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Last weekends, my kids along with few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car.My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of  ___  other people’s cars as well.It was pretty  ___  outside and I had no plans to______being in the bright sun.She  ___  wanted to give lemonade(柠檬汽水)to passerby for free.I had seen little kids __ and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free.Although I felt  ___  , I decided to help her.____ she asked me, “What if we _____this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and  ___ her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with  ___ ideas.While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a(n)_______with beautiful images of smiles.They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the ___  of their exercise was “smile”.It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the  ___   to do something for others. All that seemed  ___  and came right from their heart.Nothing seemed to  ___  to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to_____others and do something nice in the community! I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional  __ to help clean cars.Passersby were  ____and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused.A pretty heartwarming  ____! I feel blessed by being  ___  by such wonderful and loving souls.

1.A. drying B. repairing C. washing D. decoratin

2.A. quiet B. hot C. different D. dirty

3.A. suggest B. avoid C. continue D. practise

4.A. further B. therefore C. already D. hardly

5.A. choose B. enjoy C. buy D. serve

6.A. worried B. popular C. confused D. difficult

7.A. Finally B. Simply C. Then D. Luckily

8.A. show B. leave C. make D. order

9.A. challenged B. expected C. invited D. encouraged

10.A. creative B. ready C. changed D. familiar

11.A. board B. picture C. idea D. car

12.A. process B. trouble C. secret D. theme

13.A. need B. duty C. imagination D. skill

14.A. important B. disappointing C. hopeful D. natural

15.A. matter B. object C. belong D. refer

16.A. relax B. try C. help D. smile

17.A. friends B. rags C. children D. fruit

18.A. interested B. amazed C. bored D. frightened

19.A. scene B. gift C. story D. explanation

20.A. supported B. understood C. refused D. surrounded

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In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity; others say that competition is bad because it sets one person against another and because it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.

However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.

1.What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. Failures are necessary experiences in competition.

B. Competition can help people to set up self-respect.

C. Opinions about competition are different among people.

D. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.

2.Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?

A. It pushes society forward. B. It builds up a sense of duty.

C. It improves personal abilities. D. It encourages individual efforts.

3.The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A. those who try their best to win

B. those who value competition most highly

C. those who depend on others most for success

D. those who are against competition most strongly

4.What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a desire to fail?

A. One’s success in competition needs great efforts.

B. One’s success is based on how hard he has tried.

C. One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills.

D. One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others.

The next time you eat a piece of chocolate, be sure to enjoy it, because according to two of the world’s largest chocolate maker—Mars Inc and Barry Callebaut, the treat may soon be in short supply. The problem? We are consuming the candy at a faster pace than farmers can grow cocoa. The can manufacturers say that in 2013, people consumed 70,000 tons more cocoa than was produced. Experts say that this is the worst supply-demand imbalance they have experienced m more than 50 years.

Parts of the reason for the condition is the large reduction in supply, caused by a continuous drought in the west African countries of Ivory Coast and Ghana, where more than 70 percent of the world’s cocoa is produced. Additionally, a certain disease known as frosty pod has destroyed 30 to 40 percent of global cocoa production. As a result, many farmers have turned to more profitable and easier grown crops like corn. This means that even if conditions improve, cocoa production may never get back to normal.

Meanwhile, the world is only getting hungrier for chocolate. The biggest increase in demand is from the residents of emerging market countries like India. Though their consumption is nowhere close to the amount European devour, their newly acquired amount for the treat, is making a huge dent (凹痕) in an already tight market.

There is also the growing desire for dark chocolate, which contains more than 70 percent cocoa compared to normal chocolates. Experts believe that if consumption continue at this pace, cocoa deficits (差额) could swell to one million tons by 2020 and to an even more worrisome, two million tons, by 2030.

Not surprisingly, cocoa prices have risen by 60% since 2012, a cost that manufacturers have offset by raising the prices of everyone’s favorite candy. As the situation worsens, the price of chocolate can only rise—so be sure to enjoy piece of the sweet treat, like it is your last!

1.The underlined phrase “supply—demand imbalance” probably means .

A. People consume more chocolate than production

B. Farmers grow more cocoa than people’s demand

C. More and more people like eating chocolates now

D. Chocolates are becoming more and more expensive

2.It is hard to raise cocoa production probably because .

