There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy; the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.
People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine, and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend (hurt) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation(仿效). It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.
Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrong doings. These people should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they don’t, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.
1.People who are unhappy ______.
A. always consider things differently from others
B. usually are affected by the results of certain things
C. usually misunderstand what others think or say
D. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things
2.The underlined phrase “sour the pleasure of society” in the second paragraph means ______.
A. have a good taste with social life
B. make others unhappy
C. tend to scold others openly
D. enjoy the pleasure of life
3.We can conclude from the second paragraph that_______.
A. we should pity all such unhappy people.
B. such unhappy people are dangerous to social life.
C. people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness.
D. unhappy people can not understand happy persons.
4.If such unhappy person insists on keeping the habit, the author suggests people should______.
A. prevent any communication with them.
B. show no respect and politeness to them
C. persuade them to recognize the bad effects
D. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes
Ballet as a charming dance form has fascinated audiences for many years. It is a form of dance that combines beauty and grace to tell a story in a dance form. Generally performed in theatres, ballet has always been a favored dream of many little girls. While ballet dancers need to work very hard for many years to perform in a professional ballet company, this does not discourage the girls.
Many people think that ballet originated in France, due to the ballet steps that all have French names. However, ballet can be traced back to Italy during the Renaissance period of the 1400s. While this was really just a pioneer to the classical ballet, the dances performed in Italy during this time led to the further development of ballet in France. The first ballet company arose in France and was called The Queen's Ballet Company.
In the 1800s the romantic style of ballet appeared, thanks in part to the ballet La Sylphide. La Sylphide made much use of the toe dancing technique and brought about many changes to ballet.
All romantic ballets focused on women and this encouraged women to take on increasingly to become ballerinas. While ballet prospered in other nations, it started declining in France. The decline could be because ballet was seen as being very worldly with mythical (神话的) steps.
The shift from mythical steps to more reasonable style that could be co-related to human movements came about in the twentieth century. This was because of the many different styles of dance that were becoming increasingly popular. The change that started in the twentieth century continues to transform ballet even today where it mixes different styles of dance.
Some ballets today have even gone so far as to combine another style of dance into the ballet. In 1944 a ballet was introduced called Fancy Free that use Jazz dance with the ballet steps to create a revolutionary ballet, and it was well received.
With time, ballet has developed and changed in many forms. A ballet by professionals continues to charm audiences despite the fact that most of us cannot even dream of performing most of the steps and moves of a ballet dancer.
1.Why do people think ballet comes from France?
A. Because Frenchmen introduced ballet to Italy.
B. Because Frenchmen created many ballet steps.
C. Because the ballet steps are all named in French.
D. Because the first ballet company was founded in France.
2.When did the romantic ballet appear?
A. In the 14th century. B. In the 19th century.
C. In the 15th century. D. In the 2lth century.
3.From the last paragraph, we can know ballet becomes more_______________.
A. reasonable B. romantic
C. popular D. professional
4.The passage mainly talks about _______________.
A. the development of classical ballet
B. the popularity of classical ballet
C. the meaning of classical ballet
D. the techniques of ballet dancing
Zoe, Damacela, 19, didn't have nice clothes when she was young. It wasn't easy for Zoe’s hard-working single mother to make ends meet. They moved in and out of homeless shelters.
Everything changed for Zoe in grade nine. At that time, she heard about a sewing (缝纫) class at her school. She signed up and couldn't wait to turn her designs into clothes. The color of the first dress she made was white-black strips. Soon the clothes she wore were all made by her. Other girls at school loved her designs too. They asked her if they could buy dresses from her. Zoe sold her first dress for $13. Unfortunately, it cost her $25 to make the dress. “I had the creativity in designs," says Zoe. “But I really had no idea about business.”
Zoe kept selling the clothes she designed. Her business was booming, and even the girls who had ever teased her became her customers. In the eleventh grade, Zoe took a business class. She learned how to price her clothes so that she could be sure to make a fair profit.
Her business teacher suggested she take part in a contest for teenaged entrepreneurs (企业家). The contest was for teens from all over the United States. Zoe sent in her business plan, which explained how she planned to make her pany grow. She won the second prize in the end. Zoe ’s success became a news item. Supermodel Tyra Banks heard about it and she invited Zoe to take part in her TV show. “Being recognized I felt really unreal,” says Zoe. Zoe has advice for teens who want to start their own business. “If you really work hard on it, you will be able to make it happen,” she says. “If I can do it, anyone else can.”
1.We can learn that_____________ when she was in grade nine.
A. Zoe had no interest in designing clothes
B. Zoe seldom wore her self-made clothes
C. Zoe didn' t know how to make money
D. Zoe attended a business course
2.After winning the contest, Zoe _____________.
A. considered it a reward B. expected to be known
C. was proud of her own gift D. could hardly believe it
3.Zoe advised the teens_____________.
A. to make efforts to achieve their dreams
B. to design and make their own clothes
C. to try every means to bee famous
D. to do whatever they would like to
假设你是某中学学生会主席李华。请你根据以下要点给你校外教Daniel发一封邮件，邀请他参加你校的运动会。
时间 | 10月14日——16日 |
地点 | 县体育场 |
学生项目 | 田赛，径赛 (track and field events) |
教师项目 | 4×100米接力赛 |
注意：1词数100词左右
2 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3 邮件的开头已给出，但不计入总词数
Dear Daniel,
I am Li Hua, Chair of the Students’ Union for our school.
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Best wishes,
Li Hua
短文改错（10分）
Dear Julie,
Last summer I volunteer in the Summer Camp for high school students. I have told that one more volunteer will be needed in this year and I think you are suitable for the job. Why not joining us? The camp is at a bottom of a mountain close to a beautiful river. It is such an amazing place, where we can hear bird singing happily .We can also cook for ourselves ,that is very exciting . We usually work a few hours a day , so we have a great many of spare time to play games and have fun. I am sure it will be a pleased experience. If you are interested at it , write to me soon.
Yours,
Amanda
In the distant past, friends relied on each other for their survival. They hunted together and defended each other against _1.___________(danger) animals and enemies. In those days, if you didn’t have a friend ,you would either starve, be eaten__2.__________ killed. Nowadays, friendship isn’t __3.___________(exact)a matter of life and death .However. friendship is still of great importance and not having a friend is something to be _4.___________(concern ) about. Most people look upon a friend as someone they can depend when they are going _5._____________ times of trouble .In such times, friends provide them with emotional support and sometimes financial help. It is in these troubled times __6.__________they find out who their true friends are. As an old saying 7._________________(go),in times of prosperity, friends will be plenty: in times of _8.______________(suffer), not one in twenty. And there is another saying9. ____________ says you can hardly make a friend in a year, but you can easily upside one in an hour. So do your best to get along with and be grateful to all those ___10.____________ are willing to side with you even when you are in the wrong as they are true friends and they are not easily come by.
