题目内容
When responding to any adult, you must answer by saying “Yes ma’am” or “No, sir.” Just nodding your head is not acceptable.
Because I grew up in rural North Carolina, this rule comes 36 to me, and it seems the obvious choice to come first. If you want children to respect you, you have to let them know 37 . Simply telling them you want them to address you by saying “sir” lets them know 38 you expect them to treat you. I also tell my students it’s a very useful tool when 39 with adults, and furthermore it also 40 handy for any adult interacting with another adult. Case in point: I was 41 the phone recently with the phone company discussing the inaccuracies(差错) of my 42 . The lady I spoke to was not 43 and seemed annoyed. 44 , in the midst of the conversation, I threw in a “yes, ma’am,” and her entire 45 changed. She became far more helpful and 46 to deal with, and she 47 cutting my bill in half.
Some of my students in Harlem were to be 48 for a chance to attend a high-rated junior high school. The school only had thirty openings for the following year, and twelve of my students were 49 the many kids across the city who applied for the spots. I practiced what the interview would be 50 with my students, and one main thing I stressed was, “ 51 you say ‘yes ma’am’ or ‘no sir’ no matter what!” Weeks after the interviews, I was delighted to hear that all twelve of my students had been 52 . When I talked with the admissions director at the school, the main 53 he made over and over was how 54 my students were in their interviews. It seemed like just such a simple thing to do, but it gets 55 .
1.A. frequently B. eagerly C. constantly D. naturally
2.A. you B. it C. themselves D. why
3.A. the way B. the wish C. the method D. the reason
4.A. disagreeing B. debating C. dealing D. discussing
5.A. comes in B. gets on C. goes out D. brings in
6.A. on B. in C. by D. with
7.A. record B. phone call C. message D. bill
8.A. useful B. hopeful C. optimistic D. helpful
9.A. Instead B. Then C. Moreover D. Otherwise
10.A. method B. thinking C. attitude D. feeling
11.A. interesting B. easy C. close D. different
12.A. took up B. came up C. picked up D. ended up
13.A. introduced B. demanded C. intended D. interviewed
14.A. among B. above C. over D. with
15.A. popular B. familiar C. like D. successful
16.A. Make sure B. By no means C. Make a promise D. Be cautious
17.A. received B. allowed C. appreciated D. accepted
18.A. contributionB. comment C. impression D. reason
19.A. considerate B. confident C. polite D. clever
20.A. results B. responsibility C. relief D. reforms
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.C
5.A
6.A
7.D
8.D
9.B
10.C
11.B
12.D
13.D
14.A
15.C
16.A
17.D
18.B
19.C
20.A
【解析】
试题分析:文章大意:文章通过讲述自己和电话员交涉话费账单的事情,和自己指导学生参加面试的事情,可知说“Yes ma’am” 和 “No, sir.”在人际交往中的重要性,也就是和别人交流要有礼貌,会有意想不到的效果。
1.考查副词:A. frequently 频繁地,B. eagerly渴望地,C. constantly不断地,D. naturally自然地,从前面的Because I grew up in rural North Carolina,可知是因为我出生于加力福利亚北部,所以很自然知道这个规则,选D
2.考查代词:A. you你,B. it它,C. themselves他们自己,D. why为什么,如果你要孩子尊敬你,你要让他们知道它,用it代指“this rule”,选B
3.考查名词:A. the way方式,B. the wish希望,C. the method方法,D. the reason原因,句意:让他们知道你希望他们对待你的方式。表示方式,方法,用the way,method是具体的科学,系统的方法,选A
4.考查动词:A. disagreeing不同意,B. debating辩论,C. dealing对待,D. discussing讨论,句意:我也告诉学生这是和成年人相处的最好的办法。Deal with对待,相处,打交道,选C
5.考查词组:A. comes in进来,B. gets on上车,C. goes out出来,D. brings in引进,赚钱,come in handy迟早有用,句意:这对于一个成年人和另外一个成年人相处也迟早有用,选A
6.考查介词A. on在…上面,B. in在…里面,C. by通过,D. with和…一起,on the phone打电话,Case in point:是“举个适当的例子”,作者拿打电话给电话公司举例,选A
7.考查名词:A. record记录,B. phone call电话,C. message信息,D. bill账单,句意:我在和电话公司打电话讨论账单的问题,选D
8.考查形容词:A. useful有用,B. hopeful有希望的,C. optimistic乐观的,D. helpful乐于助人的,从后面的seemed annoyed. 和后面的She became far more helpful可知电话员不是很乐于助人的,选D
9.考查副词:A. Instead代替,B. Then然而,C. Moreover还有,D. Otherwise否则,这里表示时间顺序,然后,在电话过程中,我说了“yes, ma’am,”选B
10.考查名词:A. method方法,B. thinking 想法,C. attitude态度,D. feeling感觉,句意:她的态度完全改变了,选C
11.考查形容词:A. interesting有趣的,B. easy容易的,C. close亲密的,D. different不同的,句意:她变得乐于助人并且容易相处了,选B
12.考查动词短语:A. took up从事,拿起,B. came up出现,露面,C. picked up捡起,接送,接收,习得,D. ended up以…结束,句意:她最终把我的账单减少了一半,选D
