A GRANDMOTHER, Michelle Riotton, 78, survived after falling down a mountain valley. She set off for a walk alone dressed only in a light jacket and trousers. “I slipped into a valley!” said Mrs Riotton, who said the fall happened in a deep forest close to her home village.
It was warm and sunny when the accident happened, but temperatures dropped to very low when night fell, and it rained. “I wasn't afraid,” said Mrs Riotton. “But I was worried that my children and grandchildren would become too worried about me.” Mrs Riotton said she covered herself in leaves when feeling cold, taking very small bites of two biscuits which she had in her pocket and drinking rainwater which fell down her face.
She spent six nights before she was found on Saturday. She was lying at the bottom of the valley, which was less than a mile from her home. The search had once been stopped, but Patrice Fossard, one of her neighbors, insisted that the search continue. “There was no way we could give up her, even if deep inside we felt we had little hope of finding her alive,” said Mr Fossard. “It was a miracle that Michelle was finally found.”
Mrs Riotton said she would be taking life easier from now on. “Enough is enough!” she said. “No more forests — don't want to visit one again.”
A mountain policeman said walking alone in the mountain was not recommended and that Mrs Riotton should have carried a mobile phone with her. “The mountains are particularly dangerous at this time of year as sunny afternoons can quickly change into cold, wet and stormy evenings.” he said. “Anybody walking into the mountains should carry safety equipment and be prepared for any kind of emergency.”
1.When Michelle Riotton was in the valley, she ________.
A.was hurt too badly to move
B.missed her home very much
C.didn't feel afraid
D.felt very hungry
2.Michelle Riotton covered herself with leaves to ________.
A.keep warm during her suffering
B.prevent the harmful animals
C.make herself noticed by others
D.avoid getting wet in the rain
3.Michelle Riotton got lost on ________.
A.Sunday B.Saturday
C.Wednesday D.Monday
4.According to the mountain policeman, ________.
A.the mountains in the morning are very dangerous
B.one had better not walk in the mountains alone
C.people should carry safety equipment every day
D.people wouldn't be safe without a mobile phone
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A GRANDMOTHER, Michelle Riotton, 78, survived after falling down a mountain valley. She set off for a walk alone dressed only in a light jacket and trousers. “I slipped into a valley!” said Mrs Riotton, who said the fall happened in a deep forest close to her home village.
It was warm and sunny when the accident happened, but temperatures dropped to very low when night fell, and it rained. “I wasn't afraid,” said Mrs Riotton. “But I was worried that my children and grandchildren would become too worried about me.” Mrs Riotton said she covered herself in leaves when feeling cold, taking very small bites of two biscuits which she had in her pocket and drinking rainwater which fell down her face.
She spent six nights before she was found on Saturday. She was lying at the bottom of the valley, which was less than a mile from her home. The search had once been stopped, but Patrice Fossard, one of her neighbors, insisted that the search continue. “There was no way we could give up her, even if deep inside we felt we had little hope of finding her alive,” said Mr Fossard. “It was a miracle that Michelle was finally found.”
Mrs Riotton said she would be taking life easier from now on. “Enough is enough!” she said. “No more forests — don't want to visit one again.”
A mountain policeman said walking alone in the mountain was not recommended and that Mrs Riotton should have carried a mobile phone with her. “The mountains are particularly dangerous at this time of year as sunny afternoons can quickly change into cold, wet and stormy evenings.” he said. “Anybody walking into the mountains should carry safety equipment and be prepared for any kind of emergency.”
1.When Michelle Riotton was in the valley, she ________.
A.was hurt too badly to move
B.missed her home very much
C.didn't feel afraid
D.felt very hungry
2.Michelle Riotton covered herself with leaves to ________.
A.keep warm during her suffering
B.prevent the harmful animals
C.make herself noticed by others
D.avoid getting wet in the rain
3.Michelle Riotton got lost on ________.
A.Sunday B.Saturday
C.Wednesday D.Monday
4.According to the mountain policeman, ________.
A.the mountains in the morning are very dangerous
B.one had better not walk in the mountains alone
C.people should carry safety equipment every day
D.people wouldn't be safe without a mobile phone
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After experiments on COVID-19, medical experts conclude that the chances of survival will be great, ______the infected person tests positive twice.
