中考英语专项练习题-人生感悟类阅读

人生感悟类阅读

一.阅读理解（共14小题）

1.Manyofusdon'tpaymuchattentiontotheimportanceofeyecare.Itissaidthatifyoutake

careofyourbody,thenyoucansurelybehealthy.Thatiswhyoureyesshouldbegivenalot

ofcare.NaturaleyecareshouldbeputinaNumberOneplace.

Thereareseveralcausesleadingtopooreyesightlikenotenoughfood,genes（基因）

andaging（老化）.Televisions,computersandreadingarealsothecausesofhavingpoor

eyesight.Ifyouworkinfrontofthecomputer,itisbesttotakeabreakeveryonceina

while.Somethingdirtycancauserednessandtheywillmakeyoufeeluncomfortable.Itis

badforyoureyes,too.Ifthishappens,thebestwayistocleanyoureyesbyusingcold

water.

Also,it'simportantthatyoumusttryyourbesttoprotectyoureyesfromharmful

things.Forexample,sunglassesarenotjustforfashionbuttheycanalsoserveasagreat

waytoprotectyoureyesightfromultravioletrays.

Eatinghealthyfoodswilldogoodtoyoureyesight.RememberthatvitaminsA,CandE

aregoodforeyes.Trytoeatfoodgroupsthathavethesevitamins.Andyoushoulddoeye

exercisesbecauseexerciseprotectsyoureyesight,too.Ifapersonexercisesregularly（定

期地）andeatstherightkindoffood,hiseyeswillstayingoodconditionforalongtime.

Allabovearenaturalwaysofeyecarethathelpuskeephealthyeyes.Beinghappyall

thetimecanbehelpfultoaperson'seyesight,too.Inaword,eyecareisveryimportant,

nomatterhowoldapersonis.

（1）Allthefollowingcausescanleadtobadeyesightexcept.

A.age

B.height

C.reading

D.computers

（2）Whatshouldyoudoifyouhavetoworkinfrontofthecomputer?

A.Eathealthyfoods.

B.Cleantheeyesbyusingcoldwater.

C・Wearapairofsunglasses.

D.Havearestafterworkingforawhile.

(3)Whatdotheunderlinedwords”ultravioletrays”mean?

A.沙尘

B.闪电

C.紫外线

D.超声波

(4)Ifweputthepassageintothreeparts,whichofthefollowingisthebest?

(①=Para.1@=Para.2③=Para.3(4)=Para.40=Para.5)

A.①；②；③④⑤

B.①②；③④；⑤

C.①；②③；④⑤

D.①；②③④；⑤

(5)Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WaysofEyeCare

B.WaysofEyeExercises

C.WaysofBeingHappy

D.WaysofBeingHealthy

TakeaMomenttoReallySee

IwasdrivingtoameetingandIwasplanninginmymindwhatIwasgoingtosay.I

cametoaverybusycrossroadsbutthestoplightjustturnedred."Allright,"Ithoughtto

myself."IcanbeatthenextlightifIraceaheadoftheline."

Suddenlymythoughtwasbrokenbyanunforgettablesight(情景).Ayoungcouple,

bothblind，werewalkingarm-in-armacrossthebusycrossroads.Theycouldn't

see.Carswererunningbyineverydirection.Eachofthemheldawhitecane(手杖)which

helpedthemtocrosstheroad.

Iwasmoved.Theywerefightingagainstblindness."Wouldn'titbeterribletobe

blind?”Ithought.MylineofthoughtwasquicklybrokenbywhatIsaw：thecouplewere

notwalkinginthecrosswalk,butintothepath(路)ofoncomingcars.Iwasfrightened.

ButIdidn'tseeanaccident.Somethingwonderfulhappened.Everycarinevery

directioncametoastopalmostatthesametime.Suddenlyadriverstuck(彳中出)hisheadout

ofhiscarandshouted,*'Toyourright.Toyourright!nOtherpeoplefollowed,shouting,

"Toyourright!nTheyallwantedtohelp.

