I remember the first time that I was extremely happy, I was about 8 years old when for the first time, there was a computer in the classroom. I remember that my teacher allowed each student to take turns to play various educational games on the computer. One day, I found the source code for one of these games. Without knowing or being taught any programming language, I was able to figure out some of the BASIC code. I just gave myself a limitless number of lives in the game, so I could continue playing it forever. This was also my first introduction to algebra, and I didn’t even know it at the time. This was a decisive moment in my life. I was quite excited because of what I was learning and what I was able to do. As a result, I was enthusiastic for the rest of my life about self-learning and computers, and I was quite happy doing them too.
I’ve noticed that people who are truly content with life are enthusiastic about what they do. This enthusiasm, along with good health, is the key to being happy. It also leads to self-confidence and content in life too. It may also lead to success, wealth and achievements.
Success, wealth or achievements can also bring some people happiness, yet I know plenty of rich people who are unhappy. I know many people with successful businesses that are not happy with what they are doing. I know people who continuously buy themselves new toys, such as cars, computers, and televisions, yet never seem content for too long. Please remember, happiness is the journey of life, not the destination.
【小題1】What can we know from Paragraph 1?
A.The author has a great talent for algebra. |
B.Creative thinking is necessary for every child. |
C.The BASIC code of the computer is not difficult. |
D.The author’s experience in his childhood changed his life. |
A.interest is the best teacher |
B.children are the hope of the future |
C.young people are fearless |
D.where there’s a will , there’s a way |
A.Success and wealth. |
B.Gifts and self-confidence. |
C.Enthusiasm and good health. |
D.Knowledge and achievements. |
A.rich people generally feel unhappy |
B.wealth can’t bring people any happiness |
C.one will feel unhappy once he has gained all the things he wants |
D.being enthusiastic about what you are doing is more important than wealth |
【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】D
解析試題分析:文章通過作者小時候的一次經歷引入“興趣是最好的老師”這一觀點。做事情的熱情和身體的健康是獲得幸福的關鍵。而成功、財富等不一定給人帶來幸福。
【小題1】第一段介紹了作者小時候的經歷。根據第一段“I didn’t even know it at the time. This was a decisive moment in my life.”可知,作者小時候與電腦結下了不解之緣,這也決定了他長大后的生活。故選D。
【小題2】根據“This was also my first introduction to algebra, and I didn’t even know it at the time...I was quite excited because of what I was learning and what I was able to do.”可知,作者通過發(fā)現的源代碼獲得了無限的生命,由此產生了興趣,根據“the rest of my life about self-learning and computers”可知,作者長大后喜歡自學和電腦方面的知識。興趣是最好的老師。故選A。
【小題3】根據第二段“This enthusiasm, along with good health, is the key to being happy.”可知,作者認為開心的關鍵是熱情和健康。故選C。
【小題4】根據第二段“This enthusiasm...It also leads to self-confidence and content in life too.”和最后一段“Success, wealth or achievements can also bring some people happiness, yet I know plenty of rich people who are unhappy.”可知,熱情能給人帶來自信和滿足,而成功、財富、成就卻不一定。故選D。
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【小題1】Which of the following things did NOT happen to the worker?
A.His truck broke down. | B.He was late for work. |
C.He fell onto the roof. | D.His ladder fell down. |
A.Today. | B.Last night. |
C.Six weeks ago. | D.Six months ago. |
A.Through a newspaper. | B.Beside the trouble tree. |
C.In his old house. | D.In Blue Hills, Victoria. |
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C.To send good wishes to his family. | D.To clean his hands. |
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A.She would give a present to the doctor. |
B.She would keep quiet and cry. |
C.She would not say anything about the progress. |
D.She would give her husband a big hug. |
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B.hearing that her husband was not going to make it, the wife went out of her mind |
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A.The wife loved her husband very much. |
B.The doctor was a dangerous man. |
C.The wife was a woman hard to get along with. |
D.The husband was a man who believed everything would be OK. |
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【小題1】The author decided to write a novel ______ .
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C.to satisfy readers’ wish | D.to earn more money |
A.Disturbed. | B.Ashamed. | C.Confident. | D.Uncertain. |
A.It pays off to stick to one’s goal. |
B.Hard work can lead to success. |
C.She feels like being unexpectedly lucky. |
D.There is no end in sight when starting to do something. |
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A.Love Your Friends | B.Live a Real Life |
C.Don’t Waste Time | D.Be a Good Mother and Wife |
A.Through social experience. |
B.By learning from her friends. |
C.Through an unfortunate experience. |
D.From her children and husband. |
A.make a living rather than live a real life |
B.work rather than enjoy life |
C.waste a lot in life |
D.forget the most important lesson in life |
A.the author is a success in personal life |
B.the author doesn’t try her best to work well |
C.the author spends all her time caring for her children |
D.the author likes traveling very much |
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【小題1】When their children reach their teens,parents usually expect_________.
A.trouble | B.sympathy |
C.congratulations | D.inspiring comments |
A.they are too watchful of their teenage children |
B.they are too concerned about their children’s future |
C.they fail to treat teenagers with enough kindness and respect |
D.they speak ill of their children within their hearing |
A.they were wrong to have chosen this restaurant for dinner |
B.something interesting was going to happen over dinner |
C.her quiet dinner with her husband would be ruined |
D.she and her husband were going to have a pleasant surprise |
A.They may become nice people if they are willing to change their lifestyle. |
B.They are typical of teenagers who wear ill-fitting clothes and dye their hair. |
C.They’re fine young men despite their loose jeans and multi-colored hair. |
D.They will respect you if you respect them. |
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【小題1】What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “freak out” in Paragraph 1?
A.Feel shy. | B.Stay calm. | C.Keep up. | D.Feel upset. |
A.problems cause troubles |
B.attitude is everything |
C.challenges can be avoided |
D.personalities are built on failures |
A.can only depend on our parents |
B.are not alone |
C.should only believe ourselves |
D.are not confident |
A.To encourage. | B.To compare. | C.To prove. | D.To explain. |
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Men are also living far longer, although their numbers are far fewer. There were an estimated 92 male centenarians in 1961 and just below 2,000 in 2010.
【小題1】The underlined word centenarians probably means people who_____.
A.are born this year | B.live longer than their friends |
C.are in poor health | D.are a hundred or more years old |
A.he doesn't believe so many people are living longer |
B.the older we are, the more likely we are to live alone and in poor health |
C.the people who are good at forward planning are likely to live longer |
D.too distant planning is not always necessary for most of us |
A.About 289,100 people born in 2012 will live to 100. |
B.More men will reach their century than women in the future. |
C.The number of the female centenarians was 1,000 in 1970s |
D.More than 600 people reached their century in 1961. |
A.A long life is not always good news. |
B.A long life also means social and physical isolation |
C.In the future, more people will live to 100 in the UK. |
D.It is good to live to 100. |
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