A.as though B.even if C.in case D.so that
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After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to _________among the candidates and survive the test alone.
A.figure out B.put out C.stand out D.give out
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Six Chinese survived the tragedy of the Royal Mail Ship Titanic, but disappeared soon after. Now a British documentarian, Arthur Jones, will uncover stories and histories of discrimination.
There were eight Chinese between the ages of 24 and 37 on the Titanic, sharing one 59-pound third-class ticket, but only six survived from its sinking. When they arrived in the United States, they were not helped like the other 705 survivors. Instead they were forced to leave the country within 24 hours because of the Chinese Exclusion Act signed in 1882.
Some westerners questioned the six Chinese survivors as stowaways and claimed that they survived because they secretly climbed on the lifeboat or dressed as women to board lifeboats.
But after visiting foreign documents, museums and cooperating with American and Chinese historians, Jones believes they did not do anything disgraceful in order to survive the disaster. ''This is not only a story about the survivors of Titanic, but also a story of a group of brave Chinese people exploring the outside world at that time, '' he said.
When the ship hit an iceberg, like other third-class passengers the eight Chinese were released from the locked gates at last, but not allowed to board the lifeboat. Luckily, four of them boarded a small broken boat, and one was rescued by another lifeboat. Another one, Fang Lang, floated on a piece of wooden board in the sea. The only returning lifeboat saved him from freezing.
To restore their real stories, Jones and his team found Fang Lang's son in Wisconsin, US. Also, Jones will visit Taishan city in south China's Guangdong province, recorded as the survivors' hometown. The filmmakers also established a website, whoarethesix.com, for more clues.
Ordinarily, people think of Titanic as a story of rich white people, but don't know there were people from all over the world, including Chinese. ''Their stories are never told, '' Jones said.
The documentary The Six is expected to be released in China late this year.
1.What can we learn about the Chinese Exclusion Act?
A.It put Chinese at disadvantage.
B.It was completed within 24 hours.
C.It aimed to help Chinese passengers.
D.It forbad Chinese to buy first-class tickets.
2.What might Jones think of the six Chinese survivors?
A.Adventurous but dishonest. B.Lucky but disgraceful.
C.Brave and innocent. D.Poor and questionable.
3.What does Paragraph 6 mainly talk about?
A.Some amazing findings about the survivors.
B.Jones and his team's visit to different people.
C.Jones’ efforts to restore the stories of the Chinese.
D.Some information about the survivors' hometown.
4.What is the purpose of the film The Six?
A.Tell the true story of the six Chinese survivors.
B.Research into the way the six Chinese survived.
C.Criticize American's discrimination against Chinese.
D.Describe the hardship of Chinese living in America.
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Sometimes your expectations don’t survive. But you have to make it through.
After a lengthy visa application procedure, I left my father with our dog, jumped on a flight, and there I was in London. Since Europe is an aspiration in my country, I had imagined it as a place where things always worked perfectly. I was alone in dealing with all kinds of problems as they arose, that was alright and this is how I became my own “special person” during my Erasmus exchange.
The accommodation I could afford was far from the city. To make things worse, I was new to many things, and definitely an outsider. But it wasn’t an exception to carelessness, I found out. My dorm was in a silent neighborhood. Little did I know that those calm streets would he visited by loud fire trucks...And because of me!
That morning, I closed the kitchen door after placing some bread in the toaster. I was still half asleep and looking for what to wear. For some reason, the automatic mechanism of the toaster to push the slices up didn’t work. When I went back to the kitchen. It was full of thick white smoke. Coughing hard, I opened the windows, stepped outside the door for a breath, and then went in again to reach for the fire extinguisher(灭火器). It was the first time I used one, and had to get out of the kitchen to be able to see how to unlock it. It was only then the lire alarm went off! I went in again and made sure I put off the fire.
