I wrote my first poem at the age of seven and showed it to my mother. She read and cried, “Buddy, you really wrote a beautiful poem!”
Shyly but_______, I said yes. She poured out her______. “It was nothing short of talent!”
“What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could hardly wait to______my work to him. I spent quite some time________for his arrival. I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting, drew a fancy border around it and______I placed it right on my father’s plate on the dining table. I was sure he would be able to_______my poem.
At almost 7 o’clock my father burst in. He seemed_______. He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees.
Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate. “What is this?” He was reaching for my poem.
“Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began. “And it’s beautiful, absolutely amaz…”
“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide for myself.” Father said.
I_______my head as he read that poem. It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours. Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table. Now came the moment of______.
“I think it’s terrible,” he said. I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting______.
“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he’s ever written,” my mother was saying. “He needs_______.”
“I don’t know why.” My father insisted. “Isn’t there enough awful poetry in the world already?”
I couldn’t_______it another second. I ran from the dining room crying. Up in my room I________myself on the bed and cried the worst of the_______out of me.
That may have been the end of the story, but not of its______on me. I realized how _______ I had been. I had a mother who said, “I think it’s wonderful!” and a father who said “I think it’s________.”
Every one of us needs that kind of encouragement, but encouragement alone is ________. We also needs the _______of criticism, which always pushes us for the _____, both in the name of love.
1.A.entirely B.proudly C.anxiously D.honestly
2.A.dislike B.shock C.attitude D.praise
3.A.predict B.describe C.show D.introduce
4.A.waiting B.preparing C.hiding D.planning
5.A.deliberately B.gradually C.confidently D.casually
6.A.appreciate B.change C.replace D.polish
7.A.relaxed B.calm C.delighted D.upset
8.A.shook B.lowered C.raised D.turned
9.A.decision B.excitement C.choice D.silence
10.A.dark B.wide C.wet D.bright
11.A.development B.judgment C.encouragement D.adjustment
12.A.hate B.help C.find D.stand
13.A.threw B.seated C.put D.kept
14.A.anger B.pressure C.disappointment D.joy
15.A.challenge B.effort C.difficulty D.influence
16.A.fortunate B.cruel C.sad D.unique
17.A.excellent B.awful C.fluent D.strange
18.A.enough B.great C.useful D.incomplete
19.A.failure B.balance C.exchange D.patience
20.A.happier B.sweeter C.better D.harder
七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。What do the world’s most successful people all have in common?By examining the work habits of over 150 greatest writers and artists and scientists, the researchers including Standford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer found that high achievers like Robert Moses turn out to be all alike:Busy ! Busy! 1. In a study of general managers in industry, John Kotter reported that many of them worked 60 to 65 hours per week—which translates into at least six 10-hour days. The ability and willingness to work difficult and tiring hours has characterized many powerful figures. Energy and strength provide many advantages to those seeking to build power.Just Say No!The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say “no” to almost everything. And that’s what gives them the time to accomplish so much. 2. And focus means saying “no” to a lot of distractions (分神). Know What You Are!Ignore your weakness and keep improving your strengths. Don’t waste time exploring skill areas where you have little competence. Instead, focus on—and build on—your strengths. 3. Create Good Luck!Luck is not magical—there is a science to it. Richard Wiseman studied lucky people for his book Luck Factor, and broke down what they do right. 4. By being more outgoing, open to new ideas, following the feeling that something is true, being optimistic, lucky people create possibilities.Does applying these principles to your life actually work? Wiseman created a “luck school” to test the ideas—and it was a success. In total, 80 percent of people who attended Luck School said that their luck had increased. 5.
A. Spend enough time to improve your weakness. |
B. Achievement requires focus. |
C. On average, these people reported that their luck had increased by more than 40 percent. |
D. They never stop working and they never lose a minute. |
E. Busy people are more likely to be lucky. |
F. This means knowing who you are, what you are and what you are good at. |
G. Certain personality types are luckier because they behave in a way that offers the chance for good opportunities. |
Dyslexia is a problem that restricts the ability to recognize words and connect sounds with letters when people read. People with this learning disorder may also have problems when they write. Dyslexia is not related to eyesight or intelligence. The problem involves areas of the brain that process language. Brain scientists are studying whether they can predict which young children may struggle with reading to provide them with early help. John Gabrieli at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is leading the study of five-year-olds in about twenty schools in the Boston area.
