1 . When I was about 4 years old, I decided to go to Disney World. For most young kids, it’s a normal request, but I had cerebral palsy (脑瘫). Walking into anywhere, let alone a crowded place like Disney World was, to put it lightly, a tall order. Luckily, I had people in my corner to help me. Over the next three years, I worked with physical doctors, acquired a walker, and practiced walking, standing, and balance — all skills that I would need to turn my goal into a reality.
I remember the feeling when my legs would protest doing any more work. Despite this, everyone else told me I could do it, so I kept it up. It was all because of people like my parents, brothers, teachers, and doctors that I was able to grow so much, both physically and mentally. Constantly pushing me to “walk on,” yet encouraging me whenever I needed it.
On June 9, 2008, as I stood in the tunnel leading into Main Street, my dad asked me if I wanted any help. I instantly replied, “No!” and situated myself facing the end of the tunnel, feet planted firmly, heart most likely beating out of my chest. Then I went, walking ever so slowly at first, then gradually speeding up. Step, step, step, step, bump. Holding fast onto the handlebars, I gathered up all my strength, picked up my walker and straightened out, picking up my pace once again. It wasn’t too long before the cheering increased because I had made it to the end, where my mom was waiting with tears in her eyes and arms open wide ready to hug her son and tell him how proud she was.
Looking back on that experience, I realize something pretty thoughtful. Every once in a while, life will throw a few bumps in the road. Though it may set you back for a bit, don’t let it stop you. Pick yourself back up and finish. It’s worth it. Besides, there just might be someone there cheering you on along the way.
1. Which of the following best explains “a tall order” underlined in paragraph 1?A.An easy decision. | B.An available action. |
C.A reasonable order. | D.A challenging task. |
A.He eventually has his brain disease well cured. |
B.He constantly gets courage and support from others. |
C.He is likely to do any kind of work in his later life. |
D.He is naturally gifted in keeping balance on his own. |
A.explain he was terrified to take the first step |
B.describe he took pride in his mother and friends |
C.show how he managed to walk by himself |
D.prove how he understood to respect others |
A.Where Dreams Come True | B.When Bad Fortune Falls |
C.How I Value Friendship | D.Why I Look Back My Life |
2 . When I was a teenager, I was invited to a formal dance party. I was
“Mom, I don’t know if I can wear these,” I said, feeling
As I arrived at the party, I tried to be
I quickly got up and laughed it off, pretending like it was
My friend Lilly helped me
When I returned home, I told Mom I felt like a complete
From that day forward, I stuck to flat shoes. I learned to
A.surprised | B.excited | C.relaxed | D.satisfied |
A.unsure | B.unsafe | C.unusual | D.unhappy |
A.breaks | B.turns | C.steps | D.attempts |
A.genuine | B.polite | C.serious | D.cool |
A.danger | B.injury | C.disaster | D.wonder |
A.landed on | B.tripped over | C.kicked up | D.ran into |
A.a hot potato | B.a big fish | C.no luck | D.no big deal |
A.fight | B.argue | C.disappear | D.struggle |
A.approach | B.avoid | C.prevent | D.identify |
A.patience | B.bravery | C.worry | D.anger |
A.fool | B.hero | C.stranger | D.dancer |
A.suggested | B.expected | C.promised | D.directed |
A.dependent | B.easy | C.careful | D.hard |
A.fashionable | B.tight | C.comfortable | D.special |
A.promote | B.accept | C.trust | D.refuse |
3 . There he was, turning the corner of Hawley and Main Street like clockwork. His red hair seemed to catch the sunlight, giving his head a soft candle-flame glow. He caught my eye, and up went his arm in his usual wave. As usual, I
Having moved from a larger city, I wasn’t used to waves from
Perhaps that’s why I enjoyed these daily waves. It felt great to be
One night I was walking in the street, my thoughts traveled to “The Waver”, wondering if I could be
I heard a car
Everyone at some point in their lives wonders if they’ve made any
A.waved | B.took | C.saluted | D.glanced |
A.cautious | B.reliable | C.friendly | D.thankful |
A.strangers | B.relatives | C.colleagues | D.employers |
A.informed | B.encouraged | C.encountered | D.acknowledged |
A.behaviors | B.business | C.appearance | D.manners |
A.worried | B.noticed | C.relieved | D.checked |
A.agree | B.attempt | C.promise | D.happen |
A.pedestrians | B.buildings | C.street | D.children |
A.mildness | B.kindness | C.eagerness | D.brightness |
A.brave | B.mature | C.lucky | D.crazy |
A.attacking | B.escaping | C.following | D.approaching |
A.lengthened | B.softened | C.worsened | D.tightened |
A.cool | B.tough | C.fresh | D.curious |
A.comment | B.impact | C.decision | D.sense |
A.accurately | B.slightly | C.thoroughly | D.generally |
4 . Today, after 10 days of medical treatment, for the first time, I went out alone to meet a motherly lady who I had met during my stay in a program. She had been unwell recently and lived alone. Her sons live in foreign countries.
