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LXL 人生百味类阅读理解1Cara Lang is 13. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, in the U. S. last Thursday, she didn't go to school. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go work. This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between the ages of 9 and 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work. Next year, the day will include sons, too.     The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago. In the U.S., many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like.     Cara's father is a film director. Cara says, “It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs.” Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day. Last year, Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and candy. In the chemistry department, they learned to use scales. They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too.     Right now, Cara does not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Take Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she has many choices. 1. What is Cara's father?A. An engineer.       B. An official.       C. A moviemaker.     D. A professor. 2. According to the passage, Take our Daughters to work Day is _. A. on every Thursday in April                           B. a holiday for girls of all agesC. a day for girls to know about jobs                 D. a day for girls to get a job easily3. On this special day, Cara has done all the following EXCEPT that _.A. she learned to use scales                                 B. she worked as an actressC. she went to work with her aunt                D. she used toothpicks and Candy to build a bridge4. What is probably the best title for the passage?A. Cara Lang, a Fortunate Girl               B. Take Our Daughters to Work DayC. Children's Day and Work Day           D. Ms. Foundation, an Organization for Women2  In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider-story” is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider making a web(网). The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times. On the seventh time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to defeat the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked why he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have no failure. Now I know 50,000 ways it wont work.”   So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top form yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?   Second, is the goal youre trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?” This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldnt be doing anyway.   The third thing to keep in mind about failure is that its a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even though you may have failed.1. In the first paragraph the writer tells mainly about _.  A. the value of failure  B. how people fail  C. famous failures      D. how not to fail2. The thing the writer does not tell you to do to deal with failure is _.  A. check out your goals to see if they are right for you  B. think about failure as part of your life  C. think about failure to find out what went wrong  D. keep away from things that are beyond you3. Even if we have failed we should _.  A. learn to forget it   B. learn to remember it  C. learn to enjoy it   D. learn to accept it3The easy way out isn't always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal. I glanced through my cookbook and chose a menu which included homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time, I started on it as soon as Doug left for work. As I was not experienced in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I doubled everything. As Doug loved oranges, I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl. Soon there was a sticky dough (面团) covered with ugly yellowish marks . Realizing I had been defeated, I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work. I went on preparing the rest of the meal and, when Doug got home, we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed. Twice he got up and went outside, saying he thought he heard a noise. The third time he left, I went to the windows to see what he was doing. Looking out, I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin, holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container. When I came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in our rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. I felt cold. But I stepped closer and looked harder. Without doubt it was my work. The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast (酵母) made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing. I had to admit what the "living thing" was and why it was there. I don't know who was more embarrassed by the whole thing- Doug or me.1. The writer's purpose in writing this story is _.   A. to tell an interesting experience   B. to show the easiest way out of a difficulty   C. to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman   D. to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books2. Why did the woman's attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?A. The canned orange had gone bad.              B. She didn't use the right kind of flour.C. The cookbook was hard to understand.      D. She did not follow the directions closely.3. Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?  A. She didn't see the use of keeping it         B. She meant to joke with her husband.  C. She didn't want her husband to see it.       D. She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.4. What made the dough in the bin look frightening?  A. The rising and falling movement.           B. The strange-looking marks.  C. Its shape.                                          D. Its size.5. When Doug went out the third time, the woman looked out of the window because she was_.  A. surprised at his being interested in the bin   B. afraid that he would discover her secret  C. unhappy that he didn't enjoy the meal       D. curious to know what disturbed him4In the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck. Yet, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what "Keeping up with the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone who tries to look as rich as successful and as his neighbors. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American by the name of Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself: He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. Young Momand was very proud of his riches. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. But just moving there was not enough. When he saw that rich people rode horses. Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors. It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. Momand and his wife could not do that. The race ended for them when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They left their wealthy neighborhood and moved back to an apartment in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it "Keeping up with the Joneses", because "Jones" is a very common name in the United States. "Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with the people around you. Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. That is one reason why they read the "right" books, go to the "right" universities and eat in the "right" restaurants. Every city has an area where people want to live because others will think better of them if they do. And there are "Joneses" in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses, because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones seems always to be ahead.1. Many people in the United States were made to know _. A. anyone in the United States can become rich but might be poor soon. B. anyone in the United States can become rich if he works hard and has good luck. C. he can become rich in the future though he is not lucky enough. D. anyone in the United States who works hard can become rich.2. It can be inferred from the story that rich people probably _. A. like to live outside New York City B. like to live in New York city C. like to live in apartments D. like to have many neighbors3. Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because Jones is _. A. an important name B. a popular name in the United States C. his neighbors name D. not a good name4. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because _. A. they want to be as rich as their neighbors B. they want others to know or to think that they work hard.C. they dont want others to know they are richD. they want to be happy and comfortable.5There was a story many years ago of a school teacher- Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didnt play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mothers perfume(香水)。Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boys mind seemed to come alive. The more she encourage him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole lift. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M. D.(医学博士).The story doesnt end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompsons ear, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.”Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didnt know how to teach until I met you.”1. What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?A. She made Teddy feel ashamed B. She asked the children to play with Teddy.C. She changed Teddys seat to the front row. D. She told the class something untrue about herself.2. What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?A. He often told lies.   B. He was good at math.  C. He needed motherly care.   D. He enjoyed playing with others.3. In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?A. She taught fewer school subjects. B. She became stricter with her students.C. She no longer liked her job as a teacher. D. She cared more about educating students.4. Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?A. She had kept in touch with him. B. She had given him encouragement.C. She had sent him Christmas presents. D. She had taught him how to judge people.4