题目内容
When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
【小题1】What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?
A.Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me. |
B.She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer. |
C.I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on. |
D.Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious. |
A.Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true. |
B.Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while. |
C.Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment. |
D.Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth. |
A.Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend |
B.The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had |
C.My Father |
D.My Childhood |
【小题1】A
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
解析试题分析:短文大意:我12岁的时候,有一个敌人,一个喜欢指出我缺点的女孩。每周她列举的缺点在增加,最后,我变得很生气。我眼里充满泪水跑到我父亲那里述说。父亲却静静地听我,因为他相信大多数是真的。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on 可推知Week by week her list grew 是在说她一周又一周发现并指出了我许多缺点,所以选A。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据后文可知父亲静静地听是因为他相信他女儿的敌人所说的大多数是真的,故选A。
【小题3】标题归纳题。根据最后一段的总结可知本文主要是说我收到的最好的建议,所以选B。
考点:人生百味类阅读。
Once upon a time all feelings went to an island for a vacation, and each was having a good time. Suddenly, a warning of a strong storm was announced ,so all rushed to their boats. Yet, Love did not wish to run away quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds darkened, Love realized it was time to leave. But there were no boats to spare. Love looked around with hope.
Just then Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love shouted, "Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."
Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣) who was also passing by in a beautiful boat for help, But Vanity said with a cold voice, “No, I can’t take you with me. My boat will get dirty with your mummy feet.”
Sorrow passed by after some time. Again, Love asked for help. But it was useless. “No, I can’t take you with me. I am so sad. I want to be by myself.”
When Happiness passed by a few minutes later, Love again called for help. But Happiness was so happy that it hardly concerned about anyone else.
Love was growing restless and hopeless. Just then somebody called out, “Come, Love, I will take you with me.” Love did not know who was being so kind, but jumped onto the boat happily.
After getting off the boat, Love met Knowledge. Love asked, “Knowledge, do you know who was so kind to give me a lift when no one else wished to help?”
Knowledge smiled, "Oh, that was Time,"
"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?" Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."
【小题1】According to the passage, which one did not go to an island for a vacation?
A.Love. | B.Richness. | C.Vanity | D.Knowledge |
A.Worry | B.Anger | C.Sadness | D.Smile |
A.Richness→Vanity→Sorrow→Happiness→Time |
B.Richness→Happiness→Sorrow→Vanity→Time |
C.Time →Richness→Vanity→Sorrow→Happiness |
D.Richness→Happiness→Vanity→Sorrow→Time |
A.When we are rich, we may pay more attention to Love. |
B.All the feelings are important in our life except Love. |
C.As time goes by, we can realize the importance of Love. |
D.When we are in happiness and sorrow, we shouldn’t remember Love. |
A.the Importance of Love. | B.Feelings on the Island. |
C.Helpless Love. | D.Helpful Time. |
My dad used to say he knew I would be a singer. When I was a baby, I was always singing loudly. Dad was a big sports fan, but he was happy I loved music.
After dinner, Dad would often ask me to sing. He always said I sang I Will Always Love You much better than Whitney Houston!
At every school concert he cheered me on. The look of pride on his face made me happy.
My life was full of concerts, singing lessons and laughter. Though my mum and brothers helped me, they did not share our love for music.
Our lives changed when Dad was told that he had cancer. We always hoped that something would happen and he would get better, but the doctors told us that they could not save him.
About a week before my dad died, he fell into a coma (昏迷). The nurses said even though Dad did not reply, he could still hear me.
The nurses said I should sing him a song. I sang one of our favorites. As I sang, my dad gave a big smile, and clapped (鼓掌).
I will always remember that smile. I was so pleased to know that Dad had heard me sing one more song.
My dad died on May 14, 2000. It was hard to believe: he was so full of life. I don’t know how to say how much I miss him.
Now I have all the memories of him and his beautiful smile deep inside my heart. I will always know that he is listening from his front row seat in heaven.
He used to say: “Sing from your heart.”
My dad has been and will always be my hero.
【小题1】According to the story, Whitney Houston is probably ______.
A.a famous singer | B.a famous actress |
C.the writer’s friend | D.a sports star |
A.Whitney Houston. | B.Her father. |
C.Her mother. | D.Her brothers. |
A.Their lives didn’t change though her father had cancer. |
B.when the writer’s father fell into a coma, he couldn’t hear her song. |
C.The writer’s mum and brothers never helped or shared love for music. |
D.The writer misses her father very much. |
A.剧院 | B.影院 | C.天堂 | D.舞台 |
A.My hero. | B.M y favorite song. | C.My dream. | D.My family. |
We all have dreams. Do you still remember your dream when you were still a middle school student. As teenagers, you may have many dreams. Maybe you wanted to be a scientist, a teacher or a doctor. These dreams can be very big, such as winning a Nobel Prize, or very small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.
If you have a dream, what do you do with it? Do you try to make your dream come true? Andrew Matthews wrote a book called Follow Your Heart. It tells us it’s the biggest challenge(挑战) to make our dreams come true.
There will be many difficulties on the road to your dreams. But you must never give up your dream. Because the biggest difficulty comes from you yourself.
Everyone can make his/her dream come true. The first thing to do is to remember your dream. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want and keep working hard. Do this step by step and your dream will come true one day.
【小题1】Follow Your Heart is the name of .
A.Andrew Matthews | B.a book about hearts |
C.a book by Andrew Matthews | D.a dream |
A.To be a man like Nobel. |
B.To win a Nobel Prize. |
C.To be the best student in the class. |
D.To be a scientist. |
A.the book | B.your school | C.your dream | D.you yourself |
A.Different people have the same dream. |
B.If you keep on, you can make your dream come true. |
C.There are few difficulties on the road to everyone's dream. |
D.When you give up your dream, it will come true soon. |
On February 9th, 2013, Sarah Darling was walking along the street when she met a homeless man named Billy Ray Harris. She reached into her change purse, emptied out all the coins she had and gave them to the homeless man. Neither of them realized that this small generous act would change their lives.
Sarah didn’t realize that she had given Billy not only all her change but also her diamond ring that she had put in her change purse earlier until the following morning. She and her husband, Bill Krejci, rushed to see if they could find Billy. The homeless man was not only in the same place, he also immediately returned the ring. The grateful couple paid him back for his honesty by emptying out their pockets of all the money they had.
Bill Krejci, a web designer, felt that he needed to do something more for this amazingly honest man. So on February 18th, he set up a special page to raise money for him. In just four days, Billy received over $85,000 and there seems to be no end yet.
That is not enough. Billy is living with a person who is generous instead of living in the streets. And that’s not all—Thanks to the news report, he got together again with his older brother, Edwin Harris who he had been unable to find for 27 years.
All the good luck is just because Billy did the right thing—returning something that did not belong to him.
【小题1】When did Sarah realize that she had also given Billy her diamond ring?
A.On February 9th, 2013 | B.On February 10th, 2013 |
C.On February 18th, 2013 | D.On February 22nd 2013 |
A.Billy is living with a generous person. |
B.Billy has found his brother. |
C.Billy bought a diamond ring. |
D.Billy appeared in the news report |
A.returning the ring | B.setting up a page |
C.living in the streets | D.receiving money |
A.Generous Woman Changed Her Own Life |
B.Kind Man Set Up Special Page |
C.Homeless Man Returned Diamond Ring |
D.Many People Donated Much Money |