Nothing was like how I planned. A few times I hung out in the school cafeteria, but couldn’t make friends. I went to discover the city, alone. Independence wasn’t something to be ashamed of after all. I wish I had made friends with people, but it turned out that I had to learn I wasn’t in need of others’ company to enjoy life. I tried to make the best of my time, thinking that being alone is a blessing too, just like being with friends is. My international experiences that followed definitely made me more social, but now I know that being alone is not a weakness, but a part of life embrace. Just like our mistakes, carelessness or bad luck, I can say it was during my time in London that I learnt I was, despite everything, a strong and special person who can cope with (处理) anything that comes her way.
1.What does the underlined words “it wasn’t an exception to carelessness” probably refer to?
A. I was careless to cause a fire
B. I shouldn’t be careless in a foreign country
C. I was supposed to handle hardships abroad on my own
D. the accommodation of exchange students is always out-of-the-way
2.How did the author feel about his experience when living abroad by himself?
A. Helpless. B. Meaningless.
C. Fruitful. D. Regretful.
3.We can learn from the second paragraph that the author ________.
A. had expected everything abroad would go smoothly before leaving his country.
B. hadn’t been prepared to handle the problems abroad before going
C. got his visa without much difficulty
D. went abroad with his dog
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. What Made Me Become My Own Hero?
B. My Study Experience in the UK
C. Being Alone Is Definitely an Awful Thing
D. An Unforgettable Experience of Putting Out a Fire in London
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Sometimes your expectations don't survive.But you have to make it through.
After a lengthy visa application procedure,I left my father with our dog,jumped on a flight,and there I was in London.Since Europe is an aspiration in my country,I had imagined it as a place where things always worked perfectly.I was alone in dealing with all kinds of problems as they arose,that was alright and this is how I became my own “special person” during my Erasmus exchange.
The accommodation I could afford was far from the city.To make things worse,I was new to many things,and definitely an outsider.But it wasn't an exception to carelessness,I found out.My dorm was in a silent neighborhood. Little did I know that those calm streets would he visited by loud fire trucks...And because of me!
That morning,I closed the kitchen door after placing some bread in the toaster.I was still half asleep and looking for what to wear.For some reason,the automatic mechanism of the toaster to push the slices up didn't work. When I went back to the kitchen,it was full of thick white smoke.Coughing hard,I opened the windows,stepped outside the door for a breath,and then went in again to reach for the fire extinguisher(灭火器).It was the first time I used one,and had to get out of the kitchen to be able to see how to unlock it.It was only then the fire alarm went off!I went in again and made sure I put off the fire.
Nothing was like how I planned.A few times I hung out in the school cafeteria,but couldn't make friends.I went to discover the city,alone.Independence wasn’t something to be ashamed of after all.I wish I had made friends with people,but it turned out that I had to learn I wasn't in need of others' company to enjoy life.I tried to make the best of my time,thinking that being alone is a blessing too,just like being with friends is.My international experiences that followed definitely made me more social,but now I know that being alone is not a weakness,but a part of life to embrace.Just like our mistakes,carelessness or bad luck,I can say it was during my time in London that I learnt I was,despite everything,a strong and special person who can cope with(处理)anything that comes her way.
1.The underlined words “it wasn’t an exception to carelessness” probably refers to “________”.
A. I was careless to cause a fire
B. I shouldn’t be careless in a foreign country
C. I was supposed to handle hardships abroad on my own
D. the accommodation of exchange students is always out-of-the-way
2.How did the author feel about his experience when living abroad by himself?
A. Helpless. B. Meaningless.
C. Fruitful. D. Regretful.
3.We can learn from the second paragraph that the author______.
A. had expected everything abroad would go smoothly before leaving his country
B. hadn't been prepared to handle the problems abroad before going
C. got his visa without much difficulty
D. went abroad with his dog
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. What Made Me Become My Own Hero?
B. My Study Experience in the UK
C. Being Alone Is Definitely an Awful Thing
D. An Unforgettable Experience of Putting Out a Fire in London
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They say after a parents dies, the surviving children can taken on some of their parent’s characteristics. I ____
becoming anything like my dad for years ______I wanted to be me, not him; but there I sat at his memorial service several months ago, telling myself, “ You’ve _______a lot more of your dad in you than you think.”
There is this phrase my dad ______, and I know I’m going to sound ______to complain about it, but it used to ______me. “ I am so proud of you,” he told us kids, whether we’d won a race or helped others. That should be a (n) _____thing, but here’s what always _____ my mind: “ You are taking credit for what isn’t really yours. You can be proud, but the _____ is mine.
