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HowmanypeoplehaveImetwhohavetoldmeaboutthebookthattheyhavebeenplanningtowritebuthaveneveryetfoundthetime?Fartoomany.ThisisLifeallrightbutwedotreatitlikearehearsal排演andunhappilywedomisssomanyofitsbestmoments.Wetakejobstostayaliveandprovidehomesforourfamiliesalwaysmakingourselvesbelievethatthisstyleoflifeismerelyatemporarystateofaffairsalongtheroadtowhatwereallywanttodo.Thenat60or65wearesuddenlypresentedwithaclockandseveralgrandchildrenandwelookbackandrealizethatallthoseyearswaitingforRealLifetocomealongwereinfactreallifE.InAmericatheyhaveasayingmuchlaughedatbytheEnglishHaveaniceday!Theyspeakslowlyandseriouslyintheirshopshotelsandsandwichbars.Ithinkitisawonderfulphraseremindingusineffecttoenjoythemoment:tovaluethisveryday.HowoftendowesaytoourselvesI'lltakeuphorse-ridingorgolforsailingassoonasIgetahigherpositiononlytodononeofthosethingswhenIdogetthehigherposition.WhenIfirstbecameareporterIknewamanwhogaveupaverywellpaidrespectablejobattheDailyTelegraphtogoandeditasmallweeklynewspaper.AtthetimeIwasastonishedbywhatappearedtometobehiscompletelyabnormal反常的mentalstatE.HowcouldanyoneturnhisbackonFleetStreetincentralLondonforasmalllocalareaIwantedtoknow.NowIamalittleolderandpossiblywiserIseethesenseinit.InFleetStreetthemanwasundercontinualpressurE.HelivedinanunattractiveLondonsuburbandhespentmuchofhislifesittingonSouthernRegiontrains.45.Thefirstparagraphofthepassagetellsusthat.A.wealwaystrytofindsometimetowriteabookB.wealwaysmakeplansbutseldomfulfillthemC.wealwaysenjoymanyoflife'sbestmomentsD.wealwaysdowhatwereallywanttodo46.Theunderlinedphraseturnhisbackonparagraph6mostprobablymeans.A.leaveforB.returntoC.giveupD.relyon47.Themanparagraph6lefthisfirstjobpartlybecausehewas.A.inanabnormalstateB.undertoomuchpressureC.notwellpaidD.notrespected48.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.ProvideHomesForOurFamilyB.TakeUpHorse-ridingC.ValueThisVeryDayD.StayAlive
TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.AlthoughtheyhaveequaldegreesofheathandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappytheotherbecomesmiserablE.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonsandeventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconveniencesofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewinesthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoarelobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyofthecontrarythings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydiscontenteD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasuresofsocietyoffendmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwerefoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Thetendencytocriticizeandbedisgustedisperhapstakenuporiginallybyimitation摹仿.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitareconvincedofitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousconsequencesinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthem.andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespectandscarcelythat.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatobtainingsomeadvantageinrankorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccessful.Norwillanyonestirasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicdisapprovalononewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirmisconducts.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandcondescend屈尊放下架子tobepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.64.Peoplewhoareunhappy.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareinfluencedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.candiscoverthepleasantpartofcertainthingsD.usuallyhaveafault-findinghabit65.WhatdoesthephrasesourthepleasuresofsocietyLine5ParA.2mostprobablymean?A.haveagoodtastetothepleasuresofsocietyB.aren'tcontentwiththepleasuresofsocietyC.feelhappywiththepleasuresofsocietyD.enjoythepleasuresofsociety66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WeshouldpityallsuchunhappypeoplE.B.Suchunhappypeoplearenotcriticalabouteverything.C.Ifsuchunhappypeoplerecognizethebadeffectsofthehabitonthemselvestheymaygetridofit.D.Suchunhappypeoplearealsonotcontentwiththemselves.67.ThephrasescarcelythatLine4ParA.3means.A.justlikethatB.almostnotlikethatC.morethanthatD.notatalllikethat68.Ifsuchunhappypersonsdon'tchangetheirbadbehaviortheauthor'ssolutiontotheproblemisthatpeopleshould.A.avoidcontactwiththemB.criticizetheirmisconductC.helpthemrecognizethebadeffectsofthehabitD.shownorespectandpolitenesstothem
Iheardashotgunblast.ImusthavebeenhitbecauseIwasdownandfeltitinmystomach.IwaslyingonthegroundofaparkingalotinthedarkscaredhurtandalonenotknowingifIwouldliveordie.Itseemedsorealeverthoughtitwasadream.Thisdreamaftermyfather’sdeathhelpmeunderstandtheshockandphysicalhurtIwasgoingthrough.IbadneverexperiencedthelossofsomeoneIloved.Itwasasifapartofmehaddied.Isoonbegantoreceiveandexperiencetheincrediblehealing康复poweroflove.Itwasanhonestoutpouringfromthepeoplewhosurroundedmewrotelettersandcalled.OneexpressionofsympathyIwillalwaysremembercamefrommyfriendDianawholosthermothertocancerwhenshewasateenager.SoonafterwereturnedhomefromDad’sfuneraltherewasaknockatthedoor.ThereDianastoodholdingthemostbeautifulbouquetofflower.SheputherhandoverherheartandsaidtwowordsMymother.Wedidn’tneedtotalk.Iknewshewastellingmeaboutthelovesheliveson.SheknewhowIwasfeelingandwantedtosharethistimewithme.DuringthistimemytearswouldcomeaseasilyasthememoriesofDad.Ibelievetearsarelikeholywater.Theyflowfromthewellofourheartswhereweholdourfeelings.Istayedwithmysadness.Ishareditwithothersandreceivedgreatcomfortbecausetheytoohadsadness.Mymothersaidshegardenedwithhergrief.Heryardwasnevermorebeautifulthantheyearmyfatherdied.Ihavelearnedthatoursadnessennoblesusashumans.Itmeanswehaveloveddeeply.Itisthislovethatwillneverdie.IwroteaboutthisinapoemthesummeraftermyDaddied.MYFATHERIthinkIamlettinghimgo.ItisnotthatmyloveisdiminishedorthatImisshimless.ItisonlythatthesunisupandthereisnomilkintherefrigeratorandthebunnygotoutofthecageAndiseatingmyredgeraniums.IthinkIcanlettinghimgo.ButsometimesatnightBeforeIgotosleepIfillthetearsfillupmyeyesandrundownmycheeks.IdonotthinkIwilleverlethimgo.buthegone.41.Accordingtothepassage.weknowthattheauthor’sfatherdied________.A.fromcancerB.becausehewasshotbysomeonewithagunC.whentheauthorwasveryyoungD.Noneoftheabove42.InthethirdparagraphtheauthorusesDiana’sexampletoshowthat_______.A.peopleusuallyhavethesamefeelinginsomeeventsB.theauthorwasreallythankfulforDiana’stimelyhelpC.peoplearoundhimofferedhimmuchhelpandhewasthankfulforthatD.it’snecessarytoshareyourfeelingswithyourfriends43.Theunderlinedworditinthefourthparagraphrefersto________.A.mytearsB.myfeelingsC.mysadnessD.thistime44.TheauthorwrotethepoemMYFATHERtoshowthat_________.A.hewasstilldeeplysadabouthisfather’sdeadB.hisloveforhisfatherwouldeverliveonC.hehasgonethroughhi8shockandhurtbroughtbyhisfather’sdeathD.hewouldliveonbravely45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisRIGH?A.Theauthordreamedofhisfatherand.feltshockedandphysicallyhurt.B.Theauthorhadneverexperiencedthelossofsomeonebeforehisfather’sdeathC.TheauthorreceivedgreatcomfortfromothersafterhisfatherdiedD.Notuntilhisfatherdieddidtheauthorknowthathelovedhimdeeply
Theaveragemanwhousesatelephonecouldn’texplainhowatelephoneworks.Hetakesforgrantedthetelephonetherailwaytraintheairplaneasourgrandfatherstookforgrantedthemiraclesofthegospels福音书里的奇迹.Heneitherquestionsnorunderstandsthem.Itisasthougheachofusinvestigatedandmadehisownonlyatinycircleoffacts.Knowledgeoutsidetheday’sworkisregardedbymostmenasagewgaw花哨无用的东西.Stillweareusuallyinreactionagainstourignorance.Weexciteourselvessometimesandthinkdeeply.Weenjoythinkingaboutanythingatall一aboutlifeafterdeathoraboutsuchquestionsasissaidtohavepuzzledAristotle.Whysneezingfromnoontomidnightwasgoodbutfromnighttonoonunlucky.Oneofthegreatestjoysknowntomanistotakesuchaflightintoignoranceinsearchofknowledge.Thegreatpleasureofignoranceis.afterall.thepleasureofaskingquestions.Themanwhohaslostthispleasureorexchangeditforthepleasureofdogma教义whichisthepleasureofansweringisalreadybeginningtostiffen僵化.Oneenviessoinquisitive好盘根究底amanasJewellwhosatdowntothestudyofphysiologyinhissixties.Mostofushavelostthesenseofignorancelongbeforethatage.Weevenbecomeproudofoursquirrel’store－houseofknowledgeandregardincreasingageitselfasaschoolofomniscience无所不知.WeforgetthatSocrateswasfamousforwisdomnotbecausehewasMr.know-allbutbecauseherealizedattheageofseventythathestillknewnothing.57.Theunderlinedpartmadehisownprobablymeans.A.producedsomethingbyhimselfB.madebelievebyhimselfC.madehisownwayD.foundoutthetruthbyhimself58.Fromthepassagewemayinferthat.A.thewritervaluesthosewhooftenaskwhyB.thewriterregardsthesewholikeaskingwhyareverysillyC.thewriterisagainsttheideathatoneisnevertoooldtolearnD.thewriterisfortheideathatoneshouldknoweverything59.Fromthepassagewecanseethemostjoyfulthewriterthinkis.A.tomasterusefulknowledgeB.toknowagreatdealjustasSocratesC.toseekthetruthD.tolearnatone’ssixties60.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.A.SocratesisIgnoranttoLearnB.SeekingKnowledgeMakesOneHappyC.ToLearntheMiraclesoftheGospelsD.ToLearnIsAskingforTrouble
