One day, a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 20

One day, a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 20

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One day, a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 200. He started his lecture by       a $ 20 bill. He looked around the room, and asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?”      started going up.
He said, “I am going to       this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled up (揉皱) the 20-dollar bill. He then asked, “Who       wants it?” Still the hands were       in the air.
“Well”, he replied,“    I do this ?” And he dropped it on the       and started to step on it with his shoes. He picked it up. Now it was crumpled and       .
“Now, who wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.
“My friends, we have all learned a very       lesson. No matter what I did to the       , you still want it because it doesn’t decrease in     . It is still worth $20, with       we can buy what we need.
Many times in our lives, we are     , and trampled underfoot by the decision we      and the circumstances that come our way. We feel     we were worthless. But no matter what has happened or what may happen to us, you will never       your value. Dirty or clean, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives is determined not by       we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are      . Don’t ever forget it.”
If you       this lesson in mind, it will help you to       again when you fall. Each time it makes you grow much stronger.
小题1:
A.holding upB.picking upC.keeping up D.bringing up
小题2:
A.Chats B.Voices C.Hands D.Talks
小题3:
A.pass B.give C.show D.lend
小题4:
A.ever B.even C.alsoD.still
小题5:
A.onB.offC.upD.out
小题6:
A.What forB.How come C.What about D.What if
小题7:
A.floor B.desk C.shelf D.dustbin
小题8:
A.usableB.smallC.dirty D.old
小题9:
A.meaninglessB.amazingC.rare D.valuable
小题10:
A.moneyB.paperC.book D.card
小题11:
A.shapeB.value C.qualityD.size
小题12:
A.whichB.what C.that D.whose
小题13:
A.warned B.pushed C.droppedD.reminded
小题14:
A.prefer B.receiveC.faceD.make
小题15:
A.as thoughB.even thoughC.if onlyD.only if
小题16:
A.take B.lose C.miss D.win
小题17:
A.how B.what C.whereD.who
小题18:
A.honest B.wiseC.youngD.special
小题19:
A.keep B.forget C.impressD.leave
小题20:
A.stand upB.put up C.take upD.jump up

答案

小题1:A  
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:A
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:A
小题20:A
解析

