I was small for my agE. I was shy and sometimes it was hard for me to make friends with others. However, learning came fairly easy for mE. I was the best in most of my classes, but PE class was my nightmare (噩梦) and made me feel that I was not as good as the others. Miss Forsythe was our PE teacher. She was young and energetiC. Everyone liked her. She said that we all had to come to her classes. No one could hide from Miss Forsythe! One day she told me that she wanted me to play a game with another girl in a PE show. I was rather worried that I wouldn’t do a good job as she explained her idea, but she was exciteD. With her encouragement, I had no choice but to agreE. It was a "boy meets girl" gamE. I played the boy and my classmate, Margaret Ann, played the girl. We were dressed in evening clothes and danced around the floor. According to Miss Forsythe, I had to pick up Margaret Ann when we finished the dancE. Since I was not strong enough to pick the tallest girl up, it was she who picked me up. I suddenly felt ten feet tall! It was a huge success and everybody applauded (鼓掌) for our excellent performancE. What a wonderful ending! Afterwards, I smiled confidently (自信地).Miss Forsythe’s understanding and willingness to create a place for me in her show (which certainly did not need me) gave me some much needed confidencE. She was and always will be my favorite teacher. 21. What do we know about Miss Forsythe? A. She was a strict and understanding teacher. B. She was good at dancing. C. She liked to play games with the students after class. D. She taught students how to dancE. 22. How did the author feel about the game at first? A. She was exciteD. B. She was nervous. C. She was disappointeD. D. She thought it would be fun. 23. It can be inferred from the passage that ___________. A. the author lost confidence by dancing with her classmate B. Miss Forsythe helped the author pick up the tallest girl C. the author was afraid when she felt ten feet tall D. Miss Forsythe had planned the game that way on purpose 24. What is the best title for the passage? A. PE Classes B. My School Life C. Our PE Teacher —Miss Forsythe D.A.Game with My Classmate

It’sclearthatwithunprecedented空前的pressureonournaturalresourcesandourclimatetheworldeconomyneedstogreenup.Theshifttoagreeneconomyrepresentsoneofthebiggestbusinessopportunitiesindecades.Alreadythegloballow-carbonmarketisworthmorethan£3trillionandissettoreach£4trillionby2015asmoreeconomiesinvestinlow-carbontechnologies.Andweneedtofocusongreengrowthbecausethepriceofinactionistoohigh.BusinessisconstantlylookingforwaystobecomemoreefficientandthecompetitivegainsforBritishcompanies’efficientuseofresourcessuchaswaterenergyandmaterialsareenormouswithpotentialsavingsofabout£23billionayear.Wedonotunderestimatethechallengesthatwefaceinmovingtoagreeneconomy.Weoftentakeournaturalresourcesforgrantedbutthesearenotinexhaustibleanddemandisincreasing.Thisisaneconomicissueit’sadevelopmentissueanditrequiresglobalaction.NextmonthI’mjoiningleadersinbusinessgovernmentandcivilsocietyfromallovertheworldattheRio+20EarthSummitinBrazil.I’llbecallingforanabsolutecommitmentfrommyinternationalcolleaguestoinclusive广泛的greengrowthasthepathtosharedprosperity.Governmentsneedtocreatetheframeworkfortheprivatesector部门toact.Wewantanagreementtodevelopsustainabledevelopmentgoalsthatmeetthelinkedchallengesoffoodenergyandwatersecurity.Athomewe’reprovidingsupporttocompaniesthatarechangingthewaytheydobusiness.OurGreenEconomyCouncilbringstogethergovernmentbusinessesandthethirdsectortohelpuscreatetherightwaytoenableactionfromeveryone—fromgovernmentbusinessesandconsumers.Weinthegovernmentwanttocreateaneffectivebasisforthegreeneconomywithpoliciesthatarehelpinggrowthandgivingbusinessesthecertaintytoplanandinvest.Astronggreeneconomywillgeneratetheinvestmentandinnovation创新totransformourproductsandservicesandcapturenewmarketsthoughthecaseforgreeninvestmentandgreengrowthiscompelling有吸引力的aswerebuildtheBritisheconomy.Tomymindthereisnootheroption.59.Itistimefortheworldeconomytogreenupdueto_______.A.theappearanceoflow-carbontechnologiesB.thepressureonnaturalresourceandclimateC.theincreasingdemandofworldwidepopulationD.thepresentenvironmentalproblemslikepollution60.Whatcanbelearnedfromthesecondparagraph?A.Somebusinesseshaveefficientlysavedalot.B.Inefficientcompanieswillhavetocompetemuch.C.A.greeneconomyisinrealityadevelopmentissuE.D.Therearemanydifficultiesonthewaytoagreeneconomy.61.Todevelopgreeneconomythegovernmentsshould________.A.changethewaycompaniesdobusinessB.makeeffectivepoliciesforthegreeneconomyC.activelyattendRio+20EarthSummittobeheldinBrazilD.encouragebusinessestoinvestmoreonsustainableenergies62.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecominggreeneconomy?A.Doubtful.B.Hopeful.C.NegativE.D.WorrieD.

Althoughproblemsareapartofourlivesitcertainlydoesn’tmeanthatweletthemruleourlivesforever.Onedayortheotheryou’llhavetostandupandsay–problemIdon’twantyouinmylifE.16Problemswithfriendsparentsgirlfriendshusbandsandchildren–thelistgoeson.Apartfromthesetheinnerconflictswithinourselvesworktoo.Thesekeepaddingtoourproblems.Problemscomeindifferentshapesandcolorsandfeelings.Butgoodnewsisthatallproblemscanbedealtwith.Nowreadontoknowhowtosolveyourproblems.Talkitreallyhelps.Whatmostofusthinkisthatourproblemcanbeunderstoodonlybyusandthatnotalkingisgoingtohelp.17Talkinghelpsyoumoveonandletgo.Writeyourproblems.18Whenyouwritedownyourproblemsyouaresettingfreeallthetensionfromyoursystem.Youcantrythrowingawaythepaperonwhichyouwroteyourproblems.BydoingthisimagineyourselfthrowingawaytheproblemsfromyourlifE.Don’tlosefaithandhopE.Nomatterwhatyouloseinlifedon’tlosefaithandhopE.Evenifyouloseallyourmoneyfamilyyoushouldstillhavefaith.19Yourproblemsaren’ttheworst.Nomatterwhatproblemyougetinlifethere’reanotheronemillionpeoplewhoseproblemsarehugerthanyours.20YourproblemsmightjustseembigandworsebutinrealitytheycanberemoveD.Goaboutandsolveyourproblemsbecauseeveryproblemhoweverbigorsmallalwayshasawayout.A.Butthetruthisthatwhenyoutalkaboutityou’resettingfreethenegativeenergiesthathavebeengatheringwithinyou.B.Whenwehaveaproblemapressingcriticalurgentlife-threateningproblemhowdowetryandsolveit?C.Tellyourself:whentheycandealwiththemwhycan’tI?D.Ofcoursewe’vebeenfightingtroubleseversincewewereborn.E.Wecanoftenovercometheproblemandachievethegoalbymakingadirectattack.F.Havingapersonaldiarycanalsobeofhugehelpifyoudon’twantarealpersontotalkwith.G.WithfaithandhopeyoucanrebuildeverythingthatyoulosE.

Mostofusthinkofbeingboredatworkasanegativeexperiencebutanewstudysuggestsitcanhavepositiveresultsincludinganincreaseincreativitybecauseitgivesustimetodaydream.ThatisthefindingofDr.SandiMannfromtheUniversityofCentralLancashirE.Dr.Mannconductedtwostudies.Inthefirstexperiment40peoplewereaskedtocarryoutaboringtask.Theyweretoldtocopynumbersoutofatelephonedirectoryfor15minutes.Afterthattheywereaskedtocompleteanothertask.A.pairofcupsweregiventoeachofthem.Everyonetriedtocomeupwithdifferentusesofthecupsandwasgivenachancetodisplaytheircreativity.Meanwhileanothergroupof40peoplewerejustaskedtocomeupwithusesforthecupswithoutdoinganyboringtasksbeforE.Itturnedoutthatthe40peoplewhohadfirstcopiedoutthetelephonenumbersweremorecreativethanthecontrolgroup对照组.Toseeifdaydreamingwasafactorinthiseffectasecondboringtaskwasintroducedthatallowedevenmoredaydreamingthantheboringwritingtask.Thissecondstudysaw30peoplecopyingoutthenumbersasbeforebutalsoincludedasecondgroupof30readingratherthanwritingthem.Againtheresearchersfoundthatthepeopleinthecontrolgroupwereleastcreativebutthepeoplewhohadjustreadthenamesweremorecreativethanthosewhohadtowritethemout.Thissuggeststhatmorepassiveboringactivitieslikereadingorperhapsattendingmeetingscanleadtomorecreativity.Comparedwithreadingwritingreducedthescope范围fordaydreaming.Asaresultitreducestheeffectsofboredomoncreativity.Dr.Mannsays:Boredomatworkhasalwaysbeenseenassomethingtobeavoidedbutperhapsweshouldacceptitinordertopromoteourcreativity.WhatwewanttodonextistoseewhatthepracticalimplicationsofthisfindingarE.Dopeoplewhoareboredatworkbecomemorecreativeinotherareasoftheirwork--ordotheygohomeandwritenovels?67.Whoprovedtobethemostcreativeinthetwostudies?A.Thepeoplewhodidthereadingtask.B.Thepeoplewhoinventedusesforcups.C.Thepeoplewhocopiedtelephonenumbers.68.ThestudiesconductedbyDr.Mannindicatethatcreativityresultsfrom_______.A.creativetasksB.controlledactivitiesC.]readingandwritingability69.WhatisDr.Mann’sattitudetowardsboredomatwork?A.PositivE.B.Skeptical.C.SubjectivE.D.Disapproving.70.WhatwillDr.Mannprobablycontinuetoresearchintheirstudy?A.Therealcausesofcreativity.B.Theactualuseofboredom.C.Thepracticalreasonsofboredom.D.Thewritingabilityimprovedbyboredom.

Nooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeon外科医生andpartofittakenout.Todayhoweverweneedn'tworryaboutfeelingpainduringtheoperation.Thesickpersonfallsintoakindofsleepandwhenheawakestheoperationisfinished.Butthesehappyconditionsarefairlynew.Itisnotmanyyearssinceamanwhohadtohaveoperationfeltallitspain.Longagooperationhadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything.Thesickmanhadtobehelddownonatablebyforcewhilethedoctorsdidtheirbestforhim.Hecouldfeelallthepainifhislegorarmwasbeingcutoffandhisfearfulcriesfilledtheroomandtheheartsofthosewhowatched.Soonafter1770JoseptPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalledlaughinggas.LaughinggasbecameknowninAmerica.Youngmenandwomenwenttopartiestotryit.MostofthemspenttheirtimelaughingbutonemanatapartyHoraceWellsnoticedthatpeopledidn'tseemtofeelpainwhentheywereusingthisgas.Hedecidedtomakeanexperimentonhimself.Heaskedafriendtohelphim.WellstooksomeofthegasandhisfriendpulledoutoneofWell'steeth.Wellsfeltnopainatall.Ashedidn'tknowenoughaboutlaughinggashegaveamanlessgasthanheshouldhave.Themancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwasbeingpulledout.Wellstriedagainbutthistimehegavetoomuchofthegasandthemandied.Wellsneverforgotthisterribleevent.56.Itis______sinceamanbeingoperatedfeltallthepain.A.afewmoreyearsB.notlongC.fewyearsD.twothousandyears57.Ifamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwentonhe____.A.feltnothingB.feltverycomfortableC.stillfeltpainD.woulddie58.Onewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggas_______.A.wouldlaughallthetimeB.woulddieC.wouldprobablyfeelpainD.wouldbeverycalm

DearMr.WatsonCLAIMAL54323432–-STORMDAMAGETOROOFIreceivedachequefor$623dated26Januaryinpaymentofmyrecentclaim索赔.HoweverIwishtotellyouhowupsetIhavebeenbythewayyourClaimsAssessorMr.MichaelTanhandledthisclaim.WhenMr.TanfirstcalledmehespecificallytoldmethathebelievedIhadbeenoverchargedandhewouldexpecttopaythatpriceforworkonadoublegarageratherthanasinglegaragelikemine.Mr.TansuggestedthatIneitherusenorrecommendthiscontractoragain.Hecontinuedtotellmeitwasunlikelyformetoreceivefullpayment.Neverduringthisconversationdidhementionthatthereasonfornotreceivingfullpaymentwasbecauseofthenatureofmyinsurancepolicy.ConsequentlyIwrotetoMr.LanceAshetocomplainabouthispricingstatingthatIwasveryupsetthinkingthathecouldhavetakenadvantagebyovercharginga73-year-oldwoman.Mr.Ashetelephonedmeimmediatelyandexplainedhischargesindetail.HelaterreportedbacktomethatMr.TanexplainedthatIwouldnotreceivefullpaymentbecauseofthetypeofpolicyIholdwhichdoesnotcoverwearandtear.Thiswasthefirsttimethisissuehadbeenbroughttomyattentionsoyoucanimaginemysurprise.WhenIreceivedMr.Tan’sletterof2Februarythissituationwasexplained.IfthishadbeenexplainedinthefirstplaceIwouldhaveaccepteditandwouldnothavequestionedMr.Ashe’scharges.InsteadbytellingmeinitiallythatIhadbeenoverchargedforthisworkhecausedagreatdealofupsetnotonlyformebutalsoforMr.Ashe.IbelievedthisclaimwashandledbadlybyMr.Tanfromthebeginning.Thereforeagreatdealofembarrassmenthasbeencausedoverthisissue.IfeltyoushouldknowhowdisappointedandupsetIam.Itrustyouwilllookintothisandensurethatsuchclaimsarehandledmoreappropriatelyinthefuture.YourssincerelyMrs.Richard1.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatMr.Tanworksina/an_______.A..welfareorganizationB..nursinghouseC..localaffairsofficeD..insurancecompany2.TheunderlinedwordsthecontractorinParA.2referto______.A..Mr.TanB..Mrs.RichardC..Mr.AsheD..Mr.Watson3.Theauthorcouldnotreceivefullpaymentbecause_______.A..herpolicydoesn’tcoversomeoftheitemsB..thecontractoroverchargedherfortheworkC..Mr.Watsondoesn’ttakethematterseriouslyD..shespenttoomuchmoneyfixinghergarage4.Theauthorwritesthisletterto______.A..informthemanagerofapaymentB..complainaboutamishandledcaseC..demandanapologyfromMr.WatsonD..requirethemanagertofireMr.Tan

LifecomesinapackagE.Thispackageincludeshappinessandsorrowfailureandsuccesshopeanddespair.Lifeisalearningprocess.Experiencesinlifeteachusnewlessonsandmakeusabetterperson.Witheachpassingdaywelearntohandlevarioussituations.LoveLoveplaysapivotalroleonourlifE.LovemakesyoufeelwanteD.WithoutloveapersoncouldgoHayward不归路andalsobecomecruelandferocious.IntheearlystageofourlifeourparentsaretheoneswhoshowuswithunconditionalloveandcaretheyteachusaboutwhatisrightandwronggoodandbaD.ButwealwaystendtotakethisforgranteD.Itisonlyaftermarriageandhavingkidsthatapersonunderstandsandbecomessensitivetoothersfeelings.Kidsmakeapersonresponsibleandmatureandhelpustounderstandlifebetter.HappinessandSorrowMaterialistichappinessisshort­livedbuthappinessachievedbybringingasmileonothers'facegivesacertainleveloffulfillment.Peaceofmindisthemainlinktohappiness.NomindishappywithoutpeacE.Werealizethetrueworthofhappinesswhenweareinsorrow.Sorrowisbasicallyduetodeathofalovedonefailureanddespair.Butthesethingsaretemporaryandpassaway.FailureandSuccessFailureisthepathtosuccess.Ithelpsustotouchtheskyteachesustosurviveandshowsusaspecificway.Successbringsinmoneyfameprideandself­respect.Hereitbecomesveryimportanttokeepourheadonourshoulder.TheonlywaytoshowourgratitudetoGodforbest­owingsuccessonusisbybeinghumblemodestcourteousandrespectfultothelessfortunateones.HopeandDespairHopeiswhatkeepslifegoing.Parentsalwayshopetheirchildrenwilldowell.Hopemakesusdream.HopebuildsinpatiencE.Lifeteachesusnottodespaireveninthedarkesthourbecauseaftereverynightthereisaday.NothingremainsthesamE.Wehaveonlyonechoicekeepmovingoninlifeandbehopeful.Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterdayforithaspassedandisbeyondourcontrol.Tomorrowisunknownforitcouldeitherbebrightordull.Sotheonlyalternativeisworkhardtodaysothatwewillenjoyabettertomorrow.60.Inthepassagetheauthorcompareslifeto________.A.packageB.joyandsorrowC.failureandsuccessD.hopeanddespair61.Inwhichsectioncanreadersprobablyreadthepassage?A.OpinionsB.PoliticsC.EducationD.Lifestyles62.What'sthegeneralmeaningofthelastsentenceofthewholepassage?A.Ifyouworkhardyou'llhaveabetterlifeinthefuturE.B.Whenchoosingbetweentodayandtomorrowyou'dbetterenjoytomorrowbetter.C.Whatyouonlycanchooseistoworkhardtodayratherthantomorrow.D.EnjoyingabettertomorrowisyouronlychoicE.63.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toencouragepeopletoloveeachother.B.Totellpeoplehowtodealwithhappinessandsorrow.C.Toremindpeopleofkeepinghavingabeautifuldream.D.TogivereaderssomeinformationaboutlifE.

Howtolookgoodinaphoto?Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttohaveanicephototaken?Whetherit'sworkorfunthemostimportantthingislighting.Ifyougetbadlightingyouwilllookbadtoo.Knowwherethelightis.Youdon'twantitbelowyouoraboveyouyouwantittoshinedirectlyatyou.Thekeythingisnoshadow.Ifyouarebeingphotographedoutsidedoitinthemorningorwaittillthe2o'clockshadowhaspassed.Alsodon'tletpicturesinthemagazinesstressyouout—allthepicturesaretakenbygreatphotographers.Andallthefaceshavehadpimples丘疹粉刺takenoutbycomputers.Tipyourheadandlearnwhatanglesworkwithyourface;everyoneisdifferent.Soyouhavetolearnwhatsuitsyou.YoucanpracticeinPhotoBoothforaslongasitisyourturntolearnwhatanglessuityourface.Tipyournecktomakeitlooklongermakeeyecontactwiththecamera.Noonecanlookbadiftheysmile.Forlonglegspointonelegintocenteroftheframeandgetthephotographertoshootlookingupyourbody.Forjustlegshotslieupsidedownandraiselegsintheairforthebestangle.Andyourlegswilllookthinnerandbeinbettershape.Keepshouldersback.Alwayshavemouthslightlyopenenoughtoputapennybetweenyourlipsasthiswillmakeyourlipslookfuller.Loweryoureyesandthenlookupjustasshutter快门isclickedforfulleyes.Deleteanyevidenceofalessthanperfectphotogenicmomenteveryonehasoffdays.1.Ifyouwanttolookgoodinaphotothelightshouldbe______.A.belowyouB.aboveyouC.directlyatyouD.rightbehindyou2.AccordingtothepassageweshouldconsiderallEXCEPT______.A.lightB.shadowC.anglesD.photographers3.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveontakingphotos?A.Raiselegsonthewall.B.Lookdown.C.Keepshouldersback.D.Putapennybetweenlips.

A.girlwithblueeyesisablue-eyedgirl.A.manwithlonglegsisalong-leggedman.A.womanwithwhitehairisawhite-hairedwoman.Childrenwhohavegoodlooksaregood-lookingchildren.Whatdoyoudowhenyouwanttobuyclothes?Yougotoashop.Ifyoucanfindclothesthataretherightsizeforyouandiftheyarereadytowearyouwillprobablybuythem.Theyarecalledready-madeclothes.Ifyoucannotfindclothesthataretherightsizeyouwillgotoatailor’sshop.A.tailorisamanwhomakesclothes.Hewillmeasureyoucarefullyandwillthenmakeclothesforyou.Suchclothesarecalledtailor-madeclothes.Whatdowecallamanwhoisdressedbadly?Wecallhimabadly-dressedman.A.womanwhoisdressedwelliscalledawell-dressedwoman.Whatdoyouwearwhenitrainsheavily?Youwearacoatthatwillkeeptherainout.Suchacoatiscalledaraincoat.Itismadeofwaterproofcloth—cloththatdoesnotletwaterpassthrough.WehavealotofraininEnglanD.IfyoucometoEnglandbringaraincoatandanumbrellA.Youwillfindthemuseful.Ifthefloorwallsandceilingofaroomaremadesothatsoundcannotpassthroughthewallwesaythattheroomissound-proof.Therearesound-proofroomsinallbroadcastingstations.56.Theclotheswhichyoubuyfromthesupermarketarecalled________clothes.A.tailor-madeB.ready-madeC.hand-madeD.massproduction57.IfyoucometoEnglandbringbotharaincoatandanumbrellabecause________.A.thereisalotofraininEnglandB.therearefewumbrellasinthecountryC.gentlemenusuallycarryumbrellaswiththeminEnglandD.walkingwithanumbrellainhandispopularinEngland58.Onbackofawatchwecanoftenseethewordwater-proof.Thewordmeans________.A.waterwon’tgetintothewatchB.youcanputwaterintothewatchC.notputtingthewatchintowaterD.youcanseethewatchclearlyinwater59.Whatdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthearticle?A.TheFormsofCompoundWords.B.CompoundWordsinEverydayLifeC.HowtoUseCompoundWords.D.Water-proofClothintheBest.60.Mostofthecompoundwordsinthispassageare________.A.NounsB.AdjectivesC.AdverbsD.Verbs

Billy’sfavoritecolorisorangE.Buthecan’tseewhatorangelookslikE.BillyisblinD.Amonthafterhewasbornhismothernoticedthathiseyesweren’tquiteasbigasanormalbaby’s.BillywouldneverbeabletoseE.thedoctortoldhismother.AfterthatBilly’smotherbegantalkingtohimdescribingthingsshesawoutsidethewindow.Shedescribedeverythingtohim.Billydoesnotonlydependonhismother’sdescriptionstolearnabouttheworldaroundhim.Heseeswithhisearsandhishandstoo.Hehasperfecthearing.Whenpeoplemakephonecallshecantellthenumberstheydial拨.BillylovescomputersciencE.HebeganteachinghimselfcomputerprogrammingwhenhewasjustsevenyearsolD.HisdreamschoolwouldbeStanfordUniversity.Hegetstopgradesinhisclassesmakingthatarealpossibility.Youcan’tletexcusesgetinthewayofyourdreamsandifyoudothatyoucan’tmoveforwardandreachyourgoalssaidBilly.25.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____________.A.Billycan’thear.B.Billycan’tseE.A.Billycan’twalk.D.Billycan’ttalk.26.HowdidBilly’smotherhelphim?A.Byteachinghimhowtodraw.B.ByaskingteacherforadvicE.C.Bydescribingeverythingtohim.D.Bysendinghimtohisdreamschool.27.WhendidBillybeginteachinghimselfcomputerprogramming?A.Whenhewas7yearsolD.B.WhenhewasinGrade5.C.Whenhewashighschool.D.Whenhewasatuniversity.

HowtobeagoodlistenerEveryonelovesagoodlistener.Buttherearemorereasonstodeveloptheskilloflisteningthantowinheartsorpopularitycontests.Listeninghealshurtsandbuildsbridges.Itgivesustheabilitytounderstandandempathizetoviewtheworldfromourownpoint.ItcanbringuswisdomoverandabovemereintelligencE.Butmostimportantlyitallowsustogivethepeoplearoundusthegiftstheycrave渴望most—asenseofworth.Asitturnsoutthere’smoretogoodlisteningthanjustkeepingquietandallowingsomeonetospeak.Effectivelisteningisactuallyacombinationoftwokeycommunicationskills:listeningandverifying确认.Evenwhenwe’vemanagedtohearaperson’sentiremessageweofteninterpretitwrong—accordingtoourownunderstandingexperienceorprejudicE.AsaneffectivelisteneryourgoalistohearandabsorbwhatanotherhastosayinexactlythewaytheymeanittobeunderstooD.Onlythencanyourespondproperly.Thisismucheasierreadthandonesohereareafewhelpfultips:1.Givethespeakeryourfullattention.Stoptalkingandremovealldistractions.TurnofftheTVyourphoneorcomputer.WatchyourbodylanguagE.ThewayyoulookatthespeakerorthewayyoustandorsitmakesahugedifferencE.TherightlisteningbodylanguagecommunicatesthatwearelisteningopenlyandattentivelyandputstheotherpersonateasE.2.Bepatient.Noteveryoneisagiftedspeaker.Somepeopletakelongertofindtherightwordtomakeapoint.Othersaretooworriedtogettheirmessageacrossproperly.Ifnecessaryaskthespeakertoexplainfurther.Itwillhelphim/herspeakmoreexactlyanditwillhelpyouhearandunderstandbetter.3.Keepyouremotionsincheck.Ifwhatsomeoneissayingcreatesanemotionalresponseinyoumakeanextraefforttolistencarefully.Whenwe’reangryfrightenedorupsetweoftenmisskeypartsofwhatisbeingsaiD.4.HoldyourfirE.Don’tjumptoconclusionsimmediately.A.goodlistenerdoesn’treactuntilcomprehensioniscompletE.IfyourespondinawaythatmakestheotherpersondefensiveevenifyouwintheargumentyoumaylosesomethingfarmorevaluablE.5.Evenifyouthinkyouunderstandverify.Neverassumeyougotthemessageright.PausethinkaboutwhatwassaidandthenaskIsthiswhatyoumeant?orAmIunderstandingthisright?6.EmpathizeTakeamomenttostandintheotherperson’sshoestolookatthesituationfromhis/herpointofviewespeciallywhenyou’rebeingtoldsomethingpersonalorpainfulorsomethingyoustronglydisagreewith.Themoreshoesyouareabletosuccessfullystandinwithinyourlifetimethelesspuzzledyou’llfindyourlifeandrelationshipstobE.66_____________ofgoodlistening●67__________hurts.●Building68___________.●Allowingusto69___________andempathizeandviewingtheworldinanall-roundway.●BringinguswisdomoverandabovemereintelligencE.●70_________thepeoplearoundusfeelworthy.Componentsofeffectivelistening●Goodlisteningconsistsoftwokeycommunicationskills:71__________andverifying.72__________tobeagoodlistener●Listeningtothespeakeropenlyand73_________.●Tryingtobea_____74______listener.●Avoidingbeingaffectedbyyouremotions.●Waitingbeforeyoutakeactions.●Verifying.●75_____.

Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhentryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.A.boywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.A.girlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.OntheotherhandyoumaynothaveanyspeciallystrongsubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandarD.AlthoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajobtheymayhaveindirectvaluE.A.knowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskillssuchastypingortechnicaldrawingwhichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummerthinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelseyoumayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontimetofollowrulesandtogetonwitholderworkers.YoumayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashopforexamplE.Justasimportantyoumaybecomeinterestedinaparticularcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejoB.Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupanumberoffigures.Itisbettertofaceanyweaknessthantopretendtheydonotexist.YourschoolrecordforinstancemaynotbetoogoodyetitisanimportantpartofyourbackgrounD.Youshouldnotbeapologetic认错的aboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.32.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theimportanceofworkinghardatschool.B.Choosingacareeraccordingtoone’sstrengths.C.Howtofaceone’sweakness.D.Thevalueofschoolwork.33.Thewriterthinksthatforastudenttohaveapart-timejobisprobably__________.A.agoodwaytofindouthisweakpointsB.oneofthebestwaysofearningextramoneyC.ofgreatuseforhisworkinthefutureD.awasteoftimehecouldhavespentonstudy34.Fromthepassagewelearnthatifastudent’sschoolperformanceisnotgoodhe_____A.shouldpaymoreattentiontolearningskillsanddevelopingabilitiesB.willberegretfulabouthisbadresultsC.mayalsodowellinhisfutureworkD.shouldrestarthisstudyinschool35.TheunderlinedphrasebeallthumbsinparA.3probablymeans_______.A.benotgoodatdoingthingsB.beskillfulindoingthingsC.benotinterestedincertainthingsD.beeasilyboredindoingthings

Millionsoffamiliesaroundtheworldhavebeengivenahelpinghandoutofpovertybymicro-credits.TheseverysmallloansusuallylessthanUS$200haveenabledtheverypoorestpeopletosetuporexpandbusinessesandbecomeself-sufficient.Themicro-creditmovementstartedwithProfessorMuhammadYunuswhofoundedtheGrameenBankinBangladesh.ProfessorYunuswhowonthe2006NobelPeacePrizeusedhisownmoneytosetupabanktobenefitthepoorestpeopleinBangladesh—familieslivingonlessthanUS$1aday.Therearenowhundredsoforganizationsaroundtheworldfollowinghisblueprinttohelppeopleescapefrompoverty.Sohowdoesthesystemwork?LocalmicrofinanceinstitutionsMFIsmakecontactwithfamiliesandofferloansusuallytowomentoenablethemtostartorexpandabusiness.Theseareverypoorpeoplewhowouldnotnormallybeabletogetcreditbutasnocollateral抵押品isrequiredtheycangetmicro-credits.Theypaybacktheloanonaweeklybasisoversixmonthstoayear.Acrucialaspecttothesuccessofthemicro-creditsystemisthatreceiversgetlocalsupport.TheMFIseducatelocalcommunitiesaboutwaystoimprovetheirlivesandofferpracticalsupportaswellascollectingweeklyloanspayments.Theyencouragepeopletohelpeachothersothatthewholecommunitycanpullitselfoutofpoverty.MFIsmayalsohelpwithliteracyandhealthproblems.Micro-creditsaremainlygiventowomen.Experiencehasshownthatwomenaremoremotivatedtoimprovetheirchildren’slivesandwillspendthemoneytheymakeonbetternutritionandschoolingfortheirchildren.Thismaybethefirstchancethey’vehadtocontributefinanciallytothefamilyandtheirstatusinthehomeandthelocalcommunityisraiseD.Themicro-creditsystemisnotcharity.Thepaymentsarefixed-termloansandinterestischargeD.Thecostsofmakingsuchsmallloanscollectingthemandgivingpersonalsupportarehigh.Thisisreflectedintheinterestrateswhichrangefrom15to35percent.Despitethistherepaymentrateisveryhighbetween95and98percentshowingthatmicro-creditclientsreallyvaluethisopportunitytoleavepovertybehinD.32.Micro-creditsareofferedtothepoorestpeoplearoundtheworldinorderto________.A.makeprofitsoutofthepoorB.supportpoorpeopleoutofpovertyC.establishmoremicro-creditinstitutionsD.promotethedevelopmentofworldeconomy33.Whyarebankloansmainlymadetowomen?A.Becausetheymakemorefinancialcontributiontothefamily.B.Becausetheyholdhigherstatusinthehomeandcommunity.C.Becausetheyaremorereliableandlikelytorepaytheloan.D.Becausetheyaremorelikelytospendtheprofitsontheirchildren.34.Thehighrepaymentrateoftheloansuggeststhat________.A.peopledohopetotakeadvantageoftheloantogetoutofpovertyB.itiseasytomakemoneywiththeaidofmicro-creditsC.micro-creditsareverypopularwithpoorfamiliesD.mostmicro-creditclientskeeptheirpromiseswell35.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfromthe________sectionofamagazinE.A.HealthB.BusinessC.FinanceD.Education

InthetenthgradeIbeganworkingforfreeatavet’sthatwasrunbyafrienD.IwantedtogetexperienceforwhatIthoughtwouldbemyfuturejoB.HoweverononeparticularSaturdaymorningIlearntsomethingperhapsmoreimportant.Thehospitalwasinthemiddleofoneofthepoorersectionsofthecityandsomepeoplecouldonlypayforthemostbasictreatments.OnthisSaturdayamanandhisyoungsonwhowasprobablyabout7yearsoldwalkedinwithasmallcatinacardboardbox.Therewassomethingwrongwiththecat’slefteyE.ButthemancouldnotaffordtopayforthecostofthemedicinE.Hekeptquietforawhileandthenheaskedwherethenearestanimalshelterwas.Hearingthishissoncriedandstartedtoarguewithhim.Allofasuddenanolderwomanwhowassittinginthewaitingroomstoodupwalkeduptothecounterandtoldthemanthatshewouldpayforthecost.Themanthankedherandthesongottokeepahealthycat.IalwaysthoughtitwastherightthingtohelpoutaneedypersonbutIonlysawpeopledoactsofkindnessonTVorinmovies.Whatthewomandidmademebelievethatthesethingsdohappeninreallifeandquiteoften.NowwhenIcan’tdecidewhethertohelpsomeonewhoisinneedIrememberthiswomanandthenIhavethecouragetostepuptotheplatE.Sometimesotherpeoplefollow.21.Wecaninferthatavet’sismostprobablyahospitalfor.A.kidsB.thepoorC.animalsD.women22.Forwhatpurposedidthewriterworkatthevet’s?A.TohelpouthisfriendB.TomakesomepocketmoneyC.TogainsomeworkexperienceD.Tolearnmoreaboutsociety23.Whatwouldthemanprobablydowiththecatifthewomandidn’thelphim?A.Takeithomewithouttreatment.B.Giveittosomeoneonthestreet.C.Giveittothewoman.D.Giveitup.24.Wecanlearnfromthispassagethat.A.themandoesn’tlikekeepingacatB.theolderwomanoftenhelpspeopleoutC.theman’ssondidn’tagreetotheman’sfirstdecisionD.thehospitaloftenasksfortoomuchmoney

Whydopeopledrinktoomucheattoomuchsmokecigarettesortakedrugs?What’stoblameforallthebadbehavior?Mostpeoplewouldsaythatwhiletheseself-destructive自我毁灭的actscanhavemanyrootcausestheyallhaveoneobviousthingincommontheyareallexamplesoffailuresofself-controllackingthewillpowertoresist抵抗them.Accordingtoarecentstudyhoweverifyoureallythinkaboutitsomethingaboutthatsimpleanswerdoesn’tquitemakesensE.Infactitturnsoutthatsometimesit’shavingwillpowerthatreallygetsyouintotroublE.Thinkbacktothetimeyoutookyourveryfirstsip啜饮ofbeer.Disgustingwasn’tit?WhenmyfathergavememyfirsttasteofbeerasateenagerIwonderedwhyanyonewouldvoluntarilydrinkit.Andsmoking?Nooneenjoystheirfirstcigarette—ittastesawful.Soeventhoughsmokinganddrinkingalcoholorcoffeecanbecometemptation__youneedwillpowertoresisttheynevereverstartoutthatway.Justgettingpastthosefirsthorribleexperiencesactuallyrequiresalotofself-control.Ironically讽刺的是onlythosewhocancontrolthemselveswellratherthangiveintothemcanevercometosomedaydevelopatasteforBudweiserbeerMarlborocigarettesordark-roastedStarbuckscoffeE.WedoitforsocialacceptancE.Weforceourselvestoconsumealcoholcigarettescoffeeandevenillegaldrugsinordertoseemexperiencedgrown-upandcool.Thesebadhabitsaren’tself-controlfailures—farfromit.Theyarevoluntarychoicesandtheyareinfactself-controlsuccesses.Self-controlissimplyatooltobeputtosomeusehelpfulorharmful.Tolivehappyandproductivelivesweneedtodevelopnotonlyourself-controlbutalsothewisdomtomakegooddecisionsaboutwhenandwheretoapplyit.48.Whatdomostpeoplethinkcausesbadbehavior?A.Beingforcedbyothers.B.Nothavingenoughwillpower.C.Enjoyingtheirfirstexperiences.D.Followingtheexamplesoftheirfriends.49.Theauthormentionshisexperienceinthethirdparagraphtoprove____.A.willpowerhelpsdevelopbadhabitssometimesB.drinkingbeerisharmfultothehealthofteenagersC.self-controlshouldbedevelopedwhenoneisyoungD.everyonecanbechallengedbydifferenttemptations50.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorstressesthat____.A.withoutself-controlnoonecansucceedB.badhabitsdon’talwaysleadtobadresultsC.applyingself-controlcorrectlyisimportantD.peoplecandevelopwisdomfrombadbehavior51.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyFirstSipofBeerB.DoYouHaveWillPower?C.WillPowerBenefitsUsD.DarkSideofSelf-control

Angerisanaturalreactionwhichcomesoutwhenwefeelthatwehavenotbeengivenafairtreatment.Thepositivesideofthisnegativeemotionisthatithashelpedustoevolveashumansandcopeinabettermannerwithoursurroundings.Howeverittendstobecomeaproblemwhenwefailtocontrolit.Manyatimeithappensthatyourangerhashurtothersorhasspoiledoneofyourrelationshipsforwhichyouregretlater.Ithassomebadeffectsonthehealthtoo.WeshouldcontrolangersothatitdoesnotcauseharmtousortothosearounduswhomwelovE.Oneofthebestwaystocontrolangeristogethelpfromothers.Ifyoufeelthatyouareunabletomanageyourangeritcanmakeyoumoreupset.Sotellsomeonewhoisclosetoyouafriendorafamilymemberaboutyourproblem.Whenyoudiscussamatterwithothersthereisabetterchanceoffindingasolutiontoyourproblem.Besidestherearenobetterstressrelieversthanhumour.Whenyoufeelthatitisbecauseofstressthatyourangerisbecomingunmanageableyoucanusehumour.Itcanhelpyoulookatdifficultthingsinalighterwayandyouwillfeelbetteraboutthethingsaroundyou.Angertendstomakeushavealotofnegativethoughts.Thereforewehavetochangethenegativethoughtsintopositiveones.ForthisyouhavetofirstrefuseallthenegativethoughtsthatareinyourmindonebyonE.ThiscanbedonewithalotofpracticE.OnceyouaresuccessfulinthatyouhavetomaintainyourfocusonlyonthepositivethingsoflifE.Meditation冥想isanexcellentangermanagementtechniquE.InadditionwhatwedoisdisconnectourselvesfromtheouterworldandfocusallourattentionintotheinnerworlD.Thishelpsusdevelopasenseofcontrollingourthoughtsthattendtocauseanger.DefinitionAngerisanaturalreactionwhichcomesoutwhenwehavebeentreated1.________.2.______sidesHelpusevolveashumans.Helpusdealwithoursurroundings3.________.Negativesides4.________others.Spoilyour5.________.Havesomebadeffectsonyour6.________.HowtomanageyourangerGethelpfromothersDiscussyourproblemswithyourfriendora7.________member.Use8.______Itcanhelpyoulookatdifficultthingsinalighterway.Thinkpositively9.________allthenegativethoughtsandfocusonlyonpositivethings.PracticemeditationHelpus10.________ourthoughtswhichtendtocauseanger.

Friendsinyourlifearelikepillarsonyourporch.Sometimestheyholdyouupandsometimestheyleanonyou.Sometimesit'sjustenoughtoknowthey'restandingby.Friendshipdoublesyourjoyanddividesyourgrief.A.friendshipispricelessandshouldbecultivateD.●RememberingthegoldenruleWithoutadoubtthegreatesthumanrelationsprincipleistotreatotherpeoplelikeyouwanttobetreateD.Whenyoushowrespectforyourfriendsandgratitudefortheirfriendshipyou'llbeblessedinuntoldways.Youcan'tknowwhathasgoneonintherudeperson'slifethatdaybutyoucanassumethathisorherdayhasn'tgonewell.Maybealovedonelosthisjobherbossreprimandedherunjustlyhe'scomingdownwiththefluorshejustfoundoutthatherteenageristakingdrugs.Whateverthecauseoftherudenessyoudon'thavetoaccentuate突出theproblem.A.kindwordoragentleunderstandingsmilemayhelpthepersonmorethanreturnedrudenesswoulD.●ConsideringfoesasfriendsAfriendlooksafteryourowngooD.Ontheotherhandafoeissomeonewhoisn'tinterestedinyourwell-being.Yetsomestudentsviewtheirteachersasenemies.Howeverastudent'ssuccessinschoolpartlydependsontheteacher'seffectivenessintheclassroom.InsteadofbeinganenemyateacherwhocorrectsyouandhelpsyoutoachievecanbethebestfriendyoueverhaD.Thiskindofthinkingalongwithalittleattitudeadjustmenthelpsyoutoconvertfoestofriendsandbothofyouarebetteroff.●MakingfriendsbybeinganoptimistDoyouenjoybeingaroundapessimistsomeonewhoisgenerallydescribedasbeingabletobrightenuparoomjustbyleavingit?Theanswerisobvious.Mostpeopleprefertobearoundpeoplewhobelievethattomorrowisgoingtobebetterthantodayratherthanpeoplewhobelievethattodayisevenworsethanyesterday.●CapturingthepleasingpersonalityHowdoyoudevelopapleasingpersonality?Herearesomestepsyoucantake:SmilewhenyouseesomeonE.Youdon'thavetogiveawidegrin—justapleasantfriendlysmilE.SpeakinapleasantupbeattoneofvoicE.Talktopeopleasiftheyaregoodfriendseveniftheydon'treallyfallintothatcategoryyet.Takeacourseinpublicspeaking.Theabilitytoexpressyourselfattractsfavorableattentionfrommanysources.Developasenseofhumor.Pickupacoupleofjokebooks.Thismakesyoualittlemoreoutgoingandfriendly.●Don'tcriticizeunjustlyInsteadofbeingeagertodishoutcriticismallthetimetakethehumaneandsensibleapproach.Lookforthegoodinothers.Encouragethem.Buildthemup.Mostpeopleseldomthinkthrougheachsituationcompletelyandconsidertheotherperson'spointofview.Ifyoutakethetimeandefforttodothisyou'llendupbefriendingmorepeoplE.Title:FivewaystocultivatefriendshipPassageoutlineSupportingdetailsIntroductiontofriendshipFriendsinyourlifearelikepillarsonyourporch.Sometimesfriendsshareeachother’s72andsorrow.71ofcultivatingfriendship●RememberingthegoldruleTreatotherslikeyouwanttobetreateD.Don’thavetoaccentuatetheproblemeventhoughtheyare73toyoubecausesometimesagentleunderstanding74isbetterthanarudebehavior.●Consideringfoesasfriends75onfoesasfriendsmakesyouandyourfriendsbetteroff.●MakingfriendsbybeinganoptimistMostpeoplehavethe76forbeingaroundtheoneswhoareoptimistiC.●Capturingthepleasingpersonality﹡Givea77andfriendlysmilE.﹡SpeakinapleasantupbeattoneofvoicE.﹡Takeacourseaboutspeaking78.﹡Developasenseofhumor.●Don'tcriticizeunjustly﹡79criticizingothers﹡Lookforthegoodinothers.ConclusionMakeanefforttodothisandyou’ll80morefriendsintheenD.

Whydopeoplefeelsorushed?Partofthisisaperception认知problem.Generallypeopleinrichcountrieshavemorefreetimethantheyusedto.ThisisparticularlytrueinEuropebuteveninAmericafreetimehasbeeninchingup.Women'spaidworkhasrisenalotoverthisperiodbuttheirtimeinunpaidworklikecookingandcleaninghasfallenevenmoresignificantlythanksinparttodishwasherswashingmachinesandmicrowavesandalsotothefactthatmenshiftthemselvesalittlemorearoundthehousethantheyusedto.Theproblemthenislesshowmuchtimepeoplehavethanhowtheyseeit.Eversinceaclockwasfirstusedataworkplacetorecordlaborhoursinthe18thcenturytimehasbeenunderstoodinrelationtomoney.Oncehoursarefinanciallyquantified量化peopleworrymoreaboutwastingbuttendtosaveorusethemmoreprofitably.Wheneconomiesgrowandincomesriseeveryone'stimebecomesmorevaluable.Andthemorevaluablesomethingbecomestherareritseems.Onceseeingtheirtimeintermsofmoneypeopleoftengrowstingywiththeformertomaximizethelatter.Workerswhoarepaidbythehourvolunteerlessoftheirtimeandtendtofeelmoreupsetwhentheyarenotworking.TherelationshipbetweentimemoneyandanxietyissomethingGaryBeckernoticedinAmerica'spost-warboomyears.Ifanythingtimeisusedmorecarefullytodaythanacenturyagohenotedin1965.Hefoundthatwhenpeoplearepaidmoretoworktheytendtoworklongerhoursbecauseworkingbecomesamoreprofitableuseoftime.Sotherisingvalueofworktimeputspressureonalltime.Leisuretimestartstoseemmorestressfulaspeopleareforcedtouseitwiselyornotatall.63.Women'stimeinunpaidworkhasfallenpartlybecause______.A.men'sabilitytosupportafamilyhasbeenimprovedB.men'sinvolvementinhouseworkhasincreasedC.women'sleisuretimewastakenupbyheavyhouseworkD.womenbecomemoreskilledathouseholdequipment64.Fromthesecondparagraphwelearnthat______.A.laborhourswererecordedwithaclockB.peoplehaven'trealizedthevalueoftimeC.moreworkhoursbringinmoremoneyD.Theriseofincomesmakestimelessvaluable65.Theunderlinedphrasegrowstingywithcanprobablybereplacedby______.A.refusestodelayB.intendtokillC.trytoaccumulateD.hesitatetospend66.AccordingtoGaryBeckerwhatcausespeoplefeelanxiousabouttime?A.Thewrongwayoftimebeingspent.B.People'swillingnesstoworkhard.C.Theincreasingvalueofworktime.D.Moreandmoreleisuretime.

Manyteenagersfeelthatthemostimportantpeopleintheirlivesaretheirfriends.Theybelievethattheirfamilymembersespeciallytheirparentsdon’tknowthemaswellastheirfriendsdo.InlargefamiliesitisoftenforbrothersandsisterstofightwitheachotherandthentheycanonlygototheirfriendsforadvicE.Itisveryimportantforteenagerstohaveonegoodfriendormanyfriends.EvenwhentheyarenotwiththeirfriendstheyusuallyspendalotoftimetalkingamongthemselvesonthephonE.Thiscommunicationisveryimportantinchildren’sgrowingupbecausefriendscandiscusssomethingdifficulttosaytotheirfamilymembers.Howeverparentsoftentrytochoosetheirchildren’sfriendsforthem.Someparentsmayevenstoptheirchildrenfrommeetingtheirgoodfriends.ThequestionofchoiceisaninterestingonE.Haveyoueverthoughtofthefollowingquestions?Whochooseyourfriends?Doyouchooseyourfriendsoryourfriendschooseyou?Haveyougotgoodfriendsyourparentdon’tlike?21.Manyteenagersthinktheir_______knowthembetterthantheirparentsdo.A.friendsB.teachersC.brothersandsistersD.classmates22.Whenteenagersstayalonetheusualwayofcommunicationisto_________.A.gototheirfriendsB.talkwiththeirparentsC.haveadiscussionwiththeirfamilyD.talkwiththeirfriendsonthephone23.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A.Parentsshouldlikeeverythingtheirchil­drenenjoy.B.InallfamilieschildrencanchooseeverythingtheylikE.C.Parentsshouldtrytheirbesttolimittheirchildren.D.Teenagersusuallygototheirfriendsforhelp.

ByMayafterthreemonthsIhadlost22poundsandreachedmygoalof115pounds.MyfriendswouldsayAliceyoulookgreat!orHowdidyoulosesomuchweight?.Thosecomplimentsmademefeelgoodandconfident.SoonIdroppedto110ponds.A.fewofmyfriendstoldmethatIneedtostopdietingbecauseIwasstartingtolooksick.Theybroughtmeapresent——abagofchocolateswhichIlatergavetomysister.Mymumwouldcometomyroomwithtearsinhereyesandhavelongchatsabouthowharmfulthisdietwasandbeggedmetostop.Mydadwouldleaveworriedmessagesonmycellphoneatschooltellingmethatitwoulddoseriousharmtomybody.Bymid-JunewhenschoolwascomingtoanendIwasdowntoanonlyalivestateof95pounds.AllofasuddenIknewIhadtodosomething.IguessedthenumberitselfscaredmE.Irecalledmydoctor.Hetoldmeaboutagirlwhowas95poundsandwasattheriskofdying.IknewIwasputtingmylifeatriskbutforwhat?Tomakethosewholovemeworried?Isitworthwhiletobethin?NowIrealizethatmodelsinmagazinesTVandmoviesarenotrealistiC.Thepricetopayfortheperfectbodyislivingwiththedangerousandsometimesdeadlyeatingdisorder.AndtherearemoreimportantthingstothinkaboutthanhowthinyouarE.28.Theauthor’smotherwenttoherroomto________.A.bringhersomechocolates.B.tellhershemissedher..C.askhertostopdieting.D.talkaboutherstudies.29.Theauthordecidedtostopdieting____.A.whenherfriendstoldhertodosoB.whenherweightdroppedto95poundsC.whenherfatherleftsomemessagesD.whenhermotherhadatalkwithher30.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.Itistooexpensiveforpeopletoloseweight.B.Youwillbehealthyaslongasyoustopdieting.C.ThereisnomodelwithaperfectbodyinreallifE.D.BeingthinisnotthemostimportantthinginourlifE.31.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhensheweighed115pounds?A.Happy.B.DisappointeD.C.WorrieD.D.Painful.

Friendscometovisitusintheeveningtheyspendtheirtimetellingustheyareinahurryandlookingattheirwatches.Itisn’tthatourfriendsareallverybusyitisjustthatWhenwehaven’tgotatelevision.Peoplethinkthatweareverystrange.Butwhatdoyoudointheevening?theyarealwaysasking.Theanswerisverysimple.BothmywifeandIhavehobbies.Wecertainlydon’tspendoureveningsstaringatthewalls.Mywifeenjoyscookingandpaintingandoftenattendseveningclassesinforeignlanguages.Thisisparticularlyusefulasweoftengoabroadforourholidays.IcollectstampsandI’malwaysbusywithmycollection.Bothofusenjoylisteningtothemusicandplayingchesstogether.Sometimestherearepowercutsandwehavenoelectricityinthehouse.Thisdoesnotworryuswejustlightcandlesandcarryonwithwhatweweredoingbefore.Ourfriendshoweverarelost---notelevision!---Sotheydon’tknowwhattodo.Onsucheveningsourhouseisveryfull---theyallcometous.Theyallhaveagoodtime.Insteadofsittinginsilenceinfrontofthetelevisioneverybodytalksandplaysgames.1.Thecouplehavenotgotatelevisionbecause.A..theyarenotrichenoughB..theyarestrangepeopleC..theyenjoyspendingeveningsintheirownwaysD..theydon’tknowwhattodowhentherearepowercuts2.Bothofthecoupleareinterestedin.A..learninglanguagesB..travelingC..stayinghomealoneD..watchingpeopleplaygames3.Atnightwhenthereisnoelectricitythecouple.A..havetostareatthewallsB..candonothingbutsitinsilenceC..willhavemanyvisitorsD..havetogooutforcandles4.Thewritertriestotellusthat____.A..thetelevisionisusefulB..electricityisimportantC..lifeisenjoyablewithouttelevisionD..lifeisimpossiblewithoutatelevision

Youmaythinkthatanundergroundtownof3500peopleissomethingoutofascience-fictionfilm.YoumaynotbelievethatsuchatownhasshopscarparkshotelsrestaurantscafesandmuchmorE.WellCooberPedyinAustraliaisjustsuchaplacE.MinersandtheirfamilieschoosetolivelikethishopingtogetrichlookingforthepreciousstonesthatAustraliaisfamousfor---opals蛋白石.LivingundergroundistheonlywaytobeawayfromthesandstormsandthehightemperaturesabovegrounD.Deepdowninthetownfarbelowthedesertsurfacethetemperatureisbetween19℃and20℃andlifeiscool.MaryDeaneandherhusbandJimareamongtheluckyones.TheyliveinahomebuiltwithmoneyfromtheopalsJimhasfounD.WheneverpeoplehearweliveundergroundtheyalwaysimagineadustycavesaysMarybuttheyareamazedatmycleankitchenourfurnitureandelectricalappliancesinherE.HowevernoteverythingisperfectinCooberPedy.Maryhasatinygardenthatsheisveryproudofbutthegrassisnotreal.PlantlifeisrarE.WaterisfivetimesmoreexpensiveundergroundthanitisovergrounD.RecyclingisawayoflifesoJimusuallywasheshiscarwithbathwaterandtheyhaveaspecialsystemtoreusethewaterfromthedishwasherandwashingmachinE.EvensomostfamiliesenjoylifeinCooberPedy.Thechildrencanmakeasmuchnoiseastheywantandtherearenocomplaintsfromtheneighborsbecausethethickwallsstopsoundsfromtraveling.AdultsenjoythepeaceandquietawayfromtheworldabovE.21.PeopleinCooberPedyliveunderground______.A.becauseoftheirsecretidentitiesB.becauseitiswarmerundergroundC.sothattheycansavesomemoneyD.duetotheterriblenaturalenvironment.22.WhichwordcanbestdescribeMary’slifeundergroundaccordingtoParagraph3?A.ComfortablE.B.Exciting.C.Healthy.D.Lonely.23.WhichisthebiggestproblempeopleinCooberPedyhavetoface?A.Highlivingexpenses.B.Theawfullydustyenvironment.C.Shortageofwaterandgreenery.D.Theextremelyhightemperatures24.ChildrenenjoythelifeinCooberPedymainlybecausethey_____.A.enjoytravelingaroundwiththeirparentsB.cangetmanyexpensivetoysfromtheirparentsC.enjoythepeaceandquietwhiledoingtheirhomeworkD.canenjoythemselveswithoutdisturbingtheirneighbors

Welcometoyourfuturelife!Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung­looking.In2035medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleofyouragecouldlivetobe150soat40you'renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti­aging抗衰老的treatment.Nowallthreeofyoulooksameage!YousaytoyourshirtTurnreD.ItchangesfrombluetoreD.In2035smartclothescontainparticles粒子muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeyourclothes'colororpattern.Youwalkintothekitchen.YoupickupthemilkbutavoicesaysYoushouldn'tdrinkthat！Yourfridgehasreadthechip芯片thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilkanditknowsthemilkisolD.In2035everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.It'stimetogotowork.In2035carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyoursmartcarwheretogo.OnthewayyoucancallafriendusingyourjacketsleevE.Suchsmarttechnologyisallaroundyou.Sowillallthesethingscometrue?FornewtechnologytosucceedsaysscientistAndrewZolliithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.TheInternetisoneexample—whatwillbethenext?1.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture________.A.peoplewillnevergetoldB.everyonewilllookthesameC.redwillbethemostpopularcolorD.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern2.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.B.MoredrinkswillbeavailableforsalE.C.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.D.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.3.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?A.NothingcanreplacetheInternet.B.FridgeswillknowwhatpeopleneeD.C.JacketsleevescanbeusedasaguidE.D.Carswillbeabletodriveautomatically.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Foodandclothingin2035.B.FuturetechnologyineverydaylifE.C.MedicaltreatmentsofthefuturE.D.Thereasonforthesuccessofnewtechnology.

Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriendsbuttheydon’tgivefriendshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdon’tlastlong.TohaveafriendyoumustlearntobeonE.Youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerules:behonest;begenerous;beunderstanding.Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmust:beabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudonottellthetruthpeopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven’tbeenhonestyoumaylosethefriend’strust.Goodfriendsalwayscountononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow.Youdonothavetogiveyourlunchmoneyoryourclothes.NaturallyyouwillwanttoshareyourideasandfeelingsThesecanbeveryvaluabletoafrienD.Theytellyourfriendwhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharingthemyouhelpyourfriendknowyoubetter.Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpingwithaproblem.Somethingmaygowrongatschool.TalkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolvE.Turningtoafriendcanbethefirststepinsolvingtheproblem.SotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstanD.Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend’splacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.NotwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalikE.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriendsyoumustpractisehonestygenerosityandunderstanding.28.Somefriendshipsdon’tlastverylongbecause.A.therearetoomanypeoplewanttomakefriendsB.somepeoplereceivefriendshipbutdon’tgivefriendshipbackC.thosewhogiveothersfriendshipreceivefriend-shipfromothersD.theydon’tknowfriendshipissomethingserious29.Accordingtothepassagehonestyis.A.somethingcountableB.thebaseoffriendshipC.asimportantasmoneyD.moreimportantthananythingelse30.Whichofdiefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Alwaystellyourfriendsthetruth.B.SharingyourmindwithyourfriendsisofgreatvaluE.C.DiscussingyourproblemswithyourfriendsoftenhelpstosolvetheproblemD.A.friendwhogivesyouhislunchmoneyisatruefrienD.31.ThebesttitleforthispassageisA.HonestyisthebestpolicyB.A.friendinneedisafriendindeedC.HowtobefriendsD.Threeimportantpointsinlife

Ifyougointothewoodswithyourfriendsstaywiththem.Ifyoudon’tyoumaygetlost.Ifyoudogetlostthisiswhatyoushoulddo.SitdownandstaywhereyouarE.Don’ttrytofindyourfriends—letthemfindyou.YoucanhelpthemtofindyoubystayinginoneplacE.Thereisanotherwaytohelpyourfriendsorotherpeoplenearbytofindyou.Givethemasignalbyshoutingorwhistlingthreetimes.Stop.Thenshoutorwhistlethreetimesagain.Anysignalgiventhreetimesisacallforhelp.Youwillbehelpedbyothers.Keepuptheshoutingorwhistlingalwaysthreetimestogether.Whenpeoplehearyoutheywillknowthatyouarenotjustmakingnoiseforfun.Theywillletyouknowtheyhaveheardyoursignal.Theywillgivetwoshoutstwowhistlesortwogunshots.Whenasignalisgiventwiceitisananswertoacallforhelp.Ifyoudon’tthinkthatyouwillgethelpbeforenightcomestrytomakealittlehouseandcoveruptheholeswithbrancheswithlotsofleavesandgrass.Whatshouldyoudoifyougethungryorneedtodrinksomewater?Youshouldhavetoleaveyourlittlebranchhousetolookforabrook.Don’tjustwalkaway.Pickoffsmallbranchesanddropthemasyouwalksothatyoucanfindyourwayback.Themostimportantthingtodowhenyouarelostis—stayinoneplacE.34.Howdoyouletpeoplebelievethatyouarenotjustmakingnoiseforfun?A.Stopnowandthen.B.Goonshoutingorwhistling.C.ShoutoverandoveratthetopofvoicE.D.ShoutorwhistlethreetimesonceawhilE.35.Ifnobodyanswersyouafteryoursignalwhatshouldyoudothen?A.Givetwogunshots.B.Shoutlouder.C.Stopshouting.D.MakeahousE.36.Ifyoufeelthirstywhenyouarelostintheforestwhatshouldyoudo?A.Goandfindabrook.B.Lightafireandmakeyourselfsometea.C.Gotofindabrookandleavemarksbehindyou.D.Findsomethingtoholdthewater.37.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhatDoThreeShotsAndTwoShotsMeanInA.ForestB.HowToFindYourFriendsWhenYouAreLostInTheWoodsC.WhatToDoIfYouGetLostInA.ForestD.TheMostImportantThingToDoIsToStayInOnePlace

Twoofthehardestthingstoaccomplishinthisworldaretoacquirewealthbyhonesteffortandhavinggainedittolearnhowtouseitproperly.RecentlyIwalkedintothelockerroomofaratherwellknowngolfclubafterfinishingarounD.Itwasinthelateafternoonandmostofthemembershadleftfortheirhomes.Butahalf-dozenorsomenpastmiddleagewerestillseatedattablestalkingaimlesslyanddrinkingmorethanwasgoodforthem.ThesesamemencanbefoundtheredayafterdayandstrangelyenougheachoneofthesemenhadbeenamanofaffairsandwealthsuccessfulinbusinessandrespectedinthecommunityIfmaterialprosperitywerethechiefnecessityforhappinesstheneachoneshouldhavebeenhappy.Yetitseemedtomesomethingveryimportantwasmissingelse-therewouldnothavebeentheconstantefforttoescapetherealitiesof'lifethroughscotchandsodA.Theykneweachoneofthemthattheirproductivityhadceased停止.Whenafruittreeceasestobearitsfruititisdying.Anditisevensowithman.Whatistheanswertoalongandhappyexistenceinthisworldofours?IthinkIfounditlongagoinapassagefromthebookofGenesiswhichcaughtmyeyewhileIwaslookingthroughmyBiblE.ThewordswerefewbuttheybecamememorablyimpressedonmyminD.Inthesweat.ofthefaceshallyoueatthebreaD.Tomethathasbeenachallengefrommyearliestrecollectionsmemories.InfactthebattleoflifeofexistenceisachallengetoeveryonE.TheimmortalwordsofSt.PaultoohavebeenandalwayswillbeagreatinspirationtomE.AttheendoftheroadIwanttobeabletofeelthatIhavefoughtagoodfightIhavefinishedthecourseIhavekeptthefaith.28.Whichofthefollowingisindicatedinthefirstparagraph?A.Wealthresultsfromhonesteffort.B.ThemenseatedattablesinthelockerroomarelostinthesignificanceoflifE.C.ForsomepeoplenowaycanbefoundtoescapetherealitiesoflifeotherthanscotchandsodA.D.Themenacquirewealthbyplantingfruittrees.29.TheunderlinedsentenceInthesweatofthefaceshallyoueatthebreadmeans_A.BreadtastesdeliciouswhensweatpoursoffyourfaceB.NopainsnogainsC.FailureisthemotherofsuccessD.Breadcomesfromthesweatonyourface30.Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthor_______.A.wasawealthypersoninthecommunityB.heldapositiveattitudetowardsanactivelifeC.wasfondofassociatingwithcelebrities名人D.keptasecretofthereasonwhyhewassoimpressed31.Whatisimpliedinthepassagebythewriter?A.Tousewealthproperlyeatdrinkandbemerry.B.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.C.AslifeisbutlikeadreamamanislikeafruittreE.D.IfyouceasetostruggleyouceasetolivE.

