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AnewargumenthasbeenputforwardastowhetherpenguinsaredisturbedbythepresenceoftouristsinAntarcticA.PreviousresearchbyscientistsfromKeilUniversityinGermanymonitoredAdeliepenguinsandnotedthatthebirds’heartratesincreaseddramaticallyatthesightofahumanasfaras30metersaway.Butnewresearchusinganartificialeggwhichisequippedtomeasureheartratesdisputesthis.ScientistsfromtheScottPolarResearchInstituteatCambridgesaythataslowmovinghumanwhodoesnotapproachthenesttoocloselyisnotviewedasathreatbypenguins.Theearlierfindingshavebeenusedtopartlyexplainthe20percentdropinpopulationsofcertaintypesofpenguinsneartouristsites.HowevertouroperatorshavecontinuedtoinsistthattheiractivitiesdonotadverselyaffectwildlifeinAntarcticasayingtheyencouragenon-disruptivebehaviorintouristsandthatthedeclineinpenguinnumbersiscausedbyotherfactors.AmandaNimonoftheScottPolarResearchInstitutespentthreesouthernhemispheresummersatCuvervilleIslandinAntarcticastudyingpenguinbehaviortowardshumans.AnestingpenguinwillreactverydifferentlytoapersonrapidlyandcloselyapproachingthenestsaysNimon.Firsttheyexhibitlargeandprolongedheartratechangesandthentheyoftenfleethenestleavingitopenforpredators掠夺者toflyinandremoveeggsorchicks.Theartificialeggspeciallyfortheprojectmonitoredboththeparentwhohadbeen‘disturbed’whentheeggwasplacedinthenestandtheotherparentastheybothtookitinturnstoguardthenest.HoweverBorisCulikwhomonitoredtheAdeliepenguinsbelievesthatNimon’sfindingsdonotinvalidatehisownresearch.Hepointsoutthatspeciesbehavedifferently–andNimon’sworkwaswithGentoopenguins.NimonandhercolleaguesbelievethatCulik’sresearchwasmethodologicallyflawedbecausethemonitoringofpenguins’responsesneededcapturingandrestrainingthebirdsandfittingthemwithbeart-ratetransmitters.ThereforearguesNimonitwouldnotbesurprisingiftheybecamestressedonseeingahumansubsequently.1.Accordingtothepassagewhatoverallmessageispresented?A.Nofirmconclusionsaredrawn.B.NeitherCulik’snorNimon’sfindingsareofmuchvaluE.C.Penguinreductionisclosedrelatedtotouristbehavior.D.Touristsarenotresponsibleforthefallinpenguinnumbers.2.WhichONEargumentofthefollowingisstatedinthepassage?A.Penguinsarehardertoresearchwhentheyhaveyoung.B.TouroperatorsshouldencouragetouriststoavoidAntarcticA.C.Notallpenguinsbehaveinthesameway.D.Penguinsneedbetterprotectionfromtourists.3.Whatdoyounoticeabouttheviewspresentedinthepassage?A.Theyaregroundless.B.Theyarefactual.C.TheyaredescriptivE.D.Theyareconflicting.69.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordfinallineprobablymean?A.lateronB.carmlyC.separatelyD.inthesameplace
Everyonehasgottwopersonalities---theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyouareawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviorbutwhenyouareasleepyoursleepingpositionshowtherealyou.Inanormalnightofcoursepeoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.Ifyougotosleeponyourbackyouareaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyou'reeasilyinfluencedbyfashionandnewideas.Youdon'tliketoupsetpeoplesoyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You'requiteshyandyouaren'tveryconfident.Ifyousleeponyourstomachyouarearathersecretiveperson.Youworryalotandyou'realwayseasilyupset.You'reverystubbornbutyouaren'tveryambitious有雄心的.Youusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.ThismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtimE.Ifyousleepcurledup蜷缩youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandsoyou'reoftendefensivE.You'reshyandyoudon'tnormallylikemeetingpeoplE.Youprefertobeonyourown.Youareeasilyhurt.Ifyousleeponyoursideyouhaveusuallygotawellbalancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Youareusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelnervousbutyoudon'toftengetdepresseD.YoualwayssaywhatyouthinkevenifitannoyspeoplE.60.Tinahardlytellshersecretstoherfriends.Sheprobablygoestosleep_______.A.curledupB.onhersideC.onherbackD.onherstomach61.Whendoesthesleepingpositionbestshowyoursecretpersonality?A.InthedaytimE.B.Atthebeginningofsleep.C.Atnight.D.Duringthedeepsleep.62.Youmayfindthepassagein_____.A.asciencemagazineB.aguidebookC.asportsnewspaperD.astorybook63.Whatdoesthepassagetellus?A.Sleepingonyoursideisthebestwayofsleeping.B.Changingpositionswillcausesleepingproblems.C.Sleepingpositionsshowpeople’ssecretpersonalities.D.Enoughsleepmakespeoplelookbetterandhealthier.
AsisshowninarecentstudythewaypeoplesleepatnightactuallydeterminesalotaboutthetypepersonalitytheyhavE.RobertPhippsabodylanguageexperthasidentifiedfoursleepingpositionsthataffectpersonality.Phippsfoundthatworriersthosewhostressthemosttendtosleepinthefetal胎儿的position.Hefoundthatthisisbyfarthemostcommonbedtimepositionsleepingontheirsidewithkneesupandheaddown.Themorewecurlup蜷曲themorecomfortweareseekingaccordingtoPhipps.Thesecondmostcommonpositionisthelogindicatingstubbornness.PeoplesleepwithastraightbodywitharmsateachsideasiftheyarestandingguardatBuckinghamPalaceandthesepeoplethe28percentwhosleepthiswayoftenwakeupstiffer更僵硬thanwhentheywenttosleep.ThelongeryousleeplikethisthemorerigidyourthinkingisandyoucanbecomeinflexiblewhichmeansyoumakethingsharderforyourselfaccordingtoPhipps.Yearner向往型的sleepersarenextonthelist.About25percentofpeoplesleepinthisstyle----ontheirbackswitharmsstretchedoutinfrontlookingasiftheyareeitherchasingadreamorperhapsbeingchasedthemselves.YearnersaretypicallytheirownworstcriticsalwaysexpectinggreatresultsexplainedPhipps.ThesepeopleoftenwakeuprefreshedandeagertofacethechallengesofthedayaheaD.Perhapsthemostspecialsleepstyleisthefreefallerposition.Thissleepstylemakesup17percentofthepopulation.Theysleepfacedownwitharmsstretchedout.ThesepeopleaccordingtoPhippsfeelliketheyhavelittlecontrolovertheirlifE.Notonlyisthisthestrangestofsleepstylesitalsotheleastcomfortableandpeoplemaywakeupfeelingtiredandhavenoenergy.InconclusionPhippshasonlyonemorethingtoadd:Agoodnight’ssleepsetsyouupforthefollowingdayandoursleepingpositionscandeterminehowwefeelwhenwewakE.55.Whichofthefollowingpicturesisthefetalposition?A.B.C.D.56.Theunderlinedwordrigidthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto________.A.comfortableB.flexibleC.stubbornD.strange57.Whichsleepingpositionindicatesthatthesleepertendstoseekperfection?A.ThefetalpositionB.ThelogpositionC.TheyearnerpositionD.Thefreefallerposition58.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.WhichsleepingpositionhelpsyousleepcomfortablyB.A.goodnight’ssleepsetsyouupforthefollowingday.C.Howyousleepatnightaffectswhatyoudothenextday.D.Yourpersonalitydependsalotonhowyousleepatnight.
Aswithmanyaspectsofmodernlifelightpollutionrepresentsbothatriumphoftechnologyandaminordisaster.ItdisruptsabasicrelationshipthathasevolvedbetweenhumansandthenaturalworlD.HistorianssuchasA.RogerEkrichhavenotedhowdarknessinfluencedculturalandsocialpractices.Theterritoryofintimacyandimaginationnightcanalsocarveoutarefugefromthenever-endingresponsibilitiesoftheday.IrememberrecentlybeinginTimesSquareandtherewassomuchlightthatitjustfeltlikewewereinadomedstadiumalmostlookingupatsomethingtotallyartificialaboveus.WhenmostAmericansarelivingnowincitiesandsuburbswherethey’regettinganywherefromtwodozentofourdozenstarsinsteadof2500whichisthenumberyoucouldseeonanormalnightwithnolightpollutionit’salmostlikewhybother?Idon’tknowifmostpeopleevenlookupandnoticethestars.Andcertainlywaybackwhenanightskywassomethingthatwouldtellyoustoriesaboutyourlifewe’rewaybeyondthat.IhaveverygoodfriendsinNewMexico.IsaidtohimitmustbeamazinghereatnightandIaskeddoyouhavestoriesassociatedwiththeconstellationsforexample?Hesaidwehaveawholelegendfilledwithstoriesabouthowtoliveandwhatagoodlifeis.HumancultureinAmericaistotallydisconnectedfromthatnow.ItwouldbeonethingifallthislightweredoinggooD.Butthefactisthatit’shavinganimpactonallthesecreaturesfrombirdstoturtlestoinsectsthatcan’tdoanythingaboutit.They’reatourmercy.TherearesomanythingswecoulddotocontrolitandtouseitintelligentlythatIlikeworkingwithanissuethattherearestepswecantakeimmediatelytoaddressthisproblem.1.ItisimpliedinParA.1thatnightiswhenpeople.A.canavoidthelifepressuretemporarilyB.getridofthedisasteroftechnologyC.experiencetheinfluenceofcultureD.canimaginesocialpracticesfreely2.TheexampleoflightinTimesSquareprovesthatpeoplecan’t.A.see2500starsonanormalnightB.learnabouttheirlifefromanightskyC.developarelationshipwithnatureatnightD.getanywherewithoutartificiallight3.AccordingtothewriterAmericanculture.A.tellsmainlyaboutwhatagoodlifeisB.iscloselyrelatedtotheconstellationsC.lacksthestoriesaboutthenightskyD.tendstotellpeoplehowtolive4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Lightpollutionneedsdealingwithrightaway.B.Nightskiesarepollutedbyartificiallight.C.TheMilkyWayisnevertobeseenagain.D.Speciesareendangeredbylightpollution.
