1 . As a little girl, I’d sit in the kitchen and watch my mother cook, but I didn’t really get into cooking. When I graduated from college and moved lo Washington DC, I left all of my friends behind. There were no new roommates. I was on my own and felt lonely. Home-cooked meals were my best attempt at changing my condition.

So, I started calling my mom and asking for the recipes (食谱) for my favorite dishes. It turned out that my mom didn’t have any recipes. She couldn’t give me a single measurement (计量) for any dish. She grew up in the kitchen with her mom too, and my grandma shared her knowledge through oral (口头的) tradition. Then it was my turn. My mom taught me how to “measure with my heart” when cooking. I learned to cook by tasting and feeling my food. And my food was pretty good. Soon enough, everyone was asking me for the recipes. That was why Bun Bo Bae, my cooking blog, came into being in 2019.

Bun Bo Bae was a space for me to put what I learned into writing. I didn’t want all of the secret knowledge behind dishes like my mom’s noodles and my dad’s tomato soup to disappear if the oral tradition ended one day. I wanted to write down every piece of advice I was given in detail.

These days, I experiment more. I’m not as strict with myself about recreating the dishes exactly as I remember about eating them. I use seasonal food materials when I can’t find some items. My food blog and flower count grew, and so did my confidence in the kitchen.

Bun Bo Bae also increased my confidence at work and gave me a space to write about what I love. It has connected me to countless new Internet friends.

Most importantly, writing for Bun Bo Bae has taught me that celebrating my culture doesn’t have to be about perfectly recreating my parents’ tradition. It’s about mixing what I’ve been taught with my own experiences, and cooking up something entirely new.

1. Why did the author begin her home-cooked meals?

A．To lead a healthy lifestyle.	B．To get rid of her loneliness.
C．To try out her mother’s recipes.	D．To improve her cooking skills.

2. What do we know about the author’s early effort at cooking?

A．She had trouble creating new recipes.

B．She followed strict measurements in cooking.

C．She made tastier dishes than her mom and grandma.

D．She mastered cooking skills under her mom’s oral guidance.

3. Why did the author create her cooking blog?

A．To bring her family members together.

B．To discuss local fine foods with followers.

C．To keep a record of her family’s cooking tradition.

D．To encourage people to develop healthy eating habits.

4. What has the author realized from her cooking experience?

A．It’s important to learn a basic living skill,

B．It’s necessary to share her food knowledge online.

C．It’s better to understand different cooking cultures.

D．It’s wise to connect traditional cooking methods with new ideas.

2 . Once upon a time, a boy was walking through the countryside when he saw, among some ________, an angel singing a beautiful song. The angel soon ________.

The boy thought that it must be the doorway to heaven, and that it would be fun to see what was up there. So he ________ building a big tower of wood, reaching up to the clouds. ________, when the tower was very ________, it collapsed (倒塌). Later, he ________ building it with bricks, and then with steel, but his tower always collapsed.

Just when he was about to ________, the angel returned, this time ________by other angels. The angel ________ again, and the boy listened closely. The ________ of the song was that you could only reach that heavenly (神圣的) place if you really wanted to, with all your heart.

No longer was the boy just ________; now he desired with all his might (力量) to go up and visit heaven with the angels. But he just couldn’t ________ it, and, overcome by his sense of powerlessness (无能为力) and sadness, he ________ and began to cry. However, he smiled when he suddenly saw the sun appear from behind the clouds and ________ a beautiful rainbow. The rainbow led ________ up to the door of heaven.

The boy traveled up the rainbow, filled with joy, knowing that only with sincere and heartfelt (衷心的) desire could one ever open the door to heaven.

1.

A．people

B．clouds

C．woods

D．bricks

2.

A．smiled

B．succeeded

C．disappeared

D．returned

3.

A．continued

B．stopped

C．started

D．proved

4.

A．Therefore

B．Meanwhile

C．However

D．Furthermore

5.

A．heavy

B．beautiful

C．tall

D．sharp

6.

A．tried

B．regretted

C．begged

D．liked

7.

A．give in

B．give up

C．give out

D．give off

8.

A．surrounded

B．ordered

C．watched

D．taken

9.

A．sang

B．built

C．cried

D．spoke

10.

