If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The excitement of living is that you don’t know what’s coming.
Sure, it’s hard to see uncertainty(不确定) in such positive(积极的)light when you’re out of work, or when you feel like you’re failing. But uncertainty is really another word for chance.
When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. She took a job in consulting(咨询), but she knew she wouldn’t stay there. She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her income(收入)by teaching students. Still, she didn’t think she wanted to go to graduate school(研究院). Allison knew she wasn’t doing what she wanted, but she didn’t know what she wanted.
She worried. All her friends were going to graduate school or starting their own businesses. She was lost and felt that she would never find anything out. After six years, Allison, by having a general(全面的)plan in mind, got married, moved to the Midwest, and used her consulting experience to get a great job. Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent.
The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty. Otherwise your life is not your own—it is a path someone else has chosen. Moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are. Uncertainty usually begins with a job hunt, but it doesn’t end there. Every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty. Instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty.
From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that .
A.being out of work is a sad thing |
B.uncertainty is what makes life interesting |
C.life in a film is more exciting than real life |
D.chance never appears when we need it |
What troubles Allison after graduation?
A.She couldn’t find a well-paid job. |
B.She had no money to start a business. |
C.She was not sure what to do. |
D.She didn’t score high enough for graduate school. |
How did Allison feel about her six years’ working experience?
A.Uncertain. | B.Amazed. | C.Sorry. | D.Satisfied. |
What may be discussed in the following paragraph?
A.How to deal with uncertainty. |
B.What role uncertainty plays in life. |
C.Why people fear uncertainty. |
D.Whom to go to when facing uncertainty. |
Over the years I’ve been teaching kids about a simple but powerful spirit—the ant philosophy (哲学). I think we should study ants.
Ants have an amazing four-part philosophy, and here is the first part:they never give up. That’s a good philosophy. If they’re headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they’ll look for another way. They’ll climb over, and they’ll climb around. They keep looking for another way. What a neat philosophy to never quit looking for a way to get where they’d like to go.
Second, ants think winter all summer. That’s an important view. You can’t be so naive (无知的) as to think summer will last forever. So ants are gathering their winter food in summer. An ancient story says, “Don’t build your house on the sand in summer.” There is some reason in what it says. It is important to think ahead. In summer, you’ve to think about the storm. You’ve got to think about rocks when you enjoy the sand and sun.
The third part of the ant philosophy is that ants think summer all winter. That is so important. During the winter, ants remind themselves, “This won’t last long;we’ll soon be out of here.” And on the first warm day, the ants are out. If it turns cold again, they’ll go back, but then they come out again if it is warm. They can’t wait to get out.
And here is the last part of the ant philosophy. How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that he possibly can. What an incredible (难以置信的) philosophy, the “all-that-you-possibly-can” philosophy.
What a great philosophy to have the ant philosophy! Never give up, look ahead, stay active and do all you can.If ants have trouble reaching somewhere, they will_________.
A.give up their effort at last | B.look for others’ help |
C.wait for a chance to come | D.get there in another way |
Which of the following phrases in the passage has the closest meaning to the underlined word “quit” in Paragraph 2?
A.go on | B.get out |
C.give up | D.think about |
In Paragraph 3, people are advised(建议) __________.
A.to build their houses in winter |
B.to gather some food in winter |
C.to build the house on the sand in summer |
D.to think about the danger while in safety |
The third part of the ant philosophy is ___________.
A.more important than the other three |
B.to believe in yourself and think about no difficulty |
C. to be active and full of hope for future |
D.that we should know winter is longer than summer |
Which of the following shows the “all-that-you-possibly can” philosophy?
A.We should try our best to do what we can. |
B.One should think of what will happen in the future. |
C.One should get more pay for what he has done. |
D.We should spend more time doing our work. |
A young man went to a car shop. He was wearing rubber boots(橡胶靴子) and a dirty jacket. He needed a haircut(理发) very much. The young man looked at an expensive car carefully and then asked the shop owner(店主), “How much is this car?” “Nine thousand two hundred and eighteen,” the owner answered. “I want sixteen of them,” the young man said. The shop owner smiled coldly. He showed the door to the young man.
In another shop on the other side of the street the business was done(生意做成了). The young man took money out of his pocket and paid for the cars. He said the cars were for himself and his friends were. Each of them wanted to get one. He said that he and his friends were working on a fishing-boat. “We have got much money this season,” the y oung man said, “and we want to buy cars. ”The shop owner showed the young man the door means _______.
A.to ask him to go away |
B.to ask him to look at the door of the car |
C.to tell him where the door of the shop was |
D.to let him enjoy the beautiful door of the car |
How many cars did the young man want to buy for his friends?
A.18. | B.17. | C.16. | D.15. |
How much did the young man pay for the cars?
