中考英语二轮复习：阅读理解（猜测词义类1）含答案

专题2：阅读理解（猜测词义类1）

ManypeoplehavesaidthatyoucanexperienceallfourseasonsinasingledayinBritain.Ifinallygot

itrecently.

ItwasaSaturdaymorningandraininglightly.MomandIweregoingtothecinema.Buttherain

didn'tputusoff;we'dhadfarworsethanthat!

Afterthefilmwasover,wecouldseefromthecinemawindowthattherainwaspouringdown.

Butwhenwereachedtheexit,theweatherwascompletelynormal.Therewasnorain,justwindand

brightsunshine.Itwasamazing.

Sincetheweatherwaslookinggood,wedecidedtogototheBotanicGardenintheafternoon.

However,onthewaythere,therewasanothershower-thistimeofsnow.Iwasexcitedaboutthe

snow;momwasbusytryingtogetmeintomyraincoat.Then,dramatically,thesnowstopped.We

werestartled.Andguesswhat?Thesamethinghappenedfourmoretimesthatafternoon.

Ifyouthinkthatwastheend,thinkagain.Thenextday,onSunday,whenIpulledbackthe

curtains,theworldwascoveredinablanketofsnow.Iquicklygotdressedandranoutofthehouse.A

fewminuteslater,I*dmadeabigsnowmaninthebackgarden.Thesnowwasalreadyuptomyheels

andIdidn'tthinkitwouldstopthewholeday.

Butalittlelateritdidstop.Thatwasat11inthemorning;by4pmallthesnowhaddisappeared.

Thesunhadcomeoutagain,shiningbrightlyas"normal"!

(1)experiencedallfourseasonsinasingledayinBritainrecently.

A.ManypeopleexceptthewriterB.Thewriterandhismom

C.ThewriteraloneD.Thewriterandhissister

(2)Itwaswhentheyweregoingtoleavetheexitofthecinema.

A.raininglightlyB.pouringdown

C.snowingD.windyandsunny

(3)onSaturdaymorning.

A.Theysawafilmatthecinema

B.TheyvisitedtheBotanicGarden

C.TherainstoppedthemfromvisitingtheBotanicGarden

D.Therainstoppedthemfromseeingafilm

(4)Theunderlinedwordinthesentence"Wewerestartled."inparagraph4means.

A.reallyhappyB.greatlysurprised

C.ratherexcitedD.alittleupset

(5)ItsnowedthatSaturdayafternoon.

A.onceB.twiceC.fourtimesD.fivetimes

(6)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.ThewritermadeabigsnowmaninthebackgardenonSunday.

B.ThewriterthoughtthesnowwouldstoponSunday.

C.Thesnowstoppedat11inthemorning.

D.Theycouldn*tseethesnowafter4onSundayafternoon.

2.I'msureyouallknowhowimportantrecyclingis.Recyclingiswhenyoutakeoldthingsand

turnthemintonewthings.Itsoundslikemagic.Butit*sactuallyveryscientific.

MaterialThefirstthingyouhavetodoistocollect

itemsthatcanberecycled.Onlycertainmaterials

canberecycled.Theseincludethingsmadeoutof

paper,metal,glassandplastic.

DailythingsCanyouthinkofeverydayitemsmadeof

thesematerials?Sodacansaregoodexample.

Theyaremadeoutofmetal.Magazinesand

newspaperaremadeoutofpaper.Soarecereal

boxes.Somebottlesofjuicearemadeoutofglass.

Bagsandyogurtcontainersaremadeoutof

plastic.Therearemanythingsthatcanbe

recycled.

LoopThesethingsareusuallystampedwiththe

recyclingloop.Ithas3arrowsthatgoina

triangular(三角形)circle.Thisshowsthatcycle

(循环)continues.Itemsarethrownawaybut

continuetheirlivesassomethingelse.

ProcessLet'sgobacktotheprocessofrecycling.

①Theitemsareputinarecyclingbin.②Atruck

carriestheitemstoarecyclingplant.③The

materialsareseparatedandsquashed(被压扁成)

intosquarecubes.©Companiesbuyandturn

themintonewproducts.

(1)Whatis"recycling"accordingtothepassage?

A.It'samagicperformance.

B.It'sawayofburningoldthings.

C.It'sawaytomakeoldthingsuseful.

