Many people often lose their friends and they don’t know how to keep a long friendship. So how can you keep a long friendship? The following passage explains very well about this matter. The first thing you need to do is to become a good listener. In this way, you show your friends that you are interested in their lives. You want to know more about them and you want to help them solve their problems. They will cherish (珍惜) the friendship more if they know you care about them. The next thing is that you should respect other people’s privacy. People usually don’t like others to know about their private life, so you should show respect toward their privacy. Sometimes, they need some suggestions from others, but this does not mean that others can know about their entire lifE. So respect for privacy is a must for keeping a long friendship. The third important thing is that you need to be able to forgivE. You must remember that nobody is perfect in this worlD. It is important to forgive others and not to blame them for the mistakes they have already madE. You are not perfect either. Thus you need to apologize to others for the mistakes you may have madE. Pay attention to the three things above, and you will be able to have long friendship. 63. The purpose of the passage is ______. A. why friendship is important B. how to make friends C. what we can do for friends D. how to keep a long friendship 64. To keep a long friendship, the first thing you need to do is ______. A. to be a good listener B. to be a closed friend C. to be a useful helper D. just to be a looker-on 65. In the third paragraph, the underlined word means ______. A. 私有财产 B. 无官职 C. 隐私 D. 孤立 66. According to the writer, when your good friend has made a mistake, you should ______. A. blame him B. forgive him C. praise him D. leave him alone

LikemostpeopleIwasbroughtuptolookuponlifeasagetting.ItwasnotuntilinmylaterthirtiesthatImadethisimportantdiscovery:giving-awaymakeslifesomuchmoreexciting.OnediscoveryImadeaboutgivingawayisthatitisalmostimpossibletogiveawayanythinginthisworldwithoutgettingsomethingbackthoughthereturnoftencomesinanunexpectedform.OneSundaymorningthelocalpostofficedeliveredalettertomyhomethoughitwasaddressedtomeatmyofficE.Iwrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciation.MorethanayearlaterIneededapostofficeboxforanewbusinessIwasstarting.Iwastoldatthewindowthattherewerenoboxesleftandthatmynamewouldhavetogoonalongwaitinglist.AsIwasabouttoleavethepostmasterappearedinthedoorway.Hehadoverheardourconversation.Wasn’tityouthatwroteusaletterayearagoaboutdeliveringaspecialdeliverytoyourhome?Isaiditwas.Wellyoucertainlyaregoingtohaveaboxinthispostofficeifyouhavetomakeoneforyou.Youdon’tknowwhataletterlikethatmeanstous.Weusuallygetnothingbutcomplaints.41.Atfirsttheauthorlookeduponlifeasaprocessofgetting.Heformedthisviewoflifebecause____________.A.otherpeoplewereselfishB.hethoughtitexcitingtogetfromothersC.ofhisearlyeducationD.ofhischaracter42.Theauthorwroteanoteofappreciationtothepostofficebecause________.A.heknewwhatsuchanotewouldmeantothepostofficeB.hehaddiscoveredgiving-awaymadelifeallthemoreexcitingC.hebelievedhewouldgetsomethingbackbydoingsoD.thepostmandeliveredanimportantletterintime43.Whentheauthorneededapost-officebox_________.A.manyhadappliedforpost-officeboxesbeforehimB.heaskedtoputhisnameonawaitinglistC.hetriedtoseethepostmasterD.hewrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciation44.Thepostmasterpromised_________.A.tomakeanewpost-officefortheauthorB.tolettheauthorhaveapost-officeboxC.toincludetheauthor’snameonthelistD.todelivertheauthor’smailtohishome45.Thepostmasterinterfered干预because________.A.heoverheardthisconversationB.hehadreceivedalotofcomplaintsforlackofpost-officeboxesC.hewasthankfulforthelettertheauthorhadwrittenD.hewasproudoftheirgoodservice

【2011·辽宁东北育才中学模拟】TheMarcheswereahappyfamily.PovertyhardworkandeventhefactthatFatherMarchwasawaywiththeUnionarmiescouldnotdownthespiritsofMegJoAmyandMarmeeastheMarchgirlscalledtheirmother.TheMarchsisterstriedtobegoodbuthadtheirshareoffaults.PrettyMegwasoftendispleasedwiththeschoolchildrenshetaught;boyishJowaseasytobecomeangry;golden-hairedschoolgirlAmylikedtoshowup;butBethwhokeptthehousewaslovingandgentlealways.ThehappydayspassedanddarknesscamewhenatelegramarrivedforMrs.March.YourhusbandisveryillitsaidcomeatoncE.Thegirltriedtobebravewhentheirmotherleftforthefront.TheywaitedandprayeD.LittleBethgotscarletfever猩红热whenshewastakingcareofthesickneighbor.ShebecameveryillbutbegantorecoverbythetimeMarmeewasback.WhenFathercamehomefromthefrontandatthatjoyfulChristmasdinnertheywereoncemorealltogether.ThreeyearslatertheMarchgirlshadgrownintoyoungwomanhooD.MegbecameMrs.Brookeandafterafewfamilytroublesgotusedtohernewstatehappily.Johadfoundpleasureinherliteraryefforts.Amyhadgrownintoayoungladywithatalentfordesignandanevengreateroneforsociety.ButBethhadneverfullyregainedherhealthandherfamilywatchedherwithloveandanxiety.AmywasaskedtogoandstayinEuropewitharelativeoftheMarches.JowenttoNewYorkandbecamesuccessfulinherwritingandhadthesatisfactionofseeingherworkpublishedtherE.Butathomethebitterestblowwasyettofall.Bethhadknownforsometimethatshecouldn’tlivemuchlongertobewiththefamilyandinthespringtimeshedieD.NewscamefromEuropethatAmyandLauriethegrandsonofawealthyneighborhadplannedtobemarriedsoon.NowJobecameevermoresuccessfulinherwritingandgotmarriedtoProfessorBhaerandsoonafterwardsfoundedaschoolforboys.Andsothelittlewomenhadgrownupandlivedhappilywiththeirchildrenenjoyingtheharvestofloveandgoodnessthattheyhaddevotedalltheirlivesto.56.ThemembersoftheMarchfamilywereFatherMarchMrs.Marchandtheir_______.A.fourdaughtersB.fivedaughtersC.sonandfourdaughtersD.sonandfivedaughters57.WhowasthemostsuccessfulincareeramongtheMarchgirls?A.JoB.BethC.AmyD.Meg58.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThemarchFamilyB.TheMarchParentsC.TheMarchGirlsD.TheMarchRelatives59.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheMarchfamilyhad______.A.bothhappinessandsadnessB.wealthyneighborsC.moregirlsthanboysD.alotofrichrelatives

TheBoardMeetinghadcometoanenD.Bobstartedtostandupandknockedintothetablespillinghiscoffeeoverhisnotes.Howembarrassing!IamgettingsoclumsyinmyoldagE.Everyonehadagoodlaughandsoonwewerealltellingstoriesofourmostembarrassingmoments.ItcamearoundtoFrankwhosatquietlylisteningtotheothers.SomeonesaidComeonFrank.Tellusyourmostembarrassingmoment.FranklaughedandbegantotellusofhischildhooD.IgrewupinSanPedro.MyDadwasafishermanandhelovedtheseA.HehadhisownboatbutitwashardmakingalivingontheseA.Heworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.NotjustenoughforourfamilybutalsoforhisMomandDadandtheotherkidsthatwerestillathomE.HelookedatusandsaidIwishyoucouldhavemetmyDaD.Hewasabigmanandhewasstrongfrompullingthenetsandfightingtheseasforhiscatch.Whenyougotclosetohimhesmelledliketheocean.Hewouldwearhisoldcanvasfoul-weathercoatandhisbibbedoveralls.Hisrainhatwouldbepulleddownoverhisbrow.Nomatterhowmuchmymotherwashedthemtheywouldstillsmelloftheseaandoffish.Frank’svoicedroppedabit.Whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschool.Hehadthisoldtruckthatheusedinhisfishingbusiness.Thattruckwasolderthanhewas.ItwouldwheezeandrattledowntheroaD.Youcouldhearitcomingforblocks.AshewoulddrivetowardtheschoolIwouldshrink畏缩downintotheseathopingtodisappear.Halfthetimehewouldslamtoastopandtheoldtruckwouldbelch喷出acloudofsmokE.Hewouldpullrightupinfrontanditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.Thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.ItwassoembarrassingformE.HereIwastwelveyearsoldandmyDadwouldleanoverandkissmegoodbye!HepausedandthenwentonIrememberthedayIdecidedIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.WhenwegottotheschoolandcametoastophehadhisusualbigsmilE.HestartedtoleantowardmebutIputmyhandupandsaidNoDaD.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevertalkedtohimthatwayandhehadthissurprisedlookonhisfacE.IsaidDadI’mtoooldforagoodbyekiss.I’mtoooldforanykindofkiss.MyDadlookedatmeforthelongesttimeandhiseyesstartedtotearup.ThenheturnedandlookedoutthewindshielD.You’rerighthesaiD.Youareabigboy....aman.Iwon’tkissyouanymorE.FrankgotafunnylookonhisfaceandthetearsbegantowellupinhiseyesashespokE.Itwasn’tlongafterthatwhenmyDadwenttoseaandnevercameback.Itwasadaywhenmostofthefleet船队stayedinbutnotDaD.HehadabigfamilytofeeD.Theyfoundhisboatadriftwithitsnetshalfinandhalfout.Hemusthavegottenintoastrongwindandwastryingtosavethenetsandthefloats.IlookedatFrankandsawthattearswererunningdownhischeeks.Frankspokeagain.Guysyoudon’tknowwhatIwouldgivetohavemyDadgivemejustonemorekissonthecheektofeelhisrougholdfacetosmelltheoceanonhimtofeelhisarmaroundmyneck.IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeenamanIwouldneverhavetoldmyDadIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.56.WhenhisfatherdrovehimtotheschoolFrankwouldshrinkdownintotheseathopingtodisappearbecause________.A.hewasashamedofhisfather’soldtruckB.hethoughthewasoldenoughtogotoschoolaloneC.hedidn’twanthisschoolmatestoseehisfatherD.hehatedthewayhisschoolmatesstaredathisfather57.InFrank’seyeswhenhisfathersaidYouareabigboyaman.heprobablyfelt________.A.disappointedB.hurtC.excitedD.proud58.AccordingtothestorywecanconcludethatFrank’sfather________.A.wasquiteconfidentinhisskillsinfishingB.lovedhischildrenbuthardlyexpresseditC.seldomgaveupfacedwithchallengesD.wasfullofdevotiontohisfamily59.BysayingthesentenceIwishIhadbeenamanthenFrankmeant________.A.hewasfedupwithhisfatherkissinghimgoodbyeB.hedeeplyregrettedwhathehaddonetohisfatherC.hewasthentooyoungtorefuseagoodbyekissD.hehopedthathisfatherwouldforgivehim60.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheSmelloftheOceanB.WeAllNeedLoveC.A.GoodbyeKissD.Father’sEmbarrassment

ThesecretsofhappinessalllieinyourOperatingSystem.ThetroubleisthatwegetblindedbyourOperatingSystem.ThisisbecauseourOperatingSystemattemptstofitwhat'shappeningaroundusintoourOperatingSystem'sexpectations.AnythingdifferentisresistedasmuchasitcanbE.SoyourOperatingSystemisalwaysgoingtoberiddledwithflaws缺点anderrors.It'sinitsnaturE.Thisiswhereallprogressandevolutioncomesfrom.EveryflawandbugyoudiscoverandfixintheOperatingSystemisanotherleapforwardinthequalityofyourlifE.Noweverydayacrosstheworldtherearehundredsofinstanceswherepeoplearemakingnewdiscoveriesandoverturningoldbeliefs.ThisistheprocessoflifE.Ifyouwantsomethingthatyoudon’thaveit'syourOperatingSystemthatisblockingitofftoyou.ThismeansyouhavetoidentifytheflawinyourOperatingSystemthatisblockingyoufromhavingwhatyouwant.ThenyoutransformthestructureofyourOperatingSystemtoletitin.OpportunitiesarearoundyouallthetimE.Thereisneveraboatthatyoumustcatch.ThereisanotherboardingallthetimE.Itisonlythefactthatyouaren'tseeingtheopportunitiesthatstopsyoufromgettingwhatyouwant.UpgradingyourOperatingSystemistrainingittoshowyoutheopportunitiesallaroundyou.AndthenlifeislikepickingfruitfromatreE.62.AccordingtothepassageourOperatingSystem______.A.resistsvaluablethingsasmoreaspossibleB.neglectseverythingthathappensaroundusC.alwaysattemptstomeetitsexpectationsD.isnotessentialtoourhappinesssometimes63.TheunderlinedpartberiddledwithinParagraph2canbereplacedby_______A.beopposedtoB.befullofC.befriendswithD.befreefrom64.Ifyouwanttoimprovethequalityofyourlifeyoushould_________.A.avoidmistakesinyoureverydaylifeB.discoverflawsinyourOperatingSystemC.takealltheinformationaroundyouD.takeasuspectingattitudetowardslife65.Accordingtotheauthoroursocietyprogressesbecause_________.A.theyoungapproveofwhattheirancestorsdidB.youngergenerationsputthewrongthingsrightC.computershaveundatedtheoldoperatingsystemD.oldcomputersareconstantlyreplacedbynewones

Ihadbeenratherproudofmyselfwhenmyfriendsandfamilygottheticketwhetheritwasforspeedingparkingorstopsignviolations违反.Itwassomethingthathappenedtoothers.ButlastFridayIjoinedtheclub.Iwasaskedtodoanewprojectlastweek.OnFridaymorningonmywaytoworkIsuddenlyrememberedthatIhadspentthepastsixweekswithoutconsideringthatIhadaweek’svacationplannedduringthattimE.Iwasverydisappointedwithmyselffornotrememberingit.ThefactisthatIwasnotpayingenoughattentiontomydrivingandIdidnotcometoacompletestopatthestopsigninfrontofaschool.Iwassodistracted思想不集中的thatIdidn’tevennoticeIhadapolicemanonmytailwithhislightsflashing.FinallyIlookedinmymirrorandcaughton.Thepolicemanwasrudeandtookmypapers.FortunatelyIhadeverythinguptodateandsinceIhadneverhadaticketbeforetherewasnothingforhimtodobutwritemeaticket.WhileIwassittingthereintheseatofshameIfeltbaD.IfIhadbeenthatdistractedandachildhadrunontotheroadperhapsIwouldhavenotreactedaswellasIcouldhavE.Itwasawake-upcall.PeopleatworkaskedmeifItriedtotalkmywayoutofit.FranklyitneveroccurredtomE.Ifeltguilty.NowInolongerhaveacleandrivingrecorD.Pleasebecarefuloutthereasamoment’sdistractioncanleadtotragedy.1.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Thewriter’smostunforgettableexperiencE.B.Howthewritergotherfirstticket.C.Anaccidentcausedbythewriter.D.Whythewriterisalwayssocareful.2.WecaninferthattheunderlinedparttheclubinParagraph1hererefersto________.A.peoplewhoarecrazyaboutdrivingcarsB.aclubfordriverswithoutmuchexperienceC.peoplewhogetticketsforbreakingtrafficrulesD.aclubforpeopletotalkabouttheirdrivingstories3.Whatmadethewriterunabletofocusonherdriving?A.Planninghowtospendthevacation.B.Thinkingoftheforgottenvacation.C.Thinkingaboutherwork.D.Missingherchildren.4.Fromtheexperiencethewriterhasprobablylearnt________.A.whatisreallyimportanttoherB.howtodealwithpolicemenC.toenjoythesmallthingsinlifeD.tobemuchmorecareful

Somestudentsgetsonervousbeforeatestandtheydopoorlyeveniftheyknowthematerial.SianBeilockhasstudiedthesehighlyanxioustest-takers.SianBeilock:Theystartworryingabouttheconsequences.Theymightevenstartworryingaboutwhetherthisexamisgoingtopreventthemfromgettingintothecollegetheywant.Andwhenweworryitactuallyusesupattentionandmemoryresources.Italkaboutitasyourcognitivehorsepowerthatyoucouldotherwisebeusingtofocusontheexam.ProfessorBeilockandanotherresearcherGerardoRamirezhavedevelopedapossiblesolution.Justbeforeanexamhighlyanxioustest-takersspendtenminuteswritingabouttheirworriesaboutthetest.SianBeilock:whatwethinkhappensiswhenstudentsputitdownonpapertheythinkabouttheworstthatcouldhappenandtheyreassessthesituation.Theymightrealizeit’snotashardastheymightthinkitwasbeforeandinessenceitpreventsthesethoughtsfrompoppingupwhenthey’reactuallytakingatest.Theresearcherstestedtheideaonagroupoftwentyanxiouscollegestudents.Theygavethemtwoshortmathtests.Afterthefirstonetheyaskedthestudentstoeithersitquietlyorwriteabouttheirfeelingsabouttheupcomingsecondtest.TheresearchersaddedtothepressurE.Theytoldthestudentsthatthosewhodidwellonthesecondtestwouldgetmoney.Theyalsotoldthemthattheirperformancewouldaffectotherstudentsaspartofateameffort.ProfessorBeilocksaysthosewhosatquietlyscoredanaverageoftwelvepercentworseonthesecondtest.Butthestudentswhohadwrittenabouttheirfearsimprovedtheirperformancebyanaverageoffivepercent.Nexttheresearchersusedyoungerstudentsinabiologyclass.Theytoldthembeforefinalexamseithertowriteabouttheirfeelingsortothinkaboutthingsunrelatedtothetest.PrefessorBeilocksayshighlyanxiousstudentswhodidthewritinggotanaveragegradeofB+comparedtoaB-forthosewhodidnot.SianBeilock:Whatweshowedisthatforstudentswhoarehighlytest-anxiouswho’ddoneourwritinginterventionallofasuddentherewasnorelationshipbetweentestanxietyandperformancE.Thosestudentsmostlikelytoworrywereperformingjustaswellastheirclassmateswhodon’tnormallygetnervousinthesetestingsituations.Butwhatifstudentsdonothaveachancetowriteabouttheirfearsimmediatelybeforeanexamorpresentation?ProfessorBeilocksaysstudentscantryitthemselvesathomeorinthelibraryandstillimprovetheirperformancE.63.Whatmayhappenifstudentshavetheproblemoftestanxiety?A.Testanxietycanimprovestudents’performancetosomedegreE.B.Students’attentionandmemoryresourcesrunoutwhenworrieD.C.StudentsmaynotbeadmittedintotheirfavoritecollegeifworriedD.Testanxietyissuretocausestudentstofailthetest.64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Theresultinthemathtestagreeswiththatinthebiologytest.B.Inthefirstmathteststudentswhosatquietlyperformedbetter.C.InthesecondmathteststudentswhowroteabouttheirfeelingsdidworsE.D.Somecollegestudentsarehighlyanxioustest-takerswhileothersarenot..65.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasepoppingupmean?A.GivingoutB.FadingawayC.BecomingclearD.Appearingsuddenly66.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Itisacommonpracticeforstudentstogetworriedbeforeatest.B.Beingworriedbeforetestsdoesharmtostudents’performancE.C.Anxiousstudentsovercometestanxietybywritingdownfears.D.Itisimportantforstudentstoovercometestanxiety.

福建省三明一中2010届高三上学期第二次月考C.WhenadirtyanduntidyorangecatshowedupintheprisonyardIwasoneofthefirsttogooutthereandpetit.Ihadn’ttouchedacatoradoginover20years.Ispentatleast20minuteskneltdownbehindthekitchenasthecatrolledaroundrelaxeD.WhathewasexpressingoutwardlyIwasfeelinginwardly.ItwasanamazingbitofgracetofeelhimundermyhandandnotethatIwasreachingalifeoranothercreaturewithsomethingassimpleasmycarE.Overthenextfewdaystherewereotherprisonersrespondingtothecat.EveryyardperiodagroupofprisonersgatheredtherE.Theystoodaroundtalkingandtakingturnspettingthecat.Thesewereguysyouwouldn’tusuallyfindtalkingtoeachother.SeveraltimesIsawanofficerinthegroupnotchasingpeopleawaybutjustwatchingandseemingtoenjoyalongwiththeprisoners.Bowlsofmilkandwaterappearedalongwithbreadwiselyplacedundertheedgeofthedustbintokeepthebirdsfromgettingit.ThecatwasobviouslyhomelessandinprettybadshapE.PeoplesaidthatthecatcametotherightplacE.He’sgettingtreatedlikeaking.ThiswastruebutasIwatchedIwasalsothinkingaboutwhatthecatwasdoingforus.Therewasalotoftalkaboutwhat’swrongwithprisonsinAmericA.Weneedmoreprograms.Weneedmorepsychologistsortreatmentofvariouskinds.SomemayeventalkaboutmakingprisonsmorekinD.ButIthinkwhatwereallyneedisachancetopractiseourownkindness.Notreceiveitbutgiveit.AftermorethantwodecadeshereIknowkindnessisnotavaluethat’sencourageD.It’softenseenasaweakness.Insteadthecultureencourageskeepingyourheaddownmindingyourownbusinessandneverlettingyourselfbeweak.ThecatdidmyheartgoodtoseetheeffecthehadonmeandthemenherE.BysimplysayingIneedsomehelpherehedidsomethingimportantforus.Heneededus.AndweneededtobeneedeD.Ibelievewealldo.79Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheauthorwas__________.A.ananimalprotectorB.theownerofthecatC.aprisonofficerD.aprisoner80.Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat__________.A.showinglovetootherscanmakeprisonersstrongB.theAmericanprisonculturewillbeimprovedC.theauthorisnotcontentwiththeprisoncultureD.caringforothersisencouragedinAmericanprisons[81.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CaringMakesusHumanB.PrisonCultureisImportantC.AnimalsNeedCareD.EveryoneNeedstobeCaredfor

【2011·河北省南宫中学月考】C.AsaboyTimwasmuchinfluencedbybooksabouttheseabutinfactbytheageoffifteenhehaddecidedtobecomeadoctorratherthanasailor.HisfatherwasadentistandasaresultTimhadtheopportunityofmeetingmanydoctorseitherathomeorelsewherE.Whenhewasfourteenhewasalreadyhangingaroundtheclinicofalocaldoctorwherehewassupposedtobehelpingtowrapupmedicinebottlesbutwasactuallytryingtolistentotheconversationstakingplacebetweenthedoctorandhispatientsinthenextroom.DuringthewarTimservedintheNavyasasurgeon外科医生.ThatwasthehappiesttimeofmylifE.Iwasdealingwithveryrealsufferingandonthewholemakingasuccessofit.InCaliforniahetaughtthecountrypeoplesimplefactsaboutmedicinE.Hesawhimselfasalife-saver.Hehadprovedhisskillstohimselfandhisabilitytotakedecisions.Thuswhilehewasabletotellthemwhattodohecouldfeelhewasservingthem.Afterthewarhegotmarriedandchosetobeadoctorinthecountrysideworkingunderanolddoctorwhowaspopularintheareabutwhohatedthesightofbloodandbelievedthatthesecretofmedicinewasfaith.Thisgavetheyoungermanmanyopportunitiestogoonworkingasalife–saver.50.TimdecidedtobecomeadoctoratfifteenmainlybecauseA.hisfatherwantedhimtobesoB.hisfatherwasasurgeonhimselfC.hehadreadmanybooksaboutmedicineD.hehadchancestomeetmanydoctorsthroughhisfather51.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Timgotmarriedtotheolddoctor’sdaughter.B.Timcontinuedworkingasasurgeonafterthewar.C.BeforethewarTimworkedasadoctoratalocalclinic.D.WhileworkinginCaliforniaTimtaughtlife-savingtothepatients.52.FromthepassagewecaninferthatTim.A.wassenttoEuropeduringthewarB.workedasasurgeonduringthewarC.wassatisfiedwithhiscareerasasurgeon.D.decidedtogiveupmedicineforfaith53.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.Tim’slifestoryB.Tim’sdreamC.Tim’smarriageD.Tim’spatients

Ihavehadjustaboutenoughofbeingtreatedlikeasecond–classcitizensimplybecauseIhappentobethatput–uponmemberofsociety----acustomer.ThemoreIgointoshopsandhotelsbanksandpostofficesrailwaystationsairportsandthelikethemoreI'mconvincedthatthingsarebeingrunsolelytosuitthefirmthesystemortheunion.Thereseemstobeaharmfulnewmottoforso–calledserviceorganizations----StaffBeforeServicE.Howoftenforexamplehaveyouqueuedforwhatseemslikehoursatthepostofficeorthesupermarketbecausethereweren’tenoughstaffondutytomanalltheservicegrilles栅门ofcheckoutcounters?Surelyinthesedaysofhighunemploymentitmustbepossibletorecruitcashiersandcounterstaff.Yetsupermarketshintingdarklyathigherpricesclaimthatenshroudingalltheircashregistersatanyonetimewouldincreaseoverheads.AndthePostOfficesayswecannotexpectalltheirservicegrillestobeoccupiedattimeswhendemandislow.It’sthesamewithhotels.BecausewaitersandkitchenstaffmustfinishwhenitsuitsthemdiningroomscloseearlierormenuchoiceiscurtaileD.Asforusguestswejusthavetoputupwithit.There’salsothenonsenseofsomanysofriendlyhotelnightportershavingbeendismissedintheinterestsofefficiencyandreplacedbycoinguzzlingmachines.Nottomentionthecoldnessofthetea–makingkitinyourroom:akettlewithanassortmentofteabagsplasticmilkcartonsandlumpsugar.Whowantstowakeuptoarawteabag?Idon'tespeciallywhenIampayingforservice.56.Thewriterfeelsthatnowadaysacustomeris____.A.onewhoiswellservedB.unworthyofproperconsiderationC.classifiedbysocietyasinferiorD.thevictimofmodernservice57.Inthewriter’sopinionthequalityofserviceischangingbecause____.A.thecustomer’sdemandshavechangedB.theorganizationsreceivemoreconsiderationthanthecustomersC.thecustomers’needshaveincreasedD.thestaffarelessconsideratethantheiremployers58.Accordingtothewriterlongqueuesatcountersarecausedby____.A.difficultiesinrecruitingstaffB.inadequatestaffingarrangementsC.staffbeingmadelazyD.lackofco–operationbetweenthestaff59.Thedisappearanceofold–stylehotelporterscanbeattributedtothefactthat____.A.fewpeoplearewillingtodothistypeofworkB.machinesaremorereliablethanhumanbeingsC.thepersonaltouchislessappreciatednowadaysD.automationhasprovidedcheaperalternatives

WhenIfirstgotane-mailaccounttenyearsagoIreceivedcommunicationsonlyfromfamilyfriendsandcolleagues.NowitseemsthateverytimeIcheckmye-mailIhaveanendlessseriesofadvertisementsandothercorrespondencethatdonotinterestmeatall.Ifwewante-mailtocontinuetobeusefulweneedspecificlawsthatmakespamming发送垃圾邮件acrimE.IflawmakersdonotdosomethingsoontoprohibitspamtheproblemwillcertainlygetmuchworsE.Computerprogramsallowspammerstosendhundredsofmillionsofe-mailsalmostinstantly.Asmoreandmoreadvertisersturntospamtoselltheirproductsindividuale-mailboxesareoftenfloodedwithspame-mails.Wouldpeoplecontinuetousee-mailiftheyhadtodealwithanannoyingamountofspameachtime?Thisproblemistroublingindividualsandcompaniesaswell.Manyspame-mailscontaincomputervirusesthatcanshutdowntheentirenetworkofacompany.Companiesrelyone-mailfortheiremployeestocommunicatewitheachother.Spamfrequentlycausesfailuresintheirlocalcommunicationsnetworksandtheiremployeesarethusunabletocommunicateeffectively.Suchasituationresultsinalossofproductivityandrequirescompaniestorepeatedlyrepairtheirnetworks.Thesecomputerproblemsraiseproductioncostsofcompanieswhichareintheendpassedontotheconsumer.ForthesereasonsIbelievethatlawmakersneedtolegislate立法againstsparE.SpammersshouldbefinedandperhapssenttoprisoniftheycontinuetodisturbpeoplE.E-mailisatoolwhichhelpspeopleallovertheworldtocommunicateconvenientlybutspamisdestroyingthisconveniencE.67.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcorrespondenceintheParagraphlprobablymean?A.messagesB.ideasC.connectionsD.programs68.Accordingtothetextwhatisthemajorcauseofthefloodingspam?A.Companiesrelyone-mailforcommunications.B.Morepeopleintheworldcommunicatebye-mail.C.Manycomputervirusescontainspame-mail.D.Moreadvertisersbegintopromotesalesthroughspam.69.AccordingtoParagraph3whoisthefinalvictimofspam?A.Thebusiness.B.Theadvertiser.C.TheemployeE.D.Theconsumer.70.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Toinform.B.ToeducatE.C.TopersuadE.D.Toinstruct.

