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Somepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupintherightfamilyandothersbelievethatsuccessmostlycomesdowntoluck.I’mnotgoingtosaylucktalentandcircumstancesdon’tcomeintoplaybecausetheydo.Somepeoplearebornintotherightfamilywhileothersarebornwithgreatintelligenceandthat’sjusttherealityofhowlifeis.Howevertosucceedinlifeonefirstneedstosetagoalandthengraduallymakeitmorepractical.Andinadditiontothatinordertogetreallygoodatsomethingoneneedstospendatleast10000hoursstudyingandpractising.Tobecomegreatatacertainthingit’llrequireevenmoretimetimethatmostpeoplewon’tputit.Thisisabigreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosomethingyoulove.Ifyoudon’tenjoywhatyoudoitisgoingtofeellikeunbearablepainandwilllikelymakeyouquitquicklybeforeyoueverbecomegoodatit.Whenyouseepeopleexhibitingsomegreatskillsorhavingachievedgreatsuccessyouknowthattheyputinahugepartoftheirlifetogetthereatahugecost.It’ssometimeseasytothinktheygotluckyortheywerebornwithsomeraretalentbutthinkingthatwaydoesyounogoodandthere’sahugechancethatyou’rewronganyway.Whateveryoudoifyouwanttobecomegreatatityouneedtoworkdayinanddayoutalmosttothepointofaddictionandoveralongperiodoftime.Ifyou’renotwillingtoputinthetimeandworkdon’texpecttoreceiveanyrewards.Consistenthardworkwon’tguaranteeyouthelevelofsuccessyoumaywantbutitwillguaranteethatyouwillbecomereallygoodatwhateveritisyouputallthatworkinto.1.Paragraph1mainlytalksabout_________________.A.themeaningofsuccessB..theimportanceofsuccessC.thereasonsforsuccessD..thestandardsofsuccess2.InParagraph2theunderlinedwordthatrefersto_________.A.beinggoodatsomethingB.puttinginmoretimeC.settingapracticalgoalD.succeedinginlife3.Successfulpeoplesuggestdoingwhatonelovesbecause_____________.A.workmakesonefeelpainB..ittakeslotsoftimetosucceedC.onegivesuphisworkeasilyD..onetendstoenjoyhiswork4.Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A.HavingagoalisvitaltosuccessB.BeinggoodisdifferentfrombeinggreatC.LucktalentandfamilyhelptoachievesuccessD.OnecannotsucceedwithouttimeandpracticE.
Imagineyou’vehadafightwithyourbestfrienD.It’sastupidfightsomethingyouwillbothgetover.Butrightnowyouareupset.Whenyouwalkinthedooryourmomaskswhat’swrong.HowareyoumostlylikelytorespondHavealongcomfortingtalkaboutitwithher.Orheadtothefridgefortheicecream.Butcanthatreallyhelpyoufeelbetter—orjustmakeyoufeelsickeninglyfullEmotionaleatingiswhenpeopleusefoodasawaytodealwithfeelingsinsteadoftosatisfyhunger.We’veallbeentherefinishingawholebagofchipsoreatingcookieaftercookiewhilepreparingforacomingexam.Butwhendonealot—especiallywithoutrealizingit—emotionaleatingcanaffectweighthealthandwell-being.Oneofthebiggestbeliefsaboutemotionaleatingisthatit’scausedbynegativefeelings.Yespeopleoftenturntofoodwhenthey’restressedoutlonelysadanxiousorboreD.NeverthelessemotionaleatingcanbelinkedtopositivefeelingstooliketheromanceofsharingdessertonValentine’sDayorthecelebrationofaholidayfeast.Moreoftenthoughit’sthecountlesslittledailystressesthatcausesomeonetoseekcomfortorrelaxationinfooD.Weallhaveourowncomfortfoods.Amazinglytheymayvaryaccordingtomoodsandsex.Onestudyfoundthathappypeopleseemtowanttoeatthingslikepizzawhilesadpeopleprefericecreamandcookies.Boredpeopledesiresaltyfragilethingslikechips.Girlsgoforchocolateandicecream.ThisbringsupacuriousquestionDoesnoonetakecomfortincarrotsandcabbagesResearchersarelookingintothattoo.Whatthey’refindingisthathigh-fatfoodslikeicecreammayactivatecertainchemicalsinthebodythatcreateasenseofcontentmentandfulfillmentwhichmayactuallymakeyoureachforthesefoodsagainwhenfeelingupset.We’reallemotionaleaterstosomeextent.Butforsomepeopleemotionaleatingcanbearealproblemcausingseriousproblemssuchasweightgain.ManagingemotionaleatingmeansfindingotherwaystodealwiththesituationsandfeelingsthatmakesomeoneturntofooD.ForexampledoyoucomehomefromschooleachdayandautomaticallyheadtothekitchenStopandaskyourselfAmIreallyhungry?AreyouhavingdifficultyconcentratingIfthesesignspointtohungerchoosesomethinglightandhealthytotaketheedgeoffuntildinner.67.Thefirsttwoparagraphsaredesignedto_______.A.putforwardtheideaofemotionaleatingB.stresstheimportanceoffriendshipC.explainthefunctionofeatinganicecreamD.offeradviceonhowtocomfortanannoyedchild68.Peopleturntoemotionaleatingbecause_______.A.theybenefitalotfromeatingB.theyhaveastrongdesireforfoodC.theywanttoseekcomfortorrelaxationD.theysufferfromweightproblems69.WhichofthefollowingmaynotserveascomfortfoodA.Chips.B.Carrots.C.Cookies.D.Pizzas.70.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraphA.Eatwheneveryoucan’tconcentratE.B.Itisnaturaltofeelhungryafterschool.C.It’shardtotellphysicalhungerfrommentalhunger.D.Therearewaystobreakthecycleofemotionaleating.
It’snosecretthatdoinggoodmakesothershappy–butdidyouknowitcanmakeyouhappyaswell?Accordingtoastudypeopleparticipatinginmeaningfulactivitieswerehappierandfeltthattheirliveshadmorepurposethanpeoplewhoonlyengagedinpleasure-seekingbehaviors.TrygivingthesefourthingstootherstostartyourjourneytoahappierandhealthierlifestylE.YourTimeWithabusylifeitcanbehardtofindanytimetogiveaway.Howevervolunteeringyourtimehasgreatbenefitsincludingmakingnewfriendsandconnectionslearningnewskillsandevenadvancingyourcareer.Accordingtoapaperaboutthelinkbetweenhealthandvolunteeringvolunteeringisconnectedwithlowerinstancesofdepressionandreducestheriskofdyingby22percent.YourAttentionMostofusthinkwe’regoodlistenersbutaccordingtopsychologistPaulDonoghuemostpeopleareawarethatothersdon’tlistenaswellastheycoulD.Inadditionthey’renotfullyawarethattheythemselvesaren’tlistening.Whenpracticingmindfulnessmeditation正念禅修youfocusonwhatyouexperienceinthemomentandletyourthoughtsandemotionspassthroughwithoutjudgment.Didyouknowthatgivingsomeoneyourundividedattentionhelpsyoualso?Whendonewellactivelisteningstrengthensyourfocus－whichisamajorpartofgoodmeditation.YourCompassionThepsychologicalmeaningofcompassionistheabilitytounderstandanotherperson’semotionalstatE.Compassiondiffersfromempathy移情inthatthosewhoexperiencecompassionnotonlyputthemselvesinanotherperson’sshoesbutalsowanttoreducethatperson’ssuffering.Abrain-imagingstudyshowedthatthebrain’spleasurecentersareequallyactivewhenwegivemoneytothepooraswhenwereceivemoneyourselves.YourMoneyAccordingtoanexperimentthosewhospendmoneyonotherpeoplearesignificantlyhappierthanthosewhospendthesamequantityofmoneyonthemselves.Whetherornotyoucanofferothergiftsdonatingmoneyhelpsmakerealchangehappen.Itrepresentstimespentcompassionandcarefulattentiontotheneedsofothers.39.WhoisthehappiestaccordingtothestudymentionedinParagraph2?A.BillwhoisofteninvitedtoplaygolfbyhiswealthyunclE.B.TomwhoisonthewaytobetherichestmanintheworlD.C.Mikewhoisnotwell-offbutoftendoeswhathecantothoseinneeD.D.Johnwhoisadisabledyoungmanbuthasmarriedaverybeautifulgirl.40.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddepressioninParagraph5mean?A.pleasureB.unhappinessC.connectionD.misunderstanding41.Whichofthefourgiftsmattersmostaccordingtotheauthor?A.TimE.B.Money.C.Attention.D.Compassion.42.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toencouragepeopletohelpothers.B.Togivethemeaningofhappiness.C.ToofferapracticalwayoflifE.D.Toshowhiskindness.
