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Workisapartofliving—mygrandparentsunderstoodthat.Theylivedandworkedonafarmthathasbeeninmyfamilyfor150years.Theyraisedchickensforeggspigsandcattleformeat.CowswerekeptformilkandthecreamfromwhichGrandmamadebutterandcheesE.Whatlittleyardtheyhadbecameagarden.TheDepressionthereforedidn’tmakemuchchangeintheirlives.Butitdidbringanunendingflowofmenoutofworkdriftingfromjobtojobtothefarm.Thefirsttoshowupatthedoorofthekitchenwasamaninrags.Hetookoffhishatandquietlyexplainedthathehadn’teatenforawhilE.GrandpastoodwatchinghimabitthensaidThere’sastackoffirewoodagainstthefencebehindthebarn谷仓.I’vebeenneedingtogetitmovedtotheothersideofthefence.Youhavejustaboutenoughtimetofinishthejobbeforelunch.GrandmasaidasurprisingthinghappeneD.ThemangotashineinhiseyesandhehurriedtothebarnatoncE.ShesetanotherplaceatthetableandmadeanapplepiE.Duringlunchthestrangerdidn’tsaymuchbutwhenhelefthisshouldershadstraighteneD.Nothingruinsamanlikelosinghisself-respectGrandpalatertoldmE.Soonafteranothermanshowedupaskingforameal.ThisonewasdressedinasuitandcarriedasmalloldsuitcasE.Grandpacameoutwhenheheardvoices.HelookedatthemanandthenofferedahandshakE.ThereisastackoffirewoodalongthefencedownbehindthebarnI’vebeenmeaningtogetitmoveD.It’dsurebeahelptome.Andwe’dbepleasedtohaveyoustayforlunch.Thefellowsethissuitcaseasideandneatlylaidhiscoatontop.Thenhesetofftowork.Grandmasaysshedoesn’trememberhowmanystrangerstheysharedamealwithduringthoseDepressiondays-orhowmanytimesthatstackofwoodgotmoveD.1.Whenhewasaskedtomoveastackoffirewoodthefirstmanwhoaskedforamealgotashineinhiseyesforhewasgladthat.A.hehadfoundagoodjobB.hewouldhavesomethingtoeatC.hewouldnolongersufferfromtheDepressionD.hewouldgetwhathewantedwithoutlosinghisself-respect2.Thewriter’sgrandfatheraskedthosejoblessmentomovethestackoffirewoodbecause.A.hedidn’twantthemtohaveamealfreeofchargeB.hehadbeenneedingtogetitmovedC.hewantedtohelptheminhisownwayD.hewantedtoshowthemhiskindnessandrespect3.Thewriter’sgrandfatherwasallofthefollowingbut.A.kindB.thoughtfulC.wealthyD.sympathetic4.Thebesttitleforthestorywouldbe.A.TheDepressionB.ThePleasureofHelpingOthersC.NoPainsNoGainsD.Work-APartofLiving
Someoneaskedmewhatdoyouthinkofyouth?IshowedhimacanofCOKE.Seethis?C.meanscourage.There’saseedineveryone’sheart.Aslongasyoureallykeepwateringititwillgrowandharvest.Couragegivesusthepowertofollowourdreams.BelieveinyourselfandbepreparedforanythinginthefuturE.Ostandsforoptimism.Whenintroublesomepeoplefeeldisappointedbutsomepeoplestillkeeptheirdreams.Besuretochoosethelatter.Lifeisverymuchlikeamirror.Ifyousmileonititsmilesbackonyou.Ifyoufrownyouwillgetasimilarlookinreturn.ThrowawaythesadnessinyourheartwhilefillingitwithbrightnessandhopE.Kcanbeunderstoodasknowledge.Inordertokeepupwiththetimesweshoulduseknowledgetoenrichourselves.Knowledgeisthefoodofthoughtandaslongasitisputinourbrainwewillgrowwiser.E.isshortforenthusiasm热情.Enthusiasmisthesignofyouth.Weusecolourfulpaint-brushesinourhandstocreatethepicturesofyouthonourown.Lettheskyandseaknowwe’reyoung.Letoutourenthusiasmwhereverwego.DrinkacanofCOKE.Youwillfindyouryouthasrefreshing有活力的asacanofcokE.Enjoyandvalueyouryouth.60.InthepassagethewordCOKErefersto.A.akindofdrinkyoungpeopleenjoyB.whatyoungpeopleshouldhaveC.basicabilitiesyoungpeopleneedD.youngpeople’sconfidenceandpride61.Theseedineveryone’sheartinfactis.A.hopeB.knowledgeC.courageD.imagination62.Whatshouldyoungpeopledotopreparethemselvesforthehighlytechnologicalfuture?A.Learntobeanactivelearner.B.Haveconfidenceinthemselves.C.Followtheirinterestsanddreams.D.BeenthusiasticwherevertheyarE.63.Accordingtothewriteryoungpeopleare.A.confidentB.optimisticC.learnedD.enthusiastic
Whileyoumaybedoingeverythingrightignoringjustoneortwostepsintheprocessmaykeepyoufromgettingajobespeciallyinthisfiercemarket.Hereisachecklistthatcoverssomeofthemajorlinksinthejob-searchchain.THERESUME---Makesureitisup-to-dateandtailoredtothetypesofjobsyouareseekingfor.HavesomeoneelselookatyourresumE.IfyoucannotaffordacareercoachgiveyourresumetofriendsorfamilymemberstoscrutinizE.Havecopiesofyourresumeprintedsothatyouarereadytohandthemoutatinterviews.COVERINGLETTERS---Maybeyou’vesetupafewbasicstylesinadvancebutthat’snotenough.Eachcoveringlettershouldbedesignedtosuitthejobforwhichyouareapplying.THEWARDROBE衣橱---Checkyourwardrobetoensurethatyouhavetheappropriateprofessionaldressincludingshoesreadyforinterview.NETWORKING---Don’tisolateyourselffromothersfordays.Networkthroughe-mailmessagesphonecallsappointmentsandmeetingskeepyouintouchwiththeoutsideworldandpreventyoufrombecomingdepresseD.APPLICATION---A.glanceathugeonlinejobsitesisn’tusuallythebestwaytofindajoB.Youaremorelikelytosucceedthroughthepeopleyouknowvianetworking.THEFOLLOW—UP---Itisquitecommontoapplyforjobandneverhearbackfromthecompany.Takemeasuressuchasfollowingupwithaphonecallaweekorsoafteryouapply.Ifyouknowsomeoneatthecompanycheckwhetherthatpersonwillputinagoodwordforyou.INTERVIEWS---Ifyou’vegotplentyofinterviewsbutnoreturncallsorjobofferstakealookatyourinterviewingskills.Thisisoneareawhereinvestinginacareercoachmaypayoff.Butifyoucan’taffordonetrytofindajobgrouporservicethatconductsfreemock模拟interviews.SUPPORTSYSTEMS---Finallyrecognizethatlookingforjobisratherdifficult.EvenatthebestoftimesajobhuntisoftenaboutrejectionandthatcanbehardtoendurE.StayingintouchwithfamilyfriendsprofessionalnetworksandfellowjobseekerscanhelpyoutomaintainapositiveattitudeandasenseofperspectivE.56.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthistextisto_________.A.suggestgraduatesshouldfindsuitablejobsB.tellpeoplehowtoimprovetheirinterviewskillsC.teachpeoplehowtogetreadyforaninterviewD.givepeoplesometipsonsearchingforjobs57.TheunderlinedwordscrutinizeinParagraph2canbereplacedby________.A.checkB.useC.rewriteD.criticize58.Whichofthefollowingmethodsiswrongaccordingtothetext?A.Youshouldhaveyourresumereadbyyourfriendsafterfinishingit.B.Youshouldcreatedifferentcoveringlettersforthedifferentjobsyouapplyfor.C.SearchingonlineisthemosteffectivewaytolookforajoB.D.Youshouldwearprofessionalclothesandshoesfortheinterview.59.Whatshouldyoudoifyoudon’treceiveanycallsafterlotsofinterviews?A.Askafellowjobseekertohelpyou.B.Carefullyreviewyourinterviewingskills.C.RewriteyourresumeassoonaspossiblE.D.Gotothemanagers’officestofindoutwhy.60.Itisimpliedinthetextthat__________.A.peopleoftenpaynoattentiontowritingtheirresumeB.theinterviewisthemostdifficultstepforintervieweesC.yoursocialnetworkmayhelpyoualotinyourjobhuntD.acareercoachoftenoffersfreemockinterviewstointerviewees
Lifeaffectsfriendships.Aswegrowmarryfightinwarsmoveacrossthecountryorchangejobsoldfriendshipsfallawayandnewonesform.AslongaswelivethethingsarounduschangeandaslongasthingschangefriendshipsareaffecteD.Whenwewerechildrenwehadbestfriends.Nomatterwhathappenedwewerestillfriends.Weliveourliveshoweveranddowhatlifecallsforustodoandaswegetoldermemoriesfadefacesblurandevenfriends'namesfromchildhoodareforgotten.Doyouhaveaquestionaboutfriendship?Doyouwonderwhattodowithafriendwhoisnolongerfriendly?Perhapsyouwillseethatyoucan'tcontrolothers.IfsomeonewantstobeyourfrienditistheirchoicE.Allyoucandoistreatthemwellanddothebestforthemwhenyouarewiththem.ThenyouwishthemwellwhentheyleavE.Youcantalktooldtimersandtheywilltellyouthatlifeisfullofincrediblejoyandincrediblesorrowandthatwhatbothersyoutodaywillonedaybecomesamemoryandthesting痛苦willbegonE.Seniorsmighttellyouthatyouwilllearnmoreasyougetolder.Theywilltellyouthatfriendshipscomeandfriendshipsgo.Sometimeswhentheygoitwillhurtbutyouwillbeokaywithit.It'sthewaylifeworksafterall.56.Whatcanwelearnaboutfriendshipaccordingtothetext?A.Friendshipcannotbeeasilyaffectedbyone'sfamily.B.Friendsarealwaysaroundusandwillnevergoaway.C.Friendsinchildhoodarethebestnomatterwhathappens.D.Friendsinchildhoodaresometimesforgottenbyus.57.Whatshouldwedowithfriendswhoarenolongerfriendlyaccordingtothetext?A.Doourbesttocontrolthemandmakethemlistentous.B.Forgetthemandmakenewfriendswhohavealotincommonwithus.C.FindthereasonwhyourfriendshiphaschangeD.D.Careaboutthemanddothebestforthemwhenwearetogether.58.Thetextmainlytellus_________.A.howtofacethechangesinfriendshipB.howtodealwithunfriendlypeopleC.thatchildhoodfriendshipisvaluableD.howtosharehappinesswithfriends
