話題12 管理自己的學(xué)習(xí)

話題12管理自己的學(xué)習(xí)一、閱讀理解1WhenIwasachild,mymotherhadoneweapon(武器)toovercomemystrangeproblem—beingunabletoread.Shealwaysgavemeanorder:Iwasorderedtowalktothepubliclibrarytoborrowbookstoread.OnedaywhenIwas12,Ifoundmywayintothe“Children’sRoom”inthelibrary.Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelf.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeyes.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle(小獵犬).Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlypetIeverhadasachild.Hewasmysecretsharer,butonemorning,hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.Thereonthecoverwasabeaglewhichlookedsimilartomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle,Amos,theBeaglewithaPlan.Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle.Withoutopeningthebook,Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.Undertheshadeofabush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpageswereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Itseemedthatthatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind,runningtogether.Mymother’scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:Ihadreadabook,andIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.Iwouldneverforgetmy“magical”experiencethatsummerwhenIwas12.Afterthat,mymothersawaslowbutgreatimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.Andyearslater,shetookprideinhersonwhohadreadthousandsofbooks,wrotelotsoffamousbooks,articles,poetryandfiction,andwasawardedaPulitzerPrizeinliterature(文學(xué)).1.Theauthor’s(作者的)mothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto________.A.encouragehimtodomorewalking B.lethimspendameaningfulsummerC.helpdealwithhisreadingproblem D.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons2.Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.B.Thestoryinthebookseemedtobehisown.C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhisownpetdog.D.Thehappyendingofthestoryinterestedhim.3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthorhasbecomeasuccessfulwriter.B.Theauthor’smotherreadthesamebook.C.Theauthor’smotherrewardedhimwithbooks.D.Theauthorhashadhappysummerseversince.4.Whichofthefollowingisthestructureofthepassage?A B C D2Timemanagementisthegreatestchallengeformeinhighschool.Ihavetotakegoodcareofmysubjects,activities,sociallifeandtherest.IwasoftenangrywithmyfamilymembersjustbecauseIdidn’tplanmytimewell.Forexample,ImightshoutatthemfortroublingmewhenIwasworking.AndsometimesImightsaysomethingbadtothemwhenImisseddeadlines,evenifitwasactuallymyfaultforcrammingeverythingin(把……堆積起來)atthelastminute.Astimegoesby,Irealizethattimemanagementisveryimportantinoureverydaylife.Thebestadvicetodealwithtimemanagementis“breakitintobits”.It’sreallyimportantforyoutolearnhowtobreakabigprojectintosmall,manageabletasks.Thenyoucanworkprogressivelyandhaveasenseofachievementwheneveryou’vedonewithasmallpart.Anotherpieceofadviceistomakeatimetableforyourself.Itdoesn’thavetobetheonethatyoufollowcompletely.It’sjusttheretoserveasaguide.Youcancompareyouractualtimetablewiththeplannedonetoseehowwellyouactuallyuseyourtime.Thefinalsuggestionistoalwayssetdeadlinesforyourself.5.Whywasthewriterangrywiththefamilymembers?A.Thewriterwasweakinsubjects.B.Thewriterdidn’tplanthetimewell.C.Thewriterhadnochancetoplanactivities.D.Thewriter’ssociallifewasboring.6.Forthewriter,what’sthebestadvicetomanagetime?A.Tomissdeadlines. B.Tocrameverythinginatthelastminute.C.Tobreakabigprojectintobits. D.Tofollowthetimetablecompletely.7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thewriterstudiesinauniversity.B.It’simpossibletobreakabigprojectintosmalltasks.C.Thewriterneverknowshowtomanagetime.D.Atimetablecanserveyouasaguide.8.Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthewritergive?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.9.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ASenseofAchievement B.TimeManagementC.ATimetable D.SettingDeadlines3Self-disciplined（自律的）peoplearenotalloutstanding（杰出的）people.Butnearlyalloutstandingpeopleareself-disciplinedpeople.Someofthemreadeveryday.Someofthemneverrunlate.Therealdifferencebetweenanelitepersonandanordinary（普通的)personisthatanelitepersoncanmanagehisorhertimewell.That’swheretheirsuccesscomesfrom.Whatpeoplecallself-disciplineisinfactself-management.Oneexampleisstayingfit.Neverunderestimate（低估）someonewhoisingoodshape.Anyonewhohasevertriedtoloseweightknowsthatit’snoteasy.It’sevenhardertoavoidputtingweightbackon.Ifsomeoneisingoodshape,itshowsthatheknowstheprinciples（原則）ofstayingfitandisabletoholdonaplan.Ifsomeoneisingoodshape,itmeansthatthispersonisgoodatmanagingthemselvesandtheirtime.Italsoshowsthatthispersonisabletokeeppersevering（堅(jiān)定不移的）andcanbalancelong-termgoalswithshort-termgoals.Soifsomeoneisingoodshape,heorsheiswaymorethanjusthealthy.Howdoyoulearnself-management?Firstofall,setagoalandwritedownyourreasonsforwantingtoachieveit.Createalistofallthethingsyouneedtodotoachievethisgoalandstarttoworkonthemoneatatime.Withself-discipline,smallthingsinlifewillnolongertroubleyou.Onlythroughself-disciplinecanyoutrulyownyourfuture.10.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“aneliteperson”mean?A.Analien. B.Amanager.C.Anordinaryperson. D.Anoutstandingperson.11.Whichofthefollowingmightthewriteragreewith?A.It’seasytoloseweight.B.It’seasytostayingoodshape.C.Apersonwhoisingoodshapeisself-disciplined.D.Apersonwhoisinbadshapecan’tachieveanythinginlife.12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedforstartingself-management?A.Settingagoal.B.Tryingtocompletesmalltasksfirst.C.Makingalistofthethingsyouneedtodo.D.Writingdownwhyyouwanttoachieveyourgoal.13.Thepurposeofthispassageistotellus________.A.whyyoushouldgetfitB.theimportanceofself-disciplineC.howordinarypeoplearestillspecialD.thedifferencebetweenself-disciplineandself-management4Whenwetrysomethingnew,weoftenthinkthatfeelinguncomfortablemeanswe’reinasituationthat’stoohardtodealwith.Embracing(接受)thesefeelingsofstressandnervousnessasapartoflearninginsteadofheadingbackcouldhelpencouragepersonalgrowth,suggestsanewstudy.Inthestudy,over2,100peopletookpartinsomepersonalgrowthactivities,suchastakingimprov(即興表演)classesorexpressivewritingclasses.Ineachactivity,researcherstoldsomepeoplethattheirgoalwastofeeluncomfortable,nervous,orevenupset.Theyweretoldthatfeelinguncomfortablewasasignthattheactivitywasworking.Otherpeopleweren’ttoldtoembracediscomfort;instead,theysimplypaidattentiontolearningsomethingorhowtheyweredevelopingtheirskills.Finally,theresearchersfoundthatthepeoplewhoweretoldtotrytofeeluncomfortableweremoreinvolvedintheiractivities,feltmoreencouragedtokeepdoingthem,andreportedagreatersenseofachievementcomparedtothosewhoweren’ttoldtoexperiencediscomfort.Forexample,someimprovstudentsspentmoretimeonstage,andsomewritersweremoreinterestedinusingexpressivewritingintheirdiaries.