From a young age, Michael Platt loved two thi...

From a young age, Michael Platt loved two things: Martin Luther King and cupcakes. He remembered statistics about income inequality and children hunger. But he also ____afternoons at his computer in his Bowie home, awestruck by YouTube bakers who transformed a base of eggs, flour and water ____edible (可食用的) works of art.

Michael saw a way to____his twin passions. At age 11, he founded a bakery that operates on the Toms one-for-one model: For every cupcake, cake or cookie Michael ____, he donates another to the homeless and ____. Michael, now 13,said he ____enjoys handing out cupcakes to kids.

Sometimes Michael bakes to____money for hunger-fighting nonprofit groups, too. He spent a morning last weekend teaching a baking class to raise money for No Kid Hungry.

He can keep up with his baking in part because he is homeschooled by his mother, who quit her job to_____Michael full time. Michael ____from public school-and his mother from job-after his epilepsy (癫痫) was diagnosed in sixth grade. His epilepsy became too ____ and too frequent to allow him to sit in a classroom, his mother explained.

“It was a very, very ____time, “ she said of the period after the diagnosis, during which Michael had to ____ his physical activity. “He had to stop everything he ____:Gymnastics, climbing trees, diving. So that’s when he kind of threw himself into baking,” she said. Baking, Michael said, makes him feel ____ .

But when he started the bakery, he knew from the beginning that he wanted his ____ to do more than make money. Michael hopes his cupcakes spread awareness of the past and ____others to work for social equality.

Sometimes, Michael ____ , he grows tired of being in the kitchen. Then he remembers the ____ boy he met once while ____cupcakes. A couple of days afterward, the boy’s father messaged Michael on Facebook to say that his son, encouraged by Michael’s example, now aspired (向往) to ____ a baker, “That inspired me,” Michael said.

1.A.spent B.cost C.wasted D.took

2.A.about B.with C.from D.into

3.A.separate B.connect C.hold D.achieve

4.A.throws B.burns C.sells D.eats

5.A.thirsty B.hungry C.black D.foolish

6.A.gradually B.generally C.especially D.only

7.A.save B.pick C.get D.invest

8.A.attend to B.lead to C.turn to D.respond to

9.A.withdrew B.graduated C.heard D.escaped

10.A.real B.normal C.exciting D.severe

11.A.pleasant B.significant C.inadequate D.rough

12.A.limit B.clear C.practice D.exchange

13.A.forgot B.adored C.appreciated D.explored

14.A.sad B.calm C.amazed D.wealthy

15.A.attitude B.skill C.business D.explanation

16.A.adapt B.follow C.inspire D.inform

17.A.believes B.refuses C.imagines D.admits

18.A.poor B.diligent C.anxious D.lovely

19.A.picking out B.giving out C.making out D.working out

20.A.teach B.employ C.convince D.become

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Kieron Graham has known from a young age that he was adopted. While he loves his adoptive family, he has always wondered about his birth mother and brother. When his adoptive mom gave him a DNA test tool, they both hoped it might lead to his birth family. But neither guessed it would work so quickly, or that when it did, Graham would learn he and his long-lost brother may have crossed paths every day.

It took just one week from the time Graham, a college student at Georgia's Kennesaw State University, received his DNA results on Ancestry.com for him to connect with his brother. Graham's DNA results showed that his closest match was a man named Vincent Ghant, and it turned out Ghant lived just a few minutes away.

Graham reached out and learned that the two were in fact long-lost brothers. Their mother, Shawn Ghant, made the difficult decision to place Kieron in adoptive care when he was just a baby. And she has worried and wondered about her youngest son ever since. Graham has since been reunited with his mother and both of his brothers on his mother's side.

“It’s all surreal(离奇的), too many emotions to describe exactly what I’m feeling about the entire situation, but it’s a good situation,” Graham tells MNN.

As fate would have it, Kieron and Vincent are both students at Kennesaw State. They even have the same major: political science. So it's a safe bet the two crossed paths many times over the past three years. And now, thanks to some DNA sleuthing(筛查), the two will cross paths many more times in the years to come.

“We’re getting together on Christmas with everyone, birth mother included,” Graham says. “That's sure to be a very indelible Christmas indeed, which will always be treasured by us.”

1.According to the passage, Graham ___________.

