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Sam, an unemployed piano tuner, said it was only the second thing he had ever wo

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Sam, an unemployed piano tuner, said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life. The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raffle when he was 25 years old. But this was much bigger: it was $120,000! He had won the Big Cube, a state lottery game. To win, a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on. The cube has six numbers on it: 1X, 10X, 50X, 100X, 500X, and 1000X. If he is correct, the contestant must then guess which of two selected variables is going to be greater. So, just guessing which number appears on the cube does not guarantee that you will win any money. Sam correctly guessed 1000X, but he still had to choose between two variables. One variable was the number of cars that would run the stop sign at Hill Street and Lake Avenue in six hours. The other variable was the number of times that a teenage boy would change TV channels in a three-hour period. This was a tough decision.
Finally, Sam flipped a coin. It came up heads, so Sam picked the teenager. He picked right. The stop sign was run only 76 times, but the teen clicked 120 times. Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy, for he had just won 1000 times 120, or $120,000. Sam dreamily left the lottery studio. Talking excitedly on his cell phone while crossing the street, he got hit by a little sports car.
Sam is slowly getting better. He was in the hospital for a month. His hospital bill was $110,000. And the insurance company for the little sports car"s owner sued Sam for $9,000 worth of repairs. Also, Sam still has to pay federal taxes on his winnings. Sam doesn"t play the state lottery any more. He says it"s better to be unlucky.
小题1:When Sam won the second thing that he’d won in his life, he was ______.  
A.25 years old
B.six years old
C.76 years old
D.sixty years old
小题2:To win the game, the contestants had to make ______ guesses.    
A.threeB.twoC.sixD.four
小题3:Sam won the lottery because ______.
A.he was luckyB.he was good at math
C.he was smartD.he was tough
小题4:Sam’s experience shows that ______
A.everything has its time and that time must be watched.
B.he who risks nothing, gains nothing.
C.everything comes to him who waits.
D.he who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday.

答案

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
解析

试题分析:本文讲述了Sam在幸运地获得大奖以后却被车给撞了,说明福祸相依。
小题1:D 细节题。根据文章第二段2,3行Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy, for he had just won 1000 times 120, or $120,000.可知D项正确。
小题2:B 推理题。根据文章第一段2-5行To win, a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on. The cube has six numbers on it: 1X, 10X, 50X, 100X, 500X, and 1000X. If he is correct, the contestant must then guess which of two selected variables is going to be greater. So, just guessing which number appears on the cube does not guarantee that you will win any money. Sam correctly guessed 1000X, but he still had to choose between two variables.可知第一次猜中并不能保证,还需要再猜一次。故要猜两次。B正确。
小题3:A 推理题。根据文章第二段第一句Finally, Sam flipped a coin. It came up heads, so Sam picked the teenager. He picked right.可知他是用抛硬币的方法来猜的,说明他的获胜完全是靠运气。故A正确。
小题4:D 推理题。根据文章第二段Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy, for he had just won 1000 times 120, or $120,000. Sam dreamily left the lottery studio. Talking excitedly on his cell phone while crossing the street, he got hit by a little sports car. 可知他在赢得了这个大奖以后被车撞了。说明福祸相依。故D正确。
举一反三
My name is Margaret. I have been a professional      for twenty years. I’m always      how sorrow and pain can bring such wonderful gifts as wisdom, patience and love.   , we often get so caught up in the daily necessities and routines that we      the very things that can bring us    and teach us many valuable lessons.
I was hired to      a very special lady. I was to prepare meals for her, make sure she took her medicine     , do light housekeeping, and provide transportation to and from the market and her doctor’s appointments. All of these      were important and necessary so that she could remain     . Our focus was just that -    her to remain living independently.
It was on a cold rainy night. She turned her little head and smelt her
pillow after she had      got into bed. I observed tears running from her eyes. She said, “It’s been such a long time since I’ve had      sheets; I love the      of fresh clean sheets. I couldn’t      the sheets myself anymore. Thank you so much for changing my sheets. ”
Such a simple      as smelling clean sheets brought such great joy to her life. That was the day I      unconditional care. The next day we sat down and      what was important to her, what she liked, and how she had done things all these years. I never knew how much I would enjoy and learn from her      her life experiences with me. She was the sunshine in my life.
I’m so      for the lessons I have learned - the lessons I almost     because I forgot to slow down to look and see the beauty that was right in front of me.
小题1:
A.teacherB.doctorC.coach D.caregiver
小题2:
A.worriedB.confusedC.amazedD.interested
小题3:
A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Though
小题4:
A.valueB.admireC.acquireD.ignore
小题5:
A.wisdomB.joyC.knowledgeD.wealth
小题6:
A.care forB.look forC.call upD.pick up
小题7:
A.constantlyB.happilyC.properlyD.immediately
小题8:
A.lessonsB.tasksC.mealsD.gifts
小题9:
A.calmB.confidentC.comfortableD.independent
小题10:
A.helpingB.forcingC.persuadingD.advising
小题11:
A.alsoB.evenC.stillD.just
小题12:
A.newB.cleanC.expensiveD.beautiful
小题13:
A.styleB.sizeC.smellD.color
小题14:
A.makeB.repairC.changeD.buy
小题15:
A.pleasureB.successC.offerD.desire
小题16:
A.neededB.learnedC.tookD.got
小题17:
A.dealt withB.took upC.carried outD.talked about
小题18:
A.sharingB.comparingC.discussingD.recalling
小题19:
A.famousB.sorryC.anxiousD.thankful
小题20:
A.acceptedB.missedC.understoodD.gained

