阅读理解 "Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon h
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"Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and let him know that you
trust him." These words are from the black American educator, Booker Washington.He was saying that,
"If you want people to grow up, you have to stop treating them like children."
In America, families are close but children are encouraged to be independent, to make their own
decisions, even at a very early age.It"s not unusual for a child of seven to be given an allowance (津贴)
every week.The child is encouraged to save some of the money but he or she can spend it on whatever
they choose, for example, buying clothes, school supplies or CDs.Some teenagers even have their own
credit cards!That"s a big responsibility since even adults are tempted tooverspend when they have credit
cards.
From an early age, American children are asked for their opinions and they are included in family
decisionmaking.At the dinner table, teenagers will be listened to on any topic, from politics to buying a
new family car or where the family will go on vacation.In this way, teenagers are getting practice in
becoming individuals:they are learning how to stand on their own two feet.
Many Chinese young people are becoming almost as interested as American teens in searching for
independence.They want to express those qualities that make them unique human beings.You can see
this in the way they dress, the music they listen to and the friends they choose."Super Girl" Li Yuchun
caught the imagination of Chinese teenagers on the "Super Girl" television contest.She was not the
traditional "nice, young Chinese girl". With her short, spiky hair and boylike clothes, she was telling
everyone that she was different.She had the courage to be her own person and to stand on her own two
feet...and she won!
There is an old saying, "Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him and then
choose that way with all his strength." If you do this, step by step, over a period of time, you may find
that you have become the person you always wanted to be.
1. The passage is intended to encourage the youth to________.
A. save money for useful things
B. become independent
C. express their great ambitions
D. make important decisions
2. A child of seven is given an allowance so that he can______.
A. be accepted as a popular guy
B. learn to decide how to use money
C. overspend money without care
D. have school supplies of his own
3. The author implies that many Chinese children________.
A. are more independent than Americans
B. should become interested in America
C. are happy with their present situation
D. are not satisfied to be nice, quiet ones
4. The main idea of the last paragraph is________.
A. that we should do things step by step
B. why we should understand our desires
C. what we should plan for our own life
D. how we can manage to realize our dreams |
答案
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As a foreigner, I don" t know the situation in the US well.Seeing all kinds of recent shooting incidents,
I think it should be controlled more strictly than now.Somebody said that the person who has it in mind to kill another can do it without a gun, so the causes of murders are not guns but the trend of despising (蔑
视) life in the US.And they also insist that there is no clear evidence that the increasing number of murders
is connected with possession of guns, so the personal rights should not be restricted by the reason that
there is not enough evidence.
Several months ago, I agreed with that partly.But as we know, the private groups like NRA have used
the public opinion and persuaded the government to protect their profit.Other weapons such as knives,
razors, bats are made for their own usage.But guns are made for only one reason-to kill someone.Of
course, there are people who have guns to protect themselves from the criminals.But crime is getting
more cruel and severe nowadays, so actually even if someone has a gun, it is impossible to guard himself
completely.
As a substitute, I think, if the possession of guns is controlled more strictly, people can live safer lives
than now.There are other reasons to oppose the gun control (e.g.the possession of guns is historical
inheritance (继承)and represents that people"s resistance will beagainst tyrannical (专制的)government),
but none of them can justify and explain today"s serious situation in the US.
1. The writer"s purpose is to give his opinion about________.
A. personal possessions
B. American culture
C. personal rights
D. gun control
2. Which of the following supports the writer" s opinion?
A. The causes of crime are not guns.
B. People are accustomed to having guns.
C. People can live a safer life without guns.
D. Guns are used for selfdefence.
3. What is the current situation in the US?
A. The number of murders is rising.
B. Everyone in the US possesses a gun.
C. NRA has ruled over the country.
D. No evidence is available after a crime.
4. According to the writer, ________should be banned in the society.
A. knives
B. guns
C. knives and guns
D. knives, razors and bats |
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Just as the stock (股票) market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put their money behind, we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises and falls in response to our beliefsabout what is possible.Sometimes the degree to which we are willing to challenge our belief systems determines the success of our inner economy.For example, imagine that your family of origin had a belief that musical talent was not something they possessed.As a member of that group, you would likely hold that same belief about yourself.As a result, even if you had a great desire to create music, you might be hesitant to really get behind yourself, fearing that your investment (投资) would not pay off.Even if you had the courage to follow your passion, your inner belief that you are not born talented would probably be a major obstacle to investing your energy in your dream.
On the other hand, if you found a way to release that negative belief, a great flood of energy would pour forth, greatly increasing the likelihood of your success.How much energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas, dreams, and visions we carry within is like the money people are, or are not, willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market.And in both cases, belief plays a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind something.One way to open up the possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable guide we sometimes think.There are other more reliable things of success that we can put our faith in, such as passion, feeling, and sense.Some of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain, trusting their sense over the common opinion held by common people about what will work.
In the same way, we can learn to trust our heart"s desires and our sense to guide us, questioning any beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves.As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible, we free up the resources that have the power to make our inner economy prosper.
1. We can safely conclude from the first paragraph that________.
A. our belief is not reliable
B. belief is not so important in our success
C. belief is an obstacle to our success
D. our belief determines our success in some way
2. According to the passage, if a family of origin has passion for literature, the members of the family
will probably________.
