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Theymaybejustpassingyourofficecomputerbagslung悬挂overoneshoulder.Ortheymaybesittinginacaroutsideitcausallytappingawayatalaptop.Theylooklikeinnocentpassers-by.Infacttheyarestealingyourcorporatesecrets.Drive-byhackingisthetrendytermgiventothepracticeofbreakingintowirelesscomputernetworksfromoutsidethebuildingsthathousethem.A.recentstudyintheUKsponsoredbyRSADataSecurityfoundthattwo-thirdsoforganizationswithwirelessnetworkswereriskingtheirdatainthisway.Securityexpertspatrolled巡逻severalstreetsintheCityofLondonseekingevidenceofwirelessnetworksinoperation.Of124thattheyidentified83weresendingdatawithoutencrypting加密them.Suchdatacouldreadilybepickedupbyapasser-byarmedonlywithaportablecomputerawirelessmodemandafewpiecesofsoftwarethatcanbefreelydownloadedfromtheInternet.Thedatacouldincludesensitivecompanydocumentscontainingvaluableinformation.Ortheycouldbee-mailidentitiesandpasswordsthatcouldbeusedbyhackerstologintocorporatenetworksasiftheywerelegalusers.MostcompaniesusingwirelessnetworkingtechnologydonottakeeventhesimplestofmeasurestoprotecttheirdatA.Nearlyallwirelessnetworktechnologycomeswithsomebasicsecurityfeaturesthatneedonlytobeactivated激活inordertogiveaminimumlevelofsecurityforexamplebyencryptingthedatabeingpassedoverthenetwork.RaymonKruckbusinessdevelopmentmanageratCheckPointSoftwareasecuritytechnologyspecialistbelievesthiscouldbepartlyapsychologicalproblem.Peopleseethesolidwallsoftheirbuildingassafeguardsandforgetthatwirelessnetworkscanextendupto200metersbeyondphysicalwalls.Companieswithoutanysecurityatallontheirwirelessnetworksmakeitridiculouslyeasyforhackerstobreakin.SwitchingonthesecuritythatcomeswiththenetworktechnologyshouldbeautomatiC.ThenthereareotherbasicstepsacompanycantakesaysMr.Krucksuchaschangingthepasswordsonthenetworkfromthedefault默认setting.CompaniescanalsoinstallfirewallswhichformabarrierbetweentheinternalnetworkandthepublicInternet.Theyshouldalsochecktheircomputerrecordsregularlytospotanyabnormalactivitywhichmightbetraythepresenceofahacker.71.AccordingtothestudysponsoredbyRSADataSecuritytwothirdsofthesubjects_______.A.hadmostoftheircompanydatastolenB.dependedonwirelesscomputernetworksC.wereexposedtodrive-byhackingD.wereunawareoftheriskofwirelesshacking72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredinthestudy?A.Thenumberofcomputerhackingincidents.B.ThenumberofwirelesscomputernetworksidentifieD.C.ThewayinwhichdataaresentandreceiveD.D.Thewayinwhichdataarehackedandstolen.73.Mostwirelessnetworktechnologyhas_________.A.dataencryptionprogramB.passwordsecurityprogramsC.illegal-userdetectionD.firewall74.RaymondKruckmostprobablyagreesthatwirelessnetworksecurityinvolves________.A.wirelesssignaladministrationB.changesinuser’sawarenessC.users’psychologicalhealthD.strongerphysicalwalls75.Thepassageismostlikelytobeseenina__________A.bookreviewB.sciencefictionC.textbookD.computermagazine
Everyoneneedsfriends.AstheoldsayinggoesNomanisanisland.Inotherwordsnoonecansurvive生存withoutthehelpandfriendshipofothers.OnecanhardlylivewithoutafrienD.SocietyismadeupofpeopleandmakingfriendsisaveryimportantpartinourlifE.Friendscangiveyoualot.Firstlyifyouhavetroublewithsomeproblemsyoucantalktoyourgoodfriendsandexchangedopinions.ThusyouwillfeelcomfortableandencouragedSecondlyifyouwishtodosomephysicalexercisessuchasplayingtabletennisyoucanplaywithfriendsandhaveagoodtimeInshortweneedfriends.Butwhatistruefriendship?Somepeoplethinkfriendsarepeoplewhomtheycanplaywithothersbelievetruefriendshipliesinsimilar相似的interests.Howeverinmyopinionafriendsinneedisafriendsindeed.Truefriendshipcanencourageyouwhenyouareindifficulties.Truefriendscangiveyouwarningsagainstdanger.TruefriendsnotonlysharewithyouyourjoyandhappinessbutalsoyourtroubleandanxietyWhenyouneedhimhewillgiveyouahandandsparenoefforts.Ofcoursetheseprinciplesarethesametoyouwhenyoutreatyourfriends.36.Whatkindoffriendsaretruefriends?A.PeoplewhomyoucanplaywithB.AfriendinneedC.FriendswhocanencourageyouwhenyouareindifficultiesD.Friendswhotreatyouthesameasyoutreatthem37.WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusbysayingNomanisanisland?A.ToformanislandweneedmorethanonemanB.WithoutfriendshippeoplecannotliveonanislandC.FriendscanmakeyoufeelcomfortableandencouragedD.Everyoneneedsfriends’helpandfriendship38.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasesparenoeffortsmean?A.Tryone’sbestB.MakenoeffortsC.AskforpaybackD.Goaway39.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthortowritethispassage?A.ToexplainwhyitisimportanttomakefriendsB.ToexplainhowtotellwhoaretruefriendsC.ToexplainhowtokeepfriendsshipD.Toexplainhowtokeephappy40.AccordingtothepassagewhichistrueA.Noteveryoneneedsfriends.B.OnecaneasilylivewithoutafrienD.C.TruefriendscanshareyourhappinessandyourworriesD.A.truefriendcan’tplaybasketballwithyou.
Shynessorsocialanxietycanmakesocializingverydifficult.Not36apleasurablesociallifemeansthepersonismissingalotinlifE.It'snotjustaboutgoingto37butgoingtosocialandeducationaleventstolearnanddevelop.Shynessisnotallowingpeopletodevelopasthey38thatiswhyovercomingshynessisso39.Youshouldnotpreventyourselffromhavingthegreatpleasuresinlife40youareshy.Youmust41getridofthesocialanxiety.Expertswilltellyouthatshynessispartofthegrowingupprocessinhumansbut42forsomepeopleitneverends.Itmaybeacceptableifyouareshyasa43buttobeshyasanadultisgoingto44yoursociallifeverypainfulifyouhaveanysociallifeatall.The45ofpeoplesufferingfromsocialanxietyisthatwhensocialeventscomeuptheyrespondwithafeelingoffear.Ontheotherhand46peoplewouldbeexcitedaboutit.Iftheshypersonisnotincontrolfearofsocialeventscomesautomatically.Overcomingshynessis47!Infact48selfhypnosisaudios自我催眠音49greatandfastforgettingridofthesocialanxiety.Hypnosisaudioswillhelpyou50andtrainyourunconsciousmindtobeincontrolandslowlyremovethefeelingoffearandyoucanrespondwith51andpleasurewhensocialeventscomeup.52listeningjustacoupleoftimesyounoticeavisible53inyourbehavior.Anxietylevelswillgo54andyouwillbemorerelaxedsociallyand55socializingagain.36.A.lackingB.havingC.enrichingD.missing37.A.partiesB.schoolC.workD.college38.A.canB.mayC.shouldD.will39.A.difficultB.likelyC.easyD.important40.A.becauseB.sothatC.butD.after41.A.thereforeB.insteadC.evenD.still42.A.unimportantlyB.unbelievablyC.unfortunatelyD.undoubtedly43.A.studentB.babyC.workerD.teenager44.A.makeB.changeC.becomeD.go45.A.questionB.problemC.topicD.solution46.A.healthyB.usualC.ordinaryD.normal47.A.necessaryB.possibleC.advisoryD.troublesome48.A.comingtoB.referringtoC.listeningtoD.applyingto49.A.worksB.runsC.leavesD.adapts50.A.progressB.relaxC.liveD.switch51.A.disappointmentB.astonishmentC.excitementD.amazement52.A.BeforeB.AfterC.WithoutD.On53.A.gradesB.incomeC.differenceD.happiness54.A.downB.upC.outD.off55.A.dislikeB.enjoyC.preferD.avoid
Youheardaboutthesignpostedonafarmfence?Insidetherewasabigandmean凶的bull.ThesignreadDon’tattempttocrossthisfieldunlessyoucandoitin9.9seconds.Thebullcandoitin10!Don’ttrytocrossthatfieldunlessyouareprepared!Andisn’tthatthewayitisinlife?Wehavetobereadywhentheopportunityarisesorelsewewillhavelittlechanceofsuccess.Sixth-gradeteacherMs.Sheltonbelievedinreadiness.Whenshewalkedintotheclassroomonthefirstdayandbeganwritingwordsofaneighth-gradelevelontheblackboardthestudentsimmediatelysaidthatthewordswerenotattheirlevelandtheycouldn’tlearnthem.Theirteacherinsistedthattheycouldandwouldlearnthesewords.Shesaidthatshewouldneverteachdowntothem.Ms.Sheltonendedbysayingthatoneofthestudentsintheclassroomcouldgoontogreatnessmaybeevenbepresidentsomedayandshewantedthemtoprepareforthatday.Ms.Sheltonsaidthosewordsmanyyearsago.Littledidsheknowthatsomedayoneofherstudents—JesseJackson—wouldtakethemseriously.Shebelievedthatiftheywerewellpreparedtheycouldachievehighgoals.RalphWaldoEmersononcesaidPeopleonlyseewhattheyarepreparedtoseE.Ifthat’struethenitisalsotruethattheyonlybecomewhattheyarepreparedtobecomE.Andalotoflifeisjustaboutgettingready.Thinkoftodayasachancetoprepareyourselffortheexcitingfutureyouarelookingfor.TodayisnotwasteD.Ifyoudesiremorefromlifeyoucanusetodayastraining.ForyouwillexperienceonlywhatyouarepreparedtoexperiencE.Somethingwonderfulcanhappen.Andyoucanusetodaytogetreadyfortomorrow.68.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraphtothewholepassage?A.Toexplainthehighspeedisimportanttoourlives.B.Toshowweshouldgetreadywhentheopportunityarises.C.TointroducehowtograspthebestwaytocrossthisfielD.D.Toproveit’srightforMs.Sheltontobelieveinreadiness.69.WhydidMs.Sheltoninsiststudentscouldandwouldlearnthewordsofaneighth-gradelevel?A.Becauseshebelievedoneofthestudentsintheclassroomcouldgoontogreatness.B.Becausethewordsofaneighth-gradelevelisjustsosototheSixth-gradestudents.C.Becauseshebelievedthatiftheywerewellpreparedtheycouldachievehighgoals.D.BecauseitisalsotruethattheyonlybecomewhattheyarepreparedtobecomE.70.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.GetReadyforTomorrowB.Don’tWasteTimeC.ChallengeYourselfD.Ms.SheltonaFamousTeacher
