In 2013, China chose “中国梦,”which means “Chinese dream,” as the Character of the

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In 2013, China chose “中国梦,”which means “Chinese dream,” as the Character of the Year to symbolize the overall feeling of the past 366 days. It’s easy to see why the word “dream” would be chosen as so many Chinese dreams have been recently realized: space exploration, a China-made aircraft carrier and a Nobel Prize-winning author.

Finishing national dreams makes us proud, but realizing personal dreams makes us worthy in our own eyes. Though the media would try to convince you, there is no set of “approved” dreams that we should all go after. Some may strive for money, fame and power, but others have more humble dreams that are just as important: learn English, study abroad, achieve inner peace, and be of service to humanity. It’s normal for people to create lofty New Year’s resolutions and just as normal to start strong and give up a few weeks later on our goals. How do we make sure that we achieve our dreams? Make your resolutions SMART and they’ll come true.
S — specific, detailed goals are easier to accomplish.
M— measurable goals enable you to complete a fixed amount of something.
A— achievable goals are possible, not ones that would take magic or miracles to accomplish.
R— relevant goals are meaningful to you.
T— time bound goals have an ending date. They’re not infinite. You know when you’re done.
Trip Bethel, a local college professor suggests that all goals should be positive and future-focused. “You can’t make a goal about being perfect. You’ll always disappoint yourself. But you can make a goal about perfecting your process. Then, you’re always on the way to a better life.”
Trip says many people write endless lists, but he just writes his resolutions once. He states them simply on a piece of paper and then puts the paper away for a year. “Often, when I look at the paper a year later, I’ve accomplished everything, or gotten close. There is something about writing things down that makes goals real and the opportunities to achieve them will come into your life.”
小题1:In 2013, China chose “__________” as the Character of the Year?

A．dream	B．smart
C．future	D．Chinese dream

小题2:What if you finish our national dreams? We will feel___________.

A．worried

B．proud

C．worthy

D．excited

小题3:What does “SMART” means? It means Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and ____.

A．Together

B．Today

C．Time

D．Tomorrow

小题4:What is the best title for the passage?

A．Dreaming in 2013	B．Dreaming Big in 2013
C．Dreaming Big in 2012	D．Dreaming in 2012

答案

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B

解析

试题分析：短文大意：阅读短文可知，这篇短文主要谈到了中国梦的问题，告诉我们实现梦想对于自己和国家的意义。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第一段In 2013, China chose “中国梦,”which means “Chinese dream,” as the Character of the Year to symbolize the overall feeling of the past 366 days. 描述，可知在2013年，中国以中国梦做为中国的特色。故选D。
小题2:细节理解题。根据Finishing national dreams makes us proud,描述，可知实现国家的梦想能让我们感到骄傲。故选B。
小题3:细节理解题。根据S —……T—描述，可知这意味着特定的目标，可衡量的目标，可实现的目标，相关的目标和有时间限制的目标。故选C。
小题4:标题归纳题。阅读短文可知，这篇短文主要讲述了2013年的梦想问题。故选B。

举一反三

Years ago, if a teenager has some problems in her life, she might go home and wrote in her diary. Now, a teenager with the same problems might go onto the Internet and write about ____ in a blog (博客). ___ many ways, a diary and a blog are very similar. So, what makes blogging different ____writing in a traditional diary?
____ biggest difference is that blogging is ____more public(公共的) than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats her diary like a ____ full of secrets that she does not want to share(分享).
Because blogging is such a public way of ____, it has both good and bad points. The biggest problem with blogging is that ____ can read what you write. ____ you write something bad about a friend, that friend might read your blog and get ____.
Because we do not always ____ things carefully before we write them down, it is easy ____ something that hurts someone’s feelings(感情) in a blog. So we ____ be careful of what we write.
There are also advantages(优点) of blogging, of course. People choose to blog ____ they know that their friends will read what they write.
Blogs are a very good ____ to write about daily life, as long as people are careful about what they write. However I still prefer my old diary.

小题1:

A．in

B．its

C．they

D．them

小题2:

A．In

B．On

C．At

D．Of

小题3:

A．than

B．from

C．for

D．of

小题4:

A．A

B．An

C．the

D．不填

小题5:

A．many

B．much

C．more

D．most

小题6:

A．book

B．notebook

C．movie

D．file

小题7:

A．write

B．writes

C．writing

D．to write

小题8:

A．no one

B．nobody

C．someone

D．anyone

小题9:

A．Before

B．While

C．If

D．Unless

小题10:

A．happy

B．unhappy

C．lucky

D．unlucky

小题11:

A．think up

B．think out

C．think on

D．think about

小题12:

A．to write

B．writing

C．wrote

D．write

小题13:

A．should

B．can

C．may

D．might

小题14:

A．so

B．because

C．but

D．when

小题15:

A．information

B．message

C．way

D．road

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Sydney is a young city. Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country" s largest city. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most popular city of Australia.
The climate of Sydney is very good. It" s not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh, and birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style. They will tell you, "Don"t worry. "
Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them, Center point Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305-metre(80 storeys)tower, you will have a great view of the city.
Sydney is famous for its deep harbor(港口). The harbor has many bays(湾) and beautiful surf beaches. Among them, Bondi beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.
People living in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing.
小题1:Sydney is the city in Australia.

