阅读理解之记叙文-2021年中考真题英语阅读理解分类汇编（原卷版）

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ὃ⚪ᑖ⚗▅ᳮᦻ2021•ᓅ
ὃ⚪WhenIwasintheeighthgrade,myclasswasassignedᢣtobefriendswiththesecond-gradekids.IgotthislittlegirlnamedShelley.ThefirsttimeIsawher,shewassilentandcold.Shewassmallforherage,andshedidn'tplaywiththeotherkidsinherclass.Itriedallkindsofthingstogethertotalktome.Iboughthertoys,crayonsandcandies.ButtryasImight,nothingworked.Onetime,Igaveheracoloringbookandsaid,"Shelley,nowyoucancoloratanyShelleylookedatthecoloringbookandthenlookedupatme,andfinallylookedaway.Bythat,Ididn'tknowhowIwasgoingtogetthroughtothelittlegirl,butIknewIwouldn'tgiveuponher.OneFriday,Idecidedtotellherastoryaboutmychildhood.ItoldherthatIfeltlonelywhenIwaswithmyclassmates,andhowIthoughtonlymyteacherslikedme.IalsotoldherthateverydaywasabattleᡊformeandIfoughtbacktearssopeoplewouldn'tknowhowmuchIwashurting.Shesattherejustlistening,tryingtodecidewhetherIwaslyingornot.Finally,whenmystoryended,thereweretearsinhereyes.Andthenshedidtheunthinkable.Shesaid,"Thankyou."Fromthenon,Shelleywasadifferentlittlegirl.Shestartedsmilingandtalkingwithotherkids.Lookingbackatthis,I'minawe,becauseallIdidwastohelpherrealizethatshewasn'talone.1didn'taskhertotellherstory,becauseherstoryismystory.1.WhatwasShelleylikewhenthewriterfirstsawher?A.Cold.B.Lazy.C.Noisy.D.Slow.2.InordertogetthroughtoShelley,thewriter.A.wroteherabookB.madeheratoyC.drewherapictureD.toldherastory3.Shelleychangedalotbecausesherealizedthat.A.herteacherslovedherB.herclassmateswerekindC.thewriterunderstoodherD.shehadtostudyevenharder2021•ᜩ
ὃ⚪Whenthedaysgrewlonginthemiddleofsummer,Lisalikedtogototheparkandwatchtheclouds.Oneday,Lisasawacloudthatlookedlikeastandingdragon.Afterafewminutesitbecameaflyingdragon.Thenitseemedtochangedirection.Anothercloudmovedintomixwithit,andthedragonchangedintoadancing

1elephant.Thenitbecameasittingdogthenabarkingᔬஹ#Udog,andthenatiger.“ThisisbetterthanTV!”Lisashouted.MrThomas,themusicteacheratLisa'sschool,wasflyingakitewithhissoninthepark.HeheardLisa'svoice.Hegavethekitestring%tohissonandcametoLisa."Hi,MrThomas!”Lisasaid."Lookatthoseclouds.Theykeepchanging!Firsttheylookedlikeadragon,thenanelephant,thenadog,andnowatiger!”MrThomaslookedup."Atiger?”hesaid.C6Thatlookslikeahorsetome.It'srunningtowardsthesun,That'ssolively.^^Lisalookedagain.Hewasright!”Howdocloudsknowhowtomakesomanyshapes?”Thecloudsdon'tknowhowtomakeshapes.Yourimagination&'(
helpsyouseethoseshapesintheclouds,"MrThomasansweredasthehorsechangedintoachicken.”4.WhatdidLisaliketodointheparkinthemiddleofsummer?A.Trainherdog.B.Watchtheclouds.C.Feedanimals.D.Readbooks.15.Lisafoundthat4tabarkingdog”inthecloudschangedinto"A.adragonB.anelephantC.atigerD.agiraffe6.WhatwasMrThomasdoingintheparkwhenLisashouted?A.Studyingplants.B.FlyingakiteC.Havingmusiclessons.D.Playingtennis.7.WhatdidMrThomasthinkoftherunninghorseintheclouds?A.Itwasstrong.B.Itwasshy.C.Itwasnoisy.D.Itwaslively.8.AccordingtoMrThomas,whathelpedLisaseedifferentshapesintheclouds?A.Tradition.B.Silence.C.Imagination.D.Environment.2021.ᜩ
ὃ⚪I'mKevin,astudentofGrade9.Mostofmyfriendswalktoschool,butIliketoridemybikeeachday.Iwakeupat7:00.AfterIwashmyfaceandeatbreakfast,Ithrowtheschoolbagonmyback.DoIhavemybooksandhomework?Yes,Ido.Itakemybike,hopᑨK
ontoitandridetoschoolat7:30.“Seeyoulater.MumJIsay.IpassmyfriendswhenIrideby."Hi,KevintheycallwhenIpass.Marydoesnotwanttoridewithme.Shedoesnotliketowearaschoolbag.Shelikestocarryherbooksinherarmswhenshewalks.Shelikestokicktheautumnleaves.Butshelikestolookattheflowersthebest.Notme!Iliketoridemybiketofeelthefreshairinmyface.WhenIgettoschool,Ilockmybikeinthe

2bicyclepark.IwalkacrossthefieldtosayhitoMrBrownandwaitformyfriendsinourclassroom.9.WhatgradeisKevinin?A.Grade6.B.Grade7.C.Grade8.Grade9.10.WhattimedoesKevinridetoschool?A.At6:30.B.At7:00.C.At7:30.At8:00.11.Onherwaytoschool,Marylikestothebest.A.ridewithKevinB.lookattheflowersC.wearaschoolbagD.kicktheautumnleaves12.WhydoesKevinliketorideabike?A.Totakehismumwithhim.Tomeethisgrandpa.C.Tofeelthefreshairinhisface.Toshowheisbrave.13.WheredoesKevinwaitforhisfriends?A.Athome.B.Inthefield.Attheschoolgate.D.Intheclassroom.2021•+,
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1⌱;<9ᨬ>⌱⚗1?ᙠA⚪ᓱCD⌱⚗EF஺Whenlookingatapairofoldchopsticks,mostpeoplewouldseenothingbutwaste.ButFelixBockwouldseeboxes,tables,shelvesandsoon.In2016,FelixBock,adoctoralstudentattheUniversityofBritishColumbia,Canada,foundoutpeoplethrewawayabout100,000pairsofchopstickseverydayinVancouveralone.Hefelttheneedtodosomething.SohestartedthecompanyChopValueinthesameyear.Thecompanycollectedusedchopsticksfromrestaurants,schoolsandshoppingcentersinCanadaandtheUSandturnedthemintofurnitureandotherartworks.Nowinitsfifthyear,withtherapidgrowthofthecompany,Bockemploys40people,andusinghisspecialmethodsofsteamandpressmachines,hehasrecycled32millionpairsofchopsticks.Bocktakesprideinhiswork.AndhehopestheideabehindChopValuewillhelppeoplerethinkwhattheyseeaswaste.4tIbelieveeverysmallactioncanhelp,“hesaid."And1amhappythatmybusinessprovidesanewwayforpeople.^^HundredsofrestaurantsacrossNorthAmericapayasmallsumofmoneytoBockfortherecyclingoftheirusedchopsticks.Bockdoesn'tstopthere.Nowheisbusytakinghisbusinesstomorecountriesandhassetupfactoriesforrecyclinglocalwoodlikechopsticksin10countries.14.WhendidFelixBockstarthiscompany?A.In2016.B.In2017.C.In2021.15.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

3A.Thecompanycollectedoldchopstickstomakenewmachines.B.Peoplethrewawayabout100,000pairsofchopsticksinEngland.C.Thecompanyturnedusedchopsticksintofurnitureandotherartworks.16.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"employs“meaninChinese?A.ᢣHB.IᵨC.ᝄL17.WhydomanyrestaurantsinNorthAmericapaymoneytoBock?A.BecausetheyexpectBocktocontinuehisbusiness.B.BecausetheyhopetobuildsomefactorieswithBock.C.BecausetheywantBocktohelprecycletheirusedchopsticks.18.Whafsthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thenewwaytorethinkwaste.B.Theplanforrecyclinglocalwood.C.Theadviceaboutsettingupacompany.2021.MNOPQ.
ὃ⚪Dr.DolittlelivedinasmalltowncalledPuddleby.Everyoneinthetownknewhim.Thedogandchildrenranafterhim.Helivedinasmallhouse,buthehadalargegarden.Hekeptmanyanimalsinhisgarden.HisfavoriteanimalswereDab-Dab,aduck;Jip,adog;Gub-Gub,ababypigandPolynesia,aparrot.Healsokeptsomefish,rabbits,cats,asquirrel,acowandababycow,ahorse,chickensandsoon.Dr.Dolittledidn'thavemanypatients.Mostpeopledidn'tlikeallofhisanimals,sowhentheywereill,theywenttoadoctorinanothertown.“Butyoudon'thaveanymoney,“hissistertoldhim.<6Youneedpatients.”“Ihaveapatient,Dr.Dolittleanswered,"Thecat's-meat-man.He'sthemanwhosellsmemeatforthecat.”“Hedoesn'tpayyouenoughtoliveon,^^hissistertoldhim.“ThenI'llselleverything1have,^^hesaid.Andhedid.Hesoldmostofhisfurniture.Healsosoldmostofhisclothes.Thenhehadenoughmoneytobuyfoodforhimselfandhisanimals.Oneday,thecafs-meat-mansaidtohim,“Whydon'tyoustopbeingadoctorfbrpeopleandbecomeadoctorforanimalsinstead?I'msurethatyouknowalotaboutanimals-morethanmostvets.Youwroteawonderfulbookaboutcats.Fdsendallthepeoplewithsickdogsorcatstoyou.”

4Whenthecafs-meat-manleft,Polynesia,theparrot,flewontothetable."He'sright,Doctor,"Polynesiasaid.“Youshouldbecomeananimaldoctor.,,“Therearealotofvets,"Dr.Dolittlesaid.“Perhapstherearealotofvets.Butyou'dbethebestvetofall.Tmnottheonlyanimalthatcantalk.Alltheanimalscantalk.Eachkindofanimalhasitsownlanguage.Tilteachyoumineifyoulike.^^“Yes,please,"Dr.Dolittlesaid.Heopenedadrawer(ST)andtookoutanotebookandpencil.ctWillyouteachmetheparrot'sABCsfirst?”heasked.PolynesiaagreedtoteachDr.Dolittleparrotlanguage.Laterthatday,Jipcameintotheroom.Polynesiasaid,“He'stalkingtoyou,Doctor.^^“Idon'tthinkheis,"Dr.Dolittlesaid."He'sjustscratching(ᢰ)himself.”“Dogstalkwiththeirears,theirnoses,andtheirtails,“Polynesiatoldhim.Theydon'talwaysmakeanoise.Doyouseehowheismovinghisnosenow?”“Yes.”“Heistellingusthatithasstoppedraining,andhewantstoaskyouaquestion.^^Everyday,Dr.Dolittlelearnedthelanguagesoftheanimals.Whenpeoplefoundouthewasnowananimaldoctor,theybroughttheirsickpetstohim.Oneday,ahorsesaidtohim,"You'reamuchbetteranimaldoctorthanthevet.YouknewIcouldn'tseewell,andyoumadeglassesforme.^^Thehorsewasverypleased.Hecouldseeverywell.HetoldallhisfriendshowcleverDr.Dolittlewas,andtheytoldalltheirfriends.Soon,manyanimalscametoseehim.Hehadadifferentdoorforeachanimal,andhewrotethenameofeachkindofanimalaboveeachdoor.HORSES,COWS,...Beforelong,everyanimalthatlivedinornearthetownbecamethedoctor'spatient.Hewasveryhappy,andhelikedhislifeverymuch.(AdaptedfromTheStoryofDr.Dolittle)19.WhatwereDr.Dolittle^favouriteanimals?জaduck,cats(2)ababypig,aparrotঞaduck,adog(4)aparrot,rabbitsA.জটB.ঝটC.জঞD.ঝঞ20.Whydidmostpeoplegotoadoctorinanothertownwhentheywereill?A.BecauseDr.Dolittlewasimpolitetothem.

5BBecausetheydidn'tlikeallofDr.Dolittle'sanimals.C.Becausethedoctorinanothertownwasveryfamous.D.BecauseDr.Dolittlewasbusylookingafterhisanimals.21.WhichisthecorrectorderofwhathappenedtoDr.Dolittleinthestory?a.Dr.Dolittlelearnedthelanguagesoftheanimals.b.Dr.Dolittlesoldmostofhisfurnitureandclothes.c.AnimalsinornearthetownbecameDr.Dolittle'spatients.d.PolynesiaflewontothetableandtaughtDr.Dolittleparrotlanguage.A.d-a-c-bB.b-d-a-cC.b-a-d-cD.d-c-b-a22.WhotoldallhisfriendsthatDr.Dolittlewasacleveranimaldoctor?A.Aparrot.B.Acow.C.Ahorse.D.Aduck.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Dr.Dolittleonlytalkedtohisparrot.B.Dr.Dolittlehadmuchmoneyatfirst.C.Dr.Dolittlewasveryhappyintheend.D.Dr.Dolittlewaslikedbyeveryoneinthetown.2021•MNᓭQ•
ὃ⚪Toimproveyourreading,youcantrytheformofreaders'theatre,aformattedscriptforreaderstoreadaloud.Itssointeresting!CastofCharacters:Narrator,Kayla,Ms.Lee,ZackNarrator:OnasunnydayinsouthernTexas,Ms.Lee'sstudentsgatheredintheschoolplayground.Ms.Lee:TomorrowisthedayofthesidewalkXY⍝
chalk-artfestival.Theprincipalhasallowedustopractiseourwet-chalkdrawingontheplaygroundsidewalk,whichwillbeourstudio.Remember,wheneveryouwanttodrawonasidewalk,alwaysaskanadultinchargeforpermissionbeforeyoudraw.Nowlefsreviewthestepsofwet-chalkdrawing.Whatdowedofirst?Narrator:Asthestudentstoldherthestepsinorder,Ms.Leewrotethemonalargepadofpaper.WhensheHnishedwriting,shepulledthepaperoffthepadanddisplayedthedirectionssoeveryonecouldreadthem.Then

6thestudentschoseandsoaked
theirpiecesofchalk.Meanwhile,KaylaandZackplannedtheirdrawing.Kayla:Let'sdrawajunglefeast.Parrotscanbeeatingallkindsoffruit.Zack:Tildrawamodeltraincarryingfoodtothebirds.Narrator:Thestudentsremovedtheirpiecesofchalkfromthewateranddrew.AsZackdrewasweepingcurveoftraintrack,hishandknockedoverthejarofwater.HeandKaylawatchedwaterstreakacrosstheirdrawing.Zack:Ourdrawingisruined[\
!Kayla:Don'tbesoworried!Quick,mixthewaterandthechalktogether!NowlefsusemorechalkandsmearE]itaround.Narrator:KaylaandZackworkedquickly.Thesmearedcolourslookedglorious,likerich,thickfrostingonacake.Ms.Lee:Thatlooksgreat!Thafsaspecialmethodyou'reusing,kids.Areyoutwointerestedintakingpartinthechalk-artfestivaltomorrow?Thetimetableforthefestivalsaysthatdrawingstartsat9:00a.m.KaylaandZack:Sure!Kayla:Tomorrowwe'llpourwateroverourdrawingonpurpose.Zack:Thenwe'llknowjustwhattodo!24.Whatdoweknowaboutreaders'theatre?A.Aplaceforreaderstoenjoyplays.B.Areadingmaterialforpeopletoreadaloud.C.Aseriesofstepsforchildrentodrawonthesidewalk.D.Anumberofpeoplegatheringtogethertoplaygames.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“streak"inthepassagemean?A.Riserapidly.B.Movequickly.C.Disappearsuddenly.D.Swimslowly.26.Thenarratorinthereaders9theatre.A.tellsthewholestoryinasilentwayB.givesinstructionstothecharactersC.helpsthecharactersunderstandthestoryD.describessettingsandevents27.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Tomorrowwe'llpourwateroverourdrawingonpurpose."attheendofthepassagemean?A.KaylaandZackwillruintheirdrawingwithwaterforfun.B.KaylaandZackwillfindthestepsbyaccidentbythemselves.C.KaylaandZackwilldrawaswellastheirteacherbypouringwater.

7D.KaylaandZackwilldrawpicturesusingthemethodtheydiscoveredtoday.2021•MN^_Q•
ὃ⚪Narrator:Thereoncewasabeautifulprincesswhosefavoriteamusementwasagoldenball.Oneday,theprincesstossedtheballtoohigh,anditlandedinthewell.Astheprincesscriedoverherlosttreasure,sheheardsomeoneaskaquestion.Frog:Whyareyousosad,beautifulprincess?Narrator:Theprincesslookedaroundandsawonlyafrog.Princess:Myfavoritegoldenballfellintothewell.Frog:Icanretrieveitforyou,butfirst,youmustagreetoonecondition.Youmustpromisetotakemehomeandbemyfriend.Narrator:Theprincessdidn'twanttobefriendswithafrog,butshepromisedanyway.Whenthefrogbroughthertheball,theprincesssnatcheditfromhimandhurriedhome!Frog:Whataselfishprincess.Tmcertainthatshehasforgottenherpromise.Filjusthopovertothecastletoremindher.Narrator:Thefroghop-hop-hoppedthroughthegrassandknockedontheheavydoorofthecastle.Princess:Whatareyoudoinghere,youbumblingfrog?Frog:Dearprincess,Iamheretoremindyouofthepromiseyoumade.Narrator:Theprincessslammedthedoorinthefrog'sfacewithabigBANG.King:Iheardadoorslam.What'shappening?Ifyoumadeapromise,youmusthonorit.Narrator:Theprincesswasangrybutobeyedherfather.So,theking,theprincess,andthefrogenjoyeddinnertogether.Itwasmuttonstew,thecook'sspecialty.Frog:Iwashungry,butnowI'mfull.Thankyoufordinner.Kindlyshowmetomybednow.Narrator:Theprincessdidasshewasasked,butthefroglookedsad!Frog:Youhavewelcomedmeintoyourhome,butIcantellthatyoudon'twanttobemyfriend.Narrator:Theprincess'sfacewentred,fbrwhatthefrogsaidwastrue.Shebentdowntokissthefrog,butendedupkissingaprince.Frog:Iamaprincewhowasturnedintoafrog,andyourkissturnedmeback.Thankyou,dearfriend!Narrator:Theprinceandprincesswerewonderfulfriendsfromthatdayonandlivedhappilyeverafter.28.Thereadingmaterialaboveis.A.apoemB.aplayC.aninterviewD.aquestionnaire

829.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword,retrieve”?A.bringbackB.takeawayC.breakdownD.putaway30.Whydidhefroghopovertothecastle?A.Toaskthekingforhelp.B.Tovisithisfriendsinthecastle.C.Togivetheballtotheprincess.D.Toremindtheprincessofherpromise.31.Whatistherightorderofwhattheprincessdidinthestory?জShewentbacktothecastle.ঝShebentdowntokissthefrog.(3)Shegothelpfromthefrogandmadeapromise.(4)Sheobeyedherfatherandatethemealwiththeguest.A.ঝটঞজB.ঞজটঝC.ঞটD.টঞঝজ32.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Itisoftendifficulttokeepafriendship.B.Weshouldn'tbeafraidofmakingfriends.C.Onceyoumakeapromise,youmustkeepit.D.Weshouldaskforhelpwhenweareintrouble.(2021•MNNdQ•
ὃ⚪)RestingmyheadonHelen'sshoulder,Iputmyarmsroundherwaist(Ὺ).Shedrewmetoher,andwerestedinsilence.Wehadnotsatlongbeforeanotherpersoncamein.Someheavyclouds,sweptfromtheskybyarisingwind,hadlefthemoonbrightfandhenlight,cominginthroughawindownear,shonefullbothonusandonthecomingperson.MissTemple.“Icameonpurposetofindyou.JaneEyre,^^saidshe."Iwantyouinmyroom,andasHelenBursiswithyou,shemaycometoo.^^WefollowedMissTempletoherapartment.Ithadagoodfire,andlookedcheerful.MissTempletoldHelenBurnstobeseatedinalowarm-chairononesideofthefireplace,andherselfaskinganother,shecalledmetoherside.“Isitallover?^^sheasked,lookingdownatmyface."Haveyoucriedyoursadnessaway?”“Iamafraid1nevershalldothat.”“Why?”

9"BecauseIhavebeenwronglyaccusedᢣH,andyouandeverybodyelse,willnowthinkmeabadgirl.”“Weshallthinkyouwhatyouproveyourselftobe,mychild.Continuetoactasagoodgirl,andyouwillsatisfyus.”“ShallI,MissTemple?^^“YousaidMissTemple,4€Youhavebeenaccusedoflyingwhenyouwerelittle.Tellusthetruth,butaddnothingandexaggerateᜲᜧnothing.^^ImadeupmymindthatIwouldbemostmodestandmostcorrect.Havingthoughtforafewminutesaboutwheretostart,Itoldherallthestoryofmysadchildhood.33.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesMissTempleinthepassage?A.Dishonest.B.Impatient.C.Caring.D.Humorous.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedparagraphimplyᨩj?A.MissTemplewasgoingtopunishJane.B.HelenwouldratherleaveJanealone.C.NothingcouldmakeJanehappyagain.D.Jane'sluckmightchangefbrthebetter.35.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutJane?A.ShechosetotrustMissTemple.B.Shedidn'tmindbeingaccused.C.Shemadeupherchildhoodstory.D.Sheoncebehavedasabadgirl.2021•MNldQ
ὃ⚪Roberta,PeterandPhyllislivedinalargehouseinLondon.Fatherworkedhardinagovernmentoffice.Hewasneverangryandalwaysreadyforagame.Motherwasalmostathome,readytoplaywiththechildren,andreadtothem,andhelpthemdotheirhome-lessons.Thesethreeluckychildrenalwayshadeverythingtheyneeded:prettyclothes,goodfires,alovelyplayroomandadogcalledJames.Theyhadahappylife,buttheydidnotknowhowhappytilltheprettylifeinthelargehousewasover.Peterhadatoyengineanditbroke.Afterdinner,PetershowedFathertheengine.FatherlookeditoverandpromisedtodoitonSaturday.AtthatmomenttwomencametoseeFather.Minutespassed.Father'svoicecameoutfromthestudy,loudand

10angry.Moretimepassed.ThenMothercameinandsaid,“Father'sbeencalledaway—onbusiness.^^Aweekaftertheirfatherwentaway,theirmothersaid,“Now,we'regoingtomovetothecountry.Aprettylittlewhitehouse,calledThreeChimneys.Thefamilystartedpacking:clothes,plates,candlesandalsotablesandchairs.uWeseemtobetakingalltheuglythingsJsaidRoberta."We'retakingtheusefulones/5saidMother."We'vegottoplayatbeingpoorforabit.”Petersaidjoyously,dolikemoving!Iwishwemovedonceamonth."Motherlaughedandsaid,"Idon'tlikemoving!^^Assheturnedaway,Robertasawherface.Sheneverforgotit."Oh,Mother,shewhispered,lthowIloveyou!Youarebraveenoughtolaughwhenyou'refeelinglikethat!”ThentheytookatraintoThreeChimneys.NooneknewhowlongtheyhadbeeninthetrainwhenMotherwokethemup.Theystoodinthecoldnightaironthedarkplatform.Atthatmomenttheydidn'tknowhowimportantthestationandIhetrainswouldbecometothem.Theydidn'tknowtheyweregoingtobetherailwaychildren.—TakenfromTheRailwayChildren36.ThefamilypackedthingslikeplatesandcandlesbecauseMotherthoughttheywere.A.usefulB.newC.expensiveD.beautiful37.Whichofthefollowingquestionsisansweredinthispassage?A.HowdidPeter'stoyenginebreak?B.Whenwouldthechildren'sfatherbehome?C.WhatwasthefamilylikebeforeFatherwasaway?D.Whatwasthefamily'slifelikeinThreeChimneys?38.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Phylliswantedtomoveahouseonceamonth.B.Fathersaidgoodbyetothechildrenwhenheleft.C.MotherwantedtoleaveLondonandmovetothecountry.D.Motherwasbraveenoughtolaughwhenshewasfeelingsad.39.Whatcanweinfermn
fromtheunderlinedsentencesinthelastparagraph?A.Thechildrendon'tliketheirlifeinLondon.

11B.Thestationhasnothingtodowiththefamily'sfuturelife.C.Somethingisgoingtohappentothechildrenlaterinthestory.D.Parentscanbetterdealwithlifechangesthantheirchildren.2021•MNldQ
ὃ⚪Asamountain,1,642-footSquawPeakisn'tthatimpressive.Butitsviewsattractmanyhikersopὅ.HenryGrant,acollegestudentatIthacaCollege,wasoneofthem.WhilewaitingforhismotheronedayinAugust,2019,Grantwatchedotherhikersenjoytheview.Onehiker,dressedinpink,waslookingoverthelipofthecliffrs
withherhusband.WhenGrant'smotherrejoinedhim,thetwocontinuedontheirway.Suddenly,heheardsomethingscaring:“Paula!Paula!”amanshoutedcrazily.Grantturnedaroundquickly.Severalhikersimmediatelystartedlookingforher,buttheirviewwasscreenedbytrees.Uncertaintheycouldhelp,Grantandhismotherheadeddownthetrail.Butwhenhesawsomehikersstillsearching,hedecidedtolendahand.Afterpromisinghismotherthathewouldbesafe,hewentonalone.After15minutesofclimbingoverlargerocks,pushingpastbushes,andslippingtdownlooseearth,Grantfoundapinkfigure.Thewomanhadfallenabout75feet.Luckily,shewasalive.“Paula!Paula!”Grantshouted.Thewomandidn'treply.Shewasbadlyhurt.Grantcalledthepolicetoreportherlocation.Shekepttryingtomove,andeverytimeshemoved,sheslippedalittlemore.Afraidthatinherunclearstateofmindshemightfallofftherocktoherdeath,Grantclimbedonallfoursupatight,narrowpathbydiggingintotheearthwithhisfingersandfeetuntilhereachedPaula.Paulawasmoaning,almostsenseless.Grantgentlyputherhandinhis,tryingtokeephermindoffthepainbykeepingaskingherquestions:"Whereareyoufrom?Doyouhavekids?"Soon,theywerejoinedontheirperchuvᜐbyanotherhikernamedSimon.About45minuteslater,firstrescuersᦗyὅarrived.Paulaandherhusbandwereflowntoahospital.Fivehoursafterthewomaninpinkhadfallen,GrantwasbackontopofSquawPeak.40.WhichsentenceshouldgointheemptylineinParagraph3?A.HeranasfastaspossibletosavePaula.B.Hismotherturnedaroundatthesametime.C.Thewomaninpinkwasnowheretobeseen.D.Otherhikerswerescaredbytheterribleshout.41.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

12A.GranthadnodifficultyinreachingPaula.B.SimonandGrant'smotherjoinedinsavingPaula.C.Paulaandherhusbandwerebothbadlywoundedandsaved.D.GrantaskedPaulaquestionstokeephermindoffthepain.42.Theunderlinedword"they"inParagraph7referstoᢣḄz.A.firstrescuersB.PaulaandGrantC.GrantandhismotherD.Paulaandherhusband43.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Howawomanfell75feetfromamountaincliff.B.Howayoungmantriedhisbesttosaveastranger.C.Howawomanmanagedtosurviveaterribleaccident.D.Howayoungmanmadeadecisioninfaceofdanger.2021•MN{|}Q•
ὃ⚪Whenshewasalone,Maryfeltlonelierthanever.Shewentoutofthehouseandranaroundthegardententimes.BenWeatherstaffwasworkinginit.“Springiscoming,“hesaidtoMary.€icansmellitintheair.Soontherewillbespringflowers.Atthismoment,therobinflewtowardthemandlandedatMary'sfeet.“Heremembersme,“shesaid.“Heknowseverythingthathappenshere,“Bensaid."Onlyheknowswhat'shappeninginthegardenthathasnodoorintoit.Nooneelsehasbeeninsideitfortenyears.”Benwalkedawaytocontinuehiswork.Marybentdownandbegantalkingtotherobin.Shefelthappierthanshehadeverfelt.Therobintrustedheranddidnotflyaway.Itbeganpeckingattheground,lookingforawormtoeat.Marylookedcloselyattheground.Shesawsomethingthatlookedlikemetal.Shepickeditup.Itwasdirtyandrusty.Shecleaneditandsawthatitwasakey.“It'sbeeninthegroundformanyyears,“shethought.wonderifitisthekeytothegarden.Ifitis,thenImustfindthedoor.^^Maryskippedaroundthegarden.Therobinfollowedher.Marystoppedskippingandspoketotherobin.“Heshowedmewheretofindthekey,“shethought."Canyoushowmewherethedooris?”Therobinsatonthetopofthegardenwall.Itbegantosing.Thewallwascoveredwithivy.Marypulledata

