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I’vebeenwritingformostofmylifE.ThebookWritingWithoutTeachersintroducedmetoonedistinction区别andonepracticethathashelpedmywritingprocessestremendously.ThedistinctionisbetweenthecreativemindandthecriticalminD.Whileyouneedtoemploybothtogettoafinishedresulttheycannotworkinparallelnomatterhowmuchwemightliketothinkso.Tryingtocriticizewritingontheflyispossiblythesinglegreatestbarriertowritingthatmostofusencounter.Ifyouarelisteningtothat5thgradeEnglishteachercorrectyourgrammarwhileyouaretryingtocaptureafleeting稍纵即逝的thoughtthethoughtwilldiE.IfyoucapturethefleetingthoughtandsimplyshareitwiththeworldinrawformnooneislikelytounderstanD.Youmustlearntocreatefirstandthencriticizeifyouwanttomakewritingthetoolforthinkingthatitis.ThepracticethatcanhelpyoupastyourlearnedbadhabitsoftryingtoeditasyouwriteiswhatElbowcallsfreewriting.Infreewritingtheobjectiveistogetwordsdownonpapernon-stopusuallyfor15-20minutes.Nostoppingnogoingbacknocriticizing.Thegoalistogetthewordsflowing.Asthewordsbegintoflowtheideaswillcomefromtheshadowsandletthemselvesbecapturedonyournotepadoryourscreen.Nowyouhaverawmaterialsthatyoucanbegintoworkwithusingthecriticalmindthatyou’vepersuadedtositonthesideandwatchquietly.Mostlikelyyouwillbelievethatthiswilltakemoretimethanyouactuallyhaveandyouwillendupstaringblanklyatthepagesasthedeadlinedrawsnear.InsteadofstaringatablankstartfillingitwithwordsnomatterhowbaD.Halfwaythroughyouravailabletimestopandreworkyourrawwritingintosomethingclosertofinishedproduct.Movebackandforthuntilyourunoutoftimeandthefinalresultwillmostlikelybefarbetterthanyourcurrentpractices.66.Whentheauthorsaysthecreativemindandthecriticalmindcannotworkinparallelinthewritingprocesshemeans.A.onecannotusethematthesametimeB.theycannotberegardedasequallyimportantC.theyareinconstantconflictwitheachotherD.noonecanbebothcreativeandcritical67.Whatpreventspeoplefromwritingonis.A.puttingtheirideasinrawformB.ignoringgrammaticalsoundnessC.attemptingtoeditastheywriteD.tryingtocapturefleetingthoughts68.Whatisthechiefobjectiveofthefirststageofwriting?A.Toorganizeone’sthoughtslogically.B.Togetone’sideasdown.C.TochooseanappropriatetopiC.D.Tocollectrawmaterials.69.Onecommonconcernofwritersaboutfreewritingisthat.A.itoverstressestheroleofthecreativemindB.itdoesnothelpthemtothinkclearlyC.itmaybringabouttoomuchcriticismD.ittakestoomuchtimetoeditafterwards70.Inwhatwaydoesthecriticalmindhelpthewriterinthewritingprocess?A.ItallowshimtositonthesideandobservE.B.Ithelpshimtocomeupwithnewideas.C.Itsavesthewritingtimeavailabletohim.D.ItimproveshiswritingintobettershapE.
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
Opinionisawordthatisusedcarelesslytoday.Itisusedtorefertomattersoftastebeliefandjudgment.Thiscasualusewouldprobablycauselittleconfusionifpeopledidn'tattachtoomuchimportancetoopinion.Unfortunatelymostattachgreatimportancetoit.IhaveasmuchrighttomyopinionasyoutoyoursandEveryonehastherighttoexpresshisopinionarecommonexpressions.Infactanyonewhowouldchallengeanother'sopinionislikelytobebrandedintolerant不容异己的偏执的.Isthatlabelaccurate?Isitintoleranttochallengeanother'sopinion?ItdependsonwhatdefinitionofopinionyouhaveinminD.ForexampleyoumayaskafriendWhatdoyouthinkofthenewFordcars?AndhemayreplyInmyopinionthey'reugly.Inthiscaseitwouldnotonlybeintoleranttochallengehisstatementbutfoolish.Forit'sobviousthatbyopinionhemeanshispersonalpreferenceamatteroftastE.AndastheoldsayinggoesIt'spointlesstoargueaboutmattersoftastE.Butconsiderthisverydifferentuseoftheterm.A.newspaperreportsthattheSupremeCourthasdelivereditsopinioninacontroversial有争议的casE.Obviouslythejusticesdidnotsharetheirpersonalpreferencestheirmerelikesanddislikes.Theystatedtheirconsideredjudgmentcarefullyarrivedatafterthoroughinvestigationandconsideration.Mostofwhatisreferredtoasopinionfallssomewherebetweenthesetwoextremes.ItisnotanexpressionoftastE.Norisitcarefuljudgment.Yetitmaycontainelementsofboth.ItisavieworbeliefmoreorlesscasuallyarrivedatwithorwithoutexaminingtheevidencE.Iseveryonefreetoexpresshisopinion?Ofcoursethisisnotonlypermittedbutguaranteed.Wearefreetoactonouropinionsonlysolongasindoingsowedonotharmothers.49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A.Everyonehasarighttoholdhisownopinion.B.Freeexpressionofopinionsoftenleadstoconfusion.C.Mostpeopletendtoformtheiropinionscarelessly.D.Casualuseofthewordopinionoftencausesquarrels.50.Accordingtotheauthorwhoofthefollowingwouldberegardedasintolerant?A.Someonewhoturnsadeafeartoothers'opinions.B.Someonewhocan'tputupwithothers'tastes.C.Someonewhovaluesonlytheirownopinions.D.SomeonewhoseopinionharmsotherpeoplE.51.ThenewFordcarsarequotedasanexampletoshowthat______.A.itisfoolishtocriticizeafamousbrandB.oneshouldnotalwaysagreetoothers'opinionsC.personaltastesarenotsomethingtobechallengedD.itisunwisetoexpressone'slikesanddislikesinpublic52.Consideredjudgmentisdifferentfrompersonalpreferenceinthat______.A.itisstatedbyjudgesinthecourtB.itreflectspubliclikeanddislikesC.itisaresultofalotofargumentD.itisbasedoncarefulthought
