题目
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When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it were your last,
someday you"ll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33years, I have looked in 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?"
Remembering that I"ll be dead soon is the most important tool I"ve ever encountered (遇到) to help me make the big choice in life.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me
to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors" code for preparing yourself to die.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening, I had another biopsy(活组织检查) and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I"m fine now.
This was the closest I"ve been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is
the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new.
Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be
cleared away.
Your time is so limited that you shouldn"t waste it repeating someone else"s life. Don"t be trapped by
dogma (教条)----which is living with the results of other people"s thinking. Don"t let the noise of others"
opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
B. his disease was not serious at all
C. his disease couldn"t be cured
D. he had to wait for the result of the test
B. Excited
C. Optimistic
D. Hopeless
B. He thinks it is not the end of life.
C. He thinks it is impossible to avoid.
D. He thinks it is the beginning of a new life.
4. In the author"s opinion, we should _____.
B. take no notice of diseases
C. take exercise and keep healthy
D have the courage to follow our heart
答案
核心考点
举一反三
注意：每个空格只填入一个单词。
boy sat down at the next table. I couldn"t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the
woman asked, " So, how have you been?" And the boy---who could not have been more than seven or
eight years old replied, "Frankly, I"ve been feeling a little depressed lately."
This incident (小事) stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are
changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I hardly found out we were " depressed" until we were in high school.
The evidence of changes in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don"t seem
childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults
than they used to.
Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no
longer exists. Why?
Human development is based not only on natural biological states, but also on patterns of access to
social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the
new situation. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in gradual stages:
traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.
In the past 30 years, however, a secret-revelation (提示) machine has been installed in 98 percent of
American homes. It is called television. Television passes information, and indiscriminately (不加区分地), to all viewers alike, whether they are children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation (诱惑), many
children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.
Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social
information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that
must be memorized and practiced. Children must read simple books before they can read complex
materials.
Main comparisonsContexts
Different(2)_____ Children in the past just did what they were(3)_____ to.
Children today act as if they were (4)_____.
Different(5)_____ Children in the past(6)_____ experienced depression in the author"s view.
Sometimes sadness (7)_____ to children nowadays.
Different
(8)_____ to get knowledgeChildren in the past got knowledge in (9)_____ and guided stages.
Children nowadays get some knowledge by (10)_____ TV without control.
that the driver was too tired to drive. "When do you go back home in the evening?" "9 o"clock after this
__3 _." "Then when do you come out in the morning?" I _4_ another question. "9 o"clock, too-just
as if I worked at an office." His _5_ surprised me, because every time I ride a taxi, what I 6 from the
driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night, it"s hard to earn money, they"re
often 7 by the police, or that their leaders are seated lazily, 8 the fruits. But this driver told me, "I
find it 9 to be a section chief as I was before. I like driving just for 10 . It"s fortunate that I hardly
drive 11 a passenger. So I earn two or three thousand yuan a month with ease. Yes, I never 12
an empty taxi. If it goes southward, I go northward. If it goes along a 13 , I turn into a narrow
street..."
His words showed his 14 with his life and the pride he 15 in his job. Such feelings are so rare
among people nowadays as oxygen in high 16 . As an ancient saying goes, "Neither joy in material
17 nor grieve (悲痛) over personal setbacks." How many people nowadays can show high ideals
by 18 living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn"t help feeling 19 when finding such a state of
mind in a stranger on a cold 20 .
| ( )1. A. window ( )2. A. on condition ( )3. A. night ( )4. A. threw out ( )5. A. character ( )6. A. suffer ( )7. A. detected ( )8. A. keeping ( )9. A. exciting ( )10. A. freedom ( )11. A. without ( )12. A. follow ( )13. A. route ( )14. A. intelligence ( )15. A. made ( )16. A. buildings ( )17. A. gains ( )18. A. special ( )19. A. angry ( )20. A. morning | B. stillness B. for fear B. trip B. gave away B. confidence B. request B. ordered B. tasting B. disappointing B. pleasure B. with B. admire B. path B. satisfaction B. held B. mountains B. concerns B. happy B. content B. night | C. silence C. in belief C. cycle C. made up C. attitude C. benefit C. fined C. enjoying C. tiring C. hobby C. behind C. envy C. railway C. competition C. caught C. standard C. supports C. simple C. dangerous C. moment | D. quietness D. in order D. process D. led to D. easiness D. hear D. seized D. choosing D. amazing D. company D. beside D. meet D. highway D. honesty D. took D. heaven D. loss D. original D. curious D. season |
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| On the first day of my new high school, I almost had a nervous breakdown. Everything about the school seemed so difficult. When I got home, my parents said, "You"re nervous and that"s okay. Everyone is afraid of high school." I denied it. I wanted to be strong, so I refused to let anyone know about my fear, even my closest friends. On the first day I was late for every class and was constantly lost. The school seemed like a puzzle that I couldn"t figure out. Was this how the whole year was going to be? I didn"t think I could rise to this challenge, especially carrying a huge backpack that I could hardly lift. It was so big that I could knock someone out with it! The schoolmates seemed to regard me as a fool, and they were probably right. Despite my fears, after the first week I finally had my schedule figured out. With the exception of falling up and down the stairs a couple of times and getting laughed at, high school was turning out to be not so bad. It was actually much better than middle school and much more challenging. Since then, I"ve been elected vice monitor of my class, which wasn"t much of a victory since only three people ran for the four positions. It is normal to be scared about a new school. Take a deep breath and relax. High school is something that any student can overcome. Make sure you participate in some outofclass activities because you"ll find it easier to make friends. Try to do your best, even if it isn"t straight A"s. Most important of all, be who you are, whether you"re a "fool", an athlete, or a lower grader. Don"t try to pretend to be someone you"re not. Now you know the true secrets of high school. 