1 . Li Zixuan is a junior middle school student. He is now studying in Grade 9. He has had many dreams since he was little. But as time goes by, some new dreams have appeared and some old ones have disappeared. However, only one dream is still in his mind.
Li Zixuan says that when he was a child, he heard about rockets and spaceships. At first, he didn’t know what they were. From his father, he knew that scientists made rockets to carry things into space, and spaceships were used to carry people through space. From then on, he has had a real interest in space. Every time he sees beautiful stars and the moon in the sky at night, he gets very excited. He is always dreaming that he can fly to space to look at the earth one day. His mother knows about his dream and often encourages him.
In school, Li Zixuan learned that the first man flew into space in 1961 and later, more astronauts succeeded in traveling into space. Some astronauts even landed on the moon. His teacher always encourages him to learn more. He knows not everyone has a chance to travel into space. More importantly, before he can fly to space, he must be trained specially.
Li Zixuan knows it’s not easy to achieve his dream, but he decides to try his best. He says I’ve had this dream for many years. It has brought me a lot of joy and always gives me power. Even if it doesn’t come true in the end, I won’t be sorry.”
1. What does the boy want to be when he grows up?| A．A scientist. | B．A pilot. | C．An engineer. | D．An astronaut. |
| A．His father. | B．His mother. | C．His teacher. | D．His friend. |
| A．Study very hard. | B．Get a driving license. |
| C．Do exercise every day. | D．Get some special training. |
| A．Dreams of a Boy | B．The Love of a Father |
| C．An Excellent Hobby | D．An Unusual Experience |
2 . Life is for living according to the well-used expression. Sometimes what we wish to do is not completely up to us.
Bucket lists have been called “the greatest hits of your life” and have helped some people get over anxiety to follow their dreams. Some of us may choose to write one to fill our life with new experiences, from skydiving to swimming with sharks.
This is something the BBC radio programme “All in the Mind” has been looking at. It heard from a blogger called Julie, who said she made a promise to live her bucket list.
It’s probably true that a list can encourage people to follow someone else’s idea. But why not at least dream of what we would like to do?
| A．The list can sometimes be crazy. |
| B．Working hard helps realize bucket lists. |
| C．Creating bucket lists can certainly give us hope. |
| D．How about making a bucket list once in a while? |
| E．Why not reach for the stars, even if we only reach the sky? |
| F．She dreams of cycling around the world and pushing her limits. |
| G．But there is no harm in dreaming about what we want in our life. |
3 . What we choose to do is up to us. “Life is for living”, according to a well-used expression. That may not be completely true, but there is no harm in dreaming about what we’d like to achieve in our life. Many of us write a list of things we’d like to do before we leave this world — often called a bucket list.
Bucket lists have been called “the greatest hits of your life” and have helped some people overcome anxiety which would have stopped them following their dreams. Some of us may choose to write one to fill our life with exciting and new experiences — from skydiving to swimming with sharks — the list is unlimited. This is something the BBC radio programme “All in the Mind” has been looking at. It heard from a blogger called Annette White, who said she made a promise to live her bucket list which “continuously pushes the comfort zone to its limits and beyond it.” Such a list can be exciting and can indeed help you plan your life and give you focus.
Creating a bucket list can certainly give us hope, but Clinical psychologist Linda Blair told the BBC that he was “not really in favour of bucket lists, which take you away from the chance to be spontaneous (顺其自然的).” It’s probably true that a list can encourage people to follow someone else’s idea of the perfect life. But why not at least dream of what we would like to do? Why not reach for the stars, even if we only reach the sky? Whether we want to plan it or just see what happens, we don’t know what tomorrow will bring, so maybe we should live for today.
1. What’s the purpose of “Life is for living” mentioned in Paragraph1?| A．To provide an evidence. | B．To make an explanation. |
| C．To make a comparison. | D．To draw out the topic to be discussed. |
| A．To prove what wide popularity bucket lists are. |
| B．To explain the working principle of bucket lists. |
| C．To show the helping functions of bucket lists. |
| D．To tell us the existing problems. |
| A．Objective. | B．Disapproving. | C．Positive. | D．Indifferent. |
| A．Whether we need a bucket list. | B．How we can make a bucket list. |
| C．How we can use our bucket list. | D．When we ignore our bucket list. |
4 . Jessica Reindahl had big dreams growing up as an only child in a military family-she wanted to fly, serve her country and, finally, help people.
“I wanted to fly because I just loved the excitement to get off-deck and in the air,” Reindahl says. “I wanted to serve my country because I wanted to be a part of something bigger than all of us.”
Reindahl’s first two dreams came true during a nine-year service in the U.S. Navy. Reindahl worked as a flight engineer on naval aircraft since 2007. “I kept the plane ready to fly both on the ground and in the air,” Reindahl says.
While in the Middle East, Reindahl met a nurse who flew in the Navy. “I saw how devoted and present they were with the care of their patients and it completely inspired me,” Reindahl says. “From that day, I knew I wanted to be a nurse.”
