阅读理解。 When I was a boy every holiday that I had seemed perfect. My parents t
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When I was a boy every holiday that I had seemed perfect. My parents took me by train or by car to a
hotel by the sea. All day, I seem to remember. I played on the sands with strange exciting children. We make
sandcastles with huge yellow walls, and watched the incoming tide destroy them; we splashed each other in
the water and shrieked with excitement. When the tide went out, we climbed over the slippery rocks and
stared down at the fish and the seaweed in the rock-pools.
In those far-off days the sun seemed to shine constantly and the water was always warm. Sometimes we
left the beach and walked in the country, exploring ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees that
overhung streams. There were always sweets in one"s pockets or convenient places where one could buy ice-
creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now an adult, my idea of a good holiday is much the same as it was. I still like the sun and
the warm sand and the sound of waves breaking on the beach. I no longer wish to build sandcastles and I
dislike sweets instantly, but I look forward to sitting down to a good meal and a bottle of wine in the evening.
I think, too, that I prefer spending my holiday abroad. I want to smell different smells; I want to see
different kinds of trees, flowers and birds; and I also want to see people with different colored skins, wearing
different kinds of clothes. Above all, I want to hear a different language spoken and listen to different musical
rhythms from those I am used to.
But I still need my companions-not, of course, to play on the sands and eat ices with, but to drink with and
talk to on warm moonlit nights.
Sometimes I wonder what my perfect holiday will be when I am old. All I shall want to do then, I expect,
will be to lie in bed, reading books about children who make sandcastles with huge yellow walls, who watch
the incoming tide, who make themselves sick on too many ices… |
| 1. Where did the author mostly spend his holidays when he was young? |
A. In the countryside.
B. On the beach.
C. In the mountains.
D. On the sea. |
| 2. What does the underlined word "shrieked" in Paragraph 1 mean? |
A. shouted
B. swam
C. struggled
D. surfed |
| 3. What now interests the author as an adult is _____. |
A. to enjoy a nice dinner
B. to spend his holiday sunbathing
C. to chat with someone
D. to experience a foreign culture |
| 4. When the author grows old, he expects that _____. |
A. he will read more books about children
B. he will lie in bed without worrying about anything
C. he will bring back wonderful childhood memories from a book
D. he will make sandcastles with his children |
答案
| 1-4: B A D C |
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| 阅读理解。 |
Listen carefully, working people, we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time
and money! Best of all, it is free!
It"s "no".
What do you ask? We"ll say it again:"No".
Sweet and simple "no".
Say "no" at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears.
"Saying "no" to others means you are saying "yes" to yourself," said Leslie Charles, a professional speaker
from East Lansing, Michigan.
"Time is precious. People are spending money buying time. And yet we are willing to give up our time
because we can"t say "no"."
Susie Watson, a famous writer, said people who always say "yes" need to say "no" without guilt (内疚)
or fear of punishment. "I would rather have someone give me a loving "no"than an obligated (强制的) "yes","
she said.
Susie Watson says she feels "no" obligation to give an explanation when she says "no" either socially or
professionally. Does she feel guilty about it? "Not at all," said Watson, who is director of advertising and public
relations at Timex Corp in Middlebury, Connecticut. "Most people are afraid of saying "no"… My advice is to
say "yes" only if you don"t mean "no"."
Watson said "no" is the most effective weapon against wasting time. "Every year there are more demands
on your time… Other people are happy to use up your time," Watson said. Time saving appears to be "no""
greatest friend.
"No" can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. "No" may even take you further in
the business world than"yes".
"No" is power and strength. "No" now seems completely correct."Saying "no" isn"t easy. But finally it"s
greatly liberating," Charles said. But, he added, a "no" project needs to be worked on every day because it is
hard to change long-term habit.
But, he also warns:"Don"t go to extremes. Don"t find yourself saying "no"to everything. In return you
should learn to hear "no"." |
| 1. The sentence "you are saying "yes" to yourself" means _____. |
A. you can have more time to play with others
B. you needn"t care about other"s feeling if you are happy
C. you are selfish and treat others rudely
D. you can deal with your business as you have planned |
| 2. When you say "no" to others, you should say it in a _____. |
A. secret way
B. polite way
C. proud way
D. guilty way |
| 3. In Watson"s opinion, people can save much time on condition that _______. |
A. they say "no" at a suitable time
B. they say "no" as much as possible
C. they are afraid of saying "no"
D. they make others angry at them |
| 4. If a person says "no" to everything, the result he or she receives may be that he or she _____. |
A. enjoys a wonderful life
B. makes a lot of money
C. faces difficulty in life
D. forgets to say "yes" in the end |
| 阅读理解。 |
Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few
lessons in self-confidence. You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and
psychologists.
Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other
people say. And don"t turn down party invitations just because of your shyness.
Prepare for yourself for being with others in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have. Then make
a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people. I think about what you would
like to say in advance. Then say it.
If you start feeling self-conscious in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people,
Remember, you are not alone. Other people are concerned about the impression they are making, too.
No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even
entertainers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the
cameras and the public. Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards. But perhaps the
best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know about you. |
| 1. The main purpose of the article is to _____. |
A. explain how shyness developed.
B. recommend ways of dealing with shyness
C. persuade readers that shyness is natural.
D. prove that shyness can be overcome |
| 2. Which of these can you conclude from reading the article? |
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A. Shy people never have any fun.
B. Entertainers choose their work to fight shyness.
C. The attempt to overcome shyness is always successful.
D. The attempt to overcome shyness is always rewarding. |
| 3. Who probably gives the suggestion for fighting shyness? |
A. The author of the article
B. Shy men and women
C. Doctors and psychologists
D. Popular entertainers |
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Teamwork is just as important in science as it is on the playing field or in the gym. Scientific
investigations (调查) are almost always carried out by teams of people working together. Ideas are
shared, experiences are designed, data are analyzed, and results are evaluated and shared with other
investigators. Group work is necessary, and is usually more productive than working alone.
