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Break Your Bad MoodHaving one of those days or weeks when everything seems to annoy yo...
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Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlivesandalthoughwemaytakefriendshipforgranted认为理所当然weoftendon’tclearlyunderstandhowtomakefriends.Whilewegetonwellwithanumberofpeopleweareusuallyfriendswithonlyaveryfew.Forexampletheaverageamongstudentsisabout6perperson.Inallthecasesoffriendlyrelationshipstwopeoplelikeoneanotherandenjoybeingtogetherbutbeyondthatthedegreeofintimacy亲密betweenthemandthereasonsfortheirsharedinterestsvary变化greatly.AswegettoknowpeoplewetakeintoaccountthingslikeageraceeconomicconditionsocialpositionandintelligencE.Althoughthesefactors因素arenotofgreatimportanceitismoredifficulttogetonwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackgrounD.Somefriendlyrelationshipscanbekeptonargumentanddiscussionbutitisusualforclosefriendstohavesimilarideasandbeliefsthesameopinionsandinterests.Theyoftentalkaboutbeing_on_the_same_wavelength.Itgenerallytakestimetoreachthispoint.Andthemoreintimately密切地involvedpeoplebecomethemoretheydependononeanother.Peoplewhowanttobefriendshavetolearntoputupwithannoyinghabitsandtostanddifferences.Incontrast比较withmarriagetherearenofriendshipceremoniestostrengthenitbetweentwopeoplE.Butthesupportingandunderstandingofeachotherthatresultsfromsharedexperiencesandfeelingsdoesseemtocreateapowerfulbondwhichcanovercomedifferencesinbackgroundandbreakdownbarriers障碍ofageclassorracE.64.Accordingtothepassage________.A.friendsarethosewhomustsharetheirinterestsB.friendsarecloserthanpeoplewhojustgetonwellwitheachotherC.allthepeopleknowhowtomakefriendsD.everystudentshassixfriends65.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.therearenospecialceremoniestostrengthenfriendshipB.friendshipcanovercomealldifferencesbetweentwopeopleC.differencesinopinioncanleadtofriendshipD.friendshipcanbestrengthenedbysmilesandsoftvoices66.TheunderlinedwordsbeingonthesamewavelengthinParagraph2meanthatpeople________.A.watchthesameTVprogramsB.arethesameinallwaysC.havethesamebackgroundD.sharethesamewayofthinkingandthesameinterests67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTimpliedinthepassage?A.Evenfriendsmayhavedifferentopinions.B.Friendsneverarguewitheachother.C.Itgenerallytakestimeforpeopletobecomeclosefriends.D.Someone’shabitsmayannoyhisfriends.
Boysneedfriendssufferwhentheydon’tbelievetheyhaveanyandworryovertheupsanddownsofrelationships.Manyadultsbelievethatsomehowboysneedfriendslessthangirlsdointruththoughnoboyisanisland:boysvaluetheirfriendsthroughoutchildhoodandadolescenceandarehappierandhealthierwhentheyhavesolidrelationshipswithpeers.DespitethecommonbeliefthatgirlsarebetteratrelationshipsmostboysconsidertheirfriendsaveryimportantpartoftheirlivesandboysmayactuallybebetteratkeepingfriendshipsthangirlsarE.A.recentstudyof10-to-15-year-oldboysandgirlsfoundthatgirls’friendshipsareactuallymorefragile脆弱的.Girlstendtosayanddohurtfulthingstoeachothermorefrequentlythanboysandgirlsaremorehurtbytheendofafriendship.Boysarethelivingdefinitionofthephrasepeergroup:theylovegameswithrulescompetitionanddoingthingstogether.Boysseemtoenjoyevenneedtheopportunitytotestthemselvesagainstothersandmanylastingfriendshipsbegininkarate空手道classoronthebasketballcourt.Competenceandskillarewidelyrespected:beingpickedlastforateamorleftoutaltogetherisanexperiencethatcanhaunt萦绕心头aboyforyears.Asboysmaturethefriendshipbecomesevenmoreimportantanditfrequentlywidenstoincludegirls.Duringtheteenyearsfriendscanbecomethemostimportantpartofaboy’slife---andapartinwhichhisparentsarenotincludeD.Theconfusionofbeingateenagerleadsboystoformclosebondswithfriends.Thereisthesenseformanyboysthatafriendissomeonewhoisalwaysthereformesomeonehecantrust.Theymaybepartnersincrimeorpartnersinstudybutthefriendshipofadolescentboyscanrunsurprisinglydeep.31.Thecommonbeliefofadultsisthatboys_____________.Ks5uA.don’tcareaboutothersasmuchasgirlsB.don’tvaluefriendshipsasmuchasgirlsC.havethesamefriendshipasgirlsD.havehealthierfriendshipthangirls32.Accordingtothepassage________________.A.boysusuallybuildfriendshipsbyplayingcompetitivegamesB.boysliketohavesmallgroupsoffriendsC.boys’friendshipsseldomresultinanyonebeinghurtD.boys’friendshipscanhardlyendinfailure33.TheauthormentionsthestudyinParA.2toprove__________.A.girlsvaluerelationshipsmorethanboysB.mostboysconsidertheirfriendsveryimportantC.boysmaybebetteratkeepingfriendshipsthangirlsD.boysmaybemoreactiveinafriendship34.Asaboygetsolderhetendsto_______.A.widenhiscircleoffriendstoincludehisparentsB.shifthisfocusfromhisfriendstohimselfC.leavehisparentsoutofhisfriendsD.beconfusedaboutwhatafriendshipis35.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.FriendshipsBetweenBoysandGirlsB.BoysandTheirFriendshipC.ChildhoodandAdolescentFriendshipD.TipsonMakingFriendswithBoys
Whenwespeakofabasichumanneedwemeansomethingwhichisnecessarytolifesomethingwecannotpossiblydowithout.Foodisabasichumanneed.Withoutitwewouldstarvetodeathbutevenifwehaveplentyoffoodbutofthewrongkindourbodieswillsufferfromalackoftherightfood.Thisisknownasmalnutrition.Inprimitivecountriespeoplewantonlythefoodswhichcanbegrownneartheirhomeswhereasweeatfoodswhichareoftengrownmanythousandsofmilesawayfromourhomes.Justthinkofthedifferenttypesofmeatwecatbeefmuttonporkchickenturkeygooseandrabbit.Wecouldmanageonadietofonekindofmeatbuthowmonotonousitwouldbecome!EventurkeywhichmostofuseatonlyatChristmaswouldbecomemonotonous单调的ifweateiteveryday.Yetwecannotliveonmeataloneandneedotherfoodslikebreadandfruittoprovideuswithotheressentialnutrientswhichweneedtokeepourbodieshealthy.Wecanagreewithprimitivemanthatfoodisabasicneedbutwedifferfromhiminourfoodwantsbecauseof.thewidevarietyoffoodwehaveavailablecomparedwithhimwehaveawiderchoice.Takefruitforexamplenotonlycanweenjoythefruitsgrowninthiscountrybutbecauseofmodemmethodsoftransportandfoodpreservationwecanalsoenjoythemoreexoticfruitsfromcountriesthousandsofmilesawaywhereasprimitivemanislimitedinhischoicetothekindsoffruitwhichactuallygrowwherehelives.Howevertheydifferinsatisfyingtheirhungerprimitiveandcivilizedmenbothexperiencethebasicneedforfood.Thesameistrueofthesecondofourhumanneeds.Clothingisnecessarytoregulatetheheatofourbodies.Sinceweliveinatemperateclimateweneedmoreclothesthanpeoplelivingintropicconditions.Likewiseourclothingneedstochangewithseasons.Shelterthethirdofourneedsdependsupontheclimatetheskillofthebuilderone’ssocialpositionandthematerialsavailable.ThesimpleshelteroftheaboriginalwouldnotdoforUSandyetitsatisfieshisneeds.Thethreebedroomedsuburbanhouseoftheaveragefamilywouldnotbegrandenoughforarichfamilyandyetthemodernhousecontainsmanyofthematerialcomfortswhichweredeniedtothekingsandqueensofoldtimes.51.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothewordmalnutritioninparagraphl?A.Havingnofoodatall.B.Nothavingenoughofanykindoffood.C.Nothavingavarietyoffood.D.Nothavingenoughfoodorenoughoftherightkindsoffood.52.WithregardtofoodcivilizedpeopledifferfromprimitivepeopleinthatA.theyeatonlythefoodswhichcanbegrownneartheirhomesB.theyeatmorefoodthanprimitivepeopledidC.theyeatagreatvarietyoffoodD.theycanaffordtoeatturkeyeveryday53.ThesentenceThesameistrueofthesecondofourhumanneedsmeansA.thefirstandthesecondneedsareexactlyalikeB.1ikethefirstneedthesecondneedisalsotrueC.whatissaidofthefirstneedcanalsobesaidofthesecondD.thefirstneedisassignificanttohumanasthesecondneed54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEofthekingsandqueensoftheoldtimes?A.Theydidnotadmithavingmaterialcomforts.B.TheydidnotapproveofmaterialComforts.C.Theywerenotabletoaffordmaterialcomforts.D.Theywerenotabletoenjoymaterialcomforts.55.ThebesttitleforthepassagewouldbeA.HumanNeedsB.PrimitiveManandModemManC.ModemCivilizationD.HumanImprovement
