1、Gee,whowouldhaveeverthoughtthatanyonecanbecomeahero,andpossiblysavealife,justbybeingkindandcourteoustoothers?Thebestpartofallisthatbecomingaheroisfreetoallwhowishtowearsuchanhonor.1、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A、Whyshouldyoubeahero?B、Whatexactlyisahero?C、IamaheroD、Everyoneis
2、ahero2、Theunderlinedword“courtesy”inParagraph4meansthebehaviourthatis_.A、bothpoliteandrespectfulB、bothbraveandfearlessC、boththoughtfulandconsiderateD、bothcuteandkind3、Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastsentenceofParagraph5refersto_.A、thewonderfulcardthewriterreceivedB、theactionofsendingthecardC、thefactth
3、atthesendersavedthewriterD、thefactthatthesenderwasatruefriend4、Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingcanbeconsideredasthebehaviourofahero?A、Holdingadooropenforsomeone.B、Sendingsomeoneawonderfulcard.C、Keepingwritingmanystoriesforchildren.D、Beingkindtosomeonewhohasahardtime.BTodayourlifeandworkrar
4、elyfeellightorpleasant.Instead,thewholeexperienceofbeingalivebeginstomeltintohugeresponsibility.Itbecomesthestandardgreetingeverywhere:Iamsobusy.Wesaythistooneanotherwithnosmalldegreeofpride.Thebusierweare,themoreimportantweseemtoourselvesand,weimagine,toothers.Tobeunavailabletoourfriendsandfamily,t
5、obeunabletofindtimeforthesunset,tospeedthroughourresponsibilitieswithouttimeforasinglemindfulbreaththishasbecomethemodelofasuccessfullife.Becausewedonotrest,weloseourway.Welosethenourishment(营养)thatgivesushelp.Wemissthequietthatgivesuswisdom.Poisonedbythebeliefthatgoodthingscomeonlythroughtirelessef
6、fort,wenevertrulyrest.Thisisnottheworldwedreamedofwhenwewereyoung.Howdidwegetsoterriblyrushedinaworldfilledwithworkandresponsibility,yetsomehowlackofjoyanddelight?WehaveforgottentheSabbath(安息日)、Sabbathisthetimetoenjoyandcelebratewhatisbeautifulandgoodtimetolightcandles,singsongs,tellstories,blessour
7、childrenandlovedones,givethanks,sharemeals,napandwalk.Itistimetobenourishedandrefreshedasweletourwork,ourchoresandourimportantprojectsliefallow,trustingthattherearelargerforcesatworktakingcareoftheworldwhenweareatrest.Sabbathismorethantheabsenceofwork.Manyofus,inourdesperatedrivetobesuccessfulandcar
8、eforourmanyresponsibilities,feelterriblyguiltywhenwetaketimetorest.ButtheSabbathhasprovenitswisdomovertheages.Manyofusstillrecallwhen,notlongago,shopsandofficeswereclosedonSundays.ThosequietSundayafternoonsremainedinourculturalmemory.5、Nowadays,whenwegreetpeoplebysaying,“Iamsobusy”,wefeel_.A、sorryB、
9、proudC、unhappyD、responsible6、Ifapersonlivesasuccessfullife,heisexpected_.A、tobealwaysavailabletohisfamilyandfriendsB、tobeabletoenjoyaleisureholidayC、tobeoccupiedwithtoomanyobligationsD、tobecomeamodelforeveryoneelse7、Accordingtotheauthor,weshoulddothefollowingEXCEPT_.A、showinginterestinbeautifulthing
10、sB、havingtimetogetrefreshedC、puttingawayobligationsandrestingwhennecessaryD、believingthatgoodthingscomeonlythroughtirelesseffort8、WeshouldhaveSabbathbecause_.A、ithelpsusgetpleasureinourlifeB、wecannotforgetweareChristiansC、peopledonthavetoworkthatdayD、itisembededinourculturalmemoryC(2017年河南质量调研)Honk!