13pieceoftheivy.Itcameawayfromthewall.Behindthewallwasadoor.Maryputthekeyinthelockofthedoorandturnedit.Thedooropened.Onlysecondslater,Marywasinsidethesecretgarden.Marythoughtitwasthemostbeautifulgardenshehadeverseen.44.Whichistherightorderfortherobin?a.ItfollowedMaryaroundthegarden.b.Itsatandsangonthetopofthegardenwall.c.Itpeckedatthegroundandlookedforaworm.d.ItflewtowardBenandMaryandlandedatMary'sfeet.A.b-c-d-aB.b-a-d-cC.d-c-a-bD.d-a-b-c45.Whatdoestheunderlinedword4€it“inparagraph7referto?A.Thekey.B.Therobin.C.Theflower.D.Thelock.46.WhichwordbestdescribesMary'sfeelingintheend?A.B.worriedC.lonelyD.excited47.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.MaryDiscoverstheDoorB.MaryFindsaSecretGardenC.MaryRememberstheRobinD.MaryHelpsHerBestFriend2021•~MdQ
ὃ⚪MarianneCarus,whostartedCricketmagazinein1973andservedasEditor-in-Chiefuntil2012,diedonMarch3attheageof92thisyear.Mariannebelievedthat“onlythebestofthebestisgoodenoughfbrtheyoung.^^InCricket,childrenwouldfindwonderfulstorieswithbeautifulart,andbeencouragedbyideasinthehumanitiesandsciences.Mariannelookedfbrstoriesfromaroundtheworldtoawakenadmirationfordifferentpeoplesandcultures.Mostimportant,Cricketwouldnevertalkdowntochildren.Marianneknewthatchildrenwerefilledwithfun,andshewantedCrickettobe,too—“humorfromtheheart

14thatmakesyoulaughoutloud.nAndso.shenamedherliterarymagazinesafterafunnygroupofbugs,suchasLadybungandSpider.Overtheyears.CrickethasbeenreadbymillionsofchildrenandgivenmanywritersandartiststheirstartMariannekeptaspecialboxof“loveletters^^tothemagazine.ShetreasuredtheselettersfromCricketreaders,includinglong-agoreaders.TheytoldherthattheirinterestinreadinghadbegunwithCricket.▲Sheconsideredothernames,suchasTroubadourorTaliesin,thesingersandstorytellersofoldwhotraveledfromoneplacetoanothertosharetheirsongsandstories.Thenonenight,shewasreadingIsaacBasheviSinger'smemoir'ADayofPleasureabouthischildhoodinWarsaw.Inithewrote:"TherewasastoveinShosha'sapartmentbehindwhichtherelivedacricket.ItchirpedthenightsthroughallwinterlongIimaginedthecricketwastellingastorythatwouldneverend."That'sexactlywhatMariannewantedherchildren'smagazinetodo-totellstoriesthatwouldneverend!SothenameCrickerbecameherbestchoice.Thankyouforeverything,Marianne.Maythestories,andthelaughter,neverend!48.Cricketisamagazinemostprobablyfor.A.writerB.childrenC.artistsD.teachers49.Accordingtothepassage,Marianne.A.madeanefforttofindthebeststoriesB.raisedmanybugsasherpetsC.repliedtolong-agoCricketreadersD.startedCricket39yearsago50.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttofillin"AinParagraph5?A.HowwasthelifeofcricketsB.WhenwasthemagazineCricketborn?C.WhatdidMariannethinkofcrickets?D.WhydidMariannenamehermagazineCricker?51.Thebesttitleforthepassagecanprobablybe.A.TheLifeofaCricketB.AdmirationforDifferentCulturesC.BestStoriesfortheYoungD.AchievementsinMarianne'sLife2021•~MQ•
ὃ⚪Jasonandhisfatherweregoingtothegrocerystorebycartopickupsomeapples.Ithadbeenanunusualday.Theskywasdarkbuttherewerefewclouds.Astheydroveupthestreet,therestartedtobearumbling◖◖Ḅ

15soundheardacrosstheground.Jason'sfatherimmediatelyrealizedthatatornadoᔁwascoming.HestoppedthecarandtoldJasontogetoutimmediately.Jasonandhisfathergotoutofthecarandmadetheirwaytotheclosestbuilding.Bythistimethewindwasblowingharder,anditwashardtoseeorhear.Debriswasfallingallovertheplace.Jasoncouldn'tseehisdadanymore.Healsorealizedthathewasn'tgettingtothebuildingfastenough.Hewasafraidhewouldbepickedupbythewindandthrownintotheair.Ashemadehiswaytowardsthebuilding,henoticedafieldtohisright.Hecouldseeanirrigationditch1.Inapanic,hescrambledtotheditchandlayflatontheground.Moredebrisandobjectsflewoverhead.Hisheartwasbeatinghard,andhewasnervous.Hehadneverbeeninatornadobefore.Afterawhile,thewindsdieddownandtheloudroaringsoundwasgone.Jasonslowlyliftedhisheadandnervouslylookedaround.Whathesawwasagreatmess.Jasoncouldhardlyrecognizethebuildingsinfrontofhimbecauseofallthedamage.Hestoodupandwithshakylegswalkedtothebuilding.Oncethere,hepushedthedooropenandwentinside.Itwasapublicbuildingownedbythecity.Itwasempty,butJasoncouldhearnoisesfurtherinside.Hewalkedintothelargeroomandsawhisdad.Heranacrosstheroomandgavehimabighug.“Jason!Howareyou?I'vebeenworriedsickaboutyou!”saidhisfather.<4Icouldn'tfindyouanywhere!,5Jasonbreathedasighofarelief<#andsatdown.Hedidhaveastorytotell!52.FromParagraph1,wecangettheofthestory.A.backgroundB.developmentC.climaxmostexcitingpart
D.ending53.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?জJasonnervouslylookedaroundfromtheirrigationditch.ঝJasonranacrosstheroomandgavehisfatherabighug.ঞJasongotoutofthecar.টJasonnoticedafieldtohisright.A.ঝজঞটB.ঞটজঝC.টজঝঞD.ঞজঝট54.Theunderlinedword“Debris“inParagraph2probablymeans.A.partsofthetornadoB.applepiesC.brokenpiecesD.dropofrain55.Thestorytellsusthatwhenweareindanger,.A.weshouldwaitpatientlyuntilhelpcomesB.weshouldworkhardtomakeourdreamscometrue

16C.weshouldbebraveenoughtochangenatureD.weshouldbequick-thinkingandbelieveinourselves2021•~MQ•
ὃ⚪Haveyoueverboughtsomethingandthenchangedyourmind?ForAlisonJenson,15,thisusedtohappenseveraltimesaweek.Alisonwasashopaholic.Shejustcouldn'tstopshoppingandshelovedspecialoffers.Alison'sbedroomisfullofstuff."I'vebeentoeveryshopinBirmingham,Ithink,“saysAlison.Shepicksupsomeearrings.Thelabelsarestillonthem."Thesewerehalfprice,9,shesays."I'veneverwonthem.^^Alison'sproblemwasn'tjustjewellery.Shealsoboughtalotofclothes,thoughnotmanyshoes,becausetheywereusuallytooexpensive.Shehasalsoboughtlotsofothersmallthings-like20newcoversfbrherphone.Shehasn'tusedanyofthem.Accordingtoexperts,weallfeelexcitedafterwebuysomethingnew.Forshopaholics,it'salittledifferent.Soonaftertheybuysomething,theythinkthey'vemadeamistakeandstarttofeelunhappy.Sotheybuythemselvessomethingelsetofeelhappier.Psychologistsᳮ
firstdescribedtheproblemsofshopaholicsin1915.However,therewasverylittleresearchonthesubjectuntilrecently.Now,doctorsthinkthousandsofpeoplesufferfromtheproblem,andthesituationisgettingworse.Therearealsomoreteenageshopaholicsnow,althoughmostyoungpeopledon'thaveenoughmoneytogoshoppingveryregularly.Alisonknewshehadaproblem.tuIoftenboughtsomethingeveryday.Usuallyitwassomethingsmall,butIjustneededtobuyit,“shesays."IspentmoneythatIgotfbrmybirthday,andwhenIwasshortofcash,Iborrowedmoneyfromfriendsormyparents.WhenIcouldn'tgoshopping,Ifeltanxious.Thenoneday,myparentsjustlookedatallthestuffinmyroomandsaid,Thisiscrazy!Iknewtheywereright.IneededsomebigchangesinmyAlisonnowgetshelpwithherproblemandfeelsshehaschanged.Shenolongerthinksshe'sashopaholic.“WhenIwanttobuysomethinginashop,Iaskmyselftwoquestions,shesays."DoIneedit?CanIaffordit?Theanswertobothquestionsisusually'no',soIwalkaway.It'sgreat!”56.Whatdoexpertssayaboutshopaholics?A.Shopaholicsfeelsadwhentheyareshopping.B.Shopaholicssoonfeelunhappyaftertheyhaveboughtsomething.C.Shopaholicsfeelmoreexcitedthanotherpeoplewhentheyshop.D.Shoppingistheonlywayshopaholicscanfeelhappy.

1757.Theunderlinedword"they”inParagraph5refersto.A.psychologistsB.doctorsC.Alison^parentsD.Alison'sfriends58.WhichwordcanbestdescribeAlison'sfeelingattheendofthepassage?A.Glad.B.Worried.C.Embarrassed.D.Moved.59.Thebesttitleforthepassageabovemightbe.A.ShopTillYouDrop!B.ShoppingMakesMeHappy!C.You'dBetterShopLess!D.ICanStopShoppingNow!2021•~MdQ•
ὃ⚪MynameisRyanandlastsummermyfamilyandIwenttoanislandforoursummervacation.Thereweresomanyfunandinterestingthingstodoontheisland,butmyfavoritewasfishing.Everyday,mymom,mydad,myyoungerbrotherDerekandIwenttothebeach.Wetookourlittlefishingboatwithus.Momdidn'tlikefishing,soshestayedonthebeachandreadabook.Onemorning,whilewewerefishing,weheardaloudnoise."Whatwasthat?”Iasked."Oh,don'tworry,Ryan.Itmightbeaturtleswimmingundertheboat,^^saidDad,DerekandIlookedaroundtheboat,butwecouldn'tseeanything.Thenweheardadifferentnoise,whichsoundedlikeananimal."Look,Dad,thereitis!”shoutedDerek.Itwasaseaturtleanditcouldn'tswimwell."Let'sgocloserandseewhat'swrongwithitJDadsaid.Whenwegotcloser,wesawthattherewasapieceofplasticᛛᧇaroundtheturtle'slegs."Let'shelpitJIsaid.SoDadjumpedintothewater,swamtotheturtleandbroughtitbacktotheboat.t4Thereyougo,littleturtle;nowyoucanswimtoyourfamily,fctDadsaidashecuttheplasticoff.ThenDerekandIputitbackinthewater.<6Iknow!Weshouldmakeasignaboutnotthrowingrubbishintothesea,andputitinthesandonthebeach,Isaid.'THhelp,too,"saidDerek."Greatidea,boys.Ifwedon'talldosomethingtostopseapollution,theseseaanimalswilldie/560.WhatdidRyanlikedoingbest?A.Boating.B.Fishing.C.Swimming.D.Reading.61.Whocuttheplasticofftheturtle?A.Ryan.B.Derek.C.Father.D.Mother.62.WhydidRyanwanttoputupasign?A.Towelcomepeople.B.Tofeedseaanimals.C.Tousetherubbishagain.D.Tostopseapollution.

182021•~MQ•
ὃ⚪ThesoundfromMiranda'salarm,clock¡¢wouldnotstop.Mirandareachedover,andstoppedthenoiseringinginherroom.Theactionbroughther,afewminutesofpeaceandquietness.Onausualday,Mirandajumpedoutofbedevenbeforethealarmclockcouldring.Shedidnot.mindgettingupearly.Shelovedmorningbecauseshecould,completehertwo-milerunbeforemostofherfamilymembersgotup.Sheraneverymorningsothatshewouldrealizeherdreamofbeingthebestrunnerintheschool.However,thismorningwasdifferent.Shewouldgoandfindoutwhetherthepaininherlegwassomethingthatcouldbeeasilytreatedorwouldstopher.fromdoingsomethingshelovedmost:runningwiththeschooltrackteam.Asthealarmclockrangoutagain,▲.Shecutofftheannoying£¤Ḅnoiseandrosefromherbed.Shecouldhearthesoundfromthekitchenwherehermotherwasmakingherfavouritebreakfastofpancakesandbacon.HermotheralwaysmadeherfavouriteswheneverMirandawasfacingaproblemorinabadsituation,butshe'dneverfacedanythinglikethisbefore.Sighingdeeplyinthequietroom,shetriedtostandup.Shecouldfeelthepaininherrightleg.Itwasseriousbutnotunbearable.Surely,Mirandathought,itwouldnotbeasbadasshehadimagined.Sheshookherheadtoclearherthoughtandgotreadytojoinhermother.Asshewalkedintothekitchen,hermothergaveherabigsmile.Immediately,Mirandafeltcomforted.Ifnothingelse,sheatleastknewonethingwascertain.Shewasnotaloneinthisandthatwouldmakeallthedifferences,nomatterwhatthedaywouldbring.63.WhatdidMirandausuallydoeverymorning?A.Shewokeherfamilyup.B.Shecleanedherroom.C.Shecookedforhermother.D.Sheranfbrtwomiles.64.Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputinthe▲inParagraph3?A.MirandajumpedoutofbedB.hermothercameintoherroomC.MirandaknewshehadtogetupD.thetelephonerangatthesametime65.Whatdidthesmileonhermother'sfacemeantoMiranda?A.Suggestion.B.Encouragement.C.Instruction.D.Agreement.66.WhatwouldMirandaprobablydoafterbreakfast?A.Shewouldgotoseethedoctor.B.Shewouldgotobedandhavearest.C.Shewouldjoinherteammembers.D.Shewouldjoinhermotherinthekitchen.2021•~M¥ᐶQ•
ὃ⚪DmitryDoronin,adoctoralstudentfromRussia,iskeen§⊭Ḅtosharehisexperienceinruralvillagesin

19Zhejiangwithhis1.4millionfollowersonline.SinceDmitrystartedtoliveinthecountrysidelastAugust,the32-year-oldhascreatedhundredsofvideoclipsthatrecordtherelaxinglifestyleinHengzhangvillage,Lishuicity."Thericeisgrowninthefieldstogetherwithfish,whichhelpstoincreaselocalagricultural©ªḄproducts,saidDmitry,whileintroducingproductsfromHengzhangvillageonthepopularChineseshort-videoplatformDouyin.Besidesfilmingvideos,Dmitryalsoenjoysworkingwithfarmersinthefields,doingactivitiessuchasplantingvegetablesandfeedingchickens.Livinginavillageprovideshimwithuniqueexperiences,hesays,quitedifferentfrombusylifeinbigcities,suchasShanghai,wherehestudies.Andhehasbeenapleasantsurprisetothevillagersaswell.VillagerBaoMingyue,76,says,“Tooursurprise,theyoungRussiannotonlyknowshowtocookChinesefoodbutisinterestedinworkinginthefields.^^BecauseoftheoutbreakofCOVID-19,thesalesoflocalagriculturalproductshaddroppedrapidly,soDmitryvolunteeredtohelpselltheproductsinhisvideos.Inafewmonths,10,000kilogramsoforanges,4,000kilogramsofdriedsweetpotatoesand300kilogramsofhoneyhadbeensold.“Thankstohisvideos,itseemsthatmoretouristshavecometovisitourvillage,says72-year-oldPanXianyu,whoisverypleasedtoseethegreatchangesinherhometown.Dmitryloveshiscountrylife.4tInthecountryside,youcanimmerse«¬yourselfinthetraditionalwayoflifeandunderstandthiscountrybetter,“hesays.AccordingtoDmitry,someRussians'opinionsaboutChinaarestilloutofdate,althoughChinahasprogressedgreatly.UIwouldliketobecomeapeople-to-peopleenvoyὅoffriendshipbetweenthetwocountriesbyusingtheInternet,hesays.71.ItcanbelearntfromthepassagethatDmitry.A.haslivedinthecountrysideforyearsB.isgoodatcatchingfishesC.getsmuchattentionontheInternetD.sellsfarmers9productsinRussia72.Theunderlinedword"unique“probablymeans"A.commonB.specialC.similarD.hard73.ThepurposeofParagraph4andParagraph5isto.A.showDmitry'sinfluenceonHengzhangvillageB.advisepeopletobuytheproductsofHengzhangvillageC.makemoretouristsinterestedinHengzhangvillageD.explainwhythesaleofsweetpotatoesdropped74.DmitryhopestohelpRussiansto.

20A.improvetheirlivesmorequicklyB.haveabetterunderstandingofChinaC.studyChinesetraditionalwayoflifeD.makerapidprogressinfarming2021•~MᗩᐶQ•
ὃ⚪LudwickMarishane,aSouthAfrican,waswithhisfriendsinLimpopowhentheystartedtalkingaboutinventingsomethingtoputonyourskin¯°soyoudon'thavetotakeabath.Ludwickthoughtthatthiswasagreatidea.HedidsomeresearchontheInternet,andhefoundsomesurprisingfacts.About2,500,000,000peoplearoundtheworldhaven'tgotcleanwater.Thisisahugeproblembecausedirtywatercancreateillnesses.Oneofthem,istrachoma:8,000,000peopleallovertheworldgettrachomaeveryyear.Theywashtheirfaceswithdirtywater,getillandgoblind.Tostoptrachoma,peopledon'thavetoreceiveexpensivemedicalcare.Theyhavetowashtheirfaceswithcleanwater.That9sit.Ludwickstartedthinking.Hewantedtomakesomethingtohelppeopleinpartsoftheworldwhereifsdifficulttofindcleanwater.HedidmoreresearchontheInternet,andhedidmorethinking.Ludwickhadaplan.Hewantedtomakeagel±²forpeopletoputontheirskin,sotheydon'thavetotakeabath.Whenhewasatuniversity,heneverstoppedthinkingabouthisinvention.Hestartedtotalktootherpeopleaboutit,andthreeyearslaterthedreamcametrue.Hemadethegelandcalledit“DryBath”.Ludwickisthewinneroflotsofprizes.Peoplecallhim“oneofthebrightestyoungmenintheworld^^.Heishappyabouthissuccess.DryBathishelpingpeopletobehealthy.AndDryBathalsohelpstosavewater.That'simportantinmanypartsoftheworld,whereit'sdifficulttofindcleanwater.Nowhewantstoinventotherthingsandalsowantstohelpotheryoungpeopletobecomeinventors.75.Trachomaisakindofillnessthatmaymakepeople.A.feelhungryB.feelthirstyC.becomeblindD.becomesleepy76.Ludwickinventedthegel“DryBath”to.A.treatpeoplewithskintroubleB.makedirtywaterbecomecleanC.showpeoplehowtobeaninventorD.helppeoplewithoutenoughcleanwater77.WhichwordbestdescribesLudwickaccordingtothepassage?A.Creative.B.Brave.C.Honest.D.Humorous.78.WhatcanwelearnfromLudwick'sexperience?A.Luckisveryimportantinachievingsuccess.B.Peoplecansucceedbystickingtotheirdreams.C.Youngpeoplecaneasilycomeupwithnewideas.

21D.Goingtouniversitycanmakeyoungpeoplesmarter.2021•~M³´Q♦
ὃ⚪IcametotheUnitedStatesfromAfricatolivewithmyuncleJiminMaryland.Oneyearlater,Ilostmysightbecauseofaseriousillness.Jimtoldmenottogoout.HeworriedIwouldgetlostorhitbyacar.ButIwasdogged.ItoldhimI'dpayattention.IbelievedI'dsucceed.Imustsucceed.Imustputmywillintoaction.Idreamedofbeingabroadcaster.ThenaneighbortoldmethatapubliclibraryinWashingtonD.C.wasofferingafreecourse,speciallydesignedforblindpeople.Thiswasanimportantchanceforme.ButhowwouldImapmyway?IknewthattheAmericansingerRayCharles,alsoblind,gotaroundonhisownwithoutacaneµᩤ
.Hissecretwastocountsteps.ButIcouldn'tseewhattodothatway.Instead,Idevelopedmyimagination,sensingthelayout·¸
ofplacesIvisitedandtakingnotesoflandmarksinmymind.Atfirst,Iwouldhavetostoptoimagineandmapanewspaceinmymind.ThenexttimeIvisitedthatplace,Iusedthattofindtheway.Today,Iamusedtodoingit.ButI'vestilllostmywaymanytimes.Ihavetoswallowmypridetoaskforhelp,notthinkingaboutwhatothersthinkorsayaboutme.SometimesI'dbedownandI'dconsidergivingup.Perhapsmyunclewasright.MaybeI'dstayhomeandwaituntilsomeonecametohelp.Onthosedays,whenIlostmyway,I'dgotobedwithabadfeeling.▲.Ihadastrongwishtobeatblindnessandbesuccessful,andthatwasusuallyenoughtogetmeoutofbed.Thenextdayandtryagain.Alongtheway,Ilearnedtobepatientwithmyselfandrealizedthataskingforhelpdidn'tdiminish¹º»
meinanyway.Tvegotthreeacademicdegreessofar.Today,I'mareporterandbroadcaster.Tveachievedmydream.Yes,Fvelostmywaymanytimes-andfounditagain.Yes,Tvecomeclosetobeinghitbyacarbutneverbeenhitbyone.Whenpeopleask,"Aren'tyouafraidtobeoutalone?99Theanswertomeisclear:Iwouldfacedangerandfindhappinessinsteadofstayinghomeandbeingunhappy.79.ThewriteroneyearafterhemovedtotheUS.A.gotlostB.becameblindC.losthisparentsD.washitbyacar80.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin"▲''inParagraph6?A.AndmyuncleknewitwellB.ButIkeptthattomyselfC.AndmyunclewaswithmeD.SoIgaveuptryingagain81.WhatmightJimsaywhenhetalksaboutthewriterattheendofthestory?

22A.Thatboycansee!B.Thatboyissopoor!C.Wearefreenow!D.I'vedonemuchforhim!82.Thebesttileofthispassagemightbe.A.AnImaginationtoSucceedB.LifewithMyUncleC.ACommonWaytoSuccessD.StudyintheLibrary2021•~M¼dQ•
ὃ⚪Masawalkedslowlytowardsthehouse,stoppingnowandthentocutoffdeadleavesorfadingflowers.Therewerefewweedsᩖ₝.Yukihadspentmanyhoursofhertwo-weekvisitweedinginthegarden.MasawonderedifYukihadspentsomuchofhertimeoutsidebecauseshewantedtoavoidtalkingtoher.ButYukimusthavewantedverymuchtoseeus,Masatoldherself.ShehadvisitedinthelastweeksofJune,assoonashercollegewasoutforthesummer.Shesaidshewantedtostaylongerbutcouldn'tbecauseshehadtowork.Besides,sheneededtousethestudioathercollegeforphotographyandshehadtogotothelibrarytoread.“Whydoyouhavetogotocollegetostudyart?^^Masaaskedher."Allthegreatartistsdidn'tgotocollege.^^Yukishookherhead."Thatwasadifferenttime.Ifshardtoexplain.”“Iwasthinkingyoucouldlivewithusallyearroundandstillbeanartist.Thisisanicequietplacetolive.^^“Idon'tknow.HowwouldIsupportmyselfhere?,,"Youcanalwaysgivelessons.,,Masasaid.“ButIdon'twanttospendalongtimelookingatkids'drawings.”“Whatwillyoudoafteryougraduate,anyway?Willyoubecomeateachersomewhereelsethen?^^“Grandma,Idon'tknow."Yukisighed.“Whatistheuseofgoingtocollegeifyoudon'tknowwhatyou'regoingtherefbr?^^“MaybeI'mgoingbecauseIdon'tknow.Ijustwanttostudyartnow.Idon'twanttothinkthatfarahead.,,TheminuteMasawasgoingtopointoutthatthiswastoocarelessawaytolive,Yukisuddenlystoodupandputonherstrawhat."I'mgoingtothegardentoweedyourflowerbed,9,shesaid,“Letmeknowifthere'ssomethingelseIcando.^^

23OnYuki'svisit,Masafeltstrainedwhentheytalked,andshewassureYukialsofeltit.ButYukiwasneverrudeorirritable᧕᝼Ḅ.Evenwhentheydisagreed,herfacewasalwaysfullofpatience.83.Accordingtothepassage,Yukiwas_▲_.A.agardenerB.anartistC.acollegestudentD.anartteacher84.Fromtheunderlinedsentence,wecaninfermnthatYukiwantedto_▲_.A.endtheconversationB.weedtheflowerbedC.leaveMasa^gardenD.takesomephotos85.Itcanbelearntfromthepassagethat_▲__.A.YukistudiedartbecauseshewantedtobeateacherB.Masawasn'tsatisfiedwithYuki'sworkinthegardenC.MasaandYukiagreedonlivingtogetheralltheyearD.MasaandYukihadverydifferentideasaboutcollege86.Theunderlinedword“strained“inthelastparagraphprobablyshowsMasafeltsomething▲.A.unforgettableB.uncomfortableC.thankfulD.crazy2021•M,
ὃ⚪Britishadventurerᑈ◅AlastairHumphreyshadriddenhisbikearoundtheworld,walkedcrossIndia,androwedᡀij
fromAfricatoSouthAmerica.In2011,however,HumphreyshadsomeofthebiggestadventurersofhislifeandheneverevenlefttheUnitedKingdom.Forayear,Humphreyswentonmicroadventures—small,low-costtripsclosetohome.Whydidhedothis?”Istartedtothinkthatitwaspossibletohaveanadventureanywhere.^^Heexplains.Forhisfirsttrip,hewenthikingwithafriendaroundtheM25-a188-kilometreroadthatgoesallthewayaroundLondon.OtheradventuresincludedswimmingintheRiverThames,sleepingoutsideonahill,andgoingonamountainbikingtrip.Humphreyslearnedsomethingimportantfromhismicroadventures:Wefindadventureswhenwetrysomethingnew.Humphreyswantedotherpeopletomakethisdiscovery,too,sohedecidedtosharehisidea.Hechallengedpeopletogoonmicroadventuresandsendhimfour-minutevideosoftheirtrips.Heaskedthemtodothingslikeclimbahill,goawayforaweekend,orchoosearandomÅÆḄplaceonamapandgothere.PeoplefromallovertheworldacceptedhischallengeandpostedtheirvideosonTwitter.87.Whichofthefollowingbelongtomicroadventures?Checkandchoosetherightanswer.জwalkacrossIndiaঝsleepoutsideonahill

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goawayforaweekendটswimintheRiverThamesঠrowfromAfricatoSouthAmericaডhikearoundtheroadaroundLondonA.জঞটঠB.জটঠডC.ঝঞটডD.ঝঞঠড88.WhatcanweknowaboutHumphreys,personalityaccordingtothepassage?A.Brave,creativeandactive.B.Proud,humorousandkind.C.Careful,quietandhard-working.D.Confident,strictandwarm-hearted.89.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ABigChallengeB.AnAmazingTravelC.KeepaTripRecordD.GoforaMicroadventure2021•+ÇÈ᯿Q•
ὃ⚪“Lateagain,Mavis!HowmanytimesIhavetoldyoutocomebackintimetohelpmecookdinner?^^askedMrs.Muntari.“But,mummy,Ican5tjustwalkoutinthemiddleofagame!^^saidMavis.“Youshouldn'tbeplayingthegameinthefirstplace.^^“But,mum,whycan'tI?YounevertellAdibeorSenzenottoplayfootball.Ihadtoleavethegameathalftimeandrushbacksoyouwouldn'tgetangrywithme,“saidMavis.“Youareagirl!Itisassimpleasthat.Boysandgirlshavedifferentrolestoplay.Ihave11hungrymouthstofeedandIneedyourhelp!Youaretheoldestgirlnotworking,soitisyourjobtohelpme.Thafsthewayofourpeople.Nowgoandfrysomemorechicken.^^Atthedinnertable,AdibeandSenzewereexcitedlytalkingabouttoday'sgame,whileeatingthechickenMavishadfried.TheytalkedabouthowMavisscoredinthefirsthalfwithapowershotfromthehalfwayline.Itwasagreatgoalastheirteamwaslosingby0-1atthattime.Dadcamehomethenandbroughttheboysalocalnewspaper,inwhichtherewasnewsaboutfootballscoutsᳫËfromEnglandvisitingGhana(#Ì.Thesescoutshadaskedtobeallowedtovisitschoolstolookforplayersofthefuture.AdibeandSenzelookedateachotherandcheered.t4Wow,I'mgoingtobelikeEssien!^^Andtheystartedarguingwhichonewouldmakeitasasuperstar.Mavisdecidedtotakethischance.Shestoleoutofhome.Whenshearrivedattheplayground,oneplayerhappenedtogetinjuredÍÎandthecoachwasworried.UIcantakehisplace!”Mavisshouted.Thoughitwas

