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my older sister Maria had.
My family was spending a week at the beach. One morning, Maria went to the beach early, but I stayed
behind to finish a drawing of a seashell. After finishing the drawing, I walked to join Maria. She was a top
gymnast (体操运动员). Her show was perfect as she wheeled along the beach. The beauty of that sight froze
me, and I decided immediately that I too would become a gymnast like her.
I knew that I had never been very good at sports. However, when I told my parents I wanted to take a
gymnastics class, they agreed with me in surprise. The next week, I went to a beginners" class.
If only my parents had talked me out of this misguided plan! Five minutes into the first class, it was clear
that I didn"t have the gift of a gymnast. But I kept at it.
During this time, drawing and painting-which had been my two favorites-all but left my mind. It must
have been hurting for my family as they watched my hopeless efforts. I blindly decided to be like Maria. I just
would not give up.
At the same time, on the advice of Ms. White, my art teacher, I hurriedly handed in my seashell drawing
for an art contest in our town. One night as I was having a hard time practicing, the phone rang. It was Ms.
White. "Alice, you won the contest!" she said loudly.
"Really?" was all I could reply.
"Yes," Ms. White said. "They"re going to give you a prize. And that"s not all. The winner is also accepted
into Wildale"s Summer Fine Arts Institute." I couldn"t believe what I heard. Only a handful of young artists
were accepted each summer.
That night I didn"t go back into the living room to continue practicing. Gymnastics was Maria"s gift, not
mine. It had taken me a while, but I realized that I had a gift of my own.
B. her sister"s show was perfect
C. she hated drawing and painting
D. her parents wanted her to do so
B. Worried.
C. Hopeful.
D. Regretful.
B. Alice did not realize her gift in drawing and painting at first
C. Alice spent a hard time preparing for the art contest in the town
D. Alice couldn"t believe the news that she got the prize for painting
B. It takes time to find one"s gifts.
C. We could develop different gifts.
D. It"s never too late to show our gifts.
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试题【阅读理解。 I will never forget the very moment that caused me to leave my gift be】；主要考察你对日常生活类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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out of) them. I have learned over the past years that sometimes when I lose, I get a lot more out of it than
winning. Also, I find a lot of times in sports, people are getting too caught up in the game instead of just having
fun. The real purpose of sports is to have fun and learn life lessons along the way.
I greatly encourage you to be a part of the school sports. Even if you are not the best, you can still have
fun. Sports give people a great and healthy way of spending an afternoon, instead of lying around playing video
games or even getting into bad things. Sports also give us a sense of achievement. There isn"t a better feeling
than to have done something fun and productive for my day.
I think that we all need sports to give us courage. If we try hard in sports, we usually do well. If we did
the same in study, we would all be champions. Another reason why I encourage you to play sports is that it"s
just fun. Without sports, our lives would just be boring. So as you may be able to tell, sports are amazing!
Our coaches not only teach us to play sports, but show class and good sportsmanship while playing them.
It"s never fun when you lose to have the competitor rub it in your face. That"s why our coaches teach us to
show class when we lose; also, when coaches get onto you, don"t get down. They only want to see you
improve and learn from what they say. When you do badly and they don"t shout loudly is when you should
start worrying because they are giving up on you.
Overall, sports are great! They bring out the best and worst of a lot of us. However, we can"t let sports get
too serious to where it brings down all the fun. So to have the most fun in sports, you just need try your best
and not worry so much about the winning or losing.
B. take up your time
C. worry about your future
D. look into your privacy
B. Sports give us the best way of spending free time.
C. We can get more out of winning than losing.
D. We should take pleasure in doing sports.
B. To win or to gain?
C. Are sports really great?
D. For honor or for health?
I was born in the computer age. 1 . They were already adults when the first personal computer came
out. But with the development of technology, more jobs need skills like typing, sending e-mails, etc.
When I was in middle school, they started asking me to help them do things with computers. 2 . But
my dad would make me stay up to finish his work. My parents even made me talk on the phone whenever
there was something wrong with our computer.
After realizing my parents really need my help, I tried to be more understanding. After all, I wasn"t born
knowing how to use a computer. 3 ? I feel that teaching them by myself is better. We can communicate
more and share understanding.
I know it"s usually hard for adults to learn new skills. And a patient teacher is helpful for them. 4 .
Parents and teens need to help each other.
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 On a very hot day, it is hard to know what to do to feel good. If you run around, you may feel sick in your stomach. However, if you just sit quietly and do nothing, you may feel bored. Are there things you can do to feel good and have fun when you"re hot? Perhaps playing in water is a good choice to make you cool down. Taking a cool bath or shower, or even washing toys in a pan of cool water can also make you feel good on a hot day. Besides, you can read stories or paint in front of a fan. You don"t need to move your body very much. These are just some of the cool things to do on a hot day. In addition, it"s important for you to drink water. On hot days, you can lose about 16 glasses of water in one day. If you feel thirsty, you are already short of water. So don"t wait for thirst before you start to drink. You should try to drink as much water as you lose every day. Mixing a little fruit juice into your water is a fun way to help you drink plenty of water. The food you eat also makes a difference in how you feel in the heat. Cold foods such as ice cream and drinks with some ice can cool down your bodies. Fruits and vegetables are also helpful to stay cool in hot weather. So plan a healthy menu for a hot day---one that doesn"t need any cooking. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. Is it easy to know what to do to feel good on a hot day? _________________________________________________ 2. Is playing in water a good choice or a bad one? _________________________________________________ 3. How much water do we lose one day in hot weather? _________________________________________________ 4. What is a healthy menu for a hot day? _________________________________________________ 5. What is the writer"s purpose of writing this passage? _________________________________________________ | ||||||||||||||
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| Monty Robert"s father was a horse trainer. As a child, Monty often went from one farm to another with 1 father. Sometimes they didn"t have enough money to 2 for food, but Monty still kept hoping to own a 3 farm. When he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. He wrote a seven-page paper talking about his dream of having a horse farm one day. He 4 drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper. The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later, he 5 his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” with some words “See me after class.” So the boy 6 and asked his teacher, “Why did I get an F?” The teacher said, “This dream will not come 7 for a young boy like you. 8 a horse farm needs a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for a lot of things. There is no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “If you write this paper again with a 9 dream, I will give you a good grade.” After school he thought about it 10 . At last, he decided to hand in the same paper, making no changes at all. He wrote, “You can keep the F and I"ll keep my 11 .” Many years later, Monty had his own 200 acres (英亩) horse farm. His dream came true. So don"t let anyone take 12 your dreams. Follow your dreams, no matter what they are. | ||||||||||||||
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