One day I was thinking of something new to read.When I asked my sister for1.(suggest),she told me to read A Child Called "It".After reading this book,it2.(natural) became my favorite book.It taught me a lot of necessary things in life many people don't bother to appreciate until they're3.(miss).
This book has inspired me in many ways.It made me realize that I'm so fortunate to have a caring and loving mom.As I read the book,I4.(notice) what the boy wanted was love from his mom,but that was impossible for him to get.5.,his mom would abuse him.This book also taught me to appreciate and be happy6.what I have.I often cry because I'm unable to get new shoes or clothes.The child in the book was hardly surviving with the things7.he had.He hardly had enough clothes over8.(he) body to keep him from freezing and he didn't even have shoes.
Until this day,A Child Called "It"9.(be) still my favorite book.10.(inspire) by this book,I'm sure to become a better person.
Teachers selected from each district school for the Teacher of the Year competition were recognized.The competition's winner will be____in the spring.All those model teachers got me to think about some of my teachers through the years,and how they____me.
My college adviser,J.C.Casey,had a big____on my life.She was a teacher and friend.She____me to consider journalism as a career.My high school math teacher,Kathy Cloud,took the time to____math to me in a way I could ____understand.I'd struggled with math until I got in Cloud's classes.She gave me the____to realize I could do it.
My first-grade teacher,Darlene Dryden,held me back.Now,most people wouldn't____the teacher that kept them back a grade fondly,but Dryden has always been my____teacher.I was the youngest person in my class and very shy. She thought I____another year to mature before moving on to second____.She didn't make me feel____for having to repeat the grade.Instead,he made me feel____.I think I was her favorite,too.
My senior year of high school,right before____,I wrote Dryden a note letting her.know that I'd become a good student and was going to____and that she'd had a____in that.
The Norman teachers____Wednesday are just a few of the many who are in the classrooms every day making ____in their students' lives.They may not even know the____impact(影响)they're having.I know it's not an____job, but teachers,just remember that you're a Mrs.Dryden to somebody.
1.A. impressed B. emphasised C. announced D. understood
2.A. blamed B. influenced C. considered D. awarded
3.A. education B. lecture C. force D. effect
4.A. encouraged B. warned C. forced D. begged
5.A. pass B. explain C. request D. invite
6.A. usually B. suddenly C. actually D. hardly
7.A. chance B. confidence C. courage D. importance
8.A. doubt B. respect C. miss D. remember
9.A. favorite B. terrible C. serious D. curious
10.A. wasted B. delayed C. needed D. planned
11.A. class B. family C. group D. grade
12.A. stupid B. comfortable C. pleasant D. troublesome
13.A. common B. special C. proud D. sad
14.A. graduation B. work C. youth D. sleep
15.A. nursery B. college C. school D. factory
16.A. point B. balance C. sense D. part
17.A. accepted B. employed C. honored D. punished
18.A. differences B. preparations C. charges D. decisions
19.A. passive B. small C. painful D. positive
20.A. interesting B. elegant C. easy D. important
Every student has his own style of studying and it's up to you to use the available resources to be as effective and productive as possible.Here are some tips on how to teach yourself to study effectively.
●1.When determining the best approach,you need to assess your personality.Some people can read for hours while others can't sit still through more than one chapter.Find your pace,improve it and work around your strengths and weaknesses.It's up to you whether to join a study group or learn by yourself.
●Set a goal.2.It'll not only help you keep focused and stay on track but also help you organize your time and activities.
●Learn over time.3.If you don't know or understand the lesson from the start,you won't get it the night before your big test.It's best to study smaller loads of information repeated over a period of time.
●Set a realistic and reasonable schedule.4.Create a routine schedule for your studying time.Strictly follow this schedule so as to develop an effective studying session.
●Have time to rest.It's necessary to have enough time to rest in order to regain all the energy used up by the body from all the studying.5.Communicate with other people and participate in recreational activities to help you relax and refresh your mind.
A.Know yourself.
B.Have good study habits.
C.It's impossible to learn a lot of things in a short time.
D.Try to discover the type of reading that best suits you.
E.Allocate your time between studying and other activities.
F.Your mind won't be as sharp if you don't have ample sleep.
G.You need to determine what you want to achieve in a given subject.
If you are hungry,what do you do?Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that?Just like your stomach,even your mind is hungry.But it never lets you know,because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover,favorite star and many such absurd things.So it silently began to pay careful attention to your needs and never let itself grow.When mind loosens its freedom to grow,creativity gets a full stop.
This might be the reason why we all sometimes think “What happens next?”,“Why can't I think?”,“Why am I always given the difficult problems?”Well this is the result of our own karma(宿命)of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things.
