Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any "secrets" to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama’s "back to school" speech. Here is a small part of his speech.
I know that sometimes, after watching TV, you may feel that you can be rich and successful without any hard work--that your ticket to success is through rapping (饶舌音乐) or basketball or being a TV star. But when chances come, you may not succeed.
The truth is, being successful is hard. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try. That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world have had the most failures. JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was rejected(退稿)12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career (职业生涯). But he once said, "I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat you--you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.
No one’s born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it.
And even when you’re struggling(挣扎), even when you’re discouraged(泄气), and you feel like other people have given up on you--don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.
小题1:Why does Barack Obama talk about JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the second paragraph? | A．To show that these two famous persons are different. | | B．To show that writing and sports are difficult skills. | | C．To show that the two persons were treated unfairly. | | D．To show that being successful is hard. |
小题2:Barack Obama believes ____________ in his speech. | A．you can be rich and successful without any hard work | | B．you may succeed at everything the first time you try | | C．you can’t let your failures beat you | | D．you shouldn’t ask other people for help |
小题3:What does the underlined sentence mean? | A．If you’re discouraged, you should give up on yourself. | | B．You should believe in yourself no matter how difficult it is. | | C．When you’re struggling, you’ll feel like other people have given up on you. | | D．If you are not struggling or discouraged, you can give up on yourself. |
小题4:What’s the best title of this small part of Mr. Obama’s speech? | A．The way to succeed | B．Failures can help you | | C．Don’t give up on yourself | D．Barack Obama’s success |
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小题1:D
小题1:C
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小题1:本文在奥巴马的演讲词中提到了两个名人，主要强调他们是由于多次的失败，最终走向的成功，表示的含义是失败是成功之母，故本题选D。
小题2:本文在奥巴马演讲词中有一句These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat you--you have to let them teach you.表示不能让失败打败你，故本题选C。
小题3:本题画线的句子所表示的含义在你奋斗的过程中，遇到困难不要泄气，即使别人不相信你，你也要相信你自己，表示的含义也就是一个人应该要相信自己，故本题选B。
小题4:主旨题：从文章的最后一句话Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country. 可知标题是：别放弃自己。选C。 |
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Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判断) things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn.
When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen.
The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment(收获).
The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn’t judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man
It is true that we shouldn’t let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.
小题1:Why did the old man ask his sons to look at the pear tree? | A．Because he liked. eating pears. | | B．Because the tree was important to his family. | | C．Because he wanted to teach them not to judge things too quickly. | | D．Because his sons didn’t judge things quickly. |
小题2:The fourth son went to see the tree in . | A．Spring | B．Summer | C．Autumn | D．Winter |
小题3:The underlined word "buds" probably means in Chinese. 小题4:Which of the following is true? | A．The pear tree was near his home. | | B．The third son said the tree was beautiful. | | C．The four sons all liked the tree. | | D．Even you give up in winter, you can still get hope in other seasons |
小题5:What’s the main idea of this passage? | A．Don’t judge a life by one difficult season. | | B．Father’s love is great. | | C．Every tree has four seasons. | | D．Life is different for everyone. |
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Dear friends,
Do you remember your first day at a new school or in a new area? How about the 31 when your family 32 to a new state? Ugh! What about the feelings of being a stranger?
Then, with time, you find someone who likes 33 you like. Friends are great gifts in life. I have good friends too, but not because they are completely(完全的) 34 .Sometimes they talk too much; sometimes they need me a lot. I know I ask too much of them. I hope my friends, like my father, 35 about me a lot.
I once told my friends to give me all their love and be generous and gentle. I told my friends, in other words, to love me 36 I loved them.
They didn’t 37 me at first, but then they became kinder. My love for them slowly made them learn to 38 friends. They learned to love others and 39 the idea that LOVE is part of life.
If we listen to and try to understand each other, love 40 .We should work on it, even if it’s hard at first. A true friend loves US at all times.
Your friend,
Jesus
| 小题1: | | A．study | B．health | C．fun | D．life |
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| 小题2: | | A．came | B．moved | C．lived | D．liked |
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| 小题4: | | A．handsome | B．humourous | C．nice | D．clever |
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| 小题5: | | A．worry | B．care | C．talk | D．think |
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| 小题7: | | A．believe | B．tell | C．understand | D．listen |
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| 小题8: | | A．hate | B．love | C．meet | D．think |
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| 小题9: | | A．took | B．brought | C．finished | D．got |
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| 小题10: | | A．flies | B．comes | C．stops | D．goes |
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“You are my best friend.” It’s the nicest thing you can 36 to someone. It’s also the nicest thing you can 37 someone.