After I called her and told about my plan to visit her, she started becoming excited and planning food at once. Nowadays, she has a lady cook coming by to help her but she does part of the work herself with her bandaged (绷带) leg.
I reached her home alone after being guided a couple of times by her before. I carried little things (snacks, books etc.) for her. She had been waiting for some time when I arrived. We talked about different things from health to her life and mine, from past to future, from food to travel etc. During the discussion, her care for me became clear when she made warm suggestions or supported me.
During the last few months, she had struggled with health and housework. She had got over those difficulties and here she was telling me how all of us must face some problems. She had seen a few people facing worse problems in the hospital and mentioned about their cases and was grateful for her present condition which was manageable.
She wanted to gift me something—she kept thinking of a dress, watch, footwear etc. whatever was new and great in her home. I kept refusing but finally took the footwear out of politeness.
She loved the snacks I had brought and wanted to eat them with her tea, I was quite happy to see the childlike interest.
While I was spending time with my motherly friend, the following thought kept coming back to me—probably this is why I have lived through the 10 days in this city. The time I spent with her seemed so much needed. I felt the deep peace it could bring to me and that brought such a big joy!
1. How did the elderly lady feel when she heard the author’s visit?A.Shocked. | B.Pleased. | C.Nervous. | D.Embarrassed. |
A.She was considerate and very healthy. |
B.She wished the author lo live with her. |
C.She showed much concern to her bandaged leg. |
D.She was grateful compared with those less fortunate. |
A.It is impolite to turn down the warm-hearted offer. |
B.She happened to need such shoes to wear. |
C.It would be a waste to keep shoes unused. |
D.She wanted to exchange gifts with her. |
A.It enabled the author to live in the city so long. |
B.It gave the author a lot of advice on a better life. |
C.It helped the author to keep a peaceful mind. |
D.It helped the author stay away from loneliness in life. |
Life is Good Clothing is a 100 million-dollar company run by brothers Bert and John Jacobs. Like any other businessmen, they went through a lot of failures. However, the idea
“Life is good” from their mother kept them going and inspired them to build a clothing company that is now very successful.
In 1988, Bert and Jacobs took a seven-week road trip from California to Boston. The brothers said this trip changed their lives forever as they looked back on their childhood. According to the Jacobs, their childhood was perfectly-imperfect. Their house did not have heating but they were taught to always see the good in things.
They remembered playing outside all day and when it was dinner time, they would gather around the dinner table. Their mother would say to them, “Tell me something good that happened today.” Their father had a near — death accident which caused severe damage to his right hand. The accident made their father develop a terrible temper (脾气),but their mother would always sing to them and read them children’s stories. “That optimism was something our family always had, even when we had little else,” the brothers said.
