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Whydopeoplefeelsorushed?Partofthisisaperception认知problem.Generallypeopleinrichcountrieshavemorefreetimethantheyusedto.ThisisparticularlytrueinEuropebuteveninAmericafreetimehasbeeninchingup.Women'spaidworkhasrisenalotoverthisperiodbuttheirtimeinunpaidworklikecookingandcleaninghasfallenevenmoresignificantlythanksinparttodishwasherswashingmachinesandmicrowavesandalsotothefactthatmenshiftthemselvesalittlemorearoundthehousethantheyusedto.Theproblemthenislesshowmuchtimepeoplehavethanhowtheyseeit.Eversinceaclockwasfirstusedataworkplacetorecordlaborhoursinthe18thcenturytimehasbeenunderstoodinrelationtomoney.Oncehoursarefinanciallyquantified量化peopleworrymoreaboutwastingbuttendtosaveorusethemmoreprofitably.Wheneconomiesgrowandincomesriseeveryone'stimebecomesmorevaluable.Andthemorevaluablesomethingbecomestherareritseems.Onceseeingtheirtimeintermsofmoneypeopleoftengrowstingywiththeformertomaximizethelatter.Workerswhoarepaidbythehourvolunteerlessoftheirtimeandtendtofeelmoreupsetwhentheyarenotworking.TherelationshipbetweentimemoneyandanxietyissomethingGaryBeckernoticedinAmerica'spost-warboomyears.Ifanythingtimeisusedmorecarefullytodaythanacenturyagohenotedin1965.Hefoundthatwhenpeoplearepaidmoretoworktheytendtoworklongerhoursbecauseworkingbecomesamoreprofitableuseoftime.Sotherisingvalueofworktimeputspressureonalltime.Leisuretimestartstoseemmorestressfulaspeopleareforcedtouseitwiselyornotatall.63.Women'stimeinunpaidworkhasfallenpartlybecause______.A.men'sabilitytosupportafamilyhasbeenimprovedB.men'sinvolvementinhouseworkhasincreasedC.women'sleisuretimewastakenupbyheavyhouseworkD.womenbecomemoreskilledathouseholdequipment64.Fromthesecondparagraphwelearnthat______.A.laborhourswererecordedwithaclockB.peoplehaven'trealizedthevalueoftimeC.moreworkhoursbringinmoremoneyD.Theriseofincomesmakestimelessvaluable65.Theunderlinedphrasegrowstingywithcanprobablybereplacedby______.A.refusestodelayB.intendtokillC.trytoaccumulateD.hesitatetospend66.AccordingtoGaryBeckerwhatcausespeoplefeelanxiousabouttime?A.Thewrongwayoftimebeingspent.B.People'swillingnesstoworkhard.C.Theincreasingvalueofworktime.D.Moreandmoreleisuretime.
A.newstudywarnsthataboutthirtypercentoftheworld'speoplemaynothaveenoughwaterbytheyear2025.A.privateAmericanorganizationcalledPopulationActionInternationaldidthenewstudy.Itsaysmorethanthree-hundred-thirty-five-millionpeoplelackenoughwaternow.Thepeopleliveintwenty-eightcountries.MostofthecountriesareinAfricaortheMiddleEast.P-A-IresearcherRobertEngelmansaysbytheyear2025aboutthree-thousand-millionpeoplemaylackwater.Atleast18morecountriesareexpectedtohaveseverewaterproblems.Thedemandforwaterkeepsincreasing.YettheamountofwateronEarthstaysthesamE.Mr.EngelmansaysthepopulationincountriesthatlackwaterisgrowingfasterthaninotherpartsoftheworlD.HesayspopulationgrowthinthesecountrieswillcontinuetoincreasE.Thereportsayslackofwaterinthefuturemayresultinseveralproblems.Itmayincreasehealthproblems.LackofwateroftenmeansdrinkingwatersnotsafE.Mr.Engelmansaysthereareproblemsallovertheworldbecauseofdiseasessuchascholerawhicharecarriedinwater.Lackofwatermayalsoresultinmoreinternationalconflict.CountriesmayhavetocompeteforwaterinthefuturE.Somecountriesnowgetsixtypercentoftheirfreshwaterfromothercountries.ThisistrueofEgypttheNetherlandsCambodiaSyriaSudanandIraq.Andthereportsayslackofwaterwouldaffecttheabilityofdevelopingtoimprovetheireconomies.Thisisbecausenewindustriesoftenneedalargeamountofwaterwhentheyarebeginning.ThePopulationActionInternationalstudygivesseveralsolutionstothewaterproblem.OnewayitsaysistofindwaystousewaterformorethanonepurposE.Anotherwayistoteachpeopletobecarefulnottowastewater.A.thirdwayistouselesswaterofagriculturE.Thereportalsosayslong-termsolutionstothewaterproblemmustincludecontrolsonpopulationgrowth.ItsayscountriescannotprovidecleanwaterunlesstheyslowpopulationgrowthbylimitingthenumberofchildrenpeoplehavE.7.areexpectedtohaveseverewaterproblemsbytheyear2025.A.46countriesB.18countriesC.28countriesD.Nocountries8.Allthefollowingaretrueexcept.A.LackofwatermaycauseconflictbetweencountriesB.NewindustriesneedalotofwaterC.TherearesolutionstothewaterproblemD.Egyptnowhasenoughfreshwater9.Itcanbeinferredthat.A.ThereisconnectionbetweenprovidingcleanwaterandslowingpopulationgrowthB.LackofwatermayalsoresultfrominternationalconflictC.TheabilityofdevelopinghasnothingtodowithlackofwaterD.Itisnotknownwhetherdiseaseshavesomethingtodowithlackofwater10.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe.A.WorldConflictB.WorldWaterShortageC.DiseasesandWaterD.PopulationandWater
It’sclearthatwithunprecedented空前的pressureonournaturalresourcesandourclimatetheworldeconomyneedstogreenup.Theshifttoagreeneconomyrepresentsoneofthebiggestbusinessopportunitiesindecades.Alreadythegloballow-carbonmarketisworthmorethan£3trillionandissettoreach£4trillionby2015asmoreeconomiesinvestinlow-carbontechnologies.Andweneedtofocusongreengrowthbecausethepriceofinactionistoohigh.BusinessisconstantlylookingforwaystobecomemoreefficientandthecompetitivegainsforBritishcompanies’efficientuseofresourcessuchaswaterenergyandmaterialsareenormouswithpotentialsavingsofabout£23billionayear.Wedonotunderestimatethechallengesthatwefaceinmovingtoagreeneconomy.Weoftentakeournaturalresourcesforgrantedbutthesearenotinexhaustibleanddemandisincreasing.Thisisaneconomicissueit’sadevelopmentissueanditrequiresglobalaction.NextmonthI’mjoiningleadersinbusinessgovernmentandcivilsocietyfromallovertheworldattheRio+20EarthSummitinBrazil.I’llbecallingforanabsolutecommitmentfrommyinternationalcolleaguestoinclusive广泛的greengrowthasthepathtosharedprosperity.Governmentsneedtocreatetheframeworkfortheprivatesector部门toact.Wewantanagreementtodevelopsustainabledevelopmentgoalsthatmeetthelinkedchallengesoffoodenergyandwatersecurity.Athomewe’reprovidingsupporttocompaniesthatarechangingthewaytheydobusiness.OurGreenEconomyCouncilbringstogethergovernmentbusinessesandthethirdsectortohelpuscreatetherightwaytoenableactionfromeveryone—fromgovernmentbusinessesandconsumers.Weinthegovernmentwanttocreateaneffectivebasisforthegreeneconomywithpoliciesthatarehelpinggrowthandgivingbusinessesthecertaintytoplanandinvest.Astronggreeneconomywillgeneratetheinvestmentandinnovation创新totransformourproductsandservicesandcapturenewmarketsthoughthecaseforgreeninvestmentandgreengrowthiscompelling有吸引力的aswerebuildtheBritisheconomy.Tomymindthereisnootheroption.59.Itistimefortheworldeconomytogreenupdueto_______.A.theappearanceoflow-carbontechnologiesB.thepressureonnaturalresourceandclimateC.theincreasingdemandofworldwidepopulationD.thepresentenvironmentalproblemslikepollution60.Whatcanbelearnedfromthesecondparagraph?A.Somebusinesseshaveefficientlysavedalot.B.Inefficientcompanieswillhavetocompetemuch.C.A.greeneconomyisinrealityadevelopmentissuE.D.Therearemanydifficultiesonthewaytoagreeneconomy.61.Todevelopgreeneconomythegovernmentsshould________.A.changethewaycompaniesdobusinessB.makeeffectivepoliciesforthegreeneconomyC.activelyattendRio+20EarthSummittobeheldinBrazilD.encouragebusinessestoinvestmoreonsustainableenergies62.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecominggreeneconomy?A.Doubtful.B.Hopeful.C.NegativE.D.WorrieD.
