Who’s in control of your life? Who is pulling your string? For the majority of us,it’s other people-society, colleagues,friends,family or our religious community.We learned this way of operating when we were very young,of course.We were brainwashed.We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us.As Oscar Wilde puts it,”Most people are other people.Their thought are someone else’s opinions,their lives a mimicry(模仿),their passions a quotation.” So when people tell us how wonderful we ale,it makes us feel good.We long for this good feeling like a drug—we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can.Therefore,we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives.failing to do the things we really want to.Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix(一剂毒品),we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval. But,just as with any drug,there is a price to pay.The price of the approval drug is freedom—the freedom to be ourselves.The truth is that we cannot control what other people think.People have their own agenda,and they come with their own baggage and,in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you.Furthermore,if we try to live by the opinions of others,we will build our life on sinking sand.Everyone has a different way of thinking,and people change their opinions all the time.The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process. So how can we take back control? I think there’s only one way—make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think.We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values——not values imposed from the outside by others,but innate values which come from within.If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others,we will live a more authentic,effective,purposeful and happy life. 71.In order to live a happy, effective and purposeful life,we should . A.care others’opinions and change opinions all the time B.guide ourselves by means of values from the outside C.be driven by innate values from within D.persuade others to accept our opinions 72.What Oscar Wilde says implies that A.we have thoughts similar to those of others B.most people have a variety of thoughts C.other people’s thoughts are more important D.most people’s thoughts are controlled by others 73.What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph ? A.Changing opinions may cost us our freedom. B.We may lose ourselves to please others. C.We need to pay for what we want to get. D.The price of taking the drug is freedom. 74.It can be concluded from the passage that A.it’s better to do what we like B.we shouldn’t care what others think C.we shouldn't change our own opinions D.it's important to accept others’opinions 75.The author tries to persuade the readers to accept his arguments mainly by . A.analyzing causes and effectsB.providing examples and facts C.discussing questionsD.making suggestions
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Who’sincontrolofyourlife?Whoispullingyourstring?Forthemajorityofusit’sotherpeople-societycolleaguesfriendsfamilyorourreligiouscommunity.Welearnedthiswayofoperatingwhenwewereveryyoungofcourse.Wewerebrainwashed.Wediscoveredthatfeelingimportantandfeelingacceptedwasaniceexperienceandsowelearnedtodoeverythingwecouldtomakeotherpeoplelikeus.AsOscarWildeputsitMostpeopleareotherpeople.Theirthoughtaresomeoneelse’sopinionstheirlivesamimicry模仿theirpassionsaquotation.Sowhenpeopletellushowwonderfulwealeitmakesusfeelgood.Welongforthisgoodfeelinglikeadrug—weareaddictedtoitandseekitoutwhereverwecan.Thereforewearesoeagerfortheapprovalofothersthatweliveunhappyandlimitedlives.failingtodothethingswereallywantto.Justasdrugaddictsandalcoholicsliveworsenedlivestokeepgettingtheirfix一剂毒品weworsenourownexistencetogetourownconstantfixofapproval.Butjustaswithanydrugthereisapricetopay.Thepriceoftheapprovaldrugisfreedom—thefreedomtobeourselves.Thetruthisthatwecannotcontrolwhatotherpeoplethink.Peoplehavetheirownagendaandtheycomewiththeirownbaggageandintheendthey'remoreinterestedinthemselvesthaninyou.Furthermoreifwetrytolivebytheopinionsofotherswewillbuildourlifeonsinkingsand.Everyonehasadifferentwayofthinkingandpeoplechangetheiropinionsallthetime.Thepersonwhotriestopleaseeveryonewillonlyendupgettingexhaustedandprobablypleasingnooneintheprocess.Sohowcanwetakebackcontrol?Ithinkthere’sonlyoneway—makeaconsciousdecisiontostopcaringwhatotherpeoplethink.Weshouldguideourselvesbymeansofasetofvalues——notvaluesimposedfromtheoutsidebyothersbutinnatevalueswhichcomefromwithin.Ifwearedrivenbythesevaluesandnotbythechangingopinionsandvaluesystemsofotherswewillliveamoreauthenticeffectivepurposefulandhappylife.71.Inordertoliveahappyeffectiveandpurposefullifeweshould.A.careothers’opinionsandchangeopinionsallthetimeB.guideourselvesbymeansofvaluesfromtheoutsideC.bedrivenbyinnatevaluesfromwithinD.persuadeotherstoacceptouropinions72.WhatOscarWildesaysimpliesthatA.wehavethoughtssimilartothoseofothersB.mostpeoplehaveavarietyofthoughtsC.otherpeople’sthoughtsaremoreimportantD.mostpeople’sthoughtsarecontrolledbyothers73.Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthethirdparagraph?A.Changingopinionsmaycostusourfreedom.B.Wemayloseourselvestopleaseothers.C.Weneedtopayforwhatwewanttoget.D.Thepriceoftakingthedrugisfreedom.74.ItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatA.it’sbettertodowhatwelikeB.weshouldn’tcarewhatothersthinkC.weshouldn'tchangeourownopinionsD.it'simportanttoacceptothers’opinions75.Theauthortriestopersuadethereaderstoaccepthisargumentsmainlyby.A.analyzingcausesandeffectsB.providingexamplesandfactsC.discussingquestionsD.makingsuggestions,
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【2011·辽宁东北育才中学模拟】TheMarcheswereahappyfamily.PovertyhardworkandeventhefactthatFatherMarchwasawaywiththeUnionarmiescouldnotdownthespiritsofMegJoAmyandMarmeeastheMarchgirlscalledtheirmother.TheMarchsisterstriedtobegoodbuthadtheirshareoffaults.PrettyMegwasoftendispleasedwiththeschoolchildrenshetaught;boyishJowaseasytobecomeangry;golden-hairedschoolgirlAmylikedtoshowup;butBethwhokeptthehousewaslovingandgentlealways.ThehappydayspassedanddarknesscamewhenatelegramarrivedforMrs.March.YourhusbandisveryillitsaidcomeatoncE.Thegirltriedtobebravewhentheirmotherleftforthefront.TheywaitedandprayeD.LittleBethgotscarletfever猩红热whenshewastakingcareofthesickneighbor.ShebecameveryillbutbegantorecoverbythetimeMarmeewasback.WhenFathercamehomefromthefrontandatthatjoyfulChristmasdinnertheywereoncemorealltogether.ThreeyearslatertheMarchgirlshadgrownintoyoungwomanhooD.MegbecameMrs.Brookeandafterafewfamilytroublesgotusedtohernewstatehappily.Johadfoundpleasureinherliteraryefforts.Amyhadgrownintoayoungladywithatalentfordesignandanevengreateroneforsociety.ButBethhadneverfullyregainedherhealthandherfamilywatchedherwithloveandanxiety.AmywasaskedtogoandstayinEuropewitharelativeoftheMarches.JowenttoNewYorkandbecamesuccessfulinherwritingandhadthesatisfactionofseeingherworkpublishedtherE.Butathomethebitterestblowwasyettofall.Bethhadknownforsometimethatshecouldn’tlivemuchlongertobewiththefamilyandinthespringtimeshedieD.NewscamefromEuropethatAmyandLauriethegrandsonofawealthyneighborhadplannedtobemarriedsoon.NowJobecameevermoresuccessfulinherwritingandgotmarriedtoProfessorBhaerandsoonafterwardsfoundedaschoolforboys.Andsothelittlewomenhadgrownupandlivedhappilywiththeirchildrenenjoyingtheharvestofloveandgoodnessthattheyhaddevotedalltheirlivesto.56.ThemembersoftheMarchfamilywereFatherMarchMrs.Marchandtheir_______.A.fourdaughtersB.fivedaughtersC.sonandfourdaughtersD.sonandfivedaughters57.WhowasthemostsuccessfulincareeramongtheMarchgirls?A.JoB.BethC.AmyD.Meg58.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThemarchFamilyB.TheMarchParentsC.TheMarchGirlsD.TheMarchRelatives59.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheMarchfamilyhad______.A.bothhappinessandsadnessB.wealthyneighborsC.moregirlsthanboysD.alotofrichrelatives
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TheBoardMeetinghadcometoanenD.Bobstartedtostandupandknockedintothetablespillinghiscoffeeoverhisnotes.Howembarrassing!IamgettingsoclumsyinmyoldagE.Everyonehadagoodlaughandsoonwewerealltellingstoriesofourmostembarrassingmoments.ItcamearoundtoFrankwhosatquietlylisteningtotheothers.SomeonesaidComeonFrank.Tellusyourmostembarrassingmoment.FranklaughedandbegantotellusofhischildhooD.IgrewupinSanPedro.MyDadwasafishermanandhelovedtheseA.HehadhisownboatbutitwashardmakingalivingontheseA.Heworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.NotjustenoughforourfamilybutalsoforhisMomandDadandtheotherkidsthatwerestillathomE.HelookedatusandsaidIwishyoucouldhavemetmyDaD.Hewasabigmanandhewasstrongfrompullingthenetsandfightingtheseasforhiscatch.Whenyougotclosetohimhesmelledliketheocean.Hewouldwearhisoldcanvasfoul-weathercoatandhisbibbedoveralls.Hisrainhatwouldbepulleddownoverhisbrow.Nomatterhowmuchmymotherwashedthemtheywouldstillsmelloftheseaandoffish.Frank’svoicedroppedabit.Whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschool.Hehadthisoldtruckthatheusedinhisfishingbusiness.Thattruckwasolderthanhewas.ItwouldwheezeandrattledowntheroaD.Youcouldhearitcomingforblocks.AshewoulddrivetowardtheschoolIwouldshrink畏缩downintotheseathopingtodisappear.Halfthetimehewouldslamtoastopandtheoldtruckwouldbelch喷出acloudofsmokE.Hewouldpullrightupinfrontanditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.Thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.ItwassoembarrassingformE.HereIwastwelveyearsoldandmyDadwouldleanoverandkissmegoodbye!HepausedandthenwentonIrememberthedayIdecidedIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.WhenwegottotheschoolandcametoastophehadhisusualbigsmilE.HestartedtoleantowardmebutIputmyhandupandsaidNoDaD.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevertalkedtohimthatwayandhehadthissurprisedlookonhisfacE.IsaidDadI’mtoooldforagoodbyekiss.I’mtoooldforanykindofkiss.MyDadlookedatmeforthelongesttimeandhiseyesstartedtotearup.ThenheturnedandlookedoutthewindshielD.You’rerighthesaiD.Youareabigboy....aman.Iwon’tkissyouanymorE.FrankgotafunnylookonhisfaceandthetearsbegantowellupinhiseyesashespokE.Itwasn’tlongafterthatwhenmyDadwenttoseaandnevercameback.Itwasadaywhenmostofthefleet船队stayedinbutnotDaD.HehadabigfamilytofeeD.Theyfoundhisboatadriftwithitsnetshalfinandhalfout.Hemusthavegottenintoastrongwindandwastryingtosavethenetsandthefloats.IlookedatFrankandsawthattearswererunningdownhischeeks.Frankspokeagain.Guysyoudon’tknowwhatIwouldgivetohavemyDadgivemejustonemorekissonthecheektofeelhisrougholdfacetosmelltheoceanonhimtofeelhisarmaroundmyneck.IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeenamanIwouldneverhavetoldmyDadIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.56.WhenhisfatherdrovehimtotheschoolFrankwouldshrinkdownintotheseathopingtodisappearbecause________.A.hewasashamedofhisfather’soldtruckB.hethoughthewasoldenoughtogotoschoolaloneC.hedidn’twanthisschoolmatestoseehisfatherD.hehatedthewayhisschoolmatesstaredathisfather57.InFrank’seyeswhenhisfathersaidYouareabigboyaman.heprobablyfelt________.A.disappointedB.hurtC.excitedD.proud58.AccordingtothestorywecanconcludethatFrank’sfather________.A.wasquiteconfidentinhisskillsinfishingB.lovedhischildrenbuthardlyexpresseditC.seldomgaveupfacedwithchallengesD.wasfullofdevotiontohisfamily59.BysayingthesentenceIwishIhadbeenamanthenFrankmeant________.A.hewasfedupwithhisfatherkissinghimgoodbyeB.hedeeplyregrettedwhathehaddonetohisfatherC.hewasthentooyoungtorefuseagoodbyekissD.hehopedthathisfatherwouldforgivehim60.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheSmelloftheOceanB.WeAllNeedLoveC.A.GoodbyeKissD.Father’sEmbarrassment
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ThesecretsofhappinessalllieinyourOperatingSystem.ThetroubleisthatwegetblindedbyourOperatingSystem.ThisisbecauseourOperatingSystemattemptstofitwhat'shappeningaroundusintoourOperatingSystem'sexpectations.AnythingdifferentisresistedasmuchasitcanbE.SoyourOperatingSystemisalwaysgoingtoberiddledwithflaws缺点anderrors.It'sinitsnaturE.Thisiswhereallprogressandevolutioncomesfrom.EveryflawandbugyoudiscoverandfixintheOperatingSystemisanotherleapforwardinthequalityofyourlifE.Noweverydayacrosstheworldtherearehundredsofinstanceswherepeoplearemakingnewdiscoveriesandoverturningoldbeliefs.ThisistheprocessoflifE.Ifyouwantsomethingthatyoudon’thaveit'syourOperatingSystemthatisblockingitofftoyou.ThismeansyouhavetoidentifytheflawinyourOperatingSystemthatisblockingyoufromhavingwhatyouwant.ThenyoutransformthestructureofyourOperatingSystemtoletitin.OpportunitiesarearoundyouallthetimE.Thereisneveraboatthatyoumustcatch.ThereisanotherboardingallthetimE.Itisonlythefactthatyouaren'tseeingtheopportunitiesthatstopsyoufromgettingwhatyouwant.UpgradingyourOperatingSystemistrainingittoshowyoutheopportunitiesallaroundyou.AndthenlifeislikepickingfruitfromatreE.62.AccordingtothepassageourOperatingSystem______.A.resistsvaluablethingsasmoreaspossibleB.neglectseverythingthathappensaroundusC.alwaysattemptstomeetitsexpectationsD.isnotessentialtoourhappinesssometimes63.TheunderlinedpartberiddledwithinParagraph2canbereplacedby_______A.beopposedtoB.befullofC.befriendswithD.befreefrom64.Ifyouwanttoimprovethequalityofyourlifeyoushould_________.A.avoidmistakesinyoureverydaylifeB.discoverflawsinyourOperatingSystemC.takealltheinformationaroundyouD.takeasuspectingattitudetowardslife65.Accordingtotheauthoroursocietyprogressesbecause_________.A.theyoungapproveofwhattheirancestorsdidB.youngergenerationsputthewrongthingsrightC.computershaveundatedtheoldoperatingsystemD.oldcomputersareconstantlyreplacedbynewones
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福建省三明一中2010届高三上学期第二次月考C.WhenadirtyanduntidyorangecatshowedupintheprisonyardIwasoneofthefirsttogooutthereandpetit.Ihadn’ttouchedacatoradoginover20years.Ispentatleast20minuteskneltdownbehindthekitchenasthecatrolledaroundrelaxeD.WhathewasexpressingoutwardlyIwasfeelinginwardly.ItwasanamazingbitofgracetofeelhimundermyhandandnotethatIwasreachingalifeoranothercreaturewithsomethingassimpleasmycarE.Overthenextfewdaystherewereotherprisonersrespondingtothecat.EveryyardperiodagroupofprisonersgatheredtherE.Theystoodaroundtalkingandtakingturnspettingthecat.Thesewereguysyouwouldn’tusuallyfindtalkingtoeachother.SeveraltimesIsawanofficerinthegroupnotchasingpeopleawaybutjustwatchingandseemingtoenjoyalongwiththeprisoners.Bowlsofmilkandwaterappearedalongwithbreadwiselyplacedundertheedgeofthedustbintokeepthebirdsfromgettingit.ThecatwasobviouslyhomelessandinprettybadshapE.PeoplesaidthatthecatcametotherightplacE.He’sgettingtreatedlikeaking.ThiswastruebutasIwatchedIwasalsothinkingaboutwhatthecatwasdoingforus.Therewasalotoftalkaboutwhat’swrongwithprisonsinAmericA.Weneedmoreprograms.Weneedmorepsychologistsortreatmentofvariouskinds.SomemayeventalkaboutmakingprisonsmorekinD.ButIthinkwhatwereallyneedisachancetopractiseourownkindness.Notreceiveitbutgiveit.AftermorethantwodecadeshereIknowkindnessisnotavaluethat’sencourageD.It’softenseenasaweakness.Insteadthecultureencourageskeepingyourheaddownmindingyourownbusinessandneverlettingyourselfbeweak.ThecatdidmyheartgoodtoseetheeffecthehadonmeandthemenherE.BysimplysayingIneedsomehelpherehedidsomethingimportantforus.Heneededus.AndweneededtobeneedeD.Ibelievewealldo.79Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheauthorwas__________.A.ananimalprotectorB.theownerofthecatC.aprisonofficerD.aprisoner80.Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat__________.A.showinglovetootherscanmakeprisonersstrongB.theAmericanprisonculturewillbeimprovedC.theauthorisnotcontentwiththeprisoncultureD.caringforothersisencouragedinAmericanprisons[81.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CaringMakesusHumanB.PrisonCultureisImportantC.AnimalsNeedCareD.EveryoneNeedstobeCaredfor
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【2011·河北省南宫中学月考】C.AsaboyTimwasmuchinfluencedbybooksabouttheseabutinfactbytheageoffifteenhehaddecidedtobecomeadoctorratherthanasailor.HisfatherwasadentistandasaresultTimhadtheopportunityofmeetingmanydoctorseitherathomeorelsewherE.Whenhewasfourteenhewasalreadyhangingaroundtheclinicofalocaldoctorwherehewassupposedtobehelpingtowrapupmedicinebottlesbutwasactuallytryingtolistentotheconversationstakingplacebetweenthedoctorandhispatientsinthenextroom.DuringthewarTimservedintheNavyasasurgeon外科医生.ThatwasthehappiesttimeofmylifE.Iwasdealingwithveryrealsufferingandonthewholemakingasuccessofit.InCaliforniahetaughtthecountrypeoplesimplefactsaboutmedicinE.Hesawhimselfasalife-saver.Hehadprovedhisskillstohimselfandhisabilitytotakedecisions.Thuswhilehewasabletotellthemwhattodohecouldfeelhewasservingthem.Afterthewarhegotmarriedandchosetobeadoctorinthecountrysideworkingunderanolddoctorwhowaspopularintheareabutwhohatedthesightofbloodandbelievedthatthesecretofmedicinewasfaith.Thisgavetheyoungermanmanyopportunitiestogoonworkingasalife–saver.50.TimdecidedtobecomeadoctoratfifteenmainlybecauseA.hisfatherwantedhimtobesoB.hisfatherwasasurgeonhimselfC.hehadreadmanybooksaboutmedicineD.hehadchancestomeetmanydoctorsthroughhisfather51.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Timgotmarriedtotheolddoctor’sdaughter.B.Timcontinuedworkingasasurgeonafterthewar.C.BeforethewarTimworkedasadoctoratalocalclinic.D.WhileworkinginCaliforniaTimtaughtlife-savingtothepatients.52.FromthepassagewecaninferthatTim.A.wassenttoEuropeduringthewarB.workedasasurgeonduringthewarC.wassatisfiedwithhiscareerasasurgeon.D.decidedtogiveupmedicineforfaith53.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.Tim’slifestoryB.Tim’sdreamC.Tim’smarriageD.Tim’spatients
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Ihavehadjustaboutenoughofbeingtreatedlikeasecond–classcitizensimplybecauseIhappentobethatput–uponmemberofsociety----acustomer.ThemoreIgointoshopsandhotelsbanksandpostofficesrailwaystationsairportsandthelikethemoreI'mconvincedthatthingsarebeingrunsolelytosuitthefirmthesystemortheunion.Thereseemstobeaharmfulnewmottoforso–calledserviceorganizations----StaffBeforeServicE.Howoftenforexamplehaveyouqueuedforwhatseemslikehoursatthepostofficeorthesupermarketbecausethereweren’tenoughstaffondutytomanalltheservicegrilles栅门ofcheckoutcounters?Surelyinthesedaysofhighunemploymentitmustbepossibletorecruitcashiersandcounterstaff.Yetsupermarketshintingdarklyathigherpricesclaimthatenshroudingalltheircashregistersatanyonetimewouldincreaseoverheads.AndthePostOfficesayswecannotexpectalltheirservicegrillestobeoccupiedattimeswhendemandislow.It’sthesamewithhotels.BecausewaitersandkitchenstaffmustfinishwhenitsuitsthemdiningroomscloseearlierormenuchoiceiscurtaileD.Asforusguestswejusthavetoputupwithit.There’salsothenonsenseofsomanysofriendlyhotelnightportershavingbeendismissedintheinterestsofefficiencyandreplacedbycoinguzzlingmachines.Nottomentionthecoldnessofthetea–makingkitinyourroom:akettlewithanassortmentofteabagsplasticmilkcartonsandlumpsugar.Whowantstowakeuptoarawteabag?Idon'tespeciallywhenIampayingforservice.56.Thewriterfeelsthatnowadaysacustomeris____.A.onewhoiswellservedB.unworthyofproperconsiderationC.classifiedbysocietyasinferiorD.thevictimofmodernservice57.Inthewriter’sopinionthequalityofserviceischangingbecause____.A.thecustomer’sdemandshavechangedB.theorganizationsreceivemoreconsiderationthanthecustomersC.thecustomers’needshaveincreasedD.thestaffarelessconsideratethantheiremployers58.Accordingtothewriterlongqueuesatcountersarecausedby____.A.difficultiesinrecruitingstaffB.inadequatestaffingarrangementsC.staffbeingmadelazyD.lackofco–operationbetweenthestaff59.Thedisappearanceofold–stylehotelporterscanbeattributedtothefactthat____.A.fewpeoplearewillingtodothistypeofworkB.machinesaremorereliablethanhumanbeingsC.thepersonaltouchislessappreciatednowadaysD.automationhasprovidedcheaperalternatives
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WhenIfirstgotane-mailaccounttenyearsagoIreceivedcommunicationsonlyfromfamilyfriendsandcolleagues.NowitseemsthateverytimeIcheckmye-mailIhaveanendlessseriesofadvertisementsandothercorrespondencethatdonotinterestmeatall.Ifwewante-mailtocontinuetobeusefulweneedspecificlawsthatmakespamming发送垃圾邮件acrimE.IflawmakersdonotdosomethingsoontoprohibitspamtheproblemwillcertainlygetmuchworsE.Computerprogramsallowspammerstosendhundredsofmillionsofe-mailsalmostinstantly.Asmoreandmoreadvertisersturntospamtoselltheirproductsindividuale-mailboxesareoftenfloodedwithspame-mails.Wouldpeoplecontinuetousee-mailiftheyhadtodealwithanannoyingamountofspameachtime?Thisproblemistroublingindividualsandcompaniesaswell.Manyspame-mailscontaincomputervirusesthatcanshutdowntheentirenetworkofacompany.Companiesrelyone-mailfortheiremployeestocommunicatewitheachother.Spamfrequentlycausesfailuresintheirlocalcommunicationsnetworksandtheiremployeesarethusunabletocommunicateeffectively.Suchasituationresultsinalossofproductivityandrequirescompaniestorepeatedlyrepairtheirnetworks.Thesecomputerproblemsraiseproductioncostsofcompanieswhichareintheendpassedontotheconsumer.ForthesereasonsIbelievethatlawmakersneedtolegislate立法againstsparE.SpammersshouldbefinedandperhapssenttoprisoniftheycontinuetodisturbpeoplE.E-mailisatoolwhichhelpspeopleallovertheworldtocommunicateconvenientlybutspamisdestroyingthisconveniencE.67.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcorrespondenceintheParagraphlprobablymean?A.messagesB.ideasC.connectionsD.programs68.Accordingtothetextwhatisthemajorcauseofthefloodingspam?A.Companiesrelyone-mailforcommunications.B.Morepeopleintheworldcommunicatebye-mail.C.Manycomputervirusescontainspame-mail.D.Moreadvertisersbegintopromotesalesthroughspam.69.AccordingtoParagraph3whoisthefinalvictimofspam?A.Thebusiness.B.Theadvertiser.C.TheemployeE.D.Theconsumer.70.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Toinform.B.ToeducatE.C.TopersuadE.D.Toinstruct.
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Sometimespeoplegiveusnicknames绰号inordertobemeanormakefunofuswhichcanreallyhurt.Foureyes.MetalMouth.DumboSlowPokeCraterFacE.We’veallheardkidscallingunpleasantnicknameslikethesE.Maybeyou’veevenusedsimilarnicknamesonotherkidsorbeenstuckwithoneyourself.Aplaygroundbruiseorcutusuallydisappearsafteracoupleofdaysbutthepainandangercomingfrombeingcalledacruelnicknamecanlastalotlongerthanthat.Ifyou’veeverpickedonanotherkidbymakinguporusingateasenicknameorofyou’veeverbeenonthereceivingendofoneyouknowthatnameslikeFatsoSmellyandShortStuffcanbeveryhurtful.Plustheyhaveahabitofstickingtouslikeglue!Peopleusenegativenicknamesasawayofkeepingsomeoneoutofagroupofgainingpoweroversomeoneorofmakingthemselvesfeelmoreimportant.Youmayknowakidinyourclasswhoalwayscomesupwithnicknamesfortheotherkids.Thisstudentlikestofeelcoolbyactingliketheofficialnicknamer.ThiscangiveastudentafeelingofpowerbutthatpowercomesatthecostofmakingotherkidsfeelbaD.Kidswhogiveothershurtfulnicknamesareoftentryingtocoverupthefactthattheyreallyfeelbadaboutthemselves.Likeotherkindsofinsults污辱acruelnicknamecanbeusedtomakeakidfeelbeingleftoutorangry.Sometimesthey'reevennastierthanmostwaysofbeingmeanbecausetheycanbesohardtoshakeoff.71.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.PowerfulnicknamesB.HurtfulnicknamesC.Howtomakefunofother?D.Howtogiveothersanicknames72.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedwordbruiseinthethirdparagraphmeans.A.jokeB.nicknameC.woundD.game73.Akidoftengivesotherkidsnicknamesinorderto.A.showoffhispowerB.presenthiscreativeideasC.winreputationD.makehimselfhurtbyothers74.Theauthorbelievesthat.A.thosewhohavehurtfulnicknamesarenotconfidentB.thosewhogiveothershurtfulnicknamesareconfidentC.theofficialnicknamersareusuallyverycoolD.theofficialnicknamersusuallyfeelbadaboutthemselves75.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsnicknamesinthispassageisbestdescribedas.A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.indifferent漠然的
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Apersonlikeacommodity商品needspackaging.ButgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirablE.A.littleexaggeration夸张howeverdoesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson'suniquequalitiestotheiradvantages.Toshowpersonalattractivenessinacasualandnaturalwayitisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.A.skilledpackagerknowshowtoaddarttonaturewithoutanysignsofembellishment装饰sothatthepersontobepackagedisnotacommoditybutahumanbeinglivelyandlovely.AyoungpersonespeciallyafemaleshiningwithbeautyandfulloflifehasallthefavorgrantedbyGoD.Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youthhowevercomesandgoesinaflash.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytohidethemarksmadebyyears.Ifyoustillenjoylifeenoughtokeepself-confidenceandworkatpioneeringworkyouareuniqueinyournaturalqualitiesandyourattractivenessandgracewillremain.ElderlypeoplearebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeenthroughplainsmountainsandjunglesrunningitscourseasitshoulD.Youhavereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesataself-satisfiedstageofquietnessandcalmnesswithnointerestinfameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtomakeuseofhairdyeing.Thesnow-cappedmountainisitselfabeautifulsceneoffairylanD.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldinstepwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmony和谐withnatureforharmonyitselfisbeautywhiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeintheelder'scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxebetterqualityeditionthatattractsonesomuchastobeunwillingtopartwith.Aslongasonefindswhereonestandsoneknowshowtopackageoneselfjustasacommoditysetsupitsbrandbytherightpackaging.1.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat________.A.peopleshouldbepackedatallagesB.peopleshouldbepackedinaspecialwayC.elderlypeoplealsocareaboutpackingD.properpackingmakespeopleattractive2.Accordingtotheauthorifyouwanttokeepinharmonywithnatureyoushould________.A.dyeyourhairB.makeupatayoungageC.followtheageingprocessD.giveupfameandwealth3.Forthemiddle-agedattractiveness________.A.hardlyexistsB.isthestrongestC.comesfromtheinsideD.comesfromtheappearance4.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthatelderlypeople________.A.areusuallypackedlikeafinely-madebookB.experiencealotandhaverichknowledgeoflifeC.doalotoftravelingandcangiveyoumuchinformationD.enjoyreadingthickbooksofbeautifulnatureandfairyland
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Listencarefullyworkingpeoplewewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofallitisfree!It’sno.Whatdoyouask?We’llsayitagain:No.Sweetandsimpleno.Saynoatyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears.Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourselfsaidLeslieCharlesaprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansingMichigan.Timeisprecious.PeoplearespendingmoneybuyingtimE.Andyetwearewillingtogiveupourtimebecausewecan’tsay‘no’.SusieWatsonafamouswritersaidpeoplewhoalwayssayyesneedtosaynowithoutguilt内疚orfearofpunishment.Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated强制的‘yes’shesaiD.SusieWatsonsaysshefeelsnoobligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesaysnoeithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?NotatallsaidWatsonwhoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddleburyConnecticut.Mostpeopleareafraidofsaying‘no’Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.WatsonsaidnoisthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtimE.EveryyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtimeOtherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtimeWatsonsaiD.Timesavingappearstobeno’sgreatestfrienD.NocanbeyournewfriendapowerfultooltotakebackyourlifE.Nomayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthanyes.Noispowerandstrength.Nonowseemscompletelycorrect.Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberatingCharlessaiD.Butheaddedanoprojectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.Buthealsowarns:Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohear‘no’.45.ThesentenceSaying‘yes’toyourselfmeans_______.A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothersB.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappyC.youareselfishandtreatothersrudelyD.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplanned46.Whenyousaynotoothersyoushouldsayitina_______.A.secretwayB.politewayC.proudwayD.guiltyway47.InWatson’sopinionpeoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat_______.A.theysaynoatasuitabletimeB.theysaynoasmuchaspossibleC.theyareafraidofsayingnoD.theymakeothersangryatthem48.Ifapersonsaysnotoeverythingtheresultheorshereceivemaybethatheorshe_______.A.enjoysawonderfullifeB.makesalotofmoneyC.facesdifficultyinlifeD.forgetstosayyesintheend
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Areyouhappy?Doyourememberatimewhenyouwerehappy?Areyouseekinghappinesstoday?Manyhavesoughtavarietyofsourcesfortheirfeelingsofhappiness.Somehaveputtheirheartandeffortintotheirwork.Toomanyhaveturnedtodrugsandalcohol.Mostoftheireffortshavearootinonecommonfact:Peoplearelookingforalastingsourceofhappiness.UnfortunatelyIbelievethathappinessescapesmanybecausetheymisunderstandtheprocessandjourneyoffindingit.IhaveheardmanypeoplesaythatI'llbehappywhenIgetmynewpromotion.OrI'llbehappywhenIlosethatextra20pounds.Thelistgoesonandon.YouprobablyhaveafewofyourownyoucouldaddifyouwanteD.Thisthinkingisdangerousbecauseitpresupposesthathappinessisaresponsetohavingbeingordoingsomething.InlifeweallexperiencestimulusandresponsE.Stimulusiswhenadogbarksatyouandbareshisteeth.Responseiswhenyourheartbeatsfasteryourpalmsgetsweatyandyoupreparetorun.Todaysomepeoplethinkthatanexpensivecarisastimulus.HappinessisaresponsE.A.greatpayingjobisastimulus.HappinessisaresponsE.A.lovingrelationshipisastimulus.HappinessisaresponsE.Thisbeliefleavesusthinkingandfeeling:I’llbehappywhen...IthasbeenmyfindingthatactuallytheoppositeistruE.Ibelievethathappinessisastimulusandresponseiswhatlifebringstothosewhoaretrulyhappy.Whenwearehappywetendtohavemoresuccessinourwork.Whenwearehappypeoplewanttobearoundusandenjoylovingrelationships.Whenwearehappywemorenaturallytakebettercareofourbodiesandenjoygoodhealth.HappinessisNOTaresponse--ratheritisastimulus.Happinessisaconsciouschoicewemakeeverydayofourlives.ForunknownreasontomemanychoosetobepainfulunsuccessfulandangrymostofthetimE.Happinessisnotsomethingthathappenstousafterwegetsomethingwewant--weusuallygetthingswewantAFTERwechoosetobehappy.Ihavemadeonlyonesimpleruleformyownhappiness:EverydayabovegroundisaGOODday.ThereforeItendtohavealotofgoodandhappydayscontinually.72.Paragraph2mainlytalksaboutthatpeopleseekhappiness________.A.inthesamewayB.indifferentwaysC.hypinghardD.bytakingdrugs73.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseThisthinkingreferto?________A.ThethinkingofbeingpromoteD.B.Thegivingupofhappiness.C.Theprocessandjourneyoffindinghappiness.D.Themisunderstandingofhappiness.74.Thewriterstronglybelievesthathappinessis___________.A.aresponseB.astimulusC.agreatpayingjobD.anexpensivecar75.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto________.A.tellpeoplehowtoenjoyhappinessB.encouragepeopletoseekhappinessC.criticizethewrongideasabouthappinessD.expresshisattitudetowardshappiness
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CEOofCocaColaEnterprisesoncespokeoftherelationofworktoone’sothercommitmentsimaginelifeasagameinwhichyouarejugglingsomefiveballsE.g.workfamilyhealthfriendsandspirit.Youwillsoonunderstandthatworkisarubberball.Ifyoudropititwillbounceback.Buttheotherfourballs—familyhealthfriendsandspirit—aremadeofglass.YoumustunderstandthatandstriveforbalanceinyourlifE.How?Don’tundermineyourworthbycomparingyourselfwithothers.Itisbecausewearedifferentthateachofusisspecial.Don’tsetyourgoalsbywhatotherpeoplethinkimportant.Onlyyouknowwhatisbestforyou.Don’ttakeforgrantedthethingsclosesttoyourheart.Clingtothemastheywouldbeyourlifeforwithoutthemlifeismeaningless.Don’tletyourlifeslipthroughyourfingersbylivinginthepastorforthefuturE.BylivingyourlifeonedayatatimeyouliveallthedaysofyourlifE.Don’tgiveupwhenyoustillhavesomethingtogivE.Nothingisreallyoveruntilthemomentyoustoptrying.Don’tbeafraidtoadmitthatyouarelessthanperfect.Itisthisfragilethreadthebindsustoeachtogether.Don’tbeafraidtoencounterrisks.ItisbytakingchancesthatwelearnhowtobebravE.Don’tshutloveoutofyourlifebysayingit’simpossibletofinD.Thequickestwaytoreceiveloveistogiveitthefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdittootightlyandthebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitwings.Don’trunthroughlifesofastthatyouforgetnotonlywhereyou’vebeenbutalsowhereyouaregoing.Don’tforgetaperson’sgreatestemotionalneedistofeelappreciateD.Don’tbeafraidtolearn.Knowledgeisweightlessatreasureyoucanalwayscarryeasily.Don’tusetimeorwordscarelessly.NeithercanberetrieveD.Lifeisnotaracebutajourneytobesavoredeachstepoftheway.Yesterdayishistorytomorrowisamysteryandtodayisagiftthat’swhywecallitThePresent.60.Whichballisdifferentfromtheotherfour?A.Theballofwork.B.Theballoffamily.C.Theballofhealth.D.Theballoffriends.61.Iftheballsoffamilyhealthfriendsandspiritaredroppeddownwhatwillhappen?A.TheywillkeepthesameasbeforE.B.TheywillbebrokenandneverbethesameasbeforE.C.TheywillstriveforbalancE.D.Theywillbouncebacklikerubberballs.62.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.KnowledgeisthemostimportantthinginlifE.B.Don’tletyourlifeslipthroughyourfingersbylivinginthepastorforthefuturE.C.Knowledgeisweightlessatreasureyoucanalwayscarryeasily.D.Wemustdealwellwiththerelationshipsamongworkfamilyhealthfriendsandspirit.
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Apeerisapersonwhoisaboutthesameageasyou.Peersaffectyourlifewhetheryouknowitornotjustbyspendingtimewithyou.Peerscanhaveagoodeffectononeanother.Maybeanotherstudentinyourscienceclasstaughtyouaneasywaytoremembertheplanetsinsolarsystem.Maybeyougotothersexcitedaboutyournewfavoritebookandnoweveryone’sreadingit.Howeversometimespeersaffectoneanotherinanotherway.Forexampleonekidinschoolmighttrytogetanothertocutclasswithhimyoursoccerfriendmighttrytopersuadeyoutobemeantoanotherplayerandneverpasshertheballorakidintheneighborhoodmightwantyoutoshopliftwithhim.Somekidsgiveintopeerpressurebecausetheywanttobelikedtofitinorbecausetheyworrythatotherkidsmaymakefunofthemiftheydon’tgoalongwiththegroup.Othersmaygoalongbecausetheyarecurioustotrysomethingnewthatothersaredoing.Theideathateveryone’sdoingitmayinfluencesomekidstoleavetheirbetterjudgmentsortheircommonsensesbehinD.Peerpressurecanbeextremelystrongandhardtogetridof.Experimentshaveshownhowpeerpressurecaninfluencesomeonetochangeher/hismindfromwhatshe/heknowsforsureisacorrectanswertotheincorrectanswer-justbecauseeveryoneelsegivestheincorrectanswer!Thatholdstrueforpeopleofanyageinpeerpressuresituations.ItcanbehardtowalkawayfrompeerpressurebutitcanbedonE.Payingattentiontoyourownfeelingsandbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrongcanhelpyouknowtherightthingtodo.Innerstrengthandself-confidencecanhelpyoustandfirmwalkawayandresistdoingsomethingwhenyouknowbetter.63.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.PeershaveagoodeffectB.ChildrengiveintopeerpressureC.PeerpressureishardtoresistD.Peerpressure64.TheunderlinedwordshopliftinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.dosomeshoppingB.carrygoodsforshopsC.stealinshopsD.taketheliftupstairsinshops65.ThewriterwillNOTagreethat________.A.onlychildrenchangetheircorrectanswerstoincorrectonesbecauseofpeerpressureB.peershaveaneffectononeanotherC.PeerpressurecanbegotridofD.Peerswillbelieveinthemselvesifthereareotherpeerswhoagreewiththem66.Bywritingthepassagethewriterintendsto________.A.tellpeopletofollowother’sopinionsB.warnpeopletostayawayfromtheirpeersC.tellitishardtowalkawayfrompressureD.persuadepeopletodotherightthingregardlessofpeerpressure
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Everybodycansufferfromstress.Nomatterwhatyourageisyoucanfeelstressedoutbythingsthatarehappeninginyourlife.Teenagershoweverhavemanymoreopportunitiestogetstressedthanpeopleinanyotheragegroup.Beingateenagerishard.Youarenotachildanymorebutyouarenotanadulteventhoughyouhavetodealwithsomeverygrown-upproblemsanddecisions.Familiescanbeoneofthebiggestcausesofstresssuchasproblemswithparentsarguingathome.orproblemswithbrothersandsisters.Teenagersalsohavealotofstressfromschooleitherfromtheirteachersorfromtheirfriends.Someteenagersalsofeelstressedaboutchoosingtheireducationafterhighschool.Gettingaplaceatuniversitycanbeverydifficultandsomecannotaffordtogotouniversity.Thestressaboutgettingajobwhenfinishingschoolishardforsometeenagers.Therearesomanyyoungpeoplefinishingschoolandnotenoughjobsforthem.Sadlythereisnothingwecandotoremovethesecausesofstressfromthe1ivesofteenagersbutyoucanlearnthebestwaytodealwithit.Talkingtopeopleisoneofthebestwaystodealwithstress.Itmaysoundsimplebutitistrue.Aproblemsharedisaproblemhalved.41.Whyisbeingateenageroftendifficult?A.Becauseeventhoughyouarenotanadultyoumustdealwithadultproblems.B.Becauseeventhoughyouareanadultyoumustdealwithchildren’sproblems.C.Becauseeventhoughyouareateenageryoumustdoalotofhomework.D.Becauseadultsoftenmakethemfeelstressed.42.Familiescanaddtothestressateenagermightexperience________.A.byaskingthemtogotouniversityB.byhelpingthemwiththeirhomeworkC.asteenagersquarrelwiththeirparentsandtheirbrothersorsistersD.asfamiliesneversupporttheirchildrenenough43.Whycanleavingschoolbeastressfultimeforteenagers?A.Becausetheywillbeleavingtheirfavouriteteachers.B.Becausemanypeople’sfavouritememoriesareatschool.C.Becausetheymayworryaboutgettingaplaceatuniversity.D.Becausetheymayworryaboutbecominganadult.44.Whycanfindingajobafterfinishingschoolbedifficult?A.Becausethereisalotofcompetitionforjobs.B.Becausetherearenojobs.C.Becauseajobismoredifficultthanschoolwork.D.Becausethereisalotofcompetitionforplacesatuniversity.45.Wecandealwiththestressinourlife________.A.bynottryingtofindajobB.byforgettingaboutourproblemsC.bygettingaplaceatuniversityD.bysharingourproblemswithourfriends
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MywifepassedawayafewyearsagoandIwentthroughtheworsttimeinmylife.Ievenwantedtokillmyself.JustforkidsIhadtocontinuetoliveandworkassmall-towndoctoratmymedicalclinicinHawaii.MykidshadgonetoliveonthemainlandandIwasalone.Thentheyaskedmetohaveafamilytrip.OnourtripweturnedontheTVatthemotelandsawthesecondplanecrashintotheWorldTradeCenter.SeeingitfallingdownIsaidtomykids:I’mgoingtoAfghanistan.AndafewweekslaterinternationalMedicalCorpssentmetosetup20clinicsinprovinceswherepeoplehadnohealthcare.Inthesefieldclinicssurroundedbyfrighteningshootsordeadlybombswewereeventuallyserving27000patientsamonthinaverybusyschedule.TiredandnervousIgraduallyhadasenseofachievementasenseofpurposeandmydepressionwentaway.IntheyearstofollowIwenttoIndonesiaafterthetsunamiPakistanaftertheearthquakesSudanafterthecivilwarandIraqaftermoreandmorebombs.Eachtimeafterdisastersoneafteranotherhundredsofpeoplewerekilledwoundedandmanymorehadtoflee.Weoncesetupmovableclinicsinanareawith19000refugeesanditwassupposedtohold13000originally.Flubrokeoutoneofthebiggestkillersofkidsinrefugeecampsanditspreadlikewildfire.Waterandfoodwerealsoseriousproblems.Adventuresornot?Ioftenaskedmyself.WhenmywifepassedawayIthoughtmylifewasdone.Butinrealityitwasjustgettingstarted.Attheendofherlifeshewentunconscious.Iheldherheadinmyhandsandtoldherofalltheplaceswewouldvisitandtheexcitingadventureswewouldhave.Ithinkaboutthemomentmanytimesduringmyadventures.Ididn’tknowhowpredictivethosewordswouldbe.ButIknowthatsheisstillwithme.56.Wherehasthedoctorbeeninthepastfewyears?A.Somecountrieswherehecouldsetupclinics.B.SomeAfricancountrieswhereflubrokeout.C.Theplaceswheretheearthquakeshappened.D.Theplacesthatthehorribledisastersstruck.57.HowwouldthedoctordescribehislifeafterhehadworkedinAfghanistan?A.Tiredandtroublesome.B.Busyandrisky.C.MeaningfulandhelpfulD.Frighteninganddepressing.58.Theunderlinedwordrefugeesmeanspeople_______________.A.whoarerobbedkilledorwoundedB.whosufferfromfluinmovableclinicsC.wholiketotakeadventuresD.whohavelosthomesbecauseofdisasters.59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.thedoctor’swifeencouragedhimtoworkinforeigncountries.B.Whatthedoctorsaidtohiswifebeforeherdeathbecamereality.C.Thedoctor’sadventuresmadehimunderstandtheloveofhiswife.D.Withthetrueloveofhiswifethedoctorstartedtochangehislife.
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Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusyyouaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogapsthereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycoulD.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactorpeoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions消遣.Insteadpeopleeventhosewhoarehighlyproductiveneedtotakebreaksoccasionallyprocrastinate拖延andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retiredyoucanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdonE.YourattentionabilityisalsolimitedbecauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedoneyoucanonlyfocusononeortwoatatimE.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices牺牲.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardtofindtimeisn’talackoftimE.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.IwasinsanelybusybutatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitemsandIstillfoundtimetoexercisE.HoweverafterafewweeksoffduetoillnessIstoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandardsinfactmyschedulewasincrediblylight.DespitethisfreetimeIfoundithardtofindtimetoexercisE.ItseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgonE.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.26.Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiencythemostimportantlimitingfactoris________.A.aschedulewithoutgapsB.breaksanddistractionsC.thelimitedtimeD.thelimitedenergy27.Accordingtoparagraph4everyoneincludingtheextremelybusypeoplecan___________.A.workwithoutanyrestB.focusonmanythingsatatimeC.findsomemoretimeinadayD.dosomeexerciseregularly28.Afterafewweeksoffwhatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A.Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitems.B.Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C.Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D.HepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedulE.29.Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A.provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB.showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC.explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD.telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas30.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AreYouReallyLackofTime?B.HowCanYouWorkEfficiently?C.WhatMakesYourEnergyLimited?D.WhenShouldYouDoExercise?
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Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproducttheotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternal外部的resultorproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasureD.Theworkerwhogetsapromotionthestudentwhosegradesimprovetheforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage–alltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.Bycontrasttheprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodeterminesincebydefinitionitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditselfbutrathertheattitudesandfeelingspeoplehavetheircautionorcourageastheygothroughnewexperiencesandunexpectedobstacles.Inthisprocessthejourneyneverreallyends;therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworldnewideastotrynewchallengestoaccept.Inordertogrowtotravelnewroadspeopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakeriskstobefacedwiththeunknownandtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymayfailatfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisessentialtoourabilitytogrow.Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself–doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrow.Ifwedonotfaceandovercometheseinternalfearsanddoubtsifweprotectourselvestoomuchthenweceasetogrow.Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.68.Apersonisgenerallybelievedtoachievepersonalgrowthwhen______..A.hehasmadegreateffortsinhisworkB.hehasgivenuphissmokinghabitC.heisinterestedinmakinganythingnewD.hehastriedtodeterminewhereheisonhisjourney69.Intheauthor’seyesonewhoviewspersonalgrowthasaprocesswould______.A.facedifficultiesandtakeupchallengesB.judgehisabilitytogrowfromhisownachievementsC.succeedinclimbingupthesocialladderD.aimhighandreachhisgoaleachtime70.WhentheauthorsaysanewwayofbeingparA.3heisreferringto_____..A.anewwayoftakingrisksB.anewsystemofadaptingtochangeC.anewmethodoffindingourselvesD.anewapproachtoexperiencingtheworld71.Forpersonalgrowththeauthormaynotsupport__________..A.curiosityandmorechancesB.beingquickinself–adaptationC.avoidanceofinternalfearsanddoubtsD.open–mindedtonewexperiences
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IwasborninMississippiinthe1960s.MydisabilitieswerecausedbylackofoxygentomybrainwhenIwasafive-year-oldboy.IgrewupknowingIwasdifferent.ThefirsttimeIfelthurtandleftoutwasinGradeFivE.TheotherfourthandfifthgradersplayedtogetheringymclasswhileIwasputinthesecondgradegymclass.OnedayafamousfootballplayervisitedthefourthandfifthgradeP.E.class.AllthekidsgothisautographexceptmebecauseIwaswiththesecondgradersplayinggames.Momcalledtheschooltotellthemitwasn’tfairbuttheschoolscolded训斥meforcomplainingtoomuch.Inthe1980swhenmymomwasgivingbirthtomysistershehadmadeamajorstroke中风anddieD.Mydadbecameevenmoredistant.Iwasverysadandbeganusingalcoholtoeasethepain.Dadgotremarriedin1985.Everyonewenttohisweddingexceptme;hetoldmetostayathomeandwatchthehousE.WhenmyhighschoolballcamearoundIwantedtogobutwasn’talloweD.WhenIgraduatedmydadandstep-momrefusedtoholdapartyformE.Theyputmeinagrouphomeaftergraduation.MylifechangedwhenIbecamealocalleaderoftheNationalSelf-advocacy自我辩护Group.AtfirstIthoughtthegroupwasn’tformeuntilIfoundoutitwasallaboutempowerment授权!Mygoalistobethevoiceforpeoplewhohaven’tbeenheardandtoempowerthem.Manyfamilieslikeminedon’tbelievetheirdisabledfamilieshaveavoiceormindoftheirown.Lookingbackovermy16yearsofleadershipexperienceI’mproudthatI’vehelpeddisabledpeoplE.Theyshouldbeencouragedtonevergiveupandtofollowtheirownpath41.Whenthewriterwasinthefifthgradehe.A.washurtbyhisclassmatesinschoolB.feltleftoutforthefirsttimeinhislifeC.studiedwiththesecondgradersD.oftencomplainedabouttheschool42.Accordingtothepassagethewriter.A.wasborndisabledB.didn’tstudywellatschoolC.washappyinhischildhoodD.didn’tgetalongwellwithhisfather43.FromthepassagewecanknowthattheNationalSelf-advocacyGroupis.A.anorganizationthatgivesdisabledpeoplehelpB.acluborganizedcompletelybydisabledpeopleC.ahospitalwhichonlytreatspeoplewithdisabilitiesD.aschoolthatteachesparentshowtodealwiththeirdisabledkids
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Anapplepolisherisonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe贿赂butisclosetoit.Allsortsofpeopleareapplepolishersincludingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices──justabouteverybody.OliverCromwellthegreatEnglishleaderofferedmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhispartybutfaileD.Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingasapple-polishing──soft-soapingorbutter-up.A.giftisjustonewaytosoft-soapsomebodyortobutterhimup.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflatterygivingsomeonehighpraise──tellinghimhowgoodhelooksorhowwellhespeaksorhowtalentedandwiseheis.Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotloveorhearit?Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruthflatteryisgoodmedicineformostofuswhogetssolittleofit.Weneedittobemoresureofourselves.Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butwejustlapitupforitsfoodvalueandnourishmentasacatlapsupmilkthenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves.Sometimeshoweverflatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit.A.goodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglanD.Thekinggottiredoflisteningtotheendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers朝臣.Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskiesasamanoflimitlesspower.Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson.Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown.Thenheorderedthewavestostopcomingin.Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim.ThekingwassatisfieD.Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflattery.63.Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowithapple-polishing?A.A.boytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooksB.AnemployeetellshisbosshowgoodheisatmanagementC.Aknight骑士issaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowersD.Ateacherpraisedhisstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementaboutflatteryisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A.ToomuchflatterycancarryusawayB.FlatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygoodC.Flatterycangetnothingbutexcessive过度的prideD.Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapple-polishpeoplE.65.KingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtookhisfollowerstotheseashorebecause__________.A.hewassickofhisnormalB.hedislikedbeingoverpraisedanymoreC.hewantedthemtorealizehowwisehewasD.hewantedthemtoseehowweakhewasasaking66Theauthorthinksthatflatterycandogoodtothosewho_________.A.arereallyexcellentB.lackconfidenceC.arepoliticiansorinhighofficesD.thinkhighlyofthemselves
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Weallknowthatmoneycan’tbuyhappinessbutmanytimesweactasifwe’dbehappierwithabitmoremoney.Weareconditionedtowanttoberichwhenweknowthericharen’thappyeither;wearetrainedtowantthelatestgadget小玩意儿orstylethattelevisiontellsustowant;wewanttoearnmoremoneybecausethenwe’llhavethegoodlifE.Butnoneofthatwillbringushappiness.Nomatterhowmuchweearnhowmuchwehaveinthebankhowniceourclothingorcarsortoysnoneofitwillmakeushappier.Sowhatwillbringushappiness?Luckilyit’sthreethingsthatdon’tcostathing.ThesethreethingshavebeenprovenbysurveysofthousandsofpeopleaboutwhattheyhavewhattheirlivesarelikeandhowhappytheyarE.HeretheyaretheThreeSecretstoHappiness:1.Goodrelationships.Wehaveahumanneedtobeclosetobeintimatewithotherhumanbeings.Havinggoodsupportivefriendshipsastrongmarriageorcloseandlovingrelationshipswithourfamilymemberswillmakeusmuchmorelikelytobehappy.Actionsteps:Taketimetodaytospendtimewithyourlovedones.2.Positivethinking.I’mobviouslyabigproponentofpositivethinkingasthebestwaytoachieveyourgoalsbutitturnsoutthatitcanleadtohappinesstoo.Optimismandself-esteemaresomeofthebestindicatorsofpeoplewholeadhappylives.Actionsteps:Makepositivethinkingahabit.Getintothehabitofsquashingallnegativethoughtsandreplacingthemwithpositiveones.InsteadofIcan’tthinkIcan.3.Flow.ThisisapopularconceptontheInternetthesedays—thestateweenterwhenwearecompletelyfocusedontheworkortaskbeforeus.WearesoburiedinourtaskthatwelosetrackoftimE.Havingworkandleisurethatgetyouinthisstateofflowwillalmostundoubtedlyleadtohappiness.Peoplefindgreatestenjoymentnotwhenthey’repassivelymindlessbutwhenthey’reabsorbedinamindfulchallengE.Actionsteps:Findworkthatyouhaveapassionfor.Seriously—thisisanextremelyimportantstep.Findhobbiesthatyouhaveapassionfor.TurnofftheTV—thisistheoppositeofflow—andgetoutsideanddosomethingthattrulyengagesyou.You’vebeengiventheThreeSecretstoHappiness.Don’twastethem!61.Whichofthefollowingisthemostpropertitleofthispassage?A.ThesecretstohappinessB.Whatishappiness?C.MoneyandhappinessD.Whoarehappy?62.Thewriterexpresseshis______attitudetowardsmoneyandwealth.A.negativeB.supportiveC.objectiveD.respective63.Theunderlinedwordsquashingcanbereplacedby______.A.removingB.scoldingC.repairingD.reducing64.Thewritertalksaboutthehappinessbymeansof______inthispassagE.A.opinionsandadviceB.factsandcomparisonsC.examplesandanalysisD.observationsandconclusions
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IbelieveinfluenceistheunionofpowerandpurposE.AsaTVstarmagazinefounderbusinesswomanandcelebrityOprahWinfreycertainlyhaspower.Butmostimportantshehaspurpose—alastingcommitmenttotheprinciplesofgoodnessandgenerositythatgoesbeyondanyoneindividual.①IhavesatwithOprahininterviewsandinmyhomE.IhavefeltherwarmthandIamalwaysmovedbyherdeeploveforothers.Shemakesyouwanttoinviteherintoyourlife—andsheinvitesyouintohers.Oprah’sstoryisAmerica’sstory:ayounggirlfromMississippiwhogrewupwithoutelectricityorrunningwaterbutrealizedherpromisethrougheducationandachievedherdreamsinliberty.Oprah52remindsusthatwewhoprosperinfreedomhaveamoralresponsibilitytohelpotherswhohavethedesiretosucceedbutjustneedanopportunity.②Oprahishelpingcreatethoseopportunities.Outofherownpocketshebuiltnewhomes—andgavenewhope—to65familieswholosteverythinginHurricaneKatrinA.③AndjustlastyearOprahlaunchedasuccessfulcampaigntohelpvictimsofabusefindthejusticetheydeservesotheycanmoveonwithconfidencE.FormostpeopleOprah’sinfluenceislessdirectbutnolessmeaningful.Thosearethemillionsofordinarymenandwomenwhowishtoimprovethemselves—tobecomebetterparentskinderfriendsandstrongerindividuals.ForthosepeopleOprahisaninspiration.ShehasstruggledwithmanyofthechallengesthatweallfaceandshehastransformedherlifE.④Hermessageispowerful:Ididitandsocanyou.SowhothenisOprahWinfrey?Sheisawomanofmoralcharacterandasourceofstrengthformillionsofheradmirers.Herlifeandherworkareevidencestothegreatnessofhergenerousheart.SheisinfluentialtobesurE.AndsheissomeoneIamdeeplyhonoredtocallmyfrienD.63.Throughthispassagetheauthorintended_________.A.toshowherencouragementtoWinfreyOprahB.tosummarizethewholelifeofWinfreyOprahC.tointroduceWinfreyOprahasafriendandhershowsD.toshowherappreciationofWinfreyOprah64.WhichofthefollowingstoryisAmerica’sstoryintheauthor’seyes?A.RichyounggirlsfromMississippigainsuccessintheirlifE.B.Pooryounggirlsachievetheirsuccessthroughhardwork.C.Richyoungmenexperiencehardshipandwinsuccess.D.Pooryoungmenpursuehighereducationbutgetnothing.65.ThesupportingsentenceInSouthAfricatheOprahWinfreyLeadershipAcademyforGirlswilleducateanewgenerationofwomenleaders.shouldbeplacedat_______.A.①B.②C.③D.④66.ThroughtheunderlinedpartIdidittheauthormeansthatWinfreyOprahissaying________.A.ImanagedtoovercomethechallengesB.IencouragedparentsfriendsandindividualsC.IcreatedmanyopportunitiestohelppeopleD.Iwasadmiredasasourceofstrength
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It’sgoodtomakemistakesandhereiswhy.Firstofallmistakesareaclearsignthatyouaretryingnewthings.It’salwaysgoodtotrynewthingsbecausewhenyouaretryingnewthingsyouaregrowing.Ifyounevertryanythingnewhowcanyouimprove?Howcanyouexpand?ThesimpleanswerisYoucan’t.Lookaroundyou.Withveryfewexceptionseithereverythingyouseeinyourphysicalworldoreverysingledetailofeverysinglethingistheresultofsomeonetryingsomethingnew.Anothergoodthingaboutmistakesisthis:Whenyouaremakingmistakesyouarelearning.Considerthis:Edisonfailed10000timesbeforeheperfectedthelightbulb.Whenaskedhowitfelttofailthatmanytimeshesaidthathehadn’tfailed10000timesbutratherhadlearned10000thingsthatdidn’twork.Finallywhenyoumakeamistakeyouaremuchclosertosuccess.Why?Becausewhenallissaidanddoneyouwillhavetriedsomenumberofthingsbeforeyousucceeded.Everytimeyoumakeamistakeyoueliminateoneofthosethingsandareonestepcloser.Butthisalldoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldgoaheadwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesofamistake.Quitethecontrarywhenyoutrysomethingnewyouhavetobewillingtosetsomereasonablelimitssothatintheeventthatitdoesn’tworkoutthewayyouwantittoyouwillbeinapositiontotryagain.Weallhavelimitedresourcesintheformoftimeandmoneysodon’tblowthemallononeapproachtoaproblem.Realizethatitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttimeandallocate分配theseresourcesappropriatelysoyoucanlearnmakecorrectionsandtryitagain.Onlybyacceptingandusingyourmistakesinthiswaycanyoumakesignificantadvancesinyourbusinessandyourcareer.ThereisanoldsayingthatgoesIfyou’renotmakingmistakesyou’renottryinghardenough.Sogoforthandmakemistakes.Andlearn.Andgrow.Andprosper成功.63.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanconcludethat_______.A.mistakesareunnecessaryfordevelopmentB.weareafraidoftryingnewthingsC.it’scommonforpeopletomakemistakesD.mistakesarebetterthannottrying64.Theunderlinedwordeliminatemeans_______.A.avoidB.removeC.acceptD.solve65.Accordingtothearticleonethingyoushouldpayattentiontoaboutmakingmistakesis.A.avoidingmakingthesamemistakesB.acceptingthepunishmentwillinglyC.takingconsequencesintoaccountD.tryingthingsoutonebyone66.Whatwouldthewriterprobablysuggestwesaytoourselveswhenwemakeamistake?A.NevermindIcanalwaystryagain.B.I’dbetterstayoutoftrouble.C.Ok!NowIcanlearnsomething.D.Lookatthismess.Anyonewouldbeupset.
