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Every once in a while, it is necessary to take a step back in order to take a long, hard look at where we are in our lives. At this point, it is good to ask yourself a bunch of critical questions. Have you so far accomplished all of your goals in life ? If so, you have not accomplished your goals in life, then perhaps you have made the mistake of setting too many goals or trying to accomplish them at an unnaturally fast pace.
It is necessary to set reasonable, intelligent goals in order to succeed in life. Do not be unrealistic because life is not a fairy tale. But you should try to recognize what you want,when attempting to visualize（形象化） or otherwise express what your goals in life are.
In order for a goal to sufficiently motivate you, it needs to be a major one. The bigger your goals are, then the more motivated you will need to be to work towards accomplishing them. If you want, you are a beginner, then no doubt mastering those tough songs is a very intelligent and realistic goal to set. But if that is your only goal as a pianist achieved. This is why it is necessary to constantly stop and re-evaluate our goals so that we are aware of what they are, and thus stay motivated.
49. From the passage, if your goals have all been achieved, you should then ______.
A. ask yourself some serious questions B. take a hard look at your success
C. set some other intelligent goals D. stretch yourself to relax
50. By saying “life is not a fairy tale”, the author suggests that you should ________ .
A. set as big a goal as possible B. try hard to realize your dream
C. make your goals practical D. abandon all your ambitions
51. To perform several Beethoven pieces well is a goal that _______.
A. is not suitable for the pianist B. is appropriate for a beginner
C. stops you from growing as a pianist D. is very easy to achieve
52. What is the best title for the passage ?
A. Set Intelligent Goals for Yourself B. Try to Accomplish Your Goals
C. Get Yourself More Motivated D. Goals Help You to Succeed
科目：高中英语 来源：2014届辽宁省沈阳市四校协作体高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Kataria is the founder of the worldwide laughter movement. The celebration of world Laughter Day is a positive activity for world peace and is intended to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter. The first “World Laughter Day” gathering took place in Mumbai, India, on 11th January 1998. 12,000 members from India and international Laughter Clubs attended it. Now there are over 5,000 Laughter Clubs worldwide on all 5 continents.
“HAPPY-DEMIC” was the first World Laughter Day gathering outside India. It took place on 9th January 2000. In Copenhagen, Denmark , more than 10,000 people gathered at Town Hall Square. The event went into Guinness Book of World records. “World Laughter Day” is now organized on the first Sunday of May every year. Hundreds of people gather worldwide on that day to laugh together.
Today, many people fear widespread international terrorism（恐怖主义）. The world has never faced so much unrest before. People are at war within themselves. Laughter is a universal language, which has the ability to unite humanity without religion（宗教）. Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world order. The idea may sound over-ambitious (野心太大的), and maybe it is. But maybe it is not. It is our deep belief that laughter and only laughter can unite the world, building up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship.
Studies also say that laughter helps your body do the following: lower blood pressure; lighten depression; reduce stress; work out the heart, especially for those who are unable to perform physical exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire body—because it’s good for you.
1.The purpose of celebrating World Laughter Day is ____.
A．to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter
B．to build a common connection between various religions
C．to reduce stress and lighten depression
D．to lower blood pressure
2.The first World Laughter Day gathering outside India took place ____.
A．on 11th. January, 1998
B．on the first Sunday of May
C．on 9th. January, 1996
D．on 9th. January, 2000
3.The author’s attitude towards laughter movement is ____.
A．positive B．negative C．uninterested D．objective
4.The passage is mainly about _______.
A．World Laughter Day and its significance
B．the worldwide laughter movement
C．a universal language
D．laughter
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Most people in the world like to enjoy nature. Travel is one of the most popular ways. Nowadays modern transportation can take people everywhere. But people who lived before the 1880s probably would not travel very far. They would not have time to travel far from their work. Anyone who travelled 36 would usually walk or ride a horse. But in Germany a man named Karl Benz had an idea that 37 the world in a dramatic way. In 1885, he made 38 . His car had three wheels, 39 most cars today. The car could only go 40 16 kilometres an hour.
At around the same time, the man 41 his first car in Detroit, America is called Henry Ford. Detroit is now still famous all over the world as the centre of American car-making.