Whensomeonegivesyouadvicelistenwithoutjudgmenttrytofindvalueinwhatyou’rehearingandsay:Thankyou.ThiswiseadviceiseasytounderstandyethardtopracticE.I’llgiveyouanexamplefrommylifewhenItotallyblewitintermsofpracticingwhatIteach.InmyworkItravelconstantly.IalwaysputoffgoingtotheairportuntilthelastseconD.MywifeLydawassittingnexttomeinthefrontseat.Iwasracingalongandnotpayingmuchattention.Lydacriedout:Lookout!ThereisaredlightupaheaD.Beingatrainedbehavioralscienceprofessional―whoteachesothersthevalueofencouragingadvice―Inaturallyscreamedather:Iknowthereisaredlightupahead!Don’tyouthinkIcansee?WhenwearrivedattheairportLydadidn’tspeaktomE.IwonderedwhysheseemedmadatmE.DuringtheflighttoNewYorkIdidacost-benefitanalysis.Iaskedmyself:WhatwasthecostofjustlisteningwhenLydacalledoutthewarning?Zero.Ithenreasoned:Whatwasthepotentialbenefit?Whatcouldhavebeensaved?SeveralpotentialbenefitscametomindincludingherlifemylifeandthelivesofotherpeoplE.IlandedinNewYorkfeelingashamedofmyself.IimmediatelycalledLydaandtoldhermycost-benefitstory.Iconvincedher:ThenexttimeyouhelpmewithmydrivingIamjustgoingtosay‘Thankyou.’AfewmonthspassedandIhadlongforgottentheincident.AgainIwasracingofftotheairportwhenLydacriedout:Lookoutfortheredlight!Iwasembarrassedandthenshouted:Thankyou!I’malongwayfromperfectbutI’mgettingbetter.Mysuggestionisthatyougetinthehabitofaskingtheimportantpeopleinyourlifehowyoucandothingsbetter.Andbereadyforananswer.SomepeoplemaytellyouthingslikeLookoutfortheredlight.Whenthishappensrememberthatthereispossiblysomepotentialbenefit.Thenjustsay:Thankyou.64.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.HeisexpertatbehavioralsciencE.B.Heisgiftedincost-benefitanalysis.C.Heseldomtakeshiswife’sadvicE.D.Heoftenrunstheredtrafficlight.65.TheunderlinedpartblewitinParagraph1probablymeans.A.becameannoyedwiththeadviserB.forgotthepracticalmethodC.failedtosayThankyouD.lostpersonaljudgment66.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpeople.A.tendtobedefensivewhengivenadviceB.intendtofollowothers’suggestionsC.hadbetterstudybehavioralscienceD.shouldgivetheiropinionspatiently67.Thepurposeofthepassageistoadvisepeopleto.A.doacost-benefitanalysisindailylifeB.treasureothers’suggestionsC.learnfromtheauthor’sexperiencesD.discoverpotentialbenefits
Myparentshavealwaysraisedmetobeverymoney-conscioussoIguessinthatsensetheyareratheruntraditional.SinceIwasalittlegirlifIeverwantedtopurchaseanythingmyparentswouldsternly严厉地remindmeofthevalueofeverycentpromptingmetospendmypocketmoneyonlywhennecessary.Mymomactuallycameupwithasystemthatwestrictlyabide遵守byinregardstomoney-spending.Shegivesmeacertainamountofallowance津贴everymonthandwheneverIbuyanythingwithmyaccumulated积聚moneyIkeeptrackofmyreceiptsandrecorditinalittlenotebookessentiallyatinyversionofmymom’sownaccountingbooklet.BeingincontrolofmyownmoneyhasreallytaughtmetobecarefulinhowIspendmymoneygivingmeasenseofresponsibilityandownershipoverit.AsforearningmoneyasidefrommyallowancemyparentsneverreallyencouragedmetogooutandfindajobattypicalAmericanoccupationlocales现场suchasrestaurantsorclothingstores.InsteadtheywouldpreferthatIspendmytimefocusingonmyschoolworkwhichIguessiswheremyparentsbecomemoretraditional.YetIstillearnmoneyhereandthereinlittlejobssuchasteachingstudentsatmyschoolandofcoursewritingforthepaper.ThoughIhaveseveralfriendsalreadyworkingIamprettyhappywithmycurrentsituation.Iamabletofocusonmystudiesallthewhileearningquiteabitofmoneyandalsolearningmonetary货币的skillsthatarecrucialtosurvivalintherealworldandforthatIamgrateful.41.Whathappenedwhentheauthorboughtanythingwithheraccumulatedmoney?A.Sheaskedherparentstogiveheralargeamount.B.Shecontrolledherownmoneywithoutusingit.C.Shekepttrackofherreceiptsandrecordeditinalittlenotebook.D.ShewantedtogooutandfindajobattypicalAmericanoccupationlocales42.Wecanknowthattheauthorfromthepassage___________.A.lovesalittlenotebookB.likesspendingmoneyC.needsworkingatrestaurantsD.satisfiesthecurrentsituation43.ThewordcrucialunderlinedinParagraph2means_____________.A.dangerousB.importantC.impossibleD.deadly44.Thepurposeofwritingthepassageistohelppeople___________.A.learntobemoney-consciousB.increasetheirsavingsC.managetheirworkwellD.testtheirpowerofself-control
BuckminsterFulleroncesaidTheminuteyouchoosetodowhatyoureallywanttodoit’sadifferentkindoflifE.Ifyouwanttoliveabundantlydecidewhatyoureallywantandfigureoutawaytodoit.Beclearandlivewithintent意向.YoumayhaveheardofFredLebow.Hecomplainedtohisdoctorthathelackedenergy.Hisdoctoradvisedhimtotakeuprunning.Hefellinlovewithit!Hewas39yearsoldwhenheenteredhisfirstracE.FredjoinedtheNewYorkRoadRunnersClubaNot-for-ProfitorganizationandorganizedNewYorkCity’sfirstmarathonracE.ButwhatFredtrulywantedtodowastobringpeopletogether.Hebelievesthatanybodyshouldbeabletorunpeopleofallagesandofanycountry.NoteveryoneinNewYorkwasexcitedaboutpeoplerunningthroughtheirneighborhooD.A.youthgangwarnedhimthatnobodyhadbetterrunthroughtheirturf.That’sgreatFredsaiD.Ineedsomeonetoprotecttherunnersinyourareaandyoulooklikejustthefellowstodoit.Hegavethemeachahatshirtandjacketandthatyearwhenthemarathonwentthroughtheirneighborhoodtheseyoungmenproudlyguardedtherunnersalongtheirway.Freddecidedwhatwastrulyimportanttohimandhefoundawaytodoit.Helivedwithintent.Thatsingledecisionmadehisliferemarkablydifferent.AsonesportswritersaidFatehandedhimashortracE.WithhisgoalwithhisloveoflifeFredturneditintoamarathon.Fredwouldsaythatit’snotabouthowlongyoulivebuthowyouruntheraceoflifE.56.ThepurposethatFredLeboworganizedNewYorkCity’sfirstmarathonracewas_________.A.tobepopularwithpeopleB.todisplayhistrueloveforsportsdevelopmentC.todriveawayhislonelinessintherunningD.togetmorepeopletogether57.Whichwordinthepassageistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordturf?_________A.NeighborhooD.B.Way.C.Decision.D.RacE.58.Fromthispassagewecanlearn__________.A.FredoftenfeltlackofenergyB.TheNewYorkRoadRunnersClubwasbuilttomakeprofitsC.A.youthgangwereexcitedbecausetheyeachweregivenahatshirtandjacket.D.AllthepeopleinNewYorkdidn’tsupporttherunningthroughtheirneighborhood59.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?__________A.Determinationguaranteesyouasuccess.B.Theraceoflifewithintent.C.Nothingisimpossibleinone’sliferacE.D.Thebenefitsoftakinguprunning.
Censusfigures调查数据publishedlastFridayindicatethatthenumberofwomeninmanagementjobsroseby95%between1980and1990.Mostevidencedshowsthatwomenarestillinthelowestclassofmanagementandinthelowest-payingindustries.IfirstnoticedthatgirlsweredifferentfromboyswhenIwasabout4yearsolD.Noexperienceseitherinmypersonallifeorinmybusinesslifehavecausedmetochangemyopinion.ThroughoutmyadultlifehoweverIhavehadtoevaluateagainandagainthesedifferencesbetweenmenandwomenandhowtheyaffectthewaymenandwomenrelatetooneanotherandtotheenvironmentinwhichtheywork.WorkingwithwomenhasgivenmedeepunderstandingIwouldneverhavegainedinanyotherway.Womenareworkingatadecideddisadvantageinthebusinessworldcreatedbymentomakethingscomfortableformen.Tomethismeansmenoftenunderstandtheruleswithouthavingtobetaughtorevenhavingtothinkaboutthem.Itisnotsoeasyforwomen.IfImayfallbackontypicallymalesportstermswomenhavehadtolearnboththegameandthegameplanatthesametimE.Atleastinmyownobservationwomeninbusinesstendtobemorehonestthanmen.A.directquestiontoawomanoftenresultsinadirectresponsE.Thisqualitymakesitmoredifficultforwomentoyesanemployer.Italsomakeswomenmoretrustworthythanthemenwhooftencan’torwon’tgiveastraightanswertoaquestion.WomenarealsomoreopenthanmenabouttheirfeelingstheirambitionsandeverydaysituationsintheofficE.Thismakesthemeasiertobehurtthanmen.Traditionallywomeninbusinesshavebeenmoreseverelyjudgedthanmen.TheyhavehadtobebetterinajobthanamantogetaheaD.72.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.theunfairtreatmenttheworkingwomensufferinginbusinessB.thedifferencesbetweenworkingmenandwomenC.thequalitiesoftheworkingmenandwomenD.theauthor’spityontheworkingwomen73.Theauthormentionsthesportstermstoshowthat.A.womenaremorediligentthanmenB.womenareoftenlookeddownuponbymenC.womenareslowerinlearningnewthingsthanmenD.menalwaysmakethingscomfortableforthemselves74.Howmanygoodqualitiesofwomenarementionedinthelastparagraph?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.75.Whichofthefollowingwillmostprobablybethefirstsentenceofthefifthparagraph?A.ForexampleIhaveinterviewedmanypeopleforthejobofadvertisingsalesperson.B.Anotherdifferencebetweenworkingmenandwomenisthatmentakemorechances.C.OfallthedifferencesthatIhavenoticedoneinparticularstandsout.D.Ontheotherhandmenalsoenjoymorerightsthanwomen.
