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[A]
If I Am a Millionaire假如我是百万富翁
I am one of the middle classes. I can never think 1 earning millions of dollars. 2 there is nothing wrong in hoping that I might win a lottery (彩票). If I am 3 to win a lottery of millions of dollars, I will 4 to spend it in the most proper way.www.21-cn-jy.com
My friends advise 5 that I should have a big house and a car for the family. But my 6 of life is quite different. Rather than improve my own 7 , I am much more interested in helping 8 people in the country.
There are millions of people in my country 9 cannot get two meals a day. 10 of them are farmers. I will lend them money to buy fertilizers (肥料). So they will 11 a better life.
I will also build a good hospital. There will be many great 12 working in it. This hospital will also be free of charge (免费) for the poor. That will 13 people from death.
There may be people laughing at my idea. 14 they do not know that a man can get happiness in helping the poor. Such pleasure is greater than that a man can 15 from the money he has. To spend money like this will be my dearest hopes!
1. A. of B. to C. from D. in
2. A. However B. But C. So D. Because
3. A. good B. beautiful C. big D. lucky
4. A. try B. help C. set D. find
5. A. them B. me C. him D. you
6. A. class B. home C. idea D. school
7. A. body B. head C. life D. foot
8. A. rich B. great C. small D. poor
9. A. what B. why C. who D. how
10. A. All B. Most C. Any D. Both
11. A. live B. buy C. sell D. hear
12. A. teachers B. players C. students D. doctors
13. A. save B. give C. have D. send
14. A. Also B. Though C. Maybe D. Yet
15. A. lose B. smell C. start D. get
思路点拨:本文讲述了假如我是百万富翁,我将要做的事情。
答案解析:
1.A。句意为:我从没有想到能挣到一百万美元。think of意为“想到”,是固定词组,故选A。
2.B。分析前后句的逻辑关系可知,它们是转折关系,故选B。
3.D。理解本句可知,中大奖是幸运的,故选D。
4.A。由下文所述可知,我将试图用最适当的方式花掉这些钱。try to do sth.尝试做某事,故选A。
5.B。理解上下文可知,朋友建议我用这些钱来买房买车,故选B。
6.C。由下文可知,我对于生活的想法与别人不同,故选C。
7.C。理解前后句所述可知,我不仅仅想改善自己的生活,故选C。
8.D。由下文所述可知,我更愿意帮助穷人,故应选D。
9.C。由句子的语法关系可知,这个定语从句的先行词是人,作主语,所以引导词用who,故选C。
10.B。理解句意,穷人多数是农民,故选B。
11.A。理解句意,所以他们将过上更好的生活。live a better life是固定搭配,指“过上更好的坐活”,故选A。 21*cnjy*com
12.D。理解前一句可知,是在医院工作,而在医院工作的主要是医生和护士,选项中只有医生,故选D。
13.A。理解句意,医生能把人从死亡边缘救回来,故选A。
14.C。理解文章的语境,我认为有些人也许不知道帮助穷人的乐趣,故选C。
15.D。理解句意,帮助他人的快乐超过拥有钱的快乐,故用动词get,所以选D。
Holidays in Different Countries不同国家的休假制度
It's so beautiful outside that spending the day in the office would be very boring. So why not take the vacations off? A new survey found that 31% of US workers don't always take all of their vacation days.
Americans have 12 vacation days on average (平均) each year, but they give back an average of 3 vacation days each year.www-2-1-cnjy-com
So why don't they use up their vacation days? Some say they would rather get money back for their unused days; some busy workers say they just can't leave their work. Americans have fewer vacation days than workers in any other country surveyed.
The French take their vacations seriously. French workers get an average of 39 vacation days, and 40% plan to take at least one three-to-four-week vacation.
Workers in Sweden receive an average of 25 vacation days a year, but they can't find time to use them all. More workers there return vacation days than any other country surveyed.
British workers have the longest working week in Europe (殴洲), with 23 vacation days-the shortest vacation. So they feel overworked. 75% say their weekends or vacations are too short and 40% would sacrifice a day's pay (工资) for one more vocation day.
