So even though you may not receive the attention of the other performers, your contribution is valuable and a unique part of the success of the whole in the life you lead.
When you do your job well, you put your own unique energy into the task. Each of us has a different personality and a different talent, just suited for the different roles we support. We can look around us at any moment and identify with the people we work with. Doing your job well displays your ability and gratitude, while learning the lessons from others can move us towards our goals.
When you are fully present in the job you do, you bring the fullness of your mind, body, and spirit to the moment. Your contribution is strengthened by your talents and abilities, and they can attract the right people and circumstances to your experience. You are playing your role to your very best. You are giving your best to be the world and making it a better place for all of us to live in. remember, each of us is expected to be the best.
1. What does the first paragraph mainly discuss?
| A．The “stars’ also need many other people’s support |
| B．One person might perform different roles |
| C．You are a failure unless you become the “stars’ |
| D．The “stars” are successful because of their own efforts |
| A．get a rise in your company |
| B．show your ability and talents |
| C．receive the attention of others |
| D．get a sense of success |
| A．No pains, no gains |
| B．Practice makes perfect |
| C．All roads lead to Rome |
| D．Everyone is expected to do his best |
There was a poor widow,
“My good God,” she
She thought still there is
When her sick friend saw her, she was overcome with
Radha
| A．name | B．named | C．naming | D．to name |
| A．absently | B．bravely | C．religiously | D．painfully |
| A．wills | B．poems | C．letters | D．prayers |
| A．identity | B．heart | C．heaven | D．church |
| A．added | B．commanded | C．escaped | D．cried |
| A．devotes | B．organize | C．sells | D．earns |
| A．cold | B．warmth | C．shelter | D．sunshine |
| A．live | B．spin | C．read | D．dig |
| A．bills | B．dinner | C．rent | D．fare |
| A．nothing | B．everything | C．anything | D．something |
| A．friend | B．lawyer | C．relative | D．neighbor |
| A．miss | B．call | C．visit | D．cure |
| A．slightly | B．certainly | C．eventually | D．hardly |
| A．insurance | B．comfort | C．wealth | D．disaster |
| A．upset | B．sadness | C．joy | D．shock |
| A．situation | B．apartment | C．disease | D．fortune |
| A．look after | B．deal with | C．play with | D．depend on |
| A．collect | B．attack | C．save | D．ignore |
| A．accepted | B．provided | C．praised | D．objected |
| A．restful | B．dark | C．cold | D．reliable |
| A．Appreciate what you have right now |
| B．And if you find yourself repeating negative junk, stop |
| C．It does the opposite |
| D．Express gratitude all the time |
| E．Well, the following are some tips to help you with this particular concern |
| F．Instead of doing something just for the sake of doing it |
| G．Words that stress you and make you feel worthless should definitely be removed |
4 . When you’re a junior in high school, three little letters quickly become larger than life: SAT.
At the start of my junior year, I realized that the environment was packed with competition. Surprisingly, this pressure didn’t come from adults. It came from the other students. Everyone in my grade had college on the brain. To get into the college of our choice, we all believed, we had to outcompete and outscore everyone else with less sleep, because time for sleeping was time you didn’t spend studying for the SAT.
I let myself get swept up in the pressure. My new motto was, if I wasn’t in every single honor level class, I wasn’t doing enough. I was bad-tempered and I couldn’t focus. I stopped talking to my friends and my mom, and I couldn’t figure out who I was. I didn’t have the confidence to know that my own passions and unique skills were what would make me stand out to colleges.
That’s when I realized: I am not my SAT score. Trying to stick to what I thought colleges wanted masked who I really am. I decided to rely on my strengths and get away from the crazy pressure I was putting on myself.
Instead of forcing myself into higher levels of math, I took on an extra history class. I learned how to love what I was doing and not what I thought I was supposed to do. I learned to shine as an individual, not a faceless member of the crowd. And I found that not only was this better for my happiness, but it also made me more effective and efficient when I studied.
To me, individuality means having the confidence to decide who I am and who I want to be, and a number on a page is never going to change that. I am more sure of myself, and more ready to apply for college, than ever.
1. At the start of the junior year, the author decided to study for the SAT ________.| A．to overcome the pressure from other high school students |
| B．to test how good she was at studying compared to others |
| C．because it was exciting to compete with others to get into college |
| D．because she was eager to get an advantage over others in the competition |
| A．When she got in every single honor level class. |
| B．When everybody stopped talking to her. |
| C．When she found she was no longer her usual self. |
| D．When she forced herself to take advanced maths. |
| A．She tried to live as who she was, not just a student focusing on grades. |
| B．She learned to team up with others and so gained efficiency. |
| C．She managed to do well in both maths and history classes. |
| D．She wanted to be number one and no one could change her mind. |
| A．Pressure brings out the best in you. |
| B．You will stand out by being your best self. |
| C．Things will happen whether you like it or not. |
| D．Life is just a matter of decisive times. |
5 . I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”
“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.
My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and when I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.
When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib (肋骨) might have pierced (穿透) a lung...”
My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?
It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.
“Daddy… I am so sorry…”
“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay. ”
“No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said. “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. But I remember kissing you goodnight the night before. ”He managed a weak smile.
My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
1. The author was in bad mood that morning because _______.| A．he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends |
| B．his father had a terrible accident |
| C．his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends |
| D．his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema |
| A．Because he was rude to his father that morning. |
| B．Because he didn’t get along with his father. |
| C．Because he failed to come earlier after the accident. |
| D．Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital. |
| A．he had a poor memory |
| B．he didn’t hear what his son said |
| C．he lost his memory after the accident |
| D．he just wanted to comfort his son |
| A．Don’t hurt others with rude words. |
| B．Don’t treat your parents badly. |
| C．Don’t move the injured in an accident. |
| D．Don’t be angry with friends at small things. |
6 . Some students who had graduated visited their university professor. The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. To offer his guests coffee, the professor
“Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups,
7 . There is an old Spanish Proverb which states,"Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week".
