题目内容
._________the fact that doctors have warned that smoking causes cancer, people still keep on smoking.
A.Due t o |
B.Thanks to |
C.In case of |
D.In spite of |
D
【解析】略
The day my fiancé fell to his death, it started to snow, just like the bottom hadn’t fallen out of my world when he fell off the roof. His body, when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it pile up.
One morning, I shuffled(拖着脚步走) downstairs and was surprised to see a snowplow(扫雪机) clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman shoveling my walk. I dropped to my knees, crawled through the living room, and back upstairs so those good Samaritans would not see me. I was mortified. My first thought was, how would I ever repay them? I didn’t have the strength to brush my hair, let alone shovel someone’s walk.
Before Jon’s death, I took pride in the fact that I rarely asked for help or favors. I defined myself by my competence and independence. How could I respect myself if all I did was sit on the couch everyday and watch the snow fall?
Learning how to receive the love and support that came my way wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried because I couldn’t even help them set the table. “I’m not usually this lazy,” I swept. Finally, my friend Kathy sat down with me and said, “Mary, cooking for you is not a burden. It makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over, I heard similar words of comfort from the people who supported me during those dark days. One very wise man told me, “You are not doing nothing. Being fully open to your grief may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
In many ways I have changed for the better. I have been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom that comes from facing one’s worst fear and walking away whole.
【小题1】What made the author feel sad?
A.Her fiancé’s sudden death. | B.Constant heavy snow. |
C.Her fiancé abandoning her. | D.Her job being refused again. |
A.Surprised. | B.Angry. | C.Ashamed. | D.Moved. |
A.herself | B.her friends | C.her fiancé | D.a snowplow |
A.The author was a capable and independent woman. |
B.The author was so lazy that she wouldn’t shovel the walk. |
C.Finally the author got through hardest work bravely. |
D.When facing the worst fear, you will get strength. |
A.To talk about her hardest work in her life. |
B.To talk about her real love between her and her fiancé. |
C.To tell us to walk out of hardest work confidently and bravely. |
D.To tell us the importance of friendship. |
Despite the fact that it has never been seen almost everyone is familiar with the legendary unicorn(独角兽). Descriptions of unicorns have been found dating from ancient times. The great philosopher Aristotle theorized that there were two types of unicorn--- the so-called Indian Ass and the Oryx, a kind of antelope. Unicorns are often used in the logo of a noble family, town council or university as their special sign. Even Scotland is represented by a unicorn.
According to the legend, anyone attempting to catch a unicorn had to be extremely careful as it was very fierce and dangerous. A clever trick suggested by unicorn-trappers, in order to catch this amazing animal without being hurt by its horn, was for the hunter to stand in front of a tree and then to move quickly behind it as the unicorn dashed angrily. Hopefully, the creature could then be caught when its horn was stuck in the tree.
When hollowed out and used as a drinking-cup, the unicorn’s horn was said to have the power to offer protection against person. It was believed that nobody could be harmed-by drinking the contents of a unicorn’s horn. Right up until the French Revolution in 1789, the French court was said to have used cups made of “unicorn” horn in order to protect the king. In addition, the horn was said to have medicinal value, so much so that it could be sold for more than ten times the price of the same weight of gold. What, then, was “unicorn” horn? We know at times the rhino(犀牛) was confused with this legendary creature. A drinking-cup supposedly made of “unicorn” horn was discovered to be made of the horn of a rhino.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE of the unicorn?
A.It was not historically recorded |
B.Its horn was first used in France |
C.It was similar to the Indian Ass and the Oryx |
D.It could be the symbol of a university |
A.attracting the unicorn to attack |
B.making use of the tree as a defense |
C.hiding quickly behind the unicorn |
D.having the unicorn horn stuck in the tree |
A.the functions of the unicorn horn |
B.the users of the unicorn horn |
C.the price of the unicorn horn |
D.the comparison between the unicorn horn and the rhino horn |
Have you heard of the story of the four-minute miles? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proves it wrong in 1954.
What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when people, who do not know how to swim, fall in deep waters? They drown. If an animal who has not learned swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not.
Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam (堵塞) if the operator typed too fast.
These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers command to your nervous system.
I used a snake in my workshops of children to learn how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in India, said snakes were slippery, slimy(黏糊糊的) and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry and clean. They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India.
Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change.
【小题1】From the first paragraph, we know that _________.
A.several people have run a mile in four minutes. |
B.Roger Banister set a record |
C.nobody has run a mile in three minutes. |
D.Roger Banister tied a world record |
A.the power of confidence |
B.the responses of humans and animals to dangers |
C.the difference between humans and animals |
D.the power of belief |
A.Our beliefs are impossible to change |
B.How we act mainly depends on our beliefs. |
C.Our beliefs create or destroy our nervous system |
D.Our beliefs always go against the truth |
A.learn how to keep off snakes |
B.become brave and realistic |
C.become clever and strong |
D.learn to review their beliefs |