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Hello.I’m Jan from Mrs. Lake’s class.My class wants to work together to help the public.We think we ...
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OneafternoonwhenIwascleaningthegarageinournewhouseInoticedapieceofcarpetstickingoutoftheceiling.Ifetchedaladderandreachedtheceiling.ThereIsawametalcontainerthatIrecognizedasaWorldWarIIammo弹药box;mygrandfatherusedtostoretoolsinammoboxesonhisfarm.IopenedtheboxandwassurprisedatwhatIsaw—severalrollsofmoneytiedupinorangethreaD.Ifound$800.MyGod!Ifoundanothersevenboxesplustwobigblackbagsalsofullofrollsofmoney.Inallabout$45000.MyfirstthoughtwasthatthiswasablessingfromGoD.ButIknewIshouldreturnthemoneytotheformerownerDavidinsteadofsatisfyingallmydesires.SoIcalledhimandaskedhimtodropby.HoweverhewasshockednotaboutthemoneybutaboutwhatIdiD.Hesaidhehadrecentlyinherited继承thehouseanditmusthavebeenhisdadwhohadhiddenthemoney.Whatmadehimdoit?Ithinkhediditforhischildren.Therewereballsofthatorangethreadstillhangingonthewallofthegaragewhenwemovedin.IusedthemtotieupChristmaspresentslastyearformykids.IhopeitremindedmykidsofthegiftgreaterthanmoneythatmywifeandIgavethem—thehonesty.36.Davidwasshockedthat.A.thereweresomanyammoboxesinhisformerhouseB.alotofmoneywasfoundinhisformerhouseC.theauthorreturnedallthemoneytohimD.hisfatherhidsomuchmoneyforhim37.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Davidmissedandappreciatedhisfatherverymuch.B.Theauthorhopedwhathedidwouldaffecthischildren.C.Theauthor’sgrandfatherhidsomemoneyinanammobox.D.David’sfatherwasveryrichduringtheSecondWorldWar.38.Themainideaofthetextisthat.A.peopleshouldbehonestallthetimeB.theauthortreasuredtheorangethreadC.moneyshouldbereturnedtoitsownerD.moneyshouldbehiddenforchildren
FiveorsixyearsagoIattendedalectureonthescienceofattention.A.professorwhoconductsresearchoverinthemedicalschoolwastalkingaboutattentionblindnessthebasicfeatureofthehumanbrainthatwhenweconcentrateononetaskcausesustomissjustabouteverythingelsE.Becausewecan’tseewhatwecan’tseeourlecturerwasdeterminedtocatchusintheact.Hehaduswatchavideoofsixpeopletossing投掷basketballsbackandforththreeinwhiteshirtsandthreeinblackandourtaskwastokeeptrackonlyofthetossesamongthepeopleinwhitE.Thetaperolledandeveryonebegancounting.EveryoneexceptmE.I’mdyslexic患阅读困难症的andthemomentIsawthattapewiththeconfusingbasketballtossersIknewIwouldn’tbeabletokeeptrackoftheirmovementssoIletmymindwander.Ibecamecuriousthoughwhenabout30secondsintothetapeagorilla大猩猩walkedinamongtheplayers.Shewelaterlearnedafemalestudentwasinthegorillasuitstaredatthecamerabeatherchestwithherfistandthenwentawaywhiletheycontinuedpassingtheballs.Whenthetapestoppedtheprofessoraskedhowmanypeoplehadcountedatleastadozenbasketballtosses.Handswentupallover.Hethenaskedwhohadcounted1314andcongratulatedthosewho’dscoredtheperfect15.ThenheaskedAndwhosawthegorilla?IraisedmyhandandwassurprisedtodiscoverIwastheonlypersonatmytableandoneofonlythreeorfourinthelargeroomtodoso.He’dsetusuptrappingusinourownattentionblindness.Yestherehadbeenatrickbuthewasn’ttheonewhohadplayeditonus.Byconcentratingsohardoncountingwehadmanagedtomissthegorillainthemidst.AttentionblindnessisthefundamentalorganizingprincipleofthebrainandIbelievethatitpresentsuswithagreatopportunity.Mytakeisdifferentfromthatofmanyneuroscientists:WheretheyseetheshortcomingsoftheindividualIsenseanopportunityforcooperation.Fortunatelygiventheinteractive互动的natureofmostofourlivesinthedigitalagewehavethetoolstocontrolourdifferentformsofattentionandtakeadvantageofthem.It’snoteasytoadmitthateverythingwe’velearnedabouthowtopayattentionmeansthatwe’vebeenmissingeverythingelsE.It’snoteasyforuslogicalintelligentconfidenttypestoadmitthattheverykeytooursuccess—ourabilitytodiscoveraproblemandsolveitanachievementobtainedinallthoseyearsinschoolandbeyond—maybeexactlywhatlimitsus.NooneevertoldusthatourwayofseeingleftouteverythingelsE.50.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriterwhenthetapewasplayed?A.Likeeveryoneelsethewriterwascountingcarefully.B.Thewriterhaddifficultykeepingtrackofthetossers’movements.C.Thewritershowedgreatcuriosityaboutwhattheplayersweredoing.D.Thewritertriedhardtostophermindfromwandering.51.What’sthetotalnumberofbasketballtossesbytheplayersinwhiteshirtsinthevideo?A.13.B.14.C.15.D.30.52.Mostofthepeoplefailedtonoticethegorillainthevideobecause_____.A.theyfocusedonthebasketballtossingonlyB.theyweretrappedbythebasketballplayersC.theydidnotknowwhattheyweresupposedtodoD.theydidnotlistentothelecturecarefully53.Thewordtakeparagraph5mostprobablymeans_____.A.understandingB.impressionC.sceneD.preference54.Inthewriter’sopinionattentionblindness______.A.shouldbeviewedasashortcomingoftheindividualB.mightbeovercomeifwecandiscoverproblemsandsolvethemC.makesitpossibleforustoworktogetherforasharedpurposeD.helpsustobecomelogicalintelligentandconfidenttypesofpeople
BothmyparentscamefromtownsinMexico.ThenIwasborninElPasoTexasandwhenIwasfourmyfamilymovedtoahousingprojectinEastLosAngeles.Eventhoughwestruggledtomakeendsmeetmyparentsstressedtomeandmyfourbrothersandsistershowfortunateweweretoliveinagreatcountrywithlimitlessopportunities.Theyinfluenceduswiththeconceptsoffamilyfaithandnationalism.IgotmyfirstrealjobwhenIwasten.Mydadinjuredhisbackworkinginacardboardboxfactoryandwasretrainedasahairstylist.HerentedspaceinalittleshoppingmallandgavehisshopthefancynameofMr.Ben'sCoiffurE.TheowneroftheshoppingcentergaveDadadiscountonhisrentforcleaningtheparkinglotthreenightsaweekwhichmeantgettingupat3A.m..TopickuprubbishDadusedalittlemachinethatlookedlikealawnmower.MomandIemptiedgarbagecansandpickeduplitterbyhanD.Ittooktwotothreehourstocleanthelot.I'dsleepinthecaronthewayhomE.IdidthisfortwoyearsbutthelessonsIlearnedhavelastedalifetimeIacquireddisciplineandastrongworkethic道德andlearnedatanearlyagetheimportanceofbalancinglife'scompetinginterests——inmycaseschoolhomeworkandajoB.ThisreallyhelpedduringmysenioryearofahighschoolwhenIworked40hoursaweekflippingburgersatafast-foodjointwhiletakingafullloadofcollegepreparationcourses.Thehardworkpaidoff.IattendedtheUSMilitaryAcademyandwentontoreceivegraduatedegreesinlawandbusinessfromHarvarD.LaterIjoinedabigLosAngeleslawfirmandwaselectedtotheCaliforniaStateAssembly州议会.InthesejobsandineverythingelseI'vedoneIhaveneverforgottenthosenightsintheparkinglot.Theexperiencetaughtmethatthereisdignityinallworkandthatifpeopleareworkingtoprovideforthemselvesandtheirfamiliesthatissomethingweshouldhonor.25.Beforemyfathergotinjuredwe_____.A.didn'tlikelivingintheUSAB.rentedspaceinashoppingmallC.hadmanywaystomakemoneyD.livedapoorbuthappylife26.Whenherecoveredtomakealivingmyfather_____.A.ranasmallshoppingmallB.didapart-timejobC.workedasabarberD.becameastreetcleaner27.Theauthortellsusinthelastparagraphthatweshouldbeproudofthosewho_____.A.havedoneallkindsofjobsB.arecleaningtheparkinglotC.haveachievedalotintheirlivesD.aretakingtheirresponsibilities
