What kind of person becomes an addict? Someone 21 , with a lot of friends; or someone who is 22 from the rest, with only a few friends, or none at all? The 23 I am trying to make is that anyone can become an addict.
The only way that I 24 this out was by becoming an addict myself. I used to be a guy who was 25 in the popular crowd. Right before high school began, I started being 26 by most of my friends. I had never lived with the 27 that I had no friends, so I did almost anything to 28 the two good friends I still had. One of the things I did was 29 drugs for the first time. This was a big 30 from the way I lived when I was younger. I was a(n) 31 , and the last thing I thought I would get into was drugs. Drugs 32 me from being the best sports player I could be.
I 33 to smoke drugs after I entered high school because that was what my new "cool" friends were 34 . The next three years were filled with many 35 , I was arrested twice, and lost my license for two years. This made me sad and 36 .
I realized I could not live this way; I must stop the 37 of using drugs.
Since then, my 38 and actions have changed and so has my direction in life. I do see a future in water skiing. 39, I haven’t killed my chance in 40 . I know that I must keep a clear head first. Keep Coming Back. It works if you work it.
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| 小题3: | | A．point | B．sense | C．subject | D．promise |
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| 小题4: | | A．brought | B．figured | C．held | D．kept |
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| 小题5: | | A．always | B．seldom | C．almost | D．already |
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| 小题6: | | A．known | B．attracted | C．preferred | D．rejected |
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| 小题7: | | A．doubt | B．hope | C．fear | D．danger |
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| 小题8: | | A．meet | B．keep | C．leave | D．move |
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| 小题9: | | A．collect | B．buy | C．try | D．check |
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| 小题10: | | A．chance | B．change | C．decision | D．advance |
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| 小题11: | | A．doctor | B．teenager | C．amateur | D．athlete |
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| 小题12: | | A．prevented | B．protected | C．discouraged | D．sheltered |
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| 小题16: | | A．lonely | B．afraid | C．confused | D．depressed |
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| 小题17: | | A．manner | B．habit | C．spread | D．approach |
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| 小题18: | | A．position | B．heart | C．attitude | D．speech |
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| 小题19: | | A．Virtually | B．Hopefully | C．Similarly | D．Luckily |
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【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。吸毒成瘾的人要么从耍酷开始，要么从吸引朋友开始。“我”描述了自己的吸毒经历，戒毒后重新步入体坛的故事。告诫人们在行动之前一定要有清醒的头脑。
小题1:C 由后面的with a lot of friends可推知，此处为“受人欢迎的”(popular)。
小题1:D 由后面的定语with only a few friends...及与前面的对比关系可推知应选different。
小题1:A make a point表示“立论，证明论点”。句意为：我要证明的论点是任何人都有可能成为瘾君子。
小题1:B figure out表示“领会到，断定”。句意为：我领会到这一点是通过我自己成为瘾君子的经历。
小题1:A 由下文的I had never lived with...可推知作者以前“一直是一个很受欢迎的人”。
小题1:D “我”以前很受同伴的欢迎，进入中学前情况发生了改变，由此可推知是被朋友“拒绝”。
小题1:C 没有了朋友肯定令“我”“恐惧不安”，然后才有下文的吸毒经历。
小题1:B “我”不惜一切代价，“愿意做几乎一切事情”，目的是为了“保住”仅有的两个好朋友。
小题1:C 由后面的for the first time可知应为try drugs。
小题1:B “我”有了第一次吸毒经历之后，自然会感觉到生活发生了巨大的“变化”。
小题1:D 从本段最后一句话中的from being the best sports player I could be可推知“我”过去是“运动员”。
小题1:A 句意为：毒品使我无法成为我可能成为的最好的运动员。表示“阻止某人做某事”应用prevent sb.from doing sth.。
小题1:C “我”进入中学之后，由于那些爱耍酷的新朋友对吸毒感兴趣，于是继续吸毒，因而用continue to do sth.。
小题1:B be into表示“对……感兴趣”。
小题1:A 由下文I was arrested twice...可推知“我”的生活在接下来的三年中充满了“坎坷”。
小题1:D 和sad并列的表示情绪的词应是depressed，表示“沮丧的，忧郁的”。
小题1:B 人们说吸毒成性，实际指的是一种习惯。“我”意识到自己要停止这种吸毒的“习惯”。
小题1:C 由后面的and actions have changed可推知只有“态度”改变了，行动才会改变。
小题1:D 由后文中的I haven’t killed my chance可知“幸运的是”“我”没有失去机会。
小题1:A 由前一句I do see a future in water skiing.可推知“我”没有失掉的是“体育运动方面的”机会。 |
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试题【What kind of person becomes an addict? Someone 21 , with a lot of friends; or 】；主要考察你对
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Sports is not only physically challenging, but it can also mentally challenging. Criticism（批评）from coaches(trainers), parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological, and research has showed that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.
