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Iclearlyrememberthedaywhenmylittlebrotherwasborn:January11994.Oneofmyfavoritefamilyphotosshowsmelyingwithmymotherinthehospitalbedhappybutun-awareofthesmallsleepingbabyinthebackgrounD.Istayedwithmygrandparentsfortheweekendofmybrother’sbirthexcitedaboutmynewbrotherbutnotyetawareofwhathavingalittlebrotherwouldmean.Ididn’ttrulyrealizewhatwasgoingonuntilwewereinthehospitalroomatDukeUniversity—coincidentally碰巧地thesameroominwhichIhadbeenborntwoyearsearlier.WhenIlookedatmybrotherforthefirsttimeIfeltamixtureoffearandinterest.LittledidknowthatsmallpinkcreaturewouldgrowuptobeoneofmyfavoritepeopleintheworlD.InrealitythoughIamtwoyearsolderthanmybrotherIammoreoftenthannottherealbabyinthefamily.IamverylackingwhenitcomestocommonsensE.InstructionsconstantlyconfusemeandIfrequentlyfindmyselftotallypuzzledbythingslikeknowinghowtostartthewashingmachineormanagethestoragesettingsonmyiPhonE.That’swhereGibsoncomesin.ThepoorkidhashadtoguidemethroughmoretasksthanIwouldcaretoadmitbuthenevercomplains.ThoughIshouldprobablybetoldtofigureitoutmyselfhealwayscomesthrough.I’menviousofhisabilitytoreadilyanswertheever-presentWhatdoyouwanttodowithyourlife?questionatfamilygatherings.Beadoctorhesays—asolidanswercompletelyoppositetomyshakyoneWellI’manEnglishmajorso...MybrothertrulyismybestfrienD.Nooneunderstandsmebetterandthereisn’tanyoneelseIwouldwanttobestuckwithinourfamily.ImaynothaveaclearideaofwhereI’mheadedbutheisstuckwithmE.25.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4mean?A.Mybrotheristherealbabyinthefamily.B.Iamgrowingmoreslowlythanmybrother.C.InfactIseemtobelessmaturethanmylittlebrother.D.MybrothergetsmorelovefromthefamilythanIdo.26.Whatdoesthebrotheroftenhelptheauthordo?A.Helphimwithhisstudies.B.Helphimdealwithmanydailytasks.C.ComforthimwhenheisinabadmooD.D.Givehimadviceonhowtochooseamajor.27.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?A.TheRealBabyintheFamilyB.MyStrangeFamilyGatheringsC.TheFeelingofHavingaBrotherD.StuckwithMe—MyNot-So-LittleBrother
AnewcollectionofphotosbringsanunsuccessfulAntarcticvoyagebacktolifE.FrankHurley’spictureswouldbeoutstanding----undoubtedlyfirst-ratephoto-journalism---iftheyhadbeenmadelastweek.Infacttheywereshotfrom1914through1916mostofthemafteradisastrousshipwreck海滩byacameramanwhohadnoreasonableexpectationofsurvival.Manyoftheimageswerestoredinanicechestunderfreezingwaterinthedamagedwoodenship.TheshipwastheEnduranceasmalltightNorwegian-builtthree-masterthatwasintendedtotakeSirErnestShackletonandasmallcrewofseamenandscientists27meninalltothesouthernmostshoreofAntarctica’sWeddellSeA.FromthatpointShackletonwantedtoforceapassagebydogsled雪橇acrossthecontinent.ThejourneywasintendedtoachievemorethanwhatCaptainRobertFalconScotthaddonE.CaptainScotthadreachedtheSouthPoleearlyin1912buthaddiedwithhisfourcompanionsonthemarchback.AswriterCarolineAlexandermakesclearinherforcefulandwell-researchedstoryTheEnduranceadventuringwaseventhenathoroughlycommercialeffort.Scott’slastjourneycompletedasbelayinatentdyingofcoldandhungercaughttheworld’simaginationandafilmmadeinhishonordrewcrowds.ShackletonaonetimeBritishmerchant-navyofficerwhohadgottowithin100milesoftheSouthPolein1908startedabusinessbeforehis1914voyagetomakemoneyfrommovieandstillphotography.FrankHurleyaconfidentandgiftedAustralianphotographerwhoknewtheAntarcticwashiredtomaketheimagesmostofwhichhaveneverbeforebeenpublisheD.13.WhatdoweknowaboutthephotostakenbyHurley?A.TheyweremadelastweekB.TheyshowedunderseasceneriesC.TheywerefoundbyacameramanD.Theyrecordedadisastrousadventure14.WhoreachedtheSouthPolefirstaccordingtothetext?A.FrankHurleyB.ErnestShackletonC.RobertFalconScottD.CarolineAlexander15.WhatdoesAlexanderthinkwasthepurposeofthe1914voyage?A.ArtisticcreationB.ScientificresearchC.MoneymakingD.Treasurehunting
Ifyouareafruitgrower—orwouldliketobecomeone—takeadvantageofAppleDaytoseewhat’sarounD.It’scalledAppleDaybutinpracticeit’smorelikeAppleMonth.ThedayitselfisonOctober21butsinceithascaughtoneventsnowspreadoutovermostofOctoberaroundBritain.Visitinganappleeventisagoodchancetoseeandoftentasteawidevarietyofapples.TopeoplewhoareusedtothelimitedchoiceofapplessuchasGoldenDeliciousandRoyalGalainsupermarketsitcanbequiteaneyeopenertoseetherangeofclassicalapplesstillinexistencesuchasDeciowhichwasgrownbytheRomans.Althoughitdoesn’ttasteofanythingspecialit’sstillworthatryasistheknobbly多疙瘩的Cat’sHeadwhichismoreofacuriositythananythingelsE.Therearealsovarietiesdevelopedtosuitspecificlocalconditions.OneoftheverybestvarietiesforeatingqualityisOrleansReinettebutyou’llneedawarmshelteredplacewithperfectsoiltogrowitsoit’sapipedreamformostappleloverswhofallforit.Attheeventsyoucanmeetexpertgrowersanddiscusswhichoneswillbestsuityourconditionsandbecausethesearefamilyaffairschildrenarewellcateredforwithapple-themedfunandgames.AppleDaysarebeingheldatallsortsofplaceswithaninterestinfruitincludingstatelygardensandcommercialorchards果园.IfyouwanttohavearealorchardexperiencetryvisitingtheNationalFruitCollectionatBrogdalenearFavershaminKent.8.Whatcanpeopledoattheappleevents?A.Attendexperts’lectures.B.Visitfruit-lovingfamilies.C.Plantfruittreesinanorchard.D.Tastemanykindsofapples.9.WhatcanwelearnaboutDecio?A.Itisanewvariety.B.Ithasastrangelook.C.Itisrarelyseennow.D.Ithasaspecialtaste.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase＂apipedream＂inParagraph3mean?A.Apracticalidea.B.A.vainhope.C.Abrilliantplan.D.A.selfishdesire.11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toshowhowtogrowapples.B.Tointroduceanapplefestival.C.Tohelppeopleselectapples.D.Topromoteappleresearch.
WomanUsesDaughter'sKeytoStealCarCharlieVansantacollegestudentofAthensOhiowhoreportedthathiscarwasstolengotasurprisewhenhelearnedawomanhadmistakenitforherdaughter'scarandtakenit—usingherkey.KateAndersonbecameanaccidentalcarthiefwhenpickingupherdaughter'scarnearanOhioUniversitybuildinglastweek.AndersonspottedtheToyotaCamry丰田凯美瑞andusedherdaughter'skeytounlockthecarstarttheengineanddrivehome—withoutrealizingthatthecarwasn'therdaughter's.WhenCharlieVansantleftclassashorttimelaterhefoundonlyanemptyparkingspot.Hefirstassumedthecarhadbeentowedbutwhenthepolicecouldn'tfindarecordofittheytookatheft偷窃report.ThemorningafterAndersontookthecarherdaughterdiscoveredtheCamryinthedrivewaywasn'thers.AndersonsaidshewasabletofindVansant'snameonpaperworkintheglovecompartmentandlookuphisphonenumberonthewebsitefortheuniversity.WhenAndersontoldCharliethecarwasinherdrivewayItsoundedreallysuspiciousatfirstasshewantedtoholdthethingforransom赎金saidVansant.Heeventuallywenttothehousewithapoliceofficerwherehewasreunitedwithhiscar.AccordingtothepolicereportthecasewasclosedbecauseofmistakencaridentityandAndersonwasn'tchargeD.Vansantseemedtoblamethecarcompanymorethanthethief.Herkeyfitnotonlymylockbutmyignition点火装置aswell—sohigh-fiveforToyotaIguess.hesaiD.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtowedmeaninparagraph3?A.soldB.damageD.C.removeD.stolen.28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Mrs.Anderson'sdaughterdiscoveredthecarhermotherdrovewasnothers.B.Mrs.AndersonstoleCharlie'scarattherequestofherdaughter.C.CharliehadthoughthehadtogiveAndersonmoneytogethiscarback.D.Mrs.Andersonusedherdaughter'skeytounlockCharlie'scaranddrivehomE.29.WhatdoesCharliemeanbyhigh-fiveforToyota?A.HeshouldthankToyotaforreturninghiscar.B.HethinkshighlyofToyotaforproducinglargequantitiesofcars.C.HewantstocelebratewithToyotaforgettinghiscarback.D.HeisblamingToyotaforthepoorqualityofcarkeys.30.Whatislikelytohappennextaccordingtothepassage?A.Mrs.Andersonwaschargedwithstealingacar.B.CharlieblamedMrs.Andersonformistakenlytakinghiscar.C.TheToyotaCompanywouldgiveCharlieanewcarascompensation.D.CharliewouldasktheToyotaCompanytogivehimanexplanation.
FiveyearsagowhenItaughtartataschoolinSeattleIusedTinkertoysasatestatthebeginningofatermtofindoutsomethingaboutmystudents.IputasmallsetofTinkertoysinfrontofeachstudentandsaid:MakesomethingoutoftheTinkertoys.Youhave45minutestoday-and45minuteseachdayfortherestoftheweek.A.fewstudentshesitatedtostart.Theywaitedtoseetherestoftheclasswoulddo.SeveralotherscheckedtheinstructionsandmadesomethingaccordingtooneofthemodelplansprovideD.Anothergroupbuiltsomethingoutoftheirownimaginations.OnceIhadaboywhoworkedexperimentallywithTinkertoysinhisfreetimE.HisconstructionsfilledashelfintheartclassroomandagoodpartofhisbedroomathomE.Iwasdelightedatthepresenceofsuchastudent.Herewasanexceptionallycreativemindatwork.HispresencemeantthatIhadanunexpectedteachingassistantinclasswhosecreativitywouldinfect感染otherstudents.EncouragingthiskindofthinkinghasadownsidE.Irantheriskoflosingthosestudentswhohadadifferentstyleofthinking.WithoutfailonewoulddeclareButI’mjustnotcreativE.Doyoudreamatnightwhenyou’reasleep?OhsurE.Sotellmeoneofyourmostinterestingdreams.ThestudentwouldtellsomethingwildlyimaginativE.Flyingintheskyorinatimemachineorgrowingthreeheads.That’sprettycreativE.Whodoesthatforyou?Nobody.Idoit.Really-atnightwhenyou’reasleep?SurE.Trydoingitinthedaytimeinclassokay?5.TheteacherusedTinkertoysinclassinorderto________?A.knowmoreaboutthestudentsB.makethelessonsmoreexcitingC.raisethestudents’interestinartD.teachthestudentsabouttoydesign6.WhatdoweknowabouttheboymentionedinParagraph3?A.Helikedtohelphisteacher.B.HepreferredtostudyalonE.C.Hewasactiveinclass.D.HewasimaginativE.7.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddownsideinParagraph4probablymean?A.MistakE.B.Drawback.C.Difficulty.D.Burden.8.Whydidtheteacheraskthestudentstotalkabouttheirdreams?A.Tohelpthemtoseetheircreativity.B.Tofindoutabouttheirsleepinghabits.C.Tohelpthemtoimprovetheirmemory.D.Tofindoutabouttheirwaysofthinking.