ThereisaveryinstructiveincidentinvolvingthelifeofAlexanderthegreatGreekking.AlexanderafterconqueringmanykingdomswasreturninghomE.OnthewayhefellillandittookhimtohisdeathbeD.WithdeathstaringhiminhisfaceAlexanderrealizedhowhisconquestshisgreatarmyhissharpswordandallhiswealthwereofnoconsequencE.Sohelayhelplesslywaitingtobreathehislast.HecalledhisgeneralsandsaidIwilldepartfromthisworldsoon.Ihavethreewishes.Pleasecarrythemoutwithoutfail.MyfirstdesireisthatsaidAlexanderMyphysiciansalonemustcarrymycoffin棺材.AfterapausehecontinuedSecondlyIdesirethatwhenmycoffinisbeingcarriedtothegravethepathleadingtothegraveyardbestrewn撒满withgoldsilverandpreciousstoneswhichIhavecollecteD.ThekingcontinuedMythirdandlastwishisthatbothmyhandsbekepthangingoutofmycoffin.Alexander’sfavoritegeneralkissedhishandandpressedthemtohisheart.OhKingweassureyouthatyourwisheswillallbefulfilleD.Buttelluswhydoyoumakesuchstrangewishes?AtthisAlexandertookadeepbreathandsaidIwouldliketheworldtoknowofthethreelessonsIhavejustlearnt.Iwantmyphysicianstocarrymycoffinbecausepeopleshouldrealizethatnodoctorcanreallycureanybody.Theyarepowerlessandcannotsaveapersonfromtheclutchesofdeath.SoletpeoplenottakelifeforgranteD.ThesecondwishofstrewinggoldsilverandotherrichesonthewaytothegraveyardistotellpeoplethatnotevenabitofgoldwillcomewithmE.IspentallmylifeearningrichesbutcannottakeanythingwithmE.Letpeoplerealizethatitisjustawasteoftimetochasewealth.AndaboutmythirdwishofhavingmyhandshangingoutofthecoffinIwishpeopletoknowthatIcameempty-handedintothisworldandempty-handedIgooutofthisworlD.Withthesewordsthekingclosedhiseyes.Soonheletdeathconquerhimandbreathedhislast.8.ThefirstparagraphsuggeststhatAlexander_________.A.wasconqueringmanykingdoms.B.realizedthatwhathegotinhislifewasnothingtohimatall.C.wantedtoleaveashecameempty-handeD.D.regardedhisconquestshisgreatarmyhissharpswordandallhiswealthasthemostimportantthings.9.Theunderlinedwordclutchesinparagraph3means_______.A.sentenceB.attentionC.controlD.shadow10.Theauthorintendsto________.A.tellusthestoryofAlexanderB.introducereaderstotheinstructivelessonsofAlexanderC.stressthepowersofAlexandertheGreatD.persuadepeopletorealizewhatAlexandersaid11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheDeathofAlexander.B.TheGreedofAlexanderC.ThreeWishesofAlexanderD.TheLifeofAlexander
Plantsareveryimportantlivingthings.Lifecouldnotgooniftherewerenoplants.Thisisbecauseplantscanmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsandmancannotmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsgettheirfoodbyeatingplantsandotheranimals.ThereforeanimalsandmanneedplantsinordertolivE.Thisiswhywefindthattherearesomanyplantsaroundus.Ifyoulookcarefullyattheplantsaroundyouyouwillfindthattherearetwokindsofplantsfloweringplantsandnon-floweringplants.Floweringplantscanmakeseeds.Theseedsareprotectedbythefruits.Somefruitshaveoneseedsomehavetwothreeorfourandsomehavemanyseeds.Butafewfruitshavenoseedsatall.Anexampleofafruitwithoutseedsisthebananafruit.Mostnon-floweringplantsdonotgrowfromseeds.Theygrowfromspores胚芽Sporesareverysmall.Somesporesaresosmallandlightthattheycanfloatintheair.Wemaysaythatsporesarequitethesameasseeds.Whenthesesporesareallonwetandshadyplacestheyusuallygrowintonewplants.36.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat______.A.plantsareimportantforlifeB.plantscannotgrowwithoutairC.therearemanyplantsintheworldD.wecannotlivewithoutwater37..Plantscanmakefoodfrom______.A.flowerwaterandairB.watersunlightandairC.airwaterandsoilD.airsunandlight38.Whatcanweinfer推断fromthepassageA.OfalllivingthingsanimalsaremostimportantB.SporesareseedsC.AllfruitsoffloweringplantshaveseedsD.Withoutplantsmanwilldieout39.Thispassagemaybetakenfrom______.A.amedicinebookB.anovelC.asciencemagazineD.anexperimentreport40..Theunderlinedwordprotectedinthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby______.A.damagedB.pollutedC.preventedD.guarded
Thebestwaytohelpyourchildrendowellinschoolistoshowthemthatyoucareabouttheireducationandlives.Here’ssomehelpfuladvicE.Youareyourchildren’sfirstandmostimportantteacher.Youknowyourchildrenbetterthananyoneelseandyouprobablycareaboutthemmorethananything.Getinvolvedintheireducationateverystep—fromhomeworkhelptoparent-teacherconferences.Acloserelationshipwithyourchildrencankeepthemfromhavingproblemsinschool.Childrenneedhelptomakedecisionsaboutschoolrelationshipsworkandsoon.Thiscanbeeasierifyourchildrencantalktoyouabouttheirproblems.Beagoodlistener.Youngchildrenwanttotalkabouttheirschooldayssotaketimetotalkandlisteneveryday.Aschildrengetolderespeciallyduringhighschooltheymightnotwanttotalktotheirparents.Theyusuallythinktheirfriendsmayunderstandthembetter.Atthistimeparentsshouldbepatientandthinkofwaystogetinvolvedinyourchildren’slives.Youneedtobeacheerleader啦啦队队长foryourchildren.Tellyourchildrenyou’reproudiftheydeserveit.Offeryourpersonalsupport.Helpyourchildrenpracticemultiplicationtables乘法表orhavethemreadyouoneoftheiressays.Ifyourchildrenarehavingtroubleinschooloffertohelpthemgetthroughit.Inawordhavinganhonestandpositiverelationshipwithyourchildrenwillhelpthemsucceedinschool.Evenifyoudon’thavethebestexperienceinschoolyoucanstillhelpyourchildrenbesuccessful.BesidesparentsshouldknowsomeeffectivewaysofcreatingagreathomeworkspacE.21.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Parentsshouldneverhurttheirchildren’sfeelings.B.Parentsshouldencouragechildrenwhentheymakearealeffort.C.Parentsshouldneverpointouttheirchildren’smistakes.D.Parentsshouldalwaysbeontheirchildren’ssidenomatterwhathappens.22.Thepassagesuggeststhatparentsshouldbe________inhelpingchildrendowellinschool.A.positiveB.criticalC.coldD.well-educated23.Whatwouldbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A.Howtobeyourchildren’sbestteacher.B.Howtoimproveyourselftogiveyourchildrenmorehelp.C.Howtocommunicatewithyourchildren.D.Howtomakeagoodhomeworkspaceforyourchildren.
Itisacommonbeliefthatofallthewonderfulgiftsthatwe’vebeengivenoneofthegreatestisfreedom.Thatiswhysomanyofustrytogainfreedomatanycost.Butareallkindsoffreedomworthseeking?OnewindyspringdayIobservedyoungpeoplehavingfunusingthewindtoflytheirkites.Multicoloredcreationsofvaryingshapesandsizesfilledtheskieslikebeautifulbirdsmovinganddancing.Asthestrongwindsblewagainstthekitesastringkeptthemincheck.Insteadofblowingawaywiththewindtheyaroseagainstittoachievegreatheights.Theyshookandpulledbuttherestraining约束stringandthetailkeptthembeingpulledalongfacingupwardandagainstthewinD.AsthekitesstruggledandtrembledagainstthestringtheyseemedtosayLetmego!Letmego!Iwanttobefree!Theyflewbeautifullyevenastheyfoughttherestrictionofthestring.FinallyoneofthekitessucceededinbreakingloosE.Freeatlastitseemedtosay.FreetoflywiththewinD.YetfreedomfromrestraintsimplyputisatthemercyofanunsympatheticsoftwinD.Itsoonfelltothegroundandlandedinamassofweedsandstringagainstadeadbush.Freeatlastfreetoliepowerlessinthedirttobeblownhelplesslyalongthegroundandtogetstucklifelessagainstthefirstobstruction障碍物.HowmuchlikekiteswesometimesarE.TheHeavengivesusmisfortunesandrestrictionsrulestofollowfromwhichwecangrowandgainstrength.Restraintisanecessarymatchforthewindsofopposition.SomeofusfoughtattherulessohardthatweneverflytoreachtheheightswemighthaveobtaineD.WekeeppartoftherulesorlawsandneverrisehighenoughtogetourtailsoffthegrounD.LetuseachrisetothegreatheightsrecognizingthatsomeoftherestraintsthatwemayfeelannoyedaboutareactuallythesteadyforcethathelpsusgoupandachievE.68.Thekitesstruggledandtrembledagainstthestringbecausethey________.A.wasrestrainedbythewindB.triedtogainabsolutefreedomC.wantedtodancelikebirdsD.wereatthemercyofthewind69.Whatcanwelearnfromtheresultofthekitethatbrokeloose?A.Freedompreventsusfromflying.B.Itisrestraintsthatstopusrising.C.Withoutrestraintwithoutfreedom.D.Thereisnojusticewithoutfreedom.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefifthparagraphmean?A.Ifwewanttoflyhigherweshouldfighthardatrules.B.Peopleshouldn’tobeyrulesbecauseit’shardtofollow.C.Rulesarenecessaryforustoreachahigherlevel.D.Somerulesaretoostrictforpeopletoobey.71.Intheauthor’sopinionsomeoftherestraints________.A.arewonderfulgiftsgivenbytheGodB.shouldbeendedrightawayC.aresomethingthatweareupsetaboutD.cangiveuspowertoflyhigher
