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I bought a jasmine plant for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bloom（开花） and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren't any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.
One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn't help smelling them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something.
Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom; regretfully, I gave it away.
In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.
Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.
【小题1】Before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it for .
| A．one day | B．one year C . two weeks | C．two months |
| A．unhappy | B．peaceful | C．hopeful | D．surprised |
| A．Patience is needed in life. |
| B．Flowers can make life better. |
| C．Friendship is necessary for us. |
| D．Jasmine can be a wonderful plant. |
2013·北京·中考真题
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One day when some government officials were rebuilding a house, they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to make the mice inside the hole come out. A while later they saw mice running out, one after another，but they saw two mice didn’t run away immediately. It seemed that one was trying to bite(咬) the tail of the other.
Everyone was puzzled, so they came nearer to take a look. They realized that one of the two mice was blind, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite his tail in order to pull the blind one with him to run away.
During the meal time, they started to talk about the two mice. One serious American said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard.”
A smart Frenchman said, “I think the relationship between them was that of husband and wife.”
A Japanese said, “I think the relationship between them was that of mother and son.”
At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did those two mice have a certain relationship?”
Suddenly, they looked back at the Chinese. The American, the Frenchman and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered (低下) their heads in shame, and didn’t answer.
In fact, the great love is not built on friendship or blood relationship. Instead, it is based on no relationship.
【小题1】The two mice didn’t go away immediately because _______.
【小题2】The underlined word “puzzled” in the passage means_____ in Chinese.
【小题3】We know from the second paragraph(段) that _______.
【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true?
【小题5】The best title for the passage is _____.
Everyone was puzzled, so they came nearer to take a look. They realized that one of the two mice was blind, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite his tail in order to pull the blind one with him to run away.
During the meal time, they started to talk about the two mice. One serious American said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard.”
A smart Frenchman said, “I think the relationship between them was that of husband and wife.”
A Japanese said, “I think the relationship between them was that of mother and son.”
At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did those two mice have a certain relationship?”
Suddenly, they looked back at the Chinese. The American, the Frenchman and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered (低下) their heads in shame, and didn’t answer.
In fact, the great love is not built on friendship or blood relationship. Instead, it is based on no relationship.
【小题1】The two mice didn’t go away immediately because _______.
| A．one was playing with the other | B．one was trying to help the blind one |
| C．they were not afraid of smoke | D．the mouth of the hole was too small |
| A．困惑的 | B．害怕的 | C．紧张的 | D．不安的 |
| A．the mouse carried the blind one out of the hole on its back |
| B．the mouse ran out of the hole after the blind one |
| C．the mouse led the blind one out of the hole with its tail |
| D．the two mice came out of the hole hand in hand |
| A．There were many mice in the hole. |
| B．After the meal, the officials began to talk about the two mice. |
| C．The other officials felt shamed when hearing the Chinese’s words. |
| D．The government officials came from different countries. |
| A．Two Lovely Mice | B．Help Produces Love |
| C．Friends in Need | D．Love Is All |
I used to watch her from my kitchen window. She seemed so small as she pushed her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during break.
I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone．
One day I asked her why she practiced so much. Without a moment of hesitation（犹豫）she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship（奖学金）. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count．”
I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her school team to victory.
One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. Quietly I asked what was wrong. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply, “I am just too short.” The coach told her that at "5’5’’ she would probably never get to play for a top ranked, team-much less offered a scholarship — so she should stop dreaming about college.
She was heartbroken and I sensed（感觉到）her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she truly wanted a scholarship, and that nothing could stop her except one thing — her own attitude．He told her again , “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was offered a scholarship She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of．
【小题1】The girl practiced playing basketball so much because __________.
【小题2】The girl was heartbroken because __________.
【小题3】The sentence “if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count” means __________.
【小题4】We can learn from the passage that __________.
【小题5】The writer mainly wants to tell us that __________.
I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone．
One day I asked her why she practiced so much. Without a moment of hesitation（犹豫）she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship（奖学金）. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count．”
I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her school team to victory.
One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. Quietly I asked what was wrong. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply, “I am just too short.” The coach told her that at "5’5’’ she would probably never get to play for a top ranked, team-much less offered a scholarship — so she should stop dreaming about college.