Withoutastop,thecouplechangedtheirdirection.Theytrustedtheirwhitecanesand

thehelpofsomecaringpeople.Theycametotheothersideoftheroadsafely,

Ihavethoughtofthissituationmanytimessinceithappenedandhavelearnedsomething

fromit."Slowdownandsmelltheroses."Doyourselfafavorasyouwalkthrough

life.Taketimetolookaroundandreallyseewhatisgoingonaroundyourightnow.Maybe

youaremissingsomethingwonderful.

(1)Whatwaswrongwiththecouple?

A.Theycouldn'thear.

B.Theycouldn'ttalk.

C.Theycouldn'twalk.

D.Theycouldn'tsee.

(2)Thewriterfeltwhenthecouplewerewalkingintothepathofoncomingcars.

A.excited

B.proud

C.frightened

D.tired

(3)Adrivershouted"lbyourright.Toyourright!"because.

A.hewasveryangry

B.hewantedtohelp

C.hewasinahurry

D.hewaitedforalongtime

3.Amanwasfishingonthebankofariver.Aboycametoseehimfishing.Themanwasreally

goodatfishingandhecouldcatchafullbasketoffishinashorttime.Themansawthatthe

boywasverylovely,andhewantedtogivehimabasketoffish.Buttheboyshookhis

head.Thesurprisedandasked,nWhydon'tyouwantthefish?"Theboyreplied,nIwant

thefishingrod(竿)inyourhands.

Themanasked,"Whydoyouwantthefishingrod?”

"Iwilleatupallthefishinthebasketsoon,butifIhavethefishingrod,Icanuseit

tocatchalotoffishbymyself."Manypeoplewillcertainlysaytheboyisveryclever..wrong!

Ifhedoesn'tknowhowtofish,hecan'tcatchafishwithafishingrod.It'suselesstoonly

haveafishingrod,fishingskillsaremoreimportantthanhavingafishingrod,theywouldhave

fishtoeat.Lifeisfullofexcitingthings.Weshouldn'tonlyhaveafishingrod.Weshouldtry

tolearnfishingskills.

(1)Themanwasfishingonthebankof.

A,ariver

B.alake

C.apool

D.asea

(2)Whydidtheboyrefusetheman'sfish?

A.Becausehedidn'tlikefish

B.Becausehewantedhisfishingrod

C.Becausehewantedsomebigfish

D.Becausehewantedtolearnfishingskills.

(3)Manypeoplethoughttheboywasafterhetoldwhyhedidn'twantthefish.

A.clever

B.shy

C.wrong

D.kindhearted

(4)Lifeisfullofexcitingthings,weshouldtryto.

A.fish

B.eatfish

C.learnfishingskills

D.haveafishingrod

（5）Whatisthebesttitled（标题）forthearticle?

A.Letsgofishing

B.TheFishingMan

C.TheFishingBoy

D.TheFishingSkills

4.Thinkaboutyouarewalkingthroughthewoodsandyouseeasmalldog.Itlookscuteand

friendly.Youmoveuptopetthedog.Suddenlyitbarksandtriestobiteyou.Thedogno

longerseemscuteandyoufeelafraidandpossiblyangry.Then,asthewindblows,the

leavesonthegroundarecarriedawayandyouseethedoghasoneofitslegscaughtina

trap.Now,youtakepityonthedog.Youknowitbecomesunfriendlybecauseitisinpain

（疼痛）.

Wealljudge（判断）othersallthetime.Itmightbeoversmallthings,likeaworkmate

whospendstoolongonalunchbreak.Oritmightbeoverbiggerones,suchasapersonwho

hurtsourfeelings.Therearemanyreasonswhywejudgeothers.Itishumannaturetofinda

waytolivethroughhardtimes.Whenweseeadog（oraperson）thatmightbiteus,ofcourse

wefeelafraid.Webecomenervous,wanttofightbackandareunabletoseethepossible

reasonsforothers*action.

It'scommon（平常的）tojudgeothers,buttrytocatchyourselfbeforeyouspeak,for

youcan'tgetyourwordsback.Makeashortstop.Afteralblikethatdoginthetrap,we

reallydon'tknowthereasonsforsomeone'saction.

