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black clouds
summer and winter
spring and autumn
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it often rains in England
they are going to sell them
they are their favorite things
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AbrotherandsisterhavebeenreunitedsixtyyearsaftertheHolocaust大屠杀becauseofawebsitesetupinIsrael.SimonGlasbergwholivesinCanadaandHildaSchilkwholivesinIsraellongthoughteachotherdeadbutfinallyfoundeachotherfollowingtheeffortsofSchilk’sgrandchildrenwhohadbeensearchingtheCentralDatabaseofVictimsNames’websiteinIsraelanddiscoveredapageinmemoryoftheirgrandmother.ThepagehadbeenmadebySchilk’sbrotherwhobelievedshehadbeenkilledduringtheHolocaust.Usingthewebsitethegrandchildrenwerethenabletolookfortheirgrandmother’sremainingsiblings兄弟姐妹.AfterflyingintoIsraelfromCanadaGlasbergspokeaboutthetearfulreunionwithhissister.IlookedandlookedandIcouldn’tfindher.Myparentsalsousedtocrywhenevertheyrememberedher.SimonlandedintheairportcameoutandthenstoodtherenotknowingwheretocontinuE.ThenhisnephewsaidSimonthisisyoursister.AndsuddenlyhecrieD.Theyhaven’tlefteachothersincethen;theytalkinYiddishlaughcryandtellalotofstories.Schilkwasbornin1934andthefamilylivedinRomaniaduringtheHolocaustyearsbeforetravelingintoPolandandUkraine.ThoughtheywerebothinIsraelatthesametimeSimonandhisparentsandsiblingsdidn’tknowhisyoungersisterwasalivE.AnotherelderbrotheralsoinCanadawastooilltomakethetriptoIsraelbutthereunitedfamilyisplanningtovisithiminCanadasoon.60.Thepassageismainlyabout____.A.anaccidentalmeetingontheInternetB.ahumorousstoryC.theHolocaustinRomaniaD.thesiblings’reunion61.SixtyyearsaftertheHolocaustSimonGlasbergandHildaSchilkmetin_____.A.PolandB.CanadaC.IsraelD.Ukraine62.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.GlasbergandSchilkwillliveinCanada.B.TheirelderbrotherwillmeetGlasbergandSchilkinIsrael.C.GlasbergandSchilkwillmeettheirelderbrothersoon.D.GlasbergandSchilkwillhavetoseparateformeachother.63.TheunderlinedwordYiddishinParagraph4ismostprobably____.A.apolitewayofgreetingeachotherB.awelcomespeechC.theCanadianEnglishD.themothertongueofGlasbergandSchilk
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ThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:1Thecheckisinthemail.2OfcourseI’llrespectyouinthemorning.3Itwasacomputererror.OfthesethreelittlewhiteliestheworstofthelotbyfaristhethirD.It’stheonlyonethatcanneverbetruE.Todayifabankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatwayyouknowwhattheclerkissuretosay:Itwasacomputererror.NonsensE.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.Themostannoyingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashregisterinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistakethecheckerbaggerandmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:Itwasacomputererror.Itwasn’tofcoursE.Thathigh-techcashregisterisreallynothingmorethananelectriceyE.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCode-thatribbonofblackandwhitelinesonthepackage－andthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisrightyou’llbechargedaccurately.Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday－thatissomebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohighthereareonlytwoexplanations:carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehowacomputererrorissupposedtoexcuseeverything.OnereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisunderstandingthathugemoderncomputersareelectricbrainswithartificialintelligencE.Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligencebutnoneexiststoday.Thesmartestcomputeronearthrightnowisnomoreintelligentthanyouraveragescrewdriver螺丝刀.atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputerstheonlythinganymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.68.Accordingtotheauthorahigh-techcashregisterisreallyjustA.asimplyaddingmachineB.anelectricinstrumentofsightC.awaytokeepemployeeshonestD.anexpensivepieceofwindowdressing69.Grocerystorepricelistsareupdatedby.A.anemployeeB.atelephonereceiverC.anaddingmachineD.atypewriter70.AccordingtoheauthorwhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.thathigh-techcashregisterisanythingbutanelectriceyeB.Thegrocerystoresupdatethepricelisteveryotherday.C.Thereisnomachinewithintelligencetoday.D.TherearethreeliesinAmerica71.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.ComputersarestupidandinefficientB.ComputererrorsarebasicallyhumanerrorsC.ComputerscanhelpdepartmentstoresupdatethepricelistD.Supermarketpriceerrorsareoftenmadebycomputers
Ihadbeenastep-motherforsixyearsandwithmyhusbandIhadwatchedhisyoungchildrengrowingintoteenagers.Althoughtheylivedmostlywiththeirmothertheyspentalotoftimewithus.Overtheyearswealllearnedtobecomemorecomfortablewitheachother.HoweverIcontinuedtofeelsomewhatlikeanoutsider.WhenthechildrenmovedtoatownfivehoursawaymyhusbandwasunderstandablydestroyeD.Inordertokeepintouchwiththekidswesetupane-mailandchat-lineservicE.Ironically具有讽刺意义的是thistechnologycanmakeusfeeloutoftouchandmoreinneedofrealhumancontact.IfacomputermessagecameaddressedtoDadI'dfeelforgotten.Ifmynameappearedalongwithhisitwouldbrightenmyday.Yetalwaystherewassomedistancetobecrossednotjustoverthetelephonewires.Lateoneeveningasmyhusbandwassnoozing打盹Iwascatchinguponmye-mailaninstantmessageappearedonthescreen.ItwasMargomyoldeststepdaughteralsouplateinfrontofhercomputer.Wesentseveralmessagesbackandforthexchangingthelatestnews.Whenwechattedlikethatshewouldn'tnecessarilyknowifitwasmeorherdadunlesssheaskeD.Thatnightshedidn'taskandIdidn’ttellheritwasmeeither.AfterhearingthelatestvolleyballscoresandthedetailsaboutacomingdanceatherschoolIsaidthatitwaslateandIshouldgotosleep.HerreturnmessagereadOkaytalktoyoulater!Loveyou!AtthisawaveofsadnessranthroughmeandIrealizedthatshemusthavethoughtshewaswritingtoherfatherthewholetimE.SheandIwouldneverhaveopenlyexchangesuchwordsoflovE.Feelingguilty内疚的fornottellingherthetruthyetnotwantingtoembarrass使人尴尬herIsimplyrepliedLoveyoutoo!Haveagoodsleep!IthoughtagainoftheirfamilycircleandIfeltagainthesharpacheofemptinessandotherness.ThenjustasmyfingersreachedforthekeystoreturnthescreentoblackMargo'sfinalmessageappeareD.ItreadTellDadgoodnightformetoo.Withtear-filledeyesIturnedthemachineoff.41.Whywastheauthor'shusbandeverunderstandablydestroyedatfirst?A.hecouldn'tseehischildrenoften.B.hehadanunhappymarriagE.C.hischildrendidn'tlikehimanylonger.D.hehadgotakindofseriousdiseasE.42.BysayingYetalwaystherewassomedistancetobecrossedthewriterinfersthat______.A.theirchildrenlivedinatownfivehoursawayB.theirchildrenhadtotalktothemonthephoneC.therewasagenerationgapbetweenthemD.therelationshipbetweenthemwasnotsoclose43.TheauthorthoughtthatMargomusthavemistakenherforherfatherbecause______.A.herfatherlikedtochataboutheractivitiesB.herfatheralwaysstoppedchattinglikethatC.MargoneversaidgoodbyetotheauthorinthiswayD.Margoneverchattedwiththeauthoralone44.Fromthispassagewecanlearnthatastep-parentcan______.A.neverknowthespecialrelationshipbetweenaparentandachildB.exchangee-mailsandmessageswithstep-childrenC.bepartoftheinnercircleofthefamilyD.neverbelikedbyhisorherstep-children45.Howwastheexperienceoftheauthorasastepmotherthatnight?A.Heart-warming.B.Fullofsadness.C.Heart-breaking.D.Disappointing.