D.It'sascientificresearch.

(2)Whichmaterialisnotmentionedinthepassage?

A.RubberB.MetalC.GlassD.Plastic

(3)Youcanputyouroldthingsintoarecyclingbinexcept

A.sodacansB.magazinesC.cerealboxesD.allbottles

(4)TheH3arrows"showsthattheitems_____

A.havesomevaluablestampsB.areinatrianglecircle

C.arerecycledandreusedD.arethrownaway

⑸Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

A.recyclablematerialsB.recyclabledailythings

C.therecyclingprocessD.recyclinginascientificway

3.Socialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchangeallthetime.Thingsthatwereconsideredimpolite

manyyearsagoarenowacceptable.Justafewyearsago,itwasconsideredtobeimpolitebehavior

foramantosmokeonthestreet.Nomanwhothoughtofhimselfasbeingagentlemanwouldmakea

foolofhimsnlfbysmokingwhenaladywasintheroom.

Customsalsodifferfromcountrytocountry.Doesamanwalkontheleftortherightofa

womaninyourcountry?Orthatdoesn'tmatter?Whatabouttablemanners?

TheAmericansandBritishpeoplenotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalsosharealarge

numberofsocialcustoms.Forexample,inbothAmericaandEngland,peopleshakehandswhenthey

meeteachotherforthefirsttime.AlsomostEnglishmenwillopenadoorforawomanoroffertheir

seatstowomen,andsowillmostAmericans.Promptness(准时)isimportantbothinEnglandandin

America.Thatis,thedinnerguesteitherarrivesclosetothetimethathasbeenmadeorcallsupto

explainhisdelay(耽误).

Theimportantthingtorememberaboutsocialcustomsisnottodoanythingthatmightmake

otherpeoplefeeluncomfortable-especiallyiftheyareyourguests.Thereisanoldstoryaboutaman

whogaveaveryformaldinnerparty.Whenthefoodwasserved,oneoftheguestsstartedtoeathis

peaswithaknife.Theotherguestswereamusedorgreatlysurprised,butthehostcalmlypickedup

hisknifeandbeganeatinginthesameway.Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestfeel

foolishoruncomfortable.

(1)Theunderlinedphrase"makeafoolofhimself*inthefirstparagraphmeans.

A.makehimselfstrongB.makehimselfrich

C.makehimselfcomfortableD.makehimselflooklikeafool

(2)Accordingtothepassage,theAmericanpeopleandtheBritishpeople.

A.don'tspeakthesamelanguage

B.don'thavesocialcustomsincommon

C.dosharealotofsocialcustoms

D.dohavetheexactlysamesocialcustoms

(3)Ifadinnerinvitationisforsixo*clockinEngland,theguestissupposedtoarrivesix.

A.nearlyoraminuteortwolaterthan

B.ataquarterpast

C.athalfpast

D.muchlaterthan

(4)Thelastexampleinthepassageshows.

A.thecorrectwaytouseaknifeattable

B.thatitisgoodmannersnottomakeyourguestfeelfoolishoruncomfortable

C.thatsocialcustomsandwaysofbehavingchangetoofast

D.thatdifferentcountrieshavedifferentcustoms

(5)What*sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.DifferentCustoms

B.SocialCustoms

C.CustomsAreChangingFast

D.DifferentCountries,DifferentCustoms

4.Martinalookedoutofthewindow.Arobinwassingingalivelysonginthetree.Atthistime,

Grandpa,wholivedwiththefamilysinceGrandmahaddied,camein.Helookedatthefloorasif

lookingforsomething.Hesaid,nWhentherobinsings..."hestopped,tryingtorememberwhathehad

startedtosay.

"Springishere,"Mumfinishedthesentence."AndI'mthinkingofourspringcleaning,"Mum

suggested.nMartina,youcanhelpme,right?"Martinaagreedunwillingly.

Theycleanedthehouse.Theycleanedupstairs,downstairs,inside,outside,untileverythingwas

clean.ThenMumpointedtoGrandpa'ssofaandshouted."Thatoldsofahasgottogo.We'llbuy

Grandpaanewone."

ItwastrueandMartinahadtoagree.Thesofawasreallyold.Astheytriedtomovethesofa,

Grandpastoodintheirway."Youcan*ttakemysofa,"heshouted.

