武进区九年级教学情况调研测试(5)

Instead of blowing away with the wind, they rose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the

restraining (控制的) string and the cumbersome (笨重的) tail kept them in control, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They rose beautifully even when they fought the of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose(松散的). “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”

Yet freedom(自由) simply put it in the control of an unkind wind. It fell down to the ground and landed in a mass of

weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last”, free to lie powerlessly in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to stop lifelessly against the first obstacle (障碍物).

How much like kites we sometimes are. The Heaven gives us adversity (逆境) and rules, rules to follow from which

we can grow and get strength. Some of us break away from the rules so hard that we never reach the heights we might get to. We keep part of the rules and never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.

Let us each rise to the great heights, knowing that some of the rules that we may be angry about are in fact the strong

force that helps us achieve.

32. Why does the writer write the first paragraph?

A. Because it was the first time that he had seen young people flying kites.

B. Because he wants to share his feelings in nature with the readers.

C. Because he wants to tell the readers how to make beautiful kites.

D. Because he wants to use readers’ similar life experience to understand the article better.

33. By writing the second and third paragraphs, the writer seems to let the readers know__________.

A. anyone who wants no restraints is sure to be a sad end

B. what a pity it is that one kite flew down to the ground

C. man with freedom can’t be like that kite which fell down

D. the unkind wind is the cause of the fallen kite’s failure

34. What does the underlined word “restriction” in the second paragraph probably mean?

A. 束缚 B. 放纵 C. 摇摆 D. 牵引

35. In the writer’s opinion, ____________.

A. without restrictions and rules we can make endless progress

B. kites are good examples to those who want to get freedom

C. restrictions are necessary for us human beings

D. we don’t need any freedom at all

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阅读下面短文，在表格内的空白处填入合适的答案（每格限填一词）。

Why you should think big

If you have something valuable in mind, a service to offer, or an idea to develop, then you present it to everyone to

increase its scope(范围). Why not make full use of it?

The fact is, when you have a strong enough vision(远见), you may have the courage. And then you simply have to

pursue it, however crazy it might seem to others.

Remember that everything starts small

Rome wasn’t built in a day. Everything starts small. Scientists say that everything in the universe came from a

smaller unit than you can possibly imagine. So it doesn’t matter where you are at present, because from small beginnings come great things.

Think bigger by enlisting(争取) others

To think big, you need to see yourself as a small part of a greater whole. Enlist people who are better than you. If

you’re not the most organized person, don’t just be unhappy about it; find someone who is better.

Big thinkers know their personal limitations(局限性). Gather people around you who can do what you can’t do to