假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意::1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2、只允许修改十处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。

When I was an elementary school student aging ten, I took part in a singing competition in our city. It was my first time to be in a singing competition. In the day of the competition, I was asked to enter into a studio room, which there was only one person and a piano. The man asked me  sing in front of the microphone, following his piano playing. My mother was waiting for me outside the studio. I thought that I sang better at the time. So when I finished and walked out the studio, my mother asked, “What happened to your voices? Why couldn’t we hear you?” Then, I realized that I forget to switch on the microphone.

 

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。

What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, and red?  71  Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist(悲观者). At least, this is what psychologists(心理专家) tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colors preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings.   72 If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

 73  A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day.  74  A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ---until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

  75 It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

A.On the other hand, black is depressing.

B.They tells us that we do not choose our favorite color as we grow up——we are born

with our preference.

C.The rooms are painted in different colors as you like.

D.If you do, you must be an optimist(乐观者), a leader, an active person who enjoys

life, people and excitement.

E. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.

F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colors.

G. Colors do influence our moods——there is no doubt about it .

 

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport feel it very difficult to make a decision about their children’s careers. Should they allow their children to train to become top sports men and women? For many children it means starting school work very young, and going out with friends and other interests have to take a second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.

Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is available from government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help can not be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development—and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment, etc. can all be very expensive.

Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by training young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

1. The underlined phrase“to take a second place”(para1 line4) means_________.

A.to repeat the activities at some other place

B.to become less important

C.all things considered, they are of poor quality

D.to happen again

2.According to the passage, parents whose children show a special interest in a sport _______.

A.feel uncertain if they should let their children train to be sports men or women

B.try to get financial(财务的)support from the government for their children’s training

C.have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods

D.prefer their children to be trained as young as possible

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.By starting young, you won't have much time for your school work.

B.Early training may damage your muscles.

C.Most children may become professional sports men after a long period of training.

D.It's very expensive for parents to support their child's development in sports

 

Sharks are among the oldest animals on Earth. There are hundreds of kinds of sharks. Most are about two meters long. The dogfish shark, however, is less than twenty centimeters in length. A shark has an extremely good sense of smell. It can find small amounts of matters in water, such as blood, body liquids and chemicals produced by animals. These powerful senses help sharks find their food. Sharks eat fish, other sharks, and plants that live in the ocean.

Sharks grow slowly. About forty percent of all sharks lay eggs. The others give birth to live young. Some sharks carry their young inside their bodies as humans do. Some sharks are not able to reproduce until they are twenty years old. Most reproduce only every two years. And they give birth to fewer than ten young sharks. For this reason, over-fishing of sharks is of special danger to the future of the animal.

Sharks are important for the world’s oceans. They eat injured and diseased fish. Their hunting activities mean that the numbers of other fish in ocean waters do not become too large. This protects the plants and other forms of life that exist in the oceans.

People hunt sharks for sport, food, medicine and their skin. Experts say the international market for some kinds of sharks has increased because many parts of a shark are valuable.Collectors pay thousands of dollars for the jaws of a shark. Shark liver oil is a popular source of Vitamin A. The skin of a shark can be used like leather.

In Asia, people enjoy a kind of soup made from shark fins. Experts say a fisherman can earn a lot of money for even one kilogram of shark fins. Sharks are among the oldest animals on Earth, but some sharks are in danger of disappearing from Earth. If too many sharks in one area are killed, that group of sharks may never return to normal population levels.

1.. Which of the following words best describes the situation sharks are in?

A.Good.

B.Endangered.

C.Powerful.

D.Expensive.

2. Sharks eat other fish, __________.

A.which is a threat to all other forms of life in the oceans

B.which is a protection for plants and other forms of life in the oceans

C.which helps prevent diseases from spreading

D.which helps the number of other fish to grow

3. According to the passage, many parts of a shark are valuable EXCEPT ________.

A.its jaws

B.its liver

C.shark fins

D.shark teeth

4.The author thinks that______.

A.sharks are valuable to us and we can make full use of them

B.oceans will become safer with fewer sharks swimming around

C.measures should be taken to protect sharks

D.the shark population is increasing slowly

 

 

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1..Which of the following is NOT included in a starter pack?

