What do you think of stress? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?Most of the stude
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What do you think of stress? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
Most of the students think stress can do harm (伤害) 46 them in some ways. There’s a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even 47 his study because of the stress from school and family. We also usually 48 that someone turns to psychological doctors because of heavy working stress. There is no doubt (疑问) that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.
On the other hand, other people argue that stress is not a bad thing. They 49 stress can produce momentum (动力）in the end. For them, right attitude and action can reduce (减少) stress and make it 50 . When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could go to an ideal 51 for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. To a poor family, I deeply knew 52 was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a better life in the future. 53 the saying goes, “No pains, no gains.” So I did what my mom expected because I didn’t want to let her down. At last, I did measure up (达到标准）to my mom’s expectation and go to college 54 . Thanks to my mom’s push! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I don’t think stress is a bad thing.
Overall, stress is not a bad thing in 55 . The key is how we deal with it.
| 小题2: | | A．began with | B．gave out | C．gave up | D．gave away |
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| 小题3: | | A．wonder | B．decide | C．look | D．hear |
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| 小题4: | | A．doubt | B．believe | C．disagree | D．forget |
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| 小题5: | | A．useful | B．difficult | C．strange | D．terrible |
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| 小题6: | | A．company | B．college | C．factory | D．village |
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| 小题7: | | A．life | B．sport | C．opinion | D．silence |
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| 小题9: | | A．quietly | B．wildly | C．specially | D．successfully |
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| 小题10: | | A．himself | B．myself | C．itself | D．yourself |
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答案
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:D
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解析
主旨大意:你怎样看待压力？它是好事情还是坏事情呢？有的人认为它对人们造成很大的伤害，比如因压力过大而放弃学业或者向心理医生求助，而有的人则认为压力并不是坏事，它能促进人们把压力转化为动力，发挥潜力。其实，压力本身并没有错，重要的是我们对待压力的态度。
小题1: C do harm to sb. 为固定搭配，意思为“对某人有害”。
小题1: C begin with以……开始；show off炫耀；give up放弃；cheer for为……欢呼。这个例子是围绕该段的中心句----第一句话来举的例子，所以应该是不好的一方面，那位男生因为压力放弃了学业。
小题1: D wonder猜想；decide决定；promise允诺；hear听说。只有hear符合语境。
小题1: B doubt怀疑；believe相信；disagree不同意；forget忘记。本段内容围绕与上一段相反的观点来写，认为压力是对人们有力的，所以用believe符合文意。
小题1: A useful有用的；difficult困难的；strange奇怪的；terrible可怕的。对待压力的正确态度和行为能够减少压力，使它有用。
小题1: B 妈妈希望我上一所理想的大学深造。
小题1: A 生活的艰难让“我”知道了生活的不易。下文中“hope I could live a better life in the future”也有所提示。
小题1: C as the saying goes为固定搭配，意思为“正如俗话所说，常言道”。
小题1: D quietly安静地；wildly疯狂地；specially特别地；successfully成功地。
小题1: C stress为无生命的名词，用itself来表示其反身代词形式。 |
举一反三
One night I was sitting in my room half-listening as my 15-year-old brother Tommy fought with my 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.
About 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey Kevin, do you want to talk?”
No answer.
I tried again, “Why don’t you come out of there?”
Again, no answer.
So, joking around, I grabbed a stack of （一摞）cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other.”
An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for me. As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes. It said, “Nobody in this family cares about me. I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest. Tommy thinks I’m silly and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball. And you’re never around to even notice me.”
Tears came to my eyes as I wrote back to him. “You know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family.”
There was no answer for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin, who had run out of cards wrote on a torn paper cup. “Thanks.”
I wrote back “For what?” it returned to me with “Loving me” on it.
Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset, we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup.”