AveryclosefriendphonedmethisweekendandaskedaspecificquestionaboutearningafewextradollarseachmonthonlinE.ForthebenefitofkeepinghernameanddetailssecretIwillcallherAnnieinthisarticlE.YouseeAnniesuffersfromasevereformofinactionsyndrome综合症;sheisfullofgreatideasthatnevermaterializeintocashandsheishavingaproblemfindingthelinkthatwillachievethis.Somebodyoncesaidthatknowledgeispoweryetweconstantlyfindfromreadersofourwebsitethattheyhaveknowledgetoburnandstilldonothavepower.Justlookattheacademicsinuniversitiesallaroundtheworld;theyhavesomuchknowledgethattheyshouldcontrolthewealthoftheworlD.IntruththeyworkforpeanutsandveryfewofthemeverachievethepowerofindependencE.Soknowledgecertainlyisn’tpower.Thereforeweshouldchangethatwisestatementto:Poweristheabilitytouseknowledgetoyourownbenefit.ThatparagraphwasinsertedbecauseAnnieisatypicalacademic—strongontalkandplansbutalittleweakeronactions.Intheperiodofatwenty-minuteconversationsheexpounded阐述awholelistofplansandideastomaketheextrafewhundreddollarseachmonthshewasseeking.Anyoneofhermanyideaswasapotentialmoneymakerbutshehadtakenactiononnoneofthem.AtonetimeshesaidI’mlostastowhattodonext.Thatwasmycue提示togetinvolveD.TakeactionIadviseD.AllthatiswrongisthatAnniewasinactivewithoutknowingit.Infiveminuteswedrewupaplanofactionandagreedtotalkagaininamonthtoreviewprogress.WhenwefinishedtheconversationshesoundedmuchhappierandmoremotivatedthanwhenwestarteD.Anniejustneedsalittlenudgeintobeneficialaction.24.What’stheproblemwithAnnie?A.Shehastoomanygreatideas.B.SheneverputsherideasintopracticE.C.Shesuffersfromastrangeillness.D.SheknowslittleaboutmakingmoneyonlinE.25.Whatisthemostimportantaccordingtotheauthor?A.Theabilitytouseone’sknowledgE.B.TheabilitytoacquireknowledgE.C.A.greatdealofknowledgE.D.A.goodunderstandingofoneself.26.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.AnniewillsucceedinlaterlifE.B.Annieisgoingtowardssuccess.C.Anniedoesn’trealizeherproblems.D.AnnietalkstoomuchindailylifE.27.Theunderlinedwordnudgeinthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A.pushB.adviceC.trainingD.Power
MyparentslivedthroughtheGreatDepressionofthe1930sandIheardstoriesfrombothofthemabouthowtheirliveschangedbecauseofit.Thesamewastrueofmyin-lawswhoseliveswerealsoaffectednegatively.Forexamplemyhusband’sgrandfatherownedafactory.Owingtothestock证券marketcrashhelostthefactoryandwentbacktoworkintheveryfactoryhe’donceowneD.Hecouldnolongeraffordtosendmyfather-in-lawtocollegE.Myfather-in-lawworkedfulltimeasapipefitterandwenttoschoolpart-timetoearnhisdegreewhichtooksevenyears.SomehowmyhusbandandIneverdreamedthatwewouldlivethroughanythingsimilar.Howeverastheysayhistoryoftenrepeatsitself.In1929thestockmarketcrashedinthemonthofOctober.Thesamethinghappenedin2008.Myhusbandwhohadinvested投资allourmoneyinthemarketwasinastateofshock.EachdaythenewswasmoreterriblE.We’velostmorethanhalfofourwealthhetoldmE.Ijuststaredathim.Howcanthatbe?IthoughtwehadgoodsolidinvestmentsbutitseemsIwaswrong.Wellwedohavepensions抚恤金IsaiD.Hopefullytheywon’tbeaffecteD.SincewehaveneverlivedahighlifestyletobeginwithIdon’tthinkwehavetoworry.Ididhopetoleaveourchildrenandgrandchildrenagenerousinheritance遗产myhusbandsaiD.Heshookhisheadindisbelief.We’llstillbeabletogivegifts.Loveisthemostimportantgiftanyway.Ourchildrenaregrownandwealwaystrytobegeneroustothemandourgrandchildren.Itjustwon’tbethesamE.TheworldisalwayschangingIsaiD.Youneverknowwhatwillhappen.ThemainthingisnottogetdiscourageD.Aslongaswehaveourhealthandcanaffordthenecessitiesoflifethere’snoreasontobeupset.Whenyouhaveyourhealthyoucanalwaysearnmoremoney.Ihuggedmyhusbandandhekissedmeinreturn.Iguessyou’rerightheagreeD.Weloveeachother.Wehaveourhealthandenoughmoneytoliveoncomfortably.That’sallthatmatters.Wehadtomoveoutofourhouseintoanapartment.Sincefewpeoplecouldaffordahouseinthoseharddayswedecidedtoofferitforconsiderablylessthanitwouldnormallybeworth.Evensoseveralbuyerschangedtheirminddaysbeforeclosing.ButfinallyourhomewassolD.AsweshookhandswiththenewownersItoldthemhowfortunatetheywerE.Notonlyareyougettingabargaininthepricebutthishousehasgoodluck.Weboughtthehousefromafamilywholivedinitfornineyears.Theywereahappyfamilyahusbandwifeandfivechildren.Itwasacheerfulhouseandwehadagoodfeelingaboutit.Weraisedourchildrenhereaswell.That’sgoodtoheartheyoungwomansaidwithasmilE.Wehavetwoyoungchildrenourselves.AndIbelieveinlucktoo.Wenoddedourheadsinagreementunderstandingeachother.You’llliveonlysixhousesfromthebestprimaryschoolinthetownandyourchildrenwon’tevenhavetocrossastreetIsaiD.OurchildrenusedtocomehomeeachdayandhavelunchwithmE.Welikethewoodsinthebacktheyoungmantoldus.We’regoingtoplantalargegardeninthebackyarD.Theyseemedsoyoungandhappyandfullofplans.MyhusbandandIhadtosmilE.Atleastsomegoodwascomingoutoftheeconomicdifficulty.WenolongerneededahousE.Itwasgoodtoknowthatanotheryoungfamilywouldnowbelivinginwhathadbeenahappylovinghomeforus.Alsothehouseneededworkthatwenolongerhadtheenergytoperform.ThesemaybetoughtimeseconomicallybutasformeIintendtolookforwardnotback.AsShakespearesaidinMacbethwhat’sdoneisdoneandcannotbeundonE.It’sthepresentandfuturethatmatter.Wecanlearnfromourmistakesandmakeourlivesbetter.55.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthordescribedherhusband’sfamilyinordertotellus______.A.economicdifficultycanchangeafamily’slifestyleB.peoplehavetoselltheirfactorieswhenthestockmarketcrashesC.everythingcanhappenintoday’sworldD.myhusband’sfamilysufferedalotinthe1930s56.Whathappenedtotheauthor’sfamilyin2008?A.Herhusbandinvestedalltheirmoneyinthestockmarket.B.Theyhadtoliveonpensions.C.TheyhadtoselltheirhousE.D.Theygotmostoftheirmoneylostinthestockmarket.57.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsherhusbandafterhearingthebadnewscanbedescribedas______.A.angrybutsupportiveB.sincereandencouragingC.kindandsympatheticD.forgivingbutcasual58.Intheauthor’sopinionwhatmattersinlifeis______.A.wealthandhealthB.healthandloveC.moneyandworkD.houseandchildren59.Bytellingthenewownersthishousehasgoodlucktheauthorintendedtotellthem_______.A.theyhadboughtthehouseatamuchlowerpriceB.theirchildrencouldgotoschoolconvenientlyandsafelyC.theywouldliveinthehousehappilyD.theycouldplantalargegardeninthebackyard60.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthestory?A.SellingtheHousE.B.StockMarketCrashC.What’sDoneCan’tBeUndonE.D.A.ChangeinLifestylE.
RaisedbyasinglemotherinHartfordFredWrightstruggledwithbehavioralproblemsandwasforcedtomovefromoneschooltoanother.Heevenreachedapointwherehefeltlikehehadnothingtolivefor.Iwaswalkingaroundwithalotonmyshouldershesaid.Icouldn’thandleit.Ididn’tcareaboutlifeanymorE.ButallthatstartedtochangewhenWrightmetPatriciaKelly.IwassevenwhenImetMrsKelly.Iwasn’tusedtostrictness.Iwasn’tusedtohearingtheword‘no’saidWrightnow17.Kellyaformersoldierandanequestrian骑手tookWrightunderherwingandhelpedhimfindhopeinanunlikelyplace—onahorse.WrightwaslikearoundpegthateverybodykepttryingtosqueezeintoasquareholeKellysaid.Hewashurting.Heneededaplacewherehecouldexpresshimself.Theridingfieldbecamethatplaceforhim.Forthelast30yearsKellyhashelpedchildrenstayontherighttrackthroughhernonprofitEbonyHorsewomen.Theprogramoffershorsebackridinglessonsandteachesanimalsciencetomorethan300youngpeopleayear.ByexposingthosechildrentohorsemanshipKellyaimstogivethemanalternativetothestreetsandanopportunitytoturntheirlivesaround.WeusehorsesasahooktocreateprideesteemandhealingsaidKelly66.Theylearnthattheyhaveability.Theyjusthavetounlockit.WhenyouteachachildtorideahorsetheylearntheyarethecenteroftheirenvironmentsaidKelly.Oncetheymakethatconnectiontheycanchangewhathappensinschoolathomeandinthecommunity.32.WhydidFredWrighthavetomovefromoneschooltoanother?A.Hismothercouldn’taffordthefees.B.Hisparentsgotdivorced.C.Hebehavedbadlyatschoo1.D.Hedidn’tsetalifegoal.33.HowdidPatriciaKellyhelpFredWright?A.Sheprovidedhimwithahome.B.Sheencouragedhimtolearnscience.C.Sheexposedhimtotheridingfield.D.Shefoundhimabetterschoo1.34.WhatdoweknowabouttheprogramEbonyHorsewomen?A.Itisintendedtomakemoney.B.ItwasfoundedbyPatriciaKelly.C.Itaimstoprotecttheenvironment.D.Itservesasashelterforhomelesskids.35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Horseridingishelpfultothegrowthofkids.B.PatriciaKellyisaverysuccessfulwoman.C.Horsesarecloselyrelatedtotheenvironment.D.Itishardforakidto1earntorideahorse.