Whensomeonedisagreeswithusormakesourlifedifficult,rememberthatit'susually

notaboutus.Itmaybeabouttheirownpainorstruggle（挣扎）.Whynotletotherssay

somethingforthemselves?"Youcanneverunderstandthepainofapersonenough,“said

WillSmith,"becausetobehonest,everyoneisstruggling.Somepeoplearebetterathiding

itthanothers.”

（1）WhydoesthewritertalkaboutthedoginParagraph1?

A.Todescribethequalitiesofthedog.

B.Togiveanexampletoshowhisideas.

C.Toshareagoodstorywiththereaders.

D.Totellthereaderstohavepityonthedog.

(2)Accordingtothewriter,weshouldjudgeothers.

A.oversmallthings

B.fromothers'action

C.overbiggerthings

D.bytherealreasons

(3)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Wedon'tneedtocareaboutothers'pain.

B.Wecanalwaysunderstandthepainofaperson.

C.Neverthinkothers*painissmallerthanitreallyis.

D.Wecangetourwordsbackifwethinkcarefullybeforewespeak.

(4)Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ThinkTwiceBeforeYouJudge.

B,TooLatetoJudge.

C.TheBestWaytoJudge.

D.HaveaReasontoJudge.

5."Whatisthemeaningoflife?MItisaquestionthatIhaveaskedmyselfmanytimesoverthe

years.Frankloncewrote,“Themeaningoflifeistogivelifemeaning."ThebestanswerI

evercameacrosswaswrittenbythegreatpsychologist(心理学家)ViktorFrankl,who

survivedtheNaziconcentrationcamps(纳粹集中营)ofWorldWarII.

WhenIwasayoungboy,Igavemylifemeaningbysimplyplaying,running,

swimming,laughing,andridingmyb汰e.

WhenIwenttoschool,Igavemylifemeaningbylearning,studyinghard,getting

goodgradesandtryingtomakemymomanddadproud.

Incollege,IfoundmeaningbydecidingwhatIwantedtostudyandwhatcareerIwantedto

preparefor.

WhenIwasworkingasateacher,Ifoundmeaningbyhelpingopenyoungmindstonew

ideasandoldwisdom.

WhenIgotmarried,Ifoundmeaninginprotecting,providingfor,andwatchingover

myspouse(配偶).

AndwhenIfoundoutthatbothofmysonswerebornwithmentalillnesses(精神疾病)，

Ifoundmeaninginlovingthem,caringforthem,andlearningfromthemaboutlove,

patience,faith,andjoy.

Allwehavetodoisloveourselvesandothers.Itislovethatgiveslifemeaning.Itis

lovethatmakeslifeworthliving.AsIgotolder,Ibegantorealizethatmeaningisn*t

somethingthatcomesandgoes.Weareresponsibleforcreatingourownmeaning.

(1)Fromthestory,weknowthatViktorFranklwas•

A.asoldier

B.aphysicist

C.apsychologist

D.theauthor'steacher

(2)WhichstatementaboutViktorFranklisRIGHT?

A.Hehadbeenateacher.

B.Hehadtwosonswithmentalillness.

C.HehadahardlifeintheNaziconcentrationcampsofWorldWarII.

D.Heandtheauthorweregoodfriends.

(3)Whentheauthorwasateacheratschool,hefoundmeaningoflifeis.

A.protectinghisspouse

B.laughing,andridinghisbike

C.tryingtomakehismomanddadproud

D.helpingopenyoungmindstonewideasandoldwisdom

(4)Paragraphs3-8werewrittentoshow.

A.howtheauthorlivedameaningfullife

B.howtheauthorgotthroughdifficulttimes

C.thatthemeaningoflifedoesn'tchangeovertime

D.howthemeaningoflifechangesatdifferentlifeperiods

(5)Accordingtothestory,whogivesmeaningtoourlife?

A.Children.

B,Friends

C.Parents.

6.Onceakinggottwonicefalcons（猎鹰）fromhisson.Hehadneverseensuch

beautifulfalconsbefore.Helovedthemsomuchandheorderedthebestfalconer

totrainthemtofly.

