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“What is the meaning of life?” It is a question that I have asked myself many times over the years. Frankl once wrote, “The meaning of life is to give life meaning.” The best answer I ever came across was written by the great psychologist (心理学家) Viktor Frankl, who survived the Nazi concentration camps (纳粹集中营) of World War II.
When I was a young boy, I gave my life meaning by simply playing, running, swimming, laughing, and riding my bike.
When I went to school, I gave my life meaning by learning, studying hard, getting good grades and trying to make my mom and dad proud.
In college, I found meaning by deciding what I wanted to study and what career I wanted to prepare for.
When I was working as a teacher, I found meaning by helping open young minds to new ideas and old wisdom.
When I got married, I found meaning in protecting, providing for, and watching over my spouse (配偶).
And when I found out that both of my sons were born with mental illnesses (精神疾病), I found meaning in loving them, caring for them, and learning from them about love, patience, faith, and joy.
All we have to do is love ourselves and others. It is love that gives life meaning. It is love that makes life worth living. As I got older, I began to realize that meaning isn’t something that comes and goes. We are responsible for creating our own meaning.
1.From the story, we know that Viktor Frankl was _____.
A. a soldier B. a physicist C. a psychologist D. the author’s teacher
2.Which statement about Viktor Frankl is RIGHT?
A. He had been a teacher.
B. He had two sons with mental illness.
C. He had a hard life in the Nazi concentration camps of World War II.
D. He and the author were good friends.
3.When the author was a teacher at school, he found meaning of life is_______.
A. protecting his spouse
B. laughing, and riding his bike
C. trying to make his mom and dad proud
D. helping open young minds to new ideas and old wisdom
4.Paragraphs 3-8 were written to show _____.
A. how the author lived a meaningful life
B. how the author got through difficult times
C. that the meaning of life doesn’t change over time
D. how the meaning of life changes at different life periods
5.According to the story, who gives meaning to our life?
A. Children. B. Friends C. Parents. D. Ourselves.
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“What’s the meaning of life?” This is a question we all ask _______at one point or another. The best answer that I came across was written by the great psychologist, Viktor Frankl. He wrote that “The meaning of life is to give life meaning.”
When I was a young boy, I gave my life meaning by_______playing, running, jumping, swimming, laughing and riding my bike.
When I went to school, I gave my life meaning by learning, studying hard, getting good grades and trying to make my mom and dad______.
When I was a teenager, I found meaning in playing sports, _______out with my friends and trying to impress girls.
In college, I found my life meaning by deciding what I wanted to study and what career(职业) I would ______for.
When I was working as a teacher, I found meaning in helping to open young minds to new ________and old wisdom.
When I married and had kids, I found meaning in protecting and watching over those I loved. When I found out _______of my sons were mentally handicapped (智障),I found meaning in loving them, ______them and learning so much from them about life, love, patience, faith and joy.
________I grew older, I began to understand meaning isn’t something that comes and goes. We can give meaning to every moment of our life. We can bring meaning to the thoughts we have. We can bring meaning to the things we do we can bring meaning to the hearts we ______. All we have to do is to love.
It is love that makes life worth living. It is love that gives life meaning.
1.A. ourselves B. ours C. us
2.A. exactly B. simply C. widely
3.A. wise B. serious C. proud
4.A. hanging B. bringing C. giving
5.A. provide B. prepare C. cheer
6.A. ideas B. advice C. promises
7.A. neither B. either C. both
8.A. growing up B. caring for C. taking after
9.A. As B. Unless C. Since
10.A. feel B. touch C. beat
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It is very important to have a law to base your life on. A law of life that1.(mean) a lot to me is that success is a journey, not a destination(目的地).
One person who shares my law of life is Mark McGwire, a US baseball2.(play). He once played for St Lewis Cardinals. He didn’t get caught3. in the home-run competition in the1998 season, but4./ɪnˈsted/ played every game in the best way he could. And, most ofthe time, he helped 5.(he) team. He didn’t just go6. there and hit home runs because he wanted to be ahead in the end, but because he wanted to make it a good season for his team.
I also think my law of life can be applied（应用） by the Cardinals. They stay focused on7.(play) in the World Series. They know that even ifthey lose some games, they n8. give up.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t have the9./əˈbɪləti/ to be on the top in the end or win the championship. All that matters is that you worked hard the whole time. There are a f10.people in the world know that success is considered as a journey, not a destination. After all, it’s not about who wins or loses, but how well you play the game, and I hope I have applied this in my own life.
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We all have plans to achieve__________ in life, but what we are short of is the power that keeps us going to put plans into __________.Here are the ways that can effectively (有效地)solve the problem.
Read a book. Just read a book, especially an_________ book or a book of success stories. You can__________others, and the story will help you move ahead according to your plans. It also makes you focus your __________ on your goals rather than the problems at hand.
Think of your purpose. Think of__________ you want to achieve what you want. Your purpose could be to improve the life of others or help people do things more efficiently. Thinking of your purpose is an important way to encourage you.
