In this life, what did you miss?The wife asked the husband when she was 25. Desp
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In this life, what did you miss?
The wife asked the husband when she was 25. Despondently, the husband replied: "I missed a new job opportunity." When she was 35, the husband angrily told her that he had just missed the bus. At 45, the husband sadly said: "I missed the opportunity seeing my closed relative before his last breath." At 55, the husband said disappointingly: "I missed a good chance to retire." At 65, the husband hurriedly replied: "I missed a dental appointment." At 75, the wife did not ask the husband anymore, the husband was kneeling in front of the very sick wife. Remembering the question the wife used to ask him, this time he asked the wife the same question. The wife, with a smile and peaceful look, replied: "In this life, I did not miss having you!" The husband was full of tears. He always thought that they could be together forever. He was always busy with work and trifles. So much so he had never been thoughtful to his wife. The husband hugged the wife tightly and said: "Over 50 years, how I had allowed myself to miss your deep love for me."
In the busy city life, there are many people who are always busy with work. These people revolve their lives around their jobs, these people sacrifice all their times and health to meet the social expectations. They are unwilling to spend times on health care. They miss the opportunity to be with their children in their growing up. They neglect the loved ones who care for them, and also their health. Nobody knows what is going to happen one year from now.
Life is not permanent, so always live in the now. Express your gratitude to your loved ones in words. Show your care with actions. Treat everyday as the last episode of life. In this way, when you are gone, you loved ones would have nothing to feel sorry about.
小题1:What did the husband miss when his wife was 55?| A．he missed the bus. | | B．he missed a dental appointment.. | | C．he missed a good chance to retire. | | D．he missed the opportunity seeing his closed relative. |
小题2:The underlined word “permanent” (in Para.4) is closest in meaning to “_____”.| A．lasting | B．temporary | C．lucky | D．smooth |
小题3:What is the passage mainly about? | A．A sad love story. | | B．Memories of a happy family. | | C．Express your gratitude to your loved ones in words. | | D．In this life, what did you miss. |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C |
解析
本文通过妻子和丈夫在不同年龄段谈论错过了什么的故事，阐述了这样一个真理。生命不是永恒的，所以活在当下吧。把你对爱人的感谢说出来，用行动证明你关心他们。把每一天当作人生的最后一个篇章，只有这样，当你离开时，你爱的人们才会没有遗憾。
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小题1:细节题，根据At 55, the husband said disappointingly: "I missed a good chance to retire.可知当他的妻子55岁时，这位丈夫错过了很好的退休的机会。故选C。
小题2:猜词题。根据so always live in the now. Express your gratitude to your loved ones in words. Show your care with actions. Treat everyday as the last episode of life. In this way, when you are gone, you loved ones would have nothing to feel sorry about.可猜出permanent意思是永久，永恒，lasting恒久的；temporary暂时的；lucky幸运的；smooth光滑的，故选A。
小题3:归纳题，这篇文章借妻子和丈夫在不同年龄段谈论错过了什么的故事，说明了这样一个真理。生命不是永恒的，把你对爱人的感谢说出来，用行动证明你关心他们。把每一天当作人生的最后一个篇章，只有这样，当你离开时，你爱的人们才会没有遗憾。故选C。 |
举一反三
While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening. The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had finding the keyhole. When I to open the door, I around the wall for a light switch. I found a plate where a switch was installed... but no switch!
Not discouraged easily, I remembered a lamp by the bed when I deposited my luggage in the day. I found the bed in the and then the lamp, but when I switched it on, nothing ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the to find another lamp. So I my way slowly across the room to the curtains and... no drawstring（拉绳）! I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞地走）around I found a desk lamp which actually !