Who’sincontrolofyourlife?Who’spullingyourstrings?Forthemajorityofusit’sotherpeople―societycolleaguesfriendsfamilyorourreligiouscommunity.Welearnedthiswayofoperatingwhenwewereveryyoungofcourse.Wewerebrainwashed.Wediscoveredthatfeelingimportantandfeelingacceptedwasaniceexperienceandsowelearnedtodoeverythingwecouldtomakeotherpeoplelikeus.AsOscarWildeputsitMostpeopleareotherpeople.Theirthoughtsaresomeoneelse’sopinionstheirlivesamimicrytheirpassionsaquotation.Sowhenpeopletellushowwonderfulweareitmakesusfeelgood.Welongforthisgoodfeelinglikeadrug―weareaddictedtoitandseekitoutwhereverwecan.Thereforewearesoeagerfortheapproval赞同ofothersthatweliveunhappyandlimitedlivesfailingtodothethingswereallywantto.Justasdrugaddictsandalcoholicsliveworsenedlivestokeepgettingtheirfix一剂毒品weworsenourownexistencetogetourownconstantfixofapproval.Butjustaswithanydrugthereisapricetopay.Thepriceoftheapprovaldrugisfreedom―thefreedomtobeourselves.Thetruthisthatwecannotcontrolwhatotherpeoplethink.Peoplehavetheirownagendaandtheycomewiththeirownbaggageandintheendthey’remoreinterestedinthemselvesthaninyou.Furthermoreifwetrytolivebytheopinionsofotherswewillbuildourlifeonsinkingsand.Everyonehasadifferentwayofthinkingandpeoplechangetheiropinionsallthetime.Thepersonwhotriestopleaseeveryonewillonlyendupgettingexhaustedandprobablypleasingnooneintheprocess.Sohowcanwetakebackcontrol?Ithinkthere’sonlyoneway―makeaconsciousdecisiontostopcaringwhatotherpeoplethink.Weshouldguideourselvesbymeansofasetofvalues―notvaluesimposedfromtheoutsidebyothersbutinnatevalueswhichcomefromwithin.Ifwearedrivenbythesevaluesandnotbythechangingopinionsandvaluesystemsofotherswewillliveamoreauthenticeffectivepurposefulandhappylife.72.WhatOscarWildesaysimpliesthat.A.wehavethoughtssimilartothoseofothersB.mostpeoplehaveavarietyofthoughtsC.otherpeople’sthoughtsaremoreimportantD.mostpeople’sthoughtsarecontrolledbyothers73.Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthethirdparagraph?A.Changingopinionsmaycostusourfreedom.B.Wemayloseourselvestopleaseothers.C.Weneedtopayforwhatwewanttoget.D.Thepriceoftakingthedrugisfreedom.74.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.A.it’sbettertodowhatwelikeB.weshouldn’tcarewhatothersthinkC.weshouldn’tchangeourownopinionsD.it’simportanttoacceptothers’opinions75.TheauthortriestopersuadethereaderstoaccepthisargumentsmainlybyA.analyzingcausesandeffectsB.providingexamplesandfactsC.discussingquestionsD.makingsuggestions
Toooftenweaccuseothersofnotlisteningpretendingthatweourselvesarefaultlessyetinourheartsweknowthatmanyofthemistakeswemakecomeaboutbecausewehaven’tlistenedcarefullyenough.Wegetthingswrongbecausewehaven’tlistenedcarefullyenough.Wegetthingswrongbecausewehaven’tquiteunderstoodwhatsomeonemeantwhentheyweretalkingtous.Anyonewhohasevertakentheminutesofalongmeetingwillknowhowharditistoremember--despitethebenefitofnotes--exactlywhateveryonesaiD.Butsuccessdependsongettingthingsright--andthatmeanslistening.Listeningisnotthesamethingashearing;itisnotaneffortactively.Itdemandsattentionandconcentration.Itmaymeanquizzingthespeakerforadditionalinformationorforclarification------itisalwaysbettertoaskthantocontinueregardlessandgetthingswrong.Howeverifyouallowyourmindtowanderontosomethingelseevenforafewminutesyou’llmisswhatthespeakerissaying------probablyattheverymomentwhenheorsheissayingsomethingcritical.Andnothavingheardyouwon’tknowyou’vemissedanythinguntilit’stoolatE.ThemostcommonbadhabitwehaveistostartthinkingofwhatwearegoingtosayaboutthesubjectlongbeforetheotherspeakerhasfinisheD.Wethenstoplistening.Evenworsethisoftenaddsrudenesstoinattentivenessasonceyouhavedecidedwhattosaythereisafairchanceyouwillinterrupttosayit.Goodlistenersdon’tinterrupt.Infactitisoftenworthexplainingthemainideaofwhatyouhavejustbeentoldbeforegoingontomakeyourownpoints.Nobodyisoffendedbythisanditshowsthatyouhavelistenedwell.Aboveallbepatientandacceptthatmanypeoplearenotverygoodcommunicators.It’shelpfultorememberthatthewayspeoplemoveandpositionthemselveswhiletheyarespeakingcanrevealagreatdealaboutwhattheyaresaying.Equallyimportantyoushouldputyourselfintheotherperson’splacebothintellectuallyandemotionally;itwillhelpyoutounderstandwhattheyaregettingatandformaresponsE.Butdon’tbetooclever.Facedwithaknow-allmanypeoplekeepquietbecausetheyseenopointincontinuing.36.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Don’tbetoocleverB.Beagoodlistener.C.Don’tmissanythingcriticalD.Thinkofthespeaker37.Inthelastparagraphwhattheyaregettingatmeans________.A.whattheyimplyB.whattheylikeC.whattheyattackD.whattheyachieve38.Whatisthewriter’sopinion?A.Ifyouwanttobeagoodlisteneryoushouldbeverycleverandemotional.B.Speakerswon’tcontinuetalkingwhentheirlistenersexplainwhatthey’vehearD.C.Ifyoudon’twanttogetthingswrongit’simportanttobeagoodlistenerD.It’shardtobeagoodlistenerbecauselisteningtestsyouonyourintelligencE.39.Whatisthelessonwecanlearnfromthispassage?A.Don’taccuseothersofnotlisteningwhiletalkingwiththem.B.Don’tgetanythingwrongifyoumisswhatthespeakerissaying.C.Listeninginattentivelymaycostyouthelossofyoursuccess.D.Thinkcarefullyofwhatyou’regoingtosaybeforethespeakerfinishes.
ItwasaquarterpastnineasMariehurriedintotheofficebuildingwhereshewasgoingtowork.HerbushadinchedalongthroughheavymorningtrafficmakingherafewminuteslateforherveryfirstjoB.ShedecidedtostartouthalfanhourearlierthenextdayOnceinsidethelobbyshehadtostandattheelevatorsandwaitseveralminutesbeforeshecouldgetononegoingtothesixthfloor.WhenshefinallyreachedtheofficemarkedKingEnterprisessheknockedatthedoornervouslyandwaiteD.Therewasnoanswer.Shetappedonthedooragainbutstilltherewasnoreply.Frominsidethenextofficeshecouldhearthesoundofvoicessosheopenedthedoorandwentin.AlthoughshewassureitwasthesameofficeshehadbeenintwoweeksbeforewhenshehadhadtheinterviewwithMrKingitlookedquitedifferentnow.Infactithardlylookedlikeanofficeatall.Theemployeeswerejuststandingaroundchattingandsmoking.Atthefarendoftheroomsomebodymusthavejusttoldagoodjokeshethoughtbecausetherewasaloudburstoflaughterasshecamein.Foramomentshehadthoughttheywerelaughingather.Thenoneofthemenlookedathiswatchclappedhishandsandsaidsomethingtotheothers.Quicklytheyallwenttotheirdesksandinamatterofsecondseveryonewashardatwork.NoonepaidanyattentiontoMariE.FinallyshewentuptothemanwhowassittingatthedesknearesttothedoorandexplainedthatthiswasherfirstdayintheofficE.HardlylookingupfromhisworkhetoldhertohaveaseatandwaitforMrKingwhowouldarriveatanymoment.ThenMarierealisedthattheday'sworkintheofficebeganjustbeforeMrKingarriveD.LatershefoundoutthathelivedinConnecticutandcameintoManhattanonthesametraineverymorningarrivingintheofficeat9:35sothathisstaffknewexactlywhentostartworking.53.Mariecouldhardlyrecognizetheofficeshewentintoas_______.A.shehadbeenthereonlyonceB.MrKingwasnotintheofficeC.nobodywasdoinganyworkD.theofficehadanewappearance54.Thepeopleintheofficesuddenlystartedworkingbecause______A.theysawastrangerintheofficeB.theyhadfinishedtheirmorningbreakC.noonewantedtotalktoMarieD.thebosswasabouttoarrive55.Wecaninferfromthetextthattheemployeesoftheenterprise______A.wouldstarttheirworkbylisteningtoajokeB.werecoldtonewcomersC.werealwayspunctualforworkD.lackeddevotiontothecompany56.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe______A.PunctualLikeaClockB.AColdWelcomeC.AnUnpunctualManagerD.BetterLateThanNever
Iamagoodmothertothreechildren.Ihavetriednevertoletmyprofessionstandinthewayofbeingagoodparent.InolongerconsidermyselfthecenteroftheuniversE.Ishowup.Ilisten.Itrytolaugh.IamagoodfriendtomyhusbanD.Ihavetriedtomakemarriagevows誓言meanwhattheysay.IamagoodfriendtomyfriendsandtheytomE.Withoutthemtherewouldbenothingtosaytoyoutoday.Sohere’swhatIwanttotellyoutoday:GetalifE.A.reallifenotadesireofthenextpromotionthebiggerpaycheckthelargerhousE.Getalifeinwhichyouarenotalone.Findpeopleyouloveandwholoveyou.Andrememberthatloveisnotleisure;itiswork.Pickupthephone.Sendane-mail.Writealetter.AndrealizethatlifeisthebestthingandthatyouhavenobusinesstakingitforgranteD.It’ssoeasytowasteourlivesourdaysourhoursandourminutes.It’ssoeasytoexistinsteadoftolivE.Ilearnedtolivemanyyearsago.SomethingreallyreallybadhappenedtomesomethingthatchangedmylifeinwaysthatifIhadchoiceitwouldneverhavebeenchangedatall.AndwhatIlearnedfromitiswhattodayseemstobethehardestlessonofall.Ilearnedtolovethejourneynotthedestination.IlearnedtolookedatallthegoodintheworldandtrytogivesomeofitbackbecauseIbelievedinitcompletelyandtotally.AndItriedtodothatinpartbytellingotherswhatIhadlearneD.Bytellingthemthis:ReadinthebackyardwiththesunonyourfacE.Learntobehappy.AndthinkoflifeasadeadlyillnessbecauseifyoudoyouwillliveitwithjoyandpassionasitoughttobeliveD.64.Thebesttitleofthispassageprobablyis_____.A.LoveyourfriendsB.LiveareallifeC.Don'twastetimeD.Beagoodmotherandwife65.Howdidtheauthorformherviewoflife?A.ThroughsocialexperiencE.B.Bylearningfromherfriends.C.ThroughanunfortunateexperiencE.D.FromherchildrenandhusbanD.66.BytheunderlinedsentenceItissoeasytoexistinsteadoftoliveinthefifthparagraphtheauthorreallymeansthatpeopletendto_____.A.makealivingratherthanliveareallifeB.workratherthanenjoylifeC.wastealotinlifeD.forgetthemostimportantlessonsinlife67.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardwork?A.Doitwelltoserveothers.B.Earnenoughmoneytomakelifebetter.C.Tryyourbesttogethigherpositionandpay.D.Don'tletitaffectyourreallifE.68.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat＿A.theauthorisasuccessinpersonallifeB.theauthordidn'ttryherbesttoworkwellC.theauthorspentallhertimecaringforherchildrenD.theauthorlikestravelingverymuch
