Flowers only bloom(开花) when they are planted ...

Flowers only bloom(开花) when they are planted in the right soil. That is also true for me.

I first moved to Foxboro, Massachusetts, as a single mother with my baby daughter, Darcy. I was drawn to its New England beauty, friendly people and rich history. It happened that there were a lot of forsythia(连翘) bushes around the house in which I lived just like my childhood home. I joined St. Mark’s Episcopal Church where I taught the Sunday school. At church, I met my second husband, Dean. For more than 25 years, I bloomed in Foxboro, and I had another two children.

Then, when Darcy was a few years out of college, she moved to Alameda, California, to be near friends. I missed her badly. A year later my beloved husband Dean had deadly cancer. He only made it eight months. My heart was broken. Later I moved to Alameda with my children. It was a beautiful Victorian island, and I was grateful to spend more time with Darcy. I even attended a church and made a few friends there. Still, I couldn’t help but miss Foxboro. It had everything and everyone I loved.

One spring day, when I was walking by a school, something yellow caught my eyes. Forsythia bushes! They made me homesick and I kept back my tears. “I miss you, Foxboro,” I whispered. Then I went into a shop and looked at some ceramic(陶瓷的) pots lined up on a shelf. A large white one seemed to catch my attention. “That’ll be perfect in my living room,” I thought.

I turned it over to look at the price. Instead I found these words: “New England Pottery, Foxboro, Massachusetts.” A piece of artwork, from my second hometown, was right here. It was able to spread across the country and so were forsythia bushes. I took it as a sign that I can bloom, right where I am.

1.From the text we learn that the author ____.

A．gave birth to three children in Foxboro

B．planted forsythia bushes around her house

C．got to know her second husband at church

D．worked as a middle school teacher in Foxboro

2.The author moved to Alameda so that she could ____.

A．have more time together with Darcy

B．forget the sorrow at her husband’s death

C．visit her children at Alameda College frequently

D．enjoy the beautiful scenery on the Victorian island

3.When the author saw forsythia bushes at a school she _____.

A．wanted to buy a ceramic pot to put them in

B．thought of her life in Foxboro

C．felt they would look great in her living room

D．believed they were real art work

4.Why does the author compare herself to flowers?

A．Because she wanted to show she likes flowers.

B．Because she can live in any place that is right like flowers.

C．Because she moved across the country just like flowers.

D．Because girls are like flowers that are blooming.

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In my living room, there is a plaque(匾) that advises me to “Bloom(开花) where you are planted.” It ____ me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s，when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the ____ of each teacher in the program. Dorothy ____ in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.

Dorothy taught in a school in Harlan County, Kentucky, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road ____ around the mountain. In the eight-mile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting ____ by the same train five times. Rather than feeling ____ by this drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The ____ level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of ____ .

From the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom(忧郁)　　 ____ . Upon arriving at Dorothy’s classroom, I was ____ with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were ____ poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). In case you don’t ____ , poke greens are a weed type plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.

Dorothy never ____ reports of exciting activities of her students. Her ____ never cooled down. When it came time to ____ for the testing and interviewing required to receive her Child Development Associate Certification, Dorothy was ____ . She came to the assessment(评价) and ____ in all areas. Afterward, she ____ me to the one-and-only steak house in the area to ____ her victory, as if she had received her Ph.D. degree. After the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. She said it was a family heirloom (传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be ____ with things.

