My name is Matthew. I'm not someone who has m...

My name is Matthew. I'm not someone who has many secrets，because I'm a terrible liar. But there is one huge secret that I kept for years- -I failed my driving test. I had never failed a test before, and had never even come close. Driving made me anxious , but my parents told me I had to. They signed me up for driving lessons. I had gotten a perfect score for my written permit exam , but getting behind the wheel was a different story.

But when October 30th rolled around ,my pride set in. I wanted to be like everyone else at my school , showing off the brand new license they'd gotten. Looking back on that special day,I can't remember if I was nervous. What I do remember is starting the test , pausing at a stop sign after a few seconds , and being asked by the instructor to pull over. I had received an auto-fail since my pause was indeed a pause and not a real stop. I wasn't upset that I was leaving without a license, but I was scared everyone would know that I had failed. So when I got to class, I told everyone I didn't want to take the test on my birthday.

One Friday a month later, I went to the test spot again and passed. Later that night I drove for the first time by myself, which brought to me an amazing feeling I've never experienced——but sill, I couldn't imagine ever telling anyone the truth. So I didn't. It wasn't until midway through college that I came clean. It turned out plenty of my college friends had failed too! And I gathered enough courage to speak the fact out. Yes ,I had also failed.

Now I realize failure and imperfection are two things everyone has to experience , without which one couldn't make a true man.

1.What can we learn about Matthew?

A.He was a slow learner of driving. B.He relied heavily on his parents.

C.He was afraid of taking exams. D.He was bored with telling lies.

2.Why did the instructor ask Matthew to pull over?

A.To put an end to his lest. B.To check his parking skills.

C.To give him a second chance, D.To show him a better way of driving.

3.W hat made Matthew feel extremely worried after his first attempt?

A.Failing to get a driving license. B.Missing his birthday celebration.

C.Making his parents disappointed. D.Losing face before his classmates.

4.W hat did Matthew learn from his own experience?

A.Honesty is the best policy. B.Failure is a way to grow up.

C.Truth stands the test of time. D.Imperfection is another form of perfection.

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My name is Matthew. 1 don't have many _______ because I'm a terrible liar. But there is one huge secret that 1 have _______ for years——I failed my driving test. I had never failed a test before, and had never even come _______ Driving made me anxious, but my parents still _______ up for driving lessons for me. I had gotten a perfect _______ for my written exam, but getting behind the wheel was a different _______

But when October 30th _______ around, my pride set in. I wanted to be like everyone else at my school, _______ the brand new license they'd gotten. Looking back on that special day, I can't _______ if I was nervous. What I do remember is starting the test, pausing at a stop sign after a few ____________, and being asked by the instructor to pull over. I had received an auto-fail since my pause was indeed a pause and not a real stop. I wasn't __________ that I was leaving without a license, but I was __________ everyone would know my result. So when I got to class, I told everyone I didn't take the __________ on my birthday.

One Friday a month later, I went to the test spot again and __________ Later that night I __________ for the first time by myself, which brought to me an amazing feeling I've never experienced — but still, I couldn't __________ ever telling anyone the truth. So I didn't. It wasn't until midway through college that I came clean.

And I __________ enough courage to speak the __________ out.

Now I realize __________ and imperfection are two things everyone has to experience, without which one couldn't make a __________ man.

1.A.thoughts B.secrets C.suggestions D.feelings

2.A.written B.heard C.discovered D.kept

3.A.late B.naturally C.close D.easily

4.A.signed B.made C.stood D.came

5.A.score B.position C.opportunity D.book

6.A.clue B.story C.character D.face

7.A.went B.moved C.rolled D.ran

8.A.turning in B.hunting for C.giving away D.showing off

9.A.judge B.doubt C.remember D.complain

10.A.seconds B.hours C.days D.weeks

11.A.happy B.upset C.eager D.serious

12.A.surprised B.cautious C.familiar D.scared

13.A.test B.task C.party D.present

14.A.observed B.studied C.passed D.argued

15.A.cried B.drove C.left D.succeeded

16.A.forget B.advise C.enjoy D.imagine

17.A.gathered B.searched C.acquired D.needed

18.A.faith B.rule C.fault D.fact

19.A.purpose B.failure C.sadness D.habit

20.A.shy B.silent C.true D.confident

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I don't mind playing against a beginner，like myself，but I'm not going to _____ someone who has been playing chess for years．.

