When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomin

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomin

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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 wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear 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(标记) 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 go to fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused(拒绝) 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.
小题1:What does “Week by week her list grew” mean in the first paragraph?
A.As time went by, she discovered more shortcomings of mine.
B.She made a longer list of my shortcomings the next week.
C.She more and more disliked me as time went by.
D.She added one more shortcoming on the list every week.
小题2:What did the father ask her daughter to do when she complained(抱怨) about her “enemy”?
A.To pay no attention to her “enemy’s” gossiping.
B.To keep away from her “enemy” at school.
C.To write down what the girl said and accept the truth.
D.To do whatever she wanted to as usual.
小题3:Why did her father refuse to take the list her daughter made?
A.Because he wanted her daughter to perfect herself.
B.Because what the list said were not his shortcomings.
C.Because he thought the list didn’t belong to him.
D.Because he believed the list could be well kept by her.
小题4:Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
A.Not an Enemy, But a Good Friend B.The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
C.My Father and I D.My Childhood

答案

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析

试题分析:
小题1:推理题,由第一段的第二行I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on.可以知道随着时间的流逝,她发现作者的缺点越来越多,所以选A
小题2:细节题,由第二段的最后一句Go and make a list of everything she said and mark(标记) the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.可以知道写下小女孩说的并且接受事实,所以选C
小题3:推理题,由最后一段爸爸说的“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.”可以知道他这样做是让作者更完美,所以选A
小题4:推理题,由本文的主要意思“爸爸对自己的女儿说要敢于面对自己的缺点,这是作者一生最好的建议”,所以选B
点评:本文讲述了做这场被一个女孩说他的缺点,那一天她哭着去找爸爸,爸爸让她所做的事是要敢于面对自己的缺点的故事,先通读全文,然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。本文主要考查推理题,要求学生有很强的推理分析能力。
举一反三
Selina, Michael, Tony and Sam enjoy listening to the radio. Read the following description and help them make proper choices.
57. ________ Tony, a sports lover, always cares much about sports events. He dreams to be a sports reporter after graduation.
58. ________ Michael is a university student. He likes music very much, especially rock and pop music.
59. ________ Sam is a teacher. He is one of the most popular teachers, because he always likes to tell his students what is going on world widely. So he needs to know global events of all kinds.
60. ________ Selina has three children. They are very lovely. They are interested in drama, reading and watching TV as well.
A. BBC Radio 3
BBC 3 broadcasts radio entertainment all day, every day. Hear the original radio comedies which became TV hits and the all-time comedy greats. There’s drama as well as reading of favourite books and a daily show just for kids.
B. BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 Music celebrates the very best in music. It’s a station for people who are passionate about rock and pop music. The station plays a rich mix of modern and classic artists and is devoted to the success of new rising bands.
C. BBC Radio 1
Devoted to giving you comments on news and sports events. Special rights on all the major sports events including up to the minute news and debates.
D. BBC World Service
World Service gets to the heart of global events. Programmes cover news to science and the environment to arts, religion and music of all kinds.

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One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a   21   bill. He asked, “Who would like this $20 bill ? ” Hands were   22  . Then he said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this.” He began to crumple(弄皱)the   23 . He then asked the audience, “   24  still wants it ?” Still the hands went  25  in the air.
“ What   26  I do this? ” He asked, and he  27  it on the ground, and started to step on it. He  28  it up. Now the bill was  29  and crumpled. “ Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went up.
“My friends,” He continued, “You have all  30   a good lesson . No matter   31  I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its  32 . It was still worth $20. Many times in our   33 , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes  34  wrong decisions, or we may   35  with something we do not   36 .When that happens, we feel depressed and think we are   37 . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not   38  what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside   39  , but on its inner value.’ This is the   40  of life.
小题1:
A.20 dollar B.20 dollars C.20-dollarsD.20-dollar.
小题2:
A.risenB.putC.raised D.held
小题3:
A.billB.paperC.cashD.change
小题4:
A.SomebodyB.NobodyC.AnybodyD.You
小题5:
A.upB.downC.aboveD.around
小题6:
A.shouldB.canC.ifD.Whether
小题7:
A.threwB.droppedC.fellD.put
小题8:
A.showedB.liftedC.broughtD.picked
小题9:
A.goodB.cleanC.largeD.dirty
小题10:
A.givenB.learnedC.taughtD.taken
小题11:
A.thatB.howC.whatD.Why
小题12:
A.valueB.priceC.effectD.part
小题13:
A.studiesB.workC.fieldsD.lives
小题14:
A.doB.makeC.giveD.take
小题15:
A.meetB.dealC.talkD.get
小题16:
A.likeB.hopeC.wishD.Expect
小题17:
A.worthlessB.weakC.poorD.careless
小题18:
A.fromB.inC.aboutD.at
小题19:
A.beautyB.faceC.looksD.impression
小题20:
A.lessonB.truthC.sayingD.story