Ifyouseeagroupofpeopledancingandsingingonthestreetorintherailwaystationyoudon’tneedtofeelsurpriseD.Theyareaflashmob暴民.Whoarethey?Aretheymobs?Don’tbeconfusedbytheirnamE.Actuallyaflashmobisagroupofpeoplewhogathersuddenlyinapublicplacedosomethingunusualforabriefperiodoftimeandthenquicklydisappear.TheyareusuallyorganizedwiththehelpoftheInternetorotherdigitalcommunicationsnetworks.ThemessagesmaybesenttofriendswhosendtomorepeoplE.Atapre-determinedtimetheygatherandperformsomeactivitiessuchasexchangingbookscomingtogethertolookattheskywavingtheirhandsandyellingsomethingatthetopoftheirvoicefor30seconds.ThentheyquicklydisappearbeforethepolicecanarrivE.Usingmobilephonestheflashmobcanchangeitsplaceifthefirstonehasbeencancelledforanyreason.BillWasiksenioreditorofHarper’sMagazineorganizedthefirstflashmobinManhattaninMay2003andthefirstsuccessfulflashmobgatheredonJune32003.Wasikclaimedthathecreatedtheflashmobasasocialexperimentdesignedtolaughatfashionseekersandstresstheculturalatmosphereofwantingtobeaninsiderorpartofthethenextbigthing.FlashmobgatheringscansometimesshockpeoplE.SuchanactivitymightseemamusingandmagicalbutitalsomightfrightenpeoplewhoarenotawareofwhatistakingplacE.Undoubtedlyflashmobcanserveasgoodpoliticaltoolsandhavegreatpotentialsuchasusingtoadvertiseaproduct.Theflashmobisnowbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Peopleuseittodomanything.Flashmobsgivepeoplefromallwalksoflikeanopportunitytocometogethertocreateamemory.72.WhatisNOTthefeatureoftheflashmob?A.Itcangettogetherquickly.B.Itcanchangeitsplacefreely.C.Itcandoactivitiessuddenly.D.Itcaninjurepeopleseriously.73.Howdoflashmobsinformoneanother?①ByusingtheInternet②Bywritingletters③Byyelling④Bywavinghands⑤Byusingmobilephones⑥ByholdingameetingA.③④B.①⑤C.②⑥D.⑤⑥74.WhydidBillWasikcreatetheflashmob?A.Toadvertisesomeproducts.B.Tohelppeoplemakefriends.C.Tolaughatfashionseekers.D.Tocreatesomememories.75.Whatcanwelearnabouttheflashmobfromthepassage?A.BillWasikorganizedthefirstsuccessfulflashmobinMay2003.B.Peopleareencouragedtotakeamoreactivepartnanactivity.C.FlashmobstendtodosomethingillegalforashorttimE.D.Flashmobgatheringcanfrightenallthepeoplepresent.
Anine-year-oldkidwassittingathisdeskwhensuddenlytherewasapuddlesomewaterorliquidbetweenhisfeetandthefrontofhistrouserswaswet.Hethoughthisheartwasgoingtostopbecausehecouldn’tpossiblyimaginehowthishadhappeneD.Ithadneverhappenedbeforeandheknewthatwhentheboysfoundouthewouldneverheartheendofit.WhenthegirlsfoundouttheywouldneverspeaktohimagainaslongasheliveD.HeprayedthisprayerDearGodIneedhelpnow!FiveminutesfromnowI’mdeadmeat!HelookedupfromhisprayerandherecametheteacherwithalookinhereyesthatsaidhehadbeendiscovereD.AstheteacherwaswalkingtowardhimaclassmatenamedSusiewascarryingagoldfishbowlfullofwater.Susietripped绊倒infrontoftheteacheranddumped倒thebowlofwaterintheboy’slap.TheboypretendedtobeangrybutallthewhilehewassayingtohimselfThankyou.God!Nowallofasuddeninsteadofbeingtheobjectofridicule嘲笑theboywastheobjectofsympathy同情.Theteacherrushedhimdownstairsandgavehimgymshortstoputonwhilehistrousersdriedout.Alltheotherchildrenwereontheirhandsandkneescleaninguparoundhisdesk.Thesympathywaswonderful.Butaslifewouldhaveittheridiculethatshouldhavebeenhishadbeentransferred转移tosomeoneelse—SusiE.Shetriedtohelpbuttheytoldhertogetout.WhenschoolwasovertheboywalkedovertoSusieandwhisperedYoudidthatonpurposedidn’tyou?SusiewhisperedbackIwetmytrousersoncetoo!21.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1means________.A.theboyswouldneverplaywithhimB.theboyswouldtreathimasusualC.hewouldhardlyhearanypraisefromtheboysD.hewouldbelaughedatbytheboysendlessly22.AfterSusiedumpedwaterinhislaptheboywasinastateof_________.A.excitementB.reliefC.anxietyD.anger23.Whatdidtheotherkidsdoaftertheincident?A.Theyofferedhimdryclothes.B.Theylaughedattheboyrudely.C.Theyhelpedtheboydothecleaning.D.Theyurgedtheboytogetoutangrily.24.WhydidSusiedumpwaterintheboy’slap?A.Theboyaskedhertodoso.B.Shejustdiditbyaccident.C.TheteachertrippedheronpurposE.D.Sheknewtheboy’sembarrassment.
Toomanypeopleputoffthingsthatcouldbringthemjoyjustbecausetheyhaven’tthoughtaboutthemdon’thavethemontheirschedulesoraretoostubborntoleavefromtheirregulardailythings.OnedayIthoughtaboutallthosewomenontheTitanicwhorefusedsweetfoodsatdinnerthatfateful命中注定的nighttocutoutfattyfoods.FromthenonI’vetriedtobealittlemorechangeablE.IcannotcountthetimesIcalledmysisterandsaidHowaboutgoingtolunchinhalfanhour?Shewouldstammer结巴地说Ican’tIhaveclothestowash.Myhairisdirty.IwishIhadknownyesterday.Ihadalatebreakfast.Itlookslikerain.Shediedafewyearsago.Weneverdidhavelunchtogether.Weliveonpromiseswemaketoourselveswhenalltheconditionsareperfect.We’llgobackandvisitthegrandparentswhenwegetourbabyStevietoilet-traineD.We’llenjoywhenwereplacethelivingroomcarpet.We’llgoonasecondhoneymoonwhenwegettwomorekidsoutofcollegE.Lifehasawayacceleratingaswegetolder.Thedaysgetshorterandthelistofpromisestoourselvesgetslonger.OnemorningwewakeupandallwehavetoshowforourlivesisalonglistofI’mgoingtoIplanonandSomedaywhenthingssettledownabit.Iloveicecream.Butmylipshadnottouchedicecreamin10years.TheotherdayIstoppedthecarandboughtanicecream.IfmycarhadhitanicebergonthewayhomeIwouldhavediedhappy.Nowgohaveaniceday.Dosomethingyouwantto.Ifyouweregoingtodiesoonandhadonlyonephonecallyoucouldmakewhowouldyousay?Andwhyareyouwaiting?72.Theauthormentioned提到thewomenontheTitanicto________.A.provethatcuttingoutfattyfoodsisdifficultB.tellpeopletoenjoythemselvessometimesC.encouragepeopletosticktoregulardailythingsD.tellustheimportanceofrefusingunhealthyfoodslikesweetfoods73.What’stheauthor’sfeelinginParagraph3?A.Angry.B.Happy.C.Humorous.D.Regretful.74.TheunderlinedwordacceleratinginParagraph5probablymeans________.A.movingmorequicklyB.goingslowerC.becomingmoredifficultD.gettingmoredisappointing75.Intheauthor’sopinionwhichofthefollowingisthemostlikelytobringpeopletruehappiness?A.Gettinganicecreameveryday.B.Knowingwhatonewantscompletely.C.VisitinglovedonesaslongasonehastimE.D.Puttingoffthethingsthatcouldbringusjoy.
Thebabiestendtobeonornearmeorcryingorboth.IspendafairamountoftimetryingtogetWilliamtosleeptogetElliotttogetinvolvedinsomethingthatwillactuallykeephimhappyforalittlewhileortogetWilliamtoplayonthefloorfor10minutesstraightsothatIcangetsomethingdonE.ButalotofdaysitseemslikeI'mnotsucceedinginanyofthoseefforts.SoyesterdayafriendofminepostedapictureonFacebook.ThisparticularfriendhasababywhoisaboutamonthyoungerthanWilliam.Thepicturewasofthebabywhohadmadehiswayacrossthefloortothetoyshousedalongthesideoftheroom.IjustkeptlookingatthatpictureandthinkingthatifonlyWilliamhadsomedifferenttoystoplaywithperhapshewouldstayoccupiedabitlongeratastretch.ButWilliamseemssoboredwithallofhistoys!AndIamsoreadyforhimtobereadytoplay.InordertofindawaytomakehimplayinglongerIkeptlookingatthatpicturE.SuddenlyIrealizedmysonsneedtoplayclosertomE.SoIclearedoffthecubby围起来的shelvesintheplayroomandmyhusbandandImovedittothelivingroom.WefoundallofthetoysthatwouldbesafeforWilliamandputtheminthecubbies.Thenwepulledtheplaykitchenin.WilliamwassointerestedinwhatIwasdoingthathesatthereandplayedandchewedonhistoyswhilewemovedfurniturE.WhenweweredoneImovedhimoverclosertothecubbiesandhegotsoexcitedthathedidn'tdisturbforanhourwhileImadedinnerandcleanedup!EvenElliottplayedhappilyforafewhours.Itwasadreamcometrue!AndIgottoknowthatmylackofhappychildrenwasbecauseofmydesireforatoy—freelivingroom.13.Thebabieswereunhappyandtrappedtheauthorbecausethey_______.A.foughtwitheachotherB.weretoldnottoplayonthefloorC.wereblamedfordestroyingpropertyD.weregivenalivingroomwithoutatoy14.TheunderlinedsentenceAndIamsoreadyforhimtobereadytoplay.meansthat______.A.theauthorisdeterminedtokeephersonplayinglongerB.theauthoriswillingtoplaywithhersonC.theauthorispreparedtoteachhersontoplayD.theauthoristiredofherson'snaughtybehavior15.Whydidtheauthormovefurnitureandtoysintothelivingroom?A.BecauseshewantedtosortoutherhousE.B.Becauseshewantedtothrowtheunnecessaryitems.C.Becauseshewantedtohavehersonsclosertoher.D.Becauseshewantedtoteachhersonstocook.16.Whatwastheauthor'sdream?A.Shecouldkeepthelivingroomtidy.B.Hersonscouldlearntostandbythemselves.C.Hersonscouldbeinterestedinwhatshewasdoing.D.Shecoulddowhatshedesiredwithoutinterruption.