A. take up　　 B. take on

C. take off　　 D. take down

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A lot of people have asked me lately how I manage so many WeChat groups. I'll share a few of the secrets for it. Presently, I have more than 6, 200 people who subscribe(订阅)to my public account and at least 10, 000 in various groups. Some of them are my groups. Others are English language learning groups where I've been invited to share my free English lessons.

First, managing groups is really about managing people. The people who are connected with me are highly targeted for my lessons. They either joined one of my groups or they are in my Friends List. People have chosen to connect with me because they want to improve their English.

Second, I’m very slow at adding someone to a group. I let them connect to my public account (公众号)first. If people promote some kind of business, product or service, I don't want them in my groups. They’ll only cause me trouble. I delete(删除)them from my Friends' Circle quickly and make them disappear.

Third, if I don't want someone advertising in my group, I need to set rules for my group. I think putting ads in groups is the least effective way of promoting or advertising. I have two choices when someone breaks my rules. I can warm them. If they apologize, I will give them a second chance. If they don', kick them out of my group. It isn’t worth time to argue with them.

1.What does the writer do?

A.An English teacher B.A leader of school

C.An English learner D.A boss of company

2.The writer gives __________ tips about how to manage the WeChat.

A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5

3.What's the meaning of the underlined word "promote"?

A.生产 B.推销 C.加强 D.购买

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Managing groups is really about managing people

B.Some people connect with the writer to improve English.

C.The writer shares a few ways of managing WeChat groups.

D.No one has ever broken the writer's rules about WeChat groups.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Social media are a powerful tool, and the go-green movement is becoming popular in the social media world. A new Facebook app is exercising this power to help people get back to work or even land their dream job.1.

With an unemployment rate of 9.7 percent in January 2010,there were nearly 15 million Americans out of work of whom 6.3 million had been jobless for 27 or more weeks. It is likely that these people have used the most traditional methods to find a job. 2.As you can see, the name of the app is Hire My Friend, not Hire Me3.One of the most important parts of getting a job is who you know. Reach out to your network of friends and you will find more opportunities than applying for a job in a newspaper advertisement. As a writer, I know that networking is the key to opening doors and getting new opportunities.

When you place the Hire My Friend app on your Facebook page, you can present your friend's job-related facts and then this information is shown through a live feed post(实时发布).4.In addition to the app itself, the Hire My Friend Facebook page has lots of useful resources for those who want to find a job. One tab(标签) has the latest jobs that are being posted on Twitter, another powerful social media tool.5.The developer of the app encourages people never to give up. If you know of someone who is out of work, I encourage you to try the Hire My Friend app.

A.That is Hire My Friend.

B.Therefore, it is designed for you to help a friend get a job.

C.But now it's time to get creative and Hire My Friend can help people do that.

D.Besides, many other job searching apps provide useful information for the jobless.

E.Then your entire network of Facebook friends can see what your friend has to offer.

F.Social media enable people to communicate with each other by sharing information online.

G.Another tab has a list of job searching blogs and major job search sites for the jobless.

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August 1990, Boston

Dear Maya Shao-ming,

To me, June 6, 1990 is a special day. My long-awaited dream came true the minute your father cried, “A girl!” You are more than just a second child, more than just a girl to match our boy. You, little daughter, are the link to our female line, the legacy of another woman’s pain and sacrifice 31 years ago.

Let me tell you about your Chinese grandmother. Somewhere in Hong Kong, in the late fifties, a young waitress found herself pregnant (怀孕) by a cook, probably a co-worker at her restaurant. She carried the baby to term, suffered to give it birth, and kept the little girl for the first three months of her life. I like to think that my mother—your grandmother—loved me and fought to raise me on her own, but that the daily struggle was too hard. Worn down by the demands of the new baby and perhaps the constant threat of starvation, she made the painful decision to give away her girl so that both of us might have a chance for a better life.

