When an NBA player is young he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It
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When an NBA player is young he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later when he has aged and been through many battles that he learns an important lesson: there is no “I ” in “team”. There is no better example of the value of teamwork than the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were all superstars on three different teams. Yet, none of them had any titles to show for it. Then, last season, they decided to sacrifice money and individual statistics to play together. Garnett and Allen joined Pierce on the Celtics and changed the NBA in the process. It started in simple ways. Garnett and Allen are two of the most intense athletes in the world. They treat every second of every practice like it is the NBA championship. If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same. So, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their full effort too. Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years. He used to shoot the ball many times a game. But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and focused on defense. His selflessness showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that mattered. When the Celtics were winning and the game was almost over, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game. But they wouldn’t just sit on the bench. Instead, they stood and cheered and screamed for their teammates. They wanted to support their friends and teammates. Now, the guys who don"t play know they can still affect the game by cheering so they scream and cheer when Garnett, Allen and Pierce are playing. The Celtics have developed a strong relationship. They are more than just teammates. They are brothers. The result: the Boston Celtics won the championship and are considered the favorites to win the Eastern Conference championship again this year. There is a saying that goes, "A successful team beats with one heart." If that is the case, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA. 小题1:What does the passage mainly talk about? A.The stories of three famous basketball superstars. | B.A famous basketball team named the Boston Celtics. | C.The importance of teamwork among teammates. | D.Matches between the Boston Celtics and other teams. | 小题2:What does this sentence “there is no ‘I’ in ‘team’.” mean in Paragraph 1? A."I" will be missing once "I" am on the court. | B.The cooperation of the teammates is more important than the individual. | C."I" work so hard in a team that "I" will forget who "I" am | D.Surrounded by other players, "I" don’t seem to exist. | 小题3:Which of the following is NOT true about Pierce’s recent performance? A.He became an even better shooter with others’ help. | B.He focused much more attention on defense. | C.He created more chances for teammates. | D.He stood and cheered for his teammates | 小题4:Which of the following didn’t contribute to the success of the Boston Celtics? A.The whole team has become devoted to each and every stage of the game. | B.The cooperation and teamwork among the teammates in the match. | C.The influence of Garnett, Allen, Pierce and other teammates’ cheering. | D.The increasing frequency of team players on the bench |
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小题1:C 小题2:B 小题3:A 小题4:D |
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试题分析:本文通过NBA联盟中的凯尔特人队获得总冠军的经历告诉我们团队合作要远远重于个人英雄主义。 小题1:C 主旨大意题。根据文章的主题段第一段When an NBA player is young he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later when he has aged and been through many battles that he learns an important lesson: there is no “I ” in “team”. 和There is no better example of the value of teamwork than the Boston Celtics.说明本文以凯尔特人队为例子告诉我们团队合作的重要性,故C正确。 小题2:B 推理题。在文章第二中,皮尔斯,加内特,和雷阿伦他们在自己的队伍中都是超级巨星,但是都没有能够获得总冠军。回来来到凯尔特人队以后运用团队合作,获得了总冠军。正是为了说明团队合作要比个人英雄主义更重要。故B正确。 小题3:A 细节题。根据第四段后三行But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and focused on defense. His selflessness showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that mattered.可知皮尔斯在雷阿伦和加内特到来以后投篮的数量减少了,而不是成为更好的射手,他集中注意力于防守了。故A项说法错误。 小题4:D 推理题。根据文章倒数4段可知得到在比赛中他们相互鼓励,激励,加内特等不断地鼓励年轻人努力取得胜利。故ABC三项说法是正确的,D项内容与文章不符。故D项符合题意。 点评:本文通过NBA联盟中的凯尔特人队获得总冠军的经历告诉我们团队合作要远远重于个人英雄主义。本文要求考生在阅读理解整体语篇的基础上,把握文章的真正内涵。要吃透文章的字面意思,从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索,这是推理的前提和基础;要对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工,由表入里,由浅入深,从具体到抽象,从非凡到一般,通过分析、综合、判定等,进行深层处理,符合逻辑地推理。不能就是论事,断章取义,以偏概全。要忠实于原文,以文章提供的事实和线索为依据。 |
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分) I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager of the restaurant came 16 and said that our meal was free. He stood there 17 at me and he seemed a little 18 to me but I couldn’t quite remember him. 19 I asked him if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably 20 him, but that I’d changed his life. My friend was quite 21 and asked him how I’d done this. He said that twelve years ago he 22 a stress(压力)management(管理)class that I was giving. I asked the group what their greatest 23 was and most of them, including him, said it was their bosses. He said I listened 24 and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I 25 on the chair for a few moments and then I 26 everyone to come and do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from up there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to 27 how the room looked different when they changed their perspective(角度). Then I asked them to 28 their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good 29 and hired them? Did they remember how happy they were to be 30 for the job? But how did these wonderful people become terrible bosses? He said I looked at him and asked if he had 31 said thank you to his boss for the 32 to earn a living. He answered he hadn’t. Then I asked him why he hadn’t tried being 33 to his boss. He told us his 34 changed that night. He went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his boss. He said I’d 35 him to look at life from different perspectives and express thanks.