“Growingisoftenuncomfortable.Peoplealwaysseethediscomfortthatcomeswithgrowthasasignthatthere’saproblem.However,weshouldconsideritasasignofprogressinsteadofavoidingit,”saytheresearchers.Ifwelearntobecomfortablewithdiscomfort,wewillgrowstrongerandmakeprogress.Thefirststepistoviewdiscomfortdifferently.Lookatdiscomfortasasignthatweareimprovingourlivesandexperiencinggrowth.Thendoinsteadofthinking.Ratherthanthinkabouthowdifficultoruncomfortableataskmightbe,justdoit.Whateverwedo,trytogoalittlepastthatpointwhenwestartfeelinglikewewanttogiveuporwhenweareuncomfortableandwanttotakeabreak:runonemoreminuteorkilometerthanlasttimeorwriteonemoreparagraph.Nopain,nogain(收獲).It’strue!Whenwepushourselvestogrow,wewillexperiencediscomfort,butitwillbeworthit.14.Whatcanwelearnfromthestudymentionedinthepassage?A.Experiencinglittlediscomfortleadstogreatsuccess.B.Theattitudetowardsdiscomfortinfluencespersonalgrowth.C.Thefeelingofdiscomfortencouragespeopletotrynewthings.D.Payingattentiontowhatyou’relearningweakensyourdiscomfort.15.What’sParagraph5mainlyabout?A.Thewaystomanagediscomfort.B.Thesuggestionstoavoiddiscomfort.C.Thebenefitsofembracingdiscomfort.D.Thereasonstoviewdiscomfortdifferently.16.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriterprobablysupport?A.Itrytospeakinpublicalthoughitmakesmenervous.B.IstartswimmingwhenIfindrunningisabitchallenging.C.IkeepquietinclassbecauseI’mafraidtoanswerquestions.D.Idon’tlikesingingbeforestrangers,soIalwayssingtomyself.5InFebruary,theMinistryofEducationannouncedthatmobilephonesshould,inprinciple(原則上),bebanned(禁止)inprimaryandsecondaryschools.Thisaimstoprotectstudents’eyesight,makesuretheyfocusontheirworkandpreventthemfrombecomingaddicted(上癮的)totheInternetandonlinegames.XuXiaohe,a13-year-oldgirlfromZhejiang,supportsthepolicy.“Infact,myschoolhasneverallowedustobringourmobilephones,”Xusaid.“It’sadistraction(干擾)fromourwork.Evenadultscan’tcontrolthemselves,letalonekidslikeus.”LiZihanfromBeijing,however,feelsdifferently.The13-year-oldboybelievesthatamobilephonebanistoosimpleforagenerationthathasgrownupwithmobilephones.“Studentsshouldbetaughtself-managementskills,aswellaslearnhowtousetheirphoneseffectively(有效地)tohelpwiththeirstudies,”Lisaid.“Thismightbethebestwaytodealwithtechnologyinmoderntimes.”ForGeZiqi,theproblemwithbanningphoneshasmoretodowithlifeoutsideofschool.The13-year-oldBeijingerusesahike-sharingappeverydaytotravelbetweenherhomeandschool.“Today,phonesareusedeverywhere,fromtakingabustobuyingfood,”shesaid.“IfIcan’ttakemyphonewithme.I’llhavetobuymyownbicycle.”SomeschoolshavecomeupwithideastosolveproblemslikeGe’s.AtShanghaiShatianSchool,forexample,studentsareaskedtoputtheirphonesinspeciallockersduringschoolhours.Thestudentscalltheselookersthe“phonefarm”(養(yǎng)機(jī)場)or“phonetarmac”(停機(jī)坪).17.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.Thesituationofstudentsusingmobilephones.B.Thepurposeofbanningmobilephonesinschool.C.Thedisadvantageofstudentsusingmobilephones.D.Theadvantageofbanningmobilephonesinschool.18.