"It'sold,"Mumsaid.Grandpatriedtopushhissofabackintoplace."We'llbuyyouanewone,"

Mumpromised.

"Idon*twantanewone,"Grandpainsisted.Mumletgoofthesofa."We'lltalkaboutittonight

whenJohngetshome."John,Martina'sdad,wasstillatwork.

"Whydon*tyouletustakeawaythesofa?It'stooold!”Martinaaskedwhenthefamilywere

havingsupper.Grandpashookhisheadandsaid,"Isatinthissofa,withyourgrandmarighthere,

whenIaskedhertomarryme.Itwassolongago,butwhenIsitinthissofaandclosemyeyesIfeel

sheisnear?

"It'samazing,"Martinathought,HhowGrandpacanrememberthingsfromthepast.Thesedays

heforgetsalmosteverything."

TheoldmansmiledtoMartinaandwenton."Andthenightyourfatherwasborn,Isatinthis

sofa.Iwasnervouswhentheyplacedthelittlebabyintomyarms."

"IthinkI'mbeginningtounderstand,"Martinasaid."Manyyearslater,"Grandpacontinued,nI

satinthissofawhenthedoctorcalledandtoldmethatyourgrandmawasill.Iwaslostwithouther,

butthesofagavemethecomfort."

"Idoseenow,"MartinalookedatGrandpa."Thisisnotjustanoldsofa.Thissofaismorelikea

friend.""Yes,"Grandpaadded."We'vegotthroughalottogether.HThewholefamilyagreedthatthe

livingroomwouldbeboringwithouttheoldsofa.

(1)Whatisarobin?

A.bird.B.Acat.C.Afish.D.Aworm.

(2)WhatwasGrandpalikethesedays?

A.Careless.B.Impatient.C.Organized.D.Forgetful.

(3)Whowas"thelittlebaby”inParagraph9?

A.Martina.B.Martina'sdad.

C.Martina'smum.D.Martina'suncle.

(4)What*sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Martina*swishB.Aspringcleaning

C.AhappyfamilyD.Theoldsofa

5.Narrator:Thereoncewasabeautifulprincesswhosefavoriteamusementwasagoldenball.Oneday,

theprincesstossedtheballtoohigh,anditlandedinthewell.Astheprincesscriedoverherlost

treasure,sheheardsomeoneaskaquestion.

Frog:Whyareyousosad,beautifulprincess?

Narrator:Theprincesslookedaroundandsawonlyafrog.

Princess:Myfavoritegoldenballfellintothewell.

Frog:Icanretrieveitforyou,butfirst,youmustagreetoonecondition.Youmustpromisetotakeme

homeandbemyfriend.

Narrator:Theprincessdidn'twanttobefriendswithafrog,butshepromisedanyway.Whenthefrog

broughthertheball,theprincesssnatcheditfromhimandhurriedhome!

Frog:Whataselfishprincess.Tmcertainthatshehasforgottenherpromise.Hljusthopovertothe

castletoremindher.

Narrator:Thefroghop-hop-hoppedthroughthegrassandknockedontheheavydoorofthecastle.

Princess:Whatareyoudoinghere,youbumblingfrog?

Frog:Dearprincess,Iamheretoremindyouofthepromiseyoumade.

Narrator:Theprincessslammedthedoorinthefrog'sfacewithabigBANG.

King:Iheardadoorslam.What'shappening?Ifyoumadeapromise,youmusthonorit.

Narrator:Theprincesswasangrybutobeyedherfather.So,theking,theprincess,andthefrog

enjoyeddinnertogether.Itwasmuttonstew,thecook'sspecialty.

Frog:Iwashungry,butnowPmfull.Thankyoufordinner.Kindlyshowmetomybednow.

Narrator:Theprincessdidasshewasasked,butthefroglookedsad!

Frog:Youhavewelcomedmeintoyourhome,butIcantellthatyoudon'twanttobemyfriend.

Narrator:Theprincess*sfacewentred,forwhatthefrogsaidwastrue.Shebentdowntokissthefrog,

butendedupkissingaprince.

Frog:Iamaprincewhowasturnedintoafrog,andyourkissturnedmeback.Thankyou,dearfriend!

Narrator:Theprinceandprincesswerewonderfulfriendsfromthatdayonandlivedhappilyever

after.

(1)Thereadingmaterialaboveis.

