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Atlastayoungsailorfounde7couragetospeak.
“Please,sir,”hesaid,“You’reonit!
1.________2.________3.________
4.________5.________6.________
7.________
Nail
Ifyouseetwoofyourclassmatesfightingtoothandnail(又抓又咬地打起架来),youmuststopthematonce.Otherwise,atleastoneofthemwouldbehurt.
Nailalsomeansathinpointedpieceofmetalforhammeringintosomething.Butitisrelatedtothebodyinthissentence:
“Peterisashardasnails(彼得结实得像铁打似的).”Weallhopethatweareasstrongandhealthyasheis.
Then,ifIsayyouhavehitthenailonthehead(一针见血),Idonotmeanthatyouhavedonesomethingcruel(残忍的).Imeanthatyouhavesaidexactlytherightthing.
Lifelines(V)
“WhataboutChatford?
”saidRachel.
“First,we’vegotnearlytwothousandphotographsfromChatford...”
“Twothousand?
Isn’tthatalotfromonetown?
“Yes.Andit’senoughtodoastatisticalanalysis.Lookatthelist,thesearealltownsaboutthesamesizeasChatford.Therearetwenty-twophotographsfromNorwich,onehundredandeightfromOxford,ninety-threefromBournemouth,onehundredandfivefromTorquay,eighty-sixfromBrighton,forty-twofromExeter...”
“WhydidwegetsomanyfromChatford?
”askedRachel.
“Yes,Iwantedtoknowthat,too.It’sveryeasy.Mervyn’sbrotherownsthenewspaperthere,theChatfordEveningStar.HegaveMervynalotoffreeadvertisements,andhewrotealotofstoriesaboutcomputerpalmistryforthenewspaper.MervyncomesfromChatford.Imethimthere.Hewasvisitinghisbrother.”
“Well,what’sstrangeaboutthephotographs?
“Itsoundssilly,butmorethanseventy-fivepercenthavegotshortlifelines,”saidMark.
“Didthathappeninanyothertown?
“Notreally.AllthephotographsfromNorwichhadlonglifelines.ThenIlookedattheaddressesonthebackofthephotographs.Weonlyhadtwenty-two,buttwentywereallfromthesamehospitalforoldpeople.Theywereallfrompeoplemorethaneightyyearsold.”
“That’sinteresting.Youmeanalloftheseoldpeoplehadlonglifelines?
Maybeit’snotnonsense.”
“Maybe,”saidMark.
“Anyway,”saidRachel,“howshortwerethelifelinesinChatford?
“Ilookedateachagegroup:
underten,tentotwenty,twentytothirty,thirtytoforty...Thelifelineswereshorterthanaverageinallofthem.Imean,theyweren’tvery,veryshort.”
“Weretheyshorterorlongerthanmine?
”askedRachel.SheshowedMarkthepalmofherlefthand.
Marklookedatitcarefully.“Er...theywereaboutthesame,”hesaid.
(Tobecontinued)
Theadvicecolumnintheschoolnewspaper
Herearesomeofthequestionsandtheiranswers.
ASKTHECLEVERMONKEY
Q:
I’malwayslateforschool.Itrynottobe,butIcan’t.Pleaseadvisemewhattodo.
Tommy
A:
Youarelateforschoolprobablybecauseyougotobedtoolate.Myadvicetoyouistogotobedearlier,andbuyaclocktowakeyouupontime.
Iwasbroughtupbymygrandparentsandbegantolivewithmyparentsthreeyearsagoforabetterstudyenvironment.Theyloveme,andIcanseethisintheireyes.ButIdon’tknowhowtoshowmyloveforthem.WhatcanIdotoletthemknowIlovethemback?
Sara
Ifyoufeeltheneedtoshowyourloveforyourparents,that’sgreat.Makesureyouremembertheirbirthdaysandbuythemcardsandpresents.Trytospendtimewithyourparents.Tellthemhowyoufeel.Trytoenjoyyourlife.Yourparentswantyoutobehappy—ifyouarehappy,theywillbehappy,too.
I’moneofthebeststudentsinmyclass.ButIalwaysmakesomemistakeswhichIshouldnotmake.Andnow,I’mafraidtoseemyteachers.Ijustdon’tknowhowtofacethem.CanyoutellmehowIcansolvethisproblem?
Molly
Thefirstthingyouneedtodoisrelax.Worryingaboutyourstudiesisnotgoingtohelp.Ifyouhaveanydifficulty,tellyourteachers.Noteacherisgoingtogetangrywithastudentwhowantstoimprovehimself.
CleverMonkey
Choosethebestanswer:
()1.TheCleverMonkeythinksthatTommyisalwayslateforschoolbecausehe
________.
A.dislikeshisschool
B.goestobedlate
C.watchesTVtoomuch
D.wantstostayathomeallday
()2.What’sSara’sproblem?
A.Shecan’tfallasleepatnight.
B.Shealwaysmakesmistakesinexams.
