C
Several years ago, I read a book Your Money or Your Life, written by Joe Domingguez and Vicki Robin. The major theme of the book is the idea that if you want to cut your spending, you’ll have to begin by stopping trying to impress other people.
The authors divide people into two groups : people whose opinions you care about, and people whose opinions you don’t care about one way or another. It’s easy to stop caring about people whose opinions you don’t care about. Who cares what they think ? As long as you’re not doing something truly immoral —— something that might potentially create a negative reputation for you —— it doesn’t matter what they think.
But shouldn’t you impress other people whose opinions you do care about ? Anyway, they are people you want to meet : customers, friends and family.
The answer is that you don’t need to impress those people with expensive, shiny things. The relationship you’ve built with them —— or you’re going to build with them —— is based on you, not on the material items. They’ll either like you for you or they won’t.
To put it simply, take care of the basics. Keep yourself clean. Keep your weight under control. Wear reasonable clothing. Work on your communication skills. If you have them covered, you don’t need to invest time and money in impressing other people.
Coming to this realization is incredibly valuable. It drops your clothing budget. It drops your automobile budget. It drops your electronics budget. It drops your housing budget. You don’t need a shiny car, an iPhone, or a ＄50 haircut.
Yes , you may actually still want one or two of these things, but the impetus(动力) comes from what your personal values are, not what other people around you seem to value or what marketing messages you receive.
For some people, it seems impossible. Their social cues come from advertising-laden media and from friends who also get their cues from advertising-laden media.They believe they need a slick cellphone and ＄100 casual clothes. Their self-worth revolves around that little burst they get from impressing others.
People should learn to break through that situation. In short, don’t play socially by the tiring old rules that revolve around needing to impress people. Instead, spend your time on things that bring real value to you and give real value to others.
46. Which of the following behaviours is “immoral”according to the second paragraph ?
A. Caring about other people’s opinion.
B. Dropping your clothing budget.
C. Copying existing works.
D. Obeying the traffic rule.
47. To build relationship with others, you should pay attention to the following EXEPT _______.
A. dressing casually
B. learning about weight control
C. improving communication skills
D. being a tidy person
48. As for people we care about, what does the author advise us to do ?
A. To impress them in a proper way.
B. To buy them special gifts.
C. To spare more time to be with them.
D. To impress them with shiny things.
49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A. An iPhone is totally unnecessary in our life.
B. Your family members’ opinions are always worth caring about.
C. Learning how to impress others helps people save money.
D. You should always be aware of what other people around you seem to value.
50. What is the best title for the passage ?
A. Whose opinions do you care about ?
B. Two different groups of people.
C. My favorite book : Your Money or Your Life
D. Stop trying to impress other people.
科目：高中英语 来源：英语教研室 题型：054
Mrs Leonard was round and pretty, with shining brown hair and warm, dark, 7 eyes. Everyone adored (敬重) her. But 8 came to love her more than I did. And for a 9 reason.
The time came for the 10 tests given at our school. I could only just hear out of one ear, and was not 11 to reveal something else that would single 12 out as different. So I cheated.
The “whisper test” 13 each child to go to the classroom door, turn sideways, close one ear with a finger, 14 the teacher whispered something from her desk, 15 the child repeated. Then the same for the other ear. Nobody checked how tightly the 16 ear was covered, so I only pretended to block mine.
As 17 I was the last. But all through the testing I 18 what Mrs Leonard might say to me. I knew from previous years that the teacher 19 things like “The sky is blue.” Or “Do you have new shoes?”
My 20 came. I turned my bad ear toward her, 21 the other just enough to be able to hear. I waited and then came the words that God had surely put into her mouth, 22 words that changed my life 23 .
Mrs Leonard, the teacher I 24 , said softly, “I 25 you were my little girl.”
1 A. liked B. loved C. hated D expected
2. A. lip B. ear C. finger D. eyes
3. A. broken B.cut C. formed D.killed
4. A. very B.much C. more D.even
5. A. strange B.happy C. sad D.different
6. A. inside B.with&nbtsp ; C. as well as D.outside
7. A. surprised B.smiling C.frightening D.blind
8. A. everyone B.no one C. anyone D.none
9. A. special B.strange C. usual D.simple
10. A. arithmetic算术 B.history C. hearing D. blood
11. A. excitedly B.when C. about D.how
12. A. me B.Mrs Leonard C. us D.the pupils
13. A. encouraged B.persuaded C.required D.agreed
14. A. if B.so C.as if D.While
15. A. that B.what C. after D.which
16. A. untested B.left C.bad D.tested
17. A. usually B.follows C.usual D.well
18. A. examined B.wondered C.understood D.noticed
19. A. questioned B.announced C.shouted D.whispered
20. A. teacher B.time C.opportunity D.chance
21. A. picking up B.plugging up C.closing D.opening
22. A. seven B.some C.several D.lovely
23. A. sometimes B. usually C.forever D.all
24. A. knew B.adored C. realized D.spoke
25. A. expect B.wish C.wanted D.knew
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Roberta appeared on the stage.She took a deep breath and began to 16 .Now she was Portia,a strong-willed 17 in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.The theater was filled with people.She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced,the words flowing
18 from her.
