--- I’m sorry, but there’s no smoking on this flight.
--- Oh, I ______ that. Sorry, I won’t again.
A. don’t know B. didn’t know C. won’t know D. haven’t known
1.The Browns have a comfortable house_____(live) in.
2.I’d like to have a chance _______( see) him again.
3. They set up an __________(operate) table.
4. It is said that the bridge _________(build) now will be completed in three months.
5. Prices of daily goods ______ (buy) through a computer can be lower than store prices.
6.There is a great deal of evidence_____(indicate) that music activities engage different parts of the brain.
7.The problem________( discuss) tomorrow is very important.
8.____(win) the gold medal, he was busy training hard.
9.The cooling wind swept through our bedroom window,______(make) our conditioning unnecessary.
10.He ran away,_____( wave) his arms.
11.I will show you the pictures_____( explain) it more clearly.
12._____(bite) twice, the postman refused to deliver letters to his door.
13.______(devote) to teaching, he ignored his own health.
14.He stayed up too late every night,____( determine) to catch up with his classmates.
15.He rushed to the booking office, only____( tell) the tickets had been sold out.
16._____( move) by the story, I decided to contribute to my country.
17.________( Approach) the city center, we saw a stone statue of about 10 meters in height.
18.One learns a language by making mistakes and_______( correct) them.
19.China recently tightened its waters controls near the Huangyan Island to prevent Chinese fishing boats from_______(attack) in the South China Sea.
20. _____(catch)in a heavy traffic jam while you’re hurrying to the airport is an unpleasant experience.
Each year, millions of people go abroad to work, study, or travel. It's a great way to find out what life is like in another part of the world! You're probably hoping to make new friends and learn about the culture in your host country everything from attitudes and beliefs to social customs and popular foods. But constantly having to deal with new situations can be frustrating, even stressful.
Homesickness, stress, fear, and confusion are all symptoms of "culture shock." At first, you may feel like getting on the plane and heading home. It's OK to have those feelings, but the following are some tips to help you handle the challenges that you will face.
Don't expect to be perfect. You may feel frustrated that you have culture shock, especially since you probably spent so much time preparing for your trip. No matter how much information you read, or how well you speak the host language, it is natural to feel overwhelmed sometimes. If you give yourself some time, things will gradually get easier.
Have an open mind. While it's certainly OK to feel frustration or confusion in your new surroundings, try not to form an opinion about the new culture too soon. Don't think of the host culture as better or worse, just different-you'll be more willing to try new things.
Participate. This is obvious, but everybody needs to be reminded. Just watching life go on around you isn't good enough. You really need to try things for yourself. Don't worry about making a mistake; people in your host country will generally be very understanding and willing to help if you have questions.
Your study abroad experience is a unique and special time in your life, one that you'll never forget. If you follow our suggestions, you'll be able to handle it well, and have a wonderful time. Good luck!
31. What is culture shock?
A. Something you feel surprised at.
B. The problems you have when you go to another country.
C. The frightening feelings you have.
D. Something different from your own culture.
32. Which one doesn't belong to culture shock?
A. Homesickness. B. Stress. C. Fear. D. Sleepless.
33. What should you do when you feel depressed?
A. Go back to your own homeland. B. Talk to someone about your problem.
C. Give yourself some time to get used to it. D. Stop thinking of it.
34. Which of the following statements is wrong?
A. It is natural to feel overwhelmed sometimes.
B. Not everything is perfect.
C. Try to form the opinion about the new culture as soon as possible.
D. Tell others about your problems.
35. What is the main idea of this article?
A. How to overcome culture shock? B. Why do people have culture shock?
C. Who might have culture shock? D. When will you have culture shock?
The play, _____ style is quite formal, is typical of the period.
A. whose B. which C. that D. what
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I have just moved to the house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked from me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on one’s head and sang a song happy. I gave a meal to him. He ate the food and drank the beers. Then he puts a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Lately a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. He name is Percy Buttons. He calls every house in the street once a month but always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.
R.U.Darby and his uncle were digging for gold in the West. After weeks of labor, he was rewarded when he discovered shining ore(矿石). He needed machinery to bring the ore to the surface. So he borrowed money from his relatives and neighbors and went back to work on the mine.
