Mr.SmithworksinNewYork.Lastmon-优题课

阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

In our life, nobody wants to lose, but we must accept that losing is a part of life. （1） , we can’t win all the time. We can learn （2） valuable from every failure. This may help us succeed in the future. So we must know （3） to be a good loser.

We must not be afraid of losing. When losing, just accept it with a（an）（4） and look at the bright side. Failure can’t be avoided in our life. Edison failed 1,000 times before he （5） the light bulb（灯泡）. When he was asked how he felt, he said that he didn’t fail （6） learned 10,000 things which didn’t work. We must know that history is full of examples of men and women who achieved success although （7） failed many times.

Losing is not very disgraceful（丢脸的）. We must accept our failure and learn from it. Remember that it can be （8） . It can help us grow up rapidly. So we’d better take action to walk out of it. When we lose, think about what we did and how we can improve. If someone else can help, we’ll be （9） enough.

Many people enjoy helping （10） solve problems. This can save us a lot of time so that the same mistake won’t be made （11） in the future.

We should face our failure when we lose. There is only one （12） in every competition. Some win, while some lose. It’s （13） for us to experience failure. The more active we are when facing the failure, the more confident we will be.

（14） , being a good loser will help us to be better in life. It might be painful （15） the beginning, but there are many advantages. Good losers set examples to us, and most importantly, they finally win.

（1）

A．

After all

B．

As a result

C．

At first

（2）

A．

anything

B．

nothing

C．

something

（3）

A．

why

B．

how

C．

when

（4）

A．

smile

B．

sadness

C．

excitement

（5）

A．

discovered

B．

invented

C．

found

（6）

A．

but

B．

and

C．

or

（7）

A．

we

B．

you

C．

they

（8）

A．

thankful

B．

wonderful

C．

helpful

（9）

A．

wise

B．

lucky

C．

proud

（10）

A．

other

B．

the other

C．

others

（11）

A．

ever

B．

again

C．

once

（12）

A．

winner

B．

loser

C．

player

（13）

A．

strange

B．

normal

C．

interesting

（14）

A．

In a word

B．

In the way

C．

In that case

（15）

A．

to

B．

of

C．

at

It was in autumn. A young woman was ill. She （1） in the hospital. There was a tree （2） her room. She saw the leaves fall down. Day after day, there were less and less leaves on the tree. The woman （3） very sad. She didn’t eat or drink, and she didn’t want （4） . The doctor asked her to （5） and take a walk. She （6） do that. She became worse day by day. One day she said, “When the last leaf falls down, I will die, too.”

An old artist knew that. He decided to help （7） . One night, all yellow leaves fell down. The artist painted a green and yellow leaf, （8） put it in the tree. The next morning, when the woman looked out of the window and saw the last leaf, she was filled with （9） . She would like to be alive. She didn’t want to fall down like other （10） . From then on, she became better and better and lived a long time.

Don’t give up your hope at anytime.

（1）

A．

played

B．

stayed

C．

worked

（2）

A．

outside

B．

inside

C．

in

（3）

A．

feel

B．

feels

C．

felt

（4）

A．

talk

B．

to talk

C．

talked

（5）

A．

fall asleep

B．

hurry up

C．

get up

（6）

A．

wouldn’t

B．

can’t

C．

won’t

（7）

A．

she

B．

him

C．

her

（8）

A．

then

B．

though

C．

but

（9）

A．

doubt

B．

hope

C．

sadness

（10）

A．

leaf

B．

leaves

C．

leave

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Rick, a school boy, had a love for playing video games. Every day, his （1） reminded him to take some exercise instead of playing video games. However, he didn’t always （2） .

Once again, Rick’s mom told him seriously that his eyesight（视力） might get poor if he spent too much time on video games. It was a pity that he still didn’t listen （3） . He kept playing. One day, during a math class, Rick’s teacher got upset when he couldn’t give an answer to a question like “2+2=?”. After class, the teacher asked him why he couldn’t solve such a （4） problem. Rick said that he knew the answer （5） couldn’t see the board clearly. His teacher was worried and （6） his parents.

