题目内容
Life with my father is never dull. We often enjoy the Challenges(挑战) that my father brings us, 36 long-distance hikes and crossword puzzles(纵横字谜). The greatest challenge was the “NO TV” 37 . When Dad wanted our family to 38 television for two weeks, Mom, my sister and I all felt shocked. The old habits are hard to 39 . On the first day without TV, I looked at the dark screen. My sister walked around like a ghost(幽灵). Mom bought a housecleaning machine, and Dad was 40 cutting the lawn(草坪). Finally we broke our old 41 . My sister and I read books and finished all of our homework earlier. My parents 42 running. Soon we began to enjoy life without TV.
Day 14 finally 43 . After dinner Dad 44 the TV set. We all felt very happy. We still spent an evening in front of the TV set, 45 thanks to the “NO TV” challenge, we have found some other ways to spend our time, too.
( ) 36. A. with B. like C. as D. for
( ) 37. A. game B. experiment C. exam D. interest
( ) 38. A. give up B. give back C. sell out D. give off
( ) 39. A. show B. remember C. change D. cut
( ) 40. A. busy B. ready C. happy D. working
( ) 41. A. orders B. programs C. habits D. TV
( ) 42. A. stopped B. started C. finished D. avoided
( ) 43. A. returned B. arrived C. realized D. went
( ) 44. A. turned on B. turned off C. turned up D. turned down
( ) 45. A. because B. but C. so D. without
36—40 BBACA 41—45 CBBAB
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Like many people ,I have no clear idea about heroes . A t some point , we all wonder if we need a hero and what a hero really is.
Although there are a lot of differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics (特点) which give us courage and make us want to learn from them.
A hero does something worth (值) talking about, A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it. But a hero is not just person with great fame (声誉).
A hero has power(力量) larger than himself . Some people want to live like a hero. And they have to experience life with new and further meaning .A sure test for would- be heroes is what or whom they serve. What do they want to live and die for? If their answer suggests they serve only own fames, they may be famous persons but not heroes.
A hero has a vision from the mountain top .He has the power to move people . He creates new possibility. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of Britain, Without Martin Luther King .Jr, Americans might take different parks , and shop in different stores of the different colors of their skins.
There might be changes in society without a hero, but the speed of the change would be rather slow . Thanks to heroes in history ,they make the society develop so rapidly.
【小题1】` According to this passage , a hero is a person who always ____
| A．gives us courage | B．thinks highly of others |
| C．shares great fames | D．stands on the mountain top |
| A．experience a new and meaningful life |
| B．listen to something worth talking about |
| C．serve your own fame and try to be famous |
| D．know where and how you want to live and die |
| A．风景 | B．想象 | C．远见 | D．形象 |
| A．shop at the white’s store | B．drive buses with the white |
| C．take walks in the white’s park | D．eat in restaurants without the white |
| A．we don’t need heroes anymore at some point now |
| B．heroes are all the same though different in culture |
| C．people get power from heroes to move to a new place |
| D．our society has developed faster because of heroes in history. |
“Would you tell me which way I should go from here?” asked Alice.
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get,” said the Cat.
“I really don’t care where” replied Alice.
“Then it doesn’t much matter which way you go,” said the Cat.
--- from “ Alice in Wonderland ”
My name is David. And I have a brother called Mike.
One day, my brother called me and asked me for some advice. He was trying to decide between two job offers:
Job 1 – The first job was your typical 40 hour a week “office” job.
Job 2 – The second job was more of a career in the insurance industry(保险业), where he would start at the bottom, and after many years and many long hours eventually rise to the top (if he was good).
The second job did not pay as well as the first job (at the beginning), but the pay-off of the second job (in the future) was much greater than the first job. So which job should my brother take? Well the answer is…it depends.
Just like the Cat was trying to tell Alice, which road you take depends a great deal on where you want to end up.
Begin with the End in Mind
I asked my brother what was his life’s purpose. He said his purpose was to “teach,” but he wanted to make a lot of money first. I told my brother to forget about the money, and I advised him to focus on his purpose. I then asked him which job best supported his end result of “teaching.” He said the first job best supported his goal because he would only have to work 40 hours a week, which would give him spare time to teach. He continued on to say, “but if I take job number two, I can work hard and make more money, then I can retire early and “teach” later in life.” I again advised him to “focus” on his purpose, not money. Things don’t end wrong, they begin wrong!
You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well
It would be very difficult to have a successful teaching career while you’re working 70-80 hours a week in the insurance business; no one can ride two horses well. As they say, you can do anything, but not everything. I advised him to get started today by choosing the job that best supported that decision.
Tomorrow Never Comes
My brother was thinking that he could always start teaching later in life, but the reality is, tomorrow never comes. Unless you decide right now to follow your feelings, they will probably never be completed. You only live once, don’t go to the end of your life with one regret.
The Money Will Come
My brother seemed to be overly concerned with making money. I told him not to be anxious about making money. You will always have greater money when you’re doing what you love.
In a word, whenever you’re at a cross-road, be sure to make the decision that best supports the goal of your life. If you do, then you will be well on your way.
【小题1】 Mike ___________ David one day.
| A．visited | B．met | C．made a telephone call to | D．found |
| A．look for a job | B．start a career |
| C．wok in an office | D．decide between two job offers |
| A．wanted to teach first | B．wanted to make a lot of money first |
| C．wanted to work in the insurance industry | D．wanted to work 40 hours a day |
| A．you’d better have two horses |
| B．you can only ride one horse well |
| C．you can do everything well. |
| D．you can’t do two things well at the same time |
| A．How to choose a better job |
| B．It is more important to begin than to end |
| C．How to make a better decision |
| D．Make more money because tomorrow never comes |
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