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We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. One evening I heard a loud crash in the street. Earlier that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed like this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her driving, so I sent her to the store in my truck.
At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my truck. I enjoyed having it, but I said: "Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won’t last forever. Never set your heart on anything that won’t last."
After hearing the loud noise, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted: "Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck."
My heart sank and my mind was flooded with conflicting thoughts. Was anyone hurt? Who else was involved? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: "Here is a chance to show Holly what you really love. She’ll never forget it."
The accident had occurred in my own driveway. Holly had crashed my truck into our other vehicle, the family van (搬运车). In her inexperience, she had confused the brakes and the gas pedal. Holly was unhurt physically, but when I reached her, she was crying and saying: "Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck." I held her in my arms as she cried.
Later that week a friend stopped by and asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole story. Her eyes moistened (湿润) and she said: "That happened to me when I was a girl. I borrowed my dad’s car and ran into a log that had fallen across the road. I ruined the car. When I got home my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me."
Over 40 years later, she still felt the pain of that night.
I remember how sad Holly was and how I comforted her. One day, when Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know what really matters in my life.
小题1:How did the crash happen?| A．The van was parked in the wrong place that evening. | | B．Holly stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brakes. | | C．The brakes of the truck didn’t work properly. | | D．Holly was too careless and young to drive a truck. |
小题2:Why didn’t the writer punish Holly?| A．He was so rich that he didn’t care about losing one truck. | | B．He thought there was no point punishing her after the accident. | | C．He believed the truck was made of metal and of poor quality. | | D．He wanted Holly to know he loved her more than any possessions. |
小题3:What does the underlined sentence mean?| A．She still suffered physical pain. | | B．She felt guilty of damaging the car. | | C．It left a deep wound on her soul. | | D．She was not forgiven by her Dad. |
小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?| A．What really matters? | | B．Better to forgive and forget | | C．Who is to blame? | | D．Accidents will happen |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A |
解析
试题分析：本文的主要内容是：我的女儿霍莉开我最心爱的卡车去商店，由于没有经验，撞了车，我非常爱女儿，所以不但没有责怪她，还安慰她，这和我的一个朋友的童年经历形成鲜明的对比。我的女儿会明白我爱她胜过一切物质的财富。
小题1:根据In her inexperience, she had confused the brakes and the gas pedal.故选B。
小题2:根据As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: "Here is a chance to show Holly what you really love. She’ll never forget it."，故选D。
小题3:这句话的意思是四十年以后，她依然感觉那个夜晚，父亲打的伤口在隐隐作痛，故选C。
小题4:根据I remember how sad Holly was and how I comforted her. One day, when Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know what really matters in my life，故选A。
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Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion—like stress, anger, or frustration. What was going through your mind as you were going through that negativity? Was your mind cluttered with (充斥) different kinds of thoughts? Or was it paralyzed, unable to think?
The next time you find yourself in the middle of a very stressful time, or you feel angry or frustrated, stop. Yes, that’s right, stop. Whatever you’re doing, stop and sit for one minute. While you’re sitting there, completely immerse yourself in the negative emotion.
Allow that emotion to consume you. Allow yourself one minute to truly feel that emotion. Don’t cheat yourself here. Take the entire minute—but only one minute—to do nothing else but feel that emotion.
When the minute is over, ask yourself, “Am I willing to keep holding on to this negative emotion as I go through the rest of the day?”
Once you’ve allowed yourself to be totally immersed in the emotion and really feel it, you will be surprised to find that the emotion clears rather quickly.
If you feel you need to hold on to the emotion for a little longer, that is OK. Allow yourself another minute to feel the emotion.
When you feel you’ve had enough of the emotion, ask yourself if you’re willing to carry that negativity with you for the rest of the day. If not, take a deep breath. As you exhale, release all that negativity with your breath.
This exercise seems simple—almost too simple. But, it is very effective. By allowing that negative emotion the space to be truly felt, you are dealing with the emotion rather than stuffing it down and trying not to feel it. You are actually taking away the power of the emotion by giving it the space and attention it needs. When you immerse yourself in the emotion, and realize that it is only emotion, it loses its control. You can clear your head and proceed with your task.
小题1:What should you do when you are into negativity according to the article?| A．Listen to some music. | | B．Ignore it and do something else. | | C．Just do nothing and truly feel that emotion. | | D．Think about it and try to deal with it immediately. |
小题2:The underlined word “immerse” (Paragraph 2) most probably means _____. | A．break down | B．get rid of | C．cut off | D．throw into |
小题3:What’s the best title of this text?| A．Clear Your Mental Space. | | B．Deep Breath, Trouble Away. | | C．Try to Avoid the Negative Emotion. | | D．Keep Holding on to This Negative Emotion as Long as Possible. |
小题4:The author’s opinion towards negative emotion is _____.| A．doubtful | B．optimistic | C．frightened | D．confused |
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For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner．Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?
Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict．In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it．From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents’ complete unreasonableness．And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely．Both feel trapped．
In this article, I’ll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap．The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things．Examples include the color of the teen’s hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child’s failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends．Second, blaming．The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong．Third, needing to be right．It doesn’t matter what the topic is．The laws of physics or the proper way to break an egg —the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority—someone who actually knows something — and therefore to command respect．Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress．
小题1:Why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict? | A．Both can continue for generations． | | B．Neither can be put to an end． | | C．Neither has any clear winner． | | D．Both are about where to draw the line． |
小题2:What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean? | A．The teens cause their parents to mislead them． | | B．The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict | | C．The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict． | | D．The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents |
小题3:Parents and teens want to be right because they want to ________．| A．give orders to the other | B．gain respect from the other | | C．know more than the other | D．get the other to behave properly |
小题4:What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows? | A．Solutions for the parent –teen problems． | | B．Examples of the parent –teen war． | | C．Causes for the parent –teen conflicts． | | D．Future of the parent-teen relationship． |
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The other night, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter’s bedtime. I _36__ home and was brushing my teeth when I __37_, and there on the bathroom mirror was a note in the __38__ of a heart. It said, “ Hi, Mom! I Love You. Laurel.” __39__, I cut a heart out of a piece of paper, and taped a(n) __40__ next to hers, saying, “ I Love You, Too, Laurel. Love, Mom.” Which she __41__ the next morning.
