A great French writer has said that we should help everyone as much as we can because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. About this, he told the following story.
An ant was drinking at a small river and fell in. she tried her best to reach the side, but she couldn’t move at all. The poor ant got too tired but was still doing her best when a big bird saw her. With a pity, the bird threw a piece of wood. With it the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in grass she heard a man coming up. He was walking without shoes on his feet and carrying a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wished to kill her, and he would certainly do so, but the ant bit(咬) him in one of his feet and at that moment the bird flew away at once. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than the bird herself that had saved her life.
小题1: According to the French writer, we often need help from others, so we should _____ .| A．help others as much as we can | | B．help the people who may be useful to us | | C．get as much help as we can | | D．first need to help ourselves |
小题2:Why could the bird fly away at once?| A．Because the bird could fly very fast. | | B．Because the man hurt his feet himself. | | C．Because the man didn’t want to kill her. | | D．Because the ant bit the man in one of his feet. |
小题3:The writer tells this story to show ____ _. | A．how brave the bird is | | B．even the small can help the great | | C．how an ant saved a bird | | D．how clever the ant is |
小题4:The title of this story can be “___ __”. | A．The Ant | B．Pity | C．Help | D．The Bird |
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
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试题分析：这篇文章讲述了我们应该尽可能多的帮助别人，因为我们自己常常需要别人的帮助，甚至弱小的也可以帮助强大的。文章引用了一个小故事进行了说明。
小题1:细节题。根据文章A great French writer has said that we should help everyone as much as we can because we often need help ourselves.一个伟大的法国作家说我们应该尽可能多的帮助别人，因为我们自己常常也需要帮助。故选A
小题2:细节题。根据文章the ant bit(咬) him in one of his feet and at that moment the bird flew away at once.蚂蚁咬了他一指脚，就在那个时刻，小鸟立马飞走了。故选D
小题3:细节题。根据文章The small even can help the great. About this, he told the following story.这个作家给我们讲这个故事是想告诉我们弱小的也可以帮助强大的。故选B
小题4:主旨题。这篇文章主要就是讲述人人都要互相帮助。故选C
点评：文章围绕弱小的也可以帮助强大的中心思想来展开讲述。解答此类文章需要对文章花两分钟过的时间进行浏览，把握作者写作的大意，对于议论的阅读需要在所举出的故事或是论据中把握好作者的感情色彩，答题时紧紧围绕这个感情色彩进行作答。 |
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试题【A great French writer has said that we should help everyone as much as we can be】；主要考察你对
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In our life, we will have a lot of time to feel low. If there’s one thing that ruins us, which 48 us from doing what we’re 49 capable of and prevents us from achieving our dreams, it is fear of 50 .
Many of us go through our lives never knowing what we could have done and what has often been heard is that if only we hadn’t given up our 51 .
What if you had given up on 52 to talk, walk, read, ride a bike, or any other achievements before you were even five years old? How 53 would your life have turned out if you’d given up instead of 54 with them?
Now, how different has your life been because of the goals you gave up? Because you were afraid that you would fail, how many experiences and opportunities have you 55 out on because you couldn’t get past that invisible barrier of fear!?
| 小题1: | | A．increases | B．stops | C．inspires | D．helps |
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| 小题2: | | A．truly | B．hardly | C．honestly | D．easily |
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| 小题3: | | A．death | B．trouble | C．sorrow | D．failure |
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| 小题4: | | A．plans | B．jobs | C．dreams | D．lives |
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| 小题5: | | A．trying | B．learning | C．practicing | D．studying |
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| 小题6: | | A．strange | B．poor | C．successful | D．different |
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| 小题7: | | A．playing | B．covering | C．sticking | D．moving |
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| 小题8: | | A．missed | B．picked | C．taken | D．looked |
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Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father __36__ me to her with these words: “ I would like you to meet the fellow who is __37__ for being the worst boy in this country and will probably start throwing rocks at you no __38__ than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, __39__ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are __40__. This is not the worst boy at all, __41__ the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet(释放的途径) for his enthusiasm.
That statement began a(n) __42__ between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my __43__ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She __44__ my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more __45__ and my brother and I could be better __46__.
