题目内容
— You’re at ______ liberty to say whatever you like.
— I think you’re taking
______ risk by investing everything in one company.
A. the;
/ B. the;
a C. /;
/ D. /; a
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【解析】 略
Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny’s parents looked at his report card. They were very happy. “An A in English!” said Johnny’s Dad. “You’re a very clever boy, Johnny.”
Johnny is a hacker (黑客). Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in. Using a modem (调制解调器), they join their computers to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer account (账户) and put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.
【小题1】Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _______.
A.the classroom | B.the school office |
C.his own house | D.a bank near his house |
A.Johnny was good at math |
B.Johnny loved computers |
C.Johnny could join one computer to another |
D.they thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer |
A.Johnny’s parents. |
B.School headmasters, teachers and the police. |
C.The police. |
D.School headmasters and teachers. |
A.Information. | B.Grades. |
C.Computers. | D.Back computer accounts. |
A.Johnny | B.computers | C.hackers | D.modem |
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【小题1】What’s the purpose of this passage?
A.To advertise some goods. | B.To compare some goods. |
C.To teach how to operate the items. | D.To show how fashionable the items are. |
A.They both sell well. | B.They both can take photos. |
C.They both have unusual appearances. | D.They are both cheap. |
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A.In fact, Item 78098 cannot tell time. B.Item 77918 works as a DVD player.
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D All the items include rechargeable batteries.
“Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity,” said the American talk show host Oprah Winfrey. I’ ve never watched her show, but when a self-made billionaire gives life advice it’ s probably worth listening to.
Her point is that blind luck is very rare. You may have to be lucky to find a good job these days but that does not mean you should sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you. If you’ re a Chinese,you may already be familiar with the tale of a farmer waiting by a tree stump (树桩) for a rabbit to run out and break its neck.
A book by the UK psychologist Richard Wiseman, called The Luck Factor, argues we can all make ourselves luckier. It’ s not about going to a temple to burn some incense (香) in hopes that the gods will give you good fortune; it’ s practical advice you can follow each day.
Wiseman conducted an experiment as part of his studies. First he divided volunteers into two groups:those who said they were lucky in life and those who said they were not. He gave everyone a newspaper and asked them to look through it to count how many photographs it had inside. On average, the unlucky people took about two minutes to count the photographs while the lucky people took just seconds. Why? On the second page of the newspaper, a command, “Stop counting. There are 43 photographs in this newspaper,” was written in big letters. The unlucky people mostly did not spot the message.
It’s easy to compare this situation to a young person looking for jobs in a local paper. They might search so hard for one type of position that they miss an even better opportunity. People who are “lucky”, in fact, keep an open mind and don’t go through the same routine every day.
I first came to China in 2002 when it was considered a rather strange thing to do. Like many foreigners,my plan was to teach English for one year. Seven years later, and still here, I’ ve had many great opportunities such as writing for newspapers and magazines. I did not dream these would have been possible. I’ ve also never been sick, had an accident, got into a fight or had problems with the police. Coincidence(巧合)? After reading about Professor Wiseman’ s studies I think not.
As Wiseman advises, I usually trust my own judgment. Your friends and parents may give you advice based on rational (理性)thinking, but it’s important to consider how you feel about each choice you make. Your feeling acts as a warning for a potential (潜在)problem.
Finally, try to turn bad luck into good. Even if you do fall down and break a leg, the time spent at home can be used wisely to study English.
【小题1】Which of the following proverbs most agrees with the writer’ s point?
A.Make the best of a bad job. |
B.Rome was not built in a day. |
C.All is not gold that glitters. |
D.A good heart conquers ill fortune. |
A.She became famous through her family background. |
B.She was very lucky and seldom suffered setbacks (挫折)in her life. |
C.She is a British talk show host. |
D.She became successful by her own effort. |
A.luck is in your own hand |
B.bad luck can turn into good |
C.you should not sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you |
D.man can conquer nature |
A.lucky people are quick-minded |
B.unlucky people are slow to read |
C.lucky people often have an open mind |
D.unlucky people are more creative |
A.discover | B.mark | C.make | D.receive |