1.A. convinces　　 B. reminds　　 C. informs　　 D. warns

2.A. classroom　　 B. family　　 C. office　　 D. dormitry

3.A. hangs out　　 B. moves out　　 C. stands out　　 D. turns out

4.A. winding　　 B. hiding　　 C. jumping　　 D. swinging

5.A. forgotten　　 B. abandoned　　 C. picked　　 D. caught

6.A. tired　　 B. excited　　 C. scared　　 D. regretted

7.A. education　　 B. wealth　　 C. health　　 D. poverty

8.A. happiness　　 B. shame　　 C. hopelessness　　 D. regret

9.A. disappeared　　 B. deepened　　 C. increased　　 D. flooded

10.A. comforted　　 B. satisfied　　 C. greeted　　 D. encouraged

11.A. serving　　 B. smelling　　 C. stealing　　 D. tasting

12.A. care　　 B. know　　 C. eat　　 D. like

13.A. kept a record of　　 B. complained of　　 C. took notice of　　 D. ran out of

14.A. anxiety　　 B. enthusiasm　　 C. sympathy　　 D. depression

15.A. search　　 B. sit　　 C. pay　　 D. look

16.A. nervous　　 B. shy　　 C. ready　　 D. careful

17.A. passed　　 B. failed　　 C. picked　　 D. falled

18.A. attracted　　 B. forced　　 C. invited　　 D. introduced

19.A. show　　 B. celebrate　　 C. declare　　 D. decide

20.A. packed　　 B. made　　 C. broken　　 D. matched

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The flowers are blooming and the birds are singing as Melinda sits in the rose garden of the nursing home. She is recalling old times as she waits for her family’s arrival. The nursing home has been Melinda’s new settlement ever since Thomas passed away a week ago. Thomas had fought a long and hard battle against lung cancer for three years. Unfortunately, he has broken the promise that he and Melinda had made: to be with each other for every birthday. Melinda knew this was unrealistic (不现实的) but agreed to the promise for Thomas’s sake.

“Thomas, you are completely a dreamer.” Melinda shouted to Thomas as he dragged on about living on an island with his beautiful wife. That’s what she loved about him most—he had a vivid imagination. They got married at age eighteen and began having children right away. Mary came within the year, followed by Thomas Benjamin II, Lilly-Ann, and Joseph “Little Joey” George. The family lived an exultant life filled with laughter and love.

“Mom!” Lilly shouted, but it really sounded like a howl. Melinda had lost herself in thinking about the life she had shared with her late husband. Lilly pushed her down the long dark halls of the nursing home until they arrived at the recreational room.

When the doors opened, Melinda put her hand over her mouth and was completely speechless. The room was crowded with the people nearest and dearest to her and the warmth and love was felt instantly. The night went on; stories and cocktails were shared and everything was perfect.

However, when Melinda caught a moment to herself she looked around at her family. With a smile on her face, she raised her Manhattan and called out for a toast. “This one is for you, Thomas, though you are not here.”

1.Why did Thomas break his promise?

A. He died of lung cancer. B. He was busy with his work.

C. He had to serve in the army. D. He stopped loving Melinda.

2.Which of the following best explains “exultant” underlined in Paragraph 2?

A. peaceful. B. stressful.

C. happy. D. simple.

3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Melinda liked to drink alcohol. B. Melinda was tired of noise.

C. Melinda’s children forgot their father. D. Melinda missed her husband badly.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Memories of Old Days B. A Particular Birthday

C. A Woman at a Nursing Home D. A Big Surprise for Melinda

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Starving polar bears are eating one another in the Arctic. Flowers are blooming too soon and die. The ice caps are melting so fast that rising water levels will threaten coastal towns along Florida within several decades. These are just a few examples of the terrible consequences of climate change supported by a new analysis in Nature.

In the past three decades, average global temperatures have risen about 0. 6°C and are projected to jump by about 1. 7°C by the end of the century, says Cynthia Rosenzweig, who leads the Climate Impacts Group at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia University in New York. “We’ve already seen that a relatively low amount of warming,” she says, “can lead to a broad range of changes. ”

The unnatural warming caused by man-made greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide produced by cars and coal-powered plants, brings trouble for entire ecosystems. In North America alone, scientists have identified 89 species of plants, such as the American holly that have flowered earlier in the spring. In Spain, apple trees bloom 35 days ahead of schedule in response to the higher temperatures. Other wildlife, like the insects that use certain plants for food and the birds that feed on the insects, must then move forward their seasonal stirrings(萌动) and mating（交配） patterns to survive.

