初中英语中考试卷 13页

....初中英语中考试卷四、单项填空（共15分，每小题1分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21.—Isthatbookyours?—No,it’snot.It’sMary’s.A.myB.mineC.herD.hers22.—Howdoesyourfatheroftengotowork?—Hegoestoworkbike.A.forB.withC.byD.at23.It’sthelibrary!Soyoumakeanynoisehere.A.mustn’tB.won’tC.mayD.need24.TheremanypeopleinthemuseumsonSundays.A.isB.areC.amD.be25.Infact,Tomdidn’tknowtheoldmanhelpedhimjustnow.A.whoseB.whichC./D.who26.—Whatdoyouthinkofthemathsproblem?—It’sveryeasyandmostofushave.A.workeditoutB.takenitoutC.pickeditoutD.sentitout27.BothAlanandJasonareexperienced.Youcanaskofthemforhelp.A.eitherB.neitherC.noneD.all28.—ManygirlsenteredSuperGirlcompetitionthisyear.Whoperformedinit?—DuanLinxidid.Shegotthefirstprize.A.moresuccessfulB.mostsuccessfulC.moresuccessfullyD.mostsuccessfully29.Thefamouswritereightpopularbookssince2005.A.writesB.wroteC.haswrittenD.iswriting30.Inordertofinishthemedicalreport,thedoctorintonightyesterday.A.worksB.workedC.workD.willwork31.StevenhisnewinventionwhenIenteredthelab.A.triedoutB.istryingoutC.hastriedoutD.wastryingout32.ThenewcomputerstothevillageschoolsnextTuesday.A.aresentB.willbesentC.weresentD.havesent33.—Howwasthepartylastnight?—IhadagreattimeIdidn’tknowanybodythere.A.ifB.whenC.assoonasD.eventhough34.IfTonytotheOlympicGamesinLondonthisyear,Bobwilljoinhim.A.hasgoneB.aregoingC.goesD.went35.—Doyouknow?—Inaweek.A.whenyourcoursewillstartB.whenwillyourcoursestartC.whenyourcoursestartedD.whendidyourcoursestart可编辑\n....五、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。WhenIwasinthethirdgrade,IwantedtobejustlikeMrs.Abshere.Shealwayshada365forherstudents.Shemadeusfeelbothspecialandwanted.ItrulyfeltthatMrs.Absherecaredaboutme.Herpatienceandkindnesshelpedme37manyhardtimes.Oneday,afterIgothome,thepolicesuddenlycameandarrested(逮捕)myparents.Iwas38todeath!Iheldontomybrotherandsisteraswewere39toachildren’shome.Asmyparentswaitedfortheir40,mybrother,sisterandIwaitedinthechildren’shome.Soondaysturnedintoweeks.WhenIwastoldthattheywouldbeinprisonforsixmonths,I41onmybedandcriedforhours.Iwasmadattheworldandnolongersawanyfutureformyself.Justatthisverymomentoneofthegirlscamerunninguptome.“Hey,there’saladyheretoseeyou.Ithinkit’syourmom.”Coulditbetrue?WhenIgottotheendofthehallway,therestoodMrs.Abshere!Sheheldherarmsouttome.“Honey,Iknow42isbetterthanyourmom,butIloveyou,too!”Ihuggedherand4344thankedGodforbringingthisangelthirtymilesoutofherwaytoseeme.AsI44Mrs.Absherearoundthegrounds,Ibegantofeel45again.Iwassoexcitedtoshowherofftoallmynewfriends.Twoweekslater,Isaidgood-byetoallmyfriendsandmovedacrossthestatetoliveinanothercitywithmygrandparents.Sixteenyearslater,I46Mrs.Abshere,sothatIcouldtellherhowgrateful(感激的)Iwas.WhenIfoundher,wehadthemostwonderfulconversation.Ifeltsomuch47tellingherthatIwasonlyayearawayfrombecomingateachermyself.