A.apoemB.aplayC.aninterviewD.aquestionnaire

(2)What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"retrieve"?

A.bringbackB.takeawayC.breakdownD.putaway

(3)Whydidhefroghopovertothecastle?

A.Toaskthekingforhelp.

B.Tovisithisfriendsinthecastle.

C.Togivetheballtotheprincess.

D.Toremindtheprincessofherpromise.

(4)Whatistherightorderofwhattheprincessdidinthestory?

①Shewentbacktothecastle.

②Shebentdowntokissthefrog.

(3)Shegothelpfromthefrogandmadeapromise.

④Sheobeyedherfatherandatethemealwiththeguest.

A.②④③①B.③①④②C.③④①②D.④③②①

(5)Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Itisoftendifficulttokeepafriendship.

B.Weshouldn'tbeafraidofmakingfriends.

C.Onceyoumakeapromise,youmustkeepit.

D.Weshouldaskforhelpwhenweareintrouble.

6.Peoplereadbookslessoftenthesedays.Withtheinventionofradios,televisionsandmost

recently,theInternetandcomputergames,itseemsthatreadingbooksisnolongerapopularactivity.

However,Ibelievethatbooksareanimportantpartofourlives.

Booksofferanoutstandingwealthoflearningandareatalowerpricethantakingacourse.

Bookscanmakepeoplecleverer,becauseheavyreadershavegreaterknowledgeofhowthingswork.

Everythingintoday*ssocietyrequires(需要)reading.Imaginetryingtodosomethingassimple

asreadingthedirectionsonamedicinebottlewithoutgoodreadingskills.Someonecannot

understandthemandmightbecomeverysickorevendie.

Evensomethingassimpleaswalkingordrivingthroughthecitycouldbecomeverydangerous

withoutenoughreading.Sometimes,youmustbeabletounderstandwhatiswrittenandthemeaning

ofit.

Somepeoplesaythatreadingisawasteoftimeandwecandobetterthingswithourtime.Even

ifwedon'treadbooks,westillreadeveryday,andreadingbookscanstrengthen(力口强)ourabilities.

Readingisoneofthegreatestthingswecandoinoursparetime.

Withabook,youcantravelanywhereyouwant,doanythingyouwant,andtalktoanyoneyou

want.Readingisveryimportantinourlives,nomatteryourage.SoIthinkpeopleshouldreadbooks.

(1)Whatactivityislesspopularthesedaysthanbefore?

A.Readingabook.B.Listeningtotheradio.

C.WatchingTV.D.SurfingtheInternet.

(2)Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat.

A.readingcanimproveyourmemory

B・readingcanmakeyouinterestingandattractive

C.readingcanmakeyousmarter

D.readingcanreducestress

(3)Theunderlinedword"them"inthethirdparagraphrefersto.

A.thebookstheyarereading

B.thedirectionsonamedicinebottle

C.thegoodreadingskills

D.thewordsadoctortellsasickperson

(4)Somepeopledon'treadbooksbecausetheythink.

A.walkinginthecityalsoneedsreadingskills

B.drivingalongtheroadisdangerous

C.readingbooksisveryhelpfulfortheirabilities

D.readingbooksjustwastestheirtime

(5)Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe.

A.PeopleShouldEnjoyThemselves

B.HowWeImproveReadingSkills

C.WhyPeopleShouldReadBooks

D.WhatWeLoveDoinginSpareTime

7.JesselynSilva'saveragedayisn'tlikemost13-year-oldgirls*averagedays.Sheruns,hitsa

punchingbag,andpracticessparring(虚晃一拳)againsthercoach-allbeforeshehastoconcentrate

onschool.Jesselyn,aworld-classboxer,isexactlynotordinary.

Jesselynstartedboxingwhenshewassevenyearsold.Jesselynsaid,"OnedayIsawmydad

hittingthebagandIwantedtodowhathewasdoing."Thenshehadadreamtobeoneofthebest

femaleboxersofalltime.

Shesaysoneofthethingssheenjoysmostaboutboxingisthetight-knitcircle——agroupof

peoplewhoarecloselyconnectedwitheachother.Ithashelpedhercreate.Sheandherfatherhave

mademanyfriendsthroughthesport."Everyonegetsalongandeveryoneknowseachother,"shesaid.

