Everyone can change the world

What can we do to help protect the environment? It seems useless to just pick up a piece of trash (垃圾), but what will happen if you keep doing it every day? Tommy Kleyn, an ordinary man from the Netherlands, may give you the answer.

Tommy Kleyn walked past a polluted river on his way to work every day. It used to be a beautiful view, but the trash on the bank made it dirty and smelly. So Tommy decided to pick up the trash along the river a little bit at a time after work. “It took me about 30 minutes to fill one garbage(垃圾) bag with trash, but one garbage bag didn't seem helpful in a place as polluted as this. I decided to fill one bag of trash each day as I passed by," Tommy said. Every day, Tommy took pictures of the river and shared them on his Facebook page. To his surprise, in just six days, he had made great progress with his cleanup effort(努力). He felt happy and kept doing it. Gradually, more and more people knew about Tommy's story. Other people in the community began following in his footsteps and cleaning up trash on their way home, too.

“The idea is to encourage people to fill one garbage bag with litter each day. It only takes 30 minutes, but it really makes a difference and you will be amazed at how good you feel afterwards," he said.

People from all over the world have been moved and inspired(激發(fā)) by Tommy's story. No effort is useless if we keep doing it every day. Ordinary people like you and me can also make a difference to the world we live in if we take actions right now.

【1】Did Tommy Kleyn walk past a polluted river on his way to work every day?

【2】What did Tommy decide to do after work?

【3】Where did Tommy share the pictures of the river that he took?

【4】Who began following in Tommy’s footsteps and cleaning up trash?

【5】What can you learn from the story?

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Writing letters seems an old-fashioned way of communicating in today’s world, but in China,【1】 are being made to help the practice to become popular again.

After 14-year-old Wei Kangcheng wrote his 【2】 letter to his parents as part of his homework in March, his difficult relationship with them improved. Wei used to have arguments with his parents over his 【3】. They advised him to communicate with other people more often, 【4】 Wei felt he had no trouble with social relationships.

“I expressed my feelings in my deep heart in the letter, 【5】 my parents would accept my personality(性格) instead of pushing me into a corner, and that they would spend more time with me,” he said.

Wei’s parents 【6】 the situation with him after reading the letter. They said they would give Wei space to grow up in his own way. The letter has made it much 【7】 to close the gap between the parents and the kid.

At Fu Lei Middle School in Shanghai, where Wei and 1,456 other teenagers study, writing letters has been 【8】 for 10 years.

Named after the great translator Fu Lei, the school holds classes about the translator’s life. In class, students read from the book Fu Lei’s Family Letters which includes letters Fu and his wife wrote to 【9】 eldest son, Fu Cong. They are also taught to write to their parents, who send letters in reply. These classes help students better understand the family relation and help to build strong, healthy families 【10】 efficient(高效的) ways of communication.

【題目】

Ever since I was a kid, I have been always ready to help others. Earlier this year, I started Traveling Library by turning an old ice-cream cart(小推車) into a small library on _________. I gave out free books to kids. I wanted more kids to fall in love with reading instead of playing on the computer or _________ the smartphone all day.

_________ I started the first Traveling Library, I had only 100 books. I took my cart to parks and neighborhoods in my hometown. People loved _________ idea of Traveling Library and started to give me books for free. So far I _________ over 2,000 books.

One day in a park, a little girl saw my cart and ran to me. When I told her it held books, she was very _________. I opened the cart and let her _________ a book. She chose a book called Winnie the Pooh and began to read. The book was so interesting that she could _________ put it down, but it was time to go home. Then I told her she could keep it. The girl gave me a big smile and cried out with joy, “Thank you!”

That experience, along with many others, encouraged _________ to build more such libraries, so kids everywhere could get __________ free books to read.

