On Saturday, Feb 12, 2000, two things happened that changed my life. First of al
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On Saturday, Feb 12, 2000, two things happened that changed my life.
First of all, my baby sister got married. She was 26 this day, and yet to me she was still my baby sister.
I was happy, but also sad. Gone were the days of me bossing(支使) her around. My bossy behavior had once earned me the nickname Lucy. If you’re a fan of Peanuts, then you can clearly imagine my behavior as an older sister.
At one point, I left the wedding reception to get some air. I went outside and walked to a nearby playground. I’m not sure how long I sat there before my sister came and joined me. We talked about how we were both grown up. As she wiped a tear from my eye, she lovingly said, “You’ll always be Lucy to me.” We hugged.
Then, my cousin Mike walked over to tell us that it was time to cut the cake, and the second thing that changed my life that day came to pass.
“Hey, did you guys hear that Charles Schulz died today?” he said casually – as if it were no big deal. Then he took my sister’s arm and they turned to head back to the reception hall. “Coming?” they asked. “In a minute,” I replied, and I sat back down on the bench, dizzy from what Mike had just told me.
How could Charles Schulz be dead? He was my creator! He was almost like a father to me!
I had lost so many things on that day. My innocence had slipped away like a thief in the night. It was gone before I could do anything about it, taking with it all the treasures that I had held in my heart. I felt myself grow up in an instant. I saw, for the first time, what I really was – a 30-year-old woman with a husband of my own, and soon, a child of my own.
I took a deep breath and stood up from the bench. I turned and headed back to the hall, hoping I hadn’t missed the cutting of the cake. It was the day that my sister grew wings of her own and left the nest – the day that Lucy died, and I was born.
小题1:Why did the author feel sad at her sister’s wedding?| A．She was afraid of change. | | B．Her sister was getting ready to move far away from her. | | C．Her wonderful childhood with her sister had become a thing of the past. | | D．She had nobody to turn to for help with housework. |
小题2:When the author’s cousin told her that Charles Schulz had died, she __________.| A．felt a great sense of loss | | B．burst into tears | | C．thought he was joking | | D．got angry at him for his attitude |
小题3:What is implied when the author says that “Lucy died, and I was born”?| A．The author has realized how her sister must have felt about her and decided to change. | | B．Lucy no longer matters to the author. | | C．The author doesn’t like the nickname Lucy anymore. | | D．The author is no longer sad and ready to face the fact that she is an adult. |
小题4:The best title of the passage can be __________.| A．Two things changing my life | | B．My baby sister’s wedding | | C．Not Lucy anymore | | D．Not innocent anymore |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C |
解析
试题分析：文章介绍作者在一天中经历了两件让她难过的事情，但是她也通过这两件事意识到自己已经长大。
小题1:细节题：从第三段的句子：I was happy, but also sad. Gone were the days of me bossing(支使) her around.可知在妹妹的婚礼上作者很难过，因为她们一起度过的时光一去不复返了，选C
小题2:细节题：从第六段的句子：I replied, and I sat back down on the bench, dizzy from what Mike had just told me. 可知当作者的堂兄告诉她Charles Schulz死了，她觉得很失落，选A。
小题3:句意理解题：根据倒数第二段的句子：I felt myself grow up in an instant. I saw, for the first time, what I really was – a 30-year-old woman with a husband of my own, and soon, a child of my own.可知作者不再难过了，接受自己成年的事实，选D。
小题4:标题确定题：文章介绍作者在一天中经历了两件让她难过的事情，但是她也通过这两件事意识到自己已经长大，Lucy就是代表她的不成熟，所以用Not Lucy anymore 是适合的标题。选C |
举一反三
Each morning during fifteen- minute bath, I determined to cultivate a big, happy smile. I found out it had to be an honest-to-goodness smile from down deep , an outward expression of happiness from within!
