We all have storms through our lives. But we have no right to make everyone else suffer with our own 31 .
The carpenter I 32 to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a(n) 33 first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his truck 34 to start.
While I drove him home, he sat in stony 35 .
On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused 36 at a small tree, 37 tips of the branches with both hands.
When opening the door, he underwent a(n) 38 transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he 39 his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
The next day my 40 drove me to ask him about what I had seen. “Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied. “I know I can’t 41 having troubles on the job, but the troubles don’t 42 to the house with my family. So I just 43 them up on the tree. Then in the morning I pick them up again.”
“ 44 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as 45 as I remember the night before.”
Putting 46 around our problems is a really good idea --- it prevents our difficulties from spilling over onto loved people, who can’t do anything about our problems. Why 47 them if they can’t help us?
So, plant yourself a trouble tree outside and use it 48 you come home. Be grateful that you have loved ones to go home to 49 your loved one is simply your beloved dog. And when you picked up your troubles on the way each morning, be 50 that they’re not as heavy as they were the night before.
| 小题1: | | A．unhappiness | B．mistakes | C．helplessness | D．carelessness |
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| 小题2: | | A．informed | B．hired | C．trusted | D．recommended |
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| 小题3: | | A．enjoyable | B．smooth | C．rough | D．dull |
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| 小题4: | | A．intended | B．desired | C．hesitated | D．refused |
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| 小题5: | | A．amazement | B．astonishment | C．embarrassment | D．silence |
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| 小题6: | | A．regularly | B．unusually | C．briefly | D．directly |
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| 小题7: | | A．cutting | B．damaging | C．watching | D．touching |
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| 小题8: | | A．exciting | B．amazing | C．confusing | D．annoying |
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| 小题9: | | A．hugged | B．greeted | C．thanked | D．waved |
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| 小题10: | | A．preference | B．sufferings | C．curiosity | D．doubt |
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| 小题11: | | A．avoid | B．consider | C．continue | D．stand |
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| 小题12: | | A．lack | B．belong | C．exist | D．stay |
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| 小题14: | | A．Sad | B．Terrible | C．Funny | D．Ridiculous |
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| 小题15: | | A．many | B．few | C．good | D．light |
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| 小题16: | | A．defence | B．boundaries | C．sympathy | D．secret |
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| 小题17: | | A．burden | B．equip | C．expose | D．entertain |
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| 小题18: | | A．however | B．whenever | C．wherever | D．whatever |
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| 小题19: | | A．so long as | B．now that | C．even if | D．in case |
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| 小题20: | | A．shameful | B．proud | C．astonished | D．grateful |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:B
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小题18:B
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文章讲述的是作者通过一个木匠处理工作中的烦恼的方法，意识到了不要把烦恼带给家人，每个人都应该有一颗自己的烦恼树，用来悬挂烦恼，为了不影响家人。
小题1:上下文，此处的unhappiness指的就是前一句的storms through our lives
小题2:句意理解，我雇佣的帮我修复农场的木工刚刚度过一个痛苦的一天。
小题3:上下文，句意同上，根据下文A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his truck 34 to start可知，此处讲的是不愉快的一天，痛苦的一天
小题4:句意理解，他的卡车也拒绝启动了。即启动不了了。
小题5:句意理解，因为他这一天过的很不愉快，所以面无表情地默默地坐在那里。
小题6:句意理解，他在一棵树下短暂地停顿了一下，用双手摸了下树枝的末端。
小题7:同上
小题8:上下文。根据His tanned face was wreathed in smiles可知，他的表情由原来的不愉快转变为了微笑，是发生了惊人的变化。
小题9:句意理解，他拥抱了他的两个孩子，亲吻了他的妻子。
小题10:上下文，根据后面的ask可知，是作者的好奇心让他去问木匠一些问题。
小题11:句意理解，此处意为我知道，我无法避免工作上的麻烦，但是麻烦是不属于我的家人的，所以我把我的麻烦，挂到了树上。
小题12:同上 ，belong to 属于
小题13:根据后面的up on the tree 可知
小题14:上下文，根据后面的内容可知，麻烦/烦恼没有那么多了，所以是有趣的是
小题15:此处指的是as many troubles as I remember.代指可数名词troubles
小题16:上下文，根据后面的 it prevents our difficulties from spilling over onto loved people可知，此处指的是烦恼周围建立边界。
小题17:为什么要给他们这些压力呢。
小题18:句意理解，每当你回家的时候，
小题19:虽然你的最爱是一条狗
小题20:句意理解，因为第二天的时候，烦恼没有前一天那么多了，所以要感到愉快，感到感恩。 |
核心考点
试题【We all have storms through our lives. But we have no right to make everyone else】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor．On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said, "Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life．" At my inquiry, he answered, "Because the students you have gotten to know have to leave．"
