Six years ago. something unforgettable happen...

Six years ago. something unforgettable happened. My wife, Liz, and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary that year. It was a lovely event hosted by our sons for us. Many wonderful friends from the past surprised us with presents and congratulations. Our gift to each other was a driving trip out west. We drove from Ontario into Alberta, then southward into Glacier National Park in Montana, and continued to Yellowstone National Park.

It was a cold spring day, and the Beartooth Highway had opened for the season just days before. Alongside the road, there was still a great amount of snow remaining. The seenery was so impressive that we made numerous stops to record memories with my camera. At roughly the highest point of the highway, I stopped at a lookout to catch the amazing views, with my wife in the center of my camera lens.

There were not many vehicles on the road. Occasionally, cars with energetic young tourists passed by. And then we heard a motorcycle in the distance. The driver of the motorcycle, in rags, parked behind our car. As he approached us, his only words were, “Give me your camera and get over there with your wife." I must admit I felt nervous that we might be robbed where we just created some beautiful memories. Surprisingly, he just took a picture of us, handed back my camera and rode off before we could express our gratitude. The photo he took is one of the most cherished and prized of our trip.

I learned my lesson somewhere I least expected it. God judges us just by our heart, so we should never judge a man by his appearance. If the motorcycle driver reads this story and remembers the situation, we would like to say "thank you" to him.

1.According to the passage, the trip was ______ .

A.a gift for their wedding anniversary

B.a suggestion from their friends

C.in late autumn six year ago

D.taken by train to the west

2.Which of the following can conclude the passage?

A.There is no best, only bette.

B.Don't judge a book by its cover.

C.Put yourself in others' shoes.

D.A contented mind is an everlasting feast.

3.The author was nervous when the motorcyclist offered to take a picture because _______.

A.the motorcyclist would break the camera

B.he could have lost the camera with memories

C.the motorcyclist might not be good at taking pictures

D.his wife might not be satisfied with the view there

4.Which of the following best describes the driver of the motorcycle?

A.kind and straightforward

B.cautious and admirable

C.rich and skeptical

D.creative and tolerant

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Two years ago, something happened that changed the way I look at the world. On my birthday, my grandfather, walking home with his hands full of groceries, fell and hit his head on the sidewalk. Just as we were leaving to meet him for dinner, we got the call that he was in the hospital. At first, I thought nothing of it, but when I heard the whole story, I couldn’t believe it. He hit his head so hard that he had a blood clot in his brain and it had to be operated on immediately, Everyone thought he would die.

Although my grandfather survived emergency brain surgery, he had complications (后遗症). He could hardly talk and he couldn’t walk. Shortly after, he was admitted to a nursing home. Today, he lives at home with my grandmother and is doing much better, but this isn’t about him. It’s about what I saw at that nursing home.

I saw something that many people haven’t seen, and some do often choose to ignore it, I saw more sadness in those days visiting the nursing home than I thought. In that one place were hundreds of old people who were alone and forgotten.

So what as to be done with the situation of the old? This is not an easy question, but something must be done. Perhaps groups in the community could assign each member to one nursing home patient with whom they could keep in regular contact. Maybe a school could focus on a nursing home and send cards, pictures and letters to residents. If periodic visits were arranged, I’m sure that for some, if not many, those students would be the only visitors they had all month. These are just a few ideas; we all need to work together.

I hope everyone to tour a local nursing home I further expect you to do something about it. You’ll brighten someone’s day, or maybe even his or her life.

1.Why was the author’s grandfather sent to a nursing home?

A. Because of the nursing home’s good atmosphere.

B. Because of the grandfather’s bad physical condition.

C. Because family members wanted him to live outside.

D. Because there were many old people at the nursing home.

2.What did the author think of the old people at the nursing home?

A. They deserved sympathy.

B. They were poor but kind.

C. They always forgot something

D. They needed to care for students.

3.What’s the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A. The author’s ways to look after old people in the community.

B. The author’s ideas of helping old people at the nursing home.

C. The author’s opinions about how to visit old people regularly.

D. The author’s reasons for sending old people to the nursing home.

4.What’s the author’s wish according to the text?

A. Old people can live longer and have a happy family.

B. People can help old people when they fall down on the street.

C. People can pay attention to the old people at nursing homes.

D. Government should ask students to visit old people at the nursing home.

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This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience. It happened about three years ago and it has had a____effect on me. I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know ____ but whose actions gave a new ___ to the words—kind and generous.