小题2: | A.smiling | B.glaring | C.knocking | D.shouting |
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小题3: | A.similar | B.attractive | C.strange | D.familiar |
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小题4: | A.Immediately | B.Finally | C.Suddenly | D.Firstly |
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小题5: | A.disliked | B.known | C.ignored | D.forgotten |
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小题6: | A.curious | B.anxious | C.happy | D.calm |
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小题7: | A.missed | B.prepared | C.attended | D.heard |
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小题8: | A.hero | B.stress | C.liking | D.trouble |
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小题9: | A.regretfully | B.disappointedly | C.doubtfully | D.carefully |
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小题10: | A.stood | B.lay | C.sat | D.rested |
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小题11: | A.forced | B.stopped | C.invited | D.warned |
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小题12: | A.work on | B.think about | C.look into | D.fill out |
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小题13: | A.remember | B.dislike | C.respect | D.consider |
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小题14: | A.qualities | B.personalities | C.experiences | D.looks |
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小题15: | A.meant | B.refused | C.chosen | D.forgiven |
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小题16: | A.still | B.actually | C.never | D.ever |
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小题17: | A.right | B.opportunity | C.solution | D.ability |
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小题18: | A.polite | B.friendly | C.grateful | D.gentle |
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小题19: | A.life | B.job | C.luck | D.company |
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小题20: | A.ordered | B.taught | C.allowed | D.persuaded |
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Success starts within our mind. Now, we will discuss four steps to change our lives and create a new future.
■ 1. Think big. Get rid of negative( 负面的)beliefs.
Your beliefs have developed from what happened to you in the past. You should realize that the past is not equal to the future, unless you really live there. The first thing you need to do is to drive all the negative beliefs away from your mind. Those beliefs are not useful for creating a new future. Think that everything is possible if you put enough effort in it. When you change your beliefs into positive ones, you will feel more powerful. You will then be able to move on to the next level.
■ 2. Write your plan to achieve your goals.
Your great goals should be divided into smaller goals. Make a timetable for each goal so that you can measure your progress. Write a detailed plan to achieve these goals.
■ 3.Take action according to your plan.
Nothing bears fruit without action. Every successful person has to work hard towards his or her goals. There is no exception( 例外). Be prepared to work according to your plan. Be willing to invest (投资) in the resources necessary for your progress. Do not give up.
■ 4. Review what you have done and know how good you are.
While you are in the process of your work, take some time to review how well you have done. Review your progress based on your plan and see if you need to change anything. You can change your methods but you should not change your goals. 小题1: Why should we get rid of our negative beliefs?
A.They come from our past experiences.
| B.The past and the future are different.
| C.They will stop us from starting a new future.
| D.We should learn some useful things. | 小题2: According to the second step, to achieve your big goals, you should _________.
A.change your methods
| B.make full use of every minute
| C.divide them into smaller ones and achieve them one by one to time
| D.measure your progress from time | 小题3:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.During your work, be prepared to change everything.
| B.If you feel your goal difficult, you’d better give it up.
| C.Considering changing the ways you achieve goals is useful.
| D.Reviewing is more important than setting goals. | 小题4: Which of the following has the same meaning as "Nothing bears fruit without action."?
A.No pain, no gain.
| B.Better early than late.
| C.He laughs last who laughs best.
| D.Nothing succeeds like success. | 小题5:What’s the best title for the passage?
A.How to Live a Happy Life
| B.Ways to Create Your New Future
| C.How to Change Yourself
| D.Nothing Bears Fruit Without Action |
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完形填空(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分) John, a famous musician, took his priceless zither (齐特琴) and played it in the crowded subway station. The music from the zither was delicately streaming __1__ the whole station. However, during the one-hour play only six or seven people truly __2__ the charming music. A three-year-old kid was so __3__ by the music that he forgot everything around. John only got 52 U.S. dollars for his work that day. __4__, in normal days, when John is about to hold a concert, the ticket can be sold for more than 100 dollars and it is extremely __5__ to buy a ticket even at such a high price. Therefore, later, many __6__ in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not __7__ the famous musician and missing such a valuable but __8__ music feast. I have a very busy friend who totally __9__ after knowing that his wife came down with a deadly illness. He cooked by himself for the family and took a walk with his wife every day. But his wife still did not __10__ to conquer the illness and passed away after three months. After that, he often sighed miserably that __11__ his past busy life, he had missed a lot of beautiful time with his wife. But now it is impossible to __12__ it. Actually, I also missed something __13__ before. The __14__ we missed those things is simple: we had thought that we could still own them __15__. Yet tomorrow is actually by no means __16__. There was a famous Buddhist monk saying that in many people’s __17__, they had only done two things: waiting and regretting. The result is that they were always too late to __18__ what they had. We would often claim to do something when we grow up, or when we have money or when we become old, etc. However, when we reach the __19__ we have expected, we could no longer __20__ our wish, because we have lost it by then.