LifeisgoodforpenguinsinAntarctica南极洲attheendofthemovieHappyFeet.Real-lifepenguinsthoughhavelittletocelebratE.Twelveoftheworld’s19penguinspecies种类faceseriousdangersaccordingtowildlifeexperts.Theyareindangerofdisappearingfromtheearthincludingemperorpenguins.Manyoftheworld’spenguinspeciesareinbigtroublepenguinexpertKasselSiegeltoldWRNews.HerwildlifegroupisaskingtheUSgovernmenttoprotectthe12speciesofpenguinsindanger.SeveralcountriesaremakingeffortstomakesuretherapidlyincreasingtouristsinAntarcticadonotcauseenvironmentalproblems.Overfishingisonereasonfortheproblem.Penguinseatsmallfishandtinyanimalscalledkrill.Fishingboatsarecatchinglotsofkrill.Thatleaveslessfoodforpenguinstoeat.Anotherreasonforthedecline减少inthenumberofpenguinsisglobalwarming.GlobalwarmingistheslowincreaseinaveragetemperaturearoundtheworlD.Itiscausingseaicetomelt.Penguinsneedtheseaiceasaplacetorestwhiletheysearchforkrill.Scientistssayglobalwarmingiscausedwhenwedrivecarsoruseelectricity.Thatburnscoaloilandnaturalgas.Theburningofcoaloilandnaturalgasgivesoffgasesthataddtotheoverheatingoftheearth.Wecanandmustreducegasemissions排放tokeeppenguinssafeinthefuturesaysSiegel.1.ThemovieHappyFeetismentionedinParagraph1to.A.showtheauthor’sangerB.celebratethesuccessofthemovieC.encouragepeopletowatchitD.introducethetopicofthepassage2.Whatwouldprobablyhappenifpeoplereducedtheiruseofcoaloilandnaturalgas?A.PenguinswouldhavetomovetootherplacestolivE.B.Penguinswouldbelesslikelytodisappearfromtheearth.C.Therewouldbemorekrillforpenguinstoeat.D.Itwouldsavepeoplealotofmoney.3.Whichofthefollowingarethereasonsforthedeclineinthenumberofpenguins?A.Thedevelopmentoftourismandoverheating.B.Overfishingandattacksfromotheranimals.C.Overfishingandoverheating.D.Thedevelopmentoftourismandattacksfromotheranimals.4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Penguinsmainlyliveonsmallfishandtinyanimalswhichliveinwater.B.Penguinsneedtheseaiceasaplacetofeedtheirchildren.C.Nineteenoftheworld’spenguinspeciesfaceseriousdangers.D.TheUSgovernmenthastakenmeasurestoprotectthepenguinsindanger.5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Emperorpenguinsdonothaveenoughfoodtoeat.B.Manypenguinspeciesareindanger.C.HappyFeetisapopularmovieaboutpenguins.D.Scientistsarepayingalotofattentiontoglobalwarming.

YouarethecollectorinthegalleryofyourlifE.Youcollect.Youmightnotmeantobutyoudo.Oneofthreepeoplecollectstangible有形的thingssuchascatsphotosandnoisytoys.Theseareamongsome40collectionsthatarebeingshownatTheMuseumof—thefirstofseveralnewmuseumswhichoverthenexttwoyearswillexhibittheobjectsaccumulatedbyunknowncollectors.Indoingsotheywillpromoteapopularcultureofmuseumsnotwhatmuseumsnormallyrepresent.Someofthecollectionsarefairlycommon—recordsmodelhouses.Othersarestrangelybeautiful—branchesthathavefallenfromtreesforexamplE.Buttheyallreveal显露alotofthings:asksomeonewhattheycollectandtheiranswerswilltellyouwhotheyarE.OthersonthewayincludeTheMuseumofCollectorsandTheMuseumofME.ThesenewonesitishopedwillbuildonthesuccessofTheMuseumof.Thethinkersbehindtheprojectwanttoexplorewhypeoplecollectandwhatitmeanstodoso.Theyhopethatvisitorswhomaynothaveconsideredthemselvescollectorswillbegintoseetheircollections.Somecollectorssaytheystartedorstoppedmakingcollectionsatimportantpointsthebeginningorendofadolescence—it’sagrowing-upthing;youstopwhenyougrowupsaysonE.Otherpainfultimesarementionedsuchastheendofarelationship.Fortimeandlifecanseemsouncontrollablethatasteadyserial顺序排列的arrangementiscomforting.29.Howwillthenewmuseumspromoteapopularcultureofmuseums?A.Bycollectingmoretangiblethings.B.ByshowingwhatordinarypeoplehavecollecteD.C.Bycorrectingwhatmuseumsnormallyrepresent.D.Byaccumulating40collectionstwoyearsfromnow.30.Whatcanbelearnedaboutcollectorsfromtheircollections?A.WhotheyarE.B.HowoldtheyarE.C.Wheretheywereborn.D.Whytheymightnotmeantocollect.31.Whichofthefollowingisanaimofthenewmuseums?A.Tohelppeopleselltheircollections.B.Toencouragemorepeopletocollect.C.Tostudythesignificanceofcollecting.D.Tofindoutwhypeoplevisitmuseums.32.AccordingtothelastparagraphpeoplemaystopcollectingwhentheyA.becomeadultsB.feelhappywithlifeC.arereadyforarelationshipD.feeltimetobeuncontrollable

OuraimistotakeourarttotheworldandmakepeopleunderstandwhatitistomovesaidDavidBellethefounderofparkouralsocalledfreerunning－akindofextremesport.Doyouloverunning?Itisagoodexerciseyetmanypeoplefinditboring.Butwhatifmakingyourmorningjogacreativeone?Likejumpingfromwallsandovergapsandgroundrolls?JustliketheJamesBondinthemovieCasinoRoyale?Bondjumpsdownfromarooftoawindowsillandthenrunsseveralblocksoverobstaclesontheway.ItisjustbecauseofBond’swonderfulperformancesthatthesporthasbecomepopularworldwidE.Yesthat’sparkouranextremestreetsportaimedatmovingfromonepointtoanotherasquicklyaspossiblegettingoveralltheobstaclesinthepathusingonlytheabilitiesofthehumanbody.Parkourisconsideredanextremesport.Asitsparticipantsdasharoundacitytheymayjumpoverfencesrunupwallsandevenmovefromrooftoptorooftop.Parkourcanbejustasexcitingandcharmingasitsoundsbutitsparticipantsseeparkourmuchmorethanthat.Overcomingalltheobstaclesonthecourseandinlifeispartofthephilosophy理念behindparkour.ThisisthesameaslifE.Youmustdetermineyourdestinationgostraightjumpoverallthebarriersasifinparkourandneverfallbackfromtheminyourlifetoreachthedestinationsuccessfully.A.parkourloversaidIloveparkourbecauseitsphilosophyhasbecomemylifemywaytodoeverything.Anotherphilosophywe’velearntfromparkourisfreedom.ItcanbedonebyanyoneatanytimeanywhereintheworlD.ItisakindofexpressionoftrustinyourselfthatyouearnenergyandconfidencE.24.Parkourhasbecomepopularthroughouttheworldbecauseof.A.thefilmCasinoRoyaleB.itsfounderDavidBelleC.itsrisksandtricksD.thevarietiesofparticipants25.TheunderlinedwordobstaclesinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A.streetsB.objectsC.roofsD.barriers26.Whichofthefollowingistrueofparkour?A.Itchallengeshumanabilities.B.Itisagoodbutboringsport.C.Itneedsspecialtraining.D.Itisateamsport.27.Whichofthefollowingisthephilosophyofparkour?A.Sportsandextremes.B.Excitementandpopularity.C.Dreamsandsuccess.D.Determinationandfreedom.

TwodaysagoIwaswokenupat1am.Myroommatestoodatthedoorshewasreturningfromaclubalongwithahugemiddle-agedmanwithlonghair.PleaselethiminshetoldmeHehasbeenlockedoutofhisapartment.ShehadseenhimcoldandshiveringithadsnowedthepreviousnightandimmediatelyaskedhimtosleepatourplacE.HewasalawstudentinhisfiftieswhohadbeendoinghishomeworkattheLaundromat自助洗衣店whenhefoundhehadlefthiskeysinhishousE.IhaveneverhadastrangemansleepinmyhousebeforE.MyroommateandIarebothlessthan5feetandwehavebeenaskednottospeaktostrangerssincewewerekids.Nottomentionthatwe’reinanewcitythatwehavelivedinforlessthanamonth.Heacceptedourkindnesswithhesitationandassoonasdawnbrokeheleft.ThenextdayhecametoourhousesayingheowedusbigtimefornotbeingfrozenoutinthecolD.Heleftusabeautifulcardsaying—Thankyousomuch.YouractionsaresosincerE.Laterhecookedusawonderfulsimplethankyoudinneroverwhichhetoldusabouthislifeacoachaguidealawstudent.Hetoldushowhewascompletelytouchedbyourconcernforatotalstranger.Ilearntalotthatevening.AshetalkedabouthowoncehebroughtahomelessmanintoeatChristmasdinnerwithhisfamilyIwasdeeplytoucheD.Myroommatetaughtmeahugelesson:Letgoofyourfear;alwaysleavethedoorofcompassion同情openandyoucannevergowrong.21.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthat_______.A.thewritercamebackfromaclubearlierB.thewriter’sroommatewaskind-heartedC.thewriter’sroommateoftencamebacklateD.themanwantedtofindajobattheLaundromat22.Whenthewriterknewthemanwouldstayintheirhouseforthenightatfirst_______.A.shefeltnervousB.shewasangryC.shefeltexcitedD.shewasdisappointed23.Thenextdaythemanwentbacktothewriter’shouseto______.A.tellthemhewasOKB.givethemnicecardsC.showhisthankstothemD.showhewasreallylucky24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thewriter’sroommateworkedinacluB.B.ThemanhadhelpedothersbeforE.C.ThemanwasacompletefailureinhislifE.D.Thetwowomenhavelivedinthiscitysincetheywereyoung.

Windisthegreatmakerofwaves.Thereareexceptionssuchasthetidal潮汐的wavessometimesproducedbyearthquakesundertheseA.ButthewavesmostofusknowareproducedbywindsblowingovertheseA.Nowbeforeconstructinganimaginarylifehistoryofatypicalwaveweneedtoknowcertainphysicalthingsaboutit.A.wavehasheightfromtroughlowpointtocresthighPoint.Ithaslength--thedistancefromthiscresttothatofthefollowingwavE.Theperiodofthewavemeansthetimeittakesforsucceedingcreststopassafixedpoint.Noneofthesethingsstaysthesame--foralldependuponthewinduponthedepthofthewaterandmanyothermatters.ThewaterthatmakesupawavedoesnotadvancewithitacrosstheseA.Eachdropofwaterturnsaroundinalittlecirclewiththepassingofthewavebutreturnsverynearlytoitsoriginalposition.Anditisfortunatethatthisisso.ForifthehugemassesofwaterthatmakeupawaveactuallymovedacrosstheseasailingwouldbeimpossiblE.Ifwewanttofindthespeedofawavewemayusethefollowingway:Speed=wavelength×frequencyHerewavelengthisthedistancebetweentwohighpointscrestsfrequencymeansthenumberofcyclespersecond56.Whatcauseswaves?A.EarthquakesandnothingelsE.B.OnlywinD.C.Windcausesmostwaves.D.Windcausessomewaves.57.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThewaterofawavemovesawayacrosstheseA.B.ThewaterofawaveremainsalmostatthesameplacE.C.ThewaterofawavegoeswiththepassingofthewavE.D.Thelengthofawavemeansthedistancefromthetopofawavetothebottom.58.ThespeedofWave1is100cm/sfrequency10.ThefrequencyofWave2is300whileitsspeedistwicethatofWave1.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Thewavelengthsofthetwoareequal.B.ThewavelengthofWave1is10timeslongerthanthatofWave2.C.ThewavelengthofWave2islongerthanthatofWave1.D.ThewavelengthofWave1islongerthanthatofWave2.

TheruinsofMooreOklahomaatowndestructedforthefourthtimein14yearsbyamajortornado龙卷风areareminderthatcurrentbuildingcodes规范can’tdomuchtopreventpropertydestructionandlossoflifeespeciallywhenapowerfultornadocutsthroughtown.Butthetotaldeathnumbercanbereducedwhenpeopletakeshelterinundergroundstormbunkers碉堡andhardenedsaferooms.ThetornadothatcarvedapathofdestructionthroughMooretook24lives.Itswindswereclockedat400kilometersperhour.Withonly15minutes’warningresidentsfledtownortookrefuge避难inthefirmestcornersoftheirhomes.Theluckiestwereabletoclimbintosheltersormovetosaferooms.InMoorethoseroomssavedlives.ButattwoschoolsdestroyedbyMonday'stornadonosuchshelterwasavailablE.LeslieChapmanHendersonisCEOofanon-profitgroupcalledtheFederalAllianceforSafeHomes.She'sanadvocatefortornadosaferooms.Thesaferoomisaninterior内部roomofthehomethathasbeenreinforced加固andtestedtowithstandhighwinD.Infactwe’vealreadyheardofstoriesofsurvivalofpeoplewhowereinsaferoomseitheraboveorbelowgroundshesaiD.Betterstormforecastsgivepeoplemoretimetoreact.Buttheyneedsomeplacesafetogo.BuildingscanbebuilttoresiststrongwindsbutnotlikethoseintheF-5tornadothattoucheddowninMoorE.ChapmanHendersonsayseventhebuildingcodesthatdoexistarenotwidelyadoptedorenforceD.AsitsresidentspreparetorebuildMoore’smayorispushingforanordertomakesaferoomscompulsoryinallnewconstruction.SimilarproposalsweremadefollowingeachoftheprevioustornadostrikesbutnonewereadopteD.25.AccordingtoChapmanHendersonwhichofthefollowingdoessheprobablyagreewith?A.Buildingcodesmakeadifferenceinpreventingpropertydestruction.B.IfpeopletakeshelterinsaferoomsnobodywilldiE.C.Itisurgenttobuildtornadosaferooms.D.SaferoomscanbebuiltonlyundergrounD.26.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Moorehasgonethroughtornado4timesintotal.B.ChapmanHendersonisMoore’smayor.C.Monday'stornadotook24livesattwoschools.D.TheMoore’sproposalmightnotbeapproveD.27.Theunderlinedwordwithstandinparagraph4probablymeans________.A.opposeB.resistC.preventD.defeat

Familiesshouldnotwastetheirmoneyonorganicfoodthegovernmenthaswarned.Theyshouldinsteadspendtheirmoneyonwhatevertheycanaffordevenifitmeanseatingfrozenvegetables.Thegovernmentnowfacescallstoend￡20millionofsubsidiestoorganicfarming.ArecentstudyintheBritishJournalofNutritionfoundorganiccropshaveupto60percentmoreantioxidants抗氧化物thannon-organiccrops.Butcriticsclaimthereisstillnoevidencethatorganicfoodisahealthieroption.Amidgrowingconcernthattoofewpeopleareeatingenoughfruitandvegetablesthegovernmentisatpainstostressthatfamiliesshouldnotwastetheirmoneyonorganicfood.Just30percentofpeoplemeettherecommendationtoeatfiveormoreportionsoffruitandvegetablesaday.Governmentfrontbencher前座议员BaronessJollysaidOrganicproductsprovideausefulextensionofconsumerchoicebutitisworthemphasizingthatnutritionallytheyarenobetterandnoworsethanconventionalproducts.Theonlybenefitoforganicfarmingwasenjoyedbybirdsinsectsmammalsandplants.Itisuptotheconsumerstodecidehowtheyspendtheirmoneyontheirfruitandvegetables.Therearemanyreasonswhyanindividualmightwishtochooseorganicproductsbutnutritionalbenefitshouldnotbeoneofthemsheadded.ChiefExecutiveHelenBrowningsaidWeknowthatpeoplechooseorganicfoodbecausetheybelieveitisbetterforthemalsowellasforwildlifeanimalwelfareandtheenvironmentandthisresearchbacksupwhatpeoplethinkaboutorganicfood.33.Thegovernmentisencouragingpeopleto______________.A.eatmorefruitandvegetablesB.domoreresearchonfoodC.payattentiontotheirhealthD.protecttheenvironment34.AccordingtoBaronessJolly_________________.A.organicproductsarebetterthatcommonfoodB.organicproductscan’tprovidebetternutritionC.peopleshouldbeurgedtobuyorganicproductsD.organicfoodsaregoodforenvironmentprotection35.What’sHelenBrowning’sattitudetoorganicfood?A.Mixed.B.Doubtful.C.Positive.D.Worried.

Ifyouhadastrangesoundinyourearwhatwouldyoudo?OnemaninWaleswhothoughthehadaflyinhisearcalled999theemergencyservicesnumberinBritain.Andsodidawomanwhowasworriedabouthergreenpotatoes.Couldshemakechipswiththem?Weretheypoisonous?Shedidn’thesitateaboutcallingthelocalambulanceservicetoask.Accordingtoarecentreportmorethan31000non-urgentcallsweremadetotheWelshAmbulanceServiceinthelastyear.InappropriatecallsareaheadacheforhealthprofessionalseverywherE.IntheUSprankcallsto911happenonadailybasis.Manycallersuseappswhichhidetheiridentity.Butthosewhotrytobefunnyshouldn’tbesurprisedifthepolicehavethelastlaugh.OnemanfromColoradowasarrestedformakingmorethan1200prankcallsaccordingtoareportontheUStelevisionstationKOAA—TV.Peoplewhotakethesecallsaretrainedtostaycalmandkeepastraightfacenomatterhowstrangethecallsounds.There’snowayforustoknowwhetherthecallisrealaccidentaloraprankcallsaidapublicsafetyworkerinterviewedbytheAmericanTVchannel.TheHeadofClinicalServicesattheWelshAmbulanceServiceRichardLeehasawarningforprankcallers.Hesays:Whenpeoplemisusetheserviceitmeansourprecioustimeisbeingtakenawayfromsomeonewhoreallydoesneedourhelp.Indeedthesehotlinesaresupposedtohelptheseriouslyillorthosewithalife-threateninginjury.Youneverknowonedaythepersonwhoneedsassistancecouldbeyouorsomeoneinyourfamily.28.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bytellingastory.C.Bylistingfigures.D.Bymakingacomparison.29.Accordingtothetextprankcallsareusually________.A.meanttobehelpfulB.dealtwithintimeC.thoughthighlyofD.madetoplaytricks30.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasehavethelastlaughinParagraph2probablymean?A.winatlast.B.neverfindthem.C.laughatthem.D.knownothing.31.Whatdoestheauthorintendtosuggestinthetext?A.Prankcallsareusuallyeasytoidentify.B.Operatorsfeelannoyedbystrangecallers.C.Prankcallsmaycauseseriousresults.D.Prankcallersshouldbepunishedbylaw.

Anewstudyof8000youngpeopleintheJournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappilyitisabadthingforyoungpeople.Puppylove早恋maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression忧郁症.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboysandyoungergirlsaretheworstofall.Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsislossofself.Accordingtothestudyeventhoughboyswouldsaylosethemselvesinaromanticrelationshipthislossofselfismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions.Theywon’ttellthattotheirparents.DrMarianmKaufmananexpertonyoungpeopleproblemssays15%to20%youngpeoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression.Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingupitisimportantforyoungpeopletobuildstrongfriendshipsandastrongsenseofself.Shealsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriendsattendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily.Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression—eatingormoodchanges—andiftheyseesignsfromtheirdaughtersorsonstheyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthattheconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakwithage.Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeelyoungbutonlymaturity成熟givesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects.21.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren’slove.B.Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.C.Romanceisatwo-edgedswordforadults.D.Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.22.Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?A.Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofselfishness.B.Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior.C.Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.D.Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.23.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Theolderawomanisthelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.B.Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.C.Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression.D.Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.

TimRichterandhiswifeLindahadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffaloNewYork--heincomputerssheinspecialeducation.TeachingmeanseverythingtousTimwouldsay.InApril1998helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife'spurposE.NotlongafterthesurgeryTimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibraryaprogramstartedbyDollyParton'sfoundation基金会thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevierTennesseE.IthoughtmaybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretireTimrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdeskasareminder.FiveyearslaternowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedeskTimclickedonimaginationlibrary.com.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichter.RatherthansignuponlinetheywenttoDollywoodforalook-seE.Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbishsaysLindA.Thebooks-reviewedeachyearbyteachersliteracyspecialistsandDollywoodboardmembers-includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlamaseries.SatisfiedthecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004theyhaveshippedmorethan12200bookstopreschoolersintheirintheirareA.MeganWilliamsamotheroffourismorethanappreciative:ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof.TheRichterspendabout＄400amonthsendingbooksto200children.SomepeoplesitthereandwaittodiesaysTim.Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.1.WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?A.Hishealthproblem.B.Hisloveforteaching.C.TheinfluenceofhiswifE.D.ThenewsfromtheWeB.2.WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?A.Giveoutbrochures.B.Dosomethingsimilar.C.WritebooksforchildrenD.Retirefrombeingateacher.3.AccordingtothetextDollyPartonis.A.awell-knownsurgeonB.amotherofafour-year-oldC.asingerborninTennesseeD.acomputerprogrammer4.WhydidtheRichtergotoDollywood?A.ToavoidsigninguponlinE.B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.5.WhatcanwelearnfromTim’swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.C.HetriestosavethosewaitingtodiE.D.HeconsidershiseffortsworthwhilE.

Howcanyouhelpkidscopewithstress?Properrestandgoodnutritioncanimprovecopingskillssocangoodparenting.Maketimeforyourkidseachday.WhethertheyneedtotalkwithyouorjustbeinthesameroomwithyoumakeyourselfavailablE.Evenaskidsgetolderqualitytimeisimportant.It’sreallyhardforsomepeopletocomehomeafteratiringdayofworkgetdownonthefloorandplaywiththeirkidsorjusttalktothemabouttheirday--especiallyifthey’vehadastressfuldaythemselves.Butexpressinginterestinyourkidsshowsthatthey’reimportanttoyou.Helpyourchilddealwithstressbytalkingaboutwhatmaybecausingit.Togetheryoucancomeupwithafewsolutions.Forexampleheshouldcutbackonafter-schoolactivitiesspendingmoretimetalkingwithhisparentsorteachersdevelopinganexerciseplanorkeepingajournal.Youcanalsohelpbypredictingpotentiallystressfulsituationsandpreparingkidsforthem.Forexampleletachildknowaheadoftimebutnottoofaraheadoftimethatadoctor’sappointmentiscomingupandtalkaboutwhatwillhappentherE.Keepinmindthoughthatyoungerkidsprobablywon’tneedtoomuchadvancepreparation.Toomuchinformationcancausemorestress.Rememberthatsomelevelofstressisnormal.Letkidsknowthatit’sOKtofeelangryscaredlonelyoranxiousandthatotherpeoplesharethosefeelingstoo.Whenkidscan’torwon’tdiscusstheseproblemstrytalkingaboutyourownconcerns.Thisshowsthatyou’rewillingtohandletoughtopicsandareavailabletotalkwithwhenthey’reready.Ifachildshowssymptomsthatconcernyouandisunwillingtotalkconsultacounselororothermentalhealthexperts.Mostparentshavetheskillstocopewiththeirchildren’sstress.ThetimetoseekprofessionalattentioniswhenanychangeinbehaviorcontinuestoexistwhenstressiscausingseriousanxietyorwhenthebehavioriscausingsignificantproblemsinfunctioningatschoolorathomE.4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tosharetheauthor’sideasonproperparenting.B.Topersuadeparentstospendmoretimewiththeirkids.C.Toadviseparentshowtohelptheirkidsdealwithstress.D.Toseekdifferentwaystohelpsolvekids’problems.5.Whydosomeparentsfeelitdifficulttosparequalitytimefortheirkids?A.Theirkidsaregrowingsofast.B.Theyhavetoomuchhousework.C.Theirkidsarelosinginterestinthem.D.Theyaretiredoutafterwork.6.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Normalpeoplesharethesamefeelings.B.Itisnormalforkidstohavesomestress.C.Kidsshouldgetridofthenegativefeelings.D.Everybodyfeelsangryscaredlonelyoranxious.

Lifeaffects影响friendships.Aswegrowmarryfightinwarsmoveacrossthecountryorchangejobsoldfriendshipsfallawayandnewonesform.AslongaswelivethethingsarounduschangeandaslongasthingschangefriendshipsareaffecteD.Whenwewerechildrenwehadbestfriends.Nomatterwhathappenedwewerestillfriends.Weliveourliveshoweveranddowhatlifecallsforustodoandaswegetoldermemoriesfade逐渐消失facesblur变得模糊不清andevenfriends'namesfromchildhoodareforgotten.Doyouhaveaquestionaboutfriendship?Doyouwonderwhattodowithafriendwhoisnolongerfriendly?Perhapsyouwillseethatyoucan'tcontrolothers.IfsomeonewantstobeyourfrienditistheirchoicE.Allyoucandoistreatthemwellanddothebestforthemwhenyouarewiththem.ThenyouwishthemwellwhentheyleavE.Youcantalktooldtimersandtheywilltellyouthatlifeisfullofincredible难以置信的joyandincrediblesorrowandthatwhatbothersyoutodaywillonedaybecomeamemoryandthesting痛苦willbegonE.Seniorsmighttellyouthatyouwilllearnmoreasyougetolder.Theywilltellyouthatfriendshipscomeandfriendshipsgo.Sometimeswhentheygoitwillhurtbutyouwillbeokaywithit.It'sthewaylifeworksafterall.21.Thetextismostprobablytakenfroma__________AsciencenewspaperB.novelC.healthmagazineD.Psychologybook22.Whatcanwelearnaboutfriendshipaccording?AFriendsinchildhoodaresometimesforgottenbybus.BFriendsarealwaysaroundusandwillnevergoaway.CFriendsinchildhoodaethebestnomatterwhathappens.DFriendshipcannotbeeasilyaffectedbyone’sfamily.23.Whatdoestheunderlineswordsoldtimersmeaninthelastparagraph?ARichpeopleB.OldPeopleC.KindPeopleD.SmartPeople24.Thetextmainlytellsus__________AHowtodealwithunfriendlyPeopleBthatchildhoodfriendshipisvaluableChowtofacethechangeinfriendshipDhowtosharehappinesswithfriends

Beingabletoserveandhelpothersisoneofthemostrewardingthings.Volunteeringinasoupkitchenhasopenedmyeyestowhattherealworldreallyis.Mostofthepeoplewhogotosoupkitchensneedthingsthatwesometimestakeforgrantedlikemealsshowerswarmclothesandsomeonewhocaresaboutthem.It’sveryrewardingtohearawarmThankyouaccompaniedbyacomfortingsmilebecauseyouhavedonesomethingassimpleasservingthemaplateoffoodoracupoflemonteaororangejuicE.It’samazingthatfewrequirementsarenecessarytoworkinasoupkitchenyettherewardsareendless.Therequirementsareverysimple:anyonewhohasadesiretoserveandthevirtueofcaringaboutothersregardlessofaperson’sstatusisfullyqualifieD.ThetaskofservingfoodcanbelearnedandperfecteD.Gettingattachedtothepeopleyouserveandworkwithisinevitable不可避免的.It’salmostimpossibletoforgetthechildren.Whileyouareservingthemjuiceyouwonderabouttheirfuture:whatwillbecomeofthem?Youoftenwonderiftheolderpeoplehavefamilymemberswhoareouttheresearchingforthemandwheretheyspendtheirdaysandnights.Volunteeringinasoupkitchenisnotjustacommunityservice;it’sarealitycheck.Youarewelcomedintoaworldthatbecauseofluckisunfamiliartoyou.Inasoupkitchenyouarehelpingbothotherpeopleandyourselfbygivingtheirlivesandyoursalittlemoremeaning.33.Thepassageismainlyabout_________________.A.volunteeringinasoupkitchenB.whatisservedinasoupkitchenC.requirementsneededtoworkinasoupkitchenD.howimportantasoupkitchenis34.Thosewhoworkinasoupkitchen_________________.A.comefromawealthyfamilyB.haveahighsocialpositionC.areselflessandwillingtohelpothersD.areselfishandcaremuchaboutthemselves35.Theunderlinedphrasetakeforgrantedmeans_________________.A.beconcernedaboutB.careaboutC.paygreatattentiontoD.thinklittleof

