, will be faced with challenges and problems that you didn’t expect. How you are able to deal with adversity will be influenced by how you deal with others along the way. What you get will depend a lot on what you give. And that’s the end of the story of doing well, by doing good.
More importantly, when you get to be my age, you will find yourself beginning to ask, did my life make a difference? I think the only way to face this question is to consider, every day of your life: How can I do something for somebody else? How can I give back to others? It may be teaching, it may be becoming a doctor, you may be successful in business — no matter what your career path, there will always be the opportunity to give back. The chance will present itself to give your time, give your money, but mostly, to give your own heart and soul.
1. When Sandy Greenberg lost his sight, ____________.| A．he had thoughts of quitting college | B．he overcame the difficulties on his own |
| C．he borrowed a friend’s notes | D．a friend helped him with his study |
| A．Sandy had a difficult time at Oxford |
| B．Sandy and his roommate both went on studying after their graduation |
| C．singing was one of Sandy’s hobbies |
| D．Sandy’s roommate was a great success at graduate school |
| A．to encourage us to face difficulties bravely |
| B．to tell us to change our path in life if we want to |
| C．to show that disabled people can succeed with help |
| D．to tell us that by helping others, we can also help ourselves |
| A．difficulty | B．generosity | C．kindness | D．friendship |
| A．helping others to make sure that we are successful |
| B．using our life to make a difference to others |
| C．being a teacher so that we can give back to others |
| D．starting to be generous when we become older |
2 . Even when you have confidence in yourself, your goals will sometimes seem out of reach. When that happens, get hold of the people who
When I was younger, I
Early in my
Even now, I
| A．refer to | B．depend on | C．learn from | D．believe in |
| A．quit | B．struggled | C．regretted | D．argued |
| A．responsibilities | B．dreams | C．opportunities | D．doubts |
| A．stopped | B．admitted | C．allowed | D．considered |
| A．tracked | B．recommended | C．accompanied | D．encouraged |
| A．serious | B．possible | C．hard | D．necessary |
| A．request | B．unwillingness | C．inability | D．attempt |
| A．difficulties | B．options | C．aims | D．standards |
| A．career | B．experiment | C．business | D．recovery |
| A．foolishly | B．simply | C．wisely | D．bravely |
| A．original | B．familiar | C．typical | D．positive |
| A．looking into | B．taking down | C．dealing with | D．pointing out |
| A．introduce | B．remind | C．guarantee | D．warn |
| A．experience | B．describe | C．compare | D．limit |
| A．probably | B．fortunately | C．obviously | D．importantly |
3 . When I was 12 years old, I already knew that my teen years were going to be the worst years of my life. I was a total outsider, bullied (欺凌) at school. I felt completely alone in my small town.
But by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I turned my problem into a passion for helping others. The opportunity to practice kindness made me feel like my life had a greater purpose. The more positive energy I shared, the more kindness and appreciation I received. I realized that my purpose in life would be to reach out to people, specifically teenagers, and help them feel less alone.
Books were my true friends back then. I was so thankful that the authors wrote those books. The kindness they offered me with their books saved my life. One of my biggest dreams was to become an author so I could write books that would help other teenagers the way those books helped me.
After surviving terrible experiences at school and at home, I made a choice to take the optimistic, positive road in the next steps of my journey. My dream career, one I thought was only possible for the authors I loved, is what I am doing now. I have been a full-time author of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this amazing opportunity to reach out to readers every single day.
Kindness saved me when I needed help the most. Even small acts of kindness can change someone’s life. You never know what someone else is going through. But by practicing daily kindness, you become an architect of positive change.