DearDaddyYou’vebeengoneforsixyearsandI’vehadtimetothink.NowI’mreadytowritethislettertoyou.ForalongtimeafterMomdiedIthoughtIlikedhermorebecauseIdidn’tlikeyourtoughguyattitudeandIthoughtthathersoftersidewasmoredesirablE.Inmy15yearold’smindIthoughtyoucouldhavestoppedmymotherfromdrinkingherselftodeath.Insteadyouwereoffplayingtennisandworking.LaterIrealizedthatnoonecouldmakesomeonestopdrinking.SupportisimportantbutattheendofthedayitisachoicE.Youwerejustdoingyourbest.WhatIhavelearnedisthatIammuchlikeyou.YoutaughtmeselfconfidencE.IknowifIampreparedtoworkhardenoughforsomethingIwillbesuccessful.Thisisnosmallthing.WhatI’verealizedsinceyoudiedisthatyouwerealwaysthereformE.YoufoughttoensurethatIgotmyplaceontheQuebecbadmintonteamthatIhadearneD.WhenIgotdivorcedyoucameuptoseeifIhadwhatIneededtotakecareoftheboysandyoupaidoffmycar.YoutaughtmenottospendmoneyIdon’thavE.I’vealwayskepttothatrulE.Ithasservedmewell.WealwayshadagoodhometoliveinnicevacationsandeverythingweneededandmostofwhatwewanteD.YouwerenotaperfectparentandneitheramI..MychildrenaremuchmorethankfulthanIeverwas.IamthankfulthatIhadyouasmydaD.IamstillDaddy’sgirlandIamproudofit.54.Wecanknowthewriter’sfather________.A.alwaysputhisfamilyinfirstplaceB.didn’tunderstandhisdaughterC.didn’ttreathisdaughterwellD.diedsixyearsago55.Whichofthefollowingthingsdidthewriter’sfatherteachher?a.selfconfidenceb.tolovedoingsportsc.nottohateanybodyd.tospendmoneyproperlyA.abcB.bdC.cdD.ad56.Whatcanweinferfromtheletter?A.Thewriter’sfathercaredaboutherverymuch.B.Thewriterdidn’thaveagoodchildhooD.C.Thewriter’schildrendon’tloveher.D.ThewriternowlivesalonE.57.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthewriter________.A.thinkssheisamuchbetterparentthanherdadB.isthankfulforeverythingshehasC.considersherfathertobeperfectD.isproudtohavesuchafather
Youwakeupinthemorningthedayisbeautifulandtheplansforthedayarewhatyouhavebeenlookingforwardtoforalongtime.Thenthetelephoneringsyousayhelloandthedramastarts.Thepersonontheotherendhasadepressingtoneinhisvoiceashestartstotellyouhowterriblehismorningisandthatthereisnothingtolookforwardto.Youarestillinawonderfulmood?Impossible!Communicatingwithnegativepeoplecanwashoutyourhappiness.Itmaynotchangewhatyouthinkbutcommunicatinglongenoughwiththemwillmakeyoufeeldepressedforamomentoralongtime.Lifebringsupsanddownsbutsomepeoplearestuckinthewrongideathatlifehasnohappinesstooffer.Theyonlyfeelgladwhentheymakeothersfeelbad.Nowondertheycanhardlywinothers’pityorrespect.Whenyoucommunicatewithpositivepeopleyourspiritstayshappyandthereforemorepositivethingsareattracted.Whenthedagger匕首ofanegativepersonisputinyouyoufeeltheheavyfeelingthatallinallbringsyoudown.Sometimeswehavenochoicebuttocommunicatewithnegativepeople.Thiscouldbeaco-workerorarelative.Inthiscasesaywhatneedstobesaidaslittleaspossible.Sometimesitfeelsgoodtoletoutyourangerbacktothenegativepersonbutallthisistoloweryoutothatsamenegativelevelandtheywon’tfeelashamedofthemselvesaboutthat.Negativityoftenaffectshappinesswithoutevenbeingrealized.Thenegativewordsofanotheratthestartofthedaycanclingto附着youthroughouttherestofyourdaywhichmakesyoufeelbadandstealsyourhappiness.Lifeistooshorttofeelnegative.Staypositiveandavoidnegativityasmuchaspossible.56.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto______.A.makeacomparisonB.introduceatopicC.offeranevidenceD.describeadailyscene57.Howcannegativepeoplehaveeffectonus?A.Byinfluencingouremotion.B.Bytellingusthenatureoflife.C.Bychangingourwaysofthinking.D.Bycomparingtheirattitudestolifewithours.58.Somenegativepeoplebasetheirhappinesson_______.A.otherpeople’spityforthemB.otherpeople’srespectforthemC.buildingupapositiveattitudeD.makingotherpeopleunhappy59.Accordingtothepassagetoreducenegativepeople’sinfluenceonusweareadvisedto____.A.showourdissatisfactiontonegativepeopleB.communicatewithnegativepeopleaslittleaspossibleC.makenegativepeoplefeelashamedofthemselvesD.changenegativepeople’sattitudestolife60.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsnegativepeople?A.Favorable.B.Indifferent.C.Critical.D.Supportive.
Ineededtobuyadigitalcameraonethatwassimplygoodattakinggoodsnaps快照maybeoccasionallyformagazines.BeingthecautioustypeIfanciedareliablebranD.SoIwentonthenetspent15minutesreadingproductreviewsongoodwebsiteswrotedownthenamesofthreetoprecommendationsandheadedformynearestbigfriendlycamerastorE.Thereinthecupboardwasoneofthecamerasonmylist.Anditwasonspecialoffer.Ohjoy.IpointedatitandaskedanassistantCanIhaveoneofthose?Helookedperturbed不安.Doyouwanttotryitfirst?hesaiD.Itdidn’tquitesoundlikeaquestion.DoIneedto?IreplieD.There’snothingwrongwithit?ThismadehimlookabitinsultedandIstartedtofeelbaD.‘‘Nono.Butyoushouldtry.it’’hesaidencouragingly.Compareitwiththeothers.Ilookedacrossattheothersshelvesofsimilarcamerasplacedalongthewallofferingawiderangeofslightlydifferentpricesanddiscountswitheachcompanysellingarangeofmodelsbasedaroundthesamebasicbox.WithsomanymodelstochoosefromitseemedthatIwouldhavetospendhoursweighingXagainstYalwaystryingtotakeZandpossiblyHintoaccountatthesametimE.ButwhenIhadfinishedIwouldstillhaveonlythesametwocertaintiesthatIhadenteredthestorewithfirstsoonafterIcarriedmynewcameraoutoftheshopitwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit;andsecondmywonderfulcamerawouldveryquicklybereplacedbyanewmodel.ButsomethinginthehumansoulwhispersthatyoucanbeatthesetrapsbymakingtherightchoicethecleverchoicethewisechoicE.IntheendIagreedtotrythemodelIhadchosen.Theassistantseemedasincereman.SoIlethimtakeoutmychosencamerafromthecupboardshowhowittookexcellentpicturesofmyfellowshoppersandwhenhestartedtointroducethespecialfeaturesIinterruptedtoaskwhetherIneededtobuyacarry-caseandamemorycardaswell.Whydowethinkthatnewoptions选择stillofferusanythingnew?PerhapsitisbecausetheyofferanopportunitytoavoidfacingthefactthatourrealchoicesinthisculturearefarmorelimitedthanwewouldliketoimaginE.68.Theshopassistantinsistedthatthewritershould.A.trythecameratoseeiftherewasanythingwrongwithitB.comparethecamerahehadchosenwiththeothersC.getmoreinformationaboutdifferentcompaniesD.trusthimandstopaskingquestions69.WhatdoesthewritermeanbyitwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforitParagraph2A.Heshouldgeta50％discount.B.Thepriceofthecamerawasunreasonablyhigh.C.ThequalityofthecamerawasnotgooD.D.ThecamerawouldsoonfallinvaluE.70.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthewriter’sopinion.A.peoplewastetoomuchmoneyoncamerasB.camerashavebecomeanimportantpartofourdailylifeC.wedon’tactuallyneedsomanychoiceswhenbuyingaproductD.famouscompaniescaremoreaboutprofitthanquality
Thewaypeopleholdthebeliefthatafun-filledpain-freelifeequalshappinessactuallyreducestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequaltohappinessthenpainmustbeequaltounhappiness.Butinfacttheoppositeistrue:moreoftenthannotthingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.Asaresultmanypeopleavoidtheveryattemptsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaincertainlybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriageraisingchildrenprofessionalachievementreligiouscommitmentself-improvement.Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitmentforcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfunadventureexcitement.Marriagehassuchmomentsbuttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.Coupleswithbabychildrenareluckytogetawholenight'ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon'tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.Butcoupleswhodecidenottohavechildrenneverknowthejoysofwatchingachildgrowuporofplayingwithagrandchild.Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizations.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcanincreaseourhappiness?itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless;anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthosewhoarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.61.Accordingtotheauthorabachelorresistsmarriagechieflybecause_____.A.hefindsmorefunindatingthaninmarriageB.hebelievesthatlifewillbemorecheerfulifheremainssingleC.heisunwillingtotakefamilyresponsibilitiesD.hefearsitwillputanendtoallhisfunadventureandexcitement62.Raisingchildrenintheauthor'sopinionis_____.A.amoraldutyB.apainfuljobC.aworthlessactivityD.arewardingtask63.Fromthelastparagraphwelearnthatenvysometimescomesfrom_____.A.dislikeB.misunderstandingC.prejudiceD.ignorance64.Tounderstandwhattruehappinessisonemust_____.A.beabletodistinguishhappinessfromfunB.makeeveryefforttoliberateoneselffrompainC.putupwithpainunderallcircumstancesD.haveasmuchfunaspossibleduringone'slifetime65.Whatistheauthortryingtotellus?A.Itisimportanttomakecommitments!B.Onemustknowhowtoattainhappiness.C.HappinessoftengoeshandinhandwithpainD.Itispainthatleadstohappiness.