Gimmicky—andexpensive—newglovesallowchatterboxestotaketheterm‘handsfree’toanewlevel—bytalkingintothemastheymakeacall.Theglovesareknownas‘TalktotheHand’andcost￡1.000apair.Theycomewithaspeakerunitembedded嵌入intothethumbandamicrophonebuiltintothelittlefingerthatcanbeconnectedtoanymobilehandsetusingBluetooth.ArtistSeanMilesdesignedtheglovesthatdoubleasaphoneinpartofhisprojectthatshowsthepossibilitiesofgadget小机件recycling.HecombinesgloveswithpartsfrommobilehandsetsrecycledthroughO2whichcommissionedtheproject.Mobilephoneuserswillbeabletokeeptheirhandswarmwhiletheychatwithouttakingtheirphoneoutoftheirpocketorhandbag.MrMilesdesignedtwopairsofthenewgloves—oneinpinkandtheotherinbrownandyellow.TheywillappearinanexhibitionthisJulyandvisitorswillbeabletowinthegloves.IfdemandishightheywillthenbeproducedonalargerscalE.O2Recyclewhichbackstheprojectestimatesthattherearealready70millionunusedmobilehandsetsintheUK.TheservicepaysthosewhorecyclegadgetsincludingphonesMP3playersanddigitalcameras.DesignerScanMileshopeshisworkwillgetpeoplethinkingaboutrecycling.The41-year-oldsaidIhopethatmyTalktotheHandprojectwillgetpeopletothinkagainaboutthewastecreatedbynotrecyclinggadgets.Ifafewmorepeoplerecycletheirgadgetsratherthansendthemtolandfill垃圾场Ithinkthisprojectwillhavefulfilleditsaim.TheTalktotheHandmobilephoneglovesarethesecondproductinaseriesthatO2RecycleandMileshavecreateD.Milesisnowworkingoncombiningphoneswithhandbags—sopeopledon’tspendtimerummaging翻查aroundintheirbagstofindaphonewhenitrings.61.Forwhatpurposeisthetextwritten?A.Toshowtheharmfulnessofoldhandsets.B.TointroduceSeanMiles’newdesigns.C.TowarnpeoplenottothrowelectronicwastE.D.ToaskmorepeopletojoinO2RecyclE.62.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?A.HowthenewglovesaredesigneD.B.Whattheglovesaremadeof.C.Whodesignedthegloves.D.HowO2RecycleismanageD.63.WhatcanwelearnaboutTalktotheHand?A.Ithasbeenwidelyusedatpresent.B.IthasapairofglovesthatcanfunctionasaphonE.C.Itcanbeconnecteddirectlytoanymobilehandset.D.Itisexpensivebutenvironment—friendly.64.WhichofthefollowingistrueofO2Recycle?A.Itencouragespeopletorecyclegadgets.B.Ithasrecycled70millionmobilehandsets.C.ItpromotesthetechnologyofIT.D.ItisnowrecyclinggadgetsaroundtheworlD.65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.NewmobilesthatarefashionablE.B.SeanMileswhosetupaphonecompany.C.Outdatedgadgetsthatcanbeusedforrecycling.D.Newglovesthatcanbeusedformakingphonecalls.
Somepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupintherightfamilyandothersbelievethatsuccessmostlycomesdowntoluck.I'mnotgoingtosaylucktalentandcircumstancesdon'tcomeintoplaybecausetheydo.Somepeoplearebornintotherightfamilywhileothersarebornwithgreatintelligenceandthat'sjusttherealityofhowlifeis.Howevertosucceedinlifeonefirstneedstosetagoalandthengraduallymakeitmorepractical.Andinadditiontothatinordertogetreallygoodatsomethingoneneedstospendatleast10000hoursstudyingandpractising.Tobecomegreatatcertainthingsit'llrequireevenmoretimetimethatmostpeoplewon'tputin.ThisisabigreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosomethingyoulovE.Ifyoudon'tenjoywhatyoudoitisgoingtofeellikeunbearablepainandwilllikelymakeyouquitwellbeforeyoueverbecomegoodatit.Whenyouseepeopleexhibitingsomegreatskillsorhavingachievedgreatsuccessyouknowthattheyhaveputinahugepartoftheirlifetogetthereatahugecost.It'ssometimeseasytothinktheygotluckyortheywerebornwithsomeraretalentbutthinkingthatwaydoesyounogoodandthere'sahugechancethatyou'rewronganyway.WhateveryoudoifyouwanttobecomegreatatityouneedtoworkdayinanddayoutalmosttothepointofaddictionandoveralongperiodoftimE.Ifyou'renotwillingtoputinthetimeandworkdon'texpecttoreceiveanyrewards.Consistenthardworkwon'tguaranteeyouthelevelofsuccessyoumaywantbutitwillguaranteethatyouwillbecomereallygoodatwhateveritisyouputallthatworkinto.1.Paragraph1mainlytalksabout________.A.thereasonsforsuccessB.themeaningofsuccessC.thestandardsofsuccessD.theimportanceofsuccess2.InParagraph2theunderlinedwordthatrefersto________.A.beinggoodatsomethingB.settingapracticalgoalC.puttinginmoretimeD.succeedinginlife3.Successfulpeoplesuggestdoingwhatonelovesbecause________.A.workmakesonefeelpainB.onetendstoenjoyhisworkC.onegivesuphisworkeasilyD.ittakesalotoftimetosucceed4.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A.Successfulpeopleliketoshowtheirgreatskills.B.Peoplesometimessucceedwithoutluckortalent.C.PeopleneedtoachievesuccessatthecostoflifE.D.Ithelpstothinkthatluckortalentleadstosuccess.5.Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A.Havingagoalisvitaltosuccess.B.Beinggoodisdifferentfrombeinggreat.C.OnecannotsucceedwithouttimeandpracticE.D.Lucktalentandfamilyhelptoachievesuccess.
Peoplearerudertodaybecausetheyarerushedandmore‘timepoor’thaneverbeforesaysPatsyRoweMannershavefallenofftheradar雷达.Duetoourstrongattractiontoelectronicequipmentitisawondermorepeopledon’twakeupeachmorningandgreetthesingingbirdswithacomplaint抱怨aboutthenoisE.Herearesomeexamplesofrudeness.SomepeopleprefertodoalmosteverythingovertheInternet.TothemdealingwithanactualhumanislikeanevolutionarystepbackwarD.Itfeelsveryslowbecausehumansdon’tworkat4Gspeeds.WhenyouhavedinnerwithfriendsyouwilloftennoticesomeonepayingmoreattentiontohismobilephonE.Wehaveprogrammedourselvestothinkthateverynewmessagebringslife-changingnewssotakingcallsandcheckingourtextsaremoreimportantthantalkingtothepeoplewearewith.Whatisworsesomepeopleeventendtosendanonymous匿名的rudemessagesbyemail.HoweverrudenessisneveracceptablE.Don’tassumeitisOKtoberudeifthepersonyou’reintouchwithwon’trecognizeyou.Ifyouhavesomethingawfultosayhavethecouragetofacethepersonandsayitwritealetteroremailandsignitorforgetit.Upsettingpeoplewithunsignedmessagesiscruelanddisgusting.Weshouldn′tblametechnologyforourshortcomings.Technologyisheretohelpusbutweshouldnotallowittotakeoverourlives.Animportantstepisacknowledgingourshortcomings.Peoplespendalotoftimepointingoutbadmannersbutitwouldbeevenmorehelpfulifwe′dpubliclyacknowledgegoodmannerswhenweseethem.27.WhatcanbeinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A.Peoplecantellgoodfrombadbehavior.B.Radarisabletoobservehumanbehavior.C.Radarcanbeusedtopredicthumanbehavior.D.Peoplecarelittleabouttheirbehavior.28.Somepeoplearelesswillingtodealwithhumansbecause_______.A.theyaregrowingtooindependentB.theyarebecominglesspatientC.theyhavetohandlemanyimportantmessagesD.theyhavetofollowanevolutionarystepbackwarD.29.Theauthorthinkssendingunsignedawfulmessagesis_______.A.ridiculousB.acceptableC.disgustingD.reasonable30.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Technologywilltakeoverlivesoneday.B.TechnologycanneverbeblamedC.Weshouldkeeppointingoutmistakes.D.Weshouldapplaudgoodbehavior.
Asthepace步速oflifecontinuestoincreasewearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughliftbeingonthegofrommorningtillnightitishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationiscompletelynecessaryforahealthymindandbody.Stressisannaturalpartofeverydayliftandthereisnowaytoavoidit.InfactitisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobE.A.certainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolifE.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstand忍受dependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostressinwhateverformwereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetweenfightorflightandinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecrises危机wemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextremebuthoweverlittlethestressitinvolvesthesameresponsE.ItiswhensuchareactionlastslongthroughcontinuedexposuretostressthathealthbecomesendangereD.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablished确定的linkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecouldweneedtofindwaystodealwithit.60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WecanfindsomewaystoavoidstressB.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople’shealth.C.Itiseasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanwithstanddifferentamountsofstress61.Inthelastsentenceofthepassagedosorefersto.A.exposeourselvestostressB.findwaystodealwithstressC.removestressfromourlivesD.establishlinksbetweendiseasesandstress62.Accordingtotheauthortherightattitudetowardstressis.A.toavoiditB.totrytodealwithitC.toregarditasavitalmotivationD.tofindsomerelaxation
StayonthebrightersideoflifeOneveryimportantcomponentofoptimismisgratitudeorfeelinggrateful.Infactthereisastrongconnectionbetweenagratefulattitudeandaheightenedsenseofwell-being.Appreciateallthepositivesinyourlifebystartingagratitudejournalinordertorememberwhatyou’regratefulfor.___36__Feelingdown?Insteadoffeelingsorryforyourselfwaitingfortheuniversetothrowyouabonetryactinglikeyou’rehappy—evenifyouaren’t.A.sinceresmileandaforcedsmilewillcausethesamechemicalreactionsinyourbrainsoyoucanactuallyfoolyourmindintofeelingbetterbymakingitreactchemicallyasifthingsweregoingwell.___37__Reassureyourselfthateverythingisgood—evenifyoudon’tfeelit.___38__Ifyou’restuckintraffictheneverythingelsemustbegoinghorriblytoosaysAnneParkerawellnesscounselor.Byblowingnegativeeventsoutofproportionyou’resettingyourselfupforfeelingdownallday.Insteadacknowledgethatyou’restuckintrafficbutalsobringtomindsomethinggoodlikethebeautifulsceneryoutsidethewindow.Thatwayyou’llgetinthehabitofforbiddingnegativecircumstancesfromblanketingyourwholeday.Swearingtolose20poundsortorunamarathonseemslikegoalsleadingtohappinessbuttheytaketimetoachievE.___39__YoumayevenendupadmittingthatyouhavebeendefeateD.Howeverifyoufocusonthesmallmilestonesthatoccuralongthewayyouwillfeelpositiveaboutyourprogresswhichwillgiveyouthestrengthtokeepgoing.___40_Trymakingsomeoneelse’sdaybetter.A.reportbyUnitedHealthcareandVolunteerMatchfoundthatvolunteersare72%morelikelytocharacterizethemselvesasoptimisticcomparedwithnon-volunteers.Plus89%ofvolunteerssaythatvolunteeringhasimprovedtheirsenseofwell-beingand92%saythatitenrichestheirsenseofpurposeinlifE.A.TrytohelpsomeoneinneeD.B.Wanttogiveyourattitudealift?C.Peopletendtothinkinaneither-orway.D.Actinanoptimisticway—smilelaughtellajokE.E.You’llfailtoappreciatemoreimportantthingsinyourlifE.F.Byfocusingonnothavingaccomplishedthemyetyouwillstarttofeeldownonyourself.G.ByrememberingthepleasantthingsinyourlifeyoucanactuallyturnanegativeattitudearounD.
TherearemanythingsthatwewishtoachieveinlifE.Forsomewesetgoalsandobjectivesandforsomewedon’t.Trytorememberthelasttimeyousetagoaltoachieveacertaintask.Wereyouabletocompletethetaskinaneffectivemanner?Thetaskswhicharedonebysettingandmeetingdailygoalswilldefinitelybeusefulandrewardingexperiences.A.step-by-stepapproachtowardsachievingsmallergoalsisthekeytoachievinglargerones.Whenitcomestotheworkplaceeachandeveryemployeeisexpectedtomeetdailyresponsibilitiesandexpectations.Withorganizationsbecomingmoreandmorecompetitivetheimportanceofgoal-settingforemployeesisincreasing.Ithelpstheemployeetoperformbetterandincreaseshisorherefficiencyandtimemanagement.It’salsoimportantforeverystudenttosethighacademicgoalssoastobeabletobuildagoodcareer.Settinggoalsforcompletingthedailyschedulehelpsanemployeetofinishtheassignedtasksandtargetsinatimelymanner.Ifanemployeeisperformingthewayheorsheisexpectedtothenthiswillautomaticallyincreasetheperformanceoutputandproductivityofboththeemployeeandtheorganization.DailystudytargetsarethesamE.Thishelpsyoucompleteyourassignmentswithinthesettimethusputtinglesspressureonyouduringexamsandincreasingyourchancesofperformingwell.Howmanytimesyouhavetobeatworkonaweekendjusttocompleteyourwork?Howmanytimesyouhavehadtostayupallnighttocompleteyourhomeworkorstudyforyourexams?Hadyoufollowedyoursetgoalsandtargetsrightfromthebeginningyouwouldhavespentthetimerelaxingratherthanbeingbusyworkingorstudying!Settingupgoalsandobjectiveshelpsyouorganizeyourtimeandeffortsinanefficientmanner.Inperformingyourworkdiligentlyyouarelikelytokeepasteadypacewhenitcomestofulfillingyoursettargets.BecauseyouarealreadyontracktherewillbenounnecessaryworkloadandtimelimitsoveryourheaD.Thereforeanotherbenefitofeffectivegoal-settingislackofstressandamorecalmandrelaxedminD.Onlyastress-freeandcalmmindcanhouseprogressiveandproductivethoughts.A.calmmindcausespositivitywhichgoesalongwaytowardsincreasingyourabilitytoachievethepersonalgoalsyouhavesetforyourself.Eachandeveryhumanbeingaimstoachievetwothings:tofulfilldesiresandtoenjoylifE.Thisispossibleonlythroughproperdisciplineandtimemanagement.Goal-settingleadstonotonlyprofessionalgrowthbutalsopersonalgrowthanddevelopment.Youareexpectedtoknowthateverystepcountsandthatsettingupgoalsiseasybutfollowingthemonaconsistentbasisisdifficult.Thereforeifyouwanttobesuccessfulandalsoharvestthefruitsofyourhardworkyouneedtosticktoyoursetgoalsandbefocusedtowardsachievingthem.Realizethesignificantrolethatgoal-settingplaysinyourlifemakesurethatyoudoallyoucantoachievewhatyouwant.setyourgoalsworktowardsachievingthemandcelebrateyoursuccess!PassageoutlineSupportingdetailsSignificanceofgoal-settinginachievingsuccess*Infaceofcompetitionemployeeswithgoalscanperformbetteraswellas76______efficiencyandtimemanagement.*Studentswhowanttobuildagoodcareershouldattach77______tosettinghighacademicgoals.Increaseoutputandperformance*Bysettinggoalsanemployeescanincreaseoutputandperformanceinsteadof78_____completinghisorhertasks.*Studentscanhavelesspressureandperformwellwiththeaidofdailystudytargets.Helpintimemanagement*Youcanhaveyourtimeandefforts79____betterifyoufollowyoursetting–goalsfromthebeginning.*You’relikelytohavemoretimefor80_____insteadofoccupyingyourselfinworkingorstudying.Reduce81____levels*Chancesarethatyoucanfulfillyoursettargetssteadily82____tolackofunnecessaryworkloadandtimelimitsoveryourheaD.*Effectivegoal-settingis83____tothedevelopmentofarelaxedmindwhichcanresultinpositivity.Everystepcounts*Youshouldbe84_____thatit’sdifficulttofollowyourgoalsconsistently.*Yourhardworkwill85_____offifyousticktoyoursetgoalsstepbystep.
