When something goes wrong,it can be very satisfying to say,“Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.”or “I know I’m late,but it’s not my mistake;the car broke down.”It is probably not your mistake,but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation,you are a loser You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are good at dealing with problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car checked more regularly. Or, you might start to carry the useful phone numbers with you, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague(同事) causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t depend on the person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about-creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose mistake it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.According to the passage, winners___________ .
A. have responsible and able colleagues
B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
C deal with problems instead of blaming others.
D. blame themselves instead of othersThe underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to__________ .
A.避免 | B.接受 | C.改善 | D.考虑 |
When your colleague brings about a problem, you should______________.
A.find a better way to deal with the problem |
B.blame him for his lack of responsibility |
C.tell him to find the cause of the problem |
D.ask a more able colleague for help. |
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.A Winner’s Secret. | B.A Winner’s Problem. |
C.A Winner’s Opportunity. | D.A Winner’s Achievement. |
Li Ruyan, 13years old,did something special last summer with his classmates in Shanghai.They worked in groups with traffic police at different crossroads in the city.Holding small red flags,the students helped keep order and stopped people from jaywalking(乱穿马路).As part of the school project,Li's school has encouraged its students to do more community(社区)work.After the half day of exhausting work,Li told himself not to jaywalk anymore.
"I think through community work we get to help others and,more importantly,we grow a sense of responsibility(责任感)."he said.
Community service is an important part of education for teenagers around the world.In the US and Canada,high school students need to finish 40 hours of community service before graduation.In America,those who have finished 1,400 hours of community work can be awarded nearly $5,000(33,000yuan).
Chinese students today do more community work,too.For example,starting from 2010,Sichuan high school students have been asked to do 10 days of community work.It will become part of their school grades.
Qian Lijun,16,and her classmates in Suzhou,Jiangsu went to a local elder care home this winter.They put Spring Festival couplets(对联)on the walls and cheered up the people living there.
Li Xiaotian,15,in Anshan said he used to clear flyers(小广告)from telephone poles(电线杆)with his classmates.They brought tools,towels and buckets and worked for three hours in the summer sun."It was tiring,but seeing the clean poles without ugly ads,we really felt proud."he said.
66.What was the special thing Li Ruyan did last summer?
A. |
He joined a special group of class 13. |
B. |
He became a policeman. |
C. |
He stopped people from talking. |
D. |
He helped the traffic police at a crossroad. |
67.From this passage we know that .
A. |
Li Ruyan's school is in the middle of a big city. |
B. |
Li Ruyan and his classmates think it is good for them to do some community work. |
C. |
Li Ruyan and his classmates do some community work every day. |
D. |
Li Ruyan and his classmates often hold small flags when they cross the roads. |
68.Community service .
A. |
has become a very important part of education only in China |
B. |
is very important in school education in some foreign countries |
C. |
is the only part of the school project for teenagers around the world |
D. |
needs students to finish at least 1,000 hours of community work |
69.In which country the students need to finish forty hours of community work before graduation?
A. |
In the United States and Canada |
B. |
In China |
C. |
In Canada |
D. |
In the US |
70.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. |
The students in Suzhou visited the old people's home |
B. |
The students in Shanghai helped people to keep the traffic rules |
C. |
The students in Sichuan have not been asked to do community work |
D. |
The students in Anshan cleaned the walls in the summer sun. |
Have you ever heard of e﹣waste,which can be produced every day?How do you deal with your computers,MP4 players and mobile phones when they're broken or you want a new one?
Most people just throw them away.With the development of electric industry,e﹣waste pollution has become a serious problem.According to the United Nations,in 2014,people around the world produced 41.8 million tons of e﹣waste and only recycled 6.5 million tons.The US was the biggest waster,producing 7.1 million tons.China came second,with 6 million tons.
It's important to pay attention to e﹣waste.It can either be valuable or harmful,depending on how we deal with it.E﹣waste is a valuable urban mine.The value of the metals,like gold and silver in the waste around the world,is amazing.And the metals can be reused.But if people throw them away,the toxic chemicals can get into the earth or air,affecting the environment and people's health.
Apple,for example,now recycle people's used products in China when they are buying new ones.The company will test and repair the used ones and sell them at lower prices.To help reduce e﹣waste,we can also take computers and phones to see if companies offer recycling programs.
61.How many tons did the people around the world produce e﹣waste in 2014?
A. |
6.15million tons |
B. |
7.1 million tons |
C. |
41.8 million tons |
D. |
6 million tons |
62.The following can become e﹣waste EXCEPT .
