One day the famous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York.
“Mr.Einstein.”said the friend.“it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat.Look,how worn-out it is!”
“It doesn’t matter.”answered Albert Einstein.“No one knows me here in New York.”
Several years later they met in New York again.Einstein had been a world-famous physicist after then but he still wore the same old overcoat.
Once more his friend advised him to buy a new one.
“There is no need now,”said Einstein.“Everybody here has known me.”
根据短文内容,回答问题。Where did Albert Einstein meet an old friend of his?
_______________________________________________________________________________What did the friend want him to buy?
_______________________________________________________________________________How about Einstein’s overcoat?
_______________________________________________________________________________Did Einstein still wear the same old overcoat when he became a world-famous physicist?
_______________________________________________________________________________What did Einstein say when the friend advised once more him to buy a new overcoat?
_______________________________________________________________________________
Dear Linda,
Do you want to know about my family? Well, I have a big family. My grandfather is Li Haitao. He's 60 years old. My grandmother is Huang Yingying. She's 59 years old. I have two aunts and an uncle. They are Li Li, Li Jia and Li Ming. Li Li is in America. She has a daughter. Her name is Rose. She's a three-year-old girl. They often come to Beijing to see us. Li Ming has a son named Li Xiaoping. Li Xiaoping is in England. He is a teacher. My parents are teachers, too. They work in No.1 Middle School in Beijing. I'm in No.1 Middle School, too. Oh, my father is my English teacher.
Yours,Li Yin
根据短文内容,判断句子正(T)或(F)。(5分)Li Ying is in Beijing.
Li Ying's cousin is in China.
Li Jia has a son named Li Xiaoping.
Huang Yingying is Li Ying's grandmother.
Li Ying is in No.1 Middle School and her mother is her English teacher.
阅读下面两则“失物招领”启示,然后回答下列问题。Is the computer game Rick’s?
Is the computer game in the lost and found case?
Is the gold ring Mary’s?
What is Mary’s phone number?
Who has the gold ring?
The American expression “shoo-in” means someone or something that seems sure to win a race or competition.
Before a big football game, supporters of each are certain to argue about which side will win.
Sometimes, however, one team appears so much stronger than the others that everyone agrees it will win.. The stronger team is a shoo-in. There is no way that it can lose.
The expression “shoo-in” comes from horse racing. It comes from the world “shoo”. That is not the shoe we wear on our feet. It’s another word, S-H-O-O. To shoo is an expression hundreds of years old that means to force an animal to move in a desired direction.
Many years ago dishonest riders sometimes agreed secretly to control their horses so that one chosen horse would win the race. but one of the riders would hold back their horses. The chosen rider would shoo his horse ahead of the others, and win the race.
The other riders would secretly bet large amounts of money that the chosen horse would win. The public soon learned about such about such race. They began to call the winners of such a race a “shoo-in”
These days, people use shoo into describe any athlete or competition that seems certain to win, even without cheating.
American runner Edewin Moses won more than hundred races before he ran the hurdle race in the 1984 Olympic Games. Everyone said Moses was a shoo-in, and that he could not lost. And they were right. He won the gold medal.
阅读上面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案One of the dishonest riders was sure to win the race because_______.
A.be used to be the best in riding |
B.the pubic had belief in him |
C.he could not control his horse easily |
D.the other riders had agreed to fail in the race |
The reason why American runner Edewin Moses was regarded as a
“Shoo-in” is _________.
A.due to his honest in the races he ran in |
B.duo to his great effort(努力) shown in more than one hundred races |
C.that he won over 100 competitions before the 1984 Olympic Games |
D.that the old meaning of “shoo-in’ had changed |
Which is the following statement is not true?
A.“Shoo-in” came from the word “shoo”. |
B.The US runner Moses was worthy of (配得上 ) a shoo-in. |
C.The public did not know they were being cheated |
D.Some riders bet a lot of money on the chosen horse. |
The main idea of the passage is that “shoo-in” is_______.
A.used for anyone or anything that is certain to win a game |
B.used to admire( 钦佩 ) a person who seems to be sure to win a race |
C.A word used to describe a dishonest person |
D.used for any athlete or competitor that too clever to be cheated |
In the last paragraph the author means to tell us ________.
A.who Edewin Moses was |
B.Moses won a lot of races |
C.Moses was the best runners in America |
D.We can use “shoo-in” to describe an excellent runner. |
Is there someone you hate? Well, maybe you don’t really hate them. But
you get really angry every time you think of them. If you don’t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness(痛苦)
Bitterness appears when we can’t forgive(原谅) someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But Instead of controlling the anger, we keep it deep inside. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we’re hurting that person by criticizing him or her often, but we’re really only hurting ourselves.
Bitterness can not only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our relationships with friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an anger person for very long.
If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it.
Accept it
Instead of trying to deny your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it. See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it.
Stop making excuses for it
You may feel you have a right to be anger. You may think you’re right and the other person is wrong. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person. The bitterness will hold you back, and the other person will go on with his or her life.
Forgive and forget it
You probably can’t completely put the anger out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Forget it and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.
阅读上面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案According to the passage, we might get angry when someone ______.
A.holds us back | B.forgets us |
C.doesn’t like us | D.does hurt us |
bitterness comes from_______.
A.our health problems like heart disease |
B.the anger that lives deep inside our mind |
C.the person who says something that hurts us |
D.our relation with friends and family members |
The underlined word “deny” in the passage means “_____’’.
A.误解 | B.否认 | C.疏远 | D.减轻 |
The best way to deal with the bitterness is to ______.
A.make the person who hurts us look bad |
B.hate the person who hurts us very often |
C.accept that you are hurting the other person |
D.forgive the person who hurts us and forget it |
What can we learn from the passage?
A.We should enjoy someone who hurts us. |
B.We should pay more attention to our friends. |
C.The peace of mind is more important than the hurt itself. |
D.It’s better to let bitterness go along with the other person. |
In Britain, some people say they will do anything if a famous person they love asks them to. One in three people in Britain have a new kind of disease(病)—they love a famous person too much.
Some people love famous stars like Britney Spears, David Beckham or even Tony Blair. It is not just the young, grown-ups have the same problem. One in four people are so interested in their heroes that it affects their life.
There are two ways of worshipping(崇拜) famous people. One way is just to follow them or talk about them with friends for fun. The other is a more serious way. People have very strong feelings for them and think they are their friends. People who do so for fun are found to be happier. But those who have strong feelings for a famous person are perhaps to feel more lonely and worried.
“Worshipping famous people is not certainly a bad thing,” Dr.John, an expert said, “But like many things, overdoing it may not always be good for you.”
阅读上面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。From what some people say, we know .
A.they are friends of the famous people |
B.famous people can pay them a lot of money |
C.they must go to the hospital |
D.there is something wrong with their mind |
How many people in Britain have got this kind of disease?
A.About one third | B.About a quarter |
C.More than half | D.Just two or three |
What does the writer think of the two ways of worshipping famous people?
A.The first one is better |
B.The second one is better |
C.Both of them are good |
D.Neither of them is good |
People who have strong feeling for a famous person often feel worried because .
A.they cannot become famous themselves |
B.they think the famous person may be in trouble |
C.they are afraid the famous person may not like them |
D.they cannot get anything in return from the famous person |
Dr. John tells us .
A.worshipping of famous people is a good thing |
B.anything overdone may bring some trouble |
C.famous people are not always friendly to us |
D.we mustn’t worship anybody or anything |