If failure is like a day without the sunshine, I"ll still smile at it, as clouds may be dancing in the sky. Success
does not 1 every person, just like the sun doesn"t shine every day.
Do you give up your plan to go hiking 2 because the weather isn"t as good as you had hoped? No, of
course not. I would rather go on trying no matter what I 3 and enjoy on the way to my destination (目的地).
4 , failure is like a naughty boy who plays with us on the way to our goals. Not only does he want to 5
us, but he wants to help us become braver. The more we 6 , the braver we"ll be.
If failure is the 7 without the moon, I"ll still smile at it, as stars may twinkle on us still. 8 , we all like the
moon, but should we ignore the stars? There is always something more important than 9 . In other words, we
shouldn"t only 10 on whether we succeed or fail. In fact, we learn a lot from failure. It is really helpful. The
more we learn from failure, the 11 we"ll be.
If failure is a bird without 12 , I"ll still smile at it. Flying isn"t the only thing a bird can do. If we can"t be 13
by the wide blue sky, why don"t we 14 adapting ourselves to the forest through our beautiful singing? Failure
15 us that we should believe in ourselves. We may fail in one area, but we may 16 in another. Maybe we"ll
find that we have a talent for something we never knew about before. Who 17 ?
Life is like a box of chocolates, and you 18 know what you"re going to get. Just keep on trying. The process
of trying is much more valuable than the 19 .
Smile at 20 and smile at life. |
( )1. A. meet
( )2. A. even
( )3. A. suffer
( )4. A. Generally
( )5. A. beat
( )6. A. laugh
( )7. A. day
( )8. A. In fact
( )9. A. aim
( )10. A. live
( )11. A. nicer
( )12. A. legs
( )13. A. received
( )14. A. try
( )15. A. suggests
( )16. A. forget
( )17. A. sees
( )18. A. never
( )19. A. methods
( )20. A. defeat | B. know
B. still
B. hate
B. Unluckily
B. change
B. cry
B. night
B. Of course
B. joy
B. focus
B. healthier
B. feet
B. accepted
B. begin
B. insists
B. start
B. knows
B. already
B. success
B. sorrow | C. favour
C. too
C. dislike
C. Actually
C. test
C. play
C. sky
C. In deed
C. success
C. depend
C. wiser
C. teeth
C. noticed
C. appreciate
C. reminds
C. stand
C. believes
C. usually
C. victories
C. failure | D. see
D. just
D. fear
D. Naturally
D. frighten
D. smile
D. place
D. In turn
D. work
D. base
D. younger
D. wings
D. covered
D. enjoy
D. orders
D. achieve
D. does
D. always
D. results
D. loss |
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| 阅读理解。 | Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers advised, "Barbara, be enthusiastic (热情
的)! 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, then 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 McClintock, a geneticist
who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted, yet she didn"t stop working on 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 Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach.
As the music flowed through his fingers, his stooped shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear
in his eyes. An author and poet Samuel Ulman once wrote, "Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm
wrinkles the soul."
Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money or title or power. Patricia Mellrath, 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 dime until I stopped working for money.""
If we can"t do what we love as a full-time career, we can as a hobby. Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan,
was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended periods of depression that had troubled her for at least
30 years,and the quality of her work led one critic to say, "I am tempted to call Layton a genius."
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 back-yard garden, the sim- ple picture
of a six-year-old, the beauty of a rainbow. | | 1. The author holds the view that _____. | | [ ] | A. enthusiastic people will never get old
B. enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy life
C. enthusiasm is more important than experience
D. enthusiasm can give people more success and fame | | 2. Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in the second paragraph? | | [ ] | A. Enthusiasm can give you courage and strength in difficult times.
B. If you don"t have enthusiasm, you can achieve nothing.
C. Enthusiastic people never consider money and fame.
D. Enthusiastic people can gain great fame and honour. | | 3. The author mentions Cellist Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that _____. | | [ ] | A. music can arouse people"s enthusiasm
B. enthusiasm can give people needed inspiration to succeed
C. enthusiasm can make people feel young
D. enthusiasm can keep people healthy | | 4. How many examples are given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm? | | [ ] | A. Three.
B. Two.
C. Four.
D. Five. | | 完形填空。 | We should show respect (尊重) to everybody, especially our elders because they are ahead of us-in age, in
wisdom, in experience and education. Our 1 have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us 2
everything to their kindness and love.
When we 3 them respect, whether ii is by bowing to them, or 4 them with a smile, or offering them
any help they need, it is one way of 5 our own love and gratitude (感激) to them. 6 , elders have also been
through all the years you are 7 and know a little more about the world than you do.
It is 8 that you do not agree with the belief of your elders but this is nothing new. All younger generations
have always 9 with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human 10 . However much
you disagree with them, give them credit (信任) for their 11 .
With changing times and 12 influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to
elders. Youngsters should 13 express their views and if there are arguments, they should not 14 their voices.
If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately 15 their places, and sit on the carpet. In
buses and trains, youngsters are 16 to give up their places to older people. This is not a 17 of who has more
rights. It is simply that those who are youngsters have the strength to bear 18 , or stand unpleasantness, so it
is natural to show consideration (体贴) to those who are older and perhaps at a 19 disadvantage (劣势).