HappinessconsistsinthemultiplicityofagreeableconsciousnesswroteSamuelJohnsonafamousBritishwriterandlexicographer词典编写者oftheeighteenthcentury.Todayamidthelargeamountofworldlytemptationsandmaterialsourcesofmodem-dayenjoymentpeoplefromallwalksoflifearestillsearchingforthekeytohappiness.ThequestionHowcanwebehappy?seemstoworryeveryonE.Indeedinthisdayandageofscientificadvancementandheavenlycomfortspeoplestilldonotseemabletofindadefiniteanswertotheage-oldproblemoffindinghappiness.Happinessseemstobeaverydifficultthing.Solon’sdictumCountnomanhappyuntilheisdeadseemstopresentboththepoorandtherichwithacontinualthreatcausingthemnoendofanxiety.InOxfordEnglandanotedpsychologyprofessorDrMichaelArgylehassucceededinhisquestforhappiness.Overthepasteightyearshehasbeenresearchingthemysteriousantithesis对立面ofdepressionandhasfoundconvincingclueswhichhehasembodiedinhisbooks.ThePsychologyofHappinessandTheSocialPsychologyofEverydayLife.DrArgyleexplainsthathappinesscomprisesthreeessentialelements―firstpositiveemotionslikejoy;secondtheabsenceofnegativeemotionslikeanxietyandlastlythenon-emotionalelementwhichmeansageneralmoreprofoundsatisfactionwithlifE.ThebiggersourceofhappinessisahappymarriageDrArgyleexplains.Jobsatisfaction.hecontinuesisanotheressentialingredientofhappiness.Doyoufeelyouaredoingausefuljob?Doyoufeelyouareachievingorstandachanceofachievingyourambitions?Ifyouhonestlyhavepositiveanswerstothesequestionstheneventuallyyouwillbehappy;ifnotthenyoucanstillbehappybyreducingyourambitionsandloweringyourexpectationsinordertoachievehappiness.Thefactisthehigheryourambitionsanddreamsarethemoredifficultitwillbeforyoutoachieveyourgoalsandthereforeitwillbehardertoachievesatisfactionandhappiness.DrArgyleoffersotheravenuespeoplecantaketofindrealhappiness.Musicgamesorsportsadrinkwithafriendasimplegatheringattealunchordinnerwithlovedonesorsimplythinkingofnicethingscallgiveapersonhappinessifonlyforafewhours.Surprisinglytelevisionprogramsespeciallysoapoperasoffersnothingbutabitofpleasurablemoments.OftentelevisionviewersaresocarriedawayemotionallythattheyfeeldepressedoremotionallytireD.Non-soapprogrammersontheotherhandboremanyviewersorsometimesdeepentheirmisery.DrArgylefurtherexplainsthatwealthandworldlysuccessdocontributetohappiness.ButintheultimateanalysisDrArgylesaysitistheperson'stemperament性情thatmakeshimhappyorunhappy.Thereareinourmidstpeoplewhoarenaturallyhappyandtherearethesadones.Happinessisindeedmysterious.AsonewisemanputitFewarethosewhohaveneverhadthechancetoachievehappinessbutfewerthosewhohavenevertakenthatchancE.51.ThewriterquotesSolon’sdictuminparagraph2toprovethat________.A.happinessiseveryone'sbusinessB.thedeadarehappierthanthelivingC.manisgenerallyharD.D.happinessisnoteasytofind52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasaningredientofhappiness?A.HappymarriagE.B.Entertainment.C.Highambitions.D.Wealthandpower.53.Thewriterbelievesthattelevisionprograms_______.A.domoreharmthangoodB.offeronlylimitedenjoymentC.shouldbeavoidedaltogetherbyviewersD.areagenuinesourceofenjoyment54.Drargylebelievesthat________.A.thetemperamentofapersonislargelyaffectedbyhisworkingB.therearepeoplewhoarebynaturehappyorunhappyC.therearepeoplewhoblameothersfortheirlowself-esteemD.mostpeopleoftenfeeldepressedbecausetheyworryaboutthem.55.Inthelastparagraphthewriterimpliesthat________.A.happinessisfalseB.peoplemaynotknowitbuttheyareinfacthappyC.peopleshouldnotbotherseekinghappinessD.mostpeoplehavebeenhappyatleastonceintheirlife
Thefirstandbestofvictoriesisforamantoconquerhimself;tobeconqueredbyhimselfisofallthingsthemostshamefulsaysPlato.Self-controlisattherootofalltheadvantages.Letamangiveintohisimpulses冲动andfeelingsandfromthatmomenthegivesuphismoral道德freedom.Asingleangrywordhaslostmanyfriends.WhenSocratesfoundinhimselfanytemperorangerhewouldcheckitbyspeakinglowinordertocontrolhimself.Ifyouareconsciousofbeingangrykeepyourmouthshutsothatyoucanholdbackrisinganger.Manyapersonhasdroppeddeadingreatanger.FitsofangerbringfitsofdiseasE.WhoeverthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakethemmaD.KeepcoolsaysWebsterangerisnotargument.BecalminarguingsaysGeorgeHerbertforfierceness狂怒makeserrorafault.Tobeangrywithaweakmanistoprovethatyouarenotstrongyourself.AngersaysPythagorasbringswithfollyandendswithregret.Youmustmeasurethestrengthofamanbythepowerofthefeelingsheconquersnotbythepowerofthosewhichconquerhim.Self-controlisman’slastandgreatestvictory.Ifamanlacksself-controlheseemstolackeverything.Withoutithecanhavenopatiencenopowertogovernhimself;hecanhavenoself-confidenceforhewillalwaysbecontrolledbyhisstrongestfeeling.Ifhelacksself-controltheverybackboneandnerveofcharacterarelackingalso.40.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Theimportanceofself-control.B.Howtoconqueroneself?C.Therelationbetweenaman’smoralfreedomandhisfeelings.D.A.manshouldkeepcool.41.What’sthemeaningofwhoeverthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakethemmad?A.Ifyouaremadthegodswillkillyou.B.Ifyouloseyourtemperfirstgodswillkillyoufirst.C.Ifyoucan’tcontrolyourselfyouwillbecrazy.D.Ifthegodswanttokillyoutheywillmakeyoumadfirst.42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingthetopassage?A.Thefirstandbestofvictoriesisforamantoconquerhimself.B.Youwillmakeasmallmistakeseriousifyoudon’tkeepcool.C.Youmustmeasureaman’sstrengthbythepowerofthefeelingswhichconquerhim.D.Angerbringswithfollyandendswithregret.43.Whichofthefollowingcan’thelpyouavoidangeraccordingtothepassage?A.Becalminarguing.B.Checkyourtemperorangerbyspeakinglow.C.Keepyourmouthshut.D.Trytomaketheothersangryfirst.
Thecarswerehonking鸣叫ontheroadonemorningasIwaswalkingtothepark.Iwalkedonandsoonfoundthecause—alittletaxithathadgotstuckinthemiddleoftheroad.Therewassweatonthedriver'sfaceashetriedtostarttheengineagainandagain—nothinghappened.NopetrolIsaidtomyselfandthenfoundmyselfgettingangry.Whydoesn'tthefoolmovehistaxitotheside?Ithoughtsodidalltheotherswhohonkedandshouted.Hegotuptiredlyandthepassengerinthetaxigotout.Hewasayoungmaninawhiteshirtwhowatchedthedrivertrytopushittotheside.Stupidguy!Isaid.Can'thelendahelpinghand?Iwatchedasthepoordriverpushedittotheside.Carsbusesandtruckswentpastcursing咒骂thepoorman.Theyoungmantookanothertaxiandwentoff.Thetaxidriverbeganmendinghistaxi.Stupidpassenger!Isaidtohim.Hedidn'thelpyou!Thetaxidriverslowlygotup.Sir!heaskedDidyou?IlookedathimguiltilythenlookedawayandwalkedawayfastaskingmyselfDidIhelpthepoormanpushhistaxi?WhathadIbeendoingasthetrafficjamtookplace?HowhadIhelpeddealwiththeproblem?DidIhelpthepoormanpushhistaxi?I’ddonemybitwithmymouth.ButneverhadImovedtosolvetheproblem.IwasshockedwithguiltasIheardhimaskingSir!Didyou?56.Whydidatrafficjamhappenontheroadwhentheauthorwaswalkingtothepark?A.Therewastoomuchtrafficinthestreet.B.Truckdriversattemptedtogoaheadofothers.C.Ataxidrivercouldn'tstarthisengine.D.Ayoungmanwasn'tgoodatdriving.57.Theauthor'sattitudetowardthepassengeristhatof__________.A.angerB.respectC.sympathyD.guilt58.Whydidtheauthorfeelguilty?A.Becauseheblamedthedriverwrongly.B.Becausehedidn'thelpthedrivereither.C.Becausehetriedtohelpbutfailedintheend.D.Becausehedidn'tpersuadethepassengertohelp.59.Fromtheincidenttheauthorlearntalessonthatweshould_________.A.criticizethosewhodon'thelpB.hurttheself-respectofothersnomoreC.thinkmoreofthosewhoareinneedD.stoptalkingandstarttohelp
Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusyyouaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogapsthereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycoulD.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactorpeoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions消遣.Insteadpeopleeventhosewhoarehighlyproductiveneedtotakebreaksoccasionallyprocrastinate拖延andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retiredyoucanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdonE.YourattentionabilityisalsolimitedbecauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedoneyoucanonlyfocusononeortwoatatimE.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices牺牲.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardtofindtimeisn’talackoftimE.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.IwasinsanelybusybutatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitemsandIstillfoundtimetoexercisE.HoweverafterafewweeksoffduetoillnessIstoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandardsinfactmyschedulewasincrediblylight.DespitethisfreetimeIfoundithardtofindtimetoexercisE.ItseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgonE.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.26.Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiencythemostimportantlimitingfactoris________.A.aschedulewithoutgapsB.breaksanddistractionsC.thelimitedtimeD.thelimitedenergy27.Accordingtoparagraph4everyoneincludingtheextremelybusypeoplecan___________.A.workwithoutanyrestB.focusonmanythingsatatimeC.findsomemoretimeinadayD.dosomeexerciseregularly28.Afterafewweeksoffwhatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A.Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitems.B.Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C.Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D.HepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedulE.29.Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A.provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB.showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC.explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD.telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas30.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AreYouReallyLackofTime?B.HowCanYouWorkEfficiently?C.WhatMakesYourEnergyLimited?D.WhenShouldYouDoExercise?