You'rerushingtoworkandamanaheadofyoufallsdownonthesidewalk.Doyoustoptohelp?Inastudyofby-standersitwasfoundthatsomepeoplekeeponwalking.Thereisatendency趋势todecidethatnoactionisneededsaysapsychologistInordertotakeactionyouhavetoworkagainstthem.Herearesomecommonthoughtsthatstopyoufromhelping.●WhyshouldIbetheone?I'mprobablynotthemostablepersoninthiscrowD.YoumightthinksomeoneolderorwithmoremedicalknowledgeshouldofferassistancE.●Whatifhedoesn'treallyneedmyhelp?Thefearofembarrassment难堪ispowerful;noonewantstorisk冒险lookingfoolishinfrontofothers.●NooneelselooksconcerneD.WecanfollowthepeoplearoundusbutmostpeopletendtoholdbacktheiremotionsinpubliC.Ifyouspottroubleandfindyourselfexplaininginactionforceyourselftostopandevaluate评估thesituationinsteadofwalkingonsaysthepsychologist.Thenretrytoinvolve使参与otherpeople;youdon'thavetotakeontheentireresponsibilityofbeinghelpful.Sometimesit'sjustamatterofturningtothepersonnexttoyouandsaying'Itlookslikeweshoulddosomething.'OraskingsomeoneifanambulancehasbeencalledandifnottocallforonE.Onceyoutakeactionmostpeoplewillfollowyou.11.Accordingtoastudyofby-standerswhatwillsomepeopledowhenamanaheadfallsdownonthesidewalk?A.Theywillgoonwalking.B.Theywillofferhelp.C.Theywillcall110.D.Theywilllaughathim.12.WhichisNOTthecommonthoughtthatstopsyoufromhelpingothers?A.I'mnottheveryableperson.B.NooneelseisconcerneD.C.Itlookslikeweshoulddosomething.D.Hedoesn'treallyneedmyhelp.13.Inordertoofferyourtimelyhelpyouneedto.A.godirectlytothepolicestationB.getalongwellwiththepassers-bywhospotthetroubleC.askothersforhelpandcallthepoliceD.workagainstthefirstthoughtsthatstopyoufromofferinghelp14.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthatifwespottrouble.A.weshouldcalltheambulanceassoonaswecanB.weshouldturnawayinnotimeC.weshouldtakeonthewholeresponsibilityD.weshouldstopandtrytomakeotherpeoplehelptogether15.Themainpurposeofthepassageistotellreaders.A.tobemoreableB.togiveothersahandC.toexplaintheirinactionD.toevaluatethesituation
WhyCollegeIsNotHomeThecollegeyearsaresupposedtobeatimeforimportantgrowthinautonomy自主性andthedevelopmentofadultidentity.Howevernowtheyarebecominganextendedperiodofadolescenceduringwhichmanyoftoday’sstudentsandarenotshoulderedwithadultresponsibilities.Forpreviousgenerationscollegewasadecisivebreakfromparentalcontrol;guidanceandsupportneededtocomefrompeopleofthesameageandfromwithin.Inthepasttwodecadeshowevercontinuedconnectionwithanddependenceonfamilythankstocellphonesemailandsocialmediahaveincreasedsignificantly.Someparentsgosofarastohelpwithcoursework.InsteadofpromotingtheideaofcollegeasapassagefromtheshelterofthefamilytoautonomyandadultresponsibilityuniversitieshavegivenintotheideathattheyshouldprovidethesameenvironmentasthatofthehomE.Toprepareforincreasedautonomyandresponsibilitycollegeneedstobeatimeofexplorationandexperimentation.Thisprocessinvolvestryingonnewwaysofthinkingaboutoneselfbotherintellectually在思维方面andpersonally.Whileweshouldprovidesafespaceswithincollegeswemustalsomakeitsafetoexpressopinionsandchallengemajorityviews.Intellectualgrowthandflexibilityarefosteredbystrictdebateandquestioning.Learningtodealwiththesocialworldisequallyimportant.Becauseacollegecommunity群体differsfromthefamilymanystudentswillstruggletofindasenseofbelonging.Ifstudentsrelyonadministratorstoregulatetheirsocialbehaviorandthinkingpatterntheyarenotfacingthechallengeoffindinganidentitywithinalargerandcomplexcommunity.Moreoverthetendencyforuniversitiestomonitorandshapestudentbehaviorrunsupagainstanothercharacteristicofyoungadults:theresponsetobeingcontrolledbytheirelders.Ifacceptablesocialbehavioristoostrictlydefined规定andcontrolledtheinsensitiveoraggressivebehaviorthatadministratorsareseekingtominimizemayactuallybeencourageD.Itisnotsurprisingthatyoungpeoplearelikelytoburstoutparticularlywhentherearereasonstodoso.Ourgenerationoncejoinedhandsandstoodfirmattimesofnationalemergency.Whatislackingtodayistheconflictbetweenadolescent’sdesireforautonomyandtheirunderstandingofanunsafeworlD.Thereforethereisthedesirefortheirdormstobereplacementhomesandnotplacestoexperienceintellectualgrowth.Everycollegediscussionaboutcommunityvaluessocialclimateandbehaviorshouldincluderecognitionofthedevelopmentalimportanceofstudentautonomyandself-regulationofthenecessarytensionbetweensafetyandself-discovery.67.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardcontinuedparentalguidancetocollegestudents?A.SympathetiC.B.Disapproving.C.SupportivE.D.Neutral.68.TheunderlinedwordpassageinParagraph2means_________.A.changeB.choiceC.textD.extension69.Accordingtotheauthorwhatroleshouldcollegeplay?A.Todevelopasharedidentityamongstudents.B.Todefineandregulatestudents’socialbehavior.C.Toprovideasafeworldwithouttensionforstudents.D.Tofosterstudents’intellectualandpersonaldevelopment.70.Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point次要点C:Conclusion
MoveoverPsy.There’sanewviralmusicvideoontheInternetthat’sgettingmillionsofpeopledancingandlaughing.PsyisasingerwhocreatedGagnamStyleamusicvideowhichfeaturedacatchytuneandinterestingdancE.ThenewmusicvideocalledTheFoxWhatdoesthefoxsay?hasrecentlygoneviral.At123000000viewsitmayevencatchuptoGagnamStylE.ThevideoasksthequestionWhatdoesthefoxsay?It’sagoodquestion.Anditseemsatleastaccordingtothemusicvideothereisnogoodanswer.Actorsinthevideodressupliketheanimalsthey’resingingabout.Oneofthebrothersdressesuplikeafox.Thereisasurprisingandsillydanceinthevideothattakestheviewerabitoff-guard.Thevideo’sappealisthesong’ssimplerhythmandcatchychorus副歌.Themakersofthevideoneverexpectedthevideotodowelloreventobetakenseriously.InfactitstartedoutasajokE.ThesongwaswrittenbytwobrothersfromNorwayVegardandBardYlvisKer.Thebrothershavetheirownlate-nighttalkshowinNorway.Theythoughtthevideowouldbesobadthatitwouldgivethemsomethingtotalkaboutontheirshow.OntheirwebsitetheysaythevideowassupposedtoentertainafewNorwegiansforthreeminutes—andthat’sall.Butpeoplestartedlovingit.Somepeoplesaythatonceyoulistentothedelightfullysillysongyouwanttolistentoitagainandagain.ThebrothershavebeenguestsonsomemajorNorthAmericantalkshows.Theysaythey’rehappyaboutthesuccessoftheirvideobuttheyknowthattomorrowsomethingelsecouldcomealongandbeevenbigger.28.WhatcanbelearntaboutthemusicvideoinventedbyPsy?A.ItfeaturedthetraditionalstyleofKoreanmusiC.B.Itwasdifficultforpeopletofollow.C.Itwasnamedafteranewvirus.D.Itcouldmakepeoplerelaxalot.29.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthenewmusicvideoTheFox?A.Itcancatchtheviewers’hearteasilybyitsamusingtuneanddancE.B.ItfeaturesthesamestorywiththemusicvideoGagnamStylE.C.ItanswersthequestionWhatdoesthefoxsay?exactly.D.Ithastherealanimalsinthevideo.30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatnowadaysmostpeople______.A.liketoenjoymusicwithsimpleandeasystylE.B.havedifficultyinunderstandingtheviralmoviemusiC.C.areworkinghardfortheadvancementofclassicmusiC.D.aretiredofmanymusicvideoswhicharepopularizedthroughInternettooquickly.31.Theunderlinedwordoff-guardinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.AnnoyeD.B.OffendeD.C.UnexpecteD.D.RelaxeD.
Ifyouareabook-loveryoumaybeinterestedinthefollowing.DietlandbySaraiWalkerIfyou’resickofthestick-thinandperfectlyslimmodelsofsocietytodayDietlandisforyou.ThefunnynovelfollowsPlumKettleanover-weightadvicejournalistwhoanswersfanmailforateengirls’websitE.She’sconvincedthatherlifewon’treallystartuntilshesavesupenoughmoneyforherweight-lossoperation—whenshe’llfinallylookliketheperfectwoman.Butaftershegetspulledintoaseriesofadventureswithagroupofwomenwholivelifeontheirowntermsshebeginstoreconsiderherownopinionsofwhatbeautyreallyis.Orhan’sInheritancebyAlineOhanesianAfterOrhan’sTurkishgrandfatherdieshelearnsthatwhilehe’stakenoverhisgrandfather’ssuccessfulbusinessthehousethat’sbeeninhisfamilyforgenerationswasnotlefttohim.Insteaditwenttoan87-year-oldwomanwholivesinL.A.thatnooneinhisfamilyhaseverheardof.TogettothebottomofthisOrhantravelstoL.A.tomeetwiththewoman.It’sthenthatheuncoversthesecretsofhisfamily.Sapiens:A.BriefHistoryofHumankindbyYuvalNoahHarariIfthestoryofevolution进化hasalwaysinterestedyouthisbookisforyou.InitDr.YuvalNoahHarariexploreshowif100000yearsagothereweresixdifferentkindsofhumansonEarthonlyonelivedthroughtotoday:homosapiens.HetakesbothanhistoricalandbiologicalapproachtohisdiscussionofhowhumanshaveevolvedovertimE.Hetalksaboutthesocietycreatedbysapiensandculturalwonders.Andperhapswhatismostfascinatingistheevolutionofhumans.21.WhatdoesPlumKettlewantbeforeshejoinsthewomenintheadventures?A.Naturalbeauty.B.A.largesumofmoney.C.A.healthylifestylE.D.A.slimshapE.22.WhatpuzzledOrhanafterhisgrandfather’sdeath?A.Theirhousewasgiventoastranger.B.Hisgrandfather’sbusinesswassuchasuccess.C.Hehadtotakecareofthe87-year-oldwoman.D.The87-year-oldwomanwasoneofhisrelatives.23.What’sthemostinterestinginSapiens:A.BriefHistoryofHumankind?A.Theadvancedsociety.B.Theriseofhumans.C.Thedevelopmentofbiology.D.Theculturalwonders.