Angerisgoodforyouaslongasyoucontrolitproperlyaccordingtonewpsychologyresearch.AnewstudyfromCarnegieMellonUniversityshowsangermayhelppeoplereducethenegativeimpactsofstressandhelpyoubecomehealthier.HeregettingemotionalisnotbadforyouifyoulookatthecaseofangersaidJenniferLernerofCarnegieMellon.Themorepeopledisplayangerthelowertheirstressresponses.’’Lernerstudied92UCLAstudentsbyaskingthemtocountbackfrom6200.Theymustsayoutloudeverythirteenthnumber.Researchersdisturbedthembyaskingthemtocountfasteroraskthemotherquestions.Iftheymadeanymistakestheyhadtorestartfromtheverybeginning.Manystudentsfeltdepressedaboutmakingsomanymistakesorgotangrybecausetheresearcherswereinterruptingthem.Lernerusedahiddenvideocameraandrecordedalltheirfacialexpressionsduringthetest.Theresearchersdescribetheirreactionsasfearangeranddisgust.Otherresearchersrecordedthestudents’bloodpressurepulseandproductionofahigh—stresshormone荷尔蒙calledcortis01.Peoplewhosefacesshowedmorefearduringtheexperimenthadhigherbloodpressureandhigherlevelsofthehormone.Bothcanhavelastingeffectssuchasdiabetes糖尿病heartdiseasedepressionandextraweightgain.Whenpeoplefeelfearnegativeimpactsincreasebutwhentheygetangrythosenegativesgodownaccordingtothestudy.HavingthatsenseofangerleadspeopletoactuallyfeelsomepowerinwhatotherwiseisamaddeningsituationLernersaid.LernerpreviouslystudiedAmericans’emotionalresponsetothe9／11terroristattackstwomonthsaftertheincident.Shefoundpeoplewhoreactedwithangerweremoreoptimistic.Thesepeoplearehealthiercomparedwiththosewhowerefrightenedduringtheevent.Soinmaddeningsituationsangerisnotabadthingtohave.It’sahealthierresponsethanfear.36.WhichstatementwillJenniferLerneragreewith?A.It’sbettertobeangrythantobefrightenedinmaddeningsituations.B.Differentreactionsreflectdifferentoutlooksonlife.C.Don’tcontrolyourangeranditmakesyoupowerful.D.Pessimisticpeoplearegenerallyhealthierthanoptimisticpeople.37.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordbothinthefifthparagraphrefertoaccordingtothepassage?A.Fearandanger.B.Bloodpressureandpulse.C.Bloodpressureandcortisone.D.Higherbloodpressureandhigherlevelsofthehormone.38.Theresearchersmadetheexperimentedstudentsangryby_________.A.recordingtheirperformancesecretlyB.askingthemtocountto6200againandagainC.disturbingthemandmakingthemstartailoveragainD.criticizingthemwhentheymademistakes39.Inwhatwayscanangerbebeneficialtopeople?A.Byshowingtheiroptimisticside.B.Byreducingtheirstress.C.Byreducinghighbloodpressure.D.Bytakingtheplaceoffear.40WhatisthispassageMainlyabout?A.Thefindingsofnewpsychologyresearch.B.Whatyoucandowithangerincertaincases.C.Differenteffectsproducedbyangerandfear.D.Healthierresponsesinmaddeningsituations.
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HereI’dliketotalkabouthowtodevelopyourcuriosityandmakeuseofittomakediscoveries.Askingquestionsisthefirststeptomakediscoveriesandfindinterestinganswerswhenyouarecuriousaboutsomethingandwanttoknowmoreaboutit.Firstlywritedownthesubjectthatyouareinterestedinonanotecardorpieceofpaper.JustputthemainideadownsuchasDiscovermoreaboutdinosaurs.Nextthinkforamomentaboutwhatyoualreadyknowaboutyoursubjectandlistinformationlikethesentencesbelow:1.DinosaurslivedlongbeforehumanbeingsappeareD.2.Dinosaurslivedontheearthformorethan150millionyears.3.Somedinosaursfedonplantssomeonmeat.ThirdlyaskyourselfWhatcanIdowithwhatIwanttolearn?Onyourpaperstartwritingdownquestionsaboutthedinosaursasyouthinkofthem:1.What’sthebestweatherfordinosaurstolivein?2.Howmanykindsofdinosaursarethere?3.Havedinosaursreallydisappeared?Fourthlyarmedwithyourlistofquestionsyoucannowvisitthenearestlibraryorturntocomputertobeginyourresearch.Asyoulearnmoreaboutyoursubjectyou’llprobablydiscoversomenewquestions.Forexampleyoumightdiscoverthatdinosaursdisappearedabout65millionyearsago.Why?Whathappened?Askingnewquestionscanhelpyouresearchyoursubjectmoredeeply.Thenexttimeyoufindsomethinginterestingtoresearchtaketimetoorganizeyourthinkingbyaskinggoodquestions.Andremember—learningmorealwaysbringmorequestions.68.Whiledoingsomeresearchyoushouldtakethefollowingsteps__________.①listwhatyouwanttoknow②choosearesearchsubject③listwhatyoualreadyknow④discovernewproblemsA.①④③②B.①②④③C.②③①④D.②①④③69.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceArmedwithyourlistofquestionsmean?A.TakingyourlistofquestionswithyoutodomoreresearchB.WritingdownyourlistofquestionsbeforeturntothecomputerC.DiscussingyourquestionswithyourclassmatesforsolutionD.Puttingyourquestionsasidebeforegoingtothelibrary70.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.YoucanfindalltheanswersonlinE.B.Learnmoreandyou’llhavenoquestions.C.AskingquestionsistheonlywayforresearchD.DuringtheresearchmorequestionsmayarisE.71.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______________.A.DiscoveringDinosaursB.AskingGoodQuestionsC.FindingSuitableSubjectsD.HavingInterestingAnswers
Sometimesit’snoteasytobepositiveinlife;lifecanpresentuswithmanysurprisesdisappointmentsandeventragedies.It’simportanttolearnhowtobemorepositiveinspiteofdifficultiesbecauseapositiveattitudehelpsusachievemoreinlifE.HereareanumberofwaysthatyoucanpracticebeingmorepositiveinlifE.1.ThinkmorepositivethoughtsinlifeFocusonexchangingyournegativethoughtsforpositiveones.Makeitahabiteverydaytogetoutofbedthinkingmorepositivethoughtsandpreparepositiveplansforagoodday—athomeinschooloratwork.2.FeelmorepositiveemotionsinlifeChoosetohavepositivefeelingswheneverachallengeoranopportunityarousesyouremotions.Youcanbemorepositiveathomeinschooloratworkbydevelopinggoodthoughtsthatcausemorepositivefeelingstosurfaceinsteadofnegativeones.3.__________________________UseyourpositivethoughtsandfeelingstomotivateconstructiveactionsandtohandledifficulttaskswithapositiveattitudE.WhetherathomeinschooloratworktaketheleadtogetworthwhileprojectsunderwayandthroughtocompletionallwithenergyproducedbyyourmorepositiveoutlookonlifE.4.HelpothersbemorepositiveinlifeWedon’texistinisolation孤立.HelpothersshareyournewmoreconstructivemooD.Pointouttheadvantagesofbeingmorepositiveinthoughtwordanddeedwhichincludegreatersuccessandpersonalsatisfactionathomeinschoolandatwork.TheevidenceinlifesupportsthesuperioroutcomesofapositiveattitudE.It’snoteasyformanyofussotrytohelpothersseethelightasoftenasyoucan.Aboveallthingsonewaytobeabletobemorepositiveandconstructiveinlifeisthroughcontinuingeducation.KeeplearningthroughoutyourlifetohelpyourselfandotherscontinuallyimprovE.64.Thepassagemainlytalksabout___________.A.beingmorepositiveinlifeB.lifefulloftragediesanddifficultiesC.adoptinganappropriateattitudeinlifeD.theimportanceofgivingahandtoothers65.Whichofthefollowingcanbefilledintheblank?A.TakeapositiveattitudeinlifeB.DeveloppositivethoughtsinlifeC.BecarefulofyourbehaviorinlifeD.Takemorepositiveactionsinlife66.Howcanyouhelpotherstobepositiveaccordingtothepassage?A.TogivethemmuchpracticaladvicE.B.Toshowthemthecasesofyoursuccess.C.Totellthemyourfutureprojectindetail.D.Toencouragethemtobeindependentthinkers.67.Intheeyesoftheauthorthemostimportantforbeingpositiveisto___________.A.takefurtherstudyregularlyB.feelmorepositiveemotionsC.thinkmorepositivethoughtsinlifeD.helpothersbemorepositiveinlife
