What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序)and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98, meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96, while love:12+15+22+5=54, and luck : 12+21+3+11=47, a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈祷)? They can’t , either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried． You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(态度).Yes, attitude is the word． See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100，a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one’s attitude.
When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive (积极地) attitude towards failure(失败),you’ll find it’s also rewarding though it has caused you losses.
1.In the writer’s opinion, what is the most important things in a person’s life?
A. Hard-work. B. Knowledge. C. Money. D. Attitude.
2.According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to _______.
A. ask for help from others
B. say your prayers to God
C. change your attitude
D. try maths-solving methods (方法)
3.From the passage we can learn that ______.
A. different attitudes come from different courses of life
B. mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life
C. failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude
D. none of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more
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Art of sushi (寿司) making
Bei Restaurant at the Opposite House offers the last sushi preparation class by Max Levy, a New Orleans-born New Yorker, who learned the art of sushi making from masters in Japan. Classes are at 11:30 a.m. on Dec 2 or 5. Cost is 388 yuan per person, including materials and use of materials. 010-6410-5230 |
Festive buffet (自助餐)
CBD restaurant at Grand Millennium Beijing offers a festive buffet, featuring (以……为特色) roast turkey, until Dec 30. Turkey will be matched with stuffing (填料), bread and fruit cakes, and buffet selections (选择). 010-6530-9383 |
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New Year dinner party
Beijing Minzu Hotel prepares a dinner party on New Year Eve. There will be song-and-dance performances, with famous French wines and exciting prizes to win. Cost is 1,680-2,580 yuan per person. 6-10 p.m., Jan 22, 1/F, Coffee Mill, Four Seasons Restaurant, 2/F Jin Xiu Palace, and 11/F East Hall and West Hall. 010-6601-4466 |
New Year shopping
Get a gift idea at The Peninsula Beijing, where there are many offerings, or shop at The Peninsula Arcade, for fashion, jewelry (珠宝), leather and other gifts. Or try online shopping at peninsula.com. The Peninsula Boutique is open daily from 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 010-8516-2888 |
1.Many people are attracted (吸引) to Bei Restaurant for its _________.
A. fruit cakes
B. song-and-dance performances
C. jewelry and leather
D. art of sushi making
2.If you want to buy some gifts for your friends, you’d better go to _________.
A. Beijing Minzu Hotel
B. Grand Millennium Beijing
C. The Peninsula Beijing
D. Bei Restaurant
3.If you are sure to order delicious Turkey by Dec. 30, you can phone ________.
A. 010-8516-2888 B. 010-6601-4466
C. 010-6530-9383 D. 010-6410-5230
Now, there is a new-type school in New York, which has no everyday lessons, no class teachers and even no school buildings. It is called “City-as-School”. The name just means the city itself is the place where students learn their lessons. They are from the age of 15 to 18. The students choose areas of work which interest them. Then they help to do that work. One girl spends her week in a government office helping the public with problems like housing. Then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends a week for first-year courses at college.
Well, students have to pass Maths and science exams before they enter the “school”. These subjects are not easy to provide in“City-as-School”. Teachers watch the progress of the students. The success rate (比率) is high. 80% of the students go to college after the “City-as-School”.
The students like the duty of their work. They have the sense of purpose. They know a lot about different kinds of work in the city. One of the students, Lizette Martinez, writes “ I want to say that I do not know where I would be right now if I had never become part of City-as-School. Leaving my regular high school and going to City-as-School was the best decision I have ever made. The way the school works to get you to go out there and learn different fields instead of sitting in a classroom is wonderful. For all those who are in between school and dropping out, go to CAS and it will change your life forever.”
City-as-School High School is the nation’s leading (引导) external (外部地) learning or experiential (来自经验的) learning model for high school students.
1.What can we learn about“City-as-School”?
A. It has no teachers.
B. It has no school buildings.
C. It has only girl students.
D. It is the only school in the city.
2.What do students do in“City-as-School”most of the time?
A. They do whatever they like.
B. They learn Maths and Science.
C. They help with work in a certain area.
D. They learn all the college courses.
3.According to the passage,“City-as–School” can help _________.
A. all the students go to college
B. students forget the duty of their work
C. students earn much money while studying
D. students learn a lot about different kinds of work
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. A New City B. A New School
C. A New-type School D. A Girl in New York
Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.
When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan's earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.
He doesn't do charity for honour(荣誉).He wants to encourage more people to make contributions(贡献)to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.
As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.
So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered as one of China’s top philanthropists.
1.The article is probably taken from _______.
A. a newspaper B. a novel C. a detective story D. a science book
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned (谈到) in the passage?
A. He is from Jiangsu.
B. He has visited many countries.
C. He has helped people in need.
D. He has got a lot of awards.
3.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
A. Earthquakes
B. Hope Primary Schools
C. Pioneer of the Year
D. Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao
To stay awake, he finished a cup of coffee and ordered .
A. the other B. other C. another D. the others
She’s got MP4 as birthday present.
A. 不填; a B. an; a C. a; an D, an; an
