For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask permission of his mother to take his black and his daddy’s walking stick, to make the half-mile from the house to the fence which the beginning of the dirty driveway.
One day, I was busy with my business and was for about an hour, completely forgetting about the little boy down the road who might be for his daddy.
On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not ten feet in front of me. All I could was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain. , the downpour began to abate(减弱). It was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal.
, I caught sight of my little boy, who was an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the of a little boy.
As I stopped the car and the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and with cold, but he never the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you. I am so glad you are home.”
Last year, we to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road. , I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that has occurred in my mind. all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.
1.A. bagB. dogC. umbrellaD. toy
2.A. journeyB. flightC. effortD. ride
3.A. discoveredB. explainedC. markedD. described
4.A. controlledB. trainedC. delayedD. bothered
5.A. hopefulB. gratefulC. carefulD. faithful
6.A. waitingB. sendingC. searchingD. calling
7.A. driveB. seeC. feelD. hear
8.A. stick toB. think ofC. pick upD. hold on
9.A. In factB. In surpriseC. At once D. At last
10.A. momentB. cornerC. streetD. way
11.A. All of a suddenB. Believe it or notC. To my pleasureD. For seconds
12.A. holdingB. takingC. foldingD. carrying
13.A. bodyB. headC. faceD. hand
14.A. closedB. lockedC. knockedD. opened
15.A. worryingB. nervousC. tremblingD. anxious
16.A. noticedB. doubtedC. judgedD. mentioned
17.A. movedB. turnedC. returnedD. traveled
18.A. ThereforeB. BesidesC. OtherwiseD. However
19.A. timeB. sceneC. actD. sight
20.A. WithB. ForC. LikeD. Among
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Just be yourself
Many of us live our lives but only a few of us have found our true inner self. Why? Is it because we haven’t looked deep within ourselves? These tips will help on your way to becoming one with yourself.
﹡_1.__ Negative thinkers lose their confidence and cannot see the hope when it does happen. This may be because they don’t see purpose(毅力) in themselves. Thinking the best out of every situation is a great way to be happy and be one with yourself.__ 2.__
﹡Do things that you enjoy. You’ll find you are more yourself because you are doing what you want to do. __3.__ When you try a new thing you can build on it and make it a talent. All great famous people started off with hobbies and turned them into something great.
﹡ 4._ Doing meditation(冥想) is a great way to empty your mind and become one with yourself. Do around 15-30 minutes’ meditation a day (music or not), to help you relax and find your true inner self.
﹡Love yourself. Every day, list good things you do to help others and think about them carefully again. You will learn to respect yourself and others will also respect you. _5._ . The more you find good in yourself, the more you will love yourself.
A. Clear your mind.
B. Do some positive thinking.
C. So go out and try new things.
D. Treat yourself as you’d treat your own best friend.
E. Look for happiness and do things that bring out your best.
F. Doing acts of kindness will help you become a better person.
G. Remember that no one is perfect and let yourself move forward.
Although the U.S. is so big and its people have so many different ethnic (racial) backgrounds, it is in some ways less varied than Europe. The English language is used almost everywhere in its American form. The American way of speaking has developed independently of England and is on the whole closer to what can be heard in Ireland.
American instance of uniformity（一致性） is in habits and ways of living. From Boston to Los Angeles it is as far as from France to Central Asia, and from east to west there are five time zones; but everywhere people get up and go to bed at about the same time, eat the same kind of food, buy in the same kind of shops, work and rest at the same times of the day and have the same pattern of holidays. In most of the things that matter there is less difference between rich people and ordinary people, or between town and country, than in any single European nation.
Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs, its people are by now almost entirely an urban society. Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture, and most of the rest live in or around towns, large and small. Here the traditional picture is changing; most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now live in some thirty metropolitan（大城市的） areas.
The fact that the United states has always been a single economic unit has contributed to uniformity. Modern industry favors large organizations, and it is no accident that the world’s biggest commercial firms are American. The people can choose between the products of competing manufacturers, but the products are all much alike.
1.In describing the uniformity in the U.S. the author does not mention that
A. the American people get up and go to work at the same time.
B. the American people spend their holidays in the same pattern.
C. the American people buy and eat the same kind of food.
D. the American people have more or less the same income.
2.What can we learn from the passage about the U.S. agriculture?
A. The American farmers need more land than before.
B. More and more Americans are interested in farming.
C. It is quite modernized.
D. It is now going backward.
3.What is the feature of the U.S. modern industry according to the last paragraph?
A. The production scale and the organizational scale are very big.
B. It is a single economic unit that manufactures the same kind of products.
C. There are more and more competing manufacturers.
D. There are always a variety of products to choose from.
4.What does “most of the things” in the second paragraph refer to?
