人生百味英语阅读.docx
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人生百味英语阅读
高中英语阅读——人生百味类
1、Attimesmymomhasbeenuncomfortableseeingthesequalitiesinme.Forexample,whenIwas12,IwenttoPuertoRicoallbymyselftostaywithmygrandmotherforthesummer.Mymomwasextremelynervousaboutit.ShekepttellingmehowthingsweredifferentinPuertoRico,toalwaysputonsunscreen,nottowanderawayfrommygrandmother,andotherwarnings.Shehelpedmepackanddidnotleavetheairportuntilshesawmyplanetakeoff.
Butdespiteherworries,sheletmegoonmyown.AsImovedintomyteens,shecontinuedtogivemespacetogrowandlearn,evenwhenitmighthavebeendifficultforher.WhenIreachedmysenioryear,Idecidedtomoveawayforcollege.OnceagainIfoundthatIdifferedfrommypeers:
Whilemanyofthemwantedtostayclosetohome,Icouldn’twaittobeoutintheworldonmyown.Whilemymommaynothavebeenhappyatthethoughtofmygoingaway,shewassupportiveandexcitedforme.
OnebigthingIrealizedduringmysenioryear,asmymomgrantedmemorefreedom,wasthatsheactuallybelievesinmeandtrustsme.Thatmeansalot.Mostofmylife,andespeciallywhenIwaslittle,themainpersonItriedtoimpressinmyschoolworkorotherthingswasmymother.Iknewsheexpectednothingbutthebestfromme.Sometimesitwashardtoliveuptoherstandards;gettingasingleBonmyreportcardwouldmakemefeelbadbecauseIknewshewantedmetohaveallA’s.
Iknowthatherhighstandardshavehelpedmestayfocusedonwhat’simportant,likeeducation,andmademewhoIam.Iamthankfulforhersupportandinvolvementinmylife.MostofallIrespecther.SheisthestrongestwomanIknowandthat’swhyIhaveturnedoutsostrongandindependent.
【小题1】WhentheauthordecidedtogotoPuertoRico,hismother________.
A.wantedtogowithhim
B.worriedabouthissafety
C.didn’tallowhimtodoso
D.askedhisgrandmotherforadvice
【小题2】Theauthordecidedtomoveawayforcollegeto________.
A.bedifferentfromhispeers
B.keepawayfromhismother
C.beindependentintheoutsideworld
D.makehismotherunhappy
【小题3】Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthattheauthor’smother________.
A.hadahighexpectationofhim
B.wastoostrictwithhim
C.usedtoexpectnothingfromhim
D.caredlittleabouthislearning
【小题4】Inthepassage,theauthormainlywantstotellus________.
A.hislongwaytobecomingindependent
B.hisgoodrelationshipwithhismother
C.theimportanceofamother’strustandsupport
D.hismother’sdeeploveforhim
2、Haveyouevernoticedthatthemoreyouhavethemoreyouwant?
Let’sfaceit.Thinkingourlifeisgoodenoughdoesn’tcomenaturallytomanypeople.Whenwehavehighexpectationsofeverythinginlifewewillrunintodisappointment.Onlywhenweareawarethatneedsaredifferentfromdesirescanwelivewithsatisfaction.Hereareafewideastohelpyoubehappierwithwhatyouhaveandwhoyouare.
Focusonwhatyouarethankfulfor.Mostpeoplewantthingstobebetterthantheyare,orwhenthingsaregoingwell,weforgettoappreciatewhatwehave.Learntoreflectonhowmuchbetterthingsarethantheycouldbe.Focusonwhatyouarethankfulfor.Writedown5thingsyouaregratefulforrightnow.
Whenweholdontoregretsfromdecisionswehavemade,itcanreallypoisonourwell-being.Manypeopleregretsomethingtheycannolongerchange,whichendsupholdingthembackfrommovingforwardinamorepositivemanner.Whathappenedinthepastisdoneandgone,soworktostaypresentandbemindfulofthecurrentmomenttofindmorejoyandfulfillment.
Whenweuseotherpeopleasthemeasuringstickforourpersonalsuccessandqualityoflifewearelikelytobelesssatisfied.Socialcomparisonscanprovideusefulinformationwhenwetrytolearnfromothers,buttheyalsoholdourperspectiveinadiscontentedposition.Compareyourselflesswithotherssoyoucanbesatisfiedmore.
Whenyouarefocusedonyourbigambitionsandfuturegoalsyoumightelidethedailypleasuresthatsurroundyou.Learntoslowdownandabsorbthewonderandbeautyaroundyou.Staypresentandfocusonthetaskyou’reundertakingatthemoment.Don’tletthelifepassyoubybecauseyou’realwaysonthegoanddistractedbyambition.
Practicelookingatlifethroughthelensofcontentmentanditwillbecomemorenatural.
【小题1】Howcanwelivewithcontentment?
A.Tochangeourlifestyle.
B.Tohaveamotivationinlife.
C.Togivelessattentiontowhatwearegratefulfor.
D.Torealizethedifferencebetweenneedsanddesires.
【小题2】What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?
A.Makewisedecisions
B.Knowthepresentsituation
C.Letgoofregrets
D.Rememberthepast
【小题3】Theunderlinedword“elide”(inParagraph5)probablymeans“______”.