Cars were very few and only 42 people could buy them. 43 , in England cars were thought to be 44 at that time, so for a few years someone 45 walk in front of every car 46 a red flag! This was to make sure that the car did not go too fast and hurt 47 .
In the 1910s, Henry Ford had 48 a better kind of car called the Model T Ford and he built a 49 where the cars could be made 50 . In this way the car could be made 51 and the cost was less and more and more people could 52 them. But there was still a problem 53 all the cars were black. That was because it was 54 to produce cars that were all the same color. Now, of course, you can buy cars in all 55 .
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“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I 36 disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something 37 will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that 38 disappointment.”
Mother was right, 39 I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to 40 a job in radio, then work my way up to sports 41 . I hitchhiked（搭便车） to Chicago and 42 on the door of every station—and got turned 43 every time.
In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an 44 person –“Go out in the sticks（偏远地区） and find a small station that will give you a 45 ,” she said.
I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois. 46 there was no radio—announcing job in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to 47 its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football. I 48 . The job 49 just right for me. But I wasn’t hired.
My disappointment must have 50 . “Everything happens for the best,” Mom 51 me. Dad offered me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my frustration 52 . I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the elevator 53 I heard MacAethur calling, “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to stand before a microphone and to broadcast a (an) 54 game.
On my way home, once again I thought of my mother’s words. I often wonder what 55 my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
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科目：高中英语 来源：20102011学年度江西省下学期第一次段考高二英语卷 题型：阅读理解
New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses that they use in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to take care of them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact, they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole Unite States.
The cost of shoeing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty--five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two to three hours to do the job.
A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse’s foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse’s leg while he works. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses ------ for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg.
One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country form Ireland in 1948.He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and, as he puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”
1.According to the reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a man.
A. clever B. rich C. strong D. tall
2. James Corbin became a blacksmith because he .
A. was interested in horses. B. was needed by the policemen
C. drew a picture of the horses D. had to make a living
3. In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to .
A. fit it on the horse’s foot B. use it for two or three hours
C. make the form of a horseshoe from a piece of metal D. draw a picture of the shoe
4.The best title for the passage is .
A. Policemen on Horseback B. Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing
C. James Corbin, a Blacksmith D. Horseshoeing Is a Good Way to Make a Living
5. Which of the following is true?
A. Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.
B. New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback.
C. Policemen on horseback enjoy traveling around the United States.
D. Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和Ｄ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited
1for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 2. When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had 3. He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 4in the situation. In a few moments he was holding four small prints that 5even him.
He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 6behind the desk in the booth. “ 7you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously 8someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then 9his office in Morrison Building, 10that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 11! He sat down with a smile.
His wife 12those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married…
How are you with 13? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are 14. We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to charge his or her mind.
Patience is an important 15of a happy and rewarding life. 16, some things are worth waiting for. 17presents many opportunities for wait training.
We can hate waiting, 18it or even get good at it! But one thing is 19— we cannot avoid it. How is your 20coming along?
1.A. proudly B. respectfully C .patiently D. curiously
2.Ａ. angry B. hungry C. frightened D. thirsty
3.A．a question B. a reason C. an opinion D. an idea
4.Ａ. serious B. difficult C. regular D. convenient
5.Ａ. hurt B. encouraged C. attracted D. shocked
6.Ａ. clerk B. secretary C. passer-by D. friend
7.Ａ. Since B. Before C. As D. If
8.Ａ. looking for B. working for C. sending for D. paying for
9.Ａ. called up B. returned to C. visited D. left
10.Ａ. worried B. disappointed C. satisfied D. surprised
11.Ａ. description B. preparation C. excuse D. lecture
12.Ａ. tore B. saved C. developed D. destroyed
13.Ａ. your wife B. your family C. patience D. determination
14.Ａ. hoping for B. waiting for C. ready for D. fit for
15.Ａ. lesson B. experience C. purpose D. quality
16.A. For example B. After all C. Right now D. So far
17.Ａ. Every age B. Every shop C. Every day D. Every office
18.Ａ. accept B. control C. change D. improve
19.Ａ. certain B. interesting C. precious D. easy
20.Ａ. photo taking B. job hunting C. decision making D. wait training
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