At the beginning, it seemed to me that Doctor Li—my dad wasn’t exactly a good one.
My dad works every day late into the ____1____ , sometimes even forgetting to eat dinner, and gets up early as well. Even when he’s at home he always thinks about his ____2____ and hardly ever spends any time with my mother and me.
As a doctor who ever ____3____ in Peking University and got his degree ( 学位 ) of medicine, he could make lots of money and only do half of the work he is doing now, but he chose to do more ____4____ and heavy work when he graduated. He spends every coin like it is his last although he makes a good salary ( 薪水 ). He always wears worn ( 破旧的 ) and ____5____ clothes, saying they are comfortable and suit him well and refuses to change. I sometimes get angry with him for not ____6____ his appearance, but he just smiles and says, Daddy has more important uses for the money, all right?”
I never stopped being curious ( 好奇的 ) about how he spent his ____7____ . Then one day when I was reading the newspaper, a piece of news caught my eyes: “Doctor Li has ____8____ 100,000 yuan to help ____9____ children in flood-stricken areas go back to school.” At that moment I suddenly understood what my dad had done.
My father’s love for others has touched me _____10_____ . I start to admire the great spirit and decide to pass it on.
1 . A . morning B . afternoon C . night
2 . A . look B . life C . work
3 . A . taught B . studied C . lived
4 . A . easy B . different C . difficult
5 . A . clean B . cheap C . expensive
6 . A . caring about B . worrying about C . talking about
7 . A . holidays B . time C . money
8 . A . donated B . wasted C . lost
9 . A . rich B . poor C . proud
10 . A . badly B . slightly C . deeply
C 2 . C 3 . B 4 . C 5 . B 6 . A 7 . C 8 . A 9 . B 10 . C
【导语】本文介绍了作者的父亲不注意自己的外表,但是把钱捐给贫穷的孩子,让他们重返校园的感人事迹,作者受其父的影响,决定把它传承下去。
1 .句意:我爸爸每天工作到深夜,有时甚至忘记吃晚饭,也早起。
morning 早上; afternoon 下午; night 晚上。根据 “My dad works every day late into the...” 可知,工作至深夜,故选 C 。
2 .句意:即使当他在家的时候,他也总是想着他的工作,几乎从不花时间和我和妈妈在一起。
look 外貌; life 生活; work 工作。根据 “Even when he’s at home he always thinks about his...and hardly ever spends any time with my mother and me.” 可知,即使当他在家的时候,他也总是想着他的工作。故选 C 。
3 .句意:作为一名曾在北京大学学习并获得医学学位的医生,他可以赚很多钱,只做他现在做的工作的一半,但他选择了在毕业后做更困难和繁重的工作。
taught 教; studied 学习; lived 生活。根据 “As a doctor who ever...in Peking University and got his degree of medicine” 可知,父亲曾就读于北京大学。故选 B 。
4 .句意:作为一名曾在北京大学学习并获得医学学位的医生,他可以赚很多钱,只做他现在做的工作的一半,但他选择了在毕业后做更困难和繁重的工作。
easy 容易的; different 不同的; difficult 困难的。根据 “but he chose to do more...and heavy work” 可知,父亲选择做更困难和繁重的工作。故选 C 。
5 .句意:他总是穿旧的,便宜的衣服,说它们很舒服,很适合他,拒绝换。
clean 干净的; cheap 便宜的; expensive 昂贵的。根据 “He always wears worn and...clothes” 可知,父亲总是穿破旧和便宜的衣服。故选 B 。
6 .句意:我有时会生他的气,因为他不在乎自己的外表,但他只是笑着说: “ 爸爸的钱有更重要的用途,好吗? ”
caring about 关心; worrying about 担心; talking about 谈论。根据 “I sometimes get angry with him for not...his appearance” 可知,父亲不在乎自己的外表。故选 A 。
7 .句意:我一直对他如何花钱感到好奇。
holidays 假日; time 时间; money 钱。根据后文可知,父亲把钱捐给了贫困儿童,所以是好奇父亲是如何花钱的。故选 C 。
8 .句意:李医生捐赠了 10 万元,帮助洪水灾区的贫困儿童重返学校。
donated 捐赠; wasted 浪费; lost 丢失。根据 “Doctor Li has...100,000 yuan to help...children in flood-stricken areas go back to school.” 可知,父亲捐赠了 10 万元帮助洪水灾区的贫困儿童重返学校。故选 A 。
9 .句意:李医生捐赠了 10 万元,帮助洪水灾区的贫困儿童重返学校。
rich 富有的; poor 贫穷的; proud 骄傲的。根据 “Doctor Li has...100,000 yuan to help...children in flood-stricken areas go back to school.” 可知,父亲捐赠了 10 万元帮助洪水灾区的贫困儿童重返学校。故选 B 。
10 .句意:父亲对他人的爱深深打动了我。
badly 坏地; slightly 轻微地; deeply 深深地。根据 “My father’s love for others has touched me...” 可知,父亲对他人的爱深深打动了我。故选 C 。
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It’s always challenging to face fear. Here are some ways to help you overcome(克服)it.
Breathing
As we know, breathing can help us relax. If you purposely breathe out longer than you breathe in, your body will calm down. If you start to feel fearful, try this. Take a breath in (to a count of 7 in your mind), and then slowly breathe out (to a count of 11 in your mind). To your surprise, if you do this for a minute or so, you’ll calm down quickly. We call this "7/11 breathing".
Using a different part of your brain
When we feel fearful, it’s harder to think clearly. But if we force ourselves to use the part of thinking brain, this will help to calm us down. The easiest way to do this is with numbers. You can set your own fear from l to 10, 10 being the worst state and 1 being the most relaxed state. When you’re feeling fearful, ask yourself; “Okay, what grade do I get right now? 7 or 5?” Just doing this will reduce fear because it starts the thinking brain. Once I gave a speech to three hundred people and I felt fearful. So I graded myself at 6, and waited for myself to go down to 3 before starting. I took control.
Getting control of your imagination
Imagine seeing yourself in the situation you were scared, but see yourself being calm and things going well. Doing this starts to recondition your mind to more calmly face the coming events which were causing fear.
It seems that overcoming fear is always the first step to finish all you need to do and it will help you devote yourself to what you really want to be and to do. It takes efforts, but it’s worth your try.
59. to overcome fear | |||
Introduction | It’s challenging to face fear in your life. | ||
Ways | Breathing | To calm down, you can breathe out 60. than you breathe in. You’ll be 61. that you’ve calmed down very quickly if you take 7/11 breathing. | |
Using a different part of your brain | You can set ten 62. for your own fear with numbers. Grading your state of mind helps 63. the thinking brain and make you 64. fearful. | ||
Getting control of your imagination | Imagine you’re in a bad 65. but you feel calm and things go well. It can help you feel 66. to face the coming events. | ||
Conclusion | To finish all you need to do, you must overcome fear 67. It’s worth 68. though it takes efforts. |