Thinkoflifeasagameinwhichyouareplayingwithfiveballsintheair.Younamethemworkfamilyhealthfriendsandspirit精神andyoukeepallofthemintheair.Youwillsoonunderstandthatworkisarubberball.Ifyoudropititwillbounce弹跳back.Buttheotherfourballsfamilyhealthfriendsandspiritaremadeofglass.Ifyoudroponeofthesetheywillbebroken.TheywillneverbethesamE.YoumustunderstandthatandtrytohavebalanceinyourlifE.How?Don’tlookdownonyourworthbycomparingyourselfwithothers.Itisbecausewearedifferentandeachofusisspecial.Don’tletotherpeoplesetgoalforyou.Onlyyouknowwhatisbestforyourself.Don’tgiveupwhenyoustillhavesomethingtogivE.Nothingisreallyoveruntilthemomentyoustoptrying.Don’tbeafraidofdifficulties.ItisbytakingchancesthatwelearnhowtobebravE.Don’tshutloveoutofyourlifebysayingit’simpossiblE.Thequickestwaytoreceiveloveistogiveit;thefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdittootightly紧紧地;thebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitwings翅膀.Don’trunthroughlifesofastthatyouforgetnotonlywhereyou’vebeenbutalsowhereyouaregoing.Don’tbeafraidtolearn.Knowledgeisatreasureyoucanalwayscarryeasily.Don’tusetimeorwordscarelessly.Youcan’tgetthemback.Yesterdayishistorytomorrowisamysteryandtodayisagift;that’swhywecallitthepresent.Lifeisnotacompetitionbutatripstepbystep.24.ThesentenceNothingisreallyoveruntilthemomentyoustoptrying.meansthat_______.A.NothingispossibleB.Ifwedon’tgiveupthereisalwayshopeC.YoushouldlearntogiveupD.AlthoughyoutrynothingwillchangE.25.Whycan’tweusetimecarelessly?___________A.Becausetimeneverreturns.B.BecausetimeistooexpensivE.C.Becausewearetoopoor.D.Becausetimeswillgetback.26.Ifyourunthroughlifesofastyouwill____________.A.loseyourowntreasurethatyoucanalwayscarryeasilyB.loselovebyholdingittootightlyC.notbeafraidofthedifficultiesD.forgetnotonlywhereyou’vebeenbutalsowhereyouaregoing.27.Accordingtothepassagewhichisthebesttitle?___________A.NothingisimpossiblE.B.Glassballsareeasytobebroken.C.Thingsyoucan’tdo.D.Treatyourlifeinarightway.
Whatiscourage?Itisthechoicetodowhatwethinkweshoulddo.Itisthechoicetoignoretheworriesandfears.Itisthechoicetodorighttorealizeourdreamstobesuccessfulpeopleandtoleadthewayforothers.Couragecanchangelives.ThedayyoubegintostaredownyourfearsandworriesandinsteadactbravelyyourlifewillchangE.Youwillbesetfreetoflyhigh.Youwillfinishthingsyouonceonlydreamedof.Youwillrealizethatyoufearsarejustpapertigers.Youwillbegintofullfillyourdreams.Youwillalsochangethelivesofothers.Simplyputcourageouspeoplepullothersalongwiththem.EverybodybenefitsfromcourageouspeoplE.IhaveafriendwhomIadmiregreatly.A.fewyearagohedecidedtoleaveawell-paidcareerandrunafterhisdream.AlldifficultiesthenappeareD.Thedayhelefthiscompanyhefoundoutthathiswifehadcancer.Hewentintoagreatdealofdebt.Butheneverlostheart.Hemanagedtoraisesomemoneyandactedcourageouslyputtinghisnameandreputation名声onthelinE.Hefinallymadeit.A.yearlaterhehadacompanywithoverfiftyemployees.Thoseemployeesgotbenefitsfromhiscourageandhiswifewhobeatcancerandwasactingbravelywithhim!Howtobecourageous?Beclearaboutyourdream.Donotworry.Worryisjustthinkingaboutallthebadpossibilities.Courageisjustthinkingaboutallthegreatpossiblitiesandthenactinguponthem!Doyourhomework.Ithelpsyougetthefacts.Ithelpsbecauseyoucanmakeaninformeddecision.Thenact.Noactionnosuccess.Yescouragedoeschangelivesandthekeyliesinyouraction.32.Inthewriter’sopinioncourageisthechoiceto.A.dowhatothersthinkweshoulddoB.ignoreourdreamsC.beasuccessfulbusinessmanD.toleadthewayforothers33.Theunderlinedphrasesstaredownparagraph2probablymeans.A.overcomebystaringB.fellorrealizeC.lookforalongtimeD.giveintooraccept34.Thewriterusesthecaseofhisfriendto.A.proveanyonecansucceedifherunsafterhisdreamB.provepeoplewhohavecouragecanbeatcancerC.tellreadershowhisfriendsucceededbyhavingcourageD.showdoingownbusinessisbetterthanworkingforothers35.WhatcanwedotobecourageousA.Donotdaretohavemanydreams.B.Thinkaboutthegreatpossibilitiesinsteadofbadpossibilities.C.Finishallofyourhomeworkthatteachersgiveyou.D.Makeaquickdecisionandtheninsistonit.
Persuasionistheartofconvincingsomeonetoagreewithyourpointofview.AccordingtotheancientGreekphilosopherAristotletherearethreebasictoolsofpersuasion:ethospathosandlogos.Ethosisaspeaker’swayofconvincingpeoplethatsheisanhonestsourcE.ForexampleaspeakercandevelopethosbyexplaininghowmuchexperienceoreducationshehasinthefielD.Afterallyouwouldbemorelikelytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecareofyourteethfromadentistthanafirefighter.A.speakercanalsocreateethosbyconvincingpeoplethatsheisagoodpersonwhohastheirbestinterestsatheart.Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithalistener’semotions.Forexampleaspeakertryingtoconvincepeopletovoteforhimmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.Thesewordsareintendedtofillthemwithfearthusmakingthemwanttovoteforhim.Similarlyacharityorganizationthathelpsanimalsmightshowpicturesofinjureddogsandcatsintendedtofilltheviewerswithpity.Iftheyfeelbadfortheanimalstheywillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.Logosistheuseoffactsstatisticsorotherinformationtomakeyourargumentmoreconvincing.Anaudiencewillbemorelikelytobelieveyouifyouhavedatatosupportyourclaims.Forexampleacommercialforsoapmighttellyouthatlabtestshaveshownthattheirsoapkillsall7000000ofthebacterialivingonyourhandsrightnow.itismoreconvincingthansimplysayingoursoapisthebest!Useoflogoscanalsoincreaseaspeaker’sethos.Althoughethospathosandlogosallhavetheirstrengthstheyareoftenmosteffectivewhentheyareusedtogether.ThenexttimeyoulistentoaspeechwatchacommercialorlistentoafriendtryingtoconvinceyoutolendhimsomemoneybeonthelookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.21.Whenaspeakertriestomovepeopletotearsthetoolofpersuasionusedbyhimis.A.ethosB.pathosC.logosD.strengths22.Whatmethodisusedbythewriterindevelopingthethreetoolsofpersuasion?A.Argument-comparisons.B.Detail-examplE.C.Argument-examplE.D.General-detail.23.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4mean?A.A.listenerislikelytotrustaspeakerwhousesevidencetosupporthisargument.B.A.speakercanusemisleadinginformationtoconvinceyoutotrusthisargument.C.Logosisbelievedtobeabettertoolofpersuasioncomparedwiththatofethos.D.A.personismoreeasilypersuadedbyfactsthansimplemovingwordssaiD.24.Doingpersuasiontheauthorprobablyfavorsthemosteffectivetoolof.A.ethosbecauseheisexperiencedandknowledgeableB.pathosbecausepeopleareemotionallypersuadedC.logosbecauseuseoflogoscanalsoincreaseethosD.agoodcombinationofethospathosandlogos
Theback-to-schoolseasonisuponusandonceagainparentsacrossthecountryhaveloadedtheirkids’backpacksupwithsnackpacksandschoolsupplies.It’sagoodmomenttoreflectonwhatelseweshouldbegivingourkidsastheyheadofftoschool.Americanparentsarefeelingparticularlyanxiousaboutthatquestionthisyear.Theeducationalprocessfeelsmorethaneverlikearaceonethatstartsinpre-schoolanddoesn’tenduntilyourchildisadmittedtotheperfectcollegE.Mostparentsaremoreworriedthantheyneedtobeabouttheirchildren’sgradestestscoresandIQ.Andwhatwedon’tthinkaboutenoughishowtohelpourchildrenbuildtheircharacter—howtohelpthemdevelopskillslikeperseveranceoptimismresponsibilityandself-controlwhichtogetherdomoretodeterminesuccessthanS.A.T.scoresorI.Q.Thereisgrowingevidencethatouranxietyaboutourchildren’sschoolperformancemayactuallybeholdingthembackfromlearningsomeofthesevaluableskills.Ifyou’reconcernedonlywithachild’sG.P.A.thenyouwilllikelychoosetominimizethechallengesthechildfacesinschool.WithrealchallengecomestheriskofrealfailurE.AndinacompetitiveacademicenvironmenttheideaoffailurecanbeveryscarytostudentsandparentsalikE.Butexperiencingfailureisacriticalpartofbuildingcharacter.RecentresearchbyateamofpsychologistsfoundthatadultswhohadexperiencedlittleornofailuregrowingupwereactuallylesshappyandconfidentthanthosewhohadexperiencedafewsignificantsetbacksinchildhooD.OvercomingthoseobstaclestheresearchersassumedcouldteacheffectivecopingskillshelpengagesocialsupportnetworkscreateasenseofmasteryoverpastadversityandfosterbeliefsintheabilitytocopesuccessfullyinthefuturE.Bycontrastwhenweprotectourchildrenfromeverypossiblefailure—whenwecalltheirteacherstogetanextensiononapaper;whenweurgethemtochooseonlythosesubjectsthey’regoodat—wearedenyingthemthosesamecharacter-buildingexperiences.AsthepsychologistsMadelineLevineandDanKindlonhavewrittenthatcanleadtodifficultiesinadolescenceandyoungadulthoodwhenoverprotectedyoungpeoplefinallyconfrontrealproblemsontheirownanddon’tknowhowtoovercomethem.IntheclassroomandoutsideofitAmericanparentsneedtoencouragechildrentotakechancestochallengethemselvestoriskfailurE.InthemeantimegivingourkidsroomtofailmaybeoneofthebestwayswecanhelpthemsucceeD.BacktoSchool:WhyPerseveranceIsMoreImportantthanGoodGrades?Commonphenomena☺ParentsthroughoutAmerica71▲theirkids’backpacksupwithsnacksandschoolsupplies.☺ManyAmericanparentsdon’t72▲enoughimportancetotheirkids’characterbuilding.Thewriter’s73▲Parentsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheirkids’characterbuilding.Evidenceand74▲findings☺Parents’anxietyabouttheirkids’performancemay75▲themfromlearningsomevaluableskills.☺Parentsconcernedonlywithakid’sG.P.A.havea76▲tominimizethechallengesthechildfaces.☺Adultswhohaveexperiencedafewsignificantsetbacksinchildhoodare77▲andmoreconfidentthanthosewhohaven’t.☺Denyingkidscharacter-buildingexperiencescan78▲indifficultiesinadolescenceandyoungadulthooD.Thewriter’ssuggestions☺79▲kidstoberisk-takers.☺Givekidsroomtoexperience80▲.
Somepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupintherightfamilyandothersbelievethatsuccessmostlycomesdowntoluck.I’mnotgoingtosaylucktalentandcircumstances环境don’tcomeintoplaybecausetheydo.Somepeoplearebornintotherightfamilywhileothersarebornwithgreatintelligenceandthat’sjusttherealityofhowlifeis.Howevertosucceedinlifeonefirstneedstosetagoalandthengraduallymakeitmorepractical可行的.Andinadditiontothatinordertogetreallygoodatsomethingoneneedstospendatleast10000hoursstudyingandpracticing.Tobecomegreatatcertainthingsit’llrequireevenmoretimetimethatmostpeoplewon’tputin.ThisisabigreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosomethingyoulovE.Ifyoudon’tenjoywhatyoudoitisgoingtofeellikeunbearable难以忍受的painandwilllikelymakeyouquitwellbeforeyoueverbecomegoodatit.Whenyouseepeopleexhibitingsomegreatskillsorhavingachievedgreatsuccessyouknowthattheyhaveputinahugepartoftheirlifetogetthereatahugecost.It’ssometimeseasytothinktheygotluckyortheywerebornwithsomeraretalentbutthinkingthatwaydoesyounogoodandthere’sahugechancethatyou’rewronganyway.Whateveryoudoifyouwanttobecomegreatatityouneedtoworkdayinanddayoutalmosttothepointofaddiction入迷andoveralongperiodoftimE.Ifyou’renotwillingtoputinthetimeandworkdon’texpecttoreceiveanyrewards.Consistenthardworkwon’tguarantee保证youthelevelofsuccessyoumaywantbutitwillguaranteethatyouwillbecomereallygoodatwhateveritisyouputallthatworkinto.51.Paragraph1mainlytalksabout________.A.thereasonsforsuccessB.themeaningofsuccessC.thestandardsofsuccessD.theimportanceofsuccess52.InParagraph2theunderlinedwordthatrefersto______.A.beinggoodatsomethingB.settingapracticalgoalC.puttinginmoretimeD.succeedinginlife53.Successfulpeoplesuggestdoingwhatonelovesbecause______.A.workmakesonefeelpainB.onetendstoenjoyhisworkC.onegivesuphisworkeasilyD.ittakesalotoftimetosucceed54.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A.Successfulpeopleliketoshowtheirgreatskills.B.Peoplesometimessucceedwithoutluckortalent.C.PeopleneedtoachievesuccessatthecostoflifE.D.Ithelpstothinkthatluckortalentleadstosuccess.55.Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A.Havingagoalisvitaltosuccess.B.Beinggoodisdifferentfrombeinggreat.C.OnecannotsucceedwithouttimeandpracticE.D.Lucktalentandfamilyhelptoachievesuccess.
IhavebeenoverweightmyentirelifE.Iwasbornwithabonedeformity崎形inmylegs.FromanearlyageIwaslimitedonthetypeofactivityIcoulddobecauseIwasinsomuchpain.Iwasfreedfromgyminschoolgrowingup.IbecamelazyandacceptedthefactthatI.wouldalwaysbeoverweight.Ididn’tbelieveinmyself.IoverateallthetimE.Iwouldeatlotsofsweetsprocessedfoodschipsandfastfoods.Ireachedmyheaviestof287poundsandasize24jeansandXXXLshirts.InDecember2013myfamilyandIwentonatriptoDisneylanD.Wewalked10mileseachdayweweretherE.TomysurpriseIdidnothaveanypain.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething.IknewfromthatpointIneededtogetmovingtoeasemypainandlosetheweight.Ihadwalkedbeforebutnevertothatextent.IknewIhadtopushpastthepainandtheweightwouldcomeoff.IwasinvitedtotrainwithafriendandatfirstI.couldn’tmakeupmymindtogo.Iwastiredofbeinginpain.AftertwoweeksIknewthatIhadtostartsomewherE.Itookmyfrienduponherinvitationandbeganworkingouttolotsofphysicalprograms.Ibeganeatingnon-processedfoods.Iatelotsoffruitsandvegetables.Ilost92poundsinayear.NowIrarelyeatout.IwouldrathercookmymealsfromtheverybeginningsoIknowwhatisinthem.Idoallowmyselfagoodmealonceaweek.ByallowingmyselfthegoodmealIkeepawayfromovereating.Ibelieveinmyselfnow.Iamabettermothertomythreeboys.Ifeelstronger.IamahappierpersonallarounD.Ihaveevenregisteredformyveryfirst5Kwalk/run.IhaveanewfoundloveforlifeandwanttoinspireotherstobelieveinthemselvessolastOctoberIbecameaBeachBodycoachtohelpothersintheirfitnessjourneys.IhavealwaysenjoyedhelpingothersandnowIwanttobeabletohelppeoplechangetheirlives.26.Whatcanweinferaboutprocessedfoods?A.Theyaffectedthewriter’sappetitE.B.Theymadethewriteralazygirl.C.Theybroughtpaintothewriter'slegs.D.Theydidharmtothewriter'shealth.27.DuringhertriptoDisneylandthewriterrealizedthat________.A.itwasbesttostaywithherfamilyB.shewasactuallygoodatsportsC.sheneededsomechangesinlifeD.itwaseasyforhertoloseweight28.Whydidthewriterhesitateabouttrainingatfirst?A.Becauseitwouldcausepain.B.BecausesheneededtostartsomewhereelsE.C.Becausethereweretoomanyphysicalprograms.D.Becauseshegotinvitationfromothers.29.Thewriterrarelyeatsoutbecause________.A.there’snogoodfoodoutsidE.B.shewishestobecomeagoodcook.C.shewantstokeepahealthierdiet.D.shewantstotreatherselfwithgoodmeals.30.BybecomingaBeachBodycoachthewriterwishesto________.A.learntobeabettermotherB.feelstrongerandhappierC.findsomebodytoloveherD.helpotherstobeconfident
Yourpeersarepeopleofyourageorclosetoitwhohaveexperiencesandinterestssimilartoyours.Youandyourfriendsmakedozensofdecisionseverydayandyouinfluenceeachother’schoicesandbehavior.Thisisoften________---it’shumannaturetolistentoandlearnfromotherpeopleinyouragegroup.Sometimesthoughthestressesinyourlifecanactuallycomefromyourpeers.Theymaypressureyouintodoingsomethingyou’reuncomfortablewithsuchasshopliftingdoingdrugsordrinkingortakingdangerousriskswhendrivingacar.Thepressuretoconform随潮流canbepowerfulandhardtoresist.A.personmightfeelpressuretodosomethingjustbecauseothersaredoingit.Peerpressurecaninfluenceapersontodosomethingthatisrelativelyharmless---orsomethingthathasmoreseriousconsequences.Peoplemayfeelpressuretoconformsotheyfitinorareacceptedorsotheydon’tfeelawkwardoruncomfortablE.Whenpeopleareunsureofwhattodoinasocialsituationtheynaturallylooktoothersforcues暗示aboutwhatisandisn’tacceptablE.Thepeoplewhoaremosteasilyinfluencedwillfollowsomeoneelse’sleadfirst.Thenothersmaygoalongtoo---soitcanbeeasytothinkItmustbeOK.Everyoneelseisdoingit.Theymustknowwhatthey’redoing.Beforeyouknowitmanypeoplearegoingalongwiththecrowd---perhapsonsomethingtheymightnototherwisedo.Respondingtopeerpressureispartofhumannature---butsomepeoplearemorelikelytogiveinandothersarebetterabletoresistandstandtheirgrounD.It’snotalwayseasytoresistnegativepeerpressurE.Butwhenyoudoitiseasytofeelgoodaboutitafterwards.Andyoumayevenbeapositiveinfluenceonyourpeerswhofeelthesameway---oftenitjusttakesonepersontospeakoutortakeadifferentactiontochangeasituation.43.WhichismostlikelytobefilledintheblankinParagraph1?A.negativeB.impossibleC.positiveD.uncertain44.Mostpeopletendtodowhatothersaredoinginorderto_________.A.feelasenseofachievementB.getafeelingofbeingacceptedC.setagoodexampleforothersD.standoutinacrowd45.Whatcanweknowaccordingtotheauthor?A.GivingintopeerpressureisunavoidablE.B.Peerpressureusuallyleadstoseriousresults.C.GoingalongwiththecrowdusuallymeansmakingarightchoicE.D.EveryonecanmakeadifferencebyresistingnegativepeerpressurE.46.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A.thoughtsonpeerpressureB.differenttypesofpeerpressureC.waystodealwithpeerpressureD.theinfluenceofpeerpressureonpeople
Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhentryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.A.boywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.A.girlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.OntheotherhandyoumaynothaveanyspeciallystrongsubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandarD.AlthoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajobtheymayhaveindirectvaluE.A.knowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskillssuchastypingortechnicaldrawingwhichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummerthinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelseyoumayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontimetofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.YoumayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashopforexamplE.Justasimportantyoumaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejoB.Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbettertofaceanyweaknessthantopretendtheydonotexist.YourschoolrecordforexamplemaynotbetoogoodyetitisanimportantpartofyourbackgrounD.Youshouldnotbeapologetic认错的aboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.46.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theimportanceofworkinghardatschool.B.Choosingacareeraccordingtoone’sstrengths.C.Howtofaceone’sweakness.D.Thevalueofschoolwork.47.Thewriterthinksthatastudentwithapart-timejobisprobably_________.A.agoodwaytofindouthisweakpointsB.oneofthebestwaysofearningextramoneyC.ofgreatuseforhisworkinthefutureD.awasteoftimehecouldhavespentonstudy48.Fromthepassagewelearnthatifastudent’sschoolperformanceisnotgoodhe_________.A.shouldpaymoreattentiontolearningskillsanddevelopingabilitiesB.willberegretfulabouthisbadresultsC.mayalsodowellinhisfutureworkD.shouldrestarthisstudyinschool49.TheunderlinedphrasebeallthumbsinParA.3probablymeans_________.A.beclumsy笨拙atdoingthingsB.beskillfulindoingthingsC.benotinterestedincertainthingsD.beeasilyboredindoingthings50.Fromthelastparagraphweknowoneshould_________.A.makefulluseofone’sownweakpointsB.studyharderforanewschoolrecordC.apologizeforone’sownschoolrecordD.faceone’sownweakpointsbravely
Tomelifewithoutmusicwouldnotbeexciting.Irealizethatthisisnottrueforeverybody.ManypeoplegetalongquitewellwithoutgoingtotheconcertorlisteningtotherecorD.Butmusicplaysanimportantpartineveryone’slifewhetherherealizesitornot.TrytoimagineforexamplewhatfilmsorTVplayswouldbelikewithoutmusiC.WouldthefeelingsthemovingplotandthegreatestinterestsbesoexcitingordramaticI’mnotsureaboutit.Nowwehavebeenspeakingofmusicinitsmorecommonmeaning—thekindofmusicwehearintheconcerthall.Butifwelookatsomepartsofmusicmorecloselywediscoverthemineverydaylifetoo—intherhythmoftheseathemelodyofabirdinthewoodsandsoon.Somusicsurelyhasmeaningforeveryoneinsomewayorother.AndofcourseithasspecialmeaningforthosewhohavespentalltheirlivesworkingorplayingorwritingmusiC.ItiswellsaidThroughmusicachildentersaworldofbeautyexpresseshimselffromhisheartfeelsthejoyofdoingthingsalonelearnstotakecareofothersdevelopshismindandmakeshisbodystrong.21.Thewritersaysmoreabout______inthetext.A.lifefullofmusicB.lifewithoutmusicC.theimportanceofmusicD.thedevelopmentofmusic22.Fromthetextwelearnthatmanypeople______.A.don’trealizetheimportanceofmusicB.getalongquitewellwithoutmusicC.gototheconcertinsteadofenjoyingmusicD.thinklifewouldbelessexcitingwithoutmusic23.Inthewriter’sopinioniftherewasnomusicinthefilmsorTVplays______.A.thecinemaandtheatrewouldbequietB.wewouldlosesomeoftheaudienceC.everythingwouldbeasexcitingasbeforeD.itwouldbehardtoimaginetheresult24.Theunderlinedwordmelodymeans______.A.flyingB.lookingC.singingD.living
EveryNewYearbringsrenewed更新的expectationforachangeforabetterlifeandforabetteryou.That’sawonderfulthingbecausethisfreshstartgivesusachancetoreinventourlivesandourselves.Here’show.LetgoManytimesweareheldbackbyourpreviousfailuresemotionsandbarriers障碍.ThisisalloldbaggagE.Leteverythingunhappyfromthepastgo.Letgooffailures.Letgooffearsyou’vebuiltup.LetgoofyourideasaboutwhatyourlifehastobelikE.Letgooflong-heldbeliefsandhabitswhichseemtobeburdens负担toyou.Clearawaydistractions分心Clearawayemailyourfavouriteblogsandnewswebsites.ClearawaytheiPhoneorBlackberryandclearawayallthechoresthatpullatyourattention.InfactifyoucanshutofftheInternetforawhilE.Youcancomebacktoitafteryoutakeabreak.DecidewhatmattersmosttodayForgetaboutyourgoalsforallofthisyear.Insteaddecidewhatyouwanttodotoday.Whatmattersmosttoyouandyourlife?Whatareyoumostpassionate热情的aboutrightnow?Whatexcitesyou?Whatgivesyouthemostfulfillment满足感?Oftentheanswerwouldbeincreatingsomethingmakingsomethingnewhelpingothersbecomingabetterpersonandworkingonaprojectthatyouwillbeproudof.Butwhateveryouranswerhaveitclearinyourmindatthebeginningoftheday.ReinventyourselfeverydayEverydayyouarereborn.ReinventyourselfandyourlifE.Dowhatmattersmosttoyou.ItmightbethesamethingthatmatteredmostyesterdayoritmightnotbE.Thatisn’timportant.What’simportantistoday---rightnow!Bepassionateandbehappy!You’llhaveafreshstarteverysingleday---notjustonJanuary1ofanewyear.8.Writingthispassagetheauthorseemstobe________.A.strictB.peacefulC.nervousD.confident9.Theunderlinedwordchoresrefersto______.A.moderntechnologyB.unimportantthingsC.onlineinformationD.fashinabledevices10.Whichofthefollowingisthewriter’ssuggestionaccordingtothepassage?A.Stoppingusinghi-techdevicestoavoidtroublesinyourlifE.B.SeizingthemomentbutnottomakeaplanforthefarfuturE.C.ForgettingeverythingaboutandfromthepastD.Makingyourselfapersonreborneveryday.11.Themostsuitabletitleforthepassageis________.A.WorkEffectivelyinaNewYearB.ReduceStressinaNewYearC.FreshentheStartofEveryNewDayD.LiveaBetterLifeinEveryNewDay
Lifeisdifficult.Itisagreattruthbecauseoncewetrulyunderstandandacceptit.Thenlifeisnolongerdifficult.Mostdonotfullyseethistruth.Insteadtheycomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.Itseemstothemthatdifficultiesrepresent代表aspecialkindofsufferingespeciallyonthemorelseontheirfamiliestheirclassoreventheirnation.Whatmakeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisapainfulone.Problemsdependingontheirnature性质本性causeussadnessorlonelinessorregretorangerorfear.Theseareuncomfortablefeelingsoftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Andsincelifecausesanendlessseriesofproblemslifeisalwaysdifficultandisfullofpainaswellasjoy.Yetitisinthiswholeprocessofsolvingproblemsthatlifehasitsmeaning.Problemsaretheserioustestthattellsussuccessfromfailure.Whenwedesiretoencouragethegrowthofhumanspiritweencouragethehumanabilitytosolveproblemsjustasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentosolve.Itisthroughthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsthatwelearn.AsBenjaminFranklinsaidThosethingsthathurtinstruct指导.Itisforthisreasonthatwisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcomethepainofproblems.25.ThemainideaofParagraph2isthat_______.A.mostpeoplefeellifeiseasyB.thewriterfeelslifeiseasyC.thewriterlikestocomplainabouthisproblemsD.mostpeoplecomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare26.Accordingtothepassagewegiveschoolchildrendifficultproblemstosolveinorderto______.A.encouragethemtolearnB.teachthemtofacethepainofsolvingtheproblemC.helpthemlearntodealwithpainD.teachthemhowtorespecttheproblems27.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferred暗示that_________.A.everybodyhasproblemsB.webecomestrongerbymeetingandsolvingtheproblemsoflifeC.lifeisdifficultbecauseourproblemsbringuspainD.peopleliketocomplainabouttheirproblems28.ThesayingfromBenjaminFranklinThosethingsthathurtinstructsuggeststhat_______.A.wedonotlearnfromexperienceB.wedonotlearnwhenweareinpainC.painteachesusimportantlessonsD.paincannotbeavoided