Imadeapledge发誓tomyselfonthewaydowntothevacationbeachcottagE.FortwoweeksIwouldtrytobealovinghusbandandfather.Totallyloving.Noifsandsorbuts.TheideahadcometomeasIlistenedtoatalkonmycarradio.ThespeakerwasquotingaBiblicalshèng jīng passageabouthusbandsbeingthoughtfuloftheirwives.ThenhewentontosayLoveisanactofwill.A.personcanchoosetolovE.TomyselfIhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenaselfishhusbanD.WellfortwoweeksthatwouldchangE.AnditdiD.RightfromthemomentIkissedEvelynatthedoorandsaidThatnewyellowsweaterlooksgreatonyou.OhTomyounoticedshesaidsurprisedandpleaseD.MaybealittlepuzzleD.AfterthelongdriveIwantedtositandreaD.Evelynsuggestedawalkonthebeach.IstartedtorefusebutthenIthoughtEvelyn’sbeenaloneherewiththekidsallweekandnowshewantstobealonewithmE.Wewalkedonthebeachwhilethechildrenflewtheirkites.Soitwent.TwoweeksofnotcallingtheWallStreetfirmwhereIamadirector;avisittotheshellmuseumthoughIusuallyhatemuseums.Relaxedandhappythat’showthewholevacationpasseD.ImadeanewpledgetokeeponrememberingtochooselovE.Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperimenthowever.EvelynandIstilllaughaboutittoday.OnthelastnightatourcottagepreparingforbedEvelynstaredatmewiththesaddestexpression.What’sthematter?Iaskedher.TomshesaidinavoicefilledwithdistressdoyouknowsomethingIdon’t?Whatdoyoumean?WellthatcheckupIhadseveralweeksagoourdoctordidhetellyousomethingaboutme?Tomyou’vebeensogoodtomeamIdying?Ittookamomentforitalltosinkin.ThenIburstoutlaughing.NohoneyIsaidwrappingherinmyarms.You’renotdying;I’mjuststartingtolivE.64.InthefirstparagraphNoifsandandsorbutsprobablymeans_____.A.unnecessarilyB.unexpectedlyC.impossiblyD.unconditionally65.FromthestorywemayinferthatTomdrovetothebeachcottage_____.A.withhisfamilyB.withEvelynC.aloneD.withhischildren66.DuringthetwoweeksonthebeachTomshowedmorelovetohiswifebecause_____.A.shelookedlovelyinhernewclothesB.hehadmadealotofmoneyinWallStreetC.hewasdeterminedtobeagoodhusbandD.shewasseriouslyill67.Theunderlinedwordsonethinginthetextrefertothefactthat_____.A.hepraisedhersweaterwhichpuzzledherB.sheinsistedonvisitingamuseumwhichhehatedC.heknewsomethingaboutherillnessbutdidn’ttellherD.hewassogoodtoherthatshethoughtshemustbedying68.BysayingI’mjuststartingtoliveTommeansthat_____.A.heisjustbeginningtounderstandtherealmeaningoflifeB.heisjustbeginningtoenjoylifeasalovinghusbandC.helivedanunhappylifebeforeandisnowstartingtochangeD.heisbeginningtofeelregretforwhathedidtohiswifebefore
Ifyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon’thaveenoughfriendsinyourlifeonereasonmaybethatyouhaveletyourselfbecometoobusytomaketimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhavE.Startingandkeepingfriendshiprequireseffortandcommitment.Manyofusletourlivesbecomesobusywithworkandothercommitmentsthatwedon’tgetaroundtoschedulingtimeforpleasureandrenewal叙旧更新withthefriendsrelativesandacquaintanceswealreadyhavE.Makingtheefforttocallyourfriendsmoreregularlyandtoacceptmoreoftheinvitationsyoureceivefromotherscanimproveyoursociallifeinahurry!Arethereanypeopleyoucouldcallrightnowandbeassuredofapleasantwelcome?Aretherepeoplethatyoucouldcountontohelpyouintimeofdifficulty?Canyouhaveclosetalkswithtem?Doyouhavefunwhenyouaretogether?Areyouhappytohavetheminyourlife?Ifyouhaven’tseenmuchofthemlatelyisitbecauseyouhavebecometoobusy?Haveyougrownapart?Wasthereanargument?Ifthemainreasonyouhaven’tbeengettingtogetherwiththepeopleyoualreadyknowisbecauseyouhavegottentoobusytakeagoodlookathowyouspendyourtimE.Compareitwithyourrealvaluesandpriorities优先考虑的事inlifE.Isyourbusylifestylereallybringingyouthequalityoflifethatyouwant?Ifyouhavebecometoobusyforfriendswhyhasthishappened?Areyouseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifeattheexpenseofrelationshipswithotherhumanbeings?Haveyouallowedyourtimetobeover-committedbecauseyouneversayNotoanyone?Doyouinsistondoingthingsyourselfthatcouldbedelegatedtoothers?Ifsowhy?Doyoubelievethateverythingdependsonyou?Examinewhetherthewayyouarenowspendingyourtimeaccuratelyreflectsyourdeepestvaluesandpriorities.Makesurethatyouscheduleadequatetimeforthethingsthataretrulymostimportanttoyou.Ifyoureallywanttokeepfriendsinyourlifemakeaspaceinyourscheduleandaspaceinyourheartforthem.72.TheauthormainlydiscussesinthispassagE.A.howtobalancefriendshipandworkB.howtospendoursparetimeC.whetherweshouldkeepfriendshipD.whetherweshouldinvitefriendstodinner73.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tindicateagoodrelationship?A.YouhavesomeonetocountonwhenyouareintroublE.B.Youhavesomeonetohaveclosetalkswith.C.YoufeeldepressedwithothersinlifE.D.YouhavefunwhenyouarewithsomeonE.74.Thereasonwhyyouhavebecometoobusyforfriendsmaybethefollowingexceptthat.A.youspendtoomuchtimeseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifE.B.youfeelitdifficulttokeepfriendshipC.yousticktodoingeverythingallbyyourself.D.youneverrefusewhateverotherpeopleaskyoutodo75.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext.A.ToobusyforFriendshipB.ToobusywithworkC.HowtoSpendYourTimeD.HowtoMakeNewFriends
