Question: Why is it so hard for some people to apologize after they’ve done something wrong? I have made every effort to persuade my uncle to be nice to people that he knows he’s hurt. 【小题1】 How I wish things would be better if he’d just say he’s sorry and ask them to forgive him.
Answer: 【小题2】 It’s just easier for him to pretend nothing happened than to face the embarrassment of admitting he was wrong. You’ve probably done the same thing yourself at some time. In fact, most of us have. Furthermore, what if others won’t forgive him even if he apologizes?
【小题3】 Pride blinds us to our mistakes or faults. Or at least it makes us pay less attention to their seriousness.
Pride also makes us unwilling to admit to others that we were wrong. Perhaps we’re afraid they will look down on us if we admit it. 【小题4】
But others see through our pride. And things would be far better if we admitted our faults and asked for forgiveness. 【小题5】
Now you know why your uncle refuses to apologize, talk to him again. Help him to learn how to apologize and ask for forgiveness from others.
| A.But a deeper reason is pride. |
| B.But he just refuses to do that. |
| C.We may even hope that somehow they will overlook it. |
| D.As a result, you would offend others and hurt their feelings. |
F. Otherwise our pride would only hurt us and cause conflict with others.
G. One reason your uncle finds it hard to apologize could be embarrassment.
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A:Now,Mr John.I’ve read your own docter’s report.So you haven’t been feeling well lately.【小题1】
B:Yes.It’s my leg,docter.My left leg.I’m suffering from frequent strange pain in it.
A:【小题2】
B:It’s like boiling water running down my leg.It’s been getting worse lately too.I’v been losing sleep.
A: 【小题3】
B:Yes,that’s right.It’s been keeping me awake.
A:Have you been getting tired lately after you have a walk?
B:Why?Yes,Yes,I have,docter.
A:Hmm…【小题4】
B:Do you think it’s serious?
A:Probably not.
B:But…Docter Cook,my local docter think it’s only that I have been working too hard lately.
A: 【小题5】Don’t worry.We’ ll find out soon.
| A.What can I do for you? B.Could you tell me what the pain is like? C.I think we’d better give a few tests here in hospital. D.You mean the pain’ s been keeping you awake? E.It’s nothing serious. F.Is that right? G.That could be the reason. |
In the 60s, people asked about your astrological (about star) sign. In the 90s, they want to know your website. 【小题1】 Your website is an electronic meeting place for your family, friends and potentially, millions of people around the world. Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent. The web is filled with all kinds of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity.
【小题2】 Like the table of contents of a book or magazine, the home page is the front door. Your site can have one or more pages, depending on how you design it.
While web pages vary greatly in their design and content, most use a traditional magazine layout (版面设计). At the top of the page is a banner (横幅). Next comes a greeting and a short description of the site. Pictures, text, and links to other websites follow.
【小题3】 Think about whom the site is for and what you want to say. Next, gather up the material that you want to put on the site.
While there are no rules you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in mind: 【小题4】 If you are too much at the beginning, you may never get the site off the ground. You can always add to your site.
Less is better. Most people don’t like to read a lot of long text online. 【小题5】 . Smaller is better. Since it can take a long time to download large image files, keep the file sizes small.
Have the rights. Don’t put any material on your site unless you are sure you can do it legally. Always remember to get the permission from the writer first.
Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and start building
| A.Start simply. |
| B.Break it into small pieces. |
| C.Draw a rough layout on a sheet of paper. |
| D.Many websites are considered very interesting. |
F. Before you start building your site, do some planning.
G. Think of your home page as the starting point of your website.
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W: Hi, John.
M: Hi, Lucy, 【小题1】
W: Yes. I’m required to tell a story in English before the lesson begins.
M: Oh, I see. 【小题2】
W: You’ re right. I need to practice on the stage before they all come.
M: 【小题3】
W: Yes, here, in my pocket… Oops, where is it?
M: Don’t worry. 【小题4】
W: …No, not in the bag, either. I’m afraid I left it at home.