Haveyoueverreceivedagiftthatwassoclearlynotyourtastethatyouwonderedifperhapsithadbeenhandedtoyoubymistake?Worsehaveyouevergivenapresentandwatchedyourfriendlookasthoughshehadopenedthewrongbox?MaybesherespondedwithapoliteWhythankyoubutyouknewyouhadmissedthemark.Whydopresentssometimesgowrong?Andwhatdoyourchoicesgoodandhadreflectaboutyourpersonalqualities?ChoosingtherightgiftisanartIbelievE.Itcallsforempathy－theabilitytoputyourselfintosomeoneelse’sheadandheart.We’reallabletodothis;infactwe’rebornwithakindofnaturalempathy.Aftertheearliestperiodofchildhoodhoweveritneedstobereinforced加强byourparentsteachersfriends.Whenitisn’twe’renotabletounderstandotherpeople’sfeelingsassharply.Thiscanshowinthegiftsweselectandsocanmanyotheremotional情感的qualities.Thinkbacktothepresentsyou’vegivenoverthepastyearthetimeandeffortyouputintoyourselectionhowmuchyouspentyourthoughtswhileyouwereshoppingandyourfeelingswhenthereceiveropenedthepackagE.KeepinmindthatwhatyouchoosedisplaysyourinnerworlD.Ofcourseyoumayexpressyourselfdifferentlywithdifferentfriendsrelativesandotherpeopleyouknow.Weliveinasocietywhereexchangingpresentsisanimportantpartofcommunication.Ignoringthetraditionwon’tmakeitgoaway.IfyoureallydislikesuchatraditiontellyourfriendsaheadoftimE.32.Theunderlinedexpressionyouhadmissedthemarkmeansyouhadfailedto_____A.makeherfeelbetterB.keepyourfriendshipC.receiveapresentinreturnD.gettheexpectedeffect33.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideasofthesecondparagraph?A.NaturalempathyneedstobereinforceD.B.Emotionalchangesinfluenceone’schoiceofgifts.C.Selectingtherightgiftisanabilitypeoplearebornwith.D.Choosinggiftsrequiresonetounderstandthereceivers.34.Inthethirdparagraphtheauthortellsusthat_____.A.thechoiceofgiftreflectsone’semotionalqualitiesB.onelearnsfromwhathedidinthepastC.attentionshouldbepaidtothereceiver’sresponsesD.oneshouldspendmoretimechoosinggifts35.Thebestpossibletitleforthispassageis_____.A.WaysofChoosingGiftsB.AnImportantTraditionC.ExchangingPresentsD.MessageinaGift
Haveyoueverbeensadbecauseoffailure?Pleaserememberforoftenachievingwhatyousetoutdoisnotthemostimportantthing.AboydecidedtodigadeepholebehindhishousE.Ashewasworkingacoupleofolderboysstoppedbytowatch.Whatareyoudoing?askedoneofthevisitors.Iwanttodigaholeallthewaythroughtheearth!theboyansweredexcitedly.TheolderboysbegantolaughtellinghimthatdiggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthwasimpossiblE.Afterawhiletheboypickedupajar.Heshowedittothevisitors.Itwasfullofallkindsofstonesandinsects.ThenhesaidcalmlyandconfidentlyMaybeIcan’tfinishdiggingallthewaythroughtheearthbutlookatwhatI’vefoundduringthisperiod!Theboy’sgoalwasfartoodifficultbutitdidcausehimtogoon.Andthatiswhatagoalisfor－tocauseustomoveinthedirectionwehavechoseninotherwordstocauseustokeepworking!NoteverygoalwillbefullyachieveD.Noteveryjobwillendupwithasuccess.NoteverydreamwillcometruE.ButwhenyoufallshortofyouraimmaybeyoucansayYesbutlookatwhatI’vefoundalongtheway!TherearesomanywonderfulthingshavingcomeintomylifebecauseItriedtodosomething!ItisinthediggingthatlifeisliveD.ItistheunexpectedjoyonthejourneythatreallymakessensE.25.Theolderboyslaughedattheboybecausehewasthoughttobe.A.braveB.impoliteC.foolishD.warm-hearted26.Whydidtheboyshowthejartotheolderboys?A.Todrivethemaway.B.Toshowwhathehadfoundindigging.C.Toshowhowbeautifulthejarwas.D.Toattractthemtojoinhiminthework.27.Whatcanbelearntfromthefourthparagraphofthetext?A.NodreamcancometruE.B.Allworkwillendsuccessfully.C.Goalsshouldn’tbesettoohigh.D.Goalswillmakeusworkharder.28.Thebesttitleforthetextshouldbe.A.JoyintheJourneyB.A.BoyDugaHoleC.NoPainsNoGainsD.FailureIstheMotherofSuccess
Happinessistheonlytruemeasureofpersonalsuccess.Makingotherpeoplehappyisthehighestexpressionofsuccess.36.Withthatinmindherearesomesuggestionsthatwillimmediatelyincreasetheamountofhappinessinyourlife:37.Ifthere’sanybigtruthaboutlifeit'sthatitusuallylivesuptoyourexpectations.Thereforewhenyourisefrombedmakeyourfirstthought:Somethingwonderfulisgoingtohappentoday.Guesswhat?You'reprobablyright.Taketimetoplanandprioritize优先处理Themostcommonsourceofstressisthethoughtthatyou'vegottoomuchworktodo.RatherthanworryaboutitpickonethingthatwillmoveyouclosertoyourhighestgoalandpurposeinlifE.Thendothatfirst.Eathighqualityfoodslowly38.EvensoatleastonceadaytrytoeatsomethingreallydeliciouslikeasmallchunkoffinecheeseoranimportedchocolatE.Tasteitfocusonitandenjoyit.LetgoofyourresultsThebigenemyofhappinessisworrywhichcomesfromfocusingoneventsthatareoutsideyourcontrol.Onceyou'vetakenactionthere'susuallynothingmoreyoucando.39.EndeachdaywithgratitudeJustbeforeyougotobedwritedownatleastonewonderfulthingthathappeneD.Itmightbesomethingassmallasmakingachildlaughorsomethingashugeasamilliondollardeal.40.A.Starteachdaywithexpectations.B.Giveagifttoeveryoneyoumeet.C.Thinkingaboutthatthingmakesyourheadhurt.D.It’simpossibletomakeothershappyifyou'renothappy.E.Whateveritisbegratefulforthatdaybecauseitwillnevercomeagain.F.Sometimeswecan'tavoideatingsomethingquicklyandrunning.G.Focusonthejobathandratherthansomefantasythatmighthappen.
Trusthasbeenconsideredasthebasisofanyrelationshipincludingfriendship.Norelationshipcanlastlongwithalackoftrust.NotmanyofyourfriendswillhaverealfaithinyouasyouwouldliketobelievE.__36__.SometimesittakesyearsevenacompletelifetimetotrustsomeonE.Howeverhowdoweknowifourfriendshavefaithinus?__37__.Withwhomwillyousharethingsthatyoudon'twanteveryonetoknow?Itwouldbewithaclosefriendwhomyoutrustasmuchasyoutrustyourself.WhileafewofyourfriendsmaybefiercelyprotectiveoftheirprivacyandmaynottelltheirsecretstoanyonethosewhodosurelyfindyoutrustworthyandreliablE.Whomdoyoulookuptoforadvicewhenyouneeditthemost?Ithastobeeitheryourparentsoryourfriends.__38__.Thisisashiningexampleoftrust.YouonlyseekadvicefrompeopleyouholdinhighregardandfinddependablE.ThefriendswhotrustyouwillneverforgettoincludeyouintheimportantdecisionsoftheirlifE.Argumentsandheateddiscussionsareapartofeveryrelationshipandthisisalsotrueforfriendship.__39__.Whilesomepeoplefinditdifficulttoforgiveandforgetyourfriendswillneverhaveproblemsmovingon.ItisbecausetheytrustyouandbelievethatyouwillnevercauseanypaintothemonpurposE.Therearetimesinlifewhenyoufindyourselfalonelysoldier.__40__.Yourfriendswillneverletyoudownandwillstronglystandforyouwhenyouneedencouragement.Youcandeterminethattheytrustyouandbelieveinyourbeliefsiftheysidewithyouwhenyouneedthemthemost.A.PeoplecanbeextraordinarilyjealoussometimesB.YouknowtheywillneverpassonawrongsuggestionC.InfactwinningtrustisbyfarthemostchallengingaspectofrelationshipsD.TwopeoplecannothaveidenticalreactionstoasituationanddifferentopinionsdoexistE.NomatterhowcloseyouaretoyourfriendsyoucannottakethatcomfortlevelforgrantedF.Ifyourfriendssharetheirsecretsthere'sagoodpossibilitythattheyhavemuchfaithinyouG.Howeverpeoplewhoarefortunatetohavebeenblessedwithtruefriendsareneveraloneinanybattle
Howtolookgoodinaphoto?Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttohaveanicephototaken?Whetherit'sworkorfunthemostimportantthingislighting.Ifyougetbadlightingyouwilllookbadtoo.Knowwherethelightis.Youdon'twantitbelowyouoraboveyouyouwantittoshinedirectlyatyou.Thekeythingisnoshadow.Ifyouarebeingphotographedoutsidedoitinthemorningorwaittillthe2o'clockshadowhaspassed.Alsodon'tletpicturesinthemagazinesstressyouout—allthepicturesaretakenbygreatphotographers.Andallthefaceshavehadpimples丘疹粉刺takenoutbycomputers.Tipyourheadandlearnwhatanglesworkwithyourface;everyoneisdifferent.Soyouhavetolearnwhatsuitsyou.YoucanpracticeinPhotoBoothforaslongasitisyourturntolearnwhatanglessuityourface.Tipyournecktomakeitlooklongermakeeyecontactwiththecamera.Noonecanlookbadiftheysmile.Forlonglegspointonelegintocenteroftheframeandgetthephotographertoshootlookingupyourbody.Forjustlegshotslieupsidedownandraiselegsintheairforthebestangle.Andyourlegswilllookthinnerandbeinbettershape.Keepshouldersback.Alwayshavemouthslightlyopenenoughtoputapennybetweenyourlipsasthiswillmakeyourlipslookfuller.Loweryoureyesandthenlookupjustasshutter快门isclickedforfulleyes.Deleteanyevidenceofalessthanperfectphotogenicmomenteveryonehasoffdays.1.Ifyouwanttolookgoodinaphotothelightshouldbe______.A.belowyouB.aboveyouC.directlyatyouD.rightbehindyou2.AccordingtothepassageweshouldconsiderallEXCEPT______.A.lightB.shadowC.anglesD.photographers3.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveontakingphotos?A.Raiselegsonthewall.B.Lookdown.C.Keepshouldersback.D.Putapennybetweenlips.