Youprobablyknowyoushouldsaypleaseandthankyouatrestaurants.Youprobablyknowtherulesofalibrary.Youknowyoushouldrespectandbenicetoyourclassmates.Butdoyouhavemusicmanners?KeepItDown!YouhavetonoticethevolumeofyourmusiC.Youshouldnotplayyourmusicsoloudthateveryonearoundyoucanhearit.Somepeoplemightevengetangry.UsuallywhenyouplaythemusicloudonanMP3playerotherpeoplecan'thearthewordsofthesong.TheyjusthearaloudsounD.Noonewantstolistentothis.Veryloudmusiccanalsobebadforyourears.SoevenifyouarealonewhenlisteningtoourMP3playersyoushouldn'tturnituptoohigh.TakeThemOff!YouneedtoknowwhentoturnyourMP3offandputitaway.Librariesandschoolsdon'tallowMP3players.Thereareotherplaceslikemuseumsthatdon'thaverulesbutitwouldberudetohaveyourMP3playeron.Sometimesitdoesn'tmakesensetolistenonyourMP3playeratevent.Whywouldyoulistentomusicataplayamovieorasportingevent?YouwouldmisswhatisgoingonandotherswouldwonderwhyyouevencamE.TakeOneOut!Onceinawhileit'sokayjusttotakeoutoneearphoneandnotother.ImagineyouarelisteningonyourMP3playerwhensomeoneasksyoutheway.Itwouldnotberudetotakeoutoneearphonetellhimthewayandputbacktheearphoneandcontinuelistening.Youcanalsodothiswhenyouorderfoodatafast-foodrestaurantorwhenyouanswerthetelephoneandit'snotforyou.It'sYourChoice!Therearetimeswhenyouneedtodecidewhatisbest.ForexamplesomepeoplecanlistentomusicontheirMP3playerswhenreadingbookswhileothersthinkitisdisturbing.Incaseslikethisyouneedtodowhatseemsrightforyou.61.TheunderlinedwordvolumeinParagraphTwoprobablymeans_________.A.thetypeofmusicB.thelengthofasongC.theamountofasoundD.thecolourofanMP3player62.Weshouldturndownthemusicwhenwearealonebecauseloudmusic_________.A.isnotenjoyableB.hurtsourearsC.isbadforMP3playersD.makesustired63.IfwelistentoourMP3playerataplay_________.A.wewillmisspartoftheplayB.theactorswillgetangryC.otherswon'theartheplaywellD.thetheatrewon'tallowit64.Wecantakeoneearphoneoutwhenwe_________.A.havedinnerwithourparentsB.talktofriendsonthephoneC.watchasportingeventD.showotherstheway65.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.MusicLoversB.MP3PlayersC.MusicMannersD.MP3Earphones
TheotherdayIheardafewlocalmusicianstalking:Ihatealltheterriblepianosinthistown.Ihatethatrubbishtheyplayontheradio.Theycan’tevenunderstandabitofmusiC.I’mneverplayinginthatclubagain.Toomanydrunksandnobodylistenstous.ButoneyoungermusiciansaidThereareafewclubsthatbookmybandafewnightsamonthandI’mtryingtofindotherplacestoplay.I’malsolookingtobookafewsummerfestivalsthisyear.I’veheardthatyouaretheaverageofthefivepeoplewhomyouspendthemosttimewithortoputitanotherwayyouarewhoyourfriendsarE.Attitudesareimportant.Whetherthey’repositiveornegativethey’rerubbingoffonyou.Ifyou’rearoundpeoplewhocomplainaboutlackofworkandaboutothermusiciansorblame责怪othersandyouplaytheroleofvictim受害者chancesareyouwillstarttoaswell.Soit’stimetotakealookatthepeopleyoucallfriends.Thisisaneasyexercise:Makealistofthepeoplewhoyouhangoutwithandsimplystopspendingtimewiththenegativepeopleonyourlist.Setanewstandard标准foryourselfanddon’tbecomefriendswithpeoplewhofallbelowthatstandarD.Keepsuccessfulpeoplearoundyouandyourownchancesforsuccesswillbemuchbetter.Askthemhowtheydoit.Askiftheywillhelpyougettheworkyou’relookingforormaybegiveyousomeadvicetohelpyouonyourcareerpath.71.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.friendinneedisafriendindeedB.HowtomakefriendshiplastforeverC.YouarewhoyourfriendsareD.Friendsarethemostimportantinone’ssuccess72.Theunderlinedsentencethey’rerubbingoffonyouinParagraph6means______.A.they’llpushyouaheadB.they’llinfluenceyouC.they’llcoveryourshortcomingsD.they’llhelpyouachieveyourgoal73.Themusicians’wordsatthebeginningarewrittenmainlytoshow______.A.themusicians’livingconditionsarequitepoorB.peoplehavepoortasteinmusicC.peoplehavedifferentattitudestowardsthesamethingD.youngpeoplehavegreaterchancesofsucceeding74.BytakingtheexercisementionedinParagraph7youcan______.A.improvealotinmakingmorefriendsB.cometotherightwayofmakingfriendsC.developabetterrelationshipwithyourfriendsD.arrangethetimewithyourfriendsproperly75.Thepassageismainlywrittenfor______.A.musiciansB.managersC.negativepeopleD.peoplewantingtosucceed
Aresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperiences?Strangelyenoughtheanswertoboththesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextent程度ourintelligenceisgiventousatbirthandspecialeducationcannevermakeagenius天才outofachildbornwithlowintelligencE.Ontheotherhandachildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofaperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirthbutwhetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisviewnowheldbymostexpertscanbesupportedinanumberofways.Itiseasytosaythatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.ThecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeopletheclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligencE.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulationitislikelythattheirdegreesofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.Ifontheotherhandwetaketwoidenticaltwinstheywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsistersparentsandchildrenusuallyhavesimilarintelligenceandthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.Imaginethatnowwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendoneforexampletoauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedevelopingandthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.ThisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachotherbutwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreesofintelligencE.67.Byusingtheexamplethattwopeoplecloserinbloodrelationshiparecloserinintelligencethatwriterwantstoprove_.A.intelligencecanbedevelopedbyenvironmentB.intelligenceisgivenatbirthC.intelligencecanbedevelopedbyexperienceD.educationplaysanimportantpartinthedevelopmentofeducation68.A.childwholivesinrichandvariedsurroundingsturnsouthigherinintelligencebecause________.A.hisfamilyisrichandthereforecanaffordtodevelophisintelligenceB.hecanbreakthelimitsofintelligencefixedatbirthC.hisfamilyisrichandprovideshimwithvarioushealthyfoodD.thesesurroundingsarelikelytohelphimreachthelimitsoftheirintelligence69.Inthesecondparagraphifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulation...meansifwe____.A.choosetwopersonswhoarerelativeB.takeouttwodifferentpersonsC.choosetwopersonswithdifferentintelligenceD.pickanytwopersons70.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe__________.A.BirthandEnvironmentB.IntelligenceC.TheAnswertoaQuestionD.IntelligenceandEducation
RecentlyaprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLife.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourdaytodaylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.FromthewaytheyspendtheirmoneytheycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlifE.HesaysthatourrelationwithothersoftenbecomesclearlydefinedwhenmoneyentersthepicturE.YoumighthavewonderfulfriendshipwithsomebodyandyouthinkthatyouhaveaverygoodfrienD.Butyouwillknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimtolendyousomemoney.IfhedoesitbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseemsstrongerthaneverbeforE.Oritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn't.Thispersonmaysaythathehasacertainfeelingbutifitisnotcarriedoutinthemoneyworldthereissomethinglessrealaboutit.Sincemoneyissoimportanttousweconsiderthosewhopossessalotofittobeveryimportant.Theauthorinterviewedsomemillionairesinresearchinghisbook.Question:Whatisthemostsurprisingthingyouhavediscoveredaboutbeingrich?Answer:Themostsurprisingthingiswhypeoplegivemesomuchrespect.Iamnothing.Idonotknowmuch.AllIamisrich.Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoneybutwhatisitfor?Inhisbooktheprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodernsociety:tobringbacktheideathatmoneyisaninstrumentratherthantheenD.MoneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerialworldbutexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflifE.60.Theauthorseemstobelievethataskingyourfriendtolendyousomemoney________.A.isagoodwaytotestyourfriendshipB.willdoharmtoyourfriendshipC.willstrengthenyourfriendshipD.isagoodwaytobreakoffyourfriendship61.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemillionairefromhisanswerintheinterview?A.HedoesnotfeelthatheiswelleducateD.B.Hedoesnotthinkthatheisaveryimportantperson.C.Hedoesnotthinkthatbeingrichisworthsomuchattention.D.Hedoesnotconsiderhimselftobeverysuccessful.62.WhatdoestheAmericanprofessorofphilosophywanttoexplaininhisbook?A.MoneyisanenD.B.Moneyisameans.C.Moneyiseverything.D.Moneyisunimportant.63.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthordisagreewith?A.Moneyisimportantinmodernsociety.B.Themeaningoflifedoesnotcompletelylieinmoney.C.WealthwillsurelybringtheownerhappinessD.Happinessisnotnecessarilytheresultofwealth.
