(2013·东北三省四市联合诊断考试)I had a bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book.I j
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(2013·东北三省四市联合诊断考试)I had a bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book.I just wanted to see how it ended ____ I was still in the middle of it. This habit ____ first my mom，then my friends, and ____ even my own daughter. Often my ____ wouldn"t be limited just to the books I read but also to what others were ____ as well.Then one day my daughter told me in anger, “Dad, please just read a book one ___ at a time like everyone else！”
At times I didn"t ___ this bad habit to just books either.I also tried to skip ahead in my own life and ____ out what to do months and even years from now ____ enjoying each day at present. Although I knew that the ____ of my life wasn"t done yet and that I had many pages ___ to go, I still couldn"t control my burning desire to write the ____ of it halfway through.Time and again, I would ____ jump ahead and try to solve every potential problem before it happened. Life，____，doesn"t work like that.It loves to ____ us，and you never know what new problems, changes, or opportunities each new day will ____.
Recently when I found myself living in the ____ again，I felt a voice that gently told me I needed to “live one day at a time”. When I heard those words, I ____，turned the book of my life back to the ____ page, and thanked God for today.
Each of us has to ____ the book of life line by line，moment by moment and trust that our story will be brought to its perfect end.
| 小题1: | | A．since | B．for | C．while | D．because |
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| 小题2: | | A．confused | B．annoyed | C．delighted | D．embarrassed |
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| 小题3: | | A．usually | B．obviously | C．accidentally | D．finally |
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| 小题4: | | A．impatience | B．misunderstanding | C．disappointment | D．disagreement |
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| 小题5: | | A．saying | B．reading | C．doing | D．watching |
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| 小题6: | | A．page | B．copy | C．chapter | D．edition |
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| 小题7: | | A．contribute | B．devote | C．apply | D．limit |
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| 小题8: | | A．try | B．figure | C．let | D．turn |
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| 小题9: | | A．on the part of | B．other than | C．instead of | D．on the basis of |
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| 小题10: | | A．book | B．river | C．picture | D．play |
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| 小题11: | | A．forgotten | B．left | C．kept | D．regretted |
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| 小题12: | | A．feelings | B．beginning | C．ending | D．comments |
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| 小题13: | | A．consciously | B．strangely | C．foolishly | D．critically |
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| 小题14: | | A．otherwise | B．moreover | C．therefore | D．however |
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| 小题15: | | A．surprise | B．cheat | C．satisfy | D．frighten |
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| 小题16: | | A．make | B．bring | C．take | D．award |
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| 小题17: | | A．present | B．future | C．memory | D．dream |
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| 小题18: | | A．cheered | B．cried | C．lost | D．smiled |
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| 小题19: | | A．exciting | B．hopeful | C．favorite | D．right |
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| 小题20: | | A．write | B．review | C．explain | D．translate |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:B
小题18:D
小题19:D
小题20:A |
解析
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述自己的经历让我们明白：每个人都应该过好当下的每一天，一行一行地谱写人生这本书。
小题1:解析 根据上文“I had a bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book.”可推知，当一本书读到一半时，作者就想要知道结局是怎么样的。while“在……期间，当……的时候”，符合语境。答案 C
小题2:解析 根据下文“Then one day my daughter told me in anger”可知，作者的这个坏习惯激怒了(annoyed)很多人。答案 B
小题3:解析 根据上文提到“first...then...”可知，作者最后(finally)甚至惹恼了自己的女儿。答案 D
小题4:解析 作者的“没耐心”不但表现在自己看书上，而且对别人读的书也是如此。答案 A
小题5:解析 参见上题解析。答案 B
小题6:解析 根据倒数第二段中的“‘live one day at a time"”及最后一段中的“Each of us has to __20__ the book of life line by line”可知，女儿希望父亲看书时能像别人一样一页一页地看下去。答案 A
小题7:解析 根据下文中的“I also tried to skip ahead in my own life”可知，作者的坏习惯不只局限(limit)在看书方面，也体现在他的生活上。故选D项。答案 D
小题8:解析 作者在生活中喜欢跳跃前进，总是试图搞清楚从现在起未来几个月甚至几年之后要做的事情，而不是享受现在的每一天，故选B。figure out“弄懂，搞清楚”。答案 B
小题9:解析 参见上题解析。instead of“代替，而不是”。答案 C
小题10:解析 根据空后的“that I had many pages __11__ to go”可知，这里作者将生活比作了一本书。答案 A
小题11:解析 作者人生的这本书还没写完，还“剩下”很多页要写。答案 B
小题12:解析 根据前文可知，作者在看书时总喜欢看到一半就想知道结尾，而对于自己人生的这本书，虽然还没有写完，但作者已迫不及待想要写出结局。故选C项。答案 C
小题13: 解析 根据下文“Life，__14__，doesn"t work like that.”可推知，作者总是在每一个潜在的问题还没发生时就尝试解决它，所以这是愚蠢的。答案 C
小题14: 解析 该空承接上文，表示转折，“然而，生活并不像我们想象的那样运转”，故选D项。答案 D
小题15:解析 从下文中的“you never know what new problems，changes or opportunities each new day will __16__”可知，生活总是使我们感到很惊讶。答案 A
小题16: 解析 生活中的每个新的一天总会给我们带来(bring)不同的问题、改变和机会。 答案 B
小题17:解析 根据上文，作者在生活中总是想要搞清楚未来几个月甚至几年的事情，即生活在“未来”，由此可推断答案为B。答案 B
小题18:解析 此时作者已经明白了生活要一天天地过，所以他释然地笑了。答案 D
小题19:解析 当内心的声音提醒作者要过好每一天时，他把他人生的这本书翻回到正确的(right)那一页。答案 D
小题20:解析 根据上文中的“to write the __12__ of it halfway through”可知答案。答案 A |
举一反三
One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City，Calif.，to New Orleans.In the middle of the desert, I came upon a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him.There was a time in the country when you"d be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need. Now you are a fool for helping. With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves lurking everywhere, “I don"t want to get involved” has become a national motto.