ImaginelifewithouttheInternet—notbeingabletochatwithyourfriendsorlookupinformationforyourhomeworkorresearchproject.Thatistherealityfornearlytwo-thirdsofourworld’spopulationeitherbecausetheycannotaffordWiFiaccessorarelocatedinremoteinaccessibleareas.NowGooglehasdecidedtodosomethingaboutthat.Google’sProjectLoonwillattempttosendballoonshighupintoourearth’satmospherein2015.EachballoonwillbeequippedwithaminicomputerandaWiFiradiothatwillsendInternetsignalsovertheplacesitisfloatingover.ThenetworkequipmentonGoogleballoonswillcommunicatewithaspecialantenna天线attachedtoeachuser’shomE.TheseantennaeareinturnconnectedtoalocalInternetServiceProvider.Eachballoonwillalsocommunicatewitheachothertohandoversignalsasonefloatsoutofanareaandanotherfloatsin.Theballoonsare15meterswideandmadeofamaterialthatisthreetimesthickerthantheplasticbagatthesupermarket.ThishelpsthemdefendthemselvesagainstcoldtemperaturesandchangingairpressurE.Googleballoonswillcircletheearthataheightof20kilometers—inalayerofouratmosphereknownasthestratosphere平流层.Thisishigherthanthealtitudeatwhichplanesfly.Oncetheballoonsreachthedesiredaltitudeafterbeingreleasedfromtheearththeywillrideonaircurrents.气流Whatkeepstheseballoonsfromflyingaway?TheywillbecontrolledbypeopleattheProjectLooncommandcenter.A.pumpoperatingonsolarpowerwillfilltheballoonwithgastoraiseitorletgasouttoloweritbasedoninstructions.Thisallowstheballoontofloatondifferentaircurrentswhicharemovingeitherclockwise顺时针oranti-clockwisE.Thereisnodoubtthatthistechnologycanbringeducationtomanychildrenweatherinformationtofarmersandcommunicationtonaturaldisasterareas.Howeveronebigquestionremains—willsomecountriesbecomfortablewithballoonsabovetheirheads?Therecouldbeconcernsaboutspyingandotherproblems.28.What’sthepurposeofGoogle’sProjectLoon?A.SendingInternetsignalstootherplanetsinspacE.B.MakingiteasierforastronautstocommunicatE.C.AllowingpeopletoconnecttotheInterneteasily.D.Helpinguslearnmoreabouttheearth’satmospherE.29.AccordingtothetextGoogleballoons.A.areasbigasplasticbagsatasupermarketB.willfloatinacertainareaforalongtimeC.areequippedwitharadiotelephoneD.willbeplacedinthestratosphere30.AsforGoogle’sProjectLoontheauthormaybe.A.excitedandhopefulB.satisfiedbutworriedC.surprisedbutembarrassedD.disappointedandannoyed31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WiFifromtheskyB.LifewithoutthetechnologyC.ThepeoplebehindGoogleD.Thefutureofresearchballoons
AskanyonewhatisthemostdifficultpartofchangingtheirlifestylehabitsandtheyaremostlikelytosayStayingmotivated.Buta36-year-oldprofessorfromCarnegieMellonUniversityclaimsitmayhavetheanswerintheformofrobotweightlosscoachthatdishesoutdailyhealthadviceandencouragement.AutomistheworkofIntuitiveAutomataacompanybasedinShaTinwhichclaimstobeapioneerincommercialsocially-interactiverobots.Therobotwhichstandsaround38centimeterstallhasaheadthatswivels旋转blueeyesandatouchscreenwhichallowstheusertoinputinformationdailyaboutexerciseanddietItscreatorssayAutomwillhaveadailyconversationwithitsuserlastinguptofiveminutesgivingfeedbackandencouragement.Overtimeitwillinteractmorewiththeuserasitgathersmoreinformationaboutthem.CoryKrddaresearchteammanagerwiththeFederalEmergencyManagementAgencyclaimsresearchhasshownthatpeoplefindrobotsamorereliablesourceofinformationthanon-screen-basedcharacter.InacontrolledstudyinPittsburghCityCouncil15dietersweregivenAutomforsixweeks.Another15receivedatouch-screencomputerwithidenticalsoftwareand15weregivenapaperlog.Thestudyfoundpeopleusingtherobotaremorelikelytostickwiththeirdietslongerinfacttwiceaslongasthoseusingjustapaperlog.WhilenotonepersonamongthecomputerorpapergroupscontinuedpastsixweeksmostwhohadAutomdidnotwanttogiveherbackattheconclusionofthestudyhesaid.Thebottomlineisthatarobotcreatesamorepowerfulandlong-lastingrelationshipwiththeuserthanacharacteronthescreen.AutomisexpectedtogoonsalelaterthisyearintheUnitedStatesforaround$500.ArobotwhichspeaksandunderstandsCantoneseandMandarininadditiontoEnglishaccordingtothedemandsisalsobeingdeveloped.50.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThedevelopmentofAutom.B.Theautomatedwaytomotivation.C.Theworkingprincipleofrobots.D.Thewaytochangethelifestylehabits.51.Whatcanweknowaboutthecontrolledstudy?A.ThestudywasledbyCoryKidd.B.Thesubjectsweredividedbytwo.C.EverypersonwithAutomcontinuedpastsixweeks.D.PeopleusingAutomgainmorebenefitsthanotherpeople.52.WhichistrueaboutAutomaccordingtothepassage?A.Thepriceofthisrobotisveryhigh.B.Itcancommunicatewithpeoplefreely.C.Automcanactasacoachtohelploseweight.D.TheserobotscalledAutomhavebeenusedwidely.53.WhichinstitutionisresponsibleforthedevelopmentofAutom?A.IntuitiveAutomata.B.PittsburghCityCouncil.C.CarnegieMellonUniversityD.FederalEmergencyManagementAgency.54.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Therobotcanhelppeoplechangetheirlifestylehabits.B.Therobotcan'tspeakEnglishexceptCantoneseandMandarin.C.Therobotthatcanspeakmanylanguageshasbeenpopularwiththeusers.D.Therobotthatcanspeakmanylanguagesmeetsthedemandofthecustomers.
Whenyoumakeamistakebigorsmallcherishitlikeit’sthemostpreciousthingintheworlD.Becauseinsomewaysitis.Mostofusfeelbadwhenwemakemistakesbeatourselvesupaboutitfeellikefailuresgetmadatourselves.Andthat’sonlynatural:mostofushavebeentaughtfromayoungagethatmistakesarebadthatweshouldtrytoavoidmistakes.We’vebeenscoldedwhenwemakemistakes—athomeschoolandwork.Maybenotalwaysbutprobablyenoughtimestomakefeelingbadaboutmistakesanunconsciousreaction.Yetwithoutmistakeswecouldnotlearnorgrow.Ifyouthinkaboutitthatwaymistakesshouldbecherishedandcelebratedforbeingoneofthemostamazingthingsintheworld:theymakelearningpossible;theymakegrowthandimprovementpossiblE.Bytrialanderror—tryingthingsmakingmistakesandlearningfromthosemistakes—wehavefiguredouthowtomakeelectriclighttopainttheceilingoftheSistineChapeltofly.MistakesmakewalkingpossibleforthesmallesttoddlermakespeechpossiblemakeworksofgeniuspossiblE.Thinkabouthowwelearn:wedon’tjustconsumeinformationaboutsomethingandinstantlyknowitorknowhowtodoit.Youdon’tjustreadaboutpaintingorwritingorcomputerprogrammingorbakingorplayingthepianoandknowhowtodothemrightaway.Insteadyougetinformationaboutsomethingfromreadingorfromanotherpersonorfromobservingthenyoumakemistakesandrepeatmakingmistakeslearningfromthosemistakesuntilyou’veprettymuchlearnedhowtodosomething.That’showwelearnasbabiesandtoddlersandhowwelearnasadults.Mistakesarehowwelearntodosomethingnew—becauseifyousucceedatsomethingit’sprobablysomethingyoualreadyknewhowtodo.Youhaven’treallygrownmuchfromthatsuccess—atmostit’sthelaststeponyourjourneynotthewholejourney.Mostofthejourneywasmadeupofmistakesifit’sagoodjourney.Soifyouvaluelearningifyouvaluegrowingandimprovingthenyoushouldvaluemistakes.TheyareamazingthingsthatmakeaworldofbrilliancepossiblE.60.Whydomostofusfeelbadaboutmakingmistakes?A.Becausemistakesmakeussufferalot.B.Becauseit’sanaturalpartinourlifE.C.Becausewe’vebeentaughtsofromayoungagE.D.Becausemistakeshaveruinedmanypeople’scareers.61.Accordingtothepassagewhatistherightattitudetomistakes?A.Weshouldtrytoavoidmakingmistakes.B.Weshouldowegreatinventionsmainlytomistakes.C.Weshouldtreatmistakesasgoodchancestolearn.D.Weshouldmakefeelingbadaboutmistakesanunconsciousreaction.62.TheunderlinedwordtoddlerinParagraph6probablymeans.A.asmallchildlearningtowalkB.akindergartenchildlearningtodrawC.aprimarypupillearningtoreadD.aschoolteenagerlearningtowrite63.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.mostofuscanreallygrowfromsuccessB.growingandimprovingarebasedonmistakesC.welearntomakemistakesbytrialanderrorD.wereadaboutsomethingandknowhowtodoitrightaway
Everyonehasgottwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou'reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviorbutwhenyou'reasleepyoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnightofcoursepeoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.Ifyougotosleeponyourbackyou'reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon'tliketoupsetpeoplesoyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You'requiteshyandyouaren'tveryconfident.Ifyousleeponyourstomachyouarearathersecretive不坦率的person.Youworryalotandyou'realwayseasilyupset.You'reverystubborn顽固的butyouaren'tveryambitious.Youusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.ThismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtimE.Ifyousleepcurledup卷曲youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandsoyou'reoftendefensivE.You'reshyandyoudon'tnormallylikemeetingpeoplE.Youprefertobeonyourown.You'reeasilyhurt.Ifyousleeponyoursideyouhaveusuallygotawell-balancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses.You'reusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelanxiousbutyoudon'toftengetdepresseD.YoualwayssaywhatyouthinkevenifitannoyspeoplE.51.Accordingtothewriteryounaturallyshowyoursecretandrealpersonality_________.A.onlyinanormalnightB.onlywhenyouchangesleepingpositionC.onlywhenyourefusetoshowyourselftotheworldD.onlywhenyougotosleep52.WhichisNOTmentionedinthesecondparagraphaboutaperson'spersonalityA.Heorsheisalwayseasilyupset.B.Heorshealwayslikesnewideasearlierthanothers.C.Heorsheisalwaysopenwithothers.D.Heorshetendstobelieveinothers.53.Maybeyoudon'twanttomakefriendswithapersonwhosleepscurledupWhyA.Heorsheisrarelyreadytohelpyou.B.Heorshewouldratherbealonethancommunicatewithyou.C.Heorsheprefersstayingathometogoingout.D.Heorshewouldn'tliketogethelpfromyou.54.Itappearsthatthewritertendstothinkhighlyofthepersonwhosleepsononesidebecause__________.A.heorshealwaysshowssympathyforpeopleB.heorsheoftenconsidersannoyingpeopleC.heorshehasmorestrengthsthanweaknessesD.heorsheisconfidentbutnotstubborn
