John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary employee. John could not take it anymore. So without hesitation, he presented a tender resignation to the boss quickly, complaining the boss did not know how to identify a good clerk and did not value hard-working staff, but only promoted those who flattered (讨好) him.
The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He thought a moment and said, “Thank you for your criticism, but I have a request. I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps in time you will change your decision and take back your resignation.” John agreed.
The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found out a man selling watermelon. The boss asked how much per kg? John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to inform the boss $1.2 per kg.
The boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market. Bobby went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person selling watermelon. $1.2 per kg, $10 for 10 kg, and he has inventory of 340 melons. On the table 58 melons, every melon weighs about 2 kg, bought from the South two days ago. They are fresh and red, of good quality.”
John was very impressed and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign but to learn from Bobby.
My dear friends, a more successful person is more observant, thinks more and explores in depth. Chances exist in the daily details. For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and farther so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his aim. If a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow, the difference between a year and a day is 365 times. How could you win?
1. After Bobby’s promotion, what did John do? (no more than 12 words)2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “take” in Paragraph 1? (no more than 3 words)
3. What was “one more thing” the boss asked John to do before he left the company? (no more than 15 words)
4. What kind of person is Bobby? (no more than 12 words)
5. To be a more successful person, what would you like to do? Please tell your reason(s). (no more than 25 words)
“It’s more important to keep your old friends than it is to make new friends.”
对这个观点,你是同意还是不同意?请结合实际,写一篇短文阐述你的看法。
内容可包括:
•你在这个问题上的立场;
•你选择这个立场的原因;
•通过具体事例或实际生活经历分析或证明你的观点。
3 . My wife and I moved into our home nine years ago. We have a yard a “rock garden”. There the rocks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if someone were in a hurry to finish. Very often when we have more flowers, Denise or I would plant them between the rocks, just to bring some color to the area.
Last summer I found, in the rock garden, a tiny little plant that I could not immediately recognize. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either. We decided to let it continue growing until we could find out what it was.
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the strange plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. It looked thin and tall with only one head on it. I decided to baby it along and weed (除草) around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something unusual. The sunflower had not started where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun.
If a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its way of developing, we too have the ability to do the same thing. If we believe in ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we aim to go and get what we need for growth.
We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the ability to achieve our goals. Like the sunflower, it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had faith in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be proud of who and what we are, then other things will begin to support us. We will find a way to go under or around any “rocks” in order to realize our goals.
1. The family planted flowers in the yard ________.A.to attract visitors | B.to remove the rocks |
C.to please their neighbors | D.to make the area colorful |
A.to see how long it could live | B.to see how big it could grow |
C.to find out what it actually was | D.to know if his wife had planted it |
A.it was very thin and tall | B.it had only one head on it |
C.it grew on top of a big rock | D.it began to grow under a rock |
A.rocks cannot prevent us from success |
B.we can get over difficulties if we trust ourselves |
C.we should take good care of the rock gardens |
D.sunflowers are able to grow everywhere |
A.Stand Tall Like the Sunflower | B.The Sunflower and My Family |
C.Being Proud of the Sunflower | D.The Secret of the Sunflower |
4 . For my 8th birthday my
I bumped into the curb (路缘),
Learning life lesson is
But things are different now.
My husband, Rich,
When the life lessons come along in this New Year you may
A.dream | B.reward | C.gift | D.aim |
A.brothers | B.sisters | C.friends | D.classmates |