LikemostpeopleI’velongunderstoodthatIwillbejudgedbymyoccupationthatmyprofessionisastandardpeopleusetoseehowsmartortalentedIam.RecentlyhoweverIwasdisappointedtoseethatitalsodecideshowI’mtreatedasaperson.LastyearIleftaprofessionalpositionasasmall-townreporterandtookajobwaitingtables.AssomeonepaidtoservefoodtopeopleIhadcustomerssayanddothingstomeIsuspectthey’dneversayordototheirmostcasualacquaintances泛泛之交.OnenightamantalkingonhiscellphonewavedmeawaythenaskedmebackwithhisfingerminuteslatercomplaininghewasreadytoorderandaskingwhereI’dbeen.Ihadwaitedtablesduringsummersincollegeandwastreatedlikeapeon勤杂工byplentyofpeoplE.Butat19yearsoldIbelievedIdeservedinferiortreatmentfromprofessionaladults.BesidespeoplerespondedtomedifferentlyafterItoldthemIwasincollegE.CustomerswouldjokethatonedayI’dbesittingattheirtablewaitingtobeserveD.OnceIgraduatedItookajobatacommunitynewspaper.FrommyfirstdayIheardarespectfultonefromeveryonewhocalledmE.Iassumedthiswasthewaytheprofessionalworldworked.Isoonfoundoutdifferently.IsatseveralfeetawayfromanadvertisingsalesrepresentativewithasimilarnamE.OurcallswouldoftengetmixedupandsomeoneaskingforKristenwouldbetransferredtoChristiE.Themistakewasimmediatelyevident.PerhapsitwasbecausemoneywasinvolvedbutpeopleusedatonewithKristenthattheyneverusedwithmE.Myjobtitlemadepeopletreatmepolitely.Soitwasashocktoreturntotherestaurantindustry.It’snosecretthatthere’salottoputupwithwhenwaitingtablesandfortunatelymuchofitcanbeeasilyforgottenwhenyoupocketthetips.Theserviceindustrybydefinitionexiststosatisfyothers’needs.Stillitseemedthatmanyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverandservant.I’mnowapplyingtograduateschoolwhichmeanssomedayI’llreturntoaprofessionwherepeopleneedtobenicetomeinordertogetwhattheywant.IthinkI’lltakethemtodinnerfirstandseehowtheytreatsomeonewhoseonlyjobistoservethem.72.Theauthorwasdisappointedtofindthat_______.A.one’spositionisusedasastandardtomeasureone’sintelligenceB.talentedpeoplelikehershouldfailtogetarespectablejobC.one’soccupationaffectsthewayoneistreatedasapersonD.professionalstendtolookdownuponmanualwaitresses73.Whatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexampleinthesecondparagraph?A.Somecustomerssimplyshownorespecttothosewhoservethem.B.Peopleabsorbedinaphoneconversationtendtobeabsent-mindeD.C.Waitressesareoftentreatedbycustomersascasualacquaintances.D.Somecustomersliketocomplainbecauseofthewaitress’poorservicE.74.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwaitingtablesattheageof19?A.Shefeltitunfairtobetreatedasamereservantbyprofessional.B.Shefeltbadlyhurtwhenhercustomersregardedherasapeon.C.Shewasembarrassedeachtimehercustomersjokedwithher.D.Shefounditnaturalforprofessionalstotreatherasinferior.75.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph7means.A.thosewhosatisfyothers’needsaresuretobelookeddownupon.B.thoseworkingintheserviceindustryshouldn’tbetreatedasservants.C.thoseservingothershavetoputupwithroughtreatmenttoearnaliving.D.themajorityofcustomerstendtolookonaservantasservernowadays.
InancientEgyptthepharaoh法老treatedthepoormessagerunnerlikeaprincewhenhearrivedatthepalaceifhebroughtgoodnews.Howeveriftheexhaustedrunnerhadthemisfortunetobringthepharaohunhappynewshisheadwascutoff.Shadesofthatspiritspreadovertoday’sconversations.OnceafriendandIpackedupsomepeanutbutterandsandwichesforanouting.Aswewalkedlight-heartedlyoutthedoorpicnicbasketinhandasmilingneighborlookedupattheskyandsaidOhboybaddayforapicniC.Theweathermansaysit’sgoingtorain.Iwantedtostrikehimontheracewiththepeanutbutterandsandwiches.NotforhisstupidweatherreportforhissmilE.SeveralmonthsagoIwasracingtocatchabus.AsIbreathlesslyputmyhandfulofcashacrosstheGreyhoundcounterthesalesagentsaidwithabroadsmileOhthatbusleftriveminutesago.Dreamsofhead-cutting!It’snotthenewsthatmakessomeoneangry.It’stheunsympatheticattitudewithwhichit’sdelivereD.EveryonemustgivebadmewsfromtimetotimeandwinningprofessionalsdoitwiththeproperattitudE.A.doctoradvisingapatientthatsheneedsanoperationdoseitinacaringwayA.bossinforminganemployeehedidn’tgetthejobtakesonasympathetictonE.Bigwinnersknowwhendeliveringanybadnewstheyshouldsharethefeelingofthereceiver.Unfortumatelymanypeoplearenotawareofthis.Whenyou’retiredfromalongflighthasahotelclerkcheerfullysaidthatyourroomisn’treadyye?Whenyouhadyourheartsetonthetoastbeefhasyourwaitermerrilytoldyouthathejustservedthelastpiece?Itmakesyouastravelerordinerwanttolandyourfistrightontheirunsympatheticfaces.HadmyneighbortoldmeoftheupcomingrainstormwithsympathyIwouldhaveappreciatedhiswarning.HadtheGreyhoundsalesclerksympatheticallyinformedmethatmybushadalreadyleftIprobablywouldhavesaidOhthat‘sallright.I’llcatchthenextonE.Bigwinnerswhentheybearbadnewsdeliverbombswiththeemotionthebombarded被轰炸的personissuretohave.53.InParagraph1thewritertellsthestoryofthepharaohto.A.makeacomparisonB.introduceatopicC.describeasceneD.offeranargument54.Inthewriter’sopinionhisneighborwas_____________.A.friendlyB.warm-heartedC.notconsiderateD.nothelpful55.FromDreamsofhead-cutting!Paragraph3welearnthatthewriter.A.wasmadatthesalesagent.B.wasremindedofthecruelpharaohC.wishedthatthesalesagentwouldhavehaddreams.D.dreamedofcuttingthesalesagent’sheadthatnight.56.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Deliveringbadnewsproperlyisimportantincommunication.B.Helpingotherssincerelyisthekeytobusinesssuccess.C.ReceivingbadnewsrequiresgreatcouragE.D.Learningancienttraditionscanbeuseful.
