When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.
I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”
Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!
1.What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?
A．He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.
B．he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.
C．He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.
D．He agreed with her “enemy”.
2.The writer felt ______ when she did the things as her father had told her.
A．sad B．angry
C．disappointed D．surprised
3.Which of the following can we know from the passage?
A．The writer is grateful to her father.
B．The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.
C．The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last.
D．The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A．The Best Advice I Ever Had
B．A Serious Criticism(批评)
C．What People Say About You Is Always Right
D．My Parents
In the United States, 30 percent of the people have a “weight problem”. To many people, the cause is obvious: they eat too much. But scientific evidence (证据) does little to support this idea. Going back to America of 1910, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less, and didn’t watch television.
Several modern studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people don’t eat more on average than thinner people. A 1979 study of 3,545 London office workers showed that fat people eat less than slim (苗条的) people.
Studies also show that slim people are more active than fat people. A study by a research group at Stanford University found the following interesting facts:
The more the man ran, the greater loss of the body fat.
The more they ran, the greater increase in food intake.
Thus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat.
1.Nowadays many Americans have the problem that ______.
A．they lose too much body fat B．they work too hard
C．they are too fat D．they are too slim
2.According to the passage, how many people in 900 Americans have a “weight problem”?
A．150. B．300. C．600. D． 270.
3.Is there any scientific evidence to support the idea that eating too much is the cause of a “weight problem”?
A．We are not sure.
B．Of course, there is some evidence to support this.
C．There is hardly any scientific evidence to support this.
D．Yes, there is plenty of evidence.
4.The Americans in 1910 ________.
A．had more problems
B．ate less food but had more physical activities
C．ate less food and had less physical activities
D．ate more food and had more physical activies
A man walked into a restaurant and asked for a glass of water. Then the girl in the restaurant pulled out a gun and shot him dead. Why? People asked to give reasonable explanation for the strange happening. All kinds of suggestions were made.
She was able to recognize him as a dangerous prisoner who ran away from the prison; she thought he was to rob her; she misheard what he said; asking for a glass of water had a special meaning for her and so on. All these explanations showed that the gun was used on purpose(有目的) to harm the man. The idea was easily accepted.
In fact, the explanation was that the man had an attack of hiccups(严重打嗝). It so happened that the girl in the restaurant knew that a great and sudden fear could get rid of hiccups. But she didn’t know the gun happened to be loaded(上子弹) that day.
1.The man asked for a glass of water because ______.
A. he was having an attack of hiccups
B. he was walked into a restaurant
C. he wanted to kill himself
D. he was too thirsty
2.The girl used a gun to the man because _______.
A. she wanted to kill him
B. she hated him
C. what the man said had a special meaning
D. she wanted to give him a sudden and great fear
3.Why did the man have an attack of hiccups?
A. Because he ate too much.
B. Because he was too old.
C. Because he ate too fast.
D. The passage didn’t tell us.
4.Which is TRUE to the passage?
A. The man just ran away from a prison.
B. The man wanted to rob the girl.
C. The girl misheard what the man said.
D. It is the girl’s kind help that happened to kill the man.
A farmer went to town to sell his vegetable. But it was snowing that afternoon, and there_ _ few people in the street. So when his vegetable was sold out, it was dark. __ _ _ his way home, he saw a man __ _ in the snow. He put his basket _ _ _ and was going to_ _ the man to get up. At that time he found _ _ was a dead man __ _ _ that there was __ _ blood on the ground. He was _ _ frightened that he ran away __ _ , _ _ _ his basket away.
The next __ _ the farmer was sent to the police station. After showing him the basket, an officer asked, “Is this yours?” “Yes,sir.” the farmer answered__ _ _.
“When did you see the dead man?”
“At about seven yesterday evening.”
“Did you see who __ _ him?” the officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” “No, sir.”
The officer became angry and told the policeman _ _ him up and __ _ _ him in prison.
That afternoon the officer went on_ _ _ the farmer. _ _ the knife, the officer asked him again, “Now, listen to me! Did you see it yet?” “Yes,sir.”
“Well,” the officer became _ _ _ and asked, “but when and where?”
“I saw it __ _ this morning, sir.”
1.A．wereB．wasC．would haveD．had
2.A．AtB．ByC．InD．On
3.A．layingB．layC．liedD．lying
4.A．on the groundB．on his shoulderC．on his backD．in the snow
5.A．hopeB．helpC．letD．make
6.A．himselfB．him justC．itD．him
7.A．evenB．soC．andD．/
8.A．manyB．muchC．quite a fewD．a lot
9.A．very muchB．muchC．soD．very
10.A．quicklyB．slowlyC．happilyD．in time
11.A．takingB．not tookC．and tookD．without taking
12.A．eveningB．morningC．nightD．afternoon
13.A．proudlyB．friendlyC．nervouslyD．loudly
14.A．helpedB．askedC．sentD．killed
15.A．to beatB．beatC．of beatingD．beating
16.A．sendB．sentC．tookD．put
17.A．to tryB．to askC．tryingD．ask
18.A．Pointing toB．To point toC．Pointed toD．Pointed
19.A．sillyB．happyC．angry againD．grey
20.A．in the snowB．hereC.near my basketD．in my basket
— Have you seen the film The sound of Music?
— Not yet，but I________.
A.expect not B．think to
C．expect so D．expect to
He was driving home on the highway last night when a policeman stopped him and ____him of speeding.
A.reminded B. accused
C. warned D. charged
