There is a man who is dying to find the way to success, but he doesn’t have an idea how to do it. One day, he meets a guru, a religious teacher, on the road. The man asks the guru, “Which way is to success?” The gum doesn’t speak, but points to a place off in the distance.
The man, thrilled by the prospect of quick and easy success, rushes off in that direction. Along the way, he is occupied in inking up something special but there is nothing. Suddenly there comes a loud splat（溅泼声）. Eventually, the man limps back in rags, assuming he must have misinterpreted the message. Therefore, he returns to the guru for a reason. He repeats his question to the gum, who again points silently in the same direction.
The man was obedient to walk off once more. This time the splat is deafening, and when the man crawls back, he is bloody, broken and angry, “I asked you which way was to success,” he screams at the guru,” I followed the direction you pointed to. And all I got was being knocked down! No more of this pointing! Tell me why? Talk!”
Only then does the guru speak, and what he says is that “Success is that way. Just a little past the splat.”
1.Why does the man fail once more?
A. He is so stupid that he cannot find it.
B. The way to success does not exist in life.
C. The guru gave the wrong direction to him.
D. He does not make sense of the guru’s words.
2.What does the underlined word ‘‘obedient” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Submitted. B. Pleasing.
C. Disappointed. D. Unwilling.
3.What does the guru think of how to succeed?
A. Getting the help from others. B. Achieving it all on your own.
C. Keeping on going after some failures. D. Just facing up to many difficulties.
4.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Believe in yourself. B. Don’t give up too soon.
C. Listen to the wisdom’s suggestion. D. Introduce the guru’s wisdom.
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1.This passage most probably is a(n) .
A. lab report B. news story
C. advertisement D. letter of thanks
2.From the passage we learn that Mindle is a device which .
A. disappears while you read B. is operated by a computer
C. has neither wires nor weight D. can find a hook within one minute
3.With the device, the reader is able to .
A. improve reading skills B. gain access to free software
C. enjoy reading when driving a car D. get rid of heavy books made of paper
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The poverty line is the minimum income that people need for an acceptable standard of living. People with incomes below the poverty line are considered poor. Economists study the causes of poverty in order to find solutions to the problem.
As the general standard of living in the country rises, the poverty line does, too. Therefore, even with today’s relatively high standard of living, about 10 percent of the people in the United States are below the poverty line. However, if these people had stable jobs, they could have an acceptable standard of living. Economists suggest several reasons why poor people do not have jobs.
For one thing, more than half of the poor people in the United States are not qualified to work. Over 40 percent of the poor people are children. By law, children less than 16 years old cannot work in many industries. A large number of poor people are old. Many companies do not hire people over 65 years old, the normal retirement age.
Some poor adults do not look for jobs for a variety of personal reasons: they are sick, they do not have any motivation, they have family problems, or they do not believe that they can find a job.
Other poor people look for a job, but cannot find one. Many poor adults never went to high school. Therefore, when they look for jobs, they have few skills that they can offer.
At the present time, the government thinks it can reduce poverty in the country in the following ways:
First, if the national economy grows, businesses and industries hire more workers. Some of the poor who are qualified to look for jobs may find employment. Then they will no longer below the poverty line.
Second, if society invests in the poor，the poor will become more productive.
If the government spends money on social programs, education and training for poor people, the poor will have the skills to offer. Then it is more probable that they can find jobs.
Finally, if the government distributes society’s income differently, it raises some poor people above the poverty line. The government collects taxes from the non-poor and gives money to the poor. These payments to the poor are called welfare.
Some economists are looking for better solutions to the poverty problem. However, at the present time, many people depend on welfare for a minimally acceptable standard of living.
1.This passage is mainly about .
A. the poverty line
B. how to look for jobs
C. how to raise the standard of living
D. the causes of poverty and solutions to the problem
2.If the general standard of living in the country rises, the poverty line .
A. falls B. does not change
C. rises D. changes at random
3.Which one is not the reason that poor adults do not look for jobs?
A. They are too sick to work. B. They have no motivation.
C. They family problems. D. They are too lazy to find jobs.
4.The underlined word “distribute” means “ ”.
A. charge B. share
C. receive D. deliver
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According to the findings of a new study, telling kids they’re smart enhances the idea that intelligence is a genetic gift rather than a skill that ran he improved, and children who think their intelligence is fixer! are not likely to pay attention to mistakes and recover from them.
In the study publisher! online, researchers looked at 123 children who were about 7. The team assessed the children to determine whether they had a “growth mindset（思维定式）”. They asked the children to complete a fast-paced computer task while their brain activities were recorded. During the recording, researchers noted that brain activity stopped within a half-second after making a mistake. The larger the brain response was, the more the child focused on the error.
Based on the data they collected, the researchers concluded that children with a “growth mindset” were much more likely to have a larger brain response after making a mistake, and in turn were more likely to improve their performance by paying closer attention to the task after making an error.
For parents, the lessons are clear: for starters, don’t pay praises that suggest intelligence is fixed. If a child hands you an A test, don’t say “You are smart!” Instead say “Wow, that study really paid off!”
Second, focus on using errors to work together and learn. Many parents and teachers shy away from mentioning a child’s mistakes, telling them “It’s OK. You’ll get it next time.” without giving them the opportunity to figure out what went wrong. Instead, it’s better to tell the child that mistakes happen, and to pay attention and work to figure out where and how they made the mistake.