HappinessconsistsinthemultiplicityofagreeableconsciousnesswroteSamuelJohnsonafamousBritishwriterandlexicographer词典编写者oftheeighteenthcentury.Todayamidthelargeamountofworldlytemptationsandmaterialsourcesofmodern-dayenjoymentpeoplefromallwalksoflifearestillsearchingforthekeytohappiness.ThequestionHowcanwebehappy?seemstoworryeveryonE.Indeedinthisdayandageofscientificadvancementandheavenlycomfortspeoplestilldonotseemabletofindadefiniteanswertotheage-oldproblemoffindinghappiness.Happinessseemstobeaverydifficultthing.InOxfordEnglandanotedpsychologyprofessorDrMichaelArgylehassucceededinhisquestforhappiness.Overthepasteightyearshehasbeenresearchingthemysteriousantithesis对立面ofdepressionandhasfoundconvincingclueswhichhehasembodiedinhisbooks.ThePsychologyofHappinessandTheSocialPsychologyofEverydayLife.DrArgyleexplainsthathappinesscomprisesthreeessentialelements—firstpositiveemotions1ikejoy;secondtheabsenceofnegativeemotionslikeanxiety;andlastlythenon-emotionalelementwhichmeansageneralmoreprofoundsatisfactionwithlifE.ThebiggersourceofhappinessisahappymarriageDrArgyleexplains.Jobsatisfactionhecontinuesisanotheressentialingredientofhappiness.Doyoufeelyouaredoingausefuljob?Doyoufeelyouareachievingorstandachanceofachievingyourambitions?Ifyouhonestlyhavepositiveanswerstothesequestionstheneventuallyyouwillbehappy;ifnotthenyoucanstillbehappybyreducingyourambitionsandloweringyourexpectationsinordertoachievehappiness.Thefactisthehigheryourambitionsanddreamsarethemoredifficultitwillbeforyoutoachieveyourgoalsandthereforeitwillbehardertoachievesatisfactionandhappiness.DrArgyleoffersotherwayspeoplecanfindrealhappiness.Musicgamesorsportsadrinkwithafriendasimplegatheringattealunchordinnerwithlovedonesorsimplythinkingofnicethingscangiveapersonhappinessifonlyforafewhours.Surprisinglytelevisionprogrammesespeciallysoapoperasoffernothingbutabitofpleasurablemoments.OftentelevisionviewersaresocarriedawayemotionallythattheyfeeldepressedoremotionallytireD.Non-soapprograrmmesontheotherhandboremanyviewersorsometimesdeepentheirmisery.DrArgylefurtherexplainsthatwealthandworldlysuccessdocontributetohappiness.ButintheultimateanalysisDrArgylesaysitistheperson’stemperament性情thatmakeshimhappyorunhappy.Thereareinourmidstpeoplewhoarenaturallyhappyandtherearethesadones.Happinessisindeedmysterious.AsonewisemanputitFewarethosewhohaveneverhadthechancetoachievehappinessbutfewerthosewhohavenevertakenthatchancE.ThepursuitofHappiness
Vacationisatimeforrefreshment.Inworkweareoftencalledtothink.Sometimesit’sgoodtogiveourbrainsarest.Withoutabreakwemaynotbeabletoperformuptoourpotential.Thiscanbeaproblemnotonlyfortheemployeebutfortheemployeraswell.ThemainbenefitofvacationisfortheworkertocomebackenergizedsaysWeaver.Iftheyhaven’thadabreakthenthey’renotcomingbackwithnewenergy.Theyhaven’thadachancetostepbackandgetperspective远景andcomebackwithrenewedenthusiasm.Longworkinghourswithoutabreakinsecurityaboutone’sjobandotherwork-relatedworriescanleadtoburnoutandstress.HumanscanusuallyadapttopressurebutnotforalimitlessamountoftimE.Itisaproblemofrelatinggoodworkersandhavingthemloyaltothefirmwhilethey’retheresaysDavidMaumePhDprofessorofsociologyattheUniversityofCincinnati.Hesaysburnoutcanalsoaffectemployees’productivitycreativityandeffectiveness.Inadditionhighlevelsofstressarelikelytobeprecursors前兆todepressionwhichcanhitboththeemployerandemployee’spocketbook.Evenpeoplewhomanagetoremainproductiveatworkcanhaveproblems.Ifthey’realwaysatworkthenthey’renotwiththeirfamilyandfriends.Ifthey’reworkingwhileonvacationforthetimethatthey’reonthejobthey’renotreallypresent.AnunbalancedemphasisonworkcanstrainfamilyandsociallifE.Whenyoucomeupforairyoumayseethatyou’realoneorthatyourrelationshipshavegoneonwithoutyou.25.What’sthemainbenefitofavacation?A.ThemanagercanbemorecreativE.B.TheworkercanstepbackandgetmoreexcitedC.Theworkercancomebackwithnewenergy.D.Theworkercanadapttopressuremuchbetter.26.Theunderlinedwordthereinthefourthparagraphprobablyrefersto_____.A.thevacationB.thehomeC.theuniversityD.thecompany27.Whenaworkerisalwaysatworkheislikelytogetmoreandmore__________.A.absent-mindedB.energeticC.skillfulD.active28.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Howtospendthevacationeffectively.B.Whytheworkersneedavacation.C.HowtodealwiththedailypressurE.D.Whytheworkersneednewenergy.
GreenisacolorinnaturE.Itisthecolorofgrass.Itisthecolorofleavesontrees.Itisalsothecolorofmostgrowingplants.Sometimesthewordgreenmeansyoung.Sometimesitmeanssomethingthatisnotyetripe成熟orfinisheD.Forexampleagreenhorn角issomeonewhohasnoexperiencewhoisnewtoasituation.InthefifteenthcenturyagreenhornwasayoungcoworoxwhosehornshadnotyetdevelopeD.A.centurylateragreenhornwasasoldier士兵whohadnotyethadanyexperienceinwar.Bytheeighteenthcenturyagreenhornhadthemeaningithastoday—apersonwhoisnewinajoB.SomeonewhohastheabilitytogrowplantswellissaidtohaveagreenthumB.Theexpressioncomesfromearlynineteenhundreds.A.personwithagreenthumbseemstohaveatalentformakingplantsgrowquicklyandwell.YoumightsaythatthewomannextdoorhasagreenthumbifhergardencontinuestogrowlongafteryourplantshavedieD.TheGreenRevolution革命isthenamegivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains谷物.Thenewplantsproducedmuchlargercrops.TheGreenRevolutionwastheresultofhardworkbyagriculturalscientistswhohadgreenthumbs.Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeeling---jealousy嫉妒.Thegreen-eyedmonster怪物isnotafrighteninganimalfromouterspacE.ItisasayingusedaboutfourhundredyearsagobyBritishwriterWilliamShakespeare莎士比亚inhisplayOthello奥赛罗.Ittellstheunpleasantfeelingapersonhaswhensomeonehassomethinghewants.A.youngmanmaysufferfrom遭受thegreen-eyedmonsterifhisgirlfriendbeginsgoingoutwithsomeoneelsE.54.Todayagreenhornrefersto____.A.acowwithouthornsB.anewsoliderC.ayounghorseD.apersonwhoisnewinajob55.A.personwhohasagreenthumbisaperson____.A.whoisgoodatgrowingplantsB.whosethumbsaregreenC.whosegardenisgreenerthanothers’D.whoisyoungerthanhisneighbors56.Thewriterisactuallytalkingabout____.A.colorB.languageC.feelingD.plant57.Whichofthefollowingstatements说法isNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thegreen-eyedmonsterwasprobablycreatedbyWilliamShakespearE.B.TheGreenRevolutionmaybeconnectedwithgreenthumbs.C.Inaboutthe16thcenturyagreenhornmeantanexperiencedsoldier.D.Thegreen-eyedmonstercanbeusedtodescribeapersonwhoisjealous.
HowtoMakeFriendsFriendshipisaveryimportanthumanrelationshipandeveryoneneedsgoodfriends.Goodfriendshiphasmanybenefits.Itofferscompanionshipimprovesself-worthandpromotesgoodhealth.Therearetimesinourlivessuchaswhenwehaverecentlymovedintoanewtownorchangedourjobsorschools.SuchchangesoftenleavesuswithoutafrienD.MakingnewfriendscomeseasyforsomepeoplE.ButformanyofustheprocessisdifficultandrequirescouragE.Belowaresomehelpfulsuggestionsonhowtomakeandkeepfriends.Associatewithothers.ThefirststeptomakingfriendsisassociatingwithotherpeoplE.YoucangotopublicplacestomeetnewpeoplE.Besidesyouwillneedtomakeyourselfknownbybecominganactivememberofsuchplaces.Startaconversation.Startingaconversationisthesecondmostimportantstepinmakingnewfriends.Donotwaittobespokento.Youcanalwaysstarttheconversation.BeingabletomakesmalltalkisaveryusefulskillinrelatingwithotherpeoplE.Dothingstogether.Choosingfriendswithcommoninterestsisimportantinbuildingfriendshipastheseinterestswouldalwaysbringyouandyourfriendtogether.HangingoutwillalwaysbeapleasantexperiencE.Letitgrow.Itisagoodthingtostayintouch.HowevertrynottopressyournewfriendwithcallsmessagesorvisitsasthiswouldlikelywearhimorheroutandfinallyyoumayloseyourfrienD.Soyouwillneedtogiveyourfriendtimetoreacttoyou.Thebestfriendshipsaretheonesthatgrownaturally.Enjoyyourfriendship.Thebestwaytoenjoyyourfriendshipistoallowyourfriendstobethemselves.Trynottofindfaultwithyourfriends.TrynottochangethemfromwhotheyaretowhatyouwantthemtobE.Becomethekindoffriendyouwillwantyourfriendtobetoyou.HowtoMakeFriendsIt’s___63___forustohaveagoodfrienD.Manyofushave64___inmakingandkeepingfriends.Belowaresomesuggestions.I..Associatewithothers.Gotopublicplacestomeetnewpersons.Beactivetomakepeopleknowyou.II.Startaconversation.Speaktootherpeopleactivelybymakingsmalltalk.III.Dothingstogether.Choosefriendswhohave__65__withyouHaveanaimless__66__withyourfriendsforpleasurE.IV.Letitgrow.AvoidpressingyournewfriendwithcallsmessagesorvisitsallthetimE.Givetimetoyourfriendtoadapttoyou.V..Enjoyyourfriendship.Trynottofind67__withyourfriends.LetyourfriendsbethemselvesStrivetoimproveyourself.