25unbelievabletoletagirlplay,thecoachagreed.Duringthesecondhalf,shemadeanamazingshot!Whenthegamewasover,thescoutsallstoodup,cheering.90.WhywasMrs.MuntariunhappywithMavis?A.Mavisdidn?tlikecookingB.Mavis9teamlostthegameC.MavisaiTivedhomelateagainD.Mavisleftthegameathalftime91.Maviswasnotsupportedinplayingfootballbecause.A.shewasagirlB.shewasn'ttalentedC.shewastoooldD.herbrothersdidbetter92.Mavisdecidedtoatthenewsaboutthescouts.A.catchthescouts'eyesB.getawayfromherhomeC.becomeanotherEssienD.taketheplaceoftheinjured93.What'stheprobableendingofthestory?A.MavishadtofindajobB.MaviswaschosenbythescoutsC.Mrs.MuntarisaidsorrytoMavisD.Mavischangedthewoman'srole2021♦+ÇÇ⃩Q•
ὃ⚪GalileoGalileiwasborninPisa,Italy,in1564.Hisfathertaughtmusicwhilehismothercaredforkidsathome.Thefamilywasnotwealthy,butGalileo'sparentspaidforhimtogotoschool.AtfirstGalileoplannedtobecomeadoctor,buthechangedhismind.Helikedadifferentkindofscience-physics.InGalileo'stime,notmuchwasknownabouthowobjectsmoved.Centuriesearlier,aGreekÐᨴ᧖XnamedAristotlehadwrittendownhisideasaboutmovements,andeveryoneseemedtobelievethem.GalileoquestionedthoseideasanddidexperimentsÓÔ
thatshowedhowthingsreallyworked.Forexample,Aristotlethoughtthataheavierobjectwouldfallfasterthanalighteroneofthesamesizeandshape.Noonehadeverreallytestedthisidea.Itjustseemedtobetrue.ThenGalileocamealong,droppedtwoballsfromahightower,anddiscoveredthattheyhitthegroundatthesametime!Inlateryears,Galileobecameinterestedinhowthestarsandplanetsmove.HewatchedtheskywithatelescopeÕoÖhebuilthimself.Onceagain,hesawthingsnoonehadeverseenbefore.Forexample,hesawthatthemoonwasnotsmooth.ThenhenoticedthatthesunhadspotsᦿØ
thatseemedtomove.GalileorealizedfromhisobservationsÙÚ
thattheearthwasmovingaroundthesun.APolishᐲḄ
scientistnamedCopernicushadsaidthisrecently,butnoonebelievedhim.GalileoknewthatCopernicuswasright.Unluckily,Galileo'sannouncementgothimintotroublewiththeCatholicChurch.TheCatholicChurchsaidthattheearthwas

26atthecenteroftheuniverseÜÝwiththesuntravelingaroundit.Thiswaswhatpeoplehadlongbelieved,butGalileosaiditwasuntrue.SohewassenttoprisonÞß.Hewassoonsetfree,butfortherestofhislifehehadtostayinhishouseandyard.Galileodiedin1642,buthisworkhelpedtochangetheworld.Heissometimescalledthefatherofmodernscience,becauseheshowedushowimportantitistolookcarefullyatthingsandtotestoutideaswithexperiments.94.BothGalileoandCopernicusbelievedthat.A.twoobjectsfallatthesamespeedB.themoonissmoothC.theearthgoesaroundthesunD.theearthisthecenteroftheuniverse95.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat.A.Galileo'sparentsdidn'tvaluetheeducationB.allofAristotle'sideaswereprovedtobewrongC.GalileoknewCopernicusandexchangedletterswithhimD.theCatholicChurchwasverypowerfulinGalileo'stime96.WhileGalileostayedathomeinhislateryears,hemostprobably.A.learnedtoplaymusicB.begantopracticemedicineC.continuedwithhisscienceexperimentsD.wrotebooksonmodernscience97.Accordingtothispassage,Galileoiscalled''thefatherofmodemscience''becausehe.A.wasbravetofightagainstthechurchB.questionedotherscientists!ideasC.builtatelescopetolookatthestarsandplanetsD.madecarefulobservationsandtestedhisideas98.Whichwouldbeagoodtitleforthispassage?A.MysteriesintheuniverseB.Galileo,fatherofmodemscienceC.”Isittrue?”——DifferentideasinscienceD.Greatmindssavedtheworld2021+ÇàáQ
ὃ⚪

27ZhuKemingneverthoughthewouldbeaherooneday,buthewasjustthatonSaturdaywhenhesavedthelivesofsixrunnersduringthemountainmarathonâãinBaiyin,GansuProvince,inwhich21peoplelosttheirlives.Itstartedoffasanormaldayforthe49-year-oidshepherd,whowastakingcareofhismorethan30sheeponthemountainside.Butsoontheweatherwasterrible,withrainfallandhail.Theraingotsoheavythathecouldn'tseeclearlyandhadtorunintoacavewherehenormallywenttohavearest.Soonhefellasleepinthecaveaftercoveringhimselfwithsomequiltshehadstoredthere.Buthewasawakenedat2pmbyanunusualsoundthatwasnotcomingfromhissheep.ThesoundthatwokeZhuwasthecryofarunnerinthemarathon.Hewaswetfromheadtotoeandtremblingbecauseofcold.Zhutookhimintothecave,litafireandcoveredthestrickenÍÎḄrunnerwithhisquilts.Zhusaidthatthereweresoonfiverunnershuddlingᢴå<æ
inthecave,andhethendecidedtogooutsidetotrytoattracttheattentionofrescuersᦗyὅ.Whenheriskedcomingoutofthecave,hefoundanotherstrickenrunnerlyingonthegroundinbadcondition.Thentheotherrunnerscameoutofthecavetogiveahand.Zhuandthesixrunnersremainedhuddledaroundthefireinhiscaveuntil7pm,whentherescueteamarrived.“IjustdidwhatIhadtowhenIsawthatthesepeoplewereindanger.Ithinkeveryonewoulddothesamethinginsuchasituation,t4ZhusaidtoBeijingNews.LuoChongchuan,thevillageheadofChangsheng,whereZhuandhisfamilylive,saidthattheshepherdisawarm-heartedpersonwhooftenhelpshisvillagers.99.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“shepherd”inParagraph2meaninChinese?A.ᱣèXB.ᢣéὅC.êë100.WhatcanweknowaboutZhuKemingfromthepassage?A.ZhuKemingistheheadofhisvillage.B.ZhuKemingisawarm-heartedandhelpfulperson.C.ZhuKemingsavedsixrunnersonaSaturdaymorning.101.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Shepherdsavedsixstrickenrunners.

28B.21runnerslosttheirlivesinBaiyin.C.Howtorealizeourherodreams?102.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?A.Aguidebook.B.Awebsite.C.Asciencebook.2021•+ÇìíQ•
ὃ⚪WhatashinyscooterîïðñSophiecouldn'tkeephereyesoffit.Herdadnoticed.“Sophie,youhaveascooteralready,areallyniceone!”UIknow,butthisoneissoshinyandnew,“Sophiesaid.“Itisgreat,butwehavetogo,^^saidherdad.Theyleftthestore.Sophieknewherscooterwasnice,anditstillworked.Shejustcouldn'tstopthinkingofthatnewscooter!Afewweekslater,Sophieandherdadwerebackinthestore.Thescooterwasjustthere,withabigsalesignonit!Thegirlranrightovertoit.Herdadlookedattheprice.“Iknowyou'vebeenthinkingaboutthisscooteralot,Sophie.Thesalepriceisprettygood,thoughit'sstillalotofmoney.Ican'tjustbuythisforyou.ButwhatifIpayforpartofit,thenlendyouthemoneyfortherest,andyoupromisetopaymeback?^^herdadasked.“Really?”Sophiesaidexcitedly.tuIpromiseIwillpayyouback!^^Astheywerewalkingtowardsthecashierdeskᦈó,herdadaskedSophieifsheknewwhatitmeanttoborrowmoney.“Yes,itmeansthatIhavetogiveitbacktoyou,“Sophieanswered.Herdadresponded,“You'reright,butyoucangiveitbacktomealittleatatime.Nowyougetfivedollarsaweekforyourallowanceôᵨõ.Youcouldpayitbacktomeonceaweekuntilyoupayoffyourpartofthescooter.Itwilltakeseveralmonths.”“Thankyou,Dad!IwillpayyoubackwithmyallowanceuntilIreturnallthemoney.9,103.Sophiewantedanewscooterbecause.A.heroldscooterwasbroken

29B.shedidn'thaveoneC.theoneinthestorewassoshinyD.theoneinthestorewasverycheap104.Sophie'sfatheraskedhertoreturnthemoneyuntilitwaspaidoff.A.onceamonthB.withherallowanceC.byborrowinghermother\moneyD.bydoinghousework105.WhydidSophie'sfatherletherpayforpartofthescooter?A.Becauseshehadtoomuchallowance.B.Becausehedidn'ttakeenoughmoneywithhim.C.Becausetheirfamilywasverypoor.D.BecausehewantedSophietoknowmoneydoesn'tcomeeasily.106.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Sophiepromisedtoreturnthemoneyhappily.B.Sophiedidn'twantheroldscooteranymore.C.Sophie'sfatherwouldbuyathirdscooterfbrher.D.Sophieregrettedpayingfbrherpartofthescooter.2021¼ᓅö÷Q•
ὃ⚪Oneday,afarmerwaswalkingalongaroadwithhissonThomas.Thefathersaid,"Look!Thereisahorseshoe.Pickitupandputitinyourbag."Thomassaid,"Itisn'tworththetrouble.^^Hisfathersaidnothingbutpickedituphimself.Whentheygottoanearbytown,theyhadarest.Therethefarmersoldthehorseshoeandwithafewpenniesheboughtsomecherriesø᪻.Thefatherandthesoncontinuedtheirway.ThesunwaswellupinShesky.Andtherewasn'tahouseorevenatreewheretheycouldhavearest.Thomasfelttoothirstytowalkon.Atthistime,hisfatherdroppedacherryonthegroundandThomaspickeditupquicklyandateit.Afterawhile,hisfatherdroppedanothercherryandonceagain,hissonlostsometimeinpickingitupandputtingitinhismouth.Andsotheywenton.Theoldfarmerdroppedthecherriesandthesonpickedthemup.WhenThomashadeatenallthecherries,hisfathersaidtohim,uMydearson,ifyouhadbentúûdownearliertopickupthathorseshoe,itwouldnothavebeennecessaryforyoutobendsomanytimesforthecherries.Alwaysrememberthelessonthatanyonewhodoesnotworryaboutthelittlethingswillfindthathecannotdothegreatthings.^^

30107.Whydidn'tThomaspickupthehorseshoe?A.Hedidn'twanttowastetimeonthesmallthing.B.Hedidn'twanttolistentohisfather.C.Hewastoolazytobenddown.D.Hehadtroubleinpickingitup.108.Whatcanweinfermüfromthefather^behaviorofbuyingcherries?A.Hethoughtcherrieswereeasytotake.B.Hethoughttheymightbethirstyontheway.C.Hehadnomoneytobuyanythingelse.D.Helikedcherriesverymuch.109.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2mean?A.Thesunwasrising.BThesunwentbehindacloud.C.Thesunwassetting.D.Thesunwasshiningbrightly.110.Thomasbentdownsomanytimesontheirwayto.A.pickuphorseshoesB.pickupcherriesC.pickuppenniesD.havearest111.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Wherethere'sawill,there'sC.Detailý⁚isthekeytosuccess.D.Nopain,nogain4ᦇ
.2021ᓅ⋰□•ὃ⚪
Itwasnoteasytolearndifferentkindsofmusicalinstrumentswellatthesametime.IstillrememberedwhenItookmypianolessons,mymothersaidworriedlytomyfather,4tWhyhasn'themadeanyprogresswithsomuchpractice?”Itriedtoplaythepianobetter.However,myparentsnevergotastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwithmypianoperformance.Fromthenon,Ididn'tplayanymusicalinstrumentuntilmyoldfriendLarryinvitedmetoplaytheviolinwithhimwhenIwas60.Itmademeenjoythejoyofplayingmusicagain.Oneday,Larryaskedmetotakepartinaviolinperformancewithhim.Atfirst,thinkingofmypast,Iwantedtorefuse.IexpectedtohearhiswordsthatIwouldbecomemoreskilledwithpracticeonstage
.Buthesaid,“OK,onlyplayifyouwantto."Iwasshockedbytheunexpectedanswer.Infact,nobodymademedoit,soIhadtomakeachoicebymyself.Iwaswillingtocatchthechancethistime.Afteralongandcarefulpreparation,IplayedtheviolinwithLarry.ThoughIdidn'tloseallmynervousness,itwasenoughfbrmetoovercomemyfear.Finally,Iofferedafullperformanceinfrontoftheaudience
.However,happytimesalwaysdidn'tlastlong,myfriendLarrypassedaway.Itwasahardhit,buthisinfluencestayed.Ithelpedmenotonlyinmusic,butonallsidesofmylife.WheneverIpaidattentiontowhatI

31wantedtodo,joyusuallytooktheplaceoffear.112.Themotherwasworriedaboutthewriterbecause.A.hespentlittletimeplayingthepianoB.hemadenoprogressinthepianoC.hisfatherdidn9tlikehimanymoreD.shehadnotimetoteachhimmusic113.FromParagraph2weknowthatthewriter.A.actuallywantedtoplaytheviolinwithLarryB.didn'twanttoplayanymusicalinstrumentagainC.begantolearnmusicattheageof60D.refusedLarry'sinvitationatlast114.ThewriterfeltalittleduringhisviolinperformancewithLarry.A.angryB.boredC.nervousD.tired115.Thisunderlinedphrase“passedaway“meansinthelastparagraph.A.sleptB.leftC.lostD.died116.Thearticlemainlytellsus.A.nottofearbutenjoythejoyofdoingsomethingB.howtoofferafullperformanceinfrontoftheaudienceC.howtohelpapersonbothinmusicandonallsidesoflifeD.Larryisthewriter'sbestoldfriendinhislife2021ᓅᑄ•ὃ⚪
Sallydidn'tknowwhatwaswrongwithhergrandma.Shewasalwaysforgettingthings,likewheresheputthesugarandwhattimetohavedinner.“ShemighthaveAlzheimer'sdiseaseᐻ
Jhermothersaid."Wemighthavetoputherinanursinghomeὁ▾
sothatshecangetpropercare."Oh,that'sterrible!SheUlmissherownhouse!^^Sallysaid.“Maybe,butwecanseeheronweekends,hermotheranswered."Wecanbringherpresents.^^“Likeicecream?Grandmalovesstrawberryicecream!”Sallysaid.ThefirsttimetheyvisitedGrandma,Sallywantedtocry.Grandmasatallbyherselfinthecorneroftheroom.SallyhuggedGrandma."Look,"shesaid,“webroughtyoustrawberryicecream!”Grandmatookitandbegantoeatwithoutsayingaword.“Shedoesn'tseemtoknowus."Sallywasupset."Youhavetogiveherhermothersaid.Butthenexttimeitwasthesame.Grandmaatetheicecream,butdidn'tsayanything.“Grandma,doyouknowwhoIam?^^Sallyasked.

32“You'rethegirlwhobringsmetheicecream.,,Grandmasaid.“Yes,butI'mSally,yourgranddaughter.Don'tyourememberme?”“Sure.You'rethegirlwhobringsmeicecream.^^Allofasudden,SallyrealizedthatGrandmawouldneverrememberher.“Oh,howIloveyou,Grandma!?,shesaid.JustthenshesawatearrolldownGrandma'scheekῊ
,“LoveJshesaid.4CIrememberlove.^^“Yousee,dear,thafsallshewants,“hermothersaid."Love.”"I'llbringhericecreameveryweekendthen,andhugherevenifshedoesn'trememberme."Sallysaid.Afterall,rememberingloveismoreimportantthanjustbeingabletorememberaname.117.WhatwasthematterwithSally'sgrandma?A.Shealwaysfeltupset.B.Sheatetoomuchicecream.C.Shealwaysforgotthings.D.Sheputmoresugarwhilecooking.118.WhydidSallywanttocrythefirsttimethefamilyvisitedGrandma?A.BecauseGrandmadidn'tlikeherpresent.B.BecauseshethoughtGrandmawasquitelonely.C.BecauseshesawatearrolldownGrandma'scheek.D.BecauseGrandmawasbadlytreatedinthenursinghouse.119.InGrandma'seyes,Sallyis.A.akind-heartedgirlB,acoldstrangerC.anhonestgranddaughterD.astrictnurse120.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninfer!
that.A.GrandmawillbetakenhometogetbettercareB.Grandmadoesn'tlovestrawberryicecreamanymoreC.SallyandherfamilyvisitedGrandmathreetimesaweekD.Sallydoesn'tmindwhetherGrandmacanrememberhernameornot121.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheGreatPowerofHugsB.FoodIstheBestMedicineC.LoveCanAlwaysRemainintheHeartD.AnIntroductiontoAlzheimer'sDisease

332021ᓅ#$•ὃ⚪
OldManUsedHisOwnMoneytoSend33StrangerstoCollegeAretiredcarpenter⌨&Ḅᩈᓈ
fromDesMoineshashelpedsend33kidstocollegesincehisdeathin2005.DaleSchroederwasasimple,honestman.Hegrewuppoorandworkedasacarpenterforthesamecompanyfor67years.“Wenttoworkeveryday.Workedreallyhard.Wasfrugal⁚+Ḅ
,"saidSchroeder'sgoodfriendSteveNielsen.€tHehadchurchjeansandworkjeans.^^Noonethoughtthathehadsavedupalargenumberofmoney.Schroedernevermarriedandhadnochildren,sobeforehedied,hewenttohislawyerwithaplanforhismoney."Hesaid,41nevergotthechancetogotocollege.So,I'dliketohelpkidsgotocollege9,NielsentoldCBSNews."Finally,Iwascurious.᜻Ḅ
andIsaid,4Howmucharewetalkingabout,Dale?9Andhesaid,4Oh,justshyof$3million\Inearlyfelloutofmychair,"Nielsenrecalled.Schroederleftspecialinstructionsforhismoney:sendkidstocollege.“Hewantedtohelpkidsthatwerelikehim,andthatprobablywouldnothavehadachancetogotocollegewithouthisgift,“Nielsensaid.Schroederendeduppayingfor33strangers9collegemoney.Thepersons,whohavenamedthemselves"Dale'skids”,gottogetherearlierthismonthtohonorthegreatmanwhochangedtheirlives.They9renowdoctors,teachers...122.DaleSchroederwasa.A.poorandlazycarpenterB.managerofacompanyC.poorandhonestfatherD.hard-workingandfrugalcarpenter123.Thesentence“Inearlyfelloutofmychair”showsthat.A.NielsenwassurprisedatthenumberofmoneyDalesavedB.DalewasnotgoodatmakingchairsC.thechairthatNielsensatonwasbrokenD.Dalehadanoldchair124.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Dalewasalivefor67years.B.Dalemarried,buthadnochildren.

34C.Daleoncegaveupthechancetogotocollege.D."Dale'skids"honoredDalebecausehechangedtheirlives.2021ᓅ#$•ὃ⚪
Hem-ywasgoingthroughaveryhardtime.Hiswifepassedawayonemonthago.Hethoughthislifebecamemeaningless.Henrysatinhishousesadlyanddidnothing.Oneday,Henry'sneighbor,Lisa,sawhimfromheryard.Shehadn'tseenhimoutsideforseveraldays!ShewantedtohelpHenry.Thenshehadanidea.LisasaidtoHenry,<4Hello,Henry!Justlookatthisffence01
betweenourhouses.Itisfallingapart.Youareastrongman.Canyouhelpfixthisfence?^^AfterhearingLisa'swords,Henrywasalittleangry.Hedidn'twanttohelpher.Hethoughthewastheonewhoneededhelp.HethoughtLisawaskindofrude.However,heagreedtohelpLisabecauseLisawastoooldtofixthefenceherself.Henryspentafewdaysfixingthefence.Whenhefinished,Lisathankedhim.Henrygaveherasmile.Itwashisfirsttimetosmileafterhiswifepassedaway.“Whatawonderfuljob!Couldyoupleasepaintitforme?^^Lisasaidtohim.Henrythoughtforawhileandagreed.Thenhebegantopaintthefenceinthehotsun.AshisneighborspassedbyandsawHenry,theyallpraisedHenryforwhathewasdoing.Henryfelthappyandproud.Hefelthislifewasnotmeaninglessanymore.HenryfinallyunderstoodLisa'spurpose.ShewantedHenrytoknowthatstayingbusycouldhelphimforgethissorrow23
.HenrythankedLisaalot.125.WhichofthefollowingshowshowHenry'sfeelingschangedovertime?A.Happy—>thankful—>bored—>sad.B.Sad—>angry-happy—>thankful.C.Sad4happy4thankfUI-->sad.D.Happy4upset4thankfUl4happy.126.HowdidLisahelpHenryforgethissorrow?A.Shewantedhimtogettoknowmoreneighbors.B.Sheaskedhimtodosomethingstomakehimbusy.C.Sheencouragedhimtomakefriendswithotherneighbors.D.Sheadvisedhimtofindanewpart-timejobinhisfreetime.127.WhichwordscanbestdescribeLisaaccordingtothepassage?A.Sillyandlazy.B.Rudeandlazy.C.Cleverandhelpful.D.Patientandhard-working.

35128.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellus?A.Stayingbusycanhelpusforgetoursadness.B.Weshouldhelpothersatanytime.C.Itishardtomakefriendswithneighbors.D.Askingothersforhelpisn'trude.2021ᓅ56•ὃ⚪
WhenIwasveryyoung,peopleinourvillagelivedbyplantingfruittrees.Mygrandmotheralwaystookmetotheorchard78
onthehill.Atthattime,theyhadtocarrywaterfromtheriveratthefootofthehilltohalfwayupthehill.Eventhoughweworkedsohard,theproductionleveloffruitwasstilllowbecauseitwasshortofwaterthere.Oneday,twoyoungmenledagroupofworkerstoourvillage.Theylearnedaboutthedifficultieswefaced,andlater,canalsandotherprojectsbegantobebuiltinmyvillage,"Whoarethey?”Iasked."Theyaregoodmenfromourgovernment,mygrandmareplied.Shortlyafterwards,Imovedtoanothercityformyjuniorhighschool.TheonlyreasonIevercamebacktomyhometownwasmygrandmother.Oneday,myfamilyandImadetimetoreturn.Weweresurprisedbecauseeverythinghadchanged.Thecanalranpasteveryorchardsovillagersdidn'thavetogoupanddownthehillanymore.Theriverwasnowsocleanthatfishswamhappilyinit.Whenwearrivedhome,mygrandmatookoutsomefreshpearsandapples.Shetoldusthatafterthewaterconservationproject9ᑭ;<
wascompleted,apolicy=>
wasmadetoencouragemorepeopletoincreasethefruitproductionwithcleanwaterintheriver.Thankthosegoodmenwhohavedevotedthemselvestothedevelopmentofourcountryside.Nowadays,peopleworkhardtoliveinabigcity.However,weshouldnotforgetourhometownswherewearefrom.129.Whattroubledthevillagersmostwasthat.A.theyhadtoomuchworkB.itwasnotconvenienttogoupthehillC.theycouldonlygrowfruittreesD.therewasn'tenoughwaterintheorchard130.Thegoodmencameandofferedhelpprobablybecauseof.A.thevillagers'suggestionsB.thegovernment'ssupportC.aschoofspracticalactivityD.acompany'sengineeringplan131.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

36A.thegrandmotherdoesn'tliketoliveinthecityB.thevillageisaplaceofinterestfortouristsnowC.therewillbemorefruitproductioninthevillageD.morepeopleliketoworkinthecountrysidenowadays132.Theunderlinedphrasedevotedthemselvestoisclosestinmeaningto.A.preparedmuchforB.donatedmoneytoC.drawnpublicattentiontoD.putmucheffortinto133.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Howisavillageimproved?B.Whoarethegoodmen?C.Whydopeoplecomeback?D.Whatdoesahometownmean?2021•ᓭ@□•ὃ⚪
Timepassesrapidlywithnosound.Ithasbeen100yearssincetheCommunistPartyofChinaCPCAᐳCD
wasfoundedᡂF
.TherearemanystoriesaboutthePartyandme.BothmyparentsaremembersoftheParty.WhenIwasyounger,theytoldmemanytouchingstoriesabouttheCPC.ThespiritsofJinggangshanandYan'anmovedmesomuch.Fromthattime,IbecameinterestedintheParty.AsIgrewup,Ilearnedmore.Inmyeyes,myparentsregardtheirmembershipinthePartyasanimportantthing.Deeply,theyknowtheyshouldhelpothers.Theygiveawayclothestopeopleinneed.Thegivefoodtothepoor.Theyhelpthecleanerssweepthestreets.Fromthem,IunderstandthedutyofthePartymembers.Afewyearshavepassed.IhavereadlotsofbooksandwatchedmoviesthatshowthespiritoftheCPC.What'smore,IhavejoinedinmanyactivitiesthatareabouttheParty.NowIamaLeaguememberGᕒ
.IbelieveIwillbearealPartymemberoneday.IfIbecomeamemberoftheParty,IwilldowhatIcantohelpothers.Tmlookingforwardtothatday!134.It'syearssincetheCPCwasfounded.A.80B.90C.100135.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“touching”inParagraphIJ
2probablymeaninChinese?A.KLḄB.MLNOḄC.PQḄ136.AsPartymembers,whatdothewriter'sparentsdotohelpothers?A.Theygivefoodtothepoor.B.Theysellclothestopeopleinneed.C.Theyaskthecleanerstosweepthestreets.

37137.Whathasthewriterjoinedin?A.ManyactivitiesabouttheParty.B.ManyactivitiesabouttheLeague.C.Manyactivitiesaboutvolunteering.138.Whatisthewriternow?A.APartymember.B.Ateacher.C.ALeaguemember.2021ᓭRS•ὃ⚪
MartinStrelisaswimmer,bestknownforswimmingtheworld'sbigrivers.Hewasbomin1954.HetaughthimselftoswimwhenhewassixandbecameaprofessionalT\VḄ
swimmerin1978.MartinholdsGuinnessWorldRecordsforswimmingtheDanubeRiver,theMississippiRiver,theYangtzeRiverandtheAmazonRiver.Ofallhisachievements,thegreatestishisAmazonRiverswim.TheAmazonisknownasthelargestandmostdangerousriverintheworld.Severalswimmershadtriedtoswimit,butallfailed.Martindecidedtogoalloutandmakehistory.HewantedtoshowtheworldthatpeoplecouldachievetheirdreamswithhardworkandperseveranceWX
.OnApril7th,2007,MartinStrelcompletedhisAmazonRiverallthewayfromAtalayaPeru
totheAtlanticOceanatBelemBrazil
.HestruggledYᡊ
withtheriverfor66daysandswam3,274milesintotal.Hebecameaworldwidehero.Manypeoplestillcannotbelievewhathehasdonesofar,sothatiswhytheysometimesdescribehimas“Fishman",“HumanFish^^oreven"theCraziestManintheWorld”.In2009,Americanfilmmakersproducedadocumentary[\]ᱏ
calledBigRiverMan.Andthebook,TheManWhoSwamtheAmazon,hasbeensoldinmanycountries.Ittellsusaninspirationalstoryofperseveranceandhardwork,whichhasencouragedmanypeople.Martindoesn'tswimfbrmoney.Instead,heswimstoteachpeopleabouttheimportanceofkeepingwater

38clean.Martinhasalwaysbeenlookingforthechallengesᢧᡊ
oftheimpossible.Whatishisnext?170.HowdidMartinlearntoswimwhenhewaslittle?A.Bywatchinghispartners.B.Bylearningfromacoach.C.Byteachinghimself.171.WhatisMartin'sgreatestachievementsofar?A.SwimmingtheYangtzeRiver.B.SwimmingtheAmazonRiver.C.SwimmingtheMississippiRiver.172.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"inspirational“meaninParagraphFive?A.`LaḄB.aᮞcdḄC.᪭᪭᝞gḄ173.Accordingtothetext,whichisthepurposeofMartinswimmingthebigrivers?A.Tomakealotofmoneyforagoodliving.B.Toteachpeopletheimportanceofkeepingwaterclean.C.Toproduceexcitingdocumentariesandbest-sellingbooks.174.Whatcanbethebesttitle᪗⚪
ofthetext?A.SwimfbrFunB.ChallengetheImpossibleC.FightforJobs2021ᓭi□•ὃ⚪
Mrs.Luoisateacher.SheaskedherstudentstohandintheirhomeworkthroughaQRcodejkṹ
.“Whenstudentsfinishthehomework,theykeepitonWeChat.SoIcanchecktheirhomework,everywhereusingmycomputerormobilephoneJsaidLuo.Moststudentslikethenewwayandthinkitisinteresting.t4Wearelivingintheinformationage.Manystudentsliketoworkwithcomputers,whichmakeslearningmorefirn,“saidTingting,astudentofLuo's.“Thepaperisnoteasytokeep,butthecodeiseasytokeepandshare,9,Luosaid."Itisworthtryingtousenewtechnologyineducation.Educationitselfisakindofcreation.Idon'twantmystudentstofallbehindthetimes.”However,someparentsareworried.Theyareafraidthattheirchildrenwillspendtoomuchtimeoncomputersandlittletimecommunicatingwithteachers.Butinfact,itisunnecessary.Studentsstillneedto▲informationinbooksandwriteitdownwhentheydotheirhomework,whichdoesn'ttakethemtoomuchtime.Asfbrteachers,itallowsthemtocheckthestudents'workatanytime.Anditisalsoaneasywaytosharehomeworkwithotherstudents.175.HowdidMrs.Luoaskherstudentstohandintheirhomework?