A．clue

B．message

C．tip

D．answer

11.

A．happy

B．curious

C．worried

D．anxious

12.

A．manage

B．discover

C．promise

D．repair

13.

A．set down

B．turned down

C．cut down

D．sat down

14.

A．describe

B．create

C．put

D．pick

15.

A．partly

B．directly

C．smoothly

D．suddenly

3 . As the saying goes, “A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.” I am so ________ to have found my good friend, and I still remember how I built up my friendship with Jerry.

We became friends soon after we entered the senior high school. We played together and ________ our meals sometimes. We kept our ordinary friendship for quite a long time until that day when I broke my leg while playing basketball. He called the teacher ________ and even gave up his lessons and accompanied me to hospital. He didn’t stop helping me until I fully ________. I knew I got a(n) ________ friend then.

A good and true friend is a ________ that you can find pleasure in and a comfort that you can turn to when in trouble. When I was in junior high school, Jerry was not a good choice to make friends with, because he had ________ skin and looked ugly. I didn’t play with him, didn’t talk to him and even walked away when he ________ me. However, one afternoon, when I was ________ by several tough guys to give them money, it was Jerry who stood out, shouted loudly and ________ them away. I was very grateful and began to notice him ________.

We made friends at last. In addition to that ________ move, I found out more ________ in him under the dark skin and ugly face. Thanks to Jerry’s being my friend, I learned a lesson: one can never judge a person from his appearance. If we simply ________ these people, we’ll lose a lot of good friends. Furthermore, not only people ________ everything follows this golden rule.

1.

A．upset

B．fortunate

C．embarrassed

D．sad

2.

A．skipped

B．saved

C．shared

D．missed

3.

A．in no time

B．at no time

C．in no way

D．in no sense

4.

A．removed

B．discovered

C．forgot

D．recovered

5.

A．rude

B．true

C．ugly

D．strange

6.

A．treasure

B．joke

C．conflict

D．pity

7.

A．bright

B．dark

C．white

D．light

8.

A．approached

B．hated

C．teased

D．escaped

9.

A．laughed

B．moved

C．threatened

D．inspired

10.

A．took

B．rode

C．put

D．drove

11.

A．closely

B．distantly

C．unwillingly

D．narrowly

12.

A．numb

B．mean

C．timid

D．brave

13.

A．weaknesses

B．advantages

C．responsibility

D．gift

14.

A．value

B．assist

C．ignore

D．accompany

15.

A．when

B．but

C．or

D．while

4 . A father and his son went to a kite（风筝） festival. When they ________ , there were many parents and their children playing in the park   ________. The son was happy when he saw the sky filled with colorful kites. He wanted to fly a kite, too. So they went to a kite shop and   ________a beautiful one.

The father was good   ________ flying kites. Soon the kite was high up in the sky. After a while, the son said, “Dad, it   ________ that the string ( 线 ) is stopping the kite from flying higher. ________we cut it, the kite will be free and fly even higher. Can we cut it?” The father said   ________but just cut the string off. The kite really went higher. This made the little boy   ________ .

But then, a few minutes later, the kite started to ________ slowly.   It soon fell onto the ground. The son was ________ to see this. He asked his father, “I thought that after cutting the string, the kite would fly higher. Why did it fall down?”

The father smiled and said. “The role of the string was not stopping the kite from going higher, but was ________it stay in the sky, because the kite   ________can’t fly up. You helped the kite go up in the right   ________by using the string. But when you cut the string, it could no longer support (支撑) the kite.”

In our life, we may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing. ________ in fact, these might be the things that support us the most. We can really   ________ and become better by knowing the importance of these things.

1.

A．arrived

B．bought

C．got

D．waited

2.

A．sadly

B．quickly

C．happily

D．slowly

3.

A．made

B．bought

C．sold

D．broke

4.

A．for

B．to

C．with

D．at

5.

A．shakes

B．seems

C．turns

D．covers

6.

A．If

B．Though

C．Because

D．Until

7.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

8.

A．bored

B．sad

C．excited

D．afraid

9.

A．come down

B．go up

C．cut out

D．write down

10.

A．angry

B．surprised

C．relaxed

D．nervous

11.

A．finding

B．helping

C．seeing

D．hearing

12.

A．itself

B．myself

C．yourself

D．himself

13.