"Ilikehoweveryonetreatseachother."TherespectthatJesselynandotherboxersshowtoone

anotherisrootedintheirsharedunderstandingofthesacrificeittakestomakeitinthering.

Jesselynwroteamemoir(自传)，MyCorneroftheRing,whichisaninspirationalstoryofher

journeyinthesport.Shewroteittoencourageothergirlstoletgooftheirfearsofcompeting.nTo

girlswhoareinterestedinboxing,itmightseemscaryatfirst,Hshesaid."Butonceyoudoitandget

inthering,it'sreallyfun.Boxingisaboutfacingfearsandovercomingthem.”"Ittakesalotofhard

worktocompete,"Jesselynsaid."Youhavetohavedesire.Andifyouhavethedesiretobegreat,you

havetogoforit."

Jesselynbelievesthatwomenaregettingmoreandmoreattentioninthesportofboxing.Her

dreamistogotothe2024Olympics,turnpro,andbecomeaworldchampion.Withherhardwork,

JesselynSilvaseemstobeonthewaytomakingherdreamcometrue.

(1)JesselynSilvaisnotanordinarygirlbecause.

A.shedoesn*tgotoschooleveryday

B.sheisgoodatwritingbooks

C.sheisayoungworld-classboxer

D.herfatherisaprofessionalboxerchampion

(2)Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.Jesselyn*stight-knitcircleisveryimportanttoher

B.Jesselynshowsnorespecttootherboxers

C.almostnopeoplecareforwomeninthesportofboxingnow

D.Jesselynhasalwaysbeenscaredofboxing

(3)Theunderlinedword"inspirational"inthepassageprobablymeans""inChinese.

A.幽默的B.鼓舞人心的C.传统的D.引以为荣的

(4)Jesselynencouragesothergirlswhoareinterestedinboxingto.

A.findagoodcoachatfirstB.lookuptoherasarolemode

C.overcomefearsandworkhardD.gotothe2024Olympics

（5）Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?

A.There'ssomethingaverageaboutJesselyn

B.Allofuscanenjoyboxing

C.The13-year-oldboxerhasabigdream

D.Oneofthebestfemaleboxersintheworld

8.WhenyourdreamistobecomeafootballerandplayforBarcelona,nothingshouldgetinyour

way一evenifyouhavenofeet.

An11-year-oldschoolboyGabrielMuniz,whowasbornwithoutfeet,willflyfromhishomein

BraziltotakepartintheSpanishclub*ssummertrainingcamp.Althoughheisdisabled,Munizisone

ofthetopplayersattheschoolandcaptainofhisgymclass.Hecanrun,dribble,passandstrikethe

ballaswellasanyofhisable-bodiedteammates.Hespendsallhissparetimeonthefootballpitch.

HisbestfriendLucasSantosspokeabouthisabilitiesonavideoforTheSun,"Heisskillful,he

goesafterit,heisfearlessandheknowshowtoorganizeplays.Healsomakesgoodpasses."Mum

Sandrawasthrilledthathersonwouldachievehisdreams.Shesaid,HHestartedwalkingbeforehe

wasone.Wewouldgoafterhim,expectinghimtokeepfalling,butheneverfell."Muniz'sgym

teacheradded,"Heischallengingthesocialnorms（标准）.Whenhearrivedthere,noonebelievedin

him."Butheshowedtoeveryonethathecouldplayaswellasanyotherboy.Sohewasinvitedtogo

toSpaintoshowhistalent.

TheSpanishLaLigasoccerclubhasofferedtoflyMuniztoSpaininSeptember,wherehe'llbe

abletoshowoffhisHfancyfootwork1*andmeethisidol,asoccerplayerLionelMessi.

Munizwearsaprosthetic《发体的）ankleandfoottohelphimgetaroundinrainyweather.He

knowsthathisdisabilitymeanshe'llneverbeabletoplayforaprofessionalfootballteamandso

MunizishopingthatfootballwillonedaybecomeaParalympic（残奥会的）sport.

(1)WhopraisedMuniz'sfootballabilities?

A.Hisidol,Messi.B.Hisbestfriend.

C.Hismum,Sandra.D.Hisgymteacher.

(2)Theunderlinedword"thrilled"inParagraph3hasthesimilarmeaningto"'

A.excitedB.worriedC.disappointedD.interested

(3)ThetimeorderofthefollowingsentencesisMuniz.

