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Severalmonthslater,thedirector(院长)oftheorphanagewasonholidayintheUnitedStates.HewantedtovisitallthechurchesthathelpedhiminEgypt,sohecametospeakonSundaynightatmygrandfather'
ssmallchurchinChicago.
“Butmostofall,”hesaid,“Imustthankyoufortheglassesyousentlastyear.Yousee,Ihadjustbrokenmyglasses.Thenyourboxesarrived.Tomysurprise,Ifoundapairofglassesinitanditfitmeverywell!
”
Thepeoplelistened,happyfortheamazingglasses,butthoughtthatthemanmusthaveconfused(混淆)theirchurchwithanother.Therewerenoglassesontheirlistofitemstobesentoverseas.Sittingquietlyintheback,withtearsinhiseyes,GrandparealizedthatGodhadplayedabigtrickonhim.
1.Whogottheglassesintheend?
A.TheorphanageB.Thedirectoroftheorphanage
C.Grandpa’sworkmateD.Grandpa
2.Thepeopleexcepttheauthor’sgrandpainthechurch_________.
A.werenotinterestedinthedirector’sspeech
B.sentthepairofglassestoAfricaonpurpose
C.knewtheglassesthatbelongedtoGrandpa
D.thoughtthedirectorhadmadeamistake
3.WherewereGrandpa’sglasseslost?
A.InachurchinEgypt.B.Attheorphanage.
C.Onhiswayhome.D.Intheboxhemade.
4.HowdidGrandpafeelwhenhefoundhisglasseswerelost?
A.Calm.B.WorriedC.DisappointedD.Surprised
B
You’restandingwithyourclassmates.Everyoneistalking—exceptyou.Perhapsyou’reafraidtheywilllaughatwhatyousay.Ormaybeyoujustaren’tbraveenoughtospeak.
I’vebeenthere,andsohavemanyotherpeopleallovertheworld.Shynessislikeasnakethatcrawls(爬进)intoourmouthsandstopsusspeaking.Butweshouldn’tletitstaythere.
Iam29yearsold.Eventoday,thatsnakestillsometimesvisitsme.ButwhenIwasinhighschool,IwassoshythatIwouldn’ttalktoanyoneexceptmyparentsandbestfriends.Ifastrangeraskedmethewaytoalocalshop,itwasasifI’dforgottenhowtotalk.
Onesummer,Igotajobinarestaurantandthathelpedalot.ItmeantIhadtotalktocustomers.Ihadtotellthemhowmuchtheirmealcost.IhadtoaskthemiftheywantedtodrinkCokeorSprite.Ihadtotellthepeopleinthekitchenifsomeonewantedpickle(泡菜)ontheirsandwich.
Thisjobtaughtmehowtospeakwithpeople.
Youmaynotbeoldenoughtofindapart-timejob.Butyoucanlookforotherchancestospeakwithpeople.Youcanoffertohelpanoldwomancarryherheavybag.Oryoucangotogetanewspaperforyourfamily.
Ifyoudothesethingsforawhile,the“shyness”snakewillsoonbegintoleaveyoualone.It’lllookforanothermouthtocrawlinto.
5.Theunderlinedsentence(划线句子)inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans"_________"
A.IamsadbecauseIknowIwillalwaysbeshy.
B.LikemanyotherpeopleIhavebeentroubledbyshyness.
C.Ihavebeeninmanysituationsthatmakeotherpeoplefeelshy.
D.I’mconfidentthatIcanfindawaytogetovershyness.
6.Theexampleinthefirstparagraphisusedto
A.introducethefactthatmanypeoplehaveashynessproblem
B.showthateveryonehastherighttospeakinclass
C.tellreadersthatitisnotrighttolaughatothers
D.arguethatitisrighttokeepsilentinpublic
7.Theauthor’sduties(职责)intherestaurantincluded
A.cookingthemealsforcustomers
B.discussingthemenu(菜单)withthemanager
C.takingthecustomers’orders.D.helpingpeopleinthekitchen
8.Whatshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.IamshyB.Howtoovercome(克服)shyness
C.WhatisshynessD.Everybodyisshy
C
Everyonewouldliketobeamillionaire(百万富翁),apersonwithalotofmoney,butcanyouimaginehavingover$30millionandonlybeing20yearsold?
BritneySpearsfromKentwood,asmalltowninLouisiana,isonly20yearsold.Sheisaworldfamousfilmstarwithnotonly$30millionbutalsoa$2millionhouseinLA.Atheryoungage,shecanlookafterherfamilyfinancially(经济上)allherlife.ThisyearisabigyearforBritney.Sheisnowona31-daytouroftheUSandeveryconcertisasell-out.Thatmeanssheplaysinfrontofacrowdofaround18,000peopleeverytime.It’satiringschedulebutbringsheralot.Whentouring,shegoestobedaround1a.m.andthenhasalie-inuntil1p.m.thenextday.Herphilosophy(人生观)istotakecareofthebodyandrelaxbutalwaysmakesureyouworkhardandhavefun.Spearsisnotpleasedwithonlytouringandsellingnearly40millionrecordssoshedecidedtostepintothemoviebusinessandtryabitofacting.Shemadeanappearancein“AustinPower3”thisyearandsheisfilmingateenagelightplaythatwillcomeoutinMarch2003.Inthismovie,shehasastarringrole.ForBritney,actingisanotherwaytoexpressherselfandsheisenthusiasticaboutitall.Ifhermoviesaresuccessful,hermoneyinthebankissuretogrowbyanotherfewmilliondollarsbutshedoesitforthelove,notthemoney,assheherselftellsthereporters.