39A.Throughe-mail.B.Throughthepostoffice.C.ThroughaQRcode.176.Whatdomoststudentsthinkofthenewmethod?A.Interesting.B.Boring.C.Difficult.177.Mrs.Luofindsthenewmethodcanletstudents.A.handinhomeworkintimeB.improvetheirstudyC.notfallbehindtimes178.Whichphrasecanbeputintheunderlinedplace▲.A.lookoutB.lookupC.lookafter179.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Anewwaytokeephomeworkanditsadvantages.B.Anewwaytohandinhomeworkanditsadvantages.C.Anewwaytodohomeworkanditsadvantages.2021•mnoᐶ•ὃ⚪
It'sbeen100yearssincetheactorandfilmmakerCharlieChaplinproducedthefilmTheKid,whichmanyconsidertobehisgreatestone.Likeallfilmsatthetime,TheKidwasmadeinblackandwhiteandwassilentmadewithoutanysound,noteventhecharacterstalking
.Thestoryisabouttherelationshipbetween“theTramp",playedbyChaplin,andhisadopted⚞Ḅ
child,playedbyJackieCoogan.Thepairdevelopapartnershipwherethesix-year-oldboybreakswindowsandrunsaway,sothatChaplin'scharactercanofferhisservicesasawindowfixer.Althoughthefilmisacomedy,italsohassometragedy,reflectingChaplin'sownlife.HestartedtestingactorsfortheroleoftheKidjustafewdaysafterhisbabysonhaddied.Chaplinwasknownforbeinghardtoplease,anditissaidthatifhecould,hewouldhaveplayedeveryroleineveryoneofhisfilms.WhenChaplinvisitedatheatre,adancerbroughthisson,JackieCoogan,onstage,andChaplinknewhehadhisco-starὶ⊲tuὅ
.Chaplinlaterwrote,4tAllchildreninsomeformhavetalents;thetrickistobringitoutinthem.WithJackieitwaseasy.”LiketheKidinthefilm,ChaplinandhisbrotherSydneygrewupverypoor.TheylivedinLondonandwereraisedbytheirmother.WhenChaplinwas10yearsold,hismumbecametooilltolookafterhersons,sotheyhad

40totakecareofthemselves.HelaterwrotethatthefilmsetsinTheKidwerebasedwx
ontheplaceswhereheandSydneyhadlivedwiththeirmotheraschildren."Perhapsthat'swhythefilmhadsometruth,9,hesaid.180.ThesecondparagraphmainlytalksaboutA.whyTheKidwasmadeB.whenTheKidwasonC.howTheKidgotsuccessfulD.whatTheKidisabout181.WecaninferfromParagraph3thatJackieCooganA.alwaysvisitedthetheatrealoneB.waspossiblytalentedinactingC.knewmuchaboutChaplinbeforeD.playedeveryroleinChaplin'sfilms182.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutChaplin?A.Hehadapoorchildhoodexperience.B.Hewasbroughtupbyhisfather.C.Helookedafterhismotherverywell.D.Heproducedfilmswithhisbrother.183.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AfilmaboutadancerB.AfamilyinLondonC.Aplaceorfilm-makingD.Alifeonfilm2021•ᓭyzὃ⚪
ThecityofmusicViennaisabeautifuloldcityontheRiverDanubeinthecenterofEurope.It?sthecapitalcityofAustriaandthecenterofEuropeanclassicalmusic.Intheeighteenthcentury,alotofmusicianscametostudyandworkinVienna.IntheStraussfamily,thereweretwocomposers{|}
calledJohannStrauss:thefatherandtheson.Thefather,JohannStrauss,theelder,wroteandplayedmusicfortraditionaldances,calledthewaltz.HisdancemusicmadehimfamousalloverEurope.Theson,JohannStrausstheyounger,wasalsoverysuccessfulandpopular.Hewroteover150waltzes.In1867hewroteTheBlueDanubewaltz.Mozartwasanotherveryimportantcomposer.HewasborninAustriain1756.Beforehewassix,heplayednotonlythepianobutalsotheviolin.HisfamilytookhimaroundEuropeandhegaveconcertsinmanycities.Hewrotehundredsofpiecesofmusic.Buthebecameverypooranddiedin1791whenhewasonlythirty-five.LikeJohannStrauss,fatherandson,hewasagreatEuropeanmusician,andmanypeoplestillthinkhismusicisperfect.184.WhereisVienna?A.InAustralia.B.InAustria.C.InAmerica.185.WhowroteTheBlueDanubewaltz?

41A.JohannStrausstheyounger.B.JohannStrausstheelder.C.Mozart.186.Whatkindofmusicdoesthewaltzbelongto?A.Bluesmusic.B.Countrymusic.C.Classicalmusic.187.WhenwasMozartborn?A.In1867.B.In1791.C.in1756.2021ᓭyz•ὃ⚪
UsuallyIwouldn'tcrosstheparkatthistimeofnight.Butwalkingaroundtheparkwouldtakemoretime,anditwasrainingsohardthatIcouldn'tevenseeclearlywhatwasrightbeforeme.SoIenteredthepark.AndthatwasthefirststupidthingIdidtonight.SoonafterIwalkedintothepark.Isawamanunderatreeupahead.Myheartfell.ThestoriesI'dheardabouttheparkwereallcomingintomyheadatthismoment.Anyonewithaclearmindwouldjustturnback.Butme?No.Ididanotherstupidthing:Idecidedtohurrypasthim.JustwhenIwaspassingtheman,heraisedhisheadandgavemethestrangestsmileever.Igotscaredandstartedrunning.uuHey^^themanshoutedfrombehind."Wait"Hewasrunningafterme!Iranlikecrazy.Ihadhopedthetreeswouldkeepsomerainoff.Andtheydid.Buttheyalsomadetheparklookevendarker.Icouldn'tseewhatwasaheadofme.Then,Iranintosomething.Itwastheman!“Don'tkillme!”Icried.“What?Iwastryingtogivebackyourbag!Youdroppedit“Themangavememybag.Now,IfeltsayingthattothemanwasIheslupideslihingIdidtonight.188.Whydidthewriterenterthepark?A.Itwassafertogoacrossthepark.B.Togoacrosstheparkwouldsavetime.C.Thetreesintheparkcouldkeeptherainoff.189.Whatdidthewritermeanby“thefirststupidthing""anotherstupidthing^^“thestupidestthing”?A.Hefeltproudofhimself.B.Heregrettedwhathehaddone.C.Hefeltashamedofmakingsomanymistakes.190.The“drop"inhasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedoneinthelastbuttwoparagraph.A.Hedroppedofffromhisbike.B.Oh,theyhavehadtodroptheirprices.

42C.Excuseme,Miss,you'vedroppedyourumbrella.191.What'sthebettitleforthepassage?A.AStrangeManB.AScaryParkC.ABraveCross2021•~•ὃ⚪
247graduatestudentsofFudanUniversityhavevolunteeredtoteachthechildreninXihaiguregionᙢ
ofNingxiaforthepast22years.Theregionusedtobepoorbecauseofitsterriblenaturalenvironment.t4Weexpecttomakeadifterencetothechildren'slifebysharingourknowledgeindifferentfields,“oneofthevolunteerssays.Thestudentshavedifferentabilities,sothevolunteershaveuseddifferentteachingmethodstohelpthemdevelopgoodstudyhabits."LocalchildrenhadneverlearnedEnglishbefore,sowestartedwithbasicknowledgelikeEnglishlettersandpronunciation,saysLiLianshuo,aFudanvolunteer.ThevolunteershelpthestudentsrememberEnglishwords,readarticlesanddealwiththeirstudyproblems.“Wevisitthestudents?homesinourfreetime.Wecommunicatewiththeirparentssothatwehelptheparentsunderstandtheimportanceofchildren'seducation,becausetheparentsdidn'tcaremuchaboutityearsago,“explainsYangChenhaotong,whowastheleaderofthevolunteerteamin2019.AccordingtoYang,theparentsgivetheirchildrenalotofsupportintheirstudiesnow.Thevolunteershavehelpedthelocalchildrenwiththeirstudies.Theyhavealsosetupfootballclubsandheldmanyballgamestomakethechildren'slifecolorful.TheFudanUniversityhasalsogivenawaymorethan10millionyuantotheregiontobuildplaygrounds
andotherbuildingsoverthepast22years.“Thankstomyvolunteerteacher,mylifehaschangedalot.Iwillstudyhardandbecomeanexcellentpersonlikeher,^^LiSumei,alocalstudent,saysexcitedly.192.WhatdothevolunteersexpecttodoinXihaiguregion?A.Tomakeadifferencetothechildren'slife.B.Tomakethevolunteers,lifemoreinteresting.C.Tochangethebadnaturalenvironmentintheregion.D.TomakepeopleknowmoreaboutFudanUniversity.193.WhydidthevolunteersteachthechildrentheEnglishbasicknowledgefirst?A.Becausethechildrenhaddifferenthobbies.B.Becausethechildrenwerenotcleverenough.C.BecausethechildrenthoughtEnglishwasdifficult.D.BecausethechildrenhadneverlearnedEnglishbefore.

43194.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”meaninParagraphIJ
3?A.Children'sability.B.Children^life.C.Children^education.D.Children'shealth.195.Howdidthevolunteersmakethechildren'slifecolorful?A.ByhavingEnglishspellingcompetitions.B.ByhavingtheEnglishcorneronceaweek.C.ByinvitingtheparentstotheSchoolDayonceayear.D.Bysettingupfootballclubsandholdingmanyballgames.196.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.MakingthePoorRegionRichB.VolunteeringinXihaiguRegionC.HowtoChangeParents'MindsD.HowtoBeExcellentVolunteers2021•~$•ὃ⚪
Thewinterof2019seemedlongerandcolderthanthatinanyotheryearbecauseofCOVID-19
.ByThursday,March5th,2020,over30,000medicalworkershavegonetoWuhan.Theywerefightinginaspecial“war”.Notonlythepatientsbutalsothedoctorsandnursesfacedtheriskoflife.OneofthemisDongJie,adoctor.Hedidagoodjobduringthe2003SARS,sohewenttothisnewwar.HesaidhecouldsharehisexperienceinSARSwiththedoctorsandgivethemconfidence.Heoftenshowedthemedicalworkershowtowearspecialclothesproperlyandbetterprotectthemselves.Healsotaughtthemhowtotreatpatients.Inordertopreventtheillnessfromspreading,allthepublicservicesmustbeclosed.Therewerethreespecialbarberswithmasks
inHefei.TheyhavehelpedhundredsofpeoplecuthairsinceFebruary15th.Theywerebusyvisitingdifferentplacesinthecityaswellasthecountrysideandofferingfreeservicefrom2p.m.tilleveningeveryday.ZhengWenyuandYeQiangiuarestudents.TheytriedtheirbesttocalloneveryonetoraisemoneyforWuhan.Manyteenagersgaveawaytheirpocketmoneyandluckymoney.Theyraisedabout120,000yuanaftertwodays.Theyusedittobuy60tonsofvegetablesfromlocalfarmersandsentthemtoWuhan.AlltheInternetpeoplecalledthemheroesandtheysetagoodexample.᪷ᦻᑁ,⌱ᨬ⌱⚗஺197.WhatisDongJie'sjob?A.Heisastudent.B.Heisateacher.C.Heisadoctor.D.Heisabarber.

44198.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They"inthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Thedoctors.B.Thevolunteerbarbers.C.Thestudents.D.Thepatients.199.Whatcanweknowfromthefourthparagraph?A.ZhengWenyuandYeQianqiuaretwoteachers.B.ManyteenagersgaveawaytheirmoneytoWuhan.C.ZhengWenyuandYeQianqiugaveawayabout12,000yuan.D.Thelocalfarmersbought60tonsofvegetablesandsentthemtoWuhan.200.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtofightagainstCOVID-19.B.TheheroesinfightingagainstCOVID-19.C.Howtobeagooddoctor.D.HowtoraisemoneyforWuhan.2021ὃ⚪
LiuXiuxiangwasborninapoorfamily.Whenhewas4,hisfatherdied.HismotherdevelopedmentalḄ
healthproblems.Whenhewas10,hiselderbrotherandsistersleftandneverreturned.Tomakealiving,Liucollectedrubbish,andinhighschoolheworked18hoursadayduringsummervacations.Howeverdifficultitwas,henevergaveuphisstudy.In2007,LiufailedtheGaokao.Hegotlost.Hewonderedifheshouldcontinuestudying.Afterworkinginabathhouseforabout50days,hedecidedtogobacktoschool.In2008,hefinallypassedtheGaokaoandwenttouniversity.Aftergraduation,hebecameahistoryteacherinhishometown.wanttocomebacktotellthechildren,whoareaspoorandlostasIwas,thateducationhaschangedmylife.t6Liusetagoodexampleforthemtotakecontroloflivesthrougheducation.NowLiugivesspeechesaroundthecountry.Hisstoryinspires`
manystudentsandencouragespeopletohelpthosefrompoorfamilies.Since2012,hehashelpedmorethan1,900studentsandcalledonmoreteacherstoworkinpoorareastoimprovethequality
ofeducation.Liuwastitled“themostbeautifulteacher”in2020.Hisstorymovesusalot.201.HowlongdidLiuXiuxiangworkduringsummervacationsinhighschool?A.4hoursaday.B.10hoursaday.C.12hoursaday.D.18hoursaday.202.TheunderlinedwordTost"inParagraph2probablymeans"A.ᜫḄB.┯¢ḄC.£¤ḄD.£¥Ḅ

45203.LiuXiuxiangsetagoodexampleforthechildrentotakecontroloflivesthrough.A.speechesB.moneyC.educationD.jobs204.Thepassageiswrittenintheorderof.A.spaceB.timeC.personsD.opinion2021•ὃ⚪
Fivepeoplewerewaitingforaninterviewinaroomofacompany¦§
.Insidetheroom,theycoulddowhatevertheyliked,exceptusingthephoneortheInternet.Onthefirstday,allofthefivepeoplewereexcited.Theywereimaginingtheirbrightfuture,buttherewasnointerview.Onthesecondday,theycameagainfortheinterview.Buttotheirsurprise,therewasnonewsabouttheinterview.Twoofthemgotupset.Onthethirdmorning,theyarrivedearlier.Stillnonewscame.Bymid-day,mostofthemwereirritated.Somethoughtthecompanydidnotcareforthem.Someregrettedcominghere.Onlyonemanwasdifferent.Hewashappyallthosedays.Hekeptsmilingwhiletheotherscomplained¨ឌ
.Attheendofthatday,thebossappeared.Totheirdisappointment,thebosssaidthattheirinterviewhadendedandonlyoneofthemwaschosen.Itwasthemanwhokepthappy.Thenthebossadded,44Wewantsomeonewhocankeephappyinwhateversituations.Keepinghappyisanability.^^205.Thefivepeoplewerewaitingfor.A.aninterviewB.ameetingC.aphonecallD.ameal206.Theunderlinedword“irritated"inParagraph4probablymeans”A.ª«ḄB.៬᝼ḄC.®¯ḄD.°±Ḅ207.Themanwaschosenbecause.A.helistenedtotheothersB.hekepthappyC.hisanswerswerebetterD.hecaredforothers208.Thepassageprobablycomesfrom.A.adictionaryB.aposterC.amagazineD.anotice2021ὃ⚪
InSeptember,2020,1hadthechancetocometoChinaforthefirsttimeandvisitedYunnanProvince.Onthefirstday,wewenttoavillagenamedXiaopingzhai.Iwasamazedtodiscoverthatasmallteafactorycouldbringin6millionyuanayearwithonly20workers.

46ThenextstopofourtripwasthevillageofKangmian.Manyfamiliesnowlivethereafterleavinguninhabitable²〉ᔠµ¶Ḅ
areas.Thenewvillagehas450housingunits.ThereIhavelearnedthatthegovernmenthelpsthepeoplebyprovidingjobssothattheycansupportthemselves.Ofthe1,331villagers,609nowhavejobs.InShuiduichong,atraditionalYaoethnicᴴ¸
groupvillage,wevisitedtheworkshopsformakingsilverornaments⛲º
.Wediscoveredtheskillhadahistoryofmorethan200years.BesidesthetraditionaluseofsilverornamentsinYaoculture,▲.Asetofsilverornamentscanbesoldforbetween10,000and20,000yuanonthemarket.Themakingofsilverornamentscreatesjobsinthevillage.Shuduichongnowhasmorethan20familyworkshops.Thistripwasover.IhaverealizedthatthroughthehardworkoftheChinesegovernment,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinYunnan.Theseimpressiveᓺ¼½¾ijḄ
resultsshouldserveasanexampleforotherdevelopingcountries.209.ThetripfollowedthewayofA.Xiaopingzhai—Shuiduichong—KangmianB.Xiaopingzhai—Kangmian4ShuiduichongC.Kangmian—►Shuiduichong—>XiaopingzhaiD.Kangmian—>Xiaopingzhai—>Shuiduichong210.InKangmianthegovernmenthelpsthepeopleby.A.sellingproductsB.givingmoneyC.openingfactoriesD.providingjobs211.Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputinthe___▲?A.touristslikethemverymuchB.theseobjectshaveahighvalueC.peoplebuythemasgiftsD.theycanbeseeneverywhere212.Thestructureofthepassagemaybe.জ-ParagrphlঝParagraph2©-Paragraph3@Pregrph4ঠPagraph5@-Paragraph6

47c.2021ÂÃÄÅ•ὃ⚪
Sometimeago,amanpunishedhis3-year-olddaughterforwastingarollofgoldwrappingpaper.Moneywasshortandhebecameangrywhenthechildtriedtomakeabox.However,thelittlegirlbroughtthegifttoherfatherthenextmorningandsaid,“Thisisfbryou,Daddy.”Themanwashappy,buthebecameangryagainwhenhefoundouttheboxwasempty.Heshoutedather,“Don'tyouknow,whenyougivesomeoneapresent,thereshouldbesomethinginside?”Thelittlegirllookedupathimwithtearsinhereyesandcried,“Oh.Daddy,it'snotempty.Iblewkissesintothebox.They5reallfbryou,Daddy."Thefatherwasmoved.Heputhisannsaroundhislittlegirl,andhebeggedឹÇ
forherforgiveness.Oneday,anaccidenttookthelifeofthechild.Thefatherstillkeptthatgoldboxbyhisbedformanyyearsand,wheneverhewasdiscouraged,hewouldtakeoutanimaginarykissandremembertheloveofthechildwhohadputitthere.Inaveryrealsense,wehavebeengivenagoldboxfilledwithunconditionalloveandkisses...fromourchildren,familymembersandfriends.Therearesimplynootherthings,anyonecouldhold,morepreciousthanthis.213.Whydidthelittlegirlmakeabox?A.Tohavefun.B.Tokeephermoney.C.Togiveherfatheragift.D.Tomakeherfatherangry.214.Whatmadethefatherangryagain?A.Theemptybox.B.Themagicgift.C.Thegirfskisses.D.Thegirfstears.215.WhatistheChinesemeaningoftheword“forgiveness”ÈA.៬᝼B.NÉC.⍝ËD.ÌÍ216.Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?A.Thegirlhatedherfather.B.Themanmissedhiskiddeeply.

48C.TheboxwasreallyfullofkissesD.Theaccidentnearlykilledthegirl.217.Whichisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.AGiftofLoveB.ASadAccidentC.AStrangeGoldBoxD.AFather^GreatLove2021•ÂÃÎÏὃ⚪
OnMay22,2021,thewholenationwassaddenedbythenewsthatChinesescientistYuanLongpingdied.DrYuanLongpingworkedmostofhislifegrowingbetterrice.Asaresultofhisresearch,theChinesepeoplearenolongerworriedaboutgettingstarved.Hisgreatworkalsohelpedtheworldproducemoreandmorerice.Yuan,bornonSept.7,1930.AftergraduatingÐV.
fromSouthwestAgricultureCollege,heworkedasateacheratanagricultureschoolinHunan.SeveralnaturaldisastersCᜩÒ
hitChinainthe1960s.Yuan,sawmanypeopledieofhungereveryday.Sincethen,hehasresearchedhowtogrowmuchbettercrops.In1964,hehappenedtofindanaturalhybridriceᩖÔ9Õ
plantthathadgreatadvantagesoverothers.Yuanwasexcitedabouthisdiscovery.Hethenbegantostudythepartsofthisunusualplant.In1973,hestartedtodevelopatypeofhybridricespeciesÖ×
.Itproduced20%morericeperunitthancommonones.TheseedingÖØ
wasverysuccessfulinthefollowingyear.ThisprogressmadeChinatheworld'sleaderinriceproduction.Morethan50%ofChina'stotalricefieldsgrowYuan'shybridspecies.Peoplecallhimthe"FatherofHybridRice”.Yuanoncesaidhehadtwodreams4to“enjoythecoolunderthericecropstallerthanmen“andthathybridricecouldbegrownallovertheworldtohelpsolvethefbodproblemofthewholeworld.218.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“starved“inparagraph2meaninChinese?A.ᢸÚB.ÛÜC.ÝÞ219.WhatcanwelearnaboutYuanLongpingaccordingtothethirdparagraph?A.Hewasbomintoascientisfsfamily.B.Hewasonceateacheratanagricultureschool.C.HegraduatedfromSouthwestAgricultureCollegein1930.220.WhendidYuanLongpingsucceedinseedinghybridrice?A.In1964.B.In1973.C.In1974.

49221.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothelastthreeparagraphs?A.Yuan'shybridricecanprovideallpeopleintheworldwithrice.B.Yuan'shybridriceisgrowninallofChina'sricefields.C.Yuan'shybridricemadeChinatheworld'sleaderinriceproduction.222.Whatdoesthestorymainlytalkabout?A.The"FatherofhybridRice,,B.Howtogrowrice.C.Differentricespecies..2021ÂÃ~ß•ὃ⚪
AprimaryschoolheadmasterbecamethelateststarontheInternetfordancingwithhisstudents.ZhangPengfeiworksinXiguanPrimarySchoolinLinyi,ShanxiProvince.Everymorning,heleads700pupilstodothe"ghostshuffle^^routineontheplayground.Theydancefor30minuteseveryday.Theylikedancingmorethandoingtheoldexerciseroutine,sotheydon'tdotheoldonenow.“Ithoughtweneededachangebecausethestudentslostinterestindoingtheoldexerciseroutinethoughitwasusefulforpupils"Zhangtoldthereporter.Afterall,theystartedtodotheoldexerciseroutinein1951.Mr.Zhangsawagroupofpeopledoingthe“ghostshuffle^^routinebyaccident.Thenhedecidedtolearnitonhisown."Ithoughtthedancewouldbegreatforkids,“hesaid,“Themusicisenergeticanditreallymakeschildrenrelax.^^InOctober2018,heintroducedthedancetoallthepupilsofhisschool.Sooneventeachersandworkerstherejoinedintheactivity.“Nowthepupilsdon'tkeepplayinggamesontheirphones.Sometimestheywatchdifferentdancingvideosandlearnnewmoves!?,theheadmastersaid.223.Thestudentsdothe“ghostshuffle^^routineforeveryweekfromMondaytoFriday.A.30minutesB.1.5hoursC.2hoursD.2.5hours224.WhendidthestudentsinXiguanPrimarySchoolstarttodothe"ghostshuffle^^routine?A.In1951.B.In2018.C.In2019.D.In2020.225.HowdidZhangPengfeifeelaboutthemusicofthe“ghostshuffle^routine?A.Energeticandrelaxing.B.Slowandtraditional.C.Classicalandinteresting.D.Quietandrelaxing.

50226.AfterMr.Zhangintroducedthe“ghostshuffle”routinetohisschool,thepupils.A.becamesmarterB.askedtheirparentstodancewiththemC.didn'tdoothertypesofsportsanymoreD.didn'tkeepplayinggamesontheirphones227.Fromthepassage,weknow.A.theoldexerciseroutinehasahistoryofmanyyearsB.onlythestudentsdothedanceatMr.Zhang'sschoolC.Mr.ZhanglearntthedanceonTVD.Mr.Zhangoftendancesafterwork2021ÂÃ~ß•ὃ⚪
Turkeywasproudofhislooks.Everytimehewalkedpasttheotheranimals,hewouldshowoffhisfeathersààá
andsay,“Iamsobeautiful.Moveoutofmyway!”TheotheranimalsthoughtTurkeywastooproud.Theydecidedtogivehimalesson,soFoxwroteanotetoinviteTurkeytoadanceparty.Turkeywassopleased.Whenthesunwentdown,hegottoFox'shome.SeeingTurkey,alltheanimalsbowedandcheered.Justatthattime,abeautifulpeacockâãä
showedup.WhenTurkeysawthebeautifulfeathersofthepeacock,hebecamespeechless.Theotheranimalsbegantolaugh.t4Ilooklikeafbol.^^thoughtTurkey.Heranoutofthehouseasquicklyashecould.Andthen,noonesawTurkeyforseveraldays.Everyonebegantofeelbadaboutwhattheydid.TheylookedforTurkeyeverywhere.Theyjustwantedtoteachhimtobehumble.Theydidn'twanttohurthisfeelings.Finally,theyfoundTurkeyinanoldtree.Helookedquitesad.PeacockflewtoTurkeyandsaid,“Yourfriendsareworriedaboutyou.Theyfeelsorryfbryou""Wearesorryforthejokeweplayedonyou,Turkey.^^theanimalssaid."IamsorryIwassoproud.^^repliedTurkey.“Ithinkweshouldhaveanotherdanceparty!”saidFox,sotheywenttowardsFox'shometogether.228.WhydidtheanimalsinviteTurkeytothedanceparty?A.Becausetheylikedhim.B.Becausetheythoughthisfeatherswerebeautiful.C.Becausetheydecidedtogivehimalesson.D.Becausetheywereproudofhim.229.Wheredidtheyhavethedanceparty?A.AtTurkey'shome.B.Inanoldtree.C.AtPeacock'shome.D.AtFox'shome.

51230.Turkeyleftthedancepartybecausehe.A.wastiredB.wasfooledC.hadafeverD.hadtogohome231.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"humble"meaninChinese?A.ᗐæḄB.çèḄC.#cḄD.éêḄ232.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Whataparty!B.TheproudTurkey.C.Turkey'sbadluck.D.Whoismorebeautiful?2021•ÂÃḝÏ•ὃ⚪
Anelephantwasstandingandpickingleavesfromatree.Asmallflycame,flyingandbuzzingnearhisear.Theelephantwaveditawaywithhislongears.Thentheflycameagainandtheelephantwaveditawayoncemore.Thishappenedseveraltimes.Thentheelephantaskedthefly,“Whyareyousorestlessandnoisy?Whycan'tyoujuststayinoneplace?”Theflyanswered,t€IaminterestedinwhateverIsee,hearorsmell.Myfivesenses,andeverythingthathappensaroundme,pullmehereandthereandIcannotresistìᢙ
them.Whatisyoursecret?Howcanyoustaysocalmandstill?”Theelephantstoppedeatingandsaid,“Myfivesensesdonotruleme.Iamincontrolofmyself—mysensesdonottellmewhattodo.ThishelpsmestayfocusedonwhateverIdo,andso,keepmymindcalmandstill.NowthatIameating,Iamcompletelyenjoyingeating.Inthisway,Icanjustfocusonenjoyingmyfbod.,,Afterhearingthesewords,thefly'seyesopenedwideandasmileappearedonhisface.Helookedattheelephantandsaid,“Iunderstand!IwillalwaysberestlessifIletmysensescontrolme.Ontheotherhand,ifItrytousesomeself-control,mymindwillbecomecalmandI'llbeabletostaystill.”Itissaidthatthemindisrestlessandpaysattentiontowhateverisinfrontofit.Butifyoucancontrolwhatyoupayattentionto,youcancontrolyourmind.233.Theflythoughthemovedaroundalotbecause.A.hehadnowheretolandB.hecouldn'tseethingsclearlyC.hewasinterestedineverythingaroundhimD.hisfivesensescouldn'tworkwitheachother234.Accordingtotheelephant,whatisthekeytostayingcalm?A.Beingincontrolofone'ssenses.B.Enjoyingeating.

52C.Beingabletofindpeace.D.Focusingonmanythingsatthesametime.235.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothestory?A.Theflycanresisteverythingthathappensaroundhim.B.Thefivesensesalwaysruletheelephant.C.Theflywillbecalmifthesensescontrolhim.D.Theelephantcanfocusonwhatheisdoing.236.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.StayStillandCalmB.FocusonMoreThanOneThingC.PayAttentiontoYourFeelingsD.TakeControlofYourMind2021ÂÃî$♦ὃ⚪
“Ispentmywholelifedoingonething,“GuFangzhouoncesaid.Knownas"thefatherofsugarpillsïð
”,GupassedawayonJanuary2,2019.Eightmonthslater,hereceivedanationalhonorary-title₫óôõ
“thePeople'sScientist”forhispolioö÷ᮞ
research.GuFangzhou,afamousmedicalscientist,wasborninJune,1926.Gu'sfamilyfacedadifficulttimewiththesuddendeathofhisfather.HestudiedhardandfinallyenteredPekingUniversityasamedicalstudentin1944.Aftergraduation,Gumadethedecisiontoworktohelpimprovepublichealth.In1955,poliobrokeoutinNantong,JiangsuProvince.Itparalyzedøùú
1,680people,mostlychildrenagedbelowseven.Itspreadtoneighboringareasandresultedin466deaths.Guwasaskedtoleadpolioresearchin1957.uAtthattimetheonlywaytopreventpoliowastoinventavaccineûü
,“saidGu.In1959Gusucceededindevelopingthefirstpoliolivevaccine.Later,hedevelopedthe"sugar-coatedpill”vaccineintheearly1960s.Itnotonlytastedbetterbutwasmoreaffordableandeasiertokeep.Totestthevaccine,Gutriedthevaccineinpersonandlaterhisone-month-oldsonwasvaccinated.Thisinspiredhisteamtovaccinatetheirkids.TheybecamethefirstgroupofpeopleinChinatotryapoliovaccine.t4Ifwedon'tbelieveinwhatweproduce,howcanothersbelieveinit?"saidGu.Gradually,thesugar-coatedpoliovaccinewasmadeavailableinChina.Itsavedmillionsofpeople,especiallykids,frombeingdisabled.In2000,theWorldHealthOrganizationWHO
announcedthatChinawasalreadyapolio-freecountry.t4Wefeelsatisfied.IcantellpeoplethatItriedmybest,andyourkidswillnolongergetpolio,9,saidGu."That'sallwehopedfor."237.WhatwasGuFangzhou?sagewhenhepassedaway?A.About89.B.About93.C.About95.D.About96.

