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2022-11-10

时代英语·高三 2022年4期

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It was just after sunrise on an August morning. Ivan， a florist， who was busy in his flower shop 1 flowers for three young girls. They are the 2 of the “Leaving Smiles in UK”， a 3 of leaving bunches of blooms in public places for 4 to find. Ivan is donating 50 bunches of flowers each week to volunteers through social media， who then leave them in 5 places with a card saying “Please 6 me”. Smiles could be seen on the faces of the three girls who had already taken part in the program. Strangers once—now 7 through the campaign's hashtag （主題标签） on Instagram. One of the girls said， “Lovely！ I'm going to take this beautiful bunch of flowers and 8 it for a stranger somewhere and see if we can spread a 9 today.”

During the epidemic lockdown （疫情封闭） when everyone's in 10 spirits and they can't see their friends or families， it's important to be able to help people go through the 11 . So a gift of flowers is 12 to lift people's spirits and change their day in a 13 way. It is hoped that people who 14 flowers might be 15 to carry out a random act of kindness of their own.

After stepping out of the flower shop， I noticed some 16 left on the bench of a park. A few people came to look at the bouquet （花束） before some children 17 figured it out and got up the 18 to take the flowers to Mom. Perhaps this isn't the first program to encourage 19 towards strangers， but in these socially distant times， it's bringing people just that little bit 20 .

1. A. buying   B. drawing C. packing D. growing

2. A. customers B. volunteers C. donators D. employers

3. A. program B. lesson C. trick D. research

4. A. lovers B. teenagers C. strangers D. visitors

5. A. certain B. crowded C. restricted D. random

6. A. take B. forgive C. protect D. appreciate

7. A. admitted B. connected C. discovered D. changed

8. A. prepare B. decorate C. leave D. spare

9. A. smile B. fortune C. greeting D. business

10. A. excited B. high C. good D. low

11. A. movement B. failure C. danger D. hardship

12. A. asked B. designed C. contributed D. permitted

13. A. common B. casual C. positive D. cheap

14. A. distribute B. receive C. make D. sell

15. A. inspired B. ordered C. reminded D. forced

16. A. gifts B. flowers C. cards D. money

17. A. constantly B. suddenly C. actually D. eventually

18. A. courage B. interest C. mercy D. curiosity

19. A. friendliness B. willingness C. kindness D. politeness

20. A. happier B. braver C. smarter D. closer

Not many 17-year-old girls know how to solder （焊） copper pipes together or light a pilot light. These are 1 I've learned as an assistant to my 2 in his plumbing （管道） business.

My summer job deals with 3 that constantly cause physical and mental discomfort， and the work 4 an attitude of determination and patience that I frequently struggle to adopt. Each morning， I 5 myself into large-thick men's jeans most girls would 6  to wear and climb into the plumber truck. As my classmates begin their 7 ， babysitting or selling groceries， my dad and I carry 8 toolboxes and work in the dark basements. I often get 9 in messy storage boxes looking for the water meter. Nothing around is beautiful or tidy.

Sometimes I 10 why I stand the dust and sweat when I could be in my air-conditioned house doing summer homework. Yet as much as I 11 the mess of plumbing， I look down upon myself for being so easily annoyed by disorder. 12 ， the world was built by people willing to get their hands 13 .

Five such summers have 14 me that the messy parts of people's houses 15 the messy parts of their lives. As I learn to 16 the mess， I also learn to handle the 17 and contradictions in my adolescence. Life is a process of accepting 18 and learning to put it in order. Plumbing work is no different. You can see it in each newly soldered group of copper pipes. And when customers express 19 ， I understand that， in a small way， we bring 20 to their lives.

1. A. manners B. skills C. facts D. rules

2. A. brother B. dad C. teacher D. friend

3. A. messes B. commands C. noises D. exercises

4. A. offers B. develops C. demands D. lacks

5. A. wrestle B. lower C. squeeze D. hide

6. A. need B. adapt C. refuse D. choose

7. A. shifts   B. studies C. meetings D. travels

8. A. fancy B. tidy C. expensive D. heavy

9. A. injured B. absorbed C. lost D. interested

10. A. know B. question C. imagine D. remember

11. A. see B. clean C. hate D. create

12. A. Or rather B. At least C. After all D. In addition

13. A. full B. dirty C. firm D. free

14. A. taught B. promised C. advised D. guaranteed

15. A. examine B. divide C. reduce D. reflect

16. A. sort out B. care about C. hunt for D. give up

17. A. arrangements B. uncertainties C. competitions D. expectations

18. A. failure B. help C. change D. chaos

19. A. sympathy B. concern C. disapproval D. appreciation

20. A. peace B. success C. wonder   D. order

Sandra was a businesswoman in Orlando. Approaching her 50th birthday， she decided to 1 her love of cats and her work experience to start the Orlando Cat Cafe.