A. is quite familiar with his birth family

B. relied on a website to find his birth family

C. happens to be working in Ancestry.com

D. is studying engineering in the state university

2.What can we infer from the third paragraph?

A. It was hard for Shawn to place her son in adoptive care.

B. Graham has three adoptive brothers on his mother’s side.

C. It was too difficult for the whole family to get united.

D. Shawn Ghant loves her older sons more.

3.What does Graham probably think of his experience?

A. Unbelievable and exciting. B. Surprising but common.

C. Undoubted and inspiring. D. Moving but painful.

4.What does the underlined word “indelible” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Normal. B. Silent. C. Traditional. D. Unforgettable.

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Some of the greatest moments in human history were fueled by emotional intelligence. When Martin Luther King. Jr. presented his dream, he chose language that would stir the hearts of his audience. Delivering this electrifying(震撼性的) message required emotional intelligence—the ability to recognize, understand, and manage emotions.

Emotional intelligence has been highly recommended by leaders, policymakers, and educators as the solution to a wide range of social problems. If we can teach our children to manage emotions, the argument goes, we'll have less bullying and more cooperation. If we can cultivate emotional intelligence among leaders and doctors, we'll have more caring workplaces and more compassionate healthcare.

Emotional intelligence is important, but the uncontrolled enthusiasm has obscured (掩盖)a dark side. New evidence shows that when people sharpen their emotional skills, they become better at manipulating (把持) others. When you're good at controlling your own emotions, you can hide your true feelings. When you know what others are feeling, you can motivate them to act against their own best interests.

Social scientists have begun to document this dark side of emotional intelligence. In a research led by University of professor Jochen Menges, when a leader gave an inspiring speech filled with emotion. the audience was less likely to scrutinize (细察) the message and remembered of the content. Ironically(讽刺的是) audience members were so moved by the speech that they claimed to recall more of it.

The authors call this the awestruck effect, but it might just as easily be described as the dumbstruck effect. One observer reflected that Hitler's persuasive impact came from his ability to strategically express emotions—he would "ear open his heart—and these emotions affected his followers to the point that they would"stop thinking critically and just emote.”

Leaders who master emotions can rob us of our capacities to reason. If their values are out of step with our own. the results can be destructive. New evidence suggests that when people have self-serving motives (动机), emotional intelligence becomes a weapon for manipulating others. In a study led by the University of Toronto psychologist Stephane Cote, university employees filled out a survey about their Machiavellian(不择手段的) tendencies, and took a test measuring their knowledge about effective strategies for managing emotions. Then, Cote's team assessed how often the employees deliberately undermined (逐渐削弱) their colleagues. The employees involved in the most harmful behaviors were Machiavellians with high emotional intelligence. They used their emotional skills to lower the dignity of their peers for personal gain.

Shining a light on this dark side of emotional intelligence is one mission of a research team led University College London professor Martin Kilduff. According to these experts, emotional intelligence helps people disguise (伪装) one set of emotions while expressing another for personal Professor Kiiduit's team writes,""The strategic disguise of one's own emotions and the manipulation of others' emotions for strategic ends are behaviors evident not only on Shakespeare's stage but also in the offices and corridors where power and influence are traded.”

Of course, people aren't always using emotional intelligence for nefarious ends. More often than not, emotional skills are simply instrumental tools for goal accomplishment. A research team discovered that founder Anita Roddick used emotional intelligence to inspire her employees fundraise for charity. As Roddick explained, "Whenever particular project we always tried to break their hearts we wanted to persuade our staff to support a particular project we always tried to break their hearts.”

There is growing recognition that emotional intelligence--like any skill--can be used for good or evil. So if we're going to teach emotional intelligence in schools and develop it at work, we need to　 consider the values that go along with it and where it's actually useful.

1.Why does the author mention Martin Luther King, Jr?

A. To honor the great leader for his courage.

B. To recommend his speech to other leaders.

C. To impress the readers with a major topic.

D. To advocate a society with fewer problems.

2.Which of the following belongs to a dark side of emotional intelligence?

A. Developing the capability to control one's own emotion.

B. Inducing people to do what brings disadvantages to them.

C. Appealing to the audience to concentrate and remember more.

D. Encouraging the moved audience to a more of the speech.

3.What is the dumbstruck effect of Hitler's emotional intelligence?