A．competition

B．information

C．way

D．instruction

14.

A．And

B．But

C．So

D．Because

15.

A．grow up

B．stay up

C．take care

D．tidy up

5 . Time was introduced to us when we were just kids and only knew the playing hours, but when we grew up, we got our own senses about how important “The Time” is. There is a story on time management which can give you some guidance.

A philosophy professor, once, decided to teach the students a valuable lesson about Time Management, so he stood before his class with some items on the table. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a big and empty jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in size. He then looked towards the class and asked the students if the jar was full. They all agreed that it was full. Therefore, the professor then moved to pick up a box of pebbles (鹅卵石) and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar gently. The pebbles, of course, rolled through the gaps between the rocks.

He then again looked up to the students and asked if the jar was full. They all again nodded their heads. For the last time, he turned towards the jar, this time, picked up a box of sand, poured it into the jar and shook it lightly. Of course, the sand moved into the gaps and filled up everything else. He then asked students for the last time if the jar was full or not. The students were surprised but responded with a unanimous “Yes.”

“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to realize that this jar actually is your life. The rocks are the important things — like your family, your children, your health, your partner. If nothing remained but only these, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter — like your job, your career, your house. The sand is everything else, the unimportant stuff.” “If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued “there is no space for the pebbles or the rocks.”

“The same goes for your life. If you keep on filling the jar with the sand, it means that you keep on spending all your time and energy on the pity things and you will never have room for the things that are important for you. First and foremost, focus on the rocks — the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

1. What’s the main function of the first paragraph?

A．To make a prediction.	B．To offer a guidance
C．To provide some advice.	D．To attract readers’ interest.

2. What can we know about the lesson from the passage?

A．The professor put the pebbles into the jar first.

B．The professor did four experiments altogether.

C．The result of the experiment was beyond students’ expectation.

D．It aimed to make students realize the importance of time for success.

3. According to the story, what are the “rocks” considered in life?

A．Your job and family.	B．Your career and children.
C．Your parents and body.	D．Your house and money.

4. What is the main lesson the professor wants to convey in the class?

A．It is important to make full use of time efficiently.

B．It is necessary to attach more importance to what truly matters in life.

C．It is crucial to strengthen the consciousness of managing time.

D．It is vital to arrange enough time for all aspects of life in advance.

6 . My family always had some sort of animal around, but none of them were truly mine. My parents didn’t permit me to _________ my own until I was seven years old. Finally, I was _________ to have my own _________, a fish called George. I said it was my responsibility to _________ it.

Every Friday I would clean out his bowl. I found myself _________ invitations to go somewhere immediately after school, because I would have to feed my fish first. Every day he would remind me that I was _________ and that I had someone depending on me.

One day, I came home from school and headed to my room to _________George. I found a _________ thing had happened. I _________ my bag and ran over to the bowl. I saw my best friend George floating around lifeless.

My mom walked into my room. I turned around as tears started to well in my eyes. “Mommy, George d…d…died.” With that __________ word I started crying uncontrollably. My mom came to my side as I hid my face in my pillows.

Suddenly, I realized that George hadn’t just __________ me. He had taught me what __________ meant. I learned it through feeding him and cleaning his bowl. This made me feel __________ . To my seven-year-old self, this was a great __________ . Slowly, a smile crossed my face. George was gone.__________ , the lessons he taught me would forever be carved into my memory.

1.

A．draw

B．imagine

C．have

D．share

2.

A．doubtful

B．excited

C．surprised

D．afraid

3.

A．toy

B．mind

C．time

D．pet

4.

A．take care of

B．make use of

C．get hold of

D．look forward to

5.

A．reading out

B．putting away

C．turning down

D．showing off

6.

A．replaced

B．recognized

C．affected

D．needed

7.

A．feed

B．save

C．impress

D．find

8.

A．basic

B．terrible

C．funny

D．familiar

9.

A．dropped

B．emptied

C．hid

D．checked

10.

A．common

B．last

C．extra

D．new

11.

A．left

B．reminded

C．defeated

D．chosen

12.

A．preference

B．independence

C．difficulty

D．responsibility

13.

A．safe

B．good

C．sorry

D．tired

14.

A．agreement

B．treatment

C．disappointment

D．achievement

15.