As a lifelong cat fan， Sandra's main goal in opening the cafe was to help 2 cats up for adoption with proper pet parents. What she didn't 3 at the time was that her cafe would help human visitors as much as the cats！

“The most 4 thing in the cafe is that they always have new cats and cats need socialization， so both sides 5 ！” says Laurie， who is one 6 guest. She， like many other cat lovers， who 7 have pets at home because of allergies （過敏反应） in the family， often comes to the cafe to experience the benefits of 8 with cute animals whenever she likes.

Plus， Sandra's cat-adoption 9 aren't the only charitable initiative happening at the cafe！ The coffee and food on sale for 10 are made by Axum Coffee， a company that was also started to 11 others. Axum is a city in Ethiopia where fresh water is 12 and even poverty is widely visible. In fact， the coffee and food are sold at a low price at the cafe， some of whose 13 go to the people of Axum， Ethiopia， to help improve their 14 of life.

“My cafe and Axum Coffee have a（n） 15 mission to reach out to others. We hit it off and became partners，” says Sandra.

Maybe the next time you visit Orlando， you'll 16 Sandra's cafe， and hit it off with one of the cats up for 17 ！ Adoption specialists are always on-site to help match the personalities of potential 18 with those of the cats in the play area. And it 19 ！ More than 80 cats have been adopted since Sandra 20 her business in 2016.

1. A. compare B. combine C. collect D. clarify

2. A. match B. pick C. hold D. wake

3. A. accept B. understand C. realize D. explain

4. A. controversial B. awkward C. optional D. wonderful

5. A. disapprove B. win C. compromise D. grow

6. A. careless B. generous C. mysterious D. regular

7. A. unlikely B. occasionally C. permanently D. merely

8. A. playing B. living C. reasoning D. sharing

9. A. influences B. efforts C. difficulties D. reasons

10. A. lovers B. parents C. visitors D. cats

11. A. help B. educate C. reward D. protect

12. A. available B. widespread C. lacking D. accessible

13. A. spirits B. costs C. resources D. profits

14. A. quality   B. ability C. stages D. thoughts

15. A. ordinary B. special C. similar D. debatable

16. A. clean up B. seek out C. set up D. point out

17. A. business B. research C. fun D. adoption

18. A. founders B. experts C. owners D. pets

19. A. ends B. fails C. appears D. works

20. A. developed B. ran C. reduced D. switched

The sweetest memory of my childhood is about a round table. When I was still little， my 1 family would get together on different traditional festivals to 2 dinner. We kids would be sitting around or playing hide-and-seek under the table while the grown-ups were having a 3 .

When I got a bit 4 ， my aunt brought back her boyfriend and my grandma cheerfully 5 another seat to the round table. It seemed a little more 6 ， but we all felt much closer to each other. When I was twelve， my grandpa 7 . That made us feel 8 . However， when the whole family got together once again， we totally 9 that his chair， his bowl and his chopsticks should 10 the same. Even though his seat was 11 ， we felt like that he had never left us.

We all have a table like this in our 12 . It is a sign of reunion of our family 13 our feelings. Although the 14 why we come together may be different， the feelings behind it are the 15 .Usually different cultures are 16 by us around the table. What's more， we 17 the love not only for our family， but also for a company， our 18 and even the whole world.

The history of our nation has been the stories of looking for or running to the round table which we 19 . The round table has been a 20 of the Chinese feelings. It was， it is and will always be.

1. A. happy B. whole C. dear D. warm

2. A. serve B. expect C. finish D. have

3. A. rest B. smoke C. chat D. party

4. A. taller B. bigger C. older D. stronger

5. A. saved B. took C. fetched D. added

6. A. crowded B. friendly C. enjoyable D. different

7. A. came back B. fell ill C. lost his job D. passed away

8. A. mad B. sad C. worried D. nervous

9. A. agreed B. imagined C. guessed D. believed

10. A. look B. lie  C. remain D. become

11 A. missing B. empty C. taken D. dirty

12. A. community B. societies C. home D. families

13. A. explaining B. showing C. performing D. declaring

14. A. customs B. facts C. ideas D. reasons

15. A. common B. true C. same D. deep

16. A. forgotten B. accepted C. considered D. changed

17. A. express B. want C. understand D. trust

18. A. school B. relatives C. nation D. parents

19. A. share with B. belong to C. play with D. refer to

20. A. milestone B. mark C. tool D. symbol

Mauro Morandi， an 82-year-old Italian， is the retired caretaker of Budelli， an uninhabited Mediterranean island. He is called a（n） 1 Robinson Crusoe. Mauro has guarded the island for over 30 years， keeping its beaches 2 and clean. He 3 that every morning he woke up to an uninterrupted sea view. Lost in 4 ， he was in line with the dawn sounds and habits of the wildlife， where he 5 alone for more than three decades.