A.One hundred used stamps and hinges and album pages.

B.The Collectors Club Guide to Collecting and badge and stickers.

C.The latest Collectors Club magazine and membership card.

D.Royal Mail Stamp Calendar and Collectors Corner supplement.

2..This advertisement is written for people who want to_______.

A.make money through collecting stamps

B.develop stamp collection as a hobby

C.get something free from the club

D.find out where the club is located

3..From the advertisement we can learn_____.

A.Collectors Club is among the biggest clubs in this country

B.how much you must pay to become a member of the club

C.today is the last day for stamp collectors to join the club

D.members may receive a set of album pages every month

4..Where is this advertisement most probably found?

A.In a newspaper.

B.On a web page.

C.In a magazine.

D.On a TV program.

 

A sobbing little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it “was too crowded.” “I can’t go to Sunday School,” she sobbed to the pastor (牧师) as he walked by. Seeing her shabby appearance, the pastor guessed the reason, and, taking her by the hand, took her inside and found a place for her in the Sunday School class. The child was so touched that she went to bed that night thinking of the children who have no place to worship Jesus.

Some years later, this child lay dead in one of the poor buildings and the parents called for the kindhearted pastor, who had befriended their daughter, to handle the final arrangements. As her poor little body was being moved, a worn purse was found which seemed to have been picked up from some trash dump. Inside was found 57 cents and a note scribbled in childish handwriting which read, “This is to help build the little church bigger so more children can go to Sunday School.”

For two years she had saved for this offering of love. When the pastor tearfully read that note, he knew instantly what he would do. Carrying this note, he told people the story of her unselfish love and devotion.

A newspaper learned of the story and published it. It was read by a Realtor who offered them a parcel of land worth many thousands. When told that the church could not pay so much, he offered it for 57 cents.

Church members made large donations. Checks came from far and wide. Within five years the little girl’s gift had increased to $250,000, a huge sum for that time.

When you are in the city of Philadelphia, look up Temple Baptist Church, with a seating capacity of 3,300 and Temple University, where hundreds of students are trained. Have a look, too, at the Good Samaritan Hospital and at a Sunday School building which houses hundreds of Sunday scholars, so that no child in the area will ever need to be left outside during Sunday school time.

1. Why did the girl have a purse with 57 cents?

A.To save money for her future career.

B.To build a large building for more children to live in.

C.To help build a church big enough for every child to go to.

D.To remind people to make remarkable history.

2. How did a Realtor help the church?

A.He made the story known to the public by publishing it.

B.He sold a land to the church for free.

C.He offered the church a piece of land for 57 cents.

D.He raised money for the church.

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A.Church members donated because of their desire for a big church.

B.The girl’s unselfish love was rewarded at last.

C.The pastor found 57 cents saved by the little girl.

D.Temple Baptist Church, Temple University, Good Samaritan Hospital and a Sunday School building all belong to the small church the little girl went to.

4.. What’s the best title of the passage?

A.57 Cents

B.A little girl’s wish

C.Pastor and Girl

D.A bigger Church

 

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的从四个选项中(A、B、C和D),选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

She was a five-year-old girl with very fine golden hair when I first met her. She was carrying a bowl of _36_. I was 29 at that time and suffering from the flu.

Her mom and I had been friends for years._37 that friendship grew into care, from care into   _38_ and marriage. Marriage brought the three of us together as a _39_. At first I was afraid to be a “stepfather”. Therefore, I tried not to come _40_ my future daughter and her   41  father. I acted in that way in order to be liked. However,   42  she was growing up, I found it increasingly hard to   43  with her.

Once her school required the parents to individually write an open and   44  letter to our children. I wrote a letter about a little golden-haired girl who had   45  me a bowl of soup when I needed   46 .

A week later, all the parents 47  together with our children. The students were allowed to make a few statements. I was   48  to hear what my daughter would say.

Finally my daughter   49  make her way up to the microphone. She said something like others and then  50 , “At this very moment, I just want to say …I love you, Father.”