A.stuck | B.turned | C.knocked | D.pushed |
A.wildly | B.carefully | C.slowly | D.instantly |
A.jumping | B.flying | C.moving | D.leaving |
A.sadness | B.happiness | C.excitement | D.sympathy |
A.although | B.until | C.because | D.while |
A.passed | B.remained | C.happened | D.changed |
A.crowded | B.busy | C.covered | D.empty |
A.experiments | B.attempts | C.fights | D.conflicts |
A.though | B.even | C.much | D.still |
A.wonderful | B.comfortable | C.dangerous | D.painful |
A.ready | B.perfect | C.wrong | D.strong |
A.forced | B.taught | C.allowed | D.ordered |
A.practice | B.habit | C.development | D.feeling |
A.repair | B.fix | C.steady | D.move |
A.almost | B.usually | C.always | D.seldom |
A.in time | B.in relief | C.in turn | D.in case |
A.accept | B.learn | C.refuse | D.avoid |
A.blame | B.complaint | C.support | D.criticism |
5 . Long ago, people happily lived under the rule of a king. The people of the kingdom were very
The king decided to travel and visit faraway places of great historical importance. He chose to travel by foot
After several weeks, he
He made an order to
A wise man from the ministry came to the king and said he had another
The king was
Many of us
A.close | B.polite | C.happy | D.smart |
A.as if | B.so that | C.while | D.before |
A.meeting | B.trip | C.discussion | D.conversation |
A.came | B.returned | C.hurried | D.headed |
A.Besides | B.Meanwhile | C.However | D.Instead |
A.heart | B.feet | C.toes | D.back |
A.shouted | B.apologized | C.explained | D.complained |
A.safe | B.comfortable | C.straight | D.convenient |
A.worried | B.doubtful | C.curious | D.certain |
A.cover | B.replace | C.build | D.repair |
A.stones | B.sand | C.wood | D.leather |
A.angry | B.surprised | C.nervous | D.sad |
A.killed | B.sold | C.raised | D.exchanged |
A.reason | B.task | C.idea . | D.result |
A.place | B.position | C.shape | D.order |
A.confused | B.disappointed | C.shocked | D.amazed |
A.criticize | B.love | C.harm | D.protect |
A.chance | B.purpose | C.rule | D.change |
A.benefit from | B.come from | C.relate to | D.go with |
A.depend on | B.work with | C.turn to | D.believe in |
6 . It was one of those moments every new parent dreads (恐惧). My baby son was screaming as if I’d just dipped him in a bucket (桶) of battery acid. It felt as if he’d been screaming like that for years, though he was only two months old. Even worse, this was happening in public— I was sitting with my howling baby in the food court of a Los Angeles mall, despairing (绝望) as other diners silently judged me while watching us over plates of food.
Until, that is, one woman— a complete stranger— did something and taught me a lesson about kindness that lingers to this day. She walked over to me and put her hand on my shoulder. “This won’t last forever,” she said. “I know it doesn’t seem like it right now, but things will get better. He’ll stop crying. You’ll get some sleep.”
It was such a small thing, a tiny kindness, really, but it made all the difference. It was 2001 and I was living in a foreign city with a newborn, without friends or family, and I was terribly lonely. This woman had seen me, if only for a moment, and taken the time to make a human connection. It was just a minute out of her day, but it has stayed with me for nearly two decades.
We all want to be better in the world and more giving to others. But we can easily get hung up on the sheer (完全的) importance of that challenge— making time to regularly volunteer or finding money to donate to a cause. Doing good doesn’t have to be an important task, though; it can be incremental (递增的). It can be as quick as a smile, a word, a phone call, an email. It can be the note you send to a friend who is feeling blue or the baby carriage you help carry down the subway stairs for a parent on their own, even though you’re late for work.
I’m reminded of a line from Brian Goldman’s bestseller, The Power of Kindness: “The opposite meaning of empathy is apathy (冷漠).” That is, the opposite of doing good isn’t doing harm; it’s doing nothing. Every tiny act of generosity— every door held open, every coffee bought for a stranger— builds a bridge to another person. It says, “I see you.” Today, when we spend most of our time looking at our phones, and not at people’s faces, that’s invaluable.
So, while I’m not particularly good at regularly volunteering or running marathons to raise money for charity, I’m committed to small gestures. I try to send a note of praise every day to someone whose work I admire. I’ve become phone friends with a lonely 87-year-old woman who contacted me about something I wrote, and who lives in a city far from her own children and grandchildren. On airplanes, I find the new parents with panicked eyes and offer to hold their babies. I remember what it felt like when the screaming baby was mine. I remember when a tiny kindness felt monumental, enough to change the world.
