It is common and usual to see people freak out when they face challenges in their life. We all pass in different life problems and challenges. No one is free of life problems. Only a dead man faces no problem. As long as you are alive, challenges are everywhere.
How do you face problems and challenges in your life? Problems and challenges are the building blocks of your personality. They make you who you are. Besides, whether what happened in your life builds or destructs you depends on how you look at it. If you take your problems as troubles, they will be troubles and may cause destruction. If you take them as constructive tools, you are going to be built up on them.
Problems are everywhere. No one can avoid them. And they are good too. They open up a different look and opportunity if you are willing to see. When you face troubles, do not frustrate or freak out. Just cool yourself to think in a different direction. Think in a positive way. Every problem has its own good as well as bad sides. Focus on the good one. Look at the bright side.
Besides, there is always a good person, perhaps your mom or dad, or one of your friends, right beside you who can turn everything into your best if you are willing to turn to them. No matter what happens, they will be there to help you. Trust them and they will never let you down. All you need to know is that you are loved wherever you are.
小题1:What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “freak out” in Paragraph 1?| A．Feel shy. | B．Stay calm. | C．Keep up. | D．Feel upset. |
小题2:In Paragraph 2, the writer implies that ______.| A．problems cause troubles | | B．attitude is everything | | C．challenges can be avoided | | D．personalities are built on failures |
小题3:According to the last paragraph, when we"re in trouble, we ______.| A．can only depend on our parents | | B．are not alone | | C．should only believe ourselves | | D．are not confident |
小题4:What’s the writer’s purpose to write the passage?| A．To encourage. | B．To compare. | C．To prove. | D．To explain. |
小题5:What can be the best title of the passage?| A．How to Avoid Problems | | B．Challenges Are Everywhere | | C．Face Your Challenges Bravely | | D．You Are Loved Wherever You Are |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C |
文章讲述的我们的态度决定着我们面临的困难的解决，鼓励读者要积极乐观的面对。
小题1:猜测词义题。根据后面的face challenges 可知，人们会变得心烦。
小题2:推理判断题，根据How do you face problems and challenges in your life? Problems and challenges are the building blocks of your personality. They make you who you are和f you take your problems as troubles, they will be troubles and may cause destruction. If you take them as constructive tools, you are going to be built up on them可知，我们的态度决定着一切。
小题3:推理判断题，根据No matter what happens, they will be there to help you. Trust them and they will never let you down. All you need to know is that you are loved wherever you are可知，每当你又困难的时候，总是有人会帮助你，你不是孤单的。
小题4:推理判断题。根据全文可知作者是在鼓励读者面对困难时候，要采用积极地态度。
小题5:主旨大意题。作者通过文章鼓励读者积极面对困难，挑战，所以选择C |
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试题【It is common and usual to see people freak out when they face challenges in thei】；主要考察你对
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Japanese students work very hard but many are very unhappy. They feel great pressure from their parents to do well in school and in college. Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have successful future. Although this may be good advice for those who are very bright, it can have very bad results for many students who are not quick enough at learning.
Unfortunately, a number of students actually kill themselves. Others are after comfort in using drugs. Some students, however, do bad things with groups of bad people and turn to crime. Many of them have tried very hard at school but, in spite of all their tries, have failed in certain examinations and have disappointed their parents. Such students feel that they are less important than everyone else they meet and leave school before they finish their study.
It is surprising that although most Japanese parents are anxious for their children to do well at school, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are unable to help their children with their lessons and that it is the teachers’ job to help their children.
To make matter worse, a lot of parents send their children to special schools called juku-cram schools. These schools are open during the evenings and on weekends, and their only purpose is to prepare students to pass exams; they do not try to educate students in any real sense of the world. Thus comes a shock to realize that almost three quarters of the junior high school students attend these cram schools.
Ordinary Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the length of students’ hair to their clothes and things in their school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules often lead to a feeling of being unsafe and being unable to fit into society. They believe that no sense of moral(道德) values is developed and that students are given neither guidance nor training in becoming good citizens.
