There was a temple, in front of which stood an ancient banyan ( 菩提树 ). One ____
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There was a temple, in front of which stood an ancient banyan ( 菩提树 ). One ____
morning, a monk got up to____the courtyard and noticed the fallen leaves were everywhere. He couldn’t help worrying and stared at the tree to____. Suddenly he dropped the broom and rushed to his master’s room. He knocked at the door to request for____.
When the master caught sight of his worried____，he thought something must have taken place. He asked with ____,“Why are you in a panic？”
The young monk was full of____and questioned，“Master, you persuade us to struggle to____our moral character and grasp the truth. However, even though I learn them well, it is hard to avoid____. Till then, aren"t we just like the leaves in autumn or the deadwood in winter? And we will be buried by a handful of soil？”
Having heard it, the master pointed at the ancient banyan and____to him,“There is no____to worry about it. With winds blowing hard and the snow falling down heavily，the leaves in autumn and the deadwood in winter will climb back to the trees____and become the flowers in spring and grow up into the leaves in summer.”
“Why don"t I see it？”
“The____is that there isn"t any view in your heart, so you can"t see the bloom.”
Facing the dancing leaves and____they will be in bloom, you need to be optimistic. There are always some miseries which may____you when you are unprepared, but we don"t need to worry for the____of this day.
Treat life with the attitude of optimism, because it can not only____the pain and misfortune, but also bring a kind of____mood to you. As long as the____is in the heart, the paths full of the sweet smell of flowers are____.
| 小题1: | | A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
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| 小题2: | | A．take up | B．make up | C．bring up | D．clean up |
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| 小题3: | | A．sign | B．sigh | C．admire | D．cheer |
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| 小题4: | | A．interview | B．invitation | C．arrangement | D．description |
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| 小题5: | | A．expression | B．impression | C．attitude | D．behavior |
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| 小题6: | | A．excitement | B．anger | C．concern | D．courage |
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| 小题7: | | A．doubt | B．pride | C．respect | D．enthusiasm |
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| 小题8: | | A．change | B．develop | C．show | D．discover |
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| 小题9: | | A．danger | B．death | C．growth | D．accident |
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| 小题10: | | A．announced | B．suggested | C．explained | D．declared |
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| 小题11: | | A．wonder | B．choice | C．use | D．need |
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| 小题12: | | A．quickly | B．silently | C．badly | D．worriedly |
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| 小题13: | | A．result | B．answer | C．reason | D．course |
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| 小题14: | | A．imagining | B．realizing | C．demanding | D．designing |
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| 小题15: | | A．relieve | B．occupy | C．strike | D．abandon |
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| 小题16: | | A．beginning | B．arrival | C．harm | D．dream |
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| 小题17: | | A．agree | B．dissolve | C．compare | D．choose |
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| 小题18: | | A．disappointed | B．puzzled | C．satisfied | D．left |
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| 小题19: | | A．environment | B．view | C．point | D．sight |