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“focuson”inParagraph1mean?A.Payattentionto. B.Stayawayfrom.C.Takepridein. D.Beresponsiblefor.19.HowmanystudentsfromBeijingarementionedaccordingtothepassage?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.20.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.StudentsinBeijingoftengotoschoolbysharedbike.B.Studentsareusedtousingmobilephonesindailylife.C.LiZihandoesn’tsupportthepolicyofmobilephoneban.D.Someschoolshavesolvedtheproblemofstudents’addictiontotheInternet.21.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadtheinformationabove?A.NoticeBoard. B.MagicWorld. C.StarStories. D.SchoolTime.6TEENAGERFORUM(論壇)SchoolEducation

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STARTATOPICWilde17:25Feb.18,2023Ifyoucouldaddonecompulsory(必修的)subjectatyourschool,whatwoulditbe?Why?Lucy18:30Feb.18,2023Asubjectthatgivesstudentsabetterunderstandingofthemselves.Accordingtosomesurveys(調(diào)查),manymiddleschoolstudentsdon’thaveadream.Apersonwithoutadreamislikeashipsailingwithoutcompass(指南針).Teachingstudentstounderstandthemselvesbettercanhelpthemdiscovertheirstrenghsandweaknesses.Then,theywillhavemoreconfidenceandaclearerdirectioninlife.LIKE(38)

REPLYWilliam19:20Feb.18,2023Iwouldsuggestaddingsignlanguage(手語).Notmanypeopleknowhowtocommunicatewiththosewhohavehearingproblems.Itwouldbeveryhelpfulifwecouldstarttolearnsignlanguagewhenweareyoung.Thiswouldteachustotreatthosewhoarelessfortunate(幸運(yùn)的)withrespect(尊重).LIKE(17)

REPLYJustin19:46Feb.18,2023I’dsuggestaddingatime-managementclass.Nowadays,manystudentsareaddictedto(上癮)theirphones.Someofthemsleeplatebecausetheycan’tbalancetheirstudieswithgaming.Atime-managementclasswillhelpstudentslearn“firstthingsfirst”.Thiswillhelpmakesurethattheyleadahealthylife.LIKE(58)

REPLY22.Lucythinksmiddleschoolstudentsneedto________.A.getonwellwitheachother B.knowtheirinterestsC.understandthemselvesbetter D.havemoreconfidence23.FromWilliam’ssuggestion,weknowhecaresaboutthosewho________.A.likeplayinggames B.havedifficultyinlearningC.havehearingproblems D.haveacleardirectioninlife24.WhatisJustin’ssuggestion?A.Learningsignlanguage. B.Startingdifferentschoolclubs.C.HavingmoreITlessons. D.Addingatime-managementclass.25.Whataretheymainlytalkingabout?A.Adviceforschoollife. B.Onemoresubjectatschool.C.After-schoolactivities. D.Popularsubjectsamongstudents.7Summerjobshavealwaysbeenagreatwayforteenagerstoearnmoney,learnimportantskillsandbecomemoreindependent.YoungpeopleintheUKcanworkpart-timefromtheageof13.Theycanthenworkfull-timefrom16.However,inEngland,youngpeoplemuststayinpart-timeeducationortraininguntiltheyare18.Therearemanywaysforthemtowork,suchaswashingthedishesintherestaurants,walkingdogs,washingcarsandwateringplants.Somesaythatthesejobswillteachvaluablelifelessons.However,othersfeelthatyoungpeopleshouldenjoytheirsummerbreakwhiletheycan.Sowhatdoyouthink?Shouldyoungpeoplehavejobsoverthesummer?GroupYesGroupNo●Summerjobsbenefitsteenagersalot.Theyteachthemhowtoberesponsibleandtheimportanceofbeingontime.●Workinghelpschildrenandyoungpeopledevelopsoftskills—suchasproblemsolving,communicationsandteamwork.Theseareimportanttosuccessinjobsandalsoinlife.●Childrenandyoungpeoplewithjobsearntheirownmoneyandlearnhowtomanagetheirhard-earnedcash.●Childrenandyoungpeopleworkhardduringtheschoolyear.Theyneedabreakandrechargeoverthesummer.●Summerisagoodtimetotakeclasses,improveatsports,takeupapersonalhobbysuchasmusicordrawing,learnnewskillsorvisitrelatives.●Summerjobsareofgreathelp.However,enjoyingsummerholidaysisabigpartofchildhood.Childrenandyoungpeoplehavetheirwholelivesaheadofthemtowork.26.Whatcanyoungpeoplegetfromsummerjobs?①fame