Whyaresomanypeoplesoafraidoffailure?Quitesimplybecausenoonetellsushowtofailsothatfailurebecomesanexperiencethatwillleadtogrowth.Weforgetthatfailureispartofthehumanconditionandthateverypersonhastherighttofail.MostparentsworkhardateitherpreventingfailureorprotectingtheirchildrenfromtheknowledgethattheyhavefaileD.Onewayistolowerstandards.A.motherdescribesherchild'shurriedly-madetableasperfect!Eventhoughitcouldn'tstandonunevennotsameinheightlegs.Anotherwayistoshift转移blamE.IfJohnfailsinsciencehisteacherisunfairorstupiD.Thetroublewithfailure-preventionmethodsisthattheyleaveachildunequippedforlifeintherealworlD.Theyoungneedtolearnthatnoonecanbebestateverythingthatnoonecanwinallthetimeandthatit'spossibletoenjoyagameevenwhenyoudon'twin.A.childwho'snotinvitedtoabirthdaypartywhodoesn'tmakethehonorrollorthebaseballteamfeelterribleofcoursE.ButparentsshouldnotofferaquickcomfortprizeorsayItdoesn'tmatterbecauseitdoes.Theyoungshouldbeallowedtoexperiencedisappointmentandbehelpedtomasterit.FailureisneverpleasurablE.Ithurtsgrown-upsandchildrenexactlyalikE.Butitcanmakeapositivecontributiontoyourlifeonceyoulearntouseit.SteponeistoaskWhydidIfail?.Controlthenaturalimpulse冲动toblamesomeoneelsE.AskyourselfwhatyoudidwrongandhowyoucanimprovE.Ifsomeoneelsecanhelp'don'tbeshyaboutaskingthem.81.Thispassagemainlytellsusabout_________.A.thereasonswhypeoplefailB.howtofailC.thewaystopreventfailuresD.theimportanceoffacingfailures82.Whenthewritersayseverypersonhastherighttofailhemeanstosay_________.A.theworldisfulloffailuresB.everyonemakesmistakesC.failuresarenotcommoninourlivesD.noonecangrowupwithoutfailures83.Byprotectingtheirchildrenfromtheknowledgethattheyhavefailedthewritermeansthatmostparentstrytheirbest_________.A.tolettheirchildrenknowthattheywon'tfailB.toteachtheirchildrenaboutknowledgeoffailureC.toprovidetheirchildrenwiththeknowledgeagainstfailureD.tokeeptheirchildrenfromrealizingthattheyfailed84.Accordingtothewriter_________.A.parentsshouldtelltheirchildrentothinknothingofnotbeingchosenintoafootballteamB.childrenshouldbeencouragedtogetridofdisappointmentbythemselvesC.parentsshouldjudgewhattheirchildrenhavedoneasitisD.childrenshouldlearntoenjoyagamethattheywon'twin85.Accordingtothepassageifyouarefacingfailureyoushould_________.A.blamesomeoneelsE.B.faceityourselfandnotaskotherstohelp.C.forgetitassoonaspossiblE.D.thinkitoverandfindwaytoimproveit.
Psychologytellsusthatmanypeoplehatetotakerisks.Butitisgoodforustotakerisksespeciallywhentheriskistoachieveadesiredresult.Inthatwaywebecomestrongerandbraver.Ourhumannatureshouldbetotakerisksbutsomepeoplejustsitandwishtheydidn’thavethefeartomoveon.Thisisbecauseofoneortwofailuresintheirlives.Pleasestepoutanddon’tletthepastholdyoubackfromlivinglifetothefullest.Moveforwardandmoveon!Instudyingthepsychologyoftakingriskswefindthathumannatureprovidesuswiththedesiretoexperimentandtakechances.Risktakingisagoodthingthatallowedourancestors祖先tobecomestrongerandstrongerdaybyday.Bytakingriskstheyfoughtoffenemiesanddiscoverednewterritories.ThisattitudehasbecomeapartofourmodernculturE.Ridingarollercoasterisacommonrisktakingactivitythateventheaveragepersonseemstoenjoyalthoughtheyhavetheunderstandingthatitisdangerous.Thispsychologicalandbiologicalconnectioncreatesaninterestingconnectionbetweenwhatisunsafeandwhathumansenjoy.Gettinginacareachdayisarisk.Gettingoutofbedisarisk.Thereissuchthingasperfectsafety.Weneedtotakeriskssothatwecanfinishmanythings.Astronautstakeriskswhentheygetinsidearocket;howeverthethingstheyachievearegreat.Businessmentakeariskwhentheybuypartsofacompany.Howeverwithoutdoingthattheycouldnotmakemoremoney.Weneedtotakeriskssothatwecangainsomething.Itisimpossibletomoveforwardinlifeearnmoneyenjoyarelationshipplayasportordoanythingelsewithouttakingarisk.ItisallpartofthegamE.It’soneofthemostimportantpartsoflifE.63.Somepeopledon’twanttotakerisksmainlybecause___________.A.theyaretoolazytomoveonB.theyfeelpleasedwiththepresentlifE.C.theyhaveexperiencedsomefailuresbeforeD.theyshowlittleinterestinthestrangeworldoutside64.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartThisattitudeinParagraph4mean?A.TakingrisksB.FightingoffenemiesC.DiscoveringnewterritoriesD.Becomingstrongerandstronger65.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.DailylifeisfullofrisksB.ThesafestplacehasthegreatestriskC.PeopleshouldtakeriskswhentheyareyoungD.Wecanalwaysachieveourgoalsbytakingrisks66.Whatwouldbethetitleforthepassage?A.TakingrisksiseasiersaidthandoneB.OnriskstakenbyancestorsC.Liveourlifetothefullest充分地D.Norisknogain.
ManypeopletakeitforgrantedthatblackisacolorofbadthingswhilewhiteshouldalwaysmeansomethinggooD.Thismaybebecauseintheiropinionblackisrelatedtodarknessandwhitetopurity.HoweverthatisnotalwaysthecasE.Didyouknowthatthesameonecolourmaymeandifferentlyindifferentplacesoftheworld?IntheEnglish-speakingworldblackisthecolourofmourning.Peoplewearblackclothesatthefuneral.Redisconcernedwithdangerorbloodshed流血.Yellowisthewordforfear.Ifyouareafraidyouareyellow.YetnoneofthesesayingsistrueoutsidetheEnglish-speakingworlD.InChinaandKoreawhiteisthecolourofmourning.InRussiaChinaandsomeothercountriesredstandsforbeautylifeandexcellencE.InItalyandGermanyyouareyellowwithangernotwithfear.EvenwithintheEnglish-speakingareaitisnotdifficulttofindcolourcontradictions矛盾.A.redcapintheUnitedStatesisaporterinarailwaystation.InBritainhoweveraredcapisamilitarypoliceman.Bothnamesarelogicalbecausebothmenwearredcaps.SimilarlytheBritishtermforanAmericanwhitecollarworkerissometimescalledablack-coatedworker.Onedoesnothavetocrossanareatofindcolordifferences.Wouldyouratherbered-blooded?Ifwegobacktotheoriginwefindthatbothtermsarelogicalasbothnamessuggest.TheexpressionbluebloodcomesfromSpainwheresomenoblefamiliesproudlysaidthattheyhadblueblood.Butthenwhyblueblood?Becausetheywerefairskinnedanditisonlynaturalthattheirbloodvessels血管stoodoutappearingbluE.56.Yellowisconcernedwithangerin_______.A.RussiaB.BritainC.GermanyD.China57.Thetwomeaningsofthetermredcapformadifferencein_______.A.pronunciationB.climateC.logicalrelationshipD.custom58.BothBritainandAmericawouldprobablyagreethat_______.A.blackisthecolorofmourningB.ablack-coatedworkerisemployedinanofficeC.redstandsforbeautyandexcellenceD.aredcapisaporterinastation59.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.A.TheOriginofBlueBloodB.TheDevelopmentoftheSymbolicUseofColorsC.ColorsthatCarryBadMeaningsD.TheMeaningConcernedWithCertainColors60.WhensomeSpanishcalledthemselvesbluebloodtheyactuallymeant_______.A.theyhadhearttroubleandtheirfaceslookedblueB.theycamefromanoblefamilyC.theyhadbluebloodintheirvesselsD.theywerefairskinned
LifeisjustajokemostofthetimE.Theproblemisthatmostpeopletreatthisjokeveryseriously.Lifeisgiventoustoenjoyandhavefun.Wealwaysseelotsofsorrowandunhappinessaroundus.Theamazingfactisthatmostofthissorrowandunhappinessisourcreation.It’stheweakpointofsociety.Wemakemostofourmistakesinlifeduetoourgreedorbecauseweareforcedtodothisbythesociety.BecauseofthiswemissedmanybeautifulmomentsinlifE.Lifeisfullofmanyexcitingthingswhichhelpusallenjoyit.Wewereallborninthisworldwithnothoughtsordesires.A.childonlywantstoenjoyhisorherlifE.Howeverweburdentheseinnocentsoulsfromchildhoodwithlotsofexpectationsanddesires.Inthiswayacircleofexpectationsanddesiresstartsmovinginthemindofeveryperson.A.childfindsitdifficulttogowiththechangingworldandheendsupbecominganunhappyperson.Enjoyinglifeisagreatartwhichveryfewpeopleknowonthisearth.Toenjoylifeapersonisrequiredtohaveadeepinsightintolifefreefromalltheworldlythings.Weallknowthattherearemanypeoplewhoevenafterlivinginbighousesareunhappyandthattherearestrangewanderers流浪者whoareinendlesshappinesseventhoughtheyhavenothing.Thisisastrangerealityoflifewhichmanymystics神秘人士aroundtheworldhavetriedtoexplain.Lifelooksstrangetopeoplewhodonotunderstanditanditbecomesanexcitingjokeforthosewhohavemasteredit.Don’ttakelifetooseriouslyandenjoyitfully.68.WhichofthefollowingistheweakpointofsocietyaccordingtoParagraph1?A.MostpeoplealwaysteatlifeasajokE.B.Peopledon’ttreatlifeseriously.C.Peoplealwaysmakealotofmistakes.D.Peoplecreatealotofsorrowandunhappiness.69.Somepeoplemademistakesandmissedthebeautifulmomentsinlifebecausethey___________.A.wereverypoorandhadnohousestoliveinB.weregreedyorforcedbythesocietytodothingsC.didn’tgeteducationwhentheywereyoungD.treatedeverydaylifeveryseriously70.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat___________.A.lifeisfullofmysteriesB.lifeisfullofhappinessC.happinessisonlyaviewoflifeD.happinesscomesfromplentyofwealth71.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.LifeisabigjokE.B.Lifeisnotfulloffun.C.JokesareusefulinlifE.D.Seriousnessleadstosadness.
