Any day we wish；we can discipline ourselves to change it a11．Any day we wish；we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge．Any day we wish；we can start a new activity．Any day we wish；we can start the process of life change．We can do it immediately，or next week，or next month，or next year．
We can also do nothing．We can pretend rather than perform．And if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable，we can remain as we are．We can choose rest over labor，entertainment over education，delusion(幻想)over truth，and doubt over confidence．The choices are ours to make．But while we complain about the effect，we continue to nourish(助长)the cause．
As Shakespeare uniquely observed，“The fault is not in the stars，but in ourselves．’’We created our circumstances by our past choices．We have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning today．
Those who are in search of the good life do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions. They need the truth .They need the whole truth .And the responsibility to nothing but the truth．
We cannot allow our errors in judgment，repeated every day，to lead us down the wrong path．
We must keep coming back to those basics that make the biggest difference in how our life works out．And then we must make the very choices that will bring life，happiness and joy into our daily lives .
And if I may be so bold to offer my last piece of advice for someone seeking and needing to make changes in their life—If you don’t like how things are，change it !You’re not a tree．You have the ability to totally transform every area in your life — and it all begins with your very own power of choice．
小题1:The first paragraph tells us that_________.| A．no one wants to be disciplined | | B．we often need some new knowledge | | C．taking activities does good to our health | | D．we want to change all the time |
小题2:We may conclude from the second paragraph that| A．whatever happens, we have to change ourselves | | B．people tend to nourish the cause of bad results | | C．whether we change or not depends on ourselves | | D．most choices we made are not good enough |
小题3:From Shakespeare’s words，we know________.| A．it is our duty to change for the better | | B．we complain a lot about our past choices | | C．sometimes we have to face the fate | | D．we should believe in ourselves in life |
小题4:In the author’s opinion，if。you want a good life，what you need most is_______.| A．self confidence | B．good choices | C．strong wills | D．the truth |
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B |
试题分析：我们一直都在想改变，是否我们改变取决于我们自己，每个人都有责任变得更好，关键是有个好的选择。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：Any day we wish；we can discipline ourselves to change it a11．可知我们一直都在想改变，选D
小题2:细节题：从第二段的句子：The choices are ours to make．可知是否我们改变取决于我们自己，选C
小题3:细节题：从第三段的句子：We have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning today．可知从莎士比亚的话我们知道变得更好是我们的职责，选A
小题4:细节题：从文章最后一段的句子：You have the ability to totally transform every area in your life — and it all begins with your very own power of choice．可知根据作者所说：如果我们想过更好的生活，最需要的是好的选择，选B |
核心考点
试题【Any day we wish；we can discipline ourselves to change it a11．Any day we wish；we 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
When I was a small boy my family was very poor. My father always used his savings to my mother to visit her parents who lived far away. There was just my younger brother and myself in the house. One evening Dad came home from and there was no food in the house, not a piece of bread. Although we were , my brother and I went to bed without eating anything.
My father had no money, but I knew from the on his face that he could not let us have an empty stomach. He the house and about two hours later returned and quickly us up. He had in his hand two small potato pies, which he gave us to eat. I don"t know where he got the but somehow he to get us something to eat.
My father had not eaten and had worked all day he sat there with great satisfaction watching us eat. This has stayed in my mind and left more of an impression than any amount of he may ever have given me.
At that moment, I felt happy knowing that he was there and would not let us .
I guess the I am trying to make is that in difficult times it is not to show weakness but strength and character. If a is the cement (粘合剂) that holds a family together, then the father is that strengthens that cement.
