It’s never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need to know the art of    31   . Look back with honesty and think how often you’ve judged   32  , said unkind things, pushed yourself ahead at the   33   of a friend. Then count the occasions   34   you indicated clearly and truly that you were   35  . A bit frightening, isn’t it? Frightening because some deep   36   in us knows that when even a small wrong has been   37  , some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed; and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and     38   is expressed.

I remember a doctor friend, the late Clarence Lieb, telling me about a man who came to him with a variety of   39  : headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No   40   cause could be found. Finally my friend said to the man, “  41   you tell me what’s worrying you, I can’t help you.” After some   42  , the man confessed that, as executor of his father’s will, he had been   43   his brother, who lived abroad, of his inheritance (继承权). Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother   44   forgiveness and enclosing a cheque as the first step in restoring their good   45  . He then went with him to mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man   46   crying. “Thank you,” He said, “I think I’m   47  .” And he was. A heartfelt apology can not only heal a damaged relationship but also make it   48  . If you can think of someone who   49   an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or just neglected, do something about it   50  .

1.	A. communicating	B. expressing	C. apologizing	D. explaining
2.	A. roughly	B. toughly	C. gently	D. honestly
3.	A. risk	B. expense	C. loss	D. mercy
4.	A. that	B. how	C. which	D. when
5.	A. sorry	B. regretful	C. tolerant	D. amazed
6.	A. wisdom	B. pain	C. fright	D. tension
7.	A. ignored	B. committed	C. adjusted	D. promoted
8.	A. regret	B. curiosity	C. devotion	D. envy
9.	A. questions	B. complaints	C. signs	D. conflicts
10.	A. spiritual	B. immoral	C. physical	D. outward
11.	A. If	B. Until	C. When	D. Unless
12.	A. recalling	B. unconsciousness	C. mediation	D. hesitation
13.	A. accusing	B. informing	C. cheating	D. warning
14.	A. calling for	B. begging for	C. reckoning on	D. focusing on
15.	A. relationship	B. situation	C. condition	D. attention
16.	A. burst out	B. brought out	C. gave out	D. let out
17.	A. rescued	B. cured	C. sealed	D. persuaded
18.	A. weaker	B. maturer	C. stronger	D. fruitier
19.	A. borrows	B. receives	C. demands	D. deserves
20.	A. for a moment	B. at last	C. right away	D. in a while

 

 

When I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices（装置）tell the time — which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007.

But while the wise have realized that they don’t need them, others—apparently including some distinguished men of our time—are spending total fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitling command shocking prices, up to ￡250,000 for a piece.

This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions — but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?

If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world.

Watches are now classified as “investments”（投资）. A 1994 Patek Philippe recently sold for nearly ￡350,000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from ￡15,000 to ￡30,000 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment. It’s a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up—they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that ￡350,000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Timex.

The sales of watches to young people have fallen because they______.        

A. have other devices to tell the time                      B. think watches too expensive

C. prefer to wear an iPod                                      D. have no sense of time

It seems ridiculous to the writer that ______.

A. people dive 300 metres into the sea

B. expensive clothes sell better than cheap ones

C. cheap cars don’t run as fast as expensive ones

D. expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell

What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?

A. It targets rich people as its potential customers.

B. It’s hard for the industry to beat its competitors.

C. It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising.

D. It’s easy for the industry to reinvent cheap watches.

Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Timex or Rolex?                                      B. My Childhood Timex

C. Watches? Not for Me!                               D. Watches — a Valuable Collection

Once a wise man was traveling with some of his disciples（门徒）. They  36  to pass a lake and they stopped there for a  37  . The man told one of his disciples,“ I’m

 38  . Do get me some water from that lake.”

Just as the disciple reached it, a cart started  39  the lake. As a result, the water became very  40  and muddy. The disciple thought, “ 41  can I give this water to my teacher to drink!” So he came back and said, “The water is very muddy. I don’t think it is  42  to drink.”

After half an hour, the wise man asked the  43  disciple to get him some water. The disciple obediently（顺从地） went back and found the lake was  44  muddy. He returned and  45  the wise man that the water was unfit to drink.

After another hour, the man again asked the disciple to get him a  46 . The disciple reached the lake to find it calm and still. The mud had  47  and the water was clean and clear. So he  48  some water and brought it to the wise man.