A．Otherwise

B．Besides

C．However

D．Therefore

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I used to play football when I was a little kid. Okay, let’s face it. I was never really a little kid. I was so big that I got to play football a whole year ahead of my friends. Our football league didn’t have an age limit, but it had a weight requirement. If you were heavy enough, you got to play. I was heavy enough at the age of eight.

The only problem was, by the time I turned ten I was too heavy. You had to weigh a certain amount to start playing, but if you weighed too much they made you stop. Not playing would be just fine with me. I would be happier sitting at home reading a book.

Dad was one of the team’s big sponsors and friends of the coach, so I figured I would let him down and that quitting wasn’t an option. I went, day after day, and week after week... until I was eleven and weighed more than two hundred pounds. I thought that would be the end of it, once and for all.

However, my coach came up with a bright idea to help me lose weight. The very next practice he presented me with a T-shirt made out of a black garbage bag. “Put it on,” he said, pointing out the holes for my head and arms. “Start running around the practice field.” “Koop going, Fireplug (消防栓),” other players would shout. “Fireplug” was the new name they gave me. Although no one ever explained it to me, I figured it had something to do with me being shaped like it.

Every day in practice, I had to run in that stupid garbage bag. My short fat legs weren’t exactly comfortable, and often I’d trip and fall. The other players would laugh. At that moment, I asked myself, “Why? Was I being punished for something? Wasn’t the running, sweating and pain enough?” I suddenly realized that I’d been knocking myself out for something I didn’t even want to do in the first place!

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It was then that I decided I wouldn’t play football anymore.

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Much to my surprise, my dad was on my side.

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8 . The sun prepared to rest for the evening, and I intended to follow. Looking forward to setting my camera aside for an evening, I _________ back to camp. Suddenly, I heard a voice behind me. “Photo, photo, photo.” A young Surma boy about 7 years old _________ me. I breathed a(n) _________ sigh. I had no energy to press the button one more time, no matter how eager he was.

I hoped the boy would find someone else to take his _________, but he kept following me. Finally, he _________ to catch my eye. As I looked at him, an idea for a composition _________ in my mind.

I _________ the boy where to stand and how to pose. As I prepared to take the photograph, his energy suddenly shifted from _________ to nervousness to fear. No matter how I told him to look and stand, he just looked at me _________. He’d gone camera shy! In an effort to __________ him, I clapped my hands, saying, “That was great. You were great”. The boy’s face immediately __________ a smile. I intuitively took a few __________ of the moment. That photograph turned out to be __________ than the composition I’d imagined.

I have learned much about myself and life through photography. The outer __________ of taking photos take me on . inner journeys to heal and transform. __________ on my experience with the Surma boy, I realised I had been __________ my own ideas, and wants. But, all the boy had really wanted was to be __________ for a moment. That was the moment that needed to be __________ .

Photography has become my connection to the world. I’m privileged to see others, like that Surma boy, __________ focusing on my own issues, which __________ me of what’s truly important in life.

1.

A．looked

B．marched

C．headed

D．crawled

2.

A．fished

B．dogged

C．foxed

D．petted

3.

A．energetic

B．zealous

C．shameful

D．tired

4.

A．photograph

B．hand

C．advice

D．place

5.

A．happened

B．managed

C．turned

D．agreed

6.

A．flashed

B．lifted

C．hid

D．disappeared

7.

A．awarded

B．instructed

C．noticed

D．evaluated

8.

A．eagerness

B．politeness

C．wildness

D．loneliness

9.

A．naturally

B．awkwardly

C．angrily

D．ambitiously

10.

A．concern

B．force

C．surprise

D．cheer

11.

A．reached for

B．went through

C．broke into

D．acted on

12.

A．shots

B．signals

C．exercises

D．copies

13.

A．worse

B．better

C．riskier

D．clearer

14.

A．adventures

B．memories

C．achievements

D．experiences

15.

A．Drawing

B．Passing

C．Reflecting

D．Relying

16.

A．taught up in

B．fed up with

C．looking up to

D．making up for

17.

A．celebrated

B．remembered

C．seen

D．admired

18.

A．captured

B．changed

C．Identified

D．neglected

19.

A．other than

B．rather than

C．regardless of

D．as for

20.

