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In my senior year of high school, Mike and I were lined up in front of a small group of students made up mainly of the leaders (领导者) of the senior classes. Our teacher said to us, “The two of you will never be 1 .”
There was some snickering (窃笑) from some of the seniors 2 the teacher continued, “I am not going to waste any more time on either of you. I am only going to 3 my time with these class leaders. Now get out of here.”
What she said truly 4 us deeply, and made both of us work even harder. It carried us through college and into our own businesses.
A few years ago, Mike and I attended our high school reunion (重聚). It was nice to visit people with whom we had spent three years during a period of time when none of us really knew who we were. It was also interesting to see that most of the so - called senior 5 had not become successful in the years.
I tell this story 6 Mike and I were not kids doing well in school. For the most part, we were slow - to - average (平均的) learners and students. In my opinion, we did not have the natural 7 . Yet it was our teacher’s stinging (刺人的) words and the snickering from our classmates that gave us the strength (力量) to move 8 , to learn from our mistakes and to keep doing in both good and bad times.
Maybe you didn’t do well in school, were not popular or have other 9 to underestimate (低估) yourself — none of them count in the long run. They only matter (要紧) if you think they matter. Trust that you have 10 you need right now to be successful. All it takes to bring out your natural God - given gifts (天赋) is your determination (决心) and a deep faith (信念) that you have a gift that is special.
( ) 1. A. rich B. successful C. popular D. famous
( ) 2. A. since B. while C. as D. after
( ) 3. A. waste B. save C. cost D. spend
( ) 4. A. touched B. wished C. helped D. hurt
( ) 5. A. students B. leaders C. teachers D. friends
( ) 6. A. because B. when C. so D. after
( ) 7. A. time B. beauty C. knowledge D. abilities
( ) 8. A. around B. back C. forward D. in
( ) 9. A. answers B. reasons C. problems D. facts
( ) 10. A. nothing B. everything C. everybody D. nobody
There was some snickering (窃笑) from some of the seniors 2 the teacher continued, “I am not going to waste any more time on either of you. I am only going to 3 my time with these class leaders. Now get out of here.”
What she said truly 4 us deeply, and made both of us work even harder. It carried us through college and into our own businesses.
A few years ago, Mike and I attended our high school reunion (重聚). It was nice to visit people with whom we had spent three years during a period of time when none of us really knew who we were. It was also interesting to see that most of the so - called senior 5 had not become successful in the years.
I tell this story 6 Mike and I were not kids doing well in school. For the most part, we were slow - to - average (平均的) learners and students. In my opinion, we did not have the natural 7 . Yet it was our teacher’s stinging (刺人的) words and the snickering from our classmates that gave us the strength (力量) to move 8 , to learn from our mistakes and to keep doing in both good and bad times.
Maybe you didn’t do well in school, were not popular or have other 9 to underestimate (低估) yourself — none of them count in the long run. They only matter (要紧) if you think they matter. Trust that you have 10 you need right now to be successful. All it takes to bring out your natural God - given gifts (天赋) is your determination (决心) and a deep faith (信念) that you have a gift that is special.
( ) 1. A. rich B. successful C. popular D. famous
( ) 2. A. since B. while C. as D. after
( ) 3. A. waste B. save C. cost D. spend
( ) 4. A. touched B. wished C. helped D. hurt
( ) 5. A. students B. leaders C. teachers D. friends
( ) 6. A. because B. when C. so D. after
( ) 7. A. time B. beauty C. knowledge D. abilities
( ) 8. A. around B. back C. forward D. in
( ) 9. A. answers B. reasons C. problems D. facts
( ) 10. A. nothing B. everything C. everybody D. nobody
答案
1－5 BCDDB 6－10 ADCBB
Are you interested in adventure(探险) stories? Do you want to take a trip to an unknown world? If you do, please read the book Cloud Bound by Rachael Kelley.
Rachael Kelley started writing a short story in December 2010, but as new ideas kept coming to her, the story got longer and longer. “It is a story about a girl who can predict(预测) the future. She travels around the world to save people’s memory,” Rachael said. Finally, it became a 136 - page novel.
Michelle Kelley, her mother, said, “She always has many different and new ideas, so I wasn’t surprised when she started a book like this. We all thought she was writing a story, but later she told us ‘I think this is going to be a long book’.”
The idea to write a book came to Rachael from one of her friends. The friend was writing a book when Rachael visited him one day. After talking with him, Rachael decided to write a book of her own. With the help of her parents, Rachael worked on editing(编辑) the novel for a whole year. Rachael then sent the book to the Library of Congress(国会) for official copyright registration(官方版权注册) and began to sell it on the Internet. Recently, the book is printed and sells well in bookshops.
However, Rachael doesn’t stop now. She has already started another story. She hopes to go on writing when she gets older.
( ) 1. According to the passage, we know that Cloud Bound is a(n) ________.
A. adventure story B. science report C. history book D. comic book
( ) 2. Rachael Kelley got the idea to write her own book from ________.
A. her classmates B. her teacher C. one of her friends D. her mother
( ) 3. According to the passage, the best word to describe Rachael Kelley is “________”.
A. shy B. outgoing(外向的) C. serious D. creative(有创造力的)
( ) 4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Rachael planned to write a short story in the beginning.
B. Rachael’s book is sold only on the Internet now.
C. Rachael’s parents helped her edit the novel.
D. Cloud Bound has 136 pages altogether.
Rachael Kelley started writing a short story in December 2010, but as new ideas kept coming to her, the story got longer and longer. “It is a story about a girl who can predict(预测) the future. She travels around the world to save people’s memory,” Rachael said. Finally, it became a 136 - page novel.
Michelle Kelley, her mother, said, “She always has many different and new ideas, so I wasn’t surprised when she started a book like this. We all thought she was writing a story, but later she told us ‘I think this is going to be a long book’.”
The idea to write a book came to Rachael from one of her friends. The friend was writing a book when Rachael visited him one day. After talking with him, Rachael decided to write a book of her own. With the help of her parents, Rachael worked on editing(编辑) the novel for a whole year. Rachael then sent the book to the Library of Congress(国会) for official copyright registration(官方版权注册) and began to sell it on the Internet. Recently, the book is printed and sells well in bookshops.
However, Rachael doesn’t stop now. She has already started another story. She hopes to go on writing when she gets older.
( ) 1. According to the passage, we know that Cloud Bound is a(n) ________.
A. adventure story B. science report C. history book D. comic book
( ) 2. Rachael Kelley got the idea to write her own book from ________.
A. her classmates B. her teacher C. one of her friends D. her mother
( ) 3. According to the passage, the best word to describe Rachael Kelley is “________”.
A. shy B. outgoing(外向的) C. serious D. creative(有创造力的)
( ) 4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Rachael planned to write a short story in the beginning.
B. Rachael’s book is sold only on the Internet now.
C. Rachael’s parents helped her edit the novel.
D. Cloud Bound has 136 pages altogether.
答案
1－4 ACDB
