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Shaking It Off
One day, a farmer’s donkey fell into a dry well(井). The poor animal cried for hours before his finally found him. The farmer tried hard to pull him out from the well but failed. He felt for the donkey but after carefully thinking about the situation, he that he would save neither the donkey nor the well. Since the donkey was too and it was not worth（值得） the trouble of saving. So he invited his neighbors to help him bury(埋葬) the old donkey in the __ so that it would make him end his pain.
many people coming to help, the old donkey was excited at first. As they began to scoop the dirt into the well with shovels(铲子), he soon what was happening. He felt upset and cried sadly again. As the farmer and his neighbors continued throwing the dirt on his , he suddenly had a good idea. Some time later, when the farmer finally looked down into the well, he was surprised at what he saw: the dirt landed on his back, he would shake it off and take a step up!
Soon, everyone was amazed when the donkey stepped over the edge of the well and ran away quickly! It seemed that it would him at first, but it actually helped him later because of the manner in which he faced his adversity(逆境).
That is life! Just like the donkey, life is going to throw dirt on us, all kinds of dirt. we face our problems in an active way, and refuse to to any trouble, each dirt is like a stepping stone with which we get out of the deepest wells. This is a key one of the secrets of life. stop and never give up. Success is just in its way.
1.A. neighbor B. owner C. relative D. kid
2.A. sorry B. lucky C. dangerous D. worried
3.A. complained B. decided C. agreed D. meant
4.A. strong B. tall C. old D. poor
5.A. water B. hole C. well D. house
6.A. Heard B. Hearing C. To hear D. Hears
7.A. realized B. remembered C. discovered D. found
8.A. leg B. stomach C. tail D. back
9.A. any time B. every time C. one time D. some time
10.A. angrily B. heavily C. proudly D. sadly
11.A. save B. bother C. fill D. bury
12.A. as soon as B. as long as C. as far as D. as well as
13.A. give up B. give out C. give in D. give off
14.A. to B. of C. on D. from
15.A. Always B. Never C. Sometimes D. Hardly
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of paper. I told stories to my friends. As a grown-up, I have written over 100 books! That's a lot! As a teacher,
it's my goal to encourage all of my students to love to write.
Writing is easy if you're careful enough, I told them. Everyone I meet is a possible character.
Everything I see or do is a possible scene in a book. Start looking around you. You'll be amazed at what
you discover.
Anyone can be a writer. You just put your pencil on your paper and write what you like to read,
step by step:
● Create great characters. If you know your characters well, they'll write the story for you.
● Interest the reader right at the beginning. You can start your stories with dialogue or action. If you can
make the reader ask questions, then he has to keep reading to find out the answers.
● Follow the steps. The steps for every story are almost the same: Introduce the characters and the
conflict (争端); things get worse; all seems lost; the hero saves the day!
● Balance is the key. Remember, when writing, it doesn't hurt to add some humor (幽默).
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2. What's the writer's goal as a teacher?
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3. How many steps are mentioned about writing according to this passage?
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4. Does the writer think it hurts to add some humor when writing?
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5. What does the passage mainly talk about?
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Self-images are our own mind’s pictures of ourselves. These images（意象）include the way we look, the way we act, the way we talk and the way we think. When we find that believing in ourselves is a bit hard, it is time we build positive（积极的）self-images and learn to have happy lives.
Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about us. Unluckily, most of these images are more negative（消极的）than they should be. Thus changing the way we think about ourselves is the key to change our self-images and our whole world.
The best way to destroy a passive（被动的）self-image is to step back and decide to pay attention to our successes. That is, make a list if we need to, but write down all of the great things we do every day. Don’t allow doubts to happen on us.
It very well might be that we are experiencing negative self-images because we can’t move past the weakness that we see about ourselves. Well, make a change of it as our primary tasks. If we think we’re silly because we aren’t good at math, find someone to help us. If we think we’re weak because we can’t run a mile, get more practice. But remember, what we think doesn’t mean it’s true.
