阅读理解 When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my s
阅读理解
When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I was not a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so
on. I tried to bear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in
my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked. "Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn"t you
ever wonder what you"re really like? Well, you now have that girl"s opinion. Go and make a list of
everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she
said."
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn"t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could-and suddenly I wanted to change.
For the first time I went to a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. "That"
s just for you," he said. "You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger
and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you"ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is
full of people who think they know your duty. Don"t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth
and do what you know is the right thing to do."
Daddy"s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I"ve never had a better piece of advice.
1. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter"s complaint?
A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her "enemy" had said and just do what she want to
do.
B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.
C. He told her to write down all her "enemy" had said and pay attention only to the things that were
true.
D. He refused to take the list and want to have a look at it.
2. What does "Week by week her list grew" mean? 
A. She made a list of my shortcomings and kept on adding new ones so it was growing longer and longer.
B. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to
me.
C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.
D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.
3. Why did her father listen to her quietly?
A. Because he believed that what her daughter"s "enemy" said was mostly true.
B. Because he had been so angry with her daughter and wanted to keep
silent.
C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.
D. Because he was not quite sure which girl was telling the truths.
4. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend
B. The Best Advice I"ve Ever Had
C. My Father 
D. My Childhood
I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台)in her general store. 1 I
quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying "thank you."
At first I was paid in candy. 2 I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. 3
By the time I was 12, My grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to
selling cosmetics(化妆品). I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as " What color do you think I should wear?" I took a real
interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup(化妆)ideas. 4
The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn"t need to be a Rocket
scientist-you needed to be a great listener. 5 Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics
from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.
A.Later I received 50 cents an hour.
B.Before long, she let me sit there by myself.
C.I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.
D.Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.
E.My grandma"s trust taught me how to handle responsibility.
F.Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.
G.Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.
to __2___ with other disabled children. However, the ___3__ of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a(an) __4_ life. After speaking to an advisor,
she sent him to private classes __5__ he learned to lip-read and pronounce words.
Later on, Adrian"s parents __6__ to send him to a regular school. The headmaster tried to prevent
them from doing so, __7__ regular school couldn"t take care of a special needs student. His parents were
determined to __8__ and pushed him hard to go through his work every day __9__ they wanted to prove that, __10__ the opportunity, Adrian could do anything. Adrian made the grade and was __11__. It was a big challenge. The pace(节奏) was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention
to the teacher, ___12__ wasn"t always easy. But he___13__ it and did a lot of extra work after school.
The ___14__made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good __15__ and got
into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in his life __16__ school. He developed a love __17___ the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race 05/06, __18___ the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so.
But none of these achievements would have been possible __19__ one of the most important lessons
from his mother.
"If you ___20__ yourself and work hard, you can achieve great results," she often said.
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___1___. She was tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been settled, but ___2___ appeared.
Her
father, a cook, took her into the ___3___. He poured water into three pots and boiled it. After the water came to a boil, he put some ___4___ in the first pot, eggs in the second and coffee in the last.
He waited for them for a few minutes ___5___ any words.
The girl closed her mouth and waited, impatient and ___6___ by what her father was doing. After
about 20 minutes, her father ___7___ the stove, took out the carrots
and put them in a bowl. He tookthe eggs and put them in another bowl. After that he ___8___ the coffee into a cup. Turning back to his
___9___ , he asked, "Sweetheart, what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs and coffee," she replied.
Her father asked her to __10 _ the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were ___11___.
___12___ he asked her to take the eggs and break them. After peeling them, she felt the eggs were
hard.
Last, her father asked her to smell the coffee.
S
he asked, "What does this _ _13__, Father?"He __14__ that each of the things had felt the same unfortunate fate. They were all boiled in ___15__, but with a ___16___ result. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after being boiled. The
fragile eggs became __17___ after cooking. Coffee grounds were very unique. They could change the
water.
"___18___ one are you?" asked her fath
er. "When calamity(不幸的事) __19___ on your door,what will your ___20___ be? Are you carrots, eggs of coffee?"
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| 阅读理解 | |||
| The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call "books". I was going to have my examination the next day. "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself. I didn"t answer. In fact I dared not. The clock struck twelve. "Oh, dear!" I cried. "Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!" We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy. The clock struck one. I was quite desperate now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, "Oh God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen." My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep. | |||
| 1. The underlined word "wretched" in Paragraph 3 probably means ____________. | |||
| A. happy B. disappointed C. unhappy D. hopeful | |||
| 2. Reviewing his lessons that night didn"t help him because ____________. | |||
| A. it was too late at night B. he was very tired C. his eyelids were so heavy that he couldn"t keep them open D. he hadn"t studied hard before the examination | |||
| 3. What do you suppose probably happened to the author the next day? | |||
| A. He went to a church to pray again. B. He passed the exam all by l  uck.C. He failed in the exam. D. He was punished by his teacher. | |||
| 4. The best title for the passage would be ____________. | |||
| A. The Night Before the Examination B. Working Far into the Night C. A Slow Student D. Going Over My Lessons | |||
| This is a true story from Guyana. One day, a boy took a piece of paper from a box. He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose. He couldn"t get it out. He ran crying to his mother. His mother couldn"t get the paper out, either. A week later, the paper was still in the boy"s nose. His nose began to have a bad smell. So his mother took the boy to a hospital. The doctor looked up at the child"s nose, but she couldn"t get the paper out. She said she had to cut the boy"s nose to get the paper out. The boy"s mother came home looking sad. She didn"t want her child to have his nose cut. The next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May. May wanted to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose. "Yes, I can see it," May said. "It will be out soon." As she spoke, she shook some black pepper on the child"s nose. The child gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out. His mother was surprised. May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim, for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell. So the lucky boy didn"t have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut. | |||
| 1. After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose, ____. | |||
| A. he took it out B. his mother took it out C. he did nothing but cry D. he t  ried to take it out but failed | |||
| 2. The paper ball stayed in the boy"s nose for ____. | |||
| A. at most seven days B. less than seven days C. more than seven days D. exactly seven days | |||
| 3. Which of the following is TRUE? | |||
| A. The doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boy"s nose. B. May succeeded in taking the paper out. C. The boy"s mother found some black pepper to solve the problem. D. The boy had to have his nose cut at last. | |||
| 4. The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because ____. | |||
| A. he needed to learn to swim B. the sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose. C. the sea water would wash out the paper ball. D. he needed a rest |