Several states later I was still thinking about the hitchhiker.Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much.What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision.I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator.
Does anyone stop any more? I wondered.I recalled Blanche DuBois"s famous line：“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”. Could anyone rely on the kindness of strangers these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money, relying solely on the goodwill of his fellow Americans.What kind of Americans would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him，carry him down the road?
The idea intrigued me.
The week I turned 37，I realized that I had never taken a gamble in my life.So I decided to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny.It would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar.I would only accept offers of rides, food and a place to rest my head.My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolina，a symbol of all the fears I"d have to conquer during the trip.
I rose early on September 6, 1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50pound pack on my back and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles：“America”．
For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states.As I traveled, folks were always warning me about someplace else.In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming; in Nebraska they said people would not be as nice in Iowa. Yet I was treated with kindness everywhere I went.I was amazed by people"s readiness to help a stranger, even when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests.
小题1:Why did the author drive past the young man in the desert without stopping?| A．Because he failed to notice this man. | | B．Because he was driving too fast. | | C．Because he thought the young man didn"t need help. | | D．Because he was afraid of being tricked. |
小题2:What was it that made the author upset?| A．Leaving the young man alone in the desert. | | B．Being considered a fool. | | C．Making the decision of not offering help so easily. | | D．Keeping thinking about the young man. |
小题3:The author decided to travel without a penny in order to ________.| A．find out how long he could survive without help | | B．go through the great difficulty in surviving unexpected environment | | C．find out whether strangers would offer help to him | | D．figure out how strangers thought of his plan |
小题4:In the passage，the author described his journey as a gamble because ________.| A．he was not so sure of the outlook of the journey | | B．he had no money to give to strangers | | C．he was sure of the coming sufferings | | D．he wasn"t sure whether to make the journey |
小题5:The following part might probably ________.| A．describe how he fooled strangers | | B．describe how strangers went out of their way to help him | | C．explain why people refused to help strangers | | D．explain how he overcame his difficulties on the way |
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Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family，and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck.I"m not going to say luck，talent，and circumstances don"t come into play because they do.Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence，and that"s just the reality of how life is.
However，to succeed in life，one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical.And，in addition to that，in order to get really good at something，one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practising.To become great at certain things，it"ll require even more time，time that most people won"t put in.
However，to succeed in life，one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical.And，in addition to that，in order to get really good at something，one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practising.To become great at certain things，it"ll require even more time，time that most people won"t put in.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don"t enjoy what you do，it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don"t enjoy what you do，it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.
When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success，you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost.It"s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent，but thinking that way does you no good，and there"s a huge chance that you"re wrong anyway.
Whatever you do，if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out，almost to the point of addiction，and over a long period of time.If you"re not willing to put in the time and work，don"t expect to receive any rewards.Consistent, hard work won"t guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.
小题1:Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ________.| A．the reasons for success | | B．the meaning of success | | C．the standards of success | | D．the importance of success |
小题2:Successful people suggest doing what one loves because ________.| A．work makes one feel pain | | B．one tends to enjoy his work | | C．one gives up his work easily | | D．it takes a lot of time to succeed |
小题3:What can we infer from Paragraph 4?| A．Successful people like to show their great skills. | | B．People sometimes succeed without luck or talent. | | C．People need to achieve success at the cost of life. | | D．It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success. |
小题4:What is the main theme of the passage?| A．Having a goal is vital to success. | | B．Being good is different from being great. | | C．One cannot succeed without time and practice. | | D．Luck，talent and family help to achieve success. |
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Whenever I felt disappointed I often thought of what my mother had said to me，“Everything happens for the best.If you____，one day something good will happen.And you"ll realize that it wouldn"t have happened if not for that previous____．”
As it____，mother was right.In 1932，I ended my college life.____ that，I had decided to try for a job in radio，and then could work my way up to sports ___．I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every____－and got turned down every time.In one station，a ____ lady told me that big stations couldn"t risk hiring a person who lacked ____．“Go to ____ town and find a little station that"ll give you a chance，” she said.I then ____ to Dixon.While there was no radioannouncing jobs in Dixon，my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted an athlete to ____ its sports department.Since Dixon was where I had played high school football，I ____．The job sounded just right for me.But I wasn"t ____．
My disappointment must have ___．“Everything happens for the best，” Mom ____ me.Dad ____ me one car for me to job hunt.I ____ WOC Radio in Davenport.The program ___，a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur，told me they had already ___ a contract with another announcer.
