I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed
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I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was 36 the teddy bears(泰迪熊) beside her father 37 she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokémon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand. 38 , it looked no more than five dollars at most. He was with his father as well, and 39 picking up the Pokémon video games. Each time he showed one to his father, his father 40 his head, “No”.
Rather 41 , the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers 42 . After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokémon video games. She excitedly picked up one 43 on top of the others, and raced down toward the check-out（结账处）. I picked up my purchases and 44 the girl and her father.
Then, much to the little girl’s 45 , the little boy and his father got in line 46 her and me. After the video was paid for and bagged, the little girl 47 it back to the cashier(收银员) and 48 something to her. The cashier smiled and put the 49 under the counter(柜台). I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier said, “ 50 , you’re my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” and she handed the boy the Pokémon game. The boy could only 51 in disbelief. It was, he said, 52 what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and 53 smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life.
I suddenly understood that the world is not 54 into the strong who care and the 55 who are cared for. We must each in turn care and be cared.
小题1:A．looking through B．getting through C dressing up D．tidying up
| 小题2: | | A．while | B．when | C．after | D．once |
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| 小题3: | | A．Then | B．Therefore | C．However | D．Otherwise |
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| 小题4: | | A．stopped | B．continued | C．avoided | D．kept |
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| 小题5: | | A．shook | B．nodded | C．moved | D．held |
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| 小题6: | | A．anxious | B．disappointed | C．angry | D．curious |
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| 小题7: | | A．also | B．instead | C．lastly | D．indeed |
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| 小题8: | | A．laying | B．lying | C．to lie | D．lain |
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| 小题9: | | A．accompanied | B．helped | C．admired | D．followed |
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| 小题10: | | A．surprise | B．satisfaction | C．joy | D．regret |
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| 小题11: | | A．behind | B．before | C．between | D．beyond |
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| 小题12: | | A．put | B．handed | C．sent | D．carried |
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| 小题13: | | A．whispered | B．shouted | C．gave | D．showed |
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| 小题14: | | A．basket | B．bag | C．bear | D．gift |
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| 小题15: | | A．Sorry | B．Excuse me | C．Congratulations | D．Pardon me |
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| 小题17: | | A．extremely | B．only | C．exactly | D．wonderfully |
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| 小题18: | | A．widest | B．greatest | C．prettiest | D．dearest |
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| 小题19: | | A．divided | B．changed | C．included | D．cut |
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| 小题20: | | A．poor | B．ugly | C．unhappy | D．weak |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:C
小题19:A
小题20:D |
解析
一篇感人的短文，讲述了一个善解人意的小女孩帮助礼物一个渴望得到圣诞礼物的小男孩，这是一个没有强者和弱者，温暖的世界。
小题1:考查动词短语辨析。根据句意小女孩正在仔细查看这泰迪熊玩具。
小题2:固定句型。be doing sth when…正在做某事在这时…(发生了意料之外的事情)
小题3:副词辨析。根据上文小孩手中拿着钱，然而，只不过最多5美元。
小题4:动词辨析。根据句意这里应该表示：那个小男孩不停的拿起那个玩具。
小题5:上下文串联。后面的:no.说明父亲应该是摇头否定。
小题6:形容词辨析。根据上下文可知小男孩非常失望。
小题7:副词辨析。根据上文既然父亲不同意买Pokémon video games.他取而代之买了本书。
小题8:现在分词做定语。Lie位于；一本在其他玩具上面的那个。
小题9:动词辨析。根据句意，我应该是跟在校女孩后面看她做什么。
小题10:上下文串联。根据下文可知小男孩排在我们的后面，她可以采取另外一种不伤害小男孩自尊的方法，把玩具给她，所以她非常开心。
小题11:上下文联系。由后文可知小女孩先和收银员商量好了。可知小男孩排在我们后面。
小题12:考查动词辨析。根据句意是把玩具递给了收银员。
小题13:上下文串联。通过后文可知小女孩是和收银员商量怎么把玩具送给小男孩，根据常识，应该是低声说，不要给小男孩听见。
小题14:原词再现。本段第二行After the video was paid for and bagged可知玩具已经被包好。
小题15:上下文串联。根据后文可知告知小男孩中奖，那么应该是祝贺对方。
小题16:动词辨析。根据上下文可知小男孩难以置信地盯着看。
小题17:上下文串联。从上文可知小男孩正想要这个礼物，现在意料之外的得到了，应该是说：正是我想要的。
小题18:形容词辨析。根据上下文可知这是我看见的最美丽的微笑。
小题19:动词辨析。这个世界没有被分成两个部分。
小题20:上下文串联。根据前文的strong, 这里应该是它的反义词weak. |
举一反三
Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often, achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.