That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world be and how necessary light is! But even more necessary than light is the light that shines from people --the light of and faith. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and place. For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in of some light. So let your light shine. Whatever light you may be a beacon（灯塔） of hope and encouragement. And if you feel that your light is a candle in a forest remember -- there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to the light of one small candle.
| 小题1: | | A．confidence | B．respect | C．admiration | D．difficulty |
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| 小题2: | | A．managed | B．failed | C．wished | D．meant |
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| 小题3: | | A．touched | B．felt | C．sensed | D．looked |
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| 小题4: | | A．already | B．never | C．still | D．once |
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| 小题5: | | A．equipping | B．producing | C．noticing | D．removing |
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| 小题6: | | A．later | B．earlier | C．lower | D．upper |
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| 小题7: | | A．light | B．dark | C．room | D．corner |
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| 小题8: | | A．happened | B．operated | C．fired | D．developed |
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| 小题9: | | A．machine | B．street | C．room | D．car |
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| 小题10: | | A．wound | B．forced | C．made | D．lost |
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| 小题11: | | A．after | B．until | C．while | D．since |
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| 小题12: | | A．helped | B．affected | C．worked | D．inspired |
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| 小题13: | | A．can | B．shall | C．will | D．must |
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| 小题14: | | A．mental | B．psychological | C．electrical | D．physical |
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| 小题15: | | A．existence | B．love | C．truth | D．wisdom |
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| 小题16: | | A．lonely | B．colorful | C．friendly | D．complex |
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| 小题17: | | A．short | B．favor | C．face | D．need |
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| 小题18: | | A．make | B．offer | C．take | D．contribute |
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| 小题19: | | A．not more than | B．other than | C．no more than | D．rather than |
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| 小题20: | | A．putout | B．giveout | C．getover | D．setup |
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When I was a kid, my Mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at hospital.
On that evening so long ago, my Mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my Mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don"t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him spread butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite!
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my Mom apologize to my dad for burning the toast. And I"ll never forget what he said: "Honey, I love burned toast."
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his toast burned. He took me in his arms and said, "Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she"s really tired. And besides – a little burned toast never hurt anyone!"
You know, life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. What I’ve learned over the years is that learning to accept each other’s faults is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship. This good quality is the base of any relationship --- husband-wife or parent-child or friendship! As far as I’m concerned, I’m not the best engineer as expected. However, I have made my efforts. That’s enough.
So learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life. Burnt toast isn’t a deal-breaker! Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket but into your own.
小题1:When his mother put the burnt biscuit on the table, the author _____.| A．wanted to see how his father reacted | | B．pretended not to notice it | | C．pretended to enjoy the burnt food | | D．stopped his father eating the burnt toast |
小题2:We can infer from the passage that the author’s mother .| A．She was not good at cooking. | | B．She hardly had time to cook at home. | | C．She felt sorry for the burnt food. | | D．She spent more time on breakfast than dinner. |
小题3:How did the author feel when his father said he loved burnt toast?| A．Moved. | B．Puzzled | C．Surprised. | D．Disappointed. |
小题4:According to the text, to get a happy life, one should______ .| A．give help to people in need | B．try to be a perfect person | | C．learn from one’s mistakes | D．learn to be understanding |
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A person, like a commodity（商品）, needs packaging. But going too far is absolutely undesirable. A little exaggeration(夸张) will do no harm when it shows the person’s unique qualities to their advantages. To show personal attractiveness in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself. A skilled packager knows how to add art to nature without any signs of embellishment so that the person so packaged is not a commodity, but a human being, lively and lovely.
A young person, especially a female, shining with beauty and full of life, has all the favor granted. Youth however, comes and goes in a flash. Packaging for the middle-aged is primarily to hide the marks made by years. If you still enjoy life enough to keep self-confidence and work at pioneering work, you are unique in your natural qualities, and your attractiveness and grace will remain. Elderly people are beautiful if their river of life has been, through plains, mountains and jungles, running its course as it should. You have really lived your life, which now arrives at a self - satisfied stage of quietness and calmness with no interest in fame or wealth. There is no need to make use of hair dyeing. The snow-capped mountain itself is a beautiful scene of fairyland. Let your looks change from young to old in step with the natural ageing process so as to keep in harmony with nature, for harmony itself is beauty, while the other way round will only end in unpleasantness. To be in the company of the elderly is like reading a thick book of good edition, which attracts one so much that one is unwilling to part with it. As long as one finds where one stands, one knows how to package oneself, just as a commodity sets up its brand by the right packaging.
