I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.
I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows (誓约)mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends. And they are good to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.
So here’s what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house.
Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an email. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.
It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours and our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.
I learned to love the journey, not the destination, I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.
By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face, Learn to be happy, And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.
1.The best title of this passage probably is______ .
A. Love your friends B. Live a real life
C. Don’t waste time D. Be a good mother and wife
2.How did the author form her view of life?
A. Through social experience. B. By learning from her friends.
C. Through an unfortunate experience. D. From her children and husband.
3.What’s the author’s attitude toward work?
A. Do it well to serve others
B. Earn enough money to make life better
C. Try your best to get higher position and pay
D. Don’t let it affect your real life.
科目：高中英语 来源：吉林省2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
An eight-year-old girl heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore (药店) with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman.
“It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.”
“Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?”
“We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.” said the girl.
A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.
“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brother.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost?
1.What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?
A. Miracle was hard to get in the drugstore.
B. They were poor and no one can lend them money.
C. Nothing could save her brother.
D. Her brother was badly ill and her family couldn’t afford the operation.
2.In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _______.
A. something interesting B. something beautiful
C. some useful medicine D. some good food
3.What made the miracle happen?
A. The girl’s love for her brother. B. The girl’s money.
C. The medicine from the drugstore. D. Nobody can tell.
4.From the passage we can infer that _______.
A. the salesman didn’t sell miracle to the girl
B. a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on
C. the little girl is lovely but not so clever
D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought
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科目：高中英语 来源：河北省2017届高三高考押题（一）英语试卷 题型：七选五
Positive thinkers don't only live happier lives,and have better health but they are also more likely to reach their goals.1.Even if a negative thinker managed to succeed,his life is still going to be tough because he won't be able to enjoy the success he achieved.Then how to become a positive thinker?
●Stay around positive people.
Have you ever felt bad for no reason just because you were around someone who was feeling bad?2.So one of the best ways to stay positive is to spend more time with positive people.
●Reduce the stress in your life.
Stress isn't only harmful to your life but it can also change your opinion of the world.3.If you can spend enough time relaxing and restoring your energy each day,you will become a more positive person.
●Train your mental muscles.
The more you think positively,the more likely your brain structure is going to change and the more naturally positive thoughts will come to you.4.The more you train your mind to think negatively,the more likely you will become a natural negative thinker.
●5.
Read about the stories of successful people and watch movies that promote positive thinking.Whenever you get exposed to positive media your mind gets trained to think positively and as a result you will become a positive thinker.Avoid negative media at all costs for they can do the opposite to you.
A.Learn from successful people.
B.Get exposed to positive media.
C.The opposite also happens with negative thinking.
D.Start right now to train your mind on positive thinking.
E.People infect each other with their emotions and beliefs.
F.The more stressed you become,the more likely you are to worry.
G.Negative thinking ruins people's lives and prevents them from succeeding.
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科目：高中英语 来源：内蒙古2015-2016学年高一下学期第三次月考英语试卷 题型：完形填空
My son Joey was born with club feet(畸形足). The doctors told us that with _____ he would be able to walk ______ but would never run very well. The first three years of his ______ were spent in surgery(手术). By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a _____ when you saw him walk.
The children in our ____ ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would jump right in and run and play, too. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be ______ to run as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.
In seventh grade he ____ to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others. Perhaps he _____ that the abilities that seemed to come______ to so many others did not come naturally to him. ______ the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the ______ to score points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team,so he didn’t know.
He ______ to run four to five miles a day,every day — even the day he had a fever. I was ______, so I went to look for him after school. I found him running alone. I asked him how he felt. “______.” he said.He had two more miles to go. The ______ ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from h
is fever. Yet he looked _____ ahead and kept running. We never told him he _____ run four miles with a fever. So he didn’t know.
Two weeks later the names of the team runners were ____ Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in seventh grade — the other six team members were all eight-graders. We never told him he couldn’t ______ to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it. We never told him he couldn’t do all those things. So he didn’t know. He ______ did it.
1.A. examination B. experiment C. excitement D. treatment
2.A. silently B. usually C. normally D. quickly
3.A. school B. life C. illness D. time
4.A. confidence B. problem C. success D. comfort
5.A. neighborhood B. city C. family D. childhood
6.A. pleased B. certain C. able D. willing
7.A. refused B. decided C. remembered D. promised
8.A. sensed B. understood C. learned D. drove
9.A. suddenly B. actually C. naturally D. possibly
10.A. If B. Since C. Although D. Because
11.A. strength B. benefit C. intelligence D. chance
12.A. continued B. had C. wanted D. indicated
13.A. upset B. angry C. worried D. disappointed
14.A. Sorry B. Okay C. Right D. Absolute
15.A. tears B. heat C. sweat D. failure
16.A. obviously B. anxiously C. straight D. typically
17.A. couldn’t B. wouldn’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t
18.A. discovered B. called C. acted D. taken
19.A. expect B. like C. fail D. try
20.A. seldom B. just C. always D. never
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科目：高中英语 来源：陕西省西安市2016-2017学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试卷 题型：短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\）,并在该句下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
The day before yesterday, my classmates and me went to the park near my school. Can you guess that what we did there? Not for amusement but to take part in a volunteer task. They reached the park at nine o'clock. The whole class divided into three groups. Group One planted trees and water flowers. Group Two picked up litter leaving by the tourists and cleaned all the benches. The group which I was in wiped all the equipments in the Children's Playground. All of us worked hardly. Before noon we finished working. Each of us fell a little bit tired, so we were
happy because we had done a good deed.