The first car of ore was mined and sent to a smelter. The gold that they got in return proved they had one of the richest mines in Colorado! A few more cars of that ore would clear the debts. Then would come the big profits.
Down went the drills! Up went the hopes of Darby and Uncle! Then something happened! The vein of gold ore disappeared! The pot of gold was no longer there! They drilled on, desperately trying to pick up the vein again, but they found nothing.
Finally, they decided to quit. They sold the machinery to a man for a few hundred dollars, and took the train back home. That man asked a mining engineer to look at the mine and do a little calculating. The engineer said that the project had failed because the owners were not familiar with “fault lines(裂纹线)”. His calculations showed that the vein would be found just three feet from where it was found.
The man took millions of dollars in ore from the mine, because he knew enough to ask for expert advice before giving up.
R.U. Darby was struggling for years to pay back the money from his relatives and neighbors. He went into the business of selling life insurance.
Remembering that he lost a huge fortune because he stopped three feet from gold, Darby profited from the experience in his chosen work, by the simple method of saying to himself , “I stopped three feet from gold, but I will never stop because men say 'no' when I ask them to buy insurance.”
Darby is part of a small group of fewer than 50 men who sell more than a million dollars in life insurance every year. His “stick-ability” comes from the lesson he learned from his “quit-ability” in the gold mining business.
4. Darby and his uncle stopped digging for gold because___
A. They didn’t have the machinery to dig for the ore
B. They didn’t have enough money to manage the mine
C. They had already had enough gold and made big profits
D. They had tried to find the vein of gold again, but it was in vain.
5. What was a good quality of the man who worked on the mine after Darby and his uncle?
A. He knew the machinery better than the Darbys.
B. He knew the importance of seeking expert advice.
C. He had very strong stick-ability and never gave up.
D. He was good at calculations and familiar with fault lines.
6. What happened to Darby in the end?
A. He became a very successful businessman.
B. He worked as an ordinary salesman selling life insurance.
C. He struggled for the rest of his life to pay back the money he had borrowed.
D. He lived an easy life with all the money he had earned from the gold.
7. What is the main message that the author intends to convey with the story?
A. One is never too late to start a new career....
B. Don’t hesitate to ask for help when you are in need.
C. Never give up and you will succeed eventually.
D. It is important to have knowledge about everything.
I recently got some pictures of my aunt’s 86th birthday party. Although I had not been able to 41 her for many years, she looked as 42 and beautiful as ever. Her eyes sparkled with the same 43 that I remembered from the summer visits to her home 35 years ago.
Gazing at her 44 took me back in an instant to those 45 times once again. Her home was an eight-hour drive 46 ours over mountainous roads. So the journey was 47 with bumps. When we arrived, though, we were always 48 with hugs, tears, laughter and love. The highlight of our visits was always the early Thanksgiving dinner that we 49 .
The 50 would be piled with the plates of turkey, potatoes, rolls, stuffing, pumpkin pies and ice cream. After saying grace, we would all eat with great enjoyment until we could not eat any more. My uncle Rich would always smile after dinner and 51 that we had to visit more often 52 this was the only time that Aunt Charlotte ever 53 him well.
In the evening, I would go to bed with a full 54 and a happy heart. Sweet laughter would drift into my 55 bedroom window while Mom, Dad, Uncle Rich and Aunt Charlotte 56 long into the night.
Those beautiful childhood 57 have stayed with me to this day. They were by far the greatest gifts my aunt Charlotte would have ever given me. They helped 58 my soul and opened my heart to the love of family that were all around me. They 59 me to see the kind of life that I wanted to live and share with others.
I will be forever grateful to her for 60 me how to go through each day with both joy and thanksgiving.