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| 小题20: | | A．somewhere | B．everywhere | C．somehow | D．anyhow |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:B |
解析
试题分析：文章通过小和尚和主持的对话，说明我们不要担心苦难的日子到来，要以积极的心态对待生活，只要心中有风景，充满花的道路到处都是
小题1: 考查名词：A. spring春天，B. summer夏天，C. autumn秋天，D. winter冬天，从后面的句子：noticed the fallen leaves were everywhere.可知是秋天，选C
小题2:考查词组：A. take up占据，拿起，开始学习，B. make up组成，化妆，弥补，C. bring up养育，培养，D. clean up打扫，一个和尚去扫院子，选D
小题3:考查名词： A. sign标志，B. sigh叹气，C. admire 敬佩，D. cheer欢呼，他仍不住担心起来，看着树叹气，选B
小题4:考查名词：A. interview面试，采访，B. invitation 邀请，C. arrangement安排，D. description描述，他敲主持的门要求和他面谈，选A
小题5:考查名词：A. expression表情，B. impression 印象，C. attitude态度，D. behavior行为，主持看见他脸上的担心的表情，选A
小题6:考查名词：A. excitement兴奋，B. anger愤怒，C. concern关心，D. courage勇气，他关心的问，你怎么这么害怕，选C
小题7:考查名词：A. doubt怀疑，B. pride 骄傲，C. respect 尊敬，D. enthusiasm热情，年轻和尚充满了疑虑，选A
小题8:考查名词：A. change 改变，B. develop 发展，C. show 展示，D. discover发现，主持，你说服我们努力发展个人的道德，追求真理，选B
小题9:考查名词： A. danger危险，B. death死亡，C. growth成长，D. accident事故，即使我们学的很好，也很难避免死亡，选B
小题10:考查动词：A. announced宣布，B. suggested建议，C. explained解释，D. declared宣布，主持指着菩提树向他解释：选C。
小题11:考查名词：A. wonder奇迹，B. choice选择，C. use使用，D. need需要，没有必要担心。There is no need to do sth没有必要做…选D
小题12:考查 副词：A. quickly快地，B. silently沉默地，C. badly坏地，D. worriedly担心地，秋天的树叶和冬天的枯树会悄悄的爬上树，选B
小题13:考查名词：A. result结果，B. answer回答，C. reason原因，D. course课程，从前面的问题“Why don"t I see it？”可知回答的是原因，选C
小题14:考查动词：A. imagining想象，B. realizing 意识到，C. demanding要求D. designing设计，面对跳舞的树叶，想象它们会开花，选A
小题15:考查动词：A. relieve 释放，缓解，B. occupy占据，C. strike敲打，侵袭，D. abandon放弃，可能有一些苦难在你没有准备的时候就侵袭了你，选C
小题16:考查名词：A. beginning开始，B. arrival到达，C. harm 伤害，D. dream梦想，但你不必担心这天的到来，选B
小题17:考查动词：A. agree同意，B. dissolve消除；解决C. compare对比，D. choose选择用乐观的态度对待人生，因为它们不仅可以解决痛苦和不幸，选B
小题18:考查形容词：A. disappointed 失望的，B. puzzled 困惑的，C. satisfied满意的，D. left离开，也会给你带来满足的情绪，选C
小题19:考查名词：A. environment环境，B. view 观点，风景，C. point观点，D. sight视野，风光，从前面的句子“The____is that there isn"t any view in your heart, so you can"t see the bloom.”可知选B
小题20:考查不定代词：A. somewhere某个地方，B. everywhere任何地方，C. somehow不知怎么， D. anyhow不管怎样，只要心中有风景，充满花的道路到处都是，选B |
举一反三
During my high school years, the most important thing was what I was wearing to the Friday night dance and who I was taking. Although college was talked about, it was the least of my worries.
When I was graduating eighth grade and starting high school, my older brother was graduating twelfth grade and going onto college. For my graduation, he gave me a card in which he wrote, “Enjoy your four years…, they go by fast.” I remember not believe him then, but looking back…, he was right. Those four years shaped who I was as a person, pushed me to my limit and encouraged me to become an adult.
However, I was so completely absorbed in my junior and senior years of high school, that when someone spoke of college I brushed it off. I wasn"t ready to leave my comfort zone of having all of my closest friends together and knowing what every single day was going to be like . Studying was something I did only AFTER I nailed my half-time dance performance. I knew my parents wanted me to go to college, so I told them I would go to commuity college (社区学院)and I didn’t worry about my SAT（美国大学入学考试）scores.
When my senior year passed and everyone graduated and went off to their own college ,I started to wish I had done the same. My friends were living away, meeting new people, discovering new places, and I was living at home and driving to and from class every day. It seemed exactly like high school. I hated it! I thought college was supposed to be different! Why didn’t I take more time to research colleges and do the same? I ended up loving college and wishing I had four years to enjoy the campus(大学校园)atmosphere instead of two.
My advice to anyone thinking about attending college is to think about it very seriously and look into all of your choices well ahead of time. Now I have graduate and I am working full time and I would do anything to go back to my high school days for a second chance!
