Thetwinbrothersarenotonlyofthe-优题课

Steven lost an arm after a traffic accident years ago． On that day， he was（1）　　down by a car badly． His left arm bone was smashed（撞碎）．"I can't feel my hand!" Steven kept shouting （2）　　he woke up in the hospital． It was the only way he could think of to stop the things from getting（3）　　， though it was no use at all． That was really the hardest time for him．

Life still went on． Steven （4）　　the next two years in the hospital． At first， he couldn't even tie his shoes， open a bottle of water or cut his fingernails（指甲） by himself． Later he knew he had to face all the （5）　　． With the support of his wife， he began to （6）　　all kinds of activities．（7）　　， he began dreaming of a better life and decided to learn to play the violin． Steven knew （8）　　about playing the violin and there was no one to ask for help． Therefore（因此）， he made（9）　　progress． Then he met Lam， an amateur（业余的）（10）　　． Steven became Lam's first student． Then Steven kept practicing playing the violin（11）　　the help of Lam． Sometimes he also played（12）　　． When he played on the street， what people offered was not sympathy（同情心）（13）　　admiration．

Steven says playing the violin does not make life（14）　　for him， and he has to face new challenges every day． However， he won't（15）　　． And he will never stop trying different new things in his life．

（1）A． beaten	B． knocked	C． cut	D． pulled
（2）A． when	B．if	C． while	D． before
（3）A． worse	B． bigger	C． cooler	D． funnier
（4）A． finished	B． took	C． spent	D．enjoyed
（5）A． dangers	B． difficulties	C． directions	D．arguments
（6）A． join	B． attend	C． compete	D． take part in
（7）A． Normally	B． Hardly	C． Completely	D．Gradually
（8）A．anything	B．something	C．nothing	D．everything
（9）A． rapid	B． slow	C．great	D． real
（10）A． violinist	B． pianist	C． coach	D． singer
（11）A． under	B． for	C． with	D． without
（12）A． at home	B． in public	C． at school	D． in hospital
（13）A．and	B．or	C．nor	D．but
（14）A．easier	B．harder	C．sadder	D．safer
（15）A． cheer up	B． keep up	C． give up	D． pick up

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Research show that successful learners have some good habits in common．

Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something（1）　　． studies show that if you are interested in something， your brain is more（2）　　and it is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time． For example， if they need to learn English and they like music or sports， they can（3）　　to English songs or watch sports programs in English．

Good learners think about what they（4）　　good at and what they need to practice more． Even if you learn something well， you will forget it（5）　　you use it． "Practice makes perfect．" Good learners will keep practicing what they have learned， and they are not afraid of making（6）　　．

Good learners usually choose the best way of the following methods when they study． For example， they may take notes by writing down（7）　　words or by drawing mind maps． They also look for ways to review what they have learned． They may do this by explaining the information to（8）　　．

Good learners often ask questions during or after class． They even ask each other and try to find out the answers． Knowledge（9）　　from questioning．

Learning is lifelong journey because every day brings something new． Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes you， so learn（10）　　and learn well．

You should try to have a good relationship with your neighbours， because you never know（1）　　you may need their help． If they do something to annoy（让……不高兴） you，it is （2）　　to discuss it in a polite way than to have an argument （争论） about it．

For example， if your neighbours are playing loud music that you do not like， ask them politely to（3）　　the music instead of（4）　　the police directly for help．

Trees and fences（围栏） can also be a（5）　　of disagreement between neighbours． My grandmother likes sitting（6）　　in the sun after lunch， but her neighbour has put up a high fence that（7）　　sunshine from going into her yard in the early afternoon． My grandmother does not want to be（8）　　with him， because he（9）　　her a lot of support when my grandfather died last year． So she went to talk with the neighbour in a friendly way．

Then， her neighbour lowered the fence just enough to give her some sunshine（10）　　losing his privacy （私人空间）． My grandmother cut down the tree that was above his garden and dropped leaves all over his lawn（草坪） in the autumn． Finally， hey reached an agreement which made both pleased．

