科目:高中英語 來源:2013-2014學(xué)年廣東省汕頭市高三3月高考模擬英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
One of the greatest sources of unhappiness,in my experience,is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.
When we see something we don’t like,we wish it could be different.We cry out for something better.That may be human nature,or perhaps it’s something ingrained(根深蒂固的) in our culture.The root of the unhappiness isn’t necessarily that we want things to be different.However, it’s that we decided we didn’t like it in the first place.We’ve judged it as bad,rather than saying, “It's not bad or good,and it just is it.”
In one of my books,I said“You should expect people to mess up and expect things to go differently than you planned”.Some readers said it's too sorrowful to expect things to go wrong.However, it’s only negative if you see it as negative and judge it as bad.Instead,you could accept it as the way the world works and try to understand why that is.
This can be applied to whatever you do:how other people act at work,how politics works and how depressing the news media can be.Accept these things as they are,and try to understand why they’re that way.It will save you a lot of sadness,because you’ll no longer say,“Oh.1 wish bad things didn’t happen!’’
Does it mean you can never change things? Not at a11.But change things not because you can’t accept things as they are,but because you enjoy the process of changing,learning and growing.
Can we make this world a better place? You can say that you’11 continue to try to do things to help others,to grow as a person,to make a difference in this world.That’s the correct path you choose to take,because you enjoy that path.Therefore,when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference,try a different approach:accept,and understand.It might lead to some interesting results.
1.The author believes that we feel unhappy maybe because ___________.
A.it is our natural emotion in the life
B.culture asks us to be different from others
C.everyone has their own opinions on things
D.we dislike something in the beginning
2.Some readers think the words in the author’s book is too ______________.
A.depressing B.frightening C.delighting D.idealistic
3.In Paragraph 4,the underlined word "it" refers to ____________.
A.a(chǎn)cting well at work and in politics
B.feeling depressed for the news media
C.a(chǎn)ccepting and understanding what has happened
D.saying something negative when bad things come
4.In the last paragraph,you are advised _____________.
A.to help others and make a difference
B.to enjoy what you have to do in the work
C.to judge yourself and make a wish for you
D.to try a new way when making the world better
5.What is the main theme of the passage?
A.Expecting things to be different gives us hope.
B.Accepting can make our life happier and better.
C.Traditional culture becomes root of unhappiness.
D.Judging good or bad is important for our world.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011-2012學(xué)年浙江省高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題 題型:閱讀理解
The following are four books that will help you change your mind and change your life.
1) You Can Heal Your Life, Louise Hay: A groundbreaking book when it was released in 1982. It is still the book that I turn to when I have physical unrest that requires deeper understanding. Louise Hay is the pioneer in looking at the connection between the physical unrest that we have in our body and the emotional connection. At the time that she wrote the book many people scoffed at this idea, but it is now widely accepted and millions of people refer to it on a daily basis.
2) The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz: Maintaining a sense of reliability and faith is developed through understanding to The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz written in 1997. We are faced with rules and regulations; don’t do this, don’t do that, watch what you are doing, be kind, loyal, faithful etc. The four agreements represent a simple system of maintaining your own inner authority while practicing being a true person with other people.
3) Slowing Down to the Speed of Life, Richard Carlson and Joseph Bailey: This is a new one in my “bedside collection” and one that has made the biggest impact on me lately. Written in 1997, it is even more relevant today than it was when it was written. The idea of “slowing down” to get there faster was extremely hard for me to understand. As a human species we seem to enjoy moving fast and expecting quick results, especially from ourselves. I should be successful now, I should be slim now, get me to my destination now—in contrast to “in the fullness of time” when I am ready.
4) The Game of Life and How to Play It, Florence Scovel-Shinn: A classic book that was first published in 1925 and remains one of my favorite books of all time. Scovel-Shinn understood the power of our words to express either our deepest desires or our most horrible nightmares.
So where does this leave you? The way I see it is if you want to ‘Heal Your Life” then you had better learn how to play “The Game of Life” by learning how to “Slow Down to the Speed of Life” and keep the “Four Agreements”. The solution may not be easy to do but it is simple. In fact, most solutions are pretty simple, and it is us humans that want to complicate it.
1.According to the author, people who are lacking in personal freedom should read______.
A. You Can Heal Your Life
B. The Four Agreements
C. Slowing Down to the Speed of Life
D. The Game of Life and How to Play It
2.Which of the following books did the author read most recently?
A. Slowing Down to the Speed of Life
B. The Four Agreements
C. You Can Heal Your Life
D. The Game of Life and How to Play It
3.In which part of a magazine would you probably find this passage?