Therearemanythingsweneedtoknowthatwedonotlearnatschool.Forexampleifwewanttouseourmoneywiselyweneedtoshopcarefully.Weneedtoknowhowtocomparethepricesofthingsindifferentshops.Weneedtobeabletocomparethequalityofdifferentbrands.Weneedtoknowhowtomakeachoicewhenweshop.Knowinghowtomakesuchchoicesisalifeskillandweneedtheseskillsifwearetoliveusefulandhappylives.Someofthesechoicesaresmall.ForexamplewillItakeanappleforlunchorapear?WillIgotoschoolbybusoronfoot?WillIweartheredT-shirtortheblueonetothemovies?Otherchoicesaremoreimportant.ForexamplewillIeathealthyfoodforlunchorwillIeatjunkfoodbecauseitistastier?WillIworkhardinallmyclassesorwillIonlyworkhardintheclassesIenjoy?Wemakechoiceslikethiseveryday.Wehavetorealizethatthechoiceswemakecanaffecttherestofourlives.Justasimportantlyourchoicescanalsoaffectotherpeople.Thenexttimeyoudecidetowastetimeinclassplayajokeonsomeoneortalkloudlyatthemoviesthinkaboutthis:Whoelsedoesyourchoiceaffect?71.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.A.it’simportanttomaketherightchoicesB.it’simportanttoknowhowtocomparepricesC.it’simportanttoknowhowtoshopcarefullyD.welearneverythingweneedtoknowatschool72.Weneedlifeskills.A.toknowhowtoshopcarefullyB.tocomparebrandsandpricesC.toliveusefulandhappylivesD.tolearnthingsatschool73.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordjunkmeaninparagraph3?A.healthy.B.sweet.C.delicious.D.unhealthy.74.Whichofthefollowingchoicesismoreimportantthantheothers?A.whichfruittotakeforlunch.B.whichsubjectstoworkhardat.C.whichT-shirttoweartothemovies.D.howtogettoschool.75.Fromthepassageweknowthatyourchoicesaffect.A.youandyourparentsB.youandotherpeopleC.lotsofotherpeopleD.everybodyexceptyou
Peoplesaytimeisrelative.Butrelativetowhat.Idoknowthatsometimestimeseemstobemovingslower.RememberChristmasEvewhenyouwereachild?Itwasthelongestnightoftheyear.Itlastedforever!AndnowitseemslikeIjustpaidmybillyesterday...andit’sdueagain!PeopletellmealltoofrequentlyIneedmoretime!Ohreally?MotherTeresaMichelangeloandHelenKellerallhad24hoursaday.Lookwhattheydidwiththeirtime!Isitthatweneedtomanageourtimebetterorourpriorities重点?You’veheardtheexpressionfirstthingsfirst.Thefirststepinunderstandingthepoweroftimeistounderstandthatitislimited.Whyisitthenthatsomepeoplegetalotmoredone?Weknowtheanswer.Theyusetheirtimesmartly.Onedayanexpertontimemanagementwasspeakingtoagroupofstudentsandannouncedaquiz.Hepullsoutawide-mouthedjar.Nextheplacesaboutadozenfist-sizedrocksoneatatimeintothejatuntilnomorewillfit.Isitfull?heasks.Yesrespondstheclass.Ohreally?heasks.Sohetakesoutabucketofgravel砂砾whichhemanagestoworkdownintothespacesbetweenthelargerrocks.Isitfullnow?heasks.Wisinguponeanswered‘'Probablynot.Sureenoughhetakesoutabucketofsandwhichhepoursintotheemptyspaces.Isitfullnow?heasks.N01replythestudentsconfidently.Sohetakesaglassofwaterandfillsitin.ThenheasksWhatismypoint?’’Onesaid‘'Nomatterhowfullyourscheduleisifyoutryreallyhardyoucanalwaysfitsomemorethingsintoit！NothespeakerrepliedIttellsusifyoudon’tputthebigrocksinfirstyou’llnevergettheminatall.’’Whatarethebigrocks?Thethingsyoushouldputintoyourjarfirst.Therichdon’tget25hoursandthepoordon’tget23weallgetthesame.Let’susethemwisely!Investyourtimewisely!61.ThetextiswrittenmainlyA.toexplaintheoriginoftheexpressionfirstthingsfirstB.tocallonustouseourtimeinasmartmannerC.tointroduceameaningfulclassgivenbyanexpertD.totellusabouttherelativityandthepoweroftime62.Whatdothebigrocksinthispassagereferto?A.Difficultpoints.B.AdvantagesC.MinorthingsD.Focuses63.TheunderlinedphraseWisingupinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto.A.BecomingawareB.TellingthetruthC.RisingtohisfeetD.Raisingherhand64.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.Byinferring.B.Bycomparing.C.Bylistingexamples.D.Bygivingfacts.65.Whatdoesthepointofthequizliein?A.Howtoputmorethingsintoajar.B.Howwellthestudentslearnthelesson.C.How.togetmoredoneinlimitedtimeD.Theskillandorderisveryimportant.
Personalityassessmentsaresometimesusedbycompaniestoevaluatepotentialemployees.Oftenit’sbecausetheyhavecomparedtheircurrenttopperformersandconcludedwhatmakesanemployeeinagivenpositionsuccessfulandarelookingforsomeonesimilartoplaceinanopenspot.Itmakeshiringpeoplelessriskyformanagersandmakesthemmoreconfidentabouttheirdecisions.Here’ssomethingyoumightnotknowaboutthesepersonalitytests:eventhoughassessmentsaregiventocandidatestoevaluatethemforaparticularjobit’sperfectlyacceptableforjobseekerstousetheresultsoftheirtestwhengoingafteranyotherjobatanyothercompany.Sayyouweregivenoneofthesetestsbutyoudidn’tgetthejoB.Ifthecompanysharedthoseresultswithyouyoucanusetheminyourjobsearchasacredibilitybuilder.Ifyou’reworkingwitharecruiter招聘人员orevenahiringmanagerwho’sonthefenceaboutyouyoucanoffertosharetheresultsofyourpersonalitytestwiththem.YousimplysaysomethinglikeCanIsharetheresultsofmypersonalitytestwithyousothatyoucanseewhatmycharacteristicsare?Thiscanalsoworkaspartofanemailfollow-upwithahiringmanagerafteraphoneinterview.Youjustsendalongtheresultswithaquickexplanation:IwantedyoutoseethispersonalityassessmentthatItookforanotherorganizationsothatyoucanseewhoIam.Thenwhentheyseethatyourqualitiesarewhatthey’relookingforinagreatcandidatethey’remuchmoreconfidentineitherpresentingyoutoacompanyormovingforwardinthehiringprocess.Don’toverlookanytoolsyoucanusetoyouradvantageinthejobsearchprocess.ThisparticularonecanbeaverypowerfulonetohelpyoulandthejoB.66.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthefirstparagraphrefersto______.A.personalitytestsB.businessesC.researchersD.employees67.Theauthorsuggestspeople_______.A.haveconfidenceduringthejobsearchB.takeapersonalitytestbeforelookingforjobsC.usetheresultsoftheirpersonalitytestinlaterjobsearchesD.sharetheresultsoftheirpersonalitytestwithothercandidates68.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.A.personalitytestshavelittletodowithjobseekersB.candidateswillbealwaystoldtheresultsoftheirpersonalitytestC.personalitytestscanbeusefulforbothcompaniesandjobseekersD.personalityassessmentisanunreliabletooltoevaluatepotentialemployees69.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A.JobpersonalitytestB.PersonalityandjobsuccessC.HowtoimpressahiringmanagerD.Howtoevaluatepotentialemployees70.Thepassageismainlyintendedfor_______.A.jobseekersB.recruitersC.companiesD.parents