Immediately people around me started   51  at me. For a teenage girl to say  52  in front of so many people, “I love you,” took a great deal of courage.

Since then I have   53  to understand I didn’t need to have any   54  about being a stepfather. I can still   55  honest love with the same little girl I met so many years before - carrying a bowl full of what turned out to be kindness. I can also be friends with the girl - my dear daughter.

1..

A.water

B.soup

C.milk

D.juice

2..

A.Immediately

B.Finally

C.Especially

D.Generally

 

3.

A.like

B.pleasure

C.excitement

D.love

 

4.

A.union

B.group

C.family

D.whole

5..

A.between

B.among

C.from

D.for

 

6.

A.natural

B.following

C.untrue

D.old

7..

A.after

B.as

C.with

D.before

8..

A.connect

B.share

C.communicate

D.argue

 

9.

A.honest

B.formal

C.powerful

D.responsible

 

10.

A.taken

B.shown

C.shared

D.brought

 

11.

A.cure

B.care

C.help

D.friend

12..

A.presented

B.invited

C.gathered

D.asked

13..

A.glad

B.hopeful

C.serious

D.anxious

14..

A.determinedly

B.independently

C.patiently

D.unexpectedly

15..

A.lasted

B.declared

C.continued

D.responded

 

16.

A.hugging

B.smiling

C.kissing

D.celebrating

 

17.

A.quietly

B.openly

C.brightly

D.attractively

18..

A.used

B.stepped

C.desired

D.come

 

19.

A.courage

B.fear

C.happiness

D.idea

20..

A.exchange

B.send

C.expect

D.fall

 

-----What a fine day! Shall we go picnicking?      

------_____________,but we need to be home before six o’clock for the football match. .

A.Have a nice time.

B.Pardon me

C.That’s great

D.You are right

 

--Do you have enough to _____ all your daily expenses?

----Oh, yes, enough and to spare.

A spend     B afford     C fill       D cover

 

The plan he _____ at the meeting is under consideration now and the result will be____ soon.

A.put up with; put up

B.came up with; come up

C.put forward; put up

D.came up with; come out

 

_____ I do feel pity, I can’t really do very much to help them out of the difficulty.

A.As long as

B.As

C.while

D.Even

 

The people living in these apartments have free ___to the swimming pool.

A.time

B.entrance

C.charge

D.access

 

As we all know, typing is a ___job to a__ heart.

A tired ,tired             B. tired ,tiring  C.tiring,tired    D. tiring,tiring

 

Among the competitors, there are three little girls,        is Mary.

A.the smallest of whom

B.the smaller of whom

C.the smallest of them

D.the smallest one

 

The Great Wall travels______ deep valleys, _____ deserts and______ mountains.

A.over; across; through

B.through; across; over

C.across; over; through

D.through; across; across

 

Was it at the school gate, if I may ask, _______ you met your friends from your hometown?

A.where

B.that

C.which

D.ones

 

China recently control its waters near the HuangYan Island to prevent Chinese fishing boats from ____in the South China Sea

A.attacking

B.having attacked

C.being attacked

D.having been attacked

 

Internet shopping will really _____ when people believe that it is safe.

A.take off

B.take up

C.get off

D.get up

 

It is the second time that I ____ in Shanghai. What great changes! It’s years since I ____ here last time.

A.went; had left

B.had been; left

C.have; had left

D.have been; left

 

The new castle being built for fun will be _____ the present one。

A.three times more than size of

B.as three times big as

C.bigger three times than

D.three times as big as

 

Hurry up! The train _____ .You know it _____ at 10:30a.m.

A.leaves; leaves

B.is leaving; leaves

C.leaves; is leaving

D.is leaving; leaving

 

—Why do you suggest the West Lake?

—I believe __beauty of nature there will make __excellent impression upon you.

A.the; the

B.the; /

C.a; an

D.the; an

 

假定你是中学生李华。在一位名叫TigerMom的学生家长的博客上,你看到如下内容。请你根据博客内容写作要点要求,给这位家长回复。

I’m the mother of a sixteen-year-old. I have a rule for my daughter:be among the top 5 students or get punished in one way or another. She has been doing very well in school,but some friends of mine keep telling me that I put too much pressure on her. Am I wrong?