Afterseveralmonths,thekingcametoseehowthetrainingwasgoingon.He

foundthatonefalconhadalreadybeenabletoflyhighinthesky,whiletheotherwasstaying

onthebranch（树枝）ofatreequietly,justkeepingstill.

Thekingcalledallhisfalconerstogetherandorderedthemtotryeverywaytheycouldto

maketheotherfalconfly.Butnoneofthemsucceeded.Oneday,whilethekingwastaking

awalkintheforest,anideacametohismind.Maybesomeonewhoknewthenatural

environmentwellcouldsolvethisproblem.Hesentforafarmerwholivedintheforestinto

hispalacetotrainitatonce.

Thenextmorning,thekingsawtheotherfalconflyingaboveintheskyfreely."Itis

unbelievable!'1shoutedtheking."Howcouldyoumakeithappen?"

Thefarmerreplied,"It'sveryeasy.Ijustcutoffthebranchwherethefalconrested.”

Itisalwaysthesametohumanbeings.Weallhave"twoflyingwings"inourheartsas

well,butweoftenseemnottonoticethemandstaywherewearejustforsafetyand

comfort.Wewon'trealizewecanflysohighandfreelyuntilthe"branch"wearerestingon

breaks.

（1）Whydidthekingcallallhisfalconerstogether?

A.Becausehewantedtogetmorefalcons.

B.Becausehewantedtheotherfalcontofly.

C.Becausehewantedthemtoseehisfalcons.

D.Becausehewantedtoknowmoreaboutfalcons.

(2)Whofinallymadetheotherfalconflyinthesky?

A.Theking

B.Theking'sson.

C.Thefarmer

D.Thebestfalconer

(3)Howdidthekingfeelwhenhesawtheotherfalconflyfreelyinthesky?

A.Excited

B.embarrassed

C.Worried

D.Relaxed

(4)Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheWiseKing

B.TheNiceFalcons

C.TheBestFalconer

D.TheFlyingWings

7.Theteachergaveeachstudentapieceofpaper.Thereweresomequestionsonit."Whatis

yourfavoritecolor?Tellusaboutyourhobbiesandinterests.Doyoulikeyourbrothersor

sisters?”

Judyhatedansweringquestions.Shelookedatthequestions,andshehadnoideahow

tostart.Shewastheonlychildinherfamily，andshehadlotsofinterests,suchasrunning,

skatingandswimmingandsoon.Shecouldneverfilloutwhathobbysheenjoyedthe

most.Forexample,shewasinterestedinallkindsofsports,butsheisnotgoodatanyof

them.Sosheneverknewhowtoanswerquestionslikethese.

Mrs.Jones,herteacher,walkedquietlythroughtheroomwhenthestudentsworked

ontheproject(课题).ShestoppedatJudy'sdesktoaskherifsheneededsomehelp.

Judylookedupandsaid,"Iaminterestedinsomanythings.Ijustdon'tknowhowto

choose.

Mrs.Jonessmiled.SheknewJudywasasmartgirlbutshecouldn'tfocusonwhatshe

did."Maybeyoucouldjustlistthreeofthem."

Judyseemedtorelaxandsaidsheknewwhattowritedown.

Judylikedhavingtheguidance(指点)soshecouldknowwhatsheshoulddo.She

finishedtheprojectquickly.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案.

(1)WhattopicisNOTmentioned(提及)onthepaper?

A.Favoriteanimals.

B.Favoritecolor.

C.Hobbies.

D.Brothersandsisters.

(2)HowdidJudyfeelaboutansweringquestions?

A.Shehaled由em.

B.Shewasinterestedinthem.

C.Shelovedthem.

D.Sheneveransweredquestions.

(3)WhydidMrs.JonesstopatJudy*sdesk?

A・Judywasasmartgirl.

B.SheknewJudyhadnohobbies.

C.SheaskedhertohutTyup.

D.ItseemedthatJudyhadsomeproblemstoask.

(4)HowdidMrs.JoneshelpJudy?

A.ShetoldJudytheanswers.

B.ShewasangryaboutJudy,andJudytriedtofocusonthequestions.

C.ShesmiledatJudy,andJudywastouched.

D.ShegaveJudytheguidance.