The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware(realize), at all times, that their feedback（反馈）to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents’ and coaches’ criticisms to heart and find a flaw（缺陷） in themselves.
Coaches and parents should also be cautious(careful) that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today’s youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on(pay more attention to) the outcome and find fault with youngsters’ performances. Positive reinforcement should be provided in spite of the outcome. Research shows that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress(pressure), which can lead to burnout.
小题1:According to the passage sport is positive for young people in that | A．it can help them learn more about society | | B．it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves | | C．it enables them to find flaws in themselves | | D．it can provide them with valuable experiences |
小题2:According to the passage parents and coaches should | A．help children to win every game | | B．pay more attention to letting children enjoy sports | | C．enable children to understand the positive aspect of sports | | D．train children to deal with stress |
小题3:The author’s purpose in writing the passage is | A．to persuade young children not to worry about criticism | | B．to emphasize the importance of positive reinforcement to children | | C．to discuss the skill of combing criticism with encouragement | | D．to teach young athletes how to avoid burnout |
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Birds don’t need lessons in building nests. Fish don’t need coaching to learn how to swim. All animals have instincts. They’re born with natural abilities to do certain things. Wild animals also learn by copying their parents and practicing. And pets learn through training.
But instincts and training aren’t the only keys to animals’ behavior. Scientists say animals’ thoughts and feelings also influence their actions. Animals often make choices, plans, and sensible changes. They can help others and solve problems. Some even make and use tools!
If animals could talk, what would they say about their thoughts and feelings? A gorilla (大猩猩) born in captivity (关在笼子里) has helped answer that question. Koko, a gorilla, was taught to use sign language . She has learned hundreds of words!
Koko once had a pet cat she named All Ball. “Koko love Ball,” she signed. “Soft good cat.” One time, she blamed the cat for biting her by signing “You bad dirty toilet!” When her pet died, Koko cried. “Sad for sleeping cat,” she signed.
Koko calls herself “fine animal gorilla”. She uses sign language to argue, joke , and ask and answer questions.
“Most animals can’t use words to tell us their thoughts,” says Dr. Jonathan Balcombe. “But Koko shows us that animals have their own ideas and feelings.” Dr. Balcombe is a scientist at the Humane Society of the United States. He says there’s even more to discover about animals through field studies. In field studies, people watch animals in their natural environment.
“Scientists who study animals’ natural behaviors learn how animals live and think,” Balcombe says. “That knowledge can help others respect every animal who shares the planet with us.”
小题1:The underlined word “instincts” in the first paragraph probably refers to the ability that _____.| A．animals copy their parents | B．animals learn by practicing | | C．animals are born with | D．animals learn throu gh training |
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I work as a volunteer（志愿者）for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 36 him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 37. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too 38 for a 17-year-old. Then, on Day three, as we were 39 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned（咧嘴笑）, “Pretty hard. ”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 40 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized （着迷）. He couldn’t stop 41 . Later he said 42. “I wish I could speak French.” I was 43－this from a boy who hated and 44 French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he 45 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed（活泼起来）.
46 , the moment that really took 47 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was 48 a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 49 . Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 50 to become part of the leadership of the 51 .
Learning her story, Barrett was as 52 as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a 53 of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 54 as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This 55 achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.
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If you look for a book as a present for a child, you will be spoiled for choice even in a year when there is no new Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling’s wizard is not alone: the past decade has been a harvest for good children’s books, which has set off a large quantity of films and in turn led to increased sales of classics such as The Lord of the Rings.
Yet despite that, reading is increasingly unpopular among children. According to statistics, in 1997 23% said they didn’t like reading at all. In 2003, 35% did. And around 6% of children leave primary school each year unable to read properly.
