Impossible cases are not forever. While it is impossible for one person, it is possible for another. In a word, everything is possible.
Someone says, “Success belongs to those who can look at the complex challenges offered by the world as inspiration.” So your challenges are golden opportunities for success. How can there be miracles if there are no obstacles? How will you chase the storm if there is no storm? You need challenges to reveal your ability. Success doesn’t come out of nothing; success comes from the problems you face. Those who refuse to give in come out smiling.
Robert X. Perez says, “The seeds of success spring from failure’s ashes.” Failure is not defeat; it is the pointer to do better than what you just did. You have to know that you are in a constant study of life. What you face is for your training. Samuel Aidoo says, “Each failure is simply another chapter in the story of our lives. To fail is to understand what not to do. Remember it and don’t give up until your goal is achieved.”
What do you do when you face difficulty? Yeah, life is difficult, but you do not give up. Have a positive and calm outlook on your circumstances(状况) and make the best of them. You may learn something new. You can develop mental toughness. Mental toughness means to be able to see the long-term gains rather than be put off by short-term pains. Once you have this toughness, you have the winning edge(优势).
The only things in life you ever really regret are the chances you didn’t take. You will regret when you see the consequences of not seizing the opportunities when they arose. Take chances every day!The main point of the passage is that ____________.
| A．success comes out of nothing |
| B．never give up and you may achieve success |
| C．everything is easy to deal with |
| D．impossible things do not exist |
According to the author, success often comes to people who ____________.
| A．have good opportunities | B．face failure | C．don’t fear difficulties | D．have a lot of luck |
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．We can perform miracles by overcoming difficulty. |
| B．We will seem greater after overcoming difficulty. |
| C．Everyone will fail for numerous times because of difficulty. |
| D．Most of us can’t show our ability because of difficulty. |
From Paragraph 3 we can learn that ____________.
| A．failure means great success in the future to everyone |
| B．all people can achieve success if they keep leaning |
| C．most people end up with failure because it often happens |
| D．failure can help people to achieve success if they don’t give up |
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Some important dates in China's fighting Covid﹣19 before May 7，202 |
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Jan 20，2020～ Feb 20，2020 |
Jan 23：Wuhan declared temporary outbound （向外的） traffic restrictions． Jan 24：National medical teams began to be sent to Hubei and wuhan． Jan 27：The Central Steering （指导） Group arrived in Wuhan． Feb 18：The daily number of newly cured and discharged （出院） patients exceeded that of the newly confirmed cases． |
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Feb 21，2020～ Mar 17，2020 |
Feb 21：Most provinces and equivalent administrative units started to lower their public health emergency response level． Feb 24：The WHO﹣China Joint Mission on Covid﹣19 held a press conference in Beijing． Mar 11﹣17：The epidemic（流行病） peak had passed in China as a whole． |
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Mar 18，2020 ～Apr 28，2020 |
Apr1：Chinese customs began NAT （核酸检测） on inbound arrivals at all points of entry． Apr 8：Wuhan lifted outbound traffic restrictions． Apr 26：The last Covid﹣19 patient in Wuhan was discharged from hospital． |
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Apr 29，2020～ May 7，2020 |
Apr 30：The public health emergency response was lowered to Level 2 in the Beijing﹣Tianjin﹣Hebei region． May 7：The State Council released Guidelines on Conducting Covid﹣19 Prevention and Control on an Ongoing Basis． |
（1）What happened between January 20 and February 20？
| A． |
The Central Steering Group arrived in Wuhan． |
| B． |
The WHO﹣China Joint Mission on Covid﹣19 held a press conference． |
| C． |
The last Covid﹣19 patient in Wuhan was discharged from hospital． |
| D． |
Beijing lowered its emergency response level． |
（2）From which date were private cars allowed to go out of Wuhan？
| A． |
January 23． |
| B． |
March 11． |
| C． |
April 8． |
| D． |
May 7． |
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文.
The Meredith family lived in a small community.As the economy was in decline，some people in the town had lost their jobs.Many of their families were struggling to make ends meet.People were trying to help each other meet the challenges.
