Honesty comes in many forms. First there’s self-honesty. Is what people see the
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Honesty comes in many forms. First there’s self-honesty. Is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors? I find that if I try to be something I’m not. I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA(personal bank account). I love how singer Judy Garland put it. “Always be a first-class version(版本) of yourself, instead of a second-class version of somebody else. ” Then there’s honesty in our actions. Are you honest at school, with your parents, and with your boss? If you’ve ever been dishonest, I think we all have, try being honest, and notice how whole it makes you feel. Remember, you can’t do wrong and feel right. This story by Jeff is a good example of that
In my second year of study, there were three kids in my math class who didn’t do well. I was really good at it. I would charge them three dollars for each test that I helped them pass. I’d write on a little piece of paper all the right answers, and hand them off. At first I felt like I was making money, kind of a nice job. I wasn’t thinking about how it could hurt all of us. After a while I realized I shouldn’t do that any more, because I wasn’t really helping them. They weren’t learning anything, and it would only get harder down the road. Cheating certainly wasn’t helping me.
It takes courage to be honest when people all around you are getting away with cheating on tests, lying to their parents, and stealing at work. But, remember, every act of honesty is a deposit(储蓄) into your PBA and will build strength.
小题1:The underlined part “appear through smoke and mirrors” in the FIRST paragraph means________.| A．to be unreal | B．to be honest | | C．to become clear | D．to come from an imagined world |
小题2:Which of the following can best explain Judy Garland’s words? | A．Don’t copy others or you can’t be the first class. | | B．Be your true self rather than follow others. | | C．Make efforts to be the first instead of the second. | | D．Don’t learn from others unless they’re excellent. |
小题3:What does the author expect to show by Jeff’s story? | A．Honesty can be of great help. | | B．A bad thing can be turned into a good one. | | C．One should realize the wrong in his bad deeds. | | D．Helping others cheat can do good to nobody. |
小题4:In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express________.| A．one must be brave to be honest | | B．it’s difficult to be honest when others are not | | C．one should be honest when making a deposit | | D．honesty in one’s actions can help him in the future |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D |
解析
试题分析：本文介绍诚实的种类，诚实的重要性，诚实可以在未来帮助我们的事业。
小题1:推理题。根据Is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors?说明划线部分与the real article的意思是相反的。故应该是指虚假的的内容。故A正确。
小题2:细节题。根据第一段4,5行“Always be a first-class version(版本) of yourself, instead of a second-class version of somebody else. ”可知Judy Garland让我们做真实的自我而不是去模仿别人。故B的说法与之相符。
小题3:推理题。根据第一段6,7行If you’ve ever been dishonest, I think we all have, try being honest, and notice how whole it makes you feel. Remember, you can’t do wrong and feel right.说明下面的这个例子是告诉我们要诚实的事情，而不是做错事还能感觉良好。故C正确。
小题4:段落大意题。根据文章最后一句话every act of honesty is a deposit(储蓄) into your PBA and will build strength.说明本段内容是指诚实可以在未来帮助我们的事业，会对我们的事业有很大的帮助。故D正确。
点评：这篇文章相对而言比较难，推理题较多，要仔细推敲文章的意思。 |
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My father never wanted his children to know what he did for a living．Dad worked in Plant C．Lying beside lake Erie, it saw him in at sunrise and out at nightfall．Sometimes my mother would take my siblings （兄弟姐妹） and me to the public beach in our hometown of Ashtabula． she"d gather us round and point to the smokestacks, coughing clouds into the sky．
"Wave to daddy!" she"d shout. Four little hands would shoot into the air．I never knew what Dad did in Plant C, but during 34 years of hard work, he had surgery （手术） on his shoulder and hand．At 48, he had his first heart attack．He retired in 1993, right after the last kid graduated from college．But the damage was done．A few years later, the next heart attack killed him．
I saw my dad in Plant C only once, when I took dinner to him．That night, I looked at my father, covered in sweat and coal, and for the first time I knew why he was so often angry for no reason．
Recently my father" s friend, Toby Workman, walked me there．I knew my father never wanted me to see it．At every station, he described the job and the danger．It was like listening to a foreign language．I walked past many DANGER signs．Toby put his hand on my shoulder．"look," he said, "you need to understand something．Your dad was a maintenance mechanic．He worked the most dangerous job．If something broke, he fixed it．"
A few days later, my daughter graduated from college．I gave her the hard hat Toby handed to me as I left, and this notes: " Whenever you feel something difficult, put this on, look in the mirror, and remember your roots．"
小题1:How many siblings does the author most probably have? ____．
A．Three siblings B．Two siblings C．One sibling D: Four siblings
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE of the facts about the author"s father? ____
A．He didn"t suffer a heart attack until he retired．
B．He worked in Plant C for 48 years in all．
C．He was hardly angry in his daily life．
D．He did physical work in Plant C.
