题目内容
As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Noble Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? 【小题1】
Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer. 【小题2】
【小题3】 The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
【小题4】There will be difficulties on the road to your dream. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. 【小题5】 Studying instead of watching TV will help you get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
从方框中所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，补全短文。其中有一项为多余
选项。(10分)
【小题1】B
【小题2】F
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
【小题5】D
解析试题分析： 主要讲述了作为年轻人都有很多梦想。有大的梦想，有小的梦想。通向梦想的路上有许多困难。然后讲了许多实现梦想的方法。
【小题1】根据下一句making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.所以这句应该是你想实现梦想吗？故选B。
【小题2】根据You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer. 故选F。
【小题3】根据这一段都是讲每个人都可以实现梦想。故选C。
【小题4】根据句子意思，你一定不要放弃你的梦想。因为下一句说，最大的困难来自你自己。 故选A。
【小题5】根据句子意思，你需要决定最重要的事情是什么。 故选D。
考点：教育类阅读短文。
考前必练系列答案Wang Jiaming from Beijing Chenjinglun High School says he is a lucky boy. He’s happy that he’s sitting the senior high school entrance exam (中考) in 2014 instead of 2016.
On Oct 22, Beijing Municipal Commission of Education (北京市教委) announced that, from 2016, the English scores in the senior high school entrance exam will be reduced from 120 to 100. Of the 100 points, the listening ability scores will increase to 50. Meanwhile, the points for Chinese will increase from 120 to 150.
“The change won’t affect me. I feel so lucky because English is my strongest subject,” said Wang.
Why such a change? It places the importance on Chinese in our study, and reduces students’ pressure, said Li Yi, spokesman of the commission.
“The change will also push us to pay attention to the practical usage of English,” said Li. “ Students will be encouraged to learn to understand English menus and read English news on mobile phones.”
There isn’t news that other cities will have the same change. But several places are making changes to English tests in the college entrance exams.
For example, Shandong is considering taking out the listening part of the English exam in its gaokao.
But, “being tested for less points doesn’t mean the subject can be taken lightly.,” Bai Ping wrote in China Daily.
English has long been the world’s most commonly used language. Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji once said: “In a globalizing economy, if you cannot interact with foreighers, how can one be part of the world economy?”
Wang Jiaming said he understood the change. “Chinese, not English, is our mother tongue,” he said. “But still, I think English is both interesting and useful.”
【小题1】 In the Beijing senior high school entrance exam of 2016, __________.
| A．the English scores will be cut down to 100 |
| B．the English listening ability scores will be lowered |
| C．the points for Chinese will be reduced by 30 points |
| D．the points for chemistry will increase y 20 points |
| A．he doesn’t need to take the important exam |
| B．the exam changed from 2016 doesn’t affect him |
| C．he does well in Chinese |
| D．he is poor in chemistry |
| A．To encourage students to learn how to order meals in English. |
| B．To make students learn to read English news on mobile phones. |
| C．To ask students to prepare for the college entrance exam. |
| D．To make students pay more attention to learning Chinese. |
| A．They make students spend less time on English. |
| B．They make it harder to get a high score. |
| C．Studying English is still important for the students. |
| D．English is both interesting and useful. |
School education(教育) is very important and useful. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can not teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.
It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some facts or a formula（公式）. It is actually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in math. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem.
Great scientists didn’t get everything from school. For example, Edison didn’t even finish primary school. But they were all so successful. They invented so many things . The reason for their success was that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. Above all, they knew how to use their brain.
【小题1】 According to the passage, the most important thing a teacher should do is _______.
| A．to teach his students everything he knows |
| B．to teach the students how to think |
| C．to know everything they want to know |
| D．to teach the students how to work out a math problem |
| A．a certain formula | B．a certain fact |
| C．some facts | D．the way to solve it |
| A．Great scientists read a lot of books and asked many questions while reading. |
| B．Great scientists did thousands of experiments. |
| C．Great scientists always worked hard and never wasted time. |
| D．Great scientists got everything from school. |
| A．how to memorize some facts or a formula（公式） |
| B．who the great scientists are |
| C．How to study |
| D．why Edison didn’t finish primary school |
Saying no starts small
'All right then-just one more piece…' Words every girl has said when they are faced with the delicious cheesecake. Of course, many of us know we may eat the whole thing in the end.
It isn't just girls. Most of us find it hard to say 'no' to something attractive, However, scientists now say that willpower is very important to success and a happy life.
Scientists in different countries have been studying the effects of willpower on people's lives for a long time. The results are similar, according to an article on February 7 in the Guardian, a famous British newspaper.
In one experiment, scientists told young children that they could either have a marshmallow(圆形软糖) now, or two marshmallows in 15 minutes. Waiting obviously needed more willpower. Scientists then continued studying the children as they grew up. They wanted to see if some children always had stronger willpower. They also wanted to see how having stronger willpower affected their lives.
Years later, scientists found that the children who had waited for two marshmallows were all healthier, happier and richer adults. Oppositely, the children who had shown weaker willpower at that young age were more likely to be in low-paid jobs, to be overweight, to have social problems.