小题1:The underlined word “yucky” most probably means ____.| A．upset | B．exciting | C．terrible | D．amazing |
小题2:What could be the reason that Kevin’s Dad doesn’t like him?| A．Kevin is not as clever as his brother. | | B．He is neither the youngest nor the oldest. | | C．Kevin doesn’t like to make friends with others. | | D．Kevin is not good at playing basketball. |
小题3:What do we know about the writer?| A．She has two children in her family. | | B．She didn’t pay enough attention to Kevin before. | | C．She used to show her love to Kevin. | | D．She has a closer relationship with Tommy after that. |
小题4:What does the writer want to tell us?| A．Everyone should show how they love their family members. | | B．It’s hard to get on well with family members. | | C．It’s important to keep peace in the family. | | D．We should try our best to stop our children from fighting. |
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One night, I wondered what it would be like if I only asked questions. I decided that no matter what anyone said to me the next day, I would reply only with 36 .
I loved to read about scientists and their discoveries, and I knew that scientists always started their research with a question. I hoped that I could become a scientist. Maybe by asking questions, I could train my mind to be 37 .
I survived the morning easily. “Is there any egg?” I answered when my mother asked what I wanted for breakfast. “Is this seat taken?” I asked when my friend Mike asked where he was going to 38 on the bus.
In the classroom, Mr. Black spoke slowly and clearly while I listened carefully. The problem had been part of my homework the night before. I wrote the answer on the board, “Could the answer be 361?”
Mr. Black smiled and nodded. I thought,“How did I 39 to get through that?” I almost laughed because asking questions really was starting to become a 40 .
I thought I had made it safely through the whole day, 41 what I had come to consider my experiment blew up at the dinner table when my dad asked me about my day. “What do I always do?” I replied.
My parents looked at each other. My father 42 again. “Well, I hope you went to school,” he said.
“Uhhh … why would you think otherwise?” I asked. My parents exchanged another 43
and were becoming annoyed.
“Do you think questions are a good way to train your mind to be active?” I asked.
“It 44 the question,” said my father. “Some questions are asked for 45 information. Those are good mind-training questions. Sometimes, people use questions to get the other person to say something. Sometimes people ask questions to get someone to agree with them. Those questions don’t really achieve anything.”
“I guess my experiment didn’t work,” I said, and I told my father about my 46 .
“I think it worked 47 !” my father said. “You made a discovery, didn’t you? What matters is that you have put your idea into practice.”
| 小题1: | | A．actions | B．answers | C．gestures | D．questions |
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| 小题2: | | A．deep | B．free | C．quick | D．strong |
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| 小题4: | | A．fail | B．have | C．want | D．manage |
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| 小题5: | | A．habit | B．step | C．goal | D．rule |
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| 小题7: | | A．tried | B．asked | C．guessed | D．ordered |
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| 小题8: | | A．look | B．word | C．mind | D．topic |
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| 小题9: | | A．refers to | B．belongs to | C．puts on | D．depends on |
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| 小题10: | | A．sending | B．finding | C．sharing | D．keeping |
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| 小题11: | | A．test | B．idea | C．plan | D．wonder |
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| 小题12: | | A．slowly | B．safely | C．perfectly | D．properly |
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 I will never forget the very moment that caused me to leave my gift behind because I wanted the gift that my older sister Maria had.
My family was spending a week at the beach. One morning, Maria went to the beach early, but I stayed behind to finish a drawing of a seashell. After finishing the drawing, I walked to join Maria. She was a top gymnast (体操运动员). Her show was perfect as she wheeled along the beach. The beauty of that sight froze me, and I decided immediately that I too would become a gymnast like her.
I knew that I had never been very good at sports. However, when I told my parents I wanted to take a gymnastics class, they agreed with me in surprise. The next week, I went to a beginners’ class.
If only my parents had talked me out of this misguided plan! Five minutes into the first class, it was clear that I didn’t have the gift of a gymnast. But I kept at it.
During this time, drawing and painting—which had been my two favorites—all but left my mind. It must have been hurting for my family as they watched my hopeless efforts. I blindly decided to be like Maria. I just would not give up.
At the same time, on the advice of Ms. White, my art teacher, I hurriedly handed in my seashell drawing for an art contest in our town. One night as I was having a hard time practicing, the phone rang. It was Ms. White. “Alice, you won the contest!” she said loudly.
“Really?” was all I could reply.
“Yes,” Ms. White said. “They’re going to give you a prize. And that’s not all. The winner is also accepted into Wildale’s Summer Fine Arts Institute.” I couldn’t believe what I heard. Only a handful of young artists were accepted each summer.