试题分析:本文通过讲述一位演讲者向听众展示一张支票,尽管这张支票被弄得又皱又脏,人们还是要它,因为它还是有它自身的价值。进而联系到人生的真谛:人生的价值体现在人本身的内在价值。
小题1:考查词组。holding up举起;picking up捡起;keeping up保持;bringing up抚养。根据常识可知应是拿起那20美元。故选A。
小题2:考查名词。Chats聊天;Voices声音;Hands手;Talks谈话。根据句意:谁想要钱,常识可知应是举手示意。故选C。
小题3:考查动词。Pass传递;give给;show展示;lend借出。根据句意:我会把这20美元给你们其中一个人。故选B。
小题4:考查副词。 Ever永远;even甚至;also也;still还。根据句意:谁还想要它,故选D。
小题5:考查副词。 On继续着;off走开;up向上;out在外。根据第一段中“Hands started going up”,手开始举了起来,这里用了up。同样此处考查方位副词,四选项中只有C项up向上正确。故选C。
小题6:考查句型。What if ....要是...又怎么样,如果...该怎么办。故选D。
小题7:考查名词。Floor地面;desk桌子;shelf架子;dustbin垃圾箱。根据后面用脚踩可知是放在地上的。故选A。
小题8:考查形容词。 Usable可用的;small小的;dirty脏的;old旧的。根据前文提到在地上用脚踩,可知这张钱一定是脏了。故选C。
小题9:考查形容词。 Meaningless无意义的;amazing令人惊异的;rare稀有的;valuable有价值的。阅读全文可知这是一堂有价值有意义的课程。故选D。
小题10:考查名词。 Money钱;paper纸;book书;card卡。根据前文提到的20美元,可知这是钱。故选A。
小题11:考查名词。Shape形状;value价值;quality质量;size尺寸。根据句意:无论我对这张钱做了什么,你们仍然想要它是因为它的价值并没有降低。故选B。
小题12:考查指示代词。此处指代前面提到的钱,作宾语,可排除B、D项。Which可直接跟在介词后面,而that不可以。故选A。
小题13:考查动词。Warned警告;pushed推;dropped丢下;reminded提醒。根据前文中“他把丢在地上,并踩它”暗示在生活中我们就是那张被丢在地上的钱,会被践踏。故选C。
小题14:考查动词。Prefer宁愿;receive收到;face面对;make做。Make decision 做决定,下决心。故选D。
小题15:考查词组。as though好像;even though即使;if only只要;only if只有。根据句意:我们感觉到好像我们是没用的。故选A。
小题16:考查动词。Take拿;lose失去;miss想念;win赢得。根据句意:但无论发生了什么或者会发生什么。你都不要失去自己的价值。故选B。
小题17:考查指示代词。How如何;what什么;where在哪;who谁。根据句意:我们生命的价值不在于你做过什么或者你认识谁。做do的宾语。故选B。
小题18:考查形容词。Honest诚实的;wise聪明的;young年轻的;special特别的。根据前一句我们生命的价值不在于你做过什么或者你认识谁,而在于你是谁,可知我们本身存在就是独一无二的,是特别的。故选D。
小题19:考查动词。Keep保留;forget忘记;impress给某人以深刻影响;leave离开。根据句意:如果你把这一课深深留在脑海中,keep in mind记住。故选A。:学
小题20:考查词组。stand up站起来;put up举起;take up拿起;jump up跳起来。根据常识可知失败后还要再站起来。故选A。
举一反三
When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write and illustrate my own books. Half the students sneered. The rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this semester.” I was so humiliated(羞辱) that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capri’s Weekly newspaper. To my astonishment, they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed it to my teacher and fellow students. They laughed. “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted success. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of poems, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I graduated from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I never mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams.
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. While the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months, just like a baby.
A month later Crying Wind, the title of my book, became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and Braille and sold worldwide. I appeared on TV talk shows. I traveled from New York to California and Canada on promotional tours. My first book also became required reading in native American schools in Canada.
People ask what college I attended, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I’m not gifted and I don’t write right. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right but I’ve beaten the odds. Writing is easy, it’s fun and anyone can do it. Of course, a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.
小题1:Why did many students laugh after hearing what the writer said?
A.Because they didn’t like him
B.Because they wished he could be successful as a writer
C.Because their teacher laughed, too
D.Because they felt it impossible for him to succeed
小题2:When the writer graduated from high school, ___________.
A.he had become a famous writer
B.he had made progress in his studies.
C.his classmates and teachers changed their attitudes towards him
D.he decided he wouldn’t become a writer
小题3:What prevented him telling others about his writing?
A.The characters in his story. B.His teacher.
C.His early experience.D.His parents.
小题4:What can we infer from the passage?
A.It is difficult for a person, who cares about what others say, to succeed.
B.It is important for a person to tell others what he wants to do.
C.It is necessary for a person, who wants to succeed, to take others’ advice.
D.It is impossible for an ordinary person to be a writer in the future.
小题5:Which of the following is the best title?
A.A famous writer
B.I Hate My Classmates and Teachers
C.I Never Write Right
D.A Genius Can Be a Writer

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Please excuse me if I"m a little sad today. Mark is leaving, and I"m feeling kind of sad.
You probably don"t know Mark, but you might be lucky enough to know someone just like him. He"s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining great professional skills with a sweet nature. He just wants to do his job, and to do it superbly well. And now he"s moving on to an exciting new professional opportunity. It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we"re genuinely, sincerely pleased for him. But that doesn"t make it any easier to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague.
Life has a way of throwing these curve balls at us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation. A terrific neighbor moves away. Someone in the family graduates. A child finds new love and loyalties through marriage. The family"s principle bread-winner is laid off.
But how do we do that? A friend of mine who works for the government once told me that the answer to life"s problems can be summed up in four words: "Go with the flow."
"It"s like surfing," Chris explained. "You can"t organize the ocean. Waves just happen. You ride them where they take you, then you paddle back out there and catch the next one. Sure, you"re always hoping for the perfect wave where you can get. But mostly you just take them the way they come.
I"m not exactly sure, but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of events—both good and bad. There will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no control. That doesn"t mean you don"t keep trying to make all your dreams come true. It just means that when things come up that aren"t exactly in your plan, you work around them—and then you move on. Of course, some bumps along the road of life are easier to take than others. A rained-out picnic, for example, is easier to cope with than the sudden death of a loved one. But the principle is the same.
We"re going to miss Mark, just like you"ll miss that graduate, that neighbor or that newlywed. But rather than drown ourselves in the sadness of our parting, we"ll focus on our hopes for a brighter future—for him, and for us. And then we"ll go out and do everything we can to make that future happen.
小题1:The passage is mainly about ___________.
A.how to change yourself successfully
B.how to do if your colleague (同事) leaves
C.how to deal with unhappy things in life
D.how to deal with unexpected things in life
小题2:In Paragraph 1 , the writer tells the story about Mike to _________.
A.let us know his colleagueB.praise his colleague
C.introduce a topicD.describe his life
小题3:The leaving of Mike makes the writer feel _________________.
A.really unpleasantB.very angry
C.both happy and sadD.a little disappointed
小题4:Which is not an unexpected thing in life mentioned in the passage?
A.A rained-out picnic.
B.A terrific neighbor’s apology.
C.The sudden death of a loved.
D.The graduation of a family member.
小题5:In the writer’s opinion, one should ________ when unexpected things come up.
A.accept them and hope for a better future
B.do as planned
C.overcome difficulties and let them in control
D.never give up until he succeeds