I was walking down a busy street on a cold，windy day in early ____.A homeless man，probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes，was ____ for change on a street corner.

A BMW car ___ on the other side of the street and an executive(主管)who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car. He was probably about ____ years old. He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie. He walked____ across the street and over to the homeless man. Without saying anything，he first gave him a lot of ____ and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves(手套)，beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks. Then he ____ them to the homeless man. The homeless man took them and stared with a/an ____ mouth.

As he drove off，I couldn't ____ thinking that it was probably the first time he had ____ the pedal(踏板)of that top­brand BMW car with a ____ foot！I stood there and the looks of ____ appeared on my face and the homeless man's.

Two men of about the same age ____ very different lives had met and the one who was ____ in materials had offered ___ than his shoes. He had left this BMW car and ____ down from his high position. He lifted up the other man when he offered respect，____and real generosity.

1.A. light　　　　　　　　 B．bad　　　 　 　　　　 C．strong　　　　　　 D．slow

2.A.officially　　　 　 B．personally　　　 　 C．similarly　　　　 D．generally

3.A.benefit　　　　　　 B．attitude　　　　 　 C．meaning　　　　 D．award

4.A.spring　　　　　　 B．summer　　　　　 　 C．autumn　　　　 　 D．winter

5.A.searching　　　　 B．making　　　　　　 C．blaming　　　　 D．begging

6.A.called up　　　　 　 B．broke up　　　　　　 C．pulled up　　 　 D．sped up

7.A.40　　　　　　　　　　 B．50　　　　　　　　 C．60　　　　　　　　 D．70

8.A.directly　　 　　 　 B．usually　　　　　　 C．unwillingly　　 D．fluently

9.A.money　　　　　　　　 B．water　　　　　　 C．sand　　　　　　 D．oil

10.A.posted　　　　　　 B．handed　　　　 　　 C．kicked　　　　　　 D．threw

11.A.closed　　　　　　 B．full　　　　　　 　 C．open　　　　　　　 D．empty

12.A.stand　　　　　　 B．delay　　　　　　　　 C．forget　　　　 　 D．help

13.A.bended　　　　　　 B．cut　　　　　　　　　 C．repaired　　　 　 D．pressed

14.A.relaxed　　　　　　 B．large　　　　　　　　 C．bare　　　　　　　 D．single

15.A.excitement　　　　 B．astonishment　　 C．sadness　　　　 D．pride

16.A.but　　　 　　　　　　 B．or　　　　 　　　　　　 C．and　　 　　　　 D．before

17.A.successful　　　　 B．careful　　　　　 C．useful　　　　　　 D．helpful

18.A.rather　　　　　　　 B．more　　　 　　　　 　 C．other　　　　　　 D．better

19.A.broken　　　　　　 B．fell　　　　　 　　 C．stepped　　　　 D．rolled

20.A.surprise　　　　　 B．disappointment　　 C．anxiety　　　　　 D．kindness

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Several years ago, my parents, my wife, my son and I ate at one of those restaurants where the menu is written on a blackboard. After a wonderful dinner, the waiter set the check in the middle of the table. That’s when it happened：my father did not reach for the check.

Conversation continued. Finally I realized that I should pick up the check! After hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents, after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with dollars, it had all changed. I reached for the check, and my view of myself suddenly changed. I was an adult. I was no longer a kid (child).

Some people mark off (区分) their lives in years, I measure mine in small events. I didn’t become a young man at a particular age, like 16, but rather when a kid who wandered in the streets called me “mister”. These events in my life are called “milestones”(里程碑).

There have been other milestones. The cops (policemen) of my youth always seemed big, even huge, and of course they were older than I was. Then one day they were suddenly neither. The day came when I suddenly realized that all the football players in the game I was watching were younger than I was. They were just big kids. With that milestone gone was the dream that someday, maybe I, too, could be a football player. Without ever having reached the hill, I was over it.

I never thought that I would fall asleep in front of the TV set as my father did. Now it’s what I do best. I never thought that I would go to the beach and not swim, yet I spent all of August at the shore and never once went into the ocean. I never thought that I would appreciate opera, but now the combination of voice and orchestra attracts me. I never thought that I would prefer to stay home in the evenings, but now I find myself passing up parties. I used to think that people who watched birds were strange, but this summer I found myself watching them, and maybe I’ll get a book on the subject. I feel a strong desire for a religious belief that I never thought I’d want, feel close to my ancestors long gone, and echo my father in arguments with my son. I’ll still lose….

