Years ago I worked at a factory in a small county. Every day I got up very early and often did much extra work at night. I was so tired and exhausted. My whole life was hopeless. Then one day I read the following article from a magazine:
"A woman went to live with her husband in camp on the Mojave Desert during the war. She simply hated the place: the heat was almost un-bearable, 125 degrees in the shade, the wind blew incessantly, and there was sand everywhere. Finally, in desperation (不顾一切地) she wrote her parents in Ohio that she couldn"t stand it another minute and was coming home.
Quickly came the reply by airmail from her father——just two lines:
"Two men looked out from prison bars. One saw the mud, the other saw stars."
The daughter did some real thinking, not only with the intellect (思维) but also with her heart. She decided to stick to her post.
She made friends with the natives, learned to love the country, and eventually wrote a book about it.
The desert hadn"t changed, but her attitude had. Because she listened with her heart to the words her father sent, a whole new world opened up to her.
A change of attitude could change everything.
After reading the article, I was deep in thought (陷入沉思)…
小题1:At first, the woman the life with her husband in the desert.| A．could stand. | B．could accept. | | C．couldn’t stand. | D．couldn’t understand. |
小题2:The woman’s father wanted to tell his daughter to .| A．look at the mud. | B．look at the stars. | | C．come home. | D．stay with her husband. |
小题3:The main idea of this passage is that __________.| A．a woman went to live with her husband in camp. | | B．the desert hadn"t changed, but her attitude had. | | C．the daughter"s parents wanted her to stay with her husband. | | D．a change of attitude could change everything. |
小题4:After reading the story, the writer may .| A．give up the tiring work. | B．go to the desert. | | C．write a letter to father. | D．go on the work. |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:D |
试题分析：年前，我工作在一个小县城的一个工厂。每天很早就起床了，晚上要工作到很晚，太累了，而且感觉到疲惫不堪了。对我的一生很绝望。有一天，从一本杂志上读到了一个小故事，它的中心思想是：态度的改变可以改变一切。让我很受启迪。
小题1:细节理解题。问题：首先，这位妇女和她的丈夫在沙漠中，她的感受如何？分析原文：she wrote her parents in Ohio that she couldn"t stand it another minute。句意：她给她的父母写信了，表示她再也不能忍受这里了。考查固定句型：can’t stand 不能忍受。故选C
小题2:细节理解题。问题：这位妇女的父亲想要告诉他的女儿什么？分析原文：Two men looked out from prison bars. One saw the mud, the other saw stars.句意：两个男人从牢房铁栅里往外看。一个看到泥土，另一个看到星星。分析，人对事物的看法不同，存在的感受也是不同的。因此父亲暗示女儿要与丈夫待在一起。故选 D
小题3:细节理解题。问题：这篇短文的中心思想是什么？联系短文的中心句：A change of attitude could change everything.句意：态度的改变能改变一切。故选D
小题4:细节理解题。问题：读完故事之后，作者可能做什么？联系原文：作者在小县城工作，每天都很累，正当他想放弃的时候，读到了这篇小故事，故事中的一个哲理让每一个人深思，态度的改变能改变一切。相信作者也会坚持工作。故选D |
核心考点
试题【Years ago I worked at a factory in a small county. Every day I got up very early】；主要考察你对
人生百味类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
As we know, everyone has problems. And we don’t deal with our problems, we can easily become unhappy. So how do we deal with our problems? Here are some ways.
By learning to forget
Most of us have probably been with our friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they said something you didn"t like, or you felt unfair. Sometimes, people can stay angry for years about a small problem. Time goes by, and good friendships may .
Perhaps we have seen young children playing together. Sometimes they have disagreements, and decide to each other. However, this usually does not. for long. This is an important. for us: we can solve a problem learning to forget.
By regarding problems as challenges
Many students often complain about . They might feel they have work to do sometimes, or think the school rules are too We must learn how to change these "problems" into "challenges". Education is an important part of our development. young adults, it is our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge in our education the help of our teachers.
By thinking of something worse
By comparing. to other people, you will find your problems are not so terrible. Think about Stephen Hawking, for example, a very clever scientist, regards his many physical problems as unimportant. He can"t walk even speak, but he has become very famous and successful. Don’t worry about problems. Let"s face the challenges instead.
| 小题1: | | A．unless | B．when | C．if | D．while |
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| 小题2: | | A．pleased | B．interested | C．relaxed | D．angry |
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| 小题3: | | A．be founded | B．lost | C．be lost | D．find |
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| 小题4: | | A．don’t talk | B．to talk | C．not to talk | D．to not talk |
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| 小题5: | | A．happen | B．last | C．finish | D．stop |
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| 小题6: | | A．book | B．lesson | C．subject | D．magazine |
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| 小题8: | | A．teachers | B．friends | C．classmates | D．parents |
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| 小题9: | | A．lots of | B．much too | C．many too | D．too many |
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| 小题10: | | A．relaxing | B．strict | C．boring | D．interesting |
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| 小题13: | | A．your | B．ourselves | C．yourself | D．us |
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| 小题14: | | A．what | B．who | C．which | D．whose |
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①In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Some of them even have lost their lives for it. Money does have a great effect on the poor, but if a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn’t mean more happiness.