Apersonlikeacommodity商品needspackaging.ButgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirablE.A.littleexaggeration夸张howeverdoesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson'suniquequalitiestotheiradvantages.Toshowpersonalattractivenessinacasualandnaturalwayitisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.A.skilledpackagerknowshowtoaddarttonaturewithoutanysignsofembellishment装饰sothatthepersontobepackagedisnotacommoditybutahumanbeinglivelyandlovely.AyoungpersonespeciallyafemaleshiningwithbeautyandfulloflifehasallthefavorgrantedbyGoD.Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youthhowevercomesandgoesinaflash.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytohidethemarksmadebyyears.Ifyoustillenjoylifeenoughtokeepself-confidenceandworkatpioneeringworkyouareuniqueinyournaturalqualitiesandyourattractivenessandgracewillremain.ElderlypeoplearebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeenthroughplainsmountainsandjunglesrunningitscourseasitshoulD.Youhavereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesataself-satisfiedstageofquietnessandcalmnesswithnointerestinfameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtomakeuseofhairdyeing.Thesnow-cappedmountainisitselfabeautifulsceneoffairylanD.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldinstepwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmony和谐withnatureforharmonyitselfisbeautywhiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeintheelder'scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxebetterqualityeditionthatattractsonesomuchastobeunwillingtopartwith.Aslongasonefindswhereonestandsoneknowshowtopackageoneselfjustasacommoditysetsupitsbrandbytherightpackaging.1.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat________.A.peopleshouldbepackedatallagesB.peopleshouldbepackedinaspecialwayC.elderlypeoplealsocareaboutpackingD.properpackingmakespeopleattractive2.Accordingtotheauthorifyouwanttokeepinharmonywithnatureyoushould________.A.dyeyourhairB.makeupatayoungageC.followtheageingprocessD.giveupfameandwealth3.Forthemiddle-agedattractiveness________.A.hardlyexistsB.isthestrongestC.comesfromtheinsideD.comesfromtheappearance4.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthatelderlypeople________.A.areusuallypackedlikeafinely-madebookB.experiencealotandhaverichknowledgeoflifeC.doalotoftravelingandcangiveyoumuchinformationD.enjoyreadingthickbooksofbeautifulnatureandfairyland

Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptiansgreenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspringwhileforMuslimsitmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChinachildrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynationsblueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils灾祸.People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions反应towardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites食欲.Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.SimilarlymanycommercialwebsiteswillhavearedBuyNowbuttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seyE.Blueisanothercalmingcolor.UnlikeredbluecancausepeopletoloseappetitE.Soifyouwanttoeatlesssomesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroomthinkaboutthecolorcarefully.59.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir.A.commercialpurposesB.culturalvaluesC.personalexperiencesD.physicalreactionstothecolor60.WhywillmanycommercialwebsiteshavearedBuyNowbutton?A.Torelaxpeoplephysically.B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.C.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorisE.D.ToencouragepeopletomakeapurchasE.61.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?A.RedB.Green.C.PurplE.D.BluE.62.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostpropertitleforthetext?A.ColorsandHumanBeingsB.TheCulturalMeaningofColorC.TheMeaningandFunctionofColorD.ColorsandPersonalExperiences

CEOofCocaColaEnterprisesoncespokeoftherelationofworktoone’sothercommitmentsimaginelifeasagameinwhichyouarejugglingsomefiveballsE.g.workfamilyhealthfriendsandspirit.Youwillsoonunderstandthatworkisarubberball.Ifyoudropititwillbounceback.Buttheotherfourballs—familyhealthfriendsandspirit—aremadeofglass.YoumustunderstandthatandstriveforbalanceinyourlifE.How?Don’tundermineyourworthbycomparingyourselfwithothers.Itisbecausewearedifferentthateachofusisspecial.Don’tsetyourgoalsbywhatotherpeoplethinkimportant.Onlyyouknowwhatisbestforyou.Don’ttakeforgrantedthethingsclosesttoyourheart.Clingtothemastheywouldbeyourlifeforwithoutthemlifeismeaningless.Don’tletyourlifeslipthroughyourfingersbylivinginthepastorforthefuturE.BylivingyourlifeonedayatatimeyouliveallthedaysofyourlifE.Don’tgiveupwhenyoustillhavesomethingtogivE.Nothingisreallyoveruntilthemomentyoustoptrying.Don’tbeafraidtoadmitthatyouarelessthanperfect.Itisthisfragilethreadthebindsustoeachtogether.Don’tbeafraidtoencounterrisks.ItisbytakingchancesthatwelearnhowtobebravE.Don’tshutloveoutofyourlifebysayingit’simpossibletofinD.Thequickestwaytoreceiveloveistogiveitthefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdittootightlyandthebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitwings.Don’trunthroughlifesofastthatyouforgetnotonlywhereyou’vebeenbutalsowhereyouaregoing.Don’tforgetaperson’sgreatestemotionalneedistofeelappreciateD.Don’tbeafraidtolearn.Knowledgeisweightlessatreasureyoucanalwayscarryeasily.Don’tusetimeorwordscarelessly.NeithercanberetrieveD.Lifeisnotaracebutajourneytobesavoredeachstepoftheway.Yesterdayishistorytomorrowisamysteryandtodayisagiftthat’swhywecallitThePresent.60.Whichballisdifferentfromtheotherfour?A.Theballofwork.B.Theballoffamily.C.Theballofhealth.D.Theballoffriends.61.Iftheballsoffamilyhealthfriendsandspiritaredroppeddownwhatwillhappen?A.TheywillkeepthesameasbeforE.B.TheywillbebrokenandneverbethesameasbeforE.C.TheywillstriveforbalancE.D.Theywillbouncebacklikerubberballs.62.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.KnowledgeisthemostimportantthinginlifE.B.Don’tletyourlifeslipthroughyourfingersbylivinginthepastorforthefuturE.C.Knowledgeisweightlessatreasureyoucanalwayscarryeasily.D.Wemustdealwellwiththerelationshipsamongworkfamilyhealthfriendsandspirit.

Weallknowthedangersoffires.It’sgoodandnecessaryforafamilytolearnhowtoprepareforafirE.Herearesomesuggestions.Putasmokealarm火警inthehousE.Smokefromafirecausesthealarmtogooff.ThealarmmakesaloudsounD.ThesoundtellseveryonetoleavethehouseatoncE.Makeescapeplans.WeshouldknowallthewaysoutofthehousE.Ifthereisafireeveryonefollowstheplantogetout.Partoftheplanistocheckallthewindowstomakesuretheycanbeopenedeasily.Buyfireextinguishers灭火器inthehousE.Everyoneinthefamilyshouldknowhowtousethem.PractiseforafirE.Wedofirepracticebecauseweteachchildrenaboutfiresafety.Everyoneinthefamilyshouldknowthefollowingfirerules:★Don’topenahotdoor!Thefirecangrowmorequicklyifyouopenthedoor.★Stayclosetothefloor!SmokecanbemoredangerousthanfirE.Thebestairisnearthefloorbecausesmokerises.★Whatwillyoudoifyourhairorclothesstarttoburn?Firststop!Don’trun!Thefireburnsfasterbecauseofmoreair.Drop!Falltothefloor.Thenroll!Turningoverandoverwillmakethefiregoout.Putablanket毯子aroundyoutokeepairawayfromthefirethatmaystillbeonyou.Therearemanypossiblecausesforfires.A.wisefamilyisreadyallthetimE.Ifthereisafiredon’tforgettocall119forhelp.36.Whenasmokealarmringsathomeitmeans_________.A.youhavetogetupB.waterisrunningtothefloorC.somethingisburningD.someonebreaksyourwindow37.Thewriteradvisesustodothefollowingtoprepareforafireexceptthat_____.A.wepractiseforafireB.wemakeescapeplansC.webuyfireextinguishersD.weuseelectricalcookers38.Whenafirehappens____ifyouopenthehotdoor.A.thedoorwillsoonbeonfireB.theelectricitywillbecutoffC.thefirewillgrowmorequicklyD.thehousewillfalldown39.Whataretherightstepsyoushouldtakewhenyourhairorclothescatchfire?A.Stoprunroll.B.Stopdroproll.C.Rundroproll.D.Rolldropstop.40.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.BeReadyforaFirE.B.TheCausesofaFirE.C.LearntoUseaFireExtinguisher.D.TheDangersofaFirE.

Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptiansgreenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspringwhileforMuslimsitmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChinachildrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynationsblueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils灾祸.People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions反应towardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites食欲.Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.SimilarlymanycommercialwebsiteswillhavearedBuyNowbuttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seyE.Blueisanothercalmingcolor.UnlikeredbluecancausepeopletoloseappetitE.Soifyouwanttoeatlesssomesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroomthinkaboutthecolorcarefully.60.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir.A.culturalvaluesB.commercialpurposesC.personalexperiencesD.physicalreactionstothecolor61.WhywillmanycommercialwebsiteshavearedBuyNowbutton?A.Torelaxpeoplephysically.B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.C.ToencouragepeopletomakeapurchasE.D.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorisE.62.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?A.RedB.GreenC.BluE.D.PurplE.63.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostpropertitleforthetext?A.ColorsandHumanBeings.B.TheCulturalMeaningofColor.C.ColorsandPersonalExperiences.D.TheMeaningandFunctionofColor.

Everybodycansufferfromstress.Nomatterwhatyourageisyoucanfeelstressedoutbythingsthatarehappeninginyourlife.Teenagershoweverhavemanymoreopportunitiestogetstressedthanpeopleinanyotheragegroup.Beingateenagerishard.Youarenotachildanymorebutyouarenotanadulteventhoughyouhavetodealwithsomeverygrown-upproblemsanddecisions.Familiescanbeoneofthebiggestcausesofstresssuchasproblemswithparentsarguingathome.orproblemswithbrothersandsisters.Teenagersalsohavealotofstressfromschooleitherfromtheirteachersorfromtheirfriends.Someteenagersalsofeelstressedaboutchoosingtheireducationafterhighschool.Gettingaplaceatuniversitycanbeverydifficultandsomecannotaffordtogotouniversity.Thestressaboutgettingajobwhenfinishingschoolishardforsometeenagers.Therearesomanyyoungpeoplefinishingschoolandnotenoughjobsforthem.Sadlythereisnothingwecandotoremovethesecausesofstressfromthe1ivesofteenagersbutyoucanlearnthebestwaytodealwithit.Talkingtopeopleisoneofthebestwaystodealwithstress.Itmaysoundsimplebutitistrue.Aproblemsharedisaproblemhalved.41.Whyisbeingateenageroftendifficult?A.Becauseeventhoughyouarenotanadultyoumustdealwithadultproblems.B.Becauseeventhoughyouareanadultyoumustdealwithchildren’sproblems.C.Becauseeventhoughyouareateenageryoumustdoalotofhomework.D.Becauseadultsoftenmakethemfeelstressed.42.Familiescanaddtothestressateenagermightexperience________.A.byaskingthemtogotouniversityB.byhelpingthemwiththeirhomeworkC.asteenagersquarrelwiththeirparentsandtheirbrothersorsistersD.asfamiliesneversupporttheirchildrenenough43.Whycanleavingschoolbeastressfultimeforteenagers?A.Becausetheywillbeleavingtheirfavouriteteachers.B.Becausemanypeople’sfavouritememoriesareatschool.C.Becausetheymayworryaboutgettingaplaceatuniversity.D.Becausetheymayworryaboutbecominganadult.44.Whycanfindingajobafterfinishingschoolbedifficult?A.Becausethereisalotofcompetitionforjobs.B.Becausetherearenojobs.C.Becauseajobismoredifficultthanschoolwork.D.Becausethereisalotofcompetitionforplacesatuniversity.45.Wecandealwiththestressinourlife________.A.bynottryingtofindajobB.byforgettingaboutourproblemsC.bygettingaplaceatuniversityD.bysharingourproblemswithourfriends

MywifepassedawayafewyearsagoandIwentthroughtheworsttimeinmylife.Ievenwantedtokillmyself.JustforkidsIhadtocontinuetoliveandworkassmall-towndoctoratmymedicalclinicinHawaii.MykidshadgonetoliveonthemainlandandIwasalone.Thentheyaskedmetohaveafamilytrip.OnourtripweturnedontheTVatthemotelandsawthesecondplanecrashintotheWorldTradeCenter.SeeingitfallingdownIsaidtomykids:I’mgoingtoAfghanistan.AndafewweekslaterinternationalMedicalCorpssentmetosetup20clinicsinprovinceswherepeoplehadnohealthcare.Inthesefieldclinicssurroundedbyfrighteningshootsordeadlybombswewereeventuallyserving27000patientsamonthinaverybusyschedule.TiredandnervousIgraduallyhadasenseofachievementasenseofpurposeandmydepressionwentaway.IntheyearstofollowIwenttoIndonesiaafterthetsunamiPakistanaftertheearthquakesSudanafterthecivilwarandIraqaftermoreandmorebombs.Eachtimeafterdisastersoneafteranotherhundredsofpeoplewerekilledwoundedandmanymorehadtoflee.Weoncesetupmovableclinicsinanareawith19000refugeesanditwassupposedtohold13000originally.Flubrokeoutoneofthebiggestkillersofkidsinrefugeecampsanditspreadlikewildfire.Waterandfoodwerealsoseriousproblems.Adventuresornot?Ioftenaskedmyself.WhenmywifepassedawayIthoughtmylifewasdone.Butinrealityitwasjustgettingstarted.Attheendofherlifeshewentunconscious.Iheldherheadinmyhandsandtoldherofalltheplaceswewouldvisitandtheexcitingadventureswewouldhave.Ithinkaboutthemomentmanytimesduringmyadventures.Ididn’tknowhowpredictivethosewordswouldbe.ButIknowthatsheisstillwithme.56.Wherehasthedoctorbeeninthepastfewyears?A.Somecountrieswherehecouldsetupclinics.B.SomeAfricancountrieswhereflubrokeout.C.Theplaceswheretheearthquakeshappened.D.Theplacesthatthehorribledisastersstruck.57.HowwouldthedoctordescribehislifeafterhehadworkedinAfghanistan?A.Tiredandtroublesome.B.Busyandrisky.C.MeaningfulandhelpfulD.Frighteninganddepressing.58.Theunderlinedwordrefugeesmeanspeople_______________.A.whoarerobbedkilledorwoundedB.whosufferfromfluinmovableclinicsC.wholiketotakeadventuresD.whohavelosthomesbecauseofdisasters.59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.thedoctor’swifeencouragedhimtoworkinforeigncountries.B.Whatthedoctorsaidtohiswifebeforeherdeathbecamereality.C.Thedoctor’sadventuresmadehimunderstandtheloveofhiswife.D.Withthetrueloveofhiswifethedoctorstartedtochangehislife.

Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusyyouaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogapsthereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycoulD.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactorpeoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions消遣.Insteadpeopleeventhosewhoarehighlyproductiveneedtotakebreaksoccasionallyprocrastinate拖延andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retiredyoucanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdonE.YourattentionabilityisalsolimitedbecauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedoneyoucanonlyfocusononeortwoatatimE.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices牺牲.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardtofindtimeisn’talackoftimE.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.IwasinsanelybusybutatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitemsandIstillfoundtimetoexercisE.HoweverafterafewweeksoffduetoillnessIstoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandardsinfactmyschedulewasincrediblylight.DespitethisfreetimeIfoundithardtofindtimetoexercisE.ItseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgonE.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.26.Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiencythemostimportantlimitingfactoris________.A.aschedulewithoutgapsB.breaksanddistractionsC.thelimitedtimeD.thelimitedenergy27.Accordingtoparagraph4everyoneincludingtheextremelybusypeoplecan___________.A.workwithoutanyrestB.focusonmanythingsatatimeC.findsomemoretimeinadayD.dosomeexerciseregularly28.Afterafewweeksoffwhatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A.Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitems.B.Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C.Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D.HepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedulE.29.Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A.provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB.showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC.explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD.telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas30.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AreYouReallyLackofTime?B.HowCanYouWorkEfficiently?C.WhatMakesYourEnergyLimited?D.WhenShouldYouDoExercise?

Weareallinterestedinequalitybutwhilesomepeopletrytoprotecttheschoolandexaminationsysteminthenameofequalityothersstillinthenameofequalitywantonlytodestroyit.Anysocietywhichisinterestedinequalityofopportunityandstandardsofachievementmustregularlytestitspupils.Thestandardsmaybechanged—noexaminationisperfect—buttohavenotestsorexaminationswouldmeantheendofequalityandofstandards.Therearegroupsofpeoplewhoopposethisviewandwhodonotbelieveeitherinexaminationsorinanycontrolsinschooloronteachers.Thiswouldmeanthateverythingwoulddependonlucksinceeverypupilwoulddependontheefficiencythevaluesandthepurposeofeachteacher.Withoutexaminationsemployerswilllookforemployeesfromthehighlyrespectedschoolsandfromfamiliesknowntothem—aformoffavourtismwillreplaceequality.Atthemomentthebrightchildfromanill-respectedschoolcanshowcertificatestoproveheorsheissuitableforajobwhilethelackofcertificateindicatestheunsuitabilityofadullchildattendingawell-respectedschool.Thisdefenseofexcellenceandopportunitywoulddisappearifexaminationsweretakenawayandthebrightchildfromapoorfamilywouldbeaprisonerofhisorherschool’sreputationunabletocompeteforemploymentwiththechildfromthefavouredschool.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemsuggestthatexaminationsareanevilforcebecausetheyshowdifferencesbetweenpupils.Accordingtothesepeopletheremustbenospecialdifferentacademicclass.Theyhaveevensuggestedthatthereshouldbenoformofdifferenceinsportoranyotherarea:alljobsorpostsshouldbefilledbyunsystematicselection.Theselectionwouldbemadebypeoplewhothemselvesareprobablyselectedbysomecomputer.67.ThewordfavouritisminParagraph3isusedtodescribethephenomenonthat________.A.brightchildrenalsoneedcertificatestogetsatisfyingjobs.B.childrenfromwell-respectedschoolstendtohavegoodjobsC.poorchildrenwithcertificatesarefavouredinjobmarketsD.childrenattendingordinaryschoolsachievegreatsuccess68.Whatwouldhappenifexaminationsweretakenawayaccordingtotheauthor?A.Schoolsforbrightchildrenwouldlosetheirreputation.B.TherewouldbemoreopportunitiesandexcellencE.C.Childrenfrompoorfamilieswouldbeabletochangetheirschools.D.Children’sjobopportunitywouldbeaffectedbytheirschoolreputation.69.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemwillagreethat_________.A.jobsshouldnotbeassignedbysystematicselectionB.computersshouldbeselectedtotakeovermanyjobsC.specialclassesarenecessarytokeeptheschoolstandardsD.schoolswithacademicsubjectsshouldbedoneawaywith70.Thepassagemainlyfocuseson___________.A.schoolsandcertificatesB.examinationandequalityC.opportunityandemploymentD.standardsandreputation

Themallswerefilledwithpeopleseekinggiftsfortheirlovedones.Someofthemallsremainedopenaroundtheclockpartlytosatisfyourneedstobuygifts.Behindthematerialisticaspectofshoppingforgiftsliestheideaofcaringbeingattentivetothedesiresofspecialpeopleinourlives.Howevertouseawell-wornplayonwords:itisourpresencenotourpresentsthattrulycounts.Manyofusunfortunatelycanbesoinattentiveeveninthepresenceofourlovedonesthatwemightaswellnotbethereatall.Attentionisoneofthegreatestgiftswecangiveeachother.CompaniesaroundtheglobespendbillionseveryyearonadvertisingtocatchourattentionforjustashortmomentatatimE.Wholeindustries–mediaentertainmenteducation–relyonthepreciousgiftofourattentionfortheircontinuedexistencE.A.babylackingattentionforalongtimeislikelytohepsychologicallyunhealthy.Inearliertimesbothdietandattentioncouldbeleftunregulated没人管的withoutmajorcauseforconcern.Therewerenaturalchecksandbalances:limitedavailabilityoffoodmeantfewgotfatforexamplE.SimilarlyinbygonetimeswemighthavespentafewhourscommunicatingwiththevillagestorytellertodaywatchinganentireTVserieswhilespeakingtonobodyiscommon.Intraditionalsocietieswithsmallerpopulationeveryonewouldgetafairdealofattention.OnmanyissueswemightgotoseeGrandmaorGrandpa;nowwehaveGoogleandWikipediA.Shejustwantsattention.peopletendtothinklittleofthosedoingthingssimplyforattention.Butthetruthisthathumanbeingsneedattentionandgivingattentiontoeachotheristoalargeextentwhathumancivilizationisbasedupon.Thisperhapsexplainstherunawaysuccess一举成功ofsocialnetworkingsitessuchasTwitterandFacebook.Whileweusesuchsitesformicrobloggingideavoicingandstatusupdates–therealityisthatweareoftendoingnomoreorlessthanfulfillingourbasichumandriveforattentionexchangE.IfriendyouyoufriendmeIretweetyouyouretweetmE.Thecharmingcasewithwhichwecannowgetandgiveattentioniswhymanypeopleappearoverlyattachedtotheirsmartphones.Itisalsoavicious恶性circlE.Asevermorepeoplearebusyexchangingattentiononlinethereisincreasinglylessattentiontobepaidintherealworldwhichforcesmorepeopletoseektheirattentionexchangeonlineorelseriskattentuion-starvation.Theverynatureofattentionexchangeisbeingrapidlytransformedandthereisadangerthatsomeofuswilldevelopunhealthypractices.JustaseatingredmeateverydayisabadideasoitiswithtoomuchattentionexchangE.Thebiologicalconsequencesofourtechnologicaladvancementinfoodproductionarehighlyvisible;heartdiseasediabetesandobesity.Theconsequencesofourtransformedattentionexchangeswillbepsychologicalandsocialandsomaytakelongertoidentifybuttheywillbeequallydamaging.Face-to-faceattentionisbecomingrarerandthereforemorevaluablE.Inasenseitispriceless.Anditisagiftthatcanbegivenall-year-rounD.41.Inthefirsttwoparagraphstheauthor.A.offersadvicetoattentiongiversB.analysesthepresentproblemsC.statesthenecessityofpresentsD.putsforwardhispointofview42.Attentionexchangewasnotamajorconcernintraditionalsocietiesbecauseof.A.limitedavailabilityoffoodB.naturalchecksandbalancesC.amuchsmallerpopulationD.theguidancefromoldpeople43.PeopleusesocialnetworkingsistessuchasTwitterandFacbookto.A.obtaininformationB.giveattentiontoothersC.voicetheiropinionsD.noticeandgetnoticed44.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph6-7?A.Morepeoplewillriskattention-starvationinfuturE.B.ThenatureofattentionexchangeisrarelychangeD.C.Technologicaladvancementcontributestoalldiseases.D.Transformedattentionexchangesdoharmtosociety.45.Thewriter’spurposeforwritingthepassageisto.A.advocatemorefocusonreallifeattentionB.analyzethenecessityofattentiongivingC.givepracticaltipsonattentionexchangeD.recommendsomesocialnetworkingsites

Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproducttheotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternal外部的resultorproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasureD.Theworkerwhogetsapromotionthestudentwhosegradesimprovetheforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage–alltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.Bycontrasttheprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodeterminesincebydefinitionitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditselfbutrathertheattitudesandfeelingspeoplehavetheircautionorcourageastheygothroughnewexperiencesandunexpectedobstacles.Inthisprocessthejourneyneverreallyends;therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworldnewideastotrynewchallengestoaccept.Inordertogrowtotravelnewroadspeopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakeriskstobefacedwiththeunknownandtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymayfailatfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisessentialtoourabilitytogrow.Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself–doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrow.Ifwedonotfaceandovercometheseinternalfearsanddoubtsifweprotectourselvestoomuchthenweceasetogrow.Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.68.Apersonisgenerallybelievedtoachievepersonalgrowthwhen______..A.hehasmadegreateffortsinhisworkB.hehasgivenuphissmokinghabitC.heisinterestedinmakinganythingnewD.hehastriedtodeterminewhereheisonhisjourney69.Intheauthor’seyesonewhoviewspersonalgrowthasaprocesswould______.A.facedifficultiesandtakeupchallengesB.judgehisabilitytogrowfromhisownachievementsC.succeedinclimbingupthesocialladderD.aimhighandreachhisgoaleachtime70.WhentheauthorsaysanewwayofbeingparA.3heisreferringto_____..A.anewwayoftakingrisksB.anewsystemofadaptingtochangeC.anewmethodoffindingourselvesD.anewapproachtoexperiencingtheworld71.Forpersonalgrowththeauthormaynotsupport__________..A.curiosityandmorechancesB.beingquickinself–adaptationC.avoidanceofinternalfearsanddoubtsD.open–mindedtonewexperiences

Anapplepolisherisonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe贿赂butisclosetoit.Allsortsofpeopleareapplepolishersincludingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices──justabouteverybody.OliverCromwellthegreatEnglishleaderofferedmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhispartybutfaileD.Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingasapple-polishing──soft-soapingorbutter-up.A.giftisjustonewaytosoft-soapsomebodyortobutterhimup.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflatterygivingsomeonehighpraise──tellinghimhowgoodhelooksorhowwellhespeaksorhowtalentedandwiseheis.Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotloveorhearit?Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruthflatteryisgoodmedicineformostofuswhogetssolittleofit.Weneedittobemoresureofourselves.Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butwejustlapitupforitsfoodvalueandnourishmentasacatlapsupmilkthenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves.Sometimeshoweverflatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit.A.goodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglanD.Thekinggottiredoflisteningtotheendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers朝臣.Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskiesasamanoflimitlesspower.Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson.Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown.Thenheorderedthewavestostopcomingin.Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim.ThekingwassatisfieD.Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflattery.63.Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowithapple-polishing?A.A.boytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooksB.AnemployeetellshisbosshowgoodheisatmanagementC.Aknight骑士issaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowersD.Ateacherpraisedhisstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementaboutflatteryisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A.ToomuchflatterycancarryusawayB.FlatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygoodC.Flatterycangetnothingbutexcessive过度的prideD.Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapple-polishpeoplE.65.KingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtookhisfollowerstotheseashorebecause__________.A.hewassickofhisnormalB.hedislikedbeingoverpraisedanymoreC.hewantedthemtorealizehowwisehewasD.hewantedthemtoseehowweakhewasasaking66Theauthorthinksthatflatterycandogoodtothosewho_________.A.arereallyexcellentB.lackconfidenceC.arepoliticiansorinhighofficesD.thinkhighlyofthemselves

Weallknowthatmoneycan’tbuyhappinessbutmanytimesweactasifwe’dbehappierwithabitmoremoney.Weareconditionedtowanttoberichwhenweknowthericharen’thappyeither;wearetrainedtowantthelatestgadget小玩意儿orstylethattelevisiontellsustowant;wewanttoearnmoremoneybecausethenwe’llhavethegoodlifE.Butnoneofthatwillbringushappiness.Nomatterhowmuchweearnhowmuchwehaveinthebankhowniceourclothingorcarsortoysnoneofitwillmakeushappier.Sowhatwillbringushappiness?Luckilyit’sthreethingsthatdon’tcostathing.ThesethreethingshavebeenprovenbysurveysofthousandsofpeopleaboutwhattheyhavewhattheirlivesarelikeandhowhappytheyarE.HeretheyaretheThreeSecretstoHappiness:1.Goodrelationships.Wehaveahumanneedtobeclosetobeintimatewithotherhumanbeings.Havinggoodsupportivefriendshipsastrongmarriageorcloseandlovingrelationshipswithourfamilymemberswillmakeusmuchmorelikelytobehappy.Actionsteps:Taketimetodaytospendtimewithyourlovedones.2.Positivethinking.I’mobviouslyabigproponentofpositivethinkingasthebestwaytoachieveyourgoalsbutitturnsoutthatitcanleadtohappinesstoo.Optimismandself-esteemaresomeofthebestindicatorsofpeoplewholeadhappylives.Actionsteps:Makepositivethinkingahabit.Getintothehabitofsquashingallnegativethoughtsandreplacingthemwithpositiveones.InsteadofIcan’tthinkIcan.3.Flow.ThisisapopularconceptontheInternetthesedays—thestateweenterwhenwearecompletelyfocusedontheworkortaskbeforeus.WearesoburiedinourtaskthatwelosetrackoftimE.Havingworkandleisurethatgetyouinthisstateofflowwillalmostundoubtedlyleadtohappiness.Peoplefindgreatestenjoymentnotwhenthey’repassivelymindlessbutwhenthey’reabsorbedinamindfulchallengE.Actionsteps:Findworkthatyouhaveapassionfor.Seriously—thisisanextremelyimportantstep.Findhobbiesthatyouhaveapassionfor.TurnofftheTV—thisistheoppositeofflow—andgetoutsideanddosomethingthattrulyengagesyou.You’vebeengiventheThreeSecretstoHappiness.Don’twastethem!61.Whichofthefollowingisthemostpropertitleofthispassage?A.ThesecretstohappinessB.Whatishappiness?C.MoneyandhappinessD.Whoarehappy?62.Thewriterexpresseshis______attitudetowardsmoneyandwealth.A.negativeB.supportiveC.objectiveD.respective63.Theunderlinedwordsquashingcanbereplacedby______.A.removingB.scoldingC.repairingD.reducing64.Thewritertalksaboutthehappinessbymeansof______inthispassagE.A.opinionsandadviceB.factsandcomparisonsC.examplesandanalysisD.observationsandconclusions

Weareallinterestedinequalitybutwhilesomepeopletrytoprotecttheschoolandexaminationsysteminthenameofequalityothersstillinthenameofequalitywantonlytodestroyit.Anysocietywhichisinterestedinequalityofopportunityandstandardsofachievementmustregularlytestitspupils.Thestandardsmaybechanged—noexaminationisperfect—buttohavenotestsorexaminationswouldmeantheendofequalityandofstandards.Therearegroupsofpeoplewhoopposethisviewandwhodonotbelieveeitherinexaminationsorinanycontrolsinschooloronteachers.Thiswouldmeanthateverythingwoulddependonlucksinceeverypupilwoulddependontheefficiencythevaluesandthepurposeofeachteacher.Withoutexaminationsemployerswilllookforemployeesfromthehighlyrespectedschoolsandfromfamiliesknowntothem—aformoffavouritismwillreplaceequality.Atthemomentthebrightchildfromanill-respectedschoolcanshowcertificatestoproveheorsheissuitableforajobwhilethelackofcertificateindicatestheunsuitabilityofadullchildattendingawell-respectedschool.Thisdefenceofexcellenceandopportunitywoulddisappearifexaminationsweretakenawayandthebrightchildformapoorfamilywouldbeaprisonerofhisorherschool’sreputationunabletocompeteforemploymentwiththechildfromthefavouredschool.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemsuggestthatexaminationsareanevilforcebecausetheyshowdifferencesbetweenpupils.Accordingtothesepeopletheremustbenospecialdifferentacademicclass.Theyhaveevensuggestedthatthereshouldbenoformofdifferenceinsportoranyotherarea:alljobsorpostsshouldbefilledbyunsystematicselection.Theselectionwouldbemadebypeoplewhothemselvesareprobablyselectedbysomecomputer.Ks5u60.Whatisthesimilaritybetweensupportersandopponents?A.Theybothlikeexams.B.Theybothdislikeexams.B.Theyvaluestandards.D.Theyvalueequality.61.Thewordfavouritisminparagraph3isusedtodescribethephenomenonthat________.A.brightchildrenalsoneedcertificatestogetsatisfyingjobsB.childrenfromwell-respectedschoolstendtohavegoodjobsC.poorchildrenwithcertificatesarefavouredinjobmarketsD.childrenattendingordinaryschoolsachievegreatsuccess62.Whatwouldhappenifexaminationsweretakenawayaccordingtotheauthor?A.Schoolsforbrightchildrenwouldlosetheirreputation.B.TherewouldbemoreopportunitiesandexcellencE.C.Childrenfrompoorfamilieswouldbeabletochangetheirschools.D.Children’sjobopportunitywouldbeaffectedbytheirschool’sreputation.63.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemwillagreethat_________.A.jobsshouldnotbeassignedbysystematicselectionB.computersshouldbeselectedtotakeovermanyjobsC.specialclassesarenecessarytokeeptheschoolstandardsD.schoolswithacademicsubjectsshouldbedoneawaywith64.Thepassagemainlyfocuseson___________.A.schoolsandcertificatesB.examinationandequalityC.opportunityandemploymentD.standardsandreputation