Your parent is doing his best to give you ______, but you do not _____it. “ I’m so proud of you.” It came out of my dad’s mouth _____, on those calls where I might have _______ something that happened at work or when he and Mom came to visit and we ______the talents of our two boys. I knew the feeling of parental ______well, especially when my boys achieved in ways that were _____my comprehension and ability, but I looked for other ways to _____ it. “ That’s an extremely good story you’ve written!” I would say about the composition. I thought that by making my praise _____, it would feel like I was claiming their achievement less as mine and more as one they could own themselves.
So just the other day when my older son sent me an email about his scholarship, I searched for _____things to say, but finally _____he doesn’t need my cleverness. They just want what my dad gave me. “ I’m so proud of you,” I wrote. Just like the old man to me.
1.A. insisted B. resisted C. considered D. meant
2.A. if B. until C. though D. because
3.A. remembered B. explained C. missed D. got
4.A. used B. created C. changed D. translated
5.A. interesting B. funny C. silly D. rude
6.A. worry B. harm C. bother D. reward
7.A. basic B. good C. difficult D. important
8.A. opened up B. went through C. tested out D. broke down
9.A. adjustment B. enjoyment C. achievement D. assignment
10.A. praise B. comment C. support D. information
11.A. win B. offer C. accept D. hear
12.A. in no time B. ahead of time C. all the time D. for a time
13.A. complained B. written C. forgotten D. mentioned
14.A. showed off B. depended on C. found out D. drew out
15.A. control B. choice C. responsibility D. pride
16.A. beyond B. near C. below D. about
17.A. feel B. express C. take D. analyze
18.A. scientific B. reliable C. specific D. logical
19.A. personal B. powerful C. clever D. secure
20.A. believing B. realizing C. proving D. suggesting
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Four days after Dad’s 67th birthday, he had a heart attack. Luckily, he survived. But something inside him had died. His enthusiasm for life was gone. He refused to follow doctor’s orders, and his sour attitude made everyone upset when they visit him. Dad was left alone.
So I asked Dad to come to live with me on my small farm, hoping the fresh air would help him adjust. Within a week after he moved in, I regretted the invitation. He criticized everything I did. I became frustrated. Something had to be done.
One day I read an article which said when given dogs, depressed patients would be better off. So I drove to the animal shelter that afternoon. As soon as I got there, a pointer’s eyes caught my attention. They watched me calmly.
A staff member said: “He got here two weeks ago and we’ve heard nothing. His time is up tomorrow.”
I turned to the man in horror. “You mean you’re going to kill him?”
“Ma’am,” he said gently. “We don’t have room for every unclaimed dog.”
The police’s calm brown eyes awaited my decision. “I’ll take him,” I said.
I drove home with the dog on the front seat beside me. I was helping it out of the car when Dad walked onto the front porch. “Look what I got you!” I said excitedly.
Dad wrinkled his face. “I don’t want it,” he muttered, turning back towards the house. Then, suddenly, the dog pulled free from my grasp. He sat down in front of my Dad.
Dad’s anger melted, and soon he was hugging the dog.
This was the beginning of a warm friendship. Dad named the dog Cheyenne. Together they spent long hours walking down dusty lanes and relaxing on the banks of streams.
Dad’s bitterness faded, and he and Cheyenne went on to make many friends. Then, late one night two years later, I felt Cheyenne’s cold nose burrowing (搜寻) through my bed covers. He had never before come into my bedroom at night. I ran into my father’s room and found that he had passed away.
Two days later, my shock and grief deepened when I discovered Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad’s bed. As I buried him near their favorite stream, I silently thanked the dog for restoring Dad’s peace of mind.
1.After the author’s father survived the heart attack, he ______.
A. ignored everyone who visited him
B. became unpleasant toward other people
C. was left alone to get full rest
D. no longer wanted to live
2.Why did the author take the pointer home?
A. It was a type that is known for its friendliness.
B. Its eyes made her think it was the best dog available.
C. It was good at getting people’s attention and entertaining them.
D. It caught her attention right away and she didn’t want it to be killed.
3.From the last two paragraphs we can conclude that _______.
