The pounding (重击声) was driving Edward crazy. A new neighbor had just moved into the apartment below him. The newcomer was deaf, or seemed to be, because he played his stereo (立体声音响) loud enough for the whole building to hear.
On the first day he heard the stereo rocking over, Edward marched downstairs and politely told the newcomer that his stereo was too loud. He asked the new tenant to turn the volume down and keep it down as long as he lived in the building. The tenant appeared surprised and embarrassed, and said, “Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t realize it was that loud.”
So, Edward returned upstairs, feeling good, because he had taken a stand and politely let the newcomer know that loud music was not going to be tolerated. The next day all was quiet, and Edward continued to be pleased with himself. The following day, Edward thought it must be Fourth of July, because a marching band was playing on his street. In fact, it was the new neighbor who was playing his music loud again.
Edward was not one to repeat himself, feeling that each time you repeated yourself, you diminished the value of your words. So, he did what he always did with rude neighbors — grin (露齿而笑) and bear it. Eventually, they would move away. What else are you going to do?
In Los Angeles a year ago, a woman had complained to her upstairs neighbor that he was playing his drums too loud and too often. The drummer repeatedly ignored her. One day the woman walked upstairs and shot the drummer in the head and his girlfriend in the chest. The woman was sentenced to prison for 20 years.
The dead drummer won’t bother anyone with his drums, but the woman might be wishing now that she had learned to grin and bear it. If she were still living in her apartment, she could always move. When you’re in prison, you don’t have that option.
1. The man living below where Edward lived was .A.a deaf man | B.the owner of the house |
C.a tenant | D.an old neighbor |
A.Grinning and bearing it. |
B.Persuading them to stop repeatedly. |
C.Shouting them to dead. |
D.Moving away from the rude neighbors. |
A.being in prison means the loss of freedom |
B.grinning and bearing it is the best policy |
C.Edward should follow the example of the woman |
D.the woman was right to kill her neighbor |
A.he ignored her advice repeatedly |
B.she could not stand his playing the music too loud |
C.she could not put up with him any longer |
D.he played the drums too often |
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【推荐1】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多 余选项。
A young lady was standing on the corner with a map in her hand. She looked puzzled.
As I crossed the street and came closer to her I asked if she wanted help.
Many times in these situations I end up walking a person to where he or she is going when giving directions would be too complicated.
A.Although we could not communicate through words, we communicated through the heart. |
B.They already have done something for me by giving me the opportunity to help them. |
C.I like helping people this way due to my own experience. |
D.Several people passed by, looked at her but did not stop. |
E.It is never too late to do others a favor. |
F.These words made me feel quite warm. |
G.She thanked me and smiled in relief. |
【推荐2】Occasionally, life can be impossibly difficult, and it can be hard to keep going. But you always have a choice.
In 2012, I got a call from my family saying that my father’s cancer had fiercely progressed. He died only six months later. My father was a complete inspiration to me. He was always so strong that I honestly thought he would come back to life. I couldn’t believe I would never again hug him.
Shortly after that, my oldest sister complained of a backache. The doctors discovered that she had highly advanced cancer in her bones and that there was nothing they could do. She died a month later. She was my favorite person in the whole world. I never thought I would have to live without her. I was overcome by the shock and extreme heartbreak. Then, something was wrong with my knees and I ended up in the hospital myself.
I remember lying in the hospital bed, looking up at the ceiling and seeing my sister’s beautiful face. I realized that night that I had a choice. I could end my life or I could live it. I looked in my sister’s eyes and decided not to go with her just yet. I decided to stay and complete my journey here. I also decided that I would live the life that I absolutely longed for.
I now live in an adorable cottage with an amazing boyfriend. I spend quality time with the rest of my precious family and cherish every moment I have with them. I connect with my heart often to ensure that I am following my joy. I love myself more deeply every day. Not a day goes by when I don’t miss my father’s huge character or my beloved sister’s gentle eyes, but I know that I will be with them one day. What I have now is so precious that I must grasp the joy in every moment I can.
You choose life every day. But do you choose the life that you love every day?
1. What did the author once suffer from?A.A heart attack. | B.A backache. |
C.A knee problem. | D.A bone cancer. |
A.By your career. | B.By your attitude. |
C.By your health. | D.By your family. |
A.Lonely but ambitious. | B.Miserable but easy-going. |
C.Hopeless but humorous. | D.Unlucky but positive. |
A.Escape the Fate | B.Love Your Life |
C.Make a Living | D.Remember Every Moment |
【推荐3】Nothing succeeding lacks confidence. When you are truly confident, it attracts success to you.
It’s important to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it under any circumstances, because if you believe you can, then you really will.
Some people say confidence is just an attitude.