Theyarethesortoffriendswhoaresoclosetheytrusteachotherwiththeirlives.Ifonefallstheotheristheretocatchthem.TheyareWellmanwhoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoinarock-climbingaccidentandCorbettanexperiencedrockclimber.TogethertheyclimbedupHalfDomethefamous2000-footrockintheYosemiteNationalParkthroughoneofthemostdifficultroutes路线.DuringtheclimbCorbetttooktheleadhitinthemetalspikes尖状物thatguidedtheropesandclimbedup.ThenafterWellmanpulledhimselfuptheropeCorbettwentdowntoremovethespikesandclimbedupagain.Thisprocesswasrepeatedtimeandagaininchbyinchfor13days.Wellman’sjobwasnoteasyeither.HegothimselfuptheropethroughupperbodystrengthalonE.InallWellmanfiguredthathehaddone5000pull-upsuptheropeontheclimB.HoweverwhenthetwomenfirstmettheynevertalkedaboutclimbingHeknewthatwashowIgotinjuredWellmansaiD.UntilonedayWellmandecidedthathewantedtoclimbagainandtheystartedtraining.TheirclimbofHalfDomewasnotallsmooth.AtonepointpiecesofrockgaveawayandCorbettdroppeddownquickly.Wellmanlockedtheirropeinplacestoppingthefallat20feet.Hisquickactionprobablysavedhisfriend’slifE.Yourpartnercansaveyourlife---youcansaveyourpartner’slifE.Wellmansaidasthepairreceivedcongratulationsfromfriends.Therearerealcloseties.46.WhichofthefollowingwasachallengeforCorbettinclimbingHallDome?A.Toclimbuptoremovethespikes.B.ToclimbittwicE.C.Todo5000pull-upsuptheropE.D.TolocktheropeinplacE.47.Whydidthetwomennevertalkaboutclimbingwhentheyfirstmet?A.CorbettwaspoorlytraineD.B.Wellmanhadlostinterestinclimbing.C.Corbettdidn’twanttohurtWellman.D.Wellmanhadn’tdecidedwhethertoclimbagain.48.WhatdoweknowaboutWellman?A.HeclimbedHalfDomebyhimself.B.Hewasdisabledinatrafficaccident.C.Hestoppedrock-climbingforsometimE.D.HewassavedbyCorbettduringtheclimB.49.Themainideaofthetextisthat____________.A.twoheadsarebetterthanonE.B.friendshipispreciousinlifE.C.thedisabledshouldnevergiveup.D.amancanbedestroyedbutcannotbedefeateD.
Honestymaywellbethepolicybutitoftendesertsuswhennooneiswatchingpsychologistsreporttoday.Experimentswithanhonestyboxtocollectpaymentsforhotdrinksshowthatpeoplearebetteratpayingupwhenunderthegaze注视ofapairofeyes.ThesurprisewasthattheeyeswerenotrealbutphotographeD.ResearchersatNewcastleUniversitysetuptheexperimentinsecret.Theyattachedapostertoacupboardofmugsabovean-honestyboxalongsideakettlewithteacoffeeandmilk.Over10weekstheyalternatedeachweekbetweenimagesofeyesandpicturesofflowers.Ifnobodyiswatchingusitisinourintereststobehaveselfishly.Butwhenwethinkwe'rebeingwatchedweshouldbehavebettersopeopleseeusasco-operativeandbehavethesamewaytowardsusDr.BatesonsaiD.Wethoughtwe'dgetaslighteffectwitheyesbutitwasquitestrikinghowmuchdifferencetheymadE.Evenatasubconscious潜意识的levelitseemspeoplerespondtoeyesandthatmightbebecauseeyessendastrongbiologicalsignalwehaveevolved进化torespondto.ThefindingwhichresearchersbelieveshedslightonourevolutionarypastcouldbeturnedtopracticalusE.Thepsychologistssayimagesofeyescouldpromoteticketsalesonpublictransportandimprovemonitorsystemstopreventantisocialbehavior.63.Thispassageismainlyabout_______________.A.thepolicyofhonestyB.anhonestyboxtocollectmoneyC.evolutiononhonestyD.anexperimentonhonesty64.Thereasonfordoingtheexperimentsecretlyisthattheresearchers_____________.A.wantedtogetacomparativelymoreexactresultB.hadknowntheywantedtodosomethingillegallyC.meanttogettheco-operationoftheircolleaguesD.intendedtosellthehotdrinksatahigherprice65.Peoplebehavehonestlyunderwatchfulgazeofeyesbecause_____________.A.theywanttoleaveagoodimpressionB.theyfeartobelaughedatbyothersC.they'vegotthenaturethroughevolutionD.theytakethephotoforarealpairofeyes66.Theunderlinedphraseshedslightoninthelastparagraphmeans_____.A.causessomebodytobecomecheerfulB.makessomethingeasiertounderstandC.comesuponsomethingbyaccidentD.bringssomethingintothebroaddaylight
EVERYONENEEDSFRIENDSEveryoneneedsfriends.WeallliketofeelclosetosomeonE.Itisnicetohaveafriendtotalklaughanddothingswith.SurelytherearetimeswhenweneedtobealonE.Wedon’talwayswantpeoplearounD.ButwewouldfeellonelyifweneverhadafrienD.NotwopeoplearejustthesamE.Sometimesfriendsdon’tgetalongwell.Thatdoesn’tmeanthattheynolongerlikeeachother.Mostofthetimetheywillmakeupandgoonbeingfriends.Sometimesfriendsmoveaway.ThenwefeelverysaD.Wemissthemverymuch.Butwecallthemandwritetothem.Itcouldbethatwewouldevenseethemagain.Andwecanmakenewfriends.Itissurprisingtofindouthowmuchwelikenewpeoplewhenwegettoknowthem.FamiliessometimesnametheirchildrenafteraclosefrienD.Manypeoplearenamedaftermenorwomenwhohavebeenfriendlytopeopleinatown.Somelibrariesarenamedthisway.Soaresomeschools.Wethinkofthesepeoplewhenwegototheseplaces.Thereismoregoodnewsforpeoplewhohavefriends.Theylivelongerthanpeoplewhodon’t.Why?Itcouldbethattheyarehappier.Beinghappyhelpsyoustaywell.Oritcouldbejustknowingthatsomeonecares.Ifsomeonecaresaboutyouyoutakebettercareofyourself.56.Themainideaofthispassageis______.A.thatpeopleareallfriendsB.thatpeopleneedfriendsC.howtogettoknowfriendsD.howtonameaplace57.Thefirstparagraphtellsus______.A.noneneedsfriendsB.wealwaysneedfriendsaroundusC.makingfriendsistheneedinpeople’slifeD.weneedtobealone58.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peoplearenothappywhentheirfriendsleavethem.B.Peoplecanknowtheirfriendsindifferentways.C.Peoplewillneverseetheirfriendsaftertheirfriendsmoveaway.D.Peopleliketheirfriendsverymuchiftheygettoknowthem.59.Whydopeoplewhohavefriendslivelongerthanthosewhodon’t?A.Becausetheyfeelhappierandarehealthy.B.Becausetheygetalotofhelpfromtheirfriends.C.Becausetheytakebettercareoftheirfriends.D.Becausetheyarebeingwelltakencareofbytheirfriends.
