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Someyearsago,onahotsummerday,alittleboydecidedtogoswimmingintheoldswimminghole.
Hejumpedintothewater,buthedidn'trealizethatacrocodile(鳄鱼)
wasswimmingtowardhim.Hismotherwaslookingoutofthewindowand
sawthetwoastheygotcloserandclosertogether.Sherantowardthewater
andshoutedtohersonasloudlyasshecould.
Hearinghervoice,thelittleboybecamescaredandmadeaU-turnto
swimtohismother.Itwastoolate.Justashereachedher,thecrocodile
reachedhim.
Fromthedock(码头),themotherheldherlittleboybythearmsjustasthecrocodilecaughthislegs.Thatbeganatug-of-war(拔河)betweenthetwo.Thecrocodilewasmuchstrongerthanthemother,butthemotherwasmuchtoopassionatetoletgo.Afarmerhappenedtodriveby.Whenheheardthemother'scrying,heranoutfromhistruck,tookaimandshotthecrocodile.
Amazingly,afterweeksandweeksinthehospital,thelittleboysurvived.Hislegswerefullofcutsfromtheaccident.Andonhisarmsweredeepscars(伤疤)fromhismother'sfingernails.
Anewspaperreporteraskedtheboyifhewouldshowhimhisscars.Theboyliftedhislegs.Andthen,hesaidtothereporter:
"Butlookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarms,too.Ihavethembecausemymomwouldn'tletgo."
1.Hearingthemother'svoice,theboy_______.
A.stillwentonswimmingforwards
B.becametoofrightenedtoswim
C.swambacktowardshismother
D.decidedtobeatthecrocodile
2.TheboysurvivedbecauseofthefollowingEXCEPT_______.
A.hismother'snotlettinggo
B.afarmer'shelp
C.themedicaltreatment
D.hisgoodswimmingskills
3.Whichistrueaccordingtothestory?
A.Theboy'slegswerebothscarred.
B.Thecrocodilebittheboy'sarms.
C.Themotherlostherarms.
D.Themotherwashurtbadlybythecrocodile.
4.Inthelastparagraph,theboymeanttotellthereporter_______.
A.howdeepthescarsmadebythecrocodilewere
B.howmuchhismotherlovedhim
C.howgreatlythescarstroubledhim
D.whatabraveandcleverherohewas
参考答案
1—4CDAB
B
Oneafternoonmanyyearsago,Isatdownonabenchinaparkandwatchedalittleboy,around2yearsold,runningfreelyonthegrassashismotherwatchedfromashortdistance.Theboywouldfalltothegrass,getup,andwithoutlookingbackathismother,ranasfastashecouldasifnothinghadhappened.
Whenkidsfalldown,theydon'tthinkofthefallasafailure.Instead,they
consideritasalearningexperience.Theytryagainandagainuntiltheysucceed.
WhileIwastouchedbytheboy'sstrongmind,Iwasalsotouchedbythe
wayheran.Witheachattempt,helookedsoconfidentandnatural.Heonly
wantedtorunfreelyandtodoitaswellashecould.Hewasjustbeinga
child-justbeinghimself-beingcompletelyinthemoment.Henevergaveup.
Eachtimehefell,hegothimselfbackupagain,asifheknewthatfallingdown
wassimplyapartof
life.
Hewasnotlookingforothers'smiles,orworryingaboutwhethersomeonewaswatchingornot.Heonlywantedtorunandtofeeltheexperienceofrunningfullyandfreely.Ilearnedalotfromthatexperience,andhavesuccessfullybroughtthatlessonwithmeinmanypartsinmylife.
1.FromParagraphl,weknowthattheboy'smother_______.
A.wasstrictwithhim
B.hadaspecialwaytoeducateherson
C.didn'tlovehersonasmuchasothers
D.wastooweaktohelphersongetup
2.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thekidwasinabluejacket.
B.Thekidwasabout2yearsold.
C.Thekidwasplayingwithhisgrandparentswhenhefelldown.
D.Whenthekidfelldownhecriedforawhile.
3.Thewriterwastouchedbytheboybecausetheboy_______.
A.mightstoprunningwhenhefelldown
B.neverfelldownifhemadeuphismindtorun
C.didn'tcareaboutthefallandwentonrunning
D.wasgoodatrunningandneverfelldown
4.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?
A.Fallingdownwillmakeapersonfeelfrightenedfromthenon.
B.Fallingdownisthemotherofsuccess.
C.Whenothersarewatching,peoplefalldowneasily.
D.Onewillsucceedifhe/sheisconfidentandnevergivesup.
参考答案
1—4BBCD
C
WhenIwasintheninthgrade,myparentsstartedfightingaboutme.Ifmygradesweren'tperfect,theywouldscreamateachotheratnight.Istartedtoworryandcouldn'tfallasleep.Mygradesreallystartedtodroptoo.ItwashardtopayattentionduringclassbecauseIfeltsotiredallthetime.
Mymomhadtotakemetoseeapsychologist(心理医生).Onthe
way,Istartedtoworryevenmore.Whatwouldmyfriendsthinkaboutme
iftheyknewIwasgoingtoseeapsychologist?
Whatifthepsychologist
couldn'tcureme?
Itwasnotthatbad.Mypsychologistaskedmealotofquestions.We
talkedabouthowmylifemightimproveifIwasabletogetmoresleep.
Attheendoftheconsultation(会诊),Iwassenthomewithapieceofpapercalledasleepdiary.