One day I bought a house. One day－What a day!－I became a father, and not too long after that I picked up the check for my own father. I thought then it was a milestone for me. One day, when I was a little older, I realized it was one for him too, another milestone．

1.The tone established in the passage is one of ________.

A. sad regret　　 B. amusement

C. happiness　　 D. deep feeling

2.The author mentions the event in the restaurant because ________.

A. that was one of his milestones

B. he paid the bill but he didn’t want to

C. he became a father with dollars

D. that was the last restaurant meal with his parents

3.“Then they were suddenly neither” suggests that ________.

A. suddenly they became older than I was

B. suddenly I knew that they were neither bigger nor older than I was

C. suddenly I realized that I made a mistake

D. suddenly I found myself no longer a kid

4.Which of the following best expresses the author’s thinking?

A. One day is worth two tomorrows.

B. To save time is to lengthen life.

C. Time and tide wait for no man.

D. When an opportunity is lost, it never comes back to you.

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A couple of years ago, when my older daughter was 8,she gently told my wife and me that she’d gotten too old for us to read her books anymore. We didn’t try to talk her out of it or tell her many benefits of reading aloud to a child (even after they can do so themselves). 1.

Two weeks after stopping our bedtime readings, though, my older daughter asked whether we could start again. 2. As she later explained, “Everyone likes to be read to, even adults.” We’ve continued uninterrupted since. Right now, we’re deep into Philip Pullman’s “The Golden Compass.”

3. In most of the studies, people found that reading aloud appeared to strengthen parents’ feelings of competence, improve the quality of their relationships with their children and even reduce parental stress or depression.

Reading aloud to children improves a young mind’s cognitive development (thinking, problem-solving, decision-making) and reduces behavior problems, research shows. As with playing board games, reading to them increases concentration and attention spans.

And yet, too many of us stop before the kids want us to. 4.

The conversations children have around themes and ideas in books help them make sense of the world. And it’s a joyful way to connect and be close with your kid. While reading in bed, my daughters and I lie next to each other, sometimes leaning into one another. 5. It’s as high a quality as quality time gets.

A. She simply enjoyed the practice too much to let it go yet.

B. When she was a young child, we began a nearly daily reading called Milk & Books.

C. We were disappointed but respected her.

D. Reading aloud was significantly beneficial to children and their parents.

E. In Australia, more than a third of children aged 6 to 1l whose parents had stopped reading to them wanted to continue.

F. We laugh and are surprised together and have deep conversations about the novels.

G. It’s one of the most virtuous circles of parenting and teaching.

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My wife passed away a few years ago, and I went through the worst time in my life. I even wanted to kill myself. Just for my kids, I had to continue to live and work as a small town doctor at my medical clinic in Hawaii. My kids had gone to live on the mainland, and I was alone. Then they asked me to have a family trip.

On our trip, we turned on the TV at the motel and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. Seeing it falling down, I said to my kids：“ I'm going to Afghanistan.”And a few weeks later, International Medical Corps sent me to set up 20 clinics in provinces where people had no health care. In these field clinics surrounded by frightening shoots or deadly bombs ，we were eventually serving 27,000 patients a month in a very busy schedule.Tired and nervous, I gradually had a sense of achievement, a sense of purpose, and my depression went away.

In the years to follow, I went to Indonesia after the tsunami (海啸), Pakistan after the earthquakes, Sudan after the civil war, and Iraq after more and more bombs. Each time after disasters one after another, hundreds of people were killed, wounded and many more had to flee. We once set up movable clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees,_and it was supposed to hold 13,000 originally. Flu broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire. Water and food were also serious problems. “Adventure or not？”I often asked myself.

When my wife passed away, I thought my life was gone. But in reality, it was just getting started. At the end of her life, she went unconscious. I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit and the exciting adventures we would have.

I thought about the moment many times during my“adventures”. I didn't know how predictive those words would be，but I knew that she was still with me.

1.Where has the doctor been in the past few years?

A．Some countries where he could set up clinics.

B．Some African countries where flu broke out.

C．The places where the earthquakes happened.

D．The places that the horrible disasters struck.

2.How would the doctor describe his life after he had worked in Afghanistan?

A．Tired and troublesome.                   B．Busy and risky.

