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A morning rarely began so perfect. I took in the fresh air and felt my heart run into an enthusiastic rhythm. Though cool, the sun warmed my back as it rose over the horse from not far from my house. The slightest wind danced on my skin. Just enough to keep a runner form overheating. My ever-faithful jogging partner, a black dog named Nika pulled my leg with her mouth, mirroring my eagerness to start our run.
We raced forward with determination, ready to leap tall buildings and race against speeding trains. We pushed harder and ran faster, demonstration our skill and impressing passing motorists and neighbors.
We kept on running until we hit the Beast, a name for a very difficult, nearly two-mile long steep climb.
Only a few paces into the Beast, I gasped for air. Far short of superhero status, my enthusiasm and active steps were lost somewhere at the base of the hill. A vision of the newspaper and a cup of coffee waiting in my kitchen appeared, attracting me to turn back toward home.
With a glance I noticed Nika wasn’t doing any better. She continued to faithfully follow me, putting one paw in front of the other, but without her former eagerness. Her tiredness touched me. And in that moment, I felt a sudden spark of renewed determination to press on. I couldn’t allow this mountain to get the better of us. To improve both our spirits, I managed to shout, “Good girl, Nika! Keep going…you can do it!”
“I’m encouraging a dog, for heaven’s sake!’’ I needed to pull myself together. With a few simple words, I changed our course. One moment we were on the edge of quitting. The next, our feet picked up the pace and we continued. Though tired and discouraged myself, with a few kind words I impacted a dog’s ability to go further. I’m sure I could have completed the opposite with ill-chosen comments and an unpleasant tone. Instead, the Beast was defeated and we flew like heroes the rest of the way home.
Life is full of beasts to conquer. For some, it is the seemingly impossible climb of cancer. For others, their beast takes the shape of parenting a child or a teenager. Uphill climbs come in all shapes and sizes, common only in their ability to defeat, discourage and tempt tired travelers to quit. Sometimes all that’s needed is a few spoken, well-timed words of encouragement from a fellow runner – someone who sees the struggle, dares to jogs alongside, and cares enough to say, “Keep going! You can do it! You’re not alone. I believe in you!”
- 1.
The writer starts the text by describing________.
- A.the beautiful scene of the morning
- B.his or her preparations for a jogging
- C.a lively dog named Nika
- D.the growth of crops at the farm
- A.
- 2.
The writer mentioned the newspaper and coffee to suggest that he or she _______.
- A.liked reading newspapers while drinking coffee
- B.had an intention to give up running
- C.would treat himself or herself to coffee after running
- D.might appear on the newspaper for the long running
- A.
- 3.
The writer decided to continue running _______.
- A.after he or she found the dog was still energetic
- B.because they came near the top of the hill
- C.when he or she noticed the tired dog
- D.before they arrived at the bottom of the hill
- A.
- 4.
What does the writer expect to show by telling the story?
- A.Words are powerful than deeds.
- B.Beasts in life aren’t easily to conquer.
- C.Dogs are the best friend of humans.
- D.Try it one more time before giving up.
- A.
On the first day of Grade 6，I waited at the stop for the school bus．I was 1 to know what kind of person I would get to know on the bus．
When it arrived，I 2 and noticed a little girl．She was 3 from everyone else on the bus．“Don’t talk to Amy，” 4 Lauren，who sat beside me．“or everybody will make fun of you．”Amy had many 5 differences．Her eyes weren’t straight．Her glasses were an inch thick．And she had really irregular 6 ．
Every day as we rode to and from school，kids would shout 7 at Amy．For a while I would shout my 8 ，too，because I didn’t want the other kids to 9 me the same way．But while I was doing that，my heart 10 for the girl．I could see that the insults were almost making her look 11 ，because she was so ashamed and alone．
I began to pity her．Then l wanted to 12 her．One night，our whole class were on a roller —skating party．Amy didn’t know how to 13 ，but I could see how much she wanted to have 14 like the rest of us．So I skated over and took her by the hand．I slowly pulled her away from the wall，and together we began the 15 around the skating rink．She just smiled，and every once in a while she would laugh in 16 ．
The next morning there was much news about Amy and me skating together． 17 nobody insulted her or me．And they didn’t for the rest of the year．
I’ve 18 hoped that I changed her life for the better．She changed my life．After becoming her friend．I no longer tried to 19 people by trying to act like others．I became 20 ．
1．A．unwilling B．eager C．determined D．delighted
2．A．looked around B．turned back C．came up D．got on
3．A．banned B．tired C．different D．absent
4．A．declared B．announced C．screamed D．warned
5．A．physical B．mental C．attractive D．spiritual
6．A．habit B．teeth C．feet D．speech
7．A．insults B．remarks C．statements D．comments
8．A．opinion B．puzzle C．share D．preference
9．A．abuse B．regard C．treat D．drag
10．A．opened B．sank C．beat D．ached
11．A．angrier B．uglier C．braver D．cleverer
12．A．stand up for B．put up with C．show respect for D．make fun of
13．A．dance B．prepare C．jump D．skate
14．A．luck B．fun C．courage D．experience
15．A．competition B．conversation C．practice D．experiment
16．A．shame B．anxiety C．embarrassment D．excitement
17．A．Still B．Therefore C．But D．And
18．A．always B．never C．ever D．even
19．A．tease B．impress C．identify D．appreciate
20．A．myself B．herself C．oneself D．itself
查看习题详情和答案>>Before she became famous, and when she was still called Alicia Moore, the young superstar faced more
than her fair share of high school drama.