(5)HowdidJudyfeelaftertheteachergavehertheguidance?

A.Shewassorrythatshecouldn'tfinishtheworkbyherself.

B.Shewashappythatsomeonegavehertheguidance.

C.ShewasangryaboutwhatMrs.Jonessaid.

D.Shewassadbecauseshecouldn'tfinishthework.

8.Afriendwrotemealetterafewweeksago.Hefelthopelessatthetime.Heendedhisletter

withthisquestion："Wecan'treallychangethiscrazyworldwelivein,canwe?nIreplied

tohimandstartedmyownletterwiththesewords："Yes,wemostcertainlycan!"

Icanstillremembersomeonewhochangedmyworld.Shewasthemusicteacherat

primaryschool.Shewasgoodatplayingtheguitar.Iwantedtoimpressher.However,

Ididn*tknowhowtoplayanyinstruments.

Oneday,sheletmetryplayingherguitar.Ididmybest,butcouldonlystumble(磕

磕绊绊)along.WhenIwasdone,Iputmyheaddown."IguessIamnotverygood,*'I

toldher.Shelookedatmewithherkindeyes,smiledatmeandsaid,''Remember,my

dearlittleboy,weareallgoodatsomething.Youjustneedtofindoutwhatyouaregood

at.Then,youcanshareitwiththeworld.”

Thosesimplewordschangedme.Theyplantedaseedinmysoulthatcontinuestogrow

tothisday.TheymademerealizethatIhadsomethinggoodinsideme.Ijusthadtofindit

andshareit.

Canyouchangetheworld?Yes,youcan!Youcanchangeitthroughonechoice,one

person,andonekindactatatime.Allyouhavetodoisshareyourkindness.Mother

Teresaoncesaid,"Goddoesn'taskustodogreatthings,onlysmallthingswithgreatlove."

Somakeyourlovegreat.

(1)Whydidthewritermentionhismusicteacher?

A.Tointroducehismusicteachertohisfriend.

B.Toencouragehisfriendwithhismusictalent.

C.Totellhisfriendhowhelearnedtoplaytheguitar.

D.Togiveanexampleofsomeonechanginghisworld.

(2)WelearnfromParagraph3thatthewriter.

A.didn'tdowellinplayingtheguitar

B.feltstressedandhopelessatprimaryschool

C.wasgoodatplayingmanyinstruments

D.wishedtosharehismusicwithothers

(3)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthewriter?

A.Hetriedplayinghisteacher*sguitarwhenhewasyoung.

B.Hetriedtoencouragehisfriendwithhisreplyintheletter.

C.Hewrotealettertooneofhisfriendsatprimaryschool.

D.Helearnedsomethingfromhismusicteacher'swords.

(4)Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Nobodycandoanythingtochangetheworld.

B.Weneedtofindoutwhocanchangetheworld.

C.Peoplemusttrytheirbesttochangetheworld.

D.Wecanchangetheworldbysharingourkindness.

9.Onceahungrymousefoundasmallnut.Hestartedtobiteintoitbutitscoverwasthickand

hard.Themouse'steethweretootinytocutintoit.Thepoormouseprayed(祈祷)aloud

toGod,"OhGod!Whydidyougivemesuchtinyteeth?IhavefoodherebutIcannoteat."

ImmediatelyheheardGodsvoice,"DearMouse,goandlookatotheranimals*

teeth.Nomatterwhoseteethyoulike,theywillbegiventoyou.11Sothemousewenttothe

forestnearby.Helookedattheteethofmanyanimalslivingthere.buthedidnotliketheir

teethatall.Atlastthemousewenttotheelephant,hewasveryinterestedinthelongand

whitetusksoftheelephant.Thelittlemouseaskedtheelephant,"Sir,areyouhappywith

yourlongbeautifulteeth?”

Theelephantreplied,"Friend,theseteetharejustforshow.Icannotusethemto

chew(咀嚼)foodasyoudo.Andtheymightalwaysbringmebadluck.Yourteethare

reallysmall,butatleastyoudon'thavetobeartheheavyweightofyourteeth.”

Hearingthis,themousethankedGodforgivinghimthetinyteeth.