When she left active duty in 2016, Reindahl applied to UW-Eau Claire for a nursing degree. And her final goal will be achieved this month when she graduates.
“I want to give back,” Reindahl says. “I love learning about science, and if that can save a life, or make the world better, then I want to help.”
Dr. Megan Lagunas, assistant professor of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, regards Reindahl as someone who will be an asset to the nursing profession.“Jessica’s different background” allows her to bring her own perspective (视角) to nursing school which positively challenges everyone in those learning environments to think beyond their own viewpoint,” Lagunas says. “The nursing profession is lucky to have her.”
1. Why did Jessica Reindahl want to fly?| A．Because she liked the feeling of flying. | B．Because she wanted to serve her country. |
| C．Because she decided to follow her father. | D．Because she meant to give back to others. |
| A．Her different background. | B．Her experience with a nurse. |
| C．Her devotion to her country. | D．Her professor’s encouragement. |
| A．A lucky person. | B．A learned person. | C．A valuable person. | D．A powerful person. |
| A．Like father, like son. | B．Roses given, fragrance in hand. |
| C．God helps those who help themselves. | D．Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. |
5 . As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
1. Which of the following isn’t mentioned(提到) in this passage?| A．You may think you’re not good at some school subjects. |
| B．Making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. |
| C．You must never give up your dream. |
| D．Listening to English more can help you realize your dream. |
| A．can’t be realized | B．can be very small |
| C．will come true | D．can be very big |
| A．Remember what your dream is. |
| B．Don’t let your dream leave your heart. |
| C．Keep telling yourself what you want every day. |
| D．A, B and C. |
| A．to remember what your dream is |
| B．to decide what is the most important |
| C．to learn something more useful and find new hobbies |
| D．to get better exam results |
| A．How to Become a Writer |
| B．How to Make Your Dream Real |
| C．A Big Dream Is Made Up of Small Dreams |
| D．Everyone Can Realize His Dream |
6 . We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school. Imagine you could design your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is what they said:
Richard from the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gym and a shopping centre. My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.
Sonia from Italy: I’d like a room where we can relax and play computer games. I’d also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class.
Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off every week, besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o'clock, and finish earlier.
Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom and choice about how we study and what we study. I also think it’s not necessary for us to wear school uniforms every day. I really don’t like wearing it.
1. Which country is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．Italy | B．Japan | C．Australia | D．China |
| A．Sonia from Italy would like a room where she can relax and play computer games |
| B．Richard from the USA thinks his dream school should start at 10 o'clock |
| C．Hannah from Australia likes wearing a school uniform every day |
| D．Wu from Beijing thinks it would be great to have two more days off each week |
| A．Schools in the past | B．Schools today |
| C．Dream schools. | D．School lives |
7 . Read the following three posts from the website, ifonly.com, and answer the questions.
| ● CJ, 31, social worker I wish I had given the plain-looking guys a second chance while I was at school. I always went for handsome, athletic types. So, where am I today? Married to a good-looking fool. A handsome man who has no heart, no sympathy, and no love for anyone but himself. I sometimes visit my family back in my hometown and occasionally I run into old classmates – the plain-looking guys. And what do I see now? Very intelligent, warm, funny men who are everything I want, but will never have in a husband. |
| ● Mia, 22, photographer When I was at school, I played in most of the school sports teams. I remember one year our football team had to win the last game to get into the finals. Three minutes of the game left and we needed to score. I got control of the ball and ran towards the goal. Our captain was right next to me shouting “go on, take a shot.” But I picked and passed the ball to her. She shot and missed. If only I hadn’t passed the ball. I knew immediately that if I had taken the shot, I would have scored. Ever since that game I’ve always taken every opportunity I could. |
| ● Ben, 52, mechanic I wish I had listened to my parents more when I was a teenager. Thinking back, they gave me lots of good advice but I ignored everything they said. I thought they were old and didn’t know anything. Now I have got two teenagers of my own, and I realize how right they were. If I had listened to them, I might have made some better decisions in my life. I would have gone to university and probably waited a bit before I got married. I hope my daughters will listen to me more than I listened to my parents. |
1. Which of the following might be the best title of the first post?
| A．Missed Opportunities | B．Plain-looking Guys |
| C．Classmates Know Best | D．Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder |
| A．she had taken the shot |
| B．she had passed the ball to another person |
| C．she hadn’t missed the goal |
| D．she hadn’t got control of the ball |
| A．was determined to go to university |
| B．often turned to his parents for advice |
| C．looked up to everything that his parents said |
| D．thought he could make good decisions for himself |
8 . I always dreamed of studying abroad, to learn at a world-class university while further exploring the grounds on which these nations achieved new milestones of development with each passing day.