Whenindoubtcutthatout!YeahyeahdoubtingThomasmayhavehadapointinhisdayandlifemaynotbewhatyouwantittobebutifyouconstantlydoubtyourselfhowcanyouaccomplishanything?Whereisyourconfidence?Whatpossiblegoodcancomefromtakingthenegativeaspectofanysituationandgrowingitintoacceptance?Thepurposeofachievementistoattainagoal.Soifyousetyourgoalsandstrivetogetthereitshouldbeassumedthatyouaremovingtowardyourgoalsnomatterwhatyouaredoingright?Whenwatchingafootballgameoneofthosegreathighschoolstartergamessettodeterminewhostartswhentherealgamebegin.Inoticedthecoachcalleddefenseonlywhentheteamwasprotectingtheirgoal.Aslongastheteamwasfightingformoregroundtheyplayedoffense.AlongthesamelinesI'veheardthephraseAstrongdefenserequiresagoodoffensE.Simplyputifyouconcentratemoreongaininggroundthanonprotectingyourgoalyouraccomplishmentswillbegreater.Timespentprotectingyourgoaliswastedtimewhenyoucouldbeworkingtowardattainingyourgoalratherthanpreventingothersfromreachingtheirgoal.Inbusinessifyouwasteyourtimefocusingonwhatthecompetitionisdoingratherthanworkingtowardmeetingyourgoalsyoudon'tgetveryfar.Focusyourattentiononwhereyou'regoing.Don'twastetimeworryingaboutwherethecompetitionis.Youwillgaingroundwhiletheyarewatchingyou.Smileasyoureachyourdestination.6.Thewriterofthepassageintendstotellus________.A.acommonruleinafootballgameB.howtobeatyourcompetitorsC.toovercomeourdoubtandachieveourgoalsD.howtodealwithourdoubtinlife7.Theauthor'spurposeofmentioningThomasinthefirstparagraphisto________.A.showthatfamouspeoplecanchangeourlifeB.tellusthatsuccessfulpeopleneverdoubtthemselvesC.askustolearnfromsuccessfulpeopleD.tellusit'squitenaturalforpeopletodoubtthemselves8.Theauthorsuggeststhatinbusinessweshould________.A.avoidtoomuchcompetitionB.seekasmuchcooperationaspossibleC.focusonourowngoalsD.knowourcompetitorsaswellasourselves9.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromwatchingafootballgame?A.SlowandsteadywintheracE.B.A.goodoffenseisthebestdefensE.C.Teamworkleadstosuccess.D.A.missisasgoodasamilE.10.Thepassageisintendedfor________.A.footballplayersB.coachesC.businessmenD.commonreaders
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
EveryfalllikeclockworkLindaKrentzofBeavertonOregonfeltherbraingoonstrikE.Ijustcouldn’tgetgoinginthemorningshesays.I’dgetdepressedandgain10poundseverywinterandlosethemagaininthespring.Thenshereadaboutseasonalaffectivedisorderaformofdepressionthatoccursinfallandwinterandshesawthelightliterally.Everymorningnowsheturnsonaspeciallyconstructedlightboxforhalfanhourandsitsinfrontofittotrickherbrainintothinkingit’sstillenjoyingthoselongsummerdays.Itseemstowork.KrentzisnotalonE.Scientistsestimatethat10millionAmericanssufferfromseasonaldepressionand25millionmoredevelopmilderversions.Butthere’sneverbeendefinitiveproofthattreatmentwithverybrightlightsmakesadifferencE.Afterallit’shardtodoadouble-blindtestwhenthesubjectscanseeforthemselveswhetherornotthelightison.That’swhynobodyhaseverseparatedtherealeffectsoflighttherapyfromplacebo安慰剂effects.Untilnowinthreeseparatestudiespublishedlastmonthresearchersreportnotonlythatlighttherapyworksbetterthanaplacebobutthattreatmentisusuallymoreeffectiveintheearlymorningthanintheevening.Intwoofthegroupstheplaceboproblemwasresolvedbytellingpatientstheywerecomparinglightboxestoanewanti-depressantdevicethatgivesoffnegativelychargedions离子.Thethirdusedthetimingoflighttherapyasthecontrol.Whydoeslighttherapywork?Noonereallyknows.Ourresearchsuggestsithassomethingtodowithshiftingthebody’sinternalclocksayspsychiatristDr.Lewey.Thebodyisprogrammedtostartthedaywithsunriseheexplainsandthisgetslaterasthedaysgetshorter.Butwhysuchsubtleshiftsmakesomepeopledepressedandnotothersisamystery.Thathasn’tstoppedthousandsofwinterdepressivesfromtryingtohealthemselves.Lightboxesforthatpurposeareavailablewithoutadoctor’sprescription.ThatbotherspsychologistMichaelTermanofColumbiaUniversity.Heisworriedthattheboxesmaybetriedbypatientswhosufferfrommentalillnessthatcan’tbetreatedwithlight.TermanhasdevelopedaquestionnairetohelpdeterminewhetherexpertcareisneedeD.Inanyeventyoushouldchooseareputablemanufacturer.Whateverproductyouuseshouldgiveoffonlyvisiblelightbecauseultravioletlightdamagestheeyes.Ifyouarephotosensitive对光敏感的youmaydeveloparash.Otherwisethemaindrawbackishavingtositinfrontofthelightfor30to60minutesinthemorning.That’saninconveniencemanywinterdepressivescanlivewith.57.WhatistheprobablecauseofKrentz’sproblem?A.Anunexpectedgaininbodyweight.B.Unexplainedimpairmentofhernervoussystem.C.Weakeningofhereyesightwiththesettinginofwinter.D.Pooradjustmentofherbodyclocktoseasonalchanges.58.WhatistheCURRENTviewconcerningthetreatmentofseasonaldepressionwithbrightlights?A.Itseffectremainstobeseen.B.Itservesasakindofplacebo.C.Itprovestobeaneffectivetherapy.D.Ithardlyproducesanyeffects.59.WhatispsychologistMichaelTerman’smajorconcern?A.Winterdepressiveswillbeaddictedtousinglightboxes.B.Nomentalpatientswouldbothertoconsultpsychiatrists.C.Badlightboxeswillgiveoffharmfulultravioletlights.D.Lighttherapycouldbemisusedbycertainmentalpatients.60.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.WinterdepressivespreferlighttherapyinspiteofitsinconveniencE.B.Lighttherapyincreasesthepatient’sphotosensitivity.C.Eyedamageisasideeffectoflighttherapy.D.Lightboxescanbeprogrammedtocorrespondtoshiftsinthebodyclock.