I often ____ what direction my life might have taken if I"d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward and if I didn"t persist.
| 小题1: | | A．go on | B．hold up | C．look on | D．stay up |
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| 小题2: | | A．successes | B．disappointments | C．lives | D．results |
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| 小题3: | | A．carried out | B．looked out | C．figured out | D．turned out |
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| 小题4: | | A．Since | B．After | C．Before | D．During |
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| 小题5: | | A．announcer | B．athlete | C．hostess | D．performer |
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| 小题6: | | A．firm | B．station | C．store | D．school |
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| 小题7: | | A．beautiful | B．kind | C．strict | D．cruel |
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| 小题8: | | A．money | B．knowledge | C．appearance | D．experience |
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| 小题9: | | A．down | B．small | C．big | D．faraway |
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| 小题10: | | A．walked | B．saw | C．added | D．turned |
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| 小题12: | | A．refused | B．applied | C．managed | D．yelled |
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| 小题13: | | A．fired | B．employed | C．fitted | D．satisfied |
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| 小题14: | | A．disappeared | B．fallen | C．shown | D．responded |
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| 小题15: | | A．reminded | B．persuaded | C．advised | D．recited |
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| 小题16: | | A．lent | B．offered | C．sold | D．promised |
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| 小题17: | | A．visited | B．tried | C．passed | D．poured |
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| 小题18: | | A．boss | B．singer | C．photographer | D．director |
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| 小题19: | | A．signed | B．assigned | C．designed | D．resigned |
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| 小题20: | | A．doubted | B．wondered | C．intended | D．expected |
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There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love.One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds.She took them home and put them in a small cage，caring them with love.Luckily，the birds grew strong little by little.Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song.The girl felt great love for the birds.
One day the girl left the door to the cage open accidentally.The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage.The girl was so frightened that he would fly away so as he flew close，she grasped him wildly.Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him.Suddenly，she felt the bird go limp，so she opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird.It was her desperate love that had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage.She could feel his strong desire－needing to fly into the clear，blue sky.Unwillingly，she lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into the air.The lucky bird circled once，twice，three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird.Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss.What she wanted to see was that the bird could fly happily.Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder.It sang the sweetest tune that she had ever heard.
Remember，the fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight；the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
小题1:After the girl found the two birds，she________．| A．became delighted at once | | B．treated them for a long time | | C．took them to their home | | D．fed them and raised them |
小题2:Why did the girl grasp the stronger bird wildly?| A．Because the girl disliked the bird any longer. | | B．Because the bird wanted to fly alone. | | C．Because the girl loved the bird deeply. | | D．Because the bird intended to found some food. |
小题3:The underlined word “tossed” in the passage means________．| A．throw someting with slightly force | | B．give up something happily | | C．hold something fast | | D．cast something without patient |
小题4:What can we learn from the passage?| A．Catch what you can catch on your way to success. | | B．Going too far is as bad as not going far enough. | | C．The best things come when you least expect them to. | | D．A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. |
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Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family，and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck.I’m not going to say luck，talent，and circumstances don’t come into play because they do.Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence，and that’s just the reality of how life is.
However，to succeed in life，one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical.And，in addition to that，in order to get really good at something，one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practising.To become great at certain things，it’ll require even more time，time that most people won’t put in.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love.If you don’t enjoy what you do，it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.
When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success，you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost.It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent，but thinking that way does you no good，and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.
Whatever you do，if you want to become great at it，you need to work day in and day out，almost to the point of addiction，and over a long period of time.If you’re not willing to put in the time and work，don’t expect to receive any rewards.Consistent，hard work won’t guarantee you the level of success you may want，but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.
小题1:Paragraph 1 mainly talks about________.| A．the reasons for success | | B．the meaning of success | | C．the standards of success | | D．the importance of success |
小题2:In Paragraph 2，the underlined word that refers to________.| A．being good at something | | B．setting a practical goal | | C．putting in more time | | D．succeeding in life |
小题3:Successful people suggest doing what one loves because________.| A．work makes one feel pain | | B．one tends to enjoy his work | | C．one gives up his work easily | | D．it takes a lot of time to succeed |
小题4:What can we infer from Paragraph 4?| A．Successful people like to show their great skills. | | B．People sometimes succeed without luck or talent. | | C．People need to achieve success at the cost of life. | | D．It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success. |
小题5:What is the main theme of the passage?| A．Having a goal is vital to success. | | B．Being good is different from being great. | | C．One cannot succeed without time and practice. | | D．Luck，talent and family help to achieve success. |
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