What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody says hard

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What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody says hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序) and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98," meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5="96," while love :12+15+22+5="54," and luck: 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈祷)? They can’t , either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude. Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude: 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5="100," a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different ways of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that you will have a change for the better after you have changed your attitude.
When you change your manner and become friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces. In the same way, if you take a positive(积极地) attitude towards failure(失败), you’ll find you may have more chances to succeed.
小题1:We can use ________ to represent “money”.
A. 72                       B. 71                   C. 70
小题2:The underlined word “them” in the second paragraph refers to ________.
A. hard-work and love
B. 26 English letters
C. all numbers
小题3:In the writer’s opinion, what is the most important thing in a person’s life?
A. Attitude.                B. Knowledge.               C. Hard-work.
小题4:If you meet with problems, the best way out is to _________.
A. ask for help from others
B. say your prayers to God
C. change your attitude
小题5:From the passage we can learn that ______________.
A. different attitudes come from different ways of life
B. none of the English words can give one a full mark
C. failure sometimes can bring success to you if you take a positive attitude

答案

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:C

解析

试题分析：本文通过用数字代替26个英文字母的方式计算单词的分数，告诉我们只有attitude态度这个词的分数加起来是100分。从而告诉我们人生的关键是看问题，做事情的态度。
小题1:计算分析题。根据原文If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically and use numbers to represent each of them.可知用数字代表26个英文字母，money13+15+14+5+25=72，故选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据原文If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically and use numbers to represent each of them.可知用数字代表26个英文字母，可知them代表的是26个字母。故选B。
小题3:细节理解题。根据原文Different attitudes lead to different ways of life.可知在作者眼里，态度是最关键的，不同的态度会导致不同的生活方式。故选A。
小题4:细节理解题。根据原文You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude.可知当你改变你看事物，做事的方式或者态度的时候你就能找到问题的答案。故选C。
小题5:细节理解题。根据原文if you take a positive(积极地) attitude towards failure(失败), you’ll find you may have more chances to succeed.可知如果你能以积极的态度面对失败，你就会找到成功的机会。故选C。

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Eighth-grader Victoria Bills is talking about money with her classmates. She is worried that a company’s stock (股票) price could fall. It may be an unusual topic of conversation for a 13-year-old. But at Bills’ school in Chicago, US, you hear it all the time.
The Chicago school’s 420 students learn about economic(经济学). They also get a chance to make money. Each 1^st grade and 5^th grade, students learn the basics of economics and investing(投资).
Then in 6^th grade, they put what they’ve learned to work. Students join a junior group that manages the $20,000. The group, made up of 12 to 14 students, decides which stocks to buy.
After graduating, students pass on $20,000 to the next 1^st grade class. They keep half of the rest of the money; the other half goes toward improving the school. They can choose to put their money in a college-savings program or take the cash.
In 2007, Bills suggested that her class buy the stock of the Apple computer company. This was just before the iPhone came out. “We bought stock just at the right time,” she says. The kids bought Google stock as it reached $400 a share. It is now worth over $500. “It was a good buy,” says Myles Gate, 13. He hopes to be a banker one day.
The school’s two graduating classes of 2005 and 2006 have each earned about $10,000 in profits(利润).
小题1: At Bills’ school, students can’t .

A．learn the basics of economics	B．learn how to invest money
C．get a chance to make money	D．share all the money they make

小题2: Who manages the $20,000 in the class?

A．The teachers.	B．The school.
C．The students.	D．The parents.

小题3:Google stock the kids bought has reached more than ______ at present.

A．$500	B．$400
C．$10,000	D．$20,000

小题4:According to Paragraph 5, we know that .

A．Bills’ class bought the Apple stock after the iphone came out

B．it was a mistake for the class to buy Google stock

C．the students get some investing experience in the school

D．the class bought the two kinds of stocks at the same time

小题5: What’s the passage mainly about?

A．How students make money in the US.

B．Students learn economics and investing at school.

C．Myles Gage hopes to be a banker one day.

D．What US students hope to do after graduation.

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A farmer carelessly lost an expensive gold watch in the barn on the farm, where he searched for everywhere but failed.
So he put a notice on the gate of the farm: whoever finds the gold watch will be rewarded 100 dollars.
People tried their best to look for the watch in order to get the reward. However, the barn was too large and the straw in the barn was too thick,it was getting dark they were still unable to find it. So they give up the reward of 100 dollars one by one.
But only a small boy was still not discouraged but kept looking for it .He had nothing to eat throughout the day.In order to solve the family problem, he looked forward to finding the gold watch and let his parents,brothers and sisters have a full meal.
The night was already getting late,the boy was also tired. He was lying in the straw to have a rest when he heard a strange “tick--tock ”.
He immediately held his breath and listened carefully,and followed the sound. He found the watch and got the 100 dollars.
Like the gold watch in the barn,success has been around us and spread in every corner of life. Only when we are calm and firmly look for it ,we can find it.
小题1:If someone found the gold watch, what would the farmer offer him?

A．100 yuan	B．100 dollars
C．100 pounds	D．100 pence

小题2:Why did the boy insist on looking for the gold watch?

A．Because he liked the gold watch..

B．Because he wanted to own the watch.

C．Because he was silly

D．Because he wanted to get the reward

小题3:The passage above is probably taken from_________.

A．A newspaper	B．a science book
C．an advertisement	D．a notice

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The boy had no brothers or sisters.

B．The boy’s family had a hard life.

C．It was easy for the boy to find the watch.

D．The farmer didn’t look for the watch for himself

小题5: Of the following,which order is right according to the story?
① The boy succeeded in finding the gold watch
② The farmer offered the boy a reward of 100 dollars
③ A farmer lost a gold watch carelessly
④ Many people tried to find the watch,but they failed.