BreathewaveandsmilE.Alongwithmorethan300otherseniorsImarchedintothestadiumontheafternoonofMay10.Theaudienceburstintodeafeningcheers.Thehugestadiumshookwithallthewhistlingandclapping.ItwasasifaHollywoodsuperstarhadwalkedonstagE.Andindeedeverysingleseniorthatdaywasastarofthemoment.Eachdeservedit.Theseniorshadbeenpreparingforfouryearsforthisonce-in-a-lifetimemoment—thecommencement毕业典礼.SeatedIwaitedanxiouslyfortheopeningaddress.AsaforeignexchangestudentIwasnotabletoreceiveadiplomA.HoweverIstillhadthewonderfulfeelingofbeingpartofthings.LiketheothergraduatesIwasdressedinmarroncapandgown方帽长袍.OurprincipalMr.Gloverdeliveredashortwarmgreeting.TheUSnationalanthemfollowedandthenhandsonchestsasolemnPledgeofAllegiance对美国的忠孝宣誓.Studentswhohadexcelledacademicallygavefarewellspeeches.Thetearsinsomeeyesconvincedmethatmanyhaddeepfeelingsabouttheoccasion.ItwasastheclassmottosaysLifebringsustearssmilesandmemories.Thetearsdry;thesmilesfade;butthememorieslastforever.Thencamethecore核心ofthecommencement.HundredsofnameswereannounceD.Eachgraduatewalkedacrossthestagetoreceivehisorherdiplomafromtheprincipal.Fromthedifferentcheerseachgraduategotwehadthefunnysensethatitwasakindofcompetitionofwhocouldcheertheloudest.Tobehonestthepresentationofdiplomasgotboring.A.girlsittingnexttomeevenstartedyawning.Butitwasn’tboringforthosereceivingthediploma:theywouldtreasurethemomenttheprincipalplacedthesacredbrowndocumentintheirhandsfortherestoftheirlives.Anewpageinthebookofthatperson’slifehadturneD.Theywereglimpsingtheirfutures:futuresofchallengehardshipperhapslonelinesstoowhichwouldtakealloftheircouragE.55.What’sthearticlemainlyabout?A.AnAmericanhighschool’sgraduationceremonyB.Theopeningceremonyofasportsmeeting.C.A.presentationofcollegediplomas.D.A.UScollege’sfarewellparty.56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthorisFALSE?A.Shewasoneofthegraduates.B.Shewasaforeignexchangestudent.C.ShewasexcitedtoreceiveherdiplomA.D.Shefeltitgreattobeattheceremony.57.Therightorderofthefollowingeventsis_____________.A.Diplomaswerepresentedtograduates.B.Studentsgavefarewellspeeches.C.TheUSnationalanthemwasplayeD.D.Theprincipalgaveashortwarmspeech.E.Seniorswentintothestadium.A.bcadeB.cdbeaC.dbeacD.edcba58.Fromthetextwecanconcludethat_______.A.adiplomaensuresagoodjobB.adiplomaguaranteesabrightfutureC.thecommencementsymbolizesthebeginningofanewstageinlifeD.everyonefeltexcitedatthepresentationofthediploma
Everyonehasgottwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou'reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviourbutwhenyou'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.61.Accordingtothewriteryounaturallyshowyoursecretandrealpersonality_______.A.onlyinanormalnightB.onlywhenyougotosleepC.onlywhenyourefusetoshowyourselftotheworldD.onlywhenyouchangesleepingposition62.WhichisNOTmentionedinthesecondparagraphaboutaperson'spersonalityA.Heorsheisalwaysopenwithothers.B.Heorshealwayslikesnewideasearlierthanothers.C.Heorsheisalwayseasilyupset.D.Heorshetendstobelieveinothers.63.PointoutwhichsentenceisusedtoshowthepersonalityofapersonwhoisusedtosleepingonhisorherstomachA.Heorsheiscarefulnottooffendothers.B.Heorshedoesn'twanttosticktohisorheropinion.C.Heorshecan'tbesuccessfulinanybusiness.D.Heorshelikestobringothershappiness.64.Maybeyoudon'twanttomakefriendswithapersonwhosleepscurledup.WhyA.Heorshewouldratherbealonethancommunicatewithyou.B.Heorsheisrarelyreadytohelpyou.C.Heorsheprefersstayingathometogoingout.D.Heorshewouldn'tliketogethelpfromyou.65.Itappearsthatthewritertendstothinkhighlyofthepersonwhosleepsononesidebecause__________.A.heorshealwaysshowssympathyforpeopleB.heorsheisconfidentbutnotstubbornC.heorshehasmorestrengthsthanweaknessesD.heorsheoftenconsidersannoyingpeople
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.67.WhydidexpertspaylittleattentiontotheproblemofAtlantis?A.Becauseitworkedperfectly.B.BecausetherightboosterwasstillOK.C.Becausenothingserioushappenedthen.D.Becausefewerpeoplediedintheflight.68.Feweraccidentshappentoolderairlinesinthat________.A.theirplanescouldn’tflyhighintheskyB.theygainedmuchfromexperienceinfailureC.theirplaneswereoftencheckedbytheexpertsD.theywereunpopularamongpassengers69.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto________.A.showfailureisabetterteacherthansuccessB.explainwhyChallengerfailedC.introducesomethingaboutProfDesaiD.tellmanagershowtoachievesuccess70.WhichwritingstrategyisNOTusedindevelopingthepassage?A.Givingdefinitions.B.Makingcomparisons.C.Analyzingcauses.D.Providingdifferentexamples.
Whenyouarecuriousaboutsomethingandwanttoknowmoreaboutityoucanusethewayofaskingquestions.Askingquestionsisthefirststeptomakediscoveriesandfindinterestinganswers.Thestepsbelowcanguideyouduringtheresearch.Step1Onanotecardorapieceofpaperwritedownthesubjectthatyouareinterestedin.Justgetthemainideadown.Forexampleyoumightwrite:Discovermoreaboutdinosaurs.Step2Stopandthinkforamomentaboutwhatyoualreadyknowaboutyoursubject.Listwhatyoualreadyknowlikethesentencesbelow:1.DinosaurslivedlongbeforehumanbeingsappeareD.2.Dinosaurslivedontheearthformorethan150millionyears.3.Somedinosaursfedonplantssomeonmeat.Step3Whatcanyoudowithwhatyouwanttolearn?Byaskingquestions.Onyourpaperstartwritingdownquestionsaboutthedinosaursasyouthinkofthem:1.What’sthebestweatherfordinosaurstolivein?2.Howmanykindsofdinosaursarethere?3.Havedinosaursreallydisappeared?Step4Armedwithyourlistofquestionsyoucannowgotothenearestlibraryorcomputertobeginyourresearch.Asyoulearnmoreaboutyoursubjectyou’llprobablydiscoversomenewquestions.Forexampleyoumightdiscoverthatdinosaursdisappearedabout65millionyearsago.Why?Whathappened?Askingnewquestionscanhelpyouresearchyoursubjectmorewidely.Thenexttimeyoufindsomethinginterestingtoresearchtaketimetoorganizeyourthinkingbyaskinggoodquestions.Andremember—learningmorealwaysbringmorequestions.61.Whenyoudosomeresearchyoushouldtakethefollowingsteps:______.①listwhatyouwanttoknow②choosearesearchsubject③listwhatyoualreadyknow④discovernewproblemsA.①④③②B.②③①④C.③②④①D.④③①②62.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceArmedwithyourlistofquestionsmean?A.Puttingyourlistofquestionsunderyourarm.B.Discussingyourquestionswithyourclassmates.C.Writingdownyourlistofquestions.D.Takingyourlistofquestionswithyou.63.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.YoucanfindalltheanswersonlinE.B.Learnmoreandyou’llhavenoquestions.C.Duringtheresearchyoumaykeepfindingnewquestions.D.Askingquestionsistheonlywayforresearch.64.Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.A.DiscoveringDinosaursB.AskingGoodQuestionsC.FindingSubjectsD.HavingInterestingAnswers
