We sometimes have to meet some difficulties that we never expect, but we should develop a positive attitude to life. Keeping a positive attitude isn't always easy, especially when we are going through a difficult time in our life. However, we know, only when we take a positive attitude, can we overcome the difficulties.
On July 23rd, 1993, Wang Jiapeng lost his legs when his plane crashed. Wang was only 12 years old. He felt he was the unluckiest person in the world. When he saw students with their schoolbags on their backs, the sound of his wheelchair made him sick. Wang’s mother took him to a special hospital in Beijing. She looked after him in the daytime and worked at night to make money. But after two years,
Wang was still not able to leave the hospital. Wang’s mother became too tired to go on and one day she herself became a hospital patient! One morning she woke up and saw her son holding breakfast for her. Wang’s trip to the food shop was his first time outside the hospital in two years. The five-minute walk took him thirty minutes.
But he was finally able to make an important decision. He didn’t care how other people looked at him. He had to learn to do things himself.
For the next few years, Wang taught himself all his middle school subjects in the hospital and five years after the accident, he won a chance to study in a college in Norway. Wang learned to drive, go rock climbing and ski. He even won two gold medals for skiing in an international skiing competition.
“You are what you think you are,” said Wang. “If you think you’re disabled, you are. If you don’t think so, you aren’t.”
So we know that if you can keep a positive attitude, even when things aren't going well in your life, you are the true winner of life.
根据短文内容判断正、误。
(注意,考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”,错误的涂“B”)Wang Jiapeng, born on July 23rd, 1993, lost his legs because of a plane crash.
At first he felt very unlucky when seeing others going to school.
In order to look after him, his mother had to stop work and she finally fell ill.
He finished the middle school by himself and got a chance to go to college.
Positive thinking benefited Wang Jiapeng and he became good at skating.
Once upon a time, a king dressed up and went to a local village.He placed a large stone in the middle of the main road and hid gold coins under the stone. Then he hid behind a huge tree and watched.
The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart(小车).He crashed into the stone himself up and angrily went away.
After a while,a group of women came along,each balancing a pot of water on her head.One woman tripped over(绊倒) the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground.She picked herself up and walked away in tears,Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.
The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found nobody was willing to move it.The king wondered,"Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm?"
Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along.She was the daughter of a local farmer, She had been working all day and was very tired.But when she saw he stone, she said to herself."This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the road after dark.I′ll move it out of the way."
After a grent deal of effort, the girl finally succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the road.Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!
Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree."Oh sir, "the girl said, "Is this gold yours?If not, we surely must find the owner, for he will certainly miss it."
The king said, "My dear, the gold is mine, but now the gold is yours, because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I want to teach my people.Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems."
(1)How did the milkman feel when he crashed into the stone?
A.Angry.
B.Sad.
C.Curious.
D.Worried.
(2)What′s the meaning of the underlined word "responsibility" in Paragraph(段落) 4?
A.欲望
B.兴趣
C.责任
D.能力
(3)Why did the king place a stone on the road?
A.He wanted to give the girl a reward.
B.He wanted to hide gold coins under it.
C.He wanted to play a trick on his people.
D.He wanted to see if anyone would move it.
(4)Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.All the people complained about the stone.
B.It was not easy for the girl to move the stone.
C.One of the women in the group tried to move the stone.
D.The girl was excited when seeing the gold coins under the stone.
(5)What's the best title(标题) of the passage?
A.A wise king
B.A kind girl
C.A stone on the road
D.Gold coins under the stone
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(1)On National Day, visitors can enter the Summer Palace at .
A.6:00 a.m.
B.8:00 a.m.
C.9:00 p.m.
D.anytime
(2)How much will a 70﹣year﹣old lady pay at least to visit the Summer Palace?
A.¥15.
B.¥30.
C.¥45.
D.None.
(3)How much will a young couple with a 4﹣year﹣old child pay at least to visit the Summer Palace?
A.¥30.
B.¥45.
C.¥60.
D.¥75.
(4)Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.One adult could only book one child ticket.
B.One should pay extra money to visit Danning Hall.
C.Passport or ID information is needed when booking tickets online.
D.A man with a high fever can enter the Summer Palace with a mask.
(5)Where is the passage probably taken from?
A.A story book.
B.A news report.
C.A science fiction.
D.A travel guide.
Hi, Tom,
Thanks for your message and I am glad that you wrote to me for ideas.