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A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was treated as the apple of their eyes.
One morning, when the boy was around two years old, the husband saw a       bottle open. He was       for work, so he       the wife to cap the bottle and put it in the cupboard. The mother,       in the kitchen, totally       the matter.
The boy saw the bottle and       went to it and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It       to be a poisonous medicine meant       adults in small dosages. When the child fell down, the mother       hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was shocked; she was       . How would she       her husband?
When the       father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. What do you think those four words were? The husband just said, "I       You Darling", which is totally       .
Yet, the father did the very right thing. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no       in finding fault with the mother.       , if only he had taken time to put the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching       . She had also lost her only child. What she       at that moment was comfort and sympathy from the husband. That is what he       her.
Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or who"s to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know and miss out on the       in human relationships we could receive by giving each other support.
小题1:
A.medicineB.milk C.juiceD.beer
小题2:
A.earlyB.soonC.lateD.punctual
小题3:
A.askedB.demandedC.beggedD.forced
小题4:
A.concernedB.enjoyedC.fixedD.occupied
小题5:
A.rememberedB.remindedC.forgotD.recalled
小题6:
A.carefullyB.playfullyC.personallyD.physically
小题7:
A.occurredB.happenedC.usedD.seemed
小题8:
A.toB.forC.byD.with
小题9:
A.finallyB.nearlyC.possiblyD.immediately
小题10:
A.terrifiedB.encouragedC.embarrassedD.touched
小题11:
A.faceB.scoldC.callD.inform
小题12:
A.kind-heartedB.broad-mindedC.heart-brokenD.good-natured
小题13:
A.MissB.HateC.SupportD.Love
小题14:
A.acceptableB.respectableC.unexpectedD.understandable
小题15:
A.pointB.wonderC.useD.need
小题16:
A.InsteadB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Besides
小题17:
A.praiseB.sadnessC.blameD.insult
小题18:
A.thoughtB.neededC.requiredD.learnt
小题19:
A.gaveB.owedC.treatedD.left
小题20:
A.peaceB.warmthC.coldnessD.balance

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When  I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My        took me by train or by car to a hotel by the       . All day, I seem to remember, I       on the sands with strange       children. We made houses and gardens, and        the tide (潮汐) destroy (破坏, 毁坏) them. When the tide went out, we        over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the        seemed to shine always brightly        the water was always warm. Sometimes we left the beach and walked in the country,        ruined (毁灭的) houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were       in one"s pockets or good places where one could        ice-creams. Each day seemed a life-time. 
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good        is much the same as it was. I       like the sun and warm sand and the sound of _      beating the rocks. I no longer wish to        any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.       , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I        what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am       . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about        who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make        sick on too many ices.
小题1:
A.teacherB.parentsC.nurseD.doctor
小题2:
A.seaB.lakeC.mountain D.forest
小题3:
A.played B.sleptC.satD.stood
小题4:
A.movedB.excitedC.worriedD.nervous
小题5:
A.madeB.broughtC.watchedD.heard
小题6:
A.rolledB.jumpedC.turnedD.climbed
小题7:
A.lightB.sunC.moonD.lamp
小题8:
A.andB.yetC.butD.or
小题9:
A.exploring B.examiningC.repairingD.measuring
小题10:
A.sweetsB.sandC.ice-creamsD.money
小题11:
A.makeB.sellC.buyD.offer
小题12:
A.houseB.holidayC.gardenD.tide
小题13:
A.hardlyB.almostC.stillD.perhaps
小题14:
A.waves B.waterC.handsD.birds
小题15:
A.destroyB.fixC.useD.build
小题16:
A.ButB.HoweverC.OrD.Yet
小题17:
A.wonderB.feelC.understandD.believe
小题18:
A.strongB.weakC.youngD.old
小题19:
A.childrenB.boysC.girlsD.grown-ups
小题20:
A.herselfB.himselfC.itselfD.themselves