【1】A.wheelB.wheelsC.stickD.sticks

【2】A.toB.inC.withD.for

【3】A.WhenB.IfC.UnlessD.Because

【4】A.aB.anC.theD./

【5】A.getB.gotC.will getD.have got

【6】A.surpriseB.surprisedC.surprisingD.surprisingly

【7】A.pickB.to pickC.pickingD.to picking

【8】A.hardlyB.hardC.simplyD.simple

【9】A.IB.mineC.myD.me

【10】A.fewB.fewerC.moreD.many

【題目】

IG, a Chinese esports club, won the world championship title in LOL (League of Legends) in 2018. It beat European team 3:0 in South Korea. It was the first time that a club from China’s LPL (League of Legends Pro League) won the title in the world championship’s eight-year history. So what is esports?

Esports (Electronic Sports) is a form of competition using video games between professional players. It is not only a simple game in a sense, but a sport in which players use electronic equipment to play against each other in intelligence. It can improve the players’ thinking ability, heart-to-eye coordination (協(xié)調(diào)), willpower and develop team spirit.

In 2003, esports became the 99th sport in China. However, esports is different from traditional sports and online games. Traditional sports athletes mainly train their physical ability and skills, such as muscle memory, exercising and dieting; while esports athletes’ training is mostly about the mind, such as studying strategies (策略) and new updates for the game.

The industry has been developed for more than 10 years, but the public usually hold the opinion that playing online games has no benefit but taking one’s attention away from their duties. In fact, there are several differences between esports and online games：

First, the basic features. Online games are entertainment games while esports is a sport. Esports is an intellectual competition between people in an organized environment created by information technology.

Second, the game rules. Esports has clear game rules. Its biggest feature is strict time and round limitations. However, online games are lack of clear rules of the game. Without time limit, it’s easy for people especially teenagers to be addicted to (沉迷于) it.

Third, the sports spirit. Esports competitions between athletes pay great attention to fair sports spirit. Some online games only need to recharge (充錢) to gain advantages, which is the main difference between esports and online games.

In the upcoming 2022 Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, esports will officially become a medal event. Esports is a new sporting activity. It will take a long time to grow into a mature industry like NBA (the National Basketball Association of the US). Let’s have a better understanding of esports and expect its bright future.

【1】Which club won the world championship title in LOL in 2018?

【2】What is esports?

【3】When did esports become the 99th sport in China?

【4】What is esports athletes’ training about?

【5】What is the passage mainly about?

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A. How often B. How long C. How far C. How much

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【1】What can we learn from it?

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Once there was a poor lady who lived on a hill near the seashore. She had no children and lived a lonely life. She was so poor that she had to work hard every day.

But one night as she sat at her work, the lady said to herself while the winds blew, “I wish I could be of some use in the world. Why can’t I do good to someone besides myself?” At last, she came up with an idea.

She decided that she would keep a lighted lamp at the window for the sailors every night. She found that ships sometimes were broken up on the rocks in the sea, since there was no lighthouse to warn them of their danger at night. Maybe her lamp would warn them when their ships came near the rocks on the coast.

The lady felt glad when the thought flashed through her mind. She found that, if she worked an hour later each night, she could earn enough to pay for the oil for the lamp. So she worked late and earned money to buy the oil; and then she placed the lamp at the window each night. In this way she saved many lives.

She did this for five years without reward, or the hope of reward. However, good deeds (行為) are often found out. The sailors whose lives had been saved began to send gifts to her from faraway countries. They sent her tea from China, cloth from India, silk from France and grapes from Spain. But the poor lady did not need these gifts to make her happy. She gave many of them to the poor and the sick.

She was happy with the thought that she was doing good. So, as long as she lived, she lit her lamp each night, and placed it at the window.

【1】The lady decided to light the lamp for _______.

A. the sick B. the children C. the poor D. the sailors

【2】How could the lady pay for the lamp oil?

A. She worked one more hour each night.

B. She raised money from the sailors.

C. She got rewards from her country.

D. She sold tea and grapes to others.

【3】The lady was happy because ________.

A. she got gifts from faraway countries

B. she helped many people in her way

C. the sailors gave gifts to the sick

D. the sailors found out her deeds

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