Being content with yourself and optimistic about your future is not difficult. Whatever is in the past is1. Learn from it and move on. When you are enough2to do this, you will see that moving ahead is the best definition of3.
What can you do now? Sure it is4 for me to tell you to forget the past,5 it is a whole different6 to actually do it. Life is a complex set of events much of which7 is real, but a large amount is just your8 of what really happened.
Let me9 with an example. I know not everyone is a football fan, but I am10 most have watched at least11of a game on TV. Most games and almost all the important games are12 over and over on the TV screen right after the game happened.
When you watched a game, you were13 of the outcome, saying the player14 the ball. Then while watching the instant replay, you realized you were15 wrong. The player dropped the pass. What you were certain of never happened.
In order to16 on your future, you should try to minimize the effects of your past. Try to find out how much of the past that you are certain are just17. For example, as a teenager, you tried to build a piece of furniture in your father’s workshop. The piece of furniture looked18 when you finished, but it fell apart before you could19 it to your father. The reality was that the wood you used was faulty. It was not your building ability. So don’t think yourself to be a20 carpenter (木匠) and avoid building anything. Forget the past and move on.
- 1.
- A.
on
- B.
out
- C.
down
- D.
over
- 2.
- A.
ambitious
- B.
bitter
- C.
sad
- D.
desperate
- 3.
- A.
work
- B.
life
- C.
death
- D.
leisure
- 4.
- A.
boring
- B.
surprising
- C.
easy
- D.
hard
- 5.
- A.
so
- B.
as
- C.
yet
- D.
after
- 6.
- A.
practice
- B.
theory
- C.
order
- D.
pleasure
- 7.
- A.
in all
- B.
of course
- C.
on time
- D.
at last
- 8.
- A.
mind
- B.
plan
- C.
fact
- D.
view
- 9.
- A.
explain
- B.
deny
- C.
admit
- D.
prove
- 10.
- A.
deciding
- B.
remembering
- C.
noticing
- D.
guessing
- 11.
- A.
none
- B.
all
- C.
part
- D.
series
- 12.
- A.
studied
- B.
played
- C.
wanted
- D.
sold
- 13.
- A.
doubtful
- B.
unsure
- C.
conscious
- D.
certain
- 14.
- A.
passing
- B.
catching
- C.
getting
- D.
breaking
- 15.
- A.
seldom
- B.
slightly
- C.
totally
- D.
fortunately
- 16.
- A.
keep
- B.
concentrate
- C.
put
- D.
get
- 17.
- A.
mistakes
- B.
successes
- C.
measures
- D.
preparations
- 18.
- A.
well
- B.
good
- C.
bad
- D.
big
- 19.
- A.
promise
- B.
feed
- C.
offer
- D.
show
- 20.
- A.
handsome
- B.
hardworking
- C.
terrible
- D.
helpful
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在我們的人生中,我們應(yīng)該讓那些過(guò)去的事情盡快過(guò)去,不要受它的影響,對(duì)自己的未來(lái)要充滿信心。
1.詞義辨析,根據(jù)句意可知過(guò)去的事情已經(jīng)結(jié)束了。
2.形容詞辨析。A有雄心的;B苦澀的;C悲傷的;D絕望的;根據(jù)句意可知如果你足夠有雄心,你就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)前進(jìn)是最佳的生活的目的地。
3.名詞辨析。解析同上。
4.上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)句意告訴你忘記過(guò)去很容易,然而真正地做到卻是完全不一樣的做法。
5.連詞辨析。解析同上。
6.名詞辨析。A做法,實(shí)踐;B理論;C命令;D快樂(lè);解析同39.