13.考查动词:A. introduced介绍,B. demanded要求,C. intended打算,采访,面试,D. interviewed从后面的句子:I practiced what the interview would be 50 with my students, 可知我的一些学生要受采访,选D
14.考查介词:A. among在…中,B. above在…上面,C. over在…上,D. with和…,句意:我有12个学生在全市申请这个位置的学生之中,选A
15.考查形容词:A. popular受欢迎的,B. familiar熟悉的,C. like象,D. successful成功,What…be like?…是什么样?,句意:我和我的学生练习面试是什么样的。选C
16.考查短语:A. Make sure确保,B. By no means绝不,C. Make a promise许诺,D. Be cautious谨慎,我强调的事情是不管什么确保你说‘yes ma’am’或‘no sir’,选A
17.考查动词:A. received收到,B. allowed允许,C. appreciated欣赏,感激,D. accepted接受,面试后,我很高兴的知道我的12个学生都被接受了。Accept是主观接受,receive是客观收到,选D
18.考查名词:A. contribution贡献,B. comment评论,C. impression印象,D. reason原因,make comment做出评论,当我和招生主人交谈的时候,他重复说的话是我的学生在面试中是多么的礼貌,选B
19.考查形容词: A. considerate考虑周到的,B. confident自信的,C. polite礼貌的,D. clever聪明的,从前面的内容可知在面试前作者就告诉学生要有礼貌,选C
20.考查名词:A. results结果,B. responsibility责任,C. relief缓解,D. reforms改革,这看起来是小事,但很有成效,选A
考点:考查故事类短文
Babies are born yogis. Once we were all able to pull our toes up by our ears and laugh about it. Then we aged, got injured, and began carrying stress in our shoulders and back. In short, we lost our balance.
Yoga(瑜伽) is an ancient practice that helps create a sense of union in body, mind, and spirit. It brings us balance. I was seriously out of balance when I started practicing yoga in 1999. I had plantar facilities in both feet, and my doctor had warned me against all the things I loved to do: walking, hiking, and playing tennis. I was desperate for exercise. Yoga became my salvation and even enhanced my other fitness activities. I practice yoga at least twice a week, but I consider yoga to be part of my daily life because after a while you no longer just practice yoga—you love it.
Yoga becomes part of your physical life. Your body grows stronger, more toned, and more flexible as you move from one pose to the other. I spent a week in Mexico at a yoga retreat, and it was the first vacation on which I lost weight. “Rather than building muscle, yoga builds muscle tone,” says Shakta Kaur Khalsa, author of the K.I.S.S. Guide to Yoga. “Because yoga helps maintain a balanced metabolism (新陈代谢), it also helps to regulate weight. Additionally, yoga stretches muscles lengthwise, causing fat to be removed around the cells.” I do yoga poses throughout the day. After hours at my computer, I stretch my stiff shoulders and arms. When I need a boost of energy, I do energizing poses. When I am feeling exhausted at the end of the day, I do restorative poses.
Yoga becomes part of your mental life. Yoga teaches you to focus on breathing while you hold the poses. This attention to breath is calming; it dissolves stress and anxiety. I use yogic breathing on the tennis courts, in the dentist’s chair, and in traffic jams. You should always leave a yoga practice feeling energized, not tired. If you feel tired after yoga, it means you spent the time “fighting” yourself, trying to force yourself into poses. In yoga, you “surrender” to the pose by letting go of the tension.
Yoga becomes part of your spiritual life. Yoga is practiced by people from all religions; it is not restricted to any religious group. Yoga teaches “right” living in how we deal with ourselves and others. As I work on a difficult pose, I learn patience, forgiveness, and the value of gentleness. Yoga advocates proper eating, but you don’t have to be a vegetarian to practice yoga.
1.What would be the best title for this passage?
A.What’s Yoga? |
B.How I Do Yoga Poses |
C.The Benefits of Yoga |
D.The Varieties of Yoga |
2.According to the third paragraph, yoga can help people __________.
A.grow taller |
B.lose weight |
C.become flexible in thinking |
D.make more friends |
3.People feel tired after yoga because __________.
A.they consume energy in practicing yoga |
B.they respond well to yoga poses |
C.they spend too much time on yoga |
D.they force themselves into yoga poses |
4.If this passage continues, what will the writer most probably write about in the next paragraph?
A.Yoga as a means to keep fit. |
B.Who may like yoga |
C.Popularity of yoga all over the world. |
D.Encouraging people to do yoga. |