53238.WhowerethefirstgroupofpeopletotryapoliovaccineinChina?জGuFangzhouhimself.ঝGuFangzhou'spartners9kids.ঞGuFangzhou^parents.(4)GuFangzhou^son.A.জঝঞB.জঞটC.ঝঞটD.জঝট239.WhichofthefollowingisNotmentionedinthepassage?A.Gugotmarriedinhistwenties.B.GuenteredPekingUniversitytostudymedicinein1944.C.Since2000,Chinahasbecomeapolio-freecountry.D.Gureceivedanationalhonorary-title“thePeople'sScientist“afterhisdeath.240.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Tointroducetheresearchaboutthepoliovaccine.B.Toreportanimportantmedicalinvention.C.Tointroduceagreatmedicalscientist.D.ToshowChinesepoliovaccinetotheworld.(2021•ÂÃᓭᐙ•ὃ⚪)ItwasSaturdayagain.LilyandLucydislikedSaturdays.Thatwasanotherthingthetwinshadincommon.Theysharedthesameclothesandtiedtheirhairinthesamemanner.Infact,itwashardfortheirclassmatesandteacherstotellthemapartsometimes.Unliketheirclassmates,theyhadtogetupearlyatseveneverySaturdaytopreparefortheirlessons.LilyhadtoattendtheartlessonandLucyhadtoattendherballetlesson.<6HowIwishIcoulddosomethingdifferenttoday,“saidthetwinswithonevoice.Allatonce,anideacametoLilyandLucyatthesametime."Doyouhavethesameideaasme?”theyaskedeachotherandlaughed.Itseemedlikeawonderfulplantothem.Aftergivingeachotheradescriptionoftheirownfriends,LilyputonLucy'sballetdresswhileLucyputLily'sbrushesandpaintsintoherbag.Thentheyleftfortheirclasses.Whentheartlessonstarted,Lucycouldn'tunderstandtheartteacher.UnlikeLily,Lucywaspooratdrawing.Whentheartlessonfinallyended,Lucydidn'tdaretohandinherwork.Meanwhile,Lilywasstrugglingintheballetclassaswell.Asshehadnoideaaboutthedancesteps,shehadtofollowherclassmatesblindly.Asaresult,shekeptknockingintoihem.Theirballetteacherbecameimpatientwith

54her,“Lucy,youshouldrememberthebasicsteps.Youcan'tdependoncopyingwhatothersaredoing.”WhenLilyandLucyarrivedhome,theyweretiredout.Theydecidedthattheywouldnevertrytobesomeoneelsethattheywerenot.241.Whatwasthetwins9plan?A.Tohaveadayoff.B.Tobeeachotherforaday.C.Towearthesameclothes.D.Tohaveanormaldayliketheirclassmates.242.HowdidLucyfeelatthebeginningoftheartlesson?A.Lost.B.Excited.C.Mad.D.Sleepy.243.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthemreferto?A.Theteachers.B.Theclassmates.C.Thedancesteps.D.Theballetdresses.244.Theballetteacherbecameimpatientbecause.A.shewasn'therselfthatdayB."Lucy"wasn'tpatientthatdayC."Lucy"didverybadlythatdayD.shehaddiscoveredthetwins'plan245.Whatdidthetwinslearnfromtheexperience?A.Don'ttrytorunbeforeyoucanwalk.B.Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.C.Sayingisonethinganddoingisanother.D.Thegrassisnotalwaysgreenerontheotherside.2021•
ᓭ•ὃ⚪Weusuallygotoseeadoctorwhenweareill.Doctorsmaygiveussomemedicine,andthemedicineoftenmakesusfeelbetter.Butsometimesthedoctor\medicinedoesn'twork.Thishappenedtooneman,ThomasSmith.Hewasillinhospital,buthewasn'tgettingwell.Thenhefoundanew“doctor”insidehimself.Hesawftinnyfilms.Hereadfunnybooks.Andsomethingwonderfulhappened.Laughingtookawayhispainafterhalfayear.Hecouldhaveagoodnight'srest.Hisownhappyfeelinghelpedhimgetwell.Hewrotehisstoryinhisbook.Hesaidlaughingwasveryusefulanditwasthebest<4medicine^^.Anotherman,SimonBeck,wasalsoill,andhehadaseriouspaininhisback.Thedoctorcouldn'tstopit,sothemanbeganto“picture“hispain.Inhishead,hedrewapictureofadog.Heimaginedittobearealdog.Anditwashurtinghim.Thenthemantalkedsoftlytothedog.Heputhishandonthedog'sheadandmadefriendswithit.Oneyearlater,hispainwentaway!

55Thesestoriesmaysurpriseyou,butmoreandmorepeoplearegettingwellinthisway.Socallonthe“doctor”insideyourmind,andkeephappyandwell!246.WhathappenedtoThomasSmith?A.Hefelldown.B.Hewasillinhospitalbecauseofhisillness.C.Hewasinhospitalbecauseofhissadness.D.Hegotwellaftertakingmedicine.247.WherewasThomasSmith'snew"doctor"?A.Inthehospital.B.Inhishome.C.Inhiscompany.D.Inhimself.248.Inthesecondparagraph,whatisthebestmedicine?A.Films.B.Doctors.C.Dogs.D.Laughing.249.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.LaughingtookawaySimonBeck'spainafterhalfayear.B.ThomasSmith"drew"apictureofadoginhishead.C.SimonBeckmadefriendswiththedogheimagined.D.ThomasSmith'spainwentawayafteroneyear.250.Thispassagemainlytellsusweshould.A.callonthe<4doctor^^insideourmind,andkeephappyandwellB.keepadogathomeC.notgotohospitalwhenweareillD.writeabookwhenthepaingoesaway2021.ᓭὃ⚪Therewasayoungmanwhowasintrouble.Hewentbankruptẚandhiswifewentawayfromhim.Fromthenon,failurewasallthathehadseen.Strugglingᧅwiththis,hewentintotheforestalone.There,hemetanoldmanwhohadlivedthereforalongtime.Hesharedhisstorywiththeoldmanandasked“Canyougivemeonegoodreasonnottogiveup?”“Look,“theoldmansaid,“Doyouseethatfernⅸᱥandbamboothere?^^“Yes."themananswered.“WhenIplantedthefernandbambooseeds,Iwateredthemcarefully.Withinafewdays,thefernquicklygrewfromtheland,“theoldmanwenton.“However,Iwateredthebambooseedforyears,itstilldidn'tsprout.ButIdidn'tgiveupandcontinuedlookingafterit.Inthefifthyear,asmallsproutcameoutoftheland.Withinsixmonths,thetreegrewahundredfeet“Thelittlebambootreehadbeengrowingundergroundinthepastfouryears,developingarootstrongenough

56foritsgroundgrowthinthefifthyear.Ifithadn'tdonethis,itwouldnotbesostrong.Soyouknow,allthetimeyouwerestruggling,youwereactuallygrowingstrongroots.^^theoldmansaid.Finally,themanthankedtheoldmandeeply.Thenhelefttheforestwiththehopeforlite.251.Whathappenedtotheyoungman?A.Hewasseriouslyill.B.Hewasbadlyhurt.C.Hewentbankruptandhiswifelefthim.D.Hewenttoabankwithhiswife.253.Thedifferencebetweenthefernandthebamboomentionedinthepassageistheir.A.weightB.growthC.looksD.colors253.Theunderlinedword“sprout"inParagraph5means""inChinese.A.B.!C."#D.$%254.Theyoungmanfeltafterhearingwhattheoldmansaidtohim.A.sadB.disappointedC.hopefulD.nervous255.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.PracticemakesperfectB.TheearlybirdcatchesthewormC.LearntosharewithothersD.Neverlosehopewhenintrouble2021•ᓭ᧎'(•ὃ⚪FeliciaGrimmenhagfromSwedendoesn'tletanythinggetinherway,evenalife-changingaccident.Afteraseriouscaraccident,Feliciahadtogetusedtogettingaroundinawheelchair)᫹.Butthatdidn'tstopherfromfollowingherdreamofbecomingatophorserider.InearlyJune2011,17-year-oldFeliciagothitbyacar.Whenshewokeupinthehospital,shefoundbothofherlegsweremissing.However,Feliciadidn'tquittryingtoachieveherdream.Shewantedtogetbackonthehorse.Shehadriddenasalittlegirlanddecidedinthehospitaltotryagain.Shewasn'tsureifshewouldbeableto.Butaftertenweeks,training,shecouldrideonceagain!“Thehorseshavemeantalottome,,,Feliciasaid.uWhenIsitonahorse,Idon'tfeellikethedisabledFelicia,Ifeelliketheconfident+ḄFelicia.^^Shehassincetakenpartincompetitionsaroundtheworld,showingshedoesn'tneedlegstowin.Lastyear,shewonsilverattheSwedishChampionships,andnowsheispreparingfortheTokyoParalympics."WhatIhavelearnedfromallthisisthatyoushoulddaretochallengeyourselfandrememberthatyouaretheonlypersonthatsetsyourownlimits▲ᑴFeliciasaid.᪷01ᦻᑁ45⌱7ᨬ9:ᫀ஺

57256.WhatdidFelicialoseinthecaraccident?A.Herarms.B.Herlegs.C.Herears.D.Hereyes.257.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“quit"inParagraph3probablymean?A.Keep.B.Enjoy.C.Begin.D.Stop.258.HowlongdidittakeFeliciatotraintorideahorseagain?A.oneyear.B.Nineyears.C.Tenweeks.D.Seventeenweeks.259.ThehorseshavemeantalottoFeliciaforreasonsofthefollowingEXCEPT.A.becomingatophorseriderisherdreamB.sheisfilledwithconfidencewhenridingahorseC.shecangetaroundonahorseinsteadofinawheelchairD.shedoesn'tfeeldisabledanymorewhensittingonahorse260.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeFelicia'sexperience?A.Neversaynever.B.Betterlatethannever.C.Neverthinkofyourself.D.It'snevertoolatetolearn.2021•☘>ὃ⚪Doyoustillhugyourparents?Howdoyoufeelwhenyouhugthem?Whendoyouneedahugthemost?ItwasacoldNovembermorningseveralyearsago.Myalarmclockhadjustgoneoff,butIwashavingtroublegettingoutofbed.Mydadhaddiedafewweeksbefore.Ifeltweigheddownbysadnessanddepression.Toughandstrong,mydadhadworkedsohardallofhislifetosupportus.Hewouldsometimesshoutatmybrothersandme,butIalwaysknewthathelovedme.Still,hehadbeenraised?@inatraditionalwayandraisedusthatwaytoo.Icouldn'tremember,fbrexample,everbeinghuggedbyhim.Aftermymomandgrandmapassedaway,mydadmovedintograndma'shome.Iwassohappytohavehimcloseby.Iwouldoftenvisithimandjusttalkwithhimaboutlife.Butwestillseldomtouchedandneverhugged.Finallyhisownhealthbegantorapidlyfailandwithinafewmonthsheleftus.ItwasacoldmorningwhenwehadhisserviceABC,butIwastoocoldinsidemyselftofeelit.Icouldn'trememberwhenwe'dhadourlasthug.IsighedEFandgotoutofmybed.Iturnedonthelightsandwalkedintothehallway.IsawmysonJimwalkingdownthehalltomeetme.Suddenly,heopenedhisarmsandgavemeaheart-felthug.Andjustashedid,Iheardmydad'svoicedeepinsideofmesay,€€Joey,thishugisfromme!^^Icriedandsmiledatthesametime.Inthatmoment,intheplacewhereheart,mind,andspiritallmeet,1feltloved.Ifeltlovedbymydad.Ifeltlovedbylife.

58᪷01ᦻᑁ45⌱7ᨬ9:ᫀ஺261.Thewriterfeltdownbecause.A.hewascoldB.hisalarmclockdidn'tgooffC.hehadtroublegettingupD.hisdadhaddied262.Whatdidthewriterthinkofhisfather?A.Toughandstrong.B.Hard-working.C.Fulloflove.D.Alloftheabove.263.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtoparagraph4?A.Hetalkedabouteverythingwithhisfather.B.Helivednearhisfather.C.Hisfathergotserioushealthproblem.D.Hefeltsosadintheservice.264.ThepassageimpliesᨩHthat.A.kidsshouldn'tberaisedinatraditionalwayB.parentsshouldsetgoodexamplesforchildrenC.loveneedstobeexpressedD.familymembersneedtounderstandeachother265.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Sadbutmoved.B.Sometimespeopleneedahug.C.Afatherwhodoesn'tknowlove.D.Missingmyfather.2021.I⃩(.ὃ⚪Itjusthadn'tbeenaverygoodweek.OnTuesday,Sam'sfatherlosthisjob.ThenonWednesday,Sam'smotherannouncedthattherentKLontheirapartmentwasgoingup.NowitwasFriday,andSamreceivedaninvitationfromRosatoherbirthdayparty.SamknewRosafromAdventureᑈ◅Club.HeknewhewouldenjoyRosa'sparty,buthedidn'twanttogowithoutagift.Whatcouldhepossiblybuyherwiththelittlebitofmoneyhehad?Samknewhecouldn'taskMomorDadforanymoney—notthisweek!Laterthatafternoon,Samnoticedasecond-handbooksalegoingon.Hewentthereandhadaquicklook.Twobookscaughthiseye.ThefirstwasacookbookofPuertoRicanfoods,andthesecondwasabookaboutwomenexplorersO◅P.4

59better.ThepartywasonSaturday.Rosaopenedallhergiftsandthankedeveryoneforthenicethingstheyhadgivenher.ShepausedSTwhensheopenedSam'sgift,whichmadehimwonderifshelikedthebooks,butnothingwassaid.WhenSamgothome,heopenedhise-mailandfoundthisnotefromRosa.DearSam,Ofallthegifts1receivedtoday,yourswasthenicest.HowdidyouknowIwouldloveabookaboutwomenexplorersandacookbookofPuertoRicanfoods?Now/havesomethingtoreadthatwillinspiremetofollowmydreamofbecominganadventurer,andIhaveabookthatIcansharewithmygrandmotherSheisgettingolderandwantstobesurehergranddaughterknowshowtomakethe-wonderfulfoodsofPuertoRico.Thankyousomuch.Love,Rosa.Theweekturnedouttobeagoodoneafterall.266.Whatisthemainprobleminthisstoiy?A.Sam'sfatherwasoutofwork.B.Sam'sfamilywouldpaymorerentontheirapartment.C.Samwasn'tinvitedtoRosa'sbirthdayparty.D.Samthoughthedidn'thaveenoughmoneytobuyRosaagift.267.WhichwordbestdescribesSam?A.Brave.B.Thoughtfulὃ⇋ᕜᑮḄ.C.Silly.D.Mean.268.WhywasRosasohappywiththecookbook?A.Hergrandmotherlovedbooksaboutcooking.B•Shedreamedofbecomingagreatcook.C.ShehadnevertastedPuertoRicanfoodsbefore.D.ShewantedtomakehergrandmotherhappybylearningtocookPuertoRicanfoods.269.Afterreadingthethank-younotefromRosa,Samwillmostprobably.A.writebacktoRosathatheisgladshelikesthebooksB.askRosatolendhimthebooksC.buyRosamorebooks

60D.learntocookPuertoRicanfoods270.Whichsayingbestexpressesthethemeofthisstory?A.Loveme,lovemydog.B.Thebestthingsinlifearefree.C.It9sthethoughtXYthatcountsᨵ[\.D.Agoodfriendislikeamirror.2021]ᓅ_`(•ὃ⚪Whenwefirstmovedhere,wedidn'thaveagarden.MikeandItalkedaboutmakingalargevegetablegardensomewhereinouryard,butwecouldn'tagreeonwhere.Beforewewentaheadanddugupthegrass,wespentsometimethinkingaboutwhereitwouldworkbest.Atlast,wechoseanoldsandboxaᙷ
inourfrontyardtobecomeourgarden.Wedreamedaboutalivelygardenwithlotsofvegetables.Weaskedmanypeoplewhatweshoulddototurnthissandboxintoaspace,thenplantscangrowinit.Andtheygaveuslotsofideas.Mysisterwasthemostknowledgeable,sowelistenedmostlytoher.Atfirst,Mikemadeawoodfence᪕dandIpainteditwiththekids.Wechoseadarkercolorbecauseitwouldfitourlightgreyhouse.Next,Mikedug17holes.Thenwefilledthemwithsoilef.Itwasstilltoocoldtoplantanything,sofordaysIjuststaredoutthewindowattheseholes.Tome,itlookedmuchtoountidy.Iadvisedtofillthoseholesbackanddignewones.Thistimeweendedupwith10.Muchbetter.Overthenextfewweeks,Iworkedongettingeverythingplantedinmygarden.Istartedbyplantinggreenonion.ButIwastooexcitedandplantedittooearly.Rightawayitwasclearthatitwasn'tgoingtosurvive.Ihadtogiveitupandtrysomethingelse.Thenmynextdoorneighborgavemeredrosestoputinmygarden.Afewdayslaterwewenttoagreenhouseandcamebacknotwithgreenonionbutpeppers,tomatoesandsoon.Clearlythevegetableandflowergardenwasslowlybecomingourdreamgarden.Ohwell!Ilovethewayittumedout.Thisgardenwillalwaysremindmeofmysister.271.Whenthewriterfirstarrivedathernewhouse,she.A.hadalargeflowergardenB.dugupthegrassinheryardC.talkedaboutmakingsandboxD.wantedagardenwithvegetables272.Whydidthewritersuggestfillingthefirst17holesback?A.Becauseshelistenedtohersister.B.Becausetheweatherwastoocold.C.Becausethegardenlookedlikeamess.D.Becausethekidscoulddigbetterones.

61273.What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinParagraph4?A.ghB.ijC.klD.mn274.Whichoneistherightorderofbuildingthegardenaccordingtothepassage?a.Webuiltthefenceandpaintedit.b.Wecollectedmuchothers,advice.c.Wepreparedtheplantsthatwewanted.d.Wedecidedontheplaceofthegarden,e.Wedugseveralholesandfilledthemwithsoil.A.b-d-a-e-cB.d-b-a-e-cC.d-e-c-a-bD.b-a-d-e-c275.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Whywasthewriterthankfultohersister?B.Whatdidthefamilyplantintheirgarden?C.Howdidthefamilymaketheirdreamgarden?D.Whospenttimewiththewriterinthegarden?2021•>ᓭὃ⚪SteveTaylorwasinhisroomlyingdownforsleepwhilehismotherKatelynwastakingashower.Shewantedtobathebeforegoingtobedherself.The5-year-oldboywasjustabouttofallasleepwhenheheardaloudnoisefromthebathroomhehurriedtohavealook.Whenhegottothebathroom,hefoundhismotherlyinginthebathtubopwithbloodcomingfromherhead.Shehadanepilepticfitqrsanddidn'tknowanything.However,littleStevekeptacoolhead.Hefirstwenttohis2-month-oldsisterandputherinablankettu,placingheronthesofa.Hethenclimbedupachairtoopenthedoor.Oncethedooropened,Stevepickedherupfromthesofaandwenttohisneighbor'shouse.Theneighbor,Jessica,wasverysurprisedtoseehertwoyoungneighborsstandingoutsideherdooratsuchastrangehour.Shefirstthoughtthelittleboywascomingtotalkabouthisdog.Buthesaid,“No,mymomdiedintheshower.Canyoutakecareofus?JessicarantonextdoorinahurryandfoundKatelynintheshowerwiththewaterstillrunning.Shecalled911andhelpaiTivedjustintime.Ms.Taylorbelievedthathersonsavedherlife.Ifnotherson,sheprobablywouldhavediedrightthereinherbathtub.Stevewaspraisedbythelocalfiredepartment.Theyshowedupathishousewiththeirfiretrucktopresenthimwithsomespecialprizes.

62276.The5-year-oldboywasjustabouttowhenheheardaloudnoise.A.gooutB.fallasleepC.takeashower277.WhenStevefoundhismotherlyinginthebathtubhe.A.keptacoolheadB.startedtocryloudlyC.wentbacktosleep278.Jessicawassurprisedtoseehertwoyoungneighborsbecause.A.theyweredressedinastrangewayB.theywantedtotalkabouttheirdogC.theyshowedupquitelatethatnight279.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofthestory?জJessicacalled911.2
Ms.Taylorhadanepilepticfit.ঞSteveTaylorwantedtobathebeforesleeping.©Stevewenttohisneighbor'shouseforhelp.ঠStevewaspraisedbythelocalfiredepartment.A.ঞঝটজঠB.ঞঝজঠটC.ঞজঝঠট280.Whatisthebesttitleofthestory?A.AMotherhadanepilepticFitB.AYoungBoySavedHisMotherC.AKindNeighborhelpedaFamily2021.▷wὃ⚪CindywaseightyearsoldandlivedwithherparentsinCalifornia.Oneday,herparentstoldherthattheywouldleaveCaliforniainaweekandmovetoFloridabecauseherfatherfoundanewjobthere.Aweeklater,aftertheymovedtoFlorida,Cindy'smothertookhertomeethernewteacher.Theteachersaid,“Welcometoourschool,Cindy.Letmetellyouwhatwedoinoursecond-gradeclass.Westartthedaywithreadingandwriting.Afterthat,wedomath.Thenwegoouttohavealongrestforoutdooractivities.Weeatlunchateleveno'clock.Thenwehavestorytime.Afterstorytime,wehavescience.Thenwegotolearningcenters.Thereyoucanworkonthecomputer,playagame,orreadabook.Next,wehavespellingᑏyz
.Finally,wegotomusicandartclassesfbrthelasthouroftheday.Hereisatimelistofthesubjectsandschoolactivitiesforyou.Thereissomeotherinformationinit.Tilbegladtoseeyoutomorrow,Cindy!I'msureyournewclassmateswillbegladtoseeyou,too.”281.WhatgradewasCindyinwhenshemovedtoFloridawithherparents?A.InGradeOne.B.InGradeTwo.C.InGradeThree.D.InGradeFour.

63282.Accordingtothepassage,Cindywouldathernewschool.A.havemathbeforereadingandwritingB.dooutdooractivitiesafterlunchC.playgamesinlearningcentersD.takemusicandartclassesinthemorning283.WecanknowfromthepassagethatCindy'snewteacherwas.A.friendlyB.honestC.humorousD.quiet2021•{w
|(♦ὃ⚪247graduatestudentsofFudanUniversityhavevolunteeredtoteachthechildreninXihaiguregionᙢ~ofNingxiaforthepast22years.Theregionusedtobepoorbecauseofitsterriblenaturalenvironment.46Weexpecttomakeadifferencetothechildren'slifebysharingourknowledgeindifferentfields,9,oneofthevolunteerssays.Thestudentshavedifferentabilities,sothevolunteershaveuseddifferentteachingmethodstohelpthemdevelopgoodstudyhabits."LocalchildrenhadneverlearnedEnglishbefore,sowestartedwithbasicknowledgelikeEnglishlettersandpronunciation,saysLiLianshuo,aFudanvolunteer.ThevolunteershelpthestudentsrememberEnglishwords,readarticlesanddealwiththeirstudyproblems.“Wevisitthestudents'homesinourfreetime.Wecommunicatewiththeirparentssothatwehelptheparentsunderstandtheimportanceofchildren'seducation,becausetheparentsdidn'tcaremuchaboutityearsago,9,explainsYangChenhaotong,whowastheleaderofthevolunteerteamin2019.AccordingtoYang,theparentsgivetheirchildrenalotofsupportintheirstudiesnow.Thevolunteershavehelpedthelocalchildrenwiththeirstudies.Theyhavealsosetupfootballclubsandheldmanyballgamestomakethechildren'slifecolorful.TheFudanUniversityhasalsogivenawaymorethan10millionyuantotheregiontobuildplaygrounds
andotherbuildingsoverthepast22years.“Thankstomyvolunteerteacher,mylifehaschangedalot.Iwillstudyhardandbecomeanexcellentpersonlikeher,^^LiSumei,alocalstudent,saysexcitedly.284.WhatdothevolunteersexpecttodoinXihaiguregion?A.Tomakeadifferencetothechildren'slife.B.Tomakethevolunteers,lifemoreinteresting.C.lbchangethebadnaturalenvironmentintheregion.D.TomakepeopleknowmoreaboutFudanUniversity.285.WhydidthevolunteersteachthechildrentheEnglishbasicknowledgefirst?A.Becausethechildrenhaddifferenthobbies.B.Becausethechildrenwerenotcleverenough.

64C.BecausethechildrenthoughtEnglishwasdifficult.D.BecausethechildrenhadneverlearnedEnglishbefore.286.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"meaninParagraph
3?A.Children'sability.B.Children'slife.C.Children^education.D.Children'shealth.287.Howdidthevolunteersmakethechildren'slifecolorful?A.ByhavingEnglishspellingcompetitions.B.ByhavingtheEnglishcorneronceaweek.C.ByinvitingtheparentstotheSchoolDayonceayear.D.Bysettingupfootballclubsandholdingmanyballgames.288.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.MakingthePoorRegionRichB.VolunteeringinXihaiguRegionC.HowtoChangeParents'MindsD.HowtoBeExcellentVolunteers2021ᜧ(•ὃ⚪Melfoundawalletonherwaybackhome.Shepickeditupandlookedinside.Fivehundreddollars!Melthoughtaboutthebikeshewanted.Shehadaskedhermumforone,whichwouldcost460dollars,buthermumsaidtheyhadnomoney.Mellookedaround.Noonehadseenherwiththewallet.Sheputitintoherschoolbagandranhomefast.Whenshegothome,sheputthewalletinhertreasurebox.However,therewasoneproblem.Howcouldshetellherparentsaboutit?ThenMelrememberedtheprizeofthesciencecompetitionwasfivehundreddollars.Shewouldtellherparentsshehadwonit.Thenextday,Melrushedhomefromschool.Shewasjustabouttotellhermotherthegoodnewswhenhermothersaid,“"Ihaveenoughmoneyleftoverthisweekforatreat.Fveboughtsomestrawberries.Youcanhaveone.,,Mel'snewsdartedbackinsideher,likeamothIᡈintoadarkcomer.Whatwouldhappenifhermotherlostherwalletandsomeonekeptit?Theymightnothaveanyfoodforweeks!Melrantoherroom.Sheopenedthetreasureboxandtookthewallettohermother.“Ifoundthis,^^shesaid."Ithasfivehundreddollarsinit.”"Wow!"saidhermother."Fivehundreddollars!”