小题1: | A.throughout | B.before | C.above | D.for |
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小题2: | A.heard | B.appreciated | C.found | D.absorbed |
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小题3: | A.attracted | B.confused | C.excited | D.stuck |
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小题4: | A.Therefore | B.However | C.Then | D.Also |
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小题5: | A.convenient | B.necessary | C.easy | D.hard |
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小题6: | A.listeners | B.passers-by | C.viewers | D.children |
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小题7: | A.greeting | B.recognizing | C.paying | D.contacting |
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小题8: | A.common | B.meaningful | C.cheap | D.expensive |
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小题9: | A.escaped | B.abandoned | C.submitted | D.changed |
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小题10: | A.decide | B.want | C.manage | D.agree |
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小题11: | A.as with | B.thanks to | C.due to | D.as for |
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小题12: | A.come up with | B.look forward to | C.make up for | D.look back on |
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小题13: | A.difficult | B.present | C.precious | D.delightful |
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小题14: | A.reason | B.origin | C.chance | D.result |
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小题15: | A.today | B.nowadays | C.yesterday | D.tomorrow |
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小题16: | A.reliable | B.easy | C.comfortable | D.charming |
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小题17: | A.lives | B.works | C.plans | D.tasks |
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小题18: | A.protect | B.miss | C.suggest | D.value |
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小题19: | A.top | B.condition | C.success | D.scene |
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小题20: | A.say | B.understand | C.forget | D.realize |
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Steve Jobs on life and death When I was 17, I read a quote (引述) that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, some day you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an 1 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every 2 and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the 3 has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to 4 something. Remembering that I’ll be 5 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever used to help me make the big 6 in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all 7 of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is 8 important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to 9 . You are already naked. There is no reason not to 10 your heart. Your time is limited, so don’t 11 it living someone else’s life. Don’t be 12 by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the 13 to follow your beliefs and goals. They somehow already know what you really want to 14 . Everything else is 15 .
小题1: | A.expectation | B.impression | C.imagination | D.examination |
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小题2: | A.minute | B.night | C.day | D.week |
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小题3: | A.answer | B.solution | C.result | D.chance |
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小题4: | A.accept | B.hide | C.change | D.avoid |
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小题5: | A.famous | B.dead | C.old | D.forgotten |
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小题6: | A.decisions | B.contributions | C.differences | D.mistakes |
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小题7: | A.understanding | B.certainty | C.fear | D.knowledge |
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小题8: | A.mostly | B.hardly | C.nearly | D.truly |
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小题10: | A.break | B.catch | C.warm | D.follow |
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小题11: | A.waste | B.imagine | C.spend | D.risk |
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小题12: | A.confused | B.trapped | C.discouraged | D.hurt |
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小题13: | A.wisdom | B.idea | C.desire | D.courage |
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小题14: | A.see | B.show | C.become | D.forget |
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小题15: | A.necessary | B.natural | C.secondary | D.possible |
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Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant __16_, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.” Thomas Edison replied very __17_, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have _18__ a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot _19__ to make a good light bulb.” If you learn from your mistakes, then you are _20__. If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines __21__ daily and failure is nothing more than a few small __22_ repeated daily. How __23_ the above lines are! Success takes __24_. We’ll make mistakes _25__ we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to __26__ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence __27__ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional _28__, but only a few really _29___ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) _30__ life. Do you want to be exceptional? Success is a fruit which everyone wants to _31__, but it is not found everywhere and no one can __32_ it without serious efforts. Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) _33__! Success depends on previous __34__, and without it we will end in failure. When you are __35__, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.
小题1: | A.celebrated | B.complained | C.explained | D.answered |
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小题2: | A.confidently | B.madly | C.carelessly | D.angrily |
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小题3: | A.remembered | B.refused | C.learned | D.ordered |
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小题4: | A.test | B.ignore | C.invent | D.use |
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小题5: | A.healthy | B.enthusiastic | C.intelligent | D.generous |
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小题6: | A.shown | B.prevented | C.recorded | D.practiced |
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小题7: | A.errors | B.machines | C.jobs | D.steps |
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小题8: | A.common | B.strange | C.familiar | D.true |
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小题9: | A.effect | B.time | C.drugs | D.roles |
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小题10: | A.as though | B.so that | C.unless | D.if |
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小题11: | A.keep | B.attempt | C.give | D.see |
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小题12: | A.depends on | B.sets aside | C.turns down | D.sets up |
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小题13: | A.appearance | B.experiences | C.qualities | D.feelings |
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小题14: | A.own | B.realize | C.provide | D.research |
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小题15: | A.active | B.hard | C.rich | D.average |
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小题16: | A.sell | B.draw | C.eat | D.praise |
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小题17: | A.achieve | B.watch | C.offer | D.recognize |
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小题18: | A.story | B.excuse | C.key | D.plan |
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小题19: | A.preparation | B.influence | C.life | D.generation |
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小题20: | A.powerful | B.wonderful | C.successful | D.hopeful |
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