As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague"s words no longer existed．When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher．It obviously isn"t the money．Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change．He was working at Nintendo Corporation．His salary was higher than my current one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade．With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired．I thanked him, but declined his kind offer．
A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework．She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class—not about math, but about life—would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away．As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher．
Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication （奉献） and a deeper sense of satisfaction—I will always be grateful that I am a teacher．
小题1:Hearing his colleague"s description of graduation for the first time, the author __________．| A．quite agreed with his colleague | | B．was very puzzled | | C．thought it very funny | | D．was very sad |
小题2:The computer science student called up the author because he___________．| A．wanted to inform the author of his present job | | B．tried to persuade the author to work with him | | C．wanted the author to share his joy and satisfaction | | D．thought the author wasn"t fit to be a teacher |
小题3:The underlined part “blue hats and gowns” refers to___________．| A．university colleagues | B．graduates" clothes | | C．life memories | D．decorations in the hall |
小题4:The author wrote this passage to __________．| A．express his devotion to being a teacher | | B．compare two different graduation ceremonies | | C．talk about the meaning of graduation | | D．give advice on how to be a good teacher |
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Maybe it is true that we do not know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives.
It takes an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return; but if it does not, be content it has grown in yours. Do not rely on one’s appearance; it can trick you. Do not rely on wealth; even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trails to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness waits for those who cry, those appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
小题1:In this passage, the writer wants to tell us ______.| A．what to do in our life | | B．where to go with other persons | | C．how to treat our life | | D．how to get on well with other persons |
小题2:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?| A．If you give someone your love, you are sure to receive love in return. | | B．We often don’t know what we have lost until it happens someday. | | C．It is wise not to rely on anybody because you are likely to be cheated. | | D．If it takes you a short time to love someone, you will easily forget the person. |
小题3:If you put yourself in another person’s position, ______.| A．you shouldn’t do what will hurt other people | | B．you should put on other people’s shoes | | C．you should believe in other people | | D．you should depend on your imagination |
小题4:In the last paragraph the writer is actually telling us that a person in the world should be one who ______.| A．can accept the suggestions made by others | | B．can live happily and forget the past | | C．does good to other people and is respected and loved by them | | D．has made a lot of money for himself before he dies |
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One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “__26___ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 27___.”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 28 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went 29 and landed in the grass.
My 30 went out to him. So, I ran over to him. 31 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 32 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Kyle was the 33 __student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 34 to prepare a 35 speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 36 .So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be 37 !” He looked at me and smiled.
He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to 38 those who helped you make it through those 39 years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 40 you can give him.”
I just looked at my friend with 41 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 42 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 43 me from doing the unspeakable.”
Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 44 of your actions. With one small gesture you can 45 a person’s life. For better or for worse.