Hunger of the mind can be actually settled through extensive reading.Now why reading and not watching TV? Because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from the childhood.Just like that to develop other aspects of our life,we have to take help of reading.You have innumerable number of books in this world which will answer all your "How to?" questions.Once you read a book,you just don't run your eyes through the lines,but even your mind decodes(解码)it and explains it to you.The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed.
Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas.The same seed if used many times,can help you link and relate a lot of things,of which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams! This is nothing lout creativity.The more the number of books you read,the more your mind will open up.Also this improves your speaking skills to a large extent and also makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary.Within no time you start speaking English or any language fluently with your friends or other people and you never seem to run out of the right words at the right time.
1.What does the author mean by saying that our mind is hungry?
A. We don't read books. B. Our creativity gets a full stop.
C. We don't have a good memory. D. We don't know what to do next.
2.One's mind is hungry because he/she .
A. can't work out things well
B. loosens the freedom to grow
C. is mentally busy with many absurd things
D. begins to pay careful attention to his needs
3.Which of the following is NOT the advantage of reading?
A. Helping you develop your creativity.
B. Helping you enlarge your vocabulary.
C. Helping you improve your speaking skills.
D. Helping you run your eyes through the lines.
4.By reading more,we are sure to .
A. perform better mentally in the future
B. dream the wildest dreams
C. store books in your mind
D. speak English fluently
Idema,a Dutch Sinologist(汉学家),has served as the director of the Chinese Languages and Cultures Department at Leiden University of the Netherlands and was also director of Harvard's Fairbank Center for East Asian Research.He has studied ancient Chinese plays,novels and literature,and has authored or translated a number of influential books published in English and other languages.
The 70-year-old Dutch Sinologist recalled his half-century-long romance with Chinese culture during a recent visit to Beijing.As a child,the vivid descriptions of China in Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winner Pearl S.Buck’s books sparked Idema's interest in the country.He later read classic Chinese literature and spent whole days pouring through works at the National Library of China.
While many other experts on China focused on the country's economic transformation,Idema continued to study traditional Chinese literature."There were scholars studying law,religion and society,but not traditional Chinese literature,which was my personal interest,"Idema explains.
Finding reference books for his research,especially regional publications,used to be a huge challenge,and Idema used to spend a lot of time collecting books and other materials during visits to China.Now it is much more convenient with the Internet.
Idema usually chooses less-known subjects for his research and tries to get firsthand materials.In recent years, he has devoted himself to translating Chinese folk tales and writing about Chinese folk society and folk culture.
"Traditional Chinese culture is a passion.I have been studying it for 50 years and will continue to do so,"says the retired professor.
1.What does the underlined word "sparked" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Increased. B. Broke.
C. Performed. D. Aroused.
2.Idema concentrated on traditional Chinese literature because .
A. he wanted to show he was different from others
B. he was interested in traditional Chinese literature
C. traditional Chinese literature is easier to study than other fields
D. he could benefitted a lot from the traditional Chinese literature
3.What may be the best title for the text?
A. A Passion for Chinese Culture B. The Life of Idema
C. Idema's Visit to China D. The Personal Hobby
More than 10 years ago,it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple.The fruits that made it to the UK were green on the outside and,more often than not,hard with an unpleasant taste within.Then in 1966,the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii first hit our shelves.
The new type of pineapple looked more yellowy-gold than green.It was slightly softer on the outside and had a lot of juice inside.But the most important thing about this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known.In no time,the Del Monte Gold took the market by storm,rapidly becoming the world's best-selling pineapple variety,and delivering natural levels of sweetness in the mouth,up until then only found in tinned pineapple.
In nutrition it was all good news too.This nice tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C than the old green variety.Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitamins,but also good against some diseases.People were understandably eager to be able to buy this wonderful fruit.The new type of pineapple was selling fast9 and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater.
Seeing the growing market for its winning pineapple,Del Monte tried to keep market to itself.But other fruit companies developed similar pineapples.Del Monte turned to law for help,but failed.Those companies argued successfully that Del Monte's attempts to keep the golden pineapple for itself were just a way to knock them out the market.
1.We learn from the text that the new type at pineapple is .
A. green outside and sweet inside
B. a little soft outside and sweet inside
C. yellowy-gold outside and hard inside
D. good-looking outside and soft inside
2.Why was the new type of pineapple selling well?
A. Because it was rich in nutrition and tasted nice.
B. Because it was less sweet and good for health.
C. Because it was developed by Del Monte.
D. Because it was used as medicine.
3.The underlined word "fixture" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something .
A. that people enjoy eating
B. that people use as a gift
C. that is always present
D. that is difficult to get
4.We learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte .
A. slowed other companies to develop pineapples
B. succeeded in keeping the pineapple for itself
C. tried hard to control the pineapple market
D. planned to help the other companies