I remember when I was learning English, I felt uncomfortable about speaking. I could remember lots of words and knew grammar rules, but speaking was difficult. I now feel a lot more confident about speaking, so here are some ideas that I have taken from my own experience.
Don' t worry about making mistakes.Other people will still know your meaning and they probably won't notice your mistakes.
Use every chance you get to speak. For example,it's a good idea to use only English in class and not to speak to your classmates in your own language. At home, you should also try practicing new words and grammar learnt in class.
Think about extra speaking practice outside the classroom. You can join a conversation group,such as the chat groups in the study centre. They are free to join.
Practice speaking online. There are lots of websites where you can communicate with someone from all around the world.
I hope this helps you and please come to me if you have other problems.
Best wishes,
Eliza
(1)How many suggestions does Eliza offer?
(2)What is Tom's problem when he is learning English?
(3)If you are Tom,will you take Eliza's suggestions? Why or why not?
"This is John," said Mr Turner. The boy standing next to him was tall, with a friendly face. I noticed Adam and Chen give each other the thumbs (大拇指) up. That meant they were going to invite him to join the cool group. They smiled at him and he smiled back.
Mr Turner always gave new students a buddy with the same hobbies as them. I was sure he wouldn't choose me. I wasn't one of the cool kids.
"Hyun, I want you to be John's buddy this term," said Mr Turner. Me? I couldn't believe my ears! Everyone in the class looked in my direction. Adam and Chen even looked unhappy.
John walked over to my desk and sat down beside me. He smiled at me."Hello," he said in a confident voice.
"Hello,"I replied, not looking at him.
All morning I could feel the boys in the cool group looking angrily at me, but John didn't seem to notice.
Finally the bell rang for a break. I had butterflies in my stomach. I knew that Adam and Chen were going to make fun of me in front of John, and that John would decide that he'd rather be buddies with them.
Sure enough, as soon as we got outside, Adam and Chen swaggered (大摇大摆地走) up to us.
"Mr Turner says you're a good basketball player, John,"said Adam. "How'd you like to play with us at lunch break? Hyun doesn't know anything about basketball."
"No thanks," said John."I'd rather play chess with Hyun,if he doesn't mind. Mr Turner says he's an excellent player."
I was walking on air as John and I crossed the playground. I remembered the saying we learnt in class about not judging (判断) a book by its cover. I completely misjudged John.
(1)The underlined "him" in Paragraph 1 refers to .
A. Adam
B. Mr Turner
C. Chen
D. John
(2)The sentence "I was walking on air…" in the last paragraph shows that the writer felt .
A. happy
B. nervous
C. calm
D. lonely
(3)What can we learn from the story?
A. Adam and Chen were not only cool but also friendly.
B. Hyun realized appearance didn't always tell the truth.
C. John didn't want to make friends with Hyun at first.
D. Hyun was a cool kid and good at playing basketball.
I think there are several reasons that suggest developing robots is a waste of money.
In San Diego recently $ 325,000 was spent on inventing a robotic squirrel to do some scientific experiments. The research proved that squirrels are able to scare away snakes by wagging (摇动) their tails. Do you need a robotic squirrel to work this out?
What about AIBO,a robotic pet,developed in Japan? In Japanese aibou means "buddy". These pets have been developed at huge cost mainly to provide entertainment.They've been used in movies and music videos. Universities have used them for educational purposes.However, in 2006 the company stopped producing these robotic pets in order to save money. Was it worth a lot of money?
Then there's NAO, a robot which has been developed by a French company.Its main purpose is to make life easier for humans. It speaks 19 languages and has its own personality.It can tell children a story, help in the classroom or the home, or act as a companion to those people who need someone to be with.A fully developed one costs ﹩16,000. Is that value for money? Who can afford it anyway?
There may be good reasons why it is worth developing robots, but so far I haven't thought of any.
(1)What does the underlined word "companion" in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?
A.公司
B.机构
C.对手
D.伙伴
(2)What is the true fact about the robots mentioned?
A. The robotic squirrel is needed by every scientist to do some research.
B. AIBO wasn't made any more because it only provided entertainment.
C. A fully developed NAO may tell kids stories in different languages.
D. All the three types of robots used to be produced at a very low cost.
(3)What does the writer think of developing robots?
A. It can help bring people a lot of fun.
B. It has advantages in many ways.
C. It may be useful but costs too much.
D.It is worth a great deal of money.