小题1:Why didn’t the author worry about his SAT scores?
A．He wanted to go to community college.
| B．He had a gift for dance.
| C．He was well prepared for the exam.
| D．He believed his brother would help him.
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小题2:When in high school, the author .
A．drove to and from class every day
| B．buried himself in his study all the time
| C．enjoyed talking about future college life
| D．lived in the school except on holidays
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小题3:What did the author’s brother mean by “Enjoy your four years…, they go by fast.”?
A．He wished the author to have more dance.
| B．He advised the author to value the years.
| C．He encouraged the author to leave his comfort zone.
| D．He suggested the author aim at a community college.
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小题4:Talking of his high school years, the author feels .
A．regretful
| B．lonely
| C．angry
| D．pleased
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An older friend once gave me a piece of advice, “Enjoy the last few weeks of college,” she said, “since college is the best time of your life.”
This was not the first time I’d heard such a statement, but with graduation fast coming close, her words especially struck me. It seemed a bit disappointing to reach one"s life peak at only 22 years of age, but in her opinion, college had been one of the best times in my life so far. I made friends, took classes, and learned a great deal about myself. But I was also excited for the time after college—moving to a new city, starting a new job, and becoming a "real" person. I hoped that my great dreams were practical.
Then, last week I read a column in Real Simple Magazine called 100 Years of Attitude, in which women 100 years or older shared their life experiences and views. I noticed that none of them considered college as the "best" time of their life. Not all of them went to college, but still in most cases their teens and twenties were not the best times of their life. They said some of their favorite times were raising their children, traveling after retirement, and even enjoying their present time and age.
Enjoying one"s present time and age was a clear theme of the interviews. A piece of advice given by the women was about the importance of making the best of all situations. I think it more accurate than that of my friend; I can say with certainty that if I am lucky enough to make it to 100, I refuse to spend the last 80 years of my life plummeting (跌落) downhill, or even leveling off.
I am sure that our eagerness and devotion will make us college students live a meaningful life. We will not just look backwards or miss our college days. We will look forward in excitement about continued journey uphill.
小题1:Which of the following opinions does the writer agree with?| A．College is the best time of one’s life. | | B．Twenties were the best time of the old people. | | C．One should make the best of all situations. | | D．One should not look backwards at their college time. |
小题2:In the second paragraph, the writer wants to say ______.| A．her achievements in college would be the peak of her success | | B．she is looking forward to living as a “real” person in college | | C．she becomes more and more uneasy with graduation | | D．she is satisfied with the college life but is hopeful for the future |
小题3:The column the writer read is mainly about those old women’s ______.| A．best time of life at youth | B．life experiences and views | | C．different opinions about life | D．favorite time with best friends |
小题4:By saying “I refuse to spend the last 80 years of my life plummeting downhill, or even leveling off” (in Paragraph 4), the writer really means ______.| A．she will not spend the rest of her time at college | | B．she will not just obtain a college level certificate | | C．she will not be satisfied with what she has already accomplished | | D．she will not be content with the life in the future |
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I believe in leaving work at five o’clock. In a nation with such a strict work ethic(道德规范) , this is considered strange. Working only 40 hours a week? I just don’t know many people who punch out (打卡下班) at five o’clock anymore.
My father tried to teach me the importance of hard work, long hours and devotion to a career. But then there are the things he taught me unintentionally, like when he arrived home from work for the last time and crawled up the stairs.
My father, a self-employed sales trainer, was that sick, that tired. His body was wracked with liver cancer, and he suffered the effects of a diabetic ulcer（糖尿病）. Despite all this, he insisted on traveling a long way to give a lecture. He probably earned a lot of money that day, but he paid the price. He returned to the hospital soon afterwards and was dead within three months, aged just 58.
It’s been 10 years since I saw my father come home that night and since then, I’ve thought a lot about work. I’ve decided something: I will never crawl up the stairs exhausted. As much as I love my job as a newspaper reporter, I will never work myself into the ground, physically or emotionally. Not taking my work home didn’t come easily to me at first. After all, I am my father’s daughter. In college, I was the girl who sat on the library steps each morning, waiting for the doors to open. I even dreamt about schoolwork.
