When I was 14, I was hired for an after-school job selling subscriptions(订阅) for my hometown paper, the Houston Post. I was ____to some of the city’s worst neighborhoods to sell it from door to door. ____I was often struggling around after dark in bad areas searching for garage apartments, I was ____for the work.
It was a ____because people didn’t like a stranger knocking on their doors, ____a kid trying to get them to buy something. One time, a man ____his door heavily in my face and screamed in a(an)____voice, "I don’t want any damn paper!" I ____myself to knock again and eventually was able to tell him how great the paper was. I ____selling him a subscription. I was soon among the _____subscription sellers and, like other successful salesmen, was given____for training newcomers.
Around that time I started playing the harmonica and guitar. Before long I was playing in a____at chili cook-offs and other events. When I turned 18, I ____my attention on becoming a professional ____. I never lost sight of this dream. I’m sure my perseverance(坚持) came from what I learned from knocking on ____doors.
That ____helped me in many ways. Early in my music career I was ____in a legal dispute (法律纠纷)with a former manager. He tried to make me back off, but I ____.
Having all those doors shut in my face as a kid gave me the ____to stand up to this frightening figure. But this time there was one difference: I was the one saying no. And I ____.
1.A. sent B. exchanged C. forbad D. warned
2.A. Even though B. When C. As though D. Because
3.A. fearful B. grateful C. terrible D. careful
4.A. problem B. trouble C. challenge D. fortune
5.A. mostly B. generally C. naturally D. especially
6.A. pulled B. opened C. pushed D. shut
7.A. soft B. angry C. happy D. sad
8.A. asked B. forced C. advised D. told
9.A. ended up B. hold up C. picked up D. gave up
10.A. rich B. bottom C. fast D. top
11.A. responsibility B. condition C. freedom D. time
12.A. band B. concert C. club D. party
13.A. caused B. changed C. focused D. aimed
14.A. director B. teacher C. musician D. manger
15.A. sellers’ B. friends’ C. neighbors’ D. strangers’
16.A. experience B. memory C. incident D. accident
17.A. crowded B. locked C. led D. called
18.A. agreed B. accepted C. refused D. resigned
19.A. weakness B. strength C. rudeness D. kindness
20.A. won B. lost C. made D. had
Young children learn by being shown actions, by watching others, and through trial and error. The job of parenting has many hard things to teach: respect, kindness, honesty and responsibility. 1. If you take the time to think about what you are doing and reflect on your action, you might succeed.
One of the ways that young children learn is by observing and imitating your behaviors and actions. They get a clear understanding of what is right and wrong at a very young age. 2. They learn honesty and kindness through your encouragement. What you do and how you encourage your child will help your child learn about what to do and what not to do.
Begin to teach your child about the feelings and ideas of others early. Find time each day to talk about this. Repeat the messages you want your child to know. Remember to recognize and praise respectful actions. Express your disappointment and your disapproval when your child shows disrespect. 3. Teach your child to show respect for differences and preferences.
4. Fairy tales, folk tales and religious stories all help children understand the lessons you might want to teach. 5.
A. If you just leave it up to chance, it might not happen.
B. Children can help balance work and family demands.
C. Another way that they learn is through your approval and disapproval.
D. Help your child learn that everyone has different likes and dislikes.
E. When you educate a child’s mind, you also educate the child’s heart.
F. Encourage your child to learn how to end a fight and remain friends with others.
G. Use stories to help young children understand the messages you want to get across.
You have most likely heard of renewable energy or even used it in your home, or office to do your part for the environment. Renewable energy is energy from natural resources including the wind, sunlight, and water. This form of energy is always renewed and cannot be exhausted. The most popular modern day form of this energy can be seen in solar paneling(电池板). Renewable energy can produce electricity and plays a major role in reducing greenhouse emissions(排放) and fossil fuels (化石燃料).
A study by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory predicts that renewable energy resources can soon provide up to 80 percent of the electricity in the United States. The study was conducted to decide how renewable energy can meet the needs of a rapidly increasing population. Using the current solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal(地热), and hydropower, this 80 percent increase is a promising possibility for our future.
Increasing this renewable energy will provide practical benefits for our economy, climate, and health. Not only will it greatly reduce global warming, but it will improve public health, and provide many economic benefits. In a future with 80 percent fewer renewables, our carbon emissions will also be reduced by 80 percent, and water use will be cut in half.