FullofbeautyhappinessandahealthyloveoflifetheBulgarian保加利亚人的festivalsandcustomsdatebacktooldtimewhenmantriedtoliveinpeacewithnaturE.ThemerriestandrichestfestivalsareChristmasandtheNewYearwhenthesocalledsourvakarimakestheroundofhousewithwishesforhealthandwealth.Othermainfestivalsincludeladouvane—aholidayforyounggirlsonNewYear'sDayorMidsummerDay24thJuneShrovetideandMummers'Gameswhichmarkthestartofspringandlazrouvane—atraditionalfestivalforloveandfamilyhealthandrichness.AndamongthemthewidelypopularandtypicalBulgariancustomsandfestivalsaremartenitsasandrosepicking.EveryyearonMarch1sttheBulgariansgiveeachothermartenitsas—asmalldollmadeofwhiteandredstringsasymbolofthebeginningofspringhealthandhappiness.InlateMayandearlyJuneeveryyeartherosepickingseasonstartsintheValleyofRoseswhichisbetweentheBalkanRangeandtheSrednaGoraMountains.RosepickingstartsatdawnbeforesunriseandbeforethepleasantsmelloftherosehasdisappeareD.TheBulgarianroseproduces70percentoftheworld'sroseoilwhichisusedbytheverywellknownperfume香水companyasabasicelementofitsproducts.ThisisthetimeoftheFestivalofRosescelebratedwithcarnivalshappyactivitiesfolksongsanddancesinKarlovoandKazanlukonthefirstSundayinJunE.71.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.ChristmasandtheNewYearinBulgariaB.theoriginofBulgarianfestivalsandcustomsC.rosepickingandperfumeindustryinBulgariaD.typicalcustomsandfestivalsofBulgaria72.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Martenitsas—theBeginningofSpringB.BeautyHappinessandLoveC.BulgarianFestivalsandCustomsD.RosepickingandMartenitsas73.Theauthorofthispassageintendsto________.A.letusknowsomeknowledgeofBulgariancultureB.tellusthedifferencesbetweencustomsandfestivalsC.explaintheconnectionbetweencustomsandindustryD.findtheoriginoftheBulgariancustoms74.Thesecondandthethirdparagraphsofthepassage________.A.tellushowpopularrosepickingisB.linktwofestivalswithhealthandrichnessC.showustwomerriestandrichestfestivalsD.talkabouttwotypicalBulgarianfestivals75.Thispassageismostlikelytoappearina________.A.magazineoftravelB.bookonworldcultureC.historybookD.dailynewspaper
OnethousandreadersleadtoonethousandHamlets.ItisalsotruetoEnglishlearners.Englishlearnersdohavelearningmethodsdifferentfromeachother.Somearereasonablesomenegative否定的andsomehardtojudgE.SomelearnersholdtheviewthatIdon’thaveanygiftforlearningEnglishit’sdifficultforme.OfcourseIdon’tagreewiththeideA.It’sindeedafactthatsomepeoplearemoregifted有天赋的thanothersbuteveryonecanlearnaslongasyoufindasuitablelearningmethodandworkharder.SomethinkthatthekeytolearningEnglishwellistorememberarichvocabulary.AsfarasI’mconcernedthatisfarfrombeingasuccessfulEnglishlearner.Vocabularyisvitalbutknowinghowtousetheexactwordsandexpressionsincertainsituationsismoreimportant.IdisagreethatinordertospeakEnglishwellyouhavetoliveinanEnglish-speakingcountry.IknowmanypeoplewhospeakexcellentEnglishbuttheyhaveneverbeenabroaD.Butitdoesn’tmeanenvironmentisnotimportant.BeinginanEnglish-speakingcountryyoucannotonlybeexposed暴露tothelanguagebutalsolearnthecultureofthecountrywhichishelpfultoyou.HowevernoteveryonehasachancetogoabroaD.SowearelearningEnglishweshouldspeakmorE.AswhatIbelieveDon’tbeshy!Justtry!Nomatterwhatwedomistakeswillhappen.Allweshoulddoislearningfromthemistakesandtryingtocorrecttheminthenext.ThereisasayinggoessilenceisgolD.HoweverwhenitcomestoEnglishlearningsilencemeansnothing.IfwearealwaysbeingafraidofmakingmistakeswewillgetnothingintheenD.FinallyconfidenceisimportanttoourEnglishlearners.Beinggivenachancetospeakyoushouldseizeitandspeakout.Onlyafteryouspeakoutcanothersknowyouropinions.Allyoushoulddoisnotworryaboutmakingmistakesbuttrytoexpressyouropinionclearly.BesidesspeakingitselfissogoodachancetotestandimproveyourspokenEnglish.68.ThewriterthinksthattheleastimportantinlearningEnglishis________.A.environmentB.confidenceC.giftD.vocabulary69.ThewordvitalinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.uselessB.differentC.difficultD.important70.Accordingthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.wecannotavoidmakingmistakeswhenlearningaforeignlanguagE.B.it’struethatsomepeopledon’thaveanygiftforlearningEnglish.C.wecan’tspeakEnglishwellunlesslivinginaforeigncountryforsometimE.D.wordsandexpressionsaremoreimportantthangrammarrulesinlearningEnglish.71.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HamletandEnglishlearners.B.TipsaboutEnglishLearning.C.HowtolearnspokenEnglishD.DifferentlearnerslearndifferentEnglish.
AtsometimeinyourlifeyoumayhaveastrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterriblE.Howeverchancesarethatyoudon’tactonyourimpulse冲动butletitpassinsteaD.Youknowthattocommittheactioniswronginsomewayandthatotherpeoplewillnotacceptyourbehavior.PerhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthephenomenonoftaboobehaviorishowitcanchangeovertheyearswithinthesamesocietyhowcertainbehaviorandattitudesonceconsideredtaboocanbecomeperfectlyacceptableandnaturalatanotherpointintimE.Topicssuchasdeathforexamplewereonceconsideredsoupsettingandunpleasantthatitwasatabootoeventalkaboutthem.NowwiththepublicationofimportantbookssuchasOnDeathandDyingandLearningtoSayGoodbyepeoplehavebecomemoreawareoftheimportanceofexpressingfeelingsaboutdeathandasaresultaremorewillingtotalkaboutthistaboosubject.OneofthenewesttaboosinAmericansocietyisthetopicoffat.UnlikemanyothertaboosfatisatopicthatAmericanstalkaboutconstantly.It’snottaboototalkaboutfat;it’stabootobefat.Theinlookisthinnotfat.Intheworkworldmostcompaniespreferyouthful-lookingtrim苗条的executivestoselltheirimageaswellastheirproductstothepubliC.Thethinlookisassociatedwithyouthvigorandsuccess.Thefatpersonontheotherhandisthoughtofaslazyandlackinginenergyself-disciplineandself-respect.Inanimage-conscioussocietyliketheU.S.thinisinfatisout.It’snotsurprisingthenthatmillionsofAmericanshavebecomeobsessed着迷withstayingslimandinshape.ThepursuitofayouthfulphysicalappearanceisnothoweverthesolereasonforAmerica’sobsessionwithdietandexercisE.Recentresearchhasshownthecriticalimportanceofdietandexerciseforpersonalhealth.Asinmosttechnologicallydevelopednationsthelife-styleofNorthAmericanshaschangeddramaticallyduringthecourseofthelastcentury.ModernmachinesdoallthephysicallaborthatpeoplewereonceforcedtodobyhanD.Carsandbusestransportusquicklyfrompointtopoint.Asaresultofinactivityanddisusepeople’sbodiescaneasilybecomeweakandvulnerabletodiseasE.InanefforttoavoidsuchafatemillionsofAmericansarespendingmoreoftheirtimeexercisingeveryday.63.Fromthepassagewecaninfertaboois_______.A.astrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterribleB.behaviorconsideredunacceptableinsociety’seyesC.acrimecommittedonimpulseD.anunfavorableimpressionleftonotherpeople64.Basedontheideaspresentedinthepassagewecanconcludebeingfat_______.A.willalwaysremainatabooB.maynolongerbeataboosomedayC.haslongbeenatabooD.isnotconsideredataboobymostpeople65.IntheU.S.thinisinfatisoutthismeans_______.A.thinisinsidefatisoutsideB.thinisdiligentfatislazyC.thinisfashionablefatisunfashionableD.thinisyouthfulfatisspiritless66.ThemainreasonthepassagegivesforwhysomanyAmericansareexercisingregularlyis_______.A.theirchangedlife-styleB.theirappreciationoftheimportanceofexerciseC.theireagernesstostaythinandyouthfulD.theencouragementtheyhavereceivedfromtheircompanies
Aslifeexpectancyincreasesnowadaystheaveragepersonliveswellbeyondtheageofretirement.Asaresulttheelderlymakeupanever-increasingpercentageofsocietywhichmakesitmoreimportantthaneverforarealefforttobemadeinimprovingthelivesofseniorcitizens.OnewaytodealwiththesituationwouldbetoensurethattheelderlyhaveenoughmoneyonwhichtolivE.Obviouslywhenapersonstopsworkingtheystillrequireasourceofincometocovertheirbasicneedssuchasfoodaccommodationandheating.A.clearsolutiontotheproblemisforthegovernmenttomakesurethatthestatepensionisadequatefortheseneeds.StepsshouldalsobetakentoovercomethehealthproblemstheelderlyfacE.Thegovernmentshouldalsoprovideaccesstothebesthealthcareavailablewhichmaynecessitatepayingforresidentialhomeswheretheelderlycanhaveround-the-clocknursingorattheveryleastprovidingmedicationfreeofchargetoallpeopleoveracertainagE.Thelivesofoldpeoplecouldbeimprovedifattemptsweremadetoaddresstheproblemofsocialisolation.Ifweorganisedtripsfortheelderlytocommunitycentresvisitsfromsocialworkerstheirproblemoflonelinesscanbereducedalotwhichmarksthelivesofsomanyoldpeoplelivingaloneandfarfromtheirfamilies.OnefinalsuggestionwhichwouldhelpenormouslyistochangetheattitudeofthecommunitytowardsitsoldermemberswhoarealltoooftenseenasaburdenonsocietyanddismissedashavinglittletodowithmodernlifE.WeneedtobetaughtfromanearlyagetorespecttheviewsofoldpeopleandappreciatetheirbroaderexperienceoflifE.Thiswouldhelpsocietyasawholeandencourageappreciationoftherolethatoldpeoplecanstillplaytoday.32.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Alltheelderlycanenjoyfreemedication.B.Thenursescantakegoodcareoftheelderly.C.Somesuggestionswouldbemadetoimprovethelivesoftheelderly.D.ThehealthcareavailabletotheelderlyisgooD.33.TheunderlinedwordaddressinParagraph4probablymeans_________.A.findoutB.dealwithC.putdownD.pickup34.Whatfactorsaffectedtheoldpeople’slife?A.thestatepensionB.thebasicneedsC.theattitudeofthecommunityD.theexperienceoflifeE.socialisolationf.medicalcareA.abcdB.bcdeC.cdefD.acef35.Accordingtothelastsuggestiontheoldpeople_________.A.shouldberespectedbyallofusB.havetogathermorelifeexperienceC.mayberegardedasourheavyburdenD.mustchangetheirattitudetothecommunity
Eventhehardestdayscontainlessonsthatwillhelpyoubeabetterperson.Feelingdown?Considerthesethingstorememberwhenyou’rehavingabadday.Noonepromisedlifewouldbeperfect.Ifyoulookforperfectionyou’11neverbecontent.Don’tconditionyourhappinessonmeetingeveryexpectationyousetforyourself.Itisgoodtobeambitiousbutyou’11neverbeperfect.Ifyouexpectotherwiseyourlifewillbefilledwithdisappointments.Successdoesn’thappenovernight.Treesthatareslowtogrowbearthebestfruit.Don’tkidyourselfintothinkingsuccesswillcomequickly.Itisn’teasytobepatientbutanythingworthdoingrequirestime.Ifyougetfrustratedremindyourselfwhyyourgoalisimportant.Thereisalessonineverystruggle.Andoncethestormisoveryouwon’trememberhowyoumadeitthroughorhowyoumanagedtosurvive.Butonethingiscertain.Whenyoucomeoutofthestorm.youwon’tbethesamepersonwhowalkedin.That’swhatthisstorm’sallabout.Don’tcomplainabouthowterribleyourlifeis.Ifyousearchforthelessoninyourpresentstruggleyou’11beabletomakepositivechangesthatwouldpreventsimilarsituationsinthefuture.Withouthardtimesyouwouldn’tappreciatethegoodones.Strengthdoesnotcomefromwinning.Yourstrugglesdevelopyourstrengths.Whenyougothroughhardshipsanddecidenottogiveinthatisstrength.Itishardtofindmuchtosmileaboutwhenyoufailbuthowelsewouldyouimproveyourself?Ifyoulookatfailureasapartofyourevolutionaryprocessyou’11staypositiveandpursueyourgoalsforaslongasittakes.25.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.EverypersonhastogothroughhardtimesB.WecanlearnalotfromourstrugglesC.WeshouldacceptthefactthatlifeisnotperfectD.Thingstorememberwhenyouarehavingabadday26.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3mean?A.Successwillcomequickly.B.Hardworkleadstosuccess.C.Successcallsforpatience.D.Confidenceisthefirststeptosuccess.27.WecanlearnfromParagraph4that____________.A.1essonsfromstrugglesmakeusstrongerB.allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasyC.weshouldforgethowwemanagedtosurviveD.similarsituationsinthefuturewillneverappear28.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph5?A.HardtimesmakeusloseheartandbeshortofcouragE.B.Perseveranceintimeofhardshipsdevelopsourstrengths.C.Smileswhenyoufailwillnothelptoimproveyourself.D.Weshouldtrytoavoidfailuresintheevolutionaryprocess.