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④independenceA.①②③ B.①②④ C.②③④ D.①③④27.Theunderlinedword“These”refersto________.A.teamworkspirits B.problemsolutionsC.softskills D.communicationabilities28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“recharge”probablymeaninChinese?A.勤學(xué)苦練 B.養(yǎng)精蓄銳 C.一鼓作氣 D.勞逸結(jié)合29.Whatopiniondothetwogroupshaveincommon?A.Summerjobsaregoodforteenagersinaway.B.Jobshelpsteenagersmanagetheirmoneywell.C.Teenagersshouldenjoytheirsummerbreak.D.Enjoyingsummerholidaysismoreimportant.30.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Differentwaystoworkinsummer. B.Thebenefitsofsummerjobs.C.Differentvaluablelifeskills. D.Differentopinionsonsummerjobs.8AGreatCamp(夏令營)forYourChildren★KINDOFCAMP:DayCampforgirls★AGES:From3yearsto10yearsold★CAMPDATES:7weeksbetweenJune30thandAugust15th★STAFF(工作人員):Thereisateacherineachofourcampgroups.Thereisalsoadoctorandamanagerinthecamp.★THINGSTOLEARNATTHECAMP:Dance,Theater,Basketball,Swimming,Maths,Science★CAMPINFORMATION:PleasevisitourwebsiteatWWW.CAMPHARBOR.ORGformoreinformation!★SPECIALDAYS:WehavealargecampBBQattheendofthecampthatincludes(包括)foodandmusic.Wealsohavethree“FridayNights”whenyoucanputyourchildrenherefortheevening!31.Whocanjointhecamp?A.A9-year-oldboy. B.A9-year-oldgirl.C.A15-year-oldboy. D.A15-year-oldgirl.32.Whatcanchildrenlearninthecamp?A.Maths. B.Chinese. C.Singing. D.Drawing.33.Howcanonefindoutmoreinformationaboutthecamp?A.Bysendinganemail. B.Bywritingaletter.C.Byvisitingthewebsite. D.Bymakingaphonecall.34.WhatisTRUEaboutthespecialdays?A.Thereare7“FridayNights”inthecamp.B.TheBBQisatthebeginningofthecamp.C.FamiliescanenjoyfoodandmusicattheBBQ.D.ChildrencanstayinthecamponMondaynight.35.Whoisthispassagefor?A.Parents. B.Teachers. C.Doctors. D.Managers.9IfyouarestudyingatauniversityintheUS,thereisnoneedtodecideyourmajorinthefirstyear,butit’sagoodideatospendtimeearlyonworkingoutwhatsubjectsyouareinterestedin.Todothis,youcantakesometestssuchastheMyers-BriggsTypeIndicatorTest(MBTI職業(yè)性格測試)andtheEnneagramPersonalityTest(九型人格測試).Thesetestscanhelptellyouwhatthingsyoumightbegoodat.Theycanhelpyouworkoutwhatsubjectsyou’reinterestedinandtellyouwhatjobsmaysuityoubest.Further,youshouldchooseamajoryouarepassionateaboutandinterestedin.Afterall,peoplearemostlikelytobesuccessfuliftheyaredoingsomethingtheylove.Yourpassionandinterestsareimportant,andtheywillbringyoupleasureandhappiness.Lastly,youshouldlearnaboutthedifferentundergraduatemajorsavailable:Math,computerscience,informationtechnology,economics,journalismandbusinessmanagement—theyareallverydifferentmajors.Youshouldhaveanunderstandingofwhatkindofjobspeoplewithdifferentdegreescangetaftergraduation.Youcanlookatthewebsitesoffamousuniversitiestofindoutmore.Choosingsubjectsyouareinterestedinisquiteimportant.Astimegoesby,yourinterestsmightchangewhileyouareatuniversity.IntheUS,youcanalwayschangemajorsaslongasyouhavethepassionandabilitytodoso.Ifyouhaveanydoubtsorquestionsaboutyouracademicpath,youcanseekhelpfromyourschool’scounselors(顧問)andacademicadvisors.36.Accordingtothepassage,theMBTITestandEnneagramPersonalityTestcan________.A.helppeoplefindajob