It’snoteasybeingateenager13至19岁青少年―norisiteasybeingtheparentofateenager.Youcanmakeyourchildfeelangryhurtormisunderstoodbywhatyousaywithoutrealizingityourself.Itisimportanttogiveyourchildthespaceheneedstogrowwhilegentlylettinghimknowthatyouyou’llstillbethereforhimwhenheneedsyou.Expectalotfromyourchildjustnoteverything.Exceptforhealthandsafetyproblemssuchasdruguseorcarelessdriving;considereverythingelseopentodiscussion.Ifyourchildisunwillingtodiscusssomethingdon’tinsisthetellyouwhat’sonhisminD.Themoreyouinsistthemorelikelythathe’llclamup.Insteadlethimattempttosolve解决thingsbyhimself.Atthesametimeremindhimthatyou’realwaysthereforhimshouldheseekadviceorhelp.Showrespectforyourteenager’sprivacy隐私.Neverreadhimhismailorlisteninonpersonalconversions.Teachyourteenagerthatthefamilyphoneisforthewholefamily.Ifyourchildtalksonthefamily’stelephonefortoolongtellhimhecantalkfor15minutesbutthenhemuststayoffthephoneforatleastanequalperiodoftimE.Thisnotonlyfreesupthelinesothatotherfamilymemberscanmakeandreceivecallsbutteachesyourteenagermoderation节制.Orifyouareopentotheideaallowyourteenagerhisownphonethathepaysforwithhisownpocketmoneyoraparttimejob68.Themainpurposeofthetextistotellparents.A.howtogetalongwithateenagerB.howtorespectateenagerC.howtounderstandateenagerD.howtohelpatenagergrowup69.WhatdoesthephraseclamupinParagraph2probablymean?A.becomeexcitedB.showrespectC.refusetotalkD.seekhelp70.ThelastparagraphisabouthowtoteachateenagerA.tousethephoneinasensiblewayB.topayforhisowntelephoneC.tosharethephonequicklyD.toanswerthephonequickly71.Whatshouldparentsdoinraisingateenageraccordingtothetext?A.NorallowhimtolearndrivingortakedrugsB.GivehimadviceonlywhennecessaryC.LethimhavehisowntelephoneD.Nottalkaboutpersonalthingswithhim
ThechoicetoadoptandholdgratefulnessistheonethatisdifferentfromthosewhosuffermisfortuneandthosewhoenjoyafulllifE.MymotherdiedwhenIwas24.Itwasaverydifficulttimeinmylife―everythingseemedtofallapart.Ilostmyjobandthenmyutilitieswereturnedoff.Ihadtotakecoldshowersforsixmonths.A.neighborwhoknewaboutmysituationcametomyhouseandmademeanoffer.ItookcareofherchildrenasajobandInolongerwenthungry.Iwassurprisedthatsomeonewouldtrustme―ayoungwoman―withherchildren.AnditwaswiththeveryconfidencethatbeforelongIbegantakingcareofotherpeople’schildrentoo.Ihavesincemoved300milesfromBoiseIdaho.Formorethan23yearsIhavemadeeveryefforttoreachouttoallthekind-heartedpeoplewhohelpedmewhenIwasdownandout.WithouttheirtrustIdon’tknowwhatIwouldhavedonE.IamveryinvolvedinmycommunityandvolunteeratthelocalfoodbankandIhelpoutwheneverIcan.I’dliketoowewhatIamtowhoeverhasofferedmegenerosity.Ifyouaregratefulforwhatyoualreadyhavetheworldwillworktogethertogiveyoumoretobegratefulfor.Otherwisetheworldwillgiveyoumoretocomplainabout.Moreoverthetruemasterlearnstobegratefulinadvanceforthethingsthataredesiredbecausebeinggratefulinadvanceforsomeattainmentoraccomplishmentdoestwoveryimportantthings:oneittricksyoursubconscious潜意识intobelievingthatthegoaliscertainandtwoitconvincesotherpeoplewithwhomyoumustinteracttoachieveyourdesiresthatyouknowwhatyouareaboutthatyouareawinnernotawhiner哀诉者.56.Theunderlinedutilitiesreferstosuchthingsas______inthepassagE.A.gasandelectricitysuppliesB.waterandgassuppliesC.showerequipmentandwatersupplyD.heatingandTVsignals57.Thewriterwasgratefulmainlyfor______.A.hisneighbor’sdonationB.hiscommunityC.havinggotthejobD.others’trust58.Thewriter’spersonalstoryinthesecondparagraphtellsusthat______.A.tobegratefulwillgetyounowherebutawayfromhomeB.weneedtobegratefultobehelpfulandusefulC.agratefulpersonismostlikelytobesuccessfulD.thefragrance芳香staysinthehandthatgivestherose59.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe________.A.A.Thank-YouNotetoTrustingNeighborB.YouAreaWinnerNotaWhinerC.GratefulnessBringsaGreatFullnesstoLifeD.BeGratefultoLifeinAdvance
HowITurnedtoBeOptimisticIbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt'shouseandmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.IwascryingandsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatmE.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.InfactIthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee-―thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.ThefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimismbuttheideadidnotcometomeatoncE.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost―havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbE.MotherremarriedandthingsbecameevenmorecomplexformE.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensadandsawnoendtothehardtimes.MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathomE.IwrotelettersfilledoutformstranslatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficerstookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthereandevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveupandjustwaitalittle!Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallrighteventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.56.HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?A.Fromherrelatives.B.Fromhermother.C.Frombooksandpictures.D.Fromradioprograms.57.UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt_______.A.confusedB.excitedC.worriedD.amazed58.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorktheauthor_________.A.oftenlostherwayB.didnotthinkaboutherfutureC.studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD.gotonwellwithherstepfather59.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A.Sheworkedasatranslator.B.Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews.C.Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily.DShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish.60.Theauthorbelievesthat______.A.herfuturewillbefreefromtroublesB.itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatientC.therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthingsD.goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying
AsyoumovearoundyourhometakeagoodlookatthethingsyouhavE.Itislikelythatyourlivingroomwillhaveatelevisionsetandavideoandyourkitchenawashingmachineandamicrowaveoven.YourbedroomdrawerswillbefilledwithalmostthreetimesasmanyclothesasyouneeD.Youalmostcertainlyownacarandpossiblyahomecomputerholidayabroadatleastonceayearandeatoutatleastonceaweek.Nowperhapsmorethaneverbeforepeoplearewonderingwhatlifeisallaboutandwhatitisfor.SeekingmaterialsuccessisbeginningtotroublelargenumbersofpeoplearoundtheworlD.Theyfeelthatthelonghoursworkculturetomakemoremoneyiseatinguptheirlivesleavingthemverylittletimeorenergyforfamilyorpastimes.Manyareturningtootherwaysoflivinganddownshiftingisoneofthem.SixpercentofworkersinBritaintookthedecisiontodownshiftlastyear.OnecouplewhodownshiftedisDanielandLiz.TheyusedtoworkincentralLondon.Hewasanewspaperreporterandsheusedtoworkforaninternationalbank.Theywouldgotoworkbytraineverydayfromtheirlargehouseinthesuburbsleavingtheirtwochildrenwithananny.MosteveningsDanielwouldn’tgethomeuntileightornineo’clockandnearlytwiceamonthhewouldhavetoflytoNewYorkformeetings.Theybothearnedalargeamountofmoneybutbegantofeelthatlifewaspassingthemby.NowadaystheyrunafarminthemountainsofWales.IalwayswantedtohaveafarmthensaysDanielandwetookalmostayeartomakethedecisiontodownshift.It’stakensomegettingusedtobutit’sbeenworthit.Wehavetothinktwicenowaboutspendingmoneyoncarrepairsandwenolongerhaveanyholidays.HoweverIthinkit’smadeusstrongerasafamilyandthechildrenarealothappier.LizhoweverisnotquitesurE.Iusedtoenjoymyjobeventhoughitwashardworkandlonghours.I’mnotreallyacountrygirlbutIsupposeI’mgraduallygettingusedtolookingaftertheanimals.OnethingIdolikethoughisbeingabletoseemoreofmychildren.Myadviceforotherpeoplewantingtodothesameisnottothinkaboutittoomuchoryoumightnotdoitatall.71.Thepassagetellsusthat.A.peopleseldomworklonghourstomakemoneyB.peoplehardlybuymorethingsthannecessaryC.peoplearesureeverythingtheyownisintherightplaceD.peoplerealizethereismoretolifethanjustmakingmoney72.WhenDanielwasareporterhe___.A.livedincentralLondonB.dislikedhisjobC.missedhischildrenD.waswellpaid73.DanielandLizbothagreethatthemovetothefarm____.A.waseasytoorganizeB.hasimprovedfamilylifeC.wasextremelyexpensiveD.hasbeenatotalsuccess74.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthelonghoursworkculturetomakemoremoneyiseatinguptheirlivesinthesecondparagraph?A.Peopleworklonghourstoearntheirliving.B.Tomakemoremoneythroughhardworkistheaimofpeople’slifE.C.Longhoursofhardworkoccupytoomuchofpeople’slifE.D.Peoplespenttoomuchtimeandmoneyeatingmeals.75.Theunderlinedworddownshiftinginthesecondparagraphrefersto_________.A.repairingyourcarbyyourselfB.spendingmoneycarefullyC.movingouttothecountrysidetoliveasimplerandbetterlifeD.livinginabighouseinthesuburbsanddiningoutonceaweek
Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincreasewearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlifebeingonthegofrommorningtillnightitishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.InfactitisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobE.A.certainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolifE.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities;othersloseheartatthefirstsignofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostressinwhateverformwereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetweenflightorfightandinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicesmadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.ThecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextremebuthoweverlittlethestressitinvolvesthesameresponsE.ItiswhensuchareactionlastslongthroughcontinuedexposuretostressthathealthbecomesendangereD.Sincewecan'tremovestressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecouldweneedtofindwaystodealwithit.64.Accordingtotheauthorthemostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis__.A.strongwilltoholdoutstressB.knowingtheartofrelaxationC.highsenseofresponsibilityD.havingcontroloverperformance65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Wecanfindquiteafewwaystoavoidstress.B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople'shealthC.It'seasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountofstress.66.Inthelastsentenceofthepassagedosorefersto__.A.exposeourselvestostressB.findwaystodealwithstressC.removestressfromourlivesD.establishlinksbetweendiseasesandstress67.Accordingtotheauthortherightattitudetowardstressis__.A.toavoiditB.totrytocopewithitC.toregarditasavitalmotivationD.tofindsomerelaxation
Alotofusloselife’stoughbattlesbystartingafrontal正面的attack―whenatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofminewhohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum最后通牒aboutbeinglateonthejoB.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforSam’sabeinglate―seriousillnessathome―hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn’tworkanylonger.Hissupervisorwasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.YesthebosswasSamenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom更衣室;everyonewashardatwork.Sam’ssupervisorcameuptohim.SuddenlySamforcedagrinandstretchedouthishanD.Howdoyoudo!hesaiD.I’mSamMaynarD.I’mapplyingforajoB.WhichIunderstandbecameavailablejust35minutesago.Doestheearlybirdgettheworm?Theroomexplodedinlaughter.ThesupervisorclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisofficE.SamMaynardhadsavedhisjob―withtheonlytoolthatcouldwinalaugh.Humorisamosteffectiveyetfrequentlyneglectedmeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.ItcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferencesapologizingsayingnocriticizinggettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingfacE.Forsomejobsit’stheonlytoolthatcansucceeD.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexamplemanybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerance忍受力thanpeopleinanyotherforum.67.WhywasSamlateforhisjob?A.Becausehewasill.B.BecausehegotuplatE.C.Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam.D.HewasbusyapplyingforanewjoB.68.Themainideaofthispassageis________.A.SamMaynardappliedforthesamejobagainB.humorisimportantinourlivesC.earlybirdgetsthewormD.humorcansolveracialdiscriminations69.ThephraseclampedoffinParagraph3probablymeanstryingto________.A.holdbackB.setoffC.leavebehindD.gaveout70.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanweinferfromthepassage?A.Manyloselife’sbattlesfortheystartafrontalattack.B.Itwasn’tthefirsttimethatSamcamelateforhiswork.C.Samwassupposedtocometohisofficeat8:30.D.Humorisaveryeffectivewayofdealingwithdifficultsituations.
Youareenrolledinafulltimeschoolcalledlife.Eachdayinthisschoolyouwillhavetheopportunitytolearnlessons.Youmaylikethelessonsorhatethembutyouhavedesignedthemaspartofyourcurriculum.Whyareyouhere?Whatisyourpurpose?HumanshavesoughttodiscoverthemeaningoflifeforaverylongtimE.Whatweandourancestorshaveoverlookedhoweveristhatthereisnooneanswer.Themeaningoflifeisdifferentforeveryindividual.Eachpersonhashisorherownpurposeanddistinctpathuniqueandseparatefromanyoneelse’s.AsyoutravelyourlifepathyouwillbepresentedwithnumerouslessonsthatyouwillneedtolearninordertofulfillthatpurposE.Thelessonsyouarepresentedwitharespecifictoyou;learningtheselessonsisthekeytodiscoveringandfulfillingthemeaningandconnectionofyourownlifE.Asyoutravelthroughyourlifetimeyoumayencounterchallenginglessonsthatothersdon’thavetofacewhileothersspendyearsstrugglingwithchallengesthatyoudon’tneedtodealwith.YoumayneverknowwhyyouareblessedwithawonderfulmarriagewhileyourfriendssufferthroughbitterargumentsandpainfuldivorcesjustasyoucannotbesurewhyyoustrugglefinanciallywhileyourpeersenjoyabundancE.Theonlythingyoucancountonforcertainisthatyouwillbepresentedwithallthelessonsthatyouspecificallyneedtolearn;whetheryouchoosetolearnthemornotisentirelyuptoyou.Thechallengeherethereforeistoalign与保持一致yourselfwithyourownuniquepathbylearningindividuallessons.Thisisoneofthemostdifficultchallengesyouwillbefacewithinyourlifetimeassometimesyourpathwillbecompletelydifferentfromothers’.Butrememberdon’tcompareyourpathtothepeoplearoundyouandfocusonthedifferencebetweentheirlessonsandyours.Youneedtorememberthatyouwillonlybefacedwithlessonsthatyouarecapableoflearningandarespecifictoyourowngrowth.Oursenseoffairnessistheexpectationofequalitytheassumptionthatallthingsareequalandjusticewillalwaysprevail.Lifeisnotinfactfairandyoumayindeedhaveamoredifficultlifepaththanothersaroundyoudeservedornot.Everyone’scircumstancesareuniqueandeveryoneneedstohandlehisorherowncircumstancesdifferently.Ifyouwanttomovetowardcalmyouwillberequiredtomoveoutofthecomplainingphaseofit’snotfair.Focusingontheunfairnessofcircumstanceskeepsyoucomparingyourselfwithothersratherthanappreciatingyourownspecialuniqueness.Youmissoutonlearningyourindividuallessonsbydistractingyourselfwithfeelingsofbitternessandanger.72.Lifeiscalledafulltimeschoolbecause.A.itisfullofalllessonstolearnB.youhaveplentyoftimetolearnlessonsC.youmeetwithspecificlessonseverydayD.therearesomanysubjectsforyoutochoose73.Accordingtothepassagehowcanthemeaningofyourlifeberealized?A.Havingthesameopinionsasothers.B.Takingthedistinctpathfromothers.C.Learningthelessonspresentedtoyou.D.Doingthedifferentthingsfromothers.74.Fromthepassagewecanconclude.A.everyonehashisowntracktofollowB.thesamethingsusuallyhappentothepeersC.apainfuldivorcemustlieinfinancialproblemsD.awealthymanmusthaveawonderfulmarriage75.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Allthingsareequalandjusticewillalwaysprevail.B.Youshouldlearntoappreciateyourspecificuniqueness.C.Onehastofixhismindonunfairnessofcircumstances.D.Youhavetocomplainit’snotfairwheneverpossiblE.
