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WhenIlookback,Ifindthatmanyoftheopportunitiesthatallowedpositivegrowthdidn’talwaysappeareasyorfun.Theyoftenappearedassomethingthatlookedlikehardwork.Butwhenwefocus,consistentlyshowup,andputinhardwork,itwillresultincandy.
1.Whydomanypeoplemisstheiropportunitiesaccordingtotheauthor?
________
A.Theirhardworkfailstopayoff.
B.Theydon’tworkhardcontinuously.
C.Theyhaven’trealizedtheirpotential.
D.Theydon’tvaluetheiropportunities.
2.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthelearningprocessaccordingtoParagraph4________
A.Itisofteninterestingformostpeople.
B.Itisoftenlongandhardformostpeople.
C.Youcanspeeditupwiththehelpofothers.
D.Youcanpredictyourprogressfromitsstart.
3.Howdidtheauthorseatingdisorderaffectheremotionally?
A.Shelackedhopeforherlifesometimes.
B.Shewasunwillingtodotherapyatfirst.
C.Sherefusedtochangehereatinghabits.
D.Shelikedeatingcandyverymuch.
4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Powerofpositivethinking
B.Candyandachievements
C.Hardworkleadstosuccess
D.Opportunitiescomecandy-wrapped
Passage2
NewsReview
Learntoswim.DoyouwanttostudyinTsinghuaUniversity?
Ifyouranswerisyes,youneedtobeabletoswimorgetpreparedtolearntoswimfromnowon.Recently,theuniversityhasmadeanewrulethatstudentsmustpassthe50-meterswimmingtesttofinishschool.Thisrulehasbeenbroughtintoabroaddiscussion.Someagreewithitbecauseitcanhelpstudentsdomoresports,butothersdisagree.Theybelievethatitdoesn'
trespecttheirpersonalwishes.Itshouldn'
tbeamustforgraduation.What'
syouropinion?
"
ThomasEdisonwasangreatinventorintheUS.Whenhewasseven,hermothercaughtaseriousillnesssoshehadtoreceiveanoperation(手术)intime.However,theroomwastoodark.SoEdisonbroughtamirrorandanoillamptolighttheroom.Howsmarthewas."
ThisstorycomesfromtheChinesetextbookforGrade-twostudentsintheprimaryschool.Butrecently,manypeoplebelieveitwasnottruebecausethefirstoperationaboutthatillnessintheworldtookplacein1886.Edisonreachedsevenyearsoldin1854.Somepeoplewonderwhythestoryappearsinthetextbook.Maybethat'
sbecausetheeditor(编辑)carestoomuchabouttheeducationalmeaningwithoutcheckingwhetheritwastrueornot.
PaperbooksneverdisappearWiththedevelopmentofE-books,manypeopleprefertoreadontheInternet.Someexpertsworrythatpaperbooksmaydisappearastimegoesby.However,arecentstudyhasshownarisingenthusiasmofpaperbooksallovertheworld,especiallyamongyoungpeopleof16to24.Justinlastmonth,7\%morepaperbookshavebeensoldintheUKandE-booksalehasfalleninarowby4\%intotaloverthemonth.Also,asurveymadebyVoxburnersaysthat60%of16-to-24-year-oldspreferpaperbooks.Themostpopularreasonsgivenwere,"
Ilovethefeelingofholdingthebooksandthesmellofthepaper,andIwon'
tendupwithheadacheandsoreeyes.
1.Theblankinthesecondparagraphshouldbefilledin"
________."
A.ThomasEdison'
schildhood
B.Somegoodstoriesinthetextbook
C.Textbooksarenottrue
D.EducationalmeaninginEdison'
sstory
2.TheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword"
enthusiasm"
inthispassageis"
________"
.
A.热情B.厌恶C.危机D.成本
3.Toexplainwhypaperbooksneverdisappear,thewriterdoesallthefollowingthingsEXCEPT________.
A.listsomenumbers
B.giveussomereasons
C.showasurveyresult
D.tellastoryofhisown
Passage3
Inavideopostedonline,aUnitedAirlinespassenger,whoisanAsian,isshownwithabloodyfaceafterhewasforcedoffanoverbookedflightonApril9,2017,makingthealreadytroubledairlineearnmorebadpress.
Overbookingonflightshappensallthetime.Emptyseatscostairlinesmoney,sotheyoffset(抵消)thenumberofpassengerswhomissflightsbysellingseveralmoretickets.Inthiscase,theproblemarosebecauseUnited(美联航)decidedatthelastminutetoflyfouremployeestoaconnectionpointandneededfourpassengerstomakewayforthem.
