During my elementary school years, I used to compare my mom with my best friend
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During my elementary school years, I used to compare my mom with my best friend Tiffany’s mom.
Tiffany’s mom always gave her lots of money to buy the most fashionable clothes and favorite food. Her mom allowed her to do anything she liked. I really admired Tiffany. My mom didn’t give me much pocket money and she always told me that I should behave myself. I was annoyed with her.
Whenever I didn’t get what I wanted, I would complain to my mom, Tiffany’s mom would give her that! I wish she were my mom. Every time, my mom would calmly say “Poor Tiffany”. I couldn’t understand her. “She shouldn’t be feeling sorry for Tiffany!” I thought. “She should be feeling sorry for me.”
One day, I couldn’t help saying to Mom, “Poor Tiffany? Lucky Tiffany! She gets everything she wants! Why do you feel sorry for her?” I burst out crying.
My mom sat down next to me and said softly. “Yes, I do feel sorry for her. I have been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught.”
I looked up at her. “What are you talking about?”
Mom said with care, “One day she will really want something. Maybe she’ll find out that she can’t have it. Her mother won’t always be around to give her money, and what’s more, money can’t buy everything.”
It took some time, but I eventually understood my mom’s words. Now I am a happy and successful woman.
小题1:During the author’s elementary school years, she __________. | A．wished that her mom were as good as Tiffany’s | | B．went to school with Tiffany every day | | C．usually compared her lesson with Tiffany’s | | D．sometimes gave lots of money to Tiffany |
小题2:Why did the author’s mom always say “Poor Tiffany”? | A．She felt sorry for Tiffany because Tiffany was poor. | | B．She wanted to tell a lie to comfort the author. | | C．She thought that Tiffany was spoiled by her mother. | | D．She told the author this and wanted her to help Tiffany. |
小题3:What do we learn about the author’s mother? | A．She was strict and taught the author to be independent. | | B．She cared for other people’s children more than her own. | | C．She thought that life lessons were as important as money. | | D．She was so poor that she couldn’t give the author much money. |
小题4:What can we infer from the passage? | A．The author was quite annoyed with her mother in the past. | | B．The author’s mother felt sorry for Tiffany. | | C．Tiffany’s mother took the author’s mother’s advice. | | D．The author is thankful to her mother now. |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D |
解析
试题分析：作者由反感母亲对自己严格对待到慢慢接受并珍视的故事
小题1:细节题：从文章第一段的句子：I used to compare my mom with my best friend Tiffany’s mom.
可知在作者小学的时候，她希望自己的妈妈能和Tiffany 的妈妈一样好，选A
小题2:细节题：从文章倒数第三段的句子; One day she will really want something. Maybe she’ll find out that she can’t have it. Her mother won’t always be around to give her money,可知作者的妈妈总是说“Poor Tiffany”，因为她认为Tiffany被她妈妈宠坏了，选C
小题3:推理题：从文章第二段的句子：My mom didn’t give me much pocket money and she always told me that I should behave myself. 和倒数第二段的句子;可知作者的妈妈很严格，教孩子要独立，选A
小题4:推理题：从文章最后一段的句子：It took some time, but I eventually understood my mom’s words. Now I am a happy and successful woman. 可知作者现在很感激妈妈，选D |
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When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, "Well, it"s so-and-so"s fault，"or "I know I"m late, but it"s not my fault; the car broke down. " It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner"s key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don"t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague(同事) fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about-creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don"t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on "whose fault it is." Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.
小题1:According to the passage, winners_______________.| A．deal with problems rather than blame others | | B．meet with fewer difficulties in their eyes | | C．have responsible and able colleagues | | D．blame themselves rather than others |
小题2: The underlined word “remedy” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .| A．avoid | B．accept | | C．improve | D．consider |
小题3:When your colleague brings about a problem, you should __ .| A．find a better way to deal with the problem | | B．blame him for his lack of responsibility | | C．tell him to find the cause of the problem | | D．ask a more able colleague for help |
小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．A Winner"s Achievement. | B．A Winner"s Problem. | | C．A Winner"s Opportunity. | D．A Winner"s Secret. |
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Sometimes people call each other "freaked-cat", but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream．Although the cat doesn"t realize this, its body is getting ready for action．If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things．It will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can．
Something like this also happens to people．When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions （feelings）, our bodies go through many physical changes．Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense．All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react．We, too．get ready to defend ourselves or run．
Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face．If we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble．Have you ever said something in anger —or hit somebody—and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut?