IbelieveinfluenceistheunionofpowerandpurposE.AsaTVstarmagazinefounderbusinesswomanandcelebrityOprahWinfreycertainlyhaspower.Butmostimportantshehaspurpose—alastingcommitmenttotheprinciplesofgoodnessandgenerositythatgoesbeyondanyoneindividual.①IhavesatwithOprahininterviewsandinmyhomE.IhavefeltherwarmthandIamalwaysmovedbyherdeeploveforothers.Shemakesyouwanttoinviteherintoyourlife—andsheinvitesyouintohers.Oprah’sstoryisAmerica’sstory:ayounggirlfromMississippiwhogrewupwithoutelectricityorrunningwaterbutrealizedherpromisethrougheducationandachievedherdreamsinliberty.Oprah52remindsusthatwewhoprosperinfreedomhaveamoralresponsibilitytohelpotherswhohavethedesiretosucceedbutjustneedanopportunity.②Oprahishelpingcreatethoseopportunities.Outofherownpocketshebuiltnewhomes—andgavenewhope—to65familieswholosteverythinginHurricaneKatrinA.③AndjustlastyearOprahlaunchedasuccessfulcampaigntohelpvictimsofabusefindthejusticetheydeservesotheycanmoveonwithconfidencE.FormostpeopleOprah’sinfluenceislessdirectbutnolessmeaningful.Thosearethemillionsofordinarymenandwomenwhowishtoimprovethemselves—tobecomebetterparentskinderfriendsandstrongerindividuals.ForthosepeopleOprahisaninspiration.ShehasstruggledwithmanyofthechallengesthatweallfaceandshehastransformedherlifE.④Hermessageispowerful:Ididitandsocanyou.SowhothenisOprahWinfrey?Sheisawomanofmoralcharacterandasourceofstrengthformillionsofheradmirers.Herlifeandherworkareevidencestothegreatnessofhergenerousheart.SheisinfluentialtobesurE.AndsheissomeoneIamdeeplyhonoredtocallmyfrienD.63.Throughthispassagetheauthorintended_________.A.toshowherencouragementtoWinfreyOprahB.tosummarizethewholelifeofWinfreyOprahC.tointroduceWinfreyOprahasafriendandhershowsD.toshowherappreciationofWinfreyOprah64.WhichofthefollowingstoryisAmerica’sstoryintheauthor’seyes?A.RichyounggirlsfromMississippigainsuccessintheirlifE.B.Pooryounggirlsachievetheirsuccessthroughhardwork.C.Richyoungmenexperiencehardshipandwinsuccess.D.Pooryoungmenpursuehighereducationbutgetnothing.65.ThesupportingsentenceInSouthAfricatheOprahWinfreyLeadershipAcademyforGirlswilleducateanewgenerationofwomenleaders.shouldbeplacedat_______.A.①B.②C.③D.④66.ThroughtheunderlinedpartIdidittheauthormeansthatWinfreyOprahissaying________.A.ImanagedtoovercomethechallengesB.IencouragedparentsfriendsandindividualsC.IcreatedmanyopportunitiestohelppeopleD.Iwasadmiredasasourceofstrength

It’sgoodtomakemistakesandhereiswhy.Firstofallmistakesareaclearsignthatyouaretryingnewthings.It’salwaysgoodtotrynewthingsbecausewhenyouaretryingnewthingsyouaregrowing.Ifyounevertryanythingnewhowcanyouimprove?Howcanyouexpand?ThesimpleanswerisYoucan’t.Lookaroundyou.Withveryfewexceptionseithereverythingyouseeinyourphysicalworldoreverysingledetailofeverysinglethingistheresultofsomeonetryingsomethingnew.Anothergoodthingaboutmistakesisthis:Whenyouaremakingmistakesyouarelearning.Considerthis:Edisonfailed10000timesbeforeheperfectedthelightbulb.Whenaskedhowitfelttofailthatmanytimeshesaidthathehadn’tfailed10000timesbutratherhadlearned10000thingsthatdidn’twork.Finallywhenyoumakeamistakeyouaremuchclosertosuccess.Why?Becausewhenallissaidanddoneyouwillhavetriedsomenumberofthingsbeforeyousucceeded.Everytimeyoumakeamistakeyoueliminateoneofthosethingsandareonestepcloser.Butthisalldoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldgoaheadwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesofamistake.Quitethecontrarywhenyoutrysomethingnewyouhavetobewillingtosetsomereasonablelimitssothatintheeventthatitdoesn’tworkoutthewayyouwantittoyouwillbeinapositiontotryagain.Weallhavelimitedresourcesintheformoftimeandmoneysodon’tblowthemallononeapproachtoaproblem.Realizethatitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttimeandallocate分配theseresourcesappropriatelysoyoucanlearnmakecorrectionsandtryitagain.Onlybyacceptingandusingyourmistakesinthiswaycanyoumakesignificantadvancesinyourbusinessandyourcareer.ThereisanoldsayingthatgoesIfyou’renotmakingmistakesyou’renottryinghardenough.Sogoforthandmakemistakes.Andlearn.Andgrow.Andprosper成功.63.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanconcludethat_______.A.mistakesareunnecessaryfordevelopmentB.weareafraidoftryingnewthingsC.it’scommonforpeopletomakemistakesD.mistakesarebetterthannottrying64.Theunderlinedwordeliminatemeans_______.A.avoidB.removeC.acceptD.solve65.Accordingtothearticleonethingyoushouldpayattentiontoaboutmakingmistakesis.A.avoidingmakingthesamemistakesB.acceptingthepunishmentwillinglyC.takingconsequencesintoaccountD.tryingthingsoutonebyone66.Whatwouldthewriterprobablysuggestwesaytoourselveswhenwemakeamistake?A.NevermindIcanalwaystryagain.B.I’dbetterstayoutoftrouble.C.Ok!NowIcanlearnsomething.D.Lookatthismess.Anyonewouldbeupset.

Anapplepolisherisonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe贿赂butisclosetoit.Allsortsofpeopleareapplepolishersincludingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices──justabouteverybody.OliverCromwellthegreatEnglishleaderofferedmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhispartybutfaileD.Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingasapple-polishing──soft-soapingorbutter-up.A.giftisjustonewaytosoft-soapsomebodyortobutterhimup.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflatterygivingsomeonehighpraise──tellinghimhowgoodhelooksorhowwellhespeaksorhowtalentedandwiseheis.Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotloveorhearit?Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruthflatteryisgoodmedicineformostofuswhogetssolittleofit.Weneedittobemoresureofourselves.Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butwejustlapitupforitsfoodvalueandnourishmentasacatlapsupmilkthenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves.Sometimeshoweverflatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit.A.goodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglanD.Thekinggottiredoflisteningtotheendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers朝臣.Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskiesasamanoflimitlesspower.Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson.Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown.Thenheorderedthewavestostopcomingin.Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim.ThekingwassatisfieD.Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflattery.63.Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowithapple-polishing?A.A.boytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooksB.AnemployeetellshisbosshowgoodheisatmanagementC.Aknight骑士issaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowersD.Ateacherpraisedhisstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementaboutflatteryisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A.ToomuchflatterycancarryusawayB.FlatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygoodC.Flatterycangetnothingbutexcessive过度的prideD.Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapple-polishpeoplE.65.KingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtookhisfollowerstotheseashorebecause__________.A.hewassickofhisnormalB.hedislikedbeingoverpraisedanymoreC.hewantedthemtorealizehowwisehewasD.hewantedthemtoseehowweakhewasasaking66Theauthorthinksthatflatterycandogoodtothosewho_________.A.arereallyexcellentB.lackconfidenceC.arepoliticiansorinhighofficesD.thinkhighlyofthemselves

ApopularsayinggoesSticksandstonesmaybreakmybonesbutwordswillneverhurtmE.Howeverthat’snotreallytruE.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves—thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We’reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmititthough.Infactwereallyshouldn’tbebecausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.Thisself-talkhelpsusmotivateourselvesrememberthingssolveproblemsandcalmourselvesdown.Beawarethoughthatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegativE.Soinordertostaypositiveweshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.ThenexttimeyoufinishaprojectdowellinatestorfinallycleanyourroomjoinmeinsayingGoodjob!OftenwordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffecttheywillhavE.Butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsesinothers.ForexamplewhenreturninganitemtoastorewemightusewarmfriendlylanguageduringtheexchangE.Andtheclerkwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orharsh刻薄的andcriticallanguagewillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensivE.Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffects.ManyofusregretsomethingweoncesaiD.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!Beforespeakingweshouldalwaysaskourselves:Isittrue?Isitloving?Isitneeded?Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn’tpassthistestthenit’sbetterleftunsaiD.Wordspossesspower:bothpositiveandnegativE.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhopebuildself-esteem自尊andmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal?Thechoiceisours.71.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat_________.A.wordshavealastingeffectonusB.inspiringwordsgiveusconfidenceC.negativewordsmayletusdownD.notsticksandstonesbutwordswillhurtus72.Thereisnoneedforustofeelembarrassedwhenwetalktoourselvesbecause_________.A.almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtothemselvesB.talkingtoourselvesalwaysgivesuscourageC.wecanbenefitfromtalkingtoourselvesD.itdoesnoharmtohaveself-talkwhenwearealone73.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphmeansthatweshouldalsotimely________.A.remindourselvesB.praiseourselvesC.makeourselvesrelaxedD.giveourselvesamusement74.Theauthorwouldprobablyholdtheviewthat_________.A.encouragingwordsaresuretoleadtokindoffersB.negativewordsmaymotivateustomakemoreprogressC.peopletendtorememberfriendlywordsD.itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers75.Inwhichcolumnofthenewspapercanyoumostlikelyreadthispassage?A.News.B.Advicecolumn.C.Health.D.LanguagE.

DrinkingWater:BottledorFromtheTap水龙头?InAmericapeoplewillincludeacaseortwoofbottledwaterwhenbuyingtheweek'sgroceries.Whentheyaregoingtoasoccergameoractivityit'scommonforthemtograbacoldbottleofwateroutofthefridgewiththem.InfactAmericansbuymorebottledwaterthananyothernationintheworldabout29billionbottlesayear.Butalltheseplasticbottlesusealotoffossilfuelsandpollutetheenvironment.Inordertomakeallthe29billionbottlesproducersuse17millionbarrelsofoilwhichisenoughtokeepamillioncarsgoingfor12months.Sowhydon'tpeopledrinkwaterstraightfromthetap?Somepeoplehaveastrongbeliefthatbottledwaterisbetterthanwateroutofthetapbutthat'snotnecessarilytrue.IntheUSthelocalgovernmentsmakesurewaterfromthetapissafe.Thereisalsogrowingconcernthatchemicalsinthebottlesthemselvesmaygointothewater.Peoplelovetheconvenienceofbottledwater.Butmaybeiftheyrealizedtheproblemsitcausestheywouldtrydrinkingfromaglassathomeorcarryingwaterinareusablesteelcontainerinsteadofplastic.Somearguethatplasticbottlerecyclingcanhelp.Recycledbottlescanbeturnedintoitemslikecarpetingorclothing.Unfortunatelyonlyoneinsixbottlesisrecycled.Therestmakeittolandfills垃圾填埋场orendastrashinotherplaces.Plasticbottlestakehundredsofyearsforthemtodisintegrate.Waterisimportantforyousokeepdrinkingit.Butthinkabouthowoftenyouusewaterbottlesandseeifyoucanmakeachange.Andyesyoucanmakeadifference.Rememberthis:Recyclingoneplasticbottlecansaveenoughenergytopowera60-wattlightbulbforsixhours.60.Howmanycarscanbekeptgoingforayearbytheoilusedtomake29billionbottles?A.100.B.I000.C.100000.D.I000000.61.WhydoAmericanspreferbottledwater?A.Bottledwaterisbetterthanwaterfromthetap.B.Bottledwaterischeaperthanwaterfromthetap.C.Bottledwatercontainsbeneficialchemicalsinit.D.Bottledwaterismoreconvenientthanwaterfromthetap.62.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddisintegrateinthefifthparagraphprobablymean^A.Bewellrecycled.B.Becomelesspoisonous.C.Breakintosmallpieces.D.Godownbelowasurface.63.Theauthor'sintentionofwritingthispassageistorecommendAmericansA.drinkmorewaterfromthetapB.sendplasticbottlestolandfills.C.usewaterbottlestopowerlightbulbsD.buybottlesfilledwithwaterfromthetap

ThereisanEnglishsaying:laughterisbestmedicine.Untilrecentlyfewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Nowhoweverdoctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.Theyhavefoundthatlaughterreallycanimprovepeople’shealth.Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirheartsbloodpressurebreathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhadsimilareffectstophysicalexercise.Itincreasesbloodpressuretheheartbeatingandbreathing;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesinthefacethestomachandeventhefeet.Iflaughterexercisesthebodyitmustbebeneficial.Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprogrammes.Thegroupthattolerated忍耐thepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupswhichlistenedtoafunnyprogramme.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceakindofchemicalsinthebrainwhichdiminishbothstressandpain.AsaresultofthesediscoveriessomedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinicsinwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatients’conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughingmakingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.11.DoctorshaveprovedthefollowingEXCEPTthat.A.smilingdoesgoodtohealthB.laughtercanbetoleratedC.thereisawaytoreducepainD.laughtercanworkthemusclesinthefeet12.Themainideaofthepassageis.A.laughterandphysicalexercisehavesimilareffectsonthehumanbodyBsmilecanproducethesameeffectsaslaughterC.paincanbereducedbylaughterD.laughteristhebestmedicine13.Thestudentswhotoleratedthepainforthelongesttime.A.listenedtodifferentradioprogrammesB.couldproduceakindofchemicalC.don’thavestressofpainD.listenedtoafunnyprogramme14.Theunderlinedworddiminishissimilarto.A.testB.stopC.reduceD.increase15.Doctorsholdlaughterclinics_________.A.togivebetterconditiontotheirpatientsB.inordertoimprovepatients’healthC.tomakepatientssmileD.toprovesmileandlaughterhavethesameeffect

FourSimpleKeystoTransformYourLifeThePowerofChoice.Everyoneofusmakescountlesschoiceseveryday.Everychoicewemakehasanimpactonourlives.Eveninsignificantchoicescanaffectwhatweexperienceandhowwefeel.Whenhungerstrikeswecanreachforahealthynutritioussnackorwecanchoosethesugarhighofjunkfood.Themoreimportantthedecisionthegreateritseffect.ForinstancehowdoIacttowardsthatpersonwhotreatedmebadly?DoIgenerallychoosetobepassiveordoIactivelysetclearintentionsandcreatewhatIwantinmylife?Everychoicewemakehoweverbigorsmallaffectsusinsomeway.HowDoYouMakeChoices?Ifyouareinterestedinlivingaricherfullerlifethereisafoundationuponwhichyoucanbaseallofyourdecisionswhichcanmakelifebetternotonlyforyoubutalsoforthosearoundyou.Thisfoundationistochoosebasedonwhat'sbestforall.Imagineaworldwhereeveryparentspouse配偶friendteacherbusinesspersonandpoliticiantrulydidtheirbesttochoosewhat'sbestforallinvolvedineverydecisiontheymadE.Wewouldcertainlyliveinamorecaringsupportiveworld.It'stheIntention.ButhowdoIknowwhatisreallybest?youmightask.Theanswerissimple.Itdoesn'tmatter.Whatmattersisnotthechoiceyoumakebutrathertheintentionbehindyourchoice.Whatmattersisthatwhateverdecisionyoumakeyouareclearinyourintentionofchoosingbasedonwhat'sbestforall.Ifitlaterturnsoutthatyoumadewhatappearstohavebeenabadchoicethere'snoneedforguilt.Knowingthatyoudidyourbesttochoosewithasinceredesireforwhat'sbestforallyourconsciencestaysclearandopen.Thisthenallowsyoutomoreeasilylearnfromyourmistakesandtolivewithaclearheartandmind.What'sBestforMeToo!Choosingwhat'sbestdoesnotmeanyouhavetoalwayssacrificeyourselfforothers.Anoverly过度的exhaustedmothercanlosehertempereasily.Sometimeoffforthismothermightseemselfishyetinthelongrunitcanhelphertobeabettermothertoherchildren.Soaswemovethrougheachdayofourlivesletusremembertoincludeourselvesaswedoourbesttochoosewhat'sbestforall.67.WhichofthefollowingisFALSE?A.WheneverhungerstrikeswewillreachforajunksnackB.Everychoicehoweverbigorsmallhasaninfluenceonus.C.Evensmallchoicesaffecthowwefeel..D.Wemakechoiceseveryday.68.Howshouldwemakechoices?A.Tobeinterestedinaricherfullerlife.B.Tomakelifebetterforourselves.C.Toimagineaworldwhereeveryonedidtheirbest.D.Tochoosebasedonwhat'sbestforall.69.WhydoestheauthorsayWhatmattersisnotthechoiceyoumakebutrathertheintentionbehindyourchoice.?A.Becausethechoiceyoumakeisnotimportant.B.Becauseyoumayhavemadeabadchoice.C.Becausethisallowsyoutostayclearandimprove.D.Becausethereisnoneedforguilt.70.Howtochoosewhatisbestforus?A.Weneedtodevoteallourlifetoothers.B.Weneedtoputawaysometimeforourselves.C.Weneedtosacrificeourselvesforothers.D.Weneedtobeselflesseveryminute.

05·浙江C.篇InthecourseofworkingmywaythroughschoolItookmanyjobsIwouldratherforget.Butnoneofthesejobswasasdreadfulasmyjobinanappleplant.Theworkwashard;thepaywaspoor;andmostofalltheworkingconditionswereterriblE.Firstofallthejobmadehugedemandsonmystrength.ForthenhoursanightItookboxesthatrolleddownametaltrackandpiledthemontoatruck.EachboxcontainedtwelveheavybottlesofapplejuicE.IoncefiguredoutthatIwasliftinganaverageoftwelvetonsofapplejuiceeverynight.Iwouldnothavemindedthedifficultyoftheworksomuchifthepayhadnotbeensopoor.Iwaspaidthelowestwageofthattime—twodollarsanhour.BecauseofthelowpayIfelteagertogetasmuchaspossiblE.Iusuallyworkedtwelvehoursanightbutdidnottakehomemuchmorethan$100aweek.Butevenmorethanthelowpaywhatmademeunhappywastheworkingconditions.DuringworkIwaslimitedtotwoten-minutebreaksandanunpaidhalfhourforlunch.Mostofmytimewasspentoutsideloadingtruckswiththoseheavyboxesinnear-zero-degreetemperatures.ThesteelfloorsofthetruckswerelikeicewhichmademyfeetfeellikestonE.AndaftertheproductionlineshutdownatnightandmostpeopleleftIhadtospendtwohoursalonecleaningthefloor.IstayedonthejobforfivemonthsallthewhilehatingthedifficultyoftheworkthepoormoneyandtheconditionsunderwhichIworkeD.BythetimeIleftIwasdeterminednevertogobackthereagain.49.Whydidthewriterhavetotakemanyjobsatthattime?A.TopayforhisschoolingB.TosaveforhisfutureC.TosupporthisfamilyD.Togainsomeexperience50.ThefollowingfactsdescribetheterribleworkingconditionsoftheplantEXCEPT_________.A.loadingboxesinthefreezingcoldB.havinglimitedtimeforbreaksC.workingandstudyingatthesametimeD.gettingnopayforlunchtime51.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Thewriter’sunhappyschoollifeB.Thewriter’seagernesstoearnmoneyC.Thewriter’sexperienceasafull-timeworkerD.Thewriter’shardworkinanappleplant52.Howisthetextorganized?A.Topic—Argument—ExplanationB.Opinion—Discussion--DescriptionC.Mainidea—Comparison—SupportingexamplesD.Introduction—Supportingexamples—Conclusion

ToallofyouatChineselovelinksIam44yearsoldandnevermarrieD.IhavealwayswantedtofindthatperfectsomeonethatIdreamabout.ForaboutthelastfiveyearsIhavealmostgivenupthehopeofeverfindingtheoneItrulywishtospendtherestofmylifewith.Ihavealwaystriedtobeaniceguy.IhadfoundyourwebsitesomefourorfivemonthsbeforE.Ididnotknowwhattoexpect.Idon’tknowhowtospeakChineseandneverthoughttrulyofhowIwastoanAsianwoman.WellIhadalotofrepliesfromsomeveryniceandprettywomen.Ihadahardtimefindingonlyacoupletowriteto.Butonestoodoutfromtherest.ShewascuteniceandseemedtoholdalotofthesamevaluesasIdo.InashorttimeIhaddecidedtowriteonlytoher.Wecommunicatedviaemails23timesadayandphonecallsonceortwiceaweek.Iwentandmetherandherfamilyonlyaweekago.HernameisYingandshelivesinNanning.IfoundNanningtobeoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesIhadeverbeento.WehadevendecidedtomarryandtobringhertotheUSAunderthefiancéevisA.NotonlydidshemeeteverythingIhadeverhopedtofindinsomeoneelsebutturnedouttobewhateverywomanshouldbelikeatleasttheonesIhavemet.Weplantomarryassoonassheishereandstartafamilytogetherasneitherofushaschildrenbutwebothwantthem.SotoanyoneouttherereadingthisIcanonlysaythis:Youmaynotfindwhatyouarelookingforifyou’renothonestwithyourpartnerandyourself.ThissiteworkedformemostlybecauseIwashonestwithsomethingthatIwantedinsomeoneelsE.WhenIdidfindherlovecanworkevenacrosstheothersideoftheworldbetweenlanguagedifferencesandculturaldifferences.Iwishyouallluckinfindingyourperfectmatch.IhavefinallyfoundmineandwishtogiveallmythankstothoseatChineselovelinkstohelpmakeithappen.SincerelyyoursArthur45.WecaninferfromtheletterthatChineselovelinksisawebsitetoA.helpforeignerstotravelinChinaB.helpbothChineseandforeignerstofindonetheywanttomarryC.helpChineseandforeignersmakefriendsD.receivelettersfromtheUSA46.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutArthur’sstory?A.HewassureoffindingaChinesewomanashiswifeatfirst.B.HewasdeterminedtofindaChinesewomanashiswifE.C.HealmostlosthopeinfindingaperfectwifeuntilhefoundYing.D.NowomenwrotetohimbeforeYing.47.YingstoodoutfromtherestbecauseA.shewasaChineseB.shehadmuchincommonwithArthurC.otherwomenstoppedwritingtoArthurD.shewascuteandniceandoftenphonedtoArthur48.Arthurthinksisthemostimportantinfindingsomeoneonewantstomarry.A.beinghonestwiththepartnerandoneselfB.helpfromthewebsiteC.differenceinlanguagesandplacesD.differenceincultures

AreyouthetypeofpersonwhoalwayssaysyesI.’vecometolearnthatitisveryimportanttolearntosayNO！It’sokay.Peoplearestillgoingtolikeyou.Theymayevenrespectyoumorebecausetheyknowyouarehonest.I.mnotsayingtosaynotosomeonewhoreallyneedsyourhelp.I.’mtalkingaboutrefusingthatmeetingthatyoureallydonotwanttoattendorthatbirthdaypartythatyoudon’twanttobeaguestat.ThinkforamomenthowyoufeelwhenyousayYEStosomethingthatyoureallydon'twanttodo.Ifyou’relikeIoncewasyoucan’tsleepatnightandyouthinkaboutittoomuch.ItweighsonyourminD.Youtrytofindwaysout.Whateveryou’resayingtoyourselfifyoureallywantedtogoyouwouldn’thaveallofthesethoughts.SowhynotjustsayNOfromthebeginning?Maybeyoufeellikeifyoudon’tshowupatthemeetingbythewayitisnotoneyoumustattendyourbossisn’tgoingtolikeyouoryourco-workerswon’trespectyou.Maybeyoufeelasifyourmomdadorsisterswon’tloveyouasmuchifyoudon’tdoeverythingforthemthattheyaskeveryoccasion.Ifthesepeopleareyourtruefriendsfamilymembersoragoodbosstheywilllikeorloveyouthesamenomatterwhat.Peopletreatyouthewayyouteachthemtoandifyou’resomeonewhoalwayssaysyesthenthat’swhattheyreexpecting.Youneedtodowhatisrightforyou.Ofcoursewedohaverealobligationsinlifetofulfillbutwedonothavetodoeverythingotherswantustodo.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreewithA.Weshouldtrytodowhatourfriendsaskustodo.B.WeshouldhelpothersinneeD.C.Alwayssayingyesmeansyouaredishonest.D.AlwayssayingnomeansyouarebravE.65.Whatdoestheunderlinedword’ItinParagraph3referto?A.Sayingyes.B.A.friend'sbirthdayparty.C.Somethingyou’reunwillingtodo.D.Somethingyouthinkdifficulttodo.66.Thewriterbelievesthatifyousaynotoyourfamilymembersyou’11＿·A.havethesamerelationshipwiththemasbeforeB.havealooserelationshipwiththemC.disappointthemD.upsetthem67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LearntoMakeaRightChoiceB.ToBeYourselfC.DoWhatYouWanttoDoD.LearntoSayNo

61.Whichofthefollowingqualitiesthewriterthinksisthemostimportantinchoosingafriend?A.Understanding.B.Honesty.C.Reliability.D.A.senseofhumor.62.Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends______.A.theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelpB.youwillberefusedwhenyougetintotroubleC.youwillbecomerichD.youcanbesurethatyougetrealfriends63.Goodfriendsneedto______.A.alwayspointouteachother'smistakesB.behelpedwithmoneyC.understandeachother'sfeelingsD.havemoneyorluck64.Thispassagemainlydiscuss_____.A.theimportanceofhavingafriendB.wheretochoosefriendsC.howtogetalongwithfriendsD.thequalitiesofafriend

TherearethreedifferentkindsoffriendsinourlifE.Iclassify分类themaccordingtohowwellIknowthemandhowwelltheyknowmE.Thefirsttypeoffriendisjustanacquaintance熟人.ThismeansthatyouonlyknowtheirnamE.Youmightnotevenrememberwhattheylooklikeifyougoawayforashortvacation.Youdon’tmissthemwhentheyareelsewherE.Itisalsothistypeoffriendwhogivesyouthemostamountofaggravation恼怒.Sincemostofthetimeyouareplacedinapositionwhereyouhavetoactfriendly.Youwouldnotnormallytellanacquaintancewhenheorsheisdoingsomethingthatmakesyoufeelangrysuchastappingthefingersonatableorshoutingloudly.Icallthempestfriends.Thesecondkindoffriendisaguestfriend.Theyarejustsocialpartners.Youmeetthematacertainlocationandattheendofthemeetingyougoyourseparatewayandtheygotheirs.Youdon’ttalktoooftenwiththissortoffriendandyoudon’tshareeachother’ssecrets.Lastlywehavebestfriends.Thissortoffriendistherewhenyouneedthem.Theyknowyouasapersonandtheyaretherethroughthickandthin.Bestfriendsaretheonesthatyoucanleananddependonnomatterwhathappens.Ifyouneedalisteningeartheywillbetheonetolendsupport.Friendscomeinalldifferentshapesandsizes.EveryfriendhasaninfluenceonourlifE.67.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.WhatatruefriendislikE.B.ThreekindsoffriendsinourlifE.C.TherolethatfriendsplayinourlifE.D.Whytherearedifferentkindsoffriends.68.Accordingtothewriterwhenafriendofthefirsttypeactsinanannoyingwayyou________.A.cantellhim/heraboutitdirectlyB.shouldstayawayfromhim/herC.shouldadvisehim/hertocorrecthis/herbehaviorD.mayfindithardtotellhim/hernottodoso69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaboutthesecondtypeoffriend?A.Theyareonlysocialpartners.B.Youdon’ttalkveryoftenwiththem.C.Youdon’tshareyoursecretswiththem.D.Theyarecalledpestfriendsbythewriter.70.WhatwillmostprobablybetalkedaboutinParagraph5?A.Howtomakefriends.B.HowfriendsinfluenceourlifE.C.Howtoimprovefriendship.D.HowtogetalongwellwiththethirdtypeoffrienD.

Thefinalexamweekhasarrivedandtheonlywaytofaceexamsisthroughearlypreparation.Hereareafewitemstorelievethestressandprovideasuccessfulendingtothesemester.FoodInadditiontobuyingsuppliessuchaspencilscalculatorsandsoonfortheexamitselfcertainfoodcancalmone'snerves神经whilestudying.KatherineSamuelsamarketingsophomore大二学生believesthateatingahealthybreakfastaffectsherabilitytotakeatest.Onthemorningbeforeafinalexamshesuggeststakingamomenttorelaxwhileeating.I’llhaveagoodbreakfast—somefruitandcoffeeonthemorningbeforeafinalSamuelssaiD.MusicWhenhehastroublefocusingonstudyingforhisfinalfreshmanLaneGenzlingerreliesonalittleBachorMozarttoconcentratE.Ilikelisteningtoclassicalmusicbecausetherearenowords.ItcanbereallyrelaxingGenzlingersaiD.SleepPriyaRaoafinancesophomoremakessurethatherheadhitsthepillowlongbeforeshehastotakeanexam.PeoplefoolthemselvesintothinkingtheycanremembereverythingneededforafinalandmakeanA.Don’tspendthewholenightstudyingbeforeafinalexambecausewhenyouwakeupyou’llhavenoenergytotakethetestshesaiD.Haveagoodnightofsleepbeforetheexam.64.WhilepreparingforthefinalexamPriyaRaobelieves_____.A.itisnecessarytohavesomegoodfoodB.studentsshouldattendeveryclassgivenbyprofessorsC.goodsleepisquitenecessaryD.shecanpassthefinalexameasily65.WhothinksfoodisquiteimportantinpreparingforthefinalexamA.PriyaRaoB.LaneGenzlinger.C.StacieRitter.D.KatherineSamuels66.Thepassageismainlyabout____.A.whatcollegestudentscandoinpreparingforthefinalexamB.collegestudentsneedfoodsleepandsoonC.thehobbiesofthecollegestudentsD.collegelifeofsomestudents

DearJohnIhavethesamefeelingsaboutChinaasyours.InthepastIhadnointeresttovisitthiscountry.EverythinglookedsostrangeandmysterioustomE.ThiswasthecaseuntilonedayIcreatedastrongfriendshipwithsomeChinesepeoplE.TheoneofthemIhadnevermet－webecamefriendsthroughtheInternet.SincethattimeIhavebeenlovewithChinA.IstartedlearningChineseandthissummerIhavevisitedChinA.ImostlystayedinBeijing.WhenIcamebacksomedaysagoIfoundthatIlovedChinamorethanbeforE.SometimesIthinkmyGoddosomethingnottolovethemsomuchbecauseIsuffer.Myfeelingsaresostrongthattheymakemesuffer.InthepastIwassohappywithmyfamilyatleastIthoughtthatIwashappyandallofasuddenIlostmyminD.Whatisthat?Idonotwanttotellyoumorethingsnow.Iwillcreateanewthreadsoeverybodycanreaditandcomment.IwillalsotellyousomethingelsE.ThistimeyouhavewhatIhaveeverdreamedinmylifE.IamaGreekwhowantstoliveinLondonforsomeyearsandinChinA.Youhaveallofthem.OhIenvy妒忌yousomuch.SoluckytofindyouherE.IgotoLondoneveryyear.Iwasalsotherethissummer.IstayedinMileEndareafortwoweeks.DoyoumissGreece?YoursGreekAngel58.Thislettermostprobablycomesfrom.A.aprivateletterB.theInternetC.thenewspaperD.themagazine59.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingSometimesIthinkinParagraph3?A.Shecan’tloveChinamorE.B.It’sstrangewhysheshouldloveChinasomuch.C.It’samistaketoloveChinA.D.Sheshouldn’tloveChinasomuch.60.Whichofthefollowingabouttheauthoristrue?A.ShehasneverbeentoChinA.B.ShehasalwayslovedChinA.C.ShehasoncebeentoLondon.D.ShelovesChinamorethanherfamily.

