题目内容
When something goes wrong,it can be very satisfying to say,“Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.”or “I know I’m late,but it’s not my mistake;the car broke down.”It is probably not your mistake,but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation,you are a loser You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are good at dealing with problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car checked more regularly. Or, you might start to carry the useful phone numbers with you, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague(同事) causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t depend on the person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about-creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose mistake it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.
【小题1】According to the passage, winners___________ .
A. have responsible and able colleagues
B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
C deal with problems instead of blaming others.
D. blame themselves instead of others
【小题2】The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to__________ .
A.避免 | B.接受 | C.改善 | D.考虑 |
A.find a better way to deal with the problem |
B.blame him for his lack of responsibility |
C.tell him to find the cause of the problem |
D.ask a more able colleague for help. |
A.A Winner’s Secret. | B.A Winner’s Problem. |
C.A Winner’s Opportunity. | D.A Winner’s Achievement. |
【小题1】C
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】A
解析试题分析:这篇短文中主要论述了作为一个成功者需要具有那些品质。
【小题1】根据第二段Winners are good at dealing with problems. For example,……rather than simply blame the person.描述,可知选C。
【小题2】联系前文However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start 描述,可知此处指的是进行补救,改善形式的意思。故选C。
【小题3】根据第二段For another example, if your colleague(同事) causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. 描述,可知选A。
【小题4】根据第一段This is the winner’s key to success.及上下文描述,可知本文主要谈论的就是成功者所具有的那些素质。故选A,成功者的秘密。
考点:关于如何成功的议论文阅读
点评:本文中长句较多,一时很难读懂句子含义,注意多读几遍,不要强求非得理解一词一句的含义,能把握文章大意就行。然后带着问题阅读短文,一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文,根据短文中心总结出正确答案。
Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied(满意) with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.
Sometimes,a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.
A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.
A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.
There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?
【小题1】Americans like ______ best as pets.
A.dogs | B.pigs | C.cats | D.mice |
A.dog | B.cat | C.bird | D.fish |
A.a fat cat | B.a happy cat | C.a thin cat | D.a sad cat |
A.he plays cat and mouse with someone |
B.he looks like the cat that ate the canary |
C.he is a lazy cat |
D.he has dragged in something |
A.one | B.two | C.three | D.four |
The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.
An important new study into teenage attitudes (态度) surprisingly shows that their family life is happier than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive (积极的) today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one member of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious(叛逆的)and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”
So it seems that these parents are much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-year-old Daniel LaSalle. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. When they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Cromer, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call talk or discussion. For example, when I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion(叛逆)is not based on real facts. A researcher explains, “Teenagers were thought to be different from others in a part of time in our social history. But to our surprise, they say they are getting on well with their parents. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled.”
【小题1】The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ______________________.
A.share family duties | B.cause trouble in their families |
C.go boating with their family | D.make family decisions |
A.go to clubs more often with their children | B.are much stricter with their children |
C.care less about their children’s life | D.give their children more freedom |
A.may be a wrong opinion | B.is common at present |
C.lived only in the 1960s | D.was caused by changes in families |
A.Discussion in family. | B.Teenage education in family. |
C.Harmony in family. | D.Teenage trouble in family. |
Look! Here’s a pencil box, it’s orange, it’s my pencil box, it’s on the desk. Look! This is a pen, it’s black. And this is an eraser, it’s blue and white. They’re both(都)in the pencil box. This is a ruler, it’s red, it’s on the pencil box. That is a ruler, too. It’s yellow. It’s in the drawer. Where’s my math book? Ah, it’s there, under the sofa.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
【小题1】The pencil box is____________.
A.yellow | B.white | C.blue | D.orange |
A.in the school bag | B.in the drawer |
C.on the pencil box | D.on the sofa |
A.A pen is | B.An eraser is |
C.A ruler and a pen are | D.A pen and an eraser are |
A.under the sofa | B.in the pencil box |
C.on the pencil box | D.under the pencil box |
A.Under the sofa. | B.On the desk. |
C.Sorry, I don’t know. | D.On the sofa. |
Except for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers. There’s no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe (贿赂) him. Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don’t see the need for presents.
Even friends may never exchange presents. When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for close friends, but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn’t. I don’t often remember a friend’ s birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine. If someone gave me presents too often, I’d get unpleasant. But a present from a foreigner — that kind from his or her homeland — won’t go wrong, except to government employees (政府职员) who can’t be given presents.
You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents. You should only say, ‘It’s so nice. Thanks…’when you get Christmas or birthday presents.
You may want to bring a bottle of wine (葡萄酒) or flowers to a dinner party, but you’re never asked to. Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening.
