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A while ago my family and I went sledding（滑雪橇）and as I watched my children climbing up the slope I started thinking.
Many people are 1 that most of today’s social problems are because of the “me” generation. Youngsters are just out for themselves and pay no 2 to others or their needs. Indeed, a common belief is that today’s youngsters won’t do anything 3 there is something in it for them.
Yet, while sledding, I saw a 4 side. I watched my two oldest children （then five and four） take my youngest （then two years old） by the hand to help her up the slippery slope 5 they went up. They would have been 6 without her, but not once did they try to sneak by her without helping. And when the sled 7 my two daughters was aimed toward the edge, it was my five year old son who ran to them to 8 them falling and hurting themselves.
These children sometimes 9 among themselves and, on occasion, behave horribly. But I can 10 them shopping and know that they won’t ask for anything, I can talk to them about tsunami or hurricane victims and know that they will offer to 11 some of their own money to the cause, and I can ask them to play with those children 12 on the sideline （作为旁观者）and know that they will befriend them.
Perhaps, therefore, the “me” generation is to blame 13 much of society’s problems – not the youngsters who want everything, 14 the adults who have taught them to selfishly 15 only of themselves.
Most adults have been 16 at some time or another, sadly, many 17 that disappointment down to their children. Then the children learn to put themselves first!
Most young children want to help. We can 18 that feeling by teaching the lesson my children learned while sledding: Life is a slippery slope with 19 of bumps （撞伤） and bruises （擦伤）, but we can all make it to the 20 if we remember to help those who need it.
1．A．convinced B．confirmed C．informed D．approved
2．A．thought B．attention C．permission D．pleasure
3．A．if B．as C．while D．unless
4．A．same B．different C．strange D．moral
5．A．some time B．any time C．each time D．the time
6．A．faster B．slower C．easier D．lighter
7．A．containing B．loading C．driving D．carrying
8．A．keep B．stop C．help D．warn
9．A．cry B．cooperate C．assist D．fight
10．A．take B．drive C．accompany D．guide
11．A．lend B．send C．collect D．pay
12．A．forgotten B．missed C．left D．ignored
13．A．of B．within C．on D．for
14．A．and B．but C．thus D．though
15．A．consider B．speak C．sacrifice D．think
16．A．depressed B．awkward C．disappointed D．embarrassed
17．A．extend B．transfer C．pass D．spread
18．A．encourage B．prohibit C．discourage D．approach
19．A．opportunities B．occasions C．promises D．fates
20．A．top B．bottom C．middle D．tip
查看习题详情和答案>>While it is impossible to live completely free of stress, it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it can't be avoided. The US Department of Health and Human Services offers the following suggestions for ways to deal with stress.
Try physical activity
When you are nervous, angry or upset, try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity. Running, walking, playing tennis, or working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try. Physical exercise will relieve your anxiety and worry and help you to relax. Your body and your mind will work together to ease the stress in your life.
Share your stress
It helps to talk to someone about your anxieties and worries. Perhaps a friend, family member, teacher or even your leader can help you a better view of what's troubling you. If you feel your problem is serious, you might seek professional help from a psychologist or a doctor. Knowing when to ask for help is an important step in avoiding serious problems later.
Take care of yourself
You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest. If you easily get angry and cannot sleep well enough, or if you're not eating properly, it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situations. If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping, you should consult a doctor. Make time for yourself.
Make a list of the things you need to do
Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that "there's so much to do, and not enough time". Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result, you may not achieve anything. Instead, make a list of everything you have to do, then do one thing at a time, checking off each task as it is completed. Set out to do the most important tasks first.
Go ahead and cry
A good cry can be a healthy way to bring relief to your anxiety. It might even help you avoid a headache or other physical effect of anxiety and stress.
What is most probably the writer's purpose in writing the article?
A. To release his or her working tiredness.
B. To help solve the universal problem of stress.
C. To strengthen his or her anxiety.
D. To have more people cry out.
Physical activity can help people release stress because________.
A. only your body movement can help you relax
B. your mind can work better to free you of anxiety
C. your body and mind can cooperate in releasing stress
D. physical activity doesn't play an important part in reducing nervousness
What is similarity between "Share your stress" and "Go ahead and cry"?
A. They both help you let out your feelings.
B. They both need physical movement.
C. They both require mental relaxation.
D. They can cause a headache.
The underlined sentence is close to the meaning of "________".
A. Strike while the iron is hot
B. More haste, less speed
C. Practice makes perfect
D. Quietness wins time
查看习题详情和答案>>While students in Hainan are quite used to clear skies, Beijing teenagers are not so lucky. As another warm winter approaches, the city can expect the normal clouds of smoke caused by air pollution.
But things could start to get better soon. The government is co-operating with a US-based environmental protection agency to update existing buses and trucks with clean fuel technology. The new technology could reduce air pollutants in existing diesel vehicles (柴油机) by 40 per cent. The programme will begin by testing buses in Beijing to see if the technology can be applied to them.
“We encourage the development of public transportation. But at the same time we need to reduce pollution from them,” said an official.
Efforts are being made to improve the capital’s environment with tighter controls on emissions (排放). Some heavily polluting factories and construction sites, such as those owned by the steel giant Shougang Group, have been asked to cut production in November and December or be closed.