To study abroad after my graduation, I could not stop seeking my dream. To take the first step, I did some brainstorming and explored opportunities on the Internet and finally decided to go for China. There were a number of reasons behind it - its advanced education system and thousands of centuries of rich culture inspired me to study there. The primary one was my curiosity how a nation has left many nations behind in a short time at its fast pace of development.
So just like that, I applied, along with some of my friends, for a master's degree program at Communication University of China. I was the only one who got selected in the said program and in addition, the Chinese Scholarship Council sponsored all of my expenses. This good news was welcomed by my family.
This is my seventh month in Beijing. In my experience so far, one thing that appeared to be missing was the internship (实习)which I tried to find because I want to work here after completion of my studies. After some struggles I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to work as an intern with the Center for China and Globalization (CCG). It' s very exciting to work on their team as a researcher. Now I can proudly say that my decision to choose China as a study destination was the best decision I have ever made.
1. The writer writes the first paragraph mainly to .| A．encourage people to pursue dreams |
| B．summarize the main idea of the text |
| C．explain the reason for writing the passage |
| D．add some background information |
| A．China's rich culture. |
| B．His curiosity. |
| C．China's advanced education system. |
| D．His family's support. |
| A．He is most proud of living in China. |
| B．He wants to be a researcher in his own country in the future. |
| C．He plans to work in China after graduation. |
| D．He found a job upon arriving in Beijing. |
| A．Learning and Working in China |
| B．Travel Experiences in China |
| C．Realization of Dreams in China |
| D．Importance of Having Dreams |
9 . Marie, an 85-year-old woman who had been bedridden (卧床不起的) for 10 years, was granted her biggest wish to look at the sea again with help from East Coast Radio and Netcare 911.
About 10 years ago, Marie had an unsuccessful back operation which left her bedridden. She then had to stay in an old age home and needed constant care. “The only time she could go outside was when she was taken to hospital over the years,” said Lucy, Marie’s daughter.
Lucy wrote an e-mail to East Coast Radio in April asking them to help her take her mother to the beach because it was her biggest wish. She told them that her mother just wanted to go and look at the sea and go back again to the home, that’s all. East Coast Radio did an interview with the family and agreed to make her wish come true.
Two weeks later, a team of Netcare 911 paramedics (医护人员) fetched Marie from the old age home and took her in a stretcher to Amanzimtoti Beach. One of the paramedics found a bucket and collected some sea water for her to put her hands in. She also got a chance to touch the sand.
Marie said, “Thanks to these kind people, I could get to the beach again, which may be the last time for me.”
1. Why did Marie become bedridden?| A．Because of her old age. | B．Because of a failed operation. |
| C．Because of a traffic accident. | D．Because of little medical care. |
| A．Her family. | B．People from Amanzimtoti Beach. |
| C．East Coast Radio. | D．A team of Netcare 911 paramedics. |
| A．Hopeful. | B．Embarrassed. |
| C．Thankful. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．An old woman became bedridden because of bad luck. |
| B．Kind people helped a bedridden woman realize her wish. |
| C．East Coast Radio and Netcare 911 always help poor people. |
| D．Amanzimtoti Beach is a beautiful place people wish to visit. |
10 . The year I turned fifty, I resolved to do something new every day. However, balancing 365 new things with work and family, while still managing to do the laundry and get dinner on the table every night, was not always easy. In the early weeks of the project, I found it difficult to find so many new things.
It wasn’t long before my friends learned that I was open to almost anything I could consider a new thing, and the invitations began pouring in not just from friends, but friends of friends. As a result, my life was new. I went dog sledding. I attended a fashion show. I went to numerous lectures on all kinds of topics that I never would have previously considered useful or interesting and found something to appreciate in every single one. I even signed up immediately when learning about a local group trying to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by doing something unusual.
As time went by, whenever I learned about something that seemed remarkable, I did what I could to pursue it. Instead of “Why”, I began to ask “Why not”. Now I find it is easier to just keep my eyes open to the possibilities that surrounded me. It turned out that there were new things everywhere, and all I had to do was make a little effort to enjoy them.
I looked back on the year. It doesn’t matter to me that many of my “new things” weren’t exactly meaningful. What matters is how to make full use of them when discovering there is an endless number of new things for me. It seemed to me an obvious sign that at fifty, my life was full of promise. I could continue to grow, stretch my wings, and learn more every day for the rest of my life. I enjoyed the idea of something new, and it gave me a reason to welcome each day as an opportunity to experience the world a little differently.
1. Which of the following can best describe the author’s feeling according to Paragraph 1?| A．Better late than never. | B．Action speaks louder than words. |
| C．Saying is one thing but doing is another. | D．Experience is the best teacher. |
| A．Skeptical. | B．Appreciative. | C．Cautious. | D．Tolerant. |
| A．Make the most of new things. | B．Wait for your life to start over. |
| C．Try to find more new things. | D．Never say never when in trouble. |
| A．Dream for a New Life | B．The Value of Friendship |
| C．Remarkable New Things | D．A Year of New Things |