A. The weather is changeable in the west Africa

B. A certain disease spread around the world

C. Many farmers don’t grow any longer

D. It is impossible for conditions to be improved

3.Where has the demand of chocolate been increasing greatly according to the passage?

A. In Asia B. In Africa

C. In Europe D. In America

4.According to the author’s prediction, we can know that .

A. Chocolate will become cheap sooner or later

B. The farmers will produce more cocoa in 2030

C. The price of chocolate will be going up all the way

D. Dark chocolate will be more popular than common one

The earthquake affected the students of the destroyed areas in many ways: losing parents, being scared(害怕) and feeling lonely. How can we help them? Teens reporter talked with Lin Dan. the program director of the Sunshine in Your Heart Project at the Red Cross Society of China.

How will the earthquake affect the teenagers mentally?

They’ll have feelings of fear, anger and feel they are not safe. They will find it hard to focus. They will tend to cry and shout and tremble. And they might be afraid to be alone.

What will happen if they are not helped? The teenagers will find it hard to live in a balanced way. If things get worse they might not be able to focus on their studies. They might give up on life.

How can we help them overcome these problems?

The first thing is to build up trust with them. Show your sympathy and sadness, and be their friend. Then you have to give them a sense of safety. Tell them that there’s a solution to every problem. Thirdly, try to satisfy their psychological needs. Be a good listener if he or she needs to talk.

Some of us were not directly affected by the quake but have seen images on TV and feel scared. What should we do? Talk with an adult and/or share your feelings with someone who might feel similar. If this doesn’t help then you should see a doctor for professional help.

1.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. The scare caused by the earthquake

B. Dealing with the pain left behind after the earthquake

C. How to get a sense of safety

D. The psychological needs

2.The earthquake will affect the teenagers mentally. Which of the following statements is not included?

A. They’ll tend to cry and shout and tremble.

B. They may be afraid to be alone.

C. They’ll feel unsafe.

D. They’ll feel sympathetic.

3.The underlined word “psychological” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _____.

A. mental

B. physical

C. material

D. professional

4.To help them overcome the problems, we should not ______.

A. build up trust with them

B. give them a sense of safety

C. solve every problem they have

D. be a good listener if they need to talk

She has been teased,stared at in the street,and called“the world’s ugliest woman” by cyber bullies(网络地痞).Lizzie Velasquez of Austin,Texas,was born without adipose tissue(肌肉组织)meaning that she has no body fat,and,despite eating up to 60 small meals a day,remains a delicate 27 kilos.The rare condition is thought to affect just two other people worldwide.

Miss Velasquez has now written a second book about her struggle to be accepted,and hopes it will help others in a similar position.In Be Beautiful.Be You the college student shares advice on being unique.how to make and keep good friends,and how to deal with bullying and other negativity.When asked how she deals with being constantly stared at in the street, Miss Velasquez says,“I always go up to these people and introduce myself,or give them my card and say,‘Hi,I’m Lizzie--maybe you should stop staring and start learning.’”

Miss Velasquez says when cyber bullies first started attacking her online it was hard. Eventually she realized that the people mocking her online were just cowards hiding behind a computer screen.

“Lizzie was born four weeks prematurely.Doctors told us they had no idea if she would survive.”Miss Velasquez’s mother Rita says.“They told us she would never be able to walk,talk or have a norma1 life.”Rita Velasquez has two other daughters,and both of them are of average height and weight. When Lizzie was four,doctors discovered she had gone blind in one eye.

Miss Velasquez’s case has fascinated doctors all over the world,and she is part of a genetic study run by Professor Abhimanyu Garg.Professor Garg and his team now believe Miss Velasquez may have a form of Neonatal Progeroid Syndrome(NPS),which causes accelerated aging and fat loss from the face and body" People with NPS often have prematurely aged faces and pointy(尖的) noses

1.What can we learn about Miss Velasquez?

A. She is a college student

B. Her siblings have the same condition as her·

C. Her appetite is smaller than that of healthy people-

D. She has published two novels popular with students·

2.Which of the following is a characteristic of NPS?

A. Inability to walk B. A prematurely aged face

C. Blindness D. A flat nose

3.Which of the following words can replace the underlined word“mocking”?