This future is both possible and affordable, and we already have the tools in place to begin. However, we need to make improvements to our current electricity grid(电网) first. Additionally, the United States needs to carry out a clean energy policy for renewables.
1.The passage is mainly about _______.
A. protecting the environment
B. the use of renewable energy
C. reducing global warming
D. the form of renewable energy
2.What is the closest meaning to the underlined word “exhausted” in the first paragraph?
A. Tired. B. Removed.
C. Created. D. Used up.
3.Which of the following is not renewable energy?
A. Solar. B. Geothermal.
C. Hydropower. D. Fossil fuels.
4.What will the renewables bring us?
A. Doing good to our economy, climate, and health.
B. Partly increasing global warming.
C. Increasing our cost.
D. Improving current electricity grid.
Dreams are expressions of thoughts, feelings and events that pass through our minds while we are sleeping. People dream about one to two hours each night. We may have four to seven dreams in one night. Everybody dreams. But only some people can remember their dreams.
The word “dream” comes from an old word in English that means “joy” and “music”. We dream in color. Our dreams often include all the senses—smells, sounds, sights, tastes and things we touch. Sometimes we dream the same dream over and over again. These repeated dreams are often unpleasant. They are bad dreams that sometimes frighten us.
Artists, writers and scientists sometimes say they get ideas from dreams. For example, the singer Paul McCartney of the Beatles said he awakened one day with the music for the song Yesterday in his head. The writer Mary Shelley said she had a very strong dream about a scientist using a machine to make an animal come alive. When she woke up, she began to write her book about a scientist named Frankenstein who made a frightening monster(妖怪).
In China, people believed that dreams were a way to visit with family members who had died. Some native American tribes(部落) and Mexican civilizations believe dreams are a different world we visit when we sleep.
1.How do people feel when they dream the same dream?
A. Lucky. B. Tired.
C. Relaxed. D. Frightened.
2.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A. Dreams are boring. B. Dreams are scary.
C. Dreams are helpful. D. Dreams are real.
3.What do Chinese people think of the dream?
A. Dreaming is bad for life.
B. They can visit their dead family member.
C. Dream is another world for them
D. Dream means good luck.
4.What may be the best title of the passage?
A. Useful dreams. B. Dreams.
C. Bad dreams. D. New ideas from dre
A listener has written from China for advice about how to lose weight. Michael in Shanghai says he is 26 and has battled with fatness for most of his life.
Weight problem is a complex condition. A doctor may advise taking medicine along with changing one's behaviors. Experts say that the most successful weight－loss plans include a well－balanced diet and exercise. People who want to avoid weight gain have to balance the number of calories they eat with the number of calories they use. To lose weight，you can reduce the number of calories you take in，increase the number you use, or both.
A recent study looked at four of the most popular dieting plans in the US. Researchers at Stanford University in California studied over 300 overweight women，mostly in their thirties and forties. Each woman went on one of the four plans：Atkins，The Zone, Ornish or LEARN. The women attended diet classes and received written information about the food plans.
At the end of the year，the women on the Atkins diet had lost the most，more than four and one－half kilograms on average. They also did better on tests for cholesterol（胆固醇）levels and blood pressure.
Christopher Gardner，who led the study，says the Atkins diet may be more successful because of its simple message to eat less sugar. He says that there was not enough money to study men，but that men would probably have similar results.
Last week，another report based on thirty－one studies suggested that only a few people have long－term success with dieting. It says those who kept the weight off generally were the ones who exercised.
1.Which is a doctor’s advice for weight loss?
A. Taking medicine. B. A well-balanced diet.
C. Exercise. D. Balancing the number of calories.
2.Which diet plan is most helpful according to the study?
A. Atkins. B. The Zone.
C. Ornish. D. LEARN.
3.What is the best way to lose weight from the last paragraph?
A. To eat less. B. To eat healthy food.
C. To exercise. D. To be on diet.
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Men will become overweight in their thirties and forties.
B. Women gain less weight than men.
C. Dieters will have low blood pressure.
D. Dieters may regain weight if they stop dieting.
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1.This passage is written to_____.
A. show you the best of Taiwan
B. tell you something about Taiwan
C. attract more people to visit Taiwan
D. describe how beautiful Taiwan is
2.Which is not included in the price for the tour?
A. Plane tickets. B. Bus service.
C. Guide service. D. Hotel.
3.Where can you have a good time with the local people?
A. Sun Moon Lake B. Ali Mountain
C. Peng Lake D. Gao Xiong
