阅读理解及七选五

1、I. 阅读理解（每小题2分）EachmorningGrandpawasupearlysittingatthekitchentable,readinghisbook.Hisgrandsonwantedtobejustlikehimandtriedtocopyhimineverywayhecould.Onedaythegrandsonasked,“Grandpa,Itrytoreadthebookjustlikeyou,butIdon'tunderstandit,andIforgetwhatIunderstandassoonasIclosethebook.Whatgooddoesreadi

2、ngthebookdo?”Thegrandpaquietlyturnedfromputtingcoalinthestoveandreplied,“Takethiscoalbasketdowntotheriverandbringmebackabasketofwater,”Theboydidashewastold,butallthewaterleakedoutbeforehegotbacktothehouse.Thegrandpalaughedandsaid,“You'llhavetomovealittlefasternexttime,”andsenthimbacktotheriverwi

3、ththebaskettotryagain.Thistimetheboyranfaster,butagainthebasketwasemptybeforehereturned.Outofbreath,hetoldhisgrandpathatitwasimpossibletocarrywaterinabasket,sohewenttogetabucketinstead.Thegrandpasaid,“Idon'twantabucketofwater;Iwantabasketofwater.You'rejustnottryinghardenough.”Theboyagaindipp

4、edthebasketintotheriverandranhard,butwhenhereachedhisgrandpathebasketwasemptyagain.Outofbreath,hesaid,”Grandpa,it'suseless!”“So,youthinkitisuseless?”thegrandpasaid,“Lookatthebasket.”Theboylookedatthebasketandforthefirsttimeherealizedthatthebasketwasdifferent.Ithadbeentransformedfromadirtyoldcoal

5、basketandwasnowclean.“Grandson,that'swhathappenswhenyoureadthebook.Youmightnotunderstandorremembereverything,butwhenyoureadit,you'llbechanged,insideandout.”1. Whatpuzzledthegrandsonmostwas.A. whyheforgotwhathereadsoonB. whetheritwasusefultoreadbooksC. whatkindofbookhecouldunderstandD. howhec

6、ouldreadbookslikehisgrandpa2. WhydidGrandpaaskhisgrandsontofetchabasketofwater?A. Togethimtorealizetheuseofreadingbooks.B. Topunishhimfornotreadingcarefully.C. Tocleanthedirtybasketintheriver.D. Totrainhimtorunfaster.3. Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?A. Theoldarealwayswiserthantheyoung.B. Itisfool

7、ishtocarrywaterwithabasket.C. Youcan'texpecttorememberallyouread.D. Readingbookscanchangeapersongradually.4. Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A. GrandpaandgrandsonB. CarryingwaterinabasketC. BasketsandbooksD. ReadingfortotalchangingII.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。（每小题两分）Reasonswhyyouc

8、an'besuccessfulBecauseyoucarewhatothersthinkaboutyou.Whileyou'reoutspendingyourmoneyonnewclothes,newcarsoroverpricedmeals,I'llbeinvestinginmyself.AndwhileyoutrytofitinwiththeworldI'maketheworldfitinwithme.1Iwillbecomeimmune（免疫的）totheimpactofyouropinion.2Whileyou'resittingaroundfa

9、ilingtotry,Iamouttheretryingtofail,challengingmyself,learningnewthingsandfailingasfastaspossible.WhenIfail,Ilearn,andthenadjustmycoursetomakesuremypathisalwaysforward.Becauseyouthinkyouaresmarterthanothers.3ecausewhileyouwereawayatcollege,Iwasstudyinglife.InsteadoflearningabouttheworldinaclassroomIw

10、entoutandlearneditbyliving.Smartisnotwhatyoulearn;it'howyoulive4Youonlyreadthethingsyouarerequiredtoreadornothingatall.Youthinkhistoryisboringandphilosophyisstupid.YouwouldrathersitandwatchTVinsteadofexploringsomethingnew,insteadofdivingheadfirstintothebrainofanothermaninanattempttobetterunderst