1. What was the author’s life like when he was 12?| A．Boring. | B．Peaceful. | C．Painful. | D．Meaningful. |
| A．It made him popular in his town. | B．It helped him find the meaning of life. |
| C．It helped him understand others’ lives better. | D．It helped to shape his dream career. |
| A．He was inspired by his teacher. | B．He could pass positive energy to readers. |
| C．He wanted to share his school experiences. | D．He found he had a talent for writing. |
| A．Say “no” to bullies bravely. | B．Make positive changes in their lives. |
| C．Treat others with kindness in daily life. | D．Learn to care more about others’ feelings. |
Once upon a time, a man of Chu got a very priceless pearl, and wanted to coin money by
Zheng Pearl in box and box in hand, he went to the market. Hardly had he got there when a man was
For quite some time
5 . My son “graduated” from elementary school this week. I put the word in quotations (引语) because as a rising 6th grader, he wasn’t receiving a
At the Moving On Ceremony, each member of the 5th grade class
Growing up is the work of a
We look forward to our son
| A．prize | B．letter | C．degree | D．gift |
| A．normal | B．different | C．traditional | D．popular |
| A．interesting | B．successful | C．creative | D．meaningful |
| A．end | B．goal | C．process | D．task |
| A．translated | B．learned | C．shared | D．completed |
| A．complain | B．miss | C．worry | D．imagine |
| A．teacher’s | B．parent’s | C．cleaner’s | D．student’s |
| A．ready | B．grateful | C．concerned | D．famous |
| A．struck | B．confused | C．inspired | D．disappointed |
| A．moment | B．month | C．year | D．lifetime |
| A．present | B．previous | C．future | D．upward |
| A．work out | B．calm down | C．move forward | D．think over |
| A．but | B．though | C．and | D．also |
| A．holding | B．preparing | C．discovering | D．experiencing |
| A．kindness | B．gratitude | C．bravery | D．patience |
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7 . A few years ago, I stood underneath a red overhanging cliff (悬崖) near my husband’s hometown, Carbondale, Colo. I was tied in, ready to climb.
Just as I was about to climb, nerves in my body said hello. That’s not good for any athlete.
Desperate, I painted a coat of confidence on my inner walls of doubt.
“You can do this,” I told myself determinedly. “If you believe, success is certain.”
I visualized myself at the top, celebrating.
It didn’t work. I fell near the top. Defeated, I lowered to the ground and realized, powerfully, that the desire to climb the route had kept me from doing it. My self worth was linked at that moment to my success or failure, and that set off a chain reaction: unnatural desire, pressure, performance anxiety, expectation, a mind fixed on the top but a body struggling below, bad decision-making, irregular movement, distraction, disappointment. All in that order, too.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, I told myself that on my next attempt, success or failure was irrelevant. “Make one move at a time. That’s all.” I gave myself a pass from whatever would happen. Case closed.
It worked. I reached the top.
That moment got me thinking, and then researching. At some point, I described this experience for myself in terms of simple mathematics: When I added (determination, courage, self-confidence, desire), I failed. When I took away (the desire for success), my body moved with greater naturalness. I improved. I enjoyed it more as well, which, as an athlete of 30 years, I didn’t think was possible.
I discovered the power of subtraction (减法).
The French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote one of my favorite books Wind, Sand and Stars. In it, I found one of the smartest lines ever written on the human condition: “Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add but when there is nothing left to take away.”