SurvivingHurricaneSandy飓风桑迪NatalieDoan14hasalwaysfeltluckytoliveinRockawayNewYork.LivingjustafewblocksfromthebeachNataliecanseetheoceanandhearthewavesfromherhousE.It’stheoceanthatmakesRockawaysospecialshesays.OnOctober292012thatoceanturnedfiercE.ThatnightHurricaneSandyattackedtheEastCoastandRockawaywashitespeciallyharD.FortunatelyNatalie’sfamilyescapedtoBrooklynshortlybeforethecity’sbridgecloseD.WhentheyreturnedtoRockawaythenextdaytheyfoundtheirneighborhoodinruins.ManyofNatalie’sfriendshadlosttheirhomesandwerelivingfaraway.Allaroundherpeopleweresufferingespeciallytheelderly.Natalie’sschoolwassodamagedthatshehadtotemporarilyattendaschoolinBrooklyn.InthefollowingfewdaysthemenandwomenhelpingRockawayrecoverinspiredNataliE.Volunteerscamewithcarloadsofdonatedclothingandtoys.NeighborsdevotedtheirsparetimetohelpingothersrebuilD.Teenagersclimbeddozensofflightsofstairstodeliverwaterandfoodtoelderlypeopletrappedinpowerlesshigh-risebuildings.MymomtellsmethatIcan’tcontrolwhathappenstomeNataliesays.butIcanalwayschoosehowIdealwithit.Natalie’schoicewastohelp.Shecreatedawebsitepagematchingsurvivorsinneedwithdonorswhowantedtohelp.NataliepostedinformationaboutaboynamedPatrickwholosthisbaseballcardcollectionwhenhishouseburneddown.WithindaysPatrick’scollectionwasreplaceD.Inthecomingmonthsherwebsitepagehelpedlotsofkids:Christopherwhoreceivedanewbasketball;CharliewhogotanewkeyboarD.Nataliealsoworkedwithotherorganizationstobringmuch-neededsuppliestoRockaway.Hereffortsmadeherafamousperson.LastAprilshewasinvitedtotheWhiteHouseandhonoredasaHurricaneSandyChampionofChangE.Todaythescars创痕ofdestructionarestillseeninRockawaybuthopeisintheair.Thestreetsareclearandmanyhomeshavebeenrebuilt.Ican’timaginelivinganywherebutRockawayNataliedeclares.MyneighborhoodwillbebackevenstrongerthanbeforE.59.WhenNataliereturnedtoRockawayafterthehurricaneshefound_________.A.somefriendshadlosttheirlivesB.herneighborhoodwasdestroyedC.herschoolhadmovedtoBrooklynD.theelderlywerefreefromsuffering60.AccordingtoParagraph4whoinspiredNataliemost?A.ThepeoplehelpingRockawayrebuilD.B.Thepeopletrappedinhigh-risebuildings.C.Thevolunteersdonatingmoneytosurvivors.D.LocalteenagersbringingclothingtoelderlypeoplE.61.HowdidNataliehelpthesurvivors?A.Shegavehertoystootherkids.B.Shetookcareofyoungerchildren.C.ShecalledontheWhiteHousetohelp.D.Shebuiltaninformationsharingplatform.62.Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?A.LittlepeoplecanmakeabigdifferencE.B.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.C.Eastorwesthomeisbest.D.Technologyispower.
Feelinglonelyhasabiggerinfluenceonolderpeople’slifeexpectancy预期寿命thansmokingtopgovernmentadviserDavidHalpernsaidearlierthisyear.ThisshockingfactgiventhatlonelinessisreachinghighlevelsintheUK–with3.1millionover–65sgoingmorethanaweekwithoutseeingafriendorfamilymember–hascausedquiteadebatE.LaterretirementageisoneideaforhowthegovernmentmightrespondbutIthinkwecanmakeachangewithoutwaitingforanewlaw.Mysolution?Yupyouguessedit:theweB.OKI’mnotmadenoughtosuggestthatapieceofelectronicequipmentisamagicbullet灵丹妙药tolonelinessbutIdohandonheartthinkthatencouragingmoreolderpeopletogetonlineisthesimplestandcheapesttoolwecanequipthemwithsotheycanreawakenoldorformnewfriendships.OneofmyfavoritejobsasDigitalChampionisjudgingAgeUK’sInternetChampionoftheYearAwarD.Lookingthroughthisyear’sshortlistitwasobviousthateachparticipanthadbeensuddenlyfilledwithadesiretosocializebecauseofthewaythenethadwidenedtheirsocialcirclE.Readingtheshortlistwhatalsostruckmewashowfarfromrocketsciencegettingolderpeopleonlineis.Oneofthisyear’swinnersBrendahasagreatstorythat’sbothtotallyspecialandalsoverytypical.Brendafeltextremelylonelyafterherhusband’sdeath.SeveralmonthslatershegotonlinE.HavingquicklygotusedtousingthecomputerBrendaamazinglymanagedtomakecontactwithasoldierwhohadstayedwithherfamilyduringtheSecondWorldWar.Startinguptheirfriendshipagainaftermorethanhalfacenturyisthekindofmiracle奇迹theInternethasmadeusalmosttakeforgranted–butwhichwouldhavebeenalmostunthinkablejusttenyearsago.28.Whydidtheauthorsuggestthewebasasolution?A.Itisanall-purposetool.B.Itisstronglyadvisedbythegovernment.C.Itistheonlywayolderpeoplemakenewfriends.D.Itcansolvetheproblemoflonelinessinaneasyway.29.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromtheshortlist?A.ParticipantshadasimilarsocialcirclE.B.ParticipantsfounditdifficulttogetonlinE.C.ParticipantsbenefitedgreatlyfromtheweB.D.Participantskneweachotherbecauseofthenet.30.AsalonelyoldwomanBrenda_____.A.searchedhardforheroldfriendB.becameanewfriendofasoldierC.livedaloneformorethanhalfacenturyD.gotintouchwithanoldfriendonthenet31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.FriendsOnlineB.DebateonLonelinessC.EncourageOlderPeopleD.HelpanInternetBeginner
Themallswerefilledwithpeopleseekinggiftsfortheirlovedones.Someofthemallsremainedopenaroundtheclockpartlytosatisfyourneedstobuygifts.Behindthematerialisticaspectofshoppingforgiftsliestheideaofcaringbeingattentivetothedesiresofspecialpeopleinourlives.Howevertouseawell-wornplayonwords:itisourpresencenotourpresentsthattrulycounts.Manyofusunfortunatelycanbesoinattentiveeveninthepresenceofourlovedonesthatwemightaswellnotbethereatall.Attentionisoneofthegreatestgiftswecangiveeachother.CompaniesaroundtheglobespendbillionseveryyearonadvertisingtocatchourattentionforjustashortmomentatatimE.Wholeindustries—mediaentertainmenteducation—relyonthepreciousgiftofourattentionfortheircontinuedexistencE.A.babylackingattentionforalongtimeislikelytobepsychologicallyunhealthy.Inearliertimesbothdietandattentioncouldbeleftunregulated没人管的withoutmajorcauseforconcern.Therewerenaturalchecksandbalances:limitedavailabilityoffoodmeantfewgotfatforexamplE.Similarlyinbygonetimeswemighthavespentafewhourscommunicatingwiththevillagestoryteller;todaywatchinganentireTVserieswhilespeakingtonobodyiscommon.Intraditionalsocietieswithsmallerpopulationeveryonewouldgetafairdealofattention.OnmanyissueswemightgotoseeGrandmaorGrandpa;nowwehaveGoogleandWikipediA.Shejustwantsattention.peopletendtothinklittleofthosedoingthingssimplyforattention.Butthetruthisthathumanbeingsneedattentionandgivingattentiontoeachotheristoalargeextentwhathumancivilizationisbasedupon.ThisperhapsexplainstherunawaysuccessofsocialnetworkingsitessuchasTwitterandFacebook.WhileweusesuchsitesformicroHoggingideavoicingandstatusupdates—therealityisthatweareoftendoingnomoreorlessthanfulfillingourbasichumandriveforattentionexchangE.IfriendyouyoufriendmeIretweetyouyouretweetmE.Thecharmingeasewithwhichwecannowgetandgiveattentioniswhymanypeopleappearoverlyattachedtotheirsmartphones.Itisalsoavicious恶性的circlE.Asevermorepeoplearebusyexchangingattentiononlinethereisincreasinglylessattentiontobepaidintherealworldwhichforcesmorepeopletoseektheirattentionexchangeonlineorelseriskattention-starvation.Theverynatureofattentionexchangeisbeingrapidlytransformedandthereisadangerthatsomeofuswilldevelopunhealthypractices.JustaseatingredmeateverydayisabadideasoitiswithtoomuchattentionexchangE.Thebiologicalconsequencesofourtechnologicaladvancementinfoodproductionarehighlyvisible;heartdiseasediabetesandobesity.Theconsequencesofourtransformedattentionexchangeswillbepsychologicalandsocialandsomaytakelongertoidentifybuttheywillbeequallydamaging.Face-to-faceattentionisbecomingrarerandthereforemorevaluablE.Inasenseitispriceless.Anditisagiftthatcanbegivenall-year-rounD.59.PeopleusesocialnetworkingsitessuchasTwitterandFacebookto__________.A.obtaininformationB.giveattentiontoothersC.voicetheiropinionsD.noticeandgetnoticed60.WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs6-7?A.Morepeoplewillriskattention-starvationinfuturE.B.ThenatureofattentionexchangeisrarelychangeD.C.Technologicaladvancementcontributestoalldiseases.D.Transformedattentionexchangesdoharmtosociety.61.Thewriter’spurposeforwritingthepassageisto__________.A.advocatemorefocusonreallifeattentionB.analyzethenecessityofattentiongivingC.givepracticaltipsonattentionexchangeD.recommendsomesocialnetworkingsites