1.
Nobody likes to talk about death,but the reality is—everybody is going to die at one point.None of us know the day,or the hour.Therefore,today is all we have.Don't go to your grave with unfulfilled dreams.Make the decision to go after every dream,big or small right now.
2.The world is waiting on your gift
I know this may be hard to believe, but the world is waiting on YOU!Yes, YOU!
3.
You can dream about writing the great American play that you want,but it's never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper.You can dream about finding a cure for cancer,but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure.
| A．You can't let fear win. |
| B．Tomorrow is not promised. |
| C．In other words,dreams don't work unless you do. |
| D．Possibilities you never knew existed are waiting on you |
| E．How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow? |
| F．Unless you take the first step,your dreams will never come true. |
| G．You were born into the world with a unique gift,which nobody on this earth can copy. |
Papa’s jaw dropped when Mama told him that Sister had cheated on her final exams—not to succeed but to fail. “It’s unbelievable!” he said. “Sister has always been so proud of her good grades!”
“Yes, she has,” said Mama. “But it’s not unbelievable. It just shows how badly she wanted off the swimming team.”
“She never said anything about that to me.” said Papa.
“Of course she didn’t,” said Mama. “She was afraid you’d blow your top. You already had her getting a swimming scholarship to college and winning gold medals at the Olympics. Can you imagine how much pressure she must have felt?”
“Oh, my gosh!” Papa said, “I’ve been so stupid! I just thought she’d want to be a champion swimmer because she’s so good at it.”
“It’s like anything else, dear,” said Mama, “No matter how good at it you are, if it stops being fun, you won’t want to do it anymore.”
“She must be really mad at me,” he mumbled (嘟哝). “Maybe I should say sorry to her.”
Sister’s footsteps could be heard on the stairs. She came into the kitchen and looked hopefully up at her parents.
“Honey,” said Mama with a smile, “Your papa and I have decided that there’s no reason for you to be on the swimming team if you don’t want to.”
Sister’s face lit up like a Christmas tree. She ran to Papa and jumped into his arms, giving him a big hug. “I’m going to play cards with Lizzy!” she said. “See you later!”
From the kitchen window, Mama and Papa watched their daughter run down the sunny road toward Lizzy’s house.
“It’s good to see her happy again,” said Mama.
“Well, it’s not too late, anyway.” Papa said.
1. Mama insisted that the child should do ________.
| A．what she felt easy to | B．what she was willing to |
| C．what she felt right to | D．what she was able to |
| A．change your opinion | B．become very excited |
| C．get very angry | D．fall down with fear |
| A．Foolish. | B．Patient. |
| C．Stubborn. | D．Considerate. |
| A．Better Late Than Never |
| B．Easier Said Than Done |
| C．Never Too Old To Learn |
| D．No Pleasure Without Pain |
9 . A couple of weeks ago, I made a trip to Toronto with my granddaughter who just turned three years old. The two of us were on our way to
When we completed the “SEVEN”-hour trip to Toronto later that day, the reunion was absolutely
Hailee is at that “I want to
I’ll never forget the look on her face the day she was able to
Have you ever watched a three-year-old
| A．follow | B．help | C．bless | D．visit |
| A．mother | B．father | C．grandma | D．aunt |
| A．get together | B．turn up | C．pay off | D．settle down |
| A．concerned | B．excited | C．hopeful | D．anxious |
| A．destination | B．conference | C．city | D．hometown |
| A．hard | B．wonderful | C．timely | D．surprising |
| A．frequent | B．final | C．tough | D．long |
| A．carry | B．prove | C．do | D．explain |
| A．doctors | B．parents | C．friends | D．adults |
| A．bottle | B．ring | C．hole | D．corner |
| A．clever | B．strong | C．friendly | D．early |
| A．shoes | B．socks | C．sweater | D．trousers |
| A．difficult | B．satisfying | C．useful | D．simple |
| A．hide | B．jump | C．run | D．climb |
| A．sat | B．leaned | C．stood up | D．looked up |
| A．carefully | B．bravely | C．politely | D．proudly |
| A．truck | B．moment | C．example | D．goal |
| A．struggle | B．expect | C．offer | D．hope |
| A．when | B．then | C．though | D．yet |
| A．delight | B．anger | C．fear | D．sadness |
10 . Home on the Way
People need homes: Children assume their parents’ place as home; boarders call school “home” on weekdays; married couples work together to build new homes; and travelers—have no place to call “home”, at least for a few nights.
Some regular travelers take their own belongings like bed sheets, pillowcases and family photos to make them feel like home no matter where they are; some stay for long periods in the same hotel and as a result become very familiar with the service and attendants;
And how about keeping relationships while in transit?
Nowadays, fewer people are working in their local towns, so how do they develop a sense of belonging? Whenever we step out of our local boundaries, there is always another “home” waiting to be found.
| A．Hostels provide a clean and safe place to stay while you are traveling the world. |
| B．others may simply put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely |
| C．Backpackers in youth hostels may become good friends, even closer than siblings（兄弟姐妹）. |
| D．So how about people who have to travel for extended periods of time? |
| E．No matter where you go to in the world, hotels are there, too. |
| F．Some keep contact with their friends via the Internet. |
| G．Wherever we are, with just a little bit of effort and imagination |
