Boys need friends, suffer when they don"t believe they have any, and worry over
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Boys need friends, suffer when they don"t believe they have any, and worry over the ups and downs of relationships. Many adults believe that somehow boys need friends less than girls do, in truth, though, no boy is an island; boys value their friends throughout childhood and adolescence and are happier and healthier when they have solid relationships with peers(同龄人)．
Despite the common belief that girls are better at relationships, most boys consider their friends a very important part of their lives, and boys may actually be better at keeping friendships than girls are. A recent study of 10 to 15yearold boys and girls found that girls" friendships are actually more fragile. Girls tend to say and do hurtful things to each other more frequently than boys, and girls are more hurt by the end of a friendship.
Boys are the living definition of the phrase “peer group”； they love games with rules, competition, and doing things together. Boys seem to enjoy, even need the opportunity to test themselves against others, and many lasting friendships begin in karate(空手道) class or on the basketball court. Competence and skill are widely respected; being picked last for a team or left out altogether is an experience that can haunt(萦绕心头) a boy for years.
As boys mature（成熟）, the friendship becomes even more important, and it frequently widens to include girls. During the teen years, friends can become the most important part of a boy"s life—and a part in which his parents are not included. The confusion of being a teenager leads boys to form close bonds（关系） with friends. There is the sense for many boys that a friend is someone who is “always there for me”， someone he can trust. They may be partners in crime or partners in study, but the friendship of adolescent boys can run surprisingly deep.
小题1:The common belief of adults is that boys________. | A．don"t care about others as much as girls | | B．don"t value friendship as much as girls | | C．have the same friendship as girls | | D．have healthier friendship than girls |
小题2:According to the text, boys" friendship________.| A．is usually built around active play | | B．tends to be in small groups | | C．can bear mutual hurt between friends | | D．doesn"t suffer from failure |
小题3:The author mentions the study in the second paragraph to prove ________.| A．many people believe girls are better at relationships | | B．most boys consider their friends very important | | C．boys may be better at keeping friendships than girls | | D．boys may be more active in a friendship |
小题4:As a boy gets older, he tends to________.| A．widen his circle of friends to include different kinds of people | | B．shift his focus from his friends to himself | | C．leave his parents out of his friendship | | D．be confused about what a friendship is |
小题5:What"s the best title for the text?| A．Friendships between Boys and Girls | | B．Boys and Their Friendship | | C．Childhood and Adolescent Friendship | | D．Tips on Making Friends with Boys |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:B |
解析
试题分析：本文说明了男孩怎样重视友谊，并分析了男孩间的友谊
小题1:细节理解题。根据第一段“Many adults believe that somehow boys need friends less than girls do...”可知答案为B
小题2:推理判断题。根据第三段“Boys seem to enjoy，even need the opportunity to test themselves against others，and many lasting friendships begin in karate class or on the basketball court.”可推知男孩的友谊是建立在玩的基础上的，答案为A。
小题3:推理判断题。该研究显示“girls’friendships are actually more fragile”，并解释了其原因，由此可推知男孩比女孩更注意对友谊的维护。选C
小题4:细节理解题。根据最后一段“a part in which his parents are not included”可知男孩的父母不在友谊之内，答案为C
小题5:主旨大意题。本文说明了男孩怎样重视友谊，并分析了男孩间的友谊，因此B为正确答案。
点评：本文集中考查了细节题，推理题，题目设置较为合理，在推理的时候，要结合人物的对话进行准确理解，确定考点，准确判断。要求考生仔细阅读这篇文章，耐心审题，结合题目做出准确的定位判断。必要的时候要进行推理，透过句子表面看作者的真正意图。 |
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Can you become a creative person? Can you learn to come up with great ideas or learn to create new things? The answer is yes.
The first step to becoming creative is to remove the words “I am not creative” from your vocabulary. Seriously, do not say them or do not say them even inside your head.
Now you need to start looking what other people are doing. The more you see what they are doing, the more you can get a feel for how they think, and how they come up with creative ideas.
Find a way or a place where you feel totally relaxed. This is important so you can let your mind come up with ideas. Write them down as you get them. For me a relaxing place is outside in nature where it is quiet and sunny, or when I take a long drive in my car by myself.