CaraLangis13.ShelivesinBostonMassachusettsinmeU.S.LastThursdayshedidn'tgotoschool.ShewenttoworkwithherfatherinsteaD.EveryyearonthefourthThursdayinAprilmillionsofyounggirlsgowork.ThisisTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDay.Thegirlsarebetweenmeagesof9and15.TheyspendthedayatworkwithanadultusuallyamotherfatherauntorunclE.Theygotoofficespolicestationslaboratoriesandotherplaceswheretheirparentsorotherfamilymemberswork.Nextyearthedaywillincludesonstoo.TheMs.Foundationanorganizationforwomenstartedtheprogramabouttenyearsago.IntheU.S.manywomenworkoutsidethehomE.TheMs.Foundationwantedgirlstofindoutaboutmanydifferentkindsofjobs.ThenwhenthegirlsgrowuptheycanchooseajobtheylikE.Cara'sfatherisafilmdirector.CarasaysItwasveryexcitingformetogotothestudiowithmydaD.Isawalotofpeopledoingdifferentjobs.Manybusinesseshavespecialactivitiesforgirlsonthisday.LastyearCarawenttoworkwithherauntattheUniversityofMassachusetts.IntheengineeringdepartmentthegirlslearnedtobuildabridgewithtoothpicksandCandy.Inthechemistrydepartmenttheylearnedtousescales.Theylearnedaboutmanyotherkindsofjobstoo.RightnowCaradoesnotknowwhatjobshewillhavewhenshegrowsup.ButbecauseofTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDaysheknowssheh2Lsmanychoices.41.WhatisCara'sfather?A.Anengineer.B.Anofficial.C.A.moviemaker.D.A.professor.42.AccordingtothepassageTakeourDaughterstoworkDayis______.A.oneveryThursdayinAprilB.aholidayforgirlsofallagesC.adayforgirlstoknowaboutjobsD.adayforgirlstogetajobeasily43.OnthisspecialdayCarahasdoneallthefollowingEXCEPTthat____.A.shelearnedtousescalesB.sheworkedasanactressC.shewenttoworkwithherauntD.sheusedtoothpicksandCandytobuildabridge44.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.CaraLangaFortunateGirlB.TakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayC.Children'sDayandWorkDayD.Ms.FoundationanOrganizationforWomen

HewasanoldmanwhofishedaloneinaboatintheGulfStreamandhehadgoneeighty-fourdaysnowwithouttakingafish.Inthefirstfortydaysaboyhadbeenwithhim.Butafterfortydayswithoutafishtheboy’sparentshadtoldhimthattheoldmanwasnowdefinitelyandfinallysalaowhichistheworstformofunluckyandtheboyhadgoneattheirordersinanotherboatwhichcaughtthreegoodfishthefirstweek.Itmadetheboysadtoseetheoldmancomeineachdaywithhisskiffemptyandhealwayswentdowntohelphimcarryeitherthecoiledlinesorthegaff鱼钩andharpoon鱼叉andthesailthatwasfurledaroundthemast桅杆.Thesailwaspatchedwithfloursacksandfurleditlookedliketheflagofpermanentdefeat.Theoldmanwasthinandgauntwithdeepwrinklesinthebackofhisneck.Thebrownblotches斑点oftheskincancerthesunbringsfromitsreflectiononthetropicseawereonhischeeks.Theblotchesranwelldownthesidesofhisfaceandhishandshadthedeep-creasedscarsfromhandlingheavyfishonthecords.Butnoneofthesescarswerefresh.Theywereasoldaserosionsinafishlessdesert.EverythingabouthimwasoldexcepthiseyesandtheywerethesamecolorastheseaandwerecheerfulandundefeateD.Santiagotheboysaidtohimastheyclimbedthebankfromwheretheskiffwaspulledup.Icouldgowithyouagain.We’vemadesomemoney.Theoldmanhadtaughttheboytofishandtheboylovedhim.NotheoldmansaiD.You’rewithaluckyboat.Staywiththem.Butrememberhowyouwenteighty-sevendayswithoutfishandthenwecaughtbigoneseverydayforthreeweeks.IremembertheoldmansaiD.IknowyoudidnotleavemebecauseyoudoubteD.ItwaspapawhomademeleavE.IamaboyandImustobeyhim.IknowtheoldmansaiD.Itisquitenormal.Hehasn’tmuchfaith.NotheoldmansaiD.ButwehavE.Haven’twe?YestheboysaiD.CanIofferyouabeerontheTerraceandthenwe’lltakethestuffhomE.Whynot?theoldmansaiD.Betweenfishermen.56.Theboylefttheoldmanandwentinanotherboattofishbecause.A.theoldmanpreferredtofishaloneB.theoldmanwasunluckyC.theboy’sparentsorderedhimtoD.theoldman’ssailsuggestedapermanentdefeat57.Afterreadingthispassagewemaysafelyconcludethat.A.theoldmanwasinsistentandnotafraidoffailure[B.theboy’spapahadconfidenceineverythingC.theoldmancaughtbigfishesduringeighty-sevendaysD.theboyobeyedhisfatherbecausehehadsomedoubtsabouttheoldman58.Whatmighthappenafterthelastparagraph?A.Theoldmanandtheboymightgotofishwithotherfishermen.B.Theoldmanmightgotohaveadrinkwiththeboy.C.Theoldmanandtheboymightgotoenjoybeerattheoldman’shomE.D.Theoldmanmightgototelltheboy’spapaaboutthesecretsbetweenfishermen.

RecentlyaprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLife.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourday-to-daylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeprecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.FromthewaytheyspendtheirmoneytheycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlifE.Sincemoneyissoimportanttousweconsiderthosewhopossessalotofittobeveryimportant.Theauthorinterviewedsomemillionairesinresearchinghisbook.Question:Whatisthemostsurprisingthingyouhavediscoveredaboutbeingrichbecauseyouareaself-mademan?Answer:Themostsurprisingthingishowpeoplegivemesomuchrespect.Iamnothing.Idonotknowmuch.AllIamisrich.Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoneybutwhatisitfor?HowmuchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?Inhisbooktheprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodernsociety:tobringbacktheideathatmoneyisaninstrumentratherthantheenD.MoneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerialworldbutexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflifE.51.Accordingtothefirstparagraphpeoplehavenotrealized____.A.howimportantmoneyisintheirday-to-daylifeB.howonespendsmoneyshowswhatisimportanttohimC.thatmoneyismoreimportantthantheirphilosophyoflifeD.thattheirunderstandingoflifeismoreimportantthanmoney52.Theauthorseemstobelievethataskingyourfriendtolendyousomemoney____.A.isagoodwaytotestyourfriendshipB.willdoharmtoyourfriendshipC.willstrengthenyourfriendshipD.isagoodwaytobreakoffyourfriendship53.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemillionairefromhisanswerintheinterview?A.HedoesnotfeelthatheiswelleducateD.B.Hedoesnotthinkthatheisaveryimportantperson.C.Hedoesn’tthinkthatbeingrichisworthsomuchattention.D.Hedoesn’tconsiderhimselftobeverysuccessful.54.WhatdoestheAmericanprofessorofphilosophywanttoexplaininhisbook?A.MoneyisanenD.B.Moneyisameans.C.Moneyiseverything.D.Moneyisunimportant.55.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthordisagree?A.Moneyisimportantinmodernsociety.B.Themeaningoflifedoesnotcompletelylieinmoney.C.Wealthwillsurelybringtheownerhappiness.D.Happinessisnotnecessarilytheresultofwealth.

Fearplaysnopartinthislatestproblem.I’mnotafraidI'lllosemychildren.Iwon'tlosemychildren.WelivetogetherandnothingnothingsherepeatshervoicerisingwhenspeakingtoJohn'slawyerwillstopmefrombeingwithmychildren.A.law?Yearright.Don'tdisturbmewhenitcomestomychildren.Youarenevergoingtowin.IfJohnwantstoseethemIcannotstophim.He'stheirfather­­—Iwantthemtoseehim!Howeverhisvisitinhispresentconditionwilldisturbthechildren'sstable稳定的life.JohnwhohasspentmuchofhistimeinCaliforniarecentlyhasonlyhiredahouseforhimselfinPennsylvaniaaccordingtohislawyer.Ifhe'dliketosticktoaregularlifeI'dbemorethanhappytodothatJanesays.Thebestthingforanychildofadivorced离婚的parentisastablelifE.Iwantnothingmorethanforhimtosetupastablelifeforhimselfsothathecanbepartofmakingourchildren'slivesmorestablE.Whilemattersofmoneyandcarewon'tbesettledforweeksJanehardlyputsherlifeonholD.LastweektheABCnetworkannouncedthatJanewouldreturnwithherownshowTwistofJaneinwhichshegivesadvicetoothermoms.JaneandhereightchildrenwillalsoreturntoABCinaseriesofJanePlus8specialsshowingthemonvariousadventures.It’sarestforJane.whoinsiststhatsheneedshernewbusylifetoprovideforherfamily.Ihavetoleadsuchalife.andI’mthankfulthatI’vebuiltittothetopwherenowIcansupportmychildren.shesays.Andwhetherabellicose好斗的dancejudgeorabellicoseformerwifeJaneplanstokeep0nfacingattacksonher.Somepeopletrytoknockmedown—onlytomakememorefiercemoreprotectivemoredeterminedtodobettershesays.Goaheadtakemeon.Thiswilljustmakemestronger.49.AccordingtoJaneinthefirstparagraphthelow____________A.can’ttakeherchildrenawayfromherB.can’tdoanythingwiththecaseC.willbestsettletheproblemD.willdisturbherchildren50.Whatdoestodothatrefertointhesecondparagraph?A.TolivewithJohn.B.TohireahouseforJohn.C.ToallowJohntoseethechildrenD.ToaskJohntosetuparegularlifE.51.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphmean?A.Jane’slifeisverydifficult.B.Janecontinuestoliveasusual.C.Janealmostcan’tcontrolherlireD.Janeworksveryhardtoliveahappylife.52.WhichwordcanbestdescribeJane?A.Proud.B.Fierce.C.Determined.D.Independent

Whenyouhavegoodfriendsyoureallyfeelspecialandwanttoshareinthespiritoffriendship.Youtrytodopleasingandexcitingthingsforeachother.Youcouldgoonafriendshipholidaywhichwouldbeveryjoyous.Therearemanyplacesthatyoucangoforafriendshipholiday.Firstletuslookatsomeofthethingsthatyouwillenjoywhenyougoonholidaywithyourfriends.YouwillgetachancetorelaxandforgetyourhecticlifE.Youcanrelaxandforgetaboutdealingwithlotsofdifferentthingseveryday.Alsosuchaholidayisanopportunitytohavefunwithyourfriendsasyouexploredifferentplaces.Moreoverthereisnobetterwaytogetatruefriendship;youhavetospendtimewithpeoplesothatyoucanfullyunderstandeachother.Icannotinsistenoughontheimportanceoflookingforenoughtimetoshareandyoucandothisthroughafriendshipholiday.Youwillhavetolookforaplacethatyouallenjoyandfeelcomfortablein.TakingafriendshipholidaydoesnothavetobeexpensivE.YoucanlookforagoodplacewhereyoucanspendtheweekenD.Theideaistogoawayforsometimesothatyoucanbealonetogether.Besidesknowingwhichplacetogotoyouneedtoknowtheactivitiesthatyouaregoingtotakepartinwhileyouareonholiday.IfyouareusingatravelagencyletitguideyoutosomeofthethingsthatyouwillreallylikE.Gofortheactivitiesthatyouwillenjoy.Itisprettyexcitinghowyoucanenjoyyourselfwithfriends.Youwon’twanttogobackhomE.68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTabenefit收获ofgoingonafriendshipholidayaccordingtotheauthor?A.Youcanrelaxontheholiday.B.Youwillenjoyexploringdifferentplaces.C.Youcanunderstandyourfriendsbetter.D.Youcanhaveagoodchancetomakenewfriends.69.Accordingtotheauthortomakerealfriendsyoushould______.A.spendtimetogethertofullyunderstandeachotherB.goonmanyholidaystomeetnewpeopleC.notstayathomebutgoonholidaywithyourfamilyD.spendtimealoneandawayfromyourfriends70.Theunderlinedwordhecticinthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______.A.tiringB.boringC.busyD.relaxing71.Whenyougoonafriendshipholiday______.A.youmustgotoatravelagencybeforeyougoB.youneedn’tplantheactivitiesthatyouwilltakepartinC.youhavetospendalotofmoneywithyourfriendD.youmustfindaplacethatyouallenjoyandfeelcomfortablein

Mostpeoplenowadaysarepersistentlyseekingforopportunitiesthatwillassisttheminreachingtheirgoals.Marketingyourselfiswhenthereisademandforyouandyourservicesthatwillhelpyouachieveyourgoals.Marketingyourselfmeansyouaresimplysellingyourself!Thecommonprobleminmarketingyourselfisthatmostpeoplethinkthatitisnastytodothis.Theythinkthatmarketingconcernsonlytoabusiness.OfcoursethisisabsolutelynottruE.Peoplewhowanttoattainthesuccesstheydesiremustpromotethemselves.Ineveryattemptyoumakejustthinkthatmarketingyourselfisaveryusefultool.ThebetteryoumarketyourselfthemoreopportunitiesyouwillhavE.MarketingyourselfdoesnotreallymeantellingeverypersonhowbeautifulandwonderfulyouarE.Itsimplymeanstellingyourprospectiveemployerthatyouexistthatyouhavethepossibilityofgeneratingmuchgreaterincomethanyourprospectiveemployermakes.Ormaybeyouhavethechanceofdoingsomethingbetter.Thereareactuallyseveraldifferentwaysofmarketingyourself.Butthereareonlytwoprimaryapproachesthatyouimplement实施.Thefirstisyoufindwaystoreachouttoothersandthesecondistoconstructwaysinorderforthepeopletofindyouandmakeconnectionwithyou.InorderforyoutoreachoutandtouchthelivesofothersyouhavetobeagoodpersonandagoodemployeE.Inthatwayyourgoodreputationwillfollownaturally.Haveabriefandconcise简明messagethatyoucansharewithothers.Whenyoumarketyourselfyoutellpeoplewhoyouareandwhatyoucandoforothers.PlanwellandpracticeyourmessagE.Inconstructingwaysforthepeopletonoticeandmakeconnectionwithyouyoumustbeopentothem.Bearinmindthatcommunicationisagreatopportunitytomakeanimpactespeciallywhenyoumarketyourself.Youalsocommunicatebywhatyouarewearing.Knowtheappropriatedresscodeandhaveplentyoftimetodecidewhatyouwillwear.Justremembertomakeagreatfirstimpression!1.Accordingtothepassageingeneralpeopletendtothinkmarketingyourself________.A.isaveryusefultoolB.willmakeyouhavemoreopportunitiesC.isnastyandconcernsonlytoabusinessD.isnatural2.AllofthefollowingaretrueaboutthemarketingyourselfEXCEPT________.A.ifyoucanmarketingyourselfbetteryouwillhavemoreopportunitiesB.ifyouwanttosucceedyoumustlearnhowtomarketyourselfC.marketingyourselfsimplymeansmakingyourbossknowyoucanmakemoremoneythanhimD.marketingyourselfreallymeanstellingothersyouarebeautifulandwonderful3.InordertomarketyourselfwellyoucandothesethingsEXCEPT________.A.praiseyourselfgreatlyB.wearappropriatelyC.haveabriefandclearmessageD.beopentoothers4.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A.thereareonlytwowaysofmarketingyourselfB.communicationplaysanimportantpartinmarketingyourselfC.youneedn’tspentplentyoftimetodecidewhatyouwillwearD.marketingyourselfsimplymeanstellingyouremployeryoumustearnmuchgreaterthanhim5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AchievingYourGoalsB.KnowingtheAppropriateDressC.WaysofMarketingYourself

MistakesareapartoflifE.Toerr犯错ishuman.FailureisalsoapartoflifenottheendoflifE.Behappyfacinglife’schallenges.Whenyoumaketheefforttobehappyandtoimproveyourlifeyouareactuallyrewardedalongtheway.Lifeislikeagameandmaybeyoucanaward奖励pointsforeveryeffortthathasbeenasuccessfroyou.Tryit.Addtenpointsforeveryachievement.Andwhenyouhavereached50pointsjustyell喊出HeyI’vewon!andgiveyourselfarewarD.IfyouhappentohavemissedyourpointsforwhateverreasontellyourselfWellItried!whichisbetterthannottryingatall.Don’tletitbesaidyoudidn’ttry.Whatisitthatyouwanttomakeyourselfhappy?ActuallyhappinessmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeoplE.ForexampleanathletewillbehappywinninghisfirstracE.Foranewmotherhappinesswouldbeseeingherbaby’sfirststeps.Happinessforapoorpersonwouldmeanhavingamealjustfortoday.Sohappinessfroyouisreallysomethingsimplethatyouwantforyourself.Itreallydoesnothavetobebig.Asamatteroffactyoushouldalwayshaverealisticexpectations.Makethebestoutofeverygivensituation.Ifyouexpectacertainresultfromasituationanditdoesnothappendon’tgetdespondent.ThisjustmeanstryinghardernexttimE.WeallhaveinusthepowertosucceeD.Don’tletgiveupbeapartofyourvocabulary.70.BysayingToerrishumantheauthormeansthat________.A.humanbeingsshouldtrytoavoid避免makingmistakesB.nooneisperfect完美andeveryonemakesmistakesC.mistakesandfailuresmakeupourlifeD.humanbeingsmakemistakeseasily71.What’sthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Trytoreach50points.B.NeverstoptryinginyourlifE.C.Awardyourselfforyoursuccess.D.Don’tbeafraidofmissingyourpoints.72.TheauthorproveshisideainParagraph3through________.A.examplesB.numbersC.experimentsD.stories73.Theunderlinedworddespondentinthelastparagraphmeans________.A.frightenedB.disappointedC.surprisedD.excited

Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversincE.A.manwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.A.motherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbeginsTwinkletwinklelittlestarorrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearningwhichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomethingadditionallearningtrialsincreasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimmingbicycleridingandplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.WecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchasTwinkletwinklelittlestarandchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.Themultiplicationtables乘法口诀表areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschoolbecausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhooD.Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming突击学习foranexaminationthoughitmayresultinapassinggradeisnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecoursE.BycrammingastudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexaminationbutheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearneD.A.littleoverlearningontheotherhandisreallynecessaryforone’sfuturedevelopment.55.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?A.PeoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhooD.B.Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.C.Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.D.Storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.56.Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby_________.A.presentingresearchfindingB.settingdowngeneralrulesC.makingacomparisonD.usingexamples57.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinParagraph4referto?A.Themultiplicationtables.B.Commonlyacceptedrules.C.Thingseasilyforgotten.D.Schoolsubjects.58.Whatistheauthor’sopiniononcramming?A.Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.B.It’spossibletoresultinpoormemory.C.It’shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.D.Itincreasesstudents’learninginterest.

Oursuccessinbusinesssportsfriendshiplove―nearlyeverythingweattempt―islargelydeterminedbyourownself-imagE.Peoplewhohaveconfidenceintheirpersonalworthseemtobeessentialforsuccessandhappiness.Goodthingsdropintotheirhandsregularlytheirrelationshiparelong-lastingtheirprojectsareusuallycarriedtocompletion.TousetheimageanEnglishwritercreatedtheycatchjobonthewing.Oppositetothatsomepeopleseemtoholdattractionforfailureandunhappiness.Theirplansgoinawrongmannertheyhaveawayofdestroyingtheirownpotentialsuccessandnothingseemstoworkoutforthem.Forsuchpersonstheirproblemsusuallyhaveasoriginadifficultywithself-acceptancE.Whentheygainmoreconfidencethroughothers’helpoftentheirtroublestakecareofthemselves.Itisbelievedthatanyonecanchangehisself-estimation.A.personwithlowself-imageisnotnecessarilylimitedtoalifeofunhappinessandfailurE.Itispossibletogetridofnegativeattitudesandgainthehealthyconfidenceneededtorealizeone’sdream.86.Thewordimageusedinline4means_____A.lifelikedrawingofsomethingB.pictureformedinone’smindC.reproductionofanobjectD.somethingimagined87.Accordingtothepassagehighself-imagehelpsone_____.A.tobecomehealthierandbetterlookingB.toenjoyone’slifelikeflyingwithwingsC.tomaintainanegativeattitudetowardsthingsaroundD.towinsuccessinone’slifeandwork.88.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat______.A.one’sself-imageissomethingunchangeableB.beingattractiveisveryimportantinmakingfriendswithothers.C.noteveryonecanbenefitfromanimprovementofhisself-imageD.apersonwithhighself-imagehasmuchconfidenceinhisownfuture89.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HappinessorFailureB.SuccessandSelf-imageC.DifficultiesinImprovingSelf-AcceptanceD.AttitudetowardsLife

BritonsLearntoForgiveLEEDSEngland─A.LeedsUniversitypsychology心理学professoristeachingacoursetohelpdozensofBritonsforgivetheirenemies.ThehatredweholdwithinusisacancerProfessorKenHartsaidaddingthatholdinginangercanleadtoproblemssuchashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasE.Morethan70peoplehavebecomemembersinHart’sfirst20-weekworkshopinLondon─acoursehesaysisthefirstofitskindintheworlD.Thesearepeoplewhoaresickandtiredoflivingwithamemory.TheyrealizetheirbitternessisapoisontheythinktheycanpouroutbuttheyendupdrinkingitthemselvessaidCanadian-bornHart.Thestudentsmeetingroupsofeighttotenforatwo-hourworkshopwithanadvisereveryfortnight.ThecourseendinginJulyisexpectedtogetridofthecancerofhatredinthesepeoplE.PeoplehavelotsofnegativeattitudestowardsforgivenesshesaidPeopleconfuseforgivenesswithforgetting.ForgivenessmeanschangingfromanegativeattitudetoapositiveonE.HartandhisteamhavecreatedinstructionstoprovidethetrainingneedeD.ThemainideaistogiveyouguidelinesonhowtolookatvariouskindsofangersandhowtheyaffectyouandhowtochangeyourattitudestowardsthepersonyouareangrywithsaidNormanClaringbullaseniorexpertontheforgivenessproject.Hartsaidhebelievesforgivenessisaskillthatcanbetaughtasthesepeoplewanttogetfreeofthepast.56.Fromthispassageweknowthat_________.A.highbloodpressureandheartdiseaseareonlycausedbyhatredB.highbloodpressurecanonlybecuredbypsychologyprofessorsC.withouthatredpeoplewillhavelesstroubleconnectedwithbloodpressureandheartD.peoplewhosufferfromhighbloodpressureandheartdiseasemusthavemanyenemies57.InHart’sfirst20-weekworkshoppeopletherecan________.A.meettheirenemiesB.changetheirattitudestowardsbitternessC.enjoytheprofessor’sspeechD.learnhowtoquarrelwithothers58.IfyouareamemberinHart’sworkshopyou’ll________.A.paymuchmoneytoHartB.gototheworkshopeverynightC.attendagatheringtwiceamonthD.pourouteverythingstoredinyourmind59.Theauthorwrotethispassageinorderto________.A.persuadeustogotoHart’sworkshopB.TellusthenewsaboutHart’sworkshopC.tellushowtorunaworkshoplikeHart’sD.helpustolookatvariouskindsofangers

Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusyyouaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogapsthereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycoulD.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactorpeoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions消遣.Insteadpeopleeventhosewhoarehighlyproductiveneedtotakebreaksoccasionallyprocrastinate拖延andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retiredyoucanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdonE.YourattentionabilityisalsolimitedbecauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedoneyoucanonlyfocusononeortwoatatimE.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardtofindtimeisn’talackoftimE.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.IwasinsanelybusybutatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitemsandIstillfoundtimetoexercisE.HoweverafterafewweeksoffduetoillnessIstoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandardsinfactmyschedulewasincrediblylight.DespitethisfreetimeIfoundithardtofindtimetoexercisE.ItseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgonE.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.26.Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiencythemostimportantlimitingfactoris________.A.aschedulewithoutgapsB.breaksanddistractionsC.thelimitedtimeD.thelimitedenergy27.Accordingtoparagraph4everyoneincludingtheextremelybusypeoplecan___________.A.workwithoutanyrestB.focusonmanythingsatatimeC.findsomemoretimeinadayD.dosomeexerciseregularly28.Afterafewweeksoffwhatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A.Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitems.B.Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C.Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D.HepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedulE.29.Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A.provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB.showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC.explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD.telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas30.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AreYouReallyLackofTime?B.HowCanYouWorkEfficiently?C.WhatMakesYourEnergyLimitedd?D.WhenShouldYouDoExercise?