The best way to get rid of a negative self-image is to realize that our images are far from the goals, and to actively make ourselves believe that we have positive personalities. Changing the way we think and working on those we need to improve will go a long way to create new positive self-images. When we can pat ourselves on the back, we’ll know we’re well on our way.
64. What are self-images?
65. When do we need to build positive self-images?
66. What’s the key to change our self-images?
67. How can we destroy passive self-images?
68. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
查看习题详情和答案>>"Hi, Mommy, what are you doing?" asked Susie.
"I'm making a cake for Mrs. Smith next door," said her mother.
"Why?" asked Susie, who was only six years old.
"Because Mrs. Smith is very sad; she 32 her daughter and she has a broken heart. We need to take care of her for a little while."
"Why, Mommy?"
"You see, Susie, when someone is very, very sad, they have trouble 33 the little things like making dinner. Because we're part of a community and Mrs. Smith is our neighbor, we need to do some things to help her. Mrs. Smith won't ever be able to talk with her daughter or hug her or do all those 34 things moms and daughters do together. You are a very smart girl, Susie, maybe you'll think of some way to help take care of Mrs. Smith.”
Susie thought 35 about it and how she could do her part in caring for Mrs. Smith. A few minutes later, Susie knocked on her door. After a few moments Mrs. Smith answered the knock with a "Hi, Susie."
Susie noticed that Mrs. Smith didn't have that 36 musical quality about her voice when she greeted someone.
"My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you're very, very sad with a broken heart.” Susie held her hand out shyly. In it was a Band - Aid（创可贴）．“This is 37 your broken heart." Mrs. Smith 38 her tears. She knelt down and hugged Susie, saying "Thank you, darling girl, this will 39 a lot."
Mrs. Smith accepted Susie's act of 40 and took it one step further. She bought a small key ring with a picture frame（相框）.She put Susie's Band - Aid in the frame to 41 herself to heal （治疗）a little every time she saw it．
32. A. killed B. beat C. lost D. missed
33. A. to make B. to do C. making D. doing
34. A. wonderful B. terrible C. bad D. harmful
35. A. highly B. hardly C. seriously D. poorly
36. A. familiar B. surprising C. strange D. ordinary
37. A. of B. for C. in D. beyond
38. A. went back B. put back C. kept back D. held back
39. A. make B. have C. help D. give
40. A. kindness B. words C. idea D. medicine
41. A. warn B. forgive C. remind D. make
查看习题详情和答案>>have such an experience but they feel differently about it. Some are just a little nervous, others become
dizzy (眩晕 WJ). It's hard to tell why these feelings happen. Anyway, stage fright is a common problem and you can overcome (克服) it. To overcome stage fright you need to do lots of work. It takes time.
But it will pay off in . the end. The first step is facing the fact you have stage fright. Then what? Here are
somc steps toward a speaking success story.
Soon you have to give a speech in class. But you are worried about it. What should you do?
* Try practicing at home. Then, even if you become nervous, at least your opening sentences will
be right.
* Before you go on stage, try listening to relaxing music or breathing deeply. This may help you
feel better.
* Dress smartly. This will give you confidence.
* Once you are up on stage, pick out the most friendly face in the audience. Look into the person's
eyes from time to time and speak as if you are talking directly to that person.
* Write down the key points of your speech on small cards. But don't hold your notes in your
hand. Put them on a table near you instead.
* If you are trembling, stand against a table or move your legs and move about a little.
( ) 1. Many people have the experience of stage fright and they feel the same about it.
( ) 2. It's very easy to overcome stage fright and it doesn't take a long time.
( ) 3. Listening to relaxing music or breathing deeply before you go on stage may help you feel better.
( ) 4. When you are on stage, it's not right to look into any other person's eyes.
( ) 5. Dressing smartly is also important to get a speaking success story.