41. A. admire B. visit C. love D. support
42. A. generous B. clever C. happy D. polite
43. A. care B. hope C. look D. youth
44. A. numbers B. pictures C. presents D. notes
45. A. wonderful B. right C. rough D. busy
46. A. for B. from C. as D. like
47. A. tough B. exciting C. boring D. bitter
48. A. combined B. supplied C. filled D. greeted
49. A. shared B. offered C. joined D. ordered
50. A. yard B. kitchen C. table D. floor
51. A. promise B. believe C. joke D. guess
52. A. unless B. if C. because D. though
53. A. improved B. fed C. calmed D. encouraged
54. A. stomach B. pocket C. view D. mind
55. A. double B. open C. shabby D. dark
56. A. ate B. traveled C. talked D. walked
57. A. customs B. dreams C. gifts D. memories
58. A. save B. express C. shape D. discover
59. A. helped B. invited C. persuaded D. permitted
60. A. advising B. challenging C. warning D. showing
Being Left-handed in a Right-handed World
The world is designed for right-handed people, but why does a tenth of the population prefer the left? 31
The answer to it remains a bit of a mystery. Since scientists have noticed that left-handedness tends to run in families, it's assumed that left-handedness has a genetic（基因的）component to it. 32 . In fact, identical twins, who share the same genes, can sometimes prefer to use different hands. There are also plenty of theories on what else might determine which hand you write with, but many experts believe that it's kind of random.
Historically, the left side and left-handedness have been considered a negative thing by many cultures. 33 In some areas, the left hand became known as the "unclean" hand. In many religions, the right hand of God is the favored hand. For example, Jesus sits at God's right side. God's left hand, however, is the hand of judgment. Various activities and experiences become rude or even signs of bad luck when the left hand becomes involved. In some parts of Scotland, it is considered bad luck to meet a left-handed person at the start of a journey. 34 A person giving directions will put their left hand behind them and even physically try to point with their right hand if necessary. In some Asian countries, eating with the left hand is considered impolite.
__ 35 People come to realize that left-handedness is natural. People even noticed that many famous people are left-handed, including Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Charlie Chaplin. Some researchers find out that lefties are more creative and can deal with abstract thinking better. The left-handedness is more easily adaptable to the right-handed world as well. Being left-handed is no longer a sad story now; instead, it is a wonderful gift or maybe it is something you should take pride in.
A. In other words, left-handers are born that way.
B. Left-handedness used to be regarded as a disability.
C. The unfavorable associations of the use of the left hand among cultures are varied.
D. Why do they prefer to use their left hand rather than their right hand for routine activities?
E. Why do some parents force their left-handed children to become right-handed when writing?
F. In Ghana, pointing, gesturing, giving or receiving items with the left hand is considered rude.
G. Fortunately, nowadays most societies and cultures no longer reject left-handedness like
before.
From the health point of view we are living in a marvelous age. We are immunized (免疫) from birth against many of the most dangerous diseases. A large number of once deadly illnesses can now be cured by modern drugs and medical treatment. It is almost certain that one day cures will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases. The expectation of life has increased enormously. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the unbelievable slaughter ( 屠杀) of men, women and children on the roads. Man vs the motor-car! It is a never-ending battle which man is losing. Thousands of people the world over are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen.
It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel (方向盘), his car becomes the extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man’s very worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind a steering-wheel. They are il l-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and absolutely selfish. All their hidden disappointments and regrets seem to be brought by the act of driving.
The surprising thing is that society smiles so kindly on the motorist and seems to forgive his behavior. Everything is done for his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost impossible to live in because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is ruined by road networks; and the mass annual slaughter becomes nothing more than a statistic, to be conveniently forgotten.
It is high time a world system of laws were created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. As for driving, the laws of some countries are not strict and even the strictest are not strict enough. Here are a few examples of some the things that might be done. The driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through strict annual tests for safety. Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can affect a person’s driving ability. Present drinking and driving laws (where they exist) should be made much stricter. Maximum and minimum speed limits should be introduced on all roads.
Governments should lay down safety specifications (规范) for manufacturers, as has been done in the USA. All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned. These measures may sound inordinately severe. But surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the annual toll of human life. After all, the world is for human beings, not motor-cars.
48．The main idea of this passage is _________.
A.traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists
B.thousands of people the world over are killed each year
C.the laws of some countries about driving are not too strict
D.only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents
49．What does the author think of society toward motorists?