B.helppeopleworkoutwhatjobsmaysuitthemC.helpstudentslearnmoreknowledge D.tellyouwhichuniversitysuitsyoubest37.Accordingtothepassage,whydoesfollowingourpassionandinterestsmatterinchoosingmajors?a.Becausepeoplehaveasenseofsuccesswhentheydoworktheylove.b.Becausepeoplecangainmorepleasureandhappiness.c.Becauseitmakespeoplemorelikelytobesuccessful.A.ab B.ac C.bc D.abc38.Whatisthewriter’ssuggestionforstudentswhenchoosingmajors?A.Learnasmuchknowledgeindifferentsubjectsaspossible.B.Gotothebestuniversitysothatyoucangetmoreknowledge.C.Findoutwhatjobsyoucandowithdifferentmajors.D.Collectinformationfromthewebsitesofcompaniesyouareinterestedin.39.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.HowtoapplyforuniversityintheUS.B.Howtofindyourpassionandinterests.C.HowtochoosetherightmajorforyouintheUS.D.Howtochooseyourfavoritesubject.10Iwaslisteningtoaspeechcomparingthechallengesfacedbytoday’steenstothosewholived150yearsago.Iagreedwithmostofwhatthespeakersaiduntilthis:“Thechallengethatteensfaced150yearsagowashardwork.Thechallengethatteensfacetodayisalack（缺乏）ofhardwork.”“Uh,excuseme!”Isaidtomyself.“Alackofhardwork?Whatareyouspeaking?”Ithinkteensaremultitasking（同時(shí)處理多個(gè)任務(wù)）morethanever.Iseeitwithmyowneyeseveryday.Betweenschool,socializing,activities,clubs,athletics,part-timejobs,dealingwithfamily,andonandon..Milkingcowsandmendingfencesdon’tsoundanymoredifficultthanavarietyoftasksofa21st-centuryteen.Let’sfaceit.You’vegotalottodoandthere’sjustnotenoughtime.Afterschool,thereisarehearsal（彩排）,followedbywork.There’salsoabiologytesttomorrow.Andyou’vegottotextyourfriendtomaintainyourrelationship.Ontopofthat,youshouldexercise.Thedogneedsawalk.Andyourroomisadisaster.Whatwillyoudo?Thehabitofputtingfirstthingsfirstcanhelp.It’sallaboutlearningtoprioritize（優(yōu)先處理）andmanageyourtimesothatfirstthingscomefirst,notlast.Butthere’smoretothishabitthanjusttimemanagement.Puttingfirstthingsfirstcanalsohelpyoulearntoovercomeyourfearsandbestrongduringhardmoments.Firstofall,youmustdecidewhatyourfirstthingsare.Then,putthemfirstinyourlife.40.Whatdidtheauthordisagreewiththespeakerabout?A.Thechallenge. B.Hardwork.C.Thehabit. D.Timemanagement.41.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin________?A.Sothere’shardlytimetobreathe B.Butthey’rerelaxingC.Andtoday’steensarehappyandthankful D.Thenlet’sseewhatwillhappen42.Theunderlinedword“maintain”inparagraph3means“________”.A.express B.keep C.reach D.make43.Thehabitofputtingfirstthingsfirstcanhelp________.A.overcomehardmoments B.finishalotofhardtasksC.decidetherightthings D.managethetaskswisely44.What’sthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A.Togiveawarning. B.Tomakeasummary.C.Toofferasuggestion. D.Tointroduceanewtopic.二、完形填空1閱讀下面短文，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。