One way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and to get a record of successful experiences behind you.
A.Confidence is not just believing you can do it. |
B.Anything can be achieved through self-confidence. |
C.The belief keeps you searching for answers. |
D.Confidence is understanding and comes from strength. |
E.Actually, it is more than an attitude. |
F.Live each moment with your plans in mind. |
G.It comes from a strong sense of purpose. |
【推荐1】Two parents in very different circumstances (境况) told me their worries. One was a Google executive in New York City, who said, “I’m worried that my kids are growing up with too much money. How do I keep them from throwing their money around?” The second was a single mom from Los Angeles. She explained that her son was asking her for $150 jeans so that he could fit in with the cool crowd, and she didn’t know what to do.
To both parents I gave the same answer: Start talking about the value of money, the same way you’d teach your kid to tell the truth or be kind to others. Make sure they know what matters most to your family when it comes to money. Yes, we could afford fancy jeans, but they're not a priority for us.
When it comes to day-to-day lessons, the best way to teach your kids the value of a dollar is to give them actual dollars. When my daughter was 13, she wanted to go shopping with friends for back-to-school clothes. The other parents gave their girls a credit card or a debit card (借记卡) with a spending limit. Me? I embarrassed my daughter by handing her $50 … in cash. The reason: I knew that when she got to the checkout line with more than $50 worth of goods, she’d have to make hard choices and put something back.
Additionally, sometimes it’s what you don’t do for your kid that counts. I will never forget the brave audience member at an event who asked me the question: “Should I get my son an Amex Platinum card? All his friends use theirs to get into first-class airport lounges (等候室)when they travel.” “No,” I said. Always remember, you’ re the parent. You set the rules. And the rules will determine how your kid values money in the future.
1. What worried the first two parents?A.How to instruct their kids to make money. |
B.How to teach their kids the value of money. |
C.How to refuse their kids’ requests for more money. |
D.How to raise their kids with small amounts of money. |
A.The most valuable gift. |
B.A way to hide the truth. |
C.The most important thing. |
D.An excuse to please others. |
A.Letting their kids pay in cash. |
B.Limiting their kids’ pocket money. |
C.Asking their kids to report their spending. |
D.Reminding their kids to make a shopping list. |
A.Parents should protect their kids’ self-respect. |
B.Parents should be strict about their kids’ spending. |
C.Parents should help their kids fit in with their friends. |
D.Parents should spend money wisely to influence their kids |
【推荐2】People often think that life is so hard and they don’t find any kind of motivation in life. I have seen people that have been so much disappointed by their failures and they decided to give up .Giving your life away isn’t the solution, but fighting back is.
What could be a bigger failure than a dropout university student? In a culture where people make fun of you and will treat you badly, but it isn’t like that if you don’t have a degree you will not succeed in life.
A friend of mine, a brilliant talent, was a university dropout but now is a partner at IT firm. There are ups and downs in everyone’s life. The friend of mine is 28 and has been working in the industry since 2014, he is a successful individual but he had a dark and unpleasant past which might have cost him his life.
As when he was the dropout of the university, that was the most difficult time of his life as he could not see anything but failures in life. At that time only his parents were there to support him in his bad time. .He could not see any light in the darkness. His future, his dreams were dying inside. He was helpless as only believing is everything. So a time came where he had to decide what to do. He was always gaming and was interested in computer programming, his mother told him to do what ever he felt right for him. He started taking online classes of HTML and CSS and the basic features. He was gaining interest in it and was coming back to a normal routine. He came to know the importance of education so he entered an information technology institute where he did complete courses of development. As time passed by he gained more and more interest in it and he started working on different online platforms and starting earning and now he is a business partner at an IT company.
1. In the author’s opinion. What is the solution to failure?A.Forgetting failure. | B.Giving life away. |
C.Struggling against failure. | D.Asking for others’ help |
A.The author’s help. | B.His parents’ support |
C.His devotion to programming | D.His admission to an institute. |
A.By developing games people are interested in. |
B.By giving up university he doesn’t like. |
C.By entering a famous normal university. |
D.By doing things that he enjoys doing. |
A.To remember a friend. | B.To inspire the readers. |
C.To introduce a new friend. | D.To share his experience. |
【推荐3】I was 63 years old when I lost my job. After many years of rushing between home and job, between raising kids and pushing ahead professionally, it was quiet. In those silent spaces, I had time to ask myself what I really cared about. Finally I came to an answer. I cared about young people’s future. Burdened by huge education debt, unable to find a Job, many were feeling hopeless. They were in danger of becoming a lost generation.
