题目内容
The US describes itself ________ the Savior(救世主)．
- A.as
- B.for
- C.in
- D.with
阅读快车系列答案Most parents work hard at preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards(标准). When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesn’t stand still. Another way is to blame (责怪) others. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.
There’s a problem with the two ways. It makes a child unprepared for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time, and that it’s possible to enjoy a game even when you don’t win. A child who’s not invited to a birthday party, who doesn’t make the honour list on the baseball team, feels terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick consolations (安慰), prize or say, “It doesn’t matter.” Because it does. The young should be allowed to experience failure and be helped to come out of it.
Failure never gives people pleasure. It hurts both grown-ups and children. But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it. You must learn to ask “Why did I fail?” Don’t blame anyone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve. If someone else can help, don’t be shy about asking them.
【小题1】How do most parents prevent their children from failure?
| A．They give them some presents. |
| B．They don’t tell them that they have failed. |
| C．They don’t blame others. |
| D．They help them to come out of failure. |
| A．It’s impossible to enjoy a game if he misses it. |
| B．He is the worst of all. |
| C．It’s natural not to win a game and no one can win all the time. |
| D．His teammates are not good enough. |
| A．give him a small prize |
| B．advise him to repeat failure |
| C．blame others |
| D．encourage him to learn from failure |
| A．Learning from Failure |
| B．Ways of Preventing Failure |
| C．Reasons of Failure |
| D．Getting Pleasure from Failure |
 USBoy, 9, Plans to Take Balloon Flight AloneALBUQERQUE. New Mexico — Bobby Bradley is ready. He has been training for about five years and learned from some of the most experienced and decorated pilots in the sport of ballooning. |
 BENGHAZI, Libya — Muammar Gadhafi accepted an African Union(AU) plan to end the Libyan civil war but the opposite said on Monday there could be no deal unless he leaves office. |
 NEW YORK — A new book written by Amy Chua on her super-. strict parenting—Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother has raised media (媒体) storm and strong arguments in the US. Amy Chua is the mother of two teenage girls. In the book she describes her efforts to give her children what she describes as a traditional, strict "Chinese" way of bringing up children. |
 TOKYO — The operator of Japan’s quake-hit nuclear plant( 受地震袭击的核电站) said on Sunday it aims to reduce radiation leaks(辐射泄漏) in three months and achieve a "cold shutdown" in six to nine months. |
 LOS ANGELES — Sunday night, the 83 annual (每年一度的) Academy Awards took place in Los Angeles. Colin Firth won the Best Actor for his role in "The King’s Speech”, and Natalie Port man won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in " Black Swan". |
Judge the following sentences True (T) or False (F).
【小题1】A 9-year-old American boy is ready to take a balloon flight on his own after training for about five years.
【小题2】Gadhafi agreed to end the Libyan civil war but the opposite wouldn’t accept it if he leaves office.
【小题3】"Tiger Mother" parenting raises media storm in the US, but all people agree other traditional, strict "Chinese" way of bringing up children.
【小题4】Japan tries to fix radiation leaks in 9 months.
【小题5】 Natalie won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in "The King’s Speech" while Colin won the Best Actor for his role in "Black Swan. "
阅读理解
“Life is speeding up(加快速度). Everyone is getting unwell.” This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person wrote it.
Inventions can change our lives. But have all these things really improved our lives? Imagine this. You’re doing your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings and the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer is turned off and you lose all your work. How do you feel? Inventions have speeded up our lives, but they often leave us feeling tired.
One family in England went “back in time” to see what life was like without these inventions. The grandparents, with their daughter and grandsons Ben 10 and Tom 7, spent nine weeks in an old house. They had no computers or mobile phones. The grandmother, Linda, said, “The more things you have, the harder life becomes.” And Ben also noticed that his grandmother had changed. She cooked delicious food for them!
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.The writer uses the quotation(引语) at the beginning to _____.
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A．tell us a truth about our lives |
B．tell us what life was like before |
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C．show why such a thing happened |
D．show that we face big problems |
2.In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions _____.
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A．have speeded up our lives |
B．have improved our lives |
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C．may make people feel happy |
D．may bring people some trouble |
3.The family chose to spend some time in an old house because _____.
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A．they loved to live simple lives |
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B．they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions |
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C．they were troubled by modern inventions |
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D．living in a different way would be fun for them |
4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
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A．With the improvement of our lives, we often feel tired. |
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B．An unknown man was sure that life would get better. |
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C．The family had some changes when they lived in an old house. |
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D．The grandson Ben was ten when the family went “back in time”. |
5.The passage is mainly about _____.
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A．problems with technology |
B．improvements of our lives with technology |
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C．changes happening to technology |
D．the importance of technology |
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ALBUQERQUE. New Mexico — Bobby Bradley is ready. He has been training for about five years and learned from some of the most experienced and decorated pilots in the sport of ballooning.
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Amy Chua is the mother of two teenage girls. In the book she describes her efforts to give her children what she describes as a traditional, strict "Chinese" way of bringing up children. |
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US Boy, 9, Plans to Take Balloon Flight Alone
BENGHAZI, Libya — Muammar
Gadhafi accepted an African Union(AU) plan to end the Libyan civil war but
the opposite said on Monday there could be no deal unless he leaves office.
NEW YORK — A new book written by
Amy Chua on her super-. strict parenting—Battle Hymn of
the Tiger Mother has raised media (媒体) storm and strong arguments
in the US. 
TOKYO — The operator of Japan's
quake-hit nuclear plant( 受地震袭击的核电站) said on Sunday it aims to reduce
radiation leaks(辐射泄漏) in three months and achieve a
"cold shutdown" in six to nine months.
LOS ANGELES — Sunday night,
the 83 annual (每年一度的) Academy Awards took place in Los
Angeles. Colin Firth won the Best Actor for his role in "The King's
Speech”, and Natalie Port man won the
Best Actress Oscar for her role in " Black Swan".
Judge the following sentences True (T) or False (F).
1.A 9-year-old American boy is ready to take a balloon flight on his own after training for about five years.
2.Gadhafi agreed to end the Libyan civil war but the opposite wouldn't accept it if he leaves office.
3."Tiger Mother" parenting raises media storm in the US, but all people agree other traditional, strict "Chinese" way of bringing up children.
4.Japan tries to fix radiation leaks in 9 months.
5. Natalie won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in "The King's Speech" while Colin won the Best Actor for his role in "Black Swan. "