It isn"t always clever to express your feelings freely．
Does this mean that it"s smarter always to hide our feelings? No! If you keep feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense．Physical illness can develop．It can actually be bad for your health．（It isn"t good to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all feelings need to be expressed．）
Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside don"t just go away．It"s as if you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard．You might not be able to see them．but before long you" d smell them．And if you opened the cupboard, chances are that you"d see little fruit flies flying all over them．They"d be rotten．
You can try to treat emotions as if they were bananas in the cupboard．You can hide them and you can pretend they don"t exist, but they"ll still be around．And at last you"ll have to deal with them．just like those bananas．
小题1:The best title for this article is_____．| A．Emotions Affect Our Bodies | | B．What Happens to A Frightened Cat | | C．What Happens to An Excited Person | | D．Feelings That People Have |
小题2:What does the word "freaked" mean in the first sentence?| A．excited | B．scared | C．angry | D．shocked |
小题3:According to the passage, we may conclude that we human beings_____．| A．have fewer problems than animals | | B．have the same problems as animals | | C．have more problems than animals | | D．have cleverer problems than animals |
小题4:If you hold in your feelings,_____．| A．gradually they"ll disappear | | B．they won"t exist any more | | C．they will fly all over | | D．your body stays tense |
小题5:The author wrote this article in order to_____．| A．tell us that it isn"t good to keep feelings inside | | B．give us some advice on how to express our feelings | | C．make us face the problem that we have to deal with feelings | | D．make us know that it isn"t always wise to express our feelings freely |
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I once had a friend that was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and the news that he might only live up to six months was a great shock to him, his family, and his friends. However, in spite of the serious illness, he was initially determined to look into all available treatments that might cure or extend his life. I think that when you find yourself in such situations, you tend to look up every possible way for hope of saving your life.
As months went on and his health grew worse, I noticed an unexpected change in attitude that came over him. He had also been a happy person with a cheerful personality, but rather than give in to discouragement and self-pity, he took comfort in God and humanity. His talks focused on others rather than himself, and he spoke of the afterlife as something he was prepared for, believing that his concerned ancestors, including his mother and father, were there waiting for him.
During the last few months, weeks, and days of his life, he was kindly cared for by family, friends, his loving wife, who looked after both his physical and emotional needs, and workers from a local hospice (安养院) came to the home to regulate his medication and provide any other needed support. He didn"t complain about his fate, and he willingly allowed others to serve him.
Indeed, one might think why God allows death and suffering in our world, but for me, such experiences taught me to value family more and kindness for others. You often can"t learn these important attributes in the lap of luxury, and perhaps, such an experience is the greatest and final gift the illness can give those left behind.
小题1:What did the man do after he first learned of his illness?| A．He was operated on immediately. | | B．He retired from his job. | | C．He researched cancer treatments. | | D．He felt sad, doing nothing. |
小题2:What was the man"s main source of comfort after several months with the disease? | A．His family and friends. | | B．His belief in humanity. | | C．His doctors’ encouragement. | | D．The care from others. |
小题3:What did the author learn from his friend’s story? | A．Giving more respect to friends. | | B．Extending life as possible. | | C．Caring for yourself and enjoying luxury. | | D．Getting comfort from God. |
小题4:What does the author mainly want to tell?| A．All people will face death, and thus, we must prepare for it spiritually. | | B．Our characters can be strengthened by such an unpleasant situation. | | C．Families provide the best support system during such a crisis. | | D．People should help those who have got serious illness. |
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We always want what we cannot have. When we"re young, we want to stay out late, have romantic relationships, and be ____. However, when we"re ____， we want to go back to being young and we ___ the days when we didn"t have to worry about complex love affairs, ___ pressure, and money problems.
Young people believe adulthood ____ freedom from parents and schoolwork. When they get older, they feel that ____ is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities. To ____ this feeling, people say, “The grass is always ____ on the other side of the fence.”