Beijing was the third polluted city in the world at the end of last century, according to the UN. But thanks to recent measures, the capital has made some progress. Last year 224 clear days were rated as having good air quality. In 1998 the air quality index (指数) gave just 100 days as good.
“I am glad to see an improvement,” said a Senior 1 boy living in the northwest of Beijing. “Compared to other places, the air quality of Beijing is still worrying though. I hate the pollution. Once I was riding my bike in the morning when I almost had a traffic accident because I couldn’t see a car only metres away from me in frog.”
In early October, the skies were covered by such a thick fog that a display show by the visiting French air force was called off.
Rapid development, industry, traffic fumes (烟) and sandstorms from the desert all contribute to the city’s bad air.
The passage is mainly about ________?
A. a programme to improve Beijing’s air quality
B. progress made in Beijing’s air quality
C. Beijing’s air pollution
D. the difference between Hainan and Beijing
Which of the following is not the measure taken or to be taken to improve Beijing’s air?
A. Clean fuel technology will be used in public transportation.
B. Some factories have been asked to cut production.
C. Some construction sites have been told to be closed.
D. A display show of airplanes has been called off.
We can infer from the passage that, with the aim of being an ecological (生态的) city by the 2008 Olympics, ________.
A. far more still needs to be done
B. nothing else needs to be done
C. all traffic has to be closed
D. the development of the city has to be slowed down
Which is not correct according to the passage?
A. Beijing’s air quality is getting worse and worse.
B. Development, industry, traffic fumes and sandstorms are all the causes of bad air quality.
C. Clouds of smoke in the sky is the common feature in the winter of Beijing.
D. The government is making every effort to stop air pollution.
查看习题详情和答案>>Once upon a time，there was a father and a son.The son was very rude and often hurt others’feelings with bitter words.So he had no friends and got more and more fretful(烦躁的)day by day.The father had been trying to persuade him to change his bad manner but father’s efforts made no difference on the wild son.
One day，the father got an idea.He set up a wooden board and called his son over and gave him a hammer and a box of nails.He told the young man to hammer a nail every time when he had a quarrel.The son did so.After a day，he himself saw the board was filled with nails whose quantity was so huge which looked so ugly that he was shocked and finally made up his mind to be a nice guy.The father suggested he pull out one nail every time when he checked his bad temper and avoided talking impolitely.He did that.When the last nail was drawn out the son was so excited that he couldn’t help showing the board to his father.However，his cheer trailed_away and slowly he grew frustrated(沮丧的)while he was staring at the board which was actually as disagreeable as a water?sapped (被水侵蚀的)stone deep on the seabed.The father pointed to the holes left in the board and told him that sometimes the hurt just like the holes stuck in one’s mind forever.The boy cried and regretted being such an impudent(轻浮的)guy.Since then，he was polite and kind and made a lot of friends，and turned happily.
1．Many people didn’t like the son because he used to ________ them.
A．beat B．hurt C．fight with D．laugh at
2．At first the son was ________ to listen to his father.
A．happy B．sorry C．ready D．unwilling
3．Why did the father tell his son to hammer a nail?
A．Because his son had nothing to do.
B．Because his son liked to have a quarrel.
C．In order to change his son’s bad manner.
D．In order to love his son.
4．What does the underlined phrase“trailed down”mean?
A．减弱 B．放过 C．抛开 D．出轨
5．What’s the best title of the passage?
A．The Father and the Son B．The Son Had Quarrels with Others
C．A Great Father D．How a Father Taught His Son
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C
“The pen is more powerful than the sword.” There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.
She was born in the U.S.A. in 1811.One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world，and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861，in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.
This book that shook the world was called "Uncle Tom's Cabin". Begun as a serial for the Washington anti-slavery weekly, the National Era, it focused public interest on the problem of slavery, and was deeply controversial(争议的). In writing the book, Stowe drew on her personal experience: she was familiar with slavery, the anti-slavery movement, and the underground railroad, because Kentucky, across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio, where Stowe had lived, was a slave state.
There was a time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse（唤起）people's sympathies（同情）. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent（描述）true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were wildly excited over it, and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.
Following publication of the book, she became well- known, speaking against slavery both in America and Europe.
In 1862, when she visited President Lincoln, it was said that he greeted her as “the little lady who made this big war”: the war between the states.
49. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was________when her world famous book was published.
A. about sixty years old B. around fifty years old
C. in her forties D. around twenty years old
50. What do we learn about Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe from the text?
A. she had been living in a state where slaves were kept.
B. she herself encouraged the Northern Americans to go to war to set the slaves free.
C. she was better at writing than at swinging a sword.
D. she had once been a slave.
51. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book caused the civil war because________.
A. she wrote so well that Americans loved her very much.
B. she disclosed the terrible wrongs that had been done to the slaves in the Southern States.
C. the Southern Americans hated the book, while the Northern Americans liked it.
D. the book had been read by many Americans.
52. What can we learn from the text?
A. it isn’t necessary to use weapons to fight things that were wrong.
B. A writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.
C. We must understand the importance of literature and art.
D. No war can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom's Cabin