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Rowena and Billy Wrangler are model high school students. They study hard and do extremely well on achievement tests. And next year,Rowena will be attending Harvard University.Billy,her younger brother,hopes to go to Cornell.What makes Rowena and Billy different from most students is that they don"t go to school.In fact,they"ve never been to school.Since kindergarten,they"ve studied at home.Like many of more than one million people who receive home schooling in the United States, they feel as if they"ve gotten a good education.
The home-schooling trend began in the U.S.in the 1980s with parents keeping their children out of public schools so they could provide religious education at home. Today,as the home-schooling trend continues to grow,parents are more likely to consider home schooling as an option because they believe schools don"t do a very good job of teaching and are occasionally dangerous places.But can parents really do a better job?
The answer in many cases is yes.In many studies,students taught at home ranked average or above average when compared to students who went to public schools.More importantly,these students were often more self-directed and have a greater depth of knowledge.They were well prepared for academic challenges.
One such student,Robert Conrad, now a sophomore at university, claims he really learned how to study and schedule his time during his eight years of home schooling.Still, not every student is as successful as Robert.
“For every home-schooling success story,there are an equal number of failures.”states Henry Lipscomb,an educational researcher.“There are just so many disadvantages that students taught at home have to overcome.” For example,they have fewer chances to get in touch with others of their own age.Consequently,they sometimes lack the usual social skills.“No matter what,though,”states Lipscomb,“home-schooling is a growing trend.I think we"ll be seeing more and more of this.”
小题1:Compared with other students, Rowena and Billy are most different in the fact that ___________.
A.they preferred to teach themselves
B.they do extremely well on achievement tests
C.they don"t go to school as other teenagers
D.they feel they have gotten a good education
小题2:According to the article, what is NOT the advantage of being educated at home?
A.Home is a safer place for children.
B.Students taught at home are more self-directed.
C.Students taught at home have a greater depth of knowledge.
D.Students taught at home can go to good universities.
小题3:The writer thinks __________ .
A.parents can do a better job than schools
B.home-schooling will be more and more useful
C.home-schooling is good in some aspects
D.students taught at home make greater achievements
小题4:The best title of this text might be ________ .
A.Home-schooling:A Growing Trend
B.Home-schooling:A Better Choice
C.Home-schooling:A Way to Success
D.Home-schooling:A New Method of Education

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Two graduates from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom found themselves about to graduate, yet with loans to pay off. The pair decided to begin a strange, year-long project to battle their debt.
The men, Ross Harper and Ed Moyse, set up the site BuyMyFace.co.uk. last October as a way to get rid of the $80,000 they shared as student loans. The idea behind the project was to earn money by selling their faces as advertising space every day for a year. Each day, they advertise a different business on their site by painting the brand"s logo or name on their faces and including a link to the company’s site. After they paint their faces and publish them on the site, Harper and Moyse go out to highly populated areas such as music festivals and theme parks to maximize their faces’ exposure.
At this time, Harper and Moyse have advertised their faces for over four months without skipping a day and they"re more than halfway to their goal. Though they first started charging a minimum of about USD $1.60 per company, the prices have risen as their popularity increased. For advertising space during the remainder of April, they range between USD $250 and $750. 
Terri L. Rittenburg, associate professor of marketing at the University of Wyoming, said she had heard of people tattooing (纹身) logos on themselves before, but this idea is much better. According to her, at first the idea would be new and novel and attract attention, but she is unsure how long it would last.
At least for now, companies that have bought Harper and Moyse’s faces have written positive comments on the pair’s website. “We had a three percent increase in website traffic on the very day and for two days more afterwards,” said an alcoholic beverage company.
小题1:Which of the following was most possibly taken from the website BuyMyFace.co.uk.?
A.B.C.D.
小题2: Harper and Moyse go to highly populated areas to _____.
A.have funB.make friendsC.show their facesD.find new customers
小题3:We can infer from the article that the two men _____.
A.must have earned more than $40,000
B.aren’t getting on well with their project
C.may close their site next month
D.always work hard except on holidays

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Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay. She stepped into the  __11__  and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and  __12__ to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach __13__  side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, __14__ and uneven; it became  __15__ difficult to row. If she __16__ for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the  __17__.
She wasn’t even halfway,  __18__ she was already tired and her hands  __19__  from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨). "I"m never going to  __20__  it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and __21__ her head helplessly, then looked up as she __22__ the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.
The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, __23__ her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be  __24__. Her hands weren"t so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst __25__.
The lights of the town became __26__. one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she __27__ it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just  __28__? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last __29__ on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves  __30__ and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.
小题1:
A.carB.boatC.shipD.mail
小题2:
A.besideB.beforeC.behindD.beyond
小题3:
A.anotherB.otherC.eitherD.the other
小题4:
A.deepB.calmC.gentleD.rough
小题5:
A.moreB.lessC.asD.least
小题6:
A.sleptB.continuedC.restedD.rowed
小题7:
A.homeB.mountainsC.south-westD.entrance
小题8:
A.ifB.soC.butD.since
小题9:
A.hurtB.ruinedC.troubledD.broke
小题10:
A.getB.makeC.keepD.take
小题11:
A.minedB.droppedC.cockedD.raised
小题12:
A.sawB.madeC.heardD.felt
小题13:
A.got toB.came toC.sent forD.reached for
小题14:
A.difficultB.seriousC.all rightD.certain enough
小题15:
A.any moreB.still moreC.no moreD.once more
小题16:
A.brighterB.biggerC.closerD.smaller
小题17:
A.destroyedB.threwC.repairedD.seized
小题18:
A.dreamingB.guessingC.inventingD.expecting
小题19:
A.blowB.hitC.pullD.strike
小题20:
A.anxiouslyB.happilyC.sadlyD.carefully

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