But what contribution could I make to creating a better future for the next generation? I started a free program in which coaches and mentors (顾问) would volunteer to help unemployed young people launch their careers. I’d enjoyed mentoring younger people at work, and this fit with my desire to assist the next generation. Through my coaching contacts, 25 wonderful life and career coaches signed up to volunteer.
On The young people find us through word of mouth. Coaching is done by phone or Skype (网络电话), so location doesn’t matter.
So far 55% of over 220 graduates have found desirable jobs within a few months of finishing the program. Ninety percent have rated the coaching positively and say they are closer to their goals.
Over the course of 12 one-hour periods, the coaches help them figure out what work aligns with (使一致) their values, skills and passions, and then assist them in making a plan to move forward—including helping them with resumes, networking, interviewing, and job search strategies.
In exchange for the free coaching, we ask all the young participants to “pay it forward” to someone who needs their help. We explain that we won’t know whether they do or not, but the potential is there to create a ripple effects of kindness spreading outward in unforeseen ways. If fact, a number of them have offered to mentor other graduates in the program.
1. According to the passage, the author showed great concern for ________.A.her children’s career | B.her own achievement |
C.young people’s future | D.young kid’s education |
A.Via the Internet. | B.Through word of mouth. |
C.By phone or Skype. | D.In the local newspaper. |
A.The program is beneficial to all the participants. |
B.Most participants fail to land a good job. |
C.High attention is brought to the program. |
D.The program is quite a success. |
A.make a future plan | B.recommend the program |
C.mentor other graduates | D.find better-paid jobs |
A.Confident and kind. | B.Caring and devoted. |
C.Courageous and calm. | D.Dynamic and considerate. |
【推荐1】Lying in the sun on a rock, the cougar (美洲狮) saw Jeb and his son, Tom, before they saw it. Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar. It worked. The cougar hesitated, ready to attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing, too.
Jeb let go of his jacket, grasped Tom and held him across his body, making a cross. Now the cougar’s enemy looked even bigger, and it rose up, ready to move away, but unfortunately Tom got scared and struggled free of Jeb.
“Tom, no!” shouted his father.
But Tom broke and ran and that’s the last thing you do with a cougar. The second Tom broke free, Jeb threw himself on the cougar, just as it jumped from the rock. They hit each other in mid-air and both fell. The cougar was on Jeb in a flash, forgetting about Tom, which was what Jeb wanted.
Cougars are not as big as most people think and a determined man stands a chance, even with just his fists. As the cougar’s claws (爪子) got into his left shoulder, Jeb swung his fist at its eyes and hit, hard. The animal howled (吼叫) and put its head back. Jeb followed up with his other fist. Then out of the comer of his eye, Jeb saw Tom. The boy was running back to help his father.
“Knife, Tom,” shouted Jeb.
The boy ran to his father’s bag, while Jeb started shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougar’s attention away from Tom. Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb. The cougar was moving its head in and out, trying to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms. Tom swung with the knife, into the cougar’s back. It howled horribly and ran off into the mountains.
The whole fight had taken about thirty seconds.
1. Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?A.To get ready to fight. | B.To frighten it away. |
C.To protect the boy. | D.To cool down. |
A.They are afraid of noises. | B.They hesitate before they hit. |
C.They are bigger than we think. | D.They like to attack running people. |
A.By keeping shouting and hitting. | B.By making a wall out of his arms. |
C.By throwing himself on the cougar. | D.By swinging his fists at the cougar’s eyes. |
A.The cougar jumped from the rock. | B.Tom struggled free of his father. |
C.Jeb asked Tom to get the knife. | D.Jeb held Tom across his body. |
【推荐2】Hannah Montana is a special movie about an ordinary teenager with a special secret, one that she is trying her best to hide from others. Apart from a few people, no one knows that the normal-looking Miley is actually the famous singer Hannah Montana. This double life can cause Miley to make mistakes; however, she is brave, smart, and also good-hearted.
Sometimes Miley has to make courageous choices. For example, when she is late for her best friend’s birthday party and does not have time to change into an ordinary-looking teen-
ager, she goes to the party as Hannah Montana. Unfortunately, the party turns into a big failure; everyone is more excited about seeing a great celebrity (名人) and forgets about making her friend happy. Nonetheless, we can still admire Miley for putting herself at risk for her friend.
Another reason for liking Miley is that she is smart. Her father takes her to live in her hometown of Crowley Corners, a very rural (乡下的) and simple town. One morning, Miley has to get some fresh eggs for breakfast, but she is faced with a problem— the hens do not want to give her their eggs. Miley thinks up a clever idea. She sings and dances to distract the hens. It works, but in her excitement, she breaks almost all the eggs she has collected. Once again, she fails, but there is no doubt about how creative she is.
