Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again, he is driven by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly, then a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of. It is therefore so important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits. Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits lasting as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined by bad habits.
There are other habits which, when formed in early life, are of great help. Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and so on.
Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on. These are all easily formed habits. Unfortunately older persons often form habits which could have been avoided.
We should keep away from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will be good for ourselves and others.
1. are formed little by little.
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A．Only good habits |
B．Only bad habits |
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C．Both good habits and bad habits |
D．Either good habits or bad habits |
2.The underlined word “them” in the first paragraph refers to .
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A．bad habits |
B．good habits |
C．children |
D．other persons |
3.Why should we pay much attention to the formation of habits?
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A．Because habits are of great help to every one of us. |
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B．Because a man can never get rid of a habit. |
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C．Because it’s hard and sometimes even impossible to throw away bad habits. |
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D．Because we are forced to do them again and again. |
4.According to the passage, early rising .
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A．has something to do with success |
B．is an easily formed habit |
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C．is such a habit as should have been avoided |
D．is such a beneficial habit as will be kept |
I still remember the day when my mom said, “Let’s get you some new clothes.” You can imagine that to any little girl that would mean the world, but to me it meant the universe, because we were not very rich. After she said that, all I could think about was what kinds of clothes I would choose. To my surprise, my mom allowed me to pick out three dresses: a pink one, a blue one and a yellow one. The yellow one was my favorite.
I had a best friend named Seema, whose family was even poorer than ours. We played and studied together, and spent the best days of our childhood laughing at the silly stories we made up. I was excited to show her my three beautiful new dresses. She loved them all and was happy for me, but tearfully explained to me that her father could only afford to buy her clothes for her birthday. I felt sorry, and then did something that surprised even myself: I asked her to pick out one of my dresses for herself. To my disappointment, she picked up my favorite—the yellow one. Please remember, I was only seven years. My heart almost popped out (跳出) of my chest. But as she held it against her body, and I saw how brightly she smiled, I stopped feeling any hurt. I told her it looked lovely on her.
I’ll always remember Seema’s smile, and how at that moment nothing mattered more. When you value your friendships, nothing else matters! We’re still best friends today.
1.Why did the new clothes mean the universe to the author?
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A．She loved dressing up more than anything else. |
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B．She thought they would make her more beautiful. |
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C．Her family was poor, and new clothes were very rare. |
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D．Her mother only bought her new clothes for her birthday. |
2.The author let Seema pick out one of her dresses because she wanted to _______.
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A．show her pity for Seema’s family |
B．show off her family’s wealth |
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C．make Seema become her best friend |
D．exchange it with Seema’s dress |
3.When Seema chose the yellow dress, the author was disappointed because ________.
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A．she was not generous |
B．she didn’t expert to lose her favorite dress |
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C．Seema chose her favorite dress on purpose |
D．Seema was careless about her feelings |
4.What can we conclude from the passage?
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A．Getting a best friend means losing other things. |
B．Being generous is not easy. |
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C．Children like sharing their favorite things. |
D．Friendship is precious (珍贵的). |
—How soon do you think the economy will recover? —________?
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A．What for |
B．Who knows |
C．Why not |
D．How come |
—Here’s the key to my car. —Thanks, but I must know where you ______ it.
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A．will park |
B．park |
C．had parked |
D．parked |
It’s the same in China—many people, some ______ are not overweight at all, are always going
on diets or taking weight-loss pills, ______ are often dangerous.
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A．whose; which |
B．of which; who |
C．of whom; which |
D．who; that |
When I said someone cheated in the English exam, I ______ you.
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A．wasn’t referring to |
B．had referred to |
C．hasn’t referred to |
D．will refer to |