A．informs

B．accuses

C．warns

D．reminds

9 . As a boy, I knew little about baseball. Yet I later became the father of two boys, Will and Tim, who were both interested in baseball. On Saturday mornings, I’d take Will out to the playground and play catch with him. Because of my weak arm, the ball often dropped before he could catch it. After many misses, he said one day, “How am I ever going to make the major leagues (联盟)?” “You have the wrong dad, kid,” I thought. Baseball isn’t my thing.

Still, I wanted to give my kids confidence on the field. There was an official Little League in our area, but it was super-competitive and only catered to older boys. I really hoped we had something less competitive, something that welcomed younger boys and girls.

I shared the idea with some neighbors. “That would be great!” they said. Now who could organize such a thing? Not me. I tried to put the idea aside, but it wouldn’t leave me. I finally decided that I must do something about it. So I called the city government, explaining that some families wanted to start a baseball league in our neighborhood. Were there any fields for that? When I had to speak to the official in charge, I got butterflies in my stomach. What if he said no? “Yes, we have two fields for four hours every Sunday morning,” the man said hearing my request. Our league was founded. What a joy it was to sit on the benches, watching Will and Tim playing baseball! And I became the most unlikely baseball commissioner (专员) ever.

Many years have passed. Now Will and Tim are new dads, and I can’t want to see what they’ll have to do. I know better than anyone: Parenthood calls you to do the most unlikely things.

1. Why did the author think his son Will had the wrong father?

A．He had poor baseball skills.	B．He had no confidence in his son.
C．He wouldn’t play catch with his son.	D．He didn’t know what his son’s dream was.

2. What does the underlined phrase “catered to” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Won the respect of.	B．Ensured the safety of.
C．Served the purpose of.	D．Saved the trouble of.

3. How did the author probably feel while talking to the official?

A．Confident.

B．Peaceful.

C．Nervous.

D．Proud.

4. What does the author want to stress in the text?

A．The need to challenge oneself.	B．The greatness of parental love.
C．The role of sports in kids’ growth.	D．The relationship between parents and kids.

10 . Jane had lived her entire life in a small town. ________ she had spent decades dreaming about travelling, she never took action to make it happen.

On her 65th birthday, Jane made a brave decision. She sold all her ________ and with a backpack, she set off. The initial days on the road were ________ --- she felt like she finally lived the life she had always dreamed of.

Yet, after a few weeks, she began feeling ________. With each new step, her legs hurt more and more. ________, she slammed (怒摔 ) her backpack on the ground and sat down beside it with tears. ________ hopelessly into the road ahead, she shouted loudly, “I have nothing left in my life!”

It ________ that a life adviser heard her words while resting behind a tree near her. He decided to help her, so he grabbed her backpack and ________ quickly. Shocked and in complete sadness, Jane cried more loudly, “That backpack was all I had. Now everything is ________ !”

About twenty minutes later, she collected her ________, and slowly walked forward. Then ________, she saw her backpack on the road a short distance ahead of her. She was so ________ that she couldn’t help exclaiming, “Oh, thank heavens! Now I can continue onward ......”

As we journey ________ our lives, we may experience incredible disappointments. During this time, it seems we’ve lost everything. ________, actually, we are holding a backpack of support.

So don’t lose ________. Keep going, and you’ll achieve your dream.

1.

A．When

B．While

C．If

D．Because

2.

A．belongings

B．goods

C．materials

D．decorations

3.

A．boring

B．normal

C．familiar

D．amazing

4.

A．curious

B．nervous

C．painful

D．shocked

5.

A．Regularly

B．Eventually

C．Currently

D．Originally

6.

A．Glancing

B．Glaring

C．Staring

D．Pointing

7.

A．showed

B．happened

C．seemed

D．proved

8.

A．disappeared

B．moved

C．responded

D．apologized

9.

A．limited

B．missed

C．ended

D．gone

10.

A．emotions

B．memories

C．comments

D．tips

11.

A．now and then

B．all of a sudden

C．sooner or later

D．as usual

12.

A．impressed

B．peaceful

C．concerned

D．grateful

13.

A．across

B．around

C．through

D．toward

14.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Thus

D．Besides

15.

A．chance

B．balance

C．heart

D．interest