Do Actions Speak Louder than Words?
Our society is fast paced. We are all rushing from one place to the next, blowing our horn at slow drivers who may be singing songs in the car with their children or pointing out some interesting sights. We don't have time for that silliness today. But we try to say to ourselves that we will make time for fun tomorrow. It is time to take a few deep breaths and think about our actions and our words. 1.
Have you ever really thought about the saying “Actions speak louder than words”? Think about it now. If you say one thing and act in an opposite way, will the words be ignored and just the actions remembered? I don’t think so. 2. It is also equally important to use words to show appreciation, love, approval and happiness and then follow those words with a hug, pat on the back or smile.
3. What about that saying? True? Yes! Words carry a lot of weight and will be remembered for years especially when they are written down. Mean words can hurt for that moment and for a lifetime. I am sure that each of us remembers a time when a friend made an unkind comment. 4. Let’s not be a member of that “club”. When was the last time that you hid a love note in a lunch box or in your mate’s coat pocket? If you want to see a bright smile, that will do it! The power of this written note will be remembered for many days, even years.
“I can live for two months on a good compliment(夸奖)”, said Mark Twain. Children grow stronger when they feel appreciated and understood. 5. A perfect way to turn a bad day around is to praise your child. “I noticed that your hair looked very nice today.” “Did you hang your coat up all by yourself?” It is amazing how those few words can change a child's outlook... almost immediately. Don’t stop there... One of my sisters ended a phone conversation with three words -“I love you”! Boy, that put a spring in my step! Mark Twain is right. I still feel the positive effect of those three little but very powerful words.
A. The pen is more powerful than the sword.
B. Is it really reasonable to do something like that?
C. Do they display the attitude that we want to convey?
D. It is important to have your words match your actions.
E. Behavior is a mirror in which everyone shows his image.
F. Those words did lasting damage to you, the relationship or both.
G. Don’t be afraid to shower your child with encouraging words all day long.
高一英语七选五中等难度题
Do Actions Speak Louder than Words?
Our society is fast paced. We are all rushing from one place to the next, blowing our horn at slow drivers who may be singing songs in the car with their children or pointing out some interesting sights. We don't have time for that silliness today. But we try to say to ourselves that we will make time for fun tomorrow. It is time to take a few deep breaths and think about our actions and our words. 1.
Have you ever really thought about the saying “Actions speak louder than words”? Think about it now. If you say one thing and act in an opposite way, will the words be ignored and just the actions remembered? I don’t think so. 2. It is also equally important to use words to show appreciation, love, approval and happiness and then follow those words with a hug, pat on the back or smile.
3. What about that saying? True? Yes! Words carry a lot of weight and will be remembered for years especially when they are written down. Mean words can hurt for that moment and for a lifetime. I am sure that each of us remembers a time when a friend made an unkind comment. 4. Let’s not be a member of that “club”. When was the last time that you hid a love note in a lunch box or in your mate’s coat pocket? If you want to see a bright smile, that will do it! The power of this written note will be remembered for many days, even years.
“I can live for two months on a good compliment(夸奖)”, said Mark Twain. Children grow stronger when they feel appreciated and understood. 5. A perfect way to turn a bad day around is to praise your child. “I noticed that your hair looked very nice today.” “Did you hang your coat up all by yourself?” It is amazing how those few words can change a child's outlook... almost immediately. Don’t stop there... One of my sisters ended a phone conversation with three words -“I love you”! Boy, that put a spring in my step! Mark Twain is right. I still feel the positive effect of those three little but very powerful words.
A. The pen is more powerful than the sword.
B. Is it really reasonable to do something like that?
C. Do they display the attitude that we want to convey?
D. It is important to have your words match your actions.
E. Behavior is a mirror in which everyone shows his image.
F. Those words did lasting damage to you, the relationship or both.
G. Don’t be afraid to shower your child with encouraging words all day long.
高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
Do you ever run out of great books to read? So what should I read next? Is fast-paced crime fiction your thing?
Try the new Patricia Cornwell book, Scarpetta (Putnam). She is such an able writer and handles complex forensic(法庭的) intelligence with ease. You need to be prepared, though, for the world you're entering—this isn't for the faint of heart, let's say.