Whenyouwanttogoshoppingdecidehowmuchmoneyyoucanspendfornewclothes.ThinkaboutthekindofclothesyoureallyneeD.ThenlookforthoseclothesonsalE.Therearelabelsinsideallnewclothes.Thelabelstellyouhowtotakecareofyourclothes.Thelabelforashirtmaytellyoutowashitinwarmwater.A.sweaterlabelmaytellyoutowashbywashingincoldwater.Thelabelonacoatmaysaydrycleanonly.Washingmayruinthiscoat.Ifyoudoasthedirections说明sayonthelabelyoucankeepyourclotheslookingtheirbest.ManyclothestodaymustbedrycleaneD.DrycleaningisexpensivE.WhenbuyingnewclotheschecktoseeiftheywillneedtobedrycleaneD.YouwillsavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatcanbewasheD.YoucansavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatarewellmadE.Well-madeclotheslastlonger.Theylookgoodevenaftertheyhavebeenwashedmanytimes.ClothesthatcostmoremoneyarenotalwaysbettermadE.Theydonotalwaysfitbetter.Sometimelessexpensiveclotheslookandfitbetterthanmoreexpensiveclothes.64.Ifyouwanttosavemoneyyoucanbuyclothesthat_____.A.don'tfityouB.don'tlastlongC.needtobedrycleanedD.canbewashed65.Thelabelinsidetheclothestellyou______.A.howtokeepthemlookingtheirbestB.howtosavemoneyC.whethertheyfityouornotD.wheretogetthemdrycleaned66.Welearnfromthereadingthatcheaperclothes______.A.arealwaysworsemadeB.mustbedrycleanedC.cannotbewashedD.cansometimesfityoubetter

·RoundtheworldticketsRTWsTheseusuallylastayearandletyougotoseveraldestinations.Theremaybesomerestrictions.限制onwhereyoucangobyairsoit'simportanttocheckoutthetermsandconditionsofeachdealanddecidewhichonesuitsyoubest.AtypicalRTWforusuallylessthan￡1000wouldbe:London—Toronto—Honolulu—Fiji—Sydney—HongKong—London.YoucangetapresetRTWormakeoneuptoyourself—thiscanbecheaperinsomecases.·Multi-stopoverticketsIfyoudon'twanttogoaroundtheglobebutwanttoseeseveraldifferentplacesmulti-stopoverticketscanletyoumakeseveralstopovers中途停留.Forinstanceyourroutecouldbe:London—Singapore—Sydney—Bombay—London.OritcouldbealotmorecomplicatedwithlotsofflightswithinAustraliaforinstance.·OpenjawticketsIfyouwanttogotoonedestinationbyah-andthentraveloverlandandcomebackbyanotherdestinationbyairyoucanbuyanopenjawticket.Forinstanceyourroutecouldbe;London—Cairo—Nairobi—LondonTravelingbetweenCairoandNairobibyland·AirpassesIfyouwanttotravelaroundwithinonecountryorevenoneareayoucanbuyairpassestocoveroneofthefollowing:theUSAAfricaAustraliaIndiatheFarEasttheCaribbeanSouthAmericaandthePacific.Insomecasesyoumayhavetobuytheairpassbeforeyougettothecountryorareayouwanttotravelin.Shortairpasseslastaweek.Longeronescanlastupto2months.Costsvarybutstart￡150.Askyourtravelagentfordetails.·SpurlegsSpurlegsletyougooffonadetour迂回路onyourwaytoyourfinaldestination.ForexampleyoumightvisitChinaonyourwaytoAustralia.49.Mr.Brownretiredlastmonthandwantstotravelaroundtheworld;hemostprobablybuys______.A.RoundtheworldticketsB.Multi-stopoverticketsC.OpenjawticketsD.Airpasses50.Openjawticketssuitthosewhowantto______.A.gotoseveraldestinationsindifferentcountries.B.visitseveraldifferentplacesandmakeseveralstopoversC.gotooneplaceandthentravelbylandandthenreturnbyplaneD.gooffonadetourontheirwaytotheirfinaldestinations51.WhatkindofticketmayyoubuyifyouwanttotraveltoJapan.passingbyBeijing?A.Openjawtickets.B.Roundtheworldtickets.C.Airpasses.D.Spurlegs.52.Ifyouwanttotravelinonecountryforashorttimetheairticketwillcostyou______.A.morethan￡1000B.nolessthan￡150C.lessthan￡150D.about￡1000

WecanmakemistakesatanyagE.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.ButmostmistakesareaboutpeoplE.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjobdidJimreallyfeelgoodaboutitasafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?AndPaul—whydidn’tpickupthathewasfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?WhenwelookbackdoubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbaD.Butwhenwelookbackit’stoolatE.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends—orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon’treallylistenwemissthefeelingbehindthewords.SupposesomeonetellsyouYou’realuckydog.That’sbeingfriendly.Butluckydog?There’sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.ButbringinginthedogbitputsyoudownalittlE.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulforisanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.ItcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawholE.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn’timportant.It’stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven’tgotadateforSaturdaynight.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.TheminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistakE.56.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.howtointerpretwhatpeoplesayB.whattodowhenyoulistentootherstalkingC.howtoavoidmistakeswhenyoucommunicatewithpeopleD.whywegowrongwithpeoplesometimes57.Accordingtotheauthorthereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriendsisthat.A.wefailtolistencarefullywhentheytalkB.peopletendtobeannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysayC.peopleusuallystateonethingbutmeananotherD.wetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssay58.InthesentenceMaybehedoesn’tseeithimself.Inthesecondparagraphthepronounitrefersto.A.beingfriendlyB.abitofenvyC.luckydogD.yourluck59.Whenwelistentoapersontalkingthemostimportantthingforustodoisto.A.noticethewaythepersonistalkingB.takeagoodlookatthepersontalkingC.mindhistonehispostureandthelookinhiseyesD.examinetherealmeaningofwhathesaysbasedonhismannerhistoneandhisposture

Beforeyoumakefriendsyouhavetodecidewhoyouwanttobeyourfriends.Mostpeopleliketohavefriendswholiketodothesamekindsofthingstheydo.ThequickestwaytomakeafriendistosmilE.Whenyousmilepeoplethinkyouarefriendlyandeasytotalkto.ItmaynotbeeasyatfirsttosmilebutremembermostpeoplewillstayawayfromascaredorangrylookingfacE.Oneeasywaytostartaconversationwithsomeoneistosaysomethingniceabouthim.Thinkabouthowgreatyoufeelwhensomeonesayssomethingnicetoyou.Doesn’titmakeyouwanttokeeptalkingtothatperson?Askyournewfriendsquestionsaboutthemselves.Who’stheirfavoritesingerwheredotheylivewhatdotheydoafterschoolareallgoodquestionstostartaconversation.Makesureyouhavesomethingtoaddtotheconversationtoo.Whensomeoneasksyouaquestiondohaveananswerforthem.Thereisnothingthatwillstopaconversationquickerthanashrugforananswer.Kidswhoshowaninterestinotherkidsandwhoarekindandfriendlymakegoodfriends.Remembereveryonewantstobearoundpeoplewholiketodosimilarthingsandpeoplewhoarenicetothem.63.Thispassagegivesussomeadviceon_______.A.howtomakefriendsB.whatkindofpersonyoucanmakefriendswithC.howtostartaconversationD.theimportanceofsmile64.Mostpeopleliketomakefriendswiththose________.A.whoaresadeverydayB.whosharethesameinterestC.whoarefondoftalkingD.whosaybadthingstothem65.Accordingtothethirdparagraphmostpeopleenjoytalkingtoone_______.A.whoisalwayssmilingB.whoseemstobefriendlyC.whopraisesthemD.whopointsouttheirshortcomings

Ifyou'reinchargeofaprojectthekeytosuccessisgettingeveryonetowanttohelpyou.AsadirectorIpointIsuggestIgentlypushtheactorsinthedirectionIwantthemtogo.Inthe1986movieNothinginCommonJackieGleason'scharacterMaxBasnergetsfiredfromhisjobasaclothingsalesman.ThesceneshotonaboatshowsMax'sdespair绝望aboutbeingoutofwork.IwaslookingforsomegesturethatwouldallowMaxtoshowhisfeelings.JackiehadfarmoreexperienceateverythingthanIdidandatfirstIwasfrighteneD.WhatcouldIpossiblytellTheGreatOneaboutacting?OutoffearIdecidedtodirectbysuggestionandIsatdownwithGleasontotalkaboutthescenE.SoMaxissadright?IsaiD.GleasonnoddeD.Andhe’sprobablystillcarryinghispenswithhisnameonthem---theonesheusedtohandouttohiscustomersright?GleasonnoddeD.Sowhatwouldyouwanttodowiththepensafteryouwerefired?Hewassilentforamoment.Whydon’tIthrowthemoverboard?Istoodupandturnedtowardthecrew.HeyeverybodyJackiehasawonderfulideA.Let’sshootit.AfterfilmingthesceneGleasoncalledmeoverandsaidwithasmileGarrywhatkindofwonderfulideaamIgoingtohavetomorrow?Youandyourteamcandiscovertheanswerstoproblemstogether.Whentherearenoprizesorgoldstarsforwhogetsthesolutionfirstyou'llallbenefitwheneverythingturnsoutright.56.Theauthortellsusthattosucceedinaprojectyouareinchargeofyoushould__________.A.makeeveryoneworkforyouB.geteveryonewillingtohelpyouC.letpeopleknowyouhavethefinalsayD.keepsendingoutorderstothem57.Itcanbeinferredthat________.A.JackieGleasonisthedirectorofthefilmNothingincommonB.JackieGleasonisveryangrywhenheisfiredfromhisjobC.MaxacharacterinafilmisinverylowspiritswhenheloseshisjobD.JackieGleasonisthewriterofthefilmNothingincommon58.TheGreatOneinparagraph3refersto_______.A.GleasonB.thedirectorhimselfC.MaxD.Max'sboss59.WhydidGleasoncallthedirectoroverandsmileathim?That’sbecauseGleason_________.A.thoughthiswonderfulideawasacceptedbythelatterB.succeededinhittinguponawonderfulideaC.wasconfidentabouthisworkthenextdayD.appreciatedthelatter'swayofdirectingfilms60.Themostsuitabletitleforthepassageis____________.A.DirectingaFilmB.TheKeytoSuccessC.A.WonderfulExperienceD.WorkingwithFilmStars

Lastweekwhilevisitingmydadwithmydaughterwewenttoarestaurantfordinner.Whenwewereseatedmydadaskedthewaitressiftherewereanysoldierseatingattherestaurant.ThenwaitresssaidtherewasasoldierhavingdinnerwithhisfrienD.Mydadtoldthewaitresstotellthesoldierandhisfriendthattheirdinnerwaspaidfor!Healsosaidthathedidnotwanttobeknownasthebenefactor施主.Thenwaitresslatercommentedonmydad’sthoughtfulbehaviorsayingthatshehadneverseenanythinglikethisbeforE.AtalocalcollegeshehadstudiedoperaandsosheusedthistothankmydadbyperformingapiecefromThePearlFisherman.Hervoicebroughtmetotearsbecauseitsoundedperfect!AfterawhilethesoldierappearedatourtableIdon’tknowhowheknewmydadpaidthebillforhim.andsaidthathewouldbesenttothefrontthenextmorningandthathecouldnotleavethiscountrywithoutsayingthankstomydaD.Mydadrepliedthatitwashewhowantedtosaythanks.Theyshookhandsasthesoldierleft.Beforeweleftthewaitresscamebyagain.ShedidamagicshowasanotherwaytoshowherthankstomydaD.Hershowwasreallygreat.Mydadleftheranotewithemailaddressaskingforhernextperformancetimeinadditiontoa$50tip.Everyonewitnessedsomethingexemplary可作榜样的inthehumanspiritthatnight.IcanonlyhopetoseemoreofthisinthefuturE.56.Mydadofferedhelptothesoldierandhisfriendintherestaurantprobablybecause________.A.hewantedtothankthemforalltheyhaddoneB.hewantedtoknowmoreaboutthemC.hewantedthewaitresstothankhimD.hewantedthesoldierstoknowhiskindness57.ThewaitressperformedThePearlFishermanintherestaurantbecause______.A.shewasaskedtoperformtotheguestsB.shewantedtoshowoffherwonderfulskillsC.shewantedtoshowherrespectandthankstotheauthor’sdadD.shewantedtoattractmoreandmoreguests58.Whatdidthesoldierdoinresponsetotheauthor’sfather’skindness?A.Hegavesomethingtoauthor’sdaD.B.Hegaveabigtiptothewaitress.C.Hedidamagicshowfortheauthorandherfather.D.Hesaidthankstotheauthor’sdadinperson.59.Thepassagemainlytellsusthatweshould___.A.findwaystothankothersB.learntobegratefultoothersC.trytolearnfromeachotherD.respectsoldiersandwaitresses

Diseasepovertyhatelove－CharlesDickens’storiesopenedhisreaderseyestothemostimportantthemesofhisagE.TwohundredyearsonhisstoriesstillspeakvolumesacrosstheworldprovingthatDickens’legacy遗产wasfargreaterthatjustgreat-literature.February7marksthe200thanniversaryofthewriter’sbirthday.TomarkthisdateBBCwriterAlexHudsonlistedsixthingsDickensgavethemodernworlD.Let’stakealookattwoofthem.AWhiteChristmasDickensisdescribedasthemanwhoinventedChristmas－notthereligiousfestivalbuttheculturalaspectsthatweassociatewiththefestiveseasontoday.Intheearly19thcenturyChristmaswasbarelyworthmentioningaccordingtocriticandwriterLeighHunt.ThecommitteewhichrantheConservativePartyevenheldordinarybusinessmeetingsonChristmasDay－unthinkableintheWestnowadayswheneveryonebutthemostnecessaryworkerstakesatleastthreedaysoff.ManypeoplebelievethatDickens’populardescriptionsofthefestiveperiodbecameablueprintforgenerationstocomE.InhisclassicnovelA.ChristmasCarolhenotonlyputforwardtheideaofsnowatChristmasbutalsopaintedapictureofglowingwarmth－homeenjoymentsaffectionsandhopes.InhisbiographyofDickensPeterAckroydwrote:Dickenscanbesaidtohavealmostsingle-handedlycreatedthemodernideaofChristmas.DickenspovertyDickenswasoneofthefirsttotakeanhonestlookattheunderclassandthepoorofVictorianLondon.Hehelpedpopularizethetermredtapetodescribesituationswherepeopleinpoweruseneedlessamountsofbureaucracy官僚作风inawaythatparticularlyhurtstheweakerandpoorermembersofsociety.Dickensianhasnowbecomeapowerfulwordfordescribinganunacceptablelevelofpoverty.In2009whenthepresidentoftheAssociationofTeachersandLecturersintheUKwantedtotalkaboutpovertyinsomeareasofBritainshedidnotusewordsliketerribleorhorrificbutratherdescribeditaslifemirroringthetimesofDickens.68.Thearticleismainlyabout.A.abriefintroductiontoCharlesDickens’B.thecharactersinCharlesDickens’storiesC.CharlesDickens’achievementsinliteratureD.CharlesDickens’impactontheworld69.WhyisDickens’calledthemanwhoinventedChristmas?A.Becausehecreatedbothreligiousandculturefestival.B.BecausehisnovelshavesomethingtodowithChristmas.C.BecauseoneofhisnovelshelpedtoshapeChristmascelebrations.D.BecausehewasthefirstmantohaveproposedcelebratingChristmas.70.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.DickensianiswidelyusedtodescribetheChristmasB.CharlesDickens’novelsreflect反映thetruelifeathisageC.EverypersoncantakethreedaysoffforChristmasD.ThethemeofCharlesDickens’storiesisaboutpoverty71.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Dickensgavethemodernworldsixthings.B.DickensisstillpopulartodayinBritain.C.DickensinventedChristmasD.Agreementsaremadebytheunderclassofsociety

Mostofusseemtoreachourpeakofalertness警觉aroundnoon.Soonafterthatalertnessdeclinesandsleepinessmaysetinbymid-afternoon.Yourshort-termmemoryisbestduringthemorning—infactabout15percentmoreefficientthanatanyothertimeofday.Sostudentstakenotice:whenyouarefacedwithamorningexamitreallydoespaytoreviewyournotesrightbeforethetestisgiven.Howeverlong-termmemoryisdifferent.Afternoonisthebesttimeforlearningmaterialsthatyouwanttorecalldaysweeksormonthslater.Politiciansbusinessexecutivesorotherswhomustlearnspeecheswouldbesmarttodotheirmemorizingduringthattimeofday.Youshouldtrytodomostofyourstudyingintheafternoonratherthanlateatnight.Manystudentsbelievetheymemorizebetterwhileburningthemidnightoilbecausetheirshort-termrecallisbetterduringtheearlyhoursofthemorningthanintheafternoon.Butshort-termmemorywon’thelpthemmuchseveraldayslaterwhentheyfacetheexam.Bycontrastwetendtodobestontasksrelatedtotheprocessofknowingunderstandingandlearningnumbersduringthemorninghours.Whataboutsports?Duringafternoonandearlyeveningyou’reabletoreactthequickesttoanoutsidestimulus刺激—likeabaseballspeedingtowardyou.Studieshavealsoshownthatlateinthedaywhenyourbodytemperatureispeaking达到顶峰youwillconsiderPEeasierandlesstiring—whetheritactuallyisornot.Thatmeansyouaremorelikelytoworkharderduringalateafternoonorearlyeveningworkoutandthereforebenefitmorefromit.Infactallofyoursenses—tastesighthearingtouchandsmell—maybeattheirkeenestduringlateafternoonandearlyevening.Thatcouldbewhydinnerusuallytastesbettertousthanbreakfast.Whileallofusfollowthesamegeneralpatternofupsanddownstheexacttimingvariesfrompersontoperson.ItalldependsonhowyourbiologicaldayisstructureD.Eachofuscanincreaseourknowledgeaboutourindividualrhythms.Learnhowtolistentotheinnerbeatsofyourbody;letthemsetthepaceofyourday.YouwillliveahealthierandhappierlifE.64.Whatdoestheunderlineditreallydoespaymean?A.Itwillcostalot.B.ItisworthwhilE.C.Itisverypainful.D.ItrequirespricE.65.IfthereisanEnglishexamtwoweekslateryoushouldgooverEnglish____________fordaysbeforethat.A.rightbeforetheexamB.inthelateeveningC.intheearlymorningD.intheafternoon66.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat______________.A.weeatmorefoodatnoonB.wefeelmosttiredifweexerciseintheeveningC.itisagoodchoicetostudymathinthemorningD.wefeelmostsleepybeforenoon67.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoKeepYourBestStateofLearningB.HowtoLiveaHealthierandHappierLifeC.HowtoStudyEfficientlyD.What’sYourBestTimeoftheDayforDifferentTasks

Mostpeoplewhoarethoughtasbeingsuccessfuloftenowetheirsuccesstopeopleintheirlivesthattheyconsidertobeacoach.Infactthemostsuccessfulpeopleontheplanethavetheirownpersonalcoach.Thereasonforthisissimple.Whilefriendsfamilyandcolleaguescanbewonderfulsupporterstheyoftenprovideguidancetoyoubasedontheirownpurpose.Theirpurposeisoftenawellmeaningonebutthebottomlineis:it'stheirpurposE.Whiletheirwantsforyoumaysometimesagreewithyourownlifedesiresandgoalsitisdifficultforthemtobecompletelyunbiased公正的inactions.Noneofuscanbetrulyunbiasedinthewaysweinteract相互作用withthoseclosesttousbecauseourlivesaresodirectlyintertwinedwithoneanother.That’swhereapersonalcoachcomesin.Thepurposeofapersonalcoachistoprovideyouwithaprofessionalwhoisskilledatunbiasedlisteningandwhole.heartedhelping.Yourcoachexpertlyassistsyouincreatingastrongpersonalfoundationthatallowsyoutodreambigandachievethosedreamsaboutwhatyoucanorcannotaccomplish.A.coachisyourpersonaltrainerinlife.Acoachhelpsyoudiscoveryourundevelopedpotentialandworkswithyoutodevelopeveryaspectofyourpersonalgreatness·Withtherightcoachyoucan’thelpbutsucceed.It'snotsurprisingthatalmostallrecognizeleadershaveapersonalcoach.Ofcourseallprofessionalathletesdo.SodoFortune500CEOscuttingedgebusinessleadersandrecognizedrolemodels·72.AccordingtothepassageacoachisthefollowingEXCEPT·A.yourpersonaltrainerinlifeB.quitesuccessfulinhiscareerandloveC.aprofessionalwhoisskilledD.importantforapersontobesuccessful73.ThemostsuccessfulpeoplehavetheirownpersonalcoachbecauseA.theyhavequiteafewfriendsB.theirlivesarefullofdifficultiesC.theirfriendsandcolleaguesseldomhelpthemD.thepersonalcoachcanprovidefairadvice74.TheunderlinedwordintertwinedinParagraph3means·A.decoratedB.connectedC.comparedD.surrounded75.ThepurposeofthispassageistotellUSthat———·A.youneedapersonalcoachinordertobesuccessfulB.familiesarethefoundationofalotofsuccessesC.familiesandfriendscanhelpyoutobesuccessfulD.settinglifegoalsisveryimportantforyoutosucceed

Everyoneneedsfriends.ThereisanoldsayingFriendsareGod’swayoftakingcareofus.Buthowdoyoufindrealfriendshipandkeepit?TheAmericanwriterSallySeamanstellsyoungstudentssomesmartwaystofindfriends.SallysaysfindingfriendshipisjustlikeplantingatreE.Youplanttheseedandtakecareofittomakeitgrow.FirstyoushouldchooseafrienD.Whatmakesagoodfriend?Itisnotbecauseapersonhasmoneyorgoodlooks.A.goodfriendshouldbekindandpatient.Forexampleifyouhaveabaddayagoodfriendshouldlistentoyourcomplaintsanddohisorherbesttohelp.Tomakeafriendyoucannotbetooshy.Youshouldmakeeachotherhappyandshareyourlives.Butthingscannotalwayshehappy.Eventhebestfriendshavefights.Whatshouldyoudowhenyouhaveafightwithyourfriend?Youhavetotalktohimorher.Whenthereisnoonearoundhaveanhonesttalk.Ifheorshedoesn’twanttotalkyoucouldwritealetter.Therearethreestepstobeingfriendsagain:Tellhimorherhowyouarefeeling;saywhatyourfriendhasdonewrongandexplainwhyyoudidthisorthat.RememberthatfriendshipisthemostimportantthinginyourlifE.41.Sallywantstotellstudentsthewaysto____.A.findfriendsB.planttreesC.gethappyD.keepfit42.Whatmakesgoodfriends?A.goodfriendshould______.A.belovelyandcoolB.bekindandpatientC.havelotsofmoneyD.havegoodlooks43.Accordingtothetextyoucan_____yourfriendafterafight.A.buyapresentforB.neversayawordtoC.havedinnerwithD.writealetterto44.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.TeenagersandfriendshipB.ThegoodfriendsaroundyouC.ThetroubleofgrowingupD.Thecareandkeepingoffriends

福建省厦门双十中学2008年6月迎考热身试卷A.篇WhilewatchingtheOlympicstheothernightIcameacrossanunbelievablesight.ItwasnotagoldmedaloraworldrecordbrokenbutashowofcouragE.Theeventwasswimmingandstartedwithonlythreemenontheblocks.ForonereasonoranothertwoofthemfalsestartedsotheyweredisqualifieD.ThatleftonlyonetocompletE.Itwouldhavebeendifficultenoughnothavinganyonetoraceagainsteventhoughthetimeontheclockisimportant.Iwatchedthemandiveoffthebockandknewrightawaythatsomethingwaswrong.I’mnotanexpertswimmerbutIcantellagooddivefromapooroneandthiswasnotexactlymedalquality.Whenheresurfaceditwasevidentthatthemanwasnotoutforgold—hisarmswerewavinginanattemptatfreestylE.Thecrowdstartedtolaugh.Clearlythismanwasnotamedalcompetitor.IlistenedtothecrowdbegintolaughatthispoormanwhowasclearlyhavingahardtimE.Finallyhemadehisturntostartback.Itwaspitiful.Hemadeafewdesperatestrokesandyoucouldtellhewaswornout.ButinthosefewawfulstrokesthecrowdhadchangeD.Nolongerweretheylaughingbutbeginningtocheer.SomeevenbegantostandandshoutComeonyoucandoit!andhediD.A.clearminutepasttheaverageswimmerthisyoungmanfinallyfinishedhisracE.ThecrowdwentwilD.YouwouldhavethoughtthathehadwonthegoldandshouldhavE.EventhoughherecordedoneoftheslowesttimesinOlympichistorythismangavemoreheartthananyoftheothercompetitors.JustashortyearagohehadneverevenswumletaloneracE.HiscountryhadbeeninvitedtoSydney.Inacompetitionwhereathletesremovetheirsilvermedalsfeelingtheyhavesomehowbeencheatedoutofgoldorwhentheyactsoproudlyinfrontoftheircompetitorsitisnicetowatchanunderdog.56.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheyoungman_______.A.madehisturntostartbackpitifullyB.wasskillfulinfreestyleinthegameC.swamfasterthantheaverageswimmerD.wasnotcapableenoughtowinthemedal57.Thecrowdchangedtheirattitudesbecause_______.A.theyfeltsorryfortheyoungmanB.theywantedtoshowtheirsympathyC.theyweremovedbytheyoungmanD.theymeanttopleasetheyoungman58.Accordingtothepassageitisnicetowatchanunderdogprobablymeans_______.A.it’samusingtowatchamanwithawfulswimmingskillsB.it’samazingtowatchanordinarymanchallenginghimselfC.it’scheerfulforathletestoactproudlybeforetheircompetitorsD.it’sbraveenoughforsomeathletestoremovethesilvermedals59.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Goforit!B.Tryagain！C.CompeteforGold!D.BreakaRecord!

It’sbeensaidthatlifeturnsonsmallthings.Sometimesit’shardtoseehowsmallchoicescanchangeyourlifE.ButwhenputtogetherovertiimethelittlethingscanmakethebiggestdifferencE.ThethemeofSuccessforTeensislittlethingsmatter.Thebookhelpsteensidentifysmallpositivechoicestheycanmakeintheirlivestohelpthemreachtheirgoals.Lotsofteensdon’trealizehowthelittlechoicesintheirlivescanhavelastingeffects.OftentheyfocusonthebiggereventssuchasamajorexamabiggameorcompetitionorchoosingacollegE.ThelittlethingshowevercangounnoticedunlessyourteenunderstandshowimportanttheycanbE.Thelittlethingsthatleadtosuccessaremostlyeasytodo.Helpyourteenidentifyafewareasineverydaylifewhereheorshecanmakesmallpositivechoices.Itmightbeassimpleasgettingupontimeprioritizingtheirschoolworkputtinginanextra10minutesofpracticeorusingsomesparetimetohelpsomeoneelsE.Nineteen-year-oldKyleFreasusedtobeonhisschoolbaseballteamandwouldplayeverydayafterschool.Whentheseasonwasoverhehadanemptythreehoursadaysohestartedspendingonethirdofsuchextratimedailylookingforwaystohelpotherkids.Overthepastfewyearshisprojecthasraisedthousandsofdollarstohelpabusedhomelessandsickchildren.Kylespentjustalittletimeeachdaydoingsomethingthatendedupbenefitingalotofkids.TheimprotantthingtounderstandisthatKylemadethesmallandpositivedecisionsnecessaryforsuccess.Makesureyourchildunderstandsthateventhoughtheresultsofthepositivechoicesmaynotbeseenrightawaytheyarebuildingoneachotherandtakinghimorheronapaththatwillleadtosuccess.68.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeKyleFreas?A.Kind-heartedB.CreativeC.NaughtyD.Self-confident69.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that________.A.dealingwithbigeventsisthemostimportantinone’slifeB.manyteensfailtorealizetheimportanceoflittlechoicesC.littlechoicesseldomhavelastingeffectsonone’slifeD.teensshouldtrytofocustheirattentiononbigchoices70.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartturnsoninthefirstparagraphmean?A.takesawayB.dependsonC.setsasideD.putsout71.Thewritermainlydiscussedtherelationshipbetween_________.A.littlechoicesandbigchoicesB.teens’goalsandtheiractionsC.positiveandnegativedecisionsD.smallpositivechoicesandsuccess

Compassion同情isadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffortwecantranslatecompassionintoactions.AnexperiencelastweekendshowedmethisistruE.Iworkpart-timeinasupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderly.Theseoldpeopleareourmaincustomersandit’snothardtolosepatienceovertheirslowness.ButlastSundayoneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymanwalkeduptomyregister收款机withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcash现金hadjustmovedintohisroomandhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.Icouldn’thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbeforeandwhathewouldbelikeifluckhadgonehisway.IhadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoulallaloneintheworlD.ItoldhimthatIwassorrybutstorerulesdidn’tallowmetodoso.IfeltstupidandunkindsayingthisbutIvaluedmyjoB.Justthenanothermanstandingbehindthefirstspokeup.IfanythinghelookedmorepitiablE.ChargeittomewasallhesaiD.WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftandsafeandeasy.Compassionontheotherhandiscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyself.Ireachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtmecompassion.69.Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits______.A.promisedtoobeythestorerulesB.forgottotakeanymoneywithhimC.hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylaterD.couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive70.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?A.kindandluckyB.poorandlonelyC.friendlyandhelpfulD.hurtanddisappointed71.Thewriteracteduponthestorerulesbecause______.A.hewantedtokeephispresentjobB.hefeltnopityfortheoldgentlemanC.heconsideredtheoldmandishonestD.heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldman72.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?A.WealthismoreimportantthananythingelsE.B.HelpingothersiseasiersaidthandonE.C.ExperienceisbettergainedthroughpracticE.D.Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.

Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriendsbuttheydon’tgivefriendshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdonotlastverylong.TohaveafriendyoumustlearntobeonE.Youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerules.Behonest;begenerous;beunderstanding.Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudonottellthetruthpeopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven’tbeenhonestyoumayloseyourfriend’strust.Goodfriendsalwayscountononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpwithaproblem.Somethingmaygowrongatschool.TalkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolvE.Turningtoafriendcanbeafirststepinsolvingtheproblem.SotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstanD.Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend’splacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.NotwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalikE.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriendsyoumustpractisehonestygenerosityandunderstanding.64.Somefriendshipsdon’tlastverylongbecause________.A.theydon’tknowfriendshipissomethingserious.B.therearetoomanypeoplewhowanttomakefriends.C.thosewhogiveothersfriendshipreceivefriendshipfromothers.D.thosewhonevergiveothersfriendshipsreceivenofriendshipfromothers.65.Accordingtothepassagehonestyis________.A.somethinggoodB.thebaseoffriendshipC.asimportantasmoneyD.moreimportantthananythingelse66.Whichofthefollowingwillafriendnotapproveofaccordingtothepassage?A.Alwaystellyourfriendthetruth.B.SharingyourmindwithyourfriendisofgreatvaluE.C.A.friendwhogivesyouhislunchmoneyisatruefrienD.D.Discussingyourproblemswithyourfriendoftenhelpstosolvetheproblem.

Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisgettingunwell.Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.ButinfactanunknowncitizenwholivedinRomein53ADwroteit.Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexcitingamazingandtheycanevenchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovedthequalityofourlives?Picturethis:You’rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephoneringsamessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreenandthenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.NowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdonE.Howcalmandhappydoyoufeel?InventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveusfeelingstressedandtireD.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycitieswhohavenotelephonesnocarsnotevenanyelectricityoftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsbecausetheyleadsimplerlives.OnefamilyintheUKwentbackintimetoseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.ThegrandparentswiththeirdaughterandgrandsonsBenjaminandThomasspentnineweeksina1940shousE.Theyhadnowashingmachinemicrowavecomputerormobilephones.ThegrandmotherLynsaidItwashardphysically.Butnotmentally.ShebelievedlifewaslessmaterialistiC.ThemorethingsyouhavethemoredifficultlifebecomesshesaiD.Theboyssaidtheyfoughtless.Probablytheysaidbecausetherewaslesstofightoversuchastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeingatrendy时髦的beer-drinkinggrannytoonewhocookedthings.Herearesomesimplewaystobeatthestressoftencausedbyourinventions!Don’tbeavailableallthetimE.Turnoffyourmobilephoneatcertaintimeoftheday.Don’tcheckyoure-maileveryday.Don’treplytosomebodyassoonastheyleaveatextmessagejustbecauseyoucan.Itmaybefunatfirstbutitsoongetsannoying.WiththeInternetandsomuchinformationavailableweareexpectedtoknoweverythingallthetimebutsometimesdon’tbeafraidtosayIdon’tknow.Makesureyouspendsometimetalkingtoyourfamily.Setasideoneeveningaweekwhenyoudon’tturnonthetelevision.PlaycardsandchatinsteaD.Getalow-neckhobby.Everydaydosomethingintheold-fashionedwaysuchaswalkingtohaveaface-to-facemeetinginsteadofusingthee-mailortelephoneormakingabirthdaycarD.Don’tworrytoomuchaboutlife—laughmore!73.Thewriterusesthequoteatthebeginningofthepassageto___________.A.shareatruthaboutlifeB.telluswhatlifewaslikealongtimeagoC.makeuswonderwhathappenedinRomein53ADD.pointoutthatyouexperiencesomebigproblemsandtheymaybethesame74.Whydidthefamilychoosetospendsometimeina1940shouse?A.Becausetheylovedtolivesimplelives.B.Becausetheywerecuriousabouthowpeoplelivedwithoutmoderninventions.C.Becausetheyweretroubledbymoderninventions.D.Becauselivinginadifferenttimewouldbealotoffunforthem.75.Whatdoyouthinktheunderlinedwordavailableinthefirstsuggestionofferedbythewritermeans?A.BusyonlinE.B.FreE.C.Beableto.D.Befoundbyothers.