To try to follow this time shift, some birds such as robins, the classic symbol of winter’s thaw(解冻时期), are returning to Colorado from their migrations some two weeks earlier than in years past. All these changes can throw a food chain in disorder. Some bird species that arrive before the insects reappear may starve to death.

“Around the world, plants and animals are waking up to an earlier alarm clock than they used to,” says Terry Root, a biologist from Stanford University.

1.The underlined word “projected”(in Paragraph 2) probably means “____”.

2.According to the third paragraph, as a result of climate change ____ .

3.What can we know about robins according to the passage?

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

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— When shall we go planting trees in the hill?

—______ it begins to rain, so they don’t need watering.

A. Not until          B. While                C. Till                   D. Unless

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In my living room, there is a plaque(匾) that advises me to “Bloom 1.you are planted.” It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s, when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job 2. (responsible) required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. Dorothy stands out in my memory as the one 3.“bloomed” in her remote area.

Dorothy taught in a school in Harlan County, Kentucky, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road 4. (wind) around the mountain. In the eight-mile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of 5. (catch) by the same train five times. Rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of6.(hope).

From the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom(忧郁) disappeared. Upon arriving at Dorothy’s classroom, I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children 7. (prepare) to show me their 8. (late)　 projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch).

Lonely 9. she was far away from the modern civilization and convenience, she never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. Her enthusiasm never cooled down. She passed all the tests 10.(excellent) and I found that Dorothy was really blooming where life had planted her.

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In such hot weather, the new plant will have to be protected from the sun if they ______.

A. are surviving           B. survives                          C. are to survive                D. have survived

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In such dry weather, the flowers will have to be watered if they _______.

A. have survived B. are to survive

C. would survive D. will survive

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Far away, in a forest outside Oslo, Norway, 1,000 newly planted trees are growing. When the trees are full-size, they will be cut down and used to make paper. The paper will be used to make copies of an unusual book. The book will contain 100 stories by 100 authors written over the course of 100 years.

Scottish artist Katie Paterson began the project last year. “We’re asking one writer a year to submit a story,” Paterson said. Subject, style, and length are up to the author, However, it is 100 years later that the stories can be revealed.

What’s the point of asking authors to write stories that readers alive today will never get to enjoy? “The project is a lot about the imagination,” she says. “It’s about thinking about the future and developing an artwork that’s not just for now but for a future generation.”

Paterson got the idea for the project while drawing tree rings in a notebook. Each ring in a tree’s trunk represents one year of growth. That inspired her to create a project that ties the present with the future. The idea seemed so far that she set it aside. But a few years later, Paterson had the opportunity to take part in a program called Slow Space. Organizers were looking for projects designed to unfold over time. Paterson’s was one of three selected.

The first work for the book was completed this year. The manuscript(手稿) is being held at Oslo’s public library, where a special room house the growing collection of stories.

“More and more paper books are phased out,” Paterson says. She notes that Oslo’s library has had thousands of digital books. Hopefully, she says that she expects the future generations will be excited enough to shout, “Look! They’re paper books!”

1.What’s the purpose of the project according to Paterson?

A. Protecting the forest.

B. Setting up a library.

C. Leaving behind some paper books for future generations.

D. Encouraging more authors to create more wonderful works.

2.How did the idea of the project occur to Paterson?

A. Inspired by tree rings.

B. Inspired by the library.

C. Inspired by the ecological environment.

D. Inspired by the program of Slow Space.

3.What’s the proper meaning of the underlined part?

A. Lit up.　　 B. Dying out.　　 C. Coming to life.　　 D. Passed down.

4.It can be inferred that ________.

A. the stories inside the book will remain secret until 2115

B. the stories inside the book will be selected among many

C. the book will record the biggest events during 100 years

D. the book will be held in the form of both paper and digital

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Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of hills are still ______.

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