In life, people come across many experiences, which they remember throughout their lives. I had a similar experience, too.
I was very excited. It was the day of my last paper of the final examination. My mind was full of thoughts of how I would spend my vacation. I was especially excited of the invitation that my uncle had given me to stay with him for a few days in Cambridge.
I was prepared for the subject, physics. My friends and I were on the ground doing the last minute revisions and also discussing the questions that were supposed to come in the paper. Suddenly the bell rang and we got into our classrooms. The teacher came and quickly handed out the answer paper and the question paper. The paper was of two hours and some of the expected questions came. I finished it almost forty-five minutes earlier. But since it was a rule not to collect the answer paper before the allotted(规定的)time. the teacher was not collecting and I had to sit till the time was over. I checked my paper twice and corrected some of the mistakes in it. I started thinking about the place my friends and I had planned to go after the paper.
Though I was thinking for a long time, the time seemed to be endless. So I thought of drawing something on the question paper and turned it overleaf. I was shocked to see that the page which I had supposed to be blank had four more questions on it which carried 20 marks and would take at least half an hour to complete. I had a quick glance at my watch. There were only 10 minutes left. I was so nervous that I was hardly in a state to write anything. They were the sub-questions(小题)of the last question. Suddenly our physics teacher came in and told all of us that in the last question, out of 6 sub-questions only 2 had to be solved. I felt very much relieved.
Thereafter I never made such mistakes again. But I realized that my anxiousness and excitement could have cost me to lose 20 marks and decided never to make such a mistake again.
1.Which of the following statements is true?
A. The writer didn’t work hard at physics.
B. The writer lost 20 marks for the last question.
C. The writer made some mistakes during the exam.
D. The questions on the paper were difficult for the writer.
2.The underlined word “relieved” means ________.
A. more nervous B. less afraid
C. more surprised D. less worried
3.We can infer from the passage that _____________.
A. the writer did 2 sub-questions of the last question
B. the writer turned overleaf to do the sub-questions
C. the writer spent 45 minutes finishing the paper
D. the writer got full marks in the physics exam
4.We can learn from the passage that we should _____________.
A. learn some exam skills
B. concentrate on what we are doing
C. try our best to do well in the exam
D. be careful not to make mistakes in the exam
Bicycle Safety
Operation Always ride your bike in a safe, controlled manner on campus. Obey rules and regulations. Watch out for walkers and other bicyclists, and always use your lights in dark conditions.
Theft Prevention Always securely lock your bicycle to a bicycle rack---even if you are only away for a minute. Register( 登记)your bike with the University Department of Public Safety. It’s fast, easy, and free. Registration permanently records your serial number, which is useful in the possible recovery of the bike stolen.
Equipment
Brakes Make sure that they are in good working order and adjusted properly.
Helmet A necessity, make sure your helmet meets current safety standards and fit properly.
Lights Always have a front headlight---visible at least 500 feet in front of the bike. A taillight is a
good idea.
Rules of the Road
Riding on Campus As a bicycle rider, you have a responsibility to ride only on streets and posted bicycle paths. Riding on sidewalks or other walkways can lead to a fine. The speed limit for bicycles on campus is 15mph, unless otherwise posted. Always give the right of ways to walkers. If you are involved in an accident, you are required to offer appropriate aid, call the Department of Public Safety and remain at the scene until the officer lets you go.
Bicycle Parking Only park in areas reserved for bikes. Trees, handrails, hallways, and sign posts are not for bicycle parking, and parking in such posts can result in a fine.
If Things Go Wrong
If you break the rules, you will be fined. Besides violating rules while riding bicycles on campus, you could be fined for:
No bicycle registration---------------------------------------------------$25
Bicycle parking banned--------------------------------------------------$30
Blocking path with bicycle ---------------------------------------------$40
Violation of bicycle equipment requirement -------------------------$35
1.Registration of your bicycle may help you _____________.
A. find y our stolen bicycle B. get your serial number
C. receive free repair services D. settle conflicts with walkers
2.When you ride a bicycle on the campus, ___________.