1.What’s the resold of telling kids they’re clever?
A. They may think efforts are useful.
B. They may be attentive to their mistakes.
C. They may think they’re very clever.
D. They may think intelligence is fixed at birth.
2.How would children with a “growth mindset” react to their mistakes in the study?
A. They would be more careful to their mistakes and more likely to improve.
B. They had a smaller response and would pay no attention to their errors.
C. They would he less attentive to their errors and pay little attention to their mistakes.
D. They are more likely to have a larger brain response before making a mistake.
3.What does the author advise the parents to do when their kids make mistakes?
A. Comfort the kids and stress the efforts they made.
B. Tell them it’s OK and they will get it next time.
C. Praise the progress they made but not their smartness.
D. Let the child think about what mistakes they made.
4.What floes the passage mainly talk about?
A. Praise the children for their intelligence.
B. How to Heal with kids’ performance at school.
C. Proper response to kids’ mistakes and progress.
D. The reflection on kids’ smartness and development.
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Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? 1. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your mood will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. 2.
When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self-pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they ran turn the circumstances back to their favor.
3. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
4. Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing hath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously putting yourself in a better mood.
Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 5.
A. Cheerfulness doesn’t always imply happiness.
B. Find a way to joke about a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
C. Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.
D. It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.
E. These are important questions for anyone who is staking happiness to ask themselves.
F. Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods ran have a negative effect on your mood.
G. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional states will be infectious.
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Last Sunday. I went to the neighborhood cafe with my friend. On the way, ____ an old lady, ____ cart had been knocked over and her goods were scattered across the pavement. She was ____ her goods. People passing by were ____ her as if she were a beggar.
I hesitated. Many things were running through my mind. “What should we do?” I asked my friend ____. “It’s none of our business. ____, you may get both of us into trouble and ____ it if you help,” my friend said ____ and then continued to walk ahead. However, I had great ____ on this poor lady. “She really needs help.” I said seriously and began to ____ the lady.
I cautiously ____ beside the lady, helping her. I could feel the passers-by eyeing me ____. I knew they were thinking that I was ____ for helping her or that I had knocked over her cart and therefore I was assisting her out of ____.
“Thank you!” She whispered.
“You are welcome!” I murmured, offering a ____.
She also smiled. After all goods were picked up, she slowly rose ____ her feet. She thanked me again, and continued walking down the street. Yet I knew that her smile and ____ would always he impressed on my mind.
At that moment, I didn’t care anymore ____ other people thought.
I smiled to myself because although I had helped that lady in such a ____ wav, she had helped me more by showing me how I could he ____ in the world.
1.A. hit B. noticed C. heard about D. waited for
2.A. her B. whose C. which D. what
3.A. donating B. enjoying C. collecting D. providing
4.A. avoiding B. helping C. scolding D. surrounding
5.A. shyly B. quietly C. bravely D. toughly
6.A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Thus
7.A. appreciate B. mind C. change D. regret
8.A. coldly B. cheerfully C. frequently D. angrily
9.A. honor B. pity C. pride D. joy
10.A. approach B. observe C. understand D. leave
11.A. calmed down B. knelt down C. got off D. ended up
12.A. doubtfully B. thankfully C. mercifully D. supportively
13.A. grateful B. great C. afraid D. crazy
14.A. duty B. sadness C. force D. control
15.A. help B. smile C. job D. suggestion
16.A. up B. out C. to D. off
17.A. mercy B. wish C. effort D. appreciation
18.A. when B. where C. who D. what
19.A. rude B. hard C. long D. kind
20.A. strange B. fortunate C. different D. wealthy
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填人答题卡的相应位置。
There is a woman 1.（name）Daisy who has devoted all her life to 2.（attend）to the homeless children. It’s generally recognized that what she has done for children 3.（deserve）to be respected by everyone. 4.（personal）speaking, her selfless behavior sets a good example to us.
There was a time when I came across Daisy who 5.（invite）to deliver a speech, during which she indicated, “6.（take）care of homeless children is just 7. ordinary job, but it doesn’t mean that you can look down 8. it. Every job is equal. We can’t say which one is 9.（good ）.” She also said, “Once you set out to do something, you ought to carry on with it to the end, 10. you will gain nothing in the end.”
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。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。
Everyone does have a hope for a new year. Do you hope that 2019 will the year in which you can achieve higher scores, eat healthy and go to bed earlier?
If we are able to strength our self-control and willpower, it’s likely to that we will achieve our aims. Let’s spend some time reflect on our emotionally well-being and resolutions. We should be patient with ourselves and he proud with all our achievements, no matter what tiny they are. Achieve our goal is not a rareness or competition. It’s a step towards being the best person that we can be.
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假如你是永嘉中学学生李华，获得全国口语大赛一等奖，某英语报社邀请你用英语写一篇稿件，介绍一下你在英语口语学习方面的成功经验。内容包括：
1. 自信勇敢，抓住机会说英语，不怕出错；
2. 多参加用英语交流的活动，如英语角；
3. 多看英语节目（如CCTV9），漠仿发音等；
4. ……
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 文章开头已给出，不计人总间数。
I’m Li Hua from Yongjia Middle School. Now I’d like to sharp mv experience in learning oral English.
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