“I will never find time to learn this difficult lesson，” said Robert to Frank as they left school. “I can't do it by tomorrow.”
“You have ten minutes before lunch. Why not begin right away？” asked his brother.
“Ten minutes! That's nothing. Besides, I must have a run with Rover now，” replied Robert.
After lunch, the two boys walked to school again. Frank took out his book and began to learn part of it while he walked along. “What a bookworm(书呆子)！” said Robert, laughing. He looked for birds' nests in the trees all the way to school.
“Come out to play soccer！” shouted a group of school friends when they finished school for the day. Robert ran away with the boys. _Frank_promised_to_join_them_in
The two brothers were tired that evening, and went to bed early. But when they returned to school the next day, Frank knew his lesson perfectly. However, Robert told the teacher that he did not have time to learn it.
“How did you find time, Frank？” asked his teacher.
“I had 10 minutes before lunch yesterday; 15 minutes when I walked back to school; and another 15 minutes before soccer. Then I looked over my lessons before I went to bed; and took 10 minutes before breakfast this morning to make it perfect.”
“That makes an hour's preparation，” replied his teacher. “Frank, you may run and play at break time. Robert, go to the back of the class. You will spend break time learning that lesson. And you will continue to do that until you have learnt this important lesson; You'll never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it. Take care of the minutes.”
66和67题完成句子；68题简略回答问题；69题找出并写下全文的主题句；70题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. Robert thinks that ten minutes is
2. The teacher said that
3. Why did Frank have time to learn the lesson, but Robert didn't?
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Many Chinese who travel to the US find that though they have studied English for years, they have to “re-learn” it as soon as they arrive.
Words that we learned in English classes are not pronounced the same way here. To truly be part of the “melting pot”, fluency(流利) in English is not enough. You need an accent(口音) to stand out.
When I first came to the US for graduate school, I was a nervous foreigner. I felt so out of place that I wanted to hide everything about me that was “different”. To talk like an American became one of my goals.
During my first term as a teaching assistant(TA), my students complained they could not understand me. I learned later from a study that this complaint was common among US students with an international TA. It is called the “Oh, no!” syndrome (情绪、举动), “Oh, no! Not another international TA, and not that accent again!’’
So I imitated(模仿) the way native speakers talk over time, I made such good progress that American friends started to think highly of my English as having “almost no accent’’. I took this as a sign of my success. Ever since, people have often thought of me as someone from many places: the Midwest, the West Coast, China, Japan, South Korea. Most often, people think I am from California.
Suddenly, conformity (一致) was no longer a praise(表扬): If I talk like an American, am I still Chinese? If I lose my Chinese accent, do I also lose my cultural identity(身份)? Am I denying(否认) my past by being lost in a new culture?
Now I realize that a person’s accent is a ever-lasting record of their past cultural experience and it is a mark of one’s experience.
As a fourth-year student in the US, I am no longer a nervous foreigner. My nervousness has been replaced by a wish to hold on to my cultural origins. Now I add some Chinese “accent” on purpose when I speak. I do not wish to speak “perfect” English because I am proud of who I am.
My Feeling of Speaking English in America | |
| Time | Supporting details |
| At the | I have to relearn English |
| My students complained that I couldn’t make myself | |
| During my | I made great |
| People often | |
| At present | I think it necessary to keep my |
| I often speak English, | |
Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly (蝴蝶). The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis (蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle(挣扎；奋斗) to leave the chrysalis, it can’t fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make the fly.
When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father’s death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.
Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.
| Title: 56. | |
| From the story we know why the butterfly can’t fly. | 57. Because |
| What does Dennis’s example show? | 58. That successful people should |
| What is the meaning of the underlined word “mature”? | 59. It is |
| What is the writer trying to do? | 60. He (She) |
“No,” said Henry, “Let’s go quietly home and not join in this fight. We have nothing to do with it, and may get into trouble.”
“You are a coward(懦夫), and afraid to go,” said Robert, and he ran off. Henry went straight home, and in the afternoon went to school, as usual.
But Robert had told all the kids that Henry was a coward, and they laughed at him. However, Henry had learned that true courage is shown most in being prepared to be laughed at in order to do the right thing. 43 He knew that he should not be afraid of anything, except doing wrong. A few days after, Robert was swimming with some schoolmates. He got into water that was too deep for him. He cried for help.
The boys who had called Henry a coward got out of water as fast as they could. They didn’t even try to help Robert. Robert was sinking(下沉) fast when Henry threw off his clothes and jumped into the water. He reached Robert just as he was sinking. 44 With much danger to himself, Henry tried his best to bring Robert to the bank and saved his life.
Robert and his schoolmates were ashamed(愧疚的) at having called Henry a coward. They agreed that he had more courage than any of them.
Never be afraid to do good, but always fear to do wrong.
请务必将41-45小题的答案写在答题卡的相应位置！
（一）根据短文简要回答问题。
(1)Was Henry afraid of being laughed at?
What did the boys who had called Henry a coward do when Robert got into water?
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（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
(3)
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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。
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