Successisoftenmeasuredbytheabilitytoovercomeadversity.Butitisoftenthebeliefofothersthatgivesusthecouragetotry.J..K.RowlingauthoroftheHarryPotterbookseriesbeganwritingattheageof6.InherbiographysherememberswithgreatfondnesswhenhergoodfriendSeanwhomshemetinsecondaryschoolbecamethefirstpersontoencourageherandhelpbuildtheconfidencethatonedayshewouldbeaverygoodwriter.HewasthefirstpersonwithwhomIreallydiscussedmyseriousambitiontobeawriter.HewasalsotheonlypersonwhothoughtIwasboundtobeasuccessatitwhichmeantmuchmoretomethanIevertoldhimatthetimE.DespitemanysetbacksRowlingperseveredinherwritingparticularlyfantasystories.Butitwasn’tuntil1990thatshefirstconceivedtheideaaboutHarryPotter.AssherecallsitwasonalongtrainjourneyfromLondontoManchesterthattheideaofHarryPottersimplyfellintoherheaD.Tomyimmensefrustration沮丧Ididn’thaveafunctioningpenwithmeandIwastooshytoaskanybodyifIcouldborrowonE.IthinknowthatthiswasprobablyagoodthingbecauseIsimplysatandthoughtforfourdelayedtrainhoursandallthedetailsbubbledupinmybrainandthisscrawnyblack­hairedbespectacled戴眼镜的boywhodidn’tknowhewasawizardbecamemoreandmorerealtomE.Thatsameyearhermotherpassedawayafteraten­yearbattlewithmultiplesclerosiswhichdeeplyaffectedherwriting.Shewentontomarryandhadadaughterbutseparatedfromherhusbandshortlyafterwards.DuringthistimeRowlingwasdiagnosedwithclinicaldepression.Unemployedshecompletedherfirstnovelinareacafeswhereshecouldgetherdaughtertofallasleep.Afterbeingrejectedby12publishinghousesthefirstHarryPotternovelwassoldtoasmallBritishpublishinghousE.Nowwithsevenbooksthathavesoldnearly400millioncopiesin64languagesJ.K.Rowlingisthehighestearningnovelistinhistory.Anditallbeganwithhercommitmenttowritingthatwasfosteredbytheconfidenceofafriend!1.WhobelievedJ..K.Rowlingwastobeagoodwriter?A.HerfriendSean.B.Hermother.C.Herdaughter.D.HerhusbanD.2.RowlingfirstcameupwiththeideaaboutHarryPotter________.A.attheageof6B.onatrainjourneyC.afterhermother’sdeathD.inhersecondaryschool3.Shefeltfrustratedonthetrainbecause________.A.hertrainwasdelayedforfourhoursB.shedidn’thaveapenwithherC.hermindsuddenlywentblankD.noonewouldofferherhelp4.ItcanbeconcludedfromParagraph5and6thatRowlingis________.A.open­mindedB.warm­heartedC.good­naturedD.strong­willed5.Thetextmainlytellsus________.A.hardshipmakesagoodnovelistB.thecouragetotryisaspecialabilityC.youcanhaveawonderfulideaeverywhereD.encouragementcontributestoone’ssuccess

ThelifeofanactorappearsattractiveandmanyyoungpeopledreamaboutbecomingonE.Butthetruthisitisveryhardwork.Ifyou’resuccessfultherearedeadlinestobemetappointmentstokeepandthepresstodealwith.Ifyou’renotsuccessfulthenlifeisextremelytough.IrememberwhenIstartedoutIhadtosearchtheadvertisementboardatmydramaschooleverydaytolookforactingjobs.DramaschoolwasexpensiveandIneededextracashtohelppaythefees.IwelcomedeverysmalljoB.IplayedextrasinmanycrowdscenesandbecameaconfidentparticipantinalotofTVcommercialsforhairshampoosoapandwashingpowder.IhadbeenworkingforabouttwoyearsbeforeIgotmyluckybreak.OnedayasIwaspassingthedramaschoolIdecidedtogointocheckthenoticeboarD.TherewasnothingonitandIwasjustleavingwhenthesecretarycamealongthecorridorwithapieceofpaper.SheaskedmehowIwasandItoldherlifewashardandworkwasdifficulttofinD.Thenextmomentsheputthepaperinmyhandandwalkedaway.MyhandswereshakingasIunfoldedthepaperfullofexpectation.Tomysurpriseitwasanaudition试演foraclown小丑fortheCanadiancircus.Icouldn’tstopmyselffromlaughing.Ihadexpectedanauditionwithafamousdirectorforanewfilm!WhenIwasatdramaschooltherehadbeenacourseinacrobatics杂技andclowntricks.Ihadgainedtopmarksinthiscoursefororiginalityanddaring.LaterIwenttotheauditionfeelingverystrangE.ThiswasnotwhatI’dhadinmindwhenIenrolledindramaschool.TomysurprisethejobasaclownturnedouttobeexactlywhatIwanteD.Ilovedeverymomentofgettingdressedupandputtingonthemake-up.IhadtheopportunitytotraveltheworldandIwasmorethananactorIwasanentertaineraswell.Ihadvisitedover32differentcountriesandentertainedmillionsofpeoplE.1.Accordingtoparagraph3thewriterwentintothedramaschool__________.A.tolookforajobB.toseethesecretaryC.tocollectapieceofpaperD.toputanoticeonthenoticeboard2.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor’sfeelingwhenheunfoldedthepaper?A.ExtremelyfrighteneD.B.FeelinganxiousandexciteD.C.VeryworrieD.D.Tremblingwithfear.3.Fromthewholepassagewecantellthatthewriteris___________.A.sadthathewasnotafamousactorB.happytotraveltheworldC.feelingverystrangetobeaclownD.verycontentwithhislife

Doyouwanttogethomefromworkknowingyouhavemadearealdifferenceinsomeone’slife?Ifyesdon’tcareaboutsexorage!Comeandjoinusthenyou’llmakeit!Position:VolunteerSocialCareAssistantNoPaywithFreeMealsPlace:ManchesterHours:PartTimeWearenowlookingforvolunteerstosupportpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiestoliveactivelives!Only4daysleft.Don’tmissthechanceoflendingyourwarmhandstohelpothers!Role:Youwillprovidepeoplewithlearningdisabilitieswithallaspectsoftheirdailylives.Youwillhelpthemtodevelopnewskills.Youwillhelpthemtoprotecttheirrightsandtheirsafety.ButyourprimaryconcernistoletthemknowtheyarevalueD.SkillsandExperienceRequired:Youwillhavetherightvaluesandgreatlisteningskills.Youwillbehonestandpatient.YouwillhavetheabilitytodriveacarandtocommunicateinfluentwrittenandspokenEnglishsinceyou’llhavetohelpthosepeoplewithdifferentlearningdisabilities.Previouscare-relatedexperiencewillbeagreatadvantageforyou.1.Thetextismeantto________.A.leaveanoteB.sendaninvitationC.carryanadvertisementD.presentadocument2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?A.You’llarrivehomejustintimefromthisjoB.B.You’llmakeothers’livesmoremeaningfulwiththisjoB.C.You’llearnagoodsalaryfromthisjoB.D.You’llsucceedingettingthisjoB.3.Thevolunteers’primaryresponsibilityistohelppeoplewithlearningdisabilities________.A.togetsomefinancialsupportB.toproperlyprotectthemselvesC.torealizetheirownimportanceD.tolearnsomenewlivingskills4.Whichofthefollowingcanfirstbechosenasavolunteer?A.TheonewhohasdonesimilarworkbeforE.B.Theonewhocandriveacar.C.Theonewhohaspatiencetolistentoothers.D.TheonewhocanuseEnglishtocommunicatE.

Gimmicky—andexpensive—newglovesallowchatterboxestotaketheterm‘handsfree’toanewlevel—bytalkingintothemastheymakeacall.Theglovesareknownas‘TalktotheHand’andcost￡1.000apair.Theycomewithaspeakerunitembedded嵌入intothethumbandamicrophonebuiltintothelittlefingerthatcanbeconnectedtoanymobilehandsetusingBluetooth.ArtistSeanMilesdesignedtheglovesthatdoubleasaphoneinpartofhisprojectthatshowsthepossibilitiesofgadget小机件recycling.HecombinesgloveswithpartsfrommobilehandsetsrecycledthroughO2whichcommissionedtheproject.Mobilephoneuserswillbeabletokeeptheirhandswarmwhiletheychatwithouttakingtheirphoneoutoftheirpocketorhandbag.MrMilesdesignedtwopairsofthenewgloves—oneinpinkandtheotherinbrownandyellow.TheywillappearinanexhibitionthisJulyandvisitorswillbeabletowinthegloves.IfdemandishightheywillthenbeproducedonalargerscalE.O2Recyclewhichbackstheprojectestimatesthattherearealready70millionunusedmobilehandsetsintheUK.TheservicepaysthosewhorecyclegadgetsincludingphonesMP3playersanddigitalcameras.DesignerScanMileshopeshisworkwillgetpeoplethinkingaboutrecycling.The41-year-oldsaidIhopethatmyTalktotheHandprojectwillgetpeopletothinkagainaboutthewastecreatedbynotrecyclinggadgets.Ifafewmorepeoplerecycletheirgadgetsratherthansendthemtolandfill垃圾场Ithinkthisprojectwillhavefulfilleditsaim.TheTalktotheHandmobilephoneglovesarethesecondproductinaseriesthatO2RecycleandMileshavecreateD.Milesisnowworkingoncombiningphoneswithhandbags—sopeopledon’tspendtimerummaging翻查aroundintheirbagstofindaphonewhenitrings.61.Forwhatpurposeisthetextwritten?A.Toshowtheharmfulnessofoldhandsets.B.TointroduceSeanMiles’newdesigns.C.TowarnpeoplenottothrowelectronicwastE.D.ToaskmorepeopletojoinO2RecyclE.62.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?A.HowthenewglovesaredesigneD.B.Whattheglovesaremadeof.C.Whodesignedthegloves.D.HowO2RecycleismanageD.63.WhatcanwelearnaboutTalktotheHand?A.Ithasbeenwidelyusedatpresent.B.IthasapairofglovesthatcanfunctionasaphonE.C.Itcanbeconnecteddirectlytoanymobilehandset.D.Itisexpensivebutenvironment—friendly.64.WhichofthefollowingistrueofO2Recycle?A.Itencouragespeopletorecyclegadgets.B.Ithasrecycled70millionmobilehandsets.C.ItpromotesthetechnologyofIT.D.ItisnowrecyclinggadgetsaroundtheworlD.65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.NewmobilesthatarefashionablE.B.SeanMileswhosetupaphonecompany.C.Outdatedgadgetsthatcanbeusedforrecycling.D.Newglovesthatcanbeusedformakingphonecalls.

Laughterisakeycomponentofahappylifeandithaspowerfulphysicalandmentalbenefits.Nomatterwhatyou’refacingyoucanlearntolaughandbenefitfromit.OneofthemanybenefitsoflaughterandasenseofhumoristhattheyprotectyouagainstthenegativesoflifE.Researchesshowthatpeoplewhousehumortofightstressfeellesslonelyandmorepositiveaboutthemselves.Althoughwecan’tsaythatacertainnumberoflaughseverydaywillkeepthedoctorawaystudiesshowthatpeoplewholaughalottendtobeingoodhealth.Andlaughterisoneofthemostcommonlyusedtherapies疗法amongcancerpatients.Laughtercouldbehealthyforyourhearttoo.Someresearchshowsthatwhenyoulaughthereisanincreaseinoxygen-richbloodflowinyourbodypossiblyduetothereleaseofendorphins内啡肽whichcreateachemicalrushthatfightsnegativefeelingsandstress.ActivitiesthatincreaseendorphinsincludeagoodworkoutandlisteningtomusicyoulovE.Lovethebenefitsoflaughterbutdon’tfeellikelaughing?Sometimesyouhavetomakeanefforttolaugh.Ifyou’refacingtoughtimesitmayhelptolearntechniquestobringthebenefitsoflaughterintoyourlifE.Youcantrytheoldrecommendations:Readafunnybookorwatchamoviethatisfunny.SpendtimewithanamusingfrienD.Lookonthelightside:Gotoplacesthathelpyouremembergoodtimesthathavemadeyoulaughinthepast.Oryoucanjointhelaughtermovementtolearnaboutthebenefitsoflaughterwhilefightingstress.Title:Thebenefitsof71.______Benefits◆Mentalbenefits*72.______youagainstthenegativesofyourlife*Makingyoufeellesslonelyandmore73.______aboutyourself◆74.______benefits*Helpingtoleadahealthylife*Beingcommonlyusedtotreat75.______*76.______theoxygen-richbloodflowinyourbodyRecommendationstobringlaughter77.______*Readafunnybookorwatch78._______.*Spendtimewith79.______.*Lookonthe80.______—gotoplacesthathavemadeyoulaugh*JointhelaughtermovementwhilefightingstressConclusion.Laughterisakeycomponentofahappylifeandithaspowerfulbenefits.

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.25.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir.A.commercialpurposesB.culturalvaluesC.personalexperiencesD.physicalreactionstothecolor26.WhywillmanycommercialwebsiteshavearedBuyNowbutton?A.Toencouragepeopletobuythegoods.B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.C.Torelaxpeoplephysically.D.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorisE.27.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?A.ReD.B.Green.C.PurplE.D.BluE.

Innerbeautyistherealbeautyyoumighthaveheardthisphraseathousandtimes.Howeverdoyouknowtherealreasonbehindthephrase?InnerbeautyistrulytherealbeautybecauseexternalbeautyfadeswithtimE.Youmightpraisesomeoneonhowgoodhe/shelooks.Butwhatifthatpersonturnsouttobearrogant.Whatisthepurposeofbeautythen?Welltothrowlightuponthephrasewehavelistedsomereasonswhyinnerbeautyistherealbeauty1.CharacteristicsareimportantSurethelookofapersonisimportantbutcharacteristicsareequallyimportant.Itisnotnecessarythatagood-lookingpersonwouldturnouttobeanhonestonE.LooksarealwaysdeceptivE.Sojudgeapersonbyhis/hertraitswhichistherealtestofinnerbeauty.2.InnerbeautyisalwaysadmiredWhenanyonetalkstoyouhe/shewouldnoticethemannerinwhichyouspeak.Ifyouspeaksoftlythenthepersonwouldrememberyouasabeautifulperson.NobodywillrememberwhatyouworeorhowyoulookeD.Soinnerbeautyisthefirsttestoftruebeauty.3.InnerbeautyisvaluableApersoncanbebeautifulwithhisorheractionsandthoughts.Ifyourthoughtsarepositiveitcanbeamotivatingfactorforothers.Itisyourideasthatmakeyoubeautiful.Manywomenhavecomplexrelatedtolooksbutwithgoodactionsyoudonothavetofeelinferior.4.InnerbeautyiskindnessOuterbeautywillfadeawaybutinnerbeautyshallremainthroughyourdeeds.Kindnessloveempathygenerosityarealltraitsofinnerbeauty.Ifyouhavethesetraitsthenyouarethemostbeautifulpersononearth.A.kindandwarmpersonisalwaysrememberedfromthebottomoftheheart.33.Whichdiagramshowsthestructureofthepassage?34.Whatwillbediscussedinthefollowingpassage?A.Compareouterbeautywithinnerbeauty.B.Emphasizetheimportanceoftheinnerbeauty.C.Whatshouldyoudoinlaterlife?D.Innerbeautyistherealbeautyandshallremain.1TheauthorquotedthesentenceInnerbeautyistherealbeautyto__________.1.showrespectforthewriterofthephrasE.B.improvehispassagE.C.strengthentheconfidenceofhisopinion.D.makesomecommentsaboutinnerbeauty.

WhenthedognamedJudyspottedthefirstsheepinherlifeshedidwhatcomesnaturally.Thefour-year-olddogsetoffracingafterthesheepacrossseveralfieldsandbeingacityanimallostbothhersheepandhersenseofdirection.Thensheranalongtheedgeofcliff悬崖andfell100feetbouncingoffarockintotheseA.HerownerMikeHoldenpanickedandcelledthecoastguardofCornwallwhoturnedupinseconds.Sixvolunteerssliddownthecliffwiththehelpofaropebutgaveupallhopeoffindingheraliveaftera90-minutesearch.ThreedayslaterahurricanehitthecoastnearCornwall.Mr.HoldenreturnedhomefromhisholidayupsetandconvincedhispetwasdeaD.Hecomfortedhimselfwiththethoughtshehaddiedinthemostbeautifulpartofthecountry.ForthenexttwoweekstheHoldenswereheartbroken.ThenonedaythephonerangandSteveTregearthecoastguardofCornwallaskedHolderifhewouldlikehisdogbark.A.birdwatcherarmedwithatelescopefoundthepetsittingdesperatelyonarock.WhilehesoundedthealarmastudentfromLeedsclimbeddowntheclifftocollectJudy.Thedoghadinitiallybeenknockedunconscious失去知觉的buthadsurvivedbydrinkingwaterfromafreshscreamatthebaseofthecliff.ShemayhavefedonthebodyofasheepwhichhadalsofallenovertheedgE.ThedogwasverythinandhungrySteveTregearsaidItwasaveryluckydog.ShesurvivedbecauseofaplentifulsupplyoffreshwaterheaddeD.ItwasasMr.Holdenadmittedaminormiracle奇迹.50.ThedogJodyfelldownthecliffwhenshewasA.rescuingherownerB.caughtinahurricaneC.blockedbyarockD.runningafterasheep51.WhospottedJudyaftertheaccident?A.A.birdwatcherB.A.studentfromLeedsC.SixvolunteersD.ThecoastguardofCornwall52.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Peopleliketotravelwiththeirpets.B.Judywastakentothefieldsforhunting.C.LuckplaysavitalroleinJudy'ssurvival.D.HoldencaredlittlewhereJudywasburieD.53.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MiracleoftheCoastguarD.B.SurvivingaHurricanE.C.DangersintheWildD.ComingBackfromtheDeaD.

TwelveyearsagoIarrivedinCentralFloridafromPuertoRico.Ihadheardofajobopportunityanddecidedtopursueit.Butitneverbecameareality.Iquicklylearnedthatbeingalonewithoutresourcesinanunfamiliarcitywasnotacomfortablesituationtobein.OncemylimitedfundsranoutIbecamehomelessandspentayearandahalflivingonthestreetsofOrlando.ApartfromfeelingnotbeingnoticedandmissingmyfamilyIhadtofaceanotherchallenge—hunger.ForthefirsttimeinmylifeIasaforeignmanwhohadlivedmylifeintherelativecomfortofthemiddleclassunderstoodthedesperationsomeonefeelswhentheydon’tgetenoughtoeat.Iclearlyrememberedhavingrunadistanceofmorethan7milesonmanyoccasionsjusttomakeittoalocalfeedingprogrambeforetheyclosedat7pm.Oncetheneedforfoodwasmetthenextchallengewouldarise—wheretofindaplacetosleepforthenight.FortunatelylocalprogramsliketheCoalitionfortheHomelessSecondHarvestFoodBankandtheWayneDenschCenterwereanimportantpartofmyabilitytosurvivemypainfulexperiencE.WiththeassistanceoftheseprogramsIwasacceptedbyacollegescholarshipprogramthroughtheCoalitionandobtainedtwodegreesfromValenciA.Myexperiencehashelpedmeunderstandthatdevotingmylifetohelpingothersofferslastingrewards.TodayIamemployedasChildhoodHungerProgramsManageratSecondHarvestFoodBankandoverseethesummerfeedingHi-FiveKidsPackandKidsCaféprograms.IamsoproudtobeabletodistributefoodresourcestothosewonderfulprogramsandhelphundredsmorelikemE.21.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph1?A.Itwasimpossiblefortheauthortogetajobthen.B.ManylocalpeoplewereoutofworkinFloridA.C.FloridawasnotagoodplaceforpeoplelivingtherE.D.TheauthorrejectedmanychancestogetajobinFloridA.22.Whydidtheauthorrunadistanceofover7milesonmanyoccasions?A.Becausehedidn’twanttobelateforworktherE.B.Becausehedesiredtogetsomefoodtoeat.C.Becausehewenttheretohelpthepoor.D.Becausehehelpeddistributefoodresourcestothepoor.23.Beforebeingacceptedbyacollegescholarshipprogramtheauthor_____.A.hadlivedwithhisrelativeshappily.B.hadwonhisdegreeinauniversity.C.hadbeenstrugglingfinancially.D.hadlosthopeoffacingthefuturE.24.Fromhisexperiencetheauthorlearnsthat______.A.misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.B.afriendinneedisafriendindeeD.C.wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.onegoodturndeservesanother.

ThejobofraisingchildrenisatoughonE.Childrendon'tcomewithaninstructionhandbook.Andeachchildisdifferent.Soparentssometimespulltheirhairoutinfrustrationnotknowingwhattodo.Butinraisingchildren---asinalloflife---whatwedoisinfluencedbyourculturE.NaturallythenAmericanparentsteachtheirchildrenbasicAmericanvalues.ToAmericansthegoalofparentsistohelpchildrenstandontheirowntwofeet.Frominfancyeachchildmaygethisorherownroom.Aschildrengrowtheygainmorefreedomtomaketheirownchoices.Teenagerschoosetheirownformsofentertainmentaswellasthefriendstosharethemwith.Whentheyreachyoungadulthoodtheychoosetheirowncareersandmarriagepartners.Ofcoursemanyyoungadultsstillseektheirparents'adviceandapprovalforthechoicestheymakE.Butoncetheyleavethenestataround18to21yearsoldtheywanttobeontheirownnottiedtotheirmother'sapronstrings.TherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildreninAmericaisveryinformal.Americanparentstrytotreattheirchildrenasindividuals─notasextensionsofthemselves.Theyallowthemtofulfilltheirowndreams.AmericanspraiseandencouragetheirchildrentogivethemtheconfidencetosucceeD.Whenchildrenbecomeadultstheirrelationshipwiththeirparentsbecomesmorelikeafriendshipamongequals.ButcontrarytopopularbeliefmostadultAmericansdon'tmaketheirparentspayforroomandboardwhentheycometovisit.Evenasadultstheyrespectandhonortheirparents.MostyoungcoupleswithchildrenstrugglewiththeissueofchildcarE.Mothershavetraditionallystayedhomewiththeirchildren.InrecentyearsthoughagrowingtrendistoputpreschoolersinadaycarecentersoMomcanwork.ManyAmericanshavestrongfeelingsaboutwhichtypeofarrangementisbest.Somearguethatattendingadaycarecentercanbeapositiveexperienceforchildren.Othersinsistthatmothersarethebestcaregiversforchildren.A.numberofwomenarenowleavingtheworkforcetobecomefull-timehomemakers.DiscipliningchildrenisanotherareathatAmericanparentshavedifferentopinionsabout.Manyparentsfeelthatanold-fashionedspanking一顿打helpsyoungsterslearnwhatNo!means.OtherspreferalternateformsofdisciplinE.Forexampletimeoutshavebecomepopularinrecentyears.Childrenintimeouthavetositinacornerorbyawall.Theycangetuponlywhentheyarereadytoactnicely.Olderchildrenandteenagerswhobreaktherulesmaybegroundedornotallowedtogooutwithfriends.SomeoftheirprivilegesathomelikeTVortelephoneusemayalsobetakenawayforawhilE.Althoughdisciplineisn'tfunforparentsorchildrenit'sanecessarypartoftraining.Beingaparentisatallorder.Ittakespatiencelovewisdomcourageandagoodsenseofhumortoraisechildren.Somepeoplearejustdecidingnottohavechildrenatallsincethey'renotsureit'sworthit.ButraisingchildrenmeanstrainingthenextgenerationandpreservingourculturE.Whatcouldbeworthmorethanthat?ParagraphoutlineSupportingdetailsIntroductionItisnoeasytaskto71upchildren.Parentssometimesfeelveryfrustratednotknowingwhattodo.ThegoalofparentsTheyhelpchildrenstandontheirowntwofeet72ofdependingonparents.TherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenAninformalrelationshipexistsbetweenAmericanparentsandchildren.●Childrenarepraisedand73torealizetheirdreams.●Childrenaretreatedequallymorelike74.TheissueofchildcareMostyoungcouplestrugglewiththisissuE.●75mothersstayedhomewithkids.●Recentlyadaycarecenteriswherepreschoolersareput.●Thereisan76overwhetherattendingadaycarecenterisapositiveexperienceforchildren.Waysto77childrenAmericanparentshavedifferentopinions.●Timeoutshavebecome78inrecentyears.●79awaysomeprivilegesisawaytopunishsomeolderchildrenandteenagers.ConclusionRaisingchildrentakespatiencelovewisdomcourageetC.butitis80it.

Accidentsarecaused;theydon’tjusthappen.Thereasonmaybeeasytosee:anoverloadedtrayashelfoutofreachapatchoficeontheroaD.Butmoreoftenthannotthereisachainofeventsleadinguptothemisfortune-frustrationtirednessorjustbadtemper-thatshowwhattheaccidentreallyisasortofattackononeself.Roadaccidentsforexamplehappenfrequentlyafterafamilyquarrelandweallknowpeoplewhoareaccident-pronesooftenatoddswiththemselvesandtheworldthattheyseemtocauseaccidentsforthemselvesandothers.Bydefinitionanaccidentissomethingyoucannotpredictoravoidandtheideawhichusedtobecurrentthatthemajorityofroadaccidentsarecausedbyaminorityofcriminallycarelessdriversisnotsupportedbyinsurancestatistics.Theseshowthatmostaccidentsinvolveordinarymotoristsinamomentofcarelessnessorthoughtlessness.Itisnotalwayscleareitherwhatsortofconditionsmakepeoplemorelikelytohaveanaccident.ForinstancethelawrequiresallfactoriestotakesafetyactionsandmostcompanieshavesafetycommitteestomakesuretheregulationsareobservedbutstilleverydayinBritainsomefiftythousandmenandwomenareabsentfromworkduetoanaccident.Theseaccidentsarelargelytheresultofhumanerrorormisjudgment-noiseandfatigueboredomorworryarepossiblefactorswhichcontributetothis.Doctorswhoworkinfactorieshavefoundthatthosewhodrinktoomuchusuallypeoplewhohaveahighanxietylevelrunthreetimesthenormalriskofaccidentsatwork.1.Thispassagemightbetakenfrom.A.atextbookB.asciencestoryC.apopularmagazineD.areportofabusinessman2.Accident-pronehereinParagraph2means.A.likelytohaveaccidentsB.injuredinaccidentsC.likelytodieinaccidentsD.responsibleforroadaccidents3.Thepassagesuggeststhat.A.accidentsmostlyresultfromslipperyroadsB.accidentsareusuallycausedbypsychologicalfactorsC.doctorsrunthreetimesthenormalriskofaccidentsinfactoriesD.about50000peoplelosttheirlivesatworkinBritaineveryday4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdiscussedasafactorofaccidentsinthispassage?A.MoodB.CarelessnessC.TirednessD.Weather5.Whatdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AccidentsandAnxietyB.HowaccidentsAreCausedC.HumanFactorsinAccidentsD.HowtoPreventAccidents

Youcandoit!That’sabetterwaytomotivate激发yourselfthansayingIcandoitaccordingtoanewstudythat[Z-x-x-k.Com]showsgivingyourselfadviceandencouragementinthesecond-personbeforeanupcomingtaskmayactuallyimproveyourperformancemorethanfirst-personself-talk.Peopleareusedtoreceivingandgivingadviceinthesecond-personandtheyseemtopreferusingthesecond-personpronountoencouragethemselvessaysstudyco-authorDr.SandaDolcosaresearcherattheUniversityofIllinois.Self-adviceexpressedusing‘You’probablyenablespeopletohaveabroaderperspective观点considerhowothersmightviewtheeventandreproducethekindofencouragementspreviouslyreceivedfromothers.ForthestudyDr.DolcosandhercolleagueDr.Doloresasked143undergraduatestudentstowritedownadvicetothemselvesbeforecompletingaseriesofpuzzles.Halfofthestudentswereaskedtousethefirst-personwhiletheotherswroteinthesecond-person.Whatdidtheresearchersfind?Thestudentswhowroteinthesecond-personmanagedtocompletemorepuzzlesandappearedtohaveamorepositiveattitude?Theresearchersalsoaskedthestudentstowritedownadvicetothemselvesinrelationtoexercisingmoreofteninthenexttwoweeks.Thosewhowroteinthesecond-personagainreportedamorepositiveattitudetowardthetaskandevenplannedtodomoreexercisethanthestudentswhoreferredtothemselvesinthefirst-person.Wewerenotsurprisedandhadpreviousresearchshowingthatpeoplespontaneouslyuse‘You’insituationsthatrequirehighlevelsofself-controlandactionDolcossaiD.Butwhydidtheresearchersaskstudentstowritedowntheirself-talkinsteadofsayingitoutloud?Writingasatoolofconversingwithoneselfhaslongbeenusedasatherapeutical治疗的approachDolcosexplaineD.Howeverfurtherresearchisneededtodeterminewhichformofself-advicewrittenorspokenismorebeneficial.[Z-x-x-k.Com]29.Whatdidtheresearchersfind?A.Givingoneselfadviceandencouragementisveryuseful.B.Itismoreencouragingtotalktooneselfusingthesecond-person.C.First-personself-talkwillnotimproveyourperformancE.D.A.goodwaytomotivateyourselfissayingIcandoit.30.Howdidthestudentsperformintheexperiment?A.Theoneswhowroteinthefirst-personhadabetterattitudE.B.Theoneswhotalkedtothemselvescompletedthemostpuzzles.C.Theoneswhoencouragedthemselvesbywritinginthesecond-personwerebetter.D.Theoneswhoencouragedthemselvesinthefirst-personweremorepositivethanothers.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordspontaneouslyprobablymean?A.Againstone’swill.B.Forone’sowninterest.C.Onone’sowninitiative自发的.D.Outofotherpeoples’feelings.32.Whatmaythelasttwoparagraphsimply?A.Writingisagoodstyleofconversationforoneself.B.Writingcancuremanydiseasesandithasbeenprovenbyexperts.C.Whetherwrittenself-adviceisbetterstillneedstobetesteD.D.Doctorsprefertheirpatientstosaythingsoutloudwhenhavingproblems.

Somepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupintherightfamilyandothersbelievethatsuccessmostlycomesdowntoluck.I'mnotgoingtosaylucktalentandcircumstancesdon'tcomeintoplaybecausetheydo.Somepeoplearebornintotherightfamilywhileothersarebornwithgreatintelligenceandthat'sjusttherealityofhowlifeis.Howevertosucceedinlifeonefirstneedstosetagoalandthengraduallymakeitmorepractical.Andinadditiontothat_inordertogetreallygoodatsomethingoneneedstospendatleast10000hoursstudyingandpractising.Tobecomegreatatcertainthingsit'llrequireevenmoretimetimethatmostpeoplewon'tputin.ThisisabigreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosomethingyoulovE.Ifyoudon'tenjoywhatyoudoitisgoingtofeellikeunbearablepainandwilllikelymakeyouquitwellbeforeyoueverbecomegoodatit.Whenyouseepeopleexhibitingsomegreatskillsorhavingachievedgreatsuccessyouknowthattheyhaveputinahugepartoftheirlifetogetthereatahugecost.It'ssometimeseasytothinktheygotluckyortheywerebornwithsomeraretalentbutthinkingthatwaydoesyounogoodandthere'sahugechancethatyou'rewronganyway.WhateveryoudoifyouwanttobecomegreatatityouneedtoworkdayinanddayoutalmosttothepointofaddictionandoveralongperiodoftimE.Ifyou'renotwillingtoputinthetimeandworkdon'texpecttoreceiveanyrewards.Consistenthardworkwon'tguaranteeyouthelevelofsuccessyoumaywantbutitwillguaranteethatyouwillbecomereallygoodatwhateveritisyouputallthatworkinto.36.Paragraph1mainlytalksabout________.A.thereasonsforsuccessB.themeaningofsuccessC.thestandardsofsuccessD.theimportanceofsuccess37.InParagraph2theunderlinedwordthatrefersto________.A.beinggoodatsomethingB.settingapracticalgoalC.puttinginmoretimeD.succeedinginlife38.Successfulpeoplesuggestdoingwhatonelovesbecause________.A.workmakesonefeelpainB.onetendstoenjoyhisworkC.onegivesuphisworkeasilyD.ittakesalotoftimetosucceed39.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A.Successfulpeopleliketoshowtheirgreatskills.B.Peoplesometimessucceedwithoutluckortalent.C.PeopleneedtoachievesuccessatthecostoflifE.D.Ithelpstothinkthatluckortalentleadstosuccess.40.Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A.Havingagoalisvitaltosuccess.B.Beinggoodisdifferentfrombeinggreat.C.OnecannotsucceedwithouttimeandpracticE.D.Lucktalentandfamilyhelptoachievesuccess.

Theback-to-schoolseasonisuponusandonceagainparentsacrossthecountryhaveloadedtheirkids’backpacksupwithsnackpacksandschoolsupplies.It’sagoodmomenttoreflectonwhatelseweshouldbegivingourkidsastheyheadofftoschool.Americanparentsarefeelingparticularlyanxiousaboutthatquestionthisyear.Theeducationalprocessfeelsmorethaneverlikearaceonethatstartsinpre-schoolanddoesn’tenduntilyourchildisadmittedtotheperfectcollegE.Mostparentsaremoreworriedthantheyneedtobeabouttheirchildren’sgradestestscoresandIQ.Andwhatwedon’tthinkaboutenoughishowtohelpourchildrenbuildtheircharacter—howtohelpthemdevelopskillslikeperseveranceoptimismresponsibilityandself-controlwhichtogetherdomoretodeterminesuccessthanS.A.T.scoresorI.Q.Thereisgrowingevidencethatouranxietyaboutourchildren’sschoolperformancemayactuallybeholdingthembackfromlearningsomeofthesevaluableskills.Ifyou’reconcernedonlywithachild’sG.P.A.thenyouwilllikelychoosetominimizethechallengesthechildfacesinschool.WithrealchallengecomestheriskofrealfailurE.AndinacompetitiveacademicenvironmenttheideaoffailurecanbeveryscarytostudentsandparentsalikE.Butexperiencingfailureisacriticalpartofbuildingcharacter.RecentresearchbyateamofpsychologistsfoundthatadultswhohadexperiencedlittleornofailuregrowingupwereactuallylesshappyandconfidentthanthosewhohadexperiencedafewsignificantsetbacksinchildhooD.OvercomingthoseobstaclestheresearchersassumedcouldteacheffectivecopingskillshelpengagesocialsupportnetworkscreateasenseofmasteryoverpastadversityandfosterbeliefsintheabilitytocopesuccessfullyinthefuturE.Bycontrastwhenweprotectourchildrenfromeverypossiblefailure—whenwecalltheirteacherstogetanextensiononapaper;whenweurgethemtochooseonlythosesubjectsthey’regoodat—wearedenyingthemthosesamecharacter-buildingexperiences.AsthepsychologistsMadelineLevineandDanKindlonhavewrittenthatcanleadtodifficultiesinadolescenceandyoungadulthoodwhenoverprotectedyoungpeoplefinallyconfrontrealproblemsontheirownanddon’tknowhowtoovercomethem.IntheclassroomandoutsideofitAmericanparentsneedtoencouragechildrentotakechancestochallengethemselvestoriskfailurE.InthemeantimegivingourkidsroomtofailmaybeoneofthebestwayswecanhelpthemsucceeD.BacktoSchool:WhyPerseveranceIsMoreImportantthanGoodGrades?Commonphenomena☺ParentsthroughoutAmerica71▲theirkids’backpacksupwithsnacksandschoolsupplies.☺ManyAmericanparentsdon’t72▲enoughimportancetotheirkids’characterbuilding.Thewriter’s73▲Parentsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheirkids’characterbuilding.Evidenceand74▲findings☺Parents’anxietyabouttheirkids’performancemay75▲themfromlearningsomevaluableskills.☺Parentsconcernedonlywithakid’sG.P.A.havea76▲tominimizethechallengesthechildfaces.☺Adultswhohaveexperiencedafewsignificantsetbacksinchildhoodare77▲andmoreconfidentthanthosewhohaven’t.☺Denyingkidscharacter-buildingexperiencescan78▲indifficultiesinadolescenceandyoungadulthooD.Thewriter’ssuggestions☺79▲kidstoberisk-takers.☺Givekidsroomtoexperience80▲.

Asurewaytodestroyyourchancesoflearninghowtowriteskillfullyistobelievethatwritingisanaturalgiftratherthanalearnedskill.Peoplewithsuchanattitudethinkthattheyaretheonlyonesforwhomwritingisunbearablydifficult.TheyfeelthateveryoneelsefindswritingeasyoratleasttolerablE.SuchpeopleoftensayI’mnotanygoodatwritingorEnglishwasnotoneofmygoodsubjects.Theyimplythattheysimplydonothaveatalentforwritingwhileothersdo.Theresultofthisattitudeisthatthesepeopletrytoavoidwritingandwhentheydowritetheydon’ttrytheirbest.Theirwritingfailschieflybecausetheybelievethattheydon’thavethenaturaltalentneededtowritE.Unlesstheirattitudechangestheyprobablywillnotlearnhowtowriteeffectively.Arealisticattitudeaboutwritingmustbuildontheideathatwritingisaskill.Itisaskilllikedrivingtypingorcooking;andlikeanyskillitcanbelearneD.Ifyouhavethedeterminationtolearnyouwilldevelopyourwritingskillsbypracticingextensively.Manypeoplefinditdifficulttodotheactivethinkingthatclearwritingdemands.Itisfrustratingtodiscoverhowmuchofachallengeitistotransferthoughtsandfeelingsfromone’sheadontoasheetofpaper.Butwritingisnotanautomaticprocess:Wewillnotgetsomethingfornothing—andweshouldnotexpectto.Foralmosteveryoneskillfulwritingcomesfromhardwork—fromdeterminationandsweat.Thegoodnewsisthattheskillofwritingcanbemasteredandifyouarereadytoworkyouwilllearnwhatyouneedtoknow.1.Whydosomepeoplethinkwritingisdifficult?A.Theyhavenotimetopracticewriting.B.Theybelievefewpeoplecanwritewell.C.Theyhavenogoodteacherstohelpthem.D.Theydon’tthinkwritingcanbelearneD.2.ItcanbeinferredfromParA.1that______.A.naturalgiftisthedeterminingfactorinone’ssuccessB.diligencecanresultinsuccessC.apersonwithoutnaturalgiftissuretofailinwritingD.attitudedetermineswhatonewillbe3.Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A.Whywritingisimportant.B.Whetherwritingisaborngift.C.Benefitsofessaywriting.D.Howtoimprovewritingskills.

ThejobsofthefuturehavenotyetbeeninventeD.36Byhelpingthemdevelopclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefutureholds.1.CuriosityYourchildrenneedtobedeeplycurious.37AskkidsWhatingredients配料canweaddtomakethesepancakesevenbetternexttime?andthentrythemout.Didthoseingredientsmakethepancakesbetter?Whatcouldwetrynexttime?2.CreativityTruecreativityistheabilitytotakesomethingexistingandcreatesomethingnewfromit.38Thereareadozendifferentthingsyoucandowiththem.Experimentingwithmaterialstocreatesomethingnewcangoalongwayinhelpingthemdeveloptheircreativity.3.PersonalskillsUnderstandinghowothersfeelcanbeachallengeforkids.Weknowwhat’sgoingoninsideourownheadbutwhataboutothers?Beingabletoreadpeoplehelpskidfrommisreadingasituationandjumpingtofalseconclusions.39Whydoyouthinkshe’scrying?Canyoutellhowthatmanisfeelingbylookingathisface?Ifsomeoneweretodothattoyouhowwouldyoufeel?4.Selfexpression40Therearemanywaystoexpressthoughtsandideas----musicactingdrawingbuildingphotography.Youmayfindthatyourchildisattractedbyonemorethananother.A.Gardeningisanothergreatactivityforhelpingkidsdevelopthisskill.B.Sohowcanwehelpourkidsprepareforjobsthatdon’tyetexist?C.Beingabletocommunicateideasinameaningfulwayisavaluableskill.D.Wecangivekidschancestothinkaboutmaterialsinnewways.E.Encouragekidstocookwithyou.F.Andwecan’tforgetscienceeducation.G.Wecandothisinreallifeoraskquestionsaboutcharactersinstories.

Thereareallsortsofgoodsensiblereasonstoavoidgettingangry.Notonlydoesitmakeusfeelbaditalsomakesusdostupidthingswithoutnoticingtherisksanditcanbeself-destructive毁坏性的.___16____Butlikeallemotionsangerhasitspurposeswhichcanbeusedforgoodeffects.AngerisamotivatingforcE.InfactangeritselfisakindofpositiveenergyandapowerfulmotivatingforcE.___17Whenweseesomethingasbeneficialwewantitmorewhenweareangry.Sowhenusedrightconstructiveangercanmakeusfeelstrongandpowerfulandhelppushusontogetwhatwewant.18ItmaysoundlikeastrangethingtosaybutangrypeoplehavesomethingincommonwithhappypeoplE.That'sbecausebothtendtoexpectfavorableresults.Bycomparisonthoseexperiencingmorefeararemorepessimistic悲观的aboutthefutureandexpectfurtherterrors.Angercanbenefitrelationships.Societytellsusangerisdangerousandweshouldhideit.Theproblemisthatwhenwehideourangerourpartnerdoesn'tknowhe'sdonesomethingwrong.Andsohekeepsdoingit.19Theexpressionofangerifreasonableandaimedatfindingasolutioncanactuallybenefitandstrengthenrelationships.Angerprovidesself-understanding.Angercanalsoprovideunderstandingintoourselvesifweallowit.GettingangryleadstoapositiveoutcomE.Angerhelpdiscoverourownfaults.Ifwecannoticewhenwegetangryandwhythenwecanlearnwhattodotoimproveourlives.20A.Andthatdoesn'tdoourrelationshipanygooD.B.Angercanturnusonandthuspushontowardsourgoalsinthefaceofproblemsandbarriers.C.AngerreducesviolencE.D.AngrypeoplearemoreoptimistiC.E.Mostofustreatourangerasthoughit'sunreasonableunshowableandunmentionablE.F.That'sbecauseit'saverystrongsocialsignalthatasituationneedstobesolveD.G.Angercanencourageself-changE.首发

Contrarytopopularbelieflookingatsomeone'sfacealoneisnotenoughtotelluswhethertheyareroaringincelebrationorscreaminginfrustrationresearchersclaimeD.Whilepeoplemaybelievetheyhavetheabilitytoreadeachother'sfacesbodylanguageistherealcluethatshowswhetherstrongemotionssomeoneisfeelingarepositiveornegativE.Inastudygroupsofparticipantswereshownaseriesoffacialexpressionssuchastennisplayersphotographedjustafterwinningorlosingapoint.Insomecasesthevolunteerswereabletoseetheplayer'sfullbodybutinotherstheywereonlyshowneithertheirfaceortheirbodywiththeotherremoveD.ParticipantscouldclearlytellwhethertheplayerswerewinningorlosingwhentheywereshownthefullpictureorjustthebodybuttheirguesseswerenobetterthanchancewhenbasedonthefacealonE.Thosewhowereallowedtoseethefullimagewereconvincedtheyhadmadetheirjudgmentbasedontheplayers'facialexpressionseventhoughresultsfromthetwoothergroupssuggestedotherwisE.Theresearcherscarriedoutasecondstudywhereparticipantswereshownawiderrangeoffacesshowingemotionsincludingjoypleasurevictorypainanddefeat.Usingphoto－editingsoftwaretheresearchersattachedthefacestobodiesexpressingtheoppositeemotionandaskedparticipantstoactouttheemotionstheysawinthephotos.Theresultingposeswerelikethebodyposesinthephotographsbutnotthefacialexpressionsdemonstratingthatpeoplebasetheirinterpretationofstrongemotionsnotonthefacebutthebody.DrAviezerwholedthestudysaidTheseresultsshowthatwhenemotionsbecomeextremelyintensethedifferencebetweenpositiveandnegativefacialexpressionsbecomesunclear.Theresultsmayhelpresearchersunderstandhowourbodyinteractsduringemotionalsituations.ForexampleindividualsmayfailtorecognizefacialexpressionsbutiftheyaretrainedtoprocessimportantbodylanguagetheirperformancemaysignificantlyimprovE.1.Peopletendtobelievethat____________.A.someone'sbodylanguagehasaneffectontheirfeelingsB.readingsomeone'sfacealonecannottelltheirfeelingsC.someone'sbodylanguageistheonlycluetotheirfeelingsD.someone'sfeelingscanbereadbytheirfacialexpressions2.Whatdoweknowaboutthefirststudy?A.Theparticipantsweredividedintofourgroups.B.AllparticipantsweregiventhesamepicturestoseE.C.Itprovedthatemotionsinfluencepeople'sbodylanguagE.D.Participantscouldtelltheplayers'feelingswhenseeingthefullpicturE.3.Inthesecondstudytheparticipantswereaskedto____________.A.expresstheoppositeemotionB.actouttheemotionstheysawC.usephoto－editingsoftwareD.performdifferentroles4.WhatdidDrAviezerthinkoftheresultsofthestudy?A.Ridiculous.B.Useless.C.UnrealistiC.D.Helpful.

Thinkingissomethingyouchoosetodoasafishchoosetoliveinwater.Tobehumanistothink.Butthinkingmaycomenaturallywithoutyourknowinghowyoudoit.Thinkingaboutthinkingisthekeytocritical判断性的thinking.Whenyouthinkcriticallyyoutakecontrolofyourthinkingprocesses过程.Otherwiseyoumightbecontrolledbytheideasofothers.Indeedcriticalthinkingisattheheartofeduca­tion.Thewordcriticalherehasaspecialmeaning.Itdoesnotmeantakingoneviewagainstanotherviewaswhensomeonecriticizesanotherpersonfordoingsomethingwrong.Thenatureofcriticalthinkingisthinkingbeyondtheeasilyseen—beyondthepicturesonTVtheuntruereportsinthenewspapersandthefaultyreasoning.Criticalthinkingisanattitudeasmuchasanactivity.Ifyouarecuriousaboutlifeanddesiretodigdee­perintoityouareacriticalthinker.Ifyoufindpleasureindeepthinkingaboutdifferentideascharactersandfactsyouareacriticalthinker.Activitiesofthemindandhigher-orderreasoningareprocessesofdeepandcarefulconsideration.Theytaketimeanddonotgohandinhandwiththefastspeedintoday’sworld:fastfoodsinstantcoffeeandself-developingfilm.Ifyouareamongthepeoplewhobelievethatspeedisameasureofintelligence智力youmaylearnsomethingnewfromastoryaboutAlbertEinstein.ThefirsttimeBaneshHoffmanascien­tistwastodiscusshisworkwithAlbertEinsteinHoffmanwastoonervoustospeak.ButEinsteinimmedi­atelyputHoffmanateasebysayingPleasegoslowly.Idon’tunderstandthingsquickly.12.Criticalthinkingisimportanttousbecauseifwedonotthinkcritically______.A.itwillbehardforustothinknaturallyandfastB.wemightbecontrolledbyotherpeople’sideasC.wewillfollowtheideasofothersnaturallyD.wemightbefooledbyotherpeople’sideas13.Ifyouareacriticalthinkeryouwill______.A.thinkdeeplyaboutdifferentideasB.trustthereportsinthenewspapersC.takeoneviewagainstanotherviewD.criticizeotherpeoplefortheirmistakes14.Inthelastparagraphsomethingnewsuggeststhat______.A.thesmarteryouarethefasteryoudothingsB.thefasteryoudothingsthesmarteryoubecomeC.speedcanimproveintelligenceD.intelligenceisnotdecidedbyspeed15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThinkingandCriticalThinkingB.UnderstandingCriticalThinkingC.ThinkingisNaturalandHumanD.ThinkingFastMeansIntelligence

HonestyisthebestpolicyastheEnglishsayinggoes.UnfortunatelyhonestyoftenleavesuswhennooneiswatchingBritishpsychologistsreportedlastweek.ResearchersatUK'sNewcastleUniversitysetupanexperimentintheirpsychologydepartment'scoffeeroom.Theysetakettlewithteacoffeeandmilkonthecounterandhungupasignlistingthepricefordrinks.Peoplehelpingthemselvestoacupofteaweresupposedtoputafewcentsintheboxnearby.Thescientistshungaposterabovethemoneyboxandchangedeachweekbetweenpicturesofgazing注视的eyesandpicturesofflowers.Theresearchersfoundthatstaffpaid2.76timesmorefortheirdrinkswhentheimageoftheeyeswashung.WewereshockedbythesizeoftheeffectsaidGilbertRobertsoneoftheresearchers.Eyesareknowntobeapowerfulperceptual知觉的signalforhumansscientistssay.EventhoughtheeyeswerenotrealtheystillseemedtomakepeoplebehavemorehonestlysaidMelissaBatesonabehavioralbiologistandleaderofthestudy.Researchersbelievetheeffectthrowslightonourevolutionarypast.Itmayarisefrombehavioralcharacteristicsthatdevelopedwhenearlyhumansformedsocialgroupstostrengthentheirchancesofsurvival.Forsocialgroupstoworkindividualshadtoco­operateratherthanactselfishly.There'sanargumentthatifnobodyiswatchingusitisinourintereststobehaveselfishly.Butwhenwe'rebeingwatchedweshouldbehavebetter.Sopeopleseeusasco­operativeandbehavethesamewaytowardsusBatesonsaiD.Thenewfindingindicatesthatpeoplehaveastrikingresponsetoeyes.ThatmightbebecauseeyesandfacessendastrongbiologicalsignalwehaveevolvedtorespondtoBatesonsaiD.ThefindingcouldbeputtopracticalusE.Forexampleimagesofeyescouldensureticketsalesonpublictransportandimprovesurveillance监视systemstodeterantisocial反社会behavior.1.Thestoryiswrittenmainlyto________.A.warnyoutobehavehonestlywhetheryouarealoneornotB.explaintherootofcheatinginexamswithnoteacherspresentC.describehowtheexperimentinNewcastleUniversityworkedD.informusofastrongreactionthatpeoplehavetoeyes2.TheexperimentcarriedoutinNewcastleUniversitymaderesearchersthinkthat________.A.honestyisnotthebestpolicyB.evolutionhasabiginfluenceonourbehaviorC.humanshavetoformsocialgroupstosurviveD.peoplearemorerelaxedwhennotbeingwatched3.Fromthetextweknowthat________.A.nooneactsselfishlywhenbeingwatchedB.thefunctionofeyesisnotonlybiologicalbutsocialC.theimageofeyesworkedaswellasthepictureofflowersD.awaiterwasthereservingpeopledrinksintheexperiment4.Theworddeterunderlinedinthelastparagraphcouldbereplacedby________.A.preventB.discoverC.watchD.research

Anewstudyhasfoundthatmakingsomeonelaughisoneofthebestwaystowoo求婚one’slover.Howeverresearchershavediscoveredthatnotallhumourisequal.Thequickestpathtosuccessistouseaveryspecificformofwit:Self-deprecation.Manystudiesshowthatasenseofhumourisattractivetowomenespeciallytotheirgirlfriendsbutwe’vefoundthatself-deprecatinghumouristhemostattractiveofall.saidanthropologistGilGreengross.Onepossibleexplanationisthattakingthemickeyoutofoneselfisahigh-riskstrategy.Itisariskyformofhumourbecauseitcandrawattentiontoone’srealfaultstherebydiminishing缩小theself-deprecator’sstatusintheeyesofothers.Butbasedontheideathatself-deprecatinghumourcanbeanespeciallyreliableindicatornotonlyofgeneralintelligenceandcreativitybutalsoofmoralvirtuessuchashumility.AnthropologistKateFoxauthorofWatchingtheEnglishbelievesself-deprecationisuniquelyvitalforthosewithanEnglishculturalbackground:FortheEnglishtherulesofhumouraretheculturalequivalentofnaturallaws—weobeythemautomaticallyratherinthewaythatweobeythelawofgravity.Pomposity夸耀andself-importanceareoutlaweD.Seriousmatterscanbespokenofseriouslybutonemustnevertakeoneselftooseriously.sheaddeD.Aslongaseveryoneunderstandstherulestheyaredulyimpressedbothbyone’sachievementsandbyone’sreluctance不愿totalkaboutthempublicly.HoweverGreengrosswarnsofanotherdangerintheuseofself-deprecation.Ifyouarealow-statusindividualusingself-deprecatinghumourcanbedisastroustoyou.hesaiD.Thinkaboutthesecondary-schoolchildwhomnobodylikedwhomadefunofhisshortcominginsports.Hiskidslaughedathimandhewasconsideredmorepathetic悲惨的thanhewaspreviously.Thisishigh-riskattraction.ItisnotforeveryonE.330W1.WhatisKateFox?A.A.film-maker.B.Anofficialatschool.C.A.lawyer.D.Anexpertinstudyinganthropology.2.FromthepassageweknowthatGilGreengross.A.isattractivetowomenallthewayespeciallytohisgirlfriendB.believesthathehimselfisreallytheauthorofWatchingtheEnglishC.thinksthatalow-statusindividualcanbedisastroustohim/herwhileusingself-deprecationD.lovesthesecondary-schoolchildwhomnobodylikedbecauseofhisshortcominginsports3.TheunderlinedphrasetakingthemickeyoutofoneselfinParagraph3maybereplacedby.A.makingsomeonelaughB.self-deprecationC.obeyingthelawofgravityD.pomposityandself-importance4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thequickestpathtosuccessistomakesomeonelaugh.B.Self-deprecationperhapslowersitsstatusintheeyesofothers.C.TheEnglishobeynaturallawswithoutobeyingthelawofgravity.D.Nobodylikesmakingfunofonechild’sshortcominginsports.5.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.A.novel.B.A.surveystudy.C.A.petmagazinE.D.A.travelguidE.

Areyouanintrovert内向的人oranextrovert?Beforeyousayyouareeitheroneyoushouldknowthatthereisathirdoption.AccordingtoarecentarticleinTheWallStreetJournalexpertssaythere’samiddlegroundbetweenthetwopersonalitytypes–peoplewhotheycallambiverts中间性格者.Introvertsdon’tlikecrowdsandenjoykeepingtheirthoughtstothemselveswhileextrovertsontheotherhandlikemeetingnewpeopleandbeingthecenterofattention.Ambivertsasthenamesuggestshavebothintrovertedandextrovertedcharacteristics.Butneithersetofcharacteristicsiscompletelyincontrol.Asaresulttheycanmovebetweenbeingsocialandbeingalonewithgreaterease轻松thaneitherextrovertsorintroverts.Forexampleambivertsoftenenjoyotherpeople’scompany.ButafteralongdayofhardworktheysometimesprefertoreadabookorwatchaTVseriesathomealonE.Itislikethey’rebilingualDanielPinkthehostofCrowdControlaUSTVseriesonhumanbehaviortoldtheWallStreetJournal.TheyhaveawiderrangeofskillsandcanconnectwithawiderrangeofpeopleinthesamewaysomeonewhospeaksEnglishandSpanishcan.AmbivertshavegottenmoreattentioninrecentyearsthankstobooksTEDxtalksandconsulting咨询的firmsfocusingonhowpersonalitytraits特征changepeople’sbehaviorinrelationshipsandcareers.Infactroughlytwo-thirdsofpeopleintheUSareambivertsaccordingtoapersonalitysurveydonebyAdamM.GrantaprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofPennsylvania’sWhartonSchool.Grantbelievesambiversiontakesgoodpartsfromintroversionandextroversion.TheambivertadvantagecomesfrombeingenthusiasticenoughtopersuadebutatthesametimelisteningcarefullytoothersandavoidingseemingoverlyconfidentorexcitedhetoldForbesmagazinE.Buthealsopointsoutthatunlikeextrovertsandintrovertswhotendtoknowwhatgivesthemenergyambivertscansometimesgetstuck.Theyareoftenunsurewhichsideoftheirpersonalityshouldleadinagivensituation.62.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Differencesbetweenintrovertsandextroverts.B.Whyambivertshavegottenmoreattentionrecently.C.Characteristicsandadvantagesofambiverts.D.Howpersonalitytraitschangepeople’sbehavior.63.Accordingtothearticleambiverts______.A.preferbeingthecenterofattentiontobeingaloneB.tendtoconnectwithmorepeoplethanintrovertsC.usuallyworkhardandaresuccessfulintheircareersD.wanttokeeptheirthoughtstothemselvesallthetime64.TheunderlinedwordbilingualinParagraph5probablymeans______.A.abletospeaktwolanguagesequallywellB.alwaysreadytohelpthoseinneedC.abletoadapttoanewenvironmentwellD.goodatdrawingattentionfromthecrowd65.WhatadvantagedoesGrantthinkambivertshaveoverintrovertsandextroverts?A.Theyknowwhatgivesthemenergy.B.Theyseemmoreenthusiasticandconfident.C.Theyhavemorebalancedpersonalities.D.Theycandealwithagivensituationbetter.

Owningasmartphonemaynotbeassmartasyouthink.ItmayletyousurftheInternetlistentomusicandsnapphotoswhereveryouarebutitalsoturnsyouintoaworkaholicitseems.A.studysuggeststhatbygivingyouaccesstoemailsatalltimestheall-singingall-dancingmobilephoneaddsasmuchastwohourstoyourworkingday.ResearchersfoundthatBritonsworkanadditional460hoursayearonaverageastheyareabletorespondtoemailsontheirmobiles.ThestudybytechnologyretailerPixmaniarevealstheaverageUKworkingdayisbetween9and10hoursbutafurthertwohoursisspentrespondingtoorsendingworkemailsormakingworkcalls.Morethan90percentofofficeworkershaveemail-enabledphoneswithathirdaccessingthemmorethan20timesaday.Almostoneintenadmitsspendinguptothreehoursoutsidetheirnormalworkingdaycheckingworkemails.Someworkersconfesstheyareoncallalmost24hoursadaywithnineoutoftensayingtheymakeworkemailsandcallsoutsidetheirnormalworkinghours.Theaveragetimeforfirstcheckingemailsisbetween6amand7amwithmorethanathirdcheckingtheirfirstemailsinthisperiodandaquartercheckingthembetween11pmandmidnight.GhadiHobeikamarketingdirectorofPixmaniasaidTheabilitytoaccessliterallymillionsofappskeepincontactviasocialnetworksandtakephotosandvideoaswellastextandcallhasmadesmartphonesinvaluableformanypeoplE.Howevertherearedrawbacks.Manycompaniesexpecttheiremployeestobeoncall24hoursadaysevendaysaweekandsmartphonesmeanthatpeopleliterallycannotgetawayfromwork.Themoreconstantlyincontactwebecomethemoreisexpectedofusinaworkcapacity容量.64.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?A.AllthatglittersisnotgoldB.ItneverrainsbutpoursC.EverycoinshastwosidesD.It’snogoodcryingoverspiltmilk65.Theunderlinedwordaccessinginthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A.callingB.reachingC.gettingD.using66.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.TheaverageUKworkingtimeisbetweennineandtwelvehoursB.Nine-tenthsspentoverthreehourscheckingworkemailsC.One-fourthchecktheirfirstmailbetween11pmandmidnight.D.Theaveragetimeforfirstcheckingemailsisbetween6amand8am.67.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.workaholicslikesmartphones.B.Smartphonesbringaboutextrawork.C.smartphonesmakeourlifeeasier.D.Employersdon’tlikesmartphones.