写作要点:

1.表明自己的看法;

2.陈述自己的理由(可举例说明);

3.提出至少两条建议。

4.短文词数不少于100(不含已写好的部分)。

Hi,TigerMom,

What puzzles you is actually a puzzle for many parents in China.

______________________________________________________________

 

(基础题)短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:

1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name calling. I was chosen to play the leading role in the play,that was my dream. As a shy and thin girl,I used to be quite afraid of speaking in the public. But my parents and teachers always encourage me to do so. Now I have changed great. In class,I am often the first one to stand up and answer questions even if I may take some mistakes. No pains,no gains. Now I am always brave enough overcome the difficulty in my heart and have changed in a lively girl. So my experience shows that we should not be afraid of losing face but only in this way can we make progresses.

 

根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填放空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A great life doesn’t happen by accident. It is the result of allocating (分配) your time, energy ,thoughts ,and hard work towards what you want your life to be . Stop setting yourself up for stress and failure, and start setting up your life to support success and ease. It is the result of using what you get in a creative and thoughtful way, instead of just what comes next .___76___.

S---Simplify. A great life is the result of simplifying your life. People often misinterpret what simplify means. It’s not a way to remove work from your life .__77__ . In order to create a great life , you will have to make room for it in yours first.

E---Effort. A great life is the result of your best effort. Creating it requires that you make some adjustments. It may mean re-evaluating how you spend your time ,or choosing to spend your money in a different way. Life will reward your best effort.

C---Create priorities.(首要事情).A great life is the result of creating priorities .It’s easy to spend your days just responding to the next thing that gets your attention, instead of intentionally using the time ,energy and money you have in a way that’s important to you .__78__.

R---Remove distractions. A great life is the result of removing distractions. __79__. Removing distractions can be a difficult concept to many people ,since they haven’t really considered that there is another way to live. Find ways to free up your mental energy for things that are more important to you.

T---Thoughts. __80___.Your belief in the outcome will directly determine how successful you are. Motivated people have specific goals and look for ways to achieve them. Believing there is a solution to the same old problems you encounter year after year is vitally important to creating a life that you love.

A.When you focus on simplifying your life ,you free up energy and time for the work that you enjoy and the purpose for which you are here.

B.A great life is the result of having reserves ---reserves of things ,time, space ,energy and money.

C.Today ,right now , is the right day to start to take a step in the direction of your heart’s desires.

D.Up to 75% of your mental energy can be tied up in things that stop your concentrating.

E. Now please use “secrets” to fit your own needs and style ,and start creating your own great life today.

F. A great life is the result of controlling your thoughts so that you accept and allow for the possibility that it actually can happen to you !

G. Focus on removing the obstacles that get in the way of you making sure you are honoring your priorities.

 

Spring is a wonderful season to celebrate rebirth and new life. The long, cold winter is over. The weather is warmer and sunnier. The trees again have leaves and the flowers are blooming. The season represents hope, joy and beauty. At this time, many people think of this classical music piece — Spring, which shows happiness. Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi wrote it in the seventeen hundred.

However, not all songs about spring are happy. This song written and sung by K.D. Lang is about dreaming of spring in cold dark places. She recorded I Dream of Spring in 2008.

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote It Might as Well Be Spring for the movie State Fair in 1945. Frank Sinatra sings it. It is a feeling of restlessness or excitement brought on by the coming of spring. Richard Rodgers also wrote Spring Is Here, this time with Lorenz Hart. Ella Fitzgerald sings this song about feeling lonely during this season.

Frank Loesser wrote the sad song, Spring Will be a Little Late This Year. Why has the season been delayed? Because the singer’s lover has left her. Sarah Vaughn released(发行) her version of the song in 1953.

By now you may be thinking, “Enough with the sad songs, already!” Ok, then how about a cowboy song? Gene Autry was one of America’s most famous singing cowboys. He recorded When It’s Springtime in the Rockies in 1937.