65Shelookedinsidethewallet.<4ItcouldbeMrs.Maka'sJshesaid."We'llhavetotakeittoherrightnow.”Mrs.Makawasverypleasedtogetherwalletback."Thismoneyistogetmyeyesfixed,orIwillgoblind,“shesaid.ShegavetwentydollarstoMel,butMelrefused.Afterthat,MelandMrs.Makabecamegoodfriends.MelhelpedMrs.MakamakeagardenandMrs.MakashowedMelhowtomakeclaypots◌
.Oneday,Mrs.Makasaid,“Mel,myclaypotwonaprize—1000dollarsandaredbike!Ican'trideabe.Wouldyoulikeit?”289.HowdidMelgetthe500dollars?A.Shefounditonherwayhome.B.Shewontheprizeofacompetition.C.Sheborroweditfromherfriend.D.Shesaveditfromherpocketmoney.290.Fromtheunderlinedsentence,wecaninferthatMelfelt.A.boredB.sorryC.sickD.disappointed291.WhatdidMeldowiththemoneyintheend?A.Shegaveittohermum.B.Shekeptitinhertreasurebox.C.Sheboughtherselfabike.D.ShereturnedittoMrs.Maka.292.Fromthelastparagraphwecanknowthat.A.Mel'sdreamfinallycametrueB.MelbecamegoodatmakingclaypotsC.Mrs.Makadidn'thkethebikeatallD.Mrs.Makaneededmoremoneyforhereyes293.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Trustisthebestchoice.B.Honestymakesclosefriendship.C.Dowellandhavewell.D.Don'twaittocorrectyourmistakes.2021•ᜧ(•ὃ⚪Leowasasmallandthinboylivinginasmallvillage.SomeboysinthevillageoftenbulliedhimandLeowasafraid.Oneday,anoldwizardwentbythevillageandsawLeobeingbullied.Sowhenthebadboysleft,hegaveLeoalion'stail."It'samagicthewizardsaid,“Whensomeonewearsitandactsbravely,heorshewillturnintoastronglion.^^Leohungthelion'stailbehindhisbodyanddecidedtoteachthebadboysalesson.Butwhentheboyscame,Leowasafraidandtriedtorunaway.Yettheycaughthim.Suddenly,Leoshowedthetailandrememberedwhatthewizardhadsaid.Hebecamebrave.Helookedthemintheeyesandsaidhewouldmakethemregretdoingthat.Leofeltthegoosebumpsᶯ᷍alloverhisbody,“ThismeansthatIamturningintoalion.,,hethought.Theboysranawayinfear.Leowantedtocatchthem,buthefoundhislegswereasshortas

66before.Whenthewizardsawit,hecametoLeo.Leowasveryhappy,thoughalittledisappointedbecausehislionbodyhadlastedonlyashorttime.“Youaregreat."saidthewizard,4€Buthaveyoueverseenalionfighting?Noonefightswithlionsbecausetheyknowhowbraveandstronglionsare."Yes.Leohadneverseenalionfighting.Hesuddenlyunderstoodthathedidn'treallyturnintoalionandthatwhatreallyworkedwashisbraveheart.Choosetherightansweraccordingtothepassage.294.What'sprobablythemeaningoftheunderlinedword“bullied''inparagraphone?A.hurtB.missedC.changedD.encouraged295.WhatcanwelearnaboutLeofromthepassage?A.Hewasasmallandfatboy.B.Hegotatailfromawizard.C.Hegotonwellwitheveryone.D.Hewasmadefunofbecauseofhistail.296.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Leocaughtthebadboysafterhebecamealion.B.ThewizardfoughtwithLeoagainstthebadboys.C.ThetailmadeLeobravetofightagainstthebadboys.D.Thebadboyshadcouragetofightagainstareallion.297.HowdidLeofeelafterthebadboysranaway?A.Tiredbuthappy.B.Worriedbutsurprised.C.Sadbutrelaxed.D.Disappointedbutpleased.298.Whafsthebesttileofthepassage?A.AnoldwizardB.AsmallboyC.AmagictailD.Astronglion2021{wὃ⚪Iusuallytookabustoschool.Ifoundthatmostpassengersweresilentandneverhadaconversationwithanyoneelse.Aboutayearago,anoldmangotonthebusandsaidloudlytothedriver,"Goodmorningi^Mostpeoplelookedup,wonderingwhy,andthebusdriverdidn'ttakeitseriouslyandjustrepliedinacoldvoice,“Mm-hmm'Thenextdaythemangotonandagainhesaidinaloudvoice,4tGoodmorning!”tothedriver.Another“Mm-hmm”.Bythefifthday,thedriverfinallyansweredhimwithalittlehappy“Goodmorning!,?Thenthemansaid,“MynameisBenny.^^ThedrivertoldthemanthathewasSam.

67Thatwasthefirsttimeanyofushadheardthedriver'snameandsoonpeoplebegantotalktoeachotherandsayhellotoSamandBenny.SoonBennyspreadhishappy“Goodmorning!”tothewholebus.Withinafewdays,his“Goodmoming!^^wasreturnedbyalotof“Goodmomings^^andthewholebusseemedtobefriendlier.Peoplegottoknoweachother.“Bennytrulyshowedfriendshipamonguswithasimple'Goodmorning!',"Ithought.Thensuddenly,Bennystoppedshowingup.EveryonebegantoaskaboutBenny,wonderingwhathappenedtohim.Nooneknewwhattodoandthebusgotquietagain.So,lastweek,IstartedtoactlikeBennyandsay“Goodn^orning!^^toeveryoneandthewholebuscheeredupagain.Hopefully,Bennycouldcomebacktoseehis“Goodmorning!,,matteredalot.Sometimesweseesomestrangerssomanytimesthatweknowtheirfaceswell,butweneverevensayhellotothem.Bysayinghello,friendshipstartstogrow,andsunshinecomestotheworldaroundus,andlovespreadsoverthecommunitywearein.Whynotstarta€Uhello,,today?᪷0ᑁ45⌱7ᨬ9⌱⚗5ᙠ:⚪ᓱ⌱¡:ᫀḄy¢᪗¤¥஺299.Atfirst,passengerswereonthebus.A.wiseB.strictC.quietD.friendly300.Withthefirst“Mm-thedriverA.rememberedBennyatonceB.wantedtoknowmoreaboutBennyC.washappywithBenny'sactionD.didn'tcareaboutBenny's"Goodmorning!,,301.WhatdoweknowaboutBenny?A.Hereceiveda“hello“onthefirstday.B,Nooneonthebushaseveraskedabouthim.C.Hedidn'tshowupbecausehehadanillness.D.Hesaid"Goodmoming!,,whengettingonthebus.302.WhydidthewriterstarttoactlikeBenny?A.Becausehelikedtomakefriendswithstrangers.B.Becausehewantedtocheerupthewholebusagain.C.BecauseBennyaskedhimtosay“Goodmorning!”D.BecausehethoughtwhatBennydidwasinteresting.303.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.FriendshipBeginsWithAHelloB.Five"Mm-hmms"ChangeALotC.SunshineWarmsYourHeartD.BuildAnHonestCommunity2021{w¦⁐(•ὃ⚪

68Halfacenturyhaspassed,butShaoGuohuaneverforgotthefilmtickethisteachergavehimthatwarmedhisheartwhenhewasaboy.ShaoenteredprimaryschoolinZigong,SichuanProvince,in1960.Backthen,sportsandwatchingmovieswerethestudents'favoritetimes.Once,theschoolorganizedatriptothemoviesforthestudents,andmanyofShao'sclassmatessignedupfbrit.Buttheboyhadnomoneytobuythe0.05-yuanticket.Whenhisclassmateslineduptoenterthemovietheater,theboystoodaloneoutside.ThenShao'sChineseteacherMoXunrusawhimandboughtaticketfbrhim.Hecan'trememberwhatmovieitwas,butShaoneverstoppedbeingthankfultohisteacher.4€Ms.Momadefortyorfiftyyuanamonthbackthen,soa0.05-yuanticketmaynotbeabigdealforher.Butforme,itmovedmedeeply,“said63-year-oldShao.Aftergraduatingfromprimaryschool,Shaolefthishometownalongwithhisparents.Inthefollowingyears,hetriedtofindhisformerteachersandclassmates,butfailed.Itwasn'tuntiltheyearthatShaovisitedhisteacherMoXunruafter50years.“Thereunion¨©wasemotional,“saidShao,whoisoversixtyhimselfnow."The89-year-oldModidnothearwellanymoreandshecouldn'trecognizemeatfirstsight,butshewasstillaskindassheusedtobe."Shaoleft1,000yuantohisteacheraswellasacardwhichreads,tcDearMs.Mo,wishyougoodhealth.Yourstudent,ShaoGuohua.^^᪷01ᦻᑁ45⌱ªᨬ9⌱⚗஺304.Whydidn'tShaoGuohuaenterthemovietheateratfirst?A.Becausehedidn'tlikethefilm.B.Becausehisclassmatesdidn'tlikehim.C.Becausehehadnomoneytobuytheticket.D.Becausehewastoolatetobuyaticket.305.WhendidShaoseeMs.Moagain?A.50yearsafterhegraduatedfromprimaryschool.B.Soonafterhelefthishometown.C.Afterhegraduatedfromuniversity.D.Thewriterdoesn'ttellus.306.What'sthesimilarmeaningoftheunderlinedword“emotional“inEnglishinthelastparagraph?A.Short.B.Exciting.C.Secret.D.Public.307.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ShaoGuohuaenteredtheprimaryschoolin1960.B.ShaoGuohuasawMoXunruagainatherageof89.

69C.MoXunrutaughtShaoGuohuaChinesewhenhewasinprimaryschool.D.ShaoGuohuafoundhisformerteacherssoonaftergraduatingfromprimaryschool.308.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Amanexpressedhisthankstohisteacherforamovieticketafterhalfacentury.B.Sportsandwatchingmovieswerethestudents'favoritetimeshalfacenturyago.C.Ateacherboughtamovieticketforherstudenthalfacenturyago.D.Astudentgave1,000yuanandacardtohisteacherafterhalfacentury.2021«¬□(•ὃ⚪It'shalfpastsevenonMondaymoming:timetogetreadyforschool.JayStonerolledoutofbed.Hedidacoupleofquickwake-upexercisesandthenhewentovertoamirrorandlookedathimself.“Notbad,Stone,notbad,"hesaidtohimselfandsmiled.Maybehewasn'treadyforHollywood,butwithhisdarkbroadeyesandhisthickbrownhair,hehadthelooksthatturnedgirls'heads.Hemovedinclosertothemirrorandsmiled,checkinghisteeth."Perfect,9,hethought,"Goodenoughforatoothpastead.”Ashiseyesmoveddowntohisstrongarmsandchesthesmiledagain.Thehourshespentontheplaygroundanddoingsit-upshavepaidoff!Butsuddenly,thesmilefroze¯°onhislips.Hiseyesmovedfromtheupperpartofhisbodydowntohislegs.Hislegswereshort.Notjustshort,butfartooshortforhisbody.Hehadtheupperbodyofasixfeetboy,butbecauseofhislegs,hewasmuchlessthansixfeet.Sitting,hewasastallasalmostanyoneinhisclass.Standing,hehadtolookupatmostoftheboysandevenmanyofthegirls.Whydidn'thislegsgrowwiththerestofhisbody?Atfivefeetsixinches±²5hewasoneoftheshortestboysinhisclass.Hewastheshortestinhisownfamily,andhewasevenshorterthanhislittlesister-bythreeinches!Wheredidhislegscomefrom?Hecertainlydidn'tgetthemfromhisparents.Theywerebothquitetall.Lookingthrougholdphotosinthefamilyalbum,hefoundtheanswer.Itwashisgrandfatheronhismother'sside.HisshortlegswereagiftfromGrandpaTuttle.Thanksalot,Grandpa!309.HowdidJayStonefeelabouthisupperbody?A.Disappointed.B.Interested.C.Proud.D.Uneasy.310.HowtallwasJay'slittlesister?A.Sixfeet.B.Fivefeetsixinches.

70C.Fivefeetnineinches.D.Fivefeetthreeinches.311.WhydidJay'ssmiledisappearsuddenly?A.Becausehedislikedhisarms.B.Becausehewasupsetthathislegswereshort.C.Becausehefoundsomethingwrongwithhisface.D.Becausehethoughthewastedalotoftimeexercising.312.Whatistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Jay'sparentshadshortlegs.B.AlltheotherstudentsweretallerthanJay.C.MostboysinJay'sclasslookeduptohim.D.Jaywasshorterthananyothermemberinhisfamily.313.WhatcanwelearnaboutJay'sgrandfather?A.Hismotherwasshort.B.HehadshortlegsasJaydid.C.Hewascrazyabouttakingphotos.D.Heleftgiftsforhisfamilymembers.2021•³ᓅὃ⚪Marywasinbed,feelingsleepy.Shereadthefirstfewwordsofherbook,“Thedodo´´µwasabirdthatcouldn'tfly...”,andsoonshefellfastasleep.Whoosh!Thewindowflewwideopen.Marysatup,andthroughthewindowshesawadodo,anunusualdodo,rightthereinheryard!“Ilivedoverfourhundredyearsago,“thedodosaid."Butthenterriblethingshappened.Peoplecutdowntheforests,sowehadnothingtoeat.Wealldied."Thedodofeltsad.Suddenly,amammothrushedin.ItsaidJTvebeenlookingforyou,Dodo!Ilivedthousandsofyearsago,butnotnow.^,Itadded,"Scientiststhinktheweatherchanged,changingtheenvironmentwherewelived.Weategrass,butastheweathergrewwarmer,forestsspreadandtherewaslessgrasstoeat.”Secondslater,anelephantbirdcame.Itsaidproudly,'Tmtheheaviestbirdthat'severlived.Iweighhalfaton.Butwelivedonearthoverathousandyearsago.”Theanimalsalllookedsad.Beforetheyhadtimetosayanotherword,atigercamein."MyfriendsJsaid,showingitsbigteeth.441hearwhatyouaretalkingabout.Wetigersarelucky.Nowtherearesomespecialplacesforusanimalswhoareindanger.Wearesafeandnoonecanhurtusthere.“Soundsgreat!?,thoughtMary."Animalsshouldhavemoreofthiskindofplaces!^^

71Thewindowblewshut,andMarywokeupwithastart.Therewasnooneandnothingtosee,exceptthebookinherhand.314.Whichoftheanimalslivedthousandsofyearsago?A.Dodos.B.Elephantbirds.C.Tigers.D.Mammoths.315.Whyaretigerslucky?A.Theyhavebigteeth.B.Theyliveinsafeplaces.C.Theenvironmentchanged.D.Theweathergrewwarmer.316.Whichquestioncouldbesthelpusfindoutthewriter'spurpose?A.Didthewriterwantustohavefun?B.Didthewriterwantustoraiseanimals?C.Didthewriterwantustoprotectdodos?D.Didthewriterwanttolearnsomething?2021•³ᓭὃ⚪“Oh,boys,don'tthrowstonesatthepoorbird,^^saidanoldgrey-headedman.“Sir,"saidalittleone,“shemakessuchaloudnoisethatwecan'tbearher.^^“Iamafraidthestonewillrebound¶·andhurtyouaslongasyoulive!”“Rebound!Wedon'tunderstandyou,sir!”“Well,Iwilltellyouatruestory.”“Fiftyyearsago,IlikedthrowingstonesbecauseIhadnootherboytoplaywithandIbecameveryskillful.OnedayIwenttoworkforanoldcouplewhowereveryfriendlytoeverybody,eventothebirds.Andthebirdsseemedtolovetheoldcouple,too.Forsevenyearsabirdhadcomeandbuilthernestµ¸inthesameplace.SheandhermatehadjustreturnedonthedayIwenttoworkandtheoldcouplewelcomedthemhappily.Duringtheday,IthoughtIwouldtrymyskilluponher.Suddenlythebirdflewtoatreenearme.Ifoundanicestone,andIthrewitwithmybestskill.Ithitthebirdontheheadandshedroppeddead!“IwassorrythemomentIsawherfalloffthetree.Butitwastoolate.Alldaylonghermateflewabout,andchirped'¹ºsosadlythathemademyheartache..Isaidnothingtotheoldcouplebutoneoftheirgrandchildrentoldthemaboutit.Thoughtheoldcoupleneversaidawordtome,Iknewthattheywereverysad.IcouldneverlookthemintheeyeandtellthemhowsorryIwas.Theyhavebeendeadformany,manyyears,andso

72hasthepoorbird.Butdon'tyouseehowthatstonerebounded,andhitme?ForfiftyyearsIhavestillremembereditthoughIhaveneverspokenofitbefore.ButifwhatIhavetoldyouwillstopyou,Iwillbehappy.^^Theboysatoncedroppedthestonesintheirhandsandthebirdhadnomoretroublefromthem.᪷0ᩞᧇᑁ4⌱7ᨬ9:ᫀ஺317.Whydidtheboythrowstonesatthebirdaccordingtowhatthelittleboysaid?A.Becausetheywantedtocatchthebird.B.Becausetheythoughtthebirdwasnoisy.C.Becausetheywantedtopracticetheirskills.D.Becausetheythoughtthrowingstoneswasfun.318.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheoldcouple?A.Kind.B.Strict.C.Proud.D.Funny.319.Theunderlinedword“They”refersto.A.thebirdsB.theoldcoupleC.theboysD.thegrandchildren320.Howdidtheoldmanstoptheboysfromthrowingstonesatthebird?A.Bydrivingawaythebird.B.Bytakingawaytheirstones.C.Byplayingjokesontheboys.D.Bytellingtheboyshisownstory.321.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Don'thurtothers,oryouwillhurtyourself.B.Trytosaveothersandyouwillfeelhappier.C.Keeppracticingandyouwillbeveryskillful.D.Don'twastetime,oryouwillachievenothing.2021♦½¾ὃ⚪Mikeisgraduating¿ÀfromConcordAcademyHighSchoolandRowanKabbalahCommunityCollegeatthesametime.Andhe'sonly12.Athishighschoolsciencefair,heintroducedhisnewestinventionHORIZONOS.Mikeshowedgreatlearningabilityandinterestinthe“how"and"why"behindthingsataveryyoungage.Hebegantostudycomputerprogrammingatage5.HetaughthimselfontheInternetandputhislearningintopractice.Hehaslearned10languages.Also,heisimprovingÁÂanotherskill:writtencommunication.4"MyideaisnousetoanyoneifIcan'texpressit,“heexplained.“Mikedoeswellinallsubjects,“hismothersaid"Whenhehasdifficultieshewilltrytofindawayout."His

73fatherwassatisfiedwithMike'snon-academic4EÃÀḄachievements.4tTheymeanmuchmore,^^hisfathersaid.Mikehasstartedtwotechnologycompanies.Andhehasabiggerdreamforthefuture.4tIreallywanttomakethingseasierforpeople,especiallytheold,“Mikeexplained."Thenext,maybeahealthcarerobot.^^322.WhendidMikestarttolearncomputerprogramming?A.Atage5.B.Atage7.C.Atage10.D.Atage12.323.WhyisMikeimprovingtheskillofwrittencommunication?A.Tolearnanotherlanguage.B.Tomakenewinventions.C.Tobetterexpresshisideas.D.Toteachhimselfonline.324.WhatcanwelearnaboutMike'sparents?A.TheyareproudoftheirsonMike.B.TheyhelpMikewithallsubjects.C.TheycaremoreaboutMike'sgrades.D.Theyworkinthesamecompany.325.WhatisMike'sbiggerdream?A.Tobeahealthcareworker.B.Tomakethingseasierforpeople.C.Tolearncomputerknowledge.D.Tostarttwotechnologycompanies.2021•½¾ὃ⚪EarlyoneOctobermorning,anicewomansentayoungmagpieÄÅtomyhomeforcare.Themagpieflewintothefrontwindowofatruckandgothurt,butluckilythewomanwaspassingby.Withmycare,theyoungmagpiewasdoingwell,buthewasnothappytofindhimselfinacageÆ.Severaldayslater,hiswingswerefineandnothingelsewasbroken.Herecovered,soIdecidedtodrivehimtowherehewasfound.WhenIarrived,Igotthecageoutofthecarandopenedthedoorofferingmyarm.Hejumpedontoitandlookedaround.Icouldseeheknewwherehewas.Nexttouswasatree.HeflewstraighttothetoptojoinawagtailÇÈ.Thewagtailmadelotsofhighsingingandflewacrossthefield.Theyoungmagpieremainedonthetopofthetree.Ibegantoworryashestillneededhisparents.Thenextminute,Iheardthesingingofthewagtailagain.Hewasflyingbackandtwolargemagpiesfollowed.Theylandedoneithersideoftheyoungmagpie,andthenputtheirheadsintheairandsangexcitedly.326.Whosenttheyoungmagpietothewriter'shome?A.Ayoungdoctor.B.Anicewoman.C.Thewriter'sparents.D.Thetruckdriver.327.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordCtrecovered^^mean?A.ÉÊB.ËᦗC.ᢸÎD.ᖛÐ

74328.Whatistheendingofthestory?A.Themagpiebrokebothhiswingsagain.B.Themagpieflewawaywiththewagtail.C.Themagpiegottogetherwithhisparents.D.Themagpiereturnedtothewriter'shome.329.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter?A.Clever.B.Kind-hearted.C.Lucky.D.Hard-working.2021•½¾ὃ⚪AccordingtothefindingofanewUNreport,theworldwastesaboutonesixthofthefoodeachyear.That'sabout1,030,000,000tons,or121kilogramsforeachpersonontheEarth.61%ofthefoodwasteisfromhomecooking.Foodservices,suchasrestaurants,produce26%andgroceriesÑÒᩖÔÕandotherstores13%.“Wethoughtwastewasaprobleminrichcountries/'saysMartinaOtto,whoworksfortheUNEnvironmentProgram."However,thenewreportfinds,foodwasteisabigprobleminnationsrichandpoor.^^Eachyear,some690,000,000peoplegohungry.Atthesametime,about10%ofallCOontheEarthisfrom2theactivitiesthatproducethefoodwaste.Controlonfoodwastecanhelpdealwithhungerandcutdownthatpollution.Itishelpfultobothpeopleandtheplanet.Byavoidingwastingfood,wecansavemoneyandtime.Moreimportantly,wecanhelpprotecttheEarth'smostvaluableresourcesÖ×.Thenwhatcanwedotostopfoodwaste?Smallactionsmakeadifference.Eachofuscanplayapart.Nexttime,beforeyouthrow,thinktwice!330.Whereismostfoodwastefrom?A.Homecooking.B.Restaurants.C.Foodstores.D.Groceries.331.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.HowwecanprotecttheEarth.B.Whereweshallfindresources.C.Whyweshouldavoidfoodwaste.D.Whatwewilldowithpollution.332.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tocollectmoney.B.Tocallforaction.C.lbgetsomeadvice.D.Toexpressthanks.2021•ØÙὃ⚪Ten-year-oldOrionJeanhasalwaysknownthatkindnessisimportant.Heoftenpracticeditbyvolunteeringwithhisfamily.Lastyear,afterenteringtheNationalKindnessSpeechCompetition,hebecamecrazyaboutit.Nowheworkstospreadkindnesseverywherethroughprojectsthathelpothers.HecallshiscampaignhÚtheRaceto

75Kindness.Whenateachertoldhimaboutthecompetition,Orionhadonly24hourstowrite,memorize,andrecordhisspeech.Init,hetalkedabouttheimportanceofkindness."Kindnessislikespreadinghugsaroundtheworld.”Orionsaid.Heencouragedlistenerstojoinhimindoingsmall,kindactsforothers.Orion'sspeechwonthecompetition.Heusedhis$500prizetosupporthisfirstRacetoKindnessproject,atoydriveforalocalchildren'shospital.Hecollected619toys.Afterthat,OrionwantedtomakeanevenbiggerimpactÛÜ.Workingwithothers,hepackedmealbagsforpeopleinneedwithakindmessageineachbag.Orionalsoorganizedseveraleventsinhiscommunity.Inall,hecollectedmorethan100,000meals!Orionbelievesthateveryonewinsthisrace.Hesays,“Ifyou'rekindtosomeoneelse,itcanmaketheirdaybrighterandinspirethemtopassonkindness.Andthenitjustgrowsandgrows,anditcanmaketheworldabetterplace.”333.WhydidOrionstarthiscampaign?A.TospreadkindnessB.TowinthecompetitionC.TotakepartinaraceD.Tovolunteerwithhisfamily334.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2probablyreferto?A.ThecompetitionB.Theworld.C.HisspeechD.Hiscampaign335.WhichofthefollowinghassomethingtodowithOrion*scampaign?Ý`Þ஺ß336.WhatdidOriondoforhiscampaign?

76A.JoinedinacompetitionB.RecordedhisspeechC.BuiltahospitalD.Collectedover100,000meals337.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.C.Believinginyourselfisthefirststeptosuccess.D.Rosesgiventoothers,sweetsmellleftinyourhand.2021•{àᙥ(•ὃ⚪ShashiyuwasonceapoorvillageinHebeiProvince,butnowithaschangedintoarichandlivableplace.Inthe1940s,villagersinShashiyuhadlittlefoodandfewclothes,buttheyhadastrongwishforabetterlife.ZhangGuishun,theParlysecretaryofShashiyu,encouragedhisvillagerstodotheirbesttopullthemselvesoutofpoverty.4€IntheancientChinesestory,YuGongcouldmovemountainswithhisstrongwillandhardwork,whycan'twe?Nobodywasborntobepoor?^^Hearinghiswords,thevillagersdecidedtomakeadifference.LedbytheCommunistPartyofChinaâᐳä,thevillagerscarriedwaterandsoiltotheirvillagefromfarawayplacestoimprovetheirland.From1966to.1971,theyreclaimedålotsoflandandgreatlyimprovedtheirlife.However,thevillageencounteredanewproblemtwodecadeslaterastheenvironmentbecameheavilypollutedbychemicalplantsandminerefineriesbuiltin1990s.Thepollutingfactorieswereshutdownin2004,andvillagersstartedgrapecultivation,whichsoonbecameamainindustryinShashiyu.In2009,thecity-levelgovernmentinvestedover1millionyuan$152,723
tochangethevillage'sexhibitionhallintoamuseuminmemoryofdevelopmenteffortsmadebyearliergenerations.After10years,thevillagewascalled"NationalForestVillage^^.Zhangsaidthatthevillagestartedayearlytourismfestivalin2015toattracttravelerstopickgrapes."ThegrapescouldbesoldatabetterpriceonceShashiyubecomesfamousthroughthisfestival.Ourvillagerscanthenliveevenbetterlives,“hesaid.338.WhydidZhangGuishunusethestoryofYuGongtoencouragethevillagers?A.BecauseYuGonghadstrongwillandhardwork.B.BecauseYuGongwasbompoortoo.C.BecausethevillagersworshipedYuGong.

77D.BecauseYuGongbecamerichatlast.339.From1966to1971,whatdidthevillagersdotoimprovetheirlivingsituation?A.Theyplantedgrapestoearnmoney.B.Theycarriedwaterandsoiltotheirvillagetoimprovetheirlands.C.Theymovedtoanotherplacetoliveabetterlife.D.Theybuiltalotoffactories.340.Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribethevillagers?A.Hard-working.B.Lazy.C.Kind-hearted.D.Stupid.341.WhenwasShashiyucalled"NationalForestVillage"?A.In2009.B.In2004.C.In2015.D.In2019.342.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthepassage?A.Inastorybook.B.Inanewspaper.C.Inasportsmagazine.D.Inasciencebook2021•{àᙥ(•ὃ⚪WhenIwasagirlgrowingup,Icannotonceeverremembereithermymumormygrandmawastingfood.Anythingwedidn'teatatonemealwasleftoversæljç.Icanremembermygrandmamakingahugepotofpotatoes.Wewouldalleatuntilwewerefullenough,buttherewerealwaysabouthalfofthepotatoesleftover.Afewdayslater,Grandmawouldtakethosepotatoesoutofthefridge,boilsomenoodles,addsomevegetablesandmixthemalltogether.AndIalsorememberwhenIwatchedmymumfrybaconèé᪷forusinthemornings,shewouldalwaystaketheoilcarefullyandpouritintoabottle.Thenshewoulduseitlatertoaddflavortosomanyotherdishes.IwasanadultbeforeIrealizedthatpotatoesdidn'tactuallytastelikebacon!Ilearnedtheirlessonswell,andafterIgrewup,Itriedtoneverwastefoodmyself.Ialwaysplannedtheweek'smealsaheadoftimeandonlyboughtwhatwasonmyshoppinglistsothatnothingwenttowaste.Everymealwentintoourstomachsandanyleftoverswerelatereatenbyeithermyselfmyboys,myhusbandormydogs.Tome,throwingfoodintothebinwasjustwrong.However,whenitcomestoliving,therearenoleftovers.Lifeisjustlikeafeast.Eachmomentthatyoudon'tliveislostforever.Lifecannotbesavedorstored.Eachdayisafreshbeginning.Liveeachmomentofyourlifetothefullest,then.343.Thewriter'sgrandmausedtheleftoverpotatoesto.A.mixwithnoodlesB.boilsomevegetablesC.frybaconD.throwaway

78344.Whydidthepotatoescookedbythewriter'smumtastelikebacon?A.Becauseshemixedthebaconwithpotatoes.B.Becausesheputpotatoesintothecontainers.C.Becauseshewasgoodatcooking.D.Becauseshepouredthebaconoilintopotatoes.345.Accordingtothepassage,howdidthewritersavefoodinherway?A.Byshoppingaheadoftime.B.Bythrowingitintothelitterbin.C.Byfollowinghermother'sshoppinglist.D.Byplanningthenextweek'sfood.346.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"feast"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Sweatdream.B.Largemeal.C.Happystory.D.Beautifulpicture.347.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Itisnevertoooldtolearn.B.Eattolive,butnotlivetoeat.C.Neitherfoodnorlifeshouldbewasted.D.Thereisnosuchthingasafreelunch.2021♦ê┶(,ὃ⚪Itwasacold,rainyday.MymotherandIdrovetothemountains.Itwasdangeroustomakethetwo-hourjourneyalongthehighwayinsuchweather.Ididn'twanttotaketherisk.Butmymotheradvisedthatwegotoseesomethingatthetopofthemountain.Aftertenminutes'driving,westoppedthecarandgotout.Walkingalongapath,weturnedatacomer.Gradually,thepeaceandsilenceoftheplacebegantofillmymind.Fromthetopofthemountain,Isawseveralfieldsfullofflowers,shininglikeacarpetᙢu
beforeus.Itlookedasifthesunspilledjì
golddownthemountain.Alotofquestionscametomymind.Whocreatedsuchbeauty?Why?How?Aswemovedon,wesawasignthatread,"AnswerstotheQuestionsIKnowYouAreAsking.^^Thefirstanswerwas,“OneWoman—TwoHands,TwoFeet,andVeryLittleBrain.^^Thesecondwas,“OneataTime.MThethird,"Startedin1971.”Onourwayhome,Iwassoshockedbywhatwehadseen.uShechangedtheworld.Onebulbíîatatime.