C．Meaningful and helpful.                  D．Frightening and depressing.

3.The underlined word“ refugees” means people________.

A．who are robbed, killed, or wounded           B．who suffer from flu in movable clinics

C．who like to take adventures              D．who have lost homes because of disasters

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The doctor's wife encouraged him to work in foreign countries.

B．What the doctor said to his wife before her death became reality.

C．The doctor's adventures made him understand the love of his wife.

D．With the true love of his wife, the doctor started to change his life.

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A few years ago, my wife, Sue had some serious health problems. She had suffered surgery after surgery and had also put on weight. Diets had not helped her and she suffered constantly from undiagnosed pain. One day the whole family sat down and drew up a “wish list”. To our surprise, one of Sue’s items was to run in a marathon. Given her history and physical limitations, I thought her goal was completely unrealistic, but Sue became committed to it.

She began by running very slowly and every day she ran just a little farther than she did the day before. Soon she could run three miles. Then five. Sue kept practicing and longed to run in the St. George Marathon in southern Utah.

On the big day, I parked our van near the finish line, waiting for Sue. The rain was steady and the wind was cold. The marathon had started over five hours ago. The fast and strong competitors had finished already. Several cold and injured runners had been transported past me, and I began to panic. The image of Sue, alone and cold, off the road somewhere, made me sick with worry.

Another hour passed and I spotted a small group running up. As they approached, I could see Sue, in the company of three others, and a woman in her twenties was near Sue. It was obvious that they had become friends during the race. I could see her begin to struggle. But when the finish line came into sight, she confidently even happily picked up her pace the last hundred yards to the finish line. Few people were left to congratulate my wife. They openly praised and embraced her, “She made us believe we could do it,” her new friend stated.

From then on, she was carrying herself differently. Her head was more upright. Her shoulders were squared. Her walk had a new confidence. Her voice held a new, quiet dignity. It was not as if she had become someone new; it was more as if she had discovered a real self she had not known before. It was perseverance that made her realize she was an undiscovered masterpiece with a million things left to learn about herself. She truly liked her newly discovered self. So did I.

1.Why did the author think Sue had an unrealistic goal?

A. She was in bad health condition.　　 B. She occasionally suffered from pains.

C. She was diagnosed with cancer.　　 D. She always had an unhealthy diet.

2.The author began to panic because ________.

A. he was cold and lonely on the road　　 B. he was concerned about Sue

C. he noticed some runners were sick　　 D. he saw his wife was struggling

3.As for “An Undiscovered Masterpiece”, the author refers to ________.

A. Sue’s squared shoulders　　 B. the marathon in southern Utah

C. Sue’s newly-discovered self　　 D. Sue’s newly-made friend

4.The writer wrote this article in order to tell us that ________.

A. Sue did a good job in the marathon

B. Sue made many friends in the race

C. he was grateful because Sue had recovered

D. nothing can take the place of perseverance

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When I was struggling with cancer a few years ago，my wife and I formed our own “couple caution circle”．Anytime a doctor came with news of my progress，my wife would give me a big hug. The reports were seldom good during the early stages of my illness，and one day a doctor brought particularly frightening news.Staring at my reports，he said in a low voice，“It doesn’t look like you’re going to make it.”

Before I could ask him a question，my wife stood up，handed me my clothes，adjusted the tubes fastened to my body and said，“Let’s get out of here.This man is a risk to your health.” As she helped me struggle to the door，the doctor came near us.“Stay back，” demanded my wife.“Stay away from us.”

As we walked together down the hall，the doctor attempted to catch up with us.“Keep going，” said my wife，pushing the intravenous (静脉注射的) stand.“We’re going to talk to someone who really knows what is going on.” Then she held up her hand to the doctor.“Don’t come any closer to us.”

The two of us moved as one.We escaped to the safety and hope of a doctor who did not confuse diagnosis with conclusion. I could never have made that walk toward wellness alone.

1.From the passage we know ________.

A．hearing that the husband was not going to make it，the wife went out of her mind

B．the wife’s decision in crisis (危机) contributed to the husband’s wellness

C．the husband was diagnosed with cancer by mistake

D．the husband became weaker and weaker as a result of the treatment conducted by the doctor

2.What’s the author’s feeling when writing the passage?

A．Angry.            B．Thankful.          C．Excited.           D．Sad.

3.What can be inferred from the passage ?

A．The wife was a woman hard to get along with.