1. What happened to the author at her first attempt to climb the cliff?| A．She got nervous. | B．She quit out of fear. |
| C．She made it to the top. | D．She was full of confidence. |
| A．Not important. | B．Not certain. | C．Not final. | D．Not optional. |
| A．Never stop trying. | B．Always stick to your goal. |
| C．Don’t care about the results. | D．Be confident no matter what happens. |
8 . Renee William and her friend were happy on the way to a football game. But in all of the
As it turned out, the stadium had restrictions (限制) on the
That sounded unbelievable, but no
Renee admitted (承认) her expectation of ever
Renee had not
| A．stress | B．encouragement | C．excitement | D．confidence |
| A．hopeful | B．terrible | C．boring | D．different |
| A．length | B．width | C．size | D．weight |
| A．give up | B．turn up | C．pay off | D．set off |
| A．take | B．watch | C．leave | D．buy |
| A．better | B．cleverer | C．more | D．crazier |
| A．trust | B．patience | C．pressure | D．courage |
| A．proudly | B．nervously | C．eagerly | D．kindly |
| A．visiting | B．seeing | C．following | D．helping |
| A．wrong | B．clear | C．low | D．common |
| A．however | B．therefore | C．again | D．instead |
| A．applied | B．planned | C．believed | D．promised |
| A．expected | B．preferred | C．required | D．reminded |
| A．consider | B．revise | C．tell | D．find |
| A．editor | B．cover | C．writer | D．list |
9 . “We regret to inform you...” These are the words that every writer is afraid of receiving. When the response from a publisher comes back, the writers’ hearts drop. You may have spent years giving up your weekends to write your work, yet still this is often not enough. Everyone knows that success rarely happens overnight, but perhaps not many know that a lot of highly successful writers have been rejected before.
Take for example J. K. Rowling. Rowling had spent years surviving on little money, spending all her time writing. When she finally finished her first book, she received comments from publishers along the lines of “too difficult for children”. However, she kept going. “I wasn’t going to give up until every single publisher turned me down,” she later posted. After a total of twelve rejections, one publisher eventually agreed to print 500 copies of her first book, and as we know, Harry Potter became a global success, with over 400 million books sold and translated into more than seventy different languages.
Another example about persistence was the three sisters from Victorian England. At that time women were not encouraged to become writers. As a famous writer wrote to one of them: “Literature cannot be the business of a woman’s life, and it ought not to be.” However, the sisters didn’t stop trying. Their response was to write a book of poems under male names. Even when the book sold only two copies, the sisters still didn’t give up. They started writing novels, and today Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights and Anne Brontë’s Agnes Grey are regarded as classics of world literature.
So, it seems that talent alone isn’t enough to ensure success. While a lot of hard work and a touch of luck play a part, persistence is the key. Keep trying and eventually you will read the words “We are delighted to inform you...”
1. What can we learn from J. K. Rowling’s experience with publishers?| A．Rejections from publishers are always fair. |
| B．Keep going even if you face lots of rejections. |
| C．Writers should give up after a few rejections. |
| D．Success comes overnight if you’re talented enough. |
| A．They stopped writing for a short time. |
| B．They became poets instead of novelists. |
| C．They followed social rules and quit writing. |
| D．They used male pen names for their writing. |
| A．Successful Female Writers |
| B．Life Is Hard for Female Writers |
| C．Never Give Up on Your Dreams |
| D．Talent Alone Can Ensure Success |
10 . When I was in my college, I have a full class schedule and a part-time job. I
After graduation, I decided to go to the
Me? Sports? No way. I was not
But just as I was beginning to feel comfortable.my friend suggested we play tennis
The first few months were quite
Obviously, if I hadn’t stepped outside of my comfort zone (区域), I would have never
| A．seldom | B．always | C．finally | D．still |
| A．lazy | B．overweight | C．diet | D．good |
| A．woods | B．court | C．gym | D．zone |
| A．often | B．independently | C．skillfully | D．properly |
| A．calm | B．inspired | C．angry | D．bored |
| A．relaxed | B．rich | C．afraid | D．athletic |
| A．changed | B．expected | C．followed | D．traveled |
| A．formally | B．normally | C．again | D．instead |
| A．hardly | B．strongly | C．partly | D．strangely |
| A．Awkwardly | B．Actively | C．Amazingly | D．Rudely |
| A．carrying | B．missing | C．seeing | D．holding |
| A．useful | B．sweet | C．satisfying | D．hard |
| A．in peace | B．in person | C．in surprise | D．in a hurry |
| A．questioned | B．wondered | C．discovered | D．remembered |
| A．excitement | B．fear | C．duty | D．pride |