If money were everything, all millionaires would have true love, real friendship, health and a long life. However, this is not always true.
Nothing else is more pleasant than the three words “I love you”, but can love be bought? I’m afraid not . Love means “give”, not “take”. Health and a long life are precious things for every person. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”. Of all the people who live longest in the world, few of them are millionaires. Real friendship can’t be bought, either.
In a word, where money is worshiped, money can cause brothers to quarrel, lovers to hate, strangers to fight and so on, ②No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make you a happy person if you have no one to laugh with and no one to cry for.
阅读上面短文，根据所给语境，按要求完成下列各题。（每空一词）
小题1:根据①处完成下面的句子。（每空一词）
It that many people hungry for money in today’s world.
小题2: 根据短文内容，完成下面的句子。（每空一词）
__________ love _______health can be bought with money.
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A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to _ _ the stress in work and life.
The professor went to the kitchen and returned_ _a pot（壶） of coffee and all kinds of cups — crystal (水晶的), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some common looking; some_ _, some cheap. And he told them to help _ _ to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were_ _， leaving behind the common and cheap ones. While it is_ _for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the root(根源) of your _ _ and stress.
You know that the cup itself adds no quality (质量) to the coffee, _ _you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, _ _ you consciously went for the best cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, _ _ and position in society are the cups. They are just _ _to hold life, and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by only paying attention _ _the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has _ _us. God offers us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make _ _of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak _ _. And leave the rest to God.
| 小题1: | | A．think of | B．thank for | C．complain about | D．drop out |
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| 小题3: | | A．expensive | B．ordinary | C．strong | D．serious |
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| 小题4: | | A．them | B．themselves | C．him | D．everyone |
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| 小题5: | | A．mixed up | B．left | C．taken up | D．refused |
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| 小题6: | | A．normal | B．important | C．impossible | D．necessary |
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| 小题7: | | A．thoughts | B．failure | C．questions | D．problems |
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| 小题8: | | A．Who | B．How much | C．What | D．That |
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| 小题10: | | A．money | B．age | C．health | D．purpose |
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| 小题11: | | A．cups | B．tools | C．bags | D．bowls |
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| 小题13: | | A．taught | B．provided | C．returned | D．bought |
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| 小题14: | | A．fun | B．interest | C．the best | D．the worst |
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| 小题15: | | A．kindly | B．sadly | C．rudely | D．seriously |
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Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school，and my old school was far away. As a result，no one knew who I was. I was very lonely，and afraid to speak to anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing，I felt my heart break. I couldn"t talk with anyone about my problems.
Then one day，when my classmates were talking happily with their friends，I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment，a boy entered the classroom. I didn"t know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me，with a smile.
Suddenly，I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day，I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he had smiled，but he couldn"t remember doing so！
It doesn"t matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely，you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
小题1: Why didn"t the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problems？| A．Because she was always unhappy. | | B．Because she didn"t know anyone at the time. | | C．Because she was in the first year at the junior high school. | | D．Because she didn"t want her parents to worry about her. |
小题2:Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from？| A．From her old school. | | B．From her parents. | | C．From herself. | | D．From her classmates at the new school. |
小题3: What’s the best title for the passage?| A．A Surprising Gift | B．An Exciting Birthday Gift | | C．An Important Gift—Smile | D．A Boring Gift |
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Top student Lin Yijian had a problem recently. The 14-year-old boy from Xiamen used to get marks of over 110 points (out of 120 possible points) on his math tests. But during last semester"s final exams, his math score was only 90 points.
It was a shock. "I didn"t know what happened," said Lin, who kept feeling nervous and frustrated about math during the following month.
Like Lin, many of us have setbacks (挫折) in life. What would you do to deal with these setbacks? Would you just let them be and give up?
Lin chose to face his problem. His parents and teacher also gave him help. After some hard work he now gets marks between 100 and110 points on his math tests. Although he still isn"t at his original (原来的) level, Lin doesn"t panic anymore.
"Don"t be scared by setbacks," he said. "You will beat it."
Chen Xingzhu in Shenzhen also has a story to tell. The 15-year-old girl is not good at doing sit-ups (仰卧起坐), which is necessary for the coming high school PE entrance exam. One has to do at least 35 sit-ups in a minute to pass the test. Most of Chen"s classmates can do 40. However, Chen could only do 20.
Feeling worried, Chen decided to do something. She did sit-ups for half an hour every day after school. Now, after a month, she can do 30 sit-ups a minute.
"I finally found what made me slow through continuous practice and then improved little by little," said Chen. "I believe next month I will be able to do 40!"
小题1: What problem did Lin Yijian have recently?| A．He used to get high marks. | | B．He did well in math. | | C．He did not so well as before in math. | | D．He had no time to study math. |
小题2:According to the passage, which is NOT true among the following statements?| A．Lin chose to face his problems. | | B．His parents and teachers also helped him. | | C．After some hard work, he now gets marks over 110 points. | | D．Lin faced his problems instead of giving up. |
小题3:What problems does Chen Xingzhu have according to the passage?| A．He is also not good at math. | | B．He is also not good at PE. | | C．He is also not good at sit-ups. | | D．He is also not good at PE entrance exam. |
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