A. write poems
B. hate literature
C. enter the field of literature
D. teach literature
3. We can put our faith in the following things of success except________.
A. passion
B. feeling
C. sense
D. stock market
4. The purpose of the author is________.
A. to teach us a lesson
B. to give us some useful suggestions
C. to encourage us to invest in the stock market
D. to tell us common people have negative beliefs |
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I don"t know how I became a writer, but I think it was because of a certain force in me that had to
write and that finally burst through and found a channel.My people were of the working class of people.
My father, a stonecutter, was a man with a great respect and veneration (崇敬) for literature.He had a
tremendous memory, and he loved poetry, and the poetry that he loved best was naturally of the
rhetorical kind that such a man would like.Nevertheless it was good poetry, Hamlet"s Soliloquy,
Macbeth, Mark Antony"s "Funeral Oration", Grey"s "Elegy", and all the rest of it.I heard it all as a child;
I memorized and learned it all.
He sent me to college to the state university.The desire to write, which had been strong during all my
days in high school, grew stronger still.I was editor of the college paper, the college magazine, etc., and
in my last year or two I was a member of a course in play writing which had just been established there.
I wrote several little oneact plays, still thinking I would become a lawyer or a newspaper man, never
daring to believe I could seriously become a writer.Then I went to Harvard, wrote some more plays
there, became obsessed with (着迷于) the idea that I had to be a playwright, left Harvard, had my plays
rejected, and finally in the autumn of 1926, how, why, or in what manner I have never exactly been able
to determine.But probably because the force in me that had to write at length sought out its channel, I
began to write my first book in London.I was living all alone at that time.I had two rooms-a bedroom
and a sitting room-in a litter square in Chelsea in which all the houses had that familiar, smoked brick and
creamyellowplaster look.
1. We may conclude, in regard to the author"s development as a writer, that his father________.
A. made an important contribution
B. insisted that he choose writing as a career
C. opposed his becoming a writer
D. insisted that he read Hamlet in order to learn how to be a writer
2. The author believes that he became a writer mostly because of________.
A. his special talent
B. his father"s teaching and encouragement
C. his study at Harvard
D. a hidden urge within him
3. The author________.
A. began to think of becoming a writer at Harvard
B. had always been successful in his writing career
C. went to Harvard to learn to write plays
D. worked as a newspaper man before becoming a writer
4. The author really started on his way to become a writer______.
A. when he was in high school
B. when he was studying at Harvard
C. when he lived in London
D. after he entered college
5. What can we learn about the author"s life in the autumn of 1926?
A. He left Harvard and got married.
B. He couldn"t make up his mind what to do.
C. He started his dream as a writer.
D. He began to think seriously what to do. |
短文填词
An American bestseller has been popular with the students
in our school recently.It is________inspiring that
I would like to recommend it to you.This book,
Chicken Soup for the Soul, w________by Jack
Canfield, first appeared
________1993 and soon became a bestseller.
It will surely inspire readers of all________(年龄).
It has been put into many languages, spreading love to all
over the world.B________, an English version is of
g________help to us English learners as it will help
improve our English.It________64 yuan, but you can
get it for 54.4 yuan through online shopping, which will
________(节省) you 9.6 yuan.You can order it at
www.dangdang, com, and r________the book within
one week after your payment is made.For further
________, please visit the website. |
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Few people would question the value of taking part in sports for young people.With proper training,
supervision,protective equipment and techniques,and a proper emphasis on winning,sports can develop
a healthy body and spirit and a lifelong interest in being active and fit.Without such measures,childhood
sports can lead to injuries and even paralysis or death.
Even in the best conditions,no activity can be riskfree.But most serious hazards are preventable.
Cyclists and football players can reduce their risks by wearing helmets; hockey players by wearing
masks; basketball and tennis players by wearing eye guards; baseball players by wearing batting
helmets.
Besides,risks to individual players can often be found,and thus prevented,through a properly
performed medical exam before a child plays.For accidents that may not be preventable,having an
emergency plan and firstaid equipment,and someone trained to use the equipment,can be lifesaving.
Still,each year,according to the American College of Sports Medicine,more than 775,000 children
under 14 are treated in emergency rooms for sports injuries,nearly half of them preventable.An estimated
300,000 athletes experience exerciserelated head illnesses each year,and almost all of them should have
been avoided.
Further,from half to threefourths of sportsrelated concussions(脑震荡) are never even diagnosed; the
injured are often sent back to play too soon and put at risk of another more serious braindamaging
concussion.To help reduce these risks,the National Center for Sports Safety,with the National Athletic
Trainers"Association,offers a threehour online safety course for coaches for $28
at www.SportsSafety.org.
1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. All the accidents can be prevented.
B. All the accidents cannot be prevented.
C. Lives can be saved so long as there is proper equipment.
D. Lives cannot be saved even if there is proper equipment.
2. What does the underlined word "hazards" (in Paragraph 2) mean?
A. Mistakes.
B. Diseases.
C. Dangers.
D. Situations.
3. It is implied in the passage that________.
A. prevention of injuries is not paid enough attention to
B. children under 14 are more easily hurt in sports
C. most head illnesses are related with exercise
D. none of the head illnesses should have happened
4. What can coaches mainly learn from the online safety course?
A. How to cure braindamaging concussion.
B. How to diagnose braindamaging concussion.
C. How to predict the possibility of brain damage.
D. How to deal with the injured properly. |
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