My dad once told me he was unable to just gaze at a sunset; he had to be doing something as he looked at it—writing, reading, playing chess. You could say he was a success: He was a published author, an accomplished musician, fluent in many languages. That’s an impressive list, but the thing is I want to gaze at sunsets. I don’t want to meet a deadline during them or be writing a column at the same time, or glance at them over the top of a book.
This raises the question: If I leave work at five o’ clock to watch the sunset, what are the consequences? Do I risk not reaching the top of my profession? Maybe, because honestly, knocking off after eight hours probably won’t earn me the best promotion. But hey, leaving work at five o’ clock means I eat dinner with my family. I get to hop on my bike and cycle through the streets of my hometown when there is no traffic.
And I get to take in a lot of sunsets. That’s got to be worth something.
小题1:Which of the following about the author’s father is true?| A．He set a good example to his daughter. | | B．He tried to force his values on his daughter. | | C．He gained much pleasure from his work. | | D．He achieved great success at the expense of his health. |
小题2:What does the author mean by saying “Not taking my work home did not come easily at first” in Paragraph 4?| A．There was so much work to do. | | B．All her colleagues took work home. | | C．She was educated to be a workaholic. | | D．She wanted a promotion in her work. |
小题3:What’s the author’s attitude toward promotion?| A．She doesn’t care about it at all. | | B．She is eager to get promoted | | C．She thinks it’s for the ambitious people | | D．Getting promoted at all costs is not worthwhile |
小题4: This text is developed________.| A．by giving examples | B．by making comparisons | | C．by describing process | D．by order of time |
小题5: What does the writer intend to tell us?| A．To praise his father’s diligence | | B．To ask us to take time off work to enjoy life | | C．To complain about the strict work ethic | | D．To stress the importance of hard work |
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Mom was right! If you say thank you, for even the smallest gift or slightest show of kindness, you’ll feel happy.
Gratitude, says Robert A. Emmons, a professor of psychology at the University of California, is an important element of happiness. In his recent book, Thanks!, Emmons uses the first major study on gratitude to prove mom’s point.
As one of the leading scholars of the positive psychology movement, he admits gratitude may be difficult to express. He advises you to begin by admitting that life is good and full of events and elements that make daily existence a wonder. Second, recognize that the source of life’s goodness is more than just you. That source may be your mom, a friend, partner, child, colleague at work or play.
Gratitude is always other-directed, notes Emmons. You can be pleased or angry with yourself and feel guilty about doing something wrong, but you can never be grateful to or for yourself.
Expressing gratitude shouldn’t be a reaction; it should be a state of mind. To feel grateful when life is a breeze and you have more than you need is easy. To feel grateful in time of crisis—anger, hatred and bitterness—is easier. Also, too many people are aware of life’s blessings only after these are lost.
It’s crisis and chaos—danger, disease, disability and death—that bring many individuals to realize just how dependent they are on others. Yet it’s the way each of us begins life and ends it. It’s too bad that so many people waste those decades in between laboring under the illusion(幻觉) they are self-sufficient, says Emmons.
The abundance of voices expressing gratitude from his studies of individuals with chronic health problems is many. But Emmons goes beyond his “groundbreaking” science to make his case for gratitude by including the inspirational writings of philosophers, novelists and saints, as well as the beliefs of various religious and their respective scripture(经文). Taken together, these observations are summed up quite nicely by famous humanist Albert Schweitzer, who said the secret of life is “giving thanks for everything”.
To enable and embrace gratitude, Emmons encourages the readers of Thanks! to keep a gratitude diary. He even provides easy-to-follow directions on how to practise and develop gratitude.
I’m not a reader or advocate of self-help books, but I am thankful for the reference I found in a newspaper article to the research Emmons was conducting on gratitude involving organ donors and recipients. The chance discovery led me to this book.
Mom implied that kindness seems to find its way back to the giver because life really is all about giving, receiving and repaying. So I’ll pay attention to her professional advice and say: Thank you, professor Emmons.