Mrs. Meredith was a most kind and thoughtful woman.She spent a great deal of time visiting the poor.She knew they had problems，and they needed all kinds of help.When she had time，she would bring food and medicine to them.
One morning she told her children about a family she had visited the day before.There was a man sick in bed，his wife，who took care of him and could not go out to work，and their little boy.The little boy ﹣ his name was Bernard ﹣ had interested her very much.
"I wish you could see him，" she said to her own children，John，Harry，and Clara."He is such a help to his mother.He wants very much to earn some money，but I don't see what he can do."
After their mother left the room，the children sat thinking about Bernard."I wish we could help him to earn money，" said Clara. "His family is suffering so much."
"So do I，" said Harry."We really should do something to assist them."
For some moments，John said nothing，but，suddenly，he sprang to his feet and cried，"I have a great idea! I have a solution that we can all help accomplish（完成）."
The other children also jumped up all attention.When John had an idea，it was sure to be a good one."I tell you what we can do，" said John."You know that big box of corn Uncle John sent us？Well，we can make popcorn（爆米花），and put it into paper bags，and Bernard can take it around to the houses and sell it."
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When Mrs.Meredith heard of John's idea，she thought it was a good one，too.__________
With everything ready，Bernard started out on his new business.__________
Rainforests are home to a rich variety of medicinal plants， food， birds and animals. Can you believe that a single bush （灌木丛） in the Amazon may have more species of ants than the whole of Britain! About 480 varieties of trees may be found in just one hectare of rainforest.
Rainforests are the lungs of the planet ﹣ storing vast quantities of carbon dioxide and producing a significant amount of the world's oxygen. Rainforests have their own perfect system for ensuring their own survival；the tall trees make a canopy（树冠层） of branches and leaves which protect themselves， smaller plants， and the forest animals from heavy rain，intense dry heat from the sun and strong winds.
Amazingly， the trees grow in such a way that their leaves and branches， although close together， never actually touch those of another tree. Scientists think this is the plants' way to prevent the spread of any tree diseases and make life more difficult for leaf﹣eating insects like caterpillars. To survive in the forest， animals must climb， jump or fly across the gaps. The ground floor of the forest is not all tangled leaves and bushes， like in films， but is actually fairly clear. It is where dead leaves turn into food for the trees and other forest life.
They are not called rainforests for nothing! Rainforests can generate 75% of their own rain. At least 80 inches of rain a year is normal ﹣ and in some areas there may be as much as 430 inches of rain annually. This is real rain ﹣ your umbrella may protect you in a shower， but it won't keep you dry if there is a full rainstorm. In just two hours， streams can rise ten to twenty feet. The humidity（湿气）of large rainforests contributes to the formation of rainclouds that may travel to other countries in need of rain.
（1）What can we learn about rainforests from the first paragraph？
| A． |
They produce oxygen. |
| B． |
They cover a vast area. |
| C． |
They are well managed. |
| D． |
They are rich in wildlife. |
（2）Which of the following contributes most to the survival of rainforests？
| A． |
Heavy rains. |
| B． |
Big trees. |
| C． |
Small plants. |
| D． |
Forest animals. |
（3）Why do the leaves and branches of different trees avoid touching each other？
| A． |
For more sunlight. |
| B． |
For more growing space. |
| C． |
For self﹣protection. |
| D． |
For the detection of insects. |
（4）What can be a suitable title for the text？
| A． |
Life﹣Giving Rainforests |
| B． |
The Law of the Jungle |
| C． |
Animals in the Amazon |
| D． |
Weather in Rainforests |
In May 1987 the Golden Gate Bridge had a 50th birthday party. The bridge was closed to motor traffic so people could enjoy a walk across it. Organizers expected perhaps 50，000 people to show up. Instead， as many as 800，000 crowded the roads to the bridge. By the time 250，000 were on the bridge， engineers noticed something terrible： the roadway was flattening under what turned out to be the heaviest load it had ever been asked to carry. Worse， it was beginning to sway（晃动）. The authorities closed access to the bridge and tens of thousands of people made their way back to land. A disaster was avoided.