Maybe the decline is caused by the increasing availability（可利用性）of computer games. Maybe the books boom（繁荣）has affected only the top of the educational pile. Either way, Chancellor Gordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class. In his pre-budget（预算） report, he announced the national project of Reading Recovery to help the children struggling most.
Reading Recovery is aimed at six-year-olds, who receive four months of individual daily half- hour classes with a specially trained teacher. An evaluation earlier this year reported that children on the scheme made 20 months’ progress in just one year, whereas similarly weak readers without special help made just five months’ progress, and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their age.
International research tends to find that when British children leave primary school they read well, but read less – often for fun than those elsewhere. Reading for fun matters because children who are keen on（热衷） reading can expect lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator（指示物）of future educational success. According to the OECD, being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage.
小题1:Which of the following is true of Paragraph 1?| A．Many children’s books have been adapted from films. | | B．Many high-quality children’s books have been published. | | C．The sales of classics have led to the popularity of films. | | D．The sales of presents for children have increased. |
小题2:Statistics suggested that ___.| A．the number of top students increased with the use of computers. | | B．a decreasing number of children showed interest in reading. | | C．a minority of primary school children read properly. | | D．a large percentage of children read regularly. |
小题3:What do we know about Reading Recovery?| A．An education of it will be made sometime this year. | | B．Weak readers on the project were the most hardworking. | | C．It aims to train special teachers to help children with reading. | | D．Children on the project showed noticeable progress in reading. |
小题4:Reading for fun is important because book-loving children ____.| A．takes greater advantage of the project. | | B．shows the potential to enjoy a long life. | | C．is likely to succeed in their education. | | D．would make excellent future researchers. |
小题5:The aim of this text would probably be ____.| A．to overcome primary school pupils’ reading difficulty. | | B．to encourage the publication of more children’s books. | | C．to remind children of the importance of reading for fun. | | D．to introduce a way to improve early childhood reading. |
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When someone gives you advice, listen without judgment, try to find value in what you’re hearing, and say “Thank you”．This wise advice is easy to understand yet hard to practice．I’ll give you an example from my life when I totally blew it in terms of practicing what I teach．
In my work I travel constantly．I always put off going to the airport until the last second．My wife, Lynda, was sitting next to me in the front seat．I was racing along and not paying much attention．Lynda cried out, “Look out! There is a red light up ahead．”
Being a trained behavioral science professional --- who teaches others the value of encouraging advice --- I naturally screamed at her, “I know there is a red light up ahead! Don’t you think I can see?” When we arrived at the airport, Lynda didn’t speak to me．I wondered why she seemed mad at me．
During the flight to New York, I did a cost-benefit analysis．I asked myself, “What was the cost of just listening when Lynda called out the warning? Zero．” I then reasoned, “What was the potential benefit? What could have been saved?” Several potential benefits came to mind, including her life, my life, and the lives of other people．
I landed in New York feeling ashamed of myself．I immediately called Lynda and told her my cost-benefit story．I convinced her, “The next time you help me with my driving, I am just going to say, ‘Thank you．’”
A few months passed, and I had long forgotten the incident．Again, I was racing off to the airport, when Lynda cried out, “Look out for the red light!” I was embarrassed, and then shouted, “Thank you!”
I’m a long way from perfect, but I’m getting better．My suggestion is that you get in the habit of asking the important people in your life how you can do things better．And be ready for an answer．Some people may tell you things like “Look out for the red light．” When this happens, remember that there is possibly some potential benefit．Then just say, “Thank you．”
小题1:What do we know about the author?| A．He is expert at behavioral science． | | B．He is gifted in cost-benefit analysis． | | C．He always takes his wife’s advice． | | D．He often runs the red traffic light． |
小题2:The underlined part “blew it” in Paragraph 1 probably means “__________”．| A．lost personal judgment | B．forgot the practical method | | C．became annoyed with the adviser | D．failed to say “Thank you” |
小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that people __________．| A．should give their opinions patiently | | B．tend to be defensive when given advice | | C．had better study behavioral science | | D．intend to follow others’ suggestions |
小题4:The purpose of the passage is to advise people to __________．| A．do a cost-benefit analysis in daily life | | B．discover potential benefits | | C．learn from the author’s experiences | | D．treasure others’ suggestions |
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