I’vedonemanythingsthatwouldmakeanyparentprouD.I’vetakenpartinsportscommunityworkandschooleventsbutIammostproudtobeagoodbigbrother.Ihavetowatchoverfoursistersandabrotherplusmyself.That’squiteataskbutoneIfeelIhavegottengoodat.Mybrotherneedsmoreattentionthanmostsiblings.Whenhewasninehewashitbyapick-uptruckonthewaytothebusstopandlostuseofthelowertwo-thirdsofhisbody.He’sbeeninawheelchairforsixyears.Mybrotherdoesmanythingsbutsometimeshetriestodothingsheusedtodobutcan'tnow.I'malwaystherewithwordsofencouragement.Inowwatchmybrotherstruggletodoasmanythingsashecanwithinandbeyondhislimits.ShouldhefallIwillbethepersontopickhimup.Ialsowatchasmyyoungersistersgrowupintointelligentbeautifulyoungwomen.WhenevermybrotherorsistersneedahelpinghandorwordsofencouragementI'monthejoB.That'swhatIthebigbrotheramfor.56.Howmanypeopleareprobablythereintheauthor’sfamily?_______.A.5B.6C.7D.857.Theauthor’sbrotherneedsmoreattentionbecause______.A.heistheyoungestchildofthefamilyB.helostthefunctionsofhislowerbodyC.hewasdisabledbyacarelessbusdriverD.heneedsthewordsofencouragement58.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatabigbrother______.A.sometimestakesmoreresponsibilitiesB.mustputupwiththeincrediblehardshipC.canbeaskedforhelpwheneverneededD.isthemostimportantguyinabigfamily
WhenIwasachildourdiningroomhadtwokindsofchairs―twolargeoneswitharmrestsandfoursmalloneswithout.Thelargeronesstoodattheendsofthetablethesmalleronesonthesides.MomandDadsatinthebigchairsexceptwhenoneofuswasaway;thenMomwouldsitinoneofthesmallerchairs.DadalwayssatattheendattheheadofthetablE.SittingwherehedidDadwasframedbythewindowthroughwhichtheyardcouldbeseenwithitstreesandgrass.Hischairwasnotjustaplaceforhimatthetable;itwasaplaceinwhichhewassituatedagainsttheyardandtrees.Itwastheholy神圣的andprotectedplacethatwashisandoursthroughhim.AfterDadretiredheandMommovedoutintoasmallflat.WhentheycametovisitmeattheiroldhousE.DadstillsatattheendofthetablethoughthetablewasnolongerhisbutminE.OnlywithmymarriagetoBarbaradidIhearavoicequestioningthearrangement.SherequestedgentlybutfirmlythatIsitattheheadofthetableinourhomE.IrealizedthenthatIwasheadofthefamilybutIalsofeltunwillingtointroducesuchachangE.HowwouldIfeelsittinginthatheadplaceinmyDad’spresence?Andhowwouldhehandleit?Iwastofindoutontheoccasionofouryoungestchild’sfirstbirthday.MomandDadarrivedforlunchandwentintothediningroom.Dadmovedtowardhisusualseatinfrontofthewindow.BeforehecouldgetaroundthesideofthetableItookadeepbreathandsaidDadthisisgoingtobeyourplacenexttoMomonthesidE.Hestoppedlookedatmeandthensatdown.IfeltsadandangryatBarbaraforpushingmetodothis.ItwouldhavebeeneasytosayMymistakeDaD.Sitwhereyoualwayssit.ButIdidn’t.WhenheandMomwereseatedBarbaraandItookourplaces.Idon’tknowhowDadfelt.Idoknowthatthoughremovedfromhisusualplacehecontinuedtosharehisbestselfwithustellingstoriesofhischildhoodandyouthtothedelightofhisgrandchildren.AsIservedthefoodourlivesexperiencedachangewhichwecontinuetolivewith.Itwasn’teasybutIsensethatthereisalsosomethinggoodinthechangewhichhasoccurreD.Iambeginningtolearnthathonoringone’sfatherismorethanthequestionofwhichplacetooccupyatthediningtablE.ItalsomeanslisteningwhereverwesitandwhateverpositionsweowntothestoriesDadlongstotell.WemaythenduringthesemagicalmomentsevenbeabletoforgetaboutwhosechairiswhosE.48.Wheredidthewriter’smothersitwhenoneofthechildrenwasaway?A.Shedidn’tchangeherchair.B.ShemovedherownchairnextDad’s.C.ShemovedtoanemptychaironthesidE.D.ShesatoppositetoDaD.49.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhetoldhisfathertositontheside?A.Hedidn’tfeelbadbecausehisfatherwasgoingtositthereanyway.B.Hefelthappyathavingcardedoutthedifficulttask.C.Hewasthoroughlysatisfiedwiththenewseatingarrangement.D.HeregrettedwhathehaddoneandwantedtoblamehiswifE.50.Whathappenedduringthemealafterthefamilyhadalltakentheirnewseats?A.Thewriter’schildrenremovedtheirgrandfatherfromhisusualplacE.B.Thewriter’sfatherdidn’tappeartomindwherehesat.C.Thewriter’sfathersharedhisfavoritedisheswiththegrandchildren.D.Theybecametenseandnervousabouttheirfutureasafamily.51.Whatdidthewriterlearnabouthonoringone’sfather?A.Fathersalwayslongtotellstoriesabouttheirearlyyears.B.Providingthefightchairistheonlywaytohonorone’sfather.C.Respectforone’sfatherdoesn’tdependonlyonwherehesits.D.ThefamilyshoulddinetogetheratthesametableasoftenaspossiblE.
ShynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeoplE.Shypeopleareanxiousandselfconscious;thatistheyareoverconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds;whatkindofimpressionamImaking?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?Itisobviousthatsuchcomfortablefeelingsmustaffectpeopleunfavorably.A.person’sselfconceptisreflectedinthewayheorshebehavesandthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople’sreactions.Ingeneralthewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasadeepeffectonallareasoftheirlives.Shypeoplehavelowselfesteem自尊arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoingtherightthing.Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism.Itmakesthemfeelinferior自卑.TheyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbypraisesbecausetheybelievetheyareunworthyofpraisE.A.shypersonmayrespondtoapraisewithastatementlikethisone:You’rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgoodIknowit’snottruE.Itisclearthatwhileselfawarenessisahealthyqualityoverdoingitharmful.Canshynessbecompletelygotridoforatleastreduced?Fortunatelypeoplecanovercomeshynesswithdetermination.ItisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessesaswellastheirstrengthsforexamplenotfairforthemtolabelthemselvesinferiorbecausetheyhavetoberealistiC.Livingontheimpossibleleadstoabsenceofinferiority.Eachoneofushashisorherowncharacteristics.Weareinterestedinourownpersonalways.ThebetterweunderstandourselvestheeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourchancesforarichandfulfillinglifE.49.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout.A.thethoughtsofshypeopleB.thecauseofshynessC.theeffectofshynessonpeopleD.thequestionsinthemindsofshypeople50.Accordingtothewriterselfawarenessis.A.harmfultopeopleB.aweakpointofshypeopleC.thecauseofunhappinessD.agoodcharacteristic51.Whatistheshypeople’sreactiontopraise?A.TheyarepleasedbyitB.TheyfeelitisnottrueC.TheyareverysensitivetoitD.Theyfeeltheyareworthyofit52.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatshynesscan.A.helpustoliveuptoourfulldevelopmentB.enableustounderstandourselvesbetterC.blockourchancesforasuccessfullifeD.havenothingtodowithlackofselfesteem
