题目
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“Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known that the last time I had talked to him would be the last time. If I had only known that, I would have said to him, ‘Jim, I love you and I’m always so proud of you.’ I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he had brought to the lives of the people who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, his laughter, and his genuine love to other people.
“When I put all the good things on the scale and try to balance them with all the irritating (恼人的) things such as the radio that was always too loud, the haircut that wasn’t to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., I find that the irritations really don’t amount to much.
“I won’t get another chance to tell my son all that I would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear as if it may be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jim was the morning of the day when he died. He called me to say, ‘Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. You have to go to work now. Bye.’ That day, he gave me something to treasure forever. ”
If there is any purpose at all for Jim’s death, maybe it is to make others appreciate life more and to tell people, especially family members, that they should take the time to let each other know just how much they care. You may never have another chance. Do it today!
小题1:Who was Jim?
A.The child of the Tyners’. | B.The writer’s relative. |
C.The president of a school board. | D.An official of a school. |
A.The learning difficulty. | B.The physical problems. |
C.The psychological problems. | D.The communication difficulty. |
A.He was always sad about his school marks. |
B.His parents always scolded him about his bad school marks. |
C.His study needed more attention from his parents and teachers. |
D.He was killed in a car accident. |
A.memorize her son |
B.teach parents to appreciate their children |
C.teach children how to be good boys |
D.give some advice on how to deal with children’s problems |
答案
小题1:A
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B
解析
小题1:根据Polly’s son, Jim, had great difficulty in school. 及前文描述,可知选A
小题1:根据下文and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers. But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room. His parents knew his difficulties, 及上文描述,可知指的学习上的困难,故选A
小题1:根据and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers 可知选C
小题1:根据第二段‘Jim, I love you and I’m always so proud of you.’ I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he had brought to the lives of the people who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, his laughter, and his genuine love to other people. 及下文描述,可知这篇短文告诉我们的是不要只顾给孩子施加压力,重要的是要学会欣赏他们,故选B
核心考点
试题【When I was an official of a school in Palo Alto, California, Polly Tyner, the pr】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
In such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our point of view. When we persuade, we want to influence how others believe and behave. We may not always prevail— other points of view may be more persuasive, depending on the listener, the situation, and the merits of the case. But when we practice the art of persuasion, we try to ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves.
Some people, however, object to the very idea of persuasion. They may regard it as an unwelcome interruption into their lives. Just the opposite, we believe that persuasion is unavoidable — to live is to persuade. Persuasion may be ethical(合乎道义的)or unethical, selfless or selfish, inspiring or degrading. Persuaders may enlighten our minds or catch our vulnerability(弱点). Ethical persuasion, however, calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners. Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make. Therefore, the most basic part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practice the other.
Beyond its personal importance to us, persuasion is necessary to society. The right to persuade and be persuaded is the bedrock of the American political system, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution(美国宪法).
小题1:According to the passage, persuasion means ________.
A.changing others’ point of view |
B.exercising power over other people |
C.getting other people to consider your point of view |
D.getting people to agree with you and do what you want |
A.win | B.fail | C.speak | D.listen |
A.a danger to society | B.difficult to do well |
C.unwelcome behavior | D.never successful |
A.people’s different opinions towards persuasion |
B.the reasons why people persuade |
C.that persuasion is both good and bad |
D.that persuasion is important and it is all around us |
For me, it’s just a matter of education, good manners, and common sense. If I go to a beautiful place, it is because I want to enjoy nature. I can do it, but without bothering (打扰) other people.
Nowadays, that’s the biggest problem. People disturb other people, first with the ringing of their cellphones and then with their conversations because they usually speak very loudly. Not everybody in a public place should have to listen to private conversations (私人谈话). Even more annoying, you hear just one part of the conversation.
People need to learn how to use cellphones correctly. If there is an emergency (紧急情况),cellphones are acceptable, but remember that just a few years ago few people had cellphones and the whole society survived!
But again, not everybody wants to listen to other people’s private conversations. It’s like smoking. People don’t want to be bothered by smokers. Our society has to learn to respect other people.
Sometimes when you are talking to someone, that person interrupts the conversation because of a cellphone call, without saying “I’m sorry.” That is bad manners. They don’t know how to respect other people. It’s just common sense! But our society is sometimes so “common senseless!” So, we have to write some rules to prohibit(禁止)cellphone use in some places.
小题1:What could be the best title for the passage?
