十年中考英语D篇阅读2008The Secret of Success61.Your best chance of success is by doing what youreally want to do.Ask yourself,“If money were not so important,what kind of work would I do for free?”Then just do what you like to do.62.Think about what you are going to do.You have tostart somewhere and it may be quite a real beginning.Whether you are beginning in business or you’re dreaming to be a star,you have to start at the bottom.63.Great ambition(目标)is necessary.An Englishstudent called Richard Branson opened a student magazine when he was only 16 years old.But he didn’t stop there.He also opened a record business with many shops,and now his company has planes,trains and cars.64.The only people who succeed without hard work arelottery (彩票)winners.You need a “can do”attitude(态度)and you must work step by step,which will help you get what you really want.You are on the right way to win the success. 65.If you always say someone is successful,it doesn’tmean anything to you.Learn from those who have already succeeded in something.especially where they do the same as you want to do A.Think bigB.Start smallC.Followthe leadersD.Find the work you loveE.Be prepared to work hard方框内。
61 62 63 64 652009If you want to learn English well. You have to practices speaking English! Use there sentences to help you star interesting conversations in English.( )61. We should try to do things independently(独立的), rather than wait for help. Do you think our school stop us from thinking independently? How can we become more independent? Can we help our classmates to be more independent? How? ( )62. I find this to be true with my student. If they only recite without understanding, they cannot use English well. Have you ever tried to recite many English words? What is the result? Do you know some people that only follow but never think? What is that person like? Do you knowAnyone who is a clear thinker? What is that person like?( ) 63. How can laughter help us in our daily life? Do you think humor is helpful, if we are really sick? Do you know anyone who laughs all the time? What is that person like? Do you know someone who never laughs? Do you enjoy being around that person?( ) 64. Do you have many friends or just a few very close friends? How did you meet your best friend? What advice would you give a newcomer to your school to help him or her meet new friends? What would you do to help your best friend? ( ) 65. How should we eat to stay healthy? What do you think is the most healthy food we can eat every day? Do you eat very healthy food? Or do you prefer delicious but not-so healthy food? What food should we avoid eating? Besides eating well, what should we do for our health?阅读上面5短语言材料，从A——G中找出与它们相对应的标题，并将其标号填入语段前的括号内。
其中有两个选项是多余的。
A .A friends in need is a friend indeed.B. Learning without thinking is a dangerous thing.C. He who laughs last laugh best.D. God helps those who help themselves.E. Laughter is the best medicine.F. Tow heads are better than one.G. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.2010In the past．many people used horses for traveling，farming and other kinds of work．A lot of people still like to ride horses．And horse racing is also popular．So it is not surprising that Americans use this animal when they talk．Long ago，rich or important people rode horses which were very tall．Today, if a girl acts like she is better than everyone else，you might say she should get off her high horse.Yesterday my children wanted me to take them to the playground．But I had to finish my work, so I said．“Hold your horses．Wait until I finish what I am doing.” My two boys like to compete against each other and play in a noisy and not very careful way．I always tell them to stop horsing around or someone could get hurt．‘Last night，I got a telephone call while I Was watching my favourite TV show．I decided not to answer it because wild horses could not drag(拖，拽)me away from the television．There was nothing that could stop me from doing what I wanted to do．Sometimes you get information straight from the horse’s mouth．Let us say your teacher tells you there is going to be a test tomorrow．You could say you got the information straight from the horse’s mouth.You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink．That means you can give someone advice but you cannot force him to do something he does not want to do．根据材料内容，从下面方框中选出恰当的短语或句子完成第6l-65五个小题，使句子通顺、意思完整，将其标号填入题前括号内。