They studied in the schools with kindergartens. And for all the children joining in the study, they give them a brief set of paper-and-pencil tests to look at which children appear to be at some risk for struggling to read. So far, fifty of them have been examined in a scanner, a special machine, to show brain activity. Written tests are not always able to identify dyslexia or other problems, while brain scans may offer a more scientific way to identify problems. And with reading problems, early identification is important. When it comes to helping children overcome reading difficulties, the younger the child, the more effective they are.
Reading problems are not usually identified until a child is in the third or fourth grade. The later children are recognized as poor readers, the less treatment can help. And, as Professor Gabrieli points out, poor reading can make education a struggle. Reading is everything. Even math and science have textbooks.
While the children are given tasks related to reading, the brain scans measure the extent to which certain parts of the brain become active while the children do the work. The scientists say they are pleased with early results from the study, but have a long way to go.
1.Dyslexia affects the part of brain concerning ________.
A.eyesight B.intelligence C.language D.emotion
2.Dyslexia problems are more likely to be identified through ________.
A.speech contests B.reading efficiency
C.listening comprehension D.brain scans
3.According to the passage, which of the followings has the best time to overcome reading difficulties?
A.Tom, a boy in the kindergarten.
B.Kate, a high school leaver.
C.Jane, a primary school student.
D.Steve, a man in his thirties.
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A.An effective way to identity Dyslexia at an early stage.
B.A learning disorder involving one’s intelligence.
C.Dyslexia — a problem affecting one’s reading and writing.
D.A possible solution to the problems related to Dyslexia.
A machine that takes sweat-laden (浸满汗水的) clothes and turns the sweat into drinking water is in use in Sweden. The machine makes the clothes turn round quickly, heats them to remove the sweat, and then passes the steam through a kind of special material to make purified water.
Since it has been brought into use, its creators say more than 1000 people have drunk others’ “sweat” in Gothenburg. They add the liquid is cleaner than local tap water.
The device was built for the United Nations’ child-focused charity UNICEF to promote a campaign highlighting the fact that 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water.
The machine was designed and built by the engineer Andreas Hammar, known locally for his appearances on TV tech show “Mekatronik”. He said the key part of the sweat machine was a new water purification part developed by a company named HVR.
“It uses a technique called membrane distillation (膜蒸馏),” he told the BBC. “We use a special kind of material that only lets steam through but keeps bacteria, salts, clothing fibers and other things out. They have something similar to the International Space Station, but our machine is cheaper to build. The amount of water it produces depends on how sweaty the person is, but one person’s T-shirt typically produces 10ml, about a mouthful.”
The device has been put on show at the Gothia Cup-the world’s largest international youth football tournament. Mattias Ronge, chief executive of Stockholm-based advertising agency Deportivo, said the machine had helped raise awareness for UNICEF, but in reality had its limitations.
“People haven’t produced as much sweat as we hoped – right now the weather in Gothenburg is lousy,” Mattias Ronge said. “So we’ve equipped the machine with exercise bikes and volunteers are cycling like crazy. Even so, the demand for sweat is greater than the supply. And the machine will never be produced in large numbers, since there are better solutions out there such as water purifying pills.”
1.Which of the following is the disadvantage of the sweat machine?
A.The amount of water the machine produces is rather limited.
B.It takes too long for the machine to produce water.
C.It costs a large amount of money to build the machine.
D.The water processed by the machine is not clean enough.
2.UNICEF is mentioned in the text to ________.
A.show how the sweat machine works
B.show the importance of the United Nations
C.explain why the sweat machine was invented
D.tell us who invented the sweat machine
3.What did Mattias Ronge think of the sweat machine?
A.It could only be used in summer.
B.It was not worth popularizing.
C.It did not work at all.
D.The water it produced tasted sweet.
4.The text is written mainly to tell us that ______________.