She was heartbroken and I sensed（感觉到）her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she truly wanted a scholarship, and that nothing could stop her except one thing — her own attitude．He told her again , “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was offered a scholarship She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of．
【小题1】The girl practiced playing basketball so much because __________.
| A．She wanted to play basketball better than boys |
| B．playing basketball can increase her height |
| C．she wanted to get the college education |
| D．she had the gift for playing basketball |
| A．her father did wrong to her |
| B．she was considered too short to be a top player |
| C．The school wouldn’t offer her a scholarship any more |
| D．her coach’s word stopped her from playing basketball |
| A．the facts is not important |
| B．every one of us should have a dream |
| C．if you have a dream, it must come true |
| D．if you try your best, a dream will beat the facts |
| A．the father always encouraged the girl |
| B．a top basketball team can offer the player money |
| C．the girl was much higher than5’5’’ the next year |
| D．the girl stopped dreaming about college because of the coach |
| A．practice makes perfect |
| B．pride comes before a fall |
| C．where there is a will, there is a way |
| D．Rome was not built in one day |
We often realize we should change and unlock our self-improvement power, but we don’t take action. The only time we think of changing and unlocking our self improvement power is when everything gets worst. We think and feel this way because it is not easy to change, but change becomes more painful when we ignore(忽视)it.
When do we realize that we need to change diets? When none of our shirts and jeans would fit us. When do we stop eating candies and chocolates? When all of our teeth have fallen off. When do we realize that we need to stop smoking? When our lungs have gone bad. We see the warning signs and signals when things get difficult.
Change will happen, like it or hate it. At one point or another, we are all going to finally unlock our self-improvement power not because the world says so, but because we realize it’s good for us.
Self-improvement may not be easy, but if we look at things in a different way, we might have greater chances of enjoying the whole process (过程) instead of counting the days until we are fully improved. Three times in a week at the gym would result in a healthier life. Reading books every day would build up knowledge. And only when we are enjoying the whole process of unlocking our self improvement power will we realize that we’re beginning to change and become happy.
【小题1】The writer asks the three questions in Paragraph 2 to show that _______.
【小题2】What is the key to solving Jane’s problem?
【小题3】The writer probably agrees that _______.
【小题4】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
When do we realize that we need to change diets? When none of our shirts and jeans would fit us. When do we stop eating candies and chocolates? When all of our teeth have fallen off. When do we realize that we need to stop smoking? When our lungs have gone bad. We see the warning signs and signals when things get difficult.
Change will happen, like it or hate it. At one point or another, we are all going to finally unlock our self-improvement power not because the world says so, but because we realize it’s good for us.
Happy people don’t just accept change, they embrace(拥抱)it. Unlocking our self-improvement power means unlocking ourselves out of the box of thought that is just the way we are.
Jane always tells everyone that she doesn’t have the courage to be around groups of people. She hears her family tell the same things about her to other people. Over the years, that is what Jane has believed. Every time a great crowd come, she steps back and locks herself up in a room. Jane not only believes in her story, but also lives it!
Self-improvement may not be easy, but if we look at things in a different way, we might have greater chances of enjoying the whole process (过程) instead of counting the days until we are fully improved. Three times in a week at the gym would result in a healthier life. Reading books every day would build up knowledge. And only when we are enjoying the whole process of unlocking our self improvement power will we realize that we’re beginning to change and become happy.
【小题1】The writer asks the three questions in Paragraph 2 to show that _______.
| A．we decide to change when we experience pain |
| B．we often meet many problems in our daily life |
| C．life is hard when we get into the wrong way |
| D．life is a long journey full of ups and downs |
| A．She needs to remember when she acted like this. |
| B．She has to know how to make friends with people. |
| C．She has to realize she is not what she is in her story. |
| D．She needs to understand the importance of confidence. |
| A．the world tells us how to improve ourselves |
| B．people change when they find it easy to do that |
| C．welcoming change in life is a power to become better |
| D．enjoying the process of self improvement makes life harder |
| A．Is it important to take action? |
| B．Is it necessary to take on challenges? |
| C．To hold on to the last moment or to give up? |
| D．To unlock ourselves out of the box or to stay in it? |
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