题目内容
The bus had an accident but no one was seriously ________.
A. destroyedB. lostC. ignoredD. injured
根据所给首字母填单词。
1.He i__________ all the “No Smoking” signs and lit up a cigarette.
2.After staying in hospital for two weeks, he r__________ from his illness.
3.She didn’t pass the exam, so she looked very u__________.
4.Of the phrases “go crazy” and “go nuts”, the latter is used less f__________.
5.The air pollution is more and more serious at p__________.
6.The police are trying to find out the i__________ of the men killed in the accident.
7.How can you r__________ my sister so quickly in the crowd?
8.Her d__________ look showed us she has made a decision and never changed.
9.Father is thankful to me for p__________ him to give up smoking.
10.What’s your a__________ to the news that a shrimp cost 38 RMB in Qingdao?
I told my friend Graham that I often cycle two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, “You mean fortunately.” He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided.
My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to complain as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free. I have a smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.
Problems are there to be faced and overcome. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degree. Her activism and writing proved inspirational. She wrote, “Character cannot be developed in ease. Only through experiences of suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.”
One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity (逆境). From time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents and difficulties. Some are of our making but many are no fault of our own. While we cannot choose the adversity, we can choose our attitude towards it.
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs cut off following a flying accident．He was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aviators in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans．He was an inspiration to others during the war. He said, “Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, you’ll never use crutches (拐杖) or a stick, and then have a go at everything. Go to school, and join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”
The biographies (传记) of great people are full of examples of how they took steps to overcome the difficulties they faced. The common thread is that they did not become depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won.
Nevertheless, there is still the problem of how you change your attitude towards adversity.
1. Which of the following is true according to the author of the passage?
A. Going to a gym is greatly beneficial to people’s health.
B. Climbing hills on bicycles is the best way to take exercise.
C. Those who want to achieve success can’t expect to live an easy life.
D. People’s attitude to adversity is the only factor of their success.
2. By quoting what Douglas Bader said, the author intends to tell us “ .”
A. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
B. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
C. If you risk nothing, you will have nothing.
D. Failure is the mother of success．
3. Following this passage, the author will further talk about .
A. how his friend helped him to change his attitude towards the adversity he faced
B. why it is important to keep optimistic in face of adversity
C. what steps to take to change your attitude towards the adversity you face
D. what great people have in common
4. Which of the following can best function as the title of the passage?
A. Life is full of adversity
B. Different attitudes towards adversity
C. Nothing is impossible
D. Face adversity with a smile
When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.
1.Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.
A. the manager asked him to do so
B. he respected the elderly
C. the couple wanted him to do so
D. he wanted more pay
2.When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.
A. nervousB. satisfiedC. unhappyD. excited
3.In Jack’s hometown, _______.
A. people dislike being called “old”
B. people are proud of being old
C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
4.After this experience, Jack _______.
A. lost his job in the restaurant
B. made friends with the couple
C. no longer respected the elderly
D. changed his way with older people
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.
B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.
Granny filled the hole ________ oil ________ water in order to put the key into the lock easily.
A. by; instead ofB. of; instead of
C. with; insteadD. with; instead of
He is very surprised ________ the news that he will be allowed to have a holiday.
A. learnB. learningC. to learnD. learn that
The salesman spent two hours trying to persuade my mother ________ their products.
A. buyingB. buyC. to buyD. bought
Computer programmer David Jones earns $35.000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card. Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.
But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage（抵押贷款）, or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs”, he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school”, he said “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.” David added, “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”
1.In what way is David different from people of his age?
A. He often goes out with friends
B. He lives with his mother
C. He has a handsome income
D. He graduated with six O-levels
2.What is one of the problems that David is facing now?
A. He is too young to get a credit card
B. He has no time to learn driving
C. He has very little spare time
D. He will soon lose his job
3.Why did David decide to leave school and start working?
A. He received lots of job offers
B. He was eager to help his mother
C. He lost interest in school studies
D. He wanted to earn his own living
We can't make ______ of what the teacher is saying.
A. sense B. a sense C. senses D. tense