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand __47__ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I __48__ it, and I saw how it had improved our lives. I accepted her __49__ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of _ 50__ that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the __51__ beneficiary (受益者). My father became the __52__ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power _53__ has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is __54__ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的) force which poverty and temporary defeat can never __55__ .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
| 小题1: | | A．rushed | B．sent | C．carried | D．introduced |
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| 小题2: | | A．distinguished | B．favored | C．mistaken | D．rewarded |
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| 小题3: | | A．sooner | B．later | C．longer | D．earlier |
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| 小题4: | | A．dragged | B．shook | C．raised | D．bent |
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| 小题5: | | A．perfect | B．right | C．wrong | D．impolite |
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| 小题7: | | A．agreement | B．friendship | C．gap | D．relationship |
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| 小题8: | | A．opinion | B．image | C．expectation | D．mind |
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| 小题9: | | A．begged | B．persuaded | C．ordered | D．invited |
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| 小题10: | | A．successful | B．meaningful | C．helpful | D．useful |
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| 小题11: | | A．treated | B．entertained | C．educated | D．respected |
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| 小题12: | | A．camera | B．radio | C．bicycle | D．typewriter |
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| 小题13: | | A．considered | B．suspected | C．ignored | D．appreciated |
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| 小题14: | | A．belief | B．request | C．criticism | D．description |
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| 小题15: | | A．teaching | B．writing | C．studying | D．reading |
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| 小题17: | | A．cleverest | B．wealthiest | C．strongest | D．healthiest |
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| 小题18: | | A．enthusiasm | B．sympathy | C．fortune | D．confidence |
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| 小题19: | | A．deliberately | B．happily | C．traditionally | D．constantly |
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| 小题20: | | A．win | B．reach | C．match | D．doubt |
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I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career(职业)．
I wasn"t an excellent student because I didn"t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn"t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn"t the type to have a career.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn"t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she"d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn"t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early morning with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification(资格证书)if I wanted to work with children. I didn"t think I would be accepted because I didn"t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a parttime course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I"ve got a fulltime job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren"t top of the class at school.
小题1:What is the author"s present job?| A．Working parttime in a college. | | B．Helping children with their schoolwork. | | C．Looking after children at a kindergarten. | | D．Taking care of children for a family. |
小题2:When staying with the two girls" family, the author________.| A．was paid for extra work | | B．got much help from her boss | | C．took a day off every other week | | D．often worked long hours |
小题3:Why did the author leave her first job?| A．She decided to attend a parttime course. | | B．She found a fulltime job. | | C．She was fed up with children. | | D．She needed a rest after working extra hours. |
小题4:What has the author learned from her own experiences?| A．Qualifications are necessary for a career. | | B．Hard work makes an excellent student. | | C．One must choose the job she likes. | | D．Less successful students can still have a career. |
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When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, “Well, it’s soandso"s fault.”or “I know I"m late, but it"s not my fault; the car broke down.”It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation.This is the winner"s key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or，you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don"t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don"t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So，stop focusing on “whose fault it is.”Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stone for success.
小题1:According to the passage, winners __________.| A．meet with fewer difficulties in their lives | | B．have responsible and able colleagues | | C．blame themselves rather than others | | D．deal with problems rather than blame others |
小题2:The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.| A．improve | B．avoid | C．accept | D．consider |
小题3:When your colleague brings about a problem, you should __________.| A．blame him for his lack of responsibility | | B．tell him to find the cause of the problem | | C．find a better way to handle the problem | | D．ask a more able colleague for help |
小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．A Winner"s Opportunity. | B．A Winner"s Problem. | | C．A Winner"s Secret. | D．A Winner"s Achievement. |
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In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _26_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_27_together on a road when they came to a very_28_village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _29 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _30 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the _31 situation, stopped for a short time and gave _32 all his food and drink, since he _33 see that money would be of little _34 to them. He made sure that they each _35 their fair share and would have enough food to _36 for some time. Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _37 and went straight through the _38 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented（评论） with each other_39 the third rich man lacked sympathy（同情）. It was _40 that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they 41 the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was 42 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 43 the gold and valuables they had been 44 ,were now full of farming tools and bags of 45 .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
| 小题1: | | A．loss | B．expectations | C．success | D．problems |
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| 小题2: | | A．standing | B．travelling | C．gathering | D．running |
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| 小题3: | | A．faraway | B．poor | C．different | D．ancient |
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| 小题4: | | A．unless | B．because | C．so | D．if |
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| 小题5: | | A．them | B．anything | C．nothing | D．those |
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| 小题6: | | A．curious | B．worrying | C．dangerous | D．puzzling |
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| 小题7: | | A．the villagers | B．his servants | C．the others | D．the rest |
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| 小题8: | | A．could | B．might | C．should | D．must |
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| 小题9: | | A．interest | B．concern | C．use | D．attraction |
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| 小题10: | | A．returned | B．gained | C．offered | D．received |
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| 小题11: | | A．remain | B．last | C．supply | D．share |
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| 小题12: | | A．turned back | B．set out | C．showed off | D．speeded up |
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| 小题13: | | A．village | B．land | C．field | D．road |
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| 小题14: | | A．whether | B．how | C．where | D．when |
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| 小题15: | | A．good | B．certain | C．true | D．strange |
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| 小题16: | | A．welcomed | B．met | C．accepted | D．persuaded |
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| 小题17: | | A．still | B．already | C．always | D．indeed |
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| 小题18: | | A．except | B．instead of | C．apart from | D．along with |
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| 小题19: | | A．loading | B．treasuring | C．carrying | D．earning |
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| 小题20: | | A．food | B．jewels | C．money | D．seeds |
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