A boy decided to dig a deep hole behind his house. As he was working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a while, the boy picked up a jar. He showed it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and confidently, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I’ve found during this period!”
The boy’s goal was far too difficult, but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is for — to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you fall short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things having come into my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really makes sense.
小题1:The older boys laughed at the boy because he was thought to be . | A．brave | B．impolite | C．foolish | D．warm-hearted |
小题2:Why did the boy show the jar to the older boys?| A．To drive them away. | | B．To show what he had found in digging. | | C．To show how beautiful the jar was. | | D．To attract them to join him in the work. |
小题3:What can be learnt from the fourth paragraph of the text?| A．Not dream can come true. | B．All work will end successfully. | | C．Goals shouldn"t be set too high | D．Goals will make us work harder. |
小题4:The best title for the text should be . | A．Joy in the Journey | B．A Boy Dug a Hole | | C．No Pains, No Gains | D．Failure Is the Mother of Success |
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On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles, who was going to deliver a speech on his new book.
During his talk, Jack 36 his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, ‘‘Who wants this?” 37 shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would 38 . But I jumped up, ran up the 39 to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air, 40 raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they 41 security guards and take me from the stage? 42 my desire for bold （大胆的）action was louder than any 43 voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the 44 to come to us. We must take 45 to create what we want!’’
After his talk, I 46 to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next months, I sent him emails 47 my points of view and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy 48 other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.
A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant arrow that would show me the way.
I e-mailed him, and then again — but got no 49 . As I sat down at my computer to 50 my e-mails, I 51 woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely 52 that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat glued to their chairs.
Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We 53 believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n) 54 way. So we don’t try. We 55 . But as Wayne Gretzky said，“You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.
Now what are you waiting for?
| 小题1: | | A．brought in | B．reached for | C．took over | D．handed in |
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| 小题2: | | A．Cheers | B．Shouts | C．Heads | D．Hands |
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| 小题3: | | A．offer | B．trust | C．like | D．choose |
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| 小题4: | | A．path | B．road | C．steps | D．route |
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| 小题5: | | A．thoughts | B．opinions | C．ideas | D．plans |
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| 小题6: | | A．ask | B．call | C．demand | D．order |
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| 小题8: | | A．noisy | B．doubtful | C．meaningful | D．helpful |
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| 小题9: | | A．opportunities | B．consequences | C．results | D．aims |
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| 小题10: | | A．step | B．measure | C．way | D．action |
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| 小题11: | | A．expected | B．tried | C．permitted | D．managed |
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| 小题12: | | A．stating | B．describing | C．presenting | D．sharing |
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| 小题14: | | A．news | B．message | C．response | D．reaction |
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| 小题15: | | A．check | B．examine | C．inspect | D．review |
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| 小题16: | | A．gradually | B．suddenly | C．immediately | D．slowly |
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| 小题17: | | A．desiring | B．claiming | C．begging | D．dreaming |
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| 小题18: | | A．particularly | B．honestly | C．falsely | D．correctly |
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| 小题19: | | A．difficult | B．impressive | C．early | D．natural |
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| 小题20: | | A．give up | B．put up | C．take up | D．set up |
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Wishing to encourage her young son to make more progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her. Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and eventually found his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that the child was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. To her horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, innocently picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
At that moment, the great pianist made his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and whispered in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.” Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a melody. Together, the old master and the young beginner transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative experience. The audience was amazed and, as it finished, they cheered.
