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Spendingaslittleas$US5adayonsomeoneelsecouldsignificantlyboosthappinesstheteamattheUniversityofBritishColumbiafound.Theirexperimentsonmorethan630Americansshowedtheyweremeasurablyhappierwhentheyspentmoneyonothers―eveniftheythoughtspendingthemoneyonthemselveswouldmakethemhappier.WewantedtotestourtheorythathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearnsaidElizabethDunnapsychologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.Theyaskedtheir600volunteersfwsttoratetheirgeneralhappinessreporttheirannualincomeanddetailtheirmonthlyspendingincludingbillsgiftsforthemselvesgiftsforothersanddonationstocharity.NomatterhowmuchincomeeachpersonmadethosewhospentmoneyonothersreportedgreaterhappinesswhilethosewhospentmoreonthemselvesdidnotDunnsaidinastatement.Dunn’steamalsosurveyed16employeesatacompanyinBostonbeforeandaftertheyreceivedanannualprofit-sharingbonusofbetween$US3000and$US8000.Employeeswhodevotedmoreoftheirbonustopro-socialspendingexperiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingthebonusandthemannerinwhichtheyspentthatbonuswasamoreimportantpredictoroftheirhappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitselftheywroteintheirreportpublishedinthejournalscience.Theygavetheirvolunteers$US5or$US20andhalfgotclearinstructionsonhowtospendit.Thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsereportedfeelinghappieraboutit.Thesefindingssuggestthatveryminorchangesinspendingallocations―a8littleas$US5一maybeenoughtoproducerealgainsinhappinessonagivendayDunnsaid.56.Whatisthegeneralideaofthepassage?A.Themoreyouearnthegreaterhappinessyouwillget.B.Spendingmoremoneyonyourselfwillmakeyouhappier.C.MoneyCanbuyhappinessbutonlyifyouspenditonsomeoneelse.D.Youcanspendonly$US5adayon80meoneelsetogethappiness.57.Theunderlinedwordboost’’inthefirstparagraphprobablymeansA.helptofindB.helptobringC.helptoincreaseD.helptoget58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thosewhospendmoremoneyon础占r8Cangetmuchmorebonus.B.Peopleusuallythinkspendingmoneyonthemselveswillmakethemhappier.C.Verysmallchangesinspendingyourmoneymaybeenoughtogainhappiness.D.Researchersthinkthathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearn.59.Dunnis______.A.anemployeeinacompanyC.areporterinajournalB.apsychologistatauniversityD.avolunteerintheexperiment60.ItCanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraphthat.A.thevolunteersnotgiven$US5or$US20spenttheirownmoneyonthemselvesB.thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsefelthappieraboutitC.thevolunteersweregiven$US5or$U$20asarewardfortheexperimentD.halfofthevolunteerscouldspendthemoneyastheyliked
Whatmakesahouseahome?NotsizeofcoursE.I’vebeeninsomeofthegrandesthousesinAmericaandit’sclearnoonelivestherE.EarlierthisyearIhaddinnerinamudhutinEthiopiawherewesatonchairsnexttothehostess’bed―ahomethathadmorewarmththananyhouseI’vebeeninsincE.NowJohnEdwardsisexploringwhatmakesahouseahomeinhisjust-released发行Home:TheBlueprintsofOurLives.ThereEdwardswritesThisisn’tabookabouthouses;it’sabookabouthomes.AboutthevaluestheyrestonthedreamstheyarefilledwithandthepeopletheyhaveshapedEdwardswrites.Thehousesandcircumstancesaredifferentbutmuchofwhatyoufindinsidewillbefamiliar.Whetheryou’resittinginanairportflightnowwaitingtoflytoyourchildhoodhomeforThanksgivingorinyourownhomewaitingfortherelativestoarriveyouknowwhathe’stalkingabout.We’velivedinourtownhousefor21years.It’shomenow.TheloosewindowsthatshakeinthewinD.Thefireplacesoshallowitholdsonlyonelog.Thekitchenwindowthatoffersaviewoftheworldpassingby.It’swherefriendssitonthekitchencounterdrinkingwinewhiledinnerisbeingfixeD.Ilivedthereforonly18butitwillalwaysbemytruehomE.EventhelampinthewestlivingroomwindowwhichIcouldseefardowntheroadwhendrivinghomelateatnightstillshines.Whileallthistalkaboutchildhoodmemoriescanbewarmandcomfortinghomeiswhomyou’rewithnotwhereyouarE.AsEdwardswritesHomeisfamily.Homeissafety.Homeisfaith.Happyhomecoming.60.Accordingtotheauthorwhatmakesahouseahome?A.AllthebelongingsinthehousE.B.Feelingsofwarmthandcomfort.C.Thehousesandcircumstances.D.Drinkingwithfriendsonthekitchencounter.61.AboutthebookHome:TheBlueprintsofOurLivesweknowthat_____.A.itwasthedescriptionofEdwards’housesB.itismainlyabouthousesC.ithelpsusunderstandtheconcept概念ofhomeD.itwaswrittenbytheauthorofthetext62.Whatdidtheauthormeanwhenhementionedtheloosewindowsandtheshallowfireplace?A.Hishousewastoooldtolivein.B.HemissedthefeelingsofhomE.C.HehatedlivingtherE.D.Hemissedhisoldfriendstoomuch.63.Itcanbeinferredaccordingtothetextthat_____.A.theauthor’sfamilywereveryrichB.everyhappyhomeisthesameC.theauthorhasbeenlivinganunhappylifeD.theauthorandEdwardsholdsimilarideas
Sometimespeoplegiveusnicknames绰号inordertobemeanormakefunofuswhichcanreallyhurt.Foureyes.MetalMouth.DumboSlowPokeCraterFacE.We’veallheardkidscallingunpleasantnicknameslikethesE.Maybeyou’veevenusedsimilarnicknamesonotherkidsorbeenstuckwithoneyourself.Aplaygroundbruiseorcutusuallydisappearsafteracoupleofdaysbutthepainandangercomingfrombeingcalledacruelnicknamecanlastalotlongerthanthat.Ifyou’veeverpickedonanotherkidbymakinguporusingateasenicknameorofyou’veeverbeenonthereceivingendofoneyouknowthatnameslikeFatsoSmellyandShortStuffcanbeveryhurtful.Plustheyhaveahabitofstickingtouslikeglue!Peopleusenegativenicknamesasawayofkeepingsomeoneoutofagroupofgainingpoweroversomeoneorofmakingthemselvesfeelmoreimportant.Youmayknowakidinyourclasswhoalwayscomesupwithnicknamesfortheotherkids.Thisstudentlikestofeelcoolbyactingliketheofficialnicknamer.ThiscangiveastudentafeelingofpowerbutthatpowercomesatthecostofmakingotherkidsfeelbaD.Kidswhogiveothershurtfulnicknamesareoftentryingtocoverupthefactthattheyreallyfeelbadaboutthemselves.Likeotherkindsofinsults污辱acruelnicknamecanbeusedtomakeakidfeelbeingleftoutorangry.Sometimesthey'reevennastierthanmostwaysofbeingmeanbecausetheycanbesohardtoshakeoff.71.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.PowerfulnicknamesB.HurtfulnicknamesC.Howtomakefunofother?D.Howtogiveothersanicknames72.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedwordbruiseinthethirdparagraphmeans.A.jokeB.nicknameC.woundD.game73.Akidoftengivesotherkidsnicknamesinorderto.A.showoffhispowerB.presenthiscreativeideasC.winreputationD.makehimselfhurtbyothers74.Theauthorbelievesthat.A.thosewhohavehurtfulnicknamesarenotconfidentB.thosewhogiveothershurtfulnicknamesareconfidentC.theofficialnicknamersareusuallyverycoolD.theofficialnicknamersusuallyfeelbadaboutthemselves75.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsnicknamesinthispassageisbestdescribedas.A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.indifferent漠然的