If peace is more your thing, try Mary Pipher's wonderful new book, Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World (Riverhead). Mary is a lovely, comfortable writer who takes the reader through her personal awakening after reputation and fortune came her way. Even if you've never experienced life as a bestselling writer (as she has done, in her book years back, Reviving Ophelia), you'll totally understand and sympathize with her renewed need for privacy, distance and quiet.
What if you want a straightforward, totally thrilling read with vivid characters, set about World War II? You cannot go wrong with Jim Lehrer's new novel, Oh, Johnny (Random House), about a young Marine whose life is changed forever when he meets a woman on his way to war. His relationship with her lasts him through danger and hardship, and there's an impressive ending. See our interview with the productive novelist/newsman in the current issue of Reader's Digest (March, on stands now), by the way, for insight into the very talented Mr. Lehrer and what interests him.
Well, what about something wickedly funny and totally offbeat? Does the name Carrie Fisher do anything for you? Try her vivid and new life in Hollywood and elsewhere, Wishful Drinking (Simon & Schuster). Be prepared for humor as sharp as knives.
1. What does the writer want to tell us by the underlined sentence?
A. The world is complex and hard. B. Scarpetta is a thriller.
C. The fiction is hard to understand. D. Society is hard to fit into.
2.Which of the following is true of Mary Pipher?
A. She is an adventurous writer. B. She doesn’t care about fortune.
C. Her books normally sell well. D. She can help you achieve writing skills.
3. To get further information about Jim Lehrer, you may________.
A. go to Reader’s Digest issued in March B. go to Random House
C. analyze the characters in Oh, Johnny D. read the novel Oh, Johnny
4.Which book isn’t directly based on the writer’s own life?__________________
A. Seeking Peace. B. Reviving Ophelia.
C. Wishful Drinking. D. Oh, Johnny.
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Do you ever run out of great books to read? So what should I read next? Is fast-paced crime fiction your thing?
Try the new Patricia Cornwell book, Scarpetta (Putnam). She is such an able writer and handles complex forensic(法庭的) intelligence with ease. You need to be prepared, though, for the world you're entering—this isn't for the faint of heart, let's say.
If peace is more your thing, try Mary Pipher's wonderful new book, Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World (Riverhead). Mary is a lovely, comfortable writer who takes the reader through her personal awakening after reputation and fortune came her way. Even if you've never experienced life as a bestselling writer (as she has done, in her book years back, Reviving Ophelia), you'll totally understand and sympathize with her renewed need for privacy, distance and quiet.
What if you want a straightforward, totally thrilling read with vivid characters, set about World War II? You cannot go wrong with Jim Lehrer's new novel, Oh, Johnny (Random House), about a young Marine whose life is changed forever when he meets a woman on his way to war. His relationship with her lasts him through danger and hardship, and there's an impressive ending. See our interview with the productive novelist/newsman in the current issue of Reader's Digest (March, on stands now), by the way, for insight into the very talented Mr. Lehrer and what interests him.
Well, what about something wickedly funny and totally offbeat? Does the name Carrie Fisher do anything for you? Try her vivid and new life in Hollywood and elsewhere, Wishful Drinking (Simon & Schuster). Be prepared for humor as sharp as knives.
61. What does the writer want to tell us by the underlined sentence?
A. The world is complex and hard. B. Scarpetta is a thriller.
C. The fiction is hard to understand. D. Society is hard to fit into.
62. Which of the following is true of Mary Pipher?
A. She is an adventurous writer. B. She doesn’t care about fortune.
C. Her books normally sell well. D. She can help you achieve writing skills.
63. To get further information about Jim Lehrer, you may________.
A. go to Reader’s Digest issued in March B. go to Random House
C. analyze the characters in Oh, Johnny D. read the novel Oh, Johnny
64. Which book isn’t directly based on the writer’s own life?__________________
A. Seeking Peace. B. Reviving Ophelia.
C. Wishful Drinking. D. Oh, Johnny.
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According to specialists, body language speaks louder than words. However, isn’t it true that words_______with them great strength or influence Such was the case with the _______of Maude, a woman who learned that there is no wrong time to say the ______ thing.