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Anapplepolisherisonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe贿赂butisclosetoit.Allsortsofpeopleareapplepolishersincludingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices──justabouteverybody.OliverCromwellthegreatEnglishleaderofferedmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhispartybutfaileD.Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingasapple-polishing──soft-soapingorbutter-up.A.giftisjustonewaytosoft-soapsomebodyortobutterhimup.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflatterygivingsomeonehighpraise──tellinghimhowgoodhelooksorhowwellhespeaksorhowtalentedandwiseheis.Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotloveorhearit?Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruthflatteryisgoodmedicineformostofuswhogetssolittleofit.Weneedittobemoresureofourselves.Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butwejustlapitupforitsfoodvalueandnourishmentasacatlapsupmilkthenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves.Sometimeshoweverflatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit.A.goodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglanD.Thekinggottiredoflisteningtotheendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers朝臣.Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskiesasamanoflimitlesspower.Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson.Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown.Thenheorderedthewavestostopcomingin.Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim.ThekingwassatisfieD.Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflattery.63.Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowithapple-polishing?A.A.boytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooksB.AnemployeetellshisbosshowgoodheisatmanagementC.Aknight骑士issaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowersD.Ateacherpraisedhisstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementaboutflatteryisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A.ToomuchflatterycancarryusawayB.FlatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygoodC.Flatterycangetnothingbutexcessive过度的prideD.Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapple-polishpeoplE.65.KingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtookhisfollowerstotheseashorebecause__________.A.hewassickofhisnormalB.hedislikedbeingoverpraisedanymoreC.hewantedthemtorealizehowwisehewasD.hewantedthemtoseehowweakhewasasaking66Theauthorthinksthatflatterycandogoodtothosewho_________.A.arereallyexcellentB.lackconfidenceC.arepoliticiansorinhighofficesD.thinkhighlyofthemselves
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ApopularsayinggoesSticksandstonesmaybreakmybonesbutwordswillneverhurtmE.Howeverthat’snotreallytruE.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves—thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We’reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmititthough.Infactwereallyshouldn’tbebecausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.Thisself-talkhelpsusmotivateourselvesrememberthingssolveproblemsandcalmourselvesdown.Beawarethoughthatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegativE.Soinordertostaypositiveweshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.ThenexttimeyoufinishaprojectdowellinatestorfinallycleanyourroomjoinmeinsayingGoodjob!OftenwordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffecttheywillhavE.Butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsesinothers.ForexamplewhenreturninganitemtoastorewemightusewarmfriendlylanguageduringtheexchangE.Andtheclerkwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orharsh刻薄的andcriticallanguagewillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensivE.Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffects.ManyofusregretsomethingweoncesaiD.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!Beforespeakingweshouldalwaysaskourselves:Isittrue?Isitloving?Isitneeded?Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn’tpassthistestthenit’sbetterleftunsaiD.Wordspossesspower:bothpositiveandnegativE.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhopebuildself-esteem自尊andmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal?Thechoiceisours.71.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat_________.A.wordshavealastingeffectonusB.inspiringwordsgiveusconfidenceC.negativewordsmayletusdownD.notsticksandstonesbutwordswillhurtus72.Thereisnoneedforustofeelembarrassedwhenwetalktoourselvesbecause_________.A.almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtothemselvesB.talkingtoourselvesalwaysgivesuscourageC.wecanbenefitfromtalkingtoourselvesD.itdoesnoharmtohaveself-talkwhenwearealone73.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphmeansthatweshouldalsotimely________.A.remindourselvesB.praiseourselvesC.makeourselvesrelaxedD.giveourselvesamusement74.Theauthorwouldprobablyholdtheviewthat_________.A.encouragingwordsaresuretoleadtokindoffersB.negativewordsmaymotivateustomakemoreprogressC.peopletendtorememberfriendlywordsD.itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers75.Inwhichcolumnofthenewspapercanyoumostlikelyreadthispassage?A.News.B.Advicecolumn.C.Health.D.LanguagE.
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DrinkingWater:BottledorFromtheTap水龙头?InAmericapeoplewillincludeacaseortwoofbottledwaterwhenbuyingtheweek'sgroceries.Whentheyaregoingtoasoccergameoractivityit'scommonforthemtograbacoldbottleofwateroutofthefridgewiththem.InfactAmericansbuymorebottledwaterthananyothernationintheworldabout29billionbottlesayear.Butalltheseplasticbottlesusealotoffossilfuelsandpollutetheenvironment.Inordertomakeallthe29billionbottlesproducersuse17millionbarrelsofoilwhichisenoughtokeepamillioncarsgoingfor12months.Sowhydon'tpeopledrinkwaterstraightfromthetap?Somepeoplehaveastrongbeliefthatbottledwaterisbetterthanwateroutofthetapbutthat'snotnecessarilytrue.IntheUSthelocalgovernmentsmakesurewaterfromthetapissafe.Thereisalsogrowingconcernthatchemicalsinthebottlesthemselvesmaygointothewater.Peoplelovetheconvenienceofbottledwater.Butmaybeiftheyrealizedtheproblemsitcausestheywouldtrydrinkingfromaglassathomeorcarryingwaterinareusablesteelcontainerinsteadofplastic.Somearguethatplasticbottlerecyclingcanhelp.Recycledbottlescanbeturnedintoitemslikecarpetingorclothing.Unfortunatelyonlyoneinsixbottlesisrecycled.Therestmakeittolandfills垃圾填埋场orendastrashinotherplaces.Plasticbottlestakehundredsofyearsforthemtodisintegrate.Waterisimportantforyousokeepdrinkingit.Butthinkabouthowoftenyouusewaterbottlesandseeifyoucanmakeachange.Andyesyoucanmakeadifference.Rememberthis:Recyclingoneplasticbottlecansaveenoughenergytopowera60-wattlightbulbforsixhours.60.Howmanycarscanbekeptgoingforayearbytheoilusedtomake29billionbottles?A.100.B.I000.C.100000.D.I000000.61.WhydoAmericanspreferbottledwater?A.Bottledwaterisbetterthanwaterfromthetap.B.Bottledwaterischeaperthanwaterfromthetap.C.Bottledwatercontainsbeneficialchemicalsinit.D.Bottledwaterismoreconvenientthanwaterfromthetap.62.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddisintegrateinthefifthparagraphprobablymean^A.Bewellrecycled.B.Becomelesspoisonous.C.Breakintosmallpieces.D.Godownbelowasurface.63.Theauthor'sintentionofwritingthispassageistorecommendAmericansA.drinkmorewaterfromthetapB.sendplasticbottlestolandfills.C.usewaterbottlestopowerlightbulbsD.buybottlesfilledwithwaterfromthetap
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ThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:1Thecheckisinthemail.2OfcourseI’llrespectyouinthemorning.3Itwasacomputererror.OfthesethreelittlewhiteliestheworstofthelotbyfaristhethirD.It’stheonlyonethatcanneverbetruE.Todayifabankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatwayyouknowwhattheclerkissuretosay:Itwasacomputererror.NonsensE.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashregisterinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistakethecheckerbaggerandmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:Itwasacomputererror.Itwasn’tofcoursE.Thathigh-techcashregisterisreallynothingmorethananelectriceyE.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCode-thatribbonofblackandwhitelinesonthepackage-andthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisrightyou’llbechargedaccurately.Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday-thatissomebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohighthereareonlytwoexplanations:carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehowacomputererrorissupposedtoexcuseeverything.OnereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisunderstandingthathugemoderncomputersareelectricbrainswithartificialintelligencE.Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligencebutnoneexiststoday.Thesmartestcomputeronearthrightnowisnomoreintelligentthanyouraveragescrewdriver螺丝刀.atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputerstheonlythinganymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.68.Accordingtotheauthorahigh-techcashregisterisreallyjustA.asimplyaddingmachineB.anelectricinstrumentofsightC.awaytokeepemployeeshonestD.anexpensivepieceofwindowdressing69.Grocerystorepricelistsareupdatedby.A.anemployeeB.atelephonereceiverC.anaddingmachineD.atypewriter70.AccordingtoheauthorwhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.thathigh-techcashregisterisanythingbutanelectriceyeB.Thegrocerystoresupdatethepricelisteveryotherday.C.Thereisnomachinewithintelligencetoday.D.TherearethreeliesinAmerica71.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.ComputersarestupidandinefficientB.ComputererrorsarebasicallyhumanerrorsC.ComputerscanhelpdepartmentstoresupdatethepricelistD.Supermarketpriceerrorsareoftenmadebycomputers
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05·浙江C.篇InthecourseofworkingmywaythroughschoolItookmanyjobsIwouldratherforget.Butnoneofthesejobswasasdreadfulasmyjobinanappleplant.Theworkwashard;thepaywaspoor;andmostofalltheworkingconditionswereterriblE.Firstofallthejobmadehugedemandsonmystrength.ForthenhoursanightItookboxesthatrolleddownametaltrackandpiledthemontoatruck.EachboxcontainedtwelveheavybottlesofapplejuicE.IoncefiguredoutthatIwasliftinganaverageoftwelvetonsofapplejuiceeverynight.Iwouldnothavemindedthedifficultyoftheworksomuchifthepayhadnotbeensopoor.Iwaspaidthelowestwageofthattime—twodollarsanhour.BecauseofthelowpayIfelteagertogetasmuchaspossiblE.Iusuallyworkedtwelvehoursanightbutdidnottakehomemuchmorethan$100aweek.Butevenmorethanthelowpaywhatmademeunhappywastheworkingconditions.DuringworkIwaslimitedtotwoten-minutebreaksandanunpaidhalfhourforlunch.Mostofmytimewasspentoutsideloadingtruckswiththoseheavyboxesinnear-zero-degreetemperatures.ThesteelfloorsofthetruckswerelikeicewhichmademyfeetfeellikestonE.AndaftertheproductionlineshutdownatnightandmostpeopleleftIhadtospendtwohoursalonecleaningthefloor.IstayedonthejobforfivemonthsallthewhilehatingthedifficultyoftheworkthepoormoneyandtheconditionsunderwhichIworkeD.BythetimeIleftIwasdeterminednevertogobackthereagain.49.Whydidthewriterhavetotakemanyjobsatthattime?A.TopayforhisschoolingB.TosaveforhisfutureC.TosupporthisfamilyD.Togainsomeexperience50.ThefollowingfactsdescribetheterribleworkingconditionsoftheplantEXCEPT_________.A.loadingboxesinthefreezingcoldB.havinglimitedtimeforbreaksC.workingandstudyingatthesametimeD.gettingnopayforlunchtime51.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Thewriter’sunhappyschoollifeB.Thewriter’seagernesstoearnmoneyC.Thewriter’sexperienceasafull-timeworkerD.Thewriter’shardworkinanappleplant52.Howisthetextorganized?A.Topic—Argument—ExplanationB.Opinion—Discussion--DescriptionC.Mainidea—Comparison—SupportingexamplesD.Introduction—Supportingexamples—Conclusion
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ToallofyouatChineselovelinksIam44yearsoldandnevermarrieD.IhavealwayswantedtofindthatperfectsomeonethatIdreamabout.ForaboutthelastfiveyearsIhavealmostgivenupthehopeofeverfindingtheoneItrulywishtospendtherestofmylifewith.Ihavealwaystriedtobeaniceguy.IhadfoundyourwebsitesomefourorfivemonthsbeforE.Ididnotknowwhattoexpect.Idon’tknowhowtospeakChineseandneverthoughttrulyofhowIwastoanAsianwoman.WellIhadalotofrepliesfromsomeveryniceandprettywomen.Ihadahardtimefindingonlyacoupletowriteto.Butonestoodoutfromtherest.ShewascuteniceandseemedtoholdalotofthesamevaluesasIdo.InashorttimeIhaddecidedtowriteonlytoher.Wecommunicatedviaemails23timesadayandphonecallsonceortwiceaweek.Iwentandmetherandherfamilyonlyaweekago.HernameisYingandshelivesinNanning.IfoundNanningtobeoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesIhadeverbeento.WehadevendecidedtomarryandtobringhertotheUSAunderthefiancéevisA.NotonlydidshemeeteverythingIhadeverhopedtofindinsomeoneelsebutturnedouttobewhateverywomanshouldbelikeatleasttheonesIhavemet.Weplantomarryassoonassheishereandstartafamilytogetherasneitherofushaschildrenbutwebothwantthem.SotoanyoneouttherereadingthisIcanonlysaythis:Youmaynotfindwhatyouarelookingforifyou’renothonestwithyourpartnerandyourself.ThissiteworkedformemostlybecauseIwashonestwithsomethingthatIwantedinsomeoneelsE.WhenIdidfindherlovecanworkevenacrosstheothersideoftheworldbetweenlanguagedifferencesandculturaldifferences.Iwishyouallluckinfindingyourperfectmatch.IhavefinallyfoundmineandwishtogiveallmythankstothoseatChineselovelinkstohelpmakeithappen.SincerelyyoursArthur45.WecaninferfromtheletterthatChineselovelinksisawebsitetoA.helpforeignerstotravelinChinaB.helpbothChineseandforeignerstofindonetheywanttomarryC.helpChineseandforeignersmakefriendsD.receivelettersfromtheUSA46.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutArthur’sstory?A.HewassureoffindingaChinesewomanashiswifeatfirst.B.HewasdeterminedtofindaChinesewomanashiswifE.C.HealmostlosthopeinfindingaperfectwifeuntilhefoundYing.D.NowomenwrotetohimbeforeYing.47.YingstoodoutfromtherestbecauseA.shewasaChineseB.shehadmuchincommonwithArthurC.otherwomenstoppedwritingtoArthurD.shewascuteandniceandoftenphonedtoArthur48.Arthurthinksisthemostimportantinfindingsomeoneonewantstomarry.A.beinghonestwiththepartnerandoneselfB.helpfromthewebsiteC.differenceinlanguagesandplacesD.differenceincultures
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61.Whichofthefollowingqualitiesthewriterthinksisthemostimportantinchoosingafriend?A.Understanding.B.Honesty.C.Reliability.D.A.senseofhumor.62.Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends______.A.theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelpB.youwillberefusedwhenyougetintotroubleC.youwillbecomerichD.youcanbesurethatyougetrealfriends63.Goodfriendsneedto______.A.alwayspointouteachother'smistakesB.behelpedwithmoneyC.understandeachother'sfeelingsD.havemoneyorluck64.Thispassagemainlydiscuss_____.A.theimportanceofhavingafriendB.wheretochoosefriendsC.howtogetalongwithfriendsD.thequalitiesofafriend
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TherearethreedifferentkindsoffriendsinourlifE.Iclassify分类themaccordingtohowwellIknowthemandhowwelltheyknowmE.Thefirsttypeoffriendisjustanacquaintance熟人.ThismeansthatyouonlyknowtheirnamE.Youmightnotevenrememberwhattheylooklikeifyougoawayforashortvacation.Youdon’tmissthemwhentheyareelsewherE.Itisalsothistypeoffriendwhogivesyouthemostamountofaggravation恼怒.Sincemostofthetimeyouareplacedinapositionwhereyouhavetoactfriendly.Youwouldnotnormallytellanacquaintancewhenheorsheisdoingsomethingthatmakesyoufeelangrysuchastappingthefingersonatableorshoutingloudly.Icallthempestfriends.Thesecondkindoffriendisaguestfriend.Theyarejustsocialpartners.Youmeetthematacertainlocationandattheendofthemeetingyougoyourseparatewayandtheygotheirs.Youdon’ttalktoooftenwiththissortoffriendandyoudon’tshareeachother’ssecrets.Lastlywehavebestfriends.Thissortoffriendistherewhenyouneedthem.Theyknowyouasapersonandtheyaretherethroughthickandthin.Bestfriendsaretheonesthatyoucanleananddependonnomatterwhathappens.Ifyouneedalisteningeartheywillbetheonetolendsupport.Friendscomeinalldifferentshapesandsizes.EveryfriendhasaninfluenceonourlifE.67.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.WhatatruefriendislikE.B.ThreekindsoffriendsinourlifE.C.TherolethatfriendsplayinourlifE.D.Whytherearedifferentkindsoffriends.68.Accordingtothewriterwhenafriendofthefirsttypeactsinanannoyingwayyou________.A.cantellhim/heraboutitdirectlyB.shouldstayawayfromhim/herC.shouldadvisehim/hertocorrecthis/herbehaviorD.mayfindithardtotellhim/hernottodoso69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaboutthesecondtypeoffriend?A.Theyareonlysocialpartners.B.Youdon’ttalkveryoftenwiththem.C.Youdon’tshareyoursecretswiththem.D.Theyarecalledpestfriendsbythewriter.70.WhatwillmostprobablybetalkedaboutinParagraph5?A.Howtomakefriends.B.HowfriendsinfluenceourlifE.C.Howtoimprovefriendship.D.HowtogetalongwellwiththethirdtypeoffrienD.
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Thefinalexamweekhasarrivedandtheonlywaytofaceexamsisthroughearlypreparation.Hereareafewitemstorelievethestressandprovideasuccessfulendingtothesemester.FoodInadditiontobuyingsuppliessuchaspencilscalculatorsandsoonfortheexamitselfcertainfoodcancalmone'snerves神经whilestudying.KatherineSamuelsamarketingsophomore大二学生believesthateatingahealthybreakfastaffectsherabilitytotakeatest.Onthemorningbeforeafinalexamshesuggeststakingamomenttorelaxwhileeating.I’llhaveagoodbreakfast—somefruitandcoffeeonthemorningbeforeafinalSamuelssaiD.MusicWhenhehastroublefocusingonstudyingforhisfinalfreshmanLaneGenzlingerreliesonalittleBachorMozarttoconcentratE.Ilikelisteningtoclassicalmusicbecausetherearenowords.ItcanbereallyrelaxingGenzlingersaiD.SleepPriyaRaoafinancesophomoremakessurethatherheadhitsthepillowlongbeforeshehastotakeanexam.PeoplefoolthemselvesintothinkingtheycanremembereverythingneededforafinalandmakeanA.Don’tspendthewholenightstudyingbeforeafinalexambecausewhenyouwakeupyou’llhavenoenergytotakethetestshesaiD.Haveagoodnightofsleepbeforetheexam.64.WhilepreparingforthefinalexamPriyaRaobelieves_____.A.itisnecessarytohavesomegoodfoodB.studentsshouldattendeveryclassgivenbyprofessorsC.goodsleepisquitenecessaryD.shecanpassthefinalexameasily65.WhothinksfoodisquiteimportantinpreparingforthefinalexamA.PriyaRaoB.LaneGenzlinger.C.StacieRitter.D.KatherineSamuels66.Thepassageismainlyabout____.A.whatcollegestudentscandoinpreparingforthefinalexamB.collegestudentsneedfoodsleepandsoonC.thehobbiesofthecollegestudentsD.collegelifeofsomestudents
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DearJohnIhavethesamefeelingsaboutChinaasyours.InthepastIhadnointeresttovisitthiscountry.EverythinglookedsostrangeandmysterioustomE.ThiswasthecaseuntilonedayIcreatedastrongfriendshipwithsomeChinesepeoplE.TheoneofthemIhadnevermet-webecamefriendsthroughtheInternet.SincethattimeIhavebeenlovewithChinA.IstartedlearningChineseandthissummerIhavevisitedChinA.ImostlystayedinBeijing.WhenIcamebacksomedaysagoIfoundthatIlovedChinamorethanbeforE.SometimesIthinkmyGoddosomethingnottolovethemsomuchbecauseIsuffer.Myfeelingsaresostrongthattheymakemesuffer.InthepastIwassohappywithmyfamilyatleastIthoughtthatIwashappyandallofasuddenIlostmyminD.Whatisthat?Idonotwanttotellyoumorethingsnow.Iwillcreateanewthreadsoeverybodycanreaditandcomment.IwillalsotellyousomethingelsE.ThistimeyouhavewhatIhaveeverdreamedinmylifE.IamaGreekwhowantstoliveinLondonforsomeyearsandinChinA.Youhaveallofthem.OhIenvy妒忌yousomuch.SoluckytofindyouherE.IgotoLondoneveryyear.Iwasalsotherethissummer.IstayedinMileEndareafortwoweeks.DoyoumissGreece?YoursGreekAngel58.Thislettermostprobablycomesfrom.A.aprivateletterB.theInternetC.thenewspaperD.themagazine59.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingSometimesIthinkinParagraph3?A.Shecan’tloveChinamorE.B.It’sstrangewhysheshouldloveChinasomuch.C.It’samistaketoloveChinA.D.Sheshouldn’tloveChinasomuch.60.Whichofthefollowingabouttheauthoristrue?A.ShehasneverbeentoChinA.B.ShehasalwayslovedChinA.C.ShehasoncebeentoLondon.D.ShelovesChinamorethanherfamily.
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CaraLangis13.ShelivesinBostonMassachusettsinmeU.S.LastThursdayshedidn'tgotoschool.ShewenttoworkwithherfatherinsteaD.EveryyearonthefourthThursdayinAprilmillionsofyounggirlsgowork.ThisisTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDay.Thegirlsarebetweenmeagesof9and15.TheyspendthedayatworkwithanadultusuallyamotherfatherauntorunclE.Theygotoofficespolicestationslaboratoriesandotherplaceswheretheirparentsorotherfamilymemberswork.Nextyearthedaywillincludesonstoo.TheMs.Foundationanorganizationforwomenstartedtheprogramabouttenyearsago.IntheU.S.manywomenworkoutsidethehomE.TheMs.Foundationwantedgirlstofindoutaboutmanydifferentkindsofjobs.ThenwhenthegirlsgrowuptheycanchooseajobtheylikE.Cara'sfatherisafilmdirector.CarasaysItwasveryexcitingformetogotothestudiowithmydaD.Isawalotofpeopledoingdifferentjobs.Manybusinesseshavespecialactivitiesforgirlsonthisday.LastyearCarawenttoworkwithherauntattheUniversityofMassachusetts.IntheengineeringdepartmentthegirlslearnedtobuildabridgewithtoothpicksandCandy.Inthechemistrydepartmenttheylearnedtousescales.Theylearnedaboutmanyotherkindsofjobstoo.RightnowCaradoesnotknowwhatjobshewillhavewhenshegrowsup.ButbecauseofTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDaysheknowssheh2Lsmanychoices.41.WhatisCara'sfather?A.Anengineer.B.Anofficial.C.A.moviemaker.D.A.professor.42.AccordingtothepassageTakeourDaughterstoworkDayis______.A.oneveryThursdayinAprilB.aholidayforgirlsofallagesC.adayforgirlstoknowaboutjobsD.adayforgirlstogetajobeasily43.OnthisspecialdayCarahasdoneallthefollowingEXCEPTthat____.A.shelearnedtousescalesB.sheworkedasanactressC.shewenttoworkwithherauntD.sheusedtoothpicksandCandytobuildabridge44.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.CaraLangaFortunateGirlB.TakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayC.Children'sDayandWorkDayD.Ms.FoundationanOrganizationforWomen
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HewasanoldmanwhofishedaloneinaboatintheGulfStreamandhehadgoneeighty-fourdaysnowwithouttakingafish.Inthefirstfortydaysaboyhadbeenwithhim.Butafterfortydayswithoutafishtheboy’sparentshadtoldhimthattheoldmanwasnowdefinitelyandfinallysalaowhichistheworstformofunluckyandtheboyhadgoneattheirordersinanotherboatwhichcaughtthreegoodfishthefirstweek.Itmadetheboysadtoseetheoldmancomeineachdaywithhisskiffemptyandhealwayswentdowntohelphimcarryeitherthecoiledlinesorthegaff鱼钩andharpoon鱼叉andthesailthatwasfurledaroundthemast桅杆.Thesailwaspatchedwithfloursacksandfurleditlookedliketheflagofpermanentdefeat.Theoldmanwasthinandgauntwithdeepwrinklesinthebackofhisneck.Thebrownblotches斑点oftheskincancerthesunbringsfromitsreflectiononthetropicseawereonhischeeks.Theblotchesranwelldownthesidesofhisfaceandhishandshadthedeep-creasedscarsfromhandlingheavyfishonthecords.Butnoneofthesescarswerefresh.Theywereasoldaserosionsinafishlessdesert.EverythingabouthimwasoldexcepthiseyesandtheywerethesamecolorastheseaandwerecheerfulandundefeateD.Santiagotheboysaidtohimastheyclimbedthebankfromwheretheskiffwaspulledup.Icouldgowithyouagain.We’vemadesomemoney.Theoldmanhadtaughttheboytofishandtheboylovedhim.NotheoldmansaiD.You’rewithaluckyboat.Staywiththem.Butrememberhowyouwenteighty-sevendayswithoutfishandthenwecaughtbigoneseverydayforthreeweeks.IremembertheoldmansaiD.IknowyoudidnotleavemebecauseyoudoubteD.ItwaspapawhomademeleavE.IamaboyandImustobeyhim.IknowtheoldmansaiD.Itisquitenormal.Hehasn’tmuchfaith.NotheoldmansaiD.ButwehavE.Haven’twe?YestheboysaiD.CanIofferyouabeerontheTerraceandthenwe’lltakethestuffhomE.Whynot?theoldmansaiD.Betweenfishermen.56.Theboylefttheoldmanandwentinanotherboattofishbecause.A.theoldmanpreferredtofishaloneB.theoldmanwasunluckyC.theboy’sparentsorderedhimtoD.theoldman’ssailsuggestedapermanentdefeat57.Afterreadingthispassagewemaysafelyconcludethat.A.theoldmanwasinsistentandnotafraidoffailure[B.theboy’spapahadconfidenceineverythingC.theoldmancaughtbigfishesduringeighty-sevendaysD.theboyobeyedhisfatherbecausehehadsomedoubtsabouttheoldman58.Whatmighthappenafterthelastparagraph?A.Theoldmanandtheboymightgotofishwithotherfishermen.B.Theoldmanmightgotohaveadrinkwiththeboy.C.Theoldmanandtheboymightgotoenjoybeerattheoldman’shomE.D.Theoldmanmightgototelltheboy’spapaaboutthesecretsbetweenfishermen.
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Iamagoodmothertothreechildren.Ihavetriednevertoletmyprofessionstandinthewayofbeingagoodparent.Inolongerconsidermyselfthecenteroftheuniverse.Ishowup.Ilisten.Itrytolaugh.Iamagoodfriendtomyhusband.Ihavetriedtomakemarriagevows誓约meanwhattheysay.Iamagoodfriendtomyfriendsandtheytome.Withoutthemtherewouldbenothingtosaytoyoutoday.Sohere’swhatIwantedtotellyoutoday:Getalife.A.reallifenotadesireofthenextpromotion提升thebiggerpaycheckthelargerhouse.Getalifeinwhichyouarenotalone.Findpeopleyouloveandwholoveyou.Andrememberthatloveisnotleisure休闲itiswork.Pickupthephone.Sendane-mail.Writealetter.Andrealizethatlifeisthebestthingandthatyouhavenobusinesstakingitforgranted.Itissoeasytowasteourlivesourdaysourhoursandourminutes.ItissoeasytoexistinsteadoftolivE.Ilearnedtolivemanyyearsago.SomethingreallyreallybadhappenedtomesomethingthatchangedmylifeinwaysthatifIhadmychoiceitwouldneverhavebeenchangedatall.AndwhatIlearnedfromitiswhattodayseemstobethehardestlessonofall:Ilearnedtolovethejourneynotthedestination.IlearnedtolookatallthegoodintheworldandtrytogivesomeofitbackbecauseIbelievedinitcompletelyandtotally.AndItriedtodothatinpartbytellingotherswhatIhadlearneD.Bytellingthemthis:Readinthebackyardwiththesunonyourface.Learntobehappy.Andthinkoflifeasadeadlyillnessbecauseifyoudoyouwillliveitwithjoyandpassion激情asitoughttobelived.56.Thebesttitleofthispassageprobablyis.A.LoveyourfriendsB.LiveareallifeC.Don’twastetimeD.Beagoodmotherandwife57.Howdidtheauthorformherviewoflife?A.Throughsocialexperience.B.Bylearningfromherfriends.C.ThroughanunfortunateexperiencE.D.Fromherchildrenandhusband.58.BytheunderlinedsentenceItissoeasytoexistinsteadoftoliveinthefifthparagraphtheauthorreallymeansthatpeopletendto.A.makealivingratherthanliveareallifeB.workratherthanenjoylifeC.wastealotinlifeD.forgetthemostimportantlessonsinlife59.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardwork?A.Doitwelltoserveothers.B.Earnenoughmoneytomakelifebetter.C.Tryyourbesttogethigherpositionandpay.D.Don’tletitaffectyourreallife.60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.theauthorisasuccessinpersonallifeB.theauthordidn’ttryherbesttoworkwellC.theauthorspentallhertimecaringforherchildrenD.theauthorlikestravelingverymuch
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RecentlyaprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLife.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourday-to-daylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeprecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.FromthewaytheyspendtheirmoneytheycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlifE.Sincemoneyissoimportanttousweconsiderthosewhopossessalotofittobeveryimportant.Theauthorinterviewedsomemillionairesinresearchinghisbook.Question:Whatisthemostsurprisingthingyouhavediscoveredaboutbeingrichbecauseyouareaself-mademan?Answer:Themostsurprisingthingishowpeoplegivemesomuchrespect.Iamnothing.Idonotknowmuch.AllIamisrich.Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoneybutwhatisitfor?HowmuchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?Inhisbooktheprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodernsociety:tobringbacktheideathatmoneyisaninstrumentratherthantheenD.MoneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerialworldbutexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflifE.51.Accordingtothefirstparagraphpeoplehavenotrealized____.A.howimportantmoneyisintheirday-to-daylifeB.howonespendsmoneyshowswhatisimportanttohimC.thatmoneyismoreimportantthantheirphilosophyoflifeD.thattheirunderstandingoflifeismoreimportantthanmoney52.Theauthorseemstobelievethataskingyourfriendtolendyousomemoney____.A.isagoodwaytotestyourfriendshipB.willdoharmtoyourfriendshipC.willstrengthenyourfriendshipD.isagoodwaytobreakoffyourfriendship53.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemillionairefromhisanswerintheinterview?A.HedoesnotfeelthatheiswelleducateD.B.Hedoesnotthinkthatheisaveryimportantperson.C.Hedoesn’tthinkthatbeingrichisworthsomuchattention.D.Hedoesn’tconsiderhimselftobeverysuccessful.54.WhatdoestheAmericanprofessorofphilosophywanttoexplaininhisbook?A.MoneyisanenD.B.Moneyisameans.C.Moneyiseverything.D.Moneyisunimportant.55.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthordisagree?A.Moneyisimportantinmodernsociety.B.Themeaningoflifedoesnotcompletelylieinmoney.C.Wealthwillsurelybringtheownerhappiness.D.Happinessisnotnecessarilytheresultofwealth.
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Iwasinterestedtoreadanewspaperarticleaboutanewconceptinoldpeople’shomesinFrance.Theideaissimplebutrevolutionary―combiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithanurseryschoolinthesamebuilding.Thechildrenandtheresidentseatlunchtogetherandshareactivities.IntheafternoonstheresidentsenjoyreadingortellingstoriestothechildrenandifachildisfeelingsadortiredthereisalwaysakindlaptositonandacuddlE.Therearetripsoutandbirthdaypartiestoo.TheadvantagesareenormousforeveryoneconcerneD.Thechildrenarehappybecausetheygetalotmoreindividualattentionandrespondwellbecausesomeonehastimeforthem.Theyseeillnessanddeathandlearntoacceptthem.TheresidentsarehappybecausetheyfeelusefulandneedeD.Theyaremoreactiveandmoreinterestedinlifewhenthechildrenarearoundandtheytakemoreinterestintheirappearancetoo.Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.Therearemanyreasonsforthisincludingthebreakdownoftheextendedfamilyworkingparentswithnotimetocareforageingrelationsfamiliesthathavemovedawayandsmallerflatswithnoroomforgrandparents.Buttheresultisthesame―increasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren.Andmoreoldpeoplewhoarelonelyandfeeluselessalongwithmoreandmorefamilieswithyoungchildrenwhodesperatelyneedmoresupport.It’samajorprobleminmanysocieties.That’swhyintergenerationalprogrammesdesignedtobringtheoldandtheyoungtogetheraregrowinginpopularityallovertheworlD.ThereareexamplesofsuccessfulattemptsallovertheworlD.UsingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeopleisoneobviousexamplE.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschoolsisanotherperhapsreadingwithchildrenwhoneedextraattention.41.A.nurseryschoolisaplacewhere_______.A.futurenursesaretrainedB.theelderlyliveC.childrenaretakencareofD.theoldjoininactivities42.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.A.numberofassistantsareemployedtotakecareofthechildren.B.Thenewconceptbenefitsboththeelderlyandthechildren.C.Thechildrenbecomestrongeraftergettingmoreindividualattention.D.ThechildrenlearnthatsickpeoplewilldiE.43.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?A.ThereasonwhytheoldandtheyoungareseparateD.B.Onereasonwhychildrendon’tlivewiththeirgrandparents.C.ThesupportchildrenneeD.D.TheproblemthattheoldandtheyoungareseparateD.44.WhatdoestheintergenerationalprogrammesinParagraph4referto?A.Combiningelderlyhomeswithnurseryschools.B.Lettingthechildrenandtheresidentseattogether.C.AskingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeoplE.D.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschools.45.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Oldpeople’shomesinFrance.B.BuildingbridgesoflifE.C.A.Solutiontotheelderlyproblem.D.Children’snewhappylifE.
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Whenyouhavegoodfriendsyoureallyfeelspecialandwanttoshareinthespiritoffriendship.Youtrytodopleasingandexcitingthingsforeachother.Youcouldgoonafriendshipholidaywhichwouldbeveryjoyous.Therearemanyplacesthatyoucangoforafriendshipholiday.Firstletuslookatsomeofthethingsthatyouwillenjoywhenyougoonholidaywithyourfriends.YouwillgetachancetorelaxandforgetyourhecticlifE.Youcanrelaxandforgetaboutdealingwithlotsofdifferentthingseveryday.Alsosuchaholidayisanopportunitytohavefunwithyourfriendsasyouexploredifferentplaces.Moreoverthereisnobetterwaytogetatruefriendship;youhavetospendtimewithpeoplesothatyoucanfullyunderstandeachother.Icannotinsistenoughontheimportanceoflookingforenoughtimetoshareandyoucandothisthroughafriendshipholiday.Youwillhavetolookforaplacethatyouallenjoyandfeelcomfortablein.TakingafriendshipholidaydoesnothavetobeexpensivE.YoucanlookforagoodplacewhereyoucanspendtheweekenD.Theideaistogoawayforsometimesothatyoucanbealonetogether.Besidesknowingwhichplacetogotoyouneedtoknowtheactivitiesthatyouaregoingtotakepartinwhileyouareonholiday.IfyouareusingatravelagencyletitguideyoutosomeofthethingsthatyouwillreallylikE.Gofortheactivitiesthatyouwillenjoy.Itisprettyexcitinghowyoucanenjoyyourselfwithfriends.Youwon’twanttogobackhomE.68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTabenefit收获ofgoingonafriendshipholidayaccordingtotheauthor?A.Youcanrelaxontheholiday.B.Youwillenjoyexploringdifferentplaces.C.Youcanunderstandyourfriendsbetter.D.Youcanhaveagoodchancetomakenewfriends.69.Accordingtotheauthortomakerealfriendsyoushould______.A.spendtimetogethertofullyunderstandeachotherB.goonmanyholidaystomeetnewpeopleC.notstayathomebutgoonholidaywithyourfamilyD.spendtimealoneandawayfromyourfriends70.Theunderlinedwordhecticinthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______.A.tiringB.boringC.busyD.relaxing71.Whenyougoonafriendshipholiday______.A.youmustgotoatravelagencybeforeyougoB.youneedn’tplantheactivitiesthatyouwilltakepartinC.youhavetospendalotofmoneywithyourfriendD.youmustfindaplacethatyouallenjoyandfeelcomfortablein
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Mostpeoplenowadaysarepersistentlyseekingforopportunitiesthatwillassisttheminreachingtheirgoals.Marketingyourselfiswhenthereisademandforyouandyourservicesthatwillhelpyouachieveyourgoals.Marketingyourselfmeansyouaresimplysellingyourself!Thecommonprobleminmarketingyourselfisthatmostpeoplethinkthatitisnastytodothis.Theythinkthatmarketingconcernsonlytoabusiness.OfcoursethisisabsolutelynottruE.Peoplewhowanttoattainthesuccesstheydesiremustpromotethemselves.Ineveryattemptyoumakejustthinkthatmarketingyourselfisaveryusefultool.ThebetteryoumarketyourselfthemoreopportunitiesyouwillhavE.MarketingyourselfdoesnotreallymeantellingeverypersonhowbeautifulandwonderfulyouarE.Itsimplymeanstellingyourprospectiveemployerthatyouexistthatyouhavethepossibilityofgeneratingmuchgreaterincomethanyourprospectiveemployermakes.Ormaybeyouhavethechanceofdoingsomethingbetter.Thereareactuallyseveraldifferentwaysofmarketingyourself.Butthereareonlytwoprimaryapproachesthatyouimplement实施.Thefirstisyoufindwaystoreachouttoothersandthesecondistoconstructwaysinorderforthepeopletofindyouandmakeconnectionwithyou.InorderforyoutoreachoutandtouchthelivesofothersyouhavetobeagoodpersonandagoodemployeE.Inthatwayyourgoodreputationwillfollownaturally.Haveabriefandconcise简明messagethatyoucansharewithothers.Whenyoumarketyourselfyoutellpeoplewhoyouareandwhatyoucandoforothers.PlanwellandpracticeyourmessagE.Inconstructingwaysforthepeopletonoticeandmakeconnectionwithyouyoumustbeopentothem.Bearinmindthatcommunicationisagreatopportunitytomakeanimpactespeciallywhenyoumarketyourself.Youalsocommunicatebywhatyouarewearing.Knowtheappropriatedresscodeandhaveplentyoftimetodecidewhatyouwillwear.Justremembertomakeagreatfirstimpression!1.Accordingtothepassageingeneralpeopletendtothinkmarketingyourself________.A.isaveryusefultoolB.willmakeyouhavemoreopportunitiesC.isnastyandconcernsonlytoabusinessD.isnatural2.AllofthefollowingaretrueaboutthemarketingyourselfEXCEPT________.A.ifyoucanmarketingyourselfbetteryouwillhavemoreopportunitiesB.ifyouwanttosucceedyoumustlearnhowtomarketyourselfC.marketingyourselfsimplymeansmakingyourbossknowyoucanmakemoremoneythanhimD.marketingyourselfreallymeanstellingothersyouarebeautifulandwonderful3.InordertomarketyourselfwellyoucandothesethingsEXCEPT________.A.praiseyourselfgreatlyB.wearappropriatelyC.haveabriefandclearmessageD.beopentoothers4.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A.thereareonlytwowaysofmarketingyourselfB.communicationplaysanimportantpartinmarketingyourselfC.youneedn’tspentplentyoftimetodecidewhatyouwillwearD.marketingyourselfsimplymeanstellingyouremployeryoumustearnmuchgreaterthanhim5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AchievingYourGoalsB.KnowingtheAppropriateDressC.WaysofMarketingYourself
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MistakesareapartoflifE.Toerr犯错ishuman.FailureisalsoapartoflifenottheendoflifE.Behappyfacinglife’schallenges.Whenyoumaketheefforttobehappyandtoimproveyourlifeyouareactuallyrewardedalongtheway.Lifeislikeagameandmaybeyoucanaward奖励pointsforeveryeffortthathasbeenasuccessfroyou.Tryit.Addtenpointsforeveryachievement.Andwhenyouhavereached50pointsjustyell喊出HeyI’vewon!andgiveyourselfarewarD.IfyouhappentohavemissedyourpointsforwhateverreasontellyourselfWellItried!whichisbetterthannottryingatall.Don’tletitbesaidyoudidn’ttry.Whatisitthatyouwanttomakeyourselfhappy?ActuallyhappinessmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeoplE.ForexampleanathletewillbehappywinninghisfirstracE.Foranewmotherhappinesswouldbeseeingherbaby’sfirststeps.Happinessforapoorpersonwouldmeanhavingamealjustfortoday.Sohappinessfroyouisreallysomethingsimplethatyouwantforyourself.Itreallydoesnothavetobebig.Asamatteroffactyoushouldalwayshaverealisticexpectations.Makethebestoutofeverygivensituation.Ifyouexpectacertainresultfromasituationanditdoesnothappendon’tgetdespondent.ThisjustmeanstryinghardernexttimE.WeallhaveinusthepowertosucceeD.Don’tletgiveupbeapartofyourvocabulary.70.BysayingToerrishumantheauthormeansthat________.A.humanbeingsshouldtrytoavoid避免makingmistakesB.nooneisperfect完美andeveryonemakesmistakesC.mistakesandfailuresmakeupourlifeD.humanbeingsmakemistakeseasily71.What’sthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Trytoreach50points.B.NeverstoptryinginyourlifE.C.Awardyourselfforyoursuccess.D.Don’tbeafraidofmissingyourpoints.72.TheauthorproveshisideainParagraph3through________.A.examplesB.numbersC.experimentsD.stories73.Theunderlinedworddespondentinthelastparagraphmeans________.A.frightenedB.disappointedC.surprisedD.excited
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Oursuccessinbusinesssportsfriendshiplove―nearlyeverythingweattempt―islargelydeterminedbyourownself-imagE.Peoplewhohaveconfidenceintheirpersonalworthseemtobeessentialforsuccessandhappiness.Goodthingsdropintotheirhandsregularlytheirrelationshiparelong-lastingtheirprojectsareusuallycarriedtocompletion.TousetheimageanEnglishwritercreatedtheycatchjobonthewing.Oppositetothatsomepeopleseemtoholdattractionforfailureandunhappiness.Theirplansgoinawrongmannertheyhaveawayofdestroyingtheirownpotentialsuccessandnothingseemstoworkoutforthem.Forsuchpersonstheirproblemsusuallyhaveasoriginadifficultywithself-acceptancE.Whentheygainmoreconfidencethroughothers’helpoftentheirtroublestakecareofthemselves.Itisbelievedthatanyonecanchangehisself-estimation.A.personwithlowself-imageisnotnecessarilylimitedtoalifeofunhappinessandfailurE.Itispossibletogetridofnegativeattitudesandgainthehealthyconfidenceneededtorealizeone’sdream.86.Thewordimageusedinline4means_____A.lifelikedrawingofsomethingB.pictureformedinone’smindC.reproductionofanobjectD.somethingimagined87.Accordingtothepassagehighself-imagehelpsone_____.A.tobecomehealthierandbetterlookingB.toenjoyone’slifelikeflyingwithwingsC.tomaintainanegativeattitudetowardsthingsaroundD.towinsuccessinone’slifeandwork.88.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat______.A.one’sself-imageissomethingunchangeableB.beingattractiveisveryimportantinmakingfriendswithothers.C.noteveryonecanbenefitfromanimprovementofhisself-imageD.apersonwithhighself-imagehasmuchconfidenceinhisownfuture89.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HappinessorFailureB.SuccessandSelf-imageC.DifficultiesinImprovingSelf-AcceptanceD.AttitudetowardsLife
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BritonsLearntoForgiveLEEDSEngland─A.LeedsUniversitypsychology心理学professoristeachingacoursetohelpdozensofBritonsforgivetheirenemies.ThehatredweholdwithinusisacancerProfessorKenHartsaidaddingthatholdinginangercanleadtoproblemssuchashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasE.Morethan70peoplehavebecomemembersinHart’sfirst20-weekworkshopinLondon─acoursehesaysisthefirstofitskindintheworlD.Thesearepeoplewhoaresickandtiredoflivingwithamemory.TheyrealizetheirbitternessisapoisontheythinktheycanpouroutbuttheyendupdrinkingitthemselvessaidCanadian-bornHart.Thestudentsmeetingroupsofeighttotenforatwo-hourworkshopwithanadvisereveryfortnight.ThecourseendinginJulyisexpectedtogetridofthecancerofhatredinthesepeoplE.PeoplehavelotsofnegativeattitudestowardsforgivenesshesaidPeopleconfuseforgivenesswithforgetting.ForgivenessmeanschangingfromanegativeattitudetoapositiveonE.HartandhisteamhavecreatedinstructionstoprovidethetrainingneedeD.ThemainideaistogiveyouguidelinesonhowtolookatvariouskindsofangersandhowtheyaffectyouandhowtochangeyourattitudestowardsthepersonyouareangrywithsaidNormanClaringbullaseniorexpertontheforgivenessproject.Hartsaidhebelievesforgivenessisaskillthatcanbetaughtasthesepeoplewanttogetfreeofthepast.56.Fromthispassageweknowthat_________.A.highbloodpressureandheartdiseaseareonlycausedbyhatredB.highbloodpressurecanonlybecuredbypsychologyprofessorsC.withouthatredpeoplewillhavelesstroubleconnectedwithbloodpressureandheartD.peoplewhosufferfromhighbloodpressureandheartdiseasemusthavemanyenemies57.InHart’sfirst20-weekworkshoppeopletherecan________.A.meettheirenemiesB.changetheirattitudestowardsbitternessC.enjoytheprofessor’sspeechD.learnhowtoquarrelwithothers58.IfyouareamemberinHart’sworkshopyou’ll________.A.paymuchmoneytoHartB.gototheworkshopeverynightC.attendagatheringtwiceamonthD.pourouteverythingstoredinyourmind59.Theauthorwrotethispassageinorderto________.A.persuadeustogotoHart’sworkshopB.TellusthenewsaboutHart’sworkshopC.tellushowtorunaworkshoplikeHart’sD.helpustolookatvariouskindsofangers
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Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusyyouaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogapsthereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycoulD.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactorpeoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions消遣.Insteadpeopleeventhosewhoarehighlyproductiveneedtotakebreaksoccasionallyprocrastinate拖延andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retiredyoucanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdonE.YourattentionabilityisalsolimitedbecauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedoneyoucanonlyfocusononeortwoatatimE.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardtofindtimeisn’talackoftimE.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.IwasinsanelybusybutatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitemsandIstillfoundtimetoexercisE.HoweverafterafewweeksoffduetoillnessIstoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandardsinfactmyschedulewasincrediblylight.DespitethisfreetimeIfoundithardtofindtimetoexercisE.ItseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgonE.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.26.Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiencythemostimportantlimitingfactoris________.A.aschedulewithoutgapsB.breaksanddistractionsC.thelimitedtimeD.thelimitedenergy27.Accordingtoparagraph4everyoneincludingtheextremelybusypeoplecan___________.A.workwithoutanyrestB.focusonmanythingsatatimeC.findsomemoretimeinadayD.dosomeexerciseregularly28.Afterafewweeksoffwhatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A.Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitems.B.Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C.Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D.HepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedulE.29.Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A.provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB.showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC.explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD.telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas30.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AreYouReallyLackofTime?B.HowCanYouWorkEfficiently?C.WhatMakesYourEnergyLimitedd?D.WhenShouldYouDoExercise?
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Whenyouwanttogoshoppingdecidehowmuchmoneyyoucanspendfornewclothes.ThinkaboutthekindofclothesyoureallyneeD.ThenlookforthoseclothesonsalE.Therearelabelsinsideallnewclothes.Thelabelstellyouhowtotakecareofyourclothes.Thelabelforashirtmaytellyoutowashitinwarmwater.A.sweaterlabelmaytellyoutowashbywashingincoldwater.Thelabelonacoatmaysaydrycleanonly.Washingmayruinthiscoat.Ifyoudoasthedirections说明sayonthelabelyoucankeepyourclotheslookingtheirbest.ManyclothestodaymustbedrycleaneD.DrycleaningisexpensivE.WhenbuyingnewclotheschecktoseeiftheywillneedtobedrycleaneD.YouwillsavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatcanbewasheD.YoucansavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatarewellmadE.Well-madeclotheslastlonger.Theylookgoodevenaftertheyhavebeenwashedmanytimes.ClothesthatcostmoremoneyarenotalwaysbettermadE.Theydonotalwaysfitbetter.Sometimelessexpensiveclotheslookandfitbetterthanmoreexpensiveclothes.64.Ifyouwanttosavemoneyyoucanbuyclothesthat_____.A.don'tfityouB.don'tlastlongC.needtobedrycleanedD.canbewashed65.Thelabelinsidetheclothestellyou______.A.howtokeepthemlookingtheirbestB.howtosavemoneyC.whethertheyfityouornotD.wheretogetthemdrycleaned66.Welearnfromthereadingthatcheaperclothes______.A.arealwaysworsemadeB.mustbedrycleanedC.cannotbewashedD.cansometimesfityoubetter
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Noonegetsthroughlifewithoutexperiencingmanydisappointments.Strangelythoughmostpeopleseemunpreparedfordisappointmentandreacttoitinnegativeways.Theyfeeldepressedortrytoescapefromtheirtroublesinsteadofusingdisappointmentasanopportunityforgrowth.Onenegativereactiontodisappointmentisdepression.A.womantryingtowinapromotionforexampleworkshardforoverayearinherdepartment.Helenissosureshewillgetthepromotion.Infactshehasalreadypickedoutthecarshewillbuywhenhersalaryincreasecomesthrough.HoweverthebossnamesoneofHelen'sco-workersforthespot.DeeplydepressedHelenlosesherenthusiasmforherjobandcanbarelyforceherselftoshowupeveryday.Helentellsherselfthatsheisafailureandthatdoingagoodjobjustisn'tworththework.AnothernegativereactiontodisappointmentandonethatfollowsdepressionisthedesiretoescapE.Kevinfailstogetintothecollegehisbrotherisattendingthecollegethatwasthefocusofallhisdreamsanddecidestoescapehisdisappointment.Whyworryaboutcollegeatall?Insteadhecoversuphisrealfeelingsbygivinguponhisschool-workandgettingcompletelyinvolvedwithfriendspartiesandgoodtimes.Thepositivewaytoreacttodisappointmentistouseitasachanceforgrowth.Thisisn'teasybutit'stheonlyusefulwaytodealwithaninevitablepartoflifE.Helenthewomanwhowasnotpromotedcouldhavehandledherdisappointmentbylookingatotheroptions.Ifherbossdidnotrecognizehertalentandhardworkperhapsshecouldtransfertoanotherdepartment.Orshecouldaskthebosshowtoimproveherperformancesothatshecouldprepareforthenextpromotion.Kevintheboywhodidn'tgetintothecollegeofhischoiceshouldlookintootherschools.Goingtoanothercollegemayencouragehimtobehisownpersonstepoutofhisbrother'sshadowandrealizethatbeingturneddownbyonecollegeisn'tafinaljudgmentonhisabilitiesorpotential.Disappointmentsareunwelcomebutregularvisitorstoeveryone'slifE.Wecanfeeldepressedaboutthemorwecantrytoescapefromthem.Thebestthingthoughistoacceptadisappointmentandthentrytouseitsomehow:StepovertheunwelcomevisitoronthedoorstepandgetonwithlifE.57.Inthispassagetheauthor_____.A.analyzesthecauseofdisappointmentB.describeshispersonalexperienceindealingwithdisappointmentC.criticizesHelenandKevin'snegativeresponsestodisappointmentD.offersspecificexamplesofthewayspeopledealwithdisappointment58.FromthecontextthewordoptionParA.4means_____.A.wayB.choiceC.placeD.job59.Intheauthor'sopinionHelenshould______insteadoffeelingdepresseD.A.workevenhardertogetbetterthanherpromotedco-workerB.standthepressureandcompetitionC.winagoodopinionfromthebossbyseekinghisadviceD.moveintoanotherdepartmenttohavehertalentandhardworkappreciated60.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainidesofthisselection?A.Disappointmentisaninevitablepartoflifeandwehavetohandleitinapositiveway.B.Lifeismadeupofaseriesofdisappointments.Wehavetoacceptthem.C.Therearetwokindsofreactionstodisappointment.D.Mostpeoplereacttodisappointmentinnegativeways.
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·RoundtheworldticketsRTWsTheseusuallylastayearandletyougotoseveraldestinations.Theremaybesomerestrictions.限制onwhereyoucangobyairsoit'simportanttocheckoutthetermsandconditionsofeachdealanddecidewhichonesuitsyoubest.AtypicalRTWforusuallylessthan£1000wouldbe:London—Toronto—Honolulu—Fiji—Sydney—HongKong—London.YoucangetapresetRTWormakeoneuptoyourself—thiscanbecheaperinsomecases.·Multi-stopoverticketsIfyoudon'twanttogoaroundtheglobebutwanttoseeseveraldifferentplacesmulti-stopoverticketscanletyoumakeseveralstopovers中途停留.Forinstanceyourroutecouldbe:London—Singapore—Sydney—Bombay—London.OritcouldbealotmorecomplicatedwithlotsofflightswithinAustraliaforinstance.·OpenjawticketsIfyouwanttogotoonedestinationbyah-andthentraveloverlandandcomebackbyanotherdestinationbyairyoucanbuyanopenjawticket.Forinstanceyourroutecouldbe;London—Cairo—Nairobi—LondonTravelingbetweenCairoandNairobibyland·AirpassesIfyouwanttotravelaroundwithinonecountryorevenoneareayoucanbuyairpassestocoveroneofthefollowing:theUSAAfricaAustraliaIndiatheFarEasttheCaribbeanSouthAmericaandthePacific.Insomecasesyoumayhavetobuytheairpassbeforeyougettothecountryorareayouwanttotravelin.Shortairpasseslastaweek.Longeronescanlastupto2months.Costsvarybutstart£150.Askyourtravelagentfordetails.·SpurlegsSpurlegsletyougooffonadetour迂回路onyourwaytoyourfinaldestination.ForexampleyoumightvisitChinaonyourwaytoAustralia.49.Mr.Brownretiredlastmonthandwantstotravelaroundtheworld;hemostprobablybuys______.A.RoundtheworldticketsB.Multi-stopoverticketsC.OpenjawticketsD.Airpasses50.Openjawticketssuitthosewhowantto______.A.gotoseveraldestinationsindifferentcountries.B.visitseveraldifferentplacesandmakeseveralstopoversC.gotooneplaceandthentravelbylandandthenreturnbyplaneD.gooffonadetourontheirwaytotheirfinaldestinations51.WhatkindofticketmayyoubuyifyouwanttotraveltoJapan.passingbyBeijing?A.Openjawtickets.B.Roundtheworldtickets.C.Airpasses.D.Spurlegs.52.Ifyouwanttotravelinonecountryforashorttimetheairticketwillcostyou______.A.morethan£1000B.nolessthan£150C.lessthan£150D.about£1000
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WecanmakemistakesatanyagE.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.ButmostmistakesareaboutpeoplE.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjobdidJimreallyfeelgoodaboutitasafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?AndPaul—whydidn’tpickupthathewasfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?WhenwelookbackdoubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbaD.Butwhenwelookbackit’stoolatE.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends—orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon’treallylistenwemissthefeelingbehindthewords.SupposesomeonetellsyouYou’realuckydog.That’sbeingfriendly.Butluckydog?There’sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.ButbringinginthedogbitputsyoudownalittlE.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulforisanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.ItcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawholE.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn’timportant.It’stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven’tgotadateforSaturdaynight.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.TheminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistakE.56.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.howtointerpretwhatpeoplesayB.whattodowhenyoulistentootherstalkingC.howtoavoidmistakeswhenyoucommunicatewithpeopleD.whywegowrongwithpeoplesometimes57.Accordingtotheauthorthereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriendsisthat.A.wefailtolistencarefullywhentheytalkB.peopletendtobeannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysayC.peopleusuallystateonethingbutmeananotherD.wetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssay58.InthesentenceMaybehedoesn’tseeithimself.Inthesecondparagraphthepronounitrefersto.A.beingfriendlyB.abitofenvyC.luckydogD.yourluck59.Whenwelistentoapersontalkingthemostimportantthingforustodoisto.A.noticethewaythepersonistalkingB.takeagoodlookatthepersontalkingC.mindhistonehispostureandthelookinhiseyesD.examinetherealmeaningofwhathesaysbasedonhismannerhistoneandhisposture
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Everybodyishappyashispayrises.YetpleasureatyourowncandisappearifyoulearnthatafellowworkerhasbeengivenabiggeronE.Indeedifheisknownasbeinglazyyoumightevenbequitecross.Suchbehaviorisregardedasalltoohumanwiththeunderlyingbeliefthatotheranimalswouldnotbeabletohavethisfinelydevelopedsenseofsadness.ButastudybySarahBrosnanofEmoryUniversityinAtlantaGeorgiawhichhasjustbeenpublishedinNaturesuggeststhatitisalltoomonkeyaswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviorsofsomekindoffemalebrownmonkeys.Theylooksmart.Theyaregood-naturedco-operativecreaturesandtheysharetheirfoodhappily.Abovealllikefemalehumanbeingstheytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueofgoodsandservicesthanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectsubjectsforDoctorBrosnan’sstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokens奖券-somerocksforfooD.Normallythemonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforpiecesofcucumber.Howeverwhentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparateandconnectedroomssothateachothercouldobservewhattheotherisgettinginreturnforitsrocktheybecamequitedifferent.Intheworldofmonkeysgrapesareexcellentgoodsandmuchpreferabletocucumbers.Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertokenthesecondwasnotwillingtohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatalltheothereithershookherowntokenattheresearcherorrefusedtoacceptthecucumber.Indeedthemerepresenceofagrapeintheotherroomwithoutanactualmonkeytoeatitwasenoughtobringaboutdissatisfactioninafemalemonkey.Theresearchessuggestthatthesemonkeyslikehumansareguidedbysocialsenses.Inthewildtheyareco-operativeandgroup-living.Suchco-operationislikelytobefirmonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheateD.FeelingsofangerwhenunfairlytreateditseemsarenotthenatureofhumanbeingsalonE.Refusingasmallerrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingscleartootheranimalsofthegroup.Howeverwhethersuchasenseoffairnessdevelopedindependentlyinmonkeysandhumansorwhetheritcomesfromthecommonrootsthattheyhad35millionyearsagoisasyetanunansweredquestion.66.Femalemonkeysofthiskindarechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausetheyare.A.moreseriousaboutwhattheygetB.attentivetoresearchers’instructionsC.niceinbothappearanceandbehaviorsD.morereadytohelpothersthantheirmalecompanions67.Theunderlinedstatementitisalltoomonkeymeansthat_______.A.monkeysarealsoangrywithlazyfellowsB.feelingbitteratunfairnessisalsomonkey’snatureC.monkeyslikehumanstendtobeenviousofeachotherD.noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchfeelings68.Whenonemonkeyreceivedagrapeforfreetheotherwould.A.notbewillingtohandoverhertokenB.shakeherhandsandgetangryC.havetoexchangehertokenforthecucumberD.refusetoacceptthecucumber69.WhichofthefollowingconclusionsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Humanbeings’feelingsofangeraredevelopedfromthemonkeys.B.Intheresearchmalemonkeysarelesslikelytoexchangefoodwithothers.C.Co-operationbetweenmonkeysstaysfirmbeforetherealizationofbeingcheateD.D.Onlymonkeysandhumanshavethesenseoffairnessdatingfrom35millionyearsago.70.WhatcanwelearnaboutthemonkeysinSarah’sstudy?A.Theycanbetrainedtodevelopsocialsenses.B.Theyusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.C.Theymayshowtheirsatisfactionwithequaltreatment.D.Theyfeelangrywhentheyreceivesmallrewards.