A. the author’s father and Cheyenne formed a real connection
B. friendship and care is much more efficient than the medicine
C. more attention should be given to old people
D. dogs are so loyal that they usually die for their friends
4.Which section of a newspaper is the source of the passage?
A. Friends B. Entertainment
C. Education D. Health
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My grandmother was from a town in Michigan. Summer after summer, I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child. I was from the city and loved the small town they lived in. People knew everyone, their kids, their pets, their ancestors. The bond with them continued to grow as I grew and they got older. Grandma was always using her hands for something exciting. She would make little sandwiches and we’d have tea parties. She’d make beautiful quilts for each one. I remember the small thimble(顶针) she would use while doing her needle work.
A few years ago, when Grandma left this earth, I bid farewell to a loving grandmother. How quickly our lives can change. We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday.
On one particular birthday, when I was feeling a little low, something happened to make me feel like she was sharing that special day with me. I was arranging some colorful pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow. It was small and hard. I moved the object to a seam(接缝) that I carefully opened, and to my delight out came a tiny silver thimble! How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her. I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others I’ve collected over the years, where I could continue to see the gift God chose to reveal(启示)to me. What a precious memory of a very special lady who somehow, I knew, was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble inside my pillow.
I made some tea, using my best china, as Grandma always did, and enjoyed my tea and Grandma’s thimble. What a wonderful birthday that was!
1. The author wrote this passage to .
A. show how she missed her grandma
B. express a desire to lead a simple life
C. call on people to care for the old
D. look back upon her happy childhood
2. The author liked staying with her grandparents because .
A. she knew almost everyone there
B. she liked the simple and friendly town life there
C. she could have tea parties and eat sandwiches
D. she could learn to sew quilts
3. How did the author feel when she found the silver thimble?
A. Sad. B. Proud. C. Lucky. D. Cheerful.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that the silver thimble .
A. was the item the author had been trying to find
B. was the most treasured possession of Grandma
C. was very precious to the author
D. was a birthday gift Grandma had given the author
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It took place at the Biltmore Hotel. My grandmother, my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping. I gladly ordered a Salisbury steak. When brought to the table, it was accompanied by a plate of peas. I do not like peas now. I did not like peas then. I have always hated peas.
“Eat your peas,” my grandmother said.
“Mother,” said my mother in her warning voice. “He doesn't like peas. Leave him alone.”
My grandmother did not reply, but leaned in my direction, looked me in the eye, and spoke out the fateful words that changed my life, “I’ll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas.”
I only knew that five dollars was a huge, nearly unimaginable amount of money, and awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the possession of that five dollars. I began to force them down my throat.
My mother looked livid (铁青色的). My grandmother had a self-satisfied look and said, “I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can't stop me.” My mother glared at her mother. She glared at me. No one can glare like my mother. If there were a glaring Olympics, she would undoubtedly win the gold medal.
I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of the five dollars floated before me, and I finally swallowed every last one of them. My grandmother handed me the five dollars with satisfaction. My mother continued to glare in silence.
That night, at dinner, my mother served two of my all-time favorite foods, meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas. She offered me some peas, and of course I declined. My mother fixed me with a cold eye as she heaped(堆积) a huge pile of peas onto my plate. Then came the words that were to haunt (萦绕) me for years. “You ate them for money,” she said, “You can eat them for love.”
1.From the passage, we can conclude the mother’s attitude towards the author is .
A. sympathetic but disappointed B. annoyed but satisfied
C. sympathetic and scared D. scared and disappointed
2.The author uses “fateful words” in Paragraph 4 to show that he .
A. regarded these words as dangerous
B. didn't expect it to be so influential
C. believed in the existence of fate (命运)
D. knew they would change his life
3.The mother looked livid because she thought .
A. the way her son ate the peas was harmful to his health
B. she had lost face for losing the competition of glaring
C. her son shouldn’t have had peas because of money
D. her mother shouldn’t have been so kind to her son
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. A powerful mother and a more powerful grandmother.
B. An argument caused by a plate of peas.
C. A choice between money and love.
D. The haunting of a plate of peas.
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