Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t love others until you love yourself. Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t expect someone else to love you until you love yourself. Either way, you’ve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky. Surely we all know that we’re the apple of our parents’ eyes, and that our Grandmas think we’re great talents and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics, but sometimes it’s a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves. If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge, it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself.
Self-image is your own mind’s picture of yourself. This image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think. Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about us. Unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be. Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world.
The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your successes. That is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day. Don’t allow doubts to occur in it.
It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you can’t move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself. Well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task. If you think you’re silly because you aren’t good at math, find a tutor. If you think you’re weak because you can’t run a mile, get to the track and practice. If you think you’re dull because you don’t wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes. But remember, just because you think it doesn’t mean it’s true.
The best way to get rid of a negative self-image is to realize that your image is far from objective, and to actively convince yourself of your positive qualities. Changing the way you think and working on those you need to improve will go a long way towards promoting a positive self-image. When you can pat yourself on the back, you’ll know you’re well on your way. Good luck!
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to build a positive self-image.
B. How to face challenges in your life.
C. How to prepare for your success.
D. How to develop you good qualities.
2.You need to build a positive self-image when you .
A. dare to challenge yourself
B. feel it hard to change yourself
C. are unconfident about yourself
D. have a high opinion of yourself
3.How should you change your self-image according to the passage?
A. To keep a different image of others.
B. To understand your own world.
C. To change the way you think.
D. To make your life successful.
4.According to the passage, our self-images .
A. have different function B. are probably untrue
C. have positive effects D. are often changeable
In American schools there is something called Homecoming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a homecoming game. This can be the most important event of the year except graduation or commencement (毕业典礼)Day. Students plan Homecoming Day many weeks in advance.
Several days before Homecoming, students start to decorate the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Homecoming twenty or thirty years after their graduation.
The members of school clubs build booths(售货棚) and sell lemonade(柠檬汽水)，apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.
During the day alumni and their wives will gather at the school. They like to look for teachers that they remember. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.
Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is when the Homecoming Queen or King appears. All the students vote the most popular student Homecoming Queen or King. It is a great honor to be chosen.
Homecoming is a happy day, but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the game loses, the students still enjoy Homecoming. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering.
1.The best title of this passage is ________.
A. American School B. Homecoming Game
C. Homecoming Queen or King D. Homecoming Day
2.Which of the following is NOT done on Homecoming?
A. To see old friends.
B. To organize clubs.
C. To watch the football game.
D. To call on teachers they remember.
3.The underlined word “ alumni” refers to ________.
A. female former students of a school or college
B. male former students of a school or college
C. grandfathers of the students in a school or college
D. grandmothers of the students in a school or college
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请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇关于作家莫言的简介，然后投给校英语报。
原名 | 管谟业 |
出生时间 | 1955年2月17日 |
出生地 | 山东省高密县(county) |
主要经历 | 1． 童年时莫言在家乡的小学读书，后来出于某种原因辍学，在农村劳动多年。 2． 1986年莫言发表了小说《红高梁》(“Red Sorghum”)，后来这部小说被导演(director)张艺谋拍成了电影。 3. 2012年，莫言获诺贝尔文学奖，成为首位获此奖项的中国籍作家。 |
注意：1. 词数100左右。
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Many of us are familiar to the World Cup, a football competition which is popular among people in almost all nation. Do you know there is another football competition that was well known worldwide? It’s calling the Super Bowl and is held every January in the USA. It is very different from the football we know. However, the more you know about them, the well you will like it. Each year the Super Bowl is played in different American city. This is of great important because it helps make sure that the game is fair. Now the Super Bowl is broadcast on TV all over the world. But if you want to see the Super Bowl lively, you had better to have a lot of money, since the ticket for the game is pretty expensive.
根据首字母或汉语意思，写出正确的单词。
1.Last week, the boss and I, who r our company, went to an exhibition in Xiamen.
2.What a pleasant ____________(阴凉处) this tree gives us!
3.When she comes across new words in reading, she likes r to the dictionary.
4.He is thinking of ______________(扩展) his business.
5.I am c to admire the mountains from below.
6.We have a very communicative _____________(方法) to teaching languages.
7.We were able to c the students of the necessity for wider reading.
8.These birds are rare and ____________(因此) we should protect them.
9.The fine engine makes only a w when running at full speed.
10.It is _____________(值得) to listen to the lecture given by Professor Smith.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。
There are a lot of famous women of 1. (achieve) in the world. They all do 2. (good) in their work, such as Lin Qiaozhi, Jane Goodall and Song Qingling. There is no doubt that they are real heroines and worth 3. (praise). But in my opinion, all healthy humans have the ability to do that. It just depends on 4. you have the determination to do it and whether the situation is in your favor. But never before have I 5. (admire) a person so much as Helen Keller, who I just read about. She was a(n) 6. (luck) girl who could neither hear 7. see. I just can’t imagine how she could be so successful. 8. I really don’t believe is that a deaf-blind lady could become a world-famous writer. She must have met great difficulties and she must have made great efforts! If I were 9. (she), I wouldn’t have the courage to live on. It is 10. her courage, imagination and intelligence that I was struck.