OldwivestalesarebeliefspasseddownfromonegenerationtoanotherForExamplemostofusrememberourparents’tellingustoeatmoreofcertainfoodsornottodocertainthings.Isthereanytruthintheseteachings?SomeofthemagreewithpresentmedicalthinkingbutothershavenotpassedthetestoftimE.Didyourmotherevertellyoutoeatyourcarrotsbecausetheyaregoodforyoureyes?Scientistsnowreportthateatingcarrotscanhelppreventaseriouseyediseasecalledmaculardegeneration.Eatingjustonecarrotadaycanreducethepossibilityofgettingthisdiseaseby40%.Garlic蒜isgoodforyoutoo.Itcankillthetypeofvirusthatcausescolds.UnfortunatelynotallofMom’sadvicepassedthetestofmedicalstudiesForexamplegenerationsofchildrenhavebeentoldnottogoswimmingwithinanhouraftereating.Butresearchsuggeststhatthereisnodangerindoingso.Dosweetscausetoothproblems?Wellyesandno.Stickysweetsmadewithgrainstendtocausemoreproblemsthansweetsmadewithsimplesugars.Eventhoughsciencecantellusthatsomeofourtraditionalbeliefsdon’tholdwaterthereisstillalotoftruthintheoldwives’tales.Afterallmuchofthisknowledgehasbeenaccumulated积累fromthousandsofyearsofexperienceinfamilyhealthcarE.WeshouldrespectthisbodyofknowledgeevenaswesearchforclearscientificsupporttoproveittrueorfalsE.48.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetest?A.Eatinggarlicisgoodforoureyes.B.Stickysweetsaredamagingtoourteeth.C.Swimmingafteramealisdangerous.D.Carrotspreventpeoplefromcatchingcolds.49.Theauthordevelopsthethirdparagraphmainly.A.bycauseandeffectB.byorderinspaceC.byorderintimeD.byexamples50.Thephraseholdwaterinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans_____.A.tobebelievableB.tobevaluableC.tobeadmirableD.tobesuitable51.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardoldwivestalesinthetext?A.SubjectiveB.ObjectiveC.DissatisfiedD.Curious
Youcanbeproudofyourselvesevenifyoucanonlymakeoneortwoofthesegreenchanges.Thegoalhereistolimitcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegaseswhicharecloselyassociatedtothebigproblemofglobal-warming.Strategy1:BringyourowncuptoStarbucksYou’llgeta10centdiscountandit’sonelesspapercuptoendupinalandfill.Whileyou’retherepickupsomefreebagsofspentcoffeegroundstouseas‘green’fertilizerinyourgarden.Thepayoff:Thestorewon’tcreatemorewastewhentheythrowawayacup.Strategy2:TurnoffyourcomputerWheninstandbymodeyourPCisstillusingenergy.Infact75percentofelectricityusedinyourhomecomesfromelectronicsthatareturnedoff.Thepayoff:Turningoffamonitorfor40hoursaweekmayonlysave$5amonthbutitreducesCO2by750poundsStrategy3:ReuseplasticbagsInsteadofthrowingaway100billionplasticbagsayeartryandgetasecondthirdortenthuseoutofthem.Betteryetnexttimeyoushoptryareusablebag.Thepayoff:You’rereducingpollution.Theamountofoilitwouldtaketomakejust14plasticbagswouldrunyourcarforonemilE.Strategy4:UserecycledpaperinthebathroomMostofthetoiletpaperweuseismadefromtreesfoundinforestspreviouslyuntouchedbyhumans.Thepayoff:Ifeveryhouseholdreplacedonerolloftoiletpaperwitharecycledone424000treeswouldstillbestanding.Lookforecopapertowelstoo.Strategy5:Buyenergy-efficientappliances电器ReplacetheoldfridgewithanEnergyStarapplianceandyou’lluse15percentlessenergy.Itmightbealittleexpensivetobuybutyou’llsavemoneyonyourelectricitybillsandhelptheenvironment.Thepayoff:IfweallusedoneEnergyStarapplianceathomeitwouldbelikeplanting1.7millionacresofnewtrees.Strategy6:PlantatreeAddinggreentoyourgardenisbeautifulandearth-pleasing.Thepayoff:Justonetreewillhelpmakecleanerairandsavetheenvironmentfrom5000poundsofhotcarbondioxideeachyear.53.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WaystosavemoneyathomeB.Waystobeearth-friendlyC.Waystoendglobal-warmingD.Waystolimitcarbondioxide54.AccordingtothewriterwhatwillhappenifourPCisswitchedoffwhennotinuse?A.Itwillhelptosavealargeamountofmoney.B.ItwillhelptoreduceagreatdealofCO2.C.ItwillsavetheamountofoilthatrunsyourcarforamileD.Itwillbelikeplanting1.7millionacresofnewtrees.55.Whichstrategiessuggestrecyclingorreuseofthings?A.Strategies1&3B.Strategies2&5C.Strategies3&6D.Strategies4&5.56.Whatbenefitsdothesestrategieshaveincommon?A.Theyallhelpreducetheuseofenergylikeelectricity.B.Theyallcutdowntheamountofthepaper.C.Theyallresultinproducinglessgreenhousegases.D.Theyallhelptopreserveourtreesandforest.
Everybodyishappyashispayrises.YetpleasureatyourowncandisappearifyoulearnthatafellowworkerhasbeengivenabiggeronE.Indeedifheisknownasbeinglazyyoumightevenbequitecross.Suchbehaviorisregardedasalltoohumanwiththeunderlyingbeliefthatotheranimalswouldnotbeabletohavethisfinelydevelopedsenseofsadness.ButastudybySarahBrosnanofEmoryUniversityinAtlantaGeorgiawhichhasjustbeenpublishedinNaturesuggeststhatitisalltoomonkeyaswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviorsofsomekindoffemalebrownmonkeys.Theylooksmart.Theyaregood-naturedco-operativecreaturesandtheysharetheirfoodhappily.Abovealllikefemalehumanbeingstheytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueofgoodsandservicesthanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectsubjectsforDoctorBrosnan’sstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokens奖券-somerocksforfooD.Normallythemonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforpiecesofcucumber.Howeverwhentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparateandconnectedroomssothateachothercouldobservewhattheotherisgettinginreturnforitsrocktheybecamequitedifferent.Intheworldofmonkeysgrapesareexcellentgoodsandmuchpreferabletocucumbers.Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertokenthesecondwasnotwillingtohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatalltheothereithershookherowntokenattheresearcherorrefusedtoacceptthecucumber.Indeedthemerepresenceofagrapeintheotherroomwithoutanactualmonkeytoeatitwasenoughtobringaboutdissatisfactioninafemalemonkey.Theresearchessuggestthatthesemonkeyslikehumansareguidedbysocialsenses.Inthewildtheyareco-operativeandgroup-living.Suchco-operationislikelytobefirmonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheateD.FeelingsofangerwhenunfairlytreateditseemsarenotthenatureofhumanbeingsalonE.Refusingasmallerrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingscleartootheranimalsofthegroup.Howeverwhethersuchasenseoffairnessdevelopedindependentlyinmonkeysandhumansorwhetheritcomesfromthecommonrootsthattheyhad35millionyearsagoisasyetanunansweredquestion.66.Femalemonkeysofthiskindarechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausetheyare.A.moreseriousaboutwhattheygetB.attentivetoresearchers’instructionsC.niceinbothappearanceandbehaviorsD.morereadytohelpothersthantheirmalecompanions67.Theunderlinedstatementitisalltoomonkeymeansthat_______.A.monkeysarealsoangrywithlazyfellowsB.feelingbitteratunfairnessisalsomonkey’snatureC.monkeyslikehumanstendtobeenviousofeachotherD.noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchfeelings68.Whenonemonkeyreceivedagrapeforfreetheotherwould.A.notbewillingtohandoverhertokenB.shakeherhandsandgetangryC.havetoexchangehertokenforthecucumberD.refusetoacceptthecucumber69.WhichofthefollowingconclusionsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Humanbeings’feelingsofangeraredevelopedfromthemonkeys.B.Intheresearchmalemonkeysarelesslikelytoexchangefoodwithothers.C.Co-operationbetweenmonkeysstaysfirmbeforetherealizationofbeingcheateD.D.Onlymonkeysandhumanshavethesenseoffairnessdatingfrom35millionyearsago.70.WhatcanwelearnaboutthemonkeysinSarah’sstudy?A.Theycanbetrainedtodevelopsocialsenses.B.Theyusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.C.Theymayshowtheirsatisfactionwithequaltreatment.D.Theyfeelangrywhentheyreceivesmallrewards.