But there is hope, Roy F Baumeister, an American social psychology(心理学) professor(教授) told the Guardian. Baumeister says we can train our willpower just like we train our muscles. Even a little practice can strengthen our overall self-control if we do it regularly.
You could start by making yourself stand up straight, speaking in complete sentences, or using a computer mouse with the other hand. Scientists have found that people who manage to change little habits often perform much better in laboratory willpower tests.
Like muscles, willpower can 'get tired'. Don't try to do too many things at the same time, or when you don't have enough energy, for example when you are ill. If you already feel tired, you can try to recharge(恢复) your willpower with a good night's sleep and by eating well.
【小题1】The example of a girl eating cheesecake is used to_______.
| A．prove that girls have weak willpower |
| B．introduce the topic of willpower to the readers |
| C．show that cheesecake is especially attractive to girls |
| D．show the connection between willpower and success |
| A．The scientists had already known the results before the experiment. |
| B．It showed that willpower is the most important to success and a happy life. |
| C．The children who chose to wait were more likely to be successful in their lives. |
| D．The children who chose only one marshmallow at first had stronger willpower. |
| A．You should have a goal every day. |
| B．Good rest and proper diet can help. |
| C．Willpower needs to be exercised regularly. |
| D．Keep willpower from being used too much. |
| A．How willpower and muscles are similar and how they can be trained. |
| B．How willpower affects people's lives and how it is similar to muscles. |
| C．How willpower is important to success and how we can make it stronger. |
| D．How willpower is connected with success and how they affect each other. |
Zhou Yan, a Junior 3 student, wishes he never got a mobile phone. Last week, he went to see a doctor because his arms and fingers were injured. The doctor told him that he had “mobile phone disease”. A growing number of teenagers are getting “mobile phone disease” because more of them are using mobile phones.
Zhou got his mobile phone five months ago. He sent messages to his friends with it all the time, even when going to bed. Zhou started to do badly in the exams because he spent so much time playing with his mobile phone. His mother got very angry with him. He didn’t stop playing with the mobile phone until his arms got injured.
Yang Ling,a doctor, says that if someone uses his mobile phone too much, like Zhou Yan, he might get “mobile phone disease’. If teenagers find their arms or fingers hurt, they should go to see a doctor as soon as possible. Yang Ling said students should try to use their mobile phones less,especially at school.
【小题1】Zhou Yan wishes he never got a mobile phone because____.
| A．it is useless to him | B．it doesn’t work well |
| C．it made his arms hurt | D．his mother got angry with him |
| A．he didn’t like studying |
| B．he was ill and didn’t go to school |
| C．he was afraid of exams |
| D．he spent much time on the mobile phone |
| A．the mobile phone brought him a disease |
| B．something is wrong with his mobile phone |
| C．he can’t live without the mobile phone |
| D．he hates the mobile phone very much |
| A．go to see a doctor very often |
| B．use mobile phones more when they are out of school. |
| C．use mobile phones less. |
| D．not use mobile phones anymore |
| A．using mobile phones too much is bad for our study and health |
| B．only a few teenagers have mobile phones |
| C．mobile phones can help students get out of trouble |
| D．people shouldn’t use mobile phones |
Every school has notice boards. Let's see what is on the notice board of an American school.
【小题1】From , parents can get information on the parents’ meeting.
| A．School Policy | B．Report Card |
| C．Class Announcement | D．After-school Program |
| A．certain school rules | B．after-school activities |
| C．plans for classes and tests | D．children's school life and work. |
| A．1 | B．2 | C．3 | D．4 |
| A．from 3:30 to 4:30 | B．from 3:30 to 6:00 . |
| C．from 4:30 to 6:00 | D．from 6:00 to 7:00 |
| A．hand in a note | B．call at 524-9752 |
| C．check in at the office | D．telephone the school |
One day I got into a taxi and we took off for the airport.
We were driving in the right way when suddenly a black jeep jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver had to stop the car at once, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car started shouting at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy, and I mean, he was really friendly.
So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost destroyed your car and sent us to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck(垃圾车).”
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of anger(愤怒). As their garbage gets more, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on you. Don’t take it seriously. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their garbage and pass it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
Life’s too short , so...【小题1】Which is the correct order of the events that took place in the story?
a. I took a taxi to the airport.
b. The driver of the other car shouted at us.
c. A black jeep suddenly jumped right in front of us.
d. Our taxi nearly crashed into the other car.
e. My taxi driver taught me the law.
f. My taxi driver smiled and waved.
| A．a-e-b-d-f-c | B．b-a-e-d-c-f |
| C．a-c-d-b-f-e | D．f-e-a-c-d-b |
【小题2】The writer’s purpose in writing the story is to______.| A．share the terrible ride with us |
| B．tell us how to drive safely |
| C．show us how great the taxi driver is |
| D．show us how to deal with life more wisely |
【小题3】The paragraph following the passage will be about .| A．the writer will never forget the taxi driver |
| B．the writer will become a good and friendly taxi driver, too |
| C．the writer will be better at dealing with anger in his life |
| D．the writer will be always friendly to others |