题目内容
We set the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar as “the Dragon Boat Festival” _______ the ancient poet and politician Qu Yuan.
A. in support of B. in memory of C. in favor of D. in celebration of
B
It was a week before Christmas, but things were far from cheery. Our task was to deliver as many boxes of food as possible to those in need in Camden, New Jersey. There were no Christmas carolers (唱颂歌的人) walking these streets that were lined with boarded-up (用木板封住的) houses and broken windows. Mothers kept their children close as they hurried down the streets. It was mid-afternoon, but even the bright sun couldn't warm this place.
Red tickets in the windows marked which houses we were to visit. Our white truck stopped in front of one townhouse and our group knocked on the door. In our arms were boxes filled with ham, bread and other essentials to make the perfect Christmas dinner. Four small faces glanced through the curtains and one exhausted mom answered the door. She seemed embarrassed to be caught in her nightgown with undone hair. She was in her mid-20s, but her rough skin and tired eyes added years.
"Sacred Heart food delivery service," I smiled. "Where can we put this for you?"
She pointed and as we entered the house, I noticed the conditions they lived in. The children climbed around, wearing only diapers (尿布). There were no carpets, only cold concrete beneath our feet. There was no Christmas tree or decorations. My heart sank. It was so cold, and I found it hard to believe that this was reality for this family. We set the boxes down and the mother grabbed my hand.
"You don't know how much of a blessing this is to me and my family," she said, crying. "We are just getting by." I opened my arms and gave her a hug.
"Happy holidays!" I replied before I headed out the door. I realized how warm I felt inside.
This was unlike anything I had ever experienced. We cannot help what family we are born into, but we can help each other.
【小题1】From Paragraph 1, we can infer that Camden may be a place where ________.
A.the living conditions were terrible | B.people had no belief |
C.there was no sign of life | D.little sunshine was received |
A.She was shy and cold to visitors. | B.She was confident and energetic. |
C.She wasn't good at dressing herself up. | D.She looked much older than her age. |
A.they were waiting for help | B.they were looking for food and clothing |
C.they were going to move away | D.they were living a very poor life |
A.the poor can also help others | B.assisting the poor needs actions |
C.people should help each other | D.having more children causes poverty |
It might sound ridiculous that goal setting could actually hold you back from completing tasks and dreams you may have. But it seems like everyone tells you should be setting goals for everything you want to accomplish, short term and long term. Goals can help you sometimes, but in some cases they just lead to constant frustration and they actually bring you down.
Let’s look at this a little closer with an example. A lot of people might set forth as a goal. Many people jump online and are looking to start a business online as a way to make money from home and let’s say they set a goal to make $10,000 in their first month. They do this because they seem tons of people making large sums of money in very little time so they think, $10,000 a month, that shouldn’t be too hard.
But what happens when you only bring in $1,000 in your first 30 days online? If this is pure profit you might still be happy but this is nowhere near reaching the goal you originally set out to meet. So naturally you would feel like you failed to reach your goal and you may be a little disappointed in yourself.
If you continue not to reach this goal month in month , it starts to add up and really weighs on you. I’m not saying that they are bad and you shouldn’t set them but you need to realize that you should not be emotionally attached to your goals.
An alternative approach would be to set certain milestones for when you want to accomplish things and start out small. Build your confidence by accomplishing smaller feats and if you overproduce, then it will be a nice surprise. You have to have some sort of end result in mind but break it down in to a day by day task. It makes it a lot easier for you to handle by just knowing everyday you have to complete a few small tasks and over time the snowball will roll into great things.
【小题1】The purpose of the passage is to _______.
A.show that it’s necessary to set goals |
B.prove the disadvantages of setting goals |
C.suggest way of setting goals to reach success |
D.introduce how to reach success by setting high goals. |
A.persuade readers not to be greedy for money |
B.prove that goals often result in frustration. |
C.show goal setting sometimes stops you realizing your dreams |
D.advise readers not to set goals to avoid frustration |
A.important | B.unnecessary | C.ridiculous | D.natural |
A.The higher goals we set, the more success we’ll achieve |
B.Goal setting is not always necessary and helpful |
C.We shouldn’t set higher goals than other people |
D.Goals should be set for short term and long term. |
A.Another helpful tip for setting goals | B.Benefits of setting small goal |
C.Side effects of goal setting | D.Success achieved without goal setting. |
It might sound ridiculous that goal setting could actually hold you back from completing tasks and dreams you may have. But it seems like everyone tells you should be setting goals for everything you want to accomplish, short term and long term. Goals can help you sometimes, but in some cases they just lead to constant frustration and they actually bring you down.
Let's look at this a little closer with an example. A lot of people might set forth as a goal. Many people jump online and are looking to start a business online as a way to make money from home and let's say they set a goal to make $10,000 in their first month. They do this because they seem tons of people making large sums of money in very little time so they think, $10,000 a month, that shouldn't be too hard.
But what happens when you only bring in $1,000 in your first 30 days online? If this is pure profit you might still be happy but this is nowhere near reaching the goal you originally set out to meet. So naturally you would feel like you failed to reach your goal and you may be a little disappointed in yourself.
If you continue not to reach this goal month in month , it starts to add up and really weighs on you. I'm not saying that they are bad and you shouldn't set them but you need to realize that you should not be emotionally attached to your goals.
An alternative approach would be to set certain milestones for when you want to accomplish things and start out small. Build your confidence by accomplishing smaller feats and if you overproduce, then it will be a nice surprise. You have to have some sort of end result in mind but break it down in to a day by day task. It makes it a lot easier for you to handle by just knowing everyday you have to complete a few small tasks and over time the snowball will roll into great things.
1.The purpose of the passage is to _______.
A.show that it’s necessary to set goals |
B.prove the disadvantages of setting goals |
C.suggest way of setting goals to reach success |
D.introduce how to reach success by setting high goals. |
2.In Paragraph 2 , the writer used the example to _______.
A.persuade readers not to be greedy for money |
B.prove that goals often result in frustration. |
C.show goal setting sometimes stops you realizing your dreams |
D.advise readers not to set goals to avoid frustration |
3.According to the passage, always sticking to our goals is ______.
A.important |
B.unnecessary |
C.ridiculous |
D.natural |
4.What belief does the writer most probably hold?
A.The higher goals we set, the more success we’ll achieve |
B.Goal setting is not always necessary and helpful |
C.We shouldn’t set higher goals than other people |
D.Goals should be set for short term and long term. |
5.What information will probably be provided following the last paragraph?
A.Another helpful tip for setting goals |
B.Benefits of setting small goal |
C.Side effects of goal setting |
D.Success achieved without goal setting. |