7.詞義辨析。A共計(jì);B當(dāng)然;C準(zhǔn)時(shí);D最后;根據(jù)句意:生活是是一個(gè)很復(fù)雜的系統(tǒng),當(dāng)然里面的很多事情都是真的,也有一些是人們對(duì)于所發(fā)生的事情的看法。
8.名詞辨析。解析同上。
9.上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)句意:我來(lái)舉例說(shuō)明;
10.動(dòng)詞辨析。A決定;B記。籆注意;D猜想,認(rèn)為;由句意可知我是認(rèn)為大部分人都看過(guò)球賽,至少看過(guò)部分球賽。
11.名詞辨析。解析同上。
12.動(dòng)詞辨析。Play播放;句意在:大部分比賽或者所有重要的比賽都在電視中被反復(fù)播放。
13.上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)What you were certain of never happened.可知這里應(yīng)該選D。
14.上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文The player dropped the pass?芍狝正確。
15.上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下兩句話可知你的想法和實(shí)際情況完全不一樣。完全搞錯(cuò)了。
16.動(dòng)詞辨析。Keep on繼續(xù);concentrate on專心致志于;put on 穿上;get on進(jìn)展,上車;句意:為了專心于你的未來(lái),你應(yīng)該讓過(guò)去的影響最小化。
17.名詞辨析。根據(jù)句意可知你要找出那些你過(guò)去很肯定的實(shí)際上卻是錯(cuò)的事情。
18.上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)句意:那件家具看上去很好,但是在你向你父親展示之前就壞成碎片了。
19.動(dòng)詞辨析。解析同上。
20.上下文串聯(lián),在這種情況之下不要認(rèn)為自己是一個(gè)很糟糕的木匠,正是因?yàn)槟阌缅e(cuò)了材料。在這個(gè)時(shí)候我們需要忘記過(guò)去。
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- A.
under
- B.
in
- C.
at
- D.
on
- 3.
- A.
did
- B.
got
- C.
is
- D.
does
- 4.
- A.
wish
- B.
duty
- C.
job
- D.
turn
- 5.
- A.
come
- B.
came
- C.
coming
- D.
comes
- 6.
- A.
had held
- B.
has held
- C.
was holding
- D.
holds
- 7.
- A.
near
- B.
nearly
- C.
nearer
- D.
nearest
- 8.
- A.
has been
- B.
had been
- C.
is
- D.
would be
- 9.
- A.
shared
- B.
talked
- C.
spoke
- D.
called
- 10.
- A.
the same
- B.
familiar
- C.
strange
- D.
the best
- 11.
- A.
hate
- B.
ignore
- C.
like
- D.
forget
- 12.
- A.
brought
- B.
made
- C.
got
- D.
surprised
- 13.
- A.
stood
- B.
stand
- C.
standing
- D.
are standing
- 14.
- A.
early
- B.
frequent
- C.
usual
- D.
late
- 15.
- A.
moving
- B.
move
- C.
moved
- D.
moves
- 16.
- A.
the meeting room
- B.
the park
- C.
the playground
- D.
the dormitory
- 17.
- A.
nothing
- B.
too much
- C.
a lot
- D.
something
- 18.
- A.
make friends
- B.
have words
- C.
have a speech
- D.
shake a hand
- 19.
- A.
times
- B.
words
- C.
places
- D.
news
- 20.
- A.
understand
- B.
see
- C.
judge
- D.
decide
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科目:高中英語(yǔ)
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題型:完形填空
I put a package of small gold colored foil (金箔) angels in my purse after my illness. The package was 1 and the angels fell out into my purse.
On the way home, I was at the store 2 for something and change was 3. I dug in, got the change and gave it to the 4. I didn’t realize there were also angels sticking (粘) to the 5! Well, she said, “Oh, angels for 6! Thank you! Come back and see me anytime!”
This 7 several times that day, with almost the same reaction at 8 places, with different people. So now I keep the angels in there and 9 dispense (分發(fā)) them with the change.
This little 10 has led to some interesting conversations --- for example, when I did go back to the same 11 where the lady received the 12 angles, she told me how much she 13 them and kept them by her bed.
She then told me, “I was 14 as a child, I couldn’t walk or talk. My grandparents told me that if I didn’t 15 I would be healed because the angel was 16 me. I started praying, and within a year I was totally healed! I’m so 17 for this healing!”
She also told me that the first time she 18me, she thought I was an angel! I then gave her some more angels, and 19 she acted like I had given her a million dollars!
What a lovely 20!
I plan on always keeping the little gold angels in my purse and dispensing them everywhere. When I do, I don’t say anything --- I just give them with the change.
- 1.
- A.
lost
- B.
mended
- C.
opened
- D.
stolen
- 2.
