I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn't care about my work, and he didn't care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, "Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?"
At that time I didn't realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, "Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!" And she swept it into the wastebasket.
I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth?
She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, "Now hear this! All objects in this room -- if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!"
Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, "Honey, you just have to learn how to take control." With that, she left the room.
After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.
1.Why did the author shout at the telephone?
A. He was mad at the telephone.
B. He was angry with his agent.
C. He was anxious about his wife.
D. He was impatient with the secretary.
2.What did the author's wife do after she heard his shouting?
A. She said nothing. B. She shouted at him.
C. She called the agent. D. She threw the phone away.
3.What made the author laugh?
A. His own behavior.
B. His wife's suggestion.
C. His changeable feelings
D. His wife's sweet kiss.
4.What does the underlined word "antics" refer to?
A. Smart words. B. Unusual actions.
C. Surprising looks. D. Anxious feelings.
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Dear March - Come in -
How glad I am -
I hoped for you before ...
Who knocks? That April –共和国广告广告
Lock the Door -
I will not be pursued -
He stayed away a year to call -
When I am occupied -
But trifles(琐事) look so trivial(不重要的) -
As soon as you have come ...
This lovely poem was written by Emily Dickinson, who is considered a major American poet, though she was not accorded (符合) this honor until well after her death.
Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. She attended school for only one year. Throughout her life, she seldom left her home and visitors were few. She lived in almost complete isolation(隔离) from the outside world.
She admired the poetry of Robert and Elizabeth Barren Browning, as well as John Keats. Though she was dissuaded (劝阻) from reading the poetry of her contemporary Walt Whitman by rumors of its disgracefulness, the two poets are now connected by the distinguished place they hold as the founders of a uniquely American poetic voice.
While Dickinson was extremely prolific (多产的) as a poet, she was not publicly recognized during her lifetime. Upon her death, Dickinson's family discovered forty hand-bound volumes of nearly 1,800 poems. Her younger sister began to share the enormous body of work that Emily left behind.
Emily's odd punctuation, capitalization(大写), and formatting(格式) did not meet with standard publishing "approval" for earlier editions. There is a whimsical (古怪的) nature to many other poems, as the subject of death was the most frequent theme.
1. In the poem, the poetess was speaking to ______.
A. a little girl B. a long-lost family member
C. a nice season D. a cute animal
2.What is a feature of Emily Dickinson's poems?
A. They do not pay attention to rhymes.
B. They resemble those of Walt Whitman.
C. They have a strange format.
D. They reflect her personal and social life.
3.According to the text, Emily Dickinson _______.
A. was completely homeschooled and had a talent for writing poems
B. was greatly influenced by four of her contemporary poets
C. is regarded as a leading poet in American literature
D. published a large number of poems during her lifetime
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1. How long does it take the battery to charge up an iPhone?
A. 15 minutes. B. 30 minutes.
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2.What is special about the battery?
A. It is built in an iPhone.
B. It is the smallest of its kind.
C. It can also be used as a charger.
D. It keeps power for about 30 days.
3.Who mentions the transporting of the battery?
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Envy seems to be bad-but it doesn't have to be. Researchers are finding that, if approached the right way, there can actually be an advantage.
Psychologists classify envy in two ways: negative and positive. With positive envy, you are motivated by another person's success and struggle to follow it. With negative envy, you want to cut the advantaged person down so you look better by comparison. Let's say you feel sufferings of envy after your rival(对手) at another firm gets promoted. Negative envy might drive you to destroy his success, but positive envy would inspire you to work harder and get promoted, too.
Studies show positive envy can be a great motivator(动力). In a 2011 study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, researchers in the Netherlands conducted a series of experiments with more than 200 university students. Researchers found that when they caused feelings of positive envy----as opposed to admiration or negative envy----in the students, it drove them to want to study more and perform better on a test measuring creativity and intelligence. While admiration may feel better, the researchers found, it doesn't motivate performance like the pain and frustration of envy.
“Those painful sufferings of envy are there for an evolutionary(进化的) reason,” says Texas Christian University researcher Sarah E. Hill, “warning us that someone has something of importance to us.” Building on this theory, Dr. Hill and others conducted a series of experiments, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, to test whether envy improves attention and memory----the tools needed to copy a rival's steps to success. In one experiment, half of the participants were asked to recall past feelings of envy; the other half weren't. The two groups were then shown mock(模拟的) interviews of imaginary peers. The group filled with envy paid closer attention and better recalled details about the interview subjects. In other words, envy made them more astute（机敏的）. Not only can envy motivate us to reach for higher goals, it may even give us the cognitive push to get there.
1.What’s the bad effect of negative envy?
A. It makes you lose heart and gets discouraged.
B. It has you feel motivated.
C. It makes you harm or hurt others on purpose.
D. It reminds you to struggle to follow your dreams.
2.What’s the benefit of positive envy?
A. It inspires you to find a possible rival to try to defeat them.
B. It encourages you to work harder with a positive attitude.
C. It won’t hurt your opponents in the same firm.
D. It won’t destroy your success at another firm.
3.Compared to admiration, positive envy can__________.
A. make you feel worse in all sides
B. be more likely to get you to admire others
C. make you feel the pain in your performance
D. be more likely to get you inspired to get success
4. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Envy seems to be bad.
B. Keep your envy in secret.
C. Make full use of positive envy.
D. Forget about your envy now.
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy our ambitions. Fear can destroy fortunes. Fear can destroy relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. Fear is one of the many enemies living inside us.