Good friendships begin in middle school. It’s the 38 you begin to develop your own personality. Your parents aren’t around so you 39 lots of time every day sharing your life with your classmates. You talk with them, you work with them and you become friends with them. But 40 them will become your “best” friend.
Best friends are the people who like you and 41 you the most. They are the 42 who are easy to work with and easy to have fun with.
Sometimes it’s 43 to find a best friend. And sometimes you can 44 a little lonely. But just because you don’t have best friend now, it doesn’t mean you 45 one in the future. Best friends seem to find each other as if by magic. And when you find your best friend, the magic will last forever.
| 小题2: | | A．hear from | B．hear of | C．hear about | D．think of |
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| 小题3: | | A．time | B．place | C．beginning | D．best |
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| 小题5: | | A．none of | B．not all of | C．no one of | D．all of |
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| 小题6: | | A．understand | B．think | C．give | D．take |
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| 小题7: | | A．that | B．ones | C．those | D．these |
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| 小题8: | | A．easy | B．easily | C．not easy | D．easy enough |
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| 小题9: | | A．think | B．know | C．become | D．feel |
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| 小题10: | | A．not have | B．don’t have | C．won’t have | D．haven’t |
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There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much．One day while she was walking in the forest，she found two birds．She took them home and put them in a small 1 ．She was happy to have two“friends”．She 2 them with love and the birds grew strong．One day the girl forgot to close the door of the cage．The 3 of the two flew out of the cage．The girl was afraid that it would fly away．She caught it quickly．She felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away．Suddenly she couldn’t 4 a sound from the bird．When she opened her hand，the bird was already（已经）dead．Her 5 killed(***死)the bird! Then she saw 6 bird jumping up and down 7 the cage．She could feel its great need for freedom．It wanted to fly into the blue sky．So she let it fly away 8 ．The bird circled(转圈)once，twice，and three times．The girl 9 as the bird flew．She didn’t care about losing the bird any more．She wanted it to be happy．Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder．It sang the 10 song she had ever heard(她所听过的)．
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly，and the best way to keep love is to give it wings．
| 小题2: | | A．looked for | B．looked at | C．looked after | D．looked over |
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| 小题3: | | A．stronger | B．lazier | C．weakest | D．smallest |
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| 小题4: | | A．listen | B．make | C．describe | D．hear |
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| 小题6: | | A．one | B．the other | C．another | D．other |
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| 小题7: | | A．outside | B．inside | C．beside | D．behind |
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| 小题8: | | A．sadly | B．happily | C．loudly | D．highly |
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| 小题9: | | A．watched | B．saw | C．looked | D．heard |
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| 小题10: | | A．worst | B．oldest | C．newest | D．sweetest |
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"Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever things weren"t going my way. "Don"t worry. One day your luck will change."
Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education, I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host a sports programme. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn"t got enough experience. "Get some work with a small station and work your way up," she said.
I went back home. I couldn"t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn"t get the job.
I felt really down. "Your luck will change," Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Lowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, "How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can"t get a job in a radio station?"
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. "What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?" He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.
On my way home, Mom"s words come back to me, "One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it"ll feel doubly good because of all the hard work you"ve had." At that moment I knew just what she meant.
16. What"s the writer"s ideal job?
A. A sportsman. B. A shop assistant.
C. A sports announcer. D. A businessman.
17. Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?
A. Because he was too young.
B. Because he didn"t get college education.
C. Because he"s got a good-looking person.
D. Because he hadn"t got enough experience.
18. The sentence "But I got turned down every time. "means" ".
A. But I was refused every time
B. But I was successful every time
C. But I lost my way every time
D. But the door of every station was always closed
19. What made the writer succeed in the end?
A. His mother’s words. B. A kind lady’s help.
C. His father’s car. D. His own hard work.
20. What"s the best title of this passage?
A. Mother"s Words. B. Everything Happens for the Best.
C. No One Is Always Lucky. D. To Find a Job in Radio Is Difficult. |
