Reading comprehension. I used to know nothing about fairy tales. To improve

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Reading comprehension.     I used to know nothing about fairy tales. To improve my reading skills, my mother gave me books that
are a little difficult for me to understand. I didn"t even know that fairy tales existed until I attended public
school at the age of eight. Of course once I found out about books of this type, I would read them as quickly
as I could.
     Again and again, I begged my mother to take me to the library and let me choose a few. Finally, my
request was granted (允许). After our return from the library, I started reading them eagerly and energetically,
one after another. And I tried to put myself in the female character"s shoe. I found she had to suffer before
the handsome prince came to her rescue, and then they would live happily ever after.
     I asked my mother why she never let me know about fairy tales. Looking straight in my eyes, she told me
that life is not like fairy tale. There are good and bad things that will happen through life. At the end, though,
there is not a man that will come and "save" us. We do not need savings; we instead want someone in our lives
to share those good moments and bad ones; we want someone we can rely on and also they can rely on us.
Life is not about "happy ever after".
     What then is life about, mom? Life is the finding things. He holds your hands and says "come with me"
and you live, laugh and love together. But things are not going to be perfect. You still have to face difficulties
together, working hard for your relationship. 1. Before the age of eight, the author _____. A. received no formal education
B. took no interest in reading books
C. didn"t read any books of fairy tales
D. was forced to improve her reading skills 2. What happened to the author after she attended public school? A. She started to like reading.
B. She was crazy about fairy tales.
C. Her mother always took her to the library.
D. Her mother didn"t allow her to read books of fairy tales. 3. What"s the author"s understanding of fairy tales at first? A. They reflect part of the real world.
B. They are unreal but worth reading.
C. The major characters always have a happy ending.
D. The major characters will be rewarded for their kindness. 4. How does the author" mother like fairy tales? A. A must for her kid.
B. Unnecessary for her kid.
C. Easy for her kid to understand.
D. Helpful in building her kid"s character. 5. The author"s mother intends to explain that _____. A. life is not perfect
B. no pains, no gains
C. life is about sharing
D. one needs to live on his/her own

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阅读理解。     Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely you are there
to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower.
Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. You soon become engrossed
in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realise you have spent far too much time there
and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment-without buying a book, of course.
     This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There
are not many places where it is possible to do this. You can wander round such places to your heart"s content.
If it is a good shop, no assistant will disturb you with usual greetings,"Can I help you, sir?" Of course you may
want to find out where a particular section is. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. However, when
he has led you there, the assistant should retire carefully and look as if he is not interested in selling a single
book.
     You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop. It is very easy to enter the
shop looking for a book on ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest best-selling novel. This
sort of thing can be very dangerous. Apart from running up a huge account, you can waste a great deal of time
wandering from section to section. 1. Which may not be included in the writer"s experiences while he is in a bookshop? A. Getting relaxed without buying a book.
B. Quarrelling with the shop assistant.
C. Buying other books instead of those he wanted.
D. Forgetting some important appointment. 2. What does the writer mean by saying "time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable"?A. You may free yourself from the real life.
B. Reading is free of charge there.
C. There is nobody disturbing you there.
D. You can enter without any certain reason.3. What does the underlined word engrossed most probably mean in the first paragraph? A. Lost.
B. Forbidden.
C. Puzzled.
D. Impressed. 4. The writer wrote the passage in order to _____. A. suggest a good way of running a bookshop
B. encourage people to do some reading in bookshops
C. share his experience in bookshops
D. give some advice on buying books in a bookshop

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阅读理解。     What kind of life do you seek for? One that is frustrating and full of complaints every day? Or one that
is filled with thankfulness, gratefulness and a positive mind?
     The moment we open our eyes each day, we should be grateful that we are still alive. We are given a
brand-new day. We are given another day to love. We are given another day of hope. We are given another
chance to do whatever we have failed to accomplish. Those who have chosen to leave this place do not have
any second chance.
     We should be grateful every day. By being grateful, we will treasure the things around us. We will learn
to appreciate life in a better way. Treat others better and find ourselves in a better mood every day. When
we are thankful and grateful for the things we have, the universe tends to give us more.
     By being thankful and grateful for our personal health, we will focus our attention on it and we would
want to have a better well-being for our health. We will want to eat healthier food to nourish our body. After
all, the body is the temple of our soul. We have to treat it well so that it can carry us a longer journey in life.
     When we face problems in life, be thankful and grateful too. They are designed specificall for us so that
we will be stronger and wiser. We are like a strong oak tree, facing the harsh weathers time to time. After
each storm, we will grow stronger and strengthen our foundations for the next harsh weather.
     The year 2010 has come to an end. Have you achieved what you aimed for in the past year? Be grateful
for those you have achieved and especially for those you have not-both successes and failures. Failures and
mistakes will give you valuable lessons. So, pick yourself up and try again this year. Good luck! 1. According to the text, how many kinds of life are mentioned? A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four. 2. What does the word"harsh" underlined in the text refer to? A. severe
B. pleasant
C. fine
D. mild 3. According to the text, the life filled with thankfulness should be the following except that we _____.A. learn to enjoy our life in a better way
B. face problems in life and choose to leave
C. focus our attention on our health
D. treat others better and find ourselves in a better mood 4. The sentence "We are like a strong oak tree..." in the fifth paragraph, we can see that the author used the
    writing technique of _____. A. telling a fairy story
B. stating facts
C. discussing matters
D. imitating things 5. What would be the best title for the text? A. Kinds of Life
B. Be Positive
C. Be Grateful Every Day
D. Pick Yourself Up

