Dear David,
I’m glad you would like to share your feelings with me. It’s hardly surprising that your feelings of not being “grown up” have come on strongly at this point in your life, just before you’re about to become a father. You are asking: will I make a good father? How will I deal with? Should I have brought another little person into the world? Can I provide for it? Help! I think nearly every sensitive about-to-be-parent must have these occasional feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy(不适)before the birth and it would be most unusual if you didn’t share them.
It’s difficult, honestly, to feel grown-up unless you have something less grown-up to relate to. The boss with a hen-pecking wife may feel like a seven-year-old when he’s at home. But as he walks through the office door, and knows he’s going to be surrounded by staff looking to him for advice, he grows into a fully mature(成熟的)man. And I think it’s a mistake to imagine that we all feel, as we age, a kind of progression of states, from the baby to the adult. Most people feel, on Tuesday, about three years old, and on a Wednesday, around 80. I remember feeling very grown-up at eight, a time when I was weighed down with responsibility. These days, much older, I can, in the company of people I feel at ease with, feel like a young girl.
There’s a common remark that “all men are little boys”, but it’s not true. It’s more true that men often behave like little boys. But nearly all people, at some moments in their lives, are able of great maturity.
Once your baby arrives, you’ll soon feel less childlike, or rather, less often. When your child tries to put its fingers into the electric plug, the adult in you will rise up to prevent it. You’ll see you have very little in common with a needy child, particularly if it’s looking to you for comfort and support.
Comfort yourself, David, with two truths. One is that your friends laugh when they talk about this subject because they, like you, feel frightened. And remember that people who haven’t grown up don’t go around talking about the fact that they don’t feel grown-up.
Hope my advice will be helpful and good luck to you and your little one.
Sincerely Yours,
Miss Advice
1.According to the passage, Miss Advice thinks David’s self-doubt _______.
A. valuable B. natural
C. unusual D. bearable
2. From Paragraph 2, we can learn that people’s sense of maturity _______.
A. will increase with age
B. is obviously seen at home
C. changes with different situations
D. becomes stronger with familiar people
3.Miss Advice holds the view that _______.
A. all men always behave like little boys
B. men with a baby feel more grown-up
C. people tend to need comfort and support
D. people enjoy talking about their immaturity
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Dear David,
I’m glad you would like to share your feelings with me. It’s hardly surprising that your feelings of not being “grown up” have come on strongly at this point in your life, just before you’re about to become a father. You are asking: will I make a good father? How will I deal with? Should I have brought another little person into the world? Can I provide for it? Help! I think nearly every sensitive about-to-be-parent must have these occasional feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy(不适)before the birth and it would be most unusual if you didn’t share them.
It’s difficult, honestly, to feel grown-up unless you have something less grown-up to relate to. The boss with a hen-pecking wife may feel like a seven-year-old when he’s at home. But as he walks through the office door, and knows he’s going to be surrounded by staff looking to him for advice, he grows into a fully mature(成熟的)man. And I think it’s a mistake to imagine that we all feel, as we age, a kind of progression of states, from the baby to the adult. Most people feel, on Tuesday, about three years old, and on a Wednesday, around 80. I remember feeling very grown-up at eight, a time when I was weighed down with responsibility. These days, much older, I can, in the company of people I feel at ease with, feel like a young girl.
There’s a common remark that “all men are little boys”, but it’s not true. It’s more true that men often behave like little boys. But nearly all people, at some moments in their lives, are able of great maturity.
Once your baby arrives, you’ll soon feel less childlike, or rather, less often. When your child tries to put its fingers into the electric plug, the adult in you will rise up to prevent it. You’ll see you have very little in common with a needy child, particularly if it’s looking to you for comfort and support.
Comfort yourself, David, with two truths. One is that your friends laugh when they talk about this subject because they, like you, feel frightened. And remember that people who haven’t grown up don’t go around talking about the fact that they don’t feel grown-up.
Hope my advice will be helpful and good luck to you and your little one.
Sincerely Yours,
Miss Advice
1.According to the passage, Miss Advice thinks David’s self-doubt _______.
A. valuable B. natural
C. unusual D. bearable
2. From Paragraph 2, we can learn that people’s sense of maturity _______.
A. will increase with age
B. is obviously seen at home
C. changes with different situations
D. becomes stronger with familiar people
3.Miss Advice holds the view that _______.