Ialwaysfeltsorryforthepeopleinwheelchairs.Somepeopleoldandweakcannotgetaroundbythemselves.Othersseemperfectlyhealthydressedinbusinesssuits.ButwheneverIsawsomeoneinawheelchairIonlysawadisabilitynotaperson.ThenIfainted昏倒atEuroDisneyduetolowbloodpressurE.ThiswasthefirsttimeIhadeverfaintedandmyparentssaidthatImustrestforawhileafterfirstaiD.IagreedtotakeiteasybutasIsteppedtowardthedoorIsawmydadpushingawheelchairinmydirection!FeelingthecolourburnmycheeksIaskedhimtowheelthatthingrightbacktowherehefoundit.IcouldnotbelievethiswashappeningtomE.WheelchairswerefineforotherpeoplebutnotformE.Asmyfatherwheeledmeoutintothemainstreetpeopleimmediatelybegantotreatmedifferently.Littlekidsraninfrontofmeforcingmyfathertostopthewheelchairsuddenly.BitternesssetinasIwasthrownbackandforth.Stupidkids!Theyhaveperfectlygoodlegs.Whycan'ttheywatchwheretheyaregoingIthought.Peoplestareddownatmepityintheireyes.Thentheywouldlookawaymaybebecausetheythoughtthesoonertheyforgotmethebetter.I'mjustlikeyou！Iwantedtoscream.Theonlydifferenceisthatyou'vegotlegsandIhavewheels.PeopleinwheelchairsarenotstupiD.TheyseeeverylookandheareachworD.LookingoutatthefacesIfinallyunderstood:Iwasoncejustlikethem.ItreatedpeopleinwheelchairsexactlythewaytheydidnotwanttobetreateD.IrealizeditissomeofuswithtwohealthylegswhoaretrulydisableD.21.Theauthoronce________whenshewashealthy.A.helpeddisabledpeopleB.lookeddownupondisabledpeopleC.imaginedherselfsittinginawheelchairD.sawsomehealthypeoplemovingaroundinwheelchairs22.Facingthewheelchairforthefirsttimetheauthor________.A.feltcuriousaboutitB.gotreadytomovearoundinitrightawayC.refusedtoacceptitrightawayD.threwitaway23.Theexperienceoftheauthortellsusthat______.A.lifeisthebestteacherB.peopleofteneattheirbitterfruitC.lifeissochangeablethatnobodycanforetellD.oneshouldnotdotootherswhathewouldnotlikeotherstodotohim24.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowtogetusedtowheelchairsB.PeopleinwheelchairsshouldbeequallytreatedC.PeoplewithtwolegsaretrulyhealthyD.Thedifferencebetweenhealthypeopleandthedisabled

Whatiscourage?Itisthechoicetodowhatwethinkweshoulddo.Itisthechoicetoignoretheworriesandfears.Itisthechoicetodorighttorealizeourdreamstobesuccessfulpeopleandtoleadthewayforothers.Couragecanchangelives.ThedayyoubegintostaredownyourfearsandworriesandinsteadactbravelyyourlifewillchangE.Youwillbesetfreetoflyhigh.Youwillfinishthingsyouonceonlydreamedof.Youwillrealizethatyoufearsarejustpapertigers.Youwillbegintofullfillyourdreams.Youwillalsochangethelivesofothers.Simplyputcourageouspeoplepullothersalongwiththem.EverybodybenefitsfromcourageouspeoplE.IhaveafriendwhomIadmiregreatly.A.fewyearagohedecidedtoleaveawell-paidcareerandrunafterhisdream.AlldifficultiesthenappeareD.Thedayhelefthiscompanyhefoundoutthathiswifehadcancer.Hewentintoagreatdealofdebt.Butheneverlostheart.Hemanagedtoraisesomemoneyandactedcourageouslyputtinghisnameandreputation名声onthelinE.Hefinallymadeit.A.yearlaterhehadacompanywithoverfiftyemployees.Thoseemployeesgotbenefitsfromhiscourageandhiswifewhobeatcancerandwasactingbravelywithhim!Howtobecourageous?Beclearaboutyourdream.Donotworry.Worryisjustthinkingaboutallthebadpossibilities.Courageisjustthinkingaboutallthegreatpossiblitiesandthenactinguponthem!Doyourhomework.Ithelpsyougetthefacts.Ithelpsbecauseyoucanmakeaninformeddecision.Thenact.Noactionnosuccess.Yescouragedoeschangelivesandthekeyliesinyouraction.32.Inthewriter’sopinioncourageisthechoiceto.A.dowhatothersthinkweshoulddoB.ignoreourdreamsC.beasuccessfulbusinessmanD.toleadthewayforothers33.Theunderlinedphrasesstaredownparagraph2probablymeans.A.overcomebystaringB.fellorrealizeC.lookforalongtimeD.giveintooraccept34.Thewriterusesthecaseofhisfriendto.A.proveanyonecansucceedifherunsafterhisdreamB.provepeoplewhohavecouragecanbeatcancerC.tellreadershowhisfriendsucceededbyhavingcourageD.showdoingownbusinessisbetterthanworkingforothers35.WhatcanwedotobecourageousA.Donotdaretohavemanydreams.B.Thinkaboutthegreatpossibilitiesinsteadofbadpossibilities.C.Finishallofyourhomeworkthatteachersgiveyou.D.Makeaquickdecisionandtheninsistonit.

Theimageofaveiled用面纱遮盖bridewalkingdowntheaisleonherfather'sarmcouldbecomeathingofthepastasagrowingtrendfor'feminist女权主义者weddings'hasbeendetectedamongmodernbridestobE.Doingawaywiththeengagementringchoosingnottobe'givenawaylikeproperty'andwearingacolourotherthanwhitearekeythemesgainingtraction牵引力inthefeministweddingtrenD.Thefindingsrevealedinasurveyof200bridestoberevealedthatalmostaquarterofwomenplannedonkeepingtheirmaidennameaftermarriagewhileonein10wereplanningtowearacolourotherthanwhiteontheirweddingday.Traditionssuchasthewearingofanengagementringarealsoincreasinglybeingrejectedbybrideswhofeelitisanti-feminist-withsuchanobvioustoken记号tobewornonthefingermarkingthewomaninquestionas'taken'.Howeverwhilethereisundoubtedlyastirringamongyoungbridestobeparentscantakecomfortinthefactthatwhilesomewomenarebeginningtopushbackagainstthepatriarchy家长制themajorityarestillkeentoupholdcertaintraditionswith76percentofbridessayingtheyreallywouldliketheirfathertowalkthemdowntheaislE.ElkiParmarofWeddingDays.co.ukwhoconductedthesurveysaid:Someofthebrideswehavespokentoaredoingthingsthattheyfeelmaketheirweddingmore'feminist'.Thatcouldbereflectedbydecidingnotbegivenawaytheideabeingthatoneoftheconnotationsofthistraditionisthatthewomanispropertytobegivenaway.Otherbridesarechoosingnottowearwhiteontheirweddingdayasawoman’swhiteweddingdresstraditionallycarriesconnotations含义ofvirginalinnocencewhereaswhatthegroomwearsonhisweddingdayisnotperceived意识到tobesymboliccreatingsomewhatofanimbalancefromsomefeministperspectives.59.Whichofthefollowingisnotthesymboloftraditionalwedding?A.Thebridewearsbridalveil.B.Thebridewalksdowntheaisleonherfather’sarm.C.Thebridewearstheengagementring.D.ThebridewearsacolorotherthanwhitE.60.Whydothebridesrejecttowearanengagementringaccordingtothepassage?A.Becauseitistoocheap.B.BecauseitisnotmadeofgolD.C.Becausetheydon’twanttomarrytheirhusbanD.D.BecauseitmakesthewomenIquestionastaken.61.WhatcanwelearnfromthesurveyinParagraph2?A.Morethan200brideswereinvestigated.B.Halfofthebrideswon’tchangetheirlastnameaftermarriagetotheirhusbanD.C.10%ofthemprefertowearacolorotherthanwhiteontheirweddingday.D.Noonewantstowearanengagementring.62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Thetendencymentionedinthepassageisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.B.Somewomenarebeginningtopushbackagainsttheirparents.C.Themajorityofbridesdon’tliketheirfathertowalkthemdowntheaislE.D.Somebridesregardwearingwhiteontheirweddingdayasasymbolofunequalbetweenmenandwomen.

A.newstudywarnsthataboutthirtypercentoftheworld'speoplemaynothaveenoughwaterbytheyear2025.A.privateAmericanorganizationcalledPopulationActionInternationaldidthenewstudy.Itsaysmorethanthree-hundred-thirty-five-millionpeoplelackenoughwaternow.Thepeopleliveintwenty-eightcountries.MostofthecountriesareinAfricaortheMiddleEast.P-A-IresearcherRobertEngelmansaysbytheyear2025aboutthree-thousand-millionpeoplemaylackwater.Atleast18morecountriesareexpectedtohaveseverewaterproblems.Thedemandforwaterkeepsincreasing.YettheamountofwateronEarthstaysthesamE.Mr.EngelmansaysthepopulationincountriesthatlackwaterisgrowingfasterthaninotherpartsoftheworlD.HesayspopulationgrowthinthesecountrieswillcontinuetoincreasE.Thereportsayslackofwaterinthefuturemayresultinseveralproblems.Itmayincreasehealthproblems.LackofwateroftenmeansdrinkingwatersnotsafE.Mr.Engelmansaysthereareproblemsallovertheworldbecauseofdiseasessuchascholerawhicharecarriedinwater.Lackofwatermayalsoresultinmoreinternationalconflict.CountriesmayhavetocompeteforwaterinthefuturE.Somecountriesnowgetsixtypercentoftheirfreshwaterfromothercountries.ThisistrueofEgypttheNetherlandsCambodiaSyriaSudanandIraq.Andthereportsayslackofwaterwouldaffecttheabilityofdevelopingtoimprovetheireconomies.Thisisbecausenewindustriesoftenneedalargeamountofwaterwhentheyarebeginning.ThePopulationActionInternationalstudygivesseveralsolutionstothewaterproblem.OnewayitsaysistofindwaystousewaterformorethanonepurposE.Anotherwayistoteachpeopletobecarefulnottowastewater.A.thirdwayistouselesswaterofagriculturE.Thereportalsosayslong-termsolutionstothewaterproblemmustincludecontrolsonpopulationgrowth.ItsayscountriescannotprovidecleanwaterunlesstheyslowpopulationgrowthbylimitingthenumberofchildrenpeoplehavE.7.areexpectedtohaveseverewaterproblemsbytheyear2025.A.46countriesB.18countriesC.28countriesD.Nocountries8.Allthefollowingaretrueexcept.A.LackofwatermaycauseconflictbetweencountriesB.NewindustriesneedalotofwaterC.TherearesolutionstothewaterproblemD.Egyptnowhasenoughfreshwater9.Itcanbeinferredthat.A.ThereisconnectionbetweenprovidingcleanwaterandslowingpopulationgrowthB.LackofwatermayalsoresultfrominternationalconflictC.TheabilityofdevelopinghasnothingtodowithlackofwaterD.Itisnotknownwhetherdiseaseshavesomethingtodowithlackofwater10.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe.A.WorldConflictB.WorldWaterShortageC.DiseasesandWaterD.PopulationandWater

Tablemannersareverydifferentineverycountry.ForexamplewhenyouareinEnglandyoumustnotliftyoursoupplatetoyourmouth.ThisisveryimpolitE.ButwhenyouareinJapanthisiscompletelynormal.LiftingyourplatetoyourmouthinJapanisatraditionalwayofdrinkingyoursoup.AndalsoinJapanyoudon’thavetoworryaboutmakinganoisewhenyoudrinkit.Itjustshowsthatyoureallylikethefood!ButitisnotthesameinBritainsoyoushouldn’tmakeanoisewheneatingtherE.InBritainpeopledon’tputtheirhandsorarmsonthetableduringthemeal.ButinMexicoguestskeeptheirhandsonthetableallthetimE.Infactyoushouldwatchwhatyourhandsdoverycarefully.InArabcountriesitisimpolitewhenyoueatwithyourlefthandsodon’tdoit!Inalltheculturesitisimpolitetospeakwhenyouareeating.InUkraineyoushouldnotstarteatingfirst;youshouldwaitforalltheotherstostarteatingwithyou.Youalsohavetosaypleaseandthankyoueverytimeyouaskforandgetsomething.Ifyoudon’tlikesomefooddon’tmakefacesanddon’tsay:Yuk!Ihatethat!Thebestwaytoavoidmakingmistakesinothercountriesistowatchthehostandtrytodoashedoes.21.Itisimpolitetoliftthesoupplatetoyourmouthin_____.A..JapanB.EnglandC..UkraineD.Mexico22.WhenyouareeatinginJapanmakinganoisemeansthat_____.A.youfeelillB.youdislikethefoodC.youlikethefoodD.youareveryhungry23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.KeepingyourhandsonthetableispoliteinBritainbutimpoliteinMexico.B.InArabcountriesyoushouldeatwithyourrighthanD.C.Speakingwhenyou’reeatingisimpolitejustinsomecultures.D.InUkraineit’satraditionthattheguesteatsfirst.24.Howdoesthetextmainlydevelop?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byexplainingreasons.C.ByfollowingtheorderoftimE.D.ByfollowingtheorderofimportancE.

WhentalkingabouthumorpeopleoftenrefertofamoushumoristssuchasSamuelLanghorneClemensbetterknownbythepen-nameMarkTwain.SamuelLanghorneClemensAmerica’sfamouswriterjournalistandhumoristwasborninFloridaonNovember301835.Hewasthesixthofthesevenchildreninthefamily.AsachildSamuelwasoftenkeptindoorsbecauseofhispoorhealth.WhenSamuelwas12hisfatherdiedofadeadlydiseaseandattheageof13Samuelhadtoleaveschooltomakealiving.Hebecameaprinter’sapprentice学徒.A.yearlaterhebecameskilledatprintingbyworkingandstudyingharD.Samuelwasthenemployedasaprinterwithpay.Aftertwoyearshebecameaneditorialassistant.ItwasthenthatyoungSamuelbecameawareofhisfondnessforwriting.Whenhewas17yearsoldSamuelleftHannibalforaprinter’sjobinSt.Louis.WhilestayinginSt.LouisSamuelbecameariverpilotin1858.Hispen-nameMarkTwaincamefromhisdaysasariverpilot.Itisarivertermmeaningsafetosail.BecausetherivertradewasbroughttoastopbytheCivilWarin1861SamuelbeganworkingasanewspaperreporterforseveralnewspapersallovertheUnitedStates.Samuel’scareertookoffandhebecamefamouswhenhisstoryTheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCountryappearedintheNewYorkSaturdayPressonNovember181865.Samuel’sfirstbookTheInnocentsAbroadwaspublishedin1896.ThetwonovelsTheAdventuresofTomSawyerin1876andTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnin1885broughthimworldwidepopularity.Hewrote28booksandnumeroushumorstorieslettersandplays.MarkTwainpassedawayonApril211910.TorememberhimhischildhoodhomewasopentothepublicasamuseuminHannibal.41.WhatdoweknowaboutSamuelLanghorneClemens?A.HewasanunknownAmericanwriter.B.Hehad7sistersandbrothersaltogether.C.Hewasweakwhenhewasyoung.D.HelivedarichlifeinhischildhooD.42.WhendidSamuelLanghorneClemensrealizehisinterestinwriting?A.WhenhestudiedatschoolB.WhenhewenttoSt.LouisC.WhenheworkedonashipD.Whenhewassixteenyearsold43.Samuelgothispen-namefromthejobasan_________.A.printerB.editorialassistantC.riverpilotD.newspaperreporter44.WhichmadeMarkTwainbecomefamous?A.TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCountryB.TheInnocentsAbroadC.TheAdventuresofTomSawyerD.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

Asthepace步速oflifecontinuestoincreasewearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughliftbeingonthegofrommorningtillnightitishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationiscompletelynecessaryforahealthymindandbody.Stressisannaturalpartofeverydayliftandthereisnowaytoavoidit.InfactitisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobE.A.certainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolifE.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstand忍受dependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostressinwhateverformwereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetweenfightorflightandinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecrises危机wemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextremebuthoweverlittlethestressitinvolvesthesameresponsE.ItiswhensuchareactionlastslongthroughcontinuedexposuretostressthathealthbecomesendangereD.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablished确定的linkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecouldweneedtofindwaystodealwithit.60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WecanfindsomewaystoavoidstressB.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople’shealth.C.Itiseasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanwithstanddifferentamountsofstress61.Inthelastsentenceofthepassagedosorefersto.A.exposeourselvestostressB.findwaystodealwithstressC.removestressfromourlivesD.establishlinksbetweendiseasesandstress62.Accordingtotheauthortherightattitudetowardstressis.A.toavoiditB.totrytodealwithitC.toregarditasavitalmotivationD.tofindsomerelaxation

Goodluckbelongstothebrave–thosewhohavethecouragetorideintothemouthofdangerforthepearlofhappiness.Andthat’sexactlywhatthiswonderfuladventureisallabout.Twelve-year-oldFerdinandandhislittlesisterManuelalivewiththeirelderbrotherJoseandhiswifeEsmeraldainalittlevillageinGoA.Workashardastheymightaroundthehousetheyareneitherappreciatednorgivenenoughtoeat.It’salmostalwaysathinriceporridgethattheygetwhileJoseandEsmeraldaeatdeliciousfishcurry.VeryunhappylivingwiththeirbrotherthetwochildrenwanttoleaveassoonaspossiblE.ButJosedoesnotallowthemtoleavE.Heisafraidofwhattheneighborsmightsay.OpportunitypresentsitselfintheformofGomezwhoworksasagroom马夫forarichwomanDonaFlaviA.Hetakespityonthehungrychildrenanddecidestotakethemalongwhendeliveringsomehorsestoanotherkingdom.Butthejourneyisfullofdangerofvariouskinds:thetravelershavetocrossathickforestandariver.MostofalltheyhavetoavoidthemensentbytheSultanofBijapurwhowantstostealtheprecioushorsesExtremelywellwrittenandwithafinelydevelopedstorythenovelsucceedsincatchingthereader’simagination.Somuchsothatyoufeelyourselfjourneyingwiththemandfeelingyourheartgiveajolt颠簸atthesuddensmellofdanger!FerdinandandManuelabecomedearfriendsandtheirmiseryissharedbythereader.Isthereabetterlifeinstoreforthem?274words25.FerdinandandManuelawanttoleavehomebecauseA.theyfoundajobasagroom.B.theywanttostealtheprecioushorses.C.theydon’tliveahappylifeathomE.D.theneighborsmightsaysomethingbadaboutthem26.WhohelpsFerdinandandManuelaleavehome?A.GomezB.DonaFlaviaC.TheSultanofBijapurD.JoseandhiswifeEsmeralda27.Whichistherightorderofthefollowingevents?①FerdinandandManuelaleavehomE.②FerdinandandManuelagothroughaverydangerousjourney.③FerdinandandManuelawanttoleavehomeimmediately.④FerdinandandManuelaworkhardbutdon’tgetenoughfooD.A.③④①②B.④③①②C.③①④②D.④③②①28.ThistextisprobablytakenfromA.A.travelguideB.AnadvertisementC.A.reportD.A.bookreview

Springishereandsoisthecyclingseason.Herearesometipsonhowtodoitsafelyandcomfortably.Watchyourfeet—Pushingwiththewrongpartofthefootcanraiseyourriskofdevelopingapainfulinjuryoftheheelandarch脚心saysRobWerstineasportsphysiotherapist理疗师andboardmemberoftheCanadianPhysiotherapyAssociation.Youshouldpushwiththeballofyourfoothesays.Layerup—Whileit'sstillcoolwearlayersofclothingwithclothingclosetothebodythatbreathesandouterlayersthatdonotabsorbwater.Goforbrightcolorsthatincreaseyourvisibility可见度.Bereasonable—Ifyouarejuststartingoutandaren'tingoodshapedon'tsignupfora50-kilometreridE.Andwhilecyclingisgreatexerciseforpeoplewhowanttogetintoshapeifyourdoctoradvisesyounottodotiringexercisecyclingshouldn'tbeyourstartingpositionWerstinesays.Walktobegingettingintoshapeandthengraduatetocycling.[来源:Fixthefit—Ifyoudeveloplowerbackpainornumbnessinyourhandsandfingersfromcyclingitcouldbecauseyourbikeisn'tadjustedproperlyforyourheight.A.goodcycleshopcanhelpyoufindtherightheightfortheseatandhandlebarsbutifyouhavecontinuingproblemsconsiderconsultingabikefitphysiotherapistWerstinesays.Bemindful—Youhavetopayattentionontheroadstovehiclesothercyclistsandpedestrians行人.Considertakingacyclingsafetycoursetopractiseyourskills.OrdosomereadingabouthowtoavoiddangerouscyclingsituationsbicyclesafE.comforinstancelists10typesofcar-bikeaccidentsandhowtoavoidthem.35.Whichpartofthefootshouldoneusewhencycling?A.Theheel.B.Thearch.C.Thetoes.D.Theball.36.FromParagraph4onecanconclude______A.cyclingispopularwithpeopleB.walkingisbetterthancyclingC.noteveryonecanexercisebycyclingD.cyclingishelpfultoeveryone37.AccordingtothelastparagraphifyouwanttoavoiddangerwhencyclingyoushouldA.considertakingacyclingsafetycourseB.searchforinformationonbicyclesafE.comC.considerconsultingabikefitphysiotherapistD.adjustthebikeproperlyforyourheightA.abB.C.dC.A.cD.B.d

Everydayweareaddingmoreandmorevacationideasdestinationstoursandarticles.Asyouexploreourwebsiteyouwillfindthereisanever-growingcollectionofthingsthatwillhelpmakeyourvacationeasierandmoreaffordable.Wechangeourfeatureddestinationsveryfrequentlysobesuretokeepcomingbacktoseewhatnewideaswehaveforyourfamilyvacation.Wefeatureadifferentstateparkandcitydestinationonthefrontpageofthewebsite.Thesechangefrequentlysobesuretosignupforournewslettersoyoucanbesuretokeepupwithallthenewinformation.AnothergreatfeatureweareofferingisGuestArticles.Thesemaycomefromatravelprofessionalauthorparentorchildabouttheirtravelideasoroffers.Theseinformativearticlesaregreattoreadandareperfectfordiscoveringvaluabletipsandtricksformaltingtravellessstressful.Plusinmanyarticlesyouwilldiscoversomehiddengems珍品thatyouprobablymissifyoudidnotknowaboutthem.OneofthebestthingsaboutourwebsiteisourabilitytogetyoudiscountedToursandAttractionPassestotheplacesyouwanttogomost.Thisisafantasticwaytoplanaheadandhaveyourtoursandpassespaidforandpickthemupbeforeyouleaveyourhome.Nowthatisahelpfulwaytogo.Theseprogramscansaveyouover50％ofwhatyoucouldexpecttopaywhenyouarrive.Andweareaddingnewtoursandprogramseveryweek.Besuretocheckitout.Youcanbesureweareworkinghardforyousothatyoucanrelaxonyourvacation.Letusdoallthelegworkforyousoyoucansimplyenjoyyourfamilyvacation!61.Whatdoesthewriterwanttodobywritingthistext?A.Togivepeopletipsonfamilyvacations.B.Tooffertravelersfeatureddestinations.C.Toattractreaderstosurfatouristwebsite.D.Tointroducehiddengemsfortraveling.62.Whydoesthewritersuggestsurfingthewebsite-frequently?A.Becausethefeatureddestinationsarechangeable.B.BecausethefrontpageisquiteuniqueC.Becauseitcanattractmoreadvertisements.D.Becauseithelpstosellmorenewsletters.63.WhatcanwelearnfromGuestArticles?A.stepstosignupforthefamilyvacationwebsite.B.Tipsonkeepingupwithnewtravelinformation.C.Tipsandtricksforacomfortabletrip.D.Tricksforenjoyingafreefamilyvacation.64.Whichisn’tthebenefitthatthewebsitebringstous?A.WecangetdiscountedToursandAttractionPassesB.WecangetsomeinformationofnewtoursandprogramsC.WecanhaveourPassesinhandwhenstartingoff.D.Wecanenjoyafamilyvacationwithlegwork.65.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthetext?P=Paragraph

A.recentstudypublishedinlastweek’sJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationoffersapictureofhowrisky冒险的itistogetaliftfromateenagedriver.Indeeda16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengersisthreetimesaslikelytohaveadeadlyaccidentasateenagerdrivingalonewhiletheriskofdeathfordriversbetween30and59decreaseswitheachadditionalpassenger.Theauthorsalsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreasedsharplyafter10p.m.andespeciallyaftermidnight.Withpassengersinthecarthedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalate-nightaccident.RobertFossascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighwaySafetyResearchCentersaysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodowithreallystupidbehaviorthanwithjustalackofdrivingexperiencE.Thebasicissuehesaysisthatadultswhoareresponsibleforissuinglicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexandskilledataskdrivingis.Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytomitigate使缓解theproblemistohavestatessetupso-calledgraduatedlicensingsystemsinwhichgettingalicenseisamultistageprocess.A.graduatedlicenserequiresthatateenagerfirstprovehimselfcapableofdrivinginthepresenceofanadultfollowedbyaperiodofdrivingwithnightorpassengerlimitsbeforegraduatingtofulldrivinglicenses.Graduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedteenagedrivercrashesaccordingtorecentstudies.Abouthalfofthestatesnowhavesomesortofgraduatedlicensingsysteminplacebutonly10ofthosestateshavelimitsonpassengers.Californiaisthestrictestwithanewdriverunder20forbiddentocarryanypassengerwithoutthepresenceofanadultover25forthefirstsixmonths.37.Whichofthefollowingsituationscanweinferismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage?A.Ateenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.B.Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.C.Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.D.Ateenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.38.AccordingtoRobertFossthehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlybecauseof_______.A.theirfrequentdrivingatnightB.theirimproperwaysofdrivingC.theirdrivingwithpassengersD.theirlackofdrivingexperience39.AccordingtoParagraph3whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thelicensingdepartmentsarepartlyresponsibleforteenagers'drivingaccidents.B.Drivingistoocomplexaskillforteenagerstolearn.C.Teenagersshouldbeforbiddentoapplytotakedrivinglessons.D.TeenagersshouldspendmoretimelearningtodrivE.40.Asuggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagers'drivingaccidentsisthat_______.A.drivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearuleB.thelicensingsystemshouldbeimprovedC.theyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10p.m.D.theyshouldbeforbiddentotakeonpassengers

Withallthewarsfightingandsadnessintheworldtodayit'snotonlynecessarybutalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone'sfacewhenyouknowtheyarefeelingdowninthedumpmakesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwifehusbandchildco-workerneighborclosefriendsorevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithatyourcornerstore?IamalwayssayingthingsthatmakeotherssmileorlaughevenifIdon'tknowthepersonI'mjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshedidevenifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimaginE.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituationbutalsoiscommoncourtesy礼貌tospeaktoothersthatarearoundyou.Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyboneintheirbodiesastheysay.EveryonearoundthemcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywouldsittherewithouttheslightestsmileontheirfacE.Theydon'tgetthejokethatmakesotherslaugh.IambustingagutwhiletheyjustsittherelookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspacE.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?Laughingisessentialtokeepyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumorwewouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblemsoronalotofmedicationstokeepusfromgoingcrazy.ThereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworlD.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.Weallneedtofindawaytoignorethesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourlives.SoIbelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesomefunlaughingtogether.61.Accordingtotheauthorhumorisusefulintheaspectthat_________.A.itmakespeoplemoreconfidentB.itcanpickuppeople’sspiritsC.itcanhelpgetridofthecrueltyintheworldD.itcanhelppeoplegetonwellwithothers62.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanknowthat__________.A.thewriterisfunnyandpoliteB.familymembersshouldplaytricksoneachotherC.thewriter’sgrandmaishumorousD.weshouldrelievestressinanysituation63.Thephrasebustingagutinthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby_______.A.explainingcarefullyB.speakingloudC.keepingsilentD.laughinghard64.Inwritingthepassagetheauthormainlyintendsto_______.A.encouragepeopletobehumorousindailylifeB.talkabouthisownunderstandingofhumorC.introduceapracticalwaytogetthroughdailylifeD.convincepeopleofthepowerofbeingoptimisticaboutlife65.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepresentworld?A.CriticalB.PositiveC.SatisfiedD.Indifferent

Peoplearerudertodaybecausetheyarerushedandmore‘timepoor’thaneverbeforesaysPatsyRoweMannershavefallenofftheradar雷达.Duetoourstrongattractiontoelectronicequipmentitisawondermorepeopledon’twakeupeachmorningandgreetthesingingbirdswithacomplaint抱怨aboutthenoisE.Herearesomeexamplesofrudeness.SomepeopleprefertodoalmosteverythingovertheInternet.TothemdealingwithanactualhumanislikeanevolutionarystepbackwarD.Itfeelsveryslowbecausehumansdon’tworkat4Gspeeds.WhenyouhavedinnerwithfriendsyouwilloftennoticesomeonepayingmoreattentiontohismobilephonE.Wehaveprogrammedourselvestothinkthateverynewmessagebringslife-changingnewssotakingcallsandcheckingourtextsaremoreimportantthantalkingtothepeoplewearewith.Whatisworsesomepeopleeventendtosendanonymous匿名的rudemessagesbyemail.HoweverrudenessisneveracceptablE.Don’tassumeitisOKtoberudeifthepersonyou’reintouchwithwon’trecognizeyou.Ifyouhavesomethingawfultosayhavethecouragetofacethepersonandsayitwritealetteroremailandsignitorforgetit.Upsettingpeoplewithunsignedmessagesiscruelanddisgusting.Weshouldn′tblametechnologyforourshortcomings.Technologyisheretohelpusbutweshouldnotallowittotakeoverourlives.Animportantstepisacknowledgingourshortcomings.Peoplespendalotoftimepointingoutbadmannersbutitwouldbeevenmorehelpfulifwe′dpubliclyacknowledgegoodmannerswhenweseethem.27.WhatcanbeinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A.Peoplecantellgoodfrombadbehavior.B.Radarisabletoobservehumanbehavior.C.Radarcanbeusedtopredicthumanbehavior.D.Peoplecarelittleabouttheirbehavior.28.Somepeoplearelesswillingtodealwithhumansbecause_______.A.theyaregrowingtooindependentB.theyarebecominglesspatientC.theyhavetohandlemanyimportantmessagesD.theyhavetofollowanevolutionarystepbackwarD.29.Theauthorthinkssendingunsignedawfulmessagesis_______.A.ridiculousB.acceptableC.disgustingD.reasonable30.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Technologywilltakeoverlivesoneday.B.TechnologycanneverbeblamedC.Weshouldkeeppointingoutmistakes.D.Weshouldapplaudgoodbehavior.

