题目内容
“A child in the street is a child that has been exposed(暴露)to a lot of bad things. And this child has no love at all. This child has no respect(尊重)for himself or herself. He sees everybody as an enemy, and he can’t trust anyone.”
Who is Moses Zulu talking about? Are there even people who live like that? Sadly, in truth, there are. They happen to be the Zambian children that Moses Zulu helps to improve their lives. Zulu does his best to give many children the hope to live even though they might have AIDS. Without his continuous work through his organization called Children’s Town, many Zambian children would have been forced to survive(生存)in an African city by getting a job as a street vendor(街头小贩), or hurting other people.
In 1990, Moses Zulu founded Children’s Town in Zambia, where one million children have no parents, largely because of AIDS. Children’s Town teaches children the basic life skills needed for their future. Each child goes through a five-year training program where they’re taught responsibility(责任), values, and self-care. Zulu’s Children’s Town provides hope for less fortunate children.
As we all know, a hero is any person who is respected for their qualities and achievements. There are not many people who are willing to help others in need. Zulu’s contribution to today’s modern society teaches us to lend a helping hand to others who are not as lucky as we are. He teaches us to make a difference in the world by helping others.
And from now on, if ever you throw away your banana just because it looks bad, well, remember that a group of people suffering from AIDS, homelessness, or other causes, would fight each other just to get their hands on a single bad banana.
68. 【小题1】 Which of the following CANNOT describe Moses Zulu according to the passage?
A.Devoted | B.Easy-going |
C.Determined | D.Kind-hearted |
A.how to fight against AIDS |
B.how to get a job as a street vendor |
C.how to survive by themselves |
D.how to avoid fighting in the street |
A.a teacher | B.a doctor | C.a hero | D.a fighter |
A.plant more bananas | B.make use of bad food |
C.invent medicine for AIDS | D.help poor people |
【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
解析
For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed(消耗) by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted(轻松地) movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思)for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!
The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping(单脚跳) along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制) our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.
Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.
If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.
【小题1】The author felt depressed because she __________.
A.couldn't consume her waking hour. |
B.had not seen a film for a long time. |
C.had not finished her work on time. |
D.had worked on a hard job for too long. |
A.take photos. | B.find a solution to the project. |
C.hop along the path. | D.cheer herself up. |
" __________.".
A.unsuccessful | B.unrelated(不相关的) | C.uninteresting | D.unexpected |
A.a bath can make people relaxed. |
B.depression is usually caused by hard work. |
C.walking in a busy city centre harms people's health. |
D.adults should express their inner feelings freely. |
A.explanation | B.suggestion | C.introduction | D.reminder |
Now and again I have had horrible dreams, but not enough of them to make me lose my delight in dreams. To begin with. I like the idea of dreaming, of going to bed and lying still and then, by some queer magic(神奇的魔力), wandering into another kind of existence. As a child, I could never understand why grown-ups took dreaming so calmly when they could make such a fuss(大惊小怪) about any holiday, This still puzzles me. I am puzzled by people who say they never dream and appear to have no interest in the subject. It is much more astonishing than it would be if they said they never went out for a walk. Most people do not seem to accept dreaming as part of their lives. They appear to see it as an irritating(令人困扰的) little habit, like sneezing or yawning(打哈欠).I can never understand this. My dream life does not seem as important as my waking life because there is far less of it, but to me it is important.
【小题1】What is the author’s attitude toward dreaming?
A.He likes it | B.He thinks it puzzling |
C.He hates it | D.He doesn’t accept it as part of his life |
A.an irritating little habit |
B.a horrible but wonderful experience |
C.a true reflection of reality |
D.another kind of existence |
A.interesting | B.mysterious(难以理解的) | C.foolish | D.lazy |
A.only when he was a child | B.only when he is a grown-up |
C.both as a child and as a grown-up | D.only in his old age |
A.are overexcited about their dreams |
B.have had dreams most of the time |
C.are not interested in talking about their dreams |
D.consider their dreams of too much importance |