WomenarefriendsIoncewouldhavesaidwhentheytotallyloveandsupportandtrusteachotherandtelleachotherthesecretsoftheirsoulsandrunnoquestionsaskedtohelpeachotherandtellunpleasanttruthstoeachothernoyoucan'twearthatdressunlessyoulosetenpoundsfirstwhenunpleasanttruthsmustbetolD.AwomanfriendisafriendallthewayIoncewouldhavesaidbutnowIbelievethat’sanarrowpointofview.ForthefriendshipsIhaveandthefriendshipsIseeareconductedatmanylevelsofclosenessservemanydifferentfunctionsmeetdifferentneedsandrangefromthesoulsisterstothemostcasualplaymates.Considerthesevarietiesoffriendship:ConveniencefriendsThey’lllendustheircupsforaparty.They’lldriveourkidstoschoolwhenwe’resickAswewilldoforthem.Butwedon’twithconveniencefriendsevercometoocloseortelltoomuch;wemaintainourpublicfaceandemotionaldistancE.Special-interestfriendsThesefriendshipsaren’tcloseandtheyneedn’tinvolvekidsorcups.TheirvalueliesinsomeinterestcommonlyshareD.AndsowemayhaveanofficefriendorayogafriendoratennisfrienD.I’dsaythatwhatwe’redoingisdoingtogethernotbeingtogether.HistoricalfriendsWeallhaveafriendwhoknewuswhenmaybewaybackinMissMeltzer’ssecondgradewhenourfamilylivedinthatthree-roomflat.Theyearshavegonebyandwe’vegoneseparatewaysandwe’velittleincommonnowbutwe’restillaclosepartofeachother’spast.CrossroadsfriendsCrossroadsfriendsformpowerfullinkslinksstrongenoughtolastwithjustcommunicationofaonce-a-yearletteratChristmas.Andoutofrespectforthosecrossroadsyearsforthosedreamsanddreamsweoncesharedwewillalwaysbefriends.Cross-generationalfriendsThefriendshipexistsacrossgenerationsinwhatonewomancallsherdaughter–motherandhermother-daughterrelationships.Therearemedium中等的prettygoodandsuchgoodfriendsindeedandthesefriendshipsaredecidedbytheirlevelofcloseness.ForexamplewemighttellamediumfriendthatyesterdaywehadafightwithourhusbanD.AndwemighttellaprettygoodfriendthatthisfightwithourhusbandmadeussomadthatwesleptonthesofA.Andwemighttellasuchgoodfriendthatthereasonwhywegotsomadinthatfightthatwesleptonthesofa—hehadaloveaffairwiththatgirlwhoworksinhisofficE.Butit’sonlytoourverybestfriendsthatwe’rewillingtotellalltotellwhat’sgoingonwiththatgirlinhisofficE.ThebestoffriendsIstillbelievetotallyloveandsupportandtrusteachotherandtelleachotherthesecretsoftheirsoulsandtellunpleasanttruthstoeachotherwhentheymustbetolD.45.Accordingtothepassageconveniencefriends______.A.arenotvaluableenoughB.arethosewhoareeasilyavailabletomakefriendswithC.nevertelleachothertheirdeepestfeelingsD.discussfamilybudgetstogether46.Theunderlinedsentencemeans______.A.weshouldneversitandwaitforsomethingtohappenB.wejoineachotherbecausewedosomethingtogetherC.wecompletesomethingtogetherratherthanenjoyourselvesD.cooperationisofgreatimportanceifwewanttosucceed47.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.special-interestfriendswilldriveyourkidstoschoolB.historicalfriendsremindeachotheroftheirshamefulpastC.crossroadsfriendscanmaintaintheirfriendshipbywritingtoeachotheronceayearD.cross-generationalfriendsseemtomaintainfriendshipforever48.Accordingtotheauthorawomanmaytellhergoodfriendsthat______.A.shehaslostherjobbecausesheisn’treallyqualifiedenoughB.herhusbandhasfalleninlovewithagirlinhisofficeC.shehasbeenupsetthesedaysbecauseoffinancialproblemsD.sheisonadietbecauseshewantstoloseweight49.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.ValueoffriendshipB.FriendsgoodfriendsandsuchgoodfriendsC.ThequalitiesofagoodfriendD.Friendship:beingtogether
Leadershipisthemostsignificantwordintoday’scompetitivebusinessenvironmentbecauseitdirectsthemanagerofabusinesstofocusinwardontheirpersonalabilitiesandstylE.Expertsonleadershipwillquicklypointoutthathowthingsgetdoneinfluencesthesuccessoftheoutcomesandindicatesarightwayandawrongwaytodothings.WhenanotedleaderontheartofmanagementPeterDruckercoinedthephraseManagementisdoingthingsright;leadershipisdoingtherightthingshewasseekingtoclarifythedistinctionsheassociateswiththeterms.WhenStephenCoveyfounderanddirectoroftheLeadershipInstituteexploredleadershipstylesinthepastdecadehefocusedonthehabitsofagreatnumberofhighlyeffectiveindividuals.HisSevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeoplebecameapopularbestsellerveryquickly.Hisideasforcedareexaminationoftheearlyleadershipexamplewhichcenteredonthefeaturethatwasfoundinthecharacterethic道德andthepersonalityethiC.Theformerethicsuggestedsuccesswasfoundedonmodestyloyaltycouragepatienceandsoon.Thepersonalityethicsuggesteditwasone’sattitudenotbehaviorthatinspiredsuccessandthisethicwasfoundedonabeliefofpositivementalattitudE.IncontrasttoeachoftheseideasCoveyadvocatesthatleadersneedtounderstanduniversalprinciplesofeffectivenessandhehighlightshowvitalitisforleaderstofirstpersonallymanagethemselvesiftheyaretoenjoyanyhopeofoutstandingsuccessintheirworkenvironments.ToachieveadesiredvisionforyourbusinessitisessentialthatyouhaveapersonalvisionofwhereyouareheadedandwhatyouvaluE.Businessleadershipmeansthatmanagersneedtoputfirstthingsfirstwhichimpliesthatbeforeleadingothersyouneedtobeclearonyourownvaluesabilitiesandstrengthsandbeseenastrustworthy.66.WhatdoesPeterDrucker’sphraseinfer?A.Leadersshouldbegoodatmakingrightdecisions.B.Leadersshouldbegoodatdoingthingsright.C.Leadersshouldbegoodatignoringthedistinctionsheassociateswiththeterms.D.LeadersshouldbeskilledinpredictingfuturE.67.Underwhatconditionarepeoplelikelytosucceedintermsofwhatthepersonalityethicsuggests?A.Whenpeoplehavelittledeterminationtheywillbesuccessful.B.Whenpeoplehavegoodbehaviourtheywillgainsuccess.C.IfpeoplehavepositivementalattitudetheyarelikelytosucceeD.D.IfpeoplehavenegativementalattitudetheyarecertaintosucceeD.68.HowcanleadersenjoyoutstandingsuccessintheirworkenvironmentsaccordingtoStephenCovey?A.Firstlytheyhavetothinkhighlyofthemselves.B.Theyaresupposedtobenefitthemselves.C.Theycannotadjustthemselves.D.Firstpersonallytheymustmanagethemselves.69.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordvision?A.BrightfuturE.B.Goodbeginning.C.Goodscenery.D.PrettybackgrounD.70.Tobegoodleaderswhatmustmanagerspaycloseattentionto?A.Theymustpaycloseattentiontouniversalprinciplesofeffectiveness.B.Theymustpaycloseattentiontotheirownvaluesabilitiesandstrengths.C.Theymustpaycloseattentiontomodesty.D.TheymustbeconcernedaboutcourageandpatiencE.
It’sgoodtomakemistakesandhereiswhy.Firstofallmistakesareaclearsignthatyouaretryingnewthings.It’salwaysgoodtotrynewthingsbecausewhenyouaretryingnewthingsyouaregrowing.Ifyounevertryanythingnewhowcanyouimprove?Howcanyouexpand?ThesimpleanswerisYoucan’t.Lookaroundyou.Withveryfewexceptionseithereverythingyouseeinyourphysicalworldoreverysingledetailofeverysinglethingistheresultofsomeonetryingsomethingnew.Anothergoodthingaboutmistakesisthis:Whenyouaremakingmistakesyouarelearning.Considerthis:Edisonfailed10000timesbeforeheperfectedthelightbulb.Whenaskedhowitfelttofailthatmanytimeshesaidthathehadn’tfailed10000timesbutratherhadlearned10000thingsthatdidn’twork.Finallywhenyoumakeamistakeyouaremuchclosertosuccess.Why?Becausewhenallissaidanddoneyouwillhavetriedsomenumberofthingsbeforeyousucceeded.Everytimeyoumakeamistakeyoueliminateoneofthosethingsandareonestepcloser.Butthisalldoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldgoaheadwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesofamistake.Quitethecontrarywhenyoutrysomethingnewyouhavetobewillingtosetsomereasonablelimitssothatintheeventthatitdoesn’tworkoutthewayyouwantittoyouwillbeinapositiontotryagain.Weallhavelimitedresourcesintheformoftimeandmoneysodon’tblowthemallononeapproachtoaproblem.Realizethatitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttimeandallocate分配theseresourcesappropriatelysoyoucanlearnmakecorrectionsandtryitagain.Onlybyacceptingandusingyourmistakesinthiswaycanyoumakesignificantadvancesinyourbusinessandyourcareer.ThereisanoldsayingthatgoesIfyou’renotmakingmistakesyou’renottryinghardenough.Sogoforthandmakemistakes.Andlearn.Andgrow.Andprosper成功.67.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanconcludethat_______.A.mistakesareunnecessaryfordevelopmentB.weareafraidoftryingnewthingsC.it’scommonforpeopletomakemistakesD.mistakesarebetterthannottrying68.Theunderlinedwordeliminatemeans_______.A.avoidB.removeC.acceptD.solve69.Accordingtothearticleonethingyoushouldpayattentiontoaboutmakingmistakesis.A.avoidingmakingthesamemistakesB.acceptingthepunishmentwillinglyC.takingconsequencesintoaccountD.tryingthingsoutonebyone70.Whatwouldthewriterprobablysuggestwesaytoourselveswhenwemakeamistake?A.NevermindIcanalwaystryagain.B.I’dbetterstayoutoftrouble.C.Ok!NowIcanlearnsomething.D.Lookatthismess.Anyonewouldbeupset.