Forthousandsofyearspeoplehavebeendebatingthemeaningofhappinessandhowtofindit.FromtheancientGreeksandRomanstocurrentdaywritersandprofessorsthedebateabouthappinesscontinues.Whatmakessomeonehappy?Inwhatpartsoftheworldarepeoplethehappiest?Whyevenstudyhappiness?TheGreekphilosopherAristotlesaidthataperson'shighesthappinesscomesfromtheuseofhisorherintelligencE.ReligiousbookssuchastheKoranandBiblediscussfaithasaformofhappiness.TheBritishscientistCharlesDarwinbelievedthatallspecieswereformedinawaysoastoenjoyhappiness.Peoplethroughouthistorymayhavehaddifferentideasabouthappiness.Buttodaymanypeoplearestillsearchingforitsmeaning.Howdoyoustudysomethinglikehappiness?YoucouldstartwiththeWorldDatabaseofHappinessatErasmusUniversityinRotterdamTheNetherlands.Thissetofinformationincludeshowtodefineandmeasurehappiness.Somefindingsarenotsurprising.ForexamplethedatabasesuggeststhatmarriedpeoplearehappierthansinglepeoplE.PeoplewholiketobewithotherpeoplearehappierthanunsocialpeoplE.Butotherfindingsarelessexpected:Peoplewithchildrenareequallyhappyascoupleswithoutchildren.AndwealthierpeopleareonlyalittlehappierthanpoorerpeoplE.Positivepsychologyisthenewtermforamethodofscientificstudythattriestoexaminethethingsthatmakelifeworthlivinginsteadoflife'sproblems.Traditionalpsychologygenerallystudiesnegativesituationslikementalsufferingandsickness.Butpositivepsychologyaimstostudythestrengthsthatallowpeopleandcommunitiestodowell.Thereisalsoanincreasingamountofmedicalresearchonthephysicalqualitiesofhappiness.Doctorscannowlookathappinessatworkinaperson'sbrainusingamethodcalledmagneticresonanceimaging核磁共振成像orMRI.ForexampleanMRIcanshowhowoneareaofaperson'sbrainactivateswhenheorsheisshownhappypictures.A.differentareaofthebrainbecomesactivewhenthepersonseespicturesofterriblesubjects.46.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?A.Peoplearesearchingforthemeaningofhappiness.B.Happinessisaneverlastingtopicfordiscussion.C.Currentdayscholarsaredebatingabouthowtomakepeoplehappy.D.Peoplehavebeguntorealizetheimportanceofunderstandinghappiness.47.TheBibletellsushappinesscomesfrom_________.A.theapplicationofone'sintelligenceB.thestrongbeliefinreligionC.acertaindegreeofgoodfaithD.thetrustinone'sability48.Thefindingsofthedatabaseimplythatcoupleswithoutchildrenare_________.A.ashappyaspeoplewithchildrenB.lesshappythanpeoplewithchildrenC.happierthanunsocialpeopleD.alittlehappierthanwealthierpeople49.Asanapproachofscientificstudypositivepsychologyfocuseson________.A.mentalsufferingB.psychologicalsicknessC.examiningwhatmakeslifeworthlivingD.strengthsthatenablepeopletosucceed50.MRIisusedinthestudyofhappinessinorderto__________.A.findoutthephysicalquantitiesofhappinessB.lookattheimagesformedinpeople'sbrainC.studythereactionofthebraintohappinessD.understandthepicturesofterriblesubjects
RecentlyaprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLifE.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourday-to-daylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.FromthewaytheyspendtheirmoneytheycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlifE.HesaysourrelationwithothersoftenbecomeclearlydefinedwhenmoneyentersthepicturE.Youmighthavewonderfulfriendshipwithsomebodyandyouthinkthatyouareverygoodfriends.Butyouwillknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimtolendyousomemoney.IfhedoesitbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseemsstrongerthaneverbeforE.Oritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn't.Thispersonmaysaythathehasacertainfeelingbutifitisnotcarriedoutinthemoneyworldthereissomethinglessrealaboutit.Sincemoneyissoimportanttousweconsiderthosewhopossessalotofittobeveryimportant.Theauthorinterviewedsomemillionairesinresearchingforhisbook.Question:Whatisthemostsurprisingthingyouhavediscoveredaboutbeingrichbecauseyouareaself-mademan?Answer:Themostsurprisingthingishowpeoplegivemesomuchrespect.Iamnothing.Idon'tknowmuch.AllIamisrich.Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoneybutwhatisitfor?HowmuchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?Inhisbooktheprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodernsociety:tobringbacktheideathatmoneyisaninstrumentratherthantheenD.MoneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerialworldbutexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflifE.48.Accordingtothefirstparagraphpeoplehavenotrealized.A.howimportantmoneyisintheirday-to-daylifeB.howonespendsmoneyshowswhatisimportanttohimC.thatmoneyismoreimportantthananyotherlifevaluesD.thattheirunderstandingoflifeismoreimportantthanmoney49.Theauthorseemstobelievethataskingyourfriendtolendyousomemoney___.A.isagoodwaytotestyourfriendshipB.willdoharmtoyourfriendshipC.willstrengthenyourfriendshipD.isagoodwaytobreakoffyourfriendship50.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemillionairefromhisanswerintheinterview?A.HedoesnotfeelthatheiswelleducateD.B.Hedoesnotthinkthatheisaveryimportantperson.C.Hedoesnotthinkthatbeingrichdeservessomuchattention.D.Hedoesnotconsiderhimselftobeverysuccessful.51.WhatdoestheAmericanprofessorofphilosophywanttoexplaininhisbook?A.MoneyisanenD.B.Moneyisameans.C.Moneyiseverything.D.Moneyisunimportant52.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthordisagree?A.Moneyisimportantinmodernsociety.B.Themeaningoflifedoesnotcompletelylieinmoney.C.WealthwillsurelybringtheownerhappinessD.Happinessisnotnecessarilytheresultofwealth.
Thefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedsomeonewedidn’tknow.Istooduptolookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkledlittleoldladybeamingupatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.ShesaidHihandsomeman.MynameisRosE.I’meighty-sevenyearsolD.CanIgiveyouahug?Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyrespondedofcourseyoumay!andshegavemeagiantsqueezE.Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayounginnocentage?IaskeD.ShejokinglyrepliedI’mheretomeetarichhusbandgetmarriedandhaveacoupleofkidsandthenretireandtravel.Noseriously’IaskeD.IwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatheragE.IalwaysdreamedofhavingcollegeeducationandhowI’mgettingone!shetoldmE.OverthecourseoftheschoolyearRosebecameacampusiconandsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shelovedtodressupandshereveled尽情享受intheattentionbestowed给予uponherfromtheotherstudents.Shewaslivingitup.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.Sheleanedintothemicrophoneandsimplysaidwedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereareonlyfoursecretstostayingyoungbeinghappyandachievingsuccess.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoureveryday.You’vegottohaveadreamWhenyouloseyourdreamsyoudiE.Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn’ttakeanytalentorability.Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyricsandlivethemoutinourdailylives.Atyear’sendRosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyearsago.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.59.WhatqualitiesdidRosehaveaccordingtothepassage?A.HumourousanddeterminedB.CriticalandhumourousC.Hard-workingbutindifferentD.Prettybutold60.WhywasRoseincollegeatsuchanage?A.TofindarichhusbandatsuchanagE.B.Torealizeherdreamofhavingcollegeeducation.C.TofurtherhereducationforabetterjoB.D.Tomakemoreyoungfriends.6l.Roseoncemadeagreatspeech.A.atthegraduationceremony.B.atafootballbanquetC.atanannualmeetingD.atabaseballbanquet62.FromwhatRosesaidwelearnthatA.everyonewillendupgrowingolder.B.wecan’tstayyoungsuccessfully.C.wecanachievemuchifwewantto.D.dreamisthekeytosuccess.
Scholarsandresearchershavetriedtodiscoverwhatpersonalitycharacteristicsgoalongwithsuccessininterculturalexperiences.TheirfindingshaveoftenbeenunclearorincompletE.Butthreecharacteristicsstandoutintheirreports:patienceasenseofhumorandtheawarenessofbeingunclear.Patienceofcourseistheabilitytokeepcalmevenwhenthingsdonotgoasonewantsthemtoorhopestheywillorhasevenbeensuretheywill.Impatiencesometimesbringsimprovementsinrelationswithotherpeoplebutusuallyitdoesnot.Apersonwithasenseofhumorislesslikelytotakethingstooseriouslyandmorereadytoseethehumorinhisownreactionsthanahumorlessperson.Thevalueofasenseofhumorreallyneedstobepaidmoreattentionto.Theawarenessofbeingunclearisamoredifficultconceptthanpatienceorasenseofhumor.Foreignersoftenfindthemselvesinsituationsthatareuncleartothenewcomers.Thatistheydonotknowwhatishappeninginthesituation.Perhapstheydonotunderstandthelocallanguagewellenoughortheydonotknowhowsomesystemororganizationworksortheycan’tbesureofdifferentpeople’srolesinwhatisgoingon.It’slikeIjustgotherefromthemoonaChinesegraduatestudentwhonewlyarrivedintheUnitedStatessaidthingsarejustsodifferentherE.67.Thepassagemainlytellsus_____.A.someproblemsaboutcommunication.B.humor-animportantthingincommunication.C.somecharacteristicsincommunicatingwithforeigners.D.threeusefulwaysofcommunicatingwithforeigners.68.Fromthethirdparagraphwecaninferthatahumorousperson_____.A.tendstotreateverythingcarelesslyB.isoptimisticaboutthings.C.likesmakingfunofothers.D.isanimpatientone69.TheunderlinedpartTheawarenessofbeingunclearrefersto_______.A.knowingthemeaningofanexactsituation.B.notstatingclearlywhathappens.C.realizingthepossiblemisunderstandingD.beingawareoftheunclearsituations.70.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.ItisnecessarytolearnalanguagebeforeyougoabroaD.BAmericansareusedtothecultureofothercountries.C.Patienceusuallyimprovestherelationshipwithothers.D.ToliveinaforeignlandoneshouldgetfullyprepareD.
