How can you make a million dollars in one month? I’m sure I am going to get the ____41____ of many readers with the question. The ____42____ news is that you are not going to make a million dollars in one month ____43____ you win the lottery (彩票) or some other prize.
We all want to be millionaires. However, if you try to ____44____ how they became that rich, you will learn that they worked very ____45____ for the money. That is what most ____46____ have had to do, including Bill Gates and Andrew Carnegie, and they often went ____47____ hardships before they succeeded ____48____.
There are many reasons why the millionaires have made it ____49____ for themselves. In this article, I am going to ____50____ passion (热情) which I think is the most ____51____ quality to have in order to succeed. I am sure that if one were to ____52____ the people who made millions in their lifetime, this would be found in all of them.
Take J.K. Rowling for ____53____. Her first Harry Potter book was sent to twelve publishing houses, all of which ____54____ to publish it. A year later, she was finally given the chance by a small ____55____, which paid ￡1,500. And the ____56____ from that company was that she should get herself a job since she had little ____57____ of making a living by writing children’s books.
If you want to make a million dollars, find something that ____58____ you really passionate and work hard at it. It doesn’t ____59____ what it is. Let me know how you ____60____.
| 小题1: | | A．attention | B．discussion | C．consideration | D．excitement |
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| 小题2: | | A．common | B．funny | C．disappointing | D．surprising |
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| 小题3: | | A．if | B．unless | C．since | D．though |
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| 小题4: | | A．find out | B．think up | C．bring up | D．care about |
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| 小题5: | | A．long | B．wisely | C．hard | D．happily |
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| 小题6: | | A．millionaires | B．people | C．leaders | D．businessmen |
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| 小题7: | | A．around | B．under | C．through | D．near |
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| 小题8: | | A．as well | B．at last | C．on purpose | D．by chance |
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| 小题9: | | A．appear | B．complete | C．change | D．happen |
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| 小题10: | | A．talk about | B．show off | C．pick out | D．carry out |
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| 小题11: | | A．interesting | B．important | C．unforgettable | D．beautiful |
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| 小题12: | | A．serve | B．visit | C．marry | D．study |
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| 小题13: | | A．agreement | B．experience | C．example | D．experiment |
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| 小题14: | | A．promised | B．struggled | C．refused | D．tried |
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| 小题15: | | A．office | B．publisher | C．factory | D．school |
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| 小题16: | | A．advice | B．praise | C．comment | D．celebration |
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| 小题17: | | A．interest | B．energy | C．time | D．chance |
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| 小题18: | | A．reminds | B．drives | C．forces | D．makes |
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| 小题19: | | A．matter | B．say | C．mean | D．care |
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| 小题20: | | A．understand | B．plan | C．go | D．behave |
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试题分析：这篇文章介绍怎样才能变得富有，通过举例说明，指出要想变成百万富翁要有热情，要去努力。
小题1:考查名词：A. attention注意 B. discussion讨论C. consideration考虑， D. excitement 兴奋，我想会吸引大部分读者的注意力。选A
小题2:考查形容词A. common普遍的B. funny滑稽的，C. disappointing失望的，D. surprising惊讶的，从后面的句子：you are not going to make a million dollars in one month，可知是令人失望的消息。选C
小题3:考查连词A. if如果B. unless除非C. since自从D. though虽然，除非你中彩票。选B
小题4:考查词组A. find out查明，发现B. think up想起C. bring up养育D. care about关心，如果你想弄清他们是怎么富有的。选A
小题5:考查副词A. long 长的B. wisely明智地C. hard 困难地D. happily快乐地，他们对钱付出了努力。选C
