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Gee,whowouldhaveeverthoughtthatanyonecanbecomeahero,andpossiblysavealife,justbybeingkindandcourteoustoothers?
Thebestpartofallisthatbecomingaheroisfreetoallwhowishtowearsuchanhonor.
1、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A、Whyshouldyoubeahero?
B、Whatexactlyisahero?
C、Iamahero
D、Everyoneisahero
2、Theunderlinedword“courtesy”inParagraph4meansthebehaviourthatis________.
A、bothpoliteandrespectful
B、bothbraveandfearless
C、boththoughtfulandconsiderate
D、bothcuteandkind
3、Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastsentenceofParagraph5refersto________.
A、thewonderfulcardthewriterreceived
B、theactionofsendingthecard
C、thefactthatthesendersavedthewriter
D、thefactthatthesenderwasatruefriend
4、Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingcanbeconsideredasthebehaviourofahero?
A、Holdingadooropenforsomeone.
B、Sendingsomeoneawonderfulcard.
C、Keepingwritingmanystoriesforchildren.
D、Beingkindtosomeonewhohasahardtime.
B
Todayourlifeandworkrarelyfeellightorpleasant.Instead,thewholeexperienceofbeingalivebeginstomeltintohugeresponsibility.Itbecomesthestandardgreetingeverywhere:
Iamsobusy.
Wesaythistooneanotherwithnosmalldegreeofpride.Thebusierweare,themoreimportantweseemtoourselvesand,weimagine,toothers.Tobeunavailabletoourfriendsandfamily,tobeunabletofindtimeforthesunset,tospeedthroughourresponsibilitieswithouttimeforasinglemindfulbreath—thishasbecomethemodelofasuccessfullife.
Becausewedonotrest,weloseourway.Welosethenourishment(营养)thatgivesushelp.Wemissthequietthatgivesuswisdom.Poisonedbythebeliefthatgoodthingscomeonlythroughtirelesseffort,wenevertrulyrest.
Thisisnottheworldwedreamedofwhenwewereyoung.Howdidwegetsoterriblyrushedinaworldfilledwithworkandresponsibility,yetsomehowlackofjoyanddelight?
WehaveforgottentheSabbath(安息日)、Sabbathisthetimetoenjoyandcelebratewhatisbeautifulandgood-timetolightcandles,singsongs,tellstories,blessourchildrenandlovedones,givethanks,sharemeals,napandwalk.Itistimetobenourishedandrefreshedasweletourwork,ourchoresandourimportantprojectsliefallow,trustingthattherearelargerforcesatworktakingcareoftheworldwhenweareatrest.
Sabbathismorethantheabsenceofwork.Manyofus,inourdesperatedrivetobesuccessfulandcareforourmanyresponsibilities,feelterriblyguiltywhenwetaketimetorest.ButtheSabbathhasprovenitswisdomovertheages.Manyofusstillrecallwhen,notlongago,shopsandofficeswereclosedonSundays.ThosequietSundayafternoonsremainedinourculturalmemory.
5、Nowadays,whenwegreetpeoplebysaying,“Iamsobusy”,wefeel________.
A、sorryB、proud
C、unhappyD、responsible
6、Ifapersonlivesasuccessfullife,heisexpected________.
A、tobealwaysavailabletohisfamilyandfriends
B、tobeabletoenjoyaleisureholiday
C、tobeoccupiedwithtoomanyobligations
D、tobecomeamodelforeveryoneelse
7、Accordingtotheauthor,weshoulddothefollowingEXCEPT________.
A、showinginterestinbeautifulthings
B、havingtimetogetrefreshed
C、puttingawayobligationsandrestingwhennecessary
D、believingthatgoodthingscomeonlythroughtirelesseffort
8、WeshouldhaveSabbathbecause________.
A、ithelpsusgetpleasureinourlife
B、wecannotforgetweareChristians
C、peopledon’thavetoworkthatday
D、itisembededinourculturalmemory
C
(2017年河南质量调研)Honk!
Squeak!
Whatisthat?
Ifyou’regoingthroughpuberty(青春期),itcouldbeyourvoice.Bothboysandgirlsexperiencevoicechangesastheygrowolder,butgirls’voicesgetonlyalittledeeper.Aboy’svoice,ontheotherhand,maychangequiteabit—fromsoundinglikealittlekidtosoundinglikesomebody’sdad!
Howdoesthishappen?
Thelarynx,yourvoicebox,actuallygetsbiggerduringpuberty.Oneofitsjobsistoletyoutalk,sing,hum,yell,laugh,andmakeallsortsofnoises.
Whenaboyreachespuberty,hisbodybeginsmakinglotsoftestosterone(睾丸素),whichcauseshislarynxtogrowandhisvocalcords(声带)togetlongerandthicker.
Beforepuberty,yourlarynxisprettysmallandyourvocalcordsarekindofsmallandthin.That’swhyyourvoiceishigherthananadult’s.Asyougothroughpuberty,thelarynxchanges.Asyourbodyadjuststothischangingequipment,yourvoicemay“crack”or“break”、Butthisprocesslastsonlyafewmonths.
Notonlydoolderguysandmensounddifferentfromboys,butyoucanalsoseethedifferenceintheirnecks.Whenthelarynxgrowsbigger,partofitsticksoutinsidetheneck.Youcanseeitatthefrontofthethroat.ThisisknownastheAdam’sapple.Forgirls,thelarynxalsogrowsbiggerbutnotasmuchasinboys,soyoucan’tseeitthroughagirl’sskin.