And finally, we’ll leave you with a sunny song called Up Jumped Spring. Freddie Hubbard wrote this jazz song in 1977 and Billy Taylor Trio performs it.

1. If you are in a bad mood, you’d better listen to _____.

A.Up Jumped Spring

B.I Dream of Spring

C.Spring Is Here

D.Spring Will be a Little Late This Year

2. It Might as Well Be Spring is a song that ______.

A.is also called State Fair

B.is sung by Ella Fitzgerald

C.has a lonely feeling

D.was written by two people

3. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Most songs about spring are written by Italian composers.

B. K.D. Lang was good at writing happy songs.

C. Sarah Vaughn sang the song Up Jumped Spring first.

D. Gene Autry was a famous cowboy singer before K.D. Lang.

4. Which of the following songs was first written or recorded?

A.Spring.

B.I Dream of Spring.

C.When It’s Springtime in the Rockies.

D.Spring Will be a Little Late This Year.

5. What’s the purpose of the author to write the passage?

A.Introduce some songs about spring.

B.Introduce some wonderful music.

C.Introduce some famous singers.

D.Express his/ her love to spring.

 

It was Molly’s job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work.

One morning, in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag. This one was worn and held together with staples (订书钉) 。

“Why two bags?” her father asked. “The other is something else,” Molly answered. “What’s in it?” “Just some stuff. Take it with you.”

Not wanting to discuss the matter, he put both bags into his briefcase, kissed Molly and rushed off. At midday he opened Molly’s bag and took out the contents: two hair ribbons(丝带), three small stones, a plastic dinosaur, a tiny sea shell, a small doll, and 13 pennies… The busy father smiled, finished eating, and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket, Molly’s stuff included.

That evening, Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper. “Where’s my bag?” “What bag?” “The one I gave you this morning.” “I left it at the office. Why?” “I forgot to put this note in it,” she said. “And, besides, Daddy, the things in the sack are the things I really like — I thought you might like to play with them. You didn’t lose the bag, did you, Daddy?” “Oh, no,” he said, lying. “I just forgot to bring it home. I’ll bring it tomorrow.” While Molly hugged her father’s neck, he unfolded the note that read: “I love you, Daddy.” Molly had given him her treasures — all that a 7-year-old held dear.

Love in a paper bag, and he missed it — not only missed it, but had thrown it in the wastebasket. So back he went to the office. Just ahead of the night janitor(看门人), he picked up the wastebasket. He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully. The bag didn’t look so good, but the stuff was all there and that’s what counted.

After dinner, he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack. It took a long time to tell. Everything had a story or a memory.

“Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life,” he thought.

We should all remember that it’s not the destination that counts in life, but the journey. That journey with the people we love is all that really matters. It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.

1.Why did Molly give her father a second bag?

A.She didn’t want to keep the things in the bag.

B.She hoped those things would bring happiness to her father.

C.She wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things.

D.She enjoyed playing with her father.

2. How did father deal with the bag after he opened it?

A.He kept it in the drawer.

B.He took it back home.

C.He threw it into the wastebasket.

D.He put it on his table.

3.After father heard what his daughter said, he felt_____.

A.regretful

B.surprised

C.sad

D.satisfied

4.Which of the following is the most suitable title of the passage?

A.An important journey

B.Two bags

C.Father and daughter

D.Love in a paper bag

 

During the school year many parents take on the role of driver as they drive their children from one lesson to another .Understandably so. Many of us want our children to have a little taste of everything, from organized sports to music, dance and more. But we can overdo it, leaving our children feeling a little burnt out, and according to parent educator Diane Loisie ,it’s their school work which suffers the most. “After school, if they’re busy in a number of sporting events, besides they need to do their homework, then the time they’ll feel sleepy is in the classroom. Your child needs free time. So if you’re filling up that after school time, then it’s during the day that they’re going to be taking a break.”

Professor Claire McDermott agrees that there’s a lot to be gained from sometimes putting those scheduled lessons and activities away. “Relaxing time is important for children. It’s time just to do the things they want to do. A child can go up to their room, or they can play around. It doesn’t look like productive time; parents certainly wouldn’t be saying ‘Wow, are they ever learning things now?’ But this relaxing time gives both the body and the brain just a wonderful chance to relax after a day. It helps a child prepare for sleep, but it also helps to understand the learning that’s gone on that day.”

