如果有一场神奇的 “价值拍卖会”，你可以拍下自己最想要的东西，你会为什么而举牌？请在以下的竞拍内容中, 选出你最想得到的三样东西，并阐明你选择的理由。
1．竞拍内容：爱心、梦想、名牌大学录取通知书、聪明、快乐、诚信、自由、权利、友情、金钱等；
2．词数100左右，不含开头语。
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1. (建于1612年), the temple is almost 400 years old. (build)
2.The ten people _______________ (被指控) killing twelve Chinese sailors last week. (accuse)
3.Hardly (他到达) at his office when he realized he had left his report at home.(arrive)
4.A terrible accident happened on October 7th. It seemed that the driver ______________. (该受责备) (blame)
5.But for the teacher’s help, I ______________ (不可能通过) the exam. (pass)
6.— Could I look at the photos you took when you were in Beijing？
— Sorry, I ______________ (还没有把胶片冲洗出来) yet. (get)
7.Mr Johnson demanded that the problem (讨论) at the meeting next week. (discuss)
8. ________________ (每当我看到) the photos, I always think of my happiest days in Hongshan Middle School. (time)
9.If the injuries are second or third degree burns, _____________ (那是至关重要的) to get the victim to hospital at once. (vital)
10.__________________ (毫无疑问) China is one of the countries where people are feeling the happiest in the world. (doubt)
The word “conservation” has a thrifty meaning. To conserve is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such a good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials: most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were “limitless” and could “last forever”. Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the others.
Fifty years ago, nature study was not part of school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; wood was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long-term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word “conservation” had nothing of the meaning that it has for us today.
For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about correcting the mistakes of our forefathers. Conservation should be made part of everybody's daily life. To know about the water table (水位) in ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic math formulas(公式). We need to know why all watersheds (上游集水区) need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to give their full benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them. We need to know the importance of big, grown trees, because living space for most of man's fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic（立方体的） volume above the earth. In a word, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.
1.The author's attitude towards the use of natural resources is_________.
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A．positive |
B．uninterested |
C．optimistic |
D．critical |
2.According to the author, the greatest mistake of our forefathers was that________.
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A．they had no idea about scientific forestry |
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B．they had little or no sense of environmental protection |
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C．they were not aware of the importance of nature study |
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D．they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials |
3.To avoid repeating the mistakes of our forefathers, the author suggests that ________.
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A．we plant more trees |
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B．natural sciences be taught to everybody |
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C．environmental education be given to everybody |
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D．we return to nature |
4.How can you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
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A．Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller. |
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B．Our living space should be measured in cubic volume. |
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C．We need to take some measures to protect space. |
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D．We must preserve good living condition for both birds and animals. |
A friend of mine, in response to a conversation we were having about the injustices of life, asked me the question, “Who said life was going to be fair, or that it was even meant to be fair?” Her question was a good one. It reminded me of something I was taught as a youngster: life isn’t fair. It’s a disappointment, but it’s absolutely true. One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others, thinking that life should be fair, or that someday it will be. It’s not and it won’t be.
One of the nice things about surrendering(屈从) to the fact that life isn’t fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging us to do the very best we can with what we have. We know it’s not “life’s job” to make everything perfect: it’s our own challenge. Surrendering to this fact also keeps us from feeling sorry for others because we are reminded that everyone is dealt a different hand; everyone has unique strengths and problems in the process of growing up, facing the reality and making decisions; and everyone has those times that they feel unfairly treated.
The fact that life isn’t fair doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do everything in our power to improve our own lives or the world as a whole. To the contrary, it suggests that we should. When we don’t recognize or admit that life isn’t fair, we tend to feel pity for others and for ourselves. Pity, of course, is a self-defeating emotion that does nothing for anyone, except to make everyone feel worse than they already do. When we do recognize that life isn’t fair, however, we feel compassion(热情)for others and for ourselves. And compassion is a heartfelt emotion that delivers loving-kindness to everyone it touches. The next time you find yourself thinking about the injustices of the world, try reminding yourself of this very basic fact. You may be surprised that it can make you out of self-pity and into helpful action.