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Ifyou'reinchargeofaprojectthekeytosuccessisgettingeveryonetowanttohelpyou.AsadirectorIpointIsuggestIgentlypushtheactorsinthedirectionIwantthemtogo.Inthe1986movieNothinginCommonJackieGleason'scharacterMaxBasnergetsfiredfromhisjobasaclothingsalesman.ThesceneshotonaboatshowsMax'sdespair绝望aboutbeingoutofwork.IwaslookingforsomegesturethatwouldallowMaxtoshowhisfeelings.JackiehadfarmoreexperienceateverythingthanIdidandatfirstIwasfrighteneD.WhatcouldIpossiblytellTheGreatOneaboutacting?OutoffearIdecidedtodirectbysuggestionandIsatdownwithGleasontotalkaboutthescenE.SoMaxissadright?IsaiD.GleasonnoddeD.Andhe’sprobablystillcarryinghispenswithhisnameonthem---theonesheusedtohandouttohiscustomersright?GleasonnoddeD.Sowhatwouldyouwanttodowiththepensafteryouwerefired?Hewassilentforamoment.Whydon’tIthrowthemoverboard?Istoodupandturnedtowardthecrew.HeyeverybodyJackiehasawonderfulideA.Let’sshootit.AfterfilmingthesceneGleasoncalledmeoverandsaidwithasmileGarrywhatkindofwonderfulideaamIgoingtohavetomorrow?Youandyourteamcandiscovertheanswerstoproblemstogether.Whentherearenoprizesorgoldstarsforwhogetsthesolutionfirstyou'llallbenefitwheneverythingturnsoutright.56.Theauthortellsusthattosucceedinaprojectyouareinchargeofyoushould__________.A.makeeveryoneworkforyouB.geteveryonewillingtohelpyouC.letpeopleknowyouhavethefinalsayD.keepsendingoutorderstothem57.Itcanbeinferredthat________.A.JackieGleasonisthedirectorofthefilmNothingincommonB.JackieGleasonisveryangrywhenheisfiredfromhisjobC.MaxacharacterinafilmisinverylowspiritswhenheloseshisjobD.JackieGleasonisthewriterofthefilmNothingincommon58.TheGreatOneinparagraph3refersto_______.A.GleasonB.thedirectorhimselfC.MaxD.Max'sboss59.WhydidGleasoncallthedirectoroverandsmileathim?That’sbecauseGleason_________.A.thoughthiswonderfulideawasacceptedbythelatterB.succeededinhittinguponawonderfulideaC.wasconfidentabouthisworkthenextdayD.appreciatedthelatter'swayofdirectingfilms60.Themostsuitabletitleforthepassageis____________.A.DirectingaFilmB.TheKeytoSuccessC.A.WonderfulExperienceD.WorkingwithFilmStars
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Lastweekwhilevisitingmydadwithmydaughterwewenttoarestaurantfordinner.Whenwewereseatedmydadaskedthewaitressiftherewereanysoldierseatingattherestaurant.ThenwaitresssaidtherewasasoldierhavingdinnerwithhisfrienD.Mydadtoldthewaitresstotellthesoldierandhisfriendthattheirdinnerwaspaidfor!Healsosaidthathedidnotwanttobeknownasthebenefactor施主.Thenwaitresslatercommentedonmydad’sthoughtfulbehaviorsayingthatshehadneverseenanythinglikethisbeforE.AtalocalcollegeshehadstudiedoperaandsosheusedthistothankmydadbyperformingapiecefromThePearlFisherman.Hervoicebroughtmetotearsbecauseitsoundedperfect!AfterawhilethesoldierappearedatourtableIdon’tknowhowheknewmydadpaidthebillforhim.andsaidthathewouldbesenttothefrontthenextmorningandthathecouldnotleavethiscountrywithoutsayingthankstomydaD.Mydadrepliedthatitwashewhowantedtosaythanks.Theyshookhandsasthesoldierleft.Beforeweleftthewaitresscamebyagain.ShedidamagicshowasanotherwaytoshowherthankstomydaD.Hershowwasreallygreat.Mydadleftheranotewithemailaddressaskingforhernextperformancetimeinadditiontoa$50tip.Everyonewitnessedsomethingexemplary可作榜样的inthehumanspiritthatnight.IcanonlyhopetoseemoreofthisinthefuturE.56.Mydadofferedhelptothesoldierandhisfriendintherestaurantprobablybecause________.A.hewantedtothankthemforalltheyhaddoneB.hewantedtoknowmoreaboutthemC.hewantedthewaitresstothankhimD.hewantedthesoldierstoknowhiskindness57.ThewaitressperformedThePearlFishermanintherestaurantbecause______.A.shewasaskedtoperformtotheguestsB.shewantedtoshowoffherwonderfulskillsC.shewantedtoshowherrespectandthankstotheauthor’sdadD.shewantedtoattractmoreandmoreguests58.Whatdidthesoldierdoinresponsetotheauthor’sfather’skindness?A.Hegavesomethingtoauthor’sdaD.B.Hegaveabigtiptothewaitress.C.Hedidamagicshowfortheauthorandherfather.D.Hesaidthankstotheauthor’sdadinperson.59.Thepassagemainlytellsusthatweshould___.A.findwaystothankothersB.learntobegratefultoothersC.trytolearnfromeachotherD.respectsoldiersandwaitresses
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Mostpeoplewhoarethoughtasbeingsuccessfuloftenowetheirsuccesstopeopleintheirlivesthattheyconsidertobeacoach.Infactthemostsuccessfulpeopleontheplanethavetheirownpersonalcoach.Thereasonforthisissimple.Whilefriendsfamilyandcolleaguescanbewonderfulsupporterstheyoftenprovideguidancetoyoubasedontheirownpurpose.Theirpurposeisoftenawellmeaningonebutthebottomlineis:it'stheirpurposE.Whiletheirwantsforyoumaysometimesagreewithyourownlifedesiresandgoalsitisdifficultforthemtobecompletelyunbiased公正的inactions.Noneofuscanbetrulyunbiasedinthewaysweinteract相互作用withthoseclosesttousbecauseourlivesaresodirectlyintertwinedwithoneanother.That’swhereapersonalcoachcomesin.Thepurposeofapersonalcoachistoprovideyouwithaprofessionalwhoisskilledatunbiasedlisteningandwhole.heartedhelping.Yourcoachexpertlyassistsyouincreatingastrongpersonalfoundationthatallowsyoutodreambigandachievethosedreamsaboutwhatyoucanorcannotaccomplish.A.coachisyourpersonaltrainerinlife.Acoachhelpsyoudiscoveryourundevelopedpotentialandworkswithyoutodevelopeveryaspectofyourpersonalgreatness·Withtherightcoachyoucan’thelpbutsucceed.It'snotsurprisingthatalmostallrecognizeleadershaveapersonalcoach.Ofcourseallprofessionalathletesdo.SodoFortune500CEOscuttingedgebusinessleadersandrecognizedrolemodels·72.AccordingtothepassageacoachisthefollowingEXCEPT·A.yourpersonaltrainerinlifeB.quitesuccessfulinhiscareerandloveC.aprofessionalwhoisskilledD.importantforapersontobesuccessful73.ThemostsuccessfulpeoplehavetheirownpersonalcoachbecauseA.theyhavequiteafewfriendsB.theirlivesarefullofdifficultiesC.theirfriendsandcolleaguesseldomhelpthemD.thepersonalcoachcanprovidefairadvice74.TheunderlinedwordintertwinedinParagraph3means·A.decoratedB.connectedC.comparedD.surrounded75.ThepurposeofthispassageistotellUSthat———·A.youneedapersonalcoachinordertobesuccessfulB.familiesarethefoundationofalotofsuccessesC.familiesandfriendscanhelpyoutobesuccessfulD.settinglifegoalsisveryimportantforyoutosucceed
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Everyoneneedsfriends.ThereisanoldsayingFriendsareGod’swayoftakingcareofus.Buthowdoyoufindrealfriendshipandkeepit?TheAmericanwriterSallySeamanstellsyoungstudentssomesmartwaystofindfriends.SallysaysfindingfriendshipisjustlikeplantingatreE.Youplanttheseedandtakecareofittomakeitgrow.FirstyoushouldchooseafrienD.Whatmakesagoodfriend?Itisnotbecauseapersonhasmoneyorgoodlooks.A.goodfriendshouldbekindandpatient.Forexampleifyouhaveabaddayagoodfriendshouldlistentoyourcomplaintsanddohisorherbesttohelp.Tomakeafriendyoucannotbetooshy.Youshouldmakeeachotherhappyandshareyourlives.Butthingscannotalwayshehappy.Eventhebestfriendshavefights.Whatshouldyoudowhenyouhaveafightwithyourfriend?Youhavetotalktohimorher.Whenthereisnoonearoundhaveanhonesttalk.Ifheorshedoesn’twanttotalkyoucouldwritealetter.Therearethreestepstobeingfriendsagain:Tellhimorherhowyouarefeeling;saywhatyourfriendhasdonewrongandexplainwhyyoudidthisorthat.RememberthatfriendshipisthemostimportantthinginyourlifE.41.Sallywantstotellstudentsthewaysto____.A.findfriendsB.planttreesC.gethappyD.keepfit42.Whatmakesgoodfriends?A.goodfriendshould______.A.belovelyandcoolB.bekindandpatientC.havelotsofmoneyD.havegoodlooks43.Accordingtothetextyoucan_____yourfriendafterafight.A.buyapresentforB.neversayawordtoC.havedinnerwithD.writealetterto44.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.TeenagersandfriendshipB.ThegoodfriendsaroundyouC.ThetroubleofgrowingupD.Thecareandkeepingoffriends
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Itisimpossiblenottomakeamistakeatsomepointofyourlife.Wemayaswellacceptthatsomethingwillgowrongandwewillbetoblame.Itisthereforesensibletoworkoutsomeplansforapologizingandthebestwaytoapologizeisbyletter.Thiswayyoucantakecareovereverywordyouwrite-whichyoucan’tdoifyousaysorrytosomeoneinperson.Weallsayordosomethingthatwewishwehadn’tsaidordone.Youmaysaysomethingthataccidentallyhurtssomeoneoryoumayprovideaservicewhichdoesn’tcomeuptothestandardsthatacheatorcustomerexpected.Youmayfeelthatitwasamistakewhichcouldn’tbeavoided.Ratherthandwellonthemistake.youshouldquicklytrytoremedy补救theproblem.Aneffectiveletterofapologyisanimportantpartofthatprocess.ForthecontentoftheletterjustrememberTABS---TimingActionBrevitySincerity.Thetimingofaletterofapologyiscrucial一itmustbesentassoonaspossible.Anydelayinsendingtheletterwillonlycompoundtheproblem.Inthiscase.betterlatethanneverisnotthebestmotto!Thelongeryouwaitbeforewritingaletterofapology.themoreitwillseemthatyouhavebeenforcedintowritingit.Althoughitisimportanttorecognizewhathasgonebeforeitisalsonecessarytodetailtheactionyouplantotaketorectifywhateveritwasyoudidwrong.Researchhasshownthatsomeindicationthatyouhavethoughtaboutwhatfutureactionyouplantotakeisalwayswellreceived.Aletterofapologyshouldbebriefandthewordsorryshouldappearnomorethantwice.IndicatethatyouareawareyouareusingitasecondtimeonceagainI’msosorryfororasIsaidearlyI’msosorryaboutFinallythetoneoftheletterhastobesincere.Infactalltheabovefactorswillhelpinthisrespect.Anddon’tthinkthatlettersareoutofdateintheEmail-oriented21stcentury.Anapologyemailcanbeworsethannoapologyatall!53.Whatkindofadvicedoesthetextsuggestaboutapologizing?A.It’sagoodideatowritealetterofapologyassoonassomethinggoeswrong.B.It’sagoodideatosendsseveralemailstoapologizeandshowthatyoumeanit.C.Writealongletterapologizingseveraltimestomakeyourpoint.D.Waittoseehowtheyreacttoyourletterbeforeplanningtodoanything54.WhatkindofthingsdoyouNOTapologizefor?A.Servicesthatarenotasgoodastheyshouldbe.B.Genuinemistakes.C.Caraccidents.D.Causingangerorhurt.55.Accordingtothewriteryoushouldnotafteryouhavemadeamistake.A.wastetimeworryingaboutwhathappenedB.writeaneffectiveletterofapologyC.avoidwhathappenedD.recognizewhathasgonebefore56.Theunderlinedwordrectifymeans.A.toputrightB.toimproveC.toputasideD.toapologize
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福建省厦门双十中学2008年6月迎考热身试卷A.篇WhilewatchingtheOlympicstheothernightIcameacrossanunbelievablesight.ItwasnotagoldmedaloraworldrecordbrokenbutashowofcouragE.Theeventwasswimmingandstartedwithonlythreemenontheblocks.ForonereasonoranothertwoofthemfalsestartedsotheyweredisqualifieD.ThatleftonlyonetocompletE.Itwouldhavebeendifficultenoughnothavinganyonetoraceagainsteventhoughthetimeontheclockisimportant.Iwatchedthemandiveoffthebockandknewrightawaythatsomethingwaswrong.I’mnotanexpertswimmerbutIcantellagooddivefromapooroneandthiswasnotexactlymedalquality.Whenheresurfaceditwasevidentthatthemanwasnotoutforgold—hisarmswerewavinginanattemptatfreestylE.Thecrowdstartedtolaugh.Clearlythismanwasnotamedalcompetitor.IlistenedtothecrowdbegintolaughatthispoormanwhowasclearlyhavingahardtimE.Finallyhemadehisturntostartback.Itwaspitiful.Hemadeafewdesperatestrokesandyoucouldtellhewaswornout.ButinthosefewawfulstrokesthecrowdhadchangeD.Nolongerweretheylaughingbutbeginningtocheer.SomeevenbegantostandandshoutComeonyoucandoit!andhediD.A.clearminutepasttheaverageswimmerthisyoungmanfinallyfinishedhisracE.ThecrowdwentwilD.YouwouldhavethoughtthathehadwonthegoldandshouldhavE.EventhoughherecordedoneoftheslowesttimesinOlympichistorythismangavemoreheartthananyoftheothercompetitors.JustashortyearagohehadneverevenswumletaloneracE.HiscountryhadbeeninvitedtoSydney.Inacompetitionwhereathletesremovetheirsilvermedalsfeelingtheyhavesomehowbeencheatedoutofgoldorwhentheyactsoproudlyinfrontoftheircompetitorsitisnicetowatchanunderdog.56.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheyoungman_______.A.madehisturntostartbackpitifullyB.wasskillfulinfreestyleinthegameC.swamfasterthantheaverageswimmerD.wasnotcapableenoughtowinthemedal57.Thecrowdchangedtheirattitudesbecause_______.A.theyfeltsorryfortheyoungmanB.theywantedtoshowtheirsympathyC.theyweremovedbytheyoungmanD.theymeanttopleasetheyoungman58.Accordingtothepassageitisnicetowatchanunderdogprobablymeans_______.A.it’samusingtowatchamanwithawfulswimmingskillsB.it’samazingtowatchanordinarymanchallenginghimselfC.it’scheerfulforathletestoactproudlybeforetheircompetitorsD.it’sbraveenoughforsomeathletestoremovethesilvermedals59.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Goforit!B.Tryagain!C.CompeteforGold!D.BreakaRecord!
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HappinessisinfectiousresearchersreportedonThursday.Themorehappypeopleyouknowthemorelikelyyouareyourselftobehappy.Andgettingconnectedtohappypeopleimprovesaperson’sownhappiness.Researchershavebeenanalyzingacollectionoffactsfromtrackingsheets跟踪调查卷datingbackto1971followingbirthsmarriagesdeathsanddivorces.Volunteersalsolistedtheinformationoftheirclosestfriendsco-workersandneighbors.Theyassessed评估happinesswithasimplefour-questiontest.PeopleareaskedhowoftenduringthepastweekoneIenjoyedlifetwoIwashappythreeIfelthopefulaboutthefutureandfourIfeltthatIwasjustasgoodasotherpeopleFowlersaiD.The60percentofpeoplewhoscoredhighlyonallfourquestionswereregardedashappywhiletherestwereconsideredunhappy.Peoplewiththemostsocialconnections―friendsspouses配偶neighborsrelatives―werealsothehappiestthedatashoweD.EachadditionalhappypersonmakesyouhappierChristakissaiD.AndhappinessismoreinfectiousthanunhappinesstheydiscovereD.Ifasocialcontactishappyitincreasesthepossibilitythatyouarehappyby15percent.A.friendofafriendorthefriendofaspouseorasibling兄弟姐妹iftheyarehappyincreasesyourchancesby10percent.A.happythird-degreefriend―thefriendofafriendofafriend―increasesaperson’schancesofbeinghappyby6percent.Buteveryextraunhappyfriendincreasesthepossibilitythatyou’llbeunhappybyonly7percent.Thefindingisinterestinganduseful.Amongotherbenefitshappinesshasbeenshowntohaveanimportanteffectonreduceddeathratepainreductionandimprovedheartfunction.Sobetterunderstandingofhowhappinessspreadscanhelpuslearnhowtopromoteahealthiersociety.Otherdatasuggestedhavingextra$5000increasesaperson’schancesofbecominghappierbyabout2percent.A.happyfriendisworthabout$40000.53.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinfectious?A.Bringingtroubletosociety.B.Spreadingfromonetoanother.C.Passingdiseasestoothers.D.Affectingone’sownfamily.54.Accordingtotheresearchifyouwanttobehappyyou’dbetterhavemore_______.A.neighborcommunicationB.socialconnectionsC.siblings’supportD.relatives’relations55.Whichofthefollowingcontributesmosttoyourhappiness?A.A.happythird-degreefrienD.B.A.complainingclosefriendofyours.C.A.happyfriendofyourbrother’s.D.A.happycolleagueyouseeeveryday.56.Thefindingoftheresearchmainlyshows_______.A.happinesscanalwaysbeboughtwithmoney.B.ahappyfriendisworthmorethanahappyspouseC.thespreadofhappinesscanleadtoahealthiersocietyD.happinesscancuremostoftheterriblediseases
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Onan―airplaneaspacecraftoraman-madesatellitethereisusuallyaninstalleddevicecalledtheblackboxMadeofaspecialkindofmaterial.itwouldremainunbrokeneveniftheentirecraftwereblowntopieces.Theboxrecordssomeimportantdatawhichprovidecluesastowhatchangeshadoccurredbeforetherealthingcamealongandhelptodiscoverthecausesofthedisaster.Theblackbox.Thereforebecomesthelastpieceofevidenceleft.MoreoftenitrevealaSchockingfactthatmanyaircraftsmettheirdisastersonlybecauseofasimplebutfatalmistakeSomehadn’tbeensuppliedwithsufficientfuelotherscrashedduetoabirdflyingintheirpaths.Inmanycasesthepilothadbeentired.In1986thefamousUSspacesiadttleChallengerexplodedsoonafterlaunchbecauseascrewonitwasabitloose!AnideathusoccurstomeifahumanbeingwasequippedwithasimilardevicetrackingallthesubtleinnerChangesthathadtakenplaceovertimetheresultscouldastonishtheworldNewspaperscarrynofewsuchstoriesfromdaytoday-casesofgraftorbribe-taking行贿或受贿how―innocentmailwasrobbedandkilledandsoon.Afatalerrorcommittedbyacriminalataparticularpointinhislifemayhavearisenfromasmallquarreloroutofenvy.Thenumberofthosewhowereboomevilanddeliberatelysentthemselvestothegallows绞架isinfactextremelysmall.Thedisappointmenttowardsthelastmomentoftheirlifeisnodifferentfromastruggleagainstanaircraftcrash!Behaveproperlyinsmallmattersandtakebestcareofthesoul---thisIinsististhemessagefromthatmysteriousboxplanteddeepinsidehumansouls56.TheunderlianedphreseasimilardeviceinParagraph3referstoA.themysteriousboxinsidehumansouls.B.thecausesofthedisastersC.Thefatalmistakeofspaceshuttles.D.thefunctionoftheblackbox.57.TheunderlinedphraseasimilardeviceinParagraph3referstoA.ausefuldeviceB.ablackboxC.aninstalleddeviceD.animportantinstrument58.AccordingtothetextwhichoftenfollowingisNOTtrue?AMostofuswereboomkindbutthoseevilbynaturearenotinsmallnumbers.B.Manycrashesshouldhavebeenavoidedifpilotshadbeencareful.C.Somesmallerrorscanevencausealong-lastingregret.D.Eveniftheplaneblowsuptheblackboxcanstillfunction・.59.ThebesttitleforthetextisA.TheBlackBoxB.TheBlackBoxandDisastersC.TheBlackBoxoftheSoulD.TheBlackBoxandHumans60.ThepurposeoftheauthoristoA.warnusofoursafetyB.tellustotreatotherskindlyC.howushisconcernsD.remindusoftakinggoodcareofoursoul
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Compassion同情isadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffortwecantranslatecompassionintoactions.AnexperiencelastweekendshowedmethisistruE.Iworkpart-timeinasupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderly.Theseoldpeopleareourmaincustomersandit’snothardtolosepatienceovertheirslowness.ButlastSundayoneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymanwalkeduptomyregister收款机withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcash现金hadjustmovedintohisroomandhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.Icouldn’thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbeforeandwhathewouldbelikeifluckhadgonehisway.IhadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoulallaloneintheworlD.ItoldhimthatIwassorrybutstorerulesdidn’tallowmetodoso.IfeltstupidandunkindsayingthisbutIvaluedmyjoB.Justthenanothermanstandingbehindthefirstspokeup.IfanythinghelookedmorepitiablE.ChargeittomewasallhesaiD.WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftandsafeandeasy.Compassionontheotherhandiscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyself.Ireachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtmecompassion.69.Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits______.A.promisedtoobeythestorerulesB.forgottotakeanymoneywithhimC.hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylaterD.couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive70.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?A.kindandluckyB.poorandlonelyC.friendlyandhelpfulD.hurtanddisappointed71.Thewriteracteduponthestorerulesbecause______.A.hewantedtokeephispresentjobB.hefeltnopityfortheoldgentlemanC.heconsideredtheoldmandishonestD.heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldman72.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?A.WealthismoreimportantthananythingelsE.B.HelpingothersiseasiersaidthandonE.C.ExperienceisbettergainedthroughpracticE.D.Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.
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Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriendsbuttheydon’tgivefriendshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdonotlastverylong.TohaveafriendyoumustlearntobeonE.Youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerules.Behonest;begenerous;beunderstanding.Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudonottellthetruthpeopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven’tbeenhonestyoumayloseyourfriend’strust.Goodfriendsalwayscountononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpwithaproblem.Somethingmaygowrongatschool.TalkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolvE.Turningtoafriendcanbeafirststepinsolvingtheproblem.SotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstanD.Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend’splacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.NotwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalikE.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriendsyoumustpractisehonestygenerosityandunderstanding.64.Somefriendshipsdon’tlastverylongbecause________.A.theydon’tknowfriendshipissomethingserious.B.therearetoomanypeoplewhowanttomakefriends.C.thosewhogiveothersfriendshipreceivefriendshipfromothers.D.thosewhonevergiveothersfriendshipsreceivenofriendshipfromothers.65.Accordingtothepassagehonestyis________.A.somethinggoodB.thebaseoffriendshipC.asimportantasmoneyD.moreimportantthananythingelse66.Whichofthefollowingwillafriendnotapproveofaccordingtothepassage?A.Alwaystellyourfriendthetruth.B.SharingyourmindwithyourfriendisofgreatvaluE.C.A.friendwhogivesyouhislunchmoneyisatruefrienD.D.Discussingyourproblemswithyourfriendoftenhelpstosolvetheproblem.
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WhatdoesittaketobeagoodneighborOvertheyearsIhavehadallkindsofneighborsonesthatwereenjoyableandothersthatweretobeavoidedatallcosts.Oneofthemostimportantthingsinbeingagoodneighboristorespectaperson’sprivacy稳私.WhensomeonenewmovesintotheneighborhooditisagoodideatowatchthemtoseehowfriendlyyoushouldbE.Ifyougorushingoverassoonastheymoveintheymaythinkyouaregoingtobeoneofthoseneighborsthatcomeoveratalltimesofthedaynotrespectingtheirprivacy.ItisagoodideaalwaystobefriendlytoeveryoneintheneighborhooD.ThiscannotonlyputyouongoodtermswiththembutwillalsobeaformofprotectionforyourfamilyandhomE.Ifyouwaveastheydrivebyorofferafriendlyhellowhiletheyareoutintheiryardthisshowsthatyourespectthem.Ifyouarefriendlytothemtheyaremuchmorelikelytowatchoutforanywrongdoingsgoingonaroundyourhomewhileyouareoutandletyouknowifanythinghappens.AnotherwayofbeingagoodneighboristobehelpfulintimesofneeD.Ifyouseethattheyareinneedofahelpinghanddoingsomethingorintimesofadisaster灾难itisgoodtoofferyourhelp.EventhoughyouhaveneverreallytalkedtothepeopledownthestreettheyarewillingtotakethetimetohelpoutaneighborinneeD.Inconclusionifyourespectaperson’sprivacytreatthemkindlyandbehelpfulwhenyouseetheyareinneedyouwillbeagreatneighborandanyonewouldbehappytohaveyounextdoor!71.Whensomeonemovesintoyourneighborhoodyoushould________.A.visitthemasoftenaspossibleB.showrespectforthemC.learnaboutsomeoftheirprivacyD.avoidmeetingthem72.Ifyouaregettingalongwellwithyourneighborsyoucan________.A.haveyourownprivacyB.oftenvisittheiryardC.makeclosefriendswiththemD.keepyourfamilymemberssafe73.What’sthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?A.Neighborsshouldhelpeachother.B.EverybodyprobablygetsintotroublE.C.Neighborsshouldrespecteachother.D.AfriendinneedisafriendindeeD.74.Intheopinionoftheauthorneighborsshouldalwaysbe________.A.helpfulstrongandkindB.honestactiveandfriendlyC.respectfulfriendlyandhelpfulD.politehonestandkind75.Theauthordevelopsthetopicofthispassagebasedonhis________.A.practicalexperiencesB.scientificexperimentsC.carefulresearchD.wideknowledge
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TheMarcheswereahappyfamily.PovertyhardworkandeventhefactthatFatherMarchwasawaywiththeUnionarmiescouldnotdownthespiritsofMegJoAmyandMarmeeastheMarchgirlscalledtheirmother.TheMarchsisterstriedtobegoodbuthadtheirshareoffaults.PrettyMegwasoftendispleasedwiththeschoolchildrenshetaught;boyishJowaseasytobecomeangry;golden-hairedschoolgirlAmylikedtoshowup;butBethwhokeptthehousewaslovingandgentlealways.ThehappydayspassedanddarknesscamewhenatelegramarrivedforMrs.March.YourhusbandisveryillitsaidcomeatoncE.Thegirltriedtobebravewhentheirmotherleftforthefront.TheywaitedandprayeD.LittleBethgotscarletfever猩红热whenshewastakingcareofthesickneighbor.ShebecameveryillbutbegantorecoverbythetimeMarmeewasback.WhenFathercamehomefromthefrontandatthatjoyfulChristmasdinnertheywereoncemorealltogether.ThreeyearslatertheMarchgirlshadgrownintoyoungwomanhooD.MegbecameMrs.Brookeandafterafewfamilytroublesgotusedtohernewstatehappily.Johadfoundpleasureinherliteraryefforts.Amyhadgrownintoayoungladywithatalentfordesignandanevengreateroneforsociety.ButBethhadneverfullyregainedherhealthandherfamilywatchedherwithloveandanxiety.AmywasaskedtogoandstayinEuropewitharelativeoftheMarches.JowenttoNewYorkandbecamesuccessfulinherwritingandhadthesatisfactionofseeingherworkpublishedtherE.Butathomethebitterestblowwasyettofall.Bethhadknownforsometimethatshecouldn’tlivemuchlongertobewiththefamilyandinthespringtimeshedieD.NewscamefromEuropethatAmyandLauriethegrandsonofawealthyneighborhadplannedtobemarriedsoon.NowJobecameevermoresuccessfulinherwritingandgotmarriedtoProfessorBhaerandsoonafterwardsfoundedaschoolforboys.Andsothelittlewomenhadgrownupandlivedhappilywiththeirchildrenenjoyingtheharvestofloveandgoodnessthattheyhaddevotedalltheirlivesto.41.ThemembersoftheMarchfamilywereFatherMarchMrs.Marchandtheir_______.A.fourdaughtersB.fivedaughtersC.sonandfourdaughtersD.sonandfivedaughters42.Whowasthemostsuccessfulincareer事业amongtheMarchgirls?A.JoB.BethC.AmyD.Meg43.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThemarchFamilyB.TheMarchParentsC.TheMarchGirlsD.TheMarchRelatives44.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheMarchfamilyhad______.A.bothhappinessandsadnessB.wealthyneighborsC.moregirlsthanboysD.alotofrichrelatives
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LiLu’outhoughthedidtherightthingbycalling110whenhesawhistwoclassmatesintroubleonthecornerofadarkstreet.LiandhisclassmatesfromNO.2MiddleSchoolAffiliatedtoBeijingNormalUniversityspentthisyear’sValentine’sDaysellingrosesonthestreet.Asnightapproachedtheycycledbackwithover200yuanintheirpockets.Suddenlyagangofrobbersjumpedoutatthem.ThefiverobbersweretallandstrongsoLiranawaytocallthepolicE.Hethoughtitwouldbethemostpracticalthingtodoandhewasright.HisclassmatesreturnedsafeandsounD.SowhatwouldyouhavedoneinLi’ssituationWouldyouhavegotoffyourbikeandfoughttherobberstorescueyourfriends?AnewBeijingstudentcodedoesnotencourageyoutoriskyourlifetohelpthem.Thenewcodewasintroducedtomorethan1.7millionprimaryandmiddleschoolstudentsinthecityatthestartofthenewterm.Ithascutwordswhichmightencourageyoungsterstorisktheirlivesforothersdangeroussituations.Gonearetheoldcallswhichhadbeeninplacesince1987forstudentstofightcriminalscourageouslyandsacrificethemselvestosaveothers.Children’sheroicactsusuallylefttheminjuredorevendeadbecausetheyfailedtofullyforeseethedangersoftheiractions.AwellknownexamplewasLaiNingwhowaslistedamongthetop10modelyoungpioneersin1989afterhelosthislifetryingtoputoutafireattheageof14.Thedeathsconnectedtoteenagers’heroicactsstartedanationwidedebateabouttheprotectionofyoungsters.WeiLushengaparentinBeijingsaidschoolsmustfirstteachchildrenhowtoprotectthemselvesbeforelearningfromheroes.ButeducatorsthoughtthespiritofcourageshouldnotbethrownawayinthenewstudentcodE.Gettingridofthewords‘fightcriminalscourageously’donotmeanwedenythespiritof‘fearlessness’and‘readiness’tohelpothers.saidLiJinganofficialinBeijing.ButweshouldbemorerationalaboutthespiritofsacrificE.LiLu’ouagreeD.CherishinglifeisnoreasontobeacowardhesaiD.butyouneedmakesureyouareabletoofferhelp.ForexampleitwouldcausemoretroubleifIjumpedintowatertorescuesomeonedrowningbutdidn’tknowhowtoswim.Inthatsituationit’sbettertocallthepoliceoranadult.41.WhichistrueaboutLiandhisclassmates?A.TheyboughtrosesforeachotheronValentine’sDay.B.Theycalled110immediatelywhentheywereheldupbyagangofrobbers.C.Liriskedhislifeforhisclassmatesinthedangeroussituation.D.InsteadoffightingtherobbersLithoughtitrightforhimtocallthepolicE.42.ThenewstudentcodewasintroducedinBeijingbecause______.A.studentsarefacingmoredangerthantheyusedtoB.theoldstudentcodedidn’tincludethespiritofcourageC.theoldonedidn’ttellstudentshowtoprotectthemselveswhilehelpingothersintroubleD.theoldstudentcodeencouragedstudentstosacrificethemselvestosaveothers.43.WhichcanbeinferredaboutLaiNing?A.Hewasoneofthetop10modelyoungpioneersin1987.B.Ifitweren’thimtheforestfirewouldnothavebeenputout.C.Accordingtothenewcodeheshouldn’thaveriskedhislifetoputoutthefirE.D.HisdeedsdidnotagreewithwhattheoldstudentcodeencourageD.44.Theunderlinedworddenyinthesecondlastparagraphmeans________.A.agreewithB.disagreewithC.connectwithD.objectto45.Accordingtothenewstudentcodewhichofthefollowingstatementsisright?A.TherewillbemorecriminalsafterthenewstudentcodewasintroduceD.B.ThepoliceinBeijingwillhaveamoredifficulttimeinkeepingorder.C.Thespiritoffearlessnessandreadinesshelpotherswillbethrownaway.D.Teenagersareadvisedtomakesuretheyareabletoofferhelpwhentheywantto.
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Historyisfullofcaseswheredreamshavebeenapathwaytocreativityanddiscovery.A.strikingexampleisprovidedbyDr.OttoLoewiapharmacologistandwinnerofaNobelPrizE.Loewihadspentyearsstudyingthechemicaltransmissionofnerveimpulses神经脉冲.A.greatbreakthroughinhisresearchcamewhenhedreamedofanexperimentthreenightsinarow.Thefirsttwonightshewokeupandwrotedowntheexperimentquicklyanduntidilyonpaper.Butthenextmorninghecouldn’ttellwhatthenotesmeant.Onthethirdnighthegotupafterhavingthedream.Thistimeinsteadofmakingnoteshewentstraighttohislaboratoryandperformedtheimportantexperiment.Loewilatersaidthatiftheexperimenthadoccurredtohimwhileawakehewouldhaverejectedit.Loewi’sexperimentgivessomeinsightintousingdreamstoproducecreativesolutions.Nervousfeelingsarereducedduringdreamingwhichmaybeespeciallyusefulinsolvingproblemsthatrequireafreshpointofview.Beingabletotakeadvantageofdreamsforsolvingisimprovedifyousetyourselfbeforeretiring.BeforeyougotobedtrytothinkintentlyaboutaproblemyouwishtosolvE.Buryyourselfintheproblembystatingitclearlyandreviewingallrelevantinformation.Thenusethesuggestionslistedintheprevioussectiontocatchyourdreams.Althoughthismethodisnotguaranteed保证toproduceacreativesolutionoranewinsightitiscertaintobeanadventurE.Abouthalfofagroupofcollegestudentsusingthemethodforaweekrecalledadreamthathelpedthemsolveapersonalproblem.69.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_______.A.verylittleisreallyknownaboutthemeaningofdreamsB.itispossibletocatchone’sdreamsbyplanningbeforegoingtosleepC.dreamscanbeusefulinproducingcreativesolutionstoone’sproblemsD.Loewi’sexperimenthelpedinthestudyoftransmissionofnerveimpulses70.Thefirstparagraphismainlyorganizedby_________________________.A.sortingouttypesofexperimentsB.summarizingtheworkofoneresearcherC.comparingandexploringhistoricalcasesD.tellingintimeorderaboutoneman’sresearch71.IfLoewihadthoughtoftheexperimentwhileawakehewouldhave_______________.A.askedsomeoneelsetodoitB.thoughtitwasabadideaC.trieditoutonhisownD.thoughtitwasawiseidea72.Theauthorseemstosupporttheideaof__________________accordingtothepassagE.A.seekingcreativesolutionstocertainproblemsB.avoidingdoingscientificexperimentsC.reviewingrelevantinformationduringdreamsD.becomingafamousscientistthroughdreamexperiments
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NoonewantstolookstupidordothewrongthingatanewjoB.Itisimportanttomaketherightimpressionfromtheveryfirstday.YouwillfacenewpeoplE.YouwillbeinanewplacE.Itmaybedifficulttoknowwhattodo.Herearefivetipstohelpyoumakeitthroughthefirstdaysatanewjob:1.Firstimpressionscanlastforever.MakesureyoumakeagoodonE.Beforeyourfirstdayfindoutifyournewjobhasadresscoderulesaboutwhatyoucanweartowork.Ifsobesuretofollowit.Nomatterwhatalwaysbeneatandclean.2.GettoworkontimE.Giveyourselfanextra15minutestomakesureyouarriveontimE.3.Payattentiontointroductions.Oneofthefirstthingsthatyoursupervisormaydoistointroduceyoutoco-workers.Theseco-workerswillbeimportanttoyou.TheyaretheoneswhowillansweryourquestionswhenthebossisnotarounD.4.Askplentyofquestions.Makesurethatyoursupervisorhastoldyouwhatisexpectedofyou.Ifheorshehasnottoldyouyourdutiesaskforalist.Setdailyandweeklygoalsforyourself.5.NeverbethefirstonetoleavE.Observe观察whatyourco-workersdoaroundquittingtime下班时间.ItdoesnotlookgoodforyoutobeeagertoleavE.60.Beforeyouarriveatworkonthefirstdayyoushould__________.A.dressinarightwayB.introduceyourselfC.knowyourdutiesD.knowyourco-workerswell61.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Youshouldbethefirstonetoarriveatwork.B.Youshouldaskyourco-workersaboutyourduties.C.Youshouldnotbeeagertogobackhomeafterwork.D.Youarerequiredtoarrive15minutesearlier.62.Accordingtothepassageyoursupervisorismostlikelyyour_____________.A.visitorB.teacherC.workmateD.leader63.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.GettingaNewJoB.B.TipsonHowtoWork.C.TheFirst-dayWork.D.TheImportanceofCo-worker.
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WhensomethinggoeswrongitcanbeverysatisfyingtosayWellit’sso-and-so’sfaultorIknowI’mlatebutit’snotmyfaultthecarbrokedown.Itisprobablynotyourfaultbutonceyouformthehabitofblaming责怪somebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituationyouarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.Howeveryoucanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoacceptthesituation.Thisisthewinner’skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexampleifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedownmaybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.OryoumightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumberssoyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneeD.Foranotherexampleifyourworkmatecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorabilityfindwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Youshouldacceptthefactandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourworkmatefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersalsohavesomeproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelsE.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirownabilities.Sostopfocusingonwhosefaultitis.Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituationsproblemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.50.Accordingtothepassagewinners.A.dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB.meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC.haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD.blamethemselvesratherthanothers51.Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblemyoushould.A.findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB.blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC.tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD.askamoreablecolleagueforhelp52.WhenproblemsoccurwinnerstakethemasA.excusesfortheirfailuresB.barrierstogreaterpowerC.challengestotheircolleaguesD.chancesforself-development53.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.Winner’sSecret.B.A.Winner’sProblem.C.A.Winner’sOpportunity.D.A.Winner’sAchievement.
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IjustmailedthechickenandtheeggeachinitsownseparatepackagingandkeptcarefultrackofwheneachshipmentwassentfromapostofficeinCambridgeMassachusettsandwhenitlaterarrivedatitsintendeddestinationinNewYorkCity.InmailingthechickenIwascarefultosticktotherestrictionsdescribedintheAmericanPostalService’sDomesticMailManual57.ThisversionoftheManualstatesthat:AdultchickensmustbesentbyExpressMail.ThecontainersusedmustpassthestandardsinInternationalSafeTransitAssociationTestProcedure1A;bestrongenoughtoendurenormalhandling;andthenumberofbirdsmustnotbemorethanthecontainer’slimit.Imailedthechickeninawoodenboxgotfromacolleaguewhodoesresearchwithbirdsandmailedtheegginstandardpackagingobtainedthroughanindustrialsupplier.Ipostedboththechickenandtheeggat9:40amonaMondaymorningfromtheHarvardSquarepostofficeinCambridgeMassachusetts.Thestafftheretoldmethatthiswasthefirstchickenanyonehadmailedfromthereinrecentmemoryandperhapsever.TheintendeddestinationforbothpackageswastheJamesA.FarleyGeneralPostOfficewhichislocatedinManhattanrightnexttoPennStation.ItookthesubwayfromHarvardSquaretotheBostontrainstationandfromthereboardedatraintoNewYorkCityadistanceofabout320kilometresarrivingthatafternoonatPennStation.Iimmediatelywenttothepostofficetoawaitthearrivalsofthechickenandtheegg.TheJamesA.FarleyGeneralPostOfficeisopen24hoursadaysoIwasabletowaitthereuntilbothitemsarriveD.ThatdayMondayneitherthechickennortheeggarriveD.ThenextdayTuesdayneitherthechickennortheeggarriveD.Thechickenarrivedat10:31amWednesday.Thestaffatthepostofficetoldmethatthiswasthefirstchickenanyonehadmailedtothepostofficeinrecentmemoryandperhapsever.Theeggarrivedthatsamedayat9:37pm11hoursafterthechicken.Soit’snowquiteclearthatthechickencamefirsttheeggseconD.60.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatPennStationis______.A.inNewYorkCityB.inCambridgeC.nearHarvardSquareD.nearBoston61.Accordingtothepassagetheauthor______.A.mailedthechickenandtheegginthesamepackageB.hadmailedchickensinthesamepostofficebeforeC.mailedthechickenandtheeggindifferentpostofficesD.mailedthechickenandtheeggbyExpressMail62.TheauthorchosetheJamesA.FarleyGeneralPostOfficeasthedestinationforthepackagesmostprobablybecause______.A.itislocatedinManhattanB.itisopen24hoursadayC.itoffersagoodserviceD.itisconvenientforthetrainstation63.Theauthormailedthechickenandtheegginorderto______.A.testthepostalserviceB.haveacomfortablejourneyC.makeanexperimentD.savetimeandmoney
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TheRockfordpolicechiefandsomecityofficialswanttoinstall安装videocamerasinall100policecars.Theythinkthiswillreducethenumberoflawsuits法律诉讼.InthelastfiveyearsRockfordhaspaidoutmorethanfivemilliondollarstosettleabout40lawsuits.ThechiefsaidIfcamerashadbeeninthosecars.wewouldn'thave.hadtopayonecent.We'realwayspullingoverdrunksordruguserswhotrytofightthepoliceorshootthem.Thentheyalwaysclaim声称thatthepolicestartbeatingthemfirstorstartshootingatthemfirst.Thecostofinstallingcameraswillbeabout$500each.Thecitycouncil委员会willvoteontheproposal提议nextMonday.Tenofthe13councilmemberssaidthattheyliketheidea.Onemembersaidthatitmakesgoodsense.Thepoliceofficersenthusiasticallysupportcamerause.Oneofficersaidthattoomanypeoplethinkthepoliceoftenlie;cameraswouldshowcitizensthatpolicetellthetruth.Themoneythatwe'vebeenspendingonlawsuitswillbebetterspentonmorecamerassaidoneofficer.Citizenopinionstotheideaofpolicecarcamerasaremixed.Onepersonsaidthatthepoliceshouldhavestarteddoingthisyearsagowhenvideocameraswereinvented.Butanelderlymanstronglyobjected.'Thesepolicearetryingtosticktheirnoseintoeverythinghesaid.Hewasgoingtoattendthecouncilmeetingtocondemntheproposal.Hehopedthatothercitizenswouldjoinhim60.Wecanlearnfromwhatthechiefsaidthatwithcamerason___.A.thepolicewillnotbetreatedunjustlyB.thepolicewillbefreefromanylawsuitsC.thepolicecanbeatthelaw-breakersfirstD.thepolicecanmonitoreverythingaround61.What'sthepurposeofinstallingvideocamerasinpolicecars?A.Topaylessmoneyonlawsuits.B.Tocutthenumberoflawsuits.C.Topreventlawsuitsfromhappening.D.Tostopbeingbeatenbylaw-breakers.62.Whichgroupofpeoplesupportcamerausemost?A.CouncilmembersB.Policeofficers.C.Localpeople.D.Drugusers.63.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?A.MostcitizenssupportcamerauseinpolicecarsB.Thepolicearetryingtotakecontrolofeverything.C.Themanshowedgreatdisagreementoncamerauseinpolicecars.D.Othercitizenswilljointhemantoobjecttocamerauseinpolicecars.
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HaveyoueverheardtheoldsayingNeverjudgeabookbyitscover?Thisisagoodruletofollowwhentryingtojudgetheintelligenceofothers.Somepeoplehavemindsthatshineonlyincertainsituations.A.youngpeoplewithanunusualgiftinwritingmayfindhimselfspeechlessinthepresenceofaprettygirlwhenhespeaks.Hemaynotbeabletofindtherightwords.Butdon'tmakemistakeofthinkinghimstupidwithapenandapaperhecanexpresshimselfbetterthananybody.Otherpeoplemayfoolyouintooverestimating过高估计theirintelligencebyputtingupagoodfront.A.studentwholistensattentivelyandtakesnotesinclassissuretomakeafavorableimpressiononhisteachers.Butwhenitcomestoexamshemayscorenearthebottomoftheclass.Itallboilsdowntothis:youcan'tjudgesomeonebyappearancE.Theonlywaytodetermineaperson'sintelligenceistogettoknowhim.Thenyoucanseehowhereactstodifferentsituations.ThemoresituationyouseethebetteryourjudgmentislikelytobE.SotakeyourtimE.Don'tjudgeabookbyitscover.49.Thepassagesuggeststhat______.A.agoodwritermaynotbeagoodspeakerB.agoodwriterisalwaysagoodspeakerC.aspeechlesspersonalwayswriteswellD.agoodwriterwillfindhimselfspeechless50.Accordingtothispassageastudentwholistensattentivelyandtakenotesinclass______.A.isanintelligencestudentB.maynotbeaintelligencestudentC.willscorebetterinexamsD.willnotbeagoodstudent51.Thepassagesuggeststhatweshouldjudgeaperson'sintelligencethrough______.A.histeachersB.hisdeedsintheclassroomC.hisappearanceD.hisreactiontodifferentsituations52.Thewriterofthispassagewantstotellus______.A.nottojudgeabookbythecoverB.nottomakethemistakeofthinkingayoungmanstupidC.nottooverestimateastudent'sintelligenceD.nottojudgeperson’sintelligencebyhisappearance
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Whatmakesahouseahome?NotsizeofcoursE.I’vebeeninsomeofthegrandesthousesinAmericaandit’sclearnoonelivestherE.EarlierthisyearIhaddinnerinamudhutinEthiopiawherewesatonchairsnexttothehostess’bed―ahomethathadmorewarmththananyhouseI’vebeeninsincE.NowJohnEdwardsisexploringwhatmakesahouseahomeinhisjust-released发行Home:TheBlueprintsofOurLives.ThereEdwardswritesThisisn’tabookabouthouses;it’sabookabouthomes.AboutthevaluestheyrestonthedreamstheyarefilledwithandthepeopletheyhaveshapedEdwardswrites.Thehousesandcircumstancesaredifferentbutmuchofwhatyoufindinsidewillbefamiliar.Whetheryou’resittinginanairportflightnowwaitingtoflytoyourchildhoodhomeforThanksgivingorinyourownhomewaitingfortherelativestoarriveyouknowwhathe’stalkingabout.We’velivedinourtownhousefor21years.It’shomenow.TheloosewindowsthatshakeinthewinD.Thefireplacesoshallowitholdsonlyonelog.Thekitchenwindowthatoffersaviewoftheworldpassingby.It’swherefriendssitonthekitchencounterdrinkingwinewhiledinnerisbeingfixeD.Ilivedthereforonly18butitwillalwaysbemytruehomE.EventhelampinthewestlivingroomwindowwhichIcouldseefardowntheroadwhendrivinghomelateatnightstillshines.Whileallthistalkaboutchildhoodmemoriescanbewarmandcomfortinghomeiswhomyou’rewithnotwhereyouarE.AsEdwardswritesHomeisfamily.Homeissafety.Homeisfaith.Happyhomecoming.60.Accordingtotheauthorwhatmakesahouseahome?A.AllthebelongingsinthehousE.B.Feelingsofwarmthandcomfort.C.Thehousesandcircumstances.D.Drinkingwithfriendsonthekitchencounter.61.AboutthebookHome:TheBlueprintsofOurLivesweknowthat_____.A.itwasthedescriptionofEdwards’housesB.itismainlyabouthousesC.ithelpsusunderstandtheconcept概念ofhomeD.itwaswrittenbytheauthorofthetext62.Whatdidtheauthormeanwhenhementionedtheloosewindowsandtheshallowfireplace?A.Hishousewastoooldtolivein.B.HemissedthefeelingsofhomE.C.HehatedlivingtherE.D.Hemissedhisoldfriendstoomuch.63.Itcanbeinferredaccordingtothetextthat_____.A.theauthor’sfamilywereveryrichB.everyhappyhomeisthesameC.theauthorhasbeenlivinganunhappylifeD.theauthorandEdwardsholdsimilarideas
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Negative消极的selftalkandnegativeenergycanaffectyoummanywaysandcauseyouadditionalstress.BecauseofthisdevelopingmorePositiveselftalk’sanimportantwaytoreducestressinyourlife.Youcanhelpyourselfmaintainapositiveframeofmind一whichwillhelpwithpositiveselftalk一bysurroundingyourselfwithpositiveenergyinyourlife.Youcangetthatbyaddingsomeelementstoyourlife.Listeningtomusicthatnotonlyhasasoothingmelodybutanupliftingmessagecanbegreatfordevelopingpositiveselftalk.Haveyoueverhadasongstuckinyourheadforafewhoursordaysthelyricsrepeatingthemselvesinyourmind?’’Ifthoselyricswerepositiveandinspirationalthatwouldbeagoodthing.It’samuchbettermentalsoundtracktohavethanarunningstreamofcomplaintscriticismsofself-limitingthoughtsorevensongsthathadmoredepressingorsadlyrics.Booksonstrengthpersonalpowerenlightenmentorselfhelpcanbegoodresourcestohelpyouchangeyouroutlookandthethingsyousaytoyourself.Ratherthanbringinghabitualself-defeatingthoughtsyoucanfindyourselfthinkingofnewcan-doconceptswhentimesgettough.Oneofthemostimportantwaysyoucangetandkeeppositiveenergyinyourlifeiswiththecompanyyoukeep.Doyourfriendsupliftyouorbringyoudown?Aretheycriticalorcomplementary?Idealfriendshipsprovidesupportwhenyou’redownfunwhenyou’reupwisdomwhenyou’relostandpositiveregarD.Goodfriendscaninspireyoutoreachgreaterheightsandseeyourstrengthsevenwhenyoudon’talways.Payattentiontohowyourfriendsmakeyoufeelandifthey’relessthansupportivestartputtingyourenergyandtimetowardpeoplewhoarebettersuitedtobeyourfrienD.Inadditionpositiveaffirmations肯定cancertainlychangeyourselftalkfromnegativetopositive.Nowwhynotbeginworkingpositiveaffirmationsintoyourlifeinsomecreativeways?46.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Reducingstressbysurroundingyourselfwithpositiveenergy.B.AddingsomeelementstoyourlifE.C.Gettingpositiveenergyfromthecompanyyoukeep.D.Changingyourselftalkwithpositiveaffirmation.47.Howmanywaysdoestheauthorsuggesttomaintainapositiveframeofmind?A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.48.Ifyouhavesomethingstuckinyourhead.youprobably_______________________.A.keepsingingthesamesongforalongtimeB.keepthinkingofthisthingallthetimeC.regardthelyricsofasongaspositiveD.aredevelopingpositiveself-talk49.Accordingtothepassageyourbestcompanyshouldbethosewho_____________________.A.upliftyouorbringyoudownB.providefunwhenyou’redownC.encourageyoutodothingsevenbetterD.arelessthansupportive50.Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A.Hownegativeselftalkinfluencesaperson.B.Howpositiveselftalkreducesstressinone’slife.C.Somegreatwaysofmakinggreatfriends.D.Somecreativewaysofpracticingaffirmation.
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Ifit’spossibletoseeredaboutnotseeingredthatiswhatIwasdoing.WehadmisjudgedthetimingofourautumntriptoseethechangingleavesintheGreatLakesstatesandIwasreallyupset.NomatterhowIstrainedmyeyes使劲用眼Icouldn’tseeredanywherE.Notevenabitofgoldenyellowbrokethroughthedullgreenery.ThisvacationwasacompletewastE.Isataloneinthebackseatofourrentedcarandgotangryaswedrovenorththroughthedulldarkgreen.InthefrontseatmyhusbandandfatherchattedhappilyobviouslyunconcerneD.Thenamottocametomind:Happinessisadecision.ItmusthavebeensomethingmymothersaiD.ShewasalwayspassingonwordsofadvicE.WhenIwasachildshegavemealittleblackbookwithemptypages.Ontheflyleaf扉页shehadwrittenLookforabeautifulthingandyouwillfindit.IwassupposedtokeeparecordofthemostbeautifulthingIsaweachday.IrememberspendinghoursdecidingwhatI'dwritedown.A.baby'sdimpledsmile?A.stoneshiningwithgold?Picturesinthecloudsortulips郁金香tippingtheirheads?IfoundsomanythingsthatitwasimpossibletopickjustonE.NowontheroadIplayedMother'sgameagain.Itookintheall—greenscenery.Thickforestslinedbothsidesofthehighway.Thelongconical圆锥形的pinesandspruce云杉wasseenhereandtherE.MapleleavesdancedinthegentlewinD.Ifeltlikeagirlagain—surroundedbybeautifulthings.LaterinthetripafterwecrossedtheUpperPeninsulaanddroveintoCanadaIfoundthebrightfallplantsIhadbeenlookingfor.ButbythenI'dalreadyseenamillionshadesofgreentheinfinitevarietyandbeautythatonlyourheavenlyFathercanproducE.Andthatwecanalwaysfind-ifwelookcloselyenough.56.Whatwasthepurposeoftheauthor'strip?A.Toseethegreenforest.B.TohaveasightseeingacrossAmericA.C.Toseeredleavesinfall.D.Totryoutthemottohermothergaveher.57.What'sthepointtheauthorwantstoshowinthepassage?A.NothingistoodifficultifyouputyourheartintoitB.NopainsnogainsC.FailureisthemotherofsuccessD.Beautyexistsifyouhaveaneyeforit58.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor'sfeelingattheendofhertrip?A.DelightedB.AngryC.DisappointedD.Surprised59.Theunderlinedphraseseeredinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.A.getdiscouragedB.getangryC.getashamedD.getexcited60.Whatweretheauthor'shusbandandfatherunconcernedabout?A.ThewasteoftheirvacationB.Thewriter'slonelinessC.NotbeingabletoseeredleavesD.Thedullsceneryalongthehighway
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根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中的两项为多途选项Areyoutrulyhappy?Doyoueverknowwhatitmeanstobehappyandwhatittakestoachievehappiness?71ThefollowingareafewtipsthatIfollowtocreatehappinessinmylifE.Makeaplanforattaininggoalsthatyoubelievewillmakeyouhappy.YourmoodswillverylikelyincreaseifyouaregoingaftersomethingyouvaluE.SurroundyourselfwithhappypeoplE.Itiseasytobegintothinknegativelywhenyouaresurroundedbypeoplewhothinkthatway.___72.Whensomethinggoeswrongtrytofigureoutasolutioninsteadofbeingabsorbedinselfpity.Trulyhappypeopledon’tallowsetbackstoaffecttheirmoodbecausetheyknowthatwithalittlethoughttheycanturnthecircumstancesbacktotheirfavor._73.Thesefewminuteswillgiveyoutheopportunitytofocusonthepositivethingsinyourlifeandwillleadyoutocontinuoushappiness.74.Whetheryoutreatyourselftolunchtakealongrelaxingbathorsimplyspendafewextraminutesonyourappearanceyouwillbesubconsciously下意识地puttingyourselfinabettermooD.Findingthehumorinsituationscanalsoleadtohappiness.Findawaytomakelightofasituationthatwouldotherwisemakeyouhappy.Keepinghealthyisanotherwaytoachievehappiness.75.A.Whatmakesonepersonhappymaybeverydifferentfromwhatmakessomeoneelsehappy.B.Onthecontraryifyouarearoundpeoplewhoarehappytheiremotionalstatewillbeinfectious.C.BeingoverweightornoteatingnutritiousfoodscanhaveanegativeeffectonyourmooD.D.Theseareimportantquestionsforanyonewhoisseekinghappinesstoaskthemselves.E.Spendafewminuteseachdaythinkingaboutthethingsthatmakeyouhappy.F.Therearesometipsinlifethatleadtohappiness.G.It’salsoimportanttotakesometimeeachdaytodosomethingniceforyourself.
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Healmostdidn’tseetheoldladystrandedonthesideoftheroadbuteveninthedimlightofdayhecouldseesheneededhelp.SohepulledupinfrontherMercedesandgotout.EvenwiththesmileonhisfaceshewasworrieD.Noonehadstoppedtohelpforthelasthourorso.Washegoingtohurther?Hedidn’tlooksafe;helookedpoorandhungry.HecouldseethatshewasfrightenedstandingoutthereinthecolD.Heknewhowshefelt.HesaidIamheretohelpyouma’am.Whydon’tyouwaitinthecarwhereit’swarm?BythewaymynameisBryanAnderson.Wellallshehadwasaflattirebutforanoldladythatwasbadenough.Bryancrawledunderthecarlookingforaplacetoputthejackskinninghisknucklesatimeortwo.SoonhewasabletochangethetirE.Buthehadtogetdirtyandhishandshurt.Ashewastighteningupthelugnutssherolleddownthewindowandbegantotalktohim.ShetoldhimthatshewasfromSt.Louisandwasjustpassingthrough.Shecouldn’tthankhimenoughforcomingtoheraiD.Bryanjustsmiledasheclosedhertrunk.Theladyaskedhowmuchsheowedhim.Anyamountwouldhavebeenallrightwithher.Shealreadyimaginedalltheawfulthingsthatcouldhavehappenedhadhenotstopped.BryanneverthoughttwiceaboutbeingpaiD.Thiswasnotajobtohim.ThiswashelpingsomeoneinneedandGodknowsthereweremanypeoplewhohadgivenhimahandinthepast.Hehadlivedhiswholelifethatwayanditneveroccurredtohimtoactanyotherway.HetoldherthatifshereallywantedtopayhimbackthenexttimeshesawsomeonewhoneededhelpshecouldgivethatpersontheassistancetheyneededandBryanaddedAndthinkofmE.Hewaiteduntilshestartedhercaranddroveoff.Ithadbeenacoldanddepressingdaybuthefeltgoodasheheadedforhomedisappearingintothetwilight.41.Thisstorymostprobablytookplace_______.A.inagarageB.onahighwayC.inabusystreetD.nearagasstation42.Whenthemanapproachedtheoldladythefirstthinghedidwasto______.A.askwhatwaswrongwithhercarB.gettheoldladyoutofhercarC.changehertireassoonaspossibleD.makeherknowhewantedtohelpher43.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph6suggeststhat________.A.theoldladyhadgotreadytopaythemanB.theoldladywasgratefultothemanC.themanhadalotofdifficultychangingthetireD.themandidn’tstopchangingthetire44.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheman?A.Warm-heartedandsensitivE.B.Carefulandserious.C.Thoughtfulandhelpful.D.Generousandopen-mindeD.45.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______________.A.themanwashappyafterhelpingtheoldladyB.themanreceivedalotofmoneyfromtheoldladyC.themanmadetheoldladyfeelcoldanddepressedD.themanfeltextremelyfrustratedallthewayhome
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Lifecomesinapackage.Thispackageincludeshappinessandsorrowfailureandsuccesshopeanddespair.Lifeisalearningprocess.Experiencesinlifeteachusnewlessonsandmakeusabetterperson.Witheachpassingdaywelearntohandlevarioussituations.LoveLoveplaysapivotalroleonoutlife.Lovemakesyoufeelwanted.WithoutloveapersoncouldgoHayward不归路andalsobecomecruelandferocious.Intheearlystageofourlifeourparentsaretheoneswhoshowuswithunconditionalloveandcaretheyteachusaboutwhatisrightandwronggoodandbad.Butwealwaystendtotakethisforgranted.Itisonlyaftermarriageandhavingkidsthatapersonunderstandsandbecomessensitivetoothersfeelings.Kidsmakeapersonresponsibleandmatureandhelpustounderstandlifebetter.HappinessandSorrowMaterialistichappinessisshort-livedbuthappinessachievedbybringingasmileonothersfacegivesacertainleveloffulfillment.Peaceofmindisthemainlinktohappiness.Nomindishappywithoutpeace.Werealizethetrueworthofhappinesswhenweareinsorrow.Sorrowisbasicallyduetodeathofalovedonefailureanddespair.Butthesethingsaretemporaryandpassaway.FailureandSuccessFailureisthepathtosuccess.Ithelpsustotouchtheskyteachesustosurviveandshowsusaspecificway.Successbringsinmoneyfameprideandself-respect.Hereitbecomesveryimportanttokeepourheadonourshoulder.TheonlywaytoshowourgratitudetoGodforbestowingsuccessonusisbybeinghumblemodestcourteousandrespectfultothelessfortunateones.HopeandDespairHopeiswhatkeepslifegoing.Parentsalwayshopetheirchildrenwilldowell.Hopemakesusdream.Hopebuildsinpatience.Lifeteachesusnottodespaireveninthedarkesthourbecauseaftereverynightthereisaday.Nothingremainsthesamewehaveonlyonechoicekeepmovingoninlifeandbehopeful.Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterdayforithaspassedandisbeyondourcontrol.Tomorrowisunknownforitcouldeitherbebrightordull.Sotheonlyalternativeisworkhardtodaysothatwewillenjoyabettertomorrow.61.Inthepassagetheauthorcompareslifeto.A.packageB.joyandsorrowC.failureandsuccessD.hopeanddespair62.Inwhichsectioncanreadersprobablyreadthepassage?A.OpinionsB.EducationC.LifestylesD.Politics63.Howisthepassageorganized?A.Inorderofrules.B.Inorderoffrequency.C.BymakingcomparisonD.InorderofimportancE.64.What’sthegeneralmeaningofthelastsentenceofthewholepassage?A.WhatyouonlycanchooseistoworkhardtodayratherthantomorrowB.Ifyouworkhardyou’llhaveabetterlifeinthefuture.C.whenchoosingbetweentodayandtomorrowyou’dbetterenjoytomorrowbetter.D.Enjoyingabettertomorrowisyouronlychoice.65.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toencouragepeopletoloveeachother.B.Totellpeoplehowtodealwithhappinessandsorrow.C.Toremindpeopleofkeepinghavingabeautifuldream.D.TogivereaderssomeinformationaboutlifE.