“Oh!That’sgreat.Youcanteachstudentsinmyroom!”So,perhapsIwillbereturningtoMrs.Abshere’sclassroomsoon,onlythistimeasapeer(同行)andaverygratefulfriend.36.A.messageB.gameC.smileD.prize37.A.withB.throughC.outD.off38.A.lonelyB.boredC.frightenedD.sorry39.A.invitedB.pushedC.foundD.driven40.A.newsB.replyC.lettersD.sentence41.A.jumpedB.fellC.spreadD.slept42.A.nobodyB.somebodyC.anybodyD.everybody43.A.carefullyB.seriouslyC.nervouslyD.silently44.A.walkedB.helpedC.talkedD.saw45.A.wonderfulB.hopefulC.interestedD.relaxed46.A.searchedforB.rangupC.calledonD.bumpedinto47.A.patienceB.shameC.prideD.hope六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）APrice:$20ThisCuttingFoodBoxhas31pieces,including8piecesofwooden可编辑\n....food,acuttingboardandawoodenknife.Itletskidscookontheirownandhearrealcuttingsounds.Thetoyisforchildren3yearsorup.Itisveryhelpful.Herearesomeactivities.◆Askthechildtotellthenameofeachfoodandwhetheritisafruitorvegetable.◆Placethefoodinarowandaskthechildtocountthenumberoffood.◆Askthechildtoplacethewatermelononthecuttingboardandtocutitintofourpieces.Wecareaboutyourcomments(评论).Pleasecallus!800-284-3948.IfyoubuyitbeforeMay,youcansaveupto50%.48.HowmanypiecesofwoodenfooddoestheCuttingFoodBoxhave?A.3pieces.B.4pieces.C.8pieces.D.31pieces.49.TheCuttingFoodBoxcanhelpkids.A.learnthenamesofsomefoodB.learntodrawpicturesC.learntoreadandwriteD.learnaforeignlanguage50.IfyoubuyonesetofCuttingFoodBoxonApril30,howmuchwillyoupay?A.$10.B.$20.C.$48.D.$50.BDuringthewinterholidayseason,weoftenseeanincreaseintheamountofrubbishweproduceinourhomes.Asyoupreparetocelebratetheholidays,followthesimpleinstructionsinthisarticletohelpcuttheamountofrubbishproducedinyourhome.Forgift-giving:◆Homemadegifts,suchascards,oftenproducelessrubbishandcanbeatreasuretoreceive.Thisisagreatideaforchildrentotry.Whenwrapping(包装)gifts:◆Usegiftbagsinsteadofwrappingpaper.Giftbagsarereusableandnotaslikelytogooutwiththerubbish.Ifyoureceivegiftsingiftbags,besuretostorethemawayforfutureuse.Whenentertaining:◆Avoidtheuseofplasticforks,spoonsandknivesasmuchaspossible.Bringoutyourfavoritedishesforspecialholidays,andbuyaholidaytableclothtoavoidusingdisposable(一次性的)paperorplasticones.Aftertheholidays:◆Storeyourreusabledecorationsuntilnextyear.◆Sortoutandstorereusablegiftbagsandgiftwrap.Bymakingafewsimplechangesinourholidayhabits,wecancuttheamountofrubbishweproducebetweenThanksgivingandNewYear’sDay.Andremembertocontinuethesehabitsyearroundforabetterenvironmentfortodayandtomorrow’sworld.51.Tohavelessrubbish,childrencanasagift.A.giveahomemadecardB.sendsomedisposablepaperC.chooseaplasticknifeD.buyanexpensivetoycar52.It’sbetterforustostoregiftbagsbecause.A.theyarebeautiful可编辑\n....B.theyarelargeenoughC.wecanreusethemD.wecanwrapgiftseasily53.Thewriteradvisesusto.A.holdsomepartiesduringthewinterholidayB.keepthegiftsfornextyearaftertheholidayC.buycheapgiftsforourfriendsonNewYear’sDayD.makesmallchangestoreducetheamountofrubbishCThedeathofSteveJobsprovidesachancetotakesomelessonsfromhisamazinglife.SteveJobshadapassion(激情)foreducation.Hemaybegone,butwestillhaveachancetolearnfromhiscourageandinnovation(革新).MakingMistakesIthinkthatthemainreasonwhywecan’tfindproperwaystoimprovetheeducationsystemthatnolongerservesuswellissimplyfear.Fearoffailure.Fearofgettingitwrong.Teachersfearthatinnovationcouldendangertheirjobs.Stevehadtheattitudeweneedineducationrightnow.“Sometimeswhenyoucreatesomething,youmakemistakes.Itisbesttoadmit(承认)themandgetonwithimprovingyourotherinnovations.”That’sthekindofspiritthatweneedtohave.Motivation(动机)MattersWe’veconcentrated(专注于)somuchonresultsthatwedon’talwaysrewardgoodmotivations.Butthesethingsareveryimportant.Inourschools,we’vecaredsomuchabouttestresultsthatwe’velostcreativity.Wedon’trewardstudentsfortheirhardwork,andwepunishfailure.Asaresult,welostimaginationandfoundnomotivationtotrysomethingthathasachanceofendinginfailure.WhatDefines(定义)Failure?ThecompanythatSteveJobsstartedin1985afterbeingforcedoutofAppleshowsushowtechnologycouldinfluenceeducationalinnovation.In1985hestartedNeXT.Thecompanywasprovidingcomputersforeducationalpurposes.NeXTwasn’treallyfinancially(经济上)successful.Butitmayhavebeenaheadofitstime.Today,weseewhatthetechnologybringsintotheclassroom.ChangingOurModelThecompanysoldaround50,000computers.Butthatwouldbemissingthepoint.ItwasaNeXTcubeworkstationthatencouragedthefirstwebserver.IthelpedinthedevelopmentofearlyInternettechnology.Truly,SteveJobshastaughtusthatresultsarenotthemostimportantthingsinlife.可编辑\n....54.Thearticletellsusmakingmistakes.A.isalwayssomethingverybadB.willhelpusbecomebetterpeopleC.isapartofmakingsomethingnewD.willkeepusfromreachingourdreams55.Wemayloseourcreativityandimaginationifwe.A.makealotofmistakesB.failtohavearightmodelC.can’tbefinanciallysuccessfulD.concentratetoomuchonresults56.SteveJobsmightagreethat.A.agoodmotivationcanleadtoasuccessfulresultB.weshouldn’tbeafraidoffailureanditcanleadtosuccessC.makingmoneyistheonlywaytojudgesuccessD.havingapassionisthemostimportantthingforsuccess57.Accordingtothearticle,whichwordcanbestdescribeSteveJobs’spirit?A.Passion.B.Motivation.C.Innovation.D.Creativity.DThesecretinre-rememberingistoallowthefullpowerofyourmemorytoflowfreelywithout“trying”torememberanyonespecific(特定的)thing.Irecentlysatdowntoarelaxedandenjoyabledinnerwithsomefriends.Atthebeginningofthemeal,afriendtoldusthathiscarhadjustbeenbrokenintoandhisbriefcase(公文包)hadbeenstolen.Hewasfrustrated(懊恼的)becausehisdiaryandanumberofotheritems(物品)importanttohimwereinthebriefcase.Hesaidhecouldrememberonlyfouritemsthatwereinhisstolenbriefcase,thatheknewthereweremanymore,thathehadtogiveafullreporttothepolicewithintwohours,andthatthemorehetriedtorememberthemoreblockedhebecame.SeveralofusatthetablewhowerefamiliarwithMemoryPrinciples