- A.
calling
- B.
paying
- C.
looking
- D.
examining
- 3.
- A.
saved
- B.
checked
- C.
returned
- D.
required
- 4.
- A.
salesperson
- B.
waiter
- C.
beggar
- D.
conductor
- 5.
- A.
clothes
- B.
purse
- C.
money
- D.
package
- 6.
- A.
them
- B.
her
- C.
you
- D.
me
- 7.
- A.
changed
- B.
happened
- C.
existed
- D.
gained
- 8.
- A.
different
- B.
similar
- C.
familiar
- D.
successful
- 9.
- A.
never
- B.
almost
- C.
always
- D.
finally
- 10.
- A.
reaction
- B.
fault
- C.
help
- D.
practice
- 11.
- A.
company
- B.
store
- C.
station
- D.
city
- 12.
- A.
first
- B.
only
- C.
last
- D.
some
- 13.
- A.
treasured
- B.
missed
- C.
expected
- D.
needed
- 14.
- A.
deaf
- B.
blind
- C.
wounded
- D.
disabled
- 15.
- A.
get up
- B.
give up
- C.
turn up
- D.
come up
- 16.
- A.
inside
- B.
outside
- C.
like
- D.
behind
- 17.
- A.
tense
- B.
sorry
- C.
grateful
- D.
proud
- 18.
- A.
dreamed
- B.
tested
- C.
saw
- D.
found
- 19.
- A.
however
- B.
also
- C.
later
- D.
again
- 20.
- A.
trade
- B.
experience
- C.
plan
- D.
method
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科目:高中英語(yǔ)
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題型:閱讀理解
French people pride themselves on their delicious foods, such as cheese, baguettes and croissants (two kinds of food). In fact, food is an important part of French culture. Families and friends spend hours over the dinner table each night. It is the opposite of the fast – food habit common in other parts of the West.
It’s the reason why the French are very angry that a McDonald’s is opening beneath Paris’s most famous museum: the Louvre (盧浮宮). The mew restaurant will be the 1,142 nd McDonald’s in France, and will open in the underground approach to the museum. But many French people can’t understand why this American chain is opening in the heart of French culture.
However, McDonald’s is paying no notice to the complaint. McDonald’s now has 31,000 chains worldwide. Tourists are hungry, and opening chains in tourist spots pays well.
There is another chain threatening France’s heritage. This time it is coffee rather than burgers. As more and more Starbucks open in Paris, traditional French cafes are forced to close.
The trouble with American companies opening chains throughout the world is the destructive effect they can have on a country’s culture. How can a small, independent coffee shop compete with the multi – billion dollar chain? You can go to a Starbucks in any city in the world, but you can only go to a Parisian café in France.
Responsibility is with the tourists. A McDonald’s wouldn’t open so near the Louvre if it weren’t not going to make money. Similarly, a Pizza Hut wouldn’t overlook (俯瞰) Egypt’s Great Pyramid if no one wants to sit in it. Maybe next time you visit the Great Wall, you should think twice before ordering a Cappuccino in the Starbucks.
- 1.
Why are the French very angry when a McDonald’s is opening beneath the Louvre?
- A.
Because they will spend many hours in McDonald’s.
- B.
Because French food culture is very impressive.
- C.
Because they also have the fast – food habit.
- D.
Because they are proud of their own food.
- 2.
The McDonald’s will be located in the underground approach to the museum because_______.
- A.
the complaints of the French are useless
- B.
opening a chain in tourist spot is rewarding
- C.
McDonald’s tends to be in the heart of culture
- D.
it will help to attract more tourists for the museum
- 3.
What is the trouble with American companies opening chains all over the world?
- A.
The traditional stores of a country are forced to fight back.
- B.
The traditional stores of a country become dependant.
- C.
They have negative effect on a country’s culture.
- D.
The multi – billion dollar chain can’t be matched.
- 4.
The author suggests that the tourists can_______.
- A.
decide whether the multiple stores of America are successful or not
- B.
order a Cappuccino in the Starbucks when they visit the Great Wall
- C.
sit in a Pizza Hut when they visit Egypt’s Great Pyramid
- D.
enter the McDonald’s when they visit the Louvre
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