Fewthingshelpanindividualmorethantoplaceresponsibilityuponhimandlethimknowthatyoutrusthim.ThesewordsarefromtheblackAmericaneducatorBookerWashington.HewassayingthatIfyouwantpeopletogrowupyouhavetostoptreatingthemlikechildren.InAmericafamiliesareclosebutchildrenareencouragedtobeindependenttomaketheirowndecisionsevenataveryearlyagE.It’snotunusualforachildofseventobegivenanallowance津贴everyweek.ThechildisencouragedtosavesomeofthemoneybutheorshecanspenditonwhatevertheychooseforexamplebuyingclothesschoolsuppliesorCDs.Someteenagersevenhavetheirowncreditcards！That’sabigresponsibilitysinceevenadultsaretemptedtooverspendwhentheyhavecreditcards.FromanearlyageAmericanchildrenareaskedfortheiropinionsandtheyareincludedinfamilydecisionmaking.Atthedinnertableteenagerswillbelistenedtoonanytopicfrompoliticstobuyinganewfamilycarorwherethefamilywillgoonvacation.Inthiswayteenagersaregettingpracticeinbecomingindividualstheyarelearninghowtostandontheirowntwofeet.ManyChineseyoungpeoplearebecomingalmostasinterestedasAmericanteensinsearchingforindependencE.Theywanttoexpressthosequalitiesthatmakethemuniquehumanbeings.YoucanseethisinthewaytheydressthemusictheylistentoandthefriendstheychoosE.SuperGirlLiYuchuncaughttheimaginationofChineseteenagersontheSuperGirltelevisioncontest.ShewasnotthetraditionalniceyoungChinesegirl.Withhershortspikyhairandboylikeclothesshewastellingeveryonethatshewasdifferent.Shehadthecouragetobeherownpersonandtostandonherowntwofeet...andshewon!ThereisanoldsayingEveryoneshouldcarefullyobservewhichwayhisheartdrawshimandthenchoosethatwaywithallhisstrength.IfyoudothisstepbystepoveraperiodoftimeyoumayfindthatyouhavebecomethepersonyoualwayswantedtobE.57.Thepassageisintendedtoencouragetheyouthto________.A.savemoneyforusefulthingsB.becomeindependentC.expresstheirgreatambitionsD.makeimportantdecisions58.Achildofsevenisgivenanallowancesothathecan______.A.beacceptedasapopularguyB.learntodecidehowtousemoneyC.overspendmoneywithoutcareD.haveschoolsuppliesofhisown59.TheauthorimpliesthatmanyChinesechildren________.A.aremoreindependentthanAmericansB.shouldbecomeinterestedinAmericaC.arehappywiththeirpresentsituationD.arenotsatisfiedtobenicequietones60.Themainideaofthelastparagraphis________.A.thatweshoulddothingsstepbystepB.whyweshouldunderstandourdesiresC.whatweshouldplanforourownlifeD.howwecanmanagetorealizeourdreams
TheotherdayIheardafewlocalmusicianstalkingIhateallthepianosinthistownandIhatethatrubbishtheyplayontheradio.Theycannotevenunderstandrhythm韵律.Nobodywantstopaymusiciansanything.I’msickofallthepeoplewhowantyoutoplaywithoutpayingyou.OneyoungermusiciansaidThereareacoupleofclubswhowantmetoplayforafewnightsamonthandI’mtryingtofindotherplacestoplay.I’malsoplanningtojoininseveralsummerfestivalsthisyear.IreallylikedwhattheyoungermusiciansaidsoImadefriendswithhim.Attitudesareimportant.Whetherthey’repositiveornegative消极的they’reallrubbingoffonyou.Ifyou’rearoundpeoplewhoarealwayscomplaining抱怨orblaming责备othersitispossiblethatyouwillstartdoingthesameaswell.Ifyouspendlotsoftimewithpeoplewhodon’tsupportyourdreamsitistimetotakealookatthepeopleyoucallfriends.Thereisaneasyexerciseyoucantry.Makealistofthepeoplewhoyouoftenstaywithandsimplystopspendingtimewiththenegativepeopleonyourlist.Setanewstandardforyourselfanddon’tbecomefriendswithpeoplewhofallbelowthatstandarD.ThechoiceisalwaysyourstomakE.Ofcoursethisexerciseisentirelydifferentfrommakingfriendsonlyforthegoodofoneself.Wereallyshouldtrytohelpandspendtimewiththosewhoareworkingtowardsagoalordream.65.Themusicians’conversationatthebeginningistoshowthat______.A.musicians’livingconditionsarenotgoodB.peopleinthattownhavepoortasteinmusicC.differentpeoplehavedifferentattitudesD.youngpeoplearemorelikelytosucceed66.Theunderlinedpartthey’rerubbingoffonyouinParagraph2means______.A.they’llpushyouaheadB.they’llhaveaninfluenceonyouC.they’llkeepyoufrommovingonD.they’llhelpyourealizeyourdreams67.Whydidtheauthorwanttomakefriendswiththeyoungermusician?A.Heismoreactivethantheothers.B.Hecanearnmorethantheothers.C.Hehasmorethingstodothantheothers.D.Hisattitudeismorepositivethantheothers.68.BydoingtheexercisementionedinParagraph3youcan______.A.maketherightkindoffriendsB.improveyourabilitytomakefriendsC.developabetterrelationshipwithyourfriendsD.makesomenewfriendswiththesameinterestsasyou69.WecangetthefollowinginformationfromthepassageEXCEPT______.A.theyoungermusicianisapositivepersonandwouldbeagoodfriendB.onewillstartcomplainingifonespendstoomuchtimewithnegativepeopleC.theexercisecanhelpyoukeepclosetoreallyhelpfulfriendsD.oneshouldavoidmakingfriendswithpeoplewhohavelotsofdifficulties
Canfeelingofnostalgia怀旧begoodforyou?Orisitunhealthytohaveastrongloveforthepast?Foryearsmedicalexpertshavestudiednostalgiaandthereasonsforit.Manyexpertswarnthattoomuchnostalgiaisharmful.TheysaylivinginthepastshowsthatapersonisunhappywithhispresentlifE.Thesefeelingskeepthepersonfromlivinghislifetoitsfullest.Howeverexpertssayitisnormaltolovethepastsometimes.Infactalittlenostalgiacanenrichaperson’slifE.Dr.LouiseKaplanhaswrittenseveralbooksaboutnostalgiA.Shesaysthesefeelingsoftenbeginwhenayoungpersonisbetween13and19yearsolD.ThisisthetimewhenyoumustfacethelossofyourchildhoodKaplansays.YouseeyournewlifeiseasilydestroyeD.Butyouthinkromanticallyaboutagoldenpast.Yourememberyourchildhoodasatimewhenlifeisperfect.ThesefeelingscontinueasthepersongetsolderKaplanadds.Shesaysmanygrownpersonshaveahardtimekeepingupwithchangesinthemodemworldsotheythinkbacktotheiryoungeryears.Atthattimetheworldseemedsimpleandmoreharmless.Kaplansaysthesefeelingsdonotalwaysactuallyexist.Thegoodolddaysdidnotalwaysexist.Thegoodolddaysweren’talwaysgooD.Howevershesaysnostalgiacanbehelpfulifusedproperly.FeelingsofnostalgiacancauseyoutorememberatimewhenyouhadhighhopesanddreamsKaplansays.ItmightgiveyouthestrongwishtocatchthosedreamstodayinyourpastlifE.Sheaddsthatnostalgiacanpreventyoufromcuttingyourselfofffromyouraim.67.Feelingofnostalgia______.A.cancauseyoutothinkofyourpastwhichwasfullofhopesanddreamsB.mightcauseyoutotrytorealizethegoldendreaminthepresentlifeC.fillonewithhopesforthefutureD.bringaboutaloveforthepastandahopeforthefuture68.Thereasonforgrownpersonstothinkbacktotheirpastisthat______.A.theycanhardlykeepupwithchangesintoday’sworldB.timeishardsotheycannotkeepupwithchangesC.manygrownpersonshavelittletimekeepingupwithchangesinthemodernworldD.theylivedinthepastofwhichtheyarealwaysproud69.Whichofthefollowingisnottalkedaboutinthepassage?A.ToomuchnostalgiaisharmfulB.NostalgiashowsthatapersonisnotsatisfiedwithhispresentlifeC.OnlywomenhavefeelingsofnostalgiaD.Alittlenostalgiacanmakeaperson’slifemorecolorful70.Wemayalsousethissentenceasthetopicofthearticle:_______.A.ThoughtsonNostalgiaB.TheReasonsforNostalgiaC.WhyDoTheyThinkBacktothePastD.NostalgiaGoodorBad
HeyDadoneofmykidsaskedtheotherdaywhatwasyourfavouritefastfoodwhenyouweregrowingup?Wedidn'thavefastfoodwhenIwasgrowingupIinformedhim.Allthefoodwasslow.Wheredidyoueat?Itwasaplacecalled'athome'.Iexplained.GrandmacookedeverydayandwhenGrandpagothomefromworkwesatdowntogetheratthediningtableandifIdidn'tlikewhatsheputonmyplateIwasallowedtositthereuntilIlikedit.Someparentsneverownedtheirownhousessetfootonagolfcoursetravelledoutofthecountryorhadacreditcard.Myparentshaveneverdrivenmetosoccerpractice.Thiswasmostlybecauseweneverhadheardofsoccer.Ihadabicyclethatweighedprobably50poundsandonlyhadonespeed.Wedidn'thaveatelevisioninourhouseuntilIwas11.Iwas13whenItastedmyfirstpizza;itwascalledpizzapie.WhenIbitintoitIburnedtheroofofmymouthandthecheeseslidoffswungdownplastered粘贴itselfagainstmychinandburnedthattoo.It'sstillthebestpizzaIeverhad.Ideliverednewspaperssixdaysaweek.Thepapercost7centsofwhichIgottokeep2cents.Ihadtogetupat4:00a.m.everymorning.OnSaturdayIhadtocollectthe42centsfrommycustomers.Myfavouritecustomersweretheoneswhogaveme50centsandtoldmetokeepthechange.Ifyougrewupinagenerationbeforetherewasfastfoodyoumaywanttosharesomeofthesememorieswithyourchildrenorgrandchildren.Growingupisn'twhatitusedtobeisit?56.BysayingAllthefoodwasslowthewriterimpliesthat____.A.whenhewasgrowingupheneveratefastfoodB.hedidn'tlikefastfoodwhenhewasgrowingupC.hisgrandmamadefoodslowlyD.hehadtowaitforalongtimeforthefastfood57.Whenthewriterdidn'tlikethefoodhisgrandmacookedwhenhewasgrowingup_______.A.hisgrandmawouldmakesomethinghelikedB.hisgrandmawouldbuyhimfastfoodC.hewouldsittherewaitingforhisfavouritepizzapieD.hehadtoeatitorgowithout58.Thewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassageisto_____.A.tellhischildrentherewasnofastfoodinthepastB.tellusthatlifehasbeenchangingC.tellushowharditistodelivernewspapersD.madeusunderstandthemeaningoflife
