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做一个战士

巴金

　　一个年轻的朋友写信问我：“应该做一个什么样的人？”我回答他：“做一个战士。”

　　另一个朋友问我：“怎样对待生活？”我仍旧答道：“做一个战士。”

　　《战士颂》的作者曾经写过这样的话：我激荡在这绵绵不息、滂沱四方的生命洪流中，我就应该追逐这洪流，而且追过它，自己去造更广、更深的洪流。我如果是一盏灯，这灯的用处便是照彻那多量的黑暗。我如果是海潮，便要鼓起波涛去洗涤海边一切陈腐的积物。这一段话很恰当地写出了战士的心情。

　　在这个时代，战士是最需要的。但是这样的战士并不一定要持枪上战场。他的武器也不一定是枪弹。他的武器还可以是知识、信仰和坚强的意志。他并不一定要流仇敌的血，却能更有把握地致敌死命。

　　战士是永远追求光明的。他并不躺在晴空下享受阳光，却在黑夜里燃起火炬，给人们照亮道路，使他们走向黎明。驱散黑暗，这是战士的任务。他不躲避黑暗，却要面对黑暗，跟躲藏在阴影路的魑魅魍魉搏斗。他要消灭它们而取得光明。战士是不知道妥协的。他得不到光明便不会停止战斗。

　　战士是永远年轻的。他不犹豫，不休息。他深入人丛中，找寻苍蝇、毒蚊等等危害人类的东西。他不断地攻击它们，不肯与它们共同生存在一个天空下面。对于战士生活就是不停的战斗。他不是取得光明而生存，便是带着满身伤疤而死去。在战斗中力量只有增长，信仰只有加强。在战斗中给战士指路的是“未来”，“未来”给人以希望和鼓舞。战士永远不会失去青春的活力。

　　战士是不知道灰心与绝望的。他甚至在失败的废墟上，还要堆起破碎的砖石重建九级宝塔。任何打击都不能击破战士的意志。只有在死的时候才闭上眼睛。

　　战士是不知道畏缩的。他的脚步很坚定。他看定目标，便一直向前走去。他不怕被绊脚石摔倒，没有一种障碍能使他改变心思。假象觉不能迷住战士的眼睛支配战士行动的是信仰。他能够忍受一切艰难、痛苦而达到他所选定的目标。除非他死，人不能使他放弃工作。

　　这便是我们现在需要的战士。这样的战士并不一定具有超人的能力。他是一个平凡的人。每个人都可以做战士，只要他有决心。所以我用“做一个战士”的话激励那些在彷徨、苦闷中的年轻朋友。

1、解释词语：

绵绵不息：_______________________

滂沱：___________________________

2、仿照划线句子再写一句话：

如果我是______________________，_____________________________。

3、从文中可知，做一名战士就是做什么样的人？应该如何去做？

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4、每个人都可以做战士，你认为作为一名中学生如何做一名战士呢？

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阅读理解。

     "If you run for more than five minutes at any time, you might need a pair of running shoes." Advises

Stephen Pribut, a US sports expert. Running shoes are highly technical footwear. The provide stability

(牢固) while bearing up to three times the wearer's body weight. But it's not easy to find the right

pair. Finding the right running shoes is something of an art, or a science and a feel.

     The science part begins with the shape of the arch (弓) of your foot, which anyone can find out at

home with this quick experiment: Put your foot in water and place it on a piece of brown paper. If you

see a"C" shape on the paper when you remove your foot, you have a rare high arch. If the shape looks more

like a rectangle, that means you have flat feet. See something in between? That's a normal arch.

     Conveniently for shoppers, shoe companies nowadays divide their shoes in three categories: neutral

( for high arches), stability ( for normal or low arches) and motion control (for flat arches). So you'll

know which type suits you.

     At this point, most people would just grab an appealing shoe and try it on, But professionals would

do a few quality-control tests. First, you bend the shoe toe to heel to see where it bends. If it's not

at the forefoot---where the foot actually be bends, be afraid. Then you grip both ends and twist in

opposite directions. If you can twist it like a tower, it means there's zero support. Finally, you

squeeze (挤) he heel in both directions. A stable heel won't cave in.

     Now you need to check the mold (模子) that shapes the inside of the shoe: whether its wide or narrow

in the mid-foot, how it sits on the heel and how roomy the toe box is. 

     It's wise to make the shoe purchase in the late afternoon, to allow for any swelling (肿胀) that your

feet do throughout the day. Toes also decide sizing choices. The rule is that you need a finger's width

from your longest toe (whether that's your big one or not) to the end of the shoe.

1. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Advantages of wearing running shoes fitting you.

B. Ways to get to know about the shape of the arch of your foot.

C. Advice on how to choose the right pair of running shoes.

D. Best time to buy a pair of running shoes.

2. If the arch of your foot look like a "C" shape, you have ______.

A. a normal arch

B. a high arch

C. a flat arch

D. a low arch

3. The underlined phrase "cave in" most probably means ______.

A. bend

B. stretch

C. shake

D. crash

4. Why is the late afternoon the ideal time to go shopping for shoes?

A. We are likely to be more patient in the afternoon.

B. Feet usually become larger late in the day.

C. The toes become longer late in the day.

D. The arch of our feet will be in best shape in the afternoon.