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阅读理解。     Once many years ago, I pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in Wyoming. Last week I received
a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had saved her
son from committing suicide. In closing she called me a hero.
     That got me thinking about what a hero really is. Was I a hero because I pulled a family from a burning car?
If so, how could I be a hero just because I wrote a story that saved someone"s life?
    Today I decided to look up the word "hero" in the dictionary to see exactly what it meant. It read "a person
who does something brave". As I read on, it also said "a person who is good and noble".
    That statement impressed me more than the part about being brave. So I thought about something very
important. Say I was walking into the local Wal-Mart Store and I happened to open, and hold the door for
someone as a courtesy. As they passed me by, I say, "How are you today?" Most of the time that would be no
big deal, but this time let"s say it was for someone who was deeply depressed and near the end of the rope.
That may have very well been the only kindness or courtesy shown to them in a very long time.
     Having been near "the end of my rope", after my marriage of twenty years ended, I was in such a condition.
I was within hours trying to get up enough courage to end the pain and misery. When I returned home,
someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me how much they would appreciate me as a friend. That
wonderful card probably saved my life. That person, without even knowing it, saved a life and became a hero.
     The many stories I-kept writing in the following years saved the life of a teenage boy. In turn that makes
the person who sent me the card a double hero. I suppose that is why I fight so hard to help the children now
living in orphanages (孤儿院). Most children come out of these institutions with a very hard and bitter attitude
against the world. The gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten. Hopefully, most of
them will never hurt anyone because of the kindness shown to them by those of us who cared. If it works, we
will also become "heroes".
     Gee, who would have ever thought that anyone can become a hero, and, possibly save a life, just by being
kind and courteous to others? The best part of all is that becoming a hero is free to all who wish to wear such
an honor. 1. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A. Why Should You Be A Hero?
B. What Exactly Is A Hero?
C. I Am A Hero
D. Everyone Is A Hero 2. The underlined word "courtesy" in Paragraph 4 means the behaviour that is _____. A. both polite and respectful
B. both brave and fearless
C. both thoughtful and considerate
D. both cute and kind 3. The underlined word "it" in the last sentence of Paragraph 5 refers to _____. A. the wonderful card the writer received
B. the action of sending the card
C. the fact that the sender saved the writer
D. the fact that the sender was a true friend 4. According to this passage, which of the following can be considered as the behaviour of a hero? A. Holding a door open for someone.
B. Sending someone a wonderful card.
C. Keeping writing many stories for children.
D. Being kind to someone who has a hard time.

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完形填空。     This is my third story. When I was 17, I read a quote that   1 something like, "If you live each day   2 it
was your last, someday you"ll most certainly be right." Since then, for the past thirty-three years, I"ve looked
  3   the mirror every morning 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 answer has been "No" for too many days in a   4 , I know I
need to change something.
     About a year ago I was   5   with cancer. Tile doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that
is incurable, and that I should   6 to live no longer than three to six months. They advised me to go home and
get my   7 in order, which is doctors" code for "prepare to   8  ". Later that evening when the doctors   9 the
cells taken from my pancreas (胰腺) under a microscope, they started crying because it turned out to be a very
rare form of pancreatic cancer that is  10  with surgery. I had the surgery and,  11 , I"m fine now.
    This was the closest I"ve been to facing death, and I hope it"s the closest I get for a few more decades. Death
is the  12 we all share. No one has  13  escaped it. And that is  14  it should be, because Death is very likely the
single  15  invention of life. It"s Life"s change agent. It clears out the old to make  16  for the new. Your time is
17 , so don"t waste it living someone else"s life. Don"t be trapped by dogma (信条)-which is living with the
results of other people"s thinking. Don"t let the noise of  18  opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most
importantly, have the courage to  19  your heart and intuition (直觉). They  20  already know what you truly
want to become. Everything else is secondary.

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阅读理解。
I live in Hollywood. You may think people in such an attractive, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness. Many intelligent people still equate (使相等) happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more long-lasting emotion. Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends. I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to exciting parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, and everything that spells "happiness". But in memoir (回忆录) after memoir, celebrities reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun.. depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children, long-time loneliness. The way people hold on to the belief that a fun-filled, pain-free life equates happiness actually decreases their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equated with happiness, then pain must be equated with unhappiness. But, in fact, the opposite is true: More often than not, things that lead to happiness involve some pain. As a result, many people avoid the very endeavors or efforts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, charitable work, and self-improvement.
1. According to the passage, "fun activities" mentioned in the 2nd paragraph _____.
A. are the things we do before we find happiness B. may help us relax and forget our problems sometimes C. will lead us to the true happiness D. could provide long-lasting positive effects
2. In the author"s opinion, those Hollywood stars _____.
A possess happiness because they are rich and famous B. experience almost all kinds of happy things C. tell us happiness isn"t equal to fun using their own stories D. have to suffer a lot before they become successful
3. It is difficult for people to find real happiness because _____.
A. they believe happiness is the fun life without pain B. they find pain equals unhappiness C. they fear to lose what they already have in life D. they are afraid all their efforts were in vain
4. The main purpose of the text is to _____.
A. describe the difference between happiness and fun B. show the true meaning of happiness C. encourage people to pursue fun activities D. advise people to find their real life