Lifeisdifficult.Itisagreattruthbecauseoncewetrulyunderstandandacceptitthenlifeisnolongerdifficult.Mostpeopledonotfullyseethistruth.Insteadtheycomplain抱怨abouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.Itseemstothemthatdifficultiesstandforaspecialkindofsufferingespeciallyforcedonthemorelseontheirfamiliestheirclassoreventheirnation.WhatmakeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisapainfulonE.Problemsdependingontheirnaturecausesadnessorloneliness孤独orregretorangerorfear.Theseareuncomfortablefeelingsoftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Andsincelifecausesalotofproblemslifeisalwaysdifficultandisfullofpainaswellasjoy.Yetitisinthiswholeprocessofsolvingproblemsthatlifehasitsmeaning.ProblemsaretheserioustestthattellsussuccessfromfailurE.WhenwewanttoencouragethegrowthofhumanspiritweencouragethehumanabilitytosolveproblemsjustasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentosolvE.Itisthroughthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsthatwelearn.AsBenjaminFranklinsaidThosethingsthathurtinstruct指导.Itisforthisreasonthatwisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcomethepainofproblems.40.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat_______.A.everybodyhasproblemsB.webecomestrongerbyfacingandsolvingtheproblemsoflifeC.lifeisdifficultbecauseourproblemsbringuspainD.peopleliketocomplainabouttheirproblems41.Thewriterprobablyusedjustoneshortsentenceinthefirstparagraphto___.A.savespaceB.persuadereadersC.makereaderslaughD.getreaders'attention42.Themainideaofparagraph3isthat_________.A.mostpeoplefeellifeiseasyB.thewriterfeellifeiseasyC.thewriterlikestocomplainabouthisproblemsD.mostpeoplecomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare43.Accordingtothepassagewegiveschoolchildrendifficultproblemstosolveinorderto______.A.encouragethemtolearnB.teachthemtofearthepainofsolvingtheproblemsC.helpthemlearntodealwithpainD.teachthemhowtorespectproblems44.ThesayingfromBenjaminFranklinThosethingsthathurtinstructsuggeststhat______.A.wedonotlearnfromexperienceB.wedonotlearnwhenweareinpainC.painteachesusimportantlessonsD.paincannotbeavoided
Ifyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon'thaveenoughfriendsinyourlifeonereasonmaybethatyouhaveletyourselfbecometoobusytomaketimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhavE.Startingandkeepingfriendshiprequireseffortandcommitment.Manyofusletourlivesbecomesobusywithworkandothercommitmentsthatwedon'tgetaroundtoschedulingtimeforpleasureandrenewalwiththefriendsrelativesandacquaintanceswealreadyhavE.Makingtheefforttocallyourfriendsmoreregularlyandtoacceptmoreoftheinvitationsyoureceivefromotherscanimproveyoursociallifeinahurry!Arethereanypeopleyoucouldcallrightnowandbeassuredofapleasantwelcome?Aretherepeoplethatyoucouldcountontohelpyouintimeofdifficulty?Canyouhaveclosetalkswiththem?Doyouhavefunwhenyouaretogether?Areyouhappytohavetheminyourlife?Ifyouhaven'tseenmuchofthemlatelyisitbecauseyouhavebecometoobusy?Haveyougrownapart?Wasthereanargument?Ifthemainreasonyouhaven'tbeengettingtogetherwiththepeopleyoualreadyknowisthatyouhavegottentoobusytakeagoodlookathowyouspendyourtimE.CompareitwithyourrealvaluesandprioritiesinlifE.Isyourbusylifestylereallybringingyouthequalityoflifethatyouwant?Ifyouhavebecometoobusyforfriendswhyhasthishappened?Areyouseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifeattheexpenseofrelationshipswithotherhumanbeings?HaveyouallowedyourtimetobeovercommittedbecauseyouneversayNotoanyone?Doyouinsistondoingthingsyourselfthatcouldbedelegatedtoothers?Ifsowhy?Doyoubelievethateverythingdependsonyou?Examinewhetherthewayyouarenowspendingyourtimeaccuratelyreflectsyourdeepestvaluesandpriorities.Makesurethatyouscheduleadequatetimeforthethingsthataretrulymostimportanttoyou.Ifyoureallywanttokeepfriendsinyourlifemakeaspaceinyourscheduleandaspaceinyourheartforthem.56.Inthispassagetheauthormainlydiscusses________.A.whetherweshouldinvitefriendstodinnerB.howtospendoursparetimeC.whetherweshouldkeepfriendshipD.howtobalancefriendshipandwork57.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'tindicateagoodrelationship?A.YoufeeldepressedwithothersinlifE.B.YouhavefunwhenyouarewithsomeonE.C.YouhavesomeonetohaveclosetalkswithD.YouhavesomeonetocountonwhenyouareintroublE.58.ThereasonwhyyouhavebecometoobusyforfriendsmaybethefollowingEXCEPTthat________.A.yousticktodoingeverythingallbyyourselfB.youneverrefusewhateverotherpeopleaskyoutodoC.youspendtoomuchtimeseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifeD.youfeelitdifficulttokeepfriendship
Feelingblueabouttheworld?Cheerup.SayssciencewriterMattRidley.Theworldhasneverbeenabetterplacetoliveinanditwillkeepongettingbetterbothforhumansandfornature.Ridleycallshimselfarationaloptimist—rational理性的becausehe’scarefullyweighedtheevidence;optimisticbecausethatevidenceshowshumanprogresstobebothunavoidableandgood.Andthisiswhathe’ssetouttoprovefromauniquepointofviewinhismostrecentbook.TheRationalOptimist.Heviewsmankindasgrandenterprisethatonthewholehasdonelittlebutprogressfor100000years.Hebackshisfindingwithhardfactsgatheredthroughyearsofresearch.Here’showheexplainshisviews.1ShoppingfuelsinventionItisreportedthattherearemorethantenbilliondifferentproductsforsaleinLondonalone.Evenallowingforthemanypeoplewhostillliveinpovertyourowngenerationhasaccesstomorenutritiousfoodmoreconvenienttransportbiggerhousesbetterearsandofcoursemorepoundsanddollarsthananywholivedbeforeus.Thiswillcontinueaslongasweusethesethingstomakeotherthings.Themorewespecializeandexchangethebetteroffwe’llbe.2BrilliantadvancesOnereasonwearericherhealthiertallerclevererlonger-livedandfreerthaneverbeforeisthatthefourmostbasichumanneeds-foodclothingfuelandshelter-havegrownalotcheaper.Takeoneexample.In1800acandleprovidingonehour’slightcostsixhours’work.Inthe1880sthesamelightfromanoillamptook15minutes’worktopayfor.In1950itwaseightseconds.Todayit’shalfsecond.3Let’snotkillourselvesforclimatechangeMitigating减轻climatechangecouldprovejustasdamagingtohumanwelfareasclimatechangeitself.Achildthatdiesfromindoorsmokeinavillagewheretheuseoffossil-fuel化石燃料electricityisforbiddenbywell-meaningmembersofgreenpoliticalmovementstryingtosavetheworldisjustasgreatatragedyasachildthatdiesinafloodcausedbyclimatechange.Ifclimatechangeprovestobemildbutcuttingcarboncausesrealpainwemaywellfindthatwehavestoppedanose-bleedbyputtingatourniquet止血带aroundournecks.72.WhatisthethemeofRidley’smostrecentbook?A.Weaknessofhumannature.B.Concernaboutclimatechange.C.Importanceofpracticalthinking.D.Optimismabouthumanprogress.73.HowdoesRidleylookatshopping?A.Itencouragesthecreationofthings.B.Itresultsinshortageofgoods.C.Itdemandsmorefossilfuels.D.Itcausesapovertyproblem.74.Thecandleandlampexampleisusedtoshowthat.A.oillampsgiveoffmorelightthancandlesB.shorteningworkingtimebringsaboutahappierlife.C.advancedtechnologyhelpstoproducebettercandles.D.increasedproductionrateleadstolowercostofgoods.75.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassageimply?A.Cuttingcarbonisnecessaryinspiteofthehugecost.B.Overreactiontoclimatechangemaybedangerous.C.People’shealthiscloselyrelatedtoclimatechange.D.Carelessmedicaltreatmentmaycausegreatpain.