1.The writer thought of his friend’s question as a good one because .
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A．he also wanted to know who held such an opinion. |
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B．it made him recall something during his childhood. |
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C．many people thought life was fair |
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D．like his friend, he also thought life was unfair. |
2.The second paragraph of the passage mainly tells us that .
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A．it’s nice to complain about life |
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B．it’s nice to accept the injustice of life |
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C．we should not feel sorry for everything |
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D．everyone should be treated fairly |
3.From the passage, we can learn that the author’s attitude to life is .
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A．positive |
B．negative |
C．self-pity |
D．indifferent |
4.Which of the following could be the best title of the text?
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A．A Helpful Action: Try to Feel Compassion |
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B．A bad Question: Why Life Isn’t Fair |
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C．Surrender to the Fact That Life Isn’t Fair |
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D．Do Our Best to Improve Ourselves |
Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive (欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture.
For example, someone might say, I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!
This guy's a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Some politicians often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents (对手) says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.
This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
1.How much did the lottery winner lose?
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A．One hundred dollars. |
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B．Two hundred dollars. |
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C．Three hundred dollars. |
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D．Four hundred dollars. |
2.We may infer that the author believes people should ______.
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A．buy lottery tickets |
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B．make use of half-truths |
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C．not take anything at false value |
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D．not trust the Yucky Company |
3.What do the underlined words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean?
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A．final increase |
B．big advantage |
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C．large share |
D．total saving |
4.What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?
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A．False statements are easy to see through. |
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B．Half-truths are often used to mislead people. |
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C．Doctors like to act in advertisements. |
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D．Advertisements are based on facts. |
Once there was a young woman who didn’t like her job. Everyday when she came home from work, she told her husband how terrible her day had been, how tiring the work and how unreasonable her boss. “Leave that job,” her husband told her.
“Oh, I will,” she said. “But not yet. I have too many friends there for me to leave.” And so she remained unhappy at work until the years became decades and her children had children. “Leave that job,” her grandchildren told her. “Oh, I will,” she said. “But not yet. There are only seven more years until I reach thirty years of service and can retire. So I can’t just yet.”
I know this woman. And her story reminds me of an old dog half asleep on the porch of a general store, moaning and groaning in the sun. “Why is your dog acting that way?” a customer asked the store owner. “Oh,” answered the man. “He’s lying on a nail.” “Well, why doesn’t he move?” “Because it’s not hurting him bad enough.”
That’s true for people, too. We convince ourselves the pain is not bad enough to leave the workplace we know. But we’re wrong. Prolonged work pain is continuing. Some work pain damages our self-esteem, kills our passion or destroys our dreams.
Wilbur Wright once commented, “We could hardly wait to get up in the morning. I know that exhilarating feeling of being so passionate about something I was working on that I couldn’t wait to get back to work. And people who are winning at working know that kind of passion, too.”
They get excited about work. They offer their unique gifts and talents eagerly. And when things don’t change as they sometimes will, they refuse to let environment hijack(劫持) their self-esteem, passion or dreams.
1.The woman complained to her husband every day because .
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A．she didn’t have enough money to support her family |
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B．her boss criticized her for what she had done |
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C．she was not satisfied with her job at all |
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D．her work was difficult and her boss was cruel |
2.From the second paragraph we can know that the woman .
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A．liked making friends with others |
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B．loved all of her children very much |
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C．left her tiring job at last |
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D．did exactly the same job all along |
3.The underlined word “Prolonged” (in Paragraph 4) means .
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A．lasting |
B．slight |
C．serious |
D．hard |
4.People who are getting along well with their work .
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A．have to get up early every day |
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B．are not willing to go to work |
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C．need more unique gifts and talents |
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D．are likely to change with the situation |