Onan―airplaneaspacecraftoraman-madesatellitethereisusuallyaninstalleddevicecalledtheblackboxMadeofaspecialkindofmaterial.itwouldremainunbrokeneveniftheentirecraftwereblowntopieces.Theboxrecordssomeimportantdatawhichprovidecluesastowhatchangeshadoccurredbeforetherealthingcamealongandhelptodiscoverthecausesofthedisaster.Theblackbox.Thereforebecomesthelastpieceofevidenceleft.MoreoftenitrevealaSchockingfactthatmanyaircraftsmettheirdisastersonlybecauseofasimplebutfatalmistakeSomehadn’tbeensuppliedwithsufficientfuelotherscrashedduetoabirdflyingintheirpaths.Inmanycasesthepilothadbeentired.In1986thefamousUSspacesiadttleChallengerexplodedsoonafterlaunchbecauseascrewonitwasabitloose!AnideathusoccurstomeifahumanbeingwasequippedwithasimilardevicetrackingallthesubtleinnerChangesthathadtakenplaceovertimetheresultscouldastonishtheworldNewspaperscarrynofewsuchstoriesfromdaytoday－casesofgraftorbribe-taking行贿或受贿how―innocentmailwasrobbedandkilledandsoon.Afatalerrorcommittedbyacriminalataparticularpointinhislifemayhavearisenfromasmallquarreloroutofenvy.Thenumberofthosewhowereboomevilanddeliberatelysentthemselvestothegallows绞架isinfactextremelysmall.Thedisappointmenttowardsthelastmomentoftheirlifeisnodifferentfromastruggleagainstanaircraftcrash！Behaveproperlyinsmallmattersandtakebestcareofthesoul---thisIinsististhemessagefromthatmysteriousboxplanteddeepinsidehumansouls56.TheunderlianedphreseasimilardeviceinParagraph3referstoA.themysteriousboxinsidehumansouls.B.thecausesofthedisastersC.Thefatalmistakeofspaceshuttles.D.thefunctionoftheblackbox.57.TheunderlinedphraseasimilardeviceinParagraph3referstoA.ausefuldeviceB.ablackboxC.aninstalleddeviceD.animportantinstrument58.AccordingtothetextwhichoftenfollowingisNOTtrue?AMostofuswereboomkindbutthoseevilbynaturearenotinsmallnumbers.B.Manycrashesshouldhavebeenavoidedifpilotshadbeencareful.C.Somesmallerrorscanevencausealong-lastingregret.D.Eveniftheplaneblowsuptheblackboxcanstillfunction・.59.ThebesttitleforthetextisA.TheBlackBoxB.TheBlackBoxandDisastersC.TheBlackBoxoftheSoulD.TheBlackBoxandHumans60.ThepurposeoftheauthoristoA.warnusofoursafetyB.tellustotreatotherskindlyC.howushisconcernsD.remindusoftakinggoodcareofoursoul
Iamagoodmothertothreechildren.Ihavetriednevertoletmyprofessionstandinthewayofbeingagoodparent.Inolongerconsidermyselfthecenteroftheuniverse.Ishowup.Ilisten.Itrytolaugh.Iamagoodfriendtomyhusband.Ihavetriedtomakemarriagevows誓约meanwhattheysay.Iamagoodfriendtomyfriendsandtheytome.Withoutthemtherewouldbenothingtosaytoyoutoday.Sohere’swhatIwantedtotellyoutoday:Getalife.A.reallifenotadesireofthenextpromotion提升thebiggerpaycheckthelargerhouse.Getalifeinwhichyouarenotalone.Findpeopleyouloveandwholoveyou.Andrememberthatloveisnotleisure休闲itiswork.Pickupthephone.Sendane-mail.Writealetter.Andrealizethatlifeisthebestthingandthatyouhavenobusinesstakingitforgranted.Itissoeasytowasteourlivesourdaysourhoursandourminutes.ItissoeasytoexistinsteadoftolivE.Ilearnedtolivemanyyearsago.SomethingreallyreallybadhappenedtomesomethingthatchangedmylifeinwaysthatifIhadmychoiceitwouldneverhavebeenchangedatall.AndwhatIlearnedfromitiswhattodayseemstobethehardestlessonofall:Ilearnedtolovethejourneynotthedestination.IlearnedtolookatallthegoodintheworldandtrytogivesomeofitbackbecauseIbelievedinitcompletelyandtotally.AndItriedtodothatinpartbytellingotherswhatIhadlearneD.Bytellingthemthis:Readinthebackyardwiththesunonyourface.Learntobehappy.Andthinkoflifeasadeadlyillnessbecauseifyoudoyouwillliveitwithjoyandpassion激情asitoughttobelived.56.Thebesttitleofthispassageprobablyis.A.LoveyourfriendsB.LiveareallifeC.Don’twastetimeD.Beagoodmotherandwife57.Howdidtheauthorformherviewoflife?A.Throughsocialexperience.B.Bylearningfromherfriends.C.ThroughanunfortunateexperiencE.D.Fromherchildrenandhusband.58.BytheunderlinedsentenceItissoeasytoexistinsteadoftoliveinthefifthparagraphtheauthorreallymeansthatpeopletendto.A.makealivingratherthanliveareallifeB.workratherthanenjoylifeC.wastealotinlifeD.forgetthemostimportantlessonsinlife59.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardwork?A.Doitwelltoserveothers.B.Earnenoughmoneytomakelifebetter.C.Tryyourbesttogethigherpositionandpay.D.Don’tletitaffectyourreallife.60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.theauthorisasuccessinpersonallifeB.theauthordidn’ttryherbesttoworkwellC.theauthorspentallhertimecaringforherchildrenD.theauthorlikestravelingverymuch
PeoplewhoofferlovelisteningandhelptoothersmayberewardedwithbettermentalhealththemselvesaccordingtoanewstudyofchurchgoersintheSeptember/OctoberissueofPsychosomaticMedicinE.Thestudyisoneofthefirsttotrackthepositivehealthbenefitsofaltruistic利他的behaviorsaysCarolynSchwartzSC.D.oftheUniversityofMassachusettsMedicalSchool.ThefindingsreallypointuphowhelpingotherscanhelponeselfSchwartzsays.Schwartzandhisworkmatesanalyzed分析theinformationcollectedbythePresbyterianChurchfor2016churchmembers.Thememberswereaskedabouthowoftentheymadeothersfeellovedandcaredforandlistenedtoothersandhowoftentheyreceivedthisattentioninreturn.Themembersalsoansweredthequestionsabouttheirmentalandphysicalhealth.Mostofthechurchmemberswereingoodphysicalandmentalhealthtobeginwithexperiencingonlynormallevelsofanxietyanddepression.Whiletheresearchersdidnotfindanysignificantdifferencesinphysicalhealthclearlyrelatedtogivingandreceivinghelptheyconcludedthatgivinghelpwasabetterpredictorofgoodmentalhealththanreceivinghelp.Butfeelingcrushed压倒byothers'demandscanhavenegativepsychological心理的effectsaccordingtotheresearchers.Althoughourfindingssuggestthatpeoplewhohelpothersexperiencebettermentalhealthourfindingsalsosuggestthatgivingbeyondone'sownresourcesisrelatedwithworsereportedmentalhealthSchwartzsays.Churchleadersolderpeoplewomenandthosewhotooksatisfactionfromprayer祷告weremorelikelytobehelpersratherthanreceiversaccordingtothestudy.Peoplewhogivehelptoothersmaybelesslikelytofocusinwardontheirownanxietiesanddepressionormorelikelytoseetheirowntroublesinmindleadingtobettermentalhealthsaytheresearchers.AlternativelyitmaybethatpeoplewhoarefunctioningwellpsychologicallyarebetterableandhencemorelikelytogivehelpSchwartzsays.69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Olderpeoplearemorelikelytohelpothers.B.Theresearchersgottheresultfromthosewhoweregivenhelp.C.Altruisticactionsmayresultinbettermentalhealth.D.Feelingcrushedbyothers'demandscanbenegativE.70.Onereasonwhyhelpingothersresultsinbettermentalhealthisthat_____.A.thehelpermaypaylessattentiontohisownanxietiesB.helpersmayberewardedbyotherchurchmembersC.thereceiverwillsharethesorrowwiththehelperDhelpingothersitselfisakindofphysicalexercise71.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage?A.It'smoreblessedtogivethantoreceivE.B.WellbegunhalfdonE.C.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.EveryadvantagehasitsdisadvantagE.