79Shestartedalmost50yearsago.Itwasprobablyjustthebeginningofanidea,butshekeptatit."Isaid,"Imagine,ifIhadadreamandworkedatit,justalittlebiteveryday,whatmightIhaveachieved?^^Mymotherlookedatme,smiling.€4Starttomorrow."Shesaid,“Betteryet,starttoday."5.Thewriterdidn'twanttogotothemountainsbecause.A.shewastiredofdrivingB.theircarwasrunningoutofpetrolïðC.itwasgettingdarkD.itwasnotsafetodriveinsuchweather6.Theunderlinedword"path"sharesasimilarmeaningwith.A.beachB.roadC.bankD.village8.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A.beautyalwaysliesonthetopofthemountainB.evencommonpeoplehavegreatwisdomñ᠗C.stickingtoadreamwillbringabigchangeD.weshouldenjoyeverymomentinlife2021•ê┶(•ὃ⚪China'sForeignMinisterMr.WangYihighlypraisedEdgarSnow1905-1972
,areporterfromAmericaonMarch7thisyearduringtheNationalPeople'sCongressinBeijing.HesaidSnowwasalways“stayingtruthfulandobjectiveóôḄandstandingbyjusticeõöandconscience÷XSnowcametoChinain1928.Hespentover10yearsinChinatryingtounderstanditspeopleandshowing

80whathelearnedtotherestoftheworld.HeisbestknownforhisbooksandarticlesonCommunismᐳøöinChinaandtheChineseCommunistRevolution☩ú.Forexample,RedStarOverChina,whichcameoutinthe1930s,isknownasthefirstbookthatintroducedChina'srevolutiontothewest.Init,SnowcollectedfirsthandinformationontheLongMarch,aswellasontheworkandlifeofmembersoftheCommunistPartyofChina.ManywesternerswereintroducedtothePartythroughhisbook.NormanBethune,aCanadiandoctor,cametoChinaafterreadingSnow'sbook.HeworkedhardtosavethelivesofChinesesoldiersduringWorldWarIL“Whenthewholeworldhadforgottenus,Snowcametoseeusandtoldtheworldwhathadhappened.WewillrememberSnow'sgreathelptoChinaforever,MChairmanMaosaidduringtheinterviewwithaGermanreporterin1938.Snow'sspiritisnotonlyneedednow,butalsointhefuture.Nomatterwhateraûüitis,peopleallovertheworldalwaysneedsomeconnection,aswellasunderstandingandhelpfromeachother.9.EdgarSnowwas.A.anAmericanreporterB.aGermanwriterC.anEnglisheducatorD.aCanadiandoctor10.Snow'sbookRedStarOverChina.A.cameoutin1928B.tookhimmorethan10yearstofinishC.wasthefirsttointroduceChinatothewestD.includedinformationabouttheLongMarch11.NormanBethunecametoworkinChinabecause.A.hewantedtolearnaboutChineserevolutionB.hewasinfluencedgreatlybySnow'sbookC.hewasinvitedbyEdgarSnowD.heplannedtowriteabookonWorldWarII12.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.EdgarSnow'sworkandspiritB.EdgarSnow'slifeexperienceC.ThosewhoofferedhelptoChinaD.BooksontheChineseCommunistRevolution2021{w᪺᪍(ὃ⚪

81Mr.Greenisadoctor,andheisusuallyverybusy.Oneday,itwashisson,Bill'sbirthday.Itwashalfpastfiveintheafternoon.BillwaswatchingTVonthesofawhenhisfatherwentback,homefromwork.“Hello,Dad.,,Billsaidtohisdearfather.“Dear,happybirthdaytoyou!Iwanttogiveapresenttoyou.Hereisfiftydollars.Youcanbuysomebooks.Iknowyoulikereading.^^Mr.Greensaidtohisson.“Thankyouverymuch,Dad."saidBillhappily.ThenBillwentoutofthehousewiththemoney.Aboutfifteenminuteslater,hewentbackhomewithnothing.“Wherearethebooks?”Mr.Greenasked.“Ididn'tgotothebookstore.IwenttoMr.Smith'shouse.Igavethemoneytohisson,Bob.Hewantstobuysometoysbuthisfamilyistoopoor.^^saidtheboy.Mr.Greenheldhissonintohisarmsandsaid,"Yowareagoodboy!I'mproudofyou.”᪷01ᦻᑁ45⌱7ᨬ9⌱⚗஺18.Mr.Greenworks.A.inahospitalB.inabookstoreC.inatoyshopD.inafactory19.Oneday,Mr.Greenwentbackhomewhilehisson.A.waswatchingTVB.waseatingsomethingC.wasreadingabookD.wasplayingwithBob20.Mr.GreengavefiftydollarstoBilltoA.giveittoMr.SmithB.giveittoBobC.buysometoysD.buysomebooks21.Billisaccordingtothepassage.A.cleverB.helpfulC.patientD.brave22.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatA.Mr.GreenboughtBillaChristmaspresentB.BillboughtsomebooksC.Mr.SmithwantedtobuysometoysD.Mr.Greenwaspleasedwithhisson2021•⃩ÿ•ὃ⚪Oncetherelivedawiseman.Hewasworriedabouthisson'sfuturebecausehissonwaslazy.Oneday,hesaidtohisson,"Iwantyoutofindsometreasure.Ihavedrawnamaptoguideyou”.Thesonsetoutthenextday.Alongtheway,hewashelpedbysomeonewithfoodandbysomeonewithroomstolivein.Hecameacrossrobbers.Healsosawchangingsceneryandseasons.Finally,afteralongyear,hegottotheplacehisfatherhadsaid.Ittookhimtwodaystolookforthetreasurebutfoundnothing.

82Sohehadtogetbacktohishome.Sometimes,hewouldstoptoenjoythebeautyofnature.Healsolearnttomakemeals.Heevenhadtofixhisclotheshimself.Hemetthesamepeoplewhohadhelpedhimearlier.Thistime,hestayedandhelpedtheminordertorepaythem.Whenhegothome,heapologizedtohisfatherfornotfindingthetreasure."Therewasn'tanytreasure/5thefatheransweredwithasmile."ButIthinkyouhavefoundyourlife'struetreasure.”33.Whatdidthewisemantellhissontofind?A.Hisfuture.B.Amap.C.Sometreasure.D.Aspecialplace.34.Whatdidn'tthesonseeduringthejourney?A.Robbers.B.Sea.C.Scenery.D.Rooms.35.Didthesonfindthetreasureatlast?A.No,hefoundsomething.B.Yes,hefoundamap.C.Yes,hefoundrobbers.D.No,hefoundnothing.36.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Atfirstthesonwasreallylazywithoutfuture.B.Thefatherwasworriedabouthisson'slife.C.Hedidn'tfixhisclotheshimselfonhiswayback.D.Thesonhelpedthepeoplewhohadhelpedhimbefore.37.Whatisthebesttitle?A.Thetruetreasureinyourlife.B.Thehardexperienceofthelazyson.C.Helpingothersmeanshelpingyourself.D.Followyourfathersadvicewhenyouareyoung.2021ᐗ•ὃ⚪LastSaturday,Iwenttoacoffeeshoptomeetafriendofmine.Igottheretenminutesearlier.SoIorderedacupofcoffeeandsatbythewindow,watchingpeople.Thereweresomeboysplayingfootballonthestreetandasmallboywasrunningaftertheballasitrolledacrosstheroad.Suddenly,therecameacar.Itwasgoingveryfast.Whenthedriversawtheboyinhisway,hebrakedᩔijhard,Butitwastoolate...Thesmallboywaslyingonthestreetwithoutmoving.Toeveryone'ssurprise,thecar

83didn'tstop.Itdroveawayquickly.Peoplerantotheboy.Therewasacutontheboy'sheadandhelostalotofblood.Thecoffeeshopownertelephonedthepolice.Soonanambulanceᦗarrivedandtooktheboytothehospital.At6:30pm,thepolicearrivedandstartedquestioningpeople.Abouthalfanhourlater,theyaskedmetogotothepolicestationbecauseIsaweverything.IgavethemalltheinformationIknewbecauseIreallywantedthemtocatchthedriver.Ididn'tleavethepolicestationuntil8:00pm.AfterthatIwenthomebecauseIdidn'twanttotalktoanyone.Thenextday,theboy'sparentscalledmetosaythanks.Theyalsotoldmetheirboywasfineandthedriverwasatthepolicestationnow.63.Whydidthewritergotothecoffeeshop?A.Torelaxhimself.B.Tomeethisfriend.C.Tohelpaboy.D.Towatchpeople.64.Whathappenedtotheboywhilehewasrunningafterthefootball?A.Hewastakenawaybysomeone.B.Hefelldownbyaccident.C.Heknockedintoamaninthestreet.D.Hewashitbyacarsuddenly.65.Whocalledthepolice?A.Thewriter.B.Theownerofthecoffeeshop.C.Thewriter'sfriend.D.Thewaiter.66.Whichofthefollowingistherightorder?জThewriterorderedacupofcoffee.ঝTherewasacutontheboy'shead.ঞAcarcameveryfast.টThewritergotacallfromtheboy'sparents.ঠThewriterwentbackhome.A.জঝঠঞটB.ঞঝজ©টC.জঞঝঠটD.ঞজঝটঠ67.Howmightthewriterfeelattheendofthestory?A.Happy.B.Sorry.C.Worried.D.Popular.2021ᓭὃ⚪“Mom!Ifoundone!Ifoundarock!^^IheardthosewordsagainandagainlastsummerasIsatbythewindow,whichfacesaparkinthesmalltown

84whereIlive.TheKindnessRocksProject,whichwasstartedafewyearsagobyamominMassachusetts,hasspreadaroundtheworld.Kids,families,andpeopleofallagesaretakingpartinpaintingrocks,hidingrocks,andfindingpaintedrocksallovertheplace.Somepostphotosoftherocksonsocialmediaandotherssimplymovetherocksforsomeoneelsetofind.Sometaketherockshomeandthenreplacethemwithnewonesthattheycreatedandhid.Nine-year-oldtwinsHarryandHannahDeVriezehavepaintedhundredsofrockswiththeirparents.Mostevenings,thefamilyandtheirsmalldogwalkaroundwithawagonfullofrocksthattheyhideastheywalk.“It'safunfamilyactivity,95Hannahsays.“Wewilldoitinthewintertoo,“Hannahsays.BenBurinsky,agenine,andhisbrother,Luke,ageseven,werevisitingrelativeswhentheyfoundtheirfirstpaintedrockinapark.Theyweresoexcitedthattheywenthomeandpaintedtheirownrocks,thenhidthemtorotherstofind.“Myboyslovedfindingtherockinthepark,especiallysinceitwasasuperhero,9,theirmother,JudyBurinsky,says.€ilovehowsomethingsosmallcanbringasmiletomychildren'sfaces.Inreturn,theylearnthevalueofgivingbacktoothers.”KadynKinney,agenine,andhisseven-year-oldbrother,Jayce,havealsopaintedmanyrocks.Theylovetohiderocksandlookforrockswiththeirmomanddad.Whentheirgrandmothervisited,theygaveherpaintedrockstotakehomeandhideintheFloridatownwhereshelives.Whenaskedhowmanyrockshehaspaintedsofar,Jaycesays,“Trustme!I'vepaintedmorethan30.”16.TheactivitywasstartedinA.NewYorkB.FloridaC.Massachusetts17.HowoldisHarry?A.7.B.9.C.10.18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"value“inParagraph8mean?A.B.C.!19.Jaycehaspaintedmorethanrocks.A.14B.18C.3020.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

85A.Thekindpeople.B.TheKindnessRocksProject.C.Thepaintedrocks.2021.#$%□,ὃ⚪Oneafternoon,amanaskedhiswifewhatshe'dlikeforherbirthday.'Tdreallylovetobetenagain,“sherepliedhopefully.Onthemorningofherbirthday,thehusbandgotupearly,madeheranicebreakfastandthentookhertothelocalamusementpark.Heputheroneveryrideinthepark—theSlide,theRollerCoaster()andtheWallofFear...Theytriedeverythingtherewasinthepark.Whentheywentoutoftheparkfivehourslater,shefelttiredandhungry.Rightaway,theyhurriedtoaMcDonald'swhereherlovinghusbandorderedheraHappyMealwithachickenhamburgerandalargecupofchocolateshake.Thentheywereofftothecinematoseethelatestmovie,completewithahotdog,popcorn,abigdrinkandahugebagofM&M's,herfavoritesweets.Afterthat,thehusbanddrovehisheavywifetothebiggeststoreinthecity.Thereheboughtherseveraldollsthatlittlegirlslikebest.Itwasareallybusyday.Thehusbandwassoproudofwhathedidforhislovingwife.Finallyshewenthomewithherhusbandandthrewherselfintothesofa.Heaskedhislovingwifewithabigsmile,“Well,dear,whatwasitlikebeingtenyearsoldagain?”Hereyesslowlyopenedandherexpressionsuddenlychanged.“YouFOOL,^^sherepliedalittleangrily,meantmydresssize...^^1.Thewifeatemanythingsthatdayexcept.A.ice-creamB.popcornC.ahotdogD.ahamburger2.Whichistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?জtrytheRollerCoasterঝseethelatestmovieঞbuyseveraldollsটhaveacupofshakeA.জঝটঞB.জঝঞটC.জঞঝটD.জটঝঞ3.Howdidthewifefeelwhensheheardherhusband'slastquestion?A.ExcitedB.StrangeC.AngryD.Surprised4.Whichofthefollowingsistrue?A.Thehusbandboughthiswifeavegetablehamburger.B.Thehusbandwasverysatisfiedwithwhathedid.

86C.Thewifewastoohappytofeeltiredwhentheygothome.D.ThehusbandtookhiswifetotheWaterPark.5.Whatwasthetruemeaningofthewife'swish?A.Shewantedherhusbandtotakehertogoshopping.B.Shewantedtobetenyearsoldagain.C.Shewantedtoseethelatestmovie.D.Shewantedtobethinneragain.2021*+,•ὃ⚪WangXian^junisthefirstblindstudenttotakegaokaoinAnhui.ShewenttoamusiccollegeinTianjinin2015.It'sneveraneasythingforblindpeopletodothat.Wangwasblindwhenshewasborn.Attheageofeight,shestartedtolearntoplaythepiano.ThefirstproblemforWangwastofindthekeys.Shehadtolistentothemelody-.
againandagain,keepitinmindandthenpracticeplayingitoverandoveragain.Sheworkedveryhardandplayedbetterandbetter.Musicmadeherconfidentandhappy.“Manykindpeoplehelpedmeoverthepastyears.Iwishtopassontheloveandkindnesstomoreblindchildrenbyworkingasateacher.,,saidWangaftershegraduatedfromcollegein2019.Herdreamcametruesoon.ShebecameapianoteacherintheHefeiSpecialEducationCenterthatyear.NowWanglivesabusybuthappylife.t6Allofmystudentsaresolovely.Iknowtheirdifficultiesinlearning.Icanteachthemwithmyexperienceandletthemknowthereishopeandabrightfutureahead,“saidWang.6.It'sneveraneasythingfortogotocollege.A.oldpeopleB.youngpeopleC.blindpeopleD.deafpeople7.Wangstartedtolearntoplaythepianowhenshewasyearsold.A.sevenB.eightC.nineD.ten8.ThefirstproblemforWangiswhenshestartedtoplaythepiano.A.tofindthekeysB.tolistentothemelodyC.tokeepthemelodyinmindD.toplaythepianowithfingers9.AfterWanggraduatedfromcollegein2019,shewantedtoworkas.A.aworkerB.anurseC.ateacherD.anofficer10.Wanghelpedherstudentsknowthereishopeandabrightahead.A.jobB.sunC.roadD.future

872021,*+,♦ὃ⚪Saltinthesoilhasalwaysmadeitimpossibletogrowcrops.Butthat'snowchanging.Famousagriculturalist/01YuanLongpingsaidtheywouldgrowaspecialrice.Theywouldturn100millionmuofsaline-alkali23Ḅlandintofarmlandinthecountryoverthenext10years.In2017,Yuan'steamsuccessfullygrewriceonthesaline-alkalilandinJiangsuProvince.Itiscalledsearice.Nowtheyhavemadegreatprogress.BothChinaandmanyothercountriesaroundtheworldhavelargesaline-alkaliland.Ifallofitcanbeusedtogrowriceandgrain,itisveryimportantforfoodsecurity5ᐰ
.AnditwillhelptheUNzero-hungergoalcometrue.YuanLongpingwasnamedas"FatherofHybridRice”.HehelpedChinamakeagreatwonder-feedingnearly20%oftheworld'spopulationwithlessthan9%oftheworld'sfarmland.ThenYuanhadamuchbiggerdream-tosavetheworldfromhunger.TheworldisseeingChina'sseariceasawaytofightfoodinsecurity.“Ihadadream.Ricewasashighassorghum789ears:wereaslongasbrooms;grainswereasbigaspeanuts;<
.Icouldactuallyenjoythecoolunderthericecrops."Yuansaidofhischildhooddream.Andhewasonestepclosertohisdream."I'mconfidentinthefutureofmycountry,andIwanttodomoreformymotherland."saidYuan.11.WhatwasYuanLongping?A.Afamousreporter.B.Afamouspianist.C.Afamousheadmaster.D.Afamousagriculturalist.12.WhatdidYuan'steamgrowonthesaline-alkalilandin2017?A.Com.B.Vegetables.C.Searice.D.Hybridrice.13.Whatwillhappenifallsaline-alkalilandaroundtheworldisturnedintofarmland?A.ThepeopleinChinawillstayawayfromhunger.B.ThepeopleinAfricawillstayawayfromhunger.C.Thepeopleinmanycountrieswillstayawayfromhunger.D.Thepeopleintheworldwillstayawayfromhunger.14.YuanLongpinghelpedChinafeednearlyoftheworld'spopulationwithlessfarmland.A.onefifthB.onetenthC.fourfifthsD.ninetenths15.WhatwasYuanLongping^biggerdream?A.Thericewasashighassorghum.B.Hecouldsavetheworldfromhunger.

88C.Theearswereaslongasbrooms.D.Hecouldenjoythecoolunderthericecrops.2021•ᓭ=>•ὃ⚪OnFebruary20,2021,JasmineHarrisonbecametheyoungestwomantorowᡀII‷aloneacrosstheAtlanticOcean.Ittookthe21-year-oldswimmingteacherjustover70daystodoit.Ms.Harrison,who'sfromEngland,didn'thavemuchexperienceinrowinglongdistancesA
.ShegottheideathreeyearsagowhenshehappenedtobeinAntigua.Thereshesawtheendofthe2017TaliskerWhiskyAtlanticChallenge.t4Iwanttodothis,soI'mgoingtodoit."shesaid.Everyyear,rowerstakingpartintheAtlanticCompaignsetoutfromtheCanaryIslandsinDecemberandrowabout4,800kilometersacrosstheAtlantic.Somerowinteamsoftwo,threeorfour.Others,likeMs.Harrison,rowbythemselves.Itwasn'teasy.Everyday,Ms.Harrisonwouldrowfbrabout12hours.Sherowedabout20,000strokesᡀij
aMs.Harrisonhadasmartphonethatallowedhertotalkwithfamilyandfriendseveryday.Shehadothercompanyalongtheway.Shesawlotsofsealife,includingsomewhales.Forseveraldays,shewasfollowedbyasmallgroupofdolphinsAB"Iwasintheirenvironment.^^shesaid."Itwasjustamazing.^^Therewasdanger,too.Twice,herboatwasturnedoverinthenightbylargewaves.Shehurtherelbowquitebadly.Anothertime,shenearlyranintoaship.Somehow,shekeptgoing.Finally,onFebruary20,after70days,3hoursand48minutes,shereachedAntigua-theendofthejourney.Ms.Harrison'srowinghasmadehertheyoungestwomanevertorowaloneacrosstheAtlantic.Before,thatrecordwasheldbyKaitieSpotzfromtheUSA,whocrossedtheAtlanticasa22-year-oIdin2010.16.WhendidMs.HarrisongettheideaoftakingpartintheAtlanticCampaign?A.In2010.B.In2018.C.In2021.17.Ms.HarrisonsetoutfromintheAtlanticCampaign.A.London.B.Antigua.C.theCanaryIslands.18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“company“probablymeaninChinese?A.CDB.EFC.GH19.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Ms.Harrisonisa21-year-oldanimalkeeper.

89B.Ms.Harrisonusedasmartphonetotalkwithfamilyandfriends.C.ItwaseasyandsafeforMs.Harrisontofinishherjourney.20.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.The2021TaliskerWhiskyAtlanticChallenge.B.ThelovelysealifeintheAtlanticOcean.C.TheyoungestwomantorowaloneacrosstheAtlantic.2021#$ὃ⚪Spendingalmostafulldayinthecarwitha70-year-oldwomancouldbeboring.However,fora15-year-oldgirl,itwasagreatmemoryformanyreasons.Duringthetrip,wediscussedanythingwehadwonderedaboutinlife.AndIlearnedalolIhadneverexpectedto.1learnedthatweshouldn'ttakeourselvesseriouslyandthatnoteveryonehastoget“oldandboring”.Sheisprobablyoneofthecoolest,funniestandmostdown-to-earthpeopleI'veevermet.InboringmomentsIJKI
,sheneverfailstotelloneofherfamousjokes.Butwhenyouneedashouldertocryon,sheistheretocomfortyou.Shetaughtmethat“Laughteristhebestmedicine^^.Sheneverbringsherphone,andsheisokaywithit.Thathasn'tstoppedherfromshoppingandtalkingwithherfamilyonline.Shedoesn'ttakepicturesofeverythingshesees.Fromnowon,IplanonacceptingthefactthatIdon'tneedtostayconnectedwithsocialmediaLMNallthetime.EventhoughIdon'tuseamobilephone,Icanalsobebetteratcommunicatingwithpeople.Therearesomanythingsyoucanlearnfromsomeoneolderandwiserthanyou.Youdon'tneedtoaskforadvice,justslowdownandenjoytheconversation.You'llbesurprisedathowamazingitis.21.Thewriterspentafulldaywith.A.abusdriverB.ayounggirlC.anoldwomanD.awomanguide22.Wecanknowfromthesecondparagraph.A.thewriterlearnednothingB.theoldwomanoftencriesC.everyonegets“oldandboring"D.theoldwomanlikestellingjokes23.Theunderlinedword"comfbrt"inthepassagemeans.A.5᠚B.PQC.ᜲᝄD.᠚T24.Thewriterthinks.

90A.theoldwomanisthecoolestB.sheneedstoasktheoldforadviceC.shemuststopusingamobilephoneD.wecanlearnfromolderandwiserpeople25.Thebesttitleofthepassageis"A.TheBestMedicineB.ABoringTripC.LearningAlongtheWayD.LifewithoutaMobilePhone2021,#$ὃ⚪Thereareabout1.4billionᓝVpeopleinChina.WeChatispartoflifeformanyChinese.Weuseittochat,sendphotos,payforthings,etc.Itisplayingabiggerrole.ButdoyouknowwhoinventedWeChat?ThemanbehinditisZhangXiaolong.HeisthevicepresidentWXYofTencentandiscalled“FatherofWeChat".ZhangXiaolongwasbominShaoyang,HunanProvincein1969.HegraduatedfromHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnologyin1994.Whileatuniversity,hehadmanyhobbies,suchaschess,tennisandbowling.Hisclassmatessaidwhateverhedid,hecouldgetquitegoodatitaftertryinghardforseveralyears.Helikedtosleeplate,butthatdidn'tmeanhewaslazy.Hewouldkeepworkinghardonsomethingformanyhourstillmidnight.Suchacleverandhard-workingmanwouldsurelysucceed.In1997,hecreatedFoxmailandachievedsuccess.HecreatedWeChatin2011,anditbecameabiggersuccess.Itissoeasytouse..Becauseofit,Zhanghasbecomerichandsuccessful,buthealwayskeepsalowprofileZ[.Fewpeopleknowabouthim.Heonlyletshisworkspeakforhim.YoumayhaveagoodunderstandingofhimbyusingWeChat.January21,2021wasthe10thbirthdayofWeChat.It'ssaidthatZhangXiaolongismakinghisanother10-yearplanforWeChat.Willhesurpriseusagain?That'sforsure.26.Ifyouforgettotakemoney,youcanbyWeChat.A.cookB.chatC.sendphotosD.payforthings27.ZhangXiaolonglefthisuniversity.A.in1969B.in1994C.in1997D.in2011

9128.AccordingtoZhang'sclassmates,hewasatuniversity.A.lazyB.hard-workingC.relaxedD.friendly29.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe""inthethirdparagraph?A.AboutonebillionpeopleuseitnowB.FewpeoplefindWeChatveryinterestingC.PeopleneveruseWeChatintheirdailylifeD.SomeonelikesusingWeChattodomanythings30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ZhangXiaolonglikesspeakingforhimself.B.PeoplehaveusedWeChatforlessthantenyears.C.WeChatisplayingabiggerroleinpeople'slives.D.ZhangXiaolongcangetgoodatsomethingeasily.2021•#$┶>•ὃ⚪WangHongyue,14,SichuanIfeelhappywhenI'mwithmyfamily.Myparentsnevercomparemewithotherkids.Mymomwillsay"welldone^^or“thankyou"ifIhelptodothehousework.Iespeciallylikemybrother.IstillrememberwhenIwaseight.Ihadabadstomachache.Myparentswerenotathome,soitwasmybrother,then14,tookmetothehospital.Forme,happinesshasnothingtodowithmoney.Havingalovingandcaringfamilyisenough.RenXuyang,14,GuangdongIfeelhappywhiletryingtohelpothers.Lastyear,Ivisitedaspecialschoolforstudentswithweaksightorhearingloss]ᜫ.Itisdifficultforthemtowriteandreadpinyin,soItaughtthemoverandover.Forover3hours,werepeatedthesamework,butwedidn'tfeeltired.Asanoldsayinggoes,4tTheroseisinherhand,theflavorinmine.”ZhanDanyuan,15,ShanxiIfeelhappywhenIhangoutwithmyfriendsanddosomethingtogether.Lastwinter,threefriendsandIperformedanoriginal_`Uabsongataschoolparty.Atfirst,wewrotedownhowwefeltabouteachother,Then,wecorrectedourmistakesandpracticed.Finally,whenwesanginthearenacd,theaudienceefwereexcited.Forme,happinessisdoingsomethingthatIlovewithlike-mindedghiᢗḄ
people.31.Accordingtothispassage,howoldisWangHongyue'sbrothernow?

92A.Eight.B.Fourteen.C.Fifteen.D.Twenty.32.WhywasWangHongyuesenttothehospital?A.Becauseshehadabadcold.B.Becauseshehadabadstomachache.C.Becauseshehadweaksight.D.Becauseshehadahearingloss.33.Whatcanweknowfromthispassage?A.WangHongyue'sparentsoftencompareherwithothers.B.WangHongyueperformedanoriginalsongwithherfriends.C.RenXuyang'smotheroftenpraiseshimwhenhedoessomethinggood.D.ZhanDanyuanlikesbeingwiththepeoplewhohavesomethingincommon.34.“Theroseisinherhand,theflavorinmine."hasthesimilarmeaningto"'A.AfriendinneedisafriendindeedB.PracticemakesperfectC.HelpingothersishelpingourselvesD.It'snevertoooldtolearn35.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.IdeasabouthappinessB.IdeasaboutfamilyC.IdeasaboutfriendsD.Ideasaboutlife2021#$ὃ⚪YangZhenwasanhonestandcleanklḄgovernmentofficerduringtheEasternHanDynasty25-220
.Oneday,YangmethisoldworkmateWangMionatrip.Theyhadfuntalkingabouttheirlifeexperiencesandgoodwishestothenation.Inthepast,Wang'sabilityandpoliticalideaswerenotacceptedbythepeoplearoundhim.YangsawWang'stalentandpromotedmnhim.ThechancehelpedWangtobesuccessful.WangneverforgotYang'shelpandinvitedhimtostayoverforthenight.ItwasnearmidnightwhenWangknockedonthedoorofYang'sbedroom.HehandedYangabagandsaid,“ThisistothankyouforteachingmeandhelpingmebecomewhoIamtoday."Yanglookedinthebag.Itwasfullofgold.“DoIlooklikeapersonwhoacceptsbribesopfromothers?Ithoughtyouknewmewell!^^Yangsaid

93angrily."It'slateatnight.Noonewillknowifwekeepitsecret,saidWang.“Whatdoyoumeannoonewillknow?Heavenᜩknows,Earthknows,youknowandIknow,“saidYang.“Youcancheatanyonebutnotyourownheart.^^ThedoorwasclosedandWanglefttheroominshame.36.Accordingtothepassage,WangMi'smadehimsuccessful.A.ideasB.talentC.wishesD.gold37.Inorderto,WanggaveYangabagofgold.A.expressthanksforYang'shelpB.askYangtobribeotherpeopleC.moveYangtoahigherpositionD.helpYangtotakeapleasanttrip38.WangMiwantedtomakethetradebetweenthema.A.chanceB.shameC.cheatD.secret39.InYangZhen'sopinion,knewthewholething.জtheEarthঝthenationঞtheHeavenটthepeoplearoundঠYangZhenডWangMiA.ঝটঠডB.জঝঞডC.জঞঠডD.জঞটঠ40.Thestorytellsus.A.abilityisthekeytosuccessB.nottoforgettohelpfriendsC.theimportanceofbeinghonestandcleanD.knowingpeoplewellisnecessary2021•ᓅ⎎>ὃ⚪Lastsummerholiday,AuntEmilytookustoasafariparkt

94Anyway,wewentonourwaytothelions,placewherewehadtolockourselvesinthecarasweknewlionscouldbedangerous.Alioncameupveryclosetous.Thenextthingweknew,itwasonthebonnetx
.Itlookedcalmbutwefeltterrified.AuntEmily,whoisn'tverybrave,startedtocallforhelp.Thekidsstartedcrying.Onlymybrother,George,stayedcool.Isoundedthehornᗓzbutnobodyheardus.Intheendaguardarrivedinhiscar,andthelionjustgotoffourcarandstartedsmellingtheguard'shandasifnothingwasthematter.41.Whichanimaldidthewriterwanttoseethemost?A.Thelions.B.Theelephants.C.Themonkeys.D.Allofthem.42.Whydidtheylockᵫemselvesinthecar?A.Becausethemonkeysmightstealthings.B.Becausetheywereafraidofbeingrobbed.C.Becausethelionsmightbedangerousinthepark.D.Becausesomethingwaswrongwiththecar.43.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“terrified“inparagraph4probablymean?A.excited.B.bored.C.interested.D.scared.44.Whostayedcalmamongthevisitorswhentheymetthelion?A.AuntEmily.B.George.C.Theguard.D.Thewriter.2021•ᓅ⎎>•ὃ⚪Chrisrecentlycompletedaveryunusualjourney.OurreporterMarymethimathishomeinsouthLondonandhetoldherallaboutthetrip.Reporter:WhatgaveyoutheideatotravelaroundIndiaonanelephant,Chris?Chris:Well,itallstartedtwoyearsagowhenIwasplanningatriptoIndia.Ivisitedaphotographic᤬}Ḅ
exhibitionofelephantsandIrealizedthattheonlywaytotravelaroundIndiawasonanelephant.Reporter:Whatdidyoudonext?Chris:IflewtoNewDelhiandstartedlookingforanelephant.Ineededanelephanttrainedtocarrypeople.Ididn'tknowanythingaboutelephants,soIaskedanexpertforhelp.Hetaughtmehowtorideanelephant.Healsohelpedmefindanelephant.Reporter:Howlongdidittaketofindasuitableelephant?Chris:Nottoolong.IboughtafemaleelephantcalledTaraforaboutUSD6,000.