M: 【小题5】
W: Aha! It’s just the key to the classroom! Thank you so much.
| A.Glad to see you. |
| B.What’s the story about? |
| C.What’s that around your neck? |
| D.Maybe you put it in your schoolbag. |
F.You’re going to school rather early today.
G.So you want to get to the classroom earlier to make some preparation?
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Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? 【小题1】 The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
※ Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
※Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. 【小题2】
※When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.
※ 【小题3】 These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
※ 【小题4】 Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.
※Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
※Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 【小题5】
| A.What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy. |
| B.On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious. |
| C.Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood. |
| D.These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves. |
F.There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.
G.It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.
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In many parts of the world, cars play an important role in daily life and many societies would not exist without them. 【小题1】 But this is the prediction made by a team of transport researchers who are taken seriously, not only by government but also by car manufacturers.
The Human Science and Advanced Technology Institute at Loughborough in the UK is part of an international research program. 【小题2】 That will mean much saving, no accidents and better use of roads. The super-intelligent car in the future will drive itself. 【小题3】 Instead, we will have a choice of cars and change them as frequently as we change our clothing.
According to Dr. David Davis, who leads the research team, these predictions are based on the rising cost of the car culture, which had blocked up our cities, polluted our air, and caused more deaths than both world wars put together.
Davis says, cars will be fitted with some intelligent devices(装置) to regulate(调节) the distance between one car and another. 【小题4】 computers are much safer drivers than people, so cars in a road train will be able to drive much closer together than cars driven by people.
By 2010, Dr. David Davis believes, car technology will give motorists a clear view of the road, whatever the weather conditions, by projecting an image of the road ahead on to the car’s windscreen. 【小题5】 Cars will be connected by an electronic tow bar to the car in front to form “road-trains”. “The front vehicle in such a train burns the normal amount.”says Davis. “but all the others in the train would burn about ten percent of the normal amount, and so produce about ten percent of the pollution.”
| A.The team there believes that by 2030 all cars will be computerized. |
| B.They believe that cars will become more important in 20 years. |
| C.And it will not be owned by one individual. |
| D.And by 2030, cars will travel in line, linked to each other electronically. |
F.Every driver will use less fuel in the car he owns.
G.The car will automatically speed up, or slow down, to match the speed of the car in front.
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There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds. 【小题1】 She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt the great love from the birds.
【小题2】 The larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in catching him. 【小题3】 . She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear, blue sky. 【小题4】 . The bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. 【小题5】 She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
| A.She gave them some delicious food and left. |
| B.Suddenly she felt the bird go softly. |
| C.Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. |
| D.One day she left with the two birds at home alone. |
F. One day the girl left the door of the cage open.
G. She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air.
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The following is a father’s advice to his son\daughter, who has just graduated from high school:
First of all, congratulations on your graduation! Graduation from high school means that a new stage of life is ahead of you. 【小题1】
Clean your own room and do your own laundry. 【小题2】 Cleanliness is indeed close to godliness(神圣的).
Don’t mistake knowledge for wisdom. No matter how much information or knowledge you have accumulated(积累), you’ll never make sound judgments if you don’t have wisdom. 【小题3】
If you can imagine the possible future outcomes of your present decisions and actions, you can avoid mistakes. And if you can reflect(思考)on the mistakes you have made, you can avoid making the same mistakes again and again. Such is wisdom.
Don’t complain. When you take up a job, do your best to carry it out. 【小题4】
Finally, be an early bird. 【小题5】 And the sight of the rising sun will warm your heart and give you energy for the day ahead. Besides, being an early bird, you have plenty of time to take exercise or do a lot of work.
| A.After you have messed up something, you should learn to clean it up yourself. |
| B.If you get up earlier than the sun, you can watch it rise up slowly into the sky. |
| C.Once you started a job, you should try your best to do it well. |
| D.Don’t waste time complaining about it, no matter how difficult and boring it is. |
F.Get up early and go for some morning exercises to build up your body.
G.Wisdom comes from imagination and reflection