A. |
textbooks |
B. |
mobile phones |
C. |
MP4 players |
D. |
computers |
63.If people throw the metals away,the toxic chemicals can get into the earth or air,it will be to people's health.
A. |
good |
B. |
helpful |
C. |
valuable |
D. |
harmful |
64.Which statement is TRUE according to Paragraph 4?
A. |
the recycle Apple products will be sold at higher prices |
B. |
Some companies offer to recycle the used electronic products |
C. |
it's better to keep the unwanted electronics in your bedroom |
D. |
buying longer lasting electronic products is a good way to reduce e﹣waste |
65.The main purpose of this passage is to .
A. |
advise people to deal with e﹣waste properly to reduce pollution |
B. |
encourage people to buy more electronic products |
C. |
We should throw away the broken electronica products |
D. |
prove that e﹣waste is useless. |
Victory Bacelis is a California immigrant (移民)who grew up in a poor village in Mexico.He is used to working hard.He works more than 90 hours a week at three different jobs,including McDonal's.He is saving up to buy a house.
One day,while Victory was cleaning the floor at McDonal's,he found an envelope and picked it up.There was $612 in it.He called the police to report the lost money.The police couldn't find the owner,so they gave the money back to Victory.
Then Victory read a story in the newspaper about Adrian Sandoval,a baby who was very sick.Victory decided to give the money away to help pay for the baby's operation.Victory truly has a heart of gold.
56.Where did Victory Bacelis grow up?
A. |
in California |
B. |
in America |
C. |
in Mexico |
D. |
at McDonal's |
57.Why does Victory work so hard?Because .
A. |
he is very strong |
B. |
he likes his work very much |
C. |
he is helping his parents |
D. |
he is saving up to buy a house |
58.What was in the envelope?
A. |
3 dollars |
B. |
90 dollars |
C. |
612 yuan |
D. |
612 dollars |
59.How did Victory deal with the money finally?
A. |
He gave it away to a very sick baby |
B. |
He kept it himself |
C. |
He gave it back to the owner |
D. |
He gave it to the police |
60.The writer thinks that Victory is .
A. |
very poor |
B. |
very funny |
C. |
very kind |
D. |
very lucky. |
A man lived in a village.(56) .The cat couldn't run fast,and she couldn't bite,because she was so old.One day,when she saw a mouse,she jumped and caught it.(57) .The mouse got out of her mouth and ran away.
(58) and began to beat the cat.The cat said,"(59) .I know I'm old and can't kill a mouse.But I have worked for you for many years,and I still want to work for you.(60) ,and remember what good work they did when they were young."
When the man heard that,he realized that he was wrong.
A.Then the man became very angry
B.Be kind to the old
C.But she could not bite it
D.The man was very happy
E.Don't beat your old servant
F.He had an old cat at home
G.You're a bad man.
People use their mouths for many things.They eat,talk,shout and sing.They smile and kiss.In the English language,there are many expressions using the word"mouth".But some of them are not so nice.
For example,if you say bad things about a person,the person might protect and say"Do not bad mouth me."
Sometimes,people say something to a friend or a family member that they later regret because it hurts that person's feelings.Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell.The speaker might say:"I really put my foot in my mouth this time."If this should happen,the speaker might feel down in the mouth.In other words,he might feel afraid for saying the wrong thing.
Sometimes when one person is speaking,he says the same thing that his friend was going to say.When this happens,the friend might say:"You took the words right out of my mouth!"Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person.He might say that experience"left a bad taste in my mouth".Or the person has possibly had a very scary experience,like being chasedby an angry dog.He might say:"I had my heart in my mouth."
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family.There is an expression for this,too.You might say such a person"was born with a silver spoon in his mouth".This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from"hand to mouth".This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life,like food.
51.When a man says"I had my heart in my mouth",usually he means he is .
A. |
excited |
B. |
scared |
C. |
surprised |
D. |
satisfied |
52.Your best friend Tony said what you were going to say,you might say:" ."
A. |
You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth |
B. |
You really put my foot in my mouth |
C. |
You really left a bad taste in my mouth |
D. |
You took the words right out of my mouth |
53.What does the underlined word"chased"mean in Chinese? .
A. |
追赶 |
B. |
戏耍 |
C. |
喂食 |
D. |
陪伴 |
54.A person who lives from"hand to mouth"is very .
A. |
happy |
B. |
healthy |
C. |
poor |
D. |
rich |
55.According to the passage, are not so nice.
A. |
some bad people's mouths |
B. |
some people using the word"mouth" |
C. |
some expressions about mouth |
D. |
some things people use their mouths to do. |