LastweekIvisitedoneofmyoldneighborhoodsinWashingtonD.C.IhadnotbeentherefortwentyyearsandasIwalkedalongthestreetmymindwasfloodedbymemoriesofthepast.IsawtheoldapartmentbuildingwhereIhadlivedandtheplaygroundwhereIhadplayeD.AsIviewedtheseoncefamiliarsurroundingsimagesofmyselfasachildtherecametominD.HoweverwhatIsawandwhatIrememberedwerenotthesamE.IsadlyrealizedthatthebestmemoriesarethoseleftuntoucheD.MyoldapartmentbuildingasIrememberwasbrightandalivE.ItwasmorethanjustaplacetolivE.ItwasamoviehouseaspacestationorwhatevermyyoungmindcouldimaginE.Iwouldstealawaywithmyfriendsandplayinthebasement.Thiswasalwaysexcitingbecauseitwassocoolanddarkandthereweresomanythingstheretohideamong.Therewasasmallriverinthebackofthebuilding.Wewouldgotheretolieintheshadeoftreesandenjoyourselves.HoweverwhatIsawwascompletelydifferent.Theapartmentbuildingwasnowindisrepair.Whatwasoncemorethanaplacetolivelookedhardlyworthlivingin.Thewindowswereallbroken.Theoncecleanwallswerecoveredwithdirtymarks.TheriverwashardlyrecognizablE.ThewaterwaspollutedandthetreesandflowerswerealldeaD.Theoncesweet-smellingrivernowsmelledterriblE.Itwasreallyheartbreakingtoseeallthis.IdonotregrethavingseenmyoldneighborhooD.HoweverIdonotthinkmyinnocentchildhoodmemoriescaneverbethesamE.IsupposeitistruewhentheysayYoucannevergohomeagain.58.Inthefirsttwoparagraphsofthepassagethewritertellsusthat_________.A.hewasveryimaginativewhenhewasachildB.hecamefromaverypoorneighborhoodC.helivedinWashingtonD.C.fortwentyyearsD.hehadpleasantmemoriesofhisoldneighborhood59.HowdidthewriterfeelwhenhevisitedhisoldneighborhoodinWashingtonD.C.?A.VerysaD.B.QuiteexciteD.C.Veryregretful.D.GreatlysurpriseD.60.Onhisvisittohishometownthewriterfoundtheoldapartmentbuilding__________.A.hadbeenrepairedB.seemedunfittoliveinC.couldhardlyberecognizedD.lookeddirtyandsmelthorrible61.Youcannevergohomeagaininthelastsentenceofthepassagemeansthat_________.A.avisittoone'shometownwillbringbackmanysadmemoriesB.oneshouldneverrevisithishometownaftermanyyearsofabsenceC.onewillneverfindhishometownthesameasitwasinhischildhoodmemoryD.avisittoone'shometownwillbringbackone'spleasantmemoriesofhome
OnlinepurchaseshavesoaredduringtheChineseNewYearholiday.It’sthedeadofwinterinShanghai.DeliverymanLiuJiaandhiscolleaguesstartthedaywhenmostofpeoplearestillasleep.WorkingatadistributionpointofashoppingwebsiteinShanghaitheypromisetodeliverproductswithinthreehoursofanorderbeingplaceD.Ibuymostofmygroceryonlineespeciallytheheavyitems.It’sconvenientandcheapcomparedtothesupermarketinmyneighborhoodCustomerChenHongsaiD.OrderssuchasthesehaveincreasedfortheNewYearforcingLiuJiatoworkaroundtheclock.Theordersareusuallyricelaundrydetergent洗涤剂tissuepaperandsnacksmostlyfoodandarticlesforeverydayuseLiuJiasaiD.AccordingtoanindustryreportChina’sB2CBusinesstoCustomeronlinesalesaregrowingatanannualrateof25percent.CompetitionbetweenonlinegiantslikeTaobaoandJingdongisnowfiercerthanever.Theessenceofonlineshoppingisthatcustomerscanbuyproductseasily.Sothecompetitionisabout:firstlytherangeofproducts;secondlythedepthundereachcategoryofproducts;thirdthepriceanduserexperiencePanBiaovicepresidentofYHD.comsaiD.E-commerceisoneofChina’sfastestgrowingsectors.It’schangedpeople’sbuyinghabitsandeventheirlivinghabits.Andit’shadahugeimpactontheretailindustry.Tomakeonlineshoppingmoreconvenientmajorsitesareinvestingheavilytobuildpaymentsystemsandlogistics物流networks.Onaveragearetailernowcandelivergoodstothemajorityofcitieswithin3daysandtotownsandmoreremoteareasinthecountrywithinaweek.CompetitionwillproduceanumberofgoodcompaniesmakingbetterproductsandservicesthatcustomersneeD.InthefieldofE-commerceweareleadingtheworldintermsofproductsservicesandindustrydevelopmentLiuYinbinassociateprofessorwithDeptofInformationManagementShanghaiUniversitysaiD.Expertsalsosaycustomersareincreasinglymakingtheironlinepurchasesfrommobiledevicesopeningupvastnewopportunitiesandcompetitionforretailers.32.WhatcanweknowaboutLiuJia?A.HeworksasanonlinestoreownerinShanghai.B.Hebeginsworkingwhenmostofpeoplearestillasleep.C.Hehastoworkdayandnighttodeliversomanyproducts.D.HemaydeliverproductswithinthreehoursofanorderbeingplacedatanytimE.33.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordessenceinParagraph3mean?A.Way.B.InfluencE.C.Result.D.AdvantagE.34.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ChenHongbuysmostofherelectronicproductsonlinE.B.PanBiaoencouragesretailerstoopenupnewchances.C.China’sB2Conlinesalesaregrowingatarateof25percent.D.LiuYinbinthinkscompetitionwillhelpmakebetterproductsandservices.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttopicofthepassage?A.OnlineshoppingincreasesrapidlyforChineseNewYear.B.MostcustomersbuyfoodandarticlesforeverydayusE.C.TaobaoandJingdongarecompetingfiercely.D.Customerslikebuyingmobiledevices.
Everymanwantshissontobesomewhatofaclonenotinfeaturesbutinfootsteps.AshegrowsyoualsoageandyourambitionsbecomemoreunachievablE.Youbegintorealizethatyourboyinyourfootstepscouldprobablyaccomplishwhatyouhopedfor.Butfootstepscanbemuddiedandtheycangooffindifferentdirections.MysonJodyhashatedschoolsincedayoneinkindergarten.Scienceprojectswaiteduntilthelastmoment.Bookreportsweren’twrittenuntilthefinalthreat.I’vebeenanewspapermanallmyadultlifE.Mydaughterisauniversitygraduateworkingtowardhermaster’sdegreeinEnglish.ButJody?Whenheenteredthetenthgradehebecameavo-techstudent技校学生.They’recalledmotorheadsbytherestofthestudentbody.WhenasecretaryinmyofficefirstcalledhimmotorheadIwasshockeD.Heyhe’sagoodkidIwantedtosay.Andsmartreally.Ilearnedlaterthatmotorheadsareindeeddifferent.Theyusuallyhavedirtyhandsandweardirtyworkclothes.Andtheydon’toftenmakeschoolhonorrolls光荣榜.Butbeingtheparentofamotorheadisitselfanexperienceineducation.Wewholaborincleanshirtsinofficesdon’thavetheabilitiesthatmotorheadshavE.IbegantolearnthiswhenIhadmycarcrasheD.Thecosttorepairitwasestimatedat$800.HeyIcanfixitsaidJody.IdoubteditbutlethimgoaheadforIhadnothingtolosE.Mysonwithothermotorheadsfixedthecar.Theygotparts零件fromajunkyardandabilityfromvo-techclasses.Thelostwas$25insteadof$80.Sincethatfirstrepairjobabrokenair-conditioneranon-functioningwasherandanon-toastingtoasterhavebeenfixeD.Neighborsandco-workerstrusttheircarrepairstohim.Thesekidsarehappiestwhendoingrepairs.TheyjokeandlaughandarelivingintheirownrelaxedworlD.Andtheirmindsarebrightdespitetheirdirtyhandsandclothes.Ihavelearnedalotfrommymotorhead:publishersneedprintersengineersneedmechanicsandarchitectsneedbuilders.MostimportantIhavelearnedthatfathersdon’tneedclonesinfootstepsoranywhereelsE.Mysonmaynevermaketheschoolhonorroll.ButhemademinE.41.Whatusedtobetheauthor’shopeforhisson?A.ToavoidbecominghisclonE.B.ToresemblehiminappearancE.C.Todevelopinadifferentdirection.D.Toreachtheauthor’sunachievedgoals.42.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’schildren?A.Hisdaughterdoesbetterinschool.B.Hisdaughterhasgotamaster’sdegreE.C.Hissontriedhardtofinishhomework.D.Hissoncouldn’twritehisbookreports.43.Theauthorlethissonrepairthecarbecausehebelievedthat_______.A.Hissonhadtheabilitytofixit.B.itwouldsavehimmuchtimE.C.itwouldn’tcausehimanymorelossD.othermotorheadswouldcometohelp.44.Intheauthor’seyesmotorheadsare_______.A.tidyandhardworkingB.cheerfulandsmartC.lazybutbrightD.relaxedbutrude45.Whatdidtheauthorrealizeintheend?A.Itisunwisetoexpectyourchildtofollowyourpath.B.Itisimportantforonetomakethehonorroll.C.Architectsplayamoreimportantrolethanbuilders.D.Motorheadshavegreaterabilitythanofficeworkers.
Whatisyourbiggestpersonalgoal?Haveyouconsiderit?Forreal–youcantakeaseconD.You’vegottofeelthistolearnit.Takeafewsecondsandthinkofyourpersonalbiggestgoalokay?Imaginedecidingrightnowthatyou’regoingtodoit.Imaginetellingsomeonethatyoumeettodaywhatyou’regoingtodo.Imaginetheircongratulationsandtheirhighimage印象ofyou.Doesn’titfeelgoodtosayitoutloud?Don’tyoufeelonestepcloseralreadylikeit’salreadybecomingpartofyouridentity?Wellbadnews:youshouldhavekeptyourmouthshutbecausethatgoodfeelingnowwillmakeyoulesslikelytodoit.Repeatedpsychologytestshaveprovedthattellingsomeoneyourgoalmakesitlesslikelytohappen.Anytimeyouhaveagoaltherearesomestepsthatneedtobedonesomeworkthatneedstobedoneinordertoachieveit.Ideallyyouwouldnotbesatisfieduntilyouhadactuallydonethework.Butwhenyoutellsomeoneyourgoalandtheyacknowledgeitpsychologistshavefoundthatit’scalledasocialreality.Themindiskindoftrickedintofeelingthatit’salreadydonE.Andthenbecauseyoufeltthatsatisfactionyou’relessmotivatedtodotheactualhardworknecessary.Sothisgoesagainsttheconventionalwisdomthatweshouldtellourfriendsourgoals.PeterGollwitzerwroteawholebookaboutthisandin2009hedidsomenewteststhatwerepublisheD.Itgoeslikethis:163peopleacrossfourseparatetests–everyonewrotedowntheirpersonalgoals.Thenhalfofthemannouncedtheircommitmenttothisgoaltotheroomandhalfdidn’t.Theneveryonewasgiven45minutesofworkthatwoulddirectlyleadthemtowardtheirgoalsbuttheyweretoldthattheycouldstopatanytimE.Nowthosewhokepttheirmouthsshutworkedtheentire45minutesonaverageandwhenaskedafterwardsaidthattheyfeltthattheyhadalongwaytogotostillachievetheirgoals.Butthosewhohadannounceditquitafteronly33minutesonaverageandwhenaskedafterwardsaidthattheyfeltmuchclosertoachievingtheirgoals.Soaudiencenexttimeyouwanttotellsomeoneyourgoalwhatwillyousay?SilenceExactly–welldonE.64.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Theimportanceofhavingpersonalgoals.B.Whyit’snotnecessarilywisetoannounceyourpersonalgoalstoothers.C.Studiesonwhypeopletendtokeeptheirpersonalgoalssecret.D.Tipsonachievingyourpersonalgoals.65.Accordingtothearticlewhenyoutellyourfriendsyourgoals_______.A.youmakeyourselfbelievethatyouareclosetoachievingthemB.theyfeeljealousofyoursatisfactionandstandinyourwayC.youfeelmorepressuretotrytomakethemhappenD.itbecomeseasierforyoutomakethemcometruethankstothesupportofothers66.WhatdidPeterGollwitzerfindinhistests?A.Writingdownpersonalgoalsinspiredpeopletoworkhardtoachievethem.B.Thosewhokeptworkinghardtendedtofeelthattheywereclosertorealizingtheirgoals.C.Thosewhodidn’ttellotherstheirgoalsweremorelikelytoachievethem.D.Thosewhomadetheirgoalspublicworkedharderthanthosewhokeptthemsecret.