Youcan’talwayspredictaheavyrainorrememberyourumbrella.ButdesignerMikhailBelyaevdoesn’tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.That’swhyhecreatedLampbrellaalamppostwithitsownrain-sensingumbrella.ThedesignersayshecameupwiththeideaafterwatchingpeoplegetwetonstreetsinRussia.OnceIwasdrivingonacentralSaintPetersburgstreetandsawthestreetlampslightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbeappropriatetohaveacanopy伞篷builtintoastreetlamphesaid.TheLampbrellaisastandard-lookingstreetlampfittedwithanumbrellacanopy.Ithasabuilt-inelectricmotorwhichcanopenorclosetheumbrellaondemand.Sensors传感器thenensurethattheumbrellaofferspedestriansshelterwheneveritstartsraining.Inadditiontotherainsensorthere’salsoa360°motionsensoronthefiberglassstreetlampwhichdetects探测whetheranyoneisusingtheLampbrella.Afterthreeminutesofnotbeingusedthecanopyisclosed.AccordingtothedesignertheLampbrellawouldmoveatarelativelylowspeedsoasnottocauseharmtothepedestrians.Besidesitwouldbegroundedtoprotectfrompossiblelightingstrike.EachLampbrellawouldofferenoughshelterforseveralpeople.Beinginstalled安装at2metersoffthegrounditwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofpedestrians.WhiletherearenoplanstotaketheLampbrellaintoproductionBelyaevsaysherecentlyintroducedhiscreationtooneMoscowDepartmentandinsistshiscreationcouldbeinstalledonanystreetwherealotofpeoplewalkbuttherearenocanopiestoprovideshelter.13.ForwhatpurposedidBelyaevcreatetheLampbrella?A.TopredictaheavyrainB.ToprotectpeoplefromtherainC.TochecktheweatherforecastD.Toremindpeopletotakeanumbrella14.WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytellusabouttheLampbrella?A.ItssafetyB.ItsinstallationC.ItsappearanceD.Itsmovingspeed15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Thedesignerwillopenacompanytopromotehisproduct.B.TheLampbrellacouldbeputintoimmediateproduction.C.TheLampbrellawouldbeputonshowinMoscowD.Thedesignerisconfidentthathiscreationispractical
Thefirstandbestofvictoriesforamanistoconquerhimself;tobeconqueredbyhimselfisofallthingsthemostshamefulsaysPlato.Self-controlisattherootofalltheadvantages.Letamangiveintohisimpulses冲动andfeelingsandfromthatmomenthegivesuphismoralfreedom.Asingleangrywordhaslostmanyfriends.WhenSocratesfoundinhimselfanytemperorangerhewouldcheckitbyspeakinglowinordertocontrolhimself.Ifyouareconsciousofbeingangrykeepyourmouthshutsothatyoucanholdbackrisinganger.Manyapersonhasdroppeddeadingreatanger.FitsofangerbringfitsofdiseasE.WhoeverthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakethemmaD.KeepcoolsaysWebsterangerisnotargument.BecalminarguingsaysGeorgeHerbertforfiercenessmakeserrorafault.Tobeangrywithaweakmanistoprovethatyouarenotstrongyourself.AngersaysPythagorasbeginswithfoolishnessandendswithregret.Youmustmeasurethestrengthofamanbythepowerofthefeelingsheconquersnotbythepowerofthosewhichconquerhim.Self-controlisman’slastandgreatestvictory.Ifamanlacksself-controlheseemstolackeverything.Withoutithecanhavenopatiencenopowertogovernhimself;hecanhavenoself-confidenceforhewillalwaysbecontrolledbyhisstrongestfeeling.Ifhelacksself-controltheverybackboneandnerveofcharacterarelackingtoo.36.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Self-controlisimportantforaman.B.Weshouldlearntobestrong.C.A.manwhokeepscoolwon’tloseanygamE.D.Thegreatheroesinhistoryknewhowtocontrolthemselves.37.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A.Ifyouaremadthegodswillfailyou.B.Ifyouloseyourtemperfirstgodswillfailyoufirst.C.Ifyoucan’tcontrolyourselfyouwillbecrazy.D.Ifthegodswanttofailyoutheywillmakeyoumadfirst.38.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtopassage?A.Thefirstandbestofvictoriesforamanistoconquerhimself.B.Youwillmakeasmallmistakeseriousifyoudon’tkeepcool.C.Youmustmeasureaman’sstrengthbythepowerofthefeelingswhichconquerhim.D.Angerbeginswithfoolishnessandendswithregret.39.Whichofthefollowingcan’thelpyouavoidangeraccordingtothepassage?A.Beingcalminarguing.B.Checkingyourtemperorangerbyspeakinglow.C.Keepingyourmouthshut.D.Tryingtomaketheotherangryfirst.40.Ifamanlacksself-control______________________________A.HewillalwaysbecontrolledbyallthepeopleallthetimE.B.Hewillbeganwithfoolisheverythingeverydayandlackthestrength.C.Moralstrengthandnerveofcharacterwilllackaswell.D.Hewillhavepowerofgovernhimself.
WhenItoldmyfatherthatIwasmovingtoDesMoinesIowahetoldmeabouttheonlytimehehadbeenthere.Itwasinthe1930swhenhewasaneditoroftheliterarymagazineofSouthernMethodistUniversitySMUinDallasTexas.HealsoworkedasaprofessoratSMUandtherewasagirlstudentinhisclasswhosufferedfromaseriousbackdisease.Shecouldn’taffordtheoperationbecauseherfamilywaspoor.HermotherranaboardinghouseinGalvestonaseasidetownnearHoustonTexas.Shewascleaningouttheattic阁楼onedaywhenshecameacrossanolddustymanuscript手稿.OnitstoppagewerethewordsByO.Henry.ItwasanicestoryandshesentittoherdaughteratSMUwhoshowedittomyfather.MyfatherhadneverreadthestorybeforebutitsoundedlikeO.HenryandheknewthatO.HenryhadoncelivedinHouston.SoitwaspossiblethatthefamousauthorhadgonetothebeachandstayedintheGalvestonBoardinghouseandhadwrittenthestorythereandleftthemanuscriptbehindbyaccident.MyfathervisitedanO.HenryexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkwhoauthenticatedthestoryasO.Henry’s.Myfatherthensetouttosellit.EventuallyhefoundhimselfinDesMoinesmeetingwithGardnerCowlesatopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowleslovedthestoryandboughtitonthespot.Myfathertookthemoneytothegirl.ItwasjustenoughforhertohavetheoperationshesodesperatelyneedeD.MyfathernevertoldmewhattheO.Henrystorywasabout.ButIdoubtthatitcouldhavebeenbetterthanhisownstory.21.WhofoundO.Henry’smanuscript?A.Thegirl’smother.B.Theauthor’sfather.C.Thegirl.D.Theauthor.22.WhichofthefollowingmightexplainthefactthattheManuscriptwasfoundintheattic?A.O.HenryonceworkedinHouston.B.O.HenryoncestayedinGalveston.C.O.HenryoncemovedtoDesMoines.D.O.HenryoncetaughtatSMU.23.TheunderlinedwordauthenticatedinParagraph2probablymeans__________.A.namedB.treatedC.provedD.described24.Accordingtothetextwhydidtheauthor’sfathergotoDesMoines?A.ToselltheO.Henrystory.B.Tomeettheauthorhimself.C.TotalkwiththeO.Henryexpert.D.Togivemoneytothegirl.
WhenIheardthepianoIwalkedtoMrs.Windsor’shouseandwaitedoutsideasIalwaysdiD.ThatmeantshewasworkingwithanotherstudentandIwasnotsupposedtobotherthembyringingthebell.IstoodagainstthewallanddaydreamedwhatI’dratherbedoing.AlmostanythingIsigheddejectedly.IhadbeentutoredenoughtoreadunderstandandevenwritesomemusicalcompositionsbutIjustdidn’thaveagiftforit.Itdidn’tcometomenaturally.IthoughtbacktohappiertimeswhenIwaswritingstoriesandactingthemoutwithmyfriendscuttingupoldclothestomakedressesthatperformerswearinplaysandbuildingsceneryoutofoldthingswefounD.ButMrs.WindsorhadofferedtogivemethelessonsforfreesoIfeltmydutytotry.ThedooropenedandWendyBartoncameout.IwalkedinsatdownonthepianobenchandbegantosortthroughmysheetmusiC.HelloIheardavoicebehindmesaysoftly.IturnedaroundtoseealittlegirlstandingbehindmeeatinganapplE.ButbeforeIcouldmakeanyresponseMrs.WindsorwalkedintotheroominherusualurgentmannerandannouncedJenniferthisismyniecePashA.PashathisisJennifer.Pashawillbegivingyouyourlessontoday.I’muptomyearsinsomethingelse!shethenexitedtothekitchen.Pashasetherappledownonthesidetableandslidbesidemeonthepianobench.Whatpiecedoyoulikebest?sheaskeD.Whatdoyoumean?IaskeD.They’reallthesametomE.Idon’tknow.Youmeanyoudon’thaveafavorite?Nonotreally.Pashalookedatmeratherpuzzledthenopenedmysheetmusictothebeginningpageandaskedmetoplay.Iarrangedmyfingersonthekeysandstudiedthenotesonthepageforamoment.ThenIfrownedandconcentratedtomakethenotesonthepagematchthefingermovements.IhavetoadmitIwasarathermechanicalpianist.AfteraboutapageortwoPashagentlyputherhandontopofmineasiftocalmmyfingers.TherewasalongpausE.Whatareyouhearinginthemusic?IlookedatherratherstrangelyandadmittedIdidn’tknowwhatshemeant.Likeastory.Whatstoryisbeingplayingoutwithinthemusic?IguessI’veneverthoughtaboutitbeforE.Idon’tknow.HereletmetryandyoulistenPashaadviseD.Sheclosedhereyesandtookadeepbreathlettingherfingersdancelightlyoverthekeys.Thenshebegantoplay.Seeitbeginsherebesidesomekindofriver.Hearthewaterflowingbesideyou?Herfingersroseandfellgentlyonthekeys.Nowtheprincessappearsandshe’spickingflowersfromthewater’sedgE.A.carefreehappypieceofmusicfilledtheairintimetoPasha’sdancingfingers.Ohbutsheslips!ThemusicchangeD.Andourprincessisbeingcarriedoffbythefast-flowingstream.Quicklytheprincess’shorseseesherplight困境Pashacontinuedandracestotheriver’sedgewhereheswimsouttolethercatchholdofhim.Theymakeittothebankandshehugsherfaithfulhorseandswearsshewillneveragainwearprincessskirtsthatweighherdown.ShewillonlywearjeansandT-shirtfromnowon.PashafinishedwithabigsmileandthenlookedatmE.Aren’tyouthegirlwhotellsthestories?sheaskeD.Iguess.Idotellalotofstories.Ohyes!Allthekidstalkaboutthem.I’veheardaboutyou.WellallyouhavetodoislearntohearthestoriesinthemusiC.That’sallthereistoit.I’veneverthoughtitthatway.Let’stryanotheroneshallwe?Pashasmiledandtogetherweplayedthatafternoonfindingthestoriesinthemusicandlearningthatsometimesittakesafriendtopullyououtoftheriverontodrylandagain.55.TheunderlinedworddejectedlyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto__________.A.nervouslyB.desperatelyC.impatientlyD.unhappily56.Jennifergotlostinthoughtwhenshe___________.A.playedthepianowithPashaforthefirsttimeB.listenedtoPashatellherstoryabouttheprincessC.rememberedhappiertimesofwritingstoriesandactingthemoutD.discoveredthatMrs.Windsor’sniecewouldbegivingthepianolesson57.Bydescribingherselfasamechanicalpianisttheauthorshowed_________.A.shecouldrememberthenotesinashorttimeB.shewasplayingthepianowithoutthinkingC.PashawasshowingoffherskillsD.ithadbeenalongtimesincesheplayedlasttime58.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePasha?A.CreativeB.NaughtyC.HumorousD.Brave59.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.NeverGiveupB.A.PianoLessonC.WhyIHatedPlayingthePianoD.A.FriendforEver60.Thistextwouldbeprobablyfoundin_________.A.acollectionofstoriesaboutfriendshipandlearningB.abookofdailyrecordsaboutfamousyoungmusiciansC.amagazineseriesaboutthechallengesofovercomingfearsD.aseriesofnewspaperarticlesaboutmusicalinstruments
YearofGivingYesterdayIstartedtheYearofGivingmyfirstdayofayear-longjourneyintoexploringtheactofgivingandthemeaningofcharity.IchoseDecember15asthestartingdatewhichmarkedthreeyearssincemymotherdiedfromheartdiseasE.ShewasoneofthemostgenerouspeoplethatIhaveeverknown.ShealwaysthoughtofothersfirstandcertainlyservesasaninspirationtomE.Ihadaratherbusydayyesterdayironic具有讽刺意义的forsomeonewhoisunemployedrightnow.InthemorningIwenttothegymandunsuccessfullygotthephonecallfromtheunemploymentofficeforsomejobsearching.BeforeIknewititwasnoon.Igrabbedaquicklunchandrusheddowntoameeting.OnmywaytoConnecticutIwonderedifIwouldseesomeonethatIwouldfeelforcedtogivemyfirst$10to.Iwasrunninglateanddecidedtodoitafterwards.AfterthemeetingIhadabouthalfanhourtofindthefirstpersonofmyYearofGiving!IdecidedtocheckoutDuPontCirclE.IhadmetaguytherenamedJerryonceandthoughthewouldwillingacceptmy$10.Hewasn’ttherebutIdidseeamansittingbyhimselfwholookedreallylonelysoIapproachedhim.NowIhadtofigureoutwhatIwasgoingtosayIthinkIsaidsomethinglikeHicanIsitdownhere?IwouldliketoknowifIcouldgiveyou$10?HeaskedmetorepeatwhatIhadsaidIdidthenhelookedatmefunnygotupandleft.IthenstartedwalkingsouthwhereIspottedamanstandingbythebusstoponConnecticutAvE.Heappearedtobeinhis60s.Idon’tknowwhatdrewmetohimbutIthoughtIwouldmakemysecondattempt.Iwasabitnervousandaskedhimwhichbuscamebythatstop.ThenIexplainedthatIwasstartingayear-longprojecttogive$10tosomeoneeverydayandthatIwantedtogivemy$10fortodaytohim.ThegentlemanIlaterfoundoutthathisnamewasEdrespondedwithouthesitationthathecouldnotacceptmyofferandthatthereweremanypeoplemoredeservingthemoneythanhim.ThiswasexactlyoneofthethingsthatIhopedwouldhappen.Peoplewouldthinkofothersbeforethemselves.8.TheauthorsetthestartingdateonDecember15to____.A.helpthecharityB.makeanexplosionC.rememberhismotherD.fulfillawishifhismum9.Intheauthor’sfirstattempttogiveawaythemoney____.A.hewasconsideredridiculousB.hehesitatedforalongtimeC.hewasforcedtodonatethemoneyD.hehadnotimetotakeaction10.Intheauthor’ssecondattemptthegentlemanrefusedhisofferbecause____.A.hedidn’tneedother’shelpB.hethoughtmoreforothersC.hedidn’tcareaboutmoneyD.hewantedtogetmoremoney11.Wecanpreferthattheauthorwasinspiredby____.A.truefriendshipB.hisownkindnessC.generousdonationsD.human’sgoodnature
Instagramiscontainingsomanyphotosoffood—nowapop-updinerinLondonistakingadvantageofthisnewtrendbylettingpeoplesettlethebillfortheirmealssimplybyuploadingphotosoftheirdishestosocialnetworks.Ialwaysthoughtpeople'stakingpicturesoftheirfoodwaskindofsillybutatthisnewpop-uprestaurantintheUKI'dprobablydoittoo.ThePictureHouseistheworld'sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant—youorderclickaphotoofthefoodshareonInstagramandeatforfree!Therestaurantbelongstofrozenfoodgiant巨人BirdsEyewhocameupwiththeideatocashinonpeople'saddictionwithphotographingfoodandsharingthepicturesonlinE.TheyconductedasurveyandfoundoutthatmorethanhalfoftheBritishpopulationregularlytookpicturesoftheirmeals.SotheyrealizeditwasabetterwaytoadvertisetheirnewdiningrangE.Thepop-updinerwasopeninSohoLondonforthreedaysinMayandisnowmovingtoothermajorUKcities.Theyservetwo-coursemealsthatcustomersdon'thavetopayforiftheyphotoandInstagramit.TherestaurantisapartofBirdsEye'sFoodforLifecampaignanewmarketingprojectthataimsatchangingthewaypeoplelookatfrozenfooD.Takingphotosoffoodenablespeopletoshowoffandtosharetheirmealtimemoments—fromtheeverydaytothespecialsaidmarketingdirectorMargaretJobling.ThereactiontoThePictureHousehasbeengreatsofar.Andthepay-by-pictureconcepthasproventobeaneffectiveway.Alternativepaymentmethodsareactuallygainingpopularityamongalotofbusinesses.LastyearinacafeinGermanycustomerspaybyhowmuchtimetheyspenttherenotbywhattheyeat.32.Instagramprobablyis_____________.A.arestaurantfreeofchargeB.acampaignofFoodforLifeC.anewmarketingprojectD.aprogramusedtosharephotos33.What'stheauthor'sattitudetothisnewtrend?A.OpposeD.B.InteresteD.C.ConfuseD.D.UnconcerneD.34.ThePictureHouseencouragessharingphotosofitsfoodto_____________.A.attractmorecustomersB.raisethepriceoffrozenfoodC.createanewsocialmediatrendD.rewardtheregularcustomers35.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?A.NoNeedtoPay.B.ThePop-upDiner.C.PaybyPicturE.D.FoodforLifE.
HowtoBeaWinnerSirStevenRedgraveWinnerof5OlympicGoldMedalsIn1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes糖尿病.BelievingmycareerwasoverIfeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit--theencouragementIneedeD.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn'tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn'tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.KarenPickeringSwimmingWorldChampionIswim4hoursaday6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess--youcan'tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwell-organizeD.ListwhatyoubelieveyoucanachievE.Trustyourselfwritedownyourgoalsforthedayhoweversmalltheyareandyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.KirstenBestPoet&WriterWhenthingsaregettinghardavoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan'tachievesomething.Thenthereareotherdistractionssuchasfamilyorhobbies.ThekeyistoconcentratE.WhenIfeeltenseithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas'calm''peace'or'focus'eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmyminD.ItmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidencE.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychologicaltool21.WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?A.Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer.B.SpecialistsofferedhimmedicaladvicE.C.Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.D.TraininghelpedhimdefeathisdiseasE.22.WhatdoesKarenPickeringputontopofherdiary?A.Herdailyhappenings.B.HertrainingschedulE.C.Herachievements.D.Hersportscareer.23.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddistractionsprobablyrefertoA.Waysthathelponetofocus.B.WordsthathelponetofeellesstensE.C.Habitsthatmakeithardforonetorelax.D.Activitiesthatturnone'sattentionaway.24.Accordingtothepassagewhatdothethreepeoplehaveincommon?A.Self-confidencE.B.CouragE.C.Devotion.D.Hardwork.