It is his values and and memories that have carried me forward and helped me to my own problems in life. In my own I have learned that it is the valuable time you spend with your children and the values you give to them that will remain with them always.
| 小题1: | | A．force | B．encourage | C．send | D．teach |
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| 小题2: | | A．hospital | B．work | C．school | D．shop |
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| 小题3: | | A．quite | B．just | C．only | D．even |
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| 小题4: | | A．nervous | B．hungry | C．sleepy | D．busy |
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| 小题5: | | A．worry | B．pleasure | C．disappointment | D．surprise |
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| 小题6: | | A．cleaned | B．observed | C．left | D．searched |
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| 小题7: | | A．brought | B．put | C．called | D．woke |
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| 小题8: | | A．chance | B．food | C．support | D．recipe |
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| 小题9: | | A．managed | B．decided | C．agreed | D．waited |
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| 小题11: | | A．normally | B．always | C．shortly | D．softly |
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| 小题12: | | A．cost | B．time | C．salary | D．money |
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| 小题13: | | A．suffer | B．know | C．leave | D．cry |
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| 小题14: | | A．decision | B．promise | C．point | D．apology |
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| 小题15: | | A．strange | B．important | C．difficult | D．common |
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| 小题16: | | A．father | B．brother | C．sister | D．mother |
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| 小题17: | | A．something | B．anything | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题18: | | A．words | B．records | C．actions | D．failures |
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| 小题19: | | A．work out | B．carry out | C．run into | D．look into |
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| 小题20: | | A．opinion | B．home | C．order | D．turn |
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Have you ever heard the saying “If you want a friend, be one”?
Here is how a new teacher made friends with the girls and boys in her class on the first day of school. As the bell rang, the teacher smiled at each girl and boy. Then she said in a quiet voice, “Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year. I"d like to know each of you. I am sure we will enjoy working together.” Everyone felt that she meant what she said because of her sweet voice and her friendly look.
She told the girls and boys her name and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them some of the things she liked to do and she was hoping to do with them during the year.
Then she said to the class, “Now you know my name and the things I like and I want to know your names and the things you like. Then I will feel that I know you.”
Could you make friends by doing the same as this teacher did?
One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to find out more about them. It is often easy to be friends with those people who have the same hobbies with you. You play the same games and go on journeys together.
You may find that some new comers in your class miss their old friends and feel strange and lonely. You can invite them to take a walk or to ride bikes with you. You will find many things in common to talk about. Just talking together in a friendly manner is one good way to make friends.
小题1:What does the underlined sentence “If you want a friend, be one” in Paragraph 1 mean?| A．You may have a friend by doing everything for him. | | B．You can make friends by doing what a friend should do. | | C．If you want to have a friend, try to make one be your friend. | | D．When you need a friend, you have to be a friend of yourself. |
小题2:The teacher’s sweet voice and her friendly look _______.| A．made every girl and boy happy | | B．told the girls and boys everything about herself | | C．showed that she would like to be a friend of the girls and boys’ | | D．meant she wanted to tell the boys and girls something interesting |
小题3:A new comer will be your friend if __________. | A．he always thinks of his old friends | | B．you ask him to do something | | C．he knows you | | D．you talk with him in a friendly way |
小题4: If you want to make friends with others, which of the following shouldn’t you do?| A．Learn more about them. | B．Go on journeys together. | | C．Find out your differences. | D．Try to be the same as them. |
小题5:What is the best title for this passage?| A．How to Make Friends | | B．Teachers Can Make Friends with Students | | C．A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed | | D．How to Be Friends with New Comers |
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In the process of my growing up I cannot remember hearing the words ‘‘I love you” from my father．When your father never says them to you when you are a child，it gets for him to say those words as he gets older．In fact，I could not honestly remember when I had last my love to him either．I decided to my pride and make the first ．After some hesitation，in our next phone conversation I burst out the words．“Dad．．．I love you!”
There was a silence at the other end and he replied，“Well，same back at ya!”
I chuckled and said，“Dad，I know you love me，and when you are ，I know you will say what you want to say．’’
Fifteen minutes later my mother and nervously asked，“Paul，is everything okay?’’