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科目：高中英语 来源：河北省2017届高三高考押题（二）英语试卷 题型：七选五
Traveling is a very enjoyable experience as it provides an opportunity to see new things. 1.The following article discusses the advantages of traveling.
Traveling gives you the opportunity to disconnect from your regular life. People all have crazy schedules, work and a family to take care of, and traveling alone or with some friends can give you distance and perhaps even make you realize how important these people are to you.
2.Another great benefit is the relaxation you get. 3.When you come back you feel energetic and you are happy to be back to your daily routine.
4.They will create a bond that nothing can erase no matter what happens to the friendship. You can create photo albums and when you feel nostalgic (怀旧的) you can experience the trips again by looking at your pictures.
It’s never been this cheap to travel. With increasing oil prices the cheap travel era might be coming to an end. 5.With the Internet and all the new technology, you can plan your trip exactly the way you want it. You can choose your budget, the duration of the trip and what you want to do.
A. It’s nice to enjoy a stress-free time.
B. As the saying goes, you never know what you have until you lose it.
C. When traveling with friends or family it creates memories of a lifetime.
D. Going on a trip means that you are most likely going to spend time outside.
E. Discovering different values and ways to get by in life is really interesting.
F. However, there are still many budget airlines fighting for your dollar right now.
G. There are many benefits other than enjoying yourself that can be realized when you travel.
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科目：高中英语 来源：宁夏银川市2017届高三考前适应性训练（二）英语试卷 题型：短文填空
Recently there has been a heated debate on whether the university should charge a fee to the public who use its sports field. People’s attitudes toward it vary from person to person.
Many people think that universities should serve the public, not just their professors and students. In 1. opinion, universities are public assets—they should serve not only the students and faculty 2. the general public as well. If there are too many “outside” people on the campus disturbing the order, school officials should do something to control the crowds without3.(demand) payment. In addition, the university has many other options to control public access4. the campus or sports field, such as giving free access cards to 5. (resident) of the closest communities, or rotating a limited number of cards between residents. Charging a fee is not a fair option.
However, opponents argue that universities are not 6.(complete) open spaces for the public to use. They hold the view that charging a fee is the most effective way of controlling access and making the most value out of the university’s res
ources. A high fee would filter out most of the visitors who have no desire 7.(use) the sports field for its intended purpose. Besides, universities and their assets are expensive investments, 8. (fund) by the government and the public, for the education of students and 9. (science) research. If members of the public 10.(want) to use these facilities, which might cause stress on the university’s resources, it will make sense that they should pay a price. They also think neighboring residents have other options for recreation, such as public parks, if they do not want to pay money to use the sports field.
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科目：高中英语 来源：宁夏银川市2017届高三考前适应性训练（一）英语试卷 题型：短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
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。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者 (从第11处起) 不计分。
One day I was walking with my mom out of a supermarket then I found a wallet and picking it up. We were on our ways to the parking lot. In front of us were a lady, who seemed to be looking for something and we asked her what she was looking for. She said she has lost her wallet. I asked her if one I picked up was hers. Saw the wallet, she said yes. So I gave it back to her. She was so glad that she insisted on giving me 100 yuan for return. I refused. She was gratefully to us. I returned back home with delight.
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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省广雅中学、江西省南昌市第二中学2017届高三下学期联合测试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
“Heaven is where the police are English,the cooks are French the mechanics are German,the lovers are Italian and everything is organized by the Swiss.Hell is where the.police are German,the cooks are English,the mechanics are French,the lovers are Swiss,and everything is organized by the Italians.”
Obviously the national stereotypes（模式化的思想）in this,old joke are generalizations,but such stereotypes are often said to "exist for a reason".Is there actually a sliver of truth in them?Not likely,an international research team now says.
"National and cultural stereotypes do play an important role in how people see themselves and others,and being aware that these are not dependable is a useful thing,"said study author Robert McCrae of the National Institute on Aging."These are in fact unfounded stereotypes.They don't come from looking around you,"McCrae said.
If national stereotypes aren't rooted in real experiences,then where do they come from?One possibility is that they reflect national values,which may become known from historical events.For example,many historians have argued that the spirit of American individualism has its origins in the experiences of the pioneers on the Old West.
Social scientists such as psychologist Richard Robins have given several other possible explanations for stereotypes and why they may be incorrect.Robins notes that some stereotypes may have been correct at one point in history and then remained unchanged while the culture changed.
We may be "hard-wired",to some degree,to keep incorrect stereotypes,since we are less likely to notice and remember information that is different from our stereotypes.Generally,according to Robins,when we meet people who are different from our stereotypes,we see them as unique individuals rather than typical national or cultural groups.
1.What is the function of the first paragraph?
A. To introduce the topic of national stereotypes.
B. To make a comparison between the characters of different countries.
C. To exemplify the argument against stereotyping.
D. To analyze the strengths and weaknesses of people in different countries.
2.Which of the following best describes McCrae's attitude towards national stereotypes?
A. Supportive. B. Indifferent.
C. Critical. D. Uncertain.
3.According to social scientists,why aren’t national stereotypes always correct?
A. Because they are formed by individual historians.
B. Because people tend to have false idea about other cultures.
C. Because generalizations are made through personal experience.
D. Because what was true in the past may not be true at present.
4.What does the underlined word "hard-wired" in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. Forgetful. B. Fixed.
C. Anxious. D. Helpless.
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