Conventionalwisdomisamajorbarriertoinnovation创新thatthreatensthesurvivalofcompanieseverywherE.It’sbasedontheassumptionthatoldideaswillalwaysworksotheyshouldn’tbechallengeD.Whilethismaybeavalidassumptioninsituationsthatdon’tchangeit’sunlikelytoholdtrueinachangingsituation.Intoday’srapidchangingglobalenvironmentoldmethodsoftendon’tworkandstubbornlyusingthemcanleadtomajorproblems.Mostpeopleseemtoagreewithconventionalwisdombecauseitgivesoneafalsesenseofsecurity.IfeveryoneelsebelievesitthenitmustbetreE.IndividualswhouseconventionalwisdomarecertainthattheyarerightandbeingfightisgooD.Theywanttocontinueusingoldideasratherthantakeriskswithchangesthatmightnotwork.In1977KenOlsenco-founderandCEOofDigitalEquipmentCorporationDECstatedThereisnoreasonforanyindividualtohaveacomputerinhishomE.DespitebeingadominantleaderinthecomputerindustryDECnolongerexists.PeopleseemtoforgetthatsinceinnovationisachangetherecanbenoinnovationwithoutchangE.Unfortunatelyconventionalwisdompreventsleadersfollowersandcompaniesfromchangingandthereforeinnovating.Ifcompaniesdon’tinnovatebuttheircompetitorsdothefutureislikelytobeproblematiC.Breakingfromconventionalwisdomhasledtomanyofthemostinnovativecompaniesandproductsinhistoryacrossmanyindustriessoithasapowerfuleffectonbusinesssuccess.TedTurnerfounderofCNNknewlittleifanythingaboutthenewsbusinessbutheknewitwasinconvenienttowatchnewsonlyatthedinnerhouraswascommonbeforeCNN.Turner’ssolutionwastocreateacable有线的channeldevotedtonews24hoursaday.Thenewsestablishmentreflectedconventionalwisdomatthetimeandpredictedhisideawouldfailbecausenoonewantedtowatchthenewsallday.Howeveritdoesn’ttakearocketscientisttounderstandthatviewersdon’thavetowatchthenewsalldayfortheCNNtowork.Viewersjusthavetowatchwhentheywanttogetinformation.DuetoconventionalthinkingthecriticsfailedtorecognizetheopportunitythatwascleartoTeD.TheyassumedthatonlywhatwasfamiliartothemcouldworkinthefuturE.Conventionalwisdompreventscreativityflexibilityandrisk-takingsounconventionalleadersenthusiasticallybreakfromit.TosurviveboomandmaintaincompetitiveadvantagecompaniesmustbeflexiblewhenreactingtochangE.32.DEChasdisappearedprobablybecause________.A.theCEOstucktotheconventionalideasB.theconsumersdidn’tlikeitsproductsC.theleaderslackedthesenseofsecurityD.theemployeestookmanyriskswithchanges33.ThefoundingofCNNisusedasanexampletoprove________.A.missingopportunitiescouldleadtofailureB.watchingnewsatthedinnerhourisconvenientC.changingcouldcontributetobusinesssuccessD.conventionalwisdominfluencesbusinesssuccess34.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartprobablymeanA.RocketscientistscanensuretheCNNworksproperly.B.It’seasytoknowpeopleneedn’twatchthenewsallthetimE.C.It’snecessarytounderstandwhenpeoplewatchthenews.D.Mostoftheviewersdon’tliketowatchthenewsatwork.35.Thepassageismainlywrittentotellusthat________.A.oldmethodsarechangingwithtimeB.opportunitiesleadtobusinesssuccessC.successfulcompaniesneedwiseleadersD.conventionalwisdomlimitsinnovation
Peopleareoverweightformanyreasonsthemostimportantoneofwhichisthattheyeatthewrongfoodsgetthewrongtypesofcaloriespermealandtheyalsoeatmealsatthewrongtimeeachday.Foodismorepowerfulthananyweightlosspillbecausethefoodthatyoueatcaneithermakeyouthinorfat.Thisistruebecauseyourbodyislikeanengineanditonlyneedscertainfoodsatcertainintervals间隔eachday.Low-calorieDietsDoNotWorkThereasonpeoplecannotloseweightbystarvingthemselvesisthattheirmetabolism新陈代谢willdetectanymajordropincaloriesanditwillthenadjustitselfbyburningfewercalorieseachday.Thatisthereasonwhyyoucaneat1000caloriesperdayandnotloseanyweightwhileyourfriendscaneat2500caloriesperdayandnotgainanyweight.Low-fatDietsDoNotWorkManypeopleintoday’ssocietyarebuyingmostlylow-fatornon-fatfoodatthegrocerystorE.Everybodyknowshowmuchfatisinsidethefoodtheybuy.Howeverpeoplearegettingfatterthaneverbeforebydoingthis.Theyarenotlosingweightbychangingtothislow-fatlifestylE.Losingweighthasnothingtodowiththesethings.Oneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandotocontrolyourweightistoeattheproperfoodssuchasfruitandvegetableseatthemattherighttimeandexerciseeveryday.Ifpeoplemakethisahabittheywillloseweight.25.Whatisthemainreasonwhypeopleareoverweight?A.Theyburnmanycalorieseveryday.B.TheyeatthewrongfoodsatthewrongtimE.C.Theyeatfoodwithlotsofcalories.D.Theydon’ttakeweightlosspills.26.Thearticleiswritteninorderto________.A.tellreadersnottobuylow-fatornon-fatfooD.B.tellreadersaboutanimportantscientificdiscovery.C.tellreadershowtoloseweight.D.callonpeopletoloseweightandstayhealthy.27.Torealizetheaimofyourweightlossplanyoushould_________.A.doexerciseeverydayB.eatmealsattherighttimeC.eatfruitsandvegetablesD.eatlow-fatorsweetfoodE.eattheproperfoodsateachmealA.abceB.abdeC.acdeD.abcd
ThereisoneholidayintheyearwhichiscompletelyAmericanThanksgivingDay.ItisthedaywheneveryonegoesbackhometospendthedaywithhisfamilytohavethetraditionalThanksgivingdinnerofroastturkeytotalkaboutoldtimes.ThisisastoryofThanksgivingDayandofoneman'seffortsunderratherspecialcircumstancestocarryonthesetraditions.OldPetetookhisseatthisdayonhisusualbenchinUnionSquarE.EveryThanksgivingDayfornineyearsPetehadtakenthissameseatexactlyatoneo'clockandeachtimethesamepleasantthinghadhappeneD.ButthistimePetehadcomeheremorefromhabitthanfromhunger.CertainlytodayPetewasnothungry.HehadjusthadadinnersoenormousthathecouldhardlybreathE.Thebuttonsonhisraggedshirtandcoatwereabouttoburst.HewassofullofsoupoystersroastturkeyapplepieicecreamandadozenotherrichfoodsthattheNovemberbreezeandthefirstlightfallofsnowfeltcoolandpleasanttohisfacE.ThemealhadbeencompletelyunexpecteD.HehadbeenpassingoneofthelargehomesonFifthAvenuewheretherelivedtworicholdladies.ItseemsthatitwastheircustomeachThanksgivingtoplaceaservantatthefrontentrancewithorderstobringinthefirsthungrylookingpersonthatpassedandthengivehimaThanksgivingdinnerofeverythinghecouldeat.OnthisparticularThanksgivingDayPetehadpassedtheservanthadbroughthiminandbeforePeteknewithewasbeingservedlikeakingwithmorefoodthanhecouldeat.PetesatonthebenchnowhardlyabletomovE.HehappenedtolooktotheleftandthereinthedistancehesawtheOldGentlemancomingtowardhim.HewantedtogetupandrunbuthewassofulloffoodthathestayedrighttherE.EveryThanksgivingDayfornineyearstheOldGentlemanhadcomehereandfoundPeteonthissamebenchandthentakenhimtoarestaurantandboughthimaThanksgivingdinner.ItwasakindoftraditionwhichtheOldGentlemanwhohadnofamilyandlivedalonehadtriedtocontinuE.TheoldmanwastallandthinandsixtyyearsolD.Hewasaristocraticlookingandhealwaysdressedinblack.Hishairwaswhiterandthinnerthanithadbeentheyearbeforeandheleanedmoreheavilyonhiscanethanheusedto.Howdoyoudo!saidtheOldGentleman.IamgladtoseethatthechangesofanotheryearhavepermittedyoutomoveinhealththroughthisbeautifulworlD.EachtimetheOldGentlemanhadsaidexactlythissamething.Itwaspartofthetradition.OldPetetoobegantofeelasthoughhehimselfwasnowapartofthetraditionandhethereforedidnothavethecouragetotelltheoldmanthathehadalreadyeaten.ThisdinnerseemedtomeansomuchtotheOldGentleman.ThankyousirsaidOldPeteatlast.I'llgowithyougladly.I'mveryhungrysir.TogethertheOldGentlemanandPetewalkedsouthtothesamerestaurantwhereeachyearPetehadhisThanksgivingdinner.TheysatatthesametablE.TheOldGentlemanseemedpleasedandhappy.WhenthewaiterbroughtdishafterdishoffoodtoPetetheOldGentlemansatquietlyandsmileD.UnderthecircumstancePetehadtoeat.Itwaspartofthetraditionandsoheatelikeahero.Soupoystersroastturkeypieheateeverythingalthoughwhenheenteredtherestauranteventhesmellofmorefoodalmostmadehimsick.AtlastPeteleanedbackwiththebattlewon.Thankyousirhesaidwithsomeeffortforafinedinner.TheypartedastheydideachyearatthedoortheOldGentlemangoingsouthPetenorth.AroundthecornerPetestoppedforamomentfeltaterriblepaininhisstomachthenfelltothesidewalkunconscious.A.littlelateranambulancecamE.Inthehospitaltheydiscoveredthathehadhadanattackofindigestion.AnhourlateranotherambulancebroughttheOldGentlemantothesamehospital.AtfirsttheythoughtitwasalsoindigestionbutlateroneofthenursessaidThatniceoldgentlemanoverthere--youwouldn'tthinkthatitwasacaseofstarvation.ProudoldfamilyIsupposE.Hetoldmethathehadn'teatenathingforthreedays.58.ThisyearOldPetecametotheUnionSquarebecause______.A.hewashungryandexpectedtofindsomefoodB.hehadnowheretogoontheThanksgivingDayC.hewantedtomeettheOldGentlemanandcheckhishealthD.itwasaconventionforhimtoaccepttheOldGentleman’sdinner59.Whydidn’tOldPeterefusetheinvitationfromtheOldGentleman?A.BecausehefelthehadmoreroomforfooD.B.Becauseherealizedhewasinvolvedinthetradition.C.BecausehefeltmovedbytheOldGentlemen’sgenerosity.D.Becausehedidn’tdaretotelltheoldmanhehadalreadyeaten.60.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.OnlytheOldGentlemenobservedThanksgivingDaytraditions.B.Thetwogentlemenwerebothhospitalizedbecauseofhunger.C.TheThanksgivingdinnerofferedbytheOldGentlemanismorethandinneritself.D.ThefoodintherestauranttastesbetterthanthatinlargehomesonFifthAvenuE.61.WhatcanwelearnfromthetwoThanksgivingDayGentlemen?A.Oneman’smeatisanotherman’spoison.B.TheyarereallygentlementruetotheirworD.C.Theyaretoovaintoexpresstheirtruefeelings.D.TheconductofthetwogentlemenisreallyabsurD.