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RecentlyinthehopeofearningbothmoneyandsocialexperienceIbecameadoor-to-doorsalesman.Ioncereadasaying:Ifsomebodywantssomethingofyoursyouwillbetreatedaswarmlyasspringbutiftheydon’tyoumaybetreatedascoldlyaswinter.Youmayconsiderthisanexaggeration夸张butifyouareasalesmanitisclearlycorrect.Youwouldneverhavefoundittobesotrueifyouhadn’tbeenasalesman.Youneedn’tstanddoubtfullooksandunfriendlycomments;youneedn’tlistentosomethingcompletelywrongandnodtosaythatitwasquiteright;youneedn’tworryaboutbeingrefusedtimeaftertime;youneedn’talwayskeeppatienceandasmile;youneedn’trepeatthesamesentencesoverandoveragain;youneedn’ttalktosomebodyyoudislikeIdidthisworkforamonththenIdecidedtogiveitup.ApartfromthereasonsaboveIfoundIwaspayingtoomuchattentiontothejobandthussacrificingmystudytime.Thelatesttestresultprovedthatmygradesweregettingworse.EvenworseIhadn’tenoughtimetojoinmyclassmatesincollegeactivities.SometimesIfeltlonelyandunhappybecauseofbothmystudyandmypart-timejob.NowIdon’tthinkitisworthdoingsuchathingforeventhoughIwasearningmoneyitcameatgreatcost.Newspapersandmagazinesoftenpublishstoriesaboutexcellentstudentswhodopart-timeworkwhilealsokeepinghighscoresinclass.Butaccordingtomyexperiencepart-timeworkcanhavesomestrongnegativeinfluencesonstudy.Moststudentsdon’tviewtherelationshipbetweenstudyandworkcorrectly.Inmyopinionifitisn’tamustforfinancialreasonsstudentsshouldbecarefulabouttakingupapart-timejob.41.Fromthetextwecantellthatthewriteris_____.A.anunemployedmanB.amiddle-schoolstudentC.acollegestudentD.adoor-to-doorsalesman42.Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedwordsacrificing?A.losingB.usingC.wastingD.getting43.Inthewriter’sopinion______.A.part-timejobshadgoodeffectuponstudents’studyB.part-timejobswouldbegoodforeverycollegestudentC.itwashardtodealwiththerelationshipbetweenstudyandworkcorrectlyD.todoapart-timejobwasunnecessaryformostofthecollegestudents44.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Part-timeJobsAreUsefulB.Part-timeJobsCanCostDearC.Studentsshouldn’tTakePart-timeJobsD.Part-timeJobsAreImportanttoManyStudents
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10·上海A.篇Theelephantwaslyingheavilyonitssidefastasleep.A.fewdogsstartedbarkingatit.Theelephantwokeupinaterribleanger:itchasedthedogsintothevillagewheretheyranforsafety.Thatdidn'tstoptheelephant.ItdestroyedadozenhousesandinjuredseveralpeoplE.Thevillagerswerescaredandangry.ThensomeonesuggestedcallingParbatitheelephantprincess.ParbatiBarua'sfatherwasahunteroftigersandanelephanttamer.HetaughtParbatitorideanelephantbeforeshecouldevenwalk.Healsotaughtherthedangerousartoftheelephantround-up--howtocatchwildelephants.Parbatihasn'talwayslivedinthejunglE.Afterahappychildhoodhuntingwithherfathershewassenttoboardingschoolinthecity.ButParbatinevergotusedtobeingthereandmanyyearslatershewentbacktoheroldfifE.Lifeinthecityistoodull.Catchingelephantsisanadventureandtheexcitementlastsfordaysafterthechaseshesays.ButParbatidoesn'tcatchelephantsjustforfun.Myworkshesaysistorescuemanfromtheelephantsandtokeeptheelephantssafefromman.AndthisisexactlywhatParbatihasbeendoingformanyyears.IncreasinglytheIndianelephantisangry:formanyyearsillegalhuntershaveattackeditanditshomeinthejunglehasbeenreducedtosmallpiecesoflanD.Itisnowfightingback.WheneverwildelephantsenterateagardenoravillageParbatiiscalledtoguidetheanimalsbacktothejunglebeforetheycankill.Theworkofanelephanttameralsoinvolvesloveanddevotion.A.goodelephanttamerwillspendhoursadaysinginglovesongstoanewlycapturedelephant.Eventuallytheygrowtolovetheirtamersandneverforgetthem.Theyarealsomoreloyalthanhumansshesaidassheclimbeduponeofherelephantsandsatonthegianthappyanimal.Anelephantprincessindeed!65.ForParbaticatchingelephantsismainlyto.A.getlonglastingexcitementB.keepbothmanandelephantssafeC.sendthembacktothejungleD.maketheangryelephantstame66.BeforeParbatistudiedinaboardingschool.A.shespenthertimehuntingwithherfatherB.shelearnedhowtosinglovesongsC.shehadalreadybeencalledanelephantprincessD.shewastaughthowtohunttigers67.Indianelephantsaregettingincreasinglyangryandtheyrevengebecause__________.A.theyarecaughtandsentforheavyworkB.illegalhunterscapturethemandkillthemC.theyareattackedandtheirlandgetslimitedD.dogsoftenbarkatthemandchasethem68.ThepassagestartswithanelephantstoryinordertoexplainthatinIndia_________.A.peopleeasilyfallvictimtoelephants'attacksB.theman-elephantrelationshipisgettingworseC.elephanttamersareinshortsupplyD.dogsareaspowerfulaselephants
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Closerelationshipsthoughttohelpcommunicationbygivingspeakersacommoncontextareactuallymorelikelytomakecrossedwiresthanwhenstrangersareinvolvedanewstudysuggests.Becauseclosecolleaguesandfriendsalreadysharesomuchcommonknowledgethattheyoftenuseshortambiguous模糊的messageswhichcanleadtomisunderstandings.Peoplearesousedtotalkingwiththosewithwhomtheyalreadyshareagreatdealofinformationthatwhentheyhavesomethingreallynewtosharetheyoftenpresentitinawaythattheyassumethepersonalreadyknowsit.saysstudy-teammemberBoazKeysar.KeysarandhisgraduatestudentShallWutrained40pairsofundergraduatestudentstomemorizemade-upnamesanddescriptionsofstrangeshapes.Ineachpairthedirectorhadtocommunicatetheidentityofoneofthe24shapes.Thepartnerhadtousetheinformationtochoosethecorrectshapefromasetofthreeimagesonacomputermonitor.Halfofthepartnersstudiedonlythefirstsixshapeswhiletheotherslearnedthefirst18shapes.Thedirectorswhohadmemorizedalltheshapeswereawareoftheirpartners’knowledgelevelsoftheshapes.Inthepairswiththemostsharedknowledgethedirectorsweremorelikelytorattleoff快速背出shapenamescomparedwithpairswithlittleknowledgeoverlap重合inwhichthedirectorsweremorelikelytodescribetheactualshapes.Notsurprisinglyparticipantswithmoresharedknowledgeweretwiceaslikelytoaskforclarificationasthosewithlessoverlap.Languageitselfcanbeconfusing.ThereasonallthisishappeningatallisthatlanguageingeneralisambiguoussaidKeysar.HerecallsanambiguousbillboardnearastadiumholdingaRollingStonesconcertthatnight.ThebillboardreadAvoidLSDtonight.注LSD常作__的缩略语Hmmm?ItwasaboutLakeShoreDriveandI’msurethewriterofthesigndidn’trealizehewasbeingambiguousKeysarsaiD.EventhoughmiscommunicationcanleadtomissedmeetingsordeadlinespeopleareoftenunawarewhentheirlanguageisambiguousKeysaraddedWedon’trealizewesaythingsthatareambiguoushesaidandthat’saproblem.64.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?A.Electricwiresjoinedtogether.B.Riddleshardtofigureout.C.Misunderstandingsincommunication.D.Offensiveremarks.65.InKeysar’sexperimentwhichofthefollowinggivesmoreaccuratedescriptionsoftheshapes?A.ThedirectorsofthepairswithlittlesharedknowledgE.B.ThedirectorsofthepairswhosharedmoreknowledgE.C.Thepartnerswhosedirectorsrattleoffshapenames.D.Thepartnerswhosedirectorsgiveclearclarifications.66.Itcanbeinferredfromtheexampleofthebillboardthat_________.A.mostpeopleknowwhatLSDusuallyreferstoB.localpeoplewouldnotmisunderstandthemeaningofLSDC.thewriterofthesignmeanstoplayjokesonthoseattendingtheconcertD.peoplesometimesignorethelimitationofsharedknowledge67.Bythispassagetheauthormainlywantstosay___________.A.ambiguouslanguagecanleadtomisunderstandingsB.familiaritycanmessupcommunicationC.accuratedescriptionsofidentityhelpguessshapesD.closerelationshipsdonotmeangoodcommunication
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61.Whichofthefollowingqualitiesthewriterthinksisthemostimportantinchoosingafriend?A.Understanding.B.Honesty.C.Reliability.D.A.senseofhumor.62.Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends______.A.theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelpB.youwillberefusedwhenyougetintotroubleC.youwillbecomerichD.youcanbesurethatyougetrealfriends63.Goodfriendsneedto______.A.alwayspointouteachother'smistakesB.behelpedwithmoneyC.understandeachother'sfeelingsD.havemoneyorluck64.Thispassagemainlydiscuss_____.A.theimportanceofhavingafriendB.wheretochoosefriendsC.howtogetalongwithfriendsD.thequalitiesofafriend
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WhensomethinggoeswrongitcanbeverysatisfyingtosayWellit'sso-and-so'sfault.orIknowI'mlatebutit'snotmyfaultthecarbrokedown.Itisprobablynotyourfaultbutonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituationyouarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.Howeveryoucanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner'skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexampleifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedownmaybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.OryoumightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumberssoyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneeD.Foranotherexampleifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorabilityfindwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentpersonordon'trelyontheperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon'thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelsE.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.Sostopfocusingonwhosefaultitis.Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituationsproblemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.1.Accordingtothepassagewinners________.A.dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB.meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC.haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD.blamethemselvesratherthatothers2.TheunderlinedwordremedyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A.avoidB.acceptC.improveD.consider3.Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblemyoushould________.A.findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB.blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC.tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD.askamoreablecolleagueforhelp4.Whenproblemsoccurwinnerstakethemas________.A.excusesfortheirfailuresB.barrierstogreaterpowerC.challengestotheircolleaguesD.chancesforself-development5.WhichofthefollowingistheBESTtitleforthepassage?A.A.Winner'sSecretB.A.Winner'sProblemC.A.Winner'sOpportunityD.A.Winner'sAchievement
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Hanswasanhonestfellowwithafunnyroundgood-humoredfacE.Livingaloneeverydayheworkedinhisgarden.Inallthecountrysidetherewasnogardensolovelyashis.Allsortsofflowersgrewtherebloomingintheirproperorderasthemonthswentbyoneflowertakinganotherflower’splacesothattherewerealwaysbeautifulthingstoseeandpleasantodorstosmell.HanshadmanyfriendsthemostdevotedbeingtheMiller.SodevotedwastherichMillertoHansthathe’dnevergobyhisgardenwithoutpluckingalargebunchofflowersorahandfulofsweetherbsorfillinghispocketswithfruits.TheMillerusedtotalkaboutnobleideasandHansnoddedandsmiledfeelingproudofhavingsuchafrienD.TheneighborsthoughtitstrangethattherichMillernevergaveHansanythinginreturnthoughhehadhundredsofsacksofflourmanycowsandsheepbutHansnevertroubledhisheadabouttheseandnothinggavehimgreaterpleasurethantolistentoallthewonderfulthingsabouttheunselfishnessoftruefriendship.InspringsummerandautumnHanswasveryhappybutwhenwintercameandhehadnofruitorflowerstosellhesufferedfromcoldandhunger.ThoughextremelylonelytheMillernevercametoseehimthen.There’snogoodingoingtoseeHanswhilethesnowlasts.TheMillersaidtohiswifeWhenpeopleareintroubletheyshouldn’tbebothereD.SoI’llwaittillthespringcomeswhenhe’shappytogivemeflowers.You’recertainlyverythoughtfulansweredhiswifeIt’squiteatreattohearyoutalkaboutfriendship.Couldn’tweaskHansuphere?saidtheirson.I’llgivehimhalfmymealandshowhimmywhiterabbits.Howsillyyouare!criedtheMiller.Ireallydon’tknowwhat’stheuseofsendingyoutoschool.IfHanscameuphereandsawourwarmfireourgoodsupperandourredwinehemightgetenviousandenvyisamostterriblethingandwouldspoilanybody’snaturE.IamhisbestfriendandI’llalwayswatchoverhimandseethathe’snotledintoanytemptation.BesidesifHanscameherehemightaskmeforsomeflour.Flourisonethingandfriendshipisanotherandtheyshouldn’tbeconfuseD.Thewordsarespeltdifferentlyandmeanquitedifferentthings.Everybodycanseethat.HelookedseriouslyathissonwhofeltsoashamedthathehunghisheaddownandgrewquitescaredandbegantocryintohisteA.SpringcomingtheMillerwentdowntoseeHans.Againhetalkedaboutfriendship.Hansfriendshipneverforgets.I’mafraidyoudon’tunderstandthepoetryoflifE.Seehowlovelyyourrosesare!Hanssaidhewantedtoselltheminthemarkettobuybackhisthingswhichweresoldduringthehardtimeofthewinter.I’llgiveyoumanygoodthings.Ithinkbeinggenerousisthebaseoffriendship.saidtheMiller.AndnowasI’llgiveyoumanygoodthingsI’msureyou’dliketogivemesomeflowersinreturn.Here’sthebasketandfillitquitefull.PoorHanswasafraidtosayanything.HeranandpluckedallhisprettyrosesandfilledtheMiller’sbasketimaginingthemanygoodthingspromisedbytheMiller.ThenextdayheheardtheMillercalling:Hanswouldyoumindcarryingthissackofflourformetomarket?I’msorrybutIamreallyverybusytoday.WellsaidtheMillerconsideringthatI’mgoingtogiveyoumythingsit’sratherunfriendlyofyoutorefusE.Uponmywordyoumustn’tmindmyspeakingquiteplainlytoyou.PoorHanswasdrivenbyhisfriendshiptheorytoworkhardforhisbestfriendleavinghisgardendryandwasteD.OneeveningHanswassittingbyfirewhentheMillercamE.HanscriedtheMillerMylittleboyhasfallenoffaladderandhurthimselfandI’mgoingfortheDoctor.Buthelivessofarawayandit’ssuchabadwindynight.IthasjustoccurredtomethatyoucangoinsteadofmE.YouknowI’mgoingtogiveyoumygoodthingssoyoushoulddosomethingformeinreturn.CertainlycriedHans.HestruggledintothestormynightandgotthedoctortorideahorsetotheMiller’shouseintimetosavetheboy.HoweverHansgotlostinthedarknessandwanderedoffintoadeeppooldrowneD.AtHans’funeraltheMillersaidIwashisbestfrienD.Ishouldwalkattheheadoftheprocession.Everynowandthenhewipedhiseyeswithahandkerchief.81.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatHans___________.A.wasextremelywiseandnobleB.washighlyvaluedbytheMillerC.admiredtheMillerverymuchD.hadastrongdesireforfortune82.Flourisonethingandfriendshipisanothercanbeunderstoodas___________.A.Differentwordsmaymeanquitedifferentthings.B.InterestispermanentwhilefriendshipisflexiblE.C.I’mafraidyoudon’tunderstandthepoetryoflifE.D.Ithinkbeinggenerousisthebaseoffriendship.83.FromtheMiller’stalkathomewecanseehewas___________.A.seriousbutkindB.helpfulandgenerousC.caringbutstrictD.selfishandcold-hearted84.What’sthemaincauseofHans’tragedy?A.Truefriendshipbetweenthem.B.A.lackofformaleducation.C.A.suddenchangeofweather.D.BlinddevotiontoafrienD.85.TheauthordescribedtheMiller’sbehaviorinorderto___________.A.entertainthereaderswithanincrediblejokingtaleB.showthefriendshipbetweenHansandtheMillerC.warnthereadersaboutthedangerofafalsefriendD.persuadepeopletobeasintelligentastheMiller
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【2011·四川成都4月月考】E.IpromisedMichaelIwouldn’tmentionthisuntiltheseasonwasover.Nowlthinkit'stime.EarlylastseasonIwroteacolumnaboutanartofkindnessIhadseenJordandotoadisabledchildoutsidethestadium.AfteritranIgotacallfromamarlinthewesternsuburbs.HesaidIreadwhatyouwroteaboutJordan.butIthoughtIshouldtellyouanotherthingIsaw.HereitcomesIthought.Italwaysdoes.WritesomethingniceaboutapersonandpeoplecallyouuptosaythatthepersonisnotsonicE.A.fewweekslaterJordanandIweretalkingaboutsomethingelsebeforeagameandIbroughtupwhatthemanhadsaiD.Wasthemanright?HadJordanreallybeentalkingtothosetwoboysinthatpooranddirty.neighborhood?NottwoboysJordansaiD.Butfour.Andhenamedthem.Hesaidfournames.Andwhatdidtheytalkabout?EverythingJordansaiD.Anything.I’veaskedtoseetheirgradessothatIcanchecktoseeifthey'repayingattentiontotheirstudy.IfitturnsoutthatoneortwoofthemmayneedteachingImakesuretheygetit.It'sjustonemorepartofMichaelJordan'slifeonemorethingthatnooneknowsaboutandonemorethingJordandoesfightfor.TheNBAseasonisovernowandthoseboyshavetheirmemories.SodoJ!WhentheexpertreviewersbegintotunaagainstJordanastheysurelywillI'llthinkaboutthoseboysunderthestreetlightwaitingforthemantheyknowtocomE.Forsomeonetheycandependon.57.ThewriterwrotethisstoryaboutJordanandhisyoungfriendsbecause_______A.hethoughthighlyofJordan'sdeedsB.hehatedtoseeJordandosomethingbadC.hebelieveditwastimetohelpthedisabledD.hefeltsureheneedn'tkeepthepromisethen58.A.maninthewesternsuburbsmadeacallto_______A.knowwhyJordanstoppedinabadareaB.getachancetobecomefamoushimselfC.letthewriterknowJordanwasnotthatniceD.offeranexampletoshowhowJordanhelpedothers59.Jordantalkedwiththeboysbecausehe_______.A.neededtheirsupportB.hadpromisedtodosoC.likedtoteachthemtoplaybasketballD.wantedtomakesuretheyallstudiedwell60.ThetextimpliesthatJordanis_______.A.anexcellentbasketballplayerB.goodatdealingwithproblemsoflifeC.alwaysreadytomakefriendswithyoungpeopleD.willingtodowhateverhecanforthegoodofsociety
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Failuretheysayisthebestteacher.Welearnandgainmoreconfidencethroughtrialanderror.Atonetimeoranotherwewillencounterfailure.Youdon’thavetoacceptyourfailureifwhatyoureallywanttoachieveissuccess.Foreveryachievementtherehavebeenoneormorefailures.Butthosewhowecallsuccessfularethosewhorefusetoacceptfailureandbelievesuccessistheothersideoffailure.Theincandescentlight白炽灯wasinventedafter1000failure.Assuminghehadstoppedafterhetried100timeswithoutthedesiredresultwhatwouldhavebeentheresultofsucheffort?Anytimeyouseeproductsandnewinventionsthinkintermsoffailuresthatarenotaccepted.Moreovereverythinginamicroformtodayisaresultoffailurethatisnotaccepted.Anytimeyoureffortisnotbringadesiredresultyoudon’thavetocallitafailure.Callitachanllenge.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthetwo?Oneisnegativeandtheotherispositive;onemotivatesandtheotherdemotivates.Whatyouneedispositivethinkingandmotivationtoattainsuccess.Failureisanendthing;challengingisanopenthing.Failuremeansthereisnowayoutnoaltermativebutchallengeisaquestionmarkaskinganotherwayoutofthesituationanalternativesolutiontotheproblemthejobathand.Keepdreamingandmoving;thatisthesolutiontosuccess.Awisemanoncesaidifyoucannotflyrun.Ifyoucannotrunwalk.Ifyoucannotwalkcrawl;justkeeponmoving.Ifyoufalldownyouhavetogetupandstartmoving.Ifnototherpeoplewillsteponyoutothewaytotheirsuccess.Whatyoucallfailureandabandoniswhatsomeonewillcontinuewithjustalittleadditionalefforttoreachsuccess.64.Failureisthebestteacherbecause___________.A.whatpeoplehavelearnedfromfailureisthebestB.peoplewillknowwhatfailureislikeafterfailureC.peoplecanlearnalotbytryingvarioussolutionsD.numerousfailurearesuretoleadtosuccess65.TheauthorgavetheexampleoftheincandescentlightinParagraph2inorderto______.A.showthatsuccessistheothersideoffailureB.tellpeopletheireffortswillbepaidofffinallyC.advisepeoplenottowastetheirtimeD.provethateveryachievementisbasedoninvention66.Whatistheadvantageifyouregardafailureasachallenge?A.youwillfeelproudevenifyoufailmanytimes.B.Youwon’tfearfailureandwillbereadytoacceptit.C.Failuremeanspainwhilechallengesoundsgood.D.Youwillcontinuetryingyourbesttosucceed.67.Inwhichpartcouldthispassagebefoundifitistakenfromamagazine?A.Economy.B.Career.C.CulturE.D.Wealth.
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There’sadarklittlejoke:RipVanWinkleawakensinthe21stcenturyafterahundred-yearsleep.Menandwomendashabouttalkingtosmallmetaldevices.Youngpeoplesitonsofasmovingminiatureathletesaroundonelectronicscreens.Airportshospitalsshoppingmalls―everyplaceRipgoesjustpuzzleshim.Butwhenhefinallywalksintoaschoolroomtheoldmanknowsexactlywhereheis.Thisisaschoolhedeclares.Weusedtohavetheseblackin1906.Onlynowtheblackboardsaregreen.Americanschoolsaren’texactlyfrozenintimebutconsideringthepaceofchangeinotherareasoflifeourpublicschoolstendtofeellikethrowbacks.Kidsspendmuchofthedayastheirgreat-grandparentsoncedid:sittinginrowslisteningtoteacherslecturescribblingnotesbyhandreadingtextbooksthatareoutofdatE.A.yawningchasmseparatestheworldinsidetheschoolhousefromtheworldoutsidE.Thenationalconversationoneducationhaslongfocusedonreadingscoresmathtestsandclosingtheachievementgap.Thisisnotastoryaboutthatconversation.Thisisastoryaboutthebigpublicconversationthenationisnothavingabouteducationtheonethatwillultimatelydeterminewhetheranentiregenerationofkidswillfailtomakethegradeintheglobaleconomybecausetheycan’tthinktheirwaythroughabstractproblemsworkinteamsorspeakalanguageotherthanEnglish.ThisweektheconversationwillburstontothefrontpagewhentheNCSAWreleasesablueprintforrethinkingAmericaneducationfrompre-Kto12andbeyondtobetterpreparestudentstothriveintheglobaleconomy.Whilethatreportincludessomedebatableproposalsthereisaremarkableagreementamongeducatorsandbusinessandpolicyleadersononekeyconclusion:weneedtobringwhatweteachandhowweteachintothe21stcentury.Today’seconomydemandsnotonlyahigh-levelcompetenceinthetraditionalacademicdisciplinesbutalsowhatmightbecalled21st-centuryskills.64.Whatisthewriter’spurposetouseadarklittlejokeinthefirstparagraph?A.ToserveasanintroductiontoRipVanWinklE.B.Todrawreaders’attentiontothepresentsituationsinAmericanschools.C.ToremindpeoplethatAmericanliteratureplaysanimportantroleineconomy.D.Toletitsreadersenjoythearticlefromtheverybeginning.65.Whatisthewriter’sgeneralimpressionofAmericanschoolchildren?A.Theylookmuchliketheirgreat-grandparents.B.TheycandoeverythingastheylikE.C.Theyarewelldevelopedonallsides.D.TheyarealmostseparatedfromtheoutsideworlD.66.Fromthethirdparagraphweknowthewriter________.A.hasfocusedonreadingscoresandmathtestsB.tellsastoryaboutthenationalconversationC.tendstocaremuchaboutthebigpublicconversationD.promisestohelpkidswiththeirgradeintheglobaleconomy67.Theunderlinedparttothriveinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.tobecomeandcontinuetobesuccessfulandstrong.B.toenjoysomethingespeciallyotherpeoplewouldnotlikE.C.tocompetewithotherpeopleforbetterpositionsD.toworkinteamswithanyotherpeoplE.
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Springiscominganditistimeforthoseabouttograduatetolookforjobs.Competitionistoughsojobseekersmustcarefullyconsidertheirpersonalchoices.Whateverwearewearingourfamilyandfriendsmayacceptusbuttheworkplacemaynot.Ahighschoolnewspapereditorsaiditisunfairforcompaniestodiscouragevisibletattoos纹身noseringsorcertaindressstyles.Itistrueyoucan’tjudgeabookbyitscoveryetpeopledocoverthemselvesinordertoconvey传递certainmessages.WhatwewearincludingtattoosandnoseringsisanexpressionofwhowearE.Justaspeopleconveymessagesaboutthemselveswiththeirappearancessodocompanies.Dressstandardsexistinthebusinessworldforanumberofreasonsbutthemainconcernisoftenaboutwhatcustomersaccept.Othersmaysayhowtodressisamatterofpersonalfreedombutforbusinessesitismoreaboutwhethertomakeorlosemoney.Mostemployersdocareaboutthepersonalappearancesoftheiremployees雇员becausethosepeoplerepresentthecompaniestotheircustomers.AsahiringmanagerIampaidtochoosethepeoplewhowouldmakethebestimpressiononourcustomers.Thereareplentyofwell-qualifiedcandidatessoitisnotwrongtorejectsomeonewhomightdisappointmycustomers.EventhoughIamopen-mindedIcan’texpectallourcustomersarE.Thereisnobodytoblamebutyourselfifyoursetofchoicesdoesnotmatchthatofyourpreferredemployer.Nocompanyshouldhavetochangetosatisfyacandidatesimplybecauseheorsheisunwillingtorespectitsstandardsaslongasitsstandardsarelegal.67.Whichofthefollowingisthenewspapereditor’opinionaccordingtoParagraph2?A.People’sappearancescarrymessagesaboutthemselves.B.CandidateswithtattoosornoseringsshouldbefairlytreateD.C.Customers’choicesinfluencedressstandardsincompanies.D.StrangedressstylesshouldnotbeencouragedintheworkplacE.68.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Candidateshavetowearwhatcompaniespreferforaninterview.B.Hiringmanagersmakethebestimpressionontheircandidates.C.Companiessometimeshavetochangetorespecttheircandidates.D.Whattowearisnotamatterofpersonalchoiceforcompanies.69.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AppearancesMatterB.PersonalChoicesMatterC.EmployeesMatterD.HiringManagersMatter70.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstrangedressstylesintheworkplacemaybestbedescribedas___________.A.enthusiasticB.positiveC.negativeD.sympathetic
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Everyonehasgottwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou'reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviourbutwhenyou'reasleepyoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnightofcoursepeoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.Ifyougotosleeponyourbackyou'reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon'tliketoupsetpeoplesoyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You'requiteshyandyouaren'tveryconfident.Ifyousleeponyourstomachyouarearathersecretiveperson.Youworryalotandyou'realwayseasilyupset.You'reverystubbornbutyouaren'tveryambitious.Youusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.ThismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtimE.Ifyousleepcurledup卷曲youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandsoyou'reoftendefensivE.You'reshyandyoudon'tnormallylikemeetingpeoplE.Youprefertobeonyourown.You'reeasilyhurt.Ifyousleeponyoursideyouhaveusuallygotawell-balancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses.You'reusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelanxiousbutyoudon'toftengetdepresseD.YoualwayssaywhatyouthinkevenifitannoyspeoplE.1.Accordingtothewriteryounaturallyshowyoursecretandrealpersonality________.A.onlyinanormalnightB.onlywhenyougotosleepC.onlywhenyourefusetoshowyourselftotheworldD.onlywhenyouchangesleepingposition2.WhichisNOTmentionedinthesecondparagraphaboutaperson'spersonality?A.Heorsheisalwaysopenwithothers.B.Heorshealwayslikesnewideasearlierthanothers.C.Heorsheisalwayseasilyupset.D.Heorshetendstobelieveinothers.3.Whichofthefollowingshowsthepersonalityofapersonsleepingonhisstomach?A.Heorsheiscarefulnottooffendothers.B.Heorshedoesn'twanttosticktohisorheropinion.C.Heorshecan'tbesuccessfulinanybusiness.D.Heorshelikestobringothershappiness.4.Whydon'tyoupossiblywanttomakefriendswithapersonwhosleepscurledup?A.Heorshewouldratherbealonethancommunicatewithyou.B.Heorsheisrarelyreadytohelpyou.C.Heorsheprefersstayingathometogoingout.D.Heorshewouldn'tliketogethelpfromyou.5.Itappearsthatthewritertendstothinkhighlyofthepersonwhosleepsononesidebecause________.A.heorshealwaysshowssympathyforpeopleB.heorsheisconfidentbutnotstubbornC.heorshehasmorestrengthsthanweaknessesD.heorsheoftenconsidersannoyingpeople
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Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisgettingunwell.Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.ButinfactanunknowncitizenwholivedinRomeinAD52wroteit.Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexcitingamazingandcanevenchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovethequalityofourlives?Picturethis:You’rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.YourmobilephoneringsaQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreenthenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.NowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdonE.Howcalmandhappydoyoufeel?InventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveusfeelingstressedandtireD.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycitieswhohavenotelephonesnocarsnotevenanyelectricityoftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsbecausetheyleadsimplerlives.OnefamilyintheUKwentbackintimetoseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.ThegrandparentswiththeirdaughterandgrandsonsBenjamin10andTomas7spentnineweeksina1940shousE.Theyhadnowashingmachinemicrowavecomputerormobilephones.ThegrandmotherLynsaidItwashardphysicallybutnotmentally.ShebelievedlifewaslessmaterialistiC.ThemorethingsyouhavethemoredifficultlifewillbecomeshesaiD.Theboyssaidtheyfoughtlesstofightoversuchastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeingatrendybeer-drinkinggrannytoonewhocookedthings.Herearesomesimplewaystobeatthestressoftencausedbyourinventions!Don’tbeavailableallthetimE.Turnoffyourmobilephoneatcertaintimesoftheday.Don’tcheckyoure-maileveryday.Don’treplytosomebodyassoonastheyleaveatextmessagejustbecauseyoucan.Itmaybefunatfirstbutitsoongetsannoying.66.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.problemsthatarecausedbytechnologyB.improvementsofourlifewithtechnologyC.theimportantrolestechnologyplaysinoureverydaylifeD.majorchangeswhichwillbelikelytohappentotechnology67.Thewriterquoted引用whatacitizeninancientRomesaidatthebeginningofthestoryinorderto.A.shareatruthaboutlifeB.telluswhatlifewaslikelongtimeagoC.tellustoenjoyourlifeD.pointoutthatshouldabandonthemodernlifestyle68.Whydidthefamilychoosetospendsometimeina1940’shouse?Because.A.theylikedtolivesimplelivesB.theywerecuriousabouthowpeoplelivedwithoutmoderninventionsC.theyweretroubledbymoderninventionsD.livinginadifferenttimewouldbealotoffunforthem69.Whatdoyouthinktheunderlinedwordavailableinthefirstsuggestionofferedbythewritermean?A.BusyonlineB.FreeC.BeabletoD.Befoundbyothers.70.Inthepassagetheauthor’sattitudetowardsmoderninventionsis__________.A.optimisticB.pessimistic悲观的C.fairD.indifferent冷漠的
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FacedwithatoughjobmarketfreshgraduatesaredreamingofrunningtheirownbusinessesinsteaD.Butarecentsurveyhasshowedthatsuchambitionslacktherequiredsupportandremainjustthat—dreams.TheShanghaiMunicipalEmploymentPromotionCenterpollof1276graduatesinseveraluniversitiesandcollegesinthecityreleasedlastFridayshowed59.78percentofrespondentsconsideredthepossibilityofsettingupacompanyoratleastasmallstorE.Buttheyjuststopatthe'thinking'stageitstateD.Respondentsputthetopreasonsfornotgoingitalonedowntoashortageofinvestmentandalackofbusinessopportunity.Theyalsolistedlackofbusinessexperienceandsocialnetworkstheneedforadvancedstudyandobjectionsfromfamilymembersasfactorsthatstoodintheirway.Morethan90percentoftheintervieweessaidtheywouldrathertakeupajobaftergraduatingandthenconsiderstartingtheirownbusinesstwoorthreeyearsdowntheroaD.GuoBingaseniorstudentinShanghaiInternationalStudiesUniversitymajoringinEnglishdecidedhewantedtobehisownbosslastyear.Butheislookingforajobfirst.IfIfailtofindasatisfyingjobIwouldliketoestablishacompanyinexhibitionservicesGuosaiD.TheShanghainativehassomerelativesworkinginalocalprintingplant.WiththeirhelpGuohopestoproduceexhibitionbrochuresatarelativelylowpricE.HeisalsoconfidentthathisEnglishlanguageskillscanhelphimdowellintheindustry.SocialnetworkingisanimportantfactorleadingtobusinesssuccessGuosaiD.Guosaidthattheshortageofgraduatejobsisthemainreasondrivingmoreuniversitystudentstosetupabusinessrightaftertheirgraduation.Jiangsaidtheuniversitysetsupabusinessguideteammadeofgovernmentofficialsandprofessionals.Theyregularlygivetrainingcoursestostudentswhoshowaninterestinhavingtheirownbusiness.TheparentsofuniversitygraduatesaremorewillingtohelptheirchildrenstartupalonethesurveyshowedOnceyouwinthesupportofyourfamilyyouhavewonhalfthebattleGuoaddeD.45.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.AToughJobMarketB.GraduatesWhoCanOnlyDreamofBeingBossC.TheAmbitiousFreshGraduatesD.TheStoryofGuoBing46.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTstopfreshgraduatesrealizingtheirdreamsofbeingbosses?A.ThelackofbusinessopportunityandinvestmentB.TheshortageofbusinessexperienceC.LessskilledEnglishlanguageD.Theirfamilymembers’objections47.IntheviewofGuoBingwhatisthekeyfactorthatmakesfreshgraduatesdreamofbeingbosssoonaftergraduation?A.Theirfamilydon’tsupportthemB.TheirsocialnetworkingisnotgoodC.TherearenotenoughgraduatejobsD.Theywanttoachievegreatersuccess48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutGuoBing?A.HehasstartedhisownbusinesswiththehelpofhisrelativesB.EnglishishismajorintheuniversityC.HeistryingtofindajobwhichcansatisfieshimD.HeisaShanghainative49.Whoisthisarticlemostlyintendedfor?A.TheparentswhosechildgraduatesfromuniversitysoonB.ThosewhowillgraduatefromuniversityC.ThosewhowanttobebossesD.Theofficialswhoworkinthegovernment
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SofarasIknowMissHamahwasthefirstpersontogivethebasicdifferencebetweenworkandlabor.Tobehappyamallmustfeelfirstlyfreeandsecondlyimportant.Hecannotbereallyhappyifheisforcedbysocietytodowhathedoesnotenjoydoingorifwhatheenjoysdoingislowlythoughtofbysocietyasvaluelessorunimportant.InasocietywhereslaveryinthestrictsensehasbeengotridofthesignthatwhatamandoesisofsocialvalueisthatheispaidmoneytodoitbutalaborertodaycanbecalledaWageslavE.A.manisalaborerifthejobthatsocietyoffershimisnotinterestingtohimselfbuthehastotakeitjustowingtothenecessity0fearningalivingandsupportinghisfamily.Theoppositesidetolaborisplay.Whenweplayagameweenjoywhatwearedoingotherwiseweshouldnotplayitbutitisapurelyprivateactivityandsocietycouldnotcarewhetherweplayitornot.Betweenlaborandplaystandswork.A.manisaworkerifheispersonallyinterestedinthejobwhichsocietypayshimtodowhatfromthepointviewofsocietyisnecessarylaborisfromhisownpointofviewwillingplay.Whetherajobistobeclassifiedaslabororworkdependsnotonthejobitselfbutonthetastesoftheindividualwhodoesit.Thedifferencedoesnot.Forexampleagreewiththedifferencebetweenaphysicalandamentaljobagardenerorataxidrivermaybeaworkerabankclerkisalaborer.Whichamaniscanbeseenfromhisattitudetowardleisure闲暇1Toaworkerleisuremeanssimplythehoursheneedstorelaxandrestinordertoworkefficiently.Heisthereforemorelikelytotaketoolittleleisurethantoomuchworkersdieofheartattackandforgettheirwives’birthday.Tothelaborerontheotherhandleisuremeansfreedomfromcompulsion强迫sothatitisnaturalforhimtoimaginethatthefewerhourshehastospendlaboringandthemorehoursheisfreetoplaythebetter.72.A.manfeelshappywhen.A.heissupposedtodowhatisimportantinhisopinionB.hehastotakeajobtoearnalivingandsupporthisfamilyC.heisdoingsomethingpersonallyinterestingandsociallyvaluableD.whatheenjoysdoingiswhathethinkshighlyof73.Thereasonwhya1aborercanbecalledawageslaveisthatA.hehasafamilytosupportB.hiswagesareaslowaswhataslaveusedtomakeC.societydoesn’tcarewhetherheplaysornotD.heisdoingthejobonlyformoneynotforinterest74.WhetherajobcanbeclassifiedaslabororworkdependsonA.whetheritisaphysicalormentalB.thetastesofthepersonwhodoesitC.theattitudeofthesocietytowarditD.thenecessityofthejobtothesocietyandindividual75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.WhethertoWorkortoPlayB.WorkLaborandPlayC.DifferencesbetweenLaborandPlayD.LeisureKeytoWorkLaborandPlay
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Spendingaslittleas$US5adayonsomeoneelsecouldsignificantlyboosthappinesstheteamattheUniversityofBritishColumbiafound.Theirexperimentsonmorethan630Americansshowedtheyweremeasurablyhappierwhentheyspentmoneyonothers―eveniftheythoughtspendingthemoneyonthemselveswouldmakethemhappier.WewantedtotestourtheorythathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearnsaidElizabethDunnapsychologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.Theyaskedtheir600volunteersfwsttoratetheirgeneralhappinessreporttheirannualincomeanddetailtheirmonthlyspendingincludingbillsgiftsforthemselvesgiftsforothersanddonationstocharity.NomatterhowmuchincomeeachpersonmadethosewhospentmoneyonothersreportedgreaterhappinesswhilethosewhospentmoreonthemselvesdidnotDunnsaidinastatement.Dunn’steamalsosurveyed16employeesatacompanyinBostonbeforeandaftertheyreceivedanannualprofit-sharingbonusofbetween$US3000and$US8000.Employeeswhodevotedmoreoftheirbonustopro-socialspendingexperiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingthebonusandthemannerinwhichtheyspentthatbonuswasamoreimportantpredictoroftheirhappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitselftheywroteintheirreportpublishedinthejournalscience.Theygavetheirvolunteers$US5or$US20andhalfgotclearinstructionsonhowtospendit.Thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsereportedfeelinghappieraboutit.Thesefindingssuggestthatveryminorchangesinspendingallocations―a8littleas$US5一maybeenoughtoproducerealgainsinhappinessonagivendayDunnsaid.56.Whatisthegeneralideaofthepassage?A.Themoreyouearnthegreaterhappinessyouwillget.B.Spendingmoremoneyonyourselfwillmakeyouhappier.C.MoneyCanbuyhappinessbutonlyifyouspenditonsomeoneelse.D.Youcanspendonly$US5adayon80meoneelsetogethappiness.57.Theunderlinedwordboost’’inthefirstparagraphprobablymeansA.helptofindB.helptobringC.helptoincreaseD.helptoget58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thosewhospendmoremoneyon础占r8Cangetmuchmorebonus.B.Peopleusuallythinkspendingmoneyonthemselveswillmakethemhappier.C.Verysmallchangesinspendingyourmoneymaybeenoughtogainhappiness.D.Researchersthinkthathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearn.59.Dunnis______.A.anemployeeinacompanyC.areporterinajournalB.apsychologistatauniversityD.avolunteerintheexperiment60.ItCanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraphthat.A.thevolunteersnotgiven$US5or$US20spenttheirownmoneyonthemselvesB.thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsefelthappieraboutitC.thevolunteersweregiven$US5or$U$20asarewardfortheexperimentD.halfofthevolunteerscouldspendthemoneyastheyliked
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Birthdaysofteninvolvesurprises.Butthisyear'ssurpriseonthebirthdayofthegreatBritishplaywrightWilliamShakespeareissurelyoneofthemostdramatiC.OnApril22onedaybeforehis441stbirthdayanniversaryexpertsdiscoveredthatoneofthemostrecognizableportraitsofWilliamShakespeareisafakE.ThismeansthatwenolongerhaveagoodideaofwhatShakespearelookedlikE.It'sverypossiblethatmanypicturesofShakespearemightbeunreliablebecausemanyofthemarecopiesofthisonesaidanexpertfromBritain'sNationalPortraitGallery.ThediscoverycomesafterfourmonthsoftestingusingX-raysultravioletlightmicrophotographyandpaintsamples.Theexpertsfromthegallerysaytheimage—commonlyknownastheFlowerportrait—wasactuallypaintedinthe1800sabouttwocenturiesafterShakespeare'sdeath.TheartexpertswhoworkatthegallerysaytheyalsousedmodernchemistrytechnologytocheckthepaintonthepicturE.Thesechecksfoundtracesofpaintdatingfromabout1814.Shakespearediedin1616andthedatethatappearsontheportraitis1609.Wenowthinktheportraitdatesbacktoaround1818to1840.ThiswaswhentherewasarenewedinterestinShakespeare'splaysTarnyaCooperthegallery'scurator馆长toldtheAssociatedPresident.Thefakepicturehasoftenbeenusedasacoverforcollectionsofhisplays.ItiscalledtheFlowerportraitbecauseoneofitsownersDesmondFlowergaveittotheRoyalShakespeareCompany.TherehavealwaysbeenquestionsaboutthepaintingsaidDavidHowellscuratorfortheRoyalShakespeareCompany.NowweknowthetruthwecanputtheimageinitsproperplaceinthehistoryofShakespeareanportraiturE.TwootherimagesofShakespearearealsobeingstudiedaspartoftheinvestigation调查andtheresultswillcomeoutlaterthismonth.56.WhatmakesthebirthdayofShakespearedramaticthisyear?A.Itwasfoundthathepaintedaportraitin1814insteadofin1609.B.TheFlowerportraithasbeenfoundtobeafakE.C.ThreeportraitsofShakespearearebeingtestedtoidentifyarealonE.D.ItwasfoundthattherewasarenewedinterestinShakespeare'splaysaround1818to1840.57.WhichstatementisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.PortraitsofShakespeareareallunreliablE.B.FlowerportraitwasaportraitofShakespearegiventoDesmondFlower.C.1814mightbewhentheportraitwasdrawn.D.TheFlowerportraitisnotoftenusedasacoverforShakespeare'splay.58.Howmanymethodswereusedtotesttheportrait?A.NotmentioneD.B.TwoC.ThreeD.Atleastfour.59.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_________.A.BirthdaysofteninvolvesurprisesB.Thesurpriseonthe441stbirthdayofShakespeareC.OneportraitofShakespeareisafakeD.HowcanweknowShakespeare'sappearance?60.Whichisthebestsentencetofillintheblankinthelastparagraph?A.Soonwe'llknowwhichportraitisreliablE.B.MaybewecannotfindarealportraitofShakespearE.C.IfthetwoportraitsarefoundtobefalsetheywilltestmorE.D.FornowwhatShakespearereallylookedlikewillremainamystery.
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Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincreasewearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlifebeingonthegofrommorningtillnightitishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisimportantforahealthymindandbody.Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infactitisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisimportanttoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanbeardependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuchcharactersareobviouslyimportantformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsightofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostressinwhateverformwereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetweenfightorflightandinmoreprimitive远古的daysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Theproblemswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextremebuthoweverlittlethestressisitneedsthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslongthroughcontinuedexposuretostressthathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecouldweneedtofindwaystodealwithit.59.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause_____.A.theydonotknowhowtoenjoythemselvesB.theydonotbelievethatrelaxationisimportantforhealthC.theyaretravellingfastallthetimeD.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirwork60.Accordingtothewriterthemostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis________.A.notfearingstressB.knowingtheartofrelaxationC.highsenseofresponsibilityD.havingcontroloverperformance61.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Wecanfindsomewaystoavoidstress.B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople.C.Itiseasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountsofstress.62.Inthelastsentenceofthepassagedosorefersto______.A.exposeourselvestostressB.findwaystodealwithstressC.removestressfromourlivesD.establishedlinksbetweendiseasesandstress
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PutalittleloveinyourlifeIremembergrowingupmymomalwayssaidHalfthefunofdoinganythingissharingitwithothers.ItissotruE.Friendsandmatesallowustoenjoyoursuccessandourjoyscomfortusinourchallengingmomentsandprovideamirrorforustolearnmoreaboutourselves.I’vealwayslookedatfriendsasthefamilywechoosE.Theyenrichourlives.AsRobertLouisStevenoncesaidAfriendisapresentwhichyougiveyourself.Tobeagoodfriendorpartnerit’simportablebeagoodlistener.HearwhatyourfriendormatehastosayfirstratherthanjumpingtoconclusionsorgettingdefensivE.Sometimesitisusefultobetheirmirrorforwhentheyheartheirwordsrepeatedbacktothemitcanhelpthemtorealizethatwhattheysaidwasnotexactlywhattheymeanttosay.Patiencecompassionandempathyarealsoimportanttraitsinbeingagoodfriendorpartner.YouknowtheoldgoldenruleCareforothersthewayyouwouldlikethemtocareforyou.ThesupportofafriendduringatoughtimecouldmakethedifferencebetweensuccessandfailurE.Encouragementandconfidencearepricelessgiftsthatcanhelpchangeaperson’slifE.Takecarethoughwithwhomyouchoosetohavecloserelationshipfortheycanhaveatremendousimpactonyourself-esteemandlifepath.Assomeoneoncetoldmetheattitudeofyourfriendsarelikethebuttonsonanelevator.Theywilleithertakeyouupordown.51.InordertomakegoodfriendsyoushoulddothefollowingexceptA.BeagoodlistenerB.BepatientcompassionateC.BecarefulD.Begeneroustoyourfriends52.Whatwillyoudotoyourfriendsaccordingtothepassage?A.Buyyourfriendamirror.B.PointouttheirmistakesifthereisanyC.GivethemencouragementandconfidencE.D.Payattentionwhattheydo53.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthepassagemean?A.Itisdifferentwhetheryouhavefriendsornot.B.Thesupportoffriendscountswhenyouhavedifficulties.C.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.D.Youarecertaintosucceedifyougetthesupportoffriends.54.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Itisgoodtoshareyourfunwithother.B.Thefriendisamirrorforustolearnmoreaboutothers.C.You’dbetterbeagoodlistenerifyouwanttobeagoodfrienD.D.BecarefultochooseyourfrienD.
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YouCan’tDoItEvenIfItHurtsNobodyWhodoyouthinkbreaksthelawinoursociety?Ifyoubelievethatonlytoughguyscommitcrimesyoumayhavetothinkagain.Unlikeinthemovieswecan’tdividetheworldintobadguysandmodelcitizens.ReallifeismuchmorecomplexInthesamewaythatdiseasesrangefromthecommoncoldtofatalformsofcancercrimesvaryindegree.Forexamplesmokingonanelevatorwillinconveniencepeoplebutmuchlessthanthreateningthemwithagun.Inadditiontobreakingthelawthemselvespeopletoleratevariouslevelsofcrime.Whyarewetolerantofsomecrimes?Itmaybethatbyseeingothersdosomethingweacceptitmoreeasily.Forinstancemostpeoplewillfinditeasiertospeedonahighwaywheneverybodyelseisdrivingoverthespeedlimit.Sothepeoplearoundusinfluencehowmuchlaw―breakingwecantolerate.Wemustalsowonderwhetherseeingviolenceontelevisionorreadingaboutitinthenewspaperseverydaymakesustoleratecrimemorethanweshould.Webecomeusedtoseeingbloodonthenewsontelevisionorinmagazines.BecauseweseethousandsofdeadpeopleonTVmaybewejusttrytoignorethesituationbehindtheviolence.Ifsomanycitizenstolerateviolenceandcrimeorevencommitcrimesthemselvesitmaysimplybebecauseofthehumanmind.Ourmindsmaynotcareaboutspecificlaws.Insteadourmindsmayhaveasystemofvaluesthatusuallypreventsusfromhurtingotherpeopletoimproveourownlives.Yetwhenitcomestorespectingtherightsofamassofanonymous不知名的individualswemightnotbesoresponsible.Whilemostpeoplewouldnotstealawalletcontaining$50theymaynotmindcheatingontaxesbecausecheatingontaxesdoesnothurtanyoneperson.Ithurtssocietybutsocietyremainsanabstractideathatisnotasrealasaneighbororafriend’sfriend.Whenwerealizethatmanypeoplehavemisconceptionsabutlaw―breakingwecouldthinkitisn’tsurprisingthatsomanypeoplehavecriminalrecords.Howcouldweimprovethelevelofhonestyinoursociety?Wouldseverelawshelpmakeoursocietybetter?Probablynot.Honestywillhavetocomefromsocialpressure:inthefamilyatschoolonthejobeachandeveryoneofuscanencouragehonestybyshowingwhichbehaviorsareunacceptable.Andteachingrespectshouldbecomeeveryone’sresponsibility.68.AccordingtotheauthorReallifeismuchmorecomplex.Inthesamewaythatdiseasesrangeformthecommoncoldtofatalformsofcancercrimesvaryindegree.Forexamplesmokinginanelevatorwillinconveniencepeoplebutmuchlessthanthreateningthemwithagun.Inadditiontobreakingthelawthemselvespeopletoleratevariouslevelsofcrime.Whyarewetolerantofsomecrimes?Itmaybethatbyseeingothersdosomethingweacceptitmoreeasily.Forinstancemostpeoplewillfinditeasiertospeedonahighwaywheneverybodyelseisdrivingoverthespeedlimit.Sothepeoplearoundusinfluencehowmuchlaw―breakingwecantolerate.Wemustalsowonderwhetherseeingviolenceontelevisionorreadingaboutitinthenewspaperseverydaymakesustoleratecrimemorethanweshould.Webecomeusedtoseeingbloodonthenewsontelevisionorinmagazines.BecauseweseethousandsofdeadpeopleonTVmaybewejusttrytoignorethesituationbehindtheviolence.Ifsomanycitizenstolerateviolenceandcrimeorevencommitcrimesthemselvesitmaysimplybebecauseofthehumanmind.Ourmindsmaynotcareaboutspecificlaws.Insteadourmindsmayhaveasystemofvaluesthatusuallypreventsusfromhurtingotherpeopletoimproveourownlives.Yeswhenitcomestorespectingtherightsofamassofanonymous不知名的individualswemightnotbesoresponsible.Whilemostpeoplewouldnotstealawalletcontaining$50theymaynotmindcheatingontaxesbecausecheatingontaxesdoesnothurtanyoneperson..Ithurtssocietybutsocietyremainsanabstractideathatisnotasrealasaneighbororafriend’sfriend.Whenwerealizethatmanypeoplehavemisconceptionsaboutlaw―breakingwecouldthinkitisn’tsurprisingthatsomanypeoplehavecriminalrecords.Howcouldweimprovethelevelofhonestyinoursociety?Wouldseverelawshelpmakeoursocietybetter?Probablynot.Honestywillhavetocomefromsocialpressure:inthefamilyatschoolonthejobeachandeveryoneofuscanencouragehonestybyshowingwhichbehaviorsareunacceptable.Andteachingrespectshouldbecomeeveryone’sresponsibility.68.AccordingtotheauthorReallifeismuchmorecomplex.probablymeans_______A.thereisawiderangeofpeopleandcrimesinthereallifeB.smokinginanelevatorgoesagainstlawsinthereallifeC.therearemorecrimesthandiseasesinthereallifeD.modelcitizenssometimesbreaklawsinthereallife69.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthepeoplewhocheatontaxes?A.TheytakenonoticeofthehumanmindB.TheybreakthelawsunacceptedintheirmindsC.TheyhurtotherpeopletoimprovetheirownlivesD.Theyaren’tconcernedwithsomeparticularlaws70.Peopletolerateviolenceandcrimebecause__________A.theirbehavioristhesameasthatofmostotherpeopleB.theypaynoattentiontothetruthbehindthecrimesC.mostunlawfulactsarenotharmfultotheindividualD.theyholdmistakenbeliefsaboutlaw―breaking71.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.TodiscusswhetherlawsaresevereB.ToremindpeopletobehavewithhonestyC.ToshowpeopletheimportanceofschooleducationD.Toexplainwhysomanypeoplehavecriminalrecords
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Friendshipisoneofthebasicbonds纽带betweenhumanbeings.Whilethecharacteristicsoffriendshipmightvaryfromonecountrytoanotherpeoplefromallculturesnotonlyenjoyfriendsbutneedthem.Manystudieshaveshownthatteenagerswhohavenofriendsoftensufferfrompsychologicaldisorders.Ithasbeenshownthatteenagersperhapsmorethananyotheragegroupneedcompanionshipandasenseofbelonging.Thenegativeconsequencesoflonelinesshavealsobeenobservedamongtheelderly.Thedeathofaspouseoftenleavesawidoworawidowertotallybereft失去.Ifhowevertheyaresurroundedbyfriendsandrelativesandiftheyareabletoarticulate清楚表达theirfeelingstheyaremorelikelytorecoverfromtheirgrief.NomanisanislanD.Inotherwordsweareallpartsofsociety.WeallneedtheloveadmirationrespectandmoralsupportofotherpeoplE.IfwearefortunateourfriendswillprovideuswithallofthesenecessaryaspectsoflifE.Asmostpeopleobservetherearemanylevelsoffriendship.Thedegreeorintensityoffriendshipvariesdependingonthepersonalityoftheindividualsinvolvedandthecontextoftherelationships.Extroverts性格外向者enjoybeingsurroundedbymanypeoplewhereasintroverts性格内向者areperhapscontentwithfewerbutmoreintensefriendships.Everyoneisnotequallyopenwithalltheirfriends.Thedegreeofintimacy密切isdeterminedbymanyfactors.Closefriendscanbeformedatanystageinone’slifebuttheyareusuallyveryrarE.Notverymanypeoplehavemorethanafewreallyclosefriends.Irrespectiveofthelevelofintimacyallfriendshipsarebasedonreciprocity相互性honestyandacertainamountofloveandaffection.53.Thesecondparagraphimpliesthat_____..A.teenagerswithoutfriendswillsufferfrompsychologicalproblemsB.awidoworawidowerwilldieverysoonwithoutcompanionshipC.humanbeingsneedcompanionshipandasenseofbelongingD.bothA.andB.54.Thedegreeofintimacyoffriendshipmainlydependson_____.A.ageB.belongingC.personalityD.culture55.Theauthorthinksthatclosefriends_____.A.canbeeasilyformedwhenoneisyoungB.cannotbelong-lastingC.arenotrareforeveryoneD.arerareformostpeople56.ThewordirrespectiveLastsentenceParA.5means_____.A.notrespectingB.dishonoringC.regardlessD.considering
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- AfteryearsofstudyIhaveknownthereareonlytwotypesofpeopleinthisworldthosewhogettotheairportearlyandthosewhoarriveastheplaneisabouttotakeoff.Iftherewereanyjusticeinthisworldtheearly-airportpeoplewouldberewardedfordoingtherightthingandthelate-airportpeoplewouldbepunisheD.Buttheearly-airportpeoplegetulcers溃疡heartattacksandbitetheirfingernailstothebonE.Thelate-airportpeoplearehardlyawarethattheyareflying.AguyofthatkindoncesaidDon’thurry.Ifyoumissyourflightit’sbecauseGoddidn’twantyoutogo.Thisisclearlyaguywhoisnevergoingtogetanulcer.Early-airportpeoplesufferanothername.Theyarecalledexactlywhattheyare―wimps懦夫.Iknow.Iamanearly-airportpersonforyears.Myluggagewillgetontheplanefirstwhichmakesitthelastluggagetheytakeofftheplaneafterlanding.AnotherstrangethingNomatterhowearlyIshowedupIwasalwaystoldthatsomeonehadcalledtwoorthreeyearsaheadofmeandaskedforthebestseat.Ifigureditwasatrick.IfiguredtherewassomeoneinAmericawhocalledeveryairlineeverydayandsaidIsthatwimpSimonflyingsomewheretoday?Ifheisgivemehisseat.AfteralifetimearguingwithmywifeoverwhetherIreallyhavetopack24hoursinadvanceandsetthealarmclockfourhoursaheadIhavelearnedanotherfactaboutearly-airportpeopleandlate-airportpeople:Theyalwaysmarryeachother.60.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.late-airportpersonsoftengetulcersorheartattacksB.early-airportpersonsarealwaysrelaxedbeforetheflightC.early-airportpersonsgettheirluggagefirstafterlandingD.late-airportpersonsalwaystakethingseasy61.Thefifthparagraphmainlytellsus________.A.thewriterisalwaysplayedtricksonB.thewriterisusuallyfooledbyairlinesC.thewriter’sseatisalwaystakenbysomeoneD.thewriterhasnevergotagoodseat.62.Thepurposeofwritingthepassageisto________.A.giveusefultipsontakingaplaneB.offeradviceaboutcatchingaplaneC.expressthewriter’sanxietyabouttakingplanesD.showpeople’stwoattitudestowardscatchingplanes63.Itcouldbeinferredthatthewriter’swifeis________.A.anearly-airportwomanB.alate-airportwomanC.ahot-temperedwomanD.asensitivewoman
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- InabookcalledMagnificentObsessionbyLloydC.Douglasadescriptionisgivenofpeoplehelpingothersbutdoingitsecretly.Whendifficultproblemsworriedanindividualfriendsnearbywouldmeettodiscusspossiblesolutionwithouttheindividualknowingtheiractions.Whenasolutionwasagreedupononeortwoofthefriendswouldcarryouttheplanandsolvetheproblemsecretlytothegreatdelightoftheworriedindividual.Thehelperswouldstandbyprivatelycontentwiththeirsuccess.Norewardwasgiventotheproblemsolversnotevenasincerethankyoubecausetheywereneverknown.Thisconceptispopulartodaybutinadifferentway.Thephrasepayitforwardisnowusedwhenonepersonhelpsanother.Howeverthepersonhelpedmaynotbeabletorepaythepersonorgroupthathelpedthem.SoratherthanreturnthefavortotheirhelperstheyaresupposedtohelpsomeoneelseinthefuturewhichmeanstheypayitforwarD.Itisasenseofresponsibilitywhichmakesuswanttogivebackinequalmeasuretotheonewhohashelpedus.ButinthiscasetheresponsibilityturnstohelpingsomeoneinthefuturE.Supposeyourelderlygrandmotherpayspartofyourschooling.Shemaytellyouthereisnoneedtorepayherbecauseitisagiftfromsomeonewholovesyouverymuch.Nothingwouldpleasehermorethantohaveyouusehermoneytogetagoodeducation.Youmayneverbeabletorepayherforsuchagift.Howevershenotonlygaveyousomemoneybutsheprovidedyouwithanexamplethatyoushouldalsohelpotherpeoplewhoneedit.PeoplewithseriousneedsareeverywherE.Manyarechildrenwhoneedbetterclothesmorebooksandevenbetterschools.Someareelderlypeoplewhocan’taffordtheirmedicineoradoctor’scarE.Considerhowyoucanpayitforwardratherthanpaymoneybacktoyourgrandmother.41.ThehelpersinthebookMagnificentObsessionwerenotrewardedbecause______________.A.theyhadn’tsolvedtheproblemsthoroughlyB.theyhadsolvedtheproblemssecretlyC.theywerefriendsoftheworriedindividualD.theyexpectedtobepaidbackinthefuture42.Theunderlinedwordpayitforwardmeans____________________.A.torepaysomeonewhohashelpedyouB.topaysomeoneelsewhoneedshelpC.tohelpsomeonewhohashelpedyouD.tohelpsomeoneelsewhoneedshelp43.Whatdoesthewritersuggestwiththeexampleofyourelderlygrandmother?A.Weshouldlearntorespectourgrandparents.B.Weshouldworkhardtogetagoodeducation.C.Weshouldalsolendahandtootherpeopleinneedofhelp.D.Weshouldneverforgettorepaypeoplefortheirhelp.44.Fromthepassageweknow_________________.A.everybodyneedshelpB.morechildrenneedhelpthanelderlypeopleC.itcostsalotofmoneytopayitforwardD.nowadaysmanypeoplehelpotherswithoutbeingrepaid45.Bywritingthepassagetheauthorwishespeopleintheworldtobe_____________.A.unselfishB.mysteriousC.honestD.unforgettable
- IstillrememberthedayswhenIwasayouthfulstudentinanengineeringschool.IlivedacasuallifewithoutcaringaboutthefuturE.Ismokeddrankwithfriendsandmadegirlfriends.LittledidIrealizethatcasualnesswouldcertainlyleadtoloss.TwoyeashadpassedandIwasstaringdownareportcardthathighlightedFAILinmorethanhalfthesubjects.Ididn’tcareatleastnottillmydadfoundaboutit.YouseeIstudiedinIndiaandunliketheUnitedStateswherethestudentsareexpectedtofinancetheirowneducationmydadfinancedmE.Thencamethedaywhenmydadfoundoutmyhabitofsmoking.HelosthistemperbuthejusttoldmeSonyourallowanceiscutinhalffromthismomenton.Ithitmelikearoundhousekick回旋踢fromBruceLeE.Iwasjolted震摇outofmybones!Icouldn’tcomprehendhowtopayoffthedebtsthatIhadaccumulatedincollegE.Iowedeverybodymoney:thegrocerystorethebarstherestaurantsmyfriendsetC.Iwaslivingalifefilledwithcredit.WhenIwentbacktocollegeIknewthatifIdon’tchangethewayIlivemylifeIwon’tbeabletopayeverybodyoff.SoIdecidedtomakesomechangesdrasticchanges.Iquitsmokingcutofffrommyfriendswholedmedownthewrongroadstartinghangingoutinlibrariesandreadingmyengineeringbooks.OneyearlaterIwentfromamiserablefailuretoamagnacumlaude优等成绩.Lifewasneverthesameagain.ThisincidentmademeknowthatanythingispossibleifyoutakeactionanddosomethingaboutithoweversmallorlargE.EventodayitstillmotivatesmewhenIfeelthatI’mabouttoloseorgiveup.ItremindsmethatIcandoit!56Theauthorwrotethistextwiththepurposeof_______.A.introducinghisuniversitylifetotheteenagereadersB.encouragingthoselazystudentstostudyhardatschoolC.showingyoucanovercomeanydifficultyifyoutakeactionD.callingonthereadersnottodevelopbadhabitsincollege57Fatherdecidedtocuttheauthor’sallowancewhenhefoundtheauthor________.A.drankwithfriendsB.madegirlfriendsC.failedinmostsubjectsD.hadthehabitofsmoking58Theauthordidn’tcareabouthisstudyuntil______.A.heenteredtheengineeringschoolB.hewasinheavydebthecouldn’tbearC.hedecidedtogiveupsmokingD.hisallowancewascutinhalf59Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeansthattheauthor______.A.paidoffhisdebtandlifewasn’thardforhimanymoreB.removedhisbadhabitsanddidn’tleadacasuallifeC.neverhungoutwithhisfriendsbutstudiedalldayD.begantoliveahappylifeduetohisgoodgrades60WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Theauthordidwellinmakinggoodfriendsintheschool.B.Theauthormadegreatprogresswiththehelpofhisfriends.C.StudentstendedtoearnmoneyforcollegeexpensesinAmericA.D.Studentswereencouragedtodopart-timejobsinIndianschools.