Ifyougointotheforestwithfriendsstaywiththem.Ifyoudon’tyoumaygetlost.Ifyougetlostthisiswhatyoushoulddo.SitdownandstaywhereyouarE.Don’ttrytofindyourfriends—letthemfindyou.YoucanhelpthemfindyoubystayinginoneplacE.Thereisanotherwaytohelpyourfriendsorotherpeopletofindyou.Youcanshoutorwhistlethreetimes.Stop.Thenshoutorwhistlethreetimesagain.Anysignalgiventhreetimesisacallforhelp.Keepupshoutingorwhistling.Alwaysthreetimestogether.Whenpeoplehearyoutheywillknowthatyouarenotjustmakinganoiseforfun.Theywillletyouknowthattheyhaveheardyoursignal.Theywillgiveyoutwoshoutsortwowhistles.Whenasignalisgiventwiceitisananswertoacallforhelp.Ifyoudon’tthinkthatyouwillgethelpbeforenightcomestrytomakealittlehousewithbranches.Makeyourselfabedwithleavesandgrass.Whenyouneedsomewateryouhavetoleaveyourlittlebranchhousetolookforit.Don’tjustwalkaway.Pickoffsmallbranchesanddropthemasyouwalkinordertogobackagaineasily.WhenyouarelostthemostimportantthingtodoistostayinoneplacE.56.Whichsignalisacallforhelp?A.shoutinghereandthereB.shoutingorwhistlingthreetimestogetherC.cryingtwiceD.whistlingeverywhereintheforest57.Whenyouheartwoshoutsortwowhistlesyouknowthat____________________.A.someoneisafraidofananimalB.someoneneedshelpC.peoplewillcometohelpyouD.somethingterriblewillhappen58.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentence?A.LeavebranchestofindyourwaybackB.PickoffbranchestobuildanotherhouseC.UsebranchestomakeabedD.Dropbranchestolookforwater59.Themainideaofthepassageis________________________.A.howtotravelintheforestB.whatyoushoulddoifyouarelostintheforestC.whatyoushoulddoifyouwanttogetsomewaterD.howtospendthenightintheforest
Howhardwehaveallprayed祈祷togrowupquicklyandlookedforwardtothehappydaysofbeingagrown-upandenjoyingthemanyintereststhatayouthshouldhavE.Atlastyouhavegrownup.AtleastyouarenolongerachilD.Theycallyouyounglady.Youthenenjoythepleasureofbeingayounglady.Youareproudofbeingagrown-upteenager.Peoplewelcomeyou-thisyounglady-heartily.YouaregladthatyourprayerhasbeenanswereD.Butthereisalwayssomethingthattroublesyoualot.Yousay;PapaandMamagivemesomemoneypleasE.Mypocketmoneyisallgonealready.NotheysayyourageisadangerousagE.Ifyouhavetoomuchmoneytospenditwon’tdoyouanygooD.Thenyouhavetostayathomebecauseyoudarenotgooutwithanemptypocket.AnothertimeyoutellyourgrandmaGrandmaseeIamagrown-upnow.Goodnowyoucansithereandknit编织thisformewhileIgoandhavearest.Toshowthatyouarenomoreachildyouhavetosittherethewholeafternoondoingtheworkwhichonlyagrown-upcando.AfteranhouryoufindithardtodoandgivetheknittingbasketbacktoyourgrandmA.Yourgrandmacriticizesyourwork.YouhearwhatshesaysSuchabiggirlcan’tdosucheasywork.Youwishthenyouwereachildagain.Butthefactisyouaregrowingupandyoucan’thelpit.That’sthewayitgoes!60.Thepassageistoldabout_______problems.A.agrowing-upboy’sB.ateenagegirl’sC.anoldwoman’sD.agrown-up’s61.Itisclearthatthewriterasateenager________.A.ispleasedwiththepresentlifeB.isunhappyaboutgrowingupC.doesn’tthinkherpresentlifehappyenoughD.knowshappylifewillcometohersoon62.Fromwhatherparentssayweknow_________.A.theydon’tbelievesheisalreadyateenagerB.it’sdangerousforagirltospendmoneyC.theylovehermorethanbeforeD.theystillregardherasachild63.Havingheardhergrandma’scriticism_________.A.shehastolieinbeddoingnothingB.sheknowsshehasalreadyworkedthewholeafternoonC.shewishesshewerenotgrowingupD.shefindsitisn’therturntodoknitting
GoalscanhelpyoudobeandexperienceeverythingyouwantinlifE.Insteadofjustlettinglifehappentoyougoalsallowyoutomakeyourlifehappen.SuccessfulandhappypeoplehaveanideaofhowtheirlifeshouldbeandtheysetlotsofgoalstohelpthemsucceeD.BysettinggoalsyouaretakingcontrolofyourlifE.It’slikehavingamaptoshowyouwhereyouwanttogo.Thinkofitthisway.Therearetwodrivers.Onehasadestinationinmindwhichislaidoutforheronamap.Shecandrivestraighttherewithoutanywastedtimeorwrongturns.Theotherdriverhasnogoalordestinationormap.Shestartsoffatthesametimefromthesameplaceasthefirstdriverbutshedriveswithoutanaimaroundnevergettinganywherejustusingupgasandoil.WhichdriverdoyouwanttobeWinnersinlifesetgoalsandfollowthroughonthem.Winnersdecidewhattheywantinlifeandthengettherebymakingplansandsettinggoals.Unsuccessfulpeoplejustletlifehappenbyaccident.Goalsaren’tdifficulttosetandtheyaren’tdifficulttoreach.It’suptoyoutofindoutwhatyourgoalsandideals理想reallyarE.ResearchtellsusthatwhenwewriteagoaldownwearemorelikelytoachievE.Writtengoalscanbereviewedregularlyandhavemorepower.Likeacontractwithyourselftheyarehardertoneglect忽视orforget.Alsowhenyouwriteyourgoalsinaparticularwayyouareabletomakeyourselfbecontinuouslyalert警觉tosituationsthatwillfurtheryourgoals.61.Thewritergavetheexampleoftwodriverstoshow.A.howstupidthefirstdriverwasB.theimportanceofhavingamapandrightdirectionC.howstupidtheseconddriverwasD.theimportanceofsettinggoals62.Accordingtothepassagesuccessfulpeoplearedifferentfromunsuccessfulonesbecause.A.thesuccessfulpeoplesetgoalsforeverythingandcangethelpfromothersB.theunsuccessfulpeoplealwayssetunrealisticplansforthemselvesC.thesuccessfulpeoplesetgoalsintheirlivesandmakeplanstocarryitoutD.theunsuccessfulpeoplemakeplansforeverythingbutcannotworkhard63.Accordingtothepassagethemostimportantthinginrealizingone’sidealisto.A.trytoberealisticaboutone’sabilityB.letothershelphimorhertomakehisorherdreamcometrueC.letothersunderstandhimorherfirstthenworktogetherwiththemD.haveaclearmindofwhatheorshewantsinlife64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.GoalscanmakeyougaineverythingyouwantinlifeB.OnlysuccessfulpeoplecanbehappyC.Ifyouwanttosucceedyouneedtosetlong-termgoalsinsteadofshort-termgoalsD.Whenweputourgoaldownonpaperswearemorelikelytosucceed65.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.GoalshelpyousucceedB.HowtosucceedC.WhywealwaysfailedD.A.researchonsettinggoals
Mostfriendshipsdieanaturedeath:peoplemovechangejobsorstartdifferentstagesoflifE.Otherfriendshipshoweverendunexpectedly.Whenafriendshipisoverandyoudon’tunderstandwhyitcanbeespeciallypainful.Sometimesafriendendsyourrelationshipwithouttellingyouwhy.Thelossoffriendshipmightbeworthreflectingon.KnowingwhenafriendshipisoverandwhyitendsmayhelpyoubuildstrongerfriendshipsinthefuturE.●Seeifyoucanfindaproblem.Whenafriendshipisoverexamineyourrelationship.Perhapsyourememberyourfriendcomplainingthatyou’realwayslatE.Maybeyouseldomreturnyourfriend’sphonecalls.Whenafriendendsyourrelationshiptrytofindoutthereasonswhythefriendshipisover.●WritealettertoyourfrienD.Expressyourfeelingsaboutthefriendship.Doyoumissseeingthem?Doyouhaveanyregrets?Wouldyouactdifferentlyifyouwerestillfriends?Makeitanhonestcommunication.●Expressyourfeelingofbeinghurtoranger.Writeortalkabouthowyoufeelinaletter.Whenafriendshipisoverit’simportanttocommunicateexactlyhowhurtyoufeelandwhy.Writeuntilyouhavenothinglefttosay.Whenafriendendsyourrelationshipyoudohavetherighttoexpressyourself.●Communicatethatyouareopentopickupthefriendship.WhenafriendshipisoverandyouwanttoreconnectsomedaysendChristmasorbirthdaycards.Sayhiandsendgreetingsthroughmutual共有的friends.Whenafriendshipisoverdon’tgiveupuntilyou’reready.●Decidetomakeyourpresentfriendshipsbetter.Anadviseroncetoldmethatsimplytalkingaboutyourrelationshipstrengthensyourrelationship.Talktoyourpresentfriends.Aretheyhappywithyourfriendship?Ifafriendendsyourrelationshiplearnsomethingfromit.47.TheunderlinedphrasereflectingoninParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A.thinkingaboutB.givingupC.keepingonD.gettingangry48.WhatcanweknowfromSeeifyoucanfindaproblem.?A.Youarealwayslatewhenyouandyourfriendplantogoout.B.Youoftenrefusetoansweryourfriend’sphonecalls.C.YourfriendisfondofcomplainingallthetimE.D.Perhapsyourfriendshipisoverbecauseofyourproblem.49.WhenafriendshipisoveryoumaydoallthefollowingEXCEPT.A.writealettertoyourfriendtotellyourregretsB.talkabouthowyoufeelaboutyourfriendshipC.askyourfriendswhosefaultonearthitisD.sendyourgreetingstoyourfriendbeforegivingup50.Thepurposeofthispassageisto.A.explainwhyyouloseafriendshipB.suggestwhattodowhenafriendshipisoverC.tellyouwhenafriendshipisoverD.advisehowtoendafriendship