Talk to a friend who can be believed in. Talking to a supportive friend will be able to overcome the problem of lacking (缺少)power. Find someone that you are _________ with and share your problems with him. After it, you will feel like that you are full of energy to go ahead.
Go through your goals daily. Prepare a list of goals that you want to achieve and go through your goals __________ once a day. You need to do this even more if you feel __________ .By doing this, you refresh your mind with the goals you have set for yourself.
Do it at once. Another way is to get started with what you need to do. Sometimes you don't feel like doing what you want to do. But by forcing yourself to do it, you'll __________ make progress little by little and you have actually finished the task on hand without realizing it.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.A.successful B.succeed C.success
2.A.behavior B.action C.manners
3.A.encouraging B.positive C.encouraged
4.A.get along with B.learn from C.be good with
5.A.words B.energy C.spirit
6.A.why B.what C.how
7.A.uneasy B.confident C.comfortable
8.A.at last B.at first C.at least
9.A.embarrassed B.down C.excited
10.A.possible B.probably C.doubtfully
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Life is short, so you have to make the most of it. Has anybody ever told you that? Maybe they just said ‘‘YOLO” to you instead. It __ “You Only Live Once”, and is a very popular saying on social media.
Having a YOLO attitude means that you make the ___of every day. It means you life,___ you only get one. Someone who has a YOLO attitude is always open to doing new and fun activities.
Now, thanks to a US study, YOLO might be more than just a popular ____ The study found it might be __ to have a YOLO attitude!
A research team did an experiment with two groups of students __ different US universities. One group pretended (假装) they only had 30 days left before moving to a new city. They did lots of activities and __ time with people they loved. In other words, they had a YOLO lifestyle. Another group continued to live __ normal lives.
At the end of the experiment the students did a survey to __ how happy they were. It showed that the first group was much happier.
“The study shows that being and making close friendships are important to __ life,” the research group told The Washington Post. However, they also called on others to do experiments with different groups of people and. see if their results were similar.
1.A. stands for B. waits for C. thinks of D. points at
2.A. worst B. most C. least D. farthest
3.A. when B. if C. because D. until
4.A. saying B. book C. idea D. poem
5.A. happier B. weaker C. stronger D. faster
6.A. to B. from C. about D. with
7.A. cost B. paid C. took D. spent
8.A. our B. his C. your D. their
9.A. put out B. find out C. take out D. give out
10.A. losing B. saving C. enjoying D. killing
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阅读理解
Reality TV is a type of programme. It means that real-life people, not actors, are followed and filmed in a real situation, or game.
Reality TV is very popular in the UK. At their best, these programmes give us a good look into the lives of different people in Britain. At their worse, they are a very cheap way to make programmes and sometimes involve people behaving very badly.
Here’s a selection of some of the UK’s reality shows.
Shattered
A group of young people live in a house for a week and must stay awake. Each day there are tests to see how well they can work even though they are totally tired out. They must leave the house if they fall asleep. Viewers vote on those who stay in the house and text their comments (评论) every day.
Come to Dine with Me
Each week four people prepare dinner in their homes for the other competitors. Each competitor then gives the cook a grade out of 10 for the food and entertainment (娱乐). The winner gets a $1,000 cash prize. Sometimes the food is terrible and the competitors are very rude to each other.
World’s Strictest Parents
Badly-behaved British teens are sent abroad to live with a super strict family for a week. The teenagers have to follow the rules of their host family and go to the local school. After seven days the teenagers return home and their parents tell us if their behaviour is better. There is often a lot of crying and shouting in this show but it can be pretty funny too.
1.Which statement about Reality TV is NOT true?
A. Real-life people are in it.
B. We can see a real situation in it.
C. It usually costs less money to make Reality TV.
D. Anybody can be in Reality TV.
2.You will have to leave Shattered if ______.
A. you are too tired to sleep
B. you fall sleep
C. the viewers dislike you
D. you can’t get on well with others
3. What do we know about Come to Dine with Me?
A. It’s broadcast once a week.
B. Competitors usually don’t have good behaviour.
C. Competitors taste the food and give it a grade.
D. There are altogether four people in the programme each time.
4.Which of the following can NOT be learned from World’s Strictest Parents?
A. The host parents are too strict with the teens.
B. Some teens dislike their host family’s rules.
C. Some teens wouldn’t like to live with their host family.
D. Badly-behaved teens can behave better after a week with a super strict family.
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“Everyone makes mistakes in life, but that doesn’t mean they have to pay for them for the rest of their lives. Sometimes wise people make foolish(愚蠢的) choices. It doesn’t mean they’re foolish; it means they’re improving!”
Sometimes mistakes mean something that you are trying new things. It’s good to try new things. Because when you are trying new things, you are growing. If you never have a try, you will never make progress. Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
I remember clearly what life was like back in 2006. I was 17 years old and in a really bad place.
In a chemistry 1ab, I was doing an experiment（实验）. I tried twenty times, but I couldn’t succeed. So I decided to stop doing the experiment. I felt a little unhappy.
Mr. Green seemed to understand my thought. He touched my head with a smile, “Young man, you have done a lot and you’ve got a lot. At least you know that there are twenty ways you can’t use to do this experiment.”