A. His followers would tear open their hearts to him.

B. His followers would express emotions strategically.

C. His followers would lose the ability to reason properly.

D. His followers would develop the self-serving motives.

4.How do people use their emotional intelligence for personal gain?

A. They disguise their emotions to earn others' trust.

B. They help their colleagues to build up confidence.

C. They present their strategic behaviors on the stage.

D. They lower their own dignity to gain popularity.

5.Which may mean the same as the underlined word in Paragraph 8?

A. Immoral. B. Unimportant.

C. Illegal. D. Uncontrollable.

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

A. The benefits of emotional intelligence

B. The ways of disguising one's emotions

C. The reasons for using emotional skills

D. The dark side of emotional intelligence

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Children, especially at young ages, are very creative. And creativity can be a glorious(极好的) thing. Look at all the amazing artists and architects that have created glorious pieces of history. Look at all the authors with the award winning books. Now I am not saying everyone is going to end up this way but creativity is an important part of growing up and becoming who you are. This should be encouraged in young children as well as the older children.

Young children grow up playing with make-believe. And so many people try to make their young child see that their invisible friend isn’t real or that talking when someone is not in the room is weird. To adults it is, but for small children it is them being creative. May it be them playing house, or chef, or playing with stuffed animals, it is their creative part coming out. Some kids can have fun playing with rocks and sticks and it’s because of their creativeness that they can do this. The invisible friend part is another part of being imaginative, and is not a bad thing since they will grow out of that phase(阶段). So encourage this and play along with them, play house, or stuffed animals or whatever they want to play. Help keep their imagination running. You can even make up games, like treasure hunts, or dinosaurs, super heroes; there is just so much you can choose from.

All this can help your children’s minds stay creative. The arts and music, even thoughts are an important part of life and important in our society. If we didn’t have and encourage creative thinking, we wouldn’t have had inventors, or philosophers, or as I said before, artists.

1.The underlined word “weird” is close in meaning to ________.

A. familiar        B. strange        C. common       D. natural

2.According to the author, if a child talks alone in a room, we should ________.

A. let him be

B. stop him from doing so

C. give him some advice

D. know that he is suffering from loneliness

3.What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A. How creative artists and architects are born.

B. How to help children grow up in a healthy way.

C. What kind of activities children like.

D. How to help children to be creative.

4.The author of the passage would agree that ________.

A. every child can become creative artists or inventors

B. creative people all show strange behaviors when young

C. creativity brings out great artists and architects

D. creativity is a natural ability to be born with

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Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. “The only thing that I love is dance,” she told CBS News. That ambition nearly _______ one night in 2010.

Hill, then a 17-year-old high school senior, was in a car accident that put her in the hospital for 51 days and that _______ her paralyzed from the waist down. For most people, that would have _______ any hope of a dancing career. For Hill, it was the _______ . Far from being a（n） _______ , her wheelchair encouraged her. “I wanted to _______ to my community and to myself that I was still ‘normal’.” Whatever normal meant, normal for her meant _______ . so Hill did it in her wheelchair right alongside her _______ high school dance team. “Half of my body was _______ from me, and I have to move it with my hands,” “It ________ took a lot of learning and patience.”

After graduation, Hill wanted to ________ her dance network to include women like her. She met people online who had suffered various spinal cord injuries and shared her ________ , and she invited them to dance with her. “It was such a（n） ________ experience.” Hoping to ________ more people in a larger city, Hill moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and formed a team of dancers with disabilities she calls the Rollettes, a ________ to the Rockettes, a famous dancing team. “I want to ________ the prejudice of wheelchair users and show that dance is dance, whether you’re walking or you’re ________ ,” she said to CBS News. Hill has attained what many of us never will: her childhood dream. She’s a dancer. But the Rollettes have helped her find something ________ . She calls it the Rollettes Experience, and in 2019, 173 participants from ten countries attended it. For many, it was the first time they’d felt they ________ . “It was the most unimaginable thing when I rolled into a room and everyone was at ________ level.” Hill told CBS News.