- We'veallmetwithsomethingthatslowsusdownforexamplethebump颠簸intheroadthesetback.YoujusthavetokeepinmindthatasetbackisonlytemporaryandgreaterthingslieaheaD.Thereforekeepmovingforwarddevelopingwhatyouhavesinceyou'vealreadybuiltasolidfoundationonwhichyoucanrely.Itiseasyjusttoquitgiveupandignorethehardworkyouhaveputintosomething.Butwebelieveinthetwostepsforwardonestepbackphilosophy哲学.Sohowcanyoureactwhensomethingdoesn'tturnoutasyou'veexpectedittobe?FirstbeobjectivE.Stepbackandlookatthesituation.Isyoursetbackreallythatsignificantorwillitjustrequirealittleextraeffort?ThenplanyournextmovE.Youcanaskforhelp.Don'tbeafraidorashamedtodothis.FrequentlypeoplearemorethanwillingtogiveyousupportandadvicE.Youdon'thavetobeperfect;afterallnobodyelseis.Nextbounceback.Reevaluatethegoalsyouhavesetforyourselfatthebeginningandretool改组themasnecessary.Goalsshouldberealisticandspecificbutthatdoesn'tmeantheycan'tbeflexiblE.Insteadoflookingatyourprojectasadisasterorafailureviewitwithsuccess.Concentrateonhowgreatitwillfeelafteritisfinallydoneafteryouhaveputyourallintoit.InsteadoffocusingonapossibleunsatisfactoryperformanceonesingletimetakeamomenttositbackandrewardyourselfforallthatyouhaveaccomplisheD.Abovealldon'tlivewithregrets.Successisnevereasy.Itremainsuptoyouwhetheryouwillgiveuporfightthroughthetoughbattlestoearnwhateveryouwant.Keepreachingforyourgoalsandyouwillachievethem.Onesmallsetbackisnothingifyoureallywantsomethingandarewillingtoworkforit.67.Accordingtothepassagethephilosophytwostepsforwardonestepbackmeansthat________whenmeetingwithasetback.A.wearesupposedtoquitandignorethehardworkB.we'dbetterthinkitoverbeforemakingadecisionC.weshouldstoptothinkbeforetakingfurtheractionD.weareexpectedtolookatthingsinanallroundway68.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph3refersto________.A.aperformanceB.asuccessC.agoalD.aproject69.Whensufferingasetbackthemostimportantthingtodois________.A.tokeepmovingforwardtoyourgoalsB.todependonothers'supportandadviceC.tositbackandrewardyourselfforyoursuccessD.tofocusonapossibleunsatisfactoryperformance70.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtoavoidthebumps.B.Howtodealwiththesetbacks.C.Differentattitudestothesetbacks.D.Differentsuggestionsonyourgoals.
- Self-esteem自尊心isallabouthowmuchwefeelvaluedlovedacceptedandthoughtwellofbyothers―andhowmuchwevalueloveandacceptourselves.Peoplewithhealthyself-esteemareabletodobetterinschoolandfinditeasiertomakefriends.TheytendtohavebetterrelationshipswithothersfeelhappierfinditeasiertodealwithmistakesandfailuresandaremorelikelytosticktosomethinguntiltheysucceeD.Peoplewithlowself-esteemmayfeelasifnoonewilllikethemoracceptthemorthattheycan’tdowellinanything.Thefollowingwaysmayhelpyouimproveyourself-esteem.Trytostopthinkingnegativethoughtsaboutyourself.Ifyou’reusedtofocusingonyourshort-comingsstartthinkingaboutpositiveaspectsofyourselfthatoutweigh比......更有价值them.Itisgoodtoaimhighbutyourgoalsforyourselfshouldbewithinreach.That’swhyyoushouldsetpracticalgoalsandneverexpecttheimpossiblE.Mistakesarepartoflearningsoviewmistakesaslearningopportunities.Acceptthatyouwillmakemistakesbecauseeveryonedoes.Alsoyoushouldrecognizewhatyoucanchangeandwhatyoucan’t.Ifyourealizethatyou’reunhappywithsomethingaboutyourselfthatyoucanchangethenstarttoday.Ifit’ssomethingyoucan’tchangelikeyourheightthenstarttoworktowardlovingyourselfthewayyouarE.Feelinglikeyouaremakingadifferenceandthatyourhelpisvaluedcandowonderstoimproveyourself-esteem.Sodon’thesitatetomakeacontribution.Youcanlendahandtoaclassmatewhoishavingtroublehelpcleanupyourneighborhoodorvolunteertodosomeotherthings.Self-esteemplaysaroleinalmosteverythingyoudo.It’snevertoolatetobuildhealthypositiveself-esteem.Ittakessomeworkbutit’saskillyou’llhaveforlifE.41AccordingtoParagraph1wecanknowthathealthyself-esteemisvery____________.A.supportiveB.practicalC.importantD.successful42.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph3referstoyour_____________.A.goalsB.classmatesC.strongpointsD.shortcomings43.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingcanhelpimproveyourself-esteem?A.settinghighgoalssimilartoothers’B.lendingahandtoaclassmateintroubleC.neverforgivingyourselfforyourmistakesD.changingthethingsthatmakeyouunhappy44.Thepassageismainlyabout____________.A.whatself-esteemreallymeansB.howpeopleimprovetheirself-esteemC.whatpeoplewithlowself-esteemarelikeD.whatpeoplewithhighself-esteemarelike45.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____________.A.itisnoteasytobuildhealthyself-esteemB.therearemorepeoplewithlowself-esteemC.theoldtendtohavehealthierself-esteemthantheyoungD.weshouldbuildhealthypositiveself-esteemwhenyoung
- 广东省湛师附中2009届高三最后一模A.篇Iwasbornanalbino.NooneinmyfamilyhadeverknownwhatanalbinowaswhatitmeanttobeanalbinoandwhathadtobedonedifferentlybecauseIwasanalbino.Myparentstreatedmejustliketheytreatedeverybodyelse.Thatwasjustaboutthebestthingtheycouldhavedone.IthelpedmetrustmyselfsowhentheannoyancescamealongIcoulddealwiththem.Truemyphotoalwayslookedlikeasnowballwithtwopiecesofcoalforeyes.KidswouldteasemeaskingifIwasjoiningthecircusandcallingmeWhitey.LikemostalbinosIhadterribleeyesightandmygradessuffereduntileventuallyIovercamemyfeelingashamedofmyselfandrealizeditwasokaytoasktositinthefrontoftheclassroomsoIcouldseetheblackboardbetter.PeoplestaredatmewhenIheldreadingmaterialrightatthetipofmynosesoIcouldseeitwellenoughtoread.EvenwhenIwaseightornine.movie-theaterclerksstartedaskingmetopayadultpricesbecauseIlookedolder.TheworstpartformewasthatbecausemyeyesightwassobadIcouldn’tplaysportsverywell.Ididn’tgiveuptryingthough.AndIstudiedharder.EventuallyIgotbetteratschoolandlovedit.BythetimeIgottocollege1wasdoublemajoringgoingtosummerschoolanddevotingmyselftoeverykindofextracurricularactivityIcouldfind.Ihadlearnedtobeproudofbeinganalbino.Ididmybesttomakealbinoapositiveword.AndIdecidedtomakemylivingwithmyeyes.Icouldn’tseewellenoughtoplayspotsbutwithasolideducationandthedrivetodoit.IcouldmakealivinginvolvedinthefieldIloved.I’vedoneitnowformorethanthirtyyearsinprintandinvideoandnowincyberspace.PeoplemakejokesabouthowI’mtheonlyblindeditortheyknowbutmostofthetimethejokesaresignsofrespect.AndImakejokesaboutbeinganalbino.IwasjustaproudalbinokidfromthecoalcountryofPennsylvania.Inowrealizethatbeingbornanalbinohelpedmetoovercomedifficultiesgainconfidenceandbeproudofmypersonalachievementandhumbleaboutmyprofessionalaccomplishments.41.Whatisanalbinoaccordingtothepassage?A.Someonewithbadeyesight.B.Someonewithsomekindofdisease.C.Someonewholooksolderthanhisage.D.Someonewhojoinsthecircus.42.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordIt’’inParagraph2referto?A.Thefactthattheauthorwasbornanalbino.B.Whathadtobedonedifferentlytotheauthor.C.Thewaythattheauthor’sparentstreatedhim.D.Thefactthattheauthorhadnoideawhatanalbinowas.43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Theauthor’sstudywasaffectedbyhiseyesightatfirst.B.TheauthorhadtopayadultpricesformovieswhenhewasstillyoungC.Despitehisbadeyesighttheauthorplayedsportwell.D.Albinohasalreadybecomeapositivewordnow.44.Whyarepeople’sjokesabouttheauthormostlysignsofrespect?A.Becauseheisanalbino.B.Becausehehasasolideducation.C.Becausetheythinkheisagreatblindeditor.D.Becausetheythinkheisproudofhisachievement.45.Throughthepassagetheauthortellsus__________________.A.thatalbinohelpedhimachievesuccessB.howanalbinostudiedwellC.whatitisliketobeanalbinoD.howpeopleshouldtreatanalbino
- Oneshouldbemoderate适度的inallthings.ModerationisalwaysthesafestwaytodothingsandavirtueweshouldhavE.Let’stakethestudentlifeforexamplE.TherearesomestudentswhostudytoohardandplaytoolittlewhilethereareotherswhoplaytoomuchandstudytoolittlE.Ontheonehanditisharmfultohishealthifhehastoofewphysicalexercisesandontheotherhanditisharmfultohismindifheplaystoomuch.InthematterofeatingonealsoshouldbemoderatE.DonoteattoomuchortoolittlE.Toomucheatingwillmakeyousickwhiletoolittleeatingwillmakeyouweak.Themanofprogressishewhoneitherhastoohighanopinionofhimselfnorthinkstoopoorlyofhimself.IfhethinkstoohighlyofhimselfheissurelytobecomeveryproudbutifhehastoopooranopinionofhimselfhewillhavenocouragetomakeanadvancE.BoththeconditionsabovewillmakeyouloseyouraiminlifE.A.broadmindedmanishewhoalwaysmoveswithintheorbit轨道ofreasonableness.Inanyactivitiesinone’slifemoderationisoneofthebestwaystoenjoyrealhappiness.56.Inthepassagethewritersuggeststhatastudentshould__________.A.onlystudyhardwithoutanytimetoplayB.spendmostofhistimeplayingdifferentgamesC.havemuchmoretimetostudythantoplayD.correctlyarrangehistimeforstudyandplay57.Ifonewantstobebroadmindedhemust________.A.befullofcourageB.enjoyrealhappinessC.doeverythingreasonablyD.believeinhimself58.A.manofprogressshouldhimself.A.haveamoderateopinionB.thinkhighlyofC.lookdownuponD.thinkbothhighlyandpoorlyof
- Whenyouaretalkingtosomebodyatapartydoyoufocusentirelyonthepersonyouarespeakingwithordoesyourattentionkeepjumpingaroundtheroomtoalltheotherpeoplethere?General1yifthepersonissomeoneyoureallywanttotalktoyouwillfocusonhim.Mostotherpeoplewillonlygetabouthalfofyourattention.YoumaythinkthatthisisOKbecauseifyoudon’treallywanttotalktohimthenwhatdoesitmatterifyoudon’tgivehimyourfullattention?Considertwothings.Firstyoumayjustnotrealizetheimportanceofthatconversation.IfyouareatanetworkingmeetingandyouhopetomeettheCEOofCompanyXbutyouenduptalkingtosomeonewhohasalow-leveljobatadifferentcompanythenyoumayletyourattentionwander走神asyouspeaktohim.Butmaybeyoudon’trealizethatthispersonhasalreadymettheCEOandcouldintroduceyou.Doyouthinkhewilldothatifhefeelsyoudon’treallycareaboutspeakingtohim?Thisdoesn’tmeanyouneedtospendthewholetimetalkingtohim.Fiveortenminutesofrealattentive专心的conversationcanbeworth30minutestoanhourofpartialattention.Secondwhetheryouwanttospeaktosomeoneisbasedonthesituation.YoucanloveyourwifebutifshetriestotalktoyouwhileyouarewatchingsomethingyoulikeonTVwhereisyourattentiongoing?Makeyourowndecisionbutifyouwanthertofeelvaluedgiveheryour100%attention.Thenicethingisthatinmanycasesyoucangiveheryourattentionforafewminutesandthenreturntowhatyouweredoing.YoumissverylittleshefeelsvaluedandallisgooD.65.Theauthor’sopinionismadebelievablemainlyby________.A.givingexamplesB.usingfiguresC.askingquestionsD.description66.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsyouthat________.A.youshouldfocusonwhoeveryouaretalkingtoB.youshouldbeinterestedineveryoneatapartyC.youcanrefusetotalktosomeoneyoudon’tlikeatapartyD.youshouldbepatientwitheveryoneataparty67.Apersonwhohasalow-leveljobprobably________.A.wouldliketotalktoyouB.istheoneyou’relookingforC.wantstomakefriendswithyouD.iswellworthfocusingon68.Ifyourwifewantstotalktoyouwhenyouarebusyyoushould________.A.goonwithwhatyouaredoingB.stopdoinganythingimmediatelyC.decidewhattodoaccordingtothesituationD.finishwhatyouaredoingwithher69.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Alwaysbefriendlytoothersataparty.B.Improveyourcommunicationskillsbyfocusingonothers.C.Itisimportantforyoutobeactiveataparty.D.YoushouldrespectyourwifeatanytimE.
- Haveyoueverheardthestoryofthefour-minutemile?ManyyearsagopeoplebelievedthatitwasimpossibleforahumanbeingtorunamileinlessthanfourminutesuntilRogerBanisterproveditwrongin1954.Whathappensifyouputananimalinapond?Anyanimalbigorsmallwillswimitswaythrough.Whathappenswhensomeonewhodoesnotknowhowtoswimfallsindeepwaters?Theydrown.Ifananimalwhohasnotlearnedswimmingcouldescapebyswimmingwhynotyou?Becauseyoubelieveyouwilldrownwhiletheanimaldoesnot.Haveyoueverwonderedwhythelettersareorganizedinaparticularorderonyourkeyboard?YoumighthavethoughtitistoincreasethetypingspeeD.Mostpeopleneverquestionit.Butthefactisthatthissystemwasdevelopedtoreducethetypingspeedatatimewhentypewriterpartswouldjamiftheoperatortypedtoofast.Thesethreecasesshowthepowerofourbeliefs.Thereisnoothermorepowerfuldirectingforceinhumanbehaviorthanbelief.Yourbeliefshavethepowertocreateandtodestroy.A.beliefdeliversadirectcommandtoyournervoussystem.IusedasnakeinmyworkshopsforchildrentoshowthemhowunrealisticsomeoftheirbeliefsarE.StudentsofaschoolinIndiasaidsnakeswereslipperyslimy粘糊糊的andpoisonous.Afterdoinganexerciseforchangingbeliefstheyhandledmysnakeandfoundittobedryandclean.TheyalsorememberedthatonlythreetypesofpoisonoussnakesexistinIndia.Didthisstoryendthewayyouthought?ReviewyourbeliefsnowandfindoutwhichonesyouneedtochangE.36.Intheauthor’sopinionifapersonindeepwaterdoesn’tknowhowtoswimhewilldrownbecause____________.A.heisafraidofwaterB.hebelieveshewilldrownC.hehasn’tlearnedtoswimbeforeD.hedoesn’twanttoliveintheworld37.Theauthorthinksthatthelettersareorganizedinaparticularorderonyourkeyboardinorderto___________.A.savemorespaceB.satisfytheoperatorC.reduceone’stypingspeedD.increaseone’stypingspeed38.Theauthor’sexperimentshowsthat____________.A.snakesaredryandcleanB.snakescanbecaughteasilyC.snakesareslimyandpoisonousD.snakesinIndiaaren’tpoisonous39.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat_____________.A.studentsfromIndiahaveunrealisticbeliefsonhowtoliveabetterlifeB.ananimalwhohasnotlearnedtoswimwilldrownifyouputitinapondC.mostpeopledon’tliketheorderthelettersarearrangedonyourkeyboardD.RogerBanisterwasthefirstpersonwhoranamileinlessthanfourminutes40.Themainideaofthispassageshouldbethat______________.A.beliefsareverypowerfulB.beliefsmakeusseemstupidC.changingyourbeliefsnowisnecessaryD.peopleshouldalwaysbelieveinthemselves
- Lifeisdifficult.Butlifeisnolongerdifficultoncewetrulyunderstandandacceptit.Mostdonotfullyseethistruth.Insteadtheycomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.Itseemstothemthattheirdifficultiesrepresent代表aspecialkindofsufferingespeciallyforceduponthemorelseupontheirfamiliesoreventheirnation.WhatmakeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisapainfulonE.Problemsdependingontheirnaturecauseinussadnessorlonelinessorregretorangerorfear.Theseareuncomfortablefeelingsoftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Andsincelifecausesanendlessseriesofproblemslifeisalwaysdifficultandisfullofpainaswellasjoy.Yetitisinthiswholeofsolvingproblemsthatlifehasitsmeaning.ProblemsaretheserioustestthattellssuccessfromfailurE.WhenwedesiretoencouragethegrowthofthehumanspiritweencouragethehumanabilitytosolveproblemsjustasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentosolvE.Itisthroughthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsthatwelearn.AsBenjaminFranklinsaidThosethingsthathurtinstruct.Itisforthisreasonthatwisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcomethepainofproblems.55.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat____________.A.noteverybodyhasproblemsB.webecomestrongerbyfacingandsolvingtheproblemsoflifeC.lifeisdifficultbecauseourproblemsbringuspainbutnojoyD.peopleliketocomplainabouttheirproblems56.Thewriterprobablyusesjustoneshortsentenceinthefirstparagraphto___________.A.savespaceB.persuadereadersC.makereaderslaughD.getreaders'attention57.Themainideaofparagraph3is___________.A.mostpeoplefeellifeiseasyB.thewriterfeelslifeiseasyC.thewriterlikestocomplainabouthisproblemsD.mostpeoplecomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare58.Accordingtothepassagewegiveschoolchildrendifficultproblemstosolveto_________.A.encouragethemtolearnB.teachthemtoavoidthepainofsolvingproblemsC.helpthemdealwithpainD.teachthemhowtorespectproblems59.ThesayingfromBenjaminFranklinThosethingsthathurtinstruct.suggeststhat__________.A.wedonotlearnfromexperienceB.wedonotlearnwhenweareinpainC.painteachesusimportantlessonsD.paincannotbeavoided
- A.TakefullresponsibilityB.SlowdownyourpaceC.FindanadvisorD.CherishpeoplearoundyouE.FindyourdeepestvaluesF.Bewillingtochange80Youneedtochangeinordertogrow.Changingyourlifeisacontinuousprocess.Itneverends.Themomentyoustopchangingyoustopgrowing.Herearesometipsthatmayhelptochangeyourlife:81Tochangeyourlifeyouneedtimetothinkandreflect.Ifyouarealwaysbusyyouwon’thavethetimetothinkaboutyourlifeletalonetakingactiontochangeit.It’snotonlythesceneryyoumissbygoingtoofast―youalsomissthesenseofwhereyouaregoingandwhy.82It’syourlife;nobodycanchangeitbutyou.Ifyouaren’twillingtochangethennothinginthisworldcanmakeyoudoso.Tobuildthewillingnesstochangefirstyoushouldrealizethatyourlifecanbebetterthanitisnow.NomatterhowgoodyourlifeisitcanalwaysbeimproveD.Ontheotherhanddon’tfeelhopelessifyourlifedoesn’tseemgoodrightnow.Youcanalwayschangeyourlifeforthebetter.Don’tblameotherpeopleforthebadthingsthathappeninyourlifE.Don’tblameyourfamilyfriendsbossortheeconomy.WhetheryourlifegoesupordowndependsonyouandyoualonE.StephenCoveyoncesaidWeimmediatelybecomemoreeffectivewhenwedecidetochangeourselvesratherthanaskingthingstochangeforus.83DeepdowninyourhearttherearesomeprinciplesthatyouknowistruE.Takethetimetofindthem.Whatdoyouthinkisthemostvaluablethinginlife?Whatprinciplesdoyouthinkyoumustfollowtoliveafulfillinglife?Thesearethevaluesthatyouneedtoalignyourselfwith.Findthemandremindyourselfconstantlyaboutthem.84Notonlycanthispersongiveyouadviceonwhattodoincertainsituationshecanalsowarnyouaboutpossiblepitfallsinyourpath.Withoutamentormostlikelyyouwillhavetolearnmanylessonsthehardway.HavingamentorwillsaveyouseriousamountoftimE.
- GoingbackasfarasIcanrememberasachildinanIndianareaIhadnosensesofknowingabouttheotherpeoplearoundmeexceptthatwewereallsomehowequalTherewasonlyoneclass.NobodywasinterestedingettingontopofanybodyelsE.Youcouldseeitinourgames.Nobodyorganizedthem.Thereweren’tanycompetitivesports.Butwetookpartinlotsofactivitiesandwewereorganizedbutnotinthesensethattherewerewarsoffindingoutwhohadwonandwhohadlost.Weplayedballslikeeveryoneelsebutnoonekeptscores.Evenifwedidformallytakepartinthegamesweplayednoonewasawinnerthoughsomeonemayhavewon.Itwasonlyatthatmoment.Ifyoubeatsomeonebypullingabowandarrowandshootingthearrowfurtheritdidn’tmeanyouwerebetterinanywhy.Itjustmeantthatatthatparticulartimethearrowwentfurther;maybeitwasjustthewayyouletthebowgo.ThesekindsofthingsareveryimportanttomeandthatiswhyIamtalkingaboutthem.Oneoftheveryimportantthingswastherelationshipwehadwithourfamilies.Wedidn’talwaysliveathomE.Welivedwhereverwehappenedtobeatthatparticulartimewhenitgotdark.Ifyouweretwoorthreemilesawayfromhomethenthatwaswhereyouslept.56.Accordingtothewrite__________.A.allthepeoplewerekindandequalindifferentactivitiesB.allthepeoplequarreledwitheachotherineveryfightingsC.peopleoftentookpartindifferentfightingsD.everychildtiredtoclimbthetopofalltheactivities57.Theunderlinedwordcompetitivemeans__________.A.unitedB.breakingC.commonD.fighting58.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat__________.A.theypretendedtolosewhentheycouldwinthegamesB.theydidn’tthinkitwasveryimportantwhowasthewinneramongtheiractivitiesC.theydidn’tholdanyactivitieswhichcouldproducewinnersorlosersD.theythoughtitwasagoodideathatnoonecouldwinintheiractivities59.Intheirareaitwassaidthat__________.A.peoplecouldspendtheirnightsanywherewhetheritwastheirhomeornotB.peopleonlyservedtheirfriendstospendtheirnightsathomeC.peoplehadtoreturntotheirhometospendtheirnightswhethertheywerefarawayornotD.strangepeoplehadtospendtheirnightsinthefieldwhenitgotdark
- Ifyouwanttoaddabitofattitudetoyourwardrobe衣柜thissummerasloganT.-shirtmaybejustwhatyouarelookingfor.SloganT.-shirtsalsoknownasmessageT.-shirtshavelongbeenameansoftellingtheworldwhatwecareabout.Forinstanceinthe1960sand70speopleprotestingagainsttheVietnamWargottheirmessageacrosswithT.-shirtsloganssuchasMakeLoveNotWar.Inthe1980ssloganT.-shirtsreachedthepeakoftheirpopularityafterBritishdesignerKatharineHamnett’sChooseLifeT.-shirtwaswornbypopbandWhaminoneoftheirmusicvideos.Celebritiescontinuetoplayaroleinpopularizingthetrendtoday.FromParisHilton’sILoveShoesBagsandBoystoEvaLongoria’sIWantMorePrivacy;fromChrisMartin’sStopHandgunViolencetoJenniferLoveHewitt’sSavetheFuturestarshavebeenlettingtheirT.-shirtsdothetalking.And2011hasseentheemergenceofanumberofnewT.-shirtslogans.Herearesomeofthemostpopularones:SaveJapan!ThisisalineofsloganT.-shirtsdesignedbycelebritiesincludingVictoriaBeckhamandLadyGagatosupportrecoveryeffortsinearthquake-strickenJapan.TheT.-shirtsfeaturewordsofencouragementfromthecelebritiessuchasThroughStruggleWeUniteandOvercomefromOrlandoBloom.PublicEnemy#1IsDeadHoursafterBarackObamaannouncedthekillingofOsamabinLadenexcitedAmericansstartedcelebratingthedeathoftheSeptember11mastermindwithT.-shirtslogansincludingPublicEnemy#1IsDeadandItTookObamatoGetOsamaaccordingtotheWashingtonPost.ThankYoufortheDayOffThisisaBritishroyalweddinginspiredT.-shirtsloganastheweddingdayforWilliamandKatewasmadeapublicholidayinBritain.Evenifyoucouldn’tcarelessaboutroyalweddingseverybodylovesadayoffwork!IheartNYTheIheartNYT.-shirtisstillverypopulartodaybutitsorigindatesbacktothemid1970swhentheNewYorkStatetourismdepartmentneededaslogantoconvincepeoplethatNewYorkisagoodcitytovisit.GraphicdesignerMiltonGlaserdreamtuptheslogan.56.TheauthormentionedMakeLoveNotWarT-shirtinordertoshow______.A.peopleprotestedagainsttheVietnamWarB.theworldwhatwecareaboutC.theauthorlovedsuchsloganT.-shirtsD.sloganT.-shirtsarespecial57.TheunderlinedwordCelebritiesinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans______.A.designersB.sloganT.-shirtsC.famouspeopleD.popbandWham58.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?A.StarshaveplayedanimportantroleinmakingsloganT.-shirtspopular.B.PopstarslikeallkindsofsloganT.-shirts.C.SloganT.-shirtswornbypopstarscantalk.D.ItwasKatharineHamnettthatmadesloganT.-shirtsreachthepeakoftheirpopularity.59.WhatdidtheT.-shirtsloganThankYoufortheDayOfftrytoexpress?A.EveryoneintheworldcaresabouttheBritishroyalwedding.B.WilliamandKatedesignedthesloganT.-shirt.C.TheroyalweddingdaywasmadeapublicholidayinBritain.D.Peopleloveadayoffwork.60.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AllkindsofT.-shirtsB.T.-shirtsdothetalkingC.MostpopularT.-shirtslogansD.WhysloganT.-shirtsarepopular
- Mostpeoplenowadaysarepersistentlyseekingforopportunitiesthatwillassisttheminreachingtheirgoals.Marketingyourselfiswhenthereisademandforyouandyourservicesthatwillhelpyouachieveyourgoals.Marketingyourselfmeansyouaresimplysellingyourself!Thecommonprobleminmarketingyourselfisthatmostpeoplethinkthatitisnastytodothis.Theythinkthatmarketingconcernsonlytoabusiness.OfcoursethisisabsolutelynottruE.Peoplewhowanttoattainthesuccesstheydesiremustpromotethemselves.Ineveryattemptyoumakejustthinkthatmarketingyourselfisaveryusefultool.ThebetteryoumarketyourselfthemoreopportunitiesyouwillhavE.MarketingyourselfdoesnotreallymeantellingeverypersonhowbeautifulandwonderfulyouarE.Itsimplymeanstellingyourprospectiveemployerthatyouexistthatyouhavethepossibilityofgeneratingmuchgreaterincomethanyourprospectiveemployermakes.Ormaybeyouhavethechanceofdoingsomethingbetter.Thereareactuallyseveraldifferentwaysofmarketingyourself.Butthereareonlytwoprimaryapproachesthatyouimplement实施.Thefirstisyoufindwaystoreachouttoothersandthesecondistoconstructwaysinorderforthepeopletofindyouandmakeconnectionwithyou.InorderforyoutoreachoutandtouchthelivesofothersyouhavetobeagoodpersonandagoodemployeE.Inthatwayyourgoodreputationwillfollownaturally.Haveabriefandconcise简明messagethatyoucansharewithothers.Whenyoumarketyourselfyoutellpeoplewhoyouareandwhatyoucandoforothers.PlanwellandpracticeyourmessagE.Inconstructingwaysforthepeopletonoticeandmakeconnectionwithyouyoumustbeopentothem.Bearinmindthatcommunicationisagreatopportunitytomakeanimpactespeciallywhenyoumarketyourself.Youalsocommunicatebywhatyouarewearing.Knowtheappropriatedresscodeandhaveplentyoftimetodecidewhatyouwillwear.Justremembertomakeagreatfirstimpression!1.Accordingtothepassageingeneralpeopletendtothinkmarketingyourself________.A.isaveryusefultoolB.willmakeyouhavemoreopportunitiesC.isnastyandconcernsonlytoabusinessD.isnatural2.AllofthefollowingaretrueaboutthemarketingyourselfEXCEPT________.A.ifyoucanmarketingyourselfbetteryouwillhavemoreopportunitiesB.ifyouwanttosucceedyoumustlearnhowtomarketyourselfC.marketingyourselfsimplymeansmakingyourbossknowyoucanmakemoremoneythanhimD.marketingyourselfreallymeanstellingothersyouarebeautifulandwonderful3.InordertomarketyourselfwellyoucandothesethingsEXCEPT________.A.praiseyourselfgreatlyB.wearappropriatelyC.haveabriefandclearmessageD.beopentoothers4.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A.thereareonlytwowaysofmarketingyourselfB.communicationplaysanimportantpartinmarketingyourselfC.youneedn’tspentplentyoftimetodecidewhatyouwillwearD.marketingyourselfsimplymeanstellingyouremployeryoumustearnmuchgreaterthanhim
- Peopleallneedfriendsbecausenobodywantstobelonelyandafriendcanhelpyouingoodandbadtimes.You’vemadefriendssincechildhoodbutyoustilldon’tknowwhoyourtruefriendsarE.HerearesomesignstotellyouifyourfriendisatruefriendAlwayshonestHonestyisimportanttokeeparelationshipalivE.Atruefriendalwaystellsyouthetruth.Itmaybehardsometimesbutlyingcandestroyafriendship.Itisimportantthatyourfriendspeakshonestlyandnevermakesupstories.________________________Therearealwaysperiodsinyourlifewhenyouhaveproblemsordifficulties.AtruefriendwillalwayshavetimetolistentoyourproblemsandgiveadvicE.Itmaynotbeabletoofferasolutiontoyourproblemsbutthefactthatyourfriendmadetimetolistenisasignhe/shecaresforyou.Yourfriendisnotatruefriendifhe/shecannevermaketimeforyouwhenyouareintroublE.Youalsoneedtobereasonableandacceptthatyourfriendalsohasotherthingstodosohe/shecan’talwayslistenimmediatelytoyourproblems.Alwaysrespectful尊敬的Atruefriendwillalwaysrespectyouropinionnomatterwhetherhe/sheagreesornot.Yourtruefriendmaydisagreebutneverinsiststhathe/sheiscorrect.AlwaysunderstandingItispossiblethatsomeproblemswillarisebetweenyouandyourfrienD.Atruefriendwillalwaysbeforgiving体谅的andunderstandingevenifitisn’this/herfault.Wearealldifferentpeopleandweallmakemistakes.Atruefriendisalwaysforgivingandunderstandingbecausehe/shedoesn’twanttotaketheriskoflosinghis/herbestfrienD.[语篇解读]什么样的朋友才是真正的朋友呢本文给出了答案1.What’sthebesttitleforthethirdparagraph?A.Alwaysthereforyou.B.Keepyoursecrets.C.Alwayshappyforyou.D.Rememberyourimportantdays.2.Accordingtothepassageatruefriendwillalways________.A.followyouradviceB.offerasolutionforyourproblemsC.listenimmediatelytoyourproblemsD.respectyouropinionevenifhe/shedisagreeswithit3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Nevertellliestofriends.B.Makingtimeforfriends.C.Sharingfunwithfriends.D.Payingattentiontoafriend’sopinions.4.Atruefriendwillalwaysforgiveandunderstandyoubecause________.A.he/shewantstohelpyouB.he/shedoesn’twanttoloseyouC.he/shewantsyoutofeelconfidentD.he/shedoesn’tcareaboutyourmistakes5.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toteachushowtomaketruefriends.B.Tofindouthowlongafriendshipcanlast.C.Tointroducehisexperienceinmakingfriends.D.TotellushowtofindoutifafriendisatruefrienD.
- I’moftentoldhowIhaveadreamjobthatIworkforagreatcompanygettingtodealwiththeleadersinsocialmediaeverydayandespeciallythatIgettoworkfrommyhome.Usuallythepeoplewhotellmethatworkingfromhomeiswonderfulhaveneverworkedfromhome.Theyspendmostoftheircareerworkingfromanofficeandhateit.InfactIlovebeingabletoworkfromhomeandmakemyownhours.ItrulyappreciatebeingabletodropwhatI’mdoingtoattendkidsorgoshoppingbutthere’sasidetoitwedon’toftentalkaboutthehardside.Noonewantstobelievepeoplelikemeworkingfromhomehaveanythingtocomplainabout.ReallyI’mnotgoingtocomplainbutIdowanttoshareafewthingsabouttelecommuting远程办公thatfewhome-basedpeoplewanttotellyoubecauseworkingfromhomedoesn’tlooksowonderful.OneofthereasonsIlovemyjobistheflexibility.IknowthatIcanvolunteerforschoolprojectsmeetfriendsforlunchandworkoutforanhouraslongasIgetmyworkdone.ButdidyouknowtelecommutershavetomakeupthetimeiftheywishtopeppertheirdayswithfundistractionsSowhilemyhusbandandkidsarewatchingamovieI’mworkinguntilmidnight.Besideswhenyouworkfromhomeyou’reheldtoyourphoneandSkype网络电话incasesomeonewantstotalktoyouduringbusinesshours.Soit’snotsoeasytobeflexible!67.Welearnfromthepassagethatthewriter_____________.A.isquitesatisfiedwithherpresentworkB.canbalanceherworkandfamilylifewellC.complainsaboutthedisadvantagesofworkingfromofficeD.presentssomeunknownfactsofworkingfromhome68.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsusthat__________.A.you’renotasflexibleasyouthinkyouareB.you’reusuallyaslavetoyourselfC.thewritercanalwaysmakefulluseofthefreedomD.thewriterisalwaysbusywithherwork69.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat__________.A.eastorwesthomeworkingisthebestB.freedomshouldalwayscomebeforeworkC.getworkdoneoryou’llhavenofreedomD.allworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy70.Whoisthepassagemainlyintendedfor?A.Telecommuters.B.Officeworkers.C.Jobhunters.D.Researchers.
- Everybodyishappyashispayrises.YetpleasureatyourowncandisappearifyoulearnthatafellowworkerhasbeengivenabiggeronE.Indeedifheisknownasbeinglazyyoumightevenbequitecross.Suchbehaviorisregardedasalltoohumanwiththeunderlyingbeliefthatotheranimalswouldnotbeabletohavethisfinelydevelopedsenseofsadness.ButastudybySarahBrosnanofEmoryUniversityinAtlantaGeorgiawhichhasjustbeenpublishedinNaturesuggeststhatitisalltoomonkeyaswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviorsofsomekindoffemalebrownmonkeys.Theylooksmart.Theyaregood-naturedco-operativecreaturesandtheysharetheirfoodhappily.Abovealllikefemalehumanbeingstheytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueofgoodsandservicesthanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectsubjectsforDoctorBrosnan’sstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokens奖券forfooD.Normallythemonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforpiecesofcucumber.Howeverwhentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparateandconnectedroomssothateachothercouldobservewhattheotherisgettinginreturnforitsrocktheybecamequitedifferent.Intheworldofmonkeysgrapesareexcellentgoodsandmuchpreferabletocucumbers.Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertokenthesecondwasnotwillingtohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatalltheothereithershookherowntokenattheresearcherorrefusedtoacceptthecucumber.Indeedthemerepresenceofagrapeintheotherroomwithoutanactualmonkeytoeatitwasenoughtobringaboutdissatisfactioninafemalemonkey.Theresearchessuggestthatthesemonkeyslikehumansareguidedbysocialsenses.Inthewildtheyareco-operativeandgroup-living.Suchco-operationislikelytobefirmonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheateD.FeelingsofangerwhenunfairlytreateditseemsarenotthenatureofhumanbeingsalonE.Refusingasmallerrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingscleartootheranimalsofthegroup.Howeverwhethersuchasenseoffairnessdevelopedindependentlyinmonkeysandhumansorwhetheritcomesfromthecommonrootsthattheyhad35millionyearsagoisasyetanunansweredquestion.w.w.^w..C.#o@m66.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.OnlymonkeysandhumanscanhavethesenseoffairnessintheworlD.B.WomenwillshowmoredissatisfactionthanmenwhenunfairlytreateD.C.Inthewildmonkeysareneverunhappytosharetheirfoodwitheachother.D.MonkeyscanexchangecucumbersforgrapesforgrapesaremoreattractivE.67.Theunderlinedstatementitisalltoomonkeymeansthat________.A.monkeysarealsoangrywithlazyfellowsB.feelingangryatunfairnessisalsomonkey’snatureC.monkeyslikehumanstendtobeenviousofeachotherD.noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchfeelings68.Femalemonkeysofthiskindarechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausetheyare____.A.morelikelytopayattentiontothevalueofwhattheygetB.attentivetoresearchers’instructionsC.niceinbothappearanceandbehaviorsD.morereadytohelpothersthantheirmalecompanions69.WhichofthefollowingconclusionsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Humanbeings'feelingsofangeraredevelopedfromthemonkeys.B.Intheresearchmalemonkeysarelesslikelytoexchangefoodwithothers.C.Co-operationbetweenmonkeysstaysfirmbeforetherealizationofbeingcheateD.D.Onlymonkeysandhumanshavethesenseoffairnessdatingbackto35millionyearsago.70.WhatcanweinferaboutthemonkeysinSarah’sstudy?A.Themonkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialsenses.B.Theyusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.C.Themonkeysmayshowtheirsatisfactionwithequaltreatment.D.Co-operationamongthemonkeysremainseffectiveinthewilD.
- WhenadirtyanduntidyorangecatshowedupintheprisonyardIwasoneofthefirsttogooutthereandpetit.Ihadn’ttouchedacatoradoginover20years.Ispentatleast20minuteskneltdownbehindthekitchenasthecatrolledaroundrelaxed.WhathewasexpressingoutwardlyIwasfeelinginwardly.ItwasanamazingbitofgracetofeelhimundermyhandandnotethatIwasreachingalifeoranothercreaturewithsomethingassimpleasmycarE.Overthenextfewdaystherewereotherprisonersrespondingtothecat.Everyyardperiodagroupofprisonersgatheredthere.Theystoodaroundtalkingandtakingturnspettingthecat.Thesewereguysyouwouldn'tusuallyfindtalkingtoeachother.SeveraltimesIsawanofficerinthegroupnotchasingpeopleawaybutjustwatchingandseemingtoenjoyalongwiththeprisoners.Bowlsofmilkandwaterappearedalongwithbreadwiselyplacedundertheedgeofthedustbintokeepthebirdsfromgettingit.Thecatwasobviouslyhomelessandinprettybadshape.Peoplesaidthatthecatcametotherightplace.He’sgettingtreatedlikeaking.ThiswastruebutasIwatchedIwasalsothinkingaboutwhatthecatwasdoingforus.Therewasalotoftalkaboutwhat’swrongwithprisonsinAmerica.Weneedmoreprograms.WeneedmorepsychologistsortreatmentofvariouskindsSomemayeventalkaboutmakingprisonsmorekind.ButIthinkwhatwereallyneedisachancetopracticeourownkindnessNotreceiveitbutgiveitAftermorethantwodecadeshereIknowkindnessisnotavaluethat’sencourageD.It’softenseenasaweaknessInsteadthecultureencourageskeepingyourheaddownmindingyourownbusinessandneverlettingyourselfbeweak.ThecatdidmyheartgoodtoseetheeffecthehadonmeandthemenhereBysimplysayingIneedsomehelpherehedidsomethingimportantforusHeneededusAndweneededtobeneededIbelievewealldo.60.FromthepassagewecanlearnthattheauthorwasA.ananimalprotectorB.theownerofthecatC.aprisonofficerD.aprisoner61.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thecatwasdirtybecauseitwaskeptinprison.B.Theofficerintheprisonenjoyedpettingthecat.C.Theprisonerspreparedfoodforboththecatandbirds.D.Theauthorrealizedtheimportanceofpracticingkindness.62.WecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthatA.showinglovetootherscanmakeprisonersstrongB.theAmericanprisonculturewillbeimprovedC.theauthorisnotcontentwiththeprisoncultureD.caringforothersisencouragedinAmericanprisons63.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CaringMakesusHumanB.PrisonCultureisImportantC.AnimalsNeedCareD.EveryoneNeedstobeCaredfor
- TherearemanywaystofindajoB.ItcanbeaseasyaswalkingintoaneighborhoodstoretolookatitsannouncementboarD.LocalstoresoftenhaveareaswherepeoplecanputsmallsignstellingwhatkindofservicetheyneedorcanprovidE.Suchservicesincludecaringforchildrenorcleaninghouses.Orjobsearcherscanlookinthenewspaper.Localnewspapershaveemploymentannouncementsplacedbycompaniesseekingworkers.AnotherpopulartoolforfindingjobsistheInternet.ForexamplepeopleinfourhundredandfiftycitiesaroundtheworldcanusetheCraigslistWebsitetobuyobjectsmeetpeopleorfindajoB.Craigslistsaysthatitreceivestwomillionnewjoblistingseachmonth.Anotherusefulwaytofindajobisthroughacollegeoruniversity.ForexamplestudentsattheUniversityofTexasinAustincangototheCareerExplorationCentertogethelpinfindingajoB.Ofcourselookingforajobrequiresknowingwhatkindofworkyouwanttodo.ForexamplethereisabookcalledWhatColorisYourParachute降落伞?byRichardBolles.Thisbookhasbeenhelpingpeoplechooseacareer职业sinceitwasfirstpublishedinnineteenseventy.Someexpertsalsohelppeoplefindjobs.SusanW.MillerownsacompanycalledCaliforniaCareerServicesinLosAngeles.Shesayshercompanyhelpspeoplefindjobsbyfirsthelpingthemunderstandtheirstrengthsgoalsandinterests.ThensheprovidesthemwithmethodsandresourcestohelpthemfindtherightjoB.61.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.FindingajoB.B.Collegestudents’part-timejobs.C.CraigslistWebsitE.D.Therelationbetweenstudyandwork.62.ByloggingontheCraigslistWebsiteyoucan______.A.sellyouroldthingsB.dosomeshoppingonlineC.createyourownannouncementboardD.getusefulinformationabout450cities63.WhatColorisYourParachute?isabookwhichgivestipstothosewhowantto_____.A.workontheairplaneB.buyaparachuteC.publishabookD.findasuitablejob64.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.A.companiesoftenputjobinformationinlocalshopsB.theInternetisthemostpopulartoolforjobhuntersintheUSAC.SusanW.Miller’scompanyishelpingpeoplechoosecareersD.CaliforniaCareerServicesmainlyservesuniversitystudents65.Howmanywaysoffindingajobarementionedinthepassage?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.
- Itookmy9-year-olddaughterSuzanand5-year-oldsonRobbietotheshoppingcentre.AswegottherewesawabigsignthatsaidPettingZoo.ThekidsjumpedupandaskedDaddycanwego?BothmywifeandIwereoutofwork.HoweverIsaidSuregivingthemaquartereach.Theywentawayleavingonlyfiftycentsleftinmypocket.A.pettingzooismadeupofahundredoflittlebabyanimalsofallkinds.Kidspaytheirmoneyandstayintheenclosure围场pleasedwiththelittleanimalswhiletheirparentsshop.A.fewminuteslaterIsawSuzanwalkingalongbehindme.Iwassurprisedandaskedwhatwaswrong.ShesaidsadlyWellDaddyaticketforPettingZoocostsfiftycents.SoIgaveRobbiemyquarter.ThenshesaidthemostbeautifulthingIeverheard.Sherepeatedthefamilymotto座右铭whichisLoveisAction!IknewclearlynooneloveslittleanimalsmorethanSuzan.ShehadwatchedbothmywifeandmedoandsayLoveisAction!foryearsandnowshehadputitintoherlifestyle.Ithadbecomepartofherbecausesheknewthewholefamilymotto.It’snotonlyLoveisActionit’sLoveisSACRIFICAL牺牲的Action!Lovealwayspaysaprice.Iwasmoved.WewentbacktothePettingZoo.Suzanstoodwithherhandsandchin下巴restingonthefenceandjustwatchedRobbiegocrazypettingandfeedingtheanimals.Ihadfiftycentsburningaholeinmypocket.Iputmyhandintomypocketandtookoutthemoney.SureImustdothat!41.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.APettingZoo.B.TryYourBesttoHelpOthers.C.AnAttractiveShoppingCentre.D.LoveIsSacrificialAction!42.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.thefamilylivedahardlifeB.Suzandidn’tlikeplayingwithpetsC.theauthorwasstrictwiththechildrenD.Robbiedidn’twanttoplaywithSuzan43.TheunderlinedpartthemostbeautifulthinginParagraph5refersto.A.thePettingZooB.thefamilymottoC.theirlifestyleD.theticketforPettingZoo44.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesSuzan?A.Unselfish.B.Healthy.C.Childish.D.Clever.45.Whatmighthappennextaccordingtothestory?A.TheauthorwouldbuySuzansomecandies.B.TheauthorwouldgetangrywithRobbie.C.Suzanwouldplayhappilywiththelittleanimals.D.TheauthorwouldplaytogetherwithSuzan.
- Youknowhowwonderfulyouareandyouknowthatothersknowhowwonderfulyouarebutwhatdoyoudowhenadmirationcrossesoverthelineintojealousy嫉妒?Formostteenstherewillcomeadaywhenyourealizethatoneofyourfriendsisjealousandthatthisjealousyishurtingyourfriendship.Whenthishappensitcanseemlikethereisnothingthatyoucandobutthegoodnewsisthatthereis.Don’tletjealousyspoilyourrelationships.Handleitheadonandyoumightbebacktonormalmuchsoonerthanyouthink.Itcanbehardtowalkuptoafriendandaskthemwhattheproblemisbutifyouwanttosaveyourfriendshipyou’llhavetodojustthat.Don’tapproachthemandaskwhytheyarejealousofyouunlessofcourseyouwanttoappeartotallyproudjusttakesometimealonewiththemandletthemknowthatyou’vebeenfeelinglikethere’sbeensomethingcomingbetweenyou.Iftheyrefusetorespondthenusetheopportunitytoexplainhowyouhavebeenfeeling.Chancesarethatsomethingyousaywillstrikeanerveandyourfriendwillopenupaswell.Whenyoufigureoutwhatisannoyingyourfriendaskhimorherwhatshethinkswouldmakethesituationbetter.Ifforexampleshesaysthatshefeelslikeshedoesn’tgettospendanytimewithyoubecauseofyourbeingoffwithyournewfriendsfromtheswimteamthenmaybeyoucouldinviteheralongthenexttimeorblockoffonedayaweekforjustthetwoofyou.Rememberthoughthatwhateversolutionyoudecideonshouldbeacompromise和解.Don’tlimityourowntalentsoropportunitiessimplybecauseyourfriendisunhappy.Tryinsteadtoincludehimorherinyournewlifeandseehowthatworksout.Eventhebestoffriendshipscanbetinged略带着withjealousy.Thisdestructiveemotionisrarelyproductiveandcanturnbestfriendsintoworstenemies.BeforetakingextremeactionchatwithyourjealousfriendtoseeifthetwoofyoucanworkoutacompromisE.Ifyoucan’tbepreparedtoknowexactlyhowfaryouwillgotokeepyourfriendandhowfaryouwon’t.68.Accordingtotheauthorthejealousyemotionis________.A.normalB.productiveC.destructiveD.extreme69.Theunderlineditinthefirstparagraphrefersto________.A.friendshipB.relationshipC.admirationD.jealousy70.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.There’salwaysasolutiontosolvetheproblemofjealousy.B.Jealousycanturnbestfriendsintoworstenemies.C.Youmayloseafriendtokeepyourowngiftschancesorselfdevelopment.D.Youshouldgoalongwaywithyourfriendtoworkoutasolution71.Thepurposeofthepassageis________.A.toexplainwhatcausesjealousyB.tooffersomeadviceonmakingfriendsC.tointroducewaystocopewithajealousfriendD.toexplainhowdestructivethejealousemotionis
- Successdoesnotbelongtoaselect精挑细选的groupofindividuals;successbelongstothosewhoarewillingtogoafterit.Successbelongstothosewhoarewillingtolookfearinthefaceeyeballtoeyeballandthendowhattheyhavetodo.Successbelongstothosewhorealizethatthereissomethingmoreimportantthantheirfear.Desireisthekeytomotivation....Desireisthelongingtoachieveavision;withoutdesireyouhavenothing.Ifyou'velostyourvisionorifyourdesireisnotstrongworktoclarifyyourvisionusepictureswritethevisiondown.HabakkuksaidWritethevisionandmakeitplainBeforeyoucanrunwithdesireyourvisionmustbeplainitmustbeclearitmustbeexciting.Seventypercentofsuccessinlifeisshowingup.Youcan'tgetyourdreamjobifyou'rescaredtoturninanapplication.Youwon'tgetthesaleifyoudon'ttry.Showingupdoesn'tguaranteesuccessbutrestassuredifyoudon'tshowupyouwon'tsucceeD.Whenitcomestoyourdreamsandthethingsyoudesiretoachieveinthislifeyouhavetoshowup.ThomasJ..WatsonsaidWouldyoulikemetogiveyouaformula公式forsuccess?It'squitesimplereally.DoubleyourrateoffailurE.Youarethinkingoffailureastheenemyofsuccess.Butitisn'tatall.Youcanbediscouragedbyfailureoryoucanlearnfromitsogoaheadandmakemistakes.Makeallyoucan.Becauserememberthat'swhereyouwillfindsuccess.Neverfearfailureitisfailurethatwillbringyousuccess.EmbracefailurebecomeastudentoffailurelearnfromfailureandsoonyouwillsucceeD.Successisnotaboutdoingwhattheaveragepersoncan'tdoit'saboutdoingwhattheaveragepersonisunwillingtodo.Andonadeeperlevelit'saboutcreatinghabitsthattheaveragepersonisunwillingtocreatE.It'sthehabitofdoingthingswithexcellencethatcausesuccess.Successistheenjoymentofthejourney.Youhavetoenjoythejourney!SomeoneoncesaidUnlessyouchangehowyouareyouwillalwayshavewhatyou'vegot.YouhavetochangE...youwillchangeyouwillsucceeD.39.Ifyouwanttosucceedyoushould______.