HerearesixquestionsaboutyourapproachtolifE.Trytoanswerthemashonestlyasyoucan.Areyouharddrivingandcompetitive?Areyouusuallypressedfortime?Doyouwanttocontrolothers?Doyouhaveastrongneedtodobetterthanothersinmostthings?Doyoueattooquickly?Doyougetupsetwhenyouhavetowaitforanything?IfyouhaveansweredyestomostofthesequestionsthenIcanmakeafewpredictionsaboutyoubasedonarecenteight-yearstudyofnearlytwothousandpeoplewholivethewaythatyoudo.YoulikelyfindthatlifeisfullofchallengesandyouoftenneedtokeeptwoormoreprojectsmovingatthesametimE.Thechancesarethatyouhavebeentocollegethatyouhaveamanagementjobandthatyoubringworkhomeatnight.Youthinkthatyouputmoreeffortintoyourjobthanmanyofthepeopleyouworkwithandyoucertainlytakeyourworkmoreseriouslythanmostofthem.Yougetangryeasilyandifsomeoneisbeinglong-windedyouhelpthemgettothepoint.Youalsohavetroublefindingthetimetogetyourhaircut.Andthere’soneotherthing.YouareabouttwiceaslikelytohaveaheartattackassomeonewhotakesamoreeasygoingapproachtolifE.Thebeginningsofyourhard-drivingbehaviorgorightbacktochildhooD.Inschoolyougotrecognitionandperhapsprizesforbeingquickandbrightforbeinganachieverforcompetingwithothersandforwinning.Youlikelywentonfromschooltogetaseriesofincreasinglybetterjobsagainstprettystiffcompetition.TheywerejobswhereyouhadtocareabouttheresultswhereyouconstantlyhadtopushthingsforwardandgetthingsdonE.InyourpresentjobyoualsofeelsomeconflicteitherwithtimeorwithotherpeoplE.Someofthoseyouworkwithdon’tseemabletounderstandthesimplestideasandtheyoftenputabrakeonwhatyou’retryingtoachievE.Theconflictmaynottakeplaceeveryday.Youprideyourselfonbeingabletokeepthelidon.Butit’salwaysthereunderthesurface.71.Whichofthefollowingpeopleprobablyhavethehard-drivingcharacter?A.Peoplewhowanttocontrolothersandhaveastrongneedtodobetterthanothers.B.Peoplewhousuallythinkofothersandgetalongwellwithothers.C.Peoplewhodon’tseemabletounderstandthesimplestideas.D.Peoplewhodon’tcareabouttheirappearanceandtheresultsoftheirjobs.72.Itcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphthatthishard-drivingcharacter____.A.hasbeendevelopedsincechildhoodB.maybechangedbyyourexperiencesC.willplacenoinfluenceonyourworkD.willcauseyoumoreconflicts73.WhichofthefollowingwordsisNOTpropertodescribethistypeofpeople?A.:CompetitivE.B.Nervous.C.Easygoing.D.Ambitious.74.Whatdoestheauthormeanbythelastsentenceofthepassage?A.ThelidwillalwaysremaininplacE.B.Theconflictmayoccuranymoment.C.Thesituationisalwaysunderyourcontrol.D.Youareabletosolvetheproblem.75.Wecaninferfromthepassagethathard-drivingcharacter____.A.doesgoodtoyourhealthB.helpsyoufitinwiththenewsituationquicklyC.getsyoumoreprizesD.contributesalottoyourcareersuccess
Quitwhileyou'reaheadIamoneofthosepeoplewhoareterribleatsayingno.ItakeontoomanyprojectsatonceandspendtoomuchofmytimedoingthingsI'drathernotbedoing.Igetworkdonebutit'snotalwaysthebestIcandoorthebestwayIcouldspendmytime.That'swhymynewestgoalbothasaprofessionalandapersonistobeaquitter.Beingaquitterisn'tbeingsomeonewhogivesupwhodoesn'tseeimportantthingsthroughtotheend.Iaspire渴望tobetheoppositeofthat.ThequitterIwanttobeissomeonewhogetsoutwhenthere'snovalueinwhathe'sdoingorwhenthatvaluecomesattheexpenseofsomethingmoreimportant.AfriendofmineoncetoldmeIknewIwasanadultwhenIcouldstopreadingabookevenaftergetting500pagesintoit.Strangethoughitsoundswealltendtodothis.Wegetinvolvedinsomethingrealizewedon'twanttobeapartofitbutkeepongoing.WesayWellI'vealreadyinvestedsomuchtimeinthisImightaswellstickitout.Iproposetheopposite:quitasoftenaspossibleregardlessofprojectstatusortimeinvested.Ifyou'rereadingabookanddon'tlikeitstopreading.Cutyourlossesrealizethatthesmartestthingtodoistostopbeforeyourlossesgrowevenmoreandquit.Insteadofreadinganentirebookyouhatereadhalfofabadoneandhalfofagoodone.Isn'tthatabetteruseofyourtime?Stepbackforasecond.Let'slearnhowtosaynoatthebeginningorinthemiddleandfreeupmoreofourtimetodothethingswe'dliketobedoingandthethingsactuallyworthdoing.Sayingnoishardandadmittingamistakenyesisevenharder.Ifwedobothwe'llstarttomakesurethatwe'respendingourtimecreatingvalueratherthanincreasingourlosses.Let'sbequitterstogether.60.Theauthorwantstobeaquitterbecausehe_____.A.hopestoimprovehispersonalityB.wishestohavemoretimeforrelaxationC.expectstomakemoreefficientuseofhistimeD.hasfoundithardtodoseveralthingsatonetime61.Inwhatcircumstancesdoestheauthorsuggestquittingisagoodidea?A.Whenyoufeeltiredandneedarest.B.Whenyouknowataskcannotbefinished.C.Whenyoumeetwithdifficultiesalongthewayinyourlife.D.Whenyourealizewhatyouaredoingisnotworththetime.62.Ifyoustopreadingabookyouhatetheauthormightthinkthat______.A.youarewisetocutyourlossesB.it'sapitythatyouhavewastedsomuchtimeC.youshouldfinishabookthatyouhavestartedD.youshouldregretchoosingthewrongbook63.Themessagetheauthortriestoconveyisto______.A.learntosaynoB.liveyourlifetothefullestC.createmorevalueD.stopdoingmanythingsatonce
Whatmakespeoplehappier:moneyorhavinghappyfriendsandneighbors?ResearchersfromHarvardUniversityandtheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiegohavefoundanansweraspartofastudy.Thenewstudyfoundthatfriendsofhappypeoplehadagreaterchanceofbeinghappythemselves.Andthesmallerthephysicaldistancebetweenfriendsthelargertheeffecttheyhadoneachother’shappiness.Forexampleapersonwastwentypercentmorelikelytofeelhappyifafriendlivingwithinoneandahalfkilometerswasalsohappy.Havingahappyneighborwholivednextdoorincreasedanindividual’schanceofbeinghappybythirty-fourpercent.Theeffectsoffriends’happinesslastedforuptoayear.Theresearchersfoundthathappinessisreallycontagious.Sadnessalsospreadamongfriendsbutnotasmuchashappiness.Peopleremovedbyasmuchasthreedegreesofseparationstillhadaneffectonaperson’shappiness.ThreedegreesofseparationmeansthefriendofafriendofafrienD.Thestudyshowedthathavinganextrafivethousanddollarsincreasedaperson’schancesofbecominghappierbyabouttwopercent.Buttheresearchersfoundthattheinfluenceofafriendofafriendofafriendcanbegreaterthanthat.Anotherfindingisthatpeoplewhoaremarriedorworktogetherdonothaveasmuchofaneffectonhappinessasfriendsdo.Earlierstudiesbythetworesearchersdescribedtheeffectsofsocialnetworksonobesityandeffortstostopsmoking.Thenewstudyshowsthathappinessspreadsthroughsocialnetworkslikeanemotionalvirus—aviruspeoplewouldbehappytocatch.68.A.personwouldfeelhappy______.A.nomatterhowfarawayhisorhergoodfriendlivesB.ifhisorherfriendlivingwithinashortdistanceishappyC.onlyifhisorherfriendliveswithinoneandahalfkilometersD.ifheandhisfriendscangetintoucheasily69.Ifyouarethefriendofafriendofahappyfriendyou’d_______.A.bequitelikelytobehappytooB.havelesschanceofbeinghappyC.beinfluencedbyyourfriendsinmanywaysD.haveafeelingofbeingseparated70.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.happinesshasnothingtodowithhowmuchmoneyyouhaveB.yourneighborscanalsocontributetoyourhappinessC.thedistancebetweentwofriendshasnothingtodowithhappinessD.theeffectsoffriends’happinesslastalifetime71.Theunderlinedwordcontagiousinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.thatcanbepassedfrompersontopersonB.thathasbeenwidelyacceptedC.thatishardtoexplainD.thatcanbegainedthroughefforts