Youhearthesamecomplaintallthetime:Mymemoryisterrible.Isitallinthemindordorealchangestakeplaceinthebrainwiththepassingoftime?Theansweristhatthebrain’scellstheneuronsdeclineanddiewithage.HoweveraccordingtoProfessorArthurShimamuraoftheUniversityofCaliforniapeoplevarygreatlyinhowtheychangementallywithageaswellashowmuchtheirmentalabilitydeclines.Therearethreemainwaysinwhichmentalfunctionchanges.Thefirstconcernsspeedsuchashowquicklyyoucanreacttofast-movingincidentsontheroad.Driversintheirlateteenreactquicklybutoftendrivetoofastwhiletheover-60’saremorecarefulbutreactmoreslowly.72Thistypeofmentalslowingresultsfromareductionintheefficiencywithwhichthebrain’sneuronswork.73ThefactthatadultsfindithardertolearnmusicalinstrumentthanchildrenpointstoasecondtypeofmentaldeclinethelossoflearningabilitywithagE.Thepartofthebrainwhichisknowntocontrolnewlearningisparticularlysensitivetotheeffectsofaging.Themeanswehavetodependmoreondiariesandothermentalaidsaswegetoldertakelongertolearnanewlanguageandareslowertomasternewthingsatwork.Workingmemoryisthethirdbrainfunctionthatissensitivetotheeffectsofaging.Absent-mindednessoccursatallagesbecauseofimperfectionsintheworkingmemorysystem.Forexampleyoumaycontinuallyloseyourglassesorfindyourselfwalkingintoaroomofyourhouseonlytofindthatyoucannotrememberwhatyoucamefor.Suchabsent-mindednessalsooccursmoreoftenaswegetolder.74Howeverevidencealsoshowsthattheprincipleuseitorloseitappliestotheagingbrain.ProfessorShimamurastudiedagroupofuniversityprofessorswhowerestillmentallyactiveandcomparedtheirperformanceonneuropsychologicaltestswiththatofothersoftheiragegroupaswellaswithyoungerpeople.Hefoundthatonseveraltestsofmemorythementallyactiveprofessorsintheir60’sandearly70’sperformedbetterthanthoseofthesameageandaswellastheyoungergroup.72.Memorygetsworseaspeoplegrowolderbecause_________.A.thebrainstartstoproducetoomanyneuronsB.cellsinthebrainstoptheneuronsfromworkingC.thebrain’sneuronsdon’tworkaswellasbeforeD.whenpeoplegetoldtheycomplaintoomuch73.Whichofthefollowingwell-knownsayingsbestexpressestheideaofthethirdparagraph?A.AbirdinthehandisworthtwointhebushB.Youcan’tteachanolddognewtricks.老狗学不会新把戏意思就是新人的学习能力更强更快接受新事物C.Wherethere’sawillthere’saway.D.It’snevertoooldtolearn.74.WecanconcludefromShimamura’stestontheprofessorsthat_________.A.activemindsmightkeeptheirmemorybetterB.memorycanimprovewiththetimepassingonC.alloftheoldpeoplewillsuffermemorylossD.theprincipleuseitorloseitisobviouslywrong75.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.youthandagingB.problemsofgettingoldC.secretsofagoodmemoryD.agingandmentalability
Doesmoneybuyhappiness?No!Ahbutwouldalittlemoremoneymakeusalittlehappier?Manyofussmirk傻笑假笑andnoD.Thereiswebelievesomeconnectionbetweenfinancialfitnessandemotionalfulfillment.ThreeinfourAmericancollegestudents—nearlydoublethe1970proportion—nowconsideritveryimportantoressentialthattheybecomeverywellofffinancially.Moneymatters.Butasurprisingfactoflifeisthatincountrieswherenearlyeveryonecanaffordlife’snecessitiesincreasingwealthmatterssurprisinglylittlE.TheconnectionbetweenincomeandhappinessissurprisinglyweakobservedUniversityofMichiganresearcherRonaldInglehartinone16-nationstudyof170000peoplE.Oncecomfortablemoremoneyprovidesdiminishingreturns报酬递减.Thesecondpieceofpieorthesecond$100000nevertastesasgoodasthefirst.EvenlotterywinnersandtheForbes’100wealthiestAmericanssurveyedbyUniversityofIllinoispsychologistEdDienerhaveexpressedonlyslightlygreaterhappinessthantheaverageAmerican.Makingitbigbringstemporaryjoy.Butinthelongrunwealthislikehealth:itscompleteabsencecancreatesufferingbuthavingitdoesn’tguaranteehappiness.HappinessseemslessamatterofgettingwhatwewantthanofwantingwhatwehavE.Hasourhappinesshoweverfloatedupwardwiththerisingeconomictide?Arewehappiertodaythanin1940swhentwooutoffivehomeslackedashowerortub?Actuallywearenot.Since1957thenumberofAmericanswhosaytheyareveryhappyhasdeclinedfrom35to32percent.Meanwhilethedivorceratehasdoubledtheteensuicide自杀ratehasincreasednearlythreetimestheviolentcrimeratehasgoneupnearlyfourtimesanddepressionhasmushroomeD.EconomicgrowthhasprovidednoboosttohumanmoralE.Whenitcomestopsychologicalwellbeingitisnottheeconomy.IcallthissoaringwealthandshrinkingspirittheAmericanparadox.Morethaneverwehavebighousesandbrokenhomeshighincomesandlowconfidencesecuredrightsandreducedcivility.WearegoodatmakingalivingbutoftenfailatmakingalifE.Wecelebrateourprosperity繁荣butlongforapurposE.Wetreasureourfreedomsbutlongforconnection.Inanageofplentywefeelspiritualhunger.29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sview?A.ThemoremoneyweearnthelessreturnswehavE.B.ThemoremoneyweearnthehappierwewouldbE.C.Inthelongrunmoneycannotguaranteehappiness.D.Inthelongrunhappinessgrowswitheconomy.30.Thesecond$100000nevertastesasgoodasthefirstbecause_____.A.itisnotsofreshasthefirst$100000B.itisnotsoimportantasthefirst$100000C.profitbroughtbyitislessthanthatfromthefirst$100000D.happinessbroughtbyitislessthanthatfromthefirst$10000031.Accordingtothepassagepeopledowellinmakingalivingbutdon’t_____.A.haveanyprimaryaimB.knowhowtospendmoneyC.knowhowtoenjoylifeD.keepintouchwithotherpeople32.Thethingsthathappenedafter1957aregiventoshowthat_____.A.people’sspiritualneedscannotbefulfilledbywealthB.familyproblemsbecomemoreandmoreseriousC.youngpeoplearenothappyabouttheirlifeD.socialcrimeshaveincreasedsignificantly
Owningasmartphonemaynotbeassmartasyouthink.ItmayletyousurftheInternetlistentomusicandsnapphotoswhereveryouarebutitalsoturnsyouintoaworkaholicitseems.A.studysuggeststhatbygivingyouaccesstoemailsatalltimestheall-singingall-dancingmobilephoneaddsasmuchastwohourstoyourworkingday.ResearchersfoundthatBritonsworkanadditional460hoursayearonaverageastheyareabletorespondtoemailsontheirmobiles.ThestudybytechnologyretailerPixmaniarevealstheaverageUKworkingdayisbetween9and10hoursbutafurthertwohoursisspentrespondingtoorsendingworkemailsormakingworkcalls.Morethan90percentofofficeworkershaveemail-enabledphoneswithathirdaccessingthemmorethan20timesaday.Almostoneintenadmitsspendinguptothreehoursoutsidetheirnormalworkingdaycheckingworkemails.Someworkersconfesstheyareoncallalmost24hoursadaywithnineoutoftensayingtheymakeworkemailsandcallsoutsidetheirnormalworkinghours.Theaveragetimeforfirstcheckingemailsisbetween6amand7amwithmorethanathirdcheckingtheirfirstemailsinthisperiodandaquartercheckingthembetween11pmandmidnight.GhadiHobeikamarketingdirectorofPixmaniasaidTheabilitytoaccessliterallymillionsofappskeepincontactviasocialnetworksandtakephotosandvideoaswellastextandcallhasmadesmartphonesinvaluableformanypeoplE.Howevertherearedrawbacks.Manycompaniesexpecttheiremployeestobeoncall24hoursadaysevendaysaweekandsmartphonesmeanthatpeopleliterallycannotgetawayfromwork.Themoreconstantlyincontactwebecomethemoreisexpectedofusinaworkcapacity容量.64.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?A.AllthatglittersisnotgoldB.ItneverrainsbutpoursC.EverycoinshastwosidesD.It’snogoodcryingoverspiltmilk65.Theunderlinedwordaccessinginthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A.callingB.reachingC.gettingD.using66.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.TheaverageUKworkingtimeisbetweennineandtwelvehoursB.Nine-tenthsspentoverthreehourscheckingworkemailsC.One-fourthchecktheirfirstmailbetween11pmandmidnight.D.Theaveragetimeforfirstcheckingemailsisbetween6amand8am.67.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.workaholicslikesmartphones.B.Smartphonesbringaboutextrawork.C.smartphonesmakeourlifeeasier.D.Employersdon’tlikesmartphones.
Makingchoicesisnecessarybutnotalwayseasy.Manyofourexpressionstellaboutthisdifficulty.OneoftheseexpressionsisHobson’schoice.ItisoftenusedtodescribeadifficultchoicE.Butthatisnotwhatitreallymeans.Itsrealmeaningistohavenochoiceatall.TheHobsonintheexpressionwasThomasHobson.Mr.HobsonownedmanyhorsesinCambridgE.Mr.HobsonoftenrentedhishorsestothestudentsatCambridgeUniversity.Buthedidn’treallytrustthemtotakegoodcareofthehorses.Sohehadarulethatpreventedthestudentsfromridinghisbesthorses.Theycouldtakethehorsethatwasnearestthestabledoor.Ortheycouldnottakeanyhorseatall.ThusaHobson’schoicewasreallynochoicE.Anotherexpressionforhavingnorealchoiceisbetweenarockandahardplace.Itisoftenusedtodescribeadifficultsituationwithfewchoices—noneofthemisgooD.ForexampleyourbossmayaskyoutoworklatE.Butyouhaveplanstogotoamoviewithyourfriends.Ifyourefusetoworkyourbossmaygetangry.Butifyoudonotgotothemovieswithyourfriendstheymaygetangry.Sowhatdoyoudo?Youarecaughtbetweenarockandahardplace.Anotherexpression—betweenthedevilandthedeepbluesea—alsogivesyouachoicebetweentwoequallydangerousthings.Itsmeaningseemsclear.Youcanchoosethedevilandhisburningfiresofhell.OryoucanchoosetodrownintheseA.Someexpertsinlexicology词汇学saytheexpressioncomesfromthedaysofwoodenships.Thedevilisawordforaseambetweentwopiecesofwoodalongthewaterlineofaship.Iftheseamorcrackbetweenthetwopiecesofwoodbeginstoleak漏thenasailormustfixit.Thesailororderedtomaketherepairswasinadangeroussituation.Hewashungoverthesideoftheshipworkingbetweenthedevilandthedeepbluesea.Thereisstillanotherexpressionthatdescribesasituationwithonlybadchoices—onthehornsofadilemma左右为难.Thedictionarysaysadilemmaisasituationinwhichyoumustmakeadecisionbetweentwoequallybalancedchoices.Whenyourdilemmahashorns角makingachoicebecomesimpossiblE.Whenyouareonthehornsofadilemmanomatterwhichhornyouchoosesomethingbadwillhappen.41.WecouldlearnfromMr.Hobson’sstorythathe.A.wantedtoteachthestudentsalessonB.likedtomakethingsdifficultforthestudentsC.didn’tpermitthestudentstoridehisbesthorsesD.didn’tknowthestudentsweregoodatridinghorses42.Ifyouarecaughtbetweenthedevilandthedeepblueseayou.A.havenochoicebuttowaitandseeB.cannotescapebeingpunishedbythedevilC.willfallintothedeepblueseasoonerorlaterD.finditextremelydifficulttomakerightchoices43.TheunderlinedwordseaminParagraph4refersto.A.thelinewheretwopiecesofwoodmeetB.thepieceofwoodwhichbeginstoleakC.thesideoftheshipwhichwasbeinghungoverD.thesailororderedtorepairthebrokensideoftheship44.Whichofthefollowingexpressionsdoesn’tmeanbadchoices?A.BetweenthedevilandthedeepblueseA.B.Hobson’schoicE.C.BetweenarockandahardplacE.D.OnthehornsofadilemmA.45.Forwhatpurposedoestheauthorwritethepassage?A.TotellushowtomakechoicesinourdailylifE.B.Toexpresshowdifficultitistomakerightchoices.C.Totalkaboutthedifferencesofsomeusefulexpressions.D.Totellushowtoexpressthedifficultyofmakingchoices.
Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwordstheorigin起源oflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmenunlikeanimalssomehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelingsactionsandthingssothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsignstheycalledletterswhichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesoundswhetherspokenorwritteninletterswecallwords.Thepowerofwordsthenliesintheirassociations关联—thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelivethemorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearnthemorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreasE.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandfeelings.ThischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystylE.Abovealltherealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconvey传达hismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.WeshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccuratelyortheymakeourspeechsillyandrudE.24.What’sthemainpointofthesecondparagraph?A.Theconnectionsbetweenwordsmakewordspowerful.B.Theexperiencemakeswordsmoreandmoremeaningful.C.Thepowerofwordshasmuchrelationshipwithone’sagE.D.One’svocabularyincreasesmainlywiththegrowingyears.25.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Greatwritersmusthavegreatthoughtsandfeelings.B.Theachievementsinliteraryalsoexpressthepowerofwords.C.Therealpoetisamasterofwordsandamusicianaswell.D.It’simportanttochoosewordscarefullywhenmakingspeech.26.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordtellingaccordingtothepassage?A.Saying.B.Recognizing.C.ViviD.D.Angry.27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheHistoryofWordsB.TheOriginofWordsC.ThePowerofwordsD.TheFutureofWords
Tousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butinfacttheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainsttherain.Itsfirstusewasasashade遮蔽againstthesun.Nobodyknowswhofirstinventeditbuttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinesebackintheeleventhcenturyBC.WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshadE.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonorandpower权力.IntheFarEastinancienttimestheumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybythatinhighofficesorbyroyalpeoplesuchasthekingsorqueens.InEuropetheGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshadE.TheumbrellawasincommonuseinancientGreecebutitisbelievedthatthefirstpeopleinEuropetousetheumbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.DuringthemiddleagesinEuropetheuseoftheumbrellaalmostdisappeareD.ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainitbecameasymbolofpower.Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistimethoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn'tuntilthetwentiethcenturythattheumbrellasforwomenbegantobemadeinallkindsofcolors.56.Theunderlinedwordroyalmightmean_inChinesE.A.皇室的B.富裕的C.中产的D.平民的57.Accordingtothepassagetheumbrellawasprobablyfirstusedinancient______.A.Egypt.B.BabylonC.RomeD.China58.Ancientpeoplefirstusedumbrellasas____.A.asymbolofhonorB.protectionagainstthesunC.asymbolofpowerD.protectionagainsttherain59.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.TheancientGreeksusedtheumbrellaintheirdailylifE.B.Europeanshardlyusedtheumbrelladuringthemiddleages.C.Theumbrellasforwomenweremadecolorfulinancienttimes.D.Thestyleoftheumbrellahasn'tchangedalotsinceitwasinvented60.Thispassageismainlyabout_____.A.thesalesoftheumbrellaB.thedifferencesamongumbrellasC.theinventionoftheumbrellaD.thehistoryandtheuseoftheumbrella
EveryonehasheardoftheAmericanDreamwhichformanymeanshavingabighouseanexpensivecarandajobwithahighsalary.ButasurveyhasrevealedthatattitudestowardsuccessintheUSarechangingandmaterialpossessionsarelessimportantthanbeforE.A.surveypublishedinMaybyAmericanExpressaUSfinancialservicescompanyfoundthatthosesurveyeddefine定义successbywhattheydomorethanbywhattheyhave.Healthagoodrelationshipandanenjoyablejobratherthanawell-paidonefeaturedamongthetopfivecontributorstopersonalsuccess.Ofthenearly2200USadultswhoweresurveyed61percentsaidtheydefineotherpeople’ssuccessbytheirhappinesslevelsnottheirincome27percent.Only33percentconsidermoneytobethekeytoasuccessfullifE.FromdifficultytohappinessAccordingtoTheHuffingtonPosttheUS’financialcrisis危机andhighjoblessrateplayedanimportantroleinchangingattitudestowardsuccess.AlthoughmanysufferedfromfinancialproblemstheexperiencealsohelpedthemtorealizewhatisimportantintheirlifE.GlenPizzolorussoaUScitizenisoneofthem.In2007whenhewas29Pizzolorussowasearning$100000605112yuanamonthandownedseveralhousesandcarsincludingaPorsche911.Whenthefinancialcrisishitin2009helosteverything.ButinsteadoffeelingbrokenPizzolorussofoundhappiness.IbegantorealizethethingsIhadbeensonaive天真的tooverlook:mychildrenmyhealthandsomeofthegreatestfriendsontheplanet.AndthebestpartofitwasthiswasallfreehetoldtheNPR.ThisrealizationledPizzolorussotochangehisdefinitionofsuccess.IwasactuallyashamedIhadearnedsomuchmoneyandtheonlythingIhadtoshowforitwasahandfulofpictures.Ihadn’thelpedanyonebutmyself.IcouldhavedonesomanypositivethingswiththemoneyIearnedbutIfailedto.GiveandyouwillreceiveInastudypublishedinMaytwoprofessorsfromHarvardUniversityintheUSarguethatitispossibletobuyhappiness–ifyouspendmoneyonlifeexperiencesandotherpeoplE.Evensomethingsmalllikegoingoutforamealorlittleshifts改变inhowyouspend$5or$10canbringhappinesstopeoplE.BecauseexperiencesaremoreemotionallyinvolvingthansimplybuyingstuffMichaelNortononeoftheprofessorstoldBostonmagazinE.Moneymattersbutsocialexperiencesandthatfeelingthatyoumaybehadanimpactonsomeone’slife–thesearethingsthatarehelpfulforyouroverallbeinghesaiD.Experiencesget[better]inourmemoriesovertimE.Everytimewethinkbackthosememoriesgetbetterandbetterandbetter.USonrightpathThesurveyresultsfromAmericanExpresssupportthat.Theyshowthat72percentofUSadultswouldratherspendmoneyonexperiencesthanthings.Ofthosewhoconsiderthemselvestobesuccessful66percentsaidtheymakeadifferenceinotherpeople’slivesand56percentgivebacktosociety.47.Whichofthefollowingisnowconsideredmoreimportantasasignofpersonalsuccess?A.Havingahighsocialstatus.B.Beingabletospendmoneyonothers.C.Havingahappyfamily.D.Havingallkindsofexperiences.48.WhathaschangedAmericanpeople’sattitudestowardsuccessaccordingtoTheHuffingtonPost?A.Thetrendofreturningtofamily.B.Publiccampaignsaskingpeopletospendonothers.C.TheeconomiccrisisandunemploymentratE.D.PersonalfinancialfailuresandothersetbacksinlifE.49.Whyishappinesssomethingthatyoucanbuyaccordingtothearticle?A.Becausepeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendmoneyonothers.B.BecausespendingmoreonexperiencesoftenleadstochangesinyourattitudetowardlifE.C.BecausethefeelingofhavinganimpactonotherswillmakespeoplereflectonwhattheyoverlookinlifE.D.Becausespendingmoneyonothersimprovesyoursocialrelationships.50.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.MostAmericanpeopleconsidermoneytobethekeytoasuccessfullifE.B.ManyAmericanpeoplehavebeguntovaluetimewithchildrenandfriends.C.About72percentofAmericanpeoplepreferlifewithlessmoney.D.66percentofthosewhoconsiderthemselvessuccessfulgivebacktosociety.
Anewstudyof8000youngpeopleintheJournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappilyitisabadthingforyoungpeople.Puppylove早恋maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression忧郁症.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboysandyoungergirlsaretheworstofall.Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsislossofself.Accordingtothestudyeventhoughboyswouldsaylosethemselvesinaromanticrelationshipthislossofselfismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions.Theywon’ttellthattotheirparents.DrMarianmKaufmananexpertonyoungpeopleproblemssays15%to20%youngpeoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression.Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingupitisimportantforyoungpeopletobuildstrongfriendshipsandastrongsenseofself.Shealsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriendsattendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily.Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression—eatingormoodchanges—andiftheyseesignsfromtheirdaughtersorsonstheyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthattheconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakwithage.Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeelyoungbutonlymaturity成熟givesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects.50.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.B.Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren’slove.C.Romanceisatwoedgedswordforadults.D.Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.51.Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?A.Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofselfishness.B.Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior.C.Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.D.Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.52.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.B.Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.C.Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression.D.Theolderawomanisthelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.53.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardspuppylove?A.ConfusedB.DisapprovingC.DisinterestedD.Scared
ThejobsofthefuturehavenotyetbeeninventeD.36Byhelpingthemdevelopclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefutureholds.1.CuriosityYourchildrenneedtobedeeplycurious.37AskkidsWhatingredients配料canweaddtomakethesepancakesevenbetternexttime?andthentrythemout.Didthoseingredientsmakethepancakesbetter?Whatcouldwetrynexttime?2.CreativityTruecreativityistheabilitytotakesomethingexistingandcreatesomethingnewfromit.38Thereareadozendifferentthingsyoucandowiththem.Experimentingwithmaterialstocreatesomethingnewcangoalongwayinhelpingthemdeveloptheircreativity.3.PersonalskillsUnderstandinghowothersfeelcanbeachallengeforkids.Weknowwhat’sgoingoninsideourownheadbutwhataboutothers?Beingabletoreadpeoplehelpskidfrommisreadingasituationandjumpingtofalseconclusions.39Whydoyouthinkshe’scrying?Canyoutellhowthatmanisfeelingbylookingathisface?Ifsomeoneweretodothattoyouhowwouldyoufeel?4.Selfexpression40Therearemanywaystoexpressthoughtsandideas----musicactingdrawingbuildingphotography.Youmayfindthatyourchildisattractedbyonemorethananother.A.Gardeningisanothergreatactivityforhelpingkidsdevelopthisskill.B.Sohowcanwehelpourkidsprepareforjobsthatdon’tyetexist?C.Beingabletocommunicateideasinameaningfulwayisavaluableskill.D.Wecangivekidschancestothinkaboutmaterialsinnewways.E.Encouragekidstocookwithyou.F.Andwecan’tforgetscienceeducation.G.Wecandothisinreallifeoraskquestionsaboutcharactersinstories.