WhatdoesittaketobeagoodneighborOvertheyearsIhavehadallkindsofneighborsonesthatwereenjoyableandothersthatweretobeavoidedatallcosts.Oneofthemostimportantthingsinbeingagoodneighboristorespectaperson’sprivacy稳私.WhensomeonenewmovesintotheneighborhooditisagoodideatowatchthemtoseehowfriendlyyoushouldbE.Ifyougorushingoverassoonastheymoveintheymaythinkyouaregoingtobeoneofthoseneighborsthatcomeoveratalltimesofthedaynotrespectingtheirprivacy.ItisagoodideaalwaystobefriendlytoeveryoneintheneighborhooD.ThiscannotonlyputyouongoodtermswiththembutwillalsobeaformofprotectionforyourfamilyandhomE.Ifyouwaveastheydrivebyorofferafriendlyhellowhiletheyareoutintheiryardthisshowsthatyourespectthem.Ifyouarefriendlytothemtheyaremuchmorelikelytowatchoutforanywrongdoingsgoingonaroundyourhomewhileyouareoutandletyouknowifanythinghappens.AnotherwayofbeingagoodneighboristobehelpfulintimesofneeD.Ifyouseethattheyareinneedofahelpinghanddoingsomethingorintimesofadisaster灾难itisgoodtoofferyourhelp.EventhoughyouhaveneverreallytalkedtothepeopledownthestreettheyarewillingtotakethetimetohelpoutaneighborinneeD.Inconclusionifyourespectaperson’sprivacytreatthemkindlyandbehelpfulwhenyouseetheyareinneedyouwillbeagreatneighborandanyonewouldbehappytohaveyounextdoor!71.Whensomeonemovesintoyourneighborhoodyoushould________.A.visitthemasoftenaspossibleB.showrespectforthemC.learnaboutsomeoftheirprivacyD.avoidmeetingthem72.Ifyouaregettingalongwellwithyourneighborsyoucan________.A.haveyourownprivacyB.oftenvisittheiryardC.makeclosefriendswiththemD.keepyourfamilymemberssafe73.What’sthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?A.Neighborsshouldhelpeachother.B.EverybodyprobablygetsintotroublE.C.Neighborsshouldrespecteachother.D.AfriendinneedisafriendindeeD.74.Intheopinionoftheauthorneighborsshouldalwaysbe________.A.helpfulstrongandkindB.honestactiveandfriendlyC.respectfulfriendlyandhelpfulD.politehonestandkind75.Theauthordevelopsthetopicofthispassagebasedonhis________.A.practicalexperiencesB.scientificexperimentsC.carefulresearchD.wideknowledge

TheMarcheswereahappyfamily.PovertyhardworkandeventhefactthatFatherMarchwasawaywiththeUnionarmiescouldnotdownthespiritsofMegJoAmyandMarmeeastheMarchgirlscalledtheirmother.TheMarchsisterstriedtobegoodbuthadtheirshareoffaults.PrettyMegwasoftendispleasedwiththeschoolchildrenshetaught;boyishJowaseasytobecomeangry;golden-hairedschoolgirlAmylikedtoshowup;butBethwhokeptthehousewaslovingandgentlealways.ThehappydayspassedanddarknesscamewhenatelegramarrivedforMrs.March.YourhusbandisveryillitsaidcomeatoncE.Thegirltriedtobebravewhentheirmotherleftforthefront.TheywaitedandprayeD.LittleBethgotscarletfever猩红热whenshewastakingcareofthesickneighbor.ShebecameveryillbutbegantorecoverbythetimeMarmeewasback.WhenFathercamehomefromthefrontandatthatjoyfulChristmasdinnertheywereoncemorealltogether.ThreeyearslatertheMarchgirlshadgrownintoyoungwomanhooD.MegbecameMrs.Brookeandafterafewfamilytroublesgotusedtohernewstatehappily.Johadfoundpleasureinherliteraryefforts.Amyhadgrownintoayoungladywithatalentfordesignandanevengreateroneforsociety.ButBethhadneverfullyregainedherhealthandherfamilywatchedherwithloveandanxiety.AmywasaskedtogoandstayinEuropewitharelativeoftheMarches.JowenttoNewYorkandbecamesuccessfulinherwritingandhadthesatisfactionofseeingherworkpublishedtherE.Butathomethebitterestblowwasyettofall.Bethhadknownforsometimethatshecouldn’tlivemuchlongertobewiththefamilyandinthespringtimeshedieD.NewscamefromEuropethatAmyandLauriethegrandsonofawealthyneighborhadplannedtobemarriedsoon.NowJobecameevermoresuccessfulinherwritingandgotmarriedtoProfessorBhaerandsoonafterwardsfoundedaschoolforboys.Andsothelittlewomenhadgrownupandlivedhappilywiththeirchildrenenjoyingtheharvestofloveandgoodnessthattheyhaddevotedalltheirlivesto.41.ThemembersoftheMarchfamilywereFatherMarchMrs.Marchandtheir_______.A.fourdaughtersB.fivedaughtersC.sonandfourdaughtersD.sonandfivedaughters42.Whowasthemostsuccessfulincareer事业amongtheMarchgirls?A.JoB.BethC.AmyD.Meg43.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThemarchFamilyB.TheMarchParentsC.TheMarchGirlsD.TheMarchRelatives44.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheMarchfamilyhad______.A.bothhappinessandsadnessB.wealthyneighborsC.moregirlsthanboysD.alotofrichrelatives

LiLu’outhoughthedidtherightthingbycalling110whenhesawhistwoclassmatesintroubleonthecornerofadarkstreet.LiandhisclassmatesfromNO.2MiddleSchoolAffiliatedtoBeijingNormalUniversityspentthisyear’sValentine’sDaysellingrosesonthestreet.Asnightapproachedtheycycledbackwithover200yuanintheirpockets.Suddenlyagangofrobbersjumpedoutatthem.ThefiverobbersweretallandstrongsoLiranawaytocallthepolicE.Hethoughtitwouldbethemostpracticalthingtodoandhewasright.HisclassmatesreturnedsafeandsounD.SowhatwouldyouhavedoneinLi’ssituationWouldyouhavegotoffyourbikeandfoughttherobberstorescueyourfriends?AnewBeijingstudentcodedoesnotencourageyoutoriskyourlifetohelpthem.Thenewcodewasintroducedtomorethan1.7millionprimaryandmiddleschoolstudentsinthecityatthestartofthenewterm.Ithascutwordswhichmightencourageyoungsterstorisktheirlivesforothersdangeroussituations.Gonearetheoldcallswhichhadbeeninplacesince1987forstudentstofightcriminalscourageouslyandsacrificethemselvestosaveothers.Children’sheroicactsusuallylefttheminjuredorevendeadbecausetheyfailedtofullyforeseethedangersoftheiractions.Awell­knownexamplewasLaiNingwhowaslistedamongthetop10modelyoungpioneersin1989afterhelosthislifetryingtoputoutafireattheageof14.Thedeathsconnectedtoteenagers’heroicactsstartedanation­widedebateabouttheprotectionofyoungsters.WeiLushengaparentinBeijingsaidschoolsmustfirstteachchildrenhowtoprotectthemselvesbeforelearningfromheroes.ButeducatorsthoughtthespiritofcourageshouldnotbethrownawayinthenewstudentcodE.Gettingridofthewords‘fightcriminalscourageously’donotmeanwedenythespiritof‘fearlessness’and‘readiness’tohelpothers.saidLiJinganofficialinBeijing.ButweshouldbemorerationalaboutthespiritofsacrificE.LiLu’ouagreeD.CherishinglifeisnoreasontobeacowardhesaiD.butyouneedmakesureyouareabletoofferhelp.ForexampleitwouldcausemoretroubleifIjumpedintowatertorescuesomeonedrowningbutdidn’tknowhowtoswim.Inthatsituationit’sbettertocallthepoliceoranadult.41.WhichistrueaboutLiandhisclassmates?A.TheyboughtrosesforeachotheronValentine’sDay.B.Theycalled110immediatelywhentheywereheldupbyagangofrobbers.C.Liriskedhislifeforhisclassmatesinthedangeroussituation.D.InsteadoffightingtherobbersLithoughtitrightforhimtocallthepolicE.42.ThenewstudentcodewasintroducedinBeijingbecause______.A.studentsarefacingmoredangerthantheyusedtoB.theoldstudentcodedidn’tincludethespiritofcourageC.theoldonedidn’ttellstudentshowtoprotectthemselveswhilehelpingothersintroubleD.theoldstudentcodeencouragedstudentstosacrificethemselvestosaveothers.43.WhichcanbeinferredaboutLaiNing?A.Hewasoneofthetop10modelyoungpioneersin1987.B.Ifitweren’thimtheforestfirewouldnothavebeenputout.C.Accordingtothenewcodeheshouldn’thaveriskedhislifetoputoutthefirE.D.HisdeedsdidnotagreewithwhattheoldstudentcodeencourageD.44.Theunderlinedworddenyinthesecondlastparagraphmeans________.A.agreewithB.disagreewithC.connectwithD.objectto45.Accordingtothenewstudentcodewhichofthefollowingstatementsisright?A.TherewillbemorecriminalsafterthenewstudentcodewasintroduceD.B.ThepoliceinBeijingwillhaveamoredifficulttimeinkeepingorder.C.Thespiritoffearlessnessandreadinesshelpotherswillbethrownaway.D.Teenagersareadvisedtomakesuretheyareabletoofferhelpwhentheywantto.

AtsometimeinyourlifeyoumayhaveastrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterriblE.Howeverchancesarethatyoudon'tactonyourimpulsebutletitpassinsteaD.Youknowthattocommittheactioniswronginsomewayandthatotherpeoplewillnotacceptyourbehavior.Perhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthephenomenonoftaboo禁忌的behaviorishowitcanchangeovertheyearswithinthesamesocietyhowcertainbehaviorandattitudesonceconsideredtaboocanbecomeperfectlyacceptableandnaturalatanotherpointintimE.Topicssuchasdeathforexamplewereonceconsideredsoupsettingandunpleasantthatitwasatabootoeventalkaboutthem.NowwiththepublicationofimportantbookssuchasOnDeathandDyingandLearningtoSayGoodbyepeoplehavebecomemoreawareoftheimportanceofexpressingfeelingsaboutdeathandasaresultaremorewillingtotalkaboutthistaboosubject.OneofthenewesttaboosinAmericansocietyisthetopicoffat.UnlikemanyothertaboosfatisatopicthatAmericanstalkaboutconstantly.It'snottaboototalkaboutfat;it'stabootobefat.Theinlookisthinnotfat.Intheworkworldmostcompaniespreferyouthful-lookingtrimexecutivestoselltheirimageaswellastheirproductstothepubliC.Thethinlookisassociatedwithyouthvigorandsuccess.Thefatpersonontheotherhandisthoughtofaslazyandlackinginenergyself-disciplineandself-respect.Inanimage-conscioussocietyliketheU.S.thinisinfatisout.It'snotsurprisingthenthatmillionsofAmericanshavebecomeobsessed着迷withstayingslimandinshape.ThepursuitofayouthfulphysicalappearanceisnothoweverthesolereasonforAmerica'sobsessionwithdietandexercisE.Recentresearchhasshownthecriticalimportanceofdietandexerciseforpersonalhealth.Asinmosttechnologicallydevelopednationsthelife-styleofNorthAmericanshaschangeddramaticallyduringthecourseofthelastcentury.ModernmachinesdoallthephysicallaborthatpeoplewereonceforcedtodobyhanD.Carsandbusestransportusquicklyfrompointtopoint.Asaresultofinactivityanddisusepeople'sbodiescaneasilybecomeweakandvulnerabletodiseasE.InanefforttoavoidsuchafatemillionsofAmericansarespendingmoreoftheirtimeexercisingeveryday.72Fromthepassagewecaninfertaboois______.A.astrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterribleB.acrimecommittedonimpulsecommittedC.behaviorconsideredunacceptableinsociety'seyesD.anunfavorableimpressionleftonotherpeople73Basedontheideaspresentedinthepassagewecanconcludebeingfat______.A.willalwaysremainatabooB.isnotconsideredataboobymostpeopleC.haslongbeenatabooD.maynolongerbeataboosomeday74IntheU.S.thinisinfatisoutthismeans_______.A.thinisinsidefatisoutsideB.thinisdevotedfatislazyC.thinisyouthfulfatisspiritlessD.thinisfashionablefatisunfashionable75.ThemainreasonthepassagegivesforwhysomanyAmericansareexercisingregularlyis________.A.theirchangedlife-styleB.theireagernesstostaythinandyouthfulC.theirappreciationoftheimportanceofexerciseD.theencouragementtheyhavereceivedfromtheircompanies

Historyisfullofcaseswheredreamshavebeenapathwaytocreativityanddiscovery.A.strikingexampleisprovidedbyDr.OttoLoewiapharmacologistandwinnerofaNobelPrizE.Loewihadspentyearsstudyingthechemicaltransmissionofnerveimpulses神经脉冲.A.greatbreakthroughinhisresearchcamewhenhedreamedofanexperimentthreenightsinarow.Thefirsttwonightshewokeupandwrotedowntheexperimentquicklyanduntidilyonpaper.Butthenextmorninghecouldn’ttellwhatthenotesmeant.Onthethirdnighthegotupafterhavingthedream.Thistimeinsteadofmakingnoteshewentstraighttohislaboratoryandperformedtheimportantexperiment.Loewilatersaidthatiftheexperimenthadoccurredtohimwhileawakehewouldhaverejectedit.Loewi’sexperimentgivessomeinsightintousingdreamstoproducecreativesolutions.Nervousfeelingsarereducedduringdreamingwhichmaybeespeciallyusefulinsolvingproblemsthatrequireafreshpointofview.Beingabletotakeadvantageofdreamsforsolvingisimprovedifyousetyourselfbeforeretiring.BeforeyougotobedtrytothinkintentlyaboutaproblemyouwishtosolvE.Buryyourselfintheproblembystatingitclearlyandreviewingallrelevantinformation.Thenusethesuggestionslistedintheprevioussectiontocatchyourdreams.Althoughthismethodisnotguaranteed保证toproduceacreativesolutionoranewinsightitiscertaintobeanadventurE.Abouthalfofagroupofcollegestudentsusingthemethodforaweekrecalledadreamthathelpedthemsolveapersonalproblem.69.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_______.A.verylittleisreallyknownaboutthemeaningofdreamsB.itispossibletocatchone’sdreamsbyplanningbeforegoingtosleepC.dreamscanbeusefulinproducingcreativesolutionstoone’sproblemsD.Loewi’sexperimenthelpedinthestudyoftransmissionofnerveimpulses70.Thefirstparagraphismainlyorganizedby_________________________.A.sortingouttypesofexperimentsB.summarizingtheworkofoneresearcherC.comparingandexploringhistoricalcasesD.tellingintimeorderaboutoneman’sresearch71.IfLoewihadthoughtoftheexperimentwhileawakehewouldhave_______________.A.askedsomeoneelsetodoitB.thoughtitwasabadideaC.trieditoutonhisownD.thoughtitwasawiseidea72.Theauthorseemstosupporttheideaof__________________accordingtothepassagE.A.seekingcreativesolutionstocertainproblemsB.avoidingdoingscientificexperimentsC.reviewingrelevantinformationduringdreamsD.becomingafamousscientistthroughdreamexperiments

NoonewantstolookstupidordothewrongthingatanewjoB.Itisimportanttomaketherightimpressionfromtheveryfirstday.YouwillfacenewpeoplE.YouwillbeinanewplacE.Itmaybedifficulttoknowwhattodo.Herearefivetipstohelpyoumakeitthroughthefirstdaysatanewjob:1.Firstimpressionscanlastforever.MakesureyoumakeagoodonE.Beforeyourfirstdayfindoutifyournewjobhasadresscoderulesaboutwhatyoucanweartowork.Ifsobesuretofollowit.Nomatterwhatalwaysbeneatandclean.2.GettoworkontimE.Giveyourselfanextra15minutestomakesureyouarriveontimE.3.Payattentiontointroductions.Oneofthefirstthingsthatyoursupervisormaydoistointroduceyoutoco-workers.Theseco-workerswillbeimportanttoyou.TheyaretheoneswhowillansweryourquestionswhenthebossisnotarounD.4.Askplentyofquestions.Makesurethatyoursupervisorhastoldyouwhatisexpectedofyou.Ifheorshehasnottoldyouyourdutiesaskforalist.Setdailyandweeklygoalsforyourself.5.NeverbethefirstonetoleavE.Observe观察whatyourco-workersdoaroundquittingtime下班时间.ItdoesnotlookgoodforyoutobeeagertoleavE.60.Beforeyouarriveatworkonthefirstdayyoushould__________.A.dressinarightwayB.introduceyourselfC.knowyourdutiesD.knowyourco-workerswell61.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Youshouldbethefirstonetoarriveatwork.B.Youshouldaskyourco-workersaboutyourduties.C.Youshouldnotbeeagertogobackhomeafterwork.D.Youarerequiredtoarrive15minutesearlier.62.Accordingtothepassageyoursupervisorismostlikelyyour_____________.A.visitorB.teacherC.workmateD.leader63.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.GettingaNewJoB.B.TipsonHowtoWork.C.TheFirst-dayWork.D.TheImportanceofCo-worker.

WhensomethinggoeswrongitcanbeverysatisfyingtosayWellit’sso-and-so’sfaultorIknowI’mlatebutit’snotmyfaultthecarbrokedown.Itisprobablynotyourfaultbutonceyouformthehabitofblaming责怪somebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituationyouarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.Howeveryoucanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoacceptthesituation.Thisisthewinner’skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexampleifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedownmaybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.OryoumightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumberssoyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneeD.Foranotherexampleifyourworkmatecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorabilityfindwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Youshouldacceptthefactandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourworkmatefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersalsohavesomeproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelsE.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirownabilities.Sostopfocusingonwhosefaultitis.Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituationsproblemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.50.Accordingtothepassagewinners.A.dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB.meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC.haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD.blamethemselvesratherthanothers51.Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblemyoushould.A.findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB.blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC.tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD.askamoreablecolleagueforhelp52.WhenproblemsoccurwinnerstakethemasA.excusesfortheirfailuresB.barrierstogreaterpowerC.challengestotheircolleaguesD.chancesforself-development53.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.Winner’sSecret.B.A.Winner’sProblem.C.A.Winner’sOpportunity.D.A.Winner’sAchievement.

TheRockfordpolicechiefandsomecityofficialswanttoinstall安装videocamerasinall100policecars.Theythinkthiswillreducethenumberoflawsuits法律诉讼.InthelastfiveyearsRockfordhaspaidoutmorethanfivemilliondollarstosettleabout40lawsuits.ThechiefsaidIfcamerashadbeeninthosecars.wewouldn'thave.hadtopayonecent.We'realwayspullingoverdrunksordruguserswhotrytofightthepoliceorshootthem.Thentheyalwaysclaim声称thatthepolicestartbeatingthemfirstorstartshootingatthemfirst.Thecostofinstallingcameraswillbeabout$500each.Thecitycouncil委员会willvoteontheproposal提议nextMonday.Tenofthe13councilmemberssaidthattheyliketheidea.Onemembersaidthatitmakesgoodsense.Thepoliceofficersenthusiasticallysupportcamerause.Oneofficersaidthattoomanypeoplethinkthepoliceoftenlie;cameraswouldshowcitizensthatpolicetellthetruth.Themoneythatwe'vebeenspendingonlawsuitswillbebetterspentonmorecamerassaidoneofficer.Citizenopinionstotheideaofpolicecarcamerasaremixed.Onepersonsaidthatthepoliceshouldhavestarteddoingthisyearsagowhenvideocameraswereinvented.Butanelderlymanstronglyobjected.'Thesepolicearetryingtosticktheirnoseintoeverythinghesaid.Hewasgoingtoattendthecouncilmeetingtocondemntheproposal.Hehopedthatothercitizenswouldjoinhim60.Wecanlearnfromwhatthechiefsaidthatwithcamerason___.A.thepolicewillnotbetreatedunjustlyB.thepolicewillbefreefromanylawsuitsC.thepolicecanbeatthelaw-breakersfirstD.thepolicecanmonitoreverythingaround61.What'sthepurposeofinstallingvideocamerasinpolicecars?A.Topaylessmoneyonlawsuits.B.Tocutthenumberoflawsuits.C.Topreventlawsuitsfromhappening.D.Tostopbeingbeatenbylaw-breakers.62.Whichgroupofpeoplesupportcamerausemost?A.CouncilmembersB.Policeofficers.C.Localpeople.D.Drugusers.63.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?A.MostcitizenssupportcamerauseinpolicecarsB.Thepolicearetryingtotakecontrolofeverything.C.Themanshowedgreatdisagreementoncamerauseinpolicecars.D.Othercitizenswilljointhemantoobjecttocamerauseinpolicecars.

HaveyoueverheardtheoldsayingNeverjudgeabookbyitscover?Thisisagoodruletofollowwhentryingtojudgetheintelligenceofothers.Somepeoplehavemindsthatshineonlyincertainsituations.A.youngpeoplewithanunusualgiftinwritingmayfindhimselfspeechlessinthepresenceofaprettygirlwhenhespeaks.Hemaynotbeabletofindtherightwords.Butdon'tmakemistakeofthinkinghimstupidwithapenandapaperhecanexpresshimselfbetterthananybody.Otherpeoplemayfoolyouintooverestimating过高估计theirintelligencebyputtingupagoodfront.A.studentwholistensattentivelyandtakesnotesinclassissuretomakeafavorableimpressiononhisteachers.Butwhenitcomestoexamshemayscorenearthebottomoftheclass.Itallboilsdowntothis:youcan'tjudgesomeonebyappearancE.Theonlywaytodetermineaperson'sintelligenceistogettoknowhim.Thenyoucanseehowhereactstodifferentsituations.ThemoresituationyouseethebetteryourjudgmentislikelytobE.SotakeyourtimE.Don'tjudgeabookbyitscover.49.Thepassagesuggeststhat______.A.agoodwritermaynotbeagoodspeakerB.agoodwriterisalwaysagoodspeakerC.aspeechlesspersonalwayswriteswellD.agoodwriterwillfindhimselfspeechless50.Accordingtothispassageastudentwholistensattentivelyandtakenotesinclass______.A.isanintelligencestudentB.maynotbeaintelligencestudentC.willscorebetterinexamsD.willnotbeagoodstudent51.Thepassagesuggeststhatweshouldjudgeaperson'sintelligencethrough______.A.histeachersB.hisdeedsintheclassroomC.hisappearanceD.hisreactiontodifferentsituations52.Thewriterofthispassagewantstotellus______.A.nottojudgeabookbythecoverB.nottomakethemistakeofthinkingayoungmanstupidC.nottooverestimateastudent'sintelligenceD.nottojudgeperson’sintelligencebyhisappearance

Findingajobisdifficult.Butwhatmightbeevenmoreontowardisfiguringouthowtogetusedtothenewenvironmentthatyouareworkinginwhenyoudofinallymanagetogetanewjob.Herearesometipsfordealingwiththeadjustmentperiod.BefriendlytopeoplE.Anyjobisbetterwhenyouarefriendsofthepeoplethatyouareworkingwith.Youshouldbefriendlytoeveryonethatyouaremeeting.Actuallylistentowhatthesepeopletellyou.Mostpeoplelikemakingfriendswiththosewhoarewillingtolisten.Staypositive.Oneofthetingsthatmakesitdifficulttoadjusttoanewjobisnegativity.Ifyouautomatically无意识地makejudgmentsaboutthingsattheofficethatyouaren’tgoingtolikethenyou’regoingtofinditdifficulttoapproachthejobwithapositiveattitude.Trytofocusonthethingsthatyoulikeabouttheworkandstayawayfromanyonethatissayingnegativethingsonthejob.KeeprelaxeD.Acceptthefactthatyouprobablyaren’tgoingtogetusedtothenewjobimmediately.YouaregoingtomakesomemistakesYouaregoingtogetconfusedoryou'regoingtoconfuseothersbydoingthingsdifferentlyfromwhatthey’reusedto.BerelaxeD.ThethingthatyoureallyneedtogetusedtoanewjobisjusttimE.Gettingusedtoanewjoboranewworkenvironmentisn’teasybutitdoesn’thavetobeparticularlydifficulteither.Gettoknowthepeoplethatyouareworkingwithandtheunspokenrulesoftheplacebypayingattentiontowhatisgoingonaroundyouandacceptingthatit’sgoingtotakesometimetogetusedtoitall!Afteryouhaveadjustedtoyournewjobthewaytodothejobwelliscomingtothefirstquestion.66.TheunderlinedwordontowardinPara.1probablymeans.A.difficultB.impressiveC.importantD.shocking67.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.It’shardtostaypositiveinanewenvironmentB.ListeningtootherscanhelpyougetusedtothenewenvironmentC.It’simportanttomakefriendswithpeoplethatyou'reworkingwithD.Yourjudgmentsaboutthingsattheofficealwaysmakeyoufeelnegative68.Intheauthor’sopinionyoucanlearnunspokenrulesby——.A.askingforothers’helpB.copyingothersbehaviorC.followingothers’instructionsD.noticingwhat’sgoingonintheworkplace69.Ifthepassagecontinueswhatmaybetalkedabout?A.HowtokeeprelaxedB.HowtodoyourjobwellC.Howtomakefewermistakesinyourjob.D.Theimportanceofadjustingtoyournewjob70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Whattodoinanewinterview.B.WaystofindasatisfactoryjobC.TipsforadjustingtoanewjobD.Howtogetalongwellwithothers

Ifit’spossibletoseeredaboutnotseeingredthatiswhatIwasdoing.WehadmisjudgedthetimingofourautumntriptoseethechangingleavesintheGreatLakesstatesandIwasreallyupset.NomatterhowIstrainedmyeyes使劲用眼Icouldn’tseeredanywherE.Notevenabitofgoldenyellowbrokethroughthedullgreenery.ThisvacationwasacompletewastE.Isataloneinthebackseatofourrentedcarandgotangryaswedrovenorththroughthedulldarkgreen.InthefrontseatmyhusbandandfatherchattedhappilyobviouslyunconcerneD.Thenamottocametomind:Happinessisadecision.ItmusthavebeensomethingmymothersaiD.ShewasalwayspassingonwordsofadvicE.WhenIwasachildshegavemealittleblackbookwithemptypages.Ontheflyleaf扉页shehadwrittenLookforabeautifulthingandyouwillfindit.IwassupposedtokeeparecordofthemostbeautifulthingIsaweachday.IrememberspendinghoursdecidingwhatI'dwritedown.A.baby'sdimpledsmile?A.stoneshiningwithgold?Picturesinthecloudsortulips郁金香tippingtheirheads?IfoundsomanythingsthatitwasimpossibletopickjustonE.NowontheroadIplayedMother'sgameagain.Itookintheall—greenscenery.Thickforestslinedbothsidesofthehighway.Thelongconical圆锥形的pinesandspruce云杉wasseenhereandtherE.MapleleavesdancedinthegentlewinD.Ifeltlikeagirlagain—surroundedbybeautifulthings.LaterinthetripafterwecrossedtheUpperPeninsulaanddroveintoCanadaIfoundthebrightfallplantsIhadbeenlookingfor.ButbythenI'dalreadyseenamillionshadesofgreentheinfinitevarietyandbeautythatonlyourheavenlyFathercanproducE.Andthatwecanalwaysfind-ifwelookcloselyenough.56.Whatwasthepurposeoftheauthor'strip?A.Toseethegreenforest.B.TohaveasightseeingacrossAmericA.C.Toseeredleavesinfall.D.Totryoutthemottohermothergaveher.57.What'sthepointtheauthorwantstoshowinthepassage?A.NothingistoodifficultifyouputyourheartintoitB.NopainsnogainsC.FailureisthemotherofsuccessD.Beautyexistsifyouhaveaneyeforit58.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor'sfeelingattheendofhertrip?A.DelightedB.AngryC.DisappointedD.Surprised59.Theunderlinedphraseseeredinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.A.getdiscouragedB.getangryC.getashamedD.getexcited60.Whatweretheauthor'shusbandandfatherunconcernedabout?A.ThewasteoftheirvacationB.Thewriter'slonelinessC.NotbeingabletoseeredleavesD.Thedullsceneryalongthehighway

Healmostdidn’tseetheoldladystrandedonthesideoftheroadbuteveninthedimlightofdayhecouldseesheneededhelp.SohepulledupinfrontherMercedesandgotout.EvenwiththesmileonhisfaceshewasworrieD.Noonehadstoppedtohelpforthelasthourorso.Washegoingtohurther?Hedidn’tlooksafe;helookedpoorandhungry.HecouldseethatshewasfrightenedstandingoutthereinthecolD.Heknewhowshefelt.HesaidIamheretohelpyouma’am.Whydon’tyouwaitinthecarwhereit’swarm?BythewaymynameisBryanAnderson.Wellallshehadwasaflattirebutforanoldladythatwasbadenough.Bryancrawledunderthecarlookingforaplacetoputthejackskinninghisknucklesatimeortwo.SoonhewasabletochangethetirE.Buthehadtogetdirtyandhishandshurt.Ashewastighteningupthelugnutssherolleddownthewindowandbegantotalktohim.ShetoldhimthatshewasfromSt.Louisandwasjustpassingthrough.Shecouldn’tthankhimenoughforcomingtoheraiD.Bryanjustsmiledasheclosedhertrunk.Theladyaskedhowmuchsheowedhim.Anyamountwouldhavebeenallrightwithher.Shealreadyimaginedalltheawfulthingsthatcouldhavehappenedhadhenotstopped.BryanneverthoughttwiceaboutbeingpaiD.Thiswasnotajobtohim.ThiswashelpingsomeoneinneedandGodknowsthereweremanypeoplewhohadgivenhimahandinthepast.Hehadlivedhiswholelifethatwayanditneveroccurredtohimtoactanyotherway.HetoldherthatifshereallywantedtopayhimbackthenexttimeshesawsomeonewhoneededhelpshecouldgivethatpersontheassistancetheyneededandBryanaddedAndthinkofmE.Hewaiteduntilshestartedhercaranddroveoff.Ithadbeenacoldanddepressingdaybuthefeltgoodasheheadedforhomedisappearingintothetwilight.41.Thisstorymostprobablytookplace_______.A.inagarageB.onahighwayC.inabusystreetD.nearagasstation42.Whenthemanapproachedtheoldladythefirstthinghedidwasto______.A.askwhatwaswrongwithhercarB.gettheoldladyoutofhercarC.changehertireassoonaspossibleD.makeherknowhewantedtohelpher43.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph6suggeststhat________.A.theoldladyhadgotreadytopaythemanB.theoldladywasgratefultothemanC.themanhadalotofdifficultychangingthetireD.themandidn’tstopchangingthetire44.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheman?A.Warm-heartedandsensitivE.B.Carefulandserious.C.Thoughtfulandhelpful.D.Generousandopen-mindeD.45.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______________.A.themanwashappyafterhelpingtheoldladyB.themanreceivedalotofmoneyfromtheoldladyC.themanmadetheoldladyfeelcoldanddepressedD.themanfeltextremelyfrustratedallthewayhome

Lifecomesinapackage.Thispackageincludeshappinessandsorrowfailureandsuccesshopeanddespair.Lifeisalearningprocess.Experiencesinlifeteachusnewlessonsandmakeusabetterperson.Witheachpassingdaywelearntohandlevarioussituations.LoveLoveplaysapivotalroleonoutlife.Lovemakesyoufeelwanted.WithoutloveapersoncouldgoHayward不归路andalsobecomecruelandferocious.Intheearlystageofourlifeourparentsaretheoneswhoshowuswithunconditionalloveandcaretheyteachusaboutwhatisrightandwronggoodandbad.Butwealwaystendtotakethisforgranted.Itisonlyaftermarriageandhavingkidsthatapersonunderstandsandbecomessensitivetoothersfeelings.Kidsmakeapersonresponsibleandmatureandhelpustounderstandlifebetter.HappinessandSorrowMaterialistichappinessisshort-livedbuthappinessachievedbybringingasmileonothersfacegivesacertainleveloffulfillment.Peaceofmindisthemainlinktohappiness.Nomindishappywithoutpeace.Werealizethetrueworthofhappinesswhenweareinsorrow.Sorrowisbasicallyduetodeathofalovedonefailureanddespair.Butthesethingsaretemporaryandpassaway.FailureandSuccessFailureisthepathtosuccess.Ithelpsustotouchtheskyteachesustosurviveandshowsusaspecificway.Successbringsinmoneyfameprideandself-respect.Hereitbecomesveryimportanttokeepourheadonourshoulder.TheonlywaytoshowourgratitudetoGodforbestowingsuccessonusisbybeinghumblemodestcourteousandrespectfultothelessfortunateones.HopeandDespairHopeiswhatkeepslifegoing.Parentsalwayshopetheirchildrenwilldowell.Hopemakesusdream.Hopebuildsinpatience.Lifeteachesusnottodespaireveninthedarkesthourbecauseaftereverynightthereisaday.Nothingremainsthesamewehaveonlyonechoicekeepmovingoninlifeandbehopeful.Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterdayforithaspassedandisbeyondourcontrol.Tomorrowisunknownforitcouldeitherbebrightordull.Sotheonlyalternativeisworkhardtodaysothatwewillenjoyabettertomorrow.61.Inthepassagetheauthorcompareslifeto.A.packageB.joyandsorrowC.failureandsuccessD.hopeanddespair62.Inwhichsectioncanreadersprobablyreadthepassage?A.OpinionsB.EducationC.LifestylesD.Politics63.Howisthepassageorganized?A.Inorderofrules.B.Inorderoffrequency.C.BymakingcomparisonD.InorderofimportancE.64.What’sthegeneralmeaningofthelastsentenceofthewholepassage?A.WhatyouonlycanchooseistoworkhardtodayratherthantomorrowB.Ifyouworkhardyou’llhaveabetterlifeinthefuture.C.whenchoosingbetweentodayandtomorrowyou’dbetterenjoytomorrowbetter.D.Enjoyingabettertomorrowisyouronlychoice.65.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toencouragepeopletoloveeachother.B.Totellpeoplehowtodealwithhappinessandsorrow.C.Toremindpeopleofkeepinghavingabeautifuldream.D.TogivereaderssomeinformationaboutlifE.