Ahobby嗜好canbealmostanythingapersonlikestodoinhissparetimE.Hobbyistsraisepetsbuildmodelshipsweavebasketswatchbirdshuntanimalsclimbmountainsraiseflowersfishskiskateandswim.Hobbyistsalsopaintpicturesattendconcertsandplaysandperformonmusicalinstruments.Theycollecteverythingfrombookstobutterfliesandfromshellstostamps.Peopletakeuphobbiesbecausetheseactivitiesofferenjoymentfriendshipknowledgeandrelaxation.Sometimestheyevenyieldfinancialprofit.Hobbieshelppeoplerelaxafterperiodsofhardworkandprovideabalancebetweenworkandplay.HobbiesalsoofferinterestingactivitiesforpersonswhohaveretireD.AnyonerichorpooroldoryoungsickorwellcanfollowasatisfyinghobbyregardlessofhisagepositionorincomE.Hobbiescanhelpaperson’smentalandphysicalhealth.Doctorshavefoundthathobbiesarevaluableinhelpingpatientsrecover_fromphysicalormentalillness.Hobbiesgivebedriddenorwheelchairpatientssomethingtodoandprovideintereststhatkeepthemfromthinkingaboutthemselves.Manyhospitalstreatpatientsbyhavingthemtakeupinterestinghobbiesorpastimes.Inearlytimesmostpeopleweretoobusymakingalivingtohavemanyhobbies.Butsomepersonswhohadleisuredidenjoyhobbies.TheancientEgyptiansplayedgameswithballsmadeofwoodorpottery.Peopletodayhavemoretimethaneverbeforeforhobbies.Machineshavereducedtheamountoftimetheymustspendontheirjobs.Hobbiesprovidevarietyforworkerswhodothesamemonotonous单调的tasksalldaylong.MorepeopleareretiringthaneverbeforeandatanearlieragE.Thosewhohavedevelopedhobbiesneverneedtoworryaboutwhattodowiththeirnewlyfoundleisurehours.SirWilliamOslerafamousCanadiandoctorexpressedthevalueofhobbiesbysayingNomanisreallyhappyorsafewithoutahobby.46.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Hobbyisone’sregularactivityinhisofficE.B.Hobbyisone’sregularactivityinhissparetimE.C.HobbyisakindofactivityonlyforoldpeoplE.D.HobbyisakindofactivityonlyforyoungpeoplE.47.Itseemsthatpeoplewho________mayspendmoretimeenjoyingtheirhobbies.A.havelittlemoneyB.havemuchmoneyC.haveretiredfromtheirworkD.haveleftschool48.Thephraserecoverfrominthethirdparagraphmeans________.A.getbackB.becomehealthyagainC.becomecalmD.supplywithanewcover49.Inearlytimesmostpeoplespentlesstimeontheirhobbiesbecause________.A.theywerebraveandhardworkingB.thelivingconditionswerepoorC.theywereengagedinmakingalivingD.BandC.50.What’sthewriter’sopinionabouthobbies?A.Peopleallovertheworldhavethesamehobby.B.Machinesalsohavetheirhobbies.C.HobbiesarepopularamongpeopleinEgypt.D.PeopleshouldhavehobbiesintheirsparetimE.
Youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.TheyhitoneanotherharD.Atthestarttheyonlyfightwiththeirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Andsoitgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashesthroughawindowandfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.Heisdead!Ofcourseheisn'treallydeaD.Withanyluckheisn'tevenhurt.Why?Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfastmovingtrainswhocrashcarsofevencatchingfireareprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenarecalledstuntmen.Thatistosaytheyperformtricks.Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexampletheyfallfromahighbuilding.Howevertheydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress.Againwhentheyhitoneanotherwithchairsthechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindowstheglassismadeofsugar!Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissortitalsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman’ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexamplewhenheisblownupinabattlescenehehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirworkbuttheyleaddangerouslives.TheyoftengetseriouslyinjuredandsometimeskilleD.A.Norwegianstuntmanforexampleskiedovertheedgeofacliffathousandfeethigh.HisparachutefailedtoopenandhewaskilleD.Inspiteofalltherisksthisisnolongeraprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.Fornowadaystherearestuntwomentoo.41.Stuntmenarethosewho________.A.oftendressupasactorsB.prefertoleaddangerouslivesC.oftenperformseeminglydangerousactionsD.oftenfighteachotherfortheirlives42.Stuntmenearntheirlivingby________.A.playingtheirdirtytricksB.sellingtheirspecialskillsC.jumpingoutofhighwindowsD.jumpingfromfastmovingtrains43.Whenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuilding________.A.heneedslittleprotectionB.hewillbecoveredwithamattressC.hislifeisendangeredD.hissafetyisgenerallyallright44.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfactor因素ofasuccessfulperformance?A.StrengthB.ExactnessC.SpeedD.Carefulness45.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthor'sexampleoftheNorwegianstuntman?A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman.B.Thecliffistoohigh.C.Thepercentageofseriousaccidentsishigh.D.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality.
Therearemanythingsweneedtoknowthatwedonotlearnatschool.Forexampleifwewanttouseourmoneywiselyweneedtoshopcarefully.Weneedtoknowhowtocomparethepricesofthethingsindifferentshops.Weneedtobeabletocomparethequalityofdifferentbrands品牌.Weneedtoknowhowtomakeachoicewhenweshop.Knowinghowtomakesuchchoicesisalifeskillandweneedtheseskillsifwearetoliveusefulandhappylives.Someofthesechoicesaresmall.ForexamplewillItakeanappleforlunchorapear?WillIgotoschoolbybusoronfoot?WillIweartheredT-shirtortheblueonetothemovies?Otherchoicesaremoreimportant.ForexamplewillIeathealthyfoodforlunchorwillIeatjunkfoodbecauseitistastier?WillIworkhardinallmyclassesorwillIonlyworkhardintheclassesIenjoy?Wemakechoiceslikethiseveryday.Wehavetorealizethatthechoiceswemakecanaffect影响therestofourlives.JustasimportantlyourchoicescanalsoaffectotherpeoplE.Thenexttimeyoudecidetowastetimeinclassplayajokeonsomeoneortalkloudlyatthemoviesthinkaboutthis:Whoelsedoesyourchoiceaffect?60.Thispassagemainlytellsusthatit'simportantto_______.A.knowhowtoshopcarefullyB.knowhowtocomparepricesC.maketherightchoicesD.learneverythingatschool61.Weneedlifeskills_______.A.toknowhowtochooseapart-timejobB.toliveusefulandhappylivesC.tocomparebrandsandpricesD.tolearnthingsatschool62.Accordingtothispassagewemakechoices_______.A.everydayB.somedaysC.onceamonthD.onceayear63.Fromthepassageweknowthatourchoicecanaffect_______.A.nobodyB.justourselvesC.thepeoplearoundusD.thepricesofthethings
RecentlyaprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLifE.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourday-to-daylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeprecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.FromthewaytheyspendtheirmoneytheycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlifE.HesaysourrelationwithothersoftenbecomesclearlydefinedwhenmoneyentersthepicturE.YoumighthavewonderfulfriendshipwithsomebodyandyouthinkthatyouareaverygoodfrienD.Butyouwillknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimtolendyousomemoney.IfhedoesitbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseemsstrongerthaneverbeforE.Oritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn't.Thispersonmaysaythathehasacertainfeelingbutifitisnotcarriedoutinthemoneyworldthereissomethinglessrealaboutit.Sincemoneyissoimportanttousweconsiderthosewhopossessalotofittobeveryimportant.Theauthorinterviewedsomemillionairesinresearchinghisbook.Question:Whatisthemostsurprisingthingyouhavediscoveredaboutbeingrichbecauseyouareaself-mademan?Answer:Themostsurprisingthingishowpeoplegivemesomuchrespect.Iamnothing.Idonotknowmuch.AllIamisrich.Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoneybutwhatisitfor?HowmuchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?Inhisbooktheprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodernsociety:tobringbacktheideathatmoneyisaninstrumentratherthantheenD.MoneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerialworldbutexpectingmoneytobringhappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflifE.54.Theauthorseemstobelievethataskingyourfriendtolendyousomemoney_______.A.isagoodwaytotestyourfriendshipB.willdoharmtoyourfriendshipC.willstrengthenyourfriendshipD.isagoodwaytobreakoffyourfriendship55.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemillionairefromhisanswerintheinterview?A.HedoesnotfeelthatheiswelleducateD.B.Hedoesnotthinkthatheisaveryimportantperson.C.Hedoesn'tthinkthatbeingrichisworthsomuchattention.D.Hedoesnotconsiderhimselftobeverysuccessful.56.WhatdoestheAmericanprofessorofphilosophywanttoexplaininhisbook?A.MoneyisanenD.B.Moneyisameans.C.MoneyiseverythingD.Moneyisunimportant.57.WhatdoestheanswermeanbyAllIamisrich.?A.Iamarichperson.B.Ionlyhavemoney.C.Ihaveallmoney.D.I'vegotalargesumofmoney.
