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“Depend on yourself” is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.
There have been many great men in history. But many of them were very poor in boyhood, and had no uncles, aunts, or friends to help them. Schools were few and low. They could not depend on them for an education. They saw how it was, and set to work with all their strength to know something. They worked their own way up to fame.
One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, “I cannot make worthy men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves.”
Some young men have no ambitions(抱负) to do anything; and they are to be pitied. They can never succeed unless they see their foolishness, and change their courses. They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of parents and teachers, and depend upon their own honest and serious efforts.
小题1:The best title for this passage is ________.| A．Depend on Yourself | | B．Don’t Depend on Your Parents | | C．Nobody can help you | | D．The Good Advice |
小题2: From the passage we know that many great men in history ________.| A．learned everything themselves in boyhood | | B．didn’t receive any education | | C．had no relatives or friends | | D．depended on themselves to become famous |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．Parents can make you succeed. | | B．Great men in history were very poor. | | C．Teachers would not like to help you to be a man. | | D．Only you can make yourself a great man. |
小题4:Why have some young men failed in everything?| A．They have no ambitions. | | B．They are to be pitied. | | C．They have changed their courses. | | D．They have seen their foolishness. |
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:A |
试题分析：本文叙述了我们应该依靠自己，他人只能帮助我们。这是文章的主旨，也是第一段中的主要意思。文章从正面举例说明历史上的伟大人物是怎样依靠自己的力量获得最后成功的。最后一段从反面举例，谈到现在有些年轻人不努力使自己成为对人类有益的人，并给出自己的建议，与题目和文章开头呼应。
小题1:标题归纳题。根据“Depend on yourself” is what nature says to every man.故选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据They worked their own way up to fame故选D。
小题3:细节理解题。根据But all these only help you to help yourself. 故选D。
小题4:细节理解题。根据Some young men have no ambitions(抱负) to do anything A
点评：文章标题是文章的点睛之笔。标题归纳题在英语阅读理解题中属深层理解题，它要求考生在通读全文的基础上，准确把握文章大意及作者的写作意图。一般说来，标题应该具有概括性、针对性、简洁性三个突出特点。其中概括性，是指标题应最大程度地覆盖全文，囊括文章的主要内容，体现文章的主题；针对性，是指标题的含义要直接指向文章的主要特点；而简洁性，则是指标题应言简意赅，能吸引读者的注意力，并唤起读者对文章的阅读兴趣等。 |
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试题【A“Depend on yourself” is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Te】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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It is the duty of every man to work. The life of a lazy man is of no use to himself and to others. The man who is too lazy to work is the man who is generally most ready to beg or to steal. Every boy, when he is young, should learn how to do some useful work.
But it is not enough that a boy should learn some kind of work. He should put his heart and soul completely into his work, and not waste his spare time. “Work while you work and play while you play” is as good a rule for young people as for the old!
There is no better help to diligence (勤奋) than the habit of early rising, and this, just like all other good habits, is most easily formed in youth. There is an English saying, “Lost time never returns”. This means that everybody must be diligent and make good use of his time. One must study hard when one is young so that one may make great progress, succeed in life and become useful to one’s country. Those who are diligent will never become beggars. Therefore, we can say that diligence is the mother of success.
小题1:From the passage, we know that those who are too lazy to work will_________.| A．waste their time | | B．help others | | C．become beggars or thieves | | D．make progress some day |
小题2:In order to learn to be diligent, it’s important for young people to _________.| A．form the good habit of getting up early in youth | | B．learn about some good habits | | C．work while they work and play while they play | | D．work all the time without playing |
小题3:One can’t be successful in life unless he _________when he is young. | A．is diligent in his study | | B．loves life | | C．spends some time learning something | | D．makes up for his lost time |
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How can you make a million dollars in one month? I’m sure I am going to get the 小题1: of many readers with this question. The 小题2: news is that you are not going to make a million dollars in one month 小题3: you win the lottery (彩票) or some prize.
We all want to be millionaires. However, if you try to find out how they become 小题4: rich, you will learn that they worked very 小题5: for the money. That is what most 小题6: have had to do, including Bill Gates and Andrew Carnegie, and they often went 小题7: hardships before they succeeded 小题8: .