It’s hard to prevent signing our kids up for some activities and lessons. After all, many of us want our children to have a head start in life and the chance to join in great activities in the arts or sports is a part of that. However, Loisie feels that in the long run most children feel better with just a few key activities because it gives them an opportunity to master them. “When we get our children in too many activities because we want our children to experience everything, then what we’re doing is setting them up not to be good at one thing or gaining a skill.” So choose your children’s activities wisely. It may be one of the best things you’ve ever done for your kids… and for the family drivers!

1.What is the biggest disadvantage for children to attend too many lessons after school?

A.They can get bored easily about everything.

B.They might have no time to do the homework.

C.They might not pay much attention to learning.

D.They cannot easily focus on learning during the day.

2.What should we think of children’s playing around aimlessly?

A.It is productive.

B.It is helpful.

C.It is a bad habit.

D.It is a waste of time.

3.Why should parents limit the activities our children attend?

A.Because children have no time.

B.Because children cannot learn many things.

C.Because children do not have enough sleep.

D.Because children cannot focus on too many activities.

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Don’t be children’s drivers after school.

B.Choose activities for your children wisely.

C.Make your children learn as much as possible.

D.Let children learn something from various subjects.

 

There are two kinds of people in the world. Those of the first kind are born idlers (游手好闲者), taking interest in nothing. It seems what they live for is to pass time idly. They simply don’t know why they have to do so, nor will they bother to ask. The other kind are those who take things seriously and never wish to idle away their life. But only a part of the second group are eager enough to make success. All the others fail to make enough effort to make their dreams come true. 

Why do things so happen to them? What are the reasons?

I later find out that some people are determined. They are “igniters” that catch fire of their own, giving light and heat. But that’s not the case with others. They may be fuels but not igniters. As pieces of wood or coal, they need a match or a lighter to make them burn so that their energy can be released to give off light and heat.

The majority of people need some igniter to light them. Thus igniter becomes a must for those people to succeed. Unless a suitable igniter comes their way, they will always remain idle like cold unused firewood or coal.

Fortunately, such an igniter is not difficult to meet. One may find it in an instructive book, a film story, a few words of a close friend, some advice of a good teacher, a pleasant journey, or an unexpected love.

Any of these, coming at the right time, can serve as an igniter to start one’s enthusiasm for learning or for a better career, to turn him from a passive state of waiting to an active state of pursuing, to lend him strength to go ahead bravely. In that case, what he has prepared for years will be quickly turned into fruitful reality.

Such an igniter may turn up of itself, but most likely we have to find it ourselves. Never let a chance slide away, for it is the key to your success.

1. According to the text, “________” are the persons that can light many people so that their energy can be released to give off light and heat.

A.idlers

B.igniters

C.fuels

D.serious people

2. According to the writer, what do most people definitely need to succeed? 

A.Storing a lot of energy.

B.Great interest in everything.

C.An igniter coming at the right time.

D.Wonderful dreams about a bright future.

3. The writer writes the article to _________.

A.describe two kinds of people

B.encourage people to find chances to succeed

C.praise those who work hard

D.make fun of idlers

 

For many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts and rejections with it.

Many weight-conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished. We fantasize about what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.

But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self-worth, and, of course, love.

It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards vary with culture. In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us strive hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.

1.What does the underlined word “everything” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.All the problems.

B.All the properties.

C.The whole world.

D.The absolute truth.

2.What can be inferred about the author?

A.The author is a Samoan.

B.The author succeeded losing weight.

C.The author has been troubled by her weight.

D.The author probably got wounded in an accident.

3.According to the text, those who have lost weight first and gained it back later feel _______.

A.angry about the regained weight

B.indifferent to the regained weight

C.optimistic about future plans on weight control

D.they should give up their future plans on weight control

4.The text tries to stress the importance of ____________.

A.body size

B.attitudes toward life

C.culture difference

D.different beauty standards

 

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