Perhaps the most important reason to like Miley is that she has a very good heart. She wants to help her friends and family, and in the process of doing this she would feel sorry when something goes wrong. Particularly, she does not want to lie to Travis, a boy who likes her very much. He does not know she is a great singer, so she feels upset in her heart about not letting him know.
There is a lot to see in Hannah Montana, but viewers will definitely enjoy the main character in the movie. She is very humorous, courageous, and kind.
1. Who is Hannah Montana?A.A school teacher. | B.A movie director. |
C.A working mother. | D.A teen celebrity. |
A.Miley appears an ordinary-looking girl. | B.The party is canceled because of Miley. |
C.Miley becomes the focus of attention. | D.Miley misses her friend’s birthday party. |
A.A small farm. | B.A city breakfast store. |
C.A rural school. | D.A singing contest. |
A.Hannah Montana, a Famous Singer | B.Hannah Montana, a Special Movie |
C.Hiding from Others, a Double Life | D.Helping People, a Pleasing Choice |
【推荐3】One day Marilla said, “Anne, your new teacher, Miss Stacy, spoke to me yesterday. She says you must study for the examinations for Queen’s College in two years’ time. Then if you do well, you can study at Queen’s in Charlottetown for a year, and after that you’ll be a teacher!”
“That doesn’t matter, Anne. When Matthew and I adopted you three years ago, we decided to look after you as well as we could. Of course, we’ll pay for you to study.” So in the afternoons Anne and some of her friends stayed late at school, and Miss Stacy helped them with the special examination work. Diana didn’t want to go to Queen’s, so she went home early, but Gilbert stayed. He and Anne still never spoke and everybody knew that they were enemies, because they both wanted to be first in the examination. Secretly, Anne was sorry that she and Gilbert weren’t friends, but it was too late now.
For two years, Anne studied hard at school. She enjoyed learning, and Miss Stacy was pleased with her. But she didn’t study all the time. In the evenings and at weekends she visited her friends, or walked through the fields with Diana, or sat talking to Matthew.
“Your Anne is a big girl now. She’s taller than you,” Rachel Lynde told Marilla one day. “You’re right, Rachel!” said Marilla in surprise.
“And she’s a very good girl now, isn’t she? She doesn’t get into trouble these days. I’m sure she helps you a lot with the housework, Marilla.”
“Yes, I don’t know what I’d do without her,” said Marilla, smiling.
“And look at her! Those beautiful grey eyes, and that red-brown hair! You know, Marilla, I thought you and Matthew made a mistake when you adopted her. But now I see I was wrong. You’ve looked after her very well.”
“Well, thank you, Rachel,” replied Marilla, pleased.
That evening, when Matthew came into the kitchen, he saw that his sister was crying.
“What’s the matter?” he asked, surprised. “You haven’t cried since… well, I can’t remember when.” “It’s just… well, I was thinking about Anne,” said Marilla. “I’ll…I’ll miss her w hen she goes away.” “When she goes to Queen’s, you mean? Yes, but she can come home at weekends, on the train.”
“I’ll still miss her,” said Marilla sadly.
In June the Avonlea boys and girls had to go to Charlottetown to take their examinations.
“Oh, I do hope that I’ve done well,” Anne told Diana when she arrived back at Green Gables. “The examinations were very difficult. And I’ve got to wait for three weeks before I know! Three weeks! I’ll die!”
Anne wanted to do better than Gilbert. But she also wanted to do well for Matthew and Marilla. That was very important to her.
Diana was the first to hear the news, she ran into the kitchen at Green Gables and shouted, “Look, Anne! It’s in Father’s newspaper! You’re first… with Gilbert… out of all the students on the island! Oh, how wonderful!” Anne took the paper with shaking hands, and saw her name, at the top of the list of two hundred. She could not speak.
“Well, now, I knew it,” said Matthew with a warm smile.
“You’ve done well, I must say, Anne,” said Marilla, who was secretly very pleased.
For the next three weeks Anne and Marilla were very busy. Anne needs new dresses to take to Charlottetown.
1. Why are Anne and Gilbert enemies?A.Because they were competitors in school. | B.Because they didn’t like each other. |
C.Because it wasn’t mentioned in the passage. | D.Because their parents were enemies. |
A.paragraph ③ and ④ | B.paragraph ⑦ and ⑧ |
C.paragraph ① and ② | D.paragraph ⑨ and ⑩ |
A.Anne’s summer holiday. | B.What will Anne talk about her college life with Diana |
C.How will Miss Stacy help Anne study. | D.What will Anne do before attending college. |
A.Anne studied day and night. |
B.Rachel was a teacher of Anne’s. |
C.Marilla cried because Anne would leave forever. |
D.When Anne became a teacher, she would have lived in the family for six years. |