(1)Themousecouldn'teatthenutmainlybecause.

A.hewastoofull

B.histeethwastootiny

C.Goddidn'thelphim

D.thenutwasn'tdelicious

(2)Godaskedthemouseto.

A.makefriendswithotheranimals

B.talkwithotheranimals

C.eatsomethingdelicious

D.goandlookatotheranimalsteeth

(3)Theunderlinedword"tusks'1meansinChinese.

A.象牙

B.象鼻

C.象腿

D.象耳

(4)Howdidtheelephantfeelabouthisteeth?

A.Interested

B.Proud

C.Unsatisfied

D.Happy

(5)Fromthepassage,weknowthat.

A.tinyteethcanthelpusalot

B.thethingthatfitsyouisthebest

C.Godwasverykindtoalltheanimals

D.theelephant'steetharethebest

10.Gettingintothehabitofgivingandreceivinghelpsbuildgoodrelationships.Itmakesusfeel

morecare.Itstopsstress(压力)frombuildingbecauseweknowsomeoneelseisthinking

aboutus.Andifthereisaproblem,we'resharingitbeforeitgetstoobig.Itjustfeelsgreat

tohelp.

Trythesesmallthingsathome,andseehowtheymakeyoufeel：

▲Helpyourlittlebrotherorsisterwithahomeworkproblem.

AHelpyourmompreparedinner.

AHelpyourdadcarrylivinggoods(物品).

AOffertodoachorethafsnotusuallyyours.

There*smoretoitthanjustfeelinggood：kindnessiscontagious（有感染力的）.Itcan

createmorekindness,soyoumightstarttonoticeyourfriendsreachingouttohelpmore.

Justdon'tfallintothetrap（陷进）ofexpectation.Ifwehelpoutonlybecausewe

expectotherpersonstodosomethinginreturn（回报），wewillprobablyendupfeeling

disappointedandangryinsteadoffeelingsatisfiedandhappy.Sodecidetohelpsimply

becauseofhelpfulfeelingsitcreates.Then,whensomeoneelsedoessomethingnicefor

you,it'sawonderfulsurprise.

Givingandreceivingisoneofthemostbasicfriendshipskills.Withagoodnetwork（关

系网）ofsupportivepeople,wearelessstressed.Wefeellovedandunderstood,sowe're

betterabletosolveproblems,bounce（弹）backfromdisappointmentsandtryagain.

（1）Youwillfeelifyouaregettingintothehabitofgivingandreceivinghelp.

A.excited.

B.stressed

C.morecare

D.worried

（2）canhelpbuildnicerelationshipsaccordingtothepassage.

A.Helpingyourdadpreparedinner

B.Gettingintothehabitofgivingandreceiving

C.Stoppingstressfrombuilding

D.Caringmoreaboutothers

（3）Kindesscanbeaccordingtothepassage.

A.givenaway

B•passedon

C.runout

D.gotalong

（4）Ifsomeonehelpsjustbecausehewantsotherstodosomethinginreturn,hewill

feel.

A.satisfiedandhappy

B.disappointedandangry

C.surprised

D.excited

（5）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.MakingHelpaHabit.

B.HelpDadCarryLivingGoods.

C.HelpOthersWithHomework.

D.LoveandUnderstanding.

"Whatissuccess?,'Mr.Gruberaskedhis6thgradebusinessclass.Itwashisopening

conversationforthefirstclassoftheterm.

"Successisridinginasweetcar,watchingan80-inchTV,andlivinginaplacewith

atleasttwelverooms.uOnestudentanswered,earning（博得）laughsfromallthestudents.

Mr.Grubersmiled,butshookhishead."Tom,thatisexcess（过量）.Thatisnot

success.”

"Howaboutbeingabletoprovideforyourfamily?”AblondegirlnamedSandyinthe

frontsuggestedasananswer.

"Nowwe'regettingcloser,uMr.Grubersmiled,“buttrythinkingaboutwhatyouneed

andwhatyouwant.”

"Gettingeverythingyouwant."Tomshoutedoutanansweragain,tryingformore

laughs.