Three months ago， Mauro left Budelli where he had 6 every rock， tree and animal species. He had expected the public 7 with his life to decrease after his 8 . However， fans from around the world still sent him messages. A recent one 9 ， “Mauro， the master of solitude.”“I thought that after leaving Budelli， nobody would talk about me any more. But 10 I was wrong，” he said. Asked why he thought the interest in him was so 11 ， he said， “It's as if people sent me to do something they would never have the 12 to do.”

Now Mauro is trying to 13 to the life in a one-bedroom flat， glancing at the sea in the narrow gaps between 14 on La Maddalena. As for his new home， he said， “I became so used to the 15 on the island. Now the 16 noise distracts me so much.” Luckily， the past few months have given him time to 17 up with his family. And he successfully 18 a new habit， taking photographs of the architecture on La Maddalena to 19 its beauty.

Mauro said he would try to adapt to the new life and 20 the days on the island as great treasure forever.

1. A. ancient B. modern C. strange D. familiar

2. A. messy B. deserted C. busy D. primitive

3. A. recalled B. expected C. disliked D. denied

4. A. time B. nature C. thought D. memory

5. A. hid B. played C. lived D. traveled

6. A. marked B. known C. drawn D. touched

7. A. help B. doubt C. curiosity D. awareness

8. A. escape B. promotion C. volunteering D. retirement

9. A. read B. wrote C. spoke D. talked

10. A. fortunately B. delightedly C. obviously D. ambiguously

11. A. unclear B. special C. similar D. strong

12. A. courage B. method C. money D. technology

13. A. adjust B. lead C. contribute D. refer

14. A. streets B. mountains C. buildings D. rocks

15. A. noise B. silence C. brightness D. darkness

16. A. slight B. different C. low D. continuous

17. A. put B. keep C. end D. team

18. A. quitted B. broke C. changed D. developed

19. A. study B. create   C. record D. perfect

20. A. cherish B. forget C. repeat D. ignore

I've never been the biggest fan of musicals. They often seemed 1 to me， and I would constantly 2 the time while watching one.

So when my friend suggested that we go to see the 3 You're a Good Man， Charlie Brown last weekend， I wasn't particularly 4 . I figured I was about to 5  the familiar cycle of half- hearted attention to the plot and characters， 6 my phone during the performance. With nothing else to do， I finally 7 to go with him—it was something to get me out of the house.

Shortly after the musical began， Charlie Brown took the 8 ， sitting down with a sandwich. At the beginning， he was portrayed （扮演） as a（n） 9 boy with nobody eating with during lunches. Then he 10 a girl also having lunch alone and decided to go over and start a 11 . But quickly he got into a 12 of over-thinking that the girl might hardly look at him. As the performance 13 ， I was shocked to see Charlie's courage and the pair chatting 14 . One of my favorite scenes was that Charlie sang a song feeling sorry for his 15 of talent. But he realized that despite this， he was still “the 16 and remarkable Charlie Brown.”“I'm ME！” he 17 declared.

We often assess ourselves by our achievements rather than 18 our basic worth as individuals. However， everybody 19 Charlie Brown because he's Charlie Brown—the clumsy， self-doubt， insecure， but lovable four-year-old. To see Charlie 20 himself was eye-opening.

Actually， musicals aren't always so bad.

1. A. dull B. frightening C. educational D. attractive

2. A. forgetting B. ignoring C. checking D. saving

3. A. exhibition B. drama C. movie D. musical

4. A. annoyed B. excited C. touched D. upset

5. A. analyze B. design C. repeat D. adjust

6. A. glancing at B. looking for C. putting away D. turning off

7. A. continued B. begged   C. agreed D. volunteered

8. A. bus B. stage C. computer D. path

9. A. smart B. brave C. honest D. lonely

10. A. remembered B. spotted C. heard D. described

11. A. research B. project C. talk D. story

12. A. panic B. form C. habit D. trap

13. A. changed B. progressed C. began D. paused

14. A. nervously B. coldly C. casually D. merrily

15. A. lack B. development C. view D. discovery

16. A. quiet B. unique C. patient D. generous

17. A. disappointedly B. directly C. modestly D. proudly

18. A. overlook B. deny C. recognize   D. doubt

19. A. pities B. believes C. thanks D. loves

20. A. accept B. praise C. question D. blame

Allen decided to leave home city and make a living by himself because his family was too poor. Before leaving， he told his father， “I want to learn the 1 performance.”

