阅读理解 。 Years ago I worked at a factory in a small county. Every day I got
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Years ago I worked at a factory in a small county. Every day I got up very early and often did
much extra work at night. I was so tired and exhausted. My whole life was hopeless. Then one day I
read the following article from a magazine:
"A woman went to live with her husband in camp on the Mojave Desert (沙漠) during the war.
She simply hated the place: the heat was almost un-bearable, 125 degrees in the shade, the wind blew
incessantly, and there was sand-sand everywhere. Finally, in desperation (不顾一切地) she wrote her
parents in Ohio that she couldn"t stand it another minute and was coming home.
Quickly came the reply by airmail from her father——just two lines:
"Two men looked out from prison bars. One saw the mud, the other saw stars."
The daughter did some real thinking, not only with the intellect (思维) but also with her heart. She
decided to stick to her post.
She made friends with the natives, learned to love the country, and eventually wrote a book about
it.
The desert hadn"t changed, but her attitude had. Because she listened with her heart to the words
her father sent, a whole new world opened up to her."
A change of attitude could change everything.
After reading the article, I was deep in thought (陷入沉思)…
B. 难以克服的
C. 难以忍受的
D. 难以适应的
B. was coming home
C. decided to stay there
D. decided to go back home with her husband
B. one man was in prison, the other was out of prison
C. two men were out of prison
D. her parents wanted her to stay there with her husband
B. The woman finally made friends with the natives.
C. She wrote her parents that she was coming.
D. The woman received her parents" reply by airmail.
B. the desert hadn"t changed, but her attitude had
C. the daughter"s parents wanted her to stay with her husband
D. a change of attitude could change everything
答案
举一反三
A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was cooking supper, and 1
her a piece of paper that he had written something on. After his mother 2 her hands, she read what on
the paper.
For 3 the grass $5.00
For cleaning up my room this week $1.00
For going to the supermarket for you $1.00
For looking after my baby brother while you went shopping $1.00
For taking out the rubbish $1.00
For getting a good report card $5.00
For cleaning up the garden $2.00
Total: $16.00
Well, his mother looked at him for a while, and then she picked up a pen, turned 4 the paper he had written on, and this was what she wrote:
For the nine 5 I carried you while you were growing inside me, free.
For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you, fed you and sung songs for you , free.
For all the tears(眼泪) that you"ve 6 through the years, free.
When you add it up, the cost of
my love is free.For all the nights that were filled with 7 , free.
For the toys, food, clothes, and even cleaning your nose, free.
And when you add it all up, the 8 cost of real love is free.
When the little boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were tears in his eyes. He looked straight 9 at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you." And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: 10 IN FULL.
( )2.A. waved
( )3.A. pushing
( )4.A. back
( )5.A. days
( )6.A. enjoyed
( )7.A. jokes
( )8.A. full
( )9.A. out
( )10.A. PAID
B. clapped
B. cutting
B. away
B. weeks
B. caused
B. wishes
B. half
B. around
B. SOLD
C. dried
C. mopping
C. over
C. months
C. collected
C. smiles
C. high
C. down
C. SPENT
D. shook
D. picking
D. off
D. years
D. proved
D. worries
D. new
D. up
D. BOUGHT
need to be alone. We don"t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we __3__ had a
friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends sometimes don"t __4__ well with each other. That doesn"t
mean __5__ they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and become friends
again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much, so we __6__ them
and write to them. It could be possible that we would see them again. And we can also __7__ new
friends to get out. It is surprised to find out __8__ we like new people when we get to know them.
There"s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don"t. Why?
It may be because they are __9__. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it may be just because they know
that someone cares. __10__ someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.
( ) 2. A. Whatever
( ) 3. A. always
( ) 4. A. get along
( ) 5. A. whether
( ) 6. A. ask
( ) 7. A. make
( ) 8. A. how many
( ) 9. A. stronger
( ) 10. A. But
B. Unless
B. ever
B. get up
B. why
B. call
B. help
B. how much
B. braver
B. Although
C. Since
C. never
C. get ready
C. that
C. tell
C. search
C. how often
C. happier
C. If
D. However
D. often
D. get to
D. what
D. talk
D. know
D. how far
D. richer
D. Whenever
When I was small, I was kind of shy. Fortunately, I changed a lot by junior high school. Shyness gets
in the way of success, but it doesn"t have to hold you back. Here are some tips that may help you
overcome it.
__1__ The excitement of being lost at something that you love can help you forget your
nervousness while showing off in public.
Next, why not get more chances to speak in public? For me, when l went into high school, I took
speech classes. __2__ Then, don"t think about what will happen. It"s possible that you might be laughed
at when speaking. __3__ What really happens is better than what we imagine.
Finally, remember past successes. Whether it is making a successful speech, remembering past
successes can help you to get future success. __4__ If you succeeded in the past, then you can succeed
again!
It"s actually natural to be a little bit nervous about meeting new people, making cold calls, or giving a
speech. That nervousness doesn"t have to keep you from succeeding, though.
| A. First of all, you"d better concentrate on what you enjoy. B. These successes are "proof" that you can do it. C. I still feel a little uncomfortable when I realize. D. However, others may not even notice your mistakes. E. I could even take part in speaking competitions. | |||
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| We all know that it is __1__ to keep healthy. But not all people know __2__ to keep healthy. After five days" hard work, we need to have a good rest at weekends. But it seems that some don"t know how to spend weekends in the right way. They enjoy __3__ cards at night and don"t go to bed until midnight or even later. Some gamble (赌博) all night. They forget that to get __4__ sleep is essential (必要的) for health. Some never get up early in the __5__ and take some exercise. It is true that doing exercise is very important for us to keep __6__. Some smoke a lot. They forget that __7__ smokers are more likely (可能) to have lung cancer (肺癌) than those who don"t smoke. Some drink too much wine. __8__ too much is harmful (有害) to the body. Some eat too much rich food and get fatter and fatter. If you are much too fat, you may always __9__ tired. Vegetables are good to the body. But some don"t like eating vegetables. __10__ is also very good to body. As a saying (谚语) goes, "An apple every day keeps the doctor away." So don"t forget to eat some fruit. | |||
| ( ) 1. A. important ( ) 2. A. when ( ) 3. A. to play ( ) 4. A. much ( ) 5. A. mor ning ( ) 6. A. health ( ) 7. A. light ( ) 8. A. Drink ( ) 9. A. are ( ) 10. A. Water | B. good B. how B. play B. many B. afternoon B. healthy B. heavy B. Drinking B. keep B. Milk | C. nice C. what C. playing C. a little C. evening C. clear C. good C. Eat C. say C. Tea | D. happy D. why D. plays D. enough D. day D. up D. strong D. Smoke D. feel D. Fruit |
任务型阅读。 A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep hole. When the other frogs saw how deep the hole was, they told the two frogs that they were almost dead. The two frogs ignored (不理) the comments and tried to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, and that they were almost dead. Finally, one of the frogs gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Did you not hear us?" The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the whole time. This story teaches two lessons: 1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day. 2. A destructive (毁灭性的) word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them. Be careful of what you say. Speak life to; those who cross your path. The power of words, It is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times. Special is the one who will take the time to encourage another." 任务(一)根据短文回答下列问题. 1. What did the two frogs do after they fell into a hole? _____________________________________ 2. What"s the meaning of the phrase "gave up" in Paragraph One? _____________________________________ 任务(二)把文中划线部分译成汉语。 3. _____________________________________ 4. _____________________________________ 任务(三)请给短文选一个适当的英文标题。 5. _____________________________________ | |||