Manyteenagersfeelthatthemostimportantpeopleintheirlivesaretheirfriends.Theybelievethattheirfamilymembersespeciallytheirparentsdon’tknowthemaswellastheirfriendsdo.InlargefamiliesitisoftenforbrothersandsisterstofightwitheachotherandthentheycanonlygototheirfriendsforadvicE.Itisveryimportantforteenagerstohaveonegoodfriendormanyfriends.EvenwhentheyarenotwiththeirfriendstheyusuallyspendalotoftimetalkingamongthemselvesonthephonE.Thiscommunicationisveryimportantinchildren’sgrowingupbecausefriendscandiscusssomethingdifficulttosaytotheirfamilymembers.Howeverparentsoftentrytochoosetheirchildren’sfriendsforthem.Someparentsmayevenstoptheirchildrenfrommeetingtheirgoodfriends.ThequestionofchoiceisaninterestingonE.Haveyoueverthoughtofthefollowingquestions?Whochooseyourfriends?Doyouchooseyourfriendsoryourfriendschooseyou?Haveyougotagoodfriendyourparentdon’tlike?56.Whenteenagersstayalonetheusualwayofcommunicationisto_________.A.gototheirfriendsB.talkwiththeirfriendsonthephoneC.haveadiscussionwiththeirfamilyD.talkwiththeirparents57.WhichofthefollowingisDIFFERENTinmeaningfromthesentenceSomeparentsmayevenstoptheirchildrenfrommeetingtheirgoodfriends.?A.Someparentsmayevennotallowtheirchildrentomeettheirgoodfriends.B.Someparentsmayevenasktheirchildrentostayawayfromtheirgoodfriends.C.Someparentsmaywanttheirchildrentostoptomeettheirgoodfriends.D.Someparentsmayevennotlettheirchildrenmeettheirgoodfriends.58.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A.Parentsshouldlikeeverythingtheirchildrenenjoy.B.InallfamilieschildrencanchooseeverythingtheylikE.C.Teenagerscanonlygototheirfriendsforhelp.D.Parentsshouldtrytheirbesttounderstandtheirchildrenbetter.59.Themainideaofthispassageisthat___________.A.FriendscangivegoodadviceB.TeenagersneedfriendsC.Parentsoftenchoosetheirchildren’sfriendsforthemD.Goodfriendscancommunicatewitheachother
Whatwouldwedowithouthumour?Howwouldweenjoyspeakingwithothersifwedidnotusehumourtoinviteasmileoralaugh?Andhowwouldwemanageintimeswhenwefeelsadandlonely?Usinghumourwelightenupeachdayandwefindcommongroundwithothers.Webuildhealthyrelationshipswithothersbyknowingwhattosayandwhattodo.Whenouruseofhumourissuccessfulwebuildtrustandcooperation.Wediscoverthatwearenotalonewelearntoacceptourmistakesandwelookforthegoodinothersandinourselves.Mostimportantlywecreatecommongroundashumourisanessentialskillneededtocommunicatewellwithothers.A.fewwell-chosenwordsgettheattentionofothersandmakeaseriouspointwithouttheirgettingdefensive自卫的.Whetherweprefertobethecentreofattentionortobeshyandquiethumourcanbeadjusted调整tosuitourpersonality.HoweverwhenweloseoursenseofhumourweoftengetcriticalordefensiveandweblameothersorourselvesforwhatwassaidandhowitwassaiD.Toensurethatourhumouriswelcomedbyothersweneedtocombineourhumourwithspeakingclearlyandlisteningeffectively.Haveyouevernoticedthatsuccessfulindividualsoftenuseself-depreciating自嘲humourtohumble贬低themselveswithoutputtingthemselvesdown?Theseindividualsunderstandthateverypersonhasstrengthsandweaknessesandthatself-depreciatinghumourinvitesotherstofeelmoreconfidentandequal.InthiswayhumouristheshortestdistancebetweentwopeoplE.Humouristhespiceoflifeasitbringshappinessnumbspainanditmakesusspeakandlistenwell.1.ByaskingthreequestionsinParagraph1theauthorintendsto__________.A.challengereaderstoanswerthequestionsB.indicatetheimportanceofbeinghumorousC.advisepeopletobehumorouswhiletalkingD.cheerupthosewhofeelsadandlonely2.Withasenseofhumour__________.A.peoplecanbecomegoodatspeakingandlisteningB.peoplewillbecomethecentreofattentionC.peoplewillbecomemoreconfidentinthemselvesD.peoplemayappearmoretrustworthyandcooperative3.Successfulindividualsoftenuseself-depreciatinghumourtohumblethemselvesbecausetheythink____.A.humourcandrawpeopleclosertogetherB.theyareafraidoftheirweaknessesbeingdiscoveredC.humourcanmakethemfeelequalwithothersD.theyaremoreself-confidentthanothers4.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.asenseofhumourcanchangeone'spersonalityB.apersonwhohasasenseofhumourishelpfulC.apersonwholacksasenseofhumoureasilytrustsothersD.humourimprovesourabilitytocommunicate
Haveyoueverbeensadbecauseoffailure?Pleaserememberforoftenachievingwhatyousetoutdoisnotthemostimportantthing.AboydecidedtodigadeepholebehindhishousE.Ashewasworkingacoupleofolderboysstoppedbytowatch.Whataredoing?askedoneofthevisitors.Iwanttodigaholeallthewaythroughtheearth!theboyansweredexcitedly.TheolderboysbegantolaughtellinghimthatdiggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthwasimpossiblE.Afterawhiletheboypickedupajar.Heshowedittothevisitors.Itwasfullofallkindsofstonesandinsects.ThenhesaidcalmlyandconfidentlyMaybeIcan’tfinishdiggingallthewaythroughtheearthbutlookatwhatI’vefoundduringthisperiod!Theboy’sgoalwasfartoodifficultbutitdidcausehimtogoon.Andthatiswhatagoalisfor－tocauseustomoveinthedirectionwehavechoseninotherwordstocauseustokeepworking!NoteverygoalwillbefullyachieveD.Noteveryjobwillendupwithasuccess.NoteverydreamwillcometruE.ButwhenyoufallshortofyouraimmaybeyoucansayYesbutlookatwhatI’vefoundalongtheway!TherearesomanywonderfulthingshavingcomeintomylifebecauseItriedtodosomething!ItisinthediggingthatlifeisliveD.ItistheunexpectedjoyonthejourneythatreallymakessensE.50.Theolderboyslaughedattheboybecausehewasthoughttobe.A.braveB.impoliteC.foolishD.warm-hearted51.Whydidtheboyshowthejartotheolderboys?A.Todrivethemaway.B.Toshowwhathehadfoundindigging.C.Toshowhowbeautifulthejarwas.D.Toattractthemtojoinhiminthework.52.Whatcanbelearntfromthefourthparagraphofthetext?A.NodreamcancometruE.B.Allworkwillendsuccessfully.C.Goalsshouldn’tbesettoohigh.D.Goalswillmakeusworkharder.53.Thebesttitleforthetextshouldbe.A.JoyintheJourneyB.A.BoyDugaHoleC.NoPainsNoGainsD.FailureIstheMotherofSuccess
Studentswhoareengagedintheirworkareenergizedbyfourgoals—successcuriosityoriginalityandsatisfyingrelationships.Howdowecultivatethesedrivesintheclassroom?Tenyearsagowebeganaresearchprojectbyaskingbothteachersandstudentstwosimplequestions:Whatkindofworkdoyoufindtotallyengaging?andWhatkindofworkdoyouhatetodo?Almostimmediatelywenoticeddistinctpatternsintheirresponses.Engagingworkrespondentssaidwasworkthatstimulatedtheircuriositypermittedthemtoexpresstheircreativityandfostered培养positiverelationshipswithothers.ItwasalsoworkatwhichtheyweregooD.Asforactivitiestheyhatedbothteachersandstudentscitedworkthatwasrepetitivethatrequiredlittleornothoughtandthatwasforcedonthembyothers.Howthenwouldwedefineengagement?PerhapsthebestdefinitioncomesfromtheworkofPhilSchlecty1994whosaysstudentswhoareengagedexhibitthreecharacteristics:1theyareattractedtotheirwork2theypersistintheirworkdespitechallengesandobstaclesand3theytakevisibledelightinaccomplishingtheirwork.Mostteachershaveseenthesesignsofengagementduringaprojectpresentationorlivelyclassdiscussion.Theyhavecaughtglimpsesoftheinspiredinnerworldofachildandhopedtosustain使持续thiswonderenthusiasmandperseveranceeveryday.Atthesametimetheymayhavefeltheldbackbytraditionsofrewardandpunishment.OurchallengeistogobeyondtheseveryrealdifficultiesandprovideapracticalmodelforunderstandingwhatourstudentswantandneeD.68.TheengagingworklovedbybothteachersandstudentsdoesNOTincludetheworkwhich________.A.provideschanceforthemtoexpresstheirownideA.B.theyareskilledatordowellin.C.iseasyforthemtodowithlittleornothought.D.canhelpthemdevelopgoodrelationshipwithothers.69.AccordingtotheworkofPhilSchlectywhichcharacteristicisNOTshownbystudentswhoareengaged?A.Studentsarewillingtostudy.B.Everystudenthasbecomeafriendtooneothereventeachers.C.Eveniftheyhavedifficultywiththeirworktheysticktoworking.D.Whentheysucceedintheirworktheywillenjoyit.70.Ifanotherparagraphisaddedtothepassageitwillprobablydiscussabout_________.A.HowtomakeworkandstudyengagestudentsB.TheconnectionsbetweenfourgoalsandwhatstudentsneedC.SomegoodexamplesofmakingstudentsengagedD.Whatkindofworkourstudentswant