(规则)thentookhimthroughthefollowingexercise:insteadofcontinuingtoallowhimtothinkofwhathecouldnotremember,weaskedhimwhenhehadlasthadhisbriefcaseopen.Itturnedoutthatitwasattheofficejustbeforeheleftwork,atwhichpointhesuddenlyrememberedthathehadputtwoimportantmagazinearticlesinthebriefcase.Wethenaskedhimwhenhehadlasthadthebriefcaseopenbeforeleavinghomeforwork.Itturnedouttohavebeenthenightbefore,andherememberedhavingputintwomorearticlesaswellasataperecorder,inpreparationforthefollowingmorning.Finallyweaskedhimtodescribetheinner(内部的)designofhisbriefcase,andashewentthroughadetaileddescription,herememberedpens,pencils,lettersandanumberofotheritemsthathehadcompletely“forgotten”before.Within20minutes,heremembered18additionalitems.Thesecretisto“forgetabout”whateveryouaretryingtorememberand“relive”allexperiencesthatconnectinanywaywiththeitemyouaretryingtoremember.Thismethodworks可编辑\n....atoncealmostinallcases,andtakestheformofacreatedMindMaparoundthe“missing”center.Thismemorymethod,liketheothers,improvesyourmemoryaswellasyourcreativity,andinadditiongivesyouconfidencewhenyourealizethat,nomatterwhatyouhaveforgotten,thereisstillachancetosolveanymemorymystery(谜团)!58.Whichofthefollowingshowshowthemanrememberedtheitemsaccordingtothepassage?fullreportattheofficebriefcaseinnerdesignfullreportintherestaurantfriendsstolenbriefcaseA.B.stolenbriefcaseinnerdesignathomeattheofficestolenbriefcaseimportantletterspencilstaperecorderC.D.59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“relive”meaninthepassage?A.gothroughagainB.getoutofC.getusedtoagainD.payattentionto60.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Forgetting—YoucanneverreallyforgetB.Drawing—ThebetterwaytorememberthingsC.Re-remembering—RememberwhatyouhaveforgottenD.Replacing—Forgettingsomethinginsteadofremembering七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）Thinkyou’rereadytokeepapetathome?Havingadogisawonderfulexperience,onethatbringslotsoffunandkeepsfrombeingloneliness.Butitalsoneedslotsofattentionandresponsibility(责任).Beforeyoudecidetogetadog,youshouldprepareyourselfandyourhome.Dogs,especiallyyoungones,needmoretimeandresponsibility.Whilehousetrainingyourdog,plantotakeit可编辑\n....outsideeveryday.61Don’tletayoungdogrunfreelyaroundyourhouse,oryou’llloseshoesortoys.Dogsalsoneedtoexercisetwiceaday.62We’retalkingaboutalotofactiveexercise.Afenced(篱笆)yardwithadoghouseisagoodidea,especiallyforlargeandactivedogs.Butdogsshouldneverbeleftoutsidealoneforlongperiodsoftime.Theyneedtobekeptcompany.6377Whenyoutakeyourdogforawalkorrun,alwayskeepitonachainandoffotherpeople.Youareresponsibleforaccidentsandbitescausedbyyourdog.Youshouldalwayspickupafteryourdog,nomatterwhereit“doesitsbusiness”.Respectyourdog.64There’struthtothesaying,“Dogsareman’sbestfriends!”A.Housetrainingcantakeuptosixmonths.B.Anditwillrespectandprotectyou.C.Makesureyourdoghasregularcheckups.D.Theyshouldstayinsidewiththefamilywheneverpossible.E.Thatdoesn’tmeanashortwalkaroundtheblock.