题目内容
In the past, going to a piano teacher was the only way to learn how to play the piano. You could have one lesson a week. If you didn’t have private(个人的) lessons, you could still learn piano, but you would have to learn it by yourself. This was easy for some, but very difficult for most. However, with technology as it is today, there is at last another way that you can take piano lessons. You can take an online course.
An online course can save you lots of money. If a private lesson costs 30 or 40 dollars per week, just think about how quickly that adds up. You can take a complete online course in piano by spending a small part of the money that you would pay for taking weeks of private lessons. Also, private lessons are only usually one hour per week. If you have questions during the rest of the week, or if you forget something that your teacher said, you will have to wait for your next lesson to continue your learning. However, online piano courses are quite different.
With an online piano course, you can work at your own pace(进度). You can also take as many lessons per week as you’d want, or go back and listen to your last lesson if you have forgotten anything. Most adults who want to learn how to play the piano enjoy being able to go back and listen to lessons they watched before. It can give you a good idea of what you were doing right, what you were doing wrong, and what you should be doing before the next lesson.
Of course, if you need someone to sit beside you and give you instant feedback(及时反馈) while you are playing, you are not suggested to choose an online course. But most adult learners think they can get their own type of feedback by watching the course again and again.
【小题1】 is not mentioned in the passage to learn to play the piano.
A.Going to a piano teacher B. Asking experts for information C. Teaching oneself
【小题2】Going to a piano teacher is much more than having an online piano course.
A. expensive B. convenient C. interesting
【小题3】If you choose an online piano course, you can .
A. ask questions whenever you want
B. watch the lessons whenever you’d like
C. get some advice while you are playing the piano.
【小题4】Most adults like to go back and listen to the lessons again because .
A. they needn’t spend any extra money
B. they can ask some questions
C. they can know what they were doing right, what they were doing wrong
【小题5】How many advantages of an online piano course have been introduced in the passage?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
【小题5】B
解析试题分析:本文介绍了在网上上钢琴课的方式,与传统的学习方式相比,网上学习有省时,便宜,可以随时学习的优势。但是要想有人在旁边随时进行指导的话,还要选择传统的方式学习。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据原文going to a piano teacher was the only way to learn how to play the piano. 及If you didn’t have private lessons, you could still learn piano, but you would have to learn it by yourself.可知文章中提到了去老师那里上私人音乐课和自学两种学琴的方式,没有提到询问专家意见。故选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据原文You can take a complete online course in piano by spending a small part of the money that you would pay for taking weeks of private lessons.可知上私人音乐课比网上学习要贵很多钱。故选A。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据原文With an online piano course, you can work at your own pace.可知如果上网上音乐课,不论什么时候你都可以观看学习。故选B。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据原文It can give you a good idea of what you were doing right, what you were doing wrong, 可知大多数成人喜欢回家再观看一遍课程,因为他们能知道自己哪里做的是正确的,哪里做的是错误的。故选C。
【小题5】细节理解题。根据原文可知网上音乐课有便宜,省时间,可以根据自己进度随时学习的优势。故选B。
考点:教育类短文阅读。
It’s duty of every man to work. The life of a lazy man is of no use to himself and to others. If the man is too lazy to work, he will usually become a not useful man. Everyone, when he is young, should learn some useful work.
But it’s not enough for a man to learn some kind of work. He should put his heart and soul (精力) into his work, and not waste his free time. “Work while you work and play while you play” is as good rule for young people as old.
There is no better to help to diligence than the habit of early rising, and this, just like all other good habits, is most easily formed in youth (青年). There is an English say “Lost time never returns.” This means that everybody must be diligent, and make good use of time. One must study hard when one is young so that one can make great progress, succeed in life and become useful to one’s country. So we can say that diligence is the mother of success.
【小题1】The underlined word “diligence” in the third paragraph means “ ________” in Chinese.
A.惜时 | B.勤奋 | C.失败 | D.智慧 |
A.learn some useful work |
B.do something in his free time |
C.put his heart and soul in everything |
D.try his best to work without rest |
A.work while you work and play while you play |
B.work all the time without playing |
C.form the habit of getting up early |
D.learn some good subjects |
A.spend more time learning |
B.is diligent in his study |
C.loves his school |
D.gets up early |
A.Lazy boy can learn to be diligent |
B.Young people should rise early |
C.Diligence, the mother of success |
D.Lost time never returns |
In one way, it may be thought that failure(失败)is a part of life. In another, failure may be regarded as a step towards success.