1.A.escaped B.ended C.passed D.arose

2.A.prevented B.avoided C.left D.protected

3.A.built B.disappointed C.motivated D.destroyed

4.A.beginning B.result C.incident D.experience

5.A.effect B.object C.gift D.barrier

6.A.announce B.explain C.prove D.advocate

7.A.dancing B.living C.continuing D.performing

8.A.considerate B.nondisabled C.disabled D.energetic

9.A.cut off B.brought out C.left over D.taken away

10.A.barely B.definitely C.probably D.merely

11.A.expose B.explore C.expand D.expect

12.A.experience B.determination C.comment D.adventure

13.A.embarrassing B.tiring C.regrettable D.amazing

14.A.reach B.evaluate C.appreciate D.observe

15.A.kick B.shake C.nod D.pat

16.A.give in to B.pick up C.look into D.break down

17.A.rolling B.standing C.sitting D.lying

18.A.sympathetic B.significant C.sufficient D.serious

19.A.succeeded B.benefited C.belonged D.won

20.A.eye B.head C.nose D.arm

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Since the age of three, Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. "The only thing that I loved was dance," she told CBS News. That ambition nearly _______ in 2010. Hill, then a 17-year-old student in a small town, was in an accident that left her paralyzed from the _______ down. For most people, that would have _______ any hope of a dancing career. For Hill, it was the beginning. _______ being an obstacle, her wheelchair empowered her. "I wanted to _______ to my myself I was still 'normal'."

Hill danced in her wheelchair alongside her school dance team. "Half of my body was _______ from me," Hill told Today. "and it definitely took a lot of learning and _______ After graduation, Hill wanted to _______ her dance network to include women who had _______ various spinal cord injuries but shared her ________. "It was such an amazing experience?”

Hoping to reach more people in a ________ city, Hill moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and formed the Rollettes. "I want to ________ the stereotype （模式化观念）of wheelchair users.", Dancing on wheels can be just as artful as the foot-based ________ . In dance competitions, they rocked their bodies to ________, and struck poses in dynamic routines. They're having fun, and as the audiences' reactions ________　　 , the fun is infectious. Hill has ________ what many of us never will: her childhood dream. ________ the Rollettes have helped her find something else just as ________. Every year she holds a dance camp for wheelchair users to help them find their ________ strength they've never seen before. In 2019, 173 participants who used to be restricted lonely attended her camp. For many, it was the first time they'd felt they ________.

1.A.initiated B.ended C.withdrew D.postponed

2.A.head B.knee C.waist D.ankle

3.A.dashed B.quit C.lost D.abandoned

4.A.Regardless of B.Far from C.Out of D.Apart from

5.A.justify B.convince C.confirm D.prove

6.A.taken away B.cleared away C.worn away D.turned away

7.A.patience B.competence C.intelligence D.independence

8.A.accumulate B.attract C.boycott D.expand

9.A.multiplied B.submitted C.suffered D.possessed

10.A.virtue B.determination C.dimension D.identity

11.A.riper B.remoter C.larger D.busier

12.A.break off B.break up C.break in D.break down

13.A.practice B.variety C.performance D.access

14.A.music B.beats C.instructions D.directions

15.A.indicate B.express C.illustrate D.conclude

16.A.comprehended B.compensated C.adored D.attained

17.A.But B.Instead C.So D.Still

18.A.superior B.premier C.normal D.meaningful

19.A.main B.inner C.unique D.physical

20.A.scared B.matured C.belonged D.sustained

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When my grandmother died at the age of 96, there were two things she left behind in abundance — nearly 100 photo albums documenting decades of travel and home life, and a dozen quilts, one of which my mother gave me.

Quilting is the process of sewing together fabric (布料) to make one large piece of fabric. In my family, quilting and sewing is a tradition that has been passed down through the generations. My mother says her great-grandmother would occasionally travel around New York State to sew clothing for other families.

In the United States, quilting was a craft (手艺) that started as a necessity and eventually became much more. In 1862, the U.S. government offered millions of acres of land to Americans who wanted to move west. This allowed families to settle on land that they could eventually own. They often built their own homes and lived off the vegetables in their gardens and the livestock they had. Sewing was very important for women because they were responsible for clothing their families and keeping them warm.

Quilting also became a chance for women to socialize with each other. They would gather for so-called “quilting bees”, where they would meet and work on one quilting project together. This provided a much-needed relief from the lonely life of living on a large piece of land.

Throughout history, the different patterns on American quilts have conveyed all kinds of information. From them, we can tell where a person lived, what region of the world they originated from, or sometimes a story is told in pictures on a quilt. Even today, women still gather to quilt together in a show of friendship and a love for the craft, just like the old days. My sister has tried quilting a few times, and hopefully, her two daughters may one day continue this family tradition.

