甘肃省临夏河州中学2012-2013学年高一下学期期中(4)

C. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays D. big families can put more things in motor homes

B

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Day by day her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.” I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. I couldn’t change some of them(like being very thin), but many I could, and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears.

Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.” Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice. 46. Who list the shortcoming of the writer firstly?

A. herself B. a girl C. her father D. Janet

47. What does “Day by day her list grew” mean? A. Day by day she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me. B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it

was growing longer and longer. C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

D. Day by day, my shortcomings grew more serious. 48. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint? A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her“enemy” had said. B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings. C. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

D. He told her to write down all that her“enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

49. What did her father think about the list of his daughter’s shortcomings? A. happy B. sad C. calm D. angry

50. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage? A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend B. My Childhood

C. My Father D. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

C

Where is Love? How can we find Love?

Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he