At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends. We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year like doormen, babysitters, housecleaners , newspaper senders — anyone who has often helped us.
【小题1】What do the underlined words ‘close friends’ mean in the passage?
A.The friends who are very kind. |
B.The friends who live close to each other. |
C.The friends who were once classmates. |
D.The friends who you like most. |
A.The small presents |
B.Christmas or birthday presents. |
C.The expensive presents. |
D.The presents for dinner party. |
A.To pay them. |
B.To help them. |
C.To thank them. |
D.To make them work harder. |
A.American business people don’t want presents because they are rich enough. |
B.The writer of this passage must be an American. |
C.Everyone must give presents to one’s family and friends at Christmas. |
D.Government employees can get little presents from a foreigner. |
A.Present-giving in the United States. |
B.Customs (习俗) in the United States. |
C.American people and present-giving. |
D.When and how to give presents. |
The American Museum of Natural History Address: Central Park West at 79th, St., New York Tel: 212-769-5100 Traffic: located on the Upper West Sideof Manhattan, the museumis conveniently reached by bus, underground or car. Parking: There is a small parking place which charges only $7.75 per day, but is often full. Parking in the neighborhood is also limited. Museum hours: 10:00 am to 5:45 pm Sunday through Tuesday; 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Admission: $3.20 for grown-ups, one-fourth for children, and free on Friday and Saturday evening from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The museum is open every day of the year except Christmas and Thanksgiving. |
A.Philadelphie | B.Washington |
C.Boston | D.New York |
A.people cannot park their cars there |
B.it is not big enough to park all the cars |
C.it will cost you $7.75 per week |
D.nobody wants to park his car there |
A.$16 | B.$19.2 | C.$25.6 | D.no money |
A.at 7:00 am on Monday |
B.at 8:00 pm on Tuesday |
C.at 11:00 am on Sunday |
D.at 10:00 pm on Friday |
A.the museum lies in the east of New York |
B.the small parking place charges more than $8 a day for a car |
C.one can get to the museum by car, by under-ground or by bus |
D.the museum is the most popular one in America |
A farmer was selling(卖) his little dogs. Just then, a __1_ happened to pass by.
“I want to __2__ one of your dogs, sir.”
“Well,” said the farmer, “these dogs come from fine parents and cost a lot of __3_.”
The boy drop (低下) his head for a __4____. Then he reached deep into his pocket and took out some change. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that __5__ to take a look? ”
“__6__,”said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle(口哨),“Here, Dolly!”
Dolly ran out of the doghouse followed by four little dogs. The boy’s eyes danced with _7_.
As the dogs made their ___8__ to the farmer, the little boy saw something else moving inside the __9__.Slowly another little dog __10__; this one much smaller. It was doing its best to look out
“I ___11_that one,” the little boy said.
The farmer said, “Son, don’t want that dog. He will __12__ be able to run and play with you like the other dogs would.”
The boy rolled up(卷起) one leg of his trousers and showed a steel(钢) __13__.Looking back up at the farmer, he said,“You see, sir ,I don’t __14__ too well myself ,and he will need someone to __15____”
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My five brothers, my sister and I lived in Toronto with our parents. My father worked in a factory, and my mother stayed at home. Each year my father would dress up as Santa Claus and go through the streets sharing joy and candies with the children there. He loved it as much as they did!
But around Christmas in 1970, my father was out of work. In fact, there was no money for Christmas and my parents weren’t sure how they’d provide for us.
That Christmas Eve, however, as usual, my father left the house dressed as Santa Claus. He knew that even though our Christmas would be hard, he could not make the other kids in the neighborhood disappointed.
As my father left the house and went downstairs, another Santa Claus was walking up, with a great bag of gifts for us! He said nothing, only smiled a sweet smile at my father, and wished him a merry Christmas. The jolly man handed the bag and walked away down the block.
We never knew who showed us great kindness on the snowy Christmas night. We do know, however, that without him we would have had nothing under the tree. His kindness gave my parents hope and showed us in a very real way the true meaning of Christmas.
Our family has never forgotten this kind stranger and his generosity(慷慨). Each year we tell the story of the mysterious(神秘的) Santa Claus and try to repay his gifts by giving help to others in need.
【小题1】According to the passage, the writer’s father is ______on Christmas.
A.brave | B.lonely | C.serious | D.generous |
A.handsome | B.strong | C.happy | D.silly |
A.The family showed thanks to the Santa Claus and helped others in need. |
B.The bag from the other Santa Claus was filled with gifts and money. |
C.Santa Claus that helped the family lived a rich life in the same community. |
D.The writer’s father arranged another Santa Claus to take the place of him. |