A.Society laughs at the motorists.
B.Huge car parks are built in the cities and towns.
C.Victims of accidents are nothing.
D.Society forgives their rude driving.
50．Why does the author say: “his car becomes the extension of his personality?”
A.Driving can show his real self.
B.Driving can show the other part of his personality.
C.Driving can bring out his character.
D.His car can express his temper.
51．The attitude of the author is _________.
| A.ironical | B.critical | C.appealing | D.favorable |
Speaking two languages can actually help offset(抵消) some effects of aging on the brain, a new study has found.
Researchers tested how long it took participants to switch from one cognitive(认知的) task to another, something that is known to take longer for older adults, said lead researcher, Brian Gold, a neuroscientist at the University of Kentucky.
Gold’s team compared task-switching speeds for younger and older adults, knowing they would find slower speeds in the older population because of previous studies. However, they found that older adults who spoke two languages were able to switch mental activities faster than those who didn’t. The study only looked at life- long bilinguals(会说两种语言的人), defined in study as people speaking a second language daily since they were at least 10 years old.
Gold and his team asked 30 people, either bilingual or monolingual(只懂一种语言人) , to have a series of tests. They found that bilingual people were not only able to switch tasks faster they had different brain activity than their monolingual peers.
Kristina called bilingualism “a beautiful natural experiment”, because people grow up speaking two languages, and studies have shown that they get certain cognitive benefits from switching between languages and determining which to respond with based on what's going on around them.
Gold said he grew up in Montreal, where he spoke French at school and English at home, prompting relatives to question whether his French language immersion would somehow hinder(阻碍) his ability to learn English.
“Until very recently, learning a second language in childhood was thought of as dangerous,” he said. “Actually, it's beneficial.”
21. What-s the main idea of the passage?
| A. Researchers found that speaking two languages is important. |
| B. Researchers found that bilingual people can slow down the speed of aging on the brain and respond fast. |
| C. Researchers found that bilingual people respond slowly. |
| D. Researchers found that bilingual people are great. |
22. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A. Older bilinguals can’t respond faster in mind. |
| B. Young bilinguals can respond faster in mind than those monolinguals. |
| C. Older adults speaking a second language daily since they were at least 10 years old can respond faster than those who don’t. |
| D. Bilingual children respond slower in mind than those monolinguals. |
23.Kristina called bilingualism “a beautiful natural experiment” because
| A. people speaking two languages like the experiment |
| B. people speaking two languages are natural |
| C. people speaking two languages are beautiful |
| D. people grow up, benefiting from speaking two languages |
24. We can learn from the last paragraph that learning a second language in childhood is________.
| A. not dangerous but beneficial to children |
| B. not beneficial to children |
| C. dangerous but beneficial to children |
| D. dangerous to children |
The British----and especially the English----are bad at complaining. Because of British politeness rules, according to which conflict should be avoided, people either just do not complain, or sometimes bottle it up and then outpour it in another way in other umimportant situations. In fact, there is a TV programme which show the British in typical situations where they would be perfectly reasonable in complaining, but they don’t. In one scene, a woman reads a newspaper over people’s shoulders and the people say nothing or look embarrassed.
The British are also well-known for putting up with bad service everywhere from restaurants to airports and railway stations because the standard rules of behaviour say that it is bad to draw attention to yourself. This is why, when you travel on the tube in London and there is yet another delay, the passengers will look at each other, sigh, smile wearily and raise their eyes to heaven. They might even say, “Huh! Typical!” in a resigned(顺从的)tone of voice that says that there’s nothing that can be done about it. When complaints are made, they are made in an apologetic or a humorous tone of voice. In France ,on the other hand, angry passengers might riot(闹事)and burn down the subway station if they had to put up with the poor service that the London underground provides.
Americans and other Europeans, who are much more direct and in-your-face than the British, often wonder why British people always say “sorry” or “excuse me” when they complain. “It’s like they’re apologizing for something that isn’t their fault, they say. They are missing the point. British people are not really sorry ---it is because the word ‘sorry’ actually works as a distancing skill. This is important in terms of negative politeness and not drawing attention to yourself. If you do not say ‘sorry’ or use other distancing words like ‘could’, ‘would’, ‘might’, ‘possibly’ and so on, you will be seen as rude.”
