科目:初中英语 来源:2014届江苏江都大桥中学八年级下期期末考试英语卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
“Would you tell me which way I should go from here?” asked Alice.
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get,” said the Cat.
“I really don’t care where” replied Alice.
“Then it doesn’t much matter which way you go,” said the Cat.
--- from “ Alice in Wonderland ”
My name is David. And I have a brother called Mike.
One day, my brother called me and asked me for some advice. He was trying to decide between two job offers:
Job 1 – The first job was your typical 40 hour a week “office” job.
Job 2 – The second job was more of a career in the insurance industry(保险业), where he would start at the bottom, and after many years and many long hours eventually rise to the top (if he was good).
The second job did not pay as well as the first job (at the beginning), but the pay-off of the second job (in the future) was much greater than the first job. So which job should my brother take? Well the answer is…it depends.
Just like the Cat was trying to tell Alice, which road you take depends a great deal on where you want to end up.
Begin with the End in Mind
I asked my brother what was his life’s purpose. He said his purpose was to “teach,” but he wanted to make a lot of money first. I told my brother to forget about the money, and I advised him to focus on his purpose. I then asked him which job best supported his end result of “teaching.” He said the first job best supported his goal because he would only have to work 40 hours a week, which would give him spare time to teach. He continued on to say, “but if I take job number two, I can work hard and make more money, then I can retire early and “teach” later in life.” I again advised him to “focus” on his purpose, not money. Things don’t end wrong, they begin wrong!
You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well
It would be very difficult to have a successful teaching career while you’re working 70-80 hours a week in the insurance business; no one can ride two horses well. As they say, you can do anything, but not everything. I advised him to get started today by choosing the job that best supported that decision.
Tomorrow Never Comes
My brother was thinking that he could always start teaching later in life, but the reality is, tomorrow never comes. Unless you decide right now to follow your feelings, they will probably never be completed. You only live once, don’t go to the end of your life with one regret.
The Money Will Come
My brother seemed to be overly concerned with making money. I told him not to be anxious about making money. You will always have greater money when you’re doing what you love.
In a word, whenever you’re at a cross-road, be sure to make the decision that best supports the goal of your life. If you do, then you will be well on your way.
1.Mike ___________ David one day.
A.visited B.met C.made a telephone call to D.found
2.Mike was trying to ____________.
A.look for a job B.start a career
C.wok in an office D.decide between two job offers
3.As for the life’s purpose, Mike ______________.
A.wanted to teach first B.wanted to make a lot of money first
C.wanted to work in the insurance industry D.wanted to work 40 hours a day
4.You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well means _____________.
A.you’d better have two horses
B.you can only ride one horse well
C.you can do everything well.
D.you can’t do two things well at the same time
5.The best title of the passage is ______________.
A.How to choose a better job
B.It is more important to begin than to end
C.How to make a better decision
D.Make more money because tomorrow never comes
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科目:初中英语 来源:2015届浙江台州书生中学初一下期期中考试英语卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Alice is an American girl. She has two good friends. One is Tom, the other is Jim. They come from the same country. They are studying in Beijing now. They are at the same school-- No.2 Middle School. They have a lot of Chinese friends here. They go to school from Monday to Friday. They go to school at seven in the morning. They all go to school by subway. In the evening, they do their homework and learn Chinese. On Saturdays and Sundays they go to their friends’ homes. There they learn more Chinese from their Chinese friends and their friends learn English from them.
Sometimes they write to their parents in America. They tell them about China and their life in China. They all like living here . They want their parents to come to China one day.
1.Alice , Tom and Jim come from .
A.England B.Europe C.the USA D.different countries
2.How many days do they go to school?
A.Four. B.Five C.Six D.Seven
3.Why do they go to their Chinese friends’ home on weekends?
A.They want to eat Chinese food at their homes.
B.They want to play with them.
C.They want to make friends with their parents.
D.They want to learn Chinese from them.
4.Where are Alice’s parents?
A.In America. B.In England. C.In China. D.We don’t know.
5.What do Alice, Tom and Jim write to their parents in the letters?
A. Something about China. B.Their life in China.
C. To ask their parents to come to China. D.A,B and C.
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科目:初中英语 来源:2014届山东菏泽市初一下学期期末学业水平测试考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:完型填空
It was Dragon Boat Festival(端午节)last Saturday and we had a three-day __41__.
I didn't have a good sleep __42__ work days. __43__ I decided to be in bed for a long time on the first day. I __44__ very late and then I went to play computer games. In the afternoon, I went to the beach with my parents. The beach was a little __45__, but we still had great fun playing in the water.
The second morning, I went to the __46__ and read some English books. Because I want to learn English well. In the afternoon, I went to visit Alice and we __47__ some math questions.
The last day, we went to the Great Wall. Those old and long __48__ made me think a lot. We __49__ many photos there and we also had a picnic. We were all tired __50__ we got home.
1.A. sleep B . vacation C. walk D.vacations
2.A. during B. on C. to D.with
3.A. And B. Or C. So D.But
4.A.got home B. got up C. went to bed D.get up
5.A. crowded B. fantasti C. fashion D.pool
6.A. library B. square C. summer camp D.playgroud
7.A. discussed B. made C. Talked D.discuss
8.A. Hutong B. report C. walls D.hotel
9.A. had B. saw C. took D.take
10.A. what B. when C. where D.how
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科目:初中英语 来源:专项题 题型:填空题
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