When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders 20 that youngsters care for them, and they respond
with affection and kindness. | ( )1.A. youngsters
( )2.A. devote
( )3.A. show
( )4.A. greeting
( )5.A. expressing
( )6.A. However
( )7.A. experiencing with
( )8.A. maybe
( )9.A. quarreled
( )10.A. community
( )11.A. experience
( )12.A. cultural
( )13.A. quietly
( )14.A. rise
( )15.A. give away
( )16.A. expected
( )17.A. doubt
( )18.A. suffering
( )19.A. serious
( )20.A. realize | B. elders
B. owe
B. explain
B. receiving
B. describing
B. Therefore
B. going through
B. likely
B. dealt
B. organization
B. reality
B. special
B. slightly
B. raise
B. get rid of
B. forced
B. question
B. pressure
B. light
B. say | C. parents
C. pay
C. exhibit
C. supplying
C. sending
C. Besides
C. suffering from
C. perhaps
C. lived
C. society
C. emotion
C. environmental
C. silently
C. support
C. give up
C. needed
C. wonder
C. trouble
C. heavy
C. believe | D. juniors
D. give
D. point
D. showing
D. suggesting
D. Though
D. worrying out
D. probably
D. disagreed
D. public
D. information
D. position
D. coldly
D. low
D. send out
D. reminded
D. challenge
D. discomfort
D. slight
D. wonder | | 阅读理解。 | There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and
they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they
rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as of those
on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not
particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked
about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another
city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond
the city. I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came
into sight. Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back.
From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to
join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were
smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was
surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me.
They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a
warm hug (拥抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed
up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car. I looked forward to the return journey. | | 1. The author expected the train trip to be _____. | A. adventurous
B. pleasant
C. exciting
D. dull | | 2. What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip? | A. The friendly country people.
B. The mountains along the way.
C. The crowds of people in the streets.
D. The simple lunch served on the train. | | 3. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word "relish" in the second paragraph? | A. choose
B. enjoy
C. prepare for
D. carry on | | 4. Where was the writer going? | A. Johore Baru.
B. The Causeway
C. Butterworth.
D. Singapore. | | 5. What can we learn from the story? | A. Comfort in traveling by train.
B. Pleasure of living in the country.
C. Reading gives people delight.
D. Smiles brighten people up. | | 阅读理解。 | When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own
and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate (照亮) me and train me up for love. It is
for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and "too serious" about our studies when it
was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school,
but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:"
Let"s start with a train whistle today." We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that
grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were
changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, He was in despair (失望) and I was in despair. But our
friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great
city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent
things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long
letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the
other"s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most
interesting moments, I often think:"Yes, I must tell…."We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than
the lifetime services of a psychologist (心理学家), who will only fill up the healing (愈合的) silence necessary
to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend. | | 1. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to _____. | A. become serious about her study
B. go to her friend"s house regularly
C. learn from her classmates at school
D. share poems and stories with her friend | | 2. In Paragraph 3, "We gave London to each other" probably means _____. | A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us
B. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London
C. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared
D. we parted with each other in London | | 3. According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend _____. | A. call each other regularly
B. have similar personalities
C. enjoy writing to each other
D. dream of meeting each other | | 4. In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to _____. | A. seek professional help
B. be left alone
C. stay with her best friend
D. break the silence | | 5. What is the best title for the passage? | A. Unforgettable Experiences
B. Remarkable Imagination
C. Lifelong Friendship
D. Noble Companions | Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the
passage. | My First Long Run
Two weeks ago, I had a quarrel with my husband. After he had driven off in anger, I realized that I wasn"t
going to feel any better just sitting there. Feeling abandoned and guilty, I put on my gym shoes to get some
fresh air.
Our driveway has a slope (斜坡) that is easier just to jog down if you are lazy, taking advantage of gravity.
Instead of stopping at the end of the lope, I decided to see if I could just jog to the end of the street. I had tried
a few moths ago and failed miserably. Since that first attempt I had been jogging regularly and was significantly
fitter, but still very lazy. However this time around I managed to reach the stop sign with ease and I figured I
would go a little further.
After about one kilometer, however, I noticed that my upper body was tense. To make the movement easier
I had to relax my body, and tried to take deep breaths of fresh air.
I kept giving myself the excuse to stop. No one would be disappointed. No one would even know. But I
didn"t stop. I wanted to keep going harder, better, faster, stronger. To my great surprise, I ran 4.9 km in 31
minutes. When I got back, I had tears in my eyes. I did some thing I thought I could never do.
It was the first run of my life. Since then, I have improved my stride (步幅) and time. After every run I feel
fitter, happier and motivated to keep progressing. I love the runner"s high. I normally jog because I want to look
good. I want to run because it makes me feel good. | 1. Why did the author feel guilty? (NO more than 9 words) (2 marks)
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. What did the author fail to do miserably a few months ago? (NO more than 11 words) (2 marks)
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. What excuses did the author keep giving herself to stop? (NO more than 9 words) (3 marks)
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. How is running different from jogging to the author? (NO more than 14words) (3 marks)
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