| 小题2: | | A．stupid | B．clever | C．wonderful | D．anxious |
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| 小题3: | | A．throwing | B．knocking | C．taking | D．snatching |
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| 小题4: | | A．lost | B．sending | C．broken | D．flying |
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| 小题5: | | A．heart | B．head | C．hands | D．thought |
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| 小题6: | | A．While | B．As | C．Because | D．Once |
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| 小题7: | | A．passed by | B．came up | C．went on | D．turned out |
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| 小题8: | | A．top | B．hardest | C．favorite | D．luckiest |
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| 小题9: | | A．pride | B．honor | C．pleasure | D．chance |
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| 小题10: | | A．class | B．school | C．graduation | D．college |
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| 小题11: | | A．excited | B．nervous | C．proud | D．crazy |
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| 小题12: | | A．great | B．famous | C．praised | D．honored |
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| 小题13: | | A．reward | B．remember | C．thank | D．congratulate |
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| 小题14: | | A．happy | B．exciting | C．old | D．tough |
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| 小题15: | | A．chance | B．gift | C．help | D．favor |
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| 小题16: | | A．wonder | B．anxiety | C．disbelief | D．pride |
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| 小题17: | | A．kill | B．enjoy | C．test | D．hurt |
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| 小题18: | | A．protected | B．freed | C．warned | D．saved |
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| 小题19: | | A．price | B．use | C．power | D．meaning |
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| 小题20: | | A．destroy | B．change | C．save | D．understand |
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Time is very important in our lives. It organizes our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I 16 a watch from my father, which organized my life and made me more responsible. It’s round in the center with two silver bands(带) that 17 around my wrist and all of it is made of silver.
I received this 18 on a gray – sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to 19 up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. 20 , I was late because I was 21 out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I 22 my uncle, but I was very late for him. He had 23 the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm that day and felt ashamed of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my 24 father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Peter, did you have 25 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, father, and 26 apologized for not meeting my Uncle Ali.” He said, “What you 27 was not very nice and you should be sorry for your action.” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again . I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a 28 for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 29 .
I learned a very important lesson from my father: to respect time and never to be late to get someone. This watch is 30 to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
| 小题1: | | A．received | B．accepted | C．won | D．achieved |
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| 小题3: | | A．card | B．letter | C．gift | D．thing |
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| 小题5: | | A．Otherwise | B．Besides | C．However | D．Therefore |
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| 小题6: | | A．going | B．leaving | C．standing | D．hanging |
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| 小题7: | | A．forgot | B．remembered | C．saw | D．visited |
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| 小题8: | | A．arrived | B．recognized | C．left | D．found |
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| 小题9: | | A．kind | B．happy | C．angry | D．doubtful |
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| 小题10: | | A．lunch | B．quarrel | C．appointment | D．fun |
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| 小题12: | | A．said | B．did | C．thought | D．forgot |
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| 小题13: | | A．wonder | B．hope | C．requirement | D．reminder |
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| 小题14: | | A．life | B．day | C．way | D．thought |
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| 小题15: | | A．useful | B．necessary | C．different | D．Important |
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I have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. As a doctor, mother and scientist in child development I believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the baby’s point of view.
Mothers, doctors and nurse alike have no idea of where a baby’s blood sugar level lies. All we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. In this state, the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible. The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth.
It is not just unkind but also dangerous to say a four-hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. The first of the experts to advocate a strict clock-watching schedule was Dr Frederic Truby King who was against feeding in the night. I’ve never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldn’t follow a timetable set by the mum. What is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks.
Well, at last we have copper-bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7, 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ （智商）scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable. This research comes from Oxford and Essex University using a sample （样本）of 10,419 children born in the early 1990s,taking account of parental education, family income, a child’s sex and age, the mother’s health and feeling style. These results don’t surprise me. Feeling according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels.
I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeling practices.
小题1:According to Paragraph 2, one reason why a baby cries is that it feels______.| A．sick | B．upset | C．sleepy | D．hungry |
小题2:What does the author think about Dr King?| A．He is strict | | B．He is unkind | | C．He has the wrong idea | | D．He sets a timetable for mothers |
小题3:The word copper-bottomed in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________.| A．basic | B．reliable | C．surprising | D．interesting |
小题4:What does the research tell us about feeling a baby on demand?| A．The baby will sleep well | | B．The baby will have its brain harmed | | C．The baby will have a low blood sugar level | | D．The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8 |
小题5:The author supports feeling the baby_______.| A．in the night | | B．every four hours | | C．whenever it wants food | | D．according to its blood sugar level |
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