- Thehumanbodyhasdevelopeditsmillionsofnervestobehighlyawareofwhatgoesonbothinsideandoutsideofit.ThishelpsustoadjusttotheoutsideworlD.Withoutournervesandourbrainwhichisasystemofnerveswecouldn’tknowwhat’shappening.Butwepayforoursensitivity.Wecanfeelpainwhentheslightestthingiswrongwithanypartofourbody.Thehistoryoftorture折磨isbasedonthehumanbodybeingopentopain.Butthereisawaytohandlepain.LookattheIndianfakir苦行僧whositsonabedofnails.Fakirscanputaneedlerightthroughanarmandfeelnopain.Thisabilitythatsomehumanshavedevelopedtohandlepainshouldgiveusideasabouthowthemindcandealwithpain.Thebigthinginwithstandingpainisourattitudetowardit.IfthedentistsaysThiswillhurtalittleithelpsustoacceptthepain.Bystayingrelaxedandbytreatingthepainasaninterestingsensation感觉wecanhandlethepainwithoutfallingapart.AfterallalthoughpainisanunpleasantsensationitisstillasensationandsensationsarethestuffoflifE.56.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysayingwepayforoursensitivityinthefirstparagraph?A.Wehavetotakecareofoursenseofpain.B.Wesufferfromoursenseoffeeling.C.Weshouldtryhardtoresistpain.D.Wearehurtwhenwefeelpain.57.WhentheauthormentionstheIndianfakirheshowsthat_________.A.fakirspossessmagicpowerB.IndiansarenotafraidofpainC.peoplecanlearntocopewithpainD.somepeoplearebornwithoutasenseofpain58.Whatisessentialforpeopletostandpainaccordingtothewriter?A.Theirrelaxation.B.TheirinterestC.Theirnerves.D.TheirattitudE.59.Theauthorbelievesthat_______.A.feelingpainispartofourlifeB.painshouldbeavoidedatallcostsC.feelingpaincanbeaninterestingthingD.magicpowerisessentialforreducingpain
- SometimessomethingthatisconsideredtobenegativeturnsouttobeanadvantageonthejoB.Thoughheisonly18yearsoldandblindSuleymanGokyigitisamongthetopcomputertechniciansandprogrammersatInteliDataTechnologiesCorp.alargesoftwarecompanywithseveralofficesacrosstheUnitedStates.AfterourcompanyunitedwithanotheronelastOctobertwodifferentcomputernetworksweredrivinguscrazyrecallsDouglasBrauntheInteliDatapresident.Wecouldn’tevensende-mailtoeachother.InthreeweeksMr.Gokyigitcreatedthesoftwareneededtoconnectthetwonetworks.Noneofthecompany’s350otheremployeescouldhavedonethejobinthreemonthssaysMr.Braun.Sulymancan‘see’intotheheartofthecomputer.Mr.Bokyigit’sgiftasMr.BrauncallsitisanunusualabilitytoformanideaoftheinsideofamachinE.ThecomputerpermitsmetoreachoutintotheworldanddoalmostanythingIwanttodosaysMr.Gokyigit.Theyoungprogrammerisathomewithhardwareaswellthankspartlytoahighlydevelopedsenseoftouch.MitziNowakowskianofficemanageratInteliDataremembershowheeasilydisconnectedandreconnectedtheircomputersystemsduringamovelastyear.ThroughfeelSuleymancanfindthepositionofconnectorspinsandwiresmuchfasterthanmostotherpeoplewithsighthesays.Muchofthestudentprogrammer’sspeedcomesfromhisabilitynottobeinterruptedwhileatthecomputer.Whentypinghelistenscarefullytothesynthesizer合成器.HislongthinfingersflyoverthekeyboarD.NothingseemstoshakehisattentionsaysMrs.Nowakowskihisboss.Mr.Gokyigitistheonlycompanyemployeewhoisavailable24hoursaday.Weconsiderhimourtopproblemsolver.saysMr.Braun.60.AccordingtoMr.BraunSuleyman___________.A.hasunitedInteliDataTechnologiesCorp.withanothercomputercompanyB.isthebesttechnicianintheworldC.hasdoneahardjobinthreemonthsD.canworkwondersoncomputer61.Theunderlinedpartisathomewithhardwareparagraph4means____________.A.isgoodatdealingwithcomputerhardwareB.isfondofcomputerhardwareC.workswithcomputerhardwareathomeD.feelscomfortablewhenworkingwithcomputerhardware62.Sulyemanwasquickwhileatthecomputermostlybecauseof__________.A.hisblindnessB.hisattentiononthesynthesizerC.hislongthinfingersD.hisabilitynottobeinterrupted63.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.ComputertechniciansaremorelikelytobegifteD.B.One’sdisadvantagesmayprovetobeadvantages.C.Thedisabledcanalsoplayanimportantroleinsociety.D.Topcomputerscientistshaveunusualabilitiestoformideasofcomputers.
- Whatcolordoyoulikebest?Doyoulikeyelloworangeandred?Ifyoudoyoumustbeanoptimistaleaderoranactivepersonwhoenjoyslifepeopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergreyandblue?ThenyouareprobablyquietshyandyouwouldratherfollowthanleaD.Ifyoulovegreenyouarelikelytobestrong-mindedanddetermineD.Youwishtosucceedandwantotherpeopletoseeyouaresuccessful.Atleastthisiswhatpsychologiststellus.Theyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolorpreferenceandtheeffectsthatcolorshaveonhumanbeings.Theytellusthatwedon’tchooseourfavoritecoloraswegrowup.Ifyouhappentolovebrownyoudosoassoonasyouopenyoureyesoratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.BlackisdepressingwhilelightandbrightcolorsmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactivE.A.yellowroommakesusfeelmorecheerfulandmorecomfortablethanadarkgreenonedoesandareddressaddswarmthandcheertosadwinterdays.Itisafactthatfactoryworkersworkbetterharderandhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackordarkgrey.Rememberthenthatifyoufeellowyoucanalwaysbrightenyourdayoryourlifewithafewcolorfulthings.AlsorememberthatyouwillknowyourfriendsandyourenemiesbetterwhenyoufindoutwhatcolorstheylikeanddislikE.Anddon’tforgetthatanyonecanguessalotaboutyouwhenyouchooseapieceofhandkerchief.65.Accordingtothepassagemen’s110-meterhurdlesOlympicchampionandworldrecordholderLiuXiangismostlikelytolovethecolor______.A.blackB.greenC.greyD.brown66.Whyaremachinespaintedorangeinsomefactoriesaccordingtothepassage?A.Becauseworkerstendtopreferorangetoothercolors.B.Becauseothercolorsareforbiddeninfactories.C.Becauseorangemachinesareeasiertoclean.D.Becauselessaccidentshappenduetotheintroductionoforangemachines.67.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.It’spossibletocheeryouupbyenjoyingsomecolorfulpictures.B.YoucanknowyourfriendsbetterthroughthecolortheylikeordislikE.C.SomepeoplearebornwiththeircolorfulpreferencE.D.One’scolorpreferenceisalwayschangeablE.68.Theunderlinedword‘depressing’inParagraph2probablymeans‘______’.A.discouragingB.happyC.surprisingD.brave
- WecanmakemistakesatanyagE.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.ButmostmistakesareaboutpeoplE.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjobdidJimreallyfeelgoodaboutitasafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?WhenwelookbackdoubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbaD.Butwhenwelookbackit'stoolatE.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriendsorourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon'treallylistenwewillmissthefeelingbehindthewords.SupposesomeonetellsyouYou'realuckydog.That'sbeingfriendly.Butluckydog?There'sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn'tseeithimself.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn'tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulforisanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.ItcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawholE.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn'timportant.It'stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven'tgotadateforSaturdaynight.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone'swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture姿态?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.TheminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistakE.1.Accordingtothepassagethereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriendsisthat________.A.wefailtolistencarefullywhentheytalkB.wetendtobeannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysayC.theysometimesstateonethingbutmeananotherD.wetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssay2.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphreferto?A.Beingfriendly.B.A.bitofenvy.C.A.luckydog.D.Thegoodluck.3.Thispassageismainlyabout________.A.howtotelltherealmeaningbehindourwordsB.whattodowhenyoulistentootherstalkingC.howtoavoidmistakeswhencommunicatingwithpeopleD.whywemustknowthewrongthings
- Ifyougointothewoodswithyourfriendsstaywiththem.Ifyoudon’tyoumaygetlost.Ifyoudogetlostthisiswhatyoushoulddo.SitdownandstaywhereyouarE.Don’ttrytofindyourfriend—letthemfindyou.Thereisanotherwaytohelpyourfriendorothernearbypeopletofindyou.Givethemasignalbyshoutingorwhistlingthreetimes.Stopshoutingandwhistling.Thenthreetimesagain.Anysignalgiventhreetimesisacallforhelp.Keepupshoutingorwhistlingalwaysthreetimestogether.Whenpeoplehearyoutheywillknowthatyouarenotjustmakingnoiseforfun.Theywillletyouknowthattheyhaveheardyoursignal.Theywillgivetwoshoutstwowhistlesortwogunshots.Whenasignalisgiventwiceitisananswertoacallforhelp.Ifyoudon’tthinkthatyouwillgethelptrytomakealittlehouse—coveruptheholeswithbrancheswithlotsofleavesandasoftbedwithleavesandgrass.Whatshouldyoudoifyouneeddrinkingwater?Youwouldhavetoleaveyourlittlebranchhousetolookforariver.Don’tjustwalkaway.Pickoffsmallbranchesanddropasyouwalksothatyoucanfindyourwayback.ThemostimportantthingtodowhenyouarelostistostayoneplacE.66.WhenyougetlostinthewoodsyoushouldA.tryyourbesttogetoutofthewoodsB.makealittlehousewithbranchesC.keepquietandwaitforhelptocomeD.stayinoneplaceandsendsignalsforhelp67.Howdoyoumakeyourfriendsknowthatyouarecallingforhelpbutnotmakingnoiseforfun?A.Keepingshoutingorwhistlingthreetimestogether.B.CryingallthetimeC.KeepshoutingorwhistlingorfiringguntwicetogetherD.Makingahousewithbranches68.Whyshouldyouleavesomesmallbranchesonthewaytogetsomewater?A.SothatyoucanfindthewaterB.SothatyourfriendsknowwhereyouhavegoneC.SothatyoucancomebacktotheplacewhereyouwerelostD.Sothatyoucanpickthebranchesforyourhouse69.ThebesttitleofthepassageisA.Don’tGetLostB.StayWithYourFriendsC.StayInOnePlaceD.WhatToDoWhenLostInWoods70.Accordingtotheauthorasignalisgiventwiceis.A.thekeytothehouseB.areplytohelpC.ananswertoacallforhelpD.acallforhelp
- Ithasbeendifficulttositonthebenchtospendthemajorityofmyhighschoolbasketballcareer.Towatchmyteamfromthesidelineand21whyIamnotgoodenoughtobeonthefloor.22endlesshoursofworkanddevotionpushingmyselfthroughdrillafterdrillthe23thingIwantistobeacheerleader.Thefeelingofbeing24issometimestoomuchanddrivesmeto25onthespot.Ioftenfeelasthoughmyeffortsarewastedandmytimeiseatenawaydevotedto26.Itisheartbreakingtobeaspectator旁观者forthegameIloveknowingthatnoonehasenough27togivemethechanceto28onthefloor.TearswillupbutIholdthemback.Ishouldn’tbeso29oversomethingsosilly.Awayfromthegameit’seasiertoputmythoughtstogether30lettingmyemotionsdrivemyreasoning.Iconsider31IamwhereIam.IhaveplayedbasketballmywholelifE.Ihaveapassionforthe32andalwayshavE.Thereisnothingliketheexcitementof33:theswishofthenetthesweatrollingoffmycheekseventhebruises青肿arebattlewoundsworn34aftereverygamE.EvenifIdon’tplaymuchIparticipateinevery35.Iampartofateamofgirlswho36togetherlikeafamily.Iamthereforthem37theyareformE.ShouldImoveon?OrshouldIstaywithmyteamandpursuemypassionjustalittlelonger?Thedecisionisn’tdifficultwhenIconsiderthe38thatbeingapartofateambringsme—andnotjustanyteam39myteam.Ilovebasketballandmyteammates.WhenIthinkaboutthatmyviewfromthebenchreallyisn’tsobad40.21.A.considerB.wonderC.thinkD.hesitate22.A.SinceB.DuringC.AfterD.Before23.A.otherB.nextC.firstD.last24.A.worthlessB.hopelessC.helplessD.careless25.A.fightB.quitC.transformD.retire26.A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everything27.A.sympathyB.encouragementC.permissionD.faith28.A.respondB.performC.promoteD.practice29.A.scaredB.nervousC.upsetD.amazed30.A.lessthanB.morethanC.otherthanD.ratherthan31.A.whyB.howC.whetherD.what32.A.benchB.sportC.drillD.battle33.A.waitingB.watchingC.learningD.playing34.A.proudlyB.bravelyC.unfortunatelyD.painfully35.A.decisionB.planC.gameD.project36.A.competeB.stickC.liveD.represent37.A.becauseB.ifC.asD.though38.A.joyB.patienceC.challengeD.position39.A.soB.asC.butD.like40.A.aboveallB.afterallC.atallD.allinall
- 贵州省回龙中学2010届高三10月月考C.ThatcoldJanuarynightIwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwaswalkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheater.WithopeningnightonlyaweekawayIwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametimE.AsIwalkedIthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.CitylifehadbecometoomuchformE.AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildingsIfeltverysmallandcolD.Ibeganrunningbothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayanypossiblerobbers抢劫犯.Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.AboutablockfrommyapartmentIheardasoundbehindmE.Iturnedquicklyhalfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreetlight.StillthenoisehadmademenervoussoIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmywalletfallingtothesidewalk.SuddenlyIwasn’tcoldortiredanymorE.IranoutofthedoorandbacktowhereI’dheardthenoisE.AlthoughIsearchedthesidewalkanxiouslyforfifteenminutesmywalletwasnowheretobefounD.JustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearchIheardthegarbagetruck垃圾车pulluptothesidewalknexttomE.WhenavoicecalledfromtheinsideAlisaCamacho?IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?Thedooropenedandoutjumpedasmallred-hairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseyes.Isthiswhatyou’relookingfor?heaskedholdingupasmallsquareshapE.Itwasnearly3A.m.bythetimeIgotintobeD.Iwouldn’tgetmuchsleepthatnightbutIhadgotmywalletback.IalsohadgotbacksomeenjoymentofcitylifE.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn’tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewillingtohelpeachother.50.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterwork?A.ColdandsickB.LuckyandhopefulC.SatisfiedandcheerfulD.Disappointedandhelpless51.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthatthewriterwasbusy_____.A.solvingherproblematthebankB.takingpartinvariouscityactivitiesC.learningactinginaneveningschoolD.preparingforthefirstnightshow52.Onherwayhomethewriter_____A.lostherwalletunknowinglyB.wasstoppedbyagarbagetruckdriverC.wasrobbedofherwalletbyamanwithaknifeD.foundsomehomelesspeoplefollowingher53.Inthefifthparagraphwhydidthewritersayshewasdreaming?A.SomeoneofferedtotakeherbackhomeB.A.red-hairedmancametoseeher.C.SheheardsomeonecallhernameD.Herwalletwasfoundinagarbagetruck54.Fromthetextwecaninferthatthewriter_____A.wouldstopworkingatnightB.wouldstayoninSanFranciscoC.wouldmakefriendswithcleaners.D.wouldgiveupherjobatthebank
- Inchoosingafriendoneshouldbeverycareful.A.goodfriendcanhelpyoustudy.Youcanhavefuntogetherandmakeeachotherhappy.Sometimesyouwillmeetfair-weatherfriendswhowillbewithyouaslongasyouhavemoneyorluckbutwhenyouaredowntheywillrunaway.HowdoIknowwhenIhavefoundagoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualities品质ofcharacterespeciallyunderstandinghonestyandreliability可靠.AboveallelseIlookforunderstandinginafrienD.A.goodfriendtriestounderstandhowanotherpersonisfeeling.HeisnotquicktojudgE.Insteadhetriestolearnfromothers.Heputshimselfintheotherperson’splaceandhetriestothinkofwaystobehelpful.Heisalsoagoodlistener.Atthesametimehoweveragoodfriendishonest.Hedoesnotlookforfaults过错inothers.Henoticestheirgoodpoints.InshortafriendwilltrytounderstandmeandacceptmE.Anotherqualityofafriendisreliability.IcanalwaysdependonagoodfrienD.IfhetellsmehewillmeetmesomewhereatacertaintimeIcanbesurethathewillbetherE.IfIneedafavorhewilldohisbesttohelpmE.IfIamintroublehewillnotrunawayfrommE.Thereisafourthqualitythatmakesafriendspecial.A.specialfriendissomeonewithwhomwecanhavefun.Weshouldenjoyourlivesandwewouldenjoyourfriendship.ThatiswhyIespeciallylikefriendswhoarefuntobewith.A.goodfriendlikesthesamethingsIlikE.Weshareexperience经验andlearnfromeachother.A.goodfriendhasagoodsenseofhumortoo.HelikestolaughwithmE.Thatishowweshareinthejoyofbeingfriends.AndIknowthatheislookingforthesamequalityinmE.WhenImeetsomeonewhoisreliablehonestandunderstandingIknowI’vefoundafriend!73.Ifyouhavefair-weatherfriends_____.A.theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelpB.youwillberefusedwhenyougetintotroubleC.youwillbecomerichD.youcanbesurethatyougetrealfriends74.Goodfriendsneedto______.A.alwayspointouteachother’smistakesB.behelpedwithmoneyC.understandeachother’sfeelingsD.havemoneyorluck.75.Thispassagemainlydiscusses________.A.thequalitiesofafriendB.wheretochoosefriendsC.howtogetalongwithfriendsD.theimportanceofhavingafriend
- ItwasaSundaymorningandIwasinaterriblemooD.Twoofmyfriendshadgonetothemoviesthenightbeforeandhadn’tinvitedmE.Iwasinmyroomthinkingofwaystomakethemsorrywhenmyfathercamein.WanttogoforaridetodayBeck?It’sabeautifulday.No!Leavemealone!ThosewerethelastwordsIsaidtohimthatmorning.Myfriendscalledandinvitedmetogotothemallwiththemafewhourslater.Iforgottobemadatthemandwent.IcamehometofindanoteonthetablE.MymotherputitwhereIwouldbesuretoseeit.Dadhashadanaccident.PleasemeetusatHighlandParkHospital.WhenIreachedthehospitalmymothercameoutandtoldmemyfather’sinjurieswereextensivE.Yourfathertoldthedrivertoleavehimaloneandjustcall911thankGod!IfhehadmovedDaddythere’snotellingwhatmighthavehappeneD.A.brokenribmighthavepiercedalung....MymothermayhavesaidmorebutIdidn’thear.Ididn’thearanythingexceptthoseterriblewords:LeavemealonE.MydadsaidthemtosavehimselffrombeinghurtmorE.HowmuchhadIhurthimwhenIhurledthosewordsathimearlierintheday?Itwasseveraldayslaterthathewasfinallyabletohaveaconversation.Iheldhishandgentlyafraidofhurtinghim.Daddy...Iamsosorry....It’sokaysweetheart.I’llbeokay.NoIsaidImeanaboutwhatIsaidtoyouthatday.Youknowthatmorning?Myfathercouldnomoretellaliethanhecouldfly.HelookedatmeandsaidSweetheartIdon’trememberanythingaboutthatdaynotbeforeduringoraftertheaccident.Irememberkissingyougoodnightthenightbeforethough.HemanagedaweaksmilE.MyEnglishteacheroncetoldmethatwordshaveimmeasurablepower.Theycanhurtortheycanheal.Andweallhavethepowertochooseourwords.Iintendtodothatverycarefullyfromnowon.67.Theauthorwasinbadmoodthatmorningbecause________.A.hisfatherhadaterribleaccidentB.hecouldn’tdrivetothemallwithhisfriendsC.hisfriendshadn’tinvitedhimtothecinemaD.hisfatherdidn’tallowhimtogooutwithhisfriends68.Whydidtheauthorsaysorrytohisfatherinthehospital?A.Becausehedidn’tgoalongwithhisfather.B.Becausehewasrudetohisfatherthatmorning.C.Becausehefailedtocomeearlieraftertheaccident.D.Becausehecouldn’tlookafterhisfatherinthehospital.69.Thereasonwhytheauthor’sfathersaidheforgoteverythingaboutthatdayisthat________.A.hehadapoormemoryB.hedidn’twanttoforgivehissonC.hejustwantedtocomforthissonD.helosthismemoryaftertheaccident70.WhatlessondidBecklearnfromthematter?A.Don’ttreatyourparentsbadly.B.Don’thurtotherswithrudewords.C.Don’tmovetheinjuredinanaccident.D.Don’tbeangrywithfriendsatsmallthings.
- Friendsplayanimportantroleinourlivesandalthoughwecan’tbemorefamiliarwiththefactoffriendshipweoftendon’tclearlyunderstandhowwemakefriendsespeciallywithAmericans.HerearesomepiecesofadviceonmakingfriendswithAmericans:1.VisitingplacesAmericansenjoy:partieschurchesrestaurantsparksandsportsclubs.2.Bewillingtotakethefirststep.Don’twaitforthemtogetclosetoyou.AmericansinChinamaynotknowyouspeakEnglish.Theymaybeuncomfortableiftheycan’tspeakyourlanguagE.3.Usesmalltalkstoopentheconversation.Askthemwherethey’refromwhytheycometoChinaetC..Remember:Becarefulnottoaskpersonalquestionsaboutagesalaryandsoon.4.ShowaninterestintheirculturetheircountryortheirjoB.Americansliketotalkaboutthemselves!5.InvitethemtojoinyoufordinnerorjustforcoffeeorteA.Trytosetaspecific明确的timE.AmericanssometimesmakegeneralinvitationslikeLet’sgooutfordinnersometimE.Oftenthisisjustawaytobefriendly.Itisnotalwaysarealinvitation.6.Don’texpecttoomuchatfirst.Maybethey’rebeingfriendly.Butmaybetheywanttobeyourgoodfriends.Itwilltaketimetotell.67.AccordingtothetextAmericansliketovisitthefollowingplacesexcept____.A.shoppingcentersB.parksC.sportsclubsD.churches68.WhatshouldyousaywhenmeetinganAmericanforthefirsttime?A.What’syourage?B.Howmuchdoyougetinamonth?C.Nicetomeetyou!AreyoufromAmerica?D.Let’sgettogethersometimE.Iwanttoaskyousomequestions.69.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?A.It’sveryimportanttobeagoodfriendofanAmerican.B.SomeadviceonhowtomakefriendswithAmericans.C.SomethingaboutthefriendshipinAmericA.D.FriendshipisthemostimportantinourlifE.70.WhichisthebestwaytomakefriendswithanAmerican?A.Toaskhimifheiswillingtomakefriendswithyou.B.Tospendalongtimelearningabouthim.C.Towaituntilhetellsyouhisthoughts.D.Toaskhimtojoinyoufordinner.
- Whenyouwerelookingforareliablehonestautomechanizehowdidyoufindhim?Beforeyouwentintothatrestaurantyourecentlytriedhowdidyouknowthatitservedgreatgood?Ifyouarelikemostpeopleontheplanetyouwanttoloweryourriskofabiguglysurprisesoyouaskedpeopleyoutrusttorefertoabusinesstheytrust.Marketerscallthisfriend-tofriendrecognitionofbusinessword-ofmouthadvertising.Whenyoudoatreatjobforyourcustomerforabandjobpeoplearegoingtotalkaboutyourbusiness.Unfortunatelybecausewehumansseemtofeelnegativeemotionsmoreintensivelythanpositiveonesthere’remorelikelytotellmoreofourfriendsaboutbadexperienceswithbusynessthanpositiveones.Understandthis:customerbelievestheirownexperiencE.Youcan’tmakethembelievedthatyourcompanyiswonderfulwhentheyfelttheyweretreatedbadly.Sotogetpositiveword-of-mouthgoingforyourbusinessinthisservice-basedeconomyyou’vegottodoareallyoutstandingjobforeveryoneexactly.Andwhenyoudoyoubuildagreatreputation.ThattakestimE.ButitformsacloselinkwithyourcustomersinawaythatnoadvertisingandnopromotionalcouponevercoulD.Thegoodnewsisthatbecausetherearesomanydifferentbusinesseschasingafteryourcustomers’moneypeoplewanttoknowwhomtheycantrust.Sopeoplearegoingtobetalkingaboutyou.Createafreesalesforceforyourbusinessanarmyofdelightedcustomerswhotelleveryonethattheyknowhowgoodyourcompanyistodobusinesswith.That’sgreatantidotetodefectionitis.64.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?A.A.goodnamewillbringyoumoney.B.A.personshouldrelyonhisfriendsforbusiness.C.Advertisingcanmakecustomersbelieveitswonderful.D.A.companycanrelyonitsassociatestosurvivE.65.Accordingtothepassagewhetherwegotoaplaceornotdependon____.A.businessfamesB.mediaassistanceC.particularrecognitionD.associates’recommendation66.Whenyoudoanoutstandingjobinserviceyouwillsurely_____A.MakemoremoneythanyouexpectB.HaveamutualunderstandingwithyourcustomersC.BuildagreatreputationimmediatelyD.Earnyourfameaswellasadvertiseforyourcompany67.Theunderlinedworddefectionitisprobablymeans______A.serviceimperfectionB.customers’distrustC.customers’protectionD.serviceadvertisement
- Ifyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon’thaveenoughfriendsinyourlifeonereasonmaybethatyouhaveletyourselfbecometoobusytomaketimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhavE.Startingandkeepingfriendshiprequireseffortandcommitment.Manyofusletourlivesbecomesobusywithworkandothercommitmentsthatwedon’tgetaroundtoschedulingtimeforpleasureandrenewal叙旧更新withthefriendsrelativesandacquaintanceswealreadyhavE.Makingtheefforttocallyourfriendsmoreregularlyandtoacceptmoreoftheinvitationsyoureceivefromotherscanimproveyoursociallifeinahurry!Arethereanypeopleyoucouldcallrightnowandbeassuredofapleasantwelcome?Aretherepeoplethatyoucouldcountontohelpyouintimeofdifficulty?Canyouhaveclosetalkswithtem?Doyouhavefunwhenyouaretogether?Areyouhappytohavetheminyourlife?Ifyouhaven’tseenmuchofthemlatelyisitbecauseyouhavebecometoobusy?Haveyougrownapart?Wasthereanargument?Ifthemainreasonyouhaven’tbeengettingtogetherwiththepeopleyoualreadyknowisbecauseyouhavegottentoobusytakeagoodlookathowyouspendyourtimE.Compareitwithyourrealvaluesandpriorities优先考虑的事inlifE.Isyourbusylifestylereallybringingyouthequalityoflifethatyouwant?Ifyouhavebecometoobusyforfriendswhyhasthishappened?Areyouseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifeattheexpenseofrelationshipswithotherhumanbeings?Haveyouallowedyourtimetobeover-committedbecauseyouneversayNotoanyone?Doyouinsistondoingthingsyourselfthatcouldbedelegatedtoothers?Ifsowhy?Doyoubelievethateverythingdependsonyou?Examinewhetherthewayyouarenowspendingyourtimeaccuratelyreflectsyourdeepestvaluesandpriorities.Makesurethatyouscheduleadequatetimeforthethingsthataretrulymostimportanttoyou.Ifyoureallywanttokeepfriendsinyourlifemakeaspaceinyourscheduleandaspaceinyourheartforthem.72.TheauthormainlydiscussesinthispassagE.A.howtobalancefriendshipandworkB.howtospendoursparetimeC.whetherweshouldkeepfriendshipD.whetherweshouldinvitefriendstodinner73.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tindicateagoodrelationship?A.YouhavesomeonetocountonwhenyouareintroublE.B.Youhavesomeonetohaveclosetalkswith.C.YoufeeldepressedwithothersinlifE.D.YouhavefunwhenyouarewithsomeonE.74.Thereasonwhyyouhavebecometoobusyforfriendsmaybethefollowingexceptthat.A.youspendtoomuchtimeseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifE.B.youfeelitdifficulttokeepfriendshipC.yousticktodoingeverythingallbyyourself.D.youneverrefusewhateverotherpeopleaskyoutodo75.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext.A.ToobusyforFriendshipB.ToobusywithworkC.HowtoSpendYourTimeD.HowtoMakeNewFriends
- A.womansawthreeoldmenwithlongwhitebeardssittinginherfrontyardhungry.Shedidnotknowthembutinvitedthemin.WedonotgointoahousetogethertheyreplieD.Andsheaskedwhy.Oneoftheoldmenexplained:HisnameisWealthpointingtooneofhisfriendsandheisSuccessandIamLovE.ThenheaddedNowgoinanddiscusswithyourhusbandwhichoneofusyouwantinyourhomE.ThewomanwentinandtoldherhusbandwhathadhappeneD.HerhusbandwasoverjoyeD.Hownice!hesaiD.SincethatisthecaseletWealthcomeinandfillourhomewithwealth!HiswifedisagreedMydearwhynotinviteSuccess?Theirdaughter-in-lawgaveherownsuggestion:Wouldn’titbebettertoinviteLove?Ourhomewillbefilledwithlovethen.Let’sheedourdaughter-in-law’sadvicesaidthehusbandtohiswifE.GooutandinviteLovetobeourguest.LovegotupandstartedwalkingtowardthehousE.Theothertwoalsogotupandfollowedhim.SurprisedthewomanaskedWealthandSuccessIonlyinvitedLovewhyareyoucomingin?Theoldmenrepliedtogether.IfyouhadinvitedWealthorSuccesstheothertwoofuswouldhavestayedout.ButsinceyouinvitedLovewhereverhegoeswegowithhim.WhereverthereisLovethereisalsoWealthandSuccess!60.Theunderlinedwordheedmeans.A.giveB.refuseC.followD.offer61.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheimportanceofLovE.B.AnoldcoupleandLovE.C.Whichoneisthebestchoice?D.WealthsuccessandlovE.62.Fromthestorywecanknowthatthedaughter-in-lawisfullof.A.careB.imaginationC.loveD.cleverness63.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Thethreeoldmenneverwentintoahousetogether.B.Thefamilydidn'tliketheothertwooldmentoentertheirhousE.C.OnecanhavewealthandsuccessifhehaslovE.D.Thehusbandlikessuccessbetterthanotherthings.
- 四川省绵阳中学2010届高三高考模拟训练D.篇ItoldmyfriendGrahamthatIoftencycletwomilesfrommyhousetothetowncentrebutunfortunatelythereisabighillontheroute.HerepliedYoumeanfortunately.HeexplainedthatIshouldbegladoftheextraexercisethatthehillprovided.Myattitudetothehillhasnowchanged.IusedtogrumbleasIapproacheditbutnowItellmyselfthefollowing.Thishillwillexercisemyheartandlungs.Itwillhelpmetoloseweightandgetfit.ItwillmeanthatIlivelonger.Thishillismyfriend.FinallyIcomfortmyselfwiththethoughtofallthosesillypeoplewhopaymoneytogotoagymandsitonstationeryexercisebicycleswhenIcallgetthesamevalueforfree.IhaveasmileofsatisfactionasIreachthetopofthehill.Problemsaretheretobefacedandovercome.Wecannotachieveanythingwithaneasylife.HelenKellerwasthefirstdeafandblindpersontogainauniversitydegree.Heractivismandwritingprovedinspirational.ShewroteCharactercannotbedevelopedineaseandquiet.OnlythroughexperiencesoftrialandsufferingcanthesoulbestrengthenedvisionclearedambitioninspiredandsuccessachieveD.Oneofthemaindeterminantsofsuccessinlifeisourattitudetowardsadversity逆境.Fromtimetotimeweallfacehardshipsproblems.accidentsafflictionsanddifficulties.Someareofourmakingbutmanyconfrontusthroughnofaultofourown.Whilewecannotchoosetheadversitywecanchooseourattitudetowardsit.DouglasBaderwas21whenin193lhehadbothlegscutofffollowingaflyingaccident.Hewasdeter-minedtoflyagainandwentontobecomeoneoftheleadingflyingacesintheBattleofBritainwith22aerialvictoriesovertheGermans.Hewasaninspirationtoothersduringthewar.HesaidDon'tlistentoany-onewhotellsyouthatyoucan’tdothisorthat.That'snonsense.Makeupyourmindyou'llneverusecrutches拐杖orastickthenhaveagoateverything.Gotoschooljoininallthegamesyoucan.Goanywhereyouwantto.ButneverneverletthempersuadeyouthatthingsaretoodifficultorimpossiblE.Thebiographies传记ofgreatpeoplearefullofexamplesofhowtheytookstepstoovercomethedifficultiestheyfaced.Thecommonthreadisthattheydidnotbecomedepressed.Theychosetheirattitude.Theychosetobepositive.Theytookonthechallenge.Theywon.Nevertheless.thereisstilltheproblemofhowyouchangeyourattitudetowardsadversity.53.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthorofthepassage?A.Climbinghillsonbicyclesisthebestwaytotakeexercise.B.Peoplearesillytopaytogotothegym.C.Thosewhowanttoachievesuccesscan'texpecttolivealleasylire.D.People'sattitudetowardsadversityistheonlyfactorthatdetermineswhethertheywillsucceed.54.ByquotingwhatDouglasBadersaidtheauthorintendstotellus.A.FailureisthemotherofSuccess.B.Afallintothepitagaininyourwit.C.Ifyouventurenothingyouwillhavenothing.D.Nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltry.55.Followingthispassagetheauthorwillfurthertalkabout.A.howhisfriendhelpedhimtochangehisattitudetowardstheadversityhefacedB.whatstepstotaketochangeyourattitudetowardstheadversityyoufaceC.whatgreatpeoplehaveincommonD.whyitisimportanttokeepoptimisticinfaceofadversity56.Whichofthefollowingcanbestfunctionasthetitleofthepassage?A.FaceadversitywithasmileB.DifferentattitudestowardsadversityC.NothingisimpossibleD.Lifeisfullofadversity
- Betweentheircrazyschedulesandupside-downcircadian昼夜节律的rhythmsteenshavealwaysbeensomewhatsleep-deprived剥夺.Nowtechnologyismakingitworse.Teensarenotjusttextinginstant-messagingandsurfingFacebookallday;they’resleepingwiththeircellphonesorlaptopstoo.Orrathernotsleeping.Anddoctorsandparentsmanyofwhomraisedinanerawhenphoneswereattachedtowallsareconcerned.Somanyteensarehavingsleepissuesandparentsaren’tnecessarilyregulatingtheuseoftheelectronicdevicesenoughsaysMargieRyersonatherapist.It’simpossibletowinddownandrelaxthebodythemindthesensesandbereadytofallasleep.Weallknowteensdon’tgetenoughsleepingeneralsaysSanFrancisco.Aslongasparentsallowteenstohavethesedevicesintheirbedroomsatnightteenswillbetempted__tousethem.Teenswouldsocialize24/7iftheycould.RyersoncallsittheCNNsyndromeofteenhood—round-the-clockreportsonbreakingnewsabouteverythingfromhomeworktowardrobechoicestoice-creamcravings.Sleepdeprivationislinkedtomemoryandconcentrationproblemsanxietyanddepressionandmoodiness.Manypeopleassumetheseproblemsarisedirectlyfromadolescencewhichisnotreallytruehesays.Therealissueissleepdeprivation.Late-nighttextingcancertainlymakethesituationworse.ThepsychologybehindthisconstantcontactiscertainlyunderstandableRyersonsays.Itcomesfromwantingtoavoidbeingleftout.Theywon’tbeconsideredimportantandsignificantintheirpeergroupiftheydon’tknowwhat’sgoingon.Ifthey’reontopofeverythingtheybelongshesays.WhathelpsatleastforyoungerkidssaysRyersonisparentalinvolvement.Ifalloftheirfriendsareallabletotextintotheearlyhoursofthenightitishardforamiddleorhighschoolertosetthelimitthemselves.Oftentheyappreciateparentssteppingin.Asparentswewantourkidstobehappyhealthyandresponsibleshesaysandthemostnecessaryrequirementforachievingbalanceistofirsttakecareofourselvesphysically—eatingwellexercisingandgettingenoughsleep.82.AccordingtoRyersonitseemsthat____.A.itisunnecessarytocontrolteens’usingtheelectricdevicesB.parentspossiblydon’tcontrolteensinusingtheelectricdevicesC.thereisnoneedforparentstomakeuseoftheelectricdevicesD.parentsdon’tlearnenoughhowtousetheelectricdevices83.BysayingtheunderlinedparttheCNNsyndromeofteenhoodinPara5Ryersonmeans_.A.teensareaffectedbyCNNnewsreportsverymuchB.teenswatchnewsreportonCNNaroundtheclockC.teenstexttotelleachothereverythingpossibleD.teenslikethenewsreportonCNN84.Whenteensfeltdepressedpeopleusedtothinkitwasbecause____.A.teensstayeduplatetodohomeworkB.teenswereeasilyanxiousincharacterC.teensdidn’thaveenoughsleepatnightD.teensweregoingthroughaperiodofgrowth85.Whydoteenskeeptextingallthetime?A.Tohaveasenseofbeingacceptedbyothers.B.Tokeepinformedofwhatisgoingonintheworld.C.Tospreadimportantnewsamongtheirgroup.D.Toreducethepressurefromparentsandschools.
- Attitudeisn’tquiteeverythingwhenitcomestobeingsuccessfulbutattitudeplaysapartineverystageofyourlifE.A.poorattitudegetsmorepeoplefiredthananyothersinglefactorandagoodattitudegetspeoplejobsandhelpsthemkeepthosejobsmorethananyotherfactor.Yourattitudeaffectsmanypeoplefromyourfamilytothestrangeronthestreetcorner.Yourattitudeisparticularlyimportantwhenyoufaceseeminglyhopelesssituations.Losingajoborafriendbecauseofapoorattitudeisunfortunate—especiallybecauseabadattitudecanbefixeD.Youcanfindatleasttwowaystolookateverything.A.pessimistlooksfordifficultyintheopportunitywhileanoptimistlooksforopportunityinthedifficulty.A.poetoflongagoputthedifferencebetweenoptimismandpessimismthisway:twomenlookedoutoftheprisonbars—onesawmudwhiletheothersawstars.Unfortunatelymanypeoplelookonlyattheproblemandnotattheopportunitythatlieswithintheproblem.ManyemployeescomplainaboutthedifficultyoftheirjobsforexamplenotralizingthatifthejobwassimpletheemployerwouldhiresomeonewithlessabilityatalowerwagE.A.smallcoincanhideeventhesunifyouholdthecoincloseenoughtoyoureyE.Sowhenyougettooclosetoyourproblemstothinkobjectively客观地aboutthemtrytokeepinmindhowyourvision视觉canbeobstructed.TakeastepbackandlookatthesituationfromanewanglE.Youcan’tdoanythingtochangethefactthataproblemexistsbutyoucandoagreatdealtofindtheopportunitywithinthatproblem.You’reguaranteedabettertomorrowbydoingyourbesttodayanddevelopingaplanofactionforthetomorrowsthatlieaheaD.JustremembertomaintainapositivementalattitudE.71.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthefirstsentenceinParagraph1?A.Ifyouhaveagoodattitudeyouwillbesuccessful.B.YourattitudehasagreatinfluenceonyourlifE.C.Yourattitudehasnothingtodowithyoursuccess.D.YoursuccessisveryimportanttoyourlifE.72.InParagraph3thewritershowsus_____.A.twowaystolookateverythingB.thewaystolookforopportunityC.theexplanationofpessimistandoptimistD.thewaystolookoutfromprisonbars73.ThewritermentionstheexampleofmanyemployeesinParagraph4totellpeopleto_____.A.ignoretheproblemB.maketheirjobseasytodoC.waitfortheproblemtobesolvedD.lookforopportunityintheproblem74.TheunderlindewordobstructedinParagraph4probablymeans_____.A.droppedB.blockedC.improvedD.shared
- I’musuallyfairlydoubtfulaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeitherhappierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetruetheyarepracticallyimpossibletoprovescientifically.StillIwasstruckbyareportwhichconcludedthattoday’schildrenaresignificantlymoreanxiousthanchildreninthe1950s.Infacttheanalysisshowednormalchildrenaged9to17exhibitahigherlevelofanxietytodaythanchildrenwhoweretreatedformentalillness50yearsago.WhyareAmerica’skidssostressed?Thereportgavetwomaincausesincreasingphysicalisolation孤独broughtonbyhighdivorceratesandlessinvolvementincommunityamongotherthings―andagrowingbeliefthatthewordisamoredangerousplace.Giventhatwecan’ttheclockbackadultscanstilldoplentytohelpthenextgenerationcope.Atthetopofthelistisnurturing培育abetterappreciationofthelimitsofindividualism.Nochildisanisland.Strengtheningsocialtieshelpsbuildcommunitiesandprotectindividualsagainststress.TohelpkidsbuildstrongerconnectionswithothersyoucanpulltheplugonTVsandcomputers.Yourfamilywillthankyoulater.Theywillhavemoretimeforface-to-facerelationshipsandtheywillgetmoresleep.Limittheamountofvirtual虚拟的violenceyourchildrenareexposedto.It’snotjustvideogamesandmovieschildrenseealotofmurdersandcrimesonthelocalnews.Keepyourexpectationsforyourchildrenreasonable.ManyhighlysuccessfulpeopleneverattendedHarvardorYale.Makeexercisepartofyourdailyroutine.Itwillhelpyoucopewithyourownanxietiesandprovideagoodmodelforyourkids.Sometimesanxietyisunavoidablebutitdoesn’thavetoruinyourlife.64.Tneauthorthinksthattheconclusionsofanyresearchaboutpeople’sstateofmindare_____.A.surprisingB.certainC.illogicalD.questionable65.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesayswecan’tturntheclockback?A.It’simpossibletoslowdownthepaceofchange.B.Thesocialrealitychildrenarefacingcannotbechanged.C.Lessonslearnedfromthepastshouldnotbeforgotten.D.It’simpossibletoforgetthepast.66.Accordingtoananalysiscomparedwithnormalchildrentodaychildrentreatedasmentallyill50yearsago_____________.A.werelessisolatedphysicallyB.wereprobablylessself-centeredC.probablysufferedlessfromanxietyD.wereconsidered1essindividualistic67.Thefirstandmostimportantthingparentsshoulddotohelptheirchildrenis____________.A.toprovidethemwithasaferenvironmentB.tolowertheirexpectationsforthemC.togetthemmoreinvolvedsociallyD.tosetagoodmodelforthemtofollow
- Humanwantsseemendless.Whenastarvingmangetsamealhebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat;whenanexecutivegetsanewsportscarvisionsofcountryclubsandpleasureboatsdanceintoview.Themanywantsofmankindmightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.Whenthereismoneyenoughtosatisfyonelevelofwantsanotherlevelappears.ThefirstandmostbasiclevelofwantsinvolvesfooD.Oncethiswantissatisfiedasecondlevelofwantsappearsclothingandsomesortsofshelter.BytheendofWorldWarIIthesewantsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.ThenathirdlevelappeareD.Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofwantswasfairlywellsatisfieD.Theninthelate1950safourthlevelofwantsappeared:thelife-enrichinglevel.Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfactionthefeedingcomfortsafetyandtransportationofthehumanbodythislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognitionachievementandhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservicesmanyofwhichcouldbecalledluxuryitems.Amongthemarevacationtripsthebestmedicalanddentalcareandentertainment.Alsoincludedherearefancyfoodsandthelateststylesinclothing.Onthefourthlevelagreaterpercentageofconsumerspendinggoestoserviceswhileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.Willconsumersraisetheirsightstoafifthlevelofwantsastheirincomeincreasesorwilltheycontinuetodemandluxuriesandpersonalservicesonthefourthlevel?Afifthlevelprobablywouldinvolvewantsthatcanbeachievedbestbycommunityaction.ConsumersmaybespendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainstdiseaseignorancecrimeandprejudicE.Afterfillingstomachsourclothesourgaragesourteethandourmindswenowmayseektoensurethehealthsafetyandleisuretoenjoymorefullythegoodthingsonthefirstfourlevels.83.Accordingtothepassagemanwillbegintothinkaboutsuchneedsashousingandclothingonlywhen________.A.hehassavedupenoughmoneyB.hehasgrowndissatisfiedwithhissimpleshelterC.hehassatisfiedhishungerforfoodD.hehaslearnedtobuildhouse84.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatattheendofWorldWarIImostAmericans________.A.wereveryrichB.liveinpovertyC.hadthegoodthingsonthefirstthreelevelsD.didnotownautomobiles85.Whatisthemainconcernofmanonthefourthlevel?A.ThemoregoodsthebetterB.ThemorementalsatisfactionthebetterC.ThemoreluxuryitemsthebetterD.Themoreearningsthebetter86.Theauthorisinclinedtothinkthatafifthlevel________A.wouldbelittlebetterthanthefourthlevelB.maybealotmoredesirablethanthefirstfourC.canbethelastandmostsatisfyinglevelD.willbecomeattainableprovidedthegovernmenttakesactions
- Ifyouwanttoseeathingwellreachoutandtouchit!Thatmayseemastrangethingtosay.Buttouchingthingscanhelpyoutoseethembetter.YoureyescantellyouthataglassballisrounD.Butbyholdingitinyourhandsyoucanfeelhowsmoothandcooltheballis.Youcanfeelhowheavytheglassis.Whenyoufeelalltheseabouttheballyoureallyseeit.Withyourskipyoucanfeelbetter.Forexampleyourfingerscantellthedifferencebetweentwocoinsinyourpocket.Youcanfeelalittledropofwateronthebackofyourhandtoo.Youcanevenfeelsoundsagainstyourskin.Haveyoueverwantedtoknowwhysomepeoplelikeveryloudmusic?TheymustliketofeelthesoundsofmusiC.AllchildrensoonlearnwhatDon’ttouch!means.Theyhearitoften.Yetmostofuskeepontouchingthingsaswegrowup.Inshopswetouchthingswemightbuysuchasfoodclothesandsoon.Toseesomethingwellwehavetotouchit.Thebottomsofourfeetcanfeelthingstoo.Youknowthiswhenyouwalkonwarmsandcoolgrassorabadfloor.Allfeeldifferentunderyourfeet.Therearewaysoflearningtoseewellbyfeeling.Onewayistocloseyoureyesandtrytofeeleverythingthatistouchingyourskin.Feeltheshoesonyourfeettheclothesonyourbodytheaironyourskin.Atfirstitisnoteasytofeelthesethings.Youaretoousedtothem!Mostmuseumsarejustforlooking.Buttodaysomemuseumshavesomethingswhichyoucantouch.TheirsignssayDotouch!Thereyoucanfeeleverythingonshow.Ifyouwanttoseebetterreachoutandtouch.Thenyou’11reallysee!61.Bytouchingthings.A.youwillhaveastrangefeelingB.youwilllearnhowtoreachoutC.youcantellthedifferencebetweenthemD.youcantellwhatcolorstheyare62.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TouchingbyFeelingB.ToSeeortoFeelC.ToSeeBetter—FeelD.WaysofFeeling63.Whenpeoplebuythingsinshopstheyoften.A.trythemonfirstB.puttheirrighthandonthemC.justhavealookD.feelandtouchthem64.WhydoesitsayAtfirstitisnoteasytofeelthesethings?A.Thethingsareusedbypeopletoo.B.Peopleareusedtothesethings.C.Peopleknowhowtousethesethings.D.Thesethingsareeasytofeel.65.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Touchingcanhelppeoplelearnthingsbetter.B.OurfeetfingershandsandskincanhelpusenjoymusiC.C.Peoplehavetolearntoseebyfeelingastheygrowup.D.Visitorscannottouchthethingsonshowinallthemuseums.
- WhenPaulwasaboygrowingupinUtahhehappenedtolivenearacoppersmelter炼铜厂andthechemicalsthatpouredouthadmadeawastelandoutofwhatusedtobeabeautifulforest.OnedayayoungvisitorlookedatthiswastelandandcalleditanawfulareA.Paulknockedhimdown.Fromthenonsomethinghappenedinsidehim.YearslaterPaulwasbackintheareaandhewenttothesmelterofficE.Heaskediftheyhadanyplansoriftheywouldlethimtrytobringthetreesback.TheanswerfromthatbigindustrywasNo.Paulthenwenttocollegetostudythescienceofplants.Unfortunatelyhisteacherssaidthereweren'tanybirdsorsquirrelstospreadtheseeds.Itwouldbeawasteofhislifetotrytodoit.EveryoneknewthathewastolD.Evenifhewasknowledgeableashehadexpectedhewouldn’tgethisideaaccepteD.Paullatergotmarriedandhadsomekids.ButhisdreamwouldnotdiE.AndthenonenighthedidwhathecouldwithwhathehaD.AsSamuelJohnsonwroteItiscommontooverlookwhatisnearbykeepingtheeyefixedonsomethingremotE.Attainablegoodisoftenignoredbymindsbusiedinwideranges.Underthecoverofdarknesshewentsecretlyintothewastelandandstartedplanting.Andeveryweekhemadehissecretjourneyintothewastelandandplantedtreesandgrass.Forfifteenyearshedidthisagainsttheplaincommonsense.SlowlyrabbitsappeareD.Laterastherewaslegal法律上的pressuretocleanuptheenvironmentthecompanyactuallyhiredPaultodowhathewasalreadydoing.NowtheplaceisfourteenthousandacresoftreesandgrassandbushesandPaulhasreceivedalmosteveryenvironmentalawardUtahhas.IttookhimuntilhishairturnedwhitebuthemanagedtokeepthatimpossiblevowhemadetohimselfasachilD.65.WhenPaulwasaboy______.A.hehaddecidednevertoleavehishometownB.theeconomyofUtahdependedwhollyonthecoppersmelterC.nolawsweremadetoprotecttheenvironmentagainstpollutionD.hehaddeterminedtostopthecoppersmelterpollutingthearea66.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasetheplaincommonsenseprobablyreferto?A.ThatitwasimpossiblefortreestogrowonthewastelanD.B.ThathisnormalworkandlifewouldbegreatlyaffecteD.C.Thatnoonewouldliketojoinhimintheefforts.D.Thathehadtokeepeverythinghedidsecret.67.WhydidPaulgotocollegetostudythescienceofplants?A.Hewantedtofindoutthebestwaytosavetheareahimself.B.Hewasinterestedinplantingtreessincehewasyoung.C.Hewantedtogetmoreknowledgeablepeopletohelphim.D.HethoughthisknowledgewouldmakehisadvicemorepersuasivE.68.Themessageofthepassageisthat______A.actionspeakslouderthanwordsB.perseverance坚持不懈willworkwondersC.GodhelpsthosewhohelpthemselvesD.manyhandsmakelightwork
- Somechildrenarenatural-bornbosses.Theyhaveastrongneedtomakedecisionsmanagetheirenvironmentandleadratherthanfollow.StephenJacksonaYearOnestudentoperatesunderthetheoryofwhat’smineismineandwhat’syoursisminesayshismother.TheotherdayIboughttwonewStarWarslightsabers剑.LaterIsawStephenwiththetwonewoneswhilehisbrotherwasusingthebeat-upones.Examinetheextendedfamilyandyou’llprobablyfindabossygrandparentauntuncleorcousinineverygeneration.It’saninheritabletraitsaysRussellBarkleyaprofessorattheMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolinA.Otherchildrenwhomaynotbeparticularlybossycangraduallygaindominance支配地位whentheysensetheirparentsareweakhesitantorindisagreementwitheachother.Whetherit’sinbornnatureordevelopedcharacteratworktoomuchcontrolinthehandsoftheyoungisn’thealthyforchildrenorthefamily.FearisattherootofalotofbossybehaviorsaysfamilypsychologistJohnTaylor.ChildrenhesaysinhisbookFromDefiancetoCooperationhavesecretfeelingsofweaknessandadesiretofeelsafE.It’stheparents’roletoprovidethatprotection.Whenabosschilddoesn'tlearnlimitsathomethestageissetforahostoftroublesoutsidethefamily.Theoverlywillfulandunbendingchildmayhavetroubleobeyingteachersorcoachesforexampleortroublekeepingfriends.Itcanbeprettylonelyasthetopdogifnoonelikesyourbossyways.IseemoreandmoreparentsgivinguptheirpowersaysBarkleywhohasstudiedbossybehaviorformorethan30years.Theybendtoofarbecausetheydon’twanttobeasstrictastheirownparentswerE.Buttheyalsofeellessconfidentabouttheirparentingskills.Theirkidsinturnfeelmoreanxious.67.BossychildrenlikeStephenJackson_________.A.makegooddecisionsB.showself-centerednessC.lackcarefromothersD.havelittlesenseoffear68.TheunderlinedphraseinheritabletraitinParagraph2means___________.A.inbornnatureB.developedcharacterC.acceptedtheoryD.particularenvironment69.Thestudyonbossybehaviorimpliesthatparents_________.A.shouldgivemorepowertotheirchildrenB.shouldbestrictwiththeirchildrenC.shouldnotbesoanxiousabouttheirchildrenD.shouldnotsetlimitsfortheirchildren70.WhatisthepassagemainlyaboutA.HowbossybehaviorcanbecontrolleD.B.Howwecangetalongwithbossychildren.C.Whatleadstochildren’sbossybehavior.D.Whateffectbossybehaviorbringsabout.
- IwasreadingtheseintriguingstoriesbehindagroupofgreatlogosintheworlD.PersonallyNikeismyfavoriteone—it'ssosimplE.AndIlikedthestoriesbehindthemwhichmademeforgetallotherthings.McDonald'sAppleMercedesBenzandAdidasowngreatlogosaswellandtheyareamongmyveryfavorites.NikeIntheGreekmythNikeisthegoddessofvictoryandthesourceofinspirationforsoldiers.ThislogorepresentsthewinginthefamousstatueoftheGreekgoddess.Nike'slogowasdesignedbyCarolynDavidsonin1971for$35andwasregisteredasatrademarkin1995.McDonald'sThelogowasdesignedin1962byJimSchindlertoresemblethearchshapedsignsonthesideofthecompany'sthenwalkuphamburgerstanD.LateronthetwogoldenarcheswerecombinedtogethertoformtheM..TheMcDonald'snamewasaddedtothelogoin1968.AppleTherearedifferentstoriesbehindApple'slogo.ThefirstlogowasareferencetothereligiousstoryofAdamandEveinwhichtheapplerepresentedthefruitoftheTreeofKnowledgE.Oneyearlaterthesecondlogowasdesignedin1977bySteveJobsandRonaldWayneanditdescribedSirIsaacNewtonsittingunderanappletreE.Thislogodidn'tstaylong.OneyearlateritwasreplacedalmostimmediatelybygraphicdesignerRobJanoff'srainbowapplearainbowcoloredsilhouette轮廓ofanapplewithabitetakenoutofit.Andthentherainbowcoloredapplewasreplacedbytheonecoloredlogoin1998.Ithasnotbeenchangedsofar.MercedesBenzTheMercedesBenzlogowhichwasoriginallycreatedbyGottliebDaimlerin1909consistsofasimpledescriptionofathreepointedstarthatrepresentsitsruleofthelandtheseaandtheair.ThecompanywasfoundedbyGottliebDaimlerandWilhelmMaybach.MarcedesisthenameofMaybach'selderdaughterwhileBenzcameasaresultofacombinationwithBenzCiE.andDMGin1926.AdidasTheAdidaslogowhichwascreatedbythefounderofthecompanyAdiDasslerrepresentsmountainspointingtowardsthechallengesthatareseenaheadandgoalsthatcanbeachieveD.Thelogowasusedforthefirsttimein1967.56.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthestoriesofthegreatlogos?A.Theyareboring.B.TheyareoutofdatE.C.TheyareattractivE.D.Theyarepractical.57.WhatdoesNike'slogostandfor?A.Thegoddessofvictory.B.Thesourceofinspirationforsoldiers.C.ThestatueoftheGreekgoddess.D.ThewingoftheGreekgoddess.58.WecanlearnthatApple'spresentlogois________.A.thereligiousstoryofAdamandEveB.abittenapplewithonlyonecolorC.Newton'ssittingunderanappletreeD.therainbowcoloredbittenapple59.Whichofthefollowingtimeordersdescribesthebirthsofthegreatlogos?A.MercedesBenz—McDonald's—Nike—AppleB.Nike—McDonald's—Apple—MercedesBenzC.McDonald's—Apple—Nike—MercedesBenzD.Nike—MercedesBenz—McDonald's—Apple
- HowtobeatnervesDoyoublankoutfreezeup呆住orfeelsonervousinexamsthatyouhavetroublewritinganswerstoquestionsthatyouknewjustlastnight?Ifsoyoulikelyhaveacaseoftestanxiety.Butdon’tpaniC.Byrecognizingtheproblemyouaretakingthefirststeptowardsovercomingit.Believeitornotatouchofnervousnesscansharpenyourmindallowingyoutoperformmorequickly.Thisisbecauseunderstressthebodyreleasesthehormoneadrenaline肾上腺素whichpreparesitforsomethingimportantthatwillhappen.HowevertoomuchanxietycanresultinsleeplessnesslossofappetitebeforetestsandpoorperformancE.Somepeoplemightfeelshakyweakhotorevensick.Ifyouworryalotorareaperfectionistyouaremorelikelytohavetroublewithtestanxiety.Thosewhohavepreparedpoorlyforatestorhavehadnegativeexperiencestakingtestsmayalsoexperiencetestanxiety.Whenyoufeelastormofanxietycomingonstopwhatyou'redoingandmakeyourmindablank.Ifpossibleactuallytellyourselfto‘STOP!’Thiswillgetyourmindoffthestress.Thenthinkofbeingataplaceofcomfortandletyourbodyrelax.Asyoucontinuethetestfindquestionsyouknowtheanswerstoandanswerthemfirst.ThiswillhelprestoreyourconfidencE.TalktoyourselfusingpositivelanguagE.Makeitahabittoreplaceeachnegativethoughtwithalogicalreason.Forexample:I'vestudiedhardandIknowthematerialsoI’mreadytodothebestIcan.Anotherthingyoucandoistolearntoacceptmistakes.Infacttheycanbevaluablelearningopportunities.Lastbutnotleaststarttestpreparationearlythreetofivedaysaheadofthequizortest.Afterallgoodstudyhabitsandskills.forexampletimemanagementandnote-takingwillgiveyouthefeelingthatyouareincontrol.60.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.A.tellyouthatworryingisnogoodB.showthewaystoovercometestanxietyC.describetheeffectscausedbyexamsD.suggestmakingfullpreparationsforexams61.Fromthepassageweknowthatwhenyouexperiencetestanxietyyou.A.arenolongersureofyourselfandcannotthinkclearlyB.developnegativethoughtsaboutyourselfineverydaylifeC.feelsonervousthatyoucan’tsleepbeforethetestD.feelanxiousintheexamandalwaysfailinexams62.Thephraselastbutnotleastatthelastparagraphmeans.A.thelastbutactuallytherearemoreB.thelastinorderandimportanceC.thelastbutasimportantasothersD.thelastbutthemostimportant63.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.youshouldnotplacetoohighexpectationsonyourselfB.lowscoresinexamsareonlyaresultoftestanxietyC.youneedtogetyourselfcompletelyundercontrolD.testanxietyformsgoodstudyhabits
- Ateacherhonoredherstudentsbytellingthemhowtheyeachhadmadeadifferencetoherandtheclass.Shealsopresentedeachofthemwithablueribbon绸带whichreadWhoIAmMakesaDifferencE.Afterwardstheteacherdecidedtodoaclassprojecttoseewhatrecognitionwilldotopeopleingeneral.ShegaveeachstudentthreemoreribbonsandinstructedthemtodothesametomorepeoplE.Oneoftheboyswenttoajuniorexecutive经理inanearbycompanyandhonoredhimforhelpinghimwithhiscareerplanning.Laterthatdaythejuniorexecutivetoldhisbosshedeeplyadmiredhimforbeingacreativegeniusandaskedifhewouldacceptthegiftoftheblueribbon.Thesurprisedbossacceptedthegiftdelightedly.Thatnightthebosscamehometohis14-year-oldsonandtoldhimabouthisday.OneofthejuniorexecutivesgavemeanextraribbonandaskedmetofindsomebodytohonorhesaiD.Ithoughtaboutyou.MydaysarebusyandwhenIcomehomeIdon’tpaymuchattentiontoyou.SometimesIscreamatyoufornotgettinggoodgradesinschoolandforyourbedroombeingamessbutsomehowtonightIjust-wantedtosithereandwelljustletyouknowthatyoudomakeadifferencetomE.You’reagreatkidandIloveyou!Thestartledboycouldn’thelpcrying.Hiswholebodyshook.HelookedupathisfatherandsaidthroughhistearsIwasplanningonkillingmyselftomorrowDadbecauseIdidn’tthinkyoulovedmE.NowIdon’tneedto.53.Thewordrecognitioninthe2ndparagraphrefersto________.A.openlyrewardingpeoplefortheirgooddeedsB.warmlyinvitingpeopletojoininyourprojectC.presentingpeoplewithgiftsonspecialoccasionsD.pickingoutpeopleyouknewbeforefromacrowd54.Itcanbeinferredfromthisstorythat________.A.asmallribboncanmeanalottoteenagersB.parentsshouldspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenC.asimpleencouragementcansometimeschangeone’slifeD.asmallactionsometimescanleadtounexpectedresult55.Theunderlinedwordstartledinthelastparagraphmostlyprobablymeans________.A.excitedB.surprisedC.puzzledD.frightened
- Lifeisdifficult.Thisisagreattruthoneofthegreatesttruths.Itisagreattruthbecauseoncewetrulyseethistruthwetranscend超越it.Oncewetrulyknowthatlifeisdifficult---oncewetrulyunderstandandacceptit---thenlifeisnolongerdifficult.Becauseonceitisacceptedthefactthatlifeisdifficultnolongermatters.Mostdonotfullyseethistruth.Insteadtheycomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.Itseemstothemthatdifficultiesrepresentaspecialkindofsufferingespeciallyforceduponthemorelseupontheirfamiliestheirclassoreventheirnation.WhatmakeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisapainfulonE.Problemsdependingontheirnaturecauseussadnessorlonelinessorregretorangerorfear.Theseareuncomfortablefeelingsoftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Andsincelifecausesanendlessseriesofproblemslifeisalwaysdifficultandisfullofpainaswellasjoy.Yetitisinthiswholeprocessofsolvingproblemsthatlifehasitsmeaning.ProblemsaretheserioustestthattellsussuccessfromfailurE.WhenwedesiretoencouragethegrowthofhumanspiritweencouragethehumanabilitytosolveproblemsjustasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentosolvE.Itisthroughthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsthatwelearn.AsBenjaminFranklinsaidthosethingsthathurtinstruct.Itisforthisreasonthatwisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcomethepainofproblems.46.Thewriterprobablyusedjustoneshortsentenceinthefirstparagraphto______.A.savespaceB.persuadereadersC.makereaderslaughD.getreaders’attention47.Accordingtothepassagewegiveschoolchildrendifficultproblemstosolveinorderto______.A.encouragethemtolearnB.teachthemtofearthepainofsolvingtheproblemC.helpthemlearntodealwithpainD.teachthemhowtorespectforproblems48.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat______.A.everybodyhasproblemsB.webecomestrongerbymeetingandsolvingtheproblemsoflifeC.lifeisdifficultbecauseourproblemsbringuspainD.peopleliketocomplainabouttheirproblems
- Fromnowonneverspendyourprecioustimethinkingofreasonsforyourfailuresandshortcomings.Insteadrealizethattheseedsofsuccesswereplantedwithinyouwhenyouwereborn.Onlyyouhavethepowertomakethoseseedsgrow.TheseedsandthepowertogrowthemarecontainedinthemostawesomemachineevercreatedthehumanminD.SuccessisachoiceandnotachancE.Youwerebornawinner.Youwerebornrich.YoucanbeasuccessifonlyyoumaketherightchoicE.Youcannotbesuccessfulwithoutfirstdevelopingyourself-esteem.Yourlevelofself-esteemisalwaysbasedonthedegreeofcontrolthatyouareabletoexerciseoveryourselfandthusoveryourlifE.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarepeoplewhodonotbelievethattheyhaveanypowerorresponsibilityfortheirlives.Theyaretheperennial长期的victimsandmartyrs.Theyareleavestossed摇摆bythewindsofchanceblownaboutwithanysuddenchangeintheweather.YoucanexercisecontroloveryourlifeonlytothedegreethatyoubelievethatyouareresponsibleforeverythingthathappensinyourlifE.FailuresthinkthateverythinghappensbyaccidentandchancE.SuccessfulpeoplerealizethattheyareresponsiblE.Everythinghappensasaresultofsomething.Ifwecanidentifythecausewecancontroltheeffect.WeareresponsibleforwhatwechoosetothinkandbelievE.Onegenerallyrisestothelevelthatoneexpects.Weareresponsibleforsettingourexpectations.OursuccessisdependentuponourlevelofconfidencE.Ifyouassociatewithpositive-thinkingpeopleyouaredefinitelygoingtoachievesuccess.Onthecontrarytheoppositehappens.Weareresponsibleforfindingplantingandnurturingtheseedsthatcontainfuturevictorybornfromsetbacks.InshortinallareasofyourlifewhethertheybefinancialphysicalemotionalorspiritualyouareresponsiblE.Onceyourecognizethisacceptitandfirmlybelieveityouareontheroadtosuccess.71.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarecomparedtoleavesbecausethey______________.A.arereadytochangetheirmindsB.areeasilyaffectedbywindyweatherC.don’thavethepowertofacetheirfateD.can’texercisecontroloverthemselves72.Loserswouldthinkthat.A.successistheresultofhardworkB.workinghardwillleadtosuccessC.theirfailureisonlybecauseofbadluckD.theydon’tmakeeffortstosucceed73.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph5that.A.whetherwewillsucceeddependsonourattitudesB.developingconfidenceisthekeytofuturesuccessC.thoughtsandbeliefsaretheresultofcreativemindD.settingourexpectationsisessentialbeforetakingaction74.Thelastparagraphservesas.A.theproofoftheauthor’spointsB.theconclusionoftheargumentC.anintroductiontoanothertopicD.acomparisonbetweentwoviews75.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A.SuccessisachoicE.B.Thesecretsofsuccess.C.DevelopourconfidencE.D.Howtoachievesuccess.