The last step is to write down a few ideas every day.
Repeat the process of reading and observing what similar people are doing and how they are being creative, finding a relaxing place to write down your thoughts, and writing down a few ideas every day until you start seeing this kind of results you are happy with. It may take a few weeks to a few months, but this is the training process you need to put your mind through to become creative.
Remember, looking at things from different angle(角度) can also make a big difference to creativity. Question the way that everyone else is doing something using the same method and see if being different and doing it another way will produce something cool.
小题1:The first step to be creative is to _____.| A．have confidence in yourself | | B．look up “creativity” in the dictionary | | C．understand the meaning of being creative | | D．learn many new words by heart |
小题2:The writer develops the fourth paragraph by ______.| A．the order of time | B．the order of space | | C．giving examples | D．explaining reasons |
小题3:It can be inferred that ______.| A．creativity is a gift people are born with | | B．not everyone can be creative | | C．it is a piece of cake to be creative | | D．creativity can be gained through practice |
小题4:The purpose of writing this text is to tell us how to _____.| A．learn to be creative | | B．solve problems easily | | C．come up with good ideas | | D．improve the ability of thinking |
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An old woman had two large pots, one on each end of a pole. She carried the pole with the pots across her neck.
One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full pot of water. At the end of the long walk from the well to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half-full.
For two years this happened daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.
One day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman by the well: “I am ashamed of myself because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.”
The old woman smiled: “Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your crack, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you water them.”
“For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, I would not have this beauty.”
Each of us has our own cracks. But it’s these cracks that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful.
小题1:What does the underlined word “crack” mean?| A．Very narrow space between two things or two parts of something. | | B．Line of division where something is broken, but not into separate parts. | | C．Fault in an idea, system, or organization. | | D．Sudden sharp noise like the sound of a stick being broken. |
小题2:How did the cracked pot feel about itself at first?| A．Proud. | B．Disappointed. | C．Annoyed. | D．Embarrassed. |
小题3:Where were the flowers growing?| A．On both sides of the path. | B．In the woman’s house. | | C．On the perfect pot’s side of the path. | D．On the cracked pot’s side of the path |
小题4:Which is the correct order of the following events?
① The woman picked the flowers and decorated the table.
② The woman told the truth to the cracked pot.
③ The cracked pot talked to the woman about its crack.
④ The woman found a crack on one pot.
⑤ The woman planted some flower seeds.| A．④⑤①③② | B．⑤④③②① | | C．④③①②⑤ | D．④⑤③①② |
小题5:What does the passage mainly want to tell us?| A．Never laugh at imperfection. | B．No pains, no gains. | | C．Imperfection makes life meaningful. | D．It’s never too late to learn. |
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Mistakes are a part of life. To err is human. Failure is also a part of life, not the end of life. Be happy facing life’s challenges. When you make the effort to be happy and to improve your life, you are actually rewarded along the way.
Life is like a game and maybe you can award points for every effort that has been a success for you. Try it. Add ten points for every achievement. And when you have reached 50 points, just yell, “Hey, I’ve won!” and give yourself a reward. If you happen to have missed your points for whatever reason, tell yourself, “Well, I tried!” which is better than not trying at all. Don’t let it be said you didn’t try.
What is it that you want to make yourself happy? Actually happiness means different things to different people. For example, an athlete will be happy winning his first race. For a new mother happiness would be seeing her baby’s first steps. Happiness for a poor person would mean having a meal just for today. So happiness for you is really something simple that you want for yourself.
It really doesn’t have to be big. As a matter of fact, you should be always realistic(现实的). Make the best out of every given situation. If you expect a certain result from a situation and it does not happen, don’t get despondent. This just means trying harder next time. We all have in us the power to succeed. Don’t let “give up” be a part of your vocabulary.