Whenitcomestosuccessinbusinessandsuccessinlifetherearefewqualitiesasimportantasconfidence.Peoplenaturallyhavedifferentlevelsofconfidence.Somehaveahigherlevelofconfidencethanothersdobuteventhosewhoseconfidenceislackingcanlearntobuildtheirlevelofconfidenceandreachtheirmostimportantgoals.Increasingselfconfidenceisoneofthemostcommonreasonspeoplegiveforseekingthehelpofpsychologistsandotherprofessionals.Oneofthemanyplaceswhereagreaterlevelofconfidenceisusefulisintheworkplace.Weallknowhowdifficultitcanbeforinstancetoaskthebossforaraise.Thisprocesscanbeextremelydifficultforthosewholackconfidenceintheirownabilities.Afterallifyouareunsureaboutyourownabilitieshowwillyoueverconvinceyourbossthatyoudeservemoremoneyfortheworkyoudo?Evenifyouarenotaskingforthatbigraisehavingplentyofconfidenceinyourabilitiesisimportanttosuccess.Ifyouarecertainofyourabilitieschancesarethatthosearoundyouwhethertheyareyourcoworkersyourcolleaguesoryoursuperiorswillseethatconfidenceandthatwillhelptoassurethemthatyouareethebestatwhatyoudo.Havingahighlevelofconfidenceafteralldoesnotmeanoverlookingtheplaceswhereyoucouldimprove.Knowingwhatyoudowellandwhereyouneedhelpwillhelpyouenjoyincreasedsuccessandconfidence.33.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theinfluenceofconfidenceonone'slife.B.Thedifferenceofpeople'sconfidence..C.TheimportanceofconfidencetosuccessD.Thejudgmentonone'sconfidence.34.Psychologistsandotherprofessionalscanofferhelptothose______.A.whodreamtoberecognizedexpertsB.whoexpecttogiveguidancetoothersC.whowanttoaskthebossforaraiseD.whothinktheirgoalsarehardtoreach35.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordindispensableinParagraph5probablymean?A.outgoingB.attractiveC.importantD.energetic36.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconvey传递inthelastparagraph?A.Tooverlookone'sdisadvantages.B.Tomakefulluseofone'sadvantages.C.Tohavegreatconfidenceinone'sabilities.D.Tomakeobjectiveevaluationsofone'sabilities

Whenyouaredecidingwhichwheelsarerightforyoutherearequiteafewchoices.Herearesometipsthatmaybehelpfulinchoosingawheel.Steelwheels—offeredmostlyforoff­roadorasalowcostalternativetoaluminum铝.Steelwheelscanbeimprovedbymakingsmallchangeswithaspraycanorbrushiftheneedeverarises.Achromedsteelwheelislikelytorustandislikelytoneedrepairespeciallyinareasthatusesaltontheroadsinthewinter.Theyareheavierthanaluminumwheelsthusaddsomeadditionalstresstosuspensionandbraking刹车parts.Anotherdownfallofsteelwheelsisthattheyarehand­builtwheelsandhavelowerabilityofbearinginregardtoruninsometimescausingshakingproblemsonthestreet.ALWAYSdryyourwheelsoffaftergoingthroughacarwash.Thechemicalsusedincarwashesthesedayscanleavedirtyspotsthataredifficultifnotimpossibletogetridof.ALWAYSwashtheroadsaltoffyourwheelsassoonaspossiblE.SaltcaneatintothelastpartofawheelandleavepitsandstainsthatcannotbefixeD.ALWAYScheckthedirectionsonacleanerbeforeyouuseitonyourwheelsortyres.Sometyrecleanerswillforeverdiscolourwheelsandsomewheelcleanerscontainacidsthatwilleatcertaintypesofwheels.52.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout________.A.howtorepairandfixwheelsB.howtobuyandwashwheelsC.howtointroduceandusewheelsD.howtochooseandprotectwheels53.Ifyouareadriveryoushouldbetterbuy________.A.steelwheelsB.aluminumwheelsC.ironwheelsD.plasticwheels54.Ifadriverhasboughtsteelwheels________.A.brakingpartsofthewheelarenotquickB.thewheelsmustleavealotofdirtymarksC.sometimesthewheelswillcauseshakingonroadsD.hecansavealotofmoneyinrepairinghiscar55.Accordingtothepassageadrivershould________.A.payspecialattentiontohiscar'swheelsB.makelessuseofsalttoprotectandrepairhiscar'swheelsC.letacidseatcertaintypesofwheelsD.oftenwashhiscarandkeepitawayfromdanger

Thelastfivepounds.Thevanity虚荣pounds.Thedreamweight.Thefantasyweight.Thehighschoolweight.Yesmanynamesaregiventotheweight–thefivepounds–thatseemsjustoutofreachnomatterhowmuchweexerciseandimproveoureatinghabits.Butwhyisitoutofreach?Isitallinourheads?Orisitbecausethebodyhasaset-pointoridealweight–aweighttowhichitdoesn’twanttogivein?ThereisnosuchthingasidealbodyweightsaysJamesauthorofWeightLossThatLasts.Butyourbodydoesresistyouwhenyouaretryingtoloseweight.Itgetsusedtoacertainweightoveralongperiodoftimeandthenwilldefendthatweight.Inotherwordsthebody’ssetpointcanbelowered–orraisedhesaysbutittakestimetoresetthatnewweight.Thatperiodoftimeisatleastsixmonths.Ioftenaskpatients‘Whatistheloweststableweightofyouradultlife?’togetanideaofwhatisrealisticintermsofweightlossandmaintenance保持Jamessays.Hereferstothebody’srefusaltochangeweight-wiseasanbiologicalcontrolsystemthatpreventsusfromgoinghungryanddying–partofourprimitive原始的biology.Somepeoplemightgetdowntotheirdreamweightforashortperiodbutthencan’tkeepitlongbecausethecalorielimitsaretoostrictoncethebodystartsdefendingitselfagainstweightloss.That’swhyit’simportanttosetrealisticgoalshesays.Theideaofthe‘idealweight’or‘dreamweight’isreallyjustauselessexercisE.Butlet’ssayyourgoalisrealisticandhasbeensetbyanutritionist营养师orotherweight-lossprofessionalsandyouarestillplateauing.Whatcouldbegoingon?Thereasonisthatyouneedfewercaloriesthelessyouweigh.Soifyouwanttocontinuetodropweightyouhavetodropcaloriesandincreasecalorie-burn.Jamesencouragespeopletotellthedifferencebetweenweightlossgoalsforhealthreasonsandthosetodowithvanity.TheyaredifferentissuesJamessays.Oneiswhereimportanthealthbenefitsareseenandtheotherisaboutvanity–wantingtolookgoodinabathingsuit.67.Whatmightaset-pointweightreferto?A.A.weightthatthebodydoesn’twanttochangE.B.A.weightthatyouhavekeptforalongtimE.C.A.weightthatyouaretryingtolosE.D.A.weightthatcanberaisedorlowereD.68.Peoplecan’tkeeptheirdreamweightforalongtimebecause_________.A.thebodysystemstopsusfromhungerB.thecalorielimitsareextremelystrictC.wehaven’tturnedtonutritionistsforadviceD.wecan’tkeepthehabitsofdietingforsixmonths69.Whatdoesitmeanbysayingyouarestillplateauing?A.Yourweightkeepsincreasing.B.YourweightremainsunchangeD.C.Youarestillworrying.D.Youarestilldreaming.70.AccordingtothepassagewhatisJames’mostpossibleattitudetowardstweightlossforvanity?A.Encouraging.B.Critical批判的.C.SupportivE.D.Neutral中立的.

Oneofthegreatestsourcesofunhappinessinmyexperienceisthedifficultywehaveinacceptingthingsastheyare.Whenweseesomethingwedon’tlikewewishitcouldbedifferent.Wecryoutforsomethingbetter.Thatmaybehumannatureorperhapsit’ssomethingingrained根深蒂固的inourculture.Therootoftheunhappinessisn’tnecessarilythatwewantthingstobedifferent.Howeverit’sthatwedecidedwedidn’tlikeitinthefirstplace.We’vejudgeditasbadratherthansayingIt'snotbadorgoodanditjustisit.InoneofmybooksIsaidYoushouldexpectpeopletomessupandexpectthingstogodifferentlythanyouplanned.Somereaderssaidit'stoosorrowfultoexpectthingstogowrong.Howeverit’sonlynegativeifyouseeitasnegativeandjudgeitasbad.Insteadyoucouldacceptitasthewaytheworldworksandtrytounderstandwhythatis.Thiscanbeappliedtowhateveryoudohowotherpeopleactatworkhowpoliticsworksandhowdepressingthenewsmediacanbe.Acceptthesethingsastheyareandtrytounderstandwhythey’rethatway.Itwillsaveyoualotofsadnessbecauseyou’llnolongersayOh.1wishbadthingsdidn’thappen!’’Doesitmeanyoucanneverchangethings?Notata11.Butchangethingsnotbecauseyoucan’tacceptthingsastheyarebutbecauseyouenjoytheprocessofchanginglearningandgrowing.Canwemakethisworldabetterplace?Youcansaythatyou’11continuetotrytodothingstohelpotherstogrowasapersontomakeadifferenceinthisworld.That’sthecorrectpathyouchoosetotakebecauseyouenjoythatpath.Thereforewhenyoufindyourselfjudgingandwishingfordifferencetryadifferentapproachacceptandunderstand.Itmightleadtosomeinterestingresults.【小题1】Theauthorbelievesthatwefeelunhappymaybebecause___________.A.itisournaturalemotioninthelifeB.cultureasksustobedifferentfromothersC.everyonehastheirownopinionsonthingsD.wedislikesomethinginthebeginning【小题2】Somereadersthinkthewordsintheauthor’sbookistoo______________.A.depressingB.frighteningC.delightingD.idealistic【小题3】InParagraph4theunderlinedworditrefersto____________.A.actingwellatworkandinpoliticsB.feelingdepressedforthenewsmediaC.acceptingandunderstandingwhathashappenedD.sayingsomethingnegativewhenbadthingscome【小题4】Inthelastparagraphyouareadvised_____________.A.tohelpothersandmakeadifferenceB.toenjoywhatyouhavetodointheworkC.tojudgeyourselfandmakeawishforyouD.totryanewwaywhenmakingtheworldbetter【小题5】Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A.Expectingthingstobedifferentgivesushope.B.Acceptingcanmakeourlifehappierandbetter.C.Traditionalculturebecomesrootofunhappiness.D.Judginggoodorbadisimportantforourworld.

Whetherit’sjoiningaschoolclubgoingtoafriend’sbirthdaypartyortravellingbytrainwecanmeetnewpeopleanywhereandanytimeinourlives.Howevermanyofusfeelawkwardwhenmeetingpeopleforthefirsttimeespeciallywhenwearen’tquitesurewhattosay.Thesituationfeelscoldevenicy.BreakingtheiceisatermwidelyusedintheEnglish-speakingcountriestodescribeasmalltalktechniquethatcanhelprescueaconversationfromcertainfailurE.Sowheredoyouevenbegin?WellagoodstartistoacceptthatitisperfectlynormaltofeelalittlenervouswhentalkingtosomeoneforthefirsttimE.Theymightlookgrumpyorscarybuttheycouldturnouttobethenicestpersonyou’veevermet.Youmightthinkthatbreakingtheiceisdifficult.Butsometimesjustasimplehellofollowedbyathree-secondsmilecanmakeallthedifferencE.Complimentingsomeoneontheirgarmentoraccessories饰品isalsoagreateasywaytobreaktheicE.Youmightsay:Iloveyourjacket.WheredidyoubuyitfromBeinginanuncomfortableorunpleasantsituationwithsomeonenewmightfeelterriblebutitcanactuallybeoneofthebesticebreakers.Byfocusingonthesituationyoucometogethertofightthecommonenemy:thelongbathroomqueueforexampleortheovercrowdedbus.Youcanmakeobservationstoo.Whatkindofdrinkisthat?That’salovelynamE.Whatdoesitmean?Doyoustudyheretoo?Thereareopportunitiesallaroundyoutoaskquestionsthatdon’tseemweirdaslongasyouhavesomefollow-upquestionsinminD.Ifyou’refeelingextraboldmakeajokE.Jokescanbedifficulttomasterbutifyougetthemrighttheyshowthelikeablewittysideofyourcharacter.What’syourname?WellpeopleusuallycallmeMikebutyoucancallmetonight.29.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtodevelopfriendshipwithastrangerB.AdviceonbreakingtheicewhenwecommunicatewithastrangerC.HowtobecomeasuccessfulpublicspeakerD.Howtostartaconversationwithaperson30.Theunderlinedwordgrumpycanbereplacedby______.A.easilyannoyedB.gentleC.low-spiritedD.cheerful31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.BreakingtheiceisasmalltalktechniquewidelyusedinourdailycommunicationallovertheworlD.B.Aslongasyoucansmileatothersyouwillmakesomefriends.C.Realizingthatit’snormaltofeelnervousinfrontofastrangerisagoodstarttobreaktheicE.D.Beinginanuncomfortablesituationwithsomestrangerscanbethebesticebreakers.32.Accordingtothepassagemakingajoke________.A.canbedonewitheasE.B.leadstomanynewfriends.C.canshowyourwisdomandlovelycharacter.D.makesyouenjoyyourlifehappily.

Theimpressionyoumakeatthebeginningofaninterviewisveryimportant.Employersoftendecidetohiresomeoneinthefirstthreeminutesoftheinterview.Theyjudgeyoubyyourappearanceattitude态度andmanners.Afriendlysmilewhenyouwalkintotheroomisimportant.A.smileshowsaconfident自信的andpositiveattitudE.Whenyouintroduceyourselfmakeeyecontactwiththeinterviewer.SomeinterviewersofferahandshakE.Othersdon’t.TrytobeasnaturalaspossiblE.ButpayattentiontoyourbodylanguagE.ThewayyousitwalkgestureuseyourvoiceandshowfeelingsonyourfaceisallpartofyourbodylanguagE.Itmakestheinterviewerknowhowyoufeelaboutyourselfandthesituationyouarein.Areyoufeelingpositivelyaboutyourself?Yourabilities?Yourinterestinthejob?Speakclearlyandloudlyenough.ShowinterestandenthusiasminyourvoicE.Whenyouspeaklookattheinterviewer.Alsodon’tsaynegativethingsaboutyourselforformeremployer.Listentoquestionscarefully.Ifyoudon’tunderstandaquestionasktheinterviewertorepeatorexplainI’msorrybutIdidn’tcatchthat.I’mnotsureexactlywhatyoumean.Almosteveryoneisnervousinajobinterview.Interviewersknowthat.Theydon’texpectyoutobetotallycalmandrelaxeD.Buttheyexpectyoutotrytocontrolyournervousness.TheyexpectyoutoshowconfidenceinyourabilitytodothejoB.AttheendoftheinterviewthanktheinterviewerforherorhistimE.It’sagoodideatosendashortthank-youletterrightaftertheinterviewordeliveritbyhanD.Phonethecompanyifyouhavenotheardanythingafteroneweek.AskiftheyhavemadeadecisionaboutthejoB.Goodluck！72.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.youshouldalwaysputonasmilewhenmeetingtheemployerB.youshouldstandstillwithrespectbeforetheemployerC.thefirstimpressionisveryimportantinaninterviewD.employersunderstandandlikeemployees’nervousness73.Whyshouldwepayattentiontoourbodylanguage?A.Becauseitcanhelpuswintheemployer’spositiveimpression.B.Becauseitcanhelpusfeelabouttheemployer.C.Becauseitisneededbyouremployer.D.Becauseweneedittoimproveourfeelings.74.Themainpurposeofthepassageis______.A.togiveyousomeadviceontheartoffindingajobB.totellrightfromwrongaboutjobinterviewsC.toexplainwhyweshoulddosomethingaboutaninterviewD.tosuggestnotbeingshyinaninterview75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.FriendlySmileB.MakingaGoodExpressionC.Don’tBeNervousD.SendingaThank-YouLetter

Welcometoyourfuturelife!Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-looking.In2035medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleyouragecouldlivetobe150soat40you’renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti-aging抗衰老的treatment.Nowallthreeofyoulookthesameage!YousaytoyourshirtTurnreD.ItchangesfrombluetoreD.In2035smartclothescontainparticles粒子muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeclothes’colororpattern.Youwalkintothekitchen.YoupickupthemilkbutavoicesaysYoushouldn'tdrinkthat!Yourfridgehasreadthechip芯片thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilkanditknowsthemilkisold.In2035everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.It’stimetogotowork.In2035carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyoursmartcarwheretogo.OnthewayyoucancallafriendusingyourjacketsleevE.Suchsmarttechnologyisallaroundyou.Sowillallthesethingscometrue?FornewtechnologytosucceedsaysscientistAndrewZolliithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.TheInternetisoneexample---whatwillbethenext?1.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture__________.A.peoplewillnevergetoldB.everyonewilllookthesameC.redwillbethemostpopularcolorD.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern2.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.B.MoredrinkswillbeavailableforsalE.C.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.D.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.3.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?A.FridgeswillknowwhatpeopleneeD.B.JacketsleevescanbeusedasaguidE.C.Carswillbeabletodriveautomatically.D.NothingcanreplacetheInternet.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.FuturetechnologyineverydaylifE.B.Foodandclothingin2035.C.MedicaltreatmentsofthefuturE.D.Thereasonforthesuccessofnewtechnology.

Itisonlypraiseorpunishmentthatdeterminesachild’slevelofconfidencE.Therearesomeotherimportantwaysweshapeourkids-particularlybygivinginstructionsandcommandsinanegativeorpositivechoiceofwords.ForexamplewecansaytoachildDon’trunintotraffic!prStayonthefootpathclosetomE.Inusingthelatteryouwillbehelpingyourkidstothinkandactpositivelyandtofeelcompetentinawiderangeofsituationsbecausetheyknowwhattodoandaren’tscaringthemselvesaboutwhatnottodo.Whydoessuchasmallthingmakeadifference?Itisallinthewaythehumanmindworks.Whatwethinkweautomaticallyrehearse预演.Forexampleifsomeoneofferedyouamilliondollarsnottothinkofabluemonkeyfortwominutesyouwouldn’tbeabletodoit.WhenachildistoldDon’tfalloffthetreehewillthinkoftwothings:don’tandfalloffthetree.ThatishewillautomaticallycreatethepictureoffallingoffthetreeinhisminD.A.childwhoisvividlyimaginingfallingoffthetreeismuchmorelikelytofalloff.SoitisfarbettertouseHoldontothetreecarefully.Clearpositiveinstructionshelpkidstounderstandtherightwaytodothings.Kidsdonotalwaysknowhowtobesafeorhowtoreacttothewarningofthedangerinnegativewords.SoparentsshouldmaketheircommandspositivE.SamholdonfirmtothesideoftheboatismuchmoreusefulthanDon’tyoudaretofalloutoftheboat?orworsestillHowdoyouthinkI’llfeelifyoudrown?Thechangesaresmallbutthedifferenceisobvious.ChildrenlearnhowtoguideandorganizethemselvesfromthewayweguidethemwithourwordssoitpaystobepositivE.28.Positivechoiceofwordshelpskidsto__________.A.dothingscarefullyB.builduptheirconfidenceC.improvetheirimaginationD.learnindifferentsituations29.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.A.childwillactonwhatisinstructedB.Onecan’thelpimaginingwhatishearD.C.A.childwillfalloffthetreewhentoldnotto.D.Onewon’tthinkofabluemonkeywhengivenmoney.30.Whichofthefollowingcommandshelpskidstobesafe?A.Fastenyourseatbelt.B.Don’tplaybythelakE.C.HowdoyouthinkI’llfeelifyougethurt?D.Don’tyoudaretowalkthroughtheredlight?31.Themainideaofthepassageisthat__________.A.praisemakeskidsconfidentB.rightinstructionskeepkidssafeC.clearcommandsmakekidsdifferentD.choiceofwordscanmakeadifference

BeingAuthoritative由权威的ParentsPhrasesliketigermomand‘‘helicopterparenthavemadetheirwayintoeverydaylanguagE.Manyofusfindourselvesdrawntotheideathatwithjustabitmoreparentalhardworkandeffortwemightturnoutchildrenwithbrightfutures.Butisthereanythingwrongwithakindofoverparentingstyle?ParentalinvolvementhasalonghistoryofbeingstudieD.ManyofthestudiesconductedbyDianaBaumrindafamouspsychologistattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleyhavefoundthatagoodparentistheonewhoisinvolvedandreactstoherchildinapositivewaywhosetshighexpectationsbutgivesherchildindependencE.TheseauthoritativeparentsappeartohitthesweetspotofparentalinvolvementandgenerallyraisechildrenwhodobetteracademicallypsychologicallyandsociallythanchildrenwhoseparentsarenotstrictandlessinvolvedorcontrollingandmoreinvolveD.Whyisthisparentingstylesosuccessful?Authoritativeparentsactuallyhelpimprovemotivationintheirchildren.CarolDweckasocialpsychologistatStanfordUniversityhasdoneresearchthatindicateswhyauthoritativeparentsraisemoremotivatedchildren.InatypicalexperimentDr.DwecktakesyoungchildrenintoaroomandasksthemtosolveasimplepuzzlE.Mostdosowithlittledifficulty.ButthenDr.DwecktellssomebutnotallofthekidshowclevertheyarE.Asitturnsoutthechildrenwhoarenottoldthey’resmartaremoremotivatedtosolveincreasinglydifficultpuzzles.Theyalsoshowhigherlevelsofconfidenceandshowgreaterprogressinpuzzle-solving.Astheexperimentsuggestspraisingchildren’stalentsandabilitiesseemstoshaketheirconfidencE.Dealingwithmoredifficultpuzzlescarriestheriskoflosingone’sstatusassmart.Dr.Dweck’sworkstronglysupportsthatofDr.Baumrindwhoalsofoundthatreasonablysupportingachild’sindependenceandlimitinginterference干涉causesbetteracademicandemotionalresults.Thecentraltaskofgrowingupistodevelopasenseofselfthatisindependentandconfident.Ifyoutreatyouryoungchildwhoisjustlearningtowalkasifshecan’twalkyoureduceherconfidencE.Allowingchildrentomakemistakesisoneofthegreatestchallengesofparenting.Itiseasierwhentheyareyoung.Thepotentialmistakescarrygreaterrisksandpartofbeingaparentisreducingriskforourchildren.32.Accordingtothepassageatigermom______.A.payscloseattentiontoherchildren’sexperiencesB.speaksherchildren’severydaylanguageC.placesreasonableexpectationsonherchildrenD.helpsherchildrenrealizetheirdreams33.Itisimpliedthatcontrollingstyleofparentingmay_____.A.facemorechallengesofchildrenB.fosterindependenceinchildrenC.leadtochildren’sacademicsuccessD.causemoreproblemsinchildren34.Theexampleofthechildrendoingthepuzzlessuggeststhat______.A.agoodgameplaysabigroleintrainingyoungmindsB.brightchildrenusuallyshowlessconfidenceindifficultgamesC.puzzle-solvingcangivechildrenthemotivationtheyneedD.overpraisingmakeschildrenlessmotivatedandconfident35.Thelastparagraphtellsusthat______.A.childrenshouldnotbegivenmuchfreedomB.parentsshouldallowtheirchildrentolearnfrommistakesC.parentsshouldnotincreasetheriskofchallengingD.childrenshouldcorrectmistakeswiththehelpoftheirparents

TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeoplehurtmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.32.Peoplewhoareunhappy_______.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthings33.Thephrasesourthepleasureofsocietymostnearlymeans_______.A.makeothersunhappyB.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeC.tendtoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife34.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons35.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould_______.A.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemB.preventanycommunicationwiththemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes

Improvingheatingespeciallyinaloudenvironmentisjustlikeanyotherskill—ittakespractice.Researchshowsthatmusicians--despiteoftenworkinginconditionsthatcanproducehearinglossarebetterabletopickoutspeechfromsurroundingnoiseastheygrowoldcomparedtonon-musicians.Andanewstudyofauditory听觉的trainingwithacommerciallyavailablebraintrainingprogramsuggeststhatmostpeoplewhoarehardofhearingcandevelopthesameskills.InareportpublishedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesscientistsshowedthatpeopletrainedfor40hoursover8weekswithPositScience’sBrainFitnesswereabletopickout41％morewordsfrombackgroundnoisecomparedtothosewhowatchededucationalDVDsandwerequizzedontheircontentsafterthesameamountoftime.Theresearchincluded67olderadultsbetween55and70withanaver—ageageof63.Theauditorytrainingcan3_eintheformofcomputerizedhearingtasksthatmadetheparticipantsreadytohearbetterbyrequitingthemtoidentifyvariousspeech.soundsanddistinguishbetweensimilarsoundingsyllables音节forexampleaswellasrepeatingbackwordsandrememberingstones.BoththosewhoreceivedthetrainingandthosewhowatchedtheDVDsweretestedonshorttermmemorybrainprocessingspeedandtheabilitytohearspeechinnoisysettings.AlloftheparticipantsshowedimprovementinthesethreemeasuresbutforthefirsttimethescientistsalsodocumentedthatthesharperhearingWasaccompaniedbyearliersignalinginthebrain-stern.Astheauthorswriteintheirpaperthetrainingspedupthebrain’sabilitytorespondtoitbringingittomoreyouthful’’levels.32.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that________.AmusicianscanignoreallthenoiseB.musicianshavethebesthearingabilityC.auditorytrainingcanpartlyhelpimprovethehearingabilityD.auditorytrainingcanhelpallpeopleespeciallythemusicians33·WhatdoesBrainFitnessreferto?A.It’sakindofnoisysetting.B.It’sakindofauditorytrainings.C.It’saneducationalDVD.D.It’sanameofajournal34.Howwastheauditorytrainingcarriedout7A.Byaskingthe.participantstorecitesimilarsounds.B.BycomparingthemwiththosewhowatchededucationalDVDs.C.·Byidentifyingvarioussoundsandsoundingsyllables.D.Bytellingstoriesanddistinguishingdifferentsyllables.35·Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.youngparticipantsperformedbetterthanoldonesB.thetrainingmadeoldpeoplefeeltheyarestillyoung’C.watchingDVDsdoesnogoodtopeople’sintelligence.D.thosewhoweretrainedrespondedtothespeechmorequickly

Youeitherhaveitoryoudon’t—asenseofdirectionthatis.ButwhyisitthatsomepeoplecouldfindtheirwayacrosstheSaharawithoutamapwhileotherscanlosethemselvesinthenextstreet?Scientistssaywe’reallbornwithasenseofdirectionbutitisnotproperlyunderstoodhowitworks.Onetheoryisthatpeoplewithagoodsenseofdirectionhavesimplyworkedharderatdevelopingit.ResearchbeingcarriedoutatLiverpoolUniversitysupportsthisideaandsuggeststhatifwedon’tuseitweloseit.ChildrenasyoungassevenhavetheabilitytofindtheirwayaroundsaysJimMartlandResearchDirectoroftheproject.Howeveriftheyarenotallowedoutaloneoraretakeneverywherebycartheyneverdeveloptheskills.JimMartlandalsoemphasizesthatyoungpeopleshou1dbetaughtcertainskillstoimprovetheirsenseofdirection.Hemakesthefollowingsuggestions:•Ifyouareusingamapturnitsoitrelatestothewayyouarefacing.•IfyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplaceputitnearsomethinglikeabigstoneoratreE.NotelandmarksontherouteasyougoawayfromyourbikE.WhenyoureturngobackalongthesameroutE.•Simplifythewayoffindingyourdirectionbyusinglinessuchasstreetsinatownstreamsorwallsinthecountrysidetoguideyou.CountyourstepssothatyouknowhowfaryouhavegoneandnoteanylandmarkssuchastowerblocksorhillswhichcanhelptofindoutwhereyouarE.Nowyouneednevergetlostagain!65.Scientistsbelievethat____.A.somebabiesarebornwithasenseofdirectionB.peoplelearnasenseofdirectionastheygrowolderC.peopleneverlosetheirsenseofdirectionD.everybodypossessesasenseofdirectionfrombirth66.Whatistrueofseven-year-oldchildrenaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyneverhaveasenseofdirectionwithoutmaps.B.Theyshouldneverbeallowedoutaloneiftheylackasenseofdirection.C.TheyhaveasenseofdirectionandcanfindtheirwayarounD.D.Theycandevelopagoodsenseofdirectioniftheyaredrivenaroundinacar.67.Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplaceyoushould____.A.tieittoatreesoastopreventitfrombeingstolenB.drawamapoftheroutetohelprememberwhereitisC.avoidtakingthesameroutewhenyoucomebacktoitD.remembersomethingeasilyrecognizableontheroute68.Accordingtothepassagethebestwaytofindyourwayaroundisto____.A.askpolicemenfordirectionsB.usewallsstreamandstreetstoguideyourselfC.rememberyourroutebylookingoutforstepsandstairsD.countthenumberoflandmarksthatyousee

Usingtoomuchwaterorthrowingrubbishintoourriversareclearwaysthathumanscanputourwatersupplyindangerbutwealsoaffectourwatersupplyinlessobviousways.Youmaywonderhowpaving铺砌aroadcanleadtolessuseablefreshwater.A.majorpartofthewaterweuseeverydayisgroundwater.Groundwaterdoesnotcomefromlakesorrivers.ItcomesfromundergrounD.Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepavethelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater.Humanactivityisnotresponsibleforallwatershortages短缺.Drierclimatesareofcoursemorelikelytohavedroughts干旱thanareaswithmorerainfallbutinanycasegoodmanagementcanhelptomakesurethereisenoughwatertomeetourbasicneeds.Thinkingaboutthewayweusewatereverydaycanmakeabigdifferencetoo.IntheUnitedStatesafamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday!Thisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertolivebutthere'salotwecandotolowerthenumber.YoucantakestepstosavewaterinyourhomE.Tostartwithusethesameglassforyourdrinkingwaterallday.Washitonlyonceaday.Runyourdishwasher洗碗机onlywhenitisfull.HelpyourparentsfixanyleaksinyourhomE.Youcanevenhelptokeepourwatersupplycleanbyrecyclingbatteriesinsteadofthrowingthemaway.8.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoleadtolessgroundwater?A.Usingriverwater.B.Pavingparkinglots.C.Throwingbatteriesaway.D.Throwingrubbishintolakes.9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Ittakesalotofefforttomeetourwaterneeds.B.Allwatershortagesareduetohumanbehavior.C.ThereismuchwecandotoreducefamilysizE.D.TheaveragefamilyinAmericamakesproperuseofwater.10.Thelastparagraphisintendedto________.A.showushowtofixleaksathomeB.tellushowtorunadishwasherC.suggestwhatwedotosavewaterathomeD.provewhatdrinkingglassisbestforus11.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.whypavingroadsreducesourwaterB.howhumanactivityaffectsourwatersupplyC.whydroughtsoccurmoreindryclimatesD.howmuchwedependonwatertolive

MostofusspendourlivesseekingthenaturalworlD.WegofishingsitinthegardenhaveapicnicliveinthesuburbsorgototheseasidE.ThemostpopularleisureactivityinBritainisgoingforawalk.Whenjoggersjogtheydon'trunthestreets.Everyoneofthemtendtogototheparkortheriver.Butdespitethisourchildrenaregrowingupnaturedeprived剥夺.Ispentmyboyhoodclimbingtrees.ThesedayschildrenarerobbedoftheseancientfreedomsduetoproblemslikecrimetrafficthelossoftheopenspacesandstrangenewideasaboutwhatisbestforchildrenthatistosaythingsthatcanbeboughtratherthanthingsthatcanbefounD.ThetruthistobefoundelsewherE.A.studyintheUS:familieshadmovedtobetterhousingandthechildrenwereassessedforADHD--attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder多动症.Thosewhoseaccommodationhadmorenaturalviewsshowedanimprovementof19%;thosewhohadthesameimprovementinmaterialsurroundingsbutnoniceviewimprovedjust40%.ADHDisoneofthegreatproblemsofmodernchildhooD.OnestudyafteranotherindicatesthatcontactwithnaturegiveshugebenefitstoADHDchildren.Howeverwespendmoneyondrugsratherthanongreenplaces.ThelifeofoldpeopleismeasurablybetterwhentheyhaveaccesstonaturE.Theincreasingconcernforthegrowingpopulationofoldpeopleisinqualityratherthanquantityofyears.Andstudyafterstudyfindsthatagardenisthesinglemostimportantthinginfindingthatquality.EvenproblemswithcrimeandaggressivebehaviourarereducedwhenthereiscontactwiththenaturalworlD.WeneedthewildworlD.Itisessentialtoourwell-beingourhealthandourhappiness.37.Accordingtotheauthorpeopleenjoy______toseeknaturE.A.sittinginthegardenB.joggingonthestreetC.shoppinginthesupermarketD.runninginthegym38.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanseethat______.A.adultsdeprivethechildrenoftheirrightstoapproachnatureB.childrenprobablyspendlesstimeinnaturenowadaysC.climbingtreeswillcertainlydogoodtothechildrenD.childrentendtobehappierasaresultoftheirmaterialsatisfaction39.Inwhatwaydopeoplebenefitfromtheircontactwithnature?A.ChildrenwithADHDcanbecureD.B.Children'sperformanceatschoolisgreatlyimproveD.C.ProblemswithcrimeandviolentbehaviorwilleasilybesolveD.D.A.gardennearbyimprovesthequalityofoldpeople'slifE.40.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.NaturetreatschildrenwithADHD.B.AccesstonatureimprovesourlifE.C.GettingclosetonaturereducescrimE.D.Mancan'tlivewithoutnaturalareas.