- Theoldmanwalkedslowlyintotherestaurant.Withheadtiltedandshouldersbentforwardheleanedonhistrustystickwitheachunhurriedstep.HistornclothjacketpatchedtrouserswornoutshoesandwarmpersonalitymadehimstandoutfromtheusualSaturdaymorningbreakfastcrowD.Hestoppedturnedwithhiswholebodyandwinkedatalittlegirlseatedbythedoor.Sheflashedabigsmilerightbackathim.AyoungwaitressnamedMarywatchedhimwalktowardatablebythewindow.SheranovertohimandsaidHereSir.Letmegiveyouahandwiththatchair.ShepulledthechairawayfromthetablE.SteadyinghimwithonearmshehelpedhimmoveinfrontofthechairandgetcomfortablyseateD.Thenshemovedthetableupclosetohimandleanedhisstickagainstthetablewherehecouldreachit.InasoftclearvoicehesaidThankyouMiss.Andblessyouforyourkindgestures.You'rewelcomeSir.ShereplieD.AndmynameisMary.I'llbebackinamomentandifyouneedanythingatallinthemeantimejustwaveatme!AfterhehadfinishedaheartymealMarybroughthimthechangefromhisticket.HeleftitonthetablE.Shehelpedhimandwalkedwithhimtothefrontdoor.HoldingthedooropenforhimshesaidComebackandseeusSir!Heturnedandnoddedathank-you.YouareverykinD.hesaidsoftlysmiling.WhenMarywenttocleanhistableshealmostfainteD.Underhisplateshefoundabusinesscardandanotescribbledonanapkin.Underthenapkinwasaone-hundred-dollarbill.ThenoteonthenapkinreadDearMaryIrespectyouverymuchandyourespectyourselftoo.Itshowsbythewayyoutreatothers.Youhavefoundthesecretofhappiness.Yourkindgestureswillshinethroughthosewhomeetyou.ThemanshehadwaitedonwastheowneroftherestaurantwheresheworkeD.Thiswasthefirsttimethatsheoranyofhisemployeeshadeverseenhiminperson.61.Theoldmanleft$100underthenapkinbecausehe________.A.wasgratefulforMary'skindnessB.wantedtoencourageMarytodomoregooddeedsC.appreciatedMary'skindnessandworkattitudeD.thoughthighlyofthetastymealintherestaurant62.WhatdoweknowaboutMaryandtheoldman?A.Maryknewwhotheoldmanwasfromthenote.B.Maryrecognizedtheoldmanwhensheservedhim.C.TheoldmanintendedtohaveMaryashissecretary.D.Maryhadneverseenherbossfacetofacebefore.63.Itcanbeinferredthattheoldmanwenttotherestaurantto________.A.haveagoodmealB.enjoygoodserviceC.haveanon-sitevisitD.showhisgenerosity64.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby________.A.followingtheorderofspaceB.followingtheorderoftimeC.makingcomparisonsD.providingexamples65.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe________.A.EmployerandEmployeeB.TheSecretofHappinessC.AGiftfromtheManagerD.GoodServiceintheRestaurant
- TheImportanceofSettingSpeechGoalsAspeechisawonderfulopportunitytoinformpersuadeorentertain.Thebestspeechesoftentakeonacombinationofallthreeofthesecomponents.Howeverbeforeyoucangoaboutthewritingofagreatspeechitisimportanttosetgoals.GoalskeepyouyourspeechandyouraudiencefocuseD.WhatagoalisInthecontextofaspeechagoalisthepurposeofthespeechandwhatithopestoaccomplish.Forexamplethegoalofaeulogy颂歌mightbetocelebratethelifeofalovedonE.Thegoalofaspeechatapoliticalgatheringwouldbetoinformthecrowdaboutthepoliticalpositionofacandidateandpersuadethemtovoteandcampaignforthecandidateinquestion.WhyagoalisimportantWithoutagoalaspeechiswithoutdirection.Thegoalinformsthestructureandcontentofthespeech.Forexampleifaspeech’sgoalistoconvincepeoplethatsmokingisbadforthemthespeechwillbestructuredwithpersuasiveargumentstobackupthegoal.A.speechwithagoalofinformingtheaudiencewillkeeptheinformationfairandfactual.Agoalisincrediblyimportanttothespeech’sabilitytoconnectwithanaudiencE.Ifthespeakerisunawareofthegoalofthespeechtheaudiencewilllikelybeunawareaswell.ThisseverelyreducestheeffectivenessofthemessagE.Asidefrominformingtheaudienceofthecontentandstructureaspeech’sgoaldrivesthespeakertogreaterheights.Ifaspeakerisaskedtospeakonaspecificsubjectbutneverestablishesthegoaltheywon’tknowwheretostartintheresearchorganizingandwritingofthespeech.___________________________________Ifyouhavebeenchargedwith被委以deliveringaspeechestablishingagoalcanseemdifficultatfirst.Thereareseveralthingstotakeintoconsideration.Firstthinkaboutwhoyouwillbespeakingto.Thedemographic人口统计ofyouraudiencewilllikelydeterminewhetheryouwillbeabletopersuadethemorwhethertheywillbeabletositthrough.Secondthinkaboutthetopicitself.Ifthetopicissomethingcontroversial有争议的itmaybeworthyourwhiletoconsideraninformativeapproachtopresentbothsidesoftheissuE.Finallyconsideryourresources.A.speechwithaninformativeorpersuasivegoalusuallyrequiresagreatdealofresearchandsometimestakesmoretimetowritE.61.Accordingtothepassagewhatthreecomponentsdoesthebestspeechcombine?A.Informingdeliveringandentertaining.B.Informingpersuadingandentertaining.C.Informingwritinganddelivering.D.Informingwritingandpersuading.62.Thegoalofaspeechatapoliticalgatheringmightbe_______.A.topersuadetheaudiencetovoteforacandidateB.tocelebratethelifeofapersonyouadmireC.toentertaintheaudiencewithhumorandmagicD.topersuadetheaudiencetobuynewproducts63.AllthefollowingindicatetheimportanceofaspeechgoalEXCEPTthat_______.A.aspeechwillloseitsdirectionwithoutagoalB.aspeechgoalcanhelpkeeptheaudienceawareofthespeechC.aspeechgoalcanhelpthespeakerknowabouttheresearchorganizingandwritingD.aspeechgoalmakesitpossibleforthespeakertoachievewhateverhewantsinlife64.Whichofthefollowingcanbefilledintotheblankasthesubtitleforthelastparagraph?A.HowtoachieveaspeechgoalB.HowtodeliveradifficultspeechC.WhattoconsidertoestablishagoalD.Whattoconsidertodeliveraspeech
- 山西省金谷中学2010届高三第一次练兵考试MomwasateachermostofherlifE.Whenshewasn’tintheclassroomshewaseducatingherchildrenorgrandchildren:correctingourgrammar;startingusoncollectionsofbutterfliesflowersorrocks;orinspiringadiscussiononhermostrecentBookoftheMonthClubtopiC.Mommadelearningfun.Itwassadformythreebrothersandmetoseehersufferinginlateryears.Ateighty-fiveshesufferedastrokeandshewentsteadilydownhillafterthat.TwodaysbeforeshediedmybrothersandImetathernursinghomeandtookherforashortrideinawheelchair.WhilewewaitedforthestafftoliftherbackintobedMomfellasleep.Notwantingtowakeherwemovedtothefarendoftheroomandspokesoftly.Afterseveralminutesourconversationwasinterruptedbyasoundcomingfromacrosstheroom.WestoppedtalkingandlookedatMom.Hereyeswereclosedbutshewasclearlytryingtocommunicatewithus.WewenttohersidE.Whirrshesaidweakly.Where?IaskeD.Momistheresomethingyouwant?Whirrsherepeatedabitstronger.MybrothersandIlookedateachotherandshookourheadssadly.MomopenedhereyessighedandwithalltheenergyshecouldmasersaidNotwassaywere!ItsuddenlyoccurredtousthatMomwascorrectingbrotherJim’slastsentencE.IfitwasuptomeJimleaneddownandkissedhercheek.ThanksMomhewhispereD.Wesmiledateachother----remarkableteacher.36.WhenMomsaidWhirrwhatdidshereallywanttodo?A.Shewantedtotellhersonsherwill.B.ShewantedtohavesomethingtoeatbeforeshedieD.C.ShewantedtocorrectthemistakesJimmadewhiletalking.D.Shewantedtoteachhersonsmorebecauseshewasdying.37.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTright?A.Momwasagoodteacherandneverwantedtostopherteaching.B.Momwasalwaysmakingherteachingfun.C.Momdidn’tforgetherteachinguntilshedieD.D.MomwasnolongerateacherwhenshewasathomE.38.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhismother?A.Helovedherbutwastiredofhismother’steachingathomE.B.HismothershouldforgetherteachingandenjoyedtherestofherlifE.C.Hismotherwasgreatbecauseshedevotedherselftoteaching.D.HismotherwasanexcellentteacherbeforeshewasretireD.39.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.OnceateacheralwaysB.Mom’swillC.A.teacher’slifeD.A.teacher’sdevotion
- Ifthereisanysinglefactorthatmakesforsuccessinlivingitistheabilitytoprofitbydefeat.EverysuccessIknowhaveachievedbecausethepersonwasabletoanalyzedefeatandactuallyprofitbyitinhisnextundertaking.Confusedefeatwithfailureandyouaredoomed注定indeedtofailure.Foritisn’tdefeatthatmakesyoufail:itisyourownrefusaltoseeindefeattheguideandencouragementtosuccess.Defeatsarenothingtobeashamedof.Theyareroutineincidentsinthelifeofeverymanwhoachievessuccess.Butdefeatisadeadlossunlessyoufaceitwithouthumiliationanalyze分析itandleavewhyyouhavefailed.Defeatinotherwordscanhelptocureitsowncause.Notonlydoesdefeatprepareusforsuccessbutnothingcanarousewithinussuchacompellingdesiretosucceed.Ifyouletababygrasparodandtrytopullitawayhewillholdmoreandmoretightlyuntilhiswholeweightissuspended.Itisthesamereactionasshouldgiveyounewandgreaterstrengtheverytimeyouaredefeated.Ifyouexploitthepowerwhichdefeatsgiveyoucanaccomplishwithitfarmorethanyouarecapableof.60.Thepersonwhoisabletoanalyzehisdefeatislikely___.A.tobemorecapableofdoingthingsB.tobeasuccessorC.tobeashamedofhisdefeatD.toknowhimselfbetter61.Defeatisvaluablebecause___.A.itmakesyouabetterthinkerB.itforcesyoutofaceitwithouthumiliationC.itprovidestheguidetoachievement.D.Itenablesyoutoanalyzeeventssuccessfully62.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat___.A.theauthorthinksthereisonlyonefactorwhichmakesforsuccessinlivingB.defeatnecessarilyleadstosuccessC.peopleoftenconfusedefeatwithfailureD.wemustfacedefeatcourageously63.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsdefeat?A.Oneofbeingashamed.B.Oneofbeinginterested.C.Oneofbeingdiscouraged.D.Oneofbeinghopeful.64.ThewordhumiliationinPara.2couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?A.beingencouraged.B.beingconfusedC.beingashamedD.beingdefeated
- TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyoffendmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation模仿.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.67.Thephrasesourthepleasureofsocietyinthesecondparagraphmeans_______.A.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB.makeothersunhappyC.tendtoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife68.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons69.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould_______.A.preventanycommunicationwiththemB.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes70.Inthispassagethewritermainly_______.A.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappinessD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife
- Therewasawonder-filledlittlegirlwhowashurtsobadlythatwhensheenteredadultlifeshethoughtshewassobadthatothersjustcouldn'tbenicetoher.Butshehadalotofcuriositywhichkepthergoing.Shesoughtmanywisepeopletohelpherunderstandwhyshewassobadthathermotherhurtherandwhyshewasunabletobebettersothatmenwouldn'thurther.Shewasonajourneythatshethoughtwastohelpherbebetter.Shecarriedabigbagwithhereverywhereshewent.InsideitwereallthehurtsshehadexperienceD.Becauseshewassoeagertopleasethosewhoofferedtheirwisdomshewillinglyagreedwithwhattheysaidaboutforgiving.Butsheheldthatbagofhurtstightly.After50yearsofcarryingthatbagaroundandshowingittoallshemetasifitwereproofthatshewasagoodpersonshedecidedtoopenitupandjustseewhathappeneD.Whenshelookedinsideitwasfilledwithbitsofpaper.Atonetimetheyhadwordsonthemdetailingthehurts.Buttimehadfaded褪色thewordsandallthatwasleftwassomeuselesspaper.Shehadbeenstrugglingtocarrythisbagthatheldnothingbuttheimageofsomethingthatoncewas.ShesawtheabsurdityofcarryingthatbagarounD.Itmadeherlaugh.Butlettinggoofthepaperandhavingpityforthosethathurtherthislittlegirlwasabletobecomeawomanwithbeautifulhair.ThewomanlookedinthemirrorandsaidIamlovablE.AlthoughittookmanyyearsshewasfinallyopentobringingloveandrespectintoherlifE.
- WhenIlearnedthatmy71-year-oldmotherwasplayingScrabble-awordgame-againstherselfIknewIhadtodosomething.Myhusbandsuggestedwegiveheracomputertoplayagainst.Iwasn’tsuremymotherwasreadyforit.Afterallithadtaken15yearstopersuadehertobuyanelectriccooker.Evensowepackedupouroldcomputeranddeliveredittomyparents’homE.Andsobeganmymother’sadventureintheworldofcomputers.ItalsomarkedthebeginningofanunusualteachingtaskformE.I’vetaughtpeopleofallagesbutIneverthoughtIwouldbeteachingmymotherhowtodoanything.Shehasbeentheoneteachingmeallmylife:tocookandsew;toenjoythegoodtimesandputupwiththebaD.Nowitwasmyturntogivesomethingback.Itwasn’teasyatthebeginning.TherewassomuchtoexplainandtointroducE.Slowlybutsurelymymothercaughtonmakingnotesinalittlenotebook.AfterafewmonthsofScrabbleandothergamesIdecideditwastimetointroducehertowordprocessing.ThisprovedtobeabiggerchallengetohersoIgavehersomehomework.Iaskedhertowritemealetterusingdifferentlettertypescolorsandspaces.Areyouthisdemandingwithyourkindergartenpupils?sheaskeD.NoofcoursenotIsaiD.Theyalreadyknowhowtouseacomputer.Mymotherisn’ttheonlyoneexperiencingafastpersonalgrowthperioD.Thankstothecomputermyfatherhasfinallygotoverhisphoneallergy过敏反应.ForaslongasIcanrememberanytimeIcalledmymotherwouldanswer.DadandIhavehadmorephoneconversationsinthelasttwomonthsthanwe’vehadinthepast20years.53.Whatdoestheauthordo?A.SheisacookB.SheisateacherC.SheisahousewifeD.Sheisacomputerengineer54.Theauthordecidedtogivehermotheracomputer________.A.toletherhavemorechancestowritelettersB.tosupportherindoingherhomeworkC.tohelpherthroughthebadtimesD.tomakeherlifemoreenjoyable55.Theauthoraskedhermothertowriteheraletter________.A.becausehermotherhadstoppedusingthetelephoneB.becauseshewantedtokeepintouchwithhermotherC.sothathermothercouldpracticewhatshehadlearnedD.sothathermothercouldbefreefromhousework56.Afterthecomputerwasbroughthometheauthor’sfather________A.lostinterestincookingB.tookmorephonecallsC.playedmoregamesD.begantouseit
- FiveyearsagoStevenGerrardfulfilledaboyhooddreamwhenhewasmadecaptainofLiverpoolthefootballclubhehadsupportedallhislifE.AsoneofthebestteamsintheEnglishPremierLeaguethecaptain'sarmbandweighedheavyonaplayerwhohadonlyturned23.Butthroughacombinationofindividualbrillianceonthepitch球场andagrowingawarenessofwhatbeingaskipper队长isallaboutGerrardhasgoneontomakethecaptain'srolehisown.HeperformedarescueactforLiverpoolbytwicescoringastheycamefrom2-0downtodraw2-2againstHullCityonDecember13.Hiseffortssteered带领theteamtothetopofthePremierLeaguE.It'seasyformetosaywe'reagreatteamandthesquad'sgreatsaidGerrarD.Thehardestthingistoactuallygooutthereandproveitonthepitch.IcallthePremierLeaguethebreadandbutterandI'mdesperateforthetitlE.LiverpoolenjoyedsomerealsuccessduringthefiveyearswhenGerrardhasbeencaptainoftheclub—they'vebeentotwoChampionsLeaguefinalsandanFACupfinalwinningtwooutofthreE.ButGerrardbelieveshehaslearnedmorefrombeingacaptainwhenthingshaven'tgonetoowell.Youlearnmorefrombadexperiencesreally.BaddefeatsgoingoutofcompetitionsorfailingshortintheleagueascaptainIfeelmoreresponsibleparticularlywhenwegetbeatenhesaiD.Irememberallthoseexperiencesandlearnfromallofthat.GerrardgrewupwatchingLiverpool.Hejoinedtheclub'syouthacademyasaschoolboy.Hethenhadtryoutswithvariousclubsat14includingManchesterUnitedwhichheclaimedinhisautobiography自传wastopressureLiverpoolintogivingmeacontract.Hesignedwiththeclubin1997.GerrardhasdedicatedhisentirecareertoLiverpoolandheisconfidentthattheclubwillstartanotherlegendsoon.YoujustexpectthatdynastytocomehesaiD.1.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.Gerrard'sloveofLiverpoolB.whatkindofpersonGerrardisC.Gerrard'slatestperformanceonthepitchD.GerrardascaptainoftheLiverpoolfootballclub2.Fromthetextwecanseethat________.A.GerrardhasoutshoneothercaptainsofLiverpoolB.GerrarddidquiteagoodjobinleadinghisteamC.Gerrradintendedtomakethecaptain'srolehisownD.Gerrradhasbeenconfidentofbeingacaptainsincechosen3.Gerrardadmittedthathelearnedmorefrom________.A.tryoutswithvariousclubsB.unsuccessfulexperiencesC.steeringtheteamtothetopD.strivingfortheleaguetitle4.Fromthelasttwoparagraphsweknowthat________.A.GerrardcomparedLiverpoolwithotherfootballclubsandfinallydecidedonitB.GerrardwasmadecaptainsoonafterhesignedwithLiverpoolC.GerrardbelievedthenextseasonwouldbehisdynastyD.itwasLiverpoolthatGerrardhadhiseyeonallalong
- Twotravellingangels天使stoppedtospendthenightinthehomeofawealthy富有family.Thefamilywasrude无礼的andrefusedtolettheangelsstayintheguestroom.Insteadtheangelsweregivenaspaceinthecoldbasement地下室.Astheymadetheirbedonthehardfloortheolderangelsawaholeinthewallandrepairedit.WhentheyoungerangelaskedwhytheolderangelrepliedThingsaren'talwayswhattheyseem.Thenextnightthe_paircametorestatthehouseofaverypoorbutveryhospitable好客的farmerandhiswifE.Aftersharingthelittlefoodtheyhadthecouplelettheangelssleepintheirbedwheretheycouldhaveagoodnight'srest.Whenthesuncameupthenextmorningtheangelsfoundthefarmerandhiswifeintears.Theironlycowwhosemilkhadbeentheironlyincome收入laydeadinthefielD.TheyoungerangelwasveryangryandaskedtheolderangelHowcouldyouwatchoutforthecow?ThefirstmanhadeverythingyetyouwatchedoverhishousE.Sheaccused指责Thesecondfamilyhadlittlebutwaswillingtoshareeverythingandyoudidnothelp.Thingsaren'talwayswhattheyseem.theolderangelrepliedWhenwestayedinthebasementInoticedtherewasgoldstoredinthatholeinthewall.Sincetheownerwassogreedy贪婪的andunwilling不愿意的tosharehisgoodfortune财富.IaskedtheGodifIcouldseal封口thewallsohecouldn'tfindit.Thenlastnightaswesleptinthefarmer'sbedtheangelofdeathcameforhiswifE.IaskedGodiftheangelcouldtakethecowinsteaD.Thethingsaren'talwayswhattheyseem.6.Whydidtheoldangelrepairtheholefortherichfamily?A.Becauseshedidn'tlikethegreedyowner.B.Becauseshewantedtosavethegoldforthepoor.C.Becausethebasementwastoocoldtostayin.D.Becauseshebelievedthatoneshouldalwaysbereadytohelpothers.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasethepairinthesecondparagraphrefersto?A.ThepoorcouplE.B.TherichcouplE.C.Theguests.D.Theangels.8.Theyoungerangelwasveryangrybecause________.A.theolderangelkilledthefarmer'scowB.theolderangeltreatedthetwofamiliesunfairlyC.thewealthymangivethemabadplacetoliveinD.theangelofdeathtookthecowaway9.Whydidtheolderangelletthefarmer'scowdie?A.BecausetheGodwantedtheolderangeltotakethecow.B.Becauseshewantedtoteachtheyoungerangelalesson.C.Becauseshewantedtosavethefarmer'swifE.D.Becauseshewassympathetictotherich.10.Thestorytriestotellthereaderthat________.A.angelsarealwaysreadyto乐于helpthepoorB.sometimesthingsarenotwhattheyseemC.angelsarealwaysreadytohelptherichD.theyoungshouldalwayslearnfromtheold
- Ingolfwetalkabouthandicaps.Thelowerthehandicapthebetterthegolfer.A.golferwithahandicapof12tendstoplaybetterthanonewithahandicapof20.Itmeansthatforagolfcoursethatnormallytakesaprofessional72strokes击球over18holestoplaya12-handicapgolferwouldcompletehisfullgamewithascoreof84strokes.Whenitcomestocreativethinkingistheresuchahandicapsystem?Canwedescribeapersonasa12-handicapinhiscreativethinkingability?Fortunatelyorunfortunatelythereisnosuchsystemyetforcreativethinking.Butweallsufferfromahandicapwhenitcomestocreativethinking.Someofusarebetterplayersatsuchanactivitywithideasflowingfreely.SomeofusareaverageorgreenhandsatsuchthinkingfailingoftenandfeelingveryfrustrateD.Butdon’tfear.Creativethinkerscanbelikegolfersstrivingtoreducetheirhandicaps.Ittakeslearningandpracticeandre-learningandre-practiceuntilyoubecomebetteratit.Howdoyoulearntobeacreativethinker?Justlikethegameofgolfyouneedtohaveaninterest.Isyourinterestpurelysocialbusinessorpersonal?Doyouhaveadesiretoimprove?Mostgolferschallengethemselvestoreducetheirhandicapsforpersonalsatisfactionandenjoymentsodoyouhavethisburningdesiretobeabettercreativethinker?Nextcomesthelearningprocess.Somegolfersareself-taught.TheylearnfromwatchinggolftournamentsliveoronTV.Theywatchvideotapesofgolfprofessionals.Theyreadgolfbooks.Toself-teachyourselfincreativethinkingyoucanbuybooksonthesubjectorborrowbooksfromcommunityanduniversitylibraries.Somecreativebookslistabibliography书目ofotherusefulreferencebooksonthesamesubject.IfyouareresourcefulyoucanvisitasmanyschoolscollegesuniversitiesorcommunitylibrariesaspossiblE.YouneedtothinkaboutwhatyoureaD.Studythedifferentcreativethinkingprocessesandmethodsandexperimentwiththemonyourownoramongfriends.Practicemakesyourememberbetter.Practicealsomakesperfectasthesayinggoes.Manygolferstakeuplessonsfromteachingprofessionalsratherthanlearningfromfriendswhomightnotteachcorrectly.Ifyoucansignupforcreative-thinkinglessonsofferedbyfamouscompanies.Don’tjustattendthecreative-thinkingcourses.BeacommittedstudentalwaysfollowinguponwhatyouhavelearnedandexploringmorE.AlthoughItrainteamsincreativityandinnovationIamstillreadingwidelyonthesubjectreflectingonmycompany’smethodsimprovingontheteachingofmethodsandexperimentingwithandadaptingtonewtechniques.ThegreatesthandicapisyourselfyourownminD.Ifyouhavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatyouarenotcreativeandyoukeeptellingyourselforpeoplethatyouarenotcreativethenyouarenothelpingyourself.A.golferwhohasanegativeself-imageisalsoruininghimselfandhisgamE.Cancelthenegativeself-imagefromyourminD.Eachtimethenegativethoughtflashesinyourmindreplaceitwithapositiveself-imagesuchasIhavethecapacitytobeverycreativE.Icanbeacreativethinker.Thenaffirm肯定thisnewimagedailyseveraltimesaday.Itmighthelpifyouwritedownsuchaffirmativestatementsandpastetheminplacestoremindyouseveraltimeseachday.Focusonthiscreativeimageofyourselfdaily.Twiceadayifpossibleevenifitisonly10minuteseachtimE.Focusandimagineyourselfbeingcreativeinyourstudiesworkmeetingsathomeandindifferentsituations.ThentrainyourselftosucceedasyouhaveimagineD.Itmeansactuallythinkingandexperimentingwithdifferentcreativetechniquesonpracticalcases.Italsomeansreadingtoenrichyourminddailyevenifitisbuthalfanhouraday.Keeponlearningpracticingreviewingre-learningandre-practicingandIamconfidentthatyoucanbringdownyourcreativethinkinghandicap.55.Creativethinkingisdifferentfromgolfinthat______.A.creativethinkerssufferfromnohandicapB.thereisnohandicapsystemforcreativethinkingC.creativethinkershavetodealwithmoreobstaclesD.creativethinkinghasnothingtodowithpersonalsatisfaction56.TheunderlinedwordhandicapParA.4canbestbereplacedby______.A.uncertaintyB.disadvantageC.inconvenienceD.discomfort57.Accordingtothepassage______isthegreatestbarrierforcreativethinking.A.lackofself-confidenceB.lackoftheinterestinexploringmoreC.notattendingthecreativethinkingcourseD.havingnointerestinreadingbooksoncreativity58.Tocancelthenegativeself-imagefromyourmindyouhaveto______.A.borrowbookseverydayB.attendcoursesoncreativityC.assureyourselfthatyouarecreativeD.experimentwithdifferenttechniquesonpracticalcases59.Whatkindofwritingtechniqueisemployedbytheauthortomakehispointclear?A.Comparison.B.Definition.C.Description.D.Explanation.60.Thearticleiswrittento______.A.provideinformationB.shareastoryC.expressfeelingsD.encouragepeople
- Itisnotunusualatallforteenstoanswertheirparentswithone-wordanswers.Whereareyougoing?Places.Whenwillyoubeback?SometimE.Whowillyoubewith?PeoplE.Thatmeansthatthedaysofyourchildrenbounding跳跃着跑inthefrontdoorwiththedetailsoftheirdayareover.Theyarebreakingawayfromyousothattheywillbeabletostandontheirownasayoungadult.Someparentsfeelsadabouthislossoftheirchildren’scloseness.Ofcourseyoumissthoseconversationsandfriendlytalks.OnceyourchildrenmoveoutafterhighschoolandestablishthemselvesconfidentlyasayoungadulttheywillcomebackforeasyconversationsandevenaskforadvicE.Butinordertodeterminewhotheyarerightnowtheyneedtoseparatefromyou.Yourjobhoweveristokeepthemsafe---andthatrequiresknowingwheretheyareandwhotheyarewith.Letthemknowclearlythatit’snotbecauseyouwanttodominate支配theirlifeandcontrolthem;it’sbecauseit’sasafetyissueforfamilymemberstokeeptrackofoneanother.Whentheyarehomeandsitdowntoeatamealsitdownwiththem.YouneedtoopenuptothemaboutyourlifE.Tellthemofaninterestingincidentattheofficelettheminonafamilygossip闲谈discussapieceofnewswiththem.TheyaregladthatyouseethemasoldenoughtobeinonafewexperiencesofyourlifE.Bylettingateeninonyourlifetheyjustmayletyouinontheirs.68.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.thegenerationgapisbecomingwiderandwiderB.teensquarrelalotwiththeirparentsC.teensdon’twanttolivewithotherfamilymembersD.someparentsfeeldistantfromtheirteenagechildren69.Theauthorbelievesthatteens’one-wordanswersshow______.A.theirawarenessofindependenceB.theirphysicalandmentalchangesC.theirwishesforkeepingsilentD.anunpleasantparent-childrelationship70.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Parentsshouldunderstandtheirchildren.B.ParentsshouldkeeptheirchildrensafE.C.Parentsshouldopentheirheartstotheirchildren.D.Parentsshouldgivetheirchildrenenoughfreedom.71.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.TogiveadvicE.B.Todirectteenagers.C.TopresentfindingsD.Tocomfortparents.
- FranklyIverymuchappreciatemyself.YesIadmitI’minmanyrespectsnotasgoodasotherpeoplebutIdon’tthinkI’malwaysnotgooD.WhenIfindwhatI’vedoneorwrittenisokayI’llremainpleasedwithmyselfforquiteafewdaysandincaseIreceivepraiseforitI’llevenbecomesoexcitedastoaddafewwordstoglorifymyself.TrueI’mnotmodestatall.Peoplemaycallmeconceited自负的.ButIthinkotherwisE.IalsoappreciateotherpeoplE.IappreciateanythinggooD.Isn’titunfairtoforgetappreciatingmyselfwhileappreciatingothers?WeChinesegenerallytendtobemodestandwetakeprideinbeingso.ForexampleaChinesewillcallhisownwifezhuojingmeaningmyhumblewifeandhisownwritingszhuozuomeaningmypoorwritings.Butifyoushouldcallhiswifearustic乡巴佬的womanorhiswritingstrashhewouldI’msureslapthetableinarageanddeclarehewouldmakeacleanbreakwithyou.Asamatteroffactthereisprobablynodifferenceatallbetweenwhatissaidbyhimandyourespectively.Idon’tthinkit’swrongforyoutofreelypraiseyourselfifyou’rereallyworthyofpraisE.AsweknowthereisanoldChinesesayingdisparaging蔑视的amelonpeddler商贩namedLaoWangwhokeepspraisinghisowngoods.Wellwhycan’thepraisehismelonsiftheyarereallysweetandjuicy?FriendsLaoWangsellsmelonsforaliving.Howcouldhecarryonbusinessifhebyimitatingtheaffectationsofusintellectualsweretoshowfalsemodestyabouthismelons?Hewouldsureenoughdieofstarvation.Self-appreciationisthereforekeytoprofessionaldedication贡献andenjoymentofwork.Onewillloseconfidenceincontinuingwithwritingwhenhepausestoadmirehisownessays.Needlesstosaythesameistrueofthosewhomakealivingwiththeirpen.49.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe__________.A.OnSelf-AppreciationB.TypesofAppreciationC.PowerofAppreciationD.UsesofAppreciation50.TheunderlinedwordzhuojinginParagraph4means_________.A.wifehighinpositionB.wifelowinpositionC.wisewifeD.foolishwife51.ThewriterpointsoutwithanexampleaboutanoldChinesesayingthat_________.A.self-appreciationisalsoanactivewayofattitudetolifeandworkB.afalsemodestywillloseconfidenceincontinuingwithwritingC.onepersonpausestoadmirehisownessayswithoutself-appreciationD.onedoesn’tpraisehismelonsifhismelonsarereallysweetandjuicy52.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.IfIfindwhatI’vedoneorwritteniswrongI’llappreciatemyself.B.IneverappreciateotherpeoplebecauseIthinkothersarefoolish.C.Ifyouthinkpoorlyofyourfriend’swritingsperhapshe’llbeangryatyou.D.LaoWangwilldieofstarvationbecauseheneverpraiseshismelons.
- Whoisthereamonguswhohasn’tdreamedofhavinghisorherownsmallmaybeseveralyearslaterevenbigbusinessandhavingwonderfulfreedombothfromabossandfromthetimeclock;thefreedomtomakeupourownrulesforourworkandourownplans―arrangingourownhoursofwork?Thatwayworkwouldbebothpainlessandfun.OrsoweimaginE.Wellinfactitisn’tquiteassimpleasthat.Yesitistruethatbeingthebosshasitssatisfactionsandthatyoucanarrangeyourworkinghoursfreelyifyouownyourownsmallbusiness.Butinthoseearlyyearsofstartingyourownbusiness.youshouldn’tthinkofafreedaynottomentionflyingoffforamonth’svacation.Itisnotunusualfornewbusinessownerstoworkseventyoreightyhoursaweekandifthereisadayoffthatdaymightneedtobedevotedtoaccounting算账.Butthisnegativepicturedoesn’tdestroythebeautifulhopes.Thepossibilityofgettingsomethingwonderfulinreturn―bothmaterialandmental―continuestodrivethatlargenumberofpeoplewhostartupsmallbusinesseseachyearintheUnitedStates.63.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthateverybodyhopes________.A.toruleothersB.tobehisorherownbossC.togetatimeclockD.tobefreefromwork64.Mostnewbusinessownershaveto________.A.workmorethan10hoursadayB.devotehimselftoaccountingC.flytosomeplacesintheworldD.haveadayoffinaweek65.Theexpressionnegativepicturemostprobablymeans________.A.aterribleexperienceB.apoorpictureC.limitedfreedomD.unpleasantsituations66.Thebeautifulhopeswillneverbedestroyedbecause________.A.peoplelovebeautifulthingsbynatureB.peoplehaveastrongdesiretoseekpersonalgainsC.smallbusinessesmakebigmoneyeachyearintheUSD.smallbusinesseshaveadvantagesoverbigcompanies
- TheBedouinpeoplethinkmosthighlyofpeoplewhoshowloyalty.Tothemloyaltydoesnotmeanthatoneisdevotedtoacountryaplaceoraleader.Loyaltymeansbeingfaithfultoone’sfamilyandtribe部落.TheBedouinpeopletakeprideintheirancestors祖先.Theydonotadmireaherofromanordinaryorpoorfamilyasmuchasonewhocomesfromanhonoredfamily.Theyparticularlyrespectthosewhohavereceivedagoodnamefromtheirancestorsandthenhavepasseditontotheirchildren.Aman’spositionamongtheblack-tentpeopledependsuponhisancestorsrelativesandfellowtribesmen.IftheyarehonoredheisalsohonoreD.IftheyaredisgracedhetooisdisgraceD.Thereforeonecarefullyguardsthehonorofhisfamilyhislineage血统andhistribE.Amancanprotecthisfamily’shonorbybeingbraveandgenerousandbygivingprotectiontothosewhoaskforit.Healsoguardsitbycarefullywatchingthewomenofhisfamily.ABedouinwomancannotbringhonortoherfamilybutshecanbringdisgracE.EvenifawomanonlylooksasifshehasdonewrongshemaybekilleD.Thehonorofherfamilydependsuponhervirtue美德.64.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethataBedouinmanwillfeeldisgracedifhe____.A.doesnotsucceedinbusinessB.needstoaskforhelpfromhisbrothersC.doesnothingwhenamemberofhisfamilyisbadlytreatedD.doesnothelpastrangerwhoasksforassistance65.TheBedouinpeoplerespectthosewho____.A.leavetheirfamiliestoseeksuccessontheirownB.valuetheirfamiliesmorethananythingelseC.becomeheroeswithanordinaryfamilybackgroundD.aredevotedtotheircountry66.WecanlearnfromthispassagethatBedouinwomenare____.A.treatedastheequalsofmenB.listenedcarefullywhentheytelltheirsideofastoryC.respectedforthemanythingstheydoD.notrespectedasmuchasmen67.Theworddisgracemeans____inthistext.A.honorB.dangerC.prideD.shame
- Tomorrowisanotherday----thislinehasimpressedvariouspeopleatvarioustimes.It'snow70yearsafteritappearedinthefilmbutitstillseemstoholditspowerespeciallyduringaneconomicdownturn.ThephrasecomesfromafilmadaptationofMargaretMitchell'ssuccessful1936novelGoneWiththeWind.It'ssetintheAmericanSouthandtellsthestoryofastrongheroineScarlettO'HarawhostrugglestofindloveduringtheCivilWarandafterwardsofherstrengthinsurvivingthewaranditshardships.LovestoryInamomentofdespairScarlettfinallyrealizesthatherlovebelongstoRhettButler.FormanyaudiencesitisthethemeofloveandstrugglethathaskeptthemoviealivE.WhiletheburningofAtlantamightseemirrelevanttotoday'sviewersthetimelessthemeoflovekeepsitsabilitytotouchpeoplE.WithapromisetoherloverstillinhermindScarlettchoosestostayinthemidstofwarandtakecareofMelaniE.ButherheartisbrokenwhenRhettjustwalksawayleavingthewomanthatheoncelovedwithcruelwordsFranklydearIdon'tgiveadamn.GreatepicThefilmshowsthelove-haterelationshipofthesecharactersbutalsoAmericanhistorythefalloftheConfederacyandthefollowingperiodofReconstructionintheSouth.ThebackgroundmadethisfilmatrueclassicintheepicgenrE.WhenthefilmopenedafterWorldWarIIFrenchviewersloveditanditremindedthemoftheirfightagainsttheNazis.In1940ShanghaiduringtheWarofResistanceAgainstJapaneseAggressionpeoplestoodinlineforhourstowatchthisfilmandsawthesamesufferingtheywerehavingaswellasthehopeandpossibilityofbuildinganewhomelandfromtheruins.Eachnationalitycouldidentifywiththestoryandseeitasavictory.InfactGoneWiththeWindneverlostitscharmandabilitytoinspireandamazE.BiggestofalltimeThefilmhadfivedirectors15-plusscreenwritersandanunexpected$3.9millionbudget.Thefilmbroughtin$200millionwhichmakesitthebiggestsellingfilmofalltimesinNorthAmericA.Italsowon10Academyawardsin1940.64.Theunderlineditinthefirstparagraphrefersto_______.A.thenovelGonewiththeWindB.tomorrowisanotherdayC.themovieGonewiththeWindD.theAcademyAward65.Thetextiswrittenmainlyto_______.A.celebratetheanniversaryofMargaretMitchellB.introducehowthefilmwasdirectedandfilmedC.throwlightonthecharmofthemovieGonewiththeWindD.inspirepeopletostruggletheeconomicdownturn66.ItcanbeconcludedthatScarlettO'Harais_______.A.optimisticandluckyB.childishandrealisticC.caringandstubbornD.strong-mindedandpersistent67.ThepassagementionsShanghaiinorderto_______.A.provethatthebackgroundofthemovietouchedviewersB.describehowpopularthemoviewasatthattimeC.pointoutthatShanghaiwasacenterofentertainmentD.tellusthatChineseweresufferingtheWarthen.
- WeoftenhearthesayingYou’veagreaterchanceofbeingstruckbylightningthanItisusedtodescribesomethingthathasn'tgotmuchchanceofhappening.However.thiscommonsayingundermines削弱theveryrealdangeroflightningLastFridayatleastfivepeoplewerekilledbylightninginNepalLightningstrikesarethesecondmostcommoncauseofdeathsamongnaturaldisastersintheUSThefirstisfloods.Around400peoplenationwidearestruckbylightningeachyearandofthoseabout73peoplediE.Morepeoplealekilledbylightningthanbytornadosandhurricanes.BecauselightningkillsonlyoneortwopeopleatatimE.itsdangerdoesnotreceivea8muchattentionasotherdisastersToraiseawareness意识ofthedamageoflightningtheUShasmadeJune22―28NationalLightningSafetyWeekItaimstowarnthepublicofthedangersoflightingandprovidesafetytipsaboutwhattododuringthunderstormsIfyoucanhearthunder雷youareindangerofbeingstruckbylightningsaidRockyLopesadisastereducatorattheAmericanRedCrossThundermeansthatlightingiscloseenoughtohityouatanyminutE.soyoushouldmoveindoorsimmediatelyandstaythereuntilthestormhasendedThesinglemostimportantthingtorememberistofindahidingplaceLopessaidSummeristhetimeformostlightingstormssowhenlightningstrikesacrosstheskyrememberthesesafetytipsStopworkingfishingswimmingorplayinginanopenal-eaIfyoucountlessthantensecondsbetweenthethunderandthelightingflash.takecoverinsidethenearestbuilding.IfthatisnotpossiblE.followtheseinstruments.DonotstandunderatreeDonotuseamobilephoneGetoffbicyclesormotorcycles.Crouch蹲下downifthereisnohidingplacE.46Thepopularopinionaboutbeingstruckbylightningisthat.AthereisagreatchanceofbeingkilledbylightningthanbyanyothernaturaldisasterBitisthemostdangerousamongallthenaturaldisastersCthechancethatapersontobestruckbylightningisverysmallDitisimpossibleforpeopletobekilledbylighting47OnaverageaboutofpeoplestruckbylightingdieasaresultA18.5%B50%C30%D73%48AmongallthesafetytipsthemostimportantoneisthatwhenyouateoutsideandhearthunderyoushouldA.standbesideyourbicycleormotorcycleB.quicklyfindaplacetohideCcounttensecondsbetweenthethunderandthelightningD.don’tuseahairdrier49DuringthunderstormsyoushouldnotA.enteraplacetohideBturnofftheTVCcloseyourwindowDuseyourmobilephone50AccordingtothearticlewhatdoesJune22-28NationalLightingSafetyWeekreferto?AThereisoneweekfreefromworkBTherealesomewarningsshownCThepublicaleprovidedwithsafetytipsaboutlightningDDuringtheweekintheUSlightninghappenscertainly.
- ItseemsthatsomepeoplegooutoftheirwaytogetintotroublE.That’smoreorlesswhathappenedthenightwhenNashvillePoliceOfficerFloydHydewasonduty.Iwasonthewaytoapersonal-injuryaccidentinwestNashville.AsIgotontoHighway40bluelightsandsirens警笛goingIfellinbehindagoldPontiacFirebirdthatsuddenlyseemedtotakeoffquicklydownthehighway.ThedriversomehowpanickedatthesightofmE.Hewasgoingmorethanahundredmilesanhourandbeganpassingcarsontheshoulder.ButHydecouldn’tgoafterhim.Takingcareofinjuredpeopleisalwaysmoreimportantthanworryingaboutspeederssotheofficerhadtostayonhiswaytotheaccident.ButhedidtrytokeeptheFirebirdinsightashedrovehopinganothernearbyunitwouldbeabletostepinandstopthespeedingcar.AsitturnedoutkeepingtheFirebirdinsightwasnotthatdifficult.EveryturnthePontiacmadewastheveryturntheofficerneededtogettotheaccidentscenE.HydefollowedthePontiacallthewaytohisdestination.AtthatpointhefoundanotherunithadalreadyarrivedattheaccidentscenE.Hishelpwasn’tneedeD.NowhewasfreetotrytostopthedriveroftheFirebirdwhobythistimehaddevelopedsomethingnewtopanicabout.JustaboutthistimeHydesaidIsawfirecomingoutfromunderthatcarwithbluesmokeandoilgoingeverywherE.He’dblownhisenginE.Nowhehadtostop.AfterIarrestedhimIaskedhimwhyhewasrunning.Hetoldmehedidn’thaveadriver’slicense执照.ThataccidentcostthedriveroftheFirebirdplentyathousanddollarsforanewenginenottomentionthechargefordrivingwithoutalicenseattemptingtorunawayanddangerousdriving.48.ThemeaningofpanickedinParagraph2isrelatedto____.A.shameB.hateC.angerD.fear49.WhydidthedriveroftheFirebirdsuddenlyspeeddownthehighway?A.BecausehewasracingwithanotherdriverontheroaD.B.BecauseherealizedhehadtohurrytotheaccidentscenE.C.Becausehethoughtthepoliceofficerwantedtostophim.D.Becausehewantedtoovertakeothercarsontheshoulder.50.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Someoneelsewastakingcareoftheinjuredperson.B.ThePontiacreacheditsdestinationattheaccidentscenE.C.Hydeknewwherehewasgoingbyfollowingtherightcar.D.ThepolicemanwasrunningafteraspeederonHighway40.51.ThedriveroftheFirebird_____.A.tookawrongturnonthewayB.hadsometroublewithhiscarC.wasstoppedbythepoliceofficerD.paidfortheexpensesofthataccident52.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A.LosingHisWayB.GoingMyWayC.FunAlltheWayD.HelpontheWay
- 09·湖北A.篇MygrandfathercamefromHungaryandwastheonlyoneinhisfamilywhosettleddownintheUnitedStates.TherestofhisfamilyremainedinEuropE.WhenWorldWarIbrokeoutheseemedtohavebecomeanothermandownhearteD.Suchobviouschangewasnotbornoutofhiswelfarebutoutoffear:ifhisonlysonmyunclehadtogotowaritwouldbecousinfightingagainstcousin.Onedayin1918myUncleMiltonreceivedhisdraftnoticE.Mygrandparentswereveryupset.Butmymotherattheageof10feltontopoftheworldabouthersoldierbrothergoingofftowar.RealizinghowhewasregardedbyhislittlesisterandallofherfriendsmyuncleboughtthemallservicepinswhichmeantthattheyhadalovedoneintheservicE.AllthelittlegirlsweredelighteD.Themomentcamewhenmyuncleandtheothersoldierswithoutanytrainingbutallinuniformsboardedthetrain.ThebandplayedandthecrowdcheereD.AlthoughnoonenoticedI’msuremygrandmotherhadatearinhereyefortheonlyson.ThetrainslowlypulledoutbutnotaboutathousandyardswhenitsuddenlypauseD.Everyonestaredinwonderasthetrainslowlyreturnedtothestation.Therewasadeadsilencebeforethedoorsopenedandthemenstartedtostepout.SomeoneshoutedThewarisover.Foramomentnobodymovedbutthenthepeopleheardsomeonebarkordersatthesoldiers.ThemenlinedupintwolineswalkeddownthestepsandwiththebandplayingmarcheddownthestreetasreturningheroestobewelcomedhomE.Mymothersaiditwasgreatdaybutshewasjustalittledisappointedthatitdidn’tlastatinybitlonger.51.Whatthegrandfatherwasmostworriedaboutwas.A.thespreadoftheworldwarB.thesafetyofhislivingtwocousinsC.adropinhislivingstandardsD.hisrelativeskillingeachother52.TheunderlinedphrasedraftnoticemeansA.orderforarmyserviceB.trainticketforEuropeC.letterofrejectionD.noteofwarning53.WhatdidtheservicepinsinParA.2standforinthedyesofthelittlegirls?A.Strength.B.CouragE.C.Victory.D.Honor.54.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheendingofthestory?A.Disappointing.B.UnexpecteD.C.Uncertain.D.Inspiring.
- 根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Weareallcalledupontomakeaspeechatsomepointinlifebutmostofusdon’tdoaverygoodjoB.71.Soyouhavetogiveaspeech―andyouareterrifieD.Yougetnervousyouforgetwhatyouwanttosayyoustumble结结巴巴overwordsyoutalktoolongandyouboreyouraudiencE.LateryouthinkThankGoodnessit’sover.I’mjustnotgoodatpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetodothatagain.Cheepup!72.Herearesomesimplestepstotakethepainoutofspeechmaking.Askyourselfthepurposeofyourspeech.Whatistheoccasion?Whyareyouspeaking?Thengatherasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyofyourtimedoingyourresearch.Thenspendplentyofyourtimeorganizingyourmaterialsothatyourspeechisclearandeasytofollow.Useasmanyexamplesaspossibleandusepictureschartsandgraphsiftheyhelpyoumakeyourpointsmoreclearly.73.Don’ttalkovertheirheadsanddon’ttalkdowntothem.Treatyouraudiencewithrespect.Theywillappreciateyourthoughtfulness.Justremember:BeprepareD.Knowyoursubjectyouraudienceandtheoccasion.Bebrief.74.Andbeyourself.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughsothatyoumakeperson-to-personcontactwithyouraudiencE.Ifyoufollowthesesimplestepsyouwillseethatyoudon’thavetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infactyoumayfindtheexperiencesoenjoyablethatyouvolunteertomakemorespeeches!You’renotconvincedyet?75.A.Itdoesn’thavetobethatbaD.B.Takeseveraldeepbreathsbeforeyourspeech.C.Thisarticlegivessomeadviceonhowtogiveagoodspeech.D.Saywhatyouhavetosayandthenstop.E.Don’tsaywhatyouaren’tfamiliarwith.F.NeverforgetyouraudiencE.G.Giveitatryandseewhathappens.
- Everyonceinawhileitisnecessarytotakeastepbackinordertotakealonghardlookatwhereweareinourlives.Atthispointitisgoodtoaskyourselfabunchofcriticalquestions.Areyouatthepointinyourcareerwhereyouwanttobe?Haveyousofaraccomplishedallofyourgoalsinlife?IfsothenmaybeitistimetomakegoalsthatstretchyourselfabitmorE.IfyouhavenotaccomplishedyourgoalsinlifethenperhapsyouhavemadethemistakeofsettingtoomanygoalsortryingtoaccomplishthematanunnaturallyfastpacE.ItisnecessarytosetreasonableintelligentgoalsinordertosucceedinlifE.Donotbeunrealisticbecauselifeisnotafairytale.Butyoushouldtrytorecognizewhatyouwantandtobeasspecificaspossiblewhenattemptingtovisualize形象化orotherwiseexpresswhatyourgoalsinlifearE.InorderforagoaltosufficientlymotivateyouitneedstobeamajoronE.Thebiggeryourgoalsarethenthemoremotivatedyouwillneedtobetoworktowardsaccomplishingthem.IfyouwantforexampletobethegreatestconcertpianistintheworldthenyouaregoingtofindyourselfalotmoremotivatedthanyouwouldbeifyourgoalweremerelytosayplayacoupleofBeethovenpiecesextremelywell.Ifyouareabeginnerthennodoubtmasteringthosetoughsongsisaveryintelligentandrealisticgoaltoset.ButifthatisyouronlygoalasapianistthenyouwillstopgrowingasapianistoncethatgoalhasbeenachieveD.Thisiswhyitisnecessarytoconstantlystopandre-evaluateourgoalssothatweareawareofwhattheyareandthusstaymotivateD.54.Fromthepassageifyourgoalshaveallbeenachievedyoushouldthen______.A.askyourselfsomeseriousquestionsB.takeahardlookatyoursuccessC.setsomeotherintelligentgoalsD.stretchyourselftorelax55.Bysayinglifeisnotafairytaletheauthorsuggeststhatyoushould________.A.setasbigagoalaspossibleB.tryhardtorealizeyourdreamC.makeyourgoalspracticalD.abandonallyourambitions56.ToperformseveralBeethovenpieceswellisagoalthat_______.A.isnotsuitableforthepianistB.isappropriateforabeginnerC.stopsyoufromgrowingasapianistD.isveryeasytoachieve57.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SetIntelligentGoalsforYourselfB.TrytoAccomplishYourGoalsC.GetYourselfMoreMotivatedD.GoalsHelpYoutoSucceed
- Knowingaboutyourselfmeansnotonlythatyoufindoutwhatyou’regoodatandwhatyoulikeitalsomeansdiscoveringwhatyou’renotgoodatandwhatyoudon’tlikE.Bothhelpyoutoseeyouraim目标inlife.Althoughmoststudentswouldbeunhappyiftheyfoundthattheyhadfailedaverydifficultphysicsexaminationtheyhaveinfactlearnedalotaboutthemselves.Theyknowthattheyshouldnotbecomeengineersorphysicalscientists.Sofailingcanhelpastudenttoliveamuchhappierlifeifheorshedrawssomethingoutofthefailing.Theymaythendecideontheiraimsandchoosethekindofworktheywouldbefitforandtheywouldliketodo.Itisimpossibletodecidewhetherornotyoulikesomethinguntilyouhavetriedit.Ifyoudecidethatyouwouldliketoplaythepianoyouneedtotakemorethanonelessonbeforeyoucanknowwhetheryouarereallyinterestedinitoryouareabletodowell.Itisnotenoughtowanttobeagreatpianist.YoualsohavetolikethehardpracticeandlongtrainingbeforeyoubecomeonE.Ifyouwouldenjoybeingagreatpianistbuthatetheworkforgetit.It’sagoodplantotryasmanyideasaspossiblewhenyouarestillyoung.AndthenyouwillbeabletofindoutwhatyourtrueinterestsarE.72.Ifyousayyoureallyknowyourself.A.youknowwhatyoudon’tlikeB.youknowwhatyouaregoodatC.youhavenointerestinyourworkD.you’vegotthewholepictureofyourself73.Failingcanturnintosomethinggood.A.ifyouhaveaiminlifeB.ifyourdecisionisfightC.ifyouleadahappierlifeD.ifyoulearnsomethingfromit74.Thewritersuggests.A.failureisabettermirrorB.SuccessismorehelpfulC.pianistsoftendon’tliketheirjobD.physicscanhelpstudentsliveabetterlife75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TestideascompareandthendecidE.B.Peoplealwaysmakedecisionsinahurry.C.ThemoreexperiencesthebetterdecisionyouwillhavE.D.Youhaveenoughtimebeforeyoucometoawisedecision.
- Keepingfishaspetsisapopularhobby.Fishtakeuplittleroomareinexpensivetofeedandprovideaninterestingandcolorfuldisplayinanyroom.A.tankoranaquarium养鱼缸mustbechosencarefully.Manynewaquariumownersbuytoomanyfishfortheirtanks.FishcannotbecrowdeD.Twofishcanlivecomfortablyineachgallonofwateronlytenfishcanliveinafive-gallontank.Canyouseewhyagoldfishwouldnotlivelonginatiny很小的roundbowl?Iftoomanyfisharekepttogethertheywillnothaveenoughoxygen氧气orroomtoswimaboutfreely.Theywillhavemorediseases.Alsosomekindsoffishcannotbekepttogether.Theywillfightandmayevenkilloneanother.Asyourinterestinfishgrowsthenumberoffishyouhavemaygrowtoo.Thenyoumaywanttoinvestinanothertank.Ifyoustartwithaten-gallonaquariumwhatkindoffishwouldbebest?Thetwomajorgroupsoftropical热带的fisharethosethatlayeggsandthosethatgivebirthtoliveyoung.Ifyouwanttoraiseyoungfishguppies孔雀鱼wouldbethebestchoicebecausetheycanproducemanybabiesinashorttimE.Youcanbuyfishandaquariumsinmostpetstores.Asktheownertohelpyouchoosetherightfish.Youcanalsofindmanybooksabouttropicalfishinthelibrary.63.KeepingfishisagoodhobbyforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT_____.A.fisharenotcostlytofeedB.fisharenicetolookatC.fishreproducebabiesquicklyD.fishneedlittlespace64.TheunderlinedpartinvestininParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.buyB.borrowC.makeD.sell65.Ifninefishliveinthreegallonsofwaterthefishmay_____.A.breatheeasilyB.swimaboutfreelyC.getillD.notgetenoughtoeat66.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Veryfewpeopleareinterestedinkeepingfish.B.Thesizeofyourtankdecideshowmanyfishyoucanbuy.C.Guppiesareakindoffishthataregoodatlayingeggs.D.Youcanraisedifferentkindsoffishtogether.