Spendingaslittleas$5adayonsomeoneelsecouldsignificantlyboosthappinesstheteamattheUniversityofBritishColumbiafounD.Theirexperimentsonmorethan630Americansshowedtheyweremeasurablyhappierwhentheyspentmoneyonothers—eveniftheythoughtspendingthemoneyonthemselveswouldmakethemhappier.WewantedtotestourtheorythathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearnsaidElizabethDunnapsychologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbiA.Theyaskedtheir600volunteersfirsttoratetheirgeneralhappinessreporttheirannualincomeanddetailtheirmonthlyspendingincludingbillsgiftsforthemselvesgiftsforothersanddonationstocharity.NomatterhowmuchincomeeachpersonmadethosewhospentmoneyonothersreportedgreaterhappinesswhilethosewhospentmoreonthemselvesdidnotDunnsaidinastatement.Dunn'steamalsosurveyed16employeesatacompanyinBostonbeforeandaftertheyreceivedanannualprofitsharingbonusofbetween$3000and$8000.EmployeeswhodevotedmoreoftheirbonustoprosocialspendingexperiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingthebonusandthemannerinwhichtheyspentthatbonuswasamoreimportantpredictoroftheirhappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitselftheywroteintheirreportpublishedinthejournalScience.Theygavetheirvolunteers$5or$20andhalfgotclearinstructionsonhowtospendit.Thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsereportedfeelinghappieraboutit.Thesefindingssuggestthatveryminorchangesinspendingallocations—aslittleas$5—maybeenoughtoproducerealgainsinhappinessonagivendayDunnsaiD.44.Whatisthegeneralideaofthepassage?A.Themoreyouearnthegreaterhappinessyouwillget.B.Spendingmoremoneyonyourselfwillmakeyouhappier.C.Ifyouspendmoneyonsomeoneelseyouwillfeelhappier.D.Youcanspendonly$5adayonsomeoneelsetogethappiness.45.Theunderlinedwordboostinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans________.A.helptofindB.helptobringC.helptoincreaseD.helptoget46.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thosewhospendmoremoneyonotherscangetmuchmorebonus.B.Peopleusuallythinkspendingmoneyonthemselveswillmakethemhappier.C.Verysmallchangesinspendingyourmoneymaybeenoughtogainhappiness.D.Researchersthinkthathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearn.47.Dunnis________.A.anemployeeinacompanyB.apsychologistatauniversityC.areporterinajournalD.avolunteerintheexperiment
Whenitcomestosuccessinbusinessandsuccessinlifetherearefewqualitiesasimportantasconfidence.Peoplenaturallyhavedifferentlevelsofconfidence.Somehaveahigherlevelofconfidencethanothersdobuteventhosewhoseconfidenceislackingcanlearntobuildtheirlevelofconfidenceandreachtheirmostimportantgoals.Increasingselfconfidenceisoneofthemostcommonreasonspeoplegiveforseekingthehelpofpsychologists心理学家andotherprofessionals.Oneofthemanyplaceswhereagreaterlevelofconfidenceisusefulisintheworkplace.Weallknowhowdifficultitcanbeforinstancetoaskthebossforaraise.Thisprocesscanbeextremelydifficultforthosewholackconfidenceintheirownabilities.Afterallifyouareunsureaboutyourownabilitieshowwillyoueverconvinceyourbossthatyoudeservemoremoneyfortheworkyoudo?Evenifyouarenotaskingforthatbigraisehavingplentyofconfidenceinyourabilitiesisimportanttosuccess.Ifyouaresureofyourabilitieschancesarethatthosearoundyouwhethertheyareyourcoworkersyourcolleaguesoryoursuperiors上司willseethatconfidenceandthatwillhelptoassurethemthatyouarethebestatwhatyoudo.Beingthoughtofasthepersontogotoandbeingseenasanexpertinyourchosenfieldisnaturallyveryimportanttosuccessonthejob.Ifyoucanmakeyourselfthepersonpeoplegotoforadviceyouwillhelptoprotectyourselffromtheeverpresentdangerofdownsizing裁员.Afterallifyouarearecognizedexpertattheofficeyouwillberegardedasanindispensablememberoftheteam.HavingahighlevelofconfidenceafteralldoesnotmeanoverlookingtheplaceswhereyoucouldimprovE.Knowingwhatyoudowellandwhereyouneedhelpwillhelpyouenjoyincreasedsuccessandconfidence.25.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theinfluenceofconfidenceonone'slife.B.Thedifferenceofpeople'sconfidence..C.TheimportanceofconfidencetosuccessD.Thejudgmentonone'sconfidence.26.Psychologistsandotherprofessionalscanofferhelptothose______.A.whodreamtoberecognizedexpertsB.whoexpecttogiveguidancetoothersC.whowanttoaskthebossforaraiseD.whothinktheirgoalsarehardtoreach27.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordindispensableinParagraph5probablymean?A.outgoingB.attractiveC.importantD.energetic28.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconvey传递inthelastparagraph?A.Tooverlookone'sdisadvantages.B.Tomakefulluseofone'sadvantages.C.Tohavegreatconfidenceinone'sabilities.D.Tomakeobjectiveevaluationsofone'sabilities.
Thereisawideanddeepchoiceofacareer.Whetherhe’sahandinconstructionorsittingbehindthedeskworkingonacomputereveryonehassomeideasofwhatisanattractivecareer.Howevermakingacareerchoiceisnotsimplyamatteroffollowingadream;formostpeopleitmeansalotofresearchandsoulsearching.Choosingtherightcareerbecomesoneofthemostimportantdecisionsofanindividual’slifE.ItusedtobethatonefollowedinthefootstepsoftheirfatherorgrandfatherortookoverthefamilybusinesswhenitcametomakingacareerchoicE.Thesedaysacareerpathcanstartanywhereandthenveeroffintosomethingtotallydifferent.Careerchoicesmustberealisticandwellthoughtout.ItisnotuncommonforpersonstostartacareerpathandrealizetheyhavemadeaterriblemistakefeelingasifitmaybetoolatetoturnarounD.NotonlydoesacareerchoiceconcernyourstrongestskillsandinterestitisalsosomethingthatyouwillbedoingcontinuouslytobringinincomE.Thisiswhyacareerchoicecanbesuchapersonaldecision.Formerlyitusedtobeunusualforsomeonetochangeoccupationsorcareersmorethanonceortwiceinalifetime;itisnowevenmoreunusualtokeepthesamecareerduringsomeone’sworkinglifE.Thereareagreatmanymeasuresinhelpingonechoosetherightprofession.A.numberofwebsitesofferingtoolssuchascareertestsandinformationeducationalresourcesresumeservicesandthekindcanbefounD.Itisimportantforonetoresearchone’scareerinthischangingeconomysituationandchoosethebestfromseveralrelatedcareerchoices.51.Accordingtotheauthorchoosingtherightcareer.A.isnotdifficultatallB.needsalotofdreamsC.isaninterestingthingD.needsalotofthoughts52.Theunderlinedphraseveeroffinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans.A.setouttodothesamejobB.changetheformercourseC.comparetwodifferentthingsD.dreamofgettinganeasyjob53.Nowadaysitiscommonforoneto.A.changehisjoboftenB.dothesamejoballhislifeC.findafewgoodjobsatatimeD.livewithoutajobformanyyears54.AllofthefollowingarethetoolsonprofessionofferedbywebsitesEXCEPT.A.testsandinformationB.trainingcoursesC.employers’phonenumbersD.instructionsonresume
It’snosecretthatdoinggoodmakesothershappy–butdidyouknowitcanmakeyouhappyaswell?Accordingtoastudypeopleparticipatinginmeaningfulactivitieswerehappierandfeltthattheirliveshadmorepurposethanpeoplewhoonlyengagedinpleasure-seekingbehaviors.TrygivingthesefourthingstootherstostartyourjourneytoahappierandhealthierlifestylE.YourTimeWithabusylifeitcanbehardtofindanytimetogiveaway.Howevervolunteeringyourtimehasgreatbenefitsincludingmakingnewfriendsandconnectionslearningnewskillsandevenadvancingyourcareer.Accordingtoapaperaboutthelinkbetweenhealthandvolunteeringvolunteeringisconnectedwithlowerinstancesofdepressionandreducestheriskofdyingby22percent.YourAttentionMostofusthinkwe’regoodlistenersbutaccordingtopsychologistPaulDonoghuemostpeopleareawarethatothersdon’tlistenaswellastheycoulD.Inadditionthey’renotfullyawarethattheythemselvesaren’tlistening.Whenpracticingmindfulnessmeditation正念禅修youfocusonwhatyouexperienceinthemomentandletyourthoughtsandemotionspassthroughwithoutjudgment.Didyouknowthatgivingsomeoneyourundividedattentionhelpsyoualso?Whendonewellactivelisteningstrengthensyourfocus－whichisamajorpartofgoodmeditation.YourCompassionThepsychologicalmeaningofcompassionistheabilitytounderstandanotherperson’semotionalstatE.Compassiondiffersfromempathy移情inthatthosewhoexperiencecompassionnotonlyputthemselvesinanotherperson’sshoesbutalsowanttoreducethatperson’ssuffering.Abrain-imagingstudyshowedthatthebrain’spleasurecentersareequallyactivewhenwegivemoneytothepooraswhenwereceivemoneyourselves.YourMoneyAccordingtoanexperimentthosewhospendmoneyonotherpeoplearesignificantlyhappierthanthosewhospendthesamequantityofmoneyonthemselves.Whetherornotyoucanofferothergiftsdonatingmoneyhelpsmakerealchangehappen.Itrepresentstimespentcompassionandcarefulattentiontotheneedsofothers.39.WhoisthehappiestaccordingtothestudymentionedinParagraph2?A.BillwhoisofteninvitedtoplaygolfbyhiswealthyunclE.B.TomwhoisonthewaytobetherichestmanintheworlD.C.Mikewhoisnotwell-offbutoftendoeswhathecantothoseinneeD.D.Johnwhoisadisabledyoungmanbuthasmarriedaverybeautifulgirl.40.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddepressioninParagraph5mean?A.pleasureB.unhappinessC.connectionD.misunderstanding41.Whichofthefourgiftsmattersmostaccordingtotheauthor?A.TimE.B.Money.C.Attention.D.Compassion.42.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toencouragepeopletohelpothers.B.Togivethemeaningofhappiness.C.ToofferapracticalwayoflifE.D.Toshowhiskindness.
