A father and his son went to a kite-flying festival. The son was happy when he saw the sky full of colorful kites. He wanted to fly a kite, too. The father then ______ a kite for his son in the store.

The son started to fly the kite. ______, his kite was high up in the sky in a few minutes. Then, the son said, "Father, it seems that the string(线)is stopping the kites from flying higher. If we cut it, it will be ______ and fly higher. Can we cut it?" The father cut the string off of the reel线轴).

The kite started to go ______. This made the little boy happy.

But then, slowly, the kite started to ______. It finally fell to the ground. The son was ______to see this. He asked his father, "Why did it fall down? I thought that the kite would fly higher ________cutting the string."

The father explained, "The string was not stopping the kite from going higher, but was helping it stay in the sky. You helped the kite go up in the right ______ by using the string. But it can no longer support(支撑)the kite if you cut the string."

We may sometimes feel like there is ____ holding us back and stopping us from growing. But ______, it might be the thing that supports us the most.

1.A.bought B.painted C.made D.borrowed

2.A.Usually B.Soon C.Certainly D.Sadly

3.A.small B.big C.busy D.free

4.A.higher B.closer C.slower D.harder

5.A.write down B.turn down C.fall down D.cut down

6.A.bored B.interested C.surprised D.excited

7.A.after B.before C.during D.until

8.A.side B.way C.space D.time

9.A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something

10.A.of course B.so far C.in fact D.at least

When he was a teenager, Hunter Adams was very unhappy and he spent many years in a special hospital for people with mental(心理的)health problems.

When he left the hospital, Adams decided to become a doctor, so he went to a medical school in Virginia, USA. There he often did things in a different way. For example, he didn't like the doctor's white coats, so he wore shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients(病人). He also tried to make them laugh.

Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine. He saw that patients were lonely and unhappy. He tried to help them, not just as patients, but as friends, too. He spent a lot of time with the children in hospital. He often put on a red nose to look like a clown to make the children laugh.

When he finished medical school and became a doctor, Adams opened his own hospital named "the Gesundheit Institute". He wanted it to be a place with a different way of working with sick people.

Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s, and in 1988, Universal Pictures made a film called Patch Adams. It was about his life. It was a great success. In the film, Robin Williams played Adams. Williams said, "Hunter is a really warm person. He believes that patients need a doctor like a friend. I enjoyed playing him."

1.Hunter Adams went to Virginia because_____________________.

A.he did things differently B.he wanted to study medicine

C.he decided to open a hospital D.he had mental health problems

2.What does the underlined sentence "Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine." mean?

A.Adams believed patients need more doctors.

B.Adams believed patients need more medicine.

C.Adams believed patients need to be cared for like friends.

D.Adams believed patients need to be cared for just like patients.

3.To make the patients happy, Adams did all the things EXCEPT(除……之外)_________.

A.wearing shirts with flowers on B.making a movie called Patch Adams

C.spending a lot of time with them D.putting on the red nose to look like a clown

4.In Robin Williams' eyes, Adams is a _________________ person.

A.kind and friendly B.serious and creative

C.clever but lazy D.funny but careless

What subject do you worry about most at school? Many students worry about math. Some students can't sleep well the day before a math exam. Others may feel very worried during the exam itself. But there might be a way to make the subject less stressful(有压力的).

"For people who worry about math, posture(姿势)makes a big difference," Erik Peper from

San Francisco State University told the Daily Mail. That's right - sitting up straight(直地)can help you do better in math exams.

Scientists tested 125 college students. They asked them to do a math test while sitting up straight, or sitting in a slumped-over(趴倒的)position. After the test, 56 percent of the students said the exam was easier to do if they were sitting up straight.

Students who were not worried about taking the math exam did not do better from better posture. But they did find that it was more difficult to do math while slumping over, Science Daily reported

Good posture isn't just helpful for taking math exams. Runners, musicians and public speakers can all benefit from better posture. When you feel stressed out, you can also try to sit up straight or stand tall. It can help you feel more positive and focus better.

1.Which posture can make students do better during math exams?

A. B. C. D.

2.Scientists asked the 125 college students to _________ while they were taking the test.

A.get relaxed B.count numbers

C.think carefully D.sit in different postures

3.The underlined word "benefit" in the passage means "__________" in Chinese.

A.参与 B.得益 C.排斥 D.忧虑

4.The best title for the passage would______________________.

A.Learn math better B.Students' postures

C.Sit up to do math D.Students' worries

Young people in China are more optimistic(乐观的)than those in other countries, according to a survey. It asked 200,000 young people in 20 countries how they think and feel about the world. These countries include China, the US, the UK and so on. The survey found that 53 percent of Chinese youth think the world is becoming a better place.

When asked why they felt hopeful for the future, most of them think it's because of high technology(科技), many of them also think China is a good place to live in. The biggest reason is that China is "a country in which anyone can make their dreams come true if they work hard"

Following China, Indian youth are the next most optimistic (49 percent). But those in France, Italy and Turkey are the most pessimistic. The rise of global terrorism(恐怖主义)worries them most.

. As much as 82 percent of them worry about climate change(气候变化). In China, it is the biggest worry for the future. The survey takes this as a good thing. Because Chinese youth care a lot about the climate problem and expect for great changes.

1.The survey is about young people's __________ about the world.

A.worries B.opinions C.love D.hope

2.The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 2 refers to (指代)"______________".

A.20 countries B.82 percent of Chinese youth questioned

C.200,000 young people questioned D.53 percent of Chinese youth questioned

3.According to the survey, which of the following is TRUE?

A.Young people in China are the most optimistic.

B.Young people in France feel hopeful for their country.

C.Young people in Italy worry a lot about climate change.

D.Young people in India worry about the global terrorism most.

4.Which of the following is the best for "" in the last paragraph?

A.It also worries young people all over the world

B.So young people in France worry about global terrorism

C.However, Chinese young people seem to worry about something else

D.The survey also found Chinese young people care about the world most

 0  133578  133586  133592  133596  133602  133604  133608  133614  133616  133622  133628  133632  133634  133638  133644  133646  133652  133656  133658  133662  133664  133668  133670  133672  133673  133674  133676  133677  133678  133680  133682  133686  133688  133692  133694  133698  133704  133706  133712  133716  133718  133722  133728  133734  133736  133742  133746  133748  133754  133758  133764  133772  159627 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网