小题6:考查名词A. millionaires百万富翁B. people人们C. leaders领导D. businessmen商人，这是大多数百万富翁做得事情。选A
小题7:考查介词A. around在周围B. under在…下面C. through通过D. near在附近，词组go through经历。选C
小题8:考查词组A. as well和B. at last最后C. on purpose 故意地D. by chance偶然的，在最后成功前。选B
小题9:考查动词A. appear出现B. complete完成C. change改变D. happen发生，有很多故事为什么百万富翁会发生。选D
小题10:考查词组A. talk about谈论B. show off炫耀C. pick out挑选出D. carry out实施，这篇文章里我要谈谈热情。选A
小题11:考查形容词A. interesting 有趣B. important重要C. unforgettable难忘D. beautiful美丽，作者认为热情是很重要的。选B
小题12:考查动词A. serve服务B. visit参观C. marry结婚D. study学习，研究，如果要研究百万富翁的话。选D
小题13:考查名词A. agreement 同意B. experience经验C. example例子D. experiment实验，take sb for example拿某人举例。选C
小题14:考查动词A. promised许诺B. struggled 努力C. refused拒绝D. tried试图，所有的出版社都拒绝出版。选C
小题15:考查名词A. office办公室B. publisher 出版商C. factory工厂D. school学校，从小出版商那里得到一个机会。选B
小题16:考查名词A. advice建议B. praise赞扬C. comment评论D. celebration庆祝，公司给她提了个建议让她找个工作。选A
小题17:考查名词A. interest兴趣B. energy能量C. time时间D. chance机会，写儿童书籍几乎不能够谋生。选D
小题18:考查动词A. reminds提醒B. drives驾驶C. forces迫使D. makes使得，找个能让你真正有热情的事情。选D
小题19:考查动词A. matter重要B. say说话C. mean意味着D. care关心，它是什么不重要。选A
小题20:考查动词A. understand理解B. plan计划C. go去D. behave举止，这里要填不及物动词。选C
点评：文章立意清楚，结构合理，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。 |
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The quest for success always begins with a target. As Berra once said, “You got to be very careful if you don"t know where you"re going, because you might not get there.”
Too many people wander through life like sleepwalkers．Each day they follow familiar routines, never asking, “What am I doing with my life?” and they don’t know what they’re doing because they lack goals．
Goal-setting is a focusing of the will to move in a certain direction．Begin with a clear conception of what you want．Write down your goals and date them—putting them into words clarifies them．Rather than concentrating on objects to acquire and possess, focus on fulfilling your desires to do, to produce, to contribute—goal-setting that yields the true sense of satisfaction we all need．
It’s important to visualize（想象）yourself accomplishing your goal．While losers visualize the penalties（不利）of failure, winners visualize the rewards of success．I’ve seen it among athletes, statistics contrasting air and highway safety, but it made no difference．I had read too many articles describing crash scenes and imagined these scenes vividly．I had programmed myself, without realizing it, to stay off planes．
Then one summer I had the opportunity to fly on a private plane with friends to a resort；I didn’t want to miss out on a great vacation．So I spent two weeks imagining a smooth flight on a beautiful sunny day and an easy landing．
When the day arrived, I was eager to go．To everyone’s surprise, I got on the plane and I loved every minute of it, and I still use the techniques I employed that day．
小题1:According to the passage, if you want to be successful, the first thing for you to do is ________．| A．find the right methods | B．be careful about everything | | C．know your ability | D．have a clear goal |
小题2:If you have a target, you will ________．| A．wander like a sleepwalker | | B．know well what you are doing | | C．do the same work every day | | D．put it into words |
小题3:The problem with the author before he overcame his fear of air travel is that________．| A．he didn’t know air travel is safer than highway travel | | B．he couldn’t imagine himself accomplishing his goal | | C．he read too much about plane crashes and tried to avoid flying | | D．he wanted to take a private plane instead of a public one |
小题4:What would be the best title for this passage?| A．Define Your Coal | | B．Visualize Rewards of Success | | C．Overcome the Fear of Air Travel | | D．Sleepwalking Through Life |
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Lexi Peters, a 14-year-old girl in New York, loves hockey. She’s not only good at playing on her after-school team, but also at playing hockey video games. But when Peters played the popular NHL (National Hockey League) games made by Electronic Arts, something really bothered her. The virtual (虚拟的) character in the game could only be a boy — not a girl.
She didn’t think that was reasonable. There must be many girls playing hockey in the US. So she wrote a letter to Electronic Arts.