Whilesuccessissurelysweeterthanfailureitseemsfailureisafarbetterteacherandorganizationsthatfailmiserablyoftenflourish繁荣moreinthelongrunaccordingtoanewstudybyVinitDesaiassistantprofessorofmanagementattheUniversityofColoradoDenverBusinessSchool.Researchershavefoundthatpeoplemissingtheirgoalsperformmuchbetterinthelongrun.Thatisbecausetheygainmoreknowledgefromtheirfailuresthantheirsuccessesandthelessonsaremorelikelytostaylongerintheirminds.WefoundthattheknowledgegainedfromsuccesswasoftenfleetingwhileknowledgefromfailurestuckaroundforyearssaidprofessorDesaiwholedthestudy.Butcompaniesoftenignorefailure.Managersmayfirepeopleorturnoverthewholeworkforcewhiletheyshouldtreatthefailureasalearningopportunity.ProfDesaicomparedtheflightsofthespaceshuttleAtlantisandtheChallenger.DuringtheAtlantisflightlastyearapieceofinsulation绝缘体brokeoffanddamagedtheleftsolidrocketbooster助推火箭butdidn’tinfluencetheprogram.Therewaslittleinvestigation.TheChallengerwaslaunchednextandanotherpieceofinsulationbrokeoff.Thistimetheshuttleanditsseven–personcrewweredestroyed.Thedisasterledtoamajorinvestigationresultingin29changestopreventfuturedisasters.Thedifferenceinresponseinthetwocasescamedowntothis:AtlantiswasconsideredasuccessandtheChallengerafailure.Despitecrowdedskiesairlinesareextremelyreliablehesaid.Thenumberoffailuresisextremelysmall.Andpastresearcheshaveshownthatolderairlinesthosewithmoreexperienceinfailurehavealowernumberofaccidents.ProfDesaidoesn’trecommendfindingoutfailureinordertolearn.Insteadheadvisesorganizationstoanalyzesmallfailurestocollectusefulinformationratherthanwaitformajorfailures.63.WhydidexpertspaylittleattentiontotheproblemofAtlantis?A.Becauseitworkedperfectly.B.BecausetherightboosterwasstillOK.C.Becausenothingserioushappenedthen.D.Becausefewerpeoplediedintheflight.64.Feweraccidentshappentoolderairlinesinthat________.A.theirplanescouldn’tflyhighintheskyB.theygainedmuchfromexperienceinfailureC.theirplaneswereoftencheckedbytheexpertsD.theywereunpopularamongpassengers65.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto________.A.showfailureisabetterteacherthansuccessB.explainwhyChallengerfailedC.introducesomethingaboutProfDesaiD.tellmanagershowtoachievesuccess66.WhichwritingstrategyisNOTusedindevelopingthepassage?A.Givingdefinitions.B.Makingcomparisons.C.Analyzingcauses.D.Providingdifferentexamples.
TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeoplehurtmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.32.Peoplewhoareunhappy_______.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthings33.Thephrasesourthepleasureofsocietymostnearlymeans_______.A.makeothersunhappyB.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeC.tendtoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife34.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons35.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould_______.A.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemB.preventanycommunicationwiththemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes
Improvingheatingespeciallyinaloudenvironmentisjustlikeanyotherskill—ittakespractice.Researchshowsthatmusicians--despiteoftenworkinginconditionsthatcanproducehearinglossarebetterabletopickoutspeechfromsurroundingnoiseastheygrowoldcomparedtonon-musicians.Andanewstudyofauditory听觉的trainingwithacommerciallyavailablebraintrainingprogramsuggeststhatmostpeoplewhoarehardofhearingcandevelopthesameskills.InareportpublishedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesscientistsshowedthatpeopletrainedfor40hoursover8weekswithPositScience’sBrainFitnesswereabletopickout41％morewordsfrombackgroundnoisecomparedtothosewhowatchededucationalDVDsandwerequizzedontheircontentsafterthesameamountoftime.Theresearchincluded67olderadultsbetween55and70withanaver—ageageof63.Theauditorytrainingcan3_eintheformofcomputerizedhearingtasksthatmadetheparticipantsreadytohearbetterbyrequitingthemtoidentifyvariousspeech.soundsanddistinguishbetweensimilarsoundingsyllables音节forexampleaswellasrepeatingbackwordsandrememberingstones.BoththosewhoreceivedthetrainingandthosewhowatchedtheDVDsweretestedonshorttermmemorybrainprocessingspeedandtheabilitytohearspeechinnoisysettings.AlloftheparticipantsshowedimprovementinthesethreemeasuresbutforthefirsttimethescientistsalsodocumentedthatthesharperhearingWasaccompaniedbyearliersignalinginthebrain-stern.Astheauthorswriteintheirpaperthetrainingspedupthebrain’sabilitytorespondtoitbringingittomoreyouthful’’levels.32.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that________.AmusicianscanignoreallthenoiseB.musicianshavethebesthearingabilityC.auditorytrainingcanpartlyhelpimprovethehearingabilityD.auditorytrainingcanhelpallpeopleespeciallythemusicians33·WhatdoesBrainFitnessreferto?A.It’sakindofnoisysetting.B.It’sakindofauditorytrainings.C.It’saneducationalDVD.D.It’sanameofajournal34.Howwastheauditorytrainingcarriedout7A.Byaskingthe.participantstorecitesimilarsounds.B.BycomparingthemwiththosewhowatchededucationalDVDs.C.·Byidentifyingvarioussoundsandsoundingsyllables.D.Bytellingstoriesanddistinguishingdifferentsyllables.35·Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.youngparticipantsperformedbetterthanoldonesB.thetrainingmadeoldpeoplefeeltheyarestillyoung’C.watchingDVDsdoesnogoodtopeople’sintelligence.D.thosewhoweretrainedrespondedtothespeechmorequickly
AspectsofEnglishLifeDressDresslikeprettymucheverythingelseisnottobetakentooseriously.Itisnotdonetobetoointenselyinterestedinone’sclothes—orratheroneshouldnotbeseentobeoverlyconcernedaboutbeingfashionableorwelldresseD.TheEnglishmakedowiththenextbestthingaffectedindifference—topretendthattheydonotcareverymuchaboutwhattheywearorhowtheywork.TheaffectedindifferenceruleappliesmoststrictlytoEnglishmalesamongwhomanyexpressionofinterestinfashionorappearanceisregardedaseffeminatE.Anditdoesn’tevenhavetobeverballyexpressed—anyslightevidenceofinterestindressoftakingabitofcareoverone’sappearancecancastdoubtonone’smasculinity.ManyEnglishmalesalmostfeelobligedtodressbadlyjusttoprovetheyarenothomosexual.Englishmenareconcernedaboutbeingcorrectlyorappropriatelydressedbutthisisbecausetheydonotwanttostandoutordrawattentiontothemselves.TheyjustwanttofitintoblendtolookprettymuchlikeanyotherunquestionablyheterosexualmalE.TheresultisthattheyalllookverymuchalikE.WhentheyarenotwearingtheworkuniformofsuitandtietheyallwearmoreorlessthesameundistinguishingandundistinguishingdressdownuniformofjeansandTshirt/sweatshirtorcasualtrousersandshirt/jumper.Youngermalesareinfactsecretlyhighlyconcernedaboutconformingtothecurrentstreetfashion.Teenagegirlsaretheonlyrealexceptiontotheaffectedindifferenceruletheyareallowedtoexpresstheirkeeninterestinclothesandconcernsabouttheirappearance—atleastamongthemselvesinthecompanyofmalestheytendtoplaydowntheseanxietiesandavoidmentioningthehourstheyspendpouringoverfashionmagazines.AnuppermiddleorupperclasswomanwillnotwearWaynettaSlobleggingsandagrubbyveloursweatshirttogoouttolunchatasmartrestaurant—butshewillturnupinsomethingfairlysimpleandunderstatedwithoutlotsofheavyhandedmatchingandeffortfulaccessorizing.AmongadultEnglishfemalestheamountoffleshondisplaycanalsobeaclassindicator.Asaruletheamountofvisiblecleavageisinverselycorrelatedwithpositiononthesocialscale—themorecleavagerevealedbyagarmentthelowerthesocialclassofitsweareradaytimegarmentthatis—partydressesandballgownscanbemorerevealing.Theclassrulesonlegsareratherlessclearcutastherearetwomorefactorstocomplicatetheissuenamelyfashionandthequalityofthelegsinquestion.Lowerworkingclassfemalesandnouveauxrichesofworkingclassorigintendtowearshortskirtswhentheyareinfashionandoftenwhentheyarenotregardlessofwhethertheyhavegoodenoughlegswhile‘respectable’upperworkinglowermiddleandmiddlemiddlewomendonotdisplaymuchlegevenwhenbothfashionandlegqualitywouldallowit.Amongthehighersocialranksthemoreyouthfulandfashionablewomenmaywearshorterhemlinesbutonlyiftheyhaveverygoodlegs.TitleAspectsofEnglishLifeDressMales81.________Dresslikeprettymucheverythingelseisnottobetakentoo76.________.Theymakedowiththenextbestthing.Theydonotcareverymuchaboutwhattheywearorhowtheywork.Teenagegirlsareallowedtoexpresstheirkeeninterestinclothesandconcernsabouttheirappearanceatleastamongthemselves.Butinthecompanyofmalestheytendtoplaydowntheseanxietiesandavoid82.________thehourstheyspendonfashionmagazines.AmongEnglishmalesanyexpressionofinterestinfashionorappearanceis77.________aseffeminatE.Theyalmostfeelobligedtodressbadlytoprovetheirmasculinity.Anuppermiddleorupperclasswomanwill83.________insomethingfairlysimpleandunderstatedwithoutlotsofheavyhandedmatchingandeffortfulaccessorizingtogoouttolunchatasmartrestaurant.Theyareconcernedaboutbeingcorrectlyand78.________dressedbutthisisbecausetheydonotwanttobe79.________ordrawattentiontothemselves.80.________youngmalesaresecretlyhighlyconcernedaboutconformingtothecurrentstreetfashion.TheamountoffleshondisplayofanEnglishfemalecan84.________whichclassshebelongsto.Theclassrulesonlegsareratherlessclearcutasthereare85.________twofactorstocomplicatetheissuenamelyfashionandthequalityofthelegsinquestion.
