题目内容
When I was in junior high school, what my friends thought of me was really important to me. During those years, I grew much than most of my peers(同龄人). Being so tall made me feel . In order to keep the focus off my unusual , I went along with the crowd who would other kids at school. It made sure that the tricks were at others, and not at me.
Once before a class, my friends and I pulled a trick on one of the kids on the basketball team, which made him terribly embarrassed. I thought it was going to be funny, it all ended up that no one thought it was.
My parents didn’t always think that my was funny. They reminded me about “The Golden Rule”: to others as I would like to be treated. What I was doing was other kids, and in turn hurting my as someone to be looked up to. My friends were looking up to me I was tall, but what did they see?
My parents wanted me to be a leader who set a good to others. They taught me to set my own goals, and to do the at everything that I set out to do. They told me to be the leader that I was to be-to be a big man in my heart and actions, as well as in my body. I had to myself whether or not I would be the kind of leader and person my parents I was inside, but I knew in my heart that they were .
“Be a leader, Shaquille, not a(n) . Since people already have to look up to you, give them a good reason to do so.”
1.A. stronger B. taller C. wiser D. braver
2.A. independent B. confident C. uncomfortable D. proud
3.A. hair B. eyesight C. weight D. height
4.A. have mercy on B. join hands with C. benefit from D. play tricks on
5.A. punished B. directed C. awarded D. shouted
6.A. music B. football C. basketball D. swimming
7.A. kind B. magic C. clever D. hurtful
8.A. so B. but C. and D. or
9.A. behavior B. dream C. nerve D. belief
10.A. praise B. admire C. treat D. hate
11.A. threatening B. motivating C. entertaining D. hurting
12.A. attitude B. fame C. body D. feeling
13.A. because B. though C. when D. if
14.A. friend B. comfort C. example D. help
15.A. biggest B. least C. worst D. best
16.A. chosen B. meant C. born D. elected
17.A. question B. devote C. write D. risk
18.A. promised B. imagined C. believed D. forgot
19.A. determined B. wrong C. ambitious D. right
20.A. follower B. learner C. organizer D. inventor
1.B
2.C
3.D
4.D
5.B
6.C
7.D
8.B
9.A
10.C
11.D
12.B
13.A
14.C
15.D
16.B
17.A
18.C
19.D
20.A
【解析】
试题分析：作者长得比同龄人高很多，这让他感觉很不自然，为了转移他人的注意力，他开始与一些人一起捉弄别的同学。作者的父母并不认同作者的行为，他们教会作者要想得到他人的尊重，必须先尊重他人。
1.Being so tall”可知，作者比同龄人高很多，故选B。
2.In order to keep the focus off my unusua ,”可知， 作者比同龄人都高，这让他感到不舒服，他想转移别人的视线，故选C。
3.much 36 than most of my peers”可知，作者想把大家的注意力从自己的身高上转移开，故选D。
4.the tricks were”可知，作者开始捉弄其他人，故选D。
5.
6.one of the kids on the basketball team”可知，作者他们即将上一节篮球课，故选C。
7.my friends and I pulled a trick on one of the kids作者和朋友们跟一个队员开了一个很苛刻的玩笑，故选D。
8.no one thought it was”可知，没有人觉得好笑，这与作者的想法正好相反，前后表示转折，故选B。
9. 考查名词辨析。A行为；B梦，梦想；C神经，勇气；D信念，相信。根据父母对作者说的话“to others as I would like to be treated”可知，他们知道作者的所作所为，但不认为那样的行为很有趣，故选A。
10.to 45 others as I would like to be treated父母教给作者的“黄金法则”是想让别人怎样对待自己，就要那样对待他人，故选C。
11.in turn hurting my”可知，作者认为自己的做法在伤害其他孩子的同时，也伤害着......，故选D。
12.as someone to be looked up to”可知，这里指作为一个人，拥有好的名声才会受到他人的尊敬，但是作者的行为却在损害着自己的名声，即故选B。
13.My friends were looking up to me I was tall朋友们尊重作者是因为作者比他们都高，前后是因果关系，故选A。
14.set a good to others给他人树立良好的榜样，set an example to sb是固定搭配，故选C。
15. 考查形容词最高级。A最大的；B最少的，最不可能的；C最糟糕的；D最好的。and to do the at everything that I set out to do父母教会作者尽力把该做的事情做好，故选D。
16.the leader that I was 51 to be成为我想成为的领导者，mean to do sth打算做某事，mean doing sth意味着做某事，故选B。
17.whether or not I would be the kind of leader”可知，作者是在反思自己是否能成为一个很好的领导者，故选A。
18.the kind of leader and person my parents I was inside作者的父母认为作者内心向往成为优秀的领导者，但作者不确定自己能否做到，故选C。
19.but I knew in my heart that they were 54.虽然不确定自己能够成为好的领导者，但作者知道父母是对的，故选D。
20.Since people already have to look up to you”可知，作者身高比较高，他人都得仰视作者，因此，作者认为自己应该成为领导者，而不是追随者，故选A。
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Happiness is short, determined by every-thing from the weather to the size of your bank account. We’re not suggesting that you can reach a lasting state called “happiness” and remain there. But there are many ways to be far away from the paths of anxiety, anger frustration, and sadness once or even several times throughout the day.
1. Go to sleep. We have become a nation of sleep-deprived citizens. Taking a daily nap or getting into bed at 8 p.m. one night with a good book and turning the light out an hour later can have a better effect on your mood than any number of bubble baths or massages.
2. Hum along. Studies find that music makes parts of the brain active that produce happiness. It’s also relaxing. In one study, older adults who listened to their choice of music during the eye surgery had significantly lower heart rates, blood pressure, etc.
3. Volunteer. Helping others provides social interaction. While happy people are more likely to help others, helping others increases your happiness. One study found that volunteer work improved the aspects of well-being: happiness, life satisfaction, self-esteem(自尊), sense of control over life, and physical health.
4. Develop close relationships. People who have a lot of supportive friends are much more likely to have healthier blood pressure and stress hormone levels than those with two or fewer close friends. Women and a few men also seem to benefit from good relationships with their parents and spouses(配偶). People who feel lonely and depressed are three to five times more likely to get sick and die too early than those who have feelings of love, connection, and community.
5. Take care of the soul. Studies find that actively religious people are happier and cope better with crises, according to David Myers, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. For many people, faith provides a sense of life’s meaning, feelings of acceptance, a reason to focus beyond yourself, and a new view on life’s sadness. Even if you’re not religious, strong faith may offer similar benefits.
Ways to be happy | |
Introduction | Happiness is short and 1._______ on different kinds of things, but many ways can help us achieve it throughout the day. |
Go to sleep | It is more2._______ in affecting your mood than any number of bubble baths or massages. |
Hum along | Music can help people 3.________ happiness. |
According to a 4._____, older adults would feel relaxed with their choice of music in the eye surgery. | |
5.______ others | It provides social interaction and 6.________ your happiness if you are a happy person. |
Volunteer work would bring you 7._______ in some aspects of well-being. | |
Develop close relation-ships | It may 8._________ women and a few men if they develop good relationships with their parents and spouses. |
People with many supportive friends will live a(n) 9.______ and longer life than those with fewer close friends. | |
Take care of the soul | 10.________ you are religious or not, strong faith may offer a sense of life’s meaning, feelings of acceptance, a reason to focus beyond yourself, and a new view on life’s sadness. |