①playedfootballwellandbecamecaptainofhisschoolgymclass

②couldwalkwithoutfallingwhenhewasverylittle

(3)wasaskedtoflytoSpainforasummertrainingcamp

A.①②③B.③②①C.②①③D.②③①

(4)WecantellthatMunizaccordingtothepassage.

A.hasdifficultyinlivinganormallife

B.dreamstoplayforaprofessionalfootballteam

C.willplayfootballfortheSpanishLaLigasoccerclub

D.hopesthatplayingfootballwillbepartofParalympicGames

(5)Whichsayingcanexpressthespiritofthepassage?

A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

B.Neverputofftomorrowwhatwecandotoday.

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

D.Agoodbeginningishalfdone.

9.Fromredapplesandyellowlemonstoblueberriesandgreenmelons,fruitcomesinmany

differentcolours.Whydodifferentkindsoffruitshavesomanycolours?

AccordingtoLuWeifromtheChineseAcademyofSciences,fruitcoloursactuallycomefrom

theirdifferentpigments,suchasredoryellowcarotenoid（类胡萝卜素）andblueorpurple

anthocyanin（花青素）.Thesepigmentsappearindifferentamounts,dependingonthefruit's

environment.Thiscausesthefruittoturnacertaincolour.

Tofindouthowenvironmentaffectsfruitcolours,Chinesescientistsstudiedmorethan280

differentfruitcolours,includingwhite,red,blue,purpleandblack.

Theyfoundthatredfruittendstogrowincoolerplaces.Andinsteadofjustgrowinginoneplace,

youcanfindthemgrowinginmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Blueandpurplefruitmostlygrowsin

warmplaces.Thesefruitstendtogrowalotinjustonespecificarea.Thescientistsalsofoundthatthe

closerthefruitistotheequator（赤道），thedarkeritscolourwillbe.

Animalshavealsohadanimpactontheevolution（进化）offruitcolours.Animalseatfruitand

droptheseedsinotherplaceslater.Thishelpsthefruitspreadandgrowindifferentplaces.Therefore,

inordertoattractanimals,somefruitsdevelopcoloursthatareeasyforanimalstosee.

However,animalsseecoloursinadifferentway.Fruitneedstodevelopcoloursthataresuitedto

animals'visual（视觉的）abilities.Forexample,birdscanseeredmoreeasilythanhumanscan.

Therefore,thereismoreredfruitinareaswherebirdslive.Thelemurs（狐猴）ofMadagascararered-

greencolour-blind.Manyyellowfruitcanbefoundthere,astheycaneasilyseethiscolour.

（1）Theunderlinedword"pigmentsninthepassageprobablymeans.

A.数量B.成分C.温差D.色素

（2）Youaremorelikelytofindblueandpurplefruitin_____places.

A.coolerB.warmerC.higherD.lower

（3）Somefruitsdevelopcertaincoloursto.

A.scareanimalsawayB.absorbmoresunlight

C.attractanimalstoeatthemD.protectthemselves

（4）Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Darkfruittendstogrowclosetotheequator.

B.Greenfruittendstogrowincoolplaces.

C.Humanscanseeredmoreeasilythanbirds.

D.Lemursarecolour-blindandcan'tseeanycolours.

(5)Whichofthefollowinghaveinfluencedtheevolutionoffruitcolours?

a.theenvironment

b.thepigment

c.animals

d.scientists

A.a,dB.b,cC.a,cD.b,d

10.Alwaysbelieveinyourselfnomatterwhathappenstoyouandlovethepersonthatyouare.

Thesearelawsoflifethatareusefultoeveryone.Ithinkthatbeforepeoplecanlivehappylives,they

mustbelieveinandacceptthemselves.

Thehardestthingforyoutodoistolookinthemirrorandlikewhatyousee,andthenbe

thankful.Andbelieveyoucanfinishanythingyoutrytodo.Toliveacomfortablelife,youmuststart

withbelievinginyourself.

Ihavestruggledwithbelievinginmyselfsomanytimesinmylife.Strugglingwithlittletasks

suchascompletinghomeworkormemorisingapieceonthepiano,Iwouldgetsoupset.Butyou

neverrealizehowmucheasieryourlifewillbecomeuntilyousay,"Icandothis!"

Fourorfiveyearsago,Ibegantakingpianolessons.Oneday,recit