The "spider-story" is often told as an example of this. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider(蜘蛛) making a web. Bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English. Edison, too, the inventor of the light bulb(电灯泡) , made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.
So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were you in high spir¬it then? What can you change so that things will go right the next time?
Second, is the goal(目标) you are trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question: "If I am successful in this, where will it get me?" This may help to prevent failure in the things you shouldn't be doing anyway.
The third thing to remember about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to "live with yourself” even though you may have failed. Remember, "You can't win them all. “
【小题1】Robert Bruce was mentioned in the passage to show that .
A.people who fail are not lonely |
B.animals can help people sometimes |
C.nature will help us if we are hard-working |
D.confidence is important for one to be successful |
A.he liked to do other kinds of work |
B.he invented many kinds of light bulbs |
C.failure may be a way towards success |
D.he was a man of many important inventions |
A.change your goal | B.go on with your goal |
C.not care for that | D.work even harder on your goal |
A.one should try not to fail |
B. one's failure is another's success |
C.one should take failures seriously |
D.one should learn lessons from failures |
A.two great men |
B. two sides of failure |
C.ways to keep away from failure |
D. the right attitude(态度) towards failure |
Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That's good! It's good to write something for people to read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers. They should read a lot of books, instead(代替) of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free.
There is more fun in reading, you want to look for more books to read. Before you decide to be a good writer, you'd better say to yourself, "I must read more and more!"
【小题1】This article mainly(主要) tells us that .
A.some children wish to be writers some day |
B.it is good to write something for people to read |
C.reading books is fun |
D.reading can be helpful for us to become a good writer |
A.help you to be a good writer |
B.help you play well |
C.make you work better |
D.make you watch more TV at home |
A.to do a lot of reading | B.to watch TV in the evening |
C.to be good writers right now | D.to have wishes only |
A.because they want to be good readers |
B.to get more money and buy a lot of good things. |
C.to write stories or books for people to read |
D.to find good work some day |
A.all children like to be writers |
B.people like to read for children |
C.children need to read more and more books |
D.all writers are children |
Beijing Sunshine Secondary School offers after-school clubs and activities from Monday to Friday. These activities are offered to all of the students at no cost. The school decides to give its students opportunities机会 to become successful lifelong learners.
Clubs and activities | Time | Place | Advisor |
Art Club | Tuesday& Thursday | Art Room | Ms. Wang |
| 3. 05PM—4. 35PM | | |
Chess Club | Monday& Wednesday 3. 05PM—4. 35PM | Chess Room | Mr. Zhang |
Computer Club | Tuesday& Thursday 3. 05PM—4. 35PM | Computer Room | Mr. Chen |
Sewing Club | Monday& Wednesday 3. 05PM—4. 35PM | The dressmaker’s | Ms Wang |
Web Design | Monday 3. 05PM—4. 35PM | Computer Room | Mr. He |
Drama Club | Tuesday& Thursday 3. 05PM—4. 35PM | Music Room | Ms Qing& Ms Yao |
Dress Designing | Friday 3. 05PM—4. 35PM | Art Room | Ms Wang |
Other helpful clubs and activities ,as you like. |
A.Mr. Zhang. | B.Mr. Chen | C.Ms Wang | D.Mr. He |
A.Music and dancing. | B.Sport and games. |
C.Computers and design. | D.Dress and art. |
A.Mr. Zhang | B.Mr. Chen | C.Mr. He | D.Ms. He |
There was a farm,where lived Farmer John with his wife Molly. They raised pigs,cows and many other animals on their farm. Also there lived a little mouse.
One day John came back with a bag. From the bag,John took out a mousetrap and set it. When the mouse saw this, it ran away in fear and decided to run around the farmyard to warn all its animal friends.
First it met the chicken. "There is a mousetrap on the farm!" The mouse said in fear. But the chicken answered peacefully,"There is nothing to do with me. This is a danger for you, not for me." Then the mouse rushed to the pig and the cow to tell them about mousetrap. But they showed no worry about it,either. Sad and depressed,the little mouse returned to the house.