A.enjoy B.change C.create D.neglect
【小题4】Whatshouldyoudotoputyourselfinagoodmood?
A.Maketimeforsimplepleasures.
B.Learnfromsuccessfulpeople.
C.Focusonyourfuturegoals.
D.Createchancetolearnmore.
3、Amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecompanyhekeeps;forthereisacompanionshipofbooksaswellasofmen;andoneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcompany,whetheritbeofbooksorofmen.
Agoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriends.Itisthesametodaythatitalwayswas,anditwillneverchange.Itisthemostpatientandcheerfulofcompanions.Itdoesnotturnitsbackuponusintimesofadversityordistress.Italwaysreceivesuswiththesamekindness;amusingandinstructingusinyouth,andcomfortingandconsolingusinage.
Menoftendiscovertheiraffinity(密切关系)toeachotherbythemutuallovetheyhaveforabookjustastwopersonssometimesdiscoverafriendbytheadmirationwhichbothentertainforathird.Thereisanold proverb,“Loveme,lovemydog.”Butthereismorewisdominthis:
“Loveme,lovemybook.”Thebookisatruerandhigherbondofunion.Mencanthink,feel,andsympathizewitheachotherthroughtheirfavorite author.Theyliveinhimtogether,andheinthem.
Agoodbookisoftenthebesturn(瓮)ofalifeenshriningthebestthatlifecouldthinkout;fortheworldofaman’slifeis,forthemostpart,buttheworldofhisthoughts.Thusthebestbooksaretreasuriesofgoodwords,thegoldenthoughts,which,ifrememberedandcherished,becomeourconstantcompanionsandcomforters.
Bookspossessanessenceofimmortality.Theyarebyfarthemostlastingproductsofhumaneffort.
Templesandstatuesdecay,butbookssurvive.Timeisofnoaccountwithgreatthoughts,whichareasfreshtodayaswhentheyfirstpassedthroughtheirauthor’sminds,agesago.Whatwasthensaidandthoughtstillspeakstousasvividlyaseverfromtheprintedpage.Theonlyeffectsoftimehavebeentofilteroutthebadproducts;fornothinginliteraturecanlongsurvivebutwhatisreallygood.
【小题1】Agoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriendsbecause_____.
A.itchangesoverthepastoftime
B.itcontainsallkindsofknowledge
C.itdoesn’tbetrayuswhenweareintrouble
D.itcomfortsusinyouthandinstructsusinage
【小题2】“Loveme,lovemybook”inparagraph3probablymeans_______?
A.Ifyouloveme,youmustreadingbooks.
B.Thebookcanbeabondbetweenfriends.
C.IlovebooksasmuchIlovefriends.
D.Ifyoulovetheauthor,youwilllovehisbooks.
【小题3】WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Timecantellwhetheraliteratureisgoodorbad.
B.Allbooksareourconstantcompanionsandcomforters.
C.Temples,statuesandbookscannotstandthetestoftime.
D.Theworldofaman’sthoughtsiswhathislifeisallabout.
【小题4】Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe.
A.ReadingBooks
B.AGoodBook
C.OurBestFriend
D.CompanionshipofBooks
4、Imaynotbethewisestpersononthisplanet.butIwilltellyoualittlesecrettohappiness:
Helpother,,andlivelife.Itisthatsimple.Justhelpafriendstudyforatest,orvolunteeratanursinghome.Ilearnedthisafteralong,hardsearch.
Iwasfeelingreallydownbecausemylong4imefriendhaddied.ThenIstartedasix-weekvolunteeringatanursinghomealldayeverySaturday.Myroutinewastoservethemealandcleanup.Afterthat,Iwouldwaitfortheheadnursetotellmewhattodo.
OnedayIwastoldtogotoRoom117tomakesurethepatientwasallright.IntheroomIfoundaboyofeightsittinginhisbedwatchingamovie.Iwasshockedtoseeachildinthisseeminglyforgottennursinghomefortheold.Hewassosmallandweakthatyouhadtolookcloselytofindhim.Hemotionedformetositdown.IgrabbedhismedicalchartfromwhichlaterIfoundouthehadaterminalillness.
Westartedtotalk,andIfoundoutthathisfamilyrarelyvisited,andallhedidever7daywaswatchTV.Iwantedtocryforhim,andformylostfriend.Aswetalked,hehadasmileonhisface,andIaskedhimwhy.
"TheentiretwohoursI'vebeenhereyou'veneverlostthatsmile.Withthishorribledisease,howdoyoustillmanagetostayhappy?
"
Hethoughtforamoment,andthensaidthattoomanypeoplearedeadevenbeforetheydie.
TheywalkaroundfeelingthatGodhascursed(诅咒)themandthattheyhavenothingtolivefor.
Theboysaidthathewouldnotbelikethat.Hewakeseverymorningthankfultoseeanothersunrise.Hekeepshiswindowopensothathecansmelltheflowersandfeeltheheatofthesun.Healsosaidthathehashope.
"Toomanypeoplehaven'tseenmuchofthataroundhere,"hesaid,"Lifeisfullofhopeandweneedtolivelifebeforeitisgone."
Idon’tknowwhathappenedtohim.Iassumehepassedaway,buthislessonliveson.Inowwakeupandliveeachdaytothefullest.Thekeytolifeisnotmoneyorfame,butthelessonswelearnfromit.
【小题1】Thenursinghomeinth
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