After hearing the words, I became excited again. I kept doing the experiment and at last I did succeed.
1.What’s the purpose of the writer in writing the first paragraph?
A．Mistakes can stop you from succeeding.
B．Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.
C．Mistakes can tell you who is wise.
D．Mistakes can give you more time.
2.From the second paragraph, we can know that .
A．new things mean mistakes.
B．if you want to improve, you should make mistakes.
C．if you never have a try, you will never make progress.
D．people should make many mistakes before they begin to do things.
3.The writer felt unhappy in the lab（实验室）because he .
A．was not allowed to do the experiment
B．failed many times in the experiment
C．was laughed at by the teacher
D．lost his chemistry book
4.What did Mr. Green want to do with those words?
A．To show how foolish the writer was.
B．To show how strict the teacher was.
C．To encourage the writer to go on making mistakes.
D．To encourage the writer to go on doing the experiment.
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Mistakes Are Good for Our Success
B．Everyone Should Make Mistakes
C．Wise People Make Fewer Mistakes
D．Trying New Things Can Make Mistakes
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Being a parent can be one of the happiest experiences of your life, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. No matter how old your children are, your work is never done. To be a good parent, you need to know how to make your children feel valued and loved, while teaching them the differences between right and wrong. If you want to know how to be a good parent, read the following steps.
Give your children love and affection(情感). Sometimes the best thing you can give your children is love and affection. A warm touch or a caring hug can let your children know how much you really care about them. Don’t ever overlook how important a physical connection is when it comes to your children.
Praise your children. Praising your children is an important part of being a good parent. You want your kids to feel proud of their achievements and good about themselves. If you don’t give them the confidence they need to be out in the world on their own, then they won’t feel allowed to be independent. When they do something good, let them know that you’ve noticed and you’re very proud of them.
Listen to your children. It’s important that your communication with your children goes both ways. You shouldn’t just be there to enforce(执行) the rules, but to listen to your children when they are having problems. You have to be able to express interest in your children and involve yourself in their life. You should create a friendly atmosphere(氛围) in which your children can come to you with a problem, no matter how old or young they are.
1.When your children do something good, you should .
A. tell them how to do it better next time B. let them know you are proud of them
C. do it with them together D. compare them with other kids
2.What does the underlined word “overlook” probably mean in Chinese?
A. 重视 B. 工作 C. 忽视 D. 丢失
3.In order to talk with your children about their problems easily, you should .
A. enforce the rules B. ask their teachers for help
C. create a friendly atmosphere D. invite your children’s friends to your house
4.What can we know from the passage?
A. It’s important for your children to feel valued and loved.
B. It’s important for your children to eat a balanced diet.
C. Parents will feel easy when their children grow up.
D. Being a parent is a terrible experience.
5.The best title for this passage is .
A. How to Communicate with Your Children B. How to Give Your Children Love
C. How to Deal with Your Children’s Problems D. How to Be a Good Parent
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Dear Linda,
“The only constant (不变的) in life is change.” Have you heard about it before? It means that life is always changing and bringing us new challenges.
________I’ve experienced it many times throughout my life. New teachers, new coworkers…it can be difficult to deal with sometimes. And not all change is good. It can be frustrating (令人沮丧的) to get used to new situations.
However, I do have some suggestions. First, you can talk with your teacher after class and discuss your problem. Do make sure to be polite when you do this – it’s not necessarily your teacher’s fault that you’re having difficulty with her methods. Try to find some common ground. Good teachers will do their best to make sure that all of the students in their classes can benefit (从……受益) from their teaching.
---Mike
Dear Linda,
You should know that studying English is important for your future, but not for your teacher. Try to talk to your teacher. If they can’t help you, I’m afraid you will have to solve the problem by yourself.
I assume (假定) that this teacher is not the only English teacher in your school. You could ask other English teachers some questions during your breaks. You also can learn English outside of school, such as by taking an online English course. You can surely find a suitable teacher for yourself.
All in all, if you don’t want to give up studying English, then you’d better work hard on it, no matter who teaches you. It’s always a good idea to be optimistic (积极的) about any situation you’re in.
---Zhao Xin
1.What is Linda’s problem?
A.She can’t find a good English teacher
B.She doesn’t want to take on any new challenge
C.She has some difficulty understanding her new English teacher
D.She finds it difficult to accept her teacher’s teaching methods
2.Both Mike and Zhao Xin suggest that Linda should ______________.
A.try to change herself first B.give up studying English
C.communicate with her new English teacher D.find another English teacher to ask questions
3.Which is the most suitable sentence for ?
A.Change is useful. B.Change is hard.
C.Change is necessary. D.Change is important.
4.We can learn from the text that ______________.
A.Mike used to be worried about new situations too
B.Mike is also a student who used to have this problem
C.Zhao Xin knows a lot of English teacher online
D.Zhao Xin is an English teacher who understands students
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— What do you think of the movie Zootopia?
— Hmm… I think it is _______ movie that I have ever seen these years.
A．a good B．a better C．the best