小题1:By saying “To err is human”, the author means that____________.| A．human beings should try to avoid making mistakes | | B．no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes | | C．mistakes and failures make up our life | | D．human beings make mistakes easily |
小题2:What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?| A．Try to reach 50 points. | B．Try to get as many points as you can. | | C．Award yourself for your success | D．Don’t be afraid of missing your points. |
小题3:The author proves his idea in Paragraph 3 through____________.| A．examples | B．numbers | C．experiments | D．stories |
小题4:The underlined word “despondent” in the last paragraph means____________.| A．frightened | B．disappointed | C．surprised | D．excited |
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Mother’s Day is the time you say “thank you” to your mom. Stop shopping at the store. Flowers and other things in stores are too common to mention. You can choose a special gift for Mother’s Day! Just try staying close to home—and heart —write a Mother’s Day poem for her.
Use your head. Think of special moments when you were a child, times you’ve shared with your mom, things she did for you, and why you love her. Write down how those moments influenced you. Write down everything you can think of. This is your inspiration for the poem.
Look at what you wrote and pick out those things that are connected(有联系的). See if any words rhyme(押韵). It’s fine to write a free poem(one without rhymes), but many people find poems with rhymes are easier to work with, easier to read and quite catchy(容易记住的). If no words rhyme but you want your poem to, try to find connecting words that can help connect memories.
Once you have a few sentences, put them in a good order. For example, you could start with a childhood memory and end with something you remember from last month.
Add a title that shows the feeling of the poem. Even something as simple as “For Mom” can work, although something more personal might be better.
Write it in pen if you have beautiful handwriting. Read the poem over breakfast on Mother’s Day, and then hand it to your mom. Let’s wait and see the smile and tears of happiness on her face.
小题1:Why does the author suggest writing down everything you think of?
A. Because it will show your mother’s love.
B. Because it will bring you inspiration.
C. Because it can be shared with others.
C. Because it can help answer questions.
小题2:It’s better to write a poem with rhymes because .| A．it is easier to read and remember | | B．it makes the poem more interesting | | C．it shows the unforgettable moments | | D．it shows how things are connected |
小题3:The best title for the poem should be one that .| A．can be read easily and quickly | | B．includes a few sentences | | C．has some special words. | | D．shows the feeling of words. |
小题4:The passage mainly tells us .| A．what to do on Mother’s Day. | | B．what to buy for Mother’s Day. | | C．how to write a Mother’s Day poem. | | D．how to write good poems for Christmas. |
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This morning as I was getting the children ready or school, I helped them prepare breakfast and pack their lunches. I reviewed spelling words with them and made sure that their homework was collected in their bags. I had seen the weather forecast for the day and knew it was going to remain cool all day. I suggested they wear sweaters for the walk to the us stop. My kids chose to repulse my advice. My son decided that all he needed was a T-shirt, not a sweater.
I didn’t force(强迫) them to wear sweaters and we went to the bus stop. It is a full kilometer walk to the top of a treeless hill and the wind felt like a knife cutting through the skin. My children endured(忍受) the cold until halfway, when I gave them with the sweaters I had quietly carried under my arm. Then took them without complaint, and I bit my tongue from saying, “I told you so.”
What I was asking my children to do was to trust me. Trust Mom to have their best interests in mind. Trust Mom to know what she is talking about. Even though they didn’t know that I had read the outdoor thermometer (温度计) before they woke up and I had seen the day’s weather forecast, I wanted them to trust me. By ignoring me, they were saying that they didn’t believe I knew what was best for them. What they knew was that yesterday was a warm enough day for shorts. What they knew was that it was warm enough in the house to wear shorts. Therefore, they felt sure enough to make their own decision on what to wear outside.
Too many times we depend on what we know of yesterday, and how we feel today, and so we make decisions based on them. Too many times we think that we know better, so we can deal with things better. But we are wrong.
小题1:It can be inferred from the first paragraph that .| A．the author didn’t believe in her children | | B．the author took her children to school every morning | | C．the author’s children always followed her advice | | D．the author had a very busy morning that day |
小题2:The underlined word “repulse” in the first paragraph means .| A．refuse | B．follow | C．seek | D．doubt |
小题3:What can be learned from the passage?| A．The author’s children always ignore her. | | B．The author takes great care of the children in life. | | C．The author’s children always make wrong decisions. | | D．The author always force her children to wear sweaters. |
小题4:The author writes this passage to .| A．tell the readers how to ask for advice | | B．offer advice on how to teach children | | C．explain the importance of trusting others | | D．give advice on how to make decisions |
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