8. What does the underlined part “bottle it up” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Put something into bottles B. Not do anything dangerous
C. Cause problems by hesitating D. Not allow emotions to be seen
9. The French tend to _______.
A. tolerate bad service B. enjoy taking the subway
C. make a complaint humorously D. express their dissatisfaction directly
10. When the British say “sorry”, they actually want to _______.
A. try not to be rude B. apologize sincerely
C. show their feelings directly D. draw attention to themselves
11. Which can be the best title for the text?
A. How to complain B. Complaining politely
C. Poor service in Britain D. Politeness rules across the world
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
While in London this past weekend I came across a man seating on a bench by himself.I smiled but said hello. He said he was from Birmingham and that I was the only person who has treated him in such a friendly way.In the fact,Birmingham is the largest city which lies near my hometown.He told me that he was in need of money return home.Not knowing how many money I had,I told him I'd give him whatever was on my purse.He prayed I'd have ￡47.When I opened my purse I found I had exact ￡47!I offered the man all of his money.
This special school accepts all disabled students, _____ educational level and background.（ ）
| A．according to | B．as a consequence of |
| C．in addition to | D．regardless of |
写一篇建议信，建议信的内容有 ：
李华是一个17岁的高二女孩，体重70公斤。喜欢吃肉，不喜欢运动。而且经常感冒，所以她很苦恼。假如你是她的好朋友，给她写一封信提出你的解决办法或建议。
Dear Li Hua,
I am sorry to hear that you have been ill for days and hope you have got better now.
Sincerely yours，
John
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
My grandfather and I enjoy fishing. One Sunday morning we go fishing at a lake. We took ours fishing poles and headed for the lake. As soon as we arrived, so we dropped the lines into the water. Before waiting for about half an hour, I was beginning to get impatiently. I wanted to give up, and my grandfather told me to wait a little longer. Finally, there were
a sudden pull at the pole and fish was caught. Within the next few minute, my grandfather also caught a fish. Felt hungry, we built a fire by the lake and barbecued the fish. It was delicious.
When her five daughters were young, Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity (团结)．To show this, she pick up one chopstick, taking it as one person．Then she easily broke it into two pieces．Next, she tied several chopsticks together, taking them as a family．She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks．This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up
Helene An and her family own a large restaurant business in California．However, when Helene and her husband Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975, they didn't have much money．They moved their family to San Francisco．There they joined Danny's mother, Diana, who owned a small Italian sandwich shop．Soon afterwards, Helene and Diana changed the sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant．The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young．However, Helene did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard．
Eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business．They opened new restaurants in San Francisco and Los Angeles．Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business successful．Daughter Elisabeth explains, "Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we must have peace．Without the strength of the family, there is no business．”
With three generations of Ans working together, now the Ans' business makes more than $20 million each year．Although they began with a small restaurant, they had big dreams, and they worked together．Now they are a big success．
31．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．How to Run a Corporation Well B．Strength Comes from Peace
C．How to Achieve a Big Dream D．Family Unity Builds Success
32．What can we infer about the An's daughters?
A．They went out to work for themselves before graduation．
B．They all would not like to work in their family business．
C．They were deeply influenced by what Helene taught them．
D．There always were disagreements among family members
33．Helene once used chopsticks to show ______
A．the quality of the chopsticks
B．the difficulty of being united
C．the strength of family unity
D．how to be a strong person
34．We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the An's family ______
A．began to run a restaurant in 1975
B．left Vietnam without much money
C．bought a restaurant in Los Angeles
D．opened a sandwich shop in San Francisco
If a trip to Rome or Paris is in your future, be prepared: The European Union Parliament is calling for an end to visa-free travel Americans. EU lawmakers passed a resolution urging the EU Commission to impose visas on U. S. citizens traveling into the 28-nation bloc.