Aftergraduation,Idecidedtotakethegymalittlemoreseriously,soIbeganworkingonthetreadmill(跑步機(jī))withafriend.Iwas45withourexerciseinthegym.Myfriend,however,becamebored.Oneday,hesuggestedthatwe46anoutdoorsport.Me?Sport?Noway.Ihadspentmywholelifeasapersonwithnotalentforsports,soI47hisidea.Butseveralweekslater,hestillmademe48ontoanoutdoorracquetball(美式墻網(wǎng)球)court.Thefirstfewgameswerequite49.WhenIhittheball,Isentitflyingineverydirection50thedirectionthatIhadwanted.Still,insomeways,Imanagedtolearntoplayatenacceptablelevel.“Wearenotgettingenough51.Whynotplaytennistobuildupourbodyinstead?”suggestedmyfriend.“Tennis?Ican’tplaytennis!That52realskills!”Iwasstronglyagainsthisnewidea.However,severalweekslater,Ifound53standingonatenniscourt.Afterseveralmonthsofpainfulpractice,oneday,54theballcameflyingtowardsme,myracketandtheballmetin55tennisplayerscallasthe“sweetspot(最佳擊球點(diǎn))”.Ihad56learnedhowtoplaytennisprobably!Tennisbecameoneofmyfavoritehobbieslater.Ilearnedanextremelyvaluablelessonfromthese57IcandowhateverIsetmymindon.Ijustneedtoputinefforts,andtheresultswill58.IfIhadn’tsteppedoutsideofmycomfortzone,Iwould59discoverhowmuchIenjoyedthetennis.WhenIfoundasweetspotinmytennisracket,Ifoundasweethotinmylife.45.A.satisfied B.careful C.patient D.disappointed46.A.makeup B.setup C.takeup D.putup47.A.developed B.refused C.received D.supported48.A.step B.land C.jump D.climb49.A.boring B.funny C.scary D.exciting50.A.without B.until C.besides D.except51.A.practice B.exercise C.training D.experiment52.A.improves B.requires C.takes D.makes53.A.myself B.yourself C.himself D.ourselves54.A.because B.before C.as D.since55.A.how B.when C.what D.why56.A.simply B.suddenly C.completely D.finally57.A.journeys B.memories C.experiences D.games58.A.follow B.remain C.help D.reply59.A.almost B.always C.sometimes D.never2Duringthesummerholiday,somestudentsmighthavebeenbusywithtraveling,summercampsandallkindsofcourses.ButaspecialgroupofChinesemiddleschoolstudentsdecidedtotastethehardship(艱辛)oflifeoutsideschool.Twelvecousinsfromabigfamilysoldvegetablesatlocal60together.Amongthem,theoldestwas16yearsold,whilethe61wasjust13.Within12days,they62morethan1,500yuan.“Comparedwithtraveling,suchsocialpracticeconnectsusandmakesusknowhowhardour63are.Theyworksohardtobringusup,”saidDalin,16,totheCityMorningNewspaper.Dalin,amiddleschoolgraduate(畢業(yè)生),andher15-year-oldbrotherXiaolincameupwiththeidea.Toselltheirvegetableswell,theylearnedtoworkhard.Everymorningtheyhadto64at3:00.Someofthemwenttothefarmer’smarkettobuyvegetables,theotherswenttothelocalmarketto65atemporarystall(臨時(shí)攤位).Tolowerthecost,theylearnedtobargain(講價(jià))withthe66.Atabout6:30a.m.,theybegantosellvegetables.Theypeddled(吆喝)loudlytoattractcustomers(顧客).Afterseveraldays,theygotsome67.Forexample,itwasbettertoputvegetablesinorderandbiggeronesontop.Theygavecustomersanextraplasticbagwhenthevegetablesweretooheavy.Whentheyfinallygothome,theyhadasmallmeeting.Everyonetooknotesand68theirfeelings.Dalinsaid,“Althoughweare69.wehavegotalot.”60.A.market B.hospital C.school D.museum61.A.biggest B.youngest C.eldest D.happiest62.A.made B.borrowed C.sold D.paid63.A.customers B.teachers C.parents D.farmers64.A.wakeup B.stayup C.gotobed D.gotosleep65.A.pickup B.getup C.lookup D.setup66.A.managers B.policemen C.farmers D.teachers67.A.knowledge B.happiness C.information D.experience68.A.learned B.got C.had D.shared69.A.nervous B.tired C.relaxed D.happy三、書面表達(dá)70.隨著年齡的增長，青少年需要在學(xué)習(xí)