TakecareaboutthosewhousethetruthtodeceivE.Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistruebutleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincludedhecanleaveafalseimpression.ForexamplesomeonemightsayIjustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery.Itwasgreat.Itookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!Thisguyisawinnerright?Maybenot.Wethendiscoveredthatheboughttwohundredticketsandonlyonewasawinner.Heisreallyabigloser!Hedidn'tsayanythingthatwasfalsebutheintentionallyleftoutimportantinformation.That'scalledahalf-truth.Half-truthsarenottechnicallyliesbuttheyarejustasdishonest.Untrustworthycandidates候选人inpoliticalcampaignsoftenusethistrick.Let'ssaythatduringGovernorSmith'slasttermherstatelostonemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thensheseeksanotherterm.Oneofheropponents对手runsanadsayingDuringGovernorSmith'stermthestatelostonemillionjobs!That'struE.HoweveranhoneststatementwouldhavebeenDuringGovernorSmith'stermthestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs.Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.It'sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomisleadyouwiththetruth.Anadmightboast吹嘘NineoutoftendoctorsrecommendYuckyPillstocurenosepimples.ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCorporation.Thiskindoftrickhappenstoooften.It'sasadfactoflife:Liesandliesandsometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothearticle?A.Alladvertisementsarelies.B.Youcan'ttrustanyonewhotellsthetruth.C.Thetruthcanbeusedindishonestways.D.Wheneverpeopletellthetruththeyarereallylying.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddeceiveprobablymean?A.tellB.explainC.cheatD.win3.Thewritersuggestsinthisarticlethatpeopleshould________.A.believeinnobodyB.voteforfemalecandidatesC.stayawayfrompoliticalcampaignsD.thinkcarefullyaboutwhattheyreadandhear4.Whatisthebesttitleforthisarticle?A.EveryoneLiesatPresentB.LyingwiththeTruthC.TrytoBeHonesttothePeopleD.Don'tBelievePeopleWhoTelltheTruth
PrayerforMyMotherDearGodNowthatIamnolongeryoungIhavefriendswhosemothershavepassedaway.Ihaveheardthesesonsanddaughterssaytheyneverfullyappreciatedtheirmothersuntilitwastoolatetotellthem.IamblessedwiththedearmotherwhoisstillalivE.Iappreciatehermoreeachday.MymotherdoesnotchangebutIdo.AsIgrowolderandwiserIrealizewhatanextraordinarypersonsheis.HowsadthatIamunabletospeakthesewordsinherpresencebuttheyfloweasilyfrommypen.Howdoesadaughterbegintothankhermotherforlifeitself?Forthelovepatienceandjustplainhardworkthatgointoraisingachild?Forrunningafteratoddler学步儿童forunderstandingamoodyteenagerfortoleratingacollegestudentwhoknowseverything?Forwaitingforthedaywhenadaughterrealizeswhathermotherreallyis?Howdoesagrownwomanthankforamotherforcontinuingtobeamother?Forbeingreadywithadvicewhenaskedorremainingsilentwhenitismostappreciated?FornotsayingItoldyousowhenshecouldhavevoicedthesewordsdozensoftimes?Forbeingessentiallyherself—lovingthoughtfulpatientandforgiving?Idon'tknowhowdearGodexcepttoblessherasrichlyasshedeservesandtohelpmeliveuptotheexampleshehasset.IpraythatIwilllookasgoodintheeyesofmychildrenasmymotherlooksinminE.Adaughter56.Comparedwithherfriendstheauthorfeelsluckybecause.A.shehasherownlovelysonsanddaughterB.sheisexcellentinbringingupherownchildrenC.itwastoolatetosaythankstohermotherinherpresenceD.shestillhasthechancetoexpressherappreciationtohermother57.WhatinformationcanyougetfromParagraph4?A.MothersshouldofferadviceratherthanblamE.B.ThesentenceItoldyousocanberepeatedifnecessary.C.Theauthorisverythankfultohermotherforhereducation.D.Motherscaninstructtheirchildrenwhenevertheywantto.58.Theauthor'smotherhasallthefollowingfinequalitiesexcept.A.devotionB.forgivenessC.considerationD.self-protectiveness59.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthoris.A.talkativeandrealisticB.reservedandappreciativeC.open-mindedandresponsibleD.sensitiveandindependent
IgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedonandwithonewallinmybedroomentirelylinedwithbookshelvesmostofmychildhoodwasspentonbooksIcouldgetholdof.InfactIgrewupthinkingofreadingasnaturalasbreathingandbooksunbelievablypowerfulinshapingperspectives观点bycreatingworldswecouldstepintotakepartinandlivein.WiththisunshakablebeliefI.atfourteendecidedtobecomeawriter.Heretooreadingbecameuseful.Everywriterstartsoffknowingthathehassomethingtosaybutbeingunabletofindtherightwaystosayit.HehastofindhisownvoicebyreadingwidelyanddiscoveringwhichpartsofthewritersheagreesordisagreeswithoragreeswithsostronglythatitreshapeshisownworlD.Hecannotwritewithoutlovingtoreadbecauseonlythroughreadingotherpeople'swritingcanonediscoverwhatworkswhatdoesn'tandintheendtogetherwithlotsofpracticewhatvoicehehas.NowIamincollegeandhavecometorealizehowimportantitistoreadfiction文学作品.Asalawstudentmyreadingisinfactlimitedtosubjectmatter—thevolume量ofwhatIhavetoreadforclasseseveryweekmeansthereislittletimetoreadanythingelsE.SuchreadingmadeitalltheclearertomethatIliveinaverysmallpartinthisgreatplacecalledlifE.Readingfictionremindsmethatthereislifebeyondmyown.ItallowsmetotravelacrossthehighseasandalongtheSilkRoadallfromthecomfortofmyownarmchairtoexperiencethoughsecondhandexcitingexperiencesthatIwouldn'tnecessariybeabletohaveinmylifetimE.60.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorasachild?A.HeneverwatchedTV.B.Hereadwhathehadto.C.HefoundreadingunbelievablE.D.HeconsideredreadingpartofhislifE.61.Theunderlinedwordvoiceinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.anideaB.asoundqualityC.awayofwritingD.aworldtowriteabout62.Whateffectdoesreadinghaveontheauthor?A.Ithelpshimtorealizehisdream.B.Itopensupawiderworldforhim.C.Itmakeshiscollegelifemoreinteresting.D.Itincreaseshisinterestinworldwidetravel.63.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?A.WhydoIread?B.HowdoIread?C.WhatdoIread?D.WhendoIread?