Our family has __42__ that by integrating (融合) writing into our __43__ activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to enjoy writing and becoming a(n) __44__ writer.
While teaching in a primary school, I __45__ how influential parents can be as children learn to write. __46__ when our daughter first began to scribble (乱涂), I became __47__ by her work. I offered praise for her __48__, for I found that scribbling is far more complex and important than I had __49__. It’s obvious that her scribbles, __50__ being lovely art objects, showed a lot about her __51__ of the world of writing.
Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn __52__ to read. As a matter of fact, by __53__ my own child and her friends and by reading professional books, I became more and more __54__ about how writing develops and how __55__ can help chidren become eager writers.
| 小题1: | | A．left | B．returned | C．missed | D．headed |
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| 小题2: | | A．turned up | B．turned down | C．looked up | D．looked on |
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| 小题3: | | A．size | B．shade | C．model | D．shape |
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| 小题4: | | A．Immediately | B．Suddenly | C．Finally | D．Directly |
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| 小题5: | | A．picture | B．article | C．note | D．page |
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| 小题6: | | A．felt | B．wrote | C．read | D．heard |
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| 小题7: | | A．found | B．imagined | C．dreamed | D．doubted |
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| 小题8: | | A．relative | B．useful | C．daily | D．personal |
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| 小题9: | | A．important | B．ordinary | C．fortunate | D．skilled |
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| 小题10: | | A．learned | B．regarded | C．considered | D．discussed |
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| 小题12: | | A．disappointed | B．attracted | C．puzzled | D．worried |
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| 小题13: | | A．effects | B．efforts | C．suggestions | D．methods |
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| 小题14: | | A．cared | B．insisted | C．realized | D．proved |
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| 小题15: | | A．apart from | B．far from | C．instead of | D．rather than |
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| 小题16: | | A．arguments | B．fear | C．understanding | D．dislikes |
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| 小题17: | | A．when | B．how | C．what | D．whether |
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| 小题18: | | A．noticing | B．discovering | C．checking | D．observing |
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| 小题19: | | A．particular | B．clear | C．anxious | D．crazy |
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| 小题20: | | A．teachers | B．friends | C．books | D．parents |
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Sports shoes that work out whether their owner has done enough exercise to promise time in front of the television have been devised in the UK.
The shoes- named Square Eyes- contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter (发射器) passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves(应得), based on the day"s efforts.
The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University in London, UK. "We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out," she says. "And I wanted to tackle that with my design."
Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically (自动地) switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps. Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both. Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television. So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals exactly one minute of TV time.
Existing pedometers(计步器) normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat. "It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort," she says. "That was one of my main design considerations."
小题1:According to Swan, the purpose of her design project is to _____.| A．keep a record of the steps of the wearer. | | B．deal with overweight among teenagers. | | C．enable children to resist (抵制) the attraction of TV. | | D．prevent children from being tricked by TV programs. |
小题2:Which of the following is true of Square Eyes shoes?| A．They control a child"s evening TV viewing time. | | B．They determine a child"s daily pocket money. | | C．They have raised the hot issue of overweight. | | D．They contain information of the receiver. |
小题3:Compared with other similar products, the new design ___.| A．sends teenagers" health data(数据) to the receiver. | | B．counts the wearer"s steps through shaking. | | C．records the sudden movement of the wearer. | | D．make it difficult for lazy teenagers to cheat |
小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for the text?| A．Smart Shoes Stop Childhood Overweight | | B．Smart Shoes Guarantee More Exercise | | C．Smart Shoes Measure Time of Exercise | | D．Smart Shoes Decide on Television Time |
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Learners of English, especially self-taught learners may have trouble in understanding speeches by native speakers. The following ways might help improve their listening ability.
First of all, do things step by step. It is not good to listen to something beyond your level. Better choose a suitable course and start with the first book. Go on to the second book only after you are sure you understand the first one.
Secondly, stick to one course of study. Don’t change books often. Never let your attention be attracted by another course just because it seems to be more “fashionable”.
Thirdly, listen to the English news program over the radio from time to time. Better go through the news stories in the Chinese-language newspaper first. That will make it easy for you to understand the English news on the radio.
Fourthly, if you have time, listen to some interesting stories in “Special English from the V.O.A. or other listening materials of the same level as that of your textbook”.
小题1:This is a piece of advice to learners of English on how to ________.| A．improve their listening ability | | B．read fast | | C．write better English and read faster | | D．speak correctly |
小题2:If you want to understand the English news program on the radio, you should ________.| A．read the Chinese-language newspaper step by step | | B．read again and again the Chinese-language newspaper | | C．go through the Chinese-language newspaper first | | D．be able to recite the Chinese-language newspaper |
小题3:The author advised that once you have taken up a course, you ________.| A．should stick to it | | B．should begin with the last book | | C．should take up other courses if they are more fashionable | | D．shouldn’t do anything else |
小题4:In this passage, V.O.A. stands for ________.
A. a book B. a magazine C. a text-book D. a radio station |
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