八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）Onemorningittookmeanhourtowatchasmallantcarryahugefeatheracrossmybackporch(走廊).Severaltimesitmetobjectsonitspathandafterashorttimeitwouldgoaroundthem.Atonepointtheanthadtodealwithacrack(裂缝)about10mmwide.Afterashorttimeofthought,theantlaidthefeatheroverthecrack,walkedacrossitandpickeditupontheothersidethencontinuedonitsway.Iwasattractedbytheclevernessofthisant,oneofGod’ssmallestcreatures(生物).Itwasanexampleofthewonderofcreation.Herewasaninsect,tiny,yetgivenabrain(大脑)tothink,explore,discoverandbeatdifficulties.Butthisant,justlikepeople,alsoshareshumanweaknesses.Aftersometimetheantfinallyreacheditshome—aflowerbedattheendoftheporchandasmallholethatwastheentrancetoitsundergroundhome.Anditwasherethattheantfinallyfacedtheproblem.Howcouldthatlargefeatherpossiblyfitdownthesmallhole?Ofcourseitcouldn’t.Sotheant,afterallthistroubleandusingmuchcreativity,beatingdifficultiesallalongtheway,justleftthefeatherbehindandwenthome.Theanthadnotthoughttheproblemthroughbeforeitbeganitsbravejourneyandintheendthefeatherwasnothingmorethanaheavyweight.Isn’tourlifelikethat?Weworryabouthowmuchmoneywehave,weworryaboutwork,aboutwherewelive,aboutallkindsofthings.Theseworriesareheavythings,andtheymakeanalreadydifficultlifeevenmoredifficult.Worryingwilldonothinggoodforus.Whenwegettowherewewanttobeinlife,wewillunderstandthatworryingcanonlybringusdown.65.Didthewritershowagreatinterestintheantatfirst?66.Howdidtheantcrossthecrack?可编辑\n....67.Didtheanttakethefeatherintotheholeorgiveitup?68.Whatdoyouthinkoftheant?69.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）根据中文意思完成句子。70.你的iPhone怎么了？____________youriPhone?71.我的父母总是告诉我不要浪费粮食。Myparentsalways____________wastefood.72.老师鼓励托尼努力学习，为考试做好准备。TheteacherencouragedTonytostudyhardinorderto____________theexam.73.一位德国艺术家花了两年时间盖了一个由垃圾建造成的旅馆。AGermanartist____________rubbish.74.安全可靠的校车不仅能够免去父母对孩子安全的担忧，而且能够缓解高峰时段的道路交通拥堵。Ridingtheschoolbussafely____________duringtherushhour.十、文段表达（15分）根据中文提示和英文书信内容，写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的回信，信的开头和结尾已给出，其词数不计入所完成的回信内。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。75.假设你是某中学生英语杂志VoiceofStudents栏目的编辑Mary,请你针对Tony的来信谈谈你的看法并提出建议。DearMary,[来源:Z|xx|k.Com]Iamamiddleschoolstudent.Ourteacheralwaysasksustoworkingroups.Onestudentinourgroupalwaysdoesn’tfinishhisworkontime,thoughhehaspromisedusthathewould.Theotherthreeofusfeelunhappyaboutit.Whatshouldwedo?Shallwegoonworkingwithhim?Yours,Tony可编辑\n....DearTony,I’mhappytohearfromyou.Yours,Mary可编辑\n....北京市西城区2011—2012学年度第一学期期末试卷九年级英语答案及评分标准2012.1听力理解（共24分）一、听对话选图。（共4分，每小题1分）1.A2.C3.B4.B二、听对话或独白选择答案。（共12分，每小题1分）5.A6.C7.B8.B9.A10.B11.A12.B13.A14.C15.C16.B三、听短文记录关键信息。