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with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend"s house.
Though I knew I wouldn"t tell her about my parents" situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the
house. I was in the middle of packing up my things when suddenly the power went out in the neighborhood.
Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on.
I was really disappointed because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would
be frightened alone in the dark. I went to his room and told him that I"d stay with him until the power was
restored. He was quite happy and said, "Great opportunity."
"What is?" I asked.
"To talk, you and I," he said. "To hold a private little meeting about what we"re going to do with your
mom and dad, and what we"re going to do with ourselves now that we"re in the situation we are in."
"But we can"t do anything about it, Grandpa," I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could
share my feelings and someone who was in the same "boat" as I was .
And that"s how the most unbelievable friendship between my grandfather and me started. Sitting there in
the dark, we talked about our feeling and fears of life---from how fast things change, to how they sometimes
don"t change fast enough. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could
safely talked about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be.
Suddenly, the lights all came back on. "Well," he said, " I guess that means you"ll want to go now. I really
like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!"
B. I found nobody to share my feelings with
C. I wanted to escape from the dark house
D. I planned to tell my friend about my trouble
B. he had not seem me for a long time
C. he was afraid of darkness
D. he felt quite lonely
B. They would have more chats.
C. The lights would go our again.
D. It would no longer be dark.
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that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one
person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied (依赖) on how well they
performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs.
In their single-minded pursuit (追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly
forgotten.
However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a
culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame
competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from
their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem
to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: " I may
have lost, but it doesn"t matter because I really didn"t try." What is not usually admitted by themselves is the
belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their
worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are
based on the mistaken belief that one"s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with
others. Both are afraid of not being… Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解)
can we discover a …meaning in competition.
B. Opinions about competition are different among people.
C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.
D. Failures are necessary experience in competition.
B. It builds up a sense of duty.
C. It improves personal abilities.
D. It encourages individual efforts.
B. those who value competitionj most highly
C. those who are against competition most strongly
D. those who rely on others most for success
B. One"s success in competition needs great efforts.
C. One"s achievement is determined by his particular skills.
D. One"s success is based on how hard he has tried.
B. Competition should be encouraged.
C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.
D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.
you 1 do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks (网络) have become a 2 for many
people to shop without 3 having to leave their homes.
Some shoppers are 4 of department stores and supermarkets- 5 the crowds, waiting in long lines,
and sometimes 6 of finding anything they want to buy. They"d rather sit quietly at home in front of the
TV set and 7 a friendly announcer describe a product 8 a model shows it. And they can 9 around
the clock, buying something 10 by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-under companies are 11 to join in the success of home shopping. Large
department stores are busy 12 their own TV channels (频道) to encourage TV shopping in the future. 13
can ask questions about products and place 14 , all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television 15 take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so.
16 many people find shopping at a 17 store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important
to 18 or try on dresses they want to buy. That"s 19 specialists say that in the future, home shopping will 20
together with store shopping but will never entirely replace (取代) it.
| ( )1. A. must ( )2. A. programme ( )3. A. ever ( )4. A. proud ( )5. A. fighting ( )6. A. sense ( )7. A. see ( )8. A. until ( )9. A. shop ( )10. A. suitably ( )11. A. nervous ( )12. A. putting up ( )13. A. Guests ( )14. A. orders ( )15. A. lastly ( )16. A. Then ( )17. A. general ( )18. A. design ( )19. A. how ( )20. A. exist | B. should B. way B. never B. fond B. striking B. doubt B. watch B. since B. wait B. cheaply B. lucky B. making up B. Assistants B. goods B. finally B. Yet B. popular B. make B. why B. practise | C. shall C. reason C. still C. tired C. treating C. hope C. let C. if C. turn C. simply C. equal C. setting up C. Managers C. books C. especially C. However C. real C. wear C. what D. follow | D. can D. purpose D. once D. careful D. stopping D. feeling D. notice D. while D. deliver D. hardly D. eager D. looking up D. Customers D. answers D. fortunately D. Therefore D. true D. touch D. when D. appear |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly ad possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk (冒…危险) being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up. "Storm chasing (追逐) " is becoming an increasingly popular hobby (喜好), especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and wits for it to develop. Although anyone can do it, storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season. Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement. "Storm chasing is 95% driving," says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. "Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers." However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. "When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life," says Jasper Morley."Every storm is an example of the power of nature, It is the greatest show on Earth." | |||
