题目内容
I didn’t think I had a passion(激情). I would sit in front of the TV all day, thinking about nothing but the next show. It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion is to life.That day I went with my mum to drive my sister to the gym. I was bored. Then, as my mum stopped at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my eye(吸引我的世界). It was a man dressed in rags (衣衫褴褛). He was homeless. That didn’t interest me, for I had seen many like him before.
But in some ways he was different. This man was not sitting down with a sad expression(表情). He had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious(珍贵)thing he had.
“Mum, why does that man have a radio even thought(尽管) he’s homeless?” I asked.
“He bought it,” she replied. I was still unable to understand.
“But if he’s homeless, why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He wasted it on something he doesn’t need.”
“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important things. We need happiness, too.”
The man must care too much about music to buy a radio instead of food clothes. I soon realized(意识到)that happiness is the key to life. Without it, there’s nothing to look forward to.
Since then I’ve never gone a day without thinking of what’s truly important. A home, a meal, clothes—these things are only part of the picture. What’s often forgotten is that we all need a pleasure, a light in a dark day. We all need a passion.
【小题1】How would Sarah spend her days long ago?
A.She watched TV all day. |
B.She used to read a lot. |
C.She did nothing but thinking. |
D.She was always sleeping. |
A.A man dressed in rags. |
B.A man dressed in new clothes. |
C.A man sitting down with a sad expression. |
D.A man singing happily to the music. |
A.He wore new clothes. |
B.He was sitting with a sad expression. |
C.He was homeless. |
D.He lived an active life though he was very poor. |
A.She thought all day without doing anything. |
B.She bought a radio just like the man’s. |
C.She had a passion with everything from then on. |
D.She always danced to the music on the radio. |
A.Sometimes food and clothes are the most important things in our life. |
B.Happiness is the key to life and it is what we are looking forward to. |
C.Music is more important than food or clothes. |
D.Money is the most important thing for a person. |
【小题1】A
【小题1】A
【小题1】D
【小题1】C
【小题1】B[来解析:
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“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!”“Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”
I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it? ”
“Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised.
“Did you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “‘You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(惯用语).”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
【小题1】The writer was puzzled because .
A.the foreigner has some difficulty in understanding him. |
B.the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!” |
C.the foreigner was not polite. |
D.the writer was very clever |
A.The English idioms | B.The writer’s talking about the Great Wall |
C.The writer’s explanation | D.The writer’s question |
A.China | B.America | C.England | D.Canada |
A.once | B.twice | C.three times | D.four times |
A.Thank you | B.OK | C.Really | D. Sorry |
One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!” I was puzzled, and I thought , “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?”
“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”
I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it? ”
“Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised.
“Did you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “‘You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(惯用语).”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
【小题1】The writer was puzzled because .
A.the foreigner has some difficulty in understanding him. |
B.the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!” |
C.the foreigner was not polite. |
D.the writer was very clever |
A.The English idioms | B.The writer’s talking about the Great Wall |
C.The writer’s explanation | D.The writer’s question |
A.China | B.America | C.England | D.Canada |
A.once | B.twice | C.three times | D.four times |
A.Thank you | B.OK | C.Really | D. Sorry |
A. China
B. America
C. England
D. Australia