Many of us spend a great deal of time and ene...

Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right and others are wrong. Many people believe that it’s their job to　 　　　 others how their positions, statements, and points of view are 　　 , and that in doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow　 　　 　 it, or at least learn something. Wrong!

Think about it. Have you ever been　　 　　　　 　 by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right.”? Or, has anyone you know ever 　 　　 you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their 　　 　 ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us　 　　　　 　 to be corrected. We all want our positions to be 　 　　 　 and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest　 　　　　 　 of the human heart. And those who learn to　 　　　　 　 are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the 　　 　 of correcting others are often hated and 　　 .

A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practise 　　 　 others the joy of being right—give them the glory. 　 　　　　 correcting. When someone says, “I really feel it’s important to…”, rather than jumping 　　 　 and saying, “No, it’s more important to…”, simply let it go and allow their statement to 　　 . The people in your life will become less defensive and more 　　 . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have　 　　 . You’ll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people’s 　 　　　　 , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos (自我). Starting today, let others be “ 　　　　 ”.

1.A. show　　 B. ask　　 C. prove　　　　 D. teach

2.A. unimportant　　　　 B. unbelievable C. incorrect　　 D. imperfect

3.A. consider　　 　　 B. appreciate　 C. understand　　 D. refuse

4.A. fooled　　 B. helped　　 C. Taught　　 D. corrected

5.A. thanked　　　　 B. rewarded　 C. cared　　 D. accepted

6.A. side　　　　 　　 B. price　　 C. expense　　　　 D. cost

7.A. like　　　　　 B. hate　　 C. prefer　　 D. afford

8.A. admired　　　　 B. received　 C. realized　　 D. respected

9.A. shortcomings　 　　 B. advantages　 C. desires　　 D. wishes

10.A. talk　　 　　 B. praise　　 C. help　　 D. listen

11.A. habit　　 B. form　　 C. position　　 D. purpose

12.A. punished　　 B. avoided　 C. left　　 D. scolded

13.A. letting　　 B. lending　 C. allowing　　 D. owing

14.A. Stop　　 B. Continue　 C. Practise　　 D. Try

15.A. out　　　　　 B. up　　 C. in　　　 D. off

16.A. last　　　　　 B. go　　 C. work　　 D. stand

17.A. helpful　　　　 B. loving　　　　 C. careful　　 D. popular

18.A. dreamed　　 　　 B. wanted　 C. asked　　 D. demanded

19.A. sufferings　　 B. worries　 C. success　　 D. happiness

20.A. happy　　 B. right　　 C. sorry　　 D. proud

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__________ of time and energy has been spent in investigating the murder.

A．A great deal       B．A good many       C．Large numbers     D．Large amounts

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It’s a great sunny day, so it’s time to get out and enjoy the weather. Many of us would like to, but we have projects due, tasks that need to be done, people that we need to see and money that needs to be made.

What if your company gave you that time off as compensation for the great effort that you gave to the team to finish a project on time? See, when it comes to teamwork, the main focus is for the team to work together. In a ‘‘winning” team there is an equal balance of people who have unique strengths and weaknesses.

Take the example of the Chicago Bulls(芝加哥公牛队) of the 1990s. Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player to play the game, but did they win a championship every year when Michael had played? No. It took a (D-type) Michael Jordan to lead the team and control the outcome. It took a(n) (I-type) wild and energetic Dennis Rodman to keep the team fun and interesting. It took (S-types) Scottie Pippin, Bill Cartwright, and John Paxson to support the team. And it took the (C-type) analytical mind of Coach Phil Jackson to create a foundation for the players to play on. In the end they, the Chicago Bulls, were able to win six championships within eight years.

What is your team made up of? All Jordans? All Jacksons? All Rodmans? Or all Pippins, Cartwrights and Paxsons? It is you who can choose who’s on your team. Try finding the right people for the right job, and you will have a “winning” team every time!

1.The underlined word “compensation” in the second paragraph means “　　　　 ”.

A. reward　 B. present　 C. money　 D. duty

2.According to this passage, a winning team is made up of 　　　　　 .

A. a group of people who are tall and strong

B. a group of people who don’t have weaknesses

C. a group of people who don’t quarrel with each other

D. a group of people whose strengths and weaknesses can get to balance

3. The Chicago Bulls were able to win six championships within eight years because 　　　　　　 .

A. Michael Jordan was a good team leader

B. Coach Phil Jackson created a foundation

C. all the players and the coach worked together

D. Dennis Rodman kept the team fun and interesting

4. What would be the best title for this passage?

A. Working Is Happy　　　 B. The Story of the Chicago Bulls

C. Good Choice　　　　　　　 D. Working Together for a Team

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Many of us invest valuable time，energy and money planning our vacations. We do this because we know for sure that going on vacations must be good for us. Research proves this feeling without a doubt. Vacations help us perform better at work, improve our sleep quality and cushion us against depression.