A. food, clothing and houses.
B. Cars, computers and TV sets.
C. Their wealth and income.
D. Land, housing and bank savings.
You're rushing to work and a man ahead of you falls down on the sidewalk. Do you stop to help? In a study of by-standers, it was found that some people keep on walking.
"There is a tendency to decide that no action is needed," says a psychologist, "In order to take action, you have to work against them." Here are some common thoughts that stop you from helping.
●Why should I be the one? I'm probably not the most able person in this crowd. You might think someone older or with more medical knowledge should offer assistance.
●What if he doesn't really need my help? The fear of embarrassment is powerful; no one wants to risk looking foolish in front of others.
●No one else looks concerned. We can follow the people around us, but most people tend to hold back their emotions in public.
"If you spot trouble and find yourself explaining inaction, force yourself to stop and figure out the situation instead of walking on," says the psychologist. "Then retry to involve other people; you don't have to take on the entire responsibility of being helpful. Sometimes it's just a matter of turning to the person next to you and saying, 'It looks like we should do something.' Or asking someone if an ambulance has been called and, if not, to call for one. Once you take action, most people will follow you."
1.Which is NOT the common thought that stops you from helping others?
A. I'm not the very capable person.
B. It looks like we should do something.
C. No one else is concerned.
D. He doesn't really need my help.
2.In order to offer your timely help, you need to .
A. go directly to the police station
B. get along well with the passers-by who spot the trouble
C. ask others for help and call the police
D. work against the first thoughts that stop you from offering help
3.The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers .
A. to give others a hand B. to be more able
C. to explain their inaction D. to evaluate the situation
When it comes to relationship, we spend a lot of time discussing their joys, but rarely talk about the pain when they break down. Yet most people have a story about a broken relationship.
For Jane Black, a six-year friendship ended when her friend was rude to one of her children. “After quite a few drinks at a party in my house, she said something rude to my child. I ended the friendship face to face at the party,” she says. “I didn’t realize what I was doing at the time, I was simply standing up for my child, but in her eyes any challenge was a betrayal.”
When Angela Thompson noticed a seven-year friendship disappearing, she let it go. “I didn’t know how to deal with the issue. I didn’t sit down for a grown-up conversation; I just walked away quietly.” The decision caused a reaction among Thompson’s other friends. “The other friends in the circle are the worst people when you are trying to break up with a friend,” she says. “They don’t want you to stop being friends, because it puts them in a difficult position. You get told to just get it over.”
Though we have plenty of measures for handling conflict at work or family fight, we still don’t have good ways of ending friendships. Do we sit down and properly break up, or just walk away? Psychologist Serena Cauchy has the following advice.
Don’t blame. Talk about your needs and feeling rather than talking like a Dutch uncle.
Do talk about your needs. Talk about why the friendship is not working for you –about how your needs aren’t being met.
Don’t gossip. Negative talk hurts everyone involved and in some cases can make matters worse.
Don’t be so accessible. If there is a common wish to conclude the friendship then you can remove it.
1.How did Angela Thompson deal with her friendship when it went wrong?
A. She ended it face to face.
B. She left it as it was.
C. She turned to her friends for advice.
D. She made a direct challenge.
2.According to the third paragraph, we learn the other friends________.
A. will help you to fix a broken friendship
B. will choose either of the sides who broke up
C. will ask you to forgive each other
D. will be the worst people to break up with you at the same time
3.Which is NOT mentioned by Psychologist Serena Cauchy?
A. End the friendship if it can’t be renewed.
B. Don’t complain behind one’s back.
C. Express what you want and expect.
D. Sincerely talk about friends’ shortcomings.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A True Friendship B. When Friendships disappear
C. How Friendships Last D. Ways to Fix Friendships
(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.
Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France was the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.
He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.
“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast.”
Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头) when he saw something falling into the water. He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. Immediately, he took off his coat and jumped into the water.
When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.
Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.
The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his story of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning.
“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same thing.”
1.Why was Duret in New York?
A. To meet his girlfriend.B. To spend his holiday.
C. To work as an engineer. D. To visit the Andersons.
2.What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?
A. He was interviewed by a newspaper.
B. He went to the hospital in the ambulance.
C. He disappeared from the spot quickly.
D. He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Duret thought twice before he jumped into the cold water.
B. Duret dived into the water before the girl’s father.
C. The rescue happened on the day Duret left for France.
D. Duret didn’t think he was brave enough to be a hero.
4.What is probably the headline of this news report?
A. A Careless FatherB. A Poor Girl
C. Warm-hearted OnlookersD. Brave Frenchman Found