1.What do we know about quilting?

A.It is a lost traditional craft.

B.It is a major means of making a living in the USA.

C.It is a craft that has become a cultural symbol.

D.It was a way to carry on the American history.

2.What does the author intend to do in paragraph 3?

A.Introduce a new topic for discussion.

B.Summarize the previous paragraphs.

C.Add some background information.

D.Praise the U.S. government’s policy.

3.What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A.Working on the land. B.Participating in “quilting bees”.

C.Clothing the family. D.Designing a quilting project.

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.Quilting patterns can convey limited information.

B.Quilting can’t meet the need to socialize nowadays.

C.Quilting is not a tradition in the author’s family.

D.The author hopes quilting can be passed on to younger generations.

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When my grandmother died at the age of 96, there were two things she left behind in abundance---nearly 100 photo albums documenting decades of travel and home life, and a dozen quilts, one of which my mother gave me.

Quilting is the process of sewing together fabric(作料)to make one large piece of fabric. In my family，quilting and sewing is a tradition that has been passed down through the generations. My mother says her great-grandmother would occasionally travel around New York State to sew clothing for other families.

In the United States，quilting was a craft(手艺)that started as a necessity and eventually became much more. In 1862, the U.S. government offered millions of acres of land to Americans who wanted to move west. This allowed families to settle on land that that could eventually own. They often built their own homes and lived off the vegetables in their gardens and the livestock they had. Sewing was very important for women because they were responsible for clothing their families and keeping them warm.

Quilting also became a chance for women to socialize with each other.They would gather for so-called “quilting bees”，where they would meet up and work on one quilting project together. This provided a much-needed relief from the lonely life of living on a large piece of land.

Throughout history, the different patterns on American quilts have conveyed all kinds of information. From then，we can tell where a person lived，what region of the world they originated from, or sometimes a story is told in pictures on a quilt.

Even today，women still gather to quit together in a show of friendship and a love for the craft，just like the old days.My sister has tried quilting a few times，and hopefully，her two daughters may one day continue this family tradition.

1.What do we know about quilting？

A. It is a lost traditional craft.

B. It is a major means of making a living in the USA.

C. It is a craft that has become a cultural symbol.

D. It was a way to carry on the American history.

2.What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3？

A. Introduce a new topic for discussion.

B. Summarize the previous paragraphs

C. Add some background information.

D. Praise the U.S.government's policy.

3.What does the underlined word“this”in paragraph 4 refer to？

A. Working on the land.

B. Participating in“quilting bees”.

C. Designing a quilting project.

D. Clothing the family.

4.What is the author's purpose in writing the text？

A. To instruct how to sew together fabric.

B. To show the author's skills of quilting.

C. To tell about the struggle of women.

D. To appeal for preservation of quilting.

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This year some twenty-three hundred teenagers (young people aged from 13-19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U. S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months’ study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected-much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.

Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual(个人). Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car. “Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”

At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize (批评) American schools”, he says. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe you schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”

1.This year _____ teenagers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other countries.

2.The whole exchange programme is mainly to _____.

3.Fred and Mike agreed that _____.

4.What is particular in American schools is that _____.

5.After experiencing the American school life, Mike thought _____.

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This year some twenty-three hundred teen-agers (young people aged from 13-19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes . They will attend U. S. schools , meet U.S. teenagers , and form impressions of the real America . At the same time , about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world .

Here is a two-way student exchange in action . Fred , nineteen ,spent last year in Gemany with George’s family . In turn , George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America .

Fred , a lively young man , knew little German when he arrived , but after two months’ study , the language began to come to him . School was completely different from what he had expected-much harder . Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room . They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States . There were almost no outside activities .

Family life , too , was different . The father’s word was law , and all activities were around the family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at first . Also , he missed having a car .

“Back home ,you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time . In Germany , you walk , but you soon learn to like it .”

At the same time , in America , Mike , a friendly German boy , was also forming his idea . “I suppose I should criticize American schools .” He says , “it is far too easy by our level . But I have to say that I like it very much . In Germany we do nothing but study . Here we take part in many outside activities . I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens . There ought to be some middle ground between the two .”

1.The whole exchange programme is mainly to ________ .

2.Fred and Mike agreed that ________ .

3.What is particular in American school is that ________ .

4.After experiencing the American school life , Mike thought ________ .

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