【题目】After I mastered my first (协奏曲) at age 14, my parents decided to get me a nice violin. I tried out dozens of instruments before I found my match: a German violin. It was beautiful, but what I liked best about it was its voice. Confident and strong, it was everything I longed to be.

I'm not sure how much that violin cost, but my parents made me promise never to let it out of my sight. They didn't understand that dragging a large violin caseran counter tomy daily middle school task of being invisible (看不见的). I was a strange, absent-minded kid. When I spoke up in class, my comments brought confused silence from teachers and wild laughter from students. Like a deer in a wolf pack, I tried to be quiet and still.

In contrast, my new violin was almost shockingly loud. Together, we could drown out the rest of my middle school orchestra(管弦乐队) — which was encouraged, since the other kids made sounds like cats’ crying. For one glorious hour every day, I was showered with attention. Everyone wanted to hear what I had to say.

Between classes, I bent under the combined weight of my violin case and a backpack filled with books. My posture suffered, but my confidence grew. With my violin by my side, I found my voice. More and more, I contributed to class discussions and even made a couple of friends.

Today, I'mjust an amateur violinist with a regular day job. As I sit in my community orchestra, sometimes I feel jealous(嫉妒的) my fellow musicians’ instruments with their elegant voices. I may not be the best violinist around, but at least I'm still the loudest.

1The underlined part “ran counter to” in Paragraph 2 probably means__________.

A. was similar to

B. went along with

C. was the opposite of

D. had something in common with

2We know from Paragraph 2 that the author___________.

A. did not fit in at school

B. was an excellent student

C. was strong and confident

D. did not attend classes regularly

3What kind of feeling is expressed in Paragraph 3?

A. Disappointment. B. Anger.

C. Pride. D. Regret.

4What can we infer from the text?

A. The violin changed the author in some way.

B. The author hated the loud voice of his violin.

C. The violin always made the author embarrassed.

D. The author was the best violinist in his community orchestra.

【题目】Let’slookbackalltheseyearsyou’vegonethrough,whathaveyoudoneforyourlife?Areyou spendingyourtimewiselytomakeyourlifeworthwhile?NealWusharedsomewaysweshould dotomakeourshorttimeoflifemeaningful,findoutwhatyouneedtodonext:

a.Makefriendsasopposedtonetworking

Yourfriendswillgoalotfurtherthantheprofessionalcontactsyoumake,especiallysinceonly oneofthetwogroupsisinvestedinyourpersonalhappiness.

b.Becomeanexpertbylearningasmuchasyoucananddeeplyseekingoutthethings youarecuriousabout

Findthethingsyouenjoyandpracticetheskillsyouwanttodevelop.Ifyoucanachieve expertisethenitwillbeeasytoobtainanaudience.

c.Volunteertohelpoutthoselessfortunate

Intheprocessyouwillgainatonofnewperspectiveandwillbetterunderstandother people’srealproblems.Inasocietythatalwayslooksupward,thesepeoplearebeingforgotten easily.

d.Becomeasindependentaspossible

Eventhoughyouworkinabigcompany,youshouldconstantlymakesmallstepstoreduce yourdependenceonyourjob.Writeabook,buildanapp,orstartasmallbusinessonthe side.Releaseyourinnerentrepreneur.

e.Don’tspendtoomuchtimeworryingaboutyourpersonalbrand

Accomplish(完成)things,andtherecognitionwillfollow.

f.Stoptreatinglifeasacompetitionanddothingsfortheirownsake

Genuine(真正的) interestshouldbewhatdrivesyoutoimproveyourself,ratherthanadesiretobeat others.Findacommunityofpeoplewhoareinterestedinthesamethingsasyoudo,anddrive eachothertokeepimproving.

1How many ways to make life meaningful did Neal Wu share?

A. 4 B. 5

C. 6 D. 7

2To make your life meaningful, you are advised to __________.

A. protect yourself and hardly help others

B. communicate more with the experts than your friends

C. rely more on your families than friends

D. explore the aspects of life you are interested in

3What’s the meaning of the underlined words personal brand?

A. one’s particular interest shown in some aspects

B. an impression in the mind of others about an individual or group

C. something you are concerned about

D. private possessions

4Where can you most likely to find this article?

A. The News of the World B. The New York Times

C. Life D. Scientific World

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