A few weeks later，Dad our phone conversation with the words，“Paul，I love you．’’I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I “heard’’ the love．As we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father-son relationship to a new ．
A short while after this special moment，my father escaped death following heart surgery．Many times since，I have whether l would have ever “heard” the love if I had not taken the first step and Dad had not the surgery．
| 小题1: | | A．rougher | B．tougher | C．shyer | D．severer |
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| 小题2: | | A．conveyed | B．left | C．passed | D．devoted |
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| 小题3: | | A．get across | B．put up | C．set aside | D．take on |
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| 小题4: | | A．assumption | B．move | C．decision | D．remark |
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| 小题5: | | A．fearfully | B．excitedly | C．cheerfully | D．awkwardly |
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| 小题6: | | A．cautious | B．casual | C．relaxed | D．ready |
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| 小题7: | | A．called | B．dropped | C．removed | D．glanced |
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| 小题8: | | A．continued | B．performed | C．concluded | D．obtained |
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| 小题9: | | A．naturally | B．finally | C．indirectly | D．gradually |
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| 小题10: | | A．1evel | B．situation | C．class | D．rank |
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| 小题11: | | A．slightly | B．nearly | C．narrowly | D．hardly |
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| 小题12: | | A．realized | B．wondered | C．understood | D．believed |
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| 小题13: | | A．operated | B．performed | C．tolerated | D．survived |
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Please excuse me if I’m a little sad today because Mark is leaving．You probably don’t know Mark，but you might be lucky enough to know someone just like him．He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining professional skills with a sweet and gentle nature．He’s never been all that interested in getting credit for the terrific work he does．He just wants to do his job，and to do it extremely well．
And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional opportunity．It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime，and we’re sincerely pleased for him．But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague．
Life has a way of throwing these curve balls at us．Just when we start to get comfortable with a person，a place or a situation，something comes along to change the recipe．A terrific neighbor moves away．Someone in the family graduates．A child finds new love and loyalties through marriage．The family’s bread-winner is laid off．Our ability to cope with change and disruption determines our peace，happiness and contentment in life．
But how do we do that? According to the author of Ecclesiaste，comfort can be found in remembering that “to everything there is a season，and a time to every purpose under heaven．Let today embrace the past with remembrance，and the future with longing．’’
“Change，indeed，is painful，yet ever needful，”said philosopher Thomas Carlyle．“And if memory has its force and worth，so also has hope．”
We’re going to miss Mark．But rather than lose ourselves in the sadness of our parting，we’ll focus on our hopes for a brighter future——for him，and for us．And then we’ll go out and do everything we can to make that future happen．Until our plans change——again．
小题1:What will happen to Mark soon?| A．He will pass away． | B．He will leave for a new job． | | C．He will get married． | D．He will stay with us forever． |
小题2:The underlined word “credit” in Para．1 probably means __________ ．| A．praise | B．criticism | | C．opportunity | D．job |
小题3:From the passage，we can learn that __________ ．| A．any change will make us upset any time | | B．it is easy to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague | | C．our happiness depends on our ability to deal with change | | D．comfort can be found in remembering the sadness |
小题4:The best title of the passage may be __________ ．| A．My Friend Mark | B．Focusing on Future | | C．Always Changing | D．A Sad Story |
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Tail Spin
Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace, shown off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she’s even swimming at all. She doesn’t have a tail.
Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.
When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it — but her tail didn’t. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.
Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way—like a fish! She pushed herself forward through the water by moving her peduncles from side to side.
The movement put harmful pressure on Grace’s backbone. So a company offered to create a man-made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn’t hurt her.
The first time Grace wore the artificial tail. She soon shook it off and let it sink in the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The tail isn’t necessary for her to feel comfortable,” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉).”
Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focus on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.
小题1:When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her. | A．physical build | B．potential ability | | C．chance of survival | D．adaptation to the surroundings. |
小题2:A man-made tail is created for Grace to .| A．let her recover faster | B．make her comfortable | | C．adjust her way of swimming | D．help her perform better tricks |
小题3:The story of Grace inspires people to .| A．stick to their dreams | B．treat animals friendly | | C．treasure what they have | D．face difficulties bravely |
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