题目内容
阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Rose was telling her granddaughter Lily stories about how she had written a best?selling ______ in her early 30's.
“Did you always know you wanted to be a ______， Grandma？” asked Lily. Rose smiled at her granddaughter. “I ______ knew it on my first day of primary school.”
“I felt like that on my first day of primary school too! It was singing. I used to be sure that I would be a singer，” said Lily. “Why ‘used to’， Lily？” Rose asked.
“Well，” began Lily, “I ______ be the best singer in the class. But there was a new girl coming to my class, and she was better at singing than I was. What was the point(意义) of ______ as she was much better than me？”
“You know, Lily，” Rose said. “Although I was the best at writing in primary and middle school, when I got into high school, I met a girl in my English class. She was always the best writer; I used to ______ because of it, thinking that I was no longer the best writer, I was ______．”
“So what did you do？” Lily asked. “I did what any person would do，” said Rose. “I did everything to be better than her.”
“Did you ever write better than her in your class？” Lily asked. “No. But I realized that it wasn't about being the best out of everyone, it was about being the very best that I could be. So I ______ my love for writing, and look where I am now...” Rose ______．
“Wow！”said Lily in surprise. “But what's that girl doing now？” “Who knows, but there's one thing I am ______： she hasn't written a best?selling book yet.”
1.A. magazine B. newspaper C. book
2.A. singer B. writer C. teacher
3.A. hardly B. already C. once
4.A. used to B. tried to C. wanted to
5.A. working B. thinking C. trying
6.A. change B. imagine C. cry
7.A. nobody B. somebody C. anybody
8.A. broke B. followed C. started
9.A. shouted B. smiled C. agreed
10.A. sure B. worried C. satisfied
Barry is my friend. He has a baseball, but he doesn’t play it. He thinks it’s difficult. His father is David. He has a tennis racket. He plays tennis every day. He thinks it’s fun. Mona is Barry’s mother. She has a volleyball, but she doesn’t play it. She thinks it’s boring. Barry’s brother is Tommy. He has a basketball. He plays basketball only on Saturdays. He thinks it’s relaxing. Barry’s sister is Kelsey. She has a ping-pong ball and two bats. She plays ping-pong every Sunday. She thinks it’s interesting.
Sports things | Why do (don’t) they play the sports? | |
Barry | 1. | 2. |
David | 3. | 4. |
Mona | 5. | 6. |
Tommy | 7. | 8. |
Kelsey | 9. | 10. |
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在下面的表格中填入与文章意思最符合的单词。每空一词。
Our words carry huge weight. They may influence people for years, and even for a lifetime. They provide them with courage to go on or one more reason to give up.
When I was fourteen, my family moved to another city. Junior high was always a difficult time for me, and the move made my ninth?grade year even harder. I remember walking into the dining hall for the first time.The other kids had good friends with them, but I didn't know anyone. I felt lonely and went to the nearest seat after getting some food. The kids beside me looked at me up and down and then laughed. I could feel my face turning red at that moment. Then one of the kids broke the ice. “Man！You have one BIG nose！” I felt hurt and didn't know what to say. I wanted to cry, but I managed a little smile—as it didn't hurt me at all. But it did. From then on，I would often look at myself in the mirror. I studied the big nose closely. It seemed that I was just living for my nose.Thankfully, I grew out of this influence finally. But it really took me twenty years.
There is another thing that kept deep in my mind. I remember going through a terrible business failure. I lost everything. I called my dad for help and he told me a lot about how to deal with the failure.What he said gave me a lot of courage and confidence to go on with my business.
The Power of Language | |
Why do our words carry huge weight？ | Because they may 41.1. people want to keep on or give up something in life. |
How was the writer's life in new school? | It was 42.2.than that in his old school and he felt lonely. |
How did the writer feel when the boys laughed at him？ | He felt 43.3. but said nothing. And he kept thinking about that for 44.4. years. |
What help did the writer's father give him when he failed in business? | His father told him the ways to deal with the failure and that gave him much courage and 45.5. in his business. |