| 1. For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to _____. | |||
| A. head straight for the center of the storm B. get into the car for safety C. wait patiently for the storm to develop D. collect information about a coming storm | |||
| 2. Beginners of storm chasing are advised _____. | |||
| A. not to drive in a heavy rain B. to do it in an organized way C. not to get too close to a storm D. to spend more time on it in summer | |||
| 3. By saying "it is all worth it" in the last paragraph, the author means that _____. | |||
| A. storm chasing costs a lot of money B. storm chasing is worth hours of waiting C. efforts in storm chasing are well paid D. a storm presents the greatest show on Earth | |||
| 4. What can we learn from the text? | |||
| A. Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment B. Many storm chasers get killed in the storms. C. Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world/ D. Storm chasing is only fit for young people. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Childhood was an illusion (错觉) and the illusion was this: everything was bigger. No, Imean everything, not just houses and shops and grown-ups, but colors and flowers and journeys, especially journeys which seemed endless."Are we there yet, Daddy?" Funfairs (游乐场) were huge things that spread for miles around you with noise and lights and exciting danger. Rainy days at home when you were ill seemed to last for ever. Being a grown-up yourself was an unthinkable distant possibility. Every sound was louder, every game was grander, every pain unbearable. As I"ve grown old, life has become smaller. Tastes have bulled. Surprises have lurned into shocks. Days go by unnoticed. How can I regain childhood when it was an illusion? I have only one repeatable and wonderful way and even in this way I can regain only part of that larger world. I can play upon the stage like a child and make the crowd laugh and laugh with them, sometimes helplessly like a child, and then, even though I"m a sixty-one-year-old man, I can almost catch the colors and sounds and stillness of those bigger years when I was little. | |||
| 1. How does the author feel about his childhood? | |||
| A. It was endless. B. It was unpleasant. C. He is glad that it is over. D. He misses it as a grown-up | |||
| 2. The author thinks that everything was bigger in childhood because _____. | |||
| A. children could not make proper judgments B. children were curious and eager about life C. things appeared really big in children"s eyes D. to grow up seemed so long for children | |||
| 3. The world seems to have become smaller to the author because _____. | |||
| A. life is disappointing B. time goes by too fast C. he has had too many surprises D. foods no longer taste delicious | |||
| 4. The author enjoys playing on the stage so as to _____. | |||
A. act like a child | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Have you ever received a gift that was so clearly not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? Maybe she responded with a polite "Why, thank you," but you knew you had missed the mark. Why do presents sometimes go wrong? And what do your choices (good and had) reflect about your personal qualities? Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe. It calls for empathy－the ability to put yourself into someone else"s head and heart. We"re all able to do this; in fact, we"re born with a kind of natural empathy. After the earliest period of childhood, however, it needs to be reinforced (加强)－by our parents, teachers, friends. When it isn"t, we"re not able to understand other people"s feelings as sharply. This can show in the gifts we select, and so can many other emotional (情感的) qualities. Think back to the presents you"ve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping,and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose displays your inner world. Of course, you may express yourself differently with different friends, relatives, and other people you know. We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication. Ignoring the tradition won"t make it go away. If you really dislike such a tradition, tell your friends abead of time. | |||
| 1. The underlined expression "you had missed the mark"means "you had failed to _____". | |||
| A. make her feel better B. keep your friendship C. receive a present in return D. get the expected effect | |||
| 2. Which of the following is the main ideas of the second paragraph? | |||
| A. Natural empathy needs to be reinforced. B. Emotional changes influence one"s choice of gifts. C. Selecting the right gift is an ability people are born with. D. Choosing gifts requires one to understand the receivers. | |||
| 3. In the third garagraph, the author tells us that _____. | |||
| A. attention should be paid to the receiver"s responses B. one learns from what he did in the past C. the choice of girls reflects one"s emotional qualities D. one should spend more time choosing gifts | |||
| 4. The best possible title for this passage is"_____". | |||
| A. Ways of Choosing Gifts B. An Important Tradition C. Exchanging Presents D. Message in a Gift |