小题1:Many Japanese students are unhappy at school because .| A．the school work is too much | | B．their teachers are too strict with them | | C．their parents put much pressure on them | | D．they can’t get on well with their friends |
小题2:How many unexpected things will some of Japanese students do when they are not doing well in their studies?小题3:What’s some experts’ opinion about Japanese school rules?| A．They are a set of effective rules. | | B．They can help the students to be useful persons. | | C．They are bad for the development of each student. | | D．They stress the importance of sense of moral values. |
小题4:According to the third paragraph, who have not tried their best?| A．The schools. | B．The students. | | C．The teachers. | D．The parents. |
小题5:choose the best title for this passage:
A. Poor students in Japan
B. poor students in campus in Japan
C. wrong educational system in Japan
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Famous centenarians (百岁老人) still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire. "Those who stand still, die," is one of Oliveira"s favorite phrases. He knows from experience what it means, as the Portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession. Every year, Oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project. "You have to work, work, work in order to forget that death is not far away," he said. When asked about his age, Oliveira said with some humility: "It"s down to mother nature. It gave to me what it took from others."
Being both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to do with character. Not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to train the brain are essential for senior citizens.
Along with the architect Oscar Niemeyer (103), Nobel laureate Montalcini (101) and director Kurt Maetzig (100), Oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of a listless elderly generation.
Another master in his profession is the architect Oscar Niemeyer. The 103-year-old Brazilian is best known for his futuristic-looking buildings in Brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the poor. "The role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of architecture that serves everyone and not just a privileged few," said Niemeyer recently. He spends almost every day working in his office in Copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on ideas: After a gallbladder (胆囊) operation he composed a samba tune (桑巴舞曲) in the clinic.
Another man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old Heesters. The Dutch-born opera singer spent most of his life performing in Germany, where he still works. Recently Heesters said: "I want to be at least 108-years-old." He also plans to keep performing. "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?" Heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is looking for a "good stage role".
Italian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has described the force that keeps driving her on: "Progress is created through imperfection." In 1986 she and her lab colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on nerve growth factor. She"s convinced that humans grow on challenges.
With so many brilliant examples given, we can see clearly that age is no barrier to some high achievers.
小题1:From the first two paragraphs, we can see ______. | A．being active at 102 is achievable for everybody | | B．Oliveira owes his long life to his mother’s help | | C．being fit in old age is a matter of luck and character | | D．social skills and wisdom are difficult for the senior |
小题2:How many centenarians are mentioned in this passage?小题3:By saying "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?” in Paragraph 5, Heesters shows us he ________.| A．wants to sit or lie in comfort | | B．is waiting for people to pick him up | | C．is willing to work till he dies | | D．prefers to give performance at home |
小题4:In the passage so many examples were given to show ________.| A．old age is a big problem if you want to succeed | | B．as a senior citizen, you have to be open-minded and optimistic | | C．old people should never think of themselves as old | | D．old age cannot prevent a great person from achieving a lot |
小题5:In the writer’s opinion, the architect Oscar Niemeyer is not ________.| A．intelligent | B．pessimistic | C．positive | D．diligent |
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We all know that some things are obviously right. For example, it is right to be 1 to other people. It is also right to look after the environment. Some things are 2 wrong, too. For instance, we should not hurt or bully(欺负) others, nor should we litter. Rules often tell us what is right or wrong.
Rules can help the public make the right 3 ,and remain safe. Car drivers have to obey traffic regulations that tell them the right things to do on the road to avoid crashes. Cyclists who give signals before turning or stopping help prevent 4 .
If people follow rules without taking other matters into consideration, it will be 5 for them to form what is sometimes called a “black and white” view. For example, they may believe that people should always tell the truth, and that lying is 6 acceptable. Such people always stick to their views, even if it means that they may get into 7 .