A.9218. | B.92180. | C.147488. | D.138270. |
-What was the man?-He was a _______.
A.bank clerk | B.school teacher | C.shop owner | D.fisherman |
The story tries to tell us _______.
A.we can’t tell if a man is rich by his clothes |
B.cars are expensive |
C.people wearing rubber boots are rich |
D.we can’t show the door to others |
I Don’t Have to Be Like Them(保持真我)
All students have to face their own problems when they are growing up. You may not think that having a good family is a problem. But for me , it was. I had to face the problem of being the youngest of the Smith girls.
We live in a small town in Pennsylvania, US. There are three girls in the Smith family, Amanda, Theresa and me . People often say things to me , like “ Oh, the three of you , you’re such nice girls. Your sisters are so pretty and so thin! You’re really nothing like them . ” That made me sad.
At school , all of my teachers had taught my sisters . On the first day of school , they said , “Oh , the youngest of the three! I hope you’re just like your sisters. They’re such wonderful students.”
People always compared(比较) me with my sisters . So I couldn’t help comparing myself with them , too. Theresa was smarter(更聪明的), Amanda was prettier . I began to work hard to be more like them . What my sisters did , I did , too. At last , I became drum major(主鼓手)of our school ’s marching band . Both Amanda and Theresa had been drum majors . I became editor of the school’s newspaper . Theresa had been the editor two years before.
But last year, Amanda went to college(大学) , and Theresa went to high school . Now I’m by myself at junior high . Everyone knows me , because I’m the drum major and the newspaper’s editor .
Now I don’t feel like a Smith girl any more , I feel like myself . I’m proud of doing all of the same great things that my sisters did . But the best thing I did was to learn to stop comparing myself with them .When people compare the author(作者) with her sisters , she feels________
A.happy | B.nervous | C.sad | D.comfortable |
The author _________
A.had the same teachers with her sisters |
B.had different teachers from her sisters |
C.was taught by some of her sisters’ teachers |
D.was taught by herself |
Why did the author become drum major of her school’s marching band ?
A.Because she liked that. |
B.Because her parents asked her to . |
C.Because her sisters did that before. |
D.Because her teacher asked her to . |
To the author , now the best thing is that ______________.
A.she becomes much better than her sisters |
B.she stops comparing herself with her sisters |
C.no one compares herself with her sisters |
D.she has graduated from the junior school |
From the passage ,what does the author probably tel l us?
A.To be yourself. | B.Stop working hard. |
C.Learn from the older. | D.Do what others say. |
Alan worked in an office in the city. He often went to the beach on vacation. One day he saw an advertisement(广告) in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. Spend several weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing.
Reasonable prices(价钱适当).” “That sounds like a good idea,” he thought, “I’ll spend a month at Willow Farm. I’ll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing instead of sitting by the seaside (海边).”
Four days later ,he came back home. “What’s wrong with Willow Farm?” his friend asked him, ‘Didn’t you enjoy country life?’ “Country life was fine,” Alan said, “But there was another problem.”
“Oh, what?” “The first day I was there a sheep dies (死), and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner.” “Fresh meat is the best.” “I know, but on the second day a cow dies, and we had roast beef for dinner.” “Lucky you!” “You don’t understand (明白),” Alan said, “On the third day a pig died, we had roast pork(烤猪肉) for dinner.”
“A different roast every day. “On the fourth day the farmer dies (死)and I didn’t dare(敢) stay for dinner.”
根据短文内容,判断下列句子的正(T) 误( F)。Alan worked by the seaside(在海边).
Alan often went to the city on vacation.
Alan wanted to go on vacation at Willow Farm because saw an advertisement.
Alan stayed there for four days.
Alan came back home because country life is too bad.
The earth moves round the sun, and the moon moves round the earth. When our part of the earth turns to the moon, it is night. The sun is much bigger than the moon. But sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because it’s much nearer to the earth. The sun is very bright. It gives a very strong light(强光). The moon looks quite bright, too. But it doesn’t give any light at all.
The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But actually the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. They look smaller than the moon because they’re much farther away from us. ____moves round________.
A.The earth; the moon | B.The moon; the earth |
C.The moon; the stars | D.The sun; the earth |
Sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because_________.
A.it is much bigger than the sun |
B.it comes out only at night |
C.it is much nearer to the earth than the sun |
D.it doesn’t give a strong light |
The sun_______________.
A.is very bright, and it gives a very strong light |
B.isn’t bright, but it gives a very strong light |
C.is very big, but it doesn’t give any light at all |
D.is very round, but it can’t move round |
The stars______________.
A.look much bigger than the moon |
B.look much bigger than the sun |
C.are a lot brighter than the moon, but they are not bigger than the moon |
D.are much farther away from us than the moon |
Which is the biggest, the sun, the moon or the earth?
A.The moon | B.The earth |
C.The sun | D.The world |