Imageiseverything.Ifthereisnofactbehindtheimagetheproductserviceorpersonwillfailatlength.Firstofalloneshouldconsiderhowimportantimageisinthesellingofproductsandservices.Butiftheproductorservicedoesnotliveuptotheimagethatwascreatedthecustomerwillbeverydissatisfiedandpossiblyaskfortheirmoneyback.ForexampletheArthurAndersenaccountingfirmhadspentdecadesbuildingupanimageoftrustworthiness.Buttherecentscandal__showedthatbehindthatimageithaddishonestbusinesspractices.Despitethepreviouspositiveimagethefirmisbeingaccusedofcriminalactionsanditwillprobablynotsurviveasabusinessunit.Althoughtheimagehadbeennearlyperfecttherealitybehindtheimagehasledtothedownfalloftheworldfamousaccountingfirm.Similarlypeopleespeciallypoliticiansandmoviestarstrytoensuretheyareseeninalltherightplaceswhichcanbuildupaverypositiveimageintheviewofthegeneralcommons.ButonceagainhistoryisfilledwithexamplesofbothpoliticiansandmoviestarsthatfellfromgracelikethestoryoftheHollywoodactorgivingintothepressuresoffameandfortunE.Withpeoplejustaswithproductsandservicesimageiscertainlyimportantbutwithoutpositivesubstance本质behindtheimagefailureisclosE.Tosummarizeitisclearthatanappealingimageisextremelyimportanttosuccesswhetherthatimageisrelatedtosellingaproductorserviceortothesellingofaperson.Butimageisonlyhalfoftheequation.Whatliesbehindthatimageiseverybitasimportantastheimageitself—thepersonorproductmustdeliveronthatimageorthereislittlechanceforlong-termsuccess.57.ThedownfalloftheArthurAndersenaccountingfirmisdueto______.A.itsdishonestyinbusinessB.itspreviousimagesC.itsbadmanagementD.itspoorservice58.Whydidsomefamouspeoplefallfromgrace?A.Theirimageswerenotwellbuiltup.B.Theyfailedtoliveuptotheirimages.C.TheyfeltmuchpressurefromthepubliC.D.TheypaidlittleattentiontofameandfortunE.59.Thestructureofthepassageis.60.Theauthortriestoarguethat______.A.imagecreateseverythingB.imageisthekeytosuccessC.truthgoeshandinhandwithimageD.truthandimageareequallyimportant
Compassion同情isadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffortwecantranslatecompassionintoactions.AnexperiencelastweekendshowedmethisistruE.Iworkpart—timeinasupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderly.Theseoldpeopleareourmaincustomersandit’seasytolosepatienceovertheirslowness.ButlastSundayoneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymarlwalkeduptomyregisterwithaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcashhadjustmovedintohisroomandhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.Icouldn’thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbeforeandwhathewouldbelikeifluckhadgonehisway.IhadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoulallaloneintheworlD.ItoldhimthatIwassorryandthestorerulesdidn’tallowmetodoso.IfeltstupidandunkindsayingthisbutIvaluedmyjoB.Justthenanothermanstandingbehindthefirstspokeup.ifanythinghelookedmorepitiableChargeittomewasallhesaiD.WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftsafeandeasy.Compassionontheotherhandiscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyselfIreachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtmecompassion.59.Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits.A.promisedtoobeythestorerulesB.forgottotakeanymoneywithhimC.hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylaterD.couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive60.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?A.kindandluckyB.poorandlonelyC.friendlyandhelpfulD.humanddisappointed61.Thewriterfollowedthestorerulesbecause.A.hewantedtokeephispresentjobB.hefeltnopityfortheoldgentlemanC.heconsideredtheoldgentlemandishonestD.heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldgentleman62.Whatdoesthewriter1earnfromhisexperience?A.WealthismostimportantthananythingelsE.B.HelpingothersiseasiersaidthandonE.C.ExperienceisbettergainedthroughpracticE.D.Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.
Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptiansgreenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspringwhileforMuslimsitmeansheaven.Redisasymbol象征ofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChinachildrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynationsblueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils灾祸.People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions反应towardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites食欲.Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.SimilarlymanycommercialwebsiteswillhavearedBuyNowbuttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seyE.Blueisanothercalmingcolor.UnlikeredbluecancausepeopletoloseappetitE.Soifyouwanttoeatlesssomesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroomthinkaboutthecolorcarefully.55.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir______.A.culturalvaluesB.commercialpurposesC.personalexperiencesD.physicalreactionstothecolor56.WhywillmanycommercialwebsiteshavearedBuyNowbutton?A.Torelaxpeoplephysically.B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.C.ToencouragepeopletomakeapurchasE.D.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorisE.57.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?A.ReD.B.Green.C.BluE.D.PurplE.58.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostpropertitleforthetext?A.ColorsandHumanBeingsB.TheCulturalMeaningofColorC.TheMeaningandFunctionofColorD.ColorsandPersonalExperiences
InheroutstandingbookChoosetheHappinessHabitPamGoldenwroteTakethestoryoftwotwinbrothersforexamplE.Onegrewupandbecameanalcoholic酒鬼whiletheotherbecameasuccessfulbusinessman.WhenthealcoholicwasaskedwhyhebecameanalcoholicherepliedBecausemyfatherwasadrunk.Howeverthesuccessfulbusinessman’sanswerwasalsoBecausemyfatherwasadrunk.whenaskedwhyhesucceedeD.ThesamebackgrounD.Thesameupbringing培养.Howevertheresultswerequitedifferent.Why?Thereasonisthattheyhaddifferentchoices.Thebrotherschosedifferentthoughtswhichformedthesituationstheyfoundthemselvesinatlastsotheyhaddifferentexperiences.TherewasatimeinmylifewhenIthoughtdifficultywasduetobadluck.HaveyoueverheardthesayingWhenitrainsitpours?ThatwasmyanswerwhenothersaskedmehowthingsweregoingonwhenIwasintroublE.SowhatdoyouthinkIgot?RAIN.MoreandmoreRAIN.Icouldn’tunderstandwhybadluckwasalwayswithmE.PamGoldensaysYou’reeitherlivingintheproblemoryou’relivinginthesolution.NowwhenI’mfacedwithwhatIusedtothinkwasanegative消极的situationIuseadifferentwaytothinkaboutit.Iforcemyselftoreplacethosenegativethoughtsthatmakemeloseheartinmymindwithpositivethoughtswhichencouragemetofightagainstthedifficultybravely.SometimesIwritedownsomeideasthatmaybeasolutionwhichIcombinewiththelessonsIhavelearnedfromthebadsituationsandthedifficultiesthattroubledmeinthepastandoftenIfindasolutiontotheproblemsoon.ItseemsthatIshouldthankthedifficultyImetwith.TheRAINthatpouredinmyworldhasbecomegreatexperiencesthatprovidemewithvaluableexperiencefromwhichIcanbenefit.Nowitdoesn’trainasmuchinmylifeasitusedto.Infactmostdaysarebeautifulcloudlessandsunny!SometimesIdogetarainbutIthinkitmakesmestrongerjustliketherainhelpsplantsgrowup.56.Theexampleofthetwinbrothersshowsthat_______________.A.makinggoodchoicesisthemostimportantB.educationdecidesaperson’sfutureC.upbringingmakesabigdifferenceD.itisluckthatleadstosuccess57.WhatdoesRAINmentionedinthesecondparagraphreferto?A.Water.B.Goodluck.C.Success.D.Difficulty.58.Whatistalkedaboutinthethirdparagraph?A.HowtheauthorcollectsusefulexperiencE.B.Howtheauthordealswithdifficultynow.C.Howtheauthorgetshelpfromothers.D.Howtheauthorlivesintheproblem.59.Nowtheauthor’sattitudetowardsRAINis_______________.A.negativeB.unclearC.positiveD.unknown60.Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththeauthor’sattitudeinthetext?A.Allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy.B.Meetingwithdifficultyisnotabadthing.C.Misfortunestelluswhatfortuneis.D.ThingsattheworstwillmenD.
