阅读理解。 Life may not always seem fair, but we can learn to deal with it and ma
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Life may not always seem fair, but we can learn to deal with it and make new choices along the way.
I remember so clearly sitting next to my dad as we drove through the town. I was complaining about
something unfair that had happened to me. Dad looked directly at me and said,"No one ever said life was fair."
I was shocked at his answer. Later on as my marriage had problems even though I tried to save it. I could still
hear"It"s not fair" in my heart. Now as I raise two kids alone, try to create new relationships and build a
business, I am forced to face the inevitable (不可避免的) truth every day. Gradually I"ve found that I have
accepted my dad"s wisdom.
We all will face loss or unexpected changes. But unfairness should not be the only thing in our life. We
choose for ourselves what seems fair by comparing our lives with others", and this can lead us to feel that our
own lives are unfair. People need to ignore what others have and set their own plans. Certainly, there"re so many unhappy events in the world and in our lives, and when we deal with them, we try to control as many things as we can. Then, the sense of" it"s not fair" often comes when we can"t control the things in our lives. So please
put your efforts into the process rather than the result. You should learn that life is unfair, but you can be fair
and learn how to enjoy life. |
| 1. How did the author feel when she heard her father"s answer? |
A. She felt surprised.
B. She thought it was wise.
C. She was happy.
D. She felt it was useless to her. |
| 2. People usually feel things are unfair when ______. |
A. they compare their situation with other people"s
B. they talk to successful people
C. they have a great plan for themselves
D. they help friends recover from difficulties |
| 3. When people deal with unhappy things, they often ______. |
A. try to control them all
B. use all their efforts
C. ask others for help
D. complain to others |
| 4. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean? |
A. People said it was unfair to me.
B. I thought life was unfair to me.
C. I thought what my father said was right.
D. I could hear my heart beat. |
答案
| 1-4: AAAB |
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| 阅读理解。 |
These are instructions for making invisible ink using baking soda.
Difficulty: Easy
Time required: A few minutes
What you need:
Baking soda
Paper
Water
Light bulb
Paintbrush
Measuring cup
Purple grape juice
Here"s how:
There are at least two methods of using baking soda as invisible ink. Mix equal amounts of water and
baking soda.
Use a paintbrush to write a message onto white paper, using the baking soda solution (溶液) as "ink".
Allow the ink to dry.
One way to read the message is to hold the paper up to a heat source, such as a light bulb. The baking
soda will cause the writing in the paper to turn brown.
The second way to read the message is to paint over the paper with purple grape juice. The message will
appear in a different color. Tips:
If you are using the heating method, avoid igniting (点燃) the paper.
Baking soda and grape juice react with each other in an acid-base (酸碱) reaction, producing a color
change in the paper.
Grape juice concentrate (浓缩物) results in a more visible color change than regular grape juice. |
| 1. ______ is not needed for making invisible ink. |
A. Baking soda
B. Paper
C. Water
D. Ink |
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| 2. What"s the function of the paintbrush? |
A. To draw a picture.
B. To write a message onto the white paper.
C. To allow the"ink" to appear.
D. To help the"ink" dry. |
| 3. Why will the message appear in a different color in the second way to read the massage? |
A. Because there is enough grape juice.
B. Because baking soda reacts with grape juice.
C. Because of the use of water.
D. Because of the special paper. |
| 4. From the process, we can know that making invisible ink is ______. |
A. very hard
B. not difficult
C. a little difficult
D. not easy |
| 完形填空。 |
Our thoughts, words, and actions often cause harm to others and to us. Without reconciliation (和解), we
cannot deepen our understanding and only cause more suffering."Beginning Anew" is a(n) 1 of reconciliation.
It involves three steps-sharing appreciation, expressing 2 , and expressing hurt and difficulties.
