阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big for the kids was the fun of Christmas .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for to share by all five of us.
The big arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies— fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, to be angry again. This is what she told me：
“I was looking thinking of what to buy, and I to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’.One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so as I did that day.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joe wanted a bike. He asked his parents for the money and they had said he must 1 it.
But how? He thought about this 2 he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask kids to work for
3 . Maybe he could clear away snow for the neighbors. 4 this was summer. He’d have to
5 a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens 6 he had no tools to do the work with.
Then Joe saw one of his 7 , Dick, delivering 8 . I could do
that, he 9 . Maybe I could get the bike right 10 . I could pay
for it
11 each week. He ran to catch up
12 Dick．Joe asked 13 questions about having a paper route. He learned that 14 was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week. He learned
15 the job took about three 16 each night. Dick gave him the
17 of the newspaper manager.
Joe almost flew home. After he had 18 his plan, his mother smiled. “I think it’s a great idea.” she said. “I’ll call the newspaper.”
“Wait Mom,” Joe said. “I’ll19 . After all, I’m going to be a businessman now.”
Joe’s mother smiled 20.
A．buy B．earn C．take D．do
A．if B．whether C．since D．as
A．them B．you C．him D．us
A．But B．And C．So D．Or
A．walk B．wait C．sit D．stand
A．because B．so C．although D．but
A．classmate B．classmates C．parents D．parent
A．newspapers B．news C．cards D．message
A．talked B．agreed C．thought D．told
A．along B．away C．on D．out
A．little B．few C．a little D．a few
A．with B．on C．along D．to
A．many a B．much C．plenty D．a great many
A．this B．it C．that D．which
A．that B．what C．why D．when
A．days B．minutes C．hours D．hour
A．address B．telephone C．phone number D．manager
A．explained B．talked C．thought D．changed
A．call B．tell C．say D．be
A．sadly B．angry C．proud D．proudly
He went to America to improve his English _________ to make money, according to his parents.
A．other than B．more than C．rather than D．better than
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The world always makes way for the dreamer.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler 36 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I 37 there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to 38 people feel like that.” My father asked me 39 I meant. “I want to be a motivational （激励人的）speaker just like Mr. Zigler,”I replied. A 40 was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 41 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 42 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 43 . Many people were 44 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked 45 I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my 46 to start my own company and leave my secure position after 47 a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a 48 that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a 49 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a 50 ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that 51 I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was 52 .
Having made that decision, I was immediately 53 .One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no 54 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job．And I was able to book several 55 engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.
A．raise B．blow C．put D．rise
A．slipped B．came C．arrived D．left
A．get B．make C．hope D．cheer
A．that B．which C．what D．if
A．speaker B．idea C．girl D．dream
A．regarding B．working C．acting D．beginning
A．life B．love C．income D．career
A．surprised B．moved C．disappointed D．delighte
A．when B．if C．why D．how
A．plan B．decision C．promise D．mind
A．entering B．joining C．attending D．holding
A．speech B．book C．report D．newspaper
A．day B．second C．week D．moment
A．help B．god C．job D．company
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．alive B．born C．missing D．dead
A．tested B．searched C．checked D．examined
A．help B．harm C．income D．money
A．selling B．speaking C．writing D．listening
The world always makes way for the dreamer.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler 36 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I 37 there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to 38 people feel like that.” My father asked me 39 I meant. “I want to be a motivational （激励人的）speaker just like Mr. Zigler,”I replied. A 40 was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 41 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 42 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 43 . Many people were 44 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked 45 I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my 46 to start my own company and leave my secure position after 47 a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a 48 that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a 49 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a 50 ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that 51 I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was 52 .
Having made that decision, I was immediately 53 .One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no 54 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job．And I was able to book several 55 engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.
A．raise B．blow C．put D．rise
A．get B．make C．hope D．cheer
A．that B．which C．what D．if
A．speaker B．idea C．girl D．dream
A．regarding B．working C．acting D．beginning
A．life B．love C．income D．career
A．surprised B．moved C．disappointed D．delighted
A．when B．if C．why D．how
A．plan B．decision C．promise D．mind
A．entering B．joining C．attending D．holding
A．speech B．book C．report D．newspaper
A．day B．second C．week D．moment
A．help B．god C．job D．company
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．alive B．born C．missing D．dead
A．tested B．searched C．checked D．examined
A．help B．harm C．income D．money
A．selling B．speaking C．writing D．listening
Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can 1 swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still 2 away. A mother who has not 3 the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.
One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be stated as following: 4 we have learned something, additional learning increases the 5 of time we will remember it.
In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and 6 ourselves of poems such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We not only learn but __7 .
The law of over learning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination, 8 it may result in a passing grade, is not a 9 way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning, 10 , is usually a good investment toward the future.
A．only B．still C．hardly D．even
A．move B．ride C．travel D．drive
A．showed up B．cared for C．thought about D．brought up
A．Once B．Before C．Until D．Unless
A．warm B．inform C．remind D．recall
A．recite B．research C．overlearn D．improve
A．so B．though C．if D．after
A．satisfactory B．demanding C．convenient D．swift
A．at most B．on the other hand C．by the way D．in the end
粤公网安备 44130202000953号