Areyoustuckinarut车辙andlookingforachange?FedupofseeinghungrypoorfacesonyourTVscreenandwanttodosomethingtohelp?Perhapsyou’veconsideredvolunteeringoverseasbutruleditoutbecauseyouthoughtyouweretoooldcouldn’tcommitenoughtimeorhaveafamily.Ifsothinkagain.Overthepastfiveyearsithasbecomefarsafer---andmoreprofessionallyacceptable---totakeupajobvolunteeringoverseassaysDavidStittmanagingdirectorofGapYearforGrownUpsacompanycateringforvolunteersintheirlate20sandupwards.While10yearsagointrepidsoulstookfinancialandpersonalrisksinvolunteeringabroadnowseveralorganizationsexisttomaketheexperiencesafeandwell-organizeD.Nowadaysuniversitiesandbusinessencourageoverseasvolunteeringamongstudentsandemployees.EntirefamiliescanvolunteerabroadandagenciesareemployingmoredisabledandretiredpeoplE.A.prosperoushumanitariantourismindustryhassprungup;thousandsofUKcitizenswilldosomeformofoverseasvolunteeringthisyear.SomevolunteeringjobsareeasiertofindthanothersexplainsKevinCusackfromavolunteeradviceagency.IfyoucanspeakEnglishit’snottoohardtolandajobteachingEnglishevenwithoutaqualificationandthosewhoenjoyworkingwithchildrenshouldbeabletofindchildcarework.Whetheryourinterestisrainforestsorwomen’srightsyoucanfindavolunteerpositiontosuityou.Butbewarned:unlessyouhaverelevantskillsorexistingoverseasdevelopmentexperienceit’sgoingtocost.Justhowmuchdependsonthelocationandlengthofthepositionbutyoushouldbudgetforsomewherebetween£1500and£6000.Havingtopaytovolunteermaysoundparadoxical矛盾的butit’sthebestwaytoensureyougetapositionthatbenefitsthelocalcommunitywhilematchingyourinterestsandskillsexplainsCusack.Youcanalsodiscussthetimeyouwanttocommittoaproject---manypositionscanfitintoaholidayorevenaweekenD.66.TheunderlinedwordsintrepidsoulsinParagraph2mostprobablyrefersto___________.A.companiesB.volunteersC.fightersD.students67.InKevinCusack’sopinionpayingtovolunteeroverseas___________.A.mustbeincredibleandunrealisticB.canhelpvolunteerslearnmoreaboutanothercultureC.maybenefitbothvolunteersandthecommunitytheyworkinD.needsconfidencecourageanddetermination68.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Disabledpeoplecanalsotakeupajobvolunteeringoverseas.B.Inthepastnoonecouldtakeupajobvolunteeringoverseas.C.HumanitariantourismindustryisinitsbeginningstagE.D.Takingupajobvolunteeringoverseasneedsatleast£1500.69.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthisarticle?A.Inajobguidebook.B.Inacelebritybiography.C.Inaguidebooktoworkoverseas.D.Inareportonvolunteerwork.70.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsvolunteerwork?A.Critical.B.UnfavorablE.C.SupportivE.D.DisagreeablE.
Mencanbebeautifultooright?CHINAisgoingtohostthe18thWorldUniversityStudentBeautyContestinGuangzhouthisDecember.Thisyearforthefirsttimethecontestwillincludeamalesection.Studentsfromover130countrieswillcompeteforMr.andMissBeauty.ThecontestisoneofthemostrespectedbeautycontestsintheworlD.ItwascopiedbytheUnitedNationsUniversityaninternationaluniversitybelongingtotheUnitedNationsin1986.SticktostudyingLIYininganeconomicsprofessoratPekingUniversitysaidthathewouldnotencouragestudentstotrytheirluckinthestockmarket股市.TheyshouldstressstudyLisaidinhisspeechatBeijingForeignStudiesUniversity.WhenaskedtheprofessorsaidheexpectedhousepricesinBeijingtocontinuetorisE.Lithinksthegovernmentshouldprovidemoreaffordablehousesforlow-levelincomepeoplE.CampuscinemaStudentsatover100universitieswillhaveadigitalcinemaoncampusaftertheNationalDayholiday.The21stCenturyDigitalFilmonCampusProjectwaslaunchedattheendofSeptember.Theticketwillcost3-8yuanratherthan30-40yuanatcinemasintown.StudentsoftendownloadmoviesonlineorwatchDVDs.NowtheycanenjoyoriginalfilmsinthedigitalcinemA.ThedigitalcinemawillshowavarietyoffilmsotherthanHollywoodblockbusters好莱坞大片.GettingpracticalAll12000graduatesfromvocationalschoolinShanxiProvincehavelandedajobaccordingtotheprovincialgovernment.Inthepastfiveyearsitisestimatedthatover95percentoftheprofessionalschoolgraduateshavefoundjobs.Howeverthenumberforuniversitygraduatesis70percent.Someemployerssaidthattheypreferprofessionalschoolgraduateswholearnedsomethingmorepracticalinschoolandexpectedlowersalariesthanuniversitystudents.60.Wherecanthematerialbechosenfrom?A.A.novel.B.A.fashionmagazinE.C.AnadvertisementD.A.newspaper.61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Morethan130countrieswilltakepartinthe18thWorldUniversityStudentBeautyContest.B.Inthepastfiveyearsover95percentoftheuniversitygraduateshavefoundjobsinShanxi.C.Theticketfordigitalfilmwillcost3-8yuanD.Over100universitiestookpartinthe21stCenturyDigitalFilmonCampusProject.62.ProfessorLithinksthat______.A.thegovernmentcandonothingabouthousingproblem.B.thestudentsshouldtrytheirluckinthestockmarket.C.ThehousepricesinBeijingwillkeepgoingup.D.thestudentsshouldnotonlypayattentiontostudy.63.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.InShanxitheprofessionalschoolgraduatesarelesspopularwithemployersthanuniversitygraduatesrecently.B.ThedigitalcinemawillonlyshowHollywoodblockbusters.C.Thegraduatesfromuniversitiescanputwhattheylearnedintopracticemoreeasily.D.NomencompetedintheWorldUniversityStudentsBeautyContestbeforethisyear.
Everybodyinthisworldisdifferentfromoneanother.Butdoyouknowthatunderstandingdifferencescanhelpyoubettermanageyourmoney?Aswegrowupwegraduallydevelopasetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.Theseareinfluencedbysocietyourfamilytheeducationwereceiveandsoon.Oncethisvaluesystemissetupit’snoteasytochangelaterinlifE.Financialexpertssaythateveryonealsohastheirownbeliefofhowtomanagetheirfinances.Thisispartofourvaluesystemandithasagreatimpactonthewaywelookafterourmoney.Accordingtoourdifferentvaluesexpertsputusinthreecategories.Theyaretheantthecricketandthesnail.Theant—worksfirstJustlikeantswhoworkheartandsoulinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinterthesepeopledon’tcareaboutenjoyingthemoment.TheyworkveryhardandsavemoneytheyearnsothattheycanenjoylifewhentheygetoldandretirE.Theantlovestosavebuttheycouldmakemoreoutoftheirmoneyiftheywerewillingtoinvestinsomefundsandstockswithlowrisk.Thecricket—funfirstThecricketwantstoenjoyeverythingnowanddoesn’tthinktoomuchaboutthefuturE.Theyevenborrowmoneywhentheyreallywantsomething.Manyyoungpeoplenowbelongtothisgroup.Thesepeoplehavelittlesavings.Whentheygetoldtheymighthaveproblems.TheyshouldlearntosaveandbuyinsurancE.Thesnail—livesunderpressureThesnailreferstopeoplewhomakelifedifficultforthemselves.Theytakebiglong-termloans代款fromthebankinordertobuythingssuchasluxuryhouses.Theyarehappytotakebigloanseventhoughtheyarenotsuretheycanaffordit.ThiscancauseproblemsinthefuturE.Theyshouldplanmorecarefully.64.Accordingtothispassageone'svalues_.A.maynotchangeeasilyinone'slifetimeB.mayhehiswaysofmanagingmoneyC.mayhehisbeliefsaboutsocietyD.determinehisfamilyandeducation65.Mr.Smithalwaysenjoysspendingaweekendwithhisfriendsfishinghuntingandplayingcards.Moreoverhespendsmoneyinaveryluxuriousway.SoMr.Smithbelongsto_.A.theanttypeB.thesnailtypeC.thecrickettypeD.noneofthem66.Thewriterofthepassageseemstobeinfavorof.A.thecricketB.thesnailC.theantD.allofthem67.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleofthispassage?A.HowtounderstandyourvaluesB.WhatcomesfirstC.WorkandfunD.Spendingkinds
HowITurnedtoBeOptimisticIbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt'shouseandmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmericA.Wewereonthebusthen.IwascryingandsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatmE.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.InfactIthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee-—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.ThefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimismbuttheideadidnotcometomeatoncE.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbE.MotherremarriedandthingsbecameevenmorecomplexformE.Sometimepassedbeforemystepfather继父andIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensadandsawnoendtothehardtimes.MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathomE.IwrotelettersfilledoutformstranslatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficerstookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthereandevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveupandjustwaitalittle!Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallrighteventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.51.HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?A.Fromherrelatives.B.Fromhermother.C.Frombooksandpictures.D.Fromradioprograms.52.UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt_______.A.confusedB.excitedC.worriedD.amazed53.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorktheauthor_________.A.oftenlostherwayB.didnotthinkaboutherfutureC.studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD.gotonwellwithherstepfather54.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A.Sheworkedasatranslator.B.Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews.C.Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily.D.ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish.55.Theauthorbelievesthat______.A.herfuturewillbefreefromtroublesB.itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatientC.therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthingsD.goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying
Decision-makingunderStressAnewreviewbasedonaresearchshowsthatacutestressaffectsthewaythebrainconsiderstheadvantagesanddisadvantagescausingittofocusonpleasureandignorethepossiblenegative负面的consequencesofadecision.Theresearchsuggeststhatstressmaychangethewaypeoplemakechoicesinpredictableways.StressaffectshowpeoplelearnsaysProfessorMaraMather.Peoplelearnbetteraboutpositivethannegativeoutcomesunderstress.Forexampletworecentstudieslookedathowpeoplelearnedtoconnectimages影像witheitherrewardsorpunishments.Inoneexperimentsomeoftheparticipantswerefirststressedbyhavingtogiveaspeechanddodifficultmathproblemsinfrontofanaudience;intheothersomewerestressedbyhavingtokeeptheirhandsinicewater.Inbothcasesthestressedparticipantsrememberedtherewardedmaterialmoreaccuratelyandthepunishedmateriallessaccuratelythanthosewhohadn’tgonethroughthestress.Thisphenomenonislikelynotsurprisingtoanyonewhohastriedtoresisteatingcookiesorsmokingacigarettewhileunderstress–atthosemomentsonlythepleasureassociatedwithsuchactivitiescomestominD.Butthefindingsfurthersuggestthatstressmaybringaboutadoubleeffect.NotonlyarerewardingexperiencesrememberedbetterbutnegativeconsequencesarealsoeasilyrecalleD.Theresearchalsofoundthatstressappearstoaffectdecision-makingdifferentlyinmenandwomen.Whilebothmenandwomentendtofocusonrewardsandlessonconsequencesunderstresstheirresponsestoriskturnouttobedifferent.Menwhohadbeenstressedbythecold-watertasktendedtotakemorerisksintheexperimentwhilewomenrespondedintheoppositeway.Instressfulsituationsinwhichrisk-takingcanpayoffbigmenmaytendtodobetterwhencautionweighsmorehoweverwomenwillwin.Thistendencytoslowdownandbecomemorecautiouswhendecisionsareriskymightalsohelpexplainwhywomenarelesslikelytobecomeaddictedthanmen:theymaymoreoftenavoidmakingtheriskychoicesthateventuallyhardenintoaddiction.68.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatpeopleunderpressuretendto______.A.keeprewardsbetterintheirmemoryB.recallconsequencesmoreeffortlesslyC.makeriskydecisionsmorefrequentlyD.learnasubjectmoreeffectively69.Accordingtotheresearchstressaffectspeoplemostprobablyintheir______.A.waysofmakingchoicesB.preferenceforpleasureC.toleranceofpunishmentsD.responsestosuggestions70.Theresearchhasprovedthatinastressfulsituation______.A.womenfinditeasiertofallintocertainhabitsB.menhaveagreatertendencytoslowdownC.womenfocusmoreonoutcomesD.menaremorelikelytotakerisks
Feelfrightenedwhenyouhavepublicspeaking?Thereisnoneedforit.Allyouhavetodoisappearconfidentandtheaudiencewillimmediatelyrelaxandpayattention.Thereareafewbody-languagetechniquesthatwillmakeyourlifeeasierevenifyouhatepublicspeaking.LookrelaxeD.Don’tstandlikeamodelofhumanbody.Keepyourarmsrelaxedsometimesraisingthem.MovementhelpskeepanaudienceawakE.Raiseyourhandsinsteadoflayingthemdowntostressyourpoints.Theeyeshaveit.Whenmakingaspeechyoureyesareyourimportanttool.Usethemwellandyouwillgetyourmessageacross.Keepyourheadraisedandavoidlookingdownatthefloor.IfyoucanmakeaspeechwithoutnotesyourbodylanguagewillimprovE.MakeeyecontactwithalltheaudienceforashortwhilE.Theywanttofeelasifyou’respeakingtothemindividually.Changetherhythm.Varietyisthekey.Aswellasusingyourhandsandeyesyoucanuseyourvoicetosendoutsignals.Youcanchangeyourrhythmandraiseyourtonetoemphasizeyourarguments.Checkifyouraudienceispayingattention.AsimportantascontrollingyourownbodylanguageisbeingabletorecognizeandifyouareconfidentitshouldbeeasytocheckwhethertheaudienceislisteningLookoutfornegativebodylanguageandanysignsofwanderingattention.RegaintheirattentionbymakingajokE.Ifthisdoesn’tworkitmightbetimetohaveabreak.Eachaudiencehasadifferentattentionspanandthemorecomplicatedyoursubjectisthequickertheirmindswillwander.Ifallelsefailsopenawindow.Nothingfocusesconcentrationlikeadraught通风60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.A.speakershouldoftenremainrelaxed.B.Thepublicoftenstaresatthespeaker’sarms.C.Usinggesturescorrectlycanbenefitthespeakeralot.D.makingeyecontactwiththeaudiencecanhelpaspeaker.61.whichofthefollowingtechniquescan’thelpyoustressyourspeech?A.RaiseyourspeakingtoneB.UseyourgesturescorrectlyC.ChangeyourspeakingrhythmD.Lowdownyourhandsuddenly62.Thepassageismainlyintendedto__________A.guidepeoplehowtousetheirbodylanguageB.guidepeoplehowtogiveaspeechcorrectlyC.tellustheimportanceofbodylanguageinspeech.D.tellushowtoattracttheaudience’sattentioninspeech.
Forcenturiesthebody’sbloodhasbeenlinkedcloselywiththeemotions.Peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelingsaresaidtobecold-bloodedkiller.Forexamplethepolicearesearchingforacold-bloodedkiller.Heseemstokillfornoreasonandnoemotionasiftakingsomeone’slifeisnothing.Coldcanaffectotherpartsofthebody.Theexpressiongetcoldfeethasnothingtodowithcoldoryourfeet.Theexpressionmeansbeingafraidtodosomethingyouhavedecidedtodo.Forexampleyouagreetobepresidentofanorganization.Butthenyoulearnthatalltheotherofficershaveresignedandalltheworkoftheorganizationwillbeyourresponsibility.Youarelikelytogetcoldfeetaboutbeingpresidentwhenyouunderstandthesituation.Theexpressiongivesomeonethecoldshoulderprobablycomesfromthephysicalactofturningyourbacktowardsomeoneinsteadofspeakingtohimfacetoface.Youmaygiveacoldshouldertoafriendwhohasnotkeptapromisehemadetoyou.Ortosomeonewhohasliedaboutyoutoothers.Acoldfishisnotafish.Itisaperson.Butitisapersonwhoisunfriendlyunemotionalandshowsnoloveorwarmth.Acoldfishdoesnotoffermuchofhimselftoanyone.Someonewhoisacoldfishcouldbecold-hearted.Nowacold-heartedpersonissomeonewhohasnosympathy.Severalpopularsongsinrecentyearswereaboutcold-heartedmenorcold-heartedwomenwhowithoutfeelingsbroketheheartsoftheirlovers.Outinthecoldmeansnotgettingsomethingthateverybodyelsegot.Apersonmightsaythateverybodybuthimgotapayraise---hewasleftoutinthecold.Anditisnotapleasantplacetobe.59.Thereare_________expressionsrelatedtocoldthatarementionedinthepassage.A.3B.4C.6D.760.Whenyourefusetospeaktoamanandtreathiminadistantwayyoumayexpressby_________.A.IgivehimthecoldshoulderB.Ithinkheisacold-bloodedmanC.IthinkheisacoldfishD.I’mlikelytogetcoldfeet61.Thetopicofthispassageisabout_________.A.therelationshipbetweencoldandourbodyB.someexpressionsaboutfriendshipC.someexpressionsconnectedwithcoldD.howcoldweathercomesintobeing