1. The main reason for the author"s fear on his first day is that ________. A. he was unable to work out the puzzle B. his schoolmates were unfriendly to him C. he was not familiar with the new surroundings D. his schoolbag was too heavy for him to carry 2. From the author"s first day experience we can infer that ________. A. his home was far from the school B. he got to school after classes began C. he didn"t get any school schedule D. he didn"t know the right way to class 3. After his first week at school, the author ________. A. was still not accustomed to the schedule B. gradually adjusted himself to the new school C. found high school not so challenging as he had imagined D. ran for monitor of his class against three other students 4. According to the passage, the secret of the author"s success lies mainly in ________. A. making more friends B. getting more A"s at school C. being who he really is D. joining in outofclass activities | |||
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| A father"s job is unique. If parents had job descriptions, mine would read: organize bills, play dates, laundry, meals, carpool, snacks and outings. The only thing on my husband"s description would be the word "fun" written in big red letters along the top. Our parenting styles complement each other. His style is a nonstop adventure where no one has to worry about washing their hands, or eating vegetables. I"m too busy worrying to be fun. Besides, every time I try, I am constantly outdone by my husband. I bought my children bubble gumflavored toothpaste, and I taught them how to brush their teeth. They thought it was neat until my husband taught them how to rinse(濑口)by spitting out water between their two front teeth like a fountain. I tried singing fun songs as I washed behind my children"s ears during bath time. They enthusiastically sang and clapped until their father came in and taught them how to catapult (弹射) the soap into the sink with the washcloth. I took the children for a nature walk to corral (把……赶入……) a slow ladybug(瓢虫)into my son"s insect cage. I was "cool" until their father came home, spent two minutes in the backyard, and captured a beetle the size of a Chihuahua (吉娃娃,一种产于墨西哥的狗)．. I try to tell myself I am a good parent even if my husband does things I can"t do. I can make sure my children are safe. But I can"t wire the VCR so my children can"t watch their favourite video. I can carry my children in my arms when they are tired and kiss them good night. But I can"t flip them upside down so they can walk on the ceiling or prop them on my shoulders so they can see the moths flying inside the light fixture. I can take them to doctor appointments, but I"ll never go into the wilderness to fish. I"ll even sit in the first row of every Little League game, but I"ll never teach my children how to hit a home run or slide into first base. I can do a lot of things for my children, but no matter how hard I try, I can never be their father. 1. What"s the job of the mother in the passage? A. Looking after children, going shopping and doinghousework. B. Going shopping and sending her children to school. C. Playing with her children and going to school with them. D. Working in the office and taking care of her children and husband. 2. The father will do the following EXCEPT ________ according to the passage. A. going wild to fish with the children B. making appointments with doctors C. flipping the children upside down D. teaching the children how to hit a home run 3. What"s the best title for the passage? A. Mothers Have a Unique Job B. Children Are Very Important C. Fathers Have a Unique Job D. Parents Have Gentle Children | |||
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| As my bride of many years greeted me one evening, her voice was heard through the door, "Guess what?" I always take a deep breath on this very leading question. "What?" I asked. "I just won a sales contest at work and the prize is dinner for two at the new fancy restaurant down by the river front!" Her excitement was inspiring. We knew the restaurant was superior because we could only understand parts of the menu. "See? I told you there would be a place for me to wear my new spring outfit," she shyly reminded me. "Two can play at that game," I responded. "I will wear my gray suit, my Borsalino imported straw hat and a new silk tie. We will be dressed very well. This town will never be the same. Almost like our first date." It was early spring and nearing dusk as the head waiter showed us to a table by a window, with a view of the river. The table was beautifully set, with a smoke-gray tablecloth decorated by bright red napkins, lemon slices in the long-stemmed water glasses, fresh flowers. A delicious meal served in such an atmosphere should be remembered a long time. As it turned out, this would probably never be forgotten. As the shadows lengthened, the riverboats rocking in the river, I murmured, "Why don"t we walk down the path like we did in Paris a few years ago? Remember the fun we had?" Hand in hand, we walked by the stores. People smiled and nodded. Lots of smiling and nodding, in fact. "I never realized there were so many friendly people as we have seen this evening, dear," I observed. "Probably your new straw hat. Or the fact that you"re such a handsome guy," she answered. We completed the walking tour past the store windows. After acknowledging many smiles, we found ourselves back at the restaurant, looking at our reflection in the window. It was then that I saw the reason for all the smiles. Caught in the fly(纽扣盖) of my trousers and hanging down for all to see was a bright red napkin from the restaurant! | |||
| 1. Why did the author write the passage | |||
| A. To make readers laugh. B. To give readers a warning. C.To describe a delicious dinner. D. To tell us the love of an old people. | |||
| 2. Why did the wife suggest having a dinner out? | |||
| A. Because she wanted to play a game with her husband. B. Because she wanted to have fun just like they did before. C. Because she was given a prize for her excellent work. D. Because they missed the atmosphere in the superior restaurant. | |||
| 3. How did the couple feel when they were greeted with so many smiles? | |||
| A. Ashamed B. Shy C. Stupid D. Proud | |||
| 4. What do you think of the author"s wife? | |||
| A. She is capable in work. B. She lives a luxurious life. C. She is particular in dressing. D. She is hard to please. |