19 .Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演).She 20 being in front of other people.She was very 21 at school.She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 22 much attention.She stayed mostly to herself,making 23 friends.She had excellent grades, 24 she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition,Roberta’s mother had heard about it and 25 her to join in.
“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to 26 the part.Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”
Roberta looked down.“I’m not interested.”
Her mother wouldn’t let the 27 drop.“You’re just a little scared(害怕).Everyone gets scared.You know you 28 do it.The trick is to look past the 29 to find the love of what you’re doing.”
So Roberta had made an appointment(预约)with the head of the Drama Club.She had read the play and found herself excited by the 30 of speaking such rich words.In secret she practiced Portia’s part, 31 the lines by repeating them over and over.It wasn’t hard;she 32 every minute of it.Every time she spoke the words,she had a new 33 of the lines,as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition,she 34 two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors.When she had finished,the head of the Drama Club announced the 35 was hers.
A.sing B.dance C.speak D.report
A.member B.actress C.player D.character
A.weakly B.rapidly C.smoothly D.slowly
A.At first B.In fact C.After all D.In all
A.hated B.enjoyed C.appreciated D.regretted
A.honest B.shy C.polite D.patient
A.avoid B.focus C.pay D.attract
A.few B.a few C.several D.many
A.or B.so C.for D.but
A.forced B.requested C.encouraged D.reminded
A.accept B.play C.offer D.learn
A.role B.matter C.interest D.grade
A.can B.must C.may D.should
A.anger B.pain C.sadness D.fear
A.purpose B.way C.idea D.importance
A.memorizing B.organizing C.checking D.improving
A.disliked B.loved C.expected D.bore
A.consideration B.description C.selection D.understanding
A.practiced B.planned C.performed D.delivered
A.part B.play C.speech D.position
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Every year at this time I remember a Christmas when I was 8 years old. It is the one memory of Christmas that has 31 with me all my life. My children always loved listening to it. I 32 in a small community in Newfoundland, with the sea right at our door. My 33 was a sea captain and was away from home 34 of the year, but he was always home for Christmas. I remember how 35 I was. It would soon be Christmas and Dad would be home for 36 three months. Everything would be OK. Our home would be 37 and our time together would be 38 . My parents did what they could to give me and my four sisters what we needed, but not 39 what we needed.
That particular Christmas when my dad 40 me what I wanted for Christmas, I told him that I wanted a new pair of shoes and a beautiful hat. He knew that I needed new rubber boots because the old ones had 41 in them and I had to walk to school 42 them on rainy days. My Dad told me that I would have to choose, but I couldn’t have 43 . So I had to choose the rubber boots which weren’t expensive. All I could 44 during the weeks before Christmas was that I would have to 45 rubber boots with my new dress my mother was 46 for me.
Christmas morning came, and hidden in the toe of my stocking was a note that 47 “Look behind the kitchen door”. I did, and found another 48 : “Look behind the radio”. I did and found a box with a new pair of black leather 49 I had dreamed of. They were very dear and the most beautiful shoes I had ever seen. I knew my father 50 money long to buy them for me. I was so happy and grateful.