A. all men always behave like little boys
B. men with a baby feel more grown-up
C. people tend to need comfort and support
D. people enjoy talking about their immaturity
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C.be published before. D.be real and original.
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Dear Students,
I am delighted to be your guest.
I would like to tell you about myself. I have been a news reporter
for the past fifteen years. I chose this job so I could travel the world, but the job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. The work is sometimes difficult. I have seen famines, wars, earthquakes, poverty and death. But I have also seen courage, hope and happiness.
In India, I visited a city where there were many homeless children. Some were as young as four years old. They lived in the streets and survived by begging or stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. Within one year, she was looking after two hundred children. She clothed them, fed them, and taught them. She gave them hope.
Another time, I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake, in one place. I found an old lady whose house was in ruins, her son was missing and rescuer workers said there was no chance that he was still alive. But the old lady did not give up hope. For four days, she moved heavy stones one at a time by herself. She did not stop until she found her son. He was alive.
Here in China, I met a young boy with a serious condition. He had undergone twenty operations and spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be sad, but when I met him, his smile was so warm and welcoming.
In life, we need role models that we can admire and learn from. When my life is difficult, I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people.
60. The underlined word “ famine ” in Paragraph 2 means __________.
A. pleasure B. joy C. luck D. extreme lack of food
61. What can we learn about Rosa ?
A. She’s a rich lady and she likes to help the homeless children.
B. She’s a kind-hearted woman and she provides houses for the homeless children.
C. She’s a great mother and she looks after the homeless children.
D. She’s a good teacher and she teaches the homeless children.
62. The speaker is giving a speech to students in __________.
A. China B. Canada C. Turkey D. India
63. For what does the speaker admire the Turkish woman and the Chinese boy?
A. Their bravery. B. Their strong mind.
C. Their age. D. Their luck.
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Dear Ralf,
I have received your letter from school and am glad to know that you are becoming responsible(有责任的)enough to decide on your career.
You are now in the final year of college and are about to start more independent life in society. You know that a generation divides us, and the conditions of social life were different in my days. However, all I can say as advice is that you must select a career wisely. The first consideration is your interest. You can only succeed and feel happy when you do something you enjoy. Your job must be both gainful and satisfying. Then, you must read up on the latest books on the field you are aiming at. Also, you should get familiar with the men and women in the profession of that field. When mind and heart function together, success is inevitable(必然的).
No career is more or less important than any other career. It takes different people to operate the machine of life. I think your interest may lie in the field of making TV programs. Your great communication skills, your active participation(参与) in school plays and the prizes you have won in speech competitions all point in that direction. So a career in Mass Communication and TV film production proves suitable for you. If you succeed and make it in that field, fame and treasure will both follow.
Think a thousand times before making any final decision regarding your career. Anyhow, I want you to be a man of success.
I know that you are mature(成熟的) enough to think for yourself.
With all the best wishes!
Your loving father
56. We can infer that Ralf wrote a letter to ask for advice on how to ________.
A. prepare for a competition. B. communicate with others
C. choose a career D. get good marks
57. What can we know about Ralf?
A. He has graduated from college. B. He gets on badly with his father.
C. He has taken part in school plays. D. He won prizes in the field of making films.
58. Ralf’s father thinks that ________.
A. fame is more important than treasure
B. every career is of the same importance
C. Ralf is too young to make a decision himself
D. there is no real understanding between parents and children
59. The father suggests that his son should ____________.
A. consider his interest first when choosing a career.
B. make friends with successful people.
C. be never proud when making progress
D. be active in school activities.
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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。
Dear Tom,
I have received your letter and I am glad to give you some 1. (suggestion). First of all, don’t be 2. (disappoint). English is more or less difficult. Many students find 3. hard to write well. 4.my opinion, if you want to improve your writing, you can do 5. following things.
First, do some study with useful expressions and sentence structures.6.(try) to make some sentences with them. Second, read as much as possible. There are many things 7. can’t be learned at a time. You must see them many times. So in order 8. (write) well, you must learn to read much. 9. (final), you’d better recite some good passages.
By the way, a meeting 10. (hold) next week in our class to discuss the problems. Welcome to it!
