Changsha,
Hunan Province
May 6, 2010
Dear editor,
Under China’s current (现在的) educational system, there are those who do nothing but study. They of course are thought to be model students.
But I feel that there is another type of student who, perhaps not as diligent (勤奋的) as the first type, uses his time more efficiently and achieves a lot academically.
Last year, a classmate of mine was accepted by a top university. It surprised all of us. It was because, unlike most of us, he didn’t spend too much of his time studying.
When I asked him the secret of his success, he said that the key was properly and scientifically arranging his time.
“ I spent a lot of time keeping fit and as a result, I was able to better concentrate (集中) on my class work.”
The moral (教训) of the story is: it isn’t necessary to sit at your desk all day long to get high academic (学术) grades.
Yours,
Zhang Zishu
1.What does the letter-writer (a reader) think leads to the fact that many students do nothing but study?
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A．The present educational system. |
B．People’s old ideas. |
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C．The teaching methods. |
D．The parents of these students. |
2.It seems that this reader thinks .
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A．the first type of student is our model |
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B．the second type of students is our model |
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C．both types of students are worth learning from |
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D．neither of the two types of students are good |
3.The reader wrote the letter in order to .
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A．call on us to work even harder |
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B．cause people to think about how to study more efficiently (有效地) |
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C．advise people to do research into his classmate’s success |
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D．criticize (批评) China’s educational system |
4.What would be the best to stand for (代表) the letter-writer’s opinion?
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A．Secret of success. |
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B．China’s educational system needs changing. |
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C．Work while you work and play while you play. |
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D．Keep fit first. |
Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendships do not last very long. To have a friend, you must learn to be one. You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules. Be honest; be generous; be understanding.
Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you do not tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest you may lose your friends’ trust. Good friends always depend on one another to speak and act honestly.
Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes of course. Instead you have to learn how to share things you enjoy, like your hobbies and your interest. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them you help your friend know you better.
Sooner or later every one needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve (解决). Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so you can understand the problem better.
No two friendships are ever exactly alike (同样的). But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friends, you must practise honesty, generosity, and understanding.
1.Some friendships don’t last very long because ______.
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A．there are too many people who want to make friends. |
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B．those who never give others friendships receive no friendship from others. |
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C．those who give others friendship receive friendship from others. |
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D．they don’t know friendship is something serious. |
2.According to the passage honesty is _____.
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A．something good |
B．the base of friendship |
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C．as important as money |
D．more important than anything else |
3.The underlined word “generosity” means ___.
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A．大度 |
B．节约 |
C．吝啬 |
D．和气 |
It was the first snow of winter — an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers. Up until now, I had been able to dress myself for recess(课间休息), but today I would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher, had been through first snow days many times in her long career, but I think she may still remember this one.
I managed to get into my wool snow pants. But I struggled with my jacket because it didn’t fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes. At least my hat and matching scarf(围巾) were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots(靴子). In her calm, motherly voice she said, "By the end of winter, you will be able to put on your own boots.” I didn’t realize at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence.
I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children, I expected the adult to do all the work. After much wiggling and pushing, she managed to get first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second one on too.
I announced，“They’re on the wrong feet.” With the grace that only experience can bring，she struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again. Then I said，“These aren’t my boots, you know.” As she pulled the offending boots from my feet, she still managed to look both helpful and interested. Once they were off, I said，“They are my brother’s boots. My mother makes me wear them, and I hate them!” Somehow, from long years of practice, she managed to act as though I wasn’t an annoying(烦人的) little girl．She pushed and shoved, less gently this time, and the boots were returned to their proper place on my feet. With a great sigh of relief, seeing the end of her struggle with me, she asked, “Now, where are your gloves?’’
I looked into her eyes and said, “I didn’t want to lose them, so I put them into the toes of my boots.”
1.According to the passage, the little girl got_______from her brother.
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A．the wool snow pants and the jacket |
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B．the jacket and the boots |
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C．the jacket and the hat |
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D．the boots and the gloves |
2.Why does the author say Miss Finlayson would remember that first snow day?
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A．Because the little girl played a trick on her. |
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B．Because it was the most exciting day of the winter. |
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C．Because the little girl was in her brother’s clothes. |
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D．Because the little girl wore a pretty scarf. |
3.We can learn from the text that Miss Finlayson_________.
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A．was losing confidence in the little girl |
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B．gradually lost patience with the little girl |
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C．because disappointed with the little girl |
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D．was getting bored with the little girl |
4.It can be inferred(推断) that before the little girl finally went out to enjoy the first snow of winter，the teacher had to help her put on her boots __________.
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A．once |
B．twice |
C．three times |
D．four times |
Mr. Flower was well-known around for growing the best flowers of the year and his four glass-houses were taken good care of. These glass-houses were close to a public path, which was always used ___36__ children and young people walking to and from __37__. Boys of about thirteen years of age, especially, were often tempted（尝试） to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flower’s __38_ . They managed to resist the temptation(抵制诱惑) when Mr. Flower was around, but the temptation often seemed to be too __39__ when Mr. Flower was __40__ to be seen. For this reason, Mr. Flower did his best to be __41__ his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school days.
However, it was not always possible for him to be on guard at these times. Mr. Flower had tried __42__ to prevent the damage to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been__43__. He had been to the school to complain(抱怨) to the headmaster, but this had not done any__44__. He had hidden in the bushes（灌木丛）and __45__ those boys that threw stones __46__ his garden, but the boys could run __47__ faster than he, and they even __48__ at him at a distance. He had even walked along the path and picked up all those __49__ that he could find so that the boys would have nothing to __50__, but they soon found others, or threw lumps of earth instead.
Then just as he had given __51__ hope of winning the battle, a truly wonderful __52_ came up to him. He set up a large notice board made of good strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses __53__ it could be clearly seen from the path. On the board he painted the __54__ : DO NOT THROW AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no __55__ . The boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice board than at the glass-houses.
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-----I’m afraid I can’t finish the novel you lent me this week.
-----___________.
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A．Please go ahead |
B．That’s all right |
C．Take your time |
D．Not at all |
I think I must watch TV now, Dad. I _________ which team will win the game.
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A．don’t wait for know |
B．can’t wait for knowing |
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C．don’t wait to know |
D．can’t wait to know |