TheworldisfilledwithsmarttalentededucatedandgiftedpeoplE.Wemeetthemeveryday.A.fewdaysagomycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarageandtheyoungmechanichaditfixedinjustafewminutes.HeknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheenginE.IwasamazeD.Thesadtruthisgreattalentisnotenough.Iamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan$100000ayear.A.businessconsultantwhospecializesinthemedicaltradewastellingmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.ItwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephraseTheyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth.ThereisanoldsayingthatgoesJobmeans‘justoverbroke破产'.AndunfortunatelyIwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeoplE.Becauseschooldoesnotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligencemostworkerslivewithintheirmeans.Theyworkandtheypaythebills.InsteadIrecommendtoyoungpeopletoseekworkforwhattheywilllearnmorethanwhattheywillearn.WhenIasktheclassesIteachHowmanyofyoucancookabetterhamburgerthanMcDonald's?almostallthestudentsraisetheirhands.IthenaskSoifmostofyoucancookabetterhamburgerhowcomeMcDonald'smakesmoremoneythanyou?Theanswerisobvious:McDonald'sisexcellentatbusinesssystems.Thereasonsomanytalentedpeoplearepoorisbecausetheyfocusonbui1dingabetterhamburgerandknowlittleornothingaboutbusinesssystems.TheworldisfilledwithtalentedpoorpeoplE.Theyfocusonperfectingtheirskillsatbuildingabetterhamburgerratherthantheskillsofsellinganddeliveringthehamburger.7l.Theauthormentionsthemechanicinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat.A.heisjustoneofthetalentedpeopleB.heisreadytohelpothersC.hehasasharpsenseofhearingD.heknowslittleaboutcarrepairing72.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphcanbebestreplacedby.A.spendmorethantheycanaffordB.dointheirownwayC.liveintheirowncircleD.livewithinwhattheyearn73.Whydotalentedpeopleearnsolittleaccordingtotheauthor?A.Theydon'tworkhardenough.B.TheylackfinancialintelligencE.C.Theydon'tmakefulluseoftheirtalents.D.Theyhavenospecializedskills.74.ThesuccessofMcDonald'sliesinits.A.skillsatmakinghamburgers.B.goodbusinesssystemsC.talentedworkersD.excellentservice75.Themainpurposeoftheauthoristotellus.A.howyoungpeoplecanfindasatisfactoryjobB.whatschoolsshouldteachstudentsC.whysomanytalentedpeoplearepoorD.howMcDonald'smakesmuchmoney
AtacertaintimeinourlivesweconsidereveryplaceasthepossiblesiteforahousE.IhavethussearchedthecountrywithinadozenmilesofwhereIlivE.InimaginationIhaveboughtallthefarmsoneafteranotherandIknewtheirprices.ThenearestthingthatIcametoactualownershipwaswhenIboughttheHollowellplacE.Butbeforetheownercompletedthesalewithmehiswifechangedhermindandwishedtokeepitandheofferedmeadditionaldollarstoreturnthefarmtohim.HoweverIlethimkeeptheadditionaldollarsandsoldhimthefarmforjustwhatIgaveforit.TherealattractionoftheHollowellfarmtomewasitspositionbeingabouttwomilesfromthevillagehalfamilefromthenearestneighborboundedononesidebytheriverandseparatedfromthehighwaybyawidefielD.Thepoorconditionofthehouseandfencesshowedthatithadn’tbeenusedforsometimE.IrememberedfrommyearliesttripuptheriverthatthehouseusedtobehiddenbehindaforestareaandIwasinahurrytobuyitbeforetheownerfinishedgettingoutsomerockscuttingdowntheappletreesandclearingawaysomeyoungtreeswhichhadgrownupinthefields.Iwantedtobuyitbeforehemadeanymoreofhisimprovements.ButitturnedoutasIhavesaiD.Iwasnotreallytroubledbytheloss.IhadalwayshadagardenbutIdon’tthinkIwasreadyforalargefarm.Ibelievethataslongaspossibleitisbettertolivefreeanduncommitted无牵挂的.Itmakesbutlittledifferencewhetheryouownafarmornot.56.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.HewantedtobuytheoldestfarmnearwhereheliveD.B.Hemadeastudyofmanyfarmsbeforebuying.C.Hemademoneybybuyingandsellingfarms.D.Hehadthemoneytobuythebestfarminthecountry.57.WhydidtheauthordecidetobuytheHollowellplace?A.ItwasofgoodmarketvaluE.B.Itwasnexttothehighway.C.Itwasinagoodposition.D.Itwasbehindanicegarden.58.Whydidtheauthorwanttobuythefarminahurry?A.HewasafraidtheownermightchangeshisminD.B.Hehopedtoenlargetheforestonthefarm.C.Hewantedtokeepthefarmasitwas.D.Hewaseagertobecomeafarmowner.59.Theunderlinedwordsthelossinthelastparagraphreferto___.A.themoneytheauthorlostinbuyingthefarmB.thesaleofthegardenintheHollowellplaceC.theremovalofthetreesaroundthehouseD.thefailuretopossesstheHollowellplace60.Whatdoestheauthorbelieveasimportantinlife?A.ToownafarmB.TosatisfyhisneedsC.TobefreefromworriesD.Toliveinthecountryside
IhavebeentoldinChinahavingapetparticularlyadogisoftenconsideredtobeastatussymbolbecauseitshowsthefamilycan36tohaveananimal.ItisdifferentherE.InCanadaitis37forpeopletohavepets.Manypeoplehavedogs.Manyothershavecatsandtherearepeoplewhokeepfishbirdsorrabbits.Somekeepwhatwecallexoticpets.Thesemightbeferretssnakesoralmostanyotheranimalyoucanthinkofalthoughkeeping38petsisoftendifficultandbecauseitcanalsobehardontheanimal.Thekeepingofsomeexoticanimalsisnotallowedbylaw.NowmywifeandIliveinasmalltown.Wenolongerhavea39---weliveinanapartment.WehaveacatnamedCallieandshenevergoesout40ontothebalconysocarsarenolongeranissuE.She’saboutsixteenyearsoldandwillprobablylivetobetwentyormorE.The41willcomewhenshediesandwenolongerhaveapet.Wehavehadapetforsolongitseemslikeanaturalpartofourlivesandwithoutacataroundthehouseitwillseemsomehow42.OntheotherhandwearegettingolderandgiventhatacatcanliveabouttwentyyearswewonderifwewilleverhaveanotherafterCalliegoes.Catsarecutestofcoursewhentheyaresmallkittensbutakittenis43foralongertimethanwemayhaveleft.Ithinkhavingapetisverygoodforanumberofreasons.Ithelpstoteachchildrenhowtolookaftera44creaturemakesthemrealizethatanimalshavefeelingsjustlikewedoandthatinmanywayswedependoneachother.Forolderpeoplelikemeananimalisa45andacomforttohavearoundapetproperlytreatedreturnsthefavorby46unconditionallovE.Wouldn’tthisworldbea47placeifpeoplecouldlearnhowtodothat.36.A.buyB.affordC.supplyD.provide37.A.commonB.unusualC.particularD.public38.A.aboardB.domesticC.excitedD.exotic39.A.dormitoryB.homeC.familyD.house40.A.exceptB.besidesC.exceptforD.beside41.A.demandB.dilemmaC.decisionD.matter42.A.puzzledB.confusedC.emptyD.alone43.A.commitmentB.committeeC.friendD.follower44.A.livelyB.aliveC.liveD.living45.A.companyB.competitorC.companionD.co-worker46.A.givingoutB.givinginC.givingbackD.givingoff47.A.badB.greatC.messyD.poor
Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherwayyou’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyesandthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics.Butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.IfyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallengE.Itistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulookthewayyouactthewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestinglyourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutUS.UnfortunatelymostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbE.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworlD.Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatismakealistifyouneedtobutwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Wellrollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmathfindatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamilegettothetrackandpracticE.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrendsbuyafewnewclothes.Butrememberjustbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’struE.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeserf-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjectiveandtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-imagE.Whenyoucanpat拍yourselfonthebackyou’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!62.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou_________.A.daretochallengeyourselfB.feelithardtochangeyourselfC.areunconfidentaboutyourselfD.haveahighopinionofyourself63.Howshouldyouchangeyourserf-imageaccordingtothepassage?A.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.B.Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.C.TounderstandyourownworlD.D.Tochangethewayyouthink.64.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtoprepareforyoursuccess.B.HowtofacechallengesinyourlifE.C.Howtobuildapositiveself-imagE.D.Howtodevelopyourgoodqualities.65.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.Parents.B.Adolescents.C.Educators.D.Peopleingeneral.
WemayallhavehadtheembarrassingmomentGettinghalfwaythroughastoryonlytorealizethatwe'vetoldthisexacttalebeforetothesameperson.Whydowemakesuchmemorymistakes?AccordingtotheresearchpublishedinPsychologicalScienceitmayhavetodowiththewayourbrainsprocessdifferenttypesofmemory.ResearchersNigelGopieoftheRotmanResearchInstituteinTorontoandColinMacleodoftheUniversityofWaterloodividedmemoryintotwokinds.Thefirstwassourcememoryortheabilitytokeeptrackofwhereinformationiscomingfrom.Thesecondwasdestinationmemoryortheabilitytorecallwhowehavegiveninformationto.Theyfoundthatsourcememoryfunctionsbetterthandestinationmemoryinpartbecauseofthedirectioninwhichthatinformationistravelling.Tostudythedifferencesbetweensourcememoryanddestinationmemorytheresearchersdidanexperimenton60universitystudentsaccordingtoaNewYorkTimesreport.Thestudentswereaskedtoassociate联想50random随意的factswiththefacesof50famouspeoplE.Halfofthestudentstoldeachfacttooneofthefacesreadingitaloudwhenthecelebrity's名人的pictureappearedonacomputerscreen.TheotherhalfreadeachfactsilentlyandsawadifferentcelebritypictureafterwarD.Whenlateraskedtorecallwhichfactswentwithwhichfacesthestudentswhoweregivinginformationoutdestinationmemoryscoredabout16percentloweronmemoryperformancecomparedwiththestudentsreceivinginformationsourcememory.Theresearchersconcludedthatoutgoinginformationwaslessassociatedwithitsenvironmentalcontext背景—thatistheperson—thanwasincominginformation.Thismakessensegivenwhatisknownaboutattention.A.personwhoisgivinginformationevenlittlefactswilldevotesomementalresourcestothinkingaboutwhatisbeingsaiD.Becauseourattentionislimitedwegivelessattentiontothepersonwearegivinginformationto.Afterasecondexperimentwithanothergroupof40studentstheresearchersconcludedthatselffocusisanotherfactorthatunderminesdestinationmemory.Theyaskedhalfthestudentstocontinuegivingoutrandominformationwhiletheothertoldthingsaboutthemselves.Thistimearoundthosewhoweretalkingaboutthemselvesdid15percentworsethanthosegivingrandominformation.Whenyoustarttellingthesepersonalfactscomparedwithnonselffactssuddenlydestinationmemorygoesdownmoresuggestingthatitistheselffocuscomponent成分that'sreducingthememory.GopietoldLiveSciencE.60.Thepointofthisarticleisto________.A.giveadviceonhowtoimprovememoryB.saywhatcausesthememorytoworsenC.explainwhywerepeatstoriestothosewe'vealreadytoldthemtoD.discussthedifferencesbetweensourcememoryanddestinationmemory61.Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?A.Sourcememoryhelpsusrememberwhowehavetoldtheinformationto.B.One'slimitedattentionisoneofthereasonswhythosereadingaloudtothecelebrity'spicturesperformworseonthememorytest.C.SilentreadingisabetterwaytorememberinformationthanreadingalouD.D.Ittendstobemoredifficultforpeopletolinkincominginformationwithitsenvironmentalcontextthanoutgoinginformation.62.Theunderlinedwordunderminesprobablymeans________.A.weakensB.benefitsC.explainsD.supports63.Whatdidthescientistsconcludefromthesecondexperiment?A.Destinationmemoryisweakerthansourcememory.B.FocusingattentionononeselfleadstorelativelypoorsourcememoryperformancE.C.Associatingpersonalexperiencewithinformationhelpspeoplememorizebetter.D.Selffocusisresponsibleforthereductionofdestinationmemory.
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