IwishedIhadknownearlierthefactthatIwasalowachieverbecausetherewasareasonbeyondmycontrol.ThenIhaveworkedsohardinmylatetwentiesandearlythirties.ButIjustdidn’tthat.Iwaswritingandwriting.IwasworkingfornootherreasonthantohearpeoplepraisemE.MostpeoplewhouniversityreadatleasttwiceasfastasIdo.Icannevertellmyleftmyright.IavoiddialingatelephoneifIcanhelpitbecauseIsometimeshavetotrythreetimesbeforegettingthenumber.IhearthatrecordingThenumberyouhavereachedisnotmorethananymanonearth.DespitemyIviewmydyslexiadifficultyinreadingasagiftnotacurse诅咒.Manydyslexicsaregoodatrightbrainnamelyabstractthoughtandthatismykingofcreativewritingis.I’mstartingwithandcomingupwithsomethingthatdidn’texistbeforE.That’smystrongpoint.ImycareertoRalphSalisburymywritinginstructorattheuniversityofOregonwholookedpastmymisspellingsandgavemeandhopE.Ijustcarriedonandneverlooked.I’malsoveryvisual视觉的.ThismeansnothinginschoolbutwhenIwritebooksorscriptsI’mseeingeverythinginmyimagination.Iwrite.Igolikethewindandcanupto15pagesaday.Writingisnotthe.Ihavenoproblemdownloading;itisinputtingthingsgetmessedup.TherealIhavefordyslexicsisnotthattheyhavetowithmessyinputbutthattheywillquitonthemselvesbeforetheyfinishschool.Parentshavetocreatevictorieswhenevertheycanitismusicsportsorthearts.YouwantyourdyslexicchildtobeabletosayYeahreadingis.ButIhavetheseotherthingsIcando.11.A.can’tB.needn’tC.mustn’tD.oughtn’t12.A.noticeB.understandC.knowD.recognize13.A.getoverB.goforC.getalongD.gothrough14.A.fromB.betweenC.toD.on15.A.wellB.downC.rightD.clear16.A.inserviceB.inneedC.onlineD.onduty17.A.mistakesB.weaknessesC.faultsD.difficulties18.A.whenB.whyC.howD.what19.A.somethingB.nothingC.everythingD.anything20.A.attachB.devoteC.oweD.thank21.A.adjustmentB.acknowledgeC.requirementD.encouragement22.A.aheadB.outC.backD.forward23.A.frequentlyB.regularlyC.neatlyD.quickly24.A.getB.doC.liveD.pick25.A.pointB.problemC.reasonD.purpose26.A.whereB.thatC.howD.what27.A.experienceB.storyC.fearD.advice28.A.competeB.struggleC.handleD.go29.A.whetherB.unlessC.eitherD.until30.A.necessaryB.easyC.wonderfulD.hard
Areyoulookingforsomethingfunandwouldyouliketohelpothersinyoursparetime?Thenjoinustobeavolunteer!We’reanon-profit赢利的organization.Wehavevolunteerjobsofallages.Anyonefromtwelve-year-oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventiescanbecomeavolunteer.Youcanhelppeopleinmanyways.Schoolsneedhelpwithtakingcareofchildrenwhileparentsareworking.Hospitalsneedvolunteerstolookafterchildrenwhiletheirparentsareseeingadoctor.Animalloverscanhelptakecareofthosedogsandcatswithouthomes.ThereissomethingforeveryonE.AsavolunteerIdon’twanttogetanything.Seeingthechildren’shappyfacesI’mhappytoo.SaidCarlosDomingoanoldwomanof62.IoftenplayedcomputergamesinmysparetimebeforE.NowIhelpolderpeoplelearnhowtousecomputers.saidanothervolunteerattheageof18.Ifeveryonehelpsoutabitwe’llhaveabetterworldtolivein.Interested?Callus1-800-555-5756orvisitourwebsite:www.activol.com.66.Whendothevolunteershelpothers?A.IntheirsparetimE.B.AtweekendsC.Onweekdays.D.Intheevenings.67._____canbeavolunteer.A.ChildrenB.OldwomenC.Anyoneaged12-70D.Youngpeople68.Volunteerswanttoget_______whentheyhelpothers.A.moneyB.computersC.everythingD.nothing69.CarlosDomingodoesvolunteerworkwith______.A.animalsB.childrenC.computersD.olderpeople70.Wecanreadsuchapassage______.A.inanewspaperB.inastorybookC.inapicturebookD.inatextbook
Asyougrowolderyou’llbefacedwithsomechallengingdecisions—likewhethertocutclassortrycigarettes.Makingdecisionsonyourownishardenoughbutwhenotherpeoplegetinvolvedandtrytopressureyouonewayoranotheritcanbeevenharder.Peoplewhoareyouragelikeyourclassmatesarecalledpeers.Whentheytrytoinfluencehowyouacttogetyoutodosomethingit’scalledpeerpressurE.Peerscanhaveapositiveinfluenceoneachother.Maybeanotherstudentinyourscienceclasstaughtyouaneasywaytoremembertheplanetsinthesolarsystem.Maybeyougotothersexcitedaboutyournewfavoritebookandnoweveryone’sreadingit.Theseareexamplesofhowpeerspositivelyinfluenceeachother.Sometimespeersinfluenceeachotherinnegativeways.Forexampleafewkidsinschoolmighttrytogetyoutocutclasswiththem;yoursoccerfriendmighttrytoconvinceyoutobemeantoanotherplayerandneverpasshimtheball.Itistoughtobetheonlyonewhosaysnotopeerpressurebutyoucandoit.Payingattentiontoyourownfeelingsandbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrongcanhelpyouknowtherightthingtodo.You’veprobablyhadaparentorteacheradvisingyoutochooseyourfriendswisely.Peerpressureisabigreasonwhytheysaythis.Ifyouchoosefriendswhodon’tcutclasssmokecigarettesorlietotheirparentsthenyouprobablywon’tdothesethingseitherevenifotherkidsdo.Ifyoucontinuetofacepeerpressureandyou’refindingitdifficulttohandletalktosomeoneyoutrust.Don’tfeelguiltyifyou’vemadeamistakeortwo.29.Forwhomisthepassagemostprobablywritten?A.Students.B.Parents.C.Teachers.D.Doctors.30.Inthelastthreeparagraphstheauthormainly_____.A.explainswhyfriendshipissoimportantB.givesadviceonhowtodealwithpeerpressureC.discusseshowpeersinfluenceusD.showshowtomakemoregoodfriends31.Whichofthefollowingmayhelphandlepeerpressure?A.Spendingmoretimewithclassmates.B.Takingupmorerelaxinghobbies.C.Choosingfriendswithnobadhabits.D.HelpingotherswhoareintroublE.32.Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A.Friendship.B.MakingdecisionsC.Self-confidenceD.Peerpressure
Youmayhaveexperiencedtheannoyanceofbeingfinedbecauseofparkingillegallyorfindingyourcartowedaway拖走afterleavingitparkedsomewhereforacoupleofminutes.Butnowahigh-techcarstickerthat’sdesignedtobestucktoacar’swindscreencouldhelpmotoristsavoidsuchasituation.TheTowStopstickersendsatextmessagetoadriverwhentouchedbyatrafficpolicemantoallowmotoriststosendareplyandgivethemtimetomovetheircarsimmediately.Frankfurt-basedITconsultantDanielKalliontziscameupwiththeideaandisraisingmoneytoputhis￡43stickerintoproduction.Carownerscanputthestickerinsidetheircar’swindscreenhavingsetitupwithkeyinformationsuchastheirphonenumber.Theslimdesignwillincludeasensor传感器thatwhentouchedbyatrafficpolicemanwillsendatextmessagewarningadriverofapossiblefine.Thedrivercouldthentypeareplyforthepolicemanusingasmartphonewhichwillappearonthesticker’sscreen.ThesmartstickersystemwillrelyonthegoodwilloftrafficpolicemenandinawayaGermanlaw.Thelawstatesanofficerhastochoosethemostefficientandinexpensivewayforthecarownertoremovethevehicle.Itcouldbecheaperforthegovernmenttocallthedriverthantotowhiscar.MailOnlineaskedtheDepartmentofTransportwhetherthestickercouldbeusedintheUKinasimilarway.AspokesmansaidInEnglandthereisnolegaldutytowarnthemotoristbeforeissuingtheticket.Howeverapolicemandoeshavethediscretionnottoissueaticketifhedoesn’tthinkthesituationisthatbadorhejustwantstoissueawarning.SofarMr.Kalliontzishasraisedjustover￡2362ofhis￡39381goal.IfhemanagestoraisethemoneythestickerswillbeshippedinJune2015.Butitappearsthatcarownersusingthesmartsystemcouldgetsomeunnecessarywarningmessagesbecauseanyonecouldtouchthesmartsticker.28.Theauthorwrotethethirdparagraphto_______________.A.explainhowasmartcarstickerworksB.advisedriverstobuyacarstickerC.showtheimportanceofasensorD.telldrivershowtoparkacar29.WemayinferfromthetextthatinBritain_______________.A.carownersdon’thavetoworryaboutaparkingticketB.smartcarstickerswouldn’tworkaswellasinGermanyC.trafficpolicemenprefertocalladriverratherthantowhiscarD.theDepartmentofTransportthinkshighlyofsmartcarstickers30.TheunderlinedworddiscretioninParagraph5canbestbereplacedby____________.A.troubleB.pressureC.freedomD.opportunity31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.DanielKalliontzis—agreatinventorB.Environment-friendlycarstickersC.ParkingsystemsinEuropeD.Endoftheparkingticket?