小题3:When Toby Workman described the author" s father" s job, the author ____．| A．felt familiar with the job | B．didn’t quite understand | | C．wanted to learn a foreign language | D．decided to do the same work |
小题4:The author gave her daughter the hat, hoping that her daughter could ____．| A．remember her grandfather | B．overcome all difficulties by wearing it | | C．get encouraged by her grandfather | D．follow her grandfather" s work |
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Are you an optimist? Do you look at your glass and see it as half full? Do you believe that every cloud has a silver lining and that generally things turn out for the best? Do you believe that if something is meant to be, it will be? If you reply “yes” to all of these questions, then you are an optimist. You probably are enthusiastic, cheerful and outgoing. You may well be successful atwork and in love.
But you may be misguided because things don’t turn out for the best. You may believe that when one door closes another one opens (for example，you may fail to obtain a new job，another chance will come around soon), Wrong. When one door closes, another door slams in your face. That"s bitter reality.
Now a book has been published which confirms what we pessimists(悲观者）have suspected all along. It"s called The Positive Power of Defensive Pessimism. Its author argues that defensive pessimism can lead to positive results. Defensive pessimism is a strategy used to manage fear, anxiety and worry. Defensive pessimists prepare for things by setting low outcomes for themselves. They carefully consider everything that may go wrong and plan for ways to handle these problems. And this gives them a sense of control. Lawrence Sanno, a psychology professor, says, “What’s interesting about defensive pessimists is that they tend to be very successful people, so their low opinion of the situation’s outcomes is not realistic. They use it to motivate themselves to perform better. ”
So far, so good. This is not rocket science. Defensive pessimists prepare carefully and consider what might go wrong, whether at work, on a date or even in a sports game. It makes sense to have a back-up plan. There are many sayings in English urging caution. For example, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” and “ Don’t count your chickens until they hatch. “ To have a confident and optimistic approach to life’s problems is good. But listen to what Woody Alien，the American comedian says, ”Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.”
There are pros and cons to being an optimist and a pessimist. Don’t feel bad if you see the glass half empty. You are a realist. But lighten up and hook up with someone who sees the same glass half full.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?| A．A book that has recently been published. | | B．The dangers of being too optimistic. | | C．How to become successful in life. | | D．The benefits of defensive pessimism. |
小题2:The underlined sentence “This is not rocket science” in paragraph 4 means .| A．it is quite simple to understand | B．there is no real proof | | C．it’s not a dangerous thing to do | D．the cost is not so high |
小题3:The writer would probably describe himself as .| A．an optimist | B．a defeatist | C．a realist | D．a scientist |
小题4:Which of the following English expressions would a defensive pessimist believe? | A．“Every cloud has a silver lining.” | B．“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” | | C．“Whatever will be, will be.” | D．“The glass is half full not half empty.” |
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Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know 31 you are a 32 person or a coward(懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question 33 you are tested in real life. Some people 34 they are brave but when they come face to face with real 35 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like 36 .
Lenny had always thought of himself as a 37 person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. 38 , on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the 39 water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very 40 and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, 41 to the woman, and kept her head 42 the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thank to Lenny, it was not 43 .
When you are in a very 44 situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin(肾上腺素). 45 adrenalin in the blood system, you will feel stronger and stronger and are 46 to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this 47 , the muscles become very hard and you find you 48 move at all. You are then paralyzed(使瘫痪，使麻痹) with fear. This is 49 when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified”, which means “stone”. We are very frightened 50 we become stonelike.
| 小题1: | | A．how | B．neither | C．whether | D．either |
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| 小题2: | | A．brave | B．real | C．hard | D．certain |
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| 小题3: | | A．when | B．until | C．after | D．once |
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| 小题4: | | A．realize | B．find | C．think | D．agree |
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| 小题5: | | A．life | B．question | C．mouse | D．danger |
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| 小题6: | | A．soldiers | B．mice | C．heroes | D．cowards |
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| 小题7: | | A．useful | B．brave | C．nervous | D．terrible |
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| 小题8: | | A．So | B．Therefore | C．Then | D．Actually |
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| 小题9: | | A．fresh | B．poisonous | C．warm | D．ice-cold |
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| 小题10: | | A．nervous | B．calm | C．frightened | D．excited |
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| 小题11: | | A．went | B．helped | C．spoke | D．swam |
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| 小题13: | | A．an accident | B．a mistake | C．seventy-eight | D．seventy-nine |
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| 小题14: | | A．dangerous | B．comfortable | C．different | D．favorable |
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| 小题15: | | A．With | B．Without | C．For | D．Like |
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| 小题16: | | A．afraid | B．unable | C．ready | D．anxious |
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| 小题17: | | A．gets | B．disappears | C．happens | D．goes |
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| 小题18: | | A．needn’t | B．can’t | C．mustn’t | D．shouldn’t |
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| 小题19: | | A．where | B．how | C．because | D．why |
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The type of things we remember are different. Although we tend to remember good things in our lives, bad things have a way of sneaking up (悄悄接近) on us. One such thing I remember happened when I was 10 years old.