During the trip, they tried to figure out what they wanted to do with their lives and decided to run a clothing business. They started selling T-shirt designs in street fairs around Boston. Their design was just a simple drawing of a stick figure with the phrase “Life is good.”
Their small business didn’t turn out so well, but the two brothers did not give up. Then they changed their target audience. This time, they tried to sell their T-shirts to college students, going to different schools every night. Again it did not work. To figure out what they had been doing wrong, Bert and John held beer parties, where they asked their friends for their honest opinions. In return , they could enjoy free beer and amusing stories from the brothers. Again this did not seem to work and they were running out of money.
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However, they took the risk and held another party which they thought was the last.
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6 . As is known to all, most stories of kindness do not begin with formerly drug-addicted celebrity (名人) bad boys. Mine does.
When this
As my 80-year-old grandmother rose for the
I should have quickly taken control of the situation— but due to my blood faint, I didn’t. Luckily, Robert Downey Jr.
He called an ambulance immediately, and asked someone to
Some 15 years after that garden party, and five years since he’d been set free from prison for possession of drugs in his car, I came across Robert in a fancy restaurant. I was
“I don’t have any
It’s never too late to express our appreciation for kindness which lies in everyone, even a celebrity bad boy.
A.party | B.kindness | C.accident | D.story |
A.excitedly | B.surprisingly | C.fortunately | D.successfully |
A.garden | B.wheelchair | C.star | D.exit |
A.tore | B.broke | C.cut | D.pushed |
A.got across | B.turned up | C.got ready | D.calmed down |
A.buy | B.rent | C.lend | D.fetch |
A.tied | B.covered | C.placed | D.pulled |
A.instead | B.for example | C.otherwise | D.or rather |
A.shaking | B.waving | C.holding | D.pressing |
A.persuaded | B.born | C.raised | D.forced |
A.bother | B.talk to | C.stare at | D.upset |
A.abandon | B.set | C.follow | D.improve |
A.idea | B.trouble | C.doubt | D.interest |
A.called for | B.witnessed | C.heard of | D.performed |
A.However | B.After all | C.Therefore | D.On the contrary |
Love makes the world go around and a mother’s love never changes
After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. It’s hard to imagine that the other woman was my mother, who has been living alone for 19 years, but I am too busy to visit her often. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.
“What’s wrong? Are you well?” she asked. My mother always doubts that a late night call is a sign of bad news.
“It would be pleasant to spend some time with you,” I responded.
As I drove over to pick her up, I noticed that she seemed to be nervous about our date. But she smiled from a face that was as beautiful as an angel’s. “I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed,” she said.
We went to a restaurant that was very nice and comfortable. My mother look my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. I saw mom sitting there looking at me with a smile on her lips.
“I used to have to read the menu when you were small,” she said. “Then it’s time to let me return the favor,” I responded.
During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation - nothing special but catching up on recent events. We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed.
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I sat in the breakfast corner with my four-year-old son, Matthew, trying to ignore the ache in my stomach. I was still recovering from a surgery. I hoped for strength and happiness. But the future seemed so hopeless.
Matthew jumped up from his spot on the kitchen floor. “Bird!” he shouted, rushing to the sliding door. Sure enough, there was a white dove seated on a rubber tree. It sat there a few moments, and then flew away. I’d never seen one in our neighborhood before.
When I dragged myself to the kitchen the next morning, the dove was back. This time it was with a mate carrying twigs (嫩枝), “Look, Matthew,” I said, pointing to the tree. “They’re going to make a nest.” The doves flew in and out of the courtyard all week, building on the top of the rubber tree. Matthew could hardly contain his excitement. Every morning, he’d run into the kitchen and take his spot by the sliding glass door, talking to the birds while they worked. As much as I was grieving (感到悲伤), I couldn’t help but look forward to the doves’ visits too. We watched their progress as if it were a real-life soap opera unfolding before us. Gradually, my pain disappeared, replaced by joy.