RecentlyinthehopeofearningbothmoneyandsocialexperienceIbecameadoor-to-doorsalesman.Ioncereadasaying:Ifsomebodywantssomethingofyoursyouwillbetreatedaswarmlyasspringbutiftheydon’tyoumaybetreatedascoldlyaswinter.Youmayconsiderthisanexaggeration夸张butifyouareasalesmanitisclearlycorrect.Youwouldneverhavefoundittobesotrueifyouhadn’tbeenasalesman.Youneedn’tstanddoubtfullooksandunfriendlycomments;youneedn’tlistentosomethingcompletelywrongandnodtosaythatitwasquiteright;youneedn’tworryaboutbeingrefusedtimeaftertime;youneedn’talwayskeeppatienceandasmile;youneedn’trepeatthesamesentencesoverandoveragain;youneedn’ttalktosomebodyyoudislikeIdidthisworkforamonththenIdecidedtogiveitup.ApartfromthereasonsaboveIfoundIwaspayingtoomuchattentiontothejobandthussacrificingmystudytime.Thelatesttestresultprovedthatmygradesweregettingworse.EvenworseIhadn’tenoughtimetojoinmyclassmatesincollegeactivities.SometimesIfeltlonelyandunhappybecauseofbothmystudyandmypart-timejob.NowIdon’tthinkitisworthdoingsuchathingforeventhoughIwasearningmoneyitcameatgreatcost.Newspapersandmagazinesoftenpublishstoriesaboutexcellentstudentswhodopart-timeworkwhilealsokeepinghighscoresinclass.Butaccordingtomyexperiencepart-timeworkcanhavesomestrongnegativeinfluencesonstudy.Moststudentsdon’tviewtherelationshipbetweenstudyandworkcorrectly.Inmyopinionifitisn’tamustforfinancialreasonsstudentsshouldbecarefulabouttakingupapart-timejob.41.Fromthetextwecantellthatthewriteris_____.A.anunemployedmanB.amiddle-schoolstudentC.acollegestudentD.adoor-to-doorsalesman42.Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedwordsacrificing?A.losingB.usingC.wastingD.getting43.Inthewriter’sopinion______.A.part-timejobshadgoodeffectuponstudents’studyB.part-timejobswouldbegoodforeverycollegestudentC.itwashardtodealwiththerelationshipbetweenstudyandworkcorrectlyD.todoapart-timejobwasunnecessaryformostofthecollegestudents44.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Part-timeJobsAreUsefulB.Part-timeJobsCanCostDearC.Studentsshouldn’tTakePart-timeJobsD.Part-timeJobsAreImportanttoManyStudents

10·上海A.篇Theelephantwaslyingheavilyonitssidefastasleep.A.fewdogsstartedbarkingatit.Theelephantwokeupinaterribleanger:itchasedthedogsintothevillagewheretheyranforsafety.Thatdidn'tstoptheelephant.ItdestroyedadozenhousesandinjuredseveralpeoplE.Thevillagerswerescaredandangry.ThensomeonesuggestedcallingParbatitheelephantprincess.ParbatiBarua'sfatherwasahunteroftigersandanelephanttamer.HetaughtParbatitorideanelephantbeforeshecouldevenwalk.Healsotaughtherthedangerousartoftheelephantround-up--howtocatchwildelephants.Parbatihasn'talwayslivedinthejunglE.Afterahappychildhoodhuntingwithherfathershewassenttoboardingschoolinthecity.ButParbatinevergotusedtobeingthereandmanyyearslatershewentbacktoheroldfifE.Lifeinthecityistoodull.Catchingelephantsisanadventureandtheexcitementlastsfordaysafterthechaseshesays.ButParbatidoesn'tcatchelephantsjustforfun.Myworkshesaysistorescuemanfromtheelephantsandtokeeptheelephantssafefromman.AndthisisexactlywhatParbatihasbeendoingformanyyears.IncreasinglytheIndianelephantisangry:formanyyearsillegalhuntershaveattackeditanditshomeinthejunglehasbeenreducedtosmallpiecesoflanD.Itisnowfightingback.WheneverwildelephantsenterateagardenoravillageParbatiiscalledtoguidetheanimalsbacktothejunglebeforetheycankill.Theworkofanelephanttameralsoinvolvesloveanddevotion.A.goodelephanttamerwillspendhoursadaysinginglovesongstoanewlycapturedelephant.Eventuallytheygrowtolovetheirtamersandneverforgetthem.Theyarealsomoreloyalthanhumansshesaidassheclimbeduponeofherelephantsandsatonthegianthappyanimal.Anelephantprincessindeed!65.ForParbaticatchingelephantsismainlyto.A.getlonglastingexcitementB.keepbothmanandelephantssafeC.sendthembacktothejungleD.maketheangryelephantstame66.BeforeParbatistudiedinaboardingschool.A.shespenthertimehuntingwithherfatherB.shelearnedhowtosinglovesongsC.shehadalreadybeencalledanelephantprincessD.shewastaughthowtohunttigers67.Indianelephantsaregettingincreasinglyangryandtheyrevengebecause__________.A.theyarecaughtandsentforheavyworkB.illegalhunterscapturethemandkillthemC.theyareattackedandtheirlandgetslimitedD.dogsoftenbarkatthemandchasethem68.ThepassagestartswithanelephantstoryinordertoexplainthatinIndia_________.A.peopleeasilyfallvictimtoelephants'attacksB.theman-elephantrelationshipisgettingworseC.elephanttamersareinshortsupplyD.dogsareaspowerfulaselephants

Closerelationshipsthoughttohelpcommunicationbygivingspeakersacommoncontextareactuallymorelikelytomakecrossedwiresthanwhenstrangersareinvolvedanewstudysuggests.Becauseclosecolleaguesandfriendsalreadysharesomuchcommonknowledgethattheyoftenuseshortambiguous模糊的messageswhichcanleadtomisunderstandings.Peoplearesousedtotalkingwiththosewithwhomtheyalreadyshareagreatdealofinformationthatwhentheyhavesomethingreallynewtosharetheyoftenpresentitinawaythattheyassumethepersonalreadyknowsit.saysstudy-teammemberBoazKeysar.KeysarandhisgraduatestudentShallWutrained40pairsofundergraduatestudentstomemorizemade-upnamesanddescriptionsofstrangeshapes.Ineachpairthedirectorhadtocommunicatetheidentityofoneofthe24shapes.Thepartnerhadtousetheinformationtochoosethecorrectshapefromasetofthreeimagesonacomputermonitor.Halfofthepartnersstudiedonlythefirstsixshapeswhiletheotherslearnedthefirst18shapes.Thedirectorswhohadmemorizedalltheshapeswereawareoftheirpartners’knowledgelevelsoftheshapes.Inthepairswiththemostsharedknowledgethedirectorsweremorelikelytorattleoff快速背出shapenamescomparedwithpairswithlittleknowledgeoverlap重合inwhichthedirectorsweremorelikelytodescribetheactualshapes.Notsurprisinglyparticipantswithmoresharedknowledgeweretwiceaslikelytoaskforclarificationasthosewithlessoverlap.Languageitselfcanbeconfusing.ThereasonallthisishappeningatallisthatlanguageingeneralisambiguoussaidKeysar.HerecallsanambiguousbillboardnearastadiumholdingaRollingStonesconcertthatnight.ThebillboardreadAvoidLSDtonight.注LSD常作__的缩略语Hmmm?ItwasaboutLakeShoreDriveandI’msurethewriterofthesigndidn’trealizehewasbeingambiguousKeysarsaiD.EventhoughmiscommunicationcanleadtomissedmeetingsordeadlinespeopleareoftenunawarewhentheirlanguageisambiguousKeysaraddedWedon’trealizewesaythingsthatareambiguoushesaidandthat’saproblem.64.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?A.Electricwiresjoinedtogether.B.Riddleshardtofigureout.C.Misunderstandingsincommunication.D.Offensiveremarks.65.InKeysar’sexperimentwhichofthefollowinggivesmoreaccuratedescriptionsoftheshapes?A.ThedirectorsofthepairswithlittlesharedknowledgE.B.ThedirectorsofthepairswhosharedmoreknowledgE.C.Thepartnerswhosedirectorsrattleoffshapenames.D.Thepartnerswhosedirectorsgiveclearclarifications.66.Itcanbeinferredfromtheexampleofthebillboardthat_________.A.mostpeopleknowwhatLSDusuallyreferstoB.localpeoplewouldnotmisunderstandthemeaningofLSDC.thewriterofthesignmeanstoplayjokesonthoseattendingtheconcertD.peoplesometimesignorethelimitationofsharedknowledge67.Bythispassagetheauthormainlywantstosay___________.A.ambiguouslanguagecanleadtomisunderstandingsB.familiaritycanmessupcommunicationC.accuratedescriptionsofidentityhelpguessshapesD.closerelationshipsdonotmeangoodcommunication

61.Whichofthefollowingqualitiesthewriterthinksisthemostimportantinchoosingafriend?A.Understanding.B.Honesty.C.Reliability.D.A.senseofhumor.62.Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends______.A.theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelpB.youwillberefusedwhenyougetintotroubleC.youwillbecomerichD.youcanbesurethatyougetrealfriends63.Goodfriendsneedto______.A.alwayspointouteachother'smistakesB.behelpedwithmoneyC.understandeachother'sfeelingsD.havemoneyorluck64.Thispassagemainlydiscuss_____.A.theimportanceofhavingafriendB.wheretochoosefriendsC.howtogetalongwithfriendsD.thequalitiesofafriend

WhensomethinggoeswrongitcanbeverysatisfyingtosayWellit'sso－and－so'sfault.orIknowI'mlatebutit'snotmyfaultthecarbrokedown.Itisprobablynotyourfaultbutonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituationyouarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.Howeveryoucanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner'skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexampleifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedownmaybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.OryoumightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumberssoyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneeD.Foranotherexampleifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorabilityfindwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentpersonordon'trelyontheperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon'thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelsE.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.Sostopfocusingonwhosefaultitis.Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituationsproblemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.1.Accordingtothepassagewinners________.A.dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB.meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC.haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD.blamethemselvesratherthatothers2.TheunderlinedwordremedyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A.avoidB.acceptC.improveD.consider3.Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblemyoushould________.A.findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB.blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC.tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD.askamoreablecolleagueforhelp4.Whenproblemsoccurwinnerstakethemas________.A.excusesfortheirfailuresB.barrierstogreaterpowerC.challengestotheircolleaguesD.chancesforself－development5.WhichofthefollowingistheBESTtitleforthepassage?A.A.Winner'sSecretB.A.Winner'sProblemC.A.Winner'sOpportunityD.A.Winner'sAchievement

Thefollowingpassageisahealthyprescription处方ofhowwecanapproachlifE.Itisnotaboutbeingfamousorbeingwealthyoraboutourgoodlooks.TrulyitisallaboutlovE.Therearetimeswhenwefeelasifweareseparatedfromtherest.Thisfeelingcreatesamentalprison.Thereforeweshouldtrytoworkhardtointernally内在地liberateourselvesbywideningourcircleofpitytoacceptalllivingthings.OpenyourhearttoothersandtrytounderstandWhensomeonereachesforyouholdouttothemyourhandFollowyourheartnomatterwhatotherpeoplesayDothingsthatmakeyouabletosmilethroughoutyourdayTreatotherpeoplethewayyouwouldlikethemtotreatyouDowhatyouknowisrightandtoyourheartandselfstaytrueRememberwhatlifeisallaboutitishowyoumakepeoplefeelWhatyoudowhereyougoandmakingdreamsbecomerealHelpingpeoplethroughinhardtimesofpainandstrifeWhatyoudoforothersiswhatisimportantinthislifE.Lookdeeperanddon’tjudgepeoplebywhatisontheoutsideItiswhatisinsidethatcountsandwhatpeopleoftenhideCarehelplovebehonestandbekindWithpurityandgoodnesswithinyourselfitishappinessyouwillfinD.Doallyoucaninthetimeyouhaveyouwon’talwaysbearoundRecapturethejoyoflittlethingsthatoncewereeasilyfoundAndifyoucandoallthisandlivealifeofloveYouwillbehelpedthroughlifebyallthoseupabovE.IwillleaveyouwiththeinspiringwordsofourlategeniusAlbertEinstein:TherearetwowaystolivelifE.Oneisasthoughnothingisamiracle奇迹.TheotherisasthougheverythingisamiraclE.36.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.livingalifeofloveB.helpingthoseinneedC.takingbackthejoyoflifeD.separatingourselvesfromothers37.Accordingtothepassagewhichstatementistrue?A.TreatingothersthewayotherstreatyouisrightforyourlifE.B.MakingyourdreambecomerealisselfishinyourlifE.C.Judgingpeoplebywhatisinsidecounts.D.Doingwhatyoucanmakesyourselfhappy.38.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________.A.DifferentwaysoflifeleadtocompletelydifferentresultsB.LifeisnotalwaysfullofmiraclesC.TherearetwokindsofmiraclesinlifeD.Lookingformiraclesinlifehelpspeoplefindhappiness

Hanswasanhonestfellowwithafunnyroundgood-humoredfacE.Livingaloneeverydayheworkedinhisgarden.Inallthecountrysidetherewasnogardensolovelyashis.Allsortsofflowersgrewtherebloomingintheirproperorderasthemonthswentbyoneflowertakinganotherflower’splacesothattherewerealwaysbeautifulthingstoseeandpleasantodorstosmell.HanshadmanyfriendsthemostdevotedbeingtheMiller.SodevotedwastherichMillertoHansthathe’dnevergobyhisgardenwithoutpluckingalargebunchofflowersorahandfulofsweetherbsorfillinghispocketswithfruits.TheMillerusedtotalkaboutnobleideasandHansnoddedandsmiledfeelingproudofhavingsuchafrienD.TheneighborsthoughtitstrangethattherichMillernevergaveHansanythinginreturnthoughhehadhundredsofsacksofflourmanycowsandsheepbutHansnevertroubledhisheadabouttheseandnothinggavehimgreaterpleasurethantolistentoallthewonderfulthingsabouttheunselfishnessoftruefriendship.InspringsummerandautumnHanswasveryhappybutwhenwintercameandhehadnofruitorflowerstosellhesufferedfromcoldandhunger.ThoughextremelylonelytheMillernevercametoseehimthen.There’snogoodingoingtoseeHanswhilethesnowlasts.TheMillersaidtohiswifeWhenpeopleareintroubletheyshouldn’tbebothereD.SoI’llwaittillthespringcomeswhenhe’shappytogivemeflowers.You’recertainlyverythoughtfulansweredhiswifeIt’squiteatreattohearyoutalkaboutfriendship.Couldn’tweaskHansuphere?saidtheirson.I’llgivehimhalfmymealandshowhimmywhiterabbits.Howsillyyouare!criedtheMiller.Ireallydon’tknowwhat’stheuseofsendingyoutoschool.IfHanscameuphereandsawourwarmfireourgoodsupperandourredwinehemightgetenviousandenvyisamostterriblethingandwouldspoilanybody’snaturE.IamhisbestfriendandI’llalwayswatchoverhimandseethathe’snotledintoanytemptation.BesidesifHanscameherehemightaskmeforsomeflour.Flourisonethingandfriendshipisanotherandtheyshouldn’tbeconfuseD.Thewordsarespeltdifferentlyandmeanquitedifferentthings.Everybodycanseethat.HelookedseriouslyathissonwhofeltsoashamedthathehunghisheaddownandgrewquitescaredandbegantocryintohisteA.SpringcomingtheMillerwentdowntoseeHans.Againhetalkedaboutfriendship.Hansfriendshipneverforgets.I’mafraidyoudon’tunderstandthepoetryoflifE.Seehowlovelyyourrosesare!Hanssaidhewantedtoselltheminthemarkettobuybackhisthingswhichweresoldduringthehardtimeofthewinter.I’llgiveyoumanygoodthings.Ithinkbeinggenerousisthebaseoffriendship.saidtheMiller.AndnowasI’llgiveyoumanygoodthingsI’msureyou’dliketogivemesomeflowersinreturn.Here’sthebasketandfillitquitefull.PoorHanswasafraidtosayanything.HeranandpluckedallhisprettyrosesandfilledtheMiller’sbasketimaginingthemanygoodthingspromisedbytheMiller.ThenextdayheheardtheMillercalling:Hanswouldyoumindcarryingthissackofflourformetomarket?I’msorrybutIamreallyverybusytoday.WellsaidtheMillerconsideringthatI’mgoingtogiveyoumythingsit’sratherunfriendlyofyoutorefusE.Uponmywordyoumustn’tmindmyspeakingquiteplainlytoyou.PoorHanswasdrivenbyhisfriendshiptheorytoworkhardforhisbestfriendleavinghisgardendryandwasteD.OneeveningHanswassittingbyfirewhentheMillercamE.HanscriedtheMillerMylittleboyhasfallenoffaladderandhurthimselfandI’mgoingfortheDoctor.Buthelivessofarawayandit’ssuchabadwindynight.IthasjustoccurredtomethatyoucangoinsteadofmE.YouknowI’mgoingtogiveyoumygoodthingssoyoushoulddosomethingformeinreturn.CertainlycriedHans.HestruggledintothestormynightandgotthedoctortorideahorsetotheMiller’shouseintimetosavetheboy.HoweverHansgotlostinthedarknessandwanderedoffintoadeeppooldrowneD.AtHans’funeraltheMillersaidIwashisbestfrienD.Ishouldwalkattheheadoftheprocession.Everynowandthenhewipedhiseyeswithahandkerchief.81.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatHans___________.A.wasextremelywiseandnobleB.washighlyvaluedbytheMillerC.admiredtheMillerverymuchD.hadastrongdesireforfortune82.Flourisonethingandfriendshipisanothercanbeunderstoodas___________.A.Differentwordsmaymeanquitedifferentthings.B.InterestispermanentwhilefriendshipisflexiblE.C.I’mafraidyoudon’tunderstandthepoetryoflifE.D.Ithinkbeinggenerousisthebaseoffriendship.83.FromtheMiller’stalkathomewecanseehewas___________.A.seriousbutkindB.helpfulandgenerousC.caringbutstrictD.selfishandcold-hearted84.What’sthemaincauseofHans’tragedy?A.Truefriendshipbetweenthem.B.A.lackofformaleducation.C.A.suddenchangeofweather.D.BlinddevotiontoafrienD.85.TheauthordescribedtheMiller’sbehaviorinorderto___________.A.entertainthereaderswithanincrediblejokingtaleB.showthefriendshipbetweenHansandtheMillerC.warnthereadersaboutthedangerofafalsefriendD.persuadepeopletobeasintelligentastheMiller

【2011·四川成都4月月考】E.IpromisedMichaelIwouldn’tmentionthisuntiltheseasonwasover.Nowlthinkit'stime.EarlylastseasonIwroteacolumnaboutanartofkindnessIhadseenJordandotoadisabledchildoutsidethestadium.AfteritranIgotacallfromamarlinthewesternsuburbs.HesaidIreadwhatyouwroteaboutJordan.butIthoughtIshouldtellyouanotherthingIsaw.HereitcomesIthought.Italwaysdoes.WritesomethingniceaboutapersonandpeoplecallyouuptosaythatthepersonisnotsonicE.A.fewweekslaterJordanandIweretalkingaboutsomethingelsebeforeagameandIbroughtupwhatthemanhadsaiD.Wasthemanright?HadJordanreallybeentalkingtothosetwoboysinthatpooranddirty.neighborhood?NottwoboysJordansaiD.Butfour.Andhenamedthem.Hesaidfournames.Andwhatdidtheytalkabout?EverythingJordansaiD.Anything.I’veaskedtoseetheirgradessothatIcanchecktoseeifthey'repayingattentiontotheirstudy.IfitturnsoutthatoneortwoofthemmayneedteachingImakesuretheygetit.It'sjustonemorepartofMichaelJordan'slifeonemorethingthatnooneknowsaboutandonemorethingJordandoesfightfor.TheNBAseasonisovernowandthoseboyshavetheirmemories.SodoJ!WhentheexpertreviewersbegintotunaagainstJordanastheysurelywillI'llthinkaboutthoseboysunderthestreetlightwaitingforthemantheyknowtocomE.Forsomeonetheycandependon.57.ThewriterwrotethisstoryaboutJordanandhisyoungfriendsbecause_______A.hethoughthighlyofJordan'sdeedsB.hehatedtoseeJordandosomethingbadC.hebelieveditwastimetohelpthedisabledD.hefeltsureheneedn'tkeepthepromisethen58.A.maninthewesternsuburbsmadeacallto_______A.knowwhyJordanstoppedinabadareaB.getachancetobecomefamoushimselfC.letthewriterknowJordanwasnotthatniceD.offeranexampletoshowhowJordanhelpedothers59.Jordantalkedwiththeboysbecausehe_______.A.neededtheirsupportB.hadpromisedtodosoC.likedtoteachthemtoplaybasketballD.wantedtomakesuretheyallstudiedwell60.ThetextimpliesthatJordanis_______.A.anexcellentbasketballplayerB.goodatdealingwithproblemsoflifeC.alwaysreadytomakefriendswithyoungpeopleD.willingtodowhateverhecanforthegoodofsociety

Failuretheysayisthebestteacher.Welearnandgainmoreconfidencethroughtrialanderror.Atonetimeoranotherwewillencounterfailure.Youdon’thavetoacceptyourfailureifwhatyoureallywanttoachieveissuccess.Foreveryachievementtherehavebeenoneormorefailures.Butthosewhowecallsuccessfularethosewhorefusetoacceptfailureandbelievesuccessistheothersideoffailure.Theincandescentlight白炽灯wasinventedafter1000failure.Assuminghehadstoppedafterhetried100timeswithoutthedesiredresultwhatwouldhavebeentheresultofsucheffort?Anytimeyouseeproductsandnewinventionsthinkintermsoffailuresthatarenotaccepted.Moreovereverythinginamicroformtodayisaresultoffailurethatisnotaccepted.Anytimeyoureffortisnotbringadesiredresultyoudon’thavetocallitafailure.Callitachanllenge.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthetwo?Oneisnegativeandtheotherispositive;onemotivatesandtheotherdemotivates.Whatyouneedispositivethinkingandmotivationtoattainsuccess.Failureisanendthing;challengingisanopenthing.Failuremeansthereisnowayoutnoaltermativebutchallengeisaquestionmarkaskinganotherwayoutofthesituationanalternativesolutiontotheproblemthejobathand.Keepdreamingandmoving;thatisthesolutiontosuccess.Awisemanoncesaidifyoucannotflyrun.Ifyoucannotrunwalk.Ifyoucannotwalkcrawl;justkeeponmoving.Ifyoufalldownyouhavetogetupandstartmoving.Ifnototherpeoplewillsteponyoutothewaytotheirsuccess.Whatyoucallfailureandabandoniswhatsomeonewillcontinuewithjustalittleadditionalefforttoreachsuccess.64.Failureisthebestteacherbecause___________.A.whatpeoplehavelearnedfromfailureisthebestB.peoplewillknowwhatfailureislikeafterfailureC.peoplecanlearnalotbytryingvarioussolutionsD.numerousfailurearesuretoleadtosuccess65.TheauthorgavetheexampleoftheincandescentlightinParagraph2inorderto______.A.showthatsuccessistheothersideoffailureB.tellpeopletheireffortswillbepaidofffinallyC.advisepeoplenottowastetheirtimeD.provethateveryachievementisbasedoninvention66.Whatistheadvantageifyouregardafailureasachallenge?A.youwillfeelproudevenifyoufailmanytimes.B.Youwon’tfearfailureandwillbereadytoacceptit.C.Failuremeanspainwhilechallengesoundsgood.D.Youwillcontinuetryingyourbesttosucceed.67.Inwhichpartcouldthispassagebefoundifitistakenfromamagazine?A.Economy.B.Career.C.CulturE.D.Wealth.

Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.ForexampleinAmericanculturethesmileisusuallyanexpressionofpleasurE.Yetitalsohasotheruses.A.woman’ssmileatapoliceofficerdoesnotcarrythesamemeaningasthesmileshegivestoayoungchilD.A.smilemayshowloveorpoliteness.Itcanalsohidetruefeelings.Itoftencausesconfusion困惑acrosscultures.ForexamplemanypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevenimproper.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplacesalthoughthisislesscommoninbigcities.SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplaces;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon’tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsianculturesasmileisfrequentlyusedtocoverpainfulfeelings.VietnamesepeoplemaytellasadstorybutendthestorywithasmilE.Ourfacesshowemotions情感butweshouldnotattempttoreadpeoplefromanothercultureaswewouldreadsomeonefromourownculturE.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasmembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.RatherthereareculturaldifferencesintheamountoffacialexpressivenesspermitteD.ForexampleinpublicandinformalsituationsmanyJapanesedonotshowtheiremotionsasfreelyasAmericansdo.WhenwithfriendsJapaneseandAmericansseemtoshowtheiremotionssimilarly.Itisdifficulttogeneralize概括aboutAmericansandfacialexpressivenessbecauseofpersonalandculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStates.PeoplefromcertainculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStatesseemtobemorefaciallyexpressivethanothers.Thekeyistotrynottojudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionaredifferent.Ifwejudgeaccordingtoourownculturalhabitswemaymakethemistakeofreadingtheotherpersonincorrectly.46.WhatdoesthesmileusuallymeanintheU.S.?A.LoveB.PolitenessC.JoyD.Thankfulness47.TheauthormentionsthesmileoftheVietnamesetoprovethatasmilecan_____.A.showfriendlinesstostrangersB.beusedtohidetruefeelingsC.beusedinthewrongplacesD.showpersonalhabits48.Whatshouldwedobeforeattemptingtoreadpeople?A.LearnabouttheirrelationswithothersB.UnderstandtheirculturalbackgroundsC.FindoutabouttheirpastexperienceD.Figureoutwhattheywilldonext

Springiscominganditistimeforthoseabouttograduatetolookforjobs.Competitionistoughsojobseekersmustcarefullyconsidertheirpersonalchoices.Whateverwearewearingourfamilyandfriendsmayacceptusbuttheworkplacemaynot.Ahighschoolnewspapereditorsaiditisunfairforcompaniestodiscouragevisibletattoos纹身noseringsorcertaindressstyles.Itistrueyoucan’tjudgeabookbyitscoveryetpeopledocoverthemselvesinordertoconvey传递certainmessages.WhatwewearincludingtattoosandnoseringsisanexpressionofwhowearE.Justaspeopleconveymessagesaboutthemselveswiththeirappearancessodocompanies.Dressstandardsexistinthebusinessworldforanumberofreasonsbutthemainconcernisoftenaboutwhatcustomersaccept.Othersmaysayhowtodressisamatterofpersonalfreedombutforbusinessesitismoreaboutwhethertomakeorlosemoney.Mostemployersdocareaboutthepersonalappearancesoftheiremployees雇员becausethosepeoplerepresentthecompaniestotheircustomers.AsahiringmanagerIampaidtochoosethepeoplewhowouldmakethebestimpressiononourcustomers.Thereareplentyofwell-qualifiedcandidatessoitisnotwrongtorejectsomeonewhomightdisappointmycustomers.EventhoughIamopen-mindedIcan’texpectallourcustomersarE.Thereisnobodytoblamebutyourselfifyoursetofchoicesdoesnotmatchthatofyourpreferredemployer.Nocompanyshouldhavetochangetosatisfyacandidatesimplybecauseheorsheisunwillingtorespectitsstandardsaslongasitsstandardsarelegal.67.Whichofthefollowingisthenewspapereditor’opinionaccordingtoParagraph2?A.People’sappearancescarrymessagesaboutthemselves.B.CandidateswithtattoosornoseringsshouldbefairlytreateD.C.Customers’choicesinfluencedressstandardsincompanies.D.StrangedressstylesshouldnotbeencouragedintheworkplacE.68.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Candidateshavetowearwhatcompaniespreferforaninterview.B.Hiringmanagersmakethebestimpressionontheircandidates.C.Companiessometimeshavetochangetorespecttheircandidates.D.Whattowearisnotamatterofpersonalchoiceforcompanies.69.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AppearancesMatterB.PersonalChoicesMatterC.EmployeesMatterD.HiringManagersMatter70.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstrangedressstylesintheworkplacemaybestbedescribedas___________.A.enthusiasticB.positiveC.negativeD.sympathetic

Everyonehasgottwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou'reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviourbutwhenyou'reasleepyoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnightofcoursepeoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.Ifyougotosleeponyourbackyou'reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon'tliketoupsetpeoplesoyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You'requiteshyandyouaren'tveryconfident.Ifyousleeponyourstomachyouarearathersecretiveperson.Youworryalotandyou'realwayseasilyupset.You'reverystubbornbutyouaren'tveryambitious.Youusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.ThismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtimE.Ifyousleepcurledup卷曲youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandsoyou'reoftendefensivE.You'reshyandyoudon'tnormallylikemeetingpeoplE.Youprefertobeonyourown.You'reeasilyhurt.Ifyousleeponyoursideyouhaveusuallygotawell－balancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses.You'reusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelanxiousbutyoudon'toftengetdepresseD.YoualwayssaywhatyouthinkevenifitannoyspeoplE.1.Accordingtothewriteryounaturallyshowyoursecretandrealpersonality________.A.onlyinanormalnightB.onlywhenyougotosleepC.onlywhenyourefusetoshowyourselftotheworldD.onlywhenyouchangesleepingposition2.WhichisNOTmentionedinthesecondparagraphaboutaperson'spersonality?A.Heorsheisalwaysopenwithothers.B.Heorshealwayslikesnewideasearlierthanothers.C.Heorsheisalwayseasilyupset.D.Heorshetendstobelieveinothers.3.Whichofthefollowingshowsthepersonalityofapersonsleepingonhisstomach?A.Heorsheiscarefulnottooffendothers.B.Heorshedoesn'twanttosticktohisorheropinion.C.Heorshecan'tbesuccessfulinanybusiness.D.Heorshelikestobringothershappiness.4.Whydon'tyoupossiblywanttomakefriendswithapersonwhosleepscurledup?A.Heorshewouldratherbealonethancommunicatewithyou.B.Heorsheisrarelyreadytohelpyou.C.Heorsheprefersstayingathometogoingout.D.Heorshewouldn'tliketogethelpfromyou.5.Itappearsthatthewritertendstothinkhighlyofthepersonwhosleepsononesidebecause________.A.heorshealwaysshowssympathyforpeopleB.heorsheisconfidentbutnotstubbornC.heorshehasmorestrengthsthanweaknessesD.heorsheoftenconsidersannoyingpeople

Ifyouareafraidofthedarkit’snotabigdeal.It’sperfectlynormaltofeelafraidAfterallanimalsdotoo.FearmatterssaysKarenWarkentinanecologist.It’sagoodthingsheaddsbecausefearmakesyoudothingsthatkeepyoualivE.Likekidsmanyanimalsexperiencefearandtheyrespondtothefeelinginvarietyofways.Afrightenedturtlepullsitsheadandlegsinsideitsshell.Asmallfishwillswimawaywhenabighungryfishapproaches.Someanimalsrespondtofearinwaysyoumightnotexpect.Thefirstexampleisthatthefearofbeingeatencanscaresomefrogsrightoutoftheireggs.Warkentinmadethesurprisingdiscoverywhilestudyingred—eyedtreefrogsinCostaRicA.Inthisspeciesfemalefrogsattachjellylikeclumps果冻一样的块状物oftheireggstotheundersidesofleaves.Theleaveshangonbranchesthatdangle悬挂overponds.Aftertheyhatchfromtheeggsthetadpoles蝌蚪thenfallintothewaterwheretheyeventuallygrowintoadultfrogs.Treefrogeggsusuallygrowfor6daysbeforehatching.Iftheysensethatahungrysnakeisabouttoattackhowevertheycanhatchupto2daysaheadofschedulE.AsthesnakesareunabletoswimbyfallingintothewaterearlythetadpolescanescapE.Ifhatchingearlyhelpsprotectred—eyedtreefrogsfromsnakesyoumightwonderwhytheireggsdon’talwayshatchsooner.Itturnsoutthathatchingearlybringsitsowndanger.Oncetadpoleslandinthewaterhungryfishandotheranimalsliketoeatthemtoo.Stayingintheireggsforafull6daysthenallowsfrogembryos胚胎togrowbigandstrong.Thisextragrowthimprovestheirchancesofsurvivinginthewater.68.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatfears.A.helpanimalsgrowbiggerandstrongerB.arelesscommonamongyounganimalsC.helpanimalsmovealottofittheenvironmentD.aremoreorlessimportantinorderforanimalstosurvive69.Wearetoldinthepassagethattreefrogs.A.facedangerbothinsidetheireggsandinthewaterB.willgrowfastiftheyfallintothewaterlaterC.aresurprisinglycleverwheninsidetheireggsD.stayintheireggslongeriftheyarefrightened70.Whatdoyouthinkwouldbediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?A.Furtherexplanationsastowhytreefrogshatchaheadofschedule.B.Howtheunbornfrogsknowwhenasnakeisabouttoattackthem.C.Anotherexampleofanimalsthatrespondstofearinanunexpectedway.D.Howtreefrogsimprovetheirchancesofsurvivalbeforefallingintothewater.

Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisgettingunwell.Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.ButinfactanunknowncitizenwholivedinRomeinAD52wroteit.Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexcitingamazingandcanevenchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovethequalityofourlives?Picturethis:You’rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.YourmobilephoneringsaQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreenthenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.NowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdonE.Howcalmandhappydoyoufeel?InventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveusfeelingstressedandtireD.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycitieswhohavenotelephonesnocarsnotevenanyelectricityoftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsbecausetheyleadsimplerlives.OnefamilyintheUKwentbackintimetoseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.ThegrandparentswiththeirdaughterandgrandsonsBenjamin10andTomas7spentnineweeksina1940shousE.Theyhadnowashingmachinemicrowavecomputerormobilephones.ThegrandmotherLynsaidItwashardphysicallybutnotmentally.ShebelievedlifewaslessmaterialistiC.ThemorethingsyouhavethemoredifficultlifewillbecomeshesaiD.Theboyssaidtheyfoughtlesstofightoversuchastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeingatrendybeer-drinkinggrannytoonewhocookedthings.Herearesomesimplewaystobeatthestressoftencausedbyourinventions!Don’tbeavailableallthetimE.Turnoffyourmobilephoneatcertaintimesoftheday.Don’tcheckyoure-maileveryday.Don’treplytosomebodyassoonastheyleaveatextmessagejustbecauseyoucan.Itmaybefunatfirstbutitsoongetsannoying.66.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.problemsthatarecausedbytechnologyB.improvementsofourlifewithtechnologyC.theimportantrolestechnologyplaysinoureverydaylifeD.majorchangeswhichwillbelikelytohappentotechnology67.Thewriterquoted引用whatacitizeninancientRomesaidatthebeginningofthestoryinorderto.A.shareatruthaboutlifeB.telluswhatlifewaslikelongtimeagoC.tellustoenjoyourlifeD.pointoutthatshouldabandonthemodernlifestyle68.Whydidthefamilychoosetospendsometimeina1940’shouse?Because.A.theylikedtolivesimplelivesB.theywerecuriousabouthowpeoplelivedwithoutmoderninventionsC.theyweretroubledbymoderninventionsD.livinginadifferenttimewouldbealotoffunforthem69.Whatdoyouthinktheunderlinedwordavailableinthefirstsuggestionofferedbythewritermean?A.BusyonlineB.FreeC.BeabletoD.Befoundbyothers.70.Inthepassagetheauthor’sattitudetowardsmoderninventionsis__________.A.optimisticB.pessimistic悲观的C.fairD.indifferent冷漠的

Everyonehasgottwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou'reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviourbutwhenyou'reasleepyoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnightofcoursepeoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.Ifyougotosleeponyourbackyou'reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon'tliketoupsetpeoplesoyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You'requiteshyandyouaren'tveryconfident.Ifyousleeponyourstomachyouarearathersecretive不坦率的person.Youworryalotandyou'realwayseasilyupset.You'reverystubborn顽固的butyouaren'tveryambitious.Youusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.ThismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtimE.Ifyousleepcurledup卷曲youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandsoyou'reoftendefensivE.You'reshyandyoudon'tnormallylikemeetingpeoplE.Youprefertobeonyourown.You'reeasilyhurt.Ifyousleeponyoursideyouhaveusuallygotawell-balancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses.You'reusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelanxiousbutyoudon'toftengetdepresseD.YoualwayssaywhatyouthinkevenifitannoyspeoplE.61.Accordingtothewriteryounaturallyshowyoursecretandrealpersonality_______.A.onlyinanormalnightB.onlywhenyouaresleepingC.onlywhenyourefusetoshowyourselftotheworldD.onlywhenyouchangesleepingposition62.WhichisNOTmentionedinthesecondparagraphaboutaperson'spersonalityA.Heorsheisalwaysopenwithothers.B.Heorshealwayslikesnewideasearlierthanothers.C.Heorsheisalwayseasilyupset.D.Heorshetendstobelieveinothers.63.PointoutwhichsentenceisusedtoshowthepersonalityofapersonwhoisusedtosleepingonhisorherstomachA.Heorsheiscarefulnottooffendothers.B.Heorshedoesn'twanttosticktohisorheropinion.C.Heorshemaynotbesuccessfulinanybusiness.D.Heorshelikestobringothershappiness.64.Maybeyoudon'twanttomakefriendswithapersonwhosleepscurledup.WhyA.Heorshewouldratherbealonethancommunicatewithyou.B.Heorsheisrarelyreadytohelpyou.C.Heorsheprefersstayingathometogoingout.D.Heorshewouldn'tliketogethelpfromyou.65.Itappearsthatthewritertendstothinkhighlyofthepersonwhosleepsononesidebecause__________.A.heorshealwaysshowssympathyforpeopleB.heorsheisconfidentbutnotstubbornC.heorshehasmorestrengthsthanweaknessesD.heorsheoftenconsidersannoyingpeople

FacedwithatoughjobmarketfreshgraduatesaredreamingofrunningtheirownbusinessesinsteaD.Butarecentsurveyhasshowedthatsuchambitionslacktherequiredsupportandremainjustthat—dreams.TheShanghaiMunicipalEmploymentPromotionCenterpollof1276graduatesinseveraluniversitiesandcollegesinthecityreleasedlastFridayshowed59.78percentofrespondentsconsideredthepossibilityofsettingupacompanyoratleastasmallstorE.Buttheyjuststopatthe'thinking'stageitstateD.Respondentsputthetopreasonsfornotgoingitalonedowntoashortageofinvestmentandalackofbusinessopportunity.Theyalsolistedlackofbusinessexperienceandsocialnetworkstheneedforadvancedstudyandobjectionsfromfamilymembersasfactorsthatstoodintheirway.Morethan90percentoftheintervieweessaidtheywouldrathertakeupajobaftergraduatingandthenconsiderstartingtheirownbusinesstwoorthreeyearsdowntheroaD.GuoBingaseniorstudentinShanghaiInternationalStudiesUniversitymajoringinEnglishdecidedhewantedtobehisownbosslastyear.Butheislookingforajobfirst.IfIfailtofindasatisfyingjobIwouldliketoestablishacompanyinexhibitionservicesGuosaiD.TheShanghainativehassomerelativesworkinginalocalprintingplant.WiththeirhelpGuohopestoproduceexhibitionbrochuresatarelativelylowpricE.HeisalsoconfidentthathisEnglishlanguageskillscanhelphimdowellintheindustry.SocialnetworkingisanimportantfactorleadingtobusinesssuccessGuosaiD.Guosaidthattheshortageofgraduatejobsisthemainreasondrivingmoreuniversitystudentstosetupabusinessrightaftertheirgraduation.Jiangsaidtheuniversitysetsupabusinessguideteammadeofgovernmentofficialsandprofessionals.Theyregularlygivetrainingcoursestostudentswhoshowaninterestinhavingtheirownbusiness.TheparentsofuniversitygraduatesaremorewillingtohelptheirchildrenstartupalonethesurveyshowedOnceyouwinthesupportofyourfamilyyouhavewonhalfthebattleGuoaddeD.45.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.AToughJobMarketB.GraduatesWhoCanOnlyDreamofBeingBossC.TheAmbitiousFreshGraduatesD.TheStoryofGuoBing46.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTstopfreshgraduatesrealizingtheirdreamsofbeingbosses?A.ThelackofbusinessopportunityandinvestmentB.TheshortageofbusinessexperienceC.LessskilledEnglishlanguageD.Theirfamilymembers’objections47.IntheviewofGuoBingwhatisthekeyfactorthatmakesfreshgraduatesdreamofbeingbosssoonaftergraduation?A.Theirfamilydon’tsupportthemB.TheirsocialnetworkingisnotgoodC.TherearenotenoughgraduatejobsD.Theywanttoachievegreatersuccess48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutGuoBing?A.HehasstartedhisownbusinesswiththehelpofhisrelativesB.EnglishishismajorintheuniversityC.HeistryingtofindajobwhichcansatisfieshimD.HeisaShanghainative49.Whoisthisarticlemostlyintendedfor?A.TheparentswhosechildgraduatesfromuniversitysoonB.ThosewhowillgraduatefromuniversityC.ThosewhowanttobebossesD.Theofficialswhoworkinthegovernment

Angerisgoodforyouaslongasyoucontrolitproperlyaccordingtonewpsychologyresearch.AnewstudyfromCarnegieMellonUniversityshowsangermayhelppeoplereducethenegativeimpactsofstressandhelpyoubecomehealthier.HeregettingemotionalisnotbadforyouifyoulookatthecaseofangersaidJenniferLernerofCarnegieMellon.Themorepeopledisplayangerthelowertheirstressresponses.’’Lernerstudied92UCLAstudentsbyaskingthemtocountbackfrom6200.Theymustsayoutloudeverythirteenthnumber.Researchersdisturbedthembyaskingthemtocountfasteroraskthemotherquestions.Iftheymadeanymistakestheyhadtorestartfromtheverybeginning.Manystudentsfeltdepressedaboutmakingsomanymistakesorgotangrybecausetheresearcherswereinterruptingthem.Lernerusedahiddenvideocameraandrecordedalltheirfacialexpressionsduringthetest.Theresearchersdescribetheirreactionsasfearangeranddisgust.Otherresearchersrecordedthestudents’bloodpressurepulseandproductionofahigh—stresshormone荷尔蒙calledcortis01.Peoplewhosefacesshowedmorefearduringtheexperimenthadhigherbloodpressureandhigherlevelsofthehormone.Bothcanhavelastingeffectssuchasdiabetes糖尿病heartdiseasedepressionandextraweightgain.Whenpeoplefeelfearnegativeimpactsincreasebutwhentheygetangrythosenegativesgodownaccordingtothestudy.HavingthatsenseofangerleadspeopletoactuallyfeelsomepowerinwhatotherwiseisamaddeningsituationLernersaid.LernerpreviouslystudiedAmericans’emotionalresponsetothe9／11terroristattackstwomonthsaftertheincident.Shefoundpeoplewhoreactedwithangerweremoreoptimistic.Thesepeoplearehealthiercomparedwiththosewhowerefrightenedduringtheevent.Soinmaddeningsituationsangerisnotabadthingtohave.It’sahealthierresponsethanfear.36.WhichstatementwillJenniferLerneragreewith?A.It’sbettertobeangrythantobefrightenedinmaddeningsituations.B.Differentreactionsreflectdifferentoutlooksonlife.C.Don’tcontrolyourangeranditmakesyoupowerful.D.Pessimisticpeoplearegenerallyhealthierthanoptimisticpeople.37.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordbothinthefifthparagraphrefertoaccordingtothepassage?A.Fearandanger.B.Bloodpressureandpulse.C.Bloodpressureandcortisone.D.Higherbloodpressureandhigherlevelsofthehormone.38.Theresearchersmadetheexperimentedstudentsangryby_________.A.recordingtheirperformancesecretlyB.askingthemtocountto6200againandagainC.disturbingthemandmakingthemstartailoveragainD.criticizingthemwhentheymademistakes39.Inwhatwayscanangerbebeneficialtopeople?A.Byshowingtheiroptimisticside.B.Byreducingtheirstress.C.Byreducinghighbloodpressure.D.Bytakingtheplaceoffear.40WhatisthispassageMainlyabout?A.Thefindingsofnewpsychologyresearch.B.Whatyoucandowithangerincertaincases.C.Differenteffectsproducedbyangerandfear.D.Healthierresponsesinmaddeningsituations.

SofarasIknowMissHamahwasthefirstpersontogivethebasicdifferencebetweenworkandlabor.Tobehappyamallmustfeelfirstlyfreeandsecondlyimportant.Hecannotbereallyhappyifheisforcedbysocietytodowhathedoesnotenjoydoingorifwhatheenjoysdoingislowlythoughtofbysocietyasvaluelessorunimportant.InasocietywhereslaveryinthestrictsensehasbeengotridofthesignthatwhatamandoesisofsocialvalueisthatheispaidmoneytodoitbutalaborertodaycanbecalledaWageslavE.A.manisalaborerifthejobthatsocietyoffershimisnotinterestingtohimselfbuthehastotakeitjustowingtothenecessity0fearningalivingandsupportinghisfamily.Theoppositesidetolaborisplay.Whenweplayagameweenjoywhatwearedoingotherwiseweshouldnotplayitbutitisapurelyprivateactivityandsocietycouldnotcarewhetherweplayitornot.Betweenlaborandplaystandswork.A.manisaworkerifheispersonallyinterestedinthejobwhichsocietypayshimtodowhatfromthepointviewofsocietyisnecessarylaborisfromhisownpointofviewwillingplay.Whetherajobistobeclassifiedaslabororworkdependsnotonthejobitselfbutonthetastesoftheindividualwhodoesit.Thedifferencedoesnot.Forexampleagreewiththedifferencebetweenaphysicalandamentaljobagardenerorataxidrivermaybeaworkerabankclerkisalaborer.Whichamaniscanbeseenfromhisattitudetowardleisure闲暇1Toaworkerleisuremeanssimplythehoursheneedstorelaxandrestinordertoworkefficiently.Heisthereforemorelikelytotaketoolittleleisurethantoomuchworkersdieofheartattackandforgettheirwives’birthday.Tothelaborerontheotherhandleisuremeansfreedomfromcompulsion强迫sothatitisnaturalforhimtoimaginethatthefewerhourshehastospendlaboringandthemorehoursheisfreetoplaythebetter.72.A.manfeelshappywhen.A.heissupposedtodowhatisimportantinhisopinionB.hehastotakeajobtoearnalivingandsupporthisfamilyC.heisdoingsomethingpersonallyinterestingandsociallyvaluableD.whatheenjoysdoingiswhathethinkshighlyof73.Thereasonwhya1aborercanbecalledawageslaveisthatA.hehasafamilytosupportB.hiswagesareaslowaswhataslaveusedtomakeC.societydoesn’tcarewhetherheplaysornotD.heisdoingthejobonlyformoneynotforinterest74.WhetherajobcanbeclassifiedaslabororworkdependsonA.whetheritisaphysicalormentalB.thetastesofthepersonwhodoesitC.theattitudeofthesocietytowarditD.thenecessityofthejobtothesocietyandindividual75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.WhethertoWorkortoPlayB.WorkLaborandPlayC.DifferencesbetweenLaborandPlayD.LeisureKeytoWorkLaborandPlay

NoonewantstolooksillyordothewrongthingatanewjoB.It’simportanttomaketherightimpression印象fromthefirstday.YouwillfacenewpeoplE.YouwillbeinanewplacE.Itmaybedifficulttoknowwhattodo.Hereareseventipstohelpyoumakeitthroughthefirstdaysatanewjob:1.Firstimpressionisimportant.MakesureyoumakeagoodonE.Beforeyourfirstdayfindoutifyournewjobhasadresscode.Ifsobesuretofollowit.Nomatterwhatyouwearalwaysbeneat整洁andclean.2.GettoworkontimE.EmployersvalueworkerswhocometoworkontimE.Giveyourselfanextra15minutestomakesureyouarriveontimE.3.Payattentiontointroduction.Oneofthefirstthingsthatyoursupervisor主管maydoistointroduceyoutoco-workers.Theseco-workerswillbeimportanttoyou.Theyaretheoneswhowillansweryourquestionswhenthebossisn’tarounD.4.Askplentyofquestions.Makesurethatyoursupervisorhastoldyouwhatyourareexpectedtodo.Ifheorshehasnottoldyouyourjobdutiesaskforalist.Setdailyandweeklygoalsforyourself.5.Don'tmakepersonalphonecalls.Youshouldnevermakepersonalphonecallstoyourfriendsandfamilyunlessit'sanemergency.6.Don’ttaketoolongforlunch.What’sthelunch-hourpolicyatyournewjob?Youcanfindoutfromyoursupervisororyourcompany’spersonneldepartment人事部门.Forexampledopeopleeatattheirdesksordoeseveryonetakeafullhouroutsidetheworkplace?7.NeverbethefirstonetoleavE.Observehowyourco-workersbehavearoundquitting离开timE.ItdoesnogoodforyoutobeeagertoleavE.63.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TipsOnFirstDaysAtaNewJobB.HowtoDoaJobWellC.BetheLasttoLeaveD.WaystoFindaNewJob64.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecaninferthatthemostimportantruleweshouldfollowis______.A.tohavelunchoutsidetheworkplaceB.todoasotherpeopledoC.nottobethefirsttoleaveafterworkD.topayattentiontointroductions65.TheunderlinedphraseadresscodeParA.2means______.A.abeautifuldressB.aplacewhereadresscanbeplacedC.aneatandcleandressD.aruleaboutwhatyoucanweartowork66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Youshouldnotmakepersonalcallsunlessverynecessary.B.Co-workerswillbeimportanttoyouwhenthebossisout.C.Youshouldn’taskanyquestionsincaseyoutroubleothers.D.Leaveanextra15minutesearliertomakesureyouwon’tbelatE.

Birthdaysofteninvolvesurprises.Butthisyear'ssurpriseonthebirthdayofthegreatBritishplaywrightWilliamShakespeareissurelyoneofthemostdramatiC.OnApril22onedaybeforehis441stbirthdayanniversaryexpertsdiscoveredthatoneofthemostrecognizableportraitsofWilliamShakespeareisafakE.ThismeansthatwenolongerhaveagoodideaofwhatShakespearelookedlikE.It'sverypossiblethatmanypicturesofShakespearemightbeunreliablebecausemanyofthemarecopiesofthisonesaidanexpertfromBritain'sNationalPortraitGallery.ThediscoverycomesafterfourmonthsoftestingusingX-raysultravioletlightmicrophotographyandpaintsamples.Theexpertsfromthegallerysaytheimage—commonlyknownastheFlowerportrait—wasactuallypaintedinthe1800sabouttwocenturiesafterShakespeare'sdeath.TheartexpertswhoworkatthegallerysaytheyalsousedmodernchemistrytechnologytocheckthepaintonthepicturE.Thesechecksfoundtracesofpaintdatingfromabout1814.Shakespearediedin1616andthedatethatappearsontheportraitis1609.Wenowthinktheportraitdatesbacktoaround1818to1840.ThiswaswhentherewasarenewedinterestinShakespeare'splaysTarnyaCooperthegallery'scurator馆长toldtheAssociatedPresident.Thefakepicturehasoftenbeenusedasacoverforcollectionsofhisplays.ItiscalledtheFlowerportraitbecauseoneofitsownersDesmondFlowergaveittotheRoyalShakespeareCompany.TherehavealwaysbeenquestionsaboutthepaintingsaidDavidHowellscuratorfortheRoyalShakespeareCompany.NowweknowthetruthwecanputtheimageinitsproperplaceinthehistoryofShakespeareanportraiturE.TwootherimagesofShakespearearealsobeingstudiedaspartoftheinvestigation调查andtheresultswillcomeoutlaterthismonth.56.WhatmakesthebirthdayofShakespearedramaticthisyear?A.Itwasfoundthathepaintedaportraitin1814insteadofin1609.B.TheFlowerportraithasbeenfoundtobeafakE.C.ThreeportraitsofShakespearearebeingtestedtoidentifyarealonE.D.ItwasfoundthattherewasarenewedinterestinShakespeare'splaysaround1818to1840.57.WhichstatementisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.PortraitsofShakespeareareallunreliablE.B.FlowerportraitwasaportraitofShakespearegiventoDesmondFlower.C.1814mightbewhentheportraitwasdrawn.D.TheFlowerportraitisnotoftenusedasacoverforShakespeare'splay.58.Howmanymethodswereusedtotesttheportrait?A.NotmentioneD.B.TwoC.ThreeD.Atleastfour.59.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_________.A.BirthdaysofteninvolvesurprisesB.Thesurpriseonthe441stbirthdayofShakespeareC.OneportraitofShakespeareisafakeD.HowcanweknowShakespeare'sappearance?60.Whichisthebestsentencetofillintheblankinthelastparagraph?A.Soonwe'llknowwhichportraitisreliablE.B.MaybewecannotfindarealportraitofShakespearE.C.IfthetwoportraitsarefoundtobefalsetheywilltestmorE.D.FornowwhatShakespearereallylookedlikewillremainamystery.

Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincreasewearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlifebeingonthegofrommorningtillnightitishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisimportantforahealthymindandbody.Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infactitisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisimportanttoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanbeardependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuchcharactersareobviouslyimportantformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsightofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostressinwhateverformwereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetweenfightorflightandinmoreprimitive远古的daysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Theproblemswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextremebuthoweverlittlethestressisitneedsthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslongthroughcontinuedexposuretostressthathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecouldweneedtofindwaystodealwithit.59.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause_____.A.theydonotknowhowtoenjoythemselvesB.theydonotbelievethatrelaxationisimportantforhealthC.theyaretravellingfastallthetimeD.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirwork60.Accordingtothewriterthemostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis________.A.notfearingstressB.knowingtheartofrelaxationC.highsenseofresponsibilityD.havingcontroloverperformance61.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Wecanfindsomewaystoavoidstress.B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople.C.Itiseasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountsofstress.62.Inthelastsentenceofthepassagedosorefersto______.A.exposeourselvestostressB.findwaystodealwithstressC.removestressfromourlivesD.establishedlinksbetweendiseasesandstress

GiveyourselfarewardRewardingyourselfforwhatyou’vealreadydonenomatterhowsmallisagreatwaytomotivateyourselftokeepgoing.Itwillreducestressandmakeyouhappiertogoonwiththenexttask.GiveyourselfabreakBreaksoftentofifteenminutesareimportant.Visitacafeortakeaquickwalk—anythingtotakeyourmindofftheworkforawhilE.Ifyouneedtostayatworksitwithyoureyesclosedandimagineapeacefulplaceorsomeotherrelaxingscenes.ThiswillremovethestressfromyourmusclesandminD.62.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldprobablybe_____.A.StressIsGoodorNotB.HowtoFormGoodWorkingHabitsC.TipsonHowtoManageStressD.WaystoKeepHealthy63.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.It’sbettertoplanaspecifictimetodothetask.B.Ithelpsyoustaymotivatedtothinkabouttheundonetasks.C.It’sunnecessaryforyoutodoallthetasksbyyourself.D.IthelpsifyouputyourattentiontoonetaskatatimE.64.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthoragree?A.ThemorestressyouhavethemoremotivatedyouwillbE.B.WritingdowneverythingseemsimpossiblE.C.Onlyrewardyourselfforyourbiggestachievementsinyourwork.D.Itisnecessarytohaveabreakduringyourwork.65.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.StressisalwaysbadforpeoplE.B.Imaginingarelaxingscenemayhelp.C.Thebestwaytorelaxisbyrewardingyourself.D.Finishingtasksontimereducesstress.

Friendshipisoneofthebasicbonds纽带betweenhumanbeings.Whilethecharacteristicsoffriendshipmightvaryfromonecountrytoanotherpeoplefromallculturesnotonlyenjoyfriendsbutneedthem.Manystudieshaveshownthatteenagerswhohavenofriendsoftensufferfrompsychologicaldisorders.Ithasbeenshownthatteenagersperhapsmorethananyotheragegroupneedcompanionshipandasenseofbelonging.Thenegativeconsequencesoflonelinesshavealsobeenobservedamongtheelderly.Thedeathofaspouseoftenleavesawidoworawidowertotallybereft失去.Ifhowevertheyaresurroundedbyfriendsandrelativesandiftheyareabletoarticulate清楚表达theirfeelingstheyaremorelikelytorecoverfromtheirgrief.NomanisanislanD.Inotherwordsweareallpartsofsociety.WeallneedtheloveadmirationrespectandmoralsupportofotherpeoplE.IfwearefortunateourfriendswillprovideuswithallofthesenecessaryaspectsoflifE.Asmostpeopleobservetherearemanylevelsoffriendship.Thedegreeorintensityoffriendshipvariesdependingonthepersonalityoftheindividualsinvolvedandthecontextoftherelationships.Extroverts性格外向者enjoybeingsurroundedbymanypeoplewhereasintroverts性格内向者areperhapscontentwithfewerbutmoreintensefriendships.Everyoneisnotequallyopenwithalltheirfriends.Thedegreeofintimacy密切isdeterminedbymanyfactors.Closefriendscanbeformedatanystageinone’slifebuttheyareusuallyveryrarE.Notverymanypeoplehavemorethanafewreallyclosefriends.Irrespectiveofthelevelofintimacyallfriendshipsarebasedonreciprocity相互性honestyandacertainamountofloveandaffection.53.Thesecondparagraphimpliesthat_____..A.teenagerswithoutfriendswillsufferfrompsychologicalproblemsB.awidoworawidowerwilldieverysoonwithoutcompanionshipC.humanbeingsneedcompanionshipandasenseofbelongingD.bothA.andB.54.Thedegreeofintimacyoffriendshipmainlydependson_____.A.ageB.belongingC.personalityD.culture55.Theauthorthinksthatclosefriends_____.A.canbeeasilyformedwhenoneisyoungB.cannotbelong-lastingC.arenotrareforeveryoneD.arerareformostpeople56.ThewordirrespectiveLastsentenceParA.5means_____.A.notrespectingB.dishonoringC.regardlessD.considering