A.TakefullresponsibilityB.SlowdownyourpaceC.FindanadvisorD.CherishpeoplearoundyouE.FindyourdeepestvaluesF.Bewillingtochange80Youneedtochangeinordertogrow.Changingyourlifeisacontinuousprocess.Itneverends.Themomentyoustopchangingyoustopgrowing.Herearesometipsthatmayhelptochangeyourlife:81Tochangeyourlifeyouneedtimetothinkandreflect.Ifyouarealwaysbusyyouwon’thavethetimetothinkaboutyourlifeletalonetakingactiontochangeit.It’snotonlythesceneryyoumissbygoingtoofast―youalsomissthesenseofwhereyouaregoingandwhy.82It’syourlife;nobodycanchangeitbutyou.Ifyouaren’twillingtochangethennothinginthisworldcanmakeyoudoso.Tobuildthewillingnesstochangefirstyoushouldrealizethatyourlifecanbebetterthanitisnow.NomatterhowgoodyourlifeisitcanalwaysbeimproveD.Ontheotherhanddon’tfeelhopelessifyourlifedoesn’tseemgoodrightnow.Youcanalwayschangeyourlifeforthebetter.Don’tblameotherpeopleforthebadthingsthathappeninyourlifE.Don’tblameyourfamilyfriendsbossortheeconomy.WhetheryourlifegoesupordowndependsonyouandyoualonE.StephenCoveyoncesaidWeimmediatelybecomemoreeffectivewhenwedecidetochangeourselvesratherthanaskingthingstochangeforus.83DeepdowninyourhearttherearesomeprinciplesthatyouknowistruE.Takethetimetofindthem.Whatdoyouthinkisthemostvaluablethinginlife?Whatprinciplesdoyouthinkyoumustfollowtoliveafulfillinglife?Thesearethevaluesthatyouneedtoalignyourselfwith.Findthemandremindyourselfconstantlyaboutthem.84Notonlycanthispersongiveyouadviceonwhattodoincertainsituationshecanalsowarnyouaboutpossiblepitfallsinyourpath.Withoutamentormostlikelyyouwillhavetolearnmanylessonsthehardway.HavingamentorwillsaveyouseriousamountoftimE.
Negative消极的selftalkandnegativeenergycanaffectyoummanywaysandcauseyouadditionalstress.BecauseofthisdevelopingmorePositiveselftalk’sanimportantwaytoreducestressinyourlife.Youcanhelpyourselfmaintainapositiveframeofmind一whichwillhelpwithpositiveselftalk一bysurroundingyourselfwithpositiveenergyinyourlife.Youcangetthatbyaddingsomeelementstoyourlife.Listeningtomusicthatnotonlyhasasoothingmelodybutanupliftingmessagecanbegreatfordevelopingpositiveselftalk.Haveyoueverhadasongstuckinyourheadforafewhoursordaysthelyricsrepeatingthemselvesinyourmind?’’Ifthoselyricswerepositiveandinspirationalthatwouldbeagoodthing.It’samuchbettermentalsoundtracktohavethanarunningstreamofcomplaintscriticismsofself-limitingthoughtsorevensongsthathadmoredepressingorsadlyrics.Booksonstrengthpersonalpowerenlightenmentorselfhelpcanbegoodresourcestohelpyouchangeyouroutlookandthethingsyousaytoyourself.Ratherthanbringinghabitualself-defeatingthoughtsyoucanfindyourselfthinkingofnewcan-doconceptswhentimesgettough.Oneofthemostimportantwaysyoucangetandkeeppositiveenergyinyourlifeiswiththecompanyyoukeep.Doyourfriendsupliftyouorbringyoudown?Aretheycriticalorcomplementary?Idealfriendshipsprovidesupportwhenyou’redownfunwhenyou’reupwisdomwhenyou’relostandpositiveregarD.Goodfriendscaninspireyoutoreachgreaterheightsandseeyourstrengthsevenwhenyoudon’talways.Payattentiontohowyourfriendsmakeyoufeelandifthey’relessthansupportivestartputtingyourenergyandtimetowardpeoplewhoarebettersuitedtobeyourfrienD.Inadditionpositiveaffirmations肯定cancertainlychangeyourselftalkfromnegativetopositive.Nowwhynotbeginworkingpositiveaffirmationsintoyourlifeinsomecreativeways?46.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Reducingstressbysurroundingyourselfwithpositiveenergy.B.AddingsomeelementstoyourlifE.C.Gettingpositiveenergyfromthecompanyyoukeep.D.Changingyourselftalkwithpositiveaffirmation.47.Howmanywaysdoestheauthorsuggesttomaintainapositiveframeofmind?A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.48.Ifyouhavesomethingstuckinyourhead.youprobably_______________________.A.keepsingingthesamesongforalongtimeB.keepthinkingofthisthingallthetimeC.regardthelyricsofasongaspositiveD.aredevelopingpositiveself-talk49.Accordingtothepassageyourbestcompanyshouldbethosewho_____________________.A.upliftyouorbringyoudownB.providefunwhenyou’redownC.encourageyoutodothingsevenbetterD.arelessthansupportive50.Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A.Hownegativeselftalkinfluencesaperson.B.Howpositiveselftalkreducesstressinone’slife.C.Somegreatwaysofmakinggreatfriends.D.Somecreativewaysofpracticingaffirmation.
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
Twotravelingangelsstoppedtospendthenightinthehomeofawealthyfamily.Thefamilywasrudeandrefusedtolettheangelsstayintheguestroom.Insteadtheangelsweregivenaspaceinthecoldbasement.Astheymadetheirbedonthehardfloortheolderangelsawaholeinthewallandrepairedit.WhentheyoungerangelaskedwhytheolderangelrepliedThingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.Thenextnightthepaircametorestatthehouseofaverypoorbutveryhospitable好客的farmerandhiswifE.Aftersharingwhatlittlefoodtheyhadthecouplelettheangelssleepintheirbedwheretheycouldhaveagoodnight’srest.Whenthesuncameupthenextmorningtheangelsfoundthefarmerandhiswifeintears.TheironlycowwhosemilkhadbeentheironlyincomelaydeadinthefielD.TheyoungerangelwasveryangryandaskedtheolderangelHowcouldthishappen?Whydidyounotwatchoutforthecow?ThefirstmanhadeverythingyetyouwatchedoverhishousesheaccuseD.Thesecondfamilyhadlittlebutwaswillingtoshareeverythingandyoudidnothelp.Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseemtheolderangelreplieD.WhenwestayedinthebasementInoticedtherewasgoldstoredinthatholeinthewall.SincetheownerwassogreedyandunwillingtosharehisgoodfortuneIaskedGodifIcouldsealthewallsohecouldn’tfindit.Thenlastnightaswesleptinthefarmer’sbedtheangelofdeathcameforhiswifE.IaskGodiftheangelcouldtakethecowinsteaD.Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.56.Whydidtheolderangelrepairtheholefortherichfamily?A.Becauseshedidn’tlikethegreedyowner.B.Becauseshewanedtosavethegoldforthepoor.C.Becausethebasementwastoocoldtostayin.D.Becauseshebelievedthatoneshouldalwaysbereadytoofferhelp.57.Theyoungestangelwasveryangrybecause_________.A.theoldangelkilledthefarmer’scowB.theoldangeltreatedthetwofamiliesdifferentlyC.thewealthymangavethemabadplacetoliveD.theangelofdeathtookthecowaway58.Whydidtheolderangelletthefarmer’scowdie?A.BecauseGodwantedtheolderangeltotakethecow.B.Becauseshewantedtoteachtheyoungestangelalesson.C.Becauseshewantedtosavethefarmer’swifE.D.Becauseshewassympathetictotherich.59.Thestorytriestotellthereaderthat_______.A.angelsarealwaysreadytohelpthepoorB.sometimesthingsarenotwhattheyseemC.angelsarealwaysreadytohelptherichD.theyoungshouldalwayslearnfromtheold
WhenadirtyanduntidyorangecatshowedupintheprisonyardIwasoneofthefirsttogooutthereandpetit.Ihadn’ttouchedacatoradoginover20years.Ispentatleast20minuteskneltdownbehindthekitchenasthecatrolledaroundrelaxed.WhathewasexpressingoutwardlyIwasfeelinginwardly.ItwasanamazingbitofgracetofeelhimundermyhandandnotethatIwasreachingalifeoranothercreaturewithsomethingassimpleasmycarE.Overthenextfewdaystherewereotherprisonersrespondingtothecat.Everyyardperiodagroupofprisonersgatheredthere.Theystoodaroundtalkingandtakingturnspettingthecat.Thesewereguysyouwouldn'tusuallyfindtalkingtoeachother.SeveraltimesIsawanofficerinthegroupnotchasingpeopleawaybutjustwatchingandseemingtoenjoyalongwiththeprisoners.Bowlsofmilkandwaterappearedalongwithbreadwiselyplacedundertheedgeofthedustbintokeepthebirdsfromgettingit.Thecatwasobviouslyhomelessandinprettybadshape.Peoplesaidthatthecatcametotherightplace.He’sgettingtreatedlikeaking.ThiswastruebutasIwatchedIwasalsothinkingaboutwhatthecatwasdoingforus.Therewasalotoftalkaboutwhat’swrongwithprisonsinAmerica.Weneedmoreprograms.WeneedmorepsychologistsortreatmentofvariouskindsSomemayeventalkaboutmakingprisonsmorekind.ButIthinkwhatwereallyneedisachancetopracticeourownkindnessNotreceiveitbutgiveitAftermorethantwodecadeshereIknowkindnessisnotavaluethat’sencourageD.It’softenseenasaweaknessInsteadthecultureencourageskeepingyourheaddownmindingyourownbusinessandneverlettingyourselfbeweak.ThecatdidmyheartgoodtoseetheeffecthehadonmeandthemenhereBysimplysayingIneedsomehelpherehedidsomethingimportantforusHeneededusAndweneededtobeneededIbelievewealldo.60.FromthepassagewecanlearnthattheauthorwasA.ananimalprotectorB.theownerofthecatC.aprisonofficerD.aprisoner61.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thecatwasdirtybecauseitwaskeptinprison.B.Theofficerintheprisonenjoyedpettingthecat.C.Theprisonerspreparedfoodforboththecatandbirds.D.Theauthorrealizedtheimportanceofpracticingkindness.62.WecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthatA.showinglovetootherscanmakeprisonersstrongB.theAmericanprisonculturewillbeimprovedC.theauthorisnotcontentwiththeprisoncultureD.caringforothersisencouragedinAmericanprisons63.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CaringMakesusHumanB.PrisonCultureisImportantC.AnimalsNeedCareD.EveryoneNeedstobeCaredfor
