题目内容
Your feet have _________ DNA ________ your ears.
- A.same; as
- B.the same; as
- C.similar; to
- D.the similar; to
the same...as...意为“与……相同”。
That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better. Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can tell how heavy the glass it. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it.
With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pockets. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.
All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it.
The bottom of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. All feel different under your feet.
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them.
Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have things for visitors to touch. Their signs say, “Do touch!” there you can feel everything on show.
If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see.
【小题1】By touching things ___________.
| A.you will have a strange feeling |
| B.you will learn how to reach out your hand |
| C.you can see them well |
| D.you can tell what colors they are |
| A.Skin. |
| B.Fingers. |
| C.Feet. |
| D.Eyes. |
| A.the things are used by people too |
| B.people feel the things too much |
| C.people know how to use the things |
| D.these things are familiar to you |
| A.in every museum |
| B.in most museums |
| C.in some museums |
| D.only in one museum |
| A.touch by feeling |
| B.see or to feel |
| C.read |
| D.see and feel |
When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.
Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’ d sit on the edge of the dock(码头), feet dangling(摇晃), and got ready for a big meal.
Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest.
Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.
What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.
For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.
Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.
【小题1】 We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______.
| A.relaxed | B.worried | C.hungry | D.proud |
| A.They ate it in a polite way. | B.They only ate its best part. |
| C.They ate every part of it. | D.They shared only one piece. |
| A.was just a rich businessman | B.worked hard all the time |
| C.lived a rich but healthy life | D.knew how to make money |
| A.the best part of the watermelon | B.the writer’s busy life |
| C.the writer’s decision of making money | D.the writer’s hope of enjoying life |
| A.one has to work hard to reach his goal | B.a friend in need is a friend in deed |
| C.watermelon is the healthiest fruit | D.one should keep work-life balance |
“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”
That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better. Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can tell how heavy the glass it. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it.
With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pockets. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.
All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it.
The bottom of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. All feel different under your feet.
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them.
Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have things for visitors to touch. Their signs say, “Do touch!” there you can feel everything on show.
If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see.
【小题1】 By touching things ___________.
| A.you will have a strange feeling |
| B.you will learn how to reach out your hand |
| C.you can see them well |
| D.you can tell what colors they are |
| A.Skin. |
| B.Fingers. |
| C.Feet. |
| D.Eyes. |
| A.the things are used by people too |
| B.people feel the things too much |
| C.people know how to use the things |
| D.these things are familiar to you |
| A.in every museum |
| B.in most museums |
| C.in some museums |
| D.only in one museum |
| A.touch by feeling |
| B.see or to feel |
| C.read |
| D.see and feel |
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IMAGINE a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your 1 . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you 2 at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?
Nick was born without limbs(四肢), so life was not 3 for him. At school many students played jokes on him 4 he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be 5 friends, so he always felt 6 . However, he faced that bravely. He 7 to type and write with two toes(脚趾)at the age of six, and he could 8 surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the 9 students in the studies. And he decided on 10 to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.
Now Nick is one of the most popular 11 in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story 12 difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you 13 , not what you don’t have.” he said. His 14 encourages millions of people.
“I tell people to keep on getting up when they 15 and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”
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