Duringthetreatment,thepsychologistwasacheerleader(啦啦队队长)formylifeandkept
pointingoutallthethingsIwasdoingright.Withherhelp,Istartedtonoticethepositivethings
thatwerehappeningallaroundme.
Afterabouttwomonthsofseeingmypsychologist,Icouldsleepatleasteighthoursanight,sometimesevennine!
Ifelthappier.Mygradesgotbetter.Itwassomuchbettertoadmitthat
somethingwaswrongandtodosomethingtoovercomeitratherthanjustwatchmywholelife
getworseandworse!
1.Whydidthewritergotoseeapsychologist?
A.Becausehergradesweren'tperfect.
B.Becauseshefoughtwithherclassmates.
C.Becauseshehadaneatingproblem.
D.Becauseshecouldn'tfallasleep.
2.Whatdidthewriterlearnduringthetreatment?
A.Shelearnedsomeskillstofallasleepsoon.
B.Shelearnedtonoticepositivethings.
C.Shelearnedhowtoimprovehergrades.
D.Shelearnedhowtogetonwellwithherparents.
3.Afterseeingthepsychologist,whendidthewriterfindherproblemsbecomebetter?
A.Twoweekslater.B.Sixmonthslater.
C.Twomonthslater.D.Oneyearlater.
4.Whatdidthewriterthinkofseeingapsychologistatlast?
A.Itwasnecessary.B.Itwasuseless.
C.Itwasnothing.D.Itwasexciting.
参考答案
1—4DBCA
D
Iwaswalkingaroundinastore.Isawacashier(收银员)handalittleboyhismoneyback,saying,"I'msorry,butyoudon'thaveenoughmoneytobuythisdoll
(玩偶)."Iwalked
towardhimandaskedhimwhomhewishedto
givethisdollto.
"It'sthedollthatmysisterlovedthemostandwantedsomuch
forChristmas,"hesaid.
IrepliedthatmaybeSantaClauswillbringittoherafterall,and
thatheshouldn'tworry.Herepliedtomesadly,"No,SantaClauscan'tbringittoherwhereshe
isnow.Ihavetogivethedolltomymomsothatshecangiveittomysisterwhenshejoinsher."
Hiseyesweresosadwhilesayingthis,"MysisterhasgonetobewithGod.DaddysaysthatMomisgoingtoseeGodverysoontoo,soIthoughtthatshecouldtakethedollwithhertogiveittomysister."
Myheartnearlystopped.Iquicklyreachedformywalletandsaidtotheboy,"Whatifwecheckedagain,justincaseyou
dohaveenoughmoney?
"
"Okay,"hesaid.'elhopethatIhaveenough."Iaddedsomeofmymoneytohiswithouthimseeing,andwestartedtocountit.Therewasenoughforthedollandevensomesparemoneyleftover."Thankyou,God,forgivingmeenoughmoney!
"saidthelittleboy.
Ileftthestore,Feelingasthoughmylifehadbeenchangedforever.
1.Whomdidtheboywanttogivethedollto?
A.Hismother.B.His衔end.C.Hissister.D.Thewriter.
2.Theboyfinallyhadenoughmoneyforthedollbecause_______.
A.hedidn'tcountcorrectlyatfirst
B.thewriteraddedsomemoney
C.thecashieraddedsomemoney
D.thecashiermadethedollcheaper
3.Howdidthewriterfeelatlast?
A.Ashamed.B.Nervous.C.Happy.D.Angry.
4.Whatdoesthestorytellus?
A.Weshouldhelpotherpeopleinneed.
B.Moneydoesnotmatter.
C.WeshouldbelieveinSantaClaus.
D.Weshouldborrowmoneywhennecessary.
参考答案
1—4CBCA
E
ForMichael,thiswasdifficult.Hehadconditionedhimselftosucceedwheneverhewasthrowingtheball.Everytimehethrewabasketball,itwentin.Everytimehetriedtomissashot,hefailedformiss.Intotal,ittookhimover20attempts(尝试)beforehemissedashot.
ForMichael,successisastronghabit.Hehadformedahabit
thatwassostrongthatittookhimalotoftimetobreakitand"fail".
Justlikedrinking,smokingandcollectingthings,successis
alsoahabit.Theonlythingis,Ltismuchmoreeffective!
Likeallhabits,onceitisestablished,itisdifficulttobreak.
Manypeoplethinkthatsuccessisdifficulttomaintain(维持).Theyfeelthatitwillbehardworkandwillneedtoomuchactionandfocus.Thetruthisthatitissimplyahabit,andaseasytomaintainasanyotherhabit.
Spendsometimemakingsuccessahabitinyourlife.Onceyouhavedevelopedit,itisnotsomethingyouwillwanttochangeagain.Then,theonlythingyouwillfailatisfailing.
1.WhydidJordanattempt20timesbeforehemissedashotintheadvert?
A.Becausehedidn'tworkhardenough.
B.Becausehewasnotcarefulenough.
C.Becausehewastootired.
D.Becausesuccesswasastronghabitforhim.
2.Whatdomanypeoplewronglythinkofsuccess?
A.Theythinkitiseasytomaintain.
B.Theythinkitneedstoomuchactionandfocus.
C.Theythinkitisimpossibletoformthehabitofsuccess.
D.Theythinkitdoesn'trequiretoomuchwork.
3.Wecaninfertheunderlinedword"it"means_______.
A.drinkingB.smokingC.collectingthingsD.