That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly noteworthy. We try our best, but the results aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we put our trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work can be truly beautiful. Next time you set out to accomplish great feats, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit, and keep playing.”
小题1:The reason why the boy went to the piano was that ________.| A．he was encouraged to explore | | B．his mother forced him to have a look | | C．he was invited by the pianist | | D．he was exploring the concert hall |
小题2:What the famous pianist did at the beginning of the concert showed ________.| A．what a great pianist he was | | B．what a skilled pianist he was | | C．what an upright man he was | | D．what a strong man he was |
小题3:What did the author really want to tell us in the last paragraph?| A．Not being interrupted by others is important. | | B．Life needs one’s own effort combined with guidance and cooperation. | | C．It is necessary for us to keep doing everything. | | D．It is important for us to get help from a famous person. |
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There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as a result or product that can easily be identified (识别) and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language—all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected obstacles (障碍). In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is extremely important to our ability to grow. Do we notice ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then we tend to take more chances and to be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we’re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we’re slow to adapt to change or that we’re not smart enough to deal with a new challenge. Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.
These feelings of insecurity (无把握) and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.
小题1:Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growing? | A．Helen was always willing to accept challenges. | | B．Jane won the first prize in the speech competition. | | C．Jerry picked up French during his stay in Paris. | | D．Father’s salary rose from 5,000 to 7,000. |
小题2:For personal growth, the writer is in favor of ________.| A．being cautious(谨慎的) with changes | | B．having little interest in new things | | C．staying away from failures and challenges | | D．having an open mind to new experiences |
小题3:How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? | A．We are trapped and injured. | | B．Our body is trapped and stops growing. | | C．We get stuck in what we are doing and can not achieve real growth. | | D．We can’t protect ourselves and are trapped by others. |
小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for the text? | A．Facing New Challenges | B．Growth—Product or Process | | C．Two Basic Ways of Growth | D．Overcoming Fears |
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Quit while you"re ahead
I am one of those people who are terrible at saying no．I take on too many projects at once, and spend too much of my time doing things I"d rather not be doing．I get work done, but it"s not always the best I can do, or the best way I could spend my time．
That"s why my newest goal, both as a professional and a person, is to be a quitter．
Being a quitter isn"t being someone who gives up, who doesn"t see important things through to the end．I aspire （渴望） to be the opposite of that．The quitter I want to be is someone who gets out when there"s no value in what he"s doing, or when that value comes at the expense of something more important．
A friend of mine once told me, "I knew I was an adult when I could stop reading a book, even after getting 500 pages into it．" Strange though it sounds, we all tend to do this．We get involved in something, realize we don"t want to be a part of it, but keep on going．We say "Well, I"ve already invested so much time in this, I might as well stick it out．"
I propose the opposite: quit as often as possible, regardless of project status or time invested．If you"re reading a book, and don"t like it, stop reading．Cut your losses, realize that the smartest thing to do is to stop before your losses grow even more, and quit．Instead of reading an entire book you hate, read half of a bad one and half of a good one．Isn"t that a better use of your time?
Step back for a second．Let"s learn how to say "no" at the beginning, or in the middle, and free up more of our time to do the things we"d like to be doing, and the things actually worth doing． Saying no is hard, and admitting a mistaken yes is even harder．If we do both, we"ll start to make sure that we"re spending our time creating value, rather than increasing our losses．Let"s be quitters together．
小题1:The author wants to be a quitter, because he _____．| A．hopes to improve his personality | | B．wishes to have more time for relaxation | | C．expects to make more efficient use of his time | | D．has found it hard to do several things at one time |
小题2:In what circumstances does the author suggest quitting is a good idea?| A．When you feel tired and need a rest． | | B．When you know a task cannot be finished． | | C．When you meet with difficulties along the way in your life． | | D．When you realize what you are doing is not worth the time． |
小题3:If you stop reading a book you hate, the author might think that ______．| A．you are wise to cut your losses | | B．it"s a pity that you have wasted so much time | | C．you should finish a book that you have started | | D．you should regret choosing the wrong book |
小题4:The message the author tries to convey is to ______．| A．learn to say no | | B．live your life to the fullest | | C．create more value | | D．stop doing many things at once |
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