Let’s see how the smile muscles me during the day. I would think of the things I had to be for, work up a big smile and then enter. It people when I passed them on the street to give them a smile. Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have smiled in your life, and see how much better you feel and look. It’s one of the best ways to worrying, and start living. When I began to do this, I found I became more welcome everywhere.
| 小题1: | | A．outside | B．upward | C．inside | D．forward |
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| 小题2: | | A．helped | B．upset | C．satisfied | D．disappointed |
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| 小题3: | | A．ready | B．eager | C．thankful | D．famous |
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| 小题4: | | A．greeted | B．pleased | C．puzzled | D．welcomed |
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| 小题5: | | A．cheerful | B．forced | C．strange | D．bitter |
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| 小题6: | | A．never | B．just | C．already | D．ever |
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| 小题7: | | A．keep | B．stop | C．hate | D．protect |
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Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces. Each of us must choose which we want to our future and our expectations. We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or . It’s our decision: From which perspective do we want to view life? Will we look up in or down in desperation? I believe in the upward look. I choose to the positive and skip right over the negative.
An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it’s a(n) . The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people. , negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy (预言). Pessimism creates a dark place where no one wants to live.
Years ago, I drove into a service station to get some gas. It was a beautiful day, and I was feeling great. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me, “How do you feel?” That seemed like a(n) question, but I felt fine and told him so. “You don’t look well,” he replied. This me completely by surprise. A little confidently, I told him that I had felt better. Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared yellow.
By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little . About a block away, I over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Was I affected with jaundice(黄疸)? Was everything all right? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little nauseous(恶心). Did I have a bad liver? Had I some rare disease?
On another beautiful day, when I went into that gas station, feeling again, I figured out what had happened. The place had recently been painted a bright, distasteful , and the light reflecting the walls made everyone inside look as though they had hepatitis（肝炎）! I wondered how many other folks had the way I did. I had let one short conversation with a total change my attitude for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single observation had a great effect on the way I felt and acted.
The only thing more powerful than negativism is a word of optimism and hope. When a whole culture adopts an upward look, incredible things can be accomplished.
| 小题1: | | A．shape | B．decide | C．preview | D．transform |
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| 小题2: | | A．forgive | B．curse | C．praise | D．regret |
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| 小题3: | | A．vain | B．anger | C．action | D．hope |
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| 小题4: | | A．highlight | B．analyze | C．evaluate | D．introduce |
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| 小题5: | | A．necessity | B．opportunity | C．quality | D．identity |
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| 小题6: | | A．Actually | B．Consequently | C．Accordingly | D．Contrarily |
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| 小题7: | | A．rely on | B．feed on | C．go on | D．take on |
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| 小题8: | | A．familiar | B．ordinary | C．odd | D．easy |
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| 小题9: | | A．got | B．took | C．stopped | D．made |
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| 小题11: | | A．never | B．ever | C．once | D．always |
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| 小题12: | | A．uneasy | B．unconcerned | C．unsatisfied | D．unaffected |
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| 小题13: | | A．got | B．came | C．took | D．pulled |
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| 小题14: | | A．come up | B．brought up | C．picked up | D．put up |
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| 小题15: | | A．fine | B．upset | C．sick | D．calm |
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| 小题16: | | A．gray | B．blue | C．yellow | D．red |
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| 小题18: | | A．quit | B．adapted | C．answered | D．reacted |
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| 小题19: | | A．liar | B．onlooker | C．attendant | D．stranger |
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| 小题20: | | A．positive | B．negative | C．careful | D．rigid |
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This is my world now; it’s all I have left. You see, I’m old. And, I’m not as healthy as I used to be. I’m not necessarily happy with it, but I accept it. Occasionally, a member of my family will stop in to see me. He or she will bring me some flowers or a little present, maybe a set of slippers—I’ve got eight pairs. And then they will return to the outside world and I’ll be alone again. Oh, there are other people here in the nursing home. Residents, we’re called. The majority are about my age. I’m 84. Many are in wheelchairs. The lucky ones are passing through—a broken hip, a diseased heart, something has brought them here for rehabilitation(康复). When they’re well they’ll be going home.