Theartoflivingistoknowwhentoletholdfastandtoletgoforlifeisaparadox自相矛盾的事物.Peoplealwayssay:A.mancomestothisworldwithhishandclenched握紧butwhenhedieshishandisopen.Surelyweoughttoholdfasttolifeforitiswondrousandfullofbeauties.WeknowthatthisissobutalltoooftenwerecognizethistruthonlyinourbackwardglancewhenwerememberwhatwasandthensuddenlyrealizethatitisnomorE.Arecentexperiencere-taughtmethistruth.Iwashospitalizedfollowingasevereheartattackandhadbeeninintensivecareforseveraldays.ItwasnotapleasantplacE.OnemorningIhadtohavesometests.TherequiredmachineswerelocatedinabuildingattheoppositeendofthehospitalsoIhadtobewheeledacrossthecourtyardonagurney盖尼式床.AsweemergedfromourunitthesunlighthitmE.That’salltherewastomyexperiencE.Justthe________ofthesun.Andyethowbeautifulitwas------howwarminghowsparkinghowbrilliant!Ilookedtoseewhetheranyoneelselovedthesun’sgoldenglowbuteveryonewashurryingmostwitheyesfixedonthegrounD.ThenIrememberedhowoftenIdothesamelife’sgiftsarevaluable------butwearetoocarelessofthem.Herethenisthefirstpoleoflife’sparadoxicaldemandsonus:nevertoobusyforthewonderandtheaweoflifE.Bereverent虔诚的beforeeachdawningday.Hugeachhour.SeizeeachgoldenminutE.72.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?Pleaseanswerwithin8words____________________________________________________________73.PleasefillintheblankinparagraphthreewithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin5words_____________________________________________________________74.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Themachinesneededwerelocatedinabuildingattheotherendofthehospital._____________________________________________________________75.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinesE.______________________________________________________________
AftermyhusbanddiedsuddenlyfromaheartattackmyworldcrashedaroundmE.Mysixchildrenwereallunder10andIwasburdenedwiththeresponsibilitiesofearningalivingandcaringforthechildren.IwasfortunatetofindawonderfulhousekeepertocareforthechildrenduringtheweekbutfromFridaynightstoMondaymorningsthechildrenandIwerealonE.OneFridayeveningIcamehomefromworktofindabigprettyGermanShepherd牧羊犬onourdoorstep.ThisdogseemedtointendtoenterthehousE.ThechildrenlikedGermanimmediatelyandbeggedmetolethimin.Iagreedtolethimsleepinthebasement.ThatnightIsleptpeacefullyforthefirsttimeinmanyweeks.Thefollowingmorningwemadephonecallsandcheckedlost-and-foundadsforGerman’sownerbutwithnoresults.OnSundayIhadplannedtotakethechildrenonapicniC.SinceIthoughtitbesttoleaveGermanbehindincasehisownercamebywedroveoffwithouthim.WhenwestoppedtogetgaswewereamazedtoseeGermanracingtothegasstationafterus.NowaywashegoingtobeleftbehinD.MondaymorningIlethimoutforarun.Hedidn’tcomebackandwewerealldisappointeD.Wewereconvincedthatwewouldneverseehimagain.Wewerewrong.ThenextFridayeveningGermanwasbackonourdoorstep.AgainhestayeduntilMondaymorningwhenourhousekeeperarriveD.Thispatternrepeateditselfeveryweekendforalmost10months.WegrewmoreandmorefondofGerman.Wetookcomfortinhisstrongwarmpresenceandwefeltsafewithhimnearus.AsGermanbecamepartofthefamilyheconsideredithisdutytocheckeverybedroomtobesureeachchildwascozyinbeD.EachweekbetweenGerman’svisitsIgrewalittlestrongeralittlebraverandmoreabletohandle;everyweekendwewerenolongeraloneandenjoyedhiscompany.ThenoneMondaymorningwepattedhimontheheadandlethimoutforwhatturnedouttobethelasttimE.WeneversawGermanagain.65.Thedogfirstcametothefamilywhen________.A.itwasneededmostB.thewriterbecamestrongenoughC.thewriterwasawayonabusinesstripD.thewriterwasbusyontheweekday66.ThefamilyplannedtogoonapicnicwithouttheGermanShepherdbecause_______.A.itwastoowildtocontrolB.itwastooyoungtowalksofarC.theownermightcomebytopickitupD.itmightspoilthetrip67.Thewriterwas________theGermanShepherD.A.afraidofB.gratefultoC.crueltoD.annoyedwith68.Whichofthefollowingcan’tbeusedtodescribethedog?A.LoyalB.Beautiful.C.Lovely.D.WilD.
IwaswatchingSportscenterlastnightwhenoneofthosehumanintereststoriescameonandreallycaughtmyattention.Thestorywasabouta27-year-oldprofessionalBassFishermannamedClayDyer.AtfirsttheyplayeditoffasanotherguytryingtomakethecutontheBassmastertouruntiltheyshowedapictureofhim.Nolegsnoarmorratherhehasonly1/3ofhisrightarm.That’sallthathehas.ItwassuchanamazingstorythatIwaswonderingwhatthisguycoulddo.Growinguphelearnedtoplaybaseballandbasketballbutfoundthatfishingwashistruecalling.Andhedoesitallonhisown.Heholdsthefishingpoleunderhischinandusesthatandhisstub残端armtocastandreelin收进thefish.Heuseshisteethtohelphimunhookfish.Hetieshisownhooksorluresonwithhismouthneverreallyaskinganyoneelsetohelp.ClayDyerevenknowshowtoswim.Sincehisbodycan’tproduceenoughsweatonitsownhehastotakeadipinthelakeeveryfewhourstokeepcool.Hedivesinjustlikeanyoneelsethensomehowtreadswater踩水withhisstubarmthenwithalittlehelppullshimselfbackupintotheboatandgoesonfishing.ClayDyerhasneverlookedforothers’pitynorhasheallowedhisphysicaldisabilitiestopreventhimfrombecomingaprofessionalfisherman.HismottoforlifeisIfIcanyoucan.HerefusestousespecialequipmentsayingIwanttodoitwithonehandthewaytheydoitwithtwo.56.WhydidtheauthorbecomeinterestedinClayDyer?A.HeassumedDyerwaslivinghappily.B.Hetookgreatpityonthisdisabledman.C.HewantedtoknowwhatDyercoulddo.D.HethoughtthatDyercoulddonothing.57.WhilefishingDyerdivesintothelakefromtimetotime_________.A.tochangethelures鱼饵B.todosomeexerciseC.tocastafishinglineD.tocoolhimselfdown58.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthat_________.A.DyeraimstobehavelikeanormalpersonB.physicaldisabilitiesfailtodestroyhisfaithC.specialequipmentisallowedwhenfishingD.itseemseasyforClayDyertogofishing59.WhichwordbestdescribesClayDyer’spersonality?A.Diligent.B.Inspiring.C.Faithful.D.Stubborn.