Teensmirrornegativefeaturesofmom’sfriendshipsThemannerbywhichamotherinteractswithherfriendsservesasarolemodelforhowanadolescentchilddevelopshis/herownpeerfriendships.Unfortunatelyteensoftenpickuponthenegativeelementsinarelationshipsuchasconflictandantagonismandthencopytheseattitudesintotheirownrelationships.Thenewstudyinvestigatedapreviouslyunderstudiedassociation—howaparent’sfriendshipsinfluencetheemotionalwell-beingoftheiradolescentchildren.ForthestudydoctoralstudentGaryGlickandAmandaRosePh.D.studiedthedevelopmentoffriendshipsandotherpeerrelationshipsduringadolescenceandtheirimpactonpsychologicaladjustment.Theyfoundthatadolescentsmaymimicthenegativecharacteristicsoftheirmothers’relationshipsintheirownpeer-to-peerfriendshipssuggestingthatmotherscanserveasrolemodelsfortheiradolescentsduringformativeyears.Additionalfindingssuggestthatadolescentsinternalizetheirreactionstotheirmothers’conflictwithadultfriendswhichmayleadtoanxietyanddepression.Previousresearchofthistypefocusedonelementary-agedchildrenbutMUresearcherswantedtoexpandtheirstudytofocusontheformativeadolescentyears.Youthranginginagefrom10to17andtheirmotherswerepolledseparatelytomeasureperceivedpositiveandnegativefriendshipqualitiesinbothgroups.Resultsshowedthatpositivefriendshipqualitieswerenotalwaysimitatedbyadolescents;howevernegativeandantagonisticrelationshipcharacteristicsexhibitedbymothersweremuchmorelikelytobemimickedbytheyouthstudieD.Weknowthatconflictisanormalpartofanyrelationship—beitarelationshipbetweenaparentandachildoramotherandherfriends—andwe’renottalkingphysicalaltercationsbutverbalconflictsGlicksaiD.Butbeingexposedtohighlevelsofsuchconflictgenerallyisn’tgoingtobegoodforchildren.ParentsshouldconsiderwhethertheyaregoodrolemodelsfortheirchildrenespeciallywheretheirfriendsareconcerneD.Whenthingsgoawryparentsshouldtalkwiththeirchildrenabouthowtoactwiththeirfriendsbutmorespecificallyhownottoact.66.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmimicinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymean?A.adoptB.influenceC.copyD.change67.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeusedtodescribetheresultoftheresearch?A.Evenavicioustigerwillnoteatitscubs.B.LikemotherlikedaughterC.Oneman’smeatisanotherman’spoisonD.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.68.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph4?A.ResearchersdidsimilarresearchinthisfieldbeforeB.ThepresentresearchisaboutpupilsofallagerangesC.ManyadolescentpupilsnowadaysarelivingseparatelywiththeirmothersD.Thenewstudyonlymeasurednegativefriendshipqualitiesofmothersandchildren69.Whatcanweconcludefromthenewstudy?A.TheresearcherscarriedoutthestudyofthiskindforthefirsttimeB.TheteenagersalwaysreacttotheirmothersbehaviourveryobviouslyC.TheteenagerswereinvestigatedtogetherwiththeirmothersD.Theteenagersimitatemorenegativemodelsthanpositiveonefromtheirmothers70.Whatsuggestionismadebytheauthortosomemotherswhohaveconflictwiththeirfriends?A.Parentsshouldmakefriendswiththeirchildren’sfriends.B.Parentsshouldforcetheirchildrentodowhattheyaretoldto.C.Parentsshoulddiscusssomedosanddon’tsaboutfriend-makingwiththeirchildrenD.Parentsshouldexposetheirchildrentoasmuchconflictastheycan
IamPeterHodesavolunteerstemcellcourier.SinceMarch2012I’vedone89trips—ofthose51havebeenabroaD.Ihave42hourstocarrystemcells干细胞inmylittleboxbecauseI’vegottwoicepacksandthat’showlongtheylast.Inallfromthetimethestemcellsareharvestedfromadonor捐献者tothetimetheycanbeimplantedinthepatientwe’vegot72hoursatmost.SoIamalwaysconsciousoftimE.IhadonetriplastyearwhereIwascaughtbyahurricaneinAmericA.IpickedupthestemcellsinProvidenceRhodeIslandandwasmeanttoflytoWashingtonthenbacktoLondon.ButwhenIarrivedatthecheck-indeskatProvidencetheladyonthedesksaid:WellI’mreallysorryI’vegotsomebadnewsforyou—therearenoflightsfromWashington.SoItookmyboxandputitonthedeskandIsaid:Inthisboxaresomestemcellsthatareurgentlyneededforapatient-pleasepleaseyou’vegottogetmebacktotheUnitedKingdom.Shejustdroppedeverything.Shearrangedforaflightonasmallplanetobeheldformere-routed改道methroughNewarkandgotmebacktotheUKevenearlierthanoriginallyscheduleD.Forthiscourierjobyou’reconsciouslyawarethatinthatboxyou’regotsomethingthatispotentiallygoingtosavesomebody’slifE.29.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordcourierinParagraph1?A.providerB.deliverymanC.collectorD.medicaldoctor30.WhydoesPeterhavetocompletehistripwithin42hours?A.Hecannotstayawayfromhisjobtoolong.B.Thedonorcanonlywaitforthatlong.C.TheoperationneedsthatmuchtimE.D.Theicewon’tlastanylonger.31.WhichflightdidthewomanputPeteronfirst?A.ToLondon.B.ToNewark.C.ToProvidencE.D.ToWashington.
Haveyoueverfoundyourselfinthissituation:Youhearasongyouusedtosingwhenyouwereachild–abitofnostalgia怀旧orblastfromthepastaswesay.Butitisnotadistantchildhoodmemory.Thewordscomebacktoyouasclearlyaswhenyousangthemallthoseyearsago.ResearchersattheUniversityofEdinburghstudiedtherelationshipbetweenmusicandrememberingaforeignlanguagE.Theyfoundthatrememberingwordsinasongwasthebestwaytorememberevenoneofthemostdifficultlanguages.HereiswhattheydiD.Researcherstook60adultsandrandomlydividedthemintothreegroupsof20.Thentheygavethegroupsthreedifferenttypesoflisten-and-repeatlearningconditions.Researchershadonegroupsimplyspeakthewords.Theyhadthesecondgroupspeakthewordstoarhythmorbeat.Andtheyaskedthethirdgrouptosingthewords.AllthreegroupsstudiedwordsfromtheHungarianlanguagefor15minutes.ThentheytookpartinaseriesoflanguageteststoseewhattheyremembereD.WhyHungarianyouask?ResearcherssaidtheychoseHungarianbecausenotmanypeopleknowthelanguagE.ItdoesnotshareanyrootswithGermanicorRomancelanguagessuchasItalianorSpanish.Afterthetestswereoverthesingerscameoutontop.ThepeoplewholearnedthesenewHungarianwordsbysingingthemshowedahigheroverallperformancE.Theydidthebestinfouroutoffiveofthetests.Theyalsoperformedtwotimesbetterthanthosewhosimplylearnedthewordsbyspeakingthem.Dr.KatieOverysayssingingcouldleadtonewwaystolearnaforeignlanguagE.Thebrainlikestorememberthingswhentheyarecontainedinacatchy3ormemorable4tune5.Dr.Ludkesaidthefindingscouldhelpthosewhostruggletolearnforeignlanguages.OntheUniversityofEdinburgh’swebsiteDr.LudkewritesThisstudyprovidesthefirstexperimentalevidencethatalisten-and-repeatsingingmethodcansupportforeignlanguagelearningandopensthedoorforfutureresearchinthisareA.28.Thesongmentionedinthefirstparagraphisintendedto__________.A.recallthepastB.attractthereadersC.introducethetopicD.comparethechildhoodwiththepresent29.Accordingtothepassagewhichlanguagedoesn’tsharethesamerootwithGermanicorRomancelanguages?A.HungarianB.SpanishC.ItalianD.English30.Basedonthelasttwoparagraphswecanconcludethat__________A.singingisthebestwaytolearnalanguagE.B.thebrainprobablyworksbestwhentheforeignlanguagelearnerssingthewords.C.alisten-repeatmethodisveryeffectiveforanylanguagelearner.D.Dr.KatieOveryandDr.Ludkedisagreewitheachother.31.Inwhichsituationcanthefindingoftheresearchbeapplied?A.A.motherisgoingtoteachherbabyhowtospeak.B.A.childisgoingtohavehisfirstmusiclesson.C.A.studentisgoingtolearnanewEnglishsong.D.AnAmericanisgoingtolearnsomeChinesE.
