阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个项中, 选出最佳答案。

　　     Mrs. Scott bought a new house last year. The walls of the rooms had been painted a short time before, and Mrs. Scott liked the color, but the person who had sold her the house had taken the curtains (窗帘) with him, so Mrs. Scott had to buy new ones. Of course she wanted to buy　　 those that would match the walls of her rooms. She found out that her comb (梳子) was just the same color as these walls. So she always　　 took it with her whenever she went to look for cloth for curtains.

　　     In one shop she showed the shop keeper the comb and then looked at different cloth for curtains for half an hour with him, until he got　　 tired and said to her, "Madam, wouldn't it be easier just to buy some　　 cloth you like, and then find a new comb to go with that? "

1. Why did Mrs. Scott have to buy new curtains?　　　　　　 ［　　］    A. Because the person who sold the house had lost the curtains.     B. Because the person who sold the house did not leave the  　　  curtains.    C. Because she thought there should be new curtains in a new house.    D. Because the old curtains had been stolen. 2. What kind of curtains did Mrs. Scott want?　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　A. The kind that would be paid a little money. 　　B. The kind that would be neither expensive nor cheap. 　　C. The kind that would go with the walls. 　　D. The kind that would go with the doors. 3. Why did Mrs. Scott always take the comb with her whenever she went     to look for cloth for curtains?　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］    　　A. Because the color of the comb was what she wanted. 　　B. Because the comb was the only one she had. 　　C. Because she didn't want to lose the comb. 　　D. Because the color of the comb was quite different from that  　　   of other combs. 4. What do you think is the color of her comb?　　　　　　［　　］ 　　A. Red.　　B. Grey.　　C. Green.　　D. We don't know. 5. What might Mrs. Scott do after she heard the shop keeper's works? 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　A. She could not follow his advice. 　　B. She immediately followed his advice. 　　C. She changed her mind and bought some cloth. 　　D. She thanked the shop keeper for his advice.

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

　　     The oldest man had just celebrated his hundredth birthday and the　　 reporter of a paper called on him. Having congratulated the old　　 fellow, the reporter asked a few questions. 　　"For what reason do you live so long?" the reporter asked.

　　     The old man thought a while and then, holding up his hand and　　 counting the items (项) on his fingers, began, "I never smoke, drink　　 or overeat and I always rise at six in the morning." 　　"But," the reporter didn't agree, saying, "I had an uncle who　　 acted in that way, yet he only lived to be eighty. How do you explain　　 the cause of that? "　　 "He didn't keep it up long enough," was the calm reply.

1. The reporter called on the old man ______.

[　　]

A. the day after his birthday　　

B. on his birthday　　

C. not long before his birthday　　

D. long before his birthday

2. The reporter asked the old man ______.

[　　]

A. what he usually drank or ate for his health 　　

B. how he had enjoyed his hundredth birthday 　　

C. how he had been able to live so many years 　　

D. what the pleasure of being a hundred years was

3. The word "overeat" means ______.

[　　]

A. eat after the usual dinner time　　

B. eat very much　　

C. eat at an irregular time　　

D. eat too much

4. The reporter was not satisfied with the old man's reply because he　　 knew that ______.

[　　]

A. drinking is bad for the health　　

B. his uncle enjoyed drinking and smoking 　　

C. the old man was not really a hundred years old 　　

D. his uncle didn't live as long as the old man

5. The difference between the old man and the reporter's uncle,　　 according to the old man, was that his uncle ______.

[　　]

A. had a strong will　　

B. had a strong body　　

C. didn't continue the health-keeping measure over eighty 　　

D. didn't give up the health-keeping measure

 

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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

注意：请将答案转写到答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

A great life doesn't happen by accident. It is the result of allocating(分配) your time, energy, thoughts, and hard work towards what you want your life to be. Stop setting yourself up for stress and failure, and start setting up your life to support success and ease. It is the result of using what you get in a creative and thoughtful way, instead of just what comes next.　1.

S—Simplify. A great life is the result of simplifying your life. People often misinterpret what simplify means. It's not a way to remove work from your life.  2.In order to create a great life, you will have to make room for it in yours first.

E—Effort. A great life is the result of your best effort. Creating it requires that you make some adjustments. It may mean re-evaluating how you spend your time, or choosing to spend your money in a different way. Life will reward your best effort.

　C—Create priorities（首要事情）. A great life is the result of creating priorities. It's easy to spend your days just responding to the next thing that gets your attention, instead of intentionally using the time, energy and money you have in a way that's important to you.  3.

R—Remove distractions (分心). A great life is the result of removing distractions.  4.Removing distractions can be a difficult concept to many people, since they haven't really considered that there is another way to live. Find ways to free up your mental energy for things that are more important to you.

　 T—Thoughts.  5.Your belief in the outcome will directly determine how successful you are. Motivated people have specific goals and look for ways to achieve them. Believing there is a solution to the same old problems you encounter year after year is vitally important to creating a life that you love.

A. When you focus on simplifying your life, you free up energy and time for the work that you enjoy and the purpose for which you are here.

B. A great life is the result of having reserves—reserves of things, time, space, energy and money.

C. Today, right now, is the right day to start to take a step in the direction of your heart’s desires.

D. Up to 75% of your mental energy can be tied up in things that stop you concentrating.

E. Now please use “secrets” to fit your own needs and style, and start creating your own great life today.

F. A great life is the result of controlling your thoughts so that you accept and allow for the possibility that it actually can happen to you!

G. Focus on removing the obstacles that get in the way of you making sure you are honoring your priorities.　

 

阅读理解：

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　The oldest man had just celebrated his hundredth birthday and the reporter of a paper called on him. Having congratulated the old fellow,the reporter asked a few questions.

　“For what reason do you live so long?” the reporter asked.

　The old man thought a while and then, holding up his hand and counting the items (项) on his fingers, began, “I never smoke,drink or overeat and I always rise at six in the morning.”

　“But,” the reporter didn't agree, saying, “I had an uncle who acted in that way, yet he only lived to be eighty. How do you explain the cause of that?”

　“He didn't keep it up long enough,” was the calm reply.

1． The reporter called on the old man _________.

[　　]

A． the day after his birthday

B． on his birthday

C． not long before his birthday

D． long before his birthday

2． The reporter asked the old man _________.

[　　]

A． what he usually drank or ate for his health

B． how he had enjoyed his hundredth birthday

C． how he had been able to live so many years

D． what the pleasure of being a hundred years was

3． The word “overeat” means _________.

[　　]

A． eat after the usual dinner time 　　　B． eat very much

C． eat at an irregular time 　　　　　 D． eat too much

4． The reporter was not satisfied with the old man's reply because he knew that _________.

[　　]

A． drinking is bad for the health

B． his uncle enjoyed drinking and smoking

C． the old man was not really a hundred years old

D． his uncle didn't live as long as the old man

5． The difference between the old man and the reporter's uncle, according to the old man, was that his uncle _________.

[　　]

A． had a strong will

B． had a strong body

C． didn't continue the health-keeping measure over eighty

D． didn't give up the health-keeping measure