Realizing what had happened, Rick’s mom warned him again that it was harmful to his （7） to play video games too much. And Rick’s dad took him to an eye doctor for a check-up. The （8） showed that his eyesight had weakened. After asking about his habit of using eyes, the doctor advised Rick to take action to protect his eyes.

From that day on, Rick decided to （9） playing video games and take some exercise every day. Later Rick fell in love with sports and （10） his school soccer team. Now he has become stronger and healthier. His eyesight has also got better.

（1）

A．

friends

B．

parents

C．

teachers

D．

coaches

（2）

A．

listen

B．

guess

C．

report

D．

search

（3）

A．

clearly

B．

bravely

C．

patiently

D．

correctly

（4）

A．

single

B．

similar

C．

special

D．

simple

（5）

A．

or

B．

so

C．

but

D．

and

（6）

A．

phoned

B．

followed

C．

answered

D．

accepted

（7）

A．

ears

B．

eyes

C．

arms

D．

hands

（8）

A．

cost

B．

name

C．

date

D．

test

（9）

A．

give up

B．

fight for

C．

depend on

D．

believe in

（10）

A．

joined

B．

managed

C．

supported

D．

introduced

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的三个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Recently, a video has become popular online. In the video, a man at Beijing’s Summer Palace（颐和园）（1） information about the park’s buildings with visitors. Is the man a tour guide? What’s so special about him? Well, in fact, he is a （2） at the Summer Palace.

“One day I saw a few visitors. They were reading （3） , but they still couldn’t find the right way, so I offered them some help,” says Zhang Xu, the cleaner. “In addition to（除……以外）our daily cleaning work, we also provide more （4） like answering questions and giving directions.”

For Zhang Xu, the Summer Palace is a special place. As a child, he came here to play. When he （5） up, he began to work here and became a part of it. Zhang started working at the Summer Palace in late 2021. “Every morning when I （6） here and begin my work, I feel like I am one of the stones in the garden,” he says.

Zhang is interested in the Summer Palace. And he wants to （7） everything about it. In his free time, Zhang likes reading books about it and looking for the information online. That （8） him an expert（专家）at the Summer Palace. He often shares information about the buildings with visitors. “I’m very glad to help more people enjoy the beauty（美丽）of the place,” he says.

（1）

A．

loses

B．

shares

C．

shuts

D．

invents

（2）

A．

doctor

B．

waiter

C．

cleaner

D．

driver

（3）

A．

novels

B．

textbooks

C．

newspaper

D．

guidebooks

（4）

A．

services

B．

food

C．

money

D．

chances

（5）

A．

woke

B．

looked

C．

grew

D．

got

（6）

A．

arrive

B．

leave

C．

sleep

D．

remember

（7）

A．

clean

B．

know

C．

hurt

D．

improve

（8）

A．

sends

B．

gives

C．

lends

D．

makes

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的三个选项中，选出最佳选项。

One spring day, a rose came out in the garden. When she met her neighbors, including a cactus（仙人掌）and other plants, she said to the cactus, “I’m the most beautiful flower here, but you are full of thorns（刺）and so （1） !”

Day after day, the rose never stopped being unfriendly to the cactus. However, the cactus （2） got sad or angry, and he replied calmly every time, “Every life has a purpose to be what it is.”

As summer came, it was hot and （3） . The rose lost a lot of water and became weaker and weaker, but the cactus grew well. He had strong roots（根）system and was good at （4） water in his body.

One day, the rose saw a bird make a small （5） in the cactus. The thirsty bird drank the water inside the cactus through the hole.

“It must hurt,” said the rose.

“Yes,” the cactus replied, “but I don’t want to see my bird friend suffer.”

The rose was so （6） that she asked the cactus for water. The cactus kindly agreed. He asked the bird to carry the water to the rose’s roots.

The rose was ashamed（羞愧的）of what she had said to the cactus in the past. From then on, she （7） judging（评判）others by their looks.

（1）

A．

ugly

B．

lazy

C．

strong

（2）

A．

sometimes

B．

always

C．

never

（3）

A．

dry

B．

wet

C．

dirty

（4）

A．

discovering

B．

storing

C．

wasting

（5）

A．

hole

B．

meal

C．

house

（6）

A．

shy

B．

thirsty

C．

angry

（7）

A．

kept

B．

began

C．

stopped