Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 36 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 37 and ill.
My father was 38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 39 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 41 about life, and I told them about one of my 42 . I said that we must very often give things up 43 we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends—but it always 44 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 45 up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 46 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 47 , he answered his own question: “I 48 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also 49 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (恼怒的) at someone, I 50 remember his words and become 51 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 52 to give up my small irritations. In this 53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I 54 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 55 .
36. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile
37. A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow
38. A. already B. still C. only D. once
39. A. took B. threw C. sent D. put
40. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. hopeless
41. A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking
42. A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs
43. A. as B. since C. before D. till
44. A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires
45. A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened
46. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
47. A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly
48. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed
49. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned
50. A. should B. could C. would D. might
51. A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy
52. A. ready B. likely C. free D. able
53. A. case B. form C. method D. way
54. A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess
55. A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word
36.C 37.B 38.D 39.A 40.B 41.C 42.D 43.A 44.C 45.A
46.D 47.A 48.C 49.A 50.C 51.B 52.D 53.D 54.B 55.B
36．解析：however意为“然而”，表示转折或对比，多位于句中，前后须加逗号，可位于句首或句末，用于句首，后面可加逗号，所引导的分句用于句末，前面可加逗号。根据两句中的learned how to accept life as it is和did not teach me acceptance可判断出这两句是转折和对比关系。afterwards意为“其后，后来，继后，然后，以后”。therefore意为“因此，为此，所以”。meanwhile意为“同时”。
37．解析：weak意为“柔弱的；虚弱的，有病的”，与ill属同类概念。tired意为“疲劳的”。poor意为“贫穷的”。slow意为“慢的”。都属于健康的范畴。
38．解析：once意为“曾经”，常与一般过去时连用，表示过去曾经发生的事。根据下文中的a terrible illness可判断出作者的父亲过去曾经是一个强壮的人。already意为“已经”，常与现在进行时连用，表示已经完成的动作。still意为“仍然是”，与下文所讲的作者的父亲得力重病矛盾。only意为“仅仅”。
39．解析：take … away意为“把……拿走”。因为患了重病，把一切都拿走了，表示父亲不再是一个强壮的人。throw意为“扔”。send意为“送；寄”，多指寄送或通过其他手段送，自己并不一定去送。put意为“放”。
40．解析：difficult意为“困难的”，从上文中的but a terrible illness took all that away可判断出父亲甚至说话都很困难。impossible意为“不可能的”，表示连话也不会说了，与下文中的He said矛盾。stressful意为“紧张的，压力重的”。hopeless意为“没有希望的；绝望的”。
41．解析：talk about意为“谈论”，指谈论、议论，内容可重要，也可无关紧要。下文的内容说明他们谈论了生活。worry about意为“对……感到焦虑，忧虑，操心，烦恼，发愁等”。care about意为“关系”。ask about意为“问……的问题”。
42．解析：belief意为“信念；信仰，信心”，指内心承认某事是真实的，侧重于主观上的信任，但不以观察和经验为基础，也不涉及是否有根据。下文的内容表达了作者的信念。decision意为“决定”。experience意为“经历”。ambition意为“抱负，志气，雄心”。
43．解析：as引导时间状语从句，意为“随着”，从句中的谓语动词常是表示发展的动词如develop，grow up，go等。这里表示随着我们的成长。since引导时间状语从句常与现在进行时连用。before引导时间状语从句表示“在……之前”。till引导时间状语从句表示“一直……”。
44．解析：it seems that意为“似乎，好像”，表示事物似乎是什么样的。作者认为似乎我们丢弃一些东西后，一些新的东西代替了原来的东西。suggest意为“暗示，表明”。promise意为“承诺，许诺”。require意为“需要”。
45．解析：speak up意为“大声地说”，指毫无顾虑地说出。表示这时父亲发表了自己的看法。turn up意为“朝上翻，出现，来到，卷起，找到，被找到，出现，发生”。sum up意为“总结，概括”。open up意为“打开，开发，展现，开始，揭露”。
46．解析：everything意为“每件事，一切”，上文中说到but a terrible illness took all that away，所以父亲认为他放弃了一切。something意为“一些东西”。anything意为“任何东西”，常用于否定句或疑问句中。nothing意为“没有什么东西”。