More likely, I was dropped at the orphanage (孤儿院) steps or somewhere else. I will probably never know the truth. Having a baby in her unmarried state would have brought shame on the family in China, so she probably kept my existence a secret. Once I was out of her life, it was as if I had never been born. And so you and your brother and I are the missing leaves on a family tree.

Do they ever wonder if we exist?

Before I was two, I was adopted by an Anglo couple. Fed three square meals a day, I grew like a wild weed and grasped all the opportunities they had to offer—books, music, education, church life and community activities. In a family of blue-eyed blonds, though, I stood out like a sore thumb. Whether from jealousy or fear of someone who looked so different, my older brothers sometimes teased me about my unpleasing skin, or made fun of my clumsy walk. Moody and impatient, burdened by fears that none of us realized resulted from my early years of need, I was not an easy child to love. My mother and I conflicted countless times over the years, but gradually came to see one another as real human beings with faults and talents, and as women of strength in our own right. Lacking a mirror image in the mother who raised me, I had to seek my identity as a woman on my own. The Asian American community has helped me regain my double identity.

But part of me will always be missing: my beginnings, my personal history, all the delicate details that give a person her origin. Nevertheless, someone gave me a lucky name “Siu Wai”. “Siu” means “little”, and “Wai” means “clever”. Therefore, my baby name was “Clever little one.” Who chose those words? Who cared enough to note my arrival in the world?

I lost my Chinese name for 18 years. It was Americanized for convenience to “Sue”. But like an ill-fitting coat, it made me uncomfortable. I hated the name. But even more, I hated being Chinese. It took many years to become proud of my Asian origin and work up the courage to take back my birth-name. That, plus a little knowledge of classroom Cantonese is all the Chinese culture I have to offer you. Not white, certainly, but not really Asian, I try to pave the way between the two worlds and bridge the gap for you. Your name, “Shao-ming”, is very much like mine—“Shao” means “little”. And “ming” is “bright”, as in a shining sun or moon. Whose lives will you brighten, little Maya? Your past is more complete than mine, and each day I cradle you in your babyhood, generously giving you the loving care I lacked for my first two years. When I pat you, I comfort the lost baby inside me who still cries for her mother.

Sweet Maya, it doesn’t matter what you “become” later on. You have already fulfilled my wildest dreams.

I love you.

Mammy

1.Why is June 6, 1990 a special day for Mommy?

A.Her dream of being a mother came true. B.She found her origin from her Chinese mother.

C.She wrote the letter to her daughter. D.Her female line was well linked.

2.How does Mommy feel about her being given away?

A.It is bitter and disappointing. B.It is painful but understandable.

C.She feels sorry but sympathetic. D.She feels hurt and angry.

3.What does “I stood out like a sore thumb” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.I walked clumsily out of pains. B.I was not easy to love due to jealousy.

C.I was impatient out of fear. D.I looked different from others.

4.What can be inferred from Mommy’s Anglo family life?

A.She used to experience an identity crisis. B.She fought against her American identity.

C.She forgot the pains of her early years. D.She kept her love for Asia from childhood.

5.Why did Mommy name her daughter “Shao-ming”?

A.To match her own birth-name. B.To brighten the lives of the family.

C.To identify her with Chinese origin. D.To justify her pride in Chinese culture.

6.By “Your past is more complete than mine,” Mommy means______.

A.her past was completed earlier than Shao-ming’s

B.Shao-ming has got motherly care and a sense of roots

C.her mother didn’t comfort her the way she did Shao-ming

D.her past was spent brokenly, first in Asia, then in the US

高三英语阅读选择困难题查看答案及解析

August 1990,Boston

Dear Maya Shao-ming,

To me,June 6,1990 is a special day.My long-awaited dream came true the minute your father cried,“A girl!” You are more than just a second child,more than just a girl to match our boy.You,little daughter,are the link to our female line,the legacy of another woman’s pain and sacrifice 31 years ago.