YouCan’tDoItEvenIfItHurtsNobodyWhodoyouthinkbreaksthelawinoursociety?Ifyoubelievethatonlytoughguyscommitcrimesyoumayhavetothinkagain.Unlikeinthemovieswecan’tdividetheworldintobadguysandmodelcitizens.ReallifeismuchmorecomplexInthesamewaythatdiseasesrangefromthecommoncoldtofatalformsofcancercrimesvaryindegree.Forexamplesmokingonanelevatorwillinconveniencepeoplebutmuchlessthanthreateningthemwithagun.Inadditiontobreakingthelawthemselvespeopletoleratevariouslevelsofcrime.Whyarewetolerantofsomecrimes?Itmaybethatbyseeingothersdosomethingweacceptitmoreeasily.Forinstancemostpeoplewillfinditeasiertospeedonahighwaywheneverybodyelseisdrivingoverthespeedlimit.Sothepeoplearoundusinfluencehowmuchlaw―breakingwecantolerate.Wemustalsowonderwhetherseeingviolenceontelevisionorreadingaboutitinthenewspaperseverydaymakesustoleratecrimemorethanweshould.Webecomeusedtoseeingbloodonthenewsontelevisionorinmagazines.BecauseweseethousandsofdeadpeopleonTVmaybewejusttrytoignorethesituationbehindtheviolence.Ifsomanycitizenstolerateviolenceandcrimeorevencommitcrimesthemselvesitmaysimplybebecauseofthehumanmind.Ourmindsmaynotcareaboutspecificlaws.Insteadourmindsmayhaveasystemofvaluesthatusuallypreventsusfromhurtingotherpeopletoimproveourownlives.Yetwhenitcomestorespectingtherightsofamassofanonymous不知名的individualswemightnotbesoresponsible.Whilemostpeoplewouldnotstealawalletcontaining＄50theymaynotmindcheatingontaxesbecausecheatingontaxesdoesnothurtanyoneperson.Ithurtssocietybutsocietyremainsanabstractideathatisnotasrealasaneighbororafriend’sfriend.Whenwerealizethatmanypeoplehavemisconceptionsabutlaw―breakingwecouldthinkitisn’tsurprisingthatsomanypeoplehavecriminalrecords.Howcouldweimprovethelevelofhonestyinoursociety?Wouldseverelawshelpmakeoursocietybetter?Probablynot.Honestywillhavetocomefromsocialpressure:inthefamilyatschoolonthejobeachandeveryoneofuscanencouragehonestybyshowingwhichbehaviorsareunacceptable.Andteachingrespectshouldbecomeeveryone’sresponsibility.68.AccordingtotheauthorReallifeismuchmorecomplex.Inthesamewaythatdiseasesrangeformthecommoncoldtofatalformsofcancercrimesvaryindegree.Forexamplesmokinginanelevatorwillinconveniencepeoplebutmuchlessthanthreateningthemwithagun.Inadditiontobreakingthelawthemselvespeopletoleratevariouslevelsofcrime.Whyarewetolerantofsomecrimes?Itmaybethatbyseeingothersdosomethingweacceptitmoreeasily.Forinstancemostpeoplewillfinditeasiertospeedonahighwaywheneverybodyelseisdrivingoverthespeedlimit.Sothepeoplearoundusinfluencehowmuchlaw―breakingwecantolerate.Wemustalsowonderwhetherseeingviolenceontelevisionorreadingaboutitinthenewspaperseverydaymakesustoleratecrimemorethanweshould.Webecomeusedtoseeingbloodonthenewsontelevisionorinmagazines.BecauseweseethousandsofdeadpeopleonTVmaybewejusttrytoignorethesituationbehindtheviolence.Ifsomanycitizenstolerateviolenceandcrimeorevencommitcrimesthemselvesitmaysimplybebecauseofthehumanmind.Ourmindsmaynotcareaboutspecificlaws.Insteadourmindsmayhaveasystemofvaluesthatusuallypreventsusfromhurtingotherpeopletoimproveourownlives.Yeswhenitcomestorespectingtherightsofamassofanonymous不知名的individualswemightnotbesoresponsible.Whilemostpeoplewouldnotstealawalletcontaining＄50theymaynotmindcheatingontaxesbecausecheatingontaxesdoesnothurtanyoneperson..Ithurtssocietybutsocietyremainsanabstractideathatisnotasrealasaneighbororafriend’sfriend.Whenwerealizethatmanypeoplehavemisconceptionsaboutlaw―breakingwecouldthinkitisn’tsurprisingthatsomanypeoplehavecriminalrecords.Howcouldweimprovethelevelofhonestyinoursociety?Wouldseverelawshelpmakeoursocietybetter?Probablynot.Honestywillhavetocomefromsocialpressure:inthefamilyatschoolonthejobeachandeveryoneofuscanencouragehonestybyshowingwhichbehaviorsareunacceptable.Andteachingrespectshouldbecomeeveryone’sresponsibility.68.AccordingtotheauthorReallifeismuchmorecomplex.probablymeans_______A.thereisawiderangeofpeopleandcrimesinthereallifeB.smokinginanelevatorgoesagainstlawsinthereallifeC.therearemorecrimesthandiseasesinthereallifeD.modelcitizenssometimesbreaklawsinthereallife69.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthepeoplewhocheatontaxes?A.TheytakenonoticeofthehumanmindB.TheybreakthelawsunacceptedintheirmindsC.TheyhurtotherpeopletoimprovetheirownlivesD.Theyaren’tconcernedwithsomeparticularlaws70.Peopletolerateviolenceandcrimebecause__________A.theirbehavioristhesameasthatofmostotherpeopleB.theypaynoattentiontothetruthbehindthecrimesC.mostunlawfulactsarenotharmfultotheindividualD.theyholdmistakenbeliefsaboutlaw―breaking71.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.TodiscusswhetherlawsaresevereB.ToremindpeopletobehavewithhonestyC.ToshowpeopletheimportanceofschooleducationD.Toexplainwhysomanypeoplehavecriminalrecords
Ifthereisanysinglefactorthatmakesforsuccessinlivingitistheabilitytoprofitbydefeat.EverysuccessIknowhaveachievedbecausethepersonwasabletoanalyzedefeatandactuallyprofitbyitinhisnextundertaking.Confusedefeatwithfailureandyouaredoomed注定indeedtofailure.Foritisn’tdefeatthatmakesyoufail:itisyourownrefusaltoseeindefeattheguideandencouragementtosuccess.Defeatsarenothingtobeashamedof.Theyareroutineincidentsinthelifeofeverymanwhoachievessuccess.Butdefeatisadeadlossunlessyoufaceitwithouthumiliationanalyze分析itandleavewhyyouhavefailed.Defeatinotherwordscanhelptocureitsowncause.Notonlydoesdefeatprepareusforsuccessbutnothingcanarousewithinussuchacompellingdesiretosucceed.Ifyouletababygrasparodandtrytopullitawayhewillholdmoreandmoretightlyuntilhiswholeweightissuspended.Itisthesamereactionasshouldgiveyounewandgreaterstrengtheverytimeyouaredefeated.Ifyouexploitthepowerwhichdefeatsgiveyoucanaccomplishwithitfarmorethanyouarecapableof.60.Thepersonwhoisabletoanalyzehisdefeatislikely___.A.tobemorecapableofdoingthingsB.tobeasuccessorC.tobeashamedofhisdefeatD.toknowhimselfbetter61.Defeatisvaluablebecause___.A.itmakesyouabetterthinkerB.itforcesyoutofaceitwithouthumiliationC.itprovidestheguidetoachievement.D.Itenablesyoutoanalyzeeventssuccessfully62.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat___.A.theauthorthinksthereisonlyonefactorwhichmakesforsuccessinlivingB.defeatnecessarilyleadstosuccessC.peopleoftenconfusedefeatwithfailureD.wemustfacedefeatcourageously63.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsdefeat?A.Oneofbeingashamed.B.Oneofbeinginterested.C.Oneofbeingdiscouraged.D.Oneofbeinghopeful.64.ThewordhumiliationinPara.2couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?A.beingencouraged.B.beingconfusedC.beingashamedD.beingdefeated
TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyoffendmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation模仿.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.67.Thephrasesourthepleasureofsocietyinthesecondparagraphmeans_______.A.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB.makeothersunhappyC.tendtoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife68.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons69.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould_______.A.preventanycommunicationwiththemB.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes70.Inthispassagethewritermainly_______.A.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappinessD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife
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
ItseemsthatsomepeoplegooutoftheirwaytogetintotroublE.That’smoreorlesswhathappenedthenightwhenNashvillePoliceOfficerFloydHydewasonduty.Iwasonthewaytoapersonal-injuryaccidentinwestNashville.AsIgotontoHighway40bluelightsandsirens警笛goingIfellinbehindagoldPontiacFirebirdthatsuddenlyseemedtotakeoffquicklydownthehighway.ThedriversomehowpanickedatthesightofmE.Hewasgoingmorethanahundredmilesanhourandbeganpassingcarsontheshoulder.ButHydecouldn’tgoafterhim.Takingcareofinjuredpeopleisalwaysmoreimportantthanworryingaboutspeederssotheofficerhadtostayonhiswaytotheaccident.ButhedidtrytokeeptheFirebirdinsightashedrovehopinganothernearbyunitwouldbeabletostepinandstopthespeedingcar.AsitturnedoutkeepingtheFirebirdinsightwasnotthatdifficult.EveryturnthePontiacmadewastheveryturntheofficerneededtogettotheaccidentscenE.HydefollowedthePontiacallthewaytohisdestination.AtthatpointhefoundanotherunithadalreadyarrivedattheaccidentscenE.Hishelpwasn’tneedeD.NowhewasfreetotrytostopthedriveroftheFirebirdwhobythistimehaddevelopedsomethingnewtopanicabout.JustaboutthistimeHydesaidIsawfirecomingoutfromunderthatcarwithbluesmokeandoilgoingeverywherE.He’dblownhisenginE.Nowhehadtostop.AfterIarrestedhimIaskedhimwhyhewasrunning.Hetoldmehedidn’thaveadriver’slicense执照.ThataccidentcostthedriveroftheFirebirdplentyathousanddollarsforanewenginenottomentionthechargefordrivingwithoutalicenseattemptingtorunawayanddangerousdriving.48.ThemeaningofpanickedinParagraph2isrelatedto____.A.shameB.hateC.angerD.fear49.WhydidthedriveroftheFirebirdsuddenlyspeeddownthehighway?A.BecausehewasracingwithanotherdriverontheroaD.B.BecauseherealizedhehadtohurrytotheaccidentscenE.C.Becausehethoughtthepoliceofficerwantedtostophim.D.Becausehewantedtoovertakeothercarsontheshoulder.50.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Someoneelsewastakingcareoftheinjuredperson.B.ThePontiacreacheditsdestinationattheaccidentscenE.C.Hydeknewwherehewasgoingbyfollowingtherightcar.D.ThepolicemanwasrunningafteraspeederonHighway40.51.ThedriveroftheFirebird_____.A.tookawrongturnonthewayB.hadsometroublewithhiscarC.wasstoppedbythepoliceofficerD.paidfortheexpensesofthataccident52.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A.LosingHisWayB.GoingMyWayC.FunAlltheWayD.HelpontheWay
WecanmakemistakesatanyagE.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.ButmostmistakesareaboutpeoplE.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjobdidJimreallyfeelgoodaboutitasafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?AndPaulwhydidn'tpickupthathewasfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?WhenwelookbackdoubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbaD.Butwhenwelookbackit'stoolatE.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends―orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon'treallylistenwemissthefeelingbehindthewords.SupposesomeonetellsyouYou'realuckydogandthat'sbeingfriendly.Butluckydog?There'sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn'tseeithimself.Butbringinginthedogbitputsyoudownalittlewhathemaybesayingisthathedoesn'tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulforisanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.ItcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawholE.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn'timportant.It'stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven'tgotadateforSaturdaynight.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone'swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.TheminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistakE.59.Thispassageismainlyabout______.A.howtointerpretwhatpeoplesayB.whattodowhenyoulistentootherstalkingC.whywegowrongwithpeopleandhowtoavoidthesemistakesD.whywegowrongwithpeoplesometimes60.Accordingtotheauthorthereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriendsisthat.A.wefailtolistencarefullywhentheytalkB.wetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssayC.peopletendtobeannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysayD.peopleusuallystateonethingbutmeananother.61.Theunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphrefersto______.A.beingfriendlyB.abitofenvyC.luckydogD.yourluck62.Whenwelistentoapersontalkingthemostimportantthingforustodois__.A.noticethewaythepersonistalkingB.takeagoodlookatthepersontalkingC.mindhistonehispostureandthelookinhiseyesD.examinetherealmeaningofwhathesaysbasedonhismannerhistoneandhisposture63.Theauthorismostprobablya______.A.teacherB.psychologistC.philosopherD.doctor
There’sadarklittlejoke:RipVanWinkleawakensinthe21stcenturyafterahundred-yearsleep.Menandwomendashabouttalkingtosmallmetaldevices.Youngpeoplesitonsofasmovingminiatureathletesaroundonelectronicscreens.Airportshospitalsshoppingmalls―everyplaceRipgoesjustpuzzleshim.Butwhenhefinallywalksintoaschoolroomtheoldmanknowsexactlywhereheis.Thisisaschoolhedeclares.Weusedtohavetheseblackin1906.Onlynowtheblackboardsaregreen.Americanschoolsaren’texactlyfrozenintimebutconsideringthepaceofchangeinotherareasoflifeourpublicschoolstendtofeellikethrowbacks.Kidsspendmuchofthedayastheirgreat-grandparentsoncedid:sittinginrowslisteningtoteacherslecturescribblingnotesbyhandreadingtextbooksthatareoutofdatE.A.yawningchasmseparatestheworldinsidetheschoolhousefromtheworldoutsidE.Thenationalconversationoneducationhaslongfocusedonreadingscoresmathtestsandclosingtheachievementgap.Thisisnotastoryaboutthatconversation.Thisisastoryaboutthebigpublicconversationthenationisnothavingabouteducationtheonethatwillultimatelydeterminewhetheranentiregenerationofkidswillfailtomakethegradeintheglobaleconomybecausetheycan’tthinktheirwaythroughabstractproblemsworkinteamsorspeakalanguageotherthanEnglish.ThisweektheconversationwillburstontothefrontpagewhentheNCSAWreleasesablueprintforrethinkingAmericaneducationfrompre-Kto12andbeyondtobetterpreparestudentstothriveintheglobaleconomy.Whilethatreportincludessomedebatableproposalsthereisaremarkableagreementamongeducatorsandbusinessandpolicyleadersononekeyconclusion:weneedtobringwhatweteachandhowweteachintothe21stcentury.Today’seconomydemandsnotonlyahigh-levelcompetenceinthetraditionalacademicdisciplinesbutalsowhatmightbecalled21st-centuryskills.64.Whatisthewriter’spurposetouseadarklittlejokeinthefirstparagraph?A.ToserveasanintroductiontoRipVanWinklE.B.Todrawreaders’attentiontothepresentsituationsinAmericanschools.C.ToremindpeoplethatAmericanliteratureplaysanimportantroleineconomy.D.Toletitsreadersenjoythearticlefromtheverybeginning.65.Whatisthewriter’sgeneralimpressionofAmericanschoolchildren?A.Theylookmuchliketheirgreat-grandparents.B.TheycandoeverythingastheylikE.C.Theyarewelldevelopedonallsides.D.TheyarealmostseparatedfromtheoutsideworlD.66.Fromthethirdparagraphweknowthewriter________.A.hasfocusedonreadingscoresandmathtestsB.tellsastoryaboutthenationalconversationC.tendstocaremuchaboutthebigpublicconversationD.promisestohelpkidswiththeirgradeintheglobaleconomy67.Theunderlinedparttothriveinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.tobecomeandcontinuetobesuccessfulandstrong.B.toenjoysomethingespeciallyotherpeoplewouldnotlikE.C.tocompetewithotherpeopleforbetterpositionsD.toworkinteamswithanyotherpeoplE.