小题1:The underlined word in the first paragraph is closest to the word ______ in meaning.| A．decoration | B．clarification | C．movement | D．identification |
小题2:It can be concluded from the text that ______.| A．people should be packaged at all ages | | B．people should be packaged in a special way | | C．elderly people also care about packaging | | D．proper packaging makes people attractive |
小题3:For the middle-aged, attractiveness ______ . | A．hardly exists | B．is the strongest | | C．comes from the inside | D．comes from the appearance |
小题4:According to the author, if you want to keep in harmony with nature, you should ______.[源| A．dye your hair | B．make up at a young age | | C．follow the ageing process | D．give up fame and wealth |
小题5:The underlined sentence means that elderly people ______.| A．are usually packaged like a finely-made book | | B．experience a lot and have rich knowledge of life | | C．do a lot of traveling and can give you much information | | D．enjoy reading thick books about beautiful nature and fairyland |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and the other comforts of life, one becomes happy, becomes unhappy. This from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds.
The people who are to be happy their attention to the conveniences of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the things. They are, , continually unsatisfied. By their words, they complain about the pleasure of society, offend many people, and themselves disagreeable (不受欢迎的) everywhere. If this turn of mind were founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation (模仿). It grows into a habit, unknown its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it are its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and them change this habit.
Although in fact it is chiefly an act of imagination, it has serious in life, since it causes deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others, nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most politeness and respect. This puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at obtaining advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step speak a word to favor their hopes. If they cause themselves public objections (反对), no one will or excuse them, and many join to criticize their wrongdoings. These people should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.
| 小题1: | | A．other | B．another | C．the other | D．one another |
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| 小题2: | | A．comes | B．rises | C．raises | D．becomes |
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| 小题3: | | A．draw | B．focus | C．attract | D．pay |
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| 小题4: | | A．same | B．contrary | C．happy | D．funny |
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| 小题5: | | A．however | B．furthermore | C．otherwise | D．therefore |
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| 小题7: | | A．originally | B．finally | C．normally | D．gradually |
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| 小题9: | | A．convinced for | B．convincing for | C．convinced of | D．convincing of |
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| 小题10: | | A．agree | B．enjoy | C．praise | D．help |
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| 小题11: | | A．consequences | B．reasons | C．causes | D．phenomena |
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| 小题12: | | A．usual | B．common | C．average | D．normal |
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| 小题13: | | A．hardly | B．luckily | C．seriously | D．frequently |
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| 小题16: | | A．defend | B．offend | C．intend | D．attend |
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| 小题18: | | A．with | B．without | C．but for | D．in case of |
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| 小题20: | | A．specially | B．only | C．mainly | D．especially |
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Dear David,
I’m glad you would like to share your feelings with me．It’s hardly surprising that your feelings of not being “grown up” have come on strongly at this point in your life, just before you’re about to become a father．You are asking: Will I make a good father? How will I cope? I think nearly every man must have the occasional feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy before the birth．
It’s difficult, honestly, to feel grown-up unless you have something less grown-up to relate to．The boss with a hen-pecking wife may feel like a seven-year-old when he’s at home．But as he walks through the office door, and knows he’s going to be surrounded by staff for advice, he grows into a fully mature man．And I think it’s a mistake to imagine that we all feel, as we age, a kind of progress of states, from the baby to the adult．Most people feel, on Tuesday, about three years old, and on a Wednesday, around 80．
There’s a common remark that“all men are little boys”, but it’s not true．It’s more true that men often behave like little boys．But nearly all people, at some moments in their lives, are able to be greatly mature．．Once your baby arrives, you’ll soon feel less childlike．When your child tries to put its fingers into the electric plug, the adult in you will rise up to prevent it．
Comfort yourself, David, with two truths．One is that your friends laugh when they talk about this subject because they, like you, feel frightened．And remember that people who haven’t grown up don’t go around talking about the fact．
Good luck to you and your little one．
Sincerely Yours,
Miss Advice
小题1:According to the passage, Miss Advice thinks David’s self-doubt ________．| A．valuable | B．unusual | C．natural | D．bearable |
小题2:From Paragraph 2, we can learn that people’s sense of maturity ________．| A．will increase with age | | B．is obviously seen at home | | C．changes with different situations | | D．becomes stronger with familiar people |
小题3:Miss Advice holds that ________．| A．all men behave like little boys | | B．people tend to laugh at the subject | | C．men with a baby feel more grown-up | | D．people enjoy talking about their immaturity |
小题4:Miss Advice wrote the letter to ________．| A．offer suggestions to a future father | | B．teach people how to grow up | | C．encourage people to be responsible | | D．solve problems of the less grown-up D |
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