| A. | added | B. | stayed | C. | dealt | D. | gone | |
| A. | came across | B. | brought up | C. | grew up | D. | knocked about | |
| A. | father | B. | uncle | C. | grandpa | D. | relative | |
| A. | all | B. | few | C. | several | D. | most | |
| A. | upset | B. | excited | C. | shocked | D. | relaxed | |
| A. | at last | B. | at once | C. | at all | D. | at least | |
| A. | warmer | B. | further | C. | cooler | D. | larger | |
| A. | tiring | B. | frustrated | C. | fun | D. | anxious | |
| A. | quite | B. | even | C. | never | D. | always | |
| A. | asked | B. | learned | C. | told | D. | blamed | |
| A. | dirt | B. | holes | C. | wrong | D. | paint | |
| A. | on | B. | with | C. | along | D. | in | |
| A. | any | B. | each | C. | both | D. | every | |
| A. | help out | B. | believe in | C. | think of | D. | make up | |
| A. | dress | B. | wear | C. | buy | D. | leave | |
| A. | making | B. | doing | C. | working | D. | ordering | |
| A. | told | B. | wrote | C. | said | D. | printed | |
| A. | letter | B. | information | C. | list | D. | note | |
| A. | shoes | B. | gloves | C. | socks | D. | trousers | |
| A. | held | B. | saved | C. | wasted | D. | searched |
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a 1 problem. They often accept the opinion or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking; they try to find a solution by trial and error.? 2 ,?when all of these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six 3 in analyzing a problem.
4 the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must 5 that there is a problem with his bicycle.
Next the person must find the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must 6 the parts that are wrong.
Now the person must look for 7 that will make the problem clearer and lead to 8 solutions. For example, suppose Sam decides that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes. 9 ,he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, 10 his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.
After 11 the problem, the person should have 12 suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example 13 ,his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones.
In the end, one 14 seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the 15 idea comes quite 16 because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a 17 way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum(口香糖) stuck to a brake. He 18 hits on the solution to his problem: he must 19 the brake.
Finally the solution is 20 .Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly. In short he has solved the problem.
1.A.serious B.usual C.similar D.common
2.A.Besides B.Instead C.Otherwise D.However
3.A.ways B.conditions C.stages D.orders
4.A.First B.Usually C.In general D.Most importantly
5.A.explain B.prove C.show D.see
6.A.check B.determine C.correct D.recover
7.A.answers B.skills C.explanation D.information
8.A.possible B.exact C.real D.special
9.A.In other words B.Once in a while C.First of all D.At this time
10.A.look for B.talk to C.agree with D.depend on
11.A.discussing B.settling down C.comparing with D.studying
12.A.extra B.enough C.several D.countless
13.A.secondly B.again C.also D.alone
14.A.suggestion B.conclusion C.decision D.discovery
15.A.next B.clear C.final D.new
16.A.unexpectedly B.late C.clearly D.often
17.A.simple B.different C.quick D.sudden
18.A.fortunately B.easily C.clearly D.immediately
19.A.clean B.separate C.loosen D.remove
20.A.recorded B.completed C.tested D.accepted
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科目：高中英语 来源：2007年高考试题（天津卷）解析版 题型：完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Roberta appeared on the stage.She took a deep breath and began to 1.Now she was Portia,a strong-willed 2in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.The theater was filled with people.She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced,the words flowing
3from her.
4.Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演).She 5being in front of other people.She was very 6at school.She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 7much attention.She stayed mostly to herself,making 8friends.She had excellent grades, 9she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition,Roberta’s mother had heard about it and 10her to join in.
“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to 11the part.Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”
Roberta looked down.“I’m not interested.”
Her mother wouldn’t let the 12drop.“You’re just a little scared(害怕).Everyone gets scared.You know you 13do it.The trick is to look past the 14to find the love of what you’re doing.”
So Roberta had made an appointment(预约)with the head of the Drama Club.She had read the play and found herself excited by the 15of speaking such rich words.In secret she practiced Portia’s part, 16the lines by repeating them over and over.It wasn’t hard;she 17every minute of it.Every time she spoke the words,she had a new 18of the lines,as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition,she 19two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors.When she had finished,the head of the Drama Club announced the 20was hers.
1.A.sing B.dance C.speak D.report
2.A.member B.actress C.player D.character
3.A.weakly B.rapidly C.smoothly D.slowly
4.A.At first B.In fact C.After all D.In all
5.A.hated B.enjoyed C.appreciated D.regretted
6.A.honest B.shy C.polite D.patient
7.A.avoid B.focus C.pay D.attract
8.A.few B.a few C.several D.many
9.A.or B.so C.for D.but
10.A.forced B.requested C.encouraged D.reminded
11.A.accept B.play C.offer D.learn
12.A.role B.matter C.interest D.grade
13.A.can B.must C.may D.should
14.A.anger B.pain C.sadness D.fear
15.A.purpose B.way C.idea D.importance
16.A.memorizing B.organizing
C.checking D.improving
17.A.disliked B.loved C.expected D.bore
18.A.consideration B.description
C.selection D.understanding
19.A.practiced B.planned C.performed D.delivered
20.A.part B.play C.speech D.position
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