In the first step, we share appreciation. We acknowledge the 3 qualities of the other person. The second
step-expressing regret, is to 4 with the other person our regrets for the things we have done or said that
might have caused him or her 5 . This requires humility (谦逊), and the 6 to let go of our own pride. In
the third step, we 7 our own hurt with mindful and loving 8 without blaming or criticizing. We speak in
such a way that the other person can listen and 9 our words. If we 10 the other person, his heart will 11
and he will not be able to hear us. We ask the other person to help us to understand 12 he has spoken and
acted as he has, causing us so much pain. Perhaps, later, he can share his feelings 13 we can understand
him more deeply. If a strong 14 arises in us while we are expressing our suffering, we should simply 15
and come back to our breathing until the emotion becomes 16 . The other person can 17 us by following his
breathing until we are ready to continue. We can enjoy practicing"Beginning Anew" with our partner, our family,
or our friends 18 . By doing this, we will 19 misunderstandings from accumulating. Rather, we will take care
of them as they arise, 20 we take care of our children. |
( )1. A. method
( )2. A. concern
( )3. A. positive
( )4. A. chat
( )5. A. pain
( )6. A. willingness
( )7. A. charge
( )8. A. speech
( )9. A. choose
( )10. A. trust
( )11. A. open
( )12. A. when
( )13. A. so that
( )14. A. emotion
( )15. A. continue
( )16. A. quieter
( )17. A. forget
( )18. A. quickly
( )19. A. prevent
( )20. A. for | B. practice
B. belief
B. poor
B. compare
B. anxiety
B. kindness
B. argue
B. letter
B. accept
B. praise
B. close
B. how
B. even though
B. responsibility
B. stop
B. warmer
B. support
B. carefully
B. protect
B. so | C. example
C. regret
C. confident
C. debate
C. confusion
C. happiness
C. express
C. story
C. spread
C. envy
C. beat
C. what
C. as though
C. value
C. leave
C. deeper
C. hate
C. regularly
C. separate
C. like | D. experience
D. sympathy
D. selfish
D. share
D. loss
D. weakness
D. combine
D. question
D. change
D. blame
D. melt
D. why
D. in case
D. interest
D. repeat
D. stronger
D. remember
D. willingly
D. forbid
D. if | | 阅读理解。 | Are you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch.
They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness. Or, in summer, they may think it is the heat.
However, the real reason lies inside their bodies. At that time-about eight hours after you wake up-your body
temperature goes down. This is what makes you slow down and feel sleepy. Scientists have tested sleep habits
in experiments where there was no night or day. The people in these experiments almost always followed a
similar sleeping pattern. They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later.
In many parts of the world, people take naps (小睡) in the middle of the day. This is especially true in
warmer climates (气候), where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon. Researchers are now
saying that naps are good for everyone in any climate. A daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind
and therefore is good for health in general. In countries where naps are traditional (传统的), people often
suffer less from problem such as heart disease.
Many working people, unfortunately, have no time to take naps. Though doctors may advise taking naps,
employers do not allow it! If you do have the chance, however, here are a few tips about making the most
of your nap. Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up. A short sleep
too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward. This can slao happen if you sleep
for too long. If you do not have enough time, try a short nap-even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful. | | 1. If you get up at 6:30 am, what is the best time for you to take a nap? | A. About 12:30 pm
B. About 2:30 pm
C. About 1:30 pm
D. About 3:30 pm | |
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| 2. What advice does the writer give on taking a nap? | A. You"d better take a nap about an hour after you have lunch.
B. You can sleep as long as you like so that you will not feel tied or sleepy.
C. Only people in warmer climate need to take a nap.
D. If your time is limited, a short nap can also help. | | 3. Naps are good for everyone in any climate because _________ . | A. a nap makes both your body and mind have a good rest.
B. a daily nap benefits your health.
C. people who often take naps suffer less from problems such as heart disease than those who don"t.
D. All the above. | | 4. What would be the best title for the text? | A. Just for a Rest
B. All for a Nap
C. A Special Sleep Pattern.
D. Taking Naps in Warmer Climate. | | 完形填空。 | Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term t o describe the way
many North Americans interact (互动) these days. The 1 is "networked individualism". This concept is not
2 to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings. How can we be individuals and be
networked 3 ? You need other people for 4 .