It was a cold, rainy day in March. Across the room in the cap department of the store ______ Maude worked, sat Laura, a woman about Maude’s age. Other workers didn’t _______Laura; they thought her to be unfriendly. And Maude______
But one day, she made up her mind to say something kind to Laura. _______, she managed, “Do you know, Laura, that I’ve worked in this room with you for several years. _______whenever I looked at you, I see your head silhouetted(显出轮廓的)_______ the window there behind you. I think you have the prettiest profile and hair that I have ever seen on ______ .” Her words were not sincere but friendly. She _____ it. Laura looked up and began to cry, “That’s the _______kind word people have _______said to me in all the years I’ve worked here,” she said.
Maude discovered that Laura’s unfriendly _______and ways weren’t because of pride but ______ . The two women soon became friends. Other workers soon began to ______ Laura in their activities, and she was like a flower that, for the first time, ______ enough sunlight. The right words, _______in kindness, changed a life.
Think about the ______ of your words now. There is no wrong time to say the proper thing. And there is no better _______than now.
1.A. transport B. allow C. recognize D. carry
2.A. words B. feelings C. explanation D. opinion
3.A. believable B. reasonable C. right D. good
4.A. when B. where C. while D. which
5.A. like B. change C. help D. remember
6.A. argued B. cared C. agreed D. supported
7.A. Luckily B. Finally C. Gradually D. Hopefully
8.A. But B. So C. As D. And
9.A. near B. towards C. through D. against
10.A. someone B. anybody C. those D. these
11.A. expressed B. made C. noticed D. meant
12.A. first B. formal C. fair D. favorable
13.A. never B. ever C. still D. once
14.A. action B. attitude C. ideas D. opinion
15.A. shyness B. weakness C. coldness D. carelessness
16.A. show B. connect C. include D. prefer
17.A. received B. accepted C. discovered D. demanded
18.A. respected B. treated C. spoken D. noticed
19.A. pleasure B. weight C. pressure D. power
20.A. chance B. result C. time D. choice
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Technology is always developing, and at a very fast pace too. It can be hard to keep up with the _______technology, especially when you 're_______. A group of eighth graders who are Girls Scout Troop 60013 in Arlington, Virginia_______that problem and decided to do something about it.
The girls set up their first walk-in clinic for elderly people who have_______understanding how to unlock the secrets of their modern_______.Each teen spent at least an hour of one-on- one time with their “ students”.Based on their technological experience, each Girl Scout _______how to use Android and Apple phones. Some of the oldsters_______wanted to join the e-commerce revolution,and needed help setting up Apple Pay_______others simply had problems learning how to send _______to their family members.
“I was teaching this old woman how to text people, and the first thing that she did was text her daughter,” one of the Scouts said, "And I thought that was really________."
________offering group lessons to all of the old people to learn together at the end of the clinic, the youngsters even printed out brochures and guides for the elderly to take home________some had trouble with their smartphones in the future.
"Those girls were________, " said Nancy Taylor, a great-grandmother of four who visited the clinic. "________was set up and ready for us and they all kindly answered our questions.”
The eighth graders are likely to get the Girl Scout Silver Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout can receive, for being________.
1.A.newest B.outdated C.latest D.intelligent
2.A.young B.old C.enthusiastic D.patient
3.A.recognized B.solved C.missed D.approached
4.A.friends B.interest C.time D.trouble
5.A.cars B.smartphones C.doors D.houses
6.A.learned B.taught C.connected D.mixed
7.A.actually B.fortunately C.anxiously D.unwillingly
8.A.if B.while C.since D.when
9.A.presents B.love C.letters D.messages
10.A.crazy B.awful C.addictive D.sweet
11.A.Before B.By C.Besides D.Except
12.A.in case B.so that C.as if D.now that
13.A.wonderful B.attractive C.courageous D.respectable
14.A.Nothing B.It C.None D.Everything
15.A.serious B.lovely C.warm-hearted D.hard-working
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
______ you look at it, the fast, exciting pace of life in New York city is fascinating and will continue to fascinate more and more people.
A.How | B.What | C.However | D.whatever |
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Much meaning can be conveyed, clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.
Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.
The same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward others’ stare at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to move his gaze, his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her.
However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking, to tell him that he is attentive.