1.
The first enemy we face is indecision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity. __2. Take a sword to this enemy.
The second enemy inside is doubt.___ 3.___But you also can’t let doubt take over. Many people doubt the past, doubt the future, doubt each other, doubt the government, doubt the possibilities and doubt the opportunities. Worst of all, they doubt themselves. I’m telling you, doubt will destroy your life and your chances of success. It will empty both your bank account and your heart. 4.
Do battle with the enemies. Do battle with your fears. 5. Be courageous in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to become.
A. Sure, there’s room for healthy doubt. You can’t believe everything
B. Build your courage to fight what’s holding you back, what’s keeping you from your goals and dreams.
C. Let me tell you about two of the other enemies we face from within.
D. Below are the ways which might be useful for us to overcome our fears.
E. Doubt is an enemy. Go after it. Get rid of it.
F. It will steal your chances for a better future.
G. Some people doubt everything.
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完形填空
阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。
Our planet isn't in very good shape right now. The air is . The ocean is polluted. The problem we’re facing is really . It may seem like there’s so much we need to do, to make things right. And that’s the . We don’t need to do more. we need to do less.
Let’s take a look at some of the we can use the power of LESS to save the planet.
Driving less, walking more. Not only will you be saving the environment, you’ll be saving your________ as well.
Wanting less, appreciating more. Instead of wanting a big home you can’t afford, maybe you should live in a smaller home in a ________ expensive area.
Talking less, listening more. We usually spend most of our time ________ . And actually you would be ________ how much people never really hear each other at all. Think about how your life can be improved by ________ people better.
Spend more ________ being mindful. We often ________ a lot of time trying to do too many things ________ . We try to print a report and ________ on the phone at the same time. Doing this we run the ________ of printing the wrong pages and saying the wrong thing.
Buy less things. The more things we ________ , the more resources we take from the planet. The more we buy, the larger that ________ becomes. Buying new things isn’t really a bad thing. ________ is our desire to buy the newest and greatest each year or every few months that is dangerous. After all, that ________ thing has to go somewhere. And it’s probably in the landfill somewhere.
How can you use the ________ of LESS to help save the planet? I would love to hear your ideas.
1.A. clean B. blue C. dirty D. fresh
2.A. perfect B. simple C. ridiculous D. untrue
3.A. problem B. manner C. measure D. hope
4.A. Specially B. Clearly C. Luckily D. Actually
5.A. suggestions B. ways C. plans D. tasks
6.A. wish B. mind C. thought D. heart
7.A. less B. much C. more D. little
8.A. listening B. talking C. reading D. writing
9.A. excited B. pleased C. amazed D. annoyed
10.A. treating B. thanking C. teaching D. understanding
11.A. money B. effort C. time D. energy
12.A. waste B. spend C. save D. spare
13.A. at once B. at last C. at least D. at all
14.A. tell B. scream C. talk D. hold
15.A. risk B. chance C. luck D. means
16.A. sell B. find C. know D. buy
17.A. debt B. resource C. energy D. doubt
18.A. This B. That C. It D. Such
19.A. new B. expensive C. useful D. old
20.A. ability B. power C. value D. help
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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。
1. video of several renowned singers performing the same song, A-mei’s Listen to the Sea, appeared on Weibo’s hot post rankings soon after South Korean artist The One 2. (deliver) his version on the stage at Hunan TV’s I’m a Singer on March 6.
Now we can thank Sing My Song for 3. (offer) music fans more choices to add to their playlists.
There have been many singing competitions 4. Super Girl started the craze(热潮) in 2005. Among them is The Voice of China, 5. aims to find the singer with the 6. (strong) vocal abilities. I’m a Singer provides a platform for veterans（老兵） to rediscover their passion for music and challenge 7. . Super Girl and Super Boy are intended to find the next super idol for the show business. The 8. (win) don’t need to be the best singer but their personality must be 9. (difference) from others, that is to say, they must have a distinct personality.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the UK’s ITV has created a British version of Sing My Song, 10. (mark) the first time a Chinese format talent show has been exported abroad.
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单词拼写
1.I missed a good o__________ (机会) to give my opinion on it.
2.He will never decide to a__________ (抛弃，遗弃) the search for truth.
3.You should __________ (道歉) to her because you’ve hurt her feelings.
4.People should be very __________(小心的，谨慎的) about believing this statement.
5.He __________ (后悔) that he had been careless.
6.Don’t worry. Please sit down and __________ (放松).
7.This kind of paper __________ (吸收) ink well.
8.He had the __________ (勇气) to sail around the world in a yacht.
9.__________ (不管，不顾) the traffic jam, he arrived there on time.
10.His play was __________ (完美的) in every way.
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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。错误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：把多余的词用斜线（＼）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。
Do you know how it is that cats eat first and wash their hands and faces afterwards? One day a unlucky mouse was just about to be eaten with a cat. The mouse was quick-minded. He say to the cat, "Don’t you have any manner at all? Everyone knows you should wash your hands and face after you eat." The cat ashamed of this and began to wash. While the cat was washing happy, the mouse ran off, and so the cat lost her meal. Ever since then cats have been eaten first and washed them afterwards.
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书面表达
学校即将举行以“Turning a Bad Mood（心情）into a Good One ”为题目的英语作文比赛，请按下列要求定一篇100词左右的文章。
1. 好心情的重要性。 2. 产生坏心情的原因。 3. 应该如何调整心情。
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