Then it all went wrong. The courtyard was a safe enough spot for a nest, but the rubber tree’s broad, thin leaves were far from stable. One night, a strong wind blew through, throwing the doves’ nest to the ground. I heard the twigs break apart. Nothing good ever lasts. I wouldn’t blame the doves if they never came back. But they returned. And they paid no attention to the pi le of sticks that had once been their nest. They started again from scratch, though the wind destroyed all their hard work. The next day, and the next, they renewed their efforts, as if nothing had happened.
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9 . Two years ago,my friend and I were at college.With his birthday quickly
I was
Our university employed some security guards to
We decided to make a large pot of hot
I now realize that special energy is created when you choose to think bigger than yourself and act in
A.ending | B.passing | C.advancing | D.approaching |
A.order | B.request | C.problem | D.story |
A.struck | B.blessed | C.burdened | D.bored |
A.Refusing | B.Earning | C.Giving | D.Donating |
A.traditional | B.complex | C.familiar | D.novel |
A.controlled | B.supported | C.inspired | D.rewarded |
A.plan out | B.take over | C.watch for | D.hold back |
A.judge | B.help | C.monitor | D.protect |
A.step by step | B.around the clock | C.more or less | D.now and then |
A.addicted | B.devoted | C.attached | D.accustomed |
A.presence | B.hunger | C.poverty | D.thirsty |
A.tea | B.milk | C.porridge | D.chocolate |
A.workers | B.students | C.guards | D.drivers |
A.finally | B.initially | C.occasionally | D.frequently |
A.remind | B.track | C.spot | D.recognize |
A.spread | B.moved | C.happened | D.returned |
A.friends | B.difficulties | C.greetings | D.smiles |
A.similar | B.small | C.daily | D.modest |
A.service | B.place | C.charge | D.memory |
A.1esson | B.attention | C.gift | D.care |
10 . Many graduation ceremonies look different. But for Melody Ormond, it looked different because of the classmate who graduated alongside her—her grandmother, 75-year-old Pat Ormond. They both went to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and graduated together.
Pat took her first college class at Kennesaw State University 42 years ago. After one semester, she dropped out to move to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she spent the next several decades working as an accountant and raising a family. While she did take an occasional class at UTC, she says her family continued to encourage her to go back to finish her degree, especially after she retired. She agreed when her granddaughter decided to move to study psychology at UTC after a year at Berea College in Kentucky. They both entered UTC with enough college credits to make graduating together a possibility.
Pat and Melody graduated on November 20 as part of UTC’s 2020 class. The achievement has also made Pat somewhat of a celebrity.
“We are so proud to have graduates like Melody Ormond and her grandmother, Pat Ormond, in the UTC class of 2020,” said Steven R. Angle, UTC Chancellor,” Together, they personify the determination, commitment and love for lifelong learning we encourage in every UTC graduate.”
Pat hopes that she can be an example to other non-traditional college students who want to get their degrees. “Learning never stops,” Pat said. “That’s something that my father taught me when I was young. No matter what you do, learning never stops. Even if it’s auditing (旁听) a few classes, there’s always that option. “Pat isn’t planning to stop anytime soon. She’s already working on another degree — a bachelor’s degree in history.
Meanwhile, her granddaughter, who is hunting jobs, is interested in getting a master’s degree in clinical psychology so she can become a lawyer. But she says she’s in no rush. Her nana has taught her that she has plenty of time.
1. What was special for Melody’s graduation ceremony?A.It looked different from others. |
B.Her grandmother was 75-year-old. |
C.She celebrated it with all her classmates. |
D.Her grandmother graduated alongside her. |
A.Represent. | B.Follow. | C.Repeat. | D.Identify. |
A.They are anxious to be celebrities. |
B.They support and encourage each other. |
C.They prefer auditing regular lessons. |
D.They never stop creating opportunities. |
A.Passion gives life power. | B.A good beginning is half done. |
C.It’s never too late to learn. | D.Love can change everything. |