There are many reasons why the millionaires have made it 小题9: for themselves. In this article, I am going to 小题10: passion (热情) which I think is the most 小题11: quality to have in order to succeed. I am sure that if one was to 小题12: the people who made millions in their lifetime, this would be found in all of them.
Take J.K Rowling for 小题13: . Her first Harry Potter was sent to twelve publishing houses, all of which 小题14: to publish it. A year later, she was finally given the chance by a small 小题15: , which paid 15.000. and the 小题16: from that company was that she should get herself a job since she had little 小题17: of making a living by writing children’s books. If you want to make a million dollars, find something that 小题18: you really passionate (热情的) and work hard at it. It doesn’t 小题19: what it is. Let me know how you 小题20: !
| 小题21: | | A．consideration | B．attention | C．surprise | D．happiness |
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| 小题22: | | A．disappointing | B．surprising | C．good | D．funny |
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| 小题23: | | A．if | B．although | C．unless | D．when |
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| 小题25: | | A．happily | B．hard | C．long | D．less |
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| 小题26: | | A．teachers | B．rich | C．millionaires | D．poor |
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| 小题27: | | A．through | B．back | C．on | D．under |
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| 小题28: | | A．at first | B．at last | C．by chance | D．on end |
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| 小题29: | | A．happen | B．cause | C．change | D．rise |
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| 小题30: | | A．refer to | B．object to | C．talk about | D．agree with |
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| 小题31: | | A．good | B．interesting | C．exciting | D．important |
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| 小题32: | | A．discuss | B．like | C．study | D．visit |
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| 小题33: | | A．granted | B．experiment | C．example | D．experience |
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| 小题34: | | A．refused | B．agreed | C．promised | D．loved |
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| 小题35: | | A．school | B．factory | C．bank | D．publisher |
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| 小题36: | | A．praise | B．word | C．comment | D．advice |
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| 小题37: | | A．chance | B．time | C．dollar | D．energy |
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| 小题38: | | A．makes | B．matter | C．drives | D．forces |
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| 小题39: | | A．care | B．matter | C．work | D．tell |
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| 小题40: | | A．begin | B．finish | C．go | D．understand |
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When I was about 10 one day, I was walking down the street with my mother. She stopped to speak to Mr. Lee. I knew I could see Mr. Lee anytime around the neighborhood, so I just stood there. After we passed him, my mother stopped and said something unforgettable, “You let that be the last time you ever walk by somebody you know without opening your mouth to speak, because even a dog can wag its tail when it passes you on the street.” That sentence sounds simple but it made me become who I am.
At work, I used to say hello to the president of the company and ask him how our business was doing. But I also spoke to the people in the café and people who cleaned the buildings, and asked them how their children were doing, for every single person deserves to be accepted, no matter how humble(低微的) they are. I remember that after a few years of passing by the president, I had the courage to ask him for a chat. We had a great talk. At some point, when I asked him how far he thought I could go in his company, he said that if I wanted to, I could get all the way to his seat.
I’ve become vice-president, but that hasn’t changed how I treat people. I speak to people wherever I am. Speaking to people creates a pathway into their world, and it lets them come into mine, too.
The day you speak to someone who has his head down and then see him lift it up and smile, you will realize how powerful it is just to open your mouth and say hello.
小题1:What is the best title for this passage?| A．The Power of Being Talkative | | B．My Mother’s Influence on Me | | C．The Power of Saying hello | | D．My Way to Become Vice-President |
小题2: It is implied in the first paragraph that____.| A．the writer didn’t know Mr. Lee | | B．the writer didn’t say hello to Mr. Lee on that occasion | | C．the writer didn’t get along well with his mother | | D．the writer’s mother stopped to say hello to everyone she met |
小题3: What can we learn from the second paragraph?| A．The writer didn’t say hello to everyone in the company. | | B．The writer made a very good impression on the president of the company. | | C．The president of the company thought the writer was much better than him. | | D．The president of the company actually didn’t like the writer at all. |
小题4: For the writer, saying hello to others_______.| A．is a way to get what he wants | | B．has become a habit and a way of life. | | C．is a way to show respect for his mother | | D．is important in making him remembered. |
小题5: According to paragraph 3, in the writer’s opinion, speaking to others can______.| A．make our world much better | | B．make people much happier every day. | | C．help people understand each other better | | D．help people work much better |
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Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic.