On that night,Molly heard a sound of the mousetrap. She hurried to see what was in it,but because of the darkness,she did not see that it was a poisonous snake,caught in the trap by the tail. Unluckily the snake bit Molly. John rushed her to the hospital. Later, when they returned home,Molly still had a fever. John remembered that chicken soup was good for a fever,so he went to his farmyard to bring the chicken. Molly's sickness continued and many friends came to visit her, the farmer killed the pig so he could treat all the visitors.
Unfortunately, Molly became weaker and weaker and one day she died. Many neighbors, relatives and friends arrived for the funeral . John had to kill the cow to treat all of them.
The mouse watched all that happened with great sadness.【小题1】
How many animals are mentioned in this passage?
A.3 | B.4 | C.5 | D.6 |
【小题2】
How did the mouse feel when he found the mousetrap?A.Afraid | B.Excited |
C.Sad | D.Peaceful. |
【小题3】
In what order did the story happen?a.The mouse went to warn his farm animal friends.
b.John made chicken soup for Molly.
C.Friends came to visit Molly.
d.Molly went to find out what was in the mousetrap.
e.The cow and pig showed no worry for the mousetrap.
A.a-d-e-b-c B.a-e-d-b-c
C.c-b-d-e-a D.c-a-b-d-e
【小题4】
What does the underlined word"funeral"(Paragragh 5)mean in Chinese?A.聚会 | B.田园 | C.牛棚 | D.葬礼 |
【小题5】
What can we learn from the story?A.Don't tell anybody about your own trouble. |
B.Sometimes helping others is helping yourself |
C.When using a mousetrap,you must be careful. |
D.It's better to leave your friends to their own trouble alone. |
In a US study, researchers measured (测量) the happiness of 4739 people over 20 years. The study found that a person’s happiness depends on the happiness of people he connects with. Surprisingly, it also found that happiness spreads not only between direct friends, but also among friends of your friends’ friends! And those good feelings seem to have the greatest influence among friends of the same sex (性别).
“People with more good friends are less likely to develop depression (情绪低落) and worry,” says Dr. Toupey Luft. “Though you can’t choose your family or workmates, you do have control over friendships.” With a little effort, you can add more positive (正面的,积极的) relationships to your social circle. Here’re the suggestions:
“Nobody is all positive or all negative,” says Luft. “But there are people you may feel more positive. Use that as your way to check people and keep records.” When spending time with others, pay attention to your feeling. Are you feeling tired and unhappy?To help you keep records, Luft suggests taking a moment when you get home to write down what your feeling is when around them.
While it’s great to gather with positive friends, it’s also good to stay with others in the same life situations. “But if you’re all just complaining (抱怨) and nothing is changing, it’s not healthy,” says Luft. Are your friends negative, or are you doing most of the complaining? Considering the answers to these questions can help you decide if you want to stand in front of them. Or you could let the relationship disappear slowly.
Sometimes your hobbies can lead to true friendships. Check out newspapers and websites to find a group or class for something you enjoy. These friends can always be there for you and can care each other through difficulties, illness and death.
Not into groups? Look for individual (个人的) communication instead. Luft says, “Set small goals, such as having coffee with one new person, and develop friendship according to a plan. If someone suggests going for lunch sometime, set a date.”
“If you’re feeling disappointed (失望) with a friend, try talking about what you both need,” says Luft. For example, tell her what you want during hard times in your lives. While your friend may need to be left alone, you may want caring phone calls. With some friends you laugh and have fun together at the movies—and that can be enough. With others, you pay attention to your deep connection.【小题1】
What does your happiness depend on, according to the passage?
A.How people you connect with feel. |
B.How many friends you have. |
C.What situation you are in now. |
D.What kind of friends you have. |
【小题2】
What does the first suggestion want us to do?A.To measure our happiness. |
B.To check people around. |
C.To join a group for hobbies. |
D.To leave negative friends. |
【小题3】
Which of the following is true?A.We often have many friends during good times but few during hard times. |
B.It’s necessary to complain about something but not right to do so for long. |
C.Joining a group can bring better friendship than making individual friends. |
D.All the suggestions tell us to add positive relationship to our social circle. |
【小题4】
The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means that ______.A.when your friend is sad, you should call her up |
B.when your friend leaves you, you need comfort |
C.friends’ needs may be quite different sometimes |
D.people may behave differently during hard times |