B．The doctor was a dangerous man.

C．The wife loved her husband very much.

D．The husband was a man who believed everything would be OK.

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

A．A Happy Couple In Crisis                  B．Struggle With Cancer

C．In Crisis，Become As One                 D．Don’t Believe The Doctor

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It was many years ago. I was a________father on my way home to my wife and baby boy after spending all day________college classes. I had gone back to school to get a degree in education. I wanted　 to secure a________job that would help me to build a better life for my growing family. It was a two-hour round trip to the________, so every day I would pray for my 20-year-old car to________it all the way.

As I started down a lonely stretch of highway about 12 miles from my home I _____ a car parked along the side of the road with its emergency flashers________. A small woman was struggling to_______a flat tire. This was long before the age of cell phones________I knew that any other help might not arrive for a while. I________behind her car and offered to give her a hand. Her own hands were bruised（擦伤的）and________from struggling with the lug nuts（四方螺帽）and she had tears of frustration in her eyes. The lug nuts were rusty（生锈的）and________and the lug wrench（单向扳手）a little small, but after a while I got the flat off and the________tire on. As I said goodbye the little lady hugged me with tears of_____ this time. I waved and drove off a little embarrassed at her________. After all, it had just been one kind act.

It took me a lot of years after that to learn the true________of one kind act. One kind act can change the world. One kind act can teach more________than a million words. One kind act can save a lost soul and heal（治愈）a________heart.

Never pass up the possibility of using your own________to make this world a better place. Every day we are given the choice to be________or kind. Always choose to be kind.

1.A.great B.young C.lazy D.rich

2.A.preparing B.missing C.taking D.giving

3.A.teaching B.cooking C.driving D.writing

4.A.college B.hospital C.garage D.store

5.A.forget B.ignore C.get D.make

6.A.passed B.stopped C.noticed D.heard

7.A.out B.over C.on D.off

8.A.repair B.borrow C.buy D.change

9.A.and B.but C.though D.unless

10.A.set off B.pulled up C.showed off D.lay down

11.A.moving B.bleeding C.freezing D.shaking

12.A.shiny B.simple C.useful D.tight

13.A.spare B.worn C.clean D.cheap

14.A.pride B.regret C.pain D.relief

15.A.appreciation B.doubt C.expectation D.surprise

16.A.cause B.danger C.power D.pressure

17.A.curiosity B.love C.courage D.desire

18.A.light B.broken C.brave D.cold

19.A.kindness B.patience C.interest D.wisdom

20.A.tough B.busy C.cruel D.free

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Five years ago, my wife said she'd found us a tiny but adorable house. It was close to the historic Abbot Kinney. However, there was a bus depot（公共汽车停车场）across the street. Hundreds of buses noisily parked there every night and noisily left every morning. It was awful.

But I was determined to make the best of it. “It is noisy, but it offers us a good way to think about what is required to make a city work, "I kept telling our 6-year-old daughter.

Then one morning, I woke up to find that the buses were gone! I allowed myself to get excited. My daughter, however, was unhappy. It took me a minute to understand:she had got used to the idea of us having a role in city life.

Shortly afterward, a homeless encampment（临时营地）was built there. Then I found out what was planned for the bus depot-a place to deal with the homeless.

When I told my daughter about the“bridge housing", a big smile spread across her face. Her first reaction wasn't fear or selfishness. She understood instantly how special it was that the bus depot would become a place for people who needed just that to live.

What story about city life could I tell her then？I tried to keep fruit in the car so that at traffic lights, we could hand out a banana or an apple. When a woman put up a tent on the sidewalk in front of our stairs, I filled all her water bottles.

Now we have a couple hundred new neighbours, and I'll be telling anyone who will listen what an honour it is to live among the homeless. Without my daughter, I might not have come to the same conclusion.

1.What was wrong with the author's new house at the beginning?

A.It was too small for family use.

B.There was too much noise around.

C.It was too close to a tourist attraction.

D.There were too many neighbours around.

2.Why was the author's daughter unhappy when she found the buses were gone?

A.She thought she lost the role in city life.

B.She didn't like the idea of bridge housing.

C.She had been used to the presence of buses.

D.She couldn't go out of town without the buses.

3.What was the author's purpose of keeping fruit in his car?

A.To meet his family's needs.

B.To make his daughter happy.

C.To help the homeless when possible.

D.To thank those who had helped them.

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