The help here is basically pretty good, although there’s a large turnover of staff. Just when I get comfortable with someone he or she moves on to another job. I understand that. This is not the best job to have. I don’t much like some of the physical things that happen to us. I don’t care much for a diaper(尿布). I seem to have lost the control acquired so diligently as a child. The difference is that I’m aware and embarrassed, but I can’t do anything about it. I’ve had three children, and I know it isn’t pleasant to clean another’s diaper. My husband used to wear a gas mask when he changed the kids. I wish I had one now.
Why do you think the staff insists on talking baby talk when speaking to me? I understand English. I have a degree in music and am a certified teacher. Now I hear a lot of words that end in “y”. There is little need for anyone to position their face directly in front of mine and raise their voice with those “y” words. Sometimes it takes longer for a meaning to sink in; sometimes my mind wanders when I am bored. But there’s no need to shout.
I’d love to go out for a meal or travel again. I’d love to go to my own church, sing with my own choir. I’d love to visit my friends. Most of them are gone now or else they are in different “homes” of their children’s choosing. I’d love to play a good game of bridge, but no one here seems to concentrate very well. My children put me here for my own good. They said they would be able to visit me frequently. But they have their own lives to lead. That sounds normal. I don’t want to be a burden. They know that. But I would like to see them more. One of them is here in town. He visits as much as he can.
Something else I’ve learned to accept is loss of privacy. Quite often I’ll close my door when my roommate—imagine having a roommate at my age—is in the TV room. I do appreciate some time to myself and believe that I have earned at least that courtesy(礼貌). As I sit thinking or writing, one of the aides invariably opens the door unannounced and walks in as if I’m not there. Sometimes she even opens my drawers and begins searching around. Am I invisible? Have I lost my right to respect and dignity? I am still a human being. I would like to be treated as one.
Back to my semiprivate room for a little semi-privacy or a nap(午睡). I do need my beauty rest; company may come today. What is today, again? The afternoon drags into early evening. This used to be my favorite time of the day. Things would wind down. I would kick off my shoes. Put my feet up on the coffee table. Pop open a bottle of Chablis and enjoy the fruits of my day’s labor with my husband. He’s gone. So is my health. This is my world.
小题1:Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?| A．The staff at the nursing home mistreated the elderly people. | | B．Nursing home workers sometimes stole items from her drawers. | | C．Her children did not often visit because they felt guilty for having put her in the nursing home. | | D．The staff used baby talk with her because they assumed her mind had aged as her body had. |
小题2:The author concluded her essay with a tone of ________.| A．dignity | B．sadness | C．disappointment | D．confusion |
小题3:How will the author’s son most probably feel after he reads this essay?| A．Sympathetic. | B．Regretful. | C．Angry. | D．Relieved. |
小题4:The best title for the passage would be ________.| A．The Disadvantages of Growing Old | | B．If Only I could be getting better | | C．The Elderly: A Forgotten Generation | | D．The Place That Changed My Life |
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It does not have to be January 1st to give yourself a chance to make the most out of your day — and your life. Every day is a new day and a fresh start to learn, grow, develop your strengths, heal yourself from past regrets or hurts, and move forward older and wiser. Every day gives you a chance to reinvent yourself, to fine-tune who you are, and build on lessons of what you have learned. It is never too late to change things that are not working in your life and switch gears, instead of thinking in the same old ways, hoping for a different outcome.
Be intelligent, be flexible, and keep and open mind to start each day anew! Flexibility is the key!
Ask yourself: How do you wake up each day? Do you start your day going already feeling pressured and rushed? Do you go through the morning routine without much thought at all, doing what you "have to do" to start your day?
How about starting each new day with a moment to stop, breathe and think of a positive intention for the day.
Think not just what you want to DO, but how you want to BE today?
Each day is a new beginning and a blank slate. How would you like to create your day? Think of it as a blank canvas — what would you like to paint on it. What can you create? If you wake up in a negative mindset, you are more likely to paint a dark picture throughout the day, and your canvas will not reflect hope, happiness and joy.
