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Before a big football game, supporters of each are certain to argue about which side will win.
Sometimes, however, one team appears so much stronger than the others that everyone agrees it will win.. The stronger team is a shoo-in. There is no way that it can lose.
The expression “shoo-in” comes from horse racing. It comes from the world “shoo”. That is not the shoe we wear on our feet. It’s another word, S-H-O-O. To shoo is an expression hundreds of years old that means to force an animal to move in a desired direction.
Many years ago dishonest riders sometimes agreed secretly to control their horses so that one chosen horse would win the race. but one of the riders would hold back their horses. The chosen rider would shoo his horse ahead of the others, and win the race.
The other riders would secretly bet large amounts of money that the chosen horse would win. The public soon learned about such about such race. They began to call the winners of such a race a “shoo-in”
These days, people use shoo into describe any athlete or competition that seems certain to win, even without cheating.
American runner Edewin Moses won more than hundred races before he ran the hurdle race in the 1984 Olympic Games. Everyone said Moses was a shoo-in, and that he could not lost. And they were right. He won the gold medal.
阅读上面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案
小题1:One of the dishonest riders was sure to win the race because_______.
| A．be used to be the best in riding |
| B．the pubic had belief in him |
| C．he could not control his horse easily |
| D．the other riders had agreed to fail in the race |
“Shoo-in” is _________.
| A．due to his honest in the races he ran in |
| B．duo to his great effort(努力) shown in more than one hundred races |
| C．that he won over 100 competitions before the 1984 Olympic Games |
| D．that the old meaning of “shoo-in’ had changed |
| A．“Shoo-in” came from the word “shoo”. |
| B．The US runner Moses was worthy of (配得上 ) a shoo-in. |
| C．The public did not know they were being cheated |
| D．Some riders bet a lot of money on the chosen horse. |
| A．used for anyone or anything that is certain to win a game |
| B．used to admire( 钦佩 ) a person who seems to be sure to win a race |
| C．A word used to describe a dishonest person |
| D．used for any athlete or competitor that too clever to be cheated |
| A．who Edewin Moses was |
| B．Moses won a lot of races |
| C．Moses was the best runners in America |
| D．We can use “shoo-in” to describe an excellent runner. |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:D
解析
小题1:细节理解题，根据文中语句理解可知。
小题2:细节理解题，根据文中语句“American runner Edewin Moses won more than hundred races before he ran the hurdle race in the 1984 Olympic Games. Everyone said Moses was a shoo-in, and that he could not lost. And they were right. He won the gold medal.”理解可知。
小题3:细节理解题，根据文中语句“These days, people use shoo into describe any athlete or competition that seems certain to win, even without cheating.”理解可知。
小题4:细节理解题，根据文中语句理解可知。
小题5:理解归纳题，根据文中语句理解可知。
核心考点
试题【The American expression “shoo-in” means someone or something that seems sure to 】；主要考察你对教育文化类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Make enough money to meet your basic needs: food, shelter, and clothing. In the US, that magic number is $40,000 a year. Any money you make beyond that will not necessarily make you happier. Once you make enough money to support your basic needs, your happiness is not affected by how much money you make.
______________________________ Or move to where other members are－so you can see them more. Now, people follow jobs around the country and sometimes around the world. As a result, our relationships with our friends and family have a far greater impact (影响) on our happiness than our jobs do. So next time you think about moving, consider a place where most of your friends and families live.
Find happiness in the job you have now. Many people expect (期待) the right job to change their level of happiness. But happiness research makes it clear that changing jobs can’t bring you happiness. If you want, you will make the best of any job. If you have good relationships with people, you won’t depend on (依赖) your job to give your life a greater sense of meaning. You will find it in your interactions with the people you care about.
If you are unhappy for a long time, you should ask an expert (专家) or a doctor for help. I hope you will be happy all the time.
小题1:The writer wrote this passage mainly to _____________.
| A．make friends |
| B．give suggestions |
| C．put on an advertisement |
| D．complain about your actions |
| A．arrangement | B．choice | C．communication | D．agreement |
| A．Ask family members for help. |
| B．Borrow money from family members. |
| C．How to make family members be happy. |
| D．Stay close to friends and family. |
L. Giambra, a psychologist（心理学家）, says,” On the contrary , daydreaming is quite necessary. Without it, the mind couldn’t do all the thinking that it has to do during a normal day. You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a conscious （神志清醒的）mind. Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming may be one way that the unconscious and conscious states （状态）of mind have silent conversations .”