A．youngest

B．largest

C．coldest

D．hottest

小题2: It seems that people in Sydney have easy life because .

A．the climate is very good

B．the sea is very beautiful

C．they are very rich

D．they always tell you, "Don"t worry. "

小题3:What is true about the Center point?

A．It" s the tallest building in the world.

B．It"s an old building.

C．You can see most of the city on it.

D．It" s 80-metre tall.

小题4: Australia is rich in .

A．wool

B．wheat

C．meat

D．all the above

小题5:What do you think of people in Sydney?

A．cool

B．busy

C．shy

D．warm-hearted

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Years ago，if a teenager had some problems in his life，he might write them in his diary. Now he might get on the Internet and write them in his blog(博客). In many ways，a diary and a blog are almost the same. Then，what makes a blog different from a diary?
The biggest difference is that a blog is much more public than a diary. Anyone can read what you write in your blog. Usually，a teenager likes hiding his diary book and treats it as secret. If you are not satisfied with a friend and write something bad about him in your diary，he will never know it. However，if you do this on the Internet，that friend may read your blog and get angry. So we have to be careful of what we write.
A blog has good points，of course. People choose to write in blogs，they know that their friends will read what they write. If you feel sad one day and write in your diary，no one will know about it. If you write the same words in your blog，your friends may quickly write back to comfort you and offer their help. Blogs help people know what their friends are doing.
Though it"s a good way to write blogs about everyday life，I still prefer my old diary.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
小题1:Now when a teenager has some problems in his life，he might ________.
A. talk to his friends B. keep them in his diary C. write them in his blog
小题2:________ is NOT mentioned in the passage.
A. Chatting on QQ B. Getting on the Internet C. Writing blogs
小题3:The underlined word “comfort” means ________ in Chinese.
A. 责怪 B. 安慰 C. 嘲笑
小题4:From the passage we know that ________.
A. the writer thinks a blog is more helpful than a diary
B. the writer thinks a blog and a diary are the same
C. the writer likes a diary better than a blog
小题5:The passage mainly talks about ________.
A. the teenagers" problems in their lives
B. the difference between a diary and a blog
C. the good points of writing blogs

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Each nation has many good people who help take care of others. For example, some high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages(孤儿院) or homes for the aged(老人). They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them or listen to their problems. Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair houses, do shopping and mow(割草) their lawns(草坪). For boys who no longer have fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to basketball games or on fishing trips and help them get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
Some cities have a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts(手艺). Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains, the beaches, museums or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls.
Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help bring happiness to others.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）
小题1:From the short passage we can see that     are often helped by the volunteers.
A、workers in the factory
B、students in school
C、people in the home for the elderly(老人)
小题2:Young volunteers often go and work in the homes when people are       .
A、very busy                B、hungry               C、in trouble
小题3:Big Brothers is an organization     .
A、to play basketball with the boys who no longer have fathers
B、to help the boys who no longer have fathers
C、to teach the boys who no longer have fathers how to fish
小题4:Which of the following don’t the clubs do for the boys and girls?
A、Show movies.
B、Organize short trips.
C、Make new clothes for them.
小题5:The clubs use many students as volunteers because      .
A、they believe that the happiest people are those who help bring happiness to others
B、they are so young that they can remember the problems of younger boys and girls
C、they can work very long a day without having a rest

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Clothing is a language. It tells us about individual people: their personality, their age, their place in society and so on. If we want to know more about society, we can look at traditional clothing.

The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress. You often find three colours — red, gold and green in the clothing. The first colour stands for the blood of millions of people who suffered as slaves(奴隶); the second is for the rich resources of the African earth; and the third represents the grasslands of home.
The patterns(图案) on the clothing also have a meaning. A common pattern is in the form of a cross “×”, which stands for “unity”. Another pattern is a rectangular box, which represents “strength”.
Because clothing has a strong social meaning, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothing, or to wear clothes in the wrong way. For instance, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband differently according to the importance of the social event.
Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose(宽松的) clothing. The climate, with the hot sun and wide temperature ranges(变化), requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.
Although many people wear western clothes, particularly in the big cities in Africa, traditional dress is very highly valued(评价). This is because it has deep cultural meanings.
小题1:According to the passage, red ________.

A．represents the setting sun

B．stands for African unity

C．is chosen because it is a bright colour

D．is a reminder(暗示) of the sad history in Africa

小题2:Traditional dress should also be practical(实用) because ________.

A．it has deep cultural meanings

B．people wear it in the big cities

C．it needs to protect people from the climate

D．it needs to keep people dry in the rainy season

小题3:According to the passage, which sentence is NOT RIGHT?

A．African dress has deep cultural meanings.

B．Africa has a long history and a rich culture.

C．The rectangular box in the pattern represents “strength”.

D．People in the big cities in Africa prefer to wear western clothes.

小题4:The passage is mainly about ________ in Africa.

A．the history of clothes

B．modern fashion styles

C．the meanings of traditional dress

D．the materials used in traditional dress

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