PrideandPrejudicefortheModernWomanLetusimaginehowPrideandPrejudiceJaneAusten'smostfamousworkmightbeupdated200yearson.Austen'spopularityisrootedinherintelligencE.Buttodayshewouldcertainlyhavehadaverydifferentlifeaswouldhercharacters.Here'smyownsuggestion...Itisatruthfinallyanduniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglewomanwithbrainsdeservestohaveequalopportunitiestomenhoweverdisadvantagedshemayfeelbysexism.Mydearhusbandsaidhishopefulwifeonedayhaveyouheardthatthelocalstorestandingemptyforsolongistakenoverbyabrightyoungbusinesswoman?Herdullandindifferent漠不关心的husbandrepliedthathehadnot.Butitisitissherepliedexcitedly.MrDull-Husbandmadenoreply.Don'tyouwanttoknowherplans?shecriedwithsomeimpatiencE.WellclearlyyouthinkitmatterstoyoursillylittleheaD...soI'dbetterlisten.Wellmydeartherumour传言isthatshehasalreadysetupastringofsuccessfulbusinessesinnorthernEnglandthoughhowawomancanknowanythingaboutthatisbeyondme.Shewillmoveinherselfnextmonth.Whatishername?Bingley.Isshemarriedorsingle?Whataquestion!Andnoneofyourbusiness.Buthercomingwillbeafinethingforourfiveboys.Howso?Howcanitpossiblyaffectthem?Mydearlove;thoselazyboysneedsomethingtowakethemup.Thereareboundtobejobsgoing.Isthatherpointinsettlinghere?SurelyasawomanshehassimplytakenafancytotheplacE.Nonsensemylovehowlittleyou'venoticedtheworldhaschangeD.She'sgotafirst-ratedegreeandsomesortofbusinessqualificationI'mtolD.Shesurelyneedsoneofourboys!Perhapsyoumightgiveheracall.Me?No.Perhapsyoucantakeaninterest.Youstillhaveyourlooksafterall.ShemayevenofferyouajoB.Ohthat'snotlikely.Thesenewchancesbelongtotheyoungergeneration.ButnowyoumentionitIthinkI'llgoalongallthesamE.AndMrsBennetwentalong.Thatwas10yearsago.SheisnowmanagingdirectorofaFTSE-listedcompany....ItwouldremainthecaseofcoursethatMrsBennetwouldbeoneofveryfewwomenonthecompanyboardthathersalarywouldbelowerthanhermalecolleaguesherbonusofamorefemaledimensionandherlifespan年限amongthecity'sbusinessleadersshorterthantheirs.Stillshe'dnodoubthaveenjoyedDavos达沃斯经济论坛—andmightevenhavehobnobbed攀谈withinfluentialfigures.67.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Austenwasborn200yearsago.B.AustenrewrotePrideandPrejudicE.C.Austen'ssuccessliesinherwisdom.D.Austen'supdatedworkgainspopularity.68.TheunderlinedpartinthepassagesuggeststhatMrsBennet____.A.hadmixedfeelingsofadmirationandsurpriseaboutBingleyB.feltkindofworriedanddoubtfulaboutBingleyC.wasextremelyanxioustomeetBingleyD.hadagreatcuriosityaboutBingley69.IntheeyesofMrsBennetBingleysurelyneededoneoftheirboysto____.A.getmarriedtoB.workforherC.helphermoveinD.takeoverherstore70.20.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?A.Womenwithbrainscanalsobeassuccessfulasmen.B.Womenhavetopayahighpriceforsuccess.C.A.judgmentmustbemadefreefromprejudicE.D.Sexdiscriminationstillexistsnowadays.
WorkisaveryimportantpartoflifeintheUnitedStates.WhentheearlyProtestantimmigrantscametothiscountrytheybroughttheideathatworkwasthewaytoGodandheaven.ThisattitudetheProtestantWorkEthic道德规范stillinfluencesAmericatoday.Workisnotonlyimportantforeconomicbenefitsthesalarybutalsoforsocialandpsychologicalneedsthefeelingofdoingsomethingforthegoodofthesociety.AmericansspendmostoftheirlivesworkingbeingproductivE.FormostAmericanstheirworkdefinesthem:theyarewhattheydo.Whathappensthenwhenapersoncannolongerwork?AlmostallAmericansstopworkingatagesixty-fiveorseventyandretirE.Becauseworkissuchanimportantpartoflifeinthiscultureretirementcanbeverydifficult.RetireesoftenfeelthattheyareuselessandunproductivE.Ofcoursesomepeoplearehappytoretire;butleavingone’sjobwhateveritisisadifficultchangeevenforthosewholookforwardtoretiring.Manyretireesdonotknowhowtousetheirtimeortheyfeellostwithouttheirjobs.Retirementscanalsobringfinancialproblems.ManypeoplerelyonSocialSecuritycheckseverymonth.Duringtheirworkingyearsemployeescontributeacertainpercentageoftheirsalariestothegovernment.Eachemployeralsogivesacertainpercentagetothegovernment.WhenpeopleretiretheyreceivethismoneyasincomE.Thesechecksdonotprovideenoughmoneytoliveonhoweverbecausepricesareincreasingveryrapidly.Seniorcitizensthoseoversixty-fivehavetohavesavingsinthebankorotherretirementplanstomakeendsmeet.Therateofinflationisforcingpriceshighereachyear;SocialSecuritychecksalonecannotcoverthesegrowingexpenses.Thegovernmentofferssomeassistance补助Medicarehealthcareandwelfaregeneralassistancebutmanyseniorcitizenshavetochangetheirlifestylesafterretirement.Theyhavetospendcarefullytobesurethattheycanaffordtobuyfoodfuelandothernecessities.Ofcoursemanyseniorcitizensarehappywithretirement.Theyhavetimetospendwiththeirfamiliesorenjoytheirhobbies.Somecontinuetoworkparttimeothersdovolunteerwork.SomelikethoseintheRetiredBusinessExecutivesAssociationevenhelpyoungpeopletogetstartedinnewbusiness.ManyretiredcitizensalsobelongtoGoldenAgegroups.Theseorganizationsplantripsandsocialevents.Therearemanychancesforretirees.Americansocietyisonlybeginningtobeconcernedaboutthespecialphysicalandemotionalneedsofitsseniorcitizens.ThegovernmentistakingstepstoeasetheproblemoflimitedincomE.Theyarebuildingnewhousingofferingdiscountsinstoresandmuseumsandonbusesandprovidingotherservicessuchasfreecoursesfoodserviceandhelpwithhousework.Retiredcitizensarearapidlygrowingpercentageofthepopulation.Thispartofthepopulationisveryimportantandwemustmeettheirneeds.Afteralleverycitizenwillbeaseniorcitizensomeday.60.TheauthorbelievesthatworkfirstbecameimportanttoAmericansbecauseof_______.A.religionB.economyC.psychologyD.family61.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.moneyandcheckB.seniorandjuniorC.workandretirementD.ProtestantsandAmericans62.WhenAmericansstopworkit’sdifficultforthemto_______.A.getSocialSecuritychecksB.feelproductiveC.enjoythemselvesD.bereligious
Itisacommonbeliefthatofallthewonderfulgiftsthatwe’vebeengivenoneofthegreatestisfreedom.Thatiswhysomanyofustrytogainfreedomatanycost.Butareallkindsoffreedomworthseeking?OnewindyspringdayIobservedyoungpeoplehavingfunusingthewindtoflytheirkites.Multicoloredcreationsofvaryingshapesandsizesfilledtheskieslikebeautifulbirdsmovinganddancing.Asthestrongwindsblewagainstthekitesastringkeptthemincheck.Insteadofblowingawaywiththewindtheyaroseagainstittoachievegreatheights.Theyshookandpulledbuttherestraining约束stringandthetailkeptthembeingpulledalongfacingupwardandagainstthewinD.AsthekitesstruggledandtrembledagainstthestringtheyseemedtosayLetmego!Letmego!Iwanttobefree!Theyflewbeautifullyevenastheyfoughttherestrictionofthestring.FinallyoneofthekitessucceededinbreakingloosE.Freeatlastitseemedtosay.FreetoflywiththewinD.YetfreedomfromrestraintsimplyputisatthemercyofanunsympatheticsoftwinD.Itsoonfelltothegroundandlandedinamassofweedsandstringagainstadeadbush.Freeatlastfreetoliepowerlessinthedirttobeblownhelplesslyalongthegroundandtogetstucklifelessagainstthefirstobstruction障碍物.HowmuchlikekiteswesometimesarE.TheHeavengivesusmisfortunesandrestrictionsrulestofollowfromwhichwecangrowandgainstrength.Restraintisanecessarymatchforthewindsofopposition.SomeofusfoughtattherulessohardthatweneverflytoreachtheheightswemighthaveobtaineD.WekeeppartoftherulesorlawsandneverrisehighenoughtogetourtailsoffthegrounD.LetuseachrisetothegreatheightsrecognizingthatsomeoftherestraintsthatwemayfeelannoyedaboutareactuallythesteadyforcethathelpsusgoupandachievE.68.Thekitesstruggledandtrembledagainstthestringbecausethey________.A.wasrestrainedbythewindB.triedtogainabsolutefreedomC.wantedtodancelikebirdsD.wereatthemercyofthewind69.Whatcanwelearnfromtheresultofthekitethatbrokeloose?A.Freedompreventsusfromflying.B.Itisrestraintsthatstopusrising.C.Withoutrestraintwithoutfreedom.D.Thereisnojusticewithoutfreedom.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefifthparagraphmean?A.Ifwewanttoflyhigherweshouldfighthardatrules.B.Peopleshouldn’tobeyrulesbecauseit’shardtofollow.C.Rulesarenecessaryforustoreachahigherlevel.D.Somerulesaretoostrictforpeopletoobey.71.Intheauthor’sopinionsomeoftherestraints________.A.arewonderfulgiftsgivenbytheGodB.shouldbeendedrightawayC.aresomethingthatweareupsetaboutD.cangiveuspowertoflyhigher
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