Knowing about yourself not only means finding out what you’re good at and what you like, but also means discovering what you’re not good at and what you don’t like. Both help you to see your aim (目标)in life.

Although most students would be unhappy if they failed a very difficult physics examination, they have in fact learned a lot about themselves. They know that they should not become engineers or physical scientists. So failing can help a student to live a happier life if he learns something from it. They may then decide on their aims and choose the work they like and are fit for.

It is impossible to decide whether you like something until you have tried it. If you decide to play the piano, you need to take more than one lesson before knowing whether you are really interested in it or able to do well. It is not enough if you want to be a great pianist. You also have to like the hard practice and long training. If you enjoy being a great pianist but hate the work, forget it.

It’s a good plan to try as many ideas as possible when you are young. Then you will find out what your true interests are.

1.If you say you really know yourself,_______________.

A. you know what you don’t like

B. you know what you are good at

C. you have no interest in your work

D. you’ve got the whole picture of yourself

2.Failing can turn into something good ______________.

A. if you have aim in life

B. if your decision is fight

C. if you lead a happier life

D. if you learn something from it

3.What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A. Failure is a better mirror

B. No one is fit for the job of a physical scientist

C. Success is more helpful

D. Physics can help students live a better life

第一节 完形填空 (共20小题,每小题1.5分, 共30分)

通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。

Over the course of a few days when I was in a nursing home to recover, I started to really appreciate the housekeeper, an elderly lady who didn’t speak English. Every morning at 6:30 she would try to get into my room so she wouldn’t disturb me. However, every time I would and see her. She would try to and at the same time gave an amazing smile. , I would be just waiting to see her come in and give that wonderful .

I from a nurse that there was an employee rewards program. I asked her to write a(an) card for my housekeeper and put it up. About ten minutes later, another nurse came into my room and told me that the housekeeper was out in the hall her eyes out. Had I done something wrong or inappropriate ? Then the nurse to tell me that the housekeeper had worked there for thirty years and had never a rewards card.

It me like a ton of bricks. Just a few simple words made such a .

From that day forward I tried to admire someone every day for the good things they showed. The results were . People came in with smiles, they talked more, they laughed more, and they life more. , it seems the more I tried to praise others, the I got.

I’m out of nursing home now and almost recovered. I thank my housekeeper for helping me see just how unbelievably life is.

Do a favor and tell your loved ones just how much they to you. It can make the world of difference with both them and you.

1.A. quickly B. quietly C. happily D. slowly

2.A. wake B. stand C. sit D. go

3.A. leave B. hide C. explain D. apologize

4.A. Eventually B. Gradually C. Suddenly D. Occasionally

5.A. greeting B. apology C. smile D. word

6.A. knew B. learned C. found D. got

7.A. invitation B. congratulation C. appreciation D. appointment

8.A. laughing B. shouting C. screaming D. crying

9.A. went on B. came up C. set out D. got up

10.A. accepted B. received C. created D. afforded

11.A. beat B. knocked C. hit D. touched

12.A. difference B. profit C. mistake D. contribution

13.A. disappointing B. interesting C. amazing D. embarrassing

14.A. understood B. valued C. enriched D. enjoyed

15.A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise

16.A. less B. more C. worse D. better

17.A. barely B. fully C. really D. rarely

18.A. dangerous B. beautiful C. tough D. enthusiastic

19.A. yourself B. you C. themselves D. them

20.A. bring B. take C. give D. mean

Success is often measured by the ability to overcome adversity. But, it is often the belief of others that gives us the courage to try.

J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series,began writing at the age of 6. In her biography, she remembers with great fondness when her good friend Sean, whom she met in secondary school, became the first person to encourage her and help build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer.

“He was the first person with whom I really discussed my serious ambition to be a writer. He was also the only person who thought I was bound to be a success at it, which meant much more to me than I ever told him at the time.”

Despite many setbacks, Rowling persevered in her writing, particularly fantasy stories. But it wasn't until 1990 that she first conceived the idea about Harry Potter. As she recalls,it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into her head.“To my immense frustration (沮丧), I didn't have a functioning pen with me, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one. I think, now, that this was probably a good thing, because I simply sat and thought, for four (delayed train) hours, and all the details bubbled up in my brain, and this scrawny, black?haired, bespectacled(戴眼镜的) boy who didn’t know he was a wizard became more and more real to me.”

That same year, her mother passed away after a ten?year battle with multiple sclerosis, which deeply affected her writing. She went on to marry and had a daughter, but separated from her husband shortly afterwards.

During this time, Rowling was diagnosed with clinical depression. Unemployed, she completed her first novel in area cafes, where she could get her daughter to fall asleep. After being rejected by 12 publishing houses, the first Harry Potter novel was sold to a small British publishing house.

Now with seven books that have sold nearly 400 million copies in 64 languages, J. K. Rowling is the highest earning novelist in history. And it all began with her commitment to writing that was fostered by the confidence of a friend !

1.Rowling first came up with the idea about Harry Potter________.

A. at the age of 6

B. on a train journey

C. after her mother’s death

D. in her secondary school

2.It can be concluded from Paragraph 5 and 6 that Rowling is________.

A. open?minded B. warm?hearted

C. good?natured D. strong?willed

3.The text mainly tells us________.

A. hardship makes a good novelist

B. the courage to try is a special ability

C. you can have a wonderful idea everywhere

D. encouragement contributes to one’s success

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