Several times throughout the year you may be asked to work with one or more of your classmates.
Whatever teh task your group is assigned, a few rules need to be followed to ensure a productive and
successful experience.
What comes first is to keep an open mind, becasue everyone"s ideas deserve consideration and each
group member can make his or her own contribution. Secondly, it makes a job easier to divide the group
task among all group members. Choose a role on the team that is best suited to your particular strengths.
Thirdly, always work together, take turns, and encourage each other by listening, clarifying, and trusting
one another. Mutual support and trust often make a great difference.
Activities like investigations are most effective when done by small groups. Here are some more
suggestions for effective team performance during these activities: Make sure each group member
understands and agrees to the task given to him or her, and everyone knows exactly when, why and
what to do; take turns doing various tasks during similar and repeated activities; be aware of where other
group members are and what they are doing so as to ensure safety; be responsible for your own learning,
though it is by no means unwise to compare your observations with those of other group members.
When there is research to be done, divide the topic into several areas, and this can explore the issue
in a very detailed way. You are encouraged to keep records of the sources used each person, which helps
you trace back to the origin of the problems that may happen unexpectedly. A format for exchanging
information (e.g. photocopies of notes, oral discussion, etc.) is also important, for a well-chosen method
not only strengthens what you present but also makes yourself easily understood. When the time comes
to make a decision and take a position on an issue, allow for the contributions of each member of the
group. Most important of all, it is always wise to make decisions by compromise and agreement.
After you"ve completed a task with your team, make an evaluation of the team"s effectiveness-the
strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and challenges. |
| Title | Working Together | | Theme | Effective performance needs highly cooperated (1) ________ | | General rules | ● Keep an open mind to everyone"s (2) ________.
● Divide the group task among group members.
● (3) ________ and trust each other. | | (4) ________ | ● Understand and agree to the (5) ________ task of one"s own.
● Take turns doing various tasks.
● Show concern for others to ensure safety.
● Take (6) _________ for one"s own learning.
● Compare your own observations with those of others. | | Explore an issue | ● Break the (7) ________ into several areas.
● Keep records of the sources just in (8) ________.
● (9) ________ your information with others via proper format.
● Make all decisions by compromise and agreement. | | (10) ________ effectiveness | ● Analyze the strengths and weaknesses.
● Find out the opportunities and challenges. | | 阅读理解。 | How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and, old people wishing they were young
again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age
gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents,
he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be
given so much without having to do anything in return. What"s more, life is always giving new things to the
child-things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well known. But a child has his
pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is repeatedly being told not to do something, or being
punished for what he has wrongly done.
When a young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his
clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing
about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used
to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and
has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society. | | 1. According to Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that _____. | |
A. life for a child is fairly easy
B. a child is always loved whatever he does
C. if much is given to a child, he must do something in return
D. only children are interested in life | | 2. According to the passage, after a child grows up, he _______. | A. will have little time playing
B. has to be successful in finding a job
C. can still ask for help in time of trouble
D. should be able to take care of himself | | 3. The underlined word "responsibilities" in the second paragraph means _______. | A. duties
B. jobs
C. suggestions
D. desires | | 4. The main idea of the passage is that _____. | A. life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains
B. young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard
C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in one"s life
D. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life | | 阅读理解。 | Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers said, "Barbara, be enthusiastic!
Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience." How right they were!
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste
that helps you hang on there when the going gets tough. It is the inner voice that whispers,"I can do it!"
when others shout,"No, you can"t!" It took years and years for the early work of Barbara Mc Clintock,
a geneticist (遗传学家) who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted. Yet she
didn"t let up on (放松) her experiments. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought
of stopping.
We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic
people such youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, cellist (大提琴家) Pablo Casals would start his day by
playing Bach. As the music flowed through his fingers, his bent shoulders would straighten and joy would
reappear in his eyes. As author and poet Samuel once wrote,"Years make the skin old, but to give up
enthusiasm makes the soul old."
Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money, title or power. Patricia Mcllrath, retired
director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm.
She replied,"My father, a lawyer, long ago told me, I never made a penny until I stopped working for money."
If we cannot do what we love as a fulltime career, we can do it as a hobby. Elizabeth Layton of
Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended her sadness that had troubled her for
at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say,"I am persuaded to call Layton a genius."
We can"t afford to waste tears on "might-have-beens". We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go
after "what-can-be". We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses-finding pleasure in
the sweet smell of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, and the beauty of a rainbow. | | 1. The passage mainly shows us ____. | A. enthusiasm leads to everything
B. enthusiasm helps us to succeed to a greater degree
C. enthusiasm makes us experience more life
D. we can do nothing without enthusiasm | | 2. From the example of the Nobel Prize winner Barbara Mc Clitock, we may find ____. | A. enthusiasm can encourage us in difficult times
B. enthusiastic people always get a deep pleasure from work
C. you can"t make any achievement if you have no enthusiasm
D. enthusiastic people are sure to gain great fame in the end | | 3. The underlined sentence in Paragraph Three suggests ____. | A. time and tide wait for no man
B. we grow old as time goes on
C. people feel young with enthusiasm
D. our soul becomes old with enthusiasm | |
| 4. The main idea of the last paragraph is ____. | A. we should try heart and soul to win what we want
B. enthusiasm can give us pleasure, though we have to sweat
C. we have not enough money to buy what we need
D. enthusiasm with sweat is what we need | 最新试题
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