As ____， we like to be like adults but as young adults, we ____ to be young again. We think about staying out late and ____ our own money to spend. Suddenly, they see that love can result in ____ hearts; staying out late makes it hard to get ready for ____ the next morning. They find out that adult life is not as ____ as they thought it would be and suddenly, ___ becomes very scary.
Life is ____. It gives us time to ____ but also requires us to work. The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look back wishing we ____ being young a bit longer. That time will not come back. It is normal to want what we cannot have but the ____ is that to be happy is to appreciate what we have. That is the first step to grow up. ____ life becomes more complex, we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults.
| 小题1: | | A．comfortable | B．dependent | | C．independent | D．polite |
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| 小题2: | | A．older | B．defeated | C．married | D．confident |
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| 小题3: | | A．like | B．forget | C．regret | D．miss |
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| 小题4: | | A．study | B．job | C．age | D．health |
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| 小题5: | | A．creates | B．shows | C．means | D．limits |
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| 小题6: | | A．childhood | B．adulthood | | C．parenthood | D．neighborhood |
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| 小题7: | | A．reduce | B．describe | | C．experience | D．understand |
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| 小题8: | | A．greener | B．thinner | C．yellow | D．colorful |
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| 小题9: | | A．researchers | B．teenagers | | C．adults | D．elders |
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| 小题10: | | A．wish | B．decide | C．return | D．stop |
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| 小题11: | | A．making | B．having | | C．worrying about | D．showing off |
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| 小题12: | | A．healthy | B．ambitious | C．broken | D．excited |
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| 小题13: | | A．breakfast | B．school | C．exercise | D．work |
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小题14:．| 小题15: | | A．life | B．love | C．career | D．future |
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| 小题16: | | A．long | B．short | C．fair | D．beautiful |
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| 小题17: | | A．study | B．think | C．play | D．live |
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| 小题18: | | A．stopped | B．enjoyed | C．imagined | D．tried |
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| 小题19: | | A．reason | B．result | C．dream | D．truth |
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| 小题20: | | A．If | B．When | C．Unless | D．Before |
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I used to be a very selfcentered person, but in the past two years I have really changed.I have started to think about other people ____ I think about myself.I am happy that I am becoming a ____ person.
I think my ____ started when I was at Palomar College.At first, I just wanted to get my ____ and be left alone.I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever ____ to anyone in my classes.By the end of my first semester, I was really ____.It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.So I tried a(n) ___.I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I ____ to help.That was really a big ____ for me.By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of ____ are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new ____， however, came when I took a parttime job at Vista Nursing Home.One old lady there who had Alzheimer"s disease became my ____.Every time I came into her room, she was so ____ because she thought I was her daughter.Her real daughter never ____ her, so I took her place.She let me ___ that making others feel good made me feel good too.When she died, I was ____， but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a much ____ person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not ____ these experiences.They have ____ me to care about other people more than about myself.I ____ who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
| 小题1: | | A．since | B．before | C．or | D．unless |
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| 小题2: | | A．famous | B．simple | C．different | D．skilled |
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| 小题3: | | A．education | B．career | C．tour | D．change |
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| 小题4: | | A．balance | B．homework | | C．degree | D．interest |
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| 小题5: | | A．talked | B．wrote | C．lied | D．reported |
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| 小题6: | | A．careful | B．lonely | C．curious | D．guilty |
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| 小题7: | | A．argument | B．game | | C．experiment | D．defence |
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| 小题8: | | A．dared | B．offered | C．hesitated | D．happened |
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| 小题9: | | A．dream | B．problem | C．duty | D．step |
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| 小题11: | | A．attitude | B．hobby | C．hope | D．luck |
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| 小题12: | | A．friend | B．partner | C．guide | D．guest |
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| 小题13: | | A．polite | B．happy | C．strange | D．confident |
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| 小题14: | | A．bothered | B．answered | C．visited | D．trusted |
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| 小题15: | | A．explain | B．guess | C．declare | D．see |
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| 小题16: | | A．homeless | B．heartbroken | | C．badtempered | D．hopeless |
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| 小题17: | | A．quieter | B．busier | C．better | D．richer |
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| 小题18: | | A．forget | B．face | C．improve | D．analyze |
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| 小题19: | | A．forced | B．preferred | C．ordered | D．taught |
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| 小题20: | | A．miss | B．like | C．wonder | D．expect |
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