A. ride on posted bicycle paths and sidewalks
B. cycle at a speed of over 15 mph
C. put the walkers’ right of way first
D. call the police before leaving in a case of accident
3.What is the passage mainly about?
A. A guide for safe bicycling on campus.
B. Directions for bicycle tour on campus.
C. Regulations of bicycle race on campus.
D. Rules for riding motor vehicles on campus.
Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you’ll find that the whole world smiles to you.
While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?
One day it is fine. Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concerts that the nature offers you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.
Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t be avoided. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success”.
Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let’s smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.
1.People sometimes complain _________.
A. the sky is always dark
B. their studies are successful
C. they see the world with their heart
D. life is tiring
2.When we face failure, we ___________.
A. must be confident in ourselves
B. shouldn’t be afraid of it
C. shouldn’t give up hope
D. All of the above
3.The best title for the passage is_______.
A. Smile and the World Smiles to You
B. Complaining about Life
C. Failure is the Mother of Success
D. It is Very Hard to Succeed
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window .I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window .It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.
Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing(批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge someone, I asked myself first ,“Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.
1.The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because_____.
A. the woman’s window was dirty
B. the writer’s window was dirty
C. the woman lived nearby
D. the writer was near-sighted
2.The writer was surprised that ________.
A. the woman was sitting by her window
B. the woman’s window was clean.
C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon
D. the woman’s window was still terrible
3.“ It dawned on me” probably means “______”.
A.I began to understand it B. it cheered me up
C. I knew it grew light D. it began to get dark
4.It’s clear that________.
A. the writer had never met the woman before
B. the writer often washed the window
C. they both worked as cleaners
D. they lived in a small town
5.From the passage, we can learn_________.
A. one shouldn’t criticize others very often
B. one should often make his windows clean
C. one must judge himself before he judges others
D. one must look at others through his dirty window
From the very beginning, the girl’s family objected strongly to her dating this guy. Due to the family’s , the couple quarreled very often. After two years, the guy and decided to further his studies overseas. Before he said to the girl, “I’m not very good with , but all I know is that I love you. If you me, I’ll take care of you for the rest of my life. Will you marry me?”The girl . With the guy’s determination, the family gave in and agreed to let them get married. So before he left, they got engaged (订婚).
When the guy was continuing his overseas, they sent their through emails and phone calls. Though it was , both never thought of giving up.
One day, the girl was knocked down by a car and the impact (撞击) on her brain her to lose her voice. All that could come out of her was just a sigh. Not wanting to be a burden to the guy, she wrote him a letter, saying she didn’t want to any longer. In return, the guy sent countless and phone calls. All the girl could do was crying.The parents decided to , hoping she could forget everything and be . In a new environment, the girl learnt sign language and started a life.
One day, the guy was and stood in front of her. He used sign language telling her“I’ve spent a year’s time learning sign language just to let you know I’ve not forgotten our . Let me have the chance to be your . I love you.” The girl finally smiled.
1.A. worry B. pressure C. mistake D. fear
2.A. struggled B. returned C. prepared D. graduated
3.A. driving B. arriving C. leaving D. explaining
4.A. words B. plants C. partners D. games
5.A. help B. allow C. invite D. recognize
6.A. agreed B. waved C. hesitated D. admitted
7.A. carefully B. sadly C. suddenly D. finally
8.A. travel B. training C. studies D. competitions
9.A. advice B. request C. friendship D. love
10.A. unusual B. unnecessary C. hard D. impossible
11.A. Permitted B. owed C.ran D. caused
12.A. hand B. mouth C. memory D. room
13.A. speak B. offer C. wait D. decide
14.A. emails B. complaints C. photos D. books
15.A. look ahead B. turn up C. set out D. move away
16.A. proud B. happy C. polite D. safe
17.A. new B. later C. busy D. full
18.A. successful B. free C. back D. off
19.A. report B. promise C. question D. need
20.A. voice B. choice C. gift D. Brother
The young writer said he should ________his success ________his teacher's encouragement.
A.thank; for B.devote; to C.owe; to D.express; of