The dispute(争论)centers on reciprocal treatment of travelers from EU nations and the United States. While Americans have been able to travel throughout EU member nations without a visa, the U. S. still requires citizens of five EU countries-Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania-to apply for entry visas when visiting the U. S, Reuters reports. Citizens of the other 23 EU member nations can use the U. S. visa waiver program to enter America. The EU lawmakers are calling for mutual treatment for all EU citizens, says Reuters. They’ve given the EU Commission two months to respond.
The trans-Atlantic visa dispute first came to light in April 2014, according to an EU Parliament news release. At that time, five countries-Australia, Brunei, Canada, Japan and the U. S. –required visas for some EU citizens. Since then, Australia, Brunei and Japan have lifted their visa requirements for all EU citizens. Canada, which currently imposes(推行)visa requirements on Bulgarian and Romanian citizens, plans to follow suit in next December, leaving just the United States at odds with the issue of reciprocity of visa-free travel with the EU.
The EU says if a visa requirement for Americans is introduced, it would be temporary, according to a story in Money, which did not give a time frame.
9. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “reciprocal” in Paragraph 2?
A. cruel B. equal
C. unfair D. different
10. Which countries have removed visa requirements for all EU citizens according to the text?
A. Australia, Brunei and Japan
B. Australia, Brunei, Canada, Japan
C. Brunei, Canada, Japan and America
D. Australia, Brunei, Canada, Japan and America
11. What may be the best title for the text?
A. Americans may soon need a visa for traveling to Europe
B. Americans are limiting the EU citizens to enter America
C. The EU citizens can go to America for traveling without visas
D. The EU government asks for visa requirement from Americans
One of the many great lines in the movie Apollo 13 came from Ed Harris, who played NASA Director of Operations, Gene Kranz. The famous line was, “ Gentleman, failure is not an option. ” He said the words because he had a clear purpose that the three astronauts trapped in space must be sent home safely. The driving force behind their seeking of a solution was motivated by a true purpose.
Here is the simple principle. If you have a big enough “why” in life, you will always figure out the “how”. A person without a purpose in life is like a boat without a rudder, floating aimlessly without a direction and going nowhere. In all walks of life, when referring to someone’s success, we often hear the words “focus and determination”. But Merriam Webster defines the word “purpose” as the reason why something is done, a feeling of being determined to achieve an outcome. There are many talented and intelligent people in the world but they are unsuccessful because they lack direction. I believe that our life depends on our purpose. Whether you’re single or in a team, having a purpose allows you to start, evaluate, and improve your talents or abilities and helps you find your path in life and achieve your success finally.
A friend of mine once told me that the most motivating speech he had ever heard was just three short words. It came from his wife when she said, “Honey. I’m pregnant. ” He said those few words instantly motivated him because he now had a big “why” in his life, a purpose to work hard to support his family. In fact, when your “why” gets bigger, you get better because you stop holding back and you’ll go all out. It’s why you often hear about some great people perform superhuman actions when failure is not an option!
21. What does the underlined word “rudder” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Something that gets the boat started.
B. Something that makes the boat float.
C. The reason for which the boat is built.
D. Something that directs the boat to a certain place.
22. What is the most important thing for success according to Merriam Webster?
A.Talent. B. Purpose. C. Determination. D. Intelligence.
23. The author gives his friend’s example to show .
A. why words can motivate people easily
B. that family love is very important in our daily life
C. that a purpose can make people try their best
D. how people can get success more easily
24. What does the author mainly tell us in this passage?
A.To be a successful person. B. To have a big “why” in life.
C.To make a right choice. D, To get rid of failure.
——________ you got Wang Feng’s stage photo with his autograph?
——Didn’t you know I went to his live concert? See? Easy!
A. How it was B. When it was that C. How was it that D. When was it
There was a chemistry class on Monday for Alice to attend. Unluckily, she was not on time for school in that morning. She looked little tired when she met her chemistry teacher, Miss Green. She had apologized for her being lately. Miss Green asked that there was something wrong with her. The girl said that she was all right, but she didn't have many sleep last night. She went to a football game but took some pictures. After get home, she was busy developing(冲洗) them. She stayed up till midnight. Miss Green told him to get more sleep at night. Alice promises not to do that again. Then Alice showed Miss Green her beautiful picture.