Doyouwanttoimprovethewayyoustudy?Doyoufeelnervousbeforeatest?Manystudentssaythatalackofconcentrationistheirbiggestproblem.Itseriouslyaffectstheirabilitytostudysodotheirtestresults.Ifsousethesetipstohelpyou.StudyTechniqueslYoushouldalwaysstudyinthesameplacE.Youshouldn’tsitinapositionthatyouuseforanotherpurposE.Forexamplewhenyousitonasofatostudyyourbrainwillthinkitistimetorelax.Don’twatchTVwhileyouarestudying.Expertswarnthatyourconcentrationmaybereducedby50percentifyouattempttostudyinthisway.Alwaystrytohaveawhitewallinfrontofyousothereisnothingtodistractmakelessconcentratedyou.BeforesittingdowntostudygathertogetheralltheequipmentyouneeD.Apartfromyourtextbookspenspencilsandknivesmakesureyouhaveadictionary.Ifyourstudydeskortableisneededwhenyouarenotstudyingstoreallyourequipmentinaboxbesideit.lYoureyeswillbecometiredifyoutrytoreadatextwhichisonaflatsurfacE.Positionyourbookatanangleof30degrees.lBerealisticanddon’ttrytocompletetoomuchinonestudyperioD.Finishonethingbeforebeginninganother.Ifyouneedabreakgetupandwalkaroundforafewminutesbuttrynottotelephoneafriendorhavesomethingtoeat.Test-takingSkillslAllyourhardworkwillbefornothingifyouaretoonervoustotakeyourtest.Gettingplentyofrestisveryimportant.Thismeansdonotstudyallnightbeforeyourtest!Itisabetterideatohavealong-termstudyplan.Trytomakeatimetableforyourstudywhichlastsforafewmonths.lExerciseisagreatwaytoreducepressurE.Doingsomeformofexerciseeverydaywillalsoimproveyourconcentration.Eathealthyfoodtoo.lWhenyouarriveintheexaminationroomfindyourseatandsitdown.Breatheslowlyanddeeply.Checkthetimeontheclockduringthetestbutnottoooften.Abovealltakenonoticeofeveryoneelseandgivethetestpaperyourundividedattention.60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Youshouldstudyinadifferentplaceeverydaysoyoudon’tgetboreD.B.YourconcentrationwillimproveifyoustudyandwatchTVatthesametimE.C.CheckthetimeduringtheexamatacertaintimE.D.StayingupallnightandstudyingistiringbutyouwilllearnalotusingthismethoD.61.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditreferto?A.YourstudydeskortablE.B.Yourtextbook.C.Yourdictionary.D.TheequipmentyouneeD.62.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Youshouldn’tlookateveryoneelseduringthetest.B.You’llconcentratemoreifthereisnothingtodistractyou.C.Youwillhaveenoughenergytodealwithyourstudyandexamsbyeatinghealthydiet.D.Ifyoufeeltiredduringstudyyoucanwalkaroundforafewminutes.
Thereisnodenyingthatformorethanagenerationcollegeeducationhasbeenacceptedwithouttheslightestdoubt.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogosaysconventionalwisdomandstatisticalevidencebecausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoneybecomebetterpeopleandlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon’tgo.ButcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryonE.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattendingthosewhodon’tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerousandmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudentsinterferewitheachother’sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationinthefiercecompetitionsoastogetadmittedintograduateschools.Othersfindnostimulation激励intheirstudiesandconsequentlyhavetodropoutwhichisoftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves--theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Butthat’sacondemnation谴责ofthestudentsasawholeanddoesn’texplainallcampusunhappiness.Othersblamethestateoftheworldandtheyarepartlyright.Wehavebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan’tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongerabsorbanarmyoftrainedtwenty-two-year-oldseither.Somecampuswatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebestthepropertheonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedownitseemsandthroughtherosy玫瑰般的glowofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesn’tmakepeopleintelligentambitioushappyliberalorquicktolearnthings—maybeitisjusttheotherwayaroundandintelligentambitioushappyliberalquick-learningpeoplearemerelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplacE.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisisheresy异端邪说tothoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittleschoolingisgoodmorehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtocomeup.55.Accordingtothefirstparagraph___________________.A.peoplenownolongerchallengecollegeeducation.B.peoplestillhavealowopinionofcollegeeducation.C.theauthorthinksyoungstersshouldallgotocollegE.D.peoplehavegreatexpectationsforcollegeeducation.56.Moreyoungpeopledropoutofcollegebecause_________.A.theyarenolongermotivatedintheirstudies.B.theycanstartsellingshoesanddrivingtaxis.C.theycompeteforadmissiontograduateschools.D.collegeadministratorsencouragethemtodoso.57.Whodoestheauthorthinkistoblameforcampusunhappiness?A.youngstudentswhoareallspoiledandexpectingtoomuch.B.oursocietythatcan’tofferenoughjobstocollegegraduates.C.oursocietythathasnotenoughjobsforhighschoolgraduates.D.youngpeopleaswellasoursocietyaretoblameforallthis.
Laughterisakeycomponentofahappylifeandithaspowerfulphysicalandmentalbenefits.Nomatterwhatyou’refacingyoucanlearntolaughandbenefitfromit.OneofthemanybenefitsoflaughterandasenseofhumoristhattheyprotectyouagainstthenegativesoflifE.Researchesshowthatpeoplewhousehumortofightstressfeellesslonelyandmorepositiveaboutthemselves.Althoughwecan’tsaythatacertainnumberoflaughseverydaywillkeepthedoctorawaystudiesshowthatpeoplewholaughalottendtobeingoodhealth.Andlaughterisoneofthemostcommonlyusedtherapies疗法amongcancerpatients.Laughtercouldbehealthyforyourhearttoo.Someresearchshowsthatwhenyoulaughthereisanincreaseinoxygen-richbloodflowinyourbodypossiblyduetothereleaseofendorphins内啡肽whichcreateachemicalrushthatfightsnegativefeelingsandstress.ActivitiesthatincreaseendorphinsincludeagoodworkoutandlisteningtomusicyoulovE.Lovethebenefitsoflaughterbutdon’tfeellikelaughing?Sometimesyouhavetomakeanefforttolaugh.Ifyou’refacingtoughtimesitmayhelptolearntechniquestobringthebenefitsoflaughterintoyourlifE.Youcantrytheoldrecommendations:Readafunnybookorwatchamoviethatisfunny.SpendtimewithanamusingfrienD.Lookonthelightside:Gotoplacesthathelpyouremembergoodtimesthathavemadeyoulaughinthepast.Oryoucanjointhelaughtermovementtolearnaboutthebenefitsoflaughterwhilefightingstress.Title:Thebenefitsof71.______Benefits◆Mentalbenefits*72.______youagainstthenegativesofyourlife*Makingyoufeellesslonelyandmore73.______aboutyourself◆74.______benefits*Helpingtoleadahealthylife*Beingcommonlyusedtotreat75.______*76.______theoxygen-richbloodflowinyourbodyRecommendationstobringlaughter77.______*Readafunnybookorwatch78._______.*Spendtimewith79.______.*Lookonthe80.______—gotoplacesthathavemadeyoulaugh*JointhelaughtermovementwhilefightingstressConclusion.Laughterisakeycomponentofahappylifeandithaspowerfulbenefits.
Tablemannersareverydifferentineverycountry.ForexamplewhenyouareinEnglandyoumustnotliftyoursoupplatetoyourmouth.ThisisveryimpolitE.ButwhenyouareinJapanthisiscompletelynormal.LiftingyourplatetoyourmouthinJapanisatraditionalwayofdrinkingyoursoup.AndalsoinJapanyoudon’thavetoworryaboutmakinganoisewhenyoudrinkit.Itjustshowsthatyoureallylikethefood!ButitisnotthesameinBritainsoyoushouldn’tmakeanoisewheneatingtherE.InBritainpeopledon’tputtheirhandsorarmsonthetableduringthemeal.ButinMexicoguestskeeptheirhandsonthetableallthetimE.Infactyoushouldwatchwhatyourhandsdoverycarefully.InArabcountriesitisimpolitewhenyoueatwithyourlefthandsodon’tdoit!Inalltheculturesitisimpolitetospeakwhenyouareeating.InUkraineyoushouldnotstarteatingfirst;youshouldwaitforalltheotherstostarteatingwithyou.Youalsohavetosaypleaseandthankyoueverytimeyouaskforandgetsomething.Ifyoudon’tlikesomefooddon’tmakefacesanddon’tsay:Yuk!Ihatethat!Thebestwaytoavoidmakingmistakesinothercountriesistowatchthehostandtrytodoashedoes.21.Itisimpolitetoliftthesoupplatetoyourmouthin_____.A..JapanB.EnglandC..UkraineD.Mexico22.WhenyouareeatinginJapanmakinganoisemeansthat_____.A.youfeelillB.youdislikethefoodC.youlikethefoodD.youareveryhungry23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.KeepingyourhandsonthetableispoliteinBritainbutimpoliteinMexico.B.InArabcountriesyoushouldeatwithyourrighthanD.C.Speakingwhenyou’reeatingisimpolitejustinsomecultures.D.InUkraineit’satraditionthattheguesteatsfirst.24.Howdoesthetextmainlydevelop?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byexplainingreasons.C.ByfollowingtheorderoftimE.D.ByfollowingtheorderofimportancE.