“Being represented by a man is unfair to women and girl hockey players,” Peters wrote. “Women’s hockey is a fast-growing sport. I am confident that I’m not the only woman interested in the opportunity to create herself in the game.”
Several weeks later, Peters received an unexpected e-mail from the senior producer for EA Sports’ NHL games, David Littman. “Hi, Lexi,” the e-mail began. “We agree with you!”
Electronic Arts said it would create a female player in the game. “I was thinking you could be the model,” Littman wrote. Peters almost couldn’t believe it. Later, she sent photos of herself taken at all different angles (角度).
And so, when Electronic Arts released the newest version of their game, NHL 12, this fall, Peters was the face of the female player. She can now skate with the NHL’s great players. “It’s strange at first, but you get used to it,” said Peters. “It’s really funny and cool.”
For Peters, there is also an important lesson that she will take with her the rest of her life. “If you have something to say, and you think it’s important, go for it!” she said.
小题1:What bothered Peters when playing NHL games?| A．There was no girl character in the game. | | B．The characters were not real at all. | | C．No girls would like to play the game. | | D．It was not like playing real hockey games. |
小题2:According to Peters’ letter, we can know that ________.| A．girls were not allowed to play hockey in the past | | B．female players can be represented by men | | C．boys don’t like to play hockey with girls | | D．more and more girls are interested in hockey |
小题3:What was David Littman’s opinion of Peters’ letter?| A．He ignored it. | B．He disliked it. | | C．He agreed to it. | D．He voted against it. |
小题4:Peters’ experience tells us that we should ________.| A．enjoy the fun of being a model | | B．do what you think important to do | | C．work hard to get used to any new situation | | D．think about problems from different angles |
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Even though it was only October，my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more_36__ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its__37__ everyone would run for their coats and go home，everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often__38__ what kind of home life David had，and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so__39__for the cold winter months without a coat，boots，or gloves. But something made David__40__.I can still remember he was always__41__a smile and willing to help. He always__42__ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He__43__ just simply smile and ask what else he could do，then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44__ home.
Weeks passed and the__45__ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__ before the holiday break. I smiled in__47__ as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David__48__ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you，”he said and__49__ from behind his back a small box.__50__ it to me，he said anxiously，“Open it.” I took the box from him，thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my__51__ I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said，“The box is nice，David，but it’s__52__.”
“Oh，no. It isn’t.” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes___53__I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given__54__ to. After that Christmas，David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning__55__the little empty box set on my desk.
| 小题1: | | A．anxious | B．courageous | C．serious | D．cautious |
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| 小题2: | | A．warning | B．ringing | C．calling | D．yelling |
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| 小题3: | | A．scolded | B．wondered | C．realized | D．learned |
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| 小题4: | | A．modestly | B．naturally | C．inaccurately | D．inappropriately |
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| 小题5: | | A．popular | B．upset | C．special | D．funny |
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| 小题6: | | A．expressing | B．delivering | C．wearing | D．sharing |
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| 小题7: | | A．practised | B．wandered | C．studied | D．stayed |
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| 小题8: | | A．would | B．should | C．might | D．could |
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| 小题9: | | A．aim at | B．turn to | C．put off | D．head for |
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| 小题10: | | A．argument | B．excitement | C．movement | D．judgment |
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| 小题11: | | A．school | B．year | C．education | D．program |
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| 小题12: | | A．relief | B．return | C．vain | D．control |
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| 小题13: | | A．weakly | B．sadly | C．quietly | D．helplessly |
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| 小题14: | | A．searched | B．found | C．raised | D．pulled |
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| 小题15: | | A．Holding | B．Handing | C．Sending | D．Leaving |
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| 小题16: | | A．delight | B．expectation | C．appreciation | D．surprise |
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| 小题17: | | A．cheap | B．empty | C．useless | D．improper |
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| 小题18: | | A．as | B．until | C．because | D．though |
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| 小题19: | | A．advice | B．support | C．attention | D．command |
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| 小题20: | | A．from | B．behind | C．over | D．towards |
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"Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 1 on, something good will happen some day." Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had 2 myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was 3 every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that 4 stations wouldn"t employ a person without 5 since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance, "she said.