（共8分，每小题2分）17.week18.T-shirts19.12:00;1:3020.shopping知识运用（共27分）四、单项填空（共15分，每小题1分）21.B22.C23.A24.B25.D26.A27.A28.D29.C30.B31.D32.B33.D34.C35.A五、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）36.C37.B38.C39.D40.D41.B42.A43.D44.A45.B46.A47.C阅读理解（共44分）六、阅读短文，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）48.C49.A50.A51.A52.C53.D54.C55.D56.B57.C58.C59.A60.C七、阅读短文，还原句子。（共8分，每小题2分）61.A62.E63.D64.B八、阅读短文，回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）65.Yes,hedid.66.Bylayingafeatheroverthecrack./Itlaidafeatheroverthecrack.67.Itgaveupthefeather.68.Clever,creativeandbravetofacedifficulties,butnotthoughtfulenough.[来源:学科网ZXXK]69.Worryingtoomuchisnotgoodforusandweshouldn’tworrytoomanythingsinourlife.书面表达（25分）九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）70.What’swrongwithyouriPhone?71.Myparentsalwaystellmenottowastefood.72.TheteacherencouragedTonytostudyhardinordertogetreadyfortheexam.73.AGermanartistspenttwoyearsbuildingahotelwhichwasmadeofrubbish.74.Ridingtheschoolbussafelynotonlykeepsparentsfromworryingabouttheirchildren’ssafety,butalsomakesthetrafficbetterduringtherushhour.十、文段表达（15分）Onepossibleversion:可编辑\n....DearTony,I’mhappytohearfromyou.Icanunderstandhowyoufeelandthatyoureallyhopetodoagoodjob.However,sometimesitisnotsoeasytocooperatewithco-workers.Inmyopinion,youshouldgoonworkingwithhimbecauseyouareateamafterall,althoughitwaswrongforhimtobreakhispromise.Hereissomeadviceforyou.Firstly,youhadbetterfindoutthereasonwhyhecouldn’tfinishthework.Ifheisreallyintrouble,youshouldhelpeachotherasateam.Secondly,youcantellhimyouarewillingtoworkwithhimbecausemanyheadsarebetterthanone.Lastbutnotleast,itisagoodideatoaskyourteacherforhelp.Becausehe/shecanhelpyoucommunicatewiththestudentsbetter.Ihopemyadvicewillhelpyouwithyourproblem.I’mlookingforwardtohearingyourgoodnews.Yours,Mary书面表达评分标准说明：先根据文章整体内容和语言表达确定档次，然后在该档次内评出分数。第一档：（15—13分）完全符合题目要求，表达思想清楚，内容丰富。使用多种语法结构和丰富的词汇，语言通顺，语意连贯，具有逻辑性。允许个别语言错误。第二档：（12—9分）符合题目要求，表达思想基本清楚，内容完整。语法结构和词汇基本满足文章需要。语言基本通顺，语意基本连贯。有少量语言错误，但不影响整体理解。第三档：（8—5分）部分内容符合题目要求，表达思想不清楚，内容不完整。语法结构和词汇错误较多，语言不通顺，影响整体理解。第四档：（4—0分）与题目有关的内容不多，不能表达出自己的思想。只是简单拼凑提示内容，所写内容难以理解。可编辑\n....听力原稿Text1W:Wow,yourdaughterhasgotbeautifulblueeyes.M:Thankyou.Shelookslikehermother.Text2[来源:学&科&网]W:David,whyareyoulateforschoolagain?M:Well,IthinkIneedanalarmclocktowakemeup.Text3W:Whatdidyoudothisweekend?M:IwatchedmyfavoriteTVprogramathome.Text4M:Nancy,whenistheschoolbasketballgame?W:OnJanuary16th.I’mlookingforwardtoit.Text5W:Hello,Mike.Whatareyougoingtodothiswinterholiday?M:Hi,Amy.Iamgoingtovisitsomecitiesinthewest.Whataboutyou?W:I’mafraidIhavetostayathome.M:Why?W:Mymotherisill.Iwilllookafterher.M:Iamsorrytohearthat.Ihopeshewillbebettersoon.Text6M:Mom,IfellandhurtmyfootwhileIwasgoingdownstairs.W:Whenandwheredidithappen?M:AnhouragoatJulia’shouse.Istoppedbythereonmywayhome.W:Letmesee.M:Ouch!Ithurts!W:Ithinkwe’dbettergotoseethedoctor.