Bynowweareallawarethatsocialmediahashadatremendousinfluenceonourcultureinbusinessontheworld-at-largE.SocialmediawebsitesrevolutionizedthewaypeoplecommunicateandsocializeontheWeB.Howeverasidefromseeingyourfriends’newbabyonFacebookorreadingaboutJustinBieber’slatestconflictwiththelawonTwitterwhataresomeoftherealinfluences?Socialnetworksoffertheopportunityforpeopletore-connectwiththeiroldfriendsandacquaintancesmakenewfriendsshareideasandpicturesandmanyotheractivities.UserscankeeppacewiththelatestglobalandlocaldevelopmentsandparticipateincampaignsandactivitiesoftheirchoicE.ProfessionalsusesocialmediasiteslikeLinkedIntoenhancetheircareerandbusinessdevelopment.Studentscanworktogetherwiththeirpeerstoimprovetheiracademicandcommunicationskills.Unfortunatelythereareafewdownsidestootosocialnetworking.Ifyouarenotcarefulimmoralpeoplecantargetyouforcyberbullyinganddisturbanceonsocialsites.Schoolchildrenyounggirlsandwomencanfallvictimtoonlineattackswhichcancreatetensionandsuffering.Ifyouareavictimofcyberbullyingdonottakeitlyingdownbuttrytotakeappropriatelegalactionagainsttheattacker.Manycompanieshaveblockedsocialnetworksasaddictedemployeescandistractthemselvesonsuchsitesinsteadoffocusingonwork.InfactstudiesshowthatBritishcompanieshavelostbillionsofdollarsperyearinproductivitybecauseofsocialmediaaddictionamongemployees.Alsowhatyoucarelesslypostonthecancomebacktotroubleyou.Revealing泄露personalinformationonsocialsitescanmakeusersvulnerable易受伤害的tocrimeslikeidentitytheftstalkingetC.ManycompaniesperformabackgroundcheckontheWebbeforehiringanemployeE.IfapotentialemployeehaspostedsomethingembarrassingonsocialmediaitcangreatlyaffecttheirchancesofgettingthejoB.Thesameholdstrueforourrelationshipstooasourlovedonesandfriendsmaygettoknowifwepostsomethingundesirableonsocialnetworks.Socialmediahasitsadvantagesanddrawbacksaseachcoinhastwosides.Itisuptoeachusertousesocialsiteswiselytoenhancetheirprofessionalandsociallifeandexercisecautiontoensuretheydonotfallvictimtoonlinedangers.58.Paragraph2mainlyshowsthatsocialnetworks_________.A.guideuserstomakerightchoicesB.offerprofessionalsgoodchancesC.benefitusersinvariouswaysD.helpstudentsfinishtheirhomework59.Facedwithproblemscausedbysocialmediasomecompanies________.A.takelegalactionagainsttheattackersB.avoidpostingembarrassinginformationC.refusetohirepotentialaddictedemployeesD.forbidtheuseofsocialnetworksduringworktime60.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.OurcarelessnesswhenweareusingsocialnetworksmaycauseustosufferalotB.WehadbetterkeepawayfromsocialnetworksbecauseofitsdisadvantagesC.Wewon’tgetemployedifwe’vepostedsomethingunreliableonsocialnetworks.D.Iffacedwithcyberbullyingweshouldholditbacktoavoidconflictswithohters61.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto_________.A.shareexperiencesinusingsocialmediaB.providesomeadviceonsocialproblemsC.raisepublicawarenessofsocialproblemsD.remindpeopletowiselyusesocialmedia
Regularlystayinglateattheofficesignificantlyincreasestheriskofhavingastrokeorheartattackresearchershavefoundworkingjustanhourextraeachdaypushesupstrokeriskby10percentaccordingtoahugereviewofworkingpatterns.Andpeoplewhoworkanextrathreehoursaday--or55hoursaweek--are33percentmorelikelytohaveastrokethescientistsfounD.TheresearchpublishedintheLancetmedicaljournalisbasedonhealthrecordsofmorethan500000peopleacrossEuropetheUSandAustraliA.ScientistsledbyUniversityCollegeLondonwarnedthatpeoplewhoworklongerhourstendtodolessexercisesitatacomputerforhoursatatimeanddrinkmorethanpeoplewithabetterwork-lifebalancE.Repeatedstressmayalsobetoblameforgreaterhealthproblemsthescientiststhink.Theylookedatthecombinedresultof17previousstudiesinwhich529000peopleweretrackedoveranaverageofsevenyears.Expertsstressedthatthestudyhadonlyfoundalinkbetweenhoursworkedandheartproblems---ithadnotprovedwhathadactuallycausedeachdeath.Buttheywarnedpeopletotakenoteofthefindings.DrTimChicoconsultantcardiologistatSheffieldTeachingHospitalssaidFormanypeoplereducingtheirworkinghourswouldbedifficultorimpossibleandthisstudydoesnotshowthatitwouldreducetheriskofstrokE.Mostofuscouldreducetheamountoftimewespendsittingdownincreaseourphysicalactivityandimproveourdietwhileworkingandthismightbemoreimportantthemoretimewespendatwork.28.Whichareasareinvolvedintheresearch?A.TheUSAustraliaandRussiA.B.JapanBritainandChinA.C.ChinaRussiaandJapan.D.EuropetheUSandAustraliA.29.WhichfactorisNOTthecauseofthehigherriskofhealthproblems?A.Excessivedrinking.B.A.healthydiet.C.Repeatedstress.D.Lackofexercise30.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.PeoplewhoworklongerarelesslikelytosufferastrokE.B.Allthedeathsarecausedbyworkinglonghours.C.Theresearchwasbasedonthetrackingofover500000peoplE.D.ReducedworkinghourswillsurelydecreasetheriskofstrokE.31.Whereisthispassageprobablytakenfrom?A.A.newsreport.B.A.sciencemagazinE.C.A.psychologicaljournal.D.A.hospitalintroduction.
Manyblindpeopleuseguidedogstohelpthemgetsafelyfromplacetoplaceandtowarnthemofdanger.Butwhatcanblindpeopledoiftheyareallergic过敏的todogsorjustdon'tlikethem?ForsomepeopletheanswerisprovidedbytheGuideHorseFoundation.JanetandDonBurlesonfoundedtheorganizationin1999.TheybegantrainingminiaturehorsestohelpguideblindpeoplE.Miniaturehorseslookjustlikeregularhorsesonlymuchsmaller.Theyaregenerallylessthan34inchestall.Cuddleswasthefoundation'sfirstguidehorseinfullservicE.Shebecame45-year-oldDanShaw'shelper.Shawhasaneyediseaseandhissightisverypoor.OnenightwhilefillingoutaformtogetaguidedogShawheardanewsstoryonTVaboutpeopletraininghorsestoguidetheblinD.ShawloveshorsesandwantedaguideanimalthatwouldlivealongtimE.HeappliedandayearlaterCuddlesandShawbegantrainingasateam.OnatriptoNewYorkCuddleshelpedShawsafelytourTimesSquareaverybusypartofthecityatnight.ThenextdayCuddlescalmlyrodetheelevatorwithShawtothecrowdedtopoftheEmpireStateBuildingafamoustallbuilding.CuddlesevenguidedShawontheboatridetotheStatueofLibertyandtraveledonthesubwaysystem.ShawsaysthatheisveryluckytohaveCuddles.HebelievesthatCuddleshaschangedhislifeforthebetterbygivinghimthechancetodothingshimselfandmakinghimfeelmuchmoreconfidentabouthimself.21.TheGuideHorseFoundation.A.wassetupbyonepersonB.hasdifferentkindsofhorsesC.trainshorsestoguideblindpeopleD.hasahistoryofseveralhundredyears22.Accordingtothetextminiaturehorses.A.liveashorterlifethanguidedogsB.aremuchsmallerthanregularhorsesC.aremorefriendlytopeoplethandogsD.aredifferentfromregularhorsesinmanyways23.WeknowfromthetextthatDanShaw.A.becameblindatage45B.hasagreatloveforhorsesC.heardaboutguidehorsesfromafriendD.gotaguidehorseassoonasheapplied24.CuddleschangedDanShaw'slifeby.A.makinghimfamousB.helpingtocalmhimC.givinghimconfidenceD.helpinghimstartanorganization25.Thetextiswrittentotellusthat.A.specialanimalscanhelppeopledoseeminglyimpossiblethingsB.blindpeoplearebravetofacemanychallengesC.horsesarebetterthandogsasguideanimalsD.NewYorkCityisamagicalcity
Failureisprobablythemostexhaustingexperienceapersoneverhas.Thereisnothingmoretiringthannotsucceeding.Weexperiencethistirednessintwoways:asstart-upfatigue疲惫andperformancefatiguE.Intheformercasewekeepputtingoffataskbecauseithaseithertooboringortoodifficult.Andthelongerwedelayitthemoretiredwefeel.Suchstart-upfatigueisveryrealevenifnotactuallyphysicalnotsomethinginourmusclesandbones.Thesolutionisobviousthoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:alwayshandlethemostdifficultjobfirst.YearsagoIwasaskedtowrite102essaysonthegreatideasofsomefamousauthors.ApplyingmyownruleIdeterminedtowritetheminalphabeticalorder按字母顺序neverlettingmyselfleaveoutatoughideA.AndIalwaysstartedtheday’sworkwiththedifficulttaskofessay-writing.Experienceprovedthattheruleworks.PerformancefatigueismoredifficulttohandlE.Thoughwillingtogetstartedwecannotseemtodothejobright.Itsdifficultiesappearsogreatthathoweverhardweworkwefailagainandagain.InsuchasituationIworkashardasIcan—thenlettheunconscioustakeover.WhenplanningEncyclopaediaBritannica大英百科全书Ihadtocreateatableofcontentsbasedonthetopicsofitsarticles.NothinglikethishadeverbeendonebeforeanddayafterdayIkeptcomingupwithsolutionsbutnoneofthemworkeD.MyfatiguebecamealmostunbearablE.OnedaymentallyexhaustedIwrotedownallthereasonswhythisproblemcouldnotbesolveD.ItriedtoconvincemyselfthatthetroublewaswiththeproblemitselfnotwithmE.RelievedIsatbackinaneasychairandfellasleep.AnhourlaterIwokeupsuddenlywiththesolutionclearlyinminD.Intheweeksthatfollowedthesolutionwhichhadcomeupinmyunconsciousmindprovidedcorrectateverystep.ThoughIworkedashardasbeforeIfeltnofatiguE.Successwasnowasexcitingasfailurehadbeendepressing.HumanbeingsIbelievemusttrytosucceeD.SuccessthenmeansneverfeelingtireD.51.Peoplewithstart-upfatiguearemostlikelyto.A.delaytasksB.workhardC.seekhelpD.acceptfailure52.Whatdoestheauthorrecommenddoingtopreventstart-upfatigue?A.Writingessaysinstrictorder.B.Buildingupphysicalstrength.C.Leavingoutthetoughestideas.D.Dealingwiththehardesttaskfirst.53.Onwhatoccasiondoesapersonprobablysufferfromperformancefatigue?A.Beforestartingadifficulttask.B.Whenallthesolutionsfail.C.Ifthejobisratherboring.D.Afterfindingawayout.54.Accordingtotheauthortheunconsciousmindmayhelpus.A.ignorementalproblemsB.getsomenicesleepC.gaincompletereliefD.findtherightsolution55.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SuccessIsBuiltuponFailureB.HowtoHandlePerformanceFatigueC.GettingoverFatigue:A.WaytoSuccessD.Fatigue:AnEarlySignofHealthProblems