Normally,whenthere'
sanoverbookingissue,airlineswilloffercompensation(赔偿)tothepassengerswhoarewillingtotakealaterflight.Atfirst,theywereoffered$400,ahotelroomforthenight,andaflightthefollowingafternoon.Whennoonetooktheoffer,theamountwasuppedto$800.Stillnovolunteers.Soamanagerboardedtheflightandinformedpassengersthatfourpeoplewouldbeselectedtoleavetheflight.
Acouplewhowereselectedagreedtoleavetheplanevoluntarily.However,Amanrefused,sayinghewasadoctorandhadtoseepatientsinthemorning.Anairlinemanagertoldhimthatsecuritywouldbecalledifhedidnotleave.Then,securityofficerscametospeaktohim.Theirconversationendedwiththemanbeingyanked(猛拉)fromhisseatontotheflooranddraggedoff,bloodvisibleonhisface.
Thisincidentcausedastirinpublic.ManycriticizedUnited'
sracismandcruelty.Someevencalledforaboycottoftheairline.Thecompanyisfacingincreasingpressurearoundtheworld.Unitedisalsosufferingfrombroaderworriesamonginvestors(投资人)aboutUSairlineperformance.
1.Whatcanwelearnaboutoverbookingonflights?
A.Itrarelyoccurs.
B.Itmakesmoremoney.
C.It'
sforemployees.
D.Italwayscausesproblems.
2.Whatdoairlinesusuallydofirstwhenthere'
sanoverbookingissue?
A.Selectsomepassengersrandomlyandaskthemtoleave
B.Callthesecurityandforcesomepassengerstoleave
C.Findsomevolunteersandofferthemcompensation
D.Requirethelastfewpassengersnottoboardtheplane
3.Whydidthemanrefusetoleavetheplane?
A.Hewasunsatisfiedwiththecompensation.
B.Hewasfrightenedbythesecurityofficers.
C.Hehadgotanappointmentthenextday.
D.Hewasbadlyinjuredandwasbleeding.
4.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?
A.Thecompany'
sreputationisgreatlydamaged.
B.Thecompanyhasalreadylostmanyinvestors.
C.Incidentslikethiswillnothappenagain.
D.NopassengerswilltakeUnited'
sflights.
Passage4
VanGoghpaintedsunflowersforthefirsttimeinthesummerof1886.Twoyearslater,hisinterestappearedagainafterhesettledinArles.AfterhehadinvitedtheFrenchartistPaulGauguin,whomheadmired,tojoinhisStudiooftheSouth,hebeganpaintingsunflowerstobrightenupthewhitewashedwallsoftheyellowhousehewaslivingin,notfarfromthetown’srailwaystation.
GauguinacceptedVanGogh’sinvitation.Whenhebegandragginghisheels(脚后跟),VanGoghpaintedthelasttwoofthefouroriginalSunflowersforthemodestbedroomwherehisguestwouldsleepfollowinghisarrivalthatautumn,“VanGoghsawtheSunflowersforGauguin’sbedroomasawayofattractinghisfriendtocomefromBrittany,“saysBailey.
AccordingtoMartinGayford,“GauguinwasverysurprisedbytheSunflowers,whichherepeatedlypraisedandaskedforasagift.Yearslater,Gauguinhimselfpaintedsomesunflowerpictures.”
VanGogh’sSunflowersstandfor(代表)hisrelationshipwithGauguin.“Ithinkhepaintedthemforthejoyofit,”saysJansen.“VanGoghwasattheheightofhispowersinthesummerof1888,”explainsBailey.“HepaintedtheSunflowersquicklyandwithgreatenergyandconfidence.”VanGoghwrotetohisbrotherTheoinlateAugust,“I’mpaintingquicklynow,whichwon’tsurpriseyouwhenit’saquestionofpaintinglargeSunflowers.”
VanGoghrecognizedatoncethathehadcreatedsomethingimportantandthathissunflowersweresodifferent.AshetoldTheoinJanuary1889,whileotherartistswereknownforpaintingotherflowers,“Thesunflowerismine.”This,infact,explainsthereasonforthepopularityofVanGogh’sSunflowerstoday.
1.VanGoghpaintedsunflowersin1888inorderto________.
A.givethemtoGauguinB.makehisliving
C.decoratehishouseD.showhisartistictalenttoothe