Letmecallhimfirst.Ifheisn’tinhisofficenow,we’llhavetogotothehospital.Text7W:Hi,George.Itisreallygoodtoseeyou.Howareyoudoing?M:Good.Iamhavingagoodtime.W:Whatkindofworkareyoudoingthesedays?M:I’manewsreporterfortheMorningPost.Todayismyfirstday.W:Yourfirstdayatyournewjob!Whatareyougoingtodo?M:IamgoingtointerviewPeterGates,therichestmaninthecity.W:Oh,PeterGates.Heisareallyniceman.M:Yes,itissaidthathehashelpedlotsofpoorchildren.Well,it’s2o’clock,soI’dbettergettowork.Ihavegottobethereinhalfanhour.Text8W:Dad,canIgotoJeanie’spartyonFridaynight?Allmyfriendsaregoing.M:Iseenoreasonforyounottogo.Butwait,isthatthedayaftertomorrow?W:Yes,why?M:Billycalledthismorningsayinghe’llbehometomorrow.可编辑\n....W:Billyiscominghome?M:Yes.Afteramonth’straininginthearmy,yourbrotherneedssomequiettimewiththefamily.W:Hesurelydoes.M:MumandIareplanningafamilyweekendawayinthecountry.W:Thatsoundsgood.I’llcallJeanieandtellherIwon’tbeabletogothen.Text9WhenDanielWebsterwasachild,helivedinthecountry,farfromanycity.Hewasnotstrongenoughtoworkonthefarmlikehisbrothers,buthelovedbooksandstudy.Hewasveryyoungwhenhewasfirstsenttoschool.Theschoolwasaboutthreemilesawayfromhishome,buthedidnotmindthelongwalkthroughthewoodsandoverthehills.Hesoonlearnedallthathisteachercouldteach,forhewasbrightandquick,andhadagoodmemory.HisfatherhopedthatDanielwouldgrowuptobeawiseandfamousman.Hethoughtnomancouldsucceedwithoutagoodeducation.SoitwasdecidedthattheboyshouldgototheschoolatExeter,wherehemightbepreparedforcollege.TherewerenorailroadsatthattimeandExeterwasnearlyfiftymilesaway.Danielandhisfatherhadtoridethereonhorseback.IttookthemmorethantwodaystoreachExeter.Inthenewschool,Danielstillworkedveryhard.Althoughhisclotheswerehomemade,andhisshoeswereheavy,hismannersandvoicecausedeverybodytolikehim.Yearslater,heworkedastheSecretaryofStateunderthreePresidents.Hewasrespectedathomeandabroad.Text10Goodmorning,boysandgirls.Welcometooursportscamp.You’llstayhereforoneweek.Beforeyouaredividedintogroups,I’dliketogiveyousomeinformationabouttheplansforthenextweek.Duringyourtimehere,youwilldoatleast12differentsports.Inthemornings,thereareplentyofprogramsbutweofferyouachoiceofafternoonactivities.Asforclothes,youshouldremembertobringshortsandT-shirtseachday.Wedobothoutdoorsportsandindooractivities.Sopleasemakesurethatyouhavetwopairsofsportsshoeswithyou.Lunchisservedinthediningroombetweentwelveo’clockandhalfpastone.Wealsohaveashoppingcenterwhereyoucanbuydrinksandsnacks.Butawordofwarning,don’teattoomuchatonetime,oryouwon’tbeabletorunasfast.1.若不给自己设限，则人生中就没有限制你发挥的藩篱。2.若不是心宽似海，哪有人生风平浪静。在纷杂的尘世里，为自己留下一片纯静的心灵空间，不管是潮起潮落，也不管是阴晴圆缺，你都可以免去浮躁，义无反顾，勇往直前，轻松自如地走好人生路上的每一步3.花一些时间，总会看清一些事。用一些事情，总会看清一些人。有时候觉得自己像个神经病。既纠结了自己，又打扰了别人。努力过后，才知道许多事情，坚持坚持，就过来了。4.岁月是无情的，假如你丢给它的是一片空白，它还给你的也是一片空白。岁月是有情的，假如你奉献给她的是一些色彩，它奉献给你的也是一些色彩。你必须努力，当有一天蓦然回首时，你的回忆里才会多一些色彩斑斓，少一些苍白无力。只有你自己才能把岁月描画成一幅难以忘怀的人生画卷。可编辑