That night I didn’t go back into the living room to continue practicing. Gymnastics was Maria’s gift, not mine. It had taken me a while, but I realized that I had a gift of my own.
小题1:Alice wanted to be a gymnast because ________.| A．she had been good at sports | B．her sister’s show was perfect | | C．she hated drawing and painting | D．her parents wanted her to do so |
小题2: How did Alice feel about learning gymnastics at last?| A．Satisfied. | B．Worried. | C．Hopeful | D．Regretful. |
小题3: From the story, we can infer that ________.| A．Alice’s parents disagreed with her choice of gymnastics | | B．Alice did not realize her gift in drawing and painting at first | | C．Alice spent a hard time preparing for the art contest in the town | | D．Alice couldn’t believe the news that she got the prize for painting |
小题4: What does the writer want to tell us according to the passage?| A．We should value our own gifts. | B．It takes time to find one’s gifts. | | C．We could develop different gifts. | D．It’s never too late to show our gifts. |
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A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some medicine. Upon entering the house, I 36 that there was a piano in the living room beside the wall.Being a piano music lover and player, I asked if the woman played. She said “Yes” and 37 that she had been taking lessons—at the age of 54!
“I have been 38 for 8 years now.” I said, after hearing her words.
“Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she requested(请求).
I thought she was kidding and I 39 smiled. When I had bought the medicine, she asked me to play some music. I thought for a moment and 40 to play David Lanz’s Return to the Heart, 41 she had so much passion(热情)for and interest in music, and it’s one of my favourite songs.
I played the song to the best of my ability(能力), putting as much emotion into it as possible. She 42 it. As I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling, “Young man!”
I 43 , and saw an old lady taking one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to thank you for the 44 song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to get out of bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good.” she said. With that, she turned around and walked slowly back to her room.
I was deeply touched by her 45 and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It was 46 to its name, returning to one’s heart to 47 and joy.
| 小题1: | | A．noticed | B．heard | C．learned | D．knew |
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| 小题2: | | A．explained | B．added | C．dreamed | D．wished |
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| 小题3: | | A．waiting | B．writing | C．practising | D．playing |
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| 小题4: | | A．simply | B．proudly | C．shyly | D．happily |
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| 小题5: | | A．promised | B．agreed | C．decided | D．hoped |
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| 小题6: | | A．since | B．until | C．because | D．if |
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| 小题7: | | A．hated | B．remembered | C．heard | D．loved |
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| 小题8: | | A．turned around | B．looked up | C．ran away | D．went on |
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| 小题9: | | A．valuable | B．pretty | C．beautiful | D．popular |
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| 小题10: | | A．kindness | B．experience | C．appreciation | D．condition |
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| 小题11: | | A．correct | B．true | C．right | D．real |
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| 小题12: | | A．sadness | B．happiness | C．peace | D．honesty |
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Dear Victor,
I am a college student. Nowadays games on the net are very popular with college students. Some of my roommates are very interested in them. They not only play games in their free time, but also keep talking about them at night when lights are off, and they regard games as a part of their life. I’ve asked them to give it up, but they wouldn’t listen to me. It has become a rather big problem. Should I report it to our teachers or do something else?
Ted
Dear Ted,
Drop it. Your roommates, as grown—ups, can do whatever they want with their time so long as it doesn’t break school rules or violate(妨碍)other people’s interests.
Playing perhaps gives these students relaxation from hard study. If they play too often and have little time to study, they will reap what they have sown（自食其果）, but you will not. Reporting to the teachers would only harm your good name in your dormitory(宿舍). However, you have rights to ask your roommates to be quiet when you need sleep. If they aren’t angry with you, they will stop talking. But be polite and friendly. Perhaps, in return, join them in a game or two.
Victor
小题1:Ted wants his roommates to_______.| A．break their computers | | B．sell their computers to teachers | | C．play games in the day, not at night | | D．stop playing computer games |
小题2: According to the second letter, some college students_______.| A．can break school rules or violate other people’s interests | | B．have their rights to disturb Ted | | C．can relax themselves while playing games on the net | | D．can study even better if they play games on the net |
小题3: Victor asks Ted to_______.| A．report to the teachers | B．harm his good name in the dormitory | | C．stop talking with his roommates | D．learn how to get on well with others |
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