Ihonestlyhavenoideahowthatcatgotupthere.It’sahundred—foot—metalpole.There’snowayheclimbedthatthingJimsaidtotheworriedwoman.Itwasn’tevenhercatbutshewaspassingbyandsawit.immediatelycallingthefire—stationtocometosaveit.Jimsawalotofstrangethingsasafiremanoftensadorupsettingthingsbutthiswasnew.Isupposewecouldgettheblanketandseeifwecanconvincethepoorcattojumpdown·Buthedoesn’treallylooktooscaredJimsaidtothewoman.Davegetoverhere!Jimcalledoverhisshouldertothefiretruckdriver.DavewalkedoverandlookedwhereJimwaspointing.How’dhegetupthere?Jimshruggedsimilarlypuzzled.Doyousupposewecouldgettheblanketandconvincehimtojump?Daveshruggedinresponse.Idon’tseewhynot.JimlookedupattheblackmassonthetopoftheflagpoletheAmericannagwavingproudlybeneathhim.Itwasdefinitelyacatandheregardedthepeoplegatheredbelowasiftheywerehissubjects臣民andhetheirkinghisyelloweyesscanninghissurroundingswithapparentdisinterest.WhentheblanketwasspreadoutbelowthecatJimandDavebeganstrikingtheflagpole.Thecatlookeddownandthengazedintotheskyasifitwerelookingforsomething.JimandDavefollowedhisgaze.Suddenlyoutoftheclearskyappearedadarkfigure.Thefigureswooped俯冲lowtowardtheflagpole.Itwasaneagle!Asitgotcloserthecatleapeddownthepoleswiftlyontothegroundandthengotlostinthebushes.JimDaveandtheoldwomanwereleftwiththeirmouthsopen.Theyallagreeditwasthebestwaytogetitdown.24.Whydidthewomancallthefirestation?A.Becausethepolewasonfire.B.Becausehercatwasmissing.C.Becauseshefeltitwasstrange.D.Becauseshewantedtosavethecat.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhimreferto?A.Thecat.B.Jim.C.Theking.D.Dave.26.Whatdidthefiremenplantodoatfirst?A.Tostrikethepole.B.Tospreadtheblanket.C.Toshoutatthecat.D.Toshrughelplessly.27.Whosavedthecat?A.Aneagle.B.Thefiremen.C.Thecatitself.D.Thepeoplearound.

Tomelifewithoutmusicwouldnotbeexciting.Irealizethatthisisnottrueforeverybody.ManypeoplegetalongquitewellwithoutgoingtotheconcertorlisteningtotherecorD.Butmusicplaysanimportantpartineveryone’slifewhetherherealizesitornot.TrytoimagineforexamplewhatfilmsorTVplayswouldbelikewithoutmusiC.WouldthefeelingsthemovingplotandthegreatestinterestsbesoexcitingordramaticI’mnotsureaboutit.Nowwehavebeenspeakingofmusicinitsmorecommonmeaning—thekindofmusicwehearintheconcerthall.Butifwelookatsomepartsofmusicmorecloselywediscoverthemineverydaylifetoo—intherhythmoftheseathemelodyofabirdinthewoodsandsoon.Somusicsurelyhasmeaningforeveryoneinsomewayorother.AndofcourseithasspecialmeaningforthosewhohavespentalltheirlivesworkingorplayingorwritingmusiC.ItiswellsaidThroughmusicachildentersaworldofbeautyexpresseshimselffromhisheartfeelsthejoyofdoingthingsalonelearnstotakecareofothersdevelopshismindandmakeshisbodystrong.21.Thewritersaysmoreabout______inthetext.A.lifefullofmusicB.lifewithoutmusicC.theimportanceofmusicD.thedevelopmentofmusic22.Fromthetextwelearnthatmanypeople______.A.don’trealizetheimportanceofmusicB.getalongquitewellwithoutmusicC.gototheconcertinsteadofenjoyingmusicD.thinklifewouldbelessexcitingwithoutmusic23.Inthewriter’sopinioniftherewasnomusicinthefilmsorTVplays______.A.thecinemaandtheatrewouldbequietB.wewouldlosesomeoftheaudienceC.everythingwouldbeasexcitingasbeforeD.itwouldbehardtoimaginetheresult24.Theunderlinedwordmelodymeans______.A.flyingB.lookingC.singingD.living

Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?A.teacher?A.doctor?Howaboutanice-creamtaster?Yestherereallyisajobwhereyoucangetpaidtotasteice-cream.JustaskJohnHarrionanOfficialTasteTesterforthepast21years.Testinghelpsmanufacturerstobesureofaproduct’squality.DuringhiscareerHarrisonhasbeenresponsibleforapprovinglargequantitiesofthesweeticecream—aswellasfordevelopingover75flavors味道.Somepeoplethinkthatitwouldbeeasytodothisjobafterallyoujusthavetolikeicecreamright?No—there’smoretothejobthanthatsaysHarrisonwhohasadegreeinchemistry.Hepointsoutthatadairyorfood-sciencedegreewouldbeveryusefultosomeonewantingacareerinthiscoolfielD.InatypicalmorningonthejobHarrisontastesandassesses60ice-creamsamples.Heletstheicecreamwarmuptoabout12℉.HarrisonexplainsYougetmoreflavorfromwarmericecreamwhichiswhysomekidsliketostiritcreatingice-creamsoup.WhiletheicecreamwarmsupHarrisonlooksoverthesamplesandgradeseachoneonitsappearancE.Tastingbeginswiththeeyesheexplains.HecheckstoseeiftheicecreamisattractiveandaskshimselfDoestheproducthavethecolorexpectedfromthatflavor?Nextit’stimetotaste!ContinuingtothinkupnewideastryoutnewflavorsandtestsamplesfromsomanykindsoficecreameachdaykeepsHarrisonbusybuthappy—workingatonecooljoB.66.WhatisJohnHarrison’sjob?A.Anofficial.B.Anice-creamtaster.C.A.chemist.D.Anice-creammanufacturer.67.AccordingtoJohnHarrisontobequalifiedinthecoolfielditishelpfulto______.A.keepadiaryofworkB.haveadegreeinrelatedsubjectsC.havenewideaseverydayD.findoutnewflavorseachday68.WhatdoesHarrisondofirstwhentestingicecream?A.Hestirstheicecream.B.Heexaminesthecoloroftheicecream.C.Hetastestheflavoroftheicecream.D.Heletstheicecreamwarmup.69.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.TastingwithEyesB.FlavorsofIceCreamC.JohnHarrison’sLifeD.OneCoolJob

Rememberingyourdreamswillrequiresomeeffortsonyourpart.Butwhatyourdreamscanofferandtellyouaboutyourselfwillbewellworthit.Herearesometipstohelprecallyourdreams:1.BeforegoingtobedkeepaclearminD.TellyourselfthatIwillremembermydreamswhenIwakeup.Thisisactuallyaprovenandeffectivewaytorecallyourdreams.2.Havearegularbedtimeandwake-uptimE.MakethisyourroutinE.Goingtobedandwakingupataregulartimeeverydaycouldaidindreamrecollection.3.AvoidalcoholconsumptionandtakingmedicinebeforegoingtobeD.Thesethingsmaypreventyoufromrememberingyourdreams.4.Keepapencilandanotebooknexttoyourbedsothattheywillbewithinreachassoonasyouwakeup.Havingasmalllampbyyourbedsideisalsoagoodideasoyouwakeupinthemiddleofthenightandcanrecordyourdreamsimmediately.5.Donotgetoutofbedimmediately.UponwakingfromadreamliestillinyourbedkeepingyoureyesclosedandmovingaslittleaspossiblE.LetyourmindwanderamongtheimagesofwhatyouhavejustdreameD.6.WritedownasmanydetailsinyourdreamsasyoucannomatterhowseeminglyunimportanttheymaybE.DonotjudgethecontentorworryiftheymakesensE.7.Sometimesitmayhelptodrawpictures.A.pictureisworthathousandwordsasthesayinggoes.Evenifyouarenotanartistasimpledrawingcanhelptorecalldetailsofyourdreams.5.Thispassagetellsyou______.A.someusefultipstorecallyourdreamsB.thewaytorecallyourdreamsC.thereasontorememberdreamsD.manydetailsinyourdreams6.WhichofthefollowingwaysmayNOTbeusefulforrecallingdreams?A.AvoidingtakingalcoholandmedicinE.B.Notgettingoutofbedimmediately.C.Drinkingacupofhotmilk.D.WritingdownasmanydetailsaspossiblE.7.Whatdoestheunderlineditinthefirstparagraphmean?______A.Rememberingyourdreams.B.Sometipstohelprecallyourdreams.C.Yourmakingeffortstorememberyourdreams.D.Whatyourdreamscanofferandtellyouaboutyourself.8.TheauthorusesthesayingApictureisworthathousandwordsto_______A.showthatapictureisbetterthanwordsB.sayapictureisequaltothousandsofwordsC.provethatit’smoreimportanttodrawpicturesthantospeakD.indicate表明drawingpicturesreallyhelpstorecalldream

Sincewearesocialbeingsthequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionsisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressful有压力的conditions.Socialsupportconsistsoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajorlifechangesanddailyproblems.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnessesfromdepressiontoheartdiseaseshowthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeopledefendthemselvesagainstillnessandtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.Firstfriendsrelativesandco­workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself­respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Secondotherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.ThirdwetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportivE.Takingpartinfree­timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting转移注意力usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finallyotherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaidmaterialresourcesandneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveanddealwithourproblems.1.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecausetheycan________.A.dealwithlifechangesB.smoothawaydailyproblemsC.makepeoplelivemoreeasilyD.curetypesofillnesses2.Theresearchesshowthatpeople’sphysicalandmentalhealth________.A.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersB.liesinthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthemC.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD.isrelatedtotheircouragefordealingwithmajorlifechanges.3.WhichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordcushionsA.takesplaceofB.makesupofC.lessenstheeffectofD.getsridof4.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkinsparetimeisanexampleof________.A.instrumentalsupportB.informationalsupportC.socialcompanionshipD.thestrengtheningofself­respect5.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Effectsofstressfulconditions.B.Kindsofsocialsupport.C.Waystodealwithstress.D.Interpersonalrelationships.

Weallknowthatmoneycan'tbuyhappinessbutmanytimesweactasifwewerehappierwithabitmoremoney.Weareconditionedtowanttoberichwhenweknowthericharen'thappyeitherwearetrainedtowantthelatestgadgetorstylethattelevisiontellsustowantwewanttoearnmoremoneybecausethenwe'llhaveagoodlifE.Butnoneofthemwillbringushappiness.Nomatterhowmuchweearnnomatterhowmuchwehaveinthebanknomatterhowniceourclothingorcarsortoysnoneofthemwillmakeushappier.Andthesadthingisthatitcouldtakeusdecadestopursuewealthandluxuriousitemsbeforewerealizethis.SowhatwillbringushappinessLuckilyit'sthesethreethingsthatdon'tcostathing.ThesethreethingshavebeenprovenbysurveysofhundredsofthousandsofpeopleaboutwhattheyhavewhattheirlivesarelikeandhowhappytheyarE.HeretheyaretheThreeSecretstoHappiness1.Goodrelationships.Wehaveahumanneedtobeclosetoandtobeintimatewithotherhumanbeings.Havinggoodandsupportivefriendshipsastrongmarriageorcloseandlovingrelationshipswithourfamilymemberswillmakeusmuchmorelikelytobehappy.ActionstepsTaketimetodaytospendtimewithyourlovedonestotellthemwhattheymeantoyoutolistentothemandtodevelopyourrelationshipswiththem.2.Positivethinking.I'mobviouslyabigproponentofpositivethinkingasthebestwaytoachieveyourgoalsanditturnsoutthatitcanleadtohappinesstoo.Optimismandself­esteemaresomeofthebestindicatorsofpeoplewholeadhappylives.HappypeoplefeelempoweredtakecontroloftheirlivesandhaveapositiveoutlookonlifE.ActionstepsMakepositivethinkingahabit.Infactthisshouldbeoneofthefirsthabitsyoudevelop.Getintothehabitofsquashingallnegativethoughtsandreplacingthemwithpositiveones.InsteadofIcan'tthinkIcan.ItmaysoundsillybutitworksformeeverytimE.3.Flow.ThisisapopularconceptontheInternetthesedays—astateweenterwhenwearecompletelyfocusedontheworkortaskbeforeus.WearesoburiedinourtaskthatwelosetrackoftimE.Havingworkandleisurethatgetyouinthisstateofflowwillalmostundoubtedlyleadtohappiness.Peoplefindgreatestenjoymentnotwhenthey'repassivelymindlessbutwhenthey'reabsorbedinamindfulchallengE.ActionstepsFindworkthatyouhaveapassionfor.Seriously—thisisanextremelyimportantstep.Findhobbiesthatyouhaveapassionfor.TurnofftheTV—thisistheoppositeofflow—andgooutsideanddosomethingthattrulyengagesyou.You'vebeengiventheThreeSecretstoHappiness.Don'twastethem!25.Whichofthefollowingisthemostpropertitleofthispassage?A.TheSecretstoHappinessB.Whatishappiness?C.MoneyvsHappinessD.Whoarehappy?26.Thewriterexpresseshis________attitudetowardsmoneyandwealth.A.negativeB.supportiveC.objectiveD.respective27.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tbelongtotheadvicegivenbythewriter?A.Beingengagedinwhatyouareinterestedin.B.Havinggoodrelationshipswithothers.C.WatchingTV.D.BeingoptimisticaboutyourlifE.

Decision—makingcanbeextremelydifficult.Decisionmakingstylesaresignificantlydifferentindifferentcultures.InanyapproachtoaproblemandinanynegotiationstheWesternworldturnstotheItoyouapproachwhileJapanyoutoyouapproach.Theformermeansbothsidespresenttheirargumentsopenlyfromtheirownpointofview.Naturallyoftencomesaconfrontation冲突situationwhichtheWesternersareveryskillfulindealingwith.Thelatterisbasedoneachsidetryingtounderstandtheotherperson’spointofview.Thusthedirectionofthemeetingisamutual相互的attempttoreduceconfrontationandachieveharmony.BesidesWesterndecision—makinggoesmostlyfromtopmanagementandoftendoesnotconsultmiddlemanagementortheworkers.HoweverinJapangreatconsiderationisgiventothethoughtsandopinionsofeveryoneatalllevels.Basedonbottomupdirectionideascanbecreatedatthelowestlevelstravelupwardthroughanorganizationandhaveaneffectonthefinaldecision.Differenceindecision—makingalsocomesfromdifferentcommunicationstyles.TheJapanesebusinesspersonworkstoachieveharmonyevenifthedealfallsthroughandwillspendwhatevertimeisnecessarytodetermineayoutoyouapproachcommunicatingpersonalviewsonlyindirectly.TheyputathoroughjobabovetheWesterndeadlineapproach.SotheJapaneseisthoroughintheirmeetings.ThusAmericansareoftenannoyedbythemanymeetingsinmanyJapanesebusinesses.ButwheretheAmericanispressingforaspecificdecisiontheJapaneseistryingtothinkuparatherbroaddirection.OntheotherhandonceagivenagreementismadeitistheJapanesewhosometimeswondersattheslowpaceinwhichtheWesternerscarryoutthedecision.TheJapaneseiseagertomoveforwardandtheWesternersperhapslag落后于behindastheytakethetimeforin—depthplanning.24.AJapanesebusinessbasesitsdecision.A.ontop-downdirectionB.onnothingbutitsworkers’viewsC.onbottom—updirectionD.onlyonitstopleaders’opinions25.ThetextmainlytellsusthatJapanandtheWesternworldA.facegreatdifficultyinmakingdecisionsB.aredifferentindecision—makingstylesC.haveallmemberscontributetoadecisionD.havetwoapprochaches:ItoyouandyouandI26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheWesterners?A.TheycarryoutthedecisiononceitismadE.B.Therearemanymeetingsintheirbusinesses.C.Theyworktoachieveharmonyindoingbusiness.D.Theyaregoodathandlingconfrontationsituation.27.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsJapanesedecision—makingis.A.positiveB.criticalC.negativeD.casual

Findinganewandfunhobbycanmakeyouahappierperson.HobbiescanbeagreatwaytorelievestressandbringmorejoyintoyourlifE.Specificallywhenyoufindanewhobby.HobbiesareforeveryoneatanyagE.Whenyougetolderyoushouldnothavefewerhobbies.46Youmightbelookingforanewhobbybutyou'renotsurewhat.A.newhobbyrequiresfindingnewinterestswhichmeansexperimentingtofindthoseinterests.Trynewthings.Tofindanewhobbyitwillrequiretryingnewthings.Newhobbieswon'tusuallyjustfindyou.Don'tputthingsoff.YoumightthinktoyourselfIdon'tlikethat.Ifyou'veneverdoneitorgivenitachancehowcanyouknow?47__Learnnewthings.You'renevertooyoungoroldtolearnmoreinlifE.Ifyoutakethetimetolearnnewthingsyou'lldevelopnewinterests.Letyourcuriosityrunwildanddevelopmoreknowledgeoverthethingsyoudon'tknoworarefamiliarwith.48Readingthesamesportsnewspapereverydaydoesn'tcountasanewandfunhobby.Collectthings._49.Startcollectingthem.Maybeyouhaveaninterestincoinsorspecificjewelry.Thinkaboutcertainintereststhatpertainto关于whatyoucancollect.Ifyou'reasportsfanthencollectsportcardsorjersey's.Simplehobbiesaren'talwaysabadthing.Youcancollectjustaboutanything.50__EveryonehasacreativesidE.Somepeoplefinddifferentwaysofexpressingthatsidetothem.Itcanbewritingdrawingpaintingplayingamusicinstrumentphotographydancingorsinging.Thesecanbefunandrelaxinghobbiestohavethatbeapositivewayofexpressingyouremotions.A.InteractwithothersB.ThinkofthethingsthatyoudolikeC.LearningisnotsuchabadthingD.FindandexpressthecreativesideinyouE.HaveanopenmindandgivethingsachanceF.Otherwiseyou'lldevelopmorestressandgrayhairsG.writedownalistoftheleisureactivitiesyouenjoy

Whatisthemostimportantdayofyourlife?FormanypeopletheanswerisyourWeddingDay—thedaywhenyoumarryanotherpersonandpromisetolivetogetherashusbandorwifefortherestofyourlives.Weddingcelebrationsdifferfromcountrytocountry—inChinathebridewearsred;inIndiatheweddingcancontinueforthreedays.HoweverinBritainthebridewearswhiteandtheweddingusuallyonlylastsforoneday.IntheUKitispossibletogetmarriedinareligiousorcivilceremony.A.religiousceremonytakesplaceinachurch.A.civilceremonyontheotherhandcanbeheldinaregistryofficeinahotelorevenonaboat!Onthedayoftheweddingthebrideandgroomkeptseparateuntiltheceremony.Itissaidtobebadluckifthegroomseesthebrideinherdressbeforethewedding.Thebridearrivesattheceremonyaccompaniedbyherfatherandbridesmaids.TheyofficiallygiveherawaytohernewhusbanD.Duringtheceremonythehappycoupleexchangvows誓言andgiveeachotherweddingringswhichtheywillwearforever.Attheendofceremonytheykiss.Afterwardstheygooutsidewherefriendsandfamilythrowriceorconfetti婚礼中抛撒的五彩纸屑overthem.Thentheygoontothereceptionwherethereisalotoffoodanddrink.Afterthemealthefatherofthebrideandthebestman男傧相makespeeches.ThenthebrideandgroomtakethefirstdancE.It'salotoffun.Finallyattheendofthepartythenewly-wedsleavetogoonhoneymoonusuallytoaveryromanticdestination.Whatisthefunctionofthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.TotellusthatwehavethemostimportantdayinourlifE.B.Tocorrectsomewrongideasaboutwedding.C.Toattractreaders'attentiontothetopic—weddingsinBritain.D.Totellusthatpeoplelikecelebrations.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordnewly-wedsinthelastparagraphreferto?A.ThebrideB.ThebridegroomC.ThebestmanD.Thenewly-marriedcoupleWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.PeopleinBritainusuallygetmarriedinareligiousorcivilceremony.B.Ontheweddingdaythebridecan'tseeeitherofherparents.C.Thebride'sfatherwillgiveherawaytothebridegroom.D.ThebideandthebridegroomwilltakethefirstdancE.

Justbehappy.Soundstoosimplisticdoesn’tit?Butinrealitywecanhavemuchmorehappinessifwechoosetoconsiderthingsfromapositivepointofview.Everyoneexperiencestheupsanddownsoflifehoweverwecanmakeadecisiontotakeadvantageofthenegativeorpracticewhattheoldsayingsaystodo:Whenlifegivesyoulemonsmakelemonade!ItreallyboilsdowntoyourattitudeandyouhavetheabilitytoworkyourattitudeintoanyshapeyoulikE.Herearesometips:lIgnorethosewhotellyoulifeistoodifficulttobehappy.Whatdotheyknow?lWhenyouawakeneachmorningbethankfulforanotherdayevenifit’sraining.lSmileatthoseyoumeeteveniftheydon’treturnthefavor.lDon’tborrowtroublE.Eachdayhasenoughofitsown.lDon’tallowtroubletoburyyouinitsgraydepthofsorrow.lDon’tgiveintonegativethinking.lBepositiveevenwhenothersarenot.lRefusetogiveuponanythingworthhavingordoing.lDosomethingyouenjoyeachdayevenifit’sjustawalkinyourneighborhooD.lWhistle吹口哨asyougothroughtheday.lWorkatbeinghappybecauseit’sworthit.You’rehumanlikeeveryoneelseandfromtimetotimeyouneedalittlepick-me-upinyourdecisiontobehappy.Whenyoureachthatstagefindsomeoneelsewhohasdecidedtobehappy.Joinforceswithhimandmarchforwardinyourdecisiontobeahappyperson.Simplyspeakingahappypersonisnotapersoninacertainsetofcircumstancesbutratherapersonwithacertainsetofattitudes.Choosetodaytojustbehappy——asmuchasitdependsonyou!55.Theamountofhappinessdependson_______.A.theupsanddownsyou’veexperiencedB.whatattitudeyoutaketowardslifeC.howsimplealifeyoumanagetoliveD.thekindofenvironmentyoustayin56.Theunderlinedsentenceadvisesusto______.A.workhardforacomfortablelifeB.drinklemonadewhenindifficultyC.makethebestofwhatwehaveD.ignorethenegativesideoflife57.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOThelpmaintainyourgoodstateofmind?A.Thinkinginadvanceaboutfuturetroubles.B.GreetingotherswithacheerfulsmilE.C.Stayingpositiveallthewaythrough.D.Tryingtoenjoyeverysinglemoment.58.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe_______.A.Don’tloseheartB.ShareyourhappinessC.LiveasimplelifeD.Let’scheerourselvesup

DeborahCohenisaseniornaturalscientistattheRandCorpandtheauthorofthebookABigFatCrisis:TheHiddenForcesBehindtheObesityEpidemicandHowWeCanEndIt.Accordingtothebooktherearelotsofmisunderstandingsofobesity.1.Ifyou’reobeseblameyourgenes.ObesityrateshaveincreaseD.Yetbetween1980and2000thenumberofAmericanswhoareobesehasdoubled—tooquicklyforgeneticfactorstoberesponsiblE.Atrestaurantsadollarputsmorecaloriesonourplatesthaneverbeforebecauserestaurantmealsusuallyhavemorecaloriesthanwhatweprepareathomesopeoplewhoeatoutmorefrequentlyhavehigherratesofobesitythanthosewhoeatoutless.2.Ifyou’reobeseyoulackself-control.Researchshowsthatifwearefacedwithtoomuchinformationwehaveatendencytomakepoordietarychoices.Ourworldhasbecomesorichintemptationthatwecanbeledtoconsumetoomuchinwayswecan’tunderstanD.Eventhemostvigilant警觉的peoplemaynotbeuptothetaskofcontrollingthemselves.3.Lackofaccesstofreshfruitsandvegetablesisresponsibleforobesity.AlthoughtheUSDepartmentofAgricultureestimatesthatfewerthan5percentofAmericansliveinthefooddesertsabout65percentofthenation’spopulationisoverweightorobesE.Formostofusobesityisnotrelatedtoaccesstomorefreshfruitsandvegetablesbuttothechoiceswemakeinsupermarkets.4.Theproblemisnotthatweeattoomuchbutthatwedon’texercisE.MichelleObama’sLet’sMovecampaignisbasedontheideathatifkidsexercisemorechildhoodobesityrateswilldecreasE.Buttherewasnosignificantdecreaseinphysicalactivitylevelsasobesityratesclimbedinthe1980sand1990s.Infactalthoughadropinwork-relatedphysicalactivitymayaccountforupto100fewercaloriesburnedleisurephysicalactivityappearstohaveincreaseD.Theproblemisthatweeattoomuch.25.TheauthormentionedDeborahCohen’sbookinParagraph1to_______.A.introducethetopicB.drawreaders’attentionC.introducetheauthorofthebookD.advertisethebook26.Whatistherelationshipbetweenobesityandtheplacewhereyoueat?A.ThelessyoueatoutthehigherratesofobesityyouhavE.B.ThelessyoueatathomethelowerratesofobesityyouhavE.C.ThemoreyoueatoutthehigherratesofobesityyouhavE.D.ThemoreyoueatathomethehigherratesofobesityyouhavE.27.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Fourmisunderstandingsofobesity.B.Fourrulestohelpyouavoidobesity.C.Obesityleadstoabigfatcrisis.D.Lackingself-controlleadstoobesity.

Doyouhaveimagination?Doyouliketosolveproblems?Canyou?Ifsoyoucouldbethenextgreatinventor.ButI'mjustakidyoumightbe!Don'tworryaboutalittlethinglikeagE.Forexampleonefamousinventor--BenjaminFranklin--gothisstartwhenhewasonly12.Atthatyoungagehecreatedpaddlesforhishandstohelphimswimfaster.Finallyhiscreationledtowhatweknowiscalledflippers!Soyoudon'thavetobeadulttobeaninventor.Onethingyoudoneedthoughissomethingthatkidshaveplentyof:curiosityandimagination.Kidsareknownforlookingatthingsinnewanduniqueways.Sowhatshouldyoudoifyouhavewhatisagreatideaforaninvention?Talktoafriendorfamilymemberaboutit.GetinputfromothersaboutyourideA.Thenaskthemtohelpyoucreateaworkingmodel--calledaprototype原型ofyourideA.Onceyouhaveaprototypeyoucantestit.Sometimesyourideaturnsouttobenotasgreatasyouthought.Atothertimesthoughyourealizeitisagoodideaandyourprototypecanhelpyoufigureouthowtomakeitevenbetter.Ifyourideaisreallyagoodoneanadultcanhelpyoucontactcompaniesthatmightbeinterestedinit.Youwillalsowantanadult'shelptogetapatentforyourideasothatitisprotectedandcan'tbestolenbysomeoneelsE.Ifyouneedsomeinspirationconsiderthesekidsandtheirinventions:JeanieLowinventedtheKiddieStoolwhenshewasjust11.It'safoldingstoolthatfitsunderthekitchensink.Kidscanunfolditanduseittoreachthesinkallbythemselves.Attheageof15LouisBrailleinventedthesystemnamedafterhimthatallowstheblindtoreaD.ChelseaLanmonreceivedapatentwhenshewasjust8forthepocketdiaper尿布anewtypeofdiaperthatincludesapocketforholdingbabywipesandpowder.21.BysayingButI'mjustakidyouprobablymeanyou___________.A.aretooyoungtoachieveanythingB.candoanythingthoughyouareyoungC.areoldenoughtobecomeaninventorD.havetolearnknowledgefromotherpeople22.Kidsaremostlikelytobeinventorsprobablybecausethey_________.A.wouldliketomakefriendswithothersB.usuallyworkhardattheirlessonsatschoolC.likeplayingallkindsoftoysathomeD.thinkaboutthingsinquitedifferentways23.Whoinventedsomethingthathelpstheblindtoread?A.JeannieLowB.BenjaminFranklinC.ChelseaLanmonD.LouisBraille24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethemainideaofthispassage?A.KidshavecuriosityandimaginationB.Therearesomeworldfamousinventors.C.KidsareexactlylikeadultsinawayD.Itispossibleforkidstobeinventors.