11、andtheworldaroundyou.Becauseyoudon'askenoughquestions.5Youshouldunderstandthepowerofproperlyplacedquestioninginlife,respectfuldisagreementsandstandingupforwhatyouknowtoberightinthefaceofsomeonetellingyouotherwise.A. Becauseyoudon'read.B. Becauseyouhavenotfailedenough.C. Askingquestionshelpsy

12、oulearnmore.D. Infactyouarenotclevererthananyoneelse.E. Becauseyouarenotcuriousaboutthingsaroundyou.F. Youwouldknowthattheonlythingholdingyoubackisyourself.G. I'llignoreothers'thoughtsofmeandexpose（使暴露）mytrueselftotheworld.Homework:I.阅读理解（每小题2分）MytransportationwasunexpectedlysmoothandIarrive

13、datthemeetinghalfanhourearlier.Ikeptmyeyesontherestaurantdoor.Severalcustomersentered,butnotmyfriend.At6:00pm,shesentmeatextmessage:“Urgentworktofinish.Willbe20minuteslate.”Ihadleftmybookintheoffice,soIspentthetimethinkingofmyexperiencesofbeinglateinChina.Onmyfirstvisitin1985,punctualitywasdeeplyroo

14、tedintheChinesehearts.Therewerenotrafficjamsthen.AsateacherinCanada,Ialwaysinsistedonpunctuality.Iwouldopentheclassroomdoortoalatestudentforthefirsttimeandthesecond,butnotthethird.DuringthesixyearsIworkedforCCTV,IhadaChinesefriendwhomIoftensawatlunchtime,orafterwork.Weusedtomeetatthesubwaystationnea

15、rby.Hewasalwayslateby10-20minutes.Tomyquestion,“Youwerebusy?”hewouldsurprisinglyanswer,“No.”OnceIaskedhimtochecktheclockinhisoffice,hesmiled.InMarch2015,Igotpermanentresidence（居住权）inChina.Theceremonywasscheduledfor9:00amatthePublicSecurityBureauontheSecondRingRoad.ItoldmydriverIhadtogetthereby8:40am

16、.“Noproblem,”hereplied.Buthethoughthehadtimetodropsomeoneoffattheairportbeforepickingmeup.Idesperatelywaitedforhim.Then,torubsaltintomywound,hehadtostopattheexitofagasstation.Finally,Ienteredtheroomat9:07amthelastguesttoarrive!1.Whywasmyfriendlate?A. Becauseshedidn'tcatchthebus.B. Becauseshedidn

17、'tfeelhungry.C. Becauseshehatedeatingoutside.D. Becauseshehadworktodealwith.2. Whatcanweknowaboutthingsin1985?A. TheChinesehadnotraffic.B. TheChinesewereverypunctual.C. TheauthorkeptbeinglateinChina.D. TheauthorwasanxioustoarriveinChina.3. TheChinesefriendfeelwhenaskedtochecktheclock.A. excitedB

18、.embarrassedC.funnyD.angry4. Theauthordidn'tarriveattheceremonyontime,because.A. hewasstuckintrafficjamB. heforgottheexacttimeC. thedrivercalculatedthetimewronglyD. thedriverpickedupafriendattheairportII.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。（每小题两分）Successisnotdifficulttoachievewiththerightwi

19、llanddetermination.Thefollowingarethekeysofsuccessinlife.Prepareforit.Itisimportanttoprepareforyoursuccess.Successwon'tcomesoeasyinlife.Youhavetostrugglehard.However,therightkindofpreparationwillhelpyoutostaydeterminedinwhateveryoudo.1Inotherwords,alwaysstaypreparedforthechallengesoflifetogetsuc

20、cess.Workhard.Hardworkislikeasteppingstonetothesuccess.Yourfixedanddevotedhourswilltakeyouastepclosertosuccesseachday.2othingcanbeachievedwithlackofstruggle,sodokeepthatinmind.3Timewillnotwaitforyou,soyouhavetogowithtime.Well,thisistrueineverythingyoudoinlife.Everythingshouldbetimelimited,evenifthesmallestthingyoudo.Withtherightkindofbalanee,youwouldbeabletoachievelotsofthings.Confideneeisi