Fromnowonneverspendyourtimethinkingofreasonsforyourfailuresandshortcomings.Insteadrealizethattheseedsofsuccesswereplantedwithinyouwhenyouwereborn.Onlyyouhavethepowertomakethoseseedsgrow.Theseedsandthepowertogrowthemarecontainedinthemostwonderfulmachineevermadethehumanmind.Successisachoiceandnotachance.Youwerebornawinner.Youwerebornrich.Youcanbeasuccessifonlyyoumaketherightchoice.Youcannotbesuccessfulwithoutfirstdevelopingyourself-esteem自尊.Yourlevelofself-esteemisalwaysbasedonthedegreeofcontrolthatyouareabletoexerciseoveryourselfandthusoveryourlife.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarepeoplewhodonotbelievethattheyhaveanypowerorresponsibilityfortheirlives.Theyarethelastingvictims受害者.Theyareleavesmovedfromsidetosidebythewindsofchanceblownaboutwithanysuddenchangeintheweather.Youcanexercisecontroloveryourlifeonlytothedegreethatyoubelievethatyouareresponsible负责foreverythingthathappensinyourlife.Failuresthinkthateverythinghappensbyaccidentandchance.Successfulpeoplerealizethattheyareresponsible.Everythinghappensasaresultofsomething.Ifwecanfindoutthecausewecancontroltheeffect.Weareresponsibleforwhatwechoosetothinkandbelieve.Onegenerallyrisestothelevelthatoneexpects.Weareresponsibleforsettingourexpectations.Oursuccessisdependentuponourlevelofconfidence自信.Ifyougetalongwithpositive-thinkingpeopleyouaredefinitelygoingtoachievesuccess.Onthecontrarytheoppositehappens.Weareresponsibleforfindingplantingandtakingcareoftheseedsthatcontainfuturevictorybornfromsetbacks挫折.Inshortinallareasofyourlifewhethertheyarefinancialphysicalemotionalorspiritualyouareresponsible.Onceyourecognizethisacceptitandfirmlybelieveityouareontheroadtosuccess.57.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarecomparedtoleavesbecausethey__________.A.arereadytochangetheirmindsB.areeasilychangedbywindyweatherC.don’thavethepowertofacetheirfutureD.can’texercisecontroloverthemselves58.Loserswouldthinkthat__________.A.successistheresultofhardworkB.workinghardwillleadtosuccessC.theirfailureisonlybecauseofbadluckD.theydon’tmakeeffortstosucceed59.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph5that__________.A.whetherwewillsucceeddependsonourattitudesB.developingconfidenceisthekeytofuturesuccessC.thoughtsandbeliefsaretheresultofactivemindD.settingourexpectationsisextremelyimportantbeforetakingaction60.Thelastparagraphservesas__________.A.theinformationoftheauthor’spointsB.theresultoftheargumentC.anintroductiontoanothertopicD.acomparisonbetweentwoviews
Whenwetalkaboutintelligencewedonotmeantheabilitytogetagoodscoreonacertainkindoftestoreventheabilitytodowellinschool.Theseareatbestonlyindicatorsofsomethinglargerdeeperandfarmoreimportant.Byintelligencewemeanastyleoflifeawayofbehavinginvarioussituations.Thetruetestofintelligenceisnothowmuchweknowtodobuthowwebehavewhenwedon’tknowwhattodo.Theintelligentpersonyoungoroldmeetinganewsituationorproblemopenshimselfuptoit.Hetriestotakeinwithmindandsenseseverythinghecanaboutit.Hethinksaboutitinsteadofabouthimselforwhatitmightcausetohappentohim.Hegrapples努力克服withitboldlyimaginativelyresourcefully善于应变地andifnotconfidentlyatleasthopefullyifhefailstomasterithelookswithoutfearorshameathismistakesandlearnswhathecanfromthem.ThisisintelligencE.Clearlyitsrootslieinacertainfeelingaboutlifeandone’sselfwithrespecttolifE.Justasclearlyunintelligenceisnotwhatmostpsychologistsseemtosupposethesamethingasintelligenceonlylessofit.Itisanentirelydifferentsetofattitudes.Yearsofwatchingandcomparingbrightchildrenwiththenot-brightorlessbrighthaveshownthattheyareverydifferentkindsofpeoplE.Thebrightchildiscuriousaboutlifeandrealityeagertogetintouchwithitembrace捉住机会itunitehimselfwithit.ThereisnowallnobarrierbetweenhimselfandlifE.Ontheotherhandthedullchildisfarlesscuriousfarlessinterestedinwhatgoesonandwhatisrealmoreinclined倾向于toliveinaworldoffantasy.Thebrightchildlikestoexperimenttotrythingsout.Helivesbythemaxim格言thatthereismorethanonewaytoskinacat.Ifhecan’tdosomethingonewayhe’lltryanother.Thedullchildisusuallyafraidtotryata11.Ittakesagreatdealofurgingtogethimtotryevenonceifthattryfailsheisthrough.NobodystartsoffstupiD.Hardlyanadultinathousandortenthousandcouldinanythreeyearsofhislifelearnasmuch.Growasmuchinhisunderstandingoftheworldaroundhimaseveryinfant婴儿learnsandgrowsinhisfirstthreeyears.ButwhathappensaswegrowoldertothisextraordinarycapacityforlearningandintellectualgrowthWhathappensisthatitisdestroyedandmorethanbyanyotheronethingitisdestroyedbytheprocessthatwemisnameeducation―aprocessthatgoesoninmosthomesandschools.56.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutanunintelligentchildA.He／Sherarelydaydreams.B.He／Shetakestheinitiative主动权.C.He／Shegivesupeasily.D.He／Sheisn’tafraidoffailing.57.Thewriterbelievesthatunintelligenceis.A.similartointelligenceB.1essthanintelligenceC.thecommonbelievesofmostpsychologistsD.aparticularwayoflookingattheworld58.WhydoesthewritersaythateducationismisnamedA.Becauseittakesplacemoreinhomesthaninschools.B.Becauseitdiscouragesintellectualgrowth.C.Becauseithelpsdullchildrenwiththeirproblems.D.Becauseithelpschildrenunderstandtheworldaroundthem.59.Thereismorethanonewaytoskinacat.WhichofthefollowingmaximhasasimilarmeaningtothisoneA.Ifatfirstyoudon’tsucceedtrytryandtryagain.B.AllworkandnoplaymakeJohnnyadullboy.C.MakenewfriendsandkeeptheoldoneissilverandtheotherisgolD.D.Makehaywhilethesunshines.60.Itisanentirelydifferentsetofattitudes.Itinthissentencerefersto.A.intelligenceB.behaviorC.1ifeDunintelligence
Beautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingpraiseworthy.Almosteveryonethinksattractivepeoplearehappierandhealthierhavebettermarriagesandhavemorerespectablejobs.Personaladvisorsgivethembetteradviceforfindingjobs.Evenjudgesaresofteronattractivedefendants.Butintheexecutive主管的circlebeautycanbecomealiability.Whileattractivenessisapositivefactorforamanonhiswayuptheexecutiveladderitisharmfultoawoman.Handsomemaleexecutiveswereconsideredhavingmorehonestythanplainermen;effortandabilitywerethoughttoleadtotheirsuccess.Attractivefemaleexecutiveswereconsideredtohavelesshonestythanunattractiveones;theirsuccesswasconnectednotwithabilitybutwithfactorssuchasluck.Allunattractivewomenexecutiveswerethoughttohavemorehonestyandtobemorecapablethantheattractivefemaleexecutives.Interestinglythoughtheriseoftheunattractiveovernightsuccesseswasconnectedmoretopersonalrelationshipsandlesstoabilitythanthatoftheattractiveovernightsuccesses.Whyareattractivewomennotthoughttobeable?AnattractivewomanisconsideredtobemorefemininehasanadvantageintraditionallyfemalejobsbutanattractivewomaninatraditionallymanlypositionappearstolackthemanlyqualifiesrequireD.ThisistrueeveninpoliticsWhentheonlyclueishowheorshelookspeopletreatmenandwomendifferentlysaysAnneBowmanwhorecentlypublishedastudyontheeffectsofattractivenessonpoliticalcandidates候选人.Sheasked125undergraduatestudentstoranktwogroupsofphotographsoneofmenandoneofwomeninorderofattractiveness.Thestudentsweretoldthephotographswereofcandidatesforpoliticaloffices.Theywereaskedtorankthemagainintheordertheywouldvoteforthem.Theresultsshowedthatattractivemalescompletelydefeatedunattractivemenbutthewomenwhohadrankedmostattractiveunchangeablyreceivedthefewestvotes.60.Thewordliabilitymostprobablymeans________.A.disadvantageB.advantageC.misfortuneD.trouble61.Bowman’sexperimentshowsthatwhenitcomestopoliticsattractiveness________A.turnsouttobeadisadvantagetomenB.ismoreofadisadvantagethananadvantagetowomenC.hasaslittleeffectonmenasonwomenD.affectsmenandwomenalike62.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpeople’sviewsonbeautyareoften________.A.practicalB.supportiveC.oldfashionedD.one-sided63.Theauthorwritesthispassageto________.A.giveadvicetojob-seekerswhoareattractiveB.discussthedisadvantagesofbeingattractiveC.demandequalrightsforwomenD.statetheimportanceofappearance