His father was 2 with his answer， “What？ No， you can't do that. A circus is the place for clowns in many people's eyes. Our family will be 3 of you.”

But Allen 4 ， “Our family is so poor now. Which is more important to you， 5 or food？ I will give you some money every month from the circus. It probably will be a huge 6 .” His father was very 7 ， “If you go there， somebody will know about it very soon and I'll be very 8 .”

After 9 difficulties， Allen finally found a circus and 10 the owner to let him stay. He worked very hard studying magic and lived with animals. Every month， his parents would get a 11 from him. But they never knew his address. They knew the money was from Allen but when people asked them about Allen' s 12 ， they never told them the truth. Later， his parents received 13 money from him.

Then， a magician named Albert became very famous in the whole world. Everyone thought 14 of his performance. One day， Allen's father went to visit a relative in another 15 . The relative paid a lot for tickets of the magician's show. Allen's father went to the show. During the show， Allen's father was totally 16 by the magician's tricks. When the magician took off his 17 ， the father found Albert was his son， Allen.

Allen 18 his father. His father blamed him， “Why did you change your 19 ？”

“Because you said you would be embarrassed for me.”

“But nobody will know the famous magician is my son Allen.”

Every good thing comes at a 20 . You can't have them all without giving up something.

1. A. music

2. A. satisfied

3. A. guilty

4. A. insisted

5. A. dignity

6. A. deal

7. A. amazing

8. A. embarrassed

9. A. leaving out

10. A. forced

11. A. letter

12. A. job

13. A. less

14. A. badly

15. A. village

16. A. affected

17. A. jacket

18. A. hugged

19. A. life

20. A. reason

B. theater

B. unhappy

B. proud

B. demanded

B. honesty

B. success

B. stubborn

B. disappointed

B. ending up

B. convinced

B. photo

B. study

B. more

B. sadly

B. city

B. puzzled

B. glasses

B. recognized

B. dream

B. point

C. circus

C. curious

C. tired

C. added

C. love

C. fortune

C. understanding

C. annoyed

C. getting into

C. promised

C. check

C. address

C. none

C. highly

C. community

C. pleased

C. mask

C. thanked

C. name

C. reward

D. dance

D. hopeful

D. ashamed

D. thought

D. money

D. performance

D. confused

D. frightened

D. going through

D. expected

D. card

D. situation

D. little

D. sincerely

D. country

D. impressed

D. gloves

D. amused

D. promise

D. price

After typhoon， I went to the disaster-stricken area to look after rescued animals. There I met Lucy， another 1 .

Lucy operates an animal 2 center. When I came to her website， I 3 a picture of Victor， a dog. I asked Lucy about Victor. She told me that she rescued Victor from a 4 man who'd thrown him around and put him into a tiny box. Victor had 5 on Lucy's lap for several hours while she assured him he was safe and 6 to find him a loving home.

I decided to 7 Victor. I renamed him “Chase” for his 8 for chasing everything. Months later， Chase's love for people and his 9 nature led us to earn a therapy-dog certification （治療犬证书） and start a 10 program at the local 11 .

Kids read out to Chase to 12 their skills. Sometimes， even a kid who is 13 with reading will be comfortable doing so to a dog.

One little girl jumped up and down when she saw Chase entering the library. Her joyful enthusiasm made me 14 . When Chase greeted her with a 15 ， she clapped and said， “Look， Mommy， he's bowing！” Chase gave her his undivided 16 while she read him a story. When her time was up， she signed up to read again.

I'm 17 for everything about Chase that made this girl jump so happily. I hadn't 18 him to bow; he'd bowed naturally. I'd known the library visits would be about helping kids learn to read. But I hadn't realized what a 19 builder those visits would be for kids who were shy or didn't fit in. Chase was also a wonderful ambassador for dogs—teaching kids to be loving and 20 to animals.

