题型：阅读选择 题类：真题 难易度：普通
四川省南充市2018年中考英语试卷
One day, while I was waiting for my father, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been set free from some sort of prison(监狱) . The boy would then fall to the grass, get up, without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could, again, still with a smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.
At that moment, I thought to myself, "Why aren't most adults this way?" Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and don't even make a second attempt. They would be so embarrassed that they would not try again if someone saw them fall. Or, because they fall, they would find a good excuse for themselves that they're not fit for it. They would end up being too afraid to attempt again for fear of failure(失败) .
However, with kids, when they fall down, they don't consider their falling down as a failure, instead, they treat it as a learning experience. They try again and again until they succeed. The answer must be that they have not connected "falling down" with the word "failure". What's more, they probably think to themselves that it's quite okay to fall down and that it's not wrong to do so. In other words, they allow themselves to make mistakes, so they remain energetic.
I was deeply impressed by the boy's persistence(坚持不懈) and the manner in which he did.
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In a village near a desert lived a young and successful businessman named James. He often felt {#blank#}1{#/blank#} because of the endless challenges he faced.
One day, a wise old man came to the village with 100 camels(骆驼). James went to see him and said,"I always have business worries, family troubles and health problems. Please tell me how to make them {#blank#}2{#/blank#}."
The old man smiled and said,"I' ll give you an {#blank#}3{#/blank#} tomorrow morning. But first, can you do a small thing for me?" James agreed. The old man asked him to take care of the 100 camels for the night, making sure that they all {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and rested before he could go to sleep.
The next morning, the old man asked James how his night went. James said sadly,"I didn't sleep at all. No matter how {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I tried, I couldn't get all the camels to sit together. Even if I managed to get some camels to sit on one side, a few others would stand on the other side."" That's true. Some camels sat down on their own, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} others required some effort, and yet many camels did not sit even after quite a lot of effort," the old man said.
James nodded.
The old man continued," Your problems are just {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the camels. There are always some problems that cannot get solved even if you' ve tried your best. Leave such problems to time until one day they themselves come to an end."
James felt a sense of understanding. It completely changed the way he saw life's challenges.
A top fishing award
Lucy Moore, a 12-year-old girl from Maryland, is the first girl and youngest person to get the Master Angler Milestone Award (奖). The award is for those who catch 10 different "trophy-size" (super big) fish. Moore began fishing at the age of two. She caught her 10th different fish which is big enough in May. Moore said she was "filled with joy" about the prize. A new way of studying sounds
Scientists have found a new way for people to learn about animal sounds. Using technology (技术) that was made for studies of brain waves (脑电波) at the first place, they are able to study the sounds of elephants, whales, cassowaries, and crocodiles. It is helping us know Elephants more about animals' calls and the effect (影响) of noise to their health.
____ Meet Apollo, a 4-year-old parrot, as clever as a young child, broke a Guinness World Record (吉尼斯世界纪 录) by naming 12 things in three minutes, such as a book and a pen. Apollo lives in Florida with his owners, who are training him to be "the smartest parrot". When not showing off his skills, he enjoys relaxing in the sun, playing with toys and eating nuts. |
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Last week，our school had a science festival. Our team worked hard and made a paper car together. It was only made of corrugated cardboard（瓦楞纸板），{#blank#}1{#/blank#} it could hold a person.
At{#blank#}2{#/blank#} ，we thought it was easy to make a paper car. But later，we found it was difficult. It seemed{#blank#}3{#/blank#} for us to make a cardboard car successfully. Then our physics（物理）teacher showed{#blank#}4{#/blank#} a video. Finally，we came up with an{#blank#}5{#/blank#} to make the car.
Because we didn't have much time，we had to finish it as quickly as possible. We talked about how to make the car and tested（测试）it. I was{#blank#}6{#/blank#} that we worked with each other very well. Everyone saw the work as an enjoyable way to relax. When we finally finished the car，we all smiled. We spent two hours{#blank#}7{#/blank#} on it，from 9：00 to 11：00. We were happy because{#blank#}8{#/blank#} our great work. And we took some photos in the science festival.
Although we didn't{#blank#}9{#/blank#} any prizes，we learned more about science. We also learned something meaningful about teamwork. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}a wonderful day!
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