1. Why did the author mention her baby son’s crying in Paragraph 1?A.To create a disappointing atmosphere. | B.To prove her opinion. |
C.To show her helplessness. | D.To introduce the topic. |
A.Always trying to do important deeds. | B.Being short of time. |
C.Being lacking in money. | D.Keeping looking at their phones. |
A.doing harm to others is better than doing nothing |
B.people are supposed to pay more attention to others’ faces |
C.every small gesture counts in connecting people |
D.spending most of our time looking at our phones is invaluable |
A.The Kind Strangers | B.The Small Mercies |
C.The Power of Words | D.The Power of Kindness |
7 . Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating? My friend Stella is such an example. Every time we went to a restaurant she would not take a bite until all the dishes we
Many people care too much about others’ opinions and try too hard to
If they really want an elegant life, they should put more
A.ordered | B.served | C.offered | D.prepared |
A.cooking | B.washing | C.setting | D.collecting |
A.messy | B.arranged | C.casual | D.missed |
A.dishes | B.restaurants | C.tables | D.pictures |
A.chance | B.choice | C.excuse | D.reason |
A.comfort | B.please | C.inspire | D.discourage |
A.independent | B.generous | C.responsible | D.confident |
A.real | B.secret | C.peaceful | D.healthy |
A.rarely | B.hardly | C.exactly | D.nearly |
A.difficulty | B.change | C.guidance | D.harm |
A.question | B.dislike | C.doubt | D.follow |
A.effort | B.ambitions | C.feeling | D.money |
A.other than | B.more than | C.rather than | D.less than |
A.identifying | B.accepting | C.persuading | D.amusing |
A.simplifying | B.ruining | C.beautifying | D.worsening |
8 . About a decade ago, my grandpa who was suffering from Alzheimer’s(阿尔茨海默病)got into my car and drove off. Angel and I
They said they overheard him crying about being
I was
I’ve spent the rest of the day thinking about what an extraordinary person she is, and about those amazing college kids who helped my
A.condemned | B.contacted | C.consulted | D.found |
A.college | B.naughty | C.homeless | D.kindergarten |
A.careless | B.scared | C.lost | D.forgetful |
A.left | B.drove | C.kicked | D.carried |
A.depending | B.coming | C.reflecting | D.going |
A.afraid | B.skeptical | C.sure | D.aware |
A.turned | B.walked | C.got | D.looked |
A.sadness | B.surprise | C.feelings | D.tears |
A.reacted | B.thought | C.asked | D.replied |
A.extremely | B.worriedly | C.anxiously | D.surprisingly |
A.father | B.grandma | C.uncle | D.grandpa |
A.merciful | B.helpful | C.careful | D.peaceful |
A.courage | B.failure | C.fear | D.choice |
A.positive | B.little | C.optimistic | D.opposite |
A.minute | B.time | C.honor | D.luck |
9 . When people find out that my son Sam is a competitive mathlete, they usually ask if my husband and I are “math persons”. The answer is “Definitely not”.
Ninth grade was
He wandered into my office one day last spring, murmuring.
“I just feel like the whole year has been a
I get it. How many days—weeks, months—have I “wasted” writing the
“Nothing’s ever wasted. You may not have gotten the
Sam was talking about the
“I know it feels that way, but it isn’t true. You know people
Just like Sam, I can’t control the
And you don’t need to be a(n)
A.simple | B.tough | C.peaceful | D.exciting |
A.few | B.casual | C.multiple | D.easy |
A.far | B.long | C.deep | D.straight |
A.accepted | B.praised | C.replied | D.rejected |
A.waste | B.vacation | C.leisure | D.trouble |
A.same | B.vivid | C.brief | D.literary |
A.So | B.And | C.But | D.Because |
A.help | B.convince | C.improve | D.answer |
A.offered | B.killed | C.saved | D.enjoyed |
A.limited | B.popular | C.obvious | D.enough" |
A.exam | B.advice | C.course | D.result |
A.challenging | B.urgent | C.historical | D.imaginary |
A.message | B.chess | C.drawing | D.safety |
A.escape from | B.think about | C.show off | D.compete in |
A.ban | B.post | C.doubt | D.receive |
A.methods | B.intentions | C.struggles | D.reasons |
A.solution | B.outcome | C.custom | D.fortune |
A.courage | B.accident | C.chance | D.guarantee |
A.terrifying | B.instructive | C.personal | D.ridiculous |
A.art | B.adult | C.math | D.business |
I grew up in a small town where elementary school was a ten-minute walk from my house and in an age, not so long ago, when we children could go home for lunch and find our mothers waiting.
Our lunchtime when I was in the third grade will stay with me always. I had been picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had painstakingly practiced my lines(台词)with me. But no matter how easily I delivered them at home, as soon as I stepped on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Finally, my teacher took me aside. She explained patiently that she needed a narrator (叙述者,旁白员) and had written a narrator’s part to the play, and asked me to play the role of the narrator. Her words, kindly delivered, still hurt me especially when I saw my part go to another girl.
I didn’t tell mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day. But she sensed my upset, and instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard. It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine( 藤 )was turning green. Under the huge trees, we could see yellow dandelions( 蒲 公 英 ) appearing unexpectedly through the grass in bunches (簇,串), as if a painter had touched our landscape with small amounts of gold. I watched my mother casually bend down by one of the bushes. “I think I’m going to dig up all these weeds,” she said, pulling a blossom up by all its roots. “From now on, we’ll only have roses in this garden.” I immediately argued, “But I like dandelions. All flowers are beautiful — even dandelions.”
注意:
1. 续写词数应为 150 左右:
2. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已经为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
“Do you mean that every flower has its own beauty?”asked my mother thoughtfully.
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Paragraph 2:
Having learned what had happened, Mom patted me on the back gently and said,“But you will be a beautiful narrator.”
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