Usingtoomuchwaterorthrowingrubbishintoourriversareclearwaysthathumanscanputourwatersupplyindangerbutwealsoaffectourwatersupplyinlessobviousways.Youmaywonderhowpaving铺砌aroadcanleadtolessuseablefreshwater.A.majorpartofthewaterweuseeverydayisgroundwater.Groundwaterdoesnotcomefromlakesorrivers.ItcomesfromundergrounD.Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepavethelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater.Humanactivityisnotresponsibleforallwatershortages短缺.Drierclimatesareofcoursemorelikelytohavedroughts干旱thanareaswithmorerainfallbutinanycasegoodmanagementcanhelptomakesurethereisenoughwatertomeetourbasicneeds.Thinkingaboutthewayweusewatereverydaycanmakeabigdifferencetoo.IntheUnitedStatesafamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday!Thisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertolivebutthere'salotwecandotolowerthenumber.YoucantakestepstosavewaterinyourhomE.Tostartwithusethesameglassforyourdrinkingwaterallday.Washitonlyonceaday.Runyourdishwasher洗碗机onlywhenitisfull.HelpyourparentsfixanyleaksinyourhomE.Youcanevenhelptokeepourwatersupplycleanbyrecyclingbatteriesinsteadofthrowingthemaway.8.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoleadtolessgroundwater?A.Usingriverwater.B.Pavingparkinglots.C.Throwingbatteriesaway.D.Throwingrubbishintolakes.9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Ittakesalotofefforttomeetourwaterneeds.B.Allwatershortagesareduetohumanbehavior.C.ThereismuchwecandotoreducefamilysizE.D.TheaveragefamilyinAmericamakesproperuseofwater.10.Thelastparagraphisintendedto________.A.showushowtofixleaksathomeB.tellushowtorunadishwasherC.suggestwhatwedotosavewaterathomeD.provewhatdrinkingglassisbestforus11.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.whypavingroadsreducesourwaterB.howhumanactivityaffectsourwatersupplyC.whydroughtsoccurmoreindryclimatesD.howmuchwedependonwatertolive
DearFriendTherecentsuccessofchildren'sbookshasmadethegeneralpublicawarethatthere'sahugemarketouttherE.Andthere'sagrowingneedfornewwriterstrainedtocreatethe$3billionworthofchildren'sbooksboughteachyear...plusstoriesandarticlesneededbyover650publishersofmagazinesforchildrenandteenagers.Whoaretheseneededwriters?They'reordinaryfolkslikeyouandmE.ButamIgoodenough?Iwasoncewhereyoumightbenow.Mythoughtsofwritinghadbeenpusheddownbyself-doubtandIdidn'tknowwheretoturnforhelp.ThenIacceptedafreeofferfromtheInstitutetotestmywritingaptitude潜能anditturnedouttobetheinspirationIneedeD.ThepromisethatpaidoffTheInstitutemadethesamepromisetomethattheywillmaketoyouifyoushowbasicwritingability:Youwillcompleteatleastonemanuscript手稿suitabletohandintoapublisherbythetimeyoufinishourcoursE.Ireallydidn'texpectanypublicationbeforeIfinishedthecoursebutthathappeneD.Isoldthreestories.AndIsoondiscoveredthatwasnotunusualattheInstitutE.SincegraduationIhaveauthored34nationallypublishedchildren'sbooksandover300storiesandarticles.FreetestandbrochureWeofferafreeaptitudetestandwillsendyouacopyofourbrochuredescribingourrecognizedhome-studycoursesonthebasisofone-on-onetraining.Realizeyourwritingdreamtoday.There'snothingsadderthanadreamdelayeduntilitfadesforever.SincerelyKristiKristiHollInstructorInstituteofChildren'sLiterature29.Fromthefirstthreeparagraphswelearnthat_____.A.children’sbooksareusuallybestsellersB.thereisagrowingneedforwritersofchildren'sC.magazinesforteenagershavedrawnpublicattentionD.publishersaremaking$3billioneachyear30.Whenfinishingthecourseyouarepromisedto_____.A.beasuccessfulpublisherB.becomeaconfidenteditorC.getonestoryorarticlepublishedD.finishoneworkforpublication31.KristiHollmentionsherexperiencemainlyto_____.A.provesheisagoodinstructorB.giveheradviceoncoursepreparationC.showshesoldmorestoriesthanarticlesD.promotethewritingprogram
Ifyou’retravellinginthefollowingcitiestheseexcitingeventsmaydragyououtofthehousE.CONCERTSMaydayNoah’sArkWorldTourInfo:Jul13Xiamen;Jul19/20Shanghai;Aug3Shenzhen;Aug17BeijingTherockbandMaydayisabouttobringtheirattractivetourtoanend—andasusualit’sgoingtohappeninagrandway.OnAug17theywillrocktheNationalStadiumortheBird’sNestStadiumandholdtheirlastNoah’s诺亚方舟ArkconcertinChinabeforeheadingtoEuropeinSeptember.TanyaChua2013ConcertTourInfo:Aug10Shanghai;Aug31BeijingInhermusiccareerofmorethan15yearsthe38-year-oldSingaporeansinger-songwriterhasneverbeenshortofpopularsongsthatastonishtheheart.Nowforthefirsttimesince2008whensheplayedasmallChristmasconcertinShanghaiChuaisvisitingChinaaspartofaconcerttour.THEATERWhatisSuccess?Director:EdwardLamPerformers:ChuHung-changEthanWeiShiYi-hsiuInfo:Aug9-10Guangzhou;Aug16-17Chongqing;Aug29-Sept1BeijingInPartThreeofEdwardLam’sFourGreatClassicsSerieswhichlooksbackatLuoGuanzhong’snovelRomanceoftheThreeKingdomsitissuretogiveyouasurprisE.Willitbetrue?Findoutforyourself!ToLiveDirector:MengJinghuiPerformers:HuangBoYuanQuanInfo:Jul30-Aug4Beijing;Aug6-7Tianjin;Aug9-11Hangzhou;Aug13-18ShanghaiAftertheirworldshowinSeptembertheaterdirectorMengJinghuiandhisteamarebackforanothertouraroundChinA.WhileaudiencescanrenewtheirmemoriesofYuHua’snewrealismworksfilmstarsHuangBoandYuanQuanwillalsoimpressaudienceswiththeirexcellentperformancE.EXHIBITIONSAndyWarhol:15MinutesEternal永恒Info:Apr29-Jul28ShanghaiLaunchedin2012—the25thanniversaryofthepopartistAndyWarhol’sdeath—theexhibitionbringsthelargestevercollectionofWarhol’sworktoAsiA.Itincludesmorethan300paintingsphotographsdrawingsand3-DartincludinghisworkssuchasMarilynMonroeMaoCampbell’sSoupandSelf-Portrait.61.Youmayfindtheaboveadvertisements____.A.inanewspaperB.inaschoolmagazineC.inastorewindowD.onacompanynotice-board62.TherockbandMaydayisgoingtogiveconcertsin____aftertheyperforminBeijing.A.AustraliaB.JapanC.EuropeD.theUSA63.TanyaChua2013ConcertTourisher____concertinChinA.A.thirdB.fourthC.firstD.second64.TravellinginHangzhouonAug10youcanwatchfilmstarHuangBo’sworks____.A.WhatisSuccessB.ToLiveC.Campbell’sSoupD.Self-Portrait65.Themainpurposeoftheadvertisementsistotellyou____whenyouareinthesecities.A.howtoenjoytheseactivitiesB.howtoimproveyourartisticlevelC.howtoamuseyourselvesD.whattoenjoy
Noonegetsthroughlifewithoutexperiencingmanydisappointments.Strangelythoughmostpeopleseemunpreparedfordisappointmentandreacttoitinnegativeways.Theyfeeldepressedortrytoescapefromtheirtroublesinsteadofusingdisappointmentasanopportunityforgrowth.Onenegativereactiontodisappointmentisdepression.A.womantryingtowinapromotionforexampleworkshardforoverayearinherdepartment.Helenissosureshewillgetthepromotion.HoweverthebossnamesoneofHelen’sco-workersforthespot.DeeplydepressedHelenlosesherenthusiasmforherjobandcanbarelyforceherselftoshowupeveryday.Helentellsherselfthatsheisafailureandthatdoingagoodjobjustisn’tworththework.AnothernegativereactiontodisappointmentisthedesiretoescapE.Kevinfailstogetintothecollegehisbrotherisattendingthecollegethatwasthefocusofallhisdreamsanddecidestoescapehisdisappointment.Whyworryaboutcollegeatall?Insteadhecoversuphisrealfeelingsbygivinguponhisschool-workandgettingcompletelyinvolvedwithfriendspartiesandgoodtimes.Thepositivewaytoreacttodisappointmentistouseitasachanceforgrowth.Thisisn’teasybutit'stheonlyusefulwaytodealwithaninevitablepartoflifE.Helenthewomanwhowasnotpromotedcouldhavehandledherdisappointmentbylookingatotheroptions.Ifherbossdidnotrecognizehertalentandhardworkperhapsshecouldtransfertoanotherdepartment.Orshecouldaskthebosshowtoimproveherperformancesothatshecouldprepareforthenextpromotion.Kevintheboywhodidn'tgetintothecollegeofhischoiceshouldlookintootherschools.Goingtoanothercollegemayencouragehimtobehisownpersonstepoutofhisbrother'sshadowandrealizethatbeingturneddownbyonecollegeisn'tafinaljudgmentonhisabilitiesorpotential.Disappointmentsareunwelcomebutregularvisitorstoeveryone’slifE.Wecanfeeldepressedaboutthemorwecantrytoescapefromthem.Thebestthingthoughistoacceptadisappointmentandthentrytouseitsomehow:StepovertheunwelcomevisitoronthedoorstepandgetonwithlifE.68.Inthispassagetheauthor_____.A.analyzesthecauseofdisappointmentB.describeshispersonalexperienceindealingwithdisappointmentC.criticizesHelenandKevin'snegativeresponsestodisappointmentD.offersspecificexamplesofthewayspeopledealwithdisappointment69.FromthecontextthewordoptionParA.4means_____.A.wayB.choiceC.placeD.job70.Intheauthor'sopinionHelenshould______insteadoffeelingdepresseD.A.workevenhardertogetbetterthanherpromotedco-workerB.standthepressureandcompetitionC.winagoodopinionfromthebossbyseekinghisadviceD.moveintoanotherdepartmenttohavehertalentandhardworkappreciated71.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainidesofthisselection?A.Disappointmentisaninevitablepartoflifeandwehavetohandleitinapositiveway.B.Lifeismadeupofaseriesofdisappointments.Wehavetoacceptthem.C.Therearetwokindsofreactionstodisappointment.D.Mostpeoplereacttodisappointmentinnegativeways.