A. Arts & Entertainment B. Reference & Education
C. Book Reviews D. Self Improvement
4. In the author’s opinion, the four books _______.
A. offer four ways to change our life and mind B. represent four stages of life
C. represent four attitudes D. tell us four interesting stories
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011-2012學(xué)年山東濟寧梁山二中高三12月份質(zhì)量檢測英語試題 題型:閱讀理解
It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy one.
I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day. I ran into my parents' room to find Dad. When I saw him on the phone, he was crying. I'd never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank. What possibly could have happened?
"Max, I'm so sorry," I heard him say. That's when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died. Max has been my dad's best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body. Her brain was OK. She knew what was going on; she knew that she had problems and was different from other kids. Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body. Yet although she couldn't live a normal life ,she was still happy.
When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together. As we grew up, we grew apart. She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest. When Suzie was ten she had to live in a hospital in Virginia. About eight months before she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life. She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate. In a way, she lived through me.
After we found out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral. When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me. I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket(棺材).
Her funeral was very different from any funeral I'd ever been to. After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her. I remember crying so hard, I felt weak. My cheeks burned from the tears. My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but I'm glad I did it.
When Suzie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong. I learned so much from her. She gave me more than I could ever give to her. I will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life.
1.What does the underlined part “In a way, she lived through me.” mean?
A.Suzie got to know what life outside hospital was like by sharing my experience.
B.Suzie was financially dependent of me.
C.Suzie managed to pull through her illness with the help of my family.
D.Suzie was too weak to live her own life.
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A.Suzie was the only person helping the author with difficulties.
B.The author feared that she might also get the same disease as Suzie.
C.The author benefited a lot from talking on the phone with Suzie.
D.The author didn't understand Suzie was her true friend until Suzie's death.
3.What is the most important lesson the author learned from Suzie's death?
A.Never let go of a friend even if you are apart.
B.Be thankful for what we have in our life.
C.Talking with a friend can cure your illness.
D.We can learn more from our friends than they do from us.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2010年江西省九江市高二上學(xué)期第一次段考英語卷 題型:其他題
閱讀下面短文,根據(jù)以下要求:(1)括號內(nèi)漢語提示 (2)該詞首字母提示(3)上下文語境提示,在每個空格內(nèi)填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)挠⒄Z單詞使短文通順,所填單詞要求拼寫正確,形式符合英語表達習(xí)慣。
Dear Peter,
I’m writing to ask whether you are able to do me a favor.
I want to have a pen friend, ______(可望) a girl in her 1. ___
early twenties, and with hobbies s to mine. In my mind, 2. __
she is someone who is (感興趣)in traveling, swimming, 3. _ _
and playing table tennis. B , it would be better for her 4. _
to have a pet dog as I have kept at home for some 5. _
time. With such a pen friend, I think I can (分享) 6. _
with her our traveling experiences, ______ care of pets, or 7. _
whatever we have in c_______. And I believe I will 8. _
(提高) my English by doing so and learn more about 9. __ ______
her. I look forward to hearing you soon. 10. _
Best regards,
Li Hua
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科目:高中英語 來源:20102011河南省高二第二次月考英語試題 題型:信息匹配
Crossroads International
1. How does Crossroads work?
Crossroads is a resource network. We take goods Hong Kong doesn’t want and give them to people who badly need them. We collect those goods and give them out in the welfare(福利)center in Hong Kong, Mainland China, elsewhere in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. 1
2. Who do we help?
2 They are grass-root groups who have seen a need and tried to meet it. They can’t get the job done without back-up, though, so our task is to help them do their task. Our warehouse is full of goods, from computers to high chairs, clothing to books, stationery to medical provision, cupboards to dining sets. They send us a list of their needs and we try to match it with the resource we have in stock.
3. 3
Crossroads itself also operates on a low budget. We do not buy the goods we send. They are donated. 4 Nobody in our organization receives a salary. Even our full-time staff work on a voluntary basis.
Those that donate goods and services:
●Factories ●Manufacturers
●Hospitals ●Hotels
●Educational Institutions ●Householders
●Transport Companies ●Offices
●Other Charities
5 While we receive large quantities of goods and there is never a short supply of requests for them, we are always in need of hands to help sort and prepare them for shipping.
A. One resource that we are always in need of is people.
B. So Crossroads is just that: a Crossroads between need and resource.
C. What can I do?
D. The welfare agencies we help do not run on large budgets.
E. How do we operate?
F. All volunteer work is done at our warehouse.
G.. Similarly, rather than raising funds for freight (貨運), we ask transport companies to donate their services.
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