11、Squeak!Whatisthat?Ifyouregoingthroughpuberty(青春期),itcouldbeyourvoice.Bothboysandgirlsexperiencevoicechangesastheygrowolder,butgirlsvoicesgetonlyalittledeeper.Aboysvoice,ontheotherhand,maychangequiteabitfromsoundinglikealittlekidtosoundinglikesomebodysdad!Howdoesthishappen?Thelarynx,yourvoicebox,actu
12、allygetsbiggerduringpuberty.Oneofitsjobsistoletyoutalk,sing,hum,yell,laugh,andmakeallsortsofnoises.Whenaboyreachespuberty,hisbodybeginsmakinglotsoftestosterone(睾丸素),whichcauseshislarynxtogrowandhisvocalcords(声带)togetlongerandthicker.Beforepuberty,yourlarynxisprettysmallandyourvocalcordsarekindofsmal
13、landthin.Thatswhyyourvoiceishigherthananadults.Asyougothroughpuberty,thelarynxchanges.Asyourbodyadjuststothischangingequipment,yourvoicemay“crack”or“break”、Butthisprocesslastsonlyafewmonths.Notonlydoolderguysandmensounddifferentfromboys,butyoucanalsoseethedifferenceintheirnecks.Whenthelarynxgrowsbig
14、ger,partofitsticksoutinsidetheneck.Youcanseeitatthefrontofthethroat.ThisisknownastheAdamsapple.Forgirls,thelarynxalsogrowsbiggerbutnotasmuchasinboys,soyoucantseeitthroughagirlsskin.Everyonestimetableisdifferent,sosomekidsvoicesmightstarttochangeearlierandsomemightstartalittlelater.Somevoicesmightdro
15、pgradually,whileothersmightdropquickly.Ifthishasnthappenedtoyouyet,dontworry.Andifyouregoingthroughthisnow,trynottostresstoomuchaboutthefunnynoisesyoumake.Itcanhelptotalktoaparent,orafriendwhosalreadygonethroughthevoicechange.Beforeyouknowit,yourvoicewillsoundclear,strong,andmoregrownup!9、Whatsthete
16、xtmainlyabout?A、Funnynoises.B、Vocalcords.C、Voicechanges.D、TheAdamsapple.10、Anadultsvoiceislowerthanachildsbecausetheadult_.A、doesntreachhispubertyB、haslongerandthickervocalcordsC、isgoingthroughhispubertyD、hassomethingwrongwithhisthroat11、Whohas“theAdamsapple”?A、Boys.B、Girls.C、Men.D、Women.12、Whatdoes
17、thewriterthinkofvoicechanges?A、Natural.B、Funny.C、Unpleasant.D、Interesting. Test2(2017年东北三省四市第一次联考)Mystudentsoftentellmethattheydonthave“enoughtime”todoalltheirschoolwork.Myreplyisoftenabrief“Youhaveasmuchtimeasthepresident.”Iusuallycarryonabitabouttherebeingtwentyfourhoursinthedayforeveryone,andsugg
18、estthat“notenoughtime”isnotanacceptableexplanationofnotgettingsomethingdone.Onceingraduateschool,ItriedtoprovetooneofmyprofessorsbysayingthatIwasworkinghard.Hisanswertomewas,“Thatsirrelevant(无关的)、Whatsimportantisthequalityofyourwork.”SincethenIhavehadtimetothinkcarefullyaboutthe“hardworker”dodge(诀窍)
19、,andIhavecometosomeconclusionsallrelevanttotheproblemofhowmuchtimewehave.Ifyouanalyzethematter,youcanidentifytwopartsoftheproblem:Thereis,ofcourse,thematterof“time”,whichwecanthinkofasfixed.Thenthereistheproblemof“work”duringthattime.But,asmyprofessorsuggested,itsnothowhardoneworksbutthequalityofthe
20、product,thatsimportant.Thatledmetoanewidea:thequalityofthework.ThatconceptisperhapsbestexplainedbyasignIoncesawonthewallinsomeonesoffice:“Dontworkharder.Worksmarter.”Thereisalotofsenseinthatidea.Ifyoucantgetmoretime,andfewofuscan,theonlysolutionistoimprovethequalityofthework.Thatmeansthinkingofwayst
21、ogetmoreoutofthesametimethanwemightotherwiseget.Thatshouldleadustoananalysisofourworkhabits.Since“work”forstudentsusuallymeans“homework”,theexpression“workhabits”shouldbereadas“studyhabits”、Then,asasmartstudent,youwillseektoimprovethoseskillsthatyouuseinstudy,chieflyreadingandwriting.Ifyoulearntorea
22、dbetterandwritebetter,therearebigbenefitsthatpayoffinallyourstudies.1、Fromthepassage,weknowthattheauthorisprobably_.A、apoetB、aneducatorC、anovelistD、anengineer2、Wecaninferfromthe2ndparagraphthatwestudentsstill_.A、haveenoughtimeB、canmeetthepresidentC、geteverythingdonewellD、shouldaccepttheexplanation3、
23、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A、Theauthorsstudentsmakegooduseoftheirtimetodoalltheirhomework.B、Theauthortriedtotelltheprofessorthathe/she(author)haddoneagoodjob.C、Youcantimprovethequalityoftheworkifyoucantgetmoretime.D、Youlltrytoimproveyourskillsinreadingandwritingifyoureacleverstud
24、ent.4、Whatsthepassagemainlyabout?A、Studentsdonthaveenoughtime.B、Dontworkharder;worksmarter.C、Noonecangetmoretime.D、Readbetterandwritebetter.(2017年南昌二模)Yourerushingtoworkandamanaheadofyoucollapsesonthesidewalk.Doyoustoptohelp?Inastudyofbystanders,itwasfoundthatsomepeopleaverttheirgazeandkeeponwalking
25、ratherthanstopandgetinvolved.“Thereisatendencytodecidethatnoactionisneeded.”saysapsychologist.“Thefirstthoughtsthatpopintoyourmindoftenkeepyoufromofferinghelp.Inordertotakeaction,youhavetoworkagainstthem.”Herearesomecommonthoughtsthatmightpreventyoufromhelping.WhyshouldIbetheone?Improbablynotthemost
26、competent(有能力的)personinthiscrowd.Youmightthinksomeoneolderorwithmoremedicalknowledgeshouldofferassistance.Whatifhedoesntreallyneedmyhelp?Thefearofembarrassmentispowerful;noonewantstorisklookingfoolishinfrontofothers.Nooneelselooksconcernedthismustnotbeaproblem.Wecanfollowthepeoplearoundus,butmostpeopletendtoholdbacktheiremotionsinpublic.“Ifyouspottroublean
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