Whatisthemostimportantthingyou’vedoneinyourlife?ThequestionwasputtomeduringapresentationIgavetoagroupoflawyers.Theanswercametomeinaninstant.It’snottheoneIgavebecausethesituationwasnotright.AsalawyerintheentertainmentindustryIknewtheaudiencewantedtohearsomeamusingstoriesaboutmyworkwithwell-knownpeoplE.Buthere’sthetrueanswer:ThemostimportantthingI’veeverdoneoccurredonOctober81990.IbeganthedayplayingtenniswithanoldfriendIhadn’tseenforawhilE.Betweenpointswetalkedaboutwhathadbeenhappeningineachother’slives.Heandhiswifehadjusthadababyboywhowaskeepingthemupatnight.Whilewewereplayingacarcamescreaminguptheroadtowardthecourts.Itwasmyfriend’sfatherwhoshoutedtomyfriendthathisbabyhadstoppedbreathingandwasbeingrushedtothehospital.Inaflashmyfriendwasinthecarandgonedisappearinginacloudofdust.ForamomentIjuststoodthereparalyzed呆若木鸡.ThenItriedtofigureoutwhatIshoulddo.Followmyfriendtothehospital?TherewasnothingIcouldaccomplishthereIconvincedmyself.Myfriend’ssonwasinthecareofdoctorsandnursesandnothingIcoulddoorsaywouldaffecttheoutcomE.Bethereformoralsupport?WellmaybE.ButmyfriendandhiswifebothhadlargefamiliesandIknewthey’dbesurroundedbyrelativeswhowouldprovidemorethanenoughcomfortandsupportwhateverhappeneD.AllIcoulddoatthehospitalIdecidedwastogetintheway.AlsoIhadplannedafulldaywithmyfamilywhowerewaitingformetogethomE.SoIdecidedtoheadbacktomyhouseandcheckinmyfriendlater.AsIstartedmycarIrealizedthatmyfriendhadlefthistruckandkeysatthecourts.Inowfacedanotherproblem.Icouldn’tleavethekeysinthetruck.SoIdecidedtogotothehospitalandgivehimthekeys.WhenIarrivedIwasdirectedtoaroomwheremyfriendandhiswifewerewaiting.AsIhadthoughttheroomwasfilledwithfamilymemberssilentlywatchingmyfriendcomforthiswifE.Iwentinandstoodbythedoortryingtodecidewhattodonext.SoonadoctorappeareD.HeapproachedmyfriendandhiswifeandinaquietvoicetoldthemthattheirsonhaddieD.ForalongtimethetwoheldeachotherandcriedunawareoftherestofusstandingaroundinpainedsilencE.Aftertheyhadcalmedthemselvesthedoctorsuggestedtheyspendafewmomentswiththeirson.Myfriendandhiswifestoodupandwalkedpasttheirfamilies.Whentheyreachedthedoormyfriendsawmestandinginthecorner.Hecameoverandhuggedmeandstartedtocry.Myfriend’swifehuggedmetooandsaidThanksforbeingherE.FortherestofthatmorningIsatintheemergencyroomofthathospitalandwatchedmyfriendandhiswifeholdthebodyoftheirinfantsonandsaygoodbyE.It’sthemostimportantthingIhaveeverdonE.Theexperiencetaughtmetwolessons.First:ThemostimportantthingI’veeverdonehappenedwhenIwascompletelyhelpless.NoneofthethingsIhadlearnedinuniversityinthreeyearsoflawschoolorinsixyearsoflegalpracticewereofanyuseinthatsituation.SomethingterriblewashappeningtopeopleIcaredaboutandIwaspowerlesstochangetheoutcomE.AllIcoulddowasstandingbyandwatchingithappen.AndyetitwascriticalthatIdojustthat—justbetherewhensomeoneneededmE.Second:ThemostimportantthingI’vedonealmostdidn’thappenbecauseofthingsIhadlearnedinclassroomandprofessionallifE.Lawschooltaughtmehowtotakeasetoffactsbreakthemdownandorganizedthem.Theseskillsarecriticalforlawyers.Whenpeoplecometousforhelpthey’reoftenstressedoutanddependonalawyertothinklogically.ButwhilelearningtothinkIalmostforgethowtofeel.TodayIhavenodoubtthatIshouldhaveleaptintomycarwithouthesitationandfollowedmyfriendtothehospital.FromthatoneexperienceIlearnedthatthemostimportantthinginlifeisn’tthemoneyyoumakethestatusyouattainorthehonorsyouachievE.Themostimportantthinginlifeisthekids’teamyoucoachorthepoemyouwrite—orthetimewhenyou’rejustsomebody’sfrienD.56.Whenhewasaskedaboutthemostimportantthinghehaddoneinlifeatapresentationtheauthor__________.AfeltitwasnotaninterestingquestionB.thoughtforawhileandspokehismindC.gaveananswerfromalawyer’spointofviewD.didn’tgivetherealanswer57.Whenhesawhisfriendrushtothehospitaltheauthorcouldnotdecidewhethertofollowmainlybecausehethought_________.A.hehadtostaywithhisfamilyB.hisfrienddidnotneedhishelpC.hewouldnotbeofmuchhelpD.thebabywouldbeinthedoctor’scare58.Thepurposeoftheauthor’sdescriptionofthesceneatthehospitalistoinformusthat______.A.hefoundoutthathewasinthewayB.hewouldhavefeltguiltyifhehadnotbeenthereC.heregrettedthathewenttoolaterD.hisfriendwouldhavefeltbetterifhehadnotbeenthere59.Whichofthefollowingisconveyedinthisstory?A.Familyandrelativescannottaketheplaceoffriends.B.MorepeopleareagreatcomfortwhenoneisintroublE.C.Itisbesttobeherewhensomeoneneedsyou.D.Youcancertainlyhelpafriendifyouwantto.60.Theauthorlearnedfromhisownexperiencethat_______.A.whatistaughtinschoolisusuallyofnouseB.alawyercannotlearnmuchinclassroomsC.alawyershouldknowpeople’sfeelingfirstD.heneedstobeabletofeelaswellasthinklogically
Wealllongforfriendshipbuthowtomakeafriend?ThebesttimetomakeafriendisbeforeyouneedonE.JoyStevensaiD.Thefollowingaresometipsforyou.PeopleequalfriendsFriendsusuallybeginwithstrangers.GettingintouchwithotherpeopleisthefirststeptomakeafrienD.Friendscan’tbemadeinemptyair.BestfriendstaketimetomakE.FriendsunderstandfriendsFriendsunderstandeachotherwhentalking.Manyunpleasantpersonalquarrelscanbeavoidedifyouwilltakethetimetounderstandothers’feelingsandpointsofview.FriendstouchfriendsTouchingisawarmfromofcommunicationbetweenfriends.Whenyouseebestfriendscommunicatingyouwillnoticethemstandclosetogethertoucheachothercomfortablyandlistentoeachother.Sometimesafriendlytouchismorepowerfulthanwords.FriendspraisefriendsPraiseisapowerfultooltomakeafrienD.Honestpraisecanaffect影响yourfriends’lives.Sotrytopraiseyourfriendsincludingyourgeneralones.Friendscanloyal忠诚的andtrustworthyTrustandloyaltygohandinhandforfriends.Friendscansharesecretswithyoubecausegoodfriendsneverbreakconfidence信心andareloyalforever.55.FromJoySteven’swordswecanconcludethat________A.afriendinneedisafriendindeedB.itisnevertoolatetomakeafriendC.itislatetomakeafriendwhenyouneedoneD.everyoneneedsafriendinhislife56.TomakeandkeepmanyfriendsyouneedtodothefollowingEXCEPT___________.A.getintouchwithpeopleB.understandyourfriendsC.praiseyourfriendsD.quarrelwithyourfriends57.Thepassagemainlytellsus______________.A.howtocommunicatewithafriendB.howtodevelopfriendshipC.whentomakeafriendD.howtopraiseafriend
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.
HowtoBeaWinnerSirStevenRedgraveWinnerof5OlympicGoldMedalsIn1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes糖尿病.BelievingmycareerwasoverIfeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit——theencouragementIneeded.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn'tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.KarenPickeringSwimmingWorldChampionIswim4hoursaday6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess——youcan’tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwell-organized.Listwhatyoubelieveyoucanachieve.Trustyourselfwritedownyourgoalsforthedayhoweversmalltheyareandyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.KirstenBestPoet&WriterWhenthingsaregettinghardavoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachievesomething.Thenthereareotherdistractionssuchasfamilyorhobbies.Thekeyistoconcentrate.WhenIfeeltenseithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’‘peace’or‘focus’eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmymind.Itmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidence.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychologicaltool.57.WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?A.Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer.B.Specialistsofferedhimmedicaladvice.C.Traininghelpedhimdefeathisdisease.D.Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.58.WhatdoesKarenPickeringputontopofherdiary?A.Hersportscareer.B.Herachievements.C.Herdailyhappenings.D.Hertrainingschedule.59.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddistractionsprobablyrefertoA.Waysthathelponetofocus.B.Wordsthathelponetofeellesstense.C.Activitiesthatturnone'sattentionaway.D.Habitsthatmakeithardforonetorelax.60.Accordingtothepassagewhatdothethreepeoplehaveincommon?A.Self-confidence.B.Hardwork.C.Devotion.D.Courage.
Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.HehadleftamessagethenightbeforetellingmethatmyshowwastobecancelleD.Icalledhimseveraltimesbuteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaitedbuttherewasstillnocall.ThreehourspassingbyIbecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertainthatmyagentdidn’tcareaboutmyworkandhedidn’tcareaboutme.Iwasovercomewiththatthought.IstartedtoshoutatthephoneLetmewaitwillyou?Whodoyouthinkyouare?AtthattimeIdidn’trealizemywifewaslookingon.WithoutshowinghersurprisesherushedinseizedthephonetoreoffthewiresandshoutedatthephoneYeah!Whodoyouthinkyouare?Badtelephone!Badtelephone!Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.Istoodwatchingherspeechless.Whatonearth?ShesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouseNowhearthis!Allobjectsinthisroom-ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusbandoutyougo!ThensheturnedtomekissedmeandsaidcalmlyHoneyyoujusthavetolearnhowtotakecontrol.Withthatshelefttheroom.AfterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandoutshoutingateverythinginsightInoticedthatsomethinginmymoodhadchangeD.Iwaslaughing.HowcouldIhavetroublewiththatphone?HeranticshelpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminuteslatermyagentdidcall.Iwasabletolistentohimandtalktohimcalmly.41.Whydidtheauthorshoutatthetelephone?A.Hewasmadatthetelephone.B.Hewasangrywithhisagent.C.Hewasanxiousabouthiswife.D.Hewasimpatientwiththesecretary.42.Whatdidtheauthor’swifedoaftersheheardhisshouting?A.Shesaidnothing.B.Sheshoutedathim.C.Shecalledtheagent.D.Shethrewthephoneaway.43.Whatmadetheauthorlaugh?A.Hisownbehavior.B.Hiswife’ssuggestion.C.Hischangeablefeelings.D.Hiswife’ssweetkiss.44.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordanticsreferto?A.Smartwords.B.Unusualactions.C.Surprisinglooks.D.Anxiousfeelings.
TowhomitmayconcernThisletterdescribestheworsttravelexperienceIhaveeverhad.Theproblemswehadweretheresultofpoormanagementandthoughtlessemployees.Yourairlineshouldbeashamedoftreatingitscustomerssopoorly.OnJanuary5wearrivedinDenverfromHoustonandcheckedinforournextflight.Itwasn'tlongbeforetheagentannouncedthatourflightwouldbedelayedbecauseofamechanicalproblem.TheequipmentwasinAspenandtheyexpectedittoberepairedsoon.SoonshortlyturnedtomuchlaterandduringthedelayweathertemporarilyclosedtheAspenairport.TheweatherclearedinAspenandtheplanetookoffverylateforDenver.Whileitwasintheairtheagentannouncedthattheplanewouldbeusedforthenextflightandthatourflightwasbeingcancelled.Thiscancellationstruckmeasbeingunfair.Therewasamadscramble争先恐后asthe50orsopassengersscheduledforourflightfoughtforseatsonlaterflights.Whenthedustsettledwewerewait-listedonthe9'-00flightthenextmorning.Wehadtospendthenightintheairport.Cominghomewasnobetter.BecauseofamechanicalproblemitlookedlikewewouldmissourconnectioninDenver.TheagentassuredustheywouldholdtheNewarkflightforus.NeedlesstosaytheflighttoHoustontaxiedoutaswepulledintothegate.Arrangementsweremadeforustotakethenextflightsowesatintheairportfor5hours.WhenwefinallyarrivedinHoustonourskisweremissing.Asofthiswritingtheskishavenotbeenfound.Nothingyoucandowillmakeusfeelbetteraboutourflights.Ifyouarearesponsiblebusinesshoweveryouwilldowhatyoucantoseethatpassengersinthefuturearetreatedbetter.WithgreatdispleasurePhyllisDooley64.WhenPhylliswroteherlettershefelt______.A.tiredB.fooledC.annoyedD.ashamed65.WhatwasPhyllis'destinationwhenshelefthomeonJanuary5?A.Denver.B.Houston.C.Aspen.D.Notmentioned66.WhathappenedtoPhyllisonherdaycominghome?A.ShetookataxitoHoustonairport.B.HerflighttoHoustonwascancelled.C.Herflightwasdelayedforfivehours.D.ShemissedherconnectioninDenver.
TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewell－prepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.Bytheirremarkstheysour_the_pleasure_of_society_offendhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizing批评andbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation模仿.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotchangethisbadhabititwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact接触withthem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixed－upintheirquarrels.1.Peoplewhoareunhappy________.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings2.Theunderlinedphrasesourthepleasureofsocietyinthesecondparagraphmostnearlymeans________.A.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB.makeothersunhappyC.tendtoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife3.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons4.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould________.A.preventanycommunicationwiththemB.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes5.Inthispassagethewritermainly________.A.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappinessD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife
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
AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyonD.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametimE.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit追求tobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongKong.InChicagothemayor市长appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighborhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunitycanbeachieveD.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.UltimatelyasNancypointsoutthelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaworD.36.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.ToencouragepeopletoreadandsharE.C.ToinvolvepeopleincommunityservicE.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.37.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.C.Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds.D.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment.38.Accordingtothepassagewherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity.B.InlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhomE.C.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation.D.InlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreacheD.39.TheunderlinedwordssharedawordinParagraph5probablymean.A.exchangedideaswitheachotherB.discussedthemeaningofawordC.gainedlifeexperienceD.usedthesamelanguage40.AccordingtoNancythedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedby.A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreadingD.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads
WhenmygrandmotherwasraisingmeinStampsArkansasshehadaparticularroutinewhenpeoplewhowereknowntobewhinersenteredherstorE.MygrandmotherwouldaskthecustomerHowareyoudoingtodayThomasThepersonwouldreplyNotsogoodtodayHenderson.Youseeit'sthissummerheat.Ijusthateit.ItjustmakesmetireD.It'salmostkillingmE.ThenmygrandmotherwouldstandcalmlyherarmsfoldedandsayUh－huhuhhuh.Assoonasthecomplainerwasoutofthestoremygrandmotherwouldcallmetostandinfrontofher.ThenshewouldsaythesamethingshehadsaidatleastathousandtimesitseemedtomE.Janedidyouhearwhatso－and－socomplainedaboutAndIwouldnoD.GrandmotherwouldcontinueJanetherearepeoplewhowenttosleepallovertheworldlastnightpoorandrichandblackandwhitebuttheywillneverwakeagain.Thosedeadpeoplewouldgiveanythinganythingatallforjustfiveminutesofthisweatherthatpersonwascomplainingabout.SoyouwatchyourselfaboutcomplainingJanE.Whatyou'resupposedtodowhenyoudon'tlikeathingischangeit.Ifyoucan'tchangeitchangethewayyouthinkaboutit.Don'tcomplain.Ihavelearnedalotfrommygrandmother.HeropinionsalwayshitthenailontheheaD.Whiningisnotonlyimpolitebutcanbedangerous.6.TheunderlinedwordwhinersinParagraph1referstothosepeoplewho________.A.complainoftenB.enterastoreregularlyC.areafraidofhotweatherD.thinklittleofthemselves7.Fromwhattheauthor'sgrandmothersaidwecaninferthat________.A.shetriedtocomfortthewhinersB.shewasimpolitetothewhinersC.shewasagainstwhiningD.shesharedthewhiners'opinions8.Theauthor'sgrandmothertoldherto________.A.besympathetictothedeadB.treasureeverymomentofherlifeC.keepawayfromthewhinersD.getusedtothingsshedisliked9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GrandmotheronceownedastoreinStampsArkansas.B.TheauthorwastolddifferentthingsafterdifferentwhinersleftGrandmother'sstorE.C.Theauthorwastoldthatshecouldchangeherwayofthinkingaboutthings.D.Grandmother'sopinionthatpeopleshouldn'tcomplainwasreasonablE.10.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassage?A.Toshowthatcomplainingisnotonlyrudebutharmful.B.Totellusastoryabouthergrandmother.C.Toshowhowtoliveone'slifetothefullest.D.Totelluspeople'sdifferentattitudestowardscomplaining.