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There was a wonderful old man who loved everything.
One day while walking through the woods, the nice old man      a cocoon(茧). He        to take the cocoon home to watch its        from a little cocoon to a beautiful butterfly.
He softly placed the cocoon on his kitchen table and        it for days.
One day the cocoon started to move. It moved quickly! The old man felt        for the little butterfly inside. He watched it struggle(挣扎)and struggle! So he softly cut the cocoon with a knife so the butterfly could        more quickly. The butterfly broke free from its cocoon,        couldn’t move at all.
The old man didn’t know why and decided the        thing he could do for the butterlfy was to place it softly back into its cocoon.
He placed a drop of honey on it to        the cocoon, leaving the butterfly in its        state.
The next day he noticed that the cocoon was moving       . It struggled and struggled.        the butterfly broke free from its cocoon. Its beautiful wings were filled with wonderful colors! It took off! It was       !
That wonderful butterfly flew and flew till it was        out of the old man’s sight. What a       ! He shouted. But then he started to think. What did I do        at first? The old man went to the library and read every        he could find on butterflies and cocoons.
Finally the        appeared. The butterfly has to struggle while        the cocoon. That’s how it gets its strength(力量). That’s just why they are created to        in order to be strong and beautiful.
小题1:
A.lostB.ate C.found D.threw
小题2:
A.refused B.fearedC.decided D.agreed
小题3:
A.dream B.change C.mistake D.difference
小题4:
A.beat B.cooked C.watched D.caught
小题5:
A.ready B.good C.happy D.sorry
小题6:
A.go back B.give up C.come in D.come out
小题7:
A.and B.but C.so D.or
小题8:
A.best B.easiest C.worst D.hardest
小题9:
A.create B.mendC.fill D.open
小题10:
A.warm B.clean C.strange D.natural
小题11:
A.againB.later C.alone D.too
小题12:
A.UsuallyB.GenerallyC.Unfortunately D.Finally
小题13:
A.drinking B.running C.flying D.smiling
小题14:
A.never B.still C.almost D.always
小题15:
A.joy B.pity C.fool D.shame
小题16:
A.wellB.simplyC.wrongD.fast
小题17:
A.letter B.diary C.pictureD.book
小题18:
A.newsB.plan C.person D.answer
小题19:
A.behind B.inside C.under D.beside
小题20:
A.learn B.struggle C.work D.understand

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I remember the first time that I was extremely happy, I was about 8 years old when for the first time, there was a computer in the classroom. I remember that my teacher allowed each student to take turns to play various educational games on the computer. One day, I found the source code for one of these games. Without knowing or being taught any programming language, I was able to figure out some of the BASIC code. I just gave myself a limitless number of lives in the game, so I could continue playing it forever. This was also my first introduction to algebra, and I didn’t even know it at the time. This was a decisive moment in my life. I was quite excited because of what I was learning and what I was able to do. As a result, I was enthusiastic for the rest of my life about self-learning and computers, and I was quite happy doing them too.
I’ve noticed that people who are truly content with life are enthusiastic about what they do. This enthusiasm, along with good health, is the key to being happy. It also leads to self-confidence and content in life too. It may also lead to success, wealth and achievements.
Success, wealth or achievements can also bring some people happiness, yet I know plenty of rich people who are unhappy. I know many people with successful businesses that are not happy with what they are doing. I know people who continuously buy themselves new toys, such as cars, computers, and televisions, yet never seem content for too long. Please remember, happiness is the journey of life, not the destination.
小题1:What can we know from Paragraph 1?
A.The author has a great talent for algebra.
B.Creative thinking is necessary for every child.
C.The BASIC code of the computer is not difficult.
D.The author’s experience in his childhood changed his life.
小题2:The author wants to tell us through the first paragraph that____.
A.interest is the best teacher
B.children are the hope of the future
C.young people are fearless
D.where there’s a will , there’s a way
小题3:What is the secret of happiness in the author’s opinion?
A.Success and wealth.
B.Gifts and self-confidence.
C.Enthusiasm and good health.
D.Knowledge and achievements.
小题4:We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.
A.rich people generally feel unhappy
B.wealth can’t bring people any happiness
C.one will feel unhappy once he has gained all the things he wants
D.being enthusiastic about what you are doing is more important than wealth

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