47．解析：surprisingly意为“令人吃惊地”，比较父亲前后所说的话可以看出，父亲所说的话的确令人吃惊。immediately意为“马上”。naturally意为“自然地”。certainly意为“的确，无疑，一定，必定”。
48．解析：gain意为“获得”，指经过付出巨大努力之后为自己获得或赢得有一定价值的东西，强调所得之物能够造成的优势。由于父亲得病，受到了家庭的照顾，所以他说得到了家庭的爱。have意为“有”。accept意为“接受”。enjoy意为“享受……的乐趣”。
49．解析：touched意为“受感动的”，表示听了父亲的话作者感到感动。astonished意为“感到吃惊”。attract意为“吸引”。warn意为“警告”。
50．解析：情态动词would表示过去某段时间的习惯，即每当恼怒时，作者总是想起父亲的话。should表示“应该”。could表示可能性。might表示可能性，但可能性很小。
51．解析：calm意为“冷静”，用于人，指心理平静，没有情绪波动，如大海风平浪静。表示当作者想起父亲的话时就变得冷静下来。quiet意为“安静的”，用于人时，指性情温和、安详、文静，有时也指闲散或不活动。relaxed意为“放松的”。happy意为“高兴的，幸福的”。
52．解析：able意为“（接不定式）能；会”，侧重行动方面的能力，常用于人，用作定语，表示“能干的”，be able to do sth表示“能够干某事”。表示作者能够放弃了恼怒。ready意为“准备”，be ready to do sth表示“乐意做某事”。likely意为“可能的”。free意为“自由的”。
53．解析：in this way表示“用这种方法，以这种方式”。form意为“形式”。method意为“方法”。
54．解析：wonder意为“想知道”，后接宾语从句表示想知道的内容。doubt意为“怀疑”。know意为“知道”。guess意为“想，认为”。
55．解析：gift意为“礼物”。这篇短文讲述了作者的父亲因为生病而失去了活动甚至于说话的能力，但是他仍然认为自己获得了家庭的爱，表现了对生活的正确态度，所以作者把父亲所说的I gained the love of my family.作为父亲送给自己的礼物。award意为“奖励”。lesson意为“教训”。word意为“话语”。
科目：高中英语 来源：江西省吉水中学2010届高三上学期第三次月考英语试题 题型：030
对话填空。阅读下列对话，掌握其大意，并根据首字母的提示，写出一个英语单词的完整，正确形式，使对话通畅。
H－Henry T－Tom
H：Good morning, Tom, I hear your sister has found a good job in a foreign company．
T：Yes, she works as a translator after learning(1)E________ for four years in college．
H：That sounds exciting．I wonder what her everyday work is．
T：Well, putting English into Chinese and Chinese into English is her(2)d______ job．
H：Personally, I like jobs like that．I’ve been learning English for(3)n_______ six years, but I find English difficult to(4)i________．
T：Well, stick to it and never(5)g________ it up．The more you practice, the better you’ll learn．
H：What if I make mistakes while(6)u________ the English language?
T：Don’t worry, One learnes a language by(7)m________ mistakes and correcting them．
H：Can you give me any(8)a_________ on English learning?
T：Sure, First of all, keep reading as much as(9)p______．second, it’s helpful to learn some grammar in and out of class．
H：Do I have to learn English words by(10)h________, too?
T：Yes, As is often said, without grammar, one can learn little English, but without words, one can learn no English．
H：I see, Thank you so much for your advice．
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Mary Cassatt is one of the first great women American painters. At first her father did not want her to become an artist. But she followed her dreams and became an artist.She was born on
May 22, 1844, and lived in Europe for several years as a child.
Her family returned to the United States and, at age 16, Mary attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Four years later she decided she couldn't learn anything fresh and practical in Philadelphia, so she returned to Europe. There she studied the skills of the masters in Rome, Seville, Antwerp, and Paris.
Mary received the chance of a lifetime at the age of 33 when the famous French painter, Edgar Degas, asked her to join a group of painters that included now-famous artists like Manet and Renoir. Their style of painting is called Impressionism. They used primary colors and short brush strokes(笔画) in their work. They recognized Mary 's spirit and powerful talent and invited her to exhibit in the Impressionist art shows.
Mary painted what she saw: gardens, and paintings of persons , especially of mothers and children involved in everyday living. One of her paintings, "Young Mother and Two Children," was given to the White House in 1954 where it hangs today.
Mary never married and, in 1877, her parents and sister moved to Europe to join her. Mary devoted much of her time to them for the next 18 years to their care. Mary painted until 1914 when her failing eyesight made it impossible to continue. She spent the later years of her life in Paris. She died in 1926 at the age of 82. Unfortunately,all her life, she refused to accept students.
