题目内容
At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together.They had announced her 1 ’s departure.Standing near the door, he said to his daughter: “I love you, I wish you 2 .” She said: “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough.Your love is all I ever needed.I wish you enough, too, Daddy.” They kissed good-bye and she left.
He walked 3 toward the window where I was seated.I tried not to intrude (侵犯) on his 4 , but he welcomed me in by asking: “Did you ever say good-bye to 5 knowing it would be forever?” “Yes, I have,” I replied.“ 6 me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” I asked.“I am old and she lives much too far away.I have 7 ahead and the reality is, her next trip back will be for my funeral,” he said.“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough.'' May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile.“That is a wish that has been handed down from other 8 .My parents used to say it to everyone.” He paused for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he 9 even more.“When we said ‘I wish you enough'', we wanted the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them,” he continued and then 10 toward me, he shared the following 11 he were reciting it from memory.
“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude 12 .I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.I wish you enough pain so that the 13 joys in life appear much bigger.I wish you enough gain to satisfy your 14 .I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you 15 .I wish enough “Hello”s to get you 16 the final “Good-bye.” He then began to sob (哽咽) and walked away.
It is said that “It takes a/an 17 to find a special person, an hour to 18 them, a day to love them, 19 then an entire life to 20 them.”
1.A.train B.plane C.bus D.ship
2.A.good B.well C.happy D.enough
3.A.in B.through C.by D.over
4.A.secret B.priority C.privacy D.walk
5.A.someone B.anybody C.everyone D.anyone
6.A.Allow B.Forgive C.Thank D.Pardon
7.A.future B.challenges C.illness D.nothing
8.A.parents B.families C.generations D.airlines
9.A.said B.cried C.laughed D.smiled
10.A.running B.walking C.turning D.going
11.A.even if B.as if C.even though D.although
12.A.bright B.right C.good D.warm
13.A.less B.least C.little D.smallest
14.A.expense B.life C.wanting D.loss
15.A.like B.want C.possess D.need
16.A.over B.through C.across D.back
17.A.day B.life C.hour D.minute
18.A.appreciate B.see C.face D.understand
19.A.or B.but C.meanwhile D.as a result
20.A.forget B.remember C.wish D.help
1-5 BDDCA 6-10 BBCDC 11-15 BADCC 16-20 BDABA
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多途选项。
Empathy
Last year, researchers from the University of Michigan reported that empathy, the ability to understand other people, among college students had dropped sharply over the past 10 years. __1__ Today, people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs.
Jennifer Freed, a co-director of a teen program, has another explanation. Turn on the TV, and you’re showered with news and reality shows full of people fighting, competing, and generally treating one another with no respect. __2__
There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples. Humans are socially related by nature. __3__ Researchers have also found that empathetic teenagers are more likely to have high self-respect. Besides, empathy can be a cure for loneliness, sadness, anxiety, and fear.
Empathy is also an indication of a good leader. In fact, Freed says, many top companies report that empathy is one of the most important things they look for in new managers. __4__ “Academics are important. But if you don’t have emotional intelligence, you won’t be as successful in work or in your love life,” she says.
What’s the best way to up your EQ (情商)? For starters, let down your guard and really listen to others. __5__
To really develop empathy, you’d better volunteer at a nursing home or a hospital, join a club or a team that has a diverse membership, have a “sharing circle” with your family, or spend time caring for pets at an animal shelter.
A.Everyone is different, and levels of empathy differ from person to person. |
B.Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human—and having empathy is decisive to those relationships. |
C.Humans learn by example—and most of the examples on it are anything but empathetic. |
D.“One doesn’t develop empathy by having a lot of opinions and doing a lot of talking,” Freed says. |
E. Empathy is a matter of learning how to understand someone else—both what they think and how they feel.
F. Good social skills—including empathy—are a kind of “emotional intelligence” that will help you succeed in many areas of life.
G. That could be because so many people have replaced face time with screen time, the researchers said.
Marjorie Gestring
Marjorie Gestring was a springboard(跳板) diver from the United States who won the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany at the age of 13 years.With the cancellation(取消) of the Olympics in 1940 and 1944 because of World War II, Gestring did not get a chance to defend her title, and her comeback attempt for the 1948 Summer Olympics failed.
Bob Mathias
17-year-old American Bob Mathias won the decathlon(十项全能运动) only four months after taking up the sport.He is the youngest athlete in Olympic history to win a men's track and field event.By the time Mathias retired from decathlon competition in 1952, he had nine victories in nine competitions.He had won two gold medals separately in 1948 and 1952.In 1954 a film about his early life called The Bob Mathias Story was made, in which he and his wife played themselves.
Fu Mingxia
Fu Mingxia was born on August 16, 1978 in Wuhan, Hubei Province.At an early age, her father taught her to swim at a nearby river.She started exercising gymnastics at age 5, soon turning to diving.Fu Mingxia left home at age 9 to train in Beijing.In the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Fu Mingxia became China's youngest Olympic champion ever when she won the 10-meter platform gold at the age of 13.
Ian Thorpe
Ian Thorpe was born on 13 October, 1982.He is a former Australian freestyle swimmer.At the age of 14, he became the youngest male ever to represent Australia.Ian Thorpe, 17 years old, won the gold medal in the 400m freestyle by breaking his own world record in Sydney 2000.He has won five Olympic gold medals.
1.How many times has Marjorie Gestring taken part in the Olympic Games?
A.Two. |
B.Three. |
C.Four. |
D.Five. |
2.Which two athletes took part in the Olympics in the same year ?
A.Marjorie Gestring and Fu Mingxia |
B.Bob Mathias and Fu Mingxia |
C.Marjorie Gestring and Bob Mathias. |
D.Bob Mathias and Ian Thorpe. |
3.How long had Fu Mingxia practised diving in Beijing before she won the 10-meter platform gold in the 1992 Summer Olympics?
A.About ten years. |
B.About nine years. |
C.About five years. |
D.About three years. |
4.What is the passage mainly about ?
A.Some young Olympic champions. |
B.The history of the Olympic Games. |
C.How to train young Olympic athletes. |
D.How to prepare for the Olympic Games. |
Sam always pronounces my name wrong. Do you think he does it____ ?
A.on purpose |
B.at present |
C.at an end |
D.right away |