Must I wash the clothes this afternoon? No, you A.mustn'tB.can'tC.needn'tD.don't 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Last month when I was taking part in a US college interview, I was asked, “ what makes you special ? ” In fact I had answered questions likes this many times since I decided to go to college in the US .college paid special attention to different achievement . For example, a person who is very good at math can go to a famous college but also can be a good football player .

This experience made me think again that I must try to find where my own interests might lead me . To be honest, it was not easy . However, I never felt sorry to choose this way because it helped me understand myself . If I took the College Entrance Examination,as we call it gaokao in China, it could never possibly do .

When I entered high school, I took gaokao seriously because it seemed to me a great way to show how good at my lessons . However,as I grew older, I realized gaokao did make me work hard at my lessons, but the pressure also pushed many other activities out of my life, like guitar―playing . Although I had no time for it, I will still get to it in the future .

No doubt, gaokao provides a way of choosing those who are successful in their studies . But it is really important for all of us to rethink what “ talent ” really is today . This is because we now live in a world in which all of our other human qualities ( 品质）are needed for success, not just the high grade .

Ken Robinson once said, “ the society depends on different kinds of talents . ” However, gaokao pays too attention to a person’s grades but little to his other qualities. And it is these qualities that makes life colorful and fun .

As high school students, we can not change the present situation of eduction, but we are always free to think outside of the box . Although good school grade is still useful, I hope one day we will see our education also welcomes the amazing possibilities in different people .

1.The US College pay special attention to ________.

A．students’family background .

B．the different achievement

C．students’ideas about way of life .

D．the school a student is from .

2.When at high school, the writer ________.

A．had a lot of activities .

B．did not work hard at her lessons .

C．did well in gaokao

D．had no time to play the guitar .

3.From the passage, we know that the writer may ________.

A．go to college in America .

B．give up the US college interview .

C．become a good football player in the US.

D．change the present situation of eduction .

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. My school life abroad. B. Different exams in the US.

C My view on gaokao D. The importance of school grades

When I was in primary school, I had a big argument with a boy in my class. l can't 31 what it was about, but I have never forgotten the 32 I learned that day.

I was sure that I was right and he was wrong. 33 , he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She 34 a good idea. She brought both of us to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her grey desk and me on 35 In the middle of the desk was a large, round object. It was 36 for me to see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. " 37," he answered in a loud voice.

I couldn't 38 that the object was whites considering that it was certainly black! One more argument started between the boy and me, this time 39 the color of the object.

The teacher told me to go stand where the key was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed 40 , and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I 41 answer, "White. " It was then that I knew what was wrong. It was an object with two 42 colored sides, and from .his side it was white. 43 from my side was it black.

My teacher taught 'me a very important 1.esson that day: You must " 44 in other person's position (λ??) and look at the 45 through their eyes in order to truly understand their ideas.

1.A. understand B. remember C. explain

2.A. class B. subject C. lesson

3.A. Therefore B. Also C. However

4.A. came up with B. went on with C. got along with

5.A. another B. other C. the other

6.A. hard B. clear C. lucky

7.A. Black B. White C. Grey

8.A. realize B. describe C. believe

9.A. like B. against C. about

10.A. places B. objects C. opinions

11.A. could B. should C. had to

12.A. similarly B. differently C. brightly

13.A, But B. Still C..Only

14.A. appear B. stand C, hide

15.A. situation B. discussion C. solution

I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “it’s for Elizabeth.”

I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter

They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.

As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.

My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace—it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside--- a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.

Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

1.The writer began to love her mother’s desk____________.

A. after Mother died.

B. before she became a writer.

C. when she was a child

D. when Mother gave it to her

2. The passage shows that _____________.

A. mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

B. mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done

C. mother cared much about her daughter in words

D. mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

3.The word “gulf” in the passage means ____________.

A. deep understanding between the old and the young

B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter

C. free talks between mother daughter

D. part of the sea going far in land

4.What did mother do with her daughter’s letter?

A. She had never received the letter.

B. For years, she often talked about the letter.

C. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.

D. She read the letter again and again till she died.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. My Letter to Mother B. Mother and Children

C. My Mother’s Desk D. Talks between Mother and Me

When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.

After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels（地道）. I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.

On the fifth day a tragedy（悲剧）happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm.

My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.

Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.

Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired（钦佩）for their hard work.

But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity（逆境）is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.

Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.

1. What did the writer’s family do for him when he was seven?

A．They built a farm of ants.	B．They bought a few ants.
C．They caught a lot of ants.	D．They found an ant city.

2.Which statement is WRONG according to the passage?

A．The writer knocked the glass box over because he put his face so close to the glass farm.

B．The ants didn’t die one by one after the tunnels were destroyed.

C．Like people, teamwork is very important for the ants.

D．Giving up isn’t a good way when we meet trouble.

3.Among the following events, which one happened first?

A．All the tunnels fell down.	B．The ants died one by one.
C．The ants got into the glass box.	D．The ants began making tunnels.

4.What did the writer learn from the ant tragedy a few years later?

A．Working together is useless.	B．Teamwork is important.
C．He can’t accept adversity.	D．Working alone is amazing.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A．Ants Fear Adversity	B．My Family and Ants
C．Giving Up in Adversity	D．Don’t give up anytime

Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her sit by her window each afternoon, sewing(针线活) or reading.

After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”

One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window inside.

Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was seen clearly. Her window was clean!

Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing(批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through(通过) my own dirty window.

That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own mistakes?

Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?”

Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.

1.The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because _________.

A. the woman’s window was dirty

B. the writer’s window was dirty

C. the woman lived nearby

D. the writer has short sight

2.The writer was surprised that _________.

A. the woman was sitting by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading

B. the woman’s window was clean as soon as he washed his own window

C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon, so the writer could see the woman clearly

D. the woman’s window was still terrible after he washed his own window

“It dawned on me” probably means “_________”.

A. I began to understand it

B. it cheered me up

C. I knew the woman’s window grew light.

D. it began to get dark

3.It’s clear that _________.

A. the writer didn’t meet the woman ago

B. the writer often washed the window

C. they both worked as cleaners

D. they lived in a small town

4.From the passage, we can learn _________.

A. one shouldn’t criticize others very often

B. one should often make his windows clean

C. one must judge himself before he judges others

D. one must look at others through his dirty windows

Must I wash the clothes this afternoon? No, you ________

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