Winterisdangerousfordriversbecauseit’ssodifficulttoknowwhatisgoingtohappenandaccidentstakeplaceeasily.Badweathercanbewaitingtomeetyou.IcemightbehidingunderthesnowwaitingtosendyouofftheroaD.ThecarcomingtowardsyoumightsuddenlymoveacrosstheroaD.Herearetworulesfordrivingsafelyonicyroads:RuleNumberOneistodrivesmoothly.IrregularmovementscanmakeacarverydifficulttomanagE.SoeachtimeyoueitherturnthewheeltouchthebrakeorincreaseyourspeedyoumustbeasgentleandslowaspossiblE.Justimagineyouaredrivingwithafullcupofhotcoffeeontheseatnexttoyou.Youshoulddrivecarefullyenoughinorderthatyouwouldn’tgetthecoffeeoutofthecup.RuleNumberTwoistopayattentiontowhatmighthappen.ThemoreicethereisthefartheryouhavetolookdowntheroaD.Testhowlongittakestostopbygentlybraking.Rememberthatyoumaybedrivingmorequicklythanyouthink.GenerallyspeakingallowdoubleyournormalstoppingdistancewhentheroadiswetthreetimesthisdistanceonsnowandevenmoreonicE.TrytostayincontrolofyourcaratalltimesoryouwillgetintotroublE.58.RuleNumberOnemainlytellsus_________.A.todrivefastonsnowyroadsB.toincreasethedrivingspeedC.tomanageyourcarirregularlyD.todrivesmoothlyonicyroads59.WhydoesthewritermentionafullcupofhotcoffeeinParagraph2?A.Toexplaintheimportanceofcarefulandsmoothdriving.B.ToenjoythedrivingwithacupofcoffeE.C.Becausedrinksareimportantfordrivers.D.Becausehewantsdriverstohavearest.60.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.WinterDrivingB.CarelessDrivingC.TrafficAccidentsD.BadWeather61.Wheredoyouthinkyoumightreadsuchapassage?A.Indictionaries.B.Incookbooks.C.Inadvertisements.D.Inmagazine
Youwanttobeconfidentandfeelconfidentbutwhatifyou'restartingwithlittleornoconfidence?Trueself-confidenceisn'tanovernightacquisition.IttakesdedicationtorealizeyouareagoodhumanbeingthatisworthyofrespectandlovE.RecognizeyourinsecuritiesWhatdoesthatvoiceinthebackofyourmindsay?Whydoyoufeeluncomfortableorashamedofyourself?ThiscouldbeanythingfromregretstofriendsatschoolornegativeexperiencE.Whateverismakingyoufeelunworthyorashamedidentifyitgiveitanameandwriteitdown.Youcanalsotearthesewrittenpiecestostartfeelingpositiveonthosepoints.GetridofinsecuritiesgraduallyEachdayyoushouldweakenit.There'snoquickfix.Gettotherootoftheproblem;focusonitandunderstandthatyouneedtoresolveeachissuebeforeyoucanmoveon.Checkifitisanoldpastemotionandifitisreallystillrelevantorapplicableinyourlifetoday.Andthatdoesnotmeanyouhavetogetridofwhatevermakesyoufeelbadmanytimesyousimplycan't.Youneedtolearntoacceptyourselfyourpastyourcircumstancesastheyarewithoutnecessarilythinkingofthemasbad.IdentifyyoursuccessesEveryoneisgoodatsomethingsodiscoverthethingsatwhichyoudoextremelywellthenfocusonyourtalents.Giveyourselfpermissiontobeproudofthem.Giveyourselfcreditforyoursuccesses.Inferiority自卑isastateofmindinwhichyou'vedeclaredyourselfavictim.DonotallowyourselftobevictimizeD.BePositiveAvoidself-pityorthepityandsympathyofothers.Neverallowotherstomakeyoufeelinferior—theycanonlydosoifyouletthem.IfyoucontinuetodislikeandlookdownuponyourselfothersaregoingtodoandbelievelikewisE.Insteadspeakinapositivewayaboutyourselfaboutyourfutureandaboutyourprogress.Donotbeafraidtoshowyourstrengthsandqualitiestoothers.Bydoingsoyoustrengthenthoseideasinyourmindandencourageyourgrowthinapositivedirection.ApplyfacialfeedbacktheoryStudiessurroundingwhat’scalledthefacialfeedbacktheorysuggestthattheexpressionsonyourfacecanactuallyencourageyourbraintoexpresscertainemotions.Solookinthemirrorandsmileeverydayandyoumightfeelhappierwithyourselfandmoreconfidentinthelongrun.HelpothersWhenyouknowyou’reofhelptothepeoplearoundyouandaremakingapositivedifferenceinotherpeople’slivesevenifit'sjustbeingkindertothepersonwhoservesyoucoffeeinthemorningyou'llknowthatyouareapositiveforceintheworld—whichwillboostyourselfconfidencE.Nowdearfriendswillyouletconfidencekeepyoucompany?Beconfidentandaccomplishingyourgoalswillbejustaroundthecorner.Title:ThewaystobecomeconfidentSpecificwaysSupportingdetailsRecognizinginsecuritiesFindoutwhat54.youuncomfortableorashamedforgetitandfeelpositivE.55.insecuritiesgraduallyFindoutthe56.ofproblemsresolvethemandlearntoaccept57.youarE.IdentifyingsuccessesFindoutyourtalentstake58.inthemandpraiseyourselfforyoursuccesses.BeingpositiveSpeak59.aboutyourself.Don’tmakeyourself60.byothers.ApplyingfacialfeedbacktheoryLookinthemirrorandsmiletogainmore61.____.HelpingothersBe62.tothepeoplearoundyou.ConclusionConfidencehelpspeopleaccomplishgoalsandbecomeworthytobe63.andloveD.
Oneofthe10thingsthathappyfamiliesdoistoeatdinnertogether.AsgrowingupIthoughteveryoneatedinnerasafamily.HowevernowIrealizedthatisnotthecasE.Infactmostfamilieseatdinnertogetheronlyaboutfourtimesaweekand10%offamiliesonlyeattogethertwiceaweek.AndaschildrengetolderandthenumberofactivitiestheyareinvolvedinincreasesthemealseatenasafamilydecreasE.Studiesshowthatfamilieswhoeatdinnertogetherbenefitsinavarietyofways.Eatingtogetherhelpsfamiliesachievebettercommunicationchildrendobetterinschoolandarebetteradjustedandtheentirefamilyenjoysbetternutrition营养.IncreasedCommunicationEatingdinnertogetherasafamilyprovidesopportunitiesforcommunication.A.FamilyDinnerExperimentconductedbyOprahWinfreyin1993challengedfivefamiliestoeatdinnertogethereverynightforamonthforatleasthalfanhour.Atfirstthefamiliesfounditdifficultbutbytheendofthestudytheywantedtocontinueeatingdinnertogether.ThebiggestsurprisefortheparentswasHowmuchtheirchildrentreasuredthedependencetimewiththeirparentsatthetablE.SuperiorAcademicPerformanceFamilymealsalsohelpimproveschoolperformancE.A.1994surveybyLouisHarrisandAssociateshad2000seniorstakeanacademictestandansweralistofpersonalquestions.ResearchersfoundthatStudentswhoregularlyatedinnerwiththeirfamiliesfourormoretimesaweekscoredbetterthanthosewhoatefamilydinnersthreeorfewertimesaweek.Theseresultscrossedracial种族的linesandwereagreaterindicatorthanwhetherthechildwasinaoneortwo-parentfamily.BetterAdjustedAstudybyDrs.BowdenandZeiszfoundthattheteenswhowerebestadjustedateamealwithanadultintheirfamilyatanaverageof5.4daysaweekcomparedto3.3daysforteenswhodidn’tshowgoodadjustment.Thewell-adjustedteenswerelesslikelytododrugsorbedepressedandweremoremotivatedatschoolandhadbetterrelationships.Dr.Bowensaidthatmealtimeswereasortof‘marker’forotherpositivefamilyattributesandseemedtoplayanimportantroleinhelpingteensdealwellwiththestressesofadolescence青春期.41.InParagraph1theauthorimpliesthat___________.A.ahappyfamilymusteatdinnertogetherB.herfamilyusuallyatedinnertogetherwhenshewasachilD.C.familieshavedinnertogethermoreoftenthanbeforE.D.theolderchildrengrowthemoreoftentheyhavefamilydinner42.AccordingtotheFamilyDinnerExperimentin1993whatsurprisedtheparentswasthat_______________.A.Thefivefamiliesatedinnertogetherforhalfanhoureverynight.B.Thefamiliesfeltithardtohavedinnertogethereveryday.C.Thefamilieswantedtohavedinnertogetherevenaftertheexperiment.D.Theirchildrencherishedthedinnertimewiththemverymuch.43.AccordingtoParagraph4whichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned?A.Whatraceastudentcomesfrom?B.HownutritiousthemealsastudenthasarE.C.Whetherastudentisfromasingle-parentfamily.D.Howoftenastudenteatsdinnerwiththeirfamilies.44.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Mealtimewiththeirfamilieshelpsteenagersdealwithstressproperly.B.2000seniorstudentstookpartinthesurveyconductedbyLouisHarrisandAssociates.C.Eachfamilyinthe1993experimentspentatleast14hoursatdinnerthatmonth.D.Mostpeoplehavemealswithothersmoreoftenthanwiththeirfamiliesweekly.45.Inthenextparagraphtheauthorismostlylikelytowriteabout__________.A.howfamilymealtimehelpsthefamilyachievebetternutritionB.howDrs.BowdenandZeiszcontinuetheirresearchC.theotherninethingsthatmakeahappyfamilyD.thedinnerexperiencesofherownfamily
Weallthinkweknowwhathappinessis.Weallseemtobemakinggreateffortstowardsthisgoalofhappinessbutwhatisitreally?Itisanagreedfactthatallthecreatureswanthappinessandareafraidofpainandsadness.ThequestionhoweverisWhatisrealhappiness?Whatreallyiscalledhappiness?Thedesireforhappinesshasnomeaningwithoutunderstandingtherealnatureofhappiness.SomethinkerssayHappinessdoesnotlieinobjectionsofenjoyment;happinessorunhappinessliesinimagination.Toprovetheirbelieftheygiveexampleslikethefollowingone:A.manhasatwo-storeyhouse;ontherightisafive-storeybuildingandontheleftacottagE.Whenheseesrighthefeelsunhappyandwhenheseeslefthefeelshappy.Assuchhappinessdoesnotlieinpossessionofsensoryobjectsbutinimagination.Theyadvisepeopletolooktowardsthosewhohavefewerpossessionsandbehappy.Ifyoulooktowardspeoplehavingmorewealthyouwillalwaysbeunhappy.Itisunreasonabletoholdthispointofview.Itisunkindtoregardonehappybyimaginingthatoneisbetterthanthepoorandtheunhappy.Ifyouwanttobehappylooktowardsthepoor.Weknowthatthosepoorpeoplecannotsatisfyeventheirbasicneeds.Thisattitudesatisfiesthesenseofprideofpossessionbutthiscanneverbecalledhappiness.Unlesswereallyfindwherehappinesslieswecannotreallybehappy.SomeaskpeopletodothisanddothatandsayThiswayyourdesirewillbesatisfieD.Youwouldgetthedesiredobjectsandbecomehappy.Peopleholdingtheseviewsregardhappinessassatisfactionofdesires.Butitisnotpossibletosatisfyone’sdesiresbecausetherearecountlessdesiresofcountlesspeopleandthematerialthingsarelimiteD.ThennewdesiresariseassoonasthepreviousonesaresatisfieD.ThereforedesireswhicharechangingallthetimecanneverbesatisfieD.Happinessisacharacteristicofagoodlifethatisalifeinwhichapersonfulfillshumannatureinanexcellentway.Peoplehaveasetofpurposeswhicharetypicallyhuman:thesebelongtoournaturE.Happinessisalsoaconditionthatmustbepreparedforcultivatedanddefendedprivatelybyeachperson.Peoplewholearntocontrolinnerexperiencewillbeabletodeterminethequalityoftheirlivesandcometobeinghappy.Happinessliesinthedistributionofeasinessamongothers.HappinessstandsforforgivenessandjusticE.HappinessisthenameofstruggleandcouragE.Happinessmaybefoundedinseekingoftrueknowledgeandruleofwisdom.Happinessmaybesharedinserviceandduty.Thislifeiscombinationofjoysandsorrowsandhonesteffortsshouldbedonetomakethislifejourneyfullofhappinesslovepeaceandharmony.32.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Toshowhowtoachievehappiness.B.Toencouragepeopletoachievehappiness.C.Toarguehowtounderstandhappiness.D.Toexplainthefeaturesofhappiness.33.Accordingtothetextpeoplewhothinkhappinessliesinimaginationwilltrytoachievehappinessby______.A.lookingtowardspeoplehavingmorewealthB.lookingtowardsthosewithfewerpossessionsC.imagininghowrichyouwillbeinthefutureD.imaginingthatyouhaveafive-storeybuilding34.Theauthordoesn’tthinkthathappinessliesinsatisfactionofdesiresbecause_______.A.ever-changingdesirescanneverbesatisfiedB.nodesiresofapersoncanbesatisfiedatallC.thereisn’tenoughmoneytomeetpeople’sneedsD.thedesiresofapersonarelimited35.Intheauthor’sopinionhappiness_______.A.canbeachievedeasilybyearningmoneyB.mustbelongtothosewithrichknowledgeC.canbegainedbycontrollinginnerexperienceD.canbegainedbysettingsmallgoals