Yet, despite these benefits, many of us return home with a feeling that our last vacation was OK --- but not great. In order to change this, some mistakes should be avoided. A classic one for vacation planners is attempting to maximize value for money by planning trips that have too many components (组成部分).Perhaps you’re planning a trip to Europe, seven cities in 10 days，and you realize it will cost only a little more to add two more destinations to the list. It sounds fine in theory, but hopping from one place to the next hardly gives an opportunity to experience what psychologists call mindfulness(留意) --- time to take in our new surroundings, time to be present and absorb our travel experiences. Another mistake is that we worry too much about strategic issues such as how to find a good flight deal，how to get from A to B，or which destinations to add or subtract from our journey. These issues may seem important, but our psychological state of mind is far more important.

Actually, vacation happiness is based on the following top rules. First, choose your travel companions wisely, because nothing contributes more significantly to a trip than the right companions. Second，don’t spend your vacation time in a place where everything is too expensive so as to keep a positive mood. Third, shop wisely, for meaningful experiences provide more long-term happiness than physical possessions.

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It is _____to spend a great deal of money on such meaningless and useless things.

A. cautious　　 　 B. curious

C. ridiculous　　 D. particular

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

How to restore (恢复) balance in life

Many of us give our time and energy generously to our family members, friends, and co-workers, but often ignore our own needs. 1.Here some people share the experiences that made them realize they had to start taking care of themselves — and what they’re doing about it.

Lighten your load

Before you can take care of anyone else, you need to be able to care for yourself. My own personal truth is that I am a part of God, and he does not want me to feel burdened.2.

Learn to accept forgiveness

I accepted forgiveness, and since then I have forgiven myself, as well as all the people I considered to have caused me pain in one way or another.3.

Be grateful

I do my own kind of gratitude meditation (沉思) every night. 4.Together, avoiding the negative energy of feeling like a victim and producing the positive force of gratitude provide me with the strength to take care of both myself and others.

Take a walk

5.I do it slowly, and I pray. I notice that when I walk I feel better mentally and physically. I admire trees, the flowers and the sky. I realize I need to lose weight, but I don’t want to fill my head with negative self-talk. I want to have an “I can do this” mentality(心态).

A. I realized that forgiving means healing.

B. I try to walk 3-4 times a week for 45 minutes

C. I find it’s easy to forgive myself and others

D. I was used to slowing down and being gentle with myself

E. I sit quietly, and feel grateful for the blessings I’ve received.

F. He also wants my load to be light enough so that I can take on burdens if I have to.

G. It may not be until we become exhausted that we pay attention to our own needs.

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I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language — the way it can evoke(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all — all the Englishes I grew up with.

Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions (认识) of the limited English speaker.

I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly, her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal(内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show; her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

1.By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that________.

2.The author used to think of her mother’s English as________.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

4.What is the passage mainly about?

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I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language — the way it can evoke（唤起） an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.

Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions（认识）of the limited English speaker.

I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal（内在的）language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show; her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

1.By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that ______.

A. she uses English in foreign trade

B. she is fascinated by languages

C. she works as a translator

D. she is a writer by profession

2.The author used to think of her mother’s English as ______.

A. impolite         B. amusing          C. imperfect        D. practical

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

A. Americans do not understand broken English.

B. The author’s mother was not respected sometimes.

C. The author’ mother had positive influence on her.

D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.

4.The author gradually realizes her mother’s English is ______.

A. well structured   B. in the old style

C. easy to translate   D. rich in meaning

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. The changes of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English.

B. The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother.

C. The author’s misunderstanding of “limited” English.

D. The author’s experiences of using broken English.

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I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke (唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth.Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.

Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than“broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions(认识)of the limited English speaker.

I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me:　the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with:　the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken” ; and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal (内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure. I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show:　her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

1.. The author used to think of her mother’s English as　　.

A. impolite　　　 B. amusing　　　

C. imperfect　　　D. practical

2.. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

A. Americans do not understand broken English.

B. The author’s mother was not respected sometimes.

C. The author’s mother had positive influence on her.

D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.

3. The author gradually realizes her mother’s English is　　.

A. well structured　　　　　　　　B. in the old style

C. easy to translate　　　　　　　D. rich in meaning

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The change of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English.

B. The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother.

C. The author’s misunderstanding of “limited” English.

D. The author’s experiences of using broken English.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke（唤起） an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.

Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions（认识）of the limited English speaker.

I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is ,because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal（内在的） language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence（本质）, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show; her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

1.By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that ______.

A. she uses English in foreign trade             B. she is fascinated by languages

C. she is a writer by profession                   D. she works as a translator

2. The author used to think of her mother’s English as ______.

A. impolite           B. amusing           C. imperfect          D. practical

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

A. Americans do not understand broken English.

B. The author’s mother was not respected sometimes.

C. The author’ mother had positive influence on her.

D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother.

B. The changes of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English.

C. The author’s misunderstanding of “limited” English.

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