Mary left Pennsylvania for Europe at age 20 mainly because_____.
A. she wanted to learn another style of paintings
B. she didn’t learn anything in Pennsylvania
C. her desire for the learning wasn’t satisfied well
D. her father didin’t want her to learn painting again
Which year was the most critical to her career and life?
A. 1860 B. 1864 C. 1877 D. 1914
Which of the statements about Mary Cassatt is supported by the passage?
A. Her father had a decisive effect on her painting
B. Her painting featured scenes of everyday living
C. She used various colors and long lines in her works
D. She studied the paintings of the masters in U.S.A
Mary Cassatt stopping painting because of_____.
A. her poor eyesight B. her old age C.lack of interest D. her family
It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A. during the last ten year of life, she painted nothing.
B. the paintings of Edgar Degas belong to realism
C. her works were controversial though highly recognized
D. her students showed great respect for her
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We know the famous ones—the Thomas Ediso
ns and the Alexander Graham Bells —but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器)？Shouldn’t we know who they are?
Joan Mclean think so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that she’s developed a course on the topic. In addition to learning “who” invented “what”, however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the “why” and ”how” questions. According to Mclean,” When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.”
So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and st
ormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldn’t be a built-in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever(操作杆)on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper.
Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations，It’s hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan’s traffic light. It’s equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgett’s innovation that makes glass invisible, Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?
【小题1】
By mentioning “traffic light” and “windshield wiper”, the author indicates that countless inventions are .
| A．beneficial, because their inventors are famous |
| B．beneficial, though their inventors are less famous |
| C．not useful, because their inventors are less famous |
| D．not useful, though their inventors are famous |
| A．add colour and variety to students’ campus life |
| B．inform students of the windshield wiper’s invention |
| C．carry out the requirements by Mountain University |
| D．prepare students to try their own invention |
| A．not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer | |
| B．inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper | C．due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm |
| D．not related to Professor Joan McLean’s lectures |
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That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers (抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment (公寓房间), I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck (垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “ Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? the door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 A.M. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
1. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?
A. Cold and sick B. Fortunate and helpful
C. Satisfied and cheerful D. Disappointed and helpless
2. From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy ______.
A. solving her problem at the bank B. taking part in various city activities
C. learning acting in a n evening school D. preparing for the first night show
3. On her way home the writer _______.
A. lost her wallet unknowingly B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver
C. was robbed of her wallet by an armed man D. found some homeless people following her
4. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?
A. Someone offered to take her back home. B. A red-haired man came to see her.
C. She heard someone call her name D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.
5. From the text, we can infer that the writer _________.
A. would stop working at night B. would stay on in San Francisco
C. would make friends with cleaners D. would give up her job at the bank
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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省汕头市苏北中学2010届高三第四次月考英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
第三部分：阅读 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Here’s an unusual story: a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician, Liu Qian, discovered it in front of an audience of millions at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala. Liu’s magic tricks have made the centuries – old art of magic fashionable once again, and made him the hottest magician in China.
As a seasoned magician from Taiwan, Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States, Japan, South Korea and the UK.
Witnessing something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’s love for magic.
Liu is known for his interaction with his audiences. He has a unique understanding of showmanship(演出技巧)。
“It’s actually thinking rather than one’s manipulation (处理) skills that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively, to make them appear more interesting,” Liu said.
Liu Qian’s success dated back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan, he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest, which was judged by the great American magician, David Copperfield.
Yet, Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur magician in his spare time. However, his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.
To refine his performing skills, he has performed on streets, roads and fields, for passersby, policemen and farmers.
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds,” Liu said.
41. The story is about ________.
A. why people love magic B. how Liu Qian became China’s hottest magician
C. how fashionable magic is D. what magic tricks are
42. People love to watch magic because ________.
A. they love watching magicians make the impossible happen
B. it arouses their curiosity
C. they can’t figure out the secret of magic
D. it is a centuries – old art
43. Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?
A. He was interested in magic when he was little.
B. He had won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest.
C. He couldn’t find an acceptable job after graduation.
D. He became an amateur magician in his spare time.
44. What does the underlined word “seasoned” in Paragraph2 mean?
A. experienced B. freshman C. amateur D. unskillful
45. Liu Qian improved his performing skills by ______.
A. learning from David Copperfield.
B. learning magic in a university
C. performing in public on streets
D. joining in Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest
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