Let me tell you about your Chinese grandmother.Somewhere in Hong Kong,in the late fifties,a young waitress found herself pregnant(怀孕)by a cook,probably a co-worker at her restaurant.She carried the baby to term,suffered to give it birth,and kept the little girl for the first three months of her life.I like to think that my mother—your grandmother—loved me and fought to raise me on her own,but that the daily struggle was too hard.Worn down by the demands of the new baby and perhaps the constant threat of starvation,she made the painful decision to give away her girl so that both of us might have a chance for a better life.

More likely,I was dropped at the orphanage(孤儿院)steps or somewhere else.I will probably never know the truth.Having a baby in her unmarried state would have brought shame on the family in China,so she probably kept my existence a secret.Once I was out of her life,it was as if I had never been born.And so you and your brother and I are the missing leaves on a family tree.

Do they ever wonder if we exist?

Before I was two,I was adopted by an Anglo couple.Fed three square meals a day,I grew like a wild weed and grasped all the opportunities they had to offer—books,music,education,church life and community activities.In a family of blue-eyed blonds,though,I stood out like a sore thumb.Whether from jealousy or fear of someone who looked so different,my older brothers sometimes teased me about my unpleasing skin,or made fun of my clumsy walk.Moody and impatient,burdened by fears that none of us realized resulted from my early years of need,I was not an easy child to love.My mother and I conflicted countless times over the years,but gradually came to see one another as real human beings with faults and talents,and as women of strength in our own right.Lacking a mirror image in the mother who raised me,I had to seek my identity as a woman on my own.The Asian American community has helped me regain my double identity.

But part of me will always be missing:my beginnings,my personal history,all the delicate details that give a person her origin.Nevertheless,someone gave me a lucky name“Siu Wai”.“Siu”means“little”,and“Wai”means“clever”.Therefore,my baby name was“Clever little one.”Who chose those words?Who cared enough to note my arrival in the world?

I lost my Chinese name for 18 years.It was Americanized for convenience to“Sue”.But like an ill-fitting coat,it made me uncomfortable.I hated the name.But even more,I hated being Chinese.It took many years to become proud of my Asian origin and work up the courage to take back my birth-name.That,plus a little knowledge of classroom Cantonese is all the Chinese culture I have to offer you.Not white,certainly,but not really Asian,I try to pave the way between the two worlds and bridge the gap for you.Your name,“Shao-ming”,is very much like mine—“Shao”means“little”.And“ming”is“bright”,as in a shining sun or moon.Whose lives will you brighten,little Maya?Your past is more complete than mine,and each day I cradle you in your babyhood,generously giving you the loving care I lacked for my first two years.When I pat you,I comfort the lost baby inside me who still cries for her mother.

Sweet Maya,it doesn’t matter what you“become”later on.You have already fulfilled my wildest dreams.

I love you.

Mammy

1.Why is June 6,1990 a special day for Mommy?

A.Her dream of being a mother came true.

B.She found her origin from her Chinese mother.

C.She wrote the letter to her daughter.

D.Her female line was well linked.

2.How does Mommy feel about her being given away?

A.It is bitter and disappointing.

B.It is painful but understandable.

C.She feels sorry but sympathetic.

D.She feels hurt and angry.

3.What does“I stood out like a sore thumb”in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.I walked clumsily out of pains.

B.I was not easy to love due to jealousy.

C.I was impatient out of fear.

D.I looked different from others.

4.What can be inferred from Mommy’s Anglo family life?

A.She used to experience an identity crisis.

B.She fought against her American identity.

C.She forgot the pains of her early years.

D.She kept her love for Asia from childhood.

高三英语阅读选择困难题查看答案及解析

请根据表格内容填空：

1.Rain’s Chinese name is _____________．He is not _____________._____________is his first name．

2.Sophie is ____________name．She is from _____________．Her telephone number is ____________．

3.Kate is a ____________ swimmer．She likes ___________，____________，____________．

七年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

—Whose book is this?—It ______ Carter’s. It has his name on it.

A. might not　　 　　　　 　 B. can’t be

C. could be　　 　　　　　　 D. must be

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---There is someone knocking at the door. Who_______ it be?

---I'm not sure. It_______ be a postman.

A. may; must B. will; can C. can; may D. may; will

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