A．②①④③	B．④②③①
C．③④①②	D．①③④②

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Today, I felt terrible. My head was full of problems and confusion（暴乱）. I decided to take a walk even though I didn"t know where to go. The most special thing happened when I was out for this walk.
I saw an old man sitting on a chair. He was a seller of second-hand shoes. I thought he looked at least 70 years old. He seemed so tired and nobody was buying his shoes. I wanted to give him something but I had not brought anything with me.
Then, a little girl came toward him. I heard the child say, "Grandfather, may I polish (擦干净) your shoes?" That old man took pity on her, smiled and gave her a shoe to polish.
The girl told him she needed money to buy her brother a new school uniform.
"Oh, little girl. Just stop doing this. Come with me and I will buy you a uniform." Then they walked to a market , and he bought her brother a uniform.
The girl said “thanks” to him and left, leaving the old man smiling.
He walked away from the market, but I stopped him. I whispered in his ear, "You are a hero! Thank you for your kindness!" As I walked away, I looked back and I could see him still smiling.
I was blown away by the kindness I had just seen. Someone who had so little was so generous! Amazing! My own sadness had completely disappeared, chased way by the light of this kind act.
I began realizing that I have a lot to be thankful for. I hope, some day, I can show my appreciation (感激) of what I have by following the example of the old man. He only had a little, but shared it so beautifully with someone who had nothing.
小题1: What did the girl need?

A．a pair of new shoes	B．a uniform for her brother
C．a uniform for herself	D．a pair of second-hand shoes

小题2:Who did the girl clean the shoes for?

A．her brother	B．the writer
C．the old man	D．herself

小题3:From the passage, we know that the old man was .

A．rich	B．dishonest
C．selfish	D． poor

小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?

A．A kind shoe seller	B．A pair of old shoes
C．A clever little girl	D．A girl’s new uniform

小题5:What can we learn from the passage ?

A．If we have only a little, we shouldn’t help others

B．When we have problems, we must ask others for help

C．We should learn to be thankful and share what we have with others

D．When we meet with difficulties, we should complain about them.

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When I was young，my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness. Since then I have always tried to help people in      .
One hot summer afternoon, I was               down the highway to New York when another car suddenly      into my lane(车道). My car was in the far right lane，so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n)      driver，I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident. I was      with that driver，but I thought that he just did not pay attention to（注意） the lane change, and he     did not do that on purpose(故意).The car ran away     after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while，I came around a curve(弯道) and found the    car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked     . As there was no telephone nearby and the nearest services were twenty miles away, I decided to        and see what the problem was.
The man’s car had a flat tire(瘪胎). Although he had another tire，he had nothing to work with. I decided to     him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later，I      the work. I was hot and tired，but I really felt     after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier    my car run off the road.
You can really enjoy great   from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.

小题1:

A．need

B．school

C．danger

D．summer

小题2:

A．walking

B．riding

C．running

D．driving

小题3:

A．fell

B．jumped

C．came

D．climbed

小题4:

A．new

B．experienced

C．frightened

D．cheerful

小题5:

A．unhappy

B．interested

C．kind

D．friendly

小题6:

A．even

B．certainly

C．almost

D．simply

小题7:

A．quickly

B．quietly

C．politely

D．carefully

小题8:

A．new

B．red

C．same

D．other

小题9:

A．excited

B．relaxed

C．surprised

D．worried

小题10:

A．stay

B．search

C．stop

D．hide

小题11:

A．give

B．train

C．help

D．encourage

小题12:

A．began

B．finished

C．took

D．continued

小题13:

A．good

B．sorry

C．angry

D．shy

小题14:

A．kept

B．made

C．watched

D．heard

小题15:

A．friendship

B．success

C．excitement

D．happiness

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Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They _______ each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning ______ night, getting as much gain谷物 as possible from their fields.
One late autumn evening, after their work in the ______ was done, Simon said to his wife, “ Victor got married last month. He has many bills账单 to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn谷仓.” “ Oh, that’s a good idea, ” said his wife. “But please don’t tell him, ” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will ________ take it.”
So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor’s barn. The next day, when he looked at his own barn, he found _________ strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor’s house last night, ______ I still have the same number of bags in my barn. _______ did that happen?”
Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother’s barn that night. But the next morning, he found the _______ number of bags in his barn again! “ This is very strange,” he thought.
That night he___小题1:___ again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder肩膀, and walked down the road to his younger brother’s house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another ______ coming down the road. He was carrying something on his _______ too.
“Young Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?”
“I was ______ you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is ________ than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly _______ that they had been taking rice to each other. They ________ what they had done. “ It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.

小题2:

A．disliked

B．hated

C．loved

D．enjoyed

小题3:

A．until

B．at

C．through

D．with

小题4:

A．shops

B．fields

C．hospitals

D．factories

小题5:

A．never

B．sometimes

C．usually

D．ever

小题6:

A．everything

B．anything

C．nothing

D．something

小题7:

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．or

小题8:

A．How

B．What

C．Why

D．Where

小题9:

A．small

B．different

C．huge

D．same

小题10:

A．planned

B．failed

C．hoped

D．tried

小题11:

A．brother

B．person

C．sister

D．wife

小题12:

A．back

B．shoulder

C．head

D．hand

小题13:

A．proud of

B．polite to

C．angry with

D．worried about

小题14:

A．smaller

B．richer

C．larger

D．happier

小题15:

A．remembered

B．realized

C．imagined

D．explained

小题16:

A．laughed about

B．dreamed about

C．shouted at

D．complained about

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