Retired judge Davison hated all the quiet. Evy, his wife of 66 ears, had passed away, and he was lonely and sad in the months after her death. But he knew how to beat those feelings; he decided to build a pool.
Davison contacted a family-run company in Hopkins, Minnesota, that had built a pool for his previous house 40 years ago. “They did such a great job before and were still in business, so they came out and planned it,” Davison said.
Kevin, who works on new pools for the company, helped Davison with everything, from initial planning and completing contracts back in March to teaching him how to filter the water once the pool was finish in July.
“If You build it, they will come,” he thought. He invited all the neighborhood kids over to swim. Now it’s not so quiet anymore.
He hears the sounds of laughter and splashing as he sits on a chair in the shade, watching happy children play in his backyard.
“I knew they’d come.” 94-yvear-old Davison told KARE-TV.
Neighbor Jessica thought the judge was joking when he talked about putting in a pool until she saw the work starting. Now she and her four kids have been regulars since the pool was finished in July.
“It’s him spreading joy throughout our neighborhood for these kids.” Jessica said.
Davison’s pool includes a diving board and reaches nine feet in the deep end under the board. It’s especially welcome in a town that doesn’t have a public outdoor pool.
Although Davison has three adult children, he doesn’t have any grandchildren.
Jessica says she’s told him, “You kind of adopted our whole neighborhood of kids. These are your grandkids.”
The judge’s rules require that a parent or grandparent stay while the children are swimming. Once the kids leave. he likes to swim, too.
Davison tells KARE-TV that he realizes that putting in the pool didn’t make a lot of financial (经济的) sense for an old man. But that didn’t matter to him.
“I’m not sitting by myself looking at the walls.” he says. “What else would you think of doing where you could have a whole bunch of kids over every afternoon?” The 94-year-old judge now hears laughter all day as he watches children splash in his backyard pool.
1.Why did Davison build a swimming pool?
A. To remember his dead wife. B. To earn some money for a living.
C. To fight against his loneliness. D. To please the kids in the neighborhood.
2.What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The neighborhood children. B. His three adult children.
C. Reporters from KARE-TV. D. The workers who built the pool.
3.What rules do children have to follow while swimming in the judge’s pool?
A. They shall wear life jackets. B. They shall be in company with the adults.
C. They shall receive some training. D. They shall get their parents’ permission.
4.What can we learn from the story?
A. Action speaks louder than words.
B. True success comes from spiritual riches.
C. The value of life lies in respect and love.
D. One’s search for happiness brings others great joy.
Sharing Hope with Refugees(难民)
The night before she had a test at school, eight-year-old Trisha Rao was worried. To give herself ______ , she wrote a poem about believing in herself. Her words gave her courage, and she ______ the test.
One day while listening to the news with her father, Trisha learned about the war in Syria. Conditions in the country were tough, and many people were leaving for safer regions. “I was ______ that they lost their homes and some of them lost their family,” Trisha said. “They didn’t have enough money to buy lunch even.”
It made Trisha think. If the poem she had written the night before her test had given her ______ , maybe it could do the same for the refugee children.
Trisha worked on her poem and turned it into a book called Believe in Yourself. It’s the story of a puppy named sunshine and his father, Papa Dog. The dogs travel around the jungle. From fellow animals, they learn ______ about persistence, teamwork, loyalty, hard work, courage, and kindness.
Trisha illustrated (加插图) the book, too. With the help of her mother and a family friend, she ______ the book in English and Arabic.
For a family vacation, Trisha asked ______ she and her family could go to Turkey. Many Syrian children who lost their homes in the war were living there now, and Trisha wanted to _______ their spirits up.
Her family got in touch with Support to Life, an agency that provides emergency relief after a disaster. ______ the group’s assistance, Trisha was able to meet refugee children and read her book to them.
For every book she sells, Trisha gives away a free copy of Believe in Yourself to children around the world. Her purpose is simple but ______ : “I hope it will give them hope and that they will learn many lessons from the book and believe in themselves.”
1.A. praise B. awards C. cheers D. confidence
2.A. took B. passed C. prepared D. experienced
3.A. sad B. angry C. scared D. disappointed
4.A. joy B. surprise C. hope D. pride
5.A. skills B. lessons C. stories D. tricks
6.A. read B. shared C. reviewed D. published
7.A. how B. when C. why D. whether
8.A. keep B. look C. wake D. call
9.A. By B. For C. With D. Against
10.A. creative B. powerful C. satisfying D. clear
根据提示在空自处填入适当的词汇或用括号内单词的适当形式填空。
1.Sorry, I’m busy right now. I ________ (fill) in the application form for a new job.
2.—Have you told Julia about the new?
—Oh. no, I forgot. I ________ (call) her right away.
3.In the last few years, China ________ (make) great achievements in environmental protection.
4.Penny ________ (review) her lessons when her mother came back from work.
5.All the people ________ (impress)by the singer’s brilliant performance last night.
6.Kofi Annan was a wise man ________ had taught the world many lessons in life. (定语从句)
7.________ regular exercise is very important, it’s never a good idea to exercise too close to bedtime. (状语从句)
8.Olympic athletes train hard ________ they can get good grades at the final competition. (状语从句)
9.If I ________ you, I would do it in my own way. (虚拟语气)
10.I wish I had been at my sister’s wedding last Tuesday, but I ________ (be)on a business trip in New York then.
2022年冬奥会即将在北京举行，奥运精神和热爱运动的精神也一直在中国传递。假如你是李华，请写一封信给你的笔友John，谈谈有关运动的话题。
内容包括：1. 谈谈多运动对人们的好处；
2. 举例说明你是怎么运动的；
3. 请呼吁大家多运动，传播冬奥精神。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯（开头已给出，但不计入总数）。
Dear John,
There is no doubt that doing more exercise is helpful to our human. __________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear David,
How time flies! It’s been an entirely week since you left our school. You can’t imagine what I miss the time we spent together in the past! You gave me so much advices! You help me learn English! I am very happy to be your friend and grateful for your help with my English. Because of I have learned a lot from you, I am more confident of your future study. I really got pleasure from speak English with you.
Although we are not in a same country now, our friendship will last forever. And I will try my best learn English and make some friend.
Yours,
Li Hua
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
After Donald Trump became the 45th American president, a new video of his granddaughter Arabella 1. (go) popular once again on the Internet. In this video, the little girl wore a qipao, a kind of 2. (tradition) Chinese dress. She stood in front of a table to recite ancient Chinese poems. These poems are familiar 3. most Chinese people and they are often recited by Chinese kids. Arabella made the video to remember Chinese Monkey Year, 4. ended on January 27th, 2017.
Arabella’s family are 5. (interest) in Chinese culture. They can even make Chinese dumplings and sing Chinese songs. Arabella began to study Chinese 6. she was 18 months old. Now she can speak Chinese 7. (fluent). Early in February, 2016, 4-year-old Arabella recited a Tang Dynasty poem in Chinese. 8. (she) mother sent her video online and won lots of “likes” from all over the world.
On Sonia Weibo, many users thought Arabella was a wonderful and surprising girl. “I’m glad 9. (see) the little angel loves Chinese culture,” wrote a user called “orange”.
“At least the video shows that Trump is serious about 10. (educate) and never closes the door to foreign culture,” said another user named “stAU79”.