9.AccordingtoBritneySpears,sheworks__________.
A.tobeagreatactress
B.formoney
C.fortheenjoyment
D.tobemorefamous
10.Wecaninfer(推断)fromthetextthatmostmillionairesare__________.
A.olderthan20
B.around20
C.intheir30s
D.intheir40s
11.Theunderlinedword“you”inthefirstparagraphrefersto__________.
A.apersoninterestedinmoney
B.aspecialperson
C.BritneySpears
D.apersoningeneral
12.
Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothetext?
A.Thoughyoung,Britneycansupportherfamilynow.
B.Whiletouring,Britneysleepsabout12hoursaday.
C.TheteenagecomedymoviewasbasedonBritney’sownstory.
D.Britneywillbeevenricherwithhermoviessuccessful.
D
Haveyoueverexperiencedanaturaldisaster?
Thethreepeoplesharetheirpersonalexperienceswithus?
Aflood(洪水)hitourvillage.
WhenIwasabout14yearsold,IlivedinSurathanee,thesouthpartofThailand.Afloodhitourvillageafterarainstorm.Theroadswerefloodedwithalotofwater.MyfamilyandIworkedhardtofindthingstocontroltheflowofthewater.Peoplewholivedneartheriverhadtoclimbuptotheroofoftheirhouses.
Thefloodcauseddamagetous.Forexample,myfather’srubber(橡胶)businesswasdamagedbecausehisrubbergotwet.Besides,manyhousesweredestroyed.
------AnotaiUdomwittayakrafromThailand
Thehurricane(飓风)wasanightmare.
Thisstorytookplaceaboutsevenyearsago.AtthattimeIwasonlyelevenyearsold,butIcouldrememberitclearly.
Duringthatweek,wehadtofacethemostpowerfulhurricane.Icouldstillhearthenoiseofthewindblowingonthewindowsthatwereshaking.Outside,everythingwasflyingormoving…cars,bikes,trees,andplasticbags.Duringthewholeweek,wewerenotabletogoout.Alltheroadswerecutoff,andwedidn’thaverunningwaterorcommunication.Underthoseconditions,thehardestpartwashavingnocontractwiththerestofmyfamilylivingaroundtheisland.
---KevinParfaitfromMartinique
Itwasreallyanearthquake.
OnedaymyfriendsandIwerecelebratingourlastdayinhighschoolatafriend’s.Whenwewereallinthepool,Ifeltdizzy(眩晕的)。
Afewminuteslater,myfriendsaid,“It’sanearthquake.”
Itwasreallyanearthquake.Mostofthehousesbuiltinthemountainsweredestroyedandmanypeoplelosttheirlives.
---AlexandraPachecofromVenezuela
13.Whatwasthecommonfeature(相同的特点)ofthethreedisasters?
A.Theyallcausedgreatdamagetopeople.
B.Theyallmadepeoplelosetouchwitheachother.
C.Theyallmadepeoplehavenowaterforsometime
D.Theywerealltheworstinthehistory.
14.WhatdidKevinexperienceinthehurricane?
A.Hewasnotabletocontacthisfamilymembers.B.Hefeltthegroundshaking.
C.Hesaweverythinginhishouseflying.D.Heheardmanypeoplecrying.
15.WhatcanweknowabouttheearthquakeAlexandradescribed?
A.Thoughitwasbig,itcausedlittledamage.
B.Itwasnotforecast(预报).
C.Itmademanypeoplediefromhunger.
D.Itdidn’taffectthecelebrationofAlexandraandhisfriends.
第二节(共5个小题,每小题3分,满分15分)
Asweknow,everyonecanmakemistakes,butdon’tworryaboutit.Thefollowingiswhatweshoulddowhenwemakemistakes.
Justadmitit.Don’tthinkthatourmistakesarecausedbyothers.16
Don’tblameotherpeople,anddon’tcheatourselves,either.
17
Inordertostoptheproblemfromgettingworse,weshouldactquicklytosolveit.Ifwedon’tactanddealwiththeproblemquickly,it’llonlymakeusfeelmorestressed.Alsoitisnecessarytomakeaplanofactionandcorrectthemistakeaccordingtoit.18
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19
ThosewhohavemadethemostmistakescangetanA,fortheyarethe
oneswhohavelearnedthemost.Themorewelearnfromourmistakes,theclevererweare.
20
Whatcausedustomakethemistake?
Howcanweavoidmakingthesamemistakeinthefuture?
Whenweac