Early psychologists paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even thought they were harmful. At one time people thought that some psychological illness caused day dreaming. They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s. Eric Klinges, a professor, is the writer of the book Daydreaming. Klinges says, “We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures. Daydreams really are a window on the things that we fear and the things we long for (渴望) in life.”
Daydreams are usually very simple and direct（直接）, quite unlike sleep dreams. Sleep dreams may be hard to understand. It’s easier to get a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine (分析)your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help you know the difficult situations（情况）in your life and found out a possible way of dealing with them.
Daydreams cannot be predicted（预言）: they move off in unexpected directions which may be creative and full of useful ideas. For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy.
小题1:The passage is mainly about _______ .
| A．winter sleeps | B．sleep dreams | C．daydreaming | D．predictions |
| A．总之 | B．相反 | C．毕竟 | D．因此 |
| A．hard to understand | B．important and helpful |
| C．harmful and unimportant | D．the same as sleep dreams |
| A．daydreams are usually very simple and can be predicted |
| B．daydreams are usually difficult to understand |
| C．daydreams cause some psychological illness |
| D．daydreams may be creative and full of useful ideas |
| A．list out two different ideas |
| B．point out the wrong ideas of early experts |
| C．support his own ideas |
| D．report the latest research on daydreams |
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.
So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great efforts and takes much time. Good teachers, record, tapes, books, and dictionaries will be helpful, but they cannot do the student’s work for him.
小题1:How many languages are very important in the world?
| A．A few | B．Few | C．About 1500 | D．Many |
| A．We should study it without any help. |
| B．We must do a lot of practice. |
| C．We need to get much money back. |
| D．We must live in England or America. |
| A．He thinks the ads very expensive. |
| B．He thinks the ads are true. |
| C．It never happened quite like what the ads said. |
| D．He believes” Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back”. |
| A．English | B．Chinese |
| C．Japanese | D．The mother language |
| A．China and France | B．Japan and Italy |
| C．England the America | D．Germany and France |
Live Music - Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet(小号) player. He"s coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie" s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don"t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie" s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.
| PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15—23 March PRICE: ￥80,120 TIME: 10:00p.m. till late! TEL: 6466-8736 |
Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors(教练) will show the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are also excellent.
| PLACE: Jack Stein"s DATES: every Monday PRICE: Y60 including one drink TIME: 7:00 - ~0:00 p.m. TEL: 6402-1877 |
There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history. It" s always interesting to visit, but doubly(双重) so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies(木乃伊) and more gold than you"ve ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!
| PLACE: Shanghai Museum DATES: daily TIME: Monday - Friday 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m., Weekends 9:00a.m. - 9:00p.m. PRICE: ￥30 (￥ 15 for students) TEL: 6888-6888 |
Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it" s become an art form. The most famous Sushi "artist" is Yuki Kamura. She" s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She" ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.
| PLACE: Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel DATES: all month PRICE: ￥200 TIME: lunchtime TEL: 6690-3211 |
小题1:If you are going to attend an activity at 8: 00p. m. on Saturday, which one can you choose?
| A．Live Music - Late Night Jazz | B．Scottish dancing |
| C．Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum | D．Dining - Sushi chef in town |
| A．Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that you never feel tired. |
| B．The performance given by the American jazz band won"t last long. |
| C．Sushi is not popular in Shanghai as it is a kind of Japanese traditional food. |
| D．It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum for the exhibits from Egypt. |
| A．a cook | B．a waitress | C．an instructor | D．an artist |
Although（尽管）it is not easy for us to forgive people who hurt us,it is possible.”Forgiveness makes you more helpful.And it is god for our health,”says Frederic,phD,the writer of the book called Forgive for God.
But how can we forgive others?It is really a problem.Let’s see how we can do it.First,think of something beautiful and the people you love.Try to get yourself happy. Second,don’t wait for others to say sorry to you. If the people hurt you,he or she won’t say sorry to you.They may just want to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. Third, try to see things in others’ shoes.You can write a letter to yourself from the offender’s（对方）point.That can make you understand others better and make yourself happier. At last,don’t forget to forgive yourself. For some people,forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge( 挑战 ).And it also makes you more confident.
小题1:If your friend hurts you,which is the best way to do ?
A fight with him or her B.say sorry to him or her
C. forgive him or her D.write letter to him or her
小题2:According to this passage,we can know that writer thinks forgiving others is _____.
| A．impossible | B．foolish | C．easy | D．difficult |
| A．Forgive for God is the name of a book. |
| B．Forgivness can make people healthy. |
| C．People who hurt you often say sorry to you soon. |
| D．It is a challenge for some people to forgive themselves. |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
means_________________________________.
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