Whydopeoplecrosstheirfingerswhenfacingdifficulties-evenon-religiouspeople?Whydoweblametheblackcatwhenwesawthelowscoreofthetest?ThesehabitshavebeenreferredtoasmagicalthinkingandcanbefoundeverywhereindailylifE.ForexampleapersonwishessomethingbadforanannoyingcolleaguE.Orparentsprayforasafefightwhenseeingtheirsonoff.PsychologicallyhelpfulInexaminingthesehabitsscientistsdecidedtosearchforareasonforhumans’beliefinmagicalpowers.Psychologistshavetheirownapproachtothequestion.Ithinkinpartit’sbecauseweareconstantlyexposedtoourownthoughtsandthuslikelytooverestimatetheirconnectiontooutsideevents.saidEmilyProninapsychologistintheUS.ForpeoplewhoareuncertainoftheirownabilitiesorslowtotakeactionmagicalthinkingcanbeagreathelpexplainedDr.DanielWegneraprofessorpsychologyatHarvarD.Feelingthattheirownthoughtscancontrolthingscanhelppeoplefightdepression.Atrait特点gainedthroughevolutionButevolutionistshavetheirownideas.Twoschoolsofevolutionarythoughthavecomeupwithreasonsbyanalyzingthedevelopmentofhumans.Theyaretheadaptationists适应论者andthebyproducttheorists副产品论者.Theadaptationistssaythatbeliefinmagicalpowersmakespeoplefeelbetterlessworriedaboutdifficultiesmorefocusedonthefutureandmorewillingtocareforthemselves.Peoplewithastrongfaithinsomethinghaveabetterchanceofsurvivingatoughenvironmentorcompetition.Butinbyproducttheorymagicalthinkingisaproductofourpsychologicalfeatures.WeautomaticallylookforanexplanationofwhythingshappenexplainsJustinBarrettapsychologistThebrainthereforehasevolvedtomakequickjudgmentsaboutcausation因果关系.SoweoftenlinktwoeventsbasedonnothingmorethancoincidencE.ForexampleIwasjustthinkingaboutlookingupmyoldhighschoolgirlfriendwhenshesuddenlycalledmE.AnotherpsychologicalfeatureisthetheoryofminD.Werecognizethattherecouldbeanunseenpowerofmindaffectingtheoutcomeofanincident.Byproducttheoristsclaimthatbecauseofthesefeatureswearebornwithatendencytobelieveinourmagicalthinking.Butweneedtoconfineourmagicalthinkingwarnpsychologists.Formostpeoplebeliefsarejustsomesortofcomfortingprivateritual.Whensomethingimportantisatstakesuchasatestoraperformanceorarelationshippeopledon’tsimplyperformtheirprivaterituals.TheyhavetopreparE.72.IntheParagraph1Grosstheirfingersmeans.A.asignofanxietyandfearB.asignofhopingforgoodluckC.asignofcursingbadluckD.asignofdeepthought73.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothenext?A.JustinBarrettanevolutionistdeniesmagicalthinkingisaproductofadaptation.B.Peoplewithaweakfaithhaveabetterchanceofsurvivingcompetition.C.Theadaptationiststhinkwearebornwithatendencytobelieveinourmagicthinking.D.Dr.DanielWegnerbelievemagicthinkingcanbeagreathelp.74.Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanyoufindthispassagemostpossibly?A.CulturE.B.RecreationC.HistoryD.News75.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto.A.persuadepeopletothinktwicefacedwithdifficultiesB.introducesomeinformationaboutopinionsofevolutionistsC.explainwhyhumanshaveaneedforfaithfromdifferentrespectsD.convincepeoplethatmagicthinkinghasadvantagesanddisadvantages
YearsagowhenIstartedlookingformyfirstjobwiseadvisersurgedBarbarabeenthusiastic!EnthusiasmwilltakeyoufurtherthananyamountofexperiencE.Howrighttheywere!Enthusiasticpeoplecanturnaboringdriveintoanadventureextraworkintoopportunityandstrangersintofriends.NothinggreatwaseverachievedwithoutenthusiasmwroteRalphWaldoEmerson.Itisthepastethathelpsyouhangintherewhenthegoinggetstough.ItistheinnervoicethatwhispersIcandoit!whenothersshoutNoyoucan’t!IttookyearsandyearsfortheearlyworkofBarbaraMcClintockageneticist遗传学家whowonthe1983NobelPrizeinmedicinetobegenerallyaccepteD.Yetshedidn’tletuponherexperiments.Workwassuchadeeppleasureforherthatsheneverthoughtofstopping.Weareallbornwithwide-eyedenthusiasticwonderanditisthischildlikewonderthatgivesenthusiasticpeoplesuchayouthfulairwhatevertheiragE.At90cellistPabloCasalswouldstarthisdaybyplayingBach巴赫.Asthemusicflowedthroughhisfingershisbentshoulderswouldstraightenandjoywouldreappearinhiseyes.AsauthorandpoetSamueloncewroteYearswrinkle使生皱纹theskinbuttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Enthusiasticpeoplealsolovewhattheydoregardlessofmoneytitleorpower.PatriciaMallrathretireddirectoroftheMissouriRepertoryTheaterinKansasCitywasonceaskedwhereshegotherenthusiasm.SherepliedMyfatheralawyerlongagotoldmeInevermadeapennyuntilIstoppedworkingformoney.Ifwecannotdowhatweloveasafull-timecareerwecandoitasahobby.ElizabethLaytonofWellsvilleKanwas68beforeshebegantodraw.Thisactivityendedherdepression抑郁thathadtroubledherforatleast30yearsandthequalityofherworkledonecritictosayIampersuadedtocallLaytonagenius.Wecan’taffordtowastetearsonmight-have-beens.Weneedtoturnthetearsintosweataswegoafterwhat-can-bE.Weneedtoliveeachmomentwhole-heartedlywithalloursenses―findingpleasureinthesweetsmellofabackyardgardenthesimplepictureofasix-year-oldandthebeautyofarainbow.67.WhichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?A.Enthusiasmcangiveyoucourageandstrengthindifficulttimes.B.Ifyoudon’thaveenthusiasmyoucanachievenothing.C.EnthusiasticpeopleneverconsidermoneyandfamE.D.Enthusiasticpeoplecangaingreatfameandhonor.68.TheauthormentionscellistPabloCasalsinthethirdparagraphtoshowthat________.A.musiccanarousepeople’senthusiasmB.enthusiasmcangivepeopleinspirationneededtosucceedC.enthusiasmcanmakepeoplefeelyoungD.enthusiasmcankeeppeoplehealthy69.Howmanyexamplesaregiveninthepassagetoshowtheimportanceofenthusiasm?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.70.Theauthorholdstheviewthat________.A.enthusiasticpeoplewillnevergetoldB.enthusiasmcanmakeyousucceedandenjoylifeC.enthusiasmismoreimportantthanexperienceD.enthusiasmcangivepeoplemoresuccessandfame
WhenyouthinkofphotographingpeopleyoumaythinkofyourfamilyreunionortheChristmaspartyatwork.Thesetypesofpicturesofpeoplearerecordsoffuneventswithnicememories.Let’stakealookatanotherideafortakingpicturesofpeoplewithanentirelydifferentslant.Muchasanthropologists人类学家studythediversityofcharacteristicsofpeopleinculturalandenvironmentalcontextssomephotographersrecordtheseaspectsofpeopleintheirpictures.Theytrytocapturetheemotionsandhumanityofpeopleandthephotographdrawstheviewerintothesubject’sexperienceatthatmomentintimE.TakingpicturesofpeoplewiththisgoalinmindmakesthephotographerandtheviewergrowintheunderstandingofhumannaturE.Forexampleaphotographofayoungmantryingtohitcharide搭便车intheraincanshowtheexperiencE.Hisponcho雨布sparkleswiththeraindropsflowinginasteadystreamtotheground.Thelightsofpassingtraffichighlightthecontrastbetweenthewarmdrydriverstakingnonoticeofhismisery.Anotherpictureofachildsleepingonabenchatabusytrainstationcancapturetheinnocenceofchildhoodcontrastedwithabusyworldofhurriedgrown-ups.Ifyou’dliketoexperimentwiththisformofphotographsofpeoplelookforordinarypeopleincontrastingenvironmentsorcontexts.Childrenandtheelderlyposeextraordinarypossibilities.Thelinedfacesoftheagedoftenmakegreatsubjectsreflectingcharacterandwisdom.Peoplearesuchinterestingsubjects.Facialexpressionscanconveyathousandmoodsandfeelings.Takingpicturesofpeoplewithaneyetothefeelandmagicofthemomentwillmakeyouabetterandmoreenthusiasticphotographer.YoumayfindyourselfsotakenwiththisnewexperiencE.Photographingpeopleisanartfulendeavor.Taketheleap!69.Accordingtothepassageapicturethatshowstheemotionsandhumanityofpeoplemayhelpyou______.A.knowmoreaboutculturesB.knowbetterabouthumannatureC.knowmoreaboutphotographyD.knowbetteraboutanevent70.Itissuggestedinthispassagethatyouphotograph______.A.commonpeopleB.importantpeopleC.strangepeopleD.poorpeople71.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3indicatesthat______.A.thedrivershavetodrivecarefullyintherainB.thedriversareluckytobewarmanddryintherainC.theyoungmanisstrugglingagainsttherainD.theyoungmanisinapainfulsituationintherain72.Inthispassagetheauthormainlytalksabout______.A.developinginterestinphotographingpeopleB.developingskillsinphotographingpeopleC.takingpicturesofpeopleasastudyofhumanityD.takingpicturesofpeopleindifferentenvironments
IamGreekandmyfamilygotoGreeceeverysummer.UncleSpyroandmyGod-motherAuntAspalivedabout45minutesoutsideofAthens.EverysummerwhenwetraveledtoGreece.wewouldspendacoupleofdayswiththem.Irememberallthe缸nthingswewoulddothere..Wewouldshakealmonds杏仁offthebranchesofUncleSpyro’salmondtree.Usinghisstronghandshewouldbreaktheshellsoff.andpresentuswiththeshinywhitenut.WithAuntAspawewouldpicklemonsoffherlemontreesandcarrytheminsidethesmallhousewiththehelpofUncleSpyro.Drinkingthefreshlemonade柠檬水andeatingthedeliciousalmondswewouldsitontheporchandtalk.UncleSpyroandAuntAspadidn’tspeakEnglishandmyGreekwasn’tandstillisn’tperfect.ButthosepeacefullyquiettimesontheporchwerethetimesthatImissthemost.UncleSpyrodevelopedcancerfromsmokingformostofhislifeandhebecameverysick.Wedidn’tgotoGreecein2000butweplannedongoingagainin2001.WefoundoutthatUncleSpyrowasinthehospitalshortlybeforeweleftforGreece.MymotherAletheaandIwantedtoseehim.Butwewaiteduntilthedayafterwearrived.NowIwishthatwehadgonethefirstdaywehadarrivedandthatwehadseenhimforthelasttime.Butmyuncledidn'twaitforustogo.WestillVisitAuntAspaandwestillpickalmondsandlemons.Westilldrinkthefreshlemonadeandeatthedeliciousalmondsontheporch.Butsomehowthelemonadeisn’tasfreshandthealmondsaren'tasdeliciousasbefore.IthankGodthatI'mstillheretocomfortAuntAspaandthatI'mstillheretofinishmylife.I’mnotafraidofdeathanymorelikesomepeople.AndIknowthatwhenIdodieI'lljustbegoinguptoUncleSpyroandwe’lleatalmondsanddrinklemonadejustlikebefore.51.TheauthordidsomefunthingsExcept.A.pickinglemonsoffthelemontreesB.shakingalmondsoffthealmondtreeC.breakingtheshellsofthealmondswithhandsD.drinkingfreshlemonadeandeatingthedeliciousalmonds52.Fromtheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphwhatdowelearn?A.UncleSpyrowasnotwillingtowaitfortheauthor.B.UncleSpyrodiedbeforetheauthorwenttoseehim.C.UncleSpyrowentonatripbeforetheauthorarrived.D.UncleSpyrowenttohospitalbeforetheauthorarrived.53.Whydoestheauthorsaythelemonadeisn’tasfreshandthealmondsaren’tasdeliciousasbefore?A.BecauseUncleSpyrocan’tstaywiththeauthoranylonger.B.Becausethelemonadeandthealmondsaren’tfreshanymore.C.Becausethelemonadeandthealmondsarestoredforalongtime.D.BecauseAuntAspadoesn’tknowhowtomakethelemonadeandstorethealmonds.54.Welearnfromthepassage.A.theauthor’sunclediedin2000B.theauthordoesn’tliveinGreeceC.theauthorcallspeakGreekfluentlyD.theauthorcouldcommunicatewithhisauntfluently55.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AnUnhappyDayB.MyUncleandAuntB.AnUnforgettableTripD.UnforgettableFreshAlmondsandLemonade