In her interview with Faze, Pink admits she was sorted as a troublemaker at school, "The problem
was, I was labelled as trouble-so I was like 'trouble'. I'll show you trouble. You want trouble, well here
it is!"
Unfortunately, Pink began to deliver what the teachers expected and the vicious cycle began. "It's
like the label they give you, you grow into it anyway. They treat you bad, so you act bad," Pink says
and continues. "Did I deserve it?-in the end yes, but I feel I just conformed to the label they gave me.
I think a lot of kids just get frustrated and act the way the teachers expect them to."
It's no surprise that eventually Pink developed a problem with authority, "When they would say it
had to be a certain way I would ask, 'why?' They'd say, 'Because it always has,' so I'd try to prove
them wrong."
Predictably, Pink dropped out of school and soon after began to sing in nightclubs. She sang any
chance she could get and was eventually discovered by a talent scout (星探) while singing in a club in
Philadelphia. She does not regret anything she has done and would not change her past if she could.
"To change that would change who I am," she said in her Faze interview. She believes having faced so
many difficulties at a young age is a good thing. "To experience the good you have to have seen the bad.
Plus it makes you appreciate blessings more," she says.
Pink encourages us to be ourselves and not to worry about being labelled. "Just wait," she says.
"Give it a couple of years then it won't matter. Because no matter what label they give you, the best
thing you can do is prove them wrong."
B. To be confident.
C. Don't make trouble.
D. To be happy.
B. Realized.
C. Classified.
D. Discovered.
B. will act the way their parents expect them to
C. are likely to behave in a bad way as others expect
D. are willing to meet with many difficulties
B. she was misunderstood
C. she was unsuccessful
D. she felt lonely
same. Before she became famous, and when she was still called Alicia Moore, the young superstar
faced more than her fair share of high school drama.
In her interview with Faze, Pink admits she was sorted as a troublemaker at school, "The problem
was, I was labelled as trouble-so I was like 'trouble'. I'll show you trouble. You want trouble, well
here it is!"
Unfortunately, Pink began to deliver what the teachers expected and the vicious cycle began. "It's
like the label they give you, you grow into it anyway. They treat you bad, so you act bad," Pink says
and continues. "Did I deserve it?-in the end yes, but I feel I just conformed to the label they gave me.
I think a lot of kids just get frustrated and act the way the teachers expect them to."
It's no surprise that eventually Pink developed a problem with authority, "When they would say it
had to be a certain way I would ask, 'why?' They'd say, 'Because it always has,' so I'd try to prove
them wrong."
Predictably, Pink dropped out of school and soon after began to sing in nightclubs. She sang any
chance she could get and was eventually discovered by a talent scout (星探) while singing in a club
in Philadelphia. She does not regret anything she has done and would not change her past if she could.
"To change that would change who I am," she said in her Faze interview. She believes having faced
so many difficulties at a young age is a good thing. "To experience the good you have to have seen
the bad. Plus it makes you appreciate blessings more," she says.
Pink encourages us to be ourselves and not to worry about being labelled. "Just wait," she says.
"Give it a couple of years then it won't matter. Because no matter what label they give you, the best
thing you can do is prove them wrong."
B. To be confident.
C. Don't make trouble.
D. To be happy.
B. Realized.
C. Classified.
D. Discovered.
B. will act the way their parents expect them to
C. are likely to behave in a bad way as others expect
D. are willing to meet with many difficulties
B. she was misunderstood
C. she was unsuccessful
D. she felt lonely
themselves. Others seem perfectly healthy, dressed in business suits. But whenever I saw someone in
a wheelchair, I only saw a disability, not a person.
Then I fainted at Euro Disney due to low blood pressure. This was the first time I had ever fainted,
and my parents said that I must rest for a while after First aid. I agreed to take it easy but, as I stepped
towards the door, I saw my dad pushing a wheelchair in my direction! Feeling the color burn my cheeks,
I asked him to wheel that thing right back to where he found it.
I could not believe this was happening to me. Wheelchairs were fine for other people but not for me,
as my father wheeled me out into the main street, people immediately began to treat me differently.
Little kids ran in front of me, forcing my father to stop the wheelchair suddenly. Bitterness set in as
I was thrown back and forth. "Stupid kids-they have perfectly good legs. Why can't they watch where
they are going?" I thought. People stared down at me,with pity in their eyes. Then they would look away,
maybe because they thought the sooner they forgot me, the better.
"I am just like you!" I wanted to scream. "The only difference is you've got legs, and I have wheels."
People in wheelchairs are not stupid. They see every look and hear each word. Looking out at the faces,
I finally understood: I was once just like them. I treated people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did not
want to be treated. I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are truly disabled.
B. looked down upon disabled people
C. imagined herself sitting in a wheelchair
D. saw some healthy people moving around in wheelchairs
B. got ready to move around in it right away
C. refused to accept it right away
D. thought it was ready for his father
B. people often eat their bitter fruit
C. life is so changeable that nobody can foretell
D. one should not do to others what he would not like others do to him
B. The Wheels Are as Good as Two Legs
C. People with Two Legs Are Truly Healthy
D. The Difference between Healthy People and the Disabled