The wise man looked at the water, saying, “See what you  49  to make the water clean. You let it be — The  50  settled down on its own and you got the clear water. Our  51  is also like that! When it is disturbed, just let it be, Give it a little  52 . It will settle down on its own.”

So remember, the next time a(n)  53  has you all frazzled （精疲力竭的）, just let it be; don’t  54  immediately. Let the Mud settle and come back to the situation 55 .

1.A. demanded                     B. wanted              C. struggled               D. happened

2.A. discussion                     B. sleep                 C. rest                          D. preparation

3.A. thirsty                          B. sick                  C. tired                     D. worried

4.A. covering                       B. crossing            C. cleaning                   D. filling

5.A. salty                                B. fresh                 C. heavy                    D. dirty

6.A. Where                          B. How                 C. When                       D. Why

7.A. fit                                B. convenient         C. dangerous              D. cheap

8.A. clever                          B. different            C. same                        D. strong

9.A. indeed                          B. even                 C. also                         D. still

10.A. warned                       B. informed           C. showed                    D. promised

11.A. drink                          B. chance                     C. pot                          D. hand

12.A. taken off                        B. settled down      C. broken down            D. gone off

13.A. stored                         B. found                C. collected               D. left

14.A. heard                         B. discovered         C. noticed                     D. did

15.A. leaf                                   B. water                C. mud                         D. dust

16.A. mind                          B. sight                 C. sense                     D. diet

17.A. room                          B. time                  C. money                         D. care

18.A. accident                      B. danger                     C. situation                D. disaster

19.A. act                             B. admit                C. fail                          D. advance

20.A. now                                  B. first                  C. recently                    D. later

 

When I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices（装置）tell the time — which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007.
But while the wise have realized that they don’t need them, others—apparently including some distinguished men of our time—are spending total fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitling command shocking prices, up to ￡250,000 for a piece.
This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions — but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?
If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world.
Watches are now classified as “investments”（投资）. A 1994 Patek Philippe recently sold for nearly ￡350,000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from ￡15,000 to ￡30,000 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment. It’s a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up—they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that ￡350,000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Timex.
【小题1】The sales of watches to young people have fallen because they______.       

A．have other devices to tell the time	B．think watches too expensive
C．prefer to wear an iPod	D．have no sense of time

【小题2】 It seems ridiculous to the writer that ______.

A．people dive 300 metres into the sea

B．expensive clothes sell better than cheap ones

C．cheap cars don’t run as fast as expensive ones

D．expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell

【小题3】What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?

A．It targets rich people as its potential customers.

B．It’s hard for the industry to beat its competitors.

C．It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising.

D．It’s easy for the industry to reinvent cheap watches.

【小题4】Which would be the best title for the passage?

A．Timex or Rolex?	B．My Childhood Timex
C．Watches? Not for Me!	D．Watches — a Valuable Collection

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

A young man was complaining about his bad luck and poverty. He frowned (皱眉) all day. A wise old man came to him and said, “Hey, kid, why are you so unhappy?”

“I don’t understand why I'm so poor!” he replied.

“Poor? I think you are very wealthy!” the wise old man said sincerely.

The young man was puzzled, “Why do you say that?”

“Supposing someone offers you one thousand dollars to cut your finger off, would you do it?” “Of course not!” the young man replied.

“And ten thousand dollars to chop your leg off?” “Certainly not!”

“A hundred thousand dollars to scoop your eyes out?” “Surely not!”

“One million dollars to turn you into a 90-year-old man immediately?”

“Definitely not!”

“Ten million dollars to take your life right away?” “Absolutely not!”

The wise old man said with a smile, “So there you are. You already possess what is worth more than ten million dollars. Why are you still sad to be so poor?” After the young man listened to the wise old man's words, it started to become clear to him.

[写作内容]

1. 以约30个词概括文章的主要内容；

2．然后以“健康比金钱更重要”为题发表自己的，字数大约120左右，内容包括：

(1) 对话中这位年长智者的观点是否正确，为什么?

(2) 健康与金钱的关系，并试举例说明；

(3) 作为一名高中生，应该如何处理健康与金钱的关系。

[写作要求]

1.在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

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