C.Shedoesn’tknowhowtofaceherteachers.
D.Shedoesn’tknowhowtoshowherlovebacktoherparents.
()3.Whatdoesn’ttheCleverMonkeywantSaratodo?
A.Torememberherparents’birthdays.
B.Tospendtimewithherparents.
C.Tomakemoneyforherfamily.
D.Totellherparentshowshefeels.
()4.WecanknowfromthepassagethatMolly________.
A.isoftenlateforschool
B.doeswellinherstudies
C.isveryweakinallherlessons
D.isveryhappy
C
阅读训练A★
Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce:
A.thoughB.onlyC.follow
D.enteredE.learnF.often
G.becauseH.interviewedI.interest
Ihaveaneighbour.Sheisanoldlady.Shecandoallthehousework,readnewspapers,watchTVandsearchontheInternetto1somethingnew.IoftenseeherdoTaijiinthemorninganddanceintheevening.Shelooksyoungandbeautiful2sheisoverseventyyearsold.LastweekareporterfromCCTV3herandaskedhowshekeptsoyoungandhealthy.Sherepliedwithasmile:
“Ihaveasecretofstayingyoungandhealthy.Itisquiteeasy.Keepyourmindactive,takean4intheworldaroundyou,andlearnatleastonenewthingeveryday.Trytododifferentkindsofhouseworkanddosportsas5asyoucan.Don’tthinkyouaretoooldtogobacktoschool.Iknowamanwho6amedicalcollege(医学院)whenhewas54yearsold.Hestudiedtherefor6yearsandnowheisadoctor.Anothermanwenttoatennisschoolattheageof71andnowheisgoodatplayingtennis.Somepeoplemaysaystayingyoungiseasy7forthosewholiveinthefuture.Infact,nomatterhowoldyouare,youcanmakeit.”
Pleasetellthestorytoyourfamily.Itwouldbeagoodstartto8thelady’sexample.Ihopeallpeoplewillstayyoungandhealthy.
1.________2.________3.________
4.________5.________6.________
7.________8.________
阅读训练B★★
JimCarreyhasbecomeoneofthemostwell-knownfacesintheworld.Anditisbecauseofhisfacethathehasmadesuchachievements(成就).
JimCarreywasborninaworkingclassfamily,andlifewaspoorforyoungJim.Whileinhisteens,hehadtotakeajobasadoorkeeperwhenhisfatherlosthisjob,andfinallyhedroppedoutofschool.Atthattime,hedevelopedhissenseofhumour(幽默)tohelphimdealwithangerattheworld.
Hewasoftenalone.Hesaidhedidn’thaveanyfriendsbecausehedidn’twantany.At15hestartedperformingatacomedy(喜剧)club.LaterhemovedtoLosAngelesandtherehegottheattentionfromafamouscomedian,RodneyDangerfield,andhislifestartedtochange.
JimCarreygothisbigbreakin1990,whenheplayedaroleonthenewcomedyshow,InLivingColour.Hebrokeintofilmsin1994.ItwastheyearofFunnyFace.FirsttherewasPetDetective,asuccessthatshowedCarrey’scomicstyle.NextcameTheMask,whichwasanothersuccessforhim.
JimCarreyhascomealongwayfromhisunhappychildhood.Infact,heseemstobehavingasecondchildhoodnow.Thefuturelooksgoodforhim.Hehasdevelopedalargecrowdoffansandhealsohasprovedhisabilitytogetthroughastormandcomeoutontop,whichisimportantforanyperson.
()1.JimCarrey’s________madehimfamousintheworld.
A.handB.face
C.feetD.body
()2.Jim’sfamilywasvery________accordingtothesecondparagraph.
A.successfulB.happy
C.poorD.large
()3.JimCarreydidn’thaveanyfriendswhenhewasyoungbecausehe
A.droppedoutofschool
B.wasinaworkingclassfamily
C.didn’twanttomakefriends
D.wasangryattheworld
()4.Theunderlinedphrase“gothisbigbreak”inParagraph4maymean
“________”.
A.gotagoodchance
B.madealotofmoney
C.felttired
D.hadarest
()5.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat________.
A.Carreydidn’tfinishhisschooleducation
B.manypeoplelikeJimCarrey
C.heoncesurvived(幸存)astorm
D.RodneyDangerfieldchangedCarrey’slife
()6.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Carrey’ssuccesscomesfromhishandsomeface.
B.Carreywashappyinhischildhood.
C.ThefilmTheMaskwasnotasuccessatfirst.
D.Carrey’ssenseofhumourcamefromthedifficultenvironment.
阅读训练C★★
Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage:
Agirlcomplainedtoherfatheraboutherhardlife.Shedidn’tknowwhatshehadtodoandwantedto1.Shefelttired.Oneproblemhadbeenfinishedbutanothercame.
Herfather,acook,tookherintothekitchen.Hepouredwaterintothepansandboiledit.Whenthewaterwasboiling,inthefirstpan,heputsomecarrots,inthesecondh