Everyone’stimetableisdifferent,sosomekids’voicesmightstarttochangeearlierandsomemightstartalittlelater.Somevoicesmightdropgradually,whileothersmightdropquickly.
Ifthishasn’thappenedtoyouyet,don’tworry.Andifyou’regoingthroughthisnow,trynottostresstoomuchaboutthefunnynoisesyoumake.Itcanhelptotalktoaparent,orafriendwho’salreadygonethroughthevoicechange.Beforeyouknowit,yourvoicewillsoundclear,strong,andmoregrown-up!
9、What’sthetextmainlyabout?
A、Funnynoises.B、Vocalcords.
C、Voicechanges.D、TheAdam’sapple.
10、Anadult’svoiceislowerthanachild’sbecausetheadult________.
A、doesn’treachhispuberty
B、haslongerandthickervocalcords
C、isgoingthroughhispuberty
D、hassomethingwrongwithhisthroat
11、Whohas“theAdam’sapple”?
A、Boys.B、Girls.
C、Men.D、Women.
12、Whatdoesthewriterthinkofvoicechanges?
A、Natural.B、Funny.
C、Unpleasant.D、Interesting.
Test2
(2017年东北三省四市第一次联考)Mystudentsoftentellmethattheydon’thave“enoughtime”todoalltheirschoolwork.
Myreplyisoftenabrief“Youhaveasmuchtimeasthepresident.”Iusuallycarryonabitabouttherebeingtwenty-fourhoursinthedayforeveryone,andsuggestthat“notenoughtime”isnotanacceptableexplanationofnotgettingsomethingdone.
Onceingraduateschool,ItriedtoprovetooneofmyprofessorsbysayingthatIwasworkinghard.Hisanswertomewas,“That’sirrelevant(无关的)、What’simportantisthequalityofyourwork.”SincethenIhavehadtimetothinkcarefullyaboutthe“hardworker”dodge(诀窍),andIhavecometosomeconclusions—allrelevanttotheproblemofhowmuchtimewehave.
Ifyouanalyzethematter,youcanidentifytwopartsoftheproblem:
Thereis,ofcourse,thematterof“time”,whichwecanthinkofasfixed.Thenthereistheproblemof“work”duringthattime.But,asmyprofessorsuggested,it’snothowhardoneworksbutthequalityoftheproduct,that’simportant.
Thatledmetoanewidea:
thequalityofthework.ThatconceptisperhapsbestexplainedbyasignIoncesawonthewallinsomeone’soffice:
“Don’tworkharder.Worksmarter.”Thereisalotofsenseinthatidea.
Ifyoucan’tgetmoretime,andfewofuscan,theonlysolutionistoimprovethequalityofthework.Thatmeansthinkingofwaystogetmoreoutofthesametimethanwemightotherwiseget.Thatshouldleadustoananalysisofourworkhabits.Since“work”forstudentsusuallymeans“homework”,theexpression“workhabits”shouldbereadas“studyhabits”、
Then,asasmartstudent,youwillseektoimprovethoseskillsthatyouuseinstudy,chieflyreadingandwriting.Ifyoulearntoreadbetterandwritebetter,therearebigbenefitsthatpayoffinallyourstudies.
1、Fromthepassage,weknowthattheauthorisprobably________.
A、apoetB、aneducator
C、anovelistD、anengineer
2、Wecaninferfromthe2ndparagraphthatwestudentsstill________.
A、haveenoughtime
B、canmeetthepresident
C、geteverythingdonewell
D、shouldaccepttheexplanation
3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A、Theauthor’sstudentsmakegooduseoftheirtimetodoalltheirhomework.
B、Theauthortriedtotelltheprofessorthathe/she(author)haddoneagoodjob.
C、Youcan’timprovethequalityoftheworkifyoucan’tgetmoretime.
D、You’lltrytoimproveyourskillsinreadingandwritingifyou’reacleverstudent.
4、What’sthepassagemainlyabout?
A、Studentsdon’thaveenoughtime.
B、Don’tworkharder;
worksmarter.
C、Noonecangetmoretime.
D、Readbetterandwritebetter.
(2017年南昌二模)You’rerushingtoworkandamanaheadofyoucollapsesonthesidewalk.Doyoustoptohelp?
Inastudyofby-standers,itwasfoundthatsomepeopleaverttheirgazeandkeeponwalkingratherthanstopandgetinvolved.
“Thereisatendencytodecidethatnoactionisneeded.”saysapsychologist.“Thefirstthoughtsthatpopintoyourmindoftenkeepyoufromofferinghelp.Inordertotakeaction,youhavetoworkagainstthem.”Herearesomecommonthoughtsthatmightpreventyoufromhelping.
●WhyshouldIbetheone?
I’mprobablynotthemostcompetent(有能力的)personinthiscrowd.Youmightthinksomeoneolderorwithmoremedicalknowledgeshouldofferassistance.
●Whatifhedoesn’treallyneedmyhelp?
Thefearofembarrassmentispowerful;
noonewantstorisklookingfoolishinfrontofothers.
●Nooneelselooksconcerned—thismustnotbeaproblem.Wecanfollowthepeoplearoundus,butmostpeopletendtoholdbacktheiremotionsinpublic.
“Ifyouspottroublean