If you take each day to think positively, and have a positive intention for how you would like to create your day, how would your life be different? What positive outcome can reflect your positive intention?
What can daily positive intentions do for you? Every day you will give yourself the gift of an "attitude of gratitude."
Visualizing how you would like your day will help release positive energy from within you and you will attract more positive energy from those around you. Instead of spinning your wheels in an old way of thinking, each day is a chance to reframe and re-look at things in a different way.
You can experience each day an awe （敬畏）in the beauty and creation of the world — and the beauty of you who is in it!
You find yourself shifting from an "I can"t mindset" to an "I can" mindset.
With a focus on positive intentions, you feel more empowered and more like a "victor" than a "victim."
You are more mindful of the present, and will be more likely to live fully in the present each moment of each day. After all, the past is a great place to visit, but you don"t want to live there!
So how about starting each day taking a moment to think of a positive intention for the day? Each morning, write it down and reflect each evening on how you did!
Here are examples of Positive Intentions:
"Today I would like to replace my feelings of annoyance towards my co-worker to feelings of acceptance."
"I am looking forward today to focusing on what I am grateful for in my life, rather than what is missing, and express gratefulness to others."
"Today I want to slow my life down and take time to savor the moment, especially with my children".。
Using each day to recommit yourself to positive thinking and intention will help you create the life you want and that you deserve!
小题1:According to the writer, which is the most important?| A．changeable | B．positive | C．forgettable | D．active |
小题2:When you get up, what is the right way to start?| A．Just do as you do regularly | | B．Brushing teeth and washing as quickly as possible | | C．Stopping for a short while and planning some active things | | D．Doing morning exercise to build up your body |
小题3:Which of the followings is considered to be positive intention?| A．The boss told me to finish the task, so I have to hurry today | | B．Mr. Smith treated me to dinner, so I’d like to send him a card. | | C．I have finished all the tasks ,so I’m free today. | | D．I didn’t sleep well last night, but it’s time to go to work.. |
小题4:What can daily intention do for you ,except______?| A．You can live fully | | B．You will become mindful everyday | | C．You will feel powerful | | D．You can spend your day happily |
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I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, customers to carry as many packages as they could. I also needed to have my own package . The queue moved very slowly. My patience and I got annoyed. The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.
“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move to make room for me to get to the .
I stepped out, about the service conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I into the parking lot.
A woman was coming across the lot in my . She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very . I noticed that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a but I was a stranger. So I did what I could in a minute she hurried past me－I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat . Then her face softened and her shoulders . I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other.
I continued to smile all the way to my car. Wow, it’s amazing a simple smile can do.
From then on, I became aware of people’s and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that every day to let it me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.
| 小题1: | | A．found | B．disliked | C．kept | D．avoided |
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| 小题2: | | A．hoping | B．welcoming | C．requiring | D．ordering |
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| 小题3: | | A．paid | B．received | C．weighed | D．bought |
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| 小题4: | | A．died out | B．faded out | C．burst out | D．ran out |
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| 小题5: | | A．business | B．duty | C．turn | D．part |
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| 小题7: | | A．counter | B．office | C．exit | D．car |
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| 小题8: | | A．talking | B．complaining | C．worrying | D．hearing |
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| 小题9: | | A．headed | B．looked | C．pulled | D．turned |
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| 小题10: | | A．way | B．time | C．direction | D．course |
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| 小题11: | | A．slow | B．stable | C．light | D．heavy |
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| 小题12: | | A．rough | B．dull | C．smooth | D．bright |
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| 小题13: | | A．smile | B．hug | C．bag | D．touch |
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| 小题14: | | A．until | B．though | C．before | D．since |
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| 小题15: | | A．excited | B．frightened | C．cheered | D．confused |
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| 小题16: | | A．trembled | B．raised | C．relaxed | D．tightened |
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| 小题18: | | A．appearances | B．reactions | C．behaviors | D．expressions |
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| 小题19: | | A．treatment | B．awareness | C．conclusion | D．achievement |
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| 小题20: | | A．remind | B．warn | C．convince | D．tell |
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