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Why play games? Because they are fun, and we can learn even more while playing. Following the rules, planning your next move, acting as a team member — these are all “game” ideas that you will come across all through your life. They can help you in different ways.
Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. Such games are very interesting. But perhaps more importantly, they translate part of life into exciting games that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating (合作).
Many children’s games have a practical side. Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups. For example, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones, which improves the hand-eye coordination (协调) needed in fishing.
The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competitions. People who watch the event (比赛项目) know that a gold medal is a win for the whole country, not just the athlete who got it. For countries experiencing natural disasters (灾害) or wars, an Olympic win can mean so much.
Sports games are also an event that unites (团结) people. Football is the most popular sport in the world. People all over the world play it — some for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian football player, has discovered a way to spread hope through football. He created a foundation (基金会) to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a bright future.
Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other parts of your life.
- 1.
What are children expected to learn when they play games?
- A.To act as a team leader.
- B.To follow the basic rules.
- C.To train how to move fast.
- D.To practice rope-jumping.
- A.
- 2.
What can we learn from the passage?
- A.Games can help everybody to make much money.
- B.Games can turn real-life experiences into a story.
- C.Games can make skill learning more interesting.
- D.Games can prevent all the countries from disasters.
- A.
- 3.
What’s the main idea of the passage?
- A.Games can help people in different ways.
- B.People are advised to play games for fun.
- C.An Olympic win means a lot to every country.
- D.Sports can get people all over the world together.
- A.
When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music”, it doesn’t mean that he is going to hear a singer. It is something far less happy, as you are called in by your leader to explain why you did this and did that or why you did not do this or that.
At some time or another, every one of us has to “face the music”, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry words “I want to talk to you.” And only because we did not listen to him. What a bad thing it was!
In the middle or at the end of every term, we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will decide whether we will face the music or not. If you got a “D” in the exam, that means parents’ cold faces and the contempt(轻视) of the classmates.
“To face the music” is well-known to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really means that you have to do something, no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you have no choice.
【小题1】“To face the music” means “to ”.
A.do something that we don’t like to |
B.go to the theatre |
C.go to the music show |
D.do something we want to |
A.we like to take the exam |
B.we are afraid of taking the exam |
C.the exam is very important |
D.we are afraid of passing the exam |
A.“To face the music” is well-known in the US. |
B.“To face the music” has a history of more than 100 years. |
C.The young Americans know the meaning of “to face the music”. |
D.Only the old in the US know the meaning of “to face the music” |
A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes. Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess flew busily. She was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.
In the following hours on the flight, each time the airline hostess passed the passenger she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never paid attention to her. When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the airline hostess to hand him the passengers’ brochure(小册子). She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him. Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and broke a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?” That’s right! Who can refuse your twelve sincere smiles from a person?
【小题1】What did the passenger need when the plane just took off?
A.A booklet to write something. |
B.A cup of water to take his medicine. |
C.The stewardess to make an apologize. |
D.To get off the plane at once. |
A.Because the passenger was angry. |
B.Because the passenger was very cruel. |
C.Because she was very busy. |
D.Because she was not friendly to the passenger. |
A.自豪的 | B.婉转的 | C.真诚的 | D.委屈的 |
A.She thought the passenger would write down bad words. |
B.She thought she couldn’t give the passenger any help. |
C.She thought the passenger would tell her manager. |
D.She thought she should say sorry to the passenger again. |
When you read an article you will understand and remember it better if you can work out how the writer has put the ideas together.Sometimes a writer puts ideas together by asking questions and then answering them.For example,if the article is about groundhogs(土拨鼠),the set of questions in the writer’s head might be:
What does a groundhog look like?
Where do groundhogs live?
What do they eat?…
In the article,the author might answer those questions.
Sometimes an author writes out her questions in the article.These questions give you signals.They tell you what the author is going to write next.Often an author has a question in her head but she doesn’t write it out for you.You have to work out her question for yourself.Here’s a sample reading for you to practice this method.