When my three children were young, my husband Roy and I were very 小题1: . “Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky 小题2: . “Please.” I had said no so many times in 小题3: months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores (日常工作) could 小题4: . To her 小题5: I agreed.
I prepared a few sandwiches and 小题6: a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy 小题7: . My eleven-year-old twin sons loaded the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some 小题8: time together as a family.
About the time I got the lunch 小题9: out on the table, Roy arrived on the 小题10: . That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was filled with 小题11: . We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school related responsibilities for so many months. Roy and the boys 小题12: rocks into the lake. Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly at the picnic table, 小题13: God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.
That night as our children went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and 小题14: what a wonderful life I had. As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest 小题15: could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you 小题16: . Even though the kids have now grown up and 小题17: from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table.
Maybe today would be a good time to 小题18: potato salad, call all of my 小题19: kids, feed some hungry ducks and skip a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a 小题20: .
| 小题21: | | A．old | B．poor | C．busy | D．patient |
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| 小题22: | | A．begged | B．asked | C．doubted | D．wondered |
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| 小题23: | | A．coming | B．recent | C．following | D．late |
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| 小题24: | | A．last | B．wait | C．relax | D．approach |
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| 小题25: | | A．disappointment | B．sadness | C．embarrassment | D．surprise |
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| 小题26: | | A．supplied | B．provided | C．compared | D．filled |
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| 小题27: | | A．off work | B．at home | C．at work | D．on business |
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| 小题28: | | A．unhappy | B．quality | C．quantity | D．sad |
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| 小题29: | | A．spread | B．taken | C．made | D．cooked |
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| 小题30: | | A．scene | B．view | C．sight | D．scenery |
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| 小题31: | | A．communication | B．expectation | C．hope | D．laughter |
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| 小题32: | | A．missed | B．took | C．skipped | D．left |
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| 小题33: | | A．praying | B．praising | C．thanking | D．trusting |
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| 小题34: | | A．expected | B．realized | C．imagined | D．admitted |
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| 小题35: | | A．lifestyle | B．time | C．world | D．occupation |
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| 小题37: | | A．left alone | B．left behind | C．ran away | D．moved away |
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| 小题38: | | A．appreciate | B．cook | C．watch | D．plant |
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| 小题39: | | A．grown | B．little | C．young | D．handsome |
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| 小题40: | | A．salad | B．life | C．picnic | D．purpose |
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Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.
So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him.
Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arrived — a well-known sage (a wise person) who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what he would do, as he was famous in solving many people’s problems in the area and sometimes very complicated ones.
He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man.
Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout: “What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?” The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was very angry: “If I could just come down, I would show you!”
That’s what everybody wanted. Then he was coming down. But how? Now everybody was tense about what would happen next! Some wanted to blame the sage, but they didn’t. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was even more angry and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge (复仇).
He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to start going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed.
However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there, realizing that the man really saved him because he induced (引诱) him to try his best and save himself.
“I should be thankful and not angry.”
小题1:From the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one ______.| A．on the very top of a tree | B．hidden in the middle of a tree | | C．on the tree for the longest time | D．exposed to sunlight less often |
小题2:What happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes?| A．He slipped and fell to the ground suddenly. | | B．He was climbing down quickly but carefully. | | C．He remained hanging helplessly on the tree. | | D．He shouted loudly for help but no one helped. |
小题3:How did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone?| A．He was nervous. | B．He kept silent. | | C．He felt surprised. | D．He was angry. |
小题4:What do you think motivated (caused) the man to climb down?| A．Courage. | B．Revenge. | C．Carefulness. | D．Assistance. |
小题5: What does the story imply?| A．Anger saves one’s life. | B．Wisdom does count (很重要). | | C．Skill and strength count. | D．Anger is the biggest enemy. |
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