A. teasing B. copying

C. loving D. hating

People who have lost the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage are called aphasics(失语症患者).Such patients can be extremely good at something else.From the changing expressions on speakers' faces and the tones of their voices,they can tell lies from truths.

Doctors studying the human brain have given a number of examples of this amazing power of aphasics.Some have even compared this power to that of a dog with an ability to find out the drugs hidden in the baggage.

Recently,scientists carried out tests to see if all that was said about aphasics was true.They studied a mixed group of people.Some were normal;others were aphasics.It was proved that the aphasics were far ahead of the normal people in recognizing false speeches—in most cases,the normal people were fooled by words,but the aphasics were not.

Some years ago,Dr.Oliver Sacks wrote in his book about his experiences with aphasics.He mentioned a particular case in a hospital.Some aphasics were watching the president giving a speech on TV.Since the president had been an actor earlier,making a good speech was no problem for him.He was trying to put his feelings into every word of his speech.

But his way of speaking had the opposite effect on the patients.They didn't seem to believe him.Instead,they burst into laughter.The aphasics knew that the president did not mean a word of what he was saying.He was lying!

Many doctors see aphasics as people who are not completely normal because they lack the ability to understand words.However,according to Dr.Sacks,they are more gifted than normal people.Normal people may get carried away by words.Aphasics seem to understand human expressions better,though they cannot understand words.

1.What is so surprising about aphasics?

A. They can fool other people.

B. They can tell whether people are lying.

C. They can understand language better.

D. They can find out the hidden drugs.

2.How did the scientists study aphasics?

A. By asking them to watch TV together.

B. By organizing them into acting groups.

C. By comparing them with normal people.

D. By giving them chances to speak on TV.

3.What do we learn from this text?

A. What ones says reflects how one feels.

B. Aphasics have richer feelings than others.

C. Normal people often tell lies in their speeches.

D. People poor at one thing can be good at another.

My wood-shop teacher, Mr. August J. Bachmann, was the most influential teacher I ever had.I had gotten into ______ in his class: Another student had pushed me into a wood lathe (车床), and I became _____ and began to hit him. Mr. Bachmann stopped the ______, but instead of sending me to the office, he sat me down and asked a simple question:“Penna, why areyou ______ your life? Why aren't you going to college?”

I didn't know anything about ______ . No one had ever considered that a fatherless boy from the poorest neighborhood had a ______. That day, instead of rushing off for ______ , he stayed and explained possible______ options to me. At the end of our ______ , he sent me to see a secretary who had a child at a state college. This was in 1962.

Well, 53 years have passed, and what have I done with the ______he gave me? I gained a PhD from Fordham University when I was only 29. I ____

English and social studies and then ________ the chain of command from teacher to headmaster.I've sat on the board(董事会) for Magnet Schools of America and ______ that organization at the United Nations. I've won a number of prestigious (声望很高的) educational awards. ______ where would I be if atruly ______ teacher had not taken the time out of his lunch period to speak to me?It was ______ only his confidence in me that pushed me forward.I have

____ his kindness hundreds of times by encouraging misguided youngsters to ______ higher. If I have ______ any children, it is because of him. If I have been a ______ educator, it is because I had a great role model in Mr. Bachmann.

1.A. debt B. water C. prison D. trouble

2.A. afraid B. angry C. brave D. curious

3.A. play B. game C. fight D. quarrel

4.A. wasting B. ending C. changing D. living

5.A. schools B. colleges C. friendship D. teamwork

6.A. role B. try C. job D. future

7.A. work B. rest C. lunch D. emergency

8.A. education B. interest C. exercise D. career

9.A. talk B. class C. trip D. silence

10.A. money B. knowledge C. luck D. experience

11.A. chose B. quitted C. taught D. learned

12.A. set up B. moved up C. gave up D. took up

13.A. founded B. supported C. helped D. represented

14.A. So B. Or C. But D. And

15.A. caring B. honest C. clever D. humorous

16.A. after all B. without question C. in reality D. beyond expectation

17.A. repaid B. shown C. recognized D. received

18.A. jump B. climb C. aim D. feel

19.A. praised B. surprised C. understood D. saved

20.A. successful B. confident C. strict D. special

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