Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any “secrets” to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama’s “back to school” speech. Here is an excerpt(摘录) from his speech.
I know that sometimes, you get the sense that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through rapping (饶舌音乐) or basketball or being a TV star, when chances are, you’re not going to be any of those things.
But the truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject you study. Not all the homework will seem completely important to your life right this minute. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try.
That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures. JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots (投篮) during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat you—you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.
No one’s born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit(承认) when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.
And even when you’re struggling, even when you’re discouraged (泄气), and you feel like other people have given up on you—don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.
小题1:Why does Barack Obama mention (提到) JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the fourth paragraph?| A．To compare these two famous persons. | | B．To explain that writing and sports are difficult skills. | | C．To show that the two persons were treated unfairly. | | D．To prove that failure is the mother of success. |
小题2:Which of the following statements is NOT true?| A．No one can be successful without working hard. | | B．Failure can be good if you treat it in a right way. | | C．Those who believe in themselves shouldn’t ask others for help. | | D．One should try his best to make his dream come true. |
小题3:Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?| A．One should change his mind when others give honest advice to him. | | B．One should believe in himself no matter what difficulty he is faced with. | | C．One doesn’t have to work hard when he has failed several times. | | D．One doesn’t have to take others’ advice when they get away from him. |
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小题1:D
小题1:C
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小题1:根据. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures.及本段描述,可知选D,来证明失败是成功之母.
小题1:根据No one’s born being good at things. 没有人生来什么都会.可知选C,相信自己的人不应该向他人求助.
小题1:本句句意为: 而且当你去奋斗的时候,甚至当你没有了勇气了的时候,你感觉别人放弃了你的时候,请不要放弃你自己.故选B,不管面临什么样的困难,人都要相信自己. |
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One will feel happy when others flatter( 奉承) him in his face. It is said that the best way of flattering someone is to give him a “top hat” 31 .
A student was going to leave the capital to become 32 official (官员) in a city far away. Before he started, he came to say 33 to his teacher.
“It is 34 job to be a good official.” his teacher said. “ you must be strict 35 yourself and never be careless.”
“Don’t worry about me, sir.” The student answered. “I have already 36 anyone hundred top hats, which will 37 those people quite happy.”
“But we are really gentlemen! 38 could a real gentleman do such a thing ? ” His teacher was a bit _39 . “ Never forget 40 I taught you in class!”
“ 41 are always right, sir. I also hate such things. But, sir, 42 no one really gentleman like you can be seen in the world now.” said the student. It seemed that he had to do so.
43 hearing this, the teacher was pleased. “What you said is true!”
“I have 44 one top hat already. Now I have ninety-nine 45 .” the student said to his friend later on when he asked the student what he had talked with the teacher about.
小题1:A. to dress B. dressing C. wearing D to wear
| 小题3: | | A．hello | B．goodbye | C．OK | D．thanks |
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| 小题4: | | A．not an easy | B．not easy | C．a good | D．difficult |
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| 小题6: | | A．made | B．bought | C．prepared | D．repaired |
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| 小题9: | | A．pleased | B．angry | C．excited | D．sorry |
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| 小题12: | | A．hardly | B．about | C．almost | D．nearly |
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| 小题13: | | A．Before | B．After | C．Because | D．If |
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| 小题14: | | A．sent out | B．bought | C．sold | D．borrowed |
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| 小题15: | | A．left | B．already | C．yet | D．else |
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Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联系） red with a strong feeling like 46 . Red is used for signs of 47 , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of 48 in autumn. People say orange is a 49 color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of __50__. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in __51__. People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people __52__ two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and __53__. Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be __54__. Those who like to be with __55 _ like red. The cool colors are __56_ and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to __57 _ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good __58_ for a living room or a __59_ . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. __60 colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.
| 小题1: | | A．sadness | B．anger | C．administration | D．smile |
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| 小题2: | | A．roads | B．ways | C．danger | D．places |
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| 小题3: | | A．land | B．leaves | C．grass | D．mountains |
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| 小题4: | | A．lively | B．dark | C．noisy | D．frightening |
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| 小题5: | | A．moonlight | B．light | C．sunlight | D．stars |
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| 小题6: | | A．summer | B．spring | C．autumn | D．winter |
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| 小题7: | | A．speak | B．say | C．talk about | D．tell |
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| 小题8: | | A．green | B．yellow | C．white | D．gray |
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| 小题9: | | A．calm | B．sleepy | C．active | D．helpful |
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| 小题10: | | A．the other | B．another | C．other one | D．others |
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| 小题11: | | A．black | B．green | C．golden | D．yellow |
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| 小题12: | | A．go round | B．go by | C．go off | D．go along |
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| 小题13: | | A．one | B．way | C．fact | D．matter |
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| 小题14: | | A．factory | B．classroom | C．restaurant | D．hospital |
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| 小题15: | | A．Different | B．Cool | C．Warm | D．All |
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Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they had very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.