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
PutalittleloveinyourlifeIremembergrowingupmymomalwayssaidHalfthefunofdoinganythingissharingitwithothers.ItissotruE.Friendsandmatesallowustoenjoyoursuccessandourjoyscomfortusinourchallengingmomentsandprovideamirrorforustolearnmoreaboutourselves.I’vealwayslookedatfriendsasthefamilywechoosE.Theyenrichourlives.AsRobertLouisStevenoncesaidAfriendisapresentwhichyougiveyourself.Tobeagoodfriendorpartnerit’simportablebeagoodlistener.HearwhatyourfriendormatehastosayfirstratherthanjumpingtoconclusionsorgettingdefensivE.Sometimesitisusefultobetheirmirrorforwhentheyheartheirwordsrepeatedbacktothemitcanhelpthemtorealizethatwhattheysaidwasnotexactlywhattheymeanttosay.Patiencecompassionandempathyarealsoimportanttraitsinbeingagoodfriendorpartner.YouknowtheoldgoldenruleCareforothersthewayyouwouldlikethemtocareforyou.ThesupportofafriendduringatoughtimecouldmakethedifferencebetweensuccessandfailurE.Encouragementandconfidencearepricelessgiftsthatcanhelpchangeaperson’slifE.Takecarethoughwithwhomyouchoosetohavecloserelationshipfortheycanhaveatremendousimpactonyourself-esteemandlifepath.Assomeoneoncetoldmetheattitudeofyourfriendsarelikethebuttonsonanelevator.Theywilleithertakeyouupordown.51.InordertomakegoodfriendsyoushoulddothefollowingexceptA.BeagoodlistenerB.BepatientcompassionateC.BecarefulD.Begeneroustoyourfriends52.Whatwillyoudotoyourfriendsaccordingtothepassage?A.Buyyourfriendamirror.B.PointouttheirmistakesifthereisanyC.GivethemencouragementandconfidencE.D.Payattentionwhattheydo53.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthepassagemean?A.Itisdifferentwhetheryouhavefriendsornot.B.Thesupportoffriendscountswhenyouhavedifficulties.C.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.D.Youarecertaintosucceedifyougetthesupportoffriends.54.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Itisgoodtoshareyourfunwithother.B.Thefriendisamirrorforustolearnmoreaboutothers.C.You’dbetterbeagoodlistenerifyouwanttobeagoodfrienD.D.BecarefultochooseyourfrienD.
Itisimpossiblenottomakeamistakeatsomepointofyourlife.Wemayaswellacceptthatsomethingwillgowrongandwewillbetoblame.Itisthereforesensibletoworkoutsomeplansforapologizingandthebestwaytoapologizeisbyletter.Thiswayyoucantakecareovereverywordyouwrite－whichyoucan’tdoifyousaysorrytosomeoneinperson.Weallsayordosomethingthatwewishwehadn’tsaidordone.Youmaysaysomethingthataccidentallyhurtssomeoneoryoumayprovideaservicewhichdoesn’tcomeuptothestandardsthatacheatorcustomerexpected.Youmayfeelthatitwasamistakewhichcouldn’tbeavoided.Ratherthandwellonthemistake.youshouldquicklytrytoremedy补救theproblem.Aneffectiveletterofapologyisanimportantpartofthatprocess.ForthecontentoftheletterjustrememberTABS---TimingActionBrevitySincerity.Thetimingofaletterofapologyiscrucial一itmustbesentassoonaspossible.Anydelayinsendingtheletterwillonlycompoundtheproblem.Inthiscase.betterlatethanneverisnotthebestmotto!Thelongeryouwaitbeforewritingaletterofapology.themoreitwillseemthatyouhavebeenforcedintowritingit.Althoughitisimportanttorecognizewhathasgonebeforeitisalsonecessarytodetailtheactionyouplantotaketorectifywhateveritwasyoudidwrong.Researchhasshownthatsomeindicationthatyouhavethoughtaboutwhatfutureactionyouplantotakeisalwayswellreceived.Aletterofapologyshouldbebriefandthewordsorryshouldappearnomorethantwice.IndicatethatyouareawareyouareusingitasecondtimeonceagainI’msosorryfororasIsaidearlyI’msosorryaboutFinallythetoneoftheletterhastobesincere.Infactalltheabovefactorswillhelpinthisrespect.Anddon’tthinkthatlettersareoutofdateintheEmail-oriented21stcentury.Anapologyemailcanbeworsethannoapologyatall!53.Whatkindofadvicedoesthetextsuggestaboutapologizing?A.It’sagoodideatowritealetterofapologyassoonassomethinggoeswrong.B.It’sagoodideatosendsseveralemailstoapologizeandshowthatyoumeanit.C.Writealongletterapologizingseveraltimestomakeyourpoint.D.Waittoseehowtheyreacttoyourletterbeforeplanningtodoanything54.WhatkindofthingsdoyouNOTapologizefor?A.Servicesthatarenotasgoodastheyshouldbe.B.Genuinemistakes.C.Caraccidents.D.Causingangerorhurt.55.Accordingtothewriteryoushouldnotafteryouhavemadeamistake.A.wastetimeworryingaboutwhathappenedB.writeaneffectiveletterofapologyC.avoidwhathappenedD.recognizewhathasgonebefore56.Theunderlinedwordrectifymeans.A.toputrightB.toimproveC.toputasideD.toapologize
Apeerisapersonwhoisaboutthesameageasyou.Peersaffectyourlifewhetheryouknowitornotjustbyspendingtimewithyou.Peerscanhaveagoodeffectononeanother.Maybeanotherstudentinyourscienceclasstaughtyouaneasywaytoremembertheplanetsinsolarsystem.Maybeyougotothersexcitedaboutyournewfavoritebookandnoweveryone’sreadingit.Howeversometimespeersaffectoneanotherinanotherway.Forexampleonekidinschoolmighttrytogetanothertocutclasswithhimyoursoccerfriendmighttrytopersuadeyoutobemeantoanotherplayerandneverpasshertheballorakidintheneighborhoodmightwantyoutoshopliftwithhim.Somekidsgiveintopeerpressurebecausetheywanttobelikedtofitinorbecausetheyworrythatotherkidsmaymakefunofthemiftheydon’tgoalongwiththegroup.Othersmaygoalongbecausetheyarecurioustotrysomethingnewthatothersaredoing.Theideathateveryone’sdoingitmayinfluencesomekidstoleavetheirbetterjudgmentsortheircommonsensesbehinD.Peerpressurecanbeextremelystrongandhardtogetridof.Experimentshaveshownhowpeerpressurecaninfluencesomeonetochangeher/hismindfromwhatshe/heknowsforsureisacorrectanswertotheincorrectanswer－justbecauseeveryoneelsegivestheincorrectanswer!Thatholdstrueforpeopleofanyageinpeerpressuresituations.ItcanbehardtowalkawayfrompeerpressurebutitcanbedonE.Payingattentiontoyourownfeelingsandbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrongcanhelpyouknowtherightthingtodo.Innerstrengthandself-confidencecanhelpyoustandfirmwalkawayandresistdoingsomethingwhenyouknowbetter.63.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.PeershaveagoodeffectB.ChildrengiveintopeerpressureC.PeerpressureishardtoresistD.Peerpressure64.TheunderlinedwordshopliftinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.dosomeshoppingB.carrygoodsforshopsC.stealinshopsD.taketheliftupstairsinshops65.ThewriterwillNOTagreethat________.A.onlychildrenchangetheircorrectanswerstoincorrectonesbecauseofpeerpressureB.peershaveaneffectononeanotherC.PeerpressurecanbegotridofD.Peerswillbelieveinthemselvesifthereareotherpeerswhoagreewiththem66.Bywritingthepassagethewriterintendsto________.A.tellpeopletofollowother’sopinionsB.warnpeopletostayawayfromtheirpeersC.tellitishardtowalkawayfrompressureD.persuadepeopletodotherightthingregardlessofpeerpressure
IjustmailedthechickenandtheeggeachinitsownseparatepackagingandkeptcarefultrackofwheneachshipmentwassentfromapostofficeinCambridgeMassachusettsandwhenitlaterarrivedatitsintendeddestinationinNewYorkCity.InmailingthechickenIwascarefultosticktotherestrictionsdescribedintheAmericanPostalService’sDomesticMailManual57.ThisversionoftheManualstatesthat:AdultchickensmustbesentbyExpressMail.ThecontainersusedmustpassthestandardsinInternationalSafeTransitAssociationTestProcedure1A;bestrongenoughtoendurenormalhandling;andthenumberofbirdsmustnotbemorethanthecontainer’slimit.Imailedthechickeninawoodenboxgotfromacolleaguewhodoesresearchwithbirdsandmailedtheegginstandardpackagingobtainedthroughanindustrialsupplier.Ipostedboththechickenandtheeggat9:40amonaMondaymorningfromtheHarvardSquarepostofficeinCambridgeMassachusetts.Thestafftheretoldmethatthiswasthefirstchickenanyonehadmailedfromthereinrecentmemoryandperhapsever.TheintendeddestinationforbothpackageswastheJamesA.FarleyGeneralPostOfficewhichislocatedinManhattanrightnexttoPennStation.ItookthesubwayfromHarvardSquaretotheBostontrainstationandfromthereboardedatraintoNewYorkCityadistanceofabout320kilometresarrivingthatafternoonatPennStation.Iimmediatelywenttothepostofficetoawaitthearrivalsofthechickenandtheegg.TheJamesA.FarleyGeneralPostOfficeisopen24hoursadaysoIwasabletowaitthereuntilbothitemsarriveD.ThatdayMondayneitherthechickennortheeggarriveD.ThenextdayTuesdayneitherthechickennortheeggarriveD.Thechickenarrivedat10:31amWednesday.Thestaffatthepostofficetoldmethatthiswasthefirstchickenanyonehadmailedtothepostofficeinrecentmemoryandperhapsever.Theeggarrivedthatsamedayat9:37pm11hoursafterthechicken.Soit’snowquiteclearthatthechickencamefirsttheeggseconD.60.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatPennStationis______.A.inNewYorkCityB.inCambridgeC.nearHarvardSquareD.nearBoston61.Accordingtothepassagetheauthor______.A.mailedthechickenandtheegginthesamepackageB.hadmailedchickensinthesamepostofficebeforeC.mailedthechickenandtheeggindifferentpostofficesD.mailedthechickenandtheeggbyExpressMail62.TheauthorchosetheJamesA.FarleyGeneralPostOfficeasthedestinationforthepackagesmostprobablybecause______.A.itislocatedinManhattanB.itisopen24hoursadayC.itoffersagoodserviceD.itisconvenientforthetrainstation63.Theauthormailedthechickenandtheegginorderto______.A.testthepostalserviceB.haveacomfortablejourneyC.makeanexperimentD.savetimeandmoney
Iwasinterestedtoreadanewspaperarticleaboutanewconceptinoldpeople’shomesinFrance.Theideaissimplebutrevolutionary―combiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithanurseryschoolinthesamebuilding.Thechildrenandtheresidentseatlunchtogetherandshareactivities.IntheafternoonstheresidentsenjoyreadingortellingstoriestothechildrenandifachildisfeelingsadortiredthereisalwaysakindlaptositonandacuddlE.Therearetripsoutandbirthdaypartiestoo.TheadvantagesareenormousforeveryoneconcerneD.Thechildrenarehappybecausetheygetalotmoreindividualattentionandrespondwellbecausesomeonehastimeforthem.Theyseeillnessanddeathandlearntoacceptthem.TheresidentsarehappybecausetheyfeelusefulandneedeD.Theyaremoreactiveandmoreinterestedinlifewhenthechildrenarearoundandtheytakemoreinterestintheirappearancetoo.Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.Therearemanyreasonsforthisincludingthebreakdownoftheextendedfamilyworkingparentswithnotimetocareforageingrelationsfamiliesthathavemovedawayandsmallerflatswithnoroomforgrandparents.Buttheresultisthesame―increasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren.Andmoreoldpeoplewhoarelonelyandfeeluselessalongwithmoreandmorefamilieswithyoungchildrenwhodesperatelyneedmoresupport.It’samajorprobleminmanysocieties.That’swhyintergenerationalprogrammesdesignedtobringtheoldandtheyoungtogetheraregrowinginpopularityallovertheworlD.ThereareexamplesofsuccessfulattemptsallovertheworlD.UsingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeopleisoneobviousexamplE.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschoolsisanotherperhapsreadingwithchildrenwhoneedextraattention.41.A.nurseryschoolisaplacewhere_______.A.futurenursesaretrainedB.theelderlyliveC.childrenaretakencareofD.theoldjoininactivities42.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.A.numberofassistantsareemployedtotakecareofthechildren.B.Thenewconceptbenefitsboththeelderlyandthechildren.C.Thechildrenbecomestrongeraftergettingmoreindividualattention.D.ThechildrenlearnthatsickpeoplewilldiE.43.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?A.ThereasonwhytheoldandtheyoungareseparateD.B.Onereasonwhychildrendon’tlivewiththeirgrandparents.C.ThesupportchildrenneeD.D.TheproblemthattheoldandtheyoungareseparateD.44.WhatdoestheintergenerationalprogrammesinParagraph4referto?A.Combiningelderlyhomeswithnurseryschools.B.Lettingthechildrenandtheresidentseattogether.C.AskingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeoplE.D.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschools.45.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Oldpeople’shomesinFrance.B.BuildingbridgesoflifE.C.A.Solutiontotheelderlyproblem.D.Children’snewhappylifE.
Whenyouwerelookingforareliablehonestautomechanizehowdidyoufindhim?Beforeyouwentintothatrestaurantyourecentlytriedhowdidyouknowthatitservedgreatgood?Ifyouarelikemostpeopleontheplanetyouwanttoloweryourriskofabiguglysurprisesoyouaskedpeopleyoutrusttorefertoabusinesstheytrust.Marketerscallthisfriend-tofriendrecognitionofbusinessword-ofmouthadvertising.Whenyoudoatreatjobforyourcustomerforabandjobpeoplearegoingtotalkaboutyourbusiness.Unfortunatelybecausewehumansseemtofeelnegativeemotionsmoreintensivelythanpositiveonesthere’remorelikelytotellmoreofourfriendsaboutbadexperienceswithbusynessthanpositiveones.Understandthis:customerbelievestheirownexperiencE.Youcan’tmakethembelievedthatyourcompanyiswonderfulwhentheyfelttheyweretreatedbadly.Sotogetpositiveword-of-mouthgoingforyourbusinessinthisservice-basedeconomyyou’vegottodoareallyoutstandingjobforeveryoneexactly.Andwhenyoudoyoubuildagreatreputation.ThattakestimE.ButitformsacloselinkwithyourcustomersinawaythatnoadvertisingandnopromotionalcouponevercoulD.Thegoodnewsisthatbecausetherearesomanydifferentbusinesseschasingafteryourcustomers’moneypeoplewanttoknowwhomtheycantrust.Sopeoplearegoingtobetalkingaboutyou.Createafreesalesforceforyourbusinessanarmyofdelightedcustomerswhotelleveryonethattheyknowhowgoodyourcompanyistodobusinesswith.That’sgreatantidotetodefectionitis.64.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?A.A.goodnamewillbringyoumoney.B.A.personshouldrelyonhisfriendsforbusiness.C.Advertisingcanmakecustomersbelieveitswonderful.D.A.companycanrelyonitsassociatestosurvivE.65.Accordingtothepassagewhetherwegotoaplaceornotdependon____.A.businessfamesB.mediaassistanceC.particularrecognitionD.associates’recommendation66.Whenyoudoanoutstandingjobinserviceyouwillsurely_____A.MakemoremoneythanyouexpectB.HaveamutualunderstandingwithyourcustomersC.BuildagreatreputationimmediatelyD.Earnyourfameaswellasadvertiseforyourcompany67.Theunderlinedworddefectionitisprobablymeans______A.serviceimperfectionB.customers’distrustC.customers’protectionD.serviceadvertisement
根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中的两项为多途选项Areyoutrulyhappy?Doyoueverknowwhatitmeanstobehappyandwhatittakestoachievehappiness?71ThefollowingareafewtipsthatIfollowtocreatehappinessinmylifE.Makeaplanforattaininggoalsthatyoubelievewillmakeyouhappy.YourmoodswillverylikelyincreaseifyouaregoingaftersomethingyouvaluE.SurroundyourselfwithhappypeoplE.Itiseasytobegintothinknegativelywhenyouaresurroundedbypeoplewhothinkthatway.___72.Whensomethinggoeswrongtrytofigureoutasolutioninsteadofbeingabsorbedinselfpity.Trulyhappypeopledon’tallowsetbackstoaffecttheirmoodbecausetheyknowthatwithalittlethoughttheycanturnthecircumstancesbacktotheirfavor._73.Thesefewminuteswillgiveyoutheopportunitytofocusonthepositivethingsinyourlifeandwillleadyoutocontinuoushappiness.74.Whetheryoutreatyourselftolunchtakealongrelaxingbathorsimplyspendafewextraminutesonyourappearanceyouwillbesubconsciously下意识地puttingyourselfinabettermooD.Findingthehumorinsituationscanalsoleadtohappiness.Findawaytomakelightofasituationthatwouldotherwisemakeyouhappy.Keepinghealthyisanotherwaytoachievehappiness.75.A.Whatmakesonepersonhappymaybeverydifferentfromwhatmakessomeoneelsehappy.B.Onthecontraryifyouarearoundpeoplewhoarehappytheiremotionalstatewillbeinfectious.C.BeingoverweightornoteatingnutritiousfoodscanhaveanegativeeffectonyourmooD.D.Theseareimportantquestionsforanyonewhoisseekinghappinesstoaskthemselves.E.Spendafewminuteseachdaythinkingaboutthethingsthatmakeyouhappy.F.Therearesometipsinlifethatleadtohappiness.G.It’salsoimportanttotakesometimeeachdaytodosomethingniceforyourself.