1. How many vacation days do Americans have on average each year in fact?
A. 9. B. 12. C. 15. D. 23.
2. Which country has the most workers working during the vacation days?
A. America. B. France. C. Sweden. D. Great Britain.
3. What does the word "sacrifice" mean in the last sentence?
A. Use up. B. Put up. C. Take up. D. Give up.
4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Some American workers are too busy to leave their work.21cnjy.com
B. French workers can take one three-to-four-week days.21教育名师原创作品
C. Swedish workers can enjoy all of their vacation days.
D. British workers have the shortest vacation days of all the countries surveyed.
思路点拨:西方发达国家的法定休假日各国都不一样,其中美国人的休假时间最短,而欧洲大陆的法定休假日也不相同,英国休假最少,工作时间最长。
答案解析:
1.A。虽然文章中说美国有12个法定假日,但实际上“they give back an average of 3 vacation days each year”,所以美国人实际休息的假日只有9天。
2.C。第五段是本题答案的来源,“More workers there return vacation days than any other country surveyed"一句给出了明确的回答。2·1·c·n·j·y
3.D。sacrifice前面的内容(75%的人说他们的周末或假期太短了)说明大部分人认为假期太短,所以希望有较长的假期,因此“40%的人为了多一天的假期而……一天的工资”这句话显然想表达:40%的人想牺牲一天的工资而增加假期,所以sacrifice的意思应该是give up(放弃)。
4.A。根据第三段中“some busy workers say they can't leave work”一句可得出本题的答案。
[B]
A Young "Old Man"年轻的"老人"
Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometres before l every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn't smoke and never 2 . She didn't eat chocolate. She didn't eat sweet and fatty food, 3 . She weighed herself every day.
One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a 4 sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking, 5 he looked very happy.【来源:21cnj*y.co*m】
He smiled at her and said, "Good morning! Lovely day, isn't it?"
He had a wide smile 6 his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.
"Good morning! " replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day. "
Alicia thought he 7 very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the 8 of a happy old age.
"I hope you don't 9 me asking," she said, "but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do 10 I am your age. "
The man in the rocking chair said, "My secret for 11 ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports, I sit at home every day. "
Alicia was 12 . She didn't expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did 13 wrong. She thought he should be 14 and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life 15 eating well or doing lots of exercise.
"How old are you?" she asked.
"It's my birthday today," said the man. "I'm forty-seven!"
1. A. lunch B. breakfast C. dinner D. supper
2. A. exercised B. drank C. worked D. slept
3. A. too B. also C. either D. still
4. A. man B. woman C. boy D. girl
5. A. so B. but C. and D. or
6. A. in B. with C. at D. on
7. A. saw B. looked C. listened D. found
8. A. secret B. dream C. plan D. future
9. A. stand B. mind C. allow D. enjoy
10. A. when B. since C. though D. for21教育网
11. A. health B. success C. happiness D. life
12. A. surprised B. worried C. excited D. relaxed
13. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
14. A. angry B. serious C. quiet D. sick
15. A. through B. from C. without D. by
思路点拨:本文讲述一个年轻的“老人”的故事。他只有47岁,看起来却至少有90岁。
答案解析:
1.B。由时间状语every morning及常识推断,她是在每天早饭前散步五公里。
2.B。根据第一段中介绍Alicia健康的生活方式和饮食习惯,推断这一句的意思是“她不吸烟也不喝酒”。
3.C。either用于否定句句末;too用于肯定句句末;also用于肯定句句中。故选C。
4.A。由下文可知,她看到的是一个男人。
5.B。他看起来又瘦又弱,并且手一直在颤抖,与后文的happy形成转折关系。故用but。
6.D。on one's face“在某人的脸上”,是固定词组。
7.B。look是系动词,old and wise作系动词look的表语。句意为:他看起来年纪很大而且很聪明。