Weallknowthatmoneycan'tbuyhappinessbutmanytimesweactasifwewerehappierwithabitmoremoney.Weareconditionedtowanttoberichwhenweknowthericharen'thappyeither;wearetrainedtowantthelatestgadgetasmalltoolorstylethattelevisiontellsustowant;wewanttoearnmoremoneybecausethenwe'llhaveagoodlifE.Butnoneofthemwillbringushappiness.Nomatterhowmuchweearnnomatterhowmuchwehaveinthebanknomatterhowniceourclothingorcarsortoysnoneofthemwillmakeushappier.Andthesadthingisthatitcouldtakeusdecadestopursuewealthandluxurious奢侈itemsbeforewerealizethis.Sowhatwillbringushappiness?Luckilyit'sthesethreethingsthatdon'tcostathing.ThesethreethingshavebeenprovenbysurveysofhundredsofthousandsofpeopleaboutwhattheyhavewhattheirlivesarelikeandhowhappytheyarE.HeretheyaretheThreeSecretstoHappiness:1.Goodrelationships.Wehaveahumanneedtobeclosetoandtobeintimatewithotherhumanbeings.Havinggoodandsupportivefriendshipsastrongmarriageorcloseandlovingrelationshipswithourfamilymemberswillmakeusmuchmorelikelytobehappy.Actionsteps:Taketimetodaytospendtimewithyourlovedonestotellthemwhattheymeantoyoutolistentothemandtodevelopyourrelationshipswiththem.2.Positivethinking.I'mobviouslyabigsupporterofpositivethinkingasthebestwaytoachieveyourgoalsanditturnsoutthatitcanleadtohappinesstoo.Optimismandself-esteemaresomeofthebestindicatorsofpeoplewholeadhappylives.HappypeoplefeelempoweredtakecontroloftheirlivesandhaveapositiveoutlookonlifE.Actionsteps:Makepositivethinkingahabit.Infactthisshouldbeoneofthefirsthabitsyoudevelop.Getintothehabitofgettingridofallnegativethoughtsandreplacingthemwithpositiveones.InsteadofIcan'tthinkIcan.ItmaysoundsillybutitworksformeeverytimE.3.Flow.ThisisapopularconceptontheInternetthesedays－astateweenterwhenwearecompletelyfocusedontheworkortaskbeforeus.WearesoburiedinourtaskthatwelosetrackoftimE.Havingworkandleisurethatgetyouinthisstateofflowwillalmostundoubtedlyleadtohappiness.Peoplefindgreatestenjoymentnotwhenthey'repassivelymindlessbutwhenthey'reabsorbedinamindfulchallengE.Actionsteps:Findworkthatyouhaveapassionfor.Seriously－thisisanextremelyimportantstep.Findhobbiesthatyouhaveapassionfor.TurnofftheTV－thisistheoppositeofflow－andgooutsideanddosomethingthattrulyengagesyou.You'vebeengiventheThreeSecretstoHappiness.Don'twastethem!1.Whatarethethreesecretsleadingtohappinessaccordingtothepassage?__________________________________________________________________________2.Whodoestheauthorwritethispassagefor?__________________________________________________________________________3.Whatshouldwedotokeeppositivethinking?__________________________________________________________________________4.WhydoestheauthorsaythatwatchingTVistheoppositeofflow?__________________________________________________________________________
Howcanyouhelpkidscopewithstress?Properrestandgoodnutritioncanimprovecopingskillssocangoodparenting.Maketimeforyourkidseachday.WhethertheyneedtotalkwithyouorjustbeinthesameroomwithyoumakeyourselfavailablE.Evenaskidsgetolderqualitytimeisimportant.It’sreallyhardforsomepeopletocomehomeafteratiringdayofworkgetdownonthefloorandplaywiththeirkidsorjusttalktothemabouttheirday--especiallyifthey’vehadastressfuldaythemselves.Butexpressinginterestinyourkidsshowsthatthey’reimportanttoyou.Helpyourchilddealwithstressbytalkingaboutwhatmaybecausingit.Togetheryoucancomeupwithafewsolutions.Forexampleheshouldcutbackonafter-schoolactivitiesspendingmoretimetalkingwithhisparentsorteachersdevelopinganexerciseplanorkeepingajournal.Youcanalsohelpbypredictingpotentiallystressfulsituationsandpreparingkidsforthem.Forexampleletachildknowaheadoftimebutnottoofaraheadoftimethatadoctor’sappointmentiscomingupandtalkaboutwhatwillhappentherE.Keepinmindthoughthatyoungerkidsprobablywon’tneedtoomuchadvancepreparation.Toomuchinformationcancausemorestress.Rememberthatsomelevelofstressisnormal.Letkidsknowthatit’sOKtofeelangryscaredlonelyoranxiousandthatotherpeoplesharethosefeelingstoo.Whenkidscan’torwon’tdiscusstheseproblemstrytalkingaboutyourownconcerns.Thisshowsthatyou’rewillingtohandletoughtopicsandareavailabletotalkwithwhenthey’reready.Ifachildshowssymptomsthatconcernyouandisunwillingtotalkconsultacounselororothermentalhealthexperts.Mostparentshavetheskillstocopewiththeirchildren’sstress.ThetimetoseekprofessionalattentioniswhenanychangeinbehaviorcontinuestoexistwhenstressiscausingseriousanxietyorwhenthebehavioriscausingsignificantproblemsinfunctioningatschoolorathomE.4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tosharetheauthor’sideasonproperparenting.B.Topersuadeparentstospendmoretimewiththeirkids.C.Toadviseparentshowtohelptheirkidsdealwithstress.D.Toseekdifferentwaystohelpsolvekids’problems.5.Whydosomeparentsfeelitdifficulttosparequalitytimefortheirkids?A.Theirkidsaregrowingsofast.B.Theyhavetoomuchhousework.C.Theirkidsarelosinginterestinthem.D.Theyaretiredoutafterwork.6.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Normalpeoplesharethesamefeelings.B.Itisnormalforkidstohavesomestress.C.Kidsshouldgetridofthenegativefeelings.D.Everybodyfeelsangryscaredlonelyoranxious.
Asurewaytodestroyyourchancesoflearninghowtowriteskillfullyistobelievethatwritingisanaturalgiftratherthanalearnedskill.Peoplewithsuchanattitudethinkthattheyaretheonlyonesforwhomwritingisunbearablydifficult.TheyfeelthateveryoneelsefindswritingeasyoratleasttolerablE.SuchpeopleoftensayI’mnotanygoodatwritingorEnglishwasnotoneofmygoodsubjects.Theyimplythattheysimplydonothaveatalentforwritingwhileothersdo.Theresultofthisattitudeisthatthesepeopletrytoavoidwritingandwhentheydowritetheydon’ttrytheirbest.Theirwritingfailschieflybecausetheybelievethattheydon’thavethenaturaltalentneededtowritE.Unlesstheirattitudechangestheyprobablywillnotlearnhowtowriteeffectively.Arealisticattitudeaboutwritingmustbuildontheideathatwritingisaskill.Itisaskilllikedrivingtypingorcooking;andlikeanyskillitcanbelearneD.Ifyouhavethedeterminationtolearnyouwilldevelopyourwritingskillsbypracticingextensively.Manypeoplefinditdifficulttodotheactivethinkingthatclearwritingdemands.Itisfrustratingtodiscoverhowmuchofachallengeitistotransferthoughtsandfeelingsfromone’sheadontoasheetofpaper.Butwritingisnotanautomaticprocess:Wewillnotgetsomethingfornothing—andweshouldnotexpectto.Foralmosteveryoneskillfulwritingcomesfromhardwork—fromdeterminationandsweat.Thegoodnewsisthattheskillofwritingcanbemasteredandifyouarereadytoworkyouwilllearnwhatyouneedtoknow.1.Whydosomepeoplethinkwritingisdifficult?A.Theyhavenotimetopracticewriting.B.Theybelievefewpeoplecanwritewell.C.Theyhavenogoodteacherstohelpthem.D.Theydon’tthinkwritingcanbelearneD.2.ItcanbeinferredfromParA.1that______.A.naturalgiftisthedeterminingfactorinone’ssuccessB.diligencecanresultinsuccessC.apersonwithoutnaturalgiftissuretofailinwritingD.attitudedetermineswhatonewillbe3.Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A.Whywritingisimportant.B.Whetherwritingisaborngift.C.Benefitsofessaywriting.D.Howtoimprovewritingskills.