A.780 million people in the world lack access to clean water
B.a machine which turns sweat into drinking water is invented
C.a better solution to purifying dirty water is discovered
D.the pill which turns dirty water into clean water is produced
Raised in a fatherless home, my father was extremely strict with us children. His attitude didn’t soften as I grew into adulthood and went to college. I had to ride the bus whenever I came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met me, even in severe weather. If I spoke unhappily, he’d say in his loudest father-voice, “That’s what your legs are for!”
The walk didn’t bother me as much as the fear of walking alone along the highway and country roads. I also felt less than valued that my father didn’t seem concerned about my safety. But that feeling disappeared one spring evening.
It had been a particularly difficult week at college after long hours in labs. I longed for home. When the bus reached the stop, I stepped off and dragged my suitcase to begin the long journey home.
A row of hedge(树篱) edged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. Once I had turned off the highway to start the last lap of my journey, I always had a sense of relief to see the hedge because it meant that I was almost home. On that particular evening, the hedge had just come into view when I saw something gray moving along the top of the hedge, moving toward the house. Upon closer observation, I realized it was the top of my father’s head. Then I knew, each time I’d come home, he had stood behind the hedge, watching, until he knew I had arrived safely. I swallowed hard against the tears. He did care, after all.
On later visits, that spot of gray became my watchtower. I could hardly wait until I was close enough to watch for its secret movement above the greenery. Upon reaching home, I would find my father sitting innocently in his chair. “So! My son, it’s you!” he’d say, his face lengthening into pretended surprise. I replied, “Yes, Dad, it’s me. I’m home.”
1.We can infer from the text that_______.
A.the author’s grandfather had a deep influence on his father
B.the author’s father knew that his son had found out his secret
C.the author’s attitude towards his father changed one spring evening
D.the author’s father often criticized his son for his lack of courage
2.The author’s father watched behind the hedge because ______.
A.he wanted to help his son build up courage
B.he wanted to surprise his son
C.he was embarrassed to meet his son on the way home
D.he wanted to make sure that his son was safe on his way home
3.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.My Terrible Journey Home B.A Silly Mistake
C.My Father and I D.The Gray Spot Guiding Me Home
4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
(1)=paragraph 1 (2)=paragraph 2 (3)=paragraph 3 (4)=paragraph 4 (5)=paragraph 5
A.(1) → (2) (3) (4) → (5) B.(1) (2) → (3) (4) → (5)
C.(1) → (2) → (3) (4) (5) D.(1) (2) (3) → (4) (5)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Located in New York City's Museum Mile area, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has over two million works of art within its permanent collection, which is divided into 19 sections of interest.
The Met's American paintings section also has one of their earliest sculptures from 1870 on display. Hiram Power's California was one of the first pieces that inspired them to focus on building the museum around American art. Their art section features paintings by Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Van Gogh among its 11, 000 paintings on hand.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is a privately-run museum that has a wide collection of European art, Greek and Roman sculptures, and classic drawings. There is also a research center that was opened in 1985, where staff researches information about the artifacts that exist and makes sure that the information can be used for other purposes.
The Musee du Louvre in Paris
The Musee du Louvre in Paris, France is one of the oldest, famous and most visited museums in the world. The museum was formally opened in 1750, and much of France's much neglected artists were allowed to present their works in this museum. It has owned works of famous artists like Rembrandt and Da Vinci for years and have them up on display to the public. Visitors can view some of the favourite famous pieces, like the Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa, which has called the Louvre home for centuries.
1.According to the passage, ________.
A.the Musee du Louvre is the home to Mona Lisa for centuries
B.the J. Paul Getty Museum has 11, 000 paintings in store
C.the Metropolitan Museum opened a research centre in 1985
D.works of Rembrandt were only exhibited in the J. Paul Getty Museum
2.What does the underlined word “them” refer to in the last paragraph?
A.France's neglected artists. B.Works by the artists who were not famous.
C.works of famous artists. D.Visitors.
3.What is the purpose of the writer writing this article?
A.He intends to attract the tourists to visit the museums he has described.
B.He wants to make an introduction of some of the most famous art museums in the world.
C.He attempts to tell the readers that there are many valuable works of art in the art museums.
D.He wants to tell us that the Musee du Louvre is very famous.