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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 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.blame themselves rather than others
B.meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
C.have responsible and able colleagues
D.deal with problems rather than blame others
小题2:The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A.improveB.acceptC.avoid D.consider
小题3:When problems occur, winners take them as ______.
A.excuses for their failuresB.chances for self-development
C.challenges to their colleaguesD.barriers to greater power
小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.A Winner’s Opportunity.B.A Winner’s Problem.
C.A Winner’s Secret.D.A Winner’s Achievement.

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Dealing with ADIS strengthens the bond of friendship, and encourages emotional and spiritual growth. Before October 16, 2011, I was the most      person in the world. I never      that anything bad could happen to me or my friends.
Then one day my best friend David pulled me aside and broke down in     . He said he was infected with ADIS and was __ _. David was only 17. I had never felt so      in my whole life.
As time went on, David became very ill. There was     could do but watch him weaken. This to me meant     was sure to come and all too quickly. I wasn’t ready to let him die. There were so many things that I wanted to do and say,       couldn’t find the words. I went to doctor after doctor with him, and saw him     so much. But I must keep a positive attitude    . So, in times of stress I pushed all my     aside and was strong for him.
Soon David was put in the     . This gave him the feeling that there was no more       left. He looked at me and said, “ Faye, I am dying; let’s     that. All I want you to do is to remember me,     life and be careful.” For the first time in front of him, I cried.
June 5, 2012     the end of David’s life. He went      . That was a comfort all in its own. In a way I was     that it was over, for he was no longer in pain.
It hasn’t been a year yet, but I am no longer that casual teenager. I now     people about ADIS, and David is still with me and always will be, in mind and    
小题1:
A.casualB.considerateC.determinedD.cautious
小题2:
A.hopedB.thoughtC.plannedD.sensed
小题3:
A.angerB.excitedC.ragsD.tears
小题4:
A.leavingB.goingC.dyingD.changing
小题5:
A.thoughtfulB.carefulC.meaninglessD.powerless
小题6:
A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everything
小题7:
A.deathB.painC.illnessD.stress
小题8:
A.andB.soC.butD.or
小题9:
A.go overB.go throughC.go aboutD.go down
小题10:
A.for his goodB.at his convenienceC.to his creditD.in his place
小题11:
A.emotionsB.strengthsC.braveryD.happiness
小题12:
A.schoolB.hospitalC.ambulanceD.avenue
小题13:
A.cureB.treatmentC.courageD.hope
小题14:
A.suspectB.tolerate C.acceptD.reject
小题15:
A.possessB.enjoyC.respectD.create
小题16:
A.sighedB.signaledC.showed D.marked
小题17:
A.peacefullyB.graduallyC.patientlyD.steadily
小题18:
A.embarrassedB.shamefullyC.disappointedD.glad
小题19:
A.consultB.teaseC.educateD.entertain
小题20:
A.peaceB.knowledge C.spiritD.imagination

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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she has _____ was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a similar one. The lady _____ to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID or the deal could not take place.
I went to the ____ with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started ______ her of asking the first random person she saw to help her. Although that was ___ , I didn’t understand why it mattered. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to ____ an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no way to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not ______ she purchased the item.
“If I , a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be _____ the privilege--- as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he _____ to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I hesitated when the woman asked for my help, but ______ in my hand I asked myself, “ Why not? What valid reasons do I usually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its ______. The woman looked poor, but she _____ the same treatment as anyone else does.
小题1:
A.purchasedB.shownC.lostD.mended
小题2:
A.managedB.wantedC.refusedD.promised
小题3:
A.counterB.departmentC.marketD.window
小题4:
A.warningB.informingC.remindingD.accusing
小题5:
A.wrongB.trueC.reasonableD.meaningful
小题6:
A.leaveB.payC.findD.obtain
小题7:
A.answerB.proveC.supportD.admit
小题8:
A.orderedB.askedC.deniedD.given
小题9:
A.agreedB.preparedC.failedD.remembered
小题10:
A.totallyB.graduallyC.hardlyD.quickly
小题11:
A.designB.coverC.contentD.price
小题12:
A.deservedB.requiredC.receivedD.appreciated

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