Mr.Grubersighed（叹气）.“Ibelievewe'vealreadytalkedaboutexcessversus（与•••

比较）success.n

''Gettingeverythingyouneed,butsomeofwhatyouwant"James,sittingintheback

wonderedaloud.

“Quiteright!"Mr.Gruberclapped."Successisgettingeverythingyouneedandsome

ofwhatyouwant.Themoreyougetthatyouwant,themoresuccessfulyouare.Youdo

reachapointwhereyouarelivinginexcess,though.”

"Whatdoesthishavetodowithbusiness?"Tomasked.Itseemedifitwasn'tfunny，

hewasn'thappy.

"Well,Tom,thinkofitthisway：thepointofbusinessistomakealivingtosupport

yourfamily.Onceyouhaveproperlyseento(确保)yourneeds,youcanthenseetogetting

theextrasthatyouwant.

"WhatifIdon'thaveafamily?"hecontinuedtobedifficult.

"Thenyouhavetoprovideforyourself,afamilyofone.”

"Hehasgoldfishtothinkabout!"Peter,Tom'sfriend,shoutedout.

“Thenheneedstoprovideforafamilyofonewithafishbowl.*,Mr.Grubercorrected

himself.Tomnodded,satisfiedwiththatanswer.

nSointhenextnineweeks,we'regoingtostudybasicbusinesssituations,likehavinga

checkingaccountandunderstandingcreditcards(信用卡)•，'

Tomrubbedhishandstogetherexcitedly."Whendowegettostartspending?"

"Youalreadyare,Tom.You'respendingtimewithus!"Mr.Gruberlaughed."Now,

let'sseewhatyouguysknowaboutcreditcards,•,*'

(1)Whichstudentdidn'tseemtobetakingtheclassseriously?

A.Tom

B.James

C.Peter

D.Sandy

(2)HowdidMr.Grubermakehisclasslivelyandinteresting?

A.Hehimselfkepttalking

B.Hejustreadfromatextbook.

C.Heshowedamovietohisstudents.

D.Hegothisstudentstotakepartinadiscussion.

(3)WhatdoyouthinkofMr.Gruberaccordingtothepassage?

A.Strange.

B.Patient

C.Shy

D.Proud

(4)Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.GetWhatYouWant

B.NeedsandWants

C.TrytoGetMoreMoney

D.HowtoLiveWell

12.①Asyougrowolder,you'llbefacedwithsomechallengingdecisions-likewhethertocut

classortrycigarettes（香烟）.Makingdecisionsonyourownishardenough,butwhenother

peopletakepartinandtrytopressureyouonewayoranotheritcanbeevenharder.People

whoareyourage,likeyourclassmates,arecalledpeers.Whentheytrytoinfluencehow

youact,togetyoutodosomething,it'scalledpeerpressure.

@Peerscanhaveapositiveinfluenceoneachother.Maybeanotherstudentinyourscience

classtaughtyouaneasywaytoremembertheplanetsinthesolarsystem.Maybeyougot

othersexcitedaboutyournewfavoritebook,andnoweveryone'sreadingit.Theseare

examplesofhowpeerspositivelyinfluenceeachother.

③Sometimespeersinfluenceeachotherinnegativeways.Forexample,afewkidsin

schoolmighttrytogetyoutocutclasswiththem.Yoursoccerfriendmighttrytoconvince

youtobemeantoanotherplayerandneverpasshimtheball.

©Itistoughtobetheonlyonewhosaysnno"topeerpressure,butyoucandoit.Paying

attentiontoyourownfeelingsandbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrongcanhelpyouknowthe

rightthingtodo.

⑤You，veprobablyhadaparentorteacheradvisingyouto"chooseyourfriendswisely".Peer

pressureisabigreasonwhytheysaythis.Ifyouchoosefriendswhoareneverabsentfrom

class,smokecigarettes,orlietotheirparents,thenyouprobablywon'tdothesethings

either,evenifotherkidsdo.

⑥Ifyoucontinuetofacepeerpressureandyou'refindingitdifficulttodealwith,talkto

someoneyoutrust.Don*tfeelguilty（内疚）ifyou'vemadeamistakeortwo.

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