95Reporter:Canyoutellmeaboutthejourney?Chris:TaraandIsetofffromNewDelhiaweeklater.WewereheadingtoSonepurinnorthernIndiawherethereisabigelephantmarketandIcouldsellTaraeasily.Andwhataride!Elephantscantravelatabout6milesanhourandSonepurwasmorethan1,200kmaway.Ittookus64daystocompletethejourney.Reporter:Didyouhaveanyproblemsonyourjourney?Chris:Yes,afew.Butnothingserious.Onthethirdday,Tarahurtherfoot.Butthatgotbetterquickly.Also,therewasalotofheavyrainduringthefirstweekandwegotverywet!Reporter:WhathappenedwhenyoureachedSonepur?Chris:MyplanwastosellTara.ButbynowIwasveryfondofher.Icouldn'ttakeherbacktoBritainandIdidn'twanttosellheratthemarket.Bychance,ImetsomepeoplewhowantedanelephantfortheirnationalparkinsouthernIndia.IknewthatTarawouldbesafewiththem,soIgavehertothem.Iwasverysadtosaygoodbye.45.ChrisgottheideatotravelaroundIndiaonanelephantfrom.A.avisittoanIndianzooB.anelephantexpertfromIndiaC.anoldfriendwholivedinIndiaD.aphotographicexhibitionofelephants46.TheelephantexperttoldChris.A.thepriceofelephantsB.howtorideanelephantC.wheretosellhiselephantD.howtofeedanelephant47.ChrisdecidedtotraveltoSonepurbecause.A.itisaveryinterestingplaceB.elephantscan'tbesoldanywhereelseC.hewouldbeabletosellTerathereeasilyD.itwouldonlytake64daystotravelthere48.WhenChrisarrivedatSonepurmarket,he.A.soldTaratoanationalparkB.visitedanationalparkC.realizedthathedidn'treallywanttosellTaraD.decidedtotakeTarahomewithhim49.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

96A.SellinganElephantB.AnUnusualJourneyC.AnExhibitionofElephantsD.HowtoRideanElephant2021•#$~•ὃ⚪Nancy'sbosshasjustletherknowthathercustomers5productsareabouttoleavethecompany.Andthenhetellsherthere'saproblem.“Theproductsweredamagedbysomeoneinourcompany,thebosssays.uButthisshouldn'taffecttheuseoftheproducts.Ifthecustomersfindit,we'llsayitwascausedbythetruckingcompanythatdeliveredtheproducts.^^Hearingthis,Nancyfeelsuncomfortable.<6Butdidn'tourworkersdamagetheproducts?^^Herbosslooksather,“Yeah,butthecustomersdon'tknowthat.Tiljustsaytheyweredamagedwhiletheyweredelivered.Don'tworry,thecustomerswon'tevennoticethedamage.^^Nancy'sbosswalksout.Nancysitsatherdeskandshe'snotsurewhattodo.Sheknowsifsdishonesttoblamethedamageonthetruckingcompany.It?salsodishonesttocheathercustomersandgivethemlessperfectproducts.Manyofushavetomakedecisionsthatmakewhoweareandwhatwebelievein.Mostoften,wefaceachoicethatmayseeminsignificant⍝Ḅ.Butthisdoesn'tmeanthatthey'renotimportanttousbecauseeventhesmallestactionmaymakeadifferencetous.50.Whomakestheproductslessperfect?A.Thetruckingcompany.B.WorkersinNancy'scompany.C.Nancy'sboss.D.Nancy'scustomers.51.Whatdoesthebossplantodoifthedamageisfoundbythecustomers?A.Hewillsaysorrytothecustomers.B.Hedoesn'tknowwhattodoaboutthat.C.Hewillcheatthecustomers.D.Hewilltellthetruth.52.Theunderlinedword“affect“inthesecondparagraphmeans.A.keepB.divideC.influenceD.provide53.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.NancymaybeanhonestpersonB.theproductshavealreadyleftthecompanyC.thedamageoftheproductsiseasilynoticedD.Nancythinksherbossisclever54.Thewriterofthepassagemainlywantstotellus.A.it'simportanttomakeevenasmallchoiceB.it'simportanttodealwithdamagedproducts

97C.it'snecessarytocheatotherssometimesD.it'snecessarytocommunicatewithaboss2021•*᳝᪍•ὃ⚪OncetherewasasmallboycalledShankarwhobelongedtoapoorfamily.Oneday,hewaswalkingthroughtheforest,carryingsomewood.Hesawanoldmanwhowasveryhungry.Shankarwantedtogivehimsomefood,buthedidnothaveanyfoodwithhim.Sohecontinuedonhisway.Ontheway,hesawafoxwhowasverythirsty.Hewantedtogivehimsomewater,buthedidnothaveanywaterforhimself.Sohewentonhiswayahead.Thenhesawayoungmanwithadogwhowantedtomakeafirebutdidnothavewood.Shankarlearnedabouthisproblemandgavesomewoodtohim.Inreturn,themangavehimsomefoodandwater.Nowhewentbacktotheoldmanandgavehimsomefood.Thenhefoundthefoxandgavesomewatertohim.TheoldmanandthefoxwereverythankfulforShankar'shelp.ThenShankarwentonhiswayhappily.Unluckily,onedayShankarfelldownthehill.Hewasinpainbuthecouldn'tmoveandnoonewastheretohelphim.Buttheoldmanwhohehadhelpedbeforesawhim,andquicklycameandpulledhimupthehill.Shankarhadmanywoundsonhislegs.ThefoxwhomShankarhadgivenwatertosawhiswoundsandquicklywenttotheforestandbroughtsomeherbs.TheoldmanhelpedtoputtheherbsonShankar'swounds.Aftersometime,Shankargotwell.Allwereveryhappythattheywereabletohelpeachother.Ifyouhelpothers,thentheywillalsohelpyou.55.WhatdidShankarcarrywhenhewalkedthroughtheforest?A.Wood.B.Food.C.Water.D.Herbs.56.WhogaveShankarfoodandwater?A.TheoldmanB.Theyoungman.C.Thefox.D.Thedog.57.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“herbs"inChinese?A.;B.tC.₝D.58.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HelpeachotherB.AfoxmayhelpyouC.Don'tbelievethestrangerD.Foodandwaterareimportant

982021•*>•ὃ⚪Andrewisacoldman.Onedaywhenhewaswaitingforthebus,anoldwomancameuptohim.Shewaswearingoldanddirtyclothes.Shehadnoshoesandwassellingsomebeautifulflowers.SheaskedAndrew,44Sir,couldyoupleasebuyalltheseflowers?Theyareonlytendollars.Ihaven'thadamealforthreedays.^^Andrewshookhisheadandsaidno.Thentheoldwomanasked,“Howaboutfivedollars?Thatwillbeenoughformetobuysomebread.^^ButAndrewsaidnoagain.Theoldwomanbegged឵,“Thenhowaboutonedollar?SoIcanbuyasmallapplepie."Andrewsaidcoldly,haven'tgotonedollarinmypocket.Pleasegoaway!^^Lookingathimwithsympathy,theoldwomangaveAndrewallherflowersandsaid,"Pooryoungman,takethese.YouneedthemmorethanIdo.”᪷ᦻᑁAஹBஹC¡⌱⚗⌱¤ᨬ¦Ḅ⌱⚗§ᙠ©⚪ᓱ«ᐸ®᪗°±²஺59.Andrewisaman.A.coldB.humorousC.kind60.Anoldwomanwaswearingoldandclothes.A.cleanB.uglyC.dirty61.Theoldwomanneededdollars
tobuysomebread.A.tenB.fiveC.one62.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sympathy“probablymean?A.Regret.B.Pity.C.Surprise.63.WhydidtheoldwomangiveAndrewallherflowers?A.BecauseshethoughtAndrewwaspoorerthanher.B.Becauseshethoughttheseflowersmeantnothingtoher.C.BecauseshethoughtAndrewwantedtheseflowerswithoutpaying.2021•´µ¶>•ὃ⚪IntheSpringandAutumnperiod475-221BC
therelivedamancalledJiZha.HewasthefourthsonofthekingoftheKingdomofWu.BecauseofJiZha'sstickingtorighteousness·andwidelearning,hewashisfather'sfavorite,andthekingwantedtomakehimhisheir¸¹º.However,JiZharefusedbecausehethoughttheking'seldestsonshouldbetheonetoreceivethethrone.Later,JiZhaservedasanambassador᜛¼Mᜧ¾ofWutootherkingdomsinChina.Once,onamissiontotheKingdomofLu,JiZhapassedthroughtheKingdomofXu.ThekingofXureceivedhimasafriend,andadmiredthevaluableswordᒃJiZhawaswearing.Althoughhishostdidn'tmentionit,Ji

99Zhacouldseehewantedtoownitverymuch.However,ashestillneededtogotoLu,JiZhadidn'tgivethekingofXuhisswordasapresent.AfterfinishinghismissiontoLu,onhiswayback,JiZhaonceagainpassedthroughXu.ThistimehedecidedtogivetheswordtothekingofXu.Butwhenhearrived,hisfriendhadalreadypassedaway.JiZhadidn'texpectitandfeltverysad.HetookoffhisswordandgaveittothedeadmanbyhangingitonatreenearhistombÀᜅ.JiZha'sattendantsÂdidn'tunderstandhisaction,saying,“Sir,thekingofXuisalreadydead.Whydoyoustillgiveupyourswordtohim?”JiZhashookhishead,44WhenIcametotheKingdomofXulasttime,Inoticedthatmyfriendadmiredmysword,andIdecidedthatwhenIcamebackIwouldgiveittohim.However,Ineverexpectedthisturnofevents.ButhowcouldIchangemymindjustbecausethemanhaddied?”Withthesewords,helefttheplace,low-spiritedandheart-broken.64.WhatdoweknowaboutJiZhafromthepassage?A.Hewasbomin221BC.B.Hedidn'thavetheabilitytobeaking.C.Hewasacarefulandgenerousman.D.Helosthisfightforthethronetohisbrother.65.WhydidJiZhagiveuphisswordtothekingofXualthoughhehaddied?A.Hewasloyaltohiscountry.B.Hewasloyaltorighteousness.C.Hewasguiltyofhisfriend'sdeath.D.Hewasguiltyofnotseeinghisfriendbeforehisdeath.66.Whatisthebesttitleofthisstory?A.JiZhaandHisFriendB.JiZhaandHisCountryC.JiZhaGivesUpHisThroneD.JiZhaGivesUpHisSword2021•´µ¶>ὃ⚪Durbeyfieldsatdownuponthegrassylandbytheroadside,puttinghisbasketbeforehim.Inafewminutes,ayouthfromhisvillageappearedinthedistance.Onseeinghim,Durbeyfieldhelduphishand,andtheboyquickenedhisstepsandcamenear.“Boy,takeupthatbasket!Iwantyoutodosomethingfbrme.”TheskinnyboyfrownedÃḝ,“whoareyouthen,JohnDurbeyfield,toordermeaboutandcallme'boy'?YouknowmynameaswellasIknowyours!”“Doyou,doyou?Thafsthesecret-That'sthesecret!Nowobeymyorders,andFred,Idon'tmindtellingyouthatthesecretisthatI'moneofanobleraceÅÆÇithasbeenjustfoundoutbymethispresentafternoon.^^Andashemadetheannouncement,heluxuriouslyᝊÉᙢlayhimselfuponthelandamongtheflowers.

100TheboystoodbeforeDurbeyfield,andlookedathimfromheadtofoot.“Sir,JohnD'Urberville—that'swhoIam,^^continuedDurbeyfield.t4DoyouknowsuchaplaceasGreenhilir“Yes.IhavebeentheretoGreenhillfairË“Well,underthechurchofthatcitythereliemyancestorsἔᐜÇhundredsofthem—incoatsofjewellery.Thereisnotamanherewho'sgotgreaterandnoblerancestorsthanL”“Oh?”“Nowtakeupthatbasket,andgoontothePureDropInn,tellingthemtosendahorseandcarriageÎwithaservantϺherequickly,tocarrymehome.Andwhenyou'vedonethat,goontomyhousewiththebasket,andtellmywifetoputawaythatwashing,becausesheneedn'tfinishit,andwaittillIcomehome,asI'venewstotellher.^^Astheboystoodindoubt,Durbeyfieldputhishandintohispocket,andproducedashillingaunitofmoneyusedinBritainuntil1971
.“Hereisforyourwork,son,^^Thismadeadifference.“Yes.SirJohn.Thankyou.”Theboytookupthebasket,andsetoutatonce.67.WhatdidDurbeyfieldaskFredtodo?A.Listentoastory.B.Findoutasecret.C.Sendmessagesforhim.D.Driveahorseandcarriageforhim.68.WhichofthefollowingaboutDurbeyfieldisTRUE?A.Hedidbelievehewasanoble.B.HewantedtoplayatrickonFred.C.Hewastherichestmaninthecity.D.HeusedtoliveinGreenhill.69.WhatmadetheboywillingtoworkforDurbeyfield?A.Durbeyfield'ssecret.B.Durbeyfield'sorder.C.HisvisittoGreenhillfair.D.Theunitofmoney.70.WhatismostprobablytherelationshipbetweenDurbeyfieldandFred?A.Fatherandson.B.Neighbors.C.Closefriends.D.Masterandservant.2021ᓅₚÑὃ⚪

101Mr.Brownisalready89yearsold.Heusedtosellice-creaminNewYork.Lastmonth,hisdaughterdiedandlefthimwithtwograndchildren.Hehadtolookafterthem.“Whatshouldwedo?Wehavetomakemoney,“MrBrownsaidtohiswife.Thenhedecidedtosellice-creamagain.Hegotupearlyeverymorningandworkeduntilmidnight.Steveisareporter.Heoftenboughtice-creamfromMr.Brown.Soonhelearnedabouthisstory.Hewantedtohelptheoldman,sohepostedaphotoonline.LotsofpeoplereadMr.Brown9sstoryandcametobuyice-cream.Thatwasnotenough.StevestartedtoraisemoneyforMr.Brown.Heplannedtoraise$3,000,butinfact,hegotmorethan$201,000.NowMr.Brownisrich.Hedoesn'tneedtomakemoney.Buthesays,"I'mreallythankfultoSteveandotherkindpeopleforhelpingme.Iwanttohelpothers,too."Hekeepsonsellingice-cream.Hegivesice-creamtokidsforfree.Healsogiveshismoneytopoorfamilies.Justasthesayinggoes,“Wemakealivingbywhatweget,butwemakealifebywhatwegive.^^Trytohelp,andyouwillfeeldifferent.71.Mr.Brownbegantosellice-creamagainat89because________.A.hehadtosupporthisgrandchildrenB.hiswifewasseriouslyillC.helovedsellingice-creamD.hisgrandchildrenlovedice-cream72.PeoplelearnedaboutwhathappeneÔdtoMr.Brown________.A.ontheradioB.ontheInternetC.fromanewspaperD.fromaTVreport73.Accordingtothestory,whichofthiefollowingisTRUE?A.Stevemadealotofmoney.B.Mr.Brownusedallthemoneyonhimself.C.Mr.Brownisstillsellingice-cream.D.Steveraised$3,000forMr.Brown.74.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?A.Agrandfatherwhoraisedmoney.BAreporterthatmadeadifference.C.Anoldmanwhotouchedourhearts.D.Aprogramthathelpedsavepeople.2021•Å>Ò⁚♦

102Naomiwasthinkingabouthervacationreport.ShevisitedherfriendGraceandgotsomeideas.“WhatshouldIwriteabout?"shethoughtagainonherwayhome.NearashrineᙛÖ×,shefoundabeautifulbirdsingingonabigstone.Shelookedatthestoneandsawsomelettersonit."Whatisthisstonefbr?,,shewondered.Naomitalkedaboutthestonetohergrandpa."Thatisastonemonumentwhichhasalonghistory,“hergrandpasaid.Naomialsotoldhergrandpaaboutherreport.t4Ithinkitisagoodideatowriteaboutit.GoandvisitmyfriendSamJsaidNaomi'sgrandpa.Thenextday,NaomiwenttoseeSam."Wehavemorestonemonumentsaroundhere.Theoneyousawwasbuiltabouttwohundredyearsago.PeoplearoundherethoughtthattreeshadsoulsᮣÙ.Buttheyhadtocutandusethetreesfortheirownlives.Theymadethestonemonumentstothankthetrees,“Samsaid,"Weshouldlivewithnature.However,wesometimesforgetthatimportantthing.Whenweseethestonemonuments,wecanrememberthat,“Samsaid.“Thisisapartofourlocalculture,andyoungpeoplelikemehavetolearnaboutthis."Naomithought.Thenewtennstarted.t4Yourreportisgreat.Youworkedhardtowriteit,“Naomi'steachersaid.Theteacher'swordsmadeNaomisohappy.Passingthestoneagain,Naomisaidtothebird,“Thankyoufortellingme.”75.WhatwasNaomiworryingaboutduringthesummervacation?A.Hergrandpa.B.Hertrip.C.Herhealth.D.Herreport.76.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“monument“meaninChinese?A.IÚB.uC.ÛᱥD.ÜÝồ77.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin"”?A.I'msorryyoudon'tlikethemonument.B.Idon'tthinkyouwanttoknowaboutit.C.Iamgladyouareinterestedinthemonument.D.I'msureyou'llinvitemetodinner.78.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peopletherethoughtthattreeshadsouls.

103B.Theymadethemonumentstothankthetrees.C.Theybuiltthemonumentsforpeopletorememberthetrees.D.Theybuiltthemonumentsforthebirdstosingon.79.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?A.IttellsushowNaomiworkedforherreport.B.IttellsushowNaomifoundthemonument.C.IttellsushowNaomivisitedSam.D.IttellsushowNaomifoundthebird.2021.$ßὃ⚪Mydadhasalwaysspenthisfreetimeclimbingmountains.Hespendsseveralyearsinplanninghisroute,listeningtotheweatherreportandfindingthebestmaps,andhereallylikesagoodchallenge.Forexample,healwayschoosesthemostdifficultpathupthemountain,sothathecanachievesomething.AssoonasIcouldwalk,hestartedtakingmewithhimsometimes.Atfirst,heusedtocarrymeonhisshoulders.Lateron,IhadmyownlittlebootsandIfollowedhimuptheeasiestslopes▽ᚁ
.IcanstillrememberhowhappyIwaswhenwesetoff.ThefirsttimeIdidaproperâḄclimbwithhim,Iwasabouteightyearsold.Aswegottothetop,wesawsomeotherclimbersstandingthereadmiringtheview.Theycouldn'tbelievemyfatherhadmanagedtogettothetopwithsuchasmallgirl.Infact,weweren'ttheonlyoneswhomanagedtodosothatday.Whenwewerecomingdown,wemetanotherfamilywithtwoyounggirls,whomusthavebeenjustbehindus.Fmnow15andIbelongtoaclimbingclub.Dadalwayshopedtopassonhisloveofclimbingtome.Itseemsthathehas.Ialreadyspendmostofmyweekendsinthemountains.Sometimesdadcomestoo,butnowI'mtheoneoutinfront,andhecan'talwayscatchupwithme!80.Thewriter'sfatheralwayschoosesthemostdifficultpathupthemountain.A.tokeephealthyB.togosightseeingC.toachievesomethingD.totakephotos81.Howdidthewriterfeelwhentheysetoff?A.Worried.B.Nervous.C.Surprised.D.Happy.82.Thewriterdidaproperclimbwithherfatherforthefirsttimewhenhewasabout.A.eightyearsoldB.sixteenyearsoldC.twoyearsoldD.fifteenyearsold

10483.Theunderlinedsentence“Itseemsthathehas."meansthewriter'sfather.A.hasgiventhemapstoherB.haspassedhisloveofclimbingtoherC.doesn'tlikeclimbingmountainsanymoreD.doesn'twanttoclimbmountainswithheranymore2021•ᔡ᪍ä᧡.ὃ⚪MaryArmstrongwasaprettylittlegirl,butshedidnotpayattentiontoherthings.Sheusuallyleftherbooksandplaythingseverywhere,anditgavehermommuchtroubleinpickingthemupandputtingthemintheproperplaces.SomeofherbooksandtoysbecamespoiledC.HermomhadoftentoldMarythebadresultofbeingsocareless.Thegrowinghabitofcarelessnesswouldmakeherunhappy,andsometimesannoyherfriends.Evenworse,itwouldbeofgreatharmtoherallherlife.ButMarydidn'tlistentohermom.Sotheyarguedalot.Oneday,Marymadeabeautifultoy,agiftfbrherbestfriend^birthday.Whenhermomaskedhertogooutintotheiryardtoplay,Maryputthetoyinherroomcasuallyæçᙢ.Sheranaroundandplayedhappilythere.Anhourlater,itwastimetogotoherfriend'sbirthdayparty.Marywentbacktogetthetoy.Butshecouldn'tfinditanywhere.Finally,shefoundthetoybrokeninthecorner.AtoncesherealizedthatDash,herpetdoghaddonethis,andshewasveryangry.Carryingthebrokentoytohermom,shecouldn'thelpcrying.Mrs.ArmstrongaskedMaryifshehadleftthetoyintheplacewhereDashcouldeasilygetit,andMaryanswered,t4Yes,mom.”“Thenyoushouldnotbeirritated,Mary,becausethedogdoesnotknowitiswrongtoplaywithyourtoy.Ihopethiswillbealessontoyouhereafter,toputyourthingsawaywhenyoufinish.”“Iwilltry,"saidMary.Andhermompromisedtorepairthetoyaswellasshecould.84.WhatdidMaryandhermomargueabout?A.Herbooks.B.Herplaythings.C.Herwayofmakingfriends.D.Herhabitofcarelessness.85.WhydidMarycrywhencarryingthegifttohermom?A.Becausehergiftwasbroken.B.BecauseDashbrokeherbook.C.BecauseDashannoyedherfriends.D.BecauseMrs.Armstrongwasmadather.86.Whichistherightorderofthefollowingthings?জDashbrokethetoyঝMaryputthetoyinherroom

105ঞMaryfoundthetoyinthecomer@MomwouldrepairthetoyforMaryA.জঞঝটB.জঞটঝC.ঝজটঞD.ঝজঞট87.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“irritated“inthefourthparagraphprobablymean?A.gladB.scaredC.angryD.interested88.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Listentoourparents,andthey'llrepairourthings.B.Bekindtoourpets,andtheywon'tbreakourthings.C.Getonwellwithourfriends,andwe'llgetbirthdaygifts.D.Becarefulwithourthingsandwe'lldevelopagoodhabit.2021•´µᓭì•ὃ⚪“Haveyoufinishedyourlesson,George?^^saidMr.Prenticetohisson,whohadlaidasidehisbookandwasbusymakingalargepaperkite."No,father,^repliedGeorge,hangingdownhishead.“Whynot,myson?”"Becauseitissodifficult,father.IamsurethatIshallneverlearnit.Besides,IcouldnotrememberitafterIhadlearnedit,mymemoryissobad.”“IfIweretopromiseyouaholidayonthethirtiethofthemonthafternext,doyouthinkyouwouldforgetthedate?”"No,IamprettysurethatIshouldnot.”“Youarefirst-rateatskating,andflyingakite,andplayingatballandmarbles,areyounot?”“Yes,father.^^“Andyetyoucannotlearnyourlesson!Mydearboy,youaredeceivingíîyourself.Youcanlearnaswellasanyone,ifyouwillonlytry.”“ButhaveInottried,father?”againurgedGeorge.“Well,tryagain.Come,fbrthisafternoonlayasidethatkiteyouaremaking,andgiveanotherefforttogetyourlessonready.Beinearnest,andyouwillsoonlearnit.Toshowyouthatitonlyrequirespersevenmce,IwilltellyouastoryÔ—“Oneofthedullestboysatavillageschool,morethanthirtyyearsago,wentuptorepeathislessononemorning;and,asusual,didnotknowit.'Gotoyourseat!'"saidtheteacherangrily.“Ifyoudon'tpaymoreattentiontoyourlessons,youwillneverbefitfbranything.^^

106“Thepoorboystoleofftohisseat,andbenthiseyesagainuponhislesson.^^“Itisofnouse;Icannotleam.,,hesaidinawhispertoacompanionwhosatnearhim.“Youmusttryhard,“repliedthekind-heartedboy.“Ihavetried,butitisofnouse;Imayjustaswellgiveupatonce.^^“Tryagain,Henry!^^Whisperedhiscompanion,inanearnestandencouragingtone.“Thesetwolittlewordsgavehimafreshimpulse,andhebenthismindagaintohistask.”Graduallyhebegantofindthesentenceslingeringinhismemory;andsoon,tohissurpriseandpleasure,thewholelessonwasmastered!“Fromthatday,“continuedMr.Prentice,"therewasnoboyintheschoolwholearnedmorerapidlythanHenry.Fromthatdaytillthepresenthourhehasbeenastudent;andhenowurgeshissonGeorgeto'tryagain,ashetried.”“Andwasitindeedyou,father?”askedhisson,eagerlylookingupintothefaceofhiskindparent.“Yes,mychild.Thatdullboywasyourownfatherinhisearlyyears.^^“ThenIwilltryagain.^^saidGeorge,inadecidedtone;and,flingingasidehishalf-madekite,heturnedandre-enteredthehouse,andwassoonbendinginearnestattentionoverhislesson.“Well,whatsuccess,George?^^askedMr.Prentice,asthefamilygatheredaroundthetea-table.“Ilearnedthelesson,father!Mrepliedtheboy,“Icansayeverywordofit.”“Didyoufindithardwork?”“Notsoveryhard,afterIhadoncemadeupmymindthatIwouldlearnit.IndeedIneverstoppedtothink,asIusuallydo,butwentrightonuntilIhadmasteredeverysentence.”“Mayyouneverforgetthislesson,myson!^^saidMr.Prentice,<6Younowgetthesecretofsuccess.Itliesinneverstoppingtothinkaboutataskbeingdifficultortiresome,butingoingsteadilyon,withafixeddeterminationtosucceed.^^89.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“perseverance"is.A.thequalityofcontinuingtryingB.thequalityofbeingbraveenoughC.thinkingaboutwhatwillhappennextD.thinkingaboutwhat'sthebestthingtodo90.Whichisthecorrectorderofthethingsbelow?a.Mr.PrenticetoldGeorgehisownstory.

107b.Georgelearnedthelessonsuccessfully.c.Georgewasbusymakingalargepaperkite.d.Georgegaveuphislessonhalfway.e.Thefamilygatheredaroundthetea-table.A.c—d—a—e—bB.c-d—a—b—eC.d-c—a—b—eD.d-c—a—e—b91.Accordingtothepassage,wecanseeMr.Prentice.A.wasencouragedbyhisteacherB.wasatopstudentatfirstC.isalwaysimpatientwithhissonD.isakindandwisefather92.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AdullboyB.TryagainC.AstrictfatherD.Finishyourlesson