题目内容
Time proved(证明) that the baby’s hearing was very good though he had no ears. He got on well with his classmates. But one day, he said to his mother, tears in his eyes, "A big boy called me a freak (畸形的)."
The boy’s father asked the family doctor. "Could nothing be done?"
"I believe I could graft (植入) on a pair of outer ears if they could be got," the doctor said. They tried to find a person who was helpful for the young man.
One day, his father said to the son, "You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But we must keep it a secret who the person is."
The operation(手术) was a great success, and a new person appeared. His cleverness and hard work made him a very successful person. He married and lived a happy life.
He once asked his father, "Who gave me the ears? I could do enough for him or her."
"I do not believe you could, "said the father." The agreement was that you are not to know...not yet."
For years they kept it a secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’s body. Slowly, the father raised the thick, brown hair. To his surprise, the son found his mother had no outer ears.
"Mother said she was glad she never needed to cut her hair," his father said in a low voice, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?”
- 1.
The mother was surprised to see her baby for the first time because the baby__.
- A.had no outer ears
- B.was born without hair
- C.was in her arms
- D.could not hear her
- A.
- 2.
The sentence"...a new person appeared." means"______."
- A.a new baby was born in the hospital
- B.a stranger came into the hospital
- C.a new doctor took care of the boy
- D.the boy began to live a new life
- A.
- 3.
Why did the boy’s mother never cut her hair?
- A.Because she liked her thick, brown hair.
- B.Because her work didn’t allow her to do that
- C.Because the hair was good for her health
- D.Because she wanted to keep the fact a secret
- A.
- 4.
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
- A.The boy couldn’t hear without ears at first.
- B.The boy didn’t know the truth (真相) until his mother died.
- C.His parents often encouraged him to work hard.
- D.His classmates were always making fun of him.
- A.
- 5.
Which is the best title for the passage?
- A.A Clever Boy
- B.Kind Parents
- C.Great Love
- D.An Ear Operation
- A.
1.A细节题,第一段When the baby was in her arms, she couldn’t believe her eyes. The baby was born without ears.可以得到答案。
2.D推理题,第六段中的The operation(手术) was a great success, and a new person appeared. His cleverness and hard work made him a very successful person.说明有了耳朵以后,孩子得到了新生。
3.D推理题,答案可以从倒数第二段这句话得出For years they kept it a secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’s body. Slowly, the father raised the thick, brown hair. To his surprise, the son found his mother had no outer ears.
4.B推理题,从文章最后一段得出结论,男孩知道妈妈去世才知道真相。
5.C主旨题,文章主要通过这个故事,说明父母对孩子伟大的爱,要抓住本质,而不是表面。
Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any “secrets” to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama’s “back to school” speech. Here is an excerpt(摘录) from his speech.
I know that sometimes, you get the sense that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through rapping (饶舌音乐) or basketball or being a TV star, when chances are, you’re not going to be any of those things.
But the truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject you study. Not all the homework will seem completely important to your life right this minute. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try.
That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures. JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots (投篮) during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat you—you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.
No one’s born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit(承认) when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.
And even when you’re struggling, even when you’re discouraged (泄气), and you feel like other people have given up on you—don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.
【小题1】Why does Barack Obama mention (提到) JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the fourth paragraph?
A.To compare these two famous persons. |
B.To explain that writing and sports are difficult skills. |
C.To show that the two persons were treated unfairly. |
D.To prove that failure is the mother of success. |
A.No one can be successful without working hard. |
B.Failure can be good if you treat it in a right way. |
C.Those who believe in themselves shouldn’t ask others for help. |
D.One should try his best to make his dream come true. |
A.One should change his mind when others give honest advice to him. |
B.One should believe in himself no matter what difficulty he is faced with. |
C.One doesn’t have to work hard when he has failed several times. |
D.One doesn’t have to take others’ advice when they get away from him. |
Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched? You turned around and, sure enough, someone was looking right at you!
Parapsychologists (灵学家) say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them. To research whether such a“sixth sense”really exists, Robert Baker, a psychologist (心理学家) at the University of Kentucky, did two experiments.
In the first one, Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared(盯着)at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes. The subjects(受试者)were eating, drinking, reading, studying, watching TV, or working at a computer. Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods. Later, when he questioned the subjects, almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them.
For the second experiment, Baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind in a laboratory setting. The people had to write down when they felt they were being stared at and when they weren’t. Baker found that the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they weren’t.
Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they’re being stared at. If people doubt the outcome of his two experiments, said Baker,“I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”
【小题1】The aim of the two experiments is to ________.
A.explain when people can have a sixth sense |
B.study how people act while being watched in the lab |
C.study whether humans can sense when they are stared at |
D.prove why humans have a sixth sense |
A.value | B.result | C.performance | D.connection |
A.could tell when they were stared at |
B.could tell where they weren’t stared at |
C.couldn’t tell who they were stared at or who they stared at |
D.couldn’t tell when they were stared at or when they weren’t |
A.People are born with a sixth sense. |
B.The experiments support parapsychologists’ idea. |
C.The subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments. |
D.People have a sixth sense in all places. |
Many people believe that life has smiled to Yang Mi:at the age of 4, she got her first TV play role;at 16, she became a model for a fashion magazine;at 18, she went to her dream college——Beijing Film Academy.
Last year, the 24-year-old actress played bad girl Luo Qingchuan in the time-travelling TV play, Palace. The play became a big success and made Yang very famous.
Could she be any luckier?
Yang doesn’t think luck had anything to do with her success. “Every chance is gained(获得)from the efforts I’ve made, ”said Yang. People now think she’s very hard-working.
She still remembers the time when people gave her the cold eyes. Some treated her with little respect. They didn’t want to help her in her time of need. “I hav to thank them because they gave me the drive to prove myself, ”she said.
That’s why she is glad to help others when they are in need. This year, Yang became the ambassador(大使)for the Climate Group. She call son people to join the Million-Miracleproject and plant trees on China’s dryland. Together we’ll fight the bad weather!
阅读上面短文,根据短文内容完成下面表格中的有关信息。
Age | Achievements |
At the age of 4 | She got her first TV play role. |
At the age of 16 | She【小题1】 for a fashion magazine. |
At the age of 18 | She went to a college——Beijing Film Academy. |
At the age of 24 | She became 【小题2】 because of the TV play, Palace. |
At the age of 【小题3】 | She became the ambassador for the Climate Group. |
Yang Mi is successful now because she 【小题4】. |