The story is one of scores in To Forgive Design： Understanding Failure， a book that is at once a love letter to engineering and a paean （赞歌） to its breakdowns. Its author， Dr. Henry Petroski， has long been writing about disasters. In this book， he includes the loss of the space shuttles （航天飞机） Challenger and Columbia， and the sinking of the Titanic.
Though he acknowledges that engineering works can fail because the person who thought them up or engineered them simply got things wrong， in this book Dr. Petroski widens his view to consider the larger context in which such failures occur. Sometimes devices fail because a good design is constructed with low quality materials incompetently applied. Or perhaps a design works so well it is adopted elsewhere again and again， with seemingly harmless improvements， until， suddenly， it does not work at all anymore.
Readers will encounter not only stories they have heard before， but some new stories and a moving discussion of the responsibility of the engineer to the public and the ways young engineers can be helped to grasp them.
"Success is success but that is all that it is，" Dr. Petroski writes. It is failure that brings improvement.
（1）What happened to the Golden Gate Bridge on its 50th birthday？
| A． |
It carried more weight than it could. |
| B． |
It swayed violently in a strong wind. |
| C． |
Its roadway was damaged by vehicles. |
| D． |
Its access was blocked by many people. |
（2）Which of the following is Dr. Petroski's idea according to paragraph 3？
| A． |
No design is well received everywhere. |
| B． |
Construction is more important than design. |
| C． |
Not all disasters are caused by engineering design. |
| D． |
Improvements on engineering works are necessary. |
（3）What does the last paragraph suggest？
| A． |
Failure can lead to progress. |
| B． |
Success results in overconfidence. |
| C． |
Failure should be avoided. |
| D． |
Success comes from joint efforts. |
（4）What is the text？
| A． |
A news report. |
| B． |
A short story. |
| C． |
A book review. |
| D． |
A research article. |
The end of the school year was in sight and spirits were high. I was back teaching after an absence of 15 years， dealing with the various kinds of "forbidden fruit" that come out of book bags. Now was the spring of the water pistol （手枪）.
I decided to think up a method of dealing with forbidden fruit.
"Please bring that pistol to me，" I said."I'm going to put it in my Grandma's Box."
"What's that？" they asked.
"It's a large wooden chest full of toys for my grandchildren，" I replied.
"You don't have grandchildren，" someone said.
"I don't now，" I replied. "But someday I will. When I do，my box will be full of wonderful things for them."
My imaginary Grandma's Box worked like magic that spring， and later. Sometimes students would ask me to describe all the things I had in it. Then I would try to remember the different possessions I supposedly had taken away ﹣ since I seldom actually kept them. Usually the offenderwould appear at the end of the day，and I would return the belonging.
The years went by， and my first grandchild Gordon was born. I shared my joy with that year's class. Then someone said， "Now you can use your Grandma's Box." From then on，instead of coming to ask their possessions back， the students would say，"That's okay. Put it in your Grandma's Box for Gordon."
I loved talking about the imaginary box， not only with my students but also with my own children. They enjoyed hearing about all the forbidden fruit I had collected. Then one Christmas I received a surprise gift ﹣ a large， beautifully made wooden chest. My son Bruce had made my Grandma's Box a reality.
（1）What was the author's purpose in having the conversation with the students？
| A． |
To collect the water pistol. |
| B． |
To talk about her grandchildren. |
| C． |
To recommend some toys. |
| D． |
To explain her teaching method. |
（2）What do the underlined words"the offender" in paragraph 8 refer to？
| A． |
The student's parent. |
| B． |
The maker of the Grandma's Box. |
| C． |
The author's grandchild. |
| D． |
The owner of the forbidden fruit. |
（3）What did the students do after they learned about the birth of Gordon？
| A． |
They went to play with the baby. |
| B． |
They asked to see the Grandma's Box. |
| C． |
They made a present for Gordon. |
| D． |
They stopped asking their toys back. |
（4）What can we infer about the author？
| A． |
She enjoys telling jokes. |
| B． |
She is a strict and smart teacher. |
| C． |
She loves doing woodwork. |
| D． |
She is a responsible grandmother. |