8.A。由下文中“but what is your secret for being so happy at your age?”判断用secret。
9.B。理解句意:我希望你不要介意我的提问。mind sb. doing sth.意为“介意某人做某事”。stand意为“忍受,站立”;allow意为“允许”;enjoy意为“享受”。这三项都不符合句意,故选B。
10.A。理解句意:我希望当我在你这个年龄时看起来和你一样快乐。when意为“当……时候”,引导时间状语从句;since后面一般跟过去的时间;“for+时间段”,往往用于完成时;though引导让步状语从句。
11.C。由上文中“what's your secret for being so happy at your age?”可知,她向他询问快乐的诀窍,故选C。
12.A。由下文可知,对于“老人”的回答,她很惊奇。
13.C。由上下文可知Alicia认为他做的每一件事都对身体不好。
14.D。Alicia认为他的这神生活方式、饮食习惯会使他生病或者不高兴。angry意为“生气的”;serious意为“严肃的”;quiet意为“安静的”;sick意为“生病的”。2-1-c-n-j-y
15.C。Alicia以为他至少90岁了,她误以为人们不用吃得很好或不用进行很多的锻炼就能够长寿、快乐。
John Cleaned His Mother's Hands约翰为妈妈洗手
A big company wanted a clerk, so John went there. In the interview the director asked
him a question. "Who paid for your school?"
"My mother paid for it by washing clothes. "
Hearing this,the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands
that were perfect. The director said,"When you go back today,go and clean your mother's
hands,and then see me tomorrow morning. "
When John went back,he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. However,
his tears fell ~s he cleaned his mother's hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were
too many bruises (伤痕) in his mother's hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother's
hands,John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
Next morning,John went to the director's office. The director noticed the tears in John's
eyes and asked,"Please tell me your feeling. "
John said,"Number l,1 know now what appreciation(感恩) is. I would not be successful
if my mother didn't do these things. Number 2,by helping my mother,now I realize how
difficult it is to get something done. "The director said,"This is what I want to be my clerk.
You can get the job. "
l. John went to the big company to .
A. look for his mother B. ask for a job
C. ask the director for help D. look for the director
2. John's mother was a(n) ____________.
A. office clerk B. director C. farmer D. clothes cleaner
3. From the underlined sentence, we learn .【出处:21教育名师】
A. John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother
B. John often helped his mother do the housework
C. John hardly helped his mother wash clothes
D. John often helped his mother wash hands
4. John felt when he cleaned his mother's hands.21世纪教育网版权所有
A. happy B. sad C. angry D. tired
5. Why did the director hire (雇佣) John?
A. Because he thought John learned appreciation.21·cn·jy·com
B. Because he thought John had a good education.
C. Because he thought John worked very hard.
D. Because he thought John could help his mother.
思路点拨:本文讲述了约翰到一个公司应聘一个工作岗位,公司经理要求约翰给做洗衣工的妈妈洗手,他为妈妈洗手后,懂得了感恩和做事情的艰辛,赢得了公司经理的信任,并得到了这份工作。
答案解析:
1.B。从第一段的第一句话“A big company wanted a clerk,so John went there”推断,约翰去这个公司应聘一个工作岗位,故选B。
2.D。由“My mother paid for it by washing clothes”可知,约翰的妈妈是一位洗衣工,故选D。
3.C。画线句子意为“约翰伸出了他一双完好的手”,分析知约翰很少帮妈妈洗衣服,故选C。
4.B。由文章第四段的第二句话“However,his tears fell as he cleaned his mother's hands”可知,约翰在给妈妈洗手时很伤心,故选B。
5.A。分析最后一段可知,公词经理认为约翰懂得了感恩,因此雇佣了他,故选A。
[C]
The Cactus' Wish仙人掌的愿望
A cactus stood all alone in the desert. It sighed," I can't offer shade(阴凉) or juicy fruit to any passing traveller. I can't see that I have any use to others. I wish I could do something useful."
One day some birds circled high over its head.
"What can I do for you?" the cactus called. The birds flew away.
At night, the moon moved in the sky, looking at it coldly.