Good luck!
Yours,
Li Hua
高一英语语法填空困难题查看答案及解析
How would you like to have been born without any ability to feel pain? There are such people. One of them is being studied by doctors at a hospital in New York City. He is a 22-year-old clerk who really does not know the meaning of pain. But he wishes he did.
Not long ago a packet of matches flared up(骤然烧起) in his hand. Luckily the burn was not serious. It caused large blisters(水泡) but still did not bother him. He said the burn felt like a fly crawling(在……上爬行) on his fingers. It has been the same story as far back as he can remember. He has never had headaches or sore(疼痛的) muscles. Bee stings, cuts and bruises(疼痛的) do not hurt.
Being free from pain is not as wonderful as you may think. The young man has had to have rotted teeth pulled because he never felt toothache warnings. A sudden attack of appendicitis(阑尾炎) could be deadly. Life without pain is as risky as trying to run a cruise ship without fire alarms.
1.In the final sentence, the writer uses “fire alarms” to mean ________.
A. loud noises that a person hears
B. a signal that something is wrong
C. heat warnings
D. the ability to smell smoke
2.The selection as a whole points to the fact that ________.
A. fire can cause serious injuries
B. life is happier without pain
C. teeth can be pulled painlessly
D. pain serves a useful purpose
3.The young man had to have teeth pulled because ________.
A. he did not know his teeth were decaying
B. he did not take care of his teeth properly
C. he did not like to visit the dentist
D. he was born with soft teeth
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Everyone feels like they have too much to do but too little time to do it. Maybe you feel like your list is growing longer by the minute. 1. Here’s how to manage your tasks.
● 2. Before you try to sort(把......分类) your tasks in order of importance, take the time to make a list of everything that you want to finish. Divide your list into parts for different types of tasks, such as daily or weekly tasks, necessary tasks and unnecessary tasks.
● Organize your list. Once you’ve listed everything, you can figure out what to do first and organize your schedule. You can organize your tasks according to whether they are important or what the value of a task is. 3.
● Batch(分批处理) tasks. Batching tasks is one of the most useful ways to get those tasks done. Batching simply means you work on the same type of task again and again before starting something else. 4. Then you deal with those tasks at the same time using that work process.
● Delete tasks. Once you’ve listed all your tasks and sorted them correctly, it will become clear which tasks are at the bottom of the list. 5. However, if that’s not possible, you have to decide whether to schedule time for them or to delete them. You may have tasks on your list that you do not have to do or even want to do, but you feel pressured at some point. These can be deleted entirely.
A. Make a list of your to-do tasks.
B. Make others know your private tasks.
C. Maybe you don’t even know where to start.
D. You can also organize them according to your time.
E. Sometimes you can call someone else to do those tasks.
F. Those tasks should be of great importance to your own future.
G. The first step is to identify tasks and set up a simple work process to follow.
高一英语七选五简单题查看答案及解析
I feel like _________ a long walk. Would you like _______ with me?
A. taking; going B. taking; to go C. to take; to go D. to take; going
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Do you want to have a friend whom you could tell everything to, like your deepest feelings and thoughts? Or are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you, or just can’t understand what you are going through?
Anne Frank chose the first kind. She lived in Amsterdam during World War II. Her family was Jewish (犹太人) so they had to hide, or they would be caught by the German soldiers. She and her family hid away for two years before they were discovered. During this time the only true friend was her diary, which she called Kitty.
In a diary dated on Thursday 15 June, 1944, she wrote, “Dear Kitty, I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so mad about everything to do with nature. I can well remember that there was a time when a blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me puzzled. That’s changed since I was here for a year and a half.”
1.In Anne’s opinion, the best friend is one who_______.
A.knows everything | B.likes to talk with you |
C.can read your diary | D.can understand you |
2.Who do you think Kitty is ?
A.Anne’s sister. | B.Anne’s mother | C.Anne’s teacher | D.Anne’s diary |
3.Anne had grown so mad about nature. Maybe it was because ______.
A.she had been indoors too long | B.she had no interest in nature |
C.she had always been such a girl | D.she had got used to living alone |
4. In her diary on Thursday 15, June, 1944, Anne expressed her strong wish for ______.
A.friendship | B.schooling | C.free life | D.free weather |
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