IfYouMakeaMistakeDon’tWorry!Yeahyou’llwanttoforgetaboutthembutmistakescanbeuseful.Makingamistakedoesn’tmeanit’stheendoftheworlD.Inreallifeyouhavetogrowandmatureandwiththatcomessomegrowingpains.YouknowyoushouldhavestudiedhardbutyouwentoutwithsomefriendsinsteaD.Youknowyoushouldhaveputthemoneyintothebankforarainydayinsteadofspendingitonallkindsofthingsyoudidn’tneeD.It’sthegrowingpainscalledmistakesthatmostpeoplemakewhentheyaregrowingup.Facethem.Youaregoingtomakethem.Learnfromthem.Allofthepeopleyouwishtocopysuchasalltheexpertsinyourbusinessfieldhavemademistakes.They’llcontinuetomakemistakesforalltheirsuccesses.Oneofthemajordifferencesbetweenpeoplelikethemandthevastmajority大多数ofothersisthattheydon’tlettheirmistakesstopthem.Insteadtheyusetheirmistakesaslearningtools.Attheveryleastwhenyoumakeamistakeyou’llknowwhatnottodo.Andyoucanhelpothersbywarningthemofthemistakesyou’vemadE.Don’tletmistakesstopyoufromdoinganything.Learnfromthemdon’thideinacloset.FacinguptoyourmistakesnowandlaterwillmaturE.Whatmistakesareyoumakingrightnow?Takealookatanythingyoumightbedoingwrong.TakeastepbackandevaluateyoursituationthenfixwhateverneedstobecorrecteD.ThenmoveforwarD.AlwaysrememberyourmistakestoremindyourselfofwhatnottodoforthefuturE.60.Whydoesthewritersaymistakescanbeuseful?A.Becauseyoucangetsomegrowingpains.B.Becauseexpertsalsomakemistakes.C.Becauseyoucanmaturebyfacingandlearningfrommistakes.D.Becausenexttimeyouknowthatmoneyshouldn’tbewasteD.61.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothewriter?A.Beforeyoumakeanymistakeyouhadbetterlocktheclosetinyourroom.B.KeepyourmistakesinmindinordernottomakethesamemistakesagaininthefuturE.C.Don’tgooutwithsomeofyourfriendsanymorE.D.ForgetyourmistakesandmoveforwarD.62.Whenwemakeanymistakenexttimeweshoulddothefollowingsexcept___.A.ThinkaboutthereasonwhywemakethemistakE.B.TrytocorrectthemistakE.C.Tellothersnottomakethesamemistakeasyoudo.D.Becarefulnottodoanything.63.Fromthetextwecaninferthat_____.A.facingmistakessomepeopleloseheartB.mistakescanbeusefulC.mistakescanbecalledgrowingpainsD.Putawaymoneywhenitisrainy
Whenyouenteracrowdedroomorgoonapicnicortoapartywhoisthemostattractiveandappealingperson?Itisthepersonwhoischeerfulhasasmilingfaceandbehavesasifheorsheisenjoyingeverymomentoftheevent!SuchpeoplehaveanoptimisticopiniononlifE.TheyaretheoneswithapositiveattitudE.Ontheotherhandlet’sseethatfellowinthecornerwithalongfacE.Heismostprobablythinkingaboutthetimeandmoneywastedinhavingfun.HeisapessimistonewithanegativeattitudE.ApersonwithapositiveattitudegetsonwellwiththejobathanD.Hedoesn’tworryaboutwhat’sgonebeforeorwhatmighthappeninthefuturE.Ifthereisaproblemhequicklythinksofwaystosolveit.IftheproblemcannotbesolvedsinglyheseekshelpfromsomeoneelsE.Hedoesn’tfeelthatit’sbeneathhisdignitytoseekassistancE.WhenSonallostherhistorynotesdaysbeforeanimportantexaminationshesatdownandcrieD.Thenshepulledherselftogetherborrowedafriend’snotesworkeddayandnightandmanagedtocopydownwhatevershehadlost.Sonalpassedtheexamwithflyingcolors.It’sjustnotpossibleevenforthegreatestoptimisttosmileallthetimeandfeelgoodallday.Everyonehasaperiodofbluesnowandthenwheneverythingseemssadandwithoutcheer.Butonceyoudevelopapositiveattitudeonceyourealizethatlifeisaseriesofupsanddownsdarkcloudsandbrightsunshineinnotimeatallyou’vebouncedbackreadytowelcometheworldagainwithopenarmsandahugesmile!Sofromthismomentonkeepyourfacetothesunshineandyou’llneverseetheshadows.49.WhatmightbethebesttitleofthepassageA.TolivewithanaiminlifeB.TobeapessimistoroptimistC.LifeisfullofupsanddownsD.Developthepositiveattitude50.ThecaseofSonalsuggestedthat_______.A.apersoncansolvetheproblemoncehethinksofawayB.SonalmadeupforwhatshehadlostbyworkingdayandnightC.SonalwasapessimistbecausehelostherhistorynotesD.thehistorynotesthatshelostwasnotimportantforher51.Theunderlinedphrasebouncedbackinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.movedbackandforthB.jumpedupC.returnedtoactivestateD.cameback52.AccordingtothelastparagraphwhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A.Ifyoualwayslookattheshadowsyouwillbeinhighspirits.B.ItisimpossibleforapersontobeinagoodmoodallthetimE.C.A.negativeattitudewillmakeyouwelcomelifewithabigsmilE.D.WhensomeonefeelssadhethinkstheworldcomestoanenD.
Happinessislikeastonedroppedintoapooltosetinmotionanever-wideningcircleofripples波纹.AsStevensonhassaidbeinghappyisaduty.Thereisnoexactdefinitionoftheworldhappiness.Happypeoplearehappyforallsortsofreasons.Theykeyisnotwealthorphysicalwell―beingsincewefindbeggarspatientsandso-calledfailureswhoareextremelyhappy.Beinghappyisasortofunexpecteddividend额外收获.Butstayinghappyisanachievementavictoryofsoulandcharacter.Itisnotselfishtostruggleforit.Itisindeedadutytoourselvesandothers.Beingunhappyislikeaninfectiousdisease;itcausespeopletostayawayfromthefufferer.Hesoonfindshimselfalonemiserableandupset.Thereishoweveracuresosimpleastoseematfirstglanceridiculous:Ifyoudon’tfeelhappypretendtobe!Itworks.Beforelongyouwillfindthatinsteadofrepellingpeopleyouattractthem.Youdiscoverhowdeeplyrewardingitistobethecenterofwiderandwidercirclesofgoodwill.Thenthemakebelievebecomesareality.Youpossessthesecretofpeaceofmindandcanforgetyourselfinbeingofservicetoothers.Beinghappyonceitisrealizedasadutyandestablishedashabitopensdoorsintounimaginablegardenscrowdedwithgratefulfriends.45.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.A.PretendingToBeHappyB.BeingHappyIsA.DutyC.StayingAwayFromUnhappinessD.KeepingHappyIsEasy46.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.everyonehasthesamehappinessanddifferentunhappinessB.peoplegenerallytrytokeepawayfromthosewhoarealwaysunhappyC.peoplewhoarerichandhealthyaresurelyhappyD.beinghappyisthekeytosuccessinyourwork47.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsmake-believemean?A.imagininghappinessB.pretendingtobehappyC.makingyourselfbelieveothersD.creatinghappiness
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