I told my friend Graham that I often cycle two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, “You mean fortunately.” He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided.
My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to complain as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free. I have a smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.
Problems are there to be faced and overcome. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degree. Her activism and writing proved inspirational. She wrote, “Character cannot be developed in ease. Only through experiences of suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.”
One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity (逆境). From time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents and difficulties. Some are of our making but many are no fault of our own. While we cannot choose the adversity, we can choose our attitude towards it.
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs cut off following a flying accident．He was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aviators in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans．He was an inspiration to others during the war. He said, “Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, you’ll never use crutches (拐杖) or a stick, and then have a go at everything. Go to school, and join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”
The biographies (传记) of great people are full of examples of how they took steps to overcome the difficulties they faced. The common thread is that they did not become depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won.
Nevertheless, there is still the problem of how you change your attitude towards adversity.
1. Which of the following is true according to the author of the passage?
A. Going to a gym is greatly beneficial to people’s health.
B. Climbing hills on bicycles is the best way to take exercise.
C. Those who want to achieve success can’t expect to live an easy life.
D. People’s attitude to adversity is the only factor of their success.
2. By quoting what Douglas Bader said, the author intends to tell us “ .”
A. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
B. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
C. If you risk nothing, you will have nothing.
D. Failure is the mother of success．
3. Following this passage, the author will further talk about .
A. how his friend helped him to change his attitude towards the adversity he faced
B. why it is important to keep optimistic in face of adversity
C. what steps to take to change your attitude towards the adversity you face
D. what great people have in common
4. Which of the following can best function as the title of the passage?
A. Life is full of adversity
B. Different attitudes towards adversity
C. Nothing is impossible
D. Face adversity with a smile
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The little girl loved to get from her mommy. They always told her how she was. Sometimes, too, there would be a little in the jar with a note telling her how her mommy was of her. She all of her mommy’s letters in a pretty box by her bed.
The mother each of her little girl’s letters, too. As the years went by, that little girl into a young lady and then got married and started a of her own. For the first time, the jar sat . The mother dusted the jar every day and sometimes looked inside, sadly that the magic jar years had to end.
One day the young lady came to her mother. She went straight to her mother’s room, opened the chest at the end of her bed, and found what she was looking for. She a piece of paper and put it in the jar, and it to her mother. The mother opened the magic jar and there was that note from so long ago, “You’re going to be a !”
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2.A. dangerousB. magicC. beautifulD. mysterious
3.A. thusB. somewhatC. laterD. anyway
4.A. dollB. toyC. bookD. note
5.A. lettersB. sweetsC. flowersD. gifts
6.A. fatB. specialC. ordinaryD. wise
7.A. airB. loveC. presentD. money
8.A. ashamedB. afraidC. tiredD. proud
9.A. keptB. hidC. buriedD. forgot
10.A. marketB. treasuredC. countedD. numbered
11.A. developedB. turnedC. grewD. fell
12.A. businessB. factoryC. shopD. home
13.A. empty B. uprightC. fullD. whole
14.A. judgingB. rememberingC. realizingD. knowing
15.A. treatB. awardC. visitD. notice
16.A. designedB. cutC. preparedD. folded
17.A. handedB. fellC. postedD. sent
18.A. heroB. grandmaC. actressD. mother
19.A. hangingB. placingC. sittingD. lying
20.A. disappear B. sellC. breakD. end
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Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She rented a typewriter, put it on the ____ table and began typing each morning after the kids went to school. ____ the kids came home, she moved it and made them dinner. When they were ____ she got it back and typed some more.
Debbie followed this ____ for two years. She had become a struggling writer and she loved every minute of it. One night, ____, her husband, Wayne, said, “Honey, I’m sorry, but you’re not ___ any income. We can’t do this anymore. We can’t survive on just what I make.” That night, her heart was ___. Debbie knew, with all of the ____ of keeping up a house, working 40 hours a week would ___ her no time to write.
Seeing her ____, her husband asked, “What’s wrong?” “I really think I can make it as a ___.” “All right, honey, go for it,” Wayne ____ for a long time and then said.
So Debbie returned to her ____ and her typewriter on the kitchen table, writing for another two years. Wayne worked harder and their kids went without vacations and wore hand-me-downs. But the sacrifice finally ____.
Debbie sold her first book after five years of ___. Then another. And another. Until today, Debbie has ____ more than 100 books, many of ___ have become New York Times best-sellers. Over 60 million copies of her books are in print.
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2.A. Unless B. When C. Though D. Wherever
3.A. asleep B. awake C. free D. convenient
4.A. standard B. suggestion C. tradition D. routine
5.A. therefore B. however C. somehow D. anyway
6.A. making up B. cutting down C. finding out D. bringing in
7.A. broken B. warm C. touched D. cold
8.A. abilities B. balances C. duties D. problems
9.A. stop B. leave C. ensure D. permit
10.A. achievements B. behavior C. efforts D. sadness
11.A. typist B. housewife C. writer D. designer
12.A. doubted B. compared C. delayed D. hesitated
13.A. office B. dream C. state D. home
14.A. paid off B. broke up C. came back D. cleared up
15.A. challenging B. struggling C. thinking D. arguing
16.A. collected B. published C. prepared D. translated
17.A. them B. that C. it D. which
18.A. support B. respect C. trust D. protection
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下面十个句子，每句中有一处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出改加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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--Just a minute. I’ll have Bob to show you to your room.
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6.As soon as we got to the river bank, we are divided into three groups and got down to planting trees.
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完成句子。
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2.We _______________________ and then we eat.(搭建帐篷)
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1.支持者85％，理由…….
2.反对者15％ 理由…….
3.你的看法…….
注意：1.参考词汇 military training军训
2. 词数100左右;
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