Whenyoumakeamistakebigorsmallcherish珍视itlikeit’sthemostpreciousthingintheworldbecauseinsomewaysitis.Mostofusfeelbadwhenwemakemistakesbeatourselvesupaboutitfeellikefailuresgetmadatourselves.Andthat’sonlynatural.Mostofushavebeentaughtfromayoungagethatmistakesarebadandweshouldtrytoavoidmistakes.We’vebeenscoldedwhenwemakemistakes—athomeschoolandwork.Maybenotalwaysbutprobablyenoughtimestomakefeelingbadaboutmistakesanunconscious无意识的reaction.Yetwithoutmistakeswecouldnotlearnorgrow.IfyouthinkaboutitthatwaymistakesshouldbecherishedandcelebratedforbeingoneofthemostamazingthingsintheworlD.Theymakelearningpossible;theymakegrowthandimprovementpossiblE.Bytrialanderror—tryingthingsmakingmistakesandlearningfromthosemistakes—wehavefiguredouthowtomakeelectriclighttopainttheceilingoftheSistineChapeltofly.MistakesmakewalkingpossibleforthesmallesttoddlermakespeechpossibleandmakeworksofgeniuspossiblE.ThinkabouthowwelearnWedon’tjustconsumeinformationaboutsomethingandinstantlyknowitorknowhowtodoit.Youdon’tjustreadaboutpaintingorwritingorcomputerprogrammingorbakingorplayingthepianoandknowhowtodothemrightaway.Insteadyougetinformationaboutsomethingfromreadingorfromanotherpersonorfromobservingusually...thenyouconstructamodelinyourminD.thenyoutestitoutbytryingitintherealworlD.thenyoumakemistakes...thenyourevisethemodelbasedontheresultsofyourrealworldexperimentation...andrepeatmakingmistakeslearningfromthosemistakesuntilyou’veprettymuchlearnedhowtodosomething.That’showwelearnasbabiesandtoddlersandhowwelearnasadults.Mistakesarehowwelearntodosomethingnew—becauseifyousucceedatsomethingit’sprobablysomethingyoualreadyknewhowtodo.Youhaven’treallygrownmuchfromthatsuccess—atmostit’sthelaststeponyourjourneynotthewholejourney.Mostofthejourneyismadeupofmistakesifit’sagoodjourney.Soifyouvaluelearningifyouvaluegrowingandimprovingthenyoushouldvaluemistakes.TheyareamazingthingsthatmakeaworldofbrilliancepossiblE.66.Whydomostofusfeelbadaboutmakingmistakes?A.Becausemistakesmakeussufferalot.B.Becauseit’sanaturalpartinourlifE.C.Becausewe’vebeentaughtsofromayoungagE.D.Becausemistakeshaveruinedmanypeople’scareers.67.Accordingtothepassagewhatistherightattitudetomistakes?A.Weshouldtrytoavoidmakingmistakes.B.Weshouldowegreatinventionsmainlytomistakes.C.Weshouldtreatmistakesasgoodchancestolearn.D.Weshouldmakefeelingbadaboutmistakesanunconsciousreaction.68.TheunderlinedwordtoddlerinParagraph6probablymeans________.A.asmallchildlearningtowalkB.akindergartenchildlearningtodrawC.aprimarypupillearningtoreadD.aschoolteenagerlearningtowrite69.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.mostofuscanreallygrowfromsuccessB.growingandimprovingarebasedonmistakesC.welearntomakemistakesbytrialanderrorD.wereadaboutsomethingandknowhowtodoitrightaway70.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.ValueMistakesB.MistakesMakeThingsPossibleC.TrytoAvoidMistakesD.LifeisaJourneyFullofMistakes
NothingsucceedslikeconfidencE.Whenyouaretrulyconfidentitradiatesfromyoulikesunlightandattractssuccesstoyoulikeamagnet.Besidesthosewhoareself-confidentcaninturninspireconfidenceinothers:theiraudiencetheirpeerstheirbossestheircustomersandtheirfriends.Andgainingtheconfidenceofothersisoneofthekeywaysinwhichaself-confidentpersonfindssuccess.Sohowcanwebuildasenseofself-confidenceandprepareourselvesonthewaytosuccess?Firstdowhatyoubelievetoberightevenifotherslaughatorcriticizeyouforit.Believeinyourselfandbelievethatyoucandoitunderanycircumstancesbecauseifyoubelieveyoucanthenyoureallywill.Thebeliefkeepsyousearchingforanswerswhichmeansthatprettysoonyouwillgetthem.Secondgovernyourbehaviorbasedonwhatotherpeoplethink.What'smoreimportantbewillingtotakerisksandgotheextramilestoachievebetterresultsinwhichcasemistakescannotbeavoideD.Don'thesitatetoadmityourmistakesandlearnfromthem.Nextworkhardtosettletheproblemsinordertocoverupyourmistakesbeforeanyonenotices.Buildingself-confidenceisreadilyachievableaslongasyouhavethefocusanddeterminationtocarrythingsthrough.Andwhat'sevenbetteristhatthethingsyou'lldotobuildself-confidencewillalsobuildsuccess—afterallyourconfidencewillcomefromrealsolidachievement.Noonecantakethisawayfromyou!Asyousowsowwillreap.Withyourperseveranceandimprovementyouaregettingclosertosuccess.Atthisstagewaitforotherstocongratulateyouonyouraccomplishmentsandpraisegraciously.ThanksIreallyworkedhardonthatprospect.I'mpleasedyourecognizemyefforts.Thecongratulationsandpraisefromotherswillpromoteyoutogainfurthersuccess.Self-confidenceisextremelyimportantinalmosteveryaspectofourlivesanditisnowonderthatsomanypeoplestruggletofindit.Self-confidencereallycanbelearnedandbuilton.Besideswhetheryou'reworkingonyourownself-confidenceorbuildingtheconfidenceofpeoplearoundyouit'swellworththeeffort!53.Thosewhoaretrulyconfident_________.A.succeedwithouteffortandhardworkB.appearmoreattractiveandthusbecomesuccessfulC.encouragepeoplearoundtobecomeconfidentD.gaintheconfidenceofothersandfeelsuccessful54.Whenotherscongratulateusonourachievementswearesupposedto_________.A.politelyacceptthepraiseB.gainfurtherimprovementC.praisetheminreturnD.expectthemtocongratulateyouagain55.WhichofthefollowingproverbsbestgoeswithParagraph4?A.Lookbeforeyouleap.B.Learnfrompastmistakesandavoidfutureones.C.Geniusis1%inspirationand99%perspiration.D.Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.56.Thepurposeofthetextisto_________.A.tellpeoplehowtobecomesuccessfulB.convincepeopletodowhattheybelievetoberightC.criticizepeoplewholackconfidenceandthusfailintheircareerD.encouragepeopletobuildconfidenceandachievesuccess
Peopleseemtohaveanaturalneedforfriendsandwithgoodreason.Friendsincreaseyourenjoymentoflifeandrelievefeelingsofloneliness.Theyevencanhelpreducestressandimproveyourhealth.Havinggoodfriendsisespeciallyhelpfulwhenyouaregoingthroughanykindofhardtimesuchaswhenyouareexperiencinganxietypanicattacksordepression.Whenyouarewithgoodfriendsyoufeelgoodaboutyourselfandyouaregladtobewiththem.A.friendissomeonewho—●youlikerespectandtrustandwholikesrespectsandtrustsyou●doesn’talwaysunderstandyoubutacceptsandlikesyouasyouareevenasyougrowandchange●allowsyouthespacetochangegrowmakedecisionsandevenmakemistakes●listenstoyouandshareswithyouboththegoodtimesandthebadtimes●respectsyourneedforsecretssoyoucantellthemanything●letsyoufreelyexpressyourfeelingsandemotionswithoutjudgingteasingorcriticizingyou●acceptsthelimitationsyouhaveputonyourselfandhelpsyoutoremovethemApersononcesaidFriendshipisacontinuingsourceofbonding连接releasingandcreatinginyourselfandwiththeotherperson.ThereisanemotionalbondbetweenthetwopeoplE.Agoodfriendorsupportermayormaynotbethesameageorthesamesexasyouandmaynothavethesameeducationalculturalorreligiousbackgroundorshareintereststhataresimilartoyours.Friendshipsalsohavedifferentdepths.Someareclosertotheheartandsomemoresuperficialbutthey’reallusefulandgooD.63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTafunctionofafriend?A.Hebringsyousomehappiness.B.Hehelpsyoufeellesslonely.C.Hehelpsyougetoverthedifficulties.D.Hehelpsyoucheatontheexam.64.Theunderlinedwordsuperficialmeans_______.A.deepB.hardC.shallowD.close65.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AFriendinNeedIsA.FriendIndeedB.WhatKindofPersonA.FriendShouldBeC.ToBeA.GoodFriendD.HowtoGetonwithYourFriend
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