Sometimes it may not be so easy to know 8 what is right or wrong. Some people choose not to eat meat because they believe that it is 9 to eat animals, but others argue that they can eat meat and 10 be kind to animals; some insist that stealing is always wrong, but others think that one does not need to feel to 11 when stealing some food to eat, if lives in a really poor area and he is 12 . Rules help us live together in harmony, because they show us the right way to 13 other. However, some people argue that rules may be 14 , having observed that rules change all the time , and that some schools have some regulations and other have different ones ----so who is to 15 what is right ?
| 小题1: | | A．kind | B．sensitive | C．fair | D．generous |
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| 小题2: | | A．equally | B．slightly | C．clearly | D．increasingly |
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| 小题3: | | A．suggestion | B．conclusions | C．turns | D．choices |
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| 小题4: | | A．accidents | B．mistakes | C．falls | D．deaths |
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| 小题5: | | A．interesting | B．vital | C．easy | D．valuable |
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| 小题6: | | A．seldom | B．rarely | C．merely | D．never |
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| 小题7: | | A．trouble | B．power | C．prison | D．control |
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| 小题8: | | A．roughly | B．eventually | C．deliberately | D．exactly |
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| 小题9: | | A．awful | B．cruel | C．unhealthy | D．unnecessary |
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| 小题10: | | A．still | B．even | C．later | D．somehow |
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| 小题11: | | A．nervous | B．anxious | C．afraid | D．guilty |
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| 小题12: | | A．begging | B．staving | C．growing | D．wandering |
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| 小题13: | | A．follow | B．instruct | C．treat | D．protect |
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| 小题14: | | A．disgusting | B．confusing | C．unsafe | D．unimportant |
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| 小题15: | | A．predict | B．explain | C．decide | D．consider |
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In Europe, many people make friends between their countries through town twinning. Town or city twinning means two towns in different countries agree and decide to become “twins” with a sister-city relationship.
The people find pen friends in the twin town. They exchange newspapers and stamps. The school teachers discuss teaching methods with the teachers in the twin town. Officials visit the twin town for celebrations. Ordinary people travel to the twin town, too, but not very often if it is far away.
Sometimes, schools even exchange their classes for two or three weeks! For example, German middle school students study for a while at the school in their twin town in Britain, staying with British families. A few months later, their British friends come to study in Germany.
Many British towns are so pleased with the results of the twinning that they set out to find more than one twin town!
Tonbridge, a small town in Kent, for example, has twin towns in both Germany and France. Richmond near London has relationships with Germany, France and even a town in a Balkan(巴尔干半岛的) country!
Town twinning can help make friends. It helps students improve their language skill, and also helps people to understand the differences between nations.
小题1:Which is the best title for the passage?| A．Town Twinning | | B．Friendly Towns | | C．Exchanging Teachers and Students | | D．Peace and Understanding |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．Twin towns exchange newspapers and stamps. | | B．Twin towns exchange business skill. | | C．Schools in twin towns exchange classes for a period of time. | | D．Ordinary people travel to the twin town. |
小题3:Twin towns develop ____________.| A．between European countries and China | | B．in the English-speaking countries only | | C．in the same country | | D．between different countries |
小题4:How many countries are mentioned in this passage?小题5:One of the advantages of town twinning is to ________. | A．earn more money | | B．set up schools | | C．improve students’ language skills | | D．develop industry and agriculture |
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During the summer holidays there will be a revised schedule of services for the students. Changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged, will be posted each Wednesday outside of the student club.
In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 pm.
All students who want to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card. This announcement will also appear in the next week’s student newspaper.
小题1:The main purpose of this announcement is to ________.| A．tell students of important schedule changes | | B．show the excellent services for students | | C．tell students of new bus and library services | | D．ask students to renew their library cards |
小题2:At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall?| A．8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 | B．8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 | | C．8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00 | D．8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:30 |
小题3:Times for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because ________.| A．they are not to be announced | B．the full list is not ready | | C．they are hard to arrange | D．the full list is too long |
小题4: In the summer holidays, the library will have __________.| A．no special hours | | B．special hours on weekdays | | C．special hours on weekends | | D．special hours both on weekdays and weekends |
小题5:We may infer that during the summer holidays ________.| A．The library will continue its usual hours on weekdays | | B．students will stay in the university | | C．there will be a concert or film once a week | | D．no breakfast will be served on weekends |
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