Canyoubetoobeautiful?Itishardlyaproblemthatmostofushavetobother—asmuchaswemightliketodreamthatitwerethecasE.Yettheblessingsandcursesofbeautyhavebeenalong-standinginterestinpsychology.Dothoseblessedwithshinyfacesandanattractivebodyliveinacloudofappreciation—ordoesitsometimespaytobeordinary?CombingthroughdecadesoffindingssocialpsychologistsLisaSlatteryWalkerandTonyaFrevertattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlottehavereviewedalltheevidencetodateandtheirconclusionsarenotwhatyoumightexpect.Atthemostbasiclevelbeautymightbethoughttocarryakindofhalo光环aroundit;weseethatsomeonehasonegoodqualityandbyassociationourdeepmindmayassumethattheyhaveothergoodonestoo.EveninthecourtsapleasingappearancecanworkitsmagiC.Attractivecriminalsarelikelytogetlessstrictsentencesortoescapepunishmententirely;attractiveplaintiffs原告meanwhilearemorelikelytowintheircaseandgetbiggerfinancialsettlements.It’saneffectseeneverywheresaysWalker.Butifbeautypaysinmostcircumstancestherearestillsituationswhereitcanhaveoppositeresults.Whileattractivemenmaybeconsideredbetterleadersforinstancehiddensexistprejudices偏见canworkagainstattractivewomenmakingthemlesslikelytobehiredforhigh-leveljobsthatrequirepower.Andasyoumightexpectgood-lookingpeopleofbothsexesrunintoenvy—onestudyfoundthatifyouareinterviewedbysomeoneofthesamesextheymaybelesslikelytoemployyouiftheyjudgethatyouaremoreattractivethantheyarE.MoreworryinglybeingbeautifulorhandsomecouldharmyourmedicalcarE.Wetendtolinkgoodlookstohealthmeaningthatillnessesareoftentakenlessseriouslywhentheyaffectthegood-looking.WhentreatingpeopleforpainforinstancedoctorstendtotakelesscareoverthemoreattractivepeoplE.AndthebubbleofbeautycanbeasomewhatlonelyplacE.Onestudyin1975forinstancefoundthatpeopletendtomovefurtherawayfromabeautifulwomanonthepathway—perhapsasamarkofrespectbutstillmakinginteractionmoredistant.Attractivenesscanconveymorepowerovervisiblespace—butthatinturncanmakeothersfeeltheycan’tapproachthatpersonsaysFrevert.InterestinglytheonlinedatingwebsiteOKCupidrecentlyreportedthatpeoplewiththemostbeautifulpicturesarelesslikelytofinddatesthanthosewithlessperfectpictures.UltimatelyFrevertpointsoutthatfocusingtoomuchonyourappearancecanitselfbeharmfulifitcreatesstressandanxiety—evenforthosealreadyblessedwithgoodlooks.Ifyouarecrazyaboutattractivenessitmayaffectyourexperienceandinteractionsshesays.It’sanoutdatedsayingbutnoamountofbeautycanmakeupforabadpersonality.AsthewriterDorothyParkerputitsoelegantly:Beautyisonlyskindeepbutuglygoescleantothebone.41.Fromparagraph1wecanlearnthat_______.A.somemaybebotheredbytheirunattractiveappearanceB.mostpeoplearenotafraidofbeingtoobeautifulC.wemightalwaysdreamaboutbeingbotheredbyothersD.beingtoobeautifulcanbeaproblembotheringeveryone42.Whichisthebenefitforbeautifulpeople?A.Anattractiveplaintiffhasmorechancestogetawaywithpunishment.B.Womenwithpleasingappearancewillalwaysbeconsideredasbetterleaders.C.Good-lookingpeopleareoftenregardedashavingmanygoodqualities.D.BeautifulcriminalsaremorelikelytopersuadethejudgeandwinthecasE.43.WhatcanbeinferredfromOKCupid’sfinding?A.Peoplewithperfectpictureswillfinddatessoonerorlater.B.Lessattractivewomenarelonelybecauseoftheirappearances.C.Wemayfeelmoreexcitedtoapproachthosewithattractiveappearances.D.Don’tuseperfectpictureswhentryingtofinddatesonlinE.44.Thewritermentionedtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphto_______.A.persuadeustopaymoreattentiontoourlooksfromnowonB.suggestthatbeautycanhelpmakeabetterpersonalityC.encourageustofocusmoreonimprovingourpersonalityD.askuglypeopletohavemoreconfidenceintheirpersonality45.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.NegativeSidesofBeautyB.SexistPrejudiceC.BlessedwithBeautyD.BeautyvsUgliness
Newresearchshowsthatthehealthybrainmayholdmemorieswhichwedon’tevenremember.InTheJournalofNeuroscienceexpertsreportthatthebrainmightholdmorememoriesthanpeoplerealizebutthatrestoringthosememoriescanbetricky.MemoryCheckFirstparticipantssawalistof120realwordsmixedwith80nonsensewords.Nexttheysawanotherwordlistandtriedtorememberwhichwordshadbeenonthefirstlist.Meanwhiletheirbrainswerescannedwithfunctionalmagneticresonance核磁共振imaging.Whileparticipantsreviewedthesecondwordlisttheirbrainscansshowedmoreactivityinacertainbrainarea--theposterior后部的mediantemporallobe脑叶--whentheysawwordsthathadbeenonthefirstwordlist.Butparticipantsdidn’talwaysrememberthatthey’dseenthosewordsbeforE.Sometimestheygoofedandsaidtheyhadn’tseenthosewordsbeforE.Inotherwordstheposteriormediantemporallobewasmoresensitivetomemorythanparticipants’consciousnesstheresearchersnotE.AlbumofMemoriesAnotherpartofthemediantemporallobealsoattractedthescientists’attention.Theanterior前面的mediantemporallobeshowedmoreactivitywhenparticipantsthoughttheywereseeinganewwordthestudyshows.Sowhydidparticipantssometimesmessuptheirmemoryrecall?Itmightbethattwopartsoftheirbrain--theposteriorandanteriormediantemporallobes--mightbedueling决斗fortheupperhandindecidingwhatactuallyhappenedinthepastthestudynotes.Inotherwordsmemoriesmighthaveaphotoalbuminthebrainbutsometimesweforgetwhat’sonallofthephotoalbum’spages.47.A.personsometimeshasdifficultyrecallingbecause.A.heisunconsciouswhenhegetshismemoriesB.heforgetswhatisonthepagesofthephotoalbumC.therearetwopartsinhisbrainduelingfortheupperadvantageD.theanteriormediantemporallobeismoreactivethantheposterior48.Accordingtothepassagetheresearchersare.A.studyinghowapersonremembersthingsB.studyingamagazineTheJournalofNeuroscienceC.examiningposteriorandanteriormediantemporallobesD.doingexperimentstofindoutwhatdisturbsaperson’smemory49.Whatdidtheexpertsdiscoverwhentheparticipantssawthewordsonthefirstwordlistappearonthesecondwordlist?A.Theinstrumentworkedfaster.B.Theparticipantsweremoreconscious.C.TheposteriormediantemporallobewasmoreactivE.D.TheanteriormediantemporallobewasmoreactivE.50.Theunderlinedwordgoofedinthefourthparagraphmeans.A.madeamessofB.madeananswerforC.madeoutofD.madethebestof
Theevidenceforharmonymaynotbeobviousinsomefamilies.Butitseemsthatfouroutoffiveyoungpeoplenowgetonwellwiththeirparentswhichistheoppositeofthepopularly-heldimageofunhappyteenagerslockedintheirroomsafterendlessfamilyquarrels.Animportantnewstudyintoteenageattitudessurprisinglyshowsthattheirfamilylifeismoreharmoniousthanithaseverbeeninthepast.Weweresurprisedbyjusthowpositivetoday’syoungpeopleseemtobeabouttheirfamiliessaidonenumberoftheresearchteam.They’reexpectedtoberebelliousandselfishbutactuallytheyhaveotherthingsontheirminds:theywantacarandmaterialgoodsandtheyworryaboutwhetherschoolisservingthemwell.There’smorenegotiationanddiscussionbetweenparentsandchildrenandchildrenexpecttotakepartinthefamilydecision-makingprocess.Theydon’twanttorocktheboat.Soitseemsthatthisgenerationofparentsismuchmorelikelythanparentsof30yearsagototreattheirchildrenasfriends.Myparentsarehappytodiscussthingswithmeandwillingtolistentomesays17-year-oldDanielLazall.IalwaystellthemwhenI’mgoingoutclubbing.AslongastheyknowwhatI’mdoingthey’refinewithit.SusanCromewhoisnow21agrees.Lookingbackonthelast10yearstherewasalotofwhatyoucouldcallnegotiation.ForexampleaslongasI’ddoneallmyhomeworkIcouldgooutonaSaturdaynight.ButIthinkmygrandparentswerealotstricterwithmyparentsthanthat.MaybethispositiveviewoffamilylifeshouldnotbeunexpecteD.Itispossiblethattheideaofteenagerebellionisnotrootedinrealfacts.A.researchercommentsOursurprisethatteenagerssaytheygetalongwellwiththeirparentscomesbecauseofabriefperiodinoursocialhistorywhenteenagerswereregardedasdifferentbeings.Butthatideaofrebellingandbreakingawayfromtheirparentsreallyonlyhappenedduringthatonetimeinthe1960swheneveryonerebelleD.Thenormalsituationthroughouthistoryhasbeenasmoothchangefromhelpingoutwiththefamilybusinesstotakingitover.25.WhatisthepopularimageofteenagerstodayA.Theyworryaboutschool.B.Theyquarrelalotwithotherfamilymembers.C.Theyhavetobelockedintoavoidtroubles.D.Theydislikelivingwiththeirparents.26.Accordingtothewriterteenagerebellion__________.A.existedonlyinthe1960sB.iscommonnowadaysC.maybeafalsebeliefD.resultedfromchangesinfamilies27.WhatisthepassagemainlyaboutA.Harmonyinfamily.B.Educationinfamily.C.Negotiationinfamily.D.Teenagetroubleinfamily.
Ifyoudonotuseyourarmoryourlegsforsometimetheybecomeweak;whenyoustartusingthemagaintheyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemoryhereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoorhereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweakweknowthatitishisownfault过错.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemorymanyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblame受责备andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan'treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemories?Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthings;theycannotwritedowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdaysnamessongsandstories;sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexerciseD.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemorylearnfromthepeople:Practiceremembering.71.Themainreasonforoneispoormemoryisthat________.A.hisfatherormothermayhaveapoormemoryB.HedoesnotusehisnameorlegsforsometimeC.hismemoryisnotoftenusedD.hecan'treadorwrite72.Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime________.A.youcan'tusethemanymoreB.theywillbecomestrongerC.theybecomeweakandwon'tbecomestronguntilyouusethemagain.D.theywillbecomeneitherstrongernorweaker73.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Yourmemoryworksinthesamewayasyourarmsorlegs.B.Yourmemorylikeyourarmsorlegsbecomesweakifyoudon'tgiveitenoughchanceforpracticE.C.Don'tlearnhowtoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveabettermemory.D.AgoodmemorycomesfrommorepracticE.74.Somepeoplecan'treadorwritebuttheyusuallyhavebettermemoriesbecause________.A.theyhavesavemuchtroubleB.theyhavesavedmuchtimetorememberthingsC.theyhavetousetheirmemoriesallthetimeD.theycan'twriteeverythinginalittlenotebook75.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Don'tStopUsingYourArmsOrLegsB.HowToHaveaGoodMemoryC.StrongArmsAndGoodMemoriesD.LearnFromthePeople
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