- WecanmakemistakesatanyagE.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.ButmostmistakesareaboutpeoplE.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjobdidJimreallyfeelgoodaboutitasafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?AndPaulwhydidn'tpickupthathewasfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?WhenwelookbackdoubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbaD.Butwhenwelookbackit'stoolatE.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends―orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon'treallylistenwemissthefeelingbehindthewords.SupposesomeonetellsyouYou'realuckydogandthat'sbeingfriendly.Butluckydog?There'sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn'tseeithimself.Butbringinginthedogbitputsyoudownalittlewhathemaybesayingisthathedoesn'tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulforisanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.ItcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawholE.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn'timportant.It'stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven'tgotadateforSaturdaynight.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone'swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.TheminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistakE.59.Thispassageismainlyabout______.A.howtointerpretwhatpeoplesayB.whattodowhenyoulistentootherstalkingC.whywegowrongwithpeopleandhowtoavoidthesemistakesD.whywegowrongwithpeoplesometimes60.Accordingtotheauthorthereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriendsisthat.A.wefailtolistencarefullywhentheytalkB.wetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssayC.peopletendtobeannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysayD.peopleusuallystateonethingbutmeananother.61.Theunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphrefersto______.A.beingfriendlyB.abitofenvyC.luckydogD.yourluck62.Whenwelistentoapersontalkingthemostimportantthingforustodois__.A.noticethewaythepersonistalkingB.takeagoodlookatthepersontalkingC.mindhistonehispostureandthelookinhiseyesD.examinetherealmeaningofwhathesaysbasedonhismannerhistoneandhisposture63.Theauthorismostprobablya______.A.teacherB.psychologistC.philosopherD.doctor
- 山东省师大附中2010届高三第一次模拟考试C.WhenitcomestofriendsIdesirethosewhowillsharemyhappinesswhopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithmE.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate照亮meandtrainmeupforlovE.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghourstoogoodnottosharE.WhenIwasintheeighthgradeIhadafrienD.Wewereshyandtooseriousaboutourstudieswhenitwasbecomingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehaviors.Wesaidlittleatschoolbutshewouldcometomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaperandoneofuswouldsay:Let’sstartwithatrainwhistletoday.WewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistlE.ThenwewouldreadthemalouD.AttheendofthatschoolyearwetoowerechangingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstoppeD.WhenIlivedforatimeinLondonIhadafriendHewasindespair失望andIwasindespair.ButourfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbadatthetimE.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.WewalkeduntilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparteD.WegaveLondontoeachother.ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesminE.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofusappearssometimesinafunnywayintheother’sdreams.SheandIagreethatatcertaintimesweseemtobepartsofthesameminD.InmymostinterestingmomentsIoftenthink:YesImusttell.Wehavenevermet.ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmoretomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologist心理学家whowillonlyfillupthehealing愈合的silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfrienD.66.Intheeighthgradewhattheauthordidbeforedevelopingpropersocialbehaviorwasto______.A.becomeseriousaboutherstudyB.gotoherfriend’shouseregularlyC.learnfromherclassmatesatschoolD.sharepoemsandstorieswithherfriend67.InParagraph3WegaveLondontoeachotherprobablymeans______.A.ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifttobothofusB.wewereunwillingtotearourselvesawayfromLondonC.ourunpleasantfeelingaboutLondondisappearedD.wepartedwitheachotherinLondon68.AccordingtoParagraph4theauthorandherfriend_______.A.calleachotherregularlyB.havesimilarpersonalitiesC.enjoywritingtoeachotherD.dreamofmeetingeachother69.Inthedarkestmomentstheauthorwouldpreferto______.A.seekprofessionalhelpB.beleftaloneC.staywithherbestfriendD.breakthesilence70.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.UnforgettableExperiencesB.RemarkableImaginationC.LifelongFriendshipD.NobleCompanions
- InarecentclassIwasaskedWhatisashortstory?Myfirstanswerwasthatitwassomethingthatcouldbereadinonesittingandbroughtanillumination启示tothereadersuddenandgoldenlikesunlightcrackingthroughheavycloud.Iwentontosaythatinmyopinionarealshortstorywasclosertopoetrythantothenovel.Herearesomedefinitionsoftheshortstory.MyfavoriteisBenet's:somethingthatcanbereadinanhourandrememberedforalifetime.Onewritersaid:thethemeofanovelwon'tfitintotheframeworkofashortstory;it'sliketryingtosqueezealargepaintingdoneonawallintotheframeofaminiature微型画.Andasinaminiaturepaintingthedetailsneedtobesharp.Theshortstoryisanexampleofoneaspectofhumannature.Oftenacharacterundergoessomeeventsomethingthatoffershimorherchange.Thisiswhyit’ssaidthatshortstoriesusuallysaysomethingoftenasmallsomethingbutsometimesdeliveredwithsuchaccuracythattheeffectisstronglyfeltevenalife-momentforsomereaderssomethingsimilartoareligiousexperienceortowitnessinganever-to-be-repeatedsceneinnature.Oklet’sformadefinitionhere:A.shortstoryisanaccountrarelyover10000wordsorbelow500words—morecommonly1500to5000words—asingle-sittingreadbutwithenoughtimeandweighttomovethereader.Itisnarrowandfocusedtoproduceaneffectthroughthestorymostcommonlythrougheventsaffectingsomechangeinanindividual.WriterIsabelleAllendeoncewrote:Novelsareformeaddingupdetailsjustworkworkworkthenyou'redone.Shortstoriesaremoredifficult—theyhavetobeperfectcompleteinthemselves.64.Thewriterofthepassageisprobablya______.A.poetB.painterC.teacherD.student65.Whatshouldtheidealshortstorybeinlength?A.atmost10000wordsB.below500wordsC.over5000wordsD.around2000words66.Theunderlinedwordundergoesinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans______.A.experiencesB.discoversC.discussesD.appreciates67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowDoYouWriteaShortStory?B.WhatExactlyIsaShortStory?C.IsaShortStorySimilartoPoetry?D.AreShortStoriesPerfectandComplete?
- ItiscommonandusualtoseepeoplefreakoutwhentheyfacechallengesintheirlifE.Weallpassindifferentlifeproblemsandchallenges.Nooneisfreeoflifeproblems.Onlyadeadmanfacesnoproblem.AslongasyouarealivechallengesareeverywherE.Howdoyoufaceproblemsandchallengesinyourlife?Problemsandchallengesarethebuildingblocksofyourpersonality.TheymakeyouwhoyouarE.Besideswhetherwhathappenedinyourlifebuildsordestructsyoudependsonhowyoulookatit.Ifyoutakeyourproblemsastroublestheywillbetroublesandmaycausedestruction.Ifyoutakethemasconstructivetoolsyouaregoingtobebuiltuponthem.ProblemsareeverywherE.Noonecanavoidthem.Andtheyaregoodtoo.TheyopenupadifferentlookandopportunityifyouarewillingtoseE.Whenyoufacetroublesdonotfrustrateorfreakout.Justcoolyourselftothinkinadifferentdirection.Thinkinapositiveway.Everyproblemhasitsowngoodaswellasbadsides.FocusonthegoodonE.LookatthebrightsidE.Besidesthereisalwaysagoodpersonperhapsyourmomordadoroneofyourfriendsrightbesideyouwhocanturneverythingintoyourbestifyouarewillingtoturntothem.Nomatterwhathappenstheywillbetheretohelpyou.Trustthemandtheywillneverletyoudown.AllyouneedtoknowisthatyouarelovedwhereveryouarE.67.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrasefreakoutinParagraph1?A.Feelshy.B.Staycalm.C.Keepsilent.D.Feelupset.68.InParagraph2thewriterimpliesthat______.A.problemscausetroublesB.attitudeiseverythingC.challengescanbeavoidedD.personalitiesarebuiltonfailures69.What’sthewriter’spurposetowritethepassage?A.ToencouragE.B.TocomparE.C.ToprovE.D.Toexplain.70.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtoAvoidProblemsB.ChallengesAreEverywhereC.FaceYourChallengesBravelyD.YouAreLovedWhereverYouAre
- Ingeneralpeopletalkabouttwogroupsofcolours:warmcoloursandcoolcolours.Researchersinpsychologythinkthattherearealsotwogroupsofpeople:peoplewhopreferwarmcoloursandpeoplewhoprefercoolcolours.Thewarmcoloursareredorangeandyellow.WheretherearewarmcoloursandalotoflightpeopleusuallywanttobeactivE.Peoplethinkthatredforexampleisexciting.SociablepeoplethosewholiketobewithotherslikereD.Thecoolcoloursaregreenblueandviolet.Thesecoloursunlikewarmcoloursarerelaxing.Wheretherearecoolcolourspeopleareusuallyquiet.PeoplewholiketospendtimealoneoftenpreferbluE.Redmaybeexcitingbutoneresearchersaysthattimeseemstopassmoreslowlyinaroomwithwarmcoloursthaninaroomwithcoolcolours.Hesuggeststhatawarmcoloursuchasredororangeisagoodcolourforalivingroomorrestaurant.Peoplewhoarerelaxingoreatingdonotwanttimetopassquickly.Coolcoloursarebetterforofficesorfactoriesifthepeoplewhoareworkingtherewanttimetopassquickly.Researchersdonotknowwhypeoplethinksomecoloursarewarmandothercoloursarecool.Howeveralmosteveryoneagreesthatredorangeandyellowarewarmandthatgreenblueandvioletarecool.Perhapswarmcoloursremindpeopleofwarmdaysandthecoolcoloursremindthemofcooldays.Becauseinthenorththesunishigherduringsummerthehotsummersunlightappearsyellow.49.Whichofthefollowingcoloursbelongtocoolcolours?A.Yellowgreen.B.Blueviolet.C.BlackbluE.D.BrownwhitE.50.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.Sociablepeoplelikewarmcolours.B.WarmcolourscanmakepeopleexciteD.C.Peoplewholiketobewithothersdon’tlikereD.D.WheretherearewarmcolourspeoplewanttobeactivE.51.Whichistherightcolourfordifferentrooms?A.Redororangeforoffices.B.Orangefordining-rooms.C.Blueforbedrooms.D.Redforstudies.52.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Itshowsthereasonwhypeoplethinksomecoloursarewarmandothersarecool.B.Warmcoloursremindpeopleofwarmdays.C.Coolcoloursremindpeopleofcooldays.D.Peoplehaveanagreeableopinionofwarmcoloursandcoolcolours.
- Doyoustillremembertheinterestingquestion:whydidthechickencrosstheroad?TogettotheothersidE.MostpeopleknowthisjokE.ButrecentlysomepeoplehavebeenmuchmoreconcernedwithhowthegrizzlybearandmountainlioncancrosstheroaD.MillionsofanimalsdieeachyearonUSroadstheFederalHighwayAdministrationreports.Infactonlyabout80ocelotsanendangeredwildcatexistintheUStoday.Themainreason?Roadkill.Ecopassagesmayhelpanimalscrosstheroadwithoutbeinghitbycars.Theyarepathsbothoverandunderroads.TheseecopassagescanbeextremelyusefulsothatwildlifecanavoidhumanconflictssaidJodiHiltyoftheWildlifeConservationSociety.Butdoanimalsactuallyusetheecopassages?Theanswerisyes.PaulBeierofNorthernArizonaUniversityfoundfootmarksleftbymountainlionsonanecopassagethatwentunderahighway.ThisshowedthatthelionusedthepassagE.Buildersofsomeecopassagestrytomakethemlooklikeanaturalpartofanareabyplantingtreesonandaroundthem.Animalsseemtobecatchingon.Animalsasdifferentassalamandersandgrizzlybearsareusingthebridgesandunderpasses.ThenexttimeyouvisitaparkordrivethroughanareawithalotofwildlifelookarounD.Youmightseeananimaloverpass!63.Thewriterusestheexampleofocelotstoshowthat__________.A.wildanimalshavebecomemoredangerousB.thedrivingconditionshaveimprovedgreatlyC.themeasureforprotectingwildlifefailstoworkD.anincreasingnumberofanimalsarekilledinroadaccidents64.Fromthenewsstoryweknowanecopassageis__________.A.anundergroundpathforcarsB.afencebuiltforthesafetyoftheareaC.abridgeforanimalstogetoverariverD.apassforanimalstocrosstheroad64.Whenthewritersaysthatanimalsseemtobecatchingonhemeans_______.A.animalsbegintorealizethedangerontheroadB.animalsbegintolearntouseecopassagesC.animalsarecrossingtheroadingroupsD.animalsareincreasinginnumber66.Thewriterasksvisitorsanddriverstolookaroundwhentravelingbecause.A.wildanimalsmayattackcarsB.wildanimalsmayjamtheroadC.theymayseewildanimalsintheparkD.theymayseewildanimalsonecopassages
- Doyouwanttoliveforever?Bytheyear2050youmightactuallygetyourwish—ifyouarewillingtoleaveyourbiologicalbodyandliveinsiliconcircuits半导体电路.Butlongbeforethenperhapsasearlyas2020somemeasureswillbeginofferingasemblanceofimmortality虚拟的永生.Researchersareconfidentthattechnologywillsoonbeabletotrackeverywakingmomentofyourlife.Whateveryouseeandhearallthatyousayandwritecanberecordedanalyzedandaddedtoyourpersonalchronicles履历Bythe2030itmaybepossibletocatchyournervous神经systemsthroughelectricalactivitieswhichwouldalsokeepyourthoughtsandemotions.ResearchersatthelaboratoriesofBritishTelecommunicationshavegiventhenameofthisideaasSoulCatcher.SmallelectronicequipmentwillmakepreparationforSoulCatcher.Itwoulduseawearablesupercomputerperhapsinawristwatchwithwirelesslinkstomicrosensorsunderyourscalp头皮andinthenervesthatcarryallfivesensorysignals.Sowearingavideocamerawouldnolongerberequired.AtfirsttheSoulCatcher'scompanionsystem—theSoulReader—mighthavetroublecopyingyourthoughtsincompletedetails.Evenin2030wemaystillbestrugglingtounderstandhowthebrainisworkinginsidesoreadingyourthoughtsandunderstandingyouremotionsmightnotbepossible.Butthesesignalscouldbekeptforthedaywhentheycanbetransferredtosiliconcircuitstorevitalizemindseverlastingentities永生实体.Researcherscanonlywonderwhatitwillbeliketowakeuponedayandfindyourselfaliveinsideamachine.Forpeoplewhochoosenottoliveinsiliconsemblanceofimmortalitywouldnotbeasuselessastheythought.Peoplewouldknowtheirliveswouldnotbeforgottenbutwouldbekeptarecordofthehumanraceforever.Andfuturegenerationswouldhaveamuchfullerunderstandingofthepast.HistorywouldnotbecontrolledbyjusttherichandpowerfulHollywoodstarsandafewthinkersintheuppersociety.54.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_______.A.humanbeingslongforlivingforeverB.therearemanydifficultiesinmakingtheSoulCatcherC.peoplecanliveforeverastechnologydevelopsD.theinventionofSoulCatcherhasgreatimportance55.Accordingtothispassage/aSoulCatcherwillbe______.A.anewmachineonwhichresearchmeasureshavealreadybeenmadeB.anewinventioninordertocatchandkeephuman'sthoughtsC.madebyBritishscientiststooffersomethingthatlookslikelivingforeverD.madeofsiliconcircuitswhichcancatchpeople'snervousactivity56.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatsemblanceofimmortalityis______.A.tobearealitysoonerorlaterB.farfromcertainC.justanideathatcouldn'ttberealizedatallD.afadinghope57.Themeaningoftheunderlinedwordrevitalizeinthefourthparagraphiscloseto.A.makedeadB.makefamousC.makeknownD.makeactive
- Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproducttheotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternal外在的resultoraproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasured.Theworkerwhogetsarisethestudentwhosegradesimprovetheforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage―alltheseexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.Bycontrasttheprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodeterminesinceitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditselfbuttheattitudesfeelingspeoplehaveandtheircautionorcourageastheymeetwithnewexperiencesandunexpecteddifficulties.Inthisprocessthejourneyneverreallyendstherearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworldnewideastotrynewchallengestoaccept.Inordertogrowtotravelnewroadspeopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakeriskstofacetheunknownandtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymayfailatfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisnecessaryforourabilitytogrow.Doweseeourselvesasquickandcurious?Ifsowetendtotakemorechancesandbemoreopentounfamiliarexperiences.Dowethinkwe’reshyandindecisive?Thenoursenseoffearcancauseustohesitatetomoveslowlyandwethinkweareslowtoadaptchangeorthatwe’renotsmartenoughtodealwithanewchallengE.Thenwearelikelytotakeamorepassiveroleornottryatall.Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself-doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrow.Ifweprotectourselvestoomuchthenwestopgrowing.Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.72.Apersonisgenerallybelievedtoachievepersonalgrowthwhen.A.hehasgivenuphissmokinghabitB.hehasmadegreateffortsinhisworkC.heisinterestedinmakinganythingnewD.hehastriedtodeterminewhereheisonhisjourney73.Intheauthor’seyeonewhoviewspersonalgrowthasaprocesswould______.A.succeedinclimbingupthesocialladderB.judgehisabilitytogrowfromhisownachievementsC.facedifficultiesandtakeupchallengesD.aimhighandreachhisgoaleachtime74.Whentheauthorsaysanewwayofbeingpara.3heisreferringto.A.anewapproachtoexperiencingtheworldB.anewwayoftakingrisksC.anewmethodoffindingourselvesD.anewsystemofadaptingtochange75.Forpersonalgrowththeauthoradvocatesallofthefollowingexcept.A.curiosityaboutmorechancesB.promptnessinselfadaptationC.openmindednesstonewexperiencesD.avoidanceofinternalfearsanddoubts.
- DearSantaClausMynameisAmy.Iam17yearsolD.Ihaveaproblematschool.CanyouhelpmeSanta?KidslaughatmebecauseofthewayIwalkandrunandtalk.Ihavecerebralpalsy.IjustwantonedaywhennoonelaughsatmeormakesfunofmE.LoveAmyAtradiostationWJLTinFortWayneIndianaletterspouredinfortheChristmasWishContest.WhenAmy’sletterarrivedattheradiostationManagerLeeTobinreaditcarefully.HethoughtitwouldbegoodforthepeopleinFortWaynetohearaboutthisspecialgirlandherunusualwish.Mr.Tobincalledupthelocalnewspaper.ThenextdayapictureofAmyandherlettertoSantamadethefrontpageoftheNewsSentinel.Thestoryspreadquickly.AllacrossthecountrynewspapersandradioandtelevisionstationsreportedthestoryofthegirlinFortWayneIndianawhoaskedforsuchasimpleyetremarkableChristmasgift-justonedaywithoutteasing.SuddenlythepostmanwasaregularattheHagadornhousE.EnvelopesofallsizesaddressedtoAmyarriveddailyfromchildrenandadultsallacrossthenation.Theycamefilledwithholidaygreetingsandwordsofencouragement.Someofthewritershaddisabilities;somehadbeenteasedaschildren.EachwriterhadaspecialmessageforAmy.ThroughthecardsandlettersfromstrangersAmysawaworldfullofpeoplewhotrulycaredabouteachother.ManypeoplethankedAmyforbeingbraveenoughtospeakup.Othersencouragedhertoignoreteasingandtocarryherheadhigh.AmydidgetherwishofaspecialdaywithoutteasingatSouthWayneHighSchool.Teachersandstudentstalkedtogetherabouthowbadteasingcanmakeothersfeel.ThatyeartheFortWaynemayorofficiallyproclaimed宣布December21stasAmyJoHagadornDaythroughoutthecity.ThemayorexplainedthatbydaringtomakesuchasimplewishAmytaughtauniversallesson.Everyonehesaidwantstoandshouldbetreatedwithrespectdignityandwarmth.62.Amy’slettershowedthat.A.herschoolmatescannotunderstandherdisabilityB.herschoolisn’tagoodplaceforstudentslikeherC.sheisoftenignoredinandoutofclassD.shewantedtowinChristmasWishContest63.ThepostmanwasaregularattheHagadornhousebecause.A.hewenttoencourageAmyfrequentlyB.hewasquitecuriousaboutAmyC.hehadtosendletterstoAmydailyD.hewasmovedbyAmy’sstory64.WemayinferfromAmy’sstorythat.A.peopleareeasytoturntheireyestothedisabledB.thenewsmediaplayedanimportantroleinhelpingAmyC.AmywillstillbemadefunofbyothersD.therearefewdisabledpeopleinAmy’scountry65.TheFortWaynemayorofficiallyproclaimedAmyJoHagadornDay.A.totellhowbadteasingcanmakeothersfeelB.toencouragepeopletocarrytheirheadshighC.toexplainhowbraveAmywasbymakingherwishD.tocallonthepublictotreateveryoneproperly
- PeoplewhoofferlovelisteningandhelptoothersmayberewardedwithbettermentalhealththemselvesaccordingtoanewstudyofchurchgoersintheSeptember/OctoberissueofPsychosomaticMedicinE.Thestudyisoneofthefirsttotrackthepositivehealthbenefitsofaltruistic利他的behaviorsaysCarolynSchwartzSC.D.oftheUniversityofMassachusettsMedicalSchool.ThefindingsreallypointuphowhelpingotherscanhelponeselfSchwartzsays.Schwartzandhisworkmatesanalyzed分析theinformationcollectedbythePresbyterianChurchfor2016churchmembers.Thememberswereaskedabouthowoftentheymadeothersfeellovedandcaredforandlistenedtoothersandhowoftentheyreceivedthisattentioninreturn.Themembersalsoansweredthequestionsabouttheirmentalandphysicalhealth.Mostofthechurchmemberswereingoodphysicalandmentalhealthtobeginwithexperiencingonlynormallevelsofanxietyanddepression.Whiletheresearchersdidnotfindanysignificantdifferencesinphysicalhealthclearlyrelatedtogivingandreceivinghelptheyconcludedthatgivinghelpwasabetterpredictorofgoodmentalhealththanreceivinghelp.Butfeelingcrushed压倒byothers'demandscanhavenegativepsychological心理的effectsaccordingtotheresearchers.Althoughourfindingssuggestthatpeoplewhohelpothersexperiencebettermentalhealthourfindingsalsosuggestthatgivingbeyondone'sownresourcesisrelatedwithworsereportedmentalhealthSchwartzsays.Churchleadersolderpeoplewomenandthosewhotooksatisfactionfromprayer祷告weremorelikelytobehelpersratherthanreceiversaccordingtothestudy.Peoplewhogivehelptoothersmaybelesslikelytofocusinwardontheirownanxietiesanddepressionormorelikelytoseetheirowntroublesinmindleadingtobettermentalhealthsaytheresearchers.AlternativelyitmaybethatpeoplewhoarefunctioningwellpsychologicallyarebetterableandhencemorelikelytogivehelpSchwartzsays.69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Olderpeoplearemorelikelytohelpothers.B.Theresearchersgottheresultfromthosewhoweregivenhelp.C.Altruisticactionsmayresultinbettermentalhealth.D.Feelingcrushedbyothers'demandscanbenegativE.70.Onereasonwhyhelpingothersresultsinbettermentalhealthisthat_____.A.thehelpermaypaylessattentiontohisownanxietiesB.helpersmayberewardedbyotherchurchmembersC.thereceiverwillsharethesorrowwiththehelperDhelpingothersitselfisakindofphysicalexercise71.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage?A.It'smoreblessedtogivethantoreceivE.B.WellbegunhalfdonE.C.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.EveryadvantagehasitsdisadvantagE.
- DearCaryI’mwritingbecauseI’veunderstoodyou’vestruggledwithalcoholism酗酒.I’vebeenfightingmineeversinceIwentthrough9-11.AfterthatI’vebeenmoreorlessuselessprofessionallyI’malawyerandhavehadtoresignfrommyjobbecauseIwasdiscoveredpassed-outdrunkinfrontofmycomputer.I’vetakensomemedicineandithashelpedsomewhat.IcanmanageaboutamonthwithoutdrinkingbutafterthatIenduphavingacrazystagewherenothingmattersexceptdrinking.AfteraweekorsoofheavydrinkingIstarthavingnightmaresofpeoplejumping.Afterthatit’saweekofnotbeingabletogetoutofbeD.Iwassupposedtotraveltoaconferencebutdidn’tmakeitbecauseIgotsodrunkattheairportthatIfelldownonmyfaceandspenttherestofthedayintheemergencyroom.Ihavebeenhidingfrommyfamilysincethen.Fortunatelytheywon’tbeexpectingmetocomebackforaweekorso.Otherwisetheywouldnoticethebumponmyforeheadandtwoblackeyes.Idon’treallyknowwhatI’maskingyou.CaryIneedawayoutthatdoesn’tinvolvecausingpaintomyfamily.I’mtakingmedicinebutIstillhavetheseattackseveryfewmonths.Ifthere’salcoholinthehouseIcan’tstayawayfromit.ItseemsthatthiswillneverenD.I’mafraidofwhatwillhappenifsomethingbadhappenslikeafamilymemberdyingorgettingfiredagain.Thanksforreading.YoursT.36.TheunderlinedsentenceshowsusallthefollowingEXCEPT.A.thattheauthorisalawyerbyprofessionB.thattheauthorisalawyerandheseldomgetsdrunkC.thereasonwhytheauthorhadtoresignD.thattheauthorwasoncediscovereddrunkasafish37.TheauthorwritestoCaryinorderto.A.offeradviceB.tellastoryC.avoidnightmaresD.askforhelp38.Whatistheauthorworriedabout?A.LosinghisjobB.MissingtheconferenceC.BringpaintohisfamilyD.Givingupdrinking39.Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?A.T’sfamilymembersdon’twanttoseehimbecauseofhisalcoholism.B.GettingdrunkoncepreventedTfromattendingaconference.C.Twillhavenightmareswhenhestopsdrinking.D.Tneverattemptedtogiveuphisalcoholism.40.WeknowfromthepassagethatCary.A.likestotalkaboutthedetailsofhislife.B.isanexpertontreatingalcoholismC.isprobablyarecoveredalcoholicD.neversufferedfromalcoholism
- Everyoneneedsfriends.WeallliketofeelclosetosomeonE.Itisnicetohaveafriendtotalklaughanddothingswith.SurelytherearetimeswhenweneedtobealonE.Wedon’talwayswantpeoplearounD.ButwewouldfeellonelyifweneverhadafrienD.NotwopeoplearethesamE.Sometimesfriendsdon’tgetalongwellwhichdoesn’tmeanthattheynolongerlikeeachother.Mostofthetimetheywillgoonbeingfriends.SometimesfriendsmoveawaythenwefeelverysaD.Wemissthemmuchbutwecancallthemandwritetothem.Maybewewouldneverseethemagainandwecanmakenewfriends.Itissurprisingtofindouthowmuchwelikenewpeoplewhenwegettoknowthem.FamiliessometimesnametheirchildrenafteraclosefrienD.Manyplacesarenamedaftermenandwomeniftheyarefriendlytopeopleinatown.Somelibrariesarenamedthisway.Soaresomeschools.Wethinkofthesepeoplewhenwegototheseplaces.There’smoregoodnewsforpeopleiftheyhavefriends.Thesepeoplelivelongerthanthosepeopleifthosedon’thavefriends.Why?Itcouldbethattheyarehappier.Beinghappyhelpsyoustaywell.Oritcouldbejustknowingthatsomeonecaresifsomeonecaresaboutyouyoutakebettercareofyourselfandstayhealthier.56.Thefirstparagraphtellsus__________.A.noneneedsfriendsB.wealwaysneedfriendsaroundusC.makingfriendsistheneedinpeople’slifeD.weneedtobealone57.Whichofthefollowingiswhatthewriterdoesn’tsayinthepassage?A.Peoplearehappywhentheirfriendsleavethem.B.Peoplemayneverseetheirfriendsaftertheirfriendsmoveaway.C.Peoplecanknowtheirfriendsindifferentways.D.Peopleliketheirfriendsverymuchiftheygettoknowthem.58.Whichofthefollowingisthemostprobableplacepeoplenameafterfriendlypeople?A.A.housE.B.A.room.C.A.library.D.A.villagE.59.Ifpeoplehavefriendstheywouldlivelongerbecause__________.A.theyfeelhappierandhealthierB.theygetalotofhelpfromtheirfriendsC.theytakebettercareofthemselvesD.bothA.andC.60.Thispassagetellsus__________.A.thatpeopleareallfriendsB.thatpeopleneedfriendsC.howtogettoknowfriendsD.howtonameaplace
- Oldagemaynotsoundexciting.Butrecentfindingsoffergoodnewsforolderpeopleandforpeopleworriedaboutgettingolder.Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageoffifty.Infacttheysaybytheageofeighty-fivepeoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywerewhentheywereeighteenyearsolD.ThefindingscamefromasurveyofmorethanthreehundredfortythousandadultsintheUnitedStates.TheGallupOrganizationquestionedthembytelephoneintwothousandeight.Atthattimethepeoplewerebetweentheagesofeighteenandeighty-fivE.Theresearchersaskedquestionsaboutemotionslikehappinesssadnessandworry.Theyalsoaskedaboutmentaloremotionalstress.ArthurStoneatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesoftwenty-twoandtwenty-fivE.Thefindingsshowedthatstresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.Happinesswashighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearlyseventies.Thepeopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotionswerethoseintheirseventiesandeighties.Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilaremotionalpatterns模式astheygrowolder.Howeverwomenatallagesreportedmoresadnessstressandworrythanmen.Researcherssaytheydonotknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthataspeoplegrowoldertheygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.ProfessorStonesaystheemotionalpatternscouldbelinkedtochangesinhowpeopleseetheworldormaybeevenchangesinbrainchemistry.66.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.HappinessVarieswithAgesB.ExperienceMoreWorryLessC.TheOldertheWiserD.BeingYoungBeingHappy67.Wecanlearnfromtheresearchthat_________.A.onlywhenpeoplegetolderwilltheyfeelhappierB.stresslevelsamongtheyoungestarethehighestC.olderpeopletendtobegratefulD.olderpeopleusuallyhavenoworries68.Accordingtotheresearchwhenpeoplegetolder_________.A.theymisstheolddaysB.theyarephysicallyweakC.theyhavebetterself-controlD.theyaremoreemotional69.Accordingtotheresearcherswhydoeshappinessincreaseaspeoplegetolder?A.TheygrowmorestresseD.B.Theythinklessaboutbadexperiences.C.Theirbrainchemistrychanges.D.There’renocertainanswers.70.Theauthorisintendedto_________.A.advisehowtoreducestressB.introduceascientificfindingC.describehowtodoresearchD.talkabouthumanemotions
- Forgivingsomeonewhohashurtyouorletyoudownisneveraneasything.Severalnewstudieshoweversaythatitcouldhavealotofhealthbenefits益处.Whenyouthinkofforgivenessyouprobablydon’tthinkofitasahealthyormedicalproblem.StudiesfromStanfordUniversityontheotherhandshowthatsomethinglikeangercanchangeyourwell-being.WhencartoonbookcharactersliketheIncredibleHulkgetangrytheychangecoloursandoftengetspecialpower.Intherealworldangerislessobvious.StanfordFredLuskinfounderoftheStanfordForgivenessProjectandauthorofForgiveforGoodsaysholdingontoangerandhatredcanharmyourphysicalandmentalhealth.TwonewstudiesseemtoshowthesameideA.Thestudiesfindthatpeoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellessstresslessbackpainandlessdepression消沉.Theyalsohavefewerheadacheslowerbloodpressureandfewerproblemsonsleeping.Soitdoesn’tmatterifyourangeriscausedbythetrafficorotherthings.Learningtoletitgoisimportant.Techniquessuchasdeepbreathcanhelp.Orjustaskyourselfifit’sworthhurtingyourselfbystayingangrywithsomeoneelsE.Forgivenessdoesnotmeanthatyousimplyacceptwhathappenedandsayit’sOK.Insteadit’sawayofmakingpeacewithyourselfaboutwhathappenedinthepast.43.Theauthorofthepassagetriestomakehisviewpoint观点clear_________.A.byraisinghisownexamplesB.bymentioning提及somestudiesC.basedonhisownexperienceD.bymentioningsomecartoons44.Theexampleofthecartoonbookcharactersistakeninthepassageto________.A.letthereadersknowthedifferentcoloursofcartoonfacesB.maketheviewpointinterestingandeasytounderstandC.explainthatangerharmsphysicalandmentalhealthD.showhowtocontrolone’stemper45.Theunderlinedphraseholdingontointhispassagepossiblemeans__________.A.removingB.learningaboutC.puttingoutD.keepingup46.Thebesttitleforthispassageisprobably________.A.ForgivenessB.A.SecrettoKeepingHealthyC.ForgivenessIsGoodforHealthD.AngerIsBadforHealth
- Wearenotborndoubtingourselves.Welearntodoit.Infactweareusuallytaughttodoubtourselves.Wecanlearnsomewaysthatallowustobecomemoreacceptingofourselves.Followingaretwobehaviorsthatmightexplainthereasonswhyyoucan'tmovetowardsgreaterself-acceptance.Onethingthatmightcauseyounottoacceptyourselfisover-generalizingaboutsomethingyou'vedonethatyoudon'tlikE.ForexampleifyoufailatestyoumightgeneralizeandsayI'mreallyastupidperson.WhenyoudothisyouaremakingastatementaboutallofyouallofthetimeandnotjustaboutthisonesituationatthistimE.Insteadyoumightdecidethatyourgradeonthistestinthissubjectatthistimewasindeedpoorandthengoontodecidewhatyouwanttodoaboutyourpoorgradeifanything.Gettingstuckinover-generalizingdiscouragesyoufromtakingstepsthatmightallowyoutodobetteronthenextexamandtobuildanexpectationoffuturefailure.Havingstandardsthatareimpossiblyhighisasecondwayyoucannotacceptyourself.Itmaynotcomeasasurprisetoyouthatmostofusaremoredemandingofourselvesthanweareofothers.Somehowwecantoleratethefactthatotherpeoplefailthattheyaren'talwayskindthatthey'vedonethingstheyaren'tproudofbutwehavedifficultyacceptingthoseveryhumanaspectsofour-selves.TheneedtobeperfectisanotherwaytosetyourselfupforfailureandenhancethefeelingthatyouarenotacceptablE.Weallmakemistakes.Acceptinglessthanperfectionsimplymeansrecognizingthelimitationsnaturalinbeingbornahumanbeing.LearntovaluewhoyouareratherthanwhoyoucouldbecomE.Wouldn'titbeoverpoweringifwealwayshadtodowhatweimaginewecoulddo?Nobodyhasthetimeandenergytodoallofthat.Wemustmakechoicesaboutwhatwewillpursueanddothemthebestwecanunderthecircumstanceswhicharen'talwaysidealbytheway.54.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Wecanfeelthatweareperfectwhenwesetourselvesupforsuccess.B.Wecantoleratethefactthatwe'vedonethingswearen'tproudof.C.Over-generalizingmightencourageyoutoexpectthefuture.D.Over-generalizingmightcauseyounottoacceptyourself.55.Whatistheauthor'sattitudeaccordingtothepassage?A.It'snecessaryforpeopletobeperfect.B.It'sacceptableforpeopletobeimperfect.C.It'sstrangeforpeopletobebornwithlimitation.D.It'spossibleforpeopletodowhattheyimagine.56.Whathascausedthelackofself-acceptance?A.Toleranceandhigh-level.B.Limitationandexpectation.C.Over-generalizationandhigh-standard.D.Extremedifficultyandcompletefailure.
- Howwouldyoulikeaneasywaytoearn2500dollars?Allyouhavetodoistositaroundandwaitforyourmeals.There’scatchhowever.Youhavetostayinachickencagewithastrangerforawholeweek.Therearenobooksortelevisionorradioforamusement.Youcan’tleaveuntiltheweekisup.AndacamerawillberecordingyoureverymovE.Twopeopleactuallytookthejob.TheideacamefromRobThompsonavideoartist.Hewantedtomakeafilmaboutthewayanimalsaretreated.Hisgoalwastoraisepeople’sawarenessofthelivingconditionsofanimalsthatareraisedforfood.Hedecidedtopay$5000outofhisownsavingstotwopeoplewhowerewillingtolielikechickenforaweek.ToRob’ssurprisequiteafewpeopleansweredhisadvertisement.HehadinterviewsandselectedErica24-year-oldrestaurantworkerandPama27-year-oldchemist.TheplanwasforthemtospendsevendaystogetherinachickencagethatwassixfeetlongandthreefeetwidE.A.camerawouldrecordtheirexperiencewhichwouldtakeplaceinanartmuseum.Theweekwaslonganddifficult.Theysleptonahardwoodenfloor.Theycouldn’tstandupwithouthavingtheirheadshit.Theyatevegetarianmash土豆泥anddrankwaterfromagardentap.Theironlyprivacywasatoiletsurroundedbyacurtain.TherewerenosinksmirrorsortoothbrushesinthecagE.TheironlyinspirationwasthetwoframedchecksthathungonthewalloutsidethecagE.VisitorswhocameherewerewarnedDonotfoodthehumans.FinallyitwasoverPamandEriccameoutfromtheircagE.Theyhadsurvivedtheweekandtheyeachhada$2500checkintheirhands.WhenRobThompsonopenedthecageEriccameoutchangedintocleanclothesandateachocolatebarrightaway.It’sgreattobeabletostanduphesaid.Pamjustchangedherclothesandleft.Afteraweekofvisitorsandreporterswatchinghershedidn’twanttotalktoanyonE.46.WhatkindofpersonisRobThompson?A.Heiscuriousaboutpeople’spersonallifE.B.Heiskind-heartedtoanimals.C.HehatespeoplearounD.D.HelikestohelppoorpeoplE.47.Theunderlinedwordcatchprobablymeans___________.A.unsolvedproblemB.surprisingwonderC.unbelievabledangerD.muchdifficulty48.Whatmadeitmostdifficultforthetwotostayinthecage?A.Theydidn’tknoweachother.B.Theycouldn’tliedowntosleepinthecagE.C.Theydidn’thavemeattoeat.D.Theyhadtodoalmosteverythingunderothers’eyes.49.Robofferedthemoneybecausehewanted___________.A.toseeiftherewereanypeoplewhowouldliketoliveinacageB.toshowthepublichowbitteranimals’lifecouldbeC.tomakemoremoneybypublishingtherecordedvideotapesD.toimprovehousingconditionsofworkingpeoplelikeEric50.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.EasyWaytoEarn$2500.B.DoNotFoodtheHumans.C.LivingLikeaChicken.D.GettingAlongWellAnyway.
- WhenitcomestofriendsIdesirethosewhowillsharemyhappinesswhopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithmE.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate照亮meandtrainmeupforlovE.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghourstoogoodnottosharE.WhenIwasintheeighthgradeIhadafrienD.Wewereshyandtooseriousaboutourstudieswhenitwasbecomingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehaviors.Wesaidlittleatschoolbutshewouldcometomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaperandoneofuswouldsay:Let’sstartwithatrainwhistletoday.WewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistlE.ThenwewouldreadthemalouD.AttheendofthatschoolyearwetoowerechangingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstoppeD.WhenIlivedforatimeinLondonIhadafriendHewasindespair失望andIwasindespair.ButourfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbadatthetimE.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.WewalkeduntilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparteD.WegaveLondontoeachother.ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesminE.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofusappearssometimesinafunnywayintheother’sdreams.SheandIagreethatatcertaintimesweseemtobepartsofthesameminD.InmymostinterestingmomentsIoftenthink:YesImusttell.Wehavenevermet.ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmoretomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologist心理学家whowillonlyfillupthehealing愈合的silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfrienD.66.Intheeighthgradewhattheauthordidbeforedevelopingpropersocialbehaviorwasto______.A.becomeseriousaboutherstudyB.gotoherfriend’shouseregularlyC.learnfromherclassmatesatschoolD.sharepoemsandstorieswithherfriend67.InParagraph3WegaveLondontoeachotherprobablymeans______.A.ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifttobothofusB.wewereunwillingtotearourselvesawayfromLondonC.ourunpleasantfeelingaboutLondondisappearedD.wepartedwitheachotherinLondon68.AccordingtoParagraph4theauthorandherfriend_______.A.calleachotherregularlyB.havesimilarpersonalitiesC.enjoywritingtoeachotherD.dreamofmeetingeachother69.Inthedarkestmomentstheauthorwouldpreferto______.A.seekprofessionalhelpB.beleftaloneC.staywithherbestfriendD.breakthesilence70.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.UnforgettableExperiencesB.RemarkableImaginationC.LifelongFriendshipD.NobleCompanions
- Haveyoueverwantedtoenjoytheworld'swonderfulgifts?ThisearthisabeautifulplacE.Ifyoulookatnatureandseejusttreesandgrassdoyourealizewhatincrediblethingsyouaremissing?GooutsidE.Ifyouwanttofeelmoreconnectedtotheearththefirststepistoexperienceitforyourself.Chooseaplacethatyouthinkthatyoucouldthoroughlyenjoy.A.quietplacesetawayfromcivilizationisbest.Oneofthekeythingsisthatitmustbecalmandquiet.Anynaturalsettingwilldowhetheritisaforestorgrasslandlakeormountain.SitdownonarocksomedryleavesorsimplyonthegrounD.Getcomfortablewithyoursurroundingsandreallytakeinthesoundsandthefeelofeverythingaroundyou.Trynottofocusonthebigpicture—steadnoticethelittledetailsofthings;forexample:howmanyridgesarethereonaleaf?Doyouseeanyanimalsaroundyou?IfsopayattentiontokindsofthingsthathappenlowertothegrounD.Nextcloseyoureyesandpictureinyourmindthenaturethatsurroundsyou.ThepointistosensethatyouareinabeautifulplacE.Dosomethingpeacefulsuchasfishingormeditatinginthewoods.Youwillbeamazedathowrelaxingitistojustsitbackandenjoythenaturalsoundsofthewoodsandbirds.GoonahikE.Walkingisgreatexerciseandthepaceofitwillallowyoutoseeandhearthelittlethings.Don'tlettimeordistancescareyou.Therearehikesofalllengthsanddifficulties.Gocampingorbackpacking.Don'tforgettolookatthestarswhetheryouknowanythingaboutthemyetornot.Oftentheywillappearbrighterandmorenumerouswhenyouareawayfromthelightandsmogofcities.Practiceprimitiveskillswhileinthewoodstoshareaconnectionwithourancestorsifyouwanttogofurther.Seetheexternallinksforsuggestions.Doingthesekindsofthingswillbringaboutanappreciationofnatureandmakeyourealizehowbeautifulitisandthatwetooarecreaturesofthisearth.64.Whataretheworld’swonderfulgiftsintheauthor’seyeA.TreesandgrassB.IncrediblethingsfromthenatureC.ThewholeworldD.Walkingfishingandcamping65.Accordingtothesecondparagraphthewriteradvisesreaderstogotoaplacewithout_______.A.abridgeB.ariverC.aseaD.abird66.Inthethirdparagraphthewriteradvisesusto_______.A.lookatthemountainsinthedistanceB.lookintotheskyC.overlookthevastgrasslandsD.watchantsclimbingatree67.WhichmightbethetitleofthepassageA.WhattheNatureisB.WhatWonderfulNaturalGiftsareC.HowtoEnjoyNatureD.HowtoGetIncredibleThings
- Whenanemergencysituationoccursobserversaremorelikelytotakeactioniftherearefewornootherwitnesses.Thisphenomenonisreferredtoasthebystandereffect.ThebystandereffectisalsocalledtheGenoveseeffectwhichisnamedafterCatherineKittyGenoveseayoungwomanwhowascruellymurderedonMarch131964.Earlyinthemorning28-year-oldGenovesewasreturninghomefromwork.Assheapproachedherapartmententranceshewasattackedandstabbed刺byamanlateridentifiedasWinstonMoseley.DespiteGenovese'srepeatedcriesforhelpnoneofthedozenorsopeopleinthenearbyapartmentbuildingwhoheardhercriescalledpoliceforhelp.Theattackfirstbeganat3:20butitwasnotuntil3:50thatsomeonefirstcontactedpolice.ManypsychologistsweresetthinkingbytheincidentaswellasmostAmericans.Astheconclusionthebystandereffectcameoutandlaterprovedbyaseriesofstudiesandexperiments.Therearetwomajorfactorsthatcontributetothebystandereffect.Firstthepresenceofotherpeoplecreatesadivisionofresponsibility.Becausethereareotherobserversindividualsdonotfeelasmuchpressuretotakeactionsincetheresponsibilitytotakeactionisthoughttobesharedamongallofthosepresent.Thesecondreasonistheneedtobehaveincorrectandsociallyacceptableways.Whenotherobserversfailtoreactindividualsoftentakethisasasignalthataresponseisnotneededornotappropriate.Otherresearchershavefoundthatonlookersarelesslikelytotakeactionifthesituationisambiguous.InthecaseofKittyGenovesemanyofthe38witnessesreportedthattheybelievedthattheywerewitnessingalovers'quarrelanddidnotrealizethattheyoungwomanwasactuallybeingmurdered.61.ThebystandereffectisalsocalledtheGenoveseeffectbecause_________awomansurnamedGenovese.A.itsomehowcausedthemurderofB.itsdiscoveryresultedfromthemurderofC.itwasactuallydiscoveredbyD.italwaysmakespeoplethinkof62.Genovesewasmurdered.A.whileshewasgoingoutB.inherapartmentC.halfwayhomeD.nearherapartment63.WhichcanNOThavebeenapossiblereasonfortheneighborsNOTofferingGenovesehelp?A.Theybelievedinthebystandereffect.B.Theythoughtsomeoneelsemighthelpher.C.Theydidn'tthinktheyshouldhelp.D.Theydidn'tthinksheneededhelp.64.Beforedecidingtoofferhelpobserversmayaccordingtothepsychologists.A.waitforsortofasignalB.hesitateandestimatetheriskofgettinghurtC.wanttobesureit'sappropriatetoreactD.wonderifthevictimisworthhelping65.ThearticleseemstosuggestthatiftherehadbeenobserversGenovesemightnothavebeenmurdered.A.noB.fewerC.moreD.braver
- Twotravelingangelsstoppedtospendthenightinthehomeofawealthyfamily.Thefamilywasrudeandrefusedtolettheangelsstayintheguestroom.Insteadtheangelsweregivenaspaceinthecoldbasement.Astheymadetheirbedonthehardfloortheolderangelsawaholeinthewallandrepairedit.WhentheyoungerangelaskedwhytheolderangelrepliedThingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.Thenextnightthepaircametorestatthehouseofaverypoorbutveryhospitable好客的farmerandhiswifE.Aftersharingwhatlittlefoodtheyhadthecouplelettheangelssleepintheirbedwheretheycouldhaveagoodnight’srest.Whenthesuncameupthenextmorningtheangelsfoundthefarmerandhiswifeintears.TheironlycowwhosemilkhadbeentheironlyincomelaydeadinthefielD.TheyoungerangelwasveryangryandaskedtheolderangelHowcouldthishappen?Whydidyounotwatchoutforthecow?ThefirstmanhadeverythingyetyouwatchedoverhishousesheaccuseD.Thesecondfamilyhadlittlebutwaswillingtoshareeverythingandyoudidnothelp.Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseemtheolderangelreplieD.WhenwestayedinthebasementInoticedtherewasgoldstoredinthatholeinthewall.SincetheownerwassogreedyandunwillingtosharehisgoodfortuneIaskedGodifIcouldsealthewallsohecouldn’tfindit.Thenlastnightaswesleptinthefarmer’sbedtheangelofdeathcameforhiswifE.IaskGodiftheangelcouldtakethecowinsteaD.Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.56.Whydidtheolderangelrepairtheholefortherichfamily?A.Becauseshedidn’tlikethegreedyowner.B.Becauseshewanedtosavethegoldforthepoor.C.Becausethebasementwastoocoldtostayin.D.Becauseshebelievedthatoneshouldalwaysbereadytoofferhelp.57.Theyoungestangelwasveryangrybecause_________.A.theoldangelkilledthefarmer’scowB.theoldangeltreatedthetwofamiliesdifferentlyC.thewealthymangavethemabadplacetoliveD.theangelofdeathtookthecowaway58.Whydidtheolderangelletthefarmer’scowdie?A.BecauseGodwantedtheolderangeltotakethecow.B.Becauseshewantedtoteachtheyoungestangelalesson.C.Becauseshewantedtosavethefarmer’swifE.D.Becauseshewassympathetictotherich.59.Thestorytriestotellthereaderthat_______.A.angelsarealwaysreadytohelpthepoorB.sometimesthingsarenotwhattheyseemC.angelsarealwaysreadytohelptherichD.theyoungshouldalwayslearnfromtheold
- I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasMothersatwritingletters.StandingbyherchairlookingattheinkbottlepensandwhitepaperIdecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemostwonderfulthingintheworlD.YearslaterduringherfinalillnessMotherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.Butthedeskshe’dsaidagainisforElizabeth.Ineversawherangryneversawhercry.IknewshelovedmE.Sheshoweditinaction.ButasayounggirlIwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.TheyneverhappeneD.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwastooemotional易动感情的butshelivedonthesurface.AsyearspassedandIhadmyownfamilyIlovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.Iwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgive宽恕mE.Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.NonecamE.Myhopeturnedtodisappointmentthenlittleinterestandfinallypeace―itseemedthatnothinghappeneD.IcouldnotbesurethattheletterhadevengottoMother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenitandIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.Nowthepresentofherdesktoldmeasshe’dneverbeenabletothatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside―aphotoofmyfatherandaone-pageletterfoldedandrefoldedmanytimes.GivemeananswermyletterasksinanywayyouchoosE.Motheryoualwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.68.Thewriterbegantolovehermother’sdesk_____________.A.afterMotherdiedB.beforeshebecameawriterC.whenshewasachildD.whenMothergaveittoher69.Thepassageshowsthat_____________.A.MotherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughterB.MotherwasveryseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddoneC.MothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinwordsD.Motherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords70Thewordgulfmeans____________.A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoungB.difficultideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughterC.freetalksbetweenthemotherandthedaughterD.partoftheseagoingfarinland71.WhatdidMotherwithherdaughter’sletteraskingforforgiveness?A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.B.Foryearssheoftentalkedabouttheletter.C.Shedidn’tforgiveherdaughteratallinallherlifE.D.ShereadtheletteragainandagainbeforeshedieD.72.What’sthebesttitle题目ofthepassage?A.MyLettertoMotherB.MotherandChildrenC.MyMother’sDeskD.TalksBetweenMotherandMe
- Foralongtimebeinghappywasconsideredsomethingthatjusthappenedandtherewasnothingspecialtodoaboutit.Nowweknowthatgettingalongwithourselvesandwithotherpeopleissomethingthatwecanworkat.Itispossibletoactinsuchawaythatotherpeoplewilllikeusbetter.Onewayisbeingunselfishnotwantingeverythingourownwayordemandingthebestshareofeverythingincludingtheattentionofourfriends.AnotherwayistolookforgoodpointsnotbadonesinotherpeoplE.ItissurprisinghowsuccessfulthistreasurehuntcanbE.Youdon’thavetobespineless懦弱inordertobepopular.Infactyouwillbelikedandrespectedifyouarenotafraidtostandupforyourrights.Butdoitpolitelyandpleasantly.Beingfriendlyandpolitetoyourowngrouptoolderpeopletostrangersandespeciallytothosewhodonotlookimportantordonotinterestyouisonewaytodevelopagoodcharacter.YoucannotexpecttobeperfectandsoyoumustlearnnottobetoounhappywhenyoumakeamistakE.Everyonemakesmistakesandnooneistobeblamedunlessherefusestolearnfromthem.Manyyoungpeoplebecomediscouragedwhentheyrecognizeinthemselvesqualitiesthattheydonotlike----selfishnesslazinessandotherunpleasantqualities.Justrememberthatweallhavesomeofthesefaultsandhavetofightagainstthem.Atthesametimeitisimportanttorememberthatwhileyouareprobablynoworsethanotherschancesarethatyouarenotmuchbettereither.ThesurestwaytobehappyistothinkyourselfaboveotherpeoplE.Whensomethingiswrongitisgoodsensetotrytomakeitright.Perhapsyoudon’tlikeateacheroraclassmate.Trytoseewhyandlookatyourselftootobesurethatyouarenotdoingsomethingtomakethatpersondislikeyou.IntimethingsmayturnoutallrightifyoujustkeeptryingtobepleasantandpolitE.Ifthingsdonotturnoutallrightthenyouwillsimplyhavetogetalongthebestyoucanwiththesituationwithoutthinkingtoomuchaboutit.Worryingneverhelpsinasituationyoucan’tchangE.53.Oneofthetwowaystheauthorsuggestedforustogetalongwellwithothersis____.A.todrawtheattentionofourfriendsB.todemandthebestshareofeverythingC.tolookfortreasureinordertobesuccessfulD.topaymoreattentiontootherpeople’sstrongpoints54.Thepassageshowsthatthereisnoperfectpersonbutsomeoneshouldbeblamedifhe____.A.makesabigmistakeB.isselfishandlazyC.doesnotdrawalessonfromhisownfaultD.isveryunhappyabouthisunpleasantquality55.Thepassageimpliesthatinordertobeahappypersononeshouldconsideroneself____.A.nobetterthanothersB.notthesameasothersC.ashavingsomethingbetterthanothersD.ashavingbetterchancesthanothers56.Thepurposeforthewritertowritethepassageisto_____.A.trainyoutobeperfectB.showyouthewaytobehappyC.tellyouhowtoactwhenyoudislikeapersonD.teachyouhowtobepopularamongyourfriends
- ManypeopleareupsetwhentheirflightisdelayeD.Notonlydotheyhavetochangetheirschedulebutevenworsetheyhavetowaitinanairport!There’snoneedtobeupsetthough.Airportsaremuchbetterplacesthesedaysthanmostpeoplethought.LookatthefollowingrealitiesandyoumaychangeyourminD.Belief1:Airportfoodisbad---asbadasairplanefooD.Reality:Airportshavefineinternationalfoodandyoucanbuysomethingtohaveforlater---forexamplecheeseandseafoodinParis.Belief2:ShoppinginairportsisgreatthatisifyouneedaT-shirt.Reality:InAmsterdamyoucanbuyanything.InElPasoTexasyoucanbuyold-fashionedknivesorspecialart.TheartissointerestingthatsomepeopleflytoElPasojusttovisittheairportgallery画廊.AndSingapore’sairportisknownforsomeofthebestshoppingintheworlD.Belief3:AirportsmakepeopleuncomfortableandtensE.Reality:TheairportatHonoluluhaspeacefulgardens.Pittsburghhasameditation沉思room:Whenyouwalkinyoucanhearrelaxingmusicandseepicturesofcloudspaintedonthewalls.IfyoupreferexercisehotelattheairportsinLosAngeletesDallasandmanyothercitieshavefitnesscenters健身中心thatanyonecanusE.Sothenexttimeyou’rewaitinginanairporthavesomefun!63.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeans?A.Youcanbuyanythinginairports.B.AirportshopssellgreatT-shirts.C.Everythingforsaleinairportsisgreat.D.ThereisnoT-shirtforsaleinairports.64.Accordingtothepassageinwhichairportcanyoubuyaninterestingpainting?A.ElPaso.B.AmsterdamC.SingaporeD.LosAngeles65.WhatcanweknowabouttheairportatHONOLULU?A.Itsfoodisworld-famous.B.Itisknownforitsartgallery.C.IthaspeacefulgardensforpassengersforfreE.D.ItsfitnesscenterisopentoallpassengersforfreE.66.Whichofthefollowingopinionsdoestheauthoragreewith?A.Airplanefoodisfreeofchargeanddelicious.B.Thingsinairportsaretooexpensivetobuy.C.Itcanbecomfortableandrelaxinginairports.D.Airportsarenotsogoodasmostpeoplethink.
- Howdosuccessfulpeoplethink?Whatdrivesthem?InterviewsandinvestigationsindicatethatthereareseveralkeystosuccessthatsuccessfulpeoplesharE.FirstofallsuccessfulpeopleneverblamesomeoneorsomethingoutsideofthemselvesfortheirfailuretogoaheaD.Theyrealizethattheirfutureliesintheirownhands.TheyunderstandthattheycannotcontrolthingsinlifesuchasnaturethepastandotherpeoplE.Butinthemeantimetheyarewellawarethattheycancontroltheirownthoughtsandactions.Theytakeresponsibilityfortheirlifeandregardthisasoneofthemostempowering能够的thingstheycando.Perhapswhatmostseparatessuccessfulpeoplefromothersisthattheylivelifeonpurpose―theyaredoingwhattheybelievetheyareputheretodo.IntheiropinionhavingapurposeintheirlifeisthemostimportantelementthatenablesthemtobecomefullyfunctioningpeoplE.Theyholdthatwhentheylivetheirlifeonpurposetheirmainconcernistodothejobright.Theylovewhattheydo.Peoplewanttodobusinesswiththembecauseoftheircommitment忠诚.Tolivetheirlifeonpurposesuccessfulpeoplefindacausetheybelieveinandcreateabusinessaroundit.Besidestheynevereasilygiveup.Oncetheyhavesetupgoalsintheirlifetheyarewillingtoworkhardwhateverittakestoachievetheirgoals.Topachieversalwaysbearinmindwhattheydon'thavE.Ratherthanbenegativeordepressingtheyusetheknowledgetospurthemselvesonandgoafterwhattheywantenergeticallyandpassionately.68.Whatsuccessfulpeopleworryaboutmostis______.A.tohelpothersB.toliveacomfortablelifeC.todotheirworkwellD.totreattheirfriendswell69.BylivinglifeonpurposesuccessfulpeoplecandothefollowingEXCEPT______.A.doalotofworkB.concentrateontheirjobsC.dobusinesswithmanypeopleD.controlallthethingsinlife70.Theunderlinedwordspurinthepassagemostprobablymeans______.A.encourageB.exciteC.relieveD.force
- 07·辽宁D.篇Allherlifemymotherwantedbusychildren.Itwasveryimportantthatherhouseshouldremainatalltimescleanandtidy.Youcouldturnyourhackforamomentinmymother’shouseleaveahalf-writtenletteronthediningroomtableamagazineopenonthechairandturnaroundtofindthatmymotherhadputitbackwhereitbelongedassheexplaineD.Mywifeononeofherfirstvisitstomymother’shouseplacedapacketofbiscuitsonanendtableandwenttothekitchentofetchadrink.WhenshereturnedshefoundthepackethadbeenremoveD.Confused疑惑的shesetdownherdrinkandwentbacktothekitchenformorebiscuitsonlytoreturntofindthatherdrinkhaddisappeareD.Uptothenshehadguessedthateveryoneinmyfamilyheldontotheirdrinkssoasnottomakewaterringsontheendtables.Nowsheknowsbetter.Thesedisappearanceshadaconfusingeffectonourfamily.Wewereallinclinedto有```的倾向forgetfulness.Anditwascommonforoneofusuponreturningfromthebathroomtofindthateverysighofhisworkinprogresshaddisappearedsuddenly.DoyourememberwhatIwasdoingwasaquestionfrequentlyaskedbutrarelyanswereD.Nowmysisterhasdevelopedasecond-handloveofcleanwindowsandmybrotherdoesthecleaninginhishouseperhapstoavoidhavingtobetheonetohithisfeet.ItrynottothinkaboutittoomuchbutIhaveatthislatertimestartedtodustthefurnitureonceaweek68.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmymother?A.Sheenjoyedremovingothersdrinks.B.Shebecamemoreandmoreforgetful.C.Shepreferredtodoeverythingbyherself.D.Shewantedtokeepherhouseingoodorder.69.Slywifecouldnotfindherbiscuitsanddrinkinmymother’ahousebecauseA.shehadalreadyfinishedthemB.mymotherhadtakenthemawayC.sheforgotwhereshehadleftthemD.someoneinmyfamilywasholdingthem70.Theunderlinedpartinthefifthparagraphsuggeststhatmysister_______A.ishappytocleanwindowsB.lovestodeanusedwindowsC.isfondofcleanusedwindowsD.likescleanwindowsasmymotherdid71.Thispassagemainlytellsusthat_______A.mymotheroftenmadeusconfusedB.myfamilymembershadapoormemoryC.mymotherhelpedustoformagoodhabitD.mywifewassurprisedwhenshevisitedmymother.