Earthworms
Do you know how many kinds of earthworms there are?There are about 1800 kinds in the world! They can be brown,purple,green.They can be as small as 3 cm long and as large as 3 m long.
The best time to see earthworms is at night,especially a cool,damp night.That’s when they come up from their burrows(地洞)to hunt for food.Earthworms don’t like to be in the sun.That’s because they breathe through their skin,and they can’t breathe if their skin gets too dry.Earthworms must come out of the earth if it rains a lot,because they can't breathe in their flooded burrows.What a dangerous life!
Earthworms don't have eyes,so how can they tell when it's dark? They have special places on their skin that are sensitive to light.These spots tell whether it’s light or dark.If you shine a flashlight on an earthworm at night,it will quickly disappear into the ground.
Earthworms don't have ears either,but they can hear by feeling movements in the earth.If you want to hear like an earthworm,lie on the ground with your fingers in your ears.Then have a friend stamp his or her feet near you.This is how earthworms feel birds and people walking,and moles digging,near them.
Earthworms are useful.Farmers and gardeners like having lots of earthworms in their land because the worms help to make better soil when they dig.That digging keeps the soil loose and airy(通风的).In one year earthworms can pile up as much as 23,000 kg of castings in an area about the size of a football field.
【小题1】What’s the purpose of reading Earthworms?
A.To show the special life facts of earthworms. |
B.To explain the differences from the groundhogs. |
C.To put the writer’s idea into real use. |
D.To make the readers think more clearly. |
A.How do earthworms help with gardeners? |
B.What life are earthworms living with? |
C.When may people observe earthworms? |
D.Why can human listen like earthworms? |
A.Read, ask and answer questions in your own head while reading. |
B.Read to work out all the questions in the writer’s head while reading. |
C.Read and check all the things that are not clear to you again and again. |
D.Read for general ideas and discuss or compare with other similar topics. |
A.One way to help with understanding |
B.One way to practice with a new idea |
C.One way to learn to be a wise writer |
D.One way to be clearer about worms |
When I was a child I never said, "When I grow up, I want to be a CEO," but here I am. When I look back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isn't a straight, clear path. In fact, no two paths are the same. But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there's a lot to learn from how leaders rise to the top of successful companies.
As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may be different, but the people in that position(位置) share the qualities of commitment(义务), work ethic(道德) and a strong desire for building something new. And every CEO take risks along the way—putting your life savings on the line to start a software company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup.
I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur(企业家)from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years. I went to Georgetown University and tried a lot of business activities in college with success. And I always had a dream job pattern(模式): to walk to work, work for myself and build something for consumers(顾客).
I'm only 29, so it's been a quick ride to CEO. Out of college, I worked for AOL as a product manager, then moved to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team. In mid-2007 I left Revolution Health and started LivingSocial with several other workmates, where I became a CEO.
Career advice: Don't figure out where you want to work, or even what industry you'd like to work at. Figure out what makes you do so. What gives you a really big rush? Answer why you like things, not what you like doing. . . and then apply it to your work life. Also, just because you're graduating, don't stop learning. Read more books than you did in college. If you do, and they're not, you're really well-positioned to succeed in whatever you do.
【小题1】What can we know from the first paragraph?
A.The writer hasn't achieved his childhood ambition. |
B.The writer thinks there is some easy way to become a CEO. |
C.The writer had an ambition of becoming a CEO in his childhood. |
D.The writer believes success stories of CEOs can be beneficial(有益的) to everybody. |
A.try not to take risks | B.stay in the same business |
C.have a strong sense of creativity | D.save every possible penny |
A.He started LivingSocial when he was still a student of Georgetown University. |
B.He used to run the consumer product team for AOL. |
C.His business activities at college ended up in more failure than success. |
D.His father had far-reaching influence on him. |
A.断定 | B.弄清 | C.理解 | D.领会 |
A.Well begun is half done. |
B.Everything comes to him who waits. |
C.Time and tide wait for no man. |
D.One is never too old to learn. |