I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had 6 in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department. The job sounded just 7 for me but I wasn"t hired.
My disappointment had 8 as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum 9 me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer. 10 I left his office,! asked aloud," 11 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can"t get a job in a radio station?" Suddenly, I heard the director 12 . "Do you know anything about football? " Then he asked me to 13 an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was 14 and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the 15 Saturday.
| 小题1: | | A．put | B．take | C．move | D．carry |
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| 小题2: | | A．devoted | B．designed | C．found | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题3: | | A．invited | B．promised | C．refused | D．accepted |
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| 小题4: | | A．large | B．all | C．no | D．small |
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| 小题5: | | A．experience | B．examination | C．agreement | D．college |
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| 小题6: | | A．played | B．joined | C．taken | D．fought |
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| 小题7: | | A．possible | B．successful | C．right | D．important |
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| 小题8: | | A．shown | B．disappeared | C．resulted | D．turned |
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| 小题9: | | A．woke | B．advised | C．demanded | D．reminded |
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| 小题10: | | A．While | B．After | C．Before | D．So |
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| 小题11: | | A．What | B．How | C．Whenever | D．Wherever |
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| 小题12: | | A．calling | B．answering | C．broadcasting | D．announcing |
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| 小题13: | | A．make | B．act | C．broadcast | D．play |
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| 小题14: | | A．moved | B．sorry | C．thankful | D．satisfied |
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| 小题15: | | A．future | B．coming | C．last | D．later |
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Feeling blue about world? “Cheer up.” Says science writer Matt Ridley．”The world has never been a better place to live in, and it will keep on getting better both for humans and for nature．”
Ridley calls himself a rational optimist—rational, because he’s carefully weighed the evidence; optimistic, because that evidence shows human progress to be both unavoidable and good．And this is what he’s set out to prove from a unique point of view in his most recent book．The Rational Optimist．He views mankind as grand enterprise that on the whole, has done little but progress for 100,000 years．He backs his finding with hard facts gathered through years of research．
Here’s how he explains his views．
1) Shopping fuels invention
It is reported that there are more than ten billion different products for sale in London alone．Even allowing for the many people who still live in poverty, our own generation has access to more nutritious food, more convenient transport, bigger houses, better ears, and of course, more pounds and dollars than any who lived before us．This will continue as long as we use these things to make other things. The more we specialize and exchange, the better off we’ll be．
2）Brilliant advances
One reason we are richer, healthier, taller, cleverer, longer-lived and freer than ever before is that the four most basic human needs -food, clothing, fuel and shelter- have grown a lot cheaper．Take one example．In 1800 a candle providing one hour’s light cost six hours’ work．In the 1880s the same light from an oil lamp took 15 minutes’ work to pay for．In 1950 it was eight seconds．Today it’s half second．
3）Let’s not kill ourselves for climate change
Mitigating（减轻）climate change could prove just as damaging to human welfare as climate change itself．A child that dies from indoor smoke in a village, where the use of fossil-fuel（化石燃料）electricity is forbidden by well - meaning members of green political movements trying to save the world, is just as great a tragedy as a child that dies in a flood caused by climate change．If climate change proves to be mild, but cutting carbon causes real pain, we may well find that we have stopped a nose - bleed by putting a tourniquet（止血带）around our necks．
小题1:What is the theme of Ridley’s most recent book?| A．Weakness of human nature． | | B．Concern about climate change． | | C．Importance of practical thinking． | | D．Optimism about human progress． |
小题2:How does Ridley look at shopping?| A．It encourages the creation of things． | | B．It results in shortage of goods． | | C．It demands more fossil fuels． | | D．It causes a poverty problem． |
小题3:The candle and lamp example is used to show that ．| A．oil lamps give off more light than candles | | B．shortening working time brings about a happier life． | | C．advanced technology helps to produce better candles． | | D．increased production rate leads to lower cost of goods． |
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