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
ItwasgraduationdayattheuniversitywhereIworkandabeautifuldayquiteunlikethefirstgraduationIattendedasayoungprofessor.OnthatcolddayyearsagoaswewatchedthestudentswalkingintothehalloneofmycolleaguesturnedtomeandsaidGraduationwillbeoneofthehappiestandoneofthesaddesttimeofyourlife.AtmyinquiryheansweredBecausethestudentsyouhavegottentoknowhavetoleave.Asyearswentbymypreviousconfusionaboutmycolleague'swordsnolongerexisted.WhenIcameacrossnaughtystudentsIhavehadtorethinkwhyIchosetobeateacher.Itobviouslyisn'tthemoney.OnceaformercomputersciencestudentofminecalledmeaskingmeifIwantedtohaveachange.HewasworkingatNintendoCorporation.HissalarywashigherthanmycurrentonethoughIhavemoreeducationandhaveworkedforoveradecade.Withmyprogrammingskillshesaidhecouldgetmehired.Ithankedhimbutdeclinedhiskindoffer.AfewdaysbeforethiscurrentgraduationwhileworkingonfinalgradesIfoundanoteastudenthadslippedinwithherhomework.Shethankedmeforbeingherteacherandsaidthethingsshehadlearnedinmyclass—notaboutmathbutaboutlife—wouldbethingsshewouldrememberlongafterthemathskillshadfadedaway.AsIfinishedreadingIrememberedwhyIhadbecomeateacher.NowonthissunnygraduationdayasIagainobservedtheseaofbluehatsandgownsIdidsowithreneweddedication奉献andadeepersenseofsatisfaction—IwillalwaysbegratefulthatIamateacher.51.Hearinghiscolleague'sdescriptionofgraduationforthefirsttimetheauthor__________.A.quiteagreedwithhiscolleagueB.wasverypuzzledC.thoughtitveryfunnyD.wasverysad52.Thecomputersciencestudentcalleduptheauthorbecausehe___________.A.wantedtoinformtheauthorofhispresentjobB.triedtopersuadetheauthortoworkwithhimC.wantedtheauthortosharehisjoyandsatisfactionD.thoughttheauthorwasn'tfittobeateacher53.Theunderlinedpartbluehatsandgownsrefersto___________.A.universitycolleaguesB.graduates'clothesC.lifememoriesD.decorationsinthehall54.Theauthorwrotethispassageto__________.A.expresshisdevotiontobeingateacherB.comparetwodifferentgraduationceremoniesC.talkaboutthemeaningofgraduationD.giveadviceonhowtobeagoodteacher
Ifthereisanysinglefactor因素thatmakesforsuccessinlivingitistheabilitytobebenefitedbydefeat.EverysuccessIknowhasbeenachievedbecausethepersonwasabletoanalyze分析defeatandactuallylearnsomethingfromitinthisnextundertaking从事的工作.Wronglytakedefeatforfailureandyouaresureindeedtofail.Foritisn’tdefeatthatmakesyoufail;itisyourownrefusaltoseeindefeattheguideandencouragementtosuccess.Defeatsarenothingtobeafraidof.Theyarecommonincidentsinthelifeofeverymanwhoachievessuccess.ButdefeatisadeadlossunlessyoudofaceitanalyzeitandlearnwhyyoufaileD.DefeatinotherwordscanhelptogetridofitsowncausE.NotonlydoesdefeatprepareusforsuccessbutnothingcancausewithinussuchastrongwishtosucceeD.Ifyouletababygraspastickandtrytopullitawayhewillholditmoreandmoretightlyuntilhiswholeweightishungup.Itisthissamereaction反应thatshouldgiveyounewandgreaterstrengtheverytimeyouaredefeateD.Ifyoumakefulluseofthepowerwhichdefeatgivesyoucancompletewithitfarmorethanyouareableto.59.ThepersonwhowasabletoanalyzedefeatislikelyA.toachievesuccessB.tobeafraidofhisdefeatC.toletababygraspastickD.tomakealiving60.TheauthorA.advisesyoutomixdefeatwithfailureB.ordersyoutomixdefeatwithfailureC.wantsyoutowronglytakedefeatforfailureD.warnsyounottowronglytakedefeatwithfailure61.Whatdoestheauthoradviseonetodowiththepowerwhichdefeatgives?A.Oneshouldexplainit.B.Oneshouldexamineit.C.Oneshoulduseittowinsuccess.D.Oneshouldknowitsusefulness.
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasMothersatdoingletters.StandingbyherchairlookingattheinkbottlepensandwhitepaperIdecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemostwonderfulthingintheworlD.YearslaterduringherfinalillnessMotherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.ButthedeskshesaidisforElizabeth.Ineversawherangryneversawhercry.Iknewshelovedmesheshoweditinaction.ButasayounggirlIwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.TheyneverhappeneD.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwastooemotional感情易激动的.ButshelivedonthesurfaceAsyearspassedandIhadmyownfamilyIlovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.IwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgivemE.Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.NonecamE.Myhopeturnedtodisappointmentthenlittleinterestfinallypeace—itseemedthatnothinghappeneD.Icouldn’tbesurethattheletterhadevengottoMother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenitandIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.Nowthepresentofherdesktoldmeasshe’dneverbeenabletothatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenworkIcleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherandaone-pageletterfoldedandrefoldedmanytimes.GivemeananswermyletterasksinanywayyouchooseMotheryoualwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.67.Thewriterbegantolovehermother’sdesk________.A.afterMotherdiedB.beforeshebecameawriterC.whenshewasachildD.whenMothergaveittoher68.Thepassageshowsthat__________.A.MotherwroteherdaughterincarefulwordsB.MothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinwordsC.MotherwastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddoneD.Motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter69.Thewordgulfinthepassagemeans________.A.partoftheseagoingfarinlandB.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughterC.differentideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughterD.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung70.WhatdidMotherdowithherdaughter’sletter?A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.B.ShereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedieD.C.Foryearssheoftentalkedabouttheletter.D.Shedidn’tforgiveherdaughteratallinherlifE.