If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to dominate you, you will feel uncomfortable. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. Quite the contrary.
In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that words cannot express.
Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation.
1.Which of the following behaviors is proper according to the passage?
A. To the opposite sex, stare at him or her.
B. To a stranger, avoid looking at him or her.
C. In a conversation, look at the listener all the time.
D. Make eye contact depending on the relationship and different situations.
2.If two persons exchange eye contact gently for long, what is probably their relationship?
A. Boss and employee. B. Lovers.
C. Teacher and student. D. Strangers
3.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Don’t stare at others B. Body language is important
C. Eyes can speak D. Eye contact benefits you
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
As the sound of footsteps behind her grew louder, she quickened her pace. She didn’t want to turn around as the memory of that morning’s newspaper headline made her afraid of what she would see: “City Killer Claims Fourth Victim.”
“Why did I stop for a few drinks in the bar after work?” she thought to herself. Now it was dark and the streets deserted. She was alone and a sitting duck.
She felt as if she was walking in the rain. Her clothes were damp from nervous sweat and as each short hot breath hit the night air, it turned to steam, coating her glasses in a thin film so all she saw seemed covered in fog.
The footsteps were closer now. She needed to get off this street. Her eyes began a useless search for an open store or lighted window. Passing a small lane she looked through, for a possible escape route. But the lane was a dead - end and she laughed to herself at the irony ( 具有讽刺意味的事 ).
The sound of a car behind her turning onto the street interrupted her self – pity. Escape was at hand. But as she was about to throw herself onto the road and shout for the car to stop, the car’s headlights cast a shadow that paralyzed ( 使瘫痪 ) her with terror.
It was the footsteps’ owner. The figure was huge and in its raised arm it held what looked like a lead-pipe, no doubt the one that was about to claim victim number five.
The shadow dissolved as the car passed by and disappeared into the distance. She felt a hand on her shoulder. It was all happening as if in slow – motion. She was waiting for her life to flash before her eyes like all those novels said it would – but it didn’t. The only thing she thought of was her dear husband. She recalled phoning him from work that very afternoon and joking about, of all things, the city killer. It was a night full of ironies.
There was a voice talking to her now but she was lost in thoughts of her fate and didn’t respond. The hand then began turning her around. It was surprisingly gentle given what was about to come. She allowed it to guide her without resistance ( 抗拒 ).
She looked up. She recognized the face, but she didn’t know from where. Its mouth was still talking to her but she couldn’t understand. Then she remembered. The face belonged to the foreign looking man who had served her at the bar. She looked down to his hand and saw in it not a lead – pipe but a rolled up copy of a work report she had been correcting in the bar as she drank.
His words suddenly started to register in her brain and she could hear him. “Miss, Miss. Are you OK? You left this in the bar and it looked important so I thought I’d better give it to you.”
71. The woman was feeling nervous because .
A. she had left her report in the bar
B. there was a killer in the city
C. she was being followed by someone
D. the streets were dark and empty
72. The underlined expression “a sitting duck” (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “ ”.
A. an easy target B. a frightened person
C. a foolish animal D. a still position
73. What is the correct order of events that happened to the woman on the day of the story?
a. She went for a drink in a bar. b. She corrected the report.
c. She heard loud footsteps. d. She read the newspaper.
e. She called her husband. f. She felt a hand on her shoulder.
A. d,c,a,e,b,f B. c,d,a,e,f,b C. d,a,b,e,c,f D. d,e,a,b,c,f
74. Why did the woman laugh when she looked into the lane?
A. She was excited because she thought it may be a way to escape.
B. She felt bitter because she had no chance to escape.
C. She was becoming more and more nervous.
D. She realized that she was behaving foolishly.
75. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. It was raining when she left the bar.
B. The woman had felt nervous about the city killer for days.
C. The temperature was very low that evening.
D. The woman was behaving unreasonably.
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
--Do you think that we should prepare for our exam in advance?
-- Of course. _________.
A. Actions speak louder than words B. Better late than never
C. A good beginning is half done D. The early bird catches the worm(虫)
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Do you think that people are _______off than they were five years ago as our standard of living is improving.
A.well | B.worse | C.better | D.badly |
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