A lizard (蜥蜴) passed by, leaving a little trail (痕迹) in the sand with its tail.
"What can I do for you?" the cactus called.
"You?" the lizard laughed. "You can't do anything! The birds circle overhead, leaving beautiful forms for us all to admire. The moon hangs high like a lantern at night, so we can see our way home. Even I have something to do. I decorate (装饰) the desert with these beautiful trails as I pull my tail along. But you can do nothing. "
As time went on, the cactus grew old and it knew that its time was short. It cried out, "Forgive me! I have tried, but I failed to find something to do. "
But just then, a beautiful flower opened from the cactus' head like a crown.
The desert had never seen such a flower before. It brought happiness to all those who passed by. The butterflies stopped to admire its beauty, and that night even the moon smiled when it rose to find such a beautiful flower.
In the desert, a voice was saying, "I finally found something to do."
1. What was the cactus' wish?
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2. Did the cactus do anything for the birds?
_______________________________________________________________________
3. How did the lizard leave a trail in the sand?
_______________________________________________________________________
4. When did a beautiful flower open from the cactus' head?
_______________________________________________________________________
5. What can you learn from the cactus?
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思路点拨:本文讲述了仙人掌一心想为他人服务的愿望最终得以实现的故事。
答案解析:
1. It wished it could do something useful for others.
2.No,it didn't.
3. It pulled its tail along.
4. When the cactus grew old, a beautiful flower opened from the cactus' head.21·世纪*教育网
5. Everyone can do something useful for others.
Peer Mediators同龄调解员
Two students started quarrelling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began.
What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, disputants (争执者) sit down with peer mediators. Peer mediators are usually students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators help disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use.
1. Express what you think clearly but don't say anything to hurt the other. Begin with "I feel" instead of "You always".21*cnjy*com
2. Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don't stop the other person's words.
3. Keep looking at the other person's eyes when he or she speaks.
4. Try to see the problems on the other person's side.
5. Never put anyone down. Saying things like "You are foolish" makes the talk difficult.
6. Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide on the winner. They don't decide who is right or who is wrong. Instead they help disputants to find their own "win-win" result. A “win-win” result can make everyone feel good.
Peer mediators' work is often successful just because it gets disputants to talk to each other. And getting disputants to talk to each other is the first step in finding a "win-win" result.
1. Peer mediators' work is ________________.
A. to teach lessons to disputants
B. to help find a way to make both disputants happy
C. to find out who starts the quarrel
D. to give students some special training
2. What does the underlined phrase "put anyone down" mean in Chinese?
A. 贬低任何人 B. 落后于任何人
C.奉承任何人 D. 向任何人低头
3. What's the first step in finding a "win-win" result?
A. Letting disputants be afraid of peer mediators.
B. Letting disputants feel peer mediators are kind.【版权所有:21教育】
C. Getting disputants to talk to each other.
D. Making disputants feel good by telling funny stories.
4. During the talk, if peer mediators say "You are a fool", ________________.
A. disputants will realize they are wrong
B. disputants will understand peer mediators better
C. it is easy for peer mediators to decide who is right
D. it is hard for peer mediators to get a "win-win" result
5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?【来源:21·世纪·教育·网】
A. All schools have peer mediators.
B. Peer mediators are usually students.
C. When disputants are speaking, peer mediators can stop their words at any time.
D. Peer mediators can make disputants get a "win-win" result every time.
思路点拨:本文介绍了学校里的同龄调解员是如何化解学生之间的矛盾和纷争的。
答案解析:
1.B。由“Try to find a result that makes both people happy”可知,同龄调解员的工作是找到使争执双方都开心的解决办法。
2.A。由下文中的“Saying things like‘You are foolish' make the talk difficult”推断可知是贬低任何人的意思。
3.C。由短文最后一句可知选C。
4.D。由“Never put anyone down. Saying things like 'You are foolish' makes the talk difficult"可知,说这样的话只会使谈话更困难,从而很难得到双赢的结果。
5.B。由短文第二段最后一句可知,同龄调解员通常是学生,故选B。
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