网址：http://m.1010jiajiao.com/timu3_id_2578779[举报]
Once my mother told me a story that in Africa, when an antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, “I must be 36 to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be killed.” 37 , a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the 38 antelope, or I will starve to 39 .” So almost simultaneously(同时地), the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the 40 sun.
This is 41 : full of chances and challenges. Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go 42 when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we don’t study hard, sooner or later, we will 43 the other students. At first I didn’t know what the word “exam” 44 . Later, I knew an exam was a kind of 45 . In competitions, there are always winners and 46 . As I grew up, I got to know competition well. In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can 47 .
Each time I saw children playing games and heard their 48 , I wished I were that age again. 49 , I remembered my parents’ words: You must work very hard for a good future. So I 50 my pen and began to study hard again.
I was still not sure what competition 51 meant. One day, I was 52_in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. Suddenly I 53 what competition was. It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the 54 : it is kind and necessary.
I learned a lot from realizing this 55 . Now I understand better about the world. Competition is important for us all.
1. A．able B．willing C．ready D．eager
2. A．On the contrary B．At the same time C．In other words D．In the first place
3. A．fastest B．weakest C．slowest D．strongest
4. A．death B．survival C．disease D．suffering
5. A．sinking B．setting C．shining D．rising
6. A．rule B．life C．study D．exam
7. A．over B．through C．ahead D．beyond
8. A．fall behind B．pass by C．catch up D．hold back
9. A．felt B．meant C．referred D．doubted
10. A．victory B．defeat C．process D．competition
11. A．competitor B．players C．losers D．failures
12. A．improve B．conclude C．acquire D．handle
13. A．crying B．laughter C．whisper D．delight
14. A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise
15. A．put up B．brought up C．made up D．picked up
16. A．commonly B．simply C．obviously D．really
17. A．succeeding B．participating C．taking D．getting
18. A．doubted B．acknowledged C．knew D．admitted
19. A．tough B．important C．content D．opposite
20. A．experience B．knowledge C．fact D．consequence
查看习题详情和答案>>
听力测试
听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。
听第1段材料，回答第1～3题。
W：Don’t you have any good news?
M：No．Yesterday, I had to stay after school, because I was talking during my biology teacher’s class．
W：You’d better keep quiet during class．
M：Sometimes I do．The day before yesterday, I was very quiet during my history teacher’s class and I still had to stay after class．
W：I don’t understand．
M：Because I fell asleep during his class, but it wasn’t my fault．The lesson was very dull．
W：I advise you to take school more seriously．If you don’t pass your exam, you’ll have to go out and work as a result．
M：I don’t see that it makes much difference．If I have a job, I have to do dull work every day, but if I’m in school I must listen to dull teachers every day．
1．What is the possible relationship between the man and woman?
A．Good friends．
B．Mother and son．
C．Teacher and student．
2．What did the boy often do at school?
A．He was often late for school．
B．He often fell asleep in class．
C．He often stayed after class．
3．Which of the following statements is true?
A．The boy prefers to go out and work．
B．The boy has neither interest in school nor in work．
C．The boy is discouraged because he hasn’t passed the exam．
听第2段材料，回答第4～6题。
M：How long have you been studying English?
W：For about six years．I started when I was ten．My teacher was from America．He was a very good teacher．I enjoyed studying English with him．
M：Are you still studying English?
W：Yes, I go to an evening school now．
M：How often do you have classes?
W：Twice a week usually．
M：Do you find English difficult?
W：Yes, it’s rather difficult, I think．Do I make many mistakes?
M：No, your English is very good．Do you often listen to the radio?
W：Yes, I listen to the radio every night．
M：Do you enjoy reading English books?
W：Yes, I read a lot of English books．But I prefer conversation．I like talking to foreigners．
4．How old is the girl?
A．Fifteen．
B．Sixteen．
C．Seventeen．
5．What does the woman think of the study of English?
A．Interesting．
B．Easy．
C．Hard．
6．What did the woman enjoy most?
A．Listening．
B．Writing．
C．Talking．
听第3段材料，回答第7～9题。
M：You look worried．Is anything the matter?
W：It’s my son．He hasn’t come home yet．I can’t understand him being so late．
M：Where’s he gone?
W：To visit a friend．I didn’t want him to go．I don’t like him going out at night．
M：Well, it isn’t very late．
W：It’s nine o’clock．I expected him to be back about eight．And it’s already dark．
M：Well…
W：I can just imagine him losing his way．Or falling off his bicycle．
M：Er…how old is your son?
W：Thirty-five．
7．Why does the woman look worried?
A．Her son has lost his way．
B．Her son hasn’t come back yet．
C．Her son has gone out at night．
8．Where has her son gone?
A．To school．
B．For a ride．
C．To visit a friend．
9．What do you think has happened to the woman’s son?
A．He has got lost．
B．He has fallen off his bicycle．
C．We don’t know．
听第4段材料，回答第10～12题。
W：We’re thinking about putting on a show this spring．
M：Do you think you’ll be able to make some money?
W：Oh, no, we just want to do it for the fun of it．You know there are a lot of us who like to get up a stage and perform．
M：What kind of show?
W：A musical play．
M：Have you decided who to do it?
W：We have three in mind, and of course we’ve been thinking about you．
M：Me? Why me?
W：You sing, don’t you? Everyone says you have a wonderful voice．
M：Well, I have sung a little, but I’ve never really appeared on a stage．
W：I thought you sang in church every Sunday．
M：That’s different．There are so many others singing too．
W：Then here’s your chance to find out how good you are．And not just to sing but to act and dance too．
M：Oh, it might be exciting．
10．What will they put on a show for?
A．For money．
B．For fun．
C．For others．
11．What can we conclude from the dialogue?
A．They want to put on three shows in all．
B．Three people will appear in the play．
C．They will sing three songs in the play．
12．What can we learn about the man?
A．He’ll sing and dance in the show．
B．He often gets up a stage．
C．He sings pop songs for money．
听第5段材料，回答第13～15题。
Now back to the news．
Ten people died yesterday morning when a boat sank off the Gold Sand Coast．Eight were able to swim to the shore and were saved by the coast guard．The boat was on its way to Beill Island．
Police are looking for a man and a woman in their early twenties who broke into a bank in the early hours this morning．This was reported by people working in the shop opposite who heard the breaking of glass．Two people were seen running away．The man is said to be very well-built, with dark hair which is very long．The woman with him is said to be small with short hair cut very close to her head．She was wearing blue trousers and a brown jacket．Anyone who has any information please gives further details to the police．
13．What were the eight people doing after the boat sank?
A．Saving the others．
B．Swimming to the shore．
C．Helping the captain．
14．When did the robbers break into the bank?
A．In the afternoon．
B．At midnight．
C．Early in the morning．
15．What was said about the man?
A．Tall and strong．
B．Strong with long hair．
C．Fat and well built．