小题1:. What is the text mainly discussed?| A．There are many ways of being thankful. | | B．Gratitude is important to happiness. | | C．Mom is great for her being thankful. | | D．Being thankful will keep you fit. |
小题2:. The author mentions Robert A. Emmons’ book Thanks! in order to prove that __________.
A. Professor Emmons supports mom’s study on psychology.
B. mom is as great a psychologist as Professor Emmons.
C. Professor Emmons is a famous psychologist.
D. mom is right about her viewpoint on gratitude.
小题3:. It will be easier for you to feel grateful when___________.| A．you live a comfortable life | | B．you receive gifts on your birthday | | C．you get help during your hard times | | D．you are congratulated on your success |
小题4: What is the opinion of Professor Emmons?| A．It is enough to thank others orally | | B．Whether you are thankful is always up to you | | C．Remember to be thankful anytime and anywhere | | D．It is easier to be thankful for yourself than for others. |
小题5: In the writer’s opinion, Emmon’s book Thanks! On gratitude is________.| A．one-side | B．reasonable | C．puzzling | D．helpful |
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I was invited to attend a presentation at the Kentucky School. That evening I found gratitude had amazing to change our attitude…and our life.
The young musician Mr. Patrick was onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the piano. His fingers danced across the keys as he beautiful music. He then began to sing as he played, and it was wonderful. But what shocked me most was his smile.
Patrick was born with no eyes and an illness in the legs, which him lame for life. However, as a child, he was with artificial eyes and placed in a wheelchair. Before his first , he discovered the piano. When his mom hit any note on the piano, and within one or two , he’d get it. By his second birthday, he was playing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. His father was . “We might not play baseball, but we can play music together.”
When Patrick was at the University of Louisville, his father classes with him. He was also a part of the 214-member marching band! He was a blind, wheelchair-bound trumpet player; and he and his father did it together. His father the night shift（夜班）in order to accompany his daytime band practice. Patrick says, “My dad’s my .”
But even more than his musical talent, it was Patrick’s “attitude of gratitude” that _ my soul. On stage, between songs, he talked to the audience about his life and about how _ he was with a great father. When his performance was over, Patrick and his father were on the stage together. The crowd rose to their feet and for over five minutes.
We all face misfortune in our lives. ，it’s not the hardship but how we to it that will determine the joy and happiness in our lives. During times, do we spend too much time feeling for ourselves, or can we, with gratitude, learn how to dance in the rain?
| 小题1: | | A．knowledge | B．quality | C．wisdom | D．power |
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| 小题2: | | A．rolled | B．held | C．allowed | D．dragged |
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| 小题3: | | A．wrote | B．provided | C．made | D．gave |
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| 小题4: | | A．strange | B．magic | C．bitter | D．friendly |
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| 小题5: | | A．took | B．led | C．forced | D．left |
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| 小题6: | | A．fitted | B．connected | C．associated | D．filled |
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| 小题7: | | A．place | B．birthday | C．performance | D．attempt |
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| 小题8: | | A．memories | B．words | C．tries | D．notes |
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| 小题9: | | A．confused | B．amused | C．interested | D．overjoyed |
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| 小题10: | | A．listed | B．found | C．attended | D．organized |
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| 小题11: | | A．worked | B．found | C．refused | D．cancelled |
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| 小题12: | | A．dream | B．hero | C．music | D．song |
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| 小题13: | | A．unbearable | B．unbelievable | C．unconditional | D．unreasonable |
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| 小题14: | | A．touched | B．calmed | C．freed | D．felt |
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| 小题15: | | A．satisfied | B．concerned | C．blessed | D．laughed |
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| 小题16: | | A．cheered | B．whispered | C．shouted | D．laughed |
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| 小题17: | | A．Therefore | B．Otherwise | C．However | D．Besides |
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| 小题19: | | A．happy | B．modern | C．tough | D．usual |
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| 小题20: | | A．great | B．sorry | C．hopeful | D．proud |
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