Feb. 10,2007
| 5:00
| Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel, packed bags. Took taxi
to airport.
| 7:30
| Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather.
| 8:30
| Plane landed. Waited for luggage for half an hour. Signed for fans
at the airport.
| 9:45
| Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest.
| 10:00
| Started out to attend the meeting with fans and give an interview
to the local reporters.
| 11:00
| Went to radio station to attend the live show.
| 12:00
| Had lunch with local producer.
| 13:00
| Went to the theatre and reported for the night’s show. The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band did poorly.
| 17:00
| Back to hotel. Tried to have a rest. Still worried about the band.
| 18:00
| Had supper, but eat little.
| 18:30
| Went to theatre again and got read for show.
| 19:00
| Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome. The band improved a little.
| 22:00
| Show was over. Very tired from it.
| 23:00
| Bach to hotel. Took a bath. Too exited to sleep, so watched TV.
| 0:00
| Fell a sleep, with TV on.
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小题1:According to the chart, the pop star was a_____. | A．singer | B．dancer | C．player | D．pianist |
小题2:According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at ______.小题3:How long did he spend on his way to the place his performance?| A．one hour | B．Two hours | | C．four hours and three quarters | D．One hour and a quarter. |
小题4:At the radio station, the pop star ______ .| A．Showed fans how to become famous | | B．gave a performance on the air | | C．met fans and singed for them | | D．told people how he lived his life |
小题5:From this passage, we get to know that _____.| A．not all people like pop stars | | B．pop stars have their own bands | | C．fans are troublesome for pop stars | | D．to be a pop stars is not all fun |
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It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money, but you can still afford the gifts because your loved ones will enjoy them. This concern (忧虑) is becoming greater and greater theses days. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.
Hit the sales. No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get a good deal (交易) on Black Friday ( the first Friday at Christmas time). It’s surely very difficult to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal. But sometimes it can be well worth. Many retailers (零售商) offer specials all through the day. Some even offer online Black Friday specials, so we may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.
Read advertisements regularly. Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers will be hungry for business. They will try their best to get us into the store. Please read the weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers from time to time. We may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.
Shop online. Some of us don’t like running from store to store to get the best price on the perfect gift. Some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all, and then, we can do online shopping.
The world of online shopping makes it possible for us to visit all the major retailers and some
specialty stores on the Internet. We can find exactly what we are looking for at the best possible price without even having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping, it will always take us a long time to wait if we want to get the perfect gift.
小题1: The underlined word “specials” in Paragraph 2 means______. 小题2:We can have more choices to get a good deal ______. | A．on the Internet | B．in specialty stores | C．from salesmen | D．from retailers |
小题3:In this passage the writer wants to ______. | A．tell us to shop online | | B．tell us the best way to do shopping | | C．show us how hard it is to do Christmas shopping | | D．give us advice on how to get a good deal at Christmas time |
小题4: From the passage we can infer (推断) that ______. | A．people are surely able to get a good deal on Friday | | B．it is possible for people to buy the perfect Christmas gifts with less money | | C．retailers will be hungry because they are busy selling Christmas gifts | | D．with traditional Christmas shopping, people can’t buy the perfect gifts |
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When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __36__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.
On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __41__! I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__...
As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.
| 小题1: | | A．talked | B．spoke | C．said | D．told |
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| 小题2: | | A．hardly | B．quickly | C．slowly | D．easily |
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| 小题3: | | A．guitar | B．gift | C．cake | D．card |
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| 小题4: | | A．rushed | B．rode | C．climbed | D．came |
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| 小题6: | | A．exciting | B．interesting | C．relaxing | D．disappointing |
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| 小题7: | | A．liked | B．hated | C．hurt | D．thanked |
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| 小题9: | | A．got in | B．got on | C．got off | D．got up |
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| 小题10: | | A．surprised | B．excited | C．happy | D．bad |
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| 小题11: | | A．look ahead | B．look back | C．come up | D．come down |
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| 小题12: | | A．anything | B．nothing | C．something | D．everything |
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| 小题13: | | A．love | B．money | C．friendship | D．knowledge |
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| 小题14: | | A．idea | B．news | C．advice | D．story |
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| 小题15: | | A．spends | B．costs | C．pays | D．offers |
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