Haveyoueverheardthestoryofthefour-minutemile?ManyyearsagopeoplebelievedthatitwasimpossibleforahumanbeingtorunamileinlessthanfourminutesuntilRogerBanisterproveditwrongin1954.Whathappensifyouputananimalinapond?Anyanimalbigorsmallwillswimitswaythrough.Whathappenswhensomeonewhodoesnotknowhowtoswimfallsindeepwaters?Theydrown.Ifananimalwhohasnotlearnedswimmingcouldescapebyswimmingwhynotyou?Becauseyoubelieveyouwilldrownwhiletheanimaldoesnot.Haveyoueverwonderedwhythelettersareorganizedinaparticularorderonyourkeyboard?YoumighthavethoughtitistoincreasethetypingspeeD.Mostpeopleneverquestionit.Butthefactisthatthissystemwasdevelopedtoreducethetypingspeedatatimewhentypewriterpartswouldjamiftheoperatortypedtoofast.Thesethreecasesshowthepowerofourbeliefs.Thereisnoothermorepowerfuldirectingforceinhumanbehaviorthanbelief.Yourbeliefshavethepowertocreateandtodestroy.A.beliefdeliversadirectcommandtoyournervoussystem.IusedasnakeinmyworkshopsforchildrentoshowthemhowunrealisticsomeoftheirbeliefsarE.StudentsofaschoolinIndiasaidsnakeswereslipperyslimy粘糊糊的andpoisonous.Afterdoinganexerciseforchangingbeliefstheyhandledmysnakeandfoundittobedryandclean.TheyalsorememberedthatonlythreetypesofpoisonoussnakesexistinIndia.Didthisstoryendthewayyouthought?ReviewyourbeliefsnowandfindoutwhichonesyouneedtochangE.36.Intheauthor’sopinionifapersonindeepwaterdoesn’tknowhowtoswimhewilldrownbecause____________.A.heisafraidofwaterB.hebelieveshewilldrownC.hehasn’tlearnedtoswimbeforeD.hedoesn’twanttoliveintheworld37.Theauthorthinksthatthelettersareorganizedinaparticularorderonyourkeyboardinorderto___________.A.savemorespaceB.satisfytheoperatorC.reduceone’stypingspeedD.increaseone’stypingspeed38.Theauthor’sexperimentshowsthat____________.A.snakesaredryandcleanB.snakescanbecaughteasilyC.snakesareslimyandpoisonousD.snakesinIndiaaren’tpoisonous39.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat_____________.A.studentsfromIndiahaveunrealisticbeliefsonhowtoliveabetterlifeB.ananimalwhohasnotlearnedtoswimwilldrownifyouputitinapondC.mostpeopledon’tliketheorderthelettersarearrangedonyourkeyboardD.RogerBanisterwasthefirstpersonwhoranamileinlessthanfourminutes40.Themainideaofthispassageshouldbethat______________.A.beliefsareverypowerfulB.beliefsmakeusseemstupidC.changingyourbeliefsnowisnecessaryD.peopleshouldalwaysbelieveinthemselves
PeopleoftenaskmehowasamanIbecamesodevotedtoimprovingthequalityofwomen’slives.Itwasn’tuntilagefortythatIrealizedwhathadstartedmedownmycareerpath.Onemorningmorethanthirty-sevenyearsagoIwasawakenedbythepassingschoolbus.IwasthirteenyearsoldlivingathomewithmytwoyoungerbrothersandourmotherDorisJoyHeavin.Shehadjustpassedherfortiethbirthday.ShewasamotheroffivechildrenandhadsufferedemotionalandphysicalproblemsmostofherlifE.Herdoctorhadtriedvarioustreatmentsonherwithlittlebenefit.AsIawoketothesoundofthepassingschoolbusmybrotherPaulcameinandtoldmethatI’dbettercomequicklybecausemotherwassick.AsIkneltbesideherbedIcouldfeeltheabsenceofwarmth.Iputmyarmsaroundherfirsttofeelforasignoflifeandthenasafinalhug.Itookmyyoungerbrothersagedeightandnineinmyarmsandgentlytoldthemthatourmotherwasinheaven.Herdeathwasunnecessary.Thehighbloodpressurecausingthebloodclot血栓thattookherlifewasunnecessary.Ratherthanmedicatethesymptomsshecouldhavedealtwiththecauseofherhighbloodpressure:wenowknowthatexerciseandpropernutritionwillalmostalwaysreducethecausesofhighbloodpressureandmostotherchronic慢性的diseases.ManyyearslaterwhileteachingafitnessandweightlossclasstoagroupofabouteightywomenIrealizedIwassubconsciously下意识地searchingthecrowdforthefaceofmymother.57.TheunderlinedpartmedicatethesymptomsinParagraph4probablymeans_______.A.providepropernutritionB.takeexerciseregularlyC.giveupthetreatmentD.treatthediseaseusingmedicine58.Whatmadetheauthordevotedtoimprovingthequalityofwomen’slives.A.Hismother’sillnessanddeath.B.Theearlylossofbothhisparents.C.Hissupporttotherightsofwomen.D.HisknowledgeofhighbloodpressurE.59.Fromthepassagewelearnthat________.A.theauthorwastheoldestchildinhisfamilyB.theauthor’sfatherdiedlongbeforehismotherC.highbloodpressureisakindofchronicdiseaseD.manywomenwerefoundwithbloodclotatthetime60.Whydidtheauthorthinkhismother’sdeathwasunnecessary?A.Becauseherbloodclotwasn’tadeadlydiseaseatthetimE.B.Becausehismotherwouldn’thavediedifshehadajoB.C.BecauseherhighbloodpressurecouldhavebeenpreventeD.D.Becausehismotherwasnottreatedinthelocalhospital.
Aloneinthewilderness.NothingbutjunglE.A.worldofshadowwiththeraysoflightfallinglikeblondehairfromthecrownsofthegianttrees.Jungleinthemiddaysun.Everythingmotionless.Notasoundfromskyorearth.CompletesilencE.Onlysomecoconutsfallingatlongintervalsveryfaraway.Theworldreducedtothesofttouchofcoolgrassalongmynakedbackandasweetsmellofrichsoilandvegetation.StretchedoutwithclosedeyesbesidemyheavyburdenoffruitandfirewoodIenjoyedthefeelingoffreshbloodstreamingthrougheverypartofmybodyandfreshjungleairfillingeverycornerofmylungs.RestingmotionlessIcouldseethesunthroughmyclosedeyelidsaloneintheskyaslonelyasIandasmotionlessandsilentaseverythingelsE.Theearthhadsurelystoppedturningandsomewhereonthisplanettherewassupposedtoberoaringtrafficinbusystreets.Whatacrazyunbelievablethought!Anothercoconutfelltomaketheworldcometoacompletestandstill.IhadtorolloverontomystomachtofeelthatatleastIcouldmoveandmakenoises.ThenIfoundcompany.A.littlebrownantwasstrugglingtofinditswaywithabitofdrystrawthroughthejungleofleavesandgrassbelowmynosE.IwonderedifIcouldgivethelittlefellowaliftwithitsburdenbutitshowednottheslightestsignoftirednessandstruggledonwithallsixlegsheadfirstorheadlastwavingitsfeelersenergeticallyasifthetriphadjuststarteD.Whoeversawatiredant?Tirednessdisagreeabletirednessisrestrictedtohuntedanimalsslavesandmodernman.Itisasgreataneffortforanofficeclerktowalkfiveblockswithaloadedbrief-caseasitisforajungle-dwellertocrossavalleywithagoatonhisback.Itisashardtogetupandclimborrunwhenyouhavebeenseatedforyearsasitistogetupandwalkwhenyouhavebeeninbedformonths.ThebodyisstrangE.Spareitandyougetreallytiredforalmostnothing;useitandalmostnothingmakesyoureallytireD.Irosetomyfeet.Ihadheardahorseneighingdowninthevalley.Abovemeontheopenhighlandplainstherewerewildhorses.Butdowninthevalleytherewasneverahorseunlesstherewasamanonit.SomebodywasmakinghiswayupthevalleyandmywifewasalonE.68.Theauthormentionscoconuts’fallingto.A.showhislonelinessB.addbeautytothejungleC.expresshisloveofnatureD.stresstheabsolutesilence69.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheant?A.Headmireditsattitudetowardwork.B.Hewasamazedatitstirelessefforts.C.Heshowedsympathyforthelittleant.D.Hewascontenttohaveitasacompanion.70.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthorwouldprobably.A.workharderthanbeforeB.talktothemanonthehorseC.makehiswayhomeD.stayinthevalley71.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor.A.enjoyedbeingaloneB.experiencedawordofquietnessC.missedhisbusylifeinthecityD.hadanunforgettableadventure
AwaterbearerinIndiahadtwolargepotseachhungoneachendofapolewhichheneck.Oneofthepotshadacrack裂缝initandwhiletheotherpotwasperfectandalwaysdeliveredafullloadofwaterattheendofthelongwalkfromthestreamtothemaster'shousethecrackedpotarrivedonlyhalffull.Fortwoyearsthiswentondaily.Theperfectpotwasproudofitsaccomplishment.Ofcoursethepoorcrackedpotwasashamedofitsownimperfection.Aftertwoyearsofthissenseofbitterfailureitspokeonedaytothewaterbearerbythestream.IamashamedofmyselfandIwanttoapologizetoyou.Why?askedthebearer.Whatareyouashamedof?Ihavebeenablefortheselasttwoyearstodeliveronlyhalfmyloadbecausethiscrackinmysidecauseswatertoleakoutallthewayback.AndyoudonogetfullvalueforyoureffortsthepotexplaineD.ThewaterbearerhearingthissaidAswereturntothemaster'shouseIwantyoutonoticethebeautifulflowersalongthepath.AstheywnetupthehillthecrackedpottooknoticeofthesunwarmingthebeautifulwildflowersonthesideofthepathandthischeereditalittlE.ThebearersaidDidyounoticethattherewereflowersonlyonyoursideofthepathbutnotontheotherpot'sside?ThatisbecauseIhaveknownaboutyouandItookadvantageofit.Iplantedflowerseedsonyoursideofthepathandeverydaywhilewewalkbackfromthestreamyouhavewateredthem.FortwoyearsIhavebeenabletopickthosebeautifulflowerstodecoratemymaster'stablE.WithoutyoubeingjustthewayyouarehewouldnothavethisbeautyinhishousE.56.What'sthemoralofthepassage?A.NoperfectmanexistsinthisworlD.B.Weshouldlearntobekindtoourselves.C.Wesometimesdon'thavetomindtoomuchthewaywearE.D.Oncewehaveshortcomingsweshouldtrytoovercomethem.57.Whydidthecrackedpotfeelashamed?A.Becauseitdidn'tholdwater.B.Becausethewaterbearerdidn'tlikeit.C.Becauseitdidn'thaveaperfectappearancE.D.BecauseitcouldonlyaccomplishhalfofitsloaD.58.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Thewaterbearerfeltsorryforthecrackedpot.B.ThecrackedpotwasmoreusefulthantheperfectonE.C.Thecrackedpotwateredtheflowersalongthepath.D.ThewaterbearerpreferredtheperfectpottothecrackedonE.59.Howwouldthecrackedpotfeelattheendofthestory?A.Muchhappierwithitself.B.Disappointedwithitself.C.Prouderthantheperfectpot.D.Stillashamedofitself.60.Whichofthefollowingproverbscanbestgowiththispassage?A.Everydoghashisday.B.EverymanhashispricE.C.Everypicturetellsastory.D.Everycloudhasasilverlining.
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