1. A. journalist B. teacher C. doctor D. volunteer

2. A. health B. rescue C. treatment D. recovery

3. A. studied B. took C. viewed D. drew

4. A. noble-minded B. warm-hearted C. bad-tempered D. near-sighted

5. A. trembled B. depended C. slept D. barked

6. A. promised B. managed C. failed D. pretended

7. A. support B. adopt C. accompany D. meet

8. A. hope B. talent C. desire D. passion

9. A. gentle B. restless C. competitive D. ambitious

10. A. writing B. comforting C. reading D. learning

11. A. library B. school C. hospital D. nursery

12. A. discover B. examine C. challenge D. practice

13. A. arguing B. dealing C. struggling D. working

14. A. weep B. smile C. think D. stay

15. A. bow B. kiss C. wave D. shake

16. A. benefit B. interest C. affection D. attention

17. A. careful B. regretful C. grateful D. pitiful

18. A. asked B. trained C. invited D. wanted

19. A. experience B. confidence C. appreciation D. fortune

20. A. honest B. familiar C. loyal D. caring

I believe in miracles because I've seen so many of them.

One day， a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old.“There's a 1 in my upper jaw，” she said.“I told my own dentist it's nothing， but he 2 I come to see you.”

Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her. He wanted to 3 something， but she stopped him. She wanted to tell everything herself. I found a large cancer that 4 over much of the roof of her mouth. A careful examination later 5 that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.

During her next appointment， I explained to her the 6 of the problem. She clasped my hand in hers and said， “I know you're 7 about me， but I'm just fine.”

I thought otherwise. After considerable 8 on my part， and kindness on her part because she wanted to 9 me， she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon. She saw him， but as I 10 ， declined the treatment.

About six months later she returned to my office， still energetic and 11 .

“How are you？” I asked.

“I'm just fine， honey，” she 12 in high spirits.

Surprised to see her at all， I answered 13 ， “Let me take a look in your mouth and we'll see about it.”

I couldn't believe my eyes. The cancer that had 14 nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness 15 .

I had 16 of such things happening， but had never seen them with my own eyes. That was my first 17 . Since then I've seen many others， because they keep getting 18 to see. In fact， miracles are daily events for me now. And people are miracles， for through them we have a 19 to know ourselves and to 20 the miracles of one another.

Since my first miracle， I've come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is wherever we choose to find it.

1. A. cut B. pain C. wound D. cancer

2. A. declared B. admitted C. promised D. insisted

3. A. give B. show C. add D. offer

4. A. spread B. came C. turned D. left

5. A. confirmed B. explained C. reminded D. meant

6. A. possibility B. importance C. seriousness D. result

7. A. curious B. sure C. worried D. sorry

8. A. action B. support C. approval D. effort

9. A. persuade B. please C. encourage D. astonish

10. A. predicted B. planned C. assumed D. knew

11. A. healthy B. independent C. optimistic D. kind

12. A. continued B. responded C. laughed D. greeted

13. A. eagerly B. confusedly C. patiently D. confidently

14. A. covered B. reached C. controlled D. filled

15. A. cured B. appeared C. expanded D. remained

16. A. thought B. dreamt C. talked D. read

17. A. case B. treatment C. miracle D. lesson

18. A. easier B. better C. happier D. closer

19. A. time B. chance C. wish D. duty

20. A. hear B. make C. keep D. see

I had a habit of skipping to the last page of a book. I just wanted to see how it 1 ; while I was still in the middle of it. This habit 2 first my mom， then my friends， and 3 even my own daughter. Often my 4 wouldn't be limited just to the books I read but also to what others were 5 as well. Then one day my daughter told me in anger， “Dad， please just read a book one 6 at a time like everyone else！”

At times I didn't 7 this bad habit to just reading books either. I also tried to skip ahead in my own life and 8 out what to do months or even years from now instead of 9 each day at present. Although I knew that the book of my 10 wasn't done yet and that I had many pages 11 to go， I still couldn't 12 my burning desire to write the ending of it halfway through. Time and time again， I would 13 jump ahead and try to solve every potential problem before it happened. Life， however， doesn't work like that. It loves to 14 us， and you never know what new problems， changes， or opportunities each 15 day will bring about.

Recently when I found myself living in the 16 again， I felt a voice that gently told me I needed to “17 one day at a time”. When I heard those words， I 18 ， turned the book of my life to the 19 page， and thanked God for today.

Each of us has to 20 the book of life line by line， moment by moment and trust that our story will be brought to its perfect end.

1. A. happened B. developed C. ended D. appeared

2. A. confused B. annoyed C. scared D. interested

3. A. usually B. obviously C. accidentally D. finally

4. A. impatience B. misunderstanding C. disappointment D. disagreement

5. A. talking B. reading C. thinking D. watching

6. A. page B. word C. chapter D. edition

7. A. contribute B. devote C. apply D. limit

8. A. pick B. figure C. give D. turn

9. A. learning B. creating C. enjoying D. praying

10. A. life B. plan C. work D. study

11. A. forgotten B. left C. kept D. designed