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
IfyoulookforabookasapresentforachildyouwillbespoiledforchoiceeveninayearwhenthereisnonewHarryPotter.J.K.Rowling'swizardisnotalone:thepastdecadehasbeenaharvestforgoodchildren'sbookswhichhassetoffalargequantityoffilmsandanincreasedsalesofclassicssuchasThelordoftheRings.Yetdespitethatreadingisincreasinglyunpopularamongchildren.Accordingtostatisticsin199723%saidtheydidn'tlikereadingatall.In200335%diD.Andaround6%ofchildrenleaveprimaryschooleachyearunabletoreadproperly.Maybethedeclineiscausedbytheincreasingavailabilityofcomputesgames.MaybethebooksboomhasaffectedonlythetopoftheeducationalpilE.EitherwayChancellorCordonBrownplanstochangethingsforthebottomoftheclass.Inhispre－budgetreportheannouncedthenationalprojectofReadingRecoverytohelpthechildrenstrugglingmost.ReadingRecoveryisaimedatsix－year－oldswhoreceivefourmonthsofindividualdailyhalf－hourclasseswithaspeciallytrainedteacher.Anevaluationearlierthisyearreportedthatchildrenontheschememade20months'progressinjustoneyearwhereassimilarlyweakreaderswithoutspecialhelpmadejustfivemonths'progressandsoendedtheyearevenfurtherbelowthelevelexpectedfortheiragE.InternationalresearchtendstofindthatwhenBritishchildrenleaveprimaryschooltheyreadwellbutreadlessoftenforfunthanthoseelsewherE.Readingforfunmattersbecausechildrenwhoarekeenonreadingcanexpectlifelongpleasureandlovingbooksisanexcellentindicatoroffutureeducationalsuccess.AccordingtotheOECDbeingaregularandenthusiasticreaderisofgreatadvantagE.6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofParagraph1?A.Manychildren'sbookshavebeenadaptedfromfilms.B.Manyhigh－qualitychildren'sbookshavebeenpublisheD.C.Thesalesofclassicshaveledtothepopularityoffilms.D.ThesalesofpresentsforchildrenhaveincreaseD.7.Statisticssuggestedthat________.A.thenumberoftopstudentsincreasedwiththeuseofcomputersB.adecreasingnumberofchildrenshowedinterestinreadingC.aminorityofprimaryschoolchildrenreadproperlyD.alargepercentageofchildrenreadregularly8.WhatdoweknowaboutReadingRecovery?A.Anevaluationofitwillbemadesometimethisyear.B.Weakreadersontheprojectwerethemosthardworking.C.Itaimstotrainspecialteacherstohelpchildrenwithreading.D.Childrenontheprojectshowednoticeableprogressinreading.9.Readingforfunisimportantbecausebook－lovingchildren________.A.takegreateradvantageoftheprojectB.showthepotentialtoenjoyalonglifeC.arelikelytosucceedintheireducationD.wouldmakeexcellentfutureresearchers10.Theaimofthistextwouldprobablybe________.A.toovercomeprimaryschoolpupils'readingdifficultyB.toencouragethepublicationofmorechildren'sbooksC.toremindchildrenoftheimportanceofreadingforfunD.tointroduceawaytoimproveearlychildrenreading
Whenachildistoldheisuncoolitcanbeverypainful.Hemaysayhedoesn'tcareandevenactinwaysthatareoppositeofcoolonpurposE.Butultimatelythesearesimplywaystohandlesadnessbypretendingit'snottherE.Helpingachildfeelbetterinschoolhadtobecareful.IfyousayWhyareyouworriedaboutwhatotherchildrenthinkaboutyou?Itdoesn'tmatter!childrenknowthatitdoesmatter.Insteadanactivewaymaybebest.YoucouldsayI'mgoingtodoacoupleofthingsforyoutohelpyoufeelbetterinschool.Ifaboyishavingtroublemakingfriendstheteachercanhelphim.Theteachercanarrangethingssothathehaschancestousehisabilitiestocontributetoclassprojects.Thisishowtheotherchildrenlearnhowtovaluehisgoodqualitiesandtolikehim.A.teachercanalsoraiseachild'spopularityinthegroupbyshowingthathevaluesthatchilD.ItevenhelpstoputhiminaseatnexttoaverypopularchildorlethimbeapartnerwiththatchildinactivitiesetC.Therearethingsthatparentscandoathometoo.Befriendlywhenyourchildbringsothershometoplay.Encouragehimtoinvitefriendstomealsandthenservethedishestheyconsidersuper.Whenyouplantripspicnicsmoviesandothershowsinviteanotherchildwithwhomyourchildwantstobefriends.Whatyoucandoistogivehimachancetojoinagroupthatmaybeshuttinghimout.Thenifhehasgoodqualitieshecanstarttobuildrealfriendshipofhisown.56.A.childwhohasbeeninformedofbeinguncoolmay________.A.carenothingaboutitB.developasenseofangerC.dosomethinguncoolpurposelyD.pretendtogethurtverymuch57.A.teachercanhelpanunpopularchildby________.A.seeingthechildastheteacher'sfavouriteB.askingthechildtodosomethingforpartnersC.forcingotherchildrentomakefriendswiththechildD.offeringthechildchancestoshowhisgoodqualities58.Howcanparentshelptheirchildfitinbetter?A.Bycookingdeliciousfoodforhim.B.Bybeingkindtohisschoolmates.C.ByforcinghimtoinvitefriendshomE.D.Bytakinghimtohavepicnicsinthepark.59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Childrendoesn'tcareothers'commentsonthem.B.It'sonlyteacher'sworktomakechildrenpopular.C.Parentsshouldtaketheirchildrenoutforpicnicandshowsmoreoften.D.Invitingchildren'sfriendstofamilyactivitiesisgoodforthemtomakefriends.60.Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.A.howtohelpanunpopularchildB.whysomechildrenareunpopularC.whoisresponsibleforunpopularchildrenD.howtofindoutgoodpointsofunpopularchildren
Evenifyouarenaturallyshythesethreetrickswillhelpyoutoquicklybuildanewsocialcircleinanynewcity.1.TakepicturesOneofthegreatthingsabouttakingpicturesataneventorpartyisthatitgivesyouanexcusetogetintouchwiththepersonlater.Everybodylovesseeingpicturesofthemselvesandit’sveryeasyaftertakingapicturetosayIfyou’dlikeIcanemailittoyou.Thiscanbetheseedthatleadstonewconnections.Thenexttimeyouhearaboutafuneventemailyournewcontactstoletthemknowaboutit.2.EataloneinpublicYoumightfeelself-consciouseatingbyyourselfbutithasanimportantbenefit:youaremucheasiertoapproachwhenyouarealonE.PeoplemaybeafraidofinterruptingyouorbeingrudeifyouareinaconversationwithsomeoneelsE.Bringabookornewspapertoreadthiswillmakeyoufeellessself-conscious.Plushavinganinterestingbookwithyouwillgiveothersanexcusetostartaconversationifthey’vereadit.3.JoinaclasssportsteamorclubYogasalsadancingvolleyballToastmastersapubicspeakingclubaclassforworketC.Takeupanewhobbyorcontinueanoldone!Theseareallgreatplacestomeetnewpeopleprimarilybecauseyouwillbeforcedtoseethesamepeopleoverandoveragainintheclass.Youwillautomaticallymakefriendswiththemifyouhaveacommoninterestandareforcedtoseeeachotheragain.Tips:*Inthebeginningneverturndownaninvitationfromsomeoneevenifit’ssomethingyouwouldn’tnormallydo.*EmailyournewfriendswithfunthingstodoinsteadofalwaysaskingwhattheirplansarE.Iftheyhaveabetterplanyoucandropyoursandjointhem.Thiswillhelpestablishyouassomeonewhoiscontributingvalueinsteadofjusttakingitpeoplewantthisinafriend.*Don’tletlittlethingsinlifeupsetyouorbeanegativeperson.Peopledon’twanttobearoundsomeonelikethat!66.______cangiveyouanexcusetostartnewconnections.A.TakingpicturesofothersB.EatingbyyourselfinpublicC.ReadinginterestingbooksD.joininggroupactivities67.Whenhavingmealsyou’dbetter_______ifyouwanttomakenewfriends.A.sitonyourowninpublicplacesB.startaconversationwiththosewhohavefriendsasideC.inviteotherstoyourapartmenttoeattogetherD.approachotherstoshowconsciousfriendliness68.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasanadvantageofjoiningaclass?A.Ithelpsyoufindoutyourinterestandtakeupanewhobby.B.Ithelpsyoufindoutpeoplewhoshareacommoninterestwithyou.C.Itoffersanopportunitytomeetthesamepeoplerepeatedly.D.Itisagoodwaytomeetnewpeopleandmakefriendsinanewcity.69.Whichofthefollowingpiecesofadviceisatipfromthetext?A.Trytobeoutgoingandtalkativeinsteadofbeingshy.B.Neverturndownaninvitationfromyourfriends.C.Offersuggestionsonhowtospendtimetogether.D.Don’tgiveanegativeresponsetoanyresponsetoanyrequest.70.Bywritingthetexttheauthorintendstotellus_______.A.whyyoushouldchangewhenyoumovetoanewcity.B.whyyoushouldmakenewfriendsinanewcity.C.howyoucanmakenewfriendsinanewcity.D.howyoucankeepintouchwithstrangers.