Areyoulookingforsomethingtodo?Youmightliketotryoneofthesefourexperiences.CrocodilewatchingDoyoufancygettingupclosetosomeofthemostterrifyinganimalsonearth?CrocosaurusCoveinDarwinAustraliahastheCageofDeath.It’sanenclosurethat’sloweredintoapool.Thisgivesyoua360degreeviewofacrocodileasit’sbeingfeD.Thecablebrokeonceandthecagesanktothebottombutthey’vefixeditsincethen.EdgeWalkHowaboutwalkingalongtheedgeofabuildingseveralhundredmetersupintheair?IfthatsoundslikefunheadofftotheCNTowerinTorontoOntarioCanada.Builtin1976thetoweris553.33meterstall.TheEdgeWalkconsistsofa20-30minutestrollalonga1.5meterwideplatformthatrunsaroundthetower’srestaurantroof.Duringthewalkyou’reencouragedtoleanforwardsasyoulookoverToronto’sskyline轮廓线.PlasticballrollingDoyoufancyrollingdownahillinaplasticball?PlasticballrollingispopularallovertheworldbuttheplacetogiveitagoisinRotoruaNewZealand.BrotherDavidandAndrewAkerscameupwiththeideain1994.A.typicalorb球isabout3metersindiameterwithaninnerorbsizeofabout2meters.There’snobrakeorsteeringmechanismbuttheinnerlayeroftheplasticballhelpsabsorbtheshock.VolcanobungeejumpingIfyou’relookingfortheadventureofalifetimehowaboutgoingbungeejumpingoffahelicopterintothecraterofalivevolcano?AspartofthejumpingahelicopterridetakesyoutotheVillarricavolcanooneofthemostactiveinChilE.Onceyou’reatthedropzoneyouleapoffthehelicopterandfallintothevolcano.Finallyyouenjoytheridebacktotheairportflyingat130kph.Attractedbytheabove?Ifsopleasecontactus.OnlyhalfpricefromMarch22toApril25thFormoreinformationpleaseclickherE.21.Accordingtothepassagetherewasanaccidentoncewhenpeople_____.A.jumpedintotheVillarricavolcanoB.walkedalongtheplatformoftheCNTowerC.rolleddownahillinaplasticballinRotoruaD.watchedcrocodilesintheCageofDeathinDarwin22.WhichofthefollowingwasfirstinventedinNewZealand?A.EdgeWalk.B.Crocodilewatching.C.Plasticballrolling.D.Volcanobungeejumping.23.Itcanbeinferredthatallthefourexperiencesare______.A.interestingsportsB.excitingandextremeC.heldonhighplacesD.fitformiddletooldpeople
InonlysixdaysIlostsevenpoundsofweight.Twofullinchesinthefirstthreedays！ThesearethekindsofstatementsusedinmagazinenewspaperradioandtelevisionadspromisingnewshapesandnewlookstothosewhobuythemedicineorthedevicE.Thepromotersofsuchproductssaytheycanshapethelegsslimthefacesmoothwrinklesorinsomeotherwayaddtobeautyordesirability.Oftensuchproductsarenothingmorethanmoneymakingthingsfortheirpromoters.Theresultstheyproducearequestionableandsomearedangeroustohealth.Tounderstandhowtheseproductscanbelegallypromotedtothepublicitisnecessarytounderstandsomethingofthelawscoveringtheirregulation.IftheproductisadrugFDAFoodandDrugAdministrationcanrequireproof证明undertheFoodDrugandCosmeticActthatitissafeandeffectivebeforeitisputonthemarket.ButiftheproductisadeviceFDAhasnoauthoritytorequirepremarketingproofofsafetyoreffectiveness.IfaproductalreadyonthemarketisadangertohealthFDAcanrequesttheproducerordistributortoremoveitfromthemarketvoluntarilyoritcantakelegalactionincludingseizure查封oftheproduct.OnenotablecaseafewyearsagoinvolvedanelectricaldevicecalledtheRelaxacisorwhichhadbeensoldforreducingthewaistlinE.TheRelaxacisorproducedelectricalshockstothebodythroughcontactpads.FDAtooklegalactionagainstthedistributortostopthesaleofthedeviceonthegroundsthatitwasdangeroustohealthandlifE.Obviouslymostofthedevicesonthemarkethaveneverbeenthesubjectofcourtproceedings法律诉讼andnewdevicesappearcontinually.Beforebuyingitisuptotheconsumertojudgethesafetyoreffectivenessofsuchitems.28.Itcanbeinferredthattheadsmentionedinthetextare______.A.objectiveB.costlyC.unreliableD.illegal29.FDAcanaskfortheproofofsafetyandeffectivenessofaproduct______.A.ifitisadrugB.ifitisadeviceC.ifitsconsumersmakecomplaintsD.ifitsdistributorschallengeFDA'sauthority30.TheRelaxacisorismentionedas______.A.aproductwhichwasdesignedtoproduceelectricityB.aproductwhosedistributorwasinvolvedinalegalcaseC.asuccessfuladvertisementofabeautyproductD.anexampleofaqualitybeautyproduct31.Theauthorintendsto______.A.makeconsumersawareofthepromoters'falsepromisesB.showtheweaknessofthelawonproductsafetyC.giveadviceonhowtokeepyoungandbeautifulD.introducetheorganizationofFDA
WaystoCreateaHappyHouseholdEveryfamilyisdifferentwithdifferentpersonalitiescustomsandwaysofthinkingtalkingandconnectingtooneanother.Thereisnoonerightkindoffamily.ButwhetherparentsarestrictortolerantirritableorcalmhomehastobeaplaceofloveencouragementandacceptanceoftheirfeelingsandindividualityforkidstofeelemotionallysafeandsecurE.Italsohastobeasourceofdon'tsandlimits.Mostofuswantsuchanatmospheretoexistinourhomesbutwithtoday'sstressesthisoftenseemsharderandhardertoachievE.FromtimetotimeithelpstotakestockandthinkaboutthechangeswecouldmaketoimproveourhomeemotionalclimatE.Hereareafewthatwill.HowwetalktoourchildreneverydayispartoftheemotionalatmosphereweweavE.Besidesgivingthemopportunitiestobeopenabouthowtheyfeelwehavetowatchwhatwesayandhowwesayit.Weoftenforgethowmuchkidstakeparentalcriticismstoheartandhowmuchtheseaffecttheirfeelingsaboutthemselves.PsychologistMartinSeligmanfoundthatwhenparentsconsistentlyblamekidsinexaggeratedwayschildrenfeeloverlyguiltyandashamedandwithdrawemotionally.LookatthedifferencebetweenRogerthisroomisalwaysapigsty!Youaresuchaboy!andRogeryourroomisamesstoday!Beforeyougoouttoplayithastobepickedup.OnewaytellsRogerhecanneverdoanythingright.Theothertellshimexactlywhattodotofixthingssohecanbebackinhismom'sgoodgracesanddoesn'tsuggesthehasapermanentcharacterflaw.Forcriticismtobeconstructiveforchildrenwehavetocitecausesthatarespecificandtemporary.Anotherconstructivewaytocriticizechildrenistoremindthemoftheimpacttheiractionshaveonus.Thispromotesempathyratherthanresentment.Apredictabledailyframeworkclearandconsistentrulesandanorganizedhousemakekids--andparents--morerelaxedandcomfortableandthatmeanseveryonehasemotionalbalancE.Whenconflictstensionsorcrisesoccurtheroutineisareassuringandfamiliarsupportareliableharborofourlivesthatwon'tchangE.Thinkaboutyourmornings.Doyourkidsgoofftoschoolfeelingcalmandconfident?Oraretheyupsetandill-tempered?Whatabouteveningsandbedtime?DoyouhaveangryfightsoverhomeworkorhowmuchTVchildrencanwatch?A.calmbedtimeroutineisonegoodmedicineforthedarkfearsthatsurfacewhenkidsarealoneinbedwiththelightsturnedout.Yetaroutinethat'stooinflexibledoesn'tmakeroomforkids'individualtemperaments气质preferencesandcharacters.TimetogetherisatsuchapreciousinmosthouseholdsthatmanyfamiliesliketheMartinsholdregularfamilymeetingssoeveryonecanairandresolvetheweek'sworriesaswellassharethegoodthingsthathappeneD.WhentheMartinsgatheronFridaynighttheyalsotaketheopportunitytoanticipatewhat'sscheduledfortheweekaheaD.Thatwaytheyeliminatemostly!thoselast-minuteanxietiesoverwhethersomeonehassoccershoesforthefirstpracticethebooksforareportoraridetoamusiclesson.Everydaylifeisfullofopportunitiestoestablishlovingconnectionswithourkids.Researchershavefoundthatparentswhospendtimeplayingjokingwithandsharingtheirownthoughtsandfeelingswiththeirkidshavechildrenwhoaremorefriendlygenerousandloving.Afterallgivinglovefostersloveandwhatconvincesourkidsthatwelovethemmorethanourwillingnesstospendtimewiththem?Manyparentssaythatoftentheyfeelmostintuneemotionallywiththeirkidswhentheyjusthangouttogether--sprawlingonthebedtowatchTVwalkingdowntheblocktogethertomailalettertalkingonlongcarrideswhenkidsknowtheyhaveaparent'scompleteattention.AtthesetimesthehurtfeelingsandthesecretfearsarefinallymentioneD.Partofencouraginglovingfeelingsisinsistingthatkidstreatothersincludingsiblingswithkindnessrespectandfairness--atleastsomeofthetimE.Inonefamilykidswriteonachartinthekitchenattheendofeachdaythenameofsomeonewhodidsomethingniceforthem.
Thetheorythatoppositesattractisamythscientistshavefoundafterdiscoveringthatpeopleareonlyattractedtothosewhoholdthesameviewsandvaluesasthemselves.Inafindinghailedasa‘paradigmshift’fortheunderstandingofrelationshipsresearchersfoundthatlike-mindedpeoplewillbedrawntogetherbutkeeptheirdistancefromthosewhodonotadheretotheirbeliefs.ItsuggeststhatstrangershopingtohititoffwoulddobettertoplaytotheirsimilaritiesratherthantryingtoimpresstheotherpersonwithattributeswhichmakethemuniquE.TofindouthowimportantsimilaritywastoformingrelationshipsresearchersfromWelleslyandtheUniversityofKansasapproachedmorethan1500randompairsincludingromanticcouplesfriendsandacquaintancesandaskedthemtocompleteasurveyabouttheirvaluesprejudicesattitudesandpersonalitytraits.Theinformationwasthencomparedtoseehowsimilarordifferenteachpairwasandtoseewhetherpeopleinlongerrelationshipshadmoreincommon.Itemergedthatallpairingsheldsimilarlifeviewseveniftheyhadonlyjustmet.Inasecondexperimenttheresearcherssurveyedpairswhohadjustmetinacollegeclassroomsettingandthensurveyedthesamepairslater.Therewasvirtuallynochangeinbeliefsovertimesuggestingthatifcouplesgointoarelationshiphopingtochangetheopinionsoftheotheritisunlikelytowork.ProfBahnsfromWelleslyCollegesaid:Thoughtheideathatpartnersinfluenceeachotheriscentralinrelationshipsresearchwehaveidentifiedalargedomaininwhichfriendsshowverylittlechange--personalityattitudesandvaluesandaselectionofsocially-relevantbehaviors.Tobeclearwedonotmeantosuggestthatsocialinfluencedoesn'thappeninrelationships;howeverthere'slittleroomforinfluencetooccurwhenpartnersaresimilarattheoutsetofrelationships.Anythingthatdisruptstheharmonyoftherelationship--suchasareasofdisagreementespeciallyonattitudesvaluesorpreferencesthatareimportant--islikelytopersist.Changeisdifficultandunlikely;it'seasiertoselectpeoplewhoarecompatiblewithyourneedsandgoalsfromthebeginning.Howevertheresearcherswarnthatthequestforsimilarityinfriendscouldresultinalackofexposuretootherideasvaluesandperspectives.58.Theunderlinedwordattributesinparagraph2probablymeans_____________?A.causesB.identificationsC.characteristicsD.contributions59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Peoplewhowereinlongrelationshipshadmoresimilarities.B.WhenpartnersaresimilaratthebeginningofrelationshipssocialinfluenceseemslimiteD.C.Anythingthatdamagestheharmonyoftherelationshipcanbechanged.D.Overtimethecouplespossessingdifferentvaluesareexpectedtochangeeachother.60.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SimilaritiesinRelationshipsB.ChangesofValuesC.SocialInfluenceBetweenPartnersD.Oppositesdon’tAttract.
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