Here is 5 Professor Wellman means. 6 the invention of the Internet and e mail, our social networks
included 7 interactions with relatives, neighbors and colleagues at work. Some of the 8 was by phone, but
it was still voice to voice, person to person, in 9 time.
A recent 10 by the Pew Internet and American Life Project 11 that for a lot of people, electronic
interaction through the computer has 12 the person-to-person interaction. However, a lot of people interviewed for the Pew"s study 13 that"s a good thing. Why?
In the past, many people were 14 that the Internet isolated (隔离,孤立) us and caused us to 15 too
much time in the imaginary world of the computer. But the Pew"s study discovered that the 16 is true. The
Internet 17 us with more real people than expected- 18 people who can give advice on careers, medical
problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the
Internet 19 an important role in helping them make major life decisions.
Thanks to the computer,"networked individuals" are able to be 20 and together with other people-at the
same time! | ( )1. A. saying
( )2. A. difficult
( )3. A. at the same time
( )4. A. job
( )5. A. what
( )6. A. After
( )7. A. live
( )8. A. appointment
( )9. A. true
( )10. A. experiment
( )11. A. showed
( )12. A. ensured
( )13. A. say
( )14. A. excited
( )15. A. take
( )16. A. opposite
( )17. A. connects
( )18. A. thankful
( )19. A. finds
( )20. A. united | B. term
B. different
B. at once
B. food
B. how
B. With
B. interesting
B. interaction
B. right
B. study
B. suggested
B. removed
B. discuss
B. surprised
B. spend
B. thing
B. offered
B. considerate
B. plays
B. social | C. concept
C. easy
C. all the time
C. help
C. where
C. Before
C. fun
C. invitations
C. wrong
C. interview
C. learned
C. replaced
C. talk
C. shocked
C. cost
C. outcome
C. shared
C. helpful
C. catches
C. separated | D. meaning
D. surprising
D. once in a while
D. networks
D. which
D. As
D. pleasant
D. doings
D. real
D. work
D. added
D. exchanged
D. speak
D. worried
D. stay
D. effect
D. informs
D. friendly
D. possesses
D. alone | | 阅读理解。 | Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something
just because the salesman talked you into it?
Are you afraid to ask someone for a date? Many people are afraid of assert themselves, that is to say dare
not state their opinions confidently. Dr. Albert, author of Stand up, Speak Out, and Talk Back, thinks it is
because their self-respect is low."Our whole set up (体制) is designed to make people distrust themselves,"
says Albert. "There is always "superior" around - a parent, a teacher, a boss-who"knows better". These superiors often gain when they chip (削弱) away at your self-image."
But Alert and other scientists are doing something to help people assert themselves. They offer "assertiveness training" courses-AT for short. In the AT courses people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They
learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be more active without hurting other people.
In one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an AT course will help the timid
person to lose his fear. But AT uses an even stronger motive the need to share. The timid person speaks out in
the group because he wants to tell how he feels.
Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-image. If someone you face is more
"important" than yon, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your own good sense.
You go by the other person"s demand. But, why should you? AT says you can get to feel good about
yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out. | | 1. What is the best title for this passage? | A. Assertiveness Training
B. The importance of self-image
C. Development of Self-respect
D. How to Feel Good of Yourself | | 2. The underlined word "timid" in this passage probably means"_______"? | A. brave
B. active
C. angry
D. shy | | 3. Which of the following problems is mainly discussed in this passage? | A. People are easily cheated when they buy something
B. Some people usually think too low of themselves
C. People are usually afraid of their superiors
D. Some people are not used to making their ideas public | | 4. We may infer from the passage that the writer"s attitude towards the whole set up is _______. | A. positive
B. negative
C. appreciative
D. aggressive | 最新试题
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