WalkingacrossthecampusofPittsburgh'sCarnegieMellonUniversityonedelightfulspringdayIcameuponatablefilledwithyoungpeoplechattingandenjoyingthefineweather.SeveralhadidenticalblueT-Shirtswith'Trilogy@CMUwrittenacrossthem—TrilogybeinganAustinTexas-basedsoftwarecompanywithareputationforrecruiting招聘ourtopstudents.Iwalkedovertothetable.Areyouguysheretorecruit?Iasked.Noabsolutelynottheyrepliedfirmly.We'renotrecruiters.We'rejusthangingoutplayingalittleFrisbee飞盘withourfriends.HowinterestingIthought.They'vecometocampusonaworkdayallthewayfromAustinjusttohangoutwithsomenewfriends.AsIlaterlearnedtheyweregiftedstudentswhohadinkedthehighest-payingdealinthehistoryoftheirdepartment.IaskedoneyoungmanwhyhewasgoingtoasmallercityinTexas.Thecompanyisexcellenthetoldme.Therearealsoterrificpeopleandtheworkischallenging.ThoughhehadseveralgoodjoboffersfromPittsburgh'shigh-techfirmsandknewthecitywellhesaidhefeltthecitylackedthelifestyleoptionsculturaldiversityandtolerantattitudethatwouldmakeitattractivetohim.Ashesummeditup:HowwouldIfitinhere?Whatachangefrommyowncollegedaysjustalittlemorethan20yearsagowhenstudentswouldputontheirdressiestclothesandcarefullyhideanycounterculturetendenciestoprovethattheycouldfitinwiththecompany.Todayapparentlyit'sthecompanytryingtofitinwiththestudents.TheseyoungmenandtheirlifestylerepresentalivelynewforceintheeconomyandlifeofAmerica.TheyaremembersofwhatIcallthecreativeclass:afast-growinghighlyeducatedandwell-paidpartoftheworkforceonwhoseeffortscorporateprofitsandeconomicgrowthincreasinglydepend.Theydonotconsciouslythinkofthemselvesasaclass.Yettheyshareacommonbeliefthatvaluescreativityindividualitydifferenceandadvantage.59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheriseofthecreativeclassB.NewideasaboutrecruitmentC.ChangedworkingculturesD.Ataleoftwocities60.Whyweretheyoungpeopleontheuniversitycampus?A.TogetrecruitedinPittsburgh.B.Tocelebratetheirsuccessfulrecruitment.C.Torelaxthemselvesawayfromwork.D.Tomeettheiroldschoolmates.61.Theunderlinedwordinkedinparagraph2probablymeans____.A.fulfilledB.obtainedC.settledD.signed62.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardstheyoungpeople?A.CriticizingB.ApprovingC.DisappointingD.Disgusting63.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat____.A.theyoungpeopleprefertoworkinasmallquietcityB.thehighpayisthemainattractiontotheyoungpeopleC.PittsburghhasmanyadvantagesoverAustinD.Pittsburghdoesn'thaveenoughattractionstotheyoungpeople
LuckisamatterofpreparationmeetingopportunitysaidtheAmericantalkshowhostOprahWinfrey.I’veneverwatchedhershowbutwhenaself-madebillionairegiveslifeadviceit’sprobablyworthlisteningto.HerpointisthatblindluckisveryrarE.Youmayhavetobeluckytofindagoodjobthesedaysbutthatdoesnotmeanyoushouldsitathomewaitingfortheopportunitytocometoyou.Ifyou’reaChineseyoumayalreadybefamiliarwiththetaleofafarmerwaitingbyatreestump树桩forarabbittorunoutandbreakitsneck.AbookbytheUKpsychologistRichardWisemancalledTheLuckFactorargueswecanallmakeourselvesluckier.It’snotaboutgoingtoatempletoburnsomeincense香hopesthatthegodswillgiveyougoodfortune;it’spracticaladviceyoucanfolloweachday.Wisemanconductedanexperimentaspartofhisstudies.Firsthedividedvolunteersintotwogroups;thosewhosaidtheywereluckyinlifeandthosewhosaidtheywerenot.HegaveeveryoneanewspaperandaskedthemtolookthroughittocounthowmanyphotographsithadinsidE.Onaveragetheunluckypeopletookabouttwominutestocountthephotographswhiletheluckypeopletookjustseconds.Why?OnthesecondpageofthenewspaperacommandStopcounting.Thereare43photographsinthisnewspaperwaswritteninbigletters.TheunluckypeoplemostlydidnotspotthemessagE.It’seasytocomparethissituationtoayoungpersonlookingforjobsinalocalpaper.Theymightsearchsohardforonetypeofpositionthattheymissanevenbetteropportunity.Peoplewhoareluckyinfactkeepanopenmindanddon’tgothroughthesameroutineeveryday.IfirstcametoChinain2002whenitwasconsideredaratherstrangethingtodo.LikemanyforeignersmyplanwastoteachEnglishforoneyear.SevenyearslaterandstillhereI’vehadmanygreatopportunitiessuchaswritingfornewspapersandmagazines.IdidnotdreamthesewouldhavebeenpossiblE.I’vealsoneverbeensickhadanaccidentgotintoafightorhadproblemswiththepolicE.Coincidence?AfterreadingaboutProfessorWiseman’sstudiesIthinknot.AsWisemanadvisesIusuallytrustmyownjudgment.Yourfriendsandparentsmaygiveyouadvicebasedonrationalthinkingbutit’simportanttoconsiderhowyoufeelabouteachchoiceyoumakE.Yourfeelingactsasawarningforapotentialproblem.FinallytrytoturnbadluckintogooD.EvenifyoudofalldownandbreakalegthetimespentathomecanbeusedwiselytostudyEnglish.68.Whichofthefollowingproverbsmostagreeswiththewriter’spoint?A.MakethebestofabadjoB.B.Romewasnotbuiltinaday.C.Allisnotgoldthatglitters.D.A.goodheartconquersillfortunE.69.WhatdoyouknowaboutOprahWinfrey?A.ShebecamefamousthroughherfamilybackgrounD.B.ShewasveryluckyandseldomsufferedsetbacksinherlifE.C.SheisaBritishtalkshowhost.D.Shebecamesuccessfulbyherowneffort.70.ThewriterquotedtheChinesetaleofafarmerinordertoshow__________.A.luckisinyourownhandB.badluckcanturnintogoodC.youshouldnotsitathomewaitingfortheopportunitytocometoyouD.mancanconquernature