根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Weareallcalledupontomakeaspeechatsomepointinlifebutmostofusdon’tdoaverygoodjoB.71.Soyouhavetogiveaspeech―andyouareterrifieD.Yougetnervousyouforgetwhatyouwanttosayyoustumble结结巴巴overwordsyoutalktoolongandyouboreyouraudiencE.LateryouthinkThankGoodnessit’sover.I’mjustnotgoodatpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetodothatagain.Cheepup!72.Herearesomesimplestepstotakethepainoutofspeechmaking.Askyourselfthepurposeofyourspeech.Whatistheoccasion?Whyareyouspeaking?Thengatherasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyofyourtimedoingyourresearch.Thenspendplentyofyourtimeorganizingyourmaterialsothatyourspeechisclearandeasytofollow.Useasmanyexamplesaspossibleandusepictureschartsandgraphsiftheyhelpyoumakeyourpointsmoreclearly.73.Don’ttalkovertheirheadsanddon’ttalkdowntothem.Treatyouraudiencewithrespect.Theywillappreciateyourthoughtfulness.Justremember:BeprepareD.Knowyoursubjectyouraudienceandtheoccasion.Bebrief.74.Andbeyourself.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughsothatyoumakeperson-to-personcontactwithyouraudiencE.Ifyoufollowthesesimplestepsyouwillseethatyoudon’thavetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infactyoumayfindtheexperiencesoenjoyablethatyouvolunteertomakemorespeeches!You’renotconvincedyet?75.A.Itdoesn’thavetobethatbaD.B.Takeseveraldeepbreathsbeforeyourspeech.C.Thisarticlegivessomeadviceonhowtogiveagoodspeech.D.Saywhatyouhavetosayandthenstop.E.Don’tsaywhatyouaren’tfamiliarwith.F.NeverforgetyouraudiencE.G.Giveitatryandseewhathappens.
I’musuallyfairlydoubtfulaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeitherhappierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetruetheyarepracticallyimpossibletoprovescientifically.StillIwasstruckbyareportwhichconcludedthattoday’schildrenaresignificantlymoreanxiousthanchildreninthe1950s.Infacttheanalysisshowednormalchildrenaged9to17exhibitahigherlevelofanxietytodaythanchildrenwhoweretreatedformentalillness50yearsago.WhyareAmerica’skidssostressed?Thereportgavetwomaincausesincreasingphysicalisolation孤独broughtonbyhighdivorceratesandlessinvolvementincommunityamongotherthings―andagrowingbeliefthatthewordisamoredangerousplace.Giventhatwecan’ttheclockbackadultscanstilldoplentytohelpthenextgenerationcope.Atthetopofthelistisnurturing培育abetterappreciationofthelimitsofindividualism.Nochildisanisland.Strengtheningsocialtieshelpsbuildcommunitiesandprotectindividualsagainststress.TohelpkidsbuildstrongerconnectionswithothersyoucanpulltheplugonTVsandcomputers.Yourfamilywillthankyoulater.Theywillhavemoretimeforface-to-facerelationshipsandtheywillgetmoresleep.Limittheamountofvirtual虚拟的violenceyourchildrenareexposedto.It’snotjustvideogamesandmovieschildrenseealotofmurdersandcrimesonthelocalnews.Keepyourexpectationsforyourchildrenreasonable.ManyhighlysuccessfulpeopleneverattendedHarvardorYale.Makeexercisepartofyourdailyroutine.Itwillhelpyoucopewithyourownanxietiesandprovideagoodmodelforyourkids.Sometimesanxietyisunavoidablebutitdoesn’thavetoruinyourlife.64.Tneauthorthinksthattheconclusionsofanyresearchaboutpeople’sstateofmindare_____.A.surprisingB.certainC.illogicalD.questionable65.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesayswecan’tturntheclockback?A.It’simpossibletoslowdownthepaceofchange.B.Thesocialrealitychildrenarefacingcannotbechanged.C.Lessonslearnedfromthepastshouldnotbeforgotten.D.It’simpossibletoforgetthepast.66.Accordingtoananalysiscomparedwithnormalchildrentodaychildrentreatedasmentallyill50yearsago_____________.A.werelessisolatedphysicallyB.wereprobablylessself-centeredC.probablysufferedlessfromanxietyD.wereconsidered1essindividualistic67.Thefirstandmostimportantthingparentsshoulddotohelptheirchildrenis____________.A.toprovidethemwithasaferenvironmentB.tolowertheirexpectationsforthemC.togetthemmoreinvolvedsociallyD.tosetagoodmodelforthemtofollow
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.
FranklyIverymuchappreciatemyself.YesIadmitI’minmanyrespectsnotasgoodasotherpeoplebutIdon’tthinkI’malwaysnotgooD.WhenIfindwhatI’vedoneorwrittenisokayI’llremainpleasedwithmyselfforquiteafewdaysandincaseIreceivepraiseforitI’llevenbecomesoexcitedastoaddafewwordstoglorifymyself.TrueI’mnotmodestatall.Peoplemaycallmeconceited自负的.ButIthinkotherwisE.IalsoappreciateotherpeoplE.IappreciateanythinggooD.Isn’titunfairtoforgetappreciatingmyselfwhileappreciatingothers?WeChinesegenerallytendtobemodestandwetakeprideinbeingso.ForexampleaChinesewillcallhisownwifezhuojingmeaningmyhumblewifeandhisownwritingszhuozuomeaningmypoorwritings.Butifyoushouldcallhiswifearustic乡巴佬的womanorhiswritingstrashhewouldI’msureslapthetableinarageanddeclarehewouldmakeacleanbreakwithyou.Asamatteroffactthereisprobablynodifferenceatallbetweenwhatissaidbyhimandyourespectively.Idon’tthinkit’swrongforyoutofreelypraiseyourselfifyou’rereallyworthyofpraisE.AsweknowthereisanoldChinesesayingdisparaging蔑视的amelonpeddler商贩namedLaoWangwhokeepspraisinghisowngoods.Wellwhycan’thepraisehismelonsiftheyarereallysweetandjuicy?FriendsLaoWangsellsmelonsforaliving.Howcouldhecarryonbusinessifhebyimitatingtheaffectationsofusintellectualsweretoshowfalsemodestyabouthismelons?Hewouldsureenoughdieofstarvation.Self-appreciationisthereforekeytoprofessionaldedication贡献andenjoymentofwork.Onewillloseconfidenceincontinuingwithwritingwhenhepausestoadmirehisownessays.Needlesstosaythesameistrueofthosewhomakealivingwiththeirpen.49.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe__________.A.OnSelf-AppreciationB.TypesofAppreciationC.PowerofAppreciationD.UsesofAppreciation50.TheunderlinedwordzhuojinginParagraph4means_________.A.wifehighinpositionB.wifelowinpositionC.wisewifeD.foolishwife51.ThewriterpointsoutwithanexampleaboutanoldChinesesayingthat_________.A.self-appreciationisalsoanactivewayofattitudetolifeandworkB.afalsemodestywillloseconfidenceincontinuingwithwritingC.onepersonpausestoadmirehisownessayswithoutself-appreciationD.onedoesn’tpraisehismelonsifhismelonsarereallysweetandjuicy52.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.IfIfindwhatI’vedoneorwritteniswrongI’llappreciatemyself.B.IneverappreciateotherpeoplebecauseIthinkothersarefoolish.C.Ifyouthinkpoorlyofyourfriend’swritingsperhapshe’llbeangryatyou.D.LaoWangwilldieofstarvationbecauseheneverpraiseshismelons.
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