Mybookshelvesarefullofdust—andwithgoodreason.WhenitcomestocleaningthatpartofmyhomeIsufferfromthemostseriouscaseofavoidance回避反应症.Thethingisthis:whenIdosetouttocleanandre-organizemybookswhichseldomhappensIplacemyselfintoareallybadsituation.NosoonerdoItakeatitlefromtheshelfblowoffthedustandwipedownthecoverthanIfindmyselfsittingonthefloorwithlegscrossedandmybackagainstthewall.PrettysoonbooksgetpileduponmylegsasIamreunitedwitholdfriends.ItisasifthesebookshavevoicesandeachwantstosayitspiecE.Rememberme?IwasgiventoyouwhenyouwentintotheNavysothatyouwouldneverlackforcompanionshiponePerhapsthegreatestpleasureofre-organizingmybooksarethesurprises—orbettersaidreunions—thatoccur.Duringmylatestbook-cleaningadventureIfoundonethathadfallenbehindtheshelf:TalesofEdgarAllanPoE.Notanunusualtitlebutthewordswrittenonthefirstpagemadeitveryspecial:WithLovefromMomandDadChristmas1965.What’sthis?A.bookonthephysicsoflasers激光.ItisfilledwithmathematicalstatementsandIhadboughtitatalibrarysalewhenIwas12notlongafterthelaserhadbeeninventeD.Icouldn’tunderstandabitofitbutIdidlearnwhatlasermeant.WhatIendupwithwhenIemptymybookshelvesisacross-section横剖面ofmypersonalhistory.It’slikearoadcutwhereoneseesallthelayersofrockgoingbackthroughtimetothebeginningofthesimplestlifeforms.ThebooksI’veread—andkept—arenotjustoldfriends.Theyaremyrésumé.60.Whatcouldbesaidabouttheauthor?A.Heistoobusytotidyuphisbookshelves.B.Heconsidershisbookstreasuredpossessions.C.Hehasmadealotofnotesinhisbooks.D.Heisaloverofsciencebooks.61.Bysayingthathisbookshavevoicestheauthormeans________.A.theybringbackhappymemoriesB.theyarerecordedinhumanvoiceC.theysayalotabouthumanhistoryD.theyoffergoodtopicsfordiscussion62.Whatdoestheauthorenjoymostfromre-organizinghisbooks?A.Findingsomemissingbooks.B.Puttingbooksingoodorder.C.Learningsomethingnewfromthebooks.D.Rediscoveringinterestingstoriesbehindsomebooks.63.Theunderlinedwordrésuméinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.A.personalhistoryB.preciousnotesC.goodcompanionD.simplelifeforms
Itisthoughtthatcryingishardlyanactivityencouragedbysociety.TearwhethertheyareofsorrowangerorjoytypicallymakeAmericansfeeluncomfortableandembarrasseD.Theshedderoftears落泪者islikelytoapologizeevenwhenagreattragedywasthecausE.Theobserveroftearsislikelytodoeverythingpossibletoputanendtotheemotionaltears.Butjudgingfromrecentstudiesofcryingbehaviorboththoseresponsestotearsareofteninappropriateandmayevenbecounterproductive适得其反.Humansaretheonlyanimalsclearlyknowntoshedemotionaltears.Sinceevolutionhasgivenrisetofewpurposelessphysiologicalresponsesitislogicaltoassumethatcryinghasoneormorefunctionsthatenhanceincreasesurvival.Althoughsomeobservershavesuggestedthatcryingisawaytoaskforassistanceformothersasacryingbabymightfromitsmotherthesheddingoftearsishardlynecessarytogethelp.Vocalcrieswouldhavebeenquiteenoughmorelikelythantearstogainattention.Soitappearstheremustbesomethingspecialabouttearsthemselves.IndeedthenewstudiessuggestthatemotionaltearsmayplayadirectroleinalleviatingstressUniversityofMinnesotaresearcherswhoarestudyingthechemicalcompositionoftearshaverecentlyisolatedtwoimportantchemicalsfromemotionaltears.Bothchemicalsarefoundonlyintearsthatareshedinresponsetoemotion.TearsshedbecauseofexposuretocutonionwouldcontainnosuchsubstancE.Otherresearchersareinvestigatingtheusefulnessoftearsasameansofdiagnosinghumanillsandmonitoringdrugs.AtTulaneUniversity’sTeatAnalysisLaboratoryDr.PeterKastlandhiscolleaguesreportthattheycanusetearstodetectdrugabusetostudythecausesofdryeyesyndrome综合症andtheeffectsofeyesurgeryandperhapseventomeasureexposuretoenvironmentalpollutants.64.WhatdoesthephraseboththoseresponsesinParagraph1referto?A.Cryingoutofsorrowandsheddingtearsforhappiness.B.Theembarrassmentandunpleasantsensationoftheobservers.C.Thetearshedder’sapologyandtheobserver’sefforttostopthecrying.D.Linkingillnesswithcryingandfindingthechemicalcompositionoftears.65.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.itisunnaturalforpeopletoshedtearsB.wecanreduceourstressbysheddingtearsC.sheddersoftearscan’tgethelpbycryingloudlyD.unlikeanimalshumanscanshedtearsforsurvival66.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Rolesofemotionaltears.B.functionsofsheddingtears.C.Unwelcomesheddersoftears.D.Researchontheeffectsoftears.
Havingahobbyhelpstomakeyouamoreinterestingpersonandgivesyousomethingfascinatingtotalkaboutwithothers.Itcanalsohelpyoutoavoidfeelingboredandoftenprovidestheopportunitytomeetnewpeoplewithsimilarinterests.Learningsomethingnewisalwaysgoodforkeepingthemindalertandactiveasismaintainingalong-terminterestinsomethingthatattractsyou.ThiswillalsomakeyourmoreofaninterestingpersonthanapersonwhoisaddictedtoMySpacewatchingTVordoingothertimewastingandunhealthytasks.Thinkofahobbythatmightinterestyou.Itmightbeaninterestthatyoualwayswishedyouhadtimetoexplorebutneverhadthetimeormoneyrequiredtopursueyourinterest.CollectthingsforafashionmagazinE.Lookatthewallsinyourpostofficeandthinkaboutcollectingstampsandwhatyoumightneedtodotostartandmaintainastampcollection.Thinkofotheritemsyoumightliketocollectforexamplecoinsdollsorchocolatewrappers.______________.Haveyouevergonetoamuseumlookedatthepaintingsonthewallsandwonderedifyoucoulddothesamething?Howabouttryingpaintingforyourself----inoilsorwatercolors?Ormaybetrydrawingwithcharcoalorcoloredpencils.Enjoysportasahobby.WatchsoccerbasketballgolfathleticsortennistournamentsontelevisionoratyourlocalsportsgrounD.Doyoufeelthatasportissomethingthatyouwouldlovetolearn?Thinkaboutwhatitwouldcostandthetimeitwouldtaketolearnandplay.Doyouhavethefundsavailableforthistypeofhobby?Wouldyouhavethepatienceitwouldtaketoreallylearntoplayortrainforanyofthesesports?Wouldyouratherplayateamsportoranindividualsport?Maybetherearefriendsorfamilymemberswhoalreadyhaveequipmentanduniformsyoucanhaveaswellastipsforhowtobeginyourchosensport.Askthemabouttheirexperiencesandlistentotheirsuggestions.56.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat_________.A.havingahobbywillwastealotoftimE.B.havingahobbywilldoyougoodalotC.ahobbyisnomorethanatime-killingactivityD.ahobbywillmeanalotofunexpectedchances57.Whichofthefollowingismostsuitablefortheblank?A.Makeartinyourowncommunity.B.Learnartinamuseum.C.Discoverartforahobby.D.Copyartfromotherpainters.58.Thequestionsinthe5thparagraphareusedto_________.A.presentsomeadviceforyoutoconsider.B.showthecuriosityofthewriteraboutsports.C.expressthedoubtofthewriteraboutsports.D.providesomechoicesonsportsactivity.59.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto_________.A.introducetheimportanceofahobbyB.teachushowtofindahobbyC.explainhowahobbyisdevelopedD.provetheeffectofahobbyonaperson
ApopularsayinggoesSticksandstonesmaybreakmybonesbutwordswillneverhurtmE.Howeverthat’snotreallytruE.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves---thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We’reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmititthough.Infactwereallyshouldn’tbebecausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.Thisself-talkhelpsusmotivateourselvesrememberthingssolveproblemsandcalmourselvesdown.Beawarethoughthatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegativE.Soinordertostaypositiveweshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.ThenexttimeyoufinishaprojectdowellinatestorfinallycleanyourroomjoinmeinsayingGoodjob!OftenwordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffecttheywillhavE.Butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsesinothers.ForexamplewhenreturninganitemtoastorewemightusewarmfriendlylanguageduringtheexchangE.Andtheclearwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orharsh刻薄的andcriticallanguagewillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensivE.Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffect.ManyofusregretsomethingweoncesaiD.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!Beforespeakingweshouldalwaysaskourselves:Isitloving?Isitneeded?Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn’tpassthistestthenit’sbetterleftunsaiD.Wordspossesspower:bothpositiveandnegativE.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhopebuildself-esteem自尊andmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal?Thechoiceisours.60.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat______.A.wordshavealastingeffectonusB.inspiringwordsgiveusconfidenceC.negativewordsmayletusdownD.notsticksandstonesbutwordswillhurtus61.Thereisnosenseforustofeelembarrassedwhenwetalktoourselvesbecause_____.A.almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtothemselvesB.talkingtoourselvesalwaysgivesuscourageC.wecanbenefitfromtalkingtoourselvesD.itdoesnoharmtohaveself-talkwhenwearealone62.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphmeansthatweshouldalsotimely______.A.remindourselvesB.praiseourselvesC.makeourselvesrelaxedD.giveourselvesamusement63.Theauthorwouldprobablyholdtheviewthat______.A.encouragingwordsaresuretoleadtokindoffersB.negativewordsmaystimulateustomakemoreprogressC.peopletendtorememberfriendlywordsD.itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers
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