（1）A． after	B． before	C． while	D． when
（2）A． more	B．best	C． most	D． better
（3）A． turn down	B． turn up	C． turn off	D． turn on
（4）A． going	B． shouting	C． calling	D． getting
（5）A． corner	B． cause	C．result	D． message
（6）A． inside	B． into	C． outside	D． onto
（7）A． stops	B． opens	C． shows	D． steals
（8）A．lonely	B． silly	C． angry	D． awful
（9）A． took	B． carried	C． bought	D． gave
（10）A． within	B． without	C． along	D． above

Why are some animals pets and others lunch？

In some countries，dogs and cats are commonly considered as pets，while chickens，ducks，and （46）　　（猪） are food．However，in some other countries dogs and cats are food，and the food animals are pets．

People （47）　　（分开，将…分成） animals into several kinds to their own needs．For example，you may have （48）　　（朋友） who keep rabbits as pets．Some people （49）　　（烹饪） rabbits as dishes．People treat a rabbit as a pet because it （50）　　（带来） them pleasure．They eat it，for they think it is a kind of meat．They kill it because they believe it is （51）　　（有害的） to plans or people，

People also treat animals differently based on their own cultures．Most of us have dogs as pets．Dogs live in our house，like a （52）　　（成员） of the family．However，in some cultures，dogs

are considered unclean．People （53）　　（几乎不） ever keep them as pets．In some parts of Southeast Asia，dogs are on the menu．（54）　　（百万） of dogs are killed every year．

What's （55）　　（正确的） and wrong in the way we treat animals？

Johnnie Martin was born in a worker's family．His parents lived a simple life，saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university．They had dreamed that their son could get a good（11）　　and live a better life．However，to Johnnie，school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through．

One day when he was in Grade 11，Johnnie went（12）　　school psychologist's office to ask for help．

"Johnnie，I've been studying your marks of all the tests at school．I've made a （13）　　study of them，"said the psychologist．

"I've been trying hard．"Johnnie was about to（14）　　．

The psychologist put his hand on the boy's shoulder，"People have different kinds of talents，Johnnie．There are painters who were（15）　　able to learn maths，and engineers who can't sing on key．Some day you will find（16）　　you are good at，and when you do，you will make your parents and all of us very（17）　　you．"

Johnnie didn't go to university．He found a job working in the gardens around the town．Soon（18）　　amazing happened．His customers began to notice that Johnnie had what they called "green thumb"．The plants he（19）　　 grew，and the roses blossomed*．People started to accept his （20）　　for gardening，because he had an eye for colour and light．

One day while he was downtown，he happened to（21）　　an unused dirty land behind the city hall．He volunteered to make it into a garden．That very afternoon as soon as he got the permission*，he started the work，（22）　　he couldn't afford all the tools or the plants that were（23）　　for it．People gave him young trees．rose﹣bushes，benches and many other things．Before long，it had become a beautiful little（24）　　．

Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening．Wherever he and his men go，they（25）　　beauty before the eyes of people．

11．A．job	B．garden	C．lesson	D．present
12．A．into	B．past	C．along	D．through
13．A．funny	B．public	C．careful	D．similar
14．A．lie	B．cry	C．laugh	D．agree
15．A．always	B．usually	C．sometimes	D．never
16．A．how	B．when	C．what	D．where
17．A．strict with	B．proud of	C．angry with	D．sure of
18．A．nothing	B．anything	C．something	D．everything
19．A．picked up	B．painted at	C．talked bout	D．looked after
20．A．suggestions	B．invitations	C．situation	D．attention
21．A．buy	B．rent	C．clean	D．notice
22．A．but	B．and	C．so	D．or
23．A．common	B．natural	C．possible	D．necessary
24．A．farm	B．lake	C．park	D．market
25．A．find	B．spread	C．collect	D．describe．