Theimpressionyoumakeatthebeginningofaninterviewisveryimportant.Employersoftendecidetohiresomeoneinthefirstthreeminutesoftheinterview.Theyjudgeyoubyyourappearanceattitude态度andmanners.Afriendlysmilewhenyouwalkintotheroomisimportant.A.smileshowsaconfident自信的andpositiveattitudE.Whenyouintroduceyourselfmakeeyecontactwiththeinterviewer.SomeinterviewersofferahandshakE.Othersdon’t.TrytobeasnaturalaspossiblE.ButpayattentiontoyourbodylanguagE.ThewayyousitwalkgestureuseyourvoiceandshowfeelingsonyourfaceisallpartofyourbodylanguagE.Itmakestheinterviewerknowhowyoufeelaboutyourselfandthesituationyouarein.Areyoufeelingpositivelyaboutyourself?Yourabilities?Yourinterestinthejob?Speakclearlyandloudlyenough.ShowinterestandenthusiasminyourvoicE.Whenyouspeaklookattheinterviewer.Alsodon’tsaynegativethingsaboutyourselforformeremployer.Listentoquestionscarefully.Ifyoudon’tunderstandaquestionasktheinterviewertorepeatorexplainI’msorrybutIdidn’tcatchthat.I’mnotsureexactlywhatyoumean.Almosteveryoneisnervousinajobinterview.Interviewersknowthat.Theydon’texpectyoutobetotallycalmandrelaxeD.Buttheyexpectyoutotrytocontrolyournervousness.TheyexpectyoutoshowconfidenceinyourabilitytodothejoB.AttheendoftheinterviewthanktheinterviewerforherorhistimE.It’sagoodideatosendashortthank-youletterrightaftertheinterviewordeliveritbyhanD.Phonethecompanyifyouhavenotheardanythingafteroneweek.AskiftheyhavemadeadecisionaboutthejoB.Goodluck！72.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.youshouldalwaysputonasmilewhenmeetingtheemployerB.youshouldstandstillwithrespectbeforetheemployerC.thefirstimpressionisveryimportantinaninterviewD.employersunderstandandlikeemployees’nervousness73.Whyshouldwepayattentiontoourbodylanguage?A.Becauseitcanhelpuswintheemployer’spositiveimpression.B.Becauseitcanhelpusfeelabouttheemployer.C.Becauseitisneededbyouremployer.D.Becauseweneedittoimproveourfeelings.74.Themainpurposeofthepassageis______.A.togiveyousomeadviceontheartoffindingajobB.totellrightfromwrongaboutjobinterviewsC.toexplainwhyweshoulddosomethingaboutaninterviewD.tosuggestnotbeingshyinaninterview75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.FriendlySmileB.MakingaGoodExpressionC.Don’tBeNervousD.SendingaThank-YouLetter
A.culture’svaluescanbemirroredbyitshumor.HumorhasbeenevaluatedbymanygreatmindssuchasThomasHobbeswhoinOnNaturedislikedhumorLaughterisnothingelsebutsuddengloryarisingfromsuddenthoughtoffeelingfarbetterthanothers.Hethoughthumortobeanegativequalityofhumannarrow-mindedness.HoweverMordechaiGordonPh.D.ofEducationinsistsHumorallowsustoviewtheworldfromananglethatisamusingratherthanserious.1agreewithGordon.Learningtolookattheworldthroughhumorisimportant.IntheUnitedStateseveryfouryearsanelectionoccurs.WithouthumorasawaytoexpresstheirfeelingshowelsewouldAmericanskeepfromclawingtheireyesoutandgoingthewayoflemming?TelevisionshowslikeTheDailyShowhavebecomeimportantpartsofAmericanculture.Theyaremotheringthemassesbymetaphorically隐喻地airplane-ingpoliticsintoourmouths.Theymakepoliticsfun.Ofcoursepoliticsisonlyonetypeofhumor.Socialhumorhelpspeoplethroughthetwistsandturnsofthehumancondition.Americanpopculturepromotesanunhealthyselfimage.Onthetopicofself-imageHariKondabolustandsout.HehasajokeaboutthepopularmusicalgroupThePussycatDollsdescribingtheirhitsongDon'tChaasanegativerepresentationofwomen.HepointsoutanobviousoffenceinAmericanculture.A.studyfromLoyolaUniversityofMarylandhasshownthathumorisonedeterminingfactorforselectingamatingpartner.Amongstotherthingsmateslookforanoutstandingfunnyboneinapotentialpartner.Ofcoursehumorisnotalwaysusedforgoodpurposes.Humorcanbelinkedtovulgarity粗俗andracismbutlikeeverythingelseithaspotentialtounitehumanbeingsbyallowingustolaughatourselvesourfailuresandourconnectionwithoneanother.Though1ifemayseemtoughanddepressingattimesallIhavetodoislookinthemirroratmyincreasedwrinkles皱纹toknowthatthereisacomedyouttherethatevenChaplinwasn’tawareof.Withthatinmindremembertolaughwithhumanityandsometimesathumanity.63.Hobbesbelievesthathumor__________.A.wasonlyawaytolaughatotherstomakeoneselffeelbetterB.resultedinnarrow-mindednessofhumanbeingsC.hadthepowertomirrorpersonalgloryandnationalvaluesD.wasforpeopletoviewtheworldfromanotherangle64.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardspoliticalhumor?A.WorriedB.DisappointedC.CuriousD.Appreciative65.Thefourthparagraphisdevelopedmainly__________.A.byexampleB.byprocessC.bycomparisonD.byclassification66.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Chaplinwasn’tawareofbeinglaughedatB.TheauthorfeelshelplessandsadaboutgettingolderC.NeverbetheonewholaughsatotherpeopleD.Theauthorisdeterminedtofacelifewithasenseofhumor.
Mypersonalopinionisthatthereisabuilt-inmechanism机制forteenagerstostarttobeannoyedbytheirparentsataroundtheageof12whentheybecomecool.Theparents’reactionisthennegativebecausetheyarenowhatedinsteadofbeingadmireD.Mostparentscan’tdealwiththissituationanditdrivesthemcrazy.Halfofparentsgettiredandgiveupalltheruleswhiletheotherhalfbecomesostrictthatthekidsbegintohatethem.IfparentswanttohelptheirteenagergetthroughittheyneedtounderstandwhatisgoingonwhichnearlyallparentsDON’T.Thisensuresthatbothpartieswillfaileachotherandgenerallycauseannoyancestressandillwill!Ontheotherhandtheteenagerneedstounderstandtheinsecurity不安theparentfeelsastheteenagerincreasinglyhasamindofhisorherown.Surethekidhasneverdoneanythingwrongandwhentheparentsmakeimproperrulesorstartcallingthatteenagercertainqualitiesthatheorshehasneverhadtheteenager’snaturalreactionistofightback.Luckilyforparentsteenagers’firstreactionisrarelytohurttheirparentsdeeply.Howevertheywilldootherthingssuchasdrinkingtakingdrugsandhavingpoorperformanceinschoolasrevenge报复forthewordsandactionsoftheirparents.Whatneithersideunderstandsisthattheyarehurtingthemselvesandeachotherandtheonlycauseislackingtheabilitytoconsiderthingscalmlyforbothsides.Thereforekeepingcalmisthefirststep.5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Whyparentsandteenagersfight.B.Whysomekidsbehavebadlyinschool.B.Whatmakesteenagersthinknegatively?D.Howparentsshouldmakerulesonteenagers.6.Theunderlinedwordit’inParagraph1refersto_____.A.parents’failuretoruleteenagersB.teenagers’revengeC.teenagers’disrespecttoparentsD.parents’insecurity7.Someteenagershatetheirparentsbecause____.A.theywanttobecomecoolB.theirmaterialneedsaren’tsatisfiedC.theywanttochallengetheirparentsD.theygettoomanyrulesfromtheirparents8.Abouttherelationshipbetweenparentsandteenagerswhatcanwelearn?A.There’snogoodwaytodealwiththeirfighting.B.Theyshouldthinkmoreforbothsidescalmly.C.Teenagersshouldtakemoreresponsibilitythanparents.D.Teenagersarelikelytoadmiretheirparentsafter12yearsolD.
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