ForyearsmyhusbandJohnandIhaddreamedoftakingourthreekidstoDisneyWorld.We'dplannedourtripdowntothelastdetailanddollar.ButinGeorgiahalfwaythereourcarbrokedown.AtagaragethemechanicpromisedourMercurySablewouldberepairedbythenextweek.MeanwhileJohntriedtofindusarentalcar.AftermanyphonecallsJohnfinallyfoundacar.Luckilyourautoclubwouldpickupthetab.Weendeduparrivingtherethreehoursbehindschedule.WetriedeveryrideandmetMickey.Attheendofthelongweekendwecalledthegaragetocheckonourcar.Itturnedoutthatthemechanichadn'tevenlookedatityet!Johngotonthephoneagain.Hefounditwouldcostmorethan$l100torentacartodrivehome.Thatplusaplaneticketforhimtogopickupourowncarandwe'dbeoutover$2000!Iwailed痛哭andaskedJohnWhatarewegoingtodo?HesaidIt'llworkout.Johnencouragedmenottoloseheartandheinsistedontryingtofindawayout.AmazinglyJohnfoundacartransportcompanythathadacarwecoulddrivehomepayingonlyforgas!ButallthewayhomeIcouldn'tstopthinkingaboutthemoneywe'dstillneedforJohn'stripbacktothegarageandanotherlongdrivinghome.Whenwegothomethehighschoolstudentwhohadfedourcatsaskedhowourtripwas.IgavehimtherundownThingsworkedoutokayexceptthatourcar'sstillstuckinGeorgia.Noproblemhesaid.I'mheadingtoFloridaforaspringbreakwithmyparents.We'llbegladtostopinGeorgiaonthewaybackandpickupyourcar.Weendedupspendingonly$50morethanwe'dbudgeted.ThenextweekourcarwasbackandIhadanewunderstandingofdealingwithtrouble.Whateverhappensifyounevergiveupagoodsolutionwillcomeoutatlast.54.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.DisneyWorldislocatedinGeorgiaB.MercurySableisthenameofthemechanicC.thecouplebudgetedfortheirtripcarefullyD.repairingtheircarneededalotofmoney55.Theunderlinedphrasepickupthetabprobablymeans___________.A.paytheexpenseofrentingacarB.findataxifortheclubmembersC.givesomebodyaliftonthewayD.takesomeonehomefreeofcharge56.Whywastheauthorunhappyattheendoftheweekend?A.Theydidn'thaveenoughmoneytorentacartogohome.B.Theyspent$2000morethantheyhadbudgeted.C.Theydidn'tenjoythemselvesinDisneyWorld.D.Theyfoundtheircarhadn'tbeenrepairedatall.57.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______________________.A.thecartransportcompanyusuallyhaditscarsrentedB.thecouplehadtodrivethecompany'scartoanappointedplaceC.thecartransportcompanychargedthecouplesomemoneyD.astudenthelpedthecouplereturnthecartothecompany.
Maybeyou’rereallybusy.Maybeyoudon’thavemuchtosay.Ormaybeyou’rejustlazy.Notaproblem.Thisfreeserviceworksbylettingyoubroadcastagrouptextmessagetoyourfriends’mobilephonesfromeitheryourownphoneaninstantmessageoranonlineformattwitter.com.Allyournotesarethenstoredanddisplayedonyourpersonalprofilepageonthesitewhichincludeslinkstoyourfriends’Twitterpagesathumbnailpictureofyourchoiceandashortbio.AllthisiswhatthenewserviceTwittercanbringyou.Justremembertokeepitshort:postsarelimitedto40charactersandthetopicisinvariablyWhatareyoudoing?MoreoftenthannotitturnsoutTwitter’s100000members--twiceasmanyasithadjustamonthagoaccordingtoTwitterbusinessdevelopmentdirectorBizStone--aresimplykillingtimE.EvenPresidentialhopefulJohnEdwardsisonitalthoughheseemstobetheonlyonethinkingaboutmorethanlunch.AsItypethisCarolineismullingoversomeGirlScoutcookiesIanHockingiswaitingforJessicatoarrivesowecaneat!andHlantzishavinganicecupofSoftStarmintteA.Thechatter闲话aboutTwitterturnedintoavirtualroartwoweeksagoduringtheSouthbySouthwestMultimediaFestivalinAustinTexaswhenthebarebonesserviceownedbyBloggerfounderEvanWilliams34wasnamedthebestbloggingtoolandattendeesusedittomeetupatparties.NeverthelessTwitterhasbeenthetoptermonblogsearchengineTechnoratiforthepasttwoweeks.PlentyofpeoplewouldhappilyhaveTwittersilencedratherthantoleratethebeepingalertforyetanothernewtextmessagE.ButI’mbettingthatTwitterwillgetalotnoisierbeforenetizensmoveontothenextnewthing.Wecyber-junkiesneedanewthrillandwhatisbetterthanaservicelikeTwitterthatcombinessocialnetworkingbloggingandtexting?Andifyoudon’tlikeitwellinthewordsofoneTwitfromSanFranciscoI’msosicktodeathofTwitter-haters.Ifyoudon’tlikeitwhywasteyourtimewritingreadingortalkingaboutit?68.Thistextisintendedto__________.A.pointoutthevirtuesandfaultsofTwitterB.tellpeoplehowtouseTwittertocommunicateC.giveageneraloutlineofTwitter.comD.introduceanewandeasywayofinstantcommunication69.AccordingtothetextTwitterisdesignedmainlyforthepurposeof___________.A.promotingproductsandservicesB.talkingaboutsmalldailythingsC.discussingserioussocialmattersD.attractingvotersforpresidentialelection70.WeknowfromthetextthatTwittermaybesuperiortoBloggerinthat________.A.itlimitseachuser’stextingunder140wordsB.itsavesusers’timeandthinkingC.itcanbeeasilyoperatedthroughusers’mobilephonesD.itisnewlyinventedbyBloggerownerEvanWilliams71.ByquotingoneTwitfromSanFranciscotheauthorimpliesthat___________.A.likeitornotTwitterwillbeacceptedbymoreandmorepeopleB.ifonedoesn’tlikeTwitterhe/shecanchoosenottomentionitC.writingreadingandtalkingaboutTwitterisawasteoftimeD.twitterusersnaturallyhaveastrongdislikefornon-Twitterusers
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