HereI'dliketotalkabouthowtodevelopyourcuriosityandmakeuseofittomakediscoveries.Askingquestionsisthefirststeptomakediscoveriesandfindinterestinganswerswhenyouarecuriousaboutsomethingandwanttoknowmoreaboutit.Firstlywritedownthesubjectthatyouareinterestedinonanotecardorpieceofpaper.JustputthemainideadownsuchasDiscovermoreaboutdinosaurs.Nextthinkforamomentaboutwhatyoualreadyknowaboutyoursubjectandlistinformationlikethesentencesbelow1.DinosaurslivedlongbeforehumanbeingsappeareD.2.Dinosaurslivedontheearthformorethan150millionyears.3.Somedinosaursfedonplantssomeonmeat.ThirdlyaskyourselfWhatcanIdowithwhatIwanttolearnOnyourpaperstartwritingdownquestionsaboutthedinosaursasyouthinkofthem1.What'sthebestweatherfordinosaurstolivein?2.Howmanykindsofdinosaursarethere?3.Havedinosaursreallydisappeared?Fourthlyarmed_with_your_list_of_questions_youcannowvisitthenearestlibraryorturntocomputertobeginyourresearch.Asyoulearnmoreaboutyoursubjectyou'llprobablydiscoversomenewquestions.Forexampleyoumightdiscoverthatdinosaursdisappearedabout65millionyearsago.Why?Whathappened?Askingnewquestionscanhelpyouresearchyoursubjectmoredeeply.Thenexttimeyoufindsomethinginterestingtoresearchtaketimetoorganizeyourthinkingbyaskinggoodquestions.Andremember—learningmorealwaysbringmorequestions.1.Whiledoingsomeresearchyoushouldtakethefollowingsteps________.①listwhatyouwanttoknow②choosearesearchsubject③listwhatyoualreadyknow④discovernewproblemsA.①④③②B.①②④③C.②③①④D.②①④③2.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencearmedwithyourlistofquestionsmean?A.Takingyourlistofquestionswithyoutodomoreresearch.B.Writingdownyourlistofquestionsbeforeturningtothecomputer.C.Discussingyourquestionswithyourclassmatesforsolution.D.Puttingyourquestionsasidebeforegoingtothelibrary.3.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.YoucanfindalltheanswersonlinE.B.Learnmoreandyou'llhavenoquestions.C.Askingquestionsistheonlywayforresearch.D.DuringtheresearchmorequestionsmayarisE.4.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.DiscoveringDinosaursB.AskingGoodQuestionsC.FindingSuitableSubjectsD.HavingInterestingAnswers
WhensomethinggoeswrongitcanbeverysatisfyingtosayWellit’sso-and-so’sfaultorIknowI’mlatebutit’snotmyfaultthecarbrokedown.Itisprobablynotyourfaultbutonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituationyouarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.Howeveryoucanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner’skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexampleifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedownmaybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.OryoumightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumberssoyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneeD.Foranotherexampleifyourworkmatecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorabilityfindwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Youshouldacceptthefactandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourworkmatefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersalsohavesomeproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelsE.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirownabilities.Sostopfocusingonwhosefaultitis.Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituationsproblemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.21.Accordingtothepassagewinners.A.dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB.meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC.haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD.blamethemselvesratherthanothers22.TheunderlinedwordremedyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_________.A.avoidB.refuseC.improveD.consider23.Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblemyoushould.A.findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB.blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC.tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD.askamoreablecolleagueforhelp24.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.Winner’sAchievement.B.A.Winner’sProblem.C.A.Winner’sOpportunity.D.A.Winner’sSecret.
EverybodyknowsthesayingTwostepsforwardandthreestepsback.Thatdescribedmylifeprettywellasasinglemom.Iwasraisingtwoteenagersonateacher’saide’ssalary.Itwasn’tnearlyenoughtocoverthebillssoImoonlightedasawaitress.EverytimeIthoughtthatIhadfoundasolutiontomymoneyworriessomethingwouldfallthroughandIwouldendupfeelingworseoffthanbeforE.ThenexteveningattherestaurantItriedonmyapronwishingIcouldbehomewithmykids.IwalkeduptomyfirsttablE.ArounditwasacheerfuloldercouplE.ThewomangavemeasmilethatwarmedmE.Icouldn’thelpbutnoticeherunusualglassring.WhatabeautifulringIsaiD.WechattedforaminutethenItooktheirorderandleft.WhenIcamebackwiththeirdrinksthewomanheldoutherring.IwouldliketogivethistoyoushesaiD.OhnoIcouldn’tIsaidembarrasseD.Shegentlyplacedtheringinmyhandandclosedmyfingersaroundit.It’syoursshesaiD.Pleaseacceptitandyourthingsaregoingtobeokay.RightthereattheirtableinthemiddleoftherestaurantIbrokedownintears.ThankyouforgivingmehopeIsaiD.LongafterthatnightthatsenseofpeacestayedwithmE.IknewtherightjobwouldcomeintimE.NinemonthslateritdiD.IgotabetterpositionatanotherschoolandIstartedwaitressingatarestaurantwhereIwasallowedtospendmoretimewithmykids.NowinthesetoughtimesIhavemoneyworriesagainbuttheydon’tgetmedown.Iknowthingswillturnoutokay.AndwhenIwearthatunusualglassringI’mremindedI’mnotalonE.51.FromthesayingTwostepsforwardandthreestepsbackitmeansthewriter_______.A.likedsteppingforwardandbackwardB.haddifficultyraisingherfamilyC.couldn’twalkregularlikeotherpeopleD.wantedtolookforabetterjob52.Thewriterworkedasawaitressintherestaurantinorderto_______.A.livewithherchildrenB.servetheoldercoupleC.searchforaglassringD.makemoremoney53.Hearingthewoman’swordsthewriterfelt.A.movedB.embarrassedC.puzzledD.successful54.Fromthefifthparagraphwecanknowthewriterbelievedthat_______.A.herchildrenlovedherverymuchB.shecouldfindabetterrestaurantC.theglassringwouldbringhergoodluckD.itwaseasytogetarightjob55.Nowthewriter’sattitudetowardherlifeis_______.A.positiveB.disappointedC.proudD.worried
InonlysixdaysIlostsevenpoundsofweight.Twofullinchesinthefirstthreedays!ThesearethekindsofstatementsusedinmagazinenewspaperradioandtelevisionadspromisingnewshapesandnewlookstothosewhobuythemedicineorthedevicE.Thepromotersofproductssaytheycanshapethelegsslimthefacesmoothwrinklesorinsomeotherwaytobeautyordesirability.Oftensuchproductsarenothingmorethanmoney-makingthingsfortheirpromoter.Theproductsarequestionableandsomearedangeroustohealth.Tounderstandhowtheseproductscanbelegallypromotedtothepublicitisnecessary?Understandsomethingofthelawscoveringtheirregulation.IftheproductisadrugFDAFoodDrugAdministrationcanrequireproof证明undertheFoodDrugandCosmeticActthatsafeandeffectivebeforeitisputonthemarket.ButiftheproductisadeviceFDA.hasnoauthortorequirepremarketingproofofsafetyoreffectiveness.IfaproducthasalreadyhadonthemarkerdangertohealthFDA.canrequesttheproducerordistributortoremoveitfromtheavoluntarilyoritcantakelegalactionincludingseizure查封oftheproduct.OnenotablecaseafewyearsagoinvolvedanelectricaldevicecalledtheRelaxacisorhadbeensoldforreducingthewaistlinE.TheRelaxacisorproducedelectricalshockstothewaistthroughcontactpads.FDA.tooklegalactionagainstthedistributortostopthesaleofthegroundsthatitwasdangeroustohealthandlifE.Obviouslymostofthedevicesonthemakerhasneverbeenthesubjectofcourtproceedings法律诉讼andnewdevicesappearcontinuallyBeforebuyingitisuptotheconsumerstothesafetyoreffectivenessofsuchitems.24.Itcanbeinferredthatadsmentionedinthetextare______.A.objectiveB.costlyC.unreliableD.illegal25.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Thecourtisinchargeofremovingdangerousproduct.B.NewproductsaremorelikelytobequestionablE.C.TheproductionofadevicemustbeapprovedbyFDA.D.Thepromotersusuallyjustcareaboutprofits.26.FDA.canaskfortheproofofsafetyandeffectivenessofaproduct________.A.ifitisadrugB.ifitisadeviceC.ifitsconsumersmakecomplaintsD.ifitsdistributorschallengeFDA’sauthority27.Theauthorintendsto__________A.makeconsumersawareofthepromoters’falsepromisesB.showtheweaknessofthelawonproductsafetyC.giveadviceonhowtokeepyoungandbeautifulD.introducetheorganizationofFDA.
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