A.Cellphone Manners Are a Must | B.How to Use Cellphones |
C.Don’t Disturb Others | D.The Popularity (流行) of Cellphones |
A.People are disturbed by those who use cellphones. |
B.People can’t hear the other part of the conversation. |
C.Private conversations are carried out on cellphones. |
D.Not everyone uses a cellphone in public places. |
A.smoking also does harm to other people’s health |
B.people don’t want to listen to others talk |
C.people don’t want to be bothered by cellphone talkers |
D.some people don’t want others to smoke |
A.If we interrupt the conversation with a cellphone call, we should say sorry. |
B.Some of the cellphone users don’t have good manners. |
C.Before using cellphones, we must know how to respect others. |
D.People who use cellphones are not interested in beautiful scenery at all. |
Helen Lee took a 70% cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge. Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions. Some areas of inquiry have few prospects of a commercial return, and Lee’s is one of them.
The impact of a salary cut is probably less severe for a scientist in the early stages of a career. Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a pharmaceutical (制药的) company before returning to university as a post-doctoral researcher. He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual opportunities.
Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more significant, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition (转换) to academia more attractive, according to Lee. Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and negotiate contracts. They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role that will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development. “Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career. So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.”
小题1:By “a one-way street” (Line 1, Para. 1), the author means ________.
A.university researchers know little about the commercial world |
B.there is little exchange between industry and academia |
C.few industrial scientists would quit to work in a university |
D.few university professors are willing to do industrial research |
A.Flexible work hours. | B.Her research interests. |
C.Her preference for the lifestyle on campus. | D.Prospects of academic accomplishments. |
A.do financially more rewarding work | B.raise his status in the academic world |
C.enrich his experience in medical research | D.exploit better intellectual opportunities |
A.Increase its graduates’ competitiveness in the job market. |
B.Develop its students’ potential in research. |
C.Help it to obtain financial support from industry. |
D.Gear its research towards practical applications. |
Her point is that blind luck is very rare. You may have to be lucky to find a good job these days but that does not mean you should sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you. If you’ re a Chinese,you may already be familiar with the tale of a farmer waiting by a tree stump (树桩) for a rabbit to run out and break its neck.
A book by the UK psychologist Richard Wiseman, called The Luck Factor, argues we can all make ourselves luckier. It’ s not about going to a temple to burn some incense (香) in hopes that the gods will give you good fortune; it’ s practical advice you can follow each day.
Wiseman conducted an experiment as part of his studies. First he divided volunteers into two groups:those who said they were lucky in life and those who said they were not. He gave everyone a newspaper and asked them to look through it to count how many photographs it had inside. On average, the unlucky people took about two minutes to count the photographs while the lucky people took just seconds. Why? On the second page of the newspaper, a command, “Stop counting. There are 43 photographs in this newspaper,” was written in big letters. The unlucky people mostly did not spot the message.
It’s easy to compare this situation to a young person looking for jobs in a local paper. They might search so hard for one type of position that they miss an even better opportunity. People who are “lucky”, in fact, keep an open mind and don’t go through the same routine every day.
I first came to China in 2002 when it was considered a rather strange thing to do. Like many foreigners,my plan was to teach English for one year. Seven years later, and still here, I’ ve had many great opportunities such as writing for newspapers and magazines. I did not dream these would have been possible. I’ ve also never been sick, had an accident, got into a fight or had problems with the police. Coincidence(巧合)? After reading about Professor Wiseman’ s studies I think not.
As Wiseman advises, I usually trust my own judgment. Your friends and parents may give you advice based on rational (理性)thinking, but it’s important to consider how you feel about each choice you make. Your feeling acts as a warning for a potential (潜在)problem.
Finally, try to turn bad luck into good. Even if you do fall down and break a leg, the time spent at home can be used wisely to study English.
小题1:Which of the following proverbs most agrees with the writer’ s point?
A.Make the best of a bad job. |
B.Rome was not built in a day. |
C.All is not gold that glitters. |
D.A good heart conquers ill fortune. |
A.She became famous through her family background. |
B.She was very lucky and seldom suffered setbacks (挫折)in her life. |
C.She is a British talk show host. |
D.She became successful by her own effort. |
A.luck is in your own hand |
B.bad luck can turn into good |
C.you should not sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you |
D.man can conquer nature |
A.lucky people are quick-minded |
B.unlucky people are slow to read |
C.lucky people often have an open mind |
D.unlucky people are more creative |
A.discover | B.mark | C.make | D.receive |
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小题1:Which magazine gives buyers the cheapest price according to the advertisements?
A.The New Yorker | B.Playboy | C.Nick | D.Lucky |
A.It supplies much entertainment for women and children. |
B.It contains many outstanding novels and cartoons. |
C.It is famous for beautiful pictures of beautiful women. |
D.There’s much detailed information on how to find new products on the market. |
A. A. The New Yorker B. Lucky C. Nick D. Playboy
小题4:What information is contained in all the four magazines?
A.Sports | B.Entertainment | C.News | D.Trends |
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