I decided to ride my bicycle over a near-by stream. I carefully planned the adventure, and asked my friends to go there and have a watch. This was going to be my moment! I started riding down the hill, picking up speed and then pulled up on the handlebars (自行车把手) at the precise moment and landed face-first into the muddy stream! That painful moment is one that I will never forget. As long as I live, I will remember the pain and embarrassment at that moment. When we do something stupid or thoughtless, it has a way of sticking with us. Fortunately, good momories have a way of over-riding the bad ones. I have memories that I gladly remember, like what happened today.
I had my first conversation with my son today. It was not anything profound. It was a simple connection between father and son. It was one of those bonding moments that you can’t plan or force. They just happen on their own. I was walking into the living room where my son sat in bed watching television attentively. Then he looked up at me and pointed to the television and babbled (含糊的说) something. I asked him if he was watching SpongeBob (海绵宝宝) and he nodded his head and said,“Yes”. It was at that moment that his eyes lit up and it was as if we both realized we had communicated. And how happy I was! Sure, at eighteen months, he probably did not realize what communication was like, but his joy at that moment was evident. It was a moment I will remember all my life.
Good or bad, memories can last a lifetime. As for an unpleasant memory, though we can’t forget it we can get lessons from it and it is like a mirror that will warn us against making such mistakes again. As for a good memory, we should try our best to enjoy it during our lifetime. Such moments are the treasures that we store up forever.
小题1:The author will always remember what happened when he was ten because he .| A．drew up a careful plan before taking a ride | | B．made a fool of himself in face of his friends | | C．hurt himself seriously while riding down the hill | | D．succeeded in taking a big adventure over a stream |
小题2:The underlined word “profound” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ” .| A．needing much thought | | B．simple and easy to solve | | C．very funny or interesting | | D．that often takes place |
小题3:Why was the author so happy when hearing his son’s answer “YES”?| A．Because his son respected the author and was very understanding. | | B．Because it was the fist time he communicated with his little son. | | C．Because his little son didn’t make trouble and behaved quite well. | | D．Because his son could understand the meaning of SpongeBob. |
小题4:The author mainly tells us in the last paragraph that .| A．one’s memories can last all one’s lifetime. | | B．we should forget the unpleasant memories. | | C．good memories are the treasures of our life. | | D．how we should deal with our memories. |
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Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong, and nothing seemed to go right? Not too long ago I was having one of those days. I was discouraged, weary, and plain sad. My focus was on me. After all, no one else was experiencing the same trials I was.
I expressed my upset state to my mother, hoping for some pity. Instead, she said, “I heard Jamie was having a difficult day too. Why don’t you make her some cookies and take them to her this afternoon?”
I didn’t really want to, but decided that I didn’t want to go back to my other problems just yet. I made the cookies and arranged them on a little plate. Then I made a card with a sunflower on it and wrote a small note of empathy.
That afternoon I dropped by my friend’s house. I went to the door and rang the bell. Soon, Jamie came to the door and looked at me in surprise for the unexpected visit. Before she could say anything I rushed, “ I heard you were having a hard day and decided to bring you something. I hope your day goes better.” The look that came over Jamie’s face was one that I could never put into words. It was as if a darkened sky was suddenly lit with the golden rays of the sun; it was as if in that small act, her day was brightened.
I got back into the car and for some amazing reason; I felt a lot better myself. That day I experienced the truth that James Barri attempted to describe, “ Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.”
小题1:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．Sunshine on a Rainy Day | B．Discouraged by Nothing | | C．Giving Help to a Friend | D．Experience a Cheerless Day |
小题2:The author made cookies and arranged them on a plate _________.| A．so as to show off his skills | B．to stop thinking about his own worries | | C．not to let his mother feel down | D．not to show his sadness to others |
小题3:How did Jamie feel when seeing the author’s coming?| A．She lit up very soon. | B．She was surprised and scared. | | C．She couldn’t express herself. | D．She poured out all her worries. |
小题4